AP - Woody Allen latest film touches on all the things he likes to ponder — that there's no God, that life is savage and fleeting, that anyone potentially can get away with unspeakable acts if they don't have a conscience to bother them.
AP - Costume designer Bill Belew, who created Elvis Presley jumpsuits and the tight black leather outfit he wore on his 1968 television special, has died. He was 76.
Reuters - Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the top actors of his generation for a range of roles, from his Oscar-winning portrayal of a cerebral palsy victim in "My Left Foot" to currently playing "There Will Be Blood."
AP - Jack Nicholson the legendary ladies' man, says he'd like to fall in love again.
AP - Four paparazzi have been arrested for reckless driving while chasing Britney Spears car in the San Fernando Valley.
AP - A former London police chief said Thursday that Princess Diana would not have died in Paris if she had been willing to accept protection from British officers.
Pregnant actress Jessica Alba is getting serious about settling down after buying a new home with fiancé Cash Warren. The couple has reportedly bought a $4 million home in Beverly Hills in anticipation of becoming parents for the first time later this year.


Comedian/game show host Drew Carey has added soccer team boss to his resume - after investing in a Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The star is a huge fan of the sport and has pumped money into a franchise in Seattle, Washington, which will kick off its new season in April.


Rocker Eric Clapton is selling off memorabilia online in an effort to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua rehab facility. The guitar great has teamed with online auction site eBay.com to open a new store, which will sell the Clapton collectibles.


NEW YORK (AP) - Faith Hill hasn't wasted time getting back to work following knee surgery last week. Hill, 40, has been recuperating at her home in Nashville, Tenn., and keeping busy with her music engagements, the country star's publicist, Paul Freundlich, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Denzel Washington terrorized his 20-year-old daughter's boyfriend so the suitor would be too afraid to mess around with her. The dad of four is a proud and protective father and dreaded meeting Yale University student Katia's first love.


NEW YORK (AP) - In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out in the fall of 2009. HarperCollins says the book, currently untitled, will be an ''access all areas'' story, with the 44-year-old Michael writing extensively about his professional and personal life.


A romantic Mexican vacation turned into a nightmare for The Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt when the actress fell ill. The reality TV couple jetted off to Los Cabos at the beginning of the year to re-connect after calling off their nuptials at the end of 2007.


Scarlett Johansson is to make her directorial debut when she teams up with Woody Allen to take charge of new movie New York, I Love You.


Jennifer Lopez is to host a baby shower party in New York on January 22. The pregnant star and her family and friends will take over The Private Roof Club and Garden at the Gramercy Park Hotel.


Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone reconsidered setting his new Rambo movie in the Middle East out of respect for the U.S. soldiers currently fighting there. The Rocky star thought about using Iraq or Afghanistan for the next installment in the film series but chose Burma instead to avoid upsetting servicemen.


Rural life in Oxfordshire, England stinks for actor Ben Kingsley - because he lives next door to a pig farm. The Oscar winner loves living in the picturesque Cotswolds, but he hates the smells and sounds from his neighbor.


Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is to portray the heroic basketball coach who led his Louisiana high school team to the state championships in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four paparazzi have been arrested for reckless driving while chasing Britney Spears car in the San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles police Lt. Mario Munoz said officers observed several cars following a white Mercedes-Benz around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mission Hills.


Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson have been selected to present trophies at the forthcoming Screen Actor's Guild Awards.


Award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson will soon travel to the Persian Gulf to visit service members as part of a USO/Army Morale Welfare Recreation entertainment tour.


The 1980 comedy ''How to Beat the High Cost of Living,'' starred Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin and Jessica Lange as friends who scheme to steal cash from a giant money ball at the mall.


Ocean's Thirteen star Andy Garcia is still devastated by the death of his niece's partner, top athlete Sean Taylor, who was shot and killed by burglars in November. Jaclyn Garcia and the couple's 18-month-old daughter were hiding in the family's Florida home when the Washington Redskins football star was gunned down.


NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Nicholson the legendary ladies' man, says he'd like to fall in love again. ''I never minded being a fool for love,'' the 70-year-old Oscar winner tells AARP The Magazine.


Jeremy Piven has prompted rumors of a romance with glamorous burlesque star Dita Von Teese - after he was caught buying her dresses.


Marilu Henner saved her sex life with her new husband after ignoring crude medical advice offered as a cure for bladder cancer. The Taxi star had only just started dating Michael Brown four years ago when he was diagnosed with lung and bladder cancer, and she took him on a tour of doctors in a bid to get the right help.


British star Samantha Morton has criticized actors who are dissatisfied with their careers - insisting they should stop "moaning" and enjoy their privileged existence.


In one of the "blink and you missed it" marriages, Eddie Murphy and his wife of 16 days are calling it quits. The Dreamgirls star wed music mogul Tracey Edmonds in Bora Bora on January 1 after a year-long romance. They are saying that it's cool - since they aren't legally wed anyway - and have decided to "remain friends."
Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson says musicians should look dirty and has slammed the new breed of rock stars who take care of themselves. Kate Hudson's ex has admitted he doesn't bathe himself - because he is an old-fashioned rocker.

