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KELLY OSBOURNE has called in police to find an internet fraudster who targeted her private email address in a hack which left the TV star "heartbroken" and "literally devastated".
The daughter of rocker Ozzy was fuming to discover her personal mail account had been accessed by an online impostor and reported the offence to cops.
She’s hopeful of a prosecution after the hacker allegedly forwarded her messages "to his email address", but Osbourne admits she’s been left shaken by the incident.
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Someone has hacked my mail account the police are now involved who ever did this is in big HUGE trouble!! "My account is now police reported stolen property if you try and sell any of my information you will be prosecuted even further. The a** that hacked my account had all my emails forwarded to his email address so I now know who it is I will find u & u will be arrested.
"Genuinely heartbroken that someone hacked and read all my personal info! Is nothing sacred? Literally devastated!"

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MATT DAMON is convinced his director pal STEVEN SODERBERGH is ready to retire from the movie business to forge a new career as a painter.
The Hollywood actor has worked with the famed moviemaker on a number of projects including the Ocean’s Eleven series, The Informant! and upcoming action thriller Contagion.
Damon has also signed up to star in Soderbergh’s movie about flamboyant pianist Liberace, and the actor believes the 47-year-old director will work on one more production before giving up filmmaking for good.
He tells the Los Angeles Times, "He’s retiring, he’s been talking about it for years and it’s getting closer. He wants to paint and he says he’s still young enough to have another career. He’s kind of exhausted with everything that interested him in terms of form. He’s not interested in telling stories. Cinema interested him in terms of form and that’s it. He says, ‘If I see another over-the-shoulder shot, I’m going to blow my brains out.’ "After this movie (Contagion) we’re doing Liberace next summer with Michael Douglas, and then he might do one more movie after that with George (Clooney), and then after that he’s retiring."

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KYLIE MINOGUE, LIAM NEESON and former soldier JAMES BLUNT are among the stars who have recorded messages to rally the British armed forces spending Christmas in Afghanistan.
Funnyman Ricky Gervais and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron have also made special tributes to be sent to service men and women who will celebrate the festive season in the war zone.
Minogue wishes all the troops a Merry Christmas before adding: "We’re thinking about you and send you lots of love." All of the messages will be aired on BBC’s Radio 2’s Remembering The Troops special on Thursday afternoon (23Dec10) and broadcast on Forces’ radio network BFBS.

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ANNIE LENNOX’s plans for a festive TV special to celebrate her Christmas album had to be scrapped when the star’s ideas for a small screen spectacular blew the budget.
The former Eurythmics frontwoman, who turns 56 years old on Christmas Day (25Dec10), called on her childhood holiday musical memories to record new album A Christmas Cornucopia.
Lennox was keen to record a TV special to promote the record - but she was forced to give up on her plans when her set exceeded the budget for the show.
She tells Britain’s Daily Record, "We were going to have one, but unfortunately it got slightly capsized, which is a shame.
"It was going to cost an arm and a leg (a lot). (The costs were) huge so in practical terms it couldn’t be done. That’ll teach me to have big orchestra and choirs."

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A former agent for jailed music producer PHIL SPECTOR has been charged with felony assault over claims she attacked her boyfriend with perfume bottles.
Jennifer Barringer, who represented Spector during his 2007 murder trial, is accused of cutting Gil Faccio’s head during a bust-up at their apartment in New York City on Sunday (19Dec10).
He was treated in hospital for a head wound and was later released. Barringer was charged with felony assault and freed on $1,500 (£1,000) bail, according to the New York Post.
Spector is serving 19-years-to-life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his California home in 2003.

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JIM MORRISON’s THE DOORS bandmates have criticised officials in Florida for granting the singer a pardon 41 years after he was accused of indecency at a concert in Miami - insisting an apology would be "more appropriate".
The late music icon was handed a six-month jail term and a $500 (£333) fine after he was convicted of drunkenly exposing himself on stage at a show in 1969. He was in the process of appealing the sentence when he died in Paris, France in 1971.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently launched a campaign to have the offence wiped from state records and Morrison was granted a pardon by members of a Clemency Board earlier this month (Dec10).
Morrison’s bandmates Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore have now spoken out about the move, insisting the pardon is bittersweet because their late pal should never have been charged in the first place.
A statement from the trio reads, "We don’t feel Jim needs to be pardoned for anything… Whatever took place that night ended with The Doors sharing beers and laughter in the dressing room with the Miami police, who acted as security at the venue that evening. No arrests were made… Four days later, warrants were issued in Miami for the arrest of Morrison on trumped-up charges of indecency, public obscenity, and general rock-and-roll revelry. Every city The Doors were booked into cancelled their engagement.
"A circus of fire-and-brimstone ‘decency’ rallies, grand jury investigations and apocalyptic editorials followed… The charges against him were largely an opportunity for grandstanding by ambitious politicians - not to mention an affront to free speech and a massive waste of time and taxpayer dollars.
"Four decades after the fact, with Jim an icon for multiple generations - and those who railed against him now a laughingstock - Florida has seen fit to issue a pardon.
"If the State of Florida and the City of Miami want to make amends for the travesty of Jim Morrison’s arrest and prosecution 40 years after the fact, an apology would be more appropriate - and expunging the whole sorry matter from the record."

