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JAMES FRANCO was so battered and bruised after playing an adventurer in 127 HOURS, his doctor assumed the scars on his arms were from heavy drug use.
In the drama, the actor plays a climber who is forced to amputate his own arm with a penknife after becoming trapped under a boulder during a hike in Utah.
Franco suffered a number of injuries throughout the challenging shoot in a canyon fissure, leaving him with marks resembling drug injection scars.
He tells Britain’s Total Film, "I had a lot of scars. I guess they weren’t as bad as I thought… I guess it just proves that Danny (Boyle, director) knows what he’s doing because it didn’t scar me for life.
"I went to a doctor for insurance purposes for another movie and he saw these scars and he was like, ‘Errr…?’ He soon assessed that they were not track marks."

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A pistol held by SIR SEAN CONNERY in a poster for FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE has sold for $415,875 (£277,250) at auction, setting a world record for a JAMES BOND gun.
An anonymous bidder paid more than 10 times the estimated $22,500-$30,000 (£15,000-£20,000) which the Walther air pistol was expected to fetch at Christie’s in London on Thursday (25Nov10).
Connery only held the gun as 007 for the publicity shots for the 1963 film after a crew member forgot to bring the secret agent’s weapon of choice - a Walther PPK semi-automatic. The gun actually belonged to the photographer.
A spokesperson for the auction house says, "The Bond franchise has stood the test of time."

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NAOMI WATTS has dismissed rumours SEAN PENN is boycotting the promotional tour for their new movie FAIR GAME because he fell out with director DOUG LIMAN on set - insisting she didn’t see any "spats" during the shoot.
Watts and Penn both star in the new political thriller, which is based on the memoirs of real life former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Valerie Plame.
The actress is currently promoting the new movie without her co-star, as Penn is said to be too busy with his charity work to take part. The Oscar-winner’s absence has sparked rumours he refused to join the promotional trail because of a feud with director Liman, but Watts is adamant she wasn’t aware of any problems between the pair during filming.
She tells the Hollywood Reporter, "On set they got on absolutely fine. Sean and I had three weeks together - there were no spats on the set then. But yes, we were all very passionate about the film." And Watts is adamant she got along with Liman as well, adding, "Doug and I got on very well. You expect to go through a few wrestling matches…"

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CATE BLANCHETT proved her green credentials by switching on her Australian theatre’s eco-friendly power system at a ceremony in Sydney on Friday (26Nov10).
The actress is co-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company along with her husband Andrew Upton, and the couple has implemented a new solar power system for the company’s base venue.
Over 1,900 solar panels have been installed on the building’s roof to provide 70 per cent of the theatre’s power supply, and Blanchett turned out for the big switch-on on Friday.
She tells the AAP, "We were looking to reconnect the company to the city and we were looking to make it cutting edge again. Andrew came up with a great idea and said, ‘What if we bring it into the 21st century and make it green’…
"Hopefully (we can) inspire people to demand panels and it will reduce the cost of the panels."

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SUSAN BOYLE dreams of working with SIR PAUL McCARTNEY - because she’s such a huge fan of THE BEATLES.
The Scottish singing sensation has listened to the Fab Four since she was a youngster, and now she’s found fame Boyle admits she’d love to collaborate with her idol McCartney.
She tells Britain’s The Sun, "The Beatles are still around now, their records live on. I hope to be in the same calibre one day.
"I know I’ve got a lot to do yet though. I’d like to meet Paul. If he ever wanted to perform together, I’d have no problem with it - here I am, baby!"

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Scottish star CALVIN HARRIS is hanging up his microphone, insisting he wants to focus on his DJ work because he’s "just not cut out" to sing.
The Girls hitmaker has tested his vocal skills on a number of his tracks but admits he’ll be recruiting "proper" singers to record with so he can concentrate on his beats.
He says, "From now on, I’ll be in DJ mode. I’ve stopped the live shows. I’m going to focus more on production and DJing and zero per cent of my time will go on singing.
"I’ll do tracks with people who can sing well - proper artists, proper performance. I’m just not cut out for that role."

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Rapper FABOLOUS enjoyed a star-studded birthday bash in New York, partying with pals including KERI HILSON and AMBER ROSE.
The Trade It All star turned 33 years old on 18 November (10) and to mark the occasion he teamed up with Black Book magazine to host a lavish celebration at the Gansevoort Park Hotel.
Rose and Hilson both attended, along with actress Adrienne Bailon, while Fabolous’ absent friends - including LeBron James and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs - sent special messages.
And the rapper rounded off his birthday extravaganza by treating himself to a $250,000 (£166,600) Aston Martin car, according to the New York Post’s gossip column Page Six.

