File this under "people who need to grow a heart." In a story that will either make you angry, or make your skin crawl from the thought that such people might exist, a lawmaker and two other interested parties in the Bahamas have been held in connection with attempting to extort money from actor John Travolta. Tarino Lightbourne, an ambulance driver, and former tourism minister, Obie Wilchcombe were detained by authorities yesterday. John and wife, Kelly Preston, filed the complaint, but the details have not been fully revealed by the police due to the ongoing investigation. [via AP] Though the case is still active, it&aposs shocking and gross that so many people are attempting to sell some piece of this awful tragedy. It&aposs expected that people related to a celebrity tragedy would attempt to cash in on it, but when this happens in connection with a death - especially of a child who was just trying to live their life in the spotlight of famous parents - the line has been crossed. Our thoughts go out to both John and Kelly, who are mourning in privacy as they should be during this troubling time.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Will Dakota Fanning play a pint-sized vampire in the "Twilight" sequel, "New Moon?" She's crossing her fingers. "I think it's too soon to tell if I'll for sure be doing it, but it's so great," she told Access Hollywood on Saturday at the junket for her latest film, "Push." "I'm a really big fan of that series and the first film and all the actors in it, so it would be wonderful."
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E! Online - Our guy Top Gun is looking like a catalogue model...and a redundant one at that!
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AP - She's got a friend.
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AP - In ball gowns, blue jeans and bikinis, 52 young women were set to compete for the Miss America 2009 title, capping a mini-reality series on pageant prep work and a week of preliminary competition.
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