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HEATHER MILLS insists the trauma and pain she went through after losing h er leg in a traffic accident was nothing compared to the way she felt aft er splitting from ex-husband SIR PAUL McCARTNEY.
The pair separated in 2006 after four years of marriage and went on to fight an ugly public divorce battle.
The union was officially dissolved in 2008 and the former Beatle was or dered to hand over $38.9 million (=C2=A324.3 million) of his fortune to h is ex-wife, as well as annual payments for their daughter Beatrice.
Despite the animosity between Mills and McCartney, the charity campaign er - who had a section of her leg amputated after a motorbike ran into he r in 1993 - has spoken out about the deep pain she went through after lea ving the Beatles legend, and insists their love was for real.
She tells Britain’s The People newspaper, "I was madly in love with him .. I was absolutely devastated and numb. I didn’t know what to do. Losing my left leg in a motorcycle accident was 20 times easier to deal with tha n losing my marriage.
"The thing that kept me going was Beatrice and my friends and family.
"Paul and I were completely in love. It was a real love story - but it ended even though I didn’t want it to. I had to leave. I had no choice."

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DUANE EDDY’s REBEL ROUSER has topped a new list of the Coolest Guitar Ins trumentals.
The track beat Link Wray’s Rumble and Miserlou by surf guitar great Dic k Dale to land the number one spot in a new Guitar World magazine poll.
Freddie King’s The Stumble and Steppin’ Out by John Mayall & the Bluesb reakers round out the top five.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 3rd Stone From the Sun and Eruption by Va n Halen also make the top 10.

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ROBIN THICKE can’t wait to teach his newborn son all about sports and mus ic - but confesses he’s not the most hands-on dad and often ducks out of changing diapers.
The singer and his wife, actress Paula Patton, welcomed little Julian F uego into the world in April (10) and Thicke has been enjoying his new ro le as a devoted dad ever since.
But while he loves spending time with his son and is eager to teach him about music superstars Michael Jackson and Al Green, he admits he often leaves the dirty work to other people.
He tells People.com, "I’ve gotten to spend a lot of time with the baby lately, learning how to be a dad. I look forward to every day with him, w atching him grow and learn… I want to teach him basketball and Al Green .. I want to teach him Michael Jackson and all that fun stuff.
"We got some good friends and family, some grandmas helping out. I did change a couple of diapers. And then I got tired of that. I like doing th e holding and the playing more."

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Jazz star AL JARREAU’s condition is "improving" - but he will be under th e watch of medics at a hospital in France for several more days.
The 70-year-old musician collapsed before he was due to perform at a mu sic festival in Barcelonnette, in the southern French Alps, on Thursday ( 22Jul10).
He was taken to a nearby hospital but was airlifted by helicopter to an other in nearby Marseille on Saturday (24Jul10) after the altitude caused problems with his breathing.
The singer has stabilised since being transferred and his rep insists h is health continues to get better.
The spokesperson tells the Associated Press, "The state of his health i s improving. The problem is that he wants to get out but doctors plan to keep him here for another few days."

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Welsh pop singer SHAKIN’ STEVENS was hospitalised last week (ends25Jul10) after collapsing at his home due to exhaustion caused by the pressure of recording a new album.
The Green Door hitmaker has been working hard to get his latest album f inished in time for its scheduled release date early next year (11), and the singer’s spokesman insists his stress led to the collapse at his home in Windsor, England.
The rep tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "He has been working very hard. H e has been recording a new album that will be released next February and he has been under a lot of pressure to get it finished.
"He was admitted to the hospital four days ago. It’s not great and he i s still there. They are keeping an eye on him. He is awake, though.
"He has been fantastic. I have seen a lot of him over the last few mont hs. No one saw this coming. However he was under a lot of pressure with t he album.
"It was originally due to come out in October to coincide with his tour but it has now been moved back to next February."

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Rap mogul DR. DRE is facing a $1.2 million (=C2=A3800,000) lawsuit for al legedly failing to pay for studio time.
The legendary producer is being sued by Paramount Recording Studios in California for breach of contract.
In a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (23Jul10), t he claimants allege that Dre - real name Andre Young - failed to pay for the use of a recording studio between April 2009 and June 2010. The paper s claim that Young promised to pay the amount by 13 July (10), but failed to do so.
It is reported the rapper has used the recording studio for a decade an d got a cheaper rate on the space, according to Allhiphop.com. (MJ/WNWCAH

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SHIA LABEOUF’s publicist has angrily dismissed tabloid reports the actor has fallen for his new TRANSFORMERS 3 co-star ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY w hile continuing to date Brit actress CAREY MULLIGAN.
According to America’s National Enquirer, LaBeouf allegedly enjoyed a c osy dinner with the sexy model-turned-actress before sending her flowers.
The tabloid also claimed that both his partner Mulligan and Huntington- Whiteley’s hardman boyfriend Jason Statham were fuming over LaBeouf’s cru sh on his new colleague.
But the star’s rep has hit back at the rumours, telling GossipCop.com t hat the story is "completely fabricated". (MJ/WNWCGC/PAW) ————————————————————————-

