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24/01/2008 6:31:34


Amy Winehouse has entered rehab in her battle against drugs, the singer's record company has confirmed.The admission comes days after a video....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


PAMELA ANDERSON's new film has been released straight to DVD just days after the actress confessed she was surprised it was getting a theatrical....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Funnyman RAY ROMANO only agreed to star in sombre new movie THE LAST WORD after showing the script to his therapist. The Everybody Loves Raymond....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


The force wasn't with STAR WARS star HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN while he was making new sci-fi action film JUMPER - the injury-prone actor was always "banged....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star ASHLEY TISDALE is hiding a family secret from her fans - her aunt is serving a 10-year prison sentence for drug....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


EDDIE MURPHY's ex TRACEY EDMONDS is nursing her broken heart on the snowy streets of the Sundance Film Festival - with rapper 50 CENT. The music....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


HEATH LEDGER's THE DARK KNIGHT co-star CHRISTIAN BALE insists the late star has one final shock in store for fans when he appears as comic book....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


DANIEL DAY-LEWIS suffered for his art while filming Oscar-nominated movie THERE WILL BE BLOOD after breaking a rib during a stunt fall. The movie....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Actors JOSH HARTNETT and KIRSTEN DUNST have fuelled speculation they're romantically involved after the couple was spotted kissing at the Sundance....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Movie star OWEN WILSON stunned the owner of a smoke shop in Venice, California last week (17Jan08) when he allegedly walked in and purchased a huge....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Tragic movie star HEATH LEDGER found it hard to play a junkie in 2005 CANDY, because he had never been addicted to anything stronger than tobacco. ....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


300 actress LENA HEADEY has been battling depression for nearly two decades. The star of hit new U.S. TV Terminator spin-off The Sarah Connor....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Oscar-winning actor DANIEL DAY-LEWIS broke down in tears as he paid tribute to HEATH LEDGER during an appearance on OPRAH WINFREY's talk show on....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


HEATH LEDGER's family and Hollywood friends will honour the tragic actor at a memorial service in Los Angeles this weekend (26-27Jan08). According....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Beloved U.S. film critic ROGER EBERT has been readmitted to hospital as part of his ongoing battle with cancer. The 65-year-old Chicago,....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


A U.S. radio host who mocked HEATH LEDGER's death live on air a few hours after his passing has been slammed by gay activists. During his Tuesday....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


FLO RIDA has scored a fifth week atop the U.S. pop charts with his hit LOW. The rapper's success at number one keeps Alicia Keys No One and....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Eighties teen pop sensation DEBORAH GIBSON is launching a new talent camp in an effort to find the next big star. The Shake Your Love singer has....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


BRITISH SEA POWER rocker PHIL SUMNER was taken to hospital on Wednesday (23Jan08) night after knocking himself out mid-concert. The cornet player....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Pop superstar GEORGE MICHAEL has learned he wasn't the first choice to play actor JONNY LEE MILLER's musical conscience in quirky new TV show ELI....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Legendary rockers TOM PETTY + THE HEARTBREAKERS are to follow up their Super Bowl appearance with a major summer (08) tour - 18 months after Petty....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Songwriter/record producer CLYDE OTIS has died. He was 83. Otis, best known for his lengthy collaboration with singer Brook Benton, passed away at....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Rocker BONO poked fun at his green credentials during a conference with AL GORE on Thursday (24Jan08), revealing how he went to great lengths to show....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


Former PHISH star TREY ANASTASIO faces three years in jail after allegedly violating the terms of a felony drug charge plea agreement. The rocker....Read On


24/01/2008 22:24


The attorney representing BRITNEY SPEARS' former bodyguard has poured scorn on the pop star's legal team for failing to get her into court. Spears....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


UGLY BETTY star VANESSA WILLIAMS is desperate to land VICTORIA BECKHAM a recurring role on the hit show - insisting she didn't behave like a diva on....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


Hollywood stars ADAM SANDLER, DUSTIN HOFFMAN and BEN STILLER have spoken out in support of fellow actor TOM CRUISE - branding the recent backlash....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


