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LINDSAY LOHAN’s ex-boyfriend WILMER VALDERRAMA is adamant the troubled actress is on the verge of a major comeback and deserves to be given "a second chance".
The Mean Girls star has been in and out of jail and rehab in recent years and is currently serving three months under house arrest for breaching her probation stemming from a 2007 DUI charge.
Valderrama dated Lohan six years ago, but they remain "great friends" and the actor is convinced his former lover has a promising career ahead of her.
He tells People.com, "Sometimes people have to go through things. We all understand that, and we all deserve a second chance… I’m not worried about her at all. I think she’s going to get through this because she is ridiculously talented…
"We continue to be great friends. When you love once, you always will, and you have to care."

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MADONNA has become the latest star to be immortalised in her own comic book.
The Material Girl will follow in the footsteps of fellow singers Lady Gaga and Britney Spears, as well as Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who have all had their life story illustrated.
Madonna’s rise to international fame will be portrayed in the 32-page comic from Bluewater Productions Inc., the company which also turned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan’s life into a book.
The firm’s executive vice president, Jason Schultz, says, "Our goal is to show the little-known events and influences that resulted in Madonna becoming the phenomenon she remains to this day, more than a quarter-century after she burst upon the scene." The comic is due for release in August (11).

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COLUMBO star PETER FALK has died at the age of 83.
The beloved actor passed away peacefully at his Los Angeles home on Thursday (23Jun11).
Falk was born in New York in 1927 and enjoyed a career spanning 50 years.
He broke into the acting industry in 1956 when he landed a role in an off-Broadway production of Moliere’s play Don Juan. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in Diary of a Scoundrel.
He later shifted his focus onto TV and film work, but he was warned early on not to expect too much success due to a glass eye he had implanted at the age of three - after doctors found a malignant tumour in his right eye.
However, he defied Hollywood agents and scored his film debut with a small role in Wind Across the Everglades in 1958. Two years later (60), Falk appeared as gangster Abe Reles in Murder, Inc - the same year he married first wife Alyce Mayo, with whom he has adopted daughters Catherine and Jackie. The movie was a hit with critics and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1961.
Murder, Inc. proved to be Falk’s break-out role, and he would go on to reprise the role again in 1960s TV series The Witness.
Meanwhile, his film career continued to rise with a part in Frank Capra’s 1961 comedy Pocketful of Miracles - another Oscar-nominated role - and parts in director pal John Cassavetes’ movies Husbands (1970) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
But it was Falk’s turn as Lieutenant Columbo in the hit TV crime series Columbo that he is best known for. The programme aired on U.S. network NBC between 1971 and 1978, and later moved to ABC, where it was shown from 1989 to 2003. The role won Falk four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Falk suffered from deteriorating health towards the end of his life, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
His personal life hit the headlines in January 2009 when his daughter Catherine, a real life private detective, battled Falk’s second wife, actress Shera Danese, to be named conservator of his estate. Catherine claimed her father also had dementia and could no longer care for himself.
Falk is survived by Danese, whom he married in 1977, and his two children.

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Rocker JACK WHITE has thrown his support behind American funnyman STEPHEN COLBERT and signed the star to his record label.
The former White Stripes frontman recruited the TV host for his Nashville, Tennessee-based Third Man Records and even produced his first song.
Colbert premiered his new single, Charlene II (I’m Over You), on his hit U.S. show The Colbert Report on Thursday (23Jun11) - with a little help from his new labelmates, The Black Belles.
Colbert’s debut song, a follow-up to his 2006 ballad Charlene (I’m Right Behind You), will be available on iTunes.

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Rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have pulled out of the start of America’s Vans Warped Tour to allow frontman ANDY BIERSACK more time to recover from injuries sustained after he fell from a balcony in Hollywood.
The singer lost his grip and fell while he was clambering across a balcony at the Hollywood & Highland shopping mall during a promotional appearance. He fractured three ribs.
A handful of shows were cancelled and now Biersack has revealed he’ll be unable to take the stage for the first week of the upcoming Vans Warped Tour, which begins in Dallas, Texas on Friday (24Jun11).
Recuperating at a Los Angeles hotel, the rocker tells Billboard.com, "It was just me being dumb onstage and trying to put on as good of a show as possible… I sort of misjudged the mark and paid for it dearly.
"I’m going to have to miss the first week of the Warped tour at the very least, and that’s frustrating, but I’m also not going to push myself to get onstage before I’m ready.
"It’s a crappy time for (the injury} to happen."

