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JEAN MICHEL JARRE wants his next gig to be out of this world - the electr o-pop pioneer is adamant he will one day perform on the moon.
The French star believes he is destined to become the first artist to p lay a lunar concert after 2001: A Space Odyssey author Arthur C. Clarke t old him he saw a vision of the gig before his death in 2008.
And Jarre is keen to ask airways entrepreneur Richard Branson, who owns space tourism business Virgin Galactic, to help him carry out the missio n.
He tells Scotland’s Daily Record, "(I) became friends (with Clarke) whe n I found out he’d written 2010: Odyssey Two (while) listening to my musi c. In fact my world tour is a tribute to him.
"Before he died, he was always telling me, ‘One day you will do a conce rt on the moon’. I said, ‘Arthur be serious - it’s not possible to do tha t’. He said, ‘It’s possible. I won’t see it but maybe you will do it’.
"Certainly Richard Branson seems to be equipped to take care of the fli ght and to carry my equipment. I’d love to play on the moon!" (KD/WNTRE/L

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Superproducer MARK RONSON was left red-faced after a mugging incident in New York - because he was so nervous he thanked the thieves as they made their escape.
Ronson was walking through the streets of the Big Apple when a group of men accosted him and stole his possessions.
The star was so shocked by the incident, he froze while the thieves cal mly discussed their plans - and he even joined in when they made a ‘thank you and goodbye’ hand gesture.
He tells Britain’s The Times, "As they’re coming to the end of mugging me, I’m still standing there and they’re making their plans. One of them is, like, ‘We’ll meet you back at so-and-so’s house’, and they knock fist s together. And, because I had so many nerves running through me, I actua lly put my hand out and did the same. Like, ‘Yeah, thanks for that’." (KD

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DIXIE CHICKS spin-off band COURT YARD HOUNDS have pulled out of a series of shows in Australia.
The duo is comprised of Dixie Chicks sisters Martie Maguire and Emily R obison who formed the group while the band is on hiatus.
But they have postponed plans to make their debut Down Under next month (Oct10) by quitting the A Taste of Lilith tour, an all-female series of shows based on the North American Lilith Fair trek.
The singers are said to have pulled out after the tour dates were chang ed. The shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane will feature other artists including Lilith Fair co-founder Sarah McLachlan, Kate Miller-He idke and The Verses.
The news is the latest setback for the girls-only tour, which saw the N orth American leg marred by poor ticket sales and artist drop-outs. (LR/W

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Australian rockers WOLFMOTHER have come under fire from anti-smoking camp aigners for their decision to go ahead with a gig in Indonesia despite th eir misgivings about the event’s sponsorship by a cigarette company.
The band was rumoured to have pulled out of a slot at the upcoming Java Rockin’ Land festival in Jakarta next month (Oct10) after a statement fr om frontman Andrew Stockdale slamming the endorsement deal with a tobacco firm was posted online.
The group’s Australian agent subsequently confirmed the show would go o n for the musicians, even though Stockdale initially "freaked out" when h e heard about the sponsorship agreement with cigarette maker Gudang Garam ..
But anti-smoking groups are not happy with the decision and have critic ised Wolfmother for not making a stand against the advertising of tobacco ..
Simon Chapman, professor of public health at Sydney University, has als o slammed the band and cited other acts, including Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson, who both refused to play in Indonesia unless promoters cut ties with smoking companies.
He says, "The new Wolfmother statement contrasts with the action taken by American singer Alicia Keys, who in 2008 refused to play a Jakarta tob acco gig unless all sponsorship and marketing by Philip Morris Sampoerna brand was stopped. She got her way, as did American Idol winner Kelly Cla rkson this year when she sang there."

