Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird Renee Zellweger can't seem to find a chair. The actress and bookworm was caught on New Year's Eve, popping a squat to read a photography book in the middle of a Barnes & Noble. Then yesterday, she was spotted in the same position -- only this time in...
Rapper The Game likens himself to Microsoft boss Bill Gates and believes they are both on top of their respective industries because they are similar intellectually. The rapper - real name Jayceon Taylor - is also stifled by the way he remembers his lyrics, for the Compton native doesn't keep his song words on paper.


Hip-hop star Bow Wow has his sights set on becoming the youngest ever owner in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and has already started the process of buying a share of his local team. The rapper, real name Shad Moss, has a number of other business ventures in the pipeline including a fast food restaurant, reports MTV.


Head of film studio New Line Bob Shaye insists The Lord Of The Rings Oscar winner Peter Jackson will never be allowed to direct "The Hobbit" while he is at the company. Jackson and his production company Wingnut Films are currently embroiled in a legal dispute with New Line Cinema over royalties from "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.


Adoption groups have hit back at Angelina Jolie after she criticized the way Madonna gained custody of Malawian baby David Banda - insisting there are still question marks over her adoption of Cambodian son Maddox.


Former Married With Children actress Katey Sagal is a mother again at 52, after a surrogate mother gave birth to her third child. Sagal - who played matriarch Peg Bundy in the hit comedy - welcomed her first child with husband Kurt Sutter, 43, into the world, a daughter named Esme Louise Sutter.


Lost star Matthew Fox may play the sweet, caring guy on camera, but off screen, the star has a much darker side to him. The 40-year-old actor, who plays Dr. Jack Shephard on the hit TV drama, admits to being deceitful on a daily basis.


Hilary Swank has come under fire for her role as an inspirational school teacher in new movie Freedom Writers because the actress never graduated from high school. The star, who admits to being somewhat disruptive in her youth, faces controversy for her part in the film, which is based on a true story.


Paris Hilton is desperate to impress in her next movie role and is burying her head in text books to learn her craft. Hilton will play a girl who refuses to marry until her less-attractive friend finds a man in "The Hottie And The Nottie."


A high-profile auction featuring items owned by Whitney Houston actually included many possessions that didn't even belong to the singer. A New Jersey storage company applied for a court order to sell Houston's belongings after she failed to pay $150,000 in fees.


Tori Spelling guest stars and Tom Welling directs tonight’s new episode of Smallville. After Lana confesses to Chloe she has reservations about marrying Lex due to her lingering feelings for Clark, The Daily Planet gossip columnist, Linda Lake (Spelling), runs a story detailing their exact conversation.


With casting for the principal roles in Academy Award-winning writer/director Martin McDonagh's suspense thriller "In Bruges" confirmed, the project is gearing up for a February start date and shoot on location in Bruges, Belgium.


Meryl Streep is set to star in a movie version of the hit ABBA-inspired musical 'Mamma Mia.' This will be the first big screen musical for the actress, however, she has previously displayed her vocal talents in A Prairie Home Companion, Postcards From the Edge and Death Becomes Her.


David Arquette blames Angelina Jolie for destroying Jennifer Aniston's marriage to Brad Pitt. David - who is married to Jennifer's best friend Courteney Cox - is convinced Jennifer and Brad's marriage would have survived if he hadn't met Angelina.


Emmanuel Lubezki, (Children Of Men), Dick Pope, (The Illusionist), Robert Richardson (The Good Shepherd), Dean Semler, (Apocalypto), and Vilmos Zsigmond, (The Black Dahlia) are vying for top honors in the feature film category at the 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition.


Donnie Wahlberg has been signed to star opposite John Leguizamo in Spike TV's new fast-paced, thrilling original scripted eight-hour dramatic event "The Kill Pit." The series follows a bank heist that goes terribly awry and the hostage negotiations that ensue.


It's official: British soccer superstar David Beckham and his wife Victoria are bidding farewell to Madrid moving to California where Beckham will play soccer for the LA Galaxy and Victoria will shop, shop, shop.

"David has just signed the biggest deal in global sport history with the Galaxy soccer team," a Beckham business insider told People magazine. "It is worth several hundred million dollars over five years. They will move after he finishes this season playing in Madrid."
Celebrity super couple David and Victoria Beckham are moving to America - the soccer star has agreed to sign for Major League team Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckham, 31, will leave Spanish club Read Madrid at the end of the current season and sign a five year deal with the California side in the summer.


The model-and-actress has given strict instructions to friends and family informing them to wear traditional Indian clothes and to look "glamorous and fabulous" when she weds Indian businessman Arun Nayar this March.Guests, including fellow celebrities David and Victoria Beckham and Sir Elton John, will have to wear kurtas (long tunics) if they’re a man, while
Actor-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger complains he is in constant pain after undergoing surgery on his broken leg last month - contradicting statements from his office claiming he is "feeling great."


Filed under: TV, Wacky and Weird, Celebrity Feuds, Madonna While Madonna was defending good friend Rosie O'Donnell on "Today," there was no one protecting the pop queen from Cybill Shepherd!As Madonna made her way backstage to greet fans on the plaza, Shepherd, who was waiting to be interviewed next, lunged...
Forest Whitaker has joined forces with a leading animal rights group to promote vegetarianism in a new TV spot. The short commercial on People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals' (PETA) website shows the star talking candidly about motivations behind his meat-free diet. The actor's seven-year-old daughter True also features in the campaign.


Meryl Streep designer outfits in The Devil Wears Prada and Helen Mirren's royal robes from The Queen have both earned nominations from the Costume Designers Guild for their ninth annual awards ceremony next month.


AP - Rosie O'Donnell has a powerfully ally in her feud with Donald Trump: her close friend Madonna.
Rapper The Game has slammed the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star using the same stage name, claiming it was he who first used the moniker.The DREAMS hitmaker - real name JAYCEON TAYLOR - is furious the TV heavyweight has copied his signature, and challenges his namesake to a fight to prove his credentials.He says, "I’m
AP - Previously unseen footage recorded by actor George Clooney and his journalist father, Nick, while traveling to the border of the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan will be aired Monday.
"I was the fattest baby in Clark County, Arkansas. They put me in the paper. I was like a prize turnip." Billy Bob Thornton muses on his entry into show business.

