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21/02/2008 22:17


SEX + THE CITY star JASON LEWIS has laughed off reports he's JENNIFER ANISTON's secret lover. The 36-year-old, who has previously dated Rosario....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


Oscar nominee ELLEN PAGE isn't content with a critically-acclaimed acting career - she also wants to become a psychologist and help people for free. ....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


JULIE CHRISTIE has urged fans to make the most of her Oscar-nominated performance in AWAY FROM HER - because she plans to disappear from Hollywood....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


PARIS HILTON's brother BARRON was with the 16-year-old daughter of a Hollywood producer when he was arrested for driving under the influence earlier....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


Oscar winner HILARY SWANK was honoured for her cancer charity work in Los Angeles on Wednesday (20Feb08) night. The Million Dollar Baby star was....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


LATEST: ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT's adoption of four-year-old PAX THIEN JOLIE-PITT has been formally approved in a Los Angeles court. Jolie....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


Veteran actor OMAR SHARIF has been ordered to pay $318,000 (GBP159,000) in damages to a car park attendant he punched in 2005. The Doctor Zhivago....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


Rapper FLO RIDA continues to ride high at the top of the U.S. singles chart - his smash hit LOW has claimed a ninth week at number one on the....Read On


21/02/2008 22:17


LATEST: Rapper PITBULL is pleased his label TVT Records is in financial difficulty as it puts him "one step closer to freedom". The outspoken star -....Read On


21/02/2008 22:16


LENNY KRAVITZ' music career almost floundered before it had begun, because record labels refused to accept a black man could rock. The Are You Gonna....Read On


21/02/2008 22:16


THE BAND drummer LEVON HELM and UNCLE EARL took home the top honours at the third annual Folk Alliance awards on Wednesday (20Feb08) night. Helm was....Read On


21/02/2008 22:16


LINDSAY LOHAN forthcoming album will feature songs inspired by her traumatic and headline-grabbing 2007. Jeremy Greene, the R+B singer/songwriter....Read On


21/02/2008 22:16


BRITNEY SPEARS' estranged manager SAM LUTFI was served with a temporary restraining order on Thursday (21Feb08), ordering him to keep away from the....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


British soccer legend PAUL GASCOIGNE has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following a disturbance at a Tyneside, England hotel on Wednesday....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


Teen sensation MILEY CYRUS is calling on teenage fans to be her friend, because her overprotective parents veto all the girl pals she brings home. ....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


LATEST: U.S. TV network ABC has failed in its attempt to overturn a ruling penalising the broadcaster for depicting illicit nude scenes in an episode....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT have taken steps to formalise the actor's adoption of their children MADDOX, ZAHARA and PAX, according to reports. The....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


American actress DELTA BURKE's spell in hospital is the result of a lifetime battle with anxiety and depression. The 51-year-old star checked....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


SNOW PATROL frontman GARY LIGHTBODY will speak in front of an arts committee to promote Irish music on Thursday (21Feb08). The singer will give....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


Rockers LINKIN PARK wowed competition winners on Thursday (21Feb08) by playing a private gig at an Apple store in New York. The intimate concert is....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


Country star GARTH BROOKS has carried around three lucky seeds for 18 years, after they helped him triumph at an award ceremony. The singer won six....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


Singer-turned-actor JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is hoping to meet the members of a U.S. minor league baseball team - to pick up tips for his upcoming role as a....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


NINE INCH NAILS frontman TRENT REZNOR is delighted New York-based TVT Records has filed for bankruptcy, after falling out with the company in the....Read On


21/02/2008 07:28


LATEST: KISS star GENE SIMMONS is taking legal action after a video allegedly showing him having sex with a model was posted on the internet. The....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:01


The Walt Disney Co. plans to release Destino, a film that began as a 1946 collaboration between Disney and surrealist Salvador Dali and completed in....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:01


Sylvester Stallone said Wednesday that he doesn't "want to be left out" of the court proceedings against former private eye Anthony Pellicano, who....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:01


