Kate Moss has dumped her druggie boyfriend Pete Doherty. (For like the 9 millionth time).

H&M officially has dumped Kate's ads. H&M initially said it would proceed with the campaign, but company spokeswoman Liv Asarnoj said Tuesday that "after evaluating the situation, we have decided that a campaign with Kate Moss is not consistent with H&M's clear disassociation from drugs."

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Russell Crowe says he'll turn his back on the United States for good if he's found guilty of assault, reports IMDB.com.

The Australian Oscar winner (Gladiator), who is accused of throwing a phone at a New York City hotel employee in June, faces immigration problems if convicted. But Crowe says he'd be glad to see the back of Hollywood after the way he has been treated regarding the incident.

"Maybe it's better I don't travel to America," he says. "Maybe it's better I don't work in the area of the business that attracts so many flies. You tell me to p--- off too many times and I probably will."

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Rapper The Game is so horrified by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, he's considering adopting a child from America's Gulf Coast Region.

And the hip-hop star, who's donating a portion of the proceeds from his upcoming show to those affected by the storm, is eyeing the possibility of taking custody of one of the youngsters now left orphaned.

He says, "It's all I can think about when I wake up in the morning."

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Some thoughts on last night's Emmys:

--I was disappointed with Ellen's performance. I didn't think she was very funny.

--The Emmy Idol songs were fantastic. I'm glad the Donald Trump/Megan Mullally duet of the theme song from "Green Acres" won. Seeing the Donald in blue jean overalls was a sight! I also enjoyed hearing famed mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade sing the theme song to "Star Trek." (No, there aren't words to the song...she "Ahhh"'d it.)

--The right Housewife won. I think her acting talent is far superior to her co-stars in general, and specifically on the show. This could be her big year. She has an Emmy under her belt, and early critics think she's destined for an Oscar nom for her role in Transamerica. And, in my opinion, she wins the Best Acceptance Speech award hands down. How cute are she and William H. Macy?

--Glad to see Arrested Development got some wins. It's a highly underrated show.

--I know I'll catch flack for this, but GOODBYE RAYMOND! Enough.

--The following are my picks for Best Dressed:

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That Valentino is a man of extravagant tastes is well documented, but the fashion designer shows his true style in a profile in The New Yorker.

When writer Michael Specter asked the aging couturier if he would like to design Paris Hilton's wedding dress, he "shuddered" and replied, "No, I don't like her. She is marrying the son of a friend of mine. They have billions. She is vulgar, and she is not even pretty." After pausing for a moment to gather breath, Valentino concluded, "The Hiltons, they have nothing."

--Word.

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When Tinseltown it-girl Lindsay Lohan stepped out on a recent weeknight, all eyes were on the new ring that the teen queen sported on her right hand. And while supersized cocktail rings are all the rage among some celebs these days, Lindsay's new ring is about more than just flash, say sources close to the actress.

"Lindsay wants the world to know that she's saving herself for marriage," says a friend of the actress. "Wearing the ring is a way to show her fans and the paparazzi that she's serious about abstinence." Last month, say sources, the actress better known for being chased than chaste even held a chastity commitment ceremony at Hollywood hotspot Koi. A guest of the restaurant that night says that Lindsay and a dozen friends feasted on sushi and handrolls before toasting the actress' pledge to be pure. "It was really sweet," says the source. "After she put the ring on she couldn't stop smiling."

Lindsay's not the only actress who is reclaiming her inner virgin these days. A growing number of Tinseltown hotties are ordering up a side of chastity to complement the season's must-have looks. One trend-setting couple: Nicole Richie and her fiancee DJ AM. Sources close to the couple say that they're saving themselves for their wedding night to make it more special.

It's not just young and soon-to-be married stars who are coming out as chaste. Hollywood's most famous divorcee, Jennifer Aniston, is said to have confided in friends recently that she plans to remain a 'revirgin' until she remarries. "She doesn't believe in sex outside of wedlock and now that she's not married anymore she intends to play by those rules," says a friend.

