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JAKE GYLLENHAAL’s promotional duties for his latest film PRINCE OF PERSIA : THE SANDS OF TIME were almost wrecked when he was struck down with a bo ut of food poisoning last week (ends23May10).
The actor is currently touring the world promoting the movie, which ope ns later this month (May10).
But he was forced to scrap a handful of commitments for two days last w eek (ends21May10) after bad sushi left him feeling sick.
He says, "I knew right before I ate the piece of sushi that it was goin g to make me sick. And it did. So if I could, I would go back to before I ate that - because the two days that ensued after that moment were reall y, really unpleasant and I would turn back time for that."

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HEATHER LOCKLEAR has been cleared over an alleged hit-and-run incident af ter officials rejected the case due to a lack of evidence.
The Melrose Place star was alleged to have been arrested and cited afte r failing to alert police about a collision with a road sign in Westlake Village, California last month (Apr10).
Ventura County Sheriff=E2=80=99s Department officials responded to call s of a one-vehicle crash and discovered a car had mounted a curb and knoc ked over a ‘no parking’ post.
The investigation led deputies to Locklear’s home nearby and they linke d damage to her BMW to the collision, but her legal representative, Blair Berk, was adamant her client was not behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
And now the case has been thrown out by officials.
A statement from Ventura District Attorney Gregory D. Totten reads, "Ph ysical evidence established that the vehicle involved in the collision wa s… registered to Richard and Heather Sambora of Westlake Village. Insuf ficient evidence exists to establish who the driver of the vehicle was at the time of the collision. As a result, no criminal charges will be file d." Locklear, who bought the BMW when she was married to Bon Jovi rocker Ri chie Sambora, is currently serving a three-year probation term after she pleaded no contest to reckless driving following a DUI arrest in 2008. (K

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The TWILIGHT film franchise is the toast of the British box office after landing three top trophies at the National Movie Awards in London on Wedn esday (26May10).
The Twilight sequel, New Moon, picked up the award for Best Fantasy, wh ile star Robert Pattinson won the Best Performance honour.
Meanwhile the upcoming third film in the vampire love story franchise, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, landed the award for Most Anticipated Summer Movie.
The Harry Potter film franchise was a double winner at the event - sequ el the Half-Blood Prince was named Best Family Movie, while series of mov ies were honoured with the Special Recognition Award
. Pop star Kylie Mino gue was on hand to pay tribute to Potter and his pals by introducing clip s from six films.
Rupert Grint missed the ceremony due to illness, but co-star Emma Watso n thanked fans, saying, "It’s incredible you still love watching these fi lms
. We still love making them
. Thank you so much." Other big winners include Sherlock Holmes (Best Action Movie Thriller), The Time Traveler’s Wife (Best Breakthrough Movie) and Tom Cruise who cl aimed the event’s Screen Icon award.
The full list of winners is as follows: Best Action Movie Thriller: Sherlock Holmes Best Fantasy: The Twilight Saga: New Moon Best Breakthrough Movie: The Time Traveler’s Wife Best Family Movie: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Best Performance Of The Year: Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) Most Anticipated Summer Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Special Recognition Award: Harry Potter Screen Icon: Tom Cruise

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The cast of GLEE has stormed back to the top of the U.S. album charts wit h a new compilation.
Glee - The Music Volume 3: Showstoppers debuts at number one on the new Billboard 200 countdown with 136,000 sales.
The cast claimed its first number one recently with seven-song EP The P ower of Madonna.
The new soundtrack album outsold The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Stre et remastered re-release by exactly 60,000 copies. The classic 1972 album debuts at two.
Glee’s stars also dominate the new singles chart with six new entries i n the top 100, including Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris’ rendit ion of Aerosmith’s Dream On, which debuts at 13.
But the track won’t be the highest entry when the official chart is rel eased on Thursday (27May10) - that honour belongs to Miley Cyrus, who deb uts Can’t Be Tamed at four.
Back to the new album chart and new entries from Black Keys (Brothers), Damian Marley and Nas (Distant Relatives) hit the top five at three and five, respectively. Last week’s number one album, My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber, falls to four.

