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24/2/06 22:32:47


Actress REBECCA ROMIJN will pay tribute to her character MYSTIQUE in X-MEN in her new TV sitcom, PEPPER DENNIS, when her character is sprayed by an....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Cult director QUENTIN TARANTINO once considered complying with a kinky fan's request to sport a French maid outfit and clean their apartment. ....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


JACKASS star BAM MARGERA is set to marry his actress girlfriend MISSY ROTHSTEIN after a whirlwind courtship. The VIVA LA BAM prankster, who was....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Television executives announced yesterday (23FEB06) that four local version of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES will be produced for Latin American TV. AMAS....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Actor WILL SMITH is so impressed by the prolific Indian film industry, he is calling for closer links between Hollywood and Bollywood. The MEN IN....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Acting veteran SHIRLEY MacLAINE has blasted Hollywood studios for not making enough movies for the elder filmgoers. The TERMS OF ENDEARMENT star,....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Movie star GEORGE CLOONEY insists he could never run for office - because his past is too debauched. The screen heart-throb insists he could never....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


LATEST: Director JASON REITMAN has solved the mystery of KATIE HOLMES' deleted sex scene in THANK YOU FOR SMOKING - the reel of film was lost. ....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Former ALLY McBEAL star CALISTA FLOCKHART is returning to TV in the drama series BROTHERS AND SISTERS. The actress will join SIX FEET UNDER star....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Former 007 SIR ROGER MOORE has leaped to the defence of new JAMES BOND star DANIEL CRAIG, insisting no one can criticise the blond actor until they....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


BRAD PITT and JENNIFER ANISTON have slashed the asking price on their Beverly Hills, California mansion from $28 million (GBP16.5 million) to $24.95....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Singer JAMES BLUNT is thrilled by the success of his soulful single YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, but insists it's the least meaningful song on his debut album,....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


English rocker IAN BROWN has hit out at musicians who are motivated by money - insisting they would be better off working in a bank. The former....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL singer JAMES BLUNT has lashed out at people who label him as "sensitive" and insists he is actually emotionally stunted. Blunt....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


Country star JIMMY BUFFETT has announced he will be touring this summer (06), after previously declaring he'd be taking the season off. The....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


British health executive COLIN BLACKMORE has hit back at MORRISSEY for supporting violent animal rights activists. The vegan singer claimed....Read On


24/2/06 22:32:47


A free CARLOS SANTANA concert to mark the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco, California earthquake has been cancelled, after organisers failed to....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:05


Actress REBECCA ROMIJN will pay tribute to her character MYSTIQUE in X-MEN in her new TV sitcom, PEPPER DENNIS, when her character is sprayed by an....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Cult director QUENTIN TARANTINO once considered complying with a kinky fan's request to sport a French maid outfit and clean their apartment. ....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


JACKASS star BAM MARGERA is set to marry his actress girlfriend MISSY ROTHSTEIN after a whirlwind courtship. The VIVA LA BAM prankster, who was....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Television executives announced yesterday (23FEB06) that four local version of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES will be produced for Latin American TV. AMAS....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Actor WILL SMITH is so impressed by the prolific Indian film industry, he is calling for closer links between Hollywood and Bollywood. The MEN IN....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Acting veteran SHIRLEY MacLAINE has blasted Hollywood studios for not making enough movies for the elder filmgoers. The TERMS OF ENDEARMENT star,....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Movie star GEORGE CLOONEY insists he could never run for office - because his past is too debauched. The screen heart-throb insists he could never....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


LATEST: Director JASON REITMAN has solved the mystery of KATIE HOLMES' deleted sex scene in THANK YOU FOR SMOKING - the reel of film was lost. ....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Former ALLY McBEAL star CALISTA FLOCKHART is returning to TV in the drama series BROTHERS AND SISTERS. The actress will join SIX FEET UNDER star....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Former 007 SIR ROGER MOORE has leaped to the defence of new JAMES BOND star DANIEL CRAIG, insisting no one can criticise the blond actor until they....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


BRAD PITT and JENNIFER ANISTON have slashed the asking price on their Beverly Hills, California mansion from $28 million (GBP16.5 million) to $24.95....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Singer JAMES BLUNT is thrilled by the success of his soulful single YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, but insists it's the least meaningful song on his debut album,....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


English rocker IAN BROWN has hit out at musicians who are motivated by money - insisting they would be better off working in a bank. The former....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL singer JAMES BLUNT has lashed out at people who label him as "sensitive" and insists he is actually emotionally stunted. Blunt....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


Country star JIMMY BUFFETT has announced he will be touring this summer (06), after previously declaring he'd be taking the season off. The....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:04


British health executive COLIN BLACKMORE has hit back at MORRISSEY for supporting violent animal rights activists. The vegan singer claimed....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:03


A free CARLOS SANTANA concert to mark the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco, California earthquake has been cancelled, after organisers failed to....Read On


