Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News 18th April 2005
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18th April 2005 3:14
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR remake has scared up a big hit in America after
screaming to the top of the box office.
The film, starring RYAN REYNOLDS...
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news article: Amityville Horror Scares Up Success At The Us Box Office
18th April 2005 3:14
Cult horror classic THE EVIL DEAD was funded by rich Hollywood dentists.
BRUCE CAMPBELL, who starred in the film and produced it 25 years ago,...
Read about The Evil Dead
news article: Dentists Funded Horror Classic The Evil Dead
18th April 2005 3:14
DREW BARRYMORE is determined to become Hollywood's vomit queen after
spending years perfecting the art of being sick on film.
The actress has a...
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news article: Barrymore Perfects Vomiting Scenes With Mushroom Soup
18th April 2005 3:14
Veteran Hollywood tough guy CLINT EASTWOOD has explained how he came to
marry a woman several decades his junior - an elderly woman told him it...
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news article: Eastwood Advised To Marry A Young Wife
18th April 2005 3:14
TITANIC director JAMES CAMERON has blamed the captain of the doomed vessel
for not saving more lives when it hit an iceberg and sunk in 1912.
...
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news article: Cameron Blames Titanic Captain For Not Saving More Lives
18th April 2005 3:14
Hollywood actor SAMUEL L JACKSON collects action figures of characters he
has played on the big screen.
The PULP FICTION star always makes sure...
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news article: Jackson Collects His Own Action Figures
18th April 2005 3:14
Cult movie director ROGER CORMAN took hallucinogenic drug LSD for the first
time in a bid to understand JACK NICHOLSON's storyline in THE TRIP.
...
Read about Roger Corman
news article: Corman Took Lsd To Research Nicholson's The Trip
18th April 2005 3:14
Legendary crooner FRANK SINATRA is selling more records now than he did
when he was alive, according to his daughter.
TINA SINATRA runs her...
Read about Frank Sinatra
news article: Sinatra More Popular Than Ever
18th April 2005 3:14
Rocker BILLY IDOL proved he's got a handle on his US taxes during a
hilarious skit on TV show LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN - when he dished out...
Read about Billy Idol
news article: Idol Offers Tax Advice On Us Tv Show
18th April 2005 3:14
Rocker-turned-filmmaker ROB ZOMBIE has revealed the real reason why MGM
studio bosses dropped his horror film THE HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES - they...
Read about Rob Zombie
news article: Zombie Lost Corpses Deal Over Ill-advised Joke
18th April 2005 3:14
Veteran crooner TONY CHRISTIE has made British chart history - his track
with comedian PETER KAY, (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO, has topped the...
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news article: Tony Christie Tops Historic UK Singles Chart
18th April 2005 3:14
Actor and sometime rocker RUSSELL CROWE has been blasted by a former 30 ODD
FOOT OF GRUNTS bandmate for lacking the courtesy to inform his...
Read about Russell Crowe
news article: Part-time Rocker Crowe Slammed By Grunt Bandmate
18th April 2005 3:14
LATEST: SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS' special day in Las Vegas was postponed on
Friday (15APR05) when the rap mogul couldn't make it to Sin City to...
news article: Diddy Day Postponed In Las Vegas
18th April 2005 3:14
A London charity gig starring WILL SMITH, XZIBIT, DE LA SOUL, FAITH EVANS
and CRAIG DAVID turned sour on Saturday (16APR05) night when a teenage...
Read about Will Smith
news article: Girl Raped At Will Smith Gig
18th April 2005 9:24
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS star VINNIE JONES is the latest star to
join the cast of sequel X-MEN 3 - but he has to wear a rubber suit to...
Read about Vinnie Jones
news article: Jones Joins X-men 3 Cast
18th April 2005 9:24
BRITNEY SPEARS' CROSSROADS co-star TARYN MANNING is undergoing painful
laser treatment to have her tattoos removed.
Manning, who also starred in...
