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ELECTRA BECOMES A SEX SLAVE

9/3/05 21:20:53

Former BAYWATCH star CARMEN ELECTRA has signed up for a new role - as a sex slave. The screen beauty has taken on a role in the second season of....Read On

HEATH TO PLAY SURFING LEGEND NOLL

9/3/05 21:20:53

Aussie actor HEATH LEDGER is the frontrunner to play surfing great GREG NOLL after impressing biopic director STACEY PERALTA with his board skills....Read On

PARADIS I ALREADY FEEL MARRIED TO DEPP

9/3/05 21:20:53

JOHNNY DEPP and VANESSA PARADIS don't need a marriage certificate to prove their commitment to each other - because they feel like a married couple....Read On

STALLONE JOKES IM MENTALLY CHALLENGED

9/3/05 21:20:53

SYLVESTER STALLONE jokes the mercury poisoning he picked up by eating protein-packed shellfish for his role in ROCKY, has left him permanently....Read On

NEMKOVA DETERMINED TO LIVE A DOUBLE LIFE

9/3/05 21:20:53

Supermodel PETRA NEMKOVA is determined to lead a double life after surviving December's (26DEC05) tsunami in Thailand with broken legs and a....Read On

STALLONES REALITY SHOW TAKES A HIT

9/3/05 21:20:52

SYLVESTER STALLONE's new boxing reality show THE CONTENDER had a disappointing first round on Monday night (07MAR05) - only 8.1 million Americans....Read On

THIS IS NOT HOW IT GOES FOR TOMEI

9/3/05 21:20:52

MARISA TOMEI has been forced to pull out of director NEIL LaBUTE's new New York play THIS IS HOW IT GOES due to "personal family reasons". The....Read On

WAHLBERG BACK WITH DURHAM

9/3/05 21:20:52

PLANET OF THE APES hunk MARK WAHLBERG has reignited his on/off romance with model love RHEA DURHAM. The 33-year-old actor and Durham, 26, have....Read On

ACTRESS IN PITT SCANDAL DEVASTATED AS MARRIAGE ENDS

9/3/05 21:20:52

The aspiring actress briefly blamed for ending BRAD PITT and JENNIFER ANISTON's marriage, is now in a relationship crisis of her own - she and her....Read On

COSBY CIVIL CASE FILED

9/3/05 21:20:52

The Canadian woman who accused comedian BILL COSBY of drugging and molesting her, has filed a civil lawsuit against the comedian. The....Read On

STILES SUES AFTER LOSING SYLVIA ROLE

9/3/05 21:20:52

Actress JULIA STILES is suing her former production partners for allegedly conspiring to rob her of a role in a film adaptation of SYLVIA PLATH's....Read On

WYMAN WHILES AWAY HIS TIME METAL DETECTING

9/3/05 21:20:52

Former ROLLING STONE BILL WYMAN has found a new hobby to occupy his time away from the stage - searching for buried treasure with a metal....Read On

EVE TO PLAY HIVPOSITIVE LESBIAN

9/3/05 21:20:52

Rapper-turned-actress EVE is in negotiations to play a HIV-positive lesbian in the biopic of TV producer CONSCIOUS. Eve will play the chat show....Read On

USHER TO TEAM UP WITH TOM CRUISE

9/3/05 21:20:52

USHER is hoping to make big waves in the movie world, after announcing plans to make an action film with TOM CRUISE. The YEAH! singer, who....Read On

SNIDER SAVES SCHOOL ROCK SHOW

9/3/05 21:20:52

Former TWISTED SISTER rocker DEE SNIDER has saved a school talent show in Pennsylvania after providing teachers with security staff to man the....Read On

50 CENT BACK ON TOP WITH RECORDBREAKING MASSACRE

9/3/05 21:20:52

Rapper 50 CENT is back on the top of the US album charts after selling 1.14 million copies of his new CD THE MASSACRE in just four days. The....Read On

NICK CARTER CHARGED

9/3/05 21:20:52

LATEST: BACKSTREET BOYS star NICK CARTER has been officially charged with two misdemeanour counts of drink driving after being pulled over by....Read On

R KELLY LOSES ANOTHER ROUND IN COURT

9/3/05 21:20:52

Troubled R+B star R KELLY lost another round in court on Friday, when a Chicago judge rejected his bid to declare the Illinois child-pornography....Read On

