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De Niro's New Role: Grandpa

Plus, Swayze really really not dead, more

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 22, 2009 11:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – Robert De Niro became a grandfather yesterday when son Raphael De Niro and daughter-in-law Claudine DeMatos welcomed Nicholas De Niro, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:

  • To prove he’s really not dead, Patrick Swayze posed for a picture with wife Lisa Niemi at their New Mexico ranch, the Sun reports.

  • Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has a crush, and it’s not on wife Gwyneth Paltrow, he tells the Mirror. “Lily Allen is fantastic,” Martin says. “She’s one of those people who is so cool that whenever I meet her I feel like I’m back at school and none of the girls like me any more.”
  • Rihanna and her rumored new boy toy, spotted kissing earlier this week, are “just friends,” People reports. Aubrey “Drake” Graham told a radio station yesterday, “I think she's so talented,” but insisted they’re not an item.
  • Heath Ledger's final film, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, screened for the first time at Cannes, E! reports. It ends with a dedication.

Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, performs during the Sound relief concert in Sydney, Australia, March 14, 2009, in aid of the Victorian bushfire appeal.
Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, performs during the Sound relief concert in Sydney, Australia, March 14, 2009, in aid of the Victorian bushfire appeal.   (AP Photo)
Lily Allen arrives on the red carpet at the Atlantis hotel grand opening on Jumeirah Palm Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20, 2008.
Lily Allen arrives on the red carpet at the Atlantis hotel grand opening on Jumeirah Palm Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Singer Rihanna attends the 3rd Annual DKMS Gala benefit at Cipriani's 42nd Street on Thursday, May 7, 2009 in New York.
Singer Rihanna attends the 3rd Annual DKMS Gala benefit at Cipriani's 42nd Street on Thursday, May 7, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
In this film publicity image released by Poopoo Pictures, Heath Ledger is shown in a scene from The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
In this film publicity image released by Poopoo Pictures, Heath Ledger is shown in a scene from "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus."   (AP Photo)
Robert De Niro speaks during a press conference announcing the creation of the Tribeca Film Festival Doha, in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 23, 2008.
Robert De Niro speaks during a press conference announcing the creation of the Tribeca Film Festival Doha, in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 23, 2008.   (AP Photos)
Patrick Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi pose with their dogs at their ranch in New Mexico, May 13, 2009.
Patrick Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi pose with their dogs at their ranch in New Mexico, May 13, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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A clip from "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," shown at the opening ceremony at Cannes.   (YouTube)

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Robert_Dada
May 23, 2009 12:11 PM CDT
You cryin' at me? You cryin' at me? You cryin' at me? Then who the hell else are you crying... you crying at me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're crying at? Oh yeah? OK.

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