Lepaparazzi News Update: Lindsay Lohan hit with drug and alcohol

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -

The troubled saga of Lindsay Lohan took another dangerous turn early Tuesday when police booked her on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession after a frightened woman dialed 911 to report being chased by Lohan's SUV.

Less than two weeks out of rehab, with another drunken-driving case pending, Lohan had a blood-alcohol level of between 0.12 and 0.13 percent when police found her about 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Talbot said.

Lohan attorney Blair Berk said her client had relapsed and was again receiving medical care.

"Addiction is a terrible and vicious disease," Berk said in a statement Tuesday.

Authorities had received a 911 call from the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant, said Officer Alex Padilla. The assistant had just quit hours before, he said.

"The mother was afraid," Padilla said. "She wasn't quite sure what was going on so she called the police saying she wanted to make sure everything was going to be OK."

The woman apparently didn't realize it was Lohan who was behind her, Padilla said.

Police said the woman drove her black Cadillac Escalade into the parking lot of Santa Monica's Civic Auditorium, about a block away from the Santa Monica Police Department, followed by Lohan driving a Denali sport utility vehicle. Authorities arrived and saw Lohan and the woman in "heated debate," Padilla said. Lohan and the woman each had two passengers in their vehicles, Padilla said.

After a sobriety test, the 21-year-old movie star was booked on suspicion of two misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license and two felony charges of possession of cocaine and transport of a narcotic, authorities said.

During a pre-booking search, police found cocaine in one of Lohan's pants pockets, Talbot said.

Several hours later, Lohan was released on $25,000 bail.

Padilla said he didn't know why Lohan was trying to catch the woman, whom he didn't name.

Last week, Lohan turned herself in to Beverly Hills police to face charges of driving under the influence in connection with a Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash.

Lohan lost control of her 2005 Mercedes SL-65 convertible and crashed into a curb and shrubs on Sunset Boulevard, police said. Lohan's blood-alcohol level at the time of that crash was above the legal limit, authorities said, but they wouldn't disclose how high it was. She also faces a misdemeanor charge of hit and run in that case.

A court date was scheduled in that case for Aug. 24.

Lohan left Promises Malibu Alcohol and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility on July 13, after a stay of more than six weeks.

When she left, publicist Leslie Sloan Zelnik said Lohan would voluntarily wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet.

"In part she is wearing the bracelet so there are no questions about her sobriety if she chooses to go dancing or dining in a place where alcohol is served," Zelnik said in a statement at the time.

Padilla said he wasn't sure if Lohan was wearing it when she was stopped early Tuesday.

Since her release, Berk said, Lohan had been tested daily in order to support her sobriety.

"Throughout this period, I have received timely and accurate reports from the testing companies," Berk said. "Unfortunately, late yesterday I was informed that Lindsay had relapsed. The bracelet has now been removed. She is safe, out of custody and presently receiving medical care."

In January, Lohan also had checked into rehab for substance abuse treatment.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Jaime Pressly Blasts Sexist Hollywood

My Name Is Earl actress Jaime Pressly is disgusted by the sexist nature of Hollywood, insisting women have less options than their male counterparts. The blonde star says it's much easier for men to make their way through show business than actresses.

She says, "I've done my share of films I'd like to forget. Still, I don't know anybody who hasn't, especially actresses. Ed Norton came into this business and has only done amazing films because he has that option - he's a man and those roles are available.

"For women, a lot of the parts just aren't that great and if you're trying to make a living you take roles you wouldn't necessarily take if you had money."

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Sienna Miller Glad She Begged Her Parents To Put Her In A Boarding School

Sienna Miller begged her parents to send her to boarding school when she was only eight years old. The Factory Girl star attended a private school in Berkshire, England at the tender age of eight - but insists it was on of the best decisions she has ever made.

She says, "I was really young to make the decision, but my parents are amazing people and let me go there. Obviously, at eight, you can't really make a life decision, so as soon as I got there, I was terribly homesick, and it was tough.

"But I stuck it out, and after a month of being miserable, I started to love it. I had the best time there."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Sarah Silverman Feels Bad About Paris Hilton Joke

Sarah Silverman regrets poking fun at Paris Hilton on the eve of her June jail stint after watching footage of the MTV Movie Awards. Silverman, who hosted the awards show, joked about Hilton's prison term, while the hotel heiress sat awkwardly in the audience.

Cameras captured a hurt Hilton as she squirmed in her seat - just hours before she began her prison sentence for a probation violation at Century Regional Detention Center - and Silverman admits she has felt terrible ever since.

She says, "I thought, 'She's got to know there's going to be a joke about her,' so I went for it. But then I looked down and saw a man in her face with a camera. I was there to be funny and I was, but that doesn't mean I can't feel bad about it."

A forgiving Hilton admits she knows Silverman was just trying to land a few laughs: "She's a funny comedienne and hopefully she won't be as mean the next time she sees me."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Catherine Zeta-Jones Didn't Marry For Money

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Catherine Zeta-Jones is amazed some people still presume the only reason she wed Michael Douglas was for financial reasons, despite the fact the couple has two children together and have been man and wife for nearly seven years.

The Mask Of Zorro star insists she never set out to snare a wealthy husband - and her marriage is all about love, not money.

She says, "There's some preconceived notion that I married Michael for his money, or I swan around in kimonos, making big demands. It's completely not the case. I've been working since I was 11 - actually, since I was 10 - in one business that's taken me through all my life. I just happened to meet my husband."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Ashlee Simpson And Pete Wentz Are 'Not Engaged'

A representative for Ashlee Simpson has quashed rumors she is engaged to Fall Out Boy star Pete Wentz. The pair began dating earlier this year, with gossip websites in the U.S. alleging Wentz had proposed to the singer before his band's performance at the Live Earth event earlier this month.

Website Popcrunch claimed the engagement was kept a secret because of the failure of sister Jessica's marriage to Nick Lachey, which ended in divorce in 2006. However a spokesperson for Simpson tells UsMagazine.com Wentz and Simpson's engagement rumors are "absolutely not true".
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Michael Bolton And Nicollette Sheridan To Record Duet Album

Michael Bolton and his fiancée Nicollette Sheridan are teaming up to record an album of duets. The Desperate Housewives star has no previous musical experience, but is venturing into pop after encouragement from Bolton.

She says, "I am such a shy singer but Michael has made me more confident and my voice has grown. We're planning an album of duets. You might think its madness but we like the way our voices blend."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Sienna Miller Feuds With Kate Moss Over Rival Clothing Ranges

Actress Sienna Miller has launched a scathing attack on Kate Moss' much-hyped clothing range. The British style icon - who launches her own fashion line later with sister Savannah later this year - insists that she began creating her clothing long before supermodel Moss teamed up with British high street chain TopShop.

