Westlife won't make it to Australia next month due to recording commitments.

The Australian tour was to take place between September 17 and 23 but the boyband is yet to complete its next album.

A statement from Sony-BMG says that "due to delays in the recording of their new album, due for international release in October of this year, the band have reluctantly had to reschedule their Australian tour and will now tour here early in 2007".

Ticket holders are advised at this stage to hang on to their tickets until further notice.

An Australian promotional tour is being planned in October.

"Westlife apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause their fans" the statement reads.

Which A-lister has a bizarre phobia of flatulence? The star hyperventilates whenever anybody unleashes a bottom pop. But it's a vicious circle because his hysterical fits often cause him to create more unsavoury emissions. He's undergoing counselling to overcome his problem but hasn't got any faith in his therapist.

Sir Elton John was looking all white as he arrived in the south of France yesterday. The 59-year-old musician turned his back on Britian's topsy-turvy weather to catch a few rays on a last minute holiday in St Tropez. And the Rocket Man looked ready to ride off into the sunset as he donned this summer's fashion must have - a Stetson.

The 31st Toronto International Film Festival Welcomes Stellar Lineup of International Stars and Special Guests

Toronto - The 31st Toronto International Film Festival welcomes over 500 international stars and special guests. These filmmakers, actors, and industry insiders, connected to Festival films and other Festival programming, represent the finest in film talent from around the world.

The following guests are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:

