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15/01/2007 01:52


French movie mogul LUC BESSON's first teachers thought he was weird because his best friends were sea creatures. The director spent much of his....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


THE SOPRANOS star JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER has thanked JESSICA SIMPSON for supporting her during her separation from husband AJ DiSCALA. After Sigler and....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


KIEFER SUTHERLAND only has himself to blame for the delay of his 24 action figure - he set fire to the prototype during a drunken night out. The....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


Grammy Award-winning star NORAH JONES credits her mother with helping her stay grounded and stopping fame from going to her head. The COME AWAY WITH....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


NIXON star ANNABETH GISH has become a new mum after giving birth to her first child on Friday morning (12JAN07). The former X-FILES star and her....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER will put politics on hold to present the Best Picture (Drama) award at tonight's (15JAN07) Golden Globes. ....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


SIR MICK JAGGER took offence at the name of new comedy show LET'S ROB MICK JAGGER - and demanded they change it to the less colourful KNIGHTS OF....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


Pop singer MATT WILLIS regrets appearing on British reality show I'M A CELEBRITY...GET ME OUT OF HERE, because it failed to boost his flagging music....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


Hollywood tough guy SYLVESTER STALLONE was saved from a life of crime when he turned to acting at the age of 19. The ROCKY star, who was once....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


One of America's leading skin doctors fears the young cast of the HARRY POTTER films has done teenagers the world over a huge disservice by seeming....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


LATEST: STING is considering reuniting with his former bandmates from THE POLICE to mark the 30th anniversary of the group's formation. The band's....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


RICKY GERVAIS has hit back at claims he dubbed British viewers who don't find his show EXTRAS funny "idiots". A British newspaper today (15JAN07)....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


Director MICHAEL MANN has entered the race against JOHNNY DEPP to make a film about ALEXANDER LITVINENKO, the ex-KGB agent who was fatally poisoned....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


SLIPKNOT stars COREY TAYLOR and JIM ROOT have made such a success of their side project STONE SOUR they have extended the SPIT IT OUT band's hiatus....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Actor PATRICK DEMPSEY's popular role as DR DEREK `MCDREAMY' SHEPHERD, on GREY'S ANATOMY has afforded him and his family the chance to plan an escape....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


THE CLASH frontman JOE STRUMMER was still upset when he died that his hit ROCK THE CASBAH was the first song played on Allied Forces Radio after the....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Singer KELLY OSBOURNE has ruled out following in the footsteps of her brother JACK BY writing an autobiography, because she doesn't have enough....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


Late DOORS frontman JIM MORRISON is to make an unlikely comeback - an unreleased song featuring the rocker has been found. WOMAN IN THE WINDOW will....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Movie mogul SYLVESTER STALLONE will be one of the Hollywood stars cheering on DAVID BECKHAM and his family when they arrive in Los Angeles this....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Chinese actress BAI LING enjoys sex so much she wants to die while making love. The bisexual 36-year-old, who will appear in US TV drama LOST later....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


Actor JAMES MCAVOY became so inspired by a Ugandan kids charity he discovered while shooting THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND in the country, he has lent....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


SIMON COWELL regrets not speaking up when he had the chance early in his career - and putting an end to EDDIE MURPHY's pop dreams. The caustic POP....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


LATEST: Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY has been cleared of joyriding charges after he was arrested early on Saturday morning (13JAN07). Police will....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


Pop star BRITNEY SPEARS and her new boyfriend ISAAC COHEN spent the weekend (ends14JAN07) in Las Vegas holed up in the Fantasy Tower suite at The....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


RENEE ZELLWEGER's New Year began traumatically - her pet cat was run over. The actress' beloved puss, GRADY, is recovering after losing several of....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


LATEST: Fears are growing for the health of superstar KYLIE MINOGUE after she cancelled two more of her shows in Manchester, England after being....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


Obsessed fans of hit show LOST have caused chaos by invading the Hawaiian locations to get close to their TV idols. Dozens of women determined to....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