The latest comments fuel a bitter feud between the pair - who are known to be enemies - thanks to Moss' friendship with Sadie Frost - the former wife of Miller's ex-fiance Jude Law.

Miller says, "Her clothing project was very different with ours. Obviously I would say this, but actually my sister and I started to work on ours before she did, two and a half years ago.

"And also, unlike Kate Moss, Sav is a real stylist."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Sienna Miller Feuds With Kate Moss Over Rival Clothing Ranges

Actress Sienna Miller has launched a scathing attack on Kate Moss' much-hyped clothing range. The British style icon - who launches her own fashion line later with sister Savannah later this year - insists that she began creating her clothing long before supermodel Moss teamed up with British high street chain TopShop.

The latest comments fuel a bitter feud between the pair - who are known to be enemies - thanks to Moss' friendship with Sadie Frost - the former wife of Miller's ex-fiance Jude Law.

Miller says, "Her clothing project was very different with ours. Obviously I would say this, but actually my sister and I started to work on ours before she did, two and a half years ago.

"And also, unlike Kate Moss, Sav is a real stylist."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Sienna Miller Feuds With Kate Moss Over Rival Clothing Ranges

Actress Sienna Miller has launched a scathing attack on Kate Moss' much-hyped clothing range. The British style icon - who launches her own fashion line later with sister Savannah later this year - insists that she began creating her clothing long before supermodel Moss teamed up with British high street chain TopShop.

The latest comments fuel a bitter feud between the pair - who are known to be enemies - thanks to Moss' friendship with Sadie Frost - the former wife of Miller's ex-fiance Jude Law.

Miller says, "Her clothing project was very different with ours. Obviously I would say this, but actually my sister and I started to work on ours before she did, two and a half years ago.

"And also, unlike Kate Moss, Sav is a real stylist."

Lepaparazzi News Update: Nicole Kidman's Chocolate Cake Cravings

Nicole Kidman has such a weakness for chocolate cake she munches her way through one every week. The actress admits she could gobble down a huge slice of cake every night, but has to limit her chocolate habit.

She says, "I can't have a piece of cake every night but I can have a piece of cake three or four nights a week. I eat healthily, but I also love pies and chocolate."

And Kidman, 40, admits she also has a weakness for cheese: "When I see a great piece of cheese and wonder if it's better to eat it and get cellulite or not eat it, in the end, I'll probably nibble on the cheese."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Beckhams' New Home Is A Roller Skating Paradise

Victoria Beckham Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham is convinced she's found the right Los Angeles home for her family - because the corridors are big and long enough for her three sons to skate through. The pop star-turned-fashion icon's search for the perfect home is featured in her upcoming reality show Victoria Beckham: Coming To America, and she admits the top item on her wish list had nothing to do with her own comforts.

She settled for a $22 million Beverly Hills pad because, "It's a light, happy house, with a great corridor the kids are going to love when they are roller skating."

Meanwhile, husband David, who begins a new soccer career with local team the Los Angeles Galaxy later this month, insists Tinseltown's home helps needn't bother applying for jobs with the Beckhams as the family aren't planning to employ an army of gardeners, nannies and maids.

He tells America's W magazine, "We like to lock the doors at night and wander around naked."

The couple graces the cover of the upcoming issue of the style magazine - David is topless and seated on the bonnet of a black sports car, while his wife, wearing sexy lingerie and revealing her back, pouts for the camera while leaning against the soccer star.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Debbie Harry - "Necessary Evil" out September 25th

That voice is unmistakable, so just be glad that Debbie Harry isn’t going anywhere. The lead singer for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Blondie is back with her Eleven Seven Music/ADA debut, Necessary Evil, her sixth solo album, and first since 1993’s Debravation.

Necessary Evil reflects Debbie’s total creative immersion in the project. She was involved in overseeing everything from producing her music video to creatively directing her photo shoot with Joe Gaffney to picking out her own mastering company (a job the record label usually takes on). Rob Roth, friend and designer, created the artwork for the album from photographs that Debbie took of herself. Rob then made the cover come alive in the music video, which they filmed in a garden on the lower east side of Manhattan.

The ultimate pop-rock, new wave diva, Debbie Harry set the mold, incorporating everything she learned from culture pioneers like Andy Warhol, Giorgio Moroder and Fab Five Freddy into her fashion, look and, particularly, sound. With Blondie, she and Chris Stein brought the worlds of disco and rock together with “Heart of Glass” and “Call Me” and broke ground by combining hip-hop and pop on “Rapture.” As a solo artist, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards co-produced her first release Koo Koo in 1981. She continues to defy expectations with such genre-busting efforts as “French Kissing in the U.S.A.,” “Rush Rush,” “Rain” and “The Jam Was Moving.” Before there was Madonna and Gwen Stefani, Debbie Harry was rock’s reigning blonde pin-up icon, and both are quick to acknowledge her inspiration, as are countless female (and male) rockers who have since formed bands.

On the new album, she collaborates with the following, all of whom she picked personally to participate: New York production team Super Buddha (Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland), Jazz Passengers’ Roy Nathanson and Bill Ware (“Paradise”), the Toilet Boys’ Guy Furrow (“Charm Alarm”) and Chris Stein (“Jen Jen,” “Naked Eye”).

There is a marvelous combo ranging from cool dance-floor rhythms, to the pop-rock style of the first single “Two Times Blue,” to the Spector girl group sound of “If I Had You,” to the rocking title track, the tribal experimentalism of “Jen Jen” and the torchy noir David Lynch-meets-Brecht/Weill of “Paradise.” In all, it does a marvelous job of combining all the sides of Debbie’s personality, from sex symbol to playful tease, from cheeky bravado to aching vulnerability, in short, not just a look back, but a step forward.



“I don’t know if I consciously did that,” she says of compiling her various personas on the album. “If it did happen, it was pretty unconscious. Basically, I would come up with an idea for a topic, a lyric or catch phrase, go in with a melody line, and we would develop it. I don’t look at it psychologically. All art is a building process. You just keep layering on your experiences. In that sense, it’s totally real.”

In fact, for the normally cool Harry, who usually hides behind her various guises, Necessary Evil is highly personal and very revealing. The shimmering “Deep End” finds Debbie urging you to take chances and not play it safe, set against a metaphor of swimming in the ocean. “When your back’s against the wall, you have to take a leap of faith,” she says of the song’s theme. “Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t… but it still empowers you.”

