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Music producer LOU DEPRIJCK has won a longrunning legal battle with bosse s at the AMC record label over the rights to his 2006 song CA PLANE POUR MOI.
Deprijck was accused of falsely marketing the release, a cover of Plast ic Bertrand’s punk track of the same name, as the "original voice" of the 1977 hit, which he also worked on.
A previous court ruling in 2006 had declared musician Plastic Bertrand was the "legal performer" of the song, and AMC executives took Deprijck t o court in a bid to block him from receiving royalties from the remake.
But a Belgian judge sided with Deprijck earlier this week (begs26Jul10) after a language expert studied the vocals from the 1977 and the 2006 tu nes to determine whether it was Bertrand or the producer’s voice used on the original.
The professional claimed it was the same voice on both songs, but insis ted Bertrand could not have performed it because the track’s singer had a distinct accent.
He told the court, "The way the phrases end on each record show that th e song could only have been sung by a Ch’ti - otherwise known as someone from the Picard region of France.
"It could therefore not have been Plastic Bertrand - who was born in Br ussels - and was surely Monsieur Deprijck." Deprijck was born in the French-speaking West Hainaut area of Belgium, but the place is sometimes referred to as Picard Walloonia because locals in the region speak with a Picard accent, the linguist explained.
Deprijck is "relieved" at the outcome of the court case, telling Le Par isien newspaper, "I hope I will finally get my rights."

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Jazz drummer CHRIS DAGLEY has been killed in a tragic motorcycle accident at the age of 39.
The British musician died in the early hours of Wednesday (28Jul10) whe n he lost control of his motorbike on his way home and crashed on a highw ay in White City, London.
Dagley, who previously played with Lionel Richie and British boyband Ta ke That, was a rising star on the London jazz scene and performed as part of the house band at the iconic Ronnie Scott’s jazz club.
He is survived by his partner and their three children.

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JESSICA SIMPSON’s new boyfriend, former American footballer ERIC JOHNSON, has cancelled plans to enrol in a business programme at the University o f Pennsylvania so he can stay close to the singer in Los Angeles.
The couple began dating in May (10) and recently celebrated Simpson’s 3 0th birthday with a vacation in Italy, accompanied by her family.
And the relationship is going so well, the ex-San Francisco 49ers star, who graduated from Yale University, has decided against moving across th e country to begin a two-year course at the prestigious Wharton school in August (10).
A source tells Us Weekly magazine, "He doesn’t want to move to Philadel phia and leave her so soon after they got together. He really wants to be with Jessica."

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Rapper KANYE WEST gave Facebook.com employees a special treat on Tuesday (27Jul10) when he performed three new songs a cappella during a visit to the social networking site’s California headquarters.
The Stronger hitmaker is expected to make his chart comeback later this year (10) when he releases his fifth studio album - his first since he f ell from pubic favour by wrecking Taylor Swift’s big night at the 2009 MT V Video Music Awards.
But he gave workers at Facebook’s Palo Alto offices a sneak preview of his work on Tuesday, debuting tracks My Chain Heavy, Sweat on My Face and Lost in the World, as well as reading a poem called Mama’s Boyfriend, re ports NahRight.com.
The purpose of West’s visit was unclear but reports suggest he was at t he headquarters for a meeting with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
West later took to his blog to thank website employees for their suppor t during his impromptu performance.
He wrote, "Many times in life I’ve had to deal with moments of doubt. A nd as it’s been a minute since I’ve performed any fresh material in front of an audience, this could’ve been one of those moments=E2=80=A6 but it wasn’t.
"Your energy was a gift so electric, so genuine, that it really helped me give my best. The energy was so inspiring I had to keep going! I just hope you got as much from me as I got from you=E2=80=A6 which was everyth ing! Love to all my fans, especially at Facebook."

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Actress RACHEL WEISZ has an unusual way of keeping coyotes from her chick en coop at her family’s country home - she’s enlisted her young son HENRY to urinate around its fence.
The Mummy star keeps a coop of nine hens and one rooster at the upstate New York home she shares with director fiance Darren Aronofsky.
And she admits the couple’s four-year-old son is having a lot of fun ma king sure the fowls are kept safe.
She says, "He plays with the chickens, he catches them.
"Apparently if human beings urinate around the perimeter of the chicken coop it keeps the coyotes at bay. Apparently they don’t like human urine ..
"So my son has taken on this task and he is peeing his way around this fence. He’s serious. He drinks a lot and he saves his pee for the chicken coop."

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Veteran actress CYBILL SHEPHERD has finally learned to embrace her advanc ing age and credits ongoing therapy sessions with helping her through the menopause.
The former Moonlighting star became a sexagenarian on 18 February (10), and admits she’s been fraught with insecurity about growing older in age ist Hollywood.
But she’s finally over her life crisis and is embracing her mortality - thanks to psychotherapy.
She says, "I feel like I’m just peaking now. When I started my 50s I st arted ‘The Change’. Some people call it menopause, I like to call it ‘The Change’. It looked pretty grim. I mean, hot flashes, everything just sta rted to dry up, and you’re not supposed to do anything again. So I went i nto psychotherapy…
"You can see that you’re not going to live forever."