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KATY PERRY has skirted a broadcast ban on her racy cameo appearance in ki ds’ show SESAME STREET - by posting the clip on her website.
The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker shot a special guest segment for the show, in which she sings a child-friendly version of her song Hot N Cold with beloved character Elmo.
The clip was due to be broadcast in the U.S. on New Year’s Eve (31Dec10 ) but TV bosses pulled the plug on their plans this week (beg20Sep10) aft er a deluge of complaints from parents who claimed Perry’s figure-hugging dress was too revealing for a children’s show.
But Perry has refused to deny her fans the chance to see the racy foota ge - she’s posted it on her website.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Wow, looks like my play date with Elmo has been cut short! If you still wanna play see it at www ..katyperry.com. Tag you’re it, Elmo!" Perry’s fiance Russell Brand has also spoken out about the ban - but hi s comments are unlikely to encourage Sesame Street bosses to invite Perry back on the show.
In sleazy references to the programme’s format and famous theme tune, h e tweets: "Today’s Sesame Street will NOT be brought to you by the number 34 or the letter D… Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sex-with -me Street?"

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JENNIFER LOPEZ has been criticised by the principal of her former school in New York for allegedly failing to make any donations to the cash-strap ped facility.
The singer, who landed a reported $12 million (=C2=A38 million) deal to join American Idol earlier this week (beg20Sep10), grew up in the Big Ap ple’s tough borough, The Bronx.
She has since carved a name for herself as Jenny From the Block, in rec ognition of her childhood home - but Lopez has now been slated by her for mer principal, Claire La Tempa, from the Holy Family School, for allegedl y turning her back on the community.
La Tempa, who worked alongside the star’s mother Guadalupe at the schoo l, tells the New York Daily News, "Jennifer hasn’t even sent us a CD. (He r mother) Lupe was wonderful, a sweetie, and wonderful with the kids. Whe n Jennifer became famous, I asked Lupe if Jennifer could donate a scholar ship in her name, and Lupe just said, ‘Uh-uh! That’s her money and that’s it.’ "The recession has hit parents hard. Many of them are single mothers. A lot have lost their jobs. I have one mother who worked at St. Vincent’s Hospital for 25 years - and she’s out of work now. It’s hard for families to make the tuition… I keep praying she’ll donate the pink diamond eng agement ring Ben Affleck gave her." A representative for Lopez refused to comment, insisting she doesn’t di scuss the star’s financial affairs.

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Long-delayed LORD OF THE RINGS prequel THE HOBBIT appears to be back on t rack after movie bosses issued a casting call for diminutive New Zealande rs to star in the film.
The blockbuster, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s first book, has been on hold due to ongoing financial problems at MGM Studios, which was put up for s ale in 2009 after falling heavily into debt.
Guillermo Del Toro quit the project because of the lengthy delays and t he movie remains without a director after Lord Of The Rings helmer Peter Jackson insisted he would not be able to take over, but would remain as a producer.
But work on the film appears to be slowly moving forward with the news that executives at Jackson’s Wingnut Films production company have issued a casting call for wannabe stars under five foot two inches (153 centime tres) tall in New Zealand, where the movie will be shot.
An advert posted in the country’s Dominion Post newspaper on Wednesday (22Sep10) revealed casting bosses are looking for men and women aged 16 a nd over to work as "scale doubles" for the film’s cast.
A spokesman for Wingnut Films adds, "Scale doubles appear in some wide shots in place of our actors and with other adult actors when we need peo ple to look smaller or taller."

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JULIA ROBERTS can relate to her travelling character in EAT PRAY LOVE - b ecause she once fled America for France to escape the stress of Hollywood ..
The Pretty Woman star plays a writer who takes a break from her hectic life to go on a year-long cultural and spiritual trip around the world.
And Roberts admits she went through a similar experience when she was y ounger.
She tells Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, "I remember 25 years ago go ing off to live with friends of mine in France. I was just sick of being in the city. You know, to take off and travel is great."

