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Lord Borg
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Crowe Shocked by Al-Qaeda Kidnap Threat
Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe was stunned to discover he was a kidnap target for Muslim terrorist group Al-qaeda. The Federal Bureau Of Investigation warned Crowe and a number of other big screen stars prior to the 2001 Academy Awards that Osama Bin Laden wanted to kidnap them - nine months before Bin Laden spearheaded the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington DC. New Zealand-born Crowe says, "That was the first conversation in my life that I'd ever heard the phrase al-Qaeda. And it was something to do with some recording picked up by a French policewoman, I think, in either Libya or Algiers. I don't think that I was the only person. But it was about - and here's another little touch of irony - it was about taking iconographic Americans out of the picture as a sort of cultural-destabilization plan." Following the warning, Crowe was accompanied to the Oscars - where he picked up the Best Actor award for Gladiator - by FBI agents, who also guarded him while he shot subsequent movies A Beautiful Mind and Master And Commander. He jokes, "I never fully understood what the f**k was going on. Suddenly it looks like I think I'm f**king Elvis Presley, because everywhere I go there are all these FBI guys."
Jolie Gets Serious at Press Club
Angelina Jolie fought hordes of photographers as she spoke for orphan refugees in Washington DC yesterday. The Tomb Raider star was a special guest at a National Press Club luncheon, where she addressed children's rights amid an explosion of flashbulbs. The Oscar-winning actress, who has donated more than $3 million, to aid refugees, was in Washington to announce the launch of a new organization she had helped fund, which will provide free legal aid to the thousands of children who arrive alone to the United States each year as refugees and immigrants. In a speech, she outlined plans for the Washington-based National Center For Refugee And Immigrant Children, which is expected to open next month. But she was taken aback when her arrival was greeted by hungry paparazzi and she had to ask several times for photographers to "back down" and let her speak. The 29-year-old United Nation's goodwill ambassador also used the press day to confirm she was planning to adopt again - so that her son Maddox could have a little "African brother". After the Press Club appearance, Jolie met on Capitol Hill with lawmakers regarding refugee funding and legislation
Travolta To Disclose Diana Secrets
Hollywood actor John Travolta promises to reveal intimate secrets of his intense friendship with late British royal Diana, Princess Of Wales in his forthcoming autobiography. The Saturday Night Fever star first met Diana at a White House party in 1985 hosted by then American President Ronald Reagan - and his wife Nancy told Travolta the princess was desperate to dance with him. The 51-year-old recalls, "I was at the lowest point of my career and yet in that room I felt like a frog who had been turned into a prince. I timidly crept over and said, 'Excuse me, princess, would you care to dance?' And she dipped her head and looked up at me and she blushed. Then she said, 'I would love to.' As they started playing songs from my movies they all left the floor. We were dancing alone. I said, 'God, we're in the middle of the floor with the whole world watching!'" Travolta adds, "I'm writing my book. If I wait any longer, it'll be two memoirs and I can't do that. I guess for readers in England the most interesting thing is going to be the stuff about Princess Diana. It will include a lot of things I've never discussed with anybody." |
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Theresa
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I heard about the Russell Crowe thing. Sheesh, after Master and Commander, why? 
Also read the Travolta story before, from Di's POV, was sweet, 
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Tara Reid Sues Over Ad
American Pie star Tara Reid has sued the owners of a Las Vegas condominium project for using her name in an advertisement which appears to be a reference to her recent breast mishap. In November, the actress was horrified when the strap of her dress slipped off her left shoulder and exposed her breast to photographers as she walked the red carpet at Sean 'P Diddy' Combs' 35th birthday party in New York city. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims that Reid's reputation was damaged by an advertisement for Sky Las Vegas Condominiums published on February 1. It reads, "Dear Tara Reid. Come let it all hang out." The lawsuit alleges the ad implies that Reid, 29, intentionally let her dress strap slip and that Sky Las Vegas is capitalizing on her misfortune by misrepresenting her as "sexually lewd or immoral". Reid wants a judge to bar Sky Las Vegas from continuing to publish or distribute the ads.
