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NICOLE KIDMAN DELIGHTED ABOUT MOVIE

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Sexy Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman is delighted to have starred in the fantasy movie 'THE GOLDEN COMPASS', because now her adopted kids know she is famous.The 40-year-old star, who is rumored to be expecting her first child with husband Keith Urban, says the best thing about her latest role was its appeal to youngsters. She says, "I can say to my kids and to my nephew and nieces, ‘Yay, you can come to my film,’ because usually I’m saying to their parents, ‘Whatever you do, don’t let them see it!’" Kidman has two adopted children, Isabella, 14, and Conor, 12, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.

TOM HANKS LIVES UP TO NICE GUY IMAGE

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Award winning Hollywood star Tom Hanks is happy with his "nice guy" persona because he’s very confident he lives up to the 'NICE' reputation.The Forrest Gump star even admits he will always be typecast into the role of the good guy, but it doesn’t worry him as he’s as charming off-screen as he is on. He says, "There’s no doubt a degree of my image is going to follow me into every gig. Look, I am a nice guy. That’s my image. I can’t erase it from people’s minds." And Hanks insists his reputation comes from his strict work ethic. He adds, "It comes from respecting people even when I don’t like them. I don’t give people less than my all and don’t expect less of other people ."

AMY WINEHOUSE HEADS TO THE CARIBBEAN

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Rehab singer Amy Winehouse has escaped to the Caribbean to spend New Year’s Eve at the beachside home of rocker Bryan Adams. According to everyone's favorite gossip queen Perez Hilton, the star will take time out on the tiny island of Mustique with Adams, who is currently shooting a video there. Winehouse will be in good company on Mustique; Hugh Grant and Prince William’s girlfriend Kate Middleton are seeing in the New Year on the island, where Sir Mick Jagger and Tommy Hilfiger have homes. It has been a very bad year for the star. She dominated worldwide headlines all year after a series of drink and drug-fuelled binges.The 24-year-old was recently ordered to appear in court in Norway to appeal drug possession charges - and has been banned from visiting her husband Blake Fielder-Civil in prison in London, where he is awaiting trial on charges of assault and trial-fixing, after he failed a drug test. Let's hope next year is better for Amy, one of the most talented people in t

OSCAR ISSAC GETS ENGAGED IN NEW YORK

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Oscar Issac Hollywood actor Oscar Issac is marrying his girlfriend Maria Miranda, after proposing to her in New York City on Christmas Eve. The 27-year-old star of movie The Nativity Story and Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Body of Lies, asked the big question before a crowd of onlookers outside famed Lincoln Center - after treating his sweetheart to a night at the opera. A friend tells the New York Daily News, "There were a lot of spectators, and he gave a her a beautiful handmade diamond ring surrounded by pink sapphires. She said yes and began jumping up and down excitedly, and they were kissing."

USHER'S PERSONAL TRAINER IN COMA

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Hit singer Usher's personal trainer is in a coma after he was attacked in a parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia. Darius Miller, 41, was allegedly attempting to stop two shutterbugs from filming the daughters of the city’s mayor Shirley Franklin, who he was with, when the incident took place December 26th. He was taken to Atlanta’s Emory Crawford Long Hospital, where he has been visited in intensive care by a host of star clients, including rapper Mase, actress Keisha Knight Pulliam, American football player Takeo Spikes, T-Boz and Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition, reports AllHipHop.com. Lawyers representing 01 Entertainment, for whom the cameramen were working claim Miller fell during the altercation.

JAMIE LYNN SPEARS LEARNS ABOUT LIFE

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Seems drama runs in Britney Spears family. Underage sister Jamie Lynn Spears was left devastated after finding out the father of her baby had cheated on her.The 16-year-old confirmed she is pregnant with student Casey Aldridge’s child earlier this month, but it is now alleged he had been dating other women behind the Zoey 101 star’s back. Aldridge is accused of being romantically involved with Whitney Seals from Magnolia, Mississippi, around the time the actress announced in an interview with OK! magazine she was to be a mother. Seals’ brother, Kevin, tells MSNBC.com, "Whitney and Casey have been dating for months. I know Jamie Lynn was really upset and jealous when she found out about it."

