TROUBLED star Amy Winehouse has been asked to give a private show in an old Russian bus garage... but she's been offered �1 million to do it.
Winehouse is being offered the huge sum for the private show in June. Daria ‘Dasha’ Zhukova – girlfriend of Chelsea Football Club owner, billionaire Roman Abramovich – is heading a project to turn the 1920s building in Moscow into a contemporary art gallery and has lined up Amy for a launch night performance. The gallery – to be called the Center for Contemporary Culture – is not due to open until September but Daria says they are planning a one-off event in the summer. She claims they have booked Amy for the night, however Daria will not disclose how much the singer is being paid to appear. Amy is not the first music star to boost their earnings by playing a private concert. George Michael received £1.7 million for a 75-minute show at Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin's New Year’s Eve party in 2006, while the Rolling Stones were paid a total of £4.4 million for playing at the 60th birthday bash of billionaire David Bonderman.
Thursday 29 May 2008
Wednesday 28 May 2008
David Bowie - Bowie And Weller End Feud
DAVID BOWIE has finally ended his long-running feud with fellow British rocker PAUL WELLER.
Former The Jam frontman Weller has publicly criticised Bowie in the past, once branding his music "pish".
But in a recent interview with Britain's Mojo magazine, the 49-year-old admitted he is now a "born-again Bowie freak".
Bowie allegedly read the article and proceeded to send Weller an appreciative e-mail, poking fun at their ongoing row and joking about their shared hairstyle.
Attaching a picture of himself from the 1960s, Bowie joked: "Nice one, Paul. Can I have my haircut back now?"
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Emmerdale star fighting mystery illness
'Emmerdale' star Clive Hornby is to take a break from the show amid fears over his health.
According to The Mirror newspaper, the 63-year-old is fighting an unnamed illness.
Hornby is 'Emmerdale's longest-serving cast member after making his first appearance as Jack Sugden 28 years ago.
He recently insisted that he loved the programme and had no plans to retire, saying: "I can't believe I'm still here sometimes. Some of the kids in the show weren't even born when I started.
"I can't imagine leaving - it would be the death of me, that. I'm happy to be doing it as long as they want me doing it."
A show spokesman said: "We can confirm that Clive is unwell but fully intends to return to work."
Hornby, who originally joined the soap on a three month contract, will be seen in episodes until mid-February.
According to The Mirror newspaper, the 63-year-old is fighting an unnamed illness.
Hornby is 'Emmerdale's longest-serving cast member after making his first appearance as Jack Sugden 28 years ago.
He recently insisted that he loved the programme and had no plans to retire, saying: "I can't believe I'm still here sometimes. Some of the kids in the show weren't even born when I started.
"I can't imagine leaving - it would be the death of me, that. I'm happy to be doing it as long as they want me doing it."
A show spokesman said: "We can confirm that Clive is unwell but fully intends to return to work."
Hornby, who originally joined the soap on a three month contract, will be seen in episodes until mid-February.
Craig says Bond pressure is now on
007 star Daniel Craig has said that the "pressure is now on" to make the next Bond movie better than his debut in 'Casino Royale'.
Speaking to MTV News about the 22nd Bond film, Craig said it would "actually follow on quite closely after the last story".
He continued: "Paul Haggis [writer] is someone who can actually take on the story and the character and take it to a different place. The same rules apply, but the pressure is now on, in a weird way."
Asked about the criticism which followed his casting as Bond, Craig said: "[W]e knew we had something good to do. The thing is, now we have to turn up with the goods. If we don't, then they were right, and that can't happen."
Speaking to MTV News about the 22nd Bond film, Craig said it would "actually follow on quite closely after the last story".
He continued: "Paul Haggis [writer] is someone who can actually take on the story and the character and take it to a different place. The same rules apply, but the pressure is now on, in a weird way."
Asked about the criticism which followed his casting as Bond, Craig said: "[W]e knew we had something good to do. The thing is, now we have to turn up with the goods. If we don't, then they were right, and that can't happen."
Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend cleared of bad check charges
Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, will not face charges for bouncing a check after The Manhattan District Attorney’s office declined to prosecute him.
Follieri was arrested in April for allegedly writing a $215,000 bad check.
Manhattan DA spokeswoman Tracy Golden said he was cleared because he fully reimbursed John Morrongiello for the $215,000 check Follieri wrote him, and Morrongiello, of Colts Neck, N.J., no longer wishes to pursue the case.
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Mourners Honour Jerry Wallace
Family and friends turned out to pay their last respects to late U.S. singer JERRY WALLACE after he passed away last week (begs05May08).
The star - who scored a number one country hit on the U.S. charts in 1972 with If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry - died on Monday (05May08) from congestive heart failure. He was 79.
Funeral services for Wallace were held on Friday (09May08) in Corona, California.
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Beckham gets new six-inch tattoo of Posh
David Beckham has pledged his love to wife Victoria by spending over €3,300 on a new tattoo.
The footballer's new design shows the Spice Girl posing as a naked angel - a copy of his favourite photo of his wife from a Brigitte Bardot-inspired shoot for Pop magazine almost four years ago.
The tattoo, inked onto his left arm, is Beckham's 11th. He already boasts designs bearing his wife and three sons' names.
A source close to the couple told the Mirror newspaper: "They are both thrilled with the result. It's been beautifully done. Victoria was flattered."
Beckham showed off his new tattoo during his visit to Brazil. The footballer is in the country to launch his third soccer academy.
The footballer's new design shows the Spice Girl posing as a naked angel - a copy of his favourite photo of his wife from a Brigitte Bardot-inspired shoot for Pop magazine almost four years ago.
The tattoo, inked onto his left arm, is Beckham's 11th. He already boasts designs bearing his wife and three sons' names.
A source close to the couple told the Mirror newspaper: "They are both thrilled with the result. It's been beautifully done. Victoria was flattered."
Beckham showed off his new tattoo during his visit to Brazil. The footballer is in the country to launch his third soccer academy.
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