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BRITNEY SPEARS pulled out of an appearance on the ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW to film a toilet gag with the JACKASS stuntmen.
Spears was forced to postpone a rare interview and performance on the comedienne’s show on Tuesday (29Mar11) due to "scheduling conflicts".
And those conflicts included a comedy skit for late-night series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jackass leader Johnny Knoxville was a guest on Tuesday night’s (29Mar11) show and he was thrilled to play along with a gag, suggesting Spears was a part of the Jackass 3D movie - but he had to cut her appearance out.
He then introduced a stunt that mirrored one sidekick Steve-O performed in the film - when he was strapped to a blue Port-o-potty and propelled into the air on an elastic bungee cord.
The contents of the portable toilet emptied out over Steve-O as he bounced up and down.
Spears shot her version of the stunt on Tuesday afternoon - but her gag wasn’t quite as messy.
She donned unflattering safety goggles and announced, "Hi, I’m Britney Spears and this is the Poo Cocktail Supreme," before locking herself in a Port-o-potty identical to the one used in the film.
The Jackass team pretended to vomit as footage of Steve-O’s filthy stunt was cut with Spears’ skit, but she was merely sprayed with water and stumbled out of the toilet soaking wet.
Spears then chased Knoxville and his team around a high school playing field and even pretended to punch the lead prankster in the genitals.
Britney also performed new songs Til The World Ends and Hold it Against Me on Kimmel’s show - to promote her new album Femme Fatale, which was released on Tuesday.
A fit and healthy-looking Spears wowed thousands of fans lucky enough to get free tickets for the outdoor Kimmel show in two figure-hugging, shimmering one-piece basques.

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R&B beauty RIHANNA has gone public about the beatings she experienced at the hands of her estranged father when she was growing up, revealing he once hit her so hard he left a hand imprint on her face.
The Umbrella hitmaker has rarely spoken fondly of her father and recently took aim at him for talking to the press after she was assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009.
But in a new Rolling Stone interview the star admits her resentment towards her father stems back to her childhood - and there’s one beating she’ll never forget.
She tells the publication, "He slapped me so hard. I ran home with his handprint on me. I couldn’t believe it. My mother saw my face, how traumatised I was."

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Colombian superstar SHAKIRA is ignoring pleas from activists who are trying to stop her performing in Belarus later this year (May11), insisting she will not be pressured into scrapping the show.
The Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker is due to stage a concert in Minsk in May (11), but human rights activists are urging her to axe the gig to protest against President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and the alleged incarceration of hundreds of pro-democracy activists.
Natasha Koliada, a spokeswoman for the Free Belarus Now group, recently called on all international artists to boycott the eastern European country, saying, "We appeal to these artists to cancel their concerts in Belarus because any visit would give a sign to the dictator Alexander Lukashenko that kidnappings, murders and torture in KGB (State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus) jails are acceptable." But Shakira is standing firm and has assured fans she has every intention of playing the slot.
In a post on Twitter.com, a representative for the singer writes, "The rumours surrounding the cancellation of Shakira’s concert in Belarus are completely unfounded. We look forward to the show on May 19th."

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Spanish singer ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has apologised for pulling out of plans to tour with BRITNEY SPEARS just hours after the pop star announced their joint trek on U.S. TV.
Spears appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday (29Mar11) to promote her new album, Femme Fatale, and she revealed she would be hitting the road with Iglesias in June (11).
But subsequent reports suggested the Hero hitmaker had dropped out of the deal and a statement released through Iglesias’ spokeswoman has now confirmed plans for a joint tour will not be going ahead.
The statement reads, "Unfortunately, Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears will not be touring together. Despite initial reports based on formal discussions of the possible run, Enrique will continue on his solo tour in support of his new album Euphoria.
"Enrique has great respect for Britney and is a longtime fan of her work. He is very sorry for the confusion this might have caused to anyone."

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SYLVESTER STALLONE has reached a settlement with a car company following a long legal battle to regain a vehicle he alleges was stolen from him 17 years ago.
The Rocky star claims the custom-built 1950 Mercury, which featured in his 1986 movie Cobra, was driven away from a storage garage in 1994 and later turned up in the possession of a collector who rents out vehicles for movies.
Stallone filed legal papers back in 2009 asking for company bosses to hand him the keys and after two years of legal wrangling, the two sides have now reached a deal which will see the star get his car back, according to TMZ.com.
Details of the deal were not disclosed. The car is said to be worth a massive $250,000 (£156,250).

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British rocker NOEL GALLAGHER demanded to move hotel rooms during a recent stay in Los Angeles - because he refused to have a suite overlooking a giant billboard of his pal RUSSELL BRAND.
The funnyman is currently on the promotional trail for his new movie Arthur, in which he appears opposite Dame Helen Mirren.
And former Oasis star Gallagher was left fuming when he settled into a hotel room, only to realise he would have to look out at his friend’s face on a poster for the film.
Brand tells Britain’s The Sun, "Noel’s in L.A. at the moment and outside his hotel window he said all he can see is a great big billboard for Arthur.
"He said they showed him the room and the bloke asked, ‘Is there anything you’d like to change, sir?’ He said, ‘Yeah. That f***ing poster. I want another room’, so they moved him."

