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REESE WITHERSPOON has gone public with her new romance - she’s been snapp ed holding hands with her talent agent boyfriend during a romantic weeken d away to celebrate her birthday.
The actress ended her long term relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal late last year (09), and was recently linked to Hollywood agent Jim Toth after they were seen enjoying a dinner date in Santa Monica, California in Jan uary (10).
Rumours of a new romance went into overdrive last month (Feb10) when th ey were seen together again - and now the Legally Blonde star has confirm ed her feelings for Toth with a public display of affection during a trip to Ojai, California this weekend (20-21Mar10).
The couple enjoyed the outing ahead of Witherspoon’s upcoming 34th birt hday on Monday (22Mar10).

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SHIA LABEOUF, chef GORDON RAMSAY and LORD OF THE RINGS star SEAN ASTIN ar e all celebrating after successfully completing the Los Angeles Marathon.
The three stars were among 25,000 runners who took to the city’s street s on Sunday morning (21Mar10) for the 26.2 mile (42.2 kilometre) race, wh ich snaked its way from the Dodger Stadium to the Santa Monica Pier.
Transformers star LaBeouf - who ran to raise money for the U.S. Vets in honour of his veteran dad - came in with a time of four hours and 35 min utes, landing him in 5,825th place.
He finished behind Ramsay, who gained a time of three hours and 36 minu tes, and ahead of Astin, who finished in five hours and 16 minutes. (LR/W

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The cheating scandal surrounding SANDRA BULLOCK and her husband JESSE JAM ES could cost the couple custody of the reality TV star’s young daughter - the girl’s mother is taking the case back to court.
The Hollywood couple was granted full custody of six-year-old Sunny in January (10) after her mother, James’ ex-wife Janine Lindemulder, was jai led for tax evasion.
Porn star Lindemulder has been released from prison and is currently li ving in a halfway house, and the recent scandal involving her ex-husband and his Oscar-winning wife has allegedly prompted her to refile court pap ers in a bid to win back custody of her daughter.
Lindemulder will reportedly argue that the cheating scandal, which has seen James accused of having an affair behind Bullock’s back, will create an unhealthy atmosphere for Sunny, according to TMZ.com.
A court date has been set for 14 June (10).
Bullock cancelled a promotional trip to London and is reported to have moved out of the family home after news of James’ alleged infidelity brok e. He is accused of enjoying a sexual relationship with a tattoo model, who claims James romanced her while Bullock was away shooting The Blind S ide on location.

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LADY GAGA has stormed the U.K. music charts - taking the number one spot in both the single and album rundowns.
The Poker Face hitmaker’s collaboration with Beyonce, Telephone, climbe d 11 places in the singles chart after the controversial nine-and-a-half minute video for the song was released earlier this month (11Mar10).
Meanwhile, Gaga’s album The Fame rose four places to land the top Briti sh album slot.
Elsewhere in the singles chart, Tinie Tempah’s Pass Out dropped to seco nd place, Rihanna took number three with Rude Boy, followed by Justin Bie ber with Baby and Ellie Goulding with Starry Eyed.
In the album chart, the Glee cast’s soundtrack took the number two slot , with Boyzone’s Brother at three. Gorillaz album Plastic Beach and Alici a Keys’ The Element Of Freedom rounded out the top five.

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Welsh singer CHARLOTTE CHURCH has built a pub at the bottom of her garden - because she’s fed up with fans taking pictures of her on their cell ph ones when she goes out drinking.
The Crazy Chick hitmaker enjoys boozing with her sports star boyfriend Gavin Henson, but she’s been forced out of public venues for fear her exp loits will be snapped by fans.
So the couple has created their own bar in the grounds of their farmhou se in Cardiff, Wales to allow them to party behind closed doors.
She says, "It’s a sort of pub. I don’t like going into town any more be cause everybody’s got camera phones. Gavin and I still haven’t learned to drink responsibly. It might happen one day, but I doubt it. We’ll be 50 and still causing havoc!"

