Halle Berry's ex-husband, Eric Benet, has been speaking about his former wife and her new baby girl. Eric told Us: \"I haven't spoken to her - it's been a few years now - but I'm happy for her.\"
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He added that there's no way Halle and Gabriel's baby couldn't be gorgeous: \"How could the baby not look good?\"
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Halle and Eric split after rumours of his serial cheating. Your loss mate.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/1/Halle-Berry-1106-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Halle Berry"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
An LA official has said that the city has had fewer problems with the paparazzi since the young Hollywood crowd started behaving themselves.
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Police chief William Bratton said: \"If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving, Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don't seem to have much of an issue.\"
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Not a fan of the Hollywood starlets then we take it?<\/p>","url":"2008/7/2/Lindsay-Lohan-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lindsay Lohan 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Only in Hollywood - but according to a listing on eBay the debris from Shia LaBeouf's accident at the weekend is now being auctioned off.
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The going rate currently for the truck debris is £100. A supposed bogus bid for £14.50 has been taken down.
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Seriously people - what would you do with it?<\/p>","url":"2008/4/28/Shia-LaBeouf-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Shia LaBeouf 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Hollywood stars are gearing up to get over-zealous paparazzi regulated.
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John Mayer, Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and actor Eric Roberts went before officials asking them for control measures to protect them from the shutterbugs.
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But John told the hearing: \"I don't sit before you today to ask that you ban the paparazzi. I'm asking you to regulate it, officialise it, tax it, legitimise it.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/5/15/John-Mayer-0508.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"John Mayer 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Jessica Simpson has been opening up about the dramas in her life by working them into her upcoming CD.
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She's hinted in Elle magazine that she has experienced abuse but didn't want to go into details, only saying: \"I have definitely experienced abuse in a way that I would tell people to take their heart and ruin.\"
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Hope the broken heart is healed now Jess.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/25/Jessica-Simpson-0708.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Jessica Simpson 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Teen sensation Miley Cyrus now has some bragging rights over Madonna.
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The singer's debut album as Miley - and not her alter ego Hannah Montana - has \r\nstormed the US charts selling 371,000 in its first week.
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Madge's Hard Candy only sold 288,000 earlier this year.
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Neither could beat the highest selling female artist at the mo though - Mariah \r\nCarey whose E=MC2 sold 463,000 its opening week.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/1/Miley-Cyrus-0308-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Miley Cyrus 03.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Ne-Yo, who has written music for some of the biggest female singers \r\naround, has told OK! that he is now working his musical charms on Lindsay Lohan
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He says on working with Li-Lo on track Bossy: \"She was a lot better than I \r\nthought she was going to be. She does a fantastic job on it, hands down.\"\r\n
\r\nLindsay's third album, Spirit In The Dark, is due in November.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/28/Lindsay-Lohan-Ne-Yo-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lindsay Lohan Ne-Yo"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Britney Spears' former companion and self-described manager, Sam Lufti, is going to \r\nattempt to end his six-month-long ban from being within 250 yards of the pop star.
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His restraining order expires on the 31st July and Sam's lawyers are going to be \r\nheading into court to get it lifted.
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Sources are saying that it's unlikely Sam will get an invite round for a BBQ at \r\nBrit's even if the ban is overturned.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/18/Britney-Spears-and-Sam-Lutfi-1207.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Britney Spears and Sam Lutfi"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Lindsay Lohan's little sis Ali has inadvertently auditioned for a porn movie \r\ndirector.
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The 14-year-old was followed in her E! reality show to an audition for horror \r\nmovie Trolls.
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But TMZ are reporting that Ali was spewing her lines in front of Peter Davy, the man \r\nbehind such porn classics as Voodoo Lust - not that we've seen it.
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Apparently Ali's mum Dina \"went nuclear\" when she found out.<\/p>","url":"2008/2/23/Lindsay-Lohan-sister-Aliana-celebrity-non-famous-sisters-05.06-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Who's my famous sibling?"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Justin Timblerlake has laid down the gauntlet to Ashton Kutcher in the Great Trucker Hat Debate.
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Apparently JT wants it to be known that it was him and his friend who started the craze - not Demi's boy.
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He said: \"It's funny. I keep hearing Ashton say how he was responsible for trucker caps. Trace and I were wearing them when we were 17.\" Now now boys - play nice.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/29/Justin-Timberlake-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Justin Timberlake"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
A new twist in the Shia LaBeouf car crash story. Apparently the actor wasn't at fault.
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LA police are saying that the other driver in the crash blew a red light and Shia did not cause the accident which left him having to have hand surgery.
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The other party will be cited in this case.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/7/Shia-LaBeouf-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Shia LaBeouf 03.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
The battle between Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag is heating up in celeb fashion haunt Kitson.
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Heidi's clothing line, Heidiwood, is apparently selling very well whereas LC's clobber is said to have been put on a sale table.
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LC declined to comment when asked about her clothing line.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/16/Lauren-Conrad-0708.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Lauren Conrad 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
It seems Jennifer Aniston has given up acting and has become the official John Mayer groupie.
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After following her beau to shows in Michigan, Wisconsin and St Louis this month, Jen put in another appearance this weekend in California to support her man.
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John did share his plans for that evening saying: \"Just like me, this song gets to sleep in its own bed tonight.\" We assume Jen was kipping over too.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/22/Jennifer-Aniston-0708.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Jennifer Aniston 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
In a shameless publicity attempt, a condom manufacturer has offered Miley Cyrus £500,000 to be their new spokesgirl.
