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BORG QUEEN LANDS JOAN COLLINS ROLE

25/3/04 21:21:05

STAR TREK's former BORG QUEEN, ALICE KRIGE has landed the role of JOAN COLLINS in a new DYNASTY behind-the-scenes TV movie. The British actress....Read On

STEPHEN KING FOLLOWS THE RED SOX FOR NEW BOOK

25/3/04 21:21:05

Horror writers STEPHEN KING and STEWART O'NAN are teaming up to pen a book about a shared passion - notorious baseball losers the BOSTON RED SOX. ....Read On

KILMER ` DOWNEY JR PLAY ODDBALL MOVIE COUPLE

25/3/04 21:21:05

Movie eccentrics VAL KILMER and ROBERT DOWNEY JR have teamed up to star in a quirky new movie. Kilmer will play a gay private investigator and....Read On

JULIANNE BLASTS FACELIFT QUEENS

25/3/04 21:21:05

THE HOURS star JULIANNE MOORE has slammed actresses who have cosmetic surgery to look younger - because she thinks it stops them looking human. ....Read On

FITNESS ICON RICHARD SIMMONS CITED FOR SLAPPING MAN

25/3/04 21:21:05

Flamboyant fitness guru RICHARD SIMMONS has been cited by authorities in Arizona for allegedly "bitch slapping" a man in an airport for poking fun....Read On

JASON BIGGS IN FRASIER FINALE

25/3/04 21:21:05

AMERICAN PIE star JASON BIGGS has been unveiled as a surprise guest in the final episode of long-running sitcom FRASIER. The final episode of the....Read On

DAME LIZ CAUGHT UP IN KIDNAPPING SCANDAL

25/3/04 21:21:05

DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR is preparing herself for another personal scandal - her son-in-law is planning to file kidnapping charges against the acting....Read On

ACTRESS CLAIMS MEL BEDDED HER

25/3/04 21:21:05

MEL GIBSON is bracing himself for another controversy after a little-known actress has claimed the Hollywood star cheated on his wife with her 15....Read On

JAMELIA OPENS UP ABOUT ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP

25/3/04 21:21:05

Singer JAMELIA was terrified her abusive ex-boyfriend was going to damage the pair's unborn baby - although he was careful to avoid beating her....Read On

CELINE BACKS CAR SAFETY CAMPAIGN

25/3/04 21:21:05

French-Canadian singer CELINE DION is backing a new campaign in America, urging parents to buckle their children into car seats properly before....Read On

PRODUCER BRISTOL DIES

25/3/04 21:21:05

Producer JOHNNY BRISTOL, who has worked with such artists as DIANA ROSS, STEVIE WONDER and MARVIN GAYE, has died of apparent natural causes. He was....Read On

BEATLES TOP NEW IMMORTALS POLL

25/3/04 21:21:05

Legendary stars THE BEATLES and BOB DYLAN have unsurprisingly topped a new ROLLING STONE poll of immortal music artists. Respected musicians....Read On

USHER STILL ON TOP

25/3/04 21:21:05

USHER'S smash hit YEAH has notched up six weeks at the top of America's BILLBOARD singles chart. A day after NORAH JONES made it six weeks on top....Read On

BEYONCE`S SISTER REPORTEDLY PREGNANT

25/3/04 21:21:05

BEYONCE KNOWLES' younger sister and fellow singer SOLANGE is allegedly pregnant, but won't confirm the news until her debut movie JOHNSON FAMILY....Read On

EMINEM`S EX`WIFE BACK IN JAIL

25/3/04 21:21:05

Superstar rapper EMINEM's ex-wife KIM MATHERS is back in jail, after she dropped out of a court-ordered drug treatment program. Mathers was....Read On

AFFLECK WANTS TRL FANS TO STOP YELLING

25/3/04 17:47:07

BEN AFFLECK believes MTV chart show TRL should draw inspiration from classic episodes of music series SOUL TRAIN - because today's audience members....Read On

CUTHBERT SHOCKED BY BANNER OF HERSELF

25/3/04 17:47:07

Actress ELISHA CUTHBERT found her image on giant billboard posters promoting new movie THE GIRL NEXT DOOR too "intense" to bear. Cushbert, 21,....Read On

ROBERT DUVALL SICK OF FAMOUS LINE

25/3/04 17:47:07

Veteran actor ROBERT DUVALL is tired of fans quoting his most famous movie line at him. The line, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning,"....Read On

