White Stripes/Raconteurs rocker Jack White and his model wife Karen Elson have welcomed their first child. The little girl, named Scarlett Teresa, was born in Tennessee on Tuesday May 2nd. Her middle name is in honor of Jack's mother.
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Bruce Willis' bachelor fear
@ 2006-05-03 – 17:12:27
Bruce Willis believes he will die a bachelor - because he can't commit to one woman.
The 'Die Hard' star - who has had a string of failed romances since splitting from ex-wife Demi Moore in 2000 - thinks he will be single for the rest of the days because he's so bad at relationships.
He said: "I'm going to go out a bachelor. Truth is, I have doubts about my ability to maintain a relationship necessary for a marriage to work.
"If I know anything about myself, I know that."
Earlier this year, Willis confessed he dreams of having more children.
The 50-year-old - who has three daughters from his marriage to Moore - told US TV show 'Access Hollywood': "I want to have more kids."
Willis, who previously admitted he isn't sure if he wants to tie the knot again, also insists he is still a good catch.
He said: "I've got a great sense of humour and it's still all working, working well."
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Katie Holmes signs £22 million pre-nup
@ 2006-05-03 – 17:02:26
Tom Cruise and fiancee Katie Holmes have signed a
£22 million pre-nuptial agreement.The Hollywood couple - who welcomed their baby daughter, Suri, into the world last month - spent weeks thrashing out the details of the financial agreement, which determines who gets which assets if they ever split.
An £8 million trust has been set up for Katie and her baby regardless of whether the couple wed.
But if they do marry and later divorce, the 'Batman Begins' beauty will receive an extra
£14 million from Cruise.The pair have reportedly decided to get married this July now their pre-nup has been finalised, according to reports.
Katie's parents - who were thought to be worried about the haste of their daughter's romance and the fact she embraced Cruise's Scientology beliefs - are said to be happier about the marriage now she will be taken care of financially.
A source said: "Katie's family have always been very sceptical about their romance. They were shocked that Katie got pregnant so quickly and didn't like the way she had turned her back on Catholicism for Scientology.
"But now this deal has been sorted out they are at least relieved that Katie and her baby will be financially secure for life, even if she doesn't marry Tom."
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Donna D'Errico to divorce
@ 2006-05-03 – 16:50:13
Former 'Baywatch' babe Donna D'Errico is divorcing rocker husband Nikki Sixx.
The Playboy playmate handed the divorce papers to the Motley Cr
üe bassist on Friday (28.04.06), citing irreconcilable differences.
The star couple have been married nine years and have a five-year old daughter, Frankie-Jean, whom D'Errico is seeking physical custody and joint legal custody of.
Both have children from previous relationships - Sixx has three children from another Playboy favourite Brandi Brandt, Gunner, 15, Storm, 12 and Deckler, 10, and D'Errico has a 13-year-old son, Rhyan.
It has been a turbulent nine years for the pair and five years ago they split as a result of the musician's long-term drug problems - which, in 1987, resulted in the musician being pronounced dead after an overdose - but the actress decided to give him another chance.
Sixx has now written a book exploring his battle with drugs. 'The Heroin Diaries' is due to hit the shelves later this year.
After leaving 'Baywatch' D'Errico continued stay in front of the cameras with roles in 'Austin Powers in Goldmember' and Comedy Central's 'Reno 911!'.
This summer she will be on the big screen alongside Andie McDowell and Rupert Graves in 'Funny Farm'.
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Pitt & Jolie setting the record straight
@ 2006-05-03 – 16:38:36
- Jolie has not signed on for Tomb Raider 3 and has no plans to play video-game heroine Lara Croft any time soon.
- Pitt is not trying to convince Jolie to join the cast of Ocean's 13.
-Jolie is not looking to adopt a Namibian infant – at least not right now.
-The actress is not planning a "water birth" for the couple's baby-to-be, or to name the baby Africa.
- Jolie's ill mom, Marcheline Bertrand, is not near death and did not ask Jolie to give birth in France as a "dying wish."
- Pitt did not purchase for Jolie a "fidelity necklace" as a pre-baby wedding gift. In fact they currently have no plans to marry.
- Finally, Jolie is not planning to buy a small African nation of her own.
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Mike Skinner's album promotion misery
@ 2006-05-03 – 16:17:27
Mike Skinner says promoting his new album has been depressing because its all about his problems.
The Streets' recent The Hardest Way to Make An Easy Living, true to Skinner's real-life-story style, talks honestly about his weaknesses and the issues he has faced with growing fame.
