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STEPHANIE SEYMOUR was ordered to attend a court hearing after she missed a mandatory drug test while she was on vacation in the Caribbean.
The former supermodel has been ordered to undergo regular testing, alon g with her ex-husband Peter Brant, as part of the pair’s messy divorce pr oceedings and ongoing custody battle over their three children.
Seymour was forced back to court in Connecticut after she missed a sche duled drug test while she was enjoying a sun-soaked vacation in St. Barts with two of her kids in March (10).
The 40 year old claimed she did not see emails which asked her to meet with a doctor who had been sent to her hotel to perform the test.
The judge did not find Seymour in contempt, but warned her not to miss future tests, according to the New York Post.
Brant’s lawyers, who have previously expressed concerns about Seymour’s alleged problem with prescription pills, have now asked the judge to ord er the star to give up alcohol as well.
The former couple is due back in court in Stamford, Connecticut on Mond ay (28Jun10).

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THE HURT LOCKER star JEREMY RENNER braved a real-life minefield in Afghan istan on Sunday (27Jun10) to help raise awareness of explosives experts r isking their lives to defuse deadly bombs.
Renner won an Oscar nomination for his role as Sergeant First Class Wil liam James, who leads a team of bomb disposal experts through Iraq in Kat hryn Bigelow’s critically-acclaimed war drama.
And the actor found himself walking through a minefield for real after he flew out to the Middle East as part of a United Nations (U.N.) mission to highlight victims of the hidden bombs and those who are helping defus e the explosives.
Renner visited the region of Bagram in Afghanistan and donned a Kevlar suit and protective mask to walk through a minefield at the weekend (26-2 7Jun10).
He tells Reuters, "It’s tremendous. Seeing the guys firsthand is a wond erful gift for me. I don’t think there are many guys in my position - I’ m just a silly actor - that get an opportunity to come out to Afghanistan at a time of war and get to experience this."

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Actor DOMINIC WEST has wed his college sweetheart in a romantic ceremony in Ireland.
The Wire star married Catherine Fitzgerald in front of their loved ones at Glin Castle, the bride’s family home in Limerick, Ireland, on Saturda y (26Jun10).
Prior to the wedding, West said, "I’m so nervous I can barely speak", w hile Fitzgerald told reporters outside the ceremony: "I feel so excited, really happy, really thrilled. It’s a fairytale." The happy couple was also joined by West’s co-stars from the hit U.S. c op show, Wendell Pierce, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn and Doug Olear.
Sohn says, "We had to be here for this wedding. Dominic is our boy and he is in love with Catherine which is great." And the weekend was a double celebration for the couple - the newlyweds were back in church in Sunday (27Jun10) for the christening of their thr ee young children.

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MEL GIBSON’s lawyer has slammed OKSANA GRIGORIEVA’s claims the BRAVEHEART star was "cruel" towards her during their union and is failing to pay ch ild maintenance for their daughter - branding them "sensational allegatio ns".
Grigorieva opened up about their acrimonious split for a British tabloi d on Sunday (27Jun10), insisting the actor wasn’t paying towards the upke ep of their seven-month-old child Lucia.
The former couple is embroiled in a battle over visitation rights, with the singer reportedly winning a restraining order in Los Angeles against Gibson last week (beg21Jun10), prompting the movie star/director’s legal team to call for a modification so their client can spend time with his daughter.
But Gibson is fuming over Grigorieva’s allegations, and his lawyer, Ste phen Kolodny, has spoken out to defend his client.
Kolodny tells TMZ.com, "Oksana’s deceitful conduct in trying to termina te Mel’s access to his daughter continues.
"Having entered into an agreement that allows for overnight, unrestrict ed visitation, and would soon result in Mel having 50/50 custody of their daughter - an agreement reached after a two-day mediation with two retir ed Superior Court judges - Mel was hopeful that their break-up was behind them and Lucia would be the beneficiary of co-operative parenting. Appar ently Lucia will be denied that good fortune.
"Making sensational allegations is not the way to resolve this." (CL/WN

