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LEONA LEWIS has reportedly called off plans to tour Australia, Asia and E urope to recover from a broken heart - following her split from longtime boyfriend LOU AL-CHAMAA.
The Bleeding Love hitmaker is said to be struggling to cope since parti ng ways with her childhood sweetheart last month (Jun10).
And now Lewis has axed reported plans to take her Labyrinth trek around the world - so she can heal with the support of her loved ones.
A source tells Britain’s Sunday Mirror, "Leona’s heart just wasn’t in t he tour towards the end of the U.K. leg. She was upset, teary and heartbr oken over her split with Lou.
"She’d been with him for 10 years. This was the love of her life. The l ast thing she wanted was to be on the road away from a support network of friends and family. She wasn’t up for it emotionally." But the star is channelling her emotions into recording new material in the studio: "She’s full of ideas. She’s got a new lease of life in songw riting. She’s putting her heartbreak into her music."

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Jazz star AL JARREAU has been transferred by helicopter from a hospital i n the French Alps to another in Marseille after he fell ill with breathin g problems, which were aggravated by the altitude.
The 70-year-old musician is expected to remain in the cardiology unit o f La Timone hospital in Marseille for a week to undergo further testing.
The singer collapsed on Thursday (22Jul10) after fainting moments befor e he was due to perform at a music festival in Barcelonnette, in the sout hern French Alps.
He is believed to have had trouble adjusting to the mountain altitude, according to the Associated Press.
Jarreau, who has been touring Europe and Japan, has cancelled a further two shows in Germany and another in Azerbaijan.

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RONNIE WOOD has dismissed reports the ROLLING STONES are planning to reti re, insisting the veteran musicians are determined to "rock till we drop" ..
British tabloids reported that the Brown Sugar hitmakers had agreed to conclude the band’s 50-year career with a farewell tour next year (11).
But guitarist Wood insists he and his bandmates have no intention of qu itting.
He says, "We have all agreed this won’t be the last time. Everyone’s ro cking."

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Almost 20 revellers at Germany’s annual Love Parade were killed on Saturd ay (24Jul10) in Duisburg when overcrowding led to chaos.
Reports suggest 18 music fans died in a crush as organisers attempted t o open an area to accommodate the swelling crowds. Hundreds more were lef t seriously injured and some had to be airlifted to hospitals across Germ any.
Organisers of the event seriously underestimated the size of the crowd - they expected 700,000 people to attend the dance music celebration but twice as many fans showed up.
The death toll has stunned the nation, with German Chancellor Angela Me rkel issuing a statement to offer her condolences to the victims’ familie s.
She said, "My sadness and empathy goes out to them… The young people came to celebrate; instead people were killed and injured." The chaos unfolded in an underpass between the main event site and an a rea organisers opened in an effort to contain the crowds.
Despite the tragedy, the Love Parade went on as planned; police and pro moters feared the cancellation would lead to a riot.
It’s the second such event to end in chaos in a month - the organisers of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles came under fire in June (10 ) when more than 100 dance music fans were admitted to hospital after att endees scrambled to gain access to the Memorial Coliseum and Exposition P ark festival, which was headlined by Moby.
Officials claimed many of the injuries occurred as crowds rushed the ga tes and barriers in a bid to force their way into the event.

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Supermodel SOPHIE DAHL has infuriated her neighbours in a small rural vil lage with plans to erect a tall fence around the house she shares with si nger husband JAMIE CULLUM.
The blonde beauty and the jazz musician asked for planning permission t o build a privacy barrier around their $4.5 million (=C2=A33 million) mar ital home in Buckinghamshire, England.
But locals feared the construction would be an eyesore, prompting the r esidents’ association to deny the request.
Instead, the statuesque model has been forced to agree to a fence no hi gher than 4 feet, 6 inches (1.4 meters).
An insider tells Britain’s Mail On Sunday, "Sophie wanted a significant ly taller fence and gate as she doesn=E2=80=99t want people snooping. The problem was, the residents didn=E2=80=99t want it." Neighbours are also concerned about rumours Cullum has built a recordin g studio in the property.
A source adds, "Some of the neighbours are worried that there will be l ots of noise. The houses are all very close to one another and it=E2=80=99 s a very small community. Building work finished almost a year ago but th ey kept up huge fences that had been used to shield the house during the work for months afterwards. Frankly, if Sophie wants privacy she has chos en the wrong house."