He says, "Everything is squeaky clean. Even the punk-rock bands are clean. You're not supposed to get your hair done that much, you know what I mean?"
Mark Ronson won't work with Lindsay Lohan

The BRIT award-nominated producer - who has previously collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams - isn't interested in getting involved with Lindsay's next LP, despite the fact she is good friends with his sister Samantha.
Amy Winehouse father fears for her daughter's marriage. Mitch Winehouse reveals his concern for the troubled singer as he thinks her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is planning to divorce her.

Fielder-Civil, who is currently in jail in Pentonville Prison in London, is apparently threatening to file for divorce from the 'Rehab' singer. She was reported to have spent a holiday in the Caribbean with her ex, George Roberts and has been spotted partying with pal Mark Ronson, which had sparked rumors of an affair.
The original blonde Anderson is getting married. Loni Anderson is set to walk down the aisle for the fourth time.

The 62-year-old actress - whose perhaps best known role is as Jennifer Marlowe in TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati - will wed former flame Bob Flick.
George Michael has signed a deal to write a "no holds barred" autobiography. The 'Fast Love' singer has promised to reveal intimate details about his eventful life - including his homosexuality and U.K. and U.S. arrests - after agreeing a multi-million pound publishing deal with HarperCollins.

Michael's manager Andy Stephens said: "People aren't stupid, they're beginning to notice that the truth is more interesting than the stories the press come up with. George has promised HarperCollins a no-holds-barred biography, and it's certain to be just that."
Gwyneth Paltrow hospital dash was due to pregnancy complications, it has been claimed. The Oscar-winning actress - who had knee surgery last year - was wheeled into New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center on Monday by husband Chris Martin and sources claim she was taken to the hospital's maternity wing Klingenstein Pavilion.

A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "They looked very serious. She looked upset. They went right past everyone and into the elevator. It seemed like they were expected."
Courteney Cox insists she and husband David Arquette are happier than ever. The former 'Friends' star, who married the actor in 1999, admits the couple have had their problems but have worked hard to overcome them.

Courteney said: "It was a matter of learning to live together and understand each other better. We're both intense and passionate people and we're both in a very chaotic and creative business with a lot of pressure to deal with. We figured out that it was a total waste of time to get angry with each other over stupid little issues."
Dita Von Teese is being wooed by 'Entourage' actor Jeremy Piven

The burlesque dancer - who has been single since splitting from goth rocker husband Marilyn Manson in December 2006 - has been inundated with sexy satin dresses from 42-year-old Jeremy.
Christina Aguilera has returned home with her baby boy.

The award-winning singer, who gave birth to son Max Liron Bratman - her first child with husband Jordan Bratman - at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Center on Saturday, is back at her Beverly Hills mansion and feeling "sore" after giving birth via Cesarean section.
Sylvester Stallone thinks he is tougher than modern action stars.

The 61-year-old 'Rambo' actor believes he and his 80s "peers", Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis, are far more "physical" than today's "hands-off and intellectual" Hollywood heroes.
Britney Spears cousin Alli Sims believes her alleged photographer lover "has bad intentions".

The 'Gimme More' singer and British paparazzo Adnan Ghalib have become inseparable in recent weeks, and he has reportedly taken on Alli's former role as Britney's personal assistant, but Alli is worried he is a negative influence.
Amy Winehouse is getting a new feather tattoo to give her strength.

The 'Rehab' singer, who has struggled to cope since her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was arrested and held on remand at London's Pentonville Prison, is set to add the large Native American eagle feather to her sizable collection of body art.
Demi Moore says there was an "enduring awkwardness" between her ex-husband Bruce Willis and new spouse Ashton Kutcher.

The 45-year-old actress - who has remained good friends with Bruce, the father of her three children, Rumer, 19, Scout, 16, and Tallulah Belle, 13 - admits it wasn't "easy" when she started dating Ashton, who is 15 years her junior, in 2003.
Kimora Lee Simmons has thanked lover Djimon Hounsou for having "the heart, the soul and the hotness". The former Chanel model - who split from husband, Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons, in March 2006 after seven years of marriage - wasn't looking for love when she met Oscar-nominated actor Djimon in February last year, but found it anyway.

She told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting. After my break-up, I thought, I don't need anything. But now I have someone who has the heart, the soul, and the hotness."
Katie Holmes says her daughter Suri is like an "encyclopedia". The 29-year-old actress insists she is learning so much from "magical" 20-month-old Suri - her first child with husband Tom Cruise - it is like absorbing an entire information book every day.

