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(I AM BACK ON STRIKE)

16.04.2008-30.04.2008 - (People) "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie returned with their soon-to-expand brood to France on Monday evening for what a source tells PEOPLE will be a "a stay of long duration."
The couple, their four children, two nannies and three bodyguards arrived in a private Gulfstream jet at Nice and drove to nearby St Jean Cap Ferrat. According to local sources, they're staying at Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's historic Villa Maryland." - COOL! I hope to get to see ya!

(contactmusic.com) "Movie pals BRAD PITT and GEORGE CLOONEY are to open this year's (08) Venice Film Festival in Italy with their new Coen Brothers film. The Ocean's Eleven stars teamed up to shoot spy comedy Burn After Reading and now the movie has been selected to launch the European film event in August (08). The film, which also stars John Malkovich, Frances MCDormand and Tilda Swinton, will have its world premiere on 27 August (08) at the festival. " - I must be there, I do not know, how or when exactly, but I must be there this year. I cannot miss it again! Sob, sob.. sigh, sigh, sigh!

(contactmusic.com) "CHER insists her brief relationship with TOM CRUISE could have gone a lot further, admitting she was "crazy" about him. The Believe hitmaker dated the star 25 years ago, when she was 36 and at the height of her fame and Cruise was a 20-year-old up-and-coming actor. They split in 1986 when Cruise was forced to move from Los Angeles to Chicago, Illinois after landing a role in the Martin Scorsese film The Color Of Money. He went on to marry his first wife Mimi Rogers a year later (1987), they divorced in 1990. And Cher is convinced that despite the 16-year age gap, the couple could have become serious if their hectic work schedules hadn't driven them apart." - How? How could Cruise marry a Mimi Roger after a Cher?! And, why?! Why to stop a romance just for a couple of months because of a filming in another city?! And, well, if it's okay to 50 to 80 years old men to be with 20 year old girls .. it is much more okay, to be with a 21 years old guy being 40 years old or so! Or?!

(IMDB) "Tom Cruise has got so much to say about life, faith and love his upcoming re-appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show has been split into two segments. The actor will show the talk show queen around his sprawling Telluride, Colorado estate during one segment, which will air in America on Friday. He will return to the Chicago, Illinois TV set, where he made his now-famous couch-jumping proclamation of love to then-fiancee Katie Holmes, for an in-depth interview that will be aired on Monday. " - Okay, Tom, I say it then twice. Relax, take some breathe, do not be nervious, do not panic, be cool, everything will be allright, and short coaching-rule n#1 is: DO NOT JUMP - in any case - DO NOT JUMP AT ALL - whatever it is, wherever you will sit on, right?!!! Never ever jump - even if Oprah will tell you to do it - DO NOT JUMP. (It was made such a "gate" out of it, jss.. )

(People) "Former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley puts the pressure on newcomer Chace Crawford as they test-drive the new Mario Kart Wii at Nintendo's block party Friday in New York's Rockefeller Center." - 90210 Bev Hills was one of my faves series. I loved it. How are they all?! I'd love to watch any kind of follow up of it!

(IMDB) " Singer/actress Hilary Duff is reportedly in talks to join the cast of a new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off series. A contemporary series of the hit 1990s TV show has been commissioned by TV network CW. The original show, which ran for 10 years from 1990 to 2000, starred Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty and Tori Spelling. Producers are now said to be courting 20-year-old Duff to take on one of the leading roles in the updated version, according to Eonline.com." - That's incredibly cool! I met - but I am not sure, if we are talking about the same person - Hilary Duffy at the "Scalo 76" on RAIDUE in Milan, and she performed "Mercy" that day. It was brilliant! I shot some pics of her on the stage with my blackberry. There was a pause, and I could switch my one shortly on! It did not disturb.. who wants to see them? We filmed three times, the first one was a test, and the second one wasn't good enough, and the third one was brilliantly in the Kasten! That's why, I arrived a bit late to the mediaworld of Milan, where Diego e Luca were waiting(*). I loved the way he asked to the other girls with me on the set, when I would come to him. They reached the point earlier than me.(*)= have a look on here, if you do not know, who they are. Zac Efron is also nominated @ TRL AWARDS to the show in Napoli. Will he attend - who knows it??!

