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Heavy rocker-turned-moviemaker ROB ZOMBIE owns a piece of the old ‘Hollyw ood’ sign - a gift from music icon ALICE COOPER.
Cooper agreed to sponsor part of the sign when it was revamped in the 1 970s - and, as a thank you, he received one of the letter Os. The School’ s Out rocker then smashed the old O up, framed the pieces and handed them out as gifts.
And Zombie was among the recipients.
He tells Spin magazine, "The sign was falling apart, so all these diffe rent celebrities sponsored new letters. Alice took O.
"He chopped the old one up, encased the pieces in Plexiglas, and gave ‘ em away." The piece of the sign is one of many odd collectables Zombie has accumu lated over the years - he also has Alfred Hitchcock’s death mask, the tom bstone of Michael Myers’ mother from his Halloween remake, memorabilia fr om Planet of the Apes and artwork from the estate of Vampira, aka Maila N urmi.
He explains, "After she died a couple of years ago, they needed to rais e money to pay for her funeral, so I bought a bunch of artwork she had d one - self portraits and some weird s**t."

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Four people have been injured at a Sri Lankan broadcaster’s headquarters after Buddhist protesters campaigning against an upcoming AKON concert hu rled rocks at the building.
Promoters of the R&B singer’s April (10) concert in the capital city of Colombo have come under fire from locals, who have taken offence to his video Sexy Chick, which features groups of near-naked women dancing at a pool party in front of a Buddha statue.
Around 200 angry Sri Lankans gathered outside the head office of the Ma haraja Organisation, which is sponsoring the star’s gig, holding up poste rs reading ‘Stop Akon’s show’, and demonstrating their fury by smashing w indows and causing damage to cars parked outside the building.
Four network employees were hurt in Monday’s (22Mar10) riot, according to Maharaja boss Chevan Daniel.
Police have confirmed a number of the protesters were taken into custod y, although it is not clear if they will face any charges.

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LIAM GALLAGHER has set his sights on restyling fans of his beloved soccer club Manchester City - he wants bosses of his Pretty Green clothing line to sponsor the team.
The former Oasis frontman’s fashions include a blue sweater inspired by Manchester City - and now he’s desperate to turn the club and it’s suppo rters into trendsetters.
He says, "I want Pretty Green on the kit as the sponsor."

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JAY-Z has entered the London soccer wars again after restating he is inte rested in investing in Barclays Premier League club Arsenal.
Just a week after fellow rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was linked to fel low London club Crystal Palace, Jay-Z has refuelled gossip he’s ready to take on a role at Arsenal.
In a new interview with the club’s leading fanzine, the 99 Problems hit maker has revealed he’s a big Arsenal fan and has been since the days of the club’s French star Thierry Henry.
He says, "It was about five years ago now. When Thierry Henry was at th e club I saw him play and I just thought he was an amazing player.
"Ever since then I have been a big fan of the club… I think he had a real long term-effect on the team." And the rapper, who co-owns U.S. basketball team the New Jersey Nets, a dmits he’s always looking to invest in a good sporting franchise.
He adds, "I am a businessman, and I will always look at an opportunity.
… I don=E2=80=99t know a lot about the business of soccer, but in the fu ture if the right opportunity presented itself, then who knows?" Last week (ends19Mar10), Brendan Guilfoyle - an administrator for bankr upt Crystal Palace - went public with Diddy’s interest in the team, stati ng, "I would be delighted if P. Diddy wanted to buy Crystal Palace. I wou ld welcome an approach and would willingly fly to New York to discuss pur chase."

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Rockers KISS are hoping to greet 2011 with their own coffee shop in Melbo urne, Australia.
The group is close to completing a deal for the first KISS Coffeehouse, which will open on 31 December (10), according to the Sydney Morning Her ald.
The place will be stuffed with the band’s memorabilia.
A developer who has spent the last year negotiating with Kiss founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, plans to spend $1.5 million (GBP937,500) r evamping a vacant tea shop next to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibitio n Centre.

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South Korean thriller MOTHER emerged as the big winner at the 2010 Asian Film Awards on Monday (22Mar10), scooping top honours for Best Picture, B est Screenplay and Best Actress.
The movie, which chronicles a mother’s struggle to prove her mentally-c hallenged son’s innocence against allegations of murder, won veteran star Kim Hye-ja the Best Actress accolade, while director Bong Joon-ho and co -writer Park Eun-kyo landed Best Screenplay.
Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan was named Best Director for City of Life and Death, while Wang Xueqi took home the Best Actor award for his role in B odyguards and Assassins.
Director Zhang Yimou was hailed for his outstanding contribution to Asi an Cinema, while action man John Woo was handed the prize for top-grossin g film director of 2009 for Red Cliff, and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Ba chchan was presented with a lifetime achievement honour.

