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A performer on rapper TECH N9NE’s tour has been hospitalised after he was shot following a concert on Sunday (26Jun11).
The unidentified victim was gunned down in an alley in the early hours of Monday (27Jun11) after the show at the Knitting Factory in Reno, Nevada.
He is expected to make a recovery, according to a statement from Tech N9ne’s label Strange Music.
It reads, "Nearly two hours after the show had ended, it appears that this performer was the victim of a random and senseless act of violence on a nearby city street adjacent to the club where he had performed hours earlier.
"By all reports, the victim was talking on his phone when he was approached by six individuals who had not been in attendance at that evening’s show.
"Shortly after, shots were fired and the victim was struck multiple times. He was rushed to a local hospital where he remains in (a) serious condition but is expected to recover." The notice states the man is an opening act on Tech N9ne’s All 6’s And 7’s trek but not signed to Strange Music.
Four suspects linked to the crime have been detained.

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British rocker MORRISSEY has risked enraging huge swathes of supporters after performing at a concert wearing an obscene T-shirt declaring war on a popular fan website.
The former The Smiths frontman took to the stage in Bradford, England on Monday night (27Jun11) sporting a top printed with the message: "F**k Morrissey-solo.com".
The singer has previously spoken of his disdain for the fan forum, where members frequently discuss rumours about his private life and are often bluntly critical of his career moves.
He’s even nicknamed it "Morrissey-so-low" - but now the Suedehead singer has taken his dislike of the popular website to new levels by wearing the shocking T-shirt for his encore at Monday night’s show.
And it wasn’t the only moment of drama during the concert - the power onstage failed at the start of his track Irish Blood, English Heart and the vegetarian singer jokingly blamed meat-loving chef Jamie Oliver for the blackout.

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CAGNEY & LACEY star SHARON GLESS is taking her touring U.S. play A ROUND-HEELED WOMAN to the London stage.
The actress opened the show, about a retired teacher who is on the hunt for love, in San Francisco, California last year (10) and travelled with the production to Miami, Florida from December (10) until February (11).
Now Gless is jetting to the British capital to continue the show’s run at the Riverside Studios in October (11).
Gless has appeared on the London stage before - she starred in the theatre version of Stephen King’s Misery and in Chapter Two by Neil Simon.

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Singer/songwriter PAUL SIMON was forced to pull out of a concert at the last minute on Monday (27Jun11) due to ill health.
The Kodachrome hitmaker struggled through his set at Britain’s legendary Glastonbury festival on Sunday (26Jun11), later revealing he had come down with a bug.
He hoped to recover in time for his gig at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) in Bournemouth, England, but he scrapped the appearance to rest and recover.
Fans who showed up to the venue were disappointed to find a notice announcing the singer is suffering from a respiratory infection and had postponed the date.
The Bournemouth show is one of six of Simon’s U.K. dates in a month-long trek across Europe.

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The MONTY PYTHON cast is reuniting to make a movie based on their former co-star GRAHAM CHAPMAN’s memoirs.
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin are all set to appear in a 3D animated version of Chapman’s 1980 book A Liar’s Autobiography.
The Life of Brian star lost his battle with cancer in 1989 at the age of 48, and Jones has joked he had "no idea" Chapman had passed away and "thought he was just being lazy".
He adds, "However, I am now delighted to find myself working with him again on this exciting project." Eric Idle, the sixth member of the comedy troupe, has not signed up for the film.

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HUGH HEFNER has wasted no time in finding a new playmate pal after he was jilted days before his marriage - he has introduced his new girlfriend to his online fans.
The Playboy boss was dumped by model Crystal Harris just days before their wedding earlier this month (Jun11), but refuses to allow the heartbreak to get him down and has surrounded himself with busty blondes since the split.
Hefner sparked speculation he was romancing Harris’ playmate pal Anna Sophia Berglund last week (end26Jun11) after taking her on a trip to Disneyland and labelling her his "best girl".
But now the 85 year old has told his followers on Twitter.com that he is back in a relationship with Shera Bechard, who is the November 2011 Playmate.
He writes on his page, "Shera is both our November 2011 Playmate & my new girlfriend," while Bechard writes, "It’s true… Shera Bechard really does love Hugh Hefner !!! The world is in alignment again!!"

