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13/2/06 21:22:05


KILL BILL director QUENTIN TARANTINO is raising eyebrows in Sweden after being caught furiously kissing a woman in a bar. The director is in....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:05


LATEST: DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN will pick up a cool $10,000 (GBP5,555) when she performs with burlesque review the PUSSYCAT....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:05


DOWNFALL producer BERND EICHINGER is to turn his attention from ADOLF HITLER's life to another shameful part of German history - terror group the....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:05


Actress NEVE CAMPBELL was terrorised by a string of stalkers after the SCREAM horror films brought her international fame. The 32-year-old, who....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:05


LATEST: US TV network ABC is pulling COMMANDER IN CHIEF off its schedule even earlier than anticipated, due to poor ratings. The GEENA DAVIS drama....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Animation giant Disney has regained the rights to cartoon character OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT, the forerunner to MICKEY MOUSE. Late animator WALT....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN star HEATH LEDGER is reportedly in negotiations to go gay again in a new movie about screen icon ROCK HUDSON. Leading movie....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Soul queen MARY J BLIGE is still furious over the way she was treated by some of her relatives when growing up. The NO MORE DRAMA hitmaker insists....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


MTV is launching a new version of its hit international music channel in the Ukraine. MTV vice-president DEAN POSSENNINSKIE, responsible for....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Rock legends PINK FLOYD have been inducted into Playboy magazine's Hall of Fame for their "unprecedented combined commercial and musical gravitas". ....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


BACKSTREET BOYS star NICK CARTER's ex-girlfriend WILLA FORD avoided a Las Vegas, Nevada, nightclub fight with PARIS HILTON by warning the heiress'....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Pop princess BRITNEY SPEARS will be heading to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend the first Mardi Gras celebration since Hurricane Katrina hit last....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


WHITNEY HOUSTON is set to make another live comeback at the Winter Olympics in Torino (Turin), Italy, when she performs at an upcoming medals....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Hip-hop star DARRYL 'DMC' McDANIELS is thankful he was given up for adoption because it indirectly contributed to his successful music career. ....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Rock group VAN HALEN will be the next big reality stars when they look for their new lead singer on reality talent show ROCK STAR: THE SERIES. The....Read On


13/2/06 21:22:04


Former CREED frontman SCOTT STAPP was arrested on Saturday (11FEB06) at the Los Angeles airport for public intoxication - while trying to leave on....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:04


The New Montreal FilmFest, which launched last September with the intent of stealing the thunder away from the long-established Montreal World Film....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


The Berlin Film Festival on its fourth day already had a clear front-runner in the competition for its top Golden Bear award -- Robert Altman's A....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


Former Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch has subpoenaed former super agent and Disney President Michael Ovitz to give a deposition in her....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


In order to gain a PC rating for the new Pink Panther movie, Sony movie chief Amy Pascal ordered numerous cuts in the film, including references to....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


In a shot-in-the-dark surprise, the Steve Martin version of The Pink Panther opened with $21.7 million over the weekend, well above estimates. It....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


The British telephone company BT Group, along with British cell-phone provider Virgin Mobile and Microsoft, is reportedly teaming up to launch the....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


Talk about a "complicated pregnancy" -- ABC is now facing the question of who will replace Elizabeth Vargas on World News Tonight when she gives....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


NBC Universal, which paid $613 million for broadcast rights to the two-week Winter Olympics from Turin, Italy, will gross about $900 million from....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


On Sunday night, NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics edged out ABC's Desperate Housewives in the 9:00 p.m. hour, as the Olympics scored a 14.7....Read On


13/2/06 18:13:03


Like some returning Olympic medalists, NBC's coverage of the Torino Games performed strongly between Friday and Sunday (Friday's ratings were the....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:05


Sultry actress NEVE CAMPBELL finds it difficult to consider herself beautiful - despite having become a popular men's pin-up. The SCREAM star,....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:05


KIEFER SUTHERLAND insists his character JACK BAUER in TV thriller 24 should die if the show is to have a good ending. The Hollywood star, who has....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:05


Actor ANDY SERKIS wants to meet serial killer IAN BRADY - in preparation for his portrayal of the infamous murderer on a new British television....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:05


