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21/01/2009 22:13:44


Rapper Coolio has said he would have liked to have performed at president Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.The Celebrity Big Brother....Read On


21.01.2009 22:06


Actor JEREMY LONDON and his wife have reconciled after a messy end to 2008.
The former 7th Heaven star's wife, Melissa Cunningham, filed for a
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21.01.2009 22:06


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star TERI HATCHER landed her daughter a speaking role in new animated movie CORALINE.
The actress took daughter Emerson,
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21.01.2009 22:06


ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER and best pal TOM ARNOLD are planning to reteam for a sequel to 1994 action comedy TRUE LIES - as soon as Arnie gives up his....Read On


21.01.2009 22:06


The wife and adopted daughter of COLUMBO star PETER FALK are fighting over who will care for the ailing actor.
Last month (Dec08) Falk's adopted
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21.01.2009 22:06


The stars of SEX AND THE CITY have agreed deals to star in a big screen sequel, according to reports.
Just months after the first movie
....Read On


21.01.2009 22:06


Medical drama ER has been given a lifeline as fans prepare for the show's final episodes.
Executive producer John Wells is set to pull the life
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21.01.2009 22:06


Actor BENICIO DEL TORO has come clean about a teenage prank that forced a California couple to flee their home in fear.
Reports have suggested
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21.01.2009 22:06


Rapper HEAVY D has gone back to his Jamaican roots to record a reggae album.
The heavyweight star quietly released the album Vibes last year on
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21.01.2009 22:06


Rockers NO DOUBT will hit the road after a five-year break for dates in North America this May (09).
The group reunited last year (08) to start
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21.01.2009 22:06


Country star TAYLOR SWIFT has scored a seventh week atop the U.S. album chart, becoming the first artist to record the feat since USHER in 2004.
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21.01.2009 22:06


PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER stunned BARACK OBAMA fans at an Inauguration Day party in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday night (20Jan09) when he stepped....Read On


21.01.2009 22:06


Former PIXIES star BLACK FRANCIS has formed a new group with his wife, VIOLET CLARK.
The new group, Grand Duchy, will release a debut album,
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21.01.2009 22:06


Newly single singer KATY PERRY has vowed to remain celibate in 2009, following her split from rocker boyfriend TRAVIS MCCOY.
The pair ended its
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21.01.2009 22:06


R+B star BRANDY has turned her back on Scientology after turning to the controversial religion following her fatal car crash in December 2006.
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21.01.2009 19:12


LORD OF THE RINGS star ANDY SERKIS has signed up to play British punk legend IAN DURY in a biopic of the late BLOCKHEADS frontman.
The actor -
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21.01.2009 19:12


Hollywood star SHARON STONE got her American history wrong while addressing an gala in honour of new U.S. President BARACK OBAMA in Washington, D.C.....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


The ex-wife of a deceased heir to fashion giant GUCCI has been accused of using her former husband's name to make money on her own line of non-luxury....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


Legendary actress ZSA ZSA GABOR is facing ruin after falling victim to U.S. fraudster BERNARD MADOFF.
Financier Madoff was arrested last month
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21.01.2009 19:12


U.S. Senator EDWARD KENNEDY has been released from hospital after suffering a seizure during an inauguration luncheon for new President BARACK....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


RENEE ZELLWEGER has sparked reports of a new romance with an American TV personality - three years after splitting from country singer KENNY....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


GARY BARLOW was treated like a "leper" after his solo career flopped.
The singer songwriter branched out on his own after boyband Take That
....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


British pop star LILY ALLEN will only date men over the age of 40 - because they make her "feel better" about herself.
The 23-year-old recently
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21.01.2009 19:12


Teen pop heart-throbs THE JONAS BROTHERS made a special visit to the White House on inauguration day, as a scavenger hunt prize for President BARACK....Read On


21.01.2009 19:12


Singer BEYONCE fought back tears as she sang for new U.S. President BARACK OBAMA - calling the experience "the most important day" of her life.
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21.01.2009 19:12


Pop star PINK has reportedly rekindled her romance with ex-husband CAREY HART - one year after their split.
The couple parted ways last February
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21.01.2009 19:12


NATALIE COLE's sister has offered to donate her own kidney, to help save the ailing singer's life.
Cole, 58, has been battling ill health since
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21/01/2009 18:52:24


A Los Angeles court hearing scheduled for today (Wednesday) on Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski's effort to have his 1977 rape case dismissed....Read On


21/01/2009 18:52:23


Taking the fall for its parent, Warner Bros., which performed strongly at the box office last year, announced that it will let go 800 employees in....Read On


21/01/2009 18:52:21


Record crowds may have gathered on Washington D.C.'s Mall this week, but millions more packed theaters featuring a mall of a different sort -- the....Read On


21/01/2009 18:52:19


Microsoft, which once laid out elaborate plans to become a powerhouse within the cable industry, has quietly sold off its shares in Comcast Corp.,....Read On


