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Today�s top gossip:
Amy Winehouse smiled as she was photographed leaving a car after being dropped off from hospital in London after going clothes shopping. Despite her medical warning she puffed on a cigarette (Various).
From the papers:
Glasvegas' James Allan joked with a member of staff at Tesco in Inverness that he shouldn't have to queue to buy a copy of the NME, which he was on the front cover of (Daily Record).
Pete Doherty entertained homeless people in a Wiltshire hostel while wearing a dressing gown and a lady's wig. He dropped off cash and bread for the homeless people and said he was worried about Amy Winehouse going off the rails (Daily Star).
Take That's Gary Barlow looked "buff" while walking around west London (Daily Mirror).
Janet Jackson has become interested in wood carving, and plans to make carvings of her family members (Daily Star).
Kylie Minogue sported a white frock while going for brunch in Berlin (Daily Mirror).
Jay-Z has invested in some designer wellies for Glastonbury (Daily Star).
Mark Ronson earned �1 million for playing at the birthday party of haulage heiress Freya Dawson (Daily Mirror).
'The Mighty Boosh' star Noel Fielding has been carrying around flyers for 'The Mighty Boosh' festival to hand out to potential punters (The Sun).
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Tuesday 24 June 2008
Wednesday 11 June 2008
R. Kelly addresses judge in child porn trial
R&B star says he decided not to testify
CHICAGO -- R. Kelly told the judge in his child pornography trial Tuesday that he doesn't plan to testify in his own defense.
After Judge Vincent Gaughan told Kelly he had a right to not testify, the R&B singer leaned forward at the defense table with his hands folded and -- speaking for the first time at the trial -- responded: "I decided not to testify."
The jury wasn't in the room at the time.
Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl. Both Kelly and the alleged victim, now 23, have denied being on the tape.
Also Tuesday, the judge ruled that jurors can view the sex tape when they begin deliberating.
Kelly's lawyers had asked the judge to bar jurors from reviewing the graphic video, saying they worried jurors would overemphasize one piece of evidence. But prosecutors argued that the tape is the primary subject of the trial and couldn't be kept from jurors.
Prosecutors are scheduled to call two rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments are likely to be delivered Thursday.
Kelly's attorneys surprised courtroom observers by resting their case Monday. Over two days, Kelly's lawyers called 12 witnesses. One was a forensics expert who testified there didn't appear to be a mole on the back of a man in a sex tape.
Defense attorneys say Kelly has a mole on his back, so the man on the tape can't be him. But a prosecution witness who'll take the stand for a second time is expected to challenge that claim.
CHICAGO -- R. Kelly told the judge in his child pornography trial Tuesday that he doesn't plan to testify in his own defense.
After Judge Vincent Gaughan told Kelly he had a right to not testify, the R&B singer leaned forward at the defense table with his hands folded and -- speaking for the first time at the trial -- responded: "I decided not to testify."
The jury wasn't in the room at the time.
Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl. Both Kelly and the alleged victim, now 23, have denied being on the tape.
Also Tuesday, the judge ruled that jurors can view the sex tape when they begin deliberating.
Kelly's lawyers had asked the judge to bar jurors from reviewing the graphic video, saying they worried jurors would overemphasize one piece of evidence. But prosecutors argued that the tape is the primary subject of the trial and couldn't be kept from jurors.
Prosecutors are scheduled to call two rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments are likely to be delivered Thursday.
Kelly's attorneys surprised courtroom observers by resting their case Monday. Over two days, Kelly's lawyers called 12 witnesses. One was a forensics expert who testified there didn't appear to be a mole on the back of a man in a sex tape.
Defense attorneys say Kelly has a mole on his back, so the man on the tape can't be him. But a prosecution witness who'll take the stand for a second time is expected to challenge that claim.
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Paltrow's Traumatic Haircut
Gwyneth Paltrow's new shorter haircut was an emotional transition for the star, because it involved cutting off hair she has had since before her father died. The actress began growing her hair before film maker Bruce Paltrow died in 2002, and she has since married Coldplay rocker Chris Martin and given birth to their two children. Paltrow tells the July issue of Harper's Bazaar, "I was very, very attached to my hair. I grew it when I was pregnant. I still had hair from when my father was alive. I made it like a talisman. And then I was ready to let go of it, and so I chopped it off and ... aaah!"
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