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January 30, 2004 - Popbitch.com reports Orlando Bloom is scared of pigs. He's filming 'The King Of Heaven' in Spain, with Liam Neeson, where he plays the blacksmith's son, and in a scene where one of the pigs escaped from the herd Orlando got scared and ran away.

January 19, 2004 - The Sun reports Orlando Bloom has switched his allegiance from Manchester United to Real Madrid following David Beckham's summer transfer. He said: "Since Beckham now plays for Real Madrid, I think they're cool."

January 19, 2004 - Us Weekly reports Orlando Bloom and girlfriend Kate Bosworth spent 40 minutes inside Royal Arcade Watches on London's Old Bond Street looking at timepieces. A source said Bloom "already has a vintage Rolex Steve McQueen but is on the lookout for a vintage Rolex Paul Newman."

January 17, 2004 - USA Today's gossip guy Cesar Soriano said during an online chat Wednesday: "Orlando Bloom finally came out last week and declared his love for Kate Bosworth after spending Christmas together in LA. But it looks like they're keeping things cool and casual. No, don't call him a lord of the ring yet. Her diamond ring might just be a fashion thing. He has a 'blooming' career and so does Kate, so we doubt they are ready to settle down. Stay tuned."

January 14, 2004 - Us Weekly quotes Orlando Bloom saying, "There's nothing wrong with sleeping with strippers... It would be a choice. Thankfully, I've got a lot of that sort of stuff out of my system."

January 10, 2004 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Orlando Bloom couldn't concentrate when filming Pirates of the Caribbean, because he had the hots for co-star Keira Knightley. "I respect tough women, but I'm attracted to nice, sweet girls. Keira is beautiful," he said. "I had a crush on her when we filmed Pirates, but my only major relationship is with work."

January 7, 2004 - Orlando Bloom swapped Middle Earth for London’s Bond Street yesterday as he shopped with stunning girlfriend Kate Bosworth. Check out pictures at TheSun.

January 7, 2004 - ET has a video clip of Orlando Bloom, since removed, talking about moving from epic productions to smaller, more character-driven fare.

January 1, 2004 - Us Weekly quotes Orlando Bloom saying, "I'm acting because of the women. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a film, they don't need to pay me at all."

January 1, 2004 - The Mirror reports 26-year-old Orlando Bloom claims he is too old for nightclubs. "I got that out of my system when I was younger," he says. "It is not something I need to do anymore in London."

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