KEVIN FEDERLINE AND PARIS HILTON PARTY

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Paris Hilton And Kevin Federline Party Toxic Britney Spears Ex-Husband Kevin Federline was photographed chatting intimately to ex-con-socialite Paris Hilton. Federline was pictured whispering into the star’s ear at Los Angeles club LAX on Saturday, before giving her a kiss on the cheek.The couple then shared a joke before partying together for the remainder of the evening. Federline’s divorce from Spears was finalized in July and he has since been romantically linked to a string of other women including Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain, who he split from earlier this month.

JENNIFER GARNER HONORED IN HOMETOWN

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Hollywood and now Broadway star Jennifer Garner has been named the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper.The actress was given the accolade by the Sunday Gazette-Mail honoring her dedication, hard work and services as an ambassador and role model for the state. Garner was born in Texas but moved to Princeton, West Virginia when she was four years old and considers the region to be her home. The 35-year-old now lives in Los Angeles with her husband Ben Affleck and their daughter Violet. They are currently renting a apartment in New York City while Garner stars in the Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway.

JAMES EDSTROM SPEAKS ON OUTING SINGER CHERS LESBIAN DAUGHTER CHASTITY BONO

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Cher Singer Cher is to counsel closeted gays and lesbians in a new reality TV series. The Believe singer will team up with lesbian daughter Chastity (right) to front Coming Out With Cher and Chas, according to reports. The mother and daughter duo will advise those struggling to tell their parents and friends they are gay. It’s a drastic turn-around for Cher, who allegedly balked when she learned her daughter was a lesbian, and booked her into therapy. Chastity was outed by Times Square Gossip editor James Edstrom after he attended a show at New York City's 'Cat Club'. The reason for the outing was that Edstrom was asked to check his camera when he arrived at the club by Cher's Lawyer and record people and when Edstrom finished watching Chastity performing with her girlfriend and picked up his camera, Cher's people had destroyed the film in the camera that had photos of Kathleen Turners rehearsal for "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof', that Edstrom had taken for

DAVID LETTERMAN BACK WITH WRITERS

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CBS talk show host David Letterman has won a major victory in the ongoing writer’s strike. His entire staff has been given a waiver to return to work for the new year. Letterman was among the late night hosts who shelved his show when the strike began in November. The generous host continued to pay his staff out of his own pocket. And his generosity appears to have won him favor among Writers Guild of America union bosses, who have given his writing staff permission to cross picket lines when his show returns on January 2nd. In a statement released on Friday, Letterman says, "I am grateful to the WGA for granting us this agreement. We’re happy to be going back to work, and particularly pleased to be doing it with our writers." The new deal will also mean writers for Craig Ferguson’s show, which follows The Late Show - and is produced by Letterman, will also be able to return to work next week. No word yet if Jay Leno will get the same deal, but he has also announce

MAXIM NAMES AMY WINEHOUSE THE BEST

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Rehab singer Amy Winehouse's hit 'BACK TO BLACK' album has topped Maxim magazine's end-of-year readers album poll. The release, which was named Britain’s bestselling album of 2007 earlier this month, has beaten Radiohead’s 'In Rainbows' and 'Graduation' by Kanye West to top the album list.Rihanna’s Umbrella was named Best Single ahead of Winehouse’s Rehab, and Radiohead beat the White Stripes to the Best Band title. Maxim readers also voted Led Zeppelin their Favorite, while Britney Spears’ Gimme More was picked as 2007’s Lamest Song and the pop star was named Craziest Mother f**ker ahead of Winehouse. Winehouse also came in second in the Breakthrough of The Year category, behind Feist. Meanwhile, The Simpsons Movie was named Best Movie.

EDDIE MURPHY TO GET MARRIED IN TAHITI

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Eddie Murphy and Tracy Edmonds Hollywood star Eddie Murphy will wed fiancee Tracey Edmonds this weekend in the South Pacific, according to Internet reports. Sources claim the couple and family members arrived in Tahiti on Friday for the low-key nuptials on the beautiful island. Insiders tell Planet Gossip that top secret fittings for the bride and her bridesmaids took place earlier this week. Edmonds, the former wife of music mogul Kenneth `Babyface’ Edmonds, revealed she and Murphy were planning to wed before the end of 2007 back in October. She told Sister 2 Sister magazine she envisioned "a very intimate ceremony," adding, "My bridal party would be much smaller than my first wedding." Murphy proposed to Edmonds in July, while the two were watching TV. She has revealed he walked over to her casually, and then surprised her by getting on his knees. She asked him what he was doing and he replied, "I’m about to ask you to marry me," before he pre

NO LONGER MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

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Married With Children star David Faustino will start 2008 a single man after officially ending his two year marriage. Divorce papers filed on Friday, mean the actor is no longer married to his estranged wife, Andrea. The couple married in January 2004 and separated in 2006. The hit television show ran on Fox Television network for many years where David played Bud Bundy from the dysfunctional Bundy family. The series also stared Christina Applegate. Last sighting in New York City had David signing autographs at a comic book convention with another ex. childhood star Butch Patrick of The Munsters.

