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11/01/2007 19:51


Pop star MADONNA has come to the defence of her pal ROSIE O'DONNELL regarding her ongoing war of words with real estate mogul DONALD TRUMP. The HUNG....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Latino rapper N.O.R.E. has appeared in a New York court to defend his friend DARRYL HENDERSON, claiming he knew nothing about his pals alleged....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


LIMP BIZKIT frontman FRED DURST's directing debut has been given the seal of approval by his cast. The rocker-turned-moviemaker has just finished....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Hollywood actress RENEE ZELLWEGER has taken legal action against an author of a book released to tie in with her latest movie, MISS POTTER. ....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


LATEST: Academy Award winner MERYL STREEP is putting her vocal talents to the test in the Hollywood adaptation of ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! THE DEVIL....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


BRITNEY SPEARS' estranged husband KEVIN FEDERLINE is on such a tight budget since he broke up with the pop star, he tried to return some clothing she....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


COURTENEY COX stunned fans on her new US TV hit DIRT on Tuesday (09JAN07) when her ruthless tabloid editor character reached for a sex aid. Cox's....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Actor FOREST WHITAKER has joined forces with a leading animal rights group to promote vegetarianism in a new TV spot. The short commercial on People....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


LATEST: British soap star MOHAMMED GEORGE has been charged with assault after allegedly physically abusing his girlfriend outside a restaurant. The....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Veteran guitarist JEFF BECK is of the opinion all his albums "suck". The ex-YARDBIRDS rocker was asked by UK magazine Classic Rock which of his many....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Head of film studio New Line BOB SHAYE insists THE LORD OF THE RINGS Oscar winner PETER JACKSON will never be allowed to direct THE HOBBIT while he....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star TORI SPELLING is hoping to reconcile with her estranged mother CANDI and film the magical moment for her new US....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


LATEST: Reality TV star ANNA NICOLE SMITH will fight a court order from a US judge that she submit her baby daughter to a DNA test. A Los Angeles....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


Rapper SHAWN 'JAY-Z' CARTER has landed a place in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio after record-breaker LARRY JOHNSON donated his cleats....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Double Oscar winner HILARY SWANK has come under fire for her role as an inspirational school teacher in new movie FREEDOM WRITERS - because the....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


MADONNA's longtime representative LIZ ROSENBERG insists there is no tension between the pop star and ANGELINA JOLIE because of comments the actress....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


Hollywood legend TONY CURTIS is lucky to be alive after battling a deadly illness over Christmas (06), which left him hooked up to a ventilator. The....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


Former CHARLIE'S ANGELS star FARRAH FAWCETT is winning her battle with cancer and will have one of two malignant growths cut away during surgery....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


LINDSAY LOHAN has been warned by doctors that she is suffering from liver damage and could face serious health consequences if she doesn't curb her....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


BRITNEY SPEARS has lost two publicists in the last six months and her stylist is the latest person to distance herself from the pop star. The TOXIC....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


PARIS HILTON is desperate to impress in her next movie role, and is burying her head in text books to learn her craft. Hilton will play a girl who....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


LATEST: Pop star BRITNEY SPEARS is dating 25-year-old male model and actor ISAAC COHEN, according to media reports in the US. The TOXIC star was....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Veteran British rockers NEW ORDER have hit out at claims they have split, despite drummer STEPHEN MORRIS' confession last year (05). Morris shocked....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


A new biopic about iconic French singer EDITH PIAF will open the Berlin Film Festival in Germany next month (FEB06). Director OLIVIER DAHAN's LA VIE....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


LOST star MATTHEW FOX may play the sweet, caring guy on camera, but off screen, the star has a much darker side to him. The 40-year-old actor, who....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES are rarely seen in public with their nine-month-old daughter SURI because they fear she may be the target of kidnapping....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


YVONNE DE CARLO, who played LILY MUNSTER in the hit 1960s sitcom THE MUNSTERS, has died. She was 84. The actress died of natural causes on Monday....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


GREY'S ANATOMY heart-throb PATRICK DEMPSEY regularly visits a marriage guidance counsellor to keep his relationship with wife JILLIAN steady. The....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


Lost recordings from Canadian folk icon LEONARD COHEN's early career are set to resurface on reissues of his first three albums. The previously....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


Pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE motivates himself to go onstage and perform in concert by listening to the British band COLDPLAY. The MY LOVE singer is....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Oscar winner MERYL STREEP's designer outfits in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and HELEN MIRREN's royal robes from THE QUEEN have both earned nominations from....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


LATEST: Twelve finalist have been chosen to compete for the chance to perform with pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE at the Grammy Awards next month....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


British singer ROBBIE WILLIAMS has earned an average of just under GBP25,000 ($48,750) each day over the last four years. According to British....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Rapper THE GAME has challenged British soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM to a one-on-one match - because the hip hop star fancies himself as a "pretty good"....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


LATEST: Filmmaker ANTON CORBIJN is baffled by claims he had a bust up with members of the band NEW ORDER over his forthcoming film CONTROL -....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