One unexpected result of that honesty, says the singer, has been to make press interviews about the records' content very hard on him psychologically.
"It's been difficult," he admitted. "I've felt quite foolish at times. It's been a difficult album to promote because I've essentially just been talking about all my problems.
"I'm essentially having to have – I don't know whether you'd call it counselling, but I've been talking about my problems 10 times a day to people that I don't know. But I know it's my own fault."
The star says he's sticking by his openness policy, however, and is managing to hold on. "I stay honest, and that seems to do me all right," he explained. "Putting yourself on the line actually makes people react to you better."
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Richards denies being a homewrecker
@ 2006-05-03 – 16:13:12
Denise Richards has said that she only got together with Richie Sambora after his split with Heather Locklear.
The actress says that her friendship with Locklear and Locklear's relationship with Sambora were well over before she started dating the Bon Jovi star.
Speaking to TMZ, Denise said: "I wish Heather well and happiness and it's really unfortunate that it's gotten to this point and Heather knows why we aren't friends.
"I don't want to get into all of that, but I wish her well and she knows that there was nothing that happened during either marriage and unfortunately our friendship had to dissolve."
Former Bond girl Denise was recently spotted canoodling with Sambora, causing the media to criticise her for stepping in too soon.
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Billie's autobiography coming soon
@ 2006-05-03 – 16:07:05
Billie Piper has signed a six-figure deal to write her autobiography for an autumn release.
She will tell the story of her transformation from bubble-gum pop singer to respected actress and reveal details of her short-lived marriage to Chris Evans.
The star admitted she is rather young to tell her life story. "It may sound ridiculous being just 23 but I've a few good stories I'd like to share," she commented. "I'm hoping the book will be honest, funny, insightful and, above all, life-affirming.
"This is a chance for me to talk openly about other areas of my life. Things that people won't know. Things that I'm hoping lots of people can relate to and maybe even be inspired by."
Editorial director Nick Davies at Hodder & Stoughton, which will publish the book, is confident in its success.
"Billie has done more in her 23 years than most of us will do in a lifetime and she is ready to talk about it with honesty and humour," he explained. "I have no doubt that we have a bestseller on our hands."
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Madonna delights Coachella fest crowd
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:58:13
Madonna thrilled thousands of fans at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Sunday, even as she brought a mainstream feel to the traditionally edgy event.
A swollen outdoor crowd erupted in cheers after the Material Girl made her entrance inside a glittering disco ball that split in two and launched into "Hung Up" for her opening number. She performed an abbreviated set of five songs in less than a half-hour.
Not everyone was excited to see the pop star at the musical extravaganza, best known for its lineup of indie-rock bands and dance-oriented DJs. "I'm here for anything but Madonna," said Alessandra Ambrosio, a Brazilian model. "Madonna is too pop to be here." More than 100,000 people came to the inland desert for two sold-out days of sun and sound. With 47 acts on Sunday's bill alone, fans had to miss some bands to catch others. Sunday's lineup also included the up-and-coming Matisyahu, a Hasidic reggae and hip-hop artist. Hours before Madonna, the San Francisco-based Mates of State, a husband-and-wife duo, performed their unique blend of alt-pop drum-and-organ music.
Jason Hammel, a former cancer researcher, bounced in his seat as he beat his drums furiously, while his wife, Kori Gardner, a former school teacher, swayed in her red summer dress and played complex passages on her organ. The couple has grown from Oakland party gigs to receive a wave of attention for their smart, singable tunes.
British chart favorite James Blunt drew a large crowd, playing to a wedged-in audience in the Mojave Tent. Near the tent openings, the crowd stood 20 deep to catch a glimpse of the singer as he crooned mellifluous tunes, capping his performance with the hit "You're Beautiful" from his album "Back to Bedlam."
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Sobbing Hatcher tells of child abuse anguish
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:53:27
A sobbing Teri Hatcher opened up to Oprah Winfrey about years of sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her uncle.
In her first TV interview on the subject since revealing in March that she had been molested as a child, the Desperate Housewives star also saw a video message from the family of teenager Sarah Van Cleemput, who committed suicide after being abused by the same man.
Hatcher, who went to prosecutors in 2002 with her own story after hearing about the 14 year old’s case, tearfully told the chat show host the worst thing she recalled about the ordeals.
“He was touching me and he said to me, ’Doesn’t this feel good?’,” Hatcher explained.
