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MADONNA’s spokesperson has rebuked speculation the MATERIAL GIRL has star ted smoking again after she was snapped holding a cigarette - insisting i t was just a prop for her new movie project.
The pop superstar has stepped behind the camera to direct W.E., which t ells the story of Britain’s King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne af ter falling in love with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Filming began recently and Madonna headed to France earlier this week ( begs26Jul10) to direct a number of shoots.
She was snapped on location holding a cigarette and a lighter, promptin g reports she had taken up smoking again, a habit she quit when she was y ounger.
But a spokesperson for Madonna has told Britain’s Daily Mail the gossip is not true, insisting the singer was merely holding a prop cigarette fo r one of the stars of the movie.
Abbie Cornish, James D’Arcy and James Fox star in the biopic. (CL/WNTMA

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Rocker KT TUNSTALL is eager to fall pregnant and complete her family - bu t insists she would carry on touring if she had a baby.
The singer wed drummer Luke Bullen in 2008 and the couple has been disc ussing the possibility of having children.
But they are keen to carry on performing - and wouldn’t mind taking a t ot on the road with them.
Tunstall tells Scotland’s Daily Record, "I cannot wait to start a famil y. I’m 35 so I am ripe for getting on with it. But I needed to put all my energy into getting this album out first. It’ll be fantastic to have a c hild. Fingers crossed.
"I’m not planning on settling down. I plan to carry on what I’m doing w hen I become a mum. I don’t like the idea that being a woman and wanting to have children should stop me being a musician in any way.
"Luke and I are passionate about touring. I think a feral little child with 15 uncles wearing crew gear is a good way to do it.
"Friends who are musicians have done it and gone on the road. I remembe r Luke was playing with Heather Nova when she was eight months pregnant. Skye from Morcheeba is another friend who has done it. It’s inspiring. I would have loved to have grown up on the road."

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TOM JONES is urging his female fans to stop throwing their underwear at h im onstage - because it makes the rest of the audience laugh.
The Sex Bomb hitmaker has long endured lingerie landing at his feet dur ing shows, but Jones - who has just turned 70 - admits it’s time for the saucy stunts to stop.
He says, "It’s just wrong. I’m laying my soul down here and people star t laughing."

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CHERYL COLE is refusing to let her recent battle with malaria slow her do wn - she’s heading into the studio to work on her next album during her v acation in Los Angeles, according to a U.K. report.
The Girls Aloud star was treated in an intensive care unit earlier this month (Jul10) after she fell sick with the deadly tropical disease, whic h she is believed to have picked up on a trip to Tanzania.
Cole cancelled all of her imminent work commitments, including her judg ing role on Simon Cowell’s TV talent show The X Factor, to give her time to recover from the illness and she has been resting at her home in Surre y, England for the last two weeks.
The star showed her health had improved by jetting off to L.A. this wee k (begs26Jul10) for a break with her dancer pal Derek Hough to aid her re cuperation.
But the trip is a working holiday for Cole, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, "Cheryl couldn’t sit around any longer. S he feels 100 times better and wants to get some normality back. She was g oing crazy sitting around at home.
"She wants a change of scenery so has decided to go to Los Angeles and get back into the studio. But it’s still nowhere near the work schedule s he had before she fell ill."

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Police were called to the set of KT TUNSTALL’s latest video shoot after t he production descended into chaos and ended in a bar fight.
The Scottish rocker headed to Nashville, Tennessee to film the promo fo r Still A Weirdo, which is set for release in the U.K. in September (10).
But Tunstall’s plans for the video were thrown into turmoil when she in volved a local bar owner.
She explains, "It was an amazing place. It was hard going because it wa s over 100 degrees.
"The bar owner called everyone who drank there to come down to be part of the video. There was a fight, an arrest and somebody crashed their car into a lamp post by 3pm."

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has honoured musician MIDGE URE and actor JONATHAN PRI CE by making them Companions of the arts institute he helped create in 19 96.
The former Beatles star hosted graduation day at the Liverpool Institut e for Performing Arts (LIPA) in Liverpool, England on Friday (30Jul10).
Music producer Alan Moulder and theatre designer Christopher Oram were also honoured at the ceremony.
Ure says, "I would have loved something like this as a kid growing up i n the outskirts of Glasgow, someone to nurture whatever drive I had. I am one of the very lucky few, I get to wake up in the morning and fulfil my passions." McCartney, who is LIPA’s lead patron, adds, "When anyone asks me what t his day is like, I always say I love coming here because the joy, hope an d the spirit is so evident. It’s very special emotionally to be part of t his day."

