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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT star AMY SMART has added to her efforts to protect the environment by filming a special announcement urging people to stop....Read On

Quirky actor BILLY BOB THORNTON once rescued his pet pig ALBERT from choking to death by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre. The drama unfolded a....Read On

Hollywood superstar MEL GIBSON still has nightmares about the time he watched as his daughter almost run to her death in a busy road. The movie....Read On

Movie star RON PERLMAN was so convinced he was invincible as comic book hero HELLBOY, he insisted on shooting one stunt scene with a broken rib. ....Read On

JENNIFER GARNER's beau and ALIAS co-star MICHAEL VARTAN will become JENNIFER LOPEZ's troubled fiance in the upcoming comedy MONSTER-IN-LAW. ....Read On

Former ALLY McBEAL star DYAN CANNON is recovering after suffering smoke inhalation from a fire which broke out in her West Hollywood condominium....Read On

Soccer superstar DAVID BECKHAM has been granted compassionate leave by his club REAL MADRID - in a bid to save his marriage. Following reports of....Read On

A bottle of red wine named after BOB DYLAN's 1974 album PLANET WAVES is expected to hit store shelves in the autumn (04). The beverage -....Read On

THE ZOMBIES' original guitarist PAUL ATKINSON has lost his battle with cancer, according to Internet sources. The rocker, who celebrated his 58th....Read On

THE STROKES frontman JULIAN CASABLANCAS got lost in the crowd during the group's Friday night (02APR04) show in Los Angeles when he insisted on....Read On

TODD RUNDGREN always knew AEROSMITH singer STEVEN TYLER was the real father of his surrogate daughter LIV TYLER, but decided to raise her as his....Read On

Rocker BILLY JOEL is recovering at home after a kitchen accident left him dripping with blood last week (ends02APR04). The singer was taken to....Read On

ABBA star BJORN ULVAEUS has ruled out reforming the Swedish group - even if they were to be offered $1.1 billion. Ulvaeus, 58, has laughed off....Read On

The BACKSTREET BOYS are so pleased with new material they're currently recording for a new album, they're lining up an autumn tour (04). The....Read On

WHITNEY HOUSTON's gospel star mother CISSIE HOUSTON will hold a special prayer vigil for the troubled singer in New York City tonight (05APR04). ....Read On

ALANIS MORISSETTE poked fun at America's censorship rules while hosting last night's (04APR04) JUNO AWARDS in Edmonton, Canada, by stripping off to....Read On

Troubled R+B star BOBBY BROWN's reality TV show has already run into drama - his wife WHITNEY HOUSTON picked up a speeding ticket as cameras were....Read On

Movie beauties HALLE BERRY, JULIANNE MOORE, EVA MENDES and JAIME KING have joined forces to front REVLON'S new SEX AND THE CITY inspired campaign....Read On

Maverick director QUENTIN TARANTINO is planning an animated prequel to his KILL BILL movies - to show the early life of the deadly assassin. The....Read On

Hollywood star CATHERINE ZETA JONES is overjoyed she's to play a murderess - because she can show the world she's truly a "great actress". Zeta....Read On

THE LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN puts his single status down to his fussy and passionate nature. The 45-year-old has been single since....Read On

Troubled actor PAUL REUBENS settled for a plea agreement in his child pornography case - because he feared a MARTHA STEWART-style court scandal. ....Read On

Movie beauty KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has a foolproof method of selecting roles - she lets her playwright mother choose which movies she stars in. The....Read On

Movie actress KATE WINSLET knew the moment she set eyes on husband SAM MENDES that he was "the one". The ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND....Read On

MOLLY HATCHET rocker BOBBY INGRAM's wife was discovered dead on Thursday morning (01APR04), although police have yet to determine the cause of....Read On

WESTLIFE singer SHANE FILAN will never stop singing - even when he quits the music industry. The MANDY star is currently concentrating on his....Read On

Former ABBA frontman BJORN ULVAEUS is still actively involved in smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! - and regularly drops by unannounced to check up on....Read On

HARRY CONNICK JNR is happy to stay off celebrity guest lists - so he doesn't have to worry about going out of fashion. The IT HAD TO BE YOU....Read On

