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NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. president Bill Clinton's memoir, My Life, will settle some scores, starting with the "supine" press, according to a report in the June issue of Vanity Fair. "He feels severely misinterpreted by the media," an unnamed friend told the magazine, and that his memoir is "an opportunity to set a lot of things straight." Booksellers expect huge sales for My Life, for which Clinton received a reported $10 million to $12 million US advance. The book is due out in late June. "I am killing myself . . . because I want it done," he said. "Hard enough to live my life the first time. The second time has really been tough." The book will include few mea culpas about Clinton's role in the Monica Lewinsky scandal or other matters, Vanity Fair said. When not writing, Clinton gives speeches and brokers AIDS treatment in Africa and the Caribbean. He also plays an active role in Democratic politics, phoning weekly to presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, the magazine said.

NEW YORK (CP) -- The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax Films division from distributing Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, a new documentary that criticizes U.S. President George W. Bush's handling of Sept. 11 and connects the Bush family with Osama bin Laden's. Moore attributes Disney's decision to concerns that the documentary will endanger tax breaks the company receives from Florida, where Bush's brother Jeb is governor. "I would have hoped by now that I would be able to put my work out to the public without having to experience the profound censorship obstacles I often seem to encounter," Moore wrote Wednesday in a statement on his Web site. Miramax confirmed that Disney told the company it can't release the film. In Canada, Alliance Atlantis had planned to release the film theatrically this July. But a spokesman said Wednesday that they had Canadian rights only through Miramax and so had "no current course of action other than to wait and see how it proceeds."

 Moore cancelled a scheduled appearance in Markham, Ont., just north of Toronto on Wednesday morning, where he was to address delegates at a recycling conference. "We hope to amicably resolve the situation in the near future," said Miramax spokesman Matthew Hiltzik. Disney representatives Zenia Mucha and John Spelich did not return calls early Wednesday. Disney has a contractual agreement with Miramax principals Bob and Harvey Weinstein allowing it to prevent the company from distributing films under certain circumstances, such as an NC-17 rating or a budget of more than $30-35 million US. "Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what it will show," Moore wrote. "But there's nothing they can do about it now because it's done, it's awesome, and if I have anything to say about it, you'll see it this summer -- because, after all, it is a free country." According to the New York Times, Fahrenheit 9/11 describes decades-old financial links between the Bush family and prominent Saudi Arabian families. The film says the government helped members of bin Laden's family leave the United States after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The confrontational Moore won an Oscar for his 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine, about the Columbine High School shooting and U.S. gun control policy and which went on to become the highest-grossing documentary ever, earning $21.6 million US. He's also known for the 1989 film Roger and Me, which explored the effects of General Motors on his hometown of Flint, Mich. Fahrenheit 9/11 will have a high-profile screening as one of 18 films in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 12. Moore ran into similar interference with his book Stupid White Men, which almost never made it to print. Publication was postponed after Sept. 11, and publisher HarperCollins considered cancelling the book or editing its criticisms. After lengthy discussions, Stupid White Men came out uncensored. It almost immediately sold out a first printing of 50,000 and went on to top the New York Times nonfiction best seller list. In the past Moore has turned to Canada for financing of projects that U.S. sponsors and broadcasters wouldn't touch. In 2000, Bravo aired his satirical series The Awful Truth that poked fun at the corruption in corporate America and included such controversial sketches as Teen Sniper School. It was produced by Halifax's Salter Street Films and Britain's Channel 4. Bowling For Columbine was also underwritten by Salter Street before the company was bought by, and folded into, Alliance Atlantis.-Christinne Lemirre.

Supermodel Klum has a girl

GERMAN supermodel Heidi Klum, described by some as having "perfect DNA", has given birth to a baby girl by Italian Formula One boss Flavio Briatore, this week's edition of Express magazine reported. Klum brought 3.75 kg (eight pound, four ounce) Leni into the world in a straightforward birth, without Briatore present, her grandfather Guenther Klum told Express, whose new edition goes on sale on Saturday. Briatore, a 53-year-old multi-millionaire, has been the subject of much press attention for his relationships with top models, notably with former girlfriend Naomi Campbell. Heidi Klum, who was born in Germany on June 1, 1973, was married until 2002 to New York City hairstylist Ric Pipino.

Supermodel wins privacy case

SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell today won her appeal in her privacy case against a newspaper that published photographs of her leaving a drug counselling meeting. Reversing a lower court decision, the Law Lords, Britain's highest court, ruled three to two that the Daily Mirror invaded Ms Campbell's privacy. The lords also overturned an order requiring her to pay the newspaper's legal costs, estimated at £350,000 ($859,000). Ms Campbell had asked the panel, which sits in the House of Lords, to reverse an October 2002 ruling that the Daily Mirror was justified in publishing a picture of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting because Ms Campbell had previously lied to the media about her drug use. Ms Campbell had sued the tabloid, claiming it had breached her right to confidentiality and invaded her privacy by running the February 2001 photos. The model told the court she felt "shocked, angry, betrayed and violated" by the piece. In April 2002 the High Court ruled in Ms Campbell's favour and ordered the paper to pay her legal costs and £3500 ($8600) in damages. The decision was overturned on appeal six months later, and the Court of Appeal ordered the model to pay the newspaper's legal costs.