Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News 2nd January 2009


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NEW STARS ENTER CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER HOUSE

2nd January 2009 22:43

Ulrika Jonsson, Verne Troyer and LaToya Jackson are among the new contestants on Celebrity Big Brother.The former weather girl, actor and singer were....

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TRAVOLTAS SON DEAD

2nd January 2009 21:11

JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON's teenage son JETT has died. The 16 year old passed away in the Bahamas on Friday (02Jan08), according to TMZ.com. ....

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THE THINGS THE SAY

2nd January 2009 19:06

"I haven't heard anything, but then I'm not answering my phone." DANIEL CRAIG isn't keen to begin preparations for his next outing as JAMES BOND.....

Read about Daniel Craig news article: The Things The Say

EMOTIONAL WINSLET SICK ON SET

2nd January 2009 19:06

KATE WINSLET became so emotional filming scenes for her new movie REVOLUTIONARY ROAD that she threw up. The actress stars as a depressed housewife....

Read about Kate Winslet news article: Emotional Winslet Sick On Set

CRAIG BOND SAVED ME FROM MID LIFE CRISIS

2nd January 2009 19:06

Actor DANIEL CRAIG is adamant he won't have a mid-life crisis now he has turned 40 - because playing the notorious superspy JAMES BOND lets him live....

Read about Daniel Craig news article: Craig Bond Saved Me From Mid Life Crisis

BARDEMS LUCKY ACTING BREAK

2nd January 2009 19:06

Oscar winner JAVIER BARDEM has Lady Luck on his side - he fell into acting after film bosses spotted him as he escorted his sister to an audition. ....

Read about Javier Bardem news article: Bardems Lucky Acting Break

WINSLET KNEW SHE WOULD MARRY MENDES

2nd January 2009 19:06

Hollywood actress KATE WINSLET experienced love at first sight the day she set eyes on husband SAM MENDES. The Heavenly Creatures star met Mendes in....

Read about Kate Winslet news article: Winslet Knew She Would Marry Mendes

FROST SLAMS FROSTNIXON AS FICTION

2nd January 2009 19:06

Veteran journalist DAVID FROST has called FROST/NIXON 'fiction' because movie chiefs changed some of the key historical facts for entertainment....

Read about David Frost news article: Frost Slams Frostnixon As Fiction

LOCKLEAR DUI CASE DISMISSED

2nd January 2009 19:06

2009 is already looking to be a great year for actress HEATHER LOCKLEAR - she has had her driving under the influence case dismissed. The former....

Read about Heather Locklear news article: Locklear Dui Case Dismissed

ANASTACIA FAME IS HARDER THAN CANCER

2nd January 2009 19:06

Pop star ANASTACIA finds dealing with life as a celebrity harder than her recent battle with breast cancer - because she has "never loved" fame. The....

Read about Anastacia news article: Anastacia Fame Is Harder Than Cancer

VETERAN ROCKERS QUO OUTDO TAKE THAT

2nd January 2009 19:06

Rockers STATUS QUO have been named the hardest working band in the U.K. - after notching up the most arena concerts in 2008. The Rockin' All Over....

Read about Status Quo news article: Veteran Rockers Quo Outdo Take That

GOLDSTEIN DATING MODEL

2nd January 2009 19:06

ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN is moving on from his relationship with pop star MANDY MOORE - by stepping out with an American model, according to U.S.....

Read about Adam Goldstein news article: Goldstein Dating Model

JONAS SWIFT KEEP THEIR DISTANCE AT NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION

2nd January 2009 19:06

JONAS BROTHERS star JOE JONAS and his ex, TAYLOR SWIFT, added to the big chill in New York on New Year's Eve (31Dec08) when they found themselves on....

Read about Jonas Brothers news article: Jonas Swift Keep Their Distance At New Years Eve Celebration

SOULJA BOY ASSAULTED

2nd January 2009 19:06

A representative for SOULJA BOY has confirmed reports the rapper was the victim of assault earlier this week (begs29Dec08). Unconfirmed reports....