She said: "You learn more and more daily and then when you have a child, it feels like you're reading an encyclopedia a day."
'High School Musical' star Zac Efron can "handle" being called gay. The 20-year-old actor - who found fame playing basketball-loving Troy Bolton in the Disney Channel's hit franchise 'High School Musical' - is frequently accused of being homosexual by gossip bloggers, but insists he can cope with the rumors.

He told Details magazine: "Honestly, if the worst these people can say about me is that I'm gay, then I think I'll be fine. I can handle it." Zac has also been receiving criticism from his Hollywood peers.
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started Relax, y'all, she ain't preggers. Yesterday, TMZ TV showed you video of Britney Spears shopping at a Rite Aid for pregnancy tests with pap-pal Adnan Ghalib, and you may have temporarily thought she'd gone even more bonkers than ever.But, as we...
Filed under: Music, Wacky and Weird, The Hills Don't say we didn't warn you.TMZ has learned that Heidi Montag attempted aural assault first single, called "Higher," is on its way in just a few short weeks, with a digital-only release on February 5 -- the same time that the video, produced by...
Filed under: Britney Spears TMZ has learned that four paparazzi were arrested for reckless driving last night after chasing Britney Spears car around Mission Hills, Calif. -- and four more were pulled over for driving crazazy-like.Around 11:20 PM last night, according to law...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice A Pennsylvania couple is suing Martha Stewart and K-Mart, claiming the domestic diva's "Everyday" dinnerware -- with the lovely name "Flowers and Buds Border" -- contains lead and is responsible for poisoning their children. Get the lead out!In the...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Fights After leaving the hospital with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow early Tuesday morning, Chris Martin got into a bizarre altercation with a paparazzo in the middle of the street. Respect!Chris tackled the photog and screamed at him -- but then the pap got up...
Filed under: Z-Gadgets A new and improved auburn-haired version of the Ashlee Simpson[TM] was unveiled at a red carpet event in Hollywood on Wednesday. She even blinks!Manufacturers of the 2008 model retained the same vapid facial expression, restructured nose and...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Britney Spears In a very "Sybil" move, two of Britney's inner voices were fighting for control last night -- bouncing from British Brit, "Whea's the cah?" to Southern-fried ding dang Spears in just seconds. My troops!Before the high speed paparazzi chase that ended...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird The original bitch, 74-year-old diva Joan Collins doesn't look a day over 60 -- and parts of her probably aren't!TMZ caught the fur-lined femme fatale leaving Spago last night, proving she's aged a helluva lot better than her "Dynasty" spin-off...
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Amy Winehouse Although snapped while walking the streets of London on Wednesday, Amy Winehouse blonde rat's nest, Aqua Net hairdo looks like it just stepped off a morning rush hour Staten Island Ferry in 1988! Let the river run!While she may not be joining the...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Britney Spears Britney's "manager" Sam Lutfi called into On-Air with Ryan Seacrest this morning -- and when he wasn't talking about Brit's mysterious pregnancy test or the possibility of her marrying Adnan, he was busy taking a peek at Spears' nekkid bod.Spears is...
Shamed Olympic sprinter Marion Jones has yet to break the news of her impending prison sentence to her four-year-old son, because it’s too "challenging".The American athlete was sentenced to six months in prison last Friday (11Jan08) after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud over her steroid use in October (07).As well as jail time,
Folk singer Joni Mitchell is disappointed her 1960s dream of changing the world failed to inspire any real progress.The Big Yellow Taxi hitmaker applauded attitudes in the sixties but criticised the ‘hippie’ generation for failing to make good on their promises of world peace - giving in to material greed instead.She says, "My generation was
Reuters - Cambodia has barred U.S. actress Mia Farrow and a group campaigning for an end to atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region from lighting a symbolic Olympic torch at a "Killing Fields" memorial site.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — A production company co-founded by Madonna settled a lawsuit with a competing firm over plans to make a movie about prisoner abuse.
AFP - Disgraced American Olympic hero Marion Jones said she hasn't told her young son that she is going to jail for lying to law enforcement officials about using steroids and a check-fraud scheme.
While we can’t imagine anything more stressful on a marriage than one partner incarcerated, the rumors about this particular celebrity couple are just too much.  Last week they were going to have a baby… this week they are getting a divorce… who knows what next week will bring?  Lucky for us Celebrity Mound helps us keep it all straight:   Singer’s dad Mitch claims son-in-law issued marriage threat! Amy Winehouse’s hubby Blake Fielder-Civil has asked her for a divorce.   The singer’s dad Mitch claims his son-in-law said he was ready to call it a day during a recent spat with Amy.   ‘Blake threatened to issue divorce...

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We’ve heard of quick Hollywood marriages and even quicker divorces, but this beats them all.  How does a couple have a wedding – even a symbolic one – and then break up?   Gabby Babble explains (best they can at least, considering):     That was quick! Only two weeks ago, Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds had a "spiritual ceremony" in Bora Bora and today they announced that they are breaking up.     Here is Eddie Murphy official statement:     "After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further....

