KATY PERRY reportedly infuriated her management team after canceling a U.K. TV appearance so she could spend time with new boyfriend RUSSELL BRAND.The I Kissed A Girl singer was due to appear on Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on Tuesday (10Nov09) but her funnyman beau phoned the program's host hours before filming to let him know the pop star was unavailable. Panicked TV bosses were left scrambling to find a replacement, before eventually persuading Mamma Mia! actor Dominic Cooper to take Perry's place. A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Katy was due to be the star guest on Chris' show. But he got a call from Russell late the night before telling him Katy wouldn't be appearing as they wanted to spend the evening together. "Chris was a bit annoyed but thinks Katy is hot as well - and if she was his girlfriend he would probably do the same!" The publication alleges bosses at Perry's record label were furious after she was photographed going to a London restaurant with Brand while t...

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KATY PERRY is hoping to revamp her pop star image by collaborating with rockers WEEZER for her next album.Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has confirmed he and the I Kissed A Girl hitmaker are teaming up for a songwriting session next week (beg19Oct09). And Katy Perry is confident the studio time will help her shed the sweet persona she introduced to fans after releasing her mainstream debut, One of the Boys, last year (08). She says, "I'm not looking to alienate my fans, but I can't be that grown-up Shirley Temple girl wearing the stupid strawberry in her hair all the time… because I'd kill myself or someone else would for me. So I'm really excited to always be evolving and changing - with my look, with my music - it keeps me entertained as well."

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Pop star KATY PERRY is the latest beauty to fall for the charms of comic RUSSELL BRAND - she was reportedly whisked away on a romantic trip to Thailand with the British funnyman.The pair was rumored to have hooked up at last month's (Sep09) MTV Video Music Awards in New York. But things heated up after Brand sent the I Kissed A Girl star a poem, and when asked to reply with an equally melodic verse, Perry sent back a snap of her cleavage emblazoned with the words 'poem'. And the duo got on so well, they decided to jet to Thailand for a romantic break, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper. A source tells the publication, "Russell has fancied Katy for ages. When they were both in New York for the music awards, Russell finally got his chance to work his charm on her. "Katy knows his bad boy reputation but could not resist - especially when Russell sent a love poem with a note attached saying, 'Please send me a poem back.' "Russell killed himself laughing when Katy sent a photo of...

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Pop star KATY PERRY has sparked rumors she is set to marry her boyfriend TRAVIS McCOY - after she was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger.The longterm lovers split in December (08) after a string of arguments over the Hot N Cold singer's hectic tour schedule but they reconciled just months later in April (09). Now it looks as if the pair could be taking its relationship to the next level after Perry was seen on an evening out in Los Angeles last week (beg31Aug09) sporting a sparkler on her left hand. The couple was previously forced to deny engagement rumors in 2008 after a New York tabloid reported that the Gym Class Heroes frontman had proposed during a trip to France over the summer (08).

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KATY PERRY has no qualms about becoming a tough girl when she guest judges AMERICAN IDOL auditions in Los Angeles this month (Sep09) - she wants to be as honest as possible.The I Kissed A Girl singer is a big fan of the TV talent show and a devotee of Simon Cowell's no-mess critiques of hopeless wannabes. And, although she thinks the acid-tongued Brit is an "a**hole" she can see the odd couple becoming friends. She tells Eonline.com, "I might become a little bit of a buddy with Simon because whenever I watch that show, as much as he's an a**hole, he's a very truthful, honest a**hole." And hopefuls in L.A. needn't think she'll be a cute pop star telling them lovely things about their talents or lack of them. She adds, "I don't want to break their hearts, but how many of us know that one person that has been trying and trying, and doing karaoke and little gigs here and there at, like, an open mic (night). And nobody has told them they can't sing in pitch. "I might be that gal to tel...

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KATY PERRY, TAYLOR SWIFT and NE-YO have teamed up to revamp WEST SIDE STORY's TONIGHT suite as a promo for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.Indie super group Cobra Starship and Ne-Yo's posse re imagine the film/musical's gangs the Jets and the Sharks, while Perry revamps Rita Moreno's Anita character, trimming bushes in her rooftop garden and Swift portrays wide-eyed and innocent Maria, riding through rainy New York City in a yellow taxi cab. Show host Russell Brand completes the all-star promo line-up as a lustful Tony, singing, "I'm shagging Lady GaGa/There's no one that I'd rather/Make pregnant on this night." The VMAs will be held in New York on 13 September (09).

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KATY PERRY flew into a rage and launched a furious rant at airport personnel after landing in Scotland on Thursday (20Aug09).The pop star was exhausted upon landing in Glasgow after three flights in a grueling 26-hour journey from Australia - and she lost her temper when security insisted on checking her five suitcases. She says, "I swear, I never feel more like cattle than when I have to go through airport security. They hate their lives and they hate us for sure. "By the last flight, the third time going through security, I lost it on a security person." And she admits her touring schedule is so exhausting she rarely wants to leave her hotels. She adds, "I am so tired. I'm not even sure if I'll be venturing out today. All I want right now is a shower and then my bed."

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KATY PERRY has spoken out about speculation LADY GAGA is a hermaphrodite - insisting the singer fueled the rumors on purpose.Internet footage of the Poker Face singer onstage earlier this year (09) sparked fresh debate as to whether or not the hitmaker has both female and male reproductive organs - because a bulge could clearly be seen. Gossip website HollyScoop.com also reported that Lady Gaga actually addressed the rumors of her sexuality with a blog entry at Christmas (08). The website claims the singer wrote, "It's not something that I'm ashamed of, just isn't something that i go around telling everyone. Yes. I have both male and female genitalia, but i consider myself a female." The singer has since slammed the rumors as "ridiculous", but Katy Perry is convinced Lady GaGa purposefully made it look like she had a bulge in order to garner more publicity. Katy Perry has reportedly told Britain's Mirror newspaper, "It's all very calculated. She knows what she's doing. She put some...

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KATY PERRY's womanly charms have helped raise $3,000 for a cancer charity - a generous fan has snapped up a plaster cast of the singer's ample breasts.The I Kissed A Girl star was covered in a plaster mold last year (08) while MTV cameras recorded the event for breast cancer research group Keep-A-Breast.org. And the curvy beauty had so much bust - organizers had to order extra plaster. She says, "They had to get extra plaster to cast them because they are so big!" But despite the added cost, Perry's plaster-cast has proved lucrative - the organization has received a $3,000 donation from a fan in exchange for the mold.

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KATY PERRY wants to emulate her heroine GWEN STEFANI - but she's worried the music industry will dump her when her initial burst of fame subsides.The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker is looking forward to penning a string of classic songs and building a reputation as a serious musician. But she's concerned the music industry's obsession with overnight success means she won't be given time to develop her talent. Perry writes on her Twitter.com page, "When I grow up I wanna (sic) be just like Gwen Stefani... It's not a race it's a marathon. I keep telling myself this. Think of the big picture. "I think music is weird these days, people don't, well the music industry doesn't let u grow anymore, everything has 2B (sic) now, so immediate. Like watching Gwen tonight that was a 15 year in the making. "I can't wait to make magic like that in 15 yrs (sic), I just don't know if people will wait for people to grow like they used to. Music is not fast food... It should change & grow and not be such ...

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