 CELEBRITY NEWS + GOSSIP - August 30, 2008
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| Madonna has come under fire for comparing U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain to Adolf Hitler. An image of McCain flashed on screen alongside images of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe at the first night of her "Sticky and Sweet" world tour in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Wales, on Saturday. |
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| Carl Barat has revealed he is winning his battle with alcohol. The Dirty Pretty Things front-man was hospitalized with pancreatitis - a painful condition which sees the pancreas become inflamed - in June and the illness was attributed to his excessive drinking. |
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| Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has given birth to a baby girl. The Victoria's Secret model and her boyfriend Jamie Mazur welcome Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur in Brazil on Sunday. Ambrosio, 27, says in a statement, "To all of our family and friends, we are pleased to announce that our little princess Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur was born on Sunday, August 24, at 7:32 p.m." |
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| Kate Moss is set to "romp" with a giant rabbit. The British supermodel is to get steamy with a man dressed as a rampant bunny and will also take part in a nude orgy in the video for We Are (Not) Sex People's new single. |
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| Patrick Swayze has become a workaholic. The "Dirty Dancing" actor is putting in 12-hour days on the set of his new TV series "The Beast," despite battling pancreatic cancer. Swayze was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease earlier this year, but appears to be making a remarkable recovery and has been throwing himself into his work. |
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| Ashlee Simpson "can't wait" to be a mother. The "Outta My Head" singer, who is married to rocker Pete Wentz, announced in May she is expecting her first child later this year and is overcome with excitement about the impending arrival. She told "Entertainment Tonight Canada": "We're getting the nursery ready. I can't wait to be a mom and he can't wait to be a dad, so it's fun." |
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| Charlie Sheen is to be a father again. The "Two and a Half Men" star - who has three daughters from previous relationships - has announced new wife Brooke Mueller is expecting their first baby together. Charlie, who married Brooke in May, said: "Brooke informed me a few days ago that very soon we'd be producing our own version of 'Two and a Half Men.' That would imply it's a boy, so until we know, we'll refer to it as 'Two and a Half People'. We're beyond happy to be new parents together." |
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| Britney Spears will not perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The troubled singer was believed to be making a comeback appearance at the ceremony next month - after her shambolic performance of "Gimme More" at last year's event was slammed by critics - but her manager Larry Rudolph has now denied she will take to the stage. |
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