AP - Ellen Barkin agents have fired back at ex-husband and Revlon cosmetics mogul Ronald Perelman, calling his lawsuit against the actress and her brother "a cynical abuse of the legal system."
AP - Even though her latest film, "Rendition," was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker.
A furious Julia Roberts is one celebrity who's not going to take crap off the paparazzi anymore or tease them to record every coffee break moment of her life, ala Britney Spears. The mother of three was driving her two-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus in Los Angeles on Wednesday, when she decided to confront an overzealous snapper, reports Tmz.com.
Paris Hilton has told People magazine that she wants to spawn as soon as possible so he/she/it can have play dates with her BBF Nicole Richie's child - now that the Simple Life stars are (currently) speaking to each other again.

"Nicole and I have been playing together since we were two years old," she said. "I was just telling her, 'I want a baby so that our babies can play together.'"
As the Spice Girls get ready to kick off their world tour in Vancouver this weekend, one member of their entourage seems to be missing: Geri Halliwell 18-month old daughter Bluebell.

It appears that a case of the chicken pox swept through the posse of Spice Girl offspring, and Halliwell admits that her daughter probably caught the virus from Posh Spice's son.
Renee Zellweger says George Clooney got her hot under the collar while filming new movie ''Leatherheads.'' The "Bee Movie" star admits watching the "handsome" Hollywood hunk take to the sports field for the American Football-themed film made her swoon, and claims 46-year-old George is also her "confidant."...
Britney Spears stripped off in the middle of an adult shop to try on raunchy underwear. The "Toxic" singer visited West Hollywood's X-rated Hustler Store and although staff told her she couldn't try on the lingerie, she lost her temper and whipped off her panties in front of shocked shoppers...
Ocean Thirteen star Ellen Barkin is preparing for a bittler court battle with her former husband Ronald Perelman. The billionaire Revlon cosmetics mogul is sueing the actress and her brother George Barkin, claiming they drained money from a movie production company they formed together and he financed ...
Jennifer Love Hewitt is engaged. The star of the CBS drama ''Ghost Whisperer'' got engaged to her boyfriend, Scottish actor Ross McCall last week...
As filming for her new movie "Two Lovers" continues, Gwyneth Paltrow remains in New York City, away from her hubby, Coldplay singer Chris Martin. However, the rumors about a possible split in their marriage are reportedly false...
Naomi Campbell was shy when the cameras caught her with Formula One race driver, Lewis Hamilton. They were at the Camden Roundhouse gala before leaving for London's Dorchester Hotel. Lewis was also trying to keep a very low profile...
Surfing casanova Kelly Slater has a new love - Kirsten Dunst The extreme sports icon has made a name for himself in 2007 after hooking up with celebrity exes Cameron Diaz and Bar Rafaeli, and now he seems smitten by British rocker Johnny Borrell's former flame...
Brad Pitt has now vowed not to film any more nude scenes because he doesn't want his kids to see them. Hey Brad, my eyes thank you. I don't want to see it either. But I know this news dashes the hopes of many lonely many women fans out there...
Spice Girls star Mel B is already planning children with her new husband Stephen Belafonte. Despite her failed relationships with Jimmy Gulzar and Eddie Murphy - the fathers of her children Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris the singer isn't put off by the thought of having more kids...
Chyler Leigh an actress from Grey's Anatomy, once did a movie playing as the love interest opposite her real flesh and blood brother. She was 15 at that time. The movie was "Kickboxing Academy." The real life siblings acted as a lovey dovey couple. They also shared an intimate, kissing scene...
It must have been a pretty nerve-wracking moment for socialite Paris Hilton when she took boyfriend Alex Vaggo to meet her parents. Especially as the heiress to the Hilton hotel chain, met the Swedish tourist while he was a humble pizza delivery boy in Los Angeles...
Julia Roberts chased a photographer in her car, before scolding him about his ethics. The "Pretty Woman" star - who has three-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and a five-month-old son Henry with husband Daniel Moder - was furious after spotting the paparazzo outside a Los Angeles school and decided to tail them when they drove off...
Transformational robowife Katie Holmes has converted her Posh bob to this bangin' Anna Wintour wiggy 'do! The devil wears lifts in his shoes! The former Catholic wore some Christmas garland around her neck, while her elfin husbore accepted the Bambi award on Thursday...
