Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs has admitted that he hasn't even read the script for the fifth film.

"They started without me. Like most things in my life. I haven’t even read the script yet," Isaacs told Empire. "To be honest, I don’t know what happens in it. I know that I’m meant to end up in prison - that’s no great secret.

Asked about whether he will make an appearance in the movie, he replied, "I hope so, I can’t bear the idea that somebody else would get to wear my Paris Hilton wig, but you never know."

Isaacs plays Lucius Malfoy in the movies.

Gary Lineker is splitting from his wife after 20 years of marriage, it has been revealed today.

The football presenter was apparently "devastated" after Michelle told him that their relationship had run out of steam.

"She feels the marriage has come to its end," a friend said. "She told him several months ago and they have already sorted out their finances.

"When Michelle told him she wanted the marriage to end, Gary tried to talk her round. But she has refused and it is now Gary who is asking for a divorce on the grounds of her unreasonable behaviour. It is fair to say he has been absolutely devastated but they now have an amicable relationship. There have not been any rows recently but they have just drifted their separate ways.

"The decision to split was made a few months ago. She's already spending some nights in a flat nearby. Friends are baffled by it."

Barbados, Caribbean :: British singer Rachel Stevens, who turned 28 earlier this month, has been on holiday in Barbados the last few days, spending time with her brand new boyfriend (unidentified as yet). "They seemed rather intimate," said one onlooker. Rachel released two pop albums after departing from her former pop group S Club 7, but neither album performed well on the UK charts.

A newspaper promotion for Tom Cruise's upcoming "Mission: Impossible III" got off to an explosive start when a county arson squad blew up a news rack, thinking it contained a bomb. The confusion: The Los Angeles Times rack was fitted with a digital musical device designed to play the "Mission: Impossible" theme song when the door was opened. But in some cases, the red plastic boxes with protruding wires were jarred loose and dropped onto the stack of newspapers inside, alarming customers. Sheriff's officials said they rendered the news rack in this suburb 35 miles north of downtown Los Angeles "safe" after being called to the scene Friday by a concerned individual who thought he'd seen a bomb. Times officials said the devices were placed in 4,500 randomly selected news boxes in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in a venture with Paramount Pictures designed to turn the "everyday news rack experience" into an "extraordinary mission." It was just that, at least for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department arson squad, which destroyed the box. "This was the least intended outcome. We weren't expecting anything like this," said John O'Loughlin, the Times' senior vice president for planning. The devices are to remain in the boxes until May 7, two days after the film is scheduled to open.

TOM CRUISE is considering hiring BEATLES tribute band THE BOOTLEG BEATLES to play at his wedding to KATE HOLMES, after his MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III co-star SIMON PEGG suggested them.

Pegg, who plays computer geek BENJI DUNN in the new movie, hired the Beatles imitators to play at his own reception when he married MAUREEN McCANN last summer (JUL05).

He says, "Tom and I were discussing bands at weddings and I told him I had The Bootleg Beatles at mine and that they were really good.

"I'm not sure if he's going to heed my advice and book them for his wedding to Katie - but you never know."

"Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp has crossed swords with city officials over a proposed Sunset Strip commercial development Depp says would block the scenic view from part of his Hollywood Hills estate.

The actor contends in a lawsuit that the city of West Hollywood violated environmental quality laws by approving development of retail shops, a restaurant and a parking structure on a lot beneath his gated, 2 1/2 -acre property.

Depp also argues that the project would block the view his two children have while playing on a terrace outside the 7,430-square-foot home.

The development would rise about 45 feet above the famous Sunset Strip. Its roof would be about 40 feet below Depp's home, but the building would still block views from a portion of the backyard terrace, which is down the hill from the house.

Those behind the development argue that Depp has declared that the youngsters - Lily-Rose, 6, and Jack, 4 - will be raised in France, where he and French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis also have a home.

Developer Joseph Emrani of Venice Investments, who is a partner in the project with his brother, Youdi Emrani, said he challenged Depp's representatives.

