AP - Former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Vivica A. Fox has been booked on a drunken driving charge that could subject her to a $1,000 fine and a jail term as long as six months.
AP - Elizabeth Taylor, Rita Moreno, Tiger Woods and Willie Mays are among the new crop of achievers inducted into the California Hall of Fame, which honors the leaders, inventors, sports figures and — of course — celebrities who have shaped California.
AP - Victoria Beckham goes to bed naked. And she's got a very good reason — her husband.
Reuters - Rap star Kanye West scored a leading eight nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, the music industry's top honors, organizers said on Thursday.
AP - Kevin Spacey will step in as co-host of next week's Nobel Peace Prize concert after Tommy Lee Jones was forced to withdraw for undisclosed personal reasons, organizers said.
Britney Spears has been barred from exclusive Los Angeles club Winston's after allegedly forcing a bartender to switch dresses with her at a Halloween party. Club owners insist the Toxic troublemaker is no longer welcome at the venue because her saucy antics have upset regulars.


Victoria Beckham is helping Japanese women 'sculpt' their faces with a pioneering new cosmetics line. The Spice Girl's new V-Sculpt product is aimed specifically at Japanese women who feel their faces are too fat.


Singer Josh Groban is still wowing album chart experts in America by scoring an even better week on top of the Billboard countdown than last week - when he set a new personal best.


Actress Teri Hatcher has hit back at the bosses of a cosmetics firm suing her for breach of contract, insisting she complied with all their terms. Legal papers, filed by executives at Hydroderm skincare in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claim the Desperate Housewives actress promoted other beauty items,


Britney Spears on/off boyfriend J.R. Rotem has posted a profile on a Jewish dating website blasting the "cheap chicks" he has been dating, and appealing for a girl with "good values".


Rap mogul Jay-Z will reportedly be ditched by his Def Jam record company - because bosses are sick of his excessive demands. The star - real name Shawn Carter - was reportedly keen to leave his post as president of Def Jam, a subsidiary of Universal, in favor of a new contract at Columbia, but new rumors suggest his current label may drop him first.


Country star Carrie Underwood is terrified of being attacked when she returns to her former college in Oklahoma - because she was a figure of hate throughout her education there.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Elizabeth Taylor Rita Moreno, Tiger Woods and Willie Mays are among the new crop of achievers inducted into the California Hall of Fame, which honors the leaders, inventors, sports figures and - of course - celebrities who have shaped California.


R&B queen Mary J. Blige wishes she had adopted a more professional attitude towards her work when she was younger, because her immature antics were "stupid".


Actress Tara Reid has been forced to dramatically reduce the amount of money she charges for promotional appearances - by almost 90 percent.


MADISON, Wis. (AP) - All Jevon Jackson wanted was to hang a picture of Jennifer Aniston in his room. But because his room was a cell at a Green Bay prison, the warden wouldn't allow it. Jackson took his case to federal court, where a judge ruled Wednesday in favor of the prison -


The rising star of acclaimed new indie movie Juno hopes the film will make anti-abortionists think twice. Actress Ellen Page who plays the pregnant title character in the offbeat comedy, insists the film pokes fun at family groups who want to stop young girls from correcting mistakes that leave them pregnant.


Model-turned-reality TV star Adrianne Curry has helped make her best friend's Playboy dreams come true - by including her in a new lesbian spread in the men's magazine.


Jack Black was left horrified by the sight of his own bare butt in new movie Margot At The Wedding - because he didn't realize how terrible it looked. The chubby funnyman was reluctant to drop his pants for a scene in the film but producers won him over by telling him he had a lovely bum.


Actor Donald Sutherland has applauded his son Kiefer's "perfect" behavior in the aftermath of this arrest for drunk-driving in September. 24 star Kiefer will spend Christmas behind bars after a Los Angeles judge sentenced him to 48 days in jail for driving under the influence.


Pamela Anderson has been voted TV's Sexiest Woman Ever in a new online poll. The 49-year-old former Baywatch babe topped the AOL list, which was announced on Wednesday.


Actor Nicolas Cage is praying movie bosses will green light a sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider - because he wants to turn the comic book superhero into an alcoholic.


Actresses Rosario Dawson and Anne Hathaway have pledged their support to Jennifer Love Hewitt after she hit out at the media for criticizing bikini photographs showing her in an unflattering light.


British singer Lily Allen credits her Chemical Brothers star boyfriend Ed Simons with giving her the strength to ditch therapy. Allen, 22, has been dating Simons, 37, since the summer, and their blossoming relationship has gradually caused all her deeply-buried angst to melt away.


Actor Ryan Phillippe has sparked reports of a romance with Australian star Abbie Cornish, after they were spotted out and about in Los Angeles recently.


Police are begging People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) activists not to reveal too much information about the launch of their newest 'I'd Rather Go Naked...' anti-fur poster campaign because they fear a New York "mob scene."


Soap star Hunter Tylo has filed a wrongful death claim against the social worker who counseled her late teenage son. The Bold And The Beautiful actress was left devastated when Michael Tylo Jr., 19, drowned in a swimming pool accident following an apparent seizure on October 18.


Jennifer Garner is proving to be a big hit on Broadway - her run in Cyrano De Bergerac has been extended. The actress and co-star Kevin Kline will now take the play into 2008 due to overwhelming ticket demand.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kanye West Amy Winehouse and the Foo Fighters were among the leading Grammy contenders announced Thursday.


Kiefer Sutherland has starting serving his 48-day jail sentence in California for drink-driving. He was sentenced on Wednesday and decided to start his sentence immediately.

The actor's cell will be 10ft by 8ft and equipped with a bed, toilet, wash basin and water fountain ? a police officer at the Glendale city jail said. Kiefer would be expected to work in the kitchen and laundry room, he added.