SHARON STONE PARTIES

25/3/04 17:47:07

Actress SHARON STONE has celebrated the end of her marriage with a spell of wild partying in Hollywood. The sexy BASIC INSTINCT star has just....Read On

JAY LENO SAVES ALL HIS CASH

25/3/04 17:47:07

TV host JAY LENO refuses to touch his mega-earnings from 12 years on American TV hit THE TONIGHT SHOW - because he limits his living allowance to....Read On

NICHOLSON SLAMS MODERN MOVIES

25/3/04 17:47:07

JACK NICHOLSON has condemned the state of contemporary movie-making, insisting films produced by Hollywood today don't compare to the classics it....Read On

LEDGER BLASTS ROMANCE ATTENTION

25/3/04 17:47:07

Hollywood hunk HEATH LEDGER has blasted the media for relentlessly scrutinising his romance with A-list star NAOMI WATTS, citing the constant....Read On

DE NIRO BIOGRAPHY REVEALS ALL

25/3/04 17:47:07

An explosive new biography has exposed ROBERT DE NIRO's bizarre pursuit of WHITNEY HOUSTON and his father's homosexual affairs with a series of....Read On

BRAD`S BUG LOVE ON ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY

25/3/04 17:47:07

Country superstar BRAD PAISLEY and his wife KIMBERLY WILLIAMS had a strange first anniversary - they spent two weeks learning to scuba dive and eat....Read On

POP BAND BUSTED HIT BACK

25/3/04 17:47:07

BUSTED singers CHARLIE SIMPSON and MATT JAY are so furious over scathing remarks made by British rock act LOSTPROPHETS, they're threatening to....Read On

ALICIA KEYS NEEDED PERSUASION TO GO SOLO

25/3/04 17:47:07

Former girl group singer ALICIA KEYS was reluctant to pursue a solo career because she deemed standing alone onstage too "boring". The YOU DON'T....Read On

50 CENT EYES SUGABABE

25/3/04 17:47:07

Hip-hop star 50 CENT is dropping major hints he's keen to get raunchy with SUGABABES teen singer KEISHA BUCHANAN. The 27-year-old rapper has met....Read On

ANOTHER JACKSON CHARITY IN TROUBLE

25/3/04 17:47:07

The future of MICHAEL JACKSON's HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION kids' charity has been called into question, following years of inactivity. Starved of....Read On

USHER EXPLAINS LOVECHILD SONG

25/3/04 17:47:07

R+B badboy USHER has lashed out at reports he made a fan pregnant behind ex-love ROZONDA 'CHILLI' THOMAS' back - explaining his song CONFESSIONS....Read On

SPEARS ORDERS PHOTO TOUCH UPS

25/3/04 17:47:07

BRITNEY SPEARS begged designers to airbrush photos for her upcoming world tour - because she looked too fat in them. The ONYX HOTEL TOUR snaps....Read On

AGUILERA REMAINS SINGLE

25/3/04 17:47:07

Pop babe CHRISTINA AGUILERA has ridiculed reports she's engaged to her low profile boyfriend JORDAN BRATMAN, even though news of their marriage....Read On

666 REPERCUSSIONS FOR OMEN KID

25/3/04 13:56:07

The man who played Satan's son in THE OMEN has revealed 666, the number of the beast, still haunts him 28 years after he terrified film fans as....Read On

PRIESTLEY FINDS MORGUES RELAXING

25/3/04 13:56:07

Actor JASON PRIESTLEY loves shooting scenes for his new TV series TRU CALLING in a morgue - because he finds it to be a very relaxing environment. ....Read On

NEIGHBOURS TO AIR IN AMERICA

25/3/04 13:56:07

Australian soap opera NEIGHBOURS will debut on American television next month (APR04) - 18 years after its debut. The long-running show, filmed....Read On

DICKINSON FIRES BACK AFTER CENSORSHIP SHOCKER

25/3/04 13:56:07

LATEST: Former model JANICE DICKINSON has fired back at American TV host RYAN SEACREST for cutting her from his live show on Tuesday (23MAR04) for....Read On

MUNIZ REFUSES TO KISS S CLUBBER

25/3/04 13:56:07

Actor FRANKIE MUNIZ refused to kiss his AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTINATION LONDON co-star HANNAH SPEARRITT despite her enthusiasm for an onscreen....Read On

AFFLECK`S IMAGINARY DOG

25/3/04 13:56:07

BEN AFFLECK's mother CHRIS made the Hollywood hunk work hard for the privilege of owning a dog as a child - by ordering him to walk an imaginary....Read On