Veteran pop star GEORGE MICHAEL is keeping his fingers crossed for an onstage snog with ladies man JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. The openly gay CARELESS....Read On

PIXIES rocker JOEY SANTIAGO is delighted the band have reunited for a tour - despite his initial reservations. The DEBASER guitarist is enjoying....Read On

WESTLIFE are determined to carve out an enduring career as a four piece band, following the departure of BRYAN McFADDEN last month (MAR04). The....Read On

Veteran rocker OZZY OSBOURNE and his son JACK have served up a little good news in what has been a terrible few months for the TV family - because....Read On

FULL METAL JACKET has been named the Best War Film ever in a new magazine poll. American magazine DRILLS ranked STANLEY KUBRICK's harrowing drama....Read On

BILLY BOB THORNTON will never quit smoking, because he enjoys it too much - even though there's a history of lung cancer in his family. The....Read On

Hollywood veteran ROBERT DUVALL was given acting tips from an unlikely source on the set of 2000 action movie GONE IN 60 SECONDS - acting novice....Read On

Superstar JENNIFER LOPEZ disappointed young fans desperate to see her covered in gunge, by pulling out of a messy stunt at the NICKELODEON KIDS....Read On

KIM BASINGER is selling all the dazzling jewellery her ex-husband ALEC BALDWIN gave her during their nine-year marriage - except for her wedding....Read On

Hollywood actress CATHERINE ZETA JONES has persuaded her parents not to sell her childhood home in Wales - because it holds too many happy....Read On

Actor BRUCE WILLIS has rubbished claims he will be best man at his ex-wife DEMI MOORE's wedding to ASHTON KUTCHER. The DIE HARD star was stunned....Read On

LATEST: The woman alleged to have had an affair with soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM has tearfully confessed to her brother that she did slept with him. ....Read On

Movie hardman RUSSELL CROWE is struggling to cope on the set of his new film - as he's desperately missing his young family. The GLADIATOR hunk....Read On

RUN DMC rapper JOSEPH 'REV RUN' SIMMONS wants to become the new poet laureate of New York borough Queens. The 39-year-old hip-hopper is busy....Read On

BUSTED heart throb CHARLIE SIMPSON is set to break the hearts of his legion of female admirers - by moving in with lover CAMILLA SMITH. The....Read On

LIMP BIZKIT frontman FRED DURST has found love in London, in the form of a stunning 18-year-old Russian model MARINA SELIVANOVA. The ROLLIN'....Read On

Irish pop heart throbs WESTLIFE defied record bosses and refused to lie to fans about their girlfriends. Singer SHANE FILAN, who married....Read On

Late former BEATLE GEORGE HARRISON will be honoured with a memorial garden in his home city of Liverpool, England. A garden will be opened in the....Read On

BRITNEY SPEARS has followed in JANET JACKSON's footsteps, by accidentally exposing herself to music industry executives during a private show. ....Read On

LATEST: Former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM suspected REBECCA LOOS would try to seduce her husband DAVID - months before their alleged affair. ....Read On

SEX + THE CITY star KRISTIN DAVIS has been forced to put her dog CALLIE on a strict diet after she piled on 20 pounds (9.07 kilograms) at a Los....Read On

Actress GINA GERSHON has landed a rock 'n' roll reality show on the back of flop film PREY FOR ROCK 'N' ROLL. The BOUND star learned to play....Read On

LATEST: JUST MARRIED star BRITTANY MURPHY has sold her Hollywood Hills home after moving into BRITNEY SPEARS' old pad. The actress made a small....Read On

SYLVESTER STALLONE paid his way through college in Switzerland by keeping randy mountaineers away from local girls. The movie star attended an....Read On

Hollywood's latest comic book hero has beaten THE ROCK to the top of the American box office charts and toppled SCOOBY-DOO. HELLBOY scored an....Read On

British movie star KEIRA KNIGHTLEY missed her own 19th birthday celebrations on the set of her new movie THE JACKET, when filming overran. The....Read On

BILLY BOB THORNTON has attacked critics who are threatening to ruin his new blockbuster THE ALAMO by writing stories suggesting the movie needed....Read On

Hollywood buddies MATT DAMON and BEN AFFLECK are teaming up for a 15-day trip through India. Damon recently filmed scenes for his upcoming THE....Read On