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TAYLOR MOMSEN will have to spend Christmas Day (25Dec10) without her family and friends in the U.S. - she’s "trapped" in Europe until Sunday (26Dec10).
The 17-year-old singer/actress finished touring with her band The Pretty Reckless last week (ends19Dec10), but was left stranded in Cologne, Germany after heavy snow closed airports across the continent.
She drove 132 miles (212 kilometres) along icy roads to Amsterdam on Monday (20Dec10) and enjoyed a day out in the Dutch city on Tuesday (21Dec10) - but when she headed to Schiphol Airport to board a flight home on Wednesday (22Dec10), the Gossip Girl star was hit by more delays.
And Momsen is now facing a Christmas with just her bandmates for company after her mission to jet back to the U.S. proved too difficult, as more heavy snow swept across Europe and crippled airports.
In a post on the microblogging site late on Wednesday (22Dec10), she writes, "Trapped til the 26th…"

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Rapper YOUNG CHRIS has reportedly been hospitalised after suffering a seizure during a show in New York.
The star, real name Chris Ries, was performing at the SOB’s club in the Big Apple on Wednesday night (22Dec10) when he collapsed, according to HipHopWired.com.
The website reports he was conscious while he was treated by paramedics and was taken to a Manhattan-area medical facility for treatment. No further details on his condition were available as WENN went to press.

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British funnyman RICKY GERVAIS has written an essay for an American newspaper explaining his lack of religious beliefs.
The Office star has put together a piece for the Wall Street Journal, titled ‘A Holiday Message From Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist’, in which he explores the reasons for his doubts.
Gervais reveals he was a devoted Christian as a child until a conversation with his older brother changed his mind.
He writes, "I used to believe in God. The Christian one that is. I loved Jesus. He was my hero. More than pop stars. More than footballers… One day when I was about eight years old, I was drawing the crucifixion as part of my Bible studies homework… When my big brother Bob asked, ‘Why do you believe in God?’ Just a simple question. But my mum panicked. ‘Bob,’ she said in a tone that I knew meant, ‘Shut up.’ Why was that a bad thing to ask? If there was a God and my faith was strong it didn’t matter what people said.
"Oh… hang on. There is no God. He knows it, and she knows it deep down. It was as simple as that. I started thinking about it and asking more questions, and within an hour, I was an atheist." He later adds, "My point being, I’m saying God doesn’t exist. I’m not saying faith doesn’t exist. I know faith exists. I see it all the time. But believing in something doesn’t make it true. Hoping that something is true doesn’t make it true. The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesn’t. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you can’t have your own facts."

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JAKE GYLLENHAAL’s representative has dismissed reports the actor bought rumoured girlfriend TAYLOR SWIFT a stunning $100,000 (£66,670) white gold bracelet for her recent 21st birthday, branding the story "all false".
The Brokeback Mountain star has been romantically linked to Swift since October (10), and they appeared to seal their romance by spending the Thanksgiving holiday together in November (10).
Swift celebrated the milestone age on 13 December (10) and Gyllenhaal was said to have lavished a dazzling bracelet on the country singer.
But the actor’s rep has moved swiftly to brush off the speculation, telling GossipCop.com, "All aspects of this are false."

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JOELY RICHARDSON and RALPH FIENNES are fighting plans to demolish a 1930s Art Deco cinema site in the U.K. capital.
The screen stars, along with Dougray Scott and David Threlfall, are backing the Save Our Skyline campaign, opposing a bid to erect a supermarket and an apartment block on the site of the old theatre in Hammersmith, west London.
Hundreds of locals are supporting the scheme, and the Nip/Tuck actress is urging officials to save "one of London’s hidden gems".
She adds, "I grew up around this area and part of my lifeline was escaping to the local cinema, which played a big part in my decision to become an actress." Fiennes is calling for the cinema to be preserved for future generations, while Threlfall has criticised the "greed of developers" wanting to build another "unnecessary supermarket".

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HULK HOGAN is recovering in hospital after undergoing a 10-hour operation on his back on Tuesday (21Dec10).
The 57-year-old wrestling icon checked into a Florida hospital to undergo major surgery just days after marrying fiancee Jennifer McDaniel last week (14Dec10).
The procedure was scheduled to repair an ongoing issue with the star’s spine, which has become progressively worse in recent months.
Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, is still in hospital following the surgery but is recovering well from the 10-hour operation, according to E! News.

