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LADY GAGA has recalled the 10 agonising hours she spent waiting to contact her mother after the World Trade Center came crashing down on September 11, 2001.
Speaking publicly about the tragedy for the first time, the New York-born star has told a U.S. radio station how, as a 15-year-old girl, she climbed on the roof of her high school in the Upper East Side to watch the Twin Towers fall after two airplanes flew into them.
She walked home from school with her dad Joseph and waited desperately to hear from her mum Cynthia, who worked across the street from the World Trade Center.
Gaga admits she feared the worst for her mum, who was out of contact for 10 hours when phone lines went down.
The pop star tells radio host Toby Knapp, "The whole city was covered in ashes." She also shared the mixed emotions she felt after learning about the death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden at the weekend (30Apr11-01May11).
Gaga explains, "It’s a difficult thing - nobody wants to celebrate anyone’s death. But I know it was something that meant a lot to the people of New York, especially those who lost (the) lives (of loved ones) that day." Reports that bin Laden had been gunned down in Pakistan emerged on Sunday (01May11) and Gaga insists it was "an historical moment in the fight against hatred".
The singer’s interview is due to air on Friday (06May11) on Washington, D.C.’s Hot 99.5.

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Actor JOHN KRASINSKI is a firm believer in love at first sight after falling for his wife EMILY BLUNT as soon as they met.
The Office star was introduced to Blunt by her The Devil Wears Prada co-star Anne Hathaway and he reveals he felt an instant attraction to his future spouse.
He tells U.S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, "It’s one of those things where as soon as you meet someone, you (feel in love).
"I wasn’t really looking for a relationship and I was thinking I’d take my time in L.A. and everything. Then I met (Blunt). I was so nervous (thinking), ‘Oh God, I think I’m going to fall in love with her.’ As I shook her hand, I went, ‘I like you!’ So if anybody’s looking (into) how to pick up a girl, that’s the way you do it!" Krasinski and Blunt married in Italy last summer (10).

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British actor TOM HARDY tore ligaments in his hand, broke a toe and cracked his ribs filming brutal scenes for upcoming fight movie WARRIOR.
The Inception star plays a mixed martial arts student in the film, alongside Nick Nolte as his father/mentor and Joel Edgerton as his brother and fellow brawler.
The movie shoot called for some tough fight scenes between the leading actors - and Hardy was so determined to make it as realistic as possible, he suffered several painful injuries on set.
He tells Empire magazine, "It was all a concern. I’m not a fighter, not at all. So for me it was a challenge. Could I achieve that kind of physicality and convince anybody in any way that I might possibly be a fighter? That was the challenge." Edgerton adds, "There were a few hospital visits. All part of the fun."

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Actor TERRENCE HOWARD has been accused of failing to hand over a portion of royalties to his former manager.
Victoria Frederick filed a lawsuit against the Iron Man star in Pennsylvania on Tuesday (03May11), claiming he owes her at least $145,000 (£90,625) in unpaid royalties.
Frederick is said to have begun looking after the actor’s working interests in the mid-2000s, and she claims Howard agreed to give her 10 per cent of all his earnings while she managed his career, as well as residuals for his roles in the movies she booked - even after she was no longer managing him.
Frederick alleges Howard refused to pay her commissions before and after her services were allegedly terminated last year (10), according to AllHipHop.com.
She is seeking $137,000 (£91,333) in damages.

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Tony-winning actress MARIAN MERCER has passed away at the age of 75.
The star died on 27 April (11) from complications of Alzheimer’s disease in Newbury Park, California.
Her career spanned five decades with roles on TV and the stage, and her stint in the 1969 Broadway hit Promises, Promises earned her a Tony statuette and a Drama Desk Award.
Mercer made her Broadway debut in 1969 in Greenwillow, before winning the title role in an off-Broadway production of the musical parody Little Mary Sunshine the following year (70).
She won plenty of praise from critics for her part in the 1978 revival of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, in which she played Sammy Davis Jr.’s girlfriend.
Her manager and agent Martin Gage has paid tribute to the late star, remembering her spirit and comedic flair Gage says, "She was lovely, crazy but lovely. She could take a part that had been done before and make it a laugh riot." Mercer is survived by her husband Patrick Hogan and a daughter, Deirdre Whitaker.

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Rocker BRYAN ADAMS is celebrating after becoming a first-time father - his daughter was born over the Easter weekend last month (Apr11).
The Summer of ‘69 hitmaker, 51, and his longtime girlfriend and personal assistant Alicia Grimaldi welcomed little Mirabella Bunny into the world on Good Friday, 22 April (11).
He tells People.com, "I’m really proud to announce on 22 April, Mirabella Bunny was born.
"She arrived like all good Easter bunnies on Easter Friday. Mother and baby are both well and happy. Thanks in advance for your kind thoughts and wishes." It has been a great spring for the Canadian - he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March (11), the same month he announced the news he was about to become a dad.