Amitabh Bachchan, AJ Schnack, Abderrahmane Sissako, Adrian Grenier, Adriana Barraza, Agnieszka Holland, Anti-Jussi Aninila, Alan Rickman, Alberta Watson, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alek Keshishian, Alex Pettyfer, Alex van Warmerdam, Alexander Oey, Alexander Payne, Allan King, Alyssa Sutherland, Amy Berg, Ana Kokkinos, Ana Moreira, Anders Thomas Jensen, Andrea Arnold, Andrew Currie, Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, Ann Hui, Anne Fontaine, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Minghella, Antonio de la Torre, Arnold W. Messer, Arshad Warsi, Asger Leth, Agustin Díaz Yanes, Bahman Ghobadi, Barbara Kopple, Benoît Jacquot, Bob Balaban, Bob Goldthwait, Bobby Cannavale, Bong Joon-ho, Bonnie Henna, Bradley Beesley, Brad Pitt, Brad Silberling, Brian D. Johnson, Brittany Murphy, Bruno Dumont, Camelia Frieberg, Camila Guzmán Urzúa, Carice van Houten, Carrie-Anne Moss, Carl Bessai, Carmen Chaplin, Carmen Moore, Catalin Mitulescu, Cate Blanchett, Catherine Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Cecilia Peck, Cesc Gay, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chitra Palekar, Chris Kraus, Christopher Moynihan, Christian Bale, Christian Slater, Christian Volckman, Christina Ricci, Christie MacFayden, Christopher Guest, Christopher N Rowley, Christopher Smith, Cillian Murphy, Cindy Wolfe, Connie Britton, Costa-Gavras, Daniel Auteuil, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Daniella Wircer, Danny Glover, Dany Boon, Darren Aronofsky, David Leaf, David Recha, David Thwaites, David Von Ancken, Davide Ferrario, Deborah Theaker, Debbie Isitt, deco dawson, Denis Dercourt, Derek Luke, Diane Kruger, the Dixie Chicks (Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Robison), Don Lake, Don McKellar, Douglas McGrath, Dror Shaul, Dustin Hoffman, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Harris, Ed Stone, Edward Burtynsky, Eduard Fernández, Emanuele Crialese, Emilio Estevez, Emily Barclay, Emma Thompson, Emmaneulle Béart, Eric Kopeloff, Erik Weihenmayer, Ethan Hawke, Eugene Levy, Eytan Fox, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Forest Whitaker, Francisco Vargas, François Létourneau, Fred Willard, Freddy Rodriguez, Frédérick Pelletier, Gabriel Byrne, Gabriel Range, Garin Nugroho, Gary Burns, Geoffrey Wright, Gerardo Naranjo, Gianni Amelio, Gina Pareño, Goran Paskaljevic, Gordon Pinsent, Grégoire Solotareff, Greta Scacchi, Guillermo del Toro, Guy Édion, Guy Maddin, Hal Hartley, Hanif Kureishi, Hanne Hedelund, Hans Steinbichler, Haobam Paban Kumar, Harry Shearer, Heath Ledger, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ho Yuhang, Hong Sang-soo, Hubert Davis, Ioan Gruffudd, Isild Le Besco, Isla Fisher, J.T. Petty, Jacinda Barrett, Jackie May, Jafar Panahi, Jakob Cedergren, James Carville, James LeGros, James McAvoy, James Stern, Jan Chapman, Jan H?ebejk, Jane Lynch, Jannik Lorenzen, Jasmila Zbanic, Jason Biggs, Jason Britski, Jay Anania, Jean Lemire, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean-Pascal Hattu, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Jeturian, Jem Cohen, Jennifer Coolidge, Jennifer Baichwal, Jennifer Lopez, Jens Liens, Jérôme Laperrousaz, Jesper Asholt, Jesper Ganslandt, Jessica Lange, Jessica Woodworth, Jia Zhangke, Jim Brown, Jim Piddock, Joachim Lafosse, Joachim Trier, Joan Allen, John Abraham, John Barker, John Cameron Mitchell, John Jeffcoat, John Scheinfeld, John Waters, Jonathan Levine, Johnnie To, Jonathan King, Josie Ho, Josh Hamilton, Joshua Jackson, Jude Law, Judy Kuhn, Julie Christie, Julie Kolbech, Julia Loktev, Juliette Binoche, Kabir Khan, Karan Johar, Karen Murphy, Karim Aïnouz, Karl Urban, Kate Winslet, Katherine Dieckmann, Kathy Bates, Ken Lemberger, Ken Loach, Ken Marino, Kerry Washington, Kevin Macdonald , Kim Bodnia, Kim Chapiron, Kristen Thomson, Lachy Hulme, Larry Fessenden, Larry Miller, Laura Harris, Laura Linney, Laurent Hebiet, Leah Angutimarik, Leon Ichaso, Liam Neeson, Lindsay Doran, Lisandro Alonso, Liz Mermin, Lou Ye, Luc Picard, Lucy Walker, Macky Alston, Mads Mikkelsen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Manuel Nieto Zas, Manuel Pradal, Manoel de Oliveira, Marc Anthony, Marc Evans, Marc Forster, Marc Recha, Margarethe von Trotta, Marie Clements, Marina Spada, Mark Palansky, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Donovan, Martin Lavut, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Mel Chionglo, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mohammed Naqvi, Michael Apted, Michael Glawogger, Michael Hitchcock, Michael Ian Black, Michael Mabbott, Michael McKean, Michael Moore, Michael Murphy, Michael Tucker, Mike Medavoy, Mira Nair, Monica Bleibtreu, Morgan Freeman, Mukhtaran Mai, Murali Thalluri, Nacho Cerda, Nader Takmil Homayoun, Nadia Litz, Nandita Das, Nanni Moretti, Neil Armfield, Nicole Robert, Niki Karimi, Nikos Grammatikos, Noel Mitrani, Norman Cohn, Ohad Knoller, Ole Christian Masen, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Masset-Depasse, Olympia Dukakis, Ozer Kiziltan, Pablo Trapero, Pakkak Innushuk, Parker Posey, Patrice Leconte, Patricia Clarkson, Patrick Chamusso, Patrice Sauvé, Patrick Wilson, Paul Andrew Williams, Paul Fox, Paul Goldman, Paul Rachman, Paul Rudd, Paul Verhoeven, Pavel Giroud, Paz Vega, Pedro Almodovar, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Penélope Cruz, Perry Henzell, Peter Brosens, Peter Dinklage, Peter Mettler, Peter Mullan, Peter O'Toole, Peter Schønau Fog, Petra Epperlein, Pierce Brosnan, Quim Gutierrez, Rachael Harris, Rachel Weisz, Rachel Bilson, Rachid Bouchareb, Rajnesh Domalpalli, Rakshan Bani-Etemad, Rani Mukherjee, Ray Lawrence, Rebecca Hall, Reese Witherspoon, Reha Erdem, Ridley Scott, Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Favreau, Robert Guédigian, Robert Lepage, Robert Sarkies, Robin Wright Penn, Robinson Stévenin, Robyn Slovo,Roger Michell, Rolf de Heer, Romola Garai, Ron Mann, Ron Perlman, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Saffron Burrows, Samantha Bloom, Sam Worthington, Sandra Bullock, Sang-il Lee, Santiago Amigorena, Sarah Polley, Sarah Price, Scott Z. Burns, Scott Caan, Shawn Slovo, Sean Ellis, Sean Penn, Serge Elissalde, Shah Rukh Khan, Shane Meadows, Sharon Stone, Sheng Zhimin, Sydney Pollack, Sigourney Weaver, Simon Lavoie, Siqin Gaowa, So Yong Kim, Sook-Yin Lee, Sophie Fiennes, Spike Lee, Stefan Krohmer, Steve Hudson, Steven Zaillian, Stine Stengade, Szabolcs Hajdu, Yae-Yong Kim, Tahani Rached, Tantoo Cardinal, Tarsem Singh, Tata Amaral, Teresa Villaverde, Terrance Odette, Thierry Piantanida, Thierry Ragobert, Tim Robbins, Toby Jones, Todd Field, Tom Hanks, Tom Skerritt, Tom Vaughan, Tony Gatlif, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Kaye, Tracy Wright, Tsai Ming-Liang, Tunde Kelani, Ulrich Mühe, Vera Farmiga, Victoria Hill, Viggo Mortensen, Vince Vaughn, Vincent Cassel, Vincenzo Marra, Vincenzo Natali, Volker Schlöndorff, Wendy Crewson, Werner Herzog, Will Ferrell, William H. Macy, Wyclef Jean, Xiaogang Feng, Yao Ramesar, Yoko Ono, Yousef Sweid, Zabou Breitman, Zach Braff, Zach Helm, Zacharias Kunuk, Zeka Laplaine, and Ziyi Zhang.

