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STEPHEN BALDWIN is continuing to take action in the wake of the massive o il spill that struck America’s Gulf Coast region in April (10), by formin g a rapid response environmental cleanup organisation to aid disaster vic tims.
The actor recently spent several weeks in the region producing his new documentary, The Will to Drill, a film about the environmental disaster a nd its potential impact.
Now he’s urging Americans not to forget the affected areas despite news the oil spill has been capped, because there are still millions of gallo ns of oil in the Gulf that could possibly wash up on shore.
And he’s formed the Thunder Response Group, a rapid response environmen tal cleanup organisation, to work alongside officials in Walton County, F lorida to make sure new clean beach skimming systems are safe.
On Monday (30Aug10), Baldwin and County officials will hold an on-beach demonstration of the Borco Last Line of Defense Clean Beach Skimming Sys tems, consisting of the 5300 CFM Borco Supersucker truck, X Beach Vac, an d X Wand Vac=E2=80=99s.
He says, =E2=80=9CWith the opening of a new airport in Panama City, the timing is right for all of us who can assist because it is only by conti nuous support and aid that the entire nation can help reignite the econom ic setback that this region has suffered. We need to help those that have lost loved ones and had their lives devastated by this disaster.=E2=80=9D (JMA/WN/IG) ————————————————————————-

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LINDSAY LOHAN’s father has announced plans to open a drug and alcohol reh abilitation center in California, days after his daughter’s release from an inpatient rehab clinic.
The Mean Girls star was jailed last month (Jul10) for breaching her pro bation stemming from a 2007 DUI conviction. She then spent 23 days in reh ab.
She was discharged from UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday (24Aug10).
And now Michael Lohan - who has previously claimed his daughter suffers from prescription drug addiction - says he is in the process of "negotia ting the location" of a holistic rehab facility, with will bar patients f rom resorting to prescription drugs to get over their addictions.
He says, "I’m going to have a protocol that will be have to be followed .. I don’t believe in prescription drugs. If people come in on them they’r e going to have to get off of them, otherwise they’ll be looking for anot her rehab."

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The man charged with attempted burglary of PARIS HILTON’s Los Angeles hom e was thwarted by the socialite’s boyfriend, who pulled a gun on the intr uder before police arrived at the scene, reports TMZ.com.
Hilton took to Twitter.com to reveal her terror after she was woken up on Tuesday morning (24Aug10) by a strange noise and discovered Nathan Lee Parada holding two large knives and trying to gain entry to her house.
Cops arrested the intruder in the socialite’s garden.
But new reports suggest it was the hotel heiress’ boyfriend, nightclub mogul Cy Waits, who stopped the burglary, by pulling a gun on the suspect before he could get inside.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ.com Waits went outside with his weapon drawn and ordered Parada to drop the knives and lay on his stomach until police arrived.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Parada, 31, with o ne felony count of attempted residential burglary with a person present.
Parada is being held on $50,000 (GBP33,300) bail and is reportedly on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold.
He faces up to six years in state prison if convicted.

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ANNE HECHE’s summer has taken a nightmare turn - the Los Angeles home she shares with actor JAMES TUPPER was robbed earlier this month (Aug10).
The Hung star revealed on U.S. comedian David Letterman’s late night sh ow on Thursday (26Aug10) that the couple is assisting police with the inv estigation.
Heche revealed thieves got away with computers, iPods, jewelry, Tupper’ s camera and her eight year old son’s Wii gaming system.
She told the talk show host: =E2=80=9COur summer was so boring except l ast week (ends22Aug10) our house was robbed." Heche has already given up hope the stolen items will ever be recovered , adding, "Absolutely not. We=E2=80=99re gonna buy more stuff and put it in there.=E2=80=9D

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WHOOPI GOLDBERG has quit the London theatre production of SISTER ACT and flown back to the U.S. after discovering her mother has suffered a stroke ..
The actress - who starred in the 1992 movie that inspired the West End musical - was due to headline the show until the end of August (10).
But the 54 year old brought short her run on Friday (27Aug10) to make a transatlantic dash to visit her ailing mum Emma in hospital.
A statement from the show’s producers reads, "The thoughts and sincere best wishes of the producers and the entire ‘Sister Act’ company are with her at this difficult time." Goldberg is also producing Sister Act, which is due to open on Broadway in 2011.