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Irish singer RONAN KEATING has reconciled with his wife YVONNE after thei r marriage was rocked by affair allegations - the BOYZONE star insists he is part of "a happy family" once again.
Keating announced his separation from his wife of 12 years in May (10) and was subsequently hit by rumours he’d enjoyed a fling with a dancer on his tour last year (09).
The star, who shares three kids with Yvonne, was said to be eager to re unite with his estranged partner and was spotted on numerous family days out with his wife and children after the split.
And now Keating has confirmed the couple’s relationship is back on trac k.
He tells Britain’s Daily Mail, "We=E2=80=99ve been left to our own devi ces but we are now a happy family. It=E2=80=99s all good, thank God." (CL

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British singer JOE MCELDERRY has ‘come out’ as gay following intense onli ne speculation about his sexuality.
Rumours about the teenager’s sexual preference have been rife since he won Simon Cowell’s TV talent show The X Factor in December (09).
Earlier this year (10), the star’s personal Twitter.com page was hacked into, with a fake post outing him as gay and stating: "It’s been difficu lt living a lie for so many years." McElderry has now told his fans the truth about his sexuality, admittin g the Twitter prank pushed him into revealing all.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "I was really angry at first - thinking, ‘H ow dare they hack me?’ But after a while I looked at the message and thou ght, ‘Well, they’re not that far from the truth’.
"I think the Twitter thing was the point when I realised I was gay. I j ust looked at it and thought, ‘Should I be more bothered about this?’ Bec ause I wasn’t, that’s when it clicked and I thought maybe I was. It was a turning point, definitely." The 19 year old admits he’s happy with his choice to ‘come out’ publicl y, adding, "I think I can be happy now that I have realised who I am - an d I am feeling good about it."

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DIANE KRUGER is a budding stylist - she regularly cuts boyfriend JOSHUA J ACKSON’s hair.
The Inglourious Basterds star has been dating the former Dawson’s Creek actor since 2006 and admits she likes to keep Jackson well groomed - eve n if it means taking matters into her own hands.
She says, "I cut Josh’s hair all the time. He loves it because he can w atch TV (while I do it). I’ve only messed it up once."

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star CORBIN BLEU is urging his fans to write about so cial issues online to help raise awareness of the problems.
The singer/actor has launched www.CorbinBleuLive.com for fans to submit their musings about issues they feel strongly about and want to draw att ention to.
Bleu has pledged to follow all the bloggers on Twitter.com in a bid to "unite" his fanbase and reach out to people around the world.
In a series of posts on the microblogging website, he writes, "I will f ollow you if your (sic) involved in telling the world what you would like to change. We need to unite and make changes.
"My master plan by the end of next month (is to) be following over 100K .. I really want to unite my fan base and start communicating to change th e world. I really hope everyone joins me in this global effort to get peo ple talking about change."

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INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE author ANNE RICE has turned her back on Christia nity after becoming troubled by recent controversies surrounding the chur ch.
The writer, whose gothic novel inspired the hit Brad Pitt and Tom Cruis e movie of the same name, has been a follower of the faith for years and released her memoir, Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession, in 2 008.
But on Wednesday (28Jul10), Rice stunned fans on her Facebook.com page when she posted a note which read: "In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial b irth control.
"In the name of… Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Ame n." Rice admits she has harboured doubts about her religion for the past tw o to three years following the revelations of certain scandals involving the church, particularly allegations of child abuse, and she felt compell ed to make a personal stand by declaring she was no longer a Christian.
She tells the Associated Press, "I believed for a long time that the di fferences, the quarrels among Christians didn’t matter a lot for the indi vidual, that you live your life and stay out of it. But then I began to r ealise that it wasn’t an easy thing to do.
"I came to the conclusion that if I didn’t make this declaration, I was going to lose my mind."

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EDDIE IZZARD, DAVID WALLIAMS and SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH have been honoure d by the British Scout Association for their inspirational charity work.
The trio was among 15 heroes who received special Scout badges as the t raditional boys’ organisation celebrated its 103rd birthday.
The two funnymen have raised money for Britain’s Sport Relief and Comic Relief charities by taking on gruelling challenges recently; Izzard ran 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometres) across the U.K. in 51 days last summer (09 ) and in May (10), Walliams completed a 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometre) char ity bike ride.
Other recipients of the special badge included comic James Corden and p op band Scouting For Girls.

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Boxing champion-turned-record executive FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. is allegedl y refusing to pay his landlord more than $63,000 (=C2=A342,000) in rent b ecause of the substandard condition of the building in Las Vegas.
The star is said to have been forced to leave the offices for his marke ting company, Mayweather Promotions, in Sin City earlier this week (begs2 6Jul10) after falling behind on payments.
According to a complaint filed in in Las Vegas district court, Mayweath er is five months behind on rent and owes the landlord more than $63,000.
But Mayweather’s lawyer claims his client has been withholding the rent money because the property’s conditions were substandard.
Jeffrey Morse tells the New York Post’s gossip column PageSix, "Mayweat her gave notice to the landlord. It’s been at least two months since he d ecided to leave."

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LIAM NEESON treated his beloved mother-in-law VANESSA REDGRAVE to a previ ew of his new movie THE A-TEAM - but the veteran actress was left baffled by the plot.
Neeson was married to Redgrave’s daughter Natasha Richardson before her untimely death last year (09).
He has remained close to Richardson’s family and took her mother and th eir two sons for a day out to watch his action film.
But classical actress Redgrave struggled to understand what was going o n in the blockbuster.
Neeson explains, "I went to see the film with my two boys and my mother -in-law. Three-quarters of the way through, I asked her, ‘Vanessa, are yo u following it?’ She said, ‘I am a little bit confused - but I love every second of it!’ "We all loved it and I guess I got a little bit of cred (credibility) w ith my boys."