"I don't go home with anyone. I sleep with my animals, like my baby monkey, Brigitte Bardot." Paris Hilton on her unusual bedtime companions.


Reuters - Graham Nash sang at Woodstock, has penned many popular tunes and, with longtime partners David Crosby and Stephen Stills, is in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rapper The Game has slammed the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star using the same stage name, claiming it was he who first used the moniker. The hitmaker - real name Jayceon Taylor - is furious the TV heavyweight has copied his signature, and challenges his namesake to a fight to prove his credentials.


Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice let slip her media preferences on Thursday, saying "I love every single one" of Fox News network's correspondents and also favors CBS anchor Harry Smith.
The self-titled "Rocky of Comedy," Andrew Dice Clay, is coming out of retirement and he's pulling out all stops to do it with a multi-media blitz -- writing a book, cutting a record, producing his own Sirius radio show and playing to the types of crowds that made him a legend.


Former NIRVANA guitarist PAT SMEAR has signed to help make a new movie about his former punk band THE GERMS.Smear will act as musical director on WHO WE DO IS SECRET, which charts the life of the band widely acknowledged to have inspired modern groups like Green Day The film’s MySpace page describes it as "the
LIMP BIZKIT frontman FRED DURST’s directing debut has been given the seal of approval by his cast.The rocker-turned-moviemaker has just finished shooting his first film, THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS, and actors on set are raving about his professionalism Chris Marquette who plays young New Yorker DANNY in the movie, tells MTV, "He was really personable
LATEST: Academy Award winner Meryl Streep is putting her vocal talents to the test in the Hollywood adaptation of ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA star, 57, is set to play DONNA, whose daughter SOPHIE is due to be married when she embarks on a journey to discover the identity of her father.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS EXPLICIT.Britney may have broadcast her bits all over Hollywood a few times, but Mary Carey takes the cake!TMZ filmed porn star Mary Carey while she shopped at Beverly Hills Pimps & Ho's (make your own joke here), and...
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, The View, Rosie O'Donnell The Donald's got an unlikely new ally in his battle against Rosie O'Donnell -- Star Jones!In a fusion of shameless self-promoters that might explode the media universe into bits, Trump says that fired "View"-er Star Jones gave him a congratulatory...
The widow of charismatic TV naturalist STEVE IRWIN broke down in tears on American TV last night (10JAN07) when she described how her children were coping without their beloved father Terri Irwin appeared on the TONIGHT SHOW with JAY LENO and wept as she recalled the difficult days following the CROCODILE HUNTER star’s death last September
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird, Fashion Police Nicolas Cage was wearing his Nick Nolte mugshot look while shopping for a car in Beverly Hills yesterday.The "actor" has never been known for having a trendy do, but this electrified mess has definitely solidified his nomination to the Hairdon't Hall...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Baby Watch Tobey Maguire and jeweler fiancee Jennifer Meyer with their beautiful bundle of joy, Ruby Sweetheart.Ruby was welcomed into the world on November 10, and only two short months later, Spidey's offspring has already learned to pose for paparazzi! Since...
"I will remember forever how the people there were hanging from such a thin thread and there were so many ways for them to die and yet they were optimistic," George Clooney told the audience.
Britney Spears is officially dating a bloke who is a dead ringer for her ex, Kevin Federline.

His name is Isaac Cohen, he's 25, a male model and an aspiring actor.

The pair were papped holidaying on a private speedboat off the coast of Marina del Rey, California, last weekend and now Cohen's spokeswoman has confirmed the pair are an item.

Brandi Lord, his spokeswoman at modelling firm, L.A. Models, said the pair started dating "recently...within the last month."

She adds, "He's got a great heart and a good family, and he was raised well. He's a gentleman."

But while Britney's new beau's excess facial hair, love of a fag and - that Kev fave - the wife beater vest, means he bears more than a passing resembling to her ex, we are assured that personality wise the pair couldn't be more different.

"(He) is not a player. (He) is not out to get a name for himself," Lord confirmed.