Clooney's New Home Vandalized
George Clooney's latest Italian home has become the target of vandals and hooligans opposed to the movie star's plans to take control of picturesque Lake Como. Activists have broken windows and scrawled on walls at his Villa Margherita home in the northern Italian town of Laglio, after learning of Clooney's plans to buy a public beach on the shores of the famous lake and make it his own. According to show business magazine In Touch, Clooney recently bought the home as he begins developing the area around his first Lake Como mansion. And locals are annoyed with his plans to take over properties and beaches and turn it into his own private spread. Local Laglio councilor Roberto Pozzi, who wasn't one of the vandals, says, "Our group will oppose any concession or occupation of public spaces. It is one of the few openings to the water, and it's used by residents."
Lopez Attacked by Protestors at Her Restaurant
Animal activists made diners at Jennifer Lopez's Pasadena, California, restaurant a little uneasy today as they showed them images of animals skinned alive over lunch. People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (ETA) followers took their fur protests against Lopez to a new level by protesting outside Madre's. They also paraded large posters of Lopez with the words "Fur Hag" attached and placards featuring images of orphaned animals and the caption "J.Lo: These Babies Miss Their Mother - Is She on Your Back?" as diners tried to eat lunch. The activism was part of an ongoing campaign to shame Lopez for "promoting and profiting from the bloody fur industry". Activists with body-screen TVs also used the Madre's protest to air the west coast debut of the first-ever video footage of fur farms in China, shot during a year-long undercover investigation. The protest comes on the heels of the February debut of Lopez's fur-laden Sweetface fashion collection, which has been panned by critics and animal rights activists alike. A PETA spokesman says, "Lopez continues to pimp for the fur industry despite the fact that PETA has contacted her no less than a dozen times, pleading with her to stop supporting the horrific abuse of animals killed for their fur." PETA have just launched an anti-J.Lo website JLodown.Com, which urges the star to stop wearing fur.
Dawson Plans To Fight Charges Against Her
Men In Black II star Rosario Dawson is planning to fight disorderly conduct and obstruction charges against her. The actress was arrested last year for breaking a little-known New York state rule, which forbids protestors from covering their faces, while filming a scene for a new film in the midst of a real-life rally at the Republican National Convention. The 25-year-old star was wearing two handkerchiefs on her face with only her eyes showing and reportedly refused when ordered by police to move on. When This Revolution director Stephen Marshall attempted to show cops he had a city film permit, he and Dawson were arrested. Dawson, who denies police claims that she refused to move on, has moved to dismiss the charges against her. This request was denied in a Manhattan court Wednesday. The actress and director Marshall will stand trial next week.
Cruz Relies on Almodovar
Spanish movie star Penelope Cruz has placed her movie career in the hands of mentor Pedro Almodovar by agreeing to appear in his next three films. The Vanilla Sky star has worked with her fellow countryman twice before, on the low-profile but critically acclaimed Live Flesh and All About My Mother - and is so confident he'll have a positive effect on her career she doesn't care what the movies are. The first of their new collaborations is Volver, which is currently in pre-production and due to hit the big screen next year . Cruz says, "I'm going to do his next two or three movies. He is writing them so fast. He has a comedy and a drama, and I'm like, 'Yes, yes, yes, ' to all of it. I'm in his hands now, until September."
Bergin Sent to Jail
Former Baywatch star Michael Bergin has been sent to jail for 30 days after being found guilty of a felony drink driving charge. The actor and former Calvin Klein model left professional rollerblader Jenny Armstrong with broken bones after he drove into her at a busy West Hollywood cross-section on the fifth anniversary of his famous ex-girlfriend Carolyn Bessette's death. Bergin pleaded not guilty to drink driving felony charges after the accident but a Los Angeles judge has sentenced him to jail after telling him yesterday "You could have killed somebody". Outside court, a tearful Bergin told reporters, "It's an unfortunate situation and I'm glad part of it's over." |
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