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Eighties singer ADAM ANT launched his pop comeback with a gig in London on Tuesday night (29Mar11).
The Prince Charming hitmaker played a series of his classic hits, including Stand and Deliver and Antmusic, during the show at a club in the Chelsea area of the city.
The musician is hitting the road in the U.K. in May (11) for his first full tour for 15 years, and he told of his joy at being back on stage after years of mental health issues affected his performing and songwriting skills.
After the gig, he said, ‘I’m really looking forward to (the tour)… I missed it - that’s what I do. And (I missed) the money… (It’s more fun) now I know what I’m doing." Ant - real name Stuart Goddard - played the show with his new band The Good, The Mad And The Lovely Posse, which includes backing singer Georgina Baillie, who hit headlines in 2008 when she was the subject of lewd prank calls by funnyman Russell Brand to her uncle, British actor Andrew Sachs.

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Rockers ZZ TOP are hard at work recording their first new album in eight years and they’ve confirmed the long-awaited release should be available by the end of 2011.
The band hasn’t released any new material since 2003’s Mescalero. They were rumoured to have started recording their 15th studio album back in 2006, but a move from their record label is said to have disrupted the project.
The album was reportedly back on track in 2008, with the musicians announcing a collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin, but the record never materialised.
Guitarist Billy Gibbons has now confirmed work is definitely underway on the new record and he’s convinced it will be on shelves "by the end of the year", according to Billboard.com.
He tells the publication, "(We are) still just making a lot of loud noise. We still pose as interpreters of the blues. We can’t invent it; It’s already been invented. But we can do it our way… (We) might cover a couple of things." Gibbons has also confirmed work has started on a ZZ Top tribute album, with artists including Foo Fighters, Nickelback and Kid Rock stepping forward to cover the band’s hits for a new CD.

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DEVILDRIVER bassist JON MILLER has decided to quit the heavy metal band following his rehab stint for drug and alcohol addiction in December (10).
The musician confronted his demons after admitting a decade of wild living finally "caught up" with him when he was left in an intensive care unit battling serious health problems just before the Christmas (10) holidays.
He subsequently checked into a clinic and missed out on the band’s touring commitments, with their road manager Aaron Patrick stepping in to replace him.
Miller has now announced he will not return to the stage with Devildriver, calling the decision the "most difficult" of his life.
In a statement, he says, "I just wanted to thank all of the Devildriver fans around the world for their die-hard love and support for the past nine years. Yesterday, I decided to leave Devildriver. It was the most difficult decision of my life but it is something that I needed to do for myself. I had the best times of my life hanging out with all of you guys, but it is time for me to move on. Much love to everyone."

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Irish singing sisters THE NOLANS have told of their terror after they were once targeted by a sinister stalker.
The I’m In the Mood for Dancing hitmakers were at the early stages of their pop career in the early-1970s when an obsessed fan became convinced he was dating the singers and began loitering outside their homes.
The scared siblings were eventually forced to turn to cops for help when the unnamed man threatened to bring a bomb or a gun to one of their gigs.
Coleen Nolan tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "One of the most frightening times I’ve ever had was when I was about 18 and the Nolans had a stalker. He was very committed. Obsessive, in fact. He thought we were all married to him telepathically and that all the songs we sang were about him.
"When we got boyfriends he started threatening us and it became terrifying. A couple of times we found him sitting in his car outside our homes. Then one day he sent a letter saying that he was going to turn up at our concert that night with a bomb or a gun. It was chilling.
"That evening as the audience queued for the gig, our security team went up and down the line calling out his name. ‘Oh, that’s me,’ this middle-aged guy said. The police arrested him and that was that. We never heard from him again."

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NAOMI and WYNONNA JUDD needed years of therapy to deal with their troubled personal lives, but have now received high praise from their counsellor for their "miracle" breakthroughs.
The mother and daughter country music duo has suffered numerous setbacks over the years which forced them to seek professional help. Wynonna faced a DUI charge back in 2003, while just four years later in 2007, her estranged husband D.R. Roach was arrested - and later convicted - for sexually assaulting a pre-teen. She was also involved in a serious car accident in 2010 and later that summer also suffered a near-fatal blood clot in her heart.
Her mother Naomi has been struggling with potentially fatal liver disease hepatitis C which forced The Judds to take a long hiatus from the music industry.
The singers have both been undergoing therapy and they have credited their counsellor with helping them put their problems behind them and make their relationship stronger.
Wynonna tells People.com, "(Our therapist) said, ‘It’s a true miracle how far you’ve come, and that you all are doing as well as you have (been doing).’ "He said it’s one of the top moments in his profession to see us come as far as we have… I have been in a healing recovery process since 2003. And one of the most important and sacred things on my list of priorities was to heal my relationship with my mother." Naomi adds, "(Our therapist) said in 25 years of being a Ph.D. psychologist, he’s never seen people who love each other as deeply and whose intentions are (so) pure."