24/2/06 19:46:03


Irish supergroup U2 rocked a Brazilian carnival on Thursday (23FEB06), only days after the ROLLING STONES played to two million fans in Rio de....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:04


Germany's largest movie chain, CinemaxX, has pulled the hit Turkish film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, following accusations that the film is....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:04


Sony Pictures on Thursday distributed the first poster art for Spider-Man 3, a movie that is not scheduled for release until May 2007. The poster....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:04


Film critics have expressed consternation over a Duke University study released Wednesday that concluded that many movie critics, faced with a huge....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


The Writers Guild of America - West, which, like the Screen Actors Guild, has been deeply divided into activist and moderate camps of late, has....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Running Scared should have a good run indeed, if critics' reactions are any indication. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times gives the movie three....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Analysts are puzzling over whether Tyler Perry's second movie, Madea's Family Reunion, will exceed the (surprise) $21.9-million opening of his....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Radio and TV stations are not worth as much as they once were. That fact appeared underscored Thursday after CBS Inc. announced that it had taken a....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Bedeviled by digital video recorders that permit users to skip commercials, the Foote Cone & Belding advertising agency has developed a new....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Turner Broadcasting, which made the Atlanta Braves virtually a national baseball club by distributing their games via satellite to cable systems....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


ABC News chief David Westin has told staffers that World News Tonight co-anchor Bob Woodruff "continues to make good progress." In an email sent....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


Despite receiving much critical praise while boosting ratings for the CBS Evening News, Bob Schieffer indicated Thursday that he has not even....Read On


24/2/06 18:33:03


With CBS, the usual Thursday-night winner, drawing only so-so numbers with the new Survivor: Panama and two hours of reruns, NBC, which once....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


British heart-throb JAMES PUREFOY is still enjoying the financial benefits of terrorist thriller V FOR VENDETTA, despite quitting the movie halfway....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


STEVEN SODERBERGH is finding making his ERNESTO 'CHE' GUEVARA biopic even more difficult, after the success of 2004 movie THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES. ....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


FRASIER star KELSEY GRAMMER is taking his role in comic book blockbuster X-MEN 3 deadly seriously - he's using WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE as inspiration. ....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


LATEST: SIR BEN KINGSLEY demanded LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN co-star MORGAN FREEMAN address him using his official title - but the Oscar winner was happy....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


The menopause has driven Oscar-winning actress WHOOPI GOLDBERG completely mad. The COLOR PURPLE star, who celebrated her 50th birthday in November....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


Actor JOSH HARTNETT is set to play tragic jazz trumpeter CHET BAKER in a WALK THE LINE style movie biopic. The film will chronicle the life of....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


PIERCE BROSNAN's son CHRIS is celebrating sobriety after years of drug and legal problems. The Irish actor adopted Chris when he married his birth....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:05


British film couple KATE WINSLET and SAM MENDES have finally decided on a movie project, years after declaring they would love to work together. ....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


LATEST: Director LEE TAMAHORI must clean the streets of Hollywood as part of his probation deal for criminal trespass charges. The 55-year-old....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


DAMIEN MARLEY admits he has inherited his famous father's love of smoking marijuana - because he cannot relax without it. The reggae star and son....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


Singer MORRISSEY has found an unusual companion in his new hometown of Rome - former World middleweight boxing champion CHRIS EUBANK. The recently....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


STATUS QUO guitarist RICK PARFITT's gravelly voice has turned smooth since he had potentially cancerous growths removed from his throat. The SWEET....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


Pop star JANET JACKSON's notorious "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl will cost US TV bosses $550,000 (GBP315,000) in censorship fines,....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


BUZZCOCKS star STEVE DIGGLE has praised controversial British rocker PETE DOHERTY - simply for not being like JAMES BLUNT. The EVER FALLEN IN....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


THE STROKES drummer FABRIZIO MORETTI cut short his appearance at the NME awards in London last night, so he could return home to have sex with....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


LATEST: PINK FLOYD legend DAVID GILMOUR was offered a fortune to tour after the band's feted Live 8 appearance - with or without bandmate ROGER....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:04


R+B heart-throb MARIO is suing former manager TROY PATTERSON for allegedly pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his phenomenal record....Read On


24/2/06 14:01:03


LATEST: A secret audio recording reveals hip-hop star BUSTA RHYMES being verbally abused by the suspected killer of his bodyguard ISRAEL RAMIREZ,....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:06


CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION star MARG HELGENBERGER is desperate for the chance to act opposite a romantic leading man, instead of a forensic....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:06


CRASH star JENNIFER ESPOSITO will only move out of her New York apartment if her next home comes with a view of a naked, dancing man. The sexy....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


US TV star PATRICK DEMPSEY is set to shock fans on broadcaster BARBARA WALTERS' upcoming pre-Oscars special by revealing he's dyslexic. The 1980s....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION star MARG HELGENBERGER is fascinated by the diversity of Las Vegas, Nevada, where the show is set, especially the....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