GEORGE CLOONEY is rumoured to have cut short a charity trip to Africa because of illness. The actor has been visiting the troubled Darfur region of....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


A cocktail of five prescription drugs were found at HEATH LEDGER's New York apartment following the 28-year-old actor's death on Tuesday (22Jan08),....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT are reportedly planning to adopt a child orphaned by Hurricane Katrina. The pair, who already have three adopted tots,....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star TORI SPELLING is pregnant with her second child, according to new U.S. reports. The actress and husband Dean....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


Former 'N SYNC star LANCE BASS had to be taken to hospital earlier this month (12Jan08) after injuring himself at a New York gym. The gay star....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


CELINE DION has written a song she hopes will be chosen as the official theme of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Canadian singer has submitted a....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


MARION `SUGE' KNIGHT has slammed officials in Los Angeles for including him on a list of gang members they want to see banned from congregating in....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


LATEST: Atlantic Records bosses have confirmed rapper LIL' KIM has quit the label after more than 10 years on their books. The company has issued a....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


News and pictures of troubled pop star BRITNEY SPEARS are now so profitable the singer is said to have created her own economy. Spears herself is....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


AMY WINEHOUSE's father once considered having his daughter committed to a mental institution - in a bid to help her kick her drug habit. Mitch....Read On


24/01/2008 07:39


Singer AMY WINEHOUSE has checked herself into rehab in a bid to kick her drug addictions. The move follows a meeting on Thursday (24Jan08) with her....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


UGLY BETTY star VANESSA WILLIAMS is desperate to land VICTORIA BECKHAM a recurring role on the hit show - insisting she didn't behave like a diva on....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


Hollywood stars ADAM SANDLER, DUSTIN HOFFMAN and BEN STILLER have spoken out in support of fellow actor TOM CRUISE - branding the recent backlash....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


GEORGE CLOONEY is rumoured to have cut short a charity trip to Africa because of illness. The actor has been visiting the troubled Darfur region of....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


A cocktail of five prescription drugs were found at HEATH LEDGER's New York apartment following the 28-year-old actor's death on Tuesday (22Jan08),....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT are reportedly planning to adopt a child orphaned by Hurricane Katrina. The pair, who already have three adopted tots,....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star TORI SPELLING is pregnant with her second child, according to new U.S. reports. The actress and husband Dean....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


Former 'N SYNC star LANCE BASS had to be taken to hospital earlier this month (12Jan08) after injuring himself at a New York gym. The gay star....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


CELINE DION has written a song she hopes will be chosen as the official theme of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Canadian singer has submitted a....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


MARION `SUGE' KNIGHT has slammed officials in Los Angeles for including him on a list of gang members they want to see banned from congregating in....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


LATEST: Atlantic Records bosses have confirmed rapper LIL' KIM has quit the label after more than 10 years on their books. The company has issued a....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


News and pictures of troubled pop star BRITNEY SPEARS are now so profitable the singer is said to have created her own economy. Spears herself is....Read On


24/01/2008 19:22


AMY WINEHOUSE's father once considered having his daughter committed to a mental institution - in a bid to help her kick her drug habit. Mitch....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:03


People magazine was the only entertainment-related magazine able to put Heath Ledger on its cover this week, since all of its rivals had already....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:03


Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was scheduled to undergo surgery today (Thursday) to reverse some of the effects of previous operations....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:03


Movie Gallery told a federal bankruptcy court in Virginia Wednesday that it plans to close several hundred additional stores and asked the court for....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:02


Despite what some analysts regarded as cutthroat competition from Blockbuster, online DVD renters Netflix reported a 6 percent boost in....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:02


In yet another sign that the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray is nearly over, with Blu-ray emerging as the de facto hi-def standard, sales data,....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:02


Hewlett-Packard has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to turn out DVDs from the studio's library whenever customers request them, the Los Angeles....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:02