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MICHAEL DOUGLAS is facing a legal battle over his pay cheque from the upc oming WALL STREET sequel - his ex-wife has filed a lawsuit alleging she i s owed a share of his salary.
The Hollywood star has reprised his role as greedy Gordon Gekko for a f ollow-up to the 1987 movie, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, which is d ue for release later this year (10).
But Douglas is facing a fight to keep hold of his payment for the film after his former partner, Diandra Douglas, who he divorced in 2000, filed papers demanding 50 per cent of his pay cheque and royalties from the ne w picture.
The lawsuit, filed in New York City earlier this month (Jun10), claims Diandra’s divorce deal entitled her to half her ex-husband’s earnings fro m projects he worked on during their 20 years of marriage - including the original Wall Street movie and any possible "spin-offs".
At a hearing in a Manhattan court on Wednesday (23Jun10), Diandra’s law yer Nancy Chemtob said, "It’s the same character, the same title, just ye ars later." Douglas’ attorney insisted the sequel is "not the same thing" as a "spi n-off" and urged Judge Cooper to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that it should be heard in California, where the couple divorced in 2000, and because it has no merit, according to the New York Post.
The judge decided not to rule on the case until a decision is made on t ransferring it to the West Coast.

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Opera star KATHERINE JENKINS is looking forward to turning 30 later this month (10) - because she’s convinced the landmark age will mark "the star t of something new".
The Welsh singer will reach the milestone on Tuesday (29Jun10) - but sh e’s refusing to worry about getting older.
And Jenkins is planning to mark the significant birthday with a spa bre ak in England, followed by a massive party next month (Jul10).
She says, "I’ve rented it out so 30 of us can go (to the spa)! It’ll be a couple of days of us going out for dinner, hitting the spas and drinki ng Pimm’s. I can’t wait! I’m not stressed at all about hitting 30 - my 20 s were better than I could have imagined. I’m just hoping to be a bit wis er! "With big birthdays you feel it’s the end of something and the start of something new. You have to have a big celebration for a big birthday. So I’m having a party in London too in mid-July."

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KATY PERRY has stormed to the top of the U.K. singles chart - the singer’ s track CALIFORNIA GURLS debuted at number one on Sunday (27Jun10).
The song marks Perry’s second British number one - she reached the top spot in 2008 with I Kissed A Girl.
K’Naan’s soccer chant Wavin’ Flag held on to second position, while las t week’s (20Jun10) highest entry, British rapper Dizzee Rascal’s Shout, s lipped to third place.
Elsewhere in the chart Eminem scored two top 10 slots - Not Afraid move d up to number five, while his collaboration with Rihanna, Love The Way Y ou Lie, debuted at seven.
And the rapper is also celebrating after landing his sixth U.K. number one album - his record Recovery shot straight to the top of the chart.
Meanwhile, Oasis’ compilation Time Flies… 1994 to 2009, dropped into second place, while The End by The Black Eyed Peas, Example’s Won’t Go Qu ietly and Lady Gaga’s The Fame rounded out the top five.

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Glastonbury music festival organiser MICHAEL EAVIS is adamant U2 will per form at the legendary event in the future - after they were forced to can cel their slot this year (10) because of frontman BONO’s back surgery.
The group was replaced by Gorillaz for the headlining show on Friday (2 5Jun10), although bandmember The Edge joined Muse onstage during their Sa turday (26Jun10) gig.
Eavis has now revealed he is planning to hold discussions with U2 about topping the bill at next year’s (11) festival or in future years.
He says, "He (The Edge) enjoyed the experience and he’s had a taste of playing now so I’m sure the band are really keen to do it when it suits t hem… This is an ongoing conversation for next year." Eavis also said he has already lined up "three really good headliners n ext year", adding, "I’m not telling you who they are." But he also announ ced there will be no Glastonbury in 2012, saying, "So who knows? It might be (U2 might play in) three years’ time."