--From The Swift Report.

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Sean Paul is convinced Destiny's Child star Beyonce snubbed performing with him at the MTV Awards last year, because he is too hot.

The singer was due to hit the stage with the 24 year-old beauty for a rendition of their collaboration "Baby Boy," but the duet was banned by MtV bosses and Beyonce's other half, rapper Jay-Z.

He says, "I did feel proper gutted but I guess my dancing was just too x-rated. I don't blame Jay Z. I wouldn't want no other artists near her either."

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Supermodel Kate Moss acknowledged to the Hennes & Mauritz clothing chain that tabloid allegations that she recently used cocaine are true, an H&M spokeswoman said Saturday.

Moss, who is to model one of H&M's upcoming clothing lines, has apologized for her drug use and promised in writing to abide by a company policy that models be "healthy, wholesome and sound," spokeswoman Liv Asarnoj said.

H&M had decided to keep Moss on, Asarnoj told The Associated Press in a phone interview from the company's headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. "We strongly disapprove of her action," Asarnoj said. "We feel that this is very unfortunate."

--Um, like she could deny it. See below:

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Former Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tori Spelling has split from her husband, actor-writer Charlie Shanian.

"Tori Spelling and Charlie Shanian have separated after one year of marriage," Spelling's publicist says in a statement. "The couple have been living apart since the beginning of August. This is the first marriage for both."

The couple married July 3, 2004, in an extravagant wedding hosted by Tori's father, television mogul Aaron Spelling, at his 56,000-sq.-ft. Los Angeles mansion, with an estimated cost of $1 million.

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Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil is recovering from a leg injury after slipping off stage during a performance.

The band was about five songs into the concert Friday night when Neil leaned over to sing along with the audience and slipped off stage, said police spokeswoman Sylvia Abernathy.

"I just felt something snap in my leg," Neil wrote on the band's Web site. "I just couldn't go on." The band was forced to end the concert early. Neil was treated at Piedmont Hospital and released Saturday, hospital spokeswoman Diana Lewis said.

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Sexy actress Carmen Electra has been chosen as the new face of cosmetics giant Max Factor.

She says of her recently-shot ad, "It looks very innocent. It sort of has a classic kind of appeal and I think that sort of ties in with the history of Max Factor. Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow have appeared in ads.

"I mean, Max Factor was the first make-up artist to the stars and he worked on every movie... And now I'm the new face and it's exciting and really cool."

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With digital music players becoming more ubiquitous, Volkswagen AG is offering a stereo component that lets motorists plug in all manner of portable digital players -- not just iPods -- and manage their tunes and podcasts on a dashboard display.

Although the in-dash CD player has yet to go the way of the eight-track, digital devices with USB connections -- be they fancy iPods or simple keychain drives -- seem now to be portable music's future.

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, is thus making the USB connection an option on its Golf, Golf Plus and Touran models in December and on remaining models next year.

Just plug your device into a built-in console in the center armrest. The option comes in two varieties, one for the iPod, another for other USB-based players. Up to six of the player's folders will be displayed on the car stereo system, and the radio buttons can be used to scan, search or shuffle your mix.

The setup will cost $240.

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Four months after their beachside wedding, Renée Zellweger and country singer Kenny Chesney are having their marriage annulled..

Zellweger filed the papers Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing "fraud" as the reason for the split. The actress's petition also asks the court not to award spousal support to Chesney. No further details about the couple's split were available, and there was no immediate comment from Zellweger's camp on why she cited "fraud" as the reason. According to top Hollywood divorce attorney Sorrell Trope: "If fraud is checked that means a promise was made before the marriage, but the person who made it had no intention of keeping it. The promise has to pertain to the heart of the marriage."

--This should come as no surprise. Pathetic.

Maybe Renee's Cold Mountain co-star, Nicole Kidman can have better luck with another country singer, Keith Urban. They've been spending lots of QT together these days.

