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Cult writer HUNTER S THOMPSON's widow, ANITA, is to edit a new Colorado society magazine called The Woody Creeker. Satirist PJ O'ROURKE will write a....Read On

Teetotal star JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS has laughed off reports his ALEXANDER co-star COLIN FARRELL inspired his past alcoholic behaviour, insisting just....Read On

"I kinda wanna fall in love this year." Actress HEATHER GRAHAM on her New Year's resolution.....Read On

TOM CRUISE has topped a new poll of money-making celebrities after raking in a fortune for cinema bosses in 2005. It's the seventh time the WAR OF....Read On

Movie maker ROBERT ALTMAN is set to stage a new London play and he's bringing his favourite movie stars with him. The GOSFORD PARK director will....Read On

THE SOPRANOS star LORRAINE BRACCO is planning to escape debt in 2006 after revealing she only has $50,000 (GBP27,780) more to pay lawyers to end her....Read On

Former FRIENDS star MATTHEW PERRY has given ELTON JOHN a financial boost as the rocker begins married life to longtime partner DAVID FURNISH - he....Read On

REESE WITHERSPOON gave her husband RYAN PHILLIPPE a very special Christmas gift - she recorded two of his favourite FRANK SINATRA tunes. The....Read On

WOODY ALLEN is set to honour Spain after visiting a statue of himself in Oviedo by filming his next movie there. The movie mogul, who is famous....Read On

LATEST: Property tycoon DONALD TRUMP has hit out at speculation he is set to run for New York Governor this year (06), insisting he is having too....Read On

"I must be the only fairly well-known Manchester musician who doesn't live in Primrose Hill (London)." THE FALL star MARK E SMITH stays close to his....Read On

THE BLACK EYED PEAS star WILL.I.AM will only release solo albums if he is able to complete them in less than a week. The WHERE IS THE LOVE? rapper....Read On

Veteran film-maker WOODY ALLEN and his New Orleans Jazz Band wrapped up their European tour with a concert at the Athens Concert Hall in Greece on....Read On

Rapper KANYE WEST only discovered he had been nominated for eight Grammy awards when an airport worker broke the news to him. West was thrilled to....Read On

Late DR FEELGOOD frontman LEE BRILLEAUX has been honoured with a memorial park bench plaque in New York's West Village. The MILK + ALCOHOL singer....Read On

SLIPKNOT frontman COREY TAYLOR credits his wife SCARLETT for making him realise he had to stop drinking. THE NAMELESS hitmaker, who was a cocaine....Read On

Former GUNS N' ROSES and LA GUNS guitarist TRACII GUNS has joined 1980s rockers QUIET RIOT for an upcoming album and tour. The rocker accepted the....Read On

British guitar great DEREK BAILEY has died due to complications of a motor neurone disease. The 75-year-old improvisational jazz legend passed....Read On

HOUSE OF FREAKS guitarist BRYAN HARVEY was found murdered at his home in Virginia on Sunday (01JAN06). The rocker, his wife KATHRYN and their two....Read On

"I think I would be a sales person at Woolworths. In the bra department." Hollywood star DIANE KEATON ponders what job she would have if she....Read On

SARAH JESSICA PARKER has made a New Year's resolution not to be rude to people who call her on her mobile phone - because she has a bad habit of....Read On

Horror film THE WICKER MAN has been voted the greatest cult movie of all time by British magazine Hotdog. The sinister 1973 film, which sees....Read On

Hollywood director WOODY ALLEN came face to face with his double during a recent visit to Spain. The ANNIE HALL film-maker visited a bronze statue....Read On

Hollywood star WILL SMITH wants his wife JADA PINKETT SMITH to take over as the main 'breadwinner' so that he can sit back and relax. The HITCH....Read On

Golf ace TIGER WOODS celebrated his 30th birthday on Friday (30DEC05) by splashing out $40 million ($22.2 million) on a luxury estate on Florida's....Read On

Oscar-winning film director SAM MENDES claims American viewers don't understand his new movie JARHEAD as well as Europeans - because they expect war....Read On

California model BEVERLY PEELE was arrested for identity theft in Los Angeles last week (26DEC06). The six foot (1.82 metres) beauty, 30, stands....Read On

Property tycoon DONALD TRUMP is reportedly considering running for the position of Governor of New York State. THE APPRENTICE star was hailed as a....Read On

Hip-hop mogul SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS has hailed JACKIE KENNEDY ONASSIS as his ultimate fashion icon. The I DON'T WANNA KNOW hitmaker admires Onassis,....Read On

