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EDDIE MURPHY is preparing to return to the stage as a stand-up comedian, but he insists it will be a year before he has enough material for a full show.
Before he became an in-demand film star, Murphy was one of the world’s top comics and could fill huge venues, like New York’s Madison Square Gar den - and now he admits he’s itching to get back out there.
The Shrek star says, "Within the last six months or so, I started getti ng an itch to do it again. I started writing stuff… I was like, ‘I coul d go and do 15, 20 minutes right now. Maybe in a couple of months I’ll st art working out again.’ "But it’ll take a year before I’m ready to go on the road… It’s gonna take at least a year to get the rust off; 20 years of rust." (KL/WNVELL/

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SEX & THE CITY hunk JASON LEWIS turned real-life hero on a recent trip to Hawaii when he helped save a desperate kite surfer from crashing into a tree.
The actor/model jumped up to bring his screaming pal down to earth and had to resort to desperate measures to prevent a nasty accident.
He explains, "I pulled a muscle in my arm helping a girl not killing he rself… I grabbed onto her real quick and kept her on the ground and had to punch into the sand."

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The Los Angeles judge who issued an arrest warrant for LINDSAY LOHAN on T hursday (20May10) is putting her vacation plans on hold to make sure just ice is served against the actress.
Beverly Hills judge Marsha Revel was clearly annoyed when Lohan failed to show up in her courtroom, as scheduled, on Thursday morning - and she wasn’t prepared to listen to excuses suggesting the star’s passport had b een stolen at the Cannes Film Festival in France and she was stranded in Europe.
Judge Revel told Lohan’s lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, "Actions speak l ouder than words", adding the actress had "a history of not keeping sched uled appointments." Lohan now must show up in court on Monday (24May10), when she could fac e a 180-day prison sentence for violating the terms of her probation.
Revel was scheduled to be on vacation on Monday and another judge was s upposed to handle the case, but the judge has opted to take time out of her holiday to conduct the hearing, according to the Los Angeles Times. (

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Former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star JAMES MARSTERS is to wed a woman alm ost half his age.
The 47 year old actor will wed longtime girlfriend Patricia Rahman late r this year (10).
He asked Rahman, 24, to marry him during a recent vacation in Germany, according to UsMagazine.com.

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NAOMI CAMPBELL will have a double celebration on the French Riviera when she celebrates her 40th birthday on Saturday (22May10) - the date also ma rks the anniversary of her romance with Russian tycoon VLADIMIR DORONIN.
The billionaire businessman is throwing a weekend-long party for the Br itish supermodel - exactly one year to the day he became her boyfriend.
Doronin has sworn friends to secrecy over his plans and has told some s pecial guests that the birthday bash will be full of surprises.
Guests are expected to fly in from all over the world.
And what to buy the woman who literally has everything she wants - she just wants to be a better person.
The once temperamental diva insists therapy is helping her start her 40 s in a much calmer place: "I go to meetings… I’m a work in progress… I wanna do better, I wanna be a better person. I’m not proud of the thing s I’ve done in my life and I’m striving to be a better person, to find pe ace."

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KYLIE MINOGUE’s jet set lifestyle is so hectic she faced questioning by i mmigration officials in Britain - because she couldn’t remember her trave l plans.
The Spinning Around hitmaker was asked a series of questions as she arr ived at the immigration desk after flying into the U.K. recently.
But when officials asked for her flight details, Minogue couldn’t remem ber whether she had travelled from France or Germany.
She says, "I flew in and when I got to immigration, they started grilli ng me and asked, ‘Where have you just been?’ I’ve been so busy in Paris a nd Dusseldorf I didn’t know what to say to the guy. I was like, ‘Wait, ye ah, Germany, I think!’"

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MICHAEL JACKSON fans have been offered the chance to spend a night with t he KING OF POP’s possessions in an exhibition in Japan.
Promoters of the Neverland Collection at the Tokyo Tower, the world’s o nly official Jackson exhibition, are to mark the first anniversary of the superstar’s death by holding a sleepover in the shrine.
Hiroyuki Takamura, of the Tokyo Tower, tells Reuters, "The idea may sou nd a bit odd to Western cultures, but in Japan the tradition of being wit h the remains and possessions of passed loved ones on the anniversary of their passing is an important ritual." Fans will be selected at random to stay overnight on 25 June (10) in th e museum, which has been visited by more than 300,000 fans since it opene d in the Japanese capital on 1 May (10).
They will pay $1,000 (=C2=A3650) to sleep on the floor next to Jackson’ s things.
Matt Taylor, the exhibition’s producer, adds, "Michael Jackson fans rel igiously visited daily, and many stay inside the venue for six hours or m ore.
"Many Japanese fans become overwhelmed with emotion when in the presenc e of so many things precious to Michael and iconic to the rest of the wor ld. People stand fixed in front of artifacts with tears streaming down th eir face, still trying to come to grips with losing Michael." The Thriller star died from a cardiac arrest last summer (09). (PAW/WNW

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CELINE DION has left her neighbours in Florida fuming after allegedly usi ng up the fresh water supply near her Jupiter Island home to keep her two swimming pools running.
The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker is reported to have had six deep wells constructed underneath her $20 million (=C2=A312.5 million) mansion to s tore enough water to keep the pipes pumping.
But locals are furious Dion was even granted permission to have the wel ls built and they are worried about the damage her rumoured actions will have on the environment, according to the National Enquirer.
One angry neighbour says, "I don’t know how she got the well permits. T he government is usually pretty restrictive with stuff like that!" Dion shares the Florida home with her husband Rene Angelil and their ni ne-year-old son Rene-Charles.

