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Teen movie THE INBETWEENERS has stayed top of the class at the U.K. box office for the third consecutive week.
The British comedy, a spin-off of the hit television series, took $5.9 million (£3.7 million) over the weekend (02-04Sep11), making it the number one film in Britain, with total takings of $54 million (£34 million).
Elsewhere in the rundown, Rise of the Planet of the Apes climbed up one spot to second with $1.8 million (£1.1 million), and One Day dropped to third position ($1.7 million/£1,048,343).
The Smurfs stayed in fourth place with takings of $1.7 million (£1,043,353), and Bodyguard debuted at number five with $1.3 million (£839,695).

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Actress and activist MIA FARROW has appealed for aid to stop the "terrible" famine crisis in Africa after a harrowing visit to a refugee camp in Kenya.
The Rosemary’s Baby star is an outspoken campaigner for refugee causes, particularly those affecting children in war-torn areas, and is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
Farrow recently visited a camp in north-eastern Kenya, where refugees are flocking in a bid to find food, and she’s horrified at the severity of the crisis.
She says, "Something huge is happening, and it’s terrible. So many of the kids haven’t made it, have died along the way. This is an acute emergency.
"The good news is that they are being processed and there will be nourishment for the severely malnourished children. Most of them, I hope, will be saved.
"We’re having hard times around the world, I’m aware of that. But they’re not as hard as for the people here. I mean, most of us can count on surviving the night. UNICEF needs your help to save lives, the lives of children in the Horn of Africa, who depend on you and me right now."

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Hip-hop star LIL WAYNE’s new album THA CARTER IV has smashed JAY-Z and KANYE WEST’s iTunes sales records, after 300,000 downloads were snapped up in just four days.
West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne went on sale exclusively through iTunes in its first week last month (Aug11), selling 290,000 units in a week, beating the download record previously held by Coldplay for 2008’s Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends.
Now Wayne has already exceeded the iTunes record after just four days, despite the album leaking online prior to its release.
Tha Carter IV is expected to sell around 850,000 copies overall, which would make it the biggest first-week sale for a male artist since the Lollipop hitmaker’s Tha Carter III in 2008.
Official first-week sales figures will be released on Wednesday (07Sep11).

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Singer STING and his wife TRUDIE STYLER are to be honoured for their philanthropic efforts by former U.S. President BILL CLINTON.
The former The Police rocker and Styler, who founded the Rainforest Foundation Fund together, are to receive a prize for their commitment to protecting rainforests around the world at the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) later this month (Sep11).
The stars will attend the ceremony in New York City to pick up the Clinton Global Citizen Award, and Sting will perform at the event.
Somalian rapper K’NAAN will also provide entertainment at the ceremony, which recognises individuals for their leadership in addressing global challenges.
Clinton says, "Since we began in 2005, CGI members have made great progress in addressing critical global issues by making more than 2,000 commitments through CGI that have and will improve the lives of more than 300 million people in more than 180 countries. As many of these commitments come to fruition, I am proud that we will be showcasing the tangible impact they have made."

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SIR MICHAEL CAINE and his wife Shakira will be the only two guests at director MICHAEL WINNER’s wedding later this month (Sep11).
The Death Wish moviemaker is to marry his longterm partner Geraldine Lynton-Edwards at Chelsea Old Town Hall in London at the age of 75.
But he is keeping the nuptials a low-key affair, according to his pal Sir Roger Moore, by only inviting two guests to witness the vows.
Former Bond star Moore reveals he has not been invited to the ceremony, writing on his website, "Winner is only having two guests at his wedding on the 19th. Michael and Shakira Caine, his witnesses. He’s keeping it intimate!"

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JESSIE J has told of her delight after she managed to perform an entire song standing up for the first time since breaking her foot in June (11).
The Price Tag hitmaker has been wearing a surgical boot and walking with the aid of crutches after damaging a bone in her left foot during rehearsals for her tour.
On Monday (05Sep11) she put down her metal sticks and walked unaided for the first time since receiving the injury, and she followed it up by standing up during a gig that evening.
The British singer was performing at an industry event in London and took to her Twitter.com blog after the show, telling fans: "Just finished got everyone on there (sic) feet. Even I stood up for the first time and sang a whole song since June!!" Since breaking her foot, Jessie has performed concerts while sitting on a golden throne or in a chair.

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A retired army sergeant has hit back at SOULJA BOY over his track slating the military, by recording his own song slamming the star.
The rapper sparked outrage after debuting a video for his new track Let’s Be Real online, which contains the lyrics, "F**k the FBI and the army troops… fighting for what? Be your own man…" Retired Marine Fred A. Flores has already branded the lyrics "offensive" and an online petition has been started, campaigning for the star’s music to be banned from U.S. military bases.
Now former infantry sergeant Leo Dunson has slated Soulja Boy, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, in a track called Change Your Name.
In the video, obtained by TMZ.com, he raps, "His real name is DeAndre, you ain’t no Soulja Boy… I heard your song about f**k the army troops… don’t ever disrespect the U.S. military mother f**ker."

