Oprah Winfrey will never marry fiance.

Oprah Winfrey never intends to marry fiance Stedman Graham, as his proposal was guarantee enough their relationship is serious. The talk show host doesn't see the point in marrying her partner of 17 years, but she insists he did ask.

Winfrey says, "A piece of paper does not define a life. I always knew that was not the answer for me. "I was like most women though. I wanted a man who, I wanted to know he did want it. So I'm telling you, after he proposed, I was over it. "I do believe that had we gotten married, we would not be together today. The traditional role of marriage would not work in this relationship."

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--Mary Poppins is bound for Broadway.

The hit musical starring the ageless London nanny, based on the P.L. Travers stories and the 1964 Walt Disney film, is scheduled to begin performances Oct. 14, 2006, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, for a Nov. 16 opening, according to Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions.

And Disney's The Lion King will move from the New Amsterdam Theatre to its new home, the Minskoff Theatre, on June 13, 2006. The Minskoff is being renovated to accommodate the Tony-winning production.

Mary Poppins will feature many of the original songs from the 1964 film, which won five Acadamy Awards, including best actress for Julie Andrews' performance in the title role.

--Two weeks after having surgery for breast cancer, Maria Friedman will open Thursday - as scheduled - in "The Woman in White," the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on Wilkie Collins' Victorian mystery novel.

Friedman started preview performances Oct. 28 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, but left the show six days later after discovering a lump in her left breast. She returned to the musical Nov. 10, missing only a week of performances. During her absence, understudy Lisa Brescia played the role of Marian Holcombe, the musical's adventurous heroine.

Friedman, in an interview with The New York Times, said she would begin radiation treatments in December. "I'm not going for hero status," the actress told the newspaper. "I'm doing what I can do, with enormous support."

The musical, adapted by Charlotte Jones and with lyrics by David Zippel, is directed by Trevor Nunn, who supervised such Lloyd Webber shows as "Cats," "Starlight Express," "Aspects of Love" and "Sunset Boulevard."

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Victoria's Secret, the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products, sexified the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City last night for the highly anticipated Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

This year, production company Done and Dusted wanted to infuse the holiday-themed show with just the right dose of Vickie's signature sexiness. And with a line up featuring Gisele Bundchen, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova and Oluchi Onweagba, among others, the show surely made many little (and not-so-little) boys' holiday wishes come true.

"This took about a year in planning," said Monica Mitro, one of the show's executive producers. Mitro, who has worked on the show for the past ten years, was among the many producers who searched the globe looking for the perfect team to ensure the event's success. Even the most nominal details were labored over, right down to the feathers on the famed angel wings.

"We had the feathers flown in, specially done by a woman in Paris," said Mitro. As for who got to wear the show-stopping wings, it sounded like there was a level of seniority involved. "We love Heidi, she's been with us since the beginning. Heidi gets the biggest wings."

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will air Tuesday, December 6 on CBS and will include red carpet interviews, model profiles, and a behind-the-scenes peek of the making of the fashion show. From 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., this television special is sure to get you in the moodÂ…the holiday mood, that is.

--Um, could Heidi look any more amazing after giving birth just 2 months ago? Wow.

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ParisNews:

Is Paris Hilton getting cranky with Nicole Richie?
Richie is complaining to friends that she believes Hilton has been crank-calling her, according to a report.

“Nicole has been getting phony phone calls very late at night, practically every night, and she suspects the culprit is her ex-best friend,” reports the forthcoming issue of In Touch Weekly. “Nicole doesn't have proof, but she's almost sure it’s Paris,” a friend told the mag.

And the ring was a CZ?
The real reason Paris Hilton hasn't given her ex-fiancé, Paris Latsis, back his 24-carat engagement ring is because it's not real. Hilton, who's now fooling around with young Stavros Niarchos, "bought it for herself," giggled a spy. "It's a cubic zirconia. The ring Paris [Latsis] gave her was a much smaller one [from Cartier]. She lied to Us Weekly about it and everyone picked it up."

