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Veteran actress ELLEN BARKIN is dating the 26-year-old son of famed moviemaker BARRY LEVINSON, the director who launched her film career.
The 57 year old, who found fame in Levinson’s 1980s film Diner, is romantically involved with the moviemaker’s writer/director son Sam and they have reportedly been living together in New York for the last two years.
They are said to have met while Sam was writing Barkin’s 2010 film Operation: Endgame and the Ocean’s Thirteen star leads the cast of Sam’s latest movie, Another Happy Day. They were pictured hugging and kissing when the film was premiered at this year’s (11) Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
A source tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "They go out, they’re photographed together, they don’t keep it secret." Barkin is mother to two children from her first marriage to actor Gabriel Byrne. After their split, she wed businessman Ronald Perelman, but that union also ended in divorce in 2006.

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS is teaming up with his TAKE THAT bandmate GARY BARLOW to make his next solo record a "Lennon and McCartney-type album".
The British pop star recently rejoined the group after a 15-year absence, but he is planning to resurrect his solo career once his Take That duties are over.
Williams has recruited his bandmate Barlow to help write and produce the new record, and he hopes the partnership will be akin to that shared by Beatles stars John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney.
He tells Britain’s Esquire magazine, "Gaz (Gary) is great for me because he knows how I should sound. He wanted to make a Lennon and McCartney-type album. That was his big idea - big, standard records.
"At the minute it’s just me and him finishing the album and I love it… Gary is kind of unemotional about stuff. I’m emotional about stuff. He’s solid. I’m fickle. He gets stuff done, I don’t." Williams admits it is "incredibly important" to him that this album is successful, but he is not going to be distraught if it fails to sell like his flop 2006 record Rudebox.
He adds, "It’s not the be-all and end-all. I’m not going to throw myself off a cliff if it’s another Rudebox. It’s exciting. There’s a possibility it will have a similar impact to things I’ve done in the past. And before I wander off into the retirement home of the pop world, I’d like to have another fistful of hits to play to people.
"I believe I’ve got one last stab at a global success. I want to right some wrongs. Make up for how I’ve looked and behaved. There’s a place I’d like to go for a bit of redemption, for myself. Just to do a good job. I just want a few more hits and then I’ll gladly go."

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MILEY CYRUS is to appear as a guest vocalist on her rocker brother TRACE’s new album.
Singer/guitarist Trace formed new band Ashland High earlier this year (11) after his group Metro Station split up.
He is hard at work on Ashland High’s debut disc and is eyeing a special duet for fans - by teaming up with his star sister in the studio.
In a post on Twitter.com, Trace tells his followers, "To all of u (sic) asking. Yes me and Miley r (are) planning on doing a song for my new Ashland High album! The song is crazy! Miley will kill the chorus."

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FLAVOR FLAV has recalled his crazy antics at the wedding of his former record label boss, revealing he crashed a motorcycle and threw the bride into a swimming pool.
The veteran hip-hop star was a guest at the ceremony when Def Jam Records chief Lyor Cohen, who is now head of the Warner Music Group, married model E.K. Smith in 1988.
Flavor Flav admits his behaviour on the big day got out of hand and the bride was left fuming when her wedding ended with a dunk in the pool and a chipped tooth.
In an extract from his new book Flavor Flav: The Icon, The Memoir, the rapper writes, "That’s where (at the wedding) I learned to ride a motorcycle… The first time I got on… I drove it up a wall… I also pushed (the bride) into the pool, and she chipped her tooth. One thing I can tell you is, do not chip a model’s tooth. She was mad at your boy!"

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British singer JESSIE J has denied rumours she is pregnant and blamed her expanding waistline on a food binge during a recent trip to the Bahamas.
The Price Tag hitmaker headed to the sun-kissed nation for a concert last Friday (27May11) and was joined onstage by Travie McCoy.
Rumours have been swirling about the singer’s apparent weight gain in recent weeks - and she has now addressed the issue in a post to fans on Twitter.com.
Asked by one follower if she is pregnant, the British star writes, "No it is not true. I just ate alot (sic) in the Bahamas lol (laugh out loud)."

