Jeffs Celebrity Gossip Blog

Christian Slater's divorce from estranged wife Ryan Haddon has been finalized, according to legal documents.

Previously, Slater was seeking joint custody of their 5-year-old daughter Eliana and 7-year-old son Jaden, but it's unclear how that issue was resolved.

Slater, 37, and Haddon, 35, a TV producer, married in 2000 and separated in January 2005.

After nearly a week of clubbing, partying and shopping in LA with new BFF, Paris Hilton, Us has learned exclusively that Britney Spears has abruptly pulled out of co-hosting with the heiress on the Fox Billboard Music Awards, scheduled to air live on December 4.

"She pulled out," confirms a source with Fox. "She didn't give a reason."

The source tells Us that Hilton is still a possible host despite losing Spears as a sidekick. Other sources confirm that as recent as this morning, agents for both Hilton and Spears were hashing out the final terms of the contract, but at 5pm today, Spears had backed out of negotiations.

"We really don't know the reason. But we're disappointed she backed out." says a Fox source.

The source says the show may go on with Hilton as solo host, or it may feature comedian (and Fox sitcom star) Brad Garrett, given he's at the top of the show producer's wish list.

At press time, neither Hilton or Spears' reps were available for comment.

Kirsten Dunst could be pregnant! Star magazine claims that she has a baby bump, back pain, morning sickness and an unnatural interest in the pregnancies of her coworkers:

Kirsten Dunst has been generating rumors that she may be the next actress to be sporting a baby bump on the set of her upcoming film Spiderman 3. She has been spotted wearing baggy clothing, ordering big boxes of sweet chocolaty treats, and overheard complaining of lower back pain and nausea during filming.

Her rep denies that these tell-tale signs are signaling that Kirsten is a mom-to-be, but her interest in co-star Tobey Maguire’s newborn daughter suggests otherwise.

Kirsten has become fascinated by details about the pregnancy of Tobey’s fiancée, Jennifer Meyer, asking how she dealt with morning sickness. When Tobey replied that Jennifer felt awful throughout the entire nine months, Kirsten just groaned, “Oh great!"

If Kirsten is anticipating her own nine-month struggle, fans wonder, who’s the daddy? Kirsten dated her Marie Antoinette costar Jason Schwartzman briefly and recently announced her relationship with Orlando Bloom.

But Kirsten was seen with former-love Jake Gyllenhaal this month too. They weren’t cuddling or all over each other, so maybe the old flames simply reunited to share some new baby news!

Which New York Met was so appreciative of a stunning blond stripper at Headquarters that he walked her out to his car, pulled a baseball jersey out of his trunk and gave it to her? The stripper, obviously not a sports fan, sold the uniform to one of her other customers later that night.

Guns 'N' Roses have lost the support act for their fifteen-date tour after only one night.

The Eagles of Death Metal reportedly walked out of the tour after a run in with both the audience and Guns 'N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.

At their opening performance in Cleveland the band were apparently booed by the crowd. Then, during the main act's set, Axl Rose referred to the band as "The Pigeons of Shit Metal".

In a statement by the Eagles of Death Metal, lead singer Jesse Hughes said: "At first the audience refused to welcome us to the jungle, but by the time we took our final bow it had become paradise city.

"Although Axl tried to November rain on our parade, no sweet child o' mine can derail the EODM night train. We say live and let die."

The Eagles of Death Metal are currently set to headline their own tour, and GNR are still searching for a replacement band.

Pop star Will Young is to headline this year's Dolce Vita charity ball.

The event, taking place at London's Billingsgate market on December 11, has already seen the likes of David and Victoria Beckham on the guest list.

At past events, acts such as Lionel Richie, Beyonce Knowles and Sting have performed to the celebrity audience, but this year the stage will be graced by Young, Beverley Knight and the Opera Babes.

At £800 a ticket, the organisers are aiming to raise £1 million for the CLIC Sargeant children's cancer charity.

A Bruce Lee theme park is to be built at his ancestral home in China, according to the president of his Hong Kong fan club.

The park will feature a statue of the kung fu star as well as a memorial hall and a martial arts academy.

According to newspaper reports in China, the park is going to cost £13 million, although it is unclear who is funding the project.

A ceremony to mark the laying of the foundations of the park was held on Sunday and attended by Bruce Lee's younger brother Robert.

Britain's Princes William and Harry plan to stage a concert with performers including Elton John next year to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother Princess Diana, a newspaper reported Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror reported that the brothers would arrange the event, scheduled to be held July 1, 2007 at London's renovated Wembley Stadium, which can hold around 90,000 spectators.
Proceeds would be donated to British homeless charity Centrepoint and other causes supported by Diana, the newspaper reported. It was expected to be screened live on television.

Paddy Harverson, spokesman for Prince Charles, who divorced Diana in 1996, could not immediately confirm the report.

"We're considering a number of options on how best to commemorate next year. William and Harry will make a decision in due course," Harverson said.

Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that the princes planned to approach Madonna, Beyonce and Kylie Minogue to perform at the event.

Diana, 36, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, 42, and their driver Henri Paul, 41, all died when their car crashed at high speed in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris, France, on Aug. 31, 1997.

Retired senior judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss is holding an inquest into the deaths and is awaiting a report on the crash by Lord John Stevens, former head of London's Metropolitan Police.
Rumors and conspiracy theories continue to swirl around Diana's death, despite a French judge's 1999 ruling that the crash was an accident. An investigation later concluded that Paul had been drinking and was driving at high speed.

Stevens said in January that his investigation was "far more complex than any of us thought," but did not specify what he meant.

Jessica Simpson has been left reeling by rumors a sex tape starring her is about to be leaked onto the internet.

The alleged X-rated home movie is said to show the 'Dukes of Hazzard' actress and her ex-husband Nick Lachey engaged in a number of sex acts.

A source told Britain's Daily Sport newspaper: "Jessica is horrified her name and sex tape are being mentioned in the same sentence. She's always been a girl of high morals and principles."

According to reports the tape does exist and has fallen into the hands of the individuals responsible for leaking the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex video.

It has been claimed that they are threatening to leak the tape if Jessica does not pay an undisclosed sum of money to keep it out of the public domain.

The 25-year-old star has always prided herself on making men wait for sex.

Jessica's ex-husband Nick is now dating MTV presenter Vanessa Minnillo, while she has been seen dining with on/off lover John Mayer again.

LORD OF THE RINGS director PETER JACKSON WILL direct the highly-anticipated prequel, The Hobbit.

There was uproar last week when New Line Cinema bosses told the King Kong director he was "no longer needed" in the making of The Hobbit and another unnamed Lord Of The Rings prequel.

Jackson - originally given the boot due to legal disputes over royalties - now has the thumbs up thanks to film producer SAUL ZAENTZ (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest).

Zaentz, who owns the screen rights to Tolkien Enterprises, said: “(The Hobbit) will definitely be shot by Peter Jackson.

“Next year, The Hobbit rights will fall back to my company.

“I suppose that Peter will wait because he knows that he will make the best deal with us. And he is fed up with the studios.

“To get his profit share on the Rings trilogy, he had to sue New Line. With us, he knows that he will be paid fairly and artistically supported without reservation.”

Is Good Charlotte's Joel Madden no longer mad for Hilary Duff?

Madden made a guest DJ appearance at Enclave on Wednesday night and openly talked about how he is currently single. Madden told clubgoers Duff broke up with him about ten days ago and that their eight-year age difference was causing problems. (Madden is 27, Duff is 19.)

After taking over the DJ booth, Madden mingled and took pictures with some ladies. Word is Madden partied at the club until close.

Frank Agnello - better known as Frank Gotti, a star on the popular television show "Growing Up Gotti" - was pulled over by Suffolk police in Dix Hills earlier this month and arrested on drug charges.

The 16-year-old was driving two friends in his 2006 Chrysler Pacifica on South Hollow Road, when he was pulled over for a traffic stop at about 8 p.m. on Nov. 10, according to police and court records.

Authorities discovered several OxyContin pills, a prescriptive pain killer that also is used as a recreational drug, inside the car that none of the teens would claim. As a result, all three were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, Det. Sgt. Bruce Markgraf said.

Agnello, of Old Westbury, and Juliana Buckley, 17, of Dix Hills, also were charged with criminal possession of marijuana, court records state. The third friend is a juvenile. His name was withheld by police.

Take That singer Jason Orange was left in tears after recording the solo vocals for a new album track.

The group were reportedly in Los Angeles finishing their new record Beautiful World when the singer broke down.

After recording the lead solo vocals for 'Wooden Boat' Orange apparently began crying because he was so proud of his efforts.

He has come under much scrutiny as a singer in the past, and was accused by journalists of only being in Take That because of his skills as a dancer.

Take That have offered their record label their money back if the album is poorly received - a first for the music industry.

Chris Martin played a surprise solo performance at a gig for Mencap.

The Coldplay frontman surprised the audience at London's Union Chapel by performing cover versions of the Killers track 'When You Were Young' and Bob Dylan's 'Buckets of Rain'.

The pop star also played a new Coldplay songs called 'Bucket for a Crown'.

According to Gigwise, speaking of the new song, Martin remarked "If it's shit, we'll give it to the Killers, if it's good we'll keep it."

The night also saw sets from Lily Allen, The Automatic and James Morrison.

Emma Bunton has revealed that she would be willing to reunite with the Spice Girls in the future.

However the singer, who is currently appearing on BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, has warned fans not to expect new material any time soon because the girls are all too busy.

"I would definitely be up for making another record or doing a tour with the girls," she told the Sunday Mail. "But I don't think it's going to happen - well, not in the immediate future.

