There's something mysterious about Leonardo DiCaprio We know he's dated supermodels and campaigns for environmental causes. He's also a fantastic actor.


It continues to be a stellar year for soprano Sarah Brightman who recently captivated the world with her stunning performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 World Olympics.


AP - Comedian and animal rights advocate Lily Tomlin says Jenny the elephant has worked 22 years for the Dallas Zoo and it's time for the aging pachyderm to retire.
AFP - The jury in Britney Spears trial for driving without a valid license ended their first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, according to court officials.
Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber (1951),


"The Insider" confirms that Travis Barker who along with DJ AM survived a deadly plane crash in South Carolina last month, has been released from L.A.'s Grossman Burn Center. Doctors expect the former Blink-182 drummer to make a complete recovery at home over the next few months through treatment and rehabilitation. Barker was hospitalized for over three weeks after suffering burns in the Learjet wreck that killed four fellow passengers. A statement from his reps to "The Insider" says that an investigation into what caused the crash is underway. Barker has been blogging on his MySpace page about his recovery and has even posted photos of himself in a hospital bed.

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Tori Spelling luxurious Westwood home is officially on the market. Wondering how much the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star's posh pad costs? Spelling’s five-bed, 3.5-bathroom gated home is on sale for $2,395,000. The abode features a master suite with high ceilings, a living room with designer fireplace, a media room, and a gourmet kitchen with imported marble counters. Sparkling hardwood floors lead to French doors that open onto a manicured yard complete with outdoor dining area and a built-in barbeque -- not to mention a solar powered saltwater pool with spa. Talk about a pleasure palace!