21/01/2009 18:41:24


New verbal shots were fired Tuesday in the current civil war between moderates and hardliners in the Screen Actors Guild. This time the battleground....Read On


21/01/2009 18:41:22


Outgoing FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed that fines be leveled against the nation's top cable operators for allegedly failing to provide....Read On


21/01/2009 18:41:21


Nielsen is expected to release figures for TV viewership of the inauguration this afternoon (Wednesday). Meanwhile, TV columnists are offering their....Read On


21/01/2009 18:41:20


Barack Obama's inauguration may have marked a media transition as well as a political one Tuesday as tens of millions of viewers throughout the world....Read On


21.01.2009 16:17


KATE WINSLET's director husband SAM MENDES has been hit with scathing criticism in a new tell-all book by a Broadway legend - slamming his theatre....Read On


21.01.2009 16:17


KATE HUDSON is sick of making romantic comedies, and is calling on studio bosses to find her more meaty roles.
The actress has made her name
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21.01.2009 16:17


LINDSAY LOHAN burst into tears after a fan praised her movie career - because she never hears any compliments about her work.
The Mean Girls
....Read On


21.01.2009 16:17


MAMMA MIA! star STELLAN SKARSGARD has reportedly tied the knot with his girlfriend in his native Sweden.
The actor married Megan Everett on 12
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21.01.2009 16:17


Actor-turned-rapper JOAQUIN PHOENIX has blamed a tardy film crew for his lacklustre music debut - after shocking Las Vegas partygoers with a bizarre....Read On


21.01.2009 16:17


MIKE MYERS' comedy THE LOVE GURU is leading this year's (09) Golden Raspberry Awards after scoring seven nominations at the naming and shaming of the....Read On


21.01.2009 16:17


Hollywood actor MATT DILLON has pleaded not guilty to speeding charges relating to his arrest in Vermont last month (Dec08).
The Crash star was
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21.01.2009 16:17


British pop star LILY ALLEN resents giving up her time to promote her new album - because she knows she won't make any money from the LP.
The
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21.01.2009 16:17


RIHANNA is aiming to replicate BEYONCE KNOWLES' transition from singing sensation to screen idol - she wants to become a movie star.
The
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21.01.2009 16:17


Singer/songwriter JAMES TAYLOR was admitted to hospital and given 50 stitches before he stepped on stage for a concert celebrating the inauguration....Read On


21.01.2009 16:16


JENNIFER LOPEZ and MARC ANTHONY have silenced rumours of an impending split by performing a romantic duet at a party celebrating the inauguration of....Read On


21.01.2009 16:16


Rapper LIL WAYNE has cancelled a planned show in New York for a third time.
The Lollipop hitmaker, real name Dwayne Carter Jr., was originally
....Read On


21.01.2009 12:07


EMMA THOMPSON has been forced to move her two Oscar statuettes from her bathroom at home - to make way for her nine-year-old daughter's artwork.
....Read On


21.01.2009 12:07


Actor JUDE LAW is recovering well after he damaged his neck during a gruelling work-out.
The Alfie star was pictured out and about in New York
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21.01.2009 12:07


Actress EVA MENDES has been crowned the Most Desirable Woman in the world by a new online survey.
The Hitch star topped a poll of more than
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21.01.2009 12:07


Award-winning movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has surged to the top of the U.K. box office chart with a huge increase in takings - beating the record....Read On


21.01.2009 12:06


LINDSAY LOHAN and SAMANTHA RONSON have taken their relationship to the next level - by reportedly setting up a joint bank account.
The Mean
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21.01.2009 12:06


MAMMA MIA! star DOMINIC COOPER pledged to marry and have children with his childhood sweetheart in a bid to win her back - whilst allegedly enjoying....Read On


21.01.2009 12:06


Pop sensation LADY GAGA is adamant she will not be a one hit wonder after the debut success of her song JUST DANCE.
The sexy singer shot to the
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21.01.2009 12:06


Rapper 50 CENT is fed up with watching movies at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah - and is annoyed he doesn't get enough attention at....Read On


21.01.2009 12:06


Former STONE ROSES guitarist JOHN SQUIRE has cast doubt on rumours the British band is set to reform by lining up a series of exhibitions to showcase....Read On


21.01.2009 12:06


50 CENT has credited JAM MASTER JAY with his successful career, insisting it was the late hip-hop DJ who showed him how to make music.
The In Da
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21.01.2009 12:06


The rapper who plays NOTORIOUS B.I.G. in new biopic NOTORIOUS was arrested in 2008 over a domestic dispute with his wife, according to a new....Read On


21.01.2009 12:06


A U.S. musician has accused rockers U2 of copying the artwork from one of his albums for the cover of their new LP.
Taylor Deupree, owner of the
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21.01.2009 12:06


Islamic leaders in Malaysia are pressing ahead with calls to ban RIHANNA from performing in the country - just weeks after she promised to tone down....Read On


