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Michael Bay on why Shia LaBeouf isn’t in new ‘Transformers’

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BAY. Never say never. RUBEN V. NEPALES

We can imagine Rebel Wilson sitting, with a box on her lap, and looking at director Michael Bay with that sly smile, insinuating tone and knowing look in her eyes. “It was the strangest audition I’ve ever had,” Michael said of Rebel’s tryout for a part in his film, “Pain & Gain.” “She went to my office and said, ‘Hello, Mr. Bay.’ I said, ‘What do you have in the box?’ She says, ‘I have some nunchucks, because I know you like action, and you know how to use them. I said, ‘Can you have sex with those nunchucks?’ She goes, ‘Yes, yes, yes!’”

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A healthy voice is a happy voice

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April 16 was World Voice Day, and I was happy to celebrate it with the good folks at the Philippine General Hospital’s (PGH) Otorhinolaryngology (in more familiar terms, Ear, Nose, and Throat, or ENT) Department. An offshoot of Brazil’s Voice Day, World Voice Day was first celebrated in 1999.

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Rita vs Alice–from reel to real

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Rita Avila (left) and Alice Dixson are at odds on the set.

TV5’s Dramaserye “Never Say Goodbye” is in its final stretch. Yet there still seems to be trouble brewing on the set. According to reports, two of the main stars—Rita Avila and Alice Dixson—are not too comfy working with each other.

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Lovi on love, infidelity, FPJ

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I remember watching Lovi Poe’s very first TV interview with Paolo Bediones on the defunct “S-Files.” Even then, she had strong screen presence. It’s not easy to step out of the shadow of a famous father like Fernando Poe Jr., but Lovi has come into her own. She proved that being the Action King’s daughter is not her only credential. C’est Lovi!

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Living proof that chivalry isn’t dead

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DEREK Ramsay considers life one big adventure.

Derek Ramsay is living proof that “chivalry isn’t dead yet.” He’s everything a gentleman should be. The Kapatid heartthrob is not one who believes in his own hype. He works hard at what he does best without relying on his good looks alone.

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Ryzza shouldn’t have to do an Aiza

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RYZZA Mae Dizon is TV’s youngest talk-show host.

GMA 7 has thrown its noontime competition for a loop with its new production, “The Ryzza Mae Show.” The so-called talk-variety program top-bills the youngest program host on the tube by far, 7-year-old Ryzza Mae Dizon.

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The ‘superhero’ in feisty actress Thandie Newton

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NEWTON in her new TV series,  “Rogue.” The actress is also a feminist and environmentalist.

The question thrown at Thandie Newton was fairly innocuous but her surprising answer said a lot about her down-to-earth nature: “Do you Google yourself?”

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Max Irons on his dad, Jeremy, and being compared to Robert Pattinson

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IRONS. Two sides to every coin.  photo: RUBEN V. NEPALES

Jeremy Irons, “goofy and geeky”? That was how his son, Max Irons, fondly described his father in our recent talk. The young actor added about his dad—with playful affection, of course, “He has a little OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Yeah, I love him.”

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The truly enlightened soul

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Some five hundred years ago, there was a very humble and enlightened soul who was ridiculed by his townmates. He loved to recite the Bhagavad-gita, but because he was not able to properly pronounce the words, the townspeople laughed at him.

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Batanes dental mission

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JOYCE Rodriguez (left), Lourdes  and Oscar Cruz and William Rodriguez at Sabtang Port.

From Feb. 18 to 22 this year, Dr. William Rodriguez and his wife Joyce went on a dental mission to Batanes. They invited their best friends, Jacinto Oscar R. Cruz, DMD, FPCOMS, a lecturer/clinical supervisor, Oral Surgery Dept. of UE College of Dentistry, and his wife, Dessa. Together, they work at their new clinic located at Suite 506 Continental Plaza, 45 Annapolis St., Greenhills (0917 628-2789 or 216-9692).

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For that pleasant ‘John Hancock’ experience

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May I have your autograph? First, allow me to say a hearty “Thank you” to everyone at Edna’s Ichiban and Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, California, for an amazing weekend! I just had a couple of concerts at Cache Creek, and since this was my third time at this sweet venue, it now feels like a home away from home.

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Paulo Avelino opens up, just a bit

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Paulo Avelino never fails to deliver. I was particularly impressed with his portrayal of a mentally disturbed lover in “Walang Hanggan.” He certainly deserves his own teleserye.

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