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THE BIRD & THE BEE singer INARA GEORGE is all set to become a mum this su mmer (10) - the singer is heavily pregnant with director JAKE KASDAN’s ba by.
George, the daughter of late Little Feat founder, is expecting the coup le’s first child in June (10).
Kasdan is the son of movie mogul Lawrence Kasdan.

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R&B star MARQUES HOUSTON will always have a strong bond with old pal BRAN DY after a sneaky childhood prank almost got them shot.
The Clubbin’ hitmaker befriended fellow singer/actor Brandy as a teenag er when they were both rising stars and they would frequently hang out to gether, but one late night joke on an office employee almost ended in dis aster when the worker pulled a gun on the pair.
Houston tells Vibe magazine, "Brandy Norwood and I always bring this up whenever we see each other - we say we almost died together.
"It was an old office building and there was a guy who had a back offic e. He was working real late one night and we scared him. We kept sneaking around to the window and tapping on the back and he actually came out wi th a gun and had he not seen it was us, we probably would have gotten sho t! "That=E2=80=99s one of the sneakiest or most mischievous things I=E2=80 =99ve done when I was young."

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Hip-hop star SHWAYZE is set to be a dad, according to U.S. reports.
Family sources tell WENN the hitmaker, real name Aaron Smith, and his g irlfriend, model Shelby Keeton, are expecting their first child together later this year (10).
The insider says, "She’s three months gone." Publicists for Shwayze failed to respond to requests for comment at pre ss time.

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LADY GAGA fans were left fuming on Sunday (30May10) when security guards at a top London arena banned concertgoers from dressing up like the flamb oyant pop star.
The Poker Face hitmaker took to the stage at The O2 at the weekend as p art of her Monster Ball tour but devotees who had queued up for hours wer e stunned to learn items including glowsticks, flags and trendy fingerles s gloves were not allowed into the venue.
Some female supporters were even forced to dress down after styling the mselves to imitate GaGa’s look in her promo for her hit single Telephone.
One devotee has taken to Twitter.com to write, "Omg (oh my God) this is ridiculous. About to go in and security are confiscating everything! No glowsticks, flags, home made banners!!! "I know Lady Gaga would not be happy about this! And girls with cans in their hair like the Telephone video have to take the cans out!! "Now O2 security are telling people they can’t wear Lady Gaga style fin gerless gloves!!!!!! What foolishness is this?!!!"

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Former THE TEMPTATIONS star ALI-OLLIE WOODSON has died following a battle with leukaemia.
The singer, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, passed away in Calif ornia on Sunday (30May10), according to Motown Alumni Association Preside nt Billy Wilson. He was 58.
Born Ollie Cregget in Detroit, Michigan, Woodson began his career as a member of Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters in the early 1970s, but he ros e to fame as a member of the Motown quintet in the 1980s, joining the gro up as a replacement for Dennis Edwards after he was fired in 1984.
He co-wrote, co-produced and sang lead vocals for the hit single Treat Her Like a Lady but left the band in 1986.
However, Woodson returned in 1988 for an eight-year tenure before quitt ing again after the release of the group’s 1995 album For Lovers Only.
He reunited with the band in 2002 for a Japanese tour, stepping in for Barrington ‘Bo’ Henderson after he was forced to skip the trek due to vis a problems.
Woodson also enjoyed success as a solo singer, fronting Ali-Ollie Woods on & the Emperors of Soul and he hit the road with Aretha Franklin in 200 8. He also landed small guest roles in TV shows and movies.
Paying tribute to Woodson, Wilson tells the Associated Press, "He had t his swagger about himself. He was cool. He had a coolness about himself t hat was really very inviting.
"He was just a star performer. Wonderful person. Wonderful, wonderful p erson. He was very kind." Woodson is survived by his wife Juanita.

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Heavy rockers AC/DC only just made it to a concert in Oslo, Norway on Sun day night (30May10) after plane trouble almost left them grounded in Berl in, Germany.
The band was due to fly in from Berlin, Germany for a gig at the city’s Valle Hovin venue, but they faced a race against time when their jet suf fered a mysterious "malfunction".
Kristin Svendsen, a representative for promoters Live Nation Norway, sa ys, "AC/DC’s plane had a malfunction in Berlin, and it took some time to charter another plane." The stars finally hit the stage in Oslo at 9.45pm (local time), but wer e forced to cut the show short to avoid violating Norway’s strict 11pm cu rfew regulations.
Frontman Brian Johnson apologised to fans after performing hit single H ighway To Hell, telling the crowd, "We have to stop now because of the cu rfew."

