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Jade Goody has signed an exclusive £700,000 deal with OK! for the media rights to her wedding, it has emerged.

The ceremony will take place at Down Hall country house in Hatfield Heath, Hertfordshire, Sky News reports.

Associate editor of the magazine Philip Gould said: "There is a lot of interest in this wedding because Jade is such a popular person and I think people do want to be there on the day with us.

"So the best way that this can be achieved is by being in a magazine like OK!.

"All the money that Jade will get will go into a trust fund for her two boys."

He added that photographs of the wedding will feature in the publication next week, provided that Goody is well enough to walk down the aisle on Sunday.

Goody was also reported to have sent back her wedding dress to Harrods for some adjustments, including the addition of a pouch to keep her drugs in.

The Big Brother star's fiancé Jack Tweed said this week that he and Goody must part every night because of the electronic tag he has to wear since his early release from prison.

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Jade Goody's friend and bridesmaid Kate Jackson has said that she is confident that the Big Brother star can put together her last-minute wedding to boyfriend Jack Tweed.

Jackson told The Mirror that Goody had called five friends, including herself, to her bedside and asked them to be her bridesmaids.

She said: "Then she started flinging out random orders about what we had to do for the preparations - although now everything keeps changing.

"There are so many things to organise, and so much of what Jade wants isn't practical when there is only a week - but if anyone can pull off this wedding, Jade can.

"She wants it to be the most incredible day of her life, and we will do whatever we can to make sure it is."

Jackson added that she would stay in touch with Goody's sons to make sure they will never forget their mother.

It has emerged that Goody has signed an exclusive deal worth £700,000 with OK! to cover the wedding, though the Daily Mail claims the star will earn a total of £1.5 from the big day.

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Gordon Brown has praised Jade Goody's "determination" to provide for her family.

Speaking at his monthly news conference at Downing Street, the Prime Minister expressed his sympathy for the terminally ill reality star.

"It's very sad and indeed tragic that someone so young has got this deadly disease... and it's very sad indeed that the treatment that has been given has not been successful," he told reporters.

However, Brown praised Goody's "determination to help her family" by selling the rights to her wedding, adding: "[It] is something that we've got to applaud."

Goody, 27, has confirmed that she will marry her boyfriend Jack Tweed at Down Hall in Hertfordshire on Sunday.

OK! has paid £700,000 for the exclusive images of the ceremony, while Living TV has reportedly pledged £100,000 for the rights to broadcast the event on TV.

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Jade Goody is said to be "absolutely thrilled" with the government's decision to waive her fiancé's curfew for their wedding night this Sunday.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has lifted the order on Jack Tweed, which states that he must return to his mother's home by 7pm every day.

Tweed has been under the order since his early release from Wayland Prison in Norfolk after he attacked a teenager with a golf club.

Straw said: "It is crucial that offenders are treated equally within the rules regardless of the publicity surrounding their case, but I was satisfied that it was reasonable to allow this."

A spokesman added: "Jack has enormous sympathy for Jade Goody and her family at this time. She is showing extraordinary courage and his thoughts are with her and her family."

Goody's publicist Max Clifford said the decision would give her a "dream finish" to her big day that would make a big difference to the occasion.

Earlier this week, Tweed spoke of his heartache of having to leave his partner to return home under his curfew order.

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On the eve of the Oscars, the decidedly less coveted Golden Raspberry Awards were handed out Saturday night to some of the least acclaimed films of the year. Mike Myers' The Love Guru was the night's big winner, taking home Worst Picture, Worst Actor (for Myers himself), and Worst Screenplay. Paris Hilton also earned Razzies in several categories, including Worst Actress (for The Hottie & The Nottie), Worst Supporting Actress (for Repo! The Genetic Opera), and Worst Couple (with either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore in The Hottie & The Nottie). Other Razzie winners included Pierce Brosnan, who brought home Worst Supporting Actor for Mamma Mia!, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which was named Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.

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Mickey Rourke and Penelope Cruz upped their chances for Oscar wins tomorrow night. On Saturday, both actors took home Independent Spirit Awards, honoring achievements in independent film, for their performances in The Wrestler and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, respectively. The Wrestler scored the best feature film prize. Melissa Leo, also nominated for an Oscar, won best female lead for her performance in Frozen River. James Franco took home the supporting actor prize for his performance in Milk. Woody Allen, snubbed by the Oscars this year, won Best Screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, while Dustin Lance Black, nominated for his Milk screenplay, picked up the Best First Screenplay award. Here's the full list of winners:
Best Feature
The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director
Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best First Feature
Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Male
James Franco, Milk

Best Female Lead
Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Best Male Lead
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler

Best Foreign Film
The Class, Laurent Cantet

Best Documentary
Man on Wire, James Marsh

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Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh is reportedly planning to marry her boyfriend.

The singer has been dating former Triple 8 boyband member Justin Scott for five years and the couple are keen to tie the knot, according to Heat.

