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French dance music star DAVID GUETTA spent an entire year trying to persuade NICKI MINAJ to work with him before she agreed to a collaboration.
The producer and DJ admits he was desperate to get the hip-hop star in the studio with him and contacted her repeatedly until she said yes to rapping on his single Where Them Girls At.
He tells MTV.com, "It was an amazing start working together because I really wanted to work some more with her. I’m a really huge fan. To be honest, it’s very rare that I call artists - most of the time they call me. I’ve been chasing her for like a year because I really wanted to work with her." Guetta reveals Minaj was apprehensive about the project, until he played her the beat he had created.
He explains, "The first time you’re in the studio with someone, it’s sometimes difficult. She was being a little shy or reserved, you know. And then I played that record and she started to jump from her chair and scream. And she was like, ‘Wow, I love this!’"

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COURTNEY LOVE has been linked to an actor who once played a character based on her late husband KURT COBAIN.
The Hole rocker, who was widowed when Cobain died in 1994, is rumoured to be dating Michael Pitt, 30, after pictures of the pair together emerged online. The snaps, which appear to have been taken by the stars themselves, show them staring into each other’s eyes, while Love, 46, is seen affectionately ruffling Pitt’s hair and stroking his face.
Pitt played a character based on the late Nirvana frontman in Gus Van Sant’s 2005 movie Last Days, a fictionalised account of Cobain’s final hours.

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Rocker TOM PETTY was honoured with an award at a star-studded gala in California on Monday (09May11) in recognition of his charity work for the homeless.
The Free Fallin’ hitmaker and his wife Dana were handed the Golden Heart Award for their commitment to The Midnight Mission, an organisation which provides counselling, education, food and shelter for the disadvantaged in Los Angeles.
Tom and Dana are generous supporters of The Midnight Mission and in 2008, the rocker held a concert to benefit the charity.
Debi Mazar, Larry Miller and Ed Begley, Jr. were among the stars in the audience at the ceremony in The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

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JUSTIN BIEBER refused to cancel a concert in the Philippines on Tuesday (10May11) despite falling sick before the show.
The teenage pop star is touring the globe with his My World gigs and is currently in Asia ahead of planned dates in Japan later this month (May11).
Bieber took to his Twitter.com page over the weekend (08May11) to tell fans he had been struck down with a mystery illness, writing, "I feel so cr**py." He still hadn’t recovered by the time of Tuesday’s show in Manila, but he decided to press ahead with the concert anyway, telling his Twitter followers, "Sick as a dog… But the show must go on. Got called a trooper. LOL (laugh out loud)." He added after the gig, "The streets of Manila are filled… This is crazy. Great energy. Sick or not that show went hard!"

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LADY GAGA will help kick off the festivities at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday (11May11) by playing an exclusive concert for the A-list crowd.
The pop superstar is in the country to promote her upcoming album Born This Way and she will make a stop in Cannes on the opening day of the famous movie event to perform for guests.
Gaga will take over a stage on the famous Boulevard de la Croisette for a special show, which will be broadcast on Le Grand Journal TV show, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Kanye West is also expected to perform during the festival next week (beg16May11).

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DEMI LOVATO’s mother showed her support for the teenager while she was in rehab by going under the needle to get a matching tattoo.
The Disney singer/actress checked into a clinic last year (10) to deal with a number of personal issues, including an eating disorder, self-harming and bipolar disorder.
She was so overwhelmed by the support of her fans while she was in treatment, she had the words "Stay Strong" tattooed on her wrists as a permanent tribute - and the 18 year old has now revealed her mother, Dianna, surprised her by having the same design inked herself.
In a series of posts on Twitter.com, Lovato writes, "My mom’s stay strong tattoo! She got one too!… My mom surprised me with it when I was in treatment because that’s how all you guys were showing support… And she wanted to show me how… proud she was of me for getting help and changing my life.. I love her so much."

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SAOIRSE RONAN has been forced to turn down a role in LORD OF THE RINGS prequel THE HOBBIT because of her busy schedule.
The Irish actress was in talks to reunite with her The Lovely Bones director Peter Jackson for the two-part project, which is currently filming in New Zealand, but Ronan has decided to pass on the offer.
She tells Digital Spy, "I won’t be able to do The Hobbit unfortunately. I would have been tied up for quite a long period of time and there’s a lot of projects in the meantime that are also really interesting and I’d like to be a part of." But Ronan can’t wait to see Jackson’s take on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel, adding, "I went on to (Jackson’s) blog, they sent me the video. They did their first video a few weeks ago so I’m going to keep myself updated on it."