The widow of charismatic TV naturalist STEVE IRWIN broke down in tears on American TV last night (10JAN07) when she described how her children were....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


EVANESCENCE star AMY LEE is to wed her therapist boyfriend after accepting his marriage proposal before a concert on Monday (08JAN07) night. The....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


SCREAM star DAVID ARQUETTE has lavished praise on close pal JENNIFER ANISTON for the dignified manner in which she behaved during her divorce from....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


KELLY OSBOURNE insists rehab failed to cure her addiction to illegal drugs, and was shocked clean by the cost of the process. The 22-year-old....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Movie beauty CATE BLANCHETT put her teenage co-star in new movie NOTES ON A SCANDAL at ease before the pair shot a kissing scene. ANDREW SIMPSON,....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Newlywed GIRLS ALOUD star CHERYL COLE shares her marital home with her mother. The British singer wed England soccer ace ASHLEY COLE in July (06)....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


LATEST: Bollywood star SHILPA SHETTY has fallen for A-TEAM star DIRK BENEDICT on British reality TV show CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER. Benedict, who....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Former MARRIED WITH CHILDREN actress KATEY SAGAL is a mother again at 52, after a surrogate mother gave birth to her third child. Sagal - who played....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


KATIE HOLMES' passion for pricey designer clothes cost her $200,000 (GBP103,000) last year (06) at one Beverly Hills department store alone. TOM....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


KEVIN FEDERLINE has found an unlikely fan in the form of camp film icon JOHN WATERS. BRITNEY SPEARS' much maligned ex is the self proclaimed 'most....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


Rapper/actor WILL SMITH may never record music again, after his nephew "officially retired" him. The JUST THE TWO OF US star now plans to....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


LATEST: YOKO ONO's former driver was not trying to blackmail the widow of JOHN LENNON but was seeking compensation for years of sexual harassment....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


LATEST: Adoption groups have hit back at ANGELINA JOLIE after she criticised the way MADONNA gained custody of Malawian baby DAVID BANDA - insisting....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Iconic fashion designer VIVIENNE WESTWOOD has attacked British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR, describing him as a "monster". Westwood hates Blair's....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Ageing French rocker JOHNNY HALLYDAY has undergone surgery to remove a small cyst from under his arm. The 63-year-old had the two-hour operation in....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


LIZA MINNELLI's estranged husband DAVID GEST is to make a guest appearance as a judge on UK reality TV show SOAPSTAR SUPERSTAR tomorrow (12JAN07). ....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Celebrity supercouple DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM are moving to America - the soccer star has agreed to sign for Major League team Los Angeles....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Actor-turned-California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER complains he is in constant pain after undergoing surgery on his broken leg last month....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


LATEST: A top prosecutor in the Bahamas insists a decision will be made soon on whether an inquest is needed into the death of reality star ANNA....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


British rocker SAMUEL PRESTON walked out of a taping of satirical BBC TV quiz show NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS yesterday (10JAN07), when host SIMON....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Rapper THE GAME has slammed the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star using the same stage name, claiming it was he who first used the moniker. ....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


LATEST: Singer AMY WINEHOUSE claims the reason she rushed off stage during a gig last weekend (06JAN07) was because she was jet-lagged and had a....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


Pop star GWEN STEFANI's new album title THE SWEET ESCAPE was inspired by magician HARRY HOUDINI. Stefani appears in her music video for WIND IT UP....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


Singer KELLY OSBOURNE replaced her drug addiction with a dangerously expensive shopping habit. After curing her addiction to painkillers, the....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has reportedly already moved on from his split with CAMERON DIAZ and is romancing SCARLETT JOHANSSON. The MY LOVE singer recently....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Former MIAMI VICE star DON JOHNSON is no longer shocked when ludicrous stories about him are published, after he was said to have been involved in an....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


An annual list of aspiring young actors tipped for greatness has been unveiled by European Film Promotion yesterday (10JAN07) as part of the....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


SIENNA MILLER turned down the opportunity to play a Bond Girl in CASINO ROYALE, even after being offered the part by new 007 DANIEL CRAIG. The ALFIE....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Rapper THE GAME likens himself to Microsoft boss BILL GATES, and believes they are both on top of their respective industries because they are....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Hip-hop star BOW WOW has his sights set on becoming the youngest ever owner in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and has already started the....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


Hollywood tough guy SYLVESTER STALLONE will drop promotional duties for sequel ROCKY BALBOA this Sunday (14JAN07) to make an appearance at Everton....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


MARY-KATE OLSEN is devastated that most of her performance in upcoming film FACTORY GIRL has ended up on the cutting room floor. The 20-year-old....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


Music mogul SIMON COWELL would be devastated if one series of US TV contest AMERICAN IDOL yielded him 10 BOB DYLANs - because he thinks the veteran....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


ABBA musical MAMMA MIA is the latest stage musical to head for the big screen - and it's all thanks to TOM HANKS. Hanks, his wife RITA WILSON and....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


Talented GREY'S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY was a teenage juggling sensation. The hunky actor came runner-up to juggling guru ANTHONY GATTO at the....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Former NIRVANA guitarist PAT SMEAR has signed to help make a new movie about his former punk band THE GERMS. Smear will act as musical director on....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