Johnny Knoxville was left shaken when he was attacked by a man at a Hollywood bar last week.

Knoxville was drinking at dive bar Tinys KO, along with "Jackass" co-stars Steve-O and Chris Pontius, when a man shoved him against a wall.

According to an eyewitness Steve-O and Pontius immediately dragged the attacker outside.

The witness says, "Johnny tried to mediate. He looked a bit shaken up when he came back into the bar, but the other two were disappointed that they didn't fight."

Knoxville recently told Spin magazine that people regularly try and pick fights with him saying, "People think by challenging me they're going to show they're tough. But I'm not tough.

"Decent drinker, not a bad kisser, but not a great fighter."

Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser have been confirmed to star in the screen adaptation of a children's fantasy book by Cornelia Funke.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair will play key characters in Inkheart, the story of a girl whose father can bring any fictional character to life by reading aloud from the book and has to call on the help of the fantasy figures when he is kidnapped.

Fraser is set to play the father, while Bettany is in talks to play a fire-eater called Dustmouth.

George Lucas has talked down the latest installment in the Indiana Jones series, claiming it will not meet expectations.

The producer believes the hype surrounding the upcoming movie is too much to live up to, and a lot of people will be disappointed.

He told Empire magazine: "We're basically going to do The Phantom Menace. People's expectations are way higher than you can deliver. You could just get killed for the whole thing. We would do it for fun and just take the hit with the critics and the fans."

The fourth Indiana Jones film is expected to be released in summer 2008.

Winona Ryder has hinted that there could be a sequel to her hit film Heathers on the way.

Although the potential plot remains a mystery, the actress has revealed that some of the details have already been thought out.

She told Entertainment Weekly: "I don't know how much is official; it's a way away. But it takes place in Washington and Christian Slater agreed to come back and make an Obi-Wan-type appearance. It's very funny."

The reunion of nineties boyband East 17 seems to have been short-lived as songwriter Tony Mortimer has been pushed out of the line-up.

With plans to film a behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling their return to the spotlight, the band recently reformed and began work on a new album.

However, old tensions proved impossible to overcome as an argument broke out between Mortimer and lead singer Brian Harvey over punctuality.

Fellow bandmember John Hendy said: “Brian refused to work with Tony again after their punch up. Brian thought if Tony reacts like that every time he’s late, then what’s the point. I don’t think Tony’s heart was in it really. There was too much of an ego clash between him and Brian."

“We have carried on with just the three of us and did a gig in Russia the other week, which was mental...Brian wants us to try it all again with just us and Terry [Coldwell]. But I’ve got my roofing company to think about. I don’t know if I want to give up the business I’ve built up to dance on stage," Hendy added.

Manic Street Preachers members James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire will tour together next month.

The bandmates are currently pursuing separate solo careers, but will play at the same shows in Japan in mid-September.