She's not wrong. Word hits us he even paid for the couple's accomadation while they were holidaying. Top that, K-Fed.
Filed under: TV, Celebrity Feuds, Madonna, The View Madonna has chimed in on the Donald Trump/Rosie O'Donnell war of words, and has come to the defense of her longtime gal pal.The Material Mom, who co-starred with O'Donnell in "A League of Their Own," told "Today's" Meredith Vieira, "People are giving...
Daniel Smith died at his mother's hospital bedside in Nassau on Sept. 10, three days after she gave birth to a daughter. The 39-year-old former Playboy Playmate has said she was seeking privacy when she came to the island chain in July.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Wacky and Weird, Paris Hilton It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood when Paris comes around.As the heiress showed up to take a class at Ivana Chubbuck's home, a nasty orange-haired neighbor started an anti-Paris sidewalk campaign, saying, "I think she's ugly and a disgusting...
Actor Forest Whitaker has joined forces with a leading animal rights group to promote vegetarianism in a new TV spot.The short commercial on People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals’ (PETA) website see the LAST KING OF SCOTLAND star talk candidly about motivations behind his meat-free diet.The actor’s seven-year-old daughter TRUE also features in the
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears Britney Spears has a ton on her plate these days. In between cruising the high seas and ringing in the New Year, girlfriend's got to get stuff done! Thank god for manager Larry Rudolph, who lent a hand by carrying Sean Preston, while Brit carted...
Wynn's representatives told Lloyd's in November that the painting was worth $139 million the day before Wynn damaged it in his Las Vegas office on Sept. 30, but was believed to be worth no more than $85 million afterward.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird Actress Tara Reid is currently in Australia making paid appearances, and found time to stop by Sea World for a dip with local fish.Sea World normally does not permit dolphins and whales to frolic in the same tank, but it appears that this park has...
"Basically, I mean, she's a stand-up comic. I think all stand-up comics talk about provocative things in their monologues before shows, and I think that's a commonplace thing."
GREY’S ANATOMY heart-throb Patrick Dempsey regularly visits a marriage guidance counsellor to keep his relationship with wife JILLIAN steady.The actor, 41, admits his priorities have shifted from career success to maintaining a happy family life in recent years, and he credits therapy sessions with helping him achieve domestic bliss.He tells Life magazine, "We go in
Filed under: Paparazzi Video Brat packer Anthony Michael Hall used the N-word twice while signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans last night, and it all went down outside the Laugh Factory, of all places.Hall, the star of such 80s classics as "Sixteen Candles" and...
Actor-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger complains he is in constant pain after undergoing surgery on his broken leg last month (26DEC06) contradicting statements from his office claiming he is "feeling great".The TERMINATOR star had a 90-minute operation on his right femur in December (26DEC06), where surgeons used cables and screws to repair the bone following his
Filed under: Hook-Ups, The Biz, Life Style As TMZ first reported in July, soccer stud David Beckham and his boney-licious wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, are moving to America and setting up digs in Los Angeles. Beckham is leaving Spanish soccer team Real Madrid at the end of the...
Celebrity supercouple DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM are moving to America - the soccer star has agreed to sign for Major League team Los Angeles Galaxy.Beckham, 31, will leave Spanish club Read Madrid at the end of the current season and sign a five year deal with the California side in the summer (07).The former England
The former England captain is set to sign a five-year deal with the Major League Soccer club after his contract with Real Madrid expires on June 30 this year.The incredible deal means that David will earn just under £500,000 a week for the duration of his contract.He said in a statement: "This week Real Madrid
AP - David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a five-year deal.
Filed under: Jennifer Garner A stoic and purposeful Jennifer Garner was nearly swallowed whole by a group of photogs yesterday. The former "Alias" star got herself into a nasty crush when paparazzi swarmed her outside John Frieda salon on Melrose. As she weaved through the...
Filed under: Break-Ups Dita Von Teese is in the middle of a nasty breakup from makeup rocker Marilyn Manson -- but you sure can't tell by lookin' at her.The sexy burlesque dancer looked drop-dead gorgeous as she made her way to a boutique on trendy Robertson Blvd., but the...
AP - The Bahamas' top prosecutor says a decision will be made soon on whether an inquest is needed into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son, who died under mysterious circumstances in Nassau.
Paula Abdul is moving into feature films and will star in and produce a movie based on the popular Bratz line of fashion dolls. Adbul will play a major character in the live action film Bratz: The Movie and will serve as executive producer. She will also be involved in the film's casting, music, choreography and fashion.


Gwen Stefani was desperate to get back in the studio after the birth of her son Kingston because she didn't want to stop her lucky streak when it came to creating hit songs. The star hated the thought of slowing down her career and decided to get back to making music as soon as possible with producer Pharrell Williams.


Drew Barrymore has ended her relationship with boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti after nearly five years together. Barrymore, 31, appears on the cover of the latest of Harper's Bazaar magazine gushing about her relationship with Moretti, 26, but friends claim their differences eventually drove them apart.


TV stuntman Steve-O has launched a one-man campaign against circus giants the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey after deciding it's time to reveal all about the animal abuse he witnessed while training to be a clown.


Former Baywatch hunk David Charvet and his fiancée, model-turned-TV presenter Brooke Burke are celebrating after becoming parents to baby Heaven Rain Charvet. The little girl was born in Santa Monica, California on Monday. It's the third child for 35-year-old Burke, who has two kids by former husband, TV plastic surgeon Garth Fisher.


Penelope Cruz has laughed off reports she is having a gay relationship with best pal Salma Hayek The two have been close friends for the past six years, and Hayek posed for a series of pictures for Cruz that were recently published in Interview magazine.


Kate Bosworth isn't wasting any time moving on from her broken romance with Orlando Bloom - she was spotted enjoying a romantic meal with new beau James Rousseau at Las Vegas restaurant Tao last night. The actress and her date made a commotion when they asked staff at the swanky diner to help them pick from the menu - as neither had ever visited Tao before - but skinny Bosworth didn't eat.


Friends stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston are set to team up on TV again in Cox's hit new drama Dirt. The actress has persuaded pal Aniston to make a guest appearance on her new show, in which Cox plays a ruthless tabloid magazine boss.


John Cusack is slamming reports he isn't supportive of longtime friend Jeremy Piven's recent career successes. Piven was quoted in Best Life magazine saying the pair had a falling out after Cusack became jealous of his new-found fame.


Anna Nicole Smith has transferred the pain of 2006 to her shoulders by having tattoos of her dead son and new baby girl etched on her back. The busty model/actress showed off her odd new body art during a recent trip back to America from her home in The Bahamas.


Director Rob Cohen is set to direct the third installment of the popular Mummy series of movies. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have also been in discussions to reprise their roles in "Mummy 3."


Music mogul Simon Cowell would be devastated if one season of TV contest American Idol yielded him 10 Bob Dylans - because he thinks the veteran singer/songwriter is boring. The sharp-tongued British judge admits he prefers American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's music to the legendary Dylan's output.


Evanescence star Amy Lee is to wed her therapist boyfriend after accepting his marriage proposal before a concert on Monday night. The singer/songwriter let the good news slip during an interview on Canada's MuchMusic TV network on Tuesday, revealing her boyfriend Josh asked her to marry him before she took the stage at the Air Canada Center in Toronto.


Yvonne De Carlo, who played Lily Munster in the hit 1960s sitcom The Munsters, has died. She was 84. The actress died of natural causes on Monday in Los Angeles. De Carlo was also known for playing the wife of Moses (Charlton Heston) in epic 1956 film The Ten Commandments.


Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has been forced to temporarily quit the show after doctors put her on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy. The 44-year-old actress, who is expecting twins in April with new husband Tom Mahoney, will complete scenes for the current season of the drama from her home.


Pop star Britney Spears is dating 25-year-old male model and actor Isaac Cohen, according to media reports. The star was spotted sailing around Marina del Rey, California, over the weekend on a private powerboat with her new companion. Cohen bears a striking resemblance to Spears' estranged husband Kevin Federline and dresses in a similar style, favoring low-slung jeans and a kerchief on his head.


Justin Timberlake has reportedly already moved on from his split with Cameron Diaz and is romancing Scarlett Johansson The singer recently separated from Diaz after three-and-a-half years and has quietly started dating actress Johansson. According to Us Weekly, Timberlake, 25, and Diaz, 34, called it quits just before the New Year.


R&B sensation Ciara is sick of being compared with superstar Janet Jackson and wishes the industry would stop highlighting similarities in the singers' careers. The hitmaker is known for her sexy outfits and energetic music videos, and while she is flattered by the , she wants to be known as her own person and not follow in Jackson's footsteps.


Kanye West and Borat director Larry Charles have teamed up to develop a new series for HBO. The as-yet-untitled project will focus on a day in the Grammy Award-winning rapper's life. Charles is a longtime producer and director of TV series Curb Your Enthusiasm and was also executive producer of Entourage for its first two seasons.


Katie Holmes passion for pricey designer clothes cost her $200,000 last year at one Beverly Hills department store alone. Tom Cruise's new bride was regularly photographed wandering around the posh Barneys New York department store while she was pregnant with the couple's baby daughter Suri.


Mary-Kate Olsen is devastated that most of her performance in upcoming film Factory Girl has ended up on the cutting room floor. The 20-year-old featured in the movie, which focuses on artist Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick, played by British star Sienna Miller.


KEVIN FEDERLINE has found an unlikely fan in the form of camp film icon John Waters BRITNEY SPEARS’ much maligned ex is the self proclaimed ‘most hated man in America’ - but he has at least one friend in the HAIRSPRAY director, who even owns a copy of his album PLAYING WITH FIRE.Waters says, “You don’t
Tori Spelling is hoping to reconcile with her estranged mother Candi and film the magical moment for her new reality TV show. Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott are shooting a new show, "Tori & Dean: In Love," surrounding their new guest house project - and she'd love her mom to appear in an episode.


Patrick Dempsey was a teenage juggling sensation. The hunky actor became runner-up to juggling guru Anthony Gatto at the International Jugglers Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was 15. Dempsey says, "Anthony is probably the best juggler in the world right now."


R&B sensation CIARA is sick of being compared with superstar Janet Jackson and wishes the industry would stop highlighting similarities in the singers’ careers.The GOODIES hitmaker is known for her sexy outfits and energetic music videos, and while she is flattered by the , she wants to be known as her own person and not
Hilary Swank didn't always have it this good, and at one point in her life she was considered the biggest nuisance at school.

Swank recently opened up about her being a high school drop out and says it's definitely not something she's proud of.
Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger has taken legal action against an author of a book released to tie in with her latest movie, Miss Potter. Zellweger has issue a court action for pre-action of disclosure of documents in a bid to see writer Garth Pearce's notes and recordings of their conversations for his new book "The Makings Of Miss Potter."


It looks like the cat is finally out of the bag. As if we didn't know already, it has been revealed - or at least suggested - that Brad Pitt did in fact fool around with Angelina while he still had a wedding ring on his finger.

Speaking about the matter for the first time, David Arquette has blamed Angelina Jolie for destroying Jennifer Aniston's marriage to Brad.
Rapper The Game likens himself to Microsoft boss BILL GATES, and believes they are both on top of their respective industries because they are similar intellectually.The DREAMS star - real name JAYCEON TAYLOR - is also stifled by the way he remembers his lyrics, for the Compton native doesn’t keep his song words on paper.He
Don Johnson is no longer shocked when ludicrous stories about him are published, after he was said to have been involved in an $8 billion money laundering ring in 2003. The 57-year-old actor was simply checked by German officials at a border before he was allowed to go on his way.


Cate Blanchett put her teenage co-star in new movie Notes On A Scandal at ease before the pair shot a kissing scene. Andrew Simpson, 17, took the prospect of multiple takes of puckering up to Blancett in stride. In the movie, Blanchett's character is an art teacher who falls for Simpson's 16-year-old student.


Apparently, a love poem isn't always enough to get you what you want.

Pete Doherty recently wrote fiancée Kate Moss a love poem, which the supermodel left on a toilet floor.
Hip-hop star Bow Wow has his sights set on becoming the youngest ever owner in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and has already started the process of buying a share of his local team.The rapper, real name SHAD MOSS, has a number of other business ventures in the pipeline including a fast food restaurant, reports
Kevin Federline has found an unlikely fan in the form of camp film icon John Waters Britney Spears' much maligned ex is the self-proclaimed 'most hated man in America' - but he has at least one friend in the director, who even owns a copy of his album "Playing With Fire."


Kelly Osbourne insists rehab failed to cure her addiction to illegal drugs, and was shocked clean by the cost of the process.The 22-year-old underwent several spells in clinics to kick her habit, but claims she cured herself.Osbourne says, "I’ve been several times and it didn’t work, simply because I never wanted it to. I left
The recent Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz split may have come about because Justin found out that he and actress Scarlett Johansson have the mutual hots for one another. Justin cast the younger actress to be in his $1 million music video without telling the very jealous Cameron.

According to a source in Us Weekly: "Scarlett has always liked Justin. They've always had a flirtation - that's why Cameron was threatened by her."
There's nothing like being wild and free, especially for Matthew Fox who gets a kick out of walking around in the nude.

