For the fifth year, Montgomery Gentry will host the Academy of Country Music Charity Motorcycle Ride to be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 in Las Vegas Nevada.


Teenager Miley Cyrus has served up some wise words to her troubled peers - family and faith are more important than partying. In an expose as part of Barbara Walters' annual Oscars night celebrity special, the 15-year-old singer/actress insists she has her life worked out, so she can avoid the pitfalls of stars like fellow former Disney divas Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan


Dance star Moby left legions of "nerds" fuming when he began dating actress Natalie Portman The hitmaker, real name Richard Melville Hall, insists there are benefits to being a celebrity nerd - until you start dating geek royalty.


German supermodel Heidi Klum regrets inviting troubled Britney Spears to live with her - it was all she could think of to say when she was grilled about the pop star on TV.


Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Beauty, Natural Disasters Fake blood couldn't hide the horror that is Mickey Rourke surgically re-assembled face. Is that the same guy from "9 1/2 Weeks"?!The entire gory scene occurred Thursday on the New Jersey set of Rourke's latest film. Parental guidance...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Kids Remember the days when Russell Crowe had sex appeal? Now he's got more of a low-key "Sesame Street" appeal.The former bad boy was out with his wife and two sons, and it looked like Russell was the one who gained all the baby weight, not his...
Filed under: TV Star Jones attended an event at Boulevard 3 last night, and was personable until asked about her show being canceled.What, are her lips stapled together now?See Also Star Chews the Fat on Gastric Bypass Star Jones: Dude, Where's My Car?...
Filed under: Movies, Wacky and Weird A few months back, a TMZ photog left Ken Davitian hanging mid-sentence to go talk to George Clooney -- and Davitian remembers it well. Ken was leaving Opera last night when he asked our man, "If Clooney walks by, you gonna run?"He'd better!See...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird Wearing a modified "Golden Girl" chestnut brown wig, lady killer Phil Spector 68, perkily appeared at a red carpet event in Beverly Hills this week with his living 27-year-old blonde wife, Rachelle -- who happens to look shockingly like the late...
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird One of Andy's friends was annoyingly persistent in blocking cameras for his buddy -- and Andy returned the favor by slamming the car door in his face.What a Dick move!See Also Andy Dick -- Drama Queen...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird Supermodel relic Lauren Hutton 64, was snapped by paps as she left Mr. Chow in the rain last night -- and the gap-toothed beauty was not havin' it AT ALL.After she finally got into her car -- she had a pointed salute for photographers.See Also ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Critters Aaron Carter doggies were collateral damage when the cops busted him for allegedly driving with a bunch of marijuana.Carter was popped in Texas yesterday on charges of possession of at least two ounces of pot. But he had two pit bulls with him at...
Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?! In the '80s, Huey Lewis had a string of pop hits like "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and "The Power of Love" with his band, Huey Lewis & the News. Guess what he looks like now!...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan has settled a lawsuit filed by a busboy who claimed she was drunk when she hit him with her car in October of 2005.Raymundo Ortega filed the suit last June, even though the cops said he was to blame for the wreck on Robertson Blvd....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Will Smith does not -- repeat, does not -- think Hitler was anything but a despicable murderer, and today a London court awarded him damages because a news service falsely alleged that he had called Hitler "a good person."Smith won a public apology...
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird TMZ caught that sexy connoisseur of Lucite heels, Shauna Sand at the strangest of places last night -- a plastic surgeon's office! Wait, that's not weird at all!The classy mother of three -- wearing clothing more appropriate for a strip club than a...
Filed under: Britney Spears TMZ has learned Britney Spears has won her visitation rights back -- with strings attached. We're told lawyers for both sides have hashed out a deal in which Britney will get visitation in a therapeutic setting. Commish Scott Gordon has signed off on...
Filed under: Britney Spears TMZ has learned the conditions of Britney's visits with her kids. We broke the story that lawyers for both sides have agreed to visitation in a therapeutic setting. Now we've learned the specifics. The kids can visit with momma, provided Jamie Spears...
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started Nothing eases the pain of delivering twins like a $6 million payday ... and maybe a Scientolopal? According to various sources, including the New York Post, super-Scienntologist pal Leah Remini has been with Jenny from the block after she gave birth...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Wacky and Weird Minnie Driver is one of celebdom's least divariffic citizens; she's affable, funny, charming, blah, blah, blah. But she isn't above a little muscle-flexing ... to get the cupcakes she wants.We caught up with Minnie outside of NYC's Magnolia Bakery --...
Filed under: Fly Me In town to present at the Oscars, Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey's ex-girlfriend, Penelope Cruz arrived at LAX on Thursday. The Scientology escapee's current Oscar-nominated boyfriend, fellow Spanish hottie Javier Bardem, was nowhere in sight....
LATEST: Troubled star Britney Spears will soon be reunited with her children despite the singer failing to have her visitation rights reinstated earlier this week (ends24Feb08).The Toxic hitmaker was stripped of her visitation rights to sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, last month (Jan08) after a breakdown at her Beverly Hills, California home
British singer Kate Nash fears her secret diary will be stolen - because the contents make her sound like "a weirdo".The Foundations star, who won best British female artist at Wednesday’s (20Feb08) Brit Awards ceremony, records her private thoughts as well as new songs in her personal diary - which she takes everywhere with her.But
UGLY BETTY star VANESSA WILLIAMS has opened up about her love for Botox injections, admitting she couldn’t live without the age-defying touch-ups.In a revealing chat with U.S. TV presenter Barbara Walters which will air in America on Oscar night (24Feb08), Williams, 44, opens up about her "love" for Botox.She says, "I certainly do Botox, which
Kind-hearted actress Catherine Zeta-Jones made a surprise trip to her native homeland Wales - to celebrate her grandmother’s 91st birthday.The Mask Of Zorro star flew on a private jet from her luxurious house in Bermuda to Zeta-Jones’ modest home in Ravenhill, Swansea.The Oscar-winning actress took her stage name - Zeta - from her grandmother, who
SIR ELTON JOHN’S partner DAVID FURNISH is set to re-release ELTON JOHN: TANTRUMS AND TIARAS - because he is desperate to air the as-yet-unseen footage.The Canadian moviemaker took around 140 hours of film for the 1996 documentary on the British singer, and is keen to show the public more behind-the-scenes shots of John’s life.He says,
Former glamour model Heather Mills is set to be crowned one of the world’s sexiest women in a new poll.Mills has shocked bosses at British magazine FHM by racking up more than 1,000 votes a day in their online poll to name the world’s 100 most attractive females.The magazine claims the 40-year-old’s popularity has been
Actress/singer Jessica Simpson was left red-faced after struggling to find enough money to pay a parking valet in Hollywood.The star was dining with friends, including celebrity hair stylist Ken Paves, in posh eaterie Katsuya on Thursday (21Feb08) when she was caught short of cash.After getting into a waiting car, a grinning Simpson searched in her
PARIS (AP) - France's film industry gave its coveted Cesar award for best actress to Oscar hopeful Marion Cotillard on Friday for her portrayal of French songstress Edith Piaf.


