Hugh Grant voted off island
The French do not like Hugh Grant, either.
Grant and his girlfriend, Jemima Khan, had hoped to buy a seven-bedroom, $13 million villa on the private island, Ile St Marguerite, in the south of France. But, the Mirror reports, residents do not want the attention the film star would bring to the tiny community off glitzy Cote d’Azur. Only four families live on the island, and his potential new neighbor Elisee Valles told the Mirror: “We’re a small rural community here, and we’re not sure we want to be associated with that kind of thing. The locals are up in arms about it and are worried about him moving in.”
“Bridget” star dating country’s Chesney
Looks like somebody new is playing Renee Zellweger’s song. The Oscar-winning actress is dating country superstar Kenny Chesney, her rep confirmed to People magazine. Zellweger likes music stars – she used to date Jack White of the White Stripes.
Meanwhile, Tara Reid is seeing bad-boy rocker Tommy Lee, People also reported.
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A letter from John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr detailing a quarrel they had with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney sold for $76,000 from an unidentified telephone bidder at a Christie’s International auction in London on Thursday. The April 1969 letter to Lee Eastman documented an argument that eventually dissolved the group. The three Beatles asked Eastman to run the band’s affairs in the letter.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are doing a sloppy job of keeping their affair a secret.
The couple were spotted at a hotel in Morocco, where Pitt is working on his next movie, “Babel,” People magazine reported.
According to The Sun in London, the couple also stayed recently at the luxurious Alfajiri Villa Beach Resort in Mombasa, Kenya. The newspaper reported security was called to their room after a guest complained of noise “sounding like a wounded animal, like something being killed.” The noise stopped and Pitt reportedly told security, “Everything is cool, guys. You can leave. We’re OK.”
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Three weeks before the premiere of its third season, production was halted on the Comedy Central hit “Chappelle’s Show.”
No explanation was given, the New York Daily News reported. The third-season premiere was scheduled for May 31. Last year, the network renewed the show for two seasons, an unusual move in cable TV. The deal, worth a reported $50 million, called for 10 episodes each for seasons three and four.
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50 Cent admits he can never go home again.
The rapper and former drug dealer from Queens told the Mirror in London, he’s afraid he will go looking for the people who shot him nine times in the New York City borough. “As long as I keep myself away from situations that I know will aggravate me … I’m happy. The only thing I’m afraid of is me.”
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Oprah Winfrey celebrated the fifth anniversary of O magazine by giving staffers a $5,000 bonus, the New York Post’s Cindy Adams reported.
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Looks like Goldie Hawn falsely accused Star Jones of spreading rumors that the sometime Aspen resident had split with longtime beau Kurt Russell on “The View.”
Hawn insisted Jones was the culprit on the ABC daytime chat show, but Jones strongly denied the accusation. Producers found the original footage, and it was Barbara Walters who wrongly claimed Hawn and Russell had split up. Hawn’s spokesman told the New York Post his client would personally telephone Jones to apologize.
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Jennifer Beals, co-star of Showtime’s “The L Word,” is expecting her first child in November, People reported. Beals, 41, is married to Canadian businessman Ken Dixon.
Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