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Kathy Cash, one of Johnny Cash's five children, was so upset about how her mother is portrayed in the upcoming movie "Walk the Line" that she walked out of a family-only screening — five times.

She thinks the movie, which opens nationwide Nov. 18, is good and that performances by Joaquin Phoenix as her dad and Reese Witherspoon as her stepmother, June Carter Cash, are Oscar-worthy.

But she also said the film unfairly shows her mother, Vivian Liberto Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife, as a shrew. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin plays her in the movie.

"My mom was basically a nonentity in the entire film except for the mad little psycho who hated his career. That's not true. She loved his career and was proud of him until he started taking drugs and stopped coming home," Kathy Cash said.

Vivian Liberto Distin died earlier this year as a result of complications from lung cancer. She and Cash were married 13 years and had four children together. He pledged to remain faithful to her in his song "I Walk the Line."

Kathy Cash also said the movie fails to include any meaningful scenes with the children or show the pain she and her three sisters endured during their father's fight with drugs and their parents' divorce. She says it portrays Johnny Cash's father too negatively.

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Rod Stewart says he doesn't do cocaine anymore because it's just not as pure as it used to be.

The crooner, 60, longs for the days when dealers didn't mix the drug to maximize profits. "I don't know why anyone would want to take coke now," Stewart tells contactmusic.com. "It was different in my day, because it was all so much purer. Now these dealers mix it with salt, washing powders, anything they can get their hands on. Kids just don't know what they're taking."

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Pink says she would like to seduce Kelly Osbourne.

The singer, who is engaged to motorcross racer Carey Hart, says she is attracted to Ozzy's daughter.

According to IOL.com she said: "I think Kelly's straight, but she's really sexy. "I could eat her up."

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Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has been given an offer she can't refuse - to star in an episode of The Sopranos.

Fergie - real name Stacy Ferguson - is swapping the music business for family business by playing an undercover cop working in Tony Soprano's seedy Bad-A-Bing strip club. She starts filming the episode early next year.

"Fergie can't believe her luck at landing this part - she's obsessed with The Sopranos," an insider told the Daily Mirror. "The producers thought she'd be perfect because she's got such a toned body and has no problems flaunting her flesh." She is also said to have been hitting the gym with a personal trainer to be "the hottest stripper Bad-A-Bing's ever seen".

She's also set to appear in the remake of 70s disaster flick The Poseiden Adventure, with Kurt Russell.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey were among those nominated Thursday for the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards. Internet research firm Knowledge Networks called on pop culture fans to help determine the nominees. The public can help choose the winners online at http://www.pcavote.com. The show will broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 10.

The nominees were:

Female movie star: Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman.

Male movie star: Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, Samuel L. Jackson.

Leading lady: Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellwegger.

Leading man: Jamie Foxx, Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler.

Female action star: Jennifer Garner, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Male action star: Matthew McConaughey, Brad Pitt, The Rock.

On-screen match-up: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith;" Chris Rock and Adam Sandler in "The Longest Yard;" Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in "Wedding Crashers."

Female performer: Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Gwen Stefani.

Male performer: Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Usher.

Group: Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, Green Day.

New TV comedy: "Everybody Hates Chris," "How I Met Your Mother," "My Name is Earl."

New TV drama: "Commander in Chief," "Criminal Minds," "Prison Break."

TV comedy: "Everybody Loves Raymond," "That '70s Show," "The Simpsons."

TV drama: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Desperate Housewives," "Law & Order: SVU."

Reality show competition: "American Idol," "Fear Factor," "Survivor."

Reality show other: "Extreme Makeover," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Supernanny."

Late-night talk show host: Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien.

Daytime talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres, Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa, Oprah Winfrey.

Female TV star: Jennifer Garner, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Male TV star: Ray Romano, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland.