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Singer CIARA is backing a campaign encouraging young Americans to get tes ted for HIV - so they will "know what’s going on" with their bodies.
The Get Up hitmaker is fronting the Get Yourself Tested drive to help y oung people across the U.S. combat sexually transmitted diseases.
Speaking at Sunday’s (27Jun10) National Annual HIV Testing Day as part of the campaign, she tells MTV News, "You gotta do it. Knowing is greater than doubt. You’ll feel so much better if you know what’s going on with your body, and you don’t want to be surprised."

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Teen pop sensation JUSTIN BIEBER was forced to miss out on attending his first BET Awards show on Sunday (27Jun10) due to his tour commitments - b ecause he never expected to be nominated at the ceremony.
The Baby hitmaker was a surprise nominee in the Best New Artist categor y when the competitors were announced in May (10), sparking controversy w ith some critics questioning his eligibility to be considered for the Bla ck Entertainment Television honours.
Rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs rushed to the teenager’s defence, insistin g skin colour should be no bar to success, but Bieber’s concert schedule had already been put in place and the singer was unable to change his pla ns to accommodate the annual prizegiving.
Explaining his absence at the 2010 BET Awards on the morning of the sho w, Bieber wrote on his Twitter.com page, "Rolled into Milwaukee for the s how today… gonna be huge… 22,000 people sold out I heard. Missing eve rybody out in LA for the BET awards.
"Just wanted to say I would have been at the awards but this show was b ooked before the nominees came out, and I don’t cancel shows… I would n ever cancel a show and let down the fans unless I had to…but I do wish I was there too, because I am honoured to just be nominated.
"Why did we not plan for the BET Awards?? Well (to be) honest people, n ot many of u (sic) thought the white boy from Canada was gonna b (sic) no minated. But… just goes to show that Music is COLOUR BLIND!! It is the Universal Language and good music brings us all together… the way it sh ould be. So thank u (sic) to BET and good luck to all the nominees 2nite (sic)… I’m honoured and grateful and let’s keep enjoying this music 2ge ther (sic)!! thanks." Bieber lost out on the Best New Artist title to Nicki Minaj. (MT/WNWC/L

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STEVIE WONDER marked Glastonbury’s 40th year as he closed the event on Su nday (27Jun10) by handing organiser MICHAEL EAVIS a special gift.
The Superstition hitmaker headlined the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, south-west England, drawing the weekend-long event to a close.
And the singer decided to hand out a special harmonica to Eavis onstage during his closing set at the festival to mark the event’s 40 years.
Wonder handed the same gift to U.S. President Barack Obama at his inaug uration ceremony last year (09) and he gave the same token to Sir Paul Mc Cartney earlier this month (Jun10) as he accepted the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress at the White House.
Wonder called Eavis on to the stage and belted out his hit song Happy B irthday, before honouring him with the special present.
He said, "Michael, I want you to always remember me. I gave one of thes e to the President Barack Obama. Here’s one for you. Here you go. It’s yo urs, keep it, remember Stevie. I love you. I love what you’re doing for t he people, bringing people together. God bless you… Happy birthday!" (K

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Actor JAMES FRANCO has turned his TV soap finale into an odd art exhibiti on after shooting his last episode of GENERAL HOSPITAL at Los Angeles’ Mu seum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
The Spider-Man star persuaded TV bosses to transfer four sets to MOCA f or a live taping of his finale on Thursday (24Jun10) for an ambitious per formance art project called Soap at MOCA.
The 100-plus fans in attendance will make up part of the exhibition, wh ich will feature the taping of the show and the episode after it airs on 22 July (10).
Franco’s Milk director Gus Van Sant was among the audience members, acc ording to the Los Angeles Times.
Explaining his art exhibition, Franco says, "It’s an episode from Gener al Hospital, which is a soap opera. And, within the soap opera, it’s an a rt show."

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EVA LONGORIA PARKER is set to turn staff at her Beso restaurant in Hollyw ood into reality TV stars.
The actress is working on a new show that will focus on life behind the scenes at the hotspot.
She says, "It will follow the employees that work at my restaurant. I’m not in it that much. I’m married and old now."