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KRISTEN BELL is breathing a sigh of relief after arriving back in the U.S. from a BURLESQUE promotional tour of Europe after heavy snowfall crippled airports across the continent.
The actress teamed up with Cher and Christina Aguilera to promote the film in countries including the U.K. and Germany last week (ends19Dec10).
But Bell was left fearing she’d be stuck in Berlin after the premiere because heavy snow and ice caused travel chaos at airports.
In a post on her Twitter.com page over the weekend (18-20Dec10), she wrote, "Dear Europe, please let us go. We have been very good this year and we are very homesick. Love, us." The blonde beauty faced a tense wait to see if she could catch a flight back to America in time for Christmas - and Bell was delighted when she touched down on Wednesday (22Dec10).
Updating fans on her situation, she declared: "I’m home!"

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DAVID SCHWIMMER has lost a battle to lower the restrictive age rating for his controversial new film TRUST.
The former Friends star has stepped behind the camera to direct the harrowing movie about a teenager lured to a motel for sex by an online predator. The actor/director was incensed when movie regulators in America slapped the film with an R-rating, meaning viewers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Schwimmer appealed the decision and spoke out about the "double standard" of the rating system, insisting the "old" rules need updating.
But officials at the Motion Picture Association ratings board have now rejected the star’s appeal and maintained Trust’s R-rating, citing the movie’s "disturbing material involving the rape of a teen, language, sexual content and some violence" for the decision, according to EW.com.

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MARTIN SCORSESE is urging Hollywood to "campaign aggressively" to free two Iranian directors who were sentenced to six years in jail this week (beg20Dec10), insisting fellow filmmakers need to "stand up" for the imprisoned pair.
The Oscar-winner was among a number of stars, including Robert De Niro and Steven Spielberg, who signed a petition to free Jafar Panahi after he was arrested in March (10). Panahi is a vocal supporter of the country’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and was this week (20Dec10) convicted of campaigning against the country’s government.
Director Mohammad Rasulov was also jailed for six years, and Scorsese is leading the charge to publicise their plight.
He says in a statement, "I was shocked and disheartened by the news of Jafar Panahi and Mohammed Rasoulof’s conviction and sentencing. It’s depressing to imagine a society with so little faith in its own citizens that it feels compelled to lock up anyone with a contrary opinion. As filmmakers, we all need to stand up for Panahi and Rasoulof. We should applaud their courage and campaign aggressively for their immediate release."

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JANET JACKSON will kick start her 35-date 2011 world tour in Hong Kong after online fans chose the city for the first concert.
The superstar asked her website followers to pick the site of her first Number Ones show and they voted for Hong Kong.
Jackson will now perform at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on St. Valentine’s Day (14Feb10).
The singer is now calling on her local fans to pick teenagers in the area she can honour as part of a 20 Under 20 initiative.
A post on her website reads, "Calling All Janet Fans: Janet plans on meeting, honoring, and recognizing 20 young people under the age of 20 for their extraordinary contributions to the Hong Kong community. Now is the time for you to nominate those in Hong Kong who are deserving of this honor!"

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Former DALLAS star LARRY HAGMAN’s proudest boast is selling off his Malibu, California home to STING.
The TV villain tells The Hollywood Reporter he paid $125,000 (£83,300) for his first home after landing a leading role in TV show I Dream of Jeannie - and then worried it would bankrupt him.
He says, "I took out a mortgage at 7.25 per cent and went to bed for three days saying, ‘I will never get out from under this mountain of debt.’ "I sold it to Sting 15 years ago for $6.5 million. Best investment I ever made."

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A man awaiting trial for allegedly breaking a restraining order by attempting to contact UMA THURMAN has been given the chance to post bail - if he can raise $250,000 (£166,000).
Jack Jordon, who was convicted of stalking the Kill Bill actress in 2008, is accused of breaching a protective order by calling Thurman’s cell and New York office phone, prompting her to lodge a complaint with police.
He was arrested during a raid at his mother’s Maryland home in November (10) and was placed under doctors’ supervision. Jordon was subsequently charged with two counts of criminal contempt and appeared in court last week (16Dec10) when he entered a not guilty plea.
He was ordered to remain in custody at New York’s Rikers Island prison as he awaits trial.
However, on Wednesday (22Dec10) a judge gave him a chance to get out of jail - but only if he can post the $250,000 cash bail or $500,000 (£333,000) bond set during the hearing.
The initial 2008 restraining order was put in place after Jordon was found guilty of fourth-degree stalking and one count of second-degree aggravated harassment after sending the blonde beauty creepy letters and threatening to kill himself outside her New York home in 2005.
He was ordered to star away from Thurman for five years.

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