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BUSY PHILIPPS has laughed off reports she underwent breast enhancement su rgery while filming hit U.S. show COUGAR TOWN - putting her inflated ches t down to breastfeeding.
The actress welcomed her daughter, Birdie, in 2008 and was soon on set playing Courteney Cox’s character’s assistant Laurie.
Rumours that Phillips had gone under the knife emerged after she was se en sporting a bigger bust than usual - but the 30 year old is adamant her enlarged assets were linked to her new role as a mother.
She tells Britain’s The 5 O’Clock Show, "That’s insane. Here’s what hap pened. I was breastfeeding when I started the show.
"I was a new mom so not only was I about 30 pounds heavier but my chest was about four sizes bigger than it is today. So I guess it wasn’t real because it didn’t last - it was filled with milk and not silicone." (CL/W

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One of the men accused of kidnapping JEREMY LONDON has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including robbery and possession of stolen property.
The former Party of Five star, 37, claims he was taken hostage by a gro up of men in California last week (10Jun10) after they offered to help hi m change a tyre on his car.
London alleges he was held at gunpoint and ordered to drive the men aro und Palm Springs. He also claims he was forced to "purchase alcohol and u se illicit drugs" during his ordeal.
Police arrested one man, Brandon Adams, 26, of Palm Springs, in relatio n to the alleged incident and on Tuesday (15Jun10) he was charged with ki dnapping, robbery, possession of stolen property, vehicle theft and carja cking.
Adams has now pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains in jail, ac cording to Michael Jeandron, a spokesman for the Riverside County distric t attorney’s office.

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Actor DEAN WINTERS came within minutes of death after he was struck down with a bacterial infection last year (09) - his heart stopped beating whi le he was on his way to hospital.
The 30 Rock star fell ill last June (09) with a fever and collapsed dur ing a consultation with his doctor in New York, he was transported to a n earby hospital, but nearly didn’t make it after losing consciousness in t he ambulance.
He tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "I was afraid to go to S t. Vincent’s (hospital), so I went to my doctor’s office on Central Park West, where I collapsed. I was turning black, and my whole head was swell ing up. I died on Fifth Avenue." Paramedics were able to revive him and he spent three weeks in an inten sive care unit, before being released.
But his health took another turn for the worse a month after he was dis charged from hospital - the actor developed gangrene and doctors were for ced to amputate one of his thumbs and two toes.
He has since undergone a series of painful operations, including skin g rafts and surgery to rebuild his right hand.
Winters admits he’s lucky to be alive and he’s grateful to 30 Rock crea tor Tina Fey for putting him back to work on the show as soon as he felt well enough. He adds, "For the (30 Rock) season finale, I had casts on bo th arms, and another on my foot, which was kept off-camera. And she liter ally had me propped up on a stool.
"I feel like I’m a member of a very exclusive club - with a very tight door policy. It’s gonna take more than a finger and a couple of toes to k eep me down."

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LINDSAY LOHAN had not been drinking when her alcohol-monitoring bracelet went off earlier this month (Jun10) - tests have confirmed the actress wa s booze-free.
The Mean Girls actress was ordered to wear the SCRAM device in May (10) after missing probation hearings related to drug and drink-driving arres ts.
The anklet began flashing during an MTV Movie Awards afterparty in Los Angeles on 6 June (10) and a judge issued a bench warrant for Lohan’s arr est. The warrant was recalled when the actress posted extra bail money, a nd she insisted she had done "nothing" to trigger the bracelet.
And now Lohan’s story has been confirmed after a urine test taken at th e time of the alert proved there was no alcohol in the star’s system, acc ording to her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, who confirmed the news to E! Online.
A source tells the website, "They did a urinalysis through Medtox labs and it was indicated conclusively that there was no alcohol in her system at that time. She… just got report back and it was negative." Lohan is due back in court on 6 July (10).