Matthew recently said he loves skinny-dipping because he was raised to embrace his natural body growing up.
Head of film studio New Line BOB SHAYE insists THE LORD OF THE RINGS Oscar winner Peter Jackson will never be allowed to direct THE HOBBIT while he is at the company.Jackson and his production company Wingnut Films are currently embroiled in a legal dispute with New Line Cinema over royalties from The Lord Of
Bow Wow says rumors of a feud between him and Omarion are "bulls**t". The "Like You" rapper and the R&B singer have both apologized to each other after a misunderstanding when it sounded like Omarion announced he would be the headliner of the latest "Scream V" tour. In 2005 the pair had shared the top billing for the tour.

In an interview with MTV, Bow says: "That's my boy! One thing the fans gotta realize is that before music, we are men. Me and O been knowing each other for five and a half years. The people know we're homies."
If you were hoping a "Friends" reunion was in the works, don't get your hopes up. Courteney Cox has disappointed fans of the hit TV show by admitting it would be impossible to get the six stars back together. Although she would like to hang out with her former cast on set again, she says everybody is off "doing their thing" for now.
Former MARRIED WITH CHILDREN actress Katey Sagal is a mother again at 52, after a surrogate mother gave birth to her third child.Sagal - who played matriarch PEG BUNDY in the hit comedy - welcomed her first child with husband KURT SUTTER, 43, into the world, a daughter named ESME LOUISE SUTTER.Sagal - who married
Just a couple of months after announcing her marriage split from K-Fed, Britney is wasting no time to pounce on her latest catch. Britney Spears has found a new man who is a look-a-like of her estranged husband Kevin Federline.
LOST star Matthew Fox may play the sweet, caring guy on camera, but off screen, the star has a much darker side to him.The 40-year-old actor, who plays DR JACK SHEPHARD on the hit US TV drama, admits to being deceitful on a daily basis.He confesses, "I’m a liar and a cheat and a thief
Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank has come under fire for her role as an inspirational school teacher in new movie FREEDOM WRITERS - because the actress never graduated from high school.The MILLION DOLLAR BABY star, who admits to being somewhat disruptive in her youth, faces controversy for her part in the film, which is based
LATEST: Bollywood star SHILPA SHETTY has fallen for A-TEAM star Dirk Benedict on British reality TV show CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER.Benedict, who starred in the hit TV show playing Lieutenant TEMPLETON ‘FACEMAN’ PECK, has been frequently flirting with the Bollywood beauty and Shetty now admits she fancies the 61 year old.She admits, "I think he is
Actress GRETCHEN MOL’s performance as legendary Playboy pin-up Bettie Page has been criticised by the 83-year-old herself.Mol died her hair dark and stripped into a series of skimpy outfits to recreate the 1950s icon in 2006 movie THE NOTORIOUS Bettie Page But Page doesn’t think the actress captured her perfectly.She tells Playboy, "I thought she was
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started You know things are bad when even your own stylist throws up her hands in disgust.That's what's happened to Britney Spears who just can't seem to get a grip on anything, especially her own appearance. According to In Touch, a former stylist for the...
Paris Hilton is desperate to impress in her next movie role, and is burying her head in text books to learn her craft.Hilton will play a girl who refuses to marry until her less-attractive friend finds a man in THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE.She says, "I’m serious about acting and I have a bunch of
LATEST: Adoption groups have hit back at ANGELINA JOLIE after she criticised the way MADONNA gained custody of Malawian baby DAVID BANDA - insisting there are still question marks over her adoption of Cambodian son MADDOX.Jolie was quoted in French magazine Gala this week (08JAN07), saying, "Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where he was
Rapper The Game has challenged British soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM to a one-on-one match - because the hip hop star fancies himself as a "pretty good" soccer player too The Game - real name JAYCEON TAYLOR - regularly proclaims he is the best rapper in the world, but now thinks he could easily beat the Real
Marcia Cross is going to become a desperate housewife whether she likes it or not - under doctor's orders.

The red-headed star has been put on restricted bed rest by doctors as she enters her third trimester pregnant with twins.
LATEST: Singer Amy Winehouse claims the reason she rushed off stage during a gig last weekend (06JAN07) was because she was jet-lagged and had a virus.The REHAB star played just one song at club night GAY at London’s Astoria venue before she clutched her stomach and swiftly left the stage.According to British newspapers, Winehouse exited
Just weeks ago, Drew Barrymore was gushing to Harper's Bazaar magazine about the nature of her relationship with The Stokes drummer, Fabrizio Moretti.

However, the actress has reportedly done a turn around and abruptly ended the relationship.
Emilio Estevez was once part of a group of Hollywood hell raisers called "The Brat Pack", an unofficial title for the young stars and starlets who spent more time in clubs than on camera.

Now, 20 years later, the former actor is working with and defending the unofficial ring leader of "The Spoiled Brat Pack," Lindsay Lohan.
Reuters - Former "Married ... With Children" star Katey Sagal has become a mother for the third time at the age of 52 with help from a surrogate, People magazine reported on its Web site.
Newlywed GIRLS ALOUD star Cheryl Cole shares her marital home with her mother.The British singer wed England soccer ace ASHLEY COLE in July (06) and is grateful her mum is around to help with the household chores.She says, "(Ashley) doesn’t do a thing (around the house). Maybe he’ll make me the odd cup of tea,
Thank goodness David Beckham has a fall back career of looking pretty because it doesn't seem like many people want him to play soccer anymore.

The former English captain and Real Madrid star is currently clubless, after the Spanish team confirmed that he will be leaving after the summer season.
Hilary Swank has moved on from her marriage and divorce from actor Chad Lowe and reportedly found love with the man behind her successful career.

The two time Oscar winner is allegedly dating her agent, John Campsi.
Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger has taken legal action against an author of a book released to tie in with her latest movie, MISS POTTER.Zellweger has issue a court action for pre-action of disclosure of documents in a bid to see writer GARTH PEARCE’s notes and recordings of their conversations for his new book THE MAKINGS
You can have safe and cheap sex with 50 Cent ..anyone can.