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PRECIOUS star MO’NIQUE has offered fellow Oscar winner SANDRA BULLOCK her support as the actress battles to save her marriage following an alleged cheating scandal.
The Blind Side star has walked out on husband Jesse James following a t abloid expose about his reported relationship with a tattoo model and por n star and Mo’Nique insists she’s there for Bullock if she ever needs to talk to someone who has no links to her marriage.
In an appeal to Bullock, who befriended Mo’Nique on the recent awards s eason circuit, via U.S. news show Entertainment Tonight, the Precious sta r says, "To my sweet sister Sandra, my prayers are with you. My prayers a re also with your husband, baby. That is between the two of you and I hop e ya’ll make it work.
"Sandra, if you need me sugar, call me baby." She adds, "It’s hard but that’s their business. Let them go through the ir situation. I don’t wish her nothing but happiness, along with her husb and… I don’t want to see any marriages dissolve or break up." (KL/WNVET

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INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS star ELI ROTH is taking aim at the owners of San Die go, California’s SeaWorld, calling for them to move their captive mammals from the "Auschwitz for Orcas" to wildlife sanctuaries at sea.
In a letter to Hamilton James, the President and COO of the The Blackst one Group - which owns SeaWorld, the actor/director pleads with him to ce ase using whales and dolphins to entertain the public.
The missive comes a month after an an orca named Tilikum dragged SeaWor ld trainer Dawn Brancheau to her death during a show.
Roth, the director of horror film Hostel, writes, "It was far more horr ific than anything I ever dreamed up in my horror films. All the violence and suffering in my films is pretend - no one is hurt, ever. Sadly, the same is not true at SeaWorld, which targets their entertainment at famili es and children." He adds, "As someone who works in the entertainment business, I can ass ure you that there are many humane alternatives available to introduce th e public to orcas without having to hold them in captivity for a lifetime against their will. CGI technology, animatronics, and other state-of-the -art virtual reality exhibits could be used in place of the current live- animal shows to provide park visitors with an exciting, educational exper ience.
"In fact, showing visitors a more realistic version of what life is lik e for real marine mammals rather than displaying the captive animals’ unn atural and repetitive behavior patterns - which are linked to their oppre ssive environment - is actually more educational, with no risk to human l ife.
"Having grown up in Massachusetts, I often went whale watching and cann ot stress the impact on me of seeing whales in their natural environment, not cooped up in a tank performing mundane tricks." Roth agreed to write to James and The Blackstone Group on behalf of "my friends at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)." (KL/WN/I

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HALLOWEEN director ROB ZOMBIE is keen to make a movie about the woman onc e dubbed "the ugliest woman in the world".
The rocker-turned-moviemaker is fascinated by Mexican Indian Julia Past rana, who was born with hypertrichosis terminalis - and covered with blac k hair. She became a circus freak, known as the Bearded and Hairy Lady.
And now Zombie wants to go back 160 years and study her life in a new m ovie.
He explains, "I thought I’d do a film on her… The project didn’t happ en. Maybe someday. It’s a cool idea."

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GISELE BUNDCHEN’s twin sister is to wed in Porto Alegre, Brazil on Saturd ay (27Mar10) - 13 months after supermodel married sports star TOM BRADY.
Patricia Bundchen, who is also Gisele’s manager, will exchange vows wit h her fiancee at the Laurentia Vineyard with her famous sister among gues ts.
X17.com reports the model will take three-month-old baby son Benjamin b ack to Brazil with her for what will be his first trip abroad. (KL/WNWC/I

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SNOOP DOGG is giving a high school student his big break as a music produ cer after the youngster approached the rap superstar on the streets of Ne w York and wowed him with his beats.
The Beautiful hitmaker was leaving Manhattan hotspot The Eldridge last week (ends19Mar10) when two teens asked him to listen to tracks they had produced on their MP3 player.
Snoop Dogg happily obliged and began freestyling to the beats - and the hip-hop star was so impressed with one of the tunes, he’s interested in recording it.
A source tells the New York Post’s Page Six column, "Snoop puts on the earphones and then started freestyling about the Lower East Side (area of New York). He put on a great show.
"He ended up liking one of the beats so much that he asked his manager to get one of the kids’ email addresses."

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British singer MICA PARIS is proud her daughter has forged a successful r ecording career - because the star did all she could to discourage the te enager from entering the music business.
The soul star’s eldest daughter, Monet, 18, has a deal with top U.K. la bel Island Records and is busy working on her debut album.
But Paris didn’t envisage a career in music for the teen.
She tells British chat show Loose Women, "This industry is so hard. She ’s gorgeous and I told her she could do anything, like modelling.
"I was hoping she wouldn’t be like me. You say, ‘Please God, don’t make my children like me!’, but she is. She sounds fantastic and she’s signed to Island now.
"When I see Monet singing, I’m like (in awe) and then afterwards I cry! I go, ‘My daughter, can you believe it!’"

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AMY WINEHOUSE is backing a new campaign that’s encouraging women to take better care of their genitals.
The makers of a new feminine hygiene product called the Mooncup have la unched a survey of women around the world, in a bid to break the taboo su rrounding the intimate area.
To promote their product, Mooncup bosses are asking ladies to log onto loveyourvagina.com and reveal the nicknames they use for their vaginas.
And Winehouse is leading the way - the Jewish star reveals, "I call it my little VaJew-Jew."

