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ROBERT PATTINSON is such a huge fan of cult TV series THE WIRE he fears he would burst into tears if he ever met one of the stars.
The Twilight hunk remains an avid fan of the gritty U.S. cable show and admits he has never been so invested in a TV series.
He explains, "I think if I ever saw anyone (from the show)… I would literally cry. I would play every part in The Wire if they ever did another series."

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British pop star PIXIE LOTT has no plans to relaunch herself as a sexy singer like RIHANNA, because she worries her grandfather would disapprove of a raunchier look.
The Mama Do hitmaker boasts a huge teenage following, and she is keen to continue setting a good example with her music.
She tells Britain’s The Sun, "I just don’t think I’d feel comfortable doing lyrics like that (Rihanna’s). I’m just like ‘wow’ at some of her stuff. But if she’s not writing every lyric and she’s still happy to do it, fair enough…
"Different artists do different things and you have to feel and look comfortable doing it. It totally suits Rihanna. She is amazing but even if I wanted to do that, I just couldn’t.
"I can’t imagine playing that kind of stuff to my family. My grandad gets a copy of my album and I wouldn’t want him to hear me like that. He watches the shows and stuff. For fans I like to leave some things to the imagination."

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BRITNEY SPEARS had a nasty shock during the lapdance segment of her Femme Fatale show in Brazil when the fan she hauled on stage tried to bite her leg.
The pop superstar has taken her tour to South America and as part of her nightly routine, she pulls one reveller on to the stage to receive a saucy dance.
However, the singer was thrown into a panic when she wrapped her legs around a young male fan in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday (15Nov11) and he tried to sink his teeth into her calf.
Spears quickly removed her legs from his shoulders and looked over to her security team, before carrying on with her routine at a safe distance.

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MERYL STREEP was so determined to make a movie about MARGARET THATCHER, she slashed her fee and donated the rest to charity, according to a U.S. report.
The Hollywood veteran plays the former British prime minister in new film The Iron Lady, which tells the story of Thatcher’s rise to power and her role as the U.K.’s first female leader.
It has now emerged that Streep didn’t make any money from the movie - she cut her usual salary to $1 million (£625,000) to make sure the project could go ahead and then donated the fee to a good cause, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
The publication reports Street used the money to help fund America’s National Women’s History Museum.

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British R&B singer TAIO CRUZ has denied he is dating pop star CHERYL COLE, but insists: "I really wish I was." The Dynamite hitmaker has been linked to the Girls Aloud beauty in recent weeks after she admitted feeling "dippy" around him while they work on her third album.
Cruz insists their relationship is strictly professional, but doesn’t deny feeling attracted to the single star.
He tells MTV News, "I really wish I was dating Cheryl Cole, but I’m not! "Cheryl and I worked together in Los Angeles a few weeks ago - we got about three new songs done."

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SCARLETT JOHANSSON is to make her directorial debut on a movie adaptation of a TRUMAN CAPOTE novella.
The actress will step behind the camera to bring Summer Crossing to the big screen, according to Variety.
Summer Crossing, believed to be Capote’s first book, was thought to be lost for more than 50 years but was eventually published in 2005.
It tells the story of a teenage girl living in New York after World War II and her struggle to break away from her family and discover her own identity.

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Pop star NICK JONAS was honoured for his work raising awareness of diabetes at a glitzy gala in Los Angeles on Thursday (17Nov11).
The singer, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 13, was presented with the Disability Rights in Entertainment, Arts & Media (DREAM) Award at the Disability Rights Legal Center’s annual Franklin D. Roosevelt dinner.
Jonas picked up the honour in recognition of his efforts to increase government funding for health-related research.
He later took to his Twitter.com page to share the news with fans, writing, "So honored to receive the DREAM award from the DRLC tonight for my work in raising awareness for diabetes. Truly blessed."

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KATE BUSH credits the birth of her son with boosting her creativity, because she learned to work in a different way after becoming a mother.
The Wuthering Heights star disappeared from the spotlight in 1998 to focus on being a mum to her son Bertie and she released a comeback album in 2005 after a gap of 12 years away from the charts.
The singer has a recorded a new album, 50 Words for Snow, due out next month (Dec11) - her second record this year (11) - and the Brit reveals her role as a parent has drastically changed the way she makes music.
She tells Britain’s Independent newspaper, "I had to learn how to work in a completely different way (when I became a mother), in short snatches of time, which was so not how I’d ever worked before.
"I couldn’t do it at first, I had to learn how to do it. It was an extremely positive thing, because for the person, as well as the person’s work, it’s good to experience shaking everything up and doing something completely different. I love being a mother, I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever done, and I personally feel that it’s had a very positive effect on my work. I think it’s an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly."

