 CELEBRITY NEWS + GOSSIP - August 28, 2008
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| | The Arctic Monkeys' drummer is buying a pub. Matt Helders is investing in The Bowery in Sheffield, North England, with former band member Andy Nicholson - who was the group's bassist until June 2006 - to ensure his bandmates always have somewhere to drink when they are in their hometown. A source said: "Matt and Andy have had their eye on setting up a pub for ages. When the property came on the market they had to have it." |
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| Hilary Duff's father has been jailed for contempt of court. Robert Duff was reportedly arrested Wednesday and sent by a judge to a Texas county jail for allegedly violating an injunction by selling assets without court approval. He must pay the $368,000 he earned from the sale into a court fund and serve 10 days in jail. |
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| Jack Black is addicted to green tea after quitting smoking. The "Tropic Thunder" star - who recently welcomed his second child with wife Tanya Haden into the world - admits he has replaced his nicotine habit with a new vice. He said: "I don't do anything exciting or dangerous really. I quit smoking, that was my last real vice. But I do like iced green tea - but that is so boring." |
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| Jessica Simpson claims she has had "secret lovers". The singer - who has dated a string of male celebrities including John Mayer and Tony Romo, and is divorced from Nick Lachey - admits there are tracks on her debut country album 'Do You Know' which refer to her illicit love affairs. She said: "There are guys that people don't know that I've been in love with. I've had secret lovers." |
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| A relaxed Jennifer Lopez talks about ex-boyfriends, pressure, sheer will, and her idiot manager as she graces the cover of U.K. magazine Easy Living's September issue. The 39-year-old Lopez, who has had high-profile relationships with Sean Combs and Ben Affleck before her marriage to singer Marc Anthony, says she doesn't want to talk about her ex-boyfriends "only because I think it's disrespectful to my husband." She adds that she also doesn't want him to talk about his ex-girlfriends. |
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| Hottest couple Brangelina graces the cover of the latest issue of Life & Style Weekly magazine. Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer also share the cover. The publication's Best and Worst Summer Moments of 2008 issue features juiciest scandals, with Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie making the hottest couple list and Aniston and Mayer in the worst split. |
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| Ben Affleck has been giving Matt Damon advice on coping with his newborn daughter Gia via text message. The actor - who starred alongside Matt in 1997 movie "Good Will Hunting," which the pair also wrote - admits he has been in contact with Matt and has also passed on some of his own tips on caring for children. |
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| Kaiser Chiefs say Liam Gallagher hates them because they ruined his biscuit. The band's keyboardist Nick Baines has revealed the feud with Liam's group Oasis began after they did an impression of him on a British TV show. The "Wonderwall" singer was so distracted while berating the band for their caricature of him that he accidentally overdunked his biscuit in his tea. |
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