Sutherland, 40, pleaded no contest for driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit following his arrest in September.
Posh Spice Victoria Beckham says she's like a gay man and her fashion sense comes from her inner "gayness".

"I'm so camp. I'm such a gay man trying to get out. I don't give a f*** what anybody thinks," she confessed to Elle magazine.

Victoria, who's currently touring the world with the newly-reformed Spice Girls, also confessed that she sleeps naked because she loves the feel of husband David Beckham's skin.
Hollywood's best actor Johnny Depp has just signed on to play legendary gangster John Dillinger, once dubbed "Public Enemy Number One" in 1934 by the FBI during the Depression-era crime wave in Chicago. Excellent casting. Now who will they cast to play Dillinger's gang member, Baby Face Nelson?
Dodi Fayed planned to propose to Britain's Princess Diana on the night they died, his former butler claimed yesterday.

Rene Delorm also told the inquest into their deaths he saw Dodi down on one knee and tenderly touching the princess' stomach, sparking more rumours she was pregnant when she was killed.
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started Here's a sign of human progress: At least one Hollywood club is giving the ol' 86 to Britney Spears according to a new report.Life & Style says that Winston's has banned BritBrit, after a disastrous visit on Oct. 29, in which she kept ordering the...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman is striking back at a British newspaper over its claims that she very publicly ditched Chanel No. 5 -- for which she's the spokesmodel -- in favor of another perfume. Stinky!In a suit filed in London, the actress says that the Daily...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird Keeping a low profile might be a good idea for the Hogan family right about now, but if you're Brooke Hogan you might think "screw it!" and go ahead and make a spectacle of yourself on Robertson Blvd. in L.A. anyway.TMZ caught Brooke shopping her...
Filed under: Britney Spears Celebrity Pay Dirt Britney Spears was looking for a new Ranchita Popwreck again last night -- but her paparazzi friends didn't approve of her choices! Finding the right place can be tough -- when you're followed by about 20 vehicles at all times. TMZ caught the...
Filed under: TV, Wacky and Weird TMZ cameras caught the usually funny Kathy Griffin as she left a GQ party at Chateau Marmont last night. The talkative attention whore wasn't quite herself -- in a formal business suit and new, um, "do."Katz was ever so sweet, and her visage was...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo He's been romantically linked to Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Cameron Diaz and Minka Kelly -- so it's safe to say John Mayer has earned the right to wear a Superman t-shirt. Let's hope he's not faster than a speeding...
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird, Fashion Police Shauna Sand putting the ho in holidays since 1996. Cameras caught the Playboy model shopping for Christmas decorations with her daughters -- in an outfit ideally suited for a soccer mom ... or anyone whose work uniform involves a G-string and...
Filed under: TV, Wacky and Weird, Brad and Angelina Although George Clooney wasn't able to catch all the action in person at the AMC tribute to pal Julia Roberts, he taped a little message for the honoree. While taping, he got a little action himself! Oh, boys will be boys ......
Movie icon Jack Nicholson made an early fortune by betting on horses at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Race Track.The actor admits he had a knack for picking winners.He tells America’s Parade magazine, "I was a good handicapper. That’s where I got my spending money."The first car I bought was with racetrack money. Even when I
Actress Katherine Heigl has asked her gay GREY’S ANATOMY co-star T.R. KNIGHT to be her ‘bridesman’ at her Christmas wedding to singer JOSH KELLEY.Heigl and Kelley are due to marry in Utah on 23 December (07) - and Knight admits he’s currently unprepared for the ceremony.He says, "I’m standing up there and all, so I
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was shocked when he recently visited a STAR WARS filming location in Tunisia - as wasn’t recognised by a single fan.The small town of Matmata, which featured in 1977’s Star Wars, is visited daily by busloads of tourists - but when the 36-year-old stopped in the North African country during his
U.S. TV presenter/actress VANESSA MINNILLO is desperate to have children with boyfriend Nick Lachey because she is already six years behind her ‘life plan’.The 27-year-old was convinced she would be juggling three kids by the time she reached her mid-20s - so she is urging 34-year-old Lachey, who was previously married to Jessica Simpson for
Actor BRAD PITT wants to emulate the career of movie veteran Paul Newman - and believes it wise to move into semi-retirement before too long.The 43-year-old has recently voiced concerns that he is getting "too old" for Hollywood, and admits 82-year-old Newman - who is famously selective with his movie choices - is his perfect
SIR Anthony Hopkins is stunned by people who attribute his newfound tranquility to the use of drugs, because his calmer nature is simply down to age.The Hannibal star, 69, has earned himself a reputation as a fearsome and difficult actor to work with in previous years, but admits he has now adopted a more carefree
BRITNEY SPEARS’ on/off boyfriend J.R. ROTEM has posted an advert on a Jewish dating website blasting the "cheap chicks" he has been dating, and appealing for a girl with "good values".Spears, 26, has been spotted with Rotem throughout 2007, ever since her split with husband Kevin Federline, and last week (29Nov07) the music producer claimed
Hollywood icons John Wayne and DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR were inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Wednesday (05Dec07) in celebration of their ties to the U.S. state.The Hall of Fame was launched by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wife Maria Shriver in 2006 in collaboration with The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts to
Actresses ROSARIO DAWSON and ANNE HATHAWAY have pledged their support to Jennifer Love HEWITT after she hit out at the media for criticising bikini photographs showing her in an unflattering light.Hewitt was snapped in her black two-piece swimsuit last month (Nov07) as she enjoyed a dip in the sea - but the Ghost Whisperer star’s
Actor Ryan Phillippe has sparked reports of a romance with Australian star ABBIE CORNISH, after they were spotted out and about in Los Angeles recently.The couple was alleged to have had a brief fling while co-starring in the forthcoming Stop Loss while Phillippe was still married to Legally Blonde beauty Reese Witherspoon - a claim
Comedian Seth Meyers is hoping for a speedy resolution to the ongoing writers’ strike - because picketing is harder than writing for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.The 33-year-old, who is head writer for the comedy show, has been joining his Writers Guild of America union members on the picket lines in Manhattan, New York, every day since
Eva Mendes originally rejected the script for new movie WE OWN THE NIGHT - but eagerly snapped up the role when JOAQUIN PHOENIX signed up for the lead.The 32-year-old actress is desperate to avoid being typecast as the love interest in movies, so she snubbed the part - but her thinking was soon altered when
MADONNA and her family are struggling to communicate at home - because they speak in a variety of languages.The Like A Virgin singer and her film director husband Guy Ritchie have been taking lessons in the native tongue of their adopted Malawian son David Banda, while Madonna’s daughter Lourdes is picking up a firm grasp
R&B superstar Mary J. BLIGE is turning her attentions to a career in Hollywood - but is terrified of making a fool of herself.The Without You singer has already auditioned for a couple of small film roles, but is in no rush to make her big-screen debut because she wants it to be the perfect
Actor Nicolas Cage is praying movie bosses will greenlight a sequel to 2007’s GHOST RIDER - because he wants to turn the comic book superhero into an alcoholic.Producer Avi Arad announced plans for Ghost Rider II earlier this year (07), and Cage can’t wait to reprise his role as the dark Marvel Comics character Johnny
French actor Olivier Martinez is reportedly missing his ex girlfriend Kylie Minogue so much he wants to be reunited with her for the Christmas season.

