Miley Cyrus: The Early Years

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Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) is all of just-turned-15 yet she's already signed a deal to write her autobiography. Write about what? 20 brief chapters on preschool to stardom? Plus, the teenage mega multi-millionaire is getting paid 7-FIGURES for the memoirs, which also promises to include pictures of the Cyrus family.

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Lindsay Lohan Wants Wonderland Role

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Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan say she’s desperate to take the lead in Tim Burton’s version of the classic story ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Lohan think she’s “ideal” for the role and hopes she can persuade the quirky ‘Sweeney Todd’ director to agree.

"I hope they don't give it to an unknown. I'm ideal. I could really do it justice," she says.

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JK Rowling Completes Fairytales Mentioned in Potter

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JK Rowling has finished writing a set of handwritten fairytales for charity, which were mentioned in her last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

There’ll be seven volumes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, but they won’t be available to buy in stores.

One copy will be auctioned in aid of her charity, The Children's Voice, while the rest will be given away by Rowling.

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Does Rosie O'Donnell Have Book Regrets?

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Known for strongly voicing her opinion as often as possible, Rosie O'Donnell has suddenly gone silent just when she should be hitting the publicity mill to promote her new autobiography. The talk show personality has cancelled all of her TV appearances in which she was going to talk about her book 'Celebrity Detox'. She said no to Oprah and Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America." And then she cancelled everything else too...

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Trump and Rosie O'Donnell Can't Stop Talking About Each Other

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In a nasty feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell that nobody cares about, the two egos will battle it out in the aisles of Barnes & Noble bookstores. Yup, they wrote books. And slammed each other. Yawn.

Trump told PageSix: "I devote some time to Rosie in my book, as you know, she said I went bankrupt and ABC apologized. Rosie lies. I got angry because I never went bankrupt. I'm worth $8 billion today. She never said that. She writes false stuff... Rosie is a loser, a very sad case - unattractive both inside and out."

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O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It": Families Feud Over Murder Book

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Denise Brown, the sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson is calling for a boycott of the O.J. Simpson book "If I Did It". She says she is "shocked and horrified" that Fred Goldman had reached a deal to publish the controversial book which describes how O.J. would have brutally murdered his own wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994 -- if he had done it.

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'Hairspray' Director: 'John Travolta's Not Homophobic'

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'Hairspray’s director, Adam Shankman, has blasted the editor of a gay newspaper who says his movie should be boycotted due to its star John Travolta’s homophobic beliefs.

Kevin Naff, editor of ‘The Washington Blade’ says Travolta shouldn’t have played the part of Edna Turnblad, which required him to cross-dress, as his Scientologist beliefs mean he’s homophobic.

“He (Naff) has made the dumbest claims on the entire planet,” Shankman said. So John has no problem with people being gay - me, the writers, composer, John Waters - all gay.”

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Oprah Shocked By Tell-All Written By Her Own Father

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Oprah Winfrey was left gobsmacked when told by her assistant that her father Vernon Winfrey is writing a book about her. She is said to be especially upset because the news was confirmed via a gossip column. You can bet this one won't be promoted by Oprah's book club.

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JK Rowling May Write Harry Potter 8

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JK Rowling was rumored last year to be busy committing literary manslaughter, dropping hints in hopes that her loyal fans will be forewarned that young wizards are not immortal and that a character (or two!) could meet their Wizard Maker in the final book, "The Deathly Hollows".

Hold on -- now the author says on her website: "I might do an eighth book for charity - a kind of encyclopedia of the world, so that I could use all the extra material that's not in the books."

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Victoria Beckham Will Attempt to Read One Book a Month

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Victoria Beckham, who just last summer admitted she had never read a book in her life, is allegedly starting up a Hollywood book club. A source tells the Daily Star:

"When Victoria told Katie Holmes about a book club, Katie thought it was a great idea, especially as she would love to learn more about British classics. Victoria has asked five of her friends, including Jennifer Lopez and Katie, to become members."

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