CAPOTE star PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN is thrilled with his Oscar nomination, because it means he gets to spend quality time with the other nominees. ....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Oscar-winner HILARY SWANK has signed a multi-million dollar contract to be the face of Guerlain's new autumn (06) perfume. The fragrance company....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Actor MICKEY ROURKE has grown so attached his SIN CITY director ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, he's moving home to be closer to him. The ANGEL HEART star had a....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Former BAYWATCH star CARMEN ELECTRA and singer ASHLEE SIMPSON will try their hand at interior designing by creating suites for the newest HARD ROCK....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


WILLIAM H MACY has volunteered to be an ambassador for Los Angeles, because he is sick of the city's bad reputation. Despite many stars' claims LA....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Hollywood sweetheart CHARLIZE THERON tried to become a German before settling in the US. The Academy Award winner applied for ctizenship using her....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Acting legend DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR will celebrate her 74th birthday on Monday (27FEB06) by donating a $300,000 (GBP175,000) mobile medical unit to....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Country singer DOLLY PARTON jumped at the chance to write the theme song for movie TRANSAMERICA, about a transsexual, because she always felt like....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


Rapper JUVENILE's new music video for GET YA HUSTLE ON is a scathing attack on US politicians who failed to act when Hurricane Katrina devastated....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:05


LINDSAY LOHAN added DJ to her impressive resume when she played her favourite tunes at a wrap party for her latest film CHAPTER 27. The....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:04


BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE owes the group for saving her life and her sanity - she was homeless and hooked on crystal methamphetamine in the months....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:04


Country legend JOHNNY CASH has topped a new list of Awesomely Dead Rock Stars. The WALK THE LINE singer beat rapper NOTORIOUS BIG and one-time....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:04


PINK, AVRIL LAVIGNE, EVE, CHARLIZE THERON and ROSARIO DAWSON are among the celebrities who have signed on to star in new charity ads for footwear....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:04


PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SNOOP DOGG will headline concerts in South Africa in April (06) as part of the country's first People's Celebration. The....Read On


24/2/06 9:25:04


Twenty ROLLING STONES fans were injured and dozens arrested last night (23FEB06) when violence broke out at the band's gig in Buenos Aires,....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:06


Hit 2005 comedy WEDDING CRASHERS has been shamed with the Black Lung Award for promoting nicotine use in unnecessary smoking scenes. The VINCE....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:06


THE OC star MISCHA BARTON and KING KONG's damsel in distress NAOMI WATTS have topped a new poll to find the Most Eligible Women in the United....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:06


Oscar-nominee CHARLIZE THERON is set to raise temperatures in a provocative new TV ad for Dior's J'Adore perfume - by ripping off her clothes. The....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


EDDIE MURPHY's estranged wife NICOLE MITCHELL dredges up the past in a new interview about the break-up of her marriage, insisting she still doesn't....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


Mum-to-be KATIE HOLMES has given up on her education eight years after she was accepted by prestigious American university Columbia. The future....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


LATEST: The body of a paparazzo facing battery charges in an incident involving actress REESE WITHERSPOON has been positively identified by the Los....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


DENZEL WASHINGTON has fired back at reports his marriage is in trouble due to his womanising ways. The Oscar-winner is still puzzled by the....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is dating her PRIDE + PREJUDICE co-star RUPERT FRIEND. The Oscar-nominee is seen kissing Friend - who played MR WICKHAM in the....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


British royal PRINCESS BEATRICE is dating her first serious boyfriend - an American socialite who once faced manslaughter charges following a....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


Cult indie rocker STEPHEN MALKMUS has called off his spring tour because he can't find a drummer. The former PAVEMENT frontman was forced to look....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


Cult US rockers MY MORNING JACKET are among the big names up for numerous honours at the upcoming sixth annual Jammy Awards in New York City. The....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


Revered gospel star ANTHONY BURGER collapsed and died during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday (22FEB06). He was 44. The Dove....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:05


TOM'S DINER singer SUZANNE VEGA is a married woman again after exchanging vows with lawyer PAUL MILLS. Vega and Hill wed in New York City on 11....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


RAY CHARLES collaborator/arranger SID FELLER has died. He was 89. Feller, who had a history of heart trouble, died on 16 February (06) at his home....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


Singer DOLLY PARTON has been bombarded with hate mail because of her popularity with the gay community. The COAT OF MANY COLORS singer has a large....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


Jailed rapper C-MURDER has lodged a new request for a retrial with the Louisiana Supreme Court. The NO LIMIT star - real name COREY MILLER - was....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


BONO shocked the organisers of last night's (23FEB06) NME Awards in London by delivering a tirade of four-letter words. The U2 frontman was....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


Veteran rapper LUTHER 'UNCLE LUKE' CAMPBELL has decided to turn his back on hip-hop because he feels undervalued by the music industry. Campbell,....Read On


24/2/06 2:36:04


Indie icons ARCTIC MONKEYS were the big winners at last night's (23FEB06) NME Awards in London, scooping three awards including Best British Band. ....Read On





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