The sensual “Love with a Vengeance” and the questioning “What Is Love” both offer a glimpse inside Debbie’s heart, which is most definitely not made of glass. “The album is very much about love,” she says. “It’s a question that seems to involve everyone’s life deeply, certainly mine as well. There are many aspects to love. It’s so important to us, completely involving. It’s the most important thing you can exercise in this world… to look at life with love. And not be stupid or blinded by it, but to really understand its nature and live with it. In the ‘60s, love was a major part of our lives, but we’ve sort of lost that. Maybe bringing it up and talking about it will influence some of the things we really have to take care of, like the environment. This is something we have to do out of necessity, not just desperation or survival. Motivation must come from love.”

Debbie takes on such modern foibles as the fascination with the tabloids in the satiric “School for Scandal,” original sin in the rocking title track and even Lil’ Kim’s incarceration, which was the original inspiration for the dance-floor technopop of “Dirty N Deep.”

“Each song is not about one thing in particular,” she explains. “Each one has flavors of other experiences, an amalgamation of things. Some of the lyrics are autobiographical, and some are just observations or listening to other people’s stories, things I’ve read, just everything. That’s what art is. You’re like a sponge, this kind of receptor, a radio antenna receiving all these different waves that swarm around and come out in a song.”

On songs like “Jen Jen,” “Naked Eye,” and “Paradise,” which is a strange narrative told from the point-of-view of a female suicide bomber, explosives strapped to her body, insisting she’s doing what she’s doing for love, Debbie explores new musical and lyrical frontiers, stretching out to remind you of past avant-garde excursions with the likes of guitarist Robert Fripp and violinist Walter Steding. “They’re not as obvious,” she says of the songs. “A little bit off, not part of a direct pop approach.”

For Debbie Harry, making Necessary Evil was something she had to do. As in “Deep End,” she doesn’t just dip her toe in the water, but goes in head first.

“It’s exciting to be doing this on my own, but chilling and weird at the same time,” she admits. “In a way, I will be out there without a safety net. The comfort level with Blondie is great, but in most cases, the audience wants to hear the old music from us, rather than the future, and that is death for an artist. You have to keep moving forward.”

As for what’s next, Debbie Harry is ready.

“I had a really great time work with Super Buddha and all the musicians on the album,” she concludes. “I hope that people are entertained by my new release.”

Debbie Harry may be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but she continues to look to the future, by pushing herself to expand her art. This is one Necessary Evil that’s, well, necessary…not only for fans, as it turns out, but for Debbie herself.

Necessary Evil" is a collection of 17 new tracks including the first single "Two Times Blue". The album will be released on September 25th so sit tight!

Listen to first single " Two Times Blue"

Lepaparazzi News Update: Victoria Beckham As She Prepares For Move To U.S.: 'I'm Just A Normal Girl From London'

Victoria Beckham LOS ANGELES (AP) - Victoria Beckham insisted Monday that she's ''just a normal girl from London'' who happens to be ''living quite a surreal life'' with her soccer star husband David and their three young boys.

Americans can judge for themselves when the newest British import is seen in a one-hour NBC special, ''Victoria Beckham: Coming to America,'' airing July 16 at 8 p.m.

As if Posh and Becks aren't besieged enough by cameras, the special follows Victoria Beckham as she prepares to move from Europe to the United States for her husband's July 21 debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.

''It's funny. People really get to see what I'm really like. I have quite a dry sense of humor, which I hope is going to translate to Americans,'' Beckham said by phone from her London home where boxes were piled up ahead of the family's move Wednesday.

''I'm incredibly blessed and I wanted to show that to everybody.''

Beckham called herself ''a working mum'' who is focused on developing her signature line of clothing, sunglasses and perfume.

''That's my passion and that's what I'm good at,'' she said.

Beckham said her family was ''so excited'' about relocating that her boys ''actually think they're moving to Disneyland.''

The family will make do in a reported $22 million, 13,000-square foot villa in Beverly Hills, where neighbors include Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

Beckham described her family life as almost quaint, hanging out at home and watching DVDs.

David Beckham appears briefly in the special, but viewers won't see the couple's three sons - Brooklyn, 9; Romeo, 4; and Cruz, 2 - or their BFFs, Cruise and Holmes.

''We don't ever allow the children to be photographed or filmed. We like them to be normal kids,'' she said. ''I didn't want any of my friends in there, either.''

Why not?

''This isn't a reality show, it's a documentary about me,'' Beckham said. ''Anything we do professionally, we try to keep the children out of it. We don't sort of traipse them up and down the red carpet.''

Initially, NBC had announced a six-episode series in February that would air during the summer. However, Beckham's shooting time was limited by her spending time in Europe as her husband wound down his playing career there.

So NBC decided it had enough footage to air a one-hour special. Among the executive producers is ''American Idol'' creator Simon Fuller, who managed the Spice Girls pop group that launched Victoria Beckham to fame.

Beckham did a similar documentary, ''Being Victoria Beckham,'' that aired in Britain in 2002.

If ratings for the special are good, it's possible she could be offered more television work.

''I wouldn't say I'm going to be the next TV star,'' she said. ''We'll see what people make of this.''

Other than the recently announced Spice Girls reunion tour, Beckham denied she's planning to resurrect her showbiz career in Los Angeles.

''I'm certainly not using this as a springboard to launch any sort of solo career, you'll be glad to hear,'' she said.

Citing the 1997 movie ''Spice World,'' which followed members of the pop group, Beckham gave her acting a bad review.

''I really wasn't that good,'' she said. ''I must be the only person in L.A. that doesn't want to be in films.''

But she still wants to sing.

The Spice Girls tour is set to open Dec. 7 in Los Angeles, reuniting the five-member girl group that sold millions of records in the 1990s before breaking up in 2001. A greatest hits album with a couple new songs will be out in December. The women now have seven children between them.

''I want my kids to see Mommy on the stage doing what I used to do and I want David to see it again,'' Beckham said. ''David is going to come on tour because it starts when his football ends.''

If you think you know Posh from reading the tabloids, she says forget it.

''People can have preconceptions because of the photographs that they see of me, because of some of the stories that they read about me as well,'' she said. ''A lot of the time it couldn't be further from the truth. We're so used to having things written about us that aren't true.''

Case in point: Beckham denied an item in Sunday's Los Angeles Times that said her husband gifted her with a $1.8 million diamond-encrusted sex toy when their third son was born.

''I can honestly say that is not true,'' she said, laughing. ''We do buy each other nice things, but it's never as extravagant as people make out.''

And she has a warning to paparazzi gearing up to stalk the couple.