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started We all know that Lindsay Lohan loves to shop. And now we may know why -- because she's getting paid to do it.MSNBC reports that La Lohan's extensive Thanksgiving weekend spending spree (faithfully chronicled by an entire phalanx of photogs) wasn't...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Paris Hilton Paris Hilton has some intense fans -- but last night, one hopped the express crazy train with her loco reaction to seeing the heiress. TMZ caught Miss P and Sexy Lexy leaving Villa late last night, when a fan went berserk for Hilton -- screaming at...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Celebrity Auctions TMZ caught up with loquacious rapper, The Game who generously offered to autograph a pair of his shoes so we could auction them for charity! The Game personalized shoes and a signed T-shirt are still available for bidding on eBay. All of the...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV Hulk Hogan wants to put a headlock on his own assets -- and doesn't want estranged wife Linda sponging off him. Back off brother!The Hulkster filed a petition yesterday in the couple's divorce battle, reports Florida's Herald-Tribune, in which he...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird When "Beverly Hills 90210" sublebrities attack! I will paint you!A hot, tatted up and Timberlake-ified Brian Austin Green got gun crazy yesterday and shot at a paparazzi vehicle -- unloading a few paint balls onto the side of a Flynet photog's SUV....
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Anna Nicole Smith The Pink Mafia's lipglossed Don, Bobby Trendy, took a break from his fake publicity fights with Daniel DeCriscio to throw a post-mortem Anna Nicole 40th birthday celebration -- where TMZ caught the daffy designer breaking character. He's a trend...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird Megan Fox was spotted in an outfit perfect for an Arctic expedition ... in the San Fernando Valley!The "Transformers" hottie was looking ready for the tundra yesterday in Sherman Oaks, sporting a knit hat, fur-lined hood, snow jacket and Ugg boots --...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Critters Bottoms up! Getting in and out of a car without showing your britney can be quite difficult for some stars. Think you can name which elegant sublebrity was the latest to flash her panty-covered bum? By the way, it only gets better!...
LATEST: Australian singer/actress Delta Goodrem is engaged to former WESTLIFE star BRIAN McFADDEN.The couple confirmed their engagement on Friday (30Nov07), despite reports Goodrem had turned down the proposal because she was "too young" to settle down.Goodrem’s management issued a statement, saying, "The couple were hoping to keep the news private. However, they feel it is
BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE was once so distraught with her flagging music career she turned to drugs - and became schizophrenic.The singer - real name Stacy Ferguson - enjoyed moderate success in her teens with girl group Wild Orchid but fell into a deep depression when the trio disbanded.She says, "I started taking ecstasy.
LATEST: BIONIC WOMAN star MICHELLE RYAN has dismissed reports she is dating Hollywood actor Owen Wilson The Wedding Crashers star was reportedly spotted dining with the 23-year-old British actress in Los Angeles - but a spokesperson for the Ryan insists the pair have never even met. Ryan’s publicist says, "It’s completely untrue. She hasn’t even met
DAME Judi Dench once had a serious wardrobe malfunction which forced her to perform on television in her underwear.The then 23-year-old was completing a quick costume change on the set of her first ever TV role when she forgot to put on a skirt - and had to make do with just a blouse.Dench, now
Actor Christian Bale struggled to prepare for his role in new movie RESCUE DAWN - because he was only allowed to eat one meal a day.The Batman Begins star shed a massive 49 pounds (22.2 kilograms) to play a prisoner of war - and was so hungry he often binged on several meals at once.He
Casey Affleck is shocked the media has dubbed his role in new movie THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES his "debut" - because he has been working in movies for the last decade.The 32-year-old is surprised by the sudden attention the Western drama has brought him, because he has been appearing on the big screen for
Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and KATIE HOLMES has asked celebrity shoe mogul CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN to design a pair of shoes for their daughter SURI. The fashion designer is custom-making a pair of booties for the tot after taking a mould of her feet. A source tells OK! magazine, "She’ll be the youngest client."Movie & Entertainment
LATEST: Actress Ellen Barkin has branded her ex-husband RON PERELMAN’s lawsuit against her "a cynical abuse of the legal system".The Revlon cosmetics boss launched legal action against Barkin and her brother George on Wednesday (28Nov07), claiming they stole money from a production company he financed.But Michelle Benson, Barkin’s spokeswoman, has issued a statement, calling Perelman’s
British singer Simon Le BON met his wife in an unusual way - he picked her out for a one-night-stand.The Duran Duran frontman met model Yasmin in 1984 and planned for their relationship to be a quick fling - but ended up marrying her a year later.He says, "I didn’t think I was going to
British rocker Pete Townshend has no regrets about sacrificing his career with THE WHO to raise a family.The guitarist would have written another studio album with the band if he hadn’t taken time to concentrate on his children, but is convinced he made the right choice. He says, "When someone might rue the fact that
Reuters - John Cusack has signed to star in "The Factory," a psychological thriller slated to go before cameras in January. He will play an obsessed cop who, with his partner, is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo.
AP - Even though her latest film, "Rendition," was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the top of The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the highest-paid actresses.
Elle Macpherson and Bryan Adams are secretly dating, it has been claimed.