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But the 15-year-old Hannah Montana star's peeps have burst their bubble saying: \"We never received an offer, nor would she consider the offer.\"
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Cyrus herself has vowed to save herself for marriage.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/22/Miley-Cyrus-0508-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Miley Cyrus 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
First he was a bit country now he's a bit Bollywood - or should that be Doggywood.
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Snoop Dogg has teamed up with Indian film star Akshay Kumar to record the title track for the actor's upcoming Bollywood pic Singh is Kinng.
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Snoop dresses up in traditional Indian style for the music video and is said to want to star in a Bollywood movie.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/12/Snoop-Dog-0408.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Snoop Dog 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Jay-Z has finally been spotted wearing his wedding ring.
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The rapper was leaving his apartment last week when onlookers spotted the bling on his left hand.
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Jay-Z and Beyonce tied the knot nearly four months ago but have yet to publicly confirm the nuptials.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/3/Jay-Z-0708.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Jay-Z 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Kim Kardashian is going to be dancing her butt off - literally.
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The reality show star is set to appear in the next series of Dancing With The Stars and the producers are apparently thrilled to have signed her up.
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One concern though is the gruelling schedule and how it may cause her famous assets to shrink.
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Still, we think her bott on the dancefloor may make for some great viewing.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/13/Kim-Kardashian-0608-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Kim Kardashian 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Ryan Seacrest is probably used to shark bites from working with Simon Cowell, but this weekend he actually got one for real.
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Unbelievably, the American Idol host had his foot nibbled on by a baby shark while swimming in the ocean. Seacrest joked: \"A thousand people in the ocean and I get bit by the shark.\"
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Ryan is doing OK but has a souvenir to go along with his fishy tale - the shark left a tooth lodged in his foot. Ouch.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/29/Ryan-Seacrest-0105.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Ryan Seacrest"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Whitney Houston made a rare appearance on the Hollywood scene at the weekend with her beau, R&B singer Ray J.
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She went to LA hot spot Villla and was later seen in a car with Ray J - Brandy's younger brother - smooching it up.
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Coincidentally or not, her eagerly anticipated new track Like I Never Left was leaked on to the internet that night too.
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Whit's new album is expected out this autumn.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/28/Ray-J-Whitney-Houston-0708.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ray J Whitney Houston 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Rapper Nelly has been climbing into P Diddy's underpants.
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But before you get grossed out - we must say that it's just Nelly flexing his pecs as the new spokesman for Sean John Underwear.
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In the new ads the rapper shows off his muscles and leaves little to the imagination. Diddy said: \"All the ladies out there are going to be thanking us for this campaign.\" Yes, thanks Diddy.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Nelly-0608-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nelly 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
This year's Emmy Awards are going to be a reality fest.
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Rather than letting just one star hog the limelight and present the show - five reality show presenters have been signed up.
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Ryan Seacrest and Heidi Klum are among the hosts to give out the best tellie awards happening in September.
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Leave the egos at the door please.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/7/Heidi-Klum-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Heidi Klum 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Hayden Panettiere and her Heroes co-stars couldn't muscle up their superpowers to get them out of a sticky situation at the weekend.
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The stars of the hit show were running late for a comic convention in San Diego where thousands of their fans were waiting so they all bundled into one lift.
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But one too many got in and the lift shut down for several minutes, leaving them stuck. After a while it started back up and they got out safely to meet their excited fans. But how many Heroes does it take to... oh never mind.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/22/Hayden-Panettiere-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Hayden Panettiere 03.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Attention-seeking couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are apparently getting bored of the Hollywood life and want to move out.
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Spencer said: \"I need a break from the drama. That's why I'm moving out of Hollywood.\"
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Heidi confirmed that the two were looking for a new home, saying: \"We want to get one house where we want to stay and build a family.\"
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This from the couple who have made posing for the paparazzi a modern art?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Spencer-Pratt-Heidi-Montag-1007.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Johnny Depp may be gearing up to yet another quirky film role.
\r\nHe's said to be considering playing the Mad Hatter in Alice In Wonderland, which will be directed by his old-time pal Tim Burton.
Johnny and Tim have worked together on six previous movies, including Sweeney Todd and Edward Scissorhands.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/28/Johnny-Depp-0108-5.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Johnny Depp 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
Samantha Ronson has lashed out at rumours that she refused to play Ali Lohan's new single All The Way Round during her DJ gigs.
Sam, who's currently dating Ali's older sister Lindsay, wrote on her MySpace page: \"Where do they come up with this s***?\"
\"I'm afraid that people might actually believe that and that's not fair to Ali. I really like the song.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/7/28/Samantha-Ronson-0708.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Samantha Ronson 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
The Pussycat Dolls have denied whisperings that they fell out with Britney Spears after axing footage of the star's cameo appearance in their new music video, When I Grow Up.
Band member Nicole Scherzinger told Access Hollywood: \"We totally support Britney. Not everything makes the final cut, but we want to do something with her in the future.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/7/9/Britney-Spear-0708-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Britney Spear 07.08"},{"captionHeading":"LA Gossip","caption":"
He's spilled all kinds of juicy goss on his sister, but the latest word has it that Madonna secretly helped her bro Christopher Ciccone write his sensational bio, Life With My Sister Madonna.
An insider told Page 6 that Madonna helped ghost-write part of the book, in order to manipulate her own media coverage.
However, Christopher's publishers have denied the rumours, while Madge's people have no comment.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Madonna-0508-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 05.08"}];