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U.S. politician-turned-reality TV star ROD BLAGOJEVICH is facing a jail term after he was convicted of 17 corruption charges on Monday (27Jun11).
The former Governor of Illinois, who also starred in Celebrity Apprentice, was found guilty of lying to the FBI last August (10) but was sent for retrial after the jury was deadlocked on 23 other charges, including bribery, extortion and wire fraud.
On Monday, he was convicted of 17 federal corruption charges and is facing the possibility of up to 20 years in prison.
Blagojevich was arrested in December 2008 over allegations he took part in a scheme to "auction off" U.S. President Barack Obama’s vacated United States Senate seat to the highest bidder.
He is due back in court for a pre-sentence hearing in August (11).

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Former South African leader NELSON MANDELA is mourning the loss of another close family member - his newborn great grandson has passed away.
Baby Zenawe Mandela was born three months premature and failed to survive following his birth on Thursday (23Jun11).
A statement reads, "Little Zenawe was born three months prematurely and died from related complications." The news comes just a year after Mandela’s teenage great-granddaughter Zenani was killed in a car crash on her way back from the soccer World Cup tournament’s launch concert in Johannesburg.
Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka Seakamela-Mandela was mother to both children.

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Actress MICHELLE YEOH, who stars as released political prisoner AUNG SAN SUU KYI in an upcoming film, has been deported from Burma.
The former Bond girl arrived in Yangon on 22 June (11) but was denied entry because she is on a blacklist.
A government official says, "She did not have the chance to enter… She was deported straight away on the first flight after arriving at Yangon (Rangoon) International Airport." Yeoh previously visited the country in December (10) to shadow democracy campaigner Suu Kyi and research her role in Luc Besson’s forthcoming movie The Lady, to be released later this year (11), Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy, was freed from house arrest in November (10) after spending 15 years being detained because of her political views.

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American funnyman DARRELL HAMMOND was forced to cancel the closing performance of his play at the weekend (25-26Jun11) after he was injured in a car crash.
The former Saturday Night Live regular was travelling in the passenger seat of a friend’s car when another vehicle smashed into them in Sag Harbor, New York.
Hammond was left hurt and bruised in the accident, which caused him to cancel the finale of his one-man play Tru at the city’s Bay Street Theatre on Saturday (25Jun11).
The TV star is currently resting at home with minor injuries, reports New York Post gossip column Page Six.

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RIHANNA suffered her second embarrassing stage fall in a week during her concert in Toronto, Canada over the weekend (25-26Jun11) when she tripped up during a song and tumbled to the floor.
The Umbrella hitmaker is currently touring with her Loud show and last Wednesday (22Jun11) she landed on her hands and knees when she took a tumble during a show at Canada’s Rexall Place arena in Edmonton.
Following the fall she wrote on Twitter.com, "Did I tell u guys I fell in Edmonton! Lol (laugh out loud)… My f**kin patent leather shoes got stuck together!!!" And on Saturday (25Jun11) the pop superstar was left red-faced again when she tripped during her track What’s Ny Name? while wearing shorts, a bikini top and stiletto ankle boots.

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A Beverly Hills beauty salon boss has been sentenced to five years probation after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from stars including LIV TYLER, CHER and JENNIFER ANISTON.
Last August (10), Maria Gabriella Perez, whose last name is now Hashemipour, was charged with stealing credit card information and then overcharging her famous clients, who also included Anne Hathaway and Melanie Griffith.
She illegally billed more than $300,000 (£187,000) from rich customers at her Beverly Hills salon Chez Gabriela Studio, allegedly swindling $214,000 (£133,000) from Tyler alone.
She was facing up to 25 years behind bars on two counts of fraud, but was handed five years probation and 3,000 hours of community service at a federal court on Monday (27Jun11).
Perez must also attend a restitution hearing on 17 October (11), which will determine if she has to reimburse the money she stole.

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Rockers WEEZER, PARAMORE and EVANESCENCE will all appear on a special new collaboration album - celebrating the songs made famous by THE MUPPETS.
The Green Album features a host of bands paying tribute to the furry puppets with rock renditions of tracks which have appeared in Muppet movies or on the Jim Henson creation’s TV show.
The record will be released shortly before the new movie adaptation, simply entitled The Muppets, in August (11), and also features performances from The Fray, OK Go and Andrew Bird.
Songs include The Muppet Show theme tune, Rainbow Connection and Mahna Mahna.

