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Paris Hilton investigated for marijuana allegations
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (DPA) Celebrity Paris Hilton is the target of an investigation by police for allegedly giving minors marijuana and whiskey in an effort to "loosen them up" for her reality TV show "The Simple Life: Interns".

A National Enquirer report said that Baltimore police officials confirmed a probe of the allegations, and that Hilton could face a hefty fine and jail time if found guilty.

A spokesman for 20th Century Fox - the company behind "The Simple..." - insists that the allegations are false.

"Paris would never endanger the welfare of a minor."

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Coppola to make new movie in Romania
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (DPA) Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola will end his eight-year hiatus from directing with a self-financed, low-budget movie to be shot in Romania.

The movie will be an adaptation of the novel "Youth Without Youth" by Romanian author Mircea Eliade, and will star Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz and Marcel Iures. 

Coppola, who directed such classics as "Apocalypse Now" and the "Godfather" series, wrote the screenplay and will begin shooting in October in Bucharest.

The story centres on a professor whose life changes after a cataclysmic incident during the dark years before the Second World War. Becoming a fugitive, he is pursued through far-flung locations including Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India.

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Britney's baby already earning millions
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (DPA) Barely out of the hospital, Britney Spears' newborn son is already a millionaire.

According to reports, the eight-day-old Sean Preston has already pocketed $6 million in media contracts, including a $3-million deal for home video footage of the birth on his parent's reality TV show "Britney and Kevin: Chaotic".

The baby, who arrived home this week, is also the subject of a $1.5-million photo contract with the British celebrity magazine OK, and a similar deal for videos from the first weeks of his life.

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Moby slams President Bush
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London, Sep 24 (IANS) Singer Moby has slammed US President George W. Bush, calling him "the worst president in the history of the US", during a recent concert in Brazil.

"He was a wealthy child, not very bright, and had everything handed to him. When he invaded Iraq he thought it would be as easy as ordering pizza at Domino's. As an American I feel like I have to apologise to all Latin American countries that I visit for the exploitation of American foreign politics," he said, according to contcactmusic.com. 

Moby is unhappy with many of Bush's foreign policies and feels the need to apologise for the US actions around the world.

Lopez to appear on screen with hubby
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) The real life married couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will soon play a married couple in the movie "Who Killed Hetor Lavoe". 

Lopez, who is producing the movie, had earlier said that she would not act in the movie. But she has now changed her mind, according to Hollywood.com.

Anthony will play the lead role of Hector Lavoe, a man who brought salsa music to the US in 1972. Lavoe, a renowned Spanish singer in the 1970s, was a heroin addict and later died from AIDS. 

Schwarzenegger's former mistress speaks out
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) A woman claiming to be the mistress of actor-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says she feared his aides would kill her if she reveal the truth.

Gigi Govette dated Arnold in the 1970s before he was married and was horrified when allegations arose in 2001 that she had an affair with him behind his wife's back, according to Hollywood.com. 

She tried to put her version, but she was not listened to. She says, "I wouldn't call it a romantic relationship... We dated a little bit, but 30 years ago. Now he feels that some of the things that went on between us at that time would damage his reputation." 

"He is a huge American idol to a lot of people... I have always been fearful that perhaps there would be some retaliation by somebody in his immediate group to come after me or hurt me or my family and for that reason alone I stay very protected and I keep a loaded gun at my house," she says.

Jagger keen to play Havel in film
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London, Sep 24 (IANS) Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger is keen to play the role of former Czech President Vaclav Havel in a new film based on the latter's life.

According to ananova.com, Havel told the Czech daily Lidove novin that he and Jagger had talked about the idea and the singer was really keen about it. 

The former president and the singer are close friends. Havel co-owns the Jagged Film Production Company with Jagger and produced films such as "Enigma."

Havel says this is not the first time he has been approached about a film based on his life. He was supposedly approached by actress Jane Fonda 15 years ago with a similar idea. 

"She wanted to make a film on me and my ex-wife Olga, with her playing Olga. It's probably a good thing that nothing came of it," he says. 

Miller likely to replace Moss in Burberry ads
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London, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress Sienna Miller could replace the troubled supermodel Kate Moss as the face of Burberry's advertising campaigns after the latter was dropped for alleged drug abuse.

According to ananova.com, the fashion label is in talks with renowned photographer Mario Testino and his friendship with Moss could make things difficult. 

Miller has been in the news recently for her split from long-time partner Jude Law after admitting sleeping with their children's nanny.

Since pictures of Moss sniffing cocaine began circulating in the press, she has lost contracts with stores like H&M fashion house and Chanel. 

There has already been an unofficial competition between Miller and Moss with both of them usually topping the best-dressed lists.

Aniston flirting with onscreen boyfriend
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) The former "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston has reportedly fallen for her co-star Geoff Stults, who plays her boyfriend in the new movie "The Break-Up".

Aniston is dating the actor after having split from her husband Brad Pitt early this year, according to the Internet Movie Database. 

A source working on the set said, "During the final weeks of filming in Chicago, she (Aniston) flirted outrageously with Geoff. Everyone couldn't help noticing the sexual undercurrent between them... At a buff six foot three inches, Geoff looks like a super-sized version of Brad". 

Marilyn, Lennon's suspected communist files revealed
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Stars such as Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon and Frank Sinatra were once suspected to be communists and were tracked by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), newly released documents reveal.

According to the Internet Movie Database, other personalities who were tracked were: The Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball and Liberace. 

Monroe first raised suspicion when she applied for a visa to Russia. She was also tracked meeting a communist group in Mexico during a holiday organised by Sinatra.

Sinatra supposedly raised suspicion when he had attended alleged sex parties with US President John F. Kennedy. 

And Lennon was added to the list when the FBI thought he planned to disrupt the Republican National Convention in 1973 but was apparently struck off the list because he was deemed incapable of carrying such an operation due to his drug habits.

Jolie may face baby Zahara's mother in court
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Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Angelina Jolie now finds herself in the middle of an adoption scandal in Ethiopia after a teenager claimed that she is the mother of the baby that the actress adopted.

According to the Internet movie database, British newspaper The Sun has tracked down the 18-year old Mentaweb Dawit who claims to be Zahara's mother. 

Dawit says she has no plans to challenge Jolie.

"I want to thank Jolie for giving my baby a wonderful and loving family." 

But Ethiopian law states that Jolie must reapply for the adoptive rights since the initial adoption paperwork was incorrect. 

A law expert says: "The adoption could be illegal because the law in Ethiopia says that if the mother is still alive she must give her consent and in this case that may not have happened. The adoptive mother must appear in court to nullify the old papers and re-apply for adoption. The baby's mother must also appear to give her consent."

Dawit claims that she was raped and became pregnant and had always planned to give the baby up for adoption. She was told that the baby had died in childbirth.