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Comedienne JOAN RIVERS ditched a gag about MICHELLE OBAMA from her routine - because she feared she’d be accused of racism.
The comedy legend wrote a joke about U.S. President Barack Obama’s wife, poking fun at her dress sense and comparing her to former First Lady Jackie Onassis by dubbing her "Blackie O".
But she backed out of using the line on her chat show for U.S. network E! - to avoid criticism that the joke was racially-motivated.
Rivers tells Britain’s Independent Magazine, "I was going to compare her to Jackie O, but call her Blackie O."

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SOFIA VERGARA’s boyfriend is finally back on his feet following a devastating car crash in August (10) - he has taken his first steps since the accident which left him bedridden.
Nick Loeb broke his pelvis in the smash and spent weeks in hospital recuperating. He was discharged last month (Sep10) and Vergara has revealed he is taking strong steps towards recovery and is now walking on crutches.
She tells People.com, "He’s so much better. He’s starting to walk on crutches… finally… It would have taken another person a lot more time (to walk again). He’s very strong."

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Former AMERICAN GLADIATORS star MICHAEL O’HEARN has filed suit against a cell phone network over allegations his picture was used in an advertising campaign without permission.
The bodybuilder, who has appeared in films including Death Becomes Her, alleges bosses at T-Mobile used a photograph of him as part of an advert on the company’s website in April (10).
O’Hearn filed suit at Los Angeles County Superior Court, demanding at least $500,000 (£333,333) in damages, as well any money T-Mobile made from the advert, and attorneys’ fees, according to TMZ.com.

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JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT has confirmed she is enjoying a new romance with actor/director ALEX BEH after meeting "through friends at a dinner party".
The Ghost Whisperer star, 31, split from her TV co-star Jamie Kennedy in March (10) but has now bounced back with Beh.
The actress tells Us Weekly, "(We met) through friends at a dinner party… We laugh a lot… he’s hilarious!" While Beh admits he is taking the relationship seriously and has even read Hewitt’s dating book The Day I Shot Cupid.
He adds, "It’s very informative. I learned all I needed to know. When I first met her, I really was able to just map out all the things to do and not to do." They made their first public appearance as a couple on Sunday (24Oct10), taking part in the Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon.

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Movie bosses behind the BACK TO THE FUTURE films have ruled out reviving the franchise - because they would never consider revisiting the story without MICHAEL J. FOX.
Fox played iconic teenage hero Marty McFly in three films, and previously admitted he would be happy to see the movies rebooted with a new, young cast.
He said, "I’m 44-years-old now and I’m not interested in running around on skateboards!… I think if they did it again now they would do it with a younger cast and just do a different realisation of it, which would be fun." But director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Bob Gale are adamant they would never move forward on the project without Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and semi-retired from acting in 2000 when his symptoms worsened.
Gale tells ComingSoon.net, "The story is closed. When Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s we said ‘Come on. Who wants to see a Back to the Future movie if Michael J. Fox isn’t in it?’ I don’t. He didn’t. Nobody does." Zemeckis adds, "I think three is a good number to end on. Three is enough."

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Former BLOSSOM star JENNA VON OY married her fiance in a low-key ceremony in her hometown of Newtown, Connecticut earlier this month (Oct10).
The actress has been dating computer data consultant Brad Bratcher for two years and they became engaged on New Year’s Eve (31Dec09).
They made their relationship official by exchanging vows in front of friends and family on 10 October (10), with the nuptials taking place in the garden of a bed-and-breakfast hotel owned by von Oy’s former schoolteacher.
The actress tells People.com, "We’re so happy… (it) truly was (the best day of my life). We knew it would be a wonderful day. But it was a blast - more fun than we ever expected!"

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DAWN FRENCH’s marriage to LENNY HENRY is officially over - their divorce was finalised at the High Court in London on Monday (25Oct10).
The British comedy couple split in October 2009, but kept the news quiet until they announced the break-up in April (10).
They were granted a divorce on Monday (25Oct10) on the grounds of Henry’s "unreasonable behaviour", although the exact details were not revealed. Henry’s attorney told the court he would not protest the case and agreed to pay legal costs.
The stars, who are parents to adopted daughter Billie, did not attend the High Court hearing.

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RUSSELL BRAND and KATY PERRY have flown to the Maldives to start their honeymoon following their wedding in India at the weekend (23-24Oct10).
The couple exchanged vows in a lavish ceremony at the exotic resort of Aman-I-Khas in Jaipur, Rajasthan in front of family and friends on Saturday (23Oct10).
They reportedly took a helicopter flight to Jaipur airport on Monday (25Oct10) and boarded a jet to the Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives.
The couple confirmed the news of their wedding after the event in a joint post on their Twitter.com pages. The newlyweds both wrote, "We did!"