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Scottish singing sensation SUSAN BOYLE will get an extra special 49th bir thday present next month (Apr10) - she’s set to receive a $6 million (=C2 =A34 million) pay cheque, according to U.K. reports.
Boyle shot to fame on Simon Cowell’s Britain’s Got Talent last year (09 ) when a clip of her singing spread across the internet and gained her le gions of dedicated fans.
She then went on to release her debut album I Dreamed A Dream, which be came the biggest-selling CD of 2009 in the U.K., and has now sold more th an 8.5 million copies globally.
Boyle has reportedly been living off an allowance from Cowell, but she will receive her first multi-million dollar payout from her worldwide sal es when she turns 49 on 1 April (10).
A source tells Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, "People have thought of Susan as a millionaire for months already because her album was launched in November, but she hasn’t got it yet. Up until now, her management team have made sure she never wanted for anything, but this is her long-await ed payday."

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MICHAEL BUBLE has given up alcohol to tour the world - because he fears h e won’t be able to perform well enough if he’s drunk.
The Canadian singer had previously vowed to dilute his alcoholic drinks while performing, after veteran star Vic Damone berated the crooner for ruining his vocal chords with booze.
Buble confesses he is teetotal on his current global trek, as he wants to concentrate on putting on a good show for his fans.
He says, "I can’t party on tour any more. I think it’s part of getting older - you know your limits. I stay sober as I want to put on the best s how. It’s bigger now, so I need to be sharp."

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Late singer STEPHEN GATELY’s BOYZONE bandmates originally declined to att end a memorial held in his honour - but frontman RONAN KEATING convinced them they had to pay their respects.
The foursome was left devastated when Gately died suddenly in Majorca, Spain in October (09).
Keating and his bandmates Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch wer e all present at the singer’s funeral in October (09), but didn’t want to attend a memorial in November (09) as they couldn’t cope with more heart ache.
But Keating convinced his pals they had to all go together to honour Ga tely.
In footage shown on a special memorial show on British network ITV2, Du ffy can be seen telling the group before the memorial, "I don’t think I s hould go tonight… I just know I’ve got a lot of emotion flying all over the place." He elaborates, "The memorial was too close to the actual funeral for me , because all the memorial did for me was bring me back to the funeral ag ain and, you know, it was a very upsetting time, it still is a very upset ting time. And you have to try and move forward and deal with it and figu re out how you can function in your life again after something like that happens." But Keating was adamant all four members of Boyzone would have to put o n a brave face and attend the event. He is seen telling the group: "No, w e have to go tonight because we’re going tonight for Steo. We’re going be cause the four of us are going to stand together for Steo… We have to d o this, the four of us… for respect if nothing else." And Lynch was impressed how his friend managed to convince them to face the memorial: "I saw Ronan pull the positive out of a negative (out) of some of us who didn’t want to go. He said, ‘Lads this isn’t about us, it’ s not our gig, we’re not doing it for us… we’re doing it for the suppor t.’"

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Rapper LUDACRIS has teamed up with actor JAMIE FOXX to help raise awarene ss of HIV and AIDS - by encouraging youngsters to discuss the disease.
The duo is taking part in the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio n’s I Know campaign, which uses social networking sites to convince Afric an-Americans aged 18 to 24 to discuss the virus.
Both Ludacris and Foxx will use their Facebook.com and Twitter.com page s to promote the cause and convince their fans to join up, as well as rec ording radio and online announcements about the crusade.
In one public service announcement, Ludacris says, "HIV isn=E2=80=99t h is problem or her problem. It=E2=80=99s all of our problem. The facts are clear. African-Americans, especially young people, are being devastated by HIV and AIDS. But there is something we can all do about it. We can an d must talk about HIV. So break the silence by having a conversation. Sen d a text. Update your status. Post this video. Talk about HIV and what we can do to prevent it.=E2=80=9D