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Madcap actor JOHNNY KNOXVILLE spent weeks dabbing himself with sunscreen tainted with horse urine while making the JACKASS 3D movie when a prank he’d planned backfired on him.
The stuntman mixed the urine with lotion before the shoot started and hoped to film castmembers smearing the stuff all over their bodies - but he never had a chance to put his dastardly plan into action.
And he didn’t know that his wife and daughter had pranked him by switching his sun-tan cream for his own foul concoction.
Knoxville only found out when he sat for a screening of the film.
He says, "We had a cast and crew screening… and I’m talking to everyone and (pal) Jimmy (Kimmel) walks up and hits me in the n**s and says, ‘Sit down!’ "And they show me footage… They had put the horsey juice in my sunscreen and I’d put it on for, like, eight weeks.
"And someone told me it’s good for chapped lips…" The prank appears on the upcoming outtakes release, Jackass 3.5.

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A love letter written more than 190 years ago by romantic poet JOHN KEATS has gone under the hammer for $153,000 (£96,000).
The British wordsmith penned the note to his neighbour Fanny Brawne in 1820, branding himself a "poor prisoner" because he could not make love due to his ill health. He died a year later from tuberculosis, aged just 25.
He was buried with his letters from Brawne, who lived next door to him in Hampstead, London.
The note was bought at auction by bosses at Britain’s City of London Corporation with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and will be displayed at Keats House, where the poet lived between 1818 until the year the letter was written.
Michael Welbank, chairman of the Keats House management committee at the City of London Corporation, says, "We are absolutely delighted that our bid was successful. Keats is a hugely important part of (Britain’s) cultural landscape, and it is thrilling to know that we will now be able to display the letter where it was written."

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A love letter written more than 190 years ago by romantic poet JOHN KEATS has gone under the hammer for $153,000 (£96,000).
The British wordsmith penned the note to his neighbour Fanny Brawne in 1820, branding himself a "poor prisoner" because he could not make love due to his ill health. He died a year later from tuberculosis, aged just 25.
He was buried with his letters from Brawne, who lived next door to him in Hampstead, London.
The note was bought at auction by bosses at Britain’s City of London Corporation with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and will be displayed at Keats House, where the poet lived between 1818 until the year the letter was written.
Michael Welbank, chairman of the Keats House management committee at the City of London Corporation, says, "We are absolutely delighted that our bid was successful. Keats is a hugely important part of (Britain’s) cultural landscape, and it is thrilling to know that we will now be able to display the letter where it was written."

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Malaysia’s first ever gay-themed movie has been a success at the box office, despite the country’s strict conservative views on homosexuality.
Dalam Botol, which tells the story of a man who undergoes a sex change, pulled in takings of $330,000 (£206,000) during its first five days in Malaysia’s cinemas.
The film’s ticket sales success is a breakthrough for the majority Muslim country - where same-sex relations are illegal - as leaders often ban any form of media which promotes homosexuality.
Earlier this month (Mar11), Lady Gaga urged her Malaysian fans to protest peacefully after pro-gay lyrics in her Born This Way track were censored by radio bosses in the country, while gay performer Adam Lambert faced fierce criticism from religious groups there over his gig in Kuala Lumpur last October (10).

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Malaysia’s first ever gay-themed movie has been a success at the box office, despite the country’s strict conservative views on homosexuality.
Dalam Botol, which tells the story of a man who undergoes a sex change, pulled in takings of $330,000 (£206,000) during its first five days in Malaysia’s cinemas.
The film’s ticket sales success is a breakthrough for the majority Muslim country - where same-sex relations are illegal - as leaders often ban any form of media which promotes homosexuality.
Earlier this month (Mar11), Lady Gaga urged her Malaysian fans to protest peacefully after pro-gay lyrics in her Born This Way track were censored by radio bosses in the country, while gay performer Adam Lambert faced fierce criticism from religious groups there over his gig in Kuala Lumpur last October (10).

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GOSSIP GIRL star KELLY RUTHERFORD has found love again following her messy divorce from DANIEL GIERSCH, according to U.S. reports.
The actress went through a bitter court battle with the German businessman over custody rights for their son in 2009, while Rutherford was pregnant with their second child.
She has since vowed never to walk down the aisle again after two failed marriages, but that hasn’t stopped the blonde from moving on with lawyer Marcus Ernst, according to America’s Life & Style magazine.
The pair is said to have been dating for several weeks and has been spotted enjoying outings together at New York hotspot Kittichai.

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GOSSIP GIRL star KELLY RUTHERFORD has found love again following her messy divorce from DANIEL GIERSCH, according to U.S. reports.
The actress went through a bitter court battle with the German businessman over custody rights for their son in 2009, while Rutherford was pregnant with their second child.
She has since vowed never to walk down the aisle again after two failed marriages, but that hasn’t stopped the blonde from moving on with lawyer Marcus Ernst, according to America’s Life & Style magazine.
The pair is said to have been dating for several weeks and has been spotted enjoying outings together at New York hotspot Kittichai.

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