Read about Taryn Manning
news article: Taryn's Tattoo Removal
18th April 2005 9:24
STAR WARS actor HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN found the sudden onset of fame that
followed his part in ATTACK OF THE CLONES difficult to cope with.
...
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news article: Christensen Struggled With Fame
18th April 2005 9:24
Hollywood beauty TARA REID's quest for love has ended in success - she's
been spotted in the arms of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES heart-throb JESSE...
Read about Tara Reid
news article: Reid And Metcalfe Get Intimate At La Party
18th April 2005 9:24
SIR BOB GELDOF's daughter PEACHES has dismissed accusations she's using her
family name to enjoy an easy life - because she wants to earn any...
Read about Bob Geldof
news article: Geldof's Daughter Determined To Mine Own Career
18th April 2005 9:24
BRYAN ADAMS and PATTI LaBELLE have been invited to join SIR ELTON JOHN at
the British rocker's 4 July (05) Independence Day celebrations in...
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news article: Adams And Labelle Join John Charity Concert
18th April 2005 9:24
SIR MICK JAGGER's ex-wife JERRY HALL has complimented the ROLLING STONES
singer on his performance in bed - because she prefers sleeping with older...
Read about Mick Jagger
news article: Hall Praises Older Men's Lovemaking
18th April 2005 9:24
CREAM bassist JACK BRUCE was left confused recently when he decided to play
one of the band's platinum discs - and jazz classics poured out of the...
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news article: Cream Platinum Disc Contains Louis Armstrong
18th April 2005 9:24
THE DARKNESS frontman JUSTIN HAWKINS is hoping TV bosses will give him his
broadcasting break as the presenter of a darts show he's dreamt up.
...
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news article: Hawkins Plans Darts Tv Contest
18th April 2005 9:24
Pop superstar KYLIE MINOGUE has dumped the stylist credited with turning
her career around with a pair of revealing hot pants.
WILLIAM BAKER has...
Read about Kylie Minogue
news article: Minogue Dumps Hot Pants Stylist
18th April 2005 9:24
Latino rocker CARLOS SANTANA is recovering after being snubbed by STING and
SHERYL CROW, who have both refused to take part in the guitarist's new...
Read about Carlos Santana
news article: Sting And Sheryl Say No To Santana
18th April 2005 9:24
DREW BARRYMORE is building up a library of her favourite books because she
can't bear to give them away once she has read them.
The CHARLIE'S...
Read about Drew Barrymore
news article: Bookworm Barrymore Loves Her Novels
18th April 2005 9:24
Actors KEITH CARRADINE and JULIAN SANDS are teaming up on the Los Angeles
stage to play US President GEORGE W BUSH and UK Prime Minister TONY...
Read about Keith Carradine
news article: Carradine And Sands Take On Bush And Blair
18th April 2005 9:24
The inn and spa ROBERT DUVALL and his film-maker girlfriend LUCIANA PEDRAZA
have renovated in Salta, Argentina, has been dubbed one of the...
Read about Robert Duvall
news article: Duvall's Argentine Inn Tops Romantic Getaway Poll
18th April 2005 14:08
Rap star SNOOP DOGG is launching an American football scheme in tough
inner-city areas of Los Angeles to bring joy to the lives of deprived...
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news article: Snoop Dogg Heads Kids Football League
18th April 2005 14:08
THE STREETS star MIKE SKINNER was thrown out of the PRINCE'S TRUST URBAN
MUSIC FESTIVAL on Saturday (16APR05) after offending guests with his...
Read about The Streets
news article: Drunk Skinner Thrown Out Of Prince's Festival
18th April 2005 14:08
LIMP BIZKIT star FRED DURST accepts the raw sound of "truth" his band have
incorporated on their new album will fail to impress many of their fans....
Read about Fred Durst
news article: Durst Prepared To Ditch Fans
18th April 2005 14:08
Guitar-hero TED NUGENT has urged America's NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NFA)
to get "hardcore" and murder all criminals.
Speaking at the...