REPORTS CLAIM JACKSON HAS BIG FINANCE PROBLEMS

9/3/05 21:20:52

MICHAEL JACKSON is caught up in another financial scandal as he fights child molestation charges in court - he reportedly failed to pay some of his....Read On

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY

9/3/05 21:20:52

A bus driver for the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND has pleaded guilty to dumping 800 pounds (363 kilograms) of human waste onto a sightseeing boat on....Read On

MORE TESTIMONY CONFLICT FOR JACKSON WITNESS

9/3/05 21:20:52

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GARLAND COMBATS WRITERS BLOCK WITH CANNABIS

9/3/05 17:51:49

THE BEACH author ALEX GARLAND overcomes writer's block by smoking cannabis to free his mind from the restraints of closed thinking. The 28 DAYS....Read On

JACKIE STALLONE SLAMS FLAVIN

9/3/05 17:51:49

Celebrity astrologer JACKIE STALLONE has accused her son SYLVESTER STALLONE's wife JENNIFER FLAVIN of "pretending" to like her for 10 years, then....Read On

GEOFFREY RUSH TO STAR IN FAIRYTALE MOVIE

9/3/05 17:51:49

Australian actor GEOFFREY RUSH is set to star in a new Hollywood epic about the life of Danish fairytale writer HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. The....Read On

WALTERS BROADWAY DREAMS

9/3/05 17:51:49

British actress JULIE WALTERS dreams of starring on New York's Broadway stage, after conquering London's West End. The BILLY ELLIOT star, 55, is....Read On

CRUZ IM NOT SCARED OF BEING UGLY

9/3/05 17:51:49

PENELOPE CRUZ has no regrets about looking "ugly" in her latest movie - because she didn't become an actress to shy away from less-than-glamorous....Read On

JACKSON STUNNED BY DIFFICULT KING KONG

9/3/05 17:51:49

Director PETER JACKSON is finding it more difficult than he anticipated on the set of KING KONG - because he thought it would be easier to make....Read On

SUPERMODEL KEBEDE LANDS UN JOB

9/3/05 17:51:49

Ethiopian supermodel LIYA KEBEDE has been named a goodwill ambassador for the UNITED NATION's WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO). The stunning....Read On

VAUGHN CAREFUL WITH CELEBRITY PALS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

9/3/05 17:51:49

Veteran screen star ROBERT VAUGHN is relaxed about publishing his controversial autobiography - because most of his revelations concern....Read On

BROOMFIELD BUSH IS FANTASTIC FOR DOCUMENTARIES

9/3/05 17:51:49

British film-maker NICK BROOMFIELD credits US President GEORGE W BUSH's outspoken behaviour and opinions with providing a new school of....Read On

HOST NATION TOLD TO REWRITE EUROVISION SONG LYRICS

9/3/05 17:51:49

The Ukraine entry in this year's (05) EUROVISION SONG CONTEST is being rewritten after competition bosses ruled the host nation's track "too....Read On

GOODREM CONFIRMS NEIGHBOURS SPECIAL

9/3/05 17:51:49

Singer DELTA GOODREM is the latest star to join a one-off special celebrating the 20th anniversary of Australian TV soap NEIGHBOURS. Goodrem, who....Read On

TRAIL OF DEAD BLAST MUSICIANS APATHY

9/3/05 17:51:49

Cult rockers ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD have hit out at the political apathy which has dominated the US music scene since the....Read On

ASHLEE IVE HAD A TOUGH YEAR

9/3/05 17:51:49

Pop singer ASHLEE SIMPSON is so fed up with how difficult her year (05) is becoming, she complained all about it to an audience in Chicago,....Read On

ANTHONY PAINTS A NUDE JLO

9/3/05 17:51:49

JENNIFER LOPEZ's singer husband MARC ANTHONY has painted the superstar in the nude. Lopez is reportedly delighted with the oil painting which,....Read On

BRITNEY PLANS BIG COMEBACK

9/3/05 17:51:49

Resting beauty BRITNEY SPEARS is planning a spectacular comeback to mark her return to the pop scene. The TOXIC singer has been away from the....Read On

50 CENT AND THE GAME JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT CHOIR

9/3/05 17:51:48

Battling rap stars 50 CENT and THE GAME are ditching their feud to back New York inner-city initiative THE BOYS CHOIR OF HARLEM. The hip-hop....Read On