Shamed actor PAUL REUBENS has launched an appeal in a bid to clear his name as a sex offender. The troubled star, 51, had child pornography....Read On

Movie star BILLY BOB THORNTON left his fifth wife ANGELINA JOLIE because he wasn't good enough for her. The couple split two years ago (02) and....Read On

Reality TV couple JESSICA SIMPSON and NICK LACHEY have finally committed to a life together - they have both sold their former homes. The pair....Read On

Rap mogul SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS is struggling with his Broadway stage debut, because he failed a school exam on the play he's starring in. Combs....Read On

MICHAEL JACKSON is at the centre of yet another legal wrangle after falsely claiming a land conservation tax break on his sprawling NEVERLAND....Read On

OZZY OSBOURNE is shocked how easily his daughter KELLY was able to buy vast quantities of painkillers on the internet. The Osbournes had a....Read On

BOB DYLAN has become the unlikely new face of American lingerie giants VICTORIA'S SECRET after agreeing to appear in a new TV ad. The grizzled....Read On

Singer PINK has blasted her pop contemporaries for lacking passionate political opinions. The GOD IS A DJ hitmaker, 24, believes her outspoken....Read On

A private investigator COURTENEY LOVE hired to find KURT COBAIN just days before the rocker died has urged Seattle police to take another look at....Read On

British actress MINNIE DRIVER has unveiled the real reason behind her bizarre decision to live in a trailer park - it allows her to surf in her....Read On

Actress NATASHA HENSTRIDGE is wary of April Fools Day (01APR) pranks because she once almost killed her mum when one practical joke went wrong. ....Read On

VIGGO MORTENSEN still shudders when he sees images of DAVID BOWIE as ALADDIN SANE, because it brings back painful memories of the time he ripped....Read On

THE OFFICE creator RICKY GERVAIS is taking advantage of his newfound celebrity status in Hollywood - he's trying to recruit SAMUEL L JACKSON for....Read On

Actor PAUL REUBENS discovered police had raided his home looking for child pornographic items while he was on the set of a SIR ELTON JOHN video. ....Read On

Former BEVERLY HILLS 90210 star SHANNEN DOHERTY is urging male fans to tune into her prank show SCARE TACTICS this season - because it's filled....Read On

OSCAR winner CHARLIZE THERON is so convinced her boyfriend STUART TOWNSEND is her perfect match, she's telling pals they're married. The MONSTER....Read On

Actress CATHERINE ZETA-JONES is desperate to bring Welsh killer RUTH ELLIS to the big screen, in a bid to win the same success as OSCAR winner....Read On

SANDRA BULLOCK has reportedly fallen for American TV mechanic JESSE JAMES after offering him a shoulder to cry on following his split from porn....Read On

Soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM has furiously rubbished reports he had an affair with his personal assistant, labelling the claims "ludicrous". British....Read On

Pop beauty JESSICA SIMPSON draws inspiration from her grandparents when it comes to tips on how to keep her marriage to NICK LACHEY hot. The....Read On

Italian singer GABRIELLA FERRI has died after falling from the third-floor balcony of her home near Rome. She was 62. Family members have denied....Read On

THE WHO rocker ROGER DALTREY refuses to let his bandmates' deaths spell the end of the veteran group, because performing the music they created....Read On

The conspiracy theories surrounding KURT COBAIN's death have exploded again in a new book by writers MAX WALLACE and IAN HALPERN, who insist the....Read On

Pop superstar MADONNA will use her REINVENTION tour as a platform to voice her strong anti-war stance. The outspoken singer - whose controversial....Read On

OZZY OSBOURNE's former doctor is to be investigated by California's state medical board over claims he over prescribed addictive drugs to the rock....Read On

Pop star KYLIE MINOGUE has emerged as the favourite to star opposite JAMES BOND in the new 007 movie. The sexy singer is reportedly eager to....Read On

Pop beauty BRITNEY SPEARS is begging tour bosses to scrap the remaining dates of her world tour, because she's struggling to cope with the heavy....Read On

OUTKAST star ANDRE 3000 got Saturday's (03APR04) KIDS CHOICE AWARDS off to a flying start by floating in high above the audience. Dressed as a....Read On