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JEAN-MICHEL JARRE is convinced the internet will eventually disappear - b ecause it has become a "brutal" marketplace which future generations will ignore.
The French synthpop pioneer is adamant the web has quickly transformed from an "anarchist dream" into a huge black market where a range of dange rous drugs can be easily purchased.
And he warns that the online phenomenon won’t last - because younger ge nerations will reject it as a "sham".
Jarre tells Uncut magazine, "Any drug sold on the internet (is dangerou s). The internet being a drug of sorts, is a very effective way to sell o ther drugs. The sad thing about the net is the way that this anarchist dr eam has been turned so swiftly into the most brutal, cynical and intrusiv e marketing tool ever seen.
"I predict the next cultural revolution will come from today’s children .. They will recognise the net for the ugly, exploitative sham that it is and reject it."

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British rocker LUKE HAINES will deliver a bizarre surprise on his new alb um - it features an impromptu contribution from his postman.
The former Auteurs frontman announced this week (beg23Aug10) he will be releasing 50 albums - titled Outsider Music Volumes 1-50 - simultaneousl y next month (Sep10).
Each disc will contain different versions of the same 10 songs, and Hai nes has now revealed he was so determined to keep the tracks "live" that he refused to stop recording - even when his postman called at the studio ..
A message on Haines’ website reads, "Each unique volume of Outsider Mus ic consists of an entirely live half hour (approx) performance by Luke Ha ines - there are no second takes. Sometimes there are mistakes, microphon es get knocked, singing sometimes goes bad, and on one volume Luke Haines is forced to answer the door to the postman.
"Once the red light for record goes on - it stays on. To own one of the fifty volumes of Outsider Music is like having Luke Haines in your livin g room, can you imagine?" And in a bid to deter internet pirates from trading the albums online, the message adds: "If you do buy a volume of Outsider Music remember: By buying an Outsider Music you are participating in an art event, uploading on to the internet will completely nullify the value of your purchase."

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BEACH BOYS star BRIAN WILSON was overwhelmed when he began work on GEORGE GERSHWIN’s unfinished music - the jazz legend has left behind more than 100 incomplete songs.
The trustees of the Gershwin family estate approached Wilson last year (09) and asked if he wanted to record an album of the composer’s classic tracks.
He was also invited to trawl through the archives of music Gershwin had failed to complete before his death in 1937, and attempt to finish off t wo songs.
And Wilson was amazed at the number of songs in the previously-unheard back catalogue.
He tells Mojo magazine, "There were 104 pieces. We listened to all 104 of them, kept on playing them… I kept saying no, no, no, and then yeah, that one, and finally we got two. I liked the way the harmonics were and I liked the melodicness (sic) of them. They’re two very special songs…
(But) I was scared to death that I wasn’t going to be able to do it." (Z

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Former EVANESCENCE star BEN MOODY has opened up about his reasons for lea ving the band in 2003 - revealing his relationship with singer AMY LEE be came "an all-out war" and he tried to force her to quit instead.
The guitarist, a founding member of the goth rock group, walked away fr om the band during its European tour following a bitter bust-up with his former "best friend" Lee.
And Moody admits he had to leave because life in the band had become un bearable for all those involved.
In a statement, he says, "I am not going to paint the sugar-coated plea sant version of events. I’m going to tell you exactly what happened in Oc tober of 2003…
"We were very young people in a very stressful situation… We had such opposing desires and personalities that mixed with the pride of youth an d inexperience… led to an all-out war.
"On the night of October 22, 2003 everything came to a head. And throug h my fit of rage and desperation I put the nail in the coffin of Evanesce nce… It was highly probable we wouldn’t last the remainder of the tour.
Neither one of us willing to back down… I was devastated by what we ha d become… My once-best friend and I had become enemies." Moody admits he wanted the singer to leave the band, but decided he had to go because the group wouldn’t have survived with a different vocalist - and he’s sorry for attempting to force Lee out: "Out of ignorance, pri de, and resentment (I tried) to convince Amy that she should leave… Amy , if for some reason you happen to see this… I hope you know I never tr uly believed that. There was no way I would ever let someone walk on that stage and sing your lyrics… It would have become a joke." And Moody knew he had made the right decision to quit when he subsequen tly received a message from Lee, urging him to "Get on a plane, and never come back", but insists he wishes his former colleagues nothing but succ ess.
He adds, "Every single bit of success that Evanescence achieves is a su ccess for me. Every CD they sell (with or without my contributions), ever y venue they sell out, strengthens the one great thing I did with my life .. Ensuring my sacrifice wasn’t in vain."