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Rockers FOO FIGHTERS and singer KATY PERRY have recorded special video messages paying tribute to late QUEEN frontman FREDDIE MERCURY to mark what would have been his 65th birthday.
The singing legend, who died in 1991, would have turned the landmark age on Monday (05Sep11), and to mark the special day, musicians from pop and rock grouped together to leave personal online thanks to the flamboyant icon.
In her tribute on YouTube.com, Perry says, "You’ve inspired us all and you’ve inspired me especially. Without you I wouldn’t be making music or doing what I do." My Chemical Romance star Gerard Way calls Mercury "the most important frontman to (me when I was) growing up as little boy", and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins adds in his clip, "Freddie, we miss you and love you. I owe you everything, you were the first (performer in) concert I ever saw and since then I’ve been chasing the dream. I owe that to you." Other stars who marked Mercury’s birthday include Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, who said he was "sorry (Mercury) was not still around to see the profound effect (he) has had on pop music".
British stars including Brian May and his Queen bandmate Roger Taylor, singer Nicola Roberts and British royals Princess Beatrice and sister Eugenie marked Mercury’s birthday at a bash at London’s posh Savoy Hotel on Monday night.
The celebrities wore a moustache in tribute to the rocker as they were treated to comedy and music throughout the evening.
Mercury died aged 45 of AIDS-related pneumonia.

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Actress MILA KUNIS is frustrated about the lack of interest in U.S. politics, insisting it’s "crazy" American youngsters "don’t educate themselves about the world".
The Black Swan star is a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama and she’s baffled that others in her age group don’t hold political views.
She’s urged the youth of America to sit down with a book or newspaper and learn about current affairs - for the sake of their own children.
Kunis tells Britain’s Stylist magazine, "Yes (I’m frustrated), because you are given such an amazing opportunity with so much information. Why is no-one taking advantage of it? You don’t have to watch Fox News or CNN or MSNBC; you don’t have to be part of a political party, you could just read. Why is nobody reading? I feel like, in our generation, people don’t read.
"They don’t read books, they don’t read the paper, they don’t read the news. So obviously you are incredibly ill-informed to the point where they will go do these tests in Middle America… And they’ll ask, ‘OK, what party are you?’ And they’ll say, ‘Republican’. ‘Why?’ And they can’t even tell you. They have no idea what the Republican Party stands for.
"Why did I vote for Obama? I can tell you why I voted for him, what I agreed and disagreed with him on, for hours. It’s crazy to me that people don’t educate themselves about the world considering so many of them have children who are going to suffer because of it.
"Whoever you vote for, don’t do it just because. And don’t tell me it’s because of religion either because that whole thing is knocked completely out the window. So you better just educate yourself."

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Veteran actress SHIRLEY MACLAINE was honoured with a top award in France by the country’s culture minister on Monday (05Sep11).
The Terms of Endearment icon was the star guest at a ceremony in Paris, where she received the Legion of Honour medal.
MacLaine was given the award by the Minister of Culture and Communication, Frederic Mitterrand, and spoke of her pride at landing the national honour.
It’s the second award for MacLaine during her trip to France - on Sunday (04Sep11), bosses at the Deauville American Film Festival handed her a lifetime achievement prize for her longstanding movie career.

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British funnyman DAVID WALLIAMS had to change into a wetsuit on the first day of his challenging marathon swim amid fears he had hypothermia after his skin turned blue.
The Little Britain star is swimming the length of England’s River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London, a total of 140-miles (225-kilometres), to raise money for Sport Relief.
Walliams was waved off by fans and his wife, supermodel Lara Stone, as he began the eight-day feat on Monday (05Sep11).
But a short distance into his swim the comedian had to change out of his trunks and into a wetsuit on his first stop to prevent him from suffering hypothermia after his trainer noticed his back turning blue.
Walliams says, "The first section of the swim has really shocked me. The water is two degrees colder than when I swam the (English) Channel, just 15 degrees. Although that doesn’t sound like much, it has made a massive difference to how I’ve been able to cope.
"Even though I don’t like swimming in wetsuits because they’re restrictive, I just had to wear one. Even if it only makes me think about the cold every 10 seconds rather than every five seconds. I’m a bit daunted by the way this has started. You can train as much as you want but with these kind of things you don’t really know what it will be like until you start them." Walliams had to stop his first day behind schedule because he was in "a lot of pain", according to the Sport Relief Twitter.com page.
But the TV star set off on the challenge again on Tuesday morning (06Sep11) - and he’s already facing difficult conditions.
Another post from Sport Relief reads, "The rain, for obvious reasons, is only mildly annoying for David. This cross wind on the other hand is making life very tough."

