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GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS founder NORRIS McWHIRTER has died at his home in south west England after suffering a heart attack during a game of....Read On

Movie star DENZEL WASHINGTON has become the latest celebrity AMERICAN IDOL fan. The OSCAR winner admits he loves the TV talent show and watches....Read On

X-MEN beauty REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS was disappointed with ROBERT DE NIRO when she first met him, because he didn't live up to her immortal....Read On

Saucy actress ROSARIO DAWSON is a big fan of EWAN McGREGOR'S oft-displayed penis. The SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK beauty - who recently dated Irish....Read On

QUENTIN TARANTINO loves to take BRITNEY SPEARS out with him whenever he's driving around in his PUSSY WAGON. The quirky movie maker and music....Read On

SCOOBY DOO actress SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR was banned from eating in McDONALD'S as a child - by the multi-million dollar company itself. The....Read On

WHOOPI GOLDBERG is anxious about the season finale of her sitcom - because she's still waiting for bosses give her the go-ahead for another....Read On

Basketball star DENNIS RODMAN has been put under heavy restriction on the road, after pleading no contest to drunken driving charge. Rodman, 42,....Read On

Newly-single superstar UMA THURMAN is glad she had to do promotional duties for KILL BILL: VOL 1 straight after announcing her split from ETHAN....Read On

KILL BILL beauty VIVICA A FOX still misses former lover 50 CENT - despite the bitter nature of their break-up. The 39-year-old actress, who dated....Read On

Dearly departed punk icon JOEY RAMONE is to be remembered at a 19 May (04) concert at New York's IRVING PLAZA. The fourth annual LIFE'S A GAS....Read On

Former THE SMITHS star MORRISSEY is convinced he'll never find a partner to share his life with, because he's happier being alone. The Los....Read On

Former SMASHING PUMPKINS star BILLY CORGAN wowed fans at a hometown show in Chicago, Illinois, last night (19APR04) when he unveiled a series of....Read On

Veteran rocker SLASH is taking a break from his first tour with VELVET REVOLVER this summer (04), to prepare for the birth of his son. The tour,....Read On

BARRY MANILOW turned down the opportunity to judge the current finalists on AMERICAN IDOL, because he couldn't bear the thought of crushing the....Read On

Music mogul SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS is bringing his distinctive fashion sense to the world's women - by launching a female SEAN JOHN range. The I....Read On

Rocker SHERYL CROW is to perform a unique concert in May (04) - on board a UNITED AIRLINES flight across America. The FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST....Read On

MEL GIBSON's controversial THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST has been released a month early (APR04) in Peru after an influx of pirate DVD copies. The....Read On

Acting veteran JOAN COLLINS wishes she'd been cast as movie heroine SCARLETT O'HARA - even though she concedes VIVIEN LEIGH's performance is....Read On

British author SALMAN RUSHDIE has delayed his honeymoon - to attend a New York gala for the PEN writer's group this evening (20APR04). The....Read On

Shock-jock HOWARD STERN has commissioned a remake of original 'high school' movie PORKY'S. The seminal teen film is being rewritten by CRAIG MOSS....Read On

Irish star PIERCE BROSNAN uses JAMES BOND movies to brush up on his painting. The actor insists on having an easel set up with canvases in his....Read On

MATRIX heroine CARRIE-ANNE MOSS has signed a deal to star opposite TOM CRUISE in upcoming sequel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3. The Australian actress,....Read On

STAR WARS creator GEORGE LUCAS is giving fans a tantalising glimpse of the origins of cult character DARTH VADER in a new DVD collection. Prior....Read On

Movie superstar BRAD PITT experienced such severe cravings when he quit smoking recently he was "ready to kill". The FIGHT CLUB actor, 40, was....Read On

Blues legend B.B. KING has been forced to cancel his annual homecoming in Indianola, Mississippi because he needs cataract surgery. The....Read On

Singer ANASTACIA has found a friend for life in fellow cancer sufferer SHARON OSBOURNE, after they bonded over the disease. The I'M OUTTA LOVE....Read On

Scottish rockers TRAVIS have been forced to scrap their Japanese tour - after frontman FRAN HEALY was hospitalised with a viral infection. The....Read On

Troubled pop star MICHAEL JACKSON's brother JERMAINE has slammed America's foreign policy - dubbing Muslims "the new Negroes". The former JACKSON....Read On

Former BOYZONE frontman RONAN KEATING has unveiled plans to reunite the group for a farewell tour. The LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER hitmaker met up....Read On

Hip hop star EMINEM's mother DEBBIE NELSON saw the youth who carjacked her in January (04) jailed for four years yesterday (19APR04). The....Read On

MICHAEL JACKSON is vowing to sue the man who has sold some of the pop star's belongings for $1.4 million (GBP792,000), after a court ruled the....Read On

LATEST: Flamboyant rapper LIL' KIM is facing ten years in jail after being charged with lying to an American grand jury. The 28-year-old, real....Read On

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL star MACKENZIE CROOK has been unemployed for months - and he's worried his career is stalling. ....Read On

COLIN FIRTH is relieved filming has finished on the new BRIDGET JONES movie - because he doesn't have to fight HUGH GRANT anymore. The two actors....Read On

Hollywood veteran PAUL NEWMAN regrets clearing out all his tuxedos from his wardrobe - because his wife loves seeing him in a smart suit. The....Read On

Former couple BILLY BOB THORNTON and ANGELINA JOLIE have kept their blood-filled love gifts to each other - despite divorcing almost a year ago. ....Read On

DAVID BECKHAM's alleged mistress REBECCA LOOS has blamed the soccer superstar's pop singer wife VICTORIA for their alleged affair. Loos, who used....Read On