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman ZACK DE LA ROCHA is leading a star-stud ded crusade against Arizona lawmakers over the state’s controversial new immigration legislation.
The rocker has enlisted dozens of musicians and activists to join a boy cott of the state of Arizona over its recently passed immigration law, wh ich requires local authorities to determine a person’s immigration status if he or she is suspected of being undocumented.
So far, Cypress Hill, Juanes, Conor Oberst, Los Tigres del Norte, Massi ve Attack, Jack Black, Kanye West, filmmaker Michael Moore and De La Roch a’s bandmates have joined the campaign, which was launched on Wednesday ( 26May10).
Announcing the project, the Rage Against The Machine star says, "Fans o f our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they s peak, or for the music they listen to.
"People who are poor like some of us used to be could be forced to live in a constant state of fear while just doing what they can to find work and survive. This law opens the door for them to be shaked (sic) down, or even worse, detained and deported while just trying to travel home from school, from home to work, or when they just roll out with their friends.
" Hip-hop acts Pitbull and Cypress Hill and Latino artists Conjunto Prima vera, Espinoza Paz, Jenni Rivera and Wisin & Yandel have cancelled upcomi ng Arizona shows to protest the legislation.

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MICHAEL JACKSON’s youngest brother RANDY has handed a sick 11 year old $6 0,000 (=C2=A340,000) after a TV special about her plight moved him.
Jackson recently visited Treasure Dearsaw at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and told her family he’d like to cover some of her medical e xpenses.
According to X17.com, the young girl suffers from a rare condition call ed vascular malformation, in which a lesion on her tongue has become a li fe-threatening disease. The mass on her tongue swells and bleeds, prevent ing her from being able to close her mouth, eat and talk.
Doctors are considering removing Dearsaw’s tongue.
Jackson tells the website, "I was driving back from Santa Barbara… an d I checked into a hotel. TV is something I never watch, but for some rea son, I decided to watch the news.
"I saw a story about Treasure Dearsaw and her fight with a rare disease on her tongue. In order to have an important surgery, she needed to rais e $60,000, but a fundraiser set up for her only brought in a few thousand .. Her story tugged at my heart, and I knew what I wanted to do.
"No child should be afraid that they’re going to die. It breaks my hear t to see her suffering like that. Treasure’s a beautiful child, and it wa s God’s plan for me to see her story and help out. This is the least I ca n do. She deserves to be happy." Dearsaw is expected to undergo her 10th surgery to save her tongue this summer (10).

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SLIPKNOT star PAUL GRAY’s supergroup side project HAIL! are to continue w ith plans to tour Europe in June (10) following the bass player’s death o n Monday (24May10).
The rocker was preparing for the three-week tour, which begins at the w eekend (30May10), when he was found dead in an Iowa hotel room.
Bandmates Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, David Ellefson and Andreas Kisser insist the show must go on, and they’ve drafted in session musician James Lomenz o, who has played with White Lion and Megadeth, to replace the dead star.
A statement from HAIL! reads, "On Monday we were dealt a devastating bl ow with Paul’s passing two days before our departure. We discussed the si tuation and unanimously thought that, in the face of this tragedy, we nee ded to remain strong and push forward because Paul would have vehemently insisted that the show must go on.
"In a desperate situation, we made an emergency call to James Lomenzo a nd James responded with a Herculean effort, on only one day’s notice, to fly to Portugal and rescue the Rock In Rio festival. His immediate and un selfish call to arms single-handedly saved this entire tour." Lomenzo will perform with HAIL! at the Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon a t the weekend (30May10). The band then has dates scheduled in Siberia, Ru ssia, Finland, Estonia and Spain.
Meanwhile, former Judas Priest star Owens has issued his own statement about the passing of his bandmate to the Cleveland Scene.
He says, "I played three or four times on stage with Paul and crossed p aths a few other times throughout the years. He was always a great guy to be around and a great talent! I was looking forward to doing this HAIL! run with Paul on bass. Once again, let’s pray for his family and keep the m in our thoughts in their time of need."

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JACKSON family matriarch KATHERINE JACKSON’s health has sparked a secret custody battle for her late son MICHAEL’s three kids after she fell down a flight of stairs at her home in California.
The 80 year old won custody of Paris, Prince Michael and Prince Michael II following the King of Pop’s death last summer (Jun10) - but sources i nsist she’s too old and frail to look after the kids.
America’s Globe tabloid reports Katherine was hospitalised after the fa ll on 17 May (10), but escaped with only cuts and bruises. However, the a ccident has sparked concerns for her health.
A family insider tells the publication, "She’s taken on way too much fo r a woman of her age but refuses to delegate the care of her grandchildre n to others.
"She has aged enormously and is desperately hanging on for the sake of her children, but her collapse on the stairs shows how fragile she really is." And the source fears that the upcoming anniversary of her son’s death w ill be too much for Katherine - and that could be devastating for the Jac kson clan.
The insider adds, "She’s the glue that holds the whole family together.
If something happens to her, it would be all-out war." In his will, Michael Jackson suggested his pal Diana Ross should get cu stody of his three kids if his mother was incapacitated or dead at the ti me of his passing, but the Globe reports the three children’s cousins, Ja cksons brother Tito’s kids Taj and T.J., are favourites to land custody o f Paris and the Prince Michaels if anything should happen to Katherine.
The kids’ aunts Janet and Rebbie are also potential guardians, along wi th Michael’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe, the birth mother of Prince Michael and Paris.