The Australian supermodel is believed to have been romancing the Canadian rocker for around a month.
British actress Keira Knightley thinks that popularity has its drawback particularly when she's facing her peers.

The 22-year-old "Love Actually" star considers not going to celebrity parties at all lest she makes a fool out of herself.
Geri Halliwell says watching The Spice Girls children play together is "beautiful".

The 35-year-old singer has revealed her 20-month-old daughter Bluebell goes on "play dates" with two-year-old Cruz, the son of her band mate Victoria Beckham.
Country music icon Willie Nelson risks being locked up by posing on the cover of High Times magazine holding marijuana.

Nelson was fined and given six months probation in September 2006 after being found with large quantity of marijuana. However It doesn't stop him from supporting the drug.
Sir Mick Jagger is eating avocados and goji berries to make himself more fertile.

The Rolling Stones rocker is reportedly so desperate to have a baby with his long-term girlfriend L'Wren Scott he has completely changed his diet.
Tara Reid will host a 'Hookers Ball' in Australia on Sunday.

The "American Pie" actress will also reportedly appear in a wet T-shirtcompetition and may even dress as a prostitute for the raunchy evening atDarwin's Discovery nightclub.
AP - Ronald Goldman's father is taking legal action to stop a file-sharing Web site from posting O.J. Simpson book, "If I Did It," about the slaying of his son and Simpson's ex-wife.
Reuters - John Cusack has signed to star in "The Factory," a psychological thriller slated to go before cameras in January. He will play an obsessed cop who, with his partner, is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo.
Rocker BRYAN ADAMS has sparked rumours he is dating Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson after the pair were spotted kissing outside his London home.The singer was reportedly keen to avoid being seen with the 44-year-old insisting she didn’t attend the launch of his photography exhibition in the capital on Tuesday (27Nov07); inviting her to his private
The Spice Girls reunion tour is under threat after GERI HALLIWELL’s daughter BLUEBELL fell ill with chicken pox - risking the health of the band.Halliwell was so concerned about the virus spreading to the rest of the band - and their children - that she has had the 18-month-old flown back to the U.K.to be
Australian singer/actress Delta Goodrem has dealt former WESTLIFE star BRIAN McFADDEN a harsh blow by refusing to marry him.The Irish pop star proposed to his longtime girlfriend last week (23Nov07), according to the Sydney Daily Telegraph in Australia, but Goodrem told him she was "too young" to settle down.Sources close to Goodrem tell the publication
Marie Osmond has created a series of new dancing dolls as a tribute to the time she spent on TV hit DANCING WITH THE STARS.The singer and doll collector finished in the finals of the reality TV contest earlier this week (begs26Nov07) but came in third place.She’s a big winner in the business dance, however,
LATEST: ER star Goran Visnjic has agreed to pay $1,800 (£900)a-month in child support for the baby girl he doubted was his.The married actor admitted impregnating fellow Croatian Mirela Rupic in 2006 after she sued Visnjic, insisting he was the father of her child.Rupic claimed the actor, who plays Dr. Luka Kovac on ER, accepted
U.S. car buyers seeking a new Corvette should look under the bonnet - because Oscar winner Adrien Brody has turned one new motor into a limited-edition special.The Pianist star, an avid motor enthusiast, signed the inside of a new Corvette engine during a recent visit to a Detroit, Michigan car plant.He reveals, "I have a
The only truly single DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star, Teri Hatcher has signed on to model offbeat wedding attire for a new New York Times Magazine fashion piece.The actress will appear dressed as four very different brides in the upcoming publication.And she’s sure to shock in at least one of the provocative shots - wearing a white
British actor Daniel Craig is convinced the best part of playing JAMES BOND is getting to drive the super-spy’s luxury cars.The 39-year-old loved his role in the last 007 installment - 2006’s Casino Royale - because he will be allowed to drive a brand new Aston Martin before anyone else.He says, "I’m thrilled that I
Mischa Barton wants to ditch acting and become a Hollywood producer - because there are a lack of ‘good’ roles for women.The former O.C. star respects other female actors who have become more involved in behind-the-scenes production and hopes she will be able to follow in their footsteps - like Drew Barrymore, who added producer
The SPICE GIRLS star Victoria Beckham is to bare all as part of an advertising campaign for fashion designer MARC JACOBS.The 33-year-old will follow in the footsteps of stars including Julianne Moore, Dita Von Teese and Naomi Campbell who have stripped for Jacob’s charity t-shirt collection in the past.Beckham was originally signed up to model
DURAN DURAN star Simon Le BON has urged AMY WINEHOUSE to concentrate on improving her diet - because he is worried she will die of malnutrition.The 49-year-old is concerned for the Back To Black singer’s health and fears her drastic weight loss is causing the singer even more stress.He says, "I feel really sorry for
LETHAL WEAPON star DANNY GLOVER and Sean Penn are among the stars who have petitioned U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH in a bid to bring U.S. and Cuban artists closer together.The duo is among the artists, scholars and performers who sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday (27Nov07), asking the President to consider lifting travel
Singer CELINE DION is set to throw a party for the Spice Girls when the band visit her native Canada at the weekend (1-2Dec07).The My Heart Will Go On star is hoping to host a celebration in Vancouver to support the band’s reunion tour which kicks off in the city on Sunday (2Dec07).Dion, 39, reportedly
One of Dotspotter's favorite blogs, Hollywood Rag, confirms that Brit's on-again -off -againboyto, J.R. Rotem, told InTouch Weekly that Spears is indeed pregnant via text message. They even have screenshots of the texts! Read on for details: Although Britney's right hand man disputed the pregnancy reports, Britney's on/off flame J.R Rotem texted tabloid InTouch the juice.   Contrary to the statement J.R. Rotem released on November 28, In Touch has documented proof that on Monday, November 26, the music producer did indeed confirm in these text messages that Britney is pregnant and that he is the father.   When asked about rumors about Britney's pregnancy and whether he is the...

[Read full story on Dotspotter]
I'm not sure how I feel about this haircut on her. Super blogger 7 confessions tells us what she thinks...      Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were at Bambi Awards in Germany so he could pick up an award for his ‘Courage’ risky movie role choices. But what really mattered at the end of the night was Katie Holmes new hairstyle… I know I'm gonna shock a lot of people now but I love it!!!   I think she was absolutely gorgeous and her new hair rocked the red carpet. Oh, Katie is growing on me… who cares about Cruise gives us more Katie and Suri!!!     WANT MORE CELEB BEAUTY AND BODIES? CLICK HERE! 

