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THE SOPRANOS star MICHAEL IMPERIOLI has found a way to quit smoking - take up martial arts. The actor, who plays mobster CHRISTOPHER MOLTISANTI in....Read On

THE FAST + THE FURIOUS star JORDANA BREWSTER has landed the coveted role of MRS SMITH in the upcoming TV series adaptation of action film MR + MRS....Read On

"She was a fantastic woman." BILLY BOB THORNTON pays tribute to his former mother-in-law, ANGELINA JOLIE's mum MARCHELINE BERTRAND, who lost her....Read On

Bosses at fashion house Burberry think new couple CLAIRE DANES and HUGH DANCY look so good together, they're trying to sign them up for a new ad....Read On

Movie star RALPH FIENNES has been moved by a low-key five-day UNICEF mission he undertook, during which he visited AIDS-ravaged villages in rural....Read On

Hollywood film studio DreamWorks Animation and the makers of the WALLACE AND GROMIT films have severed their troubled partnership after their quirky....Read On

British star SIENNA MILLER was mortified during the premiere of her film FACTORY GIRL when a graphic sex scene was screened in front of her family. ....Read On

THE STROKES star FABRIZIO MORETTI isn't wasting time finding a new girl in his life, following his split from actress DREW BARRYMORE - he has....Read On

I LOVE LUCY co-creator and writer BOB CARROLL JR died Saturday (27JAN07) in Los Angeles following a brief illness. He was 87. Carroll created the....Read On

A man who was ordered to stay away from actress NICOLE KIDMAN for three years has been convicted of breaking a glass in a woman's face. MATTHEW....Read On

LATEST: Troubled GREY'S ANATOMY star ISAIAH WASHINGTON has been released from a rehabilitation facility after a week of counselling for his repeated....Read On

"I had a conversation with Minister FARRAKHAN, and he gave me some instructions on what I am and who I am. I'm a leader. I'm a prophet. I didn't know....Read On

Rapper SNOOP DOGG's business successes are all down to the people he hires to do his talking for him - because he accepts top companies don't want to....Read On

Hip-hop boy band PRETTY RICKY has ended the DREAMGIRLS soundtrack's reign at the top of the US album charts after debuting LATE NIGHT SPECIAL at....Read On

AMERICAN IDOL star-turned-Oscar hopeful JENNIFER HUDSON will perform at the Academy Awards next month (FEB07). The DREAMGIRLS star, a Golden Globe....Read On

Rapper SNOOP DOGG is convinced he has become a target for police in California because the authorities hate the fact he helps former felons go....Read On

Canadian crooner MICHAEL BUBLE has slammed the producers of the Grammy Awards for not including his category in the televised part of the ceremony. ....Read On

R+B star MARY J BLIGE is still desperately trying to come to terms with the sexual abuse she first suffered as a five-year-old child. The BE WITHOUT....Read On

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE skipped the after party for his new film BLACK SNAKE MOAN after it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to spend a romantic....Read On

BRITNEY SPEARS' estranged husband KEVIN FEDERLINE has turned down a $25 million (GBP12.8 million) divorce settlement offered by the pop star,....Read On

The Berlin Film Festival on Tuesday revealed the titles of the 22 movies that will compete for this year's top Golden Bear award. They include....Read On

DreamWorks Animation has ended its partnership with Britain's Aardman Animation after taking enormous losses on Wallace & Gromit in the Curse....Read On

A New York actor who had actively campaigned to pressure the film and TV industry to hire the disabled has been sentenced to 44 months in prison....Read On

A series of publicity photos for the revival of the play Equus showing 17-year-old Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe nude has angered parents....Read On

Bob Carroll Jr., who with Madelyn Pugh Davis, wrote all 180 episodes of I Love Lucy, died on January 27, reports said Tuesday. He was 87. Carroll....Read On

Sydney Sheldon, a prolific writer of Broadway plays, movies, TV shows, and novels, died Tuesday of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, CA at age 89. In his....Read On

An Australian doctor who looked after Survivor contestants and has been hired by film and TV companies to work on other productions has admitted....Read On

At least four 30-second commercials created by amateurs will be featured during the CBS telecast of Sunday's Super Bowl game, the Washington Post....Read On

Wrestling has once again replaced football as the most popular sport on cable TV. And USA Channel, which carries WWE matches, replaced ESPN, which....Read On

With football -- both college and professional -- out of the picture last week, Fox's American Idol had only itself to compete against for the top....Read On

Fox clobbered its network rivals with a knock-out one-two punch Tuesday night by combining American Idol with House. The result: an enormous....Read On

Girls Aloud and the Sugababes are to record a charity single for Comic Relief.

