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BRAD PITT’s brother DOUG wants the actor to make up for missing a big cha rity event in his honour last week (ends25Apr10) - by joining him on a tr ek up Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro next year (11).
Doug Pitt was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the African country a t an event his actor brother was forced to forfeit after he was stranded in Europe by the Icelandic volcano eruption.
Now the superstar’s sibling is trying to persuade Pitt to make up for h is absence, by taking part in a climb up Africa’s highest peak in January 2011.
But he admits he has a tough task: "I can’t say he’s been real receptiv e, but I’ll keep at it."

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Rapper and actor COMMON made money as a kid selling basketball legend MIC HAEL JORDAN’s forged autograph to his friends.
Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, the star landed a part time job workin g as a ball boy for Jordan’s Chicago Bulls team, and used his influence t o make a little extra cash.
But the sideline backfired when he couldn’t track down Jordan and was f orced to fake the icon’s signature.
Common - who is dating tennis champ Serena Williams - tells New York ma gazine, "I had to work my own hustle.I told a friend I’d get Michael’s au tograph for $5 (GBP0.3). But then I couldn’t find Michael, so I just sign ed it. My friend looked at it and said, ‘You spelled Michael wrong.’ I to tally played myself."

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Italian heavy metal band SOLISIA has revamped its line-up - after signing on singer MEDEA to replace former frontwoman MARILENA STIGLIANO.
Stigliano recently parted ways with her bandmates "due to differences i n musical and personal opinion".
Guitarist Gianluca Quinto, bassist Andrea Arcangeli, keyboardist Wilson Di Geso and drummer Marcantonio Quinto have now announced Medea as a rep lacement vocalist.
A statement from the rockers reads: "Medea was chosen among several aud itions with many great female voices. With a more aggressive voice but sw eet in melodies, Medea is taking part to the songwriting for the next alb um."

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A leading PAUL MCCARTNEY impersonator was arrested after a concert on Fri day (23Apr10) after skipping a court appearance on a driving while intoxi cated (DWI) charge.
Ted Felicetti, the lead singer of Beatles tribute band Help!, was taken into custody immediately after the band performed at a San Diego, Califo rnia television station.
Cops were alerted to his whereabouts by a posting on the band’s Faceboo k page advertising the gig.
Felicetti was later released on $130,000 (GBP81,000) bail pending a fur ther court appearance on charges he missed a December 2008 court date. (I

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RUSH guitarist ALEX LIFESON refuses to endorse a fan campaign for his ban d to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, insisting the honour has "never been important" to the group.
Fans of the Subdivisions hitmakers have been campaigning hard for Rush to be honoured next to Elvis and The Beatles as the band closes in on its 42nd year anniversary this August (10).
Rush has been credited with influencing rock icons including Metallica, Primus and The Smashing Pumpkins - but Lifeson insists he "couldn’t care less" about the honour.
He tells U.S. magazine Time Out New York, "This Rock and Roll Hall of F ame thing, this constant talk about us not being inducted. We couldn’t ca re less, really. That’s never been important to us.
"Obviously, we take the music seriously and we try to play the best tha t we can. But we’ve always been very lighthearted about the band itself."

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British royal PRINCE CHARLES’ charity has axed its support for a self-est eem campaign featuring KELLY OSBOURNE after complaints over airbrushed pi ctures of the star.
Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter fronts an advert for tanning firm St Tropez, e xplaining how a healthy glow from the product made her feel slimmer.
She said, "I looked, like, 10 pounds skinnier and it started to make me look at my body in a different way." But the campaign has been blasted by officials at British organisation PinkStinks - which campaigns for positive role models for teenage girls - amid claims the shots of reality TV star Osbourne have been digitally al tered.
Bosses at The Prince’s Trust, a charity founded by Charles, Prince of W ales in 1976, had endorsed the campaign, and the organisation’s logo appe ared in a promo video - but it has since been removed.
PinkStinks founder Emma Moore tells U.K. newspaper The Times, "When we first saw the video we were gobsmacked. There are so many damaging and mi xed messages.
"They are talking about self-esteem and then there are pictures of Kell y Osbourne airbrushed to within an inch of her life. To have those messag es endorsed by a high-profile charity seemed very wrong." (CL&ZN/WNBTI/IG

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BROTHERS & SISTERS star KEN OLIN is set to make his reality TV debut, alo ngside his daughter ROXY on hit U.S. series THE CITY.
Aspiring actress Roxy Olin, who has guest-starred on her dad’s show, ap pears alongside Whitney Port in the MTV series, about Port’s struggle to make it as a fashion designer in New York City.
She insists her dad and actress mother Patricia Wettig encouraged her t o take part in the show to boost her Hollywood career, and now Ken Olin i s showing his support by appearing on the series himself.
Roxy Olin tells the New York Daily News, "When I was considering joinin g the show, my dad was like, reality is the new generation - either you c an run with it or you can get left behind. My parents thought it sounded cool, like nothing they’d ever done before… and now my dad wants to be on it! I think he’s going to be on an episode this season."