(contactmusic.com) "The couple has been dating for a year, supposedly after initially meeting at the Las Vegas premiere of Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, when Larson was working as a waitress. But the 28-year-old has now confessed she first met Clooney at his birthday party in Sin City, several years earlier - when she was dating someone else. Larson explains, "It was on his birthday three or four years ago at Whiskey at Green Valley Ranch (in Las Vegas). "He was with his friends and I was with some friends. We were all dancing, taking pictures, being silly." She claims Clooney then looked her up when he returned last June (07): "He heard I was working at Moon (nightclub). We hung out." A month later they were dating. A year on, Larson reveals she will be spending her beau's 47th birthday in May (08) at his villa in Lake Como, Italy. She tells the Las Vegas Review Journal, "We'll be in Como, which isn't that far from Milano."" - I do not know, where this came from (do not answer: Contactmu.. , please), but I am pretty sure, that it's nearly impossible to date Clooney avoiding the press. The press won't let him go without a statement, a pic or an interview or investigation about whom he is dating. I really cannot imagine, that they dated even a year. I ' d love to date, I wanna date!!! But, this is something not inherent to this article, right. ""When I did SYRIANA I didn't really want to become a CIA guy afterwards." GEORGE CLOONEY insists people are reading too much into his wedding day scenes at the end of his new movie LEATHERHEADS. " - I guess, I will marry - consciously, who dated me first! Everybody knows, that Clooney won't marry again. He repeats it almost at each interview.. but me, I will marry theat guy that will date me first.

(People) "Hold onto those sofa cushions: Tom Cruise is coming back to The Oprah Winfrey Show.
“Tom will be doing the Oprah show,” Cruise’s rep Julie Polkes tells PEOPLE. “He is really looking forward to it.”" - Okay, Tom, relax, take some breath, do not be nervious, do not panic, be cool, everything will be allright, and short coaching-rule n#1 is: DO NOT JUMP - in any case - DO NOT JUMP - what it is, wherever you will sit on, right?!!! Never ever jump - even if Oprah will tell you to do this - DO NOT JUMP. (It was made such a "gate" out of it, jss.. )

(tmz) "It's been car wrecks galore for the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace." For the second time in a week, a terrible accident involving stunt drivers occurred on the Italian set of the latest Bond flick.
Italian officials say a stuntman suffered serious head injuries when he and another stuntman crashed during a car chase sequence on a winding lakeside road." - Too crazy people, or too dangerous.. were I live, there is a car-crash each week.. I guess it's the speed. I could witness many of them. I am getting a proficiency, and maybe a prize, who knows!.. Jokes aside, it is really the speed here. They should install a traffic-light.

(contactmusic.com) "MADONNA has defended superstar pal TOM CRUISEagainst criticism of his Scientology faith, insisting he is a "good person" and should be allowed to worship whatever he likes. The singer, a follower of Jewish offshoot the Kabbalah, claims it is nobody's business what religion people choose to follow. She tells New York magazine, "I don't care if people worship turtles or frogs - if they're good people, that's all I care about, and he (Cruise) is a good person. I think he gets a raw deal, just as I think the orphans in Malawi get a raw deal; just as I think a lot of marginalised people get a raw deal." " - My words. And, if this kind of belief made him a successful man, why should he believe in something else?!

(contactmusic.com) "ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT's children refuse to accept their parents are sex symbols - to their kids they are "the dorkiest people on the planet". Jolie is convinced Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh will be stunned when they are old enough to appreciate their parents appeal." - I do not thing, that You really would like it, Jolie. I hope it will never happen, because, believe me, it would mean, that there is somwthing wrong with them ( mental illness!)

(People) "Following in his parents' footsteps, Connor Cruise will make his film debut in the upcoming Will Smith drama Seven Pounds, PEOPLE has learned.
Connor, 13 – who has grown up around movie sets with mom Nicole Kidman and dad Tom Cruise – will play a young version of Smith in a very minor role. Even with such famous acting mentors in his corner, Connor had to audition for the part. " - I do not know, how it works in Hollywood, but in Germany the most production companies already knew, who they would chose. Thus it was nonsense to make all the castings there.

(contactmusic.com) "Actress Mia Farrow has publicly condemned China for its alleged support of genocide in Sudan's Darfur region and director Steven Spielberg stepped down from his position as artistic director for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. But Clooney - a staunch Darfur campaigner - insists boycotting the Games isn't the necessary action to bring peace to the stricken region. He says, ""It seems excessive to boycott the Games because China does business in Darfur. It's always more important to keep a line of communication open." " - If this is true, I guess I have to make and advise to Goerge: Please, Georgie, I want You to get some more information regarding the facts around China, and also regarding what happened in the past weeks with Tibet. I guess You missed something, which is really very important to understand the situation of nowadays. But, I would suggest - knowing him - that he means or meant it ironically!

(contactmusic.com) "GEORGE CLOONEY has donated $5.6 million (GBP2.8 million) to the United Nations peacekeeping force in war-torn Sudan, to enable the team to buy a fleet of helicopters. The kind-hearted actor, who is a U.N. Messenger of Peace, has become a leading celebrity advocate for action against genocide in the Sudan after filming a documentary about the ongoing violence and refugee crisis there last year (07)." - The UN seems to have waited for such people like You, and not the opposite! Remember Your words that negative day at the UN and the opposition!