BRITNEY SPEARS MEDICATED MEMOIRS

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Once again, news comes in to Times Square Gossip,that Britney Spears is planning another career comeback with another foray into acting. The Toxic singer is in talks to star in new movie 'MEMOIRS OF A MEDICATED CHILD'. The troubled pop star’s last big screen outing was in 2002’s Crossroads, but she is set to make a return after producers decided to approach Spears in favour of their original choice, Lindsay Lohan. Director Tommy Parker tells the New York Post’s gossip column, Page Six, "As far as Britney’s concerned, we’re talking." Spears is currently in negotiations to take on the role of the girlfriend of a misdiagnosed mentally-ill patient. Sounds like type-casting to us here at Times Square Gossip !

NEW REPORTS NICOLE KIDMAN PREGNANT

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Once again the rumors are flying on Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban that they are expecting their first child together, according to another British newspaper. The Daily Mail reports The Golden Compass star and her husband of 18 months revealed the news to their families at Christmas. The 40-year-old Australian star has already spoken of "slowing down" her film making activities as much as possible next year, and has also expressed her desire to start a family with country singer Urban.If reports are correct, the baby, whose expected arrival date has not yet been revealed, will be Kidman’s first natural child. She has two adopted children from ex-husband Tom Cruise.

DUI MISCHA BARTON CANCELS VEGAS GIG

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Mischa Barton has reportedly pulled out of co-hosting the opening of a Las Vegas nightclub, just days after she was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). The former television actress was pulled over by West Hollywood cops in the early hours of Thursday morning when she was spotted straddling two lanes of traffic. She was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI, but was also booked for possession of narcotics and driving with a suspended license. Following her arrest, Barton has cancelled an appearance at the opening of Cathouse at the Luxor hotel on Saturday tonight. A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "Mischa can’t give interviews on the red carpet or deal with the press right now, so they told her she can’t do the event." Barton is currently free on $10,000 bail.

ALL THE 'DIRT' ON WILD BRITNEY SPEARS

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Courtney Cox Courteney Cox has defended her decision to base a character on wild party girl Britney Spears in the second season of her hit Television show Dirt.The former Friends star plans to use Spears’ antics, including her divorce and custody battle with ex-hubby Kevin Federline and her bizarre head shaving incident earlier this year that made world wide headlines, as inspiration for the show’s second series. Cox an executive producer on the show, in which she also plays ruthless magazine editor Lucy Spiller, claims Spears shouldn’t take offence. She says, "This is not an attack on Britney. I am not out to offend anyone." No word out of Britney's camp yet.

MARILYN MANSON'S DIVORCE FINALIZED

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Gender Bender Marilyn Manson's divorce has become final this week with sexy Ex. Dita Von Teese. The burlesque dancer whose real name is Heather Sweet, filed for divorce last December, just 12 months after she wed Manson, citing irreconcilable differences. Their marriage was legally ended this Thursday, and the former couple have been "restored to the status of single persons", according to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The shock rocker, born Brian Warner, is currently dating 20-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood. No word yet on what the settlement was.

LINDSAY LOHAN TO BE HONORED AT CAPRI

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Even know Lindsay Lohan has done more to make young stars look like drunk-wild party girls, she is to be honored for her contribution to the film industry at a festival in Italy. The Mean Girls star will be praised for her film roles at the Capri Film Festival this Sunday. Festival organizer Pascal Vicedomini says, "It is indeed an honor to have Lindsay Lohan at Capri, Hollywood. "We are delighted to recognize her talent as a performing artist, as well as her position as an icon in the world of entertainment." Oscar winners Vanessa Redgrave, Faye Dunaway, Mira Sorvino and Geoffrey Rush are just some of the previous recipients of the honor. Editors Note: It is a shame that anyone would honor Lindsay Lohan for doing nothing in this world but party and act like a slut. She has done nothing to make this world better. She has made a generation of young girls act like little whores. She has endangered lives by driving under the influence, she has made drugs and drinking

