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The opening of Dubai’s hottest luxury resort, The Atlantis turned out to be the most expensive launch party in history. Hollywood celebrities and business tycoons attended the ceremony with a performance by Kylie Minogue.
One million fireworks – almost 10 times the scale of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony – lit up the Palm.
More than 2,000 guests attended the £15 million extravaganza on the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island in the Persian Gulf.
The guest list included names like Robert De Niro, Janet Jackson, Denzel Washington, Lindsay Lohan, Duchess of York, Sir Richard …
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Universal Pictures signed Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass for a fourth Bourne film that George Nolfi is penning. The film will be readied for a summer 2010 release.
There’s the question of what the superspy would do in a fourth film. Robert Ludlum wrote only three Bourne books before he died, in 2001, and then Eric Van Lustbader put out the next two.
Universal Pictures has made an overall deal with the estate of “The Bourne Identity” author Robert Ludlum that gives the studio exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character …
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Upon pardoning a turkey, the former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin did a live interview with a worker from the Turkey Farm slaughtering a turkey as her back drop.
According to reports Sarah Palin was advised about what was going on behind her, but she replies “No worries”.
As the Alaska governor spoke to a reporter about serious issues, she was totally oblivious that a worker was slaughtering a turkey behind her! For more than three minutes, Palin spoke about the campaign trail and her plans for boosting up Alaska’s economy.
Watch the video …
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Michael is now a Muslim with new name: Mikaeel
“Former” pop superstar Michael Jackson converts to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel the sun reports.
Michael or Mikaeel was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, said to have sat on the floor and worn a small hat while an imam officiated at the home of Steve Porcaro, composer from his Thriller album.
Jackson is said to have been encouraged by David Wharnsby, a canadian songwriter and Phillip Bubal, a producer, who both approached him after they spotted him looking ‘a bit down’.
A source …
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