''We're going to be quite low-key,'' she said. ''There are people that are much more famous in L.A. than David and myself. We're not out every night. We're probably a lot more boring than people think.''
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Tony Parker and Eva Langoria's Wedding Day

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(CBS/AP) The sun smiled on Tony Parker and Eva Longoria's wedding day, breaking through after days of gray Paris skies. Their VIP guests, though, were concealed by big black umbrellas.

Glamour and security went hand-in-hand as the NBA champion and star of "Desperate Housewives" exchanged vows Saturday in a church across from the Louvre Museum.

The Roman Catholic ceremony at the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church — frequented by French royalty in centuries past — was stage two in a weekend wedding extravaganza.

First, the mayor of Paris pronounced Parker, 25, and Longoria, 32, husband and wife in a civil ceremony Friday. Then, a priest married them Saturday afternoon. Following that: an exclusive bash at a storied French chateau.

Longoria wore a silk wool and silk gazar scoop-back mermaid gown embroidered with silver metallic. The gown, which had a 5-foot-long train, was designed by Angel Sanchez, a spokeswoman for the designer said.

French menswear label De Fursac, which Parker models for, provided the groom's suit.

Stars of all stripes — actors, athletes, musicians — joined the couple for their nuptials.

Longoria's fellow "Housewives" garnered the most attention from several hundred mostly French fans outside the church, who booed bodyguards for blocking their view.

Teri Hatcher, in a silky blue gown, came with her 9-year-old daughter Emerson Rose. Felicity Huffman, in a beige dress with ruffled v-neck collar, brought husband William H. Macy. Nicolette Sheridan wore a strapless pink gown. Marcia Cross, who recently gave birth to twins, was not expected to attend.

A view of the Saint Germain L'Auxerrois cathedral in Paris where Tony Parker and Eva Longoria wed on July 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Also attending were singer Sheryl Crow and the head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, Greg Popovich. Bodyguards used huge black umbrellas to shield guests from view. Police also erected 10-foot-high wooden panels in front of the church, and the bride and groom kept well out of sight.

Later, the couple headed to the 17th century Vaux-le-Vicomte chateau 35 miles southeast of Paris, with its marble-floored ballroom, chandelier-studded dining room and precisely pruned gardens.

For the civil ceremony, Parker, who was born in Belgium and grew up in France, asked Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe to officiate. Parker's friends translated when Delanoe gave a speech calling the basketball star a model in the fight against racism.

"It was touching, moving, very warm and at the same time very relaxed," Delanoe said on RTL radio Saturday. And romantic, he added: "They kiss all the time."

French law requires a civil ceremony even when couples marry in a church.

Saturday started gray but the skies cleared by the time the wedding guests arrived at the church. Fans stood through drizzle and shine.

"I love the series, and I came out today for the chance to see Eva, the 'American in Paris,"' said Lola Michot, a 16-year-old high school student from the eastern French city of Besancon.

Eva Longoria waves as she arrives at Paris City Hall on July 6, 2007 for her civil wedding with NBA player Tony Parker. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
The couple and their entourage gave very few details about the wedding.

Parker said the cake was made in France but nothing more. The superstitious Parker supposedly chose Saturday — 7/7/07 — as a lucky day.

Longoria plays crafty Gabrielle Solis in "Desperate Housewives." She met Parker, voted the most valuable player of the NBA Finals last month after the Spurs won their fourth title in nine seasons, after a game in November 2004. They announced their engagement last November.

Longoria divorced Tyler Christopher, an actor on the long-running ABC soap opera "General Hospital," in 2004, after two years of marriage. Parker's marriage to Longoria is his first.

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Lenny Kravitz To Headline Live Earth Rio Concert

Kravitz Will Close Show for Estimated One Million People at the Free Concert on Copacabana Beach

Lenny Kravitz has agreed to act as the headliner at the Brazil leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007. Brazil is the only country hosting a Live Earth concert that is entirely free and open to the public, and producers expect the concert being staged on the famed Copacabana Beach will draw over a million people. Kravitz will close the show there.

“With Lenny Kravitz as the closing act, the Rio show will not just reach the masses gathered on Copacabana Beach, but millions of people across Brazil, South America and the worldwide networks” Live Earth Founder and Producer Kevin Wall said.

Live Earth Rio de Janeiro will feature the following acts live on stage:

LENNY KRAVITZ

PHARRELL WILLIAMS

MACY GRAY

XUXA

O RAPPA

MARCELO D2

JORGE BEN JOR

JOTA QUEST

VANESSA DA MATTA

MV BILL

The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia and continue across all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Hamburg, Germany; London, United Kingdom; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before concluding at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium in the United States.

Live Earth will bring together more than 150 of the world’s top music acts to inspire an audience of over two billion people to trigger a mass movement to combat global warming. Live Earth seeks to inspire its global audience to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives and spur action by corporations and governments to turn the tide on global warming.

Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection and other international non-governmental organizations to move individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former Vice President of the United States Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection and a Partner of Live Earth.

Live Earth Rio de Janeiro is supported locally by Banco Itaú and Rio de Janeiro City Hall, among others. The concert will be broadcast on TV Globo, Brazil’s largest television network and Live Earth’s official network for Brazil. Live Earth Rio de Janeiro is also supported by Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and Development (FBOMS), WWF Brazil, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Brazil, Friends of the Earth Brazilian Amazonia and REBRAF: The Brazilian Agroforestry Network, Live Earth’s official local NGO partners.

"The commitment to sustainability is part of the Itaú Vision and it is translated by strategies and actions linked to socio-environmental responsibility. Our support is aligned with Itaú's philosophy of stimulating the discussion about the future of our Planet and the new generation," Banco Itaú Vice-President Antonio Matias.

"Rio de Janeiro reaffirms its position as an icon city in the America by supporting and being one of the host cities of Live Earth, important peace manifesto that aims to increase the conscience about global warming," Ruben Medina, City of Rio de Janeiro Tourism Secretary.

Exclusive online media partner MSN is helping Live Earth reach people in every corner of the globe. Live Earth Rio de Janeiro will be streamed live on MSN. MSN’s 39 localized web portals worldwide attract 465 million monthly users.

Smart is the world's only automaker serving as an Official Partner. Unlike any other vehicle, the new smart fortwo combines a modern, individual lifestyle with environmental protection by setting the standard in urban mobility and offering the lowest CO2 emission of any vehicle on the market. smart responds to environmental demands with innovative, technologically sound solutions and as a result produces positive and credible answers to the question of ecological driving.

Philips, as the world’s leading lighting supplier, joins Live Earth as an Official Partner. Philips was the first to introduce the energy saving light bulb in 1980 and has put environmental product improvement at the heart of its business with its EcoDesign program since 1994, increasing its green product range year by year.

