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The recent death of POPE JOHN PAUL II has proved to be particularly devastating for his movie impersonator, because he's now out of a job. For....Read On

America's favourite reality contest couple ROB MARIANO and AMBER BRKICH (corr) are to wed on TV. The pair, who met and fell in love while....Read On

Political thriller THE INTERPRETER and family comedy THE PACIFIER topped the international box offices at the weekend (16-17APR05). NICOLE KIDMAN....Read On

Bosses of JENNY McCARTHY's upcoming TV series THE BAD GIRLS' GUIDE have decided to delay its release - because they don't want to compete with hit....Read On

Talk show host OPRAH WINFREY is releasing a new advice book, celebrating the five-year anniversary of her magazine O. O magazine is set to....Read On

Actress KATIE HOLMES regularly returns home to recuperate in private after prolonged spells in the media spotlight, because acting responsibly in....Read On

Movie star RUSSELL CROWE has turned part of his Coff's Harbor farm in Australia into a small park for his infant son CHARLIE. The toddler has yet....Read On

SAMUEL L JACKSON is working with bosses at hat firm Kangol to create a cap that can be worn with a tuxedo. The PULP FICTION star, who has an....Read On

JAKE GYLLENHAAL and ROBERT DOWNEY JR are to team up as real-life reporters on the trail of a San Francisco, California, serial killer. The actors....Read On

Action movie franchise XXX is set to get a woman's touch with both producer ROB COHEN and sequel star ICE CUBE pushing for the next film to feature....Read On

LEGALLY BLONDE star REESE WITHERSPOON has become the latest star to leave Hollywood's WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY (WMA). While HALLE BERRY, SARAH....Read On

Shamed former ENGLAND soccer hero STAN COLLYMORE has landed the movie role of a lifetime opposite SHARON STONE in the BASIC INSTINCT sequel. The....Read On

RUSH HOUR star CHRIS TUCKER was arrested and jailed on Sunday morning (16APR05), after Georgia police caught him speeding. Law enforcers pulled....Read On

German Cardinal JOSEPH RATZINGER has been named the new Pope. Ratzinger, who turned 78 on Saturday (16APR05) and delivered the homily at POPE....Read On

BLINK-182 drummer TRAVIS BARKER has banned cameramen from his bathroom as they shoot his new reality series - because it's where he stores all his....Read On

AMERICAN IDOL star CLAY AIKEN is sharing his nightmarish memories as a victim of school bullies in a bid to give youngsters the strength they need....Read On

VELVET REVOLVER have regular meetings to discuss any rifts or problems the bandmates might have, in a bid to keep the rock group mentally healthy. ....Read On

Late country legend JOHNNY CASH's granddaughter CAITLIN narrowly escaped death after a drug overdose four years ago (01). Cash's daughter,....Read On

Teen soul sensation JOSS STONE has a poor knowledge of music - despite promoting musical educations at the VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION last week....Read On

Hip-hop star JAY-Z is commemorating his 10th year in the music business by releasing a limited line of luxury watches. The BIG PIMPIN' rapper has....Read On

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Movie star NICK NOLTE and Canadian rocker AVRIL LAVIGNE are making their animated voiceover debuts in DREAMWORKS forthcoming feature OVER THE....Read On

Former GROWING PAINS star ALAN THICKE is hoping for third time lucky as he makes long-term lover TANYA CALLAU his third wife next month (MAY05). ....Read On

PHONE BOOTH star KATIE HOLMES desperately hopes her appearance in the forthcoming BATMAN BEGINS movie will lead to more adult film roles. Holmes....Read On

OSCAR-winner NICOLE KIDMAN has already forgotten the fake language she struggled to learn for her latest film, THE INTERPRETER. The MOULIN ROUGE!....Read On

ASHTON KUTCHER's attempt to have sex in an aeroplane toilet was thwarted when the other passengers refused to go to sleep. The JUST MARRIED actor....Read On

OSCAR-winner DENZEL WASHINGTON is using his current stint on Broadway to raise money for an AIDS charity. The 50-year-old actor is starring as....Read On