JULIA ROBERTS ECO FRIENDLY CHILDREN

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Eco-Friendly Julia Roberts Sexy Hollywood star Julia Roberts gives credit her children for inspiring her give their $30 million Californian mansion an eco -friendly make-over. The mother and star has turned the family home into eco -friendly haven by installing recycled tiles, solar panels and energy-saving equipment. And Roberts admits she spends more time thinking about her green credentials than the red carpet - and has thanked her twins Hazel and Phinnaeus , three, and six-month-old Henry for forcing her into action. Julia says, "With the environment it’s kind of overwhelming, the state that we are in. Having children makes you realize all these things. "They are perfect and you think, ‘How can I help sustain their state of bliss and progress?’ And really beating up the planet the way we have is not going to do that. Having kids is a great catalyst for reflection and action. "It makes you say, ‘OK, what’s the thing that I can truly attack?’ It sounds sill

PAPARAZZI HATER SEAN PENN DIVORCING

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Hollywood mean boy Sean Penn and wife Robin Wright are divorcing after 11 years of marriage. According to People.com, the divorce was confirmed by the couple’s spokesperson Mara Buxbaum. The Mystic River star married Wright in 1996 and they have two children together: Dylan Frances, 16, and Hopper Jack, 14. Penn began dating Wright in the early 1990s and they starred onscreen together in the 1997 movie She’s So Lovely and Hurlyburly the following year. It is the second divorce for Penn, who was married to pop icon Madonna in 1989 after four years together.

OZZY OSBOURNE CAN'T REMEMBER LIFE

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Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who had successfully fought his addiction to drink and drugs and signed a reported $2 million book deal with publishers Little Brown almost two years ago, is having problems, because he can't remember anything. Since then Ozzy’s wife, Sharon, has completed two memoirs of her own but the rocker’s release date keeps getting pushed back, and the book is now set to hit the shops next May. A source said: "I cannot imagine the book being ready in five months, because so far Ozzy hasn’t written anything and he hasn’t even got a ghostwriter yet. "So it is going to be some time before the book actually appears, if it ever does." Ozzy, who once bit a bat’s head off during a live concert, recently confessed his memory had suffered because of his drinking and drug abuse. He revealed: "My memory isn’t what it used to because of the drugs and alcohol I’ve been living on for the best part of my adult life. "I often get asked,

SHE'S JUST A LITTLE DIRTY LILY ALLEN

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Pop star Lily Allen loves to have dirty hair. Lily said: "My hair is naturally straight, but it looks longer when it is sleek. "Sometimes I use a certain spray because I prefer it when my hair looks a bit dirty - like day-after hair." The 22-year-old star also revealed she will never move Stateside because US women are too "high-maintenance". Lily said: " I remember getting a manicure in New York and this lady who was having a forearm wax, which I’d never even heard of before, looked at me and said, ‘You will need one soon.’ I was like, ‘No! What are you talking about?’ "They make you feel really bad about yourself unless you are completely pruned everywhere. I hate that modern way of thinking that you have to go to the gym 10 times a week, you can’t eat this and you can’t eat that and you should get a spray tan."All that preening makes you look worse anyway."

GISELE BUNDCHEN NOT FAB ALL THE TIME

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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, admits even she doesn’t always feel confident about her body. Gisele said: "Do I feel fabulous all the time? Of course not! You never see yourself in that way. Everyone sees themselves in the morning and thinks, ‘Oh god, look at me. And today I have to take a picture, for God’s sake.’ "Everyone has those days." The 27-year-old ‘Taxi’ star, who has an estimated personal fortune in the millions, loves her job because it fulfils her childhood dream of dressing up in expensive clothes and pretending to be someone else. Gisele said: "For me, I go to work, I have hair and make-up and it’s like playing dress-up. It’s like playing a character. "It’s part of my life, but it’s not my whole life. I’m a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. I could never talk about fashion with my friends."