ASHLEY HARDER, the reigning Miss New Jersey, has resigned after discovering she's pregnant. Just a month after Miss USA pageant owner DONALD TRUMP....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


Former THE CLASH star MICK JONES was so upset when he was kicked out of the band in 1983 he dyed his hair and donned a disguise so that fans wouldn't....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER and filmmaker JAMES CAMERON are set to work together again on new sci-fi movie SATURN 3, according to internet reports. ....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Influential tenor saxophonist MICHAEL BRECKER has died. He was 57. The musician died in a hospital in New York on Saturday (13JAN07) from leukaemia....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Buxom JESSICA SIMPSON claims her breasts stopped her from forging a career as a gospel singer when she was younger, because they made her appear too....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Cult rockers MY BLOODY VALENTINE will definitely be recording a belated follow-up to their 1991 classic LOVELESS at some point, according to frontman....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Singer/songwriter NORAH JONES was so terrified at the prospect of working alongside actor JUDE LAW in her movie debut MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS she lost....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


British actress TARA FITZGERALD has reportedly split from her boyfriend KELTY CASTON. The SIRENS star, who recently joined the BBC crime drama....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


UGLY BETTY star AMERICA FERRERA used acting as a way to escape her parents' rows when she was a child. And ironically, the actress, who plays frumpy....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


SHARON OSBOURNE is so desperate to have grand kids - she doesn't even care who gets daughter KELLY pregnant. Kelly insists she is feeling the....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


Producer/songwriter RUDY PEREZ has lavished praise on BEYONCE KNOWLES' work ethic, insisting the hours she spent perfecting her Spanish singing....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND star PATRICIA HEATON insists there is nothing wrong with having a beer and taking a sleeping pill to try and cope with the....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Oscar-winning actor MORGAN FREEMAN is refusing to consider retirement as he approaches his 70th birthday - because his only passion is making....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


British actress EMILY BLUNT had to leave her inhibitions at home when she toured with musician boyfriend MICHAEL BUBLE - because the Canadian singer....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


NELLY FURTADO has ended TAKE THAT's reign at the top of the European singles chart, after her ALL GOOD THINGS climbed a place to steal the number one....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


British TV writer PAUL ABBOTT was conned out of GBP10,000 ($19,500) by his younger brother, who splashed out on a flashy sports car with money he....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


SCRUBS star ZACH BRAFF has opened up about his battle with depression in a US magazine interview. The funnyman, who recently split from pop star....Read On


01/02/2007 12:03


Producers of hit US show LOST are discussing an end date for the series, so they can plan for future episodes. They insist the cult drama, about a....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


LATEST: Pop superstar KYLIE MINOGUE has already rescheduled the two UK concerts she was forced to cancel after being struck down with a respiratory....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


Actress JENNIFER GARNER begged for bikini scenes in her new movie CATCH + RELEASE to be removed - because she was still losing her baby weight and....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Veteran actor BOB HOSKINS is so desperate for grandchildren he is prepared to help his son and daughter find partners. The MONA LISA star, 64, plans....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Famed soprano RENEE FLEMING has pulled out of the forthcoming tribute show honouring the late Italian conductor ARTURO TOSCANINI due to illness. The....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


Dance movie STOMP THE YARD stunned US box office watchers at the weekend by claiming the number one spot with an impressive $22 million (GBP11.3....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


FOREST WHITAKER stayed in character for the entire shoot of IDI AMIN film THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – even when talking to his wife on the phone. ....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


JESSICA SIMPSON was asked to leave her local market by the store's manager after she caused a media frenzy that was proved to be bad for business. ....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


KELLY OSBOURNE hates being in Los Angeles, as it's the only time she feels overweight. The singer/presenter admits she feels miserable when she goes....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Motown photographer JIM BRITT has unlocked his snapshot vault for the first time and will exhibit candid shots of SMOKEY ROBINSON, STEVIE WONDER and....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