Comedian ANDY DICK was bundled off stage after infuriating crowd members at his stand-up show by dropping his trousers and exposing his private....Read On

Hollywood couple DAVID and COURTNEY COX ARQUETTE have threatened legal action against anyone who publishes photographs of their baby, after the....Read On

Australian singer and actress NATALIE IMBRUGLIA has a secret crush on MYSTIC RIVER star SEAN PENN. Imbruglia loves to watch Penn in action on....Read On

American acts GREEN DAY, SNOOP DOGG and JAMES BROWN will descend on the tiny Irish town of Naas for this year's (05) OXEGEN FESTIVAL. Naas - 32....Read On

Pop beauty NATALIE IMBRUGLIA has BONO at the top of her list of dream collaborators. The Australian singer and actress would jump at the chance....Read On

Pop babe MARIAH CAREY has attacked the paparazzi for relentlessly snapping her every move when she's trying to relax on a beach. The ALWAYS BE MY....Read On

DESTINY'S CHILD star KELLY ROWLAND has blasted people for wrongly labelling ROBBIE WILLIAMS a "cheeky" egomaniac, insisting he's a very caring....Read On

Singer LINDSAY LOHAN has broken her promise to maintain her famous red hair forever - by dying it platinum blonde. The sexy RUMORS star pledged....Read On

Cuban salsa legend JUAN PABLO TORRES died on Sunday (17APR05) in a Miami, Florida hospital. He was 59. The CUBAN MASTERS trombonist had spent....Read On

Estranged LIBERTINES frontmen PETE DOHERTY and CARL BARAT were reunited in London last night (18APR05) after an 11-month rift. The rockers....Read On

Supermodel-turned-photographer HELENA CHRISTENSEN is selling off her photos to help raise money for the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF....Read On

British funnyman STEVE COOGAN's comedy alter-ego ALAN PARTRIDGE is set to star in his own movie - but Partridge's co-creator ARMANDO IANNUCCI is....Read On

CHRISTOPHER REEVE's SUPERMAN co-star MARGOT KIDDER has blasted producers of the movie's TV spin-off SMALLVILLE, for its insensitive treatment of....Read On

TOP GUN star KELLY McGILLIS has overcome her drinking addiction but is terrified she will become an alcoholic again. The 47-year-old actress, who....Read On

Controversial director LARRY CLARK is seeking a European publisher to release a book of his shocking photographs - because US publishers are....Read On

LATEST: The estranged wife of ELIZABETH HURLEY's boyfriend ARUN NAYAR has blasted him for accusing her of mental torture in a 22-page divorce....Read On

Hollywood hunk BRAD PITT has invited TV cameras to film his forthcoming trip to Africa to raise awareness of the MAKE POVERTY HISTORY campaign. ....Read On

Hollywood icon DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR has blasted reports she's unable to leave her home due to ailing health - insisting she feels better than....Read On

Actor CHRISTIAN SLATER's mother MARY JO has made a passionate appeal to the press, begging them to stop writing about her son's love life and....Read On

COLD MOUNTAIN star JUDE LAW and fiancee SIENNA MILLER are planning a permanent move to New York, to escape the "goldfish bowl" of London life. ....Read On

SIR BOB GELDOF's daughter PEACHES hates it when people assume she was spoilt as a child - because her famous father only gave her 95 cents (50....Read On

BLUR frontman DAMON ALBARN was so overcome with emotion during a recent gig by British rockers KAISER CHIEFS he burst into tears. The TENDER....Read On

SIR ELTON JOHN enjoys his legendary music career, but insists he'd be just as happy working in a record store. The ROCKET MAN believes he would....Read On

A galaxy of stars including CHRIS MARTIN, WILL YOUNG and BEVERLEY KNIGHT are backing a British campaign urging young voters to take part in next....Read On

POP IDOL star WILL YOUNG has launched the first national domestic violence website for children. The LIGHT MY FIRE singer is the face of THE....Read On

Pop hunk JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is so impressed by his onscreen chemistry with SHARON STONE in new movie ALPHA DOG, he wants her to play his older love....Read On

British rock legends THE WHO will finally finish their postponed album - but the band's songwriter and guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND is too busy writing....Read On