The girl bands will join up to record the 1980s classic Walk....Read On

Pop group The Beautiful South have announced they have officially split up.

The band, best known for hits such as Perfect 10, issued a....Read On

HITCH star EVA MENDES will never forget the moment she met THE ROLLING STONES frontman SIR MICK JAGGER, because she embarrassed herself by professing....Read On

Actress TERI POLO is set to reprise her role in the second MEET THE PARENTS sequel, and hopes she will be allowed to be funnier this time around. ....Read On

Hollywood beauty EVA MENDES will never consider having plastic surgery because she could never allow doctors to invade her body in that way. The....Read On

A sequel to the violent crime thriller and Oscar contender THE DEPARTED is reportedly in the works, even though the film's main characters are all....Read On

Reigning Miss USA TARA CONNER confesses she took cocaine during her hard-partying days, but insists she has put her wild ways behind her as she....Read On

Hollywood hardman BRUCE WILLIS has settled a lawsuit against a childhood friend who allegedly tried to extort $100,000 (GBP51,000) from the actor. ....Read On

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, LINKIN PARK and IRON MAIDEN are headline acts at England's Download Festival in June (07).....Read On

Rocker VILLE VALLO's planned retreat to leave behind the excesses of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and work on his new album went awry, when he was....Read On

British rapper LADY SOVEREIGN nearly missed out on the big time when she "messed up" her intimate audition with USHER and JAY-Z - because she was....Read On

Rapper BOW WOW is still pining over for R+B beauty CIARA - nine months after the couple ended their romance. Bow Wow - real name SHAD MOSS - dated....Read On

Singer/actor TYRESE GIBSON has branded reports he physically assaulted his pregnant girlfriend earlier this month (04JAN07) "untrue". The former....Read On

LATEST: Grammy Award winner TONI BRAXTON yesterday (30JAN07) withdrew her lawsuit against her former personal manager BARRY HANKERSON, after a....Read On

Fresh from her recent Oscar-nomination, veteran silver screen actress DAME JUDI DENCH has signed up for the small screen once more, appearing in a....Read On

Hugh Grant will not be a guest at his former girlfriend Liz Hurley's wedding.

The actress, who had a long-running on-off affair with the....Read On

Big Brother villain Jo O'Meara has won encouragement from an unlikely source after the Duchess of York signalled her support for the....Read On

"Have more sex. It keeps me fit." Actor BILLY ZANE's fiancee KELLY BROOK gives fitness advice to those wanting a trimmer figure.....Read On

British actor LESLIE PHILLIPS has only one regret about the making of his new movie VENUS - he didn't get to film many scenes with co-star VANESSA....Read On

British funnyman SIMON PEGG is so close to his SHAUN OF THE DEAD co-star NICK FROST, he is convinced they would be married if his best friend was....Read On

British actor JOHN SIMM has hit out at movie bosses for casting BRAD PITT in the big screen remake of BBC political thriller STATE OF PLAY. Simm,....Read On

Playwright TRICIA WALSH-SMITH has cancelled a charity performance of her play ADDICTIONS, about drug and alcohol abuse - after finding out it was....Read On

WEEDS actor KEVIN NEALON is celebrating after his wife SUSAN YEAGLEY gave birth to a boy on Monday (29JAN07) night. GABLE NESS NEALON was born at St....Read On

Chanel designer KARL LAGERFIELD has weighed in on the size zero debate, insisting the idea of regulating models' weight is "revolting". Lagerfield,....Read On

British royals PRINCE CHARLES and his wife CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL are at the centre of a security alert after an intruder carrying a pitchfork....Read On

