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26.01.2009 22:06


HUGH JACKMAN has enlisted the help of his AUSTRALIA director BAZ LUHRMANN as he prepares to host the Oscars. The first non-American to present the....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


PENELOPE CRUZ was forced to watch the Oscar nominations last week (22Jan09), after a sleepover at pal SALMA HAYEK's house - despite fearing it would....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM director SHAWN LEVY is to turn a nine-year-old's dating handbook into a new movie. The moviemaker has signed on to adapt Alec....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


British actor JAMIE BELL has landed the lead role in STEVEN SPIELBERG's movie adaptation of schoolboy cartoon hero TINTIN. The Billy Elliot actor....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


The ashes of STAR TREK creator GENE RODDENBERRY and his late widow MAJEL are to be blasted into space. Majel lost her battle with cancer in December....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


The estate of late hip-hop producer J DILLA is in a shambles and his family is still fighting for a share of the star's fortune, according to rap....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


British singer LILY ALLEN is undergoing therapy, in a bid to become a more positive person. Despite her self-assured public persona, the Smile....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


Rapper-turned-actress QUEEN LATIFAH will share her tips for happiness in a new life-coaching book, aimed at inspiring her fans. The Chicago star,....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


RADIOHEAD are to make their Grammy Awards bow after confirming they'll perform at the music Oscars next month (Feb09). The British group has never....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


Rap superstar KANYE WEST is reinventing himself - he wants to be known as MARTIN LOUIS THE KING, JR. The Gold Digger star has long been a fan of....Read On


26.01.2009 22:06


Heavy rockers SLIPKNOT's concert in their home state of Iowa on Sunday (25Jan09) was marred by tragedy when a fan died after suffering a heart....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Socialite NICOLE RICHIE has laughed off reports she's to launch a new reality show revolving around her life as a young mother. Richie and rocker....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


A new movie set to star SETH ROGEN as comic book hero THE GREEN HORNET is heading for the scrap heap, according to Hollywood gossip. After years of....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


British actress SAMANTHA MORTON has vowed to boycott the BBC if network bosses refuse to broadcast an emergency appeal calling for help in the Gaza....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Director ANTOINE FUQUA was determined to cast troubled actor WESLEY SNIPES in his forthcoming movie BROOKLYN'S FINEST - because he insists the NEW....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY was touted as a possible replacement for BARACK OBAMA in the U.S. senate. Disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


The ambulance driver who took JOHN TRAVOLTA's late son to hospital following his fatal seizure has been formally charged for his part in an alleged....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Rocker SLASH was forced to give up his huge collection of snakes when his wife PERLA became pregnant with their first child. The former Guns N' Roses....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Pop singer PINK hasn't let her failed marriage to ex CAREY HART put her off walking down the aisle again - insisting she "doesn't regret a minute" of....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


KANYE WEST has lambasted the paparazzo he clashed with at Los Angeles International Airport last year (08), accusing the snapper of making the....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


The life story of late TLC rapper LISA 'LEFT EYE' LOPES is coming to the big screen in a new biopic by director LAUREN LAZIN. The No Scrubs star....Read On


26.01.2009 19:11


Former FUGEES star WYCLEF JEAN has fired back at reports alleging his Miami, Florida home has been hit by foreclosure - blaming a contractor who "sat....Read On


26/01/2009 19:00:24


Producer Charles Schneer, best known for his collaborations with legendary special-effects wiz Ray Harryhausen, died on January 21 in Boca Raton, FL....Read On


26/01/2009 19:00:19


Denying reports that appeared in China's state-run press last week, the Walt Disney Co. said today (Monday) that it has not concluded a deal to open....Read On


26/01/2009 18:50:32


It might be argued that Frost/Nixon is something of a horror flick, but in that one Frank Langella's performance as Nixon received most of the....Read On


26/01/2009 18:50:29


Continuing to defy media experts who had predicted that his latest movie would be a disaster at the box office, Valkyrie debuted as the No. 1....Read On


26/01/2009 18:50:27


Paul Blart Mall Cop hung on to the box-office lead for the second consecutive weekend as it earned an estimated $21.5 million to bring its total to....Read On


26/01/2009 18:50:20


Extending its lead in the Oscar race, Slumdog Millionaire received the top honor at the Producers Guild of America's awards ceremony on Saturday.....Read On


26/01/2009 18:40:27


At Sunday night's SAG awards, Tina Fey was the only performer who alluded to the stalemated dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and....Read On


26/01/2009 18:40:26


Those 3-D commercials set to air during the Super Bowl will be useful in determining whether individuals are suffering from vision problems, the....Read On


26/01/2009 18:40:26


Hawaii, which on January 17 became the first state in the nation to switch from analog to digital television, encountered virtually no difficulties....Read On


26/01/2009 18:40:19


Pilot Chesley Sullenberger may have been hailed for safely landing his Airbus A320 in the Hudson River on January 15, but it is Katie Couric, not her....Read On


26/01/2009 17:05:20


Grammy nominees Radiohead are to perform at the Los Angeles ceremony next month, it has been announced.The Oxford-based quintet are nominated for the....Read On