Live Earth is partnering with companies on a local level who share the commitment to helping people live a more energy efficient lifestyle. PepsiCo, an Official Partner of Live Earth, is committed to making a difference with eco-friendlier packaging, energy and water conservation and waste reduction. It’s all part of PepsiCo’s commitment to Performance with Purpose -- to do better by doing better. Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, joins Live Earth as an Official Sponsor and is the latest extension of Esurance's efforts to conserve energy and preserve the planet's precious resources. For more than seven years, Esurance policyholders have helped save thousands of trees by buying their auto insurance online and using electronic documents. The Absolut Spirits Company, an official Live Earth partner, is working to reduce its carbon dioxide impact by focusing on sustainable agriculture, reducing impact on climate change and optimizing use of natural resources as mandated by V&S Group, the parent company of ABSOLUT Vodka and one of the leading international spirits companies.

Control Room has produced and distributed more than 60 concerts since its founding in 2005 featuring Beyonce, Madonna, Green Day and the Rolling Stones, among others.

Lepaparazzi News Update: Eva Longoria & Tony Parker Get First Wedding Gifts

Eva Longoria has received the first of her lavish wedding gifts as she prepares to wed basketball player Tony Parker this weekend, from the man once rumored to be her boyfriend. TV personality Mario Lopez has bought Longoria and Parker Kwiat Solaris jewelry pieces to mark the couple's upcoming nuptials.

Lopez splashed out more than $10,000 on an 18-carat white-gold bracelet for his friends and a 1.27-carat tie pin for the groom-to-be.

Desperate Housewives star Longoria and Parker began the celebrations for their nuptials at the weekend with a his-and-her bachelor party in Saint Tropez, France.

The couple arrived in Paris on Monday morning, according to People magazine. They will stage a low-key wedding followed by a lavish reception at Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte, two hours south of Paris.

Celebrities expected for the nuptials include Longoria's Desperate Housewives castmates, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jamie Foxx, Lopez and Parker's San Antonio Spurs teammates.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: The Access Entertainment Week In Review

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 1, 2007) -- It was big week for entertainment news, as an incarcerated heiress was set free, a pop princess made a mysterious delivery, and a TV star raised eyebrows in a foreign country.

After 23 days of being locked up, Paris Hilton walked out the front doors of the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California at 12:15 AM Tuesday morning. The smiling heiress walked past hoards of media who had gathered for hours awaiting her release from the facility. Waving at fans and shaking hands, the celebutante quickly made her way to her waiting parents, who drove her to her grandfather's home in Los Angeles' ritzy Holmby Hills area.

Upon Hilton's release, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said, "She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left."

As expected, a flurry of activity erupted outside the home of Paris' grandfather, as dozens of media crews and a host of reporters packed in tightly on the street to get a view of the Hilton home comings and goings.

Inside, Paris welcomed hair and makeup experts as she prepared herself for the following day's interview on "Larry King Live."


"I just want to let people know what I went through," she told King in Wednesday's interview. "I've been through a lot and it was a pretty traumatic experience, something I really... I've grown from."

Paris revealed much about her time behind bars in the interview with King, describing her emotional state while incarcerated, the conditions of her cell, and her feelings about being free again, among other things. And of course, the question on everyone's mind did time behind bars actually change her?

"Yeah, definitely. I have a new outlook on life," she claimed. "After being there awhile, I had to accept I could either make the best of it or make the worst of it, so I just went with the motto, 'Don't serve the time, let the time serve you.'"

In her talk with King, Paris stressed that she was a "businesswoman." To further understand Paris' assertion, Access investigated the history of Paris' business ventures in music, television, films, books, public appearances, and more - as well as revealing a brand new offer she has been given by a radio station in Minnesota!

Paris capped off her intense week by donning a dark wig and straw hat as she made her way to the sunny state of Hawaii.

While Paris was undoubtedly the focus of attention this week, other stars made news with stories of their own.

Britney Spears was reportedly planning on taking the stage this weekend in LA, as a special guest on Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" tour. A few days after that claim was reported, however, new reports surfaced that Britney had bowed out of the appearance due to having to sing rather than lip sync. Rumors were finally put to rest when a "True Colors" tour producer told PEOPLE that the show had reached out to Britney to perform at an earlier date in Las Vegas, but had never heard back from her, and that "they wouldn't be able to accommodate another artist in the LA schedule anyway."

But that's not the only Britney-centric paperwork story reported this week. A source close to Spears' ex-husband, Kevin Federline, told PEOPLE that Federline has resisted signing the former couple's final divorce papers, allegedly out of concern over Spears' recent behavior.

"Britney's attorneys are anxious to see Kevin sign off on a divorce," the source reportedly said. "But Kevin and his lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, are dragging their heels out of concern over reports of Britney's post-rehab partying."

The source reportedly added that Federline's camp "wants to make sure that the divorce document makes it simple enough for Kevin to downsize Britney's access to her kids the next time her behavior troubles him."

Under the agreement the couple reached in March, once papers are signed, Britney and Kevin would have joint legal and physical custody of their two sons - Sean Preston, 1, and Jayden James, 9 months.

A rep for Stamos released the following statement to Access Hollywood:

"John has been traveling extensively for the past few weeks in Greece, Egypt and Tokyo and had a difficult time adjusting to the time difference in Australia, which in turn led to many sleepless nights since his arrival. He acknowledges that his behavior was completely out of character during these interviews and apologizes."

Speculation surrounding Rosie O'Donnell's possible future as the new host of "The Price is Right" was finally put to rest this week -- by Rosie herself. O'Donnell posted a video blog on her Web site on Monday, saying that it was the show's Los Angeles location that was preventing her from taking the job. The game show's producers reportedly offered her the hosting position, but she didn't want to move her family from their home in New York.

"To get my entire family uprooted from their lives and move them cross country so I can have a fantasy childhood indulgence job, it just doesn't seem fair," she said. "They all are in school, they have friends. We love their school, we love our community, we love our house, our life, our home."

In other TV news: CNN's Nancy Grace revealed that she's pregnant with twins (and married!), Joey Fatone got a job as host of a new NBC game show, and an actor on "Rescue Me" lashed out at Denis Leary over his character being killed off on the show.

The BET Awards show was chock full of memorable music moments this week, including a brief reunion for Destiny's Child and a duet between two "Dreamgirls" divas.

In other music news: Bon Jovi took their new album to the top of the Billboard chart, Paul McCartney rocked fans with a surprise gig in LA, Usher announced that he was expecting his first child, and '90's girl-group The Spice Girls announced that they would reunite for a world tour later this year!
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Nicky Hilton Annoyed With Paris' Early Release

PARIS HILTON's younger sister NICKY is reportedly annoyed her sibling was release from jail early - because she was forced to cut short her trip to Greece to join the welcome party.

