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Nicole Kidman made an appearance to support Keith Urban at the CMT Music Awards last night.

Hollywood stars have voiced their sadness over the death of director Anthony Minghella.  Jude Law a friend and frequent collaborator of Minghella worked on three films together: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain and Breaking and Entering, said:

“I am deeply shocked and saddened to hear of Anthony’s untimely death. I worked with him on three films, more than with any other director, but had come to value him more as a friend than as a colleague. He was a brilliantly talented writer and director who wrote dialogue that was a joy to speak and then put it onto the screen in a way that always looked effortless. He made work feel like fun. He was a sweet, warm, bright and funny man who was interested in everything from football to opera, films, music, literature, people and most of all his family whom he adored and to whom I send my thoughts and love. I shall miss him hugely.”

A couple of Minghella’s leading ladies also told of their shock over his death. Minghella’s Cold Mountain star Nicole Kidman said:

“I’m devastated, there is really no way to put it into words,” “He was a gift to the world.”

Gwyneth Paltrow who appeared in Mr. Ripley said,

“incredibly talented and so interested in art and making the world better for art. He was very specific and very loving. He was very sweet to his actors. He would kind of massage everybody while he was talking – very tactile and warm.”

Ralph Fiennes, who starred in Minghella’s The English Patient (which won nine Oscars in all, including Best Director), said he was “devastated and shocked to hear” of the filmmaker’s untimely death.

“Anthony possessed a sensitivity and alertness to the actor’s process that very few directors have. He directed most of The English Patient with an ankle in plaster, never losing his gentle humor and precision. He delighted in the contribution of everyone – he was a true collaborator.”

In terms of Minghella’s work as a director, Fiennes said,

“His films deal with extreme aloneness and the redemptive power of love, even at the moment of death. I will remember him as a man who always wanted to get to the heart of the matter.”

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George Clooney has been asked to be godfather to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s baby.  The pregnant actress, 40, thinks Clooney will be the ideal candidate,  and he has supposedly agreed to take on the great honor. He met Kidman on the set of their 1997 film The Peacemaker.

A source said: “Nicole asked George to be her baby’s godfather and he said ‘yes’.

“They are great friends and she can think of no one more perfect for the job.”

Earlier this year, the Ocean’s 11 star said of Nicole: “She will be a perfect mother.”

George, 46, who is currently dating former cocktail waitress Sarah Larson, 29, has no children of his own, and has previously confessed to having a $10,000 bet with Nicole and Michelle Pfeiffer about staying childless until he’s 50.  George said “They each bet $10,000 I’d be a dad before I was 40. “But I sent them back their checks and said: ‘Let’s go double or nothing until I’m 50.’ So I’ll have to be careful with the ladies. No wedding or kids.

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Nicole Kidman’s longtime bodyguard, David Micheal Garris, attacked a member of papparazi outfit FlyNetOnline in Santa Monica on Thursday.

The beat down occurred after an earlier incident on Wednesday, when a fellow photographer was attacked by Nicole’s guard-dog like trainer. In this earlier incident the 53 year old photog was snapping Nicole and her trainer hiking. The trainer didn’t like it and stole the guy’s camera which, was later returned.

With camera back in hand the very next day (Thursday), the 53 year old paparazzi joined by friend photog Jeremy thought it would be a good idea to follow Nicole again and her bodyguard, David Garris, as they were making their way to the gym. According to FlyNet, the vehicle they were in stopped and the bodyguard stepped out,  in an obvious agressive manner. Bravely or foolishly, Jeremy pulled out his video camera, hoping to question the bodyguard about the incident on Wednesday, but as you can see from the picture and the clip, Garris was in no mood to chat. Jeremy stepped back inside of his vehicle but Garris went on the attack, pouncing into the car window and severely beating the photographer, punching him over and over in the head!

Afterwards, Nicole Kidman and the bodyguard split and Jeremy actually tried to follow them for awhile but eventually had to dial 911 because of his injuries. Talk about a die hard.  Some pictures are just not that important!

Here is the video of the incident, click play icon twice to activate.

Nicole Kidman’s rep has gone on the attack on behalf of her client at a recent report the pregnant actress was downing white wine at this Sunday’s Academy Awards.  Kidman, 40, announced that she was expecting her first child with her country music star husband Keith Urban, 40, last month.

New York Post columnist Cindy Adams wrote yesterday: “Boozing backstage during the Oscarcast is a no-no. But if you’re pregnant Nicole Kidman it’s a yes- yes. She wanted white wine. She got it.”

But Kidman’s rep has fired back, insisting the allegations aren’t true, saying: “Not true. She drank lemon zinger and water and was nursing a very bad cold.”

The rep, Catherine Olim of PMK, also sent this statement to Perez Hilton, blasting Cindy Adams. “I have to tell you that Nicole Kidman most certainly did NOT drink white wine or any other alcoholic beverage backstage.

“She had water and lemon zinger tea. That’s it.

“I know, I was there with her I cannot remember that last time that Cindy Adams got anything right. She’s an idiot, and you can quote me.”

We stayed away from this story yesterday waiting for a response by Nicole or her rep, and we’re glad we did!

On maternity leave, Nicole Kidman has been laying low lately. But the five-months pregnant Nicole Kidman was glowing in a partially sheer dress in Tokyo while promoting “The Golden Compass” in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.

The Oscar telecast is moving full steam ahead. Host Jon Stewart is expected to arrive Saturday (today0 in Hollywood, bringing a busy staff of back-to-work writers for an intensive week of Oscar prep for next Sunday’s show. The Academy also has engaged veteran Oscar scribes Hal Kanter, Buz Kohan, Jon Macks and Bruce Vilanch.

Another element of this years Oscar show has fallen into place, the presenters have been lined up. The star-studded list in alphabetical order, Amy Adams, Jessica Alba, Cate Blanchett, Josh Brolin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Patrick Dempsey, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Garner, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, Jonah Hill, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Hilary Swank, John Travolta, Denzel Washington and Renee Zellweger.

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It’s taken Nicole Kidman 40 years, but the pregnant actress now is blossoming into the figure she has always dreamed of (and without any surgery).

“Being pregnant, I’ll have bigger boobs. That’s one of the many good things I can think of that will come of it,” Nicole told