"We had a show in Rome where I threw a chair. I tossed it out (into the crowd) like a towel. But it didn't hit anybody." LEMONHEADS frontman EVAN....Read On

British singer SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR has buried the hatchet with ROBBIE WILLIAMS following a public row in 2000, during which the pop superstar called....Read On

DEVENDRA BANHART, WOLFMOTHER and RILO KILEY are among a handful of cult acts who have designed T-shirts to raise money for their favourite....Read On

Rock wildman OZZY OSBOURNE is "seriously" considering leaving his adopted Los Angeles home to return to live in his native England full-time -....Read On

BLOCK PARTY frontman KELE OKEREKE has accused JACK WHITE of being "treacherous" for refusing to discuss his politics. British Okereke believes WHITE....Read On

Legendary rockers the EAGLES will reportedly release their first studio album since 1979 within the next three months. DON HENLEY, who is a founding....Read On

Rapper THE GAME yesterday (30JAN07) pleaded not guilty to charges of impersonating a police officer. The DREAMS star - born JAYCEON TAYLOR - was....Read On

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER housemate JO O'MEARA has completely broken down and is under constant psychiatric surveillance after being branded a racist....Read On

Aardman Animations and Dreamworks have ended the partnership that created the movie Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

The....Read On

Actor Josh Hartnett has spoken to a UK newspaper about his painful break up with Scarlett Johansson.

In London to help launch his support....Read On

"When I put weight on, it doesn't go to my ass or thighs. It goes straight to my boobs." Actress EVA MENDES makes women everywhere green with envy.....Read On

HUGH GRANT confesses he is attracted to girlfriend JEMIMA KHAN because she is strong like his mother. Grant loves the fact Khan bosses him around,....Read On

JOSH HARTNETT was more starstruck meeting British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR than he has ever been on a movie set. The eco-friendly actor was in....Read On

RICKY GERVAIS is considering bringing comedy show EXTRAS back for a special episode starring MEL GIBSON. The British comedian vowed the second....Read On

Bollywood superstar-turned-reality TV show winner SHILPA SHETTY is stunned by the impact she has made in Britain - within days of her triumph on....Read On

Best-selling American author SIDNEY SHELDON has died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 89. His publicist reveals Sheldon died on Tuesday....Read On

Welsh soprano KATHERINE JENKINS has been honoured with a daffodil in her name. The flower will be launched at the Royal Horticultural Society Spring....Read On

GIRLS ALOUD star SARAH HARDING credits her new boyfriend with saving her life. The singer claims she was drinking and partying too much before she....Read On

British rocker IAN BROWN has unveiled an unlikely collaborator on his forthcoming solo album - Irish singer SINEAD O'CONNOR. The pair have formed a....Read On

Former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM has banned size zero models from promoting her clothing line. The skinny singer-turned-fashion designer is the....Read On

Taiwan pop star/actor JEFF CHANG was left with bruising and a dislocated arm after a car crash in China. The 39-year-old crooner - real name XIN-ZHE....Read On

THE BEACH BOYS songwriter BRIAN WILSON has reportedly asked THE BEATLES producer SIR GEORGE MARTIN to remix some of his former band's classic songs. ....Read On

Rock legend JIM MORRISON is helping the fight against global warming from beyond the grave, with the release of a song he wrote. Environmental....Read On

Acclaimed writer Sidney Sheldon has died aged 89.

Sheldon is known as one of the most prolific writers of our time, having written hits for....Read On

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is set to swap the Big Brother house for a palace.

The 31-year-old winner of the celebrity reality TV show has....Read On

"To have a six-pack like that at that age, when some people try for 25 years to get one... We were gobsmacked at how suddenly he turned into this....Read On

"I'm very girlie and very vain... I am, I love clothes and everything." Oscar nominee DAME HELEN MIRREN on her struggle to play frumpy QUEEN....Read On

JURASSIC PARK star SAM NEILL is serving up a treat to Hong Kong fans - his new boutique red wines. The 59-year-old actor oversees three vineyards in....Read On

ELIZABETH TAYLOR "almost died" when she discovered her beloved pet chipmunk had overdosed on chocolate. The animal-loving movie icon captured the....Read On