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Novelist JACKIE COLLINS couldn’t bring herself to watch her late friend FARRAH FAWCETT’s cancer battle documentary, because she found the footage too "harrowing".
The Charlie’s Angels star shot the two-hour TV film, titled Farrah’s Story, as she battled the illness and it aired in May, 2009 - just a month before her tragic death.
Collins recorded the show with the intention of watching her pal’s brave fight - but she refused to watch the film because she wanted to remember Fawcett when she was healthy.
The writer tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "I do think we see too much. There are things we shouldn’t see. I just don’t know why Farrah did that film. I recorded it at the time but then I deleted it because I just couldn’t watch anything that harrowing. I loved Farrah, I just wanted to remember her the way she was."

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THOR star CHRIS HEMSWORTH looks set to swap superheroes for fairytales with a role opposite KRISTEN STEWART in the upcoming SNOW WHITE movie.
The Twilight actress has already signed up to play the title role in the retelling of the classic story in Snow White and the Huntsman, alongside Charlize Theron, who will portray the Evil Queen.
British actor Sam Claflin was unveiled as the project’s Prince Charming last week (end08May11) - but the film has so far been left without the huntsman.
Viggo Mortensen was originally slated to take on the role, but after he dropped out, stars including Hugh Jackman and Joel Edgerton were linked to the part.
Hemsworth has now entered official talks with heads at Universal Studios and he is in negotiations to sign up for the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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HUGH LAURIE has hinted his hit TV show HOUSE will come to an end after the upcoming eighth season.
The British actor shot to fame in America with his portrayal of grumpy doctor Gregory House in the popular medical drama.
He has completed seven series of the show and is due to start work on another this summer (11), but Laurie is convinced the programme will be over after its next run.
He tells Britain’s Radio Times, "The end of the (eighth) season, right now, looks like the end of the show. That is as far as they have got me for."

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JOHN TRAVOLTA’s upcoming Gotti family biopic has been given an extra dose of star power - AL PACINO has signed up to play a gangster.
The Scarface star has been cast as Aniello John ‘Mr. Neil’ Dellacroce in forthcoming film Gotti: Three Generations, which will see Travolta as mob boss John Gotti.
Executive producer Marc Fiore tells TMZ.com, "Pacino will portray Gambino crime family underboss and Gotti associate Neil Dellacroce. We are very pleased to have Al join the extraordinary team that we are assembling to make this movie." Joe Pesci, Lindsay Lohan and Travolta’s wife Kelly Preston are also attached to the highly-anticipated project.

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Filmmakers behind REESE WITHERSPOON and ROBERT PATTINSON’s movie WATER FOR ELEPHANTS have distanced themselves from reports one of the animals featured in the drama was once abused.
Campaigners from the Animal Defenders International (ADI) group have released footage which purportedly shows 42-year-old Asian elephant Tai being mistreated by trainers in 2005.
In the clip, the elephant, who also appeared in Operation Dumbo Drop and Larger Than Life, is allegedly beaten with hooks and given electric shocks to perform headstands.
ADI president Jan Creamer spoke out against the film, insisting, "The public, the stars and the filmmakers have been duped. This poor elephant was trained to do the very tricks you see in the film by being given electric shocks. I believe that Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson will be horrified to learn what Tai went through." Bosses at 20th Century Fox have now addressed the controversy, assuring movie-goers that Tai was not mistreated on the Water For Elephants set.
A statement from the studio reads: "Twentieth Century Fox feels strongly that we have taken every step to ensure that the film, while portraying the perception of animal abuse (often through digital effects), held in utmost importance the proper care and humane treatment of all animals involved in the production.
"Fox and the filmmakers behind Water for Elephants are disturbed and saddened by the video being circulated that purportedly shows the elephant Tai being mistreated several years ago. We are strongly opposed to violence against animals, humans or any creatures.
"Fox is compelled to point out that this video was not taken during the training for, or production of, our film, and neither Tai nor any other animal performer in the film was harmed in any way during the making of this film."

