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For the second time in as many weeks, here’s a story about someone who left the big city to escape crime only to be mugged again in a calmer setting.

83-year-old former TV actress Betty Lou Lynn, who played Barney Fife’s love interest on “The Andy Griffith Show,” fled Los Angeles not too long ago for Mayberry-like Mount Airy, North Carolina. Lynn says being mugged twice in LA influenced her decision to move:

Lynn moved to Mount Airy three years ago. She had fallen in love with it during appearances at the annual “Mayberry Days” festivals and was eager to leave Los Angeles, where she had recently been burglarized for the second time. She’d also been robbed in L.A. twice, once on Wilshire Boulevard.

Lynn was outside a local grocery shop on Sunday, gathering money for a cab after purchasing her groceries when a man grabbed her wallet and ran off. Lynn gave chase, but eventually returned to the store to call for backup. Cops arrived soon after, and local officer R.T. Bledsoe apprehended the thief in the Ararat River. Lynn’s wallet was swiftly returned to her, with some of the money- $43- still in it.

Lynn’s greatest concern is that the well-publicized incident will draw negative attention to her newfound hometown:

“I don’t want to hurt Mount Airy’s image,” Lynn said. “LAPD never caught any of those guys.”

Cheryl Cole has been voted the Sexiest Woman in the World.

The Girls Aloud beauty, who separated from her soccer player husband Ashley Cole in February following his alleged infidelities, is still a favorite with the men of Britain after winning the top spot for a consecutive year for FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

The 26-year-old singer, who is also a judge on UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ – beat ‘Transformers’ actress Megan Fox and Victoria’s Secret model Marissa Miller into second and third place respectively.

Colin Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of FHM claimed the “nation’s sweetheart” was an obvious winner for this year’s poll.

He said: “After hogging the headlines and dominating TV screens for 12 solid months the nation’s sweetheart romped home for a second successive year, leaving all challengers in her curvaceous wake.”

Other stars featured in the top ten included The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford, who came fourth, and glamour model Keeley Hazell, who was placed fifth.

‘Twilight’ star Kristen Stewart was the highest new entry, being voted into sixth place, while Kelly Brook jumped 41 places from her position last year to take seventh spot.

Models Adriana Lima and Abbey Clancy came eighth and tenth respectively, with ‘Sin City’ beauty Jessica Alba placed ninth.

FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2010: Top Ten

1. Cheryl Cole
2. Megan Fox
3. Marissa Miller
4. Frankie Sandford
5. Keeley Hazell
6. Kristen Stewart
7. Kelly Brook
8. Adriana Lima
9. Jessica Alba
10. Abbey Clancy

Robert Downey Jr. would need a “tuna melt” in order to film movies when he was high on drugs.

The ‘Iron Man 2’ actor, who had several stints in rehab to treat his narcotics addiction, between 1996 and 2001, admitted he tried his best to hide his problem and carried on working even after taking vast amounts cocaine and heroin.

He said, “It used to be that you could throw me out of the back of a party van on to the set, give me a tuna melt, and I could function.”

The 45-year-old star, who was arrested in 1996 after a two-day cocaine binge, also opened up about how “wrecked” he was at the time.

He recalled to Rolling Stone magazine, “It’s about noon. I’m feeling ready to go back home to Malibu. I had to be careful with the car. There’s a firearm in it. I’m wrecked… I see this cop who pulls me over, and it was many felonies.”

Downey, who is married to producer Susan Levin, was recently praised for the way he has fought back from addiction to transform his career by ‘Iron Man 2’ co-star Mickey Rourke.

Mickey said, “I’m so happy with what’s happening with him because usually if you have problems with drugs you end up like a garbage can. I can’t think of many people who have made it back like he did, because he didn’t have a little drug problem, he had a big drug problem.”

Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globe Award in 2011.

The British comedian will present the prestigious ceremony, which recognizes the best in TV and film, for the second time next year, despite mixed reviews for his performance in January, and has vowed to go all out to upset producers.

He joked, “I suppose it is flattering, to be honest, and it was a surprise. I had so much fun last year.

“I’m going to go out all this time. I’m going to make sure they’re never going to invite me back. I can’t believe they invited me back after awful things I said. Let’s see how far I can take it this time.”

Audience members winced at last year’s awards when the ‘Office’ creator joked about Mel Gibson’s previous alcohol problems and Sir Paul McCartney’s expensive divorce from Heather Mills.

However, President of the Golden Globes Philip Berk says he is delighted to see him return.

He said, “We are thrilled to have Ricky back as the host of the Golden Globe Awards. His combination of wit, irreverence and spontaneity makes him the ideal host. He was fantastic last year, and he’ll be even better the second time around.”

Next year’s Golden Globe Awards take place on January 16.

Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband wants her to move out of London.

Blake Fielder-Civil is under a court order which keeps him in Sheffield, North England, for rehabilitation treatment and has reportedly told the ‘Rehab’ singer, who he reconciled with earlier this year, to come and join him after she was spotted partying and flirting with other men.

A source told the Daily Star newspaper, “He is demanding she moves to Sheffield while he finishes his stint in rehab.

“He wants her to move north so he can keep his eye on her.”

Blake, who has also served jail time for an attack on a pub landlord in 2007, is said to be enraged with his “soulmate” Amy’s recent behavior, which reportedly saw her wrap her legs around another man and kiss him on his face.

The source added, “Blake flew into a rage when he heard about Amy’s antics at a recent barbecue. He knows Amy’s a fun loving girl but he’s furious over her antics with a stranger at a party.”

