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JOSH GROBAN is a closet CB-radio enthusiast when he’s on the road - but truckers have no idea they’re chatting to the easy listening star.
The Awake singer has few demands for touring life, but he insists on having a radio rig on his bus.
He tells Parade magazine, "I love to prank walkie-talkie…! (Truckers) say, ‘Where you going to?’ ‘I’m hauling about 20 tons of Velveeta down to Austin.’ I tell you, it’s addictive." Meanwhile, backstage at shows, Groban requests apple juice and edamame.
He adds, "I want a couch, water, edamame, and apple juice, which is good for clearing your throat."

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British singer MARINA DIAMANDIS spent her Valentine’s Day (14Feb11) alone after vowing to shun relationships for the sake of her career.
The Marina and the Diamonds frontwoman has no interest in embarking on a relationship, instead concentrating on making a follow-up to her acclaimed debut album The Family Jewels.
She explains, "I don’t have a boyfriend. I decided months ago that, even if I do like someone, it’s not going to work because I love my job too much.
"I will have a boyfriend, when it’s time. It’s not too far away."

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Country star BRAD PAISLEY fears he’ll never top the experience of driving the pace car at the Daytona 500 car race.
The Celebrity singer took to Twitter.com shortly after hitting the Florida track to start the race on Sunday (20Feb11) to tell fans about his amazing time.
He began by joking, "WOW!!!!!!! I think I won like three laps!!! Wait., what?" and then added, "Seriously,driving the pace car was about the most ridiculously exciting thing I’ve ever done… Thanks to Mike Helton, NASCAR, and @TeamHendrick for my fantasy camp today.
"Looking in your rear view mirror and seeing that sight is something I may never top."

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ADELE has charged up the charts in her native Britain to grab the number one spot with her latest single.
The singer’s Someone Like You shot up 46 places to top the U.K. singles chart on Sunday (20Feb11).
Her second album, 21, remains at number one in the albums rundown, and thanks to the ongoing success of her debut, 19, and hit single Rolling in The Deep, Adele becomes the first artist since the Beatles in 1964 to score two albums and two singles in the top fives of both album and singles charts in the same week.
Jessie J falls a spot to two in the new singles chart, while Lady Gaga’s Born This Way debuts at three.
As well as Adele’s albums at one and four, Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More, Rihanna’s Loud and Doo Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars make up the U.K. top five.

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Devious PEACHES GELDOF often tricked her father growing up - by sneaking out for late night parties while he thought she was fast asleep in her bedroom.
TV presenter Peaches admits she was a wild teenager, and had no qualms about deceiving her rocker dad Bob Geldof, so she could socialise in the evenings.
She tells Britain’s Buzz magazine, "I loved being naughty. When I was 15, I used to climb out of my window at night and leave clothes under the duvet and a wig on my pillow to make it look like I was still there.
"I was a complete terror, but I still did well in school."

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British rockers YUCK were forced to cancel their show in Southampton, England on Thursday (17Feb11) after the venue was evacuated due to a fire.
The band was scheduled to perform at the Joiners club but they were unable to play when smoke started to fill the concert area from a blaze at a Chinese restaurant next door.
It took firefighters more than five hours to put out the flames - but the group has promised to make it up to fans at a later date.
A post on their Facebook page reads, "We’re really sorry that the Southampton gig burned down last night. We were just sitting in the dressing room and then suddenly were aware that we couldn’t see anything. But keep your tickets because it’s being rescheduled."

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Movie tough guy VINNIE JONES has met his match in CHRISTOPHER WALKEN - the former soccer hardman was intimidated by the DEER HUNTER star on the set of his new film.
Walken is notorious for unsettling co-stars on film sets and Jones discovered why when he teamed up with Walken for Kill The Irishman.
Jones says, "To be honest when Christopher came on set everybody was in awe… I’ve worked with some big actors but still he was quite intimidating."

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The heroic amputee who JAMES FRANCO portrayed in 127 HOURS is to take part in U.S. TV game show MINUTE TO WIN IT for charity cash.
Adventurer Aron Ralston, who was forced to hack off his arm after he became trapped by a boulder during a hiking accident in Utah, tackled a series of challenges during a recent taping of the show.
His Minute To Win It heroics will air on Wednesday (23Feb11).
Franco’s portrayal of Ralston earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination. Franco will discover whether or not he’s a winner at the Academy Awards next Sunday (27Feb11).

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GLEE star DIANNA AGRON learned she shares her father’s allergy towards cats the hard way - after she and co-star LEA MICHELE took two strays in when they lived together.
The actress cautiously agreed to look after the kittens after a hairdresser found them on the lot where Glee is shot.
The stylist couldn’t take the cats home herself, so, after making sure they had had all their shots and vaccines, she asked the roommates if they’d look after them.
Agron picks up the tale: "I was trying to recall if I’m allergic to cats or not because my dad is and I never had them around. It turned out I was. Not terribly, but on a scale of one to 10, maybe about a five. So they came and lived with us and they were quite interesting.
"I was going to work (with) blood-shot (eyes), a puffy face… but they were really sweet, so how can you kick them out." Agron put up with the strays until she and Michele decided to get their own places.
She adds, "Lea still has the kitties."

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN’s grandson has wed in a Hindu ceremony in India.
Mark Joplin, 60, exchanged vows with Terra Tiffany in Karnataka on Saturday (19Feb11), according to The Times of India.
Joplin, who speaks several Indian languages, has been visiting the country regularly since his 20s.
Both he and his bride are deeply interested in Hindu culture and art, and have conducted seminars on Indian classical music and mythology in their native America.
Hindu leaders have applauded the couple for embracing the religion on their big day.
U.S. statesman Rajan Zed tells WENN, "Vivah (marriage) is one of the major sanskar (sacrament) of Hindus, which involved rich and ancient rituals."