SWANK COULD DEMOLISH ORIGINAL KARATE KID MACCHIO

9/3/05 14:37:14

Hollywood beauty HILARY SWANK's physical prowess leaves her KARATE KID predecessor RALPH MACCHIO trailing far behind. Macchio was replaced by....Read On

WALTERS DONT BREAK MY DAUGHTERS HEART

9/3/05 14:37:14

British actress JULIE WALTERS fears for her teenage daughter MAISIE's emotional well-being as she dates her first boyfriend. The CALENDAR GIRLS....Read On

BROADBENT ON RAMPAGE CRITICS BEWARE

9/3/05 14:37:14

OSCAR-winning actor JIM BROADBENT intends to get his own back on vitriolic London theatre critics with his new play. The MOULIN ROUGE! star, 55,....Read On

CROWE OVERCAME BABY JITTERS WITH HOME VIDEO

9/3/05 14:37:14

New Zealand-born actor RUSSELL CROWE coped with the birth of his son CHARLIE by transforming himself into a maverick home movie director. The....Read On

DiCAPRIO REHEARSED LOSING TO FOXX

9/3/05 14:37:14

Actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO spent hours practising his losing smile for last month's (27FEB05) OSCARS - because he knew he wouldn't scoop the Best....Read On

PITT BOOSTS JOLIES COMEDY SKILLS

9/3/05 14:37:14

ANGELINA JOLIE has thanked her latest co-star, BRAD PITT, for inspiring her to find her comedy skills. The GIRL, INTERRUPTED beauty was nervous....Read On

WEAVER HEADING TO LONDONS WEST END

9/3/05 14:37:14

Movie actress SIGOURNEY WEAVER is planning to take to the stage in London's West End after being impressed by the success CHRISTIAN SLATER and KIM....Read On

CARSONS SIDEKICK RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

9/3/05 14:37:14

LATEST: US chat show legend JOHNNY CARSON's beloved sidekick ED McMAHON was released from hospital yesterday (07MAR05) where he had been treated....Read On

CRUISE MEETS VERGARAS MOTHER

9/3/05 14:37:14

Hollywood superstar TOM CRUISE's relationship with SOFIA VERGARA is going from strength to strength - after he was introduced to her Colombian....Read On

RENEES LOVEIN WITH RICE

9/3/05 14:37:14

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON star RENEE ZELLWEGER has settled down with Irish singer DAMIEN RICE. The couple have been secretly dating for a....Read On

KEANE FRONTMAN IS NOT ROCK AND ROLL

9/3/05 14:37:14

KEANE singer TOM CHAPLIN shocked fellow rockers expecting a hedonistic night of debauched behaviour by heading home early after drinking only one....Read On

McCARTNEY STAMPS OUT KENSITS GROUPIE INSTINCT

9/3/05 14:37:14

Blonde actress PATSY KENSIT has romanced a string of rockers, but seeing SIR PAUL McCARTNEY perform live brought her 'groupie' days to an end. ....Read On

LOVE STRUCK McFADDEN HEADS DOWN UNDER

9/3/05 14:37:14

Irish hunk BRIAN McFADDEN is house-hunting in Australia so he can spend more time with new love DELTA GOODREM - to escape the scathing local....Read On

MICHAEL ABANDONS DUET WITH WILLIAMS

9/3/05 14:37:14

Pop hunk ROBBIE WILLIAMS is devastated GEORGE MICHAEL is quitting the music industry - because he was planning to record a duet with the ex-WHAM!....Read On

LIL KIMS MOTHERS SECRET COURT APPEARANCES

9/3/05 14:37:14

Rapper LIL' KIM's mother is secretly supporting her daughter in court as she stands trial for perjury during the investigation of a shootout....Read On

ROLLING STONE STATUE ROW

9/3/05 14:37:14

Fans of late ROLLING STONES guitarist BRIAN JONES can buy individual tiles from the swimming pool where he drowned in 1969 - but his former lover....Read On

JACKSON IM HURT AND EMBARRASSED BY TEENAGERS TESTIMONY

9/3/05 14:37:14

MICHAEL JACKSON is "hurt and embarrassed" by the evidence given by STAR ARVIZO, the younger brother of the troubled singer's accuser GAVIN. The....Read On

