New mama and newlywed Jessica Alba takes a moment for herself in this Hollywood.tv video, as she browses the clothing racks at hot Beverly Hills store Laila. Jessica looks slim in a flowy black dress, after giving birth to her baby daughter Honor only nine weeks ago.

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In this all-new Hollywood.tv video, a dressed-down Paris Hilton arrives at LAX airport after traveling in Europe, sporting a blue cardigan over a white T-shirt, paired with a funky black cap and big white sunglasses. Paparazzi surround the heiress and question her about her John McCain spoof video as she climbs into the back seat of an SUV.

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"The Insider" confirms that comedian Bernie Mac 50, died of complications from pneumonia at a Chicago-area hospital this morning. Mac’s publicist, Danica Smith, asked that his family’s privacy be respected. Mac's case of pneumonia had caused him to be hospitalized recently. The comic actor got his start as a stand-up comedian in Chicago. His semi-autobiographical family-themed sitcom, “The Bernie Mac Show,” about a husband and wife who raise their nieces and nephew, premiered on FOX in 2001 and had a successful five season run. The show garnered Mac two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Mac also appeared on the big screen in such films as ‘Friday,’ the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ series, ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,’ 'Bad Santa,' 'Guess Who' and ‘Mr. 3000.’

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E! Online - Actor-comedian and Peabody Award winner Bernie Mac has passed away.
Reuters - Comedian and actor Bernie Mac who starred in one of U.S. TV's few black sitcoms and appeared in the "Ocean's 11" movies, died in Chicago on Saturday after a bout with pneumonia. He was 50.
CHICAGO (AP) - Bernie Mac the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago's South Side, died Saturday at age 50.


Lisa Marie Presley has distanced herself from an upcoming Marie Claire exclusive, accusing magazine bosses of simplifying a heartfelt interview she gave.


Trent Reznor scrapped Nine Inch Nails' Friday night show in Massachusetts as he continues to recover from a sore throat.


Finding a new muse in Scarlett Johansson was a happy accident for filmmaker Woody Allen because he was planning to make movies with Brit Kate Winslet.


Happy Birthday to "The Da Vinci Code" actress Audrey Tautou (1978), English actress Rhona Mitra (1976), "The Practice" actress Jessica Capshaw (1976), Colombian singer Juanes (1972), "Munich" actor Eric Bana (1968),


AP - Richard Dreyfuss is suing his father and uncle over an $870,000 loan he claims was never repaid. The lawsuit centers around a loan Dreyfuss claims he made to his relatives in 1984, who owned an interest in a downtown Los Angeles office building.
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British actor Alan Rickman refuses to talk about his HARRY POTTER character SEVERUS SNAPE for fear of ruining the magic about Hogwarts’ Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts.The Truly, Madly, Deeply star always attempts to change the subject when journalists ask him to on the Potter film franchise or the mysterious role he
Funnyman Jack Black has vowed to stay sober while working on his movie sets because he’s too "paranoid" to take drugs or alcohol.Black, who plays a drug addict on the set of new war comedy Tropic Thunder, admits he admires his former drug-riddled co-star Robert Downey Jr. for once being able to work under the
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND has become the latest beloved U.S. TV show to get the porn treatment - and there’s a star name stripping off for sex.Darryl Hannah will bare all in the naughty Hustler Video spoof - but it’s not the sexy Splash mermaid; just a porn star who almost shares her name.While Daryl Hannah has
SYLVESTER STALLONE’s ex Angie Everhart is in the middle of a legal mess after calling Los Angeles police to report her boyfriend, claiming he tried to choke her in a row.The model/actress called cops on 31 July (08), alleging actor Chad Stansbury had attacked her at her home.Stansbury had left the scene by the time
Finding a new muse in Scarlett Johansson was a happy accident for filmmaker WOODY ALLEN because he was planning to make movies with Brit KATE WINSLET.The revered director had cast Titanic star Winslet in Match Point, but the actress had to pull out to spend more time with her kids - so Allen turned to
Rocker STING poked fun at his high-living reputation at the THE POLICE’s final show in New York on Thursday (07Aug08) - by getting pampered during the gig.As fans awaited an encore towards the end of the trio’s last show at Madison Square Garden, giant video screens cut to footage of The Rock star having his
France’s new First Lady, pop star Carla Bruni has hit back at critics who have slammed her sexually-charged lyrics.Conservatives claim some of Bruni’s songs about drugs and sex on her latest album Comme Si de Rien N’etait (As If Nothing Had Happened) are inappropriate for the wife of a government official.In one song, the singer
Matthew McConaughey plans to plant the placenta from the 7 July (08) birth of his son LEVI in an orchard.The Sahara star reveals he was inspired to do something useful with the placenta after coming across a fabled tree on his travels in Australia.The actor tells CNN medical show House Call, "That’s fertile ground, so
The theft of IGGY POP’s tour equipment left cult act GRIZZLY BEAR sheltering from a storm in their tourbus - because the punk icon trashed their dressing room after learning his gear was missing.Grizzly Bear arrived in Montreal, Canada in the middle of a thunder storm on Tuesday (05Aug08), the day after Iggy Pop and
LATEST: LIV TYLER’s rocker ex Royston Langdon has missed out on becoming VELVET REVOLVER’s new frontman.The former Spacehog singer was among the frontrunners to replace sacked star Scott Weiland, but bass player Duff McKagan has revealed Langdon is no longer a favourite - and the group is still looking for a new leader.McKagan tells Billboard.com,
Movie star Sean Penn felt sure his onscreen gay lover in new biopic MILK was a big boy - because JAMES FRANCO wore a prosthetic penis for naked scenes.The Spider-Man hunk strapped on a fake phallus for a nude pool scene in the film - about San Francisco’s first gay Mayor Harvey Milk - because
Spotted: Britney Spears filming a promo for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards with 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Russell Brand.   Britney is nominated for Best Female Video for her "Piece of Me" vid, while Russell is set to host the annual awards show, which will air live from Paramount Studios in Hollywood on September 7.