Read about Ted Nugent
news article: Nugent Orders Gun Users To Go To Extremes
18th April 2005 14:08
Former X-FILES star GILLIAN ANDERSON is offering one lucky fan the chance
of owning her violin, after she put the stringed instrument up for...
Read about Gillian Anderson
news article: Anderson Auctions Violin For Charity
18th April 2005 14:08
Movie mogul SYDNEY POLLACK fears he will never retire - because he couldn't
justify his existence if he stopped making films.
The 70-year-old...
Read about Sydney Pollack
news article: Pollack: 'Movies Justify My Existence'
18th April 2005 14:08
NOTTING HILL star RHYS IFANS is thrilled he overcame his insecurities and
agreed to play comic legend PETER COOK in British TV drama NOT ONLY BUT...
Read about Rhys Ifans
news article: Ifans Wins Bafta For Brave Cook Decision
18th April 2005 14:08
Director SYDNEY POLLACK has slammed the Hollywood movie industry - for
forcing him to dumb down his serious plot ideas to avoid scaring off...
Read about Sydney Pollack
news article: Pollack Hates Dumbing Down Plots For Mainstream Audiences
18th April 2005 14:08
ROBERT DOWNEY JR credits his fiancee with forcing him to alter his cynical
outlook on love.
The troubled GOTHIKA actor, 40, admits future wife...
Read about Robert Downey Jr
news article: Downey Jr: 'Levine Is The Love Of My Life'
18th April 2005 14:08
Celebrity chess player GARRY KASPAROV is nursing severe head injuries after
a disgruntled fan smashed him on the temple with a chess board on...
Read about Garry Kasparov
news article: Grand Master Kasparov Attacked With Chess Board
18th April 2005 14:08
Action man JACKIE CHAN will raise awareness of the plight victims of
December's (04) Indian Ocean tsunami are facing, by leading a four-day...
Read about Jackie Chan
news article: Chan Leads Tsunami Goodwill Mission
18th April 2005 14:08
Actress BROOKE SHIELDS suffered such chronic post-natal depression after
giving birth to baby daughter ROWAN in 2003, she contemplated suicide.
...
Read about Chris Henchy
news article: Shields' Post-natal Suicide Attempt
18th April 2005 14:08
RAZORLIGHT frontman JOHNNY BORRELL has ditched an album's worth of songs
because he deemed them unsuitable for his band.
The 25-year-old...
Read about Razorlight
news article: Borrell Ditches Entire Album
18th April 2005 14:08
Chart-topping crooner TONY CHRISTIE wants to collapse and die on stage,
like legendary British comic TOMMY COOPER.
The 61-year-old singer - who...
Read about Tony Christie
news article: Christie: 'I Want To Sing Until I Drop'
18th April 2005 14:08
EELS frontman MARK OLIVER EVERETT urges people to leave the room when
somebody dies - because he's still traumatised after witnessing his father's...
Read about The Eels
news article: Eels Star's Trauma Over Father's Body Bag
18th April 2005 17:27
Rapper and actress QUEEN LATIFAH is tight-lipped about her private life -
but revealed she is desperate for kids.
The MAMA GAVE BIRTH TO THE...
Read about Queen Latifah
news article: Latifah: 'I'm Ready For Kids'
18th April 2005 17:27
Singer AGNES CHAN is urging her fellow Japanese citizens to donate money to
Sudan's war-torn Darfur region - after meeting victims displaced by...
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news article: Agnes Chan Visits War-torn Darfur
18th April 2005 17:27
Japanese artist YOKO ONO is continuing the pacifist campaign she started
with her late husband JOHN LENNON - by serving as an honorary chairwoman...
Read about Yoko Ono
news article: Ono Gives Peace A Chance
18th April 2005 17:27
Cajun pop musician JOHN FRED GOURRIER died in a New Orleans, Louisiana
hospital Friday (15APR05), following months of ill-health. He was 63.
...
news article: John Fred Dies
18th April 2005 17:27
Veteran crooner ART GARFUNKEL will appear in court today (18APR05) for
speeding down a Wisconsin freeway last month (12MAR05).
