Best, worst and weirdest: Celebrity presents.

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Footage of OlÂ’ Dirty BastardÂ’s final concert before his untimely death was recently sold on EBAY with a final selling price of $100,000, according to the Internet auction site.

Approximately 30 to 40 minutes of ODBÂ’s performance on November 11 at the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins, Colorado was allegedly filmed two days before the Brooklyn-bred rapper collapsed and died in a Manhattan recording studio.

The video allegedly shows ODB smoking minutes before appearing on stage and then performing in unstable condition, and footage of him traveling back to his motel where he continues to smoke crack, the seller stated in the listing.

--Sad, but not surprising.

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Romanian authorities are facing a legal challenge from some of the country's top lawyers over courtrooms they say smell like stables.

The lawyers' bar in Iasi in eastern Romania city is demanding £1 million from the state for what they claim are the "humiliating" conditions they work in, local daily Adevarul reported.

Lawyer Mariana Bazdara, who is representing 600 lawyers in Iasi, said that she and her colleagues had had enough of the "pestilential smell in court rooms that look like either cellars or stables and have no fresh air flowing into them".

--Um, have they seen or smelled the City/County Building in Indianapolis? We might give them a run for their money.

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You know you shop too much when...the following conversation occurs while you're out at the bars on a Saturday night:

Girl: I know you!

Lawren: (Smiles and knows she looks extremely familar, but has no clue where she knows this chick from).

Girl: Remember? I've waited on you several times in the Nordstrom Petite Department.

Lawren: Of course! (Lawren secretly knows that this chick could probably buy drinks for the entire bar on the commission check she's made on Lawren).

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Sarah Jessica Parker will go head to head with Diane Keaton on the big screen soon, in a new romantic comedy for Fox.

The two have signed on, along with actor Dermot Mulroney, to star in an untitled feature. Parker, known for her edgy role in TV's "Sex and the City," will play a woman who goes home with her boyfriend (Mulroney), only to be rejected by his family and overprotective mother (Keaton). Production on the movie is expected to start in late February.

Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson are reportedly in negotiations to join the cast as well.

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1 Whenever I hear the names Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker, I'm always reminded of "The First Wives Club" when Sarah J.P. played the bimbo-y trophy wife to Bette Midler's caddish ex!

Posted by: stacy at December 20, 2004 02:52 PM (nM8Hz)

2 Ahhh, yes. Great movie.

Posted by: Lawren at December 20, 2004 03:10 PM (sql83)

3 I think this is going to be a great film

Posted by: Uptown Girl at December 20, 2004 07:13 PM (dUIpl)

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Film legend Harrison Ford has agreed to star in Hollywood's first movie about November's second Iraq conflict, The Battle Of Falluja.

US General Jim Mattis - who halted the first assault on the city by American marines in April - will be played by Ford in the controversial film, which goes into production next year. It will be based on war correspondent Bing West's unfinished book No True Glory: The Battle For Falluja.

West explains, "If America needs a hard job done, the marines will do it, and they won't lose their humanity in the process or any sleep over pulling the trigger. Yes, they are 'the world's most lethal killing machine'. That's what America needs in battle."

--Ford will be perfect for this. It'll be good to see him back on screen. I grow tired of the younger male actors of today. None of them can pull off a man's man kind of role like Ford.

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Paul McCartney has revealed he has fake nails applied to help him play the guitar.

The Beatles legend says he opted for the beauty salon treatment at the suggestion of his wife, Heather Mills, after he complained that 40 years of strumming had ruined his hands.

According to Femalefirst.co.uk quoting The Sun he said: "The way I flick the strings with my fingers wears my nail down. A couple of years ago Heather suggested I put acrylic nails on.

"I said, 'No, I can't do that.' But I did do it on the last tour and it works like a dream."

--Um, not sure he needed to share that with us.

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The shirt to go with the ever-so-popular book:

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Wyclef Jean is making his way into fashion. The hip-hop star kicked off his new urban clothing line, Refugee, at Lotus the other night with pals Salt 'N Pepa, Lukas Haas, Bridget Hall and Jet Jonathan Vilma.

Jean decided to jump into the fashion after meeting Parisian designer Dia at the Cannes Film Festival. Wyclef draws sketches for Dia, who designs the line, and offers inspiration on colors, material and style.

--I mean, his last name is "Jean." I realize it's not pronounced like the blue kind, but it's still pretty much a given he'd capitalize on that.

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Britney Spears' old schoolwork has gone on sale - littered with mistakes and errors.

The pop babe's primary school homework, which she did when she was eight, was savaged by one of her teachers for being "messy" and having lots of grammatical and spelling errors.

--Like anyone would be shocked by this. On another note, I guess the Plymouth Rock look is back in.

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Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is accused of knocking out an employee of a Dallas nightclub after a disagreement over sound levels during a concert.

An arrest warrant for misdemeanor assault was issued Wednesday for Neil in the fight.

--Guess some things never change!

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The fourth annual Lyttle Lytton Contest is over. You may be asking yourself, "What the hell is that?" Well, the annual Lytton Fiction Contest challenges entrants to pen the world's most atrocious first line to a novel.

Here are the winners. My fave:

"The dame had balls, you had to give her that, and a Jetta."

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Play the Celebrity Name Game. 10/10 pour moi!