The DARKNESS frontman JUSTIN HAWKINS has been left red-faced after breaking his ribs, tearing leg muscles and sustaining severe head injuries -....Read On

Former BEATLES manager BRIAN EPSTEIN engaged in homosexual acts with one member of the legendary band - the gay pop mogul's ex-aide claims in a....Read On

Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON threatened to murder the family of his child molestation accuser, a court has heard. Teenage sex accuser GAVIN....Read On

ONE TREE HILL star TYLER HILTON credits ELVIS PRESLEY for his childhood fixation with looking after his hair. While the majority of the legendary....Read On

Supermodel GISELE BUNDCHEN has discovered a secret skill as the "queen of construction" after buying and selling properties and turning a healthy....Read On

OSCAR-winning actress JODIE FOSTER is set to make a rare appearance on the big screen, after signing up to star alongside DENZEL WASHINGTON and....Read On

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA is keen to bring civil rights leader DOLORES HUERTA's (corr) story to the big screen. The actress wants to....Read On

Crew members on the set of the final STAR WARS movie were so fond of SAMUEL L JACKSON they made sure his final scene in EPISODE 3 REVENGE OF THE....Read On

Legendary horror writer STEPHEN KING's sons OWEN and JOSEPH are set to hit the big screen with their own thriller. The King brothers' film's....Read On

OSCAR winner RUSSELL CROWE urges city councils the world over to impose heavy penalties on theatrical productions that fail to entertain. The New....Read On

Hollywood hunk BEN AFFLECK is so amazed by his meteoric rise to fame - he's agreed to teach acting one day a week this summer (05) to give other....Read On

US rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN are determined to stay humble despite the band's huge success. The long-haired MESMERISE stars never expected such....Read On

Eighties pop star TAYLOR DAYNE has spent three months reinventing her look for a comeback and VH1 cameras have been filming the drastic makeover. ....Read On

Rocker GENE SIMMONS is brushing up on his comedy skills, after learning that women truly want a man with a sense of humour. The KISS bassist....Read On

British rapper DIZZEE RASCAL is hoping to make an impact on American hip-hop fans, after teaming up with Southern rap legend BUN B to record a....Read On

Rapper ICE CUBE is planning to make a series of harrowing dramas about the black struggle in America after becoming a Hollywood heavyweight after a....Read On

Rapper-turned-actor WILL SMITH is executive producing a revival of TOM COLE's 1976 play MEDAL OF HONOR RAG, starring hip-hop veteran HEAVY D. The....Read On

NICOLE RICHIE was at the centre of a restaurant fall-out recently, when her fiance ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN attacked a waiter for flirting with her. ....Read On

Movie star WILLEM DAFOE has nightmares in which he dies because he passes away so often on the big screen. The PLATOON star is so determined to....Read On

Actress JANE FONDA has explained the root of her long-running status as a political rebel - one of her ancestors was banished from Italy for....Read On

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE star KARL MALDEN has been inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers. The OSCAR-winning actor, 93, received the....Read On

Fans of QUENTIN TARANTINO's KILL BILL movies can get a rare glimpse of the director's painstaking search for a stuntwoman to double up for UMA....Read On

Movie star RUSSELL CROWE almost became a Scientologist when he first arrived in Hollywood, reading books about the celebrity religion and watching....Read On

Actor ETHAN HAWKE is hoping UMA THURMAN doesn't turn up to see him in his Broadway play HURLYBURLY - because his character says a lot of harsh....Read On

Former DYNASTY star-turned-reality TV royalty CATHERINE OXENBERG has revealed her days on the hit soap were dogged by bouts of bulimia. The....Read On

Cycling champion LANCE ARMSTRONG has announced he'll retire from professional racing after trying for a seventh straight TOUR DE FRANCE this....Read On

Actress NATASHA LYONNE was slapped with an arrest warrant yesterday (18APR05), after failing to appear in court to answer charges stemming from her....Read On

U2 fans itching to get their hands on the Irish band's anticipated book will have to wait even longer to read it - because its release date has....Read On