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OPRAH WINFREY is a step closer to making her longtime dream of appearing on Broadway come true after meeting with theatre producers in New York to discuss her debut role.
The media mogul/actress has always wanted to perform on stage in the Big Apple, but has been too busy with her self-titled TV talk show to commit to a production.
The Oprah Winfrey Show is scheduled to end this year (11) and Winfrey is already reading scripts and meeting with theatre bosses to make sure she can finally fulfil her Broadway ambitions.
She tells the Chicago Tribune, "I have a stack of plays in my bag right now that I am reading. And just this past weekend, I was in New York meeting with producers. We were just talking about what would be the best route to take. But yes, this is really going to happen… Life is too short. I think that an ensemble production is the way I should go." Winfrey also reveals she was desperate to join the cast of hit play Fences, which opened last year (10) and won Denzel Washington a Tony Award, and she even considered moving her TV show from its production base Chicago, Illinois to New York to accommodate a stint.
She adds, "I had always wanted to do Fences. I went through the idea of trying to take my show to New York, shoot a show during the daytime and appear on Broadway at night. But I couldn’t do it. And finally, Kenny (Leon, director) said he couldn’t wait any longer."

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY was given a hero’s welcome upon arriving in Peru on Sunday (08May11) as thousands of fans gathered at the airport to catch a glimpse of the BEATLES legend.
Devotees armed with homemade banners lined the streets around Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima to mark the arrival of the rocker, who played his first ever show in the South American country on Monday (09May11).
In scenes reminiscent of Beatlemania in the 1960s, swarms of shouting fans ran alongside McCartney’s car, prompting security guards to shove them out of the way.
McCartney, who recently announced his engagement to girlfriend Nancy Shevell, later rolled down the car window to chat to locals, greeting them by saying, "Hola, darling!" Hundreds more fans flocked to see McCartney check in at the city’s Miraflores Park Hotel, where staff put up metal barriers to contain the crowds.
The star’s historic concert at the Estadio Monumental in the Peruvian capital on Monday marked his first live show of 2011.

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Dance DJ MOBY has likened BRITNEY SPEARS to a "broken-down shell of a human being", but insists that is what makes her so "endearing".
The Porcelain hitmaker collaborated with the Toxic hitmaker on a track for her 2003 album In The Zone, four years before she suffered a breakdown, which saw her shave her head, attack a car with an umbrella then enter a psychiatric ward.
Moby, real name Richard Hall, reveals Spears was already showing signs of her troubled side when he worked with her - but he is still a fan of the singer.
He says, "Britney’s actually kind of like a broken-down shell of a human being, that’s what makes her so endearing and compelling. She was lovely, but really broken. Like, (A Streetcar Named Desire character) Blanche Dubois-style broken. Actually, the most entitled people I’ve met are indie rockers and indie actors, because they really believe their press."

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British pop stars BLUE are planning a change in musical direction - they’re heading to Nashville, Tennessee to write country songs.
Bandmembers Duncan James and Lee Ryan are big fans of the genre and are hoping the trip will inspire their new sound.
James tells Britain’s Daily Star, "We are loving our country music, bands like Lady Antebellum. In fact we’ve been writing quite a few country-style songs. We’ve got one called Thunder which has a country feel. Me and Lee are going to go off to Nashville to write some songs."

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JOHNNY DEPP caused hysterics on the set of the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie by forcing PENELOPE CRUZ to dress up as a rude character from hit animated TV show SOUTH PARK.
The actors are both big fans of the comedy series and after losing a bet with Depp, Cruz had to perform an odd forfeit which involved her donning a crass costume in front of their co-workers - and she fears his pictures will one day surface online.
She explains to Britain’s Daily Mirror, "Johnny and I are both fans of South Park and the character Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo. It’s absurd but very funny. Johnny made this outfit for me and we had a bet which I lost. And I had to wear the Poo outfit on the set.
"He was on the floor laughing and crying and he took a thousand pictures of me which I hope never come to light. But, of course, now that I’ve said it, I’m sure they will appear somewhere."

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Australian singer PETER ANDRE is expanding his business empire by opening a coffee shop in Britain.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker has launched his own fragrance range, released a book and starred in several reality TV shows - and now he is set to run a cafe.
Andre is hunting for staff to work at the venue in West Sussex, south England - and he hopes the venture may go nationwide in the future.
He tells Britain’s Daily Star, "I’m really excited about it. I’m looking for some talented baristas to work there. I’m hoping it will be a chain eventually."

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