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Actor PAUL DANO was worried his girlfriend would dump him after she saw h im cross-dressing in his new movie, but instead she quite liked spanking scenes in which he wore little but a red slip.
The There Will Be Blood star feared the scenes with co-star Patti D’Arb anville in The Extra Man would be a turn-off for his partner.
He tells WENN, "The girlfriend made it through seeing it and that was m y number one concern: ‘What is she gonna think after she sees me dressed in women’s lingerie?’ (but) she didn’t dislike it! "Wearing that little red slip and getting spanked by Patti D’Arbanville ; now I can say I’ve done that!" But Dano’s worries aren’t completely over - his mother has yet to see t he film: "I think she’s fine with it. She’s very supportive so she’ll be OK."

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PAMELA ANDERSON has denied she is nearly penniless following a string of financial blows, insisting she owns a number of properties in the U.S. an d Canada.
The California Franchise Tax Board released its annual list of delinque nt tax payers earlier this month (Apr10) and named the Baywatch beauty as one of the main culprits, citing a $500,000 (=C2=A3333,000) debt.
But the star is adamant she is far from being poor - because she snappe d up several houses when she was making millions.
She tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "I have a beautiful home in Canada, n ine little cabins on the dock that I’m building on Vancouver Island and a store in the front. That’s going to be kind of my sanctuary. I think eve ntually I’ll be out of LA. I have been building my place in Malibu for fo ur years; it’s not finished yet." And she blames the economic crisis for her ailing bank account - becaus e people who hired her couldn’t afford to pay up.
She adds, "Everyone went through a lot in the last couple of years. The economic situation caused a lot of stress. People didn’t pay me, but it’ s all sorted out now."

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The new season of TV musical GLEE will feature an episode inspired by RIC HARD O’BRIEN’s cult movie and stage spectacular THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
Show creator Ryan Murphy told fans at Comic-Con in San Diego, Californi a to expect the unexpected when the spooky musical hits Glee.
Meanwhile, the Glee castmates are to be animated for an appearance on T he Simpsons.
The cartoon comedy show’s producer Al Jean and creator Matt Groening le t the news slip during a Saturday afternoon (24Jul10) press conference at Comic-Con.
House star Hugh Laurie and Wallace and Gromit are set for appearances o n the show. Last week, Halle Berry and Paul Rudd were announced as new ad ditions to The Simpsons family - Berry will play herself in an Oscars-rel ated episode and Rudd will play a therapist on the show.

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JANE FONDA has gone back to the 1960s for a new hippie film about the not orious Woodstock festival.
The Oscar winner is filming Peace, Love & Misunderstanding in the town near where the 1969 festival took place.
The actress thrilled locals last week (ends23Jul10) when she showed up on set in a 1960s-era, multi-coloured dress and sandals.
Fonda has posted pictures from the set on her blog, including one of th e painted Volkswagen Beetle her hippie grandmother character drives in th e film.
The film also stars Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford and Kyle MacLachla n.

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Snooker legend ALEX HIGGINS died from malnutrition after refusing to eat, according to pal and fellow hellraiser JIMMY WHITE.
The former world champion was found dead at his home in his native Belf ast, Northern Ireland on Saturday (24Jul10). He was 61.
Higgins had appeared in public earlier this year (10) looking a shadow of his former self following a lengthy battle with throat cancer.
But fellow snooker star White insists the heavy smoker and boozer did n ot die because of the illness but because he wouldn’t eat and kept himsel f alive by drinking Guinness.
He explains to Britain’s Daily Mirror, "He died from lack of nourishmen t. We’ve lost a genius and one of the greatest champions of the game." White claims Higgins weighed a dangerously low 84 pounds (38.1 kilogram s) after losing his appetite and teeth through cancer treatment.
He adds, "In the end it wasn’t cancer that killed him, the cancer had g one, he died from lack of nourishment, how sickening is that? "Unfortunately Alex was his own man and he just wouldn’t listen to anyo ne. He was a very picky eater, one sandwich a day, he never ate much.
"His sister Jean would bring food round, make a roast dinner and put it in a blender, but it was hard work to get him to eat anything. Higgins w as in a catch 22, he didn’t like food very much and couldn’t eat because he had no teeth."

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HOUSE star HUGH LAURIE is swapping medicine for music - he’s signed his f irst record deal to release a blues album.
The actor, who plays grumpy medic Dr. Gregory House in the hit U.S. ser ies, has landed a contract with Warner music group and will team up with a host of guest musicians for the New Orleans blues album.
And Laurie, who is a self-taught musician, is ecstatic at his latest su ccess.
He says, "I am drunk with excitement at this opportunity.
"I know the history of actors making music is a chequered one, but I pr omise no one will get hurt. I am particularly thrilled to be working with Joe Henry, who has produced some of my favourite records of all time, an d I can’t wait to get started."