[Read full story on Dotspotter]
Reuters - John Cusack has signed to star in "The Factory," a psychological thriller slated to go before cameras in January.
Reuters - In "The Savages," which has a limited opening Friday, Laura Linney plays a single woman drawn back into a relationship with her estranged brother, Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman), after their father's (Philip Bosco) health fails.
Reuters - "Showgirls" actress Elizabeth Berkley will host Bravo's new reality competition series "Step It Up and Dance," sources said.
Happy Birthday to 8 Simple Rules actress Kaley Cuoco (1985), The Girl Next Door star Elisha Cuthbert (1982), American Idol winner Clay Aiken (1978), Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez (1971), comedic actor Ben Stiller (1965), British rocker Billy Idol (1955), stage and screen actor Mandy Patinkin (1952), playwright David Mamet (1947),


Christian Slater
Singer Jessica Simpson allegedly regrets splitting from Nick Lachey. Two years after leaving her ex husband, the 27-year-old singer has gone through a number of short-lived relationships with famous men including John Mayer and Orlando Bloom.

The heartache of those failed relationships has led Simpson to miss Lachey, a source has observed. "There are definitely parts of her that regret breaking up with Nick now," Us Weekly quotes the pal.

The singer has spent time "looking through old photo albums that she made when she was with Nick. She said she was being 'girlie' but she was definitely somber."
Kanye West is planning to fulfil his mother’s last wish, and marry his fiancee ALEXIS PHIFER by the end of the year (07).The rapper has decided not to stall his marriage plans in the wake of his mother Donda’s tragic death earlier this month (Nov07) - because he knew she wanted him to settle down.A
AFENI SHAKUR, the mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur is facing legal action from clothing designer ISAIAH ISRAEL after accusations of trademark infringement.Israel claims Shakur used his Marco Bellini clothing line logo, which he created in 1998, to inspire the design for her Makaveli Branded logo, which she launched in 2004.Israel is seeking damages of
Rockers QUEEN will pay a special tribute to former frontman Freddie Mercury by releasing their new single on World Aids Day (01Dec07).Say It’s Not True is the group’s first studio collaboration with new singer Paul Rodgers.It will be available as a free download from Saturday (10Dec07) on the band’s website.Mercury died of AIDS complications in
Former BACKSTREET BOYS star KEVIN RICHARDSON gave his ex-bandmate HOWIE DOROUGH a night to remember as the singer celebrated his bachelor party - he hired a bus to take revellers to Las Vegas Richardson quit the group last year (06) but proved there are no hard feelings when he joined groom-to-be Dorough and A.J. McLean on
Former THE SOPRANOS star Drea de MATTEO is celebrating after becoming a mum.The actress and longtime partner Shooter Jennings welcomed baby Alabama Gypsy Rose into the world on Wednesday (28Nov07).De Matteo was sure she’d be giving birth to a baby girl almost as soon as she fell pregnant.In June (07), she told a U.S. magazine,
CARRIE FISHER’s actress half-sister JOELY is counting her blessings after surviving a horrific car wreck.The 40-year-old was travelling with her daughter at the time and the crash left them both in fits of tears.Fisher says, "It was a head-on collision with someone who ran a light and it was a mess."I had my daughter in