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RADIOHEAD rocker PHIL SELWAY has quit working as a volunteer for emotiona l support group Samaritans after almost 20 years.
The drummer joined the organisation as a counsellor in 1991, a year bef ore the Creep hitmakers released their debut single.
He continued to provide help and support even after the band gained mas sive international stardom in the mid-1990s, but has now revealed he left his role with Samaritans two years ago (08).
Selway admits he no longer has enough time in his busy schedule to devo te to the work - but is proud of his time with the organisation.
He tells Mojo magazine, "I’m not (a Samaritans counsellor anymore). I g ot to the point a couple of years ago where I realised that you really ne ed to have a time commitment to do it properly. There’s no other way. As a volunteer it’s incredibly fulfilling work. Just having that contact cut s through so much because you’re in there at a very honest, intimate leve l. It felt like a very privileged place to be."

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JUSTIN BIEBER is making fans’ dreams come true by offering his most loyal followers the chance to feature in his upcoming film.
The teenage pop singer is set to star in his own 3D movie memoir, which will document his stellar rise to fame and include concert scenes.
And the 16 year old is giving his devotees the chance to appear in the film by asking them to submit videos of themselves singing along to one o f his hits.
It is believed the movie will feature a collage of fan footage set to h is tracks That Should be Me and U Smile. The film is due in theatres in F ebruary (11).

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YOKO ONO is planning a special tribute gig in Iceland to mark what would have been JOHN LENNON’s 70th birthday in October (10).
The Beatles legend, who was shot and killed in New York City in 1980, w ould have celebrated the milestone on 9 October (10) and his widow is pla nning a series of events to mark the occasion.
Ono will present the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace award, which was create d in 2002, to four key figures for their contribution to world harmony, a nd after the ceremony she will light the Imagine Peace Tower illuminated memorial, located on an island close to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavi k.
The artist/campaigner will then play a special concert with the Yoko On o Plastic Ono Band.

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BLUE star LEE RYAN has been cleared over allegations he attacked his form er fiancee - his ex-partner has withdrawn her complaint against the singe r.
The boyband star was arrested last week (19Aug10) amid accusations he p unched Samantha Miller in the face during a drive through central London.
Miller, the mother of Ryan’s young son Rayn, is said to have called pol ice after the incident and the star was detained when he refused to submi t himself for questioning.
Ryan, who denied the accusation, appeared at London’s City of Westminst er Magistrates’ Court on Friday (27Aug10), where the assault charge was r ead and then dismissed, with prosecutor Laura Tams referring to a stateme nt from Miller which had been handed to the court.
Tams told the hearing, "I have this morning been handed a withdrawal st atement dated 25 August signed by Samantha Miller. Having taken further i nstructions there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. I ask the court therefore to withdraw the charge." Ryan’s lawyer Raymond Lewis told the court the pair had been in an "unh appy and volatile relationship… up until last week" and a string of com plaints had been made to police over the years, but none had ever warrant ed prosecution.
He said, "Over the last couple of years, complaints have been made on s ix occasions, in Oxfordshire, London, Paddington Green and Belgravia. Non e of these matters have ever proceeded to court."

