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RINGO STARR and his actress/model wife BARBARA BACH are reducing their assets - they’ve put one of their luxury homes up for sale.
The former Beatle and his wife own property in Los Angeles, Colorado, and the U.K., in addition to their main home in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
But it appears the couple is tiring of jetting around the world to their various abodes - they are selling off their 975 square-metre (3,200 square-foot) cabin in Aspen, Colorado for a cool $4.5 million (£3 million).
The riverside property, which Starr and Bach reportedly purchased in 1990, is set on 16 acres of land. Local reports suggest the couple has put the home on the market because they rarely stay there.

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THE FLAMING LIPS plan to release a new song every month throughout 2011.
The band’s last studio album, Embryonic, was released in 2009 and they followed that up with a remake of Pink Floyd’s iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon record later that year.
They are heading back to the recording studio in 2011, but frontman Wayne Coyne reveals they are adopting a new way of working - they will write and record one song at a time and release them one-by-one instead of putting together a whole album.
He tells Rolling Stone, "We’ll start in late January, though I’m not sure if we’ll get together exactly by then. With this new thing, we’re going to spend a lot of time recording at our houses or wherever we are at.
"We’ll try to release a song a month and document the song in the making, whether it takes us three or five days or a week. It’s gonna be, ‘We’re working on a song and it’s gonna be up by Friday.’ We just want to (release material) some other way.
"Not that I think the old way was boring, but to spend another two years with the same 13 songs, it’s just like ‘f**k’. I think we’re going to just start to do things and put it out. Once we get 11 or 12 songs together, maybe we’ll do something else with it.
"We want to try to live through our music as we create it instead of it being a collection of the last couple years of our lives."

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JAMES FRANCO has recruited his grandmother to send a foul-mouthed message to fans too squeamish to watch his latest film 127 HOURS.
The actor can be seen sitting on a couch with his elderly relative, who wears a T-shirt which reads ‘I Kept My Eyes Open For 127 Hours’, in a video entitled ‘Christmas Greetings from the Francos’ on FunnyOrDie.com.
The shirt refers to the spate of movie-goers who have fainted during a gruesome scene in which Franco’s character amputates his arm with a knife - and in the skit, Franco’s grandma declares just what she thinks of their delicate dispositions.
In the clip, Franco asks his gran, "There are some people that hear about this movie and they’re a little scared to see it. I was wondering if you could tell everybody what you thought of those people?" She then replies, "I think they’re a bunch of p**sies!"

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A Broadway production of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN is to close three weeks early following low ticket sales.
The theatrical reimagining of Pedro Almodovar’s 1988 movie opened in October (10) with veteran actress Patti LuPone leading the bill, and it was due to run until the end of January (10).
But after weeks of disappointing box office takings, producers have decided to close the show on 2 January (11), according to the New York Times.
Broadway shows have seen a slump in tickets sales over the last few weeks and bosses have been forced to bring the curtain down on a number of high profile productions.
Sir Patrick Stewart’s A Life In The Theatre, David Hyde Pierce’s La Bete and Brendan Fraser’s Elling have all shut early.

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TARA REID has sparked rumours she’s slipped back into boozing after allegedly enjoying an alcohol-fuelled night out in a French ski resort this week (beg27Dec10).
The American Pie star, who spent 60 days in rehab in 2009 in a bid to kick a drinking problem, has been spending the festive season with pals at the Alpine resort of Courchevel.
On Monday (27Dec10), the group reportedly enjoyed a wild evening at a restaurant called La Mangeoire, ordering numerous bottles of champagne, and Reid even treated fellow revellers to a karaoke rendition of Eagles song Hotel California, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six,.
A source tells the publication, "They must have ordered 14 bottles of Cristal (champagne). Tara tried to sing, (and) it was clear she doesn’t have a great voice… (Later alcohol was brought out in a makeshift coffin marked ‘Prohibition’) and her group then took turns getting into the coffin for photos."