Rock star DAVID LEE ROTH has no fears about replacing shock jock HOWARD STERN on the Infinity radio network, because his life experience sets him....Read On

Veteran crooner TONY CHRISTIE released the top selling single of 2005 in the UK after (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO spent eight weeks at number....Read On

THE WHO guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND is trying to remain positive about his escalating deafness, insisting being a musician who can't hear is like being....Read On

A train depot which belonged to JOHNNY CASH is being returned to its original location so it can be transformed into a museum. The HURT singer....Read On

LATEST: Texan rapper PIMP C was released from jail, four years early on Friday (30DEC05). The UNDERGROUND KINGZ star - real name CHAD BUTLER -....Read On

Murder charges against rapper GUCCI MANE were dropped on Friday (30DEC05) due to a lack of evidence. The hip-hop star - real name RADRIC DAVIS -....Read On

Veteran actress KATHLEEN TURNER is top choice to be New York Magazine restaurant critic GAEL GREENE's voice on the audio version of her memoirs. ....Read On

"I'm the screw-up. I'm the quieter one, the one that's sort of straighter, but I can be led astray. NAOMI (WATTS) is the most gregarious. She's the....Read On

British royal PRINCE WILLIAM has taken his girlfriend KATE MIDDLETON on a romantic skiing holiday in Switzerland so they can spend as much time....Read On

Enterprising actress PENELOPE CRUZ is keen to become a retail queen in 2006 - she owns a clothing store in her native Madrid, Spain, and is....Read On

SCARLETT JOHANSSON hates making red carpet appearances and only overcomes her stage fright by concentrating on the outfit she is wearing. The LOST....Read On

Veteran British actress DAME JUDI DENCH insists she never reads plays and only agrees to act in them "because someone asked" her to. Dench claims....Read On

Hollywood hunk MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY has reportedly broken his collarbone after tumbling from his surfboard while holidaying in Costa Rica. The....Read On

A new play is set to make a mockery of the British royal family when it opens in London in the spring (06). The new work created by theatre....Read On

LATEST: STEVEN SPIELBERG has played down rumours he is planning to remake MARY POPPINS. The SAVING PRIVATE RYAN director was linked to the project....Read On

British actor SIR MICHAEL CAINE was outraged when he read a script which had been written especially for him - with a cockney accent. The BATMAN....Read On

Actor JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS has rubbished newspaper reports he beat up his teenage girlfriend REENA HAMMER, claiming no punches were thrown. The....Read On

Socialite PARIS HILTON has reportedly admitted fabricating a story about the former girlfriend of her ex-fiance PARIS LATSIS, who claimed the hotel....Read On

"My buddy asked me the other day, 'Do you think that sex tape helped or hurt your career?' I thought about it for a minute and said, 'I guess if I....Read On

The Summer Of Love has been voted the greatest year in pop music's history, with BBC Radio 2 listeners deciding 1967 still reigns supreme. 1967....Read On

Surf rocker JACK JOHNSON hopes his eco-friendly approach to touring will encourage his fans to live their lives with the environment in mind. The....Read On

Canadian rockers HOT HOT HEAT ditched plans to film a pirate-themed video in Spain when their European visit descended into one long party. The....Read On

SLIPKNOT rocker COREY TAYLOR cannot bear to remember life as an alcoholic, because is so appalled by his irresponsible behaviour towards his baby....Read On

US rocker FRED DURST insists he would be an acclaimed film director if his band LIMP BIZKIT hadn't enjoyed so much success. The ROLLIN' hitmaker....Read On

LATEST: THE WHO guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND denies his band's ear-blasting rock concerts are to blame for his recent hearing loss, insisting powerful....Read On

Hip-hop stars THE BLACK EYED PEAS have hit out at claims they have sold-out commercially, instead insisting they are a ground-breaking act. The....Read On

"VALENTINO wants me to go out of the house 'done' every day but it's not 1950s Hollywood anymore. That's not my life anymore. I don't have staff....Read On

JOHN TRAVOLTA is so fussy he gets uncomfortable when the ice cubes in his drinks aren't perfect. The actor's pal KIRSTIE ALLEY reveals her LOOK....Read On

KING KONG star NAOMI WATTS once dated the first major boyfriend of NICOLE KIDMAN's sister.....Read On

WILL + GRACE star DEBRA MESSING is a fussy knitter - because she's allergic to wool. The actress breaks out in hives whenever she touches wool and....Read On

Actress NAOMI WATTS is convinced her late father is always present for her biggest moments because she often hears his favourite song, MORNING IS....Read On

