Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island" made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died. He was 70.

He died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is engaged to marry rock star Sheryl Crow, a spokesman for the cyclist confirmed Monday.

No details of the wedding were released, although the spokesman said a spring wedding was likely.

The couple met at a charity event in October 2003 and began dating a short time later. The testicular cancer survivor has three children from his first marriage. It will be the first marriage for Crow, 43, who has previously been linked with rock star Eric Clapton and actor Owen Wilson.

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Rumor has it that W Hotels is snubbing J.Lo for her husband's vulgar behavior during Fashion Week in February.

Spies report that the hotel chain has deleted Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony from its swanky Fashion Week kickoff soiree tonight.

As Lowdown exclusively reported, Anthony stunned hotel staffers by scrawling "F- YOU" when they asked him to doodle on a canvas to be auctioned for charity on portero.com during Fashion Week.

Adding insult to injury, of the more than 25 celebs whose drawings from the Illustration Lounge will be on display at the W Times Square bash - including Katie Couric, Carmen Electra and Lauren Bush - Lopez is said to be the only one not invited.

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Michael Jackson's appearance is undergoing a major revamp as he hides away from the American press in Bahrain and prepares to relaunch his career, according to an American author.

Michael C. Luckman, who wrote Alien Rock: The Rock 'N' Roll Connection, claims the 47-year-old is working on a more macho appearance which has seen him working out, wearing shorter wigs and using less make-up. Luckman tells website PageSix.com that Jackson's parents Joseph and Katherine are coordinating the make-over as the singer holds talks with a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel over a long-term performing deal.

And Luckman expects Jackson to return to his position as the king of pop: "Michael Jackson is headed to the stratosphere. Nothing can stop him now."

--I'd wager to bet that I can bench more than he can.

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Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston has fuelled speculation over her relationship with The Break-Up co-star Vince Vaughn by wearing a vest with his name emblazoned across the front.

The actress was spotted taking a walk in Malibu, California sporting the garment which reads, 'Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show' across the front.

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Guy Ritchie is desperate to have more kids with Madonna.

The film director, who is father to five-year-old Rocco and stepfather to eight-year-old Lourdes, has confessed he wants to extend his family with the pop queen.

He revealed: "I'd like to think that we would have more children. I love it. I love fatherhood. I could bang on about kids for ever." Guy has also admitted he and Madonna argue like every other couple. He confided: "Normal man and wife stuff. Relationships are about eating humble pie. We are not unique. We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together."

However, despite their occasional tiffs, the 'Snatch' director says he loves Madonna because she gets on with things rather than just talking about it. He explained in an interview with Britain's Times magazine: "She's a manifester. She has an idea and can then manifest the idea. Not everyone's like that. The world is divided between those that waffle and those that do."

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Lindsay Lohan just bought a luxury crash pad overlook ing Hollywood's Sunset Strip.

The star let plunked down about $1.9 million for the three-bedroom pied a terre in the same building where "Friends" star Mat thew Perry lives. The Post's Braden Keil reports that amenities of the 2,300-square-foot abode include a rooftop pool and a balcony with stunning views. But that's not to say that Lohan is abandoning the East Coast.

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Tennis pin-up Anna Kournikova has attracted the eyes of a new man - teen pop heart-throb Jesse Mccartney.

McCartney, 18, met the 24-year-old Russian beauty at the Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at New York's National Tennis Center on Saturday - and he's in absolute awe of the blonde beauty.

He coos, "It was a dream come true for me. She's just so beautiful in every way. And she's got such style and class."

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Britney Spears is having another wedding ring made.

The singer reportedly wants a ring with a more uncommon diamond. Speaking about the ring she said: "This isn't the real one. Because I don't - I like this one, but I'm getting a newer one that's even better.

"It's totally a real diamond. But it's not the final. I like this, but it catches onto everything. "I want something that's not as pokey-outy. The one I'm getting is a little bit flatter. And it's just more of a rare diamond."

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The 32nd Annual Telluride Film Festival kicked off Friday in the scenic Colorado mountain village. This year's event will showcase some of Hollywood's biggest talents.

Among the anticipated premieres is the Johnny Cash biopic 'Walk the Line,' starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Phoenix plays the legendary country-western singer and Witherspoon takes on the role of his long-time love June Carter Cash.

Also debuting at the festival is 'Brokeback Mountain,' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as married cowboys who fall in love with each other. Ledger's real-life girlfriend, Michelle Willians, along with Anne Hathaway, star as their wives in the flick.

Among the other stars whose flicks will be unveiled over the weekend are Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Juliette Binoche and Elijah Wood.

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--Robin Givens is getting her Broadway debut as the new Roxie Hart in "Chicago."

Givens, who appeared in the 1980s television comedy "Head of the Class," will join the long-running musical revival Jan. 16 at the Ambassador Theatre. She will appear in "Chicago" through March 26. The musical will begin its 10th year on Broadway in November.

--Richard Maltby Jr., the director who guided Ain't Misbehavin' and Fosse to Broadway, is staging and co-creating the new Johnny Cash-inspired musical, Ring of Fire, in its test run at Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, Sept. 2-Oct. 9.