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British rocker PETE DOHERTY has been arrested on suspicion of supplying t he drugs which allegedly killed his filmmaker friend ROBYN WHITEHEAD in J anuary (10).
Whitehead, a member of the Goldsmith dynasty, was discovered dead at an east London apartment by Doherty’s musician friend Peter Wolfe, who live s at the property.
The 27 year old died of a suspected drug overdose, although a post mort em examination was inconclusive and officials are awaiting the results of toxicology tests before they can determine the cause of death.
The Babyshambles frontman was reportedly arrested after attending a pol ice station by appointment.
Wolfe and the apartment’s owner Gill Samworth were also held on suspici on of attempting to pervert the course of justice, while 28-year-old musi cian Alan Wass was also taken in on suspicion of supplying drugs, reports Britain’s The Sun.
All four have been bailed to return in April (10).
A source tells the newspaper, "Pete’s adamant he played no part in Robi n’s death. He is still very distressed."

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DAVID HASSELHOFF has been honoured at Los Angeles hot dog haven Pink’s wi th his own delicacy.
The Hoffdog was added to the famous diner’s menu on Saturday (20Mar10).
The star isn’t the first celebrity to have a hot dog named after him at Pink’s - Martha Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Rosie O’ Donnell and rock band T hree Dog Night have tribute dogs.

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Oscar winner MARION COTILLARD has become the latest star to sign up for a FunnyOrDie.com online skit by promoting a line of forehead boobs.
The French feminist star of Nine complains about the fact men stare at her breasts when talking to her and so she starts wearing fake mini-boobs on her brow to force them to look her in the eye.
She keeps a straight face when she states, "French women have known for centuries that to earn a man’s respect you must make him look you in the eyes." She then dons the hilarious accessory, Forehead Tittaes, calling them " France’s best-kept secret".
Cotillard quips, "Lab tests actually prove that Forehead Tittaes actual ly redirect the male gaze from the chest to the general area of the brain .." The actress is joined by peers Kerry Washington and Lesley Ann Warren, who sport black and sagging forehead boobs, in the skit.

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NAOMI CAMPBELL has credited NELSON MANDELA with helping turn her life aro und - insisting the former South African president has always supported h er as she battles her demons.
The catwalk beauty turns 40 in May (10), and the Brit admits she’s glad to have reached the milestone age after previously being embroiled in a string of scandals and various legal issues.
And the supermodel has applauded Mandela, who she dubs her "honorary gr andfather", for helping boost her spirits when she’s down.
She says, "I first met him in 1992. I don’t know why he reached out to me or what he sees in me. Every time I’ve made a mistake he’s told me to keep my head up. It seems to always happen that every time I get in troub le I see him right after. He never tells me off. He just tells me to keep going.
"I thought I’d never actually make this birthday. I’ve had times when i t was hard work for me to look in the mirror, because I didn’t like who I was. I’m not proud of the things I’ve done. But I did something about it .. I’ve worked hard on correcting my previous wrongdoings, and I won’t be held hostage by my past behaviour. I’ve moved on. I want a quieter life t oday." Campbell was recently accused of assaulting her driver, but the chauffe ur refused to press charges and the matter was dropped. The 39 year old c arried out a 200-hour community service sentence in 2008 as punishment fo r assaulting two police officers on a British Airways flight at London’s Heathrow Airport. She also underwent anger management classes in relation to a 1998 assault on her then assistant with a telephone.

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U.S. TV bosses have dismissed reports they are in talks to turn hit show GLEE into a Broadway musical, insisting the speculation is false.
Music Theatre Intl. announced last week (ends21Mar10) that they are in "negotiations" to turn the popular singing and dancing programme into a N ew York stage production.
But 20th Century Fox representative Chris Alexander has slammed the cla ims, insisting he’s "mystified" about the rumoured talks.
He says, "We are very careful and deliberate when contemplating brand e xtensions of our franchises and are mystified why Music Theater Intl woul d claim there have been any such discussions about a live theatrical vers ion of Glee."