"That's not because of any underlying reasons fans are not aware of. It's just that our lives have changed since then with children, husbands and other commitments. It would be great to reform the Spice Girls but it would be difficult at this time to actually get us all in the same place at the same time."

Idlewild have ended their record deal with EMI/Parlophone.

The band claims it was "time to move on", having spent eight years with the company. The move comes soon after lead singer Roddy Woomble announced he had got married, signifying major change within the group dynamic.

Meanwhile the band has confirmed that their next album, Make Another World, will be out next February. It will be preceded by the single 'If It Takes You Home', due out on December 4.

The CW's Everybody Hates Chris has hit season high numbers according to preliminary live and same day ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

The show, picked up in the UK by Paramount Comedy and Five, is based on the teenage experiences of American comedian Chris Rock, who is played by 14 year old Tyler James Williams.

In its most recent outing on The CW, the show averaged 3.6m viewers and a 4% share of the adults 18-49 audience.

The Pirates of the Caribbean sequel has become the fastest selling DVD of all time, according to Walt Disney.

According to figures, nearly 1.5 million copies of the film have been sold in just one week - one in every four DVDs sold in the UK last week.

The demand for the film has been so huge that Disney has reportedly been forced to order another million copies from its production facilities.

The film company has estimated that, if sales continue at a similar rate, around 3 million copies could be sold before Christmas.

The third film in the franchise is due to hit the cinemas in May next year.

Rumour has it that Keira Knightley’s relationship with boyfriend Rupert Friend may be on the rocks.

The couple have been spending most of their time together in the States while Knightly films the third film instalment of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’; however, Rupert is said to be angry about being so low down on his girlfriends list of priorities.

A friend said: “Keira’s a really loving girlfriend but she’s so insanely busy with work. “She’s done everything in her power to make Rupert feel important but he still complains that he doesn’t get enough attention and it’s causing real friction.”

“When Keira was filming the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie she flew her mum out as they’re very close and she wanted to spend some time with her. “Rupert often turned up as he was filming nearby but he complained that they didn’t get enough time alone.

“He went out with the Pirates cast to the Le Deux restaurant in LA and although it started out as a nice evening he ended up rowing with Orlando Bloom.

“Orlando was calling Keira by her surname which Rupert didn’t like. Then Orlando wanted the party to go on somewhere else, while Rupert was happy to stay put.

“It all seemed very petty but it annoyed Keira as she doesn’t like her personal life spilling over into her work. She’s very professional and won’t let anyone mess that up.”

Looks like this relationship is over…shame that Kirsten Dunst has already snagged Orlando Bloom.

Dustin Hoffman has confessed that he would like to take on the role of James Bond in a future film.

The Oscar-winning actor has admitted that none of the Bond actors have matched his expectations of how Ian Fleming's spy should be played on screen.

Asked by Parkinson about roles that he hasn't yet played but would like to try, Hoffman replied: "Oh there’s a few, yeah, James Bond! Because I don’t think he’s ever been played correctly!

"When you get a part and you’re an actor you look at the frame of the part and it’s defined, you're supposed to play what it says it is - no one has ever played him for what he is - he's an assassin, he'll kill anybody that he's told to kill and he doesn’t care who it is!

"He'll screw any girl jumping off the curb, he's a womaniser, he doesn't really like women, he bangs them once and that's it!"

Liam Gallagher has asked to make an appearance on The X Factor, according to sources.

The Oasis frontman is a big fan of the show, and has requested to be included as a special guest in the near future. The current series of the programme has seen celebrity singers including Tony Bennet and Westlife coaching the contestants.

A source from the show confirmed: "Liam watches the show all the time and wants to come in for it. We're seeing what we can do."

X Factor star Ben Mills has dumped his girlfriend.

The 26-year-old rocker fell for Siobhan Hewlett in June this year, but their relationship became increasingly strained as Siobhan started to spend time in LA trying to launch a film career. Now the pair have finally decided to call time on their relationship.

"Ben and Siobhan are not together. Ben is too footloose and fancy-free, while Siobhan is a real career girl," Siobhan's mother Therese told the Sunday Mirror. "He has hordes of girls after him. He isn't the sort of person to get tied down and Siobhan is too busy doing her own thing.

"She is building up a really good acting career for herself. Neither had a lot of time for a relationship. They don't really speak to each other any more. It is difficult because most of the time they are in different time zones."

Heroes and Prison Break are continuing to deliver high ratings for NBC and Fox respectively, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

NBC's smash hit cult show easily led its 9pm timeslot, where it went up against The Bachelor on ABC and back-to-back comedies Two and a Half Men and The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS, averaging 15.5m viewers and a 16% share of the adults 18-49 audience.

An hour earlier, the fall finale of Prison Break did well for Fox, finishing slightly ahead of ABC's Wife Swap with 9.6m viewers and a 10% 18-49 share. Comedies on CBS, however, were ahead of Prison Break in terms of total viewers.

Elsewhere on Monday night, CSI: Miami easily beat NBC's Studio 60, 16.9m viewers to 7.4m.

As their reunion album 'Beautiful World' was being released by Polydor Monday (Nov. 27), Take That were celebrating a new No. 1 single, as the lead track "Patience" climbed from 4 to 1 on the singles chart. On the album survey, blockbuster new collections by Oasis, the Beatles and U2 were all upstaged by Irish hitmakers Westlife, whose 'The Love Album' (S/Sony BMG) opened at No. 1.

"Patience" becomes Take That`s ninth U.K. No. 1, 10 years and nine months since the eighth, a cover of the Bee Gees` "How Deep Is Your Love," and almost 13-and-a-half years since they first topped the list with "Pray." Emma Bunton, formerly a member of another of the Spice Girls, had the big climber in the top 10, vaulting from 24 to 3 with her cover of Petula Clark`s 1964 pop standard "Downtown." The new version, released by 19 via Universal, is this year`s official song of the BBC`s Children In Need appeal.

There was little other significant movement in the top 10, with Girls Aloud`s "Something Kinda Ooh" (Fascination/Polydor) and Razorlight`s "America" (Vertigo) both climbing again, from 12 to 9 and from 14 to 10 respectively.

New entries outside the top 10 included Nelly Furtado`s "All Good Things (Come to An End)" (Geffen) at No. 13, Red Hot Chili Peppers` "Snow (Hey Oh)" at No. 16, the Feeling`s "Love It When You Call" (Universal Island) at No. 18 and Booty Luv`s "Boogie 2nite" (Hed Kandi) at No. 19.

Westlife`s triumph represents their sixth chart-topping album and was achieved despite media speculation last week that the No. 1 spot would be a race between Oasis` 'Stop The Clocks' compilation (Big Brother) and the Beatles` 'Love' (Apple/Parlophone). Those two heavy hitters came onto the chart at No. 2 and No.3 respectively, leaving U2`s new 'U218 Singles' collection (Mercury) with a No. 4 debut. George Michael`s 'Twenty Five' (Aegean/Sony BMG), which arrived at No. 1 last week, fell to No. 5.

On the composite European sales charts, Michael`s 'Twenty Five' opened at the top of the European Top 100 Albums chart with initial pan-European shipments of close to 450,000, according to the label. "Smack That" (Universal) by Akon featuring Eminem climbed from 6 to 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles tally.

Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter spent the weekend after Thanksgiving cozying up all over Las Vegas.

At Wynn Las Vegas's Tryst nightclub Saturday night, the pair snuck kisses at the VIP table they shared with Jeter's New York Yankees teammates Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi.

The next evening, Jeter, 32, and Biel, 24, played blackjack at Palms Casino Resort's Mint Lounge before dinner with two friends at the Palms' Nine restaurant.

They capped off the night with a visit to Hard Rock's Body English nightclub, where they snuggled, traded pecks on the cheek and were in general "very lovey dovey" in their VIP booth, says a clubgoer.

The duo have been spotted out before: At Social Hollywood on Nov. 15, "They looked like they were on a date," according to one onlooker. But asked later if he was single, Jeter said, "Hell, yes!"

A rep for Jeter had no comment; Biel's rep did not return calls for comment.

As the news spread about Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock's mutual divorce filings after less than four months of marriage, friends have expressed their support – and their surprise.

Denise Richards, who just finished working with Anderson on the movie Blonde and Blonder in Vancouver, said: "My thoughts are with her and her boys. Pam is a very strong woman and will get through this difficult time."

Traver Rains and Richie Rich, the New York City-based designers behind the fashion line Heatherette – who designed the dress Anderson wore at her St. Tropez wedding in July – say they were caught off guard by the news.

Rich says he spoke with Anderson recently and she showed no signs anything was amiss in the marriage.

What made them work so well? "They're very energetic, they have that glow, that sparkle," says Rich. "Beyond Hollywood, they're such a good combination. They were such lovebirds.

He recalls, "She was so excited getting her dress and about St. Tropez. The rock star and the sex goddess – it's hot. They don't come along like them very often."

"I know Pamela's obsessed with her kids," says Rains. "They're always at the forefront of everything she's thinking about." Echoes Rich: "They share the love of kids."

Anderson has two sons, Brandon, 10, and Dylan, 8, with her ex-husband, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. Rock has a 13-year-old son, Bob Jr., with former flame Kelley South Russell.

"Everyone thinks Pamela's just a bombshell, but she's a mom going to soccer practice," says Rich. "When I met him, Kid Rock was flying home to go to a chorus concert with his kid. It's the best of both worlds."

"I think that's what made the deal with the whole marriage – Pamela wouldn't have married him if he wasn't for his kids and vice versa," he adds. "Their kids come first."

Whatever else they had to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears certainly seemed glad to have each other around.

The pair, who hung out in Las Vegas the previous weekend, hit the clubs together in Los Angeles almost every night over the holiday week and even went shopping in Malibu together with Spears's son Sean Preston in tow on Saturday evening.