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SIR SEAN CONNERY received a hero’s welcome when he returned to his native Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday (17Jun10) to see a plaque unveiled on th e site of his former home.
The Bond legend was back in the Fountainbridge area of the city, visiti ng the street where he was born in 1930.
A plaque in his honour has been positioned on a new housing development , built on the site of his former family residence, and crowds of locals took to the streets to welcome the actor home.
Connery and his wife Micheline travelled around the area where he grew up, posing for pictures with fans and chatting to old friends and locals who had known his parents Joseph and Effie.
But the star, who has lived in the Bahamas for the last three decades, admits he struggled to recognise the streets because the area has changed so much.
He told Britain’s Daily Record, "I’m lost walking around here. I look f orward to the whole thing (construction in the area) to be finished." (MJ

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PAUL MCCARTNEY is to write the score for a top-secret ballet production.
The Beatles star, who turned 68 on Friday (18Jun10), has signed up to c reate new music for a forthcoming dance show - and the singer is delighte d to be taking on such a challenging new project.
He tells BBC News, "I’m interested in doing things I haven’t done befor e. That offer came up and I love writing music, the two went together and I said, ‘Yeah,’ so I just accept things before I even know what I’m doin g." McCartney admits the project is still in the planning stage and he does n’t know when the full production will make its debut: "I don’t really kn ow that much about it yet."

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NATALIE PORTMAN has suffered the ultimate snub - the band named after her is changing its name.
Indie rockers Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head have ditched their quirky n ame and will now perform under Brite Futures.
A statement from the Seattle, Washington band reads, "Our love affair w ith Natalie’s name was like a summer fling that lasted… and lasted… a nd lasted, but now it is summer once again, and time for a change." (KL/W

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An ELVIS PRESLEY fan has been given permission to build a replica of his idol’s Graceland estate in Denmark.
Henrik Knudsen’s Graceland will feature his Presley memorabilia collect ion, which features Elvis’ clothing, guitars and correspondence.
The $4.5 million (=C2=A33 million) complex, which is expected to open n ext year (11), will feature a cinema, where Presley movies will be played on a loop for visitors.
The original Graceland is in Memphis, Tennessee.

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NOEL GALLAGHER is grateful to LEONA LEWIS for covering OASIS’ STOP CRYING YOUR HEART OUT - because he’s received massive royalty cheques for her r endition of the song.
The Bleeding Love singer’s version of the Brit pop anthem appears on he r 2009 album Echo, and she has performed the track on several of the U.K.
’s biggest TV shows.
And Gallagher is delighted his rock classic has been given a pop twist as sales of Lewis’ version have garnered the musician a massive pay chequ e.
He says, "One word. In fact, it’s more like a sound effect. It just goe s ‘kerching’. Thank you very much."

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JUSTIN BIEBER was left stunned when several U.K. fans asked for his autog raph after they mistook him for a British soap actor.
The Baby hitmaker has garnered a massive following around the world sin ce he shot to stardom last year (09) and is regularly mobbed by girls whe n he appears in public.
But Bieber’s fame hasn’t reached all parts of Britain - a group of teen agers recently approached the singer because they thought he was 17-year- old actor Thomas Law from British TV show Eastenders.
He says, "Some girls asked for my autograph and then said, ‘We love you in EastEnders.’ "I’d never heard of the show. So I Googled the actor, and, I guess, the re are worse people to be compared with."

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KATY PERRY banned all heterosexual men from the set of her CALIFORNIA GUR LS video - because she didn’t want them to see her naked.
Russell Brand’s fiancee strips off in the sexy new promo, which sees he r lying nude on cloud of cotton candy in one shot, while covering her bre asts with cakes in another.
And Perry made sure it was a closed set on the day of filming - except for girls and gay men.
She tells MTV News, "The cotton candy clouds! I was naked. It was reall y fun to do. We had to do like a closed set because we didn’t want anyone seeing anything.
"You weren’t allowed (on the set) unless you were a girl or you’re gay; I think that’s probably like the standard for all girlfriends. Anyways, I was really excited to do something like this and really nervous. But it turned out (okay)."

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The SCISSOR SISTERS have come under fire from fans in Scotland after they dedicated a song during a recent show in Glasgow to an infamous serial k iller.
The band was performing at Glasgow’s Barrowlands venue on Wednesday nig ht (16Jun10), when singer Ana Matronic gave a ’shout-out’ to ‘Bible John’ - the name of an unidentified killer who murdered three young women in t he city during the 1960s. The killer was never caught.
She told the audience, "I would like to dedicate the next song to Bible John." But fans at the event were left aghast by the dedication.
One concertgoer tells Britain’s The Sun, "The Scissor Sisters are a bit weird but that was a bit crass.
"It doesn’t matter how young you are, everyone in Glasgow knows about t he murders. The victims must have relatives who are still alive so it may be wasn’t the wisest move."