Read about Soulja Boy news article: Soulja Boy Assaulted

FRENCH ACTRESS HUPPERT TO HEAD CANNES JURY

2nd January 2009 18:38

Isabelle Huppert has been named to serve as jury president at the 62nd Festival du Cannes, which opens May 13 and runs through May 24. Huppert, who....

VALKYRIE PROP SETS OFF LEGAL DISPUTE

2nd January 2009 18:38

A San Francisco art collector who owns the original globe of the world that Hitler used during World War II, is threatening to sue Tom Cruise and....

Read about Tom Cruise news article: Valkyrie Prop Sets Off Legal Dispute

STUDIOS OVERSEAS REVENUE SOARS

2nd January 2009 18:38

Each of the six major studios grossed more than $1 billion in overseas box-office revenue in 2008, with total grosses estimated at a record $9.9....

Read about Paramount Pictures news article: Studios Overseas Revenue Soars

ALTERNATIVE PRESS CRITICS PICK WALL E

2nd January 2009 18:27

It hardly seems that it would be a likely choice for the film critics who write for the alternative press, but Disney/Pixar's WALL-E has been named....

Read about Sally Hawkins news article: Alternative Press Critics Pick Wall E

PATENT FEE CHANGE WOULD LOWER TV COSTS SAYS GROUP

2nd January 2009 18:27

The consumer advocacy group Coalition United to Terminate Financial Abuses of the Television Transition (CUTFATT) says it will petition the FCC to....

NEW YEAR SURPRISES IN TV RATINGS

2nd January 2009 18:27

New Year's Day produced some surprising results in the primetime competition. At 8 00 p.m., the last half hour of the Rose Bowl Game drew 13.45....

Read about Cbs news article: New Year Surprises In Tv Ratings

DICK CLARK STILL RINGS IN RATINGS

2nd January 2009 18:27

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest , which aired from 11 30 p.m. to 1 00 a.m., remained the most-watched New Year's Eve show....

Read about Ryan Seacrest news article: Dick Clark Still Rings In Ratings

KUDROW TRACES FAMILY TREE IN NEW TV SHOW

2nd January 2009 16:22

Former FRIENDS star LISA KUDROW has learned all about her ancestors who perished in the Holocaust thanks to a stirring new TV series. The actress is....

Read about Lisa Kudrow news article: Kudrow Traces Family Tree In New Tv Show

MENDES BLASTS SEXIST CAT FIGHTING RUMOURS

2nd January 2009 16:22

Hollywood actress EVA MENDES has accused America's film industry of sexism, complaining that male actors never have to deal with rumours of feuding....

Read about Eva Mendes news article: Mendes Blasts Sexist Cat Fighting Rumours

COWELL TO BUILD DREAM BACHELOR PAD

2nd January 2009 16:22

Music mogul SIMON COWELL is reportedly splashing out $14.5 million (GBP10 million) to build a dream holiday home in Barbados. The reality TV judge,....

Read about Simon Cowell news article: Cowell To Build Dream Bachelor Pad

HOWARD HUGHES GUIDING WYNN IN LAS VEGAS

2nd January 2009 16:22

Hotel entrepreneur STEVE WYNN is destined to succeed at whatever he does - because he has been guided by the spirit of billionaire HOWARD HUGHES for....

Read about Steve Wynn news article: Howard Hughes Guiding Wynn In Las Vegas

PIVEN FINDS NEW LEADING LADY

2nd January 2009 16:22

Actor JEREMY PIVEN has discovered a new leading lady - he's reportedly found love with waitress and model ASHLEY CHONTOS. The Entourage star, who....

Read about Jeremy Piven news article: Piven Finds New Leading Lady

LEACHMAN AND BLACK GET INTIMATE IN OFFICE BATH SCENE

2nd January 2009 16:22

Ageing Oscar winner CLORIS LEACHMAN will join JACK BLACK for a saucy scene in U.S. comedy show THE OFFICE in 2009. The Young Frankenstein star....