"Justin is ready to pop the question - it's just a matter of when now," a source told the publication.

"They both speak openly about marriage and know they will tie the knot."

The couple spent the night partying at last week's Brit Awards after Girls Aloud scooped the best British single gong for 'The Promise'.

"When [Kimberley] put on her long white dress to go to the Brits, [Justin] joked about her being ready to walk down the aisle," the source added.

Walsh, alongside fellow band member Cheryl Cole, are currently preparing for a two-week trek that will see them climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief.

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The chick in the passenger seat during Morgan Freeman's "horrific" car crash in August has announced she's suing the actor ... but who cares about her injuries -- she's finally going to reveal if she's his mistress!!!

In true Gloria Allred fashion, she's holding a press conference today to announce that Demaris Meyer will "tell the truth about whether or not she was the 'other woman' in an intimate relationship with then-married actor Morgan Freeman when she was seriously injured as he was driving her car late at night."

In the press release (of course Gloria issued a press release), Allred claims she will also display "never before seen graphic and disturbing photos of the car in which the actor and the woman were riding will be displayed."

Check back at noon PT for the live press conference -- we're gonna live stream the whole thing.

TMZ

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The woman who was injured in a car crash with Morgan Freeman last year claims the actor was boozing all over town before he got behind the wheel.

According to a lawsuit filed today in Mississippi federal court, Demaris Meyer claims on the night of the crash, she first met up with Freeman at dinner -- where she noticed "throughout the course of dinner and afterward drinks were consumed by Freeman."

Meyer then says she left dinner and met up with Freeman and others at a friend's home. She claims Freeman "had at least one more drink" while there. She claims Freeman then invited her to stay at his home for the night -- guaranteeing her not only her own bedroom, but her "own house." She says she agreed.

Meyer claims at around 11:30 PM, while Freeman drove her to his home, Morgan lost control of the car and "ran off of the right side of the highway." Meyer says she suffered a broken left wrist and right scapula, a torn labrum in her right shoulder and numerous bruises and lacerations.

At a press conference today, Meyer said she and Freeman were "just friends" -- despite widespread rumors that she was his mistress.

Meyer is suing for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent disability (short term memory loss) and additional damages.

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Zac Efron has proposed to his High School Musical 3 co-star Vanessa Hudgens, it has been claimed.

Efron popped the question last month while the pair were on a trip to Japan together, the National Enquirer reports.

A source said: "Zac is relieved to be out of the pressure cooker, because Vanessa's mother has been putting serious heat on him to make an honest woman out of her daughter.

"She is old-school and doesn't approve of Vanessa living with Zac without some type of wedding promise.

"Gina already considers Zac a part of the family. So she's happy that he proposed."

The source added that the couple "gel really well together".

Earlier this month, it emerged that Efron had bought a home in Hollywood for around $1 million.

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Bruce Willis is being sued by a production company that claims the actor committed to a bargain-basement deal to direct a movie and then walked off the set, never to return.

Foresight Unlimited claims it inked a deal with Willis to direct a movie called "Three Stories about Joan," starring Owen Wilson and Camilla Belle (Joe Jonas' GF). Willis was supposed to get $196,404 to direct the flick, budgeted at $20 mil.

The lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, claims "Willis abruptly and without notice terminated his services as director for personal reasons and walked off the set." The suit doesn't get more specific.

The suit seeks more than $4 mil in damages.

Willis' legal pit bull, Marty Singer, tells us the suit is "absurd" and that the movie collapsed because the producers didn't have the money to pay anyone. Singer says the producers were required to salary money in an escrow account, but never did. He also says Willis will sue the producers for the fee they promised.

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Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The pair have reunited almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the "Umbrella" singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE.

"They're together again. They care for each other," says the source. The on-again couple are currently spending time together at one of Sean "Diddy" Combs's homes, on Miami Beach's Star Island.

Adds the source: "While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves."

In its latest issue, PEOPLE reports that Brown called Rihanna on her 21st birthday one week ago. "He called to wish her happy birthday," a source told the magazine. "They've reached out to each other. It's been mutual."

Brown was booked by LAPD for making criminal threats but the case has not yet been presented to the District Attorney, who will ultimately determine which charges, if any, will be prosecuted.

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Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are planning to to have a child together, it has been claimed.

The couple split up in 2007, but it recently emerged that the pair had reunited, The Sun reports.

A friend said: "Kate and Owen initially got back together three months ago after realising they couldn't live without each other. Now they are ready to become parents.

"It was a stumbling block previously with Owen. He's always had a difficult time committing, but this time it's different.

"Kate was with him throughout his recovery and that made Owen realise how much he loves her.

"Everyone is now confident the relationship will work out long-term and they will be together forever."

The friend added that Hudson was "desperate" to have a brother or sister for her first child from her previous marriage to Chris Robinson.