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Aussie actress TERESA PALMER suffered a broken toe on the set of I AM NUMBER FOUR after a stunt went wrong.
The Bedtime Stories star plays an alien fighter in the sci-fi movie and insisted on acting out all of her own dramatic scenes.
But Palmer was forced to seek medical attention when one of the stunts backfired.
She says, "I worked with the stunt team and I told them I didn’t want to be treated like a fragile little actress.
"I was black and blue all day, I broke my toe, I got smacked in the face - but it was actually fun!"

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A representative for ZOE SALDANA has shot down reports the actress is pregnant with her first child.
The Avatar star, who has been dating actor Keith Britton since 2000, sparked rumours earlier this week (begs14Feb11) the couple is expecting its first child together after the beauty was spotted looking curvier than usual.
But the actress’ spokesperson has moved swiftly to dismiss the rumours, telling GossipCop.com, "She’s not pregnant."

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Actress PAMELA ANDERSON has urged officials at India’s top medical institute to retire old monkeys used for scientific research after learning the ageing animals are kept in cages for up to 20 years.
The Baywatch beauty, a longtime supporter of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), was appalled to see video footage allegedly showing sick monkeys and rabbits locked up and in distress at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
So she’s penned a letter to AIIMS director R. C. Deka urging the facility’s bosses to free the animals.
Anderson writes, "It broke my heart to see the suffering. The animals suffering behind closed doors at AIIMS must endure this nightmare every day.
"(The monkeys are kept in) cramped, barren, and rusty cages for years on end. Please, won’t you at least agree to retire the animals who have been at AIIMS the longest to a sanctuary?" Animal-lover Anderson has previously asked India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ban leather in the country, branding the trade in hides "unspeakably cruel".

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BRITNEY SPEARS is facing legal action over her new single HOLD IT AGAINST ME after she was accused of "ripping off" the title of the song.
American country rock duo the Bellamy Brothers - comprised of David and Howard Bellamy - claim the song is "too close" to their 1979 ballad If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me? David Bellamy has previously insisted they won’t be taking Spears to court, but he admits he and his brother are now reconsidering their options and are in talks with lawyers over plagiarism claims.
He says, "We will without doubt take the appropriate legal action if our attorneys agree we’ve been ripped off. Surely there is more original stuff out there to do rather than rehash old titles." A spokesperson for Spears says, "If this is now a legal matter then I am afraid we would have nothing to say until our lawyers have been alerted."

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SANDRA BULLOCK’s ex-husband JESSE JAMES is planning a major tell-all.
The TV mechanic’s memoir, American Outlaw, has been picked up by publishers at Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
A publication date has not been set, but the book is expected to be released this year (11).
Since splitting from Bullock after she discovered he had been unfaithful, James has become engaged to celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D.

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British rocker SHAUN RYDER has postponed the remainder of his U.K. tour after falling ill.
The Happy Mondays frontman began his trek across the U.K. last week (16Feb11), but has pulled out of the rest of his scheduled shows after a recurring thyroid condition left him unable to perform.
A statement from tour promoters SJM Concerts reads, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regrettably have to postpone the Shaun Ryder tour.
"Shaun has suffered with his thyroid condition for a while now, and unfortunately he has been prescribed the incorrect medication which has left unable to continue. We will be re-arranging dates when Shaun is back to full health again."

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The girlfriend of late rocker STUART CABLE is urging U.K. officials to take stronger action to warn the public about the dangers of alcohol following the musician’s death after a heavy drinking session last year (10).
The former Stereophonics star was found dead at his home in Wales by his girlfriend Rachel Jones in June (10). A coroner ruled he choked on his own vomit.
Cable had been drinking heavily in the run-up to his death, and his partner is now throwing her support behind the Think Before You Drink campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of excess boozing.
She is also calling for alcohol packaging to be labelled with stronger warnings.
Jones tells BBC Radio Wales, "Prevention is better than cure, and there’s no cure for death. If you saw someone drinking a bottle of poison or bleach you would stop them.
"People need to be aware that alcohol - in particular spirits (liquor) - can lead to death." Jones reveals Cable had "switched" his alcohol habits prior to his death, instead choosing spirits over lager - and she’s sure that contributed to his shock passing.
She adds, "There are these diets which say a vodka is better than half a lager because it’s lower in calories.
"He just switched his drinking habits… obviously he didn’t realise that drinking a huge quantity (of spirits) in a short amount of time was going to have the effect that it did. People that do this may as well hold a loaded gun to their head because it will kill you."

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British pop star SINITTA is recovering from emergency surgery to remove a tumour from her stomach.
The singer was recently admitted to hospital after doctors discovered she had a growth in her stomach and Sinitta, who has previously undergone surgery to remove a lump in her breast, admits she kept the operation a secret because she feared the tumour would be cancerous.
However, medics have since given Sinitta the all-clear.
She tells Britain’s Daily Star Sunday, "I am recovering well. Thank God the tumour was not malignant. But it was the size of an ostrich egg. Bizarre. I had two weeks of morphine afterwards. The medicine was very strong." But Sinitta is nursing another ailment - she injured her ankle while out in London on Thursday night (17Feb11).
She adds, "I went to see The Wizard Of Oz and it ended in disaster. I was pain-free but a little wobbly. I just collapsed on the way home and my ankle and ligaments are damaged. I guess I was out and about too soon."

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