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ET has Denise Richards' reaction to ex-husband Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller Sheen's new twin baby boys.

Denise spoke with ET following her performance on "Dancing with the Stars," saying her daughters are making pictures for the twins.

"The girls are really excited," Denise says of her daughters' reaction to their new siblings. "They can't wait to see them."

The twins -- named Bob and Max -- were born Saturday night, a rep for the actor told ET.

Sheen already has three daughters -- Sam, 5, and Lola, 3, with Denise -- and 24-year-old Cassandra from a previous relationship with ex-girlfriend Paula Profitt.

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Did Amy Winehouse hit fan Sherene Flash at a society ball last September? The singer says, "no, no, no."

Winehouse's recent assault case took a step forward in a London courthouse this morning, where the oft-troubled songbird pleaded not guilty during the 15-minute hearing.

The "Rehab" singer arrived at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court dressed a little, well, less than innocent in four-inch heels and a saucy, low-cut floral frock that showed off her bra straps and tattoos.

According to the Press Association, she stumbled into the courtroom and continuously fidgeted with her hair, hands and clothing. When asked how she was feeling, Winehouse—who gave her married name, Amy Jade Civil, to the courts—said, "I'm all right, thanks."

Flash alleges that the songstress punched her in the eye after she approached Winehouse for a photo at London's End of Summer Ball Sept. 26, 2008.

Because of the charges, the "Back to Black" crooner has been denied a visa to perform in the United States, and has since scheduled performances in St. Lucia.

The trial date for the common assault charge is set for July 23.

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Aussie hunk Simon Baker has ended Patrick Dempsey's two-year reign as the sexiest man on U.S. TV.

Baker's show The Mentalist became an instant hit when it debuted in America last year and now The Devil Wears Prada star has toppled Grey's Anatomy doctor Dempsey as TV Guide magazine's most desired actor.

Dempsey was the publication's sexiest man on TV two years in row.

Baker's wife isn't convinced she's married to the sexiest guy on TV.

He explains, "My wife said to me this morning, 'I could take a photo of you right now and they might take that title away from you.'"

Also making the new top 10 are David Boreanaz, new dad Matthew Settle and reality TV star Brody Jenner.

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Patrick Swayze is in good spirits, training for the second season of his TV show The Beast and "kicking butt", according to close pal Whoopi Goldberg.

Less than a week after a U.S. tabloid printed pictures of the cancer-suffering star looking frail and gaunt, Swayze reached out to his Ghost co-star in a personal call, asking her to dispel rumours he's on death's door.

Speaking on her morning talk show The View on Tuesday, Goldberg revealed, "He's actually quite good. He's in very very good spirits. He's in the middle of writing a book with (his wife) Lisa."

Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, but has vowed to fight the disease and defied doctors' expectations by landing a role in A&E network drama The Beast.

The first season premiered earlier this year - and Swayze is now preparing to shoot season two.

Goldberg adds, "He's working his tail off. He's sick, there's no getting around it, but, like all of us, we all know we're going to die. We don't know when and what's going to take us.

"As it turns out, there's no expiration date on his a**, so he's going forward. He's going back into training for The Beast, because he's running and jumping in it."

Swayze has also denied claims chemotherapy has cost him his hair, prompted by photos appearing to show him wearing a wig; he insists he cut his own locks off for his role in The Beast.

Goldberg adds,"He says he shaved his head. Whatever you're reading, just know he's kicking butt. He's doing one day at a time."

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Nicolas Cage credits Cher with helping him become a Hollywood star - because she fought to land him a role alongside her in Oscar-winning movie Moonstruck.

Studio bosses were reluctant to cast the then-23-year-old Cage as Cher's love interest in the film - but the singer/actress dug her heels in and landed him the part of New York baker Ronny Cammareri.

The movie won Cher a Best Actress Oscar and catapulted Cage onto the Hollywood A-list - and he is eternally grateful.

He says, "She really was a champion for me. At a time when people didn't see me as a romantic actor, she fought for me."

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TMZ has obtained information about Natasha Richardson's ambulance ride in New York to Lenox Hill Hospital -- she was "unconscious," her pupils "non-reactive," her skin was "pale" and she was suffering from "major head trauma."

We're told her husband Liam Neeson held her hand the entire time and caressed her face as he sat in silence.

We're also told when the plane landed in New Jersey, medics on board told members of the ambulance team that Richardson was "brain dead."

Story developing ...

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Jessica Lange got extremely lucky yesterday after taking a fall at her Minnesota cabin.

Family sources tell TMZ the legendary actress grabbed for a railing that was not secure and fell over -- breaking her shoulder and collar bone and dislocating her arm.

