AP - Katie Couric says the move to CBS would have been less appealing if she had known she'd be doing the more traditional "CBS Evening News" broadcast that she anchors now.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Clay Aiken was involved in an airplane disturbance with another passenger Saturday while en route to Tulsa International Airport, a newspaper reported.


ON BOARD THE ACELA EXPRESS (AP) - Al Gore tried to rein in his adrenaline as the train churned between the two North American venues of his Live Earth concerts Saturday.


Rupert Everett hates the gay world's "obsession with youth" - but admits he'll still be partying well into old age. The 48-year-old star doesn't plan to ditch his current lifestyle, and has vowed to stay on the gay scene regardless of his increasing years.


Zac Efron is attracted to plus-sized girls - like his Hairspray co-star Nikki Blonsky. The hunky actor has got a soft spot for larger ladies because he reckons they are more content with themselves than their skinnier counterparts.


Singer Lionel Richie joined a star-studded line up for a music festival in New Orleans on Thursday - branding the experience like a "homecoming." The star last performed at the Essence Music Festival in 2005, just before Hurricane Katrina hit the city on August 29, devastating the area.


British singer Amy Winehouse reportedly stormed out of a restaurant after ordering huge amounts of alcohol and ignoring her friends' attempts to encourage her to seek medical help.


Professional wrestlers Lance Storm and Charles “Konnan” Ashenoff have blasted the industry's 'drug scene' in the wake of fellow sportsman Chris Benoit’s death.


Filed under: Celebrity Feuds Good Charlotte rocker/Nicole Richie baby daddy Joel Madden and "The Hills" bad boy Spencer Pratt got into a physical altercation Saturday afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Attention-whore Pratt told In Touch Weekly of the fight, claiming that it...
Filed under: Paris Hilton L.A. area clubs rejoice -- your paparazzi princess has come home! After an interminable jail sentence and an additional week and a half of laying low, Paris Hilton returned to one of her homes away from home -- Hollywood club Les Deux.Paris was...
Filed under: Nicole Richie Nicole Richie's daddy Lionel Richie spoke out about his daughter's recent legal troubles. Nicole's DUI trial is set for July 11. She was arrested in December to driving under the influence and pleaded not guilty. Richie told FOXNews.com that, "she...
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Eva Longoria "Desperate Housewives" diva Eva Longoria liked getting married to Tony Parker so much she did it twice! After a quiet civil ceremony friends and family gathered yesterday with the couple as they said their "I Dos" again-this time at the historic...
British acting couple BILLIE PIPER and Laurence Fox will marry later this month (Jul07) according to reports.The pair, who have been dating for just six months, are planning a small ceremony among close friends and family in England’s Cotswolds.A family source tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "It’s a small affair. They don’t want a
Hollywood star Thandie Newton has urged the world to go green, because it makes people more attractive.The actress launched into an impromptu speech at the London leg of Live Earth after stepping on stage to introduce Al Gore via a video-link from Washington, and a delay left her with minutes to fill.She said, "I’m onstage
Pop superstar MADONNA closed the London leg of LIVE EARTH on Saturday with a bizarre remix of her hit La Isla Bonita - performed with New York gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello.The Material Girl started her set debuting new track Hey You, before singing Ray Of Light and then Isla Bonita, which she sang partly
HARRY POTTER star Daniel Radcliffe fears his character may have been killed off in the final book in the fantasy series.Author J.K. Rowling recently completed the seventh and last installment of the boy wizard adventures, which is set to be released later this month (Jul07).Radcliffe hasn’t been told the outcome of Harry Potter And The
A South African model has confessed to an affair with PETE DOHERTY that ended his relationship with supermodel Kate Moss Doherty was photographed with a mystery brunette last weekend (30Jun-1Jul07) and then revealed in court on Tuesday (3Jul07) he had moved out of Moss’ London home.It has since been revealed he has been living with a
Comedian Chris Rock has brushed aside the controversy surrounding his foul-mouthed appearance at Live Earth London on Saturday (07Jul07).BBC television bosses took the U.S. star off the air just 10 seconds after he stepped onstage at Wembley Stadium to introduce the Red Hot Chili Peppers, because he swore at the crowd.Local TV host Jonathan Ross
MADONNA has vowed to commit to an eco-friendly regime - after facing criticism over her "unethical" business interests.The Hung Up star was rebuked for her ‘environmentally unaware’ investments in oil companies and the "10th all-time most toxic company", aluminium producer Alcoa.But Madonna insists, following her involvement with Saturday’s (07Jul07) Live Earth event, she has been
Pop star Avril Lavigne has hit out at claims her song Girlfriend copies a 1970s track by the band the RUBINOOS.Tommy Dunbar claims the Canadian singer’s Girlfriend hit borrows heavily from the 1978 song, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, which he wrote with then-Rubinoos’ road manager James Gangwer.They have filed a copyright lawsuit against the
Sienna Miller has hit out at claims she is dating rap superstar SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS - but confessed she does have a new love.The actress is close friends with the hip hopper and the pair have been seen socialising together recently.Miller insists they are just good friends - and refuses to reveal the true identity
LATEST: DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star Eva Longoria tied the knot on Saturday (07Jul07) for the second time in Paris, France.The couple wed at a town hall in the city on Friday (06Jul07), as couples who marry in the country must take their civic vows first, even if an additional church wedding is planned.Following up their civil
AFP - David Beckham briefly stole the show from Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix on Sunday days before he heads out to Los Angeles to join his new club.
Transformers actress Megan Fox insists Hollywood is so awash with drugs, she is one of only five people she knows who doesn't indulge in illegal substances. Fox admits to trying various drugs, but she didn't like her experiences under the influence.


