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BILLY RAY CYRUS has filed for joint custody of teen pop superstar MILEY CYRUS and her siblings after signing off on his 17-year marriage to estranged wife TISH.
The Achy Breaky Heart hitmaker filed for divorce in Tennessee on Tuesday (26Oct10), citing irreconcilable differences and he’s determined not to be cut out of his kids’ lives.
In court papers, Cyrus has asked to "share the care, custody and control" of Miley, 17, Braison, 16, and Noah, 10.
The couple also has three adult children from previous relationships.
Cyrus took to his Twitter.com account shortly after filing the papers and quoted bible scripture. He wrote, "Can I ask for your prayers this morning for my children… our troops… the hungry… the sick… the homeless. AMEN."

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The owners of New York’s Old Homestead Steakhouse are offering LADY GAGA fans the chance to go trick or treating this Halloween in their very own meat suit.
The pop star shocked at the MTV Video Music Awards in September (10) when she donned a dress made from hide and cuts of meat, but the look inspired butchers at the restaurant.
They have created a genuine meat dress, made of porterhouse steak and pork rib-eye - and they’re offering it for sale at $100,000 (GBP66,600).
Marc Sherry, the owner of Old Homestead Steakhouse, tells the New York Daily News, "I wanted it (dress) to be a cut above. Wear it for an hour, have fun with it… Then you might have enough meat for six months for your freezer." The dress comes with meat accessories, as well as a designer goody bag containing filet mignon, chocolate sauce, kobe burgers and candy corn.

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TAYLOR SWIFT is breaking more records in the U.S. pop charts by becoming the first artist in the Billboard Hot 100’s 52-year history to score the three highest debuts in consecutive weeks.
The country star enters the new countdown at 11 with Mean a week after becoming the first act to post back-to-back top 10 debuts.
Far*East Movement scores a second week at number one with Like a G6.
Newlywed Katy Perry’s new single Firework also debuts this week - at 57, and Will Smith’s daughter Willow makes her debut on the Hot 100 at 78 with Whip My Hair.

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FALCON CREST’s butler CHAO-LI CHI has died at his home in Granada Hills, California.
The 83 year old died in his sleep on 16 October (10), according to the Los Angeles Times.
Born in China, the actor also appeared in The Joy Luck Club and Wedding Crashers and he taught tai chi at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.
Chi is best known as the butler of series star Jane Wyman’s character on the hit 1980s soap.

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TRUE BLOOD star RYAN KWANTEN has become a CHARLES MANSON expert as he prepares to play the convicted serial killer and cult leader in a new biopic.
The Aussie star admits he thought he knew the Manson story but has come to realise most of the information he had on the sick killer was either bogus or a stretch of his own imagination.
He tells WENN, "I’m discovering that the little that I knew about him was amplified by my imagination and I became carried me away to places that weren’t necessarily based in fact.
"I think a lot of people have done that with Manson, so it’s interesting to sort of go in and realise why he had such a collection of followers." And one of Kwanten’s big realisations about the real Manson is the serial killer’s height, or rather lack of it: "He’s a lot smaller than me; he was only 5′2â�� or 5′3â��."

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Four-time Grammy winner CHRISTINA AGUILERA is such an "extreme perfectionist" she doesn’t consider her career a success.
The former child star has sold almost 50 million albums worldwide and won a string of awards. She’s even trying her hand as an actress in new movie Burlesque.
But the newly single 29 year old insists she won’t be happy until she has achieved all her goals.
Aguilera says, "There are still so many things that I�ve yet to accomplish, I think it�s something that I do tell myself, just to stay hungry. I am an overachiever and an extreme perfectionist. I would like to do more film and I feel that I still have yet to acquire the type of success that I desire.
"I�m sure there will definitely be a place that I will be at peace with knowing I�ve accomplished a lot."

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PAMELA ANDERSON has stripped down for Playboy magazine for a good cause - the actress has donated her $25,000 (GBP16,670) modeling fee to charity.
The former Playmate and Baywatch star posed nude for the January, 2011 issue, and had the check sent directly to Waves 4 Water, a charity that distributes filters to people who don’t have access to clean drinking water.
The actress tells TMZ.com: "Waves 4 water are my heroes. They get things done… and yes, Playboy wrote them a check when I shot the cover directly for 25Gs.
"I’ve also donated personally. I wish I could do more. Indonesia, Haiti and Pakistan are all in need of these filters. Spread the word!"