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Scottish actor ALAN CUMMING has taken aim at U.S. President BARACK OBAMA, accusing him of failing to improve gay rights since he swept to power.
The GoldenEye star is furious Obama has delayed on his pledge to overturn the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, which bans openly-gay citizens from serving in the military.
And he is adamant the failure to throw out the rule means the U.S. leader is refusing to tackle homophobic bullying.
In a post on his official blog, Cumming writes, "We keep hearing that Obama is an ally, that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will end under his watch, but what do we actually get? Diddly squat (nothing) thus far on a federal level.
"In addition, there have been some very offensive statements that would have made the Republicans look bad. How can we counsel our children not to bully their gay classmates or mock their gay friends when they see their president refusing to do the equivalent to troops?"

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KIM CATTRALL knows the importance of a satisfying love life - she blames bad sex for the breakdown of two of her marriages.
The Sex and the City star has wed three times - she was married to Larry Davis for two years in the late 1970s, to Andre J. Lyson from 1982 to 1989, and a six-year union with Mark Levinson ended in 2004.
And she is adamant she knows why her relationships with Davis and Lyson failed - she was not compatible with them in bed.
Cattrall tells Britain’s The Sun, "I would constantly make excuses for bad sexual experiences. Poor sex was a factor in the first two of three marriages breaking up.
"It is one thing to have patience and build up a good sexual relationship, through love. But, with some men - I would say, in my experience, the majority of men - it is just never going to happen. I wish I had not made an orgasm my only goal. It is all about all-round sexual fulfilment." Cattrall has also realised where she went wrong when choosing a man - because good-looking hunks are not always the best lovers.
She adds, "I wish I had realised that good looks mean nothing when it comes to sex. Everyone expects great-looking guys and women to be having great sex. That’s not true.
"I always had a sexy image, on camera, but I was not having a fabulous sex life. You cannot be intimate with an image. I remember going to bed with a real good-looking ladies’ man, in the hope that he would teach me what I had been missing. He didn’t."

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Superproducer QUINCY JONES and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’s wife MARIA SHRIVER were honoured for their charity work at a star-studded gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night (23Oct10).
Celebrities including Rod Stewart, Halle Berry, Jane Fonda and Tom Hanks all turned out to see the pair recognised for their achievements at the Carousel of Hope ball, which helps raise money for children with diabetes.
TV host Jay Leno compered the ceremony, while Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Gladys Knight took to the stage to perform.

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British glamour model KATIE PRICE has opened up about her battle to conceive a baby with her new husband ALEX REID, describing her misery after months of failed fertility treatments.
The TV star, also known as Jordan, is mother to two children with her ex-husband Peter Andre, as well as a son from a previous relationship, and Price admits when she married cagefighter Reid in February (10) she was desperate to have a child with him.
After eights months of trying to conceive, the couple consulted doctors and embarked on a series of painful in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments, but the 32-year-old star has still failed to fall pregnant.
In her new book, You Only Live Once, she writes, "After marrying Alex I had only one thing on my mind - having another baby. I’d love to have another four, in fact. But by April 2010, after we had been trying for eight months, I became so worried we made an appointment with a fertility doctor… Tests revealed neither of us had a fertility problem, but the sperm simply weren’t connecting with the egg… We were having ICSI (Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) which has a 65% success rate." Price was convinced she was pregnant after her first treatment, but was devastated when she realised the process had been unsuccessful: "For the first few days I held on to the feeling of optimism, but then the waiting got to me. Then I started experiencing stomach cramps and bleeding. A wave of shock and disappointment went through me…" But Price is refusing to give up hope of having a baby with her husband, and will consider adopting in the future.
She adds, "I know I’m lucky to have three beautiful children. While Alex doesn’t yet have a biological child, he is still part of a family with kids. I am sure we’ll have a baby together one day. If we aren’t successful in our attempts then we will adopt."

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A driver who was caught up in a car crash with EVA LONGORIA PARKER last week (20Oct10) is threatening to sue the actress over the accident.
The Desperate Housewives star was driving through Los Angeles on Wednesday night (20Oct10) when her car collided with another vehicle.
The actress and the other motorist, Roman Gasparyan, are said to have suffered minor injuries in the crash, but neither required hospitalisation.
Gasparyan has now threatened legal action against the star, alleging the crash was her fault and claiming he has suffered back and neck pain, severe headaches, anxiety and blood pressure complications since the accident.
Gasparyan’s attorney Sanjay Sobti has confirmed to TMZ.com a civil lawsuit will be filed this week (beg25Oct10).