26/01/2009 16:55:28


The Strokes are to begin working on their first album in three years next month, according to drummer Fabrizio Moretti.Speaking after a concert with....Read On


26/01/2009 16:12:19


ITV is to pay a £220,000 fine after media watchdog Ofcom ruled it had failed to meet targets on spending on programmes produced outside of....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Hungarian ballerina NORA KOVACH has died, aged 77. Kovach passed away on Sunday (18Jan09) in Miami, Florida after battling an undisclosed short....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Actress EMILY MORTIMER never got the chance to fulfil her late father SIR JOHN MORTIMER's wish of starring in one of his plays. Author Mortimer....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


American model and actor JIM HORNE has died at the age of 91. Horne, arguably the most widely-seen male model in his time, died on 29 December (08)....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Actress VIOLA DAVIS was determined not to let OPRAH WINFREY intimidate her run for her Oscar-nominated role in DOUBT - insisting she would've battled....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


MEGAN FOX is lined up for an action-packed new role - she is slated to take over from ANGELINA JOLIE as gun-toting movie tough girl LARA CROFT. ....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


A stage manager on BROOKE SHIELDS' U.S. TV series LIPSTICK JUNGLE has been charged with stealing nearly $30,000 (£22,010) in designer goods from the....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Director [TERRY GILLIAM] is angry with HEATH LEDGER for dying so young, insisting the Australian was the best actor of his generation. Ledger was....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Australian singer EMMA SOPHINA has penned a new tune after escaping the miraculous New York City plane which crash-landed in the Hudson River. The....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


HOT CHOCOLATE frontman ERROL BROWN knew he had a smash hit on his hands when he penned YOU SEXY THING - because it took him just minutes to write. ....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


LITTLE BROTHER rapper PHONTE has launched a scathing attack on KANYE WEST, criticising the hip-hop superstar for copying T-PAIN's singing style. The....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


ROLLING STONES rocker KEITH RICHARDS is the subject of two new rival books - both inspired by the star's reputation as one of music's most notorious....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Hellraising rocker SLASH started his downward spiral into alcoholism when he was just 12 years old, after discovering a secret stash of his father's....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


Fallen rap mogul MARION 'SUGE' KNIGHT is facing a $6.8 million (£4.9 million) handling charge from the lawyers behind the recent sale of his former....Read On


26.01.2009 16:06


JANET JACKSON has been forced to postpone plans to tour Japan - blaming the current downturn in the global economy. The Nasty hitmaker was due to....Read On


26/01/2009 15:50:27


Plans to force internet service providers (ISPs) to ban users found to have downloaded music illegally have been scrapped, it has....Read On


26/01/2009 13:17:16


The film poster for JAKE GYLLENHAAL's latest project will get its first airing in upcoming comedy CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC.A PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


J.K. ROWLING's HARRY POTTER books nearly became a hit West End stage show before they were turned into a movie franchise, according to top theatre....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Actor MATT DAMON has launched a scathing attack on the JAMES BOND franchise - calling the superspy character a "repulsive misogynist". The Hollywood....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Notorious Lothario RUSSELL BRAND is set to give up sex so he can concentrate on acting. The British funnyman is currently nurturing a burgeoning....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Actor GERARD BUTLER is to play legendary Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS in an upcoming biopic. The 300 star will take the title role alongside Julia....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Plans for MATT DAMON's newest blockbuster movie have been suspended because of the global economic downturn. The Bourne Identity star was scheduled....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Actress PENELOPE CRUZ is preparing for a move to New York after growing fed up with "movie-obsessed" Los Angeles. The Vanilla Sky star feels "very....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Actor BRAD PITT is relieved he kickstarted his career two decades ago - because he would have struggled to handle the intensity of the spotlight if....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Filmmaker TYLER PERRY has blasted allegations he failed to pay for work on two construction projects, insisting he is the victim of extortion....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


KATE WINSLET and her husband SAM MENDES avoid flying on the same airplane - because they are terrified it will crash and leave their young children....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Welsh singer CHARLOTTE CHURCH has reportedly been put on a strict diet by her rugby ace boyfriend GAVIN HENSON to speed up her return to her....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


British pop star LEO SAYER has credited Australia with giving him a new lease of life after gaining citizenship into the country on Monday....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


Former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist TRIPP EISEN has been sent back to jail after reportedly violating his parole conditions. The rocker was released....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


HOT CHOCOLATE singer ERROL BROWN is hanging up his mic for good - because he's finally grown too old to rock and roll. The You Sexy Thing hitmaker....Read On


26.01.2009 13:13


A copyright lawsuit brought against rapper/producer LIL JON for his song WEEDMAN has been dismissed. Freelance musician Redwin Wilchcombe brought....Read On


26/01/2009 12:11:27


LOST actor JOSH HOLLOWAY has revealed that he gives his wife 'kiss cards' every time he has to lock lips with one of his co-stars.The TV star, who....Read On


26/01/2009 11:28:16


The growing economic crisis has little effect on London theatres, it has emerged, with takings rising to a record high.According to the Society of....Read On