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AP - Travis Barker is out of a Los Angeles burn center where he was being treated after surviving a plane crash.
Comedy actor Andy Dick will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet for a year, after pleading guilty to two misdemeanour charges of battery and marijuana possesson in a California court on Friday (17Oct08).Dick struck a deal, ensuring charges of public intoxication and possession of painkiller Xanax without a prescription were dropped.The accusations all stem from
Heartthrob Zac Efron will pick up the biggest pay cheque of his career when he signs on to star in the fourth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie, according to reports.Disney bosses want to groom Efron to eventually replace Johnny Depp as the star of the franchise, and they are offering him $10 million (GBP5.4 million)
Movie veteran Jane Fonda can’t find work because she refuses to play "dour" roles.The 70-year-old actress thought the parts would come flooding in after she played Jennifer Lopez’s mother-in-law in the comedy Monster-In-Law - but all she has been offered is similar roles.She tells More magazine the parts she’s offered are "either dour, or less
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’s former ‘N SYNC bandmate LANCE BASS is convinced the SEXYBACK singer and his girlfriend Jessica Biel will wed "pretty soon".The singer-turned-reality TV star has high hopes for the loved-up couple and can’t wait to get an invite to their big day.Bass says, "I think they’re both very, very family-oriented people, so I definitely
Hollywood star Russell Crowe is growing his hair extra long, so he can donate it to a charity which makes wigs for sick children.The Oscar winner has cultivated shoulder-length locks for his roles as Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham in a forthcoming epic period movie.And, when shooting has wrapped, he will have all
ANGELINA JOLIE has sparked a new scandal after confessing she and Brad Pitt fell in love on the set of action movie MR. & MRS. SMITH - while the movie hunk was still wed to JENNIFER ANISTON.The couple has always maintained there was no romance on the set of the 2005 film - and the
ENTOURAGE has become a curse for Mark Wahlberg on Sundays - because people approach him in church with storylines and requests to be on the hit show.Wahlberg, who is the producer of the series - which is based on his early days in Hollywood, admits a family trip to church has become a business meeting
Jack Nicholson has paid tribute to his favourite waitress after learning of her death.El Cholo Mexican restaurant regular Carmen Rocha, who is credited with introducing Los Angeles to nachos, lost her battle with cancer on 9 October (08) at the age of 77.And her passing has been noted by one of her most famous customers
Well check out Kristin Cavallari doing these ninja moves,showing what a good kung fu master she really is! I just love when celebritiesare trying to show what great they are at sports or at something that hasnothing to do to their career / private life! At least Kristin Cavallari islooking great in these black tights, and she seems to be in pretty good shape…wonder if she can do a full stretch there… anyway, I haven’t found somethingbetter to post, so Kristin Cavallari will have to do the trick. Check her out! More Kristin Cavallari pictures after the jump...
I remember I used to love Christina Aguilera back in thedays when she wasn’t pregnant, or at least her belly didn’t looked too big! Don’tknow why but it seems even Christina Aguilera’s looks are getting from bad toworse, just after she gave birth! I can think of another celebrity who reallyhad a very bad time after getting through the pregnancy, no other then BritneySpears of course. I just hope Christina Aguilera will not become the newBritney Spears… and if that’s going to happen, then celebrities should besterilized! If you have a celebrity idol, then pray she won’t get pregnantever, or you’ll see her trashing her life apart just to give birth to a littlemonster… oh well I bet it’s worth it! Here’s Christina Aguilera at some stupidevent, wearing something worthy of an old asylum or something like that! Checkher out… if you care! More Christina Aguilera pictures after the jump...
The attorney for Diana Bianchi, the other woman in the Christie Brinkley divorce scandal, is speaking out about a New York Post story that claims that the young woman, who was a teenager when she had an affair with Brinkley's then-husband Peter Cook spoke with Cook Thursday night about an alleged sex tape. The Post reported on Friday that Cook and Bianchi were "at each other's throats last night following our exclusive report on their steamy sex video." Bianchi's attorney, Rosemarie Arnold, responded to "The Insider," "The notion of her having anything to do with the release of these tapes is absurd because she did not even know she was being recorded. She has never had in her possession any video of Peter Cook and her together. I am not aware of any conversations had between Peter Cook and Diana Bianchi. Joe Tacopina and myself are still reviewing her legal options." When news broke Thursday that a sex tape may exist, Bianchi told "The Insider" exclusively through her attorney that she was "unaware that [Cook] was videotaping their sexual encounters." Cook and Brinkley's divorce became final in July, amid accusations that he spent thousands of dollars a month on internet pornography and had an affair with a then 18-year-old Bianchi.

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"The Insider"'s own Victoria Recano is taking her "Insider" role to a whole other level -- on CW sitcom The Game ! Friday night, Victoria will appear as herself on an episode of the football-centric hit -- watch the comic clip above to find out how she figures in! Catch Victoria's big "Game" debut on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on the CW.

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"The Insider" has the latest... In an interview conducted just this morning, Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin revealed that she will, after weeks of rumors and hearsay, in fact be appearing on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. "I don’t know what they have lined up for us," Palin said on the Neal Boortz radio show. "I haven't seen the script. I haven't even been hinted at what that script will say." She says there is an important reason behind her heading to the hit sketch show. "I just want to be there to show Americans that we’ll rise above the political shots we take because we’re in this doing serious business for serious challenges that face the good American people. That’s why we’re campaigning and working hard ... and we can do that even through a skit or two on 'Saturday Night Live.'"

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Reuters - Jurors began deliberating on Friday in Britney Spears trial on a charge of driving without a California license, after prosecutors mocked her defense that she considered Louisiana her home.
AP - Anyone can do Sarah Palin's voice, says comedian Tina Fey who has done a pretty good job of it herself.
AP - Actor Andy Dick has plead guilty to misdemeanor drug and battery charges.
Reuters - The key to Madonna's enduring appeal has been to stay one step ahead of the game in the famously fickle world of pop.
AP - The jury in Britney Spears trial is taking the weekend to mull whether the pop singer is guilty of driving in California without a valid license.
AFP - The jury in Britney Spears trial for driving without a valid license ended their first day of deliberations on Friday without reaching a verdict, according to court officials.
Twilight is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school.


