Scarlett Johnansson to be Indiana Jones' Sidekick?

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Monty Python's Killer Rabbit, Spam & Something Different

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And now for something completely different. Turning the 1974 classic comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" into the new Broadway play "Spamalot" looks to be a sure hit for Python member Eric Idle.

"Spamalot" follows the travails of King Arthur as he gathers knights to join him on his quest for the Holy Grail. Only this time, everything is thrown in to the quest.

They've brought back the Knights Who Say Ni, the killer rabbit, Tim the Enchanter, the taunting Frenchmen (complete with catapulted cow), Swamp Castle, the constitutional peasants, The witch burning, and more. Even the famous Black Knight scene, the one that left John Cleese as a limbless torso on the forest floor, has been amazingly recreated on stage.

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Aston Kutcher Graduating From the 70s Show

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Ashton Kutcher says he has one final episode of "That '70s Show" to film and then he's concentrating on a film career, even though he says the thought of it "is a little scary."

"It's kind of been my safety net for seven years and just thinking about leaving I already miss all of my friends. I mean, they're really my family out here. When I moved out here I didn't know anyone and the only people that I'd met and known was the cast of that show and they all became my best friends."

Kutcher still plans on doing his "Punk'd" show for MTV and is producing other TV shows. "I'll always stay involved in TV. It's the best medium in the world. You get to reach millions and millions of people on a weekly basis."

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Meanwhile, "Guess Who" hits theaters on Friday, March 25 and the romantic comedy "A Lot Like Love" is schedule for release on Friday, April 22.

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Paris Hilton Pix Worth a 1,000 . . . Make That $10,000

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Despite all the racy photos that have been illegally hacked from her own camera phone and posted on the web, the quest for any good Paris Hilton picture by the paparazzi is a profitable one.

"It's kind of creepy because seven [paparazzi] sit outside my house everyday," Paris said, "so like every morning they'll follow me like a train all over L.A.

Since a single snap shot of the socialite is worth $10,000, the chase of Paris is reaching Princess Diana proportions.

"If I go through a red light, they go through a red light," the heiress told The Insider. "I almost crash all day trying to get rid of them." Hilton guessed that there were around 70 of celeb hunters stalking her outside her birthday bash earlier this year the hot L.A. restaurant The Ivy.

Gate Crasher: Bode Miller Wins World Cup Title

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We knew it was Bode Miller's year. Banners draped outside of homes in the Alps in Europe proclaim stuff like "Bode, we're crazy for you." And European newspapers can't get enough of the American skier they have nicknamed the "Cowboy of the Snow." (whoopie ki yo, you Euro twits - Bode is from the east coast, not from the American west, but we'll let it slide.) What he is, though, is the best skier in the world.

Bode became the first American in 22 years to win skiing's overall World Cup title even though his results of the last few weeks were beginning to sag, to the point where even he was invoking every New Englander's baseball heartbreak.

"It's been a bit embarrassing it's taken so long. It was getting a bit like the Red Sox," said Bode. "It was a bit embarrassing because it was like a curse."

Raised by hippies on a sprawling farm in Easton, New Hampshire, in a rustic home with an outhouse and no running water or electricity, Bode is the charmingly unpolished superstar who is making ski racing cool again.

Bode loves sports and seems to race not for glory or fans, but for the sheer pleasure of doing it. When he was asked by a writer to pick his best race of last season, Bode had this answer: "Super G at Val Gardena. It was fuckin' awesome. I just killed it. I made mistakes, but I made sick recoveries. I won a section, where it's like three shoop-de-doos, you're like turning all through it, and it's dark as shit. I won that section, starting in the pitch-black." He called it "one of the best races I've ever had," despite finishing sixth.
, This year, he came back from a 3-month winless streak to win the Cup (excluding his two gold medals at last month's world championships, which do not count in the World Cup standings).

He finished ahead of his only remaining challenger, Benjamin Raich of Austria, in the season's final giant slalom Saturday to capture the crown. As overall champion, Bode joins such greats as Jean-Claude Killy, Ingemar Stenmark, Marc Girardelli, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Alberto Tomba and Hermann Maier, the Austrian who won his fourth title last season. American Phil Mahre won three times from 1981-83, and Tamara McKinney is the only American woman to win it.