KNOCKED UP director Judd Apatow has topped a new list of the smartest people in Hollywood.The moviemaker beat fellow directors Steven Spielberg and James Cameron to claim the top spot on the new Entertainment Weekly magazine list.The smartest actor on the countdown is Will Smith at five and Meryl Streep is the cleverest woman at
Pregnant Christina Aguilera joined the celebrity Hollywood flashers during a recent night out with husband JORDAN BRATMAN when she struggled into a car and appeared to have forgotten her underwear.The Genie In A Bottle singer was caught with her pants off by photographers last week (19Nov07) after dining at top restaurant Amalfi.Ironically, Aguilera was among
A little-known actress has been caught up in the middle of a messy sex scandal hoax with GEORGE CLOONEY and Tom Cruise An Internet hoaxer pretending to be Tiffany DuPont, 26, claimed she had "offered" herself to Clooney and Cruise - and slept with both, but now the actress has hit back at the cruel lies.DuPont,
Actress Nicole Kidman first learned the facts of life from gruesome hospital videos her biochemist father and nurse mother would bring home.The Moulin Rouge! star and her sister Antonia credit their health and sex knowledge to hours they spent watching surgery films and volunteering at the hospital where their mother worked.Kidman says, "We’d do our
SPICE GIRLS star Melanie Brown has given her beloved Labrador a new lease of life - by taking him to Los Angeles with her.The pop star fell for the dog - who she named Lord - when he was just three months old and took him home to her English country retreat.But years of England’s
Celebrity News: Rachel Bilson Booty is so damn hot! Normally there are two things I like to stare at when I meeta new girl! Her booty and of course her boobs! If she got a pretty face thenshe’s the girl of my dream – but I haven’t met that yet! Same goes withcelebrities! They might have gorgeous bodies but their lack of personalitygives me a very bad taste in my mouth! I have no idea what I’m trying to pointout here! I was planning to make an introduction for Rachel Bilson hot ass, butas always I get to write only stupidities! Remember Rachel Bilson right? I dida post a few weeks ago when she almost showed us her privates! This time she’swearing pants! But don’t worry, I found something to write about her anyway!It’s her ass this time! Damn she looks so fine from behind! I don’t know aboutyou but I’m just gonna stop for a minute or two and just stare at that booty!Hop in… there’s plenty of room for you two!
Celebrity News: Victoria Bekcham finally removed her breasts implants forgood! Well what do you know! Victoria Beckham boobs finally lookmore realistic! Maybe she finally took out her breasts implants or is it thedress? Whatever she’s done to them, I must congratulate her for taking theright decision! She’s finally looking like a woman and not a plastic doll!Wonder if David Beckham had something to do with this! I know football playersgot the most weird fantasies, but I doubt David ever thought of turning hiswife into a sexual android! But then again I’m not taking my chances with himeither! Anyway look at the bright side! She’s much better now! And since we allwrote about how good she’s looking now, maybe she’s taking a few notes and inthe future she will try to avoid making these mistakes ever again! Check herout!
AFP - Hollywood icon Julia Roberts angrily gave chase to a car carrying paparazzi photographers after spotting them filming her near a school, reports said Thursday.
LONDON (AP) - Keira Knightley has come of age. The 22-year-old star, who played a soccer-loving teenager in ''Bend it Like Beckham'' and a swashbuckling gentlewoman in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' movies, enters a world of adult sacrifice and betrayal in ''Atonement.''