A source says that Martinez wants to spend some serious time with the Showgirl artist over the holiday.
Zac Efron lands the number one spot on Teen magazine's list of 50 Hottest Guys in Hollywood.

Efron and another High School Musical star made it to the list. Here's a preview of the magazine's list for its winter issue: 1. Zac Efron 2. Chris Brown 3. Corbin Blue 4. Pete Wentz 5. (6 & 7) The Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe, and Nick) 8. Cody Linley 9. Chace Crawford 10. Brody Jenner
Daniel Craig prepares for his film scenes by "jumping up and down".

The Bond star has an unusual warm-up routine on set, his "Golden Compass" co-star Dakota Blue Richards has claimed.
Sir Paul McCartney has introduced lover Rosanna Arquette to his young daughter.

The Beatles legend, who was spotted enjoying a romantic walk in London with Rosanna last week, invited the actress to his East Sussex mansion to meet four-year-old Beatrice.
Rihanna says mentor Jay-Z is her life coach.

The "Umbrella" singer, who was signed by the hip-hop mogul to Def Jam Records in 2004, admits she constantly goes to Jay-Z for professional advice but also quizzes him about her personal problems.
Robbie Williams needs to take a five-year break, according to his former manager.

The "Angels" singer was ordered this week to pay Take That creator Nigel Martin-Smith $1 million after attacking him on his "Rudebox" album and Martin-Smith has claimed Robbie is a shadow of the star he once was.
Kiefer Sutherland started his 48-day prison sentence yesterday.

The "24" actor - who was arrested for driving under the influence in September while on probation for another drink-driving offence in 2004 - was sent to Glendale City Jail, California.
Johnny Depp is scared by the sight of his own blood.

The Hollywood star - who plays a murderous barber in new musical film "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - is scared of cutting himself and wary of visiting the doctors because being "prodded and poked" makes him squeamish.
Mel B pinches her fellow Spice Girls butts on stage.

Scary Spice is so excited about being reunited with her band mates - Emma Bunton, Mel C, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell - she can't help but show her affection in her trademark outrageous fashion.
Jack Nicholson was beaten up by ex-girlfriend Anjelica Houston when she discovered he had got another woman pregnant.

The Oscar-winning actor was dating the "Addams Family Values" star Anjelica when his affair with American actress Rebecca Broussard led to her falling pregnant.
Paris Hilton parents allegedly once snorted cocaine off a floor with The Village People's cowboy Randy Jones.

The "'Y.M.C.A." singer claims he shared a table with hotel moguls Rick and Kathy Hilton at New York's famous Studio 54 club in 1977, where they indulged in some recreational drug taking.
AP - Kanye West and Amy Winehouse each have had a rough year. He weathered the death of his mother last month, and she has been battling health issues that forced her to cancel scores of shows.
Devoted family man Brad Pitt wants a law to be passed for the protection of celebrities' children from paparazzi.

Pitt has revealed to Larry King through his CNN show Tuesday night that reporters and photographers flock his children everyday.
Latin singer Enrique Iglesias fuels rumors that he is engaged to girlfriend Anna Kournikova after she was seen wearing a ring on her finger.

Iglesias had denied being engaged to the 26-year-old tennis player because they have split up but now the rumors have sparked again when she was photographed wearing a $6 million diamond ring on December 4 in London.
Singer/songwriter Michael Bolton denies rumors that his fiancée Nicolette Sheridan is pregnant.

Tabloids reported last month that the Desperate Housewives star is expecting when she started asking her co-stars about motherhood.
Sarah Jessica PARKER was reluctant to reprise her role in the new SEX AND THE CITY movie because she wasn’t keen on her character in the show.The star, who played journalist Carrie Bradshaw in the hit TV series, admits she wasn’t tempted to sign up to the film to return to the now infamous role
Everyone's got an opinion on someone in the entertainment world these days!  Anything Hollywood reports on Miranda Kerr's thoughts on Paris Hilton:      Miranda Kerr, the Aussie supermodel, another beautiful Victoria’s Secret angel thinks Paris Hilton is a spoilt brat. Nooooo! You don’t say, wouldn’t you be spoilt rotten too if you were Paris? Kerr revealed a recent incident of Hilton taking her dress at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.   “It was 10 minutes before the start and Paris decided she wanted to do the show. They hadn’t allocated her any outfits and they had to find her three,” Kerr said....