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RICK ROSS has postponed the release of his new album as he recovers from two seizures which landed him in hospital last month (Oct11).
God Forgives, I Don’t was due to hit shelves on 13 December (11) but it has been pushed back to early next year (12) following the rapper’s health crisis on 14 October (11).
Ross has assured fans he is feeling much better now but executives at his record label want to give the heavyweight hip-hop star plenty of time to recover.
Island Def Jam marketing boss Chris Atlas tells Billboard, "I think we’re all aware of his recent health issue, and based on some of the minor setbacks with that, we weren’t able to confirm certain opportunities, because he physically wasn’t able to deal with certain things at the time.
"We want this to be his biggest album - we know it’s going to be his biggest album - so we did not want to pressure him into releasing an album based on the sake of a date."

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Stars from the world of rock including SLIPKNOT frontman COREY TAYLOR, ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN and JANE’S ADDICTION guitarist DAVE NAVARRO are set to play a charity gig for Africa later this month (Nov11).
Rocker/actor Henry Rollins has recruited a star-studded line-up for a benefit show in Los Angeles in aid of Drop In The Bucket, an organisation which funds the construction of water wells and sanitation systems at schools in sub-Saharan Africa.
Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and members of Rob Zombie’s band will also perform at the event at the Avalon Hollywood venue on 30 November (11), and Taylor admits the cause is close to his heart.
He says, "Millions of people live without water on a daily basis when we as Americans treat it like used tissue paper. It’s only common sense to think that if I can do something to not only help, but also raise awareness, then that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
"Drop In The Bucket is one of the most important and selfless causes I have ever had the privilege to be a part of. And I can only hope that I do some good for it."

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MICHAEL BUBLE "cried non-stop for four days" over the summer (11) after his beloved grandfather underwent open-heart surgery.
The Canadian crooner was devastated to learn 83-year-old Mitch needed the procedure, and was overcome with emotion as he awaited the outcome of the operation.
Buble subsequently moved his grandfather into his Los Angeles home to help him recover from the surgery, and the singer is delighted with Mitch’s progress.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "When grandpa was ill and could have died, I would have swapped all my record sales so he could get well. He is the reason I am a singer. He was my best friend growing up.
"Doctors said it didn’t look good and he needed open-heart surgery. I cried non-stop for four days as I’m so close to him. The thought of losing him was a wake-up call.
"He’s in L.A. with me, and grandma too. I am lucky that I can pay for the best doctors for him but I’m more thankful he’s with me and my wife and we can see him resting and getting better."

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British actress CELIA IMRIE signed up for a U.K. TV drama to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster after becoming "obsessed" by the doomed voyage.
Network chiefs at ITV are marking the centenary of the luxury liner’s fateful maiden journey by filming a new adaptation of the story, starring Imrie and Linus Roache, which will be shown as a four-part dramatisation 100 years to the day of the journey.
Bridget Jones’s Diary star Imrie has long held a fascination with the disaster, and she recently discovered a personal family link to the ship.
Speaking to Britain’s The One Show host Alex Jones, she says, "We’re both obsessed with it, aren’t we? It’s fascinating.
"I went to the O2 show, the exhibition, and on the boarding pass, believe it or not, is my name.
"So there’s something I’ve got to check out about it, but Imrie is on the boarding pass - something to do with the buying of the ship in the very beginning, there’s some sort of trace." The drama, simply titled Titanic, will air in the U.K. in April (12).

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Actor JAMES FRANCO has been hired to narrate a documentary about architects Charles and Ray Eames after his former college professor suggested he would be perfect to voice the film.
The 127 Hours star has signed up as the voice behind director Jason Cohn’s Eames: The Architect & The Painter after UCLA historian Thomas Hines put the pair together, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Franco took the professor’s Social & Cultural History of Los Angeles class when he attended the Los Angeles college between 2006 and 2008.