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Rocker BRET MICHAELS is determined to take part in the live finale of U.S .. reality show THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE on Sunday (23May10), despite suff ering a minor stroke earlier this week (begs17May10).
The Poison frontman was recently admitted to a Los Angeles hospital aft er complaining of numbness on the left side of his body, as he was recove ring from a near-fatal brain haemorrhage.
Doctors discovered he had suffered a mini-stroke and also found he had a hole in his heart - a condition which is treatable.
He has since been discharged and is receiving outpatient care.
His representative, Jann Elias, states the rocker is walking, talking a nd "in good spirits".
And Michaels is keen to return to work - he is determined to participat e in the final episode of Donald Trump’s reality TV competition, after ma king it to the last round with actress Holly Robinson Peete.
Michaels was recuperating in a treatment centre in Arizona while pre-re corded episodes of the contest aired in the U.S.
The live showdown is set to take place in New York on Sunday (23May10) - and the rocker is still counting on being there, as long as he gets the green light from his medics.
His rep tells People.com, "As far as I know, Bret will be there unless his doctors tell him otherwise. We’re cautiously optimistic that he will attend the finale. But ultimately, it’s up to his doctors." There’s still no word whether or not his comeback concert in Mississipp i next week (28May10) will go ahead.

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SALMAN RUSHDIE’s ex-wife PADMA LAKSHMI has gone public with her feelings for U.S. billionaire TEDDY FORSTMANN after declaring him "the person that I love" during a charity fundraiser on Thursday (20May10).
The Indian-born model, actress and TV chef was the guest of honour at T he Endometriosis Foundation of America’s Blossom Ball at the New York Pub lic Library and gave an emotional speech detailing her own struggle with the medical condition and her delight at falling pregnant last year (09).
Lakshmi, 39, announced she was expecting her first child in October (09 ), branding the pregnancy a "medical miracle" after years of struggling w ith endometriosis, in which the lining of the uterus grows in other areas of the body.
She gave birth to daughter Krishna in February (10) and she publicly th anked Forstmann for supporting her throughout the pregnancy at the Blosso m Ball, acknowledging their romance for the first time.
According to the New York Post, Lakshmi told the audience, "I am lucky to have someone who unwaveringly gave me love and manly support - and is also the person that I love. So thank you, Teddy." The beauty, who has repeatedly refused to name the father of the baby, has been linked to Forstmann for months and he was initially rumoured to be the child’s dad.
However, more recent reports suggest venture capitalist Michael Dell fa thered Lakshmi’s tot.
She divorced famed author Rushdie in 2007.

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SPIDER-MAN star JAMES FRANCO felt the wrath of an angry professor after h e was caught sending text messages during a university lecture.
The actor has been studying filmmaking at New York University’s prestig ious Tisch School of the Arts, and realised his stardom wouldn’t afford h im any special treatment when he used his cell phone in class earlier thi s month (May10), and was reprimanded by his lecturer.
A source tells America’s Star magazine, "The professor was so annoyed t hat James wasn’t paying attention; he told him to go wait outside the cla ss. He didn’t care James is a celebrity." And Franco was immediately humiliated by the scolding: "James said he f elt like a kid."

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LOST star EVANGELINE LILLY has found love on the set of the desert island drama once more - she has fallen for a production assistant on the hit T V show.
Production on the final series wrapped earlier this year (10) and the s tars are preparing to leave Hawaii, where the show was filmed, for good.
But Lilly will have her own personal memento to take home with her - 28 -year-old production worker Norman Kali.
A source tells the National Enquirer, "Lost certainly has been very goo d for Evie’s love life." The actress, 30, previously dated co-star Dominic Monaghan but their ro mance ended, after three years, in 2007.
The insider adds, "Her romance with Dominic was red-hot for a long time , and they’ve still managed to remain friends…
"Norman’s everything Evie wants. He’s handsome, strong and buff. He lov es the outdoors and has a great sense of humour." Lilly isn’t Kali’s only actress love - he once dated House star Lisa Ed elstein.