Funny female star: Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, Queen Latifah.

Funny male star: Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Will Smith.

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Sean Connery will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, its highest honor for a career in film, the institute announced Thursday. The award will be presented to the Scottish actor June 8 in Los Angeles.

Howard Stringer, chairman of the AFI Board of Trustees, called Connery "an artist of the highest order." "Though best remembered for creating one of the great film heroes of all time, his talents transcend typecasting," Stringer said. "His body of work not only stands the test of time, but illuminates a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself." Connery portrayed agent James Bond in six films from 1962 to 1971. He appeared in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" in 2003.

Connery is the 34th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, which was established in 1973. Past recipients include Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep and George Lucas.

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Late Night host Conan O'Brien and his wife Liza Powel O'Brien welcomed their second child Wednesday night.

The couple "is thrilled to announce the arrival of their son, Beckett O'Brien," a statement says. The baby boy was born Wednesday in New York City at 8:27 p.m., and weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 oz.

"Mother, baby and father are all well," according to the statement released by NBC. This is the second child for the 42-year-old comedian and his wife, who will turn 35 on Saturday. Their daughter Neve was born Oct. 14, 2003.

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Anjelica Huston is to star opposite Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in a new period drama.

Set at the end of the Civil War, Seraphim Falls tells the story of a colonel who fails to put down his weapon, reports Variety. Set at the end of the Civil War, the project tells the story of a colonel who fails to put down his weapon and instead hunts down a man to settle a grudge from the war.

Huston, whose character is being kept under wraps, heads to New Mexico next week to film her part. Von Ancken wrote the script with Abbey Everett Jaques for Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey's Icon Productions.

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Rumor du jour:

The New York Daily News is reporting that Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry is either pregnant or trying to have a baby.

Berry, who has been dating her Their Eyes Were Watching God co-star Michael Ealy, hasn't been shy when talking about her hope to become a mother.

Talking about her upcoming 40th birthday, the 39-year-old actress told Oprah Winfrey in March, "If there's no serious man, whoever I'm dating at the time, I'll say, 'Hey, would you like to have a baby? I'll sign a paper that will say I won't ask you for one red cent.'

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Jessica Simpson is very excited about the new shoes in her fashion line, so who can blame her for wanting to talk all about them when she sat down with Access Hollywood's Billy Bush over the weekend? And while that's fine, Billy also wanted to address the elephant in the room — the status of her marriage with Nick. But when he did, it led to one interesting interview.

When asked about her busy schedule and how she keep sit all together she admitted: “I have a lot of really good handlers."

And one of the people Jessica relies upon these days is a therapist. She recently told Teen People it's because she respects what it is they do for a living. But for some reason, her publicist wouldn't let her tell Billy that. “You went into therapy. What was behind that decision because a lot of people do?” he asked, only to find Jess reluctant to answer the question.

“I mean, hmm, I don't wanna… Everybody's asking that question,” she softly said. "I would stay away from that,” a publicist said from off-camera.

Billy tried to explain his position to Jessica and her people. “There's an unnaturalness to all of this because everybody in the entertainment business in talking about your life in one way and yet…,” he said, only to be interrupted by the publicist. “This is just about the line and that's all we're talking about. That's why we're here today. I need you to stay with that,” the publicist insisted. “Do you understand my situation to be here?” Billy asked Jessica. “Of course,” Simpson admitted. “I totally understand but that is the focus of why we're here today and that's all we're talking about today,” the publicist said.

“Is there something you do say to people though? Is there some kind of position that you have on all these things that have been written about you everywhere we go?” Billy inquired. “Is there one kind of thing you do say to people?” “Honestly, um,” Jessica said, only to have her people once again speak up in her place. “That's just not why we're here. If you want to keep talking about the clothing line, that's fine. But that's all we're doing,” the pub said. “That's all we're doing.”