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JEFF BRIDGES relied on the improvisation skills of ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. whi le shooting IRON MAN - because he often arrived on-set not knowing his li nes.
The Oscar winner, who played Tony Stark’s business partner-turned-arch- rival Obadiah Stane in the 2008 film, only signed up because he was a hug e fan of Downey Jr. and the movie’s director Jon Favreau.
And Bridges soon realised when filming began he had a good team on his side - admitting the pair often had to help him when he got lost during a scene.
He tells Total Film magazine, "We would show up sometimes and we had th is big scene to shoot and we wouldn’t know what we were going to say. We were lucky to have Favreau and Downey. Both of them are master improviser s. It came off great."

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TOM FELTON’s role in the HARRY POTTER movies has made him unpopular with many young fans - he terrifies children who mistake him for his villainou s alter-ego DRACO MALFOY.
The actor plays the bad boy wizard in the family franchise and Felton a dmits he is regularly shunned by youngsters because of his evil onscreen persona.
And one recent encounter with a petrified fan left him stunned - after the child hid behind his father in fear.
Felton tells Britain’s Live from Studio Five, "I have a bad enough one (reputation) around here (because of the film) anyway. I had a kid come u p to me yesterday and said, ‘I hate you!’. I was like, ‘Oh thank you very much, that’s a real compliment.’ "He didn’t want a hug - I tried to get a handshake but he wouldn’t for love nor money. He just hid behind his dad’s leg."

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CAMERON DIAZ has revealed she wasn’t a virgin when she hooked up with her first real boyfriend, video director CARLOS DE LA TORRE, while modelling in Japan at 16.
In a candid new Playboy interview, the actress admits she lost her virg inity "to get it over with" and then felt "the gates were open" to her - and she went wild when she first left home to model.
Asked if she had already been with a guy before she met De La Torre, Di az says, "Yes! Oh my God, no - I don’t want my mom to know. Actually, f** k it. I had already had sex.
"I had a lot of encounters that weren’t ‘going all the way’ but were fu n and made me very enthusiastic and excited about the possibilities.
"Japan was great. I had my own apartment. I met somebody I ended up han ging out with. It was amazing to be young and free and have all those exp eriences."

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KATHERINE HEIGL’s adopted South Korean daughter is often mistaken for her niece on family outings - because the actress’ sister also hails from th e Asian nation.
The Knocked Up star became a first-time mother last September (09), whe n she and her husband Josh Kelley welcomed little Naleigh into the family ..
Heigl was inspired to take in a child from abroad by her parents, who a dopted her older sister Meg from South Korea, but when the siblings are t ogether it gets a bit confusing for onlookers.
The 31 year old tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "We chose a Korean baby b ecause of my sister and to this day my sister is so amazing with her. I l ove that my niece and nephew, who are half-Korean, have a Korean cousin. We’re a family of Koreans! It’s beautiful and it’s wonderful.
"It’s very natural and what we’ve been exposed to, but I think people l ook at us sometimes and they think Naleigh is my sister’s child, or they think my sister and I are a couple and these are our children. I just lov e that, because I like surprising people. I like reminding myself that it ’s unusual to others, because to me it’s not."

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British TV chef GORDON RAMSAY has cut short filming for a U.K. TV show af ter his mother suffered a heart attack.
The Hell’s Kitchen star was working in Vietnam earlier this week (begs1 4Jun10) when he discovered his beloved mother Helen, 66, had been taken i ll.
He immediately halted work on a series for Britain’s Channel 4 and canc elled an upcoming promotional trip to New Zealand to jet back to England to be by her bedside, according to Britain’s The Sun.
Ramsay’s spokesperson says, "With the news of his mother’s heart attack , Gordon has had to postpone his visit to New Zealand.
"He is so sorry to disappoint his fans. He will be rescheduling." (CL/W

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RUSSELL CROWE’s representative has dismissed rumours the actor was digita lly slimmed-down for his latest role as ROBIN HOOD.
The Oscar-winner plays the English folk hero in Sir Ridley Scott’s re-i magining of the classic tale, and recent reports claimed movie bosses spe nt "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in post-production to make a burly Crowe appear slimmer onscreen.
America’s National Enquirer alleged, "Crowe just couldn’t manage to dro p the last 10 to 15 pounds he’d packed on, and producers were horrified b y several scenes where he looked totally fat." But Crowe’s spokesperson has brushed off the magazine’s claims, telling GossipCop.com the report is "not true".

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