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Looks like Bryan Adams is in "Heaven" with Elle Macpherson   We say, "nicely done!"   Spicy Scoop shares this dish:   Hurray! Another happy couple story. This time it is Bryan Adams and Elle Macpherson that are the happy couple. The pair were seen sharing a passionate kiss at a private party Bryan hosted on Tuesday night following the launch of his new photo exhibition. It is believed that they have been secretly dating each other for about a month now.   A source said: “They were all over each other, flirting outrageously and couldn’t keep their hands or eyes off each other. They enjoyed a passionate kiss at his front door when they thought...

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Who hasn't gone topless lately?  It's happened so frequently that we're almost ready to call it a trend.  Staralicious weighs in on the latest actress to strip to the waist for the camera:     The star of Pirates of the Caribbean and new flick Atonement, Keira Knightley  shed her training bra to pose topless for the latest issue of Interview magazine.   All flat-chested jokes aside, I’m impressed that as an A-Lister and one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses of today, Keira has still refused to give in to the pressure and have a boob job. Props to her for steering clear of plastic surgery!     GET MORE Keira Knightley HERE!

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Ahhh, the holidays.  What would they be without a good strong dose of family drama?  According to Popcrunch, the Simpson family is no exception.     Ashlee Simpson has been banned from bringing her boyfriend Pete Wentz home for Christmas dinner. The pop singer’s overprotective papa, Joe Simpson, a former Baptist preacher, is reportedly livid over Pete’s interview with Blender Magazine in which he claimed to have kissed other men.   “Joe was sceptical about the relationship from the start,” an insider tells Star Magazine.   “There is a rumour that Pete tried to commit suicide, but with the news of his possible bisexuality, Joe blew...

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Happy Birthday to "Northern Exposure" actress Janine Turner (1962), film and television actor Xander Berkeley (1958), Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoades (1956; d. 1982), R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck (1956), comedian Steven Wright (1955), "Amadeus" actor Tom Hulce (1953),


LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page snubbed a fundraising event for his own charity so he could prepare for his band’s concert next week (beg10Dec07).The rocker was due to appear at a party for his charity, Task Brazil, in London on Tuesday (04Dec07), but stayed at home to practise for the band’s historic one-off gig next
Director Sam Mendes is set to fulfil a lifelong dream - after signing up to work with one of the world’s most prestigious opera festivals.The star will direct Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the 2010 season after being courted by English opera house Glyndbourne for eight years to take the role.David Pickard, Glyndbourne’s general director, says,
British funnyman Stephen Fry has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at the British Comedy Awards.The star was awarded the gong at a ceremony in London on Wednesday (05Dec07), with Shaun Of The Dead writer/actor Simon Pegg and The Simpsons Movie also picking up prizes at the bash.BBC3 series Gavin & Stacey was the
British actress BILLIE PIPER is set to marry fiance Laurence Fox on New Year’s Eve (31Dec07) - with the reception held in a pub owned by her ex-husband.The star will wed in a church ceremony in West Sussex, England, before travelling to the nearby Lickfold Inn, owned by her former partner, DJ Chris Evans.Fox and
British comedian Stephen Fry has a unique way of losing weight - by listening to JAMES BOND books on tape.The Wilde star admits the superspy has helped him shed the pounds, thanks to the dulcit tones of fellow Brit Rufus Sewell, who voices the audiobooks.He says, "There’s no great secret - it’s a question of
Actress Helena Bonham CARTER is confident her character in SWEENEY TODD could be the next top celebrity chef.The star plays murdering landlady Mrs Lovett in the new movie, and has likened her role to that of U.S. lifestyle queen Martha Stewart - regardless of Lovett’s dark side.She says, "I did have a few pie lessons.
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has introduced his daughter to rumoured new girlfriend Rosanna Arquette according to reports.The actress met four-year-old Beatrice - his child with former model Heather Mills - on a visit to the Beatle’s estate in East Sussex, England, leading to claims the pair have embarked on a serious relationship.A source tells British newspaper
Actress Lindsay Lohan surprised Los Angeles locals by ditching her bodyguards for the day and wandering the city’s streets surrounded by real-life superheroes.The star was posing for a new advertisement in a variety of everyday situations, even accompanying Spiderman pushing a stroller, complete with ‘baby Spidey’.Batman, Robin, and the Incredible Hulk were also on hand
AP - Kiefer Sutherland was sentenced Wednesday to 48 days in jail for racking up a second drunken-driving arrest in three years and immediately reported to a city lockup. The star of the Fox TV drama "24" was being processed at the Glendale city jail, said Officer John Balian.
Reuters - Actors Elizabeth Taylor and John Wayne and baseball players Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays were among those inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Reuters - Kiefer Sutherland star of the hit television series "24," was formally sentenced on Wednesday to 48 days in jail for drunken driving, and his lawyer said the actor would begin doing time immediately.
Lindsay Lohan dumped her rehab boyfriend, snowboarder Riley Giles, after hitting it off with 'Brokeback Mountain' star Heath Ledger ? it's been reported.

It was originally claimed Lohan split with Giles last week so she could concentrate on her career. But Australian magazine 'NW' claims the actress kicked Giles to the kerb after meeting Ledger over Thanksgiving in a New York club.

"Lindsay and Heath hit it off straight away. When she left the club she started texting him straight away and they hooked up a few times while she was still in New York. They were meeting late at night for sex. It was purely physical," the magazine claims.
'Hannah Montana' actress Miley Cyrus has appeared on a list of the highest paid youngsters on the planet.