"They said, 'The kids are playing over there and they don't want it to block their view.' I mentioned that his children live in Paris, and one of them said, 'That's very personal and we don't want to get involved with that,' " Joseph Emrani said.

Depp's attorney declined to discuss the case.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled against Depp last year. The case is being appealed on his behalf by his sister, Christi Dembrowski, who is also Depp's personal assistant and president of his film production company.

Westlife’s Nicky Byrne is to make his debut on the silver screen this summer, after signing up to make his first movie, the Evening Herald can reveal.

The singer will doubtlessly be taking some acting tips from Kian’s girlfriend Jodi Albert when it comes to impressing movie bosses with his latest project in the summer.

The pop heartthrob broke the news to the Evening Herald backstage at The Point where the boys were kicking off seven, sell-out concerts as part of their 'Face to Face' tour.

Although its still in the early stages, Nicky says the script just appealed to him instantly when he was approached by an Irish director to take on the role.

"Obviously Westlife will always be my number one priority but I discussed doing a movie with Louis and the lads and they all said I should go for it" said Nicky.

"I did an acting course in New York last summer which I really enjoyed so making a movie will be a new experience for me".

The chart toppers told us of their attempts to make pop history by becoming the first Irish act to crack China.

For the first time ever the famous foursome will be the subject of a 'warts and all' documentary being made for ITV1.

They may be familiar faces on these Isles but they are virtual unknowns on the other side of the world. So now the four stars have agreed to let a camera crew follow them around China filming a fly-on-the-wall program as they try to make it in the world’s most populated country.

"In around three months, once the tour is over, they are going to fly over there and have a film crew follow them around the whole time and document their journey", revealed Louis Walsh, their manager.

"No one from Ireland or UK has ever really cracked china, apart from Wham, and Westlife are determined to make an impact."

The New York Post reports that that Charlie Sheen's manager is speaking out about the feud between Sheen and his estranged wife Denise Richards.

"All of this is nothing more than child-custody issues," manager Mark Burg reveals. "This all started because Charlie wanted 50-50 custody. When Denise said no. Charlie said, 'Then let a judge decide.' The next day, she comes out with a bunch of bulls**t claims. Did he gamble on sports? Big deal. Every guy I know does. Show me a guy who hasn't seen porn on the Internet. Does that mean he's not a good father? No. This guy lives for his kids. And she drummed all this up so he can't see his kids. It is the single worst behavior of a parent I have ever seen."

Last week, Denise shocked the public by filing for a restraining order against Charlie, claiming he tried to kill her, viewed inappropriate material on the net and was raging gambler.

Tom Cruise has announced that Grammy-winner Kanye West and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx are to be his daughter Suri's uncles.

While attending the London premiere of 'Mission: Impossible III' Cruise told the UK's Mirror, "Jamie Foxx is going to be uncle. I asked him today and he's accepted. He's an amazing guy."

And that's not all, Suri could possibly have two uncles. "When I get back to the States I'm gonna ask Kanye West," confessed Cruise.

Cruise, as per usual, continued his ranting over his love for fiancee Katie Holmes. "I love her and I can't wait to get married to her. I can't wait to look at her and think she's all mine," said Cruise. "I want the wedding to be in a few months. I've phoned her a billion times since I've been here. Of course I miss her, how can you not?"

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When could you start choosing uncles?

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are said to have set a date for a winter wedding Down Under.

The couple are expected to tie the knot in a Catholic church in north Sydney on June 25, the New York Post has reported.
The private couple have been silent on their approaching nuptials. They had earlier been tipped to marry on March 11.

Oscar-winning Kidman and country music singer Urban have been dating for about a year, but declined to confirm their relationship until they publicly held hands at last month's Grammy Awards.

The pair are yet to announce their engagement formally, although Kidman has been flashing a huge diamond on her ring finger for months.

Disney Channel has picked up two live-action pilots from some of the creatives behind its two top-rated series, including a spinoff of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and another from a consulting producer on "Hannah Montana."

