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NEW YORK – Top morning talk show “Live with Regis and Kelly” will celebrate the Fourth of July in true All-American style — actually, all “American Idol” style. On July 4, hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will take a look back at the outstanding “Live with Regis and Kelly” performances of “American Idol’s” top singers, including Kevin Covais, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, Paris Bennett, Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, finalist Katharine McPhee and of course “American Idol” winnerTaylor Hicks.

Uh, you’re not Brad Pitt, are you?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A Jordanian salesman who tried to use an identity card with Brad Pitt’s photo was on trial in the Emirates, a newspaper has reported.

The 29-year-old salesman allegedly forged the card with the Hollywood actor’s picture and an Arabic name in an attempt to steal more than $22,000 left unclaimed at an exchange house where his brother worked as a teller, according to a report Thursday in the daily Gulf News.

The man, who told police he did not know who Brad Pitt was, said in court Wednesday that he downloaded the photo from the Internet, the newspaper reported. Police were reportedly alerted by an informant.

Dubai’s public prosecutors charged the man with forgery and embezzlement. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office was not immediately able to comment on the trial.

Kiss rocking the coffee world

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) – Kiss, the rock group known for putting their brand on everything from action figures and bobble heads to lunchboxes, now is marketing French Kiss Vanilla, Demon Dark Roast and Rockuccino at the first Kiss Coffeehouse.

Bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, sans the trademark makeup, greeted a crowd of hundreds Tuesday to mark the opening of their coffeehouse in this beach town.

“You can live to rock, but you have to eat to live,” Stanley told the crowd.

Some fans drove from as far away as Colorado and Oregon. One came from Poland.

“I can’t believe I just met them,” said Adrian Czarnbey, who introduced the band at a news conference. “It’s just like seeing Jesus for me.”

Fans were in line as early as 8:30 a.m. for the grand-opening party nearly 12 hours later.

The coffeehouse poured its first cup of Rockuccino on Saturday.

Stanley, 54, said Myrtle Beach was the best place to launch the enterprise.

“We’re bringing coffee to a whole “nother generation,” he said.

The two band members drove up in a stretch limousine, then shook hands with fans as they made their way to a news conference and receiving line.

Simmons, known for sticking out his tongue while performing, declined to do so on Tuesday. “I would,” the 56-year-old rocker said, “but I noticed the floor’s kinda dirty.”

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