21/01/2009 11:48:59


Singer Lily Allen has revealed she admitted herself to a psychiatric clinic last year after suffering a miscarriage. The Smile star told the Daily....Read On


21/01/2009 11:48:51


Irish band THE SCRIPT have revealed they have a new celebrity fan – Bono.The band's debut record was released last August and is currently....Read On


21/01/2009 11:48:44


JOSH HOMME has been discussing producing new songs for the forthcoming ARCTIC MONKEYS album.The QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman took on production....Read On


21/01/2009 10:53:46


Pop duo the Ting Tings and dance legends the Prodigy are the first acts to be announced for the 2009 Isle of Wight festival.Both the That's Not My....Read On


21/01/2009 9:58:44


Both ITV and Channel 5 could be set free to pursue commercial programming without a public service remit, under an Ofcom report released today.In....Read On


21/01/2009 9:36:44


Coldplay and Duffy are the frontrunners for the 2009 Brits with a quartet of nominations each.Both artists are named in the best album and best....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


LOST star JOSH HOLLOWAY was on the verge of becoming a realtor when he booked the role of bad boy SAWYER on the desert island drama.
Tired of
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21.01.2009 07:06


HOUSE star HUGH LAURIE developed his skills as a fake doctor by taking calls from his medic father's desperate patients.
As a teen, the British
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21.01.2009 07:06


Sony Pictures have decided to delay the release of filmmaker ROLAND EMMERICH's latest big budget disaster movie 2012.
The studio is moving the
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21.01.2009 07:06


Actress KATIE HOLMES has reportedly signed up to appear in big screen comedy THE EXTRA MAN.
The Dawson's Creek star recently completed an
....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


A Los Angeles court has postponed a bid by ROMAN POLANSKI to have rape charges against him dismissed - at the request of the Oscar winning....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


British singer LILY ALLEN got so drunk she ended up buying her own Caribbean beach.
The Smile hitmaker admitted to buying the piece of land in
....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


Singer AMY WINEHOUSE has been hailed a hero while on holiday in St Lucia - after rescuing a fellow holidaymaker from drowning in the Caribbean....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


Pop band THE TING TINGS have been forced to scrap fancy strobe lighting at their gigs - after drummer JULES DE MARTINO suffered fits on stage.
....Read On


21/01/2009 07:06


ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS star ANTONY HEGARTY has special plans for U.S. President BARACK OBAMA's first birthday in office - he wants to sing for the....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


RONNIE WOOD and ROD STEWART have recorded their first album together in 30 years - weeks after confirming plans to reunite their 1970s supergroup THE....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


Soul star D'ANGELO has recruited PRINCE for his long-awaited comeback album.
The Brown Sugar singer has been recording tracks for James River -
....Read On


21.01.2009 07:06


MARIAH CAREY, MARY J. BLIGE and BEYONCE wowed Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night (20Jan09) at the first presidential Inaugural Ball open to the....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


JAMIE FOXX has ditched his trademark diamond earrings, to protest the use of conflict gems in jewellery.
The actor/singer famously wears big
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21.01.2009 01:27


DOUBT star AMY ADAMS is glad AMERICAN IDOL didn't exist when she was growing up - because it would have wrecked her dream of becoming a star.
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21.01.2009 01:27


Oscar winner FOREST WHITAKER will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President SID GANIS in reading out the Oscar nominations early on....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


An obsessed fan actress ALYSSA MILANO charged with putting her life in danger has been ordered to stay away from the former CHARMED star for three....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


GOSSIP GIRL star KELLY RUTHERFORD has revealed she twice called the police on her estranged husband DANIEL GIERSCH, as the couple's divorce battle....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


Police in the Bahamas have launched an investigation surrounding an attempt to extort money from JOHN TRAVOLTA.
The full details of the
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21.01.2009 01:27


British dance music supergroup THE PRODIGY have been confirmed as the headlining act at this summer's (09) Isle of Wight Festival.
The
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21.01.2009 01:27


Rocker IVAN MOODY is to make his acting debut in an upcoming horror movie - as the "main monster".
The Five Finger Death Punch singer will be
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21.01.2009 01:27


Muslim pop star YUSUF ISLAM has recruited PAUL MCCARTNEY, DOLLY PARTON and MICHELLE BRANCH for his latest album.
Islam, formerly Cat Stevens,
....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


Rapper 50 CENT was among the millions of Americans in Washington, D.C. for President BARACK OBAMA's historic inauguration on Wednesday (20Jan09) -....Read On


21.01.2009 01:27


Rocker NILS LOFGREN will unveil his new hips at the Super Bowl when the guitar great steps up to join BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN for the half-time....Read On


21/01/2009 0:07:44


Box office sensations Mamma Mia! and Quantum of Solace have taken UK cinema receipts to their highest level in almost 20 years.The Abba musical's....Read On





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