SPEARS' LAWYER TO QUIT?

BRITNEY SPEARS is facing being dropped by her high-profile attorney LAURA WASSER.

Laura Wasser, lawyer for Britney Spears arriving at a Los Angeles court to attend the custody hearing of Britney Spears' and Kevin Federline's children Sean Preston and Jayden. Los Angeles, California - 14.08.07

Wasser has been representing the Toxic singer in her custody battle against ex-husband Kevin Federline, but reports allege the lawyer is seeking to drop Spears as a client over the legal wrangle.

TMZ.com reports Wasser has given Spears the details of other lawyers to help her through the custody battle which will decide the fate of sons Sean Preston, 23 months, and Jayden James, 10 months.

Spears was spotted fleeing her lawyer's office in tears on Wednesday (15Aug07) after a meeting to discuss her custody battle with Federline.

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BARAT TO PERFORM IN PRISON FOR MALE SUICIDE AWARENESS

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS rocker CARL BARAT has been given the green light to perform a unique gig in a London prison in aid of a suicide-awareness charity.

Carl Barat of Dirty Pretty Things performing at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England - 23.04.07

The concert, organised by Wasted Youth, will see Barat play a three-song acoustic set beside the cells in the capital's Pentonville Prison, before joining Dirty Pretty Things for a performance with fellow English rockers The Enemy in the jail's chapel.

A spokesperson for Barat says, "They (Wasted Youth) asked Carl to do it and told us how many young males are killing themselves every year, especially in prisons. It was a case of 'Hang on, what can we do about it?'"

Wasted Youth, organised by entertainment journalist Dan Fulvio, plans to raise awareness of suicide - and hopes to encourage men to talk about their problems - following the death of Fulvio's 22-year-old brother Steven last year (06).

He says, "Steven dying came as a complete shock. There's an ingrained view in young men that talking about personal pressures is a sign of weakness. Being silent isn't being strong; it's damaging."

Troubled Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty was lined up for the one-off gig, but his performance was vetoed by the U.K. Prison Service over fears he would detract from Wasted Youth's message.

The gig will take place on 27 August (07).

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LIL' WAYNE GIG UNDER THREAT

A gig by LIL' WAYNE is under threat after a local councillor in Baltimore, Maryland slammed the rapper's 'obscene' lyrics and criminal past.

LIL' WAYNE

The performance at the Baltimore Du Burns Arena on Saturday (18Aug07), will see the star - real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr - on stage with fellow hip-hop star Juelz Santana.

But Baltimore Democratic candidate Donald J. Dewar III has issued a letter to the city's mayor Sheila Dixon, calling for the event to be cancelled - with the venue's one-day liquor license revoked, reports AllHipHop.com.

Dewar writes, "This building is in a residential neighborhood", adding, "(the concert) "doesn't belong in a neighborhood like this. It belongs in a high-density area."

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STEFANI PUTS BAND REUNION BEFORE FAMILY

Singer GWEN STEFANI has vowed to put her singing career with NO DOUBT before any plans to expand her family.

NO DOUBT

The Don't Speak hitmakers have been on hiatus since 2003, although they recently announced plans to record a sixth studio album together - and Stefani insists she will record with the band imminently, despite the singer's motherhood and solo career causing tension between her fellow bandmates.

She says, "I love being pregnant and I want more children but I've unfinished business with No Doubt first."

Stefani gave birth to son Kingston last year (07), her first child with husband Gavin Rossdale.

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TILBROOK BRANDS DOHERTY 'AN IDIOT'

Veteran British rocker GLENN TILBROOK has offered his support for today's troubled stars - but insists BABYSHAMBLES star PETE DOHERTY is 'an idiot'.

Glenn Tilbrook perform at the Albany Theatre. London, England - 12.07.07

The Squeeze star is adamant young celebrities are under immense pressure when they are thrust into the spotlight, and admits it's easy to spiral out of control.

He says, "That first flush of fame is like being put in a spin dryer. It is like everything and nothing you ever wanted. Very few performers are in control of their career."

But Tilbrook believes troubled musician Doherty - who has been battling heroin addiction for several years - needs to give up the "romantic" habit in order to realise his full creative potential.

He adds, "There was a romantic myth about heroin. But Doherty is a talented guy who needs to shape out. At the moment he is an idiot."