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You know you messed up when not only do you need bodyguards over 1,400 miles away from where you committed your offense, but your ex-boyfriend has to defend you too?  Holy Candy tells us about Jessica Simpson latest woes.  And if you want more, check out the emails that they've been receiving from Papa Joe himself.     In today’s news that makes me happy to be a Packers fan…   Dallas fans are apparently so pissed at Jessica Simpson for “distracting” Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo that she has had to beef up her security, even employing a guard to stay with her in her gated L.A. home when she sleeps at night. “She definitely...

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She’s degenerating before our very eyes, and the saddest part is that apparently one of her closest “friends” knew and couldn’t – or didn’t – do anything to get her help.  At least Sam Lutfi was generous enough to set us all straight about Brit and Adnan shopping for home pregnancy tests – “she’s just messing with the media,” he says.  Staralicious shares:   I’m sorry to do this to you, guys! I know how much you’ve all loved the last few “Britney-free” days on here, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to post about her alleged suicide note, which was found by pal Sam Lutfi ...

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AP - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker sued the Rockstar energy drink company Wednesday, accusing it of wrongfully using his picture.
AP - Stephen Colbert was denied when he tried to run for president this year in South Carolina. Now the fake TV pundit is getting some love from the city of his birth.
Reuters - O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday evening, after spending five nights behind bars for trying to contact a defendant in an armed-robbery case that could send him to prison for life.
AFP - US President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna plans to tie the knot with fiance Henry Hager at the family's ranch in Crawford, Texas on May 10, People magazine reported Thursday.
Happy Birthday to "Thirteen" star Nikki Reed (1988), Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas (1982), "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" actress Zooey Deschanel (1980), Detroit singer/rapper Kid Rock (1971), NHL star Jeremy Roenick (1970), Jamaican singer Shabba Ranks (1966),


Legendary rockers THE ROLLING STONES look set to become the latest stars to leave crisis-stricken record label EMI.The British band are currently in negotiations to renew their contract with the music industry giants before their five-year deal runs out in May (08).But frontman Sir Mick Jagger is reportedly unimpressed with the turmoil at the company
Hosting the low-key People’s Choice Awards was just like rapping for Queen Latifah The Chicago star fronted the hour-long U.S. telecast which replaced the cancelled awards ceremony earlier this month (Jan08), and admits she enjoyed the odd non-audience experience.She says, "It was the oddest thing, but kind of cool though. I think we discovered a new
Bosses of a U.S. greetings card company are sticking with plans to release a series of Valentine’s Day cards featuring actress Jamie Lynn SPEARS, despite her pregnancy scandal.The teenager posed for the American Greetings card designs with her Zoey 101 co-stars last year (07), before confirming reports she was pregnant last month (Dec07).Company bosses considered
Ashley Olsen has denied reports she’s back in the arms of ex-boyfriend JARED LETO after the couple was spotted holding hands at a recent Los Angeles party.Guests at the Art of Elysium event on 12 January (08) watched as Olsen and the movie star-turned-rocker kissed and cuddled, but her aides insist people are reading too
Salma Hayek and her boyfriend FRANCOIS-HENRI PINAULT have topped a new list to find Hollywood’s Richest Couple. The actress and the businessman landed at number one on the In Touch Weekly poll thanks to their combined fortune; Pinault’s luxury goods company PPR, which owns Gucci Yves Saint Laurent, is said to be worth over $14
Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone reconsidered setting his new RAMBO movie in the Middle East out of respect for the U.S. soldiers currently fighting there.The Rocky star thought about using Iraq or Afghanistan for the next installment in the film series but chose Burma instead to avoid upsetting servicemen.Stallone, 61, who is reprising the action role
Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and KATE HUDSON have been selected to present trophies at the forthcoming Screen Actor’s Guild Awards.The SGAs will go ahead on 27 January (08) after being granted a waiver by the Writers Guild of America - whose current strikes forced both the Golden Globes and the People’s Choice Awards to cancel
Scarlett Johansson is to make her directorial debut when she teams up with WOODY ALLEN to take charge of new movie NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU.The actress will take on her first behind-the-scenes role for the film which is a collection of 12 short films - each with a different director.Johansson has become Allen’s muse
Janet Jackson has adopted an edgy new look for the cover of her new album DISCIPLINE.Released on Wednesday (16Jan08), the eye-catching black and white cover shot features a super-slim Jackson wearing bondage attire and biceps-length black leather gloves, featuring her name ‘Janet’ scrawled on one and ‘Discipline’ on the other.Discipline, Jackson’s 10th studio record, is
LATEST: O.J. Simpson has been released from prison in Nevada after placing his Florida home up as bail assurity.Simpson was jailed in Las Vegas on Friday (10Jan07) after bondsman Miguel Pereira passed on a foul-mouthed phone message Simpson had left him in November (07), in a bid to reach his co-defendant Clarence Stewart.The conversation violated
Britney Spears has sparked rumors she's planning to wed for a third time after she was spotted wearing a large diamond ring on her left hand as she left a Los Angeles restaurant with boyfriend Adnan Ghalib on Tuesday night.