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Pregnant MARIAH CAREY and her husband NICK CANNON have opened up about the heartache of miscarriage after losing their first baby in 2008.
The couple broke the baby news on U.S. TV early on Thursday (28Oct10) and took time to talk about the miscarriage misery that ruined Christmas two years ago.
Carey and Cannon were just about to fly out to meet family and friends at their Aspen, Colorado retreat - and reveal they were about to become parents - when a last-minute doctors appointment floored them.
Speaking on U.S. news show Access Hollywood Live, Cannon recalls, "Literally, the day we were supposed to travel to Aspen we had an ultrasound… and unfortunately that was a time where he (doctor) said, ‘I’m sorry but the pregnancy is unsuccessful.’" The actor/entertainer admits he marvelled at his wife’s strength throughout that Christmas - as he put on a brave face, so as not to alert anyone to what had happened.
Cannon adds, "Even though it was emotional for both of us, that’s when I really saw the strength in this woman right here. She just handled it so well. And then to get on a plane and have to spend Christmas with friends and family, and no one knew. I felt like everybody was kind of speculating.
"Literally, in a magazine, it said, ‘They’re gonna let everyone know during the holiday.’" "She was so festive and smiling, obviously for the cameras, and spending time with everyone - and then, literally, at night, (she was) crying herself to sleep." Meanwhile, Carey insists the miscarriage helped the couple grow as people and turned them into an invincible force of nature: "It was really sad. We had really to absorb this… We really learned a lot just as people.
"It was even more of, like, preparing us to do this because of the way it happened so quickly at first. I think I was sort of in shock ‘cos I didn’t expect it (pregnancy)… and then when that happened and I wasn’t able to even talk to anybody about it, that was not OK, that was not easy.
"I’ve never really been a very forthcoming person about my personal stuff; it’s just not my thing. But, honestly, to me, this type of thing is like, ‘Ew, weird! Why do I have to talk about this in front of the world?’ "It’s even strange for me to talk to people I know about it, because I just never did. It kind of shook us both and took us to a place that was really dark and difficult."

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"I’d eat a box of donuts. It was like a chip, I couldn’t eat just one." Country star WYNONNA JUDD on her battle with food addiction.

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American opera singer RICHARD T. GILL has died, aged 82.
He passed away in Providence, Rhode Island on Monday (25Oct10) after suffering heart failure.
Gill, an economist and longtime faculty member at America’s esteemed Harvard University, quit his tenured job after discovering his voice through formal vocal training, which he began as an anti-smoking regimen at age 40.
He went on to perform featured roles with the New York City Opera in the early 1970s after a few years of study and later joined the Met, where he sang alongside opera greats including Plácido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Kiri Te Kanawa and Shirley Verrett, between 1973 and 1976.
Gill’s roles included Panthus in Les Troyens, Frère Laurent in Gounodâ��s Roméo et Juliette, the Commendatore in Mozartâ��s Don Giovanni and the King in Verdiâ��s Aida.
He retired from opera in the mid-1980s, and went on to publish several academic books, including Our Changing Population, Posterity Lost: Progress, Ideology, and the Decline of the American Family.
Gill is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Bjornson, a sister, three sons, and eight grandchildren.

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Actress-turned-singer TAYLOR MOMSEN has banned music fans from recording her live in concert - after she was caught on tape baring her breasts at a New York show last week (21Oct10).
The 17 year old was captured on camera pulling down the neckline of her top and exposing two black pasties stuck over her nipples.
The footage made it online, forcing the Gossip Girl star to install strict new rules at gigs.
Momsen took to the stage again in Los Angeles on Wednesday (27Oct10) - and stunned the crowd by asking everyone with a camera or mobile phone to put it away.
She told the crowd: "I know this is the modern age and everyone’s got cameras and cell phones and video cameras. But I’d really appreciate it if you’d put that f**king s**t down.
"I know it’s very cool to videotape and put it on YouTube the next day. But, frankly, it completely takes away from the show. I’d thoroughly appreciate it if you’d put that s**t down and put your hands in the airâ�¦I want everyone’s hands in the f**king air."

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THE BLACK EYED PEAS singer and solo music artist FERGIE has been crowned Woman of the Year by America’s Billboard magazine.
The My Humps hitmaker will be handed the honour - which pays tribute to a trailblazing female music artist - at a ceremony in New York on 2 December (10).
Fergie tells the Associated Press she is "humbled" to accept the award, which she called a "great career achievement".
Previous honourees include Beyonce, Ciara and country music veteran Reba McEntire.