Gloria Estefan has called on American Republican presidential candidates to decide where they stand on immigrations. The Cuban-born singer used her guest slot on the TV talk show The View on Thursday to speak out for others like her.


Country music legend Willie Nelson has risked being thrown in jail by appearing on the cover of pro-marijuana magazine High Times, holding the drug.


Surfing hunk Kelly Slater has dismissed rumors of a romance with Kirsten Dunst - because he's not even met the actress.


Actress Ellen Barkin is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit from her tycoon ex-husband Ron Perelman - who claims she stole money from a production company he financed. The Revlon cosmetics boss' suit names Barkin and her brother George as co-defendants.


Britney Spears day-long video shoot turned into an all-nighter on Tuesday because the pop superstar spent the day looking after her kids - and forgot to tell the production team. The Toxic singer was supposed to start work on the promo at Los Angeles' Social club early on Tuesday, but didn't appear until late in the evening.


Desperate Housewives star Kyle MacLauchlan is launching his own wine. The actor has teamed up with a vineyard in Washington state to create a Cabernet called Pursued By Bear.


As Mary J. Blige readies her 8th studio album "Growing Pains" for release on December 18th, she launches Mary J. TV on YouTube. Fans can log on and watch behind the scenes footage as well as Mary's iPod Commercial introducing her second single "Work That."


The victim of Lindsay Lohan 2005 Hollywood car crash has retrieved the actress' bar bill to prove she was under the influence when the accident occurred. Lohan is being sued by Raymundo Ortega for crashing her Mercedes-Benz into his red van in Los Angeles, after allegedly drinking at celebrity hotspot The Ivy.


