He ruled that the Moors murderess should stay in jail for the rest of her life.

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The Oscar-nominated star, 40, will play Mrs Lovett, a murderess who dispenses her victims' bodies in meat pies.

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Catherine Zeta Jones as merry murderess Velma Kelly has never been better as she burns up the screen in what will surely become signature screen moments for her in numbers like All That Jazz and the brilliantly staged Cell Block Tango.

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