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Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star TIFFANI THIESSEN told her husband she wa s pregnant with their first child via Skype.
The actress was shooting new TV drama White Collar in New York last yea r (09) when she discovered she was expecting and she has modern technolog y to thank for being able to tell husband Brady Smith he was going to be a dad face to face.
Thiessen says, "My husband was still living in Los Angeles… and when I got pregnant we were apart, but, these days, with the digital and all t hat, we Skyped each other. I was able to tell him on Skype. I told him he was going to be a father on Skype." And she held up her pregnancy test for the camera, so Smith could see s he was serious.
Little Harper Renn was born last month (Jun10).

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MISCHA BARTON is kicking off her career comeback with a healthy new lifes tyle - she has quit drinking.
The former O.C. star admitted to hitting "rock bottom" when she was pla ced on involuntary psychiatric hold last summer (Jul09), following the ca ncellation of her TV series The Beautiful Life.
The meltdown, which Barton blamed on botched dental surgery, came two y ears after she was charged with driving under the influence, stemming fro m a December 2007 arrest in Los Angeles.
But the actress is determined to turn her career around and clean up he r act - and she’s starting her health kick by giving up booze.
She says, "I’m being healthy and working hard. I have had lots of offer s coming in and as well as reading through scripts, I’m also designing my own range of bags.
"I love England and I’ve been desperate to get here to see my friends a nd my boyfriend, but it’s been hard with the stuff going on in the States ..
"I’m avoiding drinking, which is a shame as there’s nothing better than a glass of delicious English Pimm’s."

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THE DARK KNIGHT mastermind CHRISTOPHER NOLAN appears to have landed his b rother a dream job in Hollywood - Internet reports suggest the filmmaker’ s sibling will direct the upcoming SUPERMAN movie.
Christopher Nolan has signed on to produce the much-anticipated superhe ro film and now GeekTyrant.com reports he has asked his brother Jonathan to take over directing the film so he can concentrate on the next Batman movie.
The less famous Nolan brother is already working closely with his sibli ng - Jonathan is among the writers on Batman 3.
A studio source tells MovieHole.net, "Jonathan Nolan is not onboard yet , but it looks like he will get the job. He wants to direct, Chris wants to land him that gig… That said, it is far from a done deal." (KL/WNWCM

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KATE WINSLET is reportedly moving on following her split from SAM MENDES - the actress has been linked to a younger male model.
The Titanic star is said to have met handsome Louis Dowler through mutu al pals after ending her relationship with the American Beauty director e arlier this year (10).
And the pair has since become inseparable, according to Britain’s News of the World.
A source tells the publication, "Louis has been spending a lot of time with Kate recently and they were in New York together while he was shooti ng an advert.
"They’ve been on lots of dates and get on really well. It’s early days for them but they enjoy each other’s company.
"They have been desperate to keep the relationship under wraps so they’ ve been a bit low-key so far. Louis has a good sense of humour and really is a lovely guy…
"They are trying to plan their diaries to make sure they can spend as m uch time together as they can. They hope to visit Cornwall together in th e summer for a holiday."

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HALLE BERRY is set for a cameo appearance in an Oscars-inspired episode o f THE SIMPSONS.
The actress will play herself in a story which see her present an Acade my Award to both Bart Simpson and his dad Homer, according to EW.com.
Producer Al Jean tells the website, "It=E2=80=99s a bit of a satire of the different Oscar acceptances where two people clearly race to the stag e to get there first, and Homer and Bart are fighting to be the one that accepts." The episode is scheduled to air in early 2011.
I Love You, Man star Paul Rudd has also been added to the list of stars who will get animated for The Simpsons. He’ll play a therapist, called D r. Zander.

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HARRISON FORD surprised crowds at the Comic-Con convention on Saturday (2 4Jul10) by appearing in handcuffs - shortly after a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another fan at the San Diego, California event.
The handcuffed actor was led onstage by two security guards and given a standing ovation from the 6,000-strong audience at the sci-fi and comic book gathering.
The Star Wars legend, who was promoting his upcoming movie Cowboys & Al iens, seemed surprised by the warm welcome, telling fans, "I just wanted to make a living as an actor. I didn’t know about this." Ford’s stunt is believed to have been in reference to an earlier incide nt in which two men fought while waiting for the Cowboys & Aliens panel d iscussion.
The victim was taken to hospital with a minor cut around his eyelid whi le the other was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, r eports the Associated Press. The fight caused a 45-minute delay. (PAW/WNW