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JAMES GANDOLFINI has been hailed a hero after coming to the rescue of a motorist stuck in a snow drift in New York City.
The Sopranos star spotted a stricken driver stranded on a street in Manhattan’s West Village on Monday evening (27Dec10) and went over to help out.
The actor dug the car out of the snow and recruited a number of strangers to help him push the vehicle out of the drift, and afterwards he went to nearby bar/restaurant Daddy-O to change a $100 note to hand out tips to those who had helped.
Daddy-O owner Phil Casaceli tells the New York Post gossip column Page Six, "Bedford Street didn’t get ploughed until late Monday night, and the whole street was a three-foot drift of snow. Somebody driving down the street got stuck in their car around 8pm - and the next minute, James Gandolfini appeared from another car behind and offered to help out. He helped dig their car out and then rocked it back and forth to get it out of the snow bank. He used a lot of old-school elbow grease.
"It took him 45 minutes to get the car unstuck. Some offered to help, and others just watched because you don’t often see Tony Soprano digging people out of the snow. It was a real New York moment. Somebody had the luck of the draw, and it was James Gandolfini who came to their rescue.
"(After changing a note in the bar) he then took the $20 bills to thank the guys who helped them out. He was a real gentleman."

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Things keep getting better for pregnant stars PENELOPE CRUZ and NATALIE PORTMAN - they’ve topped a new poll to find the sexiest stars of 2011.
Portman beat Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry to the top of Fandango.com’s men-only Sexiest Woman in 2011 Movies list, while Spaniard Cruz was the women’s poll leader, ahead of Jolie, Berry and Jennifer Aniston.
The website’s male respondents voted Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds the joint Sexiest Man in 2011 Movies, while the girls picked Depp ahead of Robert Downey, Jr.
The voters in the Christmas weekend (24-26Dec10) online poll also chose Blake Lively as the Next Big American Movie Star. Men picked Seth Rogen & Cameron Diaz (The Green Hornet) as the Most Mismatched Movie Couple and women opted for Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston (Just Go With It).
Both sexes agreed Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 is 2011’s Most Anticipated Blockbuster.

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Actress ELLEN POMPEO has become the latest star to take a walk on SESAME STREET - and she’s used her appearance to encourage children to stay healthy.
The Grey’s Anatomy star recently filmed a cameo role for the beloved kids’ show, in which she teaches children all about wellbeing.
Accompanied by cuddly character Elmo, she says, "The word healthy means taking good care of yourself and there are lots of ways to keep your body healthy.
"(Fruit and vegetables are) healthy. Good hygiene is very healthy. Resting is healthy. Exercise is definitely healthy Elmo!" Pompeo follows in the footsteps of Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Alba by appearing on the show.

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RIHANNA has sparked rumours she is lining up a role on SIMON COWELL’s latest TV talent show after she enjoyed dinner with the music mogul in Barbados.
The Bajan beauty has been back in the Caribbean over Christmas to spend the holidays with her family, while Cowell has also been enjoying his annual festive trip to the island.
The pair met up on Monday (27Dec10) for dinner at Barbados’ famous Sandy Lane hotel, along with British retail mogul Sir Philip Green.
Rihanna revealed the meeting in a post on Twitter.com, telling fans, "Just had dinner w/ (with) Simon Cowell Philip Green, and Lucian G., and Ashley (thanks) Sandy Lane! Great night!" The meeting has sparked rumours Rihanna is in negotiations with Cowell for a judging role on the U.S. version of British singing competition The X Factor, which he is planning to launch Stateside in 2011.

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BLACK EYED PEAS star WILL.I.AM is grateful he was once a loser in love - because the lack of romance in his life forced him to concentrate on his music instead.
The rapper, who has frequently been linked to British singer Cheryl Cole, struggled to line up dates as a teenager but admits his failures pushed him to excel in hip-hop.
He says, "Ever since high school, I would like a girl and they would say, ‘I see you as my brother’.
"But it kept me out of trouble. If I’d had it the way I wanted in high school I wouldn’t be focused on my music and I’d probably have a billion kids by now."

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Rockers BON JOVI are ending 2010 on a high after scoring the year’s (10) top-selling tour.
The band sold a massive $201 million (£134 million) worth of tickets worldwide for The Circle Tour, topping a list of 2010’s highest-grossing concert attractions compiled by Pollstar magazine.
AC/DC came in at number two with $177 million (£118 million), followed by Irish band U2 at three with $161 million (£107 million).
Lady Gaga is the only pop act in the top five, earning $134 million (£89 million) from her Monster Ball tour, and the list is rounded out by Metallica with $110 million (£73 million).
Other acts to feature in the top 10 include Michael Buble, Sir Paul McCartney and the Eagles.