She also suffered lacerations and received stitches at a local hospital. As one family member put it, "She's OK ... but very lucky."

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Kanye West has been charged with criminal misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism by Los Angeles city prosecutors for an incident stemming from an altercation with paparazzi last September, the Associated Press reports. West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after allegedly breaking the flash of a photographer's camera inside a terminal. West's manager, Down Crowley, has also been charged with breaking the camera itself and accosting TMZ's videographer. TMZ published video of the alleged incident. West faces two and a half years in prison, if convicted.

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Actress Natasha Richardson's life support machine has been switched off, according to veteran gossip columnist Liz Smith.

The 45-year-old Brit has been in critical condition at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York since Tuesday. She was flown there from Montreal, Canada after suffering a skiing accident on Monday.

Family members, including her husband Liam Neeson and mother Vanessa Redgrave, have maintained a vigil by her bedside, as various news reports surfaced, suggesting the actress was "brain dead," and being kept alive by a machine.

No official statement has been released, but respected writer Smith, who has close ties to the movie and theatre industries, is reporting Richardson's death on her new blog Wowowow.com.

The 86 year old writes, "Word is in at 1:30 pm Wednesday they have taken Natasha off of life support. This is not unexpected.

"Insiders felt yesterday, on learning they were flying Natasha in to Lenox Hill, that this meant her condition was hopeless and they (family members) were just finding a place to be together with her and to say good-bye.

"As one insider remarked: 'Nobody goes to Lenox Hill who is really sick; if she’d had a chance to live, they’d have found another great brain hospital!'"

Smith signs off by stating, "This is all just utterly horrible to write!"

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I kind of got a feeling she would die due to the type of injury as there would be no real reason to move her in such a bad condition to risk her life even more, and the only reason I can think of wanting to bring her back to the US was to have her die with family near by.

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Award-winning actress Betsy Blair has died at the age of 85.

Blair died on Friday in London after suffering from a long illness, according to her daughter Kerry Kelly Novick.

The redheaded actress climbed to international fame playing Clara Snyder in the 1955 film adaptation of television play Marty, which earned her a BAFTA award for Best Foreign Actress in 1956 and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.

At 17 years old, Blair married legendary actor Gene Kelly, Kerry's father. Details of their 16-year marriage were resurrected nearly five decades after their split, for the actress' 2003 memoir The Memory of All That.

In 1940, Blair made her Broadway debut dancing in the Cole Porter musical Panama Hattie. She later took the lead in Willliam Saroyan's play The Beautiful People and understudied the role of Laura in the Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie.

Blair also appeared in a handful of American films including 1948 movies Another Part of the Forest and The Snake Pit, and Kind Lady, in 1951, before she was banned from work for her political affiliations and placed on the infamous Hollywood blacklist.

She then moved to Paris and finally settled in London when roles dried up in the U.S., starring in European films including Calle Mayor, in 1956, Il Grido, in 1957 and All Night Long, in 1962.

One year later, Blair married director Karel Reisz, who died in 2002.

In addition to her daughter, she is survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren

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New mum Jessica Alba loves motherhood so much, she's reportedly trying for second baby with husband Cash Warren.

The couple welcomed daughter Honor Marie into the world last June, and Alba has taken to the role of full time parent.

She has revealed in the past she wants more than one kid, and insiders claim she has put her career on hold to try and conceive in 2009.

A source tells the National Enquirer, "Jessica and Cash are working overtime to get pregnant. She and Cash are boasting that they love being parents and are determined to expand their family as soon as possible."

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Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke is heading back to the ring for an appearance at an upcoming WrestleMania smackdown.

The Wrestler star pulled out of the 5 April event after fighter Chris Jericho took exception to comments the actor made about him on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in January.

Rourke declared he was ready to take on WWE favourite at the WrestleMania event in Texas and his threats sparked a war of words on CNN show Larry King Live, where the fighter told Rourke, "I don't have respect for you... Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Rourke."

After the TV showdown, a spokesperson for Rourke said, "Mickey was very honoured to be asked as he has the greatest respect for WWE, however he will not be participating in Wrestlemania. He is focusing entirely on his acting career."

But now Jericho has hinted the fight is back on.

Appearing on this week's Monday Night Raw wrestling show, the fighter said, "You say you’re going to be at Mania, I’m going to buy you a front row seat, because I want you to see up close and personal what’s going to happen to all your friends, and, unlike your movie The Wrestler, the ending of this isn’t going to be ambiguous. It’s going to be tragic."

Rourke won a string of awards for his performance as Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in The Wrestler, but he missed out on a first Best Actor Oscar when he was beaten by pal Sean Penn.

