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"He was found tied to the back of a taco truck in a not-so-great part of Los Angeles, so we call him TACO TRUCK THE RUNAWAY JUNKYARD RASCAL." Actress....Read On

TARZAN's favourite chimpanzee, CHEETA, celebrated his 74th birthday with a Spanish film festival honour yesterday (10APR06). The movie star primate,....Read On

Comedian JERRY SEINFELD owns over 500 pairs of mint condition white....Read On

Hollywood star MICHAEL KEATON has angered bosses of the Pittsburgh Pirates, his local baseball team, by telling them how to run the club. The BATMAN....Read On

WINNIE THE POOH received the 2,308th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Tuesday....Read On

GUY RITCHIE is determined not to quit directing despite the failure of his last two films, his father JOHN reveals. SWEPT AWAY and REVOLVER flopped....Read On

SECRETARY star MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL and actor PETER SARSGAARD are engaged and expecting a baby. The couple have been together for over four years. ....Read On

Bosses of THE OC have dismissed reports star MISCHA BARTON is going to quit the hit TV show as "rumour" and "speculation". The brunette beauty has....Read On

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA is tackling America's controversial immigration issues head on in a new film after learning that fellow....Read On

TOM CRUISE is attacking those who prescribe psychiatric drugs again in the May (06) issue of men's style magazine GQ. The actor, who embarked on an....Read On

"People think that going to prison is a badge of honour... but they obviously never been inside." Houston, Texas rapper PIMP C regrets his time....Read On

Rap mogul SEAN COMBS has laughed off a practical joke by urban website SoHipHop, which claimed the star had an allergic reaction to a skin cream he....Read On

"They don't have my phone number." PINK insists she hasn't heard from PARIS HILTON, LINDSAY LOHAN or any of the other celebrities she lampoons in her....Read On

Rappers NAS and RAKIM are planning to collaborate for the first time after chatting about the prospect of teaming up on record in an MTV interview. ....Read On

THOM BELL, MAC DAVIS, WILL JENNINGS, SYLVIA MOY and HENRY COSBY are the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The group will be....Read On

TV talent show AMERICAN IDOL has been caught up in yet another scandal after it has been revealed finalist BUCKY COVINGTON duped police to spare his....Read On

Rocker JON BON JOVI will be honoured, along with film-maker MARTIN SCORSESE, at HELP USA's annual Tribute Awards Dinner. The award ceremony....Read On

AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL made an awkward appearance on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO on Monday night (10APR06), criticising the talk show....Read On

BRITNEY SPEARS is at the centre of a Department Of Children And Family Services (DCFS) investigation after officials visited the pop star's home in....Read On

Even though he reportedly is nearing death, Pulitzer Prize-winning satirist Art Buchwald, 80, is continuing to turn out his syndicated column, from....Read On

In an unusual step for an American union or guild, the Directors Guild of America has announced its opposition to legislation being proposed in....Read On

The student newspaper of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has lambasted plans by five studios to sell movies over the Internet....Read On

The Walt Disney Co., NBC Universal, and the recently split Viacom companies, Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., have registered their opposition to a....Read On

Owners of Microsoft's game console Xbox 360 will be able to download trailers of Paramount's Mission: Impossible III and Nacho Libre and watch....Read On

Disney's marriage to Pixar took a new turn Monday when the company announced that it would be turning Finding Nemo into a musical. Unlike The Lion....Read On

Twentieth Century Fox's Ice Age: The Meltdown melted off half its earnings from its opening week but remained the top movie over the weekend....Read On

Iraqi journalists working for NBC News (and presumably for other Western news organizations) are increasingly sending their families to Syria or....Read On

Users of TiVo and other digital video recorders are being confounded by CBS's Sunday-night primetime schedule, which often is thrown out of whack....Read On

Some journalists are questioning NBC News's ethics following its acknowledgment that it paid the organization Perverted Justice at least $100,000....Read On

He may not have garnered much attention during all the hoopla over Katie Couric's decision to leave the Today show to anchor the CBS Evening News....Read On

Part One of ABC's new version of The Ten Commandments posted so-so ratings for the network Monday night. The first hour, at 9:00 p.m., won its....Read On