They kicked off their girl-time marathon on Tuesday, when Spears, 24, went to a post-American Music Awards party Hilton, 25, hosted at her West Hollywood home. The following night, they were spotted at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in matching leopard-print outfits. (Spears's estranged husband, Kevin Federline, was hosting an album party across town at Republic the same night.)

On Friday, Hilton left her sister Nicky and friends at the nightclub Les Deux to pick up Spears. The pair stopped at Hyde Lounge before eventually heading back to Les Deux just before close.

Finally, on Saturday night, after their shopping trip with Sean Preston, the duo were back at Hyde partying with the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

"Paris was acting like Britney's boyfriend," says a source who saw them at Hyde on Friday. "She opened doors for her, held her hand, and even had her arm around Britney's lower back. Britney happily accepted Paris' friendly gestures."

Spears filed for divorce from Federline earlier on Nov. 7 after two years of marriage.

"Divorce. Yes, it's true. Unfortunately impossible."
– Pamela Anderson, on filing for divorce from Kid Rock after four months of marriage.

"What hurt me more than anything is that people would think that she wasn't there for me and she was."
– Chad Lowe, defending soon-to-be ex Hilary Swank after her revelation that his substance abuse took a toll on their marriage, to Extra.

"I didn't know it was 21 and over. It's a freakin' restaurant and I was there with my mom and two other underage friends. I had milk and cookies! I wasn't drinking alcohol."
– JoJo, on her visit to L.A. hot spot Hyde Lounge.

"I fear that young whites will think it's cool to go around and use that word because they see very cool people in the show business using that word so freely."
– Michael Richards, apologizing for his racial tirade, on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's radio show.

"It starts with a 5 a.m. hike through Runyon Canyon to watch the sunrise. Then I go outside and I try to find the paparazzi. I go down to Robertson Boulevard, try and search for them, find them, and bring them food."
– Lindsay Lohan, on her "average day," to GQ.

"It's very flattering when people want to see us together and like to see us be together."
– Mario Lopez, on his rumored romance with Dancing with the Stars partner Karina Smirnoff.

He's the most gorgeous, powerful, attractive man in the world. So you kind of have to capitulate."
– Gwyneth Paltrow, on how Jay-Z convinced her to join him onstage for a sing-along during his London concert.

The sheriff is back in town! There you go."
– The View's Rosie O'Donnell, responding to den mother Barbara Walters putting an end to her Kelly Ripa/Clay Aiken feud.

We don't read about you in the gossip pages much anymore.
Isn't it great? There is a God.

Well, where have you been?
I'm trying to re-enter the human race. All of my rock 'n' roll living at MTV and my fast-paced public relationships – a lot of the press that people associated me with was tied in with all of that. And as I got a little bit older and moved on to NBC I thought, "I've gotta grow up here."

Has Last Call changed since your move to L.A. last year?
We shoot on the NBC lot, which is completely different form shooting on the Saturday Night Live set in New York. You're constantly reminded that you work in TV-land. You drive onto the lot and see people dressed like pilgrims, and the cast of Days of Our Lives, and all the big stars going into the Tonight Show. We share a building with Ellen (DeGeneres). It's been really good for our show.

Has NBC committed to giving you Conan's slot when he takes over The Tonight Show in 2009?
No. They've been crazily supportive of us, (and) we've made it clear to them if there is ever a change we would love to be considered for an earlier time slot. We just try to do the best job we can. If it's meant to be it's meant to be.

You're about to celebrate five years, right?
It's crazy. When I first launched Last Call, I was still doing TRL and running from MTV to NBC, (so) it feels like it's only been on a couple of years. But we're thrilled that we've lasted five years. I'm starting to get more comfortable doing things like jokes at the top in the form of a monologue, and we have a house band, and we've been getting really good guests for our time slot.

Like who?
We had Lance Armstrong on recently. That was a real thrill for me, being a cycling fan. We've tried to embrace up-and-coming bands. Panic at the Disco! actually made their debut on our show. That's really nice.

What exactly is It's Your Show?
We've been around three months now and we have thousands of videos, and we're pulling the best ones and creating a TV show to put them all on TV. The idea is: How do we take these amateur video makers and focus them? So we present challenges, and offer toolkits with audio, or video footage from NBC shows, and say, 'Here. Use this stuff, and go make something. If it's good we'll pay you, and give you your 15 minutes of fame on television.'

And you're hosting NBC's New Year's Eve special again this year.
We're doing a pre-show on MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo, and then about 11:30, NBC will pick us up in progress and the show will officially start. And then we'll stream the whole thing live on NBC.com. People are watching in many different forms now, and we want to be sure to reach them.

As you're getting a little older, is it harder to stay in touch with youth culture?
I don't think so. The 16-year-old girls aren't the sole demographic that I'm concerned with, like I once was at TRL. Pop culture is a hobby to me. I love music, I love technology.

Ricky Martin is Ocean Drive Espanol’s coverboy for the December 2006 issue! Ricky’s last tattoo was done during one recent visit to Puerto Rico. It’s a series of symbols in Hebrew Aramaic, “The Lord’s Prayer” in spiral form. Here are some choice excerpts from the interview thanks to my sub-par translation skills:

On his morning rituals: “Clearly. Generally, I wake up early and I go to Starbucks. They know me there and they have the newspaper waiting for me, my coffee and my cinnamon roll. They are my family. Later, I go away to the gym and depending on how it is that day, I go study. I continue to practice capoeira (martial art of Brazil). I don’t go crazy training six hours daily like before anymore. I just go to the class.”

On following religion: I really like the Buddhist philosophy but that doesn’t mean that I am of the religion. If I subscribe to Buddhism, I can’t be of anything else. They limit to you in many aspects, and I am not going to follow those rules. I believe that everybody has the right to decide what makes him/her happy. I am not one to say what is better and which is worse in terms of faith. According to the teachings of Buddhism, the worst thing than you can do to your karma is to say to someone else that their faith is bad.

On his properties’ inspirations: My apartment in New York, creativity. Miami, peace. Puerto Rico is my home, it’s my people. I open the door in the mornings and say, “Ah, smells of Puerto Rico”. The one of Los Angeles, I’m selling and I’ve been offered money already. And I said, you have the key there. Congratulations, I will go and buy another one.

Brad Pitt almost looks too cool for school in the January 2007 issue of Total Film.

The Total Film cover headline reads: “His darkest tough guy. His meanest good guy. His sharpest smart guy & his secret zombie sci-fi. Building Babel and exactly why Brad Pitt owns 2007.” The pictures aren’t new but the article is.

Happy Feet came out on top this holiday weekend for the second week in a row, raking in $37.9 million. Nicole Kidman, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, and Robin Williams all walked the red carpet at the UK premiere of Happy Feet at Empire Leicester Square in London, England.

Nicole looked so serious next to Brittany but gorgeous nonetheless!

Penélope Cruz talks to movie critic Peter Howell about fame, Pedro Almodóvar and why the camera focuses on her cleavage in Volver.

Penélope Cruz was in tears the day before she began making Volver with her friend, the writer-director Pedro Almodóvar.

"I was crying non-stop the day before we started shooting, from terror," the Spanish actress said in an interview during the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

"It's a good fear. I need that fear to do a good job."

This may seem an extreme way to prepare for working with a man you count among your intimates, someone close enough to go to the movies with on a Sunday afternoon and to chat with for hours on the phone.

She appears to be closer to him than to the actors she has been romantically linked with, including Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey and Orlando Bloom.

"This movie was so important to me and I really didn't want to disappoint him," she explains of her trepidation of working for a third time with Almodóvar. They'd previously collaborated on All About My Mother (1999) and Live Flesh (1997).

"It was a mixture of good emotions, a celebration of what was happening, and fear."

Cruz went out of her way to please Almodóvar. She packed on nine pounds for her Oscar-buzzed Volver role as Raimunda, a single mother who is haunted by a bothersome body and a ghost, the latter being the spirit form of her late mother.

Almodóvar wanted Cruz looking more mature, drawn and matronly, a stretch for a 32-year-old beauty whose legs go on for days beneath her mini-skirt.

She obliged him by strapping on a rubber tush to add more curves to her extra weight, which seems to have vanished completely. That's movie magic for you.

QYou really like working with Almodóvar, don't you? He helped launch you in North America with All About My Mother.
AMore than just liking it. I love what I feel working with him. I cannot compare it to anything else. I've had great experiences with some directors who I love, but Pedro is one of my closest friends for 10 years. I trust him completely. What I have with him is very special.

QHe seems fascinated with your bust. The camera stares at your cleavage.
AThe way he dressed my character has to do with what he needed from the character as an image that represented motherhood. So everything is chosen for that. I gained some kilos; I ate more. He wanted me to work so much, so I would look like somebody who is always tired, always stressed out.

QI also noticed the elaborate kisses that the women bestow on each other in the film. It looked like three kisses in one.
AYes, we started doing that in the rehearsals. I remember my grandmothers always did that. And I've always done that to them, to everyone in my family. I would never let go of that ritual. I do it all the time to my family. It's like the most intimate thing.

QIt's nice to see a movie where there are so many good roles for women. No wonder you all won an ensemble acting prize at Cannes.
AI know. We need more movies like that. It's great the characters that Pedro writes for women.

QHow was it to do the scene where you have to dispose of a dead body?
AThat was hard physically, because I was carrying the real weight. Pedro and I wanted to do it with the real weight. I love that he cares about things like that because I am the same way. Also with the shopping, the kilos of tomatoes and oranges, it has to be the real weight. Every take I had to do about putting the body in a refrigerator, my whole body was hurting like I had just come from the gym. But if you can do something the real way, it's always better.