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ROGER DALTREY, JOHNNY BORRELL and FATBOY SLIM have shown off their artistic sides to design one-off canvas pieces for charity.
Jude Law, Dominic Cooper, David Essex, Tony Hadley and the Stereophonics are also among the stars who have personalised artwork to auction for Britain’s Willow Foundation, which provides fun days out for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds.
The eBay sale will go live on Friday (26Nov10), with all proceeds benefiting the charity.

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JUSTIN BIEBER refused to let his support band BURNHAM get away with a tour bus prank - he exacted revenge on the group during their concert on Tuesday (23Nov10).
The Baby hitmaker wrapped up his My World trek with an appearance in Toronto, Canada and his opening act played a practical joke on Bieber to mark the end of the gigs, filling his tour bus bedroom with coloured plastic balls.
The teenage pop star got his own back by collecting all the balls and pelting the band with them during their performance at The Air Canada Centre on Tuesday.
After the show, Bieber took to his Twitter.com page to tell fans, "Toronto was crazy tonight. Proud to be Canadian!!"

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Motown legend MARTHA REEVES refuses to listen to any modern music because of offensive lyrics, which she blames for promoting "lawlessness" among young people.
The Dancing In The Street hitmaker, who enjoyed a string of hits with the Vandellas in the 1960s, is convinced negative content in songs causes problems among today’s youth.
She says, "As musicians we have concerns about social factors and involve ourselves in community. There’s lawlessness in society now because of the content of lyrics - they have somehow slipped past the net.
"We didn’t have to send our children out of the room when we were with Motown. Our songs have always been about love, happiness, joy and partying." And Reeves is adamant the current crop of chart-topping tracks lack soul because they rely too much on production.
She adds, "I’m not listening to any new music because it’s not made by musicians. Songs now are all technically made but back then we had a band that was used for everybody’s recording - they could play to anyone’s style so everybody’s sound was distinct. They had learned their profession and could make the music stand out."

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TAYLOR SWIFT and JAKE GYLLENHAAL fuelled speculation of a new romance by reportedly celebrating Thanksgiving Day (25Nov10) together.
The couple was first rumoured to be in a relationship after they were spotted holding hands during a stroll around Brooklyn, New York last month (Oct10).
And despite telling reporters she planned to spend the holiday with family in Missouri, Swift opted for a Big Apple Thanksgiving on Thursday - which she spent with the Brokeback Mountain actor, according to JustJared.com.
The stars are said to have visited the Gorilla Coffee shop in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighbourhood and enjoyed a cup of coffee together.
A source tells the website, "They asked one of the coffee shop employees for help picking out beans. They both seemed super nice and wound up ordering lattes."

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Actress PATSY KENSIT has credited her turn on British reality show STRICTLY COME DANCING with helping to heal the heartache of her fourth marriage breakdown.
The Lethal Weapon 2 star split from her fourth husband, DJ Jeremy Healy, in April (10) and has previously admitted the break-up hit her hard, revealing she ballooned in weight after gorging on junk food.
She accepted an offer to appear on the U.K. dancing show over the summer (10), and she’s convinced the intense training is just what she needed to take her mind off her "rough" marriage separation.
Kensit tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "I was glad to be asked this year. This whole Strictly experience has been such an amazing diversion from my life. I would advise anyone to try it.
"If you’ve had a rough time, go to a dance class because it does lift your spirits. It’s turned out to be just what I needed." Kensit was previously wed to Big Audio Dynamite keyboardist Dan Donovan, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr, and Oasis star Liam Gallagher.

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Bosses at MTV have vowed to fight a potential lawsuit from a writer who alleges he came up with the idea for hit reality show JERSEY SHORE, branding his claims "utterly without merit".
Christopher Gambale has threatened to sue officials at the network, accusing them of using his outline for a project entitled Guidos: A Reality Series as the basis for their popular programme, about a group of young people living in New Jersey.
But Heather Windt, Vice President of Intellectual Property & Litigation at MTV, insists the theme has been portrayed numerous times in popular culture.
In a letter to Gambale’s lawyer, Windt states: "Jersey Shore was not the first work to focus on young Italian Americans. By way of example only, this theme has been explored in works such as Saturday Night Fever, My Cousin Vinny, Kiss Me, Guido, and Growing Up Gotti… The general idea of a show ‘exploring the lifestyle of the Brooklyn/New Jersey Guido’ is not copyrightable." MTV executives also plan to take on Gambale in court if he proceeds with a lawsuit.
Windt adds: "MTV believes that your client’s claim is utterly without merit. Should your client opt to pursue this matter, please be advised that MTV will vigorously defend the action and when dismissed will pursue all available sanctions, including attorney fees."