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Health officials are investigating the deaths of BRITTANY MURPHY and SIMO N MONJACK over claims mould in their marital home may have contributed to the couple’s demise.
Authorities at California’s Department of Public Health are inspecting the Hollywood Hills mansion the pair shared before tragically dying withi n five months of each other.
The Clueless star’s mother Sharon, who also lived at the property, is b elieved to have refused the Los Angeles County Coroner entrance to the ho use to investigate mould while looking into the actress’ death in Decembe r (09).
But Sharon has now agreed to a survey by Public Health officers followi ng Monjack’s shock passing in May (10), reports TMZ.com.
The couple, who married in 2007, both had pneumonia and anaemia listed as causes of death in their respective coroner’s reports. It is alleged t he mould could have affected their respiratory health.

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ZSA ZSA GABOR’s husband has asked fans to pray for the actress as she rec overs in hospital.
The 93 year old was injured in a fall last weekend (17Jul10) and subseq uently underwent hip-replacement surgery.
Fears for her health grew after her condition was described as "critica l" and Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Gabor’s husband of 14 years, has revea led she underwent a blood transfusion at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical C enter on Friday (23Jul10).
He tells the Associated Press Gabor is conscious and was able to whispe r to him on Saturday (24Jul10) - and now he’s calling on all her loved on es and admirers to keep her in their thoughts.
He says, "She is in so much pain. I ask all who love her to please, ple ase pray for her. She is very weak. The doctors put her on morphine becau se she was in so much pain."

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TOM CRUISE and CAMERON DIAZ were made honorary members of the Tour De Fra nce on Friday (23Jul10) after they were presented with ceremonial yellow jerseys by the race’s current leader.
The Hollywood stars, who are in Europe promoting their new movie Knight and Day, flew to the country to watch the action as the legendary cycle race nears its conclusion, and they met with cycling superstar Alberto Co ntador, who is tipped to win the event on Sunday (25Jul10).
Contador presented the actors with their own yellow jerseys, the symbol ic shirts worn by the leader of the race, and he told them, "Here is a ye llow jersey, which I hope to win on Sunday."

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TOM CRUISE is hoping to follow his wife KATIE HOLMES into theatre - he wa nts to land a role in London’s West End.
The Hollywood actor was immensely proud when his partner starred in a B roadway production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in 2008, and he admits Holmes’ stage debut has made him consider treading the boards himself.
And Cruise is convinced London would be the ideal location to launch hi s theatre career.
He tells Britain’s Evening Standard, "I’d really like to do the stage a t some point."

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KASABIAN star CHRIS EDWARDS has signed up to take part in a gruelling cha rity bicycle ride across Britain to raise money for children with cancer.
The bass player and his brother, Jay, will cycle nearly 900 miles (1,44 8 kilometres) across the U.K. from the southern tip of Cornwall, England - known as Land’s End - to the northern village of John O’ Groats in Scot land.
The pair will set off on 4 September (10) and spend 14 days on the road before reaching their destination.
They hope to raise $7,500 (=C2=A35,000) for the Teenage Cancer Trust, a ccording to Britain’s The Sun.

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Soccer star LIONEL MESSI has invited NOEL GALLAGHER to watch him play in Spain to thank the former OASIS rocker for helping him through the recent World Cup.
The Argentine star, who plays for Spanish team FC Barcelona, is a big f an of the defunct British band and admitted he listened to the group’s hi ts as part of his preparations to play for his country in the South Afric an tournament.
Argentina only made it to the quarter-finals in the recent event, which was won by Spain, but Messi is adamant he wants to thank his hero Gallag her for the part he played in getting his team to the final stages of the soccer showpiece.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "Maybe Noel could give the boys a live set after training and they could see how great Oasis are. At the moment they refuse to listen to anything other than Kasabian.
"We could also go for an Argentinean steak at this great South American restaurant in Barcelona. And if my plan works, it will mean Oasis being played in the world’s greatest football club."

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Former THE SMITHS star JOHNNY MARR feels "very proud" of the band’s 1985 album MEAT IS MURDER - because the record inspired so many fans to become vegetarian.
The animal activist admits many devotees have told him they ditched mea t after the album’s release and he’s called the controversial title the c rowning achievement of his career.
In Neil Taylor’s new book Document and Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade, the guitarist says, "I am very proud of the fact that 20 years (sic) on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of Mea t is Murder. I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone’ s life - it’s certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the th ings I am most proud of."

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