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A representative for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has denie d prosecutors leaked witness statements about DR. CONRAD MURRAY’s conduct in the moments after MICHAEL JACKSON’s death.
Murray, the King of Pop’s personal physician, stands accused of adminis tering the powerful anaesthetic Propofol which led to the singer’s death from a cardiac arrest last June (09).
He has pleaded not guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter - bu t his actions immediately following Jackson’s death have come under scrut iny after leaked documents obtained by the Associated Press (AP) appeared to suggest Murray stopped administering CPR to the star so he could hide various drug vials before calling paramedics.
In a witness statement allegedly from Jackson security guard Alberto Al varez, taken two months after the star’s passing, he claims Murray ordere d him to place drug vials in plastic bags and remove an IV tube from the singer’s leg.
The guard reports he additionally witnessed the cardiologist rushing to hide Propofol containers.
Rumours allege the AP obtained the legal papers from the L.A. prosecuto rs working on Murray’s case, but Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los A ngeles District Attorney’s Office, is "offended" by the mere suggestion o f it.
She tells the New York Post, "I don’t know what documents (the AP is) r eferring, and I cannot confirm what they have is authentic. But we do not leak things. I’m offended that there are allegations that we’re trying t o influence this." Murray’s lawyer, Ed Chernoff, has slammed Alvarez’s alleged recollectio n of the fateful night, urging the public to "reserve judgement" until th e physician can prove his innocence in court.

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GWYNETH PALTROW has dismissed rumours she’s planning to move her family t o New York - the Hollywood actress is adamant they are staying in London.
The California-born star moved to the British capital when she married Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in 2003, and the couple is now parents to Apple, five, and Moses, three.
Paltrow was recently rumoured to be making plans to return to her nativ e U.S. to avoid uprooting her family up every time she films movie roles there, but she insists they are all happily settled in the U.K.
She says, "I am so not moving back to New York. We are all very happy i n London - it’s a great place to live and work and raise a family." (LR/W

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EMMA BUNTON has followed her former SPICE GIRLS bandmate VICTORIA BECKHAM into fashion - she’s busy designing her own jewellery.
Beckham has her own successful line of dresses, with celebrities includ ing Sarah Jessica Parker and Heidi Klum donning her frocks.
Bunton admits she loves Beckham’s line, and has been inspired to put he r own creative skills to the test.
She tells Britain’s New! magazine, =E2=80=9CI am so, so proud of Victor ia. She has always been so into fashion. I think she=E2=80=99s pushed bou ndaries by going from music to designing. I love her stuff! In fact, I=E2 =80=99ve been very lucky as she=E2=80=99s sent me a few bits.
=E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s been lovely to get some of her dresses because th ey are beautiful - you do feel so sexy in them. They=E2=80=99re gorgeous.
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99d love to do more design. I=E2=80=99ve been designin g some bits of jewellery that I=E2=80=99ve worn on (U.K. reality show) Da ncing On Ice. I=E2=80=99d love to do a kids=E2=80=99 line. My friend and I get together and I kind of say what I want, then she makes it up. It=E2 =80=99s been great."

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KELLY OSBOURNE is set to help fans through their problems by becoming a r egular contributor to DR. PHIL MCGRAW’s U.S. TV show.
The reality TV star has signed up to make a string of guest appearance on the Dr. Phil programme, which will see her counsel guests with the se lf-help guru, using her own experience of drug addiction and weight probl ems to tackle their issues.
The 25 year old will make her debut on the show on 23 March (10).
Osbourne says, "I am excited to be a part of Dr. Phil as a contributor for the show. It offers a great opportunity for me to bring a youthful pe rspective and opinion on the issues that affect our selves, our families and society as a whole, and I’m very honoured to be a part of it. I reall y hope I can use my life experiences to do some good."

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Singer CHERYL COLE is thrilled SIMON COWELL wants her on the judging pane l when he takes his hit TV talent show THE X FACTOR to the U.S. - but she fears American viewers will struggle to understand her British accent.
The Girls Aloud star is currently a mentor on the U.K. version of the p rogramme, and Cowell reportedly plans to keep her on his team for the Sta teside launch next year (11).
Cole is delighted with the proposal - but fears her strong north-east E ngland accent will leave viewers in the U.S. baffled.
She says, "It’s kind of really scary. You know - like, why would they g ive a ‘b’ (care) what I thought? They don’t know me out there and I have got this weird accent and it would be a bit, ‘What?’! "I love the thought of it and I would absolutely love to do it. The tal ent out there is phenomenal, so I would get an absolute buzz off doing it , but whether they would get a buzz off me is a different thing." (ZN/WNV

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FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL agreed to a guest appearance on SLASH’s upcoming solo album after they bonded over chats during the school run.
The former Nirvana drummer and the ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist became fr iends after discovering their children attended the same school.
And Grohl admits their shared personal interests led to a professional collaboration on Slash’s new self-titled record.
He tells Britain’s Absolute Radio, "It’s funny because his kids used to go to the same school as mine. So that’s kinda how we met and started ha nging out and so, you know, when your kids go to the same school as someo ne else’s, the moms start asking the other moms for favours and it become s a whole new thing. And he basically said, ‘Hey, I’m making a record, do you want to sing a song?’ And I said, ‘No, I don’t really want to sing - I’ll play drums, though.’"

