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LINDSAY LOHAN has been ordered back to court for a progress hearing surrounding her probation.
The troubled actress returned to Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday morning (21Jul11) to face Judge Stephanie Saunter.
The 25 year old was complimented for the progress she’s making towards completing the 480 hours of community service Saunter imposed after she pleaded no contest to stealing a necklace from a Venice, California, jewellery store.
Lohan has 120 hours at the Los Angeles County morgue to serve after she completes 360 hours at a women’s centre.
She has been given a year to complete the community service.
Lohan was sentenced to serve 120 days behind bars after a judge found her guilty of violating probation. Due to jail overcrowding, the sentence was reduced to 35 days of home confinement.
The actress became a free woman on 29 June (11).

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TOM CRUISE’s singing skills have been given the thumbs-up by his ROCK OF AGES co-star MALIN AKERMAN, who is convinced the actor could "be an opera singer if he wanted to".
The Top Gun star will show off his musical prowess with a lead role in the upcoming movie adaptation of the hit Broadway show, and one scene sees him sing a duet with the Watchmen actress.
Akerman has now opened up about working with Cruise on the movie-musical, which is currently shooting in Florida, revealing his voice is so powerful, he could be a successful opera star.
She tells E! Online, "It’s kind of surreal, to go in and do, like, a duet with Tom Cruise. We sing I Want to Know What Love Is together, which is sick (good). So we had a really great scene, Tom and I. He was absolutely amazing to work with.
"You will be shocked. I kind of wasn’t that surprised, because when Tom does something he does it 150 per cent. So he really just brought his f**king game and he sounds like a rock star. I’m not kidding. He could be an opera singer if he wanted to. His voice is really powerful."

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Musician SIDNEY COOPER has died at the age of 92.
He passed away in Lake Worth, Florida on Monday (18Jul11), according to the New York Daily News.
Cooper, who played a number of woodwind instruments including the alto sax and the clarinet, toured with Frank Sinatra in 1974, and backed Billie Holiday and Miles Davis as a studio musician.
He was also cast in three movies directed by Woody Allen: Alice, Bullets Over Broadway and Everyone Says I Love You.

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IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON has picked up an honorary doctorate of music from his alma mater 30 years after he dropped out of college.
The singer studied history at London’s Queen Mary University in 1979 but admits his decision to pursue a higher education was simply a way to placate his parents while he secretly followed his passion to become a rock star.
He says, "That was what they (my parents) wanted to hear so that (studies) was my cover story. When I got down there, I started immediately finding and playing in bands." Although he didn’t complete his schooling, he was gifted a degree for his contributions to the music industry on Tuesday (19Jul11).

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British rocker DAMON ALBARN is to record a special charity album during a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo to raise awareness of the problems facing the country.
The Blur star is heading to the African nation this week (beg18Jul11) with a group of producers to create a record for Oxfam in a week. The DRC Music project has been put together to highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Congo, which has been perpetuated by years of conflict in the country.
Albarn tells Britain’s The Guardian, "I’m taking six young English producers with me and we’ll make it in a week. Then I’m going on a six-week holiday to dispel rumours I’m a workaholic."

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Teen star DEMI LOVATO accepts the depression and eating disorder issues which landed her in rehab at the end of 2010 will continue to dog her for years to come.
The singer/actress checked into a treatment centre last year (10) to deal with a number of personal issues, including self-harming.
She checked out earlier this year (11) and has cautiously been working on a comeback.
The teenager returned to the red carpet on Tuesday (19Jul11) when she attended a party in Los Angeles, but Lovato admits she faces a daily struggle to keep her troubles behind her.
She tells AOL Music, "This is an ongoing process, and the hardest part about these diseases is that they’re things that I’m going to have to face every day for the rest of my life.
"I’m going to mess up, and I’m not going to be perfect. But, as long as I try every day to get better and better myself, then I’m one step ahead of where I was before."