Entertainment highlights during the week of July 8-14:

1939: Frank Sinatra made his first record, singing ''From the Bottom of My Heart'' and ''Melancholy Mood'' with the Harry James Orchestra.


Former vice president Al Gore and actor Tommy Lee Jones tried to seduce women by playing country music - but didn't have much luck in the romantic stakes. The pair shared a room at Harvard University in Massachusetts as students, and found a novel way of trying to compete for girls.


Just when TV viewers may have had their fill of summer escapist fare, ABC brings to the air a series of four original films as current as today's headlines, but with all the wonder and imagination of the best sci-fi literature, with the Aug. 4 debut of "Masters of Science Fiction."


Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started Much maligned rapper diva Foxy Brown hasn't been seen or heard from in more than a week, according to her friends and family. Page Six reports that Brown's lawyer, State Sen. Jack Sampson, along with her family and friends, are all concerned. Brown,...
A dog in the UK is having withdrawal symptoms following the smoking ban.Sarah and John Taylor from Devon, claim their pet collie Archie loves inhaling cigarette smoke in pubs and become irritable since smoking was banned in public places.Sarah revealed: "He couldn’t get enough of looking at people smoking and if one stubbed out, he
Spoof rockers SPINAL TAP have reunited for a spectacular performance at the London leg of LIVE EARTH.The band created for 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap - David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) - were introduced onstage by their manager Marti DiBergi, played by the film’s director
AMERICAN IDOL runner-up Clay Aiken has reportedly been involved in an air-rage bust-up on a flight from Los Angeles to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday (7Jul07).Aiken rowed with a woman after his foot was resting on her armrest and she gave him a "minor shove" according to reports.When the plane landed, passengers were held at Tulsa
THE OSBOURNES refuse to recycle, claiming the process causes more harm than good for the environment Jack Osbourne boasted of his environmental credentials while a guest at the London leg of Live Earth on Saturday (7Jul07).He said, "We don’t recycle. I did some research into it and found out it’s not actually beneficial." He backed up
A LIVE EARTH concert took place in the US capital Washington DC after organiser Al Gore beat off a challenge to ban it.Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Native Roots all performed at the hastily arranged event at The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.Gore intended to host a concert on the National Mall -
Rocker John Mayer has hit back at critics of Saturday’s (07Jul07) Live Earth extravaganza, labelling those that dismiss the climate change awareness-raising event "counter-productive".Mayer, who played at the New Jersey leg of Live Earth, is pleased the global series of gigs is highlighting the problems caused by global warming.Speaking before taking the stage, Mayer said,
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Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Pamela Anderson Our crack TMZ researchologists found that when it comes to celebrity sex scandals, all roads lead to Pamela Anderson Here's the gallery of proof!...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo The hot action this week was on the cool sands of Malibu, where paparazzi practically outnumbered guests at parties thrown by Lindsay and Paris. Weekend beachgoers snapped by paps included Hilary Duff Brody Jenner ... and wacky Matthew McConaughey....
AP - Clay Aiken was involved in an airplane disturbance with another passenger Saturday while en route to Tulsa International Airport, a newspaper reported.
Live Earth organiser Al Gore appeared onstage at the Tokyo, Japan leg of the charity extravaganza - as a hologram.The former U.S. vice-president wowed Japanese fans by making a live holographic video appearance from Washington, D.C. on Saturday (07Jul07).He told the crowd and a TV audience of millions, "Global warming is the greatest challenge facing
British singer Sarah Brightman joined a line-up of mainly regional acts at the smaller-scale Live Earth Shanghai on Saturday (07Jul07).The 46-year-old was the best known attraction on an international level at the three hour Chinese concert, which was televised but had a live audience of just 3,000.The crowd sat on bleachers in front of the
Liv Tyler insists the reason she's so level-headed is because her parents, rocker Steven Tyler and model Bebe Buell, were so wild. The star grew up thinking her surrogate father, musician Todd Rundgren, was her biological dad, until she discovered, aged nine, that that honor fell to Aerosmith wildman Tyler.