BOND`S LICENCE TO STEAL

25/3/04 13:56:07

JAMES BOND star PIERCE BROSNAN regularly steals clothes from his movie sets. The Irish actor admits he still wears his character MAX BURDETTE's....Read On

LORD OF THE RINGS STAR REAL LIFE HERO

25/3/04 13:56:07

LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN saved his co-star from a runaway horse on the set of his latest film HIDALGO. The Danish hunk and British....Read On

STONE`S CASTRO DOCUMENTARY FINDS A HOME

25/3/04 13:56:07

Canadian television network CBS are to screen director OLIVER STONE's controversial FIDEL CASTRO documentary after American cable network HBO....Read On

GIBSON`S CHRIST FILM BANNED BY CINEMA CHAIN

25/3/04 13:56:07

MEL GIBSON's controversial movie THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST has been banned from being shown in a British cinema chain - by the company's boss. ....Read On

TOM JONES THROWN MEN`S UNDERWEAR

25/3/04 13:56:07

Ageing crooner TOM JONES got a shock at one of his gigs earlier this month (MAR04) - when he was hit with mens underwear. The Welsh star, famous....Read On

JANET FOUGHT HORSE ALLERGIES TO DREAM OF BEING A JOCKEY

25/3/04 13:56:07

Pop superstar JANET JACKSON had to give up her dreams of becoming a jockey when she was a child after realising she was allergic to horses. The....Read On

MINOGUE`S OUTBURST IS HIT ON CLUB SONG

25/3/04 13:56:07

KYLIE MINOGUE is set for another hit - a club song featuring an outburst from the diminutive diva has become an internet favourite. The track SO....Read On

FORMER S CLUB BANDMATES MEET UP

25/3/04 13:56:07

British supergroup S CLUB were reunited last night (24MAR04) - at the premiere of HANNAH SPEARRITT's new film AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTINATION....Read On

BOWIE SNUBS BOND

25/3/04 13:56:07

Pop legend DAVID BOWIE has laughed off the idea of any involvement with the JAMES BOND Films. Unlike fellow music icons SHIRLEY BASSEY, MADONNA....Read On

BUSTED TO TEAM UP WITH ROLLING STONE

25/3/04 13:56:07

British band BUSTED are planning to record a classic hit with ROLLING STONES legend RONNIE WOOD. The BRIT-winning YOU SAID NO trio plan to rework....Read On

LUDACRIS` X`RATED VIDEO BANNED

25/3/04 13:56:07

Rapper LUDACRIS' controversial video for his single PUSSY POPPIN' has been banned in his native America. The raunchy music promo, filmed during a....Read On

USHER TO DUET WITH BEYONCE

25/3/04 13:56:07

R+B heart-throb USHER has set his sights on duetting with BEYONCE KNOWLES - after appearing in the video for her latest single NAUGHTY GIRL. The....Read On

GEORGE MICHAEL SNUBS MUSICAL OFFER

25/3/04 13:56:07

GEORGE MICHAEL has been offered a fortune to create his own musical - based on his early days in eighties pop group WHAM!. The AMAZING singer,....Read On

MTV BOYCOTT THREATS BY TOP ROCK ACTS

25/3/04 13:56:07

LATEST: TRAVIS, THE STROKES and FRANZ FERDINAND have joined the battle against MTV EUROPE after the cable network threatened to reduce screening....Read On

ADVISER` WHITNEY`S TREATMENT IS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

25/3/04 13:56:07

WHITNEY HOUSTON's spiritual adviser insists the troubled singer is battling to wean herself off prescription drugs - not cocaine and marijuana as....Read On

PRODUCERS WANT TO PRESERVE ALAMO SET

25/3/04 9:25:08

Producers of BILLY BOB THORNTON's upcoming movie THE ALAMO are hoping to preserve the elaborate set constructed in Texas' Hill Country - even....Read On

THE OMEN STAR KEEPS TRICYCLE

25/3/04 9:25:08

Creepy former child star HARVEY STEPHENS has turned down a fortune to sell the tricycle he rode on in classic horror movie THE OMEN because he....Read On

HOMELESS LUNA CAN`T FIND ROMANCE

25/3/04 9:25:08

Mexican movie hunk DIEGO LUNA is struggling to find a girlfriend because he's homeless. The OPEN RANGE star claims his nomadic lifestyle is....Read On

