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Amy Winehouse will get $1 million to sing for George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

The troubled ‘Rehab’ singer has been offered the staggering sum to perform at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, organized by institute co-chairs George and Julia.

A source said: “Amy was taken aback when she learned that George Clooney and Julia Roberts were after her. Their representatives have been phoning her offices and sending dozens of emails to convince her to take part. She’s seriously considering their generous offer. She hasn’t really taken it in - and keeps saying that her life is getting more surreal by the second.”

Fashion designer and honorary chair Giorgio Armani, who is a huge fan of the Grammy Award winner and pleaded with organisers to ask her to be involved, are hosting the glitzy bash.

The source added: “Giorgio has made no secret to his friends that he would love to work with Amy. He sees this party as an ideal opportunity to sound her out about future projects together.”

Amy’s potential $1 million pay packet is dwarfed by what some other musicians charge for private performances. The Rolling Stones demand up to $8 million - making them the most expensive party act on the planet.

The Eagles charge $7,5 million, while Canadian singer Celine Dion can command up to around $6,5 million.

We all know that celebrities can be just like regular people and love some karaoke. A couple of stars proved just that for Ellen DeGeneres’ 50th birthday celebration on Friday. The talk show host’s birthday was actually on Saturday, so, Happy Birthday Ellen!.

Stars on the video sang to the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’. Jake Gyllenhaal did a little lip synching and booty-shaking to it. Other celebrities who joined in on the fun were Victoria Beckham, Queen Latifah, Kate Walsh, Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton, Sharon Osbourne, David Spade, Heidi Klum, Masi Oka and Celine Dion. It’s quite a funny clip.

Celine Dion has vowed never to drink alcohol because she is terrified she could fall victim to an addiction. The singer - who has credited her marriage to her manager Rene Angelil, 65, for keeping her away from the party scene - says cases of alcoholism in her family have put her off booze. Yeah only stupid people with more shit than brain cells in their head do not learn from other’s mistakes and then when they make mistakes themselves they then too fail to learn and more often than not plunge themselves in the sea of alcohol. Look at my friends for instance, one of them has been hospitalized on 2 occasions for excessive drinking and we had to call his parents at one point but yet he say he cannot start a meal before he has gulped down some trash beer. I know beer is not harmful but then slowly it becomes an addiction that stays on for ever. It’s been seven years since I quit alcohol and today I never ever feel like tasting it again.

It’s been five years since Celine Dion started her Las Vegas show at Cesar’s Palace, but all that is coming to an end. Slated to replace her is the incomparable Better Midler. Her two year contract with the venue will be for 200 performances and she opens on Feb 15th. She didn’t say much about what the show is about, only that “this is a chance to have lots of gorgeous girls in skimpy costumes. I love feathers and rhinestones and high heels. If it glitters, I’ve got to have it.”

I cannot be more excited about this. Celine Dion is a big yawn in my book, but Bette just screams Las Vegas glitz to me. She will be 62 when the show opens, and I hope I get the chance to go and see her. She has the talent and the pizzazz to pull of a great show, and the voice to fill such a massive concert hall.