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Paris Hilton claims she's "too lazy" to have sex and would rather just kiss.

The 23-year-old hotel heiress tells Rolling Stone magazine, "I'm not a sexual person, really. I don't really care about sex. If I'm in a relationship, we don't even do anything, really. We just watch TV. I'm too lazy. I'd rather kiss."

--Rrriiiigggghhhhttt. We've all seen how "lazy" she is.

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Hollywood celebrities including John Travolta and Sarah Jessica Parker have been lining up to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.

'Santa to the Stars' Brady White earns 5,000 dollars a night by listening to the Xmas wish lists of the famous. Over the 25 years he has been playing Santa, Brady has heard some wacky gift requests from the A list stars.

One of the strangest was Madonna, who asked for her virginity back.

Cher said she wanted an Oscar and Jack Nicholson asked for his beloved Lakers basketball team to win a championship.

--The other wishes seem doable. But Madonna's? Even Santa isn't that powerful.

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I received another installment of Lexicon Fun from Daily Candy. This time, it had a holiday theme. Enjoy!

Violent night, troll-y night n. The aftermath of the holiday party where a certain elf swills too much vodka.

Mistleho n. Someone who hangs around under the mistletoe, waiting to get kissed. ("Eve was being such a mistleho at the company party that no one else could get any play from the cute tech guys.")

Eggsnog n. A makeout session that takes place under the influence of eggnog.

Hallmarketing n. The outrageous marketing push that begins two months before each holiday (Halloween decorations in July, Christmas decorations in October).

Round yon virgin n. Severely overweight child relative who hogs all the dessert. ("I never even got to try Aunt Martha's cranberry squares — the round yon virgins charged the dessert table.")

Santa fraud n. Poorly costumed Santa Claus impersonator. ("Avoid department stores at all costs. They're overrun with Santa frauds this year.")

Dreidel robber n. Someone who cheats young children at dreidel.

Yulezilla n. Someone who goes way too overboard with the Christmas decorations (usually Mom).

Mrs. Claws n. Work buddy's wife whose steely gaze keeps her husband's female colleagues on the other side of the office-party dance floor.

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1 Lauren- have been enjoying your blog for sometime now. Lexicon Fun- cracked my stuff up! Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Christian at December 16, 2004 07:44 AM (U0KBM)

2 CHRISTIAN!!! How the heck are you? Thanks for commenting! You're married now, right? Good to hear from you!

Posted by: Lawren at December 16, 2004 08:07 AM (sql83)

3 Those are GREAT!

Posted by: Stacy at December 16, 2004 08:50 AM (nM8Hz)

4 Cute tech guys I thought those were a myth.

Posted by: M@ at December 16, 2004 11:22 AM (f2jsN)

5 Things are going pretty well! Sorry about the typo on the name! Married life is GREAT! We bought a house over in the Memering-Yates subdivision. Definetly excited for our first Christmas together. I hear your old house is coming together rather nicely. Emily and I are supposed to go over and see it when everything is done. Take Care!!

Posted by: Christian at December 16, 2004 12:21 PM (U0KBM)

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I really wanted to post this picture, but wasn't sure what to say about it--Other than it's really scary to me.

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1 Oh my. I so badly want to call them Paris and Nicole...oop...you know what, I just did!

Posted by: Stacy at December 16, 2004 08:49 AM (nM8Hz)

2 Maybe I am out of the loop, but who is that with Snoop? He has nice teeth.

Posted by: Mel at December 16, 2004 11:43 PM (tsbSH)

3 Mel, it's Tiger Woods.

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Pop beauty Ashlee Simpson's manager and father Joe Simpson has changed the gay plot in her movie debut Wannabe, because he's uncomfortable with his daughter playing a lesbian.

The former Baptist minister fears the star's chances of breaking into Hollywood would be hampered if she played a homosexual, so he ordered movie producers to alter the romantic comedy's script, reports American gossip site Pagesix.Com.

He explains, "I changed it. It doesn't work for her to be gay the first thing out. She said, 'But it's cool, it's edgy, it's different,' and of course the filmmakers were like, 'It's cool for a woman to be a lesbian.' She's going to be a huge movie star. She's like Meg Ryan or Cameron Diaz, with probably more depth. When we're done, she'll play it all."

--Let's re-read the bolded quote again. I'm sorry, I'm still laughing.

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Jeff Probst has had many adventures as host of Survivor, such as hacking out of the Vanuatu brush, skydiving over the California desert and zooming into this season's finale on a big hog (motorcycle, that is). So who knew the biggest adventure for Probst would be embracing a new love?

Probst, 43, and Survivor: Vanuatu's fifth finalist, Julie Berry, who turned 24 Wednesday, are a couple.

--I don't watch this show, but I figured there were some of you out there who did.

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Making them an offer they can't refuse?

The Romanian Prime Minister is offering to sleep with the wives and girlfriends of journalists on a Romanian newspaper to stop them claiming he is gay.

He said: "If people from Evenimentul Zilei newspaper want me to prove to them that I have no homosexual inclinations, I will test all their wives and girlfriends to show them where my preferences really are."

--When you act so outlandishly, it tends to make people believe the rumor more, I would think. Remember the Cindy Crawford/Richard Gere full-page "Richard isn't gay" newspaper ad? Didn't really help the situation.

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