Read about Cloris Leachman news article: Leachman And Black Get Intimate In Office Bath Scene

HUDSON SLAMS NOT NICE PAPARAZZI

2nd January 2009 16:22

KATE HUDSON is so sick of the paparazzi she would love to hit them - because they are "not nice people". The Almost Famous star is relentlessly....

Read about Kate Hudson news article: Hudson Slams Not Nice Paparazzi

CRAIG REVEALS CREDIT CRUNCH WORRIES

2nd January 2009 16:22

JAMES BOND star DANIEL CRAIG is worried about the global credit crunch crisis - insisting even Hollywood superstars are not immune from its effects. ....

Read about James Bond news article: Craig Reveals Credit Crunch Worries

IZZARDS HOSPITAL SHOW FOR INJURED FAN

2nd January 2009 16:22

British funnyman EDDIE IZZARD treated a fan injured in the Mumbai terror attacks to a stand-up routine as he recovered at a London hospital. The....

Read about Eddie Izzard news article: Izzards Hospital Show For Injured Fan

FRENCH ACTRESS HUPPERT NAMED AS CANNES HEAD

2nd January 2009 16:22

French actress ISABELLE HUPPERT has been appointed the president of the jury for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The star, whose career has spanned....

Read about Isabelle Huppert news article: French Actress Huppert Named As Cannes Head

BLONSKY GOLDEN IS DISGUSTING

2nd January 2009 16:22

HAIRSPRAY actress NIKKI BLONSKY has slammed model BIANCA GOLDEN following their alleged airport brawl in July (08). The 20-year-old was detained in....

Read about Hairspray news article: Blonsky Golden Is Disgusting

WINFREYS 365000 GIFT TO SCHOOL

2nd January 2009 16:22

U.S. TV titan OPRAH WINFREY has become a hit with students in Atlanta, Georgia - after she donated $365,000 (GBP243,000) to a school for low-income....

Read about Oprah Winfrey news article: Winfreys 365000 Gift To School

MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY TO CLOSE IN LOS ANGELES

2nd January 2009 16:22

Los Angeles' Morrison Hotel Gallery is to close at the end of January (09) to allow the art space's partners to concentrate on their three New York....

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TV ON THE RADIO CLAIM ANOTHER MAJOR ALBUM HONOUR

2nd January 2009 16:22

TV ON THE RADIO's acclaimed DEAR SCIENCE album has topped another leading magazine poll of 2008's best releases. The album beat Lil Wayne's Tha....

Read about Tv On The Radio news article: Tv On The Radio Claim Another Major Album Honour

ALLEN DATING OLDER MAN

2nd January 2009 16:22

Singer LILY ALLEN has bagged herself a new man - she is reportedly dating a 45-year-old millionaire art dealer. The Smile hitmaker has been pictured....

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JACKSONS FURY OVER KNOWLES COMMENT

2nd January 2009 16:22

BEYONCE KNOWLES has reportedly upset fellow pop star JANET JACKSON - by implying that her family were not from a high-class background. Knowles....

Read about Beyonce Knowles news article: Jacksons Fury Over Knowles Comment

KNOWLES RECLAIMS TOP EUROPEAN SINGLE SPOT

2nd January 2009 16:22

BEYONCE KNOWLES has scored another number one - her ballad IF I WERE A BOY has reclaimed the top spot on the European singles chart in its ninth week....

Read about Beyonce Knowles news article: Knowles Reclaims Top European Single Spot

SLASH FRIEND LOSES CANCER BATTLE

2nd January 2009 16:22

Former GUNS N' ROSES star SLASH is mourning the death of close friend and promising musician HEATH SAMMONS. Sammons, an aspiring performer and....

Read about Roses news article: Slash Friend Loses Cancer Battle

LENNOX CALLS FOR ISRAEL TO END GAZA STRIKES

2nd January 2009 16:22

Singer ANNIE LENNOX has spoken out against the Israeli bomb strikes on Gaza - calling for an end to the "slaughter and systematic murder" of Arabs....