"Sometimes I wake up in my big-a** house and think, 'Wow, I did pretty well, didn't I?'" Actress JAIME PRESSLY is impressed with her....Read On

Hollywood star BRAD PITT has found a novel way to protect adopted son MADDOX - he has had a Buddhist prayer tattooed on his lower back. The body....Read On

British funnyman RICKY GERVAIS is joining SEAN COMBS, MOTORHEAD's LEMMY, CHEECH MARIN and FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS star HUEY in lending a voice to....Read On

LOST star NAVEEN ANDREWS has slammed his native Britain as "bloody awful" and "small-minded", and insists he'll never return to live there. Andrews,....Read On

Tennis ace ANDRE AGASSI has been praised as the perfect man by his wife STEFFI GRAF - despite her initial reluctance to date him. Graf reveals it....Read On

Bollywood star JOHN ABRAHAM faces police questioning over his weekend (08MAR06) motorcycle accident which left him injured in a Mumbai (Bombay)....Read On

ANGELINA JOLIE has reportedly accused JENNIFER ANISTON of using an appearance on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW last September (05) to turn the public....Read On

LATEST: A host of stars paid tribute to CHRISTOPHER REEVE's brave wife DANA at a special memorial service in New York City yesterday (10APR06). The....Read On

LATEST: GWYNETH PALTROW has received a stream of celebrity visitors, including husband CHRIS MARTIN and supermodel HELENA CHRISTENSEN, since giving....Read On

"He's nuts. No matter what we all say, he's nuts." AMERICAN IDOL judge RANDY JACKSON lifts the lid on the real SIMON....Read On

Greek superstar NANA MOUSKOURI is ditching pop even though her voice is still strong, as she is determined to go out with a bang. The bespectacled....Read On

Scottish violinist NICOLA BENEDETTI, Welsh baritone BRYN TERFEL and composer KARL JENKINS have been nominated for two awards each at next month's....Read On

AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL misses his former TV sparring partner SHARON OSBOURNE from their days on THE X FACTOR - and wishes he could work....Read On

LATEST: GORILLAZ mastermind DAMON ALBARN is planning to retire the animated band with a series of huge shows in entertainment mecca Las Vegas,....Read On

THE BEATLES' entire back catalogue will soon be available for download - but only when each track has been digitally remastered to perfection. The....Read On

LATEST: Pop singer GENE PITNEY's funeral will be held tomorrow morning (12APR06) in his home town of Somers, Connecticut. Pitney's body was flown....Read On

EMINEM ally and D-12 member PROOF was shot dead in Detroit, Michigan, this morning (11APR06). Proof - real name DESHAUN HOLTON - was declared dead....Read On

"Sometimes I wake up in my big-a** house and think, 'Wow, I did pretty well, didn't I?'" Actress JAIME PRESSLY is impressed with her....Read On

Hollywood star BRAD PITT has found a novel way to protect adopted son MADDOX - he has had a Buddhist prayer tattooed on his lower back. The body....Read On

British funnyman RICKY GERVAIS is joining SEAN COMBS, MOTORHEAD's LEMMY, CHEECH MARIN and FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS star HUEY in lending a voice to....Read On

LOST star NAVEEN ANDREWS has slammed his native Britain as "bloody awful" and "small-minded", and insists he'll never return to live there. Andrews,....Read On

Tennis ace ANDRE AGASSI has been praised as the perfect man by his wife STEFFI GRAF - despite her initial reluctance to date him. Graf reveals it....Read On

Bollywood star JOHN ABRAHAM faces police questioning over his weekend (08MAR06) motorcycle accident which left him injured in a Mumbai (Bombay)....Read On

ANGELINA JOLIE has reportedly accused JENNIFER ANISTON of using an appearance on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW last September (05) to turn the public....Read On

LATEST: A host of stars paid tribute to CHRISTOPHER REEVE's brave wife DANA at a special memorial service in New York City yesterday (10APR06). The....Read On

LATEST: GWYNETH PALTROW has received a stream of celebrity visitors, including husband CHRIS MARTIN and supermodel HELENA CHRISTENSEN, since giving....Read On