QHow have you adjusted to fame? It's only been a short time in America where people have known about you.
AIt's been the same as it was in Spain. It happened in Spain since I was 16, a teenager. I feel I learned the lessons about fame then and now it's been in other territories. But it's really the same thing.

QIs there a type of movie you want to do?
AMore comedies, in English. Because I've done them in Spanish, but not in English. I love comedy, which I think is really tricky and scary and I love that. There's a romantic comedy that I might do. I don't know for sure if I will do it. We are developing it now.

QIs there any historical figure you'd like to play?
AYes, many. There is one that I really want to do, but I don't want to say whom. Maybe because of superstition. But it's like my secret ... I'll do it in maybe a couple of years. It's one that I've been obsessed with since I was a little girl.

Prince Harry and girlfriend of two years Chelsy Davy enjoyed a romantic canoe trip together on the Orange River in Namibia yesterday.

Prince Harry, 22, and Chelsey, 21, paddled 50 miles down the river, stopping every so often and taking dips in the river to cool off.

Prince Harry will fly home tomorrow to resume his Army duties with the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals regiment.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted riding on a motorcycle earlier this morning in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They reportedly made a quick trip there for a bit of shopping and sightseeing.

According to the AP, Brad and Angelina also ate at a popular Vietnamese restaurant converted from an old temple.

Do you think they’ll go Black Friday shopping? (Just kidding.) This second surprise visit to Ho Chi Minh City came shortly after a surprise visit to Cambodia where Angie pledged to set up a new conservation project.

First daughter Barbara Bush had her purse stolen on the first night of a two-week trip to Argentina with her sister, Jenna. The Secret Service declined to comment and the First Lady’s office would not say why the girls are in South America.

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Steven Spielberg is said to be in hot pursuit of the movie rights to “Jersey Boys,” the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Harvey Weinstein and Tom Hanks, as well as execs from Disney and Warner Bros. are interested too.

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Madonna: The Confessions Tour - Live From London will appear on NBC tonight at 8pm.

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Taye Diggs was spotted “cheek to cheek” with Ashlee Simpson at G-Spa last week. The two downed tequila shots and were whispering and intertwining arms for a half hour. Ashlee’s rep says the two are “just friends.”

HOLLYWOOD hunk Josh Hartnett has gone into damage control after returning to the Auckland set of his new movie from his cosy weekend away in Sydney with a co-star.

Confidential can reveal his companion in Sydney was New Zealand actress Amber Sainsbury, who has a small role in the thriller 30 Days of Night.

With the low-key weekend trek to Sydney fuelling speculation his relationship with screen siren Scarlett Johansson is on the rocks, Hartnett has shot down talk of a romantic link with his 26-year-old co-star to fellow cast and crew.

According to insiders on the set, the 28-year-old star of Pearl Harbour and Black Hawk Down is denying he and Sainsbury are anything more than friends, insisting he actually knows the Kiwi actress's boyfriend.

But Hartnett and Sainsbury certainly looked more than friendly during their stay on the weekend at Woolloomooloo hotel Blue.

The US actor was spotted with his arm around his companion as they left Darlinghurst cafe Forbes and Burton on Sunday morning after a late breakfast - their second visit in as many days to the diner.
"Josh got jumped on by a few different people to get photos taken so she went outside the cafe," an onlooker said.

"But when he eventually went out he put his arm around her as they walked across the street. There was a level of intimacy there."
The pair ducked for cover when Confidential caught up with them as they were leaving Sydney on Sunday night - Sainsbury bolting into the airport terminal covering her face with a jacket and bag and Hartnett telling photographers to "get f...ed".

While Hartnett was denying any romantic attachment on set, his girlfriend Johansson's publicist Marcel Parisbeau would not confirm whether the Hollywood couples had split.

"(I) don't comment on clients' personal lives," Parisbeau said.
A publicist for 30 Days of Night did not return calls.

New celebrity couple JESSICA BIEL and DEREK JETER sparked outrage when their public display of affection at a sombre exhibition left art fans upset. The actress and the New York Yankees baseball star were checking out the Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons From Sinai exhibition at Los Angeles' Getty Museum when things started getting hot and heavy. One eyewitness tells US tabloid the National, "It was shocking. They were making out on a veranda in full view of everyone, including several Orthodox Jewish families who'd come to see the religious artifacts." The upset witness even claims security staff had to interrupt the loved-up couple and ask them to cool it.

Britney Spears' estranged husband Kevin Federline has reportedly been offered £150,000 to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.

The Sun quotes an insider on the Channel 4 show as saying: "Kevin is hugely entertaining because he takes himself really seriously - even though no one else does. He’ll be great for the show because it’s all about larger-than-life characters."

28-year-old Federline has tried to launch a rap career under the name 'K-Fed' in recent months but has largely been met with critical and commercial derision

NBC has ordered three additional scripts of freshman comedy "30 Rock."

The order follows a three-script pickup the show received last month, bringing the total to six additional scripts.

The move follows a lackluster debut of the critically praised comedy on Thursday last week when a 40-minute episode of the show averaged 5.2 million viewers and a 2.4 rating/6 share among adults 18-49.

Created by and starring Tina Fey, "30 Rock" got off to a weak start on Wednesdays before being moved to Thursdays, where it will run at 9:30 p.m. after "Scrubs" beginning this week.

"30 Rock," from NBC Universal TV Studio and Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video TV, is set behind the scenes of a late-night sketch comedy show. Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski co-star.

"30 Rock" is one of three Nielsen-challenged new NBC series that received an order for three more scripts last month. The other two, the dramas "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Friday Night Lights," have since been picked up for a full season.

Meanwhile, "30 Rock" and ABC's drama "The Nine" are the only two freshman series whose fate is still up in the air.

"Nine," which was a given an order for four additional scripts last month, is struggling in the Wednesday 10 p.m. time slot and looks unlikely to continue beyond its original order.

TomKat’s wedding seemed to be a good socializing ground for celebrities, with some even talking business.

For instance singer Jennifer Lopez and Posh Spice who attended Cruise and Holmes’ gala wedding in Italy, got an opportunity to know each other, and the duo have now decided to put their pretty heads together and churn out a sexy range of clothes.

"Jennifer thought Victoria was a real character and very much hopes they can stay friends now they have met. They talked about the film industry and then their shared love -fashion. Jennifer thinks the pair could be capable of developing a seriously sexy range," a source was quoted by Hollywood rag, as saying.

J.Lo, who already runs her own fashion label Sweetface, also reportedly asked Victoria, whose fashion line is called Rock and Republic, for script writing tips, even though Victoria has very little movie experience.

"Jennifer is in the process of writing a couple of films, one of which is a real chick flick about two sisters who get separated at birth but are later reunited. She hopes Victoria will lend a hand if needs be and give her opinions on the script," he added.

Sir Elton John's charitable attempts to buy a part in the next Superman film were foiled yesterday.

The 'Crocodile Rock' singer bid £40,000 at a fundraising event for the Old Vic theatre in London yesterday, but was outbid by a fellow knight - British businessman Sir Philip Green. It is believed that Green's wife will take the part.

Other auctions included a dinner date with heiress socialite Paris Hilton, which was snapped up for £30,000. The Old Vic's artistic director Kevin Spacey hailed the event as a "really valuable contribution to our work at the theatre".

Lost star Josh Holloway is being tipped to star in the next X-Men movie as fan favorite Gambit. Holloway, who plays Sawyer on the hit TV show, was set to star as Gambit in X-Men: The Last Stand but pulled out because of TV commitments. But it’s reported the model/actor will star in the next installment, which will not feature many of the film’s original stars, including Hugh Jackman, Sir Ian McKellen and Halle Berry. The film’s producer Lauren Shuler Donner tells Moviehole, “Remember in Lost? There was a guy in there that was the perfect Gambit, the guy with the straight hair, good-looking, the bad boy… Sawyer. The reason we didn’t use Gambit was because in a sense his persona is a bit like Wolverine in that he’s got attitude and his power is not quite as exciting as the others. That’s why we went to Nightcrawler on 2 because he looked different than everybody else and he had a great power. So yes, I think we would weave Gambit within our story, (but) it wouldn’t be The Gambit Movie.” Gambit possesses the ability to charge objects with energy, causing them to explode.

Angelina Jolie has made a surprise visit to Cambodia, the home country of 5-year-old Maddox. Here’s what the International Herald Tribune reported:

Angelina Jolie has made an unannounced visit to Cambodia, a country where she is funding a nature conservation project, officials said Wednesday.
Jolie paid a brief visit to officials in Pailin, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in northwestern Cambodia, said Keut Sothea, a deputy governor for Pailin municipality.

He said Jolie had a brief discussion about a forest conservation project near Pailin with Ieng Vuth, another municipality deputy governor and the son of former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary.

“They came very briefly before flying out. They seemed not to have much time for us,” he said, declining to elaborate.

Kate Bosworth, wearing a brunette wig, was spotted filming in NYC yesterday on the set of The Girl in the Park with co-star Sigourney Weaver. We hope it’s the eye make-up and not anything else that’s making Kate look a little out of it. The legs still look like twigs though! Keri Russell (not pictured) also stars in this film, which is due out in 2007.

Here’s a synopsis of The Girl in the Park: Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 15 years ago, Julia Sandburg (Weaver) has cut herself off from anyone once near and dear to her, including her husband Doug and her son Chris, who tried for years to penetrate her wall of isolation and despair, without success. But when Julia meets Louise (Bosworth), a troubled young woman with a checkered past, all Julia’s old psychic wounds painfully resurface, as does her illogical and increasingly irrational hope that Louise may be the daughter she lost so long ago.