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MILEY CYRUS’ new boyfriend LIAM HEMSWORTH has been dumped - from SYLVESTE R STALLONE’s new action movie.
The Aussie actor was among those dropped from all-star project The Expe ndables when writers decided they had too many characters.
The late Brittany Murphy was also cut.
Hemsworth tells the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper that at least he got th e chance to speak to Stallone over the role: "I was at my friend=E2=80=99 s house and I got a phone call from my Australian agent who had sent my t ape in a few days before and he said, ‘Stallone is going to call you in a few days,’ and I went back into my buddy=E2=80=99s house and said, ‘Rock y’s gonna give me a call, no big deal.’ "He called a few days later and it was weird speaking to him on the pho ne in my house, while I am looking at his DVDs of Rocky and Rambo on the shelf." But the character the action man hired him to play was one of six ultim ately cut from the film.
It’s not the first big role the Aussie star has lost - his big brother Chris beat him to the role of Thor in Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming epic. (K

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Shamed golfer TIGER WOODS has opened up about his marriage scandal in the first interview since his infidelities hit the tabloids - revealing he i s trying to "make amends" for his actions.
The sports star’s career and clean-cut image were rocked last year (09) when news of his numerous affairs behind wife Elin Nordegren’s back hit the headlines.
He entered a rehab facility for sexual addiction therapy before apologi sing to his family, friends and colleagues in a statement last month (Feb 10).
And now Woods has admitted he was "living a lie" and deeply regrets hur ting his wife and his mum over the controversy.
Speaking to ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi, the golfer says, "I was living a lie, I really was. And I was doing a lot of things, that hurt a lot of p eople. And stripping away denial, and rationalisation, you start coming t o the truth of who you really are, and that can be very ugly…
"When you face it, and you start conquering it, and you start living up to it, the strength that I feel now. I have never felt that type of stre ngth…
"I had a lot of low points. Just when I didn’t think it could get any l ower it got lower. There were so many different low points. People I had to talk to and face like my wife, like my mum. I hurt them the most. Thos e are the two people in my life who I am the closest to and to say the th ings that I’ve done, truthfully to them, is… honestly… was… very pa inful.
"(Elin) was hurt, she was hurt. Very hurt. Shocked. Angry. She had ever y right to be and I am disappointed as everyone else in my own behaviour because I can’t believe I actually did that to the people I loved… I’ve made my mistakes. I have hurt so many people. I have to make amends and that’s living a life of amends."

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BON JOVI star RICHIE SAMBORA’s daughter made her catwalk debut in Los Ang eles on Friday (19Mar10) - at the age of 12.
Ava Sambora was part of the White Trash Beautiful show, which kicked of f Los Angeles Fashion Week.
The fashion line is the result of a collaboration between her father an d designer Nikki Lund.
The young model’s actress mother Heather Locklear was in the front row at the show.
Ava walked the runway as her dad’s Livin’ on a Prayer blasted over the speakers.
After the show Lund said, "She=E2=80=99s a diva. She=E2=80=99s amazing.
And Richie is so excited." A previous engagement kept Sambora from attending the show, staged at T he Gallery in Hollywood.

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TEXAS star SHARLEEN SPITERI is preparing to make her big screen debut - o pposite THE WIRE’s DOMINIC WEST.
The Scottish singer is set to start filming her role as a mum to a trou bled teen in I Feel Fine in September (10) - and she’s excited about the challenge.
She tells Britain’s Sunday Mail, "The film is the story of a young, goo d-looking Glasgow guy who gets into a bit of trouble with drugs and becom es an addict. It tells of his efforts to fight his way out of that mess a nd the near-misses he has.
"The script is amazing. I’m going to be working with with really good p eople so I don’t feel under any pressure."

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