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MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL is convinced he was saved from a downward spiral of depression and drugs following a ghostly visit from his late daughter.
The rocker was devastated when five-year-old Skylar passed away in 1995 after a battle with cancer, and Neil turned to booze and pills to block out the pain.
He struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for two years and endured numerous stints in rehab, until he was saved by a spooky experience.
Neil tells U.S. TV show Celebrity Ghost Stories, "After we buried (Skylar), I sedated myself on pills and alcohol. I couldn’t take it.
"For months I really tried to kill myself. I wanted to die. It went on for two years after she passed away - I was in eight or nine rehabs. I felt she was waiting for me, and the only place I wanted to go was to her.
"One night I was lying in bed with her blanket, still wanting to die. I was sound asleep - and there was a little tug on the blanket. I woke up, opened my eyes and the door was open.
"I was scared. I didn’t know what was going on - but it was her."

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R&B star LAURYN HILL was forced to postpone the first concert of her highly anticipated comeback tour on Monday (27Dec10) due to heavy snowfall in New York.
The former Fugees frontwoman, who has only made a handful of live appearances over the last few years, was due to kick off her Winter 2011 trek at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan but the gig was pushed back until February (11) after a blizzard brought the Big Apple to a standstill.
The Doo Wop (That Thing) hitmaker managed to make it to Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday night (28Dec10) to perform at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Hill isn’t the only star affected by the bad weather on the U.S. East Coast - singer Fantasia Barrino also called off her gig at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Monday.

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TOY STORY 3’s profits soared to infinity and beyond this year (10) - it’s been named the highest-grossing film of 2010.
In a list dominated by family-friendly movies, the latest installment in the computer-animated franchise - with characters voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen - raked in over $1.06 billion at the worldwide box office following its release in the summer (10).
Tim Burton’s fantasy film Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, came second in the list after taking $1.02 billion and the first of the two-part Harry Potter swansong movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - is third with $861 million (£574 million).
The fourth highest-grossing picture of the year is sci-fi movie Inception, with earnings of $825 million (£550 million), and Shrek Forever After is fifth with $740 million (£493 million).
The top 10 is rounded out by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Iron Man 2, Despicable Me, Clash of the Titans, and How To Train Your Dragon.

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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’s sci-fi blockbuster INCEPTION has proved to be a serious awards season contender after picking up eight prizes from the Phoenix Film Critics Society.
The movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, took a number of the organisation’s top trophies, including best director for Nolan, original screenplay, original score and editing.
The coveted best picture prize went to Colin Firth’s royal drama The King’s Speech, while the British star also received an acting award for his part in the film. Natalie Portman was feted for her role in Black Swan and other winners included Christian Bale (The Fighter), The Social Network, Alice in Wonderland and Biutiful.

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star KATHRYN JOOSTEN is taking her lung cancer battle to daytime TV in America - by playing herself in an upcoming episode of soap THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL.
The actress will play herself in the 6,000th episode of the drama, which will air in the U.S. in February (10), as part of a bid to bring awareness about the disease.
Joosten joins Bold & The Beautiful matriarch Stephanie Forrester’s support group as she battles cancer, according to TV Guide magazine.
The actress, who beat lung cancer twice, says, "Susan and I have some great scenes together, discussing the disease very realistically.
"There’s a real stigma attached to all this. Lung cancer is thought of like AIDS in the ’80s - it’s considered the disease you gave yourself."

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Former DIFF’RENT STROKES star TODD BRIDGES is speaking out about his past substance abuse problems to help students training to become counsellors.
The ex-child star began using drugs during his stint on the hit sitcom and became addicted to cocaine and crystal meth after the show came to an end in 1986.
Bridges has since been clean for more than 17 years and is now sharing his experiences with pupils enrolled in a drug and alcohol counsellor training program at ICDC College in Van Nuys, California.
His representative tells TMZ.com, "He is excited to work with ICDC and is looking forward to helping out as much as he can wherever he may be."

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SHIA LABEOUF has sparked rumours of a new romance following his split from CAREY MULLIGAN after he was spotted getting close to a mystery woman on Monday (27Dec10).
The actor was photographed dining with a pretty brunette at Little Dom’s in Los Angeles, and appeared to be holding hands with her over breakfast.
UsMagazine.com reports LaBeouf’s new companion is a stylist.
LaBeouf began dating British actress Mulligan after they met on the set of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps but the couple went their separate ways in September (10).

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