Hollywood's Chateau Marmont was buzzing with celebs - and the first person we noticed was a happy and healthy looking Mary-Kate Olsen in the arms of a hunky guy... her new beau?

It seems like Entourage star Kevin Connolly has been with a new girl every night since splitting with Nicky Hilton. He was holding the hand of a petite brunette but it wasn't the same brunette we saw him with at Hyde the night before.

Also on hand Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom.

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo had a two-for-one birthday party at Social Hollywood. He was celebrating his 33rd while she was ringing in her 26th.

Ashlee Simpson was back in LA partying at Area after her stint in "Chicago" in London. She was there with hairdresser Ken Paves and her rumored boyfriend Pete Wentz.

Insiders say Beyonce had to present Michael Jackson with his Diamond Award at the World Music Awards last week after 2005 winner Jon Bon Jovi refused. Bon Jovi, who was in London at the time to be inducted into the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, did not want to be associated with Jackson.

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The Office co-star Rainn Wilson will star in the film Bonzai Shadowlands. The comedy is also Rainn’s first screenplay.

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Kevin Federline was in Burbank, California yesterday to tape an episode of “1 vs. 100.” The episode is scheduled to air Dec. 1.

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s (Borat) girlfriend, Isla Fisher, has converted to Judaism and the couple may be ready to tie the knot.

Which danity star has an attitude bigger than Mars and demands her entourage spoon feed her yoghurt? The little lady even has two lackeys to tell her the days weather forecast before she gets up. But she won't be doing that for much longer. We hear the weird one has been warned by music big-wigs about her bad behaviour.

Beyonce gave a killer performance of her hit single “Irreplaceable” during the 2006 American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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Nicole Richie introduced her father Lionel Richie to the stage. Looks like that weight is finally is coming back slowly but surely! Lionel performed s ‘80s party anthem “All Night Long.”

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Nelly Furtado performed her new single “Say It Right” in a skin-tight white mini-dress. Nelly’s show-stopping performance blew the audience (and her hair) away!

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Britney Spears, looked all kinds of classy this afternoon in a knee-length cream-colored frock while presenting. Britney awarded Mary. J Blige with the Best Female Soul/R&B Award.

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Ashlee Simpson looks to be slimming down even more these days, seen here walking the red carpet at the 2006 American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles earlier this afternoon. Papa and manager Joe Simpson accompanied his daughter to the awards show.

Kate Moss is reportedly furious with Clash bassist Paul Simonon following reports that he is leaving his wife Tricia - for another of Moss's close friends.

According to the Mirror, Simonon is leaving his wife for Agent Provocateur co-owner Serena Rees, who is also married.

A source told the newspaper: "Kate's furious and is on the warpath. She and Tricia are so close that Kate sees her as a surrogate mother.

"She used to think that Paul's marriage to Tricia was perfect and was even more stunned when she found out Joe and Serena had split up. And when she found out who Paul had taken up with, she was absolutely furious."

A fan on a chat show stunned rap star P Diddy by proposing to him whilst filming an episode.

During The Tyra Banks Show guest Irene was answering questions about her obsession with the rapper, and had no idea that he would feature on the show.

However, when P Diddy burst onto the set through a giant picture of himself Irene said, "I have one question for you. Would you marry me?"

P Diddy, real name Sean Combs, made his excuses saying "I'm not ready for marriage", but Irene was quick to reply, retorting "You will be in one year and 22 days - I'll be 18."

Diddy then told her that he was expecting a child with his girlfriend Kim Porter, to which the teenager remarked "she's nothing like me" - leaving the audience in hysterics.

The Lostprophets have announced that their next album will be released before the end of 2007.

Speaking to Gigwise, guitarist Mike Lewis said that they wanted to proceed a lot faster with their next album.

He explained, "We're gonna start writing the next record in February, March time.

"We're gonna take March off and write and then do the arena tour in April...and hopefully we're gonna record the album in May or June. We just wanna do the next record very different.

"The first record was done in two weeks...our last one was a year...the next one we wanna take it back. Write it in a month, record it in a month and get it out the end of next year."

Rock band Incubus have revealed their plans for a huge arena tour at the beginning of next year.

The band will be touring material from their upcoming fifth album, Light Grenades.

The tour dates are as follows:

March 31 - Birmingham NEC
April 1 - Manchester MEN
April 2 - Cardiff CIA
April 4 - Glasgow SECC
April 8 - Bournemouth IC
April 9 - Nottingham Arena
April 12/13 - London Brixton Academy

Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, November 24 at 9am.

Angelina Jolie has allegedly been left fuming after Jennifer Aniston invited Brad Pitt's parents for a Thanksgiving dinner at her home.

The 'Tomb Raider' actress - who has a six-month-old daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, and two adopted children, Maddox, five, and 22-month-old Zahara, with Brad - is said to be infuriated by Jennifer's close relationship with her former in-laws.

Angelina, 31, has reportedly accused the former 'Friends' actress of "poking her nose into family matters".

A source said: "She is distraught that the woman who is practically her mother-in-law is continuing to mix with Brad's ex wife." Angelina is said to be so insulted she has cancelled an arranged family get together with Brad's parents, Jane and Bill, at her and Brad's Malibu home around Christmas time.

Dorothy Krebs, a friend of the couple, said: "Angelina seems to have made a stand and whatever Jane and Bill do, they can't find favour with her."

The Thanksgiving visit is said to have occurred after Brad's parents arrived in Malibu to see their son and Angelina without realising the couple were in India filming 'A Mighty Heart'.

After discovering they had nowhere to go, Jennifer invited the Pitts to have Thanksgiving dinner at her house instead.

Jennifer's friend Tonya Hart said: "Jen was just coming to Brad's rescue. His folks bought the tickets ages ago. Jennifer thought she was doing good, but apparently it's whipped up a hornet's nest with Angelina."

Jessica Simpson and John Mayer are giving dating a try again. The couple met up for an hour-long lunch at Paradise Cove Beach Café in Malibu, California, on November 12.

“She didn’t eat much,” a witness says. “She drank double vodka cranberries. When they got up, Jessica was rubbing his back. You could definitely tell they were on a date.” Mayer left a $40 tip on the $100 bill.

Is it for real this time? Even Simpson, 26, and Mayer, 29, aren’t sure yet.

“She’s taking her time with it,” a Simpson pal says.

Adds a Mayer source, “It’s a flirtation. I wouldn’t call it full-on dating, but there is a fondness. He doesn’t like the attention, but he likes her. He wants to avoid the public scrutiny of last time.”

What’s up next for the couple? Separate Thanksgiving holidays with family (hers in Texas, his in Connecticut). Then, he’ll spend downtime in NYC songwriting, while she heads to Louisiana to film the Luke Wilson comedy Blonde Ambition. Could an on-set visit be next? Stay tuned.

Michael Jackson reportedly begged David Gest not to go on 'I'm A Celebrity- Get Me Out Of Here!'

The singer thought TV bosses would try to make a fool out of Gest and allegedly told him he was crazy to consider going on the show.

Jackson, 48, reminded Gest of the humiliation he suffered after allowing TV journalist Martin Bashir to film a documentary about him and pleaded with Gest not to suffer the same fate, claims Gest's bodyguard.

Imad Handi says many of the concert promoter's friends thought it was a bad idea to go on the show, but he encouraged him to sign up.

Handi said: "I think being in the jungle will be good for him.

"But not everyone was so sure. The whole Jackson clan was saying to him: 'Don't do it, you are mad to agree to go on this show.' "

Meanwhile, the jungle has been split in two - turning the show into a battle of the sexes.

The two camps - boys versus girls - will compete for food, treats and immunity from eviction.

Scott Henshall lost out to Phina Oruche in the Celebrity Chest swamp search.

The fashion designer sat on the chest and refused to move when Phina found the key to open it.

The actress was incensed by Scott's behaviour and launched herself at him kicking, biting and scratching Scott until she got to the chest.

The girls won cheese and biscuits.

While Kirsten Dunst has been secretly seeing her Elizabethtown co-star, Orlando Bloom, In Touch Weekly reports that Jake Gyllenhaal has found his own new playmate. According to the magazine, Jake recently went to dinner with Mia Maestro, star of this year's Poseidon.

On November 12, Jake took the Argentinean beauty to one of his favorite Beverly Hills restaurants, Madeo's.

A waiter at Madeo's said, "He's a regular here, but he never brings a date." The waiter also claims that Gyllenhaal "gazed deeply into the eyes of his companion. He didn't pay much attention to his food." A onlooker at the restaurant said, "They seemed very cute together."

Mia's rep was unwilling to divulge on the actress' love life and stated, "Mia and Jake are friends, they're in the same social circle."

Reese Witherspoon was spotted taking her kids to church for Sunday morning service and Sunday school. While doing publicity for Walk the Line, Reese addressed if faith was important in her life: “Mm-hmm. It is. Definitely. I was raised going to church every Sunday, and I go to church most Sundays with my kids. I think.it is a way you live your life. I think the Bible is a very important piece of literature. How I learned about that piece of literature was going to church on a Sunday.”

Brad Pitt gave an exclusive interview to NDTV (New Delhi Television Limited) late last week, speaking out against the the bodyguard controversy. Brad was interviewed by NDTV’s Managing Editor Barkha Dutt and sat alongside Indian theater and film actor, Irfan Khan.

Here’s an excerpt of what Brad had to say: “This is not what Angelina [Jolie] and I wanted. This contradicts the message of the film we are trying to make. Angelina and I have a multi-racial family, we want them to respect and understand different religions. Maybe we should have explained our intentions when we first got here. We would not hire anyone who is racist or who would hurt or push a child.”

Meanwhile, After an entire month of shooting Michael Winterbottom’s A Mighty Heart, the Pitt party finally is over in India!