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OSBOURNE DREADING STAGE DEBUT

KELLY OSBOURNE is terrified of making her musical debut in CHICAGO next month (Sept07) - because she hasn't been on stage since her school days

KELLY OSBOURNE

The 22-year-old singer and reality TV star is playing jail matron Mama Morton in the show on London's West End, but is worried her lack of experience will show in her performance.

She tells British newspaper The Sun, "I'm absolutely bricking it (terrified) because the only theatre I have ever done before this was my school play - and I was a windmill."

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KISS STAR SIMMONS + PARTNER SNAP PLAYBOY PLAYMATE

KISS rocker GENE SIMMONS and his longtime partner SHANNON TWEED have turned photographers for Playboy's website.

SHANNON TWEED and GENE SIMMONS

The couple has signed on to become Playboy.com's latest celebrity guest photographers - as part of a challenge on reality TV series Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Simmons and Tweed, a former Playboy Playmate, photographed Miss April 2001 Katie Lohman as part of a session on Friday (17Aug07), Publisher Hugh Hefner will decide who took the best shots of the pin-up.

If Tweed wins, Simmons will be forced to attend his sister-in-law's upcoming Las Vegas wedding.

Past celebrity photographers have included William Shatner, Carmen Electra and rappers Nelly and Flavor Flav.

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DUFF TERRIFIES PALS WITH DRIVING SKILLS

Singer/actress HILARY DUFF is such a bad driver, her friends and family avoid getting into the car when she is behind the wheel.

Hilary Duff performing live in Concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City Walk. Los Angeles, California - 15.08.07

The Lizzie McGuire star may be able to sing, act and dance but admits driving is not one of her greatest talents.

She says, "My garage sometimes jumps out at me.

"The other day I heard a scratch as I was pulling my car out. I thought I just ran over some bubble wrap so I kept going. When I got out I saw my mirror was hanging off. Everyone is scared to get in the car with me."

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Source: WENN

LOHAN'S PARENTS PRAISED BY JUDGE OVER DIVORCE

LINDSAY LOHAN's parents have been praised by the judge presiding over their divorce battle for finally settling their case.

DINA LOHAN and MICHAEL LOHAN

The couple went their separate ways in December 2005, but a battle over joint assets and custody has drawn out the divorce almost two years after they originally split.

The divorce was made official on Friday (17Aug07), when Judge Robert Ross granted the Lohan divorce at Nassau Matrimonial Court in New York - and thanked the pair for their resolution of the issue.

He told the couple, "Mr and Mrs Lohan, you both demonstrated to me extraordinarily good judgment in resolving this matter as you did."

The judgement doesn't include custody of Lindsay Lohan's two younger siblings Dakota, 11, and Aliana, 13, which will be decided in court in September (07).

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MADDEN ISSUES PHOTOGRAPHY BAN?

Rocker JOEL MADDEN has reportedly issued the paparazzi with a warning not to photograph him with women who aren't NICOLE RICHIE - in a bid to avoid rumours the couple are on the verge of breaking up.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden leaving a private party at the Bowery Hotel. New York City, USA - 15.08.07

The Good Charlotte star was seen warding off photographers at a party at the Village Pourhouse in New York after he was spotted with an unidentified young girl, according to the New York Post.

Richie, who is four-and-a-half months pregnant with Madden's child, is rumoured to be preparing to wed the rocker, after he revealed his plans to propose to the socialite in an interview on U.S. TV show Live! With Regis And Kelly on Thursday (16Aug07).

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SLATER SLAMS HOLLYWOOD

American actor CHRISTIAN SLATER has slammed Hollywood - insisting people in the California district are 'selfish'.

CHRISTIAN SLATER

The 38-year-old actor admits he now prefers life in London to that of Los Angeles, and has grown to love the British capital after working in the city on a number of projects, including a stint in West End stage Show One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in 2004.

He says, "People in Hollywood can be selfish.

"I spend a lot of my time in London. My kids are in LA but work seems to be calling me from across the pond."

Slater is returning to the London stage later this year (Oct07) in dark thriller Swimming With Sharks.

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JAMES BOND EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE FLEMING CENTENARY

The first-ever retrospective of JAMES BOND creator IAN FLEMING's life is set to open in London next year (08).

The exhibition, For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming And James Bond, will feature notes by the writer - who penned the original superspy books - on From Russia With Love, prototypes of flick-knife shoes worn by Rosa Klebb in the 1963 movie, and Halle Berry's bikini from 2002's Die Another Day.