No, the R&B star is not changing careers and relaunching his career in adult entertainment. Instead, the star has announced plans to launch a line of condoms, which will be part of his other money making spin-offs such as films and clothing.
Former MIAMI VICE star Don Johnson is no longer shocked when ludicrous stories about him are published, after he was said to have been involved in an $8 billion money laundering ring in 2003.The 57-year-old actor was simply checked by German officials at a border, before he was allowed to go on his way.However, because
Sharon Osbourne has a dirty mind - literally. It's been revealed that the outspoken TV personality and wife of rocker Ozzy sends reporters a special treat in the mail if they even attempt to harass her or her family.

Believe it or not, outrageous Sharon used to mail her children's feces to her enemies. Daughter Kelly has revealed her mother sought revenge on the media by posting her and brother Jack's poo to journalists.
LIZA MINNELLI’s estranged husband David Gest is to make a guest appearance as a judge on UK reality TV show SOAPSTAR SUPERSTAR tomorrow (12JAN07).Gest, who recently completed a stint on another British reality programme, I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE!, is keen to impart his wisdom as a music mogul to the actor
British singer Robbie Williams has earned an average of just under £25,000 ($48,750) each day over the last four years.According to British newspaper The Sun, the FEEL star paid himself £7.2 million ($14 million) out of his company’s accounts in 2006.The 32-year-old has earned a personal total of £35.6 million ($69.4 million) in the last
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY’s separation from Heather Mills was the biggest public relations disaster of 2006, according to a new poll.The couple’s bitter divorce battle, which began when they split in May (06), has been voted the most negative "vibe" of the year in a British YouGov survey of 2,948 people.In second place was MADONNA’s adoption
Hollywood tough guy Sylvester Stallone will drop promotional duties for sequel ROCKY BALBOA this Sunday (14JAN07) to make an appearance at Everton soccer club in Liverpool, England.Stallone will be paraded in front of the club’s fans ahead of Everton’s Premiership match against Reading.The 60-year-old has been invited as a guest of Everton shareholder ROBERT EARL,
Movie beauty Cate Blanchett put her teenage co-star in new movie NOTES ON A SCANDAL at ease before the pair shot a kissing scene.ANDREW SIMPSON, 17, took the prospect of multiple takes of puckering up to Blancett in his stride.In the movie, Blanchett’s character is an art teacher who falls for Simpson’s 16-year-old student.Simpson says,
The Tonight show host will be the voice of King Malbert, ruler of Malaria, in the saga of a mad scientist's hunchbacked assistant who dreams of winning the annual Evil Science Fair, Exodus Film Group said.
Reclusive author Harper Lee attended a high school play based on her book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and met with students who appeared in the production.
A new biopic about iconic French singer EDITH PIAF will open the Berlin Film Festival in Germany next month (FEB06).Director OLIVIER DAHAN’s LA VIE EN ROSE will premiere on 8 February (07) at the 57th Berlinale.The film stars Marion Cotillard as the beloved singer, who died in 1963 aged 47. The cast also includes GREEN
Courteney Cox stunned fans on her new US TV hit DIRT on Tuesday (09JAN07) when her ruthless tabloid editor character reached for a sex aid.Cox’s LUCY SPILLER character writhed in pleasure in the saucy solo bedroom scene with a vibrator, and the actress admits she had huge problems when it came to shooting the racy
MARY-KATE OLSEN is devastated that most of her performance in upcoming film FACTORY GIRL has ended up on the cutting room floor.The 20-year-old featured in the movie, which focuses on artist ANDY WARHOL’s muse EDIE SEDGWICK, played by British star Sienna Miller A source tells American publication Us Weekly Olsen was "reduced to being an extra.
Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star Tori Spelling is hoping to reconcile with her estranged mother CANDI and film the magical moment for her new US reality TV show.Spelling and her husband DEAN McDERMOTT are shooting a new show, TORI & DEAN: IN LOVE, surrounding their new guest house project - and she’d love her mum
Reclusive author Harper Lee attended a high school play based on her book, To Kill a Mockingbird, on Wednesday, then met with students who appeared in the production.
ABBA musical MAMMA MIA is the latest stage musical to head for the big screen and it’s all thanks to Tom Hanks Hanks, his wife RITA WILSON and Abba stars BENNY ANDERSSON and BJORN ULVAEUS will produce a new movie version of the stage spectacular, which has grossed over $1 billion since opening in London in
Talented GREY’S ANATOMY star Patrick Dempsey was a teenage juggling sensation.The hunky actor came runner-up to juggling guru ANTHONY GATTO at the International Jugglers Competition in Cleveland, Ohio when he was 15.Dempsey says, "Anthony is probably the best juggler in the world right now." And juggling isn’t the actor’s only circus-related talent - he taught
MADONNA’s longtime representative LIZ ROSENBERG insists there is no tension between the pop star and ANGELINA JOLIE because of the actress made about the singer to a French magazine.Jolie was quoted in Gala magazine reportedly criticising Madonna’s decision to adopt one-year-old DAVID BANDA from Malawi because there are no clear legal procedures.Ironically, it was
LATEST: Pop star Britney Spears is dating 25-year-old male model and actor ISAAC COHEN, according to media reports in the US.The TOXIC star was spotted sailing around Marina del Rey, California over the weekend (ends07JAN07) on a private powerboat with her new companion.Cohen bears a striking resemblance to Spears’ estranged husband KEVIN FEDERLINE and dresses
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has reportedly already moved on from his split with CAMERON DIAZ and is romancing Scarlett Johansson The MY LOVE singer recently separated from Diaz after three-and-a-half years and has quietly started dating actress Johansson.According to American publication Us Weekly, Timberlake, 25, and Diaz, 34, called it quits just before the New Year (07).A source
Kanye West and BORAT director LARRY CHARLES have teamed up to develop a new series for US cable TV network HBO.The as-yet-untitled project will focus on a day in the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s life.Charles is a longtime producer and director of TV series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and was also executive producer of ENTOURAGE for its
Former CHARLIE’S ANGELS star Farrah Fawcett is winning her battle with cancer and will have one of two malignant growths cut away during surgery later this month (JAN07).The actress was diagnosed with anal cancer last year (06) but revealed she is on the road to a full recovery last month (DEC06) after completing radiation treatment.And
LATEST: YOKO ONO’s former driver was not trying to blackmail the widow of John Lennon but was seeking compensation for years of sexual harassment when he asked for $2 million (£1.03 million), according to court documents.A lawyer acting for chauffeur KORAL KARSAN filed the alleged blackmail letter the 50-year-old sent Ono last month (DEC06) as
Rapper/actor Will Smith may never record music again, after his nephew "officially retired" him.The JUST THE TWO OF US star now plans to concentrate solely on his hugely-successful Hollywood career.He says, "My nephew has officially retired me. He said to me, ‘Uncle Will, I’m 17, you’re 37… let me do the rapping.’"Movie & Entertainment News
AP - Matthew Fox who plays the heroic Dr. Jack Shephard on ABC's castaway drama "Lost," has a dark side. "I'm a liar and a cheat and a thief and the ultimate manipulator. ... I tell lies every day, man," the 40-year-old actor says in the February issue of Men's Journal magazine. "And when I say I'm phenomenally manipulative, I am."
AP - Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in "The Ten Commandments" but achieved her greatest popularity on TV's "The Munsters," has died. She was 84.
AP - The grandfather of insult comedy, Don Rickles will be the guest of honor at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in this Colorado mountain resort town next month.
Music mogul SIMON COWELL would be devastated if one series of US TV contest AMERICAN IDOL yielded him 10 BOB DYLANs - because he thinks the veteran singer/songwriter is boring.The sharp-tongued British judge admits he prefers American Idol winner KELLY CLARKSON’s music to the legendary Dylan’s output.He says, "If I had 10 Dylans in the
EVANESCENCE star Amy Lee is to wed her therapist boyfriend after accepting his marriage proposal before a concert on Monday (08JAN07) night.The singer/songwriter let the good news slip during an interview on Canada’s MuchMusic TV network on Tuesday (09JAN07), revealing her boyfriend JOSH asked her to marry him before she took the stage at the
'Firecrotch' Lindsay Lohan has declared war on yet another one of her Hollywood rivals.