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Just in: this all-new photo of singer and paparazzi favorite John Mayer enjoying some leisure time in Cabo San Lucas.

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E! Online - Nearly seven months after his death, what Heath Ledger did behind closed doors is still a major issue for some people.
E! Online - Richard Dreyfuss might be kissing his invitation to the next family reunion goodbye.
E! Online - Matthew McConaughey is giving new meaning to the term "fruit of one's loins."
AP - Sir Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster — and Gandhi.
AP - Dick Clark is still Mr. New Year's Eve — but he'll be sharing the title with Ryan Seacrest.
Reuters - Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken who has gone onto a singing career, said his "dear friend," music producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth on Friday to a son fathered by Aiken.
AP - Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken is a father. The 29-year-old crooner from Raleigh announced the birth of Parker Foster Aiken on his Web site's blog Friday. "No hyphens. One first name," he wrote. "One middle name. One last name."
AP - Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday. The actor kept the placenta from the July birth of his son and plans to plant it in an orchard, he tells CNN's "House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" in interview scheduled to air in two parts Aug. 9 and Aug 16.
New mom Christina Aguilera has been booked to perform at the launch party for property tycoon Donald Trump's new Trump International Hotel & Tower in Dubai. But the singer won't have to fly out to the Middle East for the show -


Actor Ben Stiller has agreed to screen his new movie Tropic Thunder for disability-advocacy groups, after sparking outrage for his portrayal of a mentally handicapped man in the film.


A New York nightclub worker has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman at rapper Lil' Kim birthday party. Ingrid Rivera, 24, was found beaten to death on the roof of karaoke bar Spotlight Live in Times Square on Wednesday,


Pint-sized movie star Verne Troyer sex tape has been sold to a private collector for $5,000, according to the Austin Powers star's ex.


Legendary actor Paul Newman has reportedly been given only weeks to live after allegedly completing chemotherapy treatment at a New York hospital.


Calista Flockhart is set to relive her adoption joy by becoming a mom again on TV.


Expectant parents Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have reportedly purchased a $16 million California home to make room for their expanding family.


Greetings cards mocking Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson and new parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to hit gift stores despite an impending lawsuit filed against card giants Hallmark by a disgruntled Paris Hilton


Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group The Cab has announced details of their upcoming live schedule. The Las Vegas-based band – whose breakthrough debut album, Whisper War, arrived earlier this year


Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger has sparked new romance reports after she was spotted kissing hip-hop star will.i.am at a Los Angeles club.