26/01/2009 10:34:20


Family comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop is the number one film in the US for the second week running, it has been confirmed.The film sees Hitch actor....Read On


26/01/2009 9:07:17


Meryl Streep and Sean Penn were the major winners at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Sunday evening.Mamma Mia! star Streep was named best....Read On


26/01/2009 8:56:14


Actor Jeremy Edwards has become the latest celebrity voted off the new series of Dancing On Ice.The former Holby City star skated for the last time....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Dog-lover JOAN RIVERS is suffering nightmares after fearing she ate man's best friend in China.
The comedienne took her first trip to the
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Movie veteran JAMES EARL JONES has a secret passion for goats.
The actor, who picked up a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement honour in Los
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


BURT REYNOLDS has fallen in love again - with a dog.
The movie veteran, 72, recently took in a rescue pooch from a shelter in Jupiter, Florida
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Movie star JON VOIGHT keeps himself in shape by running backwards.
The actor father of Angelina Jolie hits the canyons and streets near his Los
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


STEVE MARTIN urged PINK PANTHER 2 producers to write in an unlikely wedding for his bumbling INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU into the script - because all his....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


MICKEY ROURKE has hinted his Oscar-nominated character in THE WRESTLER might be getting some real ring time after the fighting world embraced his....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


A woman who runs a Hollywood public relations company is suing the organisers of the recent Golden Globe Awards - after she tripped and fell on the....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


A wardrobe department employee on actress BROOKE SHIELDS' TV show LIPSTICK JUNGLE is in big trouble after he was caught trying to sell the designer....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Former CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION star GERALD MCCULLOUCH found himself at the centre of a real life crime recently when he was attacked on the....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


KIRSTEN DUNST is rumoured to be enjoying a new romance with fellow Hollywood star JOSH HARTNETT after the pair was reportedly spotted enjoying an....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Comedy series 30 ROCK was a triple winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (25Jan09), but Hollywood was toasting....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


LILY ALLEN is considering becoming a nun - just to see what the tabloids will write about when she joins a convent.
The Smile singer is the
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Rockers BLACK LIPS have been forced to cut short their tour of India following a run-in with police over their raunchy onstage antics.
The band
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


ROLLING STONES star RONNIE WOOD has parted ways with his business manager of six years, his stepson JAMIE.
The veteran rocker split from his
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


Rocker DAVID BOWIE is reportedly in talks to bring back his legendary ZIGGY STARDUST persona for a one-off appearance at a U.S. music festival.
....Read On


26.01.2009 07:02


AMY WINEHOUSE's jailed husband has written an emotional letter to his parents detailing his "disappointment" at his wife's recent behaviour.
....Read On


26.01.2009 03:18


Comedy series 30 ROCK was a triple winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (25Jan09), but Hollywood was toasting....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


EVAN RACHEL WOOD has PINK FLOYD song title SHINE ON (YOU CRAZY DIAMOND) tattooed on her ankle.....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star DANA DELANEY earned her Screen Actors Guild card by starring in a gum commercial.....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


KATE WINSLET was playing video game Wii Tennis with her five-year-old son, Joe, when she learned she had been nominated for an Oscar on Thursday....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


Actor JOHN KRASINSKI showed off his juggling skills on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (25Jan09) by keeping apples in the....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


The Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (25Jan09) was extra special for THE OFFICE star JENNA FISCHER - the event fell on her parents' 40th wedding....Read On


26.01.2009 01:32


Funnyman KEVIN JAMES' madcap comedy PAUL BLART: MALL COP continues to confound movie experts in America by scoring a second week at the top of the....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Actress MOLLY RINGWALD is writing a new book about life as a 40-something.
The star, who became the face of many 1980s teen movies including
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Oscar nominee MARISA TOMEI has an odd keepsake from President BARACK OBAMA's inauguration - a signed paper plate.
The Wrestler star took part in
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


UNDERWORLD director LEN WISEMAN is set to downsize his werewolf versus vampire movie franchise by turning it into a TV drama.
The director has
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Movie star JEAN RENO is suing French magazine Voici after the publication's reports he'd suffered a heart attack allegedly started to cost him....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


America's leading Hindus have applauded JULIA ROBERTS for showing them respect during a recent trip to the sacred Taj Mahal temple in Agra,....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


THE DARK KNIGHT and HEROES won the first honours at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night (25Jan09) - for stunt work.
The stuntmen and
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


The original PUSSYCAT DOLLS were created in actress CHRISTINA APPLEGATE's garage.
The Anchorman star was sharing a house with choreographer
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Jailed pop star BOY GEORGE has been given a break behind bars - because he's too popular.
The former Culture Club star feared he'd be beaten up
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Former AUDIOSLAVE and SOUNDGARDEN frontman CHRIS CORNELL was forced to cancel a show in Hollywood on Friday night (23Jan09) - because of the pouring....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


Celebrated saxophonist LEROY COOPER, who served as late great RAY CHARLES' bandleader, has died at his home in Orlando, Florida. He was 80.
....Read On


26.01.2009 01:31


A love letter AMY WINEHOUSE sent to her incarcerated husband is set to become a leading item in the couple's impending divorce battle, according to....Read On





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