PENELOPE CRUZ STEALS SISTERS CLOTHES

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Penelope Cruz Hollywood star Penelope Cruz, who has launched a line of clothes for the high street store Mango with her younger sister Monica, still raids Monica’s wardrobe when she visits. Monica said: ‘We are the same size and we borrow each other’s clothes all the time. When I stay with Penelope in Los Angeles I borrow her clothes and when she comes to Madrid, she has a house near mine, she takes things from my wardrobe.’ The 30-year-old fashion designer also revealed her and Penelope’s mother Encarna would never have let them go off the rails like party girls Lindsay Spears and Britney Spears. She said: ‘My mother is incredible. She is a very strong woman and has taught us so much. It’s my mother who has kept us all grounded. I think fame, particularly if it happens when you are quite young, as it did in Spain for Penelope and me, is very corrupting. ‘My mother stopped us from getting stupid or big-headed or forgetting how to behave. When I see how women behave in Hollyw

KATHY HILTON'S CELEBRITY E-BAY AUCTION

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Paris Hilton's mother Kathy is selling off items belonging star friends Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise in an effort to raise money for her favorite children’s charity. Kathy Hilton has persuaded celebrities to donate their unwanted wares to an online auction benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which helps to grant terminally ill kids their biggest wish. Among the lots up for sale on eBay.com include Gibson’s worn and signed denim jeans, the Top Gun star’s Ray-Ban sunglasses, U.S. chat show host Johnny Carson’s cuff links, and a pair of tickets to her wild party girl daughters New Year’s Eve celebration at Las Vegas’ Club LAX.

BONO ANGERED BY CLAPPING REPORTS

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World Icon Bono Rock star BONO has dismissed reports he silenced an audience in Glasgow, Scotland, recently to demonstrate the plight of poverty in Africa by clapping his hands. The U2 singer was alleged to have told the crowd to be quiet, saying, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies." A member of the crowd is then said to have heckled, "Well, stop doing it then!" But a spokesperson for Bono insists the star is baffled by the claims, which have been circulating the Internet via email. The representative tells the New York Daily News, "He’s never even done the clapping thing."

DAVID BECKHAM HAPPY BEING GAY ICON

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Sexy David Beckham Spice Girl hubby and soccer player David Beckham is happy with his status as a gay icon, insisting he’s proud to be a pin-up for gay men who desire him. The L.A. Galaxy hunk is so comfortable with his sexuality, he never recoils when a lusty homosexual casts an amorous glance in his direction. He says, "I’m very honored to have the tag of gay icon." And Beckham also admits his Spice Girls wife Victoria is responsible for his fashion choices and always has his clothes laid out ready for him before he goes to bed. He adds, "Without a doubt, Victoria has a huge part in the way I look these days. I’m very organized and controlled, and need to go to bed at night knowing what I’m going to wear the next morning."

SEAN CONNERY BLASTED BY NYC JUDGE

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Sean Connery has come under fire by a New York City judge for his long-running fight with a neighbour over roof renovations at their shared New York townhouse on the upper east side..The veteran 007 star has been locked in a lengthy legal battle with Dr. Burton Sultan regarding repair work carried out on the property, which the latter claims was of substandard quality. In a lawsuit filed in 2005, Sultan branded Connery a "foul mouthed, fat old man" and an "ogre" who blasted music at "all hours". The battling parties have been hitting back at one another with counter suit after counter suit, and Sultan has filed three separate cases against Connery and other neighbours involved in the dispute, claiming the poor renovations resulted in foul smells leaking into his apartment. He also alleges that a rat infestation caused by the repairs forced him and his wife to move out of their home. But both sides were fiercely condemned by Supreme Court Justice

COURTNEY LOVE'S EARINGS ROBBED

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Diamonds Are Courtney Love's Best Friend Rocker Courtney Love was left "devastated" after a pair of $100,000 pink diamond earrings was stolen from her New York hotel room on Wednesday. The former Hole singer, 43, was staying at the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel with her 15-year-old daughter Frances Bean when they were targeted by thieves. A source said, "Courtney is devastated. She had brought the earrings for Frances as her Christmas present. Frances hadn’t even tried them on yet." But hours after New York police launched an investigation into the incident on Thursday morning the pink diamond and yellow drop earrings were mysteriously returned to the hotel.

MISCHA BARTON BUSTED FOR DUI IN LA

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Another Hollywood star, Mischa Barton has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). The former The O.C. Television star was busted by Los Angeles police officers at around 2.45am on Thursday after she "was seen straddling two lanes of traffic and failed to signal when making a turn" while driving in West Hollywood. When officers approached her car, they discovered Barton "was an unlicensed driver and was driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage". According to TMZ.com, 21-year-old Barton, who was listed as ‘Burton’ on the booking sheet, will also face charges for driving without a valid licence and possession of illegal narcotics. She is currently being held on $10,000 bail.

