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Rising star DOMINIC COOPER has reportedly seen off JOHNNY DEPP, JEREMY RENNER and JAMES FRANCO to play JOHN GOTTI JR. in the mobster biopic.
Gotti: Three Generations focuses on the story of notorious gangster John Gotti and his relationship with his son. John Travolta will play the senior mobster, with Al Pacino also starring in the movie.
New York Post gossip column Page Six reports director Barry Levinson wants Mamma Mia! star Cooper to take the coveted role of Gotti Jr. after being "blown away" by his screen test. The film’s bosses are believed to have previously considered a host of big star names for the part, including Depp.
An insider tells the publication, "He’s read the Gotti script and already has great suggestions for the role." Levinson was also recently spotted at the New York premiere of Cooper’s forthcoming thriller The Devil’s Double, fuelling the speculation.

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ERIC CLAPTON, SELENA GOMEZ, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS and RINGO STARR are among celebrities who have teamed up with the widow of BEATLES star GEORGE HARRISON to raise money for the victims of drought and famine in Africa.
Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia - known as the Horn of Africa due to their location in the east of the continent - have been hit with the worst drought in 60 years and millions of residents are fleeing to find refuge in other areas.
Olivia Harrison, the wife of late guitarist George, founded the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, to benefit life-saving programs for children in Africa - and she’s announced all cash raised for the charity in August (11) will be used to help those suffering in the current crisis.
She’s called on several famous faces, including rapper Nas, Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, to use their fame to highlight the Month of Giving initiative - and Olivia’s delighted they’ve all agreed to help out, especially as 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of her late husband’s star-studded 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.
She says, "It’s deeply heartening to see how the compassion of musicians is handed down from generation to generation.
"In 1971 the crisis was in Bangladesh, today it’s the Horn of Africa. My thanks go out to all the musicians who have pledged their support." And the fundraising has already started - Harrison’s UNICEF fund released $1 million (£625,000) on Wednesday (27Jul11) for the relief effort in the Horn of Africa.

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Animal-loving PAMELA ANDERSON has pleaded with the Danish queen to stop wearing fur.
The former Baywatch beauty, who is a well known animal activist, penned a letter to Queen Margrethe II urging her to follow in the footsteps of stately figures including Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by axing fur from her wardrobe.
The note was penned by the star on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Anderson writes, "During my visit (to Denmark), I learned that the royal family gets its fur from a ‘trusted source’. May I ask, who is the supplier? "Undercover investigations into fur farms have shown cruelty to animals across the board, from Denmark to the United States. Most fur comes from China, where animals - including dogs and cats - are bludgeoned and even skinned alive for their fur… I hope that your future outfits won’t involve the death of animals, especially for ceremonial garments."

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Soccer superstar DAVID BECKHAM is following his wife Victoria into the fashion industry - he’s signed a new deal with a high street store to create his own clothing range.
Former Spice Girls star Victoria has concentrated on her design career since turning her back on music, launching her own DVB brand.
And now David is following suit after signing a deal with clothing chain H&M to bring his "bodywear line" to stores worldwide.
He says, "Over the past year, I’ve been developing my Bodywear range with my team and I’m extremely positive about what we have designed and produced.
"The final piece in the jigsaw was a retail partner who has the vision and capability to distribute these products globally. In H&M we have found the perfect partner to collaborate with going forward." The range will be distributed to 50 countries from February (12).

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Singer KATIE MELUA suffered a terrifying "Titanic moment" on a fact-finding trip to the Arctic when the boat she was travelling in struck an iceberg.
The Closest Thing To Crazy hitmaker headed north with a team including legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin last week (ends24Jul11) to learn about the preservation of local species and the state of the ecosystem in the area.
She told fans it was the "most exciting thing" she’s ever done - but the trip almost ended in disaster when the team’s boat collided twice with a block of ice at Pond Inlet, in the Arctic region of Canada, on Saturday (23Jul11).
In a post on her official blog, Melua writes, "We arrived at camp in the evening but first had an incredible ride on the boat from Pond Inlet to our camp site. On two occasions the boat hit ice and the first time a few people nearly fell out of the boat! The water seemed clear and the captain didn’t spot the ice sheets, hence the close ‘Titanic’ moment!" Melua and Aldrin returned to Port Inlet on Sunday (24Jul11), and the singer adds, "Having reached the Arctic I can now say another dream has come true! I can also add to the list of beautiful and indescribable places of planet Earth that I’ve seen and that have inspired me to take action for the environment."

