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20/02/2007 20:09


Welsh actor IOAN GRUFFUDD hired his old drama school music teacher to help him hit the high notes in new movie AMAZING GRACE - but still fears he....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


LATEST: THANK YOU FOR SMOKING star AARON ECKHART will play HARVEY DENT/TWO-FACE in THE DARK KNIGHT, a sequel to BATMAN BEGINS. Dent is Gotham City's....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


Tony Award-nominee and TV actor DANIEL MCDONALD died of brain cancer on Thursday (15FEB07) in New York City. He was 46. MCDonald received a 1997....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


LATEST: US football player TOM BRADY was shocked by ex-girlfriend BRIDGET MOYNAHAN's public announcement she was expecting his child. The....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


LATEST: ANNA NICOLE SMITH's companion and lawyer HOWARD K STERN insists the former Playboy Playmate wanted to be buried near MARILYN MONROE in Los....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


LATEST: SYLVESTER STALLONE may be in trouble with Australia authorities over what is reported to be banned bodybuilding substances. The actor was in....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


The Sherman Oaks studio where BRITNEY SPEARS was tattooed on Friday night (16FEB07) has been inundated with new customers since the pop star's....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's music will be honoured in an all-star tribute gala concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Performers will include JEWEL,....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


Singer/guitarist MARY KAYE, who is credited with introducing the word "lounge" into Las Vegas shows, has died of heart and respiratory failure. She....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


Former pop star KERRY KATONA gave birth to a baby girl four weeks premature at England's Warrington General Hospital today (20FEB07). HEIDI....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


Music legend TONY BENNETT is writing a new book about his passion for art and music. TONY BENNETT IN THE STUDIO: A LIFE OF ART AND MUSIC is set for....Read On


20/02/2007 20:09


LATEST: Just days after impulsively shaving off all her hair at a California salon, BRITNEY SPEARS hit the Hollywood club scene again. The pop star....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


The state of Minnesota has developed a website to promote itself to Hollywood. The website, http://www.mnfilmtv.org, created for the Minnesota Film....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


Viacom, which ordered that all of the clips from its cable networks be pulled off YouTube two weeks ago, will allow them to return to a new video....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


Thumbing its nose at film critics, Ghost Rider blazed into more than 3,600 theaters over the four-day President's Day weekend and set a record for....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


Richard Engel, who has covered the Iraq war since it began in March of 2003, is completing work on a documentary about it that MSNBC plans to air on....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


Good Morning America cohost Dianne Sawyer says she regards her recent reporting forays into the heart of Syria, North Korea, Iran, and Camden, NJ....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


One of the most prestigious awards in print and broadcast journalism, the annual George Polk Award, has been won by director Spike Lee for his HBO....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, once regarded as the show that would become a hit on the magnitude of Friends, went out with a whimper Monday....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


A band of idols will be coming after Crossing Jordan beginning next month as the NBC Sunday drama, now in its sixth season, moves to Wednesday night....Read On


20/02/2007 18:16:32


Executives at rival TV networks have expressed grudging astonishment at the rising ratings of Fox's American Idol this season. In an interview with....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


UGLY BETTY star ERIC MABIUS is sick of people assuming he is the same in real life as his womanising character DANIEL MEADE on the hit US soap, and....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Scottish actor GERARD BUTLER was determined to get in shape for his new movie role as a Spartan king, after having his size criticised on by complete....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Former supermodel TYRA BANKS is looking for love, but will wait for Mr Right because disappointing relationships have left her heartbroken. The....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Newly single actor HUGH GRANT has hinted he ditched JEMIMA KHAN, because she disappointed him on Valentine's Day (14FEB07). The pair ended their....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Action comedy HOT FUZZ has shot straight to the top of the UK box office charts. The film, starring SIMON PEGG as a high-flying police officer....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Director SPIKE LEE has added a top American journalism award to his slew of filmmaking plaudits, for his anti-US government movie covering the....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Actor HUGH GRANT once turned down the chance to star in sci-fi sensation DOCTOR WHO - because he didn't think it would be a big hit. The NOTTING....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


LATEST: Model CAPRICE BOURRET has slammed reports she's being treated in a rehab clinic in London - insisting she's on a skiing holiday 6,000 miles....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Singer GERI HALLIWELL wants to leave her pop career behind and try her hand at theatre. The former SPICE GIRL - who sparked speculation of a reunion....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