The union representing employees of Thai Airways has filed a complaint with the country's Ministry of Culture claiming that the TV soap opera Air....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:02


CBS, which had often called up Bob Barker to host a primetime version of The Price Is Right -- usually during the summer rerun period -- will be....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:01


Dan Rather's efforts to get CBS to produce in court documents that it has previously withheld concerning the investigation into "Rathergate" could....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:01


NBC, which finished last season in last place among the major networks, said Wednesday that, unlike its rivals, it does not plan to shelve the....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:01


The History Channel's Life After People, in which visual-effects artists depicted how the major structural landmarks of the Earth, including the....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:01


Fox's Moment of Truth from reality-show producer Mike Darnell, in which contestants are hooked up to lie detectors, drew the highest ratings of any....Read On


24/01/2008 18:46:01


Fox had its best week in history last week -- except for the weeks when it aired the Super Bowl -- as it took the top-five positions in the Nielsen....Read On


24/01/2008 17:54:57


Kenneth Branagh is to play war hero Colonel Tim Collins in a new series of BBC dramas, it has been announced.The actor will star in the last episode....Read On


24/01/2008 16:05


Hollywood actress EVA MENDES does her gardening in the nude. The Stuck on You star admits she thinks nothing of tending to her plants with no....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


Chat show host JERRY SPRINGER wants his own TV channel so he can present all the programmes. The Jerry Springer Show host jokes that he would....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


ROBERT DE NIRO's 31-year-old son RAPHAEL is to marry his Brazilian girlfriend CLAUDINE DeMATOS. The ceremony will take place in the Bahamas on 8....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


EVA LONGORIA PARKER and her husband TONY PARKER have battled with builders to make their new home environmentally friendly. The Desperate Housewives....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


Oscar-winning actor ROBERT DE NIRO is set to be honoured for his contribution to the entertainment industry - after landing Germany's top showbiz....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


Socialite PARIS HILTON is enjoying 2008 - because she's "never been happier". The star, who is currently promoting new movie The Hottie And The....Read On


24/01/2008 16:05


OLGA KURYLENKO has launched a gruelling fitness regime to prepare for her role in the newly titled JAMES BOND movie QUANTUM OF SOLACE. The....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


JAMIE LYNN SPEARS will give her baby to her mother in order to concentrate on her career, according to U.S. reports. The 16-year-old stunned the....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


Singer JOSH GROBAN is to star in a rock concert revival of 1980s musical CHESS. The stage show, which was written by Abba stars Björn Ulvaeus and....Read On


24/01/2008 16:05


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24/01/2008 04:05


STATUS QUO rocker RICK PARFITT and his wife LYNDSAY feared a miscarriage just one week after discovering they were expecting twins. The couple were....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


British DJ CARL COX has described the night four people were shot dead at his club night in Venezuela as "the worst atrocity" he has ever seen. The....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


THE SPICE GIRLS are urging GEORGE CLOONEY to ditch his girlfriend SARAH LARSEN and take single GERI HALLIWELL out on a date. After discovering that....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


Pop star BJORK has disappointed fans by cancelling her appearance at an Australian music festival due to swollen vocal chords. The It's Oh So Quiet....Read On


24/01/2008 04:05


The father of troubled singer AMY WINEHOUSE has hired security guards in a desperate bid to keep the star out of trouble. The Back To Black hitmaker....Read On


24/01/2008 15:53:48


Hollywood starlet JESSICA ALBA has claimed that there will be another FANTASTIC FOUR sequel.Speaking to Coming Soon, the actress has said that the....Read On


24/01/2008 13:52:53


The title of the 22nd James Bond movie has been confirmed as Quantum of Solace.Filming recently began on the film, with Daniel Craig set to reprise....Read On


24/01/2008 13:52:53


The Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack contestants have been forced to announce their nominees for eviction in front of the entire group.After racing....Read On


24/01/2008 13:32:43


US broadcaster NBC has pledged to stop making pilot TV shows as part of a bid to cut costs in the wake of the Hollywood writers' strike.TV networks....Read On


