Ryan Phillippe donned camo and ammo on the San Antonio set of his latest untitled war film. The actor also stars in Clint Eastwood's World War II drama, Flag of Our Fathers, opening in October. Phillippe, who stars as a soldier who refuses orders to return to Iraq after being sent home to Texas, took a group snap with his comrades, including Channing Tatum.

Christina Ricci has admitted she used explicit photos of herself when vying for the role in Black Snake Moan.

The controversial new movie features Ricci playing a sex abuse victim, a part she landed having sent the director sexually explicit pictures of herself. She spends a lot of the movie chained to a radiator half-naked.

The 26-year-old said: “My agent inundated writer/director Craig Brewer with photo shoots I’d done that are pure sex shoots.”

The Ordinary Boys pulled out of their slot at the V Festival last night, when their bassist was rushed to hospital.

James Gregory was taken ill suddenly at Weston Park, leaving We Are Scientists to extend their set to fill the gap.

The crowd reaction was far from understanding, with fans booing the announcement. The festival organisers released a statement confirming the news: "The Ordinary Boys have withdrawn from Weston Park due to the sudden illness of a band member".

The Charlatans have announced a UK tour to accompany the release of their singles collection.

Forever: The Singles will be released before the end of the year, following their 1998 greatest hits album Melting Pot.

The band will begin their tour in Halifax on November 23, and will finish in Llandudno on December 10.

The full tour dates are as follows:

November

23 - Halifax Victoria Hall
24 - Leicester De Montfort Hall
25 - Cardiff Uni Great Hall
26 - Reading Hexagon
28 - Lincoln Engine Shed
29 - Birmingham Academy
30 - Portsmouth Guildhall

December

2 - Middlesborough Town Hall
3 - Sheffield Octagon
4 - Glasgow Academy
5 - Newcastle Academy
7 - Hull City Hall
8 - London Brixton Academy
9 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom
10 - Llandudno Cymru Hall

The first bands for next year's One Earth Concert charity show in Cardiff have been announced.

Super Furry Animals, The Darkness and The Strokes have all been confirmed to play at the show next January at the Millennium Stadium. The concert will support the One Earth Trust, a UK charity for environmental change.

Ten bands will play in all, with the gig to be screened live on the BBC.

Michael Mathres, co-founder of Climate Change Now, said: "People are genuinely concerned about the effects of climate change, but don't know how easy it is to make a big difference. The concert will focus attention on the part we can all play in tackling climate change."

X Factor auditionee Juliana Charlton has hit back at Simon Cowell's "cruel" and "rude" comments.

The 21-year-old, who was labelled Mariah Scary on Saturday's show after performing Carey's Hero, now wants another chance to prove herself.

"I couldn't bear to watch on Saturday, because I'm no longer like that," she said. "The audition was in May. I've since lost three stone and am more confident. They should hear me now."

A man who paid £100,000 to attend the Beckhams' pre-World Cup party has now threatened to sue the couple.

Dave West, 61, splashed out at a charity auction for the NSPCC in the hope that he would be able to mingle with guests such as Robbie Williams and Wayne Rooney. However, West claims that he refused to attend the bash after the Beckhams' staff "patronised" him in a phone call.

"I paid the money in good faith," Dave said. "They just looked down their noses at me. They told me I couldn't even mingle with the other guests.

"This guy talked about everything, including the dress code. I felt I would have been unwelcome and treated badly."

West says that he will sue the Beckhams unless they agree to hand over a further £100,000 to the NSPCC.

A spokesperson for the couple said: "It's in the hands of lawyers."

Sarah Harding was spotted getting close to DJ Greg Burns this weekend.

The Girls Aloud star, who has also been linked to T4 host Steve Jones and footballer Paolo Vernazza this summer, flirted with Burns after playing at Chelmsford.

A source said: "After Sarah performed, she went back stage and spotted Greg at the Virgin Radio VIP bar. They got chatting and immediately hit it off."

However, the singer's antics did not impress Steve, who was also at the festival. A friend of the presenter added: "Even though they are not an 'exclusive' couple, it was a bit off for Sarah to flaunt another bloke like that."

Lily Allen clashed with Peaches Geldof at the V Festival this weekend.

The Smile singer allegedly confronted Peaches after hearing that she had branded her a "cokehead".

An onlooker told a newspaper: "It was disgusting. Peaches was watching the Cuban Brothers with her boyfriend when Lily spotted her and stormed right over. She got in really close behind Peaches and gobbed on the back of her shoes before walking off."

Lily accused Peaches' father Bob of being a "hypocrite" on her Myspace page earlier this year.

Natasha Bedingfield has been advised by her record company that she needs to spice up her image if she wants to achieve success in America.

The singer made the move to the States in an attempt to repeat her chart success there, but executives fear her clean-cut persona will be too boring for America's oversexed pop industry.

She said: "I've moved from London to Los Angeles because I want to be an international star. But, to achieve that, my record company tells me I need a bit of scandal in my life."

"I can tell you, I was shocked. Maybe I should steal something from a supermarket. If I shoplift I could join Winona Ryder's club," the star joked.

Busta Rhymes has been arrested for assaulting a man after performing at the Heineken AmsterJam Festival.

The rapper was taken into custody with two members of his entourage as they attempted to leave Randalls Island in New York where the show was being held, the New York Daily News reports.

Details regarding the assault remain unclear, but the police apparently took the opportunity to question Rhymes about another incident in February, when his bodyguard Israel Ramirez was murdered while on the set for the rapper's music video.

A source in the police department commented: "I don't know if this is normally something he would even be arrested for, but his bouncer was killed and he didn't want to cooperate. This is our way of dealing with it."

Kylie Minogue is keen to have children in the near future, according to her sister.

“Kylie is so ready to get pregnant," she said. “Our parents have been on at us for ages, asking when we’re going to make them grandparents. I’m not doing so well on that score — I can’t find a man. Kylie will do it first, I’m certain.”