Late R&B star Ike Turner died from a cocaine overdose, according to officials in San Diego, California. The musician, who was once married to Tina Turner died on December 12, aged 76.


Scientology leaders have prepared a seven-page statement damning biographer Andrew Morton's new expose on church celebrity Tom Cruise The Brit's new tome, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, hits bookstores across America on Tuesday and features wild claims about the movie star's personal life,


Pamela Anderson is set to raise the temperatures in bedrooms across the country in 2008 by creating a sexy new lingerie line. The sex-loving former Baywatch babe is convinced her ideas for new panties, garters and bras will give the females who put them on the edge when it comes to lovemaking.


Bikini Pictures of Rachel Bilson posing in GQ Magazine! Real hot!!! Oh man this is definitely the best poston Rachel Bilson ever! Here she is posing for GQ Magazine, in bikini!Yes you heard it right: Rachel Bilson in bikini, has taken the frontpage of GQ Magazine! Sweet, i know, that's what i said two! Not onlyshe is wearing bikini but she's also posing in some very sexypossition two! I know that yesterday i just had an article on her,but seriously this is Rache Bilson we are talking about! And sincethere is no Jessica Simpson around to please us with her fanbagsanymore, nor is Christina Aguilera – her boobs are shrinking, sinceshe just gave birth -, the hottest celeb i could find is without anydoubt Rachel Bilson I know you will thank me for this... as i saidthank you Rachel Bilson for officially accepting to pose in bikini inGQ Magazine! Sweet!...
OMG: Tara Reid is a bit drunk! Or she's just playing a role? I must say, i didn't expected this: asyou can see in the picture above, Tara Reid looks very tired, as shewas leaving a London Club, and unfortunately for her, the paps wereaccidentally – or not – around the same location! Now i don'treally know if she was “really” drunk, or they just caught her oncamera like this, but at least for the fun of this pictures i amgoing to make any assumptions i want to! Even so, this is Tara Reidwe are talking about and i still can't say anything bad about her!She is Tara Reid after all... one of the hottest celebs inHollywood, and i really like her – that small body of hers and hergiant fanbas, it's just something i can't give away too easily! Andyou know, when you are a famous celebrity everyone is keeping theireyes on you, waiting for you to make one tiny mistake, and you'll beon tomorrows newspaper in an instance! She should however try toavoid this annoying paps, when she's coming out of the club – younever know what sick pictures they can get of you, and even thoughyou don't care at the moment, in the morning you'll probably feelsorry for that shots! Anyway, here she is, Tara Reid looking a bittired, but still not drunk enough to do anything stupid...unfortunately!
AP - Foxy Brown is asking to be released from jail so she can go to California for hearing tests and repair of a cochlear implant.
Reuters - Zac Efron star of the "High School Musical" hit teen franchise, was recovering on Wednesday from emergency surgery to remove his appendix, his publicist said.
AFP - An angry Las Vegas judge reprimanded O.J. Simpson for attempting to contact a witness in his armed robbery and kidnapping case here Wednesday before doubling his bail to 250,000 dollars.
AFP - Serena Williams thinks her sister Venus got a bum rap when a television station played slow motion clips as a male ator admired her bottom on air.
AP - Woody Allen latest film touches on all the things he likes to ponder — that there's no God, that life is savage and fleeting, that anyone potentially can get away with unspeakable acts if they don't have a conscience to bother them.
Reuters - Comic actor Eddie Murphy and his new wife Tracey Edmonds have split up just two weeks after their romantic wedding in French Polynesia, People magazine reported on Wednesday.
AP - Eddie Murphy symbolically tied the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds two weeks ago but that's as far as their wedding plans will go, they announced Wednesday.
AP - In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out in the fall of 2009.
AP - Faith Hill hasn't wasted time getting back to work following knee surgery last week. Hill, 40, has been recuperating at her home in Nashville, Tenn., and keeping busy with her music engagements, the country star's publicist, Paul Freundlich, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
AP - A longtime tax adviser warned Wesley Snipes he could get in trouble by hiring new accountants who said he didn't have to pay taxes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
AFP - Comedian Eddie Murphy and partner Tracey Edmonds have scrapped plans for a wedding, two weeks after tying the knot in a symbolic ceremony in French Polynesia, it was reported Wednesday.
AP - Matthew McConaughey and his two-time co-star Kate Hudson are among those set to present trophies at next week's Screen Actors Guild Awards. SAG officials said Wednesday that McConaughey and Hudson will be joined at the Jan. 27 awards ceremony by Denis Leary and Burt Reynolds, who are set to present the guild's 44th life achievement award to Charles Durning.
After a little research on the web (and believe me, it didn't take much), Starpulse contributing editor Casey Johnson and I determined that a couple of last night's American Idol "contestants" weren't exactly auditioning as serious contenders for the title of 'American Idol.'