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Pop star NICOLE SCHERZINGER has blasted her ex-manager for sparking rumours she was always destined to become a judge on SIMON COWELL’s U.S. X FACTOR talent show - and first choice, CHERYL COLE’s appointment, was all part of a publicity stunt.
Jeff Haddad has claimed Cole, who is a judge and mentor on the British version of the show, was never going to get the job - even though she was Cowell’s first choice.
He insists Scherzinger, who was initially named as co-host, was always the girl who would land the judging spot alongside Cowell and music industry heavyweight Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid.
But the Pussycat Dolls star insists Haddad has got it all wrong, and she isn’t happy that he has stirred up the drama.
During an appearance on U.S. radio show Kidd Kraddick in The Morning, she said, "That’s such gossip, man. I was very hurt by that because it was my ex-manager who said that. It just unfortunately goes to show how much he doesn’t know… He wasn’t involved.
"It was a hard process for me and I’m sure for Cheryl. I started out as a co-host and I loved the job. They offered me the job (of judge) and I was just ecstatic and I was so grateful to be a part of it (show) in that way." And she’s positive bosses at production company Freemantle didn’t waste cash on a publicity stunt: "I don’t think Freemantle and all these people would go through all that money to have to go through something like that."

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U2 and BONO will face off against a batch of angry protesters when they take the stage at the Glastonbury festival in England on Friday (24Jun11).
Activists at anti-capitalist group Art Uncut have accused the group of evading taxes in their home country, at a time when Ireland desperately needs the money as it faces a weakening economy.
Group member Charlie Dewar says, "Tax(es) nestling in the band’s bank account should be helping to keep open the hospitals, schools and libraries that are closing all over Ireland." The protesters plan to unravel banners and placards in front of photographers, film crews and nearly 170,000 fans expected at the gig - in order to send the rich rockers a message.

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MILEY CYRUS was abruptly ushered backstage at a concert in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday night (23Jun11) after a young fan dashed onstage in an attempt to get close to the singer.
The pop star was performing her hit song The Climb when the overzealous follower jumped onto a platform onstage and managed to put her arm around Cyrus.
Security officials immediately pulled the tiny girl off the singer, who, was visibly shaken by the incident.
In video footage obtained by TMZ.com, Cyrus can be heard muttering, "Oh my god, oh my God!", before minders quickly escorted her off the stage at the Rod Laver Arena.
After a few moments, the concert continued.
It’s the second security scare for a young Hollywood star in as many days - Justin Bieber was at the centre of a fan attack mix-up outside Macy’s Herald Square department store in New York on Thursday. The ‘fan’ was later identified as an undercover cop who was trying to protect the singer from unruly fans.

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Screenwriter DAVID RAYFIEL has passed away at the age of 87.
He died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home on Wednesday (22Jun11), according to the New York Times.
Rayfiel collaborated with revered directors Sydney Pollack and Robert Redford on a number of their most successful films, including Out of Africa, The Way We Were and Three Days of the Condor.
He also penned the screenplays for The Firm and Sabrina.

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Movie star DON CHEADLE has a dream to take over Bollywood.
The Hotel Rwanda star has always had a fascination for Indian movies - and now he’d like to star in one.
He says, "I would love to sing and dance in a Bollywood movie. I think they’re great, the theatricality of them. I love the presentational aspect of the storytelling as a fable.
"So often in American cinema we’re trying to pull things off and it has to look real and things have to seem believable and the violence has to be really violent and the sex has to look good. If I’m sitting in a theatre I know it’s bulls**t; I know that you’re not really dead. I know you’re not f**king. I don’t mind seeing something that’s fantastical.
"I like the fantasy aspect of that. I’ve done a bunch of different kinds of martial arts for a long time. I’m a fan of the genre when it’s done really well." And he’d also like a role in a martial arts movie: "I would have loved to have been in (2004 Stephen Chow film) Kung Fu Hustle. I thought that was a great movie. I’m not as skilled as those fighters but I would love to be a part of something like that."

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Movie star ROSARIO DAWSON was well medicated on the set of her new movie THE ZOOKEEPER - because she’s severely allergic to animals.
The actress plays a zoologist in the comedy but she wasn’t laughing when she realised she’d be sharing the screen with so many creatures.
The Sin City star explains, "I’m super-allergic to animals, so I was really medicated while making this movie. I had to take nose spray, eye drops, face cream and pills, because I get hives and get super itchy.
"I’ve actually scratched my eyes so much I get scabs on the inside."

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MARLON BRANDO’s estate executors are suing a furniture company for using the late movie icon’s name to sell sofas and ottomans.
Lawyers for Brando Enterprises have filed suit against the bosses of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., claiming they have infringed and misappropriated the Brando name.
The executors are keen to recover damages caused by the sales and marketing of the unlicensed Brando furniture.
The suit comes a month after Brando Enterprises filed suit against Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, insisting the biking company was also using the Brando name without permission.
The executors’ lawyer Jeffrey I. Abrams says, "Companies taking advantage of protected brands appears to be a growing problem for many iconic celebrity estates. Companies may recognise the potential profits derived by associating products with iconic celebrities, however they need to know they are not entitled to generate revenues from the sale of products bearing unlicensed names, images and trademarks.
"The estates of classic and legendary celebrities, such as Marlon Brando, generally have representation for licensing matters, and manufacturers have the opportunity to negotiate an agreement that will provide the marketing and promotional benefits derived from associating with an iconic figure." A statement from the Brando Trust reads, "We will pursue any infringement of the Marlon Brando name and carry out our mission to serve Marlon’s wishes as they relate to his legacy and his family."

