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Funnyman CHRIS ROCK is to step behind the camera to direct an episode of his biographical TV comedy EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS.....Read On

SPIDER-MAN star JAMES FRANCO learned his best acting tricks while working at the drive-through of McDonalds. Franco dropped out of acting classes....Read On

MISCHA BARTON's ex-boyfriend BRANDON DAVIS was left red-faced by his claim he won $300,000 (GBP166,600) in Las Vegas, Nevada, after the casino....Read On

A galaxy of superstars including VANESSA REDGRAVE and CHRISTOPHER LEE are set to light up Thailand next month (FEB06) for the fourth Bangkok....Read On

Movie veteran ROBERT REDFORD nearly shunned the Kennedy Center honour he was awarded last month (DEC05), as he feared it would affiliate him with US....Read On

PARIS HILTON has refused to pose naked in Playboy, despite having bared all to the world inadvertently in leaked sex tape 1 NIGHT IN PARIS. The....Read On

Hollywood couple ZACH BRAFF and MANDY MOORE finally went public with their romance at the Golden Globes on Monday (21JAN06), with the SCRUBS star....Read On

LATEST: The civil trial over the attempted distribution of actor COLIN FARRELL's 15-minute sex tape is to take place on 17 July (06). The date is....Read On

The Memphis, Tennessee studio where ELVIS PRESLEY recorded HEARTBREAK HOTEL is being demolished to make room for an autodealership parking lot.....Read On

BODYROCKERS star KAZ JAMES has rubbished reports he had his heart broken by screen beauty KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - insisting she "never had the chance". ....Read On

Paedophile pop stars including GARY GLITTER and JONATHAN KING face a broadcast ban on their material in their native Britain - preventing them from....Read On

Gay icons SCISSOR SISTERS are planning to record a song with former DEAD OR ALIVE frontman PETE BURNS. Singer JAKE SHEARS is good friends with YOU....Read On

Troubled British rocker PETE DOHERTY's lawyer yesterday (20JAN06) accused police of targetting the BABYSHAMBLES star simply because he is famous. ....Read On

Jazz mogul BOB WEINSTOCK, founder of the legendary record label Prestige, has died after complications from diabetes. He was 77. The New Yorker....Read On

Singing star BILLY JOEL is thrilled he has won his battle against booze after a stint in rehab last year (05) - but he refuses to be an anti-alcohol....Read On

Rap star 50 CENT has been accused of stealing lyrics for his 2003 smash hit IN DA CLUB from a song by former 2 LIVE CREW star LUTHER CAMPBELL. ....Read On

MIKE TYSON's ex-wife ROBIN GIVENS is the latest star to play ROXIE HART in CHICAGO. The actress is playing the dreamy jailbird in the hit musical on....Read On

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star JAMES DENTON was in for a birthday shock yesterday (20JAN06) when US chat show host ELLEN DeGENERES tricked him into....Read On

"At 17 a director in Paris asked me to take off my dress, saying that everybody was doing it and he just wanted to make sure that I was thin. I did....Read On

MONTY PYTHON star ERIC IDLE seriously considered staging a handful of the troupe's most famous sketches as an ice-skating show. The British....Read On

"I like cheesy movies, like ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER movies." SCARLETT JOHANSSON.....Read On

New mum JENNIFER GARNER thrilled US lifestyle queen MARTHA STEWART on her show yesterday (20JAN06) when she phoned in to give her first....Read On

ALEC BALDWIN insists his new book about California divorce law will be a self-help guide for fathers fighting custody battles. The actor is....Read On

British actress EMMA SAMMS is returning to the US soap she quit to become a DYNASTY star. Samms played HOLLY SUTTON SCORPIO on GENERAL HOSPITAL....Read On

British actor MATTHEW GOODE's new movie, IMAGINE ME AND YOU, came a little too close for comfort because he found himself reliving a miserable love....Read On

Actor TONY FRANCIOSA has died after suffering a massive stroke. He was 77. Ironically, his death comes less than a week after that of SHELLEY....Read On

JAMES BOND will return to his trusty Aston Martin sportscar in new film CASINO ROYALE after driving off in Lotus Esprits and BMWs in recent films. ....Read On

MATT DAMON is set to recreate KEVIN COSTNER's THE UNTOUCHABLES character, ELLIOT NESS, in toymaker TODD McFARLANE's new comic book adaptation. ....Read On

BLACK EYED PEAS' star WILL.I.AM is set to add columnist to his impressive resume - he'll write a monthly column, titled RAP SHEET, for society....Read On

Rocker BILLY JOEL is set to smash records in New York City after selling out a 10-night stint at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for the PIANO MAN....Read On

LATEST: Seventies pop icon LEIF GARRETT has been released from jail after telling a judge he wanted to check into a drug diversion programme. The....Read On

JANETTE CARTER, the last surviving child of country royalty THE CARTER FAMILY, is fighting for her life after being admitted to the intensive care....Read On

FUGEES star WYCLEF JEAN sent out a secret message to his fellow Haitians before pals ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT visited the troubled island last....Read On