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WYCLEF JEAN has been honoured in his native Haiti for his continued efforts to raise the profile of the troubled country.
The rapper, who was made a roving ambassador for his homeland in 2007, has been a driving force behind the nation’s rebuilding efforts following the devastation of a major earthquake in 2010 - and his work has earned him the title of Grand Officer of the National Order of Honour and Merit.
Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, bestowed the distinction on Jean "as a sign of the utmost appreciation for his dedication to the promotion of Haiti across the world" in a special ceremony in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday (20Jul11).
Presenting the award, Martelly said, "I have great joy in solemnly honouring a son of this earth who has assumed with force, conviction and humanity, his Haitian quality.
"You are one of the Haitians who make us proud." Ironically, Martelly was one of Jean’s main challengers for the office of Haiti’s President when he attempted to run for office last year (10). The star was subsequently deemed ineligible for the position as he resides mainly in the U.S. and went on to support Martelly.

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Actor NEAL MCDONOUGH is set to be a dad for the fourth time.
The Minority Report star and his pregnant wife Ruve walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film Captain America: The First Avenger on Tuesday (19Jul11) and confirmed they are expecting a baby girl next month (Aug11).
He said, �We feel extremely blessed beyond belief. She�s ready, this hasn�t been the easiest pregnancy, but we�re all excited. My son Morgan and I will be in the McDonough House of Oestrogen, but we wouldn�t have it any other way.� The couple is already parents to three children - Morgan, five, and daughters Catherine, four, and London, one.

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Award-winning director MORGAN SPURLOCK has bottled up the essence of Comic-Con for an upcoming documentary on the world-famous pop culture event.
The Super Size Me filmmaker followed seven die-hard fantasy fans as they wandered through the San Diego, California convention last year (10) and chronicled their experiences in the movie, and accompanying book, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope.
He tells Entertainment Weekly, "The idea of it was we were going to find different people who represented Comic-Con - an artist, a writer, a comic-book shop owner, a collector, someone who is competing in the masquerade.
"The film does show the fantastic spectacle of geekdom that goes on there, but I think it also shatters a lot of stereotypes. When you read through the book and see some of the quotes from people, you realise there are some eloquent people there. There are thought-provoking things happening. Itâ��s not just people walking around in… costumes." Spurlock’s film is set to hit U.S. theatres this autumn (11).
The director will be a force at this year’s Comic-Con extravaganza, which began on Thursday morning (21Jul11).

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Actress MENA SUVARI is calling on her fans to support a campaign to end famine in east Africa.
The American Beauty star has urged her followers on Twitter.com to donate cash to UNICEF’s drive to raise money for the drought-hit region after United Nations officials declared famine in two areas of Somalia earlier this week (18Jul11).
Taking to her blog on the website, Suvari re-posted a note from a fan containing a link to UNICEF’s online donation page and the message: "HELP HUMANITY Half a million children are going to die of malnutrition if we don’t act."

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The cast of the final TWILIGHT films kicked off Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Thursday morning (21Jul11) by breaking dawn with fans.
Stars Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Julia Jones and Boo Boo Stewart served up a breakfast surprise to over 1,000 devotees lined up for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 conference at Comic-Con’s fabled Hall H panel.
The cast members also signed autographs and posed for photos as many fans were left pinching themselves at the pre-event treat.
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and director Bill Condon were expected to attend the panel chat in Hall H as WENN went to press.
The four-day Comic-Con event began on Thursday morning.

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CELINE DION has reportedly taken legal action to force the closure of a website dedicated to publishing silly pictures of the singer.
The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker was the focus of a blog called Ridiculous Pictures Of Celine Dion, which published numerous shots of the star pulling funny faces.
However, the site has now been taken down and a statement from organisers suggests they were targeted by Dion’s legal team. A message posted on the blog reads, "Celine Dion found our blog, and she didn’t like it. We just got a letter from Celine’s lawyers that the blog has to be shut down.
"Though this blog is well within the realm of ‘fair use’, I don’t have the money or time to get a lawyer to respond. The dream is over."