SIR BOB GELDOF's 17-year-old daughter PEACHES is a compulsive thief and regular stole clothes from a childhood pal, according a longtime family....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Rapper E-40 has rubbished reports he was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting this weekend (begs16FEB07) after "outrageous" news surfaced claiming....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Rapper GILLIE DA KID has been released from jail after being arrested and charged with drug dealing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earlier this month....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


DREAMGIRLS star JENNIFER HUDSON has shunned pre-Oscar parties - opting instead for an evening at her family's church to prepare for Sunday night's....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


Singer NORAH JONES' new album NOT TOO LATE has held on to its spot at the top of the European Album chart. The jazz star's LP held off a challenge....Read On


20/02/2007 17:41


AEROSMITH bassist TOM HAMILTON is returning to the band and has paid tribute to the fans who helped him win his battle with throat cancer. After a....Read On


20/02/2007 17:30:48


Britney Spears' shorn hair is up for sale for the princely sum of $1,000,000 (£512,000).The owners of Esther's Haircutting Studio in Tarzana,....Read On


20/02/2007 16:58:47


Just when fans were getting excited about their second comeback single, All Saints could be about to hang up their microphones for good.The....Read On


20/02/2007 16:58:47


Up-and-coming grime hero Lady Sovereign has lashed out at fellow British star Lily Allen for being "the biggest chav going". While still....Read On


20/02/2007 15:34:48


Sylvester Stallone has left Australia but only after customs officials searched the actor's private jet.The Hollywood heavyweight, in town to promote....Read On


20/02/2007 14:52:47


NIRVANA's performance at the 1992 Reading Festival has been voted the band's greatest moment by fans in the NME.The magazine's poll, conducted to....Read On


20/02/2007 14:11:49


Caprice has denied suggestions that she is in rehab and struggling with depression.The model, who came to prominence in the UK after starring in....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Welsh actor IOAN GRUFFUDD is planning to make a big screen version of his TV hit series HORNBLOWER. The movie would also be a remake of the 1951....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Late Hollywood screen icon INGRID BERGMAN regretted taking on the role of ILSA LUND in CASABLANCA, despite the classic movie proving the biggest....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Actress DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT missed out on a leading role in the Oscar-nominated movie THE QUEEN, because of her failing eyesight. Plowright, the....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


RUSH HOUR star CHRIS TUCKER is reportedly dating soul singer INDIA.ARIE. The couple have been spotted together at star-studded events in Los....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Actress ANNE HATHAWAY has defended the hard-partying ways of LINDSAY LOHAN, insisting all young people enjoy behaving wildly from time to time. ....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


LATEST: The money raised by the sale of the iconic black dress worn by AUDREY HEPBURN in movie BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S will be used to fund....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Late British actor DUDLEY MOORE saved his last words to declare his love for close friend LIZA MINNELLI. Moore, who died of progressive supranuclear....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


American rockers RADIO 4 are writing the soundtrack for a movie about the life of THE CLASH star JOE STRUMMER. The New York-based band admit they....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN bassist PHIL KING was shocked when the band announced plans to reform last month (JAN07) - because he thought his fellow....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


Singer MARIAH CAREY was taken aback at the recent opening of designer clothing store Pinko in London, when she was confronted by a Venetian priest....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


The former girlfriend of hip-hop mogul SEAN COMBS has rubbished reports she is embarking on a child support court battle against the star. Sources....Read On


20/02/2007 12:54


LATEST: BRITNEY SPEARS' freshly-shorn hair is being sold on a website specifically set up to auction her locks - with bidding starting at $1 million....Read On


20/02/2007 11:22:48


Former LOST actress MAGGIE GRACE has been TAKEN in by her latest project, a big screen thriller opposite movie legend LIAM NEESON.Grace, who played....Read On


20/02/2007 11:22:48


A former supermarket shelf-stacker from Scotland is set to team up with pop princess Kylie Minogue on her new album.DJ Calvin Harris is little known....Read On


20/02/2007 9:37:48


Owen Wilson pushed a photographer away so he wouldn't be snapped with his rumoured beau Kate Hudson. The pair, who starred together in comedy You, Me....Read On


20/02/2007 8:23:53


Take That singer Mark Owen promises he will do whatever it takes to help troubled former bandmate Robbie Williams. Robbie checked into rehab on in....Read On


20/02/2007 8:02:51


Owen Wilson pushed a photographer away so he wouldn't be snapped with his rumoured beau Kate Hudson. The pair, who starred together in comedy You, Me....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Supermodel KATE MOSS will take time away from the catwalk when she develops her own fragrance. The style icon, who has already branched into clothes....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


British funnyman STEPHEN MERCHANT is refusing to bare all for a UK magazine - fearing pictures of his skinny frame could "come back to haunt me". ....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