Angelina Jolie (carrying baby Shiloh, almost 6 months) was spotted leaving India early Sunday morning with assistant Holly.

Not far behind was Baby Zahara and 5-year-old Maddox being carried by Brad Pitt.

Earlier today in London, Nicole Kidman visited fellow Aussie BFF Naomi Watts on the set of her new film, Eastern Promises. Nicole was seen hugging Naomi’s Eastern Promises co-star Vincent Cassel on set during her visit.

Nicole and Vincent were also co-stars in 2001’s Birthday Girl.

Nicole’s husband, country star Keith Urban, is expected to complete treatment at the Betty Ford Center by Christmas. (ETA :: Some reports are saying Thanksgiving, so stay tuned!) As for those pregnancy rumors, Nicole was recently quoted saying, “I’d love a child with Keith, but not quite yet. We have to get this problem out of the way first.”

The stars of Dreamgirls stopped by The Oprah Winfrey Show today! Beyonce performed “Listen” from the movie’s soundtrack. Before singing, Beyonce introduced the song: “”This is the moment where Deena finally finds her voice. The whole movie she’s been manipulated and she’s kind of lost her own opinions. I think a lot of women can relate to the lyrics.” Watch the video of Beyonce performing “Listen” below! Dreamgirls is out in theaters this Christmas!

Beyonce on kissing Jamie Foxx: “I wasn’t nervous when I had to kiss Jamie. I’ve done onscreen kisses before, and every time it makes you a little uncomfortable. I’m a singer first, so I still have to get used to that. But he was very professional, and I had to look at it as Deena kissing Curtis.” Jamie joked, “Yes, that’s the way I looked at it, too… And I see your parents [in the audience]. I see your father out there!”

The cast: Beyonce (Deena Jones), Jamie Foxx (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Jennifer Hudson (Effie White), Anika Noni Rose (Lorrell Robinson), and Eddie Murphy (James ‘Thunder’ Early).

Following protests from the victims' families a book and TV interview documenting O.J. Simpson's hypothetical take on how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend have been canceled.

HarperCollins, through its ReganBooks imprint, had been set to release If I Did It on Nov. 30, and a two-part interview with Simpson was due to air on the FOX network on Nov. 27 and 29. Both HarperCollins and FOX are owned by News Corp.

"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Monday. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

The book was reportedly sold for $3.5 million, although publisher Judith Regan has said she was told the money would not go to Simpson. "What I do know is I didn't pay him," she said in a statement last week. "I contracted through a third party who owns the rights, and I was told the money would go to his children."

Simpson was acquitted of the double murder in 1995, but found liable for the deaths in civil court two years later. He still owes the victims' families more than $33.5 million in damages.

For Tom Cruise, words weren't enough to express his feelings for Katie Holmes. He had to do it in song -- and a familiar one at that.

When, L.A. deejay Mark Ronson played the Righteous Brothers tune "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" during the reception for the couple's wedding, Cruise serenaded his bride by singing along with the record.

"She was completely touched -- laughing, loving him and enjoying him," guest Leah Remini revealed.

Cruise's impromptu serenade, of course, hearkens back to his performance of the same song in Top Gun. In the movie his character, Maverick, attempted to woo Kelly McGillis with the song. As for Katie, her heart already belongs to Tom.

Britney Spears's post-breakup tour has taken her to Las Vegas – and she finally hit the town this weekend, winning big at the blackjack table and partying with Dancing with the Stars' Mario Lopez

After stops in New York and her Louisiana hometown of Kentwood, Spears, accompanied by her former manager Larry Rudolph, arrived in Nevada this week and kept a low profile before finally hitting the town on Friday.

Donning a disguise of a pink wig and big, dark sunglasses, Britney was spotted Friday night chatting it up with hotel owner George Maloof – this, after she and George went on a shopping trip to Caesars Palace's Forum Shops.

Also on Friday, Spears went into the Palms' recording studio with producer Lukasz Gottwald to mix tracks on her new album.

Britney also did pretty well at the tables, gambling at The Mint, the Palms' high-limit lounge. There, Britney – wearing a short, black dress – caught a lucky streak, raking in $10,000 in winnings from blackjack.

She also was introduced to Mario Lopez at The Mint. The two, along with a small group, then headed up to Moon Nightclub and partied the night away.

Stunt experts have paid tribute to Daniel Craig's skill and strength in filming Casino Royale.

Gary Powell has played a key role in several Bond outings, including flipping a boat in The World Is Not Enough and driving a run-away crane in Goldeneye. He also worked on the latest film and has shared his views on how Craig performed.

"Daniel really took some hits on Casino Royale," he explained. "I'd see him bruised and cut up, fight after fight. And he'd just say: 'Oh s***, that smarted a bit, let's go again'.

"Someone told me recently: 'Sean Connery sweated, Roger Moore perspired and Pierce Brosnan glowed.' I don't agree but I'll add one thing - Daniel Craig bleeds. He did everything we asked of him and more. Without a doubt Daniel is the toughest."

Former soldier Joss Skottowe, meanwhile, had the job of teaching Craig how shoot a gun. He also gave his strength in the role credit. "We use real guns in the movie, even though they've been adapted to fire blanks," he explained.

"I brought in some SAS chums to give Daniel some extra training. And even they were impressed. One said to me, 'That boy's a natural'. And he's right. Daniel is the only Bond who in real life could pass SAS selection. He's fit, he looks like a killer and he's smart."

Scuba diving expert Dave Shaw also told the Sunday Mirror how Craig was commited to playing his part properly. "Daniel really threw himself into training," he observed. "We were having to film six metres under water and even three metres can kill you. If you surface too quickly, you can burst a lung.

"Daniel was having to hold his breath for up to a minute - he must have swallowed pints of water but he never whinged. Daniel was without doubt my favourite Bond to work with."

Outkast rapper Big Boi has revealed he will release a solo album, fuelling the speculation that the band are about to split.

Big Boi has started work on his own record, with the hope to release in 2007.

He claims the album will have something for everyone, with all styles covered: “You're going to get something from every genre, every funk, beat, loop, horn, whistle. We got it all on the record. I got maybe 35 beats already done for it now so I'm just diving in and trying to carve out the pie with the vocals."

Outkast have been under pressure from critics lately, who feel the end of the group may be soon to split. The band's last LP, Idlewild only contained one song featuring both members of the duo, with the remaining material produced individually.

Keane have announced a UK arena tour for the start of next year.

The trio will play nine headlining dates across the UK, beginning in Bournemouth on February 22.

The tour runs for two weeks, including a date at Wembley Arena, before finishing in Glasgow on March 7.

The full tour dates are as follows:

February 22 - Bournemouth, BIC
February 23 - Birmingham, NEC
February 25 - Nottingham, Arena
February 26 - Cardiff, CIA
February 28 - London, Wembley Arena
March 3 - Sheffield, Hallam FM Arena
March 4 - Manchester, MEN Arena
March 6 - Newcastle, Radio Metro Arena
March 7 - Glasgow, SECC

The lead singers of Razorlight and The Killers are teaming up to perform together for a TV show.

Johnny Borrell and Brandon Flowers will perform the Dire Straits track 'Romeo and Juliet', on an American Live At Abbey Road television show.

The Killers' frontman Flowers said: “'America' is my favourite song. It's not negative so I can't see why people in the US wouldn't like it. We're lucky we're from there and have English influences so we had the best of both worlds because we understand America and deliver our songs big. It's difficult for British bands to make it out there."

It's the battle of the bands today as some of the biggest names in pop - Oasis, U2, Westlife and The Beatles - all release albums.

'Stop the Clocks' from Oasis, '18 Singles' from U2, 'Love' from The Beatles and 'The Love Album' from Westlife will vie for the top spot today.

HMV's Gennaro Castaldo said: "Christmas starts here as far as music retailers are concerned as it's not everyday that some of the world's biggest ever super groups have albums out".

Jake Shears has denied rumours that the Scissor Sisters are about to make a film.

Claims that the band will make a biographical movie are nonsense, according to the frontman, who added that they normally struggle to make a three minute music video.

Shears insists the group will concentrate on their music, rather than expanding into other areas.

"Let's face it, look at our videos!" he laughed. "They're hard enough to get sorted out for the screen so no, I can't see the movie ever coming to light."

A guitar owned by George Harrison will be auctioned in London later this month.

The sale will mark the fifth anniversary of Harrison's death in 2001. The guitar is expected to raise about £100,000 when it is auctioned on November 30.

Other items going under the hammer at Cooper Owen's Music Legends auction include a copy of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band signed by all four Beatles, and a rough recording of the very first song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Pamela Anderson has made a plea for help to find her chihuahua which she says was stolen from outside her home.

The actress has issued a statement after the pooch was apparently nabbed from outside her home in Malibu, California, while she was on a nearby beach.

She has sent the details to the media and requested anyone with information get in touch with police in the area.

Addressing anyone who had the dog, Anderson pleaded: "Please find it in your heart to return him." She added: "Our family is missing him terribly."

The news comes a week after Anderson suffered a miscarriage, losing a baby she was expecting with husband Kid Rock.

Robbie Williams has been dating an American model for a month, according to a report.

The singer - who has not had a long-term partner for three years - is said to have been seeing Lisa D'Amato since he met her at a party in Hollywood last month.

A friend revealed how the pair had been getting on excellently and that Williams had asked the model to his US house on a number of occassions.

"Robbie and Lisa hit it off immediately and swapped numbers the first night they met," he revealed. "Lisa is young, gorgeous and fun to be around and they are getting on really well.

"It's only early days but Robbie seems really confident it is going somewhere. It takes a lot for Robbie to trust a girl, but he is completely relaxed around Lisa."