Actress Julia Roberts lost her temper with a paparazzo recently when she ordered him to stop attempting to take pictures of her young children.


Sean Penn Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte have added their signatures to a campaign to end a ban on exchange between American and Cuban artists. Hundreds of campaigners, also including authors Alice Walker and Cristina Garcia and Buena Vista Social Club musician Ry Cooder, signed a letter sent to President George W. Bush this week.


Wyclef Jean is begging the mother of his former Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill to force the singer into rehab. Jean recently dismissed reports the Fugees are recording a new album, insisting Hill is too "out of control" to work with.


Veteran actress Lauren Bacall is on the hunt for a male escort after playing an aging socialite who hires one in new film The Walker. The movie icon, 83, has always admired women like former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan, who hired handsome 'walkers' just to accompany them to glitzy parties and functions.


Las Vegas police officials fear tragic Quiet Riot rocker Kevin DuBrow died six days before his body was found by a neighbor on Sunday. The police claims have been backed up by DuBrow's pal and former bandmate Kelli Garni, who admits he had been trying to contact the singer for days before his death was announced.


Spice Girl Melanie Brown is convinced her daughter Phoenix Chi will follow in her footsteps, because the eight-year-old has inherited her mother's dancing moves. The singer was thrilled to watch Phoenix dance along while she shot Dancing With The Stars, and she is sure the youngster is destined for the stage herself.


"We're so labeled. If you're too sexual, you're slutty. If you're not sexual enough, you're a prude. I like to put it out there as a topic of conversation. Why does it bother you? What's your problem with it? Am I really hurting you? Let's get to the root of it." Christina Aguilera on the subject of female sexuality.


Emmy Award®-winning actor Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Academy Award®-winning actress Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) star in the two-hour television event motion picture Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day,


Melanie Brown hopes her stint on Dancing With The Stars will help her crack Hollywood. Landing a role in a movie is the Spice Girl's biggest ambition - and she insists she would accept any part thrown her way.


When Johnny Depp 8-year-old daughter Lily-Rose was hospitalized after contracting the deadly E.coli bacterial infection earlier this year, the actor considering retiring from acting. Johnny said: "I wasn't sure if I would be able to come back. My kids and my girl - nothing else matters in life. My kids are very grounded, not monster-like at all. We keep discipline under control."
Britney Spears new driver has quit his job just days after he was hired, Contactmusic reports.

Sources say the newly appointed chauffeur felt unsafe. He endured life-threatening pressures of driving the singer around and survived near misses with the paparazzi.

The soon-to-be 26-year-old singer was ordered to hire a driver by the court after her skills behind the wheel were questioned. The "Gimme More" singer was also banned from driving around her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James.
Oasis front man Liam Gallagher is a technophobe who doesn't know how to use e-mail, according to the 35-year-old singer himself.

Gallagher has a computer but only uses for online shopping. "I don't get e-mail. I wouldn't know how to do anything like that. I can get on eBay and look at things. I buy some clothes on there now and again, so instruments, buts and bobs," he told Spinner.com
Scary Spice Melanie Brown says her daughter is meant to follow her footsteps on stage.