Singer Bradfield is touring his recent album The Great Western, while bassist Wire will release I Killed The Zeitgeist on September 25.

Bradfield is also touring to UK on his own later this year, with the dates as follows:

Dundee Fat Sams (October 4)
Glasgow Garage (6)
Sheffield Leadmill (7)
Liverpool Barfly (8)
Manchester Academy 2 (10)
Birmingham Barfly (11)
Leeds Cockpit (12)
Newbridge Memorial Hall (14)
Brighton Concorde 2 (15)
Cardiff University (16)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (18)
London KOKO (19)
Oxford Zodiac (20)
Cambridge Junction (22)
Stoke Sugarmill (23)

Jesse Metcalfe has revealed that he enjoys writing music and has not ruled out pursuing the pastime professionally.

The actor rose to fame playing a hunky gardener in Desperate Housewives, but it turns out he has plans to turn develop his casual interest in music further.

"I was in a band for a while. We broke up, but I'm still writing and playing music and I'm looking to get into another band now," the star said.

He added: "I sing a bit and play guitar. I want to play gigs again - it's definitely something I want to take more seriously."

Bruce Springsteen has called an end to his twenty year marriage to Patti Scialfa, reports suggest.

According to the New York Post, friends of the rocker have let slip that the couple have supposedly separated, and that Springsteen has struck up a close friendship with a 9/11 widow.

A source commented: "They're separated, but everyone has been sworn to secrecy. We're not supposed to talk about it."

Jesse McCartney has revealed that Jennifer Lopez is expecting her first child.

During a radio interview for Atlanta station Star 94, the singer revealed that his girlfriend Katie Cassidy has signed up to play Lucy Ewing in the new Dallas movie.

When the DJs joked that he could find out why Jennifer Lopez was "fired" from the project though, the 19-year-old singer let a bigger secret slip.

"She didn't get fired. She's pregnant," he replied.

DJ Vikki Locke later told Buzz: "It was kind of a 'Oops, what did I just do?' moment...When the microphones were off, he just looked at the woman with him and asked, 'Was I not supposed to say anything?"

Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendan Urie has spoken about the bottling incident during his band's set at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival today (August 25).

As previously reported, the singer was struck in the face by a missile thrown from the crowd just seconds into his band's appearence on the main stage.

Speaking to NME, Urie revealed that the bottle had knocked him out cold.

"I'm doing alright now, I could be way worse, I could be dead," he joked. "What I remember is I got hit, got knocked out, woke up and finished the set! I was out for a couple of seconds, I guess. Then we played some music, it was good. I've got a bruise, but looks good. It makes me look rugged and tough."

The band were midway through 'The Only Difference Between Suicide Martyrdom Is Press Coverage' when their singer was struck, but after Urie recovered they went straight back into the song at the point where they had suddenly stopped.

"When I got back up with just got on with," said the singer. "I guess we were sending a message to whoever threw the bottle, you can't stop us!"

Despite the eventful start, the band explained that their Carling Weekend: Reading appearance proved a career highlight.

"It was an awesome set other than the bottle," said guitarist Ryan Ross. "It's the most people we've ever played for, as far as I could see, people were interacting with us. It was great."

The band also played a cover of Radiohead's 'Karma Police' and admitted they were surprised by the positive reaction.

"Playing Radiohead was fun," said Urie. "It seems to go a little bit better over here. I like playing it, it's good to open people eyes to bands we like and hopefully people enjoyed it."

"Plus it's good to play as well in case someone is stuck in the crowd and they hate our band," joked Ross, "Maybe they'll like at least one song."

Cher's son (with Gregg Allman), Elijah Blue was on the Howard Stern Show yesterday and had some dirt on Cher, his life and Hollywood friends. Some highlights...

- Cher dated Tom Cruise during his “Top Gun” days. Elijah said Tom was a different person back then, explaining he wasn’t a scientologist, and even introduced him to the group T-Rex.

- Elijah said he had sex with Paris Hilton, and added some wild details to the story, more below.

- Elijah proceeded to call Paris “a sweet girl” while also claiming he wasn’t that interested in her, especially after they had sex. Elijah next said, because he and Paris didn’t use protection when they were together, he ended up using Tilex to clean himself off when they were done in order to avoid contracting any possible diseases from her. Elijah also acknowledged he was with Nicole Richie.