Both Warner Bros. and Universal Home Video said Wednesday that for the immediate future, they will continue to release product in the HD DVD format,....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:01


Disney plans to begin pitching its DVDs aimed at kids as part of the ad clusters screened in movie houses showing G- and PG-rated films. The company....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:01


Oscar voters on Sunday will have a chance to attend screenings of all five nominated films in the documentary category. Three are anti-war films.....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:00


A 20-year-old woman who was seen on ABC's Primetime magazine in 2006 being verbally and physically abused by her father and stepmother when she was....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:00


Hyundai, which had said in January that it was considering yanking its two ads from the Super Bowl telecast because of the declining economy and the....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:00


In a move that some analysts interpreted as an act of retaliation against the NFL for allowing both CBS and NBC to carry the NFL Network's coverage....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:00


Last week's ratings results could not have lifted the spirits of Writers Guild of America members. Of the top ten shows only three were scripted.....Read On


21/02/2008 18:33:00


There was no stopping American Idol Wednesday night. For the second night in a row the talent contest drew a bigger audience than all of its....Read On


21/02/2008 17:36:02


Flo Rida has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth consecutive week.The rapper's hit Low remained on top after a week when there was only one....Read On


21/02/2008 16:56:11


Colin Farrell has said it is a "painful honour" to be chosen to finish off a film Heath Ledger began before his unexpected death last....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


Former THE HILLS co-stars SPENCER PRATT and HEIDI MONTAG are launching a video game - as a testimony to their love for each other. Their....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


DAVID YATES has been tipped to keep the director's job for the final installment of the HARRY POTTER film franchise, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


Cuban-American ANDY GARCIA fears the end of FIDEL CASTRO's reign in Cuba won't bring the change and reform the country badly needs. Castro this week....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


A TARA REID fan is trying to track down the actress to hand over a box of family heirlooms, including pictures of the star as a baby. The New Jersey....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR director MIKE NICHOLS has come under fire from a retired U.S. newscaster for using footage of his war reports in the movie....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


SICKO director MICHAEL MOORE wants FIDEL CASTRO to be his special guest at the Oscars on Sunday (24Feb08) - insisting he would be a great "ratings....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


EDDIE MURPHY's ex-wife NICOLE MITCHELL could be heading down the aisle again, with American football star MICHAEL STRAHAN. She has been dating the....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


Hollywood star TORI SPELLING has started work on a tell-all memoir in a bid to set the record straight about the events of her life. The actress has....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


LATEST: The U.S. film directors union has finalised its contract deal with movie and TV studios after less than a week of negotiations. The....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


Bad language at Wednesday's (20Feb08) Brit Awards has sparked outrage among U.K. TV viewers. Regulatory body OfCom has been flooded with phone calls....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


Singer GWEN STEFANI is to auction off memorabilia from her recent world tour to raise money for California charities. The No Doubt star is offering....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


R+B star RIHANNA was so pleased with her live performance with rockers KLAXONS at Wednesday's Brit Awards (20Feb08), she wants to release it. The....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


BILLY JOEL's decision to perform a second 'final concert' at New York's famous Shea Stadium has angered fans who paid to watch him close the venue. ....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


British pop star LILY ALLEN has fuelled speculation of a reconciliation with ex-boyfriend ED SIMONS - after the singer was spotted wearing an....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


The FOO FIGHTERS are suing Marvel Studios for using two of their songs in an X-MEN TV show without permission. The Grammy-winning rockers have....Read On


21/02/2008 04:25


JANET JACKSON is preparing to make music producer JERMAINE DUPRI her third husband, according to reports. Sources tell the New York Post Dupri has....Read On


21/02/2008 16:16:10


The BBC has picked up eight awards at the Royal Television Society awards for journalism, with Jeremy Paxman named presenter of the year.The....Read On


21/02/2008 14:35:05


Hollywood directors have given vocal approval to a new three-year contract with film and television studios, it has been confirmed.Members of the....Read On