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The creatures of hit kids’ show SESAME STREET are sharpening their fangs for a controversial parody of raunchy vampire show TRUE BLOOD.
An upcoming episode of the beloved children’s programme will feature a segment based on Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer’s blood-sucking series tit led True Mud, which will replace vampires with ‘grouches’.
A clip of the skit, which has surfaced online, shows one of the grumpy, trash-loving creatures in Moyer’s role of Bill Compton heading to a loca l bar to buy some ‘True Mud’ from a puppet based on Paquin’s Sookie Stack house character.
News of the True Blood parody comes just a day after Sesame Street prod ucers dropped a cameo appearance from singer Katy Perry, following compla ints that the pop star looked too sexy in a flesh-flashing mini-dress. (L

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BAZ LUHRMANN is resurrecting his dancefloor hit STRICTLY BALLROOM for the stage.
The acclaimed Australian director originally wrote the story as a play, which was performed in Sydney before it was transformed into a hit 1992 movie that launched Luhrmann’s career in Hollywood.
He went on to make a number of successful films including Moulin Rouge! and Australia, but he’s now returning to his theatre roots by bringing b ack his beloved Ballroom as a musical.
Luhrmann insists he is determined to be involved at every level as the show is revamped for a new generation.
He says, "A cynical version would have been to find some bright spark and say, ‘Why don’t you go off and do a jukebox version and I turn up on opening night and go ‘Isn’t it lovely?’…
"One has to be both honest and true to what the movie was, but also dar ing with the execution on stage… (one has to) aggressively address the question of the theatrical invention one has to go through to make the pi ece alive, edgy and forward-moving." And the director is already convinced the show will be popular with the atre-goers, adding, "I don’t want to make a show for luvvies! It’s going to be a live stage musical for everyone."

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DAVID HASSELHOFF was relieved to be voted off DANCING WITH THE STARS on T uesday night (21Sep10) because his exit came just a day after he underwen t a painful operation on his injured knee.
The former Baywatch star had a minor surgical procedure to drain fluid from the joint on Monday morning (20Sep10), just hours before he took to the dancefloor for the hit reality TV show.
Hasselhoff wore a knee brace during Monday’s performance, but his below par dancing skills weren’t popular with the audience or the judges and h e was given the boot during Tuesday’s eviction episode.
The actor’s manager Larry Thompson has now revealed Hasselhoff was hidi ng a painful secret - a chronically sore knee - and needed regular inject ions to keep the swelling down.
Thompson tells E! Online, "He’s disappointed he didn’t win, but he’s re lieved he doesn’t have to dance on it (anymore). (It’s not) an excuse. It ’s the truth."

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Actor GARY DOURDAN is facing a lawsuit from bank bosses who allege he owe s nearly $90,000 (=C2=A360,000) for credit card purchases.
Heads at HSBC have filed legal papers at Los Angeles County Superior Co urt, claiming the former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star has spent $8 8,025 (=C2=A358,683) over the last four years.
The bank bosses allege Dourdan has failed to pay back the money, despit e several attempts to contact him, reports TMZ.com.

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PARIS HILTON is refusing to let her Japan ban affect her dealings in the Far East - she is using Twitter.com to conduct her business affairs in As ia following the cancellation of her promotional tour.
The socialite jetted to Japan earlier this week (begs20Sep10) but was q uestioned by immigration bosses on arrival in Tokyo over a drugs convicti on she received on Monday (24Sep10).
After spending a night at an airport hotel pending a decision, Hilton d ecided to return to the U.S. - axing her entire promotional trip to the F ar East, which included scheduled stops in Malaysia and Indonesia.
The hotel heiress had been due to visit her chain of fashion stores in the countries and launch her new fragrance, Tease, and she’s determined t o stay on top of her business deals from thousands of miles away.
In a post on her Twitter.com blog, she tells fans: "Hello there Malaysi a! Go to The Pavilion Mall at 3pm today to see my hot runway show! It’s g oing to be fun! Love you all! xoxo Paris."