24/01/2008 13:32:42


The Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack contestants have been forced to announce their nominees for eviction in front of the entire group.After racing....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


JUNO Oscar-nominee DIABLO CODY perfected her talents as a screenwriter by working on a phone sex line. The 29-year-old worked for years in the sex....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Funnyman STEVE CARELL has been called upon to get deadly serious - as a jury member. The movie star has been selected to serve on the jury in an....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Hollywood beauty EVA MENDES once challenged pal CAMERON DIAZ to a farting competition. The Latina had travelled to Nepal with the Charlie's Angels....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


THE LORD OF THE RINGS star SEAN BEAN has bought a new house in his native Sheffield, England - after paying the $299,000 (GBP149,500) price tag in....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Hollywood action star SYLVESTER STALLONE has rubbished rumours he took steroids in preparation for his role as RAMBO - but admits bulking up with the....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


JIMMY CHOO founder TAMARA MELLON is suing her mother for damages linked to the sale of the hugely successful luxury brand. The....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


JOHN TRAVOLTA has explained his outpouring of grief for HEATH LEDGER, who he only briefly met - the young actor was the GREASE star's leading....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


U.S. chat show host JAY LENO has been awarded "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in damages after books of his jokes were published without his....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Singer KELLY ROWLAND hates having to sing DESTINY'S CHILD track BUGABOO on stage - because the lyrics are "embarrassing". The star, 26, always feels....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


PETER GABRIEL is to be named Personality of the Year on Monday (28Jan08) by music industry market MIDEM for his music and human rights work It is....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Rocker PATTI SMITH is set to swap music for art - by displaying a selection of her drawings and photography in a prestigious French gallery. The....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


GOOD CHARLOTTE frontman JOEL MADDEN hates spending time away from his newborn child with NICOLE RITCHIE - because his daughter has taught him how to....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Former JANE'S ADDICTION star DAVE NAVARRO has given the strongest hint yet a reunion tour could be on the horizon for the band. The guitarist....Read On


24/01/2008 12:19


Pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE shocked U.S. TV host ELLEN DeGENERES by calling her up during her show to wish her a happy birthday. The talk show star....Read On


24/01/2008 11:52:49


Comedian JIMMY CARR is the hijacker controlling the BIG BROTHER house today.The EIGHT OUT OF TEN CATS presenter announced his presence quietly this....Read On


24/01/2008 11:52:49


Britney Spears has again failed to attend a court hearing regarding the custody of her two children.The Toxic star had arrived at the Los Angeles....Read On


24/01/2008 11:13:05


A BBC strike has been avoided after the broadcaster agreed terms with unions regarding controversial cost-cutting plans.Some 2,500 jobs are to be....Read On


24/01/2008 11:13:05


Rapper Busta Rhymes has avoided a prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges of assault and drink driving.The 35-year-old was given three....Read On


24/01/2008 10:52:50


Television presenter Michael Underwood has been forced to withdraw from Dancing On Ice after breaking his ankle during training.An ITV statement....Read On


24/01/2008 9:32:00


Latoya Satnarine has become the fourth housemate to be evicted from Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.The professional dancer was voted out by 56 per....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Supermodel KATE MOSS had a visit from British police on Wednesday morning (23Jan08) after they received complaints about the catwalk star's loud....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Aging lothario JACK NICHOLSON made one of his female fan's dreams come true recently when he obliged to a request for a smooch - he planted the kiss....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star MARCIA CROSS has urged the U.S. Congress to pass a new bill to prevent women who undergo mastectomies from being discharged....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


LINDSAY LOHAN's best pal SAMANTHA RONSON has been ordered to pay almost $85,000 (GBP42,500) in costs to a celebrity blogger, after losing a....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Filming on the set of HEATH LEDGER's final film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS has been abandoned following the death of the actor. Ledger was....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


JACK NICHOLSON once narrowly escaped death while taking the same sleeping pills reportedly prescribed to tragic actor HEATH LEDGER. The Shining....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