A Nevada judge has doubled O.J. Simpson bail to $250,000 after challenging the former athlete/actor for threatening a co-defendant in his armed robbery and kidnap trial through a bail bondsman.


The Pope has condemned fictional wizard Harry Potter for giving children an "unhealthy interest" in Satanism. An article in the Vatican's official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has accused J.K. Rowling creation of leading youngsters away from Christianity.


Hollywood star Tom Hanks will never direct another movie, because it would mean spending too much time away from his family. The actor has turned his hand to directing on a variety of occasions - taking charge of 1996 movie That Thing You Do!, 2001 TV mini-series Band of Brothers, and more recently directing new film A Wilderness of Monkeys, which is due for release later this year.


Britney Spears has sparked reports she is pregnant with her third child, after the troubled star was spotted shopping for home pregnancy tests in Los Angeles recently.


Marilyn Manson's ex-wife Dita Von Teese is set to accompany European entrepreneur Richard Lugner to Austria's glitzy annual Opera Ball. The sexy burlesque dancer will be Lugner's special guest at the event, which will take place at the State Opera House on January 31.


Mother-to-be Halle Berry is terrified at the prospect of giving birth - insisting childbirth is more nerve-wracking than awaiting the winners' announcements at the Academy Awards.


Eddie Murphy and his wife of two weeks have split, according to shocking new U.S. reports. The movie star and Tracey Edmonds wed in Bora Bora in French Polynesia on January 1st and have been planning to renew their vows on American soil after realizing the ceremony wasn't legally binding.


Britney Spears longtime pal Sam Lutfi has blasted reports the troubled singer had penned a suicide note prior to her dramatic stand-off with emergency services at her Los Angeles home earlier this month.


French actress Juliette Binoche has been named the new face of cosmetics giant Lancome's latest anti-aging line. The Oscar winner was previously the face of Lancome's Poeme fragrance in 1995 and has always been favored by company bosses, who insist she "embodies the essence of French femininity."


Seventies movie hearthrob Burt Reynolds hates his iconic bare chested, medallion-wearing image so much he cannot bear to look at old pictures of himself. The Boogie Nights star insists old pin-up photos of him made him look like "an asshole."


Rapper Foxy Brown is appealing to a New York judge to release her from prison early - because she desperately needs treatment for an ear condition that could leave her completely deaf. Brown - real name Inga Marchand - is currently serving a year behind bars for violating her probation after a string of altercations.


Queen Latifah has become the latest celebrity to offer troubled Britney Spears a retreat, urging the fallen pop star to go home with her. The Chicago star has been watching Spears' problems unfold in recent months and she feels compelled to offer the singer her help and support.


Kylie Minogue is quietly planning a permanent return to her native Melbourne, Australia because she gets more and more nostalgic about her youth there when she visits.


Actress/singer Queen Latifah is taking aim at the tabloid media, insisting it has become her New Year's resolution to "get legal" with anyone who prints lies about her.


Britney Spears will suffer the same fate as Diana, Princess Of Wales, if the paparazzi don't leave her alone, outspoken actress-turned-talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has warned. In her daily online blog, O'Donnell expresses her fears Spears will die trying to flee the press mob that follows her every move.


Helena Bonham Carter loves breast feeding her new baby daughter because it gives her boobs a purpose. The 41-year-old actress gave birth to her second child with director Tim Burton in December and she's a big fan of motherhood all over again.


Ben Affleck actor brother Casey and his wife Summer Phoenix are celebrating after becoming parents for a second time. The Gone Baby Gone star, 32, announced the happy news on his website with a brief post on Saturday, although full details of the tot's arrival have yet to be disclosed.


Annette Bening is to be honored with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Board of Governors Award at a gala on 26 January. The honor is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the global art of film making.


"Becoming a father has shown me how little I am and how big my kids are. It has shown me that everything you think about as a single person or as a bachelor, or whatever, none of that means nothing when your child comes along." Kevin Federline loves being a dad.


Josh Groban and will.i.am joined Celine Dion onstage in Los Angeles on Saturday for a low-key fan-only concert that has been filmed for a new TV special.


Controversial film footage of Winona Ryder simulating sex and masturbation with a puppet have appeared on the Internet to promote the actress' new movie The Ten. Ryder is caught making love to a puppet in once scene, prompting her on-screen human lover, Ross, to beat up 'Gary,' his wooden rival.