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MILEY CYRUS paid a young co-star in new movie THE LAST SONG to act as a m atchmaker in her budding romance with LIAM HEMSWORTH.
The Hannah Montana star, 17, fell for her onscreen love interest while they were shooting the film in Georgia last year (09).
And the actress/singer admits she enlisted the help of 12-year-old Bobb y Coleman, who plays her younger brother in the picture, to woo the Austr alian actor.
She says, "He is probably one of the most hysterical kids I’ve met in m y life. This kid will do anything for five bucks. I paid him 10 bucks to go ask Liam if he liked me. I sent him back and forth. It was really funn y."

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KINGS OF LEON have seen off competition from LADY GAGA to be crowned Brit ain’s best-selling artist online after reaching digital album sales of 25 0,000.
The band’s fourth album, Only By The Night, has been downloaded more th an a quarter of a million times in the U.K. since it was released in 2008 ..
And the figure makes the record Britain’s best-selling digital album ev er.
Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot says, "The succ ess of Kings of Leon illustrates the growing popularity of album download ing among music fans." Lady Gaga’s The Fame is currently in second place, and Lungs by Florenc e & The Machine is in third. It’s Not Me, It’s You, by Lily Allen and Col dplay’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends round out the top five.

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THE STROKES are recording their upcoming fourth album without frontman JU LIAN CASABLANCAS - the singer will hit the studio to add his vocals once they finish.
The rocker admits he can be a commanding presence in the studio and he thinks removing himself from the recording process will give his bandmate s more freedom to be creative.
Casablancas explains, "I’m pretty opinionated. Nothing pushy to the poi nt of it’s my way or no way, but I’ll hear a song and be like, ‘Hmmm, it feels like the bass should be like something different’. Whereas if I fee l like I wasn’t in the room then they could just kind of spread their win gs." And the frontman is happy with the results so far. He adds, "I think th ey did a good job. Just tracking the songs. It’s been nice to get my hand s on it." The currently untitled album, the follow-up to 2006’s First Impressions of Earth, is due for release in September (10).

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LADY GAGA’s money woes are starting to pile up - the pop star has been ac cused of allegedly failing to pay royalties to a musician who worked on h er debut album THE FAME.
Tommy Kafafian, who began working with the Poker Face hitmaker in 2006, played bass on her highly successful record and also co-wrote her song D isco Heaven.
The guitarist claims he has yet to be paid for his work with the Grammy winner, but he’s not looking to take the singer to court.
He says, "I don’t wanna sue anybody. It’s really not my style.
"I’m just gonna keep moving forward until Lady Gaga can’t walk down the street without seeing my face or hearing my music." Last week (begs15Mar10), Gaga was slapped with a $30 million (=C2=A323 million) lawsuit from her former mentor and ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari, amid allegations she cut ties with him once he helped her land a record deal.
She has since filed a countersuit against producer Fusari, accusing him of taking advantage of her naivety as a wannabe pop star.

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JERRY SPRINGER is returning to the small screen in the U.S. to help membe rs of the public find love on a new dating show.
The talk show star will front Baggage, which gives three contestants th e chance to win a date by revealing their bad habits.
Springer says, "(It’s) just fun and lighthearted. There’s no life-chang ing issues. I’m like the crazy old uncle. People feel comfortable telling me their secrets, that I won’t be judgemental." The show is set to debut in America on 19 April (10).

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Actress MILA KUNIS has given her FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL co-star JASON SEGEL a massive ego boost after praising the size of his manhood.
Segel got naked for the 2008 comedy and Kunis, who is dating former chi ld star Macauley Culkin, admits she has good memories of what she saw of the funnyman on-set.
She tells GQ magazine, "Look, I want it on the record, OK? It’s a nice d**k. Well proportioned. Handsome. I have nothing but good things to say about Jason Segel’s penis."

