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The Aussies Honor Celebs with Stamps

Spicy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:05:10 +0000

Australians got the chance to lick their favorite national celebrity’s behinds after a series of stamps were released yesterday.

Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush are all in the series named, Australian Legends.

The post managing director, Graeme John said, “These four outstanding Australians have captured the imagination of millions of people in Australia and around the world with their award-winning performances.”

Cate Blanchett, for one, was thrilled with the honor. “I am utterly, deeply, humbled and chuffed by the fact that I’m a stamp. I’m going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can’t wait. It is also recognizing the value of the arts in Australia. It brings it into general consumption and if I’m part of that, I feel intensely proud.”

[Photographs: Scope Features, PacificCoastNews.com]

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Burt Reynolds Knows How to Win a Drinking Contest

Spicy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:12:37 +0000

Burt Reynolds says he had to cheat in order to keep up with Russell Crowe in a drinking contest.

Reynolds, now 71, says back in 1999 he and Crowe were working on a film together [Mystery, Alaska] when they became drinking pals.

Burt found the only way he could keep up with his buddy was to trick him.

Burt told Maxim, “I could drink pretty good, but I used to cheat. Like when I filmed Mystery, Alaska with the Aussie. One night I said to the girl behind the bar, ‘Here’s $100. Give me a vodka and tonic with a lime, but after that, alternate with water and lime.’ On the 10th round Russell grabbed the glass and took a swallow. Thank God it was the vodka. He said, ‘You’re all right mate.’”

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Spicy — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0000

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Russell Crowe is not a happy camper. He says he will not play the part of friend, Steve Irwin, and is ‘appalled’ that people would assume such a thing. In an interview with ‘Extra’ Crowe stated, “It offends me very deeply, so awful that I have to deal with millions of people thinking I would dance on my friend’s grave.”

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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake had a falling out after the Nipplegate incident. She told Oprah, “We haven’t spoken. But I consider him a friend, and I’m very loyal, and friendship is very important to me. He has reached out to speak with me. Like I said, friendship is very important to me – and certain things you just don’t do to friends. And in my own time, I’ll give him a call.” When asked if she felt Justin failed to back her up she stated, “To a certain degree, yeah.”

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