21/02/2008 14:15:17


Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros studios are to transform anime classic Akira into two live-action movies, it has been confirmed.Warner Bros has....Read On


21/02/2008 13:34:58


Award-winning director Anthony Minghella is working with Richard Curtis on an adaptation of the bestselling novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Actress NATALIE PORTMAN has no qualms about stripping off onscreen if a movie requires it, despite previously insisting she would never go nude. The....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Model/actress KELLY BROOK hates the amount of effort it takes to look her best, because achieving a flawless look is "painful". The British beauty....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


SIR IAN MCKELLEN has vowed never to star in another TV soap, after fulfilling his lifelong ambition when he appeared in popular British programme....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Animated movie giant SHREK and his companion DONKEY have been voted the best onscreen film couple. Voiced by comedians Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy,....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


JESSE L. MARTIN is to leave hit U.S. cop show LAW + ORDER after nine years on the programme. The actor will film one more episode of the....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Asian film star EDISON CHEN is stepping away from the big screen to escape the furore caused by the public release of sex tapes allegedly showing him....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


LATEST: Comedian PAULY SHORE has countersued his neighbour WES CRAVEN in their ongoing dispute over a landslide on the actor's property, blaming the....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


ANGELINA JOLIE sparked fears for her health after reportedly collapsing on a flight from Iraq to Los Angeles. The actress visited the war-torn....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


THE FEELING frontman DAN GILLESPIE SELLS has found a unique use for his household junk - he's put it on the front cover of his band's new album JOIN....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


American singer/songwriter RUFUS WAINWRIGHT will play a candle-lit gig in New York City in June (08) to promote energy consumption awareness. ....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


SHAKIRA is set to become the latest celebrity to launch a cosmetics line. The Colombian pop superstar is to team up with bosses at Puig to create a....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Latino pop superstar PAULINA RUBIO is auctioning off her wedding dress to raise money for children with cancer. The Mexican singer wore the Rosa....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Rocker KT TUNSTALL was quick to accost TAKE THAT star MARK OWEN at the Brit Awards on Wednesday (20Feb08) - and thank him for giving her his loose....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


LATEST: A publicist for EMINEM has blasted reports a release date for the hip-hop star's memoirs THE WAY I AM has been set. U.K. publisher Orion....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


Bosses at record label Sony are fuming after the U.S. Billboard chart refused to recognise MICHAEL JACKSON's THRILLER 25 as a new album. The....Read On


21/02/2008 12:23


LATEST: BRITNEY SPEARS' father JAMIE is attempting to stop the singer's conservatorship case transferring from state to federal court - insisting the....Read On


21/02/2008 12:13:16


A computer expert has been jailed for two years after electronically stalking CHESTER BENNINGTON, the lead singer of rock group LINKIN PARK.Devon....Read On


21/02/2008 11:53:02


Universal Studios has confirmed a six-year partnership with toy manufacturer Hasbro to produce at least four films based on their properties.Popular....Read On


21/02/2008 10:53:02


Queen of soul ARETHA FRANKLIN has topped a poll of the worst-dressed celebrities due to her fondness for fur.The lists compilers, animal rights....Read On


21/02/2008 10:13:09


Britney Spears' legal battles continued as her traffic case was postponed today after she was ruled incapable of resolving the case.The case,....Read On


21/02/2008 8:32:04


Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Take That were the major victors at the 2008 Brits awards, each claiming two gongs.Sheffield indie kids Arctic....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


SIR MICK JAGGER has added his support to a campaign to give British comedian KEN DODD a knighthood. The Rolling Stones frontman is believed to have....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


A "previously unseen" nude photograph of MARILYN MONROE has been exposed as a fake - the image is that of pop superstar MADONNA. Movie fan Lawrence....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star ASHLEY TISDALE has dismissed reports she is to undergo breast enhancement surgery. American magazine Star recently alleged....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


LAW + ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT star VINCENT D'ONOFRIO received a Valentine's Day bundle of joy last week (ends15Feb08) - his wife gave birth to a baby....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


