Cher Blasts Thanksgiving

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Cher does not celebrate Thanksgiving.

The "I Got You Babe" singer doesn't mark the traditional holiday - held on the fourth Thursday in November in the States to celebrate a good harvest, which has its roots in a three day feast between pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621 - because she sees it as the point where the oppression of the nation's native population started.

When asked by a fan on Twitter whether she celebrated, Cher responded, "I don't. For me and my family, it's a day when everyone is free for dinner and a movie, not to celebrate the beginning of a great crime." When asked to elaborate, the singer - who has Native American Cherokee roots - added, "Stealing land from a people who believed owning land was like owning sky! We gave them blankets laced with smallpox."

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Eva Longoria’s Political Ambition

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Eva Longoria wants to move into politics.

The former Desperate Housewives star is said to be planning to take her political career more seriously and is reportedly thinking of running for mayor in her home state of Texas. "Eva wants to start small, maybe on a city council in her native Texas, or as mayor of San Antonio or Corpus Christi. Her two-year plan is to run for senate," a source said.

Eva is said to have been asking for help from her good friend and fellow actor, George Clooney. "George has been coaching Eva on how to operate in Washington versus Hollywood, she wants to be taken seriously on the political scene," the source added.

Eva has previously been very involved in the Democratic National Convention and was seen as a leading Latina supporter for President Barack Obama in September 2012. She has long championed Hispanic rights and causes and is still very involved with fund raising, recently helping to raise $170,000 to the Friends of the American Latino Museum. She has previously said she hopes to become more involved in political projects over the next few years.

Russell Brand: I’ve Never Voted

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Russell Brand has never voted. Despite taking over political magazine New Statesman as guest editor for one issue, the comedian admits he has never cast a single vote in a UK election because he doesn't believe in the British government system.

Speaking to BBC program Newsnight, he told host Jeremy Paxman, "I don't vote. I don't get my authority from this pre-existing paradigm which is quite narrow and only serves a few people. I look elsewhere for alternatives that might be of service to humanity. Alternate means or systems." When an incredulous Jeremy questioned his capabilities to discourse on politics, Russell insisted he was passionate about finding an alternative system which wouldn't leave the working class "disillusioned" and "despondent."

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Scarlett Johansson Won’t Rule Out Political Career

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Scarlett Johansson is debating a move into politics.

The 28-year-old actress - who was a vocal supporter of Barack Obama during his US presidential re-election campaign - has refused to rule out an expanded role. Speaking in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar, she said, "Do I imagine myself having a full-on political career? That seems like a stretch. But who knows? I don't limit the possibilities. If I have more time, I may be able to lend a bigger voice to politics. I never close the door on those kinds of things."

Such a career move wouldn't be a big surprise coming from the Avengers star, whose family taught her the importance of being "politically active." She explained, "I come from a politically active family. To be an active member of the community, to be a responsible citizen and to engage politically have always been part of my awareness and part of my life. More than anything else, I believe that if everyone exercised the right to vote, the right choice would be made by the nation as a whole."

Dominic Purcell Is “Very Proud” of Wentworth Miller

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Wentworth Miller's former co-star is "very proud" of him for coming out as a gay man.

Dominic Purcell, who played the 41-year-old actor's brother in Prison Break from 2005 until 2009, has praised the British-born star for opening up about his sexuality for the first time this week as he took a stand against Russia's recent anti-gay legislation by refusing to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival.

"As a friend and someone I care for deeply, I am very proud of Wentworth. I wish him much happiness and peace. I applaud his courage and his stance against a wrongful, archaic ideology," the 43-year-old actor told UsMagazine.com.

A number of celebrities, including Neil Patrick Harris and Ellen DeGeneres, also took to Twitter to show their support for Wentworth after he wrote a letter on Wednesday to the organizers of the film festival stating he could not "in good conscience" attend the event because of the country's stance.

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Ben Affleck Has Political Ambitions

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Ben Affleck has hinted he is planning to pursue a career in politics.

The 40-year-old Argo star - who is tipped to win an Oscar for his performance in the critically acclaimed movie - has admitted he might be tempted to run for the US Senate in the future, despite his hugely successful careers in front of and behind the camera because he is very fond of the country's political system.

When asked if he would consider running for election, the father-of-three told CBS's Face The Nation, "One never knows. I'm not one to get into conjecture. I do have a great fondness and admiration for the political process in this country. It's a big deal for me to come down here and be on your show that I've watched so much, but I'm not going to get into speculation about my political future."

Paul McCartney Calls for More Meat Free Mondays

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Paul McCartney believes that livestock are responsible for a large percentage of global warming. The Beatles legend - who is vegetarian - has written a letter to the Conference of the Parties (COP) climate change conference in Doha urging for the Meat Free Monday campaign to be adopted in a bid to slow down the apparent damage done by the ever-growing meat industry.

In the letter to conference leaders Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, and Mr H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, President-Designate for COP 18, he wrote, "Although more and more evidence is coming to light showing how the growth of the global meat industry is having alarming environmental consequences, the impact of the livestock sector on global warming does not as yet seem to have been acknowledged by the Conference of the Parties (COP). I therefore call upon you to bring this issue to the attention of the conference and encourage the adoption of policy and individual actions, such as a weekly meat-free day."

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Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugee Camp

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Angelina Jolie was left in tears after visiting a Syrian refugee camp yesterday. The Salt actress - who is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - paid a visit to the Zaatari camp, which houses 27,000 people in Jordan, and delivered a speech portraying her "concern" at the situation there.

"I am very concerned, the world is very concerned. What is very heartbreaking is when Syrian people ask you why you think no one is able to find a solution for them. What they described on the ground, hearing it from them is so horrific. When you meet so many innocent people and civilians, the people of Syria are asking who is on their side, 'Who is going to help us as the months go on?'" she said, speaking with tears in her eyes.

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Brad Pitt Doesn’t Feel Safe Without a Gun

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Brad Pitt "doesn't feel safe" without a gun.

The Killing Them Softly actor is protective of his fiancee Angelina Jolie, and the children they raise - Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - and feels owning a weapon is "in his DNA" as an American. "America is a country founded on guns. It's in our DNA. It's very strange but I feel better having a gun. I really do. I don't feel safe, I don't feel the house is completely safe, if I don't have one hidden somewhere. That's my thinking, right or wrong," he said.

Brad, 48, points out how he was exposed to guns from an early age but still turned out to be a responsible adult: "I got my first BB gun when I was in nursery school. I got my first shotgun by first grade [six years old], I had shot a handgun by third grade [eight] and I grew up in a pretty sane environment."

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Kim Kardashian Wants Fans to Vote in the Election

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Kim Kardashian thinks it's important to be politically informed to vote.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is encouraging young people to vote in the United States and generally be interested in the electoral process. Eager to make her point, the 31-year-old star caught a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to host the official Democratic National Convention's after-party on Thursday. She boarded a private jet with her publicist Jonathan Cheban and designer Rachel Roy following an appearance at Fashion's Night Out in New York City.

After launching her new fragrance exclusively at Lord & Taylor, she Tweeted a picture of the passengers seated and eating from a fast food chain. "This is how we do... Private plane & Wendy's! DNC party here we come," she wrote.

Before her journey, Kanye West's girlfriend expressed her interest in American politics. "I always think it's like really important to help others get informed," she said.

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