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Hollywood beauty SCARLETT JOHANSSON has another man vying for her attention - she is the latest celebrity to be asked on a date by a U.S. Marine.
Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis and even 89-year-old actress Betty White have all been invited to November’s (11) Marine Corps Ball, with the Friends With Benefits co-stars both accepting, and White having to turn down the offer due to scheduling conflicts.
Now another soldier is trying his luck with the A-list - Sergeant Dustin L. Williams has uploaded his online invite on YouTube.com, hoping the newly-divorced actress will accompany him to the ball.
He says, "It would be my pleasure to take you to the Marine Corps Ball and spend an evening with you." Miley Cyrus and Paul Walker are also on soldiers’ target lists for the military event.

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A gig by British hip-hop trio N-DUBZ last weekend (230-24Jul11) was marred by violence when a brawl broke out following the show.
The band, which includes Britain’s The X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, had just finished a gig at Seawick Holiday Park in Essex, England when trouble broke out in the audience.
A police officer was reportedly injured and three fans were taken in by cops, reports Britain’s Daily Mirror.
A source tells the publication, "Drinks were flying, people were screaming and crying. Eventually, police dispersed the crowd." A representative for N-Dubz is adamant the threesome was unaware of the chaos: "They knew nothing."

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Riot police clashed with an unruly crowd outside the Hollywood film premiere of a documentary about the ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL.
The disruption on Wednesday evening (27Jul11) occurred after eager music fans desperate to see Electric Daisy Carnival Experience were refused entry because of overcrowding concerns at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Police officers ordered the crowd to disperse, but had to call for additional support when the 100-strong mob reportedly began to cause trouble.
One eye witness, coffee shop worker Greg Magda, reveals, "There were people trampling all over the police cars, smashing the windows." Cops managed to control the situation within hours, and two people were arrested. A police chief also stated that three police cars were damaged but no injuries were reported. A section of Hollywood Boulevard was also shut down during the disturbance.
The Electric Daisy Carnival is an annual dance music festival which has been held in different locations in the U.S. since its launch in 1997.

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Heavy rockers SEPULTURA have been forced to scrap a gig in Austria as the band’s drummer recovers from an injury.
The group was due to perform at Stadtsaal in Lendorf on Wednesday night (27Jul11) but postponed the gig as drummer Jean Dolabella is suffering from tendinitis - the inflammation of a tendon.
Sepultura have now rescheduled the concert for 01 August (11).
The band plans to go ahead with its show in Zizers, Switzerland, with Torture Squad’s Amilcar Christofaro temporarily standing in for Dolabella.

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TV tattooist KAT VON D is refusing to remove her inking of ex-boyfriend JESSE JAMES.
The former husband of Hollywood star Sandra Bullock called off his engagement to Von D this month (Jul11), but despite their split she is determined to keep the ink design of James, which was taken from his high school yearbook.
She tells TMZ.com, "I love my tattoo. It’s more than just a portrait, it has a lot of meaning." The pair, who began dating two months after James divorced Bullock last year (10), became engaged in January (11) and were originally planning a summer wedding (11).

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JACKASS prankster BAM MARGERA jumped on stage to show off his rapping skills over the weekend (23-24Jul11) as part of a fundraiser in memory of his late pal Zachary Hartwell.
The daredevil performed a rendition of Lil Wayne’s Runnin’ at the event in West Chester, Pennsylvania on Saturday (23Jul11), which was held in memory of his friend who died in a high-speed car crash last month (Jun11), alongside Margera’s Jackass co-star Ryan Dunn.
The fundraiser was held by two bands, The Moxy and Backwoods Payback - who were pals of both Dunn and Hartwell - in a bid to raise funds for Hartwell’s widow, Rachel.
Moxy bassist Ahmed Smith tells the West Chester Daily Local News, "Tonight’s pretty much about taking a bunch of Ryan and Zach’s friends and getting together and having a good time. We basically just took a house party and put it into a show." Dunn and Hartwell were killed when the Jackass star lost control of his Porsche while travelling at more than 130 miles per hour (209 kilometres per hour) near West Chester. Officials subsequently revealed Dunn had been drinking with friends before the accident and was intoxicated when he got behind the wheel.

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Tragic AMY WINEHOUSE’s much-awaited third album is not complete, and won’t be released in the near future, according to her producer SALAAM REMI.
Following the star’s death at the weekend (23Jul11), speculation has grown about the material she recorded for her highly-anticipated follow-up to 2006’s Back to Black, which was slated to be released last year (10).
The singer’s unheard work was said to be enough to fill three albums, but Remi, a long-time producer and pal of Winehouse, insists it was nowhere near completion at the time of her passing, and is adamant rumours of an impending release are false.
He tells New York radio station Power 105.1 FM, "We were working on it; it’s not a complete album. We had a lot of things going, there are recordings, but first things first, I think. We’re trying to focus on what’s at hand and what her family wants to do. So those reports (of a release) are false.
"To put it all in a nutshell, Amy loved to sing, to write… that ability never left her. She was very good at channelling her emotions into lyrics, and then being able to sing them. She was in a place to go forward and make it happen… The way that Amy and I always created was she would write and we would toss ideas around.
"Amy had strong opinions on everything… She was very opinionated about what she liked. At the end, she was a real person. She had a huge heart."