The troubled ‘Back to Black’ hitmaker reportedly told other people at the party, “Don’t worry about Blake. He wouldn’t care anyway.”

Amy recently splashed out on a luxury $3.8 million London mansion to live in with Blake when he is allowed to reside in the English capital again.

Sandra Bullock will continue to co-parent Jesse James’ children.

The Oscar-winning actress, who has filed for divorce from the ‘Monster Garage’ host following allegations he cheated on her with at least four women, says she still wants to play a role in the lives of Chandler, 15, Jesse Jr., 12, and six-year-old Sunny even though she’s no longer with their father.

She told People magazine, “I don’t want to know what life is like without those kids. Whatever we need to do, in the healthiest way, we are going to be co-parenting.”

Yesterday, April, the 45-year-old beauty announced she had adopted a three-month-old baby boy, Louis Bardo, in January with Jesse but would now be raising him as a single parent.

Sandra filed for divorce on April 23 in Travis County District Court in Austin, Texas, after the marriage became “insupportable”.

Papers obtained by ‘Access Hollywood’ stated, “The marriage… has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate end of the marriage/relationship and prevents any reasonable expectations of reconciliation.”

Speaking about the legal separation, Sandra said, “I’m sad and I’m scared.”

Jesse, 41, has also spoken out about the divorce, saying losing Sandra is the “hardest” thing he has ever faced and is devastated she will now be the sole guardian of Louis.

He said, “My whole life has been full of hard decisions. The decision to let my wife end our marriage, and continue the adoption of Louis on her own, has been the hardest. The love I have for Louis cannot be put to words. Not having him around to love and to hold has left a huge hole in my heart.”

Brendan Fraser enjoyed getting fat for his new movie.

The actor had to pile on the pounds for his role in ‘Furry Vengeance’ and admits it wasn’t hard for him to gorge himself for his career.

He said, “I don’t know the number of pounds I gained because, in my real life, I don’t step on scales. I don’t believe them. I’m like, ‘You’re a liar.’

“I needed a bigger butt on account of there was going be a lot of physical comedy. I get thrown around a lot in the movie. But let’s just face it, it’s funny. Kids love it. Adults love it. They’re like, ‘Ha-ha, look! Brendan Fraser has gotten fat.’ ”

The 41-year-old star is struggling to shift the excess weight since shooting finished, and his love of pizza isn’t helping his cause.

He added, “I still need to get closer to the StairMaster to lose that paunch. I’m doing pretty good, though. Once you get there, it’s not easy getting back. Even though I did it for comedy, that’s not an excuse for the fact that I love to jam pizza down my throat just as much as the next guy. I’m gonna be 42 in December, and I can’t just stop living.”

In the movie, Brendan plays a real estate developer trying to bulldoze a forest but runs into trouble when the woodland creatures who live there have other ideas.

Taylor Swift isn’t looking for love.

The 20-year-old singer claims she is too busy working to “wallow” in her single status and thinks she will find romance when she least expects it.

She said, “There’s a lot to distract me from dating. I don’t really sit around and wallow in being alone. It’s in my comfort zone, being single.

“I feel that a lot happens to you when you’re not looking for it, so I’m not actively looking. I don’t have a problem with being single.”

Taylor, who previously dated Jonas Brothers star Joe Jonas, claims her relaxed attitude to romance comes from observing her friends and their anxieties over their relationships.

She explained, “All my friends in high school would always go from boyfriend to boyfriend and they were never alone because they hated being alone. I never want to be that way.”

The ‘Love Story’ singer hopes her celebrity status doesn’t scare away potential suitors.

She told Top of the Pops magazine, “I don’t know how many are scared off. I try to be an approachable person and I don’t have a bunch of bodyguards or a big entourage. I’m just a normal person.”

Kelly Osbourne’s mother Sharon won’t let her get married.

The 25-year-old star insists she and her model fiance Luke Worrall, 20, won’t be tying the knot anytime soon, much to the delight of her outspoken parent.

In an interview with Barbara Walters on her Here’s Barbara Sirius XM radio show, Kelly, who got engaged to Luke in early 2009 said, “I have no intentions of getting married anytime soon, and neither does he… I don’t want to be married until I’m 30. My mom won’t let me get married anyway.”

Surprisingly, Kelly even suggested the couple’s engagement may not end in a wedding, despite their strong feelings for one another.

She added, “Only the future will tell. Only time will tell. We don’t actually live as an engaged couple.”

Kelly, whose dad is rocker Ozzy Osbourne, also admitted she only agreed to get engaged to Luke because she didn’t want to spoil their relationship by saying no when he popped the question.

She explained, “I said yes just to say yes, and that’s the truth… to tell him no I felt would ruin our relationship. Then, after the first year, I started to realize, maybe I really do want to marry.”

Sharon has previously stated she thinks her daughter is too young to be engaged.

She said, “They’re both very young. But I get it if you want to make a commitment to somebody. Luke’s a nice boy. He’s a harmless, nice boy.”

Celine Dion has built a water park at her luxury mansion.

The ‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer has splashed out on the aquatic wonderland for herself and her family at her lavish home in Jupiter Island, Florida.

The giant-sized swimming pool includes an enormous spiral water slide and a lazy river with a slow current which takes bathers partially around the property.

Celine and her husband Rene Angeli, who have a nine-year-old son, Rene-Charles, together – bought the home for $12.5 million in 2005, and it is believed to worth $20 million now.

The water park could have another person splashing around in it soon if Celine gets her way.

The 42-year-old star recently revealed she would do anything to have another baby and has been having in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to make her dream come true.

Celine – who has been married to Rene, 68, for 15 years said, “I’m going to try until it works.”