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CAMERON DIAZ has hung up her halo and ruled out a return to the CHARLIE’S ANGELS franchise, insisting she wouldn’t be able to fit into her charact er’s tight outfits.
The actress took on the part of Natalie Cook, alongside fellow Angels D rew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, in a 2000 movie adaptation of the popular 197 0s TV series.
The trio reprised their roles for a 2003 sequel, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, but Diaz has ruled out another installment.
She tells Us Weekly magazine, "People ask me if I’d do Charlie’s Angels 10 years from now, and I’m like, ‘What?!’ It’s a little bit tricky fitti ng into those pants from 10 years ago (as it is)." But Diaz admits there’s one film franchise she’ll always be happy to re turn to - Shrek And, even though Shrek Forever After is touted as being the fourth and final film in the green ogre series, she’s holding out for more: "I’m in! Hopefully we won’t have to wait that long." Shrek Forever After was released in the U.S. this week (ends21May10). (

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MICHAEL DOUGLAS has been comforted by letters of support he’s received fr om fellow parents following his son CAMERON’s drug conviction.
The Wall Street star’s 31-year-old son was sentenced to five years in p rison in April (10) after pleading guilty to charges of methamphetamine p ossession with intent to distribute and one count of cocaine possession.
The veteran actor recently admitted he was relieved Cameron’s legal tro ubles had come to an end and was grateful that his arrest last August (09 ) had forced his son into a life of sobriety.
Douglas has been inundated with mail from parents who’ve suffered simil ar experiences, and he admits their notes of sympathy and advice have hel ped him realise how important it is for Cameron to stay clean and turn hi s life around after jail.
He says, "I have to say, the letters of support from the numbers of par ents out there who have basically already lost sons or daughters, and rea lly encouraging me about the second chance that Cameron has, has made som e difference."

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Production on the new SMURFS movie ground to a halt on Thursday (20May10) after a set worker fell 30 feet (9.14 metres) during filming at a top to y store in New York.
Director Raja Gosnell was shooting scenes at FAO Schwarz with actor Han k Azaria, who plays the villainous Gargamel, when a man tumbled from a se t lift at around 6.30am, after working throughout the night.
Paramedics were called to the scene and the man, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center where he is said to be in a stable condition, according to the New York Post.
No further details were available as WENN went to press.
Singer Katy Perry, actor Alan Cumming and comedians George Lopez and Ke vin James also star in the film.

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MICHAEL DOUGLAS’ incarcerated son CAMERON is determined to turn his life around after prison and become a role model for teenagers, urging them to stay away from drugs.
The actor was sentenced to five years behind bars in New York last mont h (Apr10) after pleading guilty to charges of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute, and one count of cocaine possession.
And his father insists the prison term will serve his son well - becaus e it will force him into a life of sobriety.
The Basic Instinct star reveals the 31 year old is now planning to to u se his own experiences to warn other at-risk youths about the dangers of drugs.
He says, "One of the things that Cameron wants to do… once he finishe s his term, is community service.
"I think he’ll be a great person to speak to junior high kids and every thing.
"We’re moving on… He’s a great kid and I love him."

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Disgraced reality star JESSE JAMES teared up during a U.S. TV interview w hen he came clean about cheating on actress SANDRA BULLOCK, admitting he "threw away" an "amazing life".
The TV mechanic was dumped by Bullock in March (10) after news of his i nfidelities hit the headlines, and the Hollywood star recently filed for divorce.
James has now opened up to news show Nightline in his first TV intervie w since the scandal broke, in which he acknowledges how badly he screwed up.
He tells reporter Vicki Mabrey, "(I) took a pretty amazing life and ama zing success and marriage… and threw it away by my own hands." At one point in the emotional chat, he even asks to "take a break for a second" to compose himself.
James also uses the interview to apologise to Bullock once more, and wh en asked if he’s "the most hated man in America" for cheating on "America ’s sweetheart", he laughs, "I think (I’m) the ‘most hated man in the worl d’, now.
The TV tough guy originally apologised to his estranged wife after tatt ooed model Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee sold her story of their affair to t he tabloids in March (10).
Addressing the affair allegations in a statement, James said, "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me… Thi s has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them. I am truly ver y sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me." Bullock went public with her thoughts and feelings about her marriage b reakdown in a People magazine expose last month (Apr10), while revealing the couple had adopted a baby boy named Louis from New Orleans, Louisiana ..
The full Nightline interview is set to air in the U.S. on Tuesday (25Ma y10). Insiders claim he will also open up about his recent stint in rehab and the adoption of little Louis.

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U2 frontman BONO has undergone emergency back surgery at a hospital in Mu nich, Germany.
The rocker was taken to a medical facility on Friday (21May10) after su staining an injury during preparation for the band’s world tour.
U2 is due to start the North American leg of its 360 Degree trek on 3 J une (10), but it is not yet clear whether singer Bono will recover in tim e for the concerts.
A spokesperson for the band says, "Bono has today undergone emergency b ack surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training. He was admitted to a specialist neurosurgery unit in a Munich hospital.
"Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recu perate. Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates."

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