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MAROON 5 star ADAM LEVINE is sick of his Hollywood peers moaning about the attention they receive from the paparazzi and is urging them to think about their fans who have "real problems".
The rocker has seen his fame leap since he signed up as a judge on hit U.S. talent show The Voice last year (10), but he’s adamant the increase in attention does not bother him.
And Levine has lashed out at celebrities who constantly begrudge being tailed by snappers - insisting they knew what to expect before signing up for a life in the limelight.
He tells CNN’s Piers Morgan, "It is a two-way street, and it is a two-way street in the (way) that you look at it. People want to be famous for some reason, for me, I wanted to be a successful singer, it had less to do with fame. If you’re going to be on television, if you’re going to be a singer, if you’re going to be an actor, there’s gonna be a lot of this that comes with it.
"A lot of people that start hating it, and when it starts consuming them and owning them, (most of the time) they brought it on themselves, sometimes that’s not the case, but to complain about it so passionately is irresponsible because there’s a lot of people with real problems. It’s nothing more than a pain in the a**. They don’t bother me, they don’t stalk me, they don’t stay outside of my house or anything."

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Rocker ADAM LEVINE has a 10-year plan - he wants to be the father of a two-year-old tot by the time he’s 42.
The Maroon 5 hunk is currently enjoying a busy schedule, re-releasing the band’s third album, Hands All Over, and sitting on the panel of U.S. TV talent show, The Voice.
But the 32 year old is already eyeing the quiet life, and insists in a decade he wants to be at home focusing on fatherhood.
He tells Piers Morgan Tonight, "Where do I wanna be when I’m 42? I would (like) to be working less and… considering the idea of having a family and at that age I like the idea of having a two year old. I want to start having kids." However, the star, who is dating supermodel Anne Vyalitsyna, isn’t as sure about marriage as he is about parenting, adding: "I don’t think you necessarily have to be married to have children. Marriage is a controversial thing, clearly. In a lot of ways it doesn’t work, and in a lot of ways it does."

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Rock legends QUEEN are planning to re-issue new versions of the band’s last five studio albums later this year (11) to mark late frontman FREDDIE MERCURY’s 65th birthday.
The legendary singer would have turned the milestone on 05 September (11), and his bandmates will mark the special day by giving fans the chance to collect the re-issued records.
The Works, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and Made in Heaven will all be re-issued. The new releases will also mark the band’s 40th anniversary.

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MORRISSEY has sparked fury among fans after insisting the massacre in Norway last week (22Jul11) was "nothing" compared to the number of animals killed daily for the fast food industry.
The controversial former The Smiths star was on stage at a show in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday night (24Jul11) when he gave his thoughts on the two terror attacks in Oslo, which claimed the lives of at least 76 people.
According to Britain’s Daily Mirror, before starting his track Meat Is Murder, the outspoken vegetarian told the crowd, "We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown… Though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried S**t every day." The paper claims fans flocked to web forums to slam the remark.
A spokesperson for the singer says, "Morrissey has decided not to comment any further as he believes his statement speaks for itself." Morrissey has been vehemently opposed to the meat industry throughout his 28-year career, and has even banned burgers and sausages from being cooked at venues on his current tour.

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A Hollywood mansion which housed the boys from ENTOURAGE has been sold for an impressive $4.2 million (£2.6 million).
The Tuscan-style villa, which was home to Adrian Grenier’s movie star character Vincent Chase and his pals in the show’s seventh season, boasts seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and seven fireplaces.
Fans will likely remember the driveway the most, in addition to its impressive forecourt, which features a huge stone fountain.
The buyer is believed to be a top producer on the CSI crime drama shows.
Entourage’s eighth and final series is currently airing in the U.S.

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DENISE RICHARDS has revealed she once had a lesbian fling with a "beautiful" Hollywood actress.
The former Bond girl, who has two children with Charlie Sheen and recently adopted another daughter, was being interviewed by America’s shock jock Howard Stern for his radio show when she admitted to sleeping with a female pal.
And Richards - who famously had a same-sex tryst with Neve Campbell in Wild Things - insists her lesbian lover was also a well-known star.
She says, "I just met her through friends and work and stuff… I was just curious. We were curious. She was a girly-girl. She’s beautiful. You would know who she is."

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