Legendary actor Paul Newman has reportedly been given only weeks to live after allegedly completing chemotherapy treatment at a New York hospital.The Oscar-winning actor, 83, was pictured being wheeled out of the Weill Cornell Medical Centre - which specialises in cancer treatment - looking thin and frail last week (31Jul08).Rumours of his declining health and
Author J.K. ROWLING’s new HARRY POTTER tale has helped a new book to become the fastest-selling collection of short stories of all time in the U.K.The writer penned an untitled prequel to her popular Potter series for What’s Your Story?, a collection of 13 tales by authors including Tom Stoppard Doris Lessing, Sebastian Faulks and
Calista Flockhart is set to relive her adoption joy by becoming a mum again on TV.The actress, who adopted a 10-day-old baby boy in 2001, will experience motherhood all over again thanks to an upcoming storyline in TV drama Brothers & Sisters.Flockhart’s character Kitty and her husband, played by Rob Lowe, will be chosen as
Lindsay Lohan thrilled one young cancer sufferer when she phoned in to a radio fundraiser to say hello.Los Angeles presenters Saint John and Keri Steele interrupted their Friday morning (08Aug08) 104.3 MYfm radiothon for the city’s Children’s Hospital to take a call from the actress.Lohan, who is a regular celebrity visitor to the hospital, phoned
MADONNA’s Africa documentary I AM BECAUSE WE ARE is to be turned into a photo book.The pop superstar wrote, produced and narrated the film, about the plight of Malawian people, after recently travelling to the country where she adopted toddler David Banda in 2006.And the project is set to receive an accompanying tome, filled with
Expectant parents BEN AFFLECK and Jennifer Garner have reportedly purchased a $16 million (£8 million) California home to make room for their expanding family.The pair has made plans to settle in their new Los Angeles home where they are preparing for the birth of their second child.According to American magazine Us Weekly, the 3,017.5 square
LISA-MARIE PRESLEY has distanced herself from an upcoming Marie Claire exclusive, accusing magazine bosses of simplifying a heartfelt interview she gave.Presley offered the publication exclusive pregnancy shots, taken by pal Davis Factor, and sat down for a three-hour chat.But she’s far from happy with what the magazine’s editors have done with her candid interview.In a
Trent Reznor scrapped NINE INCH NAILS’ Friday night (08Augo8) show in Massachusetts as he continues to recover from a sore throat.Reznor pulled a show in Minnesota earlier in the week and his representative released a statement on Friday, explaining the rocker was still ill.The statement reads, "We regret to announce that due to illness, the
JAWS star Richard Dreyfuss is suing his father and uncle over an unpaid loan.The actor filed suit in Los Angeles on Friday (08Aug08), claiming his family members owe him a whopping $870,000 (GBP435,000).In the documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Dreyfuss claims his father Norman and Uncle Gilbert asked him to help them save a family business
Oscar winner Philip Seymour HOFFMAN is to make his West End debut as a director by taking charge of a new production written by CATE BLANCHETT’s writer husband ANDREW UPTON.Hoffman will direct Riflemind, which chronicles the trials and tribulations of a rock band reuniting after two decades.The Mummy star John Hannah will star in the
Actress ANGIE HARMON’s reported pregnancy is news to her husband - he insists the couple is not expecting.Former American football star Jason Sehorn insists the rumours are not true.He tells Usmagazine.com, "I don’t know where this all came from - it’s hilarious. It’s like somebody says something and they run like wildfire with this stuff."
Former porn star Jenna Jameson is baring all in a sexy new PETA ad to urge pet owners to get their dogs and cats spayed and neutered.The sexy actress, who is reportedly expecting her first child with boyfriend Tito Ortiz, poses seductively wearing just a white bed sheet to cover her assets.In the ad, she
Injured SHIA LaBOEUF’s robot-fighting TRANSFORMERS pal Josh Duhamel insists the young actor is recovering well from hand surgery.LaBeouf was hospitalised last month (Jul08) after a Hollywood car crash left him with a smashed hand.The accident stalled filming on the Transformers sequel, but co-star Duhamel, who is in constant contact with LaBeouf, insists his pal will