Megan Fox claimed she doesn’t have many women friends because since working with Lindsay Lohan as a teenager, she doesn’t trust women. The two broads starred together in the 2004 movie “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” and didn’t exactly forge a friendship. Fox tells Maxim, “I go to the set thinking I’m not going to have any female friends, because that’s the reality of the business. From what I’ve experienced, women aren’t good friends to one another. When guys want to hang out with you because your personality is badass, women immediately hate you. “I didn’t get along with Lindsay Lohan on ‘Confessions Of...

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The New Paris has begun taking singing lessons to go with the acting lessons. This is how she intends showing she's not a frivolous person? Because singers and actors are so serious all the time. I have come to a conclusion about Paris - that it wasn't the jail-time that really burned her, it was right before when Sarah Silverman excoriated her on television and everyone laughed. It showed Paris to her face that people think she's a joke - and even Paris is capable of feeling humiliated by that. So now she's trying to put it right by taking singing and acting seriously - or at least pretending to. Who knows if Paris is truly in earnest in either of these endeavors, or if she...

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This week's musts are all about those special people in our lives – the ones who don't really exist.  Spend some quality time with your favorite television, book, and movie characters this week. Must Visit Hogwarts: Get your Harry Potter fix before J.K. Rowling lasted tome hits the shelves and catch "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in theaters July 11th. Must Get A Squishee: Celebrate the Simpsons by hitting up a Kwik-E-Mart near you.  Twelve different 7-11 locations nationwide have been turned into Apu's famed mini-mart and feature loads of Simpsons-related gags, including: Krusty-O's cereal, Buzz Cola, and pink frosted donuts. Must...

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With a blockbuster movie in theaters right now, "Transformers" star Josh Duhamel is looking hotter and hotter these days.  The model-turned-actor has paid his Hollywood dues and it seems like his star is finally rising. After years of working as a model and soap star, the Emmy-winning actor finally hit it big time with a primetime role in "Las Vegas" in 2003.  Josh, who also starred as the title character in "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton", is no stranger to being an object of lust.  He was the quarterback of his university's football team, causing plenty of coeds to swoon back in the day. These days, Josh is joined at the lip with Black Eyed Peas...

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AP - Al Gore tried to rein in his adrenaline as the train churned between the two North American venues of his Live Earth concerts Saturday.
Dustin Hoffman is to direct his first movie, 30 years after his last attempt at filmmaking led to him firing himself. Hoffman was the original director of the 1978 film Straight Time, in which he also starred, but became so disenfranchised with simultaneously acting and directing, he handed over the movie's reins to Ulu Grosbard.


Jack Black had no hesitation in accepting an offer to lend his voice to upcoming animated movie Kung Fu Panda, because he enjoys the easy life of a voiceover artist.


The sun smiled on Tony Parker and Eva Longoria wedding day, breaking through after days of gray Paris skies. Their VIP guests, though, were concealed by big black umbrellas.
Filed under: Star Catcher, Kimberly Stewart Kimberly Stewart headed out to Cross Creek in Malibu where she shopped 'til friend and former Lindsay Lohan love Calum Best swung by to pick her up. Kim and Best are just buddies -- she's hanging with Tommy Lee and Best is busy perfecting his...
Ever wonder what's going on in John Mayer big ol' head? As a part of the Live Earth "concert series for a climate in crisis," Mayer's been blogging his thoughts on climate change. Climb right into Mayer's large cranium!Here's what Mayer wrote about...