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Billy Crystal To Host Oscars 2012

10th November 2011

Billy Crystal has replaced Eddie Murphy as host of the Oscars 2012. The comedian and actor – who has previously...

Oscar The Grouch To Host The Oscars?

10th November 2011

In a radio interview more than 35 years ago, the late Jim Henson and Frank Oz discussed the possibility of...

Morgan Leaving America's Got Talent To Focus On Cnn

10th November 2011

NBC's hit summer talent show America's Got Talent probably draws more viewers in one night than Piers Morgan's interview show...

Ricky Gervais, Billy Crystal Or Chris Rock For Oscars Host?

10th November 2011

Ricky Gervais appears to be leading the race to host the Oscars in 2012, by openly suggesting he would give...

Ricky Gervais Wants To Host Oscars

10th November 2011

Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars.The controversial comedian - who upset Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie when he...

Ricky Gervais Offers To Host The Oscars

10th November 2011

Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars. The British comedian has offered his services in a "two for one...

Brian Grazer To Produce The Oscars

10th November 2011

Brian Grazer will produce next year's Oscars.The Hollywood filmmaker - who won a Best Picture Academy Award in 2002 for...

Piers Morgan Quits America's Got Talent

10th November 2011

Piers Morgan has quit 'America's Got Talent'. The TV star has stepped down from the judging panel of the talent...

Eddie Murphy Quits Hosting Oscars 2012

9th November 2011

Eddie Murphy has quit as host of the Oscars. The comedian and actor follows Brett Ratner, who resigned from producing...

Eddie Murphy Quits As Oscars Host, Hunt On For Replacement

9th November 2011

Eddie Murphy has spectacularly quit his role as the host of the Oscars in February 2011, less than 24 hours...

Waiting For Another Shoe To Drop After Ratner Quits

9th November 2011

Reverberations of Brett Ratner's resignation as co-producer of next year's Oscar telecast were being felt throughout the industry on Wednesday....

Brett Ratner Resigns From Oscars

9th November 2011

Brett Ratner has resigned from producing the 2012 Oscars after making a number of ill-judged comments. The director made a...

Ratner Resigns, Filmmaker Quits As Oscars Producer

9th November 2011

Brett Ratner has resigned from his position as producer of next year's Oscars following a series of remarks he made...

Will Academy Fire Oscar Co-producer Brett Ratner?

8th November 2011

Try as it might to keep the Oscars a refined affair, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the...

Pressure On Oscars Producer Brett Ratner Builds After Gay Slur

8th November 2011

The decision to hire Brett Ratner as producer for the forthcoming Academy Awards next year looks to be backfiring on...

Kelly Osbourne Cracks Head Open And Rushed To Hospital

7th November 2011

Kelly Osbourne cracked her head open over the weekend and was rushed to a hospital in Miami. The 27-year-old said...

Vanessa Redgrave To Receive Oscar Tribute

7th November 2011

Vanessa Redgrave is to receive an Oscar tribute in London on Sunday (13.11.11). The British actress - who is currently...

Drew Barrymore Topples Will Ferrell As 'Most Overpaid' Star

4th November 2011

Drew Barrymore has been given the undesirable tag of the most overpaid star in Hollywood, toppling last year's No.1, comedic...

Audrey Hepburn's Oscar Dress Up For Auction

3rd November 2011

Audrey Hepburn's iconic Oscars dress is being put up for auction.Worn by the legendary beauty when she collected her Best...

Collaborator James Franco

31st October 2011

James Franco has learned to "collaborate" on film sets.The '127 Hours' star believes he was "lazy" when he first began...

Omar Sharif Strikes Woman For Cutting Queue?

28th October 2011

Omar Sharif could find himself in hot water after allegedly striking a woman in the face, when she became overly...

Eddie Murphy Why He Boycotted Snl

27th October 2011

Eddie Murphy, who made his television debut at age 19 as a regular on Saturday Night Live, has explained why...

Anne Hathaway To Produce And Star In Puzzler

27th October 2011

Anne Hathaway is to produce and star in 'Puzzler'. The 'One Day' actress - who was recently confirmed for the...

Eddie Murphy, "I'll Be Worst Oscar Host Ever"

26th October 2011

Eddie Murphy has quipped that he is likely to be the worst Oscars host ever, when he helms the award...

Eddie Murphy Will Be 'Horrendous' At Oscars

25th October 2011

Eddie Murphy thinks he is going to be the "worst host" of the Oscars ever.The 'Tower Heist' star will be...

Anne Hathaway Signs On To Les Miserables

19th October 2011

Anne Hathaway will star as Fantine in the big screen adaptation of 'Les Miserables'. The 'One Day' actress has officially...

Ryan Gosling's On-set Names

11th October 2011

Ryan Gosling calls Evan Rachel Wood "hard drive" because of her movie knowledge.The pair star in George Clooney's political movie...

Diane Cilento Passes Away

8th October 2011

Diane Cilento, Australian theatre and film actress and author, has sadly passed away aged 79. During her distinguished life she...

Phylicia Rashad Given Top Job By Denzel Washington

7th October 2011

Phylicia Rashad, the Tony Award winning stage and television actress, has been hired by Fordham University to head the school's...

Denzel Washington Donates $2 Million For New Scholarship

6th October 2011

Denzel Washington, the multi-award winning Hollywood actor, has donated over $2 million to Fordham University to fund a new scholarship....