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Thank you to Popcrunch for sharing this story with us!    Barbara Walters will present her 2008 Oscar Special, “The Barbara Walters Special,” at 7 pm on Sunday night.  Among other stars she talks with is Miley Cyrus.   After you watch the video above, click here to see Miley's interview.   Do you believe that she'll avoid drinking, drugs and whoring it up like certain other Disney ingenues before her?   Rumor has it that her parents have her on lockdown since her naughty Myspace pictures hit the internet.  What you think the future holds for Hannah Montana?   CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE LATEST MILEY CYRUS/HANNAH MONTANA NEWS!

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Hollywood Backwash might be surprised at these unearthed photos, but we're not!  What's good for the goose is good for the gander - so if Vanessa can have naughty pictures on the internet, is seems that so can Zac.  This isn't going to help dispel the already-rampant rumors about Zac's sexual orientation, though.....    This one made us say WOW! Disney can’t seem to keep a leash on their young stars these days. We’re starting to wonder if they encourage them to leak pictures like this for the hype.   This time it’s High School Musical’s resident cutie Zac Efron in the spotlight. Zac’s sexuality has been questioned a bit in the past and...

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Can you believe they're already here?  The Oscars are Sunday, and Dotspotter is all atwitter.  There are some fantastic movies nominated, but you know we're all about the red carpet dresses... and the parties!  We all know Madonna is having a huge Oscars bash, but user LaLate tells us about the best parties to crash this weekend.  Let us know if you get in, will you?  And take lots of pictures!   Friday:  1. CAA’s Bryan Lourd hosts a well-attended party at his home 2. Endeavor at a (small) West Hollywood restaurant, probably Melrose La Cienega neighborhood. 3. Women in Film at Peter Guber’s house for female Oscar nominees.   Saturday Daytime:...

