Brad Pitt hated his wife's chain-smoking and spoke of Angelina Jolie as a "goddess", it has been claimed.

The Hollywood star has apparently moved on since his split with Jennifer Aniston, according to an American model. April Florio, who claims to have spent three days with Pitt in Greece, told US Weekly he had tried to kiss her but she "shied away". "He was attracted to me," the 22-year-old said.

But when Pitt made advances, she claims, "he was shocked (at her brush off). He asked me why. I told him I did not want to get involved with someone in the industry."

And she said the Ocean's Twelve star poured his heart out about his deteriorating marriage to the Friends star. "He hated his wife's chain-smoking. He also hated the fact that she liked to hang with her friends or just stay at home. He liked to go to parties more," she said. And, asked about Angelina Jolie, she said: "He talked about her like she was a goddess."

--Somehow I'm not buying all of this, April.

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Legendary singer George Michael is quitting the pop world for good in favor of taking a more "behind the scenes" role in the industry. The star believes pop music is "dead" and is now seeking a career composing songs for other musicians.

Michael, 41, made his comments at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany yesterday. He was there to launch documentary film A Different Story, which follows struggles in both his personal and professional lives as he became a superstar in the 1980s.

Michael said, "That genre (pop) is just dead as far as I am concerned. I just thought it was very important to explain myself before I disappear. I truly believe there's a life for me that is not this one. Perhaps it will mean writing for other people. I have an ambition to write a truly contemporary musical, not necessarily even for the stage, but for the screen. I have got to find ways to make music and enjoy it the way I used to."

--Keep the "Faith," George.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones has confessed she's a woman obsessed - with the size of her rear.

Jones, 35, starring opposite Brad Pitt in Ocean's Twelve, shed all her pregnancy pounds 12 weeks after her daughter Carys's birth in 2003, but still craves reassurance from actor hubby Michael Douglas.

"I have some insecurities," she says, "I'm always asking him if my bum's too big."

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Days after performing a duet with husband Marc Anthony at the Grammy Awards show, Jennifer Lopez said she's canceling a European concert tour due to illness.

Lopez had been scheduled to attend the British charity premiere of her movie "Shall We Dance?" with co-star Richard Gere on Wednesday. She called off the trip at the last minute, saying she was too ill to travel.

--Maybe she heard a tape of that Grammy performance and realized that she can't sing.

--Thanks for the tip, Brian.

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1 Their performance was horrible..... should've taken that garbage to telemundo channel or some spanish music awards... at least she could have sung a song someone has actually heard before.

Posted by: kris at February 17, 2005 08:31 AM (Ziy9C)

2 When I heard this on TV last night, I wondered if it's not a ploy to blame her poor Grammy performance on illness.

Posted by: Kelly at February 17, 2005 09:34 AM (caKQ0)

3 that is so funny, I made the exact same comment... about "reviewing her grammy performance" and it making her sick

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These shirts have been popping up on various folks in the fashion industry:

--Ha! Hope she has a sense of humor and these don't "tee" her off!

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Who knew tacky art could go for so much?

Two "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings cleaned house at Doyle New York's annual Dogs in Art Auction, fetching a staggering $590,400, the auction house said.

Comedian Caroline Rhea of Manhattan, who attended the auction, told the New York Daily News that the Coolidge paintings were the highlight of the event. "It's not the Mona Lisa -- we were joking it's the 'Bona Lisa'," she told the paper.

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Twelve American nuns have been suspended from their convent after going on an alcohol and sex fuelled holiday.

The women, all aged between 22 and 31, went on the Club 18-30 holiday without telling anyone where they were going. On returning from the debauched break last week and immediately found themselves in hot water with the mother-superior.

During the trip it has been claimed the nuns slept with a total of 43 men between them on the two-week trip. Amazingly the 12 ladies tried to excuse their behaviour by claiming they wanted to experience sin.

--Doesn't have quite the same cuteness factor as the scene in The Sound of Music where the nuns confess to the Reverend Mother that they have sinned by removing critical car parts so the nasty Nazis can't go after the Von Trapp family.

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Because it just wouldn't be a Crue show without midgets:

Rock music's biggest freak show is taking its show on the road. And the bigger question for Motley Crue is whether the band known for its excesses (sex, drugs and fighting) can keep it together for a year on tour.

"This tour could last a week. It could last a year. I just don't know," drummer Tommy Lee recently told The Associated Press. "But it definitely brings a smile to my face. You know, the danger part of it, the whether these guys are going to make it a month question."

Motley Crue has reportedly auditioned midgets, contortionists and strange animals as part of the stage production, a 2 1/2-hour show with no opening act.

"It's a traveling freak show. We've always been called that and we said 'Why don't we take that and take it to the next level,'" said bassist Nikki Sixx.

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The Tennessean wants your worst prom pics.

Help them out! You know you're ashamed of that bow-infested ensemble with puffy sleeves you wore. Show the world!

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Don't mess with old ladies in Indiana:

A 79-year-old woman has been charged with using her wooden cane to strike police officers who arrived at her home to check on her welfare.

St. Joseph County prosecutors said the officers came to investigate a possible domestic abuse charge against Betty Chambers' live-in caretaker, Thomas Holleman, 57.

