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Sideshow: Fergie to entertain at Super Bowl's halftime

That sublime cross-genre warbler Fergie and her gang, the Black Eyed Peas, will soothe the savage NFL soul as the official act for Fox's Super Bowl XLV halftime show Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Fox says the show, which last year drew 153 mil viewers in America, is the most-watched musical event of the year. Previous acts include the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Prince, and Sir Paul McCartney.

That sublime cross-genre warbler Fergie and her gang, the Black Eyed Peas, will soothe the savage NFL soul as the official act for Fox's Super Bowl XLV halftime show Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Fox says the show, which last year drew 153 mil viewers in America, is the most-watched musical event of the year. Previous acts include the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Prince, and Sir Paul McCartney.

Having their turkey . . .

. . . and eating it, too. Celebs eat turkey - and even give thanks - just like you and me.

Michael Douglas went all-American, taking wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, 41, and kids, Carys, 7½, and Dylan, 10, to Epcot Center in Florida on Wednesday, People reports.

Douglas, 66, continues to recover from a round of radiation and chemotherapy treatment for throat cancer. He and his wife "are very happy and thankful the way things are going this Thanksgiving," says Douglas' rep.

Gwyneth Paltrow, 38, is so futural! She's already planning Christmas: "Besides the mulled wine, I make a really delicious fresh cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries and orange zest," the perfidious, perfectionist beauty says.

Chelsea Handler, who spent the day in Los Cabos, Mexico, with pal Jennifer Aniston, tells People, "I am thankful for my dog, my boobies, and my life."

'Potter' before the gravy

Citizens by the millions prepared for their annual dollop of gooey giblet gravy with a lumpy Potter appetizer! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 earned $14.5 mil Wednesday to lead the pack, according to studio estimates. It has raked in $159 mil in its first six days.

Princess Rapunzel's long, cartoon tresses, made manifest by Mandy Moore's mellifluous tones, helped Tangled take second place with $11.6 mil. The mildly erotic music vid Burlesque, starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, is at No. 3 with a paltry $2.8 mil.

Today in soft-core porn news

Sylvester Stallone's feature debut, 1970's soft-core erotic cult classic the Italian Stallion, has been bought by an unnamed buyer on eBay for $412,100, Variety reports. Originally titled The Party at Kitty and Stud's and costarring Henrietta Holm and Jodi Van Prang, the pic was renamed after Sly's success. Sly told Playboy in '78 he was paid $200 for two days of work. And well-earned it was.

What's it about? "Kitty [Holm] and Stud [Stallone] are lovers," begins imdb.com's synopsis. "They enjoy a robust sex-life . . ." The rest isn't printable.

Will the new owner bring it to the multiplex? No word.

Wedding bells for Bonaduce

WYSP-FM (94.1) morning man Danny Bonaduce and his long-suffering fiancee, Amy Railsback, got married Monday in Hawaii, she told me from Maui.

It was a private ceremony of just the two of them, plus the Rev. Roland Nono, at the Four Seasons.

It's the third marriage for Bonaduce, 51, who had a starter marriage in his mid-20s and was married for 15 years to Gretchen, the mother of his two kids. (He and Gretchen were married on the very day they met.)

This is marriage No. 1 for Railsback, 28, a former teacher who moved from California to Philly with her beloved in '08.

- Michael Klein

Today in non-porn biz news

Would Scientology's Impossible Missionary really give up his Mission Impossible dynasty? Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner, 39, who costars with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, tells MTV News he may eventually replace Tom in the franchise.

Chanel genius Karl Lagerfeld plans to develop a limited-edition collection for Macy's, reports Women's Wear Daily.

Rupert Murdoch's bookmaker, HarperCollins, has cashed in on the forthcoming royal nuptials with William and Kate: A Royal Love Story, a book about the Prince William-Kate Middleton romance penned by Sun reporter James Clench.

So what act has William's gran, Queen Elizabeth II, booked for the wedding? Sir Elton John tells Britain's Radio 2 he'll "probably" be the man. Adds John, "I'll probably be busking outside."

But will he play "Celebration"?

This article contains information from Inquirer wire services and websites.
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