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Alicia Keys may have just found her number one fan!

Bono, the lead singer of U2, praised her for not only her musical endeavors, but her charitable impact on the global fight against AIDS.

At the world premiere of Keys' new Showtime documentary Keep A Child Alive with Alicia Keys, the rocker and well-known philanthropist praised her for finding her "lioness energy" to visit South Africa while pregnant to shine a light on the AIDS epidemic.

The R&B singer started the Keep a Child Alive charity in 2003 to assist those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. Bono believes her positive influence on the less-fortnuate world around her will only grow stronger since giving birth last year because she won't "let other mothers suffer."

Alicia hopes the film, which airs on the premium channel in conjunction with World AIDS Day on December 1st, will inspire people to start donating toward her organizations cause.

"Even if you never have been able to travel there, or if you never can," she says. "That doesn't mean you can't travel with us and really see it for yourself."

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: africa, aids, alicia keys, bono, documentary, energy, hiv, keep a child alive, mother, organization, showtime, singer, u2, world cup

Uh-oh! We had a feeling that this whole mess was going to be a little less-than-amicable, but looks like someone isn't wasting any time!

Julie Taymor filed a lawsuit last week regarding her abrupt firing as director from the so-bad-it's-just-bad, accident-prone, $65 million musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, under claims that the production has infringed upon her creative input, and now, she's lashing out at her collaborators, Bono and The Edge, and asserts that they used her as a scapegoat to escape the bad press they were receiving for all of the injuries and delays!

She explains:

Tags: arbitration claim, blast, bono, changes, delays, director, fired, injuries, julie taymor, lawsuit, production, responsibility, scapegoat, spider man turn off the dark, the edge, writing

The world is still getting over the passing of Steve Jobs.

This past Sunday, several hundred people, including Silicon Valley politicains, luminaries, and celebrities attended a private memorial service at the Memorial Church on the campus of Stanford University.

Including those in attendance were Apple CEO Tom Cook, Maria Shriver, Bono, and Bill Clinton.

Apple employees will

Tags: apple, bill clinton, bono, maria shriver, memorial, silicon valley, steve jobs, tom cook

Oh no! We hope everything's okay, Bono!

The U2 frontman was taken to the hospital, but rumors are being denied that it was because of heart-related issues.

The 51-year old singer, who performed last month at Glastonbury and recently completed a world tour of 30 countries was reportedly ordered to rest by doctors after suffering chest pains on Wednesday, according to the Irish Independent newspaper.

But a spokesman for the singer told Reuters that the singer was well and healthy, and that his visit to hospital in the tiny South of France principality Monaco had simply been routine.

"Despite press stories to the contrary, Bono has not suffered a recent health scare. Reports of his being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment are untrue. Bono is in good health and enjoying a family holiday in the south of France."

Well that's good news! We hope it WASN'T heart-related, that's for sure.

Hope you're enjoying France!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: bono, chest, doctor, doctors, france, health, healthy, heart, hospital, routine, rumors, suffering, treatment

Oh man. You know it's bad when you're even getting lampooned by Sesame Street!

Check out a clip from the children's series that takes some serious jabs at the troubled musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which features Grover as the accident-prone lead in SpiderMonster (above)!

Buuuurn! LOLz!

Just wait until you seen BONO!

He's going to need some serious ice after that one! Ha!

Tags: accident, bono, childrens show, hilarious, parody, sesame street, spider-man turn off the dark, spider-monster, troubled

We can't help but be a little wary about this…

After being HOrrifically plagued by cast and crew injuries and a plethora of production problems, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark took a month off to revamp the troubled production, kicked director Julie Taymor to the curb and pulled in new producers, and apparently, is now ready to debut once again with new music and a revised story!

Check out the latest poster (above)!

And according to a promotional e-mail:

Order your tickets now and be the first to see the brand-new version of Broadway's musical spectacular–with new music, new scenes and a whole new take on the mind-blowing theatrical adventure. Songwriting superstars Bono & The Edge of U2 have joined forces with a new team of artists to bring this sensation to even greater heights. Be there.

The new previews begin May 12th, with an official opening June 14th.

At least, for now.

All right, guys! You've had more than enough time! Let's either get this right or put a fork in it!

Tags: bono, director, julie taymor, producers, revamped, spider man turn off the dark, the edge, u2

Ouch!

Apparently, being a part of the cast of the Spider-Man musical can be detrimental to your safety!

An actor and a dancer in the troubled Julie Taymor/Bono collaboration, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, have suffered broken bones while attempting to do the sling-shot flying technique for which the webbed superhero is most recognized!

After Kevin Aubin broke his wrists last week, another actor came forward to reveal:

“I had broken my feet on the same move a month earlier. Kevin is doing fine though and took it like a champ.”

Lead producer Michael Cohl also issued this statement regarding the matter:

“Our priority from ‘Day 1’ has always been to put safety first. We continue every day to make the running of the show a safer experience.”

Unfortunately with shows with a lot of elaborate stunts such as this, there are accidents - especially during the rehearsal time. We're just glad nobody's injuries were any worse, and hopefully by the time it debuts all of the kinks will be worked out!

Thoughts??

Tags: accidents, bono, broken foot, broken wrist, cast, injuries, julie taymor, kevin aubin, michael cohl, musical, ouch, producer, spider-man turn off the dark, stunts