"Housebroken" is a half-hour multicamera project that centers on the "Suite Life" character of Arwin the handyman moving in with his sister to take care of her kids. The actor portraying the recurring role of Arwin on "Suite Life" is Brian Stepanek.

The project is from executive producers Danny Kallis, Pamela Eells and Irene Dreayer. Kallis and Eells are writing, with Rich Correll directing the pilot. Kallis and Dreayer are executive producers on "Suite Life," while Correll has directed episodes of the series, and Eells has written for the show.

He usually saves his beefs for other rappers; this time, 50 Cent is going after Oprah Winfrey.

In an interview with The Associated Press, 50 complained that Winfrey rarely invites rappers on her talk show: "I think she caters to older white women."

"Oprah's audience is my audience's parents," the 29-year-old rapper said. "So, I could care less about Oprah or her show."

He's not alone in his resentment toward the talk show host cum media mogul.

Rapper-actor Ludacris, aka Chris Bridges, said in the May issue of GQ magazine that Winfrey was "unfair" during a show he appeared on last October with co-stars from best-picture Oscar winner "Crash."

"She edited out a lot of my comments while keeping her own in," he said. "Of course, it's her show, but we were doing a show on racial discrimination, and she gave me a hard time as a rapper, when I came on there as an actor."

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the first band confirmed for the eighth Voodoo Music Experience to be held in New Orleans on October 28-29, organizers said Thursday.

Last year's Voodoo festival was the first major musical event held in the Crescent City in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and boasted performances by Nine Inch Nails, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tiesto, the Bravery, the New York Dolls and Secret Machines, among others.

"Despite the past year's events and the uncertainty it has created in the city -- it is an honor to have the Peppers be the first act to sign on," Voodoo producer Stephen Rehage said in a statement. "I think it speaks volumes about the influence New Orleans Music and musicians have had on the world."

"Lost" actress Michelle Rodriguez left jail Friday after serving a sentence for drunken driving.

Rodriguez was sentenced to five days in jail and fined $500 after she pleaded guilty Tuesday. She entered the Oahu Community Correctional Center later that day.

Rodriguez, who was credited for one day served because of time spent in custody after her arrest last year, was released after serving about 65 hours.

OCCC Warden Nolan Espinda said inmates receive full credit for any portion of a day served.

It was an uneventful stay for Rodriguez, who lived in a dorm with 60 other female inmates, Espinda said. She could read and watch TV, and she had to keep her area clean, he said.

No media were present when Rodriguez was released.

Rodriguez, 27, who portrays police officer Ana Lucia on the ABC drama, chose the jail time and fine rather than perform 240 hours of community service.

She and fellow "Lost" cast member Cynthia Watros were both charged with drunken driving after they were pulled over Dec. 1 in separate cars within 15 minutes of each other.

Watros, who plays Libby, pleaded guilty to drunken driving in January and was fined $312, ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment and 14 hours of counseling. She also had her license suspended for 90 days.

Rodriguez's troubles with the law aren't over. She's serving three years probation after pleading no contest in 2004 in Los Angeles to three traffic violations, including drunken driving.

Tabloid newspapers are speculating that Britain's Prince William, 23, is about to propose to his girlfriend Kate Middleton on holiday in the Caribbean.

The elder son of heir to the throne Britain's
Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana is flying to the island of Mustique on Friday to join the 24-year-old Middleton, the Evening Standard reported on Friday.

The London newspaper, which broke the news of Camilla Parker Bowles' engagement to Britain's Prince Charles, said William sought advice on the best place to hide away from prying paparazzi lenses.

Mustique was the favorite holiday destination of William's great aunt, Princess Margaret. Her son Viscount Linley sold her villa on Mustique to cover death duties.

Feverish speculation about a royal engagement began in The Mail on Sunday with the banner headline "Kate takes William on holiday -- but will he pop the question?"

William has in the past said he did not want to get married until he is at least 28 or 30 but the paper breathlessly reported they could be just "weeks away" from being engaged.

But Judy Wade, royal correspondent for the celebrity gossip magazine Hello, felt the rumor mill was over-reaching itself.