Actress GRETCHEN MOL's performance as legendary Playboy pin-up BETTIE PAGE has been criticised by the 83-year-old herself. Mol died her hair dark....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


Director KEVIN MACDONALD has refused to rule out documenting SADDAM HUSSEIN's last days on film, but insists now is not the time to give the Iraqi....Read On


11/01/2007 17:24


An affiliate of DIPSET rapper JIM JONES has been held in police custody following his first court appearance on Tuesday (09JAN07) on charges of....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


Disgraced British rocker GARY GLITTER is being considered for an early release from his three-year prison sentence in Vietnam as part of the....Read On


11/01/2007 12:57


R+B sensation CIARA is sick of being compared with superstar JANET JACKSON, and wishes the industry would stop highlighting similarities in the....Read On


11/01/2007 03:41


KANYE WEST and BORAT director LARRY CHARLES have teamed up to develop a new series for US cable TV network HBO. The as-yet-untitled project will....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


JOHNNY DEPP was thrilled to finally meet his Irish hero, author JP DONLEAVY, in anticipation of starring in the movie adaptation of the writer's....Read On


11/01/2007 02:06


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star MARCIA CROSS has been forced to temporarily quit the show after doctors put her on bed rest for the remainder of her....Read On


11/01/2007 09:04


SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY's separation from HEATHER MILLS was the biggest public relations disaster of 2006, according to a new poll. The couple's bitter....Read On


11/01/2007 19:51


TV's BUCK ROGERS, GIL GERARD, has shed 140 pounds (63.5 kilograms) after undergoing gastric-bypass surgery. The heavyweight former TV hunk weighed....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


La Vie en Rose, a biopic of legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard as Piaf, will open the Berlin Film Festival on Feb. 8....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Presenters at this year's Golden Globes will not receive the usual "swag bags" worth thousands of dollars that they had received in the past,....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Director J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the script for Star Trek XI has been completed, that it will concern Capt. Kirk and Spock as very young men,....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


New Line Co-chairman Bob Shaye has made it clear that his decision not to bring back Peter Jackson to direct the Lord of the Rings prequel The....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Another shake-up has jolted the executive peak of the Paramount mountain. The studio announced late Wednesday that Paramount Pictures President Gail....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Barbara Walters, who had attempted to remain above the fray in the Donald Trump-Rosie O'Donnell donnybrook, came out firmly on Rosie's side....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Chris Cramer, the British-born managing director of CNN International, which reaches an overseas audience of some 200 million, abruptly resigned....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


CanWest Global Communications and Goldman Sachs announced Wednesday that they have acquired Toronto-based Alliance Atlantis for $1.96 billion and....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Brent Bozell's Parents Television Council, the group leading the battle against broadcast "indecency," has criticized the growing amount of violence....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Life Decisions International (LDI), a Washington DC-based group that has attempted to organize boycotts against companies that contribute to Planned....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


CBS News Vice President Paul Friedman, the executive in charge of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, has acknowledged that all of the tinkering....Read On


11/01/2007 18:32:38


Although CBS's Katie Couric had earlier remarked that President Bush's speech on Iraq Wednesday night was "arguably his most important speech ever,"....Read On


11/01/2007 16:51:52


The disgraced former Miss Great Britain and current Celebrity Big Brother contestant Danielle Lloyd is to be sued, reports suggest.According to the....Read On


11/01/2007 16:41:33


Yvonne De Carlo, the actress best known for her role as matriarch Lily Munster, has died at the age of 84.As part of a prolific television and film....Read On


11/01/2007 16:41:33


Acclaimed director Peter Jackson looks to be completely ruled out of the film version of The Hobbit.Bob Shaye, co-chairman of New Line, which....Read On


11/01/2007 15:59:07


Hollywood legend Meryl Streep is reportedly being lined up to star in a film version of the hit Abba musical Mamma Mia.The Oscar-winning actress will....Read On


11/01/2007 15:27:36


Despite repeatedly being named one of the sexiest women on the planet, critics have pointed out that FRIENDS star JENNIFER ANISTON has recently been....Read On


11/01/2007 15:05:48


The 49th Grammy awards in the US are set to begin with a bang, as performers announced for the show include RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, BEYONCE and GNARLS....Read On


11/01/2007 13:49:18


Ordinary Boys singer Preston stormed off a recording of Never Mind The Buzzcocks after jokes were made about his wife.The banter became too much for....Read On


11/01/2007 10:07:12


Celebrity Big Brother has said goodbye to its first evictee.Loud mouth Jackiey Budden was voted off in a surprise eviction last night and was....Read On


11/01/2007 8:10:11


Anna Nicole Smith has returned to the US amidst mixed reports that she may fight a court order for a paternity test for her daughter.Last month a....Read On


11/01/2007 7:48:05


Supermodel Kate Moss reportedly left a poem penned by boyfriend Pete Doherty on a toilet floor in Thailand.According to a source close the couple,....Read On





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