Miley, 15, made her debut on Forbes magazine's 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars Under 25 list this year at number 17, with an annual income of $3.5 million.

Cyrus, the daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus, is expected to rake in even more cash over the next year.
Tennis babe Anna Kournikova has been spotted wearing a $6 million diamond ring, sparking rumors her long-time boyfriend Enrique Iglesias has proposed to her.

Enrique ? who has been dating Anna since meeting on the set of his 'Escape' video on 2002- has refused on the engagement rumors.

Anna was snapped wearing the triple gold-band 'engagement' ring on her left hand on Tuesday in London, where Enrique is doing promotion.
'24' star Kiefer Sutherland has been sentenced to 48 days in jail in his drink-driving case, prosecutors have announced.

Sutherland was ordered to serve 48 days in Glendale city jail, which he must begin before March 30 - Assistant City Attorney Dan Jeffries said.

The actor appeared in court with his lawyer for sentencing. He pleaded no contest for driving with a blood-alcohol level about the legal limit following his arrest in September.
Britney Spears is back on top again - at least on Yahoo searches.

The recently turned 26-year-old has been making news ever since and 2007 is no different. She has been the most popular searched term on the Internet search engine Yahoo! for the sixth time in seven years.
Janet Jackson has reportedly refused to join the Jackson family world tour because she is trying to distance herself from Michael.

According to New York gossip column Page Six, Janet doesn't want to be included in the reunion with her siblings because she's afraid to be linked to his brother and his troubled image.
Posh Spice Victoria Beckham admits not being a 'natural' but she's still a star. The 33-year-old one-fifth member of Spice Girls says to Elle in its January issue that while she's not going to be the best singer there is, she has a star quality about her.

"It became very obvious from the start that I was never going to be the best singer or the best dancer or the best actress. I was never a 'natural.' You know, I've never been that good at anything, to be completely honest."
Country singer Garth Brooks cleans out his closet to give his personal stuff to the Smithsonian.

The Washington Post reports that the 45-year-old singer/songwriter says he may have been encouraged by his wife, Trisha Yearwood to donate.
Pop star Kylie Minogue lawyers have served a cease and desist notice to the owner of a strip club urging him to remove a singer's picture from the club's window.