HEATH LEDGER made director pal SHEKHAR KAPUR promise to wake him up just hours before he is believed to have taken a fatal drug overdose. Ledger,....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


The woman who first discovered HEATH LEDGER's lifeless body called actress MARY-KATE OLSEN in a panic before calling the emergency services, it has....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


HEATH LEDGER enjoyed indulging in cocaine and ecstasy binges with NAOMI CAMPBELL in his early days as a Hollywood star, according to the supermodel's....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Pop star GERI HALLIWELL took a tumble on stage at the SPICE GIRLS' London gig on Tuesday (22Jan08) during her solo set. Ginger Spice was performing....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


AMY WINEHOUSE's father MITCH has issued an emotive plea to British police not to arrest his troubled daughter after she was filmed taking Class A....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


BRITNEY SPEARS and PARIS HILTON could be heading for new careers as reality TV show hookers - if celebrity brothel-owner DENNIS HOF gets his way. ....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Irish rocker BONO met with U.S. Defence Secretary ROBERT GATES on Tuesday (22Jan08) in his efforts to persuade world leaders to increase aid to....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


SIR ELTON JOHN is suing his longtime business manager BOB HALLEY. The Rocket Man star, 60, issued a High Court writ against Halley earlier this week....Read On


24/01/2008 07:12


Rapper GHOSTFACE KILLAH is threatening to quit the hip-hop industry - because his fans would rather download his new album for free instead of buying....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA PARKER has been banned from letting off fireworks on her parents' Texas estate - after torching an acre in a....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


SOPHIA BUSH refused to believe BRITNEY SPEARS' ex-husband KEVIN FEDERLINE had landed a role on her TV show ONE TREE HILL - because producers kept his....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Guests at the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday (27Jan08) will dine on an antipasto plate conceived by chef ALAN JACKSON. Dishes include Tuna Nicoise....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


MILEY CYRUS and her pop star alter ego HANNAH MONTANA are heading to the big screen. Following the success of the High School Musical movies, Disney....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


HEROES star HAYDEN PANETTIERE has set up a new charity in a bid to help fund those trying to save threatened whales off the coast of Japan. The....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


The Oscars' Mr. Unlucky is hoping the TRANSFORMERS can transform his fortunes after landing his 20th Academy Awards nomination. Sound mixer Kevin....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Beloved U.S. TV star SUZANNE PLESHETTE was laid to rest alongside late husband TOM POSTON in Los Angeles on Wednesday (23Jan08). Billy Crystal and....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


JUNO screenwriter DIABLO CODY missed hearing the news she'd been nominated for her first Oscar, after falling out of bed. Cody admits she was so....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Actress MICHELLE WILLIAMS opened up about her fears for her ex-fiance HEATH LEDGER in a recent interview that now seems oddly prophetic following the....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Actress MICHELLE WILLIAMS' father LARRY has used poetry to describe his feelings following the death of his daughter's tragic ex HEATH LEDGER. ....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


HEATH LEDGER started 2008 committed to sobriety after a wild end to 2007, according to the sister of his model girlfriend GEMMA WARD. Australian....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


An eerie video featuring HEATH LEDGER "drowning" himself is offering a few clues into the actor's mental state. The black and white film, which....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


BRITNEY SPEARS was caught up in new road accident as she and boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB tried to escape paparazzi in Hollywood on Tuesday night....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Rocker PETE DOHERTY was left in floods of tears when pal AMY WINEHOUSE sang for him after he split from supermodel girlfriend KATE MOSS. The....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


LATEST: BRITNEY SPEARS' legal team has withdrawn a request to quit the pop star's child custody case. Attorneys for Los Angeles legal company Trope....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Dominican Republic singer ANAIS has suffered a miscarriage just days after confirming reports she was pregnant. The singer revealed she took a....Read On


24/01/2008 01:42


Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY's pre-Christmas (07) desperate efforts to stay drug-free and sober are to be recounted in the upcoming issue of....Read On





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