"He's nuts. No matter what we all say, he's nuts." AMERICAN IDOL judge RANDY JACKSON lifts the lid on the real SIMON....Read On

Greek superstar NANA MOUSKOURI is ditching pop even though her voice is still strong, as she is determined to go out with a bang. The bespectacled....Read On

Scottish violinist NICOLA BENEDETTI, Welsh baritone BRYN TERFEL and composer KARL JENKINS have been nominated for two awards each at next month's....Read On

AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL misses his former TV sparring partner SHARON OSBOURNE from their days on THE X FACTOR - and wishes he could work....Read On

LATEST: GORILLAZ mastermind DAMON ALBARN is planning to retire the animated band with a series of huge shows in entertainment mecca Las Vegas,....Read On

THE BEATLES' entire back catalogue will soon be available for download - but only when each track has been digitally remastered to perfection. The....Read On

LATEST: Pop singer GENE PITNEY's funeral will be held tomorrow morning (12APR06) in his home town of Somers, Connecticut. Pitney's body was flown....Read On

"With all the lunges, squats and leg presses, I've added an inch of muscle to my butt." Actress EVA LONGORIA has a firmer butt thanks to her vigorous....Read On

Actor RICHARD E GRANT is allergic to alcohol, but pals always assume he must be a recovering alcoholic because of his debauched performance in....Read On

ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN has grabbed the top spot in the UK movie chart, taking GBP9.8 million ($17 million) at the box office in its first weekend on....Read On

British funnyman RICKY GERVAIS has been hailed for his comedy writing, with hit show EXTRAS earning a BAFTA Craft Awards nomination. The comic....Read On

Enduring US kids TV show SESAME STREET is being exported to former warzone Kosovo in a bid to promote racial diversity. In 26 special episodes,....Read On

Former FRIENDS star LISA KUDROW has vowed to stay away from TV screens to give fans of the show more time to get over its dramatic end. The show....Read On

Former BAYWATCH star CARMEN ELECTRA could lose her Max Factor cosmetics contract after indulging in raunchy antics with a vibrating chair on a live....Read On

Movie beauty LIV TYLER is considering quitting acting for good, in favour of a quiet life in the countryside. The actress has only recently returned....Read On

Former HAPPY MONDAYS star BEZ will release his first solo recording this summer (06) - an unofficial England World Cup soccer song. The dancer, real....Read On

"When I was first starting out in the music industry, I was always coupled in the same sentence with JESSICA SIMPSON, BRITNEY SPEARS, and CHRISTINA....Read On

LATEST: TAKE THAT star JASON ORANGE has returned to rehearsals for the British boyband's hotly-anticipated reunion - less than a week after suffering....Read On

Fans of late pop singer GENE PITNEY have been branded "morbid" after selling memorabilia on auction website eBay just days after his fatal heart....Read On

SIR ELTON JOHN has kicked off the annual sale of his wardrobe cast-offs at the Rockefeller Center in New York City - with over 10,000 dazzling....Read On

Veteran hitmaker CHER is planning to take over the stage at the Coliseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, when CELINE DION ends her run next year (07). ....Read On

LATEST: MARIAH CAREY is waiting for JERMAINE DUPRI to invite her into the studio to record a duet with his lover JANET JACKSON. Carey is such a huge....Read On

FUGEES star WYCLEF JEAN has rushed to the aid of his rapper buddy BLACK ALEX who was gunned down in Haiti last week (02APR06). The READY OR NOT....Read On

MADONNA can breathe a sigh of relief after a Czech explosives firm cancelled plans to sue her for copyright infringement. The pop queen angered....Read On

Playwright EDWARD ALBEE has signed on to teach at America's Princeton University as part of the Theatre Playwriting Fellowship programme. The....Read On

LOST star NAVEEN ANDREWS is terrified his character SAYID may be killed off, because the show is ending the second season with a catastrophic event.....Read On

THE WEST WING star KRISTIN CHENOWETH has set her sights on TERI GARR's role in the upcoming Broadway, New York City, musical version of cult comedy....Read On

PUNK'D creator ASHTON KUTCHER has just staged his most ambitious TV prank ever - making actor HUGH JACKMAN think he'd accidentally blown up director....Read On