The Simple Life star was released from jail on Tuesday (26Jun07) after serving 23 days of a 45-day sentence for violating her probation from a 2006 drink-driving arrest.

But designer Nicky, 23, is allegedly angry with her parents for "dragging" her back from the Mediterranean, where she was attending a fashion show with her boyfriend David Katzenberg, to show a "united front" for her sister's release.

A source tells the New York Daily News, "Her parents dragged her back because they didn't think it would be good for the family's image if they didn't show a united front.
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"She loves her sister, but she thinks the whole media circus is ridiculous."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Paris Hilton's Welcome Party

Paris Hilton's family held a welcome home party for her yesterday (26.06.07).

Her parent's Bel-Air mansion saw family and friends celebrating with the heiress after her release from California county jail.

Paris' aunt Kyle Richards said: "She's very happy to be home - very, very happy. She's going to relax and spend family time.

"I think she's just excited to be at home and be with her family."

Pink balloons, pink hydrangeas, pink roses, yellow lilies and a white frosted cake decorated with the words 'Welcome Home' were delivered to the home.
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The president of Taco Bell - one of the 26-year-old favourite fast food restaurants - Greg Creed sent Paris a letter informing her of a special delivery.

Unfortunately the four bags of food were stopped by security and instead made their way into the mouths of the media and police officers outside the front gates.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was called to court yesterday (26.06.07) to justify his decision to originally transfer her to home arrest on June 7.

Sheriff Baca said: "Our doctors said we had no solution to Hilton's medical problems. None.

"As a sheriff in this county, I'm not going to let any inmate die in this jail.

"What's worth more - a person spending time in a county jail for driving on a suspended license or a person losing her life?

"She was at a place where we couldn't fix whatever that medical problem was with the resources we have. We knew this problem was not going to get better.

"We were placed in a very unusual and awkward position with Ms. Hilton."

Paris' mystery illness has still not been revealed.

The day after she was first released the Los Angeles Superior Court judge, who had sentenced her, called her to court and ordered her to return to jail where she spent a further 18 days.

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Christina Aguilera's Hollywood hopes

Christina Aguilera wants to swap singing for acting.

The 'Dirrty' singer is ready to embark on a Hollywood career and is currently reading scripts to find the perfect role.

Speaking at a press conference in Shanghai ahead of her first concert in China tonight (26.06.07), Christina said: "I am looking forward to moving into another creative outlet and that outlet is acting.

"It is something that, when I attempt to do it, I want to do it right so it's important for me that I do choose the right first role for myself."

However, the 26-year-old star doesn't want to give up singing for good, and is already coming up with song ideas for her next album.
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Christina has promised her fans it will be a complete overhaul from the sound of her most recent LP 'Back to Basics', which was heavily influenced by jazz.

She said: "It will be completely different. We're going to keep it short and sweet this time."

Last year, Christina was rumoured to be in line to play 50s pin-up Jeanne Carmen - who was known as the "queen of the B-movies" - in a biopic of her life.

However, the proposed role never materialised.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Larry King Lands First Paris Hilton Interview

Incarcerated PARIS HILTON will give her first live interview following her release from prison on Tuesday (26June07) to talk show host LARRY KING.

The socialite will appear on CNN show Larry King Live to give a one hour talk on her experiences in prison.

And the hotel heiress is thrilled she will be giving the interview to the award-winning American broadcaster.

She says, "I am thrilled that Larry King has asked me to appear on his programme to discuss my experience in jail, what I have learned, how I have grown and anything else he wants to talk about. Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon. It will be an honour to do his show."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Pamela Anderson Fur Fuss in Finland

PAMELA ANDERSON has taken aim at Finnish fur farms in a letter sent to the country's President TARJA HALONEN.

The former Baywatch star is in Scandinavia to host an upcoming music festival near Helsinki, Finland, and is making the most of her time there - calling for authorities to ban fur farms.

In her letter, Anderson, whose ancestors hailed from Finland, writes, "It's time for Finland to move into the 21st century."

Local fur companies have blasted her efforts to end the trade in the country, calling them "unrealistic".

A spokeswoman for the Finnish Fur Sales auction house claims such a ban would put more than 10,000 Finnish people out of work.

President Halonen's office has acknowledged receipt of the letter.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Brandy & Tyrese To Wed?

R&B star BRANDY finally has something to smile about as she battles accusations she caused a December (06) freeway pile-up that left one motorist dead - she's allegedly become engaged.

Movie star/singer Tyrese Gibson has proposed to single mum Brandy, according to Internet gossip site Hollyscoop.com.

Sources claim the couple has secretly been an on-and-off item for years, and Gibson asked Brandy to be his wife at a family party held earlier this month (Jun07).

The party, which Brandy threw for a pregnant pal, quickly became an engagement bash, according to the website.

Like his reported new fiancee, Gibson has faced legal problems in 2007 - he was at the centre of a criminal investigation after reportedly punching his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach in January (07).

At the time, police sources in Los Angeles confirmed the 2 Fast 2 Furious star's live-in girlfriend, who was then five months pregnant, called police claiming the singer had punched her in the stomach twice during a heated argument.

Gibson's girlfriend has since played down the domestic fight, insisting reports were distorted, and the actor/singer has branded the reports "not true."

Brandy reportedly wed Robert Smith, the father of her daughter Sy'Rai, when she discovered she was pregnant in 2001. Producer Smith claims the couple was never legally married.

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Star Parents Julia Roberts Keri Russell Kevin James

Star Parents Julia Roberts Keri Russell Kevin James.

ROBERTS WELCOMES THIRD CHILD Actress JULIA ROBERTS has given birth to her third child, a boy called HENRY DANIEL MODER.

The 39-year-old Pretty Woman star delivered the baby, who weighed 3.86 kilograms (8.5 pounds), in Los Angeles yesterday (18Jun07).

Roberts and her cameraman husband Danny Moder, 38, are also parents to two-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus.

The actress' representative Marcy Engelman tells People.com, "The Moder family is doing great."

RUSSELL GIVES BIRTH TO FIRST CHILD Mission: Impossible III actress KERI RUSSELL gave birth to her first child earlier this month (Jun07).

The former Felicity star, 31, welcomed a son, River Russell Deary in New York on 9 June (07).

The tot's father is her carpenter husband Shane Deary. The couple wed on Valentine's Day this year (14Feb07).

KEVIN JAMES IS A DAD AGAIN Funnyman KEVIN JAMES has something to keep him occupied following the end of his sitcom KING OF QUEENS - his wife has given birth to their second child.