"I think this romance is serious but today young couples live together for a while. And William wants to be sure, and not have a disaster like his parents," she told Reuters.

"I don't think he will get married until next year at the earliest."

Asked to confirm the Evening Standard report of the romantic Caribbean tryst, a spokesman for William, second in line to the throne, said: "We never comment on private holidays."

The pair met while studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland and shared a house together.

The royalty-obsessed press agreed to leave William alone at university but the uneasy truce was broken when paparazzi pursued the couple around the elegant Austrian resort of Klosters when they went skiiing together.

Middleton, dubbed "Her Royal Shyness" by one newspaper, is the daughter of two middle-class entrepreneurs who run a company which provides accessories for children's parties.

Jessica Hay, a friend who went to the same boarding school, told The Independent on Sunday: "Kate has class, stamina and the mental strength to survive the limelight."

The self-effacing brunette will need all that stamina to survive "trial by media" -- the remorseless spotlight faced by William's late mother Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi.

William and Kate have been apart for the last three months while he began army training at Sandhurst military academy.

His 21-year-old younger brother Harry, once dubbed the royal "wild child" for his underage drink antics, graduated from the academy earlier this month.

He has been romantically linked to Cape Town student Chelsy Davy, who in, contrast to Middleton, is regularly portrayed as an avid party-goer.

"I think that I'm different from other actresses on WB. Partly because of my Asian side -- my look -- I don't think I come across like Katie Holmes does on-screen... My dad’s Dutch and my mom’s Chinese, so she was responsible for being tough with me and with my sister. That’s the Asian part in my personality, being conservative. I couldn’t date until I was 16 and I wasn’t allowed to wear any make-up until that age and any grade at school under a B was a disaster. Everything is part of the education I got and the weight problems with girls I knew closely, because my little sister has a friend who was bulimic at age 12. It’s just terrible... I did karate when I was younger for like five years, and I couldn't stand it...but that's because I think it was regular karate... I think it was Shotokan karate so you like block block block, punch punch punch and so it wasn't very much fun. But I do wanna go back into it." -- Kristin Kreuk

The 23-year-old actress currently plays Lana Lang in WB's Smallville and her upcoming film Partition is scheduled for release later this year.

London, UK :: Actor Orlando Bloom, 29, went shopping yesterday for some trendy new furniture for his London pad and was accompanied by his interior designer, his mum, Sonia and sister, Samantha Bloom. Orlando dropped by two interior design shops in central London -- Skandia (?) and Forza Furniture located at Great Portland Street and later stopped by The Plaza hotel located at Knightsbridge Road. Orlando's next film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest co-starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley opens in theaters nationwide this summer on July 7, 2006.

Katie Holmes has decided to drop the girlish name 'Katie' in favour of the more mature 'Kate'.

The star decided to change her name after talking to husband Tom Cruise extensively about it. The pair decided that Katie sounded too girlish for a 27-year-old and so concluded that Holmes would be known as Kate instead.

Cruise commented: "Katie is a young girl's name. Her name is Kate now she's a child-bearing woman."

Katie's name is not the only thing she has changed since meeting Tom Cruise. Brought up a strict Catholic, the star converted to the Scientology religion when she began her relationship with the Mission: Impossible heartthrob and intends to bring up her daughter, Suri, according to the controversial religion.

Lionsgate has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged from Howard and Karen Baldwin (Ray), who will produce with John Aglialoro, reports Variety.

Angelina Jolie, a longtime devotee of Rand's, and Brad Pitt, also a fan, are rumored to be circling the leading roles of Dagny Taggart and John Galt.

Atlas Shrugged, which runs more than 1,100 pages, has faced a lengthy and circuitous journey to a film adaptation.

The Russian-born author's seminal novel, published in 1957, revolves around the economic collapse of the U.S. sometime in the future and espouses her individualistic philosophy of objectivism. The violent, apocalyptic ending has always posed a challenge but could prove especially so in the post-9/11 climate.

Viggo Mortensen ("The Lord of the Rings") is reteaming with director David Cronenberg for Eastern Promises at Focus Features and BBC Films, reports Variety.