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JULIA ROBERTS wants to turn her upcoming EXTRAORDINARY MUMS TV special into a series for pal OPRAH WINFREY’s new network - because there are so many great mothers.
The Oscar winner interviewed fellow mums Hillary Clinton and Rosie O’Donnell for the Mother’s Day show, which debuts in America on Saturday (07May11) - and admits she struggled to narrow down the subjects for the show to six.
She says, "For the filming, the only mum I was able to be with was Madam Secretary, Hillary Rodham Clinton, which was such an honour and a privilege, but they (crew) travelled, filming these women all over the country, all over the world. It was so impressive.
"The hardest thing was to narrow it down to just six women so I keep hitting Oprah up for a series because there are so many mums that are extraordinary."

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Aussie singer KYLIE MINOGUE keeps it real on tour - she always applies her own make-up before hitting the stage.
The Spinning Around hitmaker has enjoyed the luxury of make-up artists pampering her in the past but admits she has now dispensed with their services as she prefers to apply her own beauty products.
In a chat with her sister - TV talent show judge Dannii Minogue - for MyDaily.co.uk, she says, "I love doing my own make-up. My first tours, I did my own make-up because it was way beyond my reach or dreams to have a make-up artist on tour, so I would do it myself.
"And then, as we progressed, I had different make-up artists and they were lovely and they added a lot to the shows but then I reached a certain point (where I prefer to do it myself)… You know, I actually don’t want it any other way, because it becomes part of the process of getting ready - the ritual, becoming that person." Asked by Dannii if she had simply "stolen" the "tricks" she saw her make-up artists using, Minogue replied: "Er… yeah!"

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Actress ANGELA BASSETT has confirmed rumours she’s reuniting with WHITNEY HOUSTON for a sequel to 1995 film WAITING TO EXHALE.
The hit romantic movie, about the love lives of four female friends in Phoenix, Arizona, was a big screen adaptation of Terry McMillan’s 1992 book of the same name, and Bassett reveals the follow-up, based on the author’s 2005 novel Getting to Happy, is in the works.
And the star claims the full original cast, including Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, are all on board for the upcoming project - which will see Forest Whitaker returning as director.
Speaking on U.S. chat show The Talk on Thursday (05May11), she says, "It’s preliminary but it’s going to happen, Waiting to Exhale 2.
"She (McMillan) wrote Getting to Happy and she’s written the screenplay… Loretta, Lela, Whitney, Forest. Forest is working on the script now." Waiting to Exhale was a critical and commercial success when it was released, boasting a global box office haul of $81.45 million (£50.9 million). It was also branded a "social phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times for having an all-African American cast.

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JOHNNY DEPP has revealed he was as confused as CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW while filming scenes for the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN sequels - because neither he nor director GORE VERBINSKI had any idea what was going on.
The movie star admits scenes were shot as writers were trying to figure out where to take the plot.
He tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, "They had to invent a trilogy out of nowhere. It was plot-driven and complicated. I remember talking to Gore at certain points during production of (sequels) two or three and saying, ‘I don’t really know what this means.’ "He said, ‘Neither do I, but let’s just shoot it.’ This guy is this guy’s dad, and this guy was in love with this broad. It was like, ‘What?’"

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Rapper WIZ KHALIFA smokes marijuana to ease the pain he suffers due to a mystery medical ailment.
The Black and Yellow hitmaker has become a stoner icon since rising to fame last year (10) and recently admitted he starts every day by getting high.
He told Complex magazine, "Literally the first thing I do is smoke. That’s not even to sound cool or anything. I just have to be high first thing in the morning." Khalifa reveals he doesn’t get high just for fun - he’s a "medical marijuana patient", although he refuses to go into detail about his secret illness.
He tells Sister 2 Sister magazine, "It’s just a condition."

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LADY GAGA has rushed to release the video for her new single JUDAS online after it leaked on Thursday morning (05May11), hours ahead of its big TV premiere.
The promo was due to air for the first time on Thursday evening on America’s E! network, but the full clip surfaced on the internet that morning, sending fans and gossip bloggers into a frenzy.
Links to the video were promptly removed after it emerged the release was unauthorised, but now Gaga has uploaded the complete five-and-a-half minute promo to her official website.
The film features a gang of bikers made up of Biblical apostles, alongside actors dressed as Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ, who dons a crown of thorns.
Gaga insists the religious imagery is just art.
She tells E! News, "I don’t view the video as a religious statement. I view it as social statement. I view it as a cultural statement." It’s the second Judas internet leak Gaga has had to deal with - the track hit the web several days before its official release last month (Apr11).