This time it's with actress Michelle Trachtenberg. Lohan reportedly threatened her after finding out they were partying in the same Miami club over New Year.
Singer Kelly Osbourne replaced her drug addiction with a dangerously expensive shopping habit.After curing her addiction to painkillers, the reality TV star confesses she hit the shops hard.The 22-year-old says, "I stopped doing drugs, I started shopping. There’s always something to fill the hole. I would go shopping at Van Cleef & Arpels and buy
Sacha Baron Cohen has left Borat at home for a while and done an uncharacteristically frank interview without an appearance from the Kazak journalist.

Cohen, the British comedian behind the now infamous Borat, has opened up on issues such as the lawsuits filed against his Golden Globe nominated film and being in character.
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis is lucky to be alive after battling a deadly illness over Christmas (06), which left him hooked up to a ventilator.The SOME LIKE IT HOT star, 81, secretly checked in to the intensive care unit of a hospital near his home in Nevada after spending the five days following Christmas Day
LATEST: Reality TV star Anna Nicole SMITH will fight a court order from a US judge that she submit her baby daughter to a DNA test.A Los Angeles judge ruled Smith has to submit her four-month-old daughter for testing by 23 January (07) to settle a dispute between her ex-boyfriend LARRY BIRKHEAD and her companion
Yvonne De CARLO, who played LILY MUNSTER in the hit 1960s sitcom THE MUNSTERS, has died. She was 84.The actress died of natural causes on Monday (08JAN07) in Los Angeles.De Carlo was also known for playing the wife of MOSES (CHARLTON HESTON) in CECIL B DeMILLE’s epic 1956 film THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.She also had a
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star Marcia Cross has been forced to temporarily quit the show after doctors put her on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy.The 44-year-old actress, who is expecting twins in April (07) with new husband TOM MAHONEY, will complete scenes for the current season of the drama from her home.Cross’ publicist HEIDI
Johnny Depp was thrilled to finally meet his Irish hero, author JP DONLEAVY, in anticipation of starring in the movie adaptation of the writer’s critically acclaimed novel THE GINGER MAN.PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN star Depp attended a 50th anniversary party for the book in New York recently, and gushed about his encounter with the literary
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Awards/Awards Shows Johnny Depp and his swashbuckling cast swam away with top honors at the 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards, but some of the most memorable moments were caught on the red carpet.While one "Hero" saves her mother from a red carpet disaster, a daytime...
Songstress Mariah Carey has revealed she sleeps in a steamy room to keep her vocal chords lubricated.

Mariah says sleeping surrounded by humidifiers is essential to maintain her powerful voice, plus the steam keeps her skin looking great too.

"I'll have 20 humidifiers around the bed. It's like sleeping in a steam room. The bed is all terry-cloth and the ceiling is pitched so the water can't fall on my head," she says.
Gwen Stefani was desperate to get back in the studio after the birth of her son KINGSTON, because she didn’t want to stop her lucky streak when it came to creating hit songs.The star hated the thought of slowing down her career and decided to get back to making music as soon as possible with
KENNY CHESNEY, BROOKS & DUNN, GEORGE STRAIT and Willie Nelson will headline California’s new country music festival Stagecoach this May (07).The two-day weekend event, which will take place on the site of the world-famous Coachella Music & Arts Festival a week after the annual rock gathering, will also feature ALAN JACKSON, RICKY SKAGGS, SUGARLAND, EMMYLOU
Drew Barrymore has ended her relationship with boyfriend FABRIZIO MORETTI after nearly five years together.Barrymore, 31, appears on the cover of the latest US issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine gushing about her relationship with Moretti, 26, but friends claim their differences eventually drove them apart.A source close to the actress tells American publication US Weekly,
Former BAYWATCH hunk David Charvet and his fiancee, US model-turned-TV presenter BROOKE BURKE, are celebrating after becoming parents to baby HEAVEN RAIN CHARVET.The little girl was born in Santa Monica, California on Monday (08JAN07).It’s the third child for 35-year-old Burke, who has two kids by former husband, TV plastic surgeon GARTH FISHER.Burke’s publicist NANCY IANNOIS
Reuters - Actress Yvonne De Carlo, known to one generation as Moses' wife in C.B. De Mille's "The Ten Commandments" and to another as the wife on television's hit show "The Munsters," has died at age 84, a source said on Wednesday.
Penelope Cruz has laughed off reports she is having a gay relationship with best pal SALMA HAYEK.The two have been close friends for the past six years and Hayek posed for a series of pictures for Cruz which were recently published in Interview magazine in the US. The pair also posed together for one provocative
AP - Donald Trump has called Barbara Walters a liar and Rosie O'Donnell a loser. On Wednesday, they both fired back.
Steve Carell, Adrian Grenier, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eva Longoria and Sienna Miller have been added as presenters at The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be telecast live on NBC Monday, January 15 (8 11:00 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton.


