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A New Man for Britney Spears

The pop music star is very busy lately.  Spears has been linked to two different men in the past month, and is now dating a player from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Spears, 25, was seen last weekend at an NBA game, giving support to Luke Walton, a star of the local team.

Walton, 27, who is quite a bit taller than Spears, is the son of legendary basketball player Bill Walton.

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Naomi Campbell’s New Love Interest

The 36 year-old British star is now dating 37 year-old actor Gerard Butler, who starred in the film 300.

According to The Scoop, the two celebrities were spotted recently leaving a hotel separately, but then got into the same car.

Although it seems that the two are trying to hide their new relationship, they were also spotted at the finals of a tennis tournament together in Miami.

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Steven Spielberg Plans HBO Miniseries

According to The Sun-Herald, Spielberg’s company, Dreamworks, will co-produce the series with Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman.

According to the Sydney paper, the series will be ten episodes to be created with a budget of $150 million.  More than 280 Australian actors will be cast for the project.

The Pacific follows various battles that took place in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.  Filming is scheduled to begin in August in Australia, and will last for nearly one year.

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Sheryl Crow To Tour Colleges

The star will visit 11 universities in order to raise awareness about global warming.  Crow, who will travel from town to town via a bio diesel bus, will be joined on the tour by environmental activist Laurie David.

Crow said, "I am here because the more I learn about global warming, the more I feel compelled to do something in my own way, whatever that is."

Crow will offer a brief performance in addition to a presentation and film clips regarding the global warming issue.

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Marcia Gay Harden Plans Next Film

The actress, who earned an Oscar in 2000 for her role in the film Pollock, will join Jared Padalecki and Peter O’Toole in the biographical film.

To be directed by Helmer Michael Campus, The Christmas Cottage follows the life of Californian artist Thomas Kinkade.

Filming of The Christmas Cottage will begin later this month in Vancouver.

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The Sexiest Body in The World Belongs To…

A survey of 5,000 readers of Glamour magazine revealed that the 22 year-old actress is the people’s choice for the sexiest body.  The Lost in Translation star topped competition from Jessica Alba and Gisele Bundchen.

The magazine feels that the survey revealed that a curvy body is preferred.  The magazine said, "It seemed that curves are in and size zeroes are not the most admired."

The top ten list was completed by Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Brook.

Supermodel Kate Moss was ranked at the twentieth position.

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Salma Hayek’s New Project

The star of the films Frida, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, among others, has joined with MGM Studios to create Ventanazul.  Together, they will be developing and producing films that will feature the talents of Latin Americans.  The new company will be recruiting workers for both in front of and behind the camera.

Hayek is no stranger to producing.  She is currently the producer of the popular television series Ugly Betty.

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Live Earth Concerts Take Shape

On July 7, seven Live Earth shows will be presented around the world to raise awareness of global warming.

Seventeen artists have agreed to participate at London’s Wembley Stadium.  In addition to the headliners, the Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Razorlight, the Beastie Boys, David Gray, Damien Rice, John Legend, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Keane and Paolo Nutini will all perform.

Tickets for the concert will be sold through a drawing.

The details of the other Live Earth concerts will be revealed in the next few days.  Shows will be presented in the United States, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo.

The Live Earth concerts have been put together by former American Vice-President Al Gore.  Gore recently earned an Oscar for his documentary on climate changes entitled An Inconvenient Truth.

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Scarlett Johansson’s New Man

The star of the film The Black Dahlia has been dating the former fiance of singer Alanis Morissette, actor Ryan Reynolds.

The two stars were seen on Saturday holding hands at the New York restaurant Odeon.  Witnesses at the scene told People magazine, "They were a cute couple!"

The following morning, the two shared breakfast at the Carlyle hotel.

Johansson, 22, is a native of New York.  She has been single for several months.  The actress was recently linked in the media to actor and singer Justin Timberlake.  Reynolds, 30, split last February from Morissette.

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A Reality Show for Jackie Chan

On the 53rd birthday of the star, the series featuring martial arts experts first aired.  More than 100,000 people competed for the chance to participate in the show.

The competitors, who hope to become stars in action films, must demonstrate their kung-fu abilities.  Jackie Chan will produce a film to be released before the Beijing Olympic games in 2008.  Ten contestants from the show will be featured in the film.