Minogue's attorneys claim her picture indicated the singer is endorsing the establishment and what went on inside.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, 24 Here is the booking photo of Kiefer Sutherland from the Glendale City Jail. The "24" star checked in tonight to do 48 days for a DUI conviction.He'll spend his birthday, Christmas and New Years in the slammer.As for what he brought with him to jail,...
Movie mogul Mel Gibson is on a mission to turn Costa Rica into a new Hollywood after meeting with government ministers to discuss launching a film production company there.Gibson, who has already set up home in the Central American nation, met politicians on Tuesday (04Dec07) in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose.The actor/director said, "I’m here
LATEST: Actress Vivica A. FOX volunteered for booking at a Los Angeles police station on Wednesday (05Dec07), two days after a judge warned her failure to do so would result in her arrest.The Kill Bill star was arrested in March (07) after she was allegedly caught driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) on a
Actress ANJELICA HUSTON was so furious after discovering boyfriend Jack Nicholson had cheated on her with another woman, and impregnated her, she beat him up.Nicholson has recalled trying to calm the raging actress as she rained blows on him in a new magazine expose.The woman the Hollywood lothario impregnated was Rebecca Broussard and the affair
SUPER SIZE ME documentary maker Morgan Spurlock has reportedly done what thousands of U.S. troops have been unable to do - find terrorist leader OSAMA BIN LADEN.According to American news network MSNBC, Spurlock showed film buyers stunning footage from his latest project at the Berlin International Film Festival back in February (07), and swore the
Veteran actor Donald Sutherland has hit out at the increasing importance of money and fame in young Hollywood.The 72-year-old, who is currently starring in U.S. TV show Dirty Sexy Money, insists wealth was never sexy during his apprenticeship as an actor.He says, "When I started, I worked seven days a week and made $1,500 a
Moviemaker GUY RITCHIE has made a public apology to Ray Liotta after making the GOODFELLAS tough guy strip onscreen.The Snatch director insisted Liotta got naked for scenes in his most recent movie Revolver - but it was only when the Brit watched the film for the first time that he realised the actor was nude
Aussie moviemaker Baz Luhrmann has truly suffered for his art - his latest film has put him in a wheelchair.The Moulin Rouge! director has been hobbling around on crutches for the past two weeks after injuring his foot on the set of new film Australia, and now he’s finishing the project from a wheelchair.Luhrmann has
VICTORIA BECKHAM has publicly embarrassed her husband DAVID again by revealing sexy secrets about their love life in a new magazine interview.The Spice Girls star, who once revealed her soccer stud wore her underwear, left her husband red-faced during a recent Elle magazine interview at the couple’s Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles by opening
Victoria Beckham has prompted speculation she has had her breast implants removed, after she was photographed recently looking a little less inflated.After years of denying undergoing surgery, the Spice Girl was forced to confess to the boost during a libel lawsuit in 2005.But experts claim Beckham downscaled her bust size ready for the girl group’s
LATEST: Kiefer Sutherland has been handed an early Christmas gift - a Los Angeles judge has agreed to let the actor serve jail time at a private prison.Sutherland feared he’d be spending Christmas (07) behind bars at the notorious Twin Towers facility after he was sentenced to spend 48 days in jail for drink driving.But
Paris Hilton has ruled out appearing on a future series of reality show THE BACHELORETTE - because she finds the U.S. programme’s male contestants a turn-off.The Simple Life star was recently rumoured to be the single lady who gets to choose her ideal man on the show, but Hilton insists she’d never consider such an
British beauty Keira Knightley has gone topless for the cover of an upcoming U.S. magazine.The Pirates Of The Caribbean star covers her nipples with braces and a gloved hand for the provocative new Sam Taylor-Wood shot that graces the cover of the December/January issue of Interview magazine.The actress says, "We ended by taking my clothes
LATEST: The Britney Spears pregnancy mystery has deepened - a second MySpace.com message claims the singer miscarried her unborn child.Speculation about the singer’s reported pregnancy started when a message on the social networking website, claiming to be from Spears, revealed she was pregnant with music producer J.R. Rotem’s child.Rotem later confirmed the reports in a
SPICE GIRL Victoria Beckham hopes her school bullies take note of her successes - because they were all brutal to her when she was a chubby teen.The once-awkward loner admits her school days were the worst of her life bullies would line-up in the playground to throw stones at her.She tells Elle magazine, "They were
Socialite Nicole Richie has escaped her court-mandated anti-drinking-and-driving class - because she’s too pregnant.The Simple Life was sentenced to a brief spell behind bars and the driving school lessons after she pleaded guilty to a DUI charge following a 2006 incident that saw her driving the wrong way down a Los Angeles highway.She served just
Celine Dion is desperate to have more children with husband RENE ANGELIL, after struggling to conceive "miracle" son RENE-CHARLES.Rene-Charles was born in January 2001 after the singer had undergone gruelling fertility treatment - and Dion is now ready to go through the process again.Dion says, "I would love to. It’s a miracle child that we
LATEST: Kiefer Sutherland has begun his prison sentence for a drink-driving conviction after surrendering to Los Angeles police on Wednesday (05Dec07).The actor was scheduled to turn himself in on 21 December (07) when hit show 24 was on a scheduled hiatus, but as the current writers’ strike in Hollywood had stalled filming on the series,
E! Online - Now that 24 is on hiatus, Kiefer Sutherland is apparently anxious to get this show on the road.
AP - Two former trustees for James Brown estate claim the judge handling the disputes over the late soul singer's finances forced them to resign.
AP - Jeff Bridges tries to avoid making movies.
AP - A former mental patient accused of stalking Uma Thurman rejected a plea offer Wednesday that would have put him in a psychiatric facility and settled charges against him.
Reuters - Samuel L. Jackson is attached to star in "Unfinished Country," a "Training Day"-style thriller that will shoot on location in South Africa.
AP - Mel Gibson met with several Costa Rican government ministers to discuss setting up a film production company in the Central American country.
AFP - Sting, frontman of The Rock group The Police, on Wednesday met with Chile's president and families of people who perished under the dictatorship of the late former Chilean ruler Augusto Pinochet.
AP - All Jevon Jackson wanted was to hang a picture of Jennifer Aniston in his room.
AFP - Actor Kiefer Sutherland was hit with a 48-day jail term by a Los Angeles court on Wednesday after pleading no contest to drunk driving.
AP - Former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Vivica A. Fox waltzed into a San Fernando Valley police station Wednesday and was booked for investigation of drunken driving. Fox, 43, was ordered by a judge on Monday to turn herself in or face a warrant for her arrest.
AP - Jenna Bush, phone home. The first daughter appeared nervous when Ellen DeGeneres asked her to call her parents during a taping of DeGeneres' talk show Tuesday. The show aired Wednesday. "They're going to kill me," the 26-year-old told DeGeneres. "I'm going to be in so much trouble."
AP - The busboy who sued Lindsay Lohan alleges in court papers that he has proof the actress had been drinking before she collided with his van in October 2005.
AP - Kiefer Sutherland was sentenced Wednesday to 48 days in jail for racking up a second drunken-driving arrest in three years and immediately reported to a city lockup. The star of the Fox TV drama "24" was being processed at the Glendale city jail, said Officer John Balian.
Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh has applauded Jennifer Love Hewitt for hitting out at the media for criticizing recent bikini photographs that showed her in a less than flattering light.


The Who rocker Roger Daltrey is shocked The Beatles didn't "go mad" at the height of their fame in the 1960s. The star concedes although his band's level of fame never matched that of the infamous four-piece, he sympathizes with the incessant attention bestowed upon the group.


Former catwalk beauty Janice Dickinson has hit out at Hollywood actresses for taking big promotional campaigns away from real models.


''The Golden Compass'' - Nicole Kidman presence in this elaborate fantasy flick is emblematic of the movie itself: aesthetically lush but ultimately cold to the touch.


Actress Eva Mendes is so comfortable with her body; she doesn't mind flaunting her womanly assets on film.


NEW YORK (AP) - A former psychiatric patient has rejected a plea offer that would have put him in a mental health facility and settled charges that he stalked Uma Thurman for nearly two years.


Actor John Cusack blames his publicity-seeking peers for the public's obsession with celebrity. The highly-private 1408 star claims he knows of some celebrities who insist the public know every intimate detail of their lives.


Actor Zachary Quinto is eager to begin filming Star Trek - because he can't wait to be fitted with prosthetics for his costume.


High School Musical star Zac Efron is convinced his singing and dancing skills are useless - as they fail to impress the opposite sex. The 20-year-old - who is dating his co-star Vanessa Anne Hudgens - was never successful when he tried to woo women with his musical talents.


Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead was so star-struck by her Live Free Or Die Hard co-star Bruce Willis she was too nervous to speak to him on set.


Entourage star Kevin Connolly has denied reports he is dating Julianne Hough, insisting he "doesn't even know" her - despite enjoying a number of dinner dates with the Dancing With The Stars professional.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jeff Bridges tries to avoid making movies. Still, he's managed to star in scores of films during his 45-year career - earning four Oscar nominations along the way - playing such varied roles as a computer genius, an alien, a president, a slacker, a corpse and an ornery penguin.