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Tragic SLIPKNOT star PAUL GRAY’s death has been linked to drugs - the hot el employee who discovered the rocker’s body found a hypodermic needle in the room.
Gray was found dead in a suburban Des Moines, Iowa hotel room on Monday (24May10).
Police investigating the case have ruled out foul play and officials ar e awaiting the results of toxicology tests after an autopsy failed to det ermine the cause of death.
But, the call a maintenance man identified as Mike made to emergency se rvices after discovering Gray’s body raises questions about a needle and a bottle of pills left by the rocker’s bed.
In the taped conversation, obtained by TMZ.com, Mike is heard saying, " I have a gentleman we believe has passed away. We believe it’s a drug ove rdose… His hands and legs are all purple… There’s a hypodermic needle next to his bed here…" In the audio footage, the emergency services operator asks if Gray is a wake, prompting the employee to reply, "Oh god no." Mike suggests workers were sent to check on Gray after his mother had f ailed to reach him at the hotel.
He adds, "His mum called this morning, we’ve been trying to get a hold of him… He’s crunched over in the corner next to the wall." The operator then asks, "Is he definitely beyond any help then?" to whi ch Mike replies, "I would guess." The release of the 911 tape comes a day after Gray’s bandmates and his pregnant wife Brenna staged an online press conference to pay tribute to the dead star.
The widow thanked fans for their support and said her husband was "an a mazing person and I just want people to remember him for just that, and h is daughter will remember him for the way he was."

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BACK TO THE FUTURE’s Courthouse Square is to reopen to the public after a fire destroyed the Universal Studios Backlot tour attraction in Los Ange les two years ago (08).
The popular movie and TV location has been refurbished along with New Y ork street movie sets that burned down in the blaze, and it will be part of the tour again from Thursday (27May10).
The 13-block area is the largest of its kind in Hollywood, and spans a quarter of a mile.
Courthouse Square was where pivotal scenes in the Back to the Future fi lms were shot.

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ASHTON KUTCHER is to "pirate" the first 10 minutes of his new movie KILLE RS by shooting inside the film’s premiere.
The tech-savvy star will use the latest webcam technology to grab the f ootage at the screening in Hollywood on 1 June (10).
In a tweet to fans, Kutcher writes, "I’d like 2 invite U to the premier e of Killers. June 1 I’m going live 2 the web & Pirating the 1st 10 min o f Killers from the premiere (sic)." The actor plays a crack U.S. assassin trying to live a normal life in t he comedy, which also stars Katherine Heigl.

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SANDRA BULLOCK will make her first public appearance following her split from husband JESSE JAMES at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards next month (06Jun10 ).
The Oscar winner will be honoured with a MTV Generation Award at the pr izegiving in Los Angeles, and event insiders claim the actress will be th ere in person.
The Generation Award is given to movie stars who have entertained gener ations of the youth network’s audience over the last two decades. She wil l be the first female to receive the honour.

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Beloved U.S. TV and radio personality ART LINKLETTER has died at his Bel- Air, Los Angeles home, aged 97.
Linkletter hosted Art Linkletter’s House Party on radio from 1944 and t he variety show became a TV hit from 1952 to 1969. Meanwhile, the TV star ’s People Are Funny was also a hit radio-to-TV transfer in the 1950s.
He also had great success as a writer and penned books like How To Be a Supersalesman, Hobo on the Way to Heaven and his autobiography I Didn’t Do It Alone.
His private life was tinged with sadness - he outlived three of his fiv e children.
His 20-year-old daughter, Diane, jumped to her death from the balcony o f her Hollywood apartment in 1969; his son Robert died in a car accident in 1980 and another son, Jack, died of lymphoma in 2007, aged 70.
Linkletter fell into broadcasting in the 1930s while he was studying to become an English professor at San Diego State College.
He pioneered audience participation and remote broadcasts and went on t o form his own production company in the 1940s, just before People Are Fu nny and House Party became big radio hits.
Linkletter is survived by his wife of 75 years, Lois, and daughters Daw n and Sharon.
Flowers will be placed on Linkletter’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fa me on Wednesday afternoon (26May10).