He continued: "She has been spending quite a lot of time at his place, which proves just how keen he is."

Pete Doherty has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing crack cocaine.

The Babyshambles singer was held by police after officers saw him driving his Jaguar erratically near his home in east London.

Two other passengers in the car were also arrested on suspicion of drug possession.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said all three were released from Bethnal Green police station pending analysis of "substances recovered". They must return in December.

Doherty has repeatedly sought treatment for his addiction at the renowned Priory, in west London, as well as clinics in France, Portugal and Thailand.

He was fined £750 earlier this month for assaulting Radio 1 reporter Trudi Barber outside Thames magistrates' court.

On a break from filming in New Zealand, movie hunk Hartnett spent the weekend in Sydney with the mystery woman as reports began to surface of a rift in his romance with screen siren Scarlett Johansson.

Confidential caught up with the pair as they prepared to depart Sydney late yesterday - but Hartnett was in no mood to talk, telling photographers to "get f...ed" as he and his female companion walked through Sydney airport.

The brunette - wearing dark glasses, a hat and trying to cover her face with her bag and jacket - bolted into the terminal after leaving hotel Blue in Woolloomooloo, where they had been bunkered down for the weekend.

Earlier, Hartnett and his offsider had eaten at nearby restaurant Salon Blanc for the third time in two days, sitting discretely in a back corner of the celebrity hotspot at Woolloomooloo Wharf to avoid attention.

Hartnett was here on a brief break from filming horror flick 30 Days Of Night in New Zealand alongside Aussie actress Melissa George.

Not keen to travel far for a feed, the pair took a liking to Salon Blanc during the stay, stopping for tapas on Saturday afternoon and dinner and cocktails later that night before returning again yesterday.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actress is apparently planning to tie the knot with her alleged fiancé, actor Rupert Friend, next year.

The 21-year-old star is said to have revealed her secret engagement during a party held by Lindsay Lohan at London's exclusive Paper nightclub on Friday night (17.11.06).

A fellow reveller said: "Keira looked happy and seemed to want the world to know that she and Rupert had got engaged. She even told the waiter, 'Please get my husband a drink.'"

Keira - who met Rupert, 25, on the set of 'Pride and Prejudice' last year - reportedly wants to follow in the footsteps of newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and get married in Italy.

She reportedly told her friends: "We've already decided to get married in Italy. Tom Cruise is living my dream by marrying in a castle."

Which singer cost a charity thousands by pulling out of performing at their showbiz bash minutes before it started? Claiming she was "too exhausted" ro show up only infuriated organisers more as they'd splashed out on a specially designed stage.

Grandmaster Flash has been named a Hip-Hop Icon for his achievements at the first Black Entertainment Television awards.

The DJ and musician was honored with the "I am Hip-Hop" title at the event, shown live in the US on Wednesday night, where current leading lights in the genre paid tribute to his contribution.

Chamillionaire, who won an award for best newcomer on the night, said Flash had made a unique mark on music. "He's created something that is important to everybody in the hip-hop world from rappers, to DJs, to dancers to break dancers," he explained. "He has influenced everybody in the hip-hop world."

The successful DJ said Flash was also responsible for the mix tape tradition that now sees young artists get their work played across the world. "Mix tapes are controlled by DJs and DJs are the reason why people like me are even successful," commented Chamillionaire. "When any record is hot in the club, or is getting a buzz it's because of the DJ."

Flash first developed the practice of playing two beats together to create a new sound, which was then used to rap over, after playing as a teenager, he said after collecting his award. "I actually didn't realise what I was onto," Flash told Reuters. "All I knew was I was very frustrated with the way DJs were playing at the time."

A busy night out in London for Lindsay Lohan saw the star throwing tantrums and kissing Calum Best.

The Mean Girls actress arrived at a party thrown by designer Donna Karan at 9.30pm on Thursday but was furious after being told that there was no VIP room.

A source told The Mirror: "Lindsay was inconsolable within just five minutes of arriving. She was taken to a sofa upstairs and surrounded by bodyguards - but didn't like it that guests kept taking a peek at her.

"So she let rip at organisers to create a VIP section and couldn't stop the tears from coming. After Donna Karan saw how upset she was, she created a make-shift VIP section for her."

A frustrated Lohan had soon had enough, however, and she made her way to South Kensington's Boujis club and finally Kabaret's Prophecy, where she caught the eye of playboy Calum Best.

One onlooker revealed: "Calum went over and in no time had Lindsay giggling like a school girl. Within minutes they were snogging the faces off each other."

Chris Robinson has filed for divorce from Kate Hudson in Los Angeles, three months after their separation.

Robinson is requesting joint legal and physical custody of their son, Ryder, 2, and is not seeking spousal support, according to court documents.

The couple separated on Aug. 14 amid rumors that Hudson was romantically involved with her You, Me and Dupree costar Owen Wilson. The actress is currently in Australia shooting Fool's Gold.

It's official: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are now husband and wife. The couple exchanged vows Saturday in front of more than 150 guests at the Odescalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy, their rep, Arnold Robinson, confirms.

"The wedding was absolutely beautiful," says a guest.

With thousands of fans, photographers and TV cameras watching from afar, Cruise and Holmes were joined by family – Katie's dad Martin walked her down the aisle – and a slew of celeb pals, including Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, among others.

The sunset ceremony was performed by a Scientology minister, according to a statement from their reps. The wedding party included Cruise's children, Isabella and Connor, the best man was Cruise's best friend, David Miscavige – the head of the Church of Scientology – and Katie's sister Nancy Blaylock served as the matron of honor.

Though initially there were questions about whether Cruise and Holmes's marriage on Saturday was official – the Mayor of Bracciano, Italy, said the couple needed to have a civil ceremony in town in order to make it legal – Cruise's reps say Tom and Katie took care of everything beforehand.

"As is customary for couples marrying outside of the United States, Cruise and Holmes officialized their marriage in Los Angeles prior to their departure for Italy," according to the statement.

Other details released Saturday by the newlyweds:

- The bride: Holmes wore an off-the-shoulder Armani gown with a train in ivory silk cadis adorned in Valenciennes lace and Swarovski beaded crystal embroidery. Holmes also wore an ivory tulle floor-length veil and ivory silk shoes. Armani, which outfitted the entire wedding, also supplied Katie's bouquet of calla lilies, as well as a champagne evening gown, which she wore at the reception.

- The groom: Cruise wore a navy blue Armani tux.

- The couple's rings: Their rings were white gold Cartier with diamonds.

- The meal: After cocktails, guests were served Italian hors d'oeuvres, followed by a multi-course meal.

- The cake: Five-tiered white chocolate, decorated with marzipan roses, and studded with white chocolate chips.

- The entertainment: Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.

Saturday's wedding started on a damp note, with scattered rain throughout the morning. Holmes and 7-month-old daughter Suri were escorted into the castle under a cluster of green umbrellas. A little over an hour later, the groom was escorted from the Hassler hotel in Rome to Lake Bracciano 18 miles away. With the sun going down, candles lit up the perimeter of the 15th-century castle as limousines carrying the guests drove through the gates.

Fans and media were kept at a safe distance from the castle: Police checkpoints prevented anyone unauthorized from getting too close, and journalists were stationed in the nearby town square.

Saturday's ceremony brought the couple's 19-month romance full circle: Cruise and Holmes first stepped out as a couple in Rome in April 2005, with Cruise already referring to Holmes as "amore mio" just a few weeks after their first date (sushi, a private plane ride and a motorcycle trip to the beach).

Life changed even more in mid-June 2005. During a late-night candlelit dinner at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Cruise proposed with a five-carat diamond ring. "I want to marry her as soon as possible," Cruise announced. "You have to do what you feel is right," he said at the time. "It's (about) your own integrity and how you want to live your life."

The pair had another reason to celebrate in October, when they announced they were expecting a baby. Holmes "almost seems born for motherhood," her pal and former Dawson's Creek costar Oliver Hudson said. "She's a nurturer."

The pair welcomed 7-lb., 7-oz. Suri on April 18. "The moment I looked in her eyes I felt like ... Mom," Holmes told a magazine of her new bundle of joy. "She's the miracle of our life."

Michael Jackson has decided to ditch his hopes of reviving his music career and concentrate on film-making.

The 48-year-old realised that it was time to leave pop behind after his performance of We Are The World at the World Music Awards on Wednesday was poorly received by the audience.

"He knows the WMAs didn't go well," a source said. "He's a pragmatic man and realises his musical comeback has every chance of being a disaster, so he's diversifying. He wants to produce pictures that can be watched by all ages."

Ewan McGregor is trying to kick smoking again using hypnosis, all because of Woody Allen. 'I'm determined this time, really. It has to work.' Ewan's wife has demanded it as a trade-off for him ruining the summer by shooting with Allen in London on an as-yet-untitled project when family holidays to California were booked. 'Eve's an even bigger Woody fan than me, so she didn't really mind - when Woody calls, you have to answer. It was just fantastic and I never got over it,' he says. 'I was just as blown away on the first day as the last. I've always wanted to work with an old master and Woody's old and definitely a master; it was pure joy. And I was working with Colin Farrell who turns out to be an excellent bloke, a real laugh. I'm not supposed to say anything about it, really, but this isn't an out-and-out comedy, although it's very funny in places.' Ewan will be back in Britain shortly, reuniting with his Young Adam co-star Emily Mortimer for Number 13, about on-set intrigue during the making of an early Hitchcock film.

