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...lonely Planet. "I've got a lot of people I need to win for," Earl says, practically seething as he describes "some wanker journalist" asking political hopeful and former Planet partner Arnold Schwarzenegger about the company's financial troubles. Sure, Earl would love to win one for the Terminator, Bruce and Sly, but mostly Earl wants to get even and get rave reviews once more. "I've never had a failure in my career," he says. Welcome to Hollywood...
...when he was still running Hard Rock Cafe, Earl launched Planet Hollywood with the help of celebrity partners, including Bruce Willis and Sly Stallone, who got paid in stock to go to openings and attract free publicity. Star power helped propel the firm to a dotcom-style IPO in 1996 with what even Earl describes as "insane multiples." On paper, Planet was worth some $3.4 billion at its apex--and Earl more than $1 billion. But its stock, which peaked at $32, was delisted just before Planet's first bankruptcy in 1999. The chain, based in Orlando, Fla., had barreled...
PEOPLE: Halle Berry takes a catnap; Bruce Willis takes Iraq; Prince Harry takes Australia...
...Bruce's Battle...
...Hard, BRUCE WILLIS played a cop fighting evildoers with little more than a Beretta and a smirk. In Iraq last week, the father of three wielded a harmonica and a cash reward. Willis, 48, and his rock band the Accelerators performed for soldiers (haven't they suffered enough?), who sat atop helicopters and in humvees on various Army bases in the sweltering Iraqi desert. "If you catch him, just give me four seconds with Saddam Hussein," the actor told a cheering crowd as he promised $1 million to the person who nabs the dictator. And if Saddam won't talk...