PAUL SIMON's...
Read about Art Garfunkel
news article: Garfunkel's Speeding Court Appearance
18th April 2005 17:27
Veteran director SYDNEY POLLACK finds it almost impossible to make
light-hearted films - because the deaths of his mother and only son have given...
Read about Sydney Pollack
news article: Pollack: 'Family Deaths Make My Films Morbid'
18th April 2005 17:27
Movie mogul MICHAEL BAY's latest horror film remake has sparked controversy
- because he's considering turning the hero in 1986 cult classic THE...
Read about Michael Bay
news article: Bay's Controversial Hitcher Changes
18th April 2005 17:27
Movie legends HARVEY KEITEL and SOPHIA LOREN received lifetime achievement
awards on Saturday (16APR05) at the 24th ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL for...
Read about Harvey Keitel
news article: Keitel And Loren Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
18th April 2005 17:27
Model and actress ELIZABETH HURLEY has slammed reports she eats just one
meal a day.
The 39-year-old beauty admits her delicate frame would...
Read about Elizabeth Hurley
news article: Hurley Slams One-meal-a-day Rumours
18th April 2005 17:27
KEANU REEVES and SANDRA BULLOCK's latest movie collaboration has thrilled
environmentalists - because the romantic drama has prompted movie giant...
Read about Keanu Reeves
news article: Bullock And Reeves' Environmentally Friendly Movie
18th April 2005 17:27
LATEST: SIDEWAYS star SANDRA OH has filed a petition for divorce from
husband ALEXANDER PAYNE, who directed and co-wrote the hit wine-tasting...
Read about Sandra Oh
news article: Oh Files For Divorce From Payne
18th April 2005 17:27
Disgraced lifestyle guru MARTHA STEWART is teaming up with SIRIUS SATELLITE
RADIO INC. to launch her own radio station.
Stewart's new project...
Read about Martha Stewart
news article: Martha Stewart Launches Radio Show
18th April 2005 17:27
Hollywood couple JENNIFER GARNER and BEN AFFLECK have laughed off rumours
they married over the weekend (16-17APR05) - insisting they were...
Read about Jennifer Garner
news article: Birthday Girl Garner Laughs Off Wedding Rumours
18th April 2005 17:27
SYSTEM OF A DOWN rocker DARON MALAKIAN is disillusioned with Hollywood,
insisting the glamorous image hides a dark side.
The singer, who has...
Read about System Of A Down
news article: Malakian: 'Hollywood Glamour Is A Myth'
18th April 2005 17:27
Actress LISA BONET has hit out at the US rap scene's obsession with sex and
money.
The ANGEL HEART star, 37, slammed the music as corrupt, and...
Read about Lisa Bonet
news article: Bonet: 'Corrupt Rap Music Makes Me Sick'
18th April 2005 21:43
Punk pop star AVRIL LAVIGNE is set for a big movie break - as WILLIAM
SHATNER's daughter.
The COMPLICATED singer is on the verge of signing on...
Read about Avril Lavigne
news article: Avril To Play Shatner's Daughter On Film?
18th April 2005 21:43
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY will spend two-and-a-half months on the road in America
with car giants Lexus this autumn (05).
The former BEATLE has...
Read about Sir Paul McCartney
news article: Mccartney Drives Off With Lexus
18th April 2005 21:43
Hip-hop star SNOOP DOGG's hopes of performing at Massachusetts' prestigious
Harvard University next month (MAY05) have been dashed, with...
Read about Snoop Dogg
news article: Snoop's Planned Harvard Trip Called Off
18th April 2005 21:43
Late country great JOHNNY CASH's family members were so impressed with a
new independent film all about the icon they agreed to give the movie a...
Read about Johnny Cash
news article: Cash Kin Give Movie Tribute The Ok
18th April 2005 21:43
Eighties pop star-turned-AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL may have to settle
a manicure complaint with a Los Angeles beauty shop herself after...