The Hitch actor's model wife Steffiana De la Cruz gave birth to a daughter Shea Joelle in Los Angeles last Thursday (14Jun07).

The couple, who wed in June 2004, also have a 21-month-old daughter Sienna.

James' long-running sitcom King Of Queen ended last month (May07) after nine years.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Mom: Spears 'just figuring things out

The 25-year-old pop star completed a monthlong stay at a luxury Malibu, Calif., rehabilitation treatment facility in March after attracting an onslaught of media attention for wild behavior that included partying with Paris Hilton and a stop at a San Fernando Valley hair salon, where she shaved her own head.

Britney Spears, who reached a divorce settlement with aspiring rapper Kevin Federline in March, recently posted a message on her Web site saying she had been acting like a "bad kid running around with ADD (attention deficit disorder)."

The singer filed for divorce from Federline in November, just two months after giving birth to the couple's second child, Jayden James. Their older son, Sean Preston, was born in September 2005.

"Everything is going to be good," Lynne Spears tells the magazine. "Everything is going to be really good. I can see her life picking up and it's just going to hold great things for her."

"Britney Jean Spears is the sweetest and the most sensitive and loving of all my children," says Spears, the mother of three children with ex-husband Jamie Spears. "She's just figuring things out."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Kim Kardashian's Houston Attack Caught On Record

Kim Kardashian's Houston Attack Caught On Record.

Fiery messages socialite KIM KARDASHIAN left on ex-boyfriend RAY J's voicemail about his new love WHITNEY HOUSTON have been sampled in a controversial new RandB hit.

Kardashian, who appeared on a leaked sex tape with her ex last year (06), blasted Ray J and his new girlfriend in phone messages, which were recorded after the R&B star's voicemail was hacked into.

Ray J explains, "There's this 1-800 number, where you can check people's messages through this spy company. I guess somebody did that.

"Then they put a soundtrack to the shit... and now it's going to be Kim dissing Whitney, Kim talking shit to me about the bitches I've f**ked."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Lindsay Lohan Bodyguard Reveals Lesbian Trysts

LINDSAY LOHAN had a series of post-party lesbian trysts, according to a former bodyguard who quit when her wild ways became too much.

Lee Weaver worked for Lohan for two years and is now planning to reveal all about the Mean Girls star's drug use and partying lifestyle as part of a new tell-all book.

And one of the most shocking revelations is Lohan's alleged lesbian interests.

Weaver tells Britain's News of The World newspaper, "She used boys for drugs and girls for thrills. I lost count of the women she took back to her hotel room from clubs."

And Weaver admits Lohan even tried to seduce Mariah Carey: "I saw her try to grope Mariah Carey's bottom and boobs one night as they danced.

"One time I went to look for her in a club bathroom and found her in the corner French-kissing a girl."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Richie Sambora Enters Rehab

The 47-year-old guitarist has entered an undisclosed rehab facility to treat a currently unknown substance abuse problem.

A statement released to website People.com reads, "Richie Sambora has entered an undisclosed treatment facility in Los Angeles. He asks that you respect he and his family's privacy at this time."

Sambora's divorce from actress Heather Locklear was finalised in April (07) and he split from girlfriend Denise Richards earlier this year (07).

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Jolie and Pitt to Retire in a Few Years?

ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT are planning to retire from the movie industry in a few years to dedicate their time to raising their children.

The Hollywood superstars have four children, three of whom are adopted, Cambodia-born Maddox, Vietnam-born Pax and Ethiopia-born Zahara, and biological daughter Shiloh - and plan on having more.

Jolie says, "I think both of us only plan to work for a few more years.

"Brad and I have a lot of kids. And we want to have more kids, and they demand a lot of time.

"You can't balance everything."

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Jessica Simpson and John Mayer Split

Jessica Simpson and John Mayer have split again, it has been reported.

The couple, who are said to have parted ways several times in recent months, allegedly ended their relationship for good on Sunday (03.06.07).

A source told People magazine: "It has been rocky and it had been rocky, and it reached the end of the road. It is definitely over - the relationship has ended.

"They broke up Sunday night, but who knows what the future will hold. This is the twelfth time they've broken up. Their relationship is volatile. Last week, they felt better than ever. This week, things are rocky. Who knows what the future will bring."

Jessica, 26, and John, 29, who have been dating for the past year, recently spent time in New York and Mexican resort Cabo San Lucas in a desperate effort to save their relationship.

The source added: "They tried to make it work. They dated for a year. They spent time together in an attempt to talk things over. But it's over.

"Every relationship has its differences, but with Jessica and John those differences were starting to become more and more apparent."

A source close to Jessica said: "She loves John but she has to be true to herself."
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ABC.com Launch of new Broadband Player

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That's right, ABC.com has launched a new broadband player that allows you to watch full episodes of 14 of your favorite shows – including Grey’s Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, October Road and The Bachelor – all on full-screen.

And to up the stakes – they’re also showing unaired episodes of Day Break and Six Degrees.

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Angelina Jolie To Adopt.... Again

Brad Pitt has flown into the Czech Republic to meet the latest child his partner Angelina Jolie wants to adopt.

The Hollywood actress found the child at a Catholic Orphanage she has been regularly visiting in Prague whilst filming her new movie ‘Wanted’ in the city.

A source tells The Sun, “Angelina celebrated her 32nd birthday yesterday and had told Brad she felt it was time to extend their family again.

“Her maternal instincts are in overdrive and she felt a bond with the kid straight away.

“She called Brad and said she had found a child who would fit in perfectly with the other kids.

“If everything goes smoothly, Angelina will have an Eastern European son to add to her brood.”

If the adoption goes ahead it would be Jolie’s fourth, having already become mother to young children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam.

She also gave birth to Pitt’s first child Shiloh last year.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Marilyn Manson's Awkward Meeting With Girlfriend's Parents

Marilyn Manson's Awkward Meeting With Girlfriend's Parents.... Shock rocker Marilyn Manson shared an awkward drink with girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood's parents - after showing them his new video, which opens with the couple making love.

The controversial promo also features the actress fondling a knife and performing a sexual act, smeared with fake blood.

Manson reveals he showed Wood's parents the video to Heart Shaped Glasses during one of their first meetings, and admits his girlfriend's mum and dad have every right to be concerned about their daughter's new man.

He says, "I'm not as bad in the way they'd like to think I am. But I'm bad in a different way.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Jennifer Aniston's no to Pitt book

Jennifer Aniston will not write a tell-all book about her failed marriage to Brad Pitt.

The actress has denied claims she is set to pen a candid book about her and Brad's four year union.