Sad news out of Hollywood as actor Brad Renfro showed incredible promise when he was an unknown in 1993 and cast to play the title role in "The Client." The film's success brought the teen instant stardom, but he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse the rest of his life. On Tuesday, Renfro was found dead in his LA home. He was 25.
Johnny Depp has just donated $2 million to the London children's hospital that saved his 8-year-old daughter's life when she became seriously ill last year, If that weren't enough, Depp also showed up in November and spent hours reading bedtime stories to patients while dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow after having his Pirates costume flown in from Los Angeles.
Britney Spears stunned shoppers and clerks at a Betsey Johnson store in Sherman Oaks, California on Sunday when she stepped out of a fitting room completely naked. Spears and her creepy paparazzi boyfriend Adnan Ghalib dropped in to cause a scene the day before her crucial custody appearance. As shoppers watched, the pop tart grabbed a dress and took it to a fitting room. But when she came out, she wasn't wearing the dress - or anything else.
Fast as lightening, the crazy 8-minute video of Tom Cruise smirking and preaching about how Scientology believers are "authorities of the mind" has been floating around the far reaches of the innertubes before the big head Scientologists could get it removed. The cruiser's boasts that the cult can "bring peace and unite cultures" and "rehabilitate criminals" because
Britney Spears trip to the drug store is anything but ordinary to trailing paparazzi. The troubled pop star has been spotted shopping for a pregnancy test kit at a local Rite Aid Tuesday.

The 26-year-old mother of two was accompanied by photographer boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, whom she was rumored to be engaged to after she was seen wearing a diamond ring. The photos at Rite Aid had been released by Ghalib's own agency, FinalPixx.
Newly married Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds' marriage is over! People magazine reports that just after two weeks of swapping vows, the two have called it quits already.

Although not legally binding as only residents can get married there, Murphy tied the knots with Edmonds on New Year's Day on a private island near Bora Bora in French Polynesia. They announced their plan on having another wedding upon their return to the U.S. to make it official. However, it looks like they're not going to make it anymore.
Socialite Paris Hilton is off to Harvard University, and no, it is not for studies, but because she is being named as the University's Woman of the...