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Happy birthday Dame Helen! Oscar winner, stage veteran, tough TV cop, Britain’s beloved monarch - Dame Helen Mirren has proved she fits perfectly into any role, and she’s still sexy at 65.
Born in London in 1945, Mirren joined the National Youth Theatre at 18 and went on to grace the stage at the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company.
Famous for playing a buxom beauty who wasn’t afraid to bare all on came ra, she went from arthouse to the mainstream after landing the role of de tective Jane Tennison in British TV hit series Prime Suspect.
She has won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II, four BAFTAS, t hree Golden Globes and four Emmys, as well as a legion of fans around the world - becoming one of the most sought after stars as she entered her s ixth decade.
And to celebrate such a legend, we have dug deep into her colourful pas t to uncover 10 fascinating facts about Britain’s sauciest Dame. All Hail Helen! =20 - Dame Helen was chosen as one of People Magazine’s annual 100 Most Bea utiful People in the World in 2007.
=20 - She is only one of three actresses to win two Golden Globes for actin g in the same year. Joan Plowright and Sigourney Weaver are the other two ..
=20 - Dame Helen has portrayed an English Queen three times; Queen Charlott e in The Madness of King George, Elizabeth I in Elizabeth I, and Elizabet h II in The Queen. She has also played monarchs in The Prince of Egypt, T he Snow Queen and Caligula.
=20 - She was voted the world’s sexiest older woman in 2007.
=20 - She can speak fluent French.
=20 - Her real name is Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov. Her father changed the family name to help them fit in with London life.
=20 - She has a fansite dedicated to her, called The Helen Mirren Appreciat ion Society.
=20 - Dame Helen documented her life in a picture book, released in 2008.
=20 - She plays an unfaithful brothel owner in her latest movie Love Ranch, which was directed by her real-life husband Taylor Hackford. It’s only t he second time Hackford has directed Mirren - he was the man behind the l ens for 1985 film White Nights.
=20 - Her first acting credit on imdb.com is listed as Herostratus in 1967.

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A lost film which documents LEONARD COHEN’s 1972 European tour is to prem iere at a music festival in Wales.
Bird on a Wire was never released publicly, but the film will finally b e shown at the Green Man festival in Powys next month (Aug10).
Director Tony Palmer will also attend to front a panel session with fan s.
The documentary will be the movie highlight of the festival, which will include performances by the Flaming Lips and Billy Bragg.

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POPE BENEDICT XVI has joined those mourning the loss of lives at a German techno dance music festival in Duisburg on Saturday (24Jul10).
Nineteen revellers at the Love Parade 2010 event died in an underpass c rush between an overcrowded site and a new venue, while more than 350 oth ers were taken to hospitals with injuries.
The Pope, a native German, expressed his sorrow during his weekly bless ing from his summer residence near Rome, Italy, telling followers he was praying for the victims.
Organisers of the Love Parade have announced this year’s (10) festival will be the last.
An investigation has been launched into what went wrong.

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Former SPICE GIRLS star EMMA BUNTON has dismissed reports the group is re uniting for a sequel to their SPICE WORLD movie, insisting her comments a bout an upcoming project were taken out of context.
According to tabloid reports last week (ends23Jul10), the artist former ly known as Baby Spice appeared to be promoting a new film musical based on her girl group’s hits, but she has taken to Twitter.com to set the rec ord straight.
She insists there is no movie musical planned, and she was talking abou t the group’s stage musical with Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer.
Bunton writes, "Guys I’m sorry but I DID NOT mention that we would be d oing another film!. But we r very excited about r musical in the theatre (sic)!"

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Punk historian ALAN G. PARKER feared he’d upset the ghost of SID VICIOUS when he started researching his new documentary WHO KILLED NANCY? - becau se the ex-SEX PISTOLS star walked right through him.
Parker visited the Bank Street home in New York where the tragic rock i con suffered a heroin overdose and died in 1979 and was allowed access to the bedroom where Vicious’ body was found - and he immediately felt unwe lcome.
The documentarian explains, "I had been talking to the guy who now live s there for various research on Sid for books I’ve written. I got to the house and this guy Howie is a lovely little fellow and he invited me in a nd asked if I’d like to go into the bedroom where Sid died.
"I’d probably been in every building Sid entered in his short life. It was December and freezing in New York and I had a big huge duffle coat on and I walked into this warm bedroom and felt as though something passed right through me and it was really, really cold! "I turned around, said thanks for letting me in and walked straight out back into Greenwich Village… I was really freaked out by the place. I thought, ‘You’ve done all this stuff in your life, maybe this is a bridge too far.’" And it seems the spirit of Sid was right to be wary of a writer/filmmak er investigating whether or not the punk star killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen - his finished film is a very revealing one and could stain the Sex Pistols star’s legacy.
Parker adds, "I spent the last months with Sid when he was in England a nd I was intrigued by the idea of ‘Did Sid kill Nancy?’ "For 24 years, I believed that the answer was no. I tell audiences that I’ve screened the movie for, ‘I’m going to make you a member of the NYPD for one evening. You watch 19 years worth of evidence and, at the end, y ou tell me, do you think Sid killed Nancy?’"

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