Read about American Idol
news article: Abdul Can't Find A Lawyer
18th April 2005 21:43
GARBAGE frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON has apologised to JENNIFER LOPEZ after
famously claiming she wanted to punch the Latina beauty.
The redhead...
Read about Garbage
news article: Manson Regrets Her J.lo 'Punch' Comments
18th April 2005 21:43
R+B hunk USHER is in a search to get more than $100,000 (GBP52,600) worth
of his belongings back, after they were reportedly stolen from one of...
Read about Usher
news article: Usher Claims Goods Were Stolen From Trump Property
18th April 2005 21:43
LATEST: OL' DIRTY BASTARD's manager has branded the late rapper's widow
"greedy" for her claims she's owed child support payments.
ICELENE...
Read about Ol Dirty Bastard
news article: Odb's Widow Branded 'Greedy' By Late Rapper's Manager
18th April 2005 21:43
Rap mogul IRV 'GOTTI' LORENZO and his brother CHRISTOPHER are under federal
investigation for a vicious beating which led to the death of a New...
Read about Ashanti
news article: Gotti Brothers In Murder Probe
18th April 2005 21:43
Fans of JASON BATEMAN and PORTIA DE ROSSI's acclaimed comedy ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT have been urged to sign a "loyalty oath" if they want the show to...
Read about Jason Bateman
news article: Arrested Development Fans Urged To Sign An 'Oath'
18th April 2005 21:43
Quirky director TIM BURTON's ex LISA MARIE has been selling off artifacts
from the couple's time together at a garage sale at their former Azuza,...
Read about Tim Burton
news article: Burton Mementoes Sold At Ex-girlfriend's Garage Sale
18th April 2005 21:43
British actor CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON has wasted no time in finding his next
big project after giving up on TV series DOCTOR WHO after one season -...
Read about Christopher Eccleston
news article: Dr Who To Play Da Vinci Code Thug?
18th April 2005 21:43
RESERVOIR DOGS star HARVEY KEITEL was awarded a lifetime achievement prize
at the closing ceremony of Turkey's 24th ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL on...
Read about Harvey Keitel
news article: Keitel Honoured At Istanbul Film Festival
18th April 2005 21:43
Actress LISA BONET refused to appear in THE COSBY SHOW's reunion episode as
she "was not feeling the love".
The 37-year-old beauty, who shot to...
Read about Lisa Bonet
news article: Bonet Snubbed Corporate Cosby Show Reunion
18th April 2005 21:43
Actor CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY is no longer a single man, after marrying his ONE
TREE HILL co-star SOPHIA BUSH on Saturday (16APR05).
Bush, 22, wore...
Read about Chad Michael Murray
news article: Chad Michael Murray Weds Sophia Bush
18th April 2005 21:43
LEGALLY BLONDE star REESE WITHERSPOON has become the latest celebrity to
challenge the paparazzi after a scuffle and a chase through Hollywood.
...
Read about Reese Witherspoon
news article: Witherspoon Considers Legal Action After Paparazzi Clash
18th April 2005 21:43
An unreleased movie starring BURT REYNOLDS and RAQUEL WELCH is at the
centre of a $4 million (GBP2.1 million) lawsuit.
Businessman MICHAEL...
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news article: Lawsuit Filed Over Reynolds Movie
18th April 2005 21:43
Hollywood hunk MARK WAHLBERG has slammed EMINEM, MATT DAMON and BEN AFFLECK
for giving a false impression of tough, impoverished childhoods in...
Read about Mark Wahlberg
news article: Wahlberg Slams Eminem, Affleck And Damon
18th April 2005 21:43
EELS frontman MARK OLIVER EVERETT still resents his mother for refusing to
grow up and accept her parental responsibilities - because he lost his...
Read about The Eels
news article: Eels Star Resents Childlike Mother
18th April 2005 21:43
Country group RIDERS IN THE SKY made history in Cincinnati, Ohio, on
Saturday night (16APR05) when they made their 5,000th appearance on stage.
...
news article: Riders Make It 5,000 Shows