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Rocker MEAT LOAF is ashamed of his behaviour on DONALD TRUMP’s U.S. reality show THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, confessing his televised bust-up with actor GARY BUSEY was "one of the most embarrassing moments" of his life.
The star aimed an angry tirade at Busey, his fellow contestant, after accusing the actor of stealing his art supplies during one creative challenge.
It has become one of the talking points of the current series - and Meat Loaf admits he’s not proud that he lost his cool while the cameras were rolling.
Appearing on Thursday’s (05May11) Ellen DeGeneres Show in America, the Bat Out of Hell rocker said, "(That was) one of the most embarrassing moments of my entire life. I’ve seen all the other shows. I didn’t watch that one.
"Sometimes in your life you just do things that are wrong and you just have to take responsibility for them and say, you’re a moron. I have done that. Anyway, I am speechless over that. The rest of the show I’m pretty calm." Meat Loaf is still fighting for the Apprentice crown, while Busey was ‘fired’ by Trump last month (Apr11). Country star John Rich, rapper Lil Jon and actress Marlee Matlin are also still in the competition.

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French dance music star DAVID GUETTA has turned to a former U.S. national security advisor to help him track down the internet hacker who illegally swiped a copy of his new single WHERE THEM GIRLS AT and posted it online.
The producer and DJ was left fuming when an unfinished version of the track, a collaboration with rappers Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, emerged on the internet earlier this week (begs02May11).
The musician reveals the culprit stole his song and added his own production to the tune before releasing it on the web, claiming it was all Guetta’s work. The leak prompted the star’s record label bosses to rush release the complete version ahead of schedule.
Now Guetta has recruited an investigator who previously worked at the Pentagon to pinpoint the suspect.
He says, "It’s a big worry. We’ve hired the guy who works with security for the Pentagon. It’s really crazy, I know it sounds like a film but it’s the truth."

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Actress EVA MENDES is desperate to learn how to swim now she has a pool.
The sexy 2 Fast 2 Furious and Hitch star insists her fear of the water is something she has to overcome and she’s committed to taking lessons.
She says, "I can’t swim. I don’t know how to. I’m pathetic… I should know how to swim.
"I’m finally in a house, where I have my own pool and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m gonna learn’, (but) it’s been a year now and I still just stick to the shallow (end).
"I’m the kind of girl, like, I see fear and… I go and I face fear… and this is the one, like, my last arena that I’ve got to tackle."

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Embattled boxer FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. has been hit with new assault charges after reportedly threatening to have two security guards shot in a parking dispute last year (10).
The sportsman is accused of verbally attacking Aaron Ryan and Miguel Burgos in October (10) after they issued parking citations for two of his luxury cars left outside his mansion in Las Vegas.
According to the criminal complaint, Mayweather, Jr. lashed out at the guards, blasting, "My homies (friends) have guns. If you want me to call them, they’d come over here and take care of you." Two misdemeanour charges of threatening to cause bodily injury to another person were filed in Las Vegas Justice Court on Thursday (05May11).
It’s the latest in a long list of legal woes for the star. He’s facing a battery count for allegedly jabbing another security guard in the face with his finger back in November (10), while another, separate charge of assault with a deadly weapon is also pending in Sin City.
He’s also fighting a domestic battery case stemming from a violent altercation with his ex-girlfriend in September (10).

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DAVID HASSELHOFF is so famous he’s only met two people who had never heard of him - and reveals his own father still calls him by his KNIGHT RIDER alias MICHAEL.
The actor has enjoyed massive fame around the globe since the 1970s thanks to his starring roles in two of the biggest TV hits of all time, Knight Rider and Baywatch.
And the star is adamant only a handful of people don’t know who he is, revealing that even his own dad struggles to differentiate between his son and his famous on-screen roles.
During an interview for Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, he says, "I like it when people don’t know who I am. It makes for a great conversation because it’s not about me. But I’ve only ever met two who don’t know me.
"My dad still calls me Michael, because of Michael Knight. A lot of people do - I even used to be Michael Knight on my answering machine.
"Sometimes I can’t even walk out of my hotel room because I can’t handle it. And people aren’t being nasty, they’re just being people, freaking out because they saw David Hasselhoff."

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JESSE JAMES "never really trusted" his ex-wife SANDRA BULLOCK and refused to believe she truly loved him.
The couple wed in 2005 but its union was rocked last March (10) when James’ infidelity was exposed in a U.S. tabloid, just days after Bullock won an Oscar for her role in The Blind Side.
Their divorce was finalised months later and now the TV mechanic has confessed he was always insecure about the relationship.
In his upcoming autobiography, American Outlaw, James writes, "I never really trusted Sandy. But no matter how many times she told me, it just didn’t take. I nodded when she said she loved me. Inside, I was always thinking to myself, ‘Sure. We’ll see’.
"I screwed around behind Sandy’s back and the whole world came to know about it. I can’t go back and I can’t save my marriage."

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