Reuters - The mother of troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse has written a public letter to a British Sunday newspaper pleading with her daughter to come home for help to deal with a series of personal traumas.
Talks between striking screenwriters and Hollywood producers have broken down in Los Angeles - leaving the future of hit shows 24, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives at a standstill.


Leading an all-star comedy cast, Martin Lawrence is talk-show sensation RJ Stevens, who left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing his "Team of Me" philosophy to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-TV-star fiancée and money to burn, there's no piece of the Hollywood dream RJ hasn't achieved.


Former Happy Days star Scott Baio has married his longtime girlfriend Renee Sloan in a ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday. The small religious ceremony took place on the rooftop of a luxury high-rise building, with guests including Sloan's 18-year-old daughter Kalyn -


Pop singer Nick Lachey and girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo are getting married this weekend in the Bahamas, according to reports. The pair - who have been dating since April 2006 - is said to be exchanging vows in a secret ceremony at one of the Carlyle Hotels on the tropical island.


Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - of the internationally celebrated bands Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Dirty Three and Grinderman –


In 2001, the Country Music Association honored Keith Urban with its Horizon Award, designating him a talented artist with a bright future. That same year, the Academy of Country Music named him Top New Male Vocalist. Six years and more than 10 million albums later,


ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Ray Charles is back in his hometown. Albany unveiled a revolving, lighted bronze statue of Charles on Friday in the middle of a new downtown plaza that bears the R&B legend's name.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - A San Francisco lawyer says he will represent Phil Spector in his retrial on a murder charge and that he could not be ready to proceed until September.


Rising star Ellen Page was ostracized in her native Nova Scotia after she shaved her head for a film role. The Oscar-tipped Juno star went bald for a part she played in harrowing 2005 movie Mouth To Mouth, which she shot in Europe, and she couldn't believe the reactions she got when she returned home.


Filed under: Train Wrecks, Reality TV Johnny Fairplay is still recovering from his dangerous dance with Danny Bonaduce -- and showed off his fixed grill to a TMZ photog. He's a survivor!Fairplay explained how being Bonadouched has affected his life, while sucking down a cigarette to coat...
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started FOX News got it wrong. Shocker! Nick Lachey and girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo did not tie the knot this weekend as reported on Friday. The "We Report, You Decide" news channel said the steamy couple would make the "'til death do us part" commitment at...
AP - Talk-show diva Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama pushed her to make her first endorsement in a presidential campaign, invaluable support in a tight race for the Democratic nomination.
BACKSTREET BOYS star Howie Dorough has married his girlfriend LEIGH BONIELLO in a fairytale wedding on Saturday (08Dec07).The 34-year-old singer and real estate broker Boniello exchanged vows in Dorough’s native Orlando, Florida, in a Catholic ceremony at St. James Cathedral, reports People.com.One guest says, "The whole thing was like it belonged in a bridal magazine.It
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird, American Idol, Meltdowns, Reality TV The craptabulous photos were mighty tasty this week in the Thirty Mile Zone! Joan Van Ark showed off her "I fell asleep in an ashtray" face, Kiefer Sutherland slipped into an orange one-piece, Aretha Franklin made a curtain call, fallen "Idol"...
All we want for Christmas is for a famous rock band to reunite, to be able to take Patrick Dempsey home with us and to load up on sweets without the guilt.  Looks like our wishes are about to come true.  Here's a look at the perfect week ahead. ROCK:  Okay, we may not have been alive the first time they were popular, but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate their music.  Rock gods Led Zeppelin are back together for one night only on Monday.  Let's hope it leads to a full tour! BUY:  We love Dr. McDreamy.  So much that we wish we could have him all to ourselves sometimes.  Which is why we're putting the new Patrick Dempsey action figure on our Christmas...

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There are some actors whose names we never really learn, yet we appreciate them as "the hot guy" in whatever movies they're in.  Which is why we're here to give Nathan Fillion some love.  This is one hot guy to remember. Nathan has been in Hollywood for a long time now.  From a recurring role on "One Life to Live" back in the mid-90s, to spots on sci-fi favorites "Firefly" and "Buffy", to big time movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and "Serenity", Nathan's been a busy guy. And the man must have his agent working double-time these days.  Nathan's latest breaks include the indie hit movie "Waitress" and his...

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Would Katherine Heigl be as big of a deal if it weren’t for Knocked Up?  Yeah, she’s been in plenty of movies and rocks every week on Grey’s  Anatomy, but it was Knocked Up that really sent her star rising. Excerpts of her Vanity Fair interview hit the web last week and people were a bit up in arms. Why? Because she seemed to be hatin’ on the very movie that made her even more famous. In the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, Heigl said that Knocked Up was “a little bit sexist” and that the film “paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. It was hard for me to love the...