ANISTON GETS KUDOS FOR SEXY TRANSFORMATION

25/3/04 9:25:08

FRIENDS star JENNIFER ANISTON has been named as having the best makeover of all time in the celebrity world. The New York native, wife of BRAD....Read On

STALLONE`S EX SPORTS COSMETIC STAPLES AT HOLLYWOOD PARTY

25/3/04 9:25:08

SYLVESTER STALLONE's supermodel ex JANICE DICKINSON arrived at Tuesday night's (23MAR04) party for her hit show AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL with....Read On

FOXX PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE TO CRUISE

25/3/04 9:25:08

Comedian JAMIE FOXX found it humbling working alongside TOM CRUISE in the upcoming movie COLLATERAL - because he was always aware of how much more....Read On

EVANGELISTA SUFFERING FROM MERCURY POISONING

25/3/04 9:25:08

Supermodel LINDA EVANGELISTA has been forced to give up her love of fish because she's suffering from mercury poisoning. The Canadian catwalk....Read On

AFFLECK`S DANCING WOES WITH J`LO

25/3/04 9:25:08

Hollywood hunk BEN AFFLECK has realised a huge advantage to his engagement to JENNIFER LOPEZ coming to an end - he no longer feels forced into....Read On

SHARON ATTACKS COURTNEY FOR RADIO SLUR

25/3/04 9:25:08

SHARON OSBOURNE has launched a new attack on COURTNEY LOVE after the raucous rocker suggested her son JACK OSBOURNE's drug problems were sparked by....Read On

SAMUEL L JACKSON`S TRIPLE OVERDOSE NIGHTMARE

25/3/04 9:25:08

Movie star SAMUEL L JACKSON overdosed on heroin three times before he realised it was time to clean up. The PULP FICTION star checked into a New....Read On

FAT JOE RETURNS TO THE SKIES

25/3/04 9:25:08

Rapper FAT JOE has conquered his fear of flying because he's sick of the amount of time it takes him to drive from New York to Los Angeles. The....Read On

JANET STRUGGLES WITH TOGETHER AGAIN SONG

25/3/04 9:25:08

JANET JACKSON struggles to perform fan favourite TOGETHER AGAIN live because the song she wrote about pals who had lost their lives to AIDS has....Read On

JACKSON FAMILY KEEPING AN EYE ON TV DRAMA

25/3/04 9:25:08

MICHAEL JACKSON's lawyers will be tuning into next week's LAW + ORDER: SVU (SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT) episode when it appears on TV in America....Read On

COWELL DEFENDS HIS OFFENSIVE FINGER

25/3/04 9:25:08

AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL has come under fire for inadvertently giving contestants a rude finger sign on the show on Tuesday night....Read On

JANET`S INTERIOR DESIGN AMBITIONS

25/3/04 9:25:08

R+B beauty JANET JACKSON is considering a side career as an interior designer after being given the thumbs up from the experts. The pop superstar....Read On

ALICIA KEYS TO MAKE HISTORY AT COPENHAGEN THEATRE

25/3/04 9:25:08

R+B beauty ALICIA KEYS has signed up to make history as the first pop artist ever to give a concert at Copenhagen, Denmark's ROYAL THEATRE. The....Read On

NELLY WARNS OF APPLE BOTTOM IMPOSTERS

25/3/04 9:25:08

Hip-hop hunk NELLY is warning fans to be aware of unofficial model searches for his female clothing line APPLE BOTTOM, after a fraudulent event....Read On

NEPTUNES HEADING TO INTERSCOPE

25/3/04 9:25:08

Chart-topping producers THE NEPTUNES have defected from ARISTA, moving their STAR TRAK label to INTERSCOPE. The GRAMMY-winning duo are expected....Read On

NOW LOVE WANTS TO RETIRE TO FRANCE

25/3/04 9:25:08

COURTNEY LOVE broke down on New York shock jock HOWARD STERN's show again yesterday (24MAR04), insisting she's had enough of fame and wants to....Read On

ARETHA FRANKLIN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

25/3/04 9:25:08

LATEST: Soul veteran ARETHA FRANKLIN was released from hospital yesterday (24MAR04) after being treated for an allergic reaction to antibiotics -....Read On

BOBBY BROWN ORDERED BACK TO JAIL

25/3/04 9:25:08

Troubled R+B star BOBBY BROWN has been jailed for 90 days or until he pays the $63,500 (GBP35,277) in child support he owes the mother of two of....Read On