Have a look at the slide-shows on here or on the blog!

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(Trip to the very "putzige" and romantic and historical city of Romeo and Juliette: Verona)

16.04.2008-30.04.2008 - (IMDB) "One insider tells In Touch, "Of course Katie still loves him (Tom), but she does often feel like the little wife that has to sit there quietly and smile serenely at everything he says." But her representative insists all talk of a broken marriage and an unhappy Holmes is ridiculous. A spokeswoman says, "She and her husband enjoy a close and loving relationship." According to the In Touch article, Holmes plans to move to Manhattan with her daughter to pursue her Broadway acting ambitions. A source says, "She'd love to go to Broadway to show the world she can act."" - All bogus (=bs), I was sure, all bogus. The press wants them separated and divorced, while they do not even think of such a nightmare by night!

Pic of the month is out now!

(contactmusic.com) ""I've gotta be honest with you, I don't like him. But I will continue to work with him because he has some compromising photos of me." GEORGE CLOONEY jokes about his friendship with BRAD PITT. " - What a jokercookie he is! We all love George Clooney, because he is so direct and honest and sincere.. !

01.04.2008-15.04.2008 - (viply) "(hgm) Wenn da mal nicht die Fetzen fliegen. Ausgerechnet Mischa Barton hat jetzt die schönen Reisepläne von Paris Hilton und Benji Madden ruiniert. Paris’ Erzfeindin Mischa Barton steigt jetzt mit ein und wird Paris und die Jungs auf Tour begleiten. Denn auch Mischa hat zum neuesten Trend-Accessoire gegriffen: ein Rockband-Mitglied! Sie ist neuerdings mit Taylor Rocke zusammen, Gitarrist der “Good Charlotte”-Vorgruppe Rooney." - Rooney is her new boy-friend? Does Mischa know it? I'm joking. I guess an actress fits really well with a musician or rocker or singer.. I would say 95% of the cases.

(contactmusic.com) "But at 46 years old, Clooney now revels in his fans' admiration. He says, "Well, you know, people have been nice to me most of my life. I mean, fairly kind. But there was a time when compliments about your appearance were used to make it sound as though you weren't bright, in some way - so much so that you almost wanted to avoid them. "But you get to an age when you'll take any compliments you can get - you know, 'Yeah, thanks' - so when people are trying to be nice, I'm never bothered." " - Well, coulouring the hair is one step to rejuvenate, if this is the problem. But, the disappointment comes now: Berlusconi has won at the moment.. not Veltroni.. will win Hillary and not Obama?! ..

(IMDB) "Two people are under investigation for alleged fraud after police seized garments and watches, which were to be launched under Clooney's name next week. The Michael Clayton star, who is promoting new film Leatherheads in Italy - where he has a holiday home - says, "If someone tries to sell you clothes or watches that are based on me, don't buy them."" - Have you heard it? Don't buy them. In Italy You should never buy something from anybody, who has no store. It's really illegal. I have heard it.

(People) "Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton leave the Royal Air Force's Cranwell base in Lincolnshire, Britain, following a graduation ceremony Friday when William's dad Prince Charles presented the new pilot his wings." - Congrats, Tom Cruise II!

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(Due to a bizz and enjoy-trip to Turin and Milan)

01.04.2008-15.04.2008 - (contactmusic.com) "Hollywood actor GEORGE CLOONEY has instigated a police investigation after a mysterious caller reportedly warned him to break up with his girlfriend SARAH LARSON.
The star received a voicemail from an unknown number urging him to end his relationship with Larson. A calm male voice is heard to say, "Dude, your friends asked me to give you a message: Dump the bitch before you're sorry!"
Clooney is convinced the message is not a joke perpetrated by one of his friends and has asked police to investigate the matter.
He tells New York gossip column PageSix, "It's not a prank - none of my friends would do that."
And Larson insists the threat may stem from untrue reports in the media about her background." " He says, "A few years ago, I went to check out this website that someone had talked about. There's like, a thousand people sitting in dark rooms trashing you. Brutal! You're like, 'Wow, dude'.
"You see way too many angry people (on the internet). I remember getting off the machine and thinking, 'Never, ever again'. I'd rather live in my own happy, quiet world where I think that everyone is nice." " "Hollywood actor GEORGE CLOONEY embarrassed RENEE ZELLWEGER at the London premiere of their new movie LEATHERHEADS - by jokingly telling journalists she has a drink problem." - George is really making headline after headline these days. I almost cannot ignore him, and I hope he is not going to ignore my column! I do not write bad stuff on him, I am even praising him despite the fact, that a reply to him takes too many weeks now!.. You ARE reading my column, right, Georgie dear?!