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Leon Jackson has been officially dropped by his record label Sony, it has emerged.

The former X Factor winner was released by the company yesterday despite his debut album Right Now selling 130,000 copies, The Sun reports.

Jackson said: "I had a great year and learned so much recording and releasing my album. Every artist knows these things can go either way.

"I'm really looking forward to my tour and doing more writing."

Simon Cowell reportedly believed that Rhydian Roberts should have beaten Jackson in last year's final.

A source close to the judge said: "[Cowell] thought the most talented person should have won.

"That was never Leon and what has happened since has proved him right. Leon's a good lad, but he's definitely not set the world alight."

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Comedy great Bob Hope's Emmy Award-winning joke writer, Morton Lachman, has died in Los Angeles.

The writer/comedian spent two decades laughing with Hope before becoming a TV sitcom producer and taking charge of beloved U.S. shows like All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also wrote, directed and produced variety show The Red Skelton Hour and comedies Sanford and That’s My Mama.

Lachman co-wrote the family film Yours, Mine & Ours, and his jokes were told at 11 Oscar ceremonies and six Grammy Awards shows.

He won two Emmys - for All In The Family in 1971 and The Girl Who Couldn't Lose in 1975.

Lachman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday - three days before his 90th birthday.

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Tom Hanks is to be honoured by his peers at a star-studded gala tribute to the double Oscar winner in New York.

The Forrest Gump star will be feted at the 36th annual Film Society of Lincoln Center gala by pals like Sally Field, Ron Howard, Mike Nichols and Julia Roberts.

Hanks joins movie industry luminaries like Charlie Chaplin, Laurence Olivier, Federico Fellini, Elizabeth Taylor and Martin Scorsese, who are among those previously honoured.

Meryl Streep was the last star to receive the honour.

Hanks' big night will take place at the Alice Tully Hall on 27 April.

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Angelina Jolie is the hottest mum in showbiz, according to a new online poll.

The mother-of-six topped a survey carried out by MSN.co.uk to find Hollywood's sexiest parent, landing 29 per cent of the votes registered.

Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon shared second place, ahead of Kate Winslet and Katie Holmes.

The full list of 'yummy mummys' - compiled to mark Mother's Day in UK on Sunday - is as follows:

1: Angelina Jolie

2: Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon

4: Kate Winslet

5: Jennifer Garner

6: Katie Holmes

7: Gwyneth Paltrow

8: Cate Blanchett

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Grey's Anatomy star TR Knight was involved in a car crash Thursday in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The unconfirmed report says that Knight was not injured but the passengers of the other car were transported to an area hospital. EW could not reach Knight's publicist late Thursday.

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Former American Idol production staff are suing the hit U.S. talent show's distributor FremantleMedia North America over claims they were overworked.

Three ex-employees filed suit aganist the production giant at Los Angeles Superior Court alleging the company had consistently overworked its staff, had falsified time cards and failed to offer subsidised meals and breaks.

The trio's statement in court documents reads, "For each reality television series subject to this suit, defendants hired plaintiffs based on a flat weekly or daily pay rate.

"Plaintiffs were required to falsify their time cards ... worked in excess of 40 hours per week during virtually every week of their employment, but they never received any premium overtime play ... plaintiffs were routinely denied appropriate meal and rest periods as required."

Lawyer for the former FremantleMedia employees, Jonathan Biddle, adds, "There's no Hollywood glamour for the below-the-line people who work on 'American Idol' and other reality shows who are grossly underpaid, worked 24/7 and receive no rest or meal breaks and no health coverage - contrary to California labour laws."

The case is similar to a previous employee action against reality TV production companies and broadcasters launched in conjunction with the Writers Guild of America. That suit was recently settled for $4 million (£2.8million).

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The brother of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan is facing murder and kidnapping charges following his arrest by FBI agents in Chicago, Illinois last month.

Matthew Francis Nolan, who was also under investigation by Chicago authorities over his alleged involvement in a $700,000 (£486,100) bank fraud scheme, was taken into custody on suspicion of the 2005 killing of Florida businessman Robert C. Cohen.

The warrant for his arrest was originally issued in Costa Rica, where 40-year-old Nolan was reportedly posing as Cohen's potential business partner. However, authorities claim Nolan was actually hired to recover the $7 million (£4.86 million) Cohen owed another Florida mogul.

He and his accomplice, Douglas Mejia, allegedly kidnapped Cohen and attempted to extort the cash from his family. Costa Rican officials allege the pair murdered the businessman when the bribe failed.

Mejia has already been convicted for his involvement, while Nolan is being held in Chicago until he can be extradited and tried for the charges, according to the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.