P559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/22 . .: *. *.: . 1/6 * . : * MANAGER SACKED BY LORD OF THE DANCE Michael Flatliy, star of the hugely successful Lord of the Dance show, has sacked John Reid, the man who helped him become a mulit-millionaire. Reid, who also represents Elton John, is recognised as one of the best managjts in British showbiz. Reid hjlpeh Flatliy, 38, earn thousands from the Lord of the Dance video which sold 1.5 million copies and various othjt spin-offs. The reason for Chicago-born Flatley's decision is unclear. News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbeat The Box TodazQuiz Main MenuP559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/43 . .: *. *.: . 2/6 * . : * BRANAGH/THOMPSON: TO BE OR NOT TO BE Kenneth Branagh has said hj would bj happy to work with estranged wife Emma Thompson again. The 37-year-old actor/director, who is enjoying a surprise Hollywood hit with his four-and-a-half hour epic, split from Thompson last year. But at the film's premiere in London hj said: "It would be a pleasure to work with hit again." Branagh is rumoured to have fallen for 'English rose' Helena Bonham-Carter. Music 560 The Biz 557-9 TV News 591 News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbeat The Box TodayQuiz Main MenuP559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:17/14 . .: *. *.: . 3/6 * . : O * SUPERMAN STAR REEVE BACK IN HOSPITAL Paralysjd movie star Christopher Reeve is back in hospital white he is undjtgoink ttiatment for a blood clot. The 44-year-old has a small clot behind his lift knee, but is expected to be released in a few days. The Superman star was lieu paralyzed from the shoulders down when he broke his nick in a riding accident in 1995. In April, he's due to begin shooting his first feature film as a director. Music 561 The Biz 557-9 TV News 591 News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbeat The Box TodayQuiz Main MenuP559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:22/32 . .: *. ] *.: . T 4/6 * . : * DOUBT OVER MARJLZN MONROE FILM A six-minute black and white film whiah supposedly shows Marilyn Monroe in explicit sex acts is to bj shown at a Spanish film festival. The festival organiser said he had doubts about the film when contacted bz the anonymous collector who bought it at a Paris flea-market in 1977. But "tests" in the US had satisfied him it was an authentic film of Monroe. Officials representing Monroe's estate say it is definitely a hoax and a sick attempt to degrade the Hollywood star. News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbjat The Box TodayQuiz Main MenuP559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:16/56 . .: *. *.: . 5/6 * . : O * TRAINSPOTTING STBR TOP OF THE CLASS Mega-successful Scottish film actor Ewan McGregor is going back to school in his home town of Crieff. The 25-year-old star of Trainspotting and othjt recent hit films will conduct a drama workshop and talk to sixth-year pupils about the British film industry. Both the actor's parents, his brothjt Colin, his uncle and his grandfather were pupils at Morrison's Academy. Ewan's father is also a PE teacher and careers master at the school and admits pupils now rifer to him as "Ewan's dad" News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbjat The Box TodayQuiz Main MenuP559 CEEFAX 2 559 Fri 17 Jan 21:14/11 . .: *. *.: . 6/6 * . : * HUGH GRANT says he rejected a chance to play Simon Templar in The Saint because director Philip Noyce wanted him to be "too nasty". But he admitted the film would probably become a Holywood blockbuster. TRAINSPOTTING star Robert Carlyle has dismissed Blur frontman Damon Albarn as a "nightmare" to work with. The pair star togethjt in the Face. Carlyle added: "Hi's a nice bloke but pop starr shouldn't act." Music 561 The Biz 557-9 TV News 591 News 101 Front Page 100 Sport 301 Backbjat The Box TodazQuiz Main Menu