The 27-year-old is rebellious, and although he seems to take unnecessary chances on the slopes, he's really amazingly calculating - right down to his choice of equipment. He told Outside Magazine last year, "If you're pushing only 89 percent or even 99 percent, that can make you lose four-hundredths of a second. So it's not really a fluke. There's fluky shit involved — there's wind, there's all kinds of things — but in the end that's part of the equation. That's why it's cool to win by [a small] amount, because I feel like my extra effort made the difference."

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Miscreants Deface The Gateway to Hell

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In the latest Ozzy Osbourne news, the front door of the childhood home of the Black Sabbath frontman is about to be sold because of all of you who have made the pilgrimage to Birmingham, England, and defaced it. Naughty little devils.

The current owner says he is fed-up with fans writing graffitti on it, reports BBC News UK, and is now considering auctioning the door on ebay.

Well, he didn't actually say he was fed up, just that his wife is forcing him to change it, even though it bears worshipping messages from fans from all over the world. Ali Mubarrat was quoted as saying: "I need to change it on the wife's orders. But I don't know what to do with it. Maybe someone who is a great fan, I could pass it on to them, or I might put it on eBay and auction it and give the money to charity."

The guy is nuts. The door is part of Sabbath lore and he should keep it, or maybe donate it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

, Meanwhile . . . The Prince of Darkness recently fessed up and admitted that he's had a facelift. Ozzy had insisted he lost his gaunt appearance by ditching drink and drugs and switching to clean living. But the rocker said: “It's true, I’ve had a face job and a new nose. It boosted my confidence no end.?

Wife Sharon, the First Lady of Darkness, has always admitted she owes her smooth line-free complexion to plastic surgery. And why not flaunt it? She always looked smashing and elegant, while Ozzy was wandering around mumbling and bellowing her name like Fred Flintstone from the other room on "The Osbournes." Ahh, it takes me back . . . to two years ago.

SHARROOOOON!

"The Osbournes" was a riot (in the 1st season) as we watched in fascination as Ozzy and Sharon showed us their wonderful parenting skills. Like this loving observation on their son Jack -

Ozzy: "He's up in his room planning his future."

Sharon: "The only thing he's planning is his next wank. Whether he's going to use his left hand or his right hand."

SHHHAARRONNNN! SHARRONNNNNN!

And this argument on the bubble machine installed on the stage set for the tour -

Sharon: "Isn't it wonderful, Ozzy? [starts singing] tiiiny bubbles . . ."

Ozzy: Bubbles! Oh come on, Sharon! I'm f**king Ozzy Osbourne, I'm the Prince of f**king Darkness. Evil! Evil! What's f**king EVIL about a sh*tload of bubbles!?"

SHHHAARRONNNN! SHARRONNNNNN!

Oh, and look for the upcoming release of Ozzy's new boxset "Prince of Darkness" to be released on March 22.

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Amazing Race 7: All Bets Off says Odds-maker

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Sounds, like somebody knows who the winners of CBS's "Amazing Race 7" are, and they've been betting heavily on them.

Sportsbook.com has announced that wagering on reality television series "The Amazing Race" has been halted due to irregular betting patterns on one of the teams. (I won't say the names, but it's a **SPOILER ALERT** to you if you do click on the news link below. That is, if this team does turn out to be the eventual winner.)

The race, of course, ended months ago but the participants are sworn to secrecy or risk facing $$ heavy fines by the producers. But somebody out there must have got the idea of scoring some easy cash . . ., "Sportsbook.com is no longer taking bets on 'The Amazing Race,'" said Alex Czajkowski, the Marketing Director of Sportsbook.com. "In fairness to our customers we will honor all wagers that have already been placed on this event."

Reports are coming in that, over a 12-hour period last week, there was a significant increase in betting on a particular team. That betting pattern alerted odds makers of a possible leak of the show's outcome. The suspicious bets were placed from accounts in California and Massachusetts and were made for the maximum allowable wagers.