Former CHEERS star KIRSTIE ALLEY wants men to shed their underwear in 2006 - because she loves to find nothing underneath a lover's jeans. The....Read On

Scottish actor ALAN CUMMING has spent the entire winter suffering with asthma, because of the bad pollution in Los Angeles where he is currently....Read On

Spanish actress PENELOPE CRUZ has discovered her photography hobby is a difficult one because she chooses heartbreaking topics. During a recent....Read On

LORD ATTENBOROUGH will put his grief at losing three generations of his family in the Asian tsunami into words when he writes his long-awaited....Read On

"All I can see is tour buses and airplanes and bitches in different cities, and I don't remember their names." Rapper 50 CENT bemoans his hectic....Read On

Pop superstar MADONNA is such a fan MTV show PIMP MY RIDE she is planning to copy the car makeover concept for her new music video. The....Read On

Rockers GREEN DAY are hoping 2006 will afford them some well-earned rest - after admitting the past year (05) has been a "crazy" one. The....Read On

Pop superstar MARIAH CAREY is looking to buy her own winter wonderland after her annual trip to Aspen, Colorado, was a snow disappointment. The....Read On

Acid-tongued AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL has blasted the contemporary music scene as "flat" - and even extends his criticism to winners of his....Read On

US rockers PEARL JAM are celebrating after being awarded the rights to an internet domain name, almost identical to the band's official website....Read On

THE WHO rocker PETE TOWNSHEND is losing his hearing, and fears the disability will spell the end of his songwriting career. The MY GENERATION....Read On

"I think I was born to be 40. I think women are so sexy at 40... Your 20s are just embarrassing and your 30s, for the most part, is spent sort of....Read On

French movie icon CATHERINE DENEUVE lists her least favourite body part as her "left ear," while her "wild garden" is her greatest achievement. The....Read On

Knitting expert to the stars EDITH EIG is offering movie fans the chance to make the scarf SCARLETT JOHANNSON knitted in LOST IN TRANSLATION after....Read On

"(She's) really the most tremendously pleasant sort of person to be around and work with - and she's not bad-looking either." SEAN PENN on his 21....Read On

The stars of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES have been crowned the style queens of 2005 in a new US TV poll. The quartet, TERI HATCHER, EVA LONGORIA,....Read On

BURT REYNOLDS is selling his famous Florida bachelor pad for a whopping $15 million (GBP8.3 million). THE LONGEST YARD star has been living in the....Read On

Filming new vampire movie BLOODRAYNE was particularly challenging for movie-maker UWE BOLL because the locations in Romania were so remote the cast....Read On

Comic actor BEN STILLER insists his STARSKY AND HUTCH co-star OWEN WILSON is the laziest actor he has ever worked with. Stiller, who has acted....Read On

Socialite NICKY HILTON and her actor boyfriend KEVIN CONNOLLY got 2006 off to an expensive start at midnight on Saturday (31DEC05) when they cracked....Read On

TONIGHT SHOW announcer JOHN MELENDEZ had a double celebration this New Year after welcoming the birth of his third child. OSCAR DAVID MELENDEZ....Read On

Socialite NICOLE RICHIE saw in the New Year with her ex-fiance ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN because the pair had a final commitment together at a Los....Read On

California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has wreaked his revenge on the state's paparazzi, who once ran him and his family off the road during a....Read On

"RBK. Know what that stands for..? Rick Black Kid." Rapper 50 CENT finds it fitting that his footwear line has been picked up by sportswear giants....Read On

A former rap video star who exposed the seedy details of her celebrity lovers' lives in an explosive book is now planning to become the black JACKIE....Read On

50 CENT has two major reasons for remembering 2005 - he played Portugal's biggest rap concert and performed for GENERAL MUAMMAR el-QADDAFI's sons. ....Read On

LIMP BIZKIT frontman FRED DURST wants the world to know he isn't about to sign up for a reality show, so TV executives should stop asking him. The....Read On

CHER's daughter CHASITY BONO has called in the crew of US reality TV makeover show SELL THIS HOUSE to help her do just that. The celebrity gay....Read On

Oscar winner JAMIE FOXX saw in 2006 in style when he staged a star-studded party in South Beach, Florida. The RAY star performed songs from his....Read On

Irish pop mogul LOUIS WALSH has agreed to re-appear as a judge on British TV talent contest THE X FACTOR, after being lured back by a $180,000....Read On

BRITNEY SPEARS thrilled lunchtime diners at her favourite Malibu, California restaurant Moonshadows on New Year's Eve (31DEC05) when she turned up....Read On