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GYM CLASS HEROES rocker TRAVIE MCCOY has been arrested in Germany after spraying graffiti on the remains of the Berlin Wall.
Katy Perry’s ex was caught by cops tagging one of the last remnants of the historical wall late on Wednesday night (17Oct10) - after his band’s concert at the city’s Magnet Club.
McCoy was taken into custody and later released on $2,080 (GBP1,390) bail.
The singer will have a hard time pleading not guilty to charges - he pre-announced his graffiti attack on his Twitter blog, writing, â��The Berlin wall. I’m def gettin up on this before we leave tonight!!!â�� He then posted pictures of his artwork, which included his name in bubbled lettering.
McCoy faces a maximum sentence of three years in jail.

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THE HANGOVER director TODD PHILLIPS started his career luring sexual tales from members of the public on late night TV show TAXICAB CONFESSIONS.
Phillips experienced his first taste of filmmaking on the long-running HBO show, driving loose-lipped passengers around New York City.
And he claims he’s individually responsible for the series moving from the Big Apple to Las Vegas.
Phillips tells Details, "I was an intern and HBO needed more English-speaking drivers to get people to talk about f***king, which is my specialty. So I got my hack license and did the show in New York.
"It was thrown out of the city after I asked a guy who wouldn’t talk to get out of my cab.
"The head of the Taxi & Limousine Commission had to write a letter to the New York Post. It said, ‘To Mayor Giuliani and the citizens of New York City, we would like to apologise for the indefensible behaviour of HBO and Todd Phillips."

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STAR TREK star CHRIS PINE is still recovering from a gruelling stint on the Los Angeles stage that left his body battered and bruised.
The actor played an Irish soldier during a summer run in energetic black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore and was stunned to find theatre work so physically brutal.
Pine tells Details, "My body’s all sorts of f**ked up. I tore my groin. I pulled my neck and glute, tweaked my rhomboid, sprained my f**king sacrum."

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Beloved HAWAII FIVE-O actor JAMES MACARTHUR, has died at the age of 72.
MacArthur passed away on Thursday (28Oct10), a family representative tells People.com. Details surrounding the cause of death were not made available as WENN went to press.
The actor seemed destined for a career on the stage and screen, as the adopted son of actress Helen Hayes and her husband, American playwright Charles MacArthur, and he made his big screen debut in 1957 drama The Young Stranger.
MacArthur went on to appear in Walt Disney films Third Man on the Mountain, Kidnapped and Swiss Family Robinson, and in 1961 he made his Broadway debuted opposite a little-known Jane Fonda in Invitation to a March.
The stage performance won him the Theatre World Award for Best New Actor.
He won further acclaim for his roles in 1965 World War II drama, The Battle of the Bulge and Clint Eastwood’s 1968 spaghetti Western, Hang ‘Em High.
But he is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Dan ‘Danno’ Williams on the original U.S. TV crime drama Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 to 1980.
MacArthur is survived by his wife of more than 25 years, Helen Beth Duntz, four children and seven grandchildren.
His first two marriages, from 1958 to 1967 to actress Joyce Bulifant, and another, from 1970 to 1975 to actress Melody Patterson, ended in divorce.

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Hit drama BIG LOVE is to wrap next spring (11) after one final season on cable TV in America.
The acclaimed series, about a polygamous Mormon family in Utah and starring Bill Paxton and Chloe Sevigny, will return for its final episodes on 16 January (10).
Announcing the news, series co-creator Will Scheffer says, "When we created Big Love in 2002, we had a strong conception of the journey the Henrickson family would make over the course of the series, of the story we had to tell.
"While we were in the writers’ room this year shaping our fifth season, we discovered that we were approaching the culmination of that story."

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Legendary British actress/singer ELAINE PAIGE is set to return to the U.S. stage - in an upcoming Washington, D.C. run of musical FOLLIES, opposite BERNADETTE PETERS.
Peters has already signed on to play Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of the show at the Eisenhower Theater next summer (11) And Paige, the original Eva Peron in Evita and the original Grizabella in Cats, will join her in the revival of the Stephen Sondheim production, about a reunion of performers who appeared together in a fictional version of Ziegfield’s Follies.
Also joining the cast are Linda Lavin, Jan Maxwell, Terri White, Terrence Currier, Rosalind Elias, Florence Lacey, Regine, David Sabin and Susan Watson, reports Variety.
Follies is set to run 7 May through 19 June (11).

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