The show's organisers explain, "We are looking at the phenomenon that the films became, because they offer another way of looking at Fleming's work. He has a sense of humour, he sleeps with far more woemn and he has much less of a conscience than the character on the page."

For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming And James Bond will open at the Imperial War Museum in April (08) to coincide with Fleming's centenary on 28 May (08).

Source: WENN

MISS NEW JERSEY SPREADS WEB PIRACY MESSAGE

Miss New Jersey AMY POLUMBO has embarked on a campaign to spread the message about web piracy after she faced losing her title over the issue.

The 22-year-old beauty queen posted racy photos of herself on social networking site Facebook, only to receive a threatening letter just weeks after winning her crown - jeopardising her claim to the Miss New Jersey crown.

In response to the letter, Polumbo went public and revealed the photos of herself on TV, but managed to keep her crown - and is now set to deliver two seminars about Internet safety to the Freshmen of Wagner College, Staten Island.

Speaking to the New York Daily News, she says, "Someone I considered to be a friend of mine, who had access to my 'private' networking site, tried to destroy my reputation.

"I now know first hand how easy it is for someone to take advantage of others online."

Source: WENN

DIRECTOR SUES AMAZON.COM

Filmmaker NESYA SHAPIRO BLUE is suing the bosses of website Amazon.com after they incorrectly listed her as the director of two porn movies.

Blue claims she lost thousands in business opportunities because Amazon's IMDB.com database named her as the director of adult films Fantasy in Blue and Dreams of Candace Heart. Those films were made by director Nancy Blue.

In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, New York the non-porn moviemaking Blue alleges her reputation has been "severely tarnished" and she's seeking $2.15 million (GBP1 million) in damages.

Ironically, Nesya Shapiro Blue worked on the documentary Against Pornography.

Source: WENN

POLICE WARN STARS OF 'ZERO-TOLERANCE' ON DRUGS AT V FESTIVAL

British police have warned performers at this weekend's (18-19Aug07) V Festivals in England there will be a "zero-tolerance" policy on drugs - with backstage searches for illegal substances planned.

The event, which is taking place across two venues in Chelmsford, Essex, and Hylands Park, Staffordshire, will see the likes of the Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Lily Allen and Pete Doherty taking to the stage.

But Superintendent Tim Spokes, of Essex police, has issued a warning to stars they will not be exempt from a venue-wide crackdown on drug taking.

He says, "We have sniffer dogs who will patrol the site, including behind the stage and in artist backstage areas.

"We hope to operate a crime-free event as far as possible."

Rehab singer Amy Winehouse was due to perform at the event, but cancelled late on Thursday (16Aug07), citing exhaustion.

Source: WENN

DAVID BECKHAM ATTENDS THE DAVID BECKHAM YOUTH SOCCER CLINIC

Jacob Schiff Field in Harlem, New York City, USA - 17.08.07

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BEHIND THE SCENES: 'WANTED'

Check out the sexy Angelina Jolie on top of a red dodge viper on the set of her upcoming movie, 'Wanted', in Chicago.

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MENA SUVARI ON MALIBU BEACH SPORTING A NEW SHORT HAIRSTYLE LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS

Los Angeles, California - 17.08.07

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3:10 TO YUMA FINAL POSTER

In Theaters September 7, 2007

Director: James Mangold
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol, Peter Fonda
Synopsis: In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

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THE HEARTBREAK KID NEW TRAILER

In Theaters October 5, 2007

Ben Stiller as Eddie Cantrow

Director: Cast: Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Malin Akerman
Synopsis: Single and indecisive, Eddie (Ben Stiller) begins dating the incredibly sexy and seemingly fabulous Lila. Upon the urging of his father and best friend, Eddie proposes to her after only a week, fearing this may be his last chance at love, marriage, and happiness. However, while on their honeymoon in sunny Mexico, Lila reveals her true beyond-awful nature and Eddie meets Miranda, the woman he realizes to be his actual soul mate. Eddie must keep his new, increasingly horrid wife at bay as he attempts to woo the girl of his dreams.

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VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS OUTSIDE FOX STUDIOS FOR 'THE MORNING SHOW WITH MIKE AND JULIET'

New York City, USA - 17.08.07

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BEYONCE KNOWLES LAUNCHES THE NEW FRAGRANCE EMPORIO ARMANI DIAMONDS

Macy's Herald Square, New York City, USA - 16.08.07

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