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Actress DANA DELANY wants to conquer her fears of singing live once and f or all - by taking the stage for her own one-woman cabaret show.
The Desperate Housewives star admits she sings "a little", but she’s no t comfortable holding a tune in the spotlight.
So she’s planning to stage a show for her close friends and family, in a bid to beat the fear.
Delany says, "My biggest fear in life is singing in public, so it’s som ething I would like to get over. At some point I would like to have a one night only cabaret act, just to invite my friends and sing even - if I’m terrible."

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VICTORIA BECKHAM has dismissed rumours she is pregnant and expecting a fo urth child with her soccer star husband DAVID.
Recent reports suggested the former Spice Girl was putting on weight to help her conceive a little brother or sister for the pair’s three kids, 11-year-old Brooklyn, seven-year-old Romeo, and Cruz, five.
But the pop-star-turned-fashion designer insists she’s got her hands fu ll with the rowdy brood - although she hasn’t ruled out expanding the fam ily.
She says, "One day if we’re blessed to have more children that would be amazing. The rumours aren’t true though - I’m not pregnant. It’s a lot h aving three boys, so we’ve been enjoying the boys at the moment." (JMA/WN

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SANDRA BULLOCK’s disgraced husband JESSE JAMES has checked out of the Ari zona rehab facility where he sought treatment in the aftermath of his che ating scandal, according to online reports.
The reality TV star checked into rehab in Tucson last month (Mar10) - a fter tattooed model Michelle McGee went public with claims of an 11-month affair with James while he has been married to Bullock.
Two other women have since come forward with claims they had affairs wi th James, while a fourth mistress is also alleged to have been involved w ith the reality star during the marriage.
On 29 March (10), the TV mechanic’s spokesperson Hildie Katibah confirm ed he signed up for a 31-day programme to undergo counselling for an undi sclosed issue.
Katibah added: "He is therefore expected to be unavailable for the next 30 to 60 days." James was shown returning to his home in California in a posting on TMZ ..com on Monday (26Apr10).
Separate photos on the site also show James without his wedding ring - just days after Bullock was snapped ring-less - fuelling reports their sp lit is a permanent one.

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JENNIFER LOPEZ signed up to compete in a triathlon in a bid to prove her athleticism - and to make her baby twins proud.
The singer/actress stunned fans after running, swimming and cycling her way through the endurance race in Malibu, California in September 2008 - just six months after giving birth to her twins, Max and Emme, her first children with husband Marc Anthony.
And she admits being pregnant for the first time inspired her to take p art in the gruelling event.
She explains, "I made the decision when I was eight months pregnant to do the triathlon after I had the babies. I wanted to know I was the same person as before I had them. I wanted to be that person more than ever fo r my babies. I wanted them to be proud of me. I wanted them to think, ‘I’ ve got a special mom. She was amazing, look what she did!’ I didn’t want to lose my ambition and drive to do amazing things." And Lopez insists she has adopted a more relaxed attitude towards fitne ss since becoming a mum, adding, "I don’t get too crazy (about exercise) any more. There was a time when I really worked out, but I was never mani c about it. I did what I could. I’ve got good genes. But I care less now.
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Irish singer BERNIE NOLAN has quit her role in a U.K. stage show to focus on her breast cancer battle.
The 49 year old revealed on Sunday (25Apr10) she has been diagnosed wit h the disease and is due to undergo surgery and chemotherapy in the comin g weeks.
And on Monday (26Apr10) it was announced she has pulled out of stage co medy Mum’s the Word to focus on fighting the illness.
Show producer Robert C. Kelly says, "It is with great regret that we=E2 =80=99re losing Bernie from the show - we shall all miss her both persona lly and professionally and, it goes without saying, we wish her a very sp eedy recovery and our thoughts are with her and her family at this diffic ult time.
"Ever the consummate professional, Bernie demanded the show continue on tour and even offered to stay on the road during the early days of her t reatment. However, good sense has prevailed, and she has now decided it i s wiser to take a rest and build up her strength for her forthcoming trea tment." The singer, best known as being part of all-sister band The Nolans, did not appear in Mum’s the Word last week (begs19Apr10) after her cancer wa s confirmed.