BULLOCK STRUGGLED TO PROMOTE SPEED 2

9/3/05 10:32:15

SANDRA BULLOCK found promoting SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL difficult because she knew the sequel was a poor imitation of the original - and she prayed....Read On

POLLAK LOVES WORKING WITH BUDDY BRUCE

9/3/05 10:32:15

American actor KEVIN POLLAK loves working with BRUCE WILLIS because the DIE HARD star makes everyone around him feel special. THE USUAL SUSPECTS....Read On

BAD LUCK FEARS FOR CROWES BABY CHARLIE

9/3/05 10:32:15

RUSSELL CROWE struggled to accept his wife DANIELLE's decision to call their first son CHARLIE because the name has always been bad luck in his....Read On

SYLVESTER STALLONE LAUNCHES PUDDING

9/3/05 10:32:15

SYLVESTER STALLONE is helping Americans improve their diets by launching his own brand of high protein dessert. The ROCKY star insists the....Read On

JOLIE TIRED OF COSTAR TABLOID ROMANCES

9/3/05 10:32:15

Movie beauty ANGELINA JOLIE is stunned the media link her to all her male movie co-stars - and for portraying her like "she's all over the place". ....Read On

ROBIN REVEALS BANNED OSCARS SONG

9/3/05 10:32:15

ROBIN WILLIAMS got his own back on OSCARS organisers on Monday night (07MAR05) when he gave American TV viewers a taste of the ACADEMY AWARDS song....Read On

CROWE FORGIVES WEAVING OVER COLLAPSED FILM COMMENTS

9/3/05 10:32:15

RUSSELL CROWE has forgiven fellow Antipodean actor HUGO WEAVING after the star blamed Crowe for the recent collapse of their movie project....Read On

WILLIS FIGHTS FOR IRAQI TROOPS

9/3/05 10:32:15

BRUCE WILLIS has gone on the attack against Americans who constantly criticise their army's role in the occupation of Iraq. THE SIXTH SENSE star....Read On

DOORS STAR DENSMORE CONJURES UP ANCIENT SOUNDS ON NEW CD

9/3/05 10:32:15

THE DOORS drummer JOHN DENSMORE has teamed up with Iranian singer REZA DERAKSHANI (corr) to record a new album full of ancient sounds. The two....Read On

SUGABABES POST BABY PLANS

9/3/05 10:32:15

SUGABABES singer MUTYA BUENA refuses to allow motherhood to change her clubbing lifestyle - she's planning to go out dancing and drinking just....Read On

OZZY MY KIDS WERE DOING DRUGS BEFORE TV SHOW

9/3/05 10:32:15

Rocker OZZY OSBOURNE refuses to place the blame for his children JACK and KELLY's addictions on THE OSBOURNES - insisting the teens were dabbling....Read On

NEW ORDER DITCH ARTWORK

9/3/05 10:32:15

British rockers NEW ORDER have been forced to ditch the artwork for their forthcoming album - over fears the disc would be offensive to victim's of....Read On

TRAVOLTA HOPING TO SIGN UP BRITISH GIRLBAND

9/3/05 10:32:15

JOHN TRAVOLTA was so impressed by British band GIRLS ALOUD's performance at the London premiere of his new movie BE COOL on Monday night (07MAR05),....Read On

QUEEN JOIN FORCES WITH MELUA

9/3/05 10:32:15

Rock legends QUEEN will grant Georgian-born singer KATIE MELUA's childhood dream when they perform together at NELSON MANDELA's South African AIDS....Read On

SPEARS HITS BACK AT COSTAR CHER

9/3/05 10:32:15

BRITNEY SPEARS has hit back at pop legend CHER after the veteran singer branded her a "ho" - despite the fact the pair will star together in....Read On

STALLONE CRITICISES HIS OWN TV SHOW

9/3/05 3:07:17

SYLVESTER STALLONE has an ethical problem with his new reality TV boxing show - he doesn't like fighters bringing their kids to bouts. The movie....Read On

CAMPBELL LEAVING LOVE UP TO GOD

9/3/05 3:07:17

Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL has given up searching for her soulmate, because she believes God will deliver him to her when the time is right. The....Read On