NAT SHERMAN'S STAR STUDDED OPENING

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Joel Sherman and Carl Banks With a local teamster at the wheel, Brooke Shields made a beeline from the Brooklyn set of her new TV series Lipstick Jungle to hit the opening of the new Nat Sherman Cigar emporium on East 42 nd Street . No the sexy mom of two hasn’t taken up puffing a stogie.The Shermans are old family friends – she and Nat Sherman’s daughter went to the tony Dwight School together and have remained best friends since. The glowing Brooke had nothing but praise for her teamster driver and working in New York again. Lipstick Jungle is based on another hit novel by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, While Sex and the City followed the exploits of four single women looking for love in New York, Lipstick Jungle tracks three powerful career women who are willing to do almost anything for success in the business world: Wendy Healy (Brooke Shields), president of Parador Pictures, Victory Ford (Lindsay Price), a high profile fashion designer, and Nico Reilly

MELANIE BROWN'S EX. NOT ALL SPICE

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Spice Girl Melanie Brown's ex-husband has filed for custody of the couple’s nine-year-old daughter after the singer took her on tour recently. Dancer Jimmy Gulzar refused to alter his visitation schedule while Brown toured the globe with their daughter Phoenix Chi. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Schnider blocked Gulzar’s attempt to stop the child from travelling and gave Brown the green-light to take Phoenix out of the U.S. Brown still maintains sole legal and physical custody of Phoenix, and Gulzar will have scheduled visitation over the next few months. The 32-year-old star married Dutch dancer Gulzar in 1998 before divorcing in 2000.

ANGELINA JOLIE'S CAVIAR TREATMENTS

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Angelina Jolie has started caviar treatments to keep her skin young. The 32-year old Hollywood star, is said to be worried the veins in her arms, hands and forehead have become more visible because of the amount of weight she has lost in recent months. To help the problem, Angelina has started having a special $400. a pop beauty treatment which uses a cream made from the eggs of the Baerii sturgeon, which is raised on farms in the South of France to produce the culinary delicacy of fish eggs. The treatment, which can last for several hours, involves the actress being wrapped up in tight bandages so her body sweats out toxins before she is slathered in the youth restoring body cream which claims to fight "slackened skin and loss of firmness". The high oil and protein content of the sturgeon eggs is believed to be very good for the skin. As well as the full body treatments, Angelina is also having lengthy facials using caviar-based moisturisers made by cosmetic comp

MUMMY STAR BRENDAN FRASER SPLITS

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Hollywood star Brendan Fraser announced on Wednesday that he and his wife Afton had separated after nine years of marriage. The 'Mummy' stars publicist Ina Treciokas said in a statement: ‘They continue to maintain a close and caring friendship." The pair married in September 1998 and have three children, Griffin Arthur, Holden Fletcher, and Leland Francis. It is not yet known if either Fraser or Afton has filed for divorce or if the actor has moved out of the former couple’s family home in Los Angeles. The 39-year-old star recently finished shooting ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’, the third instalment of the hugely successful film series in which he plays heroic character Rick O’Connell. Fraser joins a long list of Hollywood stars to call it quits recently.

POP STAR FERGIE PLANS FOR A WEDDING

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Pop star Fergie has gotten engaged to her boyfriend Josh Duhamel . The couple, who have been dating for three years, announced their happy news yesterday, but refused to reveal if ‘ Las Vegas’ star Josh popped the question on Christmas Day. A representative for the actor has confirmed the pair got engaged ‘recently’, but have refused to give any details. Since getting betrothed, Fergie , 32, has been calling all her friends and family to tell them about the happy engagement. A close source said: "She has called a lot of her girlfriends to tell them. Fergie said she and Josh don’t know what kind of wedding they want yet, but insists she is the happiest girl on earth." Earlier this month, Fergie claimed she was in no rush to get engaged because she already felt married to Josh.