The duo had a good time checking out the new fancy footwear she has designed and then it was time to wrap it up. And of course, there was no way Billy would get shut down asking about Jessica's recent charity work, right? “Tell me quickly if you can about Operation Smile, which is a terrific organization. You just made a trip to Africa, didn't you?” Billy asked Jessica. “I did,” she replied. “It was a wonderful great trip that taught me a lot about myself. It just puts life into perspective. I met so many amazing kids. We went into hospitals and did surgeries then we were out on safari and all of kinds of stuff. It was really a beautiful time for me.”

“Did you see anything in particular?” Billy followed up. But this time, it wasn't Jessica who responded. “That's it. No other questions,” the publicist interrupted one final time. Billy looked at Jessica and all she could do was shrug her shoulders and smile. “Sorry,” she said. “I gotta listen to my peeps.”

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Elton John has begged producers to allow him to guest star in TV sensation Desperate Housewives.

The singer is a massive fan of the hit show and courted star Teri Hatcher to help him get a cameo when she appeared in the video for his single "Turn The Lights Out When You Leave." He says, "It's so bitchy and funny! I'd love to do Desperate Housewives!"

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Enrique Iglesias has hinted he's not the perfect lover, by revealing he wants to launch his own range of small condoms.

The Spanish singer enjoys a high profile relationship with tennis beauty Anna Kournikova and is lusted after by female fans around the world. But they may be underwhelmed by his confession.

He says, "The next product I'm going to put my name on is extra-small condoms. I can never find extra-small condoms and I know it's really embarrassing for people."

--Whoa. Poor Anna.

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Christmas is just over a month away, so it's time for Eva Longoria to load up her shotgun.

Longoria told Cosmopolitan magazine that being from Texas, she and her family "kill wild pigs for tamales." The "Desperate Housewives" star said "hunting is a family thing" and they eat all they kill.

Longoria is such a good shot she beat Kiefer Sutherland and Michael Douglas at a shooting range while filming the movie "The Sentinel."

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Paris Hilton's aunt has revealed the hotel heiress was bullied as a child.

Kyle Richards — the sister of Kathy Hilton — has had a very close relationship with her niece since she was young. And on an A&E biography TV special on Paris, Kyle said: "There was jealousy and she was being picked on. "I had to go down there a few times and straighten some people out.

"People would hear the last name and she was always a beautiful girl and that doesn't make for making a lot of friends with girls. "She always had this attitude that she didn't care what people thought but she definitely did."

Kyle also revealed sexy Paris is preparing for possible motherhood - by keeping lots of pets. "She talks about wanting to be a mom. And all her animals are her practicing. "She will make a very good mom, very nurturing and she has good maternal instincts."

--WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

--Too bad her new boyfriend can't drive.

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Michael Jackson will come back to the United States, but it's unlikely the King of Pop would ever make it his home again, says his father.

"He'll come back to visit, but not to stay, not to live," Joseph Jackson told The Associated Press in a recent interview. Jackson said his son, who was acquitted in June of child molestation, has received lots of threats in the United States. The superstar now lives in Bahrain and his lawyers have said that he no longer considers his Neverland Ranch in California as his home. "They didn't treat him right here. I know if I was him, I wouldn't come back," his father said.

However, the elder Jackson said he expects Michael to return to his music career - and hopes it would include a reunion with his brothers. "I'm trying to motivate them to go ahead and do this record," he said of his other sons. "They want to do it, but they're too slow. They'd rather do it with Michael."

Michael Jackson is working on a charity single for hurricane relief with stars such as R. Kelly and Snoop Dogg.

--Don't get your glove caught in the door, buddy.

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Christina Aguilera is desperate to develop her acting career beyond her part in animated hit Shark Tale, but no-one wants to cast her.

The singer hoped her role as a singing jellyfish in the movie would kickstart a move into movies - but she's still waiting by the phone. Aguilera says, "The only part I got offered was in Shark Tale. I would consider more acting roles though."

--Um, no.

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