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NATHAN LANE and BEBE NEUWIRTH have dismissed rumours of problems on the s et of THE ADDAMS FAMILY stage show - insisting there’s "no truth" to stor ies of a behind-the-scenes feud.
The Emmy Award-winning actor has teamed up with the former Cheers star to play Gomez and Morticia Addams in an upcoming musical production based on the kooky family, who were first immortalised in Charles Addams’ comi c strip and then in a TV show and movie series.
The show, which debuted in Chicago, Illinois last year (09), is slated to open on Broadway in April (10), but tabloid reports are already specul ating about problems among the cast.
New York Post columnist Michael Riedel recently claimed Neuwirth was le ft fuming after her part was allegedly reduced, while the paper’s Cindy A dams also commented on the pair’s "frosty" relationship.
But Lane is adamant rumours of a rift are untrue. He tells Nymag.com, " I was told Cindy Adams reported that we had a frosty relationship. And th en Michael Riedel picked up on that. The most shocking thing about that i s that Cindy Adams is still alive. God bless her, still trying to stir it up, and I wish her well. But it couldn’t be further from the truth." Neuwirth adds, "I think we both have a nice, healthy dose of diva. But we also do really go together. You’ve got the little clown running around , and you have a very still, dry person. That’s a fun pairing." (LR/NYM/Z

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SANDRA BULLOCK’s THE PROPOSAL co-star BETTY WHITE was "deeply saddened" t o hear of the Oscar-winning actress’ marital problems - insisting allegat ions of her husband’s affair tarnished "such a high-point in her life".
Bullock is rumoured to have moved out of the family home after her husb and Jesse James was accused of cheating on the actress with tattooed mode l Michelle McGee while she was away filming The Blind Side.
The tabloid expose emerged just a week after Bullock picked up her firs t Academy Award for her role in the movie, and White insists the shocking claims will have ruined what should have been a magical time for her pal ..
She tells ETonline.com, "We’re all deeply, deeply saddened. At such a h igh-point in her life, it’s tough, but I think the less other people have to say about it and let her work it out, it is (for) the better.
"I think that’s Sandy’s business; that’s not mine. I love her with all my heart. (She’s) one of the greatest human beings on the planet." (LR/WN

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A judge in Spain has frozen SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE’s assets and ordered him to hand over $960,000 (=C2=A3640,000) to an illustrator who accused the v eteran actor of failing to pay him for work on a DVD.
Gerardo Moreno filed suit against the Lord of the Rings star alleging h e was owed money for creating artwork for the home release of Lee’s 1998 film Jinnah, which starred the actor as Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan.
Moreno claimed he designed and illustrated the DVD cover ahead of its 2 004 release, and was paid for a digital illustration but not for other wo rk on interactive content used on the recording.
The judge overseeing the case, Jose Maria Tapia Lopez, ruled against Le e and his associates on Monday (22Mar10) and ordered the 87 year old’s as sets to be frozen to the value of $960,000 (=C2=A3640,000) until the mone y is paid, according to Spanish publication El Pais. (LR/WNWCCB&WNWCTE/ZN

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The woman at the centre of the SANDRA BULLOCK cheating scandal believed t he actress’ husband JESSE JAMES was planning to leave his wife for her, a ccording to MICHELLE MCGEE’s ex-husband.
The Oscar-winner is rumoured to have moved out of the family home after McGee went public with allegations she enjoyed a sexual relationship wit h James while Bullock was away filming The Blind Side in Georgia last yea r (09).
Now McGee’s former spouse Ronald Shane Modica has opened up about his k nowledge of the alleged affair, claiming the tattooed model told him Jame s was planning to leave Bullock to be with her.
In an interview on U.S. TV show The Insider, Modica says, "Yes, that’s the impression she was under, that she was going to be with Jesse.
"I would say, ‘You’re crazy, he’s with Sandra there’s no way he’s going to leave her over you.’ And she would say, ‘You don’t know what’s going on, she’s in another country, they’re not even together, they’re in separ ate places, she doesn’t help out with the kids. All that’s fabricated.’ A ccording to her they were going to announce their divorce on a certain ti me line and she was going to be the next woman.
"I know how she works and it was either end up with Jesse and live that lifestyle or she was going to make money off this one way or another. An d regardless she was going to be famous out of this."

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A spokesperson for FREIDA PINTO has denied reports the actress has signed up to be DANIEL CRAIG’s next Bond girl.
British tabloids last week (ends21Mar10) fuelled speculation that the S lumdog Millionaire star has been chosen to appear in the next 007 movie, which will be directed by Sam Mendes and set in Afghanistan.
A source told the Daily Mirror, "Freida was always the dream Bond girl, but initially she was nervous about accepting it. This is going to be th e most ambitious 007 yet." But Pinto’s rep has dismissed the stories, insisting movie bosses have not asked the actress to star in the action franchise.
Her spokesperson tells India’s NDTV, "I would like to confirm that as o f today, Freida Pinto has not been approached to be part of the next Bond film."

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British singer ALEXANDRA BURKE is looking for stylish fans to star in her next video.
The Bad Boys hitmaker has made an appeal on her official website for yo ung people with "natural style" to appear in the promo for upcoming singl e All Night Long.
A post on the site reads, "Alexandra is looking for people to appear in the music video for her brand new single All Night Long. This is your ch ance to be one of the lucky few by showing us what you would wear to part y All Night Long.
"Alexandra=E2=80=99s video will be shot in London next weekend and Alex is looking for individuals who have lots of natural style and can stand out from the crowd."

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