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AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Federline on Friday agreed to give ex-wife Britney Spears visitation rights with their two young sons, nearly two months after the troubled pop star last saw them, his representatives said.
AP - LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Will Smith say a British media group has apologized for a story that falsely claimed the U.S. actor said Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was a good person.
Happy Birthday to "War of the Worlds" star Dakota Fanning (1994), British singer/keyboardist Howard Jones (1955), "Home Improvement" mom Patricia Richardson (1951), musician Johnny Winter (1944), prolific actor Peter Fonda (1939), "Star Trek: TNG" actress Majel Barrett (1932), silver screen director Victor Fleming (1883; d. 1949), and "Messiah" composer George Frideric Handel (1685; d. 1759).


Well, he didn't dump her after she apparently caused caused him to whiff not one but two football games this season - must be true love!  Rumors are flying around the internet that Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are about to get engaged. Will he make her happier than Nick Lachey?  Read on and find out from Gossip Boulevard:   Jessica Simpson is close to getting engaged to her boyfriend Tony Romo, reports Us Weekly.Michael Starr, a close friend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Romo, said: “I think they’re going to get married.” Romo’s former girlfriend, actress Sophia Bush, said: “I think they could go the distance. They’re perfect for each...

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E! Online - Kevin Federline is ready to let Britney Spears back into the picture.  
AFP - Britney Spears will soon be allowed to visit her children after lawyers for the troubled singer thrashed out an agreement with her ex-husband's legal team, it was reported on Friday.
Reuters - An attorney who claims to represent troubled pop star Britney Spears has said her federal rights are being violated and her conservator and father, Jamie Spears, is preventing her from talking to friends, court papers showed on Friday.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Federline agreed to give ex-wife Britney Spears visitation rights with their two young sons, nearly two months after the pop singer last saw them, his lawyer said Friday.
AP - A busboy looking to clean up has settled a lawsuit against Lindsay Lohan over a 2005 car crash.
Filed under: Britney Spears TMZ has learned the conditions of Britney's visits with her kids. We broke the story that lawyers for both sides have agreed to visitation in a therapeutic setting. Now we've learned the specifics. The kids can visit with momma, provided Jamie Spears...
LATEST: The legal battle between Lindsay Lohan and the motorist who claimed she ploughed into him after dining at Los Angeles restaurant The Ivy has been settled.Raymundo Ortega launched a suit against the actress last summer (Jun08), claiming Lohan had been drinking at the trendy restaurant minutes before she collided with him on Robertson Boulevard
Snoop Dogg is in trouble with the law again after cops caught him in possession of marijuana in New York.The rapper was cited for marijuana possession on Wednesday night (20Feb08), but not arrested.Police reportedly caught Snoop with the drug outside a Manhattan, New York nightclub.The rap star’s lawyer Donald Etra says, "We are contesting the
Pamela Anderson has relaunched her website with a tribute to actress-turned-animal activist BRIGITTE BARDOT.After killing her previous website last month (Jan08), the former Baywatch babe has launched PamelaChannel.com, where she’ll post regular journals about her colourful life.And in the first message, posted on Friday (22Feb08), Anderson coos about meeting Bardot during a recent trip to
CHARLIE SHEEN’s fiancee BROOKE MUELLER has blasted the judge who allowed Denise Richards to include her future stepdaughters in a new TV show.Sheen took his ex to court over her reality TV plans, insisting the former Bond girl shouldn’t be allowed to "exploit" his children in public.But a Los Angeles judge ignored his protests and
AP - Kevin Federline has agreed to give ex-wife Britney Spears visitation rights with their two young sons, his lawyer said Friday.
Kiss star Gene Simmons is poised to shock the literary world with his latest book - a frank history of prostitution. The tome - entitled "Ladies Of The Night" - will offer readers a historical insight into the world's oldest profession, plus Simmons' take on the trade from a very personal perspective.


On last night’s Supernatural it was the battle of the demons as Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) faced the demon of all demons - the demon that is overtaking the power of the underworld and is on a mission to get Sam. The demon, Lilith, is just a teeny tiny little girl, who with just the blink of her white eyes was able to destroy the entire police station and everyone in it.


