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NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Ben Stiller: Rock star? In the introduction to the upcoming book "Jews Who Rock" (St. Martin's), Stiller admits he was once drummer in a band. He says his rocker stint was short-lived because the band's first gig was a bar mitzvah where their rendition of the Beatles "Hey Jude" was mistaken for "Hey Jew." -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kevin Costner's upcoming Cuban Missile Crisis movie, "13 Days," is supposed to take place in 1962 but a scene shot at a protest rally was stuck in a time warp. According to gossip reporter Baird Jones, the scene had to be digitally altered because you could see a sign reading "Bring Elian Home." -- NEW YORK -- Kathie Lee Gifford is declaring her days as a "perky elf" are over. The former talk show host says she's ready to shatter her sugar-sweet image by playing a nymphomaniac drug addict in an upcoming TV movie. That's not all: She says her dream role is to play a hooker on "The Sopranos."