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Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy. What next? Sean Combs has agreed to drop the 'Diddy' name due to an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard "Diddy'' Dearlove. Combs will have to "rebrand his commercial activities'' in the U.K. and would "no longer be able to trade as 'Diddy.''' Diddy Dearlove was quoted as saying, "I started getting e-mails from Puerto Rican girls asking if they could be in my video and people were asking me to look at their clothing line.'' After it was all said and done Diddy Dearlove says he was "happy and relieved." "It doesn't matter how big people become, this is my name. I've been successful too. I'm not a global megastar, but what I do is valid.''



Keane has cancelled their entire American tour, due to singer Tom Chaplin's ongoing rehab treatment in London. Says bandmate Tim Rice-Oxley, "Obviously it's crucial that Tom is given the time to get better properly...With the first dates in America only a fortnight away, his doctors feel there is undue pressure on Tom to rush through rehab and get back out on the road...That's why, between the three of us, we've decided to cancel the North American tour. We'd like to apologize to the fans who've bought tickets, but we've done this in the best interests of our friend - which ultimately, is in the best interests of the band too."


Matt Groening rocks. He says there is no end in sight for The 'Simpsons', according to 'Digital Spy'. He says he still loves making the show and is glad that people still love it, even after 18 seasons. Groening goes on to say, “My attitude at this point is, as long as the people who work on the show are having a good time, let’s keep doing it. We’ve always tried to entertain ourselves and figured that the outside world would be entertained if we were making ourselves laugh...The people currently on staff are determined not to be the staff that caused the show to crash and burn. But also to try to top ourselves.”


Marcia Cross' Desperate Housewives character, Bree, will also be expecting a little one. This news according to Eva Longoria "They are writing it in," she told 'Access Hollywood. She also adds, "Who knows who is going to knock her up on our show!" It won't be who you think.





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