Revered actor MORGAN FREEMAN is anxious about his role in forthcoming film 10 ITEMS OR LESS, because it will be his first romantic lead since an....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


ISABELLA ROSSELLINI has a special gift for her late father ROBERTO ROSSELLINI's 100th birthday in May (08MAY06) - she has written a book in....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


Actress KELLY BROOK is so close to ex-boyfriend JASON STATHAM, he may attend her upcoming wedding to Hollywood star BILLY ZANE. The British beauty....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


GEORGE CLOONEY's GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK will be honoured as the Most Valuable Movie Of The Year at today's (13FEB06) charity event Cinema For....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


Veteran rocker PAUL WELLER refuses to be branded middle class simply because he has money and a large house. The former THE JAM and STYLE COUNCIL....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


Singer/songwriter Norah Jones is set to make her Hollywood breakthrough - in a film by acclaimed Hong Kong director WONG KAR WAI. Working under....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


Hip-hop star DARRYL 'DMC' McDANIELS has given his new album a political twist - because he feels current affairs are more important than lyrics....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN has claimed the band's next album will not just the best they have ever done - it will be the best in history. The....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


Icelandic star BJORK is struggling to come to terms with her visit to Banda Aceh in Indonesia last month (JAN06). The PLAY DEAD singer visited the....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:04


LATEST: Rappers Q-TIP AND COMMON will be responsible for organising a memorial concert for the late hip-hop producer J DILLA, who died on 10....Read On


13/2/06 17:17:03


Rapper KANYE WEST holds vote-sharing responsible for losing out to U2 for the Grammy Album of the Year award. But West, who walked away with three....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:06


American comedian BERNIE MAC is abandoning his funnyman persona to star in his first serious screen drama - PDR (PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:06


NEIL JORDAN has pulled out making proposed movie BORGIA - even though COLIN FARRELL and SCARLET JOHANNSON were lined up to star. The real-life....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:06


Former CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG child star HEATHER RIPLEY blames her early brush with fame for ruining her life and leaving her in therapy. The....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


SYLVESTER STALLONE has signed up to direct RAMBO 4 when he finishes work on ROCKY BALBOA - the sixth installment in the boxing movie series. The....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


Thailand's film industry chief SOMSAK TECHARATANAPRASERT has resigned from his post after boycotting preparations for the Bangkok International Film....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


British royal PRINCE WILLIAM and his girlfriend KATE MIDDLETON will soon have their own private lovenest - built on QUEEN ELIZABETH II's Balmoral....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


British actor HUGH GRANT has found fans in high places after Hungarian Prime Minister FERENC GYURCSANY revealed his fondness for the star in an....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


TOM CRUISE is threatening to sue acclaimed biographer ANDREW MORTON after discovering he has hired a gay porn star to shed light on his private....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


Former THREE DEGREES star SHEILA FERGUSON has put the racial abuse she suffered at an English theatre behind her, after falling love with a....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


Seventies singer LEO SAYER is planning to return to Britain following his return to the top of the UK charts - after a hiatus spanning nearly three....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


British rocker ROD STEWART has been offered the chance to wow fans every night, with a residency in Las Vegas, Nevada. The MAGGIE MAY hitmaker,....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


ANDREA BOCELLI has come under fire from his rival VITTORIO GRIGOLO, after the blind tenor slammed modern music's lack of creativity. The....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY blames his celebrity status for his drug addiction, despite claiming he isn't "much of a junkie". The BABYSHAMBLES....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:05


Rocker MEAT LOAF narrowly avoided injury after an over-loaded jet bringing him to England almost lost control when it landed in Manchester. The....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:04


Photographer DAVID LaCHAPELLE has hit pop sisters JESSICA and ASHLEE SIMPSON with a $10,000 (GBP5,500) bill after they cancelled a raunchy photo....Read On


13/2/06 14:07:04


Pop superstar JANET JACKSON has reportedly been ordered to lose weight immediately - or face being dumped by her record label. The RHYTHM NATION....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


Reformed Hollywood badboy KIEFER SUTHERLAND has found a new way to get high since he quit drugs - cooking. The 24 star is now clean after....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


