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George Clooney has joined a campaign to halt development plans in a small Italian town. The actor owns a villa in the lakeside town of Laglio and is opposed to plans to the make the town more appealing to tourists. Mayor Giuseppe Mantero wants to pave over the town's small public beach and create three new parking areas to cope with a growing number of visitors. However, Clooney thinks that it would spoil the area's unique character, saying: "If this plan goes ahead it will completely change the appearance of the town and the lakeside. Italy should be defending its wonderful landscape. The roots of its future lie in its past." Mini-revolution campaign coming soon? Take a look at Clooney's new stripper girlfriend. [GC-NewGirl]






Lisa Snowden was an ex of Clooney but now she has found someone new and just as famous. There was some solemn flirting going on between Bruce Willis and Lisa Snowdon at the premiere of Die Hard 4.0. Willis, who gave a rather unenthusiastic interview to the press quickly changed his tune when it came to being interviewed by the TV presenter. "Lisa you've gotta put more ooomph into it" cried Willis, as Snowdon ushered him into the press room. "It's not all about ooomph" replied Snowdon. "Yessss it is" said a cunning Willis. Don't think we really want to know what Bruce wanted Lisa to put more "oomph" into.. Perhaps a new romance might bloosom sooner or later.






Maggie Q loves to get dirty. On the new Die Hard movie, the actress plays sexy villain Mai and she was happy to get "bloodied and gross" for her fight scene with John McClane. She told BANG Showbiz: "I hate it when girls fight and they look too pretty or too smooth. The director made sure it was so unglamorous and so gritty and dirty and hard-core, and I love that and that's real for me. I was so unattractive on set, it was unbelievable." Bruce praised his co-star's performance, saying the scene was so explosive Maggie's character should get her own movie. This woman's got the X.








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>> Pete and Kate pack up their troubles - plus a giant Turtle - to party in Glastonbury [PeteKate-Glaston]

>> Paris Hilton will be released from jail next Tuesday on June 26. [PH-Freedom 1 2]

>> The Spice Girls are set for a reunion world tour with each earning 10 million pounds. [Spice-Reunion]




Noel G has picked two interesting choice of names for his unborn baby. It's either Goliath or Gandhi! His girlfriend Sara MacDonald will give birth this summer and Noel wants it to have an alliterating name. He quipped: "I'm thinking of Gandhi or Goliath - just imagine it, Gandhi Gallagher. Anything that begins with a G really. But whatever it is it's gonna be legendary." The two monikers are not the only unusual names Noel is considering for the tot. Earlier this year, he was considering the names Chutney or Gizmo..




Arctic Monkeys have invited English 'punk poet' John Cooper Clarke to write a lyric for their new single. Clarke is one of the biggest names in performance poetry and Alex Turner claims his poems have heavily influenced the group's work. Turner met Clarke when he was 16 when the poet performed at the singer's old pub workplace in Sheffield, England, five years ago (2002). Clarke has contributed a rhyme for the sleeve of the group's new single Fluorescent Adolescent. Sure to be another classic tune.





Anne Hathaway shopping in the West Village, New York City (22/06/2007)





Mischa Barton - Keds Appearance at Lord and Taylor in New York City (21/06/2007)





Kate Hudson on her way to a dance studio in Santa Monica (20/06/2007)














A new movie about Kurt Cobain is in the works, based on the book "Heavier Than Heaven". The project is being headed by Courtney Love, who bought the film rights for the biography. [HTH-Movie]





Scarlett Johansson has been approached by environmental activist Al Gore to help promote his forthcoming Live Earth gigs. The actress was contacted by him during a ten-day visit to Asia with charity Oxfam earlier this year, with Gore leaving a message on her mobile phone to request her support. It will take place on 7 July, featuring performances from Madonna, Crowded House and The Police in a host of cities including London, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and Tokyo. She would be a great addition for the event consisting of many oldies.













Don't really understand the big hoo-haa over this worldwide phenomenon. A computer hacker has vowed to shock Harry Potter fans - by posting the alleged 'ending' to the final installment of the boy wizard series online. So, if you want to freak out some HP worshippers out there, check out which two characters died at the end.. [Potter-Spoiler]