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Top production designer STEVE BASS will be responsible for the look of th e Oscars in 2011 when he makes his debut at the Academy Awards.
Bass has previously created the look of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration event at the Lincoln Mem orial and the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
He has won Emmy Awards as the art director of the Centennial Olympic Ga mes: Opening Ceremonies and the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

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RYAN REYNOLDS has publicly thanked a smooth-voiced acting coach for helpi ng him control panic attacks while he was locked in a coffin on the set o f his new movie.
Warner Loughlin voices various telephone roles in Buried and came to Re ynolds’ assistance in between takes when The Proposal star’s confined spa ce started to freak him out.
And now Reynolds insists he doesn’t know what he’d have done without he r.
He says, "I was enclosed in there and I had my moments of utter panic t hat were soothed in different ways. There were times when I couldn’t get in and out of the coffin with any kind of ease so I just had to stay in t here with 50, 60, 70 pounds of wood pressing against me, so I started to have a moment of panic.
"One woman was playing all the roles on the other end of the phone, so I had a microphone very close to my chest and she would hear a panic atta ck starting because she could hear my heart rate accelerating when we wer en’t shooting.
"She would talk to me about wide open spaces, meadows, trees and esoter ic stuff that would just chill me out and allow me to keep doing the job.
I’m a big guy, so I tend to lean a little bit more towards claustrophobi a than most."

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Heavy rocker ROB ZOMBIE has signed on to direct another horror movie - wi th the team behind cult film PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
The former White Zombie frontman will direct his own script in a film a bout the resurrection of the witches of Salem, Massachusetts, who were ex ecuted for sorcery 300 years ago.
Lords of Salem will be Zombie’s fifth feature film as writer and direct or - his past successes have included The Devil=E2=80=99s Rejects and the Halloween remake.
He will team with Haunted Movies executives Jason Blum, Steven Schneide r, and Oren Peli - the team behind 2009 box office phenomenon Paranormal Activity - for the project, which will be set in modern-day Salem. (KL/WN

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LOST BOYS star COREY FELDMAN has turned the 1987 vampire movie into a the atrical touring ‘ball’.
Feldman and Jamison Newlander - who play the vampire-hunting Frog broth ers in the movie series - will host screenings of the original film at a string of venues, accompanied by performances from Feldman’s band and pre views of the latest Lost Boys sequel, The Thirst, which is released on DV D on 12 October.
Feldman reveals, "What we’re going to do is have a live theatrical expe rience with Live Nation and the House of Blues. It will give fans the opp ortunity to come to the House of Blues and see the original Lost Boys in a theatrical setting. They’ll also get a sneak peek of the new film and t hey can come in costume - there will be a costume contest. My band Truth Movement is going to perform." The first ‘ball’ will take place at the San Diego House of Blues on 21 October, followed by events in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Anaheim. (IG/WN

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ANGELINA JOLIE has cast a little-known Bosnian actress as the lead in her directorial debut.
Snow star Zana Marjanovic, 27, will front the untitled wartime love sto ry.
The actress tells the Associated Press she’s very excited about the pro spect of working with a "great actress and humanist" like Jolie.
The Oscar winner hopes to start shooting the film later this year (10) in Hungary and Bosnia.

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Embattled actor MEL GIBSON is facing foreclosure on three of his properti es in Malibu, California after he was accused of failing to settle a $12, 000 (=C2=A38,000) bill with building contractors.
The Braveheart star has been named alongside his estranged wife Robyn i n a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on 17 September (10) by e xecutives at Ramage Construction in .
The company bosses allege they were hired to build homes near the churc h on Gibson’s Malibu estate but they never received the balance upon comp letion and they are now demanding the former couple pays up - or place th e properties in foreclosure.
And Gibson’s church is facing a similar fate - its owners at A.P. Reill y Foundation are also being sued by Ramage Construction over an outstandi ng $200,000 (=C2=A3133,330) invoice stemming from the construction of the place of worship, reports TMZ.com.

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Former ALLY MCBEAL and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT star PORTIA DE ROSSI has chan ged her name again to officially become Mrs. DeGeneres.
The Aussie actress, who was born Amanda Lee Rogers, adopted the name Po rtia de Rossi when she first became a model - years before arriving in Ho llywood.
A Los Angeles judge granted the actress official permission to change h er name in court on Thursday (23Sep10).
She’ll now be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
The actress married comedienne-turned-TV personality Ellen DeGeneres in 2008.

