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Oh, Canada! Anderson fights for baby seals

Pamela Anderson thinks that the fate of baby seals could seal the fate of her country.
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Pamela Anderson thinks that the fate of baby seals could seal the fate of her country.

The former “Baywatch” babe has sent a letter to the prime minister of Canada, asking him to meet with her to discuss the clubbing of baby seals in that nation. Anderson, a native of Canada, writes that it’s not just the animals’ lives that are at stake — but also the country’s reputation in the world.

“I’m writing you today not so much about the horrific animal cruelty involved, but about the impact of the government’s indifference to such violence on Canada’s image around the world,” Anderson wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday in a letter obtained by The Scoop. “As a proud Canadian who frequently travels abroad, I am alarmed that people are starting to see us as a country more beholden to a pack of greedy hunters and the seal skin fashion whims of a few countries than attentive to the massive international outcry against such a barbaric activity.” Anderson is also conducting a petition drive at www.peta.org, and hopes to present the signatures to Harper.

If Canada continues to allow baby seals to be clubbed, Anderson asserts, it risks becoming hated — like the U.S.  “One of the biggest problems facing the U.S. government is appearing arrogant and oblivious to world opinion, and I’d hate to see that happen to Canada, too.”

Anderson suggests that she and Harper get together after she hosts the Juno Awards this weekend, which are the Canadian equivalent to the Grammys. “The Prime Minister has refused to meet with Paul McCartney and Brigitte Bardot,” source told The Scoop. “I wonder how he’ll respond to a Canadian icon.”

Rumors upset Clay Aiken fansSome former Clay Aiken fans who filed a complaint after rumors surfaced about the singer’s private life insist they’re not homophobic — they just believe in truth in advertising.

The nine ex-fans are furious with “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell, who recently labeled them as “crazy” for filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, saying they were misled about Aiken’s character. The “American Idol” star has been the subject of tabloid speculation after allegations from supposed acquaintances.

“We are grateful that the merits of our complaint will be heard by the FTC instead of a pretend judge from a televised talent show,” reads a statement from the group posted on the U.K.’s Pressbox. “Our complaint is not about defaming Mr. Aiken or his sexual preferences. It is directed toward the deceptive practices of the record companies. . . . This is part of a culture of institutional deception behind James [Frey], [Jayson] Blair, ENRON, Milli Vanilli, [Ashlee] Simpson and now Clay Aiken. We believe that it is the difference between private behavior versus public responsibility.”

Notes from all overLucy Liu says that the police had to be called to break up a party she attended while filming “Lucky Number Slevin.” “They had a DJ there and I had a great time but I had to work the next day. I never go out when I’m working, but they said: ‘Come on, one time,’” she said, reports TeenHollywood.com. “I thought, ‘I’ll just come by for ten minutes,’ and that was when we were dancing on the tables and the Montreal police came. We were disrupting the peace. To my knowledge, nobody got arrested.” . . .  Paris Hilton’s kid brother has a page on MySpace.com, reports TheSuperficial.  . . . In “Match Point,” Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was hot for Scarlett Johansson, but apparently, the star likes a little more mileage on his women. “I would love to have a crack at Sophia Loren or Joan Collins. "I’ve had a thing for Joan ever since I saw ‘The Stud’,” he told reporters, according to the London Mirror. Collins, however, might want more attention that he’s willing to give. “I’m a selfish person,” he noted. “My whole world revolves around Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.”

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