The project, written by Steve Knight (Dirty Pretty Things), is a London thriller that centers on a nurse investigating the identity of a Russian girl who dies in childbirth. The nurse stumbles into danger when she learns the woman was a prostitute involved in sex trafficking.

Mortensen plays a man caught up in the Russian mob.

RONAN KEATING could be called to give evidence against SNOOP DOGG after he witnessed the rapper's alleged brawl with police and staff at London's Heathrow airport.

According to eyewitnesses, the LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER crooner was present throughout the incident which is thought to have occurred after some members of the DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT hitmaker's entourage were refused entry to the first class lounge.

The hip-hop star and five members of his entourage have been charged with violent disorder and affray following the alleged incident.

Oscar-winner JAMIE FOXX has tipped his MIAMI VICE co-star COLIN FARRELL for big things, after being bowled over by his acting brilliance.

The RAY star initially feared the Irish heart-throb's reported arrogance would spoil any chance of a friendship, but he was thrilled to find Farrell's confidence is not misplaced.

And Foxx was even more delighted to discover Farrell's intensity on camera is mirrored in his social life, insisting the ALEXANDER star is the life and soul of any party.

He says, "He's a superstar in waiting. He is as great as he thinks he is. We've had some pretty wild nights out while filming Miami Vice."

Enchanted is a Disney film currently in production. It uses both traditional 2D animation and live-action - the animation depicts the fantasy/fairy tale world, and the live-action depicts New York. Giselle (Amy Adams), a girl from an animated world is thrown out by the evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) into live-action New York, where the girl falls for a man living in the city. The film will be the first live-action/animation film by Disney since 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Legendary Disney music composer Alan Menken will be providing the film's original score.

Confirmed cast -- Amy Adams as Giselle, Susan Sarandon as Queen Narissa and James Marsden as Prince Edward. In negotiations -- Patrick Dempsey as Robert and Idina Menzel as Nancy. Tentative release date is November 2, 2007.

Chanel has selected Pride & Prejudice star Keira Knightley as the new face of its Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. The 21-year-old actress will appear in Chanel ads beginning in 2007, the company announced Wednesday. Knightley succeeds Kate Moss, whose contract expired last October. The 32-year-old British supermodel had starred in the Coco Mademoiselle ads since 2002. Moss lost several high-profile modeling contracts last year after a tabloid published pictures of her allegedly using cocaine in a west London music studio.

Ann Curry :: In what seems to be the middle of no where, on the edge of Namibia in Southern Africa. A very pregnant Angelina Jolie emerged from her private family vacation to speak on behalf of children in poor countries who don't get to go to school. What is the worst, in your mind, of that?
Angelina Jolie :: God, there are just so many things. It's really that thought of the potential of a human being. The lack of education causes death. More children die under the age of 5 when the parents aren't educated. More people get AIDS when they haven't had an education. Statistics prove that if every child was in school, every year, 700,000 less people would get AIDS.

AC :: It seems also, for you, kind of a personal thing. You have two children you've adopted. Both of you whom might have been in this same circumstance of not being able to get educated. And when you look at them and realize that...
AJ :: I look at them and just think, especially my daughter and how many millions of kids are out of school in her country. Especially girls. And I know how families with AIDS when parents die of AIDS, there's no possible way that children can make a school fee. There's no possible way she would have gone to school. And she is so smart and so strong. Her potential as a women one day is great. You multiply her by thousands and that is the thing that I can so clearly see when I look at her. Maddox -- the amount of street children in his country... in all probability Maddox would have probably been one of the kids going the garbage picking in the streets. He would have been on his own.

AC :: It must mean much to you, as a human being, to be able to give them an opportunity they never would have gotten.
AJ :: I'm happy for them that they're gonna have all this education and I hope, with it, they do some good things. That they're good people. [giggles]

Joined by senators from the left and right, Oscar-winning actor George Clooney used his star power on Thursday to focus attention on Sudan's Darfur region, where he said the first genocide of this century was taking place.