JACKIE STALLONE HAILS NIELSEN

9/3/05 3:07:17

SYLVESTER STALLONE's mother JACKIE STALLONE has paid tribute to her former daughter-in-law BRIGITTE NIELSEN, for being the "only woman" the action....Read On

SOAP STAR ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES

9/3/05 3:07:17

US soap opera star JASON COOK was arrested on Monday (07MAR05) after shouting obscenities at airport police in Iowa, while allegedly under the....Read On

CRYSTAL AND CUMMING HONOURED BY GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS

9/3/05 3:07:17

BILLY CRYSTAL and ALAN CUMMING are to be honoured at the upcoming GAY + LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION (GLAAD) MEDIA AWARDS for helping to....Read On

SCHIFFER AND VAUGHN BUY LAS VEGAS PAD

9/3/05 3:07:17

CLAUDIA SCHIFFER and her British director husband MATTHEW VAUGHN have bought a luxury Las Vegas, Nevada, apartment, only months after declaring....Read On

TARANTINO CONSIDERS FRIDAY THE 13TH MOVIE

9/3/05 3:07:17

Cult movie icon QUENTIN TARANTINO is in negotiations to revive the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise after showing interest in directing THE ULTIMATE JASON....Read On

NEMKOVA AMAZED BY RESCUERS

9/3/05 3:07:17

Czech supermodel PETRA NEMKOVA will forever be indebted to the men who put her welfare before their search for missing family members in the wake....Read On

NEW MUM ROBERTS SEEKS MEDITATION

9/3/05 3:07:17

New mother JULIA ROBERTS has turned to meditation in a bid to combat tiredness, as she looks after her twin babies. The CLOSER star welcomed....Read On

ALLEY UPSETS BULIMICS ON NEW SHOW

9/3/05 3:07:16

KIRSTIE ALLEY has been attacked by members of the world's leading eating disorders group for joking about "life-threatening diseases" like bulimia....Read On

WALTERS HIT OUT AT HOLLYWOOD CONTROL

9/3/05 3:07:16

Award-winning JULIE WALTERS prefers to concentrate on British TV projects instead of movies - because Hollywood has too much control over the UK....Read On

JOLIE GETS SERIOUS AT PRESS CLUB

9/3/05 3:07:16

ANGELINA JOLIE fought hordes of photographers as she spoke for orphan refugees in Washington DC yesterday (08MAR05). The TOMB RAIDER star was a....Read On

SHEEN SLAMS CHEATING RUMOURS

9/3/05 3:07:16

LATEST: CHARLIE SHEEN has hit back at rumours his womanising ways led to the shock split between himself and his pregnant wife DENISE RICHARDS. ....Read On

SUGABABES STICK TOGETHER

9/3/05 3:07:16

SUGABABES star MUTYA BUENA will have an army of people besides doctors and midwives in the delivery room when she gives birth to her first child....Read On

MILIAN FINDS A JLO FAN IN TRAVOLTA

9/3/05 3:07:16

Singer-turned-actress CHRISTINA MILIAN knew she would get on well with her BE COOL co-star JOHN TRAVOLTA, when she walked in on the film icon....Read On

SANTANAS MARRIAGE SECRETS REVEALED IN NEW AUDIOBOOK

9/3/05 3:07:16

Rocker CARLOS SANTANA's wife DEBORAH is revealing all about her 31-year marriage to the SMOOTH hitmaker in a new audiobook package. The secrets....Read On

BOY GEORGE SLAMS GEORGE MICHAEL

9/3/05 3:07:16

Pop star-turned-DJ BOY GEORGE has launched a scathing attack of fellow gay singer GEORGE MICHAEL, for hiding his sexuality for years. The former....Read On

MINOGUE SEES CHILDLESS EXISTENCE

9/3/05 3:07:16

Pop beauty KYLIE MINOGUE has accepted she may never have children, as she approaches middle-age without any babies. The Australian singer, 36,....Read On

SPEARS GEARING UP FOR SECOND FILM ROLE

9/3/05 3:07:16

Newlywed pop star BRITNEY SPEARS is busy learning lines for her second movie role, which begins filming later this month (MAR05). The TOXIC....Read On

OZZY ADMITS PLASTIC SURGERY

9/3/05 3:07:16

Wildman rocker OZZY OSBOURNE congratulated himself for giving up alcohol and drugs - with cosmetic surgery. The former BLACK SABBATH singer, 56,....Read On




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