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KYLIE MINOGUE was left stunned during her concert in Perth, Australia earlier this week (22Jun11) when a gay couple became engaged onstage during the show.
The Spinning Around hitmaker is currently Down Under with her Aphrodite: Les Folies shows and she took to the stage in her native country on Wednesday (22Jun11).
Minogue spotted a flamboyant man called Ben in the crowd wearing a feathered fancy dress costume and asked him to join her on stage at the Burswood Dome. He pulled his boyfriend of nine years, Scott, along with him and stunned the pop star by dropping down on one knee and popping the question to his lover.
Minogue covered her mouth in disbelief when the man said, "Today’s nine years. I’m from Broome, he’s from Kalgoorlie and maybe I was wondering if you’d give me the honour… will you marry me, Baby?" Minogue then gushed, "I’m in shock. I’m so happy for you both!" After the man told Minogue he has been meaning to propose for three years, she joked, "So you just thought you’d wait until I rolled back into town? Thank God I made it. It’s an honour and privilege. Let’s wish them all the very best."

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LINDSAY LOHAN has spoken out to insist she is "following the rules" just hours after her lawyer defended the troubled actress by confirming "she didn’t get a special deal" in court this week (beg20Jun11).
The Mean Girls star is currently serving three months under house arrest for violating her probation from a 2007 DUI case by taking a necklace from a California jewellery store. She was initially handed a jail sentence, but it was changed due to prison overcrowding.
Lohan was ordered back to court this week (beg20Jun11) to face allegations she failed an alcohol test, but she escaped any possible jail time when the judge ruled the test came after her booze ban expired.
Her lawyer Shawn Holley has spoken out to silence rumours Lohan has received special treatment, telling E! News, "People think celebrities get it easier and a break, but the converse is true… Anyone with her background would have gotten house arrest, she didn’t get a special deal.
"I worried perception would harm her… But everyone - the judge, the courts - were professional, so it was fair. It was difficult in my mind. I believed public pressure would make the powers that be behave differently but she got what everyone would have (got)." Lohan also spoke out to insist she is taking the terms of her punishment seriously, after the judge overseeing her case ordered her to stop throwing parties while under house arrest.
She tells TMZ.com, "I am responsible, and I’m following the rules and obeying my judge and the Los Angeles judicial system… I’d like to do what I must to get my film career back and the respect of directors, actors, writers, studio heads, fans and so on."

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KINGS OF LEON rocker NATHAN FOLLOWILL is shunning Britain’s Glastonbury festival in favour of watching tennis at Wimbledon.
The iconic music festival takes place this weekend (24-26Jun11) and coincides with the halfway stage of the famous tennis championships in south London.
Drummer Followill is avoiding the muddy, rain-soaked rock event so he can watch the sporting spectacular instead.
On Friday (24Jun11) he took to his Twitter.com blog to tell fans, "Good morning. (I’m) Wimbledon bound and hoping 4 (for) sunshine. I don’t think being a King of Leon allows me 2 (to) sit in the Royal box but I’m gonna try." The Sex on Fire hitmakers are in the U.K. to play a show in Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday (26Jun11) following their two concerts at London’s Hyde Park earlier this week (beg20Jun11).

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BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE was honoured for her humanitarian work at a star-studded AIDS charity event in Paris, France on Thursday night (23Jun11).
The singer was the guest of honour at the amfAR Inspiration Gala held at the city’s Pavillon Gabriel and she picked up the organisation’s Piaget Award of Inspiration for her support of AIDS research programs.
Fergie was without her husband Josh Duhamel, who was in Russia for the premiere of his latest Transformers movie, and was instead escorted by fashion designer Marc Jacobs.
Other stars at the gala included Kanye West, Diane Kruger and Dita Von Teese.

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LINKIN PARK took to the stage in central Moscow on Thursday night (23Jun11) for a massive gig to mark the premiere of the new TRANSFORMERS movie.
The rockers, who have contributed to the soundtrack of all three robot films, helped launch the latest blockbuster, Transformers: Dark of the Moon with a concert in Moscow’s famous Red Square for more than 20,000 fans.
The band played on a Transformers-themed stage in front of a screen showing clips from the new movie, which premiered as part of the city’s International Film Festival.
The stars of the movie, including Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, walked the green carpet for the screening, while director Michael Bay revealed his Russian ancestry was part of the reason why he agreed to hold the premiere in Moscow.
He told reporters, "I’m really proud we are doing a premiere here: I think it’s a wonderful world stage… I grew up during the Cold War. My grandfather, who is from Russia, said I would never make it into the film business… That’s partly why I’m here."

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British singer FLORENCE WELCH delayed the start of a gig in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday (23Jun11) after banging her head as she walked on stage.
The Florence and the Machine star was scheduled to perform with her band at the MIX Lounge at the city’s Hard Rock Cafe venue, but she bumped into a speaker as she prepared to start the show, according to the Boston Herald.
Welch postponed the start of the gig and went backstage to nurse her injury, but soon returned and performed without further incident.

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