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News Roundup: July 1

 

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According to a TV Guide poll, fans want Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears to move on in their love lives–meaning no going back to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs or Justin Timberlake, girls. Now that Lopez has split from her husband, Cris Judd, 73 percent of those polled don’t want to see Lopez return to Combs, while 59 percent hopes Spears moves past Timberlake.

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Celebs

The Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen and actress Sharon Gless of Showtime’s Queer As Folk fame will act as the grand marshals of San Francisco’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade on Sunday, July 7. They’ll ride in a pink Cadillac.

Woody Harrelson is off the hook–for now. The London taxi driver who claimed the actor trashed the inside of his cab last month has dropped the charges, according to Reuters. Harrelson‘s alleged odd behavior in the cab was followed by a chase through the streets of London, where police finally apprehended the Cheers star. Harrelson was reported to have paid the taxi driver $800.

Comedian Chris Rock and his wife welcomed their first child, daughter Lola Simone, on Friday in New York.

Tom Arnold, the host of Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Sports Show Period and the man formerly married to Roseanne, has gotten hitched again. On Saturday, June 29, he wed girlfriend Shelby Roos at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson was the victim of a home burglary in the posh Notting Hill district of London, Scotland Yard revealed on Monday. Apparently, the robbery happened on May 23, and an investigation is being carried out. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman would not give any details “at the victim’s request” on what was stolen, Reuters reports.

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Movies

Fans of the late martial arts great Bruce Lee may be pleased to learn that American Movie Classics will be airing a documentary about him, Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey, Tuesday night. In it, 33 minutes of finished footage from Lee‘s last film, Game of Death, will be shown, presented according to an original outline by Lee. The film was released in 1978, five years after Lee‘s death at age 32, but some considered it a joke because he appeared in only 11 minutes of the film.

More celebs are joining folk singer Bob Dylan on his first foray into acting. Ed Harris and Giovanni Ribisi have joined the cast of Masked & Anonymous, about a wandering troubadour/ex-con who performs one last concert. Other cast members include Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett and Jeff Bridges.

Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon are looking to work together in Clint Eastwood‘s new film Mystic River. Eastwood will direct the film, about three childhood friends brought together after 25 years when the daughter of one of the friends is murdered.

Music

George Michael is back–large and in charge. His latest song, “Shoot the Dog,” released Monday, is a political satire and by far his most controversial yet: He describes British Prime Minister Tony Blair as President George Bush’s poodle. Nice image.

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