Disney: 'Bloom Won't Be Axed From 'Pirates'

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Disney has blasted rumours that Orlando Bloom will be axed from future ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies.

The studio says the reports are "completely unfounded".

It was rumoured that Orlando would be killed off in the fourth ‘Pirates’ movie because producers were struggling to “cut costs”.

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Mel Gibson: 'I've Stayed Off Alcohol Since Arrest'

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Mel Gibson has insisted he hasn’t touched alcohol following his arrest from drink-driving two months ago.

The actor and film-maker, who has previously been treated for alcohol abuse, says he only began drinking two months before his July 28 arrest.

"Years go by, you're fine," he said, but a relapse could happen "in a heartbeat, in an instant, on an impulse".

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Brad & Angelina Donate To Pearl Foundation

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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt have donated $100,000 (£54,000) to the foundation set up in the name of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, on what would have been his 43rd birthday.

The Hollywood couple is currently in India making a movie based on Pearl’s life, called ‘A Mighty Heart’.

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Cursing Gets Jay-Z Barred From China

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Hip hop superstar Jay-Z has been barred from performing his first ever concert in China by officials because he curses too much in his songs.

Concert promoter Sun Yun told the ‘Shanghai Daily’ that officials from the ministry of culture refused to grant Jay-Z permission because of his "vulgar language" and references to drug dealers, violence and guns in his music.

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Model Niki Taylor is Racing to the Altar

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Congratulations to supermodel Niki Taylor who has announced her engagement to Burney Lamar. The Nascar driver proposed to her on September 15 at her parents’ home in Florida. Taylor told Us Weekly of their first meeting last January, “I looked at Burney and said to myself, 'This is the guy I'm going to marry.’”

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Jessica Alba Still Saying No to Nudity

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Jessica Alba, who has appeared nude in numerous magazine layout with folds of cloth strategically drapped over her naked body, says she won't absolutely won't reveal the skin in movies. Except in The Sleeping Dictionary, or was that a stand in?

The pretty 25-year-old actress confirms again to Elle magazine in its November issue: "I don't do nudity. I just don't."

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Grey's Anatomy Spat: Dempsey and Washington Close to Blows

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According to witnesses, things are testy on the set of the hit series "Grey's Anatomy" between the two surgeon actors - Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey. The National Enquirer is reporting that there's been a long-simmering feud that finally erupted Monday when the two started arguing and Isaiah got physical with Patrick.

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Madonna Adopts African Child

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Madonna has followed in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie and adopted a one-year-old child in Malawi, the boy’s father has revealed.

Rumours that the pop superstar was planning to adopt started buzzing after she flew into the country and visited several orphanages, but the singer’s publicist initially denied the reports.

"I am the father of David, who has been adopted,” Yohane Banda says.

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