STEVE KRANTZ, who produced the X-rated animated movie FRITZ THE CAT and created successful TV mini-series out of wife JUDITH KRANTZ's romance novels,....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


French Oscar winner JULIETTE BINOCHE attributes her acting ability to her time as a shopkeeper. The CHOCOLAT star believes watching how strangers....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


Listen out for ghostly backing vocals on the new ARCTIC MONKEYS album - frontman ALEX TURNER insists the studio the group recorded in was haunted. ....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


Rock band KOOPA made British chart history last night (14JAN07) after becoming the first unsigned band to have a UK Top 40 hit. The British band got....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and GNARLS BARKLEY have picked up the leading awards in US men's magazine Blender's 2006 Readers' Poll. My....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


SYLVESTER STALLONE piles on the pounds at weekends by stuffing his face with fatty treats like pizza and pies, before heading to the gym on Monday....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


SPIDER-MAN director SAM RAIMI has hinted he and his cast might be back for a fourth and final movie - because he still loves the web-slinging....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


A host of celebrities have snapped up season tickets for soccer team LA Galaxy in the hope of watching DAVID BECKHAM wow them with his ball skills. ....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


Officials at America's National Eating Disorders Association have applauded new guidelines restricting super skinny models from working the catwalks....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


A Mississippi motel boss wrecked double Oscar winner HILARY SWANK's thrifty US road trip dreams when he charged her full price for a $30 (GBP15.40)....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


GREY'S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY struggles with his script on the hit medical drama - because he's dyslexic. The hunky actor, who landed the role....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


LATEST: OJ SIMPSON insists that a chapter from his unpublished book that hypothesises how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend was created....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN'S daughter has delayed the release of her debut album amid speculation she is suffering from an eating disorder. The release....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


Rock band KOOPA's UK chart triumph yesterday (14JAN07) has been marred by the recent death of the father of two bandmembers. The British band became....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


KELLY OSBOURNE is still bitter her pop career failed to take off, blaming her lack of chart success on being the daughter of wildman rocker OZZY....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


GEORGE CLOONEY's politician father is haunted by the memory of a young mother he met during a fact-finding trip to Sudan he took with his son last....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


TOBEY MAGUIRE has earned the lasting respect of SPIDER-MAN director SAM RAIMI and producer LAURA ZISKIN after agreeing to take on death-defying....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


ARCTIC MONKEY star ALEX TURNER has split up with his long term girlfriend JOHANNA BENNETT. The I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR hitmaker has....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


POSH SPICE VICTORIA BECKHAM arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday (13JAN07), just two days after her husband DAVID stunned the soccer world by....Read On


15/01/2007 01:52


Actress MARILU HENNER saved a fortune on her Christmas (06) wedding to her college crush MICHAEL BROWN - she wore the same dress that wowed viewers....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Actor KIEFER SUTHERLAND has rubbished reports he has an alcohol problem, arguing he simply doesn't have the time to drink and film hit TV show 24. ....Read On


15/01/2007 17:29


Singer KELLY OSBOURNE has splashed out $9,000 (GBP4,655) on a designer dress - but she's so scared of ruining the luxury gown she only wears it at....Read On


15/01/2007 07:53


British actress EMILY BLUNT fears she has no chance scooping a Golden Globe tonight (15JAN07) - as she was blown away by rival JENNIFER HUDSON's....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Movie veteran PETER O'TOOLE has decided on the message he'd like hammered on his tombstone - it's inspired by a note from his dry cleaner that once....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


Indian movie superstars ABHISHEK BACHCHAN and AISHWARYA RAI have confirmed their engagement after months of speculation about their relationship. ....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Golden Globe Award hopeful EMILY BLUNT is tired of being mistaken for singer/songwriter JAMES BLUNT's sister, who is also called Emily. THE DEVIL....Read On


15/01/2007 20:05


WHITNEY HOUSTON has fuelled rumours she is dating R+B singer RAY J after the two were spotted sharing a dinner in Beverly Hills on Sunday night....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Actress CYBILL SHEPHERD owes her acclaimed new TV role as a lesbian in THE L WORD to a recent near-death experience. The former MOONLIGHTING star....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