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MARTIN SCORSESE almost missed out on the chance to produce new hit TV ser ies BOARDWALK EMPIRE - until MARK WAHLBERG convinced him to reconsider.
The period-piece crime drama, starring Steve Buscemi, debuted in Americ a on Sunday (19Sep10) to rave reviews and big ratings.
But Wahlberg, Boardwalk Empire’s co-executive producer, admits convinci ng the veteran director to get involved wasn’t easy.
He tells the New York Post, "I’m actually responsible for this TV serie s. It started when I read the book. I thought it was great. I immediately called Scorsese. I knew this was his vehicle. He wasn’t interested. I sa id, ‘Marty, you have to read this. Gangsters, drama, your kind of thing.’ I kept at it. I never let up. Finally, he read it and loved it… I conv inced him." And Wahlberg insists Scorsese hasn’t looked back since: "Now he says, ‘ It makes me feel I’m back in the 1970s.’"

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KELLY OSBOURNE has been honoured for her work in raising awareness about the dangers of drugs at an event held in memory of her late friend BRENT SHAPIRO.
The reality TV star, who has a history of substance abuse, is an advoca te for the Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness in Los Angeles, whic h was set up by Hollywood lawyer Robert Shapiro following his son’s death from ecstasy in 2005.
Osbourne was close friends with the 24 year old, and she was recently a cknowledged for her efforts to promote drug awareness at The Brent Shapir o Foundation Summer Spectacular earlier this month (Sep10).
In her column for Britain’s Closer magazine, she writes, "I was honoure d at an event for the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Aware ness in LA. Brent was my friend who died after taking ecstasy, so the fou ndation encourages people to look after their friends. It’s so important to call the emergency services if you’re worried about someone - Brent’s death was heartbreakingly preventable."

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Former ‘N SYNC star JOEY FATONE is placing his home in Orlando, Florida o n the auction block this weekend (25Sep10).
The singer has lived in the mansion he calls Paradise Found for 10 year s, but now he’s selling the $6.5 million (=C2=A34.3 million) residence to the highest bidder.
The 12,000-square-foot mansion boasts six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a the atre, boathouse, dock and a $1 million (=C2=A3666,670) resort-style pool.
According to the New York Post, the home is being auctioned off by offi cials at Worldwide Auction Realty Services and Stirling Sotheby=E2=80=99s International Realty. No reason was given for the sale as WENN went to p ress.

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Embattled rap mogul MARION ‘SUGE’ KNIGHT found himself in trouble with po lice in the early hours of Thursday (23Sep10) after he was caught driving on a suspended licence.
Knight’s car was pulled over by Los Angeles cops at around 3am when he was spotted committing a minor traffic violation.
But officers soon discovered he was breaking another law by getting beh ind the wheel in the first place - and the revelation prompted cops to pe rform a full search of Knight’s vehicle, although they found nothing ille gal.
He was cited for the driving offence and allowed to leave, but only wit h his passenger taking his place as driver, reports TMZ.com.
The ticket was the latest in Knight’s legal woes - he was arrested in M ay (10) on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, and he was hit with a restraining order in June (10) after an associate alleged the star had threatened him.

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The famous red-meat dress LADY GAGA wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awar ds is to be turned into beef jerky and preserved for history, according t o the designer who created the costume.
The Paparazzi singer caused controversy at the Los Angeles event earlie r this month (Sep10) when she stepped onstage wearing the meaty ensemble, complete with a purse made from slabs of beef and a piece of steak balan ced on her head as a makeshift headpiece.
Gaga was blasted by animal rights campaigners, who urged her to ditch t he unusual piece of clothing before she alienated all her vegetarian fans , but the star insisted the dress was not intended to offend.
She told U.S. chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, "Well, it is certainly no disrespect to anyone that is vegan or vegetarian… And, I am not a piec e of meat." The man behind the design, Franc Fernandez, reveals the perishable gown took him three days to make, refrigerating the strips of meat in between ..
And the 50 pounds (22.7 kilograms) of beef has not gone to waste - it’s being dried out and transformed into jerky.
He tells Eonline.com, "The dress will go through a process where it bec omes a sort of ‘jerky’." But Fernandez insists the jerky won’t be available to buy - instead, it will be "archived" for future generations of fashionistas to gawk at.
Speaking to MTV Style, he adds, "The meat dries out, rather than rottin g. But it shouldn’t be worn again. There’s not going to be meat dresses i n the future. This was made for a specific purpose. It’s what it is." (MT

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BAD COMPANY frontman PAUL RODGERS has warned fans the British rock superg roup are unlikely to return to tour in America following the band’s Oklah oma show next month (Oct10).
The Feel Like Makin’ Love hitmakers will play their last planned states ide show on 7 October (10), at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Cas ino in Catoosa, near Tulsa.
And Rodgers anticipates the gig will be his farewell to Bad Company fan s in the U.S., because the singer wants to focus on his solo act.
Asked about future U.S. dates, he tells the Times Record Online, "After this Tulsa show, there will be no further plans for Bad Company beyond d ates in Japan. I’m working on new solo material in the studio, and I’ve g ot a solo U.K. tour planned later, so I’m just seeing how it goes." (JMA/