LOST star NAVEEN ANDREWS was forced to hold an exorcism when his co-stars became uncomfortable while filming scenes for the hit show on the site of a....Read On

SIN CITY film-maker ROBERT RODRIGUEZ has denied suggestions he is dating sexy actress ROSE MCGOWAN, just days after announcing his split from his....Read On

SEAN COMBS likes to spray his new Unforgivable scent on his linens before bedtime. The fragrance's primary scents are a combination of fresh....Read On

Kind-hearted jazz singer KATIE MELUA is donating all the proceeds from her forthcoming single to charity. The 21-year-old star is an ambassador for....Read On

50 CENT wears a huge $150,000 (GBP85,700) seven-karat yellow diamond ring in the video for his new song BEST FRIENDS, and rides in style in a 2007....Read On

LATEST: R+B singer ALICIA KEYS continued her awareness-raising African travels yesterday (10APR06) with a visit to a free AIDS treatment clinic in....Read On

Singer/actress MANDY MOORE is tired of being teased by friends who insist she acts like an "old woman". The CANDY hitmaker has an older group of....Read On

MICHAEL BOLTON and fiancee NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN have recorded a duet of THE SECOND TIME AROUND for the singer's latest album. BOLTON SWINGS SINATRA....Read On

JESSICA SIMPSON flew into Australia yesterday morning (10APR06) to show her support for her sister ASHLEE, who is hosting the MTV Australian Video....Read On

EMINEM will only step back into the limelight when he's toned up his physique, because he's been taking it easy for too long. The rapper admits he....Read On

LATEST: KEITH URBAN and AMERICAN IDOL star CARRIE UNDERWOOD were the big winners at last night's (10APR06) Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. ....Read On

Playboy boss HUGH HEFNER celebrated his 80th birthday by hosting a starry screening of BASIC INSTINCT 2 on Sunday night (09APR06) at the Playboy....Read On

Las Vegas, Nevada club boss JASON STRAUSS celebrated his 32nd birthday in style at the weekend (07-09APR06) with an all-star party and plenty of....Read On

CHARLIZE THERON cut short her holiday in Turkey to attend the GLAAD Media Awards in Hollywood on Saturday night (08APR06), where she was honoured....Read On

LATEST: SCARY MOVIE star CARMEN ELECTRA insists husband DAVE NAVARRO is her best friend and that's why their marriage is so successful. The actress....Read On

HARRISON FORD, who is part-Russian, was honoured at the Russian Nights Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday night (08APR06). The movie star was....Read On

TOM CRUISE has christened the 63-year-old P51 Mustang airplane he houses in a hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California KISS ME KATE. The....Read On

CHARMED actress HOLLY MARIE COMBS is expecting her second child with husband DAVID W DONOHO. The couple already have a two-year-old daughter,....Read On

THE LIFE AQUATIC star ANGELICA HUSTON has sworn off Botox injections after her face froze during her last cosmetic procedure. The actress had....Read On

Hollywood heart-throb ANTONIO BANDERAS and his wife-of-10 years MELANIE GRIFFITH are thrilled their enduring marriage has proved sceptics wrong. The....Read On

BRAD PITT is making sure his new neighbours put up with construction he's having done on his Hollywood Hills home by inviting them to a cocktail....Read On

MICHAEL DOUGLAS has started recording his own interviews because he's sick of being misquoted in print. The BASIC INSTINCT star recently blasted GQ....Read On

"I actually don't know anyone that hasn't been or isn't currently on a diet, no matter what age." PINK is sick of image-conscious....Read On

Legendary rockers THE WHO hope to release a limited edition mini-album two months ahead of their full-length comeback disc later this year (06). ....Read On

"This is the only awards show where you hear celebrities say, 'Hey, if y'all ain't gonna do anything with that red carpet, can I have it for my....Read On

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have become the first act to debut atop America's Billboard Modern Rock Chart since 1994. The California group's new tune DANI....Read On

"My toes are wiggling, my fingers are wiggling. I'm walking. I'm talking... I was expecting to bring in New Year's better than that." Rapper OBIE....Read On