BARON HILTON LEAVES NOTHING TO PARIS

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Paris Hilton Paris Hilton's grandfather, Barron Hilton is not leaving any money to his 23 grandchildren, including party girl Paris and her sister Nicky and has bequeathed 97 per cent of his estimated $2.3 billion fortune to his father’s charity the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. In a statement released this week, the charity’s chief executive officer Steven Hilton commented: "This generous donation means that the work of the foundation will continue and expand for many years to come." Barron made an immediate donation of $1.2 billion to the foundation, and the other $1.1 billion will follow upon his death. Paris, 23, has so far refused to comment on her grandfather’s decision. She is currently enjoying a short break in Hawaii, but Paris won't have to worry about money anyway. She rakes in the dough on appearance's and products and Paris has become a multi million dollar business woman. Meanwhile, Paris has revealed she only has one wish for 2008 a new man i

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS HAS NO CAR

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Troubled star Jonathan Rhys Meyers won't spurge out on luxury vehicles, designer clothes and partying because he doesn’t want his lifestyle to overshadow his career. He said: "I’m not into the celebrity lifestyle. It’s not like I have a bunch of famous friends and we go to each other’s houses in our Porsches. I don’t even own a car. "It’s good to keep yourself to yourself and let your work speak for you. I don’t want pictures of me falling out of Chinawhite to say who I am. I don’t care about being seen at the right parties or wearing the right suit." ‘The Tudors’ star also admits he is very "insecure" and is constantly worried about being judged by people. He added to Cosmopolitan magazine: "Of course I have insecurities. It would be very hard to find an actor who doesn’t have insecurities. It’s a job where you are putting yourself out there to be judged by people who don’t even know you. The whole process can be very difficult to deal wit

NATALIE PORTMAN RECYCLES CLOTHES

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Hollywood star Natalie Portman who used to return all her designer outfits after she had worn them to movie premieres, now keeps the beautiful gowns to save buying outfits for weddings. Sexy Natalie, 26, said: ‘Most of the time I give them back, Because it’s not like you wear them ever again. ‘Except a lot of my friends started getting married this year. So all of a sudden I actually do wear fancy dresses.’ But the Harvard graduate, who has been acting since she was 12, hates being asked about her clothes, instead of her work. She said: ‘I get p***ed off that I go to a premiere to talk about my movie, and the first thing they ask me is what dress I’m wearing. And look, I buy into that because I play along, and you have to. If you don’t dress up they’ll talk about that! But that is really annoying.’ Editors Note: Why don't you give them to one of the woman's charities for woman who have no clothes for job interviews ?

FARRAH FAWCETT AT MEDICAL CLINIC

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Farrah Fawcett Former Charlies Angels star Farrah Fawcett, was spotted coming out of a medical clinic in Beverly Hills California, with a unknown friend. The television star has been battling cancer in recent years. Photo By: Ricardo Ortiz/BuzzFoto

PETE DOHERTY TO DO LONDON MARATHON

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Drug addict singer Pete Doherty is set to run the London Marathon next year. The wild Babyshambles rocker has already started training for the demanding 26-mile road race with his former landlord, radio DJ Ralph Bernard.A close source said: "Ralph knocked on Pete's door one day and they went for a run. Despite being completely out of shape, Pete enjoyed it and he's been out again and again. The runs went so well, Ralph suggested that Pete try a marathon."Pete's representatives have not denied the singer is planning to run the gruelling race on April 13, saying: "There is some truth to this, you never know what could happen."The 28-year-old star, who is battling heroin drug addiction, has also been seen meditating and doing press-ups in a bid to clean up his act.The source added: "He thinks that running is a great way to get back in shape, especially after piling on the pounds in rehab."He knows that people will be surprised by his efforts to b

RIHANNA DENIES JOSH HARTNETT DATES

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Rihanna has denied she is dating Josh Hartnett, despite recently gushing about him. The Umbrella singer has been seen partying with the handsome actor on several occasions, but insists they're just good friends.She told Allure magazine: "This is what really happened. He and my management, they have each other's contact information. I went to the New York club Pink Elephant, and he came by. All of a sudden, the next day, I'm seeing that we were kissing and hugging up each other."You can't even go out with a friend who's a celebrity and have a good time without people making stuff up."Well, at least he's good-looking, right?"It seems Rihanna has had a change of heart regarding her relationship with Josh.She recently said: "I would be lying if I told you we were not more than just friends. I have so fallen for him, he is lovely. He is so hot and he is really sweet to me. When we hang out it feels right - even though it's still pretty