50 Cent exploded onto the music scene with his blockbuster debut Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Now he's set to deliver his fourth major label album, Before I Self Destruct (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), on December 9, 2008.


NEW YORK (AP) - Television viewers love a confrontation. David Letterman got his biggest audience in nearly three years with John McCain's rescheduled appearance on Thursday night.


Katy Perry sang at MTV's Latin America Awards last night. Toward the end of her performance she dove into a giant pink cake. She then proceeds to fall on her face numerous times, almost taking out her bandmaters.


Bruce Springsteen used his latest fundraising bash for Democrat Barack Obama to poke fun at one of the presidential candidate's Republican rivals, Sarah Palin.


Actress Lindsay Lohan has hit out at the press for pursuing her even when she's out clubbing - because it makes her feel like a caged animal.


Gerard Depardieu son Guillaume was laid to rest in Paris, France on Friday in a ceremony that attracted some of the country's biggest stars.


Pop star Nelly Furtado has confessed she's a married woman - the singer secretly wed fiancé Demacio 'Demo' Castellon over the summer.


Funnyman Will Ferrell is to tread the boards on Broadway - he'll make his New York stage debut impersonating the U.S. President in comedy You're Welcome America - A Final Night With George W. Bush.


Brad Pitt is wanted to star in a new adaptation of Greek poet Homer's famous masterpiece The Odyssey - set in outer space.


Colin Farrell showed up to the premiere of his new movie 'Pride and Glory' sporting slicked back, long locks. Normally we're fans of everything the Irish tough-guy does, but we're questioning the motivation here.


Reggae star Ziggy Marley is marking his 40th birthday on Friday by giving a fan the chance to join him in the recording studio.


Reformed thug Mark Wahlberg has threatened to 'crack' comedian Andy Samberg's nose after the funnyman poked fun at him in a skit on American comedy show Saturday Night Live.


WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is set to appear on this week's broadcast of "Saturday Night Live." the entertainment show that has featured a popular parody of the Alaska governor by former cast member Tina Fey.


Madonna seems to have gone into complete meltdown now that she and hubby Guy Ritchie have stopped faking about their marriage that apparently went bad a few years ago. She took to mocking him on stage recently, referring to someone unnamed as being "emotionally retarded," even though it's obvious she's referring to her estranged husband.

Now that they've officially announced their split, Guy seems to be staying silent, doing the stiff upper lip English gentleman thing, while insiders are running to the tabloids to spill the beans on all the sordid details of the marriage.
Finally, a scary movie worth seeing this weekend! If you like "Cloverfield" you may like "Quarantine" which opens in wide release today. With a no big name cast, the film, written and directed by John Erick Dowdle, is a handheld cam horror flick that delivers big for an early Halloween fright fest.

The story follows a female TV host, played by Jennifer Carpenter ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose"), who does feature stories on people and their jobs. Who knew that tagging along with cops and firemen on a medical 911 call could be so bloody terrifying!
Strictly third hand gossip, and the script isn't even written, but fans are abuzz about the new rumor that Rhona Mitra is being considered to play a major villain in the future 'Batman 3' film.

The latest juicy tidbit comes from Batman-On-Film, which is saying that the "Underworld" actress could be a leading candidate for the role of Catwoman - that is, IF that character were to appear in the film even though no one involved in the production has even hinted at such a thing. But who doesn't love a good rumor?
John Mayer celebrated his birthday with ex-girlfriend Jennifer Aniston fueling rumors they have reconciled.