Troubled singer Britney Spears has been named the 'most searched for' person on the Internet for the sixth time by web giant Yahoo!.


Jive/Zomba has a lot of new music premiering as we roll into the thick of the holiday season. New singles from Chris Brown, Britney Spears R. Kelly and T-Pain! Below are audio streams for all four tracks.


Country superstar Dolly Parton campaign to encourage children to read was inspired by her own disadvantaged childhood. The 61-year-old launched the pre-school literacy scheme in 45 U.S. states and is currently promoting it across the U.K.


Troubled star Amy Winehouse has denied media accusations she is using drugs, after photos emerged of a suspicious substance in her car. Several British tabloids printed pictures of a "bag of white stuff" in the trunk of her vehicle on Tuesday, sparking further fears of a cocaine addiction.


Tupac Shakur defiant mother has fired back at claims she stole a designer's branded logo, and now she's attempting to strip him of his trademark. Last month, clothing designer Isaiah Israel accused Shakur of using his Marco Bellini clothing line logo,


Billy Joel had no intentions of becoming a rock star during his youth - because he hated the sound of his own voice. The Grammy-winning star has sold over 150 million albums to date in his 43-year career, but admits it was never his ambition to be the one in the spotlight.


Hip-hop star Lil' Jon is leading the tributes for the late Pimp C, hailing the fallen rapper as "a true king." The MC - real name Chad Butler - was found dead by paramedics on Tuesday morning, after answering an emergency call at the Mondrian Hotel on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip.


Leighton Meester has dismissed speculation she's dating her Gossip Girl co-star Chace Crawford, insisting they're just "really happy people." While Meester admits the pair shares "the same views on life", she insists they are not romantically involved.


"My wife did laugh her head off. She found it hilarious." The Last King Of Scotland star James McAvoy on being named People magazine's fifth sexiest man alive.


Frank Sinatra is to be honored posthumously with his own postage stamp to mark the 10th anniversary of his death. The artwork featuring the Rat Pack star, who died aged 83 in 1998, will be unveiled at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, next Wednesday - on what would have been the singer's 92nd birthday.


Teri Hatcher is the new face of Clairol.' ... and several others apparently. Wait, who knew Teri Hatcher even had a lip gloss endorsement contract?

Hydroderm skincare is suing the Desperate Housewife star for allegedly promoting other beauty products, despite the fact she was paid $2.4 million to advertise Hydroderm's stuff exclusively.
Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are convinced their newborn twins survived a shocking hospital drug overdose because of a miracle. Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were mistakenly given 1,000 times the normal 10-unit dose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at an LA hospital shortly after they were born to a surrogate mother last month, an incident which near killed them. The twins have since recovered and are home with their parents - thanks to divine intervention.
Vanessa Hudgens is tired of boyfriend Zac Efron wussified ways. According to a report in (always reliable) Star Magazine, the "High School Musical" actress wants a Zac to act more like a guy.

"She wants to date a man, not a little girl," an insider said. "Vanessa told him to stop being such a sissy and freaking out when he gets blemishes."
Despite their busy schedules, celebrity power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles found time to have a quiet celebration together in Paris to mark Jay-Z's 38th birthday.

After joining Kanye West on stage for a surprise performance in England on December 2nd, Jay-Z headed to the Hotel Meurice in Paris where his longtime "bootylicious" girlfriend joined him for a quiet day of rest and relaxation.

