Hudson's Oscar Dress Disaster Blamed On Vogue Editor

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Jennifer Hudson’s widely blasted brown gown she wore on the Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday has been blamed on an editor of US fashion magazine Vogue.

Andre Leon Talley has help style the former American Idol star for major award show appearances since she became a big star following her role in Dreamgirls.

Hudson, who scooped the Best Supporting Actress award on the night, wore the brown gown for the ceremony and added a metallic bolero jacket to grace the red carpet.

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Diddy Broke Nickname Agreement

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Hip Hop mogul Sean Combs breached an agreement with a British producer not to use his Diddy alias in the U.K, London’s High Court has ruled.

The rap mogul violated last year’s deal with Richard ’Diddy’ Dearlove by referring to himself as Diddy on a song from his latest album, Press Play, judge David Kitchin ruled.

Combs has promised to ditch the line "mainline this Diddy heroin" from future performances of the song The Future in Britain.

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Paris Hilton in New Driving Mishap

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Paris Hilton violated the terms of her probation last night when she was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Hilton was stopped around 10:30 PM after LA cops saw the heirhead speeding down Sunset Blvd without headlights on. She could possibly spend up to 90 days in jail as a result, according to a report at TMZ.

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Naked Daniel Radcliffe Wins Over Critics

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Stars including Christian Slater, Helena Bonham Carter and Bob Geldof watched Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe make his West End debut in the play 'Equus' last night.

17-year-old Daniel wowed critics for his first grown up role as troubled stable boy Alan Strang in the play. His role has attracted controversy as the former child star gets naked, simulates sex and smokes a cigarette.

Radcliffe says he took the role "to shake up people's perception of me".

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50 Cent Seeks Legal Action Over Child Support Payments

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Hip hop star 50 Cent is getting his child support payments recognised legally because she thinks his son Marquise’s mom, Shaniqua Tompkins, is becoming too greedy with her cash demands.

The rapper and Tompkins agreed on a child support agreement privately which increased after 50 Cent shot to fame in 2003. Tompkins is now asking for more money, leading the star to seek legal action.

"It was just getting so out of hand. It was driven by greed. He felt it was necessary to get a court order making clear just what his responsibility is. He took matters into his own hands. It's usually the woman who files. But he wants to do the right thing,” a friend of the hip hop star told the New York Daily News.

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Destiny's Child Star Michelle Williams Joins 'The Color Purple'

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Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams is to join the Chicago production of the musical The Colour Purple.

26-year-old Williams will play blues singer Shug Avery when the Broadway production tours Chicago in April.

"This is just a dream come true. I could not pass up the opportunity to do The Color Purple. To have the privilege of even auditioning was an honour for me," Williams says.

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Naomi Campbell Has Put Drug Use Behind Her

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British supermodel Naomi Campbell has revealed she took cocaine for five years but has put her drug use firmly behind her.

Campbell says she felt “invincible” when she first took cocaine when she was 24, adding she felt like she “could conquer the world”.

But says: “It's all just a misconception because when you wake up the next day it's all gone and you feel awful."

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Seal's $2m Royalities Court Appeal Fails

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Pop singer Seal's appeal to overturn a British court ruling ordering him to pay his ex-manager an estimated $2 million in unpaid commission from his first two albums has failed.

Lord Justice Toulson dismissed Seal's appeal to the High Court ruling last June that his John Wadlow was entitled to the royalties under a 1995 agreement.

Seal, whose real name is Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, claimed the agreement was not valid as Wadlow had used “undue influence” on him.

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More Bad Blood Brewing on “Grey’s Anatomy”

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The cast of "Grey's Anatomy" is no longer feeling the love. After on-set spats, the outing of gay co-star TJ Knight, and Katherine Heigl threatening to leave over salary, there are reports that the proposed spinoff that would feature actress Kate Walsh’s character, Dr. Addison Montgomery, is causing friction.

Some of the cast are feeling blindsided and short-changed.“The rest of the cast seemed instantly resentful of [Walsh],” a source told Star magazine.

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