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Gary Glitter heads for Hong Kong after Bangkok standoff guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago The convicted paedophile Gary Glitter has flown to Hong Kong after refusing to board a flight to London following his deportation from Vietnam. Glitter Deportation No Longer All Thai'd Up E! Online Glitter release reignites paedophile debate in Britain AFP Telegraph.co.uk - Melbourne Herald Sun - The Australian - The Associated Press all 3,912 news articles

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Brian McFadden says his pink gay gaffe was a joke NEWS.com.au - 20 hours ago BRIAN McFadden has backtracked from his "real men don't wear pink" gay slur - claiming it was a joke. In an easily confused commentary, the Irish crooner said on air n New Zealand: "If you are not gay, a man should not be wearing pink. Brian McFadden defends “homophobic” slur LIVENEWS.com.au Brian McFadden Doesn't Like Gays - He Loves Them! Defamer Australia Melbourne Community Voice - Sify - FN' Famous - Ninemsn all 43 news articles

Pop music millionaire jailed over teen sex The Age - 18 Aug 2008 WHEN the millionaire former manager of 1980s Australian band Mi-Sex arranged to meet a girl he had met online in a suburban motel, he knew she was under-age. Former Mi-Sex manager jailed for sex with teenage girl Herald Sun Former Mi-Sex manager jailed over underage sex Stuff.co.nz all 36 news articles

The Age

Vile Kyle? Not this guy The Age - 45 minutes ago IT WON'T come as a surprise to anybody, least of all his doctor, but Kyle Sandilands is doing precisely what he knows he shouldn't. Idol's tough talk Sky News Australia Ian Dicko Dickson sorry for Australian Idol ex-judge Mark Holden Melbourne Herald Sun all 4 news articles

AC/DC die-hards 'leak' new song on air guitar NEWS.com.au - 19 Aug 2008 By Andrew Ramadge, Technology Reporter PERHAPS driven insane by an eight-year wait for new material, die-hard AC/DC fans have sunk to a hilarious new low in rock and roll fandom. AC/DC to release new album in October ABC Online AC/DC ready to roll again The Australian Blabbermouth.net - NME.com - Monsters and Critics.com all 95 news articles

Billy Elliots on the boil are all teed up Melbourne Herald Sun - 18 Aug 2008 So when producers of Billy Elliot the Musical audition boys for the show's main character, they are looking for teenagers who can sing, act, dance -- and master a north England accent. Two Billy Elliot stars off to Melbourne Ninemsn all 6 news articles

Police hunt man believed responsible for two armed robberies Melbourne Herald Sun - 18 Aug 2008 POLICE are hunting a man they believe responsible for two armed robberies in the Wantirna area in the past week. The first incident, on August 10, happened at the Celebrations Liquor Store at the Studfield shops in Stud Road, Wantirna. Hunt for sawn-off shotgun bandit The Age all 3 news articles

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Aussie in lingerie deal with Janet Jackson NEWS.com.au - 58 minutes ago AUSTRALIAN designer Bruno Schiavi has scored a major coup, teaming up with singing superstar Janet Jackson to create a sexy range of lingerie. Janet Jackson Launches Lingerie Line Bodog Beat Janet Jackson's in control of her own lingerie line USA Today Contactmusic.com - New York Magazine - SOHH - Access Hollywood all 22 news articles

If I can't be crazy, then I'll go nutso Daily Telegraph - 4 hours ago By Kathy McCabe MOST people I know think that I'm crazy. But in these days of political correctness gone mad, nuts and bonkers, they may have to refer to me as being a passive aggressive pain in the proverbial. Kids character changes name on taste grounds NEWS.com.au Psycho ring tone title offends some United Press International all 11 news articles

The Age

Full house of hopes and drama The Age - 45 minutes ago Family friction is at the heart of Seven's new home-grown series, writes Michael Idato. THE STORY of two soon-to-be empty-nesters whose quiet paradise is lost when their adult children return home is a tale of our times, says Jo Porter, series producer ... 'Packed to the Rafters' a warm family drama on Seven The Australian Clan comedy has real sparkle The Age all 3 news articles

Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Weller talks about new album 22 Dreams Melbourne Herald Sun - 4 hours ago THERE are music icons whose fame and status is announced by a single name. Then there is the Modfather, the enduring moniker of the very British Paul Weller. Still enjoying the fruits of the Jam Sydney Morning Herald all 2 news articles

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Neil Young drafts Wilco, Death Cab for tour Reuters - 21 hours ago By Jonathan Cohen NEW YORK (Billboard) - Neil Young has snared two of alternative rock's biggest bands to open for his fall North American tour. Neil Young and Wilco and Death Cab For Cutie IGN Neil Young maps massive US tour NME.com HeraldNet - CBC.ca - KBS Radio - Canada.com all 50 news articles

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Aussie 007 wants psych test for wife Melbourne Herald Sun - 12 hours ago By Peter Mitchell in Los Angeles AUSTRALIA'S James Bond, George Lazenby, has cranked up his bitter child custody battle with estranged wife, former tennis champion Pam Shriver. George Lazenby accuses Pam Shriver of relying on drugs Telegraph.co.uk George Lazenby goes to war with Pam Shriver over children First Post Contactmusic.com - Daily Mail - The Press Association - UK Express all 24 news articles

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Pictures: See our Top 10 celebrity punch-ups Sunday Mirror - 5 hours ago By Joanne Dorken, Mirror.co.uk 20/08/2008 Lily Allen is the most recent celebrity to lose her temper after lashing out at a passer-by during a boozy night in Soho. Your daily fix of celebrity gossip Feisty: Lily Allen swings a ... Ninemsn Lily Allen's Been Getting Her Punch On! Defamer Australia all 4 news articles

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Newlywed de Rossi's 'most beautiful day' The Australian - 17 hours ago By Peter Mitchell in Los Angeles | August 20, 2008 AUSTRALIAN actress Portia de Rossi has spoken of her "emotional" wedding to US talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres, saying it's a day they'll never forget. Portia de Rossi, Ellen DeGeneres 'ecstatic' after wedding Melbourne Herald Sun Portia tells of emotional wedding day Geelong Advertiser Reuters - FOXNews - eFluxMedia - People Magazine all 183 news articles

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Jealous actor squabbled with wife before she drowned Melbourne Herald Sun - 17 Aug 2008 A JEALOUS Robert Wagner fought with with wife Natalie Wood over her feelings for actor Christopher Walken the night she drowned. After 27 years of silence, Wagner will reveal what happened, to end speculation he was involved in the Oscar-nominated ... Wagner sheds light on Wood drowning Ninemsn Wagner finally talks about Wood's death The Australian CBS News - United Press International - First Post - KGET 17 all 16 news articles

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Bono pumps up the volume, lets slip new U2 songs Reuters - 5 hours ago DUBLIN (Reuters) - Rock stars may have to rein in their taste for loud music after a fan overheard U2 frontman Bono listening to tracks from the group's forthcoming album and recorded them before posting the songs on the Internet. Bono's boob: secret songs taped for you too Sydney Morning Herald Leaked tracks Herald.ie MTV.com - Telegraph.co.uk - Stuff.co.nz - RTE.ie all 117 news articles

Guitar festival targets young fans ABC Online - 15 hours ago This year's Adelaide's International Guitar Festival will feature local and international names including the Grigoryan brothers, Troy Cassar-Daley and UK performer Guy Pratt. Saluting AC/DC Adelaidenow all 4 news articles

New York Daily News

Trio give fees to Ledger's child BBC News - 19 Aug 2008 The trio of actors who replaced Heath Ledger in his final film have donated their fees for the movie to the late star's young daughter. 'Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' stars donate to Heath Ledger's ... New York Daily News Actors donate earnings to Ledger's daughter NEWS.com.au eFluxMedia - LIVENEWS.com.au - guardian.co.uk - Ninemsn all 107 news articles

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Jackson, Del Toro Get Hobbit House in Order E! Online - 1 hour ago After a fruitless eight-month search for the perfect scribe, the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings overlord and his hand-picked Hobbit helmer Guillermo del Toro have decided they're the best men for the job of adapting JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth prequel ... Peter Jackson to adapt The Hobbit BBC News Peter Jackson to co-write 'Hobbit' film: reports AFP guardian.co.uk - Variety - TheCelebrityCafe.com - The Week Daily all 63 news articles