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CYRUS PLAYS HIGH SCHOOL SHOW ON NEW YEARS EVE

2nd January 2009 12:18

MILEY CYRUS rang in 2009 by performing in a high school gym. The teen pop sensation played a short set at Beckman High School in Irvine, California....

Read about Miley Cyrus news article: Cyrus Plays High School Show On New Years Eve

CARREYS MILLION DOLLAR TRUST FUND FOR MCCARTHY

2nd January 2009 12:18

JIM CARREY has vowed to give his longtime girlfriend JENNY MCCARTHY a financially secure future - after reportedly setting up a $50 million (GBP35....

Read about Jim Carrey news article: Carreys Million Dollar Trust Fund For Mccarthy

LATIFAHS JEWELLERY STOLEN IN 10000 HOLIDAY HEIST

2nd January 2009 12:18

QUEEN LATIFAH has become the victim of thieves, who stole more than $10,000 (GBP6,990) in jewellery from her luxury villa in Tobago. The....

Read about Queen Latifah news article: Latifahs Jewellery Stolen In 10000 Holiday Heist

GIBSON PAYS END OF YEAR TRIBUTE TO LEDGER

2nd January 2009 12:18

MEL GIBSON has paid a touching tribute to fellow Aussie HEATH LEDGER as part of an end-of-year review in a U.S. magazine. The Mad Max star tells....

Read about Mel Gibson news article: Gibson Pays End Of Year Tribute To Ledger

GIGANDET TO WED GIRLFRIEND

2nd January 2009 12:18

TWILIGHT star CAM GIGANDET is to wed his pregnant girlfriend, according to the actor's father. Jay Gigandet tells America's In Touch Weekly magazine....

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MYSTERY WRITER WESTLAKE DIES

2nd January 2009 12:18

Oscar nominated writer DONALD WESTLAKE has died at the age of 75. The prolific author collapsed on Wednesday (31Dec08) following a suspected heart....

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SALOMON SUED OVER ASSAULT CLAIMS

2nd January 2009 12:18

PAMELA ANDERSON's ex-husband RICK SALOMON is facing legal action from a woman who has accused him of involvement in an assault at a party. Salomon,....

Read about Pamela Anderson news article: Salomon Sued Over Assault Claims

ROURKE DENIES ATTACKING PENN

2nd January 2009 12:18

MICKEY ROURKE has denied launching a verbal attack on SEAN PENN - after a website alleged the THE WRESTLER star had called his fellow actor....

Read about Mickey Rourke news article: Rourke Denies Attacking Penn

STARSKY AND HUTCH STAR HAMILTON DIES

2nd January 2009 12:18

Former STARSKY AND HUTCH star BERNIE HAMILTON has died aged 80. The actor, who played police captain Harold Dobey in the hit 1970s TV cop series,....

Read about Starsky And Hutch news article: Starsky And Hutch Star Hamilton Dies

BLONSKY ESCAPES ASSAULT CHARGES

2nd January 2009 12:18

HAIRSPRAY actress NIKKI BLONSKY has had assault charges against her dropped after she was accused of brawling with model BIANCA GOLDEN at an airport....

Read about Hairspray news article: Blonsky Escapes Assault Charges

VALKYRIE BOSSES FACE LAWSUIT OVER HITLER GLOBE

2nd January 2009 12:18

Bosses of TOM CRUISE's new movie VALKYRIE are reportedly facing possible legal action over the use of a Nazi prop in the film. The movie, which....

Read about Tom Cruise news article: Valkyrie Bosses Face Lawsuit Over Hitler Globe

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR SWIFT AS SHE CLAIMS LAST US ALBUM CHART TOP SPOT

2nd January 2009 12:18

Teenage country star TAYLOR SWIFT rang in 2009 with America's number one album on Wednesday (31Dec08). The singer's Fearless scored a fourth....

Read about Taylor Swift news article: Happy New Year For Swift As She Claims Last Us Album Chart Top Spot

LIL WAYNE SCORES TOP SELLING ALBUM IN AMERICA

2nd January 2009 12:18

LIL WAYNE's THA CARTER III has become the first album to top the annual bestsellers list in America without making it to three million sales. The....