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Socialite KIM KARDASHIAN is preparing for a cosy holiday across Europe wi th her sister KHLOE and her new husband LAMAR ODOM after unintentionally inviting herself along on their honeymoon.
Khloe Kardashian wed Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Odom in Septemb er (09) after a whirlwind romance but the happy couple has yet to enjoy t heir first holiday together as man and wife because of their busy work sc hedules.
They are planning an extended vacation this summer (10) once the basket ball season wraps, and sister Kim admits she’s going to be gatecrashing t heir romantic trip.
She says, "I kind of invited myself on their honeymoon. They’re going a ll across Europe and I was like, ‘Can I go?’ and Khloe was like, ‘Yeah’, but now I feel kind of bad because it’ll be their honeymoon." (MT/WNVRK/K

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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN’s womenswear adviser, SARAH BURTON, will replace the fa shion icon as his namesake company’s creative director.
McQueen committed suicide in London in February (10).
Burton has been the designer’s sidekick for many years and served as he ad of design for womenswear at the fashion house up until McQueen’s death ..
In a statement she says she hopes to "stay true to his (McQueen) legacy ".

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Actor COLIN FARRELL has a handwritten note stuck to his 2009 Golden Globe Award - because event organisers have yet to send him an engraved name p late.
The Irish star was honoured with Best Performance by an Actor in a Moti on Picture - Comedy or Musical for his role in In Bruges, but he reveals the trophy is still sitting nameless on his kitchen worktop.
He says, "I must get the plaque for it, they never gave me the plaque. So I stuck a piece of paper on it that just says ‘Me’. It’s on the kitche n counter."

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TV producer PETER KEEFE, the man behind classic children’s cartoon series VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE, has lost his battle with throat cance r.
He passed away in Rochester, New York on Thursday (27May10) at the age of 57.
Keefe enjoyed a career in animation spanning more than two decades, cre ating and producing hours upon hours of kids and family shows.
He began adapting Japanese cartoons like Go Lion and Dierugger for west ern audiences in the mid-1980s and created his most famous franchise, Vol tron.
The animated series began syndication in the U.S. in September, 1984 an d still continues to draw viewers across the world in more than 100 count ries.
It also served as the inspiration for other hugely popular cartoons Pok emon and Power Rangers, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Keefe’s other creations include Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Widget, The Mr. Bogus Show and Twinkle.
He is survived by his wife Pamela Mills Keefe, stepson James, mother An ne, three sisters and two brothers.

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Actress KATHERINE HEIGL was left heartbroken on the set of new romantic c omedy LIFE AS WE KNOW IT - because she was spending more time with her ba by co-stars than her own daughter NALEIGH.
The blonde beauty adopted little Naleigh last September (09) but she wa s forced to spend time away from home to shoot the movie soon afterwards - and the early separation proved to be a difficult one for the star.
She tells Harper’s Bazaar magazine, "I was working with these gorgeous little triplets who play my child, (and) I was feeling bad I was spending more time with them than with my own kid. And that broke my heart." Heigl stars alongside Josh Duhamel in the upcoming film, about two acqu aintances who are forced to raise their mutual friends’ baby when they ar e killed in a sudden car accident.

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R&B star USHER vowed to build up a business empire outside of his music c areer following the birth of his sons - because he wants to leave his chi ldren a proper legacy.
The singer became a dad for the first time in 2007, welcoming Usher Ray mond V with his now-ex-wife Tameka Foster. The couple’s second son, Naviy d Ely Raymond, was born in 2008.
Over the last few years, Usher has been working on his other interests, including launching a fragrance range, opening restaurants, buying a sha re in basketball team the Cleveland Cavaliers and setting up his media co mpany, the Raymond Braun Media Group - the firm which signed teen sensati on Justin Bieber.
And he admits he has been busy building up his empire for the sake of h is two sons.
He tells Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, "I learned a lot (having ch ildren). I now have a greater purpose. Children can make you more respons ible and clear about where life is… It extended my priorities. It wasn’ t just about music any more. It’s about doing good business, making sure your head’s in the right direction.
"I want to grow business in and outside of the music industry. I’m look ing to build a company that caters to every aspect in the development of artists. Justin Bieber is only the beginning. I’ve created a business str ucture built around Usher as an enterprise and Usher as an artist." (LR/W

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TOM CRUISE has revived his foul-mouthed, bad-tempered TROPIC THUNDER char acter LES GROSSMAN for a series of skits to promote the upcoming MTV Movi e Awards.
The Hollywood star was virtually unrecognisable as he donned a fat suit and a bad cap to play the dancing movie executive in the hit 2008 film - a role which earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination.
He has now stepped back into character to film promos for the prize-giv ing ceremony, which is due to take place on 6 June (10).
In one scene Grossman, who is billed as the award show’s producer, is s een giving career advice to Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson, and in anothe r he directs his alter-ego Cruise in Risky Business.