Jennifer's representative told Usmagazine.com: "Jennifer has no plans to write a book. She is not looking to write a tell-all. She has no interest in it."

The statement follows reports contained in the latest issue of America's Star magazine, which alleged Jennifer was set to sign a $5 million deal to spill the beans.

A source was quoted as saying: "Jennifer is finally ready to pour her heart out and reveal the intimate details of her charmed but troubled life in an explosive tell-all book."

The former 'Friends' star separated from Brad in January 2005, shortly before he began a relationship with his 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' co-star Angelina Jolie.

Their divorce was finalised in October 2005, but Jennifer has refused to divulge any intimate details about their relationship, despite huge media interest.

Last year, it was alleged the 38-year-old actress intended to pen the explosive tome "to get back at Brad for his romance with Angelina".
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Justin Timberlake launches record label

Justin Timberlake, music star and movie star, is aiming to add another glittering line to his resume — star maker.

The pop singer will sign artists and release their music through a new record label he's heading that's a joint venture with Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M label group.

"We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster, and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries," Timberlake said in a statement issued Monday.

Timberlake will serve as chairman and chief executive of the new label, dubbed Tennman Records, which will be based in Los Angeles and distributed globally by Interscope.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Day-to-day operations will be handled by Ken Komisar, a former vice president at Sony BMG Music Entertainment, who was named president at Tennman.

Timberlake's first two solo albums — 2002's "Justified" and last year's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" — have sold more than 13 million copies combined.

He's currently on the big screen, at least his voice is, in the mega-hit "Shrek the Third."

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Pamela Anderson Tells Kids About Sex Tape

Pamela Anderson Tells Kids About Sex Tape.

PAMELA ANDERSON was forced to tell her children about the infamous sex tape she made with TOMMY LEE JONES following the release of the Borat movie.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan features a clip from the video that was stolen from the former Baywatch star in 1998.

Anderson says she had "a breakdown" when sons Brandon, 10, and Dylan, nine, wanted to watch the movie, forcing her to come clean about the well-publicised video.

She says, "They really wanted to see Borat and I finally had a breakdown and let them because all their friends had. I said, 'There are a few things we have to talk about before you see Borat.'
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And they go: 'We know about the magazines.' So that was one gone! "I kind of went 'la la la la la la la' over the parts I didn't want them to hear. Actually, I did tell them, I said: 'You know, when your dad and I were first together we used to video tape everything.

Everybody's naked, hugging, kissing, all that good stuff and someone stole the tape. And I remember when we were watching the film and Dylan goes: 'You mean everybody has seen this?' And I said, 'Yes.'"

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Lepaparazzi News Update: Amazing' Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz's new man says she is "amazing".

The 'Shrek 3' star recently began dating magician Criss Angel and the illusionist admits he is completely smitten.

Criss, 39, told People magazine: "Cameron is an amazing person. I'm so honoured to be able to call her my friend."

While the pair are yet to confirm their romance, friends say they are already very close.

A source said: "I don't know how to classify them. But she is using the word 'we' to mean her and Criss."

Last week, Cameron, 34, flew to Las Vegas for an intimate dinner with Criss at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino's Social House restaurant.

The couple continued their evening partying at PURE Nightclub, where they were seen cosying up in the VIP area.

The pair then headed to Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Body English club at around 1.15am.

The week before (12.05.07), Cameron and Criss - who was briefly engaged to British actress Minnie Driver - were seen together at the VH1 Rock Honours party, before moving on to the Jet Nightclub with Drew Barrymore

On Monday (14.05.07) they enjoyed dinner at Bellagio's Prime Steakhouse and caught a performance of Cirque du Soleil's Beatles tribute show 'LOVE'.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Richie Is At Home, Not In Rehab

Interviewer Ann Curry apologised and Jolie continued, "It's alright. It's a part of life... I lost my mom. It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young, but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, because I love her and she's my friend." (GES/WNWV/JC)) Richie Is At Home, Not In Rehab.

Socialite NICOLE RICHIE has hit out at claims she is in rehab fighting anorexia and a lethal addiction to painkillers, insisting she is enjoying life at home.

Speculation that Richie - the adopted daughter of singing legend Lionel - had entered the Beau Monde facility in Laguna Beach seeking treatment for an eating disorder and substance abuse surfaced last week (11May07).

But a spokesman for The Simple Life star denies the claims, saying she is in fact at her home in Glendale, California.

The representative tells TMZ.com Richie recently visited her therapist, but her recovery is "an ongoing process" and she is "completely sober".
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Journalist Begs For Pearl's Forgiveness At Cannes

Journalist Begs For Pearl's Forgiveness At Cannes.... The Cnn reporter who asked grieving widow Mariane Pearl if she'd seen the video of her husband's execution used the press conference surrounding Angelina Jolie's new film to apologise for his thoughtlessness.

Chris Burns stunned Pearl with his tough questions during a TV interview in February 2002 and begged her forgiveness during a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Monday (21May07).

The journalist stood as Pearl, Jolie - who plays her in new film A Mighty Heart - and Brad Pitt were promoting the movie, and reminded the single mother of his poor judgment.

Burns said, "Have you maybe forgiven me for that question? It was journalistic instinct that I regret."

Smiling Pearl said, "I accept your apologies."
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Scott Stapp Assult Charge Reduced

LATEST: Former CREED star SCOTT STAPP's assault charge following a fight with his wife has been reduced to a misdemeanour.

The rocker had been charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony after he was arrested at his home on Sunday (20May07). Police were called to the residence on Long Lake Estates in Palm Beach County, Florida after neighbours heard a disturbance, and took the 33-year-old into custody.

However, Judge Cory J. Ciklin reduced the charge yesterday (21May07) "because the allegation is that Stapp threw a bottle of Orangina at his wife, at her head, and missed and the bottle broke," sheriff's spokesman Paul Miller said.

Miller adds, "Based on the circumstances, the defense attorney argued that was not a deadly weapon."

Stapp's lawyer Robert Gershman says, "The facts against him are weak. The judge saw that."

The singer is back at his home but will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing, Miller reveals.

Stapp wed former Miss New York Jaclyn Nesheiwat last year (06). They have a baby daughter, Milan Hayat Stapp.
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Lepaparazzi News Update: Another Cancer Fight For Fawcett

Former CHARLIE'S ANGELS star FARRAH FAWCETT's cancer has returned just three months after the actress was given the all-clear by doctors in February this year (07).

Medics reportedly discovered a new cancer outbreak during a routine check-up, but insiders state Fawcett will not have to undergo chemotherapy again.

Instead, according to US news show Extra, doctors will plant a seed-like device, which emits radiation, in the diseased area in an effort to kill off the cancer cells.
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