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Actress JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT has found happiness with a new man - she’s d ating actor/director ALEX BEH, according to a U.S. tabloid report.
The Ghost Whisperer star, 31, has been single since splitting from her TV co-star Jamie Kennedy in March (10) but she’s allegedly taken herself off the dating market after meeting 27-year-old Beh.
The couple was spotted enjoying a romantic dinner date in Los Angeles e arlier this month (Jul10) and the actress is smitten, reports Us Weekly.
A source says, "She’s so into him. It’s relatively new. But they’re rea lly cute together. They were holding hands the whole night!"

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RACHEL WEISZ fears she may have killed her chance to land a role in a JUD D APATOW comedy - because the filmmaker hasn’t called since she drunkenly confessed her "passion for him" at a Hollywood party.
The Mummy star admits she’s a big fan of the Superbad producer, and has been desperate to work on one of Apatow’s films for years.
But she worries she went overboard when she professed her love for his work and is now convinced she’s lost the opportunity to collaborate with him for good.
She says, "I worship Judd Apatow. I think he’s extremely funny. His wor k is ground-breaking… I love his movies.
"I have actually met him a couple of times. I don’t actually think it w ent that well… I’d had a few glasses of champagne. I went up to him and I was very intense about my passion for him… Maybe slurring a little b it. No (he hasn’t called me)."

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Racy decade-old photos of ANGELINA JOLIE posing semi-nude and in bondage gear have been released by an American tabloid.
Eight raunchy snaps, allegedly taken in 1999 by a friend, have been pub lished in Star magazine.
The actress is pictured with black tape over her nipples and a dog leas h around her neck in some of the images.
Star’s sources allege the photos were taken during a 14-hour drug binge ..
Jolie, 35, has admitted to using drugs in the past, before settling dow n and starting a family with partner Brad Pitt.
She has also alluded to a "dark" past, telling USA today in a recent in terview, "There’s certainly a side of me that isn’t completely… sane. O r completely ‘even’ all the time. We all have our dark sides." (JMA&IG/TS

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Rapper/actor COMMON is making the transition from movie theatres to the s mall screen - he’s landed his first leading role in a new TV series.
The Go! hitmaker, real name Lonnie Lynn, Jr., recently starred as Queen Latifah’s leading man in romantic comedy Just Wright, the first film whi ch saw him take top billing alongside his fellow hip-hop star-turned-actr ess.
But Common is now set to go back in time to play Elam, a freed slave, i n contemporary western Hell on Wheels on the AMC network, according to th e Hollywood Reporter.
The pilot will be shot later this year (10).

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Rapper LIL’ JON is extra-careful his entourage doesn’t bring illegal subs tances on the road - because he’s convinced police target tour buses.
The hip-hop producer was recently on board a tour bus that was pulled o ver by police, with officers conducting a thorough search for contraband.
Jon, who insists he does not smoke marijuana, ranted about the incident during an appearance on U.S. TV show TMZ on Tuesday (27Jul10), although the rapper failed to confirm whether cops found anything in the search.
He explained, "I was just on a tour bus last week (ends25Jul10) and the police pulled us over… They got the dog out they was like, ‘I know you got something on here!’… Yes, they (police) do target tour buses." Last week (21Jul10), rocker Bret Michaels’ tour bus was pulled over by police in Indiana, who reportedly found marijuana and unidentified contro lled substances during an open search.
No arrests were made in that incident.

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ROLLING STONES guitarist RONNIE WOOD is set to show off his artistic tale nts - the rocker has landed a solo art show at an Ohio museum this autumn (10).
The Butler Institute of American Art will exhibit 30 of Wood’s painting s, 22 pen-and-pencil drawings and seven mixed-media works beginning 21 Se ptember (10).
The 63-year-old rock star, who picked up a paint brush at the age of 12 , before he started playing guitar, plans to be present for the opening - a first for Wood at a major American museum.
The exhibit runs until 21 November (10).

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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and SIR ELTON JOHN have turned down offers to fill SIMO N COWELL’s vacant judging seat on TV talent contest AMERICAN IDOL, accord ing to online reports.
Cowell quit the show in May (10) to focus on his new U.S. series The X Factor, which premieres in September, 2011.
Recent reports suggested the SexyBack singer and the Rocket Man had eme rged as Idol creator Simon Fuller’s favourites on a list of possible repl acement judges, alongside Harry Connick Jr. and Chris Isaak.
However, both Timberlake and John’s reps have denied the claims.
Timberlake is said to be concentrating on his film career and has no ti me for a regular TV gig, according to Deadline.com.
Meanwhile, John’s publicist tells the website, "Elton’s got commitments right up until next year (11). As we stand at the moment, Elton has no p lans to do the show." Idol bosses have insisted no decision is imminent, while the future of remaining judges Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres hangs in the balance.
Insiders expect a new judge to be named in September (10). (JMA/NYDN/MT

