Hollywood heart-throb ZAC EFRON is snipping away at his teen idol image - buy chopping off his trademark floppy locks.The High School Musical star is keen to shed his matinee idol image, and wants to move away from the clean-cut movie parts that made him famous. And the formerly floppy-haired hunk is slowly snipping away at his pretty boy reputation - after showing up on the set of his new movie with a shorter, sleeker crop. The image overhaul may have something to do with Efron's forthcoming big screen venture - he is set to star in a "sexy thriller" from the writer of The Thomas Crown Affair.

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EMMA WATSON is set to break the heart of her HARRY POTTER co-star RUPERT GRINT - after admitting she was "desperate" to get the pair's on-screen kiss out of the way.The Brit actress, who plays swot Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise, locks lips with Grint - Ron Weasley - in the forthcoming installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But Watson admits the scene was anything but sexy - insisting she couldn't wait to get the smooch over and done with. She tells British chatshow host Jonathan Ross, "I pounced on him, I was so desperate to get it over with." The comment will come as a devastating blow to Grint, after he admitted he and fellow co-star Daniel Radcliffe have competed for Watson's affections since they started filming the movie aged 11. He told FHM magazine, "Emma’s a pretty girl. Have Daniel or I ever hit on Emma? Well, she’s quite popular with the cast. As for who has the worst crush on her - me or Radcliffe - I’d rather not say."

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KRISTEN STEWART has an extra-special prop to help her capture the character of JOAN JETT in new movie THE RUNAWAYS - a pair of the rocker's own sneakers.Jett gave Stewart a pair of Converse boots she wore during the band's 1970s heyday, and sources say the young actress refuses to take them off. An insider tells America's Star magazine, "Joan thought wearing them would help with the movie's authenticity."

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A reporter who posted illegal video footage from inside CHRIS BROWN's recent assault case on the Internet faces a prison sentence.Russell Alan Wetanson uploaded clips of interviews, conducted outside the Los Angeles courtroom, where Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna on 22 June (09), to his website. But it is illegal to tape footage or take photographs inside the official building - and new legal documents filed are requesting Wetanson is held in contempt of court. Wetanson, who is also a lawyer, was notified by the public information officer of the court of the violation and the videos were subsequently removed from his website. Brown was handed a community service order, five years supervised probation and he was ordered to stay away from the Umbrella hitmaker.

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Former DANITY KANE star AUBREY O'DAY is reportedly set to take over from former SPICE GIRLS star MELANIE BROWN in saucy Las Vegas revue PEEP SHOW.Brown's run in the hit show ended last month (21Jun09) and singer Shoshana Bean has replaced her in the role of Peep Diva, opposite former Playboy Playmate Holly Madison, but O'Day, who recently posed naked for Playboy magazine, is in negotiations to take over the part later this year (09). O'Day has a long history of stage performances, and made her Broadway debut as Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray shortly after she was axed from Danity Kane in 2008.

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LADY GAGA is taking her provocative image to the next level - she will expose all in a new magazine shoot for V.The Just Dance hitmaker, sporting a curly, Pamela Anderson-style hairdo, poses among sand dunes wearing bondage gear and a see-through lace mini-dress in the sexy shots. In one of the candid photos, GaGa - real name Stefani Germanotta - wears a breast-bearing bra under an off-the-shoulder shirt and in another saucy shot she arches her back in a figure-hugging black leather corset. It's not the first time the singer has bared almost all for a magazine shoot - she recently appeared on the front of Rolling Stone wearing nothing but heavy make-up and a see-through bubble corset.

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MADONNA will honor her most famous contemporary MICHAEL JACKSON with the help of a dancer who has mastered the King of Pop's acclaimed moves when she returns to the London stage on Saturday night (04Jul09).The pop superstar has posted dress rehearsal pictures on her official website and the shots feature Madonna looking on as a Jackson dancing doppelganger performs signature Jacko moves. The Material Girl's publicist Liz Rosenberg has confirmed Madonna will perform a song and dance tribute to Jackson. It is not known what that will consist of but Madonna used to perform Jackson's Billie Jean live. The Sticky & Sweet show will take place at London's O2 Arena, where Jackson was billed to start his 50-date residency later this month (Jul09).

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Jonas Brothers trash hotel rooms, Twilight Barbies, tattoos, and the big news, Kevin Jonas is getting married.

TAYLOR SWIFT steers clear of the Hollywood party scene, insisting she has no interest in "getting wasted".The country singer is rarely seen out and about at celebrity haunts, opting only to put in appearances at music award ceremonies. And the clean-cut blonde insists you'll never catch her stumbling out of a club. Taylor Swift tells Glamour magazine, “I’ve never been fascinated by the party lifestyle. Penciling in a night to get wasted is not something I want to do. “I don’t think I’d be a party girl (even if I were) in college. When I was in high school, I remember seeing girls crying in the bathroom every Monday about what they did at a party that weekend. I never wanted to be that girl crying in the bathroom.”

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EMMA WATSON harbors a dream to become a make-up artist.The Harry Potter star has garnered a mammoth $15 million fortune playing swot Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise. And despite hauling in the cash as one of Britain's most promising young actress, Emma Watson insists she'd be just as happy powdering the noses of movie stars. She explains to Elle magazine, "If I hadn't been an actress I would have happily been a make-up artist. I love make-up. Being around make-up girls all the time you pick up loads of stuff - I'll go down there at lunch and use some of their products. "I love doing up my flatmate before she goes out, like a Girl's World!"

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