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Scoop for the Week of Feb. 11th

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Who Wants To Be A Lifeline? Rosie O'Donnell does! Or so she claims. On her talk show, she constantly boasts about her favorite game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. She's always saying contestants should use her as the "phone-a-friend" lifeline. But is she all talk? At least 10 of the game show's contestants have requested Rosie as a lifeline. But she's said no. So what's the big deal? The next day she's slammed them on the show for not calling. But Rosie's rep said she was contacted by the show's producers but they wouldn't put her on the list because she wasn't at home and would have to be contacted via cell phone. Is that your final answer, Rosie?

Storm Alert Controversial clouds are looming over the highly acclaimed movie, The Hurricane. And it looks like the storm front will push in just in time to rain on Denzel Washington's Oscar glory. Last month, he won a Golden Globe for his performance as boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. But it's the journalistic criticisms of the movie's interpretation of Carter's struggle that may have Oscar voters showing a thumbs down. The real Carter was twice-convicted of killing three men in a New Jersey bar. Relatives of those killed in the murders have stepped forward in recent weeks to protest the film. Even though a federal judge reversed both rulings, setting Carter free in 1985 after 18 years imprisonment. Will these recent events have Denzel, the contender, clapping for someone else or standing on stage with an Oscar in one hand and an acceptance speech in the other? Stay tuned for Round 2 of this prize fight.

Late Leo Life's not necessarily a beach for Leonardo DiCaprio. He almost missed the premiere of his new movie, The Beach. His excuse? Why, traffic of course. And just because you're the big star doesn't mean the red carpet will still be rolled out when you get to the premiere...20th Century Fox execs wanted to start without him! But thank goodness for publicists. Leo's publicist threatened to withhold Leo's presence altogether unless the movie was delayed. As Leo says, "If I insulted some Fox execs, welcome to New York style." Be sure to tell your boss that next time you're late for work.


Matt Mad at Madonna Perhaps Matt Lauer's not familiar with New York style. He popped his top after waiting three hours for Material Mommy Madonna to show up for her Today show interview. He canceled her slot to promote her new movie, The Next Best Thing, saying, "To hell with this. It's her movie that needs promoting, not us." But Madonna's

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