GRAMMY-winning stars EARTH, WIND + FIRE and NATALIE COLE will perform at the 12th ANNUAL RACE TO ERASE MS fundraiser on Friday (22APR05). The....Read On

Country great CHARLIE DANIELS has been boosting the morale of American troops stationed in war zones all over the world. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO....Read On

COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN has a guaranteed method of ensuring the British band's forthcoming third album is a hit - killing himself. The....Read On

British R+B star JAMELIA is three months pregnant with her second child, her first with soccer player boyfriend DARREN BYFIELD. The THANK YOU....Read On

Top Tejano singer LAURA CANALES has died in hospital in Texas following complications from a gall bladder operation. She was 50. Canales was....Read On

Scottish rocker EDWYN COLLINS has undergone further surgery in his gradual recovery from two near-fatal brain haemorrhages earlier this year (05). ....Read On

LATEST: LeANN RIMES has been forced to back out of hosting reality show NASHVILLE STAR for the second week in a row, after suffering a broken blood....Read On

The new OASIS album is in danger of having its release date brought forward after a batch of pirate copies were sold on auction website eBAY....Read On

The mother of MICHAEL JACKSON's child molestation accuser went on the attack in court yesterday (18APR05), claiming the King Of Pop managed to....Read On

Movie star MARTIN SHEEN has paid the ultimate tribute to his hero JAMES DEAN by narrating a new documentary about the big screen icon's life. The....Read On

Actor WILMER VALDERRAMA proved he remains devoted to his exgirlfriend MANDY MOORE, when he flew all the way to Japan to celebrate her 21st birthday....Read On

Aussie movie star ANTHONY LAPAGLIA's dreams of adapting ARTHUR MILLER's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE for the big screen have been dashed by a lack of....Read On

TITANIC star KATE WINSLET is wowing tennis aces with her court skills in New York after picking up a racket for a new movie role. The British....Read On

Former couple BRAD PITT and JENNIFER ANISTON might not live together anymore - but they can still be neighbours. Aniston is reportedly looking at....Read On

PENELOPE CRUZ and her boyfriend MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY need to get their stories straight if they're to convince the world their romance is for real. ....Read On

British funnyman ERIC IDLE loves living in Los Angeles because he can visit a therapist without becoming the butt of his friends' jokes. The....Read On

Aussie actor ANTHONY LAPAGLIA was so embarrassed about his pronounced limp he sought medical help, only to discover he needed a full left hip....Read On

JANE FONDA took slapping lessons from her MONSTER IN LAW co-star JENNIFER LOPEZ after striking her several times in rehearsals. Fonda and Lopez....Read On

Actor ROBERT BLAKE's initial offer to end his legal feud with his late wife's family has been rejected. The former BARETTA star, who was....Read On

R+B hunk USHER has revealed the secret to his great shape in the new issue of America's MEN'S HEALTH magazine - meditation and stretching. The....Read On

Pop couple BRITNEY SPEARS and KEVIN FEDERLINE are reportedly looking at buying a condominium at Las Vegas, Nevada's Hard Rock Hotel + Casino, where....Read On

Former LFO singer RICH CRONIN has been hospitalised in Massachusetts with leukaemia. The 29-year-old pop hunk was diagnosed with acute....Read On

Crooner NEIL DIAMOND is so pleased with a new album he's recording with music mogul RICK RUBIN he's hitting the road for what is sure to become one....Read On

SINEAD O'CONNOR will make her first New York live appearance in five years at the end of the month (26APR05) alongside reggae great BURNING SPEAR. ....Read On

Rocker DUFF McKAGAN credits his martial arts classes in remote Washington state for helping VELVET REVOLVER bandmate SCOTT WEILAND back to reality....Read On

GARBAGE star SHIRLEY MANSON missed out on treating a sexually-transmitted disease early on because she refused to open a Valentine's Day card from....Read On

The mother of MICHAEL JACKSON's child molestation accuser has become the latest witness in the case to admit to lying about statements she has....Read On

CNN chat show host LARRY KING has been served a subpoena to testify in MICHAEL JACKSON's defence. The news man was served with official papers as....Read On