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BASS GIVES FISHEL WEDDING DAY JITTERS

2nd January 2009 12:18

Former 'N SYNC star LANCE BASS has given his ex-girlfriend actress DANIELLE FISHEL second thoughts about walking down the aisle - after she found out....

Read about N Sync news article: Bass Gives Fishel Wedding Day Jitters

PERRY STRUGGLED AGAINST LAVIGNE LABEL

2nd January 2009 12:18

Pop star KATY PERRY was forced to battle with record label bosses because they originally wanted her to copy AVRIL LAVIGNE. When the I Kissed A Girl....

Read about Katy Perry news article: Perry Struggled Against Lavigne Label

PINK HART SPEND NEW YEAR TOGETHER

2nd January 2009 12:18

PINK has refused to give up on her relationship with estranged husband CAREY HART - they rang in 2009 together despite having split last year (08). ....

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BROWN HONOURED WITH NEW YORK CITY STREET NAME

2nd January 2009 12:18

Soul legend JAMES BROWN will be honoured with his own New York City street behind the famed Apollo Theater. The block behind the theatre, which....

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KITTS DAUGHTER REMEMBERS LAST MOMENTS

2nd January 2009 12:18

The only daughter of legendary entertainer EARTHA KITT has opened up about the last moments she shared with the star before her tragic death on....

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MARLEY SONGWRITER FORD IS DEAD

2nd January 2009 12:18

The songwriter credited with composing BOB MARLEY's classic hit NO WOMAN, NO CRY has died. Vincent Ford, 68, passed away in hospital in Jamaica last....

Read about Bob Marley news article: Marley Songwriter Ford Is Dead

LA TOYA SIGNED UP FOR BB AFTER PULLING OUT OF JUNGLE

2nd January 2009 12:09

LA TOYA JACKSON signed up for the latest series of CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER after pulling out of a deal to star in rival reality show I'M A....

Read about Celebrity Big Brother news article: La Toya Signed Up For Bb After Pulling Out Of Jungle

CONCERTGOERS HAVE SWEET TOOTH FOR MADONNAS 2008 TOUR

2nd January 2009 12:09

Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour was the highest-grossing series of concerts in 2008, with a massive worldwide haul of $281.6 million (£193....

Read about Madonna news article: Concertgoers Have Sweet Tooth For Madonnas 2008 Tour

LEONA TO PLAY MARIAH IN MUSICAL BIOPIC

2nd January 2009 12:09

Songstress MARIAH CAREY would like X-Factor starlet LEONA LEWIS to play her in a musical about her life.The TOUCH MY BODY singer is reported to have....

Read about Mariah Carey news article: Leona To Play Mariah In Musical Biopic

ISABELLE HUPPERT NAMED PRESIDENT OF CANNES JURY

2nd January 2009 11:14

French actress Isabelle Huppert has been confirmed as the president of the jury for next year's Cannes Film Festival.The 55-year-old, a two-time....

Read about Cannes Film Festival news article: Isabelle Huppert Named President Of Cannes Jury

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER NOT SANITISED FOR TV RETURN

2nd January 2009 10:41

Despite attracting record complaints in 2007, Celebrity Big Brother will not be "sanitised" for its return to the screen, Channel 4 have....

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HUGH JACKMAN PULLS OUT OF CLEOPATRA MUSICAL

2nd January 2009 10:19

X-Men star Hugh Jackman has withdrawn from negotiations to star in Cleo, Steven Soderbergh's upcoming rock 'n' roll musical about Cleopatra.It was....

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HEATH LEDGER WAS BIGGEST FILM STORY OF 2008

2nd January 2009 9:57

The late Heath Ledger has been named the biggest movie news story, best villain and most missed star of 2008 in a new poll.The Australian actor, who....

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CELEBRITY PREDICTIONS FOR 2009

2nd January 2009 7:08

The global economy is on its knees, the war in Iraq is still raging, and global warming is apparently getting worse. Hardly the best way to start off....

Read about Madonna news article: Celebrity Predictions For 2009



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