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Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Britney Spears She's the popwreck who consistently manages to astound us with her bizarre choices and weaves. ...
Filed under: Nurse! TMZ has obtained the 911 call that was made after Nate Dogg -- cousin of Snoop Dogg -- suffered what was described as a "heart attack" ... and you're not going to believe how nonchalant the caller is! It sounds like she's calling in about a hangnail...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, George Clooney Ditching work to stalk meet George Clooney one happily married woman flipped-out after coming face-to-face with her dream boy toy -- leaving in tears after he touched her!The woman also expressed her love for TMZ's own "Barry" Levin.See Also ...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, MySpace TMZ has learned that Kentucky Fried Chicken wants to throw an all-you-can-eat housewarming party for "Hills" star Lauren Conrad who recently purchased a new home. Unlike her show, this is for reals!In an open letter to LC, the chicken chain says...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV TMZ has obtained a copy of a complaint against Dr. Phil which was lodged with the California Board of Psychology, alleging the TV doc was illegally practicing without a license when he paid a visit to one Britney Spears We've learned the person who...
Filed under: TV, Britney Spears K-Fed took another stab at "acting" last night -- remember his horrendous "CSI" appearance?! This time he played a wannabe rocker on "One Tree Hill." What's that smell? Emmy!He's no Chad Michael Murray, but at least he's better than Britney was in...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Tom and Katie Why is Scientology so determined to keep a nine-minute video under wraps? At least that's the question buzzing the blogs. The video, which features a manically laughing Tom Cruise rambling about the wonders of the "religion," was leaked on YouTube...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video Katherine Heigl is desperate to quit smoking. And her fans, well at least one in particular, really, really want to help her out.The "Knocked Up" knockout (seriously, how does she look that good after a six-hour flight?) arrived at JFK yesterday, and...
Filed under: Star Catcher Sitcom dad Jon Cryer went out on a limb last night -- predicting the Giants were going to beat the Packers and go on to the Super Bowl. Brett Favre, anyone?Also in L.A.: Stratocaster master John Mayer didn't mind signing autographs outside of...
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Wacky and Weird Jerry O'Connell can see into the future! He predicted that video of his filthy car would end up on TMZ -- and he was right!Another photo agency caught O'Connell and hottie wife Rebecca Romijn in West Hollywood, but Jerry thought the camera was TMZ's....
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, American Idol Hyper-sentimental Paula Abdul is prepping for her big comeback gig at the Super Bowl -- but it looks like the whole thing could be a golden ticket to her biggest and most public meltdown yet! A source close to Paula and familiar with preparations...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird Tatted up daddy Travis Barker is suing RockStar energy drink for unauthorized use of his name and image -- which they've now pulled from their site. The suit claims "in 2007, RockStar, without permission or authorization" from Barker, put a pic of...
Filed under: Break-Ups Roughly two weeks after Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds ceremoniously tied the knot on a tropical island, the two have split!Murphy's rep issued the following statement to TMZ:"After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we...
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Tom and Katie TMZ has uncovered more of the Tom Cruise video that has America saying, "Man, Matt Lauer was really onto something."In this clip, Cruise receives an introduction worthy of a heavyweight boxer, and then salutes a picture of L. Ron Hubbard on a stage...
Filed under: Prez Election 2008 Looks like Ben Affleck isn't exactly a man of the people -- even though he's playing a Congressman in an upcoming movie.Sources tell TMZ that Ben was in the Capitol building to research his role in next year's "State of Play," and while he met with...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice The three-year-old daughter of electronic musician Brian Transeau -- who performs under the name BT -- was found last night after a month-long search, TMZ has learned. A team of U.S. Marshals, two private investigation teams and the Santa Monica P.D....
Rocker Eric Clapton is selling off memorabilia online in an effort to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua rehab facility.The guitar great has teamed with online auction site eBay.com to open a new store, which will sell the Clapton collectibles.Items up for grabs include tour jackets, backstage passes, T-shirts, mugs and bumper stickers.Clapton
RADIOHEAD and Jack Johnson are among the frontrunners to headline the first Coachella music festival on America’s east coast.Festival bosses have confirmed Internet reports the offshoot to their annual California desert event would take place at New Jersey’s Liberty State Park in August (08).The existing Coachella festival, which tales place in Indio every April, will
OCEAN’S 12 star Andy Garcia is still devastated by the death of his niece’s partner, top athlete SEAN TAYLOR, who was shot and killed by burglars in November (07).Jaclyn Garcia and the couple’s 18-month-old daughter were hiding in the family’s Florida home when the Washington Redskins football star was gunned down.And her famous uncle reveals
A romantic Mexican vacation turned into a nightmare for THE HILLS stars Heidi Montag and SPENCER PRATT when the actress fell ill.The reality TV couple jetted off to Los Cabos at the beginning of the year (Jan08) to re-connect after calling off their nuptials at the end of 2007.And while they were spotted having fun
U.S. comedian-turned-gameshow host Drew Carey has added soccer team boss to his resume - after investing in a Major League Soccer (MLS) team.The star is a huge fan of the sport and has pumped money into a franchise in Seattle, Washington, which will kick off its new season in April (08).Carey reveals, "We haven’t got
Marilu Henner saved her sex life with her new husband after ignoring crude medical advice offered as a cure for bladder cancer.The Taxi star had only just started dating Michael Brown four years ago when he was diagnosed with lung and bladder cancer, and she took him on a tour of U.S. doctors in a
In-demand JUNO star Ellen Page has landed the leading role in DREW BARRYMORE’s directorial debut.The Canadian actress will play a Texas teen who turns her back on beauty pageants to become a member of a roller derby team.Page tells trade paper Daily Variety, "I can’t wait to kick ass on wheels!" The film will start
Eddie Murphy and his wife of two weeks have split, according to shocking new U.S. reports.The movie star and Tracey Edmonds wed in Bora Bora in French Polynesia on 1 January (08) and have been planning to renew their vows on American soil after realising the ceremony wasn’t legally binding.But the second ceremony never took
Alicia Keys has returned to the top of the U.S. album charts despite a 40 per cent slip in sales.Keys’ As I Am sold just 70,000 copies in America to jump up from two to one and topple Radiohead’s In Rainbows, which debuted at the top last week (09Jan08).The Radiohead release falls to two, while
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is to portray the heroic basketball coach who led his Louisiana high school team to the state championships in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.The Last King of Scotland star has signed up to play Al Collins in Patriots.Against all the odds, Collins drove the John Ehret High School team to glory,
BRITNEY SPEARS took time out of her wild weekend to select and send items from upmarket Los Angeles baby store Petit Tresor to new mum Christina Aguilera Aguilera gave birth to baby Max on Saturday (12Jan08) and Spears wanted to be among the first to congratulate her former Mickey Mouse Club pal and pop chart rival.Ironically,
Rural life in Oxfordshire, England stinks for actor SIR Ben Kingsley - because he lives next door to a pig farm.The Oscar winner loves living in the picturesque Cotswolds, but he hates the smells and sounds from his neighbour.The Gandhi star says, "They stink (and) every time they’re herded together it sounds like a mass
Pamela Anderson is set to raise the temperatures in bedrooms across America in 2008 by creating a sexy new lingerie line.The sex-loving former Baywatch babe is convinced her ideas for new panties, garters and bras will give the females who put them on the edge when it comes to lovemaking.She says, "I am going to
Jennifer Lopez is to host a baby shower party in New York on 22 January (08).The pregnant star and her family and friends will take over The Private Roof Club and Garden at the Gramercy Park Hotel.Insiders tell In Touch Weekly magazine, "There will be a lot of celebrity friends there." Lopez will reportedly reward
Britney Spears has sparked rumours she’s planning to wed for a third time after she was spotted wearing a large diamond ring on her left hand as she left a Los Angeles restaurant with boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB on Tuesday night (15Jan08).The troubled pop star, who lost visitation rights to her two young sons on Monday