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POISON frontman BRET MICHAELS is set to undergo further surgery in Januar y (11) to repair a hole in his heart.
The 47 year old rocker, who has type one diabetes, has been riddled wit h health woes in recent months.
He suffered a near-fatal brain haemorrhage in April (10), just weeks af ter undergoing an emergency appendectomy and then suffered a minor stroke .. During his hospitalisation, doctors discovered a hole in his heart that he’d had since birth.
Michaels confirmed the latest health issue on his website in May (10) a nd indicated he was taking a regimen of blood thinners to treat it.
And now he is scheduled to go under the knife to repair the defect - af ter his Roses and Thorns tour wraps in December (10).
His publicist confirmed the surgery to E! News, explaining: "It’s for t he hole his heart." But the singer isn’t planning to be on bed rest for long - he’s already planning a book tour to promote his autobiography, Roses & Thorns: The R eality of My Rock & Roll Fantasy, in March (11).
The spokesperson adds: "The next thing he has is his book tour (beginni ng) March 15, on his birthday. After the holidays, he’ll do this and then have time to heal before the whole book publicity campaign." (JMA/WNWE/M

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER and JAMIE LEE CURTIS put on a hilarious double act on th e red carpet at their YOU AGAIN premiere on Wednesday night (22Sep10) whe n they turned up in the same green gown.
The actresses, who play former high school rivals in the film, thought it would be funny to wear the same David Meister dress to the Hollywood s creening - and then pretended to be mad about each other’s choice.
Weaver raged, "I am so furious… Heads are gonna roll." And Curtis added, "I knew we were both going to wear David Meister… b ut he didn’t tell me she was gonna do it."

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RYAN REYNOLDS landed a lucky escape from a recent random drug test on a r oad-side in Germany - after confessing to cops he suffers from stage frig ht when urinating in public.
The Proposal star was stunned when his car was pulled over by "creepy" cops one morning - and he was asked to go to a hotel to complete a random urine test for drugs.
But the actor talked his way out of the test after admitting to police he is pee-shy.
Recalling the incident to America’s late night talk show host Jay Leno, Reynolds explains: "(I said), ‘I’m happy to go down to the station’, but I’m not going to a hotel with Officer Creepy standing behind me." But there was more to his refusal than Reynolds let on. He told to the officers: "The real reason I can’t go isn’t just because it’s beyond cree py - it’s just I have maybe the world’s shiest bladder. We would be stand ing there all day…
"I just can’t perform like that."

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Singer/actress TAYLOR MOMSEN is refusing to let harsh criticism from TV s tyle guru TIM GUNN bring her down after he lashed out at the teenager and branded her a "pathetic diva".
Project Runway star Gunn recently filmed a cameo for the new season of Momsen’s hit U.S. TV show Gossip Girl, but he was not impressed by the 17 year old’s behaviour on set and dismissed her as a "brat".
When asked about working with the teen actress, he said, "What a diva! She was pathetic, she couldn’t remember her lines, and she didn’t even ha ve that many. I thought to myself, ‘Why are we all being held hostage by this brat?’ "I’d say, ‘You know young lady, there are hundreds of thousands of girl s who are just as attractive and even smarter than you. Why are you actin g like this show is a huge burden on you?’ She was on her phone during ev ery break, I wanted to tell her, ‘If you weren’t on your BlackBerry, you can retain this stuff’." But Momsen has brushed off the allegations, insisting, "I don’t respond to that." And her spokesperson has also dismissed the controversy, adding, "We do n’t respond to name calling."

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Iconic fashion designer DONATELLA VERSACE has found a new soulmate in sty lish Scot CHRISTOPHER KANE, likening their close friendship to the bond s he shared with her late brother, GIANNI VERSACE.
The 55 year old vice-president of the Versace clothing brand hired Kane in 2006 after becoming impressed by the then-graduate student’s first co llection.
They have worked closely on the top Italian label ever since, and Donat ella admits Kane is the only person whose opinion she truly trusts.
And their working relationship has fast developed into a tight friendsh ip, reminiscent of Donatella’s relationship with her older sibling Gianni , who was tragically murdered in 1997.
She tells W magazine, "I never thought I’d find anybody I could trust l ike I trust Christopher. And now it’s so strange. I start to say a senten ce and he (would) finish it - just like me and Gianni."

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