Jay-Z has been known for staging elaborate birthday celebrations in the past but this year opted for a more private affair, spending most of the day in his hotel suite.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Matthew McConaughey It was a frigid, frenetic night in Manhattan Tuesday, but for Matthew McConaughey everything seemed to move ... very ... very ... slowly, despite the insane paparazzi crush.The staggering surfboy and Brazilian bombshell Camilla Alves were at the...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video Actor and all-around handsome guy Jason Lewis (aka Smith on "Sex and the City" and Rosario Dawson's ex-boytoy) is onto the complexities of the TMZ game.He emerged from a Dolce & Gabbana fragrance event last night, and when he spotted our camera guy,...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Star Catcher The gorgeous Eva Mendes prompted a minor pap spat on her way out of Manhattan's Gramercy Park hotel Tuesday night. Take it easy out there, kids!Also out in the Apple: Kate Hudson, (the real) Michael Stipe, and Rosario Dawson hit up the Dolce &...
Filed under: Paris Hilton Alexander Vaggo, Paris Hilton latest boytoy, has just shot his first campaign for Alexander McQueen's "McQ" line. The theme was, of course, Vaggo as a jock surrounded by beautiful, perky, young cheerleaders.TMZ has also heard that Alex is meeting...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, TV Jeff Foxworthy may not be smarter than a fifth grader. He doesn't want Victoria's Secret models on his show?! Is he nuts? Doesn't he want ratings?TMZ caught up with the proudly redneck host outside of CBS in NYC, where Jeff said he didn't think it...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Just outside of Manhattan Criminal Court this morning, Tracy Morgan succeeded in resisting the temptation of cocaine. No, it wasn't some kind of sting op, just a fan asking Tracy to give a shout-out to something called Cocaine City Records. "Oh,...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird The paparazzi tried to get a shot of the elusive Keira Knightley face at JFK yesterday, and while she paid them no attention, the spawn of Patty Hearst just couldn't get enough! Keira hid from photogs, but Lydia Hearst seemed giddy to pose for pix...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice A day after being sued by a skin care company for allegedly breaking her contract, Teri Hatcher is calling out the company's mismanagement and threatening legal action of her own. Hatcher's legal reps issued a statement today that reads:"The...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice TMZ has confirmed that actress Vivica A. Fox has booked herself today at 12:15 PM PT with the LAPD on DUI charges.On Monday, Fox (middle name Anjanetta) was ordered by a judge to be booked or be faced with a bench warrant. Sources tell us that Fox...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird TMZ caught "Everybody Hates Chris" star Tichina Arnold in front of the Roxy last night, where she pleaded with our photog not to "catch me butt-naked with socks on!"You mean like this? Good times!RelatedArticle Sunset Strip Streaker Workout...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV TMZ has learned that Kiefer Sutherland is at an L.A. County Courthouse and the judge has agreed to let him serve his time at a jail run by the city of Glendale rather than the perilous Twin Towers county facility. Sutherland will serve his 48 days at...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, 24 Kiefer Sutherland is about to check in to Glendale, Calif. City Jail, after a judge gave the green light to serve at a facility other than the L.A. County Twin Towers.His attorney, Blair Berk, has come and gone at the jail. We're expecting Kiefer at...
METALLICA star Kirk Hammett has dropped the price of his San Francisco, California estate to $10 million (£5 million) after failing to sell it.The Georgian mansion was put on the market for $12.5 million (£6.25 million) two years ago (05), and, despite much interest, Hammett hasn’t been able to sell up.The nine-bedroom mansion features a
Singer Josh Groban is still wowing album chart experts in America by scoring an even better week on top of the Billboard countdown than last week - when he set a new personal best.A week ago (28Nov07), Groban’s Christmas album Noel became the first festive release to hit the top of the charts since Kenny
Actor Donald Sutherland has applauded his son KIEFER’s "perfect" behaviour in the aftermath of this arrest for drink-driving in September (07).24 star Kiefer will spend Christmas behind bars after a Los Angeles judge sentenced him to 48 days in jail for driving under the influence.But Donald insists his son conducted himself in an "honourable" manner
Police are begging People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) activists not to reveal too much information about the launch of their newest ‘I’d Rather Go Naked…’ anti-fur poster campaign because they fear a New York "mob scene".Sexy Eva Mendes is the stripped star in the new poster, which will be unveiled in Rockefeller
U.S. soap star Hunter Tylo has filed a wrongful death claim against the social worker who counselled her late teenage son.The Bold & The Beautiful actress was left devastated when Michael Tylo Jr., 19, drowned in a swimming pool accident following an apparent seizure on 18 October (07).Hunter, 45, initially launched a malpractice lawsuit against
Former THE SOPRANOS star JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER has been honoured for her work as an ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA).The 26-year-old suffered from exercise bulimia in her late teens and has since spoken out about her experiences to help others struggling with eating disorders.And last Thursday (29Nov07), Sigler was praised by NEDA for
Jack Black was left horrified by the sight of his own bare butt in new movie MARGOT AT THE WEDDING - because he didn’t realise how terrible it looked.The chubby funnyman was reluctant to drop his pants for a scene in the film but producers won him over by telling him he had a lovely
Model-turned-U.S. reality TV star Adrianne Curry has helped make her best friend’s Playboy dreams come true - by including her in a new lesbian spread in the men’s magazine.The former America’s Next Top Model and My Fair Brady star is the cover girl for the January (08) issue of the magazine - and she insisted
The rising star of acclaimed new indie movie JUNO hopes the film will make anti-abortionists think twice.Actress Ellen Page who plays the pregnant title character in the offbeat comedy, insists the film pokes fun at family groups who want to stop young girls from correcting mistakes that leave them pregnant.She says, "The funny thing is
Will Smith has set his sights on becoming DAVID BECKHAM’s best pal in 2008 after finding the British soccer stud and his wife VICTORIA "charming".The movie star and his wife JADA PINKETT SMITH were among the Hollywood elite who welcomed the couple when they first arrived in Los Angeles this summer (07) - and now
BEN AFFLECK’s wife Jennifer Garner is proving to be a big hit on Broadway - her run in CYRANO DE BERGERAC has been extended.The actress and co-star Kevin Kline will now take the play into 2008 due to overwhelming ticket demand.Rather than ending the run on 23 December (07), as planned, the show will now
Victoria Beckham is helping Japanese women ’sculpt’ their faces with a pioneering new cosmetics line.The Spice Girl’s new V-Sculpt product is aimed specifically at Japanese women who feel their faces are too fat.The fashion icon tells Elle magazine, "In Japan, (some women) are very self-conscious. They don’t like that they feel they have round faces."So
LATEST: Actress Teri Hatcher has hit back at the bosses of a cosmetics firm suing her for breach of contract, insisting she complied with all their terms.Legal papers, filed by executives at Hydroderm skincare in Los Angeles on Tuesday (04Dec07), claim the Desperate Housewives actress promoted other beauty items, despite the fact she was paid
Britney Spears has been barred from exclusive Los Angeles club Winston’s after allegedly forcing a bartender to switch dresses with her at a Halloween party.Club owners insist the Toxic troublemaker is no longer welcome at the venue because her saucy antics have upset regulars.On 29 October (07) Spears reportedly insisted on switching Halloween costumes with
Legendary actor Jack Nicholson was styled by singer VICTORIA BECKHAM for a photoshoot that features in an upcoming issue of American magazine Parade.The three-time Oscar winner was introduced to Beckham by a mutual stylist friend.Beckham says, "I have always been a big fan of Jack. I was delighted." The Nicholson feature is in this weekend’s
Pamela Anderson has been voted TV’s Sexiest Woman Ever in a new online poll.The 49-year-old former Baywatch babe topped the AOL list, which was announced on Wednesday (05Dec07).Website editors gave her the top honour for taking "bodacious to a new level".Other hot women on the list were Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker, Katherine Heigl,