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"I feel like I'm getting a workout - it's very heavy. I look like a gladiator, don't I?" CATE BLANCHETT on her heavy metallic Armani Prive Oscar....Read On

Oscar winner ALAN ARKIN tied HELEN HAYES' Academy Awards record when he was nominated for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - both stars had to wait 38 years....Read On

"I was in bed watching his runway show and thought it was nice." GWYNETH PALTROW on how she selected her soft orange ZAC POSEN Oscar gown.....Read On

LATEST: The bald look JACK NICHOLSON sported at the Oscars last night (25FEB07) is for a new movie role, in which he plays a cancer patient on the....Read On

"My daughter (MIA) came up with the colour idea when she was eating mint chocolate chip ice cream." KATE WINSLET on the inspiration for her Grecian....Read On

GEORGE CLOONEY had fun with his Best Supporting Actor Oscar - by using it as a photo prop at his mansion in Italy. The movie star took his Academy....Read On

Ex-Paramount Pictures head SHERRY LANSING was shocked when TOM CRUISE presented her with a humanitarian prize at the Academy Awards ceremony because....Read On

A former Thai soldier has been plucked from obscurity to battle SYLVESTER STALLONE's movie hero RAMBO in a new film. Retired Shan resistance officer....Read On

SALMA HAYEK, JENNIFER ANISTON and KYRA SEDGWICK have been honoured for baring all on the big screen by saucy internet site MrSkin.com. The trio has....Read On

An emotional ELLEN DEGENERES was left exhausted after realising her life-long dream of hosting the Academy Award ceremony last night (25FEB07). The....Read On

NICOLAS CAGE is vying for the part of THE FLY in a planned remake of DAVID CRONENBERG's 1986 cult classic, according to the director himself. ....Read On

Wannabe auctioneer SHARON STONE can whip up a pile of money for charity - even when she's a little intoxicated, as she proved at pal SIR ELTON JOHN's....Read On

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND star JAMES MCAVOY has come out in defence of pal KEIRA KNIGHTLEY amid tabloid claims the actress is suffering from an....Read On

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III director J.J. ABRAMS has signed on to direct the next installment of the STAR TREK feature franchise after months of....Read On

Director MARTIN SCORSESE is glad he didn't receive an Academy Award for directing earlier in his career, because it might have changed the way he....Read On

LATEST: A publicist for fashion company Escada has inadvertently confirmed Australian actress NAOMI WATTS is pregnant with her first child. The....Read On

"This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom." Gay singer MELISSA ETHERIDGE jokes about her plans for her new Oscar. The....Read On

"People were snoozing across the country... It was boring! I've never seen such a pile of rubbish." SIR ELTON JOHN on the almost four-hour Oscars....Read On

"I shave down there. I do it myself - or I have my young lady help me, because I don't want to get no nicks." Rap mogul SEAN COMBS likes to keep his....Read On

Jazz star NORAH JONES has her burial plans worked out - she wants her ashes scattered around Big Bend National Park in her native Texas. The singer....Read On

"I'm going to put it in my house along with my Golden Globe and my SAG award and everything else, near my bathtub." DREAMGIRLS star JENNIFER HUDSON....Read On

Rap mogul SEAN COMBS bid $65,000 (GBP33,300) on a soccer lesson with DAVID BECKHAM at SIR ELTON JOHN's post-Oscars party auction last night....Read On

"I think the Oscars are, like, a gay holiday." Lesbian rocker and Oscar winner MELISSA ETHERIDGE felt at home at the Academy Awards last night....Read On

SALIVA frontman JOSEY SCOTT and AMERICAN IDOL favourite CHRIS DAUGHTRY are hoping to become the next RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN after setting their sights....Read On

NORAH JONES has locked her Grammy Awards away in a box in her closet - because she's terrified of dropping one. The singer has eight Grammys but her....Read On

Rap mogul-turned-designer SEAN COMBS has given POSH SPICE VICTORIA BECKHAM his biggest style praise because he thinks the former pop star is the best....Read On

Rocker JON BON JOVI was thrilled when good friend MELISSA ETHERIDGE picked up Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, because it was so....Read On