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FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL star ANNA CHANCELLOR is making another trip d own the aisle - the British actress is set to marry for a second time on Sunday (26Sep10).
The 45 year old, whose character ‘Duckface’ was dumped at the altar by Hugh Grant in the 1994 movie, will exchange vows with her long term partn er Redha Debbah in London at the weekend (25-26Sep10).
The couple will exchange vows in front of 200 guests at The 20th Centur y Theatre in Notting Hill - the area which inspired the 1999 movie of the same name featuring her Four Weddings co-star Grant.
Chancellor was previously married to cameraman Nigel Willoughby for fou r years until 1999.

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MEL GIBSON reportedly signed a contract with his ex-girlfriend OKSANA GRI GORIEVA offering her a massive $1 million (=C2=A3666,667) to turn over hi s now infamous taped rants.
The couple split in April (10) and the break-up turned nasty when the R ussian singer accused her former partner of beating her during a violent argument in January (10). Taped arguments between the pair subsequently s urfaced online and the lurid content hit headlines across the world.
Grigorieva’s lawyers have denied she was behind the leak and Gibson’s l egal team lodged an official complaint with police, accusing her of tryin g to bribe the star for a big cash payout in exchange for the audio foota ge.
Now a document obtained by TMZ.com, purportedly signed by Gibson and Gr igorieva in May (10), appears to show the Lethal Weapon star offered the singer $1 million (=C2=A3666,667) to turn over "all evidence" and "repres ent and warrant that all evidence has been turned over and all evidence w ill be destroyed in a manner agreed upon by both parties." The website reports the "evidence" in question is defined in a related document as "recordings, audio tapes, emails, text messages, videotapes a nd photographs… of Gibson." The document also cites a "50-50" custody share of the former couple’s daughter, Lucia, and details a financial plan for the youngster’s future, as well as payments for Grigorieva.
Both parties reportedly agreed to the terms of the settlement, but Grig orieva is said to have later backed out when she was presented with a mor e detailed document.

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Soccer superstar DAVID BECKHAM is taking aim at a former hooker who boast ed of bedding him - he’s hired a global team of top lawyers and plans to hit her with a writ for $7.5 million (=C2=A35 million).
The British sports ace was rocked earlier this week (beg20Sep10) when I rma Nici, 26, told a U.S. magazine she met Beckham twice when he hired he r services in 2007.
He immediately denied the allegations and vowed to launch legal action - and within hours he put together a task force of high-ranking lawyers i n the U.S. and Europe to sue for damages.
Beckham has ordered the legal team to track down Nici - who has not bee n seen in public since the scandal broke on Wednesday (22Sep10) - and ser ve her with a $7.5 million writ.
Friends of the Los Angeles Galaxy star are adamant he can easily destro y Nici’s account as he has proof he was not staying at the Le Parker Meri dien hotel in Manhattan, New York on the night she claims he paid her for sex in his suite.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "David can prove he wasn’t th ere. She cannot prove he was… David is prepared to scour the Earth for this woman, who seems to think she could make up a complete fantasy that is extremely hurtful to him and his family.
"She has treated his wife and children with such disregard he is not pr epared to let this one go. He wants everyone held accountable. The magazi ne, the publishers, and the hooker."

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Country sweetheart TAYLOR SWIFT has been celebrated by her former high sc hool - education chiefs will change the name of their auditorium in her h onour.
The Love Story hitmaker donated $75,000 (=C2=A350,000) to Henderson Hig h School in Tennessee last year (09) and she has been rewarded for her ge nerosity.
The school’s board members voted unanimously on Tuesday (21Sep10) to ch ange the name of the hall in honour of Swift, according to CMT.com. The a uditorium’s name will become official after a second meeting next month ( Oct10).

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KELLY OSBOURNE was left fuming on Thursday (23Sep10) when she discovered internet fraudsters have been attempting to hack into her Twitter.com pag e.
The daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne regularly posts on the microbloggi ng site and she was left aghast to find someone had been trying to access her account.
In a series of posts on the site, she writes, "Someone keeps trying to brake (sic) into my Twitter account I keep getting emails telling me I ha ve forgotten my password! "Just had it happen six more times whoever is trying will never in a mi llion years figure it out so I would give up if I were you!!!" (CL/WNTWT/

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