WARREN BEATTY was on the brink of starring in KILL BILL before QUENTIN TARANTINO changed his mind - but the maverick director has promised the star....Read On

SEX AND THE CITY STAR CHRIS NOTH lived up to his ladykilling reputation at the BAFTA AWARDS ceremony on Sunday (18APR04) - by kissing top British....Read On

Rising soul star JOSS STONE found her appearance at Sunday's (18APR04) VH1 DIVAS show "hilarious" - because of the outlandish costumes. British....Read On

British pop star JENNY FROST is joining hardcore rapper 50 CENT as a driver at this year's (04) GUMBALL 3000 car rally. The former ATOMIC KITTEN....Read On

VOICE OF AN ANGEL singer CHARLOTTE CHURCH is refusing to pose semi-naked in raunchy men's magazines - because the photos would upset her family. ....Read On

Music mogul SIMON COWELL has been accused of becoming a diva - after creating a scene when doormen at a Las Vegas casino refused to bow to his....Read On

Badboy rockers OASIS are in danger of splitting up following another fight between brothers LIAM and NOEL GALLAGHER. The WONDERWALL band are in....Read On

Teen soprano CHARLOTTE CHURCH was offered cocaine at a celebrity bash when she was thirteen years old - yards from where her mother was standing. ....Read On

U2 frontman BONO has received the backing of artists and media giants, after he was reprimanded by America's decency watchdogs the FEDERAL....Read On

The characters of hit cartoon series THE SIMPSONS have been immortalised as hand-painted, plastic drinking tools. HOMER SIMPSON and BARNEY are....Read On

Movie star BILLY BOB THORNTON used to make clay penises for plastic action figures, before finding fame in Hollywood. The 48-year-old BAD SANTA....Read On

Veteran star BURT REYNOLDS found it difficult to impress his father with his Hollywood career - because he refused to accept his acting as real....Read On

Former BAYWATCH beauty CARMEN ELECTRA is giving America's men style tips in an advertising campaign for MAXIM magazine's new hair colour range. ....Read On

JOHN CLEESE is turning his attention to internet projects because he's tired of appearing in TV flops and lengthy movies. The former MONTY PYTHON....Read On

Hollywood actor BILLY BOB THORNTON has declared his support for marijuana - because he believes it causes far less violence than alcohol. The....Read On

Superstar JENNIFER LOPEZ caused chaos on Sunday (18APR04) when she upstaged DENZEL WASHINGTON at his own film premiere in Hollywood. Lopez tried....Read On

Nineties rockers SEBADOH have reformed for a tour after getting together for an autism charity event earlier this year (04). Singer LOU BARLOW....Read On

Canadian rocker ALANIS MORISSETTE knows when a relationship is doomed - the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, tells her. The IRONIC singer often....Read On

Fans at country star KENNY CHESNEY's Oklahoma City concert were forced to choose from a limited number of T-shirts, after a truck carrying the....Read On

BRYAN ADAMS' ex-girlfriend CECILIE THOMSEN had an embarrassing reunion with PIERCE BROSNAN when she was picked out of the audience during a recent....Read On

SLIPKNOT credit their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, with their twisted take on rock. The masked musicians often commit acts of bodily harm as....Read On

Music legend BRIAN WILSON's first studio album in six years includes a special treat for fans - a duet with his late brother CARL. GETTIN' IN....Read On

NYPD BLUE star DENNIS FRANZ has found the majority of his acting roles similar - because he's played 30 different police characters. The former....Read On

Basketball legend MICHAEL JORDAN is facing a battle with workers in New York City, after they filed a lawsuit complaining about the smells coming....Read On

NICOLE KIDMAN, PETER JACKSON and MEL GIBSON have joined soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM, PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH and ex-President BILL CLINTON on TIME....Read On

Hollywood hunk FREDDIE PRINZE JR has been selected as the voice of DELGO in the upcoming computer-generated movie. FATHOM has revealed that....Read On

Bosses of SYLVESTER STALLONE's upcoming boxing reality series are furious after learning champion fighter OSCAR DE LA HOYA plans to make a....Read On

Superstar JENNIFER LOPEZ stunned celebrity guests at the Hollywood premiere of new movie MAN ON FIRE, by publicly and passionately embracing new....Read On

Hollywood star NICOLE KIDMAN has reportedly been saved from choking by a quick-thinking restaurant waiter. According to British newspaper the....Read On

Soccer legend DIEGO MARADONA is in critical condition in a hospital in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, suffering from heart and respiratory....Read On

The British artist who gave rockers YES their distinctive album artwork is branching out with a set of decorative mugs. ROGER DEAN has designed....Read On

A $95,000 (52,780) violin lost by a Pennsylvania musician has been found in a New York alley. The An 18th-century BARTOLOMEO CALVAROS (corr)....Read On

CREED frontman Scott Stapp is revelling in his new role as a real estate mogul. The rocker became an active investor when he founded LION'S SHARE....Read On

BOB DYLAN has come clean about one of his most famous folk anthems - he stole the inspiration for THE TIMES ARE A-CHANGING from a traditional....Read On

Teenage singing star CHARLOTTE CHURCH is set to stun viewers of a new documentary about her - by swearing and smoking throughout the film. The....Read On

Former BLUR guitarist GRAHAM COXON has hit out at claims his solo material copies songs he made with the British rockers. Coxon's critics claim....Read On

COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN is hoping his first child with actress wife GWYNETH PALTROW will follow in his musical footsteps - he has been....Read On

Singing superstar CHARLOTTE CHURCH has confessed she still loves her badboy ex boyfriend STEVEN JOHNSON. The 18-year-old soprano split from part....Read On

British band COLDPLAY are planning a massive world tour next year (05). The CLOCKS rockers have kept tight lipped about plans to hit the road -....Read On