DREAMGIRLS star JENNIFER HUDSON has no plans to leave her longtime boyfriend now that she has made it big in Hollywood, because she knows he loves....Read On

Honorary Oscar recipient ENNIO MORRICONE was incredibly moved when CELINE DION sang a new song for him at the Academy Awards last night (25FEB07). ....Read On

Lesbian rocker MELISSA ETHERIDGE agonized over whether it was appropriate to kiss her wife at the Oscars - because she isn't fond of public displays....Read On

Former CULTURE CLUB lead singer BOY GEORGE was furious after landing in Australia for a celebrity DJ gig only to find out the airline had lost his....Read On

BitTorrent, a name that has become anathema to the major movie studios, which have accused it of facilitating Internet piracy, plans to launch the....Read On

Online video renter Netflix delivered its 1 billionth DVD, a copy of Babel, to a customer in Helotes, Texas over the weekend. The customer, who....Read On

Sony's Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage, galloped ahead of four new entries in the box-office race over the weekend, taking in an estimated....Read On

In a rush of other awards over the weekend, Lady Chatterley drew the best film trophy at France's César Awards Saturday night, while Little....Read On

After being nominated six times for a best director Oscar, Martin Scorsese finally held the award in his hands Sunday night. Moreover, The....Read On

Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language TV network, is expected to be fined $24 million for violating FCC rules requiring TV stations to....Read On

An independent TV news cameraman who spotted 30-50 rats frolicking inside a KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in New York's Greenwich Village grabbed his....Read On

Viacom's decision to yank 100,000 clips from its cable TV shows from YouTube has apparently had no effect on the video website whatsoever. In fact,....Read On

Just when it seemed that the controversy over The Da Vinci Code's premise that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and produced a child had faded,....Read On

ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards presentations, which usually is second only to the Super Bowl in attracting viewers, averaged a 20.1 rating....Read On

Sunday night's Oscar telecast received about a B-minus grade from TV critics. The Associated Press's Frazier Moore called host Ellen DeGeneres....Read On

"Sixty eight-year-old Irish Catholics, in my experience, are not so much for sexual prosthesis and cocaine, but JACK wanted to sexualise his....Read On

"Everyone thinks I'm going to keel over in a year or two, give me a little bonus." Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner ALAN ARKIN jokes about why he....Read On

Veteran actor and former hellraiser PETER O'TOOLE has branded Irish women the most beautiful in the world - because of their shapely bottoms. The....Read On

"I really do feel like a queen or fairy princess or fairy godmother, really. I love it." Oscar winner DAME HELEN MIRREN is a big fan of the CHRISTIAN....Read On

MICHAEL ARNDT, the screenwriter who claimed the Best Original Screenplay honour at the Oscars last night (25FEB07) for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, is now....Read On

Oscar-winning actress WHOOPI GOLDBERG has declined an invitation to visit the home of her ancestors - because of her fear of flying. The Hollywood....Read On

Oscar-winning director FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK owes much of his success to California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER - because the Austrian....Read On

Actor COLIN FIRTH has condemned the British government for deporting 40 Congo nationals on a chartered flight today (26FEB07). The BRIDGET JONES'S....Read On

LATEST: Oscar-winning filmmaker JAMES CAMERON's latest screen project has come under attack from archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land, who....Read On

LATEST: ANNA NICOLE SMITH's estranged mother has lost her appeal for the former Playboy Playmate to be buried in her native Texas. VIRGIE ARTHUR....Read On

"The only time you'd ever get me out of the house without make-up or being dressed is if my husband has had a heart attack." Country star DOLLY....Read On

"People say, 'Isn't the band like a marriage?' It's so much more than that. We may not f**k, but we f**k each other with our music." AEROSMITH....Read On

Producer DANGER MOUSE has dismissed comparisons with hip-hop mogul TIMBALAND, insisting he's too busy with his own projects to team up with other....Read On

G-UNIT stars LLOYD BANKS and YOUNG HOT ROD are lending their musical talents to an online games company and providing the soundtrack to a new....Read On

Acclaimed cellist and conductor MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH has picked up one of Russia's top honours from President VLADIMIR PUTIN. The leader signed a....Read On

LATEST: British designer SCOTT HENSHALL has branded BRITNEY SPEARS' extreme makeover one of the worst fashion mistakes he's ever witnessed. The....Read On

Rapper LUDACRIS is mourning his father WAYNE BRIDGES, who died from unknown causes yesterday morning (25FEB07) in Atlanta, Georgia. The NUMBER ONE....Read On

With Comic Relief just around the corner the 13 celebrities who have agreed to take part in Comic Relief Does Fame Academy have been....Read On

Media regulator Ofcom has been told to investigate British Sky Broadcasting's (BSkyB) stake in ITV by the government.