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Scottish rockers IDLEWILD will go their separate ways once they conclude their current U.K. tour - blaming the hiatus on a lack of "demand" for th eir music.
The band will take an extended break after they wrap up a series of gig s in Britain and Ireland in May (10).
Frontman Roddy Woomble announced the news in a post on the group’s Face book.com page, but did not reveal if the rockers expect to reunite in fut ure.
He writes, "At the end of this final part of the tour we will have play ed 40 gigs around the U.K. and Ireland in support of (the band’s latest a lbum) Post Electric Blues, which seems more than enough for some time. Th ere isn’t the demand for our music that there was in the past, especially not outside of Britain, so it seems after this year it’s an appropriate time to take a break, a ‘hiatus’ or whatever you want to call it." (LR/WN

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ERIC CLAPTON attempted to persuade JEFF BECK to step in front of the micr ophone and sing for the first time in years - but the guitar legend refus ed.
Beck’s most famous song, 1967’s Hi Ho Silver Lining, features a rare vo cal performance, but he has long declined to sing on his records, preferr ing instead to recruit vocalists and focus on his guitar playing.
The star teamed up with Clapton for a joint tour, which concluded earli er this year (10), and Beck admits his pal urged him to step behind the m ic again.
He says, "I don’t like to sing on my records. I’ve used the guitar as a substitute for my voice and it’s taken me to good places and stood me in good stead.
"Earlier this year, I toured with Eric Clapton and he was saying, ‘Why don’t you sing? You’d be amazed if you started singing again.’ "But I think it’s a bit late now. I’ve not developed a singing voice. I ‘m too nervous. When the band are kicking hard, I wouldn’t be able to pit ch properly." And Beck would only consider singing again if he was offered the perfec t track: "If somebody wrote me a great song which fitted my voice I might consider it. But you need to have the front to do it."

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Latin stars including RICKY MARTIN, EVA LONGORIA PARKER and GEORGE LOPEZ have voiced their fury over a new law in Arizona which aims to crackdown on illegal immigrants in the U.S.
The controversial legislation, which was signed on Friday (23Apr10), gi ves police officers in the state the right to stop and question members o f the public they suspect are living in America illegally. It also requir es legal immigrants to carry their registration documents at all times.
But the law has sparked fears it could lead to unfair racial profiling - and Puerto Rican pop star Martin was among the first celebrity to speak out.
In a post on his Twitter.com page, he writes, "Equality is understandin g that we all come from the same place. Racial profiling should never be tolerated, in the U.S. or anywhere in the world. We’re moving backwards. Scary." Longoria Parker also turned her attention to the news, by re-posting Ma rtin’s comment on her own Twitter.com page, along with a statement from U ..S. President Barack Obama, who has condemned the law.
Funnyman Lopez added to the comments, writing: "Arizona. George Lopez i s coming… Oops… I just got pulled over… apparently I fit the profil e… Gacho!!"

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WHITNEY HOUSTON apologised to the crowd at a concert in London on Sunday night (25Apr10) after her famous voice failed onstage - telling fans her vocals are "getting a little temperamental".
The singer is currently touring the world with her Nothing But Love sho ws, but her performances have been marred by problems.
The gigs have been mauled by critics, with many claiming Houston sounds breathless and off-key throughout her songs - and she scrapped several c oncerts in Europe earlier this month (Apr10) after falling sick with an u pper respiratory infection.
Houston took her tour to London on Sunday and did little to allay fears for her health - she struggled to complete her most famous tune, I Will Always Love You, and many fans walked out, according to London’s Evening Standard newspaper.
The singer acknowledged her failings and apologised to the audience for her poor vocal performance.
She told the crowd, "She don’t want to come, my soprano friend. Sometim es the old girl sings, but not tonight. I want to do it, but she doesn’t want to… She’s getting a little… temperamental, even." She also insisted her croaky vocals had been exacerbated by the O2 Aren a’s powerful air-conditioning system, urging officials at the venue to "T urn the air-con off, I can feel it, it takes away my soprano." Later in the show, Houston also struggled with her other hits including Greatest Love Of All, which she cut short after just a couple of verses.

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R&B singer AKON has filed a lawsuit against his former business partners alleging they used his name for a new perfume without permission.
The Grammy-nominee and founder of record label Konvict Muzik was recent ly in talks with fragrance developers to create his own scent, reports th e New York Daily News.
But according to documents filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Friday ( 23Apr10), the Smack That star was stunned when perfume executives formed Konvict Cosmetics International and started selling a scent called Konvic t without his approval.
Akon is demanding the company ceases production.
Representatives from Konvict Cosmetics had not responded to requests fo r comment as WENN went to press.

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The brains behind the BATMAN franchise are set to give wings to a new liv e stage show in the U.S. featuring the Caped Crusader.
Executives at Warner Bros. and DC Comics are in the early stages of dev eloping a touring show tentatively titled Batman Live, according to the H ollywood Reporter.
Animation veterans Alan Burnett and Stan Berkowitz, whose credits inclu de Batman and Superman television shows, are writing a script for the pro duction, which will be performed at arenas across the states.
A timeline has not yet been set.
Batman is not the first superhero to grace the stage - Superman landed on Broadway in 1966, and theatre bosses are aiming to unveil a Spider-Man musical in New York later this year (10) after several delays and cast c hanges.

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