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Tuesday June 3, 2008

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Bill Clinton lashes out at affair allegation

Bill Clinton has been forced to apologise for calling a Vanity Fair writer "sleazy, "slimy" and "dishonest" following a controversial article in the new issue of the magazine which claims that the former president has hindered his wife's campaign and that he has had an affair with the American actress... [continued]

Mosley survives vote to stay on at FIA

Against all expectations, Max Mosley is to remain in his post as President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's governing body. This morning, in Paris, he managed to defeat a vote of no confidence that had been brought against him following the News of the World... [continued]

SJP fury at label’s fashion faux pas

Sarah Jessica Parker has thrown the mother of all hissy-fits after discovering that the gown she wore last week to the New York premiere of Sex and the City (above left), which she had been assured was exclusive to her, was anything but. It now transpires that the silver creation,... [continued]

Chapmans knock up a new tent for Tracey

Artist Tracey Emin is in for a surprise. When her famous artwork Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995 - a tent with the names of her friends and lovers stitched inside – was destroyed in the Momart warehouse fire of 2004, she claimed that she could... [continued]

YSL: the man who loved women

Dame Vivienne Westwood enchanted Channel 4 News host Jon Snow on Monday evening with an effusive tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, describing him as "one of the few who have achieved perfection with everything they touched" - before admitting that she had never worn a YSL outfit and that it... [continued]

In brief: Bo Diddley dies

Bo Diddley, the American rhythm and blues singer, has died aged 79. The Bo Diddley sound - best remembered in his eponymous 1955 hit and sometimes summarised as 'shave and a haircut, two bits' - became a key template for early rock 'n' roll. Though much copied,... [continued]

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Jagger’s heart of stone for rival Thomas biopic

Sir Mick Jagger, as renowned for his hard-nosed approach to business as his snaky hips, has been causing headaches for the makers of a new film, Edge of Love, a biopic based on the life of the poet Dylan Thomas starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and Matthew... [continued]

Salman tries to scratch his acting itch

Sir Salman Rushdie, author of the Satanic Verses, appears to have caught the acting bug. Although to date he has only had cameos in three productions – he played himself in the first Bridget Jones movie, a gynaecologist in Then She Found Me with Helen Hunt and... [continued]

Any PR is good PR say Tatum’s publishers

Tatum O'Neal's publishers are clearly not acquainted with the concept of 'duty of care'. As reported in The First Post yesterday, the Oscar-winning actress was arrested on Sunday evening after being caught buying crack cocaine on the streets of New York. But instead of rushing to the... [continued]

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