BSkyB bought the 17.9....Read On

Arctic Monkeys are to play yet another secret surprise show tomorrow.

The low key gig will take place at Middlesbrough town hall at 19:00....Read On

Fallen Big Brother star Jade Goody has arrived in India in an attempt to smooth things over after she made allegedly racist remarks on....Read On

Sacha Baron Cohen is being sued by a woman who says she was defamed on his Ali G show.

The woman claims that he referred to her by name and....Read On

Shamed BIG BROTHER star JADE GOODY has made a surprise visit to India following the uproar resulting from her row with Bollywood actress SHILPA....Read On

Angelina Jolie has arrived in Africa to monitor the crisis in Darfur on behalf of the United Nations.

It is the third time that the....Read On

Comeback kings Take That have announced concert dates in five cities across the UK later this year.

The Beautiful World tour follows in the....Read On

KEN DAVITIAN, SACHA BARON COHEN's wrestling partner in BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN, has....Read On

"I had some very funny stuff on that sock too; I had one little button that said, 'If you can read this, you're gay.'" WILLIAM H. MACY scribbled....Read On

Singer LORNA LUFT's teenage daughter is constantly reminded she never knew her famous grandmother JUDY GARLAND, by fans of the legendary....Read On

Oscar winner DAME HELEN MIRREN is glad she doesn't have any children of her own - because she has no motherly instincts at all. The British star has....Read On

Canadian director DAVID CRONENBERG is bringing his 1986 movie THE FLY to the opera - he's adapting the sci-fi drama for the stage. The A HISTORY OF....Read On

DOCTOR WHO star DAVID TENNANT was taken aback when he was turned away from the offices of the BBC - after security personnel failed to recognise....Read On

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Hollywood stars ORLANDO BLOOM and PENELOPE CRUZ flirted "outrageously" with each other at a pre-Oscars bash in Los Angeles at the weekend....Read On

LATEST: SYLVESTER STALLONE has branded his troubled visit to Australia "eventful and stressful". The actor's luggage, private jet and hotel room....Read On

"At the age of 12, I dyed my hair orange by mistake and I shaved my eyebrows. And my cheeks look fat when I smile." MARIAH CAREY recalls her beauty....Read On

Former seventies teen idol DAVID CASSIDY found out he had slept with the same woman as his father just months before his dad's sudden death. THE....Read On

GEORGE MICHAEL insists he could never end his marijuana habit, as the drug "boosts" his creativity. But the British singer admits the drug is also....Read On

Reformed British pop group TAKE THAT have hinted former band member ROBBIE WILLIAMS may join them on their UK tour later this year (07). The NEVER....Read On

British singer/songwriter KT TUNSTALL is bemused she hasn't been invited to perform at the Live Earth concerts, because she is such a staunch....Read On

Troubled pop star BRITNEY SPEARS has reportedly demanded an entire wing at the California rehab centre where she is undergoing treatment be cleared -....Read On

SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY's estranged wife HEATHER MILLS' forthcoming appearance on US TV show DANCING WITH THE STARS has angered a disabled group in her....Read On

IOAN GRUFFUDD's latest movie, AMAZING GRACE, has only managed to make number ten in the US box office this weekend, with the low-budget RENO 911....Read On

Jason Alexander, ex-husband of troubled popstar Britney Spears, has warned that she could have a similar fate to the late model Anna Nicole....Read On

Dame Helen Mirren has scooped an Academy Award for her role in The Queen at the glitteriest event of the year.