For more on the story, go to biz.yahoo.com.

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Pajama Party at the Courthouse

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It's bad enough that he's looking at 3 to 10 in the pen on charges of sexually molesting boys in his bedroom, but MJ put a fine point on it when he showed up to court dressed as Hugh Hefner.

Usually, Michael Jackson looks as though he's dressed to lead a marching band in a parade. We've seen blazers adorned with symbols of prep schools, deposed royalty, and decorated soldier.

He's annoyed the judge this week by arriving more than an hour late to court and claiming a back injury (and did you see him whip around suddenly and wave to his fans?). Last week he managed to piss off an entire country - Austria.

It seems the Austrians, homeland of Arnold, were miffed when one of Jacko's blazers had the "Order of Vienna" sitting on his chest. Austrians recognized the star as their country's medal that is awarded to artists and businessmen about 50 people a year for service to Austria. Problem with Jacko is -- he was never awarded the honor.

He must be all out of the "Order of Vienna" blazers, so he's wearing pjs to court. (And for a break, enjoy the photo of him with Madonna, when Jackson was a very handsome dude, and still would be, if he hadn't become addicted to plastic surgery.)

, The trial is suppose to take 3 to 6 months but an upcoming ruling by the judge, likely to be announced next week, will be regarding the previous molestation victim.

If that victim, who is now in his 20s, is allowed to testify, and confirms that he was also given "Jesus juice" (wine in a pop can) by Jackson, that could make the present victim sound more credible. And that would be a huge blow to Jackson defense if the jury hears details from the boy who recieved a multi-million dollar settlement from Jackson.

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Cameron Diaz Wipes Out at Home

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It's been reported that Cameron Diaz was found unconscious and bleeding on the bedroom floor of her Hollywood Hills home by beau Justin Timberlake, who called an ambulance to rush her to the hospital. News reports say she was injured after falling off a chest of drawers.

I'm not a big fan of the "Something about Mary" star, but Cameron is a surfer - and they say a pretty good surfer - so she's all right. And she's no stranger to injury though she's hardly a klutz.

She's been injured before and it's messed with her career. She was suppose to be in "Mortal Kombat," but she injured her wrist when she karate-chopped her trainer on the head, and ended up losing the role. Two years ago, she broke her nose on her 31st birthday in a surfing accident in Hawaii.

In this latest mishap, she must have been standing goofy foot on a chest of drawers and while reaching for something, lost her balance and - splat! Sounds like she was just putting stuff away, and not killing a spider for Justin or anything.

A friend of the couple said that: "Justin was frantic with worry. Cameron was passed out cold and covered in blood from her head wound. He was freaked out. He managed to bring her round by talking to her and holding her, but she couldn’t move."

Sorry to hear she was badly injured, and the reports are that Diaz was treated for a bruised back and received 19 stitches to her head, so that's a bummer. But some good news, according to the Sun's report, even though the paramedics thought she had broken her back, it turned out to be just badly strained.

"Napolean" star John Heder Lines Up Another Comedy

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What's the new formula for a hit comedy movie? Add Dynamite. Looking forward to the return of the geek, "Napoleon Dynamite," who will be back on the screen soon playing yet another inept character, this time an athlete.

John Heder, 26, has joined the cast of the Revolution comedy "Benchwarmers," which will be produced by Adam Sandler's company - but it's not a Sandler film. Heder will be in a all comedy cast along with Rob Schneider, David Spade, Craig Kilborn and Jon Lovitz also star.

Heder was great as Napolean - a moonboot wearing perfection of nerdness, who wasn't just clueless, he was cursed. He stuffs tater tots into his pocket to save for a snack - unwrapped, of course - so you know another kid is going to come along as smash them in his pocket when he refuses to share. Heder made the character a nerd that other nerds stay away from., The next project for Heder will center on three guys who, tired of their lack of athleticism, decide to form a three-man baseball team that will take on youth teams.

Heder also recently wrapped shooting small parts for the upcoming Mark Ruffalo-Reese Witherspoonromantic comedy "Just Like Heaven."

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