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Veteran British actress SHEILA HANCOCK will be handed a lifetime achievement honour at the upcoming Women in Film and Television (WFTV) Awards.
The 77 year old made her West End debut in 1958 and has since carved out a successful career in TV and film, most notably starring alongside Bette Davis in 1968 movie The Anniversary.
She’s recently ended a highly-acclaimed stint playing Mother Superior in the Sister Act musical in London, and now she’s being honoured for her longstanding work in showbiz.
The WFTV Awards ceremony, hosted by Julie Walters, will take place in London on 3 December (10). Previous recipients of the lifetime achievement honour include Diana Rigg, Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith.

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The new HARRY POTTER movie made Thanksgiving Day magical by taking a massive $14.5 million (£9.7 million) at the American box office on Thursday (25Nov10).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, grossed $125.1 million (£83.4 million) in the U.S. in its first weekend of release (20-21Nov10) and it looks set to rule the box office for a second week after dominating the festive holiday.
Disney’s Tangled came second in the Thanksgiving rundown with $11.6 million (£7.7 million) and Christina Aguilera’s debut movie Burlesque came a long way behind in third with just $2.8 million (£1.9 million).
The top five is rounded out by Megamind in fourth and Love and Other Drugs at five.

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Australian actor ERNIE DINGO has been suffering from bouts of depression since he was accused of slapping a young boy during a school visit over the summer (10) - because the assault charge has left him unable to work.
The Crocodile Dundee II star was charged with aggravated common assault after allegedly striking an 11-year-old pupil at a primary school in Carnarvon, Western Australia in July (10).
He pleaded not guilty in October (10) and is due to stand trial in February (11).
Dingo reveals he has been banned from working with children since the incident, and he’s devastated because he has always loved performing for youngsters.
He says, "I haven’t worked because (the Department of) Education deem me unfit, as a threat… I can’t do any work with children, and I have done that all my life. (I’m dealing with) a lot of negatives, mental anguishes, inserts of depression, not being able to work… I’ve worked all my life and all of a sudden I was told to take a holiday. And that hurts.
"Mainly because of the fact of the disrespect of who I am. I have worked with kids. Kids jump all over me 24/7 when I work with kids… I do it because I love kids, and I love to try and work out a positive way for them…" Dingo faces a possible jail sentence if convicted.

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GLEE star DIANNA AGRON has sparked rumours she’s engaged to British actor ALEX PETTYFER - just months after they started dating.
The blonde beauty met Pettyfer on the set of their upcoming sci-fi movie I Am Number Four, and she went public with their love in August (10) when she introduced him to her TV co-stars.
Now the actress has sent gossips into a spin after she was pictured trying to hide a ring on her wedding finger during a trip to London this week (begs22Nov10).
Agron was leaving the Groucho club in the U.K. capital on Thursday night (25Nov10) when she was seen sporting a sparkler on the third finger of her left hand.
As a photographer zoomed in, the coy star giggled and held her scarf over her face before turning her arm away to hide the ring from view.
An onlooker tells WENN, "She seemed to find it amusing but was clearly keen for the photographer not to get too many pictures of the ring she was wearing."

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Actor MICHAEL L. BREA has confessed to brutally hacking his mother with a sword, insisting he was "doing the work of God".
Brea was arrested on Tuesday (23Nov10) and charged with murder after his mum Yannick was found stabbed to death at her New York City apartment.
In an interview from the prison ward at the Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan, Brea claims voices in his head ordered him to attack his mum with a sword after a "demon" took over her soul.
Recounting the gruesome scene, he tells the New York Daily News, "I didn’t kill her. I killed the demon inside her. So be it. It was the work of God." The 31 year old claims he heard his mum speaking with a different voice when she summoned him to the kitchen to help her cook chicken.
He recalls, "I looked at these chickens lying dead in the pot and a voice told me it was a sacrifice. It was black magic… She had the voice of a demon. I opened the door with the dagger at my side and the sword.
"I asked, ‘Do you believe in God?’ She said, ‘No, Michael, no’ and began screaming. I began slashing her. I didn’t want to kill her right away. I wanted to give her time to get right with God." Brea, who has had small roles in Ugly Betty and Step Up 3D, adds: "I was slashing my mom and I heard the police knocking on the door… but I knew they wouldn’t open the door and stop me because the spirits were protecting me. I just kept cutting her. No one could stop me. I was doing the work of God."

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