HANNIBAL RISING director PETER WEBBER is keeping a close eye on Internet auction site eBay because he's sure that's where stolen items from his new....Read On

SIENNA MILLER will always be thankful for the gift giveaways at the Sundance Film Festival - because they kept her in underwear while she was....Read On

Former SAVED BY THE BELL star DUSTIN DIAMOND has been "quarantined" from the rest of the cast of US reality series CELEBRITY FIT CLUB after fighting....Read On

KRISTIN DAVIS is desperate to star a big screen version of her hit TV show SEX AND THE CITY, so she can complete storylines involving her character. ....Read On

SIENNA MILLER is fighting with producers of her new film FACTORY GIRL in a desperate attempt to get hold of wardrobe items she wore playing socialite....Read On

GWEN STEFANI was devastated when she didn't land the lead role in MR + MRS SMITH, but didn't take the rejection personally because she was passed....Read On

DREAMGIRLS star JENNIFER HUDSON has landed her first record deal with music mogul CLIVE DAVIS and will start recording the project a week after....Read On

Rap mogul DIDDY's flamboyant lifestyle is based on that of his hero, boxing great JACK JOHNSON, who used to live it up in the face of extreme racial....Read On

Punk pop stars FALL OUT BOY will launch their new album, INFINITY ON HIGH, with a historic three-city dash across America - in one day. The group....Read On

BILLY JOEL has put his retirement plans on hold to record a new love song for St Valentine's Day (14FEB07). The rocker insisted he wouldn't pen....Read On

JANET JACKSON was brought back to earth during a recent trip to a supermarket with pal MISSY ELLIOTT, when she discovered for the first time what....Read On

LATEST: BRANDY is being sued for $50 million (GBP26 million) by the family of a woman killed in a car crash that's being blamed on the....Read On

"The rest of the band are a bit younger than me, so they look alright. Then, in the middle of them, you just see this terrible rouged prostitute."....Read On

LATEST: SURVIVOR winner RICHARD HATCH has been granted a hearing in the US Court of Appeals regarding his tax evasion case. Hatch, who won the first....Read On

If 10-year-old ABIGAIL BRESLIN claims Oscar gold at the Academy Awards next month (FEB07), she'll tie with TATUM O'NEAL as the youngest ever winner.....Read On

British actress KATHY BURKE is in hospital suffering a mystery stomach illness. The ELIZABETH actress, 42, was hurried to the Royal London Hospital....Read On

Former boxing champ MIKE TYSON has checked into the same exclusive rehab facility where LINDSAY LOHAN is currently being treated for drug and alcohol....Read On

JOSH HARTNETT struggled to cope following his "really painful" split from SCARLETT JOHANSSON. The pair dated for a year after meeting on the set of....Read On

LATEST: A website featuring PARIS HILTON's personal belongings was shut down yesterday (30JAN07) after the hotel heiress slapped the operators with a....Read On

ANGELINA JOLIE has rubbished rumours she has been put off adopting more children after the media furore surrounding pop superstar MADONNA's adoption....Read On

JESSICA LANGE is determined to carry on her anti-war and anti-President GEORGE W BUSH stance - even though it almost cost her her life. The actress....Read On

Hollywood star UMA THURMAN is planning to quit acting to raise her two children. The 36-year-old KILL BILL star wants to dedicate all her time to....Read On

The maid jailed for stealing photographs from Hong Kong pop star JACKY CHEUNG has been freed pending an appeal of her sentence. PRESLYN-SAGA....Read On

The four sons of reggae legend BOB MARLEY will hold a concert promoting peace to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the musician's birth next month....Read On

LATEST: R+B star BRANDY has received support from civil rights leaders in Los Angeles as she prepares to fight a possible manslaughter charge after....Read On

Rocker COURTNEY LOVE is considering an offer from AMERICAN IDOL producers to possibly replace PAULA ABDUL as a celebrity judge on the hit TV talent....Read On

JENNIFER HUDSON is being tipped to star in a new Broadway revival of the hit musical DREAMGIRLS, after her award-winning performance in the film....Read On

Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY has been accused of taking drugs in a Thailand hostel, just two days after he and KATE MOSS's New Year's Day blessing. ....Read On