Clooney told heart-breaking stories of visiting the border area between Chad and Sudan's Darfur region last week, where he watched refugees spilling into sordid camps and women foraging for food who faced the threat of rape or death.

Clooney urged the public to attend rallies across the United States this Sunday to pressure Khartoum to stop what Washington says amounts to genocide in Darfur.

Hollywood actors, political, religious leaders and sporting personalities will be among those at the rallies, which are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people.

"What we cannot do is turn our heads and look away and hope that this will somehow disappear," Clooney said to an unusually packed news conference at the National Press Club. "It's the first genocide of the 21st century."

Clooney showed a short video from his visit with his father to Sudan and neighboring Chad, a collection of interviews and disturbing pictures of emaciated children in dusty camps.

The actor, flanked by conservative Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, and liberal Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, said a young girl asked him during his trip when he would return and "stop this."

Clooney is usually seen more frequently among Democratic politicians and has often criticized the Bush administration for its policies, but on Thursday he said issues such as Darfur could not be partisan.

Two rebel groups from Darfur, which is about the size of Texas, took up arms in early 2003 over what they saw as neglect by Sudan's Arab-dominated central government.

Khartoum is accused of arming militias drawn mainly from Arab tribes to crush the rebellion. A campaign of murder, rape, looting and arson ensued that has killed tens of thousands of people and drove more than 2 million into camps in Darfur and Chad.

Quentin Tarantino will direct a forthcoming biopic about Jimi Hendrix, according to reports.

The infamous filmmaker is said to have agreed to shoot the film, which is thought to have been in production for some months.

Tarantino will collaborate with Leon Hendrix, Jimi's brother, on the movie, and will be given full access to his name, likeness, and archive interview footage for the project.

Shooting is expected to begin later this year, with the movie scheduled to take in numerous cities that played host to the life of Hendrix, including Seattle, New York, Toronto, and London.

Jessica and Ashlee Simpson stayed at the
Hilton hotel in Sydney on their recent MTV-funded
trip. The hotel has one of the city's best
restaurants, the Glass Brasserie, run by one
of Australia's top chefs, Luke Mangan.
The sisters went for dinner there one night,
but wouldn't eat anything on the delicious menu
(steaks, oysters, baby barramundi, chocolate
tart etc). So what are two spoiled, hungry
sisters to do? Well, you sit in the
restaurant in silence, surrounded by four
enormous bodyguards, and order in from Pizza
Hut - a large pepperoni and double cheese.

BRITISH junkie rock star Pete Doherty was caught on camera allegedly injecting a drug into a girl fan's arm, it has emerged today.

The shocking image shows the singer holding the syringe as the girl lies apparently unconscious on a kitchen floor.

British newspaper said the picture was taken at Doherty's home in Hackney, east London, within the past five weeks.

They also published a picture of supermodel Kate Moss, 32, who they said has been secretly seeing Doherty, 27, despite their apparent public split.

A second picture of Doherty shows the singer jabbing a needle into his tattooed forearm.

Tony Linkin, of Coalition public relations, who has spoken on behalf of Doherty, said he was not aware of the pictures and could not comment.

He said Doherty was currently not represented by a manager.

Doherty was in London last night after his band Babyshambles performed at Plymouth Pavilions on Wednesday, he added.

The pictures are the latest episode in Doherty's battle with heroin and numerous encounters with the law.

Last Friday, he was bailed after being arrested on suspicion of fresh drug offences in East London.

The arrest came just three hours after he was spared jail by magistrates for possessing controlled drugs.

Singer/actress JENNIFER LOPEZ credits her new reclusive lifestyle with helping her find happiness with husband MARC ANTHONY. The JENNY FROM THE BLOCK star admits spending more time at home and less time partying has improved her private life. And she has learned the best ways of outwitting stalker photographers. She says, "I have become very good at disappearing. I wasn't good at it before. It's kind of getting out of the glare for a minute. I learned how to do that, too. "You have to make adjustments. Some of it is just kind of staying at home more, believe it or not."