MPAA BOSS TO QUIT

25/3/04 1:59:08

The man behind the MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA's controversial push to ban the handing out of 'screener' tapes has resigned. MPAA head....Read On

GOODING JR TAKES ON PSYCHIC ROLE

25/3/04 1:59:08

OSCAR-winning actor CUBA GOODING JR has taken on a new role as a clairvoyant. The JERRY MAGUIRE star will begin his acting work on supernatural....Read On

AFFLECK TO PLAY POKER FOR KIDS` CHARITY

25/3/04 1:59:08

Hollywood hunk BEN AFFLECK has decided to use his poker skills to raise cash for a good cause, after a little persuasion from TV star ELLEN....Read On

BROSNAN PLANS MALLORCA RETREAT

25/3/04 1:59:08

JAMES BOND actor PIERCE BROSNAN is planning to add to Spanish island Mallorca's list of celebrity locals after reportedly buying a new home....Read On

DeGENERES GETS IN ON AFFLECK`S T`SHIRT PLANS

25/3/04 1:59:08

BEN AFFLECK's recent comedy skit on TV's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has prompted funnygirl ELLEN DeGENERES to print up T-shirts bearing a blend of their....Read On

ROSEANNE SLAMMED FOR IGNORING PRESS

25/3/04 1:59:08

Faded comedienne ROSEANNE angered journalists at the premiere of her new movie HOME ON THE RANGE - when she refused to speak with any of them. ....Read On

JOHANSSON AND BALDWIN IN SPONGEBOB MOVIE

25/3/04 1:59:08

Hot Hollywood star SCARLETT JOHANSSON and ALEC BALDWIN have signed up to star in THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE. The LOST IN TRANSLATION....Read On

PALTROW SLAMS SLOW BRITAIN

25/3/04 1:59:08

Hollywood star GWYNETH PALTROW has slighted her adopted home of Britain - accusing the country of being too slow to get anything done. Speaking....Read On

MOSS`S MAN MOVES OUT

25/3/04 1:59:08

Supermodel KATE MOSS' relationship with the father of her child is finally over - magazine publisher JEFFERSON HACK has set up home on his own. ....Read On

BEYONCE` MISSY AND ALICIA PROMOTE HIV AWARENESS ON TOUR

25/3/04 1:59:08

BEYONCE KNOWLES, MISSY ELLIOTT and ALICIA KEYS are giving fans the opportunity to land free tickets to their shows - as long as they have an HIV....Read On

CARTER GETS ADVICE ON GIFT`BUYING FOR HILTON

25/3/04 1:59:08

BACKSTREET BOY NICK CARTER is finding it so hard to find gifts for his socialite girlfriend PARIS HILTON, he's now turned to one of the stars of....Read On

MORRISSEY BANS MEAT FROM HOMECOMING GIG

25/3/04 1:59:08

Cult pop star MORRISSEY is taking his vegetarian stance seriously - he's banned all hotdog and beefburger stalls from his upcoming sell-out show in....Read On

JESSICA SIMPSON WANTS TO AVOID SPEARS IMAGE

25/3/04 1:59:08

Singer JESSICA SIMPSON has attacked her pop contemporaries for using sex to sell records, and vows never to sink to such desperate depths. ....Read On

CHURCH HAS HYPNOTHERAPY TO QUIT SMOKING

25/3/04 1:59:08

Teen opera star CHARLOTTE CHURCH is having hypnotherapy to help her quit smoking, following fears cigarettes are damaging her famous voice. The....Read On

MANDY MOORE EXPECTED SPLIT WITH RODDICK

25/3/04 1:59:08

MANDY MOORE was expecting her recent love split with ANDY RODDICK - because she knew the tennis ace was struggling to understand her showbiz life ....Read On

J`LO PREPARES TO GET SLIMED

25/3/04 1:59:08

JENNIFER LOPEZ is preparing for her messiest public outing to date - she'll be covered in slime at the upcoming NICKELODEON KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS. ....Read On

MINNIE ROCKS SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

25/3/04 1:59:08

MINNIE DRIVER proved she's so much more than a successful actress when made her live singing debut at Austin, Texas' SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST festival at....Read On

STING`S WIFE IN SWINGING AND DRUGS SHOCK

25/3/04 1:59:08

Veteran rocker STING's wife TRUDIE STYLER has proudly confessed the couple enjoy threesomes with strangers in 'swinging' clubs. Film producer....Read On




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