Actress SIGOURNEY WEAVER has come to view everyday life as absurd, after spending time with a group of autistic people changed her worldly....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


Actor GEORGE CLOONEY is depressed he managed to pile on so much weight so quickly for his role as CIA operative BOB BARNES in SYRIANA. The....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES hunk JAMES DENTON was shocked to read reports of his female co-stars' alleged rivalry, insisting the sexy actresses all get....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


Canadian actress NEVE CAMPBELL hopes her London theatre debut will silence critics who try to label her a horror movie star. Despite starring in....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


Chat show host OPRAH WINFREY is baffled when her private life is featured in tabloids, because she always keeps her relationship behind closed....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:05


MARY J BLIGE is proud to be low-maintenance, after throwing tantrums and being a "terrible person" during her drink and drug addictions. Blige....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


Rockers KASABIAN have hailed newcomers ARCTIC MONKEYS as the saviours of British music, insisting they should be named British Breakthrough Act at....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


Soul star MARY J BLIGE is baffled by young stars releasing autobiographies, insisting she won't tell her life story until she's 80 years old. The....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


British rockers HARD-FI are desperate for superstar MADONNA to cover one of their songs. The HARD TO BEAT foursome are up for two Brit Awards on....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


A new musical based on the life of legendary performer SAMMY DAVIS JR is set to debut on 22 February (06) in Connecticut. MR BONJANGLES: THE....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


British pop trio SUGABABES are upset they have not been nominated in the Best Pop Act category at Wednesday's (15FEB06) Brit Awards, because they....Read On


13/2/06 9:06:04


LATEST: Singer/songwriter JAMES BLUNT has hit back at PAUL WELLER, declaring he "doesn't care" what the rock veteran thinks of him. The former THE....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


THE CONSTANT GARDENER star RACHEL WEISZ was bombarded with advice from local African women who actually thought she was pregnant while shooting the....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


A BEAUTIFUL MIND star PAUL BETTANY was shocked into quitting smoking after seeing his son, STELLAN, mimicking his bad behaviour. The English....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


Comedian STEVE MARTIN'S portrayal of INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU in THE PINK PANTHER pounced to the top of the US box office with a $21.7 million (GBP12....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


Shirts worn by HEATH LEDGER and JAKE GYLLENHAAL in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN are being auctioned off on website eBay.com for charity. The two men's....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


British actress THANDIE NEWTON has laughed off reports she is set to become the next JAMES BOND girl opposite DANIEL CRAIG. The MUNICH heart-throb....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


JAWS author PETER BENCHLEY died in his Princeton, New Jersey home on Saturday night (11FEB06). He was 65. The writer, whose 1974 best-selling....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


Hollywood veteran ROBERT REDFORD fears his Sundance Film Festival is growing too big, after seeing celebrities like PARIS HILTON attend the event. ....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


NICK LACHEY's brother DREW is begging his wife to stay calm and collected as he competes for first place in TV dance contest DANCING WITH THE STARS....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:05


Seventies singer LEO SAYER has returned to the top of the UK singles chart - after a 29 year hiatus. The curly-haired star's 1977 song THUNDER IN....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


Country crooner ALAN JACKSON is turning an album of gospel tunes he originally recorded as a Christmas present to his mother into his latest....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


R+B singer MARY J BLIGE is horrified every time she turns on MTV and sees sexy young singers writhing around in skimpy outfits. The I'M GOIN' DOWN....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


THE ROLLING STONES and one million of their fans will take over one of Brazil's famed beaches for a free rock and roll extravaganza on Saturday....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


Disgraced British glam rocker GARY GLITTER has been banned from seeing his son, following his arrest for committing obscene acts against two young....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


LATEST: Urban stars AHMIR '?UESTLOVE' THOMPSON, PROOF, T3 and RJ RICE have paid tribute to late hip-hop producer J DILLA, who died on Friday....Read On


13/2/06 2:51:04


LATEST: Rap star BUSTA RHYMES was a no-show at the funeral for his slain bodyguard on Friday (10FEB06) and is still wanted by the police for....Read On





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