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RYAN GOSLING was left with wet pants on the set of his new film after he fell victim to notorious practical joker GEORGE CLOONEY.
Gosling is directed by Clooney in upcoming political thriller The Ides Of March, but the actor was unprepared for his boss’ trouser-soaking prank.
The Notebook star tells Extra, "He will come up to you and tell you something very serious… and then he’ll walk away and you realise your pants are wet. He’s had like an Evian spray bottle. He’s been spraying your crotch the whole time."

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is to marry his fiancee NANCY SHEVELL in a small ceremony in London before flying his new bride to New York for a lavish party, according to a U.K. report.
The Beatles legend, 68, proposed to the heiress in May (11) after four years of dating and they are rumoured to be planning to exchange vows later this year (11).
Shevell, 51, has already revealed they will be shunning a church wedding in favour of a civil ceremony, and now reports have emerged suggesting they will share their big day with just a handful of family members in a small, simple union in London.
A source tells Britain’s Daily Telegraph, "Paul loves Nancy very much, but does not want a big wedding." After the intimate nuptials, the couple will jet to New York to celebrate their marriage with a big party with Shevell’s American friends and family.
McCartney has been married twice before - he was widowed when his wife Linda died in 1998 and his second marriage to Heather Mills ended in divorce in 2008.

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British pop stars STEPS are set to showcase their reunion in a new fly-on-the-wall documentary.
The five-piece dominated the European charts in the 1990s with such hits as Stomp and Tragedy before splitting in 2001.
Now the singers are getting back together for a four-part U.K. TV series, which will explore their break-up, subsequent attempts at solo careers as well as potential comeback plans.
Mark Sammon, the Head of Factual Entertainment at TV network Sky, says, "We’ll document the in-fighting, jealousy and power struggles - it’s not the sugar-coated Steps we all remember.
"I’m delighted this British pop phenomenon has given us access to their stories. And we can expect tears and dramatic confrontation as they attempt to put the past behind them and re-launch Steps 10 years on from their split." Steps, comprised of Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans and Faye Tozer, sold more than 15 million albums.

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Previously unseen pictures of THE BEATLES’ first ever American concert have made more than $360,000 (£225,000) at an auction in New York.
The Fab Four were introduced to the U.S. with a slot on The Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964 and two days later they played their first American live gig at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
Photographer Mike Mitchell captured the historic event on film when he was just 18, and nearly fifty of his pictures were sold individually at Christie’s auction house in New York on Wednesday (20Jul11).
The whole collection smashed an initial estimate of $100,000 (£62,500) to bring in more than $360,000 (£225,000).

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A graphic designer credited with inventing the album cover has died aged 94.
Alex Steinweiss passed away on Monday (18Jul11) in Sarasota, Florida. No further information was available as WENN went to press.
He was hired by Columbia Records in the 1930s to make advertisements but was soon asked to help launch the newly invented long-playing record.
Steinweiss developed a colourful LP sleeve to replace the plain packaging - his first album cover, for a Rodgers and Hart compilation, featured a theatre marquee reading: "Smash Song Hits by Rodgers & Hart".
Sales for the record rocketed by 894 per cent and Steinweiss went on to design more than 2,500 covers in his career.
He is survived by a son and daughter. Blanche, his wife of more than 70 years, died last year (10).

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NOEL GALLAGHER has assured fans his new song THE DEATH OF YOU AND ME is not a critique of his fractured relationship with his brother Liam following intense speculation about the cryptic title.
The two brothers haven’t spoken since their now-famous bust-up backstage at an Oasis show in France in 2009 which brought the band to an end, and Noel even refused to invite Liam to his recent wedding to fiancee Sara MacDonald.
Liam now fronts Beady Eye and Noel is poised to release his first solo album, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, later this year (11), and he debuted the first single The Death Of You And Me this week (beg18Jul11).
The title has led to speculation that Noel wrote the song about his feud with Liam, but the rocker is adamant the rumours are not true.
He tells Britain’s Daily Telegraph, "The saying is that if you don’t leave a place it will be the death of you. The song is about people escaping the surroundings they are in, it’s not about me and Liam."

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