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A New York judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against supermodel GISELE BUNDCHEN and her husband TOM BRADY over an alleged shooting incident at the couple’s Costa Rica wedding.
Paparazzi photographers Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles sued the stars i n September (09) after claiming bodyguards had shot at them, shattering t he rear window of their vehicle, as they attempted to take unauthorised p ictures of the ceremony, which took place last April (09).
Members of Brady’s security team spotted the snappers and demanded they hand over their cameras - but the pair attempted to make a fast escape b y jumping into a sports utility vehicle, prompting the guards to open fir e.
Cortez and Aviles, both citizens of Costa Rica, accused Bundchen and Br ady of negligence in hiring and training the security team and filed pape rs in a New York court, demanding more than $1 million (=C2=A3666,000) in damages.
But the case was dismissed by New York State Supreme Court Justice Judi th Gische on Wednesday (26May10) after she declared there was no reason f or the lawsuit to be tried in the U.S.
Gische says, "This complaint must otherwise be dismissed because the co urt does not have personal jurisdiction over either of the defendants. C osta Rica is a substantially more convenient forum for the parties’ dispu tes than New York."

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Director GUY RITCHIE landed the first big prize at Britain’s National Mov ie Awards on Wednesday night (26May10) by collecting the Best Action Movi e Thriller trophy for SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Funnyman Chris Rock handed the director the honour for his film, which beat Shutter Island, Inglourious Basterds, Kick-Ass and 2012 for the titl e.
Accepting the award, Ritchie joked, "Thank you very much. We said no to the Oscar but we’ll say yes to this because the public voted for it. We set out to make a comedy but we’ll take it where we can get it." Inglourious Basterds star Diane Kruger then introduced a clip of Sex an d the City 2, which was hailed as the Most Anticipated Movie of the Summe r.
A host of stars including Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliff e and Orlando Bloom are in attendance at the London ceremony.
Awards to come include Best Fantasy, Breakthrough Movie and Performance of the Year.

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BIG BOI’s pitbull business has some high-end clients - he’s bred dogs for stars including 50 CENT and USHER.
The Outkast rapper is a registered pitbull breeder in the U.S. and keep s up to 60 of the ferocious-looking animals at his ranch.
Now he’s revealed he has supplied dogs to several celebrity pals and sp ort stars, including tennis ace Serena Williams - and he’s adamant pitbul ls are "sweet" and do not deserve their reputation as killers.
He tells NME magazine, "(I’ve bred dogs) for Usher, 50 Cent, Serena Wil liams, a lot of basketball players… I’ve got a ranch, maybe 50 or 60 do gs. It’s a family-run thing. We’ve been doing it since my grandfather. Th e pitbull gets a bad rep (reputation), but they’re the sweetest things."

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BARBRA STREISAND has put her lifelong hunt for household treasures down t o the loss of her father when she was just a baby.
The Funny Girl actress admits she has long been obsessed with collectib les and building the perfect home, and believes the ongoing need may stem from her dad’s untimely death when she was only 15 months old.
She says, "The fact I didn’t have a father, I think this has to do with this need of finding something you’re looking for." The veteran entertainer has now documented her hobby with a new book, M y Passion for Design, which is due out later this year (10), according to the Associated Press.

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Rapper TRINA is teaming up with WYCLEF JEAN’s sister to donate a portion of the proceeds from her new cosmetics venture to charity.
The hip-hop star recently unveiled plans to launch her Amazin’ Cosmetic s line, which will include lipstick and beauty accessories like fake eyel ashes.
The philanthropic star has now brought Melky Jean on board the project to make it a charitable one, benefiting Jean’s Carma Foundation, which ai ds the child victims of January’s (10) Haitian earthquake.
Trina tells AllHipHop.com, "With Amazin’ Cosmetics, I wanted to create a brand for today’s young woman that’s stylish and sexy yet affordable an d accessible.
"I’m also thrilled to join forces with the Carma Foundation… I always strive to help various communities, especially with organisations that h elp children and young teenagers and the Carma Foundation is remarkable i n their efforts to assist orphans affected by Haiti’s’ earthquake.
"Young women can not only look incredible when purchasing Amazin’ Cosme tics, but (they) can also contribute to a great cause at the same time."

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