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AMERICA’S GOT TALENT judge PIERS MORGAN has branded opera singer DAME KIR I TE KANAWA a "bitter old crone" for criticising SUSAN BOYLE.
The legendary soprano sparked a furore when she suggested the I Dreamed A Dream hitmaker’s fame will be fleeting, insisting it was an "insult" t o expect her to discuss the Scottish star.
She also blasted Katherine Jenkins, implying she is not a "serious clas sical singer".
But Morgan - who is also a judge on Britain’s Got Talent, the show whic h propelled Boyle to fame - has slammed Dame Kiri for her controversial c omments.
In his column for Britain’s Live magazine, he writes: "Dear oh Dear. Ju st like Elaine Paige, who recently branded Susan a ‘virus’, Dame Kiri app ears to have morphed from a nice, jolly grande dame into a quite ghastly, jealous and bitter old crone.
"I’m sure that their joint fury has nothing to do with Susan’s phenomen al global success, or Katherine’s radiant beauty - two things that neithe r Ms Paige nor Dame Kiri have ever had to worry about."

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LADY GAGA was stunned after meeting her heroes MADONNA and SIR ELTON JOHN - because the superstars were much nicer than her pop contemporaries.
The singer struggled to adjust to life in the spotlight at the start of her career but she credits Madonna and John with inspiring her to accept fame.
And the Just Dance hitmaker admits she’s continually surprised by how n ice the music industry "legends" are.
She tells ShowStudio.com, "Madonna is a wonderful, wonderful person. Sh e is so full of the most wonderful freedom and spirit, and she is so kind .. We have shared some wonderful honest moments together. She comes to my shows, I ask her questions, she’s given me advice.
"It’s been my experience in the industry that I have connected on a muc h deeper level with the most iconic and legendary people that I have admi red and have not connected with any of my contemporaries.
"The one thing that they all have in common - the legends, that is - is that they are the nicest, most wonderful human beings you have ever met in your life. That has freed me. I used to be quite guarded in interviews .. I would sit there with glasses on and barely speak and I almost develop ed an accent at one point because I was so f**king guarded and so nervous that the media was trying to destroy me.
"I let it go when I got to meet all of these people that I worshipped a s a child and then when you play piano with Elton John and you realise th at he is (not only) a f**king brilliant human being but he is also the mo st wonderfully nice person… I thought, ‘Well I’m just going to be mysel f, because I am a lovely, wonderful, sweet person.’ "By meeting these people that I love and adore and would give my right arm happily to have been around or learned from, I have discovered myself .. My freedom. My security. Myself. Makes me smile just talking about it."

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MACY GRAY has turned her back on her drug-taking past - because her wild ways started to take their toll on her looks.
The I Try hitmaker once named a marijuana joint as one of the three thi ngs she would take into space with her, but admits she has curbed her par tying now she is in her forties.
She says, "It’s vanity, really. At a certain age drugs make you look re ally bad. When you’re 20 you can party all night and look good; you wake up, throw on some sunglasses, you look great. Once you get into your thir ties it takes a long time to shake it off. I was like, ‘I can’t do this a ny more, it’s starting to show!’"

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MILEY CYRUS stunned fans at a gig in Portugal on Saturday night (29May10) by cavorting onstage in a skin-tight green leotard during a raunchy rout ine.
The 17-year-old Hannah Montana star caused controversy earlier in May ( 10) when a video of her dirty dancing with a 44-year-old movie producer i n a bar surfaced online.
And the teen heroine shows no sign of toning down her saucy antics - sh e shocked onlookers with her performance at the Rock In Rio event in Lisb on at the weekend (29-30May10) when she almost spilled out of her eye-pop ping outfit.
The singer/actress donned an olive-green leotard, skimpy leather jacket , and high-heeled shoes for the show, launching into a racy routine durin g which she stroked her thighs and frolicked with her hunky male dancers.
Photographs of the gig showed Cyrus grinning with delight at the reacti on of her fans - before backing away and standing towards the rear of the stage after her outfit threatened to slip.
It’s not the first time Cyrus’ live performances have caused controvers y - during her recent appearance on U.S. TV show Dancing With The Stars, she wore a flesh-flashing black leather outfit with knee-length boots, an d began singing from inside a cage.

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ICE CUBE has confirmed he will step behind the camera to direct the story of his legendary rap group N.W.A. in a new biopic.
The hip-hop star shot to fame in the late 1980s as part of the group fr om Compton, California, drawing attention with controversial tracks inclu ding Gangsta Gangsta and F**k tha Police.
He quit the band in 1989 after a dispute over royalties, and the remain ing N.W.A. members, including Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella, parte d ways in 1991.
But now Ice Cube is bringing their West Coast legacy to cinemas - and h e’s recruited former bandmate Dr. Dre to produce the project.
He tells AllHipHop.com, "I think (a movie is) the ultimate… tribute ( to) the group and what the group meant to the world." Ice Cube made his directorial debut with 1998’s The Players Club, befor e going on to write hit comedy Friday in 1995.

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