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HARRY POTTER star RUPERT GRINT feels sorry for ROBERT PATTINSON because o f the "crazy" crowds of screaming fans which follow the actor around.
Grint, who appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Pattins on, is shocked by how quickly the Twilight star’s fame has spread across the globe since he landed the lead role in the first vampire movie in 200 8.
Grint is often recognised by Potter fans - but admits he’s glad he does n’t have to deal with overwhelming groups of devoted admirers like Pattin son.
He says, "I get recognised occasionally but nothing like that. It’s cra zy. You just can’t really go anywhere. I’ve got a much more manageable ex istence. It’s just come from nowhere. It’s such a quick thing. Good luck to him."

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MARILYN MONROE’s X-Rays have become the latest odd items to stun memorabi lia auctioneers after they went under the hammer for 15 times more than t heir estimate.
The three X-ray=E2=80=99s from a 1954 visit to Cedars of Lebanon Hospit al were expected to fetch $800 to $1,200 (=C2=A3530 to =C2=A3800) each at Julien’s Auction in Las Vegas on Sunday (27Jun10) but they sold collecti vely for a record $45,000 (=C2=A330,000).
Another big seller from Sunday’s Planet Hollywood sale, which earlier t his weekend had seen Michael Jackson memorabilia go under the hammer for staggering prices, was Marilyn Monroe=E2=80=99s chair from her last photo shoot, which sold for $35,000 (=C2=A323,300).
The dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Funny Face sold for $56,250 (=C2=A337, 500).

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SALMA HAYEK has defended her on-camera panic during a recent junket inter view - explaining she has a morbid fear of snakes.
The actress and co-stars Maria Bello and Maya Rudolph were sitting lake side for the Extra TV interview to promote new movie Grown Ups when a sna ke slithered onto the set and started hissing.
Hayek and Bello leaped into Rudolph’s lap and the Mexican actress was s o shaken by the incident she refused to continue the chat.
She says, "The footage is on YouTube.com now… I have a phobia for sna kes, but the worst part was… everybody ran and they left us alone.
"It was heading straight to us, hissing. I knew we were in trouble. A l ong time goes by… it seemed like a year, and no one comes to our rescue - there were bodyguards, there were cameramen… greased electricians. N o one (came).
"Finally Maya’s hairdresser… built up the courage to take his brush b ag and started shoo-ing the snake back into the woods. That was our hero.
" The actress admits that wasn’t the only snake encounter she had connect ed to new film Grown-Ups - one also appeared in a scene.
She recalls, "Kevin James is also scared of snakes and he was like my t win when we saw it."

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Talk show queen ELLEN DEGENERES was among the winners at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday (27Jun10).
The comedienne was handed the trophy for Outstanding Talk Show: Enterta inment at the ceremony for The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
But it was a disappointing night for General Hospital, the soap opera w hich James Franco joined for a brief stint last year (09), the show only landed two prizes despite scoring a massive 18 nominations.
Julie Berman was named Best Younger Actress in a Drama Series and the s oap also won Best Drama Series Directing Team.
Meanwhile, soon-to-be-scrapped As The World Turns landed three awards.
The show picked up Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Maura West), Be st Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Park) and Top Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Julie Pinson).
Other winners at the Las Vegas Hilton included The Bold & The Beautiful , which landed Best Drama Series and Drama Series Writing Team, while the show’s star Drew Tyler Bell, picked up Best Younger Actor in a Drama Ser ies.
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series was handed to Billy Miller for The Young and The Restless, while quiz show Cash Cab won two awards for B est Game Show and Game Show Host.

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Former tennis ace JENNIFER CAPRIATI has been admitted to hospital after a llegedly suffering a suspected overdose.
The sports star, 34, was taken to a Florida medical facility on Sunday morning (27Jun10) after paramedics were called to a hotel in Riviera Beac h, reports TMZ.com.
Capriati’s dad, Stefano, reportedly tells the website the Olympic gold medal-winner is in a stable condition and recovering well.
No further information was available as WENN went to press. (KD/WNWCZM/

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