JOHN LEGEND and THE ROOTS turned heads on the streets of New York on Thursday night (23Sep10) when they marched through the city playing instruments on their way to their concert at Terminal 5. The two critically-acclaimed acts, who have joined forces for their new collaborative covers album Wake Up!, caused a stir as they [...]
British singer DON PARTRIDGE has died of a suspected heart attack, aged 68. The musician passed away near his home in Peacehaven, England on Tuesday (21Sep10). Affectionately known as the king of the buskers, the songwriter began his career travelling around Europe with his guitar to sing on street corners. He achieved chart success in [...]
British rocker PHIL COLLINS has defended his decision to live in tax-haven Switzerland – insisting he moved to ensure his third wife could stay close to her ailing father. The former Genesis star wed Orianne Cevey in 1999 and they settled in a palatial property overlooking Lake Geneva with their two young sons, Nicholas and [...]
Singer EDDIE FISHER, who was once married to DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR, has died at the age of 82. The entertainer, who sparked outrage in the 1950s when he left wife Debbie Reynolds for her pal Taylor, passed away in California on Wednesday (22Sep10). Fisher died as a result of complications stemming from recent hip surgery, [...]
Funnyman ROBIN WILLIAMS jumped at the chance to star in 2002 thrillers ONE HOUR PHOTO and INSOMNIA after years of starring in family-friendly films. The actor was the star-turn in many hit 1990s kids movies, including Jumanji and Mrs. Doubtfire, but he admits he was growing tired of the roles he was being offered – [...]
BEN AFFLECK struggled as the star and director of new heist movie THE TOWN because he regularly felt stressed and exhausted by the workload he’d taken on. The 38 year old plays a bank robber attempting to turn his life around in the acclaimed new movie – but he admits filming took its toll on [...]
KATE WINSLET and JODIE FOSTER are to team up for director ROMAN POLANSKI’s new film GOD OF CARNAGE. The film adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play will begin shooting in France at the beginning of 2011. The comedy is set in New York, but exiled Polanski is refusing to return to America, where he still [...]
British funnyman DAVID WALLIAMS is keen to become a father one day – and he hopes to welcome a brood of girls rather than boys. The Little Britain star wed model Lara Stone in May (10) and the happy couple has discussed the possibility of parenthood in the future. But Walliams is adamant he’d like [...]
British actress ROSAMUND PIKE has angrily dismissed suggestions moviemaker JOE WRIGHT called off their wedding because she turned into a “bridezilla”, insisting she never had any plans for a “fairytale” ceremony. The couple, together for four years, became engaged in 2008 and planned to marry last summer (09) – but the Atonement director dumped his [...]
Actress KRISTEN BELL was one half of a star couple before she even found fame – she dated GLEE hunk MATTHEW MORRISON in college. The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star is engaged to actor Dax Shepard, but he’s not the only actor Bell has romanced. While studying at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, [...]
Director JAMES CAMERON has fought off competition from his TITANIC star LEONARDO DiCAPRIO to be named the most influential man in Hollywood. The Avatar moviemaker topped the Film Power 100 rundown in British newspaper the Guardian, leaving DiCaprio trailing in third. Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg came in second and Disney/Pixar executive John Lasseter was [...]
MADONNA’s teenage daughter is planning to defy mum’s wishes and treat herself to a colourful new hairdo when she turns 14 next month (Oct10). Young rebel Lourdes, who is a partner in Madonna’s new Material Girl clothing line, has threatened to colour her hair on her birthday – even though mum is opposed to the [...]
GWEN STEFANI was left almost speechless when her waxwork figure was unveiled before her at Las Vegas’ Madame Tussauds museum on Wednesday (22Sep10) – because it was a mirror image of the NO DOUBT star. The Don’t Speak hitmaker’s midriff-baring waxwork double drew a shriek from Stefani as the curtain on the new Venetian hotel [...]
KINGS OF LEON rockers JARED and CALEB FOLLOWILL showed off their secret footwork skills during a recent night out in Florida, taking over the dancefloor to bust out MICHAEL JACKSON-style moves. The stars and their entourage were partying at the Delano in Miami earlier this week (begs20Sep10) when the Followill siblings decided to battle one [...]
Country singer CHEYENNE KIMBALL is set for a love Twist after accepting boyfriend CASEY TWIST’s marriage proposal. The Gloriana star and her new fiance both took to Twitter.com on Thursday (23Sep10) to announce the happy news. She singer cooed, “Rumors are true! Casey Twist and I are engaged! He’s the best!”
MAROON 5 star ADAM LEVINE is to hand a lucky fan the keys to his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle if the band’s new album HANDS ALL OVER debuts at the top of the U.S. charts. The singer will offer up the bike on the band’s website if the record hits number one. And bosses at [...]
HEART star NANCY WILSON has filed for divorce from her moviemaker husband CAMERON CROWE. The Barracuda hitmaker has cited “irreconcilable differences” for the split. Wilson and Crowe, the director of Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky, wed in 1986 and are parents to 10-year-old twins William James and Curtis Wilson.
STEVE EARLE’s troubled country rocker son JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE has cancelled his current tour and checked into rehab following his arrest last week (16Sep10). The singer/songwriter spent last Thursday night (12Sep10) in an Indianapolis, Indiana jail cell after allegedly trashing his dressing room after a concert at the city’s Radio Radio club. Venue bosses pressed [...]
CRIMINAL MINDS star KRISTEN VANGSNESS is planning to turn her same-sex wedding into a world tour – exchanging vows in every country. The actress, who plays computer expert Penelope Garcia in the TV series, was forced to postpone her wedding plans in 2009 when gay marriage was outlawed in California, but now she and fiancee [...]
JAMIE LEE CURTIS is considering a return to the dancefloor after watching JENNIFER GREY strut her stuff on U.S. TV show DANCING WITH THE STARS. The actress, who played a keep-fit aerobics instructor in 1985′s Plenty, was in the audience for the season premiere on Monday (20Sep10), cheering on Dirty Dancing star Grey. And she [...]
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