Author: Martin D'Anjou

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Musique

Live 8 Tickets On Sale on eBay

The Hunter Foundation, who is assisting Bob Geldof with the concerts, is asking  sellers to remove their tickets from the eBay auctions immediately.  More than 100 pairs of tickets have already been sold for a healthy profit on the website.

Hunter Foundation director, Ewan Hunter, commented, "It is obscene for anyone to profit from Live 8.  We would urge anyone selling Live 8 tickets on eBay, or anywhere else for that matter, to withdraw them immediately.  If you can’t go, return your tickets to Live 8, if you see them being sold, don’t bid, we implore you."

"There is a deep moral question we should all ask ourselves – Live 8 is about the 30,000 kids that died today, will die tomorrow and the next day.  Is that something you want to profit from or stop happening?"

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Cinéma

James Cameron Ready for Next Film

Battle Angel is a story based on a Japanese book about a nymphette who transforms into a heroine.  No information is available for Cameron’s other choice, Project 880, however, both films would be shot in 3-D.

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Potins

50 Cent Helps the Kids

The rapper has done all the paperwork with Queensborough Community College in New York to allow 10 students to continue their education free of charge.

50 Cent, who never attended college, will give 8 scholarships to students from his alma-mater, Campus Magnet High Schools, and one to a student at each of the neighboring schools, Springfield Gardens and Hillcrest High School.

The winners of the scholarships will be chosen based on a 500 word essay that they must submit.  The winners will be announced on July 15.

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Potins

Vin Diesel Consults with Mel Gibson

Diesel, who would like to produce the historic film Hannibal, has asked the Australian actor and director to help him realize his dream.

The film will tell the story of the warrior who uses elephants in combat.  The star has already started training, and has been riding the animals.

Diesel tells Empire magazine, "I’ve been location scouting. I’ve been elephant-training, I’ve had a four hour dinner with Mel Gibson, talking about Braveheart, to get prepped for this thing."

"Braveheart was another film no-one wanted to make – imagine going to a studio and saying, ‘I want to do this $70 million movie about a guy running around in a skirt for three hours.’"

Production on the film Hannibal is set to begin next year.

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Potins

Paris Hilton To Retire

According to the magazine Newsweek, the wealthy star of the television series The Simple Life wants to begin a family with her fiance, Paris Latsis.

The 24 year-old told the magazine, "I thought it was cute to play a dumb blonde. On TV, I do it because it’s funny. I consider myself a businesswoman and a brand."

"I don’t enjoy going out anymore. It’s such a pain. It’s everyone saying, ‘Let’s do a deal! Can I have a picture?’"

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Potins

Michael Jackson Found Not Guilty

The verdict was delivered at 2:00 pm Monday on the seventh day of deliberations.  The jury was composed of eight women and four men.

Michael Jackson, 46, was indicted on all counts, four were allegations of molestation of a 13 year old minor.  If Jackson were found guilty he could have faced almost twenty years in prison.

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Cinéma

Eddie Murphy Joins Beyoncé, Usher and Jamie Foxx

Dreamgirls, an adaptation of a musical, tells the story of a aspiring female trio, The Dreamettes.

Murphy will play the part of "Thunder" Early, a star that hires the three girls to do backup.

This film will be directed by Bill Condon (Kinsey, Gods and Monsters, Chicago), and is debuting in January 2006.

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Potins

Usher Launches New Charity to Help Kids

The star’s New Look charity organization will be starting on Friday, although the official launch is set for July 8.  This nonprofit organization aims to help children that want to pursue education, sports, or the arts.

The first project of New Look will be to bring 150 youth to a camp where they will organize a celebrity basketball game to raise money for charity.

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Potins

Scarlett Johansson Loves Sex in the Car

Johanssen starred in the film Lost in Translation, and revealed this fantasy to  American male magazine, Playboy.

"I do think having sex in a car is pretty sexy," the 20-year-old told US Playboy magazine.

"If I were in a really raunchy frame of mind and thinking of doing something crazy and kinky and sexy, the back seat would be it."

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Musique

Destiny’s Child Anounce a Split

Kelly Rowland made this announcement to fans during a concert in Barcelona, Spain.

A statement to MTV News from the band said: "We have been working together as Destiny’s Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14.  After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching, we realised that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny’s Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other. After all these wonderful years working together, we realized that now is the time to pursue our personal goals and solo efforts in earnest."

On September 10, following a concert in Vancouver, Destiny’s Child will put an end to a successful career.