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DIANA ROSS’ sister has shot down reports the woman alleging she is MICHAE L JACKSON’s illegitimate love child is her daughter, insisting the female is "delusional".
Mocienne Petit Jackson, who lives in the Netherlands, filed court paper s in Los Angeles on Tuesday (27Jul10) asking a judge for permission to co nduct a DNA test to prove her paternity claim.
Petit Jackson alleged she was Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee’s child and had been conceived in 1975, when a then-17-year-old King of Pop reportedly impreg nated the soul superstar’s sister.
She went on to accuse the Thriller hitmaker’s mother, Katherine Jackson , of scheming to "abduct" her when she was nine in a bid to preserve the superstar’s "reputation". The legal documents state her seven kidnappers were later murdered, according to TMZ.com.
But Petit Jackson’s bid to lay claim to part of the late singer’s fortu ne has suffered a major blow - Ross-Lee is adamant the "bizarre" story is made up because her alleged ‘daughter’ is of no relation to her.
Ross-Lee, who insists she never met the superstar, claims she had previ ously responded to an email from Petit Jackson to tell the woman she was mistaken and that she was not her mother.
She even alleges police had to be brought in to deal with the situation when Petit Jackson was "really harassing" her at her office. (MT/WNWCZM/

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Bollywood actor RAVI BASWANI has died after suffering a heart attack at t he age of 64.
Baswani passed away on Tuesday (27Jul10) in Shimla, India.
A comedian and character, he began his career in theatre before he turn ed to the big screen, landing roles in several Bollywood films including Chashme buddoor and blockbuster Bunty aur Babli.
But it was his part in Jaane bhi do yaaro that sealed Baswani’s place i n Bollywood, earning him wide recognition and the Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984.
He was most recently seen in films including Anthony Kaun Hai?, Yun Hot a Toh Kya Hota: What If…? and Monsoon.

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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE gave U.S. TV audiences a late night laugh on Tuesday (27Jul10) - when she exposed the real-life ditzy blonde who inspired her character on hit ’90s sitcom MARRIED WITH CHILDREN.
Applegate soared to fame after playing stereotypical dumb blonde Kelly Bundy on the hit series, about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois.
But it wasn’t until she saw spacey, Spandex-wearing Cindy Birmisa in a 1988 documentary about heavy metal that she developed her famous Married with Children character.
The actress played a clip from the film on late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! - and admitted even Birmisa herself doesn’t know she was Applegate ’s inspiration.
She explained, "If you see the first season of Married with Children, I ‘m kind of a tougher 15 year old. But I saw The Decline of Civilization P art II: The Metal Years and I’m watching this movie and this girl comes o n and I went, ‘Oh my God, that’s it! That’s who this character is!’ And l iterally the next day I went to get Lycra mini dresses with the wardrobe lady… I haven’t ever revealed who it was and this is her." (JMA/WNVKIM/

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GRAPHIC SLAUGHTER SCENE TURNS THE DRY LAND’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR VEGETAR The assistant director on RYAN PIERS WILLIAMS’ new movie THE DRY LAND has quit eating meat and become a vegetarian after filming the bloody live s laughter of a cow for the project.
Williams wrote the screenplay, about a soldier - played by Ryan O’Nan - who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder after returning home fro m war, and the character takes on a job at a slaughter house owned by his wife’s father.
The filmmaker and his production assistants paid a visit to a real meat farm to research the graphic scene but the actual day of the shoot prove d too much for one member of his crew, and watching the cow get butchered as they filmed was enough to turn him off meat for life.
Williams tells WENN, "The cow was slaughtered and we shot it documentar y style. We went to this slaughter house before we started shooting and t hat cow was going to be slaughtered on that day and we documented it. It was very brutal to watch and to witness.
"The one thing that was important about this slaughter house is they on ly kill one cow at one time and it was very intimate and done in a clean and humane fashion, which is how I think animals should be treated if you ‘re going to kill them for food.
"I’m from Texas and I’ve been eating meat all my life so I have no inte ntion of stopping eating meat but I do respect animals and the way that t hey are slaughtered… My assistant director is from Texas and stopped ea ting meat after visiting the slaughter house and is still a vegetarian to this day." And Williams admits his director pal isn’t alone: "People have come up to me after seeing the film and told me they cut out meat from their diet .." But he hopes fans of The Dry Land will not just take the slaughter hous e scenes at face value - because it has a deeper meaning too.
He says, "What I hope the slaughter house represents is a metaphor for the war. We are so disconnected with how wars are fought, just like we ar en’t connected to the way animals are slaughtered for our food." America Ferrera, Williams’ actress fiancee, stars as the wife of the si ck soldier.

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Playboy magazine editors in France are facing legal action from British c omedian DAVID WALLIAMS’ model wife LARA STONE amid allegations they publi shed "unauthorised photographs" of her in a recent issue.
The Dutch beauty claims shots taken by photographer Greg Lotus were fea tured in the June (10) edition of the men’s publication without her prior consent.
Stone says, "It’s not the kind of publication I would ever choose to ap pear in. Playboy had no right to publish these unauthorised photographs. I feel I have no option but to take steps to protect my reputation." Her lawyers are now preparing to file suit against French Playboy bosse s and Lotus in a Paris court.
Stone wed Little Britain funnyman Walliams in May (10).

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