WILL SMITH PISSED OVER HITLER GOSSIP

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Superstar Will Smith Will Smith is pissed off over celebrity gossip website stories that he says misinterpreted a recent remark he made in a Scottish newspaper about Adolf Hitler. In a story published last week in the Daily Record , Smith was quoted as saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'Let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was good.''Over the weekend, dozens of celebrity gossip websites posted articles about the comment, many saying that Smith believed that Hitler was a "good" person."It is an awful and disgusting lie," Smith said. "It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen."I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation. ... Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet.&quo

BRITNEY SPEARS NEW VIDEO ALTERED

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Toxic wild girl Britney Spears has been digitally altered to look slimmer in her new video. The 26-year-old singer appears more toned and trim in the final promo for her latest single Piece of Me , in stark contrast to a leaked unedited version of the video which appeared on the Internet earlier this month.The promo, which cost around $500. thousand, features Britney and a group of look-a-likes evading the paparazzi by wearing matching wigs and storming a Hollywood club.Despite having gained some weight since her chart-topping glory days, director Wayne Isham insists Britney was as "beautiful" as ever on set.He said: "On set she was very professional, excited to work and beautiful as always. I was impressed with her focus as she choreographed the dance herself. Her endurance was remarkable, as we had a long day."Wayne, who also directed Britney's I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman video, added the star's stamina was "amazing".He said: "She

CHRISTINA AGUILERA PLANNING C-SECTION

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Christina Aguilera Sexy pregnant singer Christina Aguilera, who is expecting her first child with her music executive husband Jordan Bratman, has allegedly decided to go for the operation to avoid the pain of natural childbirth. A close source to the star said: "Christina has a C-section scheduled for January 10th, but she might need to push the date of the delivery up."Despite having a baby shower earlier this month, Christina, who celebrated her 27th birthday on Tuesday, is planning another event for her family and close friends.The source added: "Christina will be having a second baby shower at the Hotel Bel-Air over Christmas with just her friends."Christina and Jordan are said to be considering the names Jackson, Jake and Max for their first-born. An insider said: "Although Christina and Jordan want to make up their minds on a name before the birth, part of them wants to wait and see what the baby's personality is like before assigning a name fo

JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT REFUSES PLAYBOY

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Jennifer Love Hewitt has been offered a huge fee to pose for Hugh Hefner's Playboy magazine. The I Know What You Did Last Summer star, who was branded fat after photographs of her in a bikini in Hawaii were published recently, has been offered a substantial amount by the Playboy boss, to show off her curves by posing naked. A representative for Jennifer revealed the actress has refused, saying: "She was flattered but has turned down the offer."A source added to In Touch Weekly magazine: "She is pretty conservative, but is very proud of her body and did not deserve to be called fat."The 28-year-old actress, who is the spokesperson for Hanes' lingerie, hit back at the cruel comments made about her size 2 figure.She fumed: "Size two is not fat! Nor will it ever be. And being a size zero doesn't make you beautiful."I know what I look like and so do my friends and family. And like all women out there should, I love my body. "I've sat by i

MORE LINDSAY LOHAN LESBIAN RUMORS

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Lindsay Lohan has fuelled lesbian rumors after holding hands with new best friend Courtenay Semel. The Mean Girls star and her pal, the daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel, have become inseparable recently and last week attended a housewarming party at the Los Angeles home of "Power Lesbian" Jeanette Longoria together.A fellow partygoer told the New York Post newspaper: "Lindsay came with Courtenay to the party around midnight and they stayed for an hour."The girls held hands and were with each other the whole time. Every time I see Lindsay, there's Courtenay. They are always together."While at the party, Lindsay, 21, and Courtenay, 28, referred to themselves as "roommates" and told guests they had been living together in Los Angeles for about a month. They left the party together and were seen shopping in Beverly Hills the next day.A representative for Lindsay: "The two are good friends, nothing more."Lindsay - who split from s

PARIS HILTON PARTIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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Paris Hilton with Alex Vaggo Paris Hilton with Brandon Davis Paris Hilton and her Swedish Pizza boy Alex Vaggo party at Goa nightclub during the holiday season in Hollywood, California. They also went to a party at Villa nightclub in Beverly Hills, where Brandon Davis also joined the couple who looked very cozy together as they partied through the night. Paris Hilton was sporting a checkered evening dress with bright red lipstick. Photos By: Zavar Manokian/BuzzFoto