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TOY STORY will not stay as a trilogy - TOM HANKS has revealed a fourth installment is in the works.
The third outing of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their toy room pals was a huge hit for bosses at Disney, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2010 with profits of more than $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office.
The two previous movies were also crowd-pleasers - 1995’s Toy Story took more than $300 million (£187 million), while its sequel in 1999 took $485 million (£303 million).
And Hanks, who voices cowboy Woody, has let slip that producers are currently putting plans in place for a Toy Story 4.
He tells the BBC, "I think there will be, yeah. Yeah, yeah, think they’re working on it now. There you go."

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THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY has confessed he’s no fun to be around on tour - because he often thinks his performances are terrible.
In a recent interview with Intelligent Life magazine, his bandmate Pete Townshend revealed Daltrey was "miserable as sin" on The Who’s last tour, adding, "He seems to be so unhappy, he seems to be so unfulfilled." And Daltrey is refusing to dispute his pal’s overview, admitting he lets the stresses and strains of mammoth tours get to him.
The singer tells Rolling Stone, "I felt the pressure. I was having terrible trouble hearing what I was singing and it did get to me. In fact, I’ve been suffering for quite a few of the previous tours. I never understood that if you sweat as much as I used to every night, you drain your body of salts. So I got very, very, seriously ill. I got to the stage where I was almost hospitalised with serious problems." But he insists future tours will be better: "I’m working with a completely new sound system. For the last year I’ve been able to hear myself onstage, and singing is so much easier. I don’t over-sing anymore, which I used to suffer from terribly because I couldn’t hear myself."

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BEYONCE followed her triumphant headlining slot at Britain’s Glastonbury festival on Sunday (26Jun11) with a secret show in London.
The pop superstar rocked the final day of the iconic event with an hour-long set, making her mark as the first female performer to headline the festival.
She hailed the experience as the best of her career to date, and treated a select few to another show in London on Monday night (27Jun11).
Beyonce held a party at the city’s Shepherds Bush Empire to promote her new album, 4, which included a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the record and a performance for guests including pal Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee stars Kevin McHale and Chris Colfer, and British singer Adele.
Taking to the internet during the event, Paltrow, who has previously cameoed on Glee, posted a picture of her with former castmate McHale on her WhoSay.com page, alongside the words, "Look who I ran into just now at B’s secret show!"

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A larger-than-life statue of CHUCK BERRY, which caused a storm of opposition from locals in the legend’s hometown, has been approved by officials.
A group of activists attempted to halt the planned installation of the memorial outside the Blueberry Hill venue in St. Louis, Missouri next month (Jul11), forcing local authorities to consider scrapping the idea.
A meeting was held in the town on Monday (27Jun11), and, despite having more than 100 signatures on a petition against the move, officials at the University City Council rejected the pleas and approved the tribute.
The installation, which will stand eight-feet (2.4 metres) tall and depicts a young Berry playing his guitar, will be installed later this month (Jun11) and will be officially opened on 29 July (11).
The initial outcry from residents stemmed from the Johnny B. Goode singer’s time behind bars for his 1962 conviction for illegally transporting a teenage native American prostitute across state lines so she could work at his nightclub, Berry’s Bandstand.

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EWAN MCGREGOR worked in the kitchen of pal GUY COWAN’s Glasgow, Scotland restaurant to prepare to play a chef in new movie PERFECT SENSE.
Cowan used to cook for the movie star on film sets and they became pals, so when McGregor had to master the kitchen arts for a new film role, he turned to the master cook for help.
The actor says, "He fed me many times on set and then he started his own restaurant called Guy’s… It’s a really successful and really good restaurant. Fantastic atmosphere, but a tiny kitchen.
"I worked for a few weeks cooking with him, so I learned a lot." But it wasn’t a completely new experience for McGregor: "I used to work in kitchens quite a lot when I was a kid. I used to be a dishwasher and do some salads and stuff.
"(At Guy’s) I just ended up helping out… I was moving dishes around and making sure that everyone’s workspace was clear." Cowan also made sure his famous kitchen boy tasted the harsh realities of cooking in a busy kitchen towards the end of McGregor’s trial period.
The actor tells Angeleno magazine, "I ended up whipping up all that food. I didn’t really know what I was doing and he just kept shouting over instructions as he was doing something else. I realised that it was game on and we weren’t f**king around. This was food that was going out to real people’s tables. I think I did all right. I didn’t have any disasters." He also worked behind the scenes at a high-end restaurant in the Highlands, where the chef was a "bully".
The actor recalls, "It was interesting to see the status of the chef and how he can be quite nasty - a little bit of an a**hole… I didn’t want my chef to be a bully."

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