- He went on to note he became friends with Val Kilmer when he was dating Cher.

Former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller says he is developing a TV fashion show for ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.
"It will be more serious than a reality show but will still be entertaining because Victoria is so funny," he told Broadcast magazine

Fuller, who manages both Victoria and David Beckham, is responsible for the hit shows Pop Idol and American Idol.

In the interview, Fuller, 46, said he was also planning a sitcom based around another former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton.

"Emma wants to get into TV," he said. "She went to drama school and it's in her blood. We're going to give her a shot."

William H. Macy says he respects Lindsay Lohan's talent but not her behavior.

"You can't show up late," Macy, 56, told reporters Thursday at a Los Angeles junket promoting his new movie, Everyone's Hero. "It's very, very
disrespectful."

Macy, who shares a scene with Lohan, 20, in the upcoming Emilio Estevez-directed drama Bobby, called the actress a "huge talent," but echoed the sentiments expressed in a letter sent to her recently by a studio chief who blasted her
work ethic.

The letter came from James G. Robinson, CEO of Morgan Creek Productions, which is producing Lohan's film Georgia Rule. Macy's wife, Felicity Huffman, also stars in the movie.

"I think what an actor has to realize (is that) when you show up an hour late, 150 people have been scrambling to cover for you," Macy told reporters Thursday.

"There is not an apology big enough in the world to have to make 150 people scramble. It's nothing but disrespect. And Lindsay Lohan is not the only one. A
lot of actors show up late as if they're God's gift to the film. It's inexcusable, and they should have their asses kicked."

When asked about Lohan's work on Bobby, Macy paused and said, "She was pretty late."

JENNIFER ANISTON is donning her director's hat to shoot her first film project with pal ANDREA BUCHANAN. The pair have teamed up to make short film ROOM 10 with KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and ROBIN WRIGHT PENN for style magazine Glamour's annual Reel Moments project.

The three stories chosen to be adapted by Glamour bosses are all based on real-life sagas sent in by readers. Last year GWYNETH PALTROW made her directorial debut when she took charge of a romantic comedy for the project. Aniston and Buchanan's drama is set in a hospital emergency room, where Kristofferson's patient character quizzes his stern nurse (Wright Penn) about the bad choices she has made in her life.

Kristofferson admits he's thrilled to be working with the former FRIENDS star: "I have so much respect for Jennifer as an actress; it's very easy for me to take direction from her."

Aniston admits Paltrow's debut in 2005 inspired her to get involved this year: "I had seen Gwyneth's last year... and I heard about the whole project, and thought it was fantastic." Actress BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD also makes her directorial debut, taking charge of another film in the 2006 series.

Tokyo's subway authority will allow a station advertisement featuring a nude and pregnant Britney Spears, officials said Thursday, dropping an earlier plan to censor the photo.

HB Japan Inc., publisher of the Japanese edition of Harper's Bazaar, plans to rent ad space at the posh Omotesando station next week to promote its October issue with Spears posing naked on the cover.

The ad, in which Spears bares her belly but covers her breasts with her hands, is the same one used in the August issue of the magazine's U.S. edition.

The 24-year-old pop star is pregnant with her second child.

Jessica Biel dined in style on Friday when the man who bid $30,000 for her company took her out for a meal.

The man, named simply John, was the top bidder at a Denver, Colorado charity auction, at which lunch with the sexy Stealth star was a top item.

According to reports, Biel, honoured her offer at Denver's Palm restaurant.

The bidder, described as an oil and gas company executive, dressed in a white suit with a blue shirt and striped tie for the expensive lunch date.

The money John paid for his date with Biel will go towards medical costs for Colorado native Molly Bloom, 18, who lost her leg in a car accident in May (06).

Russian pop duo t.A.T.u is set to release "t.A.T.u: The Best", a compilation featuring hits like "All The Things She Said", "Not Gonna Get Us" and "All About Us", plus the new singles "Loves Me Not" and "Gomenasai", rare mixes and 3 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED tracks.

The deluxe version will include a DVD with a Live Concert from Paris, Videos, Making Of’s and International TV Spots plus the uncensored, explicit video of "All About Us."

The set is to be released September 20, 2006 in Japan and according to t.A.T.u.'s official website, the release date for the U.K. will be September 11, 2006. The release date for the U.S.A will be September 5, 2006.

A confirmed unreleased track is "Null And Void".