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Jeremy Piven does not discriminate when it comes to hot models.

The "Entourage" actor has been enjoying his single star status so much lately that just one girl won't do. At the Genetic Jeans launch party at Butter Monday night, Piven "grabbed one model the second he walked in and kept picking up more as he walked throught the room — making out with them and then ditching them." Piven, who mingled with new best pals Mary-Kate Olsen, Lindsay Lohan and Kelly Osbourne, left with "several girls on his arm."

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Paul McCartney's wife Heather Mills McCartney lost her prosthetic leg during a violent confrontation with security guards at Jennifer Lopez's New York office.

The incident happened on Tuesday as the former model-turned animal rights activist attempted to deliver a People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) DVD showing creatures being killed for fur to Lopez, following a demonstration at which the 37-year-old pleaded with fans to boycott the superstar's music, movies and clothes because she uses fur in her fashion line Sweetface.

After striding into the building opposite Manhattan's Bryant Park, accompanied by an entourage of journalists and photographers, Mills was confronted by security officers who yelled "you have no authority to be here. Get out! Leave the floor immediately!"

In the tussle that ensued, Mills McCartney's prosthetic leg became detached.

She bent down and clutched her knee in pain, before asking to use a bathroom so she could reattach the leg. Guards refused and she was forced to cling onto a photographer.

Photographer Richard Corkery tells 25hoursonline.com, "I saw her touch her knee and I could see she was in pain. She limped to the ladies room but it was locked. I found another door open - it lead on to the stairwell. At least she could have a private moment - which is what she needed."

--How awful!

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Angelina Jolie is set to become the highest paid actress-turned-model when she named the new face of Californian fashion label St John.

Jolie has reportedly been offered a $12 million contract which will also see her take on a stake in the fashion house and become a director.

The 30-year-old will replace Leonardo Dicaprio's on-off lover Gisele Bundchen as the face of St John who appears photographed by celebrity snapper Mario Testino in the label's autumn/winter collection. Jolie's anticipated deal could have a huge impact on future advertisement deals struck by actresses - Gwyneth Paltrow and Elizabeth Hurley were paid $5.4 million to represent Estee Lauder, while Nicole Kidman received $5 million to be the face of Chanel.

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Brad Pitt fans rejoice ... it seems the Hollywood hunk will be showing off more flesh than he did in 2004's Troy.

According to IMDB.com, the 41-year-old actor and Angelina Jolie's main squeeze, has reportedly shot a nude scene for his upcoming film, The Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

A source tells Us Weekly, "(In the script) a fully nude Pitt baths himself with a washcloth while standing in a tub. This is a pretty long nude scene for any actor."

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Donald Trump, soon to premiere the fourth season of "The Apprentice," will make his daytime soap opera debut on NBC's "Days of Our Lives."

Trump will tape his appearance Friday for an episode set to air Oct. 24, the network said Wednesday.

--Sweet! That's always been my soap opera of choice.

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Jessica Simpson is thrilled her husband Nick Lachey has landed a job as a TV sports reporter, because she'll no longer have to listen to him at home.

Lachey has previously shared his sports views on TV, radio and print, and he's now signed up to cover his favourite topic on ESPN. And his wife couldn't be any happier, explaining, "There's nothing I'd rather him do than be on Espn and talk about sports then I don't have to hear it at home!"

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During his half-century career, Robert Wise - who died of heart failure Wednesday at 91 - was nominated for seven Academy Awards, had hits in a variety of genres and worked with Orson Welles on "Citizen Kane." But he gained his greatest acclaim - and four Oscars - with the big-budget productions of "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music," two of the most popular musicals of all time.

In all, Wise directed 39 films, ranging from science fiction ("The Day the Earth Stood Still") to drama ("I Want to Live!") to war stories ("Run Silent Run Deep") to Westerns ("Tribute to a Bad Man"). He also was nominated for an Oscar for editing "Citizen Kane."

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