British rocker SPENCER DAVIS, CREAM bassist JACK BRUCE and PROCOL HARUM singer GARY BROOKER have joined together to offer Britain's first rock 'n'....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


GORGOROTH frontman GAAHL has been released from prison in Norway after serving nine months for assaulting a man and threatening to drink his blood. ....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


British band WET WET WET are reuniting for their first tour and album in over two years. The Scotland-based group, who spent 15 weeks at number one....Read On


15/01/2007 03:28


Rocker ROBERT PLANT has ditched plans to record a new 2007 album with his standard covers band the HONEYDRIPPERS following the death of Atlantic....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


James Cameron has acknowledged that he has been working secretly with some 100 people full time for more than a year on Avatar, which will be his....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


The hard-hit British film industry came roaring back to life in 2006 as spending on film production rose 48 percent to $1.64 billion, largely due to....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


In the run-up to the Golden Globe Awards, which air tonight (Monday) from Beverly Hills, the Broadcast Film Critics Association on Friday selected....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


The Walt Disney Co. has rewarded CEO Robert Iger for leading a company resurgence over the past year by making him one of the highest-paid CEOs in....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


Surprising just about every analyst, Sony's Stomp the Yard emerged as the No. 1 film over the weekend, earning an estimated $22 million, despite no....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


An al-Jazeera producer has been arrested in Cairo and footage from a documentary that she was filming confiscated, the London Financial Times....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


Larry King has suggested that no amount of tinkering with the format of the CBS Evening News is likely to overcome an inherent problem the news....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


NBC has notified its affiliates that it plans to produce a fourth hour of Today beginning next fall and intends to provide details about it at the....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


In what will likely touch off a firestorm of controversy, producers of Fox's 24 are planning to "take it radioactive" with a story about terrorists....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


ABC's Lostwill become just that after another season or two -- lost from the TV schedule, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson told the....Read On


15/01/2007 18:16:06


A gigantic 20.0 rating and a 31 share for the AFC playoff game between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers as the telecast ran over....Read On


15/01/2007 17:06:46


David and Victoria Beckham haven't even moved to the US permanently yet but they've already caused a sensation.After the former England football....Read On


15/01/2007 16:55:43


Some of Britain's top actresses are gearing up for one of the biggest awards ceremonies of the year – the Golden Globes.Brits Helen Mirren, Judi....Read On


15/01/2007 16:24:20


The Jade Goody effect has struck yet another housemate.Symptoms include frustration, angst and a desire to quit Celebrity Big Brother – although....Read On


15/01/2007 16:24:20


Ben Stiller's Night At The Museum has been knocked off the number one spot in the US box office by urban dance film Stomp The Yard.Featuring Ricky....Read On


15/01/2007 14:15:14


As the SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY and HEATHER MILLS divorce saga continues, it seems Heather has won the first round after Sir Paul agreed to pay her rent of....Read On


15/01/2007 13:09:49


Britney Spears has been reaching dizzy new heights with her new beau, the model and actor Isaac Cohen.People magazine reports that the singer was....Read On


15/01/2007 12:37


RICKY GERVAIS has hit back at claims he dubbed British viewers who don't find his show EXTRAS funny "idiots".
A British newspaper today
....Read On


15/01/2007 11:33:32


After the glory of beating H from STEPS in a battle of the bands in the CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER house yesterday, JERMAINE JACKSON claimed his brothers....Read On


15/01/2007 10:00:32


Two Potters helped to give the UK film industry a massive boost last year; spending on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Miss Potter....Read On


15/01/2007 8:04:49


Jamelia celebrated her 26th birthday over the weekend with a surprise party courtesy of her footballer boyfriend.Footballer Darren Byfield organised....Read On


15/01/2007 8:04:48


Two of Bollywood's top stars have announced their engagement.Often referred to as Bollywood's version of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Abhishek....Read On





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