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Veteran U.S. TV presenter REGIS PHILBIN was left red-faced after jumping on the back of DAVID LETTERMAN’s scooter following their interview on Thursday (17Nov11) and falling straight off.
The 80 year old’s stint on his daytime chat show Live With Regis And Kelly comes to an end on Friday (18Nov11) after 28 years on air.
He was a guest on Letterman’s nightly programme on the eve of his retirement, and the pair decided to ride a red Vespa through New York after their chat.
However, Philbin - who was riding on the back behind Letterman - tipped the bike and went flying to the floor.
The star quickly jumped to his feet to inspect the damage to the vehicle, and his representative insists Philbin didn’t suffer any injuries.
Philbin’s daytime hosting duties began in 1983, with a local New York TV programme called The Morning Show with Cyndy Garvey as his original co-host.
In 1988, it was reincarnated with actress Kathie Lee Gifford, and became Live with Regis and Kathie Lee until 2000. Kelly Ripa joined as Philbin’s co-host in 2001 after Gifford’s departure.

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MACKENZIE CROOK is convinced fame has left him with a recurring back problem as he has spent years hunching over to avoid fan encounters.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, who shot to fame in U.K. TV comedy The Office in 2001, reveals a recent scan showed he has five slipped discs - and he has blamed his poor posture on his star status.
He tells Britain’s Daily Mail, "People are only ever nice to me, but I just kind of curl up a bit. When people come up to me in the street I never know whether I have met them before and should stop and talk or just say ‘Hi’ and scuttle on. I tend to look at the ground to avoid eye contact; it avoids embarrassment all round.
"My back started really hurting when I went to America so I went for a scan and it turned out I had five slipped discs. They reckoned the injury was 10 years old; there was nothing that I could think of that would hurt me like that. But it is 10 years since The Office started; 10 years of walking around with my back hunched.
"In New York no one recognised me so I stood upright with really good posture. But as soon as I came home I was doubling over again."

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Playboy magazine founder HUGH HEFNER has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his lengthy publishing career.
Hefner, who launched the adult magazine in 1953, received the prize at the Los Angeles Press Club’s fourth annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on Thursday (17Nov11).
Press Club President Will Lewis heaped praise on the Playboy editor-in-chief, insisting, "Hefner’s footprint on American popular culture is huge. For almost 60 years, Playboy has been on the leading edge in shaping positive attitudes on civil rights, gay rights, as well as human sexuality." Hefner shared his special evening with his son Cooper and girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund, as well as his comedian pal Dick Gregory, who gave a speech in his honour.
In a subsequent post on his Twitter.com page, the veteran publisher wrote, "The LA Press Club’s Lifetime Achievement dinner proved to be a really special, quite emotional evening for me. The Lifetime Achievement Award had even more meaning because family & friends were there to share the night.
"Dick Gregory’s personal tribute was the real highlight of the evening for me. He flew across the country to be here."

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Actress JESSICA BIEL is refusing to open up about her on/off relationship with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE because she fears she’ll lose the last "sacred" aspect of her personal life if she does.
The Hollywood beauty and Timberlake ended their four-year romance in March (11), but they have since reconciled and the SexyBack hitmaker recently confirmed the reunion, telling Vanity Fair magazine Biel is "still the most significant person in my life".
But The A-Team star is less forthcoming about her love for the singer/actor, insisting she prefers to keep talk about her high-profile relationship away from the media.
She tells Elle magazine she was flattered by Timberlake’s remark, but she’d rather not open up about her private life: "It’s obviously a beautiful thing to say. Absolutely, the feeling is mutual. But that’s all I can really talk about.
"There’s nothing that’s sacred anymore… There’s just a line that you have to say, ‘I can’t go any further’."

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DEAN MCDERMOTT risked the wrath of his wife TORI SPELLING after posting a photo apparently displaying the actress’ bare breasts on Twitter.com.
The actor turned 45 on Wednesday (16Nov11) and shared his special day with his 74,400 followers by uploading goofy photos of himself and his son Liam celebrating.
But fans were stunned after noticing a pair of exposed female breasts in the background of one shot.
The topless woman, believed to be Spelling, appears to be reclining in bed while McDermott and his son pose for the camera.
The picture was quickly removed from McDermott’s account.

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