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The son of late actress ESTELLE GETTY regrets selling off the Emmy Award she won for her role in THE GOLDEN GIRLS - insisting he should have donat ed the trophy to a museum.
Getty died in 2008 and her sons Carl and Barry Gettleman failed to agre e on how to split her possessions, and the 1988 best supporting actress p rize was sold to an anonymous buyer in an auction of her belongings.
The statue later turned up on eBay.com, much to the chagrin of bosses a t the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who attempted to have the sa le stopped.
It is not known where the trophy ended up, but Carl Gettleman now admit s he shouldn’t have let the Emmy go.
He tells Reuters, "The Emmy had far more sentimental value than (money value) for me, but there’s no way to split an Emmy between two (people). It should have been made accessible to the public. She was so appreciativ e of her fans, she would have preferred it somewhere where (they) could s ee it."

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JIM CARREY and EWAN MCGREGOR’s heavily delayed film I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MO RRIS is finally set to hit U.S. cinemas following the resolution of a lon g-running legal battle over the movie.
The comedy tells the story of a married man, played by Carrey, who disc overs he’s gay and embarks on a crime spree which lands him in jail where he falls in love with a fellow inmate, played by McGregor.
The film has been hit with a series of delays as movie bosses became em broiled in legal wrangling over the film’s finances, but a lawsuit betwee n executives at French film studio EuropaCorp, which produced the picture , and bosses at distribution firm Consolidated has now been resolved.
The American release rights have been sold to a distribution company an d the movie has been given a release date of 3 December (10).
Howard Cohen, co-president of Roadside Attractions, the company which a cquired the rights, tells Deadline.com, "This is a film that everyone has been talking about and we’re thrilled it became available again." (LR/DL

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GLEE stars MARK SALLING and NAYA RIVERA have laughed off rumours they are embroiled in a vicious feud following reports the actress damaged her co -star’s car in a jealous rage.
Rumours surfaced this week (beg23Aug10) suggesting that Rivera was so u pset when her on/off boyfriend Salling started seeing other girls, she hu rled eggs at his luxury Lexus and scratched the paintwork.
But the actors have taken to Twitter.com in a bid to dismiss speculatio n about tension on set, posting a picture which shows Rivera playfully pr etending to throttle Salling in between takes, under the heading, "Silly rumours, we’re the best of friends".

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Director MATTHEW VAUGHN is expecting some tension on the set of his new m ovie X-MEN: FIRST CLASS after clashing with actor JAMES MCAVOY over their differing opinions on the closure of the UK Film Council.
The Scottish actor has been vocal in his opposition to government cost- cutting plans to shut down the organisation, which has provided funding f or films including his 2006 picture The Last King of Scotland.
But Vaughn has come out in favour of the closure, insisting the body wa sted money and the industry would be better served by a completely new or ganisation.
And the Stardust film-maker, who is about to start shooting the superhe ro movie with McAvoy at Pinewood Studios in Britain this week (beg23Aug10 ), reveals the pair has already become embroiled in a discussion over the subject.
He tells Britain’s Daily Mail, "James and I have discussed this. He’s s till in the movie… just. James is an actor and actors don’t necessarily know what’s best for them. That’s on the record. But he’s a brilliant ac tor and he’ll be great in this film."

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Scottish actor EWAN MCGREGOR has filmed a special appeal urging his fello w Brits to help boost aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan.
The Trainspotting star, a longtime UNICEF U.K. ambassador, has added hi s voice to the campaign to help victims of the disaster as floodwaters co ntinue to rise.
In the video, which will air online and on British TV, McGregor says, " We’ve all seen the shocking pictures on the news about the floods in Paki stan. These floods have affected more people than the Haiti earthquake an d 2004 tsunami combined and as in all disasters, it’s the children who ha ve been hardest hit - an estimated 3.5 million children in Pakistan are n ow in need of urgent help.
"I spoke to the deputy representative of UNICEF in Pakistan this week, and she told me that children’s homes and schools have been washed away. They have no food or clean water. The roads and vital supplies have disap peared overnight.
"Pakistan has never seen a disaster of this scale before. The situation is desperate and as a UNICEF Ambassador, I am asking you to do what you can to help children." More than 1,500 people have been killed and an estimated one billion ar e left stranded after monsoon rains caused the worst flooding in Pakistan for a century.

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