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CHRISTINA AGUILERA has returned to the stage for the first time since her split from husband JORDAN BRATMAN, putting her heartache aside to perform at JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’s charity concert in Las Vegas.
The Beautiful hitmaker filed for divorce from her longtime partner earlier this month (Oct10) and recently admitted she has been struggling to "get out of bed" since the painful break-up.
Aguilera shrugged off her personal problems on Saturday night (23Oct10) to join her childhood pal Timberlake at his benefit gig at the Planet Hollywood resort to help raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Timberlake introduced Aguilera to the stage, telling the crowd, "(Please welcome) no contest, the best vocalist of my generation," and she went on to perform hits including Ain’t No Other Man and Fighter.
The night also saw performances from Sir Elton John, Selena Gomez, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Timberlake himself.

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CHRISTINA AGUILERA has returned to the stage for the first time since her split from husband JORDAN BRATMAN, putting her heartache aside to perform at JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’s charity concert in Las Vegas.
The Beautiful hitmaker filed for divorce from her longtime partner earlier this month (Oct10) and recently admitted she has been struggling to "get out of bed" since the painful break-up.
Aguilera shrugged off her personal problems on Saturday night (23Oct10) to join her childhood pal Timberlake at his benefit gig at the Planet Hollywood resort to help raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Timberlake introduced Aguilera to the stage, telling the crowd, "(Please welcome) no contest, the best vocalist of my generation," and she went on to perform hits including Ain’t No Other Man and Fighter.
The night also saw performances from Sir Elton John, Selena Gomez, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Timberlake himself.

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Singer ELLIE GOULDING swapped her guitar for running shoes to compete in a street race on Sunday (24Oct10) - and finished ahead of her boyfriend.
The Starry Eyed hitmaker completed the 10-mile (16 kilometres) Great South Run in Portsmouth, England in one hour and 15 minutes.
And it gives her bragging rights over her beau, radio DJ Greg James - he took one hour and 20 minutes to finish the race.

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British hip-hop stars N-DUBZ are bracing themselves for a fan backlash after changing their sound to please American audiences.
The trio, famed for their London street style, is preparing to release new album Best Behaviour after signing a deal with U.S. label Def Jam.
But singer Tula ‘Tulisa’ Contostavlos admits their upcoming offering will surprise their loyal devotees.
She says, "People are going to have a big shock when they hear our new album. We’ve had to accommodate the Americans and at the end of (the) day they don’t wanna hear what we make in the U.K.
"I reckon people will be shocked and some won’t like it. They’ll say, ‘You’ve gone all American.’ (But) if you wanna sell records in America, you have to be willing to change your style a little bit. You either like it or lump it and it’s better than no album at all." And Contostavlos is even changing her appearance ahead of the band’s American launch.
She adds: "Making new music doesn’t mean selling out, it’s just trying something new. I’m a musician but I’m also an entertainer. Our American A&R (artists and repertoire) guy recently said he preferred me blonde. And while I don’t really care what colour my hair is, I said I’d dye it… if they wanted."

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Canadian crooner MICHAEL BUBLE is relieved he didn’t find fame as a contestant on a TV talent show, insisting years of "tough gigs" kept his ego from inflating.
The Everything hitmaker struggled to make a name for himself as he played in empty bars at the start of his career, and admits he would have gladly tried his luck on programmes such as American Idol or The X Factor if they had existed while he was a wannabe singer.
But Buble is glad he endured so many "years of struggling" - because he would have been overwhelmed by the instant fame if he’d been launched into the spotlight through a TV series.
He says, "At about 15 I started going to nightclubs and bars and I started singing and doing the nightclub circuit and corporate events. I did that (for) 10 years, 11 years. That’s desperation, that’s what that is! The thing is, you either come and do a show like X Factor and one day you’re not famous and one day it’s happened. Or you do it the way I did it. Both are probably good (but) I’m glad I did it the way I did it because it made me appreciate where I am now. I think I needed to take more time or my ego would have been way out of control, absolutely.
"I would have done a show like this (The X Factor). Listen, I would have done whatever I had to do. Consistently, though my career, that is what I did. I did what everybody does - I played a lot of tough gigs and a lot of years of struggling."

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