Welsh actress CATHERINE ZETA-JONES is to present her heroine CHITA RIVERA with a dance award named after her. The Chicago star will hand over the....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


RAMBO star SYLVESTER STALLONE has volunteered to testify against disgraced private investigator ANTHONY PELLICANO. Stallone is among a host of....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


O.J. SIMPSON's appeal against a 10-year-old wrongful death lawsuit relating to the 1994 murder of his ex-wife NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON and her pal RONALD....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


GWEN STEFANI and GAVIN ROSSDALE's son KINGSTON has topped a new list of Hollywood's coolest kids. The trendy 21-month-old, who mum Stefani calls "a....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


Pop superstar CHRISTINA AGUILERA plans to raise her newborn son MAX LIRON on the road - because she refuses to let her status as a new mum prevent....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY used his performance at the Brit Awards on Wednesday (20Feb08) night to pay a loving tribute to his late first wife LINDA. The....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


Mexican singer JESUS REY DAVID ALFARO has been murdered in the town of Tijuana, near the U.S. border. The body of the star, nicknamed The Little....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


LATEST: R+B star TANK has slammed New Orleans police for treating him "like a criminal" during his arrest earlier this week (begs18Feb08) because he....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


A woman accused of stalking rocker CHESTER BENNINGTON has been sentenced to two years in jail for harassing the LINKIN PARK frontman and his wife....Read On


21/02/2008 07:18


LATEST: BRITNEY SPEARS' driving without a valid license case has been postponed by one month because the troubled star is currently incapable of....Read On


21/02/2008 6:30:56


A new one-off award for fiction to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize has been announced today.The 'Best of the Booker' award will....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Italian actress SOPHIA LOREN is to launch new cruise ship MSC Poesia in Dover, England. The VIP event on 5 March (08) will mark the first ever....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Former FRIENDS star COURTENEY COX has combined socialite pals PARIS HILTON and NICOLE RICHIE to create a high-living, party-girl character for her TV....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


JESSICA SIMPSON's flop film BLONDE AMBITION has become a surprise box office hit - in the Ukraine. The almost straight-to-DVD movie, which also....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Actress and TV personality RICKI LAKE is helping to build a school in Malawi. The Serial Mom star's Malawian nanny has founded the Jacaranda School....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


JESSICA SIMPSON is on the verge of marrying her American football star boyfriend TONY ROMO, according to the sportsman's ex SOPHIA BUSH. One Tree....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Movie star COLIN FARRELL has confirmed he'll be among the stars acting out scenes tragic HEATH LEDGER never got to shoot in his final film,....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


SEAN LENNON has signed up to score a new low-budget vampire comedy film starring DUSTIN HOFFMAN's son JAKE, DEVON AOKI and KARATE KID RALPH MACCHIO. ....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


ROD STEWART's dreams of landing cult rockers THE BLACK KEYS as his backing band on his next album have inched closer - the duo is open to the idea. ....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


U.S. teen pop sensation JESSE MCCARTNEY has taken to looking for love online after ending his romance with DAVID CASSIDY's daughter KATIE. The....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


ENRIQUE IGLESIAS once arrived home from a visit to Venezuela to discover a female fan had stolen his clothes from his suitcase - and replaced them....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


British pop star NATASHA BEDINGFIELD has pledged her support to troubled singer AMY WINEHOUSE - praising the public for changing their opinion of....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


KORN star JAMES 'MUNKY' SHAFFER is set to rejoin the rockers on tour in Italy after "personal and family reasons" forced him to head home to America....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Pop singer FERGIE is set to become the new face of fashion house Calvin Klein. The Black Eyed Peas star wore a lemon-coloured Calvin Klein dress to....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


LATEST: A federal judge has given an attorney claiming to be BRITNEY SPEARS' new lawyer until 29 February (08) to explain why the singer's ongoing....Read On


21/02/2008 02:02


Reformed boyband TAKE THAT proved to be the comeback kings at this year's (08) Brit Awards, scooping two gongs for British Live Act and British....Read On





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