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Funnyman MICHAEL COLYAR is to file a discrimination lawsuit against flight staff after he was kicked off a United Airlines plane last month (Aug11).
The comedian was about to fly from Dulles International Airport in Virginia when an attendant allegedly asked him to move his luggage from the overhead storage cabinet so another passenger could fit her bags in the compartment.
After refusing the request, Colyar became embroiled in a heated discussion with the airline worker and was eventually escorted off the jet.
Colyar claims there was a racial motive behind the request and has now hired top attorney Milton Grimes to pursue the lawsuit, reports TMZ.com.
Grimes was one of the lawyers who successfully represented Rodney King after he was infamously beaten by police in 1991. He eventually won a $3.8 million (£2.4 million) settlement.

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France’s First Lady CARLA BRUNI has vowed to shield the baby she’s expecting with President NICOLAS SARKOZY from the public eye, insisting she’ll be "absolutely rigorous" about protecting the tot’s privacy.
The supermodel-turned-singer, who is weeks away from giving birth, is adamant she will never release photos of the infant to the public.
She tells French TV show Sept-A-Huit, "You don’t have a child for the (photo) gallery. (My) position as the wife of the head of state has made me even more defensive. I understand the media interest, and I don’t see any inconvenience in it for myself or my husband, but when it concerns the children, it’s not impossible.
"I will do everything to protect this infant and I’ll be absolutely rigorous. I will never show photos of this child, I will never expose this child." Bruni went on to admit her regret after taking her son Aurelian, now 11, with her on a public trip with Sarkozy to Petra in Jordan in 2008.
She recalls, "My eldest son was exposed once, not in a public situation but in a private one, and it was a great error. I should never have taken my son to visit this magnificent site. I should have foreseen there would be photographers."

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LORDI frontman MR. LORDI has signed on as a judge and mentor for the upcoming Finnish version of TV talent show CLASH OF THE CHOIRS.
The choral group the rocker, real name Tomi Putaansuu, will be working with hails from his hometown Rovaniemi, according to ESCToday.com.
The show is called Kuorosota locally and features battling choirs from all over Finland. The series debuts next month (Oct11).
Lordi made history in 2006 by winning the Eurovision Song Contest by a record number of points.

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BEE GEES legend ROBIN GIBB has teamed up with singing trio THE SOLDIERS to record a track for charity.
Gibb has re-recorded the Bee Gees’ 1968 hit I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You with The Soldiers, a British band comprised of Trooper Ryan Idzi, Sergeant Major Gary Chilton and Sergeant Richie Maddocks.
The single, due to be released next month (Oct11), will raise money for charities supporting the armed forces.
Gibb will also shoot a music video with the group, and he’s even hinted he may perform a few live shows with them.
The Soldiers previously appeared live with Michael Bolton at a 2009 concert in the U.K.

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British pop star SARAH HARDING has called off her engagement to her DJ fiance TOM CRANE, according to U.K. reports.
The Girls Aloud singer was due to marry Crane next year (12) but they have now parted ways after a last-ditch effort to save their romance failed.
Harding flew to Ibiza, Spain last week (ends04Sep11) to try and patch up the relationship after a series of arguments but instead the pair decided to split, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, "Sarah and Tom had a huge bust-up and told each other the wedding is off. Although they’ve always managed to patch things up in the past, it’s worse than anything they’ve gone through before.
"They’ve been fighting like cat and dog. Their relationship has been strained because he’s been in Ibiza for the summer and Sarah was working here (in England).
"They’ve always had a volatile relationship but this time it’s far worse. If they do get married, they both need to start living their lives differently - and that’s not going to happen any time soon.
"It’s a shame as they do really love each other but pals can’t see how there can be a way back from this."

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Country star TRACY LAWRENCE has been cleared of a disorderly conduct charge.
The Sticks and Stones singer was arrested last month (Aug11) during a tour stop in Bloomville, Ohio after a dispute with a concert promoter resulted in a fistfight.
Both men were booked for disorderly conduct and issued summons to appear in court.
However, Lawrence will not be charged; the case was dismissed at a municipal court in Tiffin, Ohio, with officials stating there was insufficient proof to bring charges against the singer, according to Country Weekly.

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Actress OLIVIA WILDE is shooting a documentary about women living and working in Kenya’s most impoverished areas.
The Tron: Legacy star has interviewed female entrepreneurs and toured the Kibera School for Girls in the run-down slums of Nairobi for TV documentary Half the Sky, which she is shooting with writer Nicholas D. Kristof.
The actress also met with women working at the Jamii Bora organisation, which seeks to eliminate poverty through microfinancing, and admits she was inspired by the visit.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Spent the day in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, with the strong women of the Jamii Bora micro financing org. My mind is officially blown." Actresses Diane Lane, America Ferrera and Nicole Kidman are also filming installments for the Half the Sky documentary.

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