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THE DRIFTERS’ long time manager FAYRENE ‘FAYE’ TREADWELL has died at the age of 84.
The pioneering music mogul, who was one of the first female African-American managers in the industry, passed away on 22 May (11) at her home in Burbank, California after suffering complications from breast cancer.
Treadwell was married to music manager George Treadwell, whose clients included Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis, Jr. and The Drifters - she assumed responsibility for the band following his death in 1967.
She is survived by her daughter, Tina, and a stepdaughter, as well as her 107-year-old mother.

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Welsh actor MICHAEL SHEEN is backing a campaign to block the British government from slashing its legal aid budget.
Politicians in the U.K. plan to cut the amount of cash spent on providing free lawyers to represent defendants in court cases, a long-standing part of the British justice system.
Staff at campaign group Sound Off For Justice are pressuring officials to drop the proposal - and now they have celebrity backing after Frost/Nixon star Sheen signed up to the protest.
In a post on his Twitter.com blog, Sheen adds a link to the organisation’s website and writes, "Please support Sound Off Justice to ensure that our right to to be heard in court through legal aid is not taken away."

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TRANSFORMERS star SHIA LABEOUF has stepped behind the camera to direct the video for KID CUDI’s controversial new song MARIJUANA.
The actor shot and edited the promo for the rapper’s upcoming single, which is all about pot.
The video, which is filmed on a home camera, shows Kid Kudi puffing on spliffs backstage at a concert and at a house party in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where smoking cannabis is decriminalised.
The Day ‘N Nite hitmaker has long been on a mission to work with the actor, previously saying, "I feel like I’m doing the Shia Labeouf in music."

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KEVIN BACON credits his wife KYRA SEDGWICK with making the BERNIE MADOFF savings scandal bearable, because they started rebuilding their finances as a team.
The Flashdance star was among a number of wealthy investors who lost money to the Wall Street fraudster, now serving a 150-year prison sentence, as part of his elaborate Ponzi scheme con.
Bacon admits the reality of his losses hit him hard, but having Sedgwick by his side made the ordeal easier to deal with.
He tells America’s Details magazine, "I’m not going to say it didn’t have its emotional downsides.
"But we were both young. And we both had the ability to work and roll up our sleeves and start putting the pieces back together. The truth is that we went through it together."

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Actress RACHEL WEISZ and her former partner DARREN ARONOFSKY put on a united front for their son’s fifth birthday earlier this week (beg30May11) by dining out as a family in New York.
The couple began dating in 2001 and became parents to little Henry in 2006 before announcing their split in November (10).
The stars proved there is no ill feeling between them by taking the youngster out for a birthday meal at New York’s Serendipity 3 restaurant on Tuesday (31May11) to celebrate him turning five.
The trio enjoyed fillets of sole and vegetables at the trendy Big Apple eaterie, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
Weisz is now reportedly dating Bond hunk Daniel Craig.

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Officials in Australia have dropped all charges against actress TANIA ZAETTA stemming from an alleged nightclub fight in March (11).
The Bollywood star was arrested after reportedly becoming embroiled in an altercation at the Vanity venue in Southport, Queensland and later pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing police and causing a public nuisance.
She appeared at Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday (01Jun11) and prosecutors announced they would be dropping all charges. Zaetta is pleased with the decision, but admits she still can’t understand why the case wasn’t dismissed sooner.
She tells the Sydney Morning Herald, "Naturally I’m annoyed at being charged at all when the incident itself was unwarranted."

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Comedian JAMIE KENNEDY was reportedly dragged out of a Las Vegas casino in handcuffs at the weekend (28-29May11) after he allegedly became embroiled in an altercation with a fan’s boyfriend.
Kennedy was celebrating his 41st birthday at Sin City’s Cosmo Casino when a female follower is said to have approached him for career advice. The woman’s boyfriend then confronted the funnyman and the pair became embroiled in a dispute, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports the venue’s security team broke up the alleged altercation and escorted Kennedy out of the building in handcuffs.
A video posted online purportedly shows Kennedy being restrained and led away from the casino, while fans chant his name.