As the officers tried to handcuff Holleman, Chambers allegedly struck Officer Lonny Foresman over the head with her cane, prosecutors said.

Foresman suffered a mild concussion while Sgt. John Pavlekovich suffered a separated shoulder and hand injury, said Jaimee Thirion, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph County police.

--Thanks, Ren (that's 3).

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1 I'm thinking either Ren needs to become a staff member of MP&S (though many might begin to wonder about that) or start his own blog!

Posted by: Iceman at February 17, 2005 09:53 AM (Kohcy)

2 I think if you are that old, charges shouldn't be filed. "They are there to protect" *laugh* I mean...would they want to admit a 79 yr. old woman beat them up!

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3 I was born to be gay.

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Happy Birthday, Dad!!!!!!!!!!

--Thanks to Iceman's tip, I got Dad a 3 month subscription to the Cigar of the Month Club from Cigars Around the World.

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How Not to Hold a Cake, by Kevin Federline:

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'Joey' star Drea De Matteo has confessed to liking both men and women.

The stunning actress, who plays Matt Le Blanc's younger sister, Gina, in the 'Friends' spin-off series, has admitted that she enjoys dating men but also indulges her sexual desires with female friends.

She is quoted by Britain's Daily Sport newspaper as saying: "I love men and they're who I go out with. But every now and then - well I can't say I've never been with a woman."

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Some Jenna Elfman fans were startled by what the star had to say in a recent issue of Scientology’s magazine Celebrity. The former star of “Dharma and Greg” is a devotee of the controversial religion, whose members also include Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

“I intend to make Scientology as accessible to as many people as I can. And that is my goal,” Elfman said. To do this, she says, it is my “duty to clear the planet.” By “clearing” she means to rid the world of “body thetans” — aliens who Scientologists believe inhabit the earth from a nuclear explosion 75 million years ago. She continued that “the more successful I became, the more suppression I bumped into … especially in the entertainment industry, which really is home to rabid suppression.”

---Mmmmkay. Say "Hi" to ET for me.

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Hoosier Mellencamp to Tour:

John Mellencamp will bring his "Words & Music" to cities across the United States this spring on his first headlining tour in three years.

Sixteen stops have been announced for the first leg of the tour, which opens in Savannah, Ga., on March 23 and ends April 17 in Louisville, Ky. The tour is dubbed the "Words & Music Tour" after Mellencamp's recently released double CD greatest hits collection.

"Going out and playing is a great way for me to keep these songs alive; it's what I've done for my whole professional life," the 53-year-old rocker said in a statement Monday. "We're keeping ticket prices down so as not to exclude anybody who might want to attend one of these shows."

The top ticket price will be $45 for all tour dates in March and April.

--If anyone hasn't seen him in concert, he does a GREAT show. You should check it out!

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Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim, his wife of nearly seven months, are expecting their first child together.

Cage and the 21-year-old former waitress, whose due date has not been announced, met at a nightclub last year before marrying on July 30. The Oscar-winning Leaving Las Vegas actor, 42, already has a 14-year-old son called Weston from a prior relationship with actress Kristina Fulton.

Cage was previously married to actress Patricia Arquette and singer Lisa Marie Presley.

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Celebs Take Off Their Clothes For Charity:

Stars including Victoria Beckham, Christina Aguilera and Holly Valance all got naked for a book in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation.

Posh Spice was photographed naked except for a piece of Cartier jewelry and a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

Other stars who'll appear in the book include Kate Moss, Geri Halliwell, Paris Hilton and Sarah Ferguson. Also happy to strip off for charity were tennis star Serena Williams, Minnie Driver and her sister Kate, supermodel Iman and actress Jane Leeves (Daphne in Frasier).

--I'm with Posh--what more does a girl need?

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Soul sensation Joss Stone has admitted a secret wish to be a teen mom...

The 17-year-old, who was nominated for three gongs at the Grammys but ending up going home empty-handed, has confessed: "I've got a checklist of things I want - including a Brit, a Grammy, an Oscar and a white poodle."

Much to mom Wendy Stoker's horror, she then added: "Sometimes it gets lonely. I want a baby, too! I'm ticking things off the list."

--Yeah, OK. Go the dry cleaners--Check. Get gas--Check, Check. Spew out a kid--Check, Check, Check.

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Painkillers. A wheelchair. A concert by Faith Hill. Which of these is covered by Medicare? All of them, according to the people at HealthSouth.

According to a newspaper in Birmingham, the health agency booked Hill, Reba McEntire, Amy Grant, Brooks and Dunn, KC and the Sunshine Band, and the country band Alabama for management meetings, then billed Medicare for the cost. McEntire and Alabama were also booked for annual management meetings at Disney World between 1996 and 2001, then billed to Medicare.

A $325 million settlement announced by the Justice Department in December said HealthSouth acknowledged improperly billing Medicare for lavish entertainment and other expenses. But this is the first mention of who performed at the meetings.

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Nicole Kidman has split with film producer boyfriend Steve Bing, claims The Sun.

She reportedly told pals she dumped the millionaire because he doesn't want to get married. The 37-year-old Aussie actress called it a day after only four months together in January. They have not seen each other since.

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