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Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman's new movie "Australia" has sparked a storm of controversy over plans to use a World War I memorial for a cattle stampede scene. Baz Luhrmann offended locals in tiny Bowen, where the film is shooting, when he continued shooting as the actors clambered all over the statue. He has been forced to cut the controversial sequence after a film extra and former serviceman threatened to quit the film if Luhrmann didn't do so. The upset extra, Brian Germain, contacted the Vietnam Veterans Federation and urged them to help him out. A spokeswoman for the film said that the incident was accidental and would not be used in the final cut. Should've made some proper research.





Kevin Spacey has no more love for his movie career. The actor told London Tonight he loved his role as artistic director of London's Old Vic theatre, a position he has held since 2003. "I don't care about my personal acting career any more. After 10 years of making movies and going better than I ever could have imagined, am I just going to keep making movie after movie and be concerned with all of that 'Are you up, are you down, are you hot, are you not?' What I care about is working with people, what I care about is the remarkable experience of being able to be a part of bringing people together." What a shame not to see him again on the screens. This guy's quality.









George who? The boys from Muse have blasted George Michael's recent performance at London's newly revamped Wembley Stadium, branding his gig "a joke". Mr Has-been played the first ever concert at the new venue last Saturday (9 Jun), but Dom Howard thinks his band's two nights at the stadium will be much better. He says, "George Michael doing Wembley is a joke. Who cares? Our show is going to be massive, it's the pinnacle." He truly nailed it on the 'who cares'. GM would never gonna dance again if he goes to any future Muse gigs but then he'd probably thought it is some new term for museum.







Nadine Coyle visits a Tanning Shop In London (07/06/2007)





A pregnant Milla Jovovich shops at Fred Segal (11/06/2007)







Jennifer Garner is the new face of Neutrogena for $1 million. She will act as an ambassador for the firm's new Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse treatment range and will feature in U.S. TV commercials and print adverts, and is tied to the company until Dec '08. Garner says, "For me, Neutrogena has always been a part of my life; I have used the products for years. I feel an emotional connection to the brand because it represents healthy beauty - and that's something that I strongly support. I am excited to be a part of the Neutrogena family." Good business.




Mischa Barton had an accident at a gig! She was left red-faced after tripping over a wire on stage. Together with Rachel Bilson, Mischa was watching one of their's friend's bands playing in California, when both of them were invited on stage. She says, "Me and Rachel rushed up on stage and tripped over the amp chord. The sound was cut and there was this screeching noise." So the big Q was.. did the audience applause or gave some sympathy?





Links:
>> Sarah Harding was spotted with her new boyfriend, souvenir shop worker Tom Crane in London. [Harding-BF]

>> Scantily-clad Keira gets stuck into her 'challenging' post-Pirates role. [Keira-Atonement]

>> Prince Harry and Prince William's interview with Matt Lauer. [Princes-Interview]






What the? Jennifer Aniston is planning to adopt a child and has moved her British boyfriend Paul Sculfor into her new home in Beverly Hills, according to US reports. An adoption agency source told OK! mag that she has started filling out the paperwork. "She is happier and more excited than she has ever been in her life," an unnamed close friend told OK. Another friend said: "Jenn has been thinking about adopting for a while. But after seeing Sheryl and her son Wyatt, Jenn didn't know why she was still waiting." But her rep later told Us Weekly: "It is completely false. Jennifer has not met with any adoption agencies." There have been whispers that this Paul guy could be using Jenn to sleep his way to fame. Definitely a possibility. [Paul-Bad]







It seems that even Hollywood bachelors like Owen Wilson have no shame when strippers are involved. The recently single star rode his mountain bike to a strip club at Scores West Side for a daylight viewing. A source told the New York Post, "After a few hours, he said he was meeting friends at another club to bring back to Scores and could he leave the bike. They said, 'No problem.'" Owen and Kate reportedly broke up because he could not change his bachelor lifestyle. Looks like he has already snapped a new mystery girl in Paris.. [OW-NewGirl]






Kate Middleton arriving at her home (13/06/2007)





Natasha Hamilton bikini candids at a pool in Egypt (06/06/2007)






New Indie Tunes:
>> The Enemy - 40 Days And 40 Nights [mp3]

>> Yo La Tengo - Beautiful World [mp3]

>> Reverend And The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World [mp3]





Joss Stone is tired of searching for a new male partner and might consider becoming a lesbian. Since her split from her first love Beau Dozier in 2005, she is desperately looking for a new partner and might be giving up on men altogether. Joss told The Times mag: "I think I'll have to turn lesbian. Every girl my age wants to be in a relationship. I haven't had one in two years and look how that ended. I only wish I had something to tell the gossip columnists." Joss, who has had four managers in the last five years, admits she can be difficult to work with. Oh well.. good luck to her and the possible turn.




Courtney Love has drafted in a Larrikin Love guitarist and a Kurt Cobain look-alike for her backing band. She is due to hit the road later in the year to tour her upcoming album 'Nobody's Daughter'. She wrote on her blog: "I really hired him 'cos he looks so much like Kurt. It's weird. He's blonde and soooooo beautiful and his guitar playing is great." Speaking about Micko Larkin, "The other is a guy from band called Larrakin Love. His guitar playing is just so fucking MODERN. Its' Jonny Greenwood and Jack White and now and he's not stuck in any nineties rut." Not sure whether this is her drunken or normal state while writing all that.