Charlie Sheen latest: 'I'm Jewish, off to Haiti' (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Troubled US actor Charlie Sheen rounded off a rollercoaster week by claiming that he couldn't be anti-Semitic because he is Jewish -- and saying he is off to Haiti, to help out there.

Sheen, whose children were taken away from him a week after the hit TV series in which he stars was cancelled, said he should have mentioned his Jewishness when he was accused of anti-Semitism last week.

"My mom is Jewish. Here?s where it gets confusing -- we don?t know who her father was," he told the TV show Access Hollywood Live. "But she is, in fact, Jewish. So, I guess that would make me Jewish, and my children Jewish.

"And Brooke, my ex-wife is Jewish. So, I guess I should?ve rolled all that out too," he added.

Challenged about why he didn't mention this earlier, he added: "I know, I know -- stupid me .. I just got caught sleeping. Caught napping. Which is rare for me."

The comments came a week after hit TV show "Two and a Half Men" was canceled for the rest of the season following Sheen's repeated attack on its producer, Chuck Lorre.

Sheen notably referred to Lorre by the Hebrew translation of his name, Chaim Levine, drawing condemnation from the Anti Defamation League lobby group which described it as "borderline anti-Semitism."

After TV network CBS pulled the plug, the actor took to the airwaves in a series of rambling TV interviews this week, prompting his spokesman to quit.

Then on Wednesday he revealed that his twin two-year-old sons Max and Bob had been taken away by police, after their mother had filed a restraining order, alledging that Sheen had made death threats.

At the same time he launched his own Twitter feed, which was an immediate sensation, and by the end of the week had more than 1.6 million followers on the micro-blogging site.

In his latest interview Friday, Sheen revealed that he plans to travel to quake- and disease-wracked Haiti, with actor friend Sean Penn. "We?re going to do a couple things first and then it looks like we?re heading down," he said.

"I?m excited as hell because, you know, if I can bring the attention of the world down there, then clearly this tsunami keeps cresting," he added.

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Charlie Sheen's Latest Endeavor: A Tell-All Memoir? (omg!)

Charlie Sheen attends the 7th Annual TV Land Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on April 19, 2009 in Universal City, Calif.FilmMagicAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following a bizarre week of outrageous radio rants to various talk show hosts and the cancellation of the remainder of the current season of his hit CBS show, "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen has announced plans to pen a "tell-all" book, according to TMZ.

The embattled actor reportedly told TMZ on Saturday that he plans to expose details about "life on the ['...Men'] set," as well as the events that led to his recent outbursts.

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Charlie is reportedly expecting at least $10 million for the publishing rights - and a bidding war - for his memoir, which he tentatively intends to title, "When the Laughter Stopped," according to the site.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, on Thursday evening, CBS announced they were pulling the plug on the remainder of the current season of "Two and a Half Men" following a shocking radio rant by the actor that afternoon, in which he took aim at show creator Chuck Lorre and told radio host Alex Jones, "I was told if I went on the attack, they would cancel the show and all that and so I'm just sort of seeing if they're telling the truth or not," referring to his CBS bosses.

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While CBS' decision to halt production has left Charlie and his co-stars temporarily out of work, the decision has also impacted the show's crew.

A source close to "Two and a Half Men" told Access on Friday that the show's crew will not be completely out of a job now that their show has been canceled for the rest of the season - rather, they will continue to work on Chuck Lorre's other Warner Bros./CBS sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory."

The beleaguered crew will, however, suffer a large pay cut of about 15 percent, in going from two shows to one, according to the source.

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A rep for Warner Bros., which produces the hit sitcom, had no comment regarding Charlie's salary demands nor the alleged pay cut for the crew when contacted by Access on Friday.

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Jennifer Lopez Latest Celeb To Enlist Fan Feedback On The Net

Jennifer Lopez is set to drop her dance-tastic video for "On the Floor" in less than a week, and she's letting her fans choose how the Taj Stansberry-directed clip ends. On Thursday, Lopez visited Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to announce that she'd be giving her fans the option to pick between two 15-to-20-second alternate endings, with the final cut airing during the March 3 "American Idol" broadcast at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

"You get to do what I do," J. Lo said during "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest." "Like, I go in there with my videos and I start editing and picking all the shots I like and the things that I like and what I feel the best kind of feeling for the record is. You guys get to do that. We picked two different ones and we weren't sure."

Lopez joins a list of stars, who have also maintained an interactive relationship with fans in order to get feedback on everything from song selection to tour set lists and promotional appearances.

Katy Perry's "E.T." Single
Back in December, Katy took to Twitter to ask fans what they thought should be the next single off her smash Teenage Dream. Shortly after, the pop star thanked fans for their suggestions, admitting that she agreed with the majority of them. Fast-forward two months as Katy selected the futuristic tune "E.T." as to be the fourth release off her sophomore effort, and adding Kanye West into the mix.

Bon Jovi's Concert Set List
When Bon Jovi teamed up with YouTube for a special concert show last year, the rockers were set on giving fans complete control. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi recorded a video message, which was appropriately uploaded onto the site, asking fans to send in their song suggestions via text or video entry. And as expected, the group performed signature hits, including "Livin' on a Prayer" and "It's My Life" during the concert event.

Janet Jackson's Tour Dates
Scheduling a tour can be difficult for busy artists, especially when there are so many cities to cover. However, that's not the case with Janet Jackson's upcoming world tour, for which she allowed fans vote on the cities where they'd most like to see her perform. The pop icon eventually selected a slew of dates based on fan submissions and they'll get to hear her perform songs from her greatest-hits album, Number Ones.