“It is something that I’ve really struggled with, because… if I let sex feel good, if I let sex be what a woman should have with a man that she cares about, then somehow he was right.”
Hatcher said her uncle, Richard Stone, molested her for three years, starting when she was five years old.
After she went to police he pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation in Sarah’s case and was jailed for 14 years.
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Is Nicole Richie Anorexic?
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:45:14
Socialite turned reality star NICOLE RICHIE has been the center of eating disorder rumors, which she now addresses in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, on stands this week.
"I know I'm too thin right now, so I wouldn't want any young girl looking at me and saying, 'That's what I want to look like,'" she tells the sleek mag. "I do know that they will, which is another reason I really do need to do something about it. I'm not happy with the way I look right now."
The 24-year-old tells Vanity Fair she doesn't know what the scale reads, but it's less than when she first co-starred on "The Simple Life." Nicole blames the drastic drop on stress -- including last winter's breakup with former fiancé DJ AM.
"She dealt with that by not eating and her weight went down, which she couldn't afford at that point," says Vanity Fair's LESLIE BENNETTS.
Nicole's headline-making weight set off a feeding frenzy in the media and she's now working with a doctor, a psychiatrist, a nutritionist and a trainer and says she gets weighed once a week.
Nicole, who tells Vanity Fair she doesn't believe she's anorexic, isn't keeping anything secret, even asking her team to go against patient confidentiality and talk about her struggle to gain weight.
One of her doctors told Vanity Fair, "If it's not anorexia, she should be able to gain the weight," he said. "If it ends up being anorexia, we'll help her with that."
Nicole says the scale is slowly creeping upward. "I have gained weight since I was my thinnest," she tells the magazine.
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Bender's Family Sues Rapper's Estate
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:39:50
The family of 35-year-old Army veteran Keith Bender have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of rapper Proof, who police say shot Bender before he was killed.
Proof, whose real name was Deshaun Holton, died April 11, the day of the early morning gun battle at the CCC nightclub. Bender was hospitalized in critical condition and died a week later.
Proof "violently assaulted and battered (Bender), culminating with the infliction of a gunshot injury that caused the death of Mr. Bender," according to the lawsuit filed Monday by Bender's wife, Jacqueline, and his mother, Leona.
A message seeking comment was left for Proof's lawyer, David Gorosh.
Police have said Bender's cousin, Mario Etheridge, who helped with security at the club, shot Proof. Etheridge has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm in a building in the incident.
Etheridge's lawyer, Randall Upshaw, said last week that Proof was drunk and angry about a game of pool when he approached Bender at the club. The two argued and were separated, and Proof returned with a gun, pistol-whipped Bender and then shot him in the face, Upshaw said.
"It is shameful that Mr. Holton is being lauded as a hero and martyr, when, in fact, it was his own criminalistic conduct that not only led to his death, but took the life of an honorable, innocent man," Michael Cafferty, a lawyer for Bender's family, said in a statement.
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Did Lindsay Lohan steal Paris Hilton’s man
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:37:10
What really came between Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos? Could it have been “Mean Girls” vixen Lindsay Lohan?
Partying heiress Hilton and shipping heir Niarchos have reportedly split — but just hours after Hilton recently left the U.S. for Australia, Niarchos was spotted “sipping cocktails and dirty dancing” at L.A. club Element with Lohan, according to Life & Style.
“Lindsay was all over Stavros,” a bartender told the mag. “At one point, he had his hand up her skirt!” Three days later, Stavros was reportedly seen leaving Lohan’s room at the Chateau Marmont.
Hilton is said to be “heartbroken” over the breakup, but the ever-resilient heiress is already busy mending her heart, and was spotted on the town with football star Matt Leinart.
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Rachel Weisz Says She's Hairy Like an Ape
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:34:38
Rachel Weisz claims her facial hair is so unruly she would resemble an "ape" if she didn't have daily access to hair removal tools. The star, 35, refuses to leave the house unless she has completed her daily beauty regime.
She says, "They end up looking like something out of the Planet Of The Apes if I don't pluck them regularly. L.A. makes you feel ugly."
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Brendan Faser Is A Father Again
@ 2006-05-03 – 15:32:52
The Mummy star Brendan Fraser has become a father again. The actor's wife, Afton Smith, gave birth to the child - who's gender hasn'tbeen revealed - at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Fraser, 37 - who also starred in the Oscar winning movie Crash - married Smith in 1998. They already have two sons together - Griffin, three, and two-year old Holden.