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MICHAEL FASSBENDER and ZOE KRAVITZ appear to have confirmed long-running rumours they are a couple after they were pictured enjoying a romantic outing together in New York.
The actors met on the set of superhero movie X-Men: First Class in 2010 and speculation was rife that their professional relationship blossomed into romance.
Both have refused to comment on the rumours, with Fassbender recently telling Britain’s The Guardian, "My private life is private. If I do a film, how can I expect the audience to follow me if they’re thinking, ‘He goes out with this person’… It’s a disadvantage." However, they appear to have now gone public with their relationship after they were pictured walking through Manhattan on Sunday (29May11) with their arms around each other.
A source tells Us Weekly, "They’re really low-key, but they have a great time together just talking music or movies. They really didn’t want to be a topic of conversation during the press for X-Men."

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LILY ALLEN is spending a fortune on extra policing at her upcoming wedding as she fears the high-profile nuptials will upset her neighbours.
The Smile hitmaker is due to wed fiance Sam Cooper later this month (Jun11) at a church near her countryside home in south west England.
It recently emerged extra cops will be on hand to ensure the event runs smoothly - and Allen has now revealed she is personally footing the security bill to minimise any disturbances to her fellow residents in the quiet village.
She tells Ahlanlive.com, "Ahh yes, the police shutting down the roads. It’s caused a bit of an uproar at home (U.K.). The village is fine with it, it was just the (British newspaper) Daily Mail readers up in arms saying why are we paying our taxes for her to be protected like the royals. Actually I’m paying a vast amount of money myself, it’s all off-duty police officers who are going to be paid overtime.
"It’s not like we demanded they close the roads down. The only reason I did it was for the residents otherwise there will be a million photographers driving up and down the roads. It’s not really for me."

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SIR ELTON JOHN has written a letter to the Governor of Florida in a bid to protect an HIV/AIDS program which helps low-income sufferers of the virus.
The singer is an active supporter of AIDS charities and even runs his own foundation to help victims of the deadly condition.
Sir Elton decided to take action when he heard rumours American politicians at Florida’s Department of Health are considering making cutbacks to the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program and changing its income eligibility system, which helps sufferers who don’t have enough money for private treatment.
The Rocket Man and his partner David Furnish have now written to Florida Governor Rick Scott, urging him to help protect the treatment program, according to the Associated Press.

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GUNS N’ ROSES frontman AXL ROSE once became embroiled in a nasty bar fight with a fan who sneaked into an aftershow party, according to his bandmate DJ ASHBA.
The guitarist claims the pair became involved in an altercation with a "drunk, obnoxious guy" after the stranger found his way into a private party and hit one of the group’s tour managers. Ashba stepped in and Rose then came to his defence.
He tells Guitar International magazine, "There was a time when me and Axl got in a bar fight. We kicked the livin’ s**t outta this dude. First of all, he snuck into this private aftershow party that was just held for the band and the crew. So it was this drunk, obnoxious guy, big dude… He was asked to leave several times and didn’t. He… punched one of our tour managers. I saw it so I grabbed the guy… I walked him over to the door, and he turned around and punched me in the face… Axl saw him hit me and flipped and jumped in…" But the two rockers later saw the funny side of the incident when the unnamed man subsequently approached them, apologised and asked for autographs.
Ashba adds, "What was funny about it is, about three hours later we get done partying, (we) went up and the guy’s a bloody mess sitting in the lobby. We walk up and he apologises… and then he asks if he can get pictures with us and autographs. So we’re taking pictures with this guy we literally kicked the s**t out of. It was all good; we all laughed about it at the end, he even laughed. He was like ‘Yeah, it was my fault. I was being a total d**k.’ It was one of those things where it was just a funny moment."

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British singer JESSIE J has assured fans she is "fine" after a bizarre rumour she had been in a plane crash swept the internet.
Bloggers were sent into a spin on Tuesday (31May11) over speculation that the Price Tag hitmaker was among the victims of an air disaster.
The star spotted the rumour on Twitter.com and immediately took to her own page on the microblogging website to play down the gossip, writing, "No that’s not true. I’m fine."

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FRANK SINATRA was obsessed with cleanliness and showered around 12 times a day, according to his widow.
Barbara Sinatra, who was married to the My Way hitmaker for 22 years, has opened up about her time with the music legend in a new memoir called Lady Blue Eyes: My Life With Frank.
She has now revealed her husband was fanatical about neatness and also harboured some strange hygiene habits - showering many times every day.
She writes, "He was a guy who took about 12 showers a day. I mean, he was neat. He always smelled of lavender."

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