The pair - who looked intimate and affectionate - were seen together on Wednesday night at the Grand Havana Room members club in Los Angeles enjoying dinner on a private terrace.
Pop star Nelly Furtado has confessed she’s a married woman - the singer secretly wed fiance DEMACIO ‘DEMO’ CASTELLON over the summer (08).The Maneater hitmaker, 29, made the revelation during an interview on Entertainment Tonight Canada, which is due to air in the country on Friday (17Oct08) night.And Furtado admits she is enjoying every minute
BRITNEY SPEARS has reignited a friendship with her ex-husband JASON ALEXANDER the man she married and ditched after a controversial Las Vegas ceremony.The pair tied the knot in a Sin City chapel on 3 January 2004 - a union that was annulled just 55 hours later.The brief marriage appeared to have ended Spears and Alexander’s
Bruce Springsteen used his latest fundraising bash for Democrat BARACK OBAMA to poke fun at one of the presidential candidate’s Republican rivals, SARAH PALIN.Springsteen dueted with fellow rocker Billy Joel for the first time ever at the bash, at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday (16Oct08).And the Born to Run hitmaker jokingly compared the pair’s
LATEST: GERARD DEPARDIEU’s son GUILLAUME was laid to rest in Paris, France on Friday (17Oct08) in a ceremony that attracted some of the country’s biggest stars.The 37-year-old actor passed away on Monday (13Oct08) at the Garches hospital after suffering from a bout of pneumonia.His family was joined by mourners including directors Luc Besson Claude Berri,
Reggae star Ziggy Marley is marking his 40th birthday on Friday (17Oct08) by giving a fan the chance to join him in the recording studio.The lucky winner of a charity auction will be able to watch Marley - the son of late music legend Bob Marley - lay down tracks for his new album.The four-time
Funnyman Will Ferrell is to tread the boards on Broadway - he’ll make his New York stage debut impersonating the U.S. President in comedy YOU’RE WELCOME AMERICA - A FINAL NIGHT WITH GEORGE W. BUSH.The star will team up with producer Adam McKay, his Anchorman and Step Brothers collaborator, for the solo show. The comedy
A man claiming to be the lovechild of Marilyn Monroe and former U.S. president JOHN F. KENNEDY has launched a court battle for a share of his ‘father’s’ estate.New Yorker John R. Burton - who has changed his name to John Fitzerald Kennedy - has come forward 45 years after Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,
Actress Lindsay Lohan has hit out at the press for pursuing her even when she’s out clubbing - because it makes her feel like a caged animal.The Mean Girls star headed out to a Washington, D.C. club on Thursday (16Oct08) night to support her girlfriend DJ Samantha Ronson, who was playing a set at the
Reformed thug Mark Wahlberg has threatened to ‘crack’ comedian ANDY SAMBERG’s nose after the funnyman poked fun at him in a skit on American comedy show SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.The Happening actor, a one-time juvenile delinquent, admits he was far from impressed with Samberg’s comedy in a farmyard segment, where he pretended to be hard-man Wahlberg.And
Colin Farrell stripped naked and danced for Hollywood beauty SALMA HAYEK on the set of their movie ASK THE DUST - so she wouldn’t be nervous about posing nude on screen.Hayek had to peel off for scenes in the 2006 movie, in which they played lovers.Gossips claimed the pair was romantically linked at the time,
Brad Pitt is set to star in a new adaptation of Greek poet HOMER’s famous masterpiece THE ODYSSEY - set in outer space.Four years after Pitt’s big screen portrayal of Homer’s Troy scored huge box office takings, the star is reteaming with Warner Bros. studios and returning to ancient Greece.The Odyssey follows the story of
JAMIE FOXX’s dreams of landing a second Oscar in 2009 have been dashed - the release of his new movie THE SOLOIST has been pushed back to March (09), and will no longer qualify for the Academy Awards.Both Foxx, who won a Best Actor Academy Award for Ray, and co-star Robert Downey Jr. were tipped
KNOCKED UP star Katherine Heigl and her husband JOSH KELLEY are planning to adopt a child from South Korea within the next year, according to reports.The couple has reportedly chosen South Korea because Heigl’s older sister Meg was adopted from the country.A source tells the National Enquirer, "Meg has had a profound impact on Katherine’s