Rolling Stone Cover
It's not only stars who request fan feedback: Rolling Stone magazine is letting fans choose 1 of 16 unsigned bands to grace their coveted front cover, they announced last week. Through a tournament-style competition, fans will submit votes until the last two bands are standing. From there, the finalists will compete in an onstage battle of the bands that will determine who gets the cover and a recording contract from Atlantic Records.

Betty White's 'SNL' Facebook Campaign
As Betty White's popularity skyrocketed in recent years, so did the demand for her onscreen appearances, including admirers who wanted her to score a gig on "Saturday Night Live." After an overwhelming Facebook campaign to have the then-88-year-old actress host the late-night sketch comedy show, White finally took the "SNL" stage and gave viewers what they wanted. With the help of White, "SNL" alums like Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph, and musical guest Jay-Z, the show earned its best numbers in more than 18 months.

What artist do you think communicates best with their fans? Tell us in the comments!

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James Franco's Latest Role: Interviewer for Harper's Bazaar

Does James Franco sleep? And if so, when?

Now, in between teaching a course on himself, co-hosting the Oscars and appearing on soap operas, Franco is wearing the hat of Harper's Bazaar interviewer, with a Q&A in the March issue with Gucci designer Frida Giannini. Franco has also posed in ads for the design house.

The actor has a bit of a professional crush on the pretty blonde designer. He admits, "Frida and I have been in sync since we met. I love her work, and she supports mine. Creatively, I know we will always be in line with each other."

Franco gets inside Giannini's head with the kinds of questions a normal person would ask of a designer, namely, why do we see such wild creations on the runway when the average person can't wear or afford them?

"The big stores like in New York or London or Paris, the main flagships, they always have the entire collection-even the extreme pieces. There are people who are waiting for the extreme pieces from the fashion show. We are not the kind of company that thinks, Okay, I'll do something for the runway, and I'll make an entire new collection to sell."

Giannini tells the actor that she doesn't consider herself an artist because her work is so temporal.

"To me, art is not something that after six months you change. That's why I say I'm not an artist. I need to try to sell every single collection to make it a success," the designer says.

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Elizabeth Hurley Feeling 'Sick' After Boyfriend's Latest Cheating Scandal

Feb 15th 2011 10:40AMEmail ThisIt seems that Elizabeth Hurley did not have such a wonderful Valentine's Day. The 45-year-old English actress has been in Melbourne, Australia, for the last week, holed up in the mansion of her current boyfriend, Aussie ex-cricketer Shane Warne.

Chloe Conrad, a 26-year-old porn star, just revealed explicit text messages that she claims Warne sent her AFTER he and Hurley began dating and also described her night of passion with the sportsman to an English tabloid. She claims their romp was so energetic it left her with, err, some chafing.
Hurley alluded to the new wrinkle in her relationship with Warne in a delightfully blunt Twitter message on Monday. "Happy Valentine's Day! Remember, love is like a roller-coaster ride -- sometimes it's exhilarating but sometimes u feel sick and want to get off."

Since that tweet, Hurley's Twitter account appears to have been disabled or at least suspended.

It's not the first time saucy text-messages have come between the new couple. They briefly parted in December when Warne admitted to sending more than 100 brazen texts to an Australian businesswoman. He apologized over Twitter, writing, "We are all childish, immature at times. It's about how you bounce back when things are tough."

The couple were forced to go public back in December when the still-married Hurley was spotted trysting with Warne at London hotels.

Hurley's trip down under has been anything but ordinary. She has been mainly confined to Warne's home which has been turned into a bunker with huge screens erected to thwart the paparazzi. The duo have ventured out to a wedding, where Hurley committed the social faux pas of wearing white, and lunch at a golf course, which required a police escort because of the crush of photographers.

Warne, who clearly adores Twitter as much as his paramour, did ask his followers where he should take Hurley for lunch. "Where is the sexiest place to take Elizabeth to lunch? Suggestions please? And no spaghetti on toast!!!"

The 'Austin Powers' star, whose high-profile 1990's relationship with Hugh Grant first propelled her to fame, is mom to an 8-year-old son, Damian, with her ex, millionaire Stephen Bing. She married Indian-German textile heir Arun Nayar in 2007.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: (AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) A gift box of red roses addressed to 'Shane & Liz' is delivered to the Brighton home of former cricketer Shane Warne, where actress Elizabeth Hurley is believed to be visiting on February 14, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. After the delivery was made some builders working on the site removed the gifts and took them inside. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: (AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) A gift box of red roses addressed to 'Shane & Liz' is delivered to the Brighton home of former cricketer Shane Warne, where actress Elizabeth Hurley is believed to be visiting on February 14, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. After the delivery was made some builders working on the site removed the gifts and took them inside. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 12: (***EXCLUSIVE - HIGHER RATES APPLY*** AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) Actress Elizabeth Hurley and former cricketer Shane Warne leave his Brighton home en-route to the wedding of a UK cricket friend on February 12, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 12: (***EXCLUSIVE - HIGHER RATES APPLY*** AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) Actress Elizabeth Hurley and former cricketer Shane Warne leave his Brighton home en-route to the wedding of a UK cricket friend on February 12, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: Promotional girls throw Valentine roses over the fence into the garden of former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, believed to be at home with actress Elizabeth Hurley on February 14, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: Promotional girls throw Valentine roses over the fence into the garden of former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, believed to be at home with actress Elizabeth Hurley on February 14, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: Promotional girls throw Valentine roses over the fence into the garden of former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, believed to be at home with actress Elizabeth Hurley on February 14, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: (AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) Actress Elizabeth Hurley and former cricketer Shane Warne leave their Brighton mansion on February 10, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

Elizabeth Hurley Snapshots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: (AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT) Actress Elizabeth Hurley leaves former cricketer Shane Warne's Brighton mansion on February 10, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Oceanic Media Group/FilmMagic)

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