The 61-year-old actress now....Read On

"I told them not to bother with flesh-coloured g-strings, or things over their nipples, or any of that paraphernalia, but just to go for it. Also,....Read On

SAMUEL L. JACKSON showed off his blues guitar skills on late night TV in America on Friday (23FEB07) when he joined DAVID LETTERMAN's THE LATE SHOW....Read On

"I think I'll always be a bit of a wood nymph when it comes to sexuality." DREW BARRYMORE reveals a personal thought.....Read On

DAVID HASSELHOFF has a life-size cardboard cut-out of himself in his dressing room of the Las Vegas production of THE PRODUCERS. He calls it "my....Read On

Veteran British actor RICHARD GRIFFITHS would kill all paedophiles in a tree shredder if he had his way. The WITHNAIL + I star believes his ghastly....Read On

"I like him so much that I never want to meet him." JIM CARREY on THE WHITE STRIPES star JACK WHITE. Ironically, both dated RENEE ZELLWEGER.....Read On

Actor MARK RUFFALO's brother is a celebrated Los Angeles hairstylist.....Read On

Hollywood tough guy SYLVESTER STALLONE has a unique way of disciplining his daughters - he punishes his offspring by forcing them to watch his....Read On

British actor IOAN GRUFFUDD and his fiancee ALICE EVANS are to marry in either Los Angeles or Mexico in September (07). The FANTASTIC FOUR star and....Read On

HELEN MIRREN is hoping to cash in on her Oscar night success after putting her Hollywood home up for rent - at $40,000 (GBP20,500) per month. The....Read On

JENNIFER ANISTON is reportedly dating a cameraman she met on the set of her FRIENDS co-star COURTENEY COX's TV show DIRT. Aniston, who split from....Read On

British comedian SACHA BARON COHEN is being sued by a woman who claims he called her by a "bitch" and a "minger" while performing as his ALI G....Read On

Author J.K. ROWLING is taking legal action against eBay after unauthorised versions of her HARRY POTTER books were allegedly being sold on the Indian....Read On

Oscar-winning filmmaker JAMES CAMERON is to unveil three coffins he claims are those of JESUS, his mother MARY and MARY MAGDALENE in New York City....Read On

MARTIN SCORSESE realised his Oscars dream at the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood last night (25FEB07) when he took home his first Best Director....Read On

Former SPICE GIRL MELANIE CHISHOLM had a speaking engagement at her local Women's Institute in Monmouthshire, England called off last week....Read On

Perfectionist ORDINARY BOYS frontman SAMUEL PRESTON is "too embarrassed" to write songs for other artists. The BOYS WILL BE BOYS singer admits he....Read On

SIMON COWELL's former girlfriend, singer SINITTA, will be a judge on his new British TV talent show GREASE IS THE WORD.....Read On

British singer/songwriter JAMES MORRISON died four times as a baby, but his mother refused to allow doctors to turn off his life support machine. ....Read On

Veteran rockers DEEP PURPLE are pleading with fans to not buy their latest album - a recording of their worst ever concert. The SMOKE ON THE WATER....Read On

Reformed boy band TAKE THAT may call it quits again after touring later this year (07). The four-piece regrouped last year (06) a decade after they....Read On

Former S CLUB 7 star JO O'MEARA is reportedly facing bankruptcy after discovering she has been conned out of GBP400,000 ($780,000). The REACH FOR....Read On

CATE BLANCHETT selected her Armani Prive gown for the Oscar ceremony after seeing it on the runway at the Armani fashion show she attended in Paris.....Read On

Best Sound Editing Oscar winner BUB ASMAN's father was among the American soldiers who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Asman won his prize for....Read On

“I’m a size 14, so it all matches!” MERYL STREEP on her 14 Oscar nominations coinciding with her dress size.....Read On

FOREST WHITAKER gained 50 pounds (110 kilograms), used makeup to darken his skin, studied Swahili and learned to play the accordion for the role of....Read On

Oscar nominee DJIMON HOUNSOU appeared in the music videos LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) with JANET JACKSON and STRAIGHT UP with PAULA ABDUL.....Read On

DREAMGIRLS star JENNIFER HUDSON teared-up on the red carpet after watching a taped good luck message from her former AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON....Read On

“He’s not the most popular man in Britain right now, so I try and keep it under my hat that I played him.” MICHAEL SHEEN on portraying British Prime....Read On