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PHIL SPECTOR is releasing an album from behind bars - a project he worked on with his wife RACHELLE SHORT is set to go on sale in June (10).
The embattled music mogul produced a disc of tracks for his wife, a for mer Playboy model, prior to his sentencing last June (09), when he was co nvicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his Alhambra, Cal ifornia home.
She tells the New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy column, "I do lead voc als. My husband is so proud of me and I’m so proud of him for withstandin g what he’s withstanding." The as-yet-untitled album is due for release on 8 June (10). (MT/NYDN/I

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DR. CONRAD MURRAY’s lawyer has dismissed speculation the personal physici an failed to fully co-operate with paramedics on the day of MICHAEL JACKS ON’s death, insisting he did "everything in his power" to save the King o f Pop.
The pop superstar suffered a fatal cardiac arrest last June (09). Murra y is accused of administering the powerful anaesthetic Propofol which led to the singer’s death, and he has pleaded not guilty to one count of inv oluntary manslaughter.
But an official ambulance report leaked at the weekend (20-21Mar10) app ears to show Murray did not inform paramedics about the dose of Propofol he had given the singer moments before he died, telling them he had only administered the sedative Lorazepam and fluids to rehydrate Jackson.
Murray’s lawyer Ed Chernoff has yet to read the ambulance report, but h e insists Murray did nothing wrong.
He tells TMZ.com, "We can say unequivocally that Dr. Murray did everyth ing in his power to save Michael Jackson’s life and that he fully co-oper ated with both the paramedics at the scene and physicians at UCLA Medical Center."

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The woman convicted of murdering former rock manager LINDA STEIN will hav e to wait another month to be sentenced, after a dramatic court outburst by her stepdad.
Natavia Lowery was due to be sentenced in New York on Monday (22Mar10) after a jury found her guilty of killing Stein in 2007.
But the hearing was postponed until 26 April (10) after her stepdad Dan iel Walsh lashed out in court - angry he had been unable to change his da ughter’s defence team and furious that prosecutors had mispronounced Lowe ry’s name.
Walsh was led from the court in handcuffs and charged with contempt, pu nishable by a maximum sentence of a year in prison.
Lowery, 28, was working for Ramones manager-turned-real estate mogul St ein when she suffered a meltdown and beat her to death.
Last month (Feb10) she was convicted of second-degree murder and 20 cou nts of stealing $30,000 (=C2=A318,750) from the 62 year old.
Lowery is facing a possible 25 year prison sentence.

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Original VILLAGE PEOPLE star VICTOR WILLIS is threatening to sue Fox Broa dcasting Company executives over suggestions he provided the voiceover fo r an "offensive" episode of animated comedy THE CLEVELAND SHOW.
The In The Navy singer claims a press release falsely stated he was inv olved in the show, which poked fun at his former band.
Willis’ spokeswoman Linda Smith tells WENN, "Victor was offended by the episode and says he would never have agreed to do a voiceover for such a n offensive portrayal of the Village People police character originally c reated by him." The episode, titled Buried Pleasure, aired in America on 14 February (1 0) and featured the animated Village People cop parading around in shorts and "eventually jumping on the backside of a male after effeminately yel ling, ‘Dog pile’." Smith adds, "Victor is appalled by the show’s portrayal. He never wore shorts as the original Village People lead singer and cop. So how does Fo x justify such an outright false portrayal, while publishing to the world that Victor Willis did the voiceover - and now it’s all over the interne t, clearly suggesting to the public that the cop character portrayed in t he show is Victor Willis.
"He does not endorse the show or its portrayal. Moreover, he did not do that insulting and effeminate Cleveland Show voiceover." In a cease and desist letter of intent to sue, issued by Willis, the si nger demands an apology from Fox, immediate correction of the erroneous p ress release, suspension of further broadcast of The Cleveland Show’s Bur ied Pleasure episode, pending corrections, and an unspecified amount in m onetary damages.
The litigious star is also currently suing the current incarnation of t he Village People for unauthorised use of his voice and image, and greeti ng cards firm Hallmark for imitating his voice on sound cards. The cases are currently pending.
Last year (09), Willis settled a lawsuit against the organisers of a co llege football half-time concert, which featured an offshoot of the Y.M.C ..A hitmakers. He insisted a group using the band’s name had no right to i nclude his image while performing under the moniker at the 2009 Brut Sun Bowl, which was broadcast across America at the beginning of the year.
Willis has not performed with the Village People since 1984.

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American TV actress WENDIE MALICK is bringing the story of 1950s animal r ights activist VELMA BRONN JOHNSTON to the big screen in a movie document ing the campaigner’s fight to end the slaughter of wild mustangs.
Malick, best known for her role on 1990s sitcom Just Shoot Me!, has opt ioned Deanne Stillman’s book Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the A merican West and will use the tome to detail Johnston’s crusade, which ea rned her the nickname Wild Horse Annie.
The actress will produce the film along with writer Stillman and Helen Bartlett, while Jenny Wingfield has been appointed to adapt the script, r eports the New York Post.

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