GREY'S ANATOMY star ELLEN POMPEO has credited the TV show's gruelling shoot schedule with helping her mimic an authentic medical intern. Pompeo, who....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Acting couple MONICA BELLUCCI and VINCENT CASSEL were once approached to star in a pornographic movie together - but feared fans would brand it a....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Former THE O.C. star MISCHA BARTON has reportedly escaped unscathed from a minor accident in her friend NICOLE RICHIE's Mercedes jeep. The actress....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Singer NATASHA BEDINGFIELD is disappointed her feminine charms continually fail to impress record bosses - she's forced to tell dirty jokes instead. ....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Singer/songwriter RUFUS WAINWRIGHT was inspired to recreate JUDY GARLAND's famous 1961 comeback concert at Manhattan's Carnegie Hall because they....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Veteran British pop star SIR CLIFF RICHARD is looking to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the music industry in style - by reforming his former....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


British pop star LILY ALLEN is finding her hectic touring schedule so exhausting she's in talks with TV bosses to secure a role on the small screen....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


Pop superstar KYLIE MINOGUE is taking a gamble on her comeback album - she's enlisted the services of a complete novice. DJ CALVIN HARRIS has become....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


LATEST: Former BLUR guitarist GRAHAM COXON has staged a dramatic U-turn by conceding he's considering reuniting with the band. Coxon quit during the....Read On


20/02/2007 07:55


COLDPLAY have issued an apology to fans in South America after charging a staggering $160 (GBP82) for tickets to their concerts in Chile. The group,....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


Hollywood star ANNE HATHAWAY submerged herself in whimsical tales about princesses and magic because she was terrified of more challenging roles. ....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


ZOOEY DESCHANEL is set to play a DOROTHY-like character in the US Sci Fi channel's upcoming miniseries based on L FRANK BAUM'S classic book THE....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


PARIS HILTON celebrated her 26th birthday in Las Vegas over the weekend (ends18FEB07) with two dates for the big event. THE SIMPLE LIFE star....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


LATEST: OWEN WILSON shoved a photographer on Australian's Gold Coast to avoid being photographed with rumoured girlfriend KATE HUDSON. The WEDDING....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER unveiled a secret talent at last week's (14FEB07) post-Brit Awards party - he's a disco sensation on the dancefloor. The....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


British pop stars TAKE THAT have pledged their support for troubled former bandmate ROBBIE WILLIAMS, who is in rehab in the US seeking help for....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


A disheveled BRITNEY SPEARS was on the verge of tears when she learned she might miss her flight from Miami, Florida to Los Angeles on Friday....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM have reportedly approached pop star MADONNA about buying her Beverly Hills compound. The British soccer star and the....Read On


20/02/2007 03:30


The lead singer of Australian rock band GRINSPOON has checked into a treatment facility for his addiction to "ice", a crystallised form of....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Actress ANNE HATHAWAY has credited ANGELINA JOLIE with transforming her life and Hollywood career. THE PRINCESS DIARIES star insists she was....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


LATEST: Style icon VICTORIA BECKHAM found dressing her fashionable friend KATIE HOLMES "hard work" when they paired up for a recent magazine....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Newly-single JUDE LAW is putting his tempestuous relationship with SIENNA MILLER behind him by partying with an Icelandic TV beauty. The COLD....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Irish actor GABRIEL BYRNE will join the ranks of Hollywood heavyweights AL PACINO and OLIVER STONE when he's awarded one of Trinity College, Dublin's....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Concern is growing for Californian-born supermodel CAPRICE BOURRET after conflicting reports over her health and state of mind. British newspaper....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


LATEST: The Commissioner of Police in the Bahamas has launched a formal investigation against Former Minister of Immigration SHANE GIBSON. Gibson....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Female fans of British boy band MCFLY better not be dreaming of a starry romance with their idols - while the group are prepared to bed their....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


Former PETER, PAUL AND MARY folk legend NOEL PAUL STOOKEY is launching a campaign to free a Japanese schoolgirl kidnapped in North Korea 30 years....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


British rockers KAISER CHIEFS, RAZORLIGHT and FRANZ FERDINAND are all backing a new campaign for nuclear disarmament. The trio are among 53 bands....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


British rapper LADY SOVEREIGN has accused Grammy-nominated singer CORINNE BAILEY RAE of being a "fake" - insisting her sugary sweet songs are....Read On


20/02/2007 02:04


The family of an elderly woman who was moved from her hospital bed to accommodate MICHAEL JACKSON is suing the pop star. The eight children of....Read On





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