TV stuntman Johnny Knoxville is recovering from surgery after having his genitals stitched up. The Jackass star was attempting to replicate late daredevil Evel Knievel's famous motorcycle backflip in Oklahoma at the weekend when he landed awkwardly.


Oscar nominee Ellen Page isn't content with a critically-acclaimed acting career - she also wants to become a psychologist and help people for free. The actress celebrates her 21st birthday on Thursday, three days before she finds out if she's picked up the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Juno.


The Band drummer Levon Helm and Uncle Earl took home the top honors at the third annual Folk Alliance awards on Wednesday night. Helm was named Traditional Artist Of The Year at the Memphis, Tennessee event, while Uncle Earl's Waterloo, Tennessee collected Album Of The Year.


Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash was unable to enjoy a recent lunar eclipse - because he was left terrified by the celestial event. The entrepreneur - who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with rapper Jay-Z - was spotted escaping a private dinner to catch a glimpse of Wednesday night's lunar eclipse.


Oscar winner Hilary Swank was honored for her cancer charity work in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Million Dollar Baby star was presented with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's 2008 Courage Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of the EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund.


Lenny Kravitz music career almost floundered before it had begun, because record labels refused to accept a black man could rock. The "Are You Gonna Go My Way" singer is proud he stood firm and refused to let music bosses push him into R&B.


George Clooney has been depicted in a new portrait made entirely of jellybeans. The creation, by the Jelly Bell Gourmet Jelly Beans company, will go on display at the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills, California for Sunday's Oscars ceremony and will be donated to a charity of the actor's choice after the event.


British actress Saffron Burrows was so frightened by violent turbulence on a plane circling New York recently, she held a stranger's hand for nearly an hour. The Deep Blue Sea star was flying from Los Angeles to Manhattan for an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman when bad weather struck.


Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Beauty, Natural Disasters Fake blood couldn't hide the horror that is Mickey Rourke surgically re-assembled face. Is that the same guy from "9 1/2 Weeks"?!The entire gory scene occurred Thursday on the New Jersey set of Rourke's latest film. Parental guidance...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Kids Remember the days when Russell Crowe had sex appeal? Now he's got more of a low-key "Sesame Street" appeal.The former bad boy was out with his wife and two sons, and it looked like Russell was the one who gained all the baby weight, not his...
Filed under: TV Star Jones attended an event at Boulevard 3 last night, and was personable until asked about her show being canceled.What, are her lips stapled together now?See Also Star Chews the Fat on Gastric Bypass Star Jones: Dude, Where's My Car?...
Filed under: Movies, Wacky and Weird A few months back, a TMZ photog left Ken Davitian hanging mid-sentence to go talk to George Clooney -- and Davitian remembers it well. Ken was leaving Opera last night when he asked our man, "If Clooney walks by, you gonna run?"He'd better!See...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Photo, Wacky and Weird Wearing a modified "Golden Girl" chestnut brown wig, lady killer Phil Spector 68, perkily appeared at a red carpet event in Beverly Hills this week with his living 27-year-old blonde wife, Rachelle -- who happens to look shockingly like the late...
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky and Weird One of Andy's friends was annoyingly persistent in blocking cameras for his buddy -- and Andy returned the favor by slamming the car door in his face.What a Dick move!See Also Andy Dick -- Drama Queen...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird Supermodel relic Lauren Hutton 64, was snapped by paps as she left Mr. Chow in the rain last night -- and the gap-toothed beauty was not havin' it AT ALL.After she finally got into her car -- she had a pointed salute for photographers.See Also ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Critters Aaron Carter doggies were collateral damage when the cops busted him for allegedly driving with a bunch of marijuana.Carter was popped in Texas yesterday on charges of possession of at least two ounces of pot. But he had two pit bulls with him at...
Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?! In the '80s, Huey Lewis had a string of pop hits like "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and "The Power of Love" with his band, Huey Lewis & the News. Guess what he looks like now!...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan has settled a lawsuit filed by a busboy who claimed she was drunk when she hit him with her car in October of 2005.Raymundo Ortega filed the suit last June, even though the cops said he was to blame for the wreck on Robertson Blvd....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Will Smith does not -- repeat, does not -- think Hitler was anything but a despicable murderer, and today a London court awarded him damages because a news service falsely alleged that he had called Hitler "a good person."Smith won a public apology...
Filed under: Britney Spears TMZ has learned Britney Spears has won her visitation rights back -- with strings attached. We're told lawyers for both sides have hashed out a deal in which Britney will get visitation in a therapeutic setting. Commish Scott Gordon has signed off on...
Actor Ryan Gosling became emotionally attached to a silicone sex doll on the set of his latest film LARS AND THE REAL GIRL.The Notebook star plays socially dysfunctional Lars Lindstrom, who falls for a sex doll he buys off of the Internet, and the actor insists he can relate to his character.The 27-year-old claims he
THE MATRIX villain Hugo Weaving is to join BENICIO DEL TORO and SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS in the star-studded new remake of THE WOLFMAN.The Australian actor will play Detective Aberline in the movie, which will begin shooting in London next month (Mar08).Emily Blunt has also joined the cast. Del Toro will play the hirsute title character
Veteran actress Ruby Dee was stunned when she received an Oscar nomination because she grew up believing African-Americans would never be considered for such awards.The 83-year-old was shocked last month (22Jan08) when she was named a Best Supporting Actress nominee for her role in American Gangster, having spent her younger years in an industry that
British actor Andy Serkis has lambasted former U.K. prime minister TONY BLAIR and U.S. president GEORGE W. BUSH over the war in Iraq - insisting they span a web of "lies" to citizens of both countries.The King Kong star has hit out at the politicians for not listening to the public, who fiercely opposed the
Supermodel Kate Moss has donated a damaged Christian Dior dress to a charity auction aimed at raising funds for cancer research.The catwalk beauty has handed her once-prized evening gown to her pal James Brown - who has organised the auction for Cancer Research U.K.The item comes with a backside-exposing tear, as captured on paparazzi cameras
German supermodel HEIDI KLUM regrets inviting troubled Britney Spears to live with her - it was all she could think of to say when she was grilled about the pop star on TV.The catwalk stunner was appearing on a German chat show last week (ends15Feb08) when she was asked about Spears, but the interviewer refused
BLACK EYED PEAS star will.i.am is working on another pro-BARACK OBAMA track, called WE ARE THE ONES.The hip-hop star recruited celebrity friends like Herbie Hancock and Scarlett Johansson to appear on his last pro-Obama campaign song/online video, Yes We Can - and he plans to do the same with his latest effort Jessica Alba is among
Actress Marion Cotillard kickstarted her Oscars weekend in style - by claiming France’s top acting prize.The Oscar nominee claimed a Best Actress Cesar for her acclaimed portrayal of tragic singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose on Friday night (22Feb08).The honour further cements Cotillard as a red-hot favourite for Oscar gold on Sunday (24Feb08)
EDDIE VAN HALEN’s ex-wife VALERIE BERTINELLI once romanced movie mogul Steven Spielberg In an upcoming interview with U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey, the beloved TV star-turned-weightloss spokeswoman opens up about dating the director.Bertinelli reveals Spielberg asked her out after she auditioned for his blockbuster Raiders of The Lost Ark.She says, "I was so wrong for
Oscar nominee Ellen Page celebrated her 21st birthday on Thursday (21Feb08) by taping an appearance on one of her U.S. favourite TV shows, ELLEN.The thrilled Juno star was toasted by host Ellen DeGeneres after the comedienne presented her with a glass of champagne.DeGeneres said, "It’s legal for you to drink here now." The Canadian actress
Actress Jada Pinkett SMITH credits her family’s drug troubles for keeping her away from the pitfalls of fame.The Collateral star admits she decided drugs were not for her at an early age - after watching relatives go in and out of rehab.She says, "I watched my aunt and my mother go through addiction, and how
Paris Hilton has her sights set on becoming best pal NICOLE RICHIE’s sister-in-law after hooking up with the twin brother of the new mum’s partner.The socialite is reportedly dating Joel Madden’s brother Benji, who recently ended his engagement with Australian star Sophie Monk.America’s Life and Style magazine reports Madden and Hilton were inseparable when they
MADONNA, PRINCE and ELTON JOHN are set to battle for stars at the three big Oscar night parties in Hollywood on Sunday night (24Feb08).Madonna and Demi Moore are to host one starry soiree at the home of Madonna’s business partner Guy Oseary, while Elton and his partner David Furnish are staging an AIDS fundraiser with