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An actor starring in the West End production of CHICAGO has been hailed a hero after rescuing three people from a blazing building.
Adam Stafford, who plays Amos Hart in the musical, spotted smoke coming from a house in Berkshire, England and dashed inside to raise the alarm.
The residents escaped unscathed - and Stafford, who was in a fire as a teenager, is just happy he could help.
He tells Britain’s Evening Standard, "Once you’ve been in a fire you kn ow the first priority is human life. I just knew I needed to get people o ut." The recent fire was allegedly caused by an electrical fault. (CL/WNE/LR

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NICOLE KIDMAN is urging officials in Haiti to increase security in the ea rthquake-ravaged nation in a bid to eradicate sexual attacks on women.
The Hollywood actress visited the country earlier this week (begs26Jul1 0) in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations’ Developme nt Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Kidman visited survivors living in a temporary camp, set up following t he earthquake in January (10), on Friday (30Jul10) - and urged government officials to step in and address the issue of violence against females.
She says, =E2=80=9CDuring this trip I saw first-hand how this humanitar ian disaster is impacting women and girls.
"The lack of shelter and security makes them more vulnerable to violenc e, in particular sexual violence. Yet, I have also seen the determination and resilience of women and men in Haiti to rebuild their country.
"Today I visited a temporary shelter for women and girls who experience d sexual violence or are at risk, where women leaders work to make sure t here are medical and legal services as well as counselling and livelihood training. This needs to be done on a large scale and they need our suppo rt.=E2=80=9D Kidman has been heavily involved in helping the country since January’s disaster - she manned a phone during George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti tel ethon and is funding a new school in the area, along with her husband Kei th Urban.

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ROB LOWE is hoping to turn the fortunes of the Miramax Films studio aroun d - the actor has confirmed he is one of the investors in a massive $660 million (=C2=A3440 million) deal to acquire the company.
The West Wing star recently formed a multimedia investment venture with the chairman of Colony Capital LLC, Tom Barrack, and they were rumoured to be in talks to buy the movie company.
Miramax was sold to a group of investors on Friday (30Jul10) and Lowe h as now confirmed he is part of the takeover.
In a statement, he says, "The acquisition of a classic brand like Miram ax is an exciting first step in my partnership with Tom Barrack and Colon y Capital. This represents an exciting new chapter for me." The studio was originally set up by movie moguls Harvey and Bob Weinste in and sold to The Walt Disney Company in 1993 after they left to establi sh The Weinstein Company.
Miramax fell into financial difficulty and closed its offices in Januar y (10), sparking a fierce six-month bidding war for control of the compan y.

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A second woman has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against CASEY AFFLEC K, alleging the star climbed into bed with her and groped her while she s lept.
Cinematographer Magdalena Gorka filed a $2.25 million (=C2=A31.5 millio n) lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (30Jul10), alleging Be n Affleck’s brother harassed her during work on his documentary I’m Still Here, which follows Joaquin Phoenix’s attempts to launch a rap career.
Gorka claims she was forced to leave the project without proper pay or a production credit after Affleck "crawled" into her bed at Phoenix’s New York apartment, where they were staying during the shoot in December (09 ).
The legal papers, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, state, "During th e middle of the night, (Gorka) awoke to find Affleck lying in the bed nex t to her. Unbeknownst to (Gorka), Affleck had entered the bedroom while s he was asleep and crawled into the bed. When she woke up, Affleck was cur led up next to her in the bed wearing only his underwear and a t-shirt. H e had his arm around her, was caressing her back, his face was within inc hes of hers and his breath reeked of alcohol." Gorka alleges she ordered the film star out of her bed and confronted h im the morning after the incident before flying to Los Angeles and subseq uently leaving the documentary.
She later rejoined the project after another female worker was employed - but she claims the shoot with Affleck was still problematic.
The documents state, "(Gorka) was berated and verbally attacked by Affl eck after she refused his sexual advances in New York, and was criticised constantly for refusing to be submissive in response to his rants and de risive comments." Gorka then left the shoot altogether but claims she has been left out o f pocket and been stripped of her Director of Photography credit.
Commenting on the lawsuit, Gorka’s lawyer Brian Procel says, "In her 16 years of working in the entertainment industry she has never accused any one of sexual harassment. Ms. Gorka knows there will be repercussions, an d that she will be exposed to attacks mounted by Affleck’s high-paid publ icists and ‘bulldog’ attorneys. She ultimately decided that the truth nee ds to come out. We look forward to our day in court." The lawsuit comes a week after Affleck was sued for $2 million (=C2=A31 ..3 million) by producer Amanda White, who claims he sexually harassed her during the filming of the same documentary.

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