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Carrie Underwood is cute, classy, and can she ever sing!  Daily Stab previews her Glamour interview:    Carrie Underwood is the January cover girl for Glamour magazine.  Here are some highlights from her interview regarding her weight and dating.   On showing her belly/cleavage on stage: “I definitely don’t do stomach, because nobody wants to see that,” she said. “I’d be pulling at my clothes all night. That’s not me. And cleavage can be done in a tasteful manner – you can be intelligent, sexy and not have boobs everywhere.”   On her weight loss since she appeared on “Idol.”  “I’m OK...

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AFP - Queen Elizabeth II's personal assistant said the British monarch was a typical woman who nattered about clothes, make-up and jewellery, in an interview in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Happy Birthday to Green Day drummer Tre Cool (1972), Wallflower Jakob Dylan (1969), WWE wrestler/Olympian Kurt Angle (1968), violinist Joshua Bell (1967), Desperate Housewife Felicity Huffman (1962), entertainer Donny Osmond (1957), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" actor John Malkovich (1953),


Reuters - Roger King, a savvy television entrepreneur who helped turn Oprah Winfrey into one of the world's most powerful entertainers, died in Florida on Saturday.
AFP - The mother of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse pleaded with her to get in touch so she can sort her daughter's life out, in an open letter published Sunday.
AFP - Queen Elizabeth II's personal assistant said the British monarch was a typical woman who nattered about clothes, make-up and jewellery, in an interview in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Reuters - A judge has revoked probation and issued an arrest warrant for actor Daniel Baldwin after he failed to appear in court for a progress report on his drug rehabilitation stemming from an arrest last year.
AFP - The US tycoon and television personality Donald Trump is taking on a Philippine property firm over their alleged attempt to use his name in one of their real estate projects, a report said Saturday.
AP - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama's ability to lead it pushed her to make her first endorsement in a presidential campaign, support with incalculable value in a tight race for the Democratic nomination.
Reuters - Thousands of fans of talk show host Oprah Winfrey or Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama -- it was hard to tell which -- filled an Iowa convention center on Saturday for the most-hyped event so far of the 2008 White House campaign.
Madonna has dismissed reports her final Warner Bros studio album will be called “Licorice.” The pop superstar's broadcaster friend Larry Lick played two new tracks, "Candy Shop" and "The Beat Goes On," from her upcoming disc on his Sirius Satellite Radio show OutQ on Thursday.


Rapper Eve hopes the tragic death of Kanye West’s mother just a day after she had cosmetic surgery will discourage others from going under the knife.


Kelly Osbourne is dating Trash Fashion rocker Bam Bam. The 23-year-old daughter of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy and music mogul Sharon only recently started romancing the British musician.


Brittany Snow has split up with her long-term drummer boyfriend. Snow and Michael Johnson had been dating for three years but have now separated after the actress decided she needs to concentrate more on her career.


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.
What in the hell? This was the scene in Hollywood yesterday. Has Lindsay become some kind of hero? She was joined by Spiderman, Batman, Robin, and the Hulk as she took part in a photo shoot that turned some heads. No one seems to be sure just what the shoot is for yet...
Britney Spears might have a grudge against Paris Hilton for all those old upskirt pictures that started her downward spiral to losing her kids. Apparently Britney has made some threats against the amateur porn star with the release of all new exciting footage...
Emma Watson, 17, was wearing a Chanel dress and flaming red lipstick at Karl Lagerfield's dinner party. Observers have ed that Emma seemed to be following the footsteps Keira Knightley Emma even copied a familiar pose of Keira's by posing with a hand on her hip...
Finally we can exhale...The Sex and The City movie trailer has been released and if you were already a fan of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda just wait!...
George Clooney and Casey Affleck took top male honors from the National Board of Review, which prides itself on being the oldest movie organization in the country (it's 98 years old) and the first to announce its prizes each year...
Jay-Z and Beyonce, the hottest couple have been together ever since their collaboration on Jay-Z's 2002 song "03 Bonnie and Clyde...
Angelina Jolie would have never adopted her Ethiopian daughter Zahara if she'd known her mother was alive, according to the actress' brother. James Haven insists his superstar sister was unaware Zahara's birth mother Mentewab Dawit Lebiso was still alive when she adopted the child in 2005 - because paperwork stated the girl was an orphan...
Madonna has reportedly sent a team to Malawi to find her a new adopted daughter. The "Material Girl" singer - who adopted two-year-old son David Banda from the African country last year - is said to be desperate to find a little girl to bring home...
Nicole Kidman own Madame Tussauds wax work was unveiled. The waxed actress is in a glamorous floor-length red gown and can be found at the world-famous museum alongside A-list celebrities including famous couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie...
Academy award winning actress Jodie Foster has finally come out of the closet. Foster was presented with a leadership award this week by the Hollywood Reporter. At the Power 100 breakfast, Foster acknowledged her partner of 20 years, Cydney Bernard...