AP - Last year, Prince. This year, Paul McCartney and Mariah Carey As "American Idol" starts singing again Tuesday, those connected with the Fox blockbuster acknowledge few limits when it comes to guest stars or ratings or product spinoffs. Or even rampant enthusiasm.
Kate Bosworth isn’t wasting any time moving on from her broken romance with ORLANDO BLOOM - she was spotted enjoying a romantic meal with new beau JAMES ROUSSEAU at Las Vegas restaurant Tao last night (09JAN07).The actress and her date made a commotion when they asked staff at the swanky diner to help them pick
Bravo will pay tribute to the multi-talented writer, producer, musician and actor Will Smith in the special, "Moving Image Salutes Will Smith on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The salute will include presentations from Smith's well-respected colleagues and friends and looks at various film clips from his acting history.


LATEST: Actor John Cusack is slamming reports he isn’t supportive of longtime friend JEREMY PIVEN’s recent career successes.Piven was quoted in America’s Best Life magazine saying the pair had a falling out after Cusack became jealous of his new found fame.Piven had played supporting roles in many of Cusack’s films, including SAY ANYTHING, GROSSE POINTE
"I come off as psychotic. I'm misrepresented as a scary person. I'm not. It's all about my size and my eyebrows." Actor Liev Schreiber has little luck on dates.

"I was a former wrestling champion, so if K-Fed wants something, bring it!" Fighting talk from David Arquette who fancies his chances in a scrap with wannabe wrestler Kevin Federline.


Anna Nicole SMITH has transferred the pain of 2006 to her shoulders by having tattoos of her dead son and new baby girl etched on her back.The busty model/actress showed off her odd new body art during a recent trip back to America from her home in The Bahamas.On her left shoulder, the buxom blonde
Troubled singer George Michael has denied being unfit to drive because he was under the influence of drugs.

His lawyer, Keima Payton, entered the not guilty charge in London's Brent Magistrates Court. The star was not present.

Michael was arrested on September 30, 2006 on the suspicion of being unfit to drive and for possession of cannabis.
DAVID and Victoria Beckham are one step closer to moving to the US after news broke that he will be leaving his Spanish soccer team at the end of the summer (07).Real Madrid Director of Sport PREDRAG MIJATOVIC told Sky Italia the former England captain would not be signing a new contract with the club.He
Rap superstar 50 Cent is launching a range of condoms, with part of the profits going to HIV awareness, and hopes to make sex education more interesting for young people.

Fiddy says authorities need to get "creative" with sex education to make teens sit up and take notice of warning about their sexual health.
De Carlo died of natural causes Monday at the Motion Picture & Television facility in suburban Los Angeles, longtime friend and television producer Kevin Burns said Wednesday.
Former FRASIER star Kelsey Grammer is set to hit the stage in a new New York Philharmonic production of musical MY FAIR LADY.Grammer will portray grammar pedant PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS in four semi-staged performances of the beloved LERNER & LOEWE musical, adapted from GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’s PYGMALION, in March (07).The former TV psychologist will join
"I'm a liar and a cheat and a thief and the ultimate manipulator. ... I tell lies every day, man," the 40-year-old actor says in the February issue of Men's Journal magazine. "And when I say I'm phenomenally manipulative, I am."
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS director Rob Cohen is set to direct the third installment of the popular MUMMY series of movies.BRENDAN FRASER and RACHEL WEISZ have also been in discussions to reprise their roles in MUMMY 3.STEPHEN SOMMERS directed the first two installments, released in 1999 and 2001, which had a combined worldwide gross
New 24 star Adoni Maropis relished playing a freedom fighter in the upcoming sixth season of the tense drama after recalling how his father forgave the terrorists who almost killed him.The HIDALGO star’s father, a native of Crete, was caught up in a terrorist attack at Athens airport in Greece during a trip home when
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Christina Aguilera and BOB DYLAN scored the lion’s share of the votes in the newly-announced Rolling Stone magazine 2006 Reader’s Poll.The DANI CALIFORNIA hitmakers claimed the Best Album (STADIUM ARCADIUM) and Best Band honours, while Aguilera claimed the Best R&B Artist and Best Female Performer gongs.Dylan claimed the Artist of The
Filed under: Hot Vegas Sin City got knocked on its ass last night -- as former "That '70's Show" star Danny Masterson who recently changed his stage name from DJ Donkey Punch to DJ Momjeans, took over the DJ booth at PURE nightclub.While Masterson worked the booth, Carson...
FRIENDS stars COURTENEY COX and Jennifer Aniston are set to team up on TV again in Cox’s hit new drama DIRT.The actress has persuaded pal Aniston to make a guest appearance on her new show, in which Cox plays a ruthless tabloid magazine boss.Now all she has to do is create the right part for
LATEST: A high-profile auction featuring items owned by Whitney Houston actually included many possessions that didn’t even belong to the singer.A New Jersey storage company applied for a court order to sell Houston’s belongings after she failed to pay $150,000 (£76,000) in fees.According to PageSix.com, many of the items being stored were the property of