The world premiere, subtitled The Johnny Cash Musical Show and co-conceived by William Meade, will move to San Francisco's Curran Theatre in January 2006 before heading to Broadway in March 2006. Opening in Buffalo is set for Sept. 9.

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Experts in Norway on Monday said they were convinced that a painting discovered in Germany is a previously unknown work by Norwegian master Edvard Munch.

The painting, being called "The girl and the four male heads", was found in the collection of the museum Kunsthalle Bremen museum in Germany and taken to the Munch Museum in Oslo for evaluation. Experts there said it was probably painted by Munch in 1898 or 1899, and differs from his style of the time.

"That is a period of Munch's work that we have little exact knowledge of. There are few pictures from that period," said museum official Gerd Wold.

The painting shows a surrealistic image of a young woman seated on a chair, with the faces of four men, three in front of her and one behind her.

The new painting was found when the Germany gallery removed another known Munch painting from its frame, and found the new painting underneath the work on display. The new painting is currently on display at the Munch Museum in Oslo.

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While pop singer Justin Jeffre was speaking at a rally in his bid for mayor, 98 Degrees bandmate Nick Lachey was getting most of the attention backstage, where dozens of teenage and 20-something women sought the chance to talk to him.

Lachey, husband of actress Jessica Simpson, made a pitch on stage for Jeffre's candidacy as the group reunited for a rare appearance together. "It's a very important time for Cincinnati," Lachey said. "Don't take it lightly. This is a big deal - and this guy knows what he's talking about."

After the rally on the downtown Fountain Square, the band moved to a nightclub for a $10-a-person Jeffre for Mayor fund-raiser.

Jeffre is one of seven candidates in the nonpartisan Sept. 13 mayoral primary, which will determine the two candidates to be in a November run-off.

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I think I'd gouge out my eyes with a blunt instrument if I won this contest.

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Harrison Ford applauds Calista Flockhart, his leading lady of more than three years, as she accepts accolades for her starring role in the Spanish thriller Fragile, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

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Brad Pitt's parents have warned their son off Angelina Jolie - because of her bad marriage history, according to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper. Bill and Jane Pitt - who remain close to Brad's estranged wife Jennifer Aniston - have reportedly told him to cool his relationship with the twice-divorced screen beauty.

Earlier this year, the pair were quoted as saying they had met Angelina and thought she seemed "nice". But the actress is said to be hurt by their latest comments.

A source told the paper: "Angelina thought she had got on well with his parents but then they told him he had moved too fast with a woman who had a bad marriage record.

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Pregnant pop star Britney Spears is preparing to get hair extensions in the next few days - because she wants to look like a "goddess" by the time she gives birth to her child.

As the singer and her husband Kevin Federline get ready for the autumn arrival of their first offspring together, Spears is also making plans to lengthen her locks.

She says, "Next week, I'm putting in these new extensions. They look really pretty and natural. I feel better with long hair. And for my baby, I want to be a goddess."

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It could have been a step-up in the fashion career she's always dreamed of, but Posh Spice has decided to turn down the chance to host a new TV show - because she doesn't want to miss taking her kids to school.

Elizabeth Hurley is to present the new Sky One series, Project Catwalk, and she was desperate for her good pal Victoria Beckham to be a part of it. But in a move that has left Posh "gutted", she's decided she can't leave her family.

The show will give 12 wannabe designers the chance to break into the fashion industry. And at the same time, 12 budding models will battle it out to become the winning designer's first-choice catwalk queen. Liz, 40, wanted Victoria as a guest judge.

An insider explains: "She would have loved to have done the show. It would have been terrific for her. And she was really happy to help Liz out. "But she'll be back in Madrid on the dates she was given for filming and as Brooklyn and Romeo will be back at school, she didn't want to miss out on taking them.

"She was pretty gutted but her kids and David come first."

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Snoop Dogg is seeking $2 million from a car dealership that he accuses of having misappropriated his image and speech pattern in its advertisements.

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, the 33-year-old rapper, born Calvin Broadus, alleges that the Gary Barbera Enterprises ads constitute trademark infringement since they use verbiage that is “confusingly similar to the Snoop Dogg trademark.”

The ads show Snoop next to the words “Is Bar-BIZZLE The SH-izzle?” One ad is similar to his line in a recent Chrysler TV commercial with Lee Iacocca: “If the ride is more fly, then you must buy.”

Rapper 50 Cent — Curtis Jackson III — has filed a similar lawsuit against Barbera seeking $1 million in damages.

The Philadelphia Daily News quoted Barbera marketing director Eric Gerstein as terming the latest lawsuit “the same lyrics, different beat. We’ve already been in contact with Snoop’s people, and we’re working it out.”

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Jennifer Tilly has won her second major poker tournament, and confidence in her playing ability.

"I felt like I was suffering from the 'impostor syndrome,'" said Tilly, who jumped from the table after her win. "I had these niggling self doubts. But now I know I can really play. These women were extremely tough pros with blood lust at the poker table."

Tilly's victory at the World Poker Tour Ladies Night III at the Bicycle Casino on Thursday makes her the first woman to win that title and the World Series' Ladies World Poker Championship held in June.

The win guaranteed her a spot in the $25,000 buy-in WPT Championship in April at Bellagio.

--Thanks for the tip, Brian.

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