This is what the 32-year-old performer reveals when she saw 8-year-old Phoenix Chi dancing along while she shot the TV competition Dancing With The Stars. Maksim Chmerkovskiv, her dancing partner in the show, has also been teaching her kid dance routines.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video Lance Armstrong does it all!He rides bicycles, runs marathons, beats cancer, dates young starlets and rockstars, bromances a fellow Austinite, and -- as we found out last night -- assists paparazzi with their cameras. He's amazing!We caught up with...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird In case you missed it -- "Office Space" and "Sex and the City" star Ron Livingston was in Larchmont Village today as TMZ's live stream rolled. Can you believe he didn't know what TMZ was?! The nerve!Also out -- Soleil Moon Frye aka Punky Brewster!...
Filed under: Hot Mamas Watch it. RelatedArticles Seal and Heidi -- The Complete Package Victoria's Secret Weapon -- Heidi Klum ...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Wacky and Weird We caught up with rap canine Snoop Dogg at his Midtown hotel, and he just happened to be carrying a box of not-quite-full-size cigars, perhaps from Philadelphia? Perhaps he was taking them to a friend who just had a baby? Who knows why Snoop needed...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears The Commissioner in the Spears/Federleezy custody war has released 70 pages of key documents from the October 26 hearing where Brit first went to court. We're told the docs have all sorts of juicy details. Problem is -- they're all blank.They didn't...
Sean Penn DANNY GLOVER and HARRY BELAFONTE have added their signatures to a campaign to end a ban on exchange between American and Cuban artists.Hundreds of campaigners, also including authors Alice Walker and Cristina Garcia and Buena Vista Social Club musician Ry Cooder, signed a letter sent to U.S President George W. Bush this week
Editors at American magazine In Touch Weekly are standing by their Britney Spears pregnancy story, offering photos of the BlackBerry text correspondence they had with the reported father-to-be.Music producer J.R. Rotem has since denied the reports, but initially confirmed them when In Touch Weekly reporters contacted him for a .In text message photos being offered
LATEST: Las Vegas police officials fear tragic QUIET RIOT rocker KEVIN DuBROW died six days before his body was found by a neighbour on Sunday (25Nov07).The police claims have been backed up by DuBrow’s pal and former bandmate Kelli Garni, who admits he had been trying to contact the singer for days before his death
OZZY and Sharon Osbourne have signed on to host the Brit Awards in London next year (08).The former Black Sabbath singer and his wife/manager have been given the job after event organisers opted not to ask this year’s (07) host, Russell Brand, to return.The announcement of the new hosts marks only the third time the
SPICE GIRLS star MEL B is already planning children with her new husband STEPHEN BELAFONTE.Despite her failed relationships with Jimmy Gulzar and Eddie Murphy - the fathers of her children Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris the singer isn’t put off by the thought of having more kids.Of Belafonte, who she wed in June (07), the
Singer Carnie Wilson is struggling with her weight again after piling on the pounds following the birth of her baby daughter.The Wilson Phillips star underwent gastric bypass surgery in 1999 when she weighed an estimated 300 pounds (136 kilograms) - but insists that wasn’t the end of her weight worries.Wilson admits she’s still fighting to
OASIS rocker Liam Gallagher can’t wait for his kids to grow up, so he can take them on tour with him.The rocker has three kids - Molly, 10, Lennon, eight and Gene, six - and none have had the chance to experience life on the road with the British band.Gallagher tells Spinner.com, "They came out
Buddhist leader the DALAI LAMA has heaped praise on a new Mount Everest documentary, narrated by movie hunk Orlando Bloom The new DVD, Everest: A Climb for Peace, has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the spiritual guru.The film, billed as "a socially relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit," features some of
Actor Patrick Dempsey suffered depression on the set of his new movie ENCHANTED - because he felt desperately out of his depth making a semi-animated movie.The Grey’s Anatomy star struggled acting alongside imaginary creatures, and doubted his acting abilities for the first time in his career.He says, "It was a real challenge. There’s a scene
Alicia Keys remains the queen of the U.S. pop charts after claiming a second week at number one.The R&B star’s No One hit the top last week (ends23Nov07); the record also claims a seventh week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Timbaland’s Apologize jumps up a spot to two on the Billboard Hot 100 and Chris
MADONNA, Angelina Jolie and CHER are among the celebrities designing kites for charity.The high-flyers will auction off their authentic Afghan kites on eBay next month (05Dec07) as part of the launch of Participant Productions, a social action campaign which will coincide with the delayed release of new Afghan movie The Kite Runner.Proceeds from the kite
Nicole Kidman is thrilled to have perfect vision after recently undergoing LASIK surgery to correct her poor sight.Kidman had severely blurry vision before the surgery, and insists the procedure has changed her life.She says, "I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can’t believe I spent so many years blurry… Now