Last week, Hudson and Wilson were spotted holidaying together in Paris and Normandy.

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Chris Brown has been formally charged with two felonies in relation to last month's alleged assault on Rihanna.

The LA District Attorney's office announced that the R&B singer faces charges of assault and making criminal threats. Brown, 19, could face up to four years and eight months in prison if convicted, reports People.

Brown and Rihanna, 21, were said to have become embroiled in an argument on the night of February 8, just hours before they were both due to appear at the Grammys. They both withdrew from the awards event and Brown later handed himself in to police.

It has been claimed that a text message on Brown's phone from another woman sparked the argument.

The couple are rumoured to have now reunited following a short separation.

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Michael Jackson has announced that his upcoming London concerts will be "the final curtain call".

The singer, 50, appeared on stage at the O2 arena to confirm that he will perform at the venue in July.

After being introduced by X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary, he told hundreds of fans and waiting media: "This is it. I just want to say that these will be my final show performances in London."

He continued: "This will be it. When I say this is it, it really means this is it. I'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. This is the final curtain call."

Jackson's first concert will take place on July 8, with tickets going on sale on March 13, reports the BBC.

The singer, who was an hour and a half late for the announcement, began by telling fans: "I love you so much."

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Who's gonna crash this wedding?

Vince Vaughn has gotten engaged to his girlfriend, Canadian realtor Kyla Weber, her father, Ken Weber, told the Montreal Gazette.

A rep for Vaughn declined to comment and Weber did not offer any more specifics, except that his daughter is currently in Los Angeles with the actor.

The low-profile couple has reportedly been together since September. Vaughn dated his Break-Up costar Jennifer Aniston for a year before splitting in 2006.

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Robin Williams will undergo heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement and will scrap the remaining dates on his stand-up comedy tour, The Associated Press reports.

Earlier this week, the Oscar-winning actor complained of shortness of breath and nixed a few dates in Florida on his one-man show, Weapons of Self-Destruction.

"I'm so touched by everyone's support and well wishes," Williams said in a statement. "This tour has been amazing fun and I can't wait to get back out on the road after a little tune-up."

A rep for Williams did not disclose when or where the operation will take place.

Williams has been on the 80-city tour since September.

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Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has warned Rihanna against reconciling with boyfriend Chris Brown.

Brown has been charged with two felony charges following his bust-up with the Umbrella hitmaker last month.

The Kiss Kiss singer is free on $50,000 (£35,700) bail after he was granted a continuance at his arraignment hearing on Thursday and is due back in court next month.

Reports suggest Rihanna has reconciled with the singer and was in Los Angeles with him prior to the arraignment.

But Winfrey is wary of the pair getting back together - and advises them to have counselling.

She says, "You need somebody to tell you the truth in this moment. And the truth is guys, both Chris Brown and Rihanna, if I were your friend, I would call you up and I would say 'Give it some time, get yourself some counselling, take care of yourself, heal yourself first.'

"And also, 'Love doesn't hurt'. I've been saying this to women for years - love doesn't hurt. And if a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again. I don't care what his plea is, he will hit you again.'"

If convicted, Brown faces up to four years and eight months behind bars.

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A picture of Kate Winslet has landed British political party the Liberal Democrats in hot water - after workers edited the image to make it appear she had attended a party function.

An photo of the Oscar winning beauty on the red carpet at the 2007 Golden Globes was used for an advert for the Liberal Democrats' conference brochure.

But the image was doctored to appear as though Winslet was at the Liberal Democrats Council Awards at the party's conference in Yorkshire, England on Friday.

The advert made a joke of Winslet's speech at this year's Golden Globes ceremony, reading: "Winning can be emotional."

A spokeswoman for the actress confirmed the party had not asked Winslet's permission to use the photo.

She says, "They did not request permission to use the image and, so far, Kate has not been made aware of its use. I am not aware of her political position."

A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats' local government group - which was behind the advert - says the image does not suggest Winslet supports the Liberal Democrats.

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Michael J. Fox has heaped praised on U.S. President Barack Obama for lifting an eight-year federal funding ban on stem cell research.

Fox has been a strong advocate of embryonic stem cell studies since publicly disclosing his battle with Parkinson's disease in 1998, seven years after his diagnosis.

He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, which has since become the largest private funder in the U.S. of medical research into the disease.

And he's given a nod to Obama, who will sign an executive order on Monday lifting limits placed by the administration of former President George W. Bush, who blocked the use of any government money to fund research on human embryonic stem cell lines created after 9 August 2001.

Fox says, "Today is a new day. I'm thrilled to see President Obama has honoured his commitment to get politics out of science. The last few years have been incredibly frustrating for patients and researchers who believe that embryonic stem cell research has the potential to bring better treatment... to many of the patients. I commend the President for recognising the inherent value of research freedom and creating an environment in which it can flourish."