Now that Bond's gone all adult, the area of gadgets and Qs is surely there for the taking. Although teen spy Alex Rider made his debut in cinemas with Stormbreaker this year, its author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz has revealed that a screen future is far from certain for his callow hero: 'It's still to be decided,' he said. 'They paid me to write the script for Point Blanc, the next book in the series, but nobody's sure if it will make it to the screen.' Harvey Weinstein put up the $40m budget for the initial film but, in a limited release last month, American audiences, who already have their own teen spook, Agent Cody Banks, failed to take to the very British spy. Yet Horowitz is hoping the invigorated Bond will inspire further interest in Rider and all things espionage. 'It leaves me room to revisit the Goldfinger and Thunderball-type gimmicky movies of my youth.'

Dancing with the Stars runner-up Mario Lopez is upset that he did not win the celebrity dance competition, calling himself the better dancer. “I figure if this was truly a dance competition they would have voted for the better dancer,” Mario told The Post.

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ABC revealed they are thinking of bringing back Dancing with the Stars for a fourth season as early as March - and the show might compete directly with American Idol.

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Angry fans who paid as much as $189 to see Michael Jackson perform at the World Music Awards, want their money back. It was rumored that Jackson would perform “Thriller,” but the king of pop instead sang a few lines from “We Are the World.”

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Russell Simmons and Petra Nemcova are headed to Africa later this month to tour diamond mines. Russell plans to start the Diamond Empowerment Fund to teach Africans how to cut and polish diamonds themselves. Russell and Petra have been rumored to be an item, but Russell has insisted that they are just friends.

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Natalie Portman caught a performance of Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon last night at London’s West End. Rumors have been swirling lately about Natalie rekindling her romance with Gael Garcia Bernal having seen the pair together at Camden’s Roadhouse club (British saloon) and at a Boy Kill Boy gig at central London’s Astoria.

In Touch weekly reports in their new issue that Kirsten Dunst has snared herself a hot pirate.

Orlando Bloom and his Elizabethtown co-star have faced romance rumors in the past and denied them, but on Sunday, the two were spotted acting quite the couple at the Chateau Marmont, reports the mag.

The pair were spotted enjoying a private date and according to an eyewitness, "They stayed in the lobby, even after last call. They were talking, flirting and kissing."

Brad Pitt was spotted leaving the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office, in Mumbai, India, earlier this morning. Indian police on Friday arrested three British bodyguards working for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie after they allegedly roughed up parents and students at a Mumbai school where the star was filming scenes for her latest movie, police said. Below: Angelina Jolie’s bodyguard Micheal Brett, center with black t-shirt, being taken to the local court by the Indian police.

Angelina Jolie addressed the arresting of her bodyguards: “It is not surprising that the press involved failed to mention their share of the responsibility in the chaos. As for this horrible rumor that someone referred to a local man as a ‘bloody Indian,’ let me say this: I would never work with anyone that was derogatory towards another man’s race. My family is of mixed race.”

Teri Hatcher confirms that she is dating Eva Longoria's ex-boyfriend, director Stephen Kay.

And Longoria, who is currently in a relationship with basketball star Tony Parker, has given her Desperate Housewives costar her blessing. "Eva and Tony have never been happier together, and Eva wishes the same happiness for Teri," her publicist, Liza Anderson, said in a statement.

Longoria and Kay were linked in 2004, and he directed her in a television movie, The Dead Will Tell. His other directing credits include the horror flick Boogeyman and an episode of the television show Friday Night Lights.

In March, Hatcher was photographed kissing Ryan Seacrest, but the actress revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show that the romance did not develop after he called her and said, "I don't think I can do this with you."

Longoria began dating Parker in 2005 and has described their first meeting – in the San Antonio Spurs' locker room – as lust at first sight.

David Beckham and wife Victoria arrived at Ciampino airport in Rome earlier today to attend the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Life & Style is reporting that Katie’s hair will be styled by Ken Paves (Jessica Simpson’s hair stylist and BFF) for the wedding.

Access Hollywood announced that the wedding will take place tomorrow at Odescalchi Castle, a 15th-century fortress in the lakeside Italian city Bracciano. The usual $50,000 fee to use the castle has been waived because of all the attention TomKat has brought the town, says Bracciano mayor Patrizia Riccioni.

A third film version of The Thing is to enter production.

Trade magazine Variety reports that the Universal Pictures project will be "a companion piece" to the 1982 John Carpenter classic according to the producers, rather than a straight remake. The executive producer of the current Battlestar Galactica series - Ronald D. Moore - will take on scriptwriting duties.

Both Carpenter's film and the 1951 version The Thing From Another World were based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. short story Who Goes There? - featuring the attempts of a remote Antarctic base to fend off a vicious alien creature that has been recovered from the ice.

Pharrell Williams has announced two UK dates for December.

The rapper will play the Manchester Apollo on Thursday, December 14, and the Brixton Academy in London on Wednesday, December 20.

The mini-tour follows the release of Williams' debut solo album, which is set for release on October 30.

Carmen Electra, and rocker Joan Jett were getting hot and heavy, and they certainly were not trying to hide it.

After Joan performed at the Music Box, the two were spotted backstage aggressively kissing, hugging, and touching. According to bystanders, the intensity between the pair translated to the real thing; true love may be in the air for this duo.

Their relationship began in May when Carmen made an appearance in Joan’s new “A.C.D.C.” video. According to Carmen’s rep, “Carmen was at the concert. She is a really big fan of Joan’s and I guess this was her way of thanking her for the front row seats.”

The legendary rockers outsell Oasis and The Beatles
Queen have topped a poll of the best selling albums ever.

The legendary band's 'Greatest Hits' has sold more than any other album over the last 50 years, according to figures released by the official UK Charts.

The band topped the list with over five million album sales ahead of The Beatles' classic 1967 album 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

Cementing their place in music history, third place goes to Oasiswith '(What's The Story) Morning Glory'.

Robbie Williams walks away with the accolade of having the most album entries in the Top 100 with six, followed by Oasis and Michael Jackson with three entries.

Blur bassist Alex James will reveal the figures, which were compiled by UK Chart researchers from till receipts dating back to the 1950s, on a special programme entitled 'Nation's Favourite Album' this Saturday (November 18) on VH1 from 6pm.

The Top Ten Top selling albums of all time are:

Queen - 'Greatest Hits' - 5,407,587
The Beatles - 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - 4,803,292
Oasis - '(What's The Story) Morning Glory' - 4,304,504
Dire Straits - 'Brothers In Arms' - 3,946,931
ABBA - 'Gold: Greatest Hits' - 3,932,316
Pink Floyd - 'The Dark Side of The Moon' - 3,759,958
Queen - 'Greatest Hits II' - 3,631,321
Michael Jackson - 'Thriller' - 3,570,250
Michael Jackson - 'Bad' - 3,549,950
Madonna - 'The Immaculate Collection' - 3,364,780

Why would a girl risk the possibility of becoming Queen of England by playing hard to get?

After kicking Prince William to the curb for reportedly having a drunken make-out session with another lass, the future King of England's 4-year girlfriend, Kate Middleton, has apparently come to her senses.

According to British reports, Kate decided to take back her allegedly promiscuous prince after having a serious heart-to-heart with her mum. We're assuming the conversation went something like this: "'ELLO!?! YOU COULD BE THE BLEEDIN' QUEEN, YOU TWIT!!!"

Not long after she dumped the royal hump, William and Kate were spotted necking in public again. Why is Kate playing with fire? We understand the moral rationale, but think about all those jewels ... the tiaras ... the castles! It's good to be queen!

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is to become a male escort after agreeing to work at legendary Heidi Fleiss' new legalized brothel for women. Fleiss bought 60 acres of land in Nevada, and his work is scheduled to begin on Heidi's Stud Farm.

She has high hopes for Tyson, once heavyweight champion of the world - despite the fact he is a convicted rapist.

She says, "I told him, 'You're going to be my big stallion.' It's every man's fear that their girlfriend will go for Mike Tyson."

Tyson, 40, adds, "I don't care what any man says, it's every man's dream to please every woman - and get paid for it."

Mariah Carey, Jordana Brewster, Vanessa Minnillo, and now ... Jessica Biel? Apparently, Derek Jeter has snagged yet another high-profile beauty: the Yankee captain and "The Illusionist" star Biel were spotted at Hyde Tuesday night. They were "laughing and giggling together," according to Page Six ("According to our spy, the couple were huddled in a corner of hot club Hyde, "laughing and giggling together." At one point, Jessica, went to the restroom and three girls quickly scurried over to chat with Jeter. But as soon as Biel returned, he put all his attention on her. The two left together. A Biel rep didn't return calls.")... Jeter massaged Biel's shoulders, say Rush & Molloy.

Dominic Purcell and Jesse Metcalfe are heading to "Town Creek," a vampire horror movie that Joel Schumacher is directing for Gold Circle.

The two will star as brothers on a mission of revenge who become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment that dates back to the Third Reich.

A March 1 start date is being eyed.

Zak Kadison is co-producing and overseeing for Gold Circle.

Britney Spears has turned to ex-lover Justin Timberlake to cope with the breakdown of her second marriage.

It has been claimed that Britney was making tearful phone calls to Justin even before she filed for divorce from Kevin Federline last week.

A source told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “Justin said Britney has called him crying a number of times about her relationship with Kevin. She has gone through an excruciating time. It’s very sad. She doesn’t want anybody to feel sorry for her or see her as a victim. She has been trying for months to make it work for the sake of her children.”

One of the tracks on Justin’s new album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ appears to be
a warning to an ex-girlfriend, strongly believed to be Britney, about staying with an unfaithful partner.

The lyrics to ‘What Goes Around…Comes Around’ read: “You spend your nights alone/ And he never comes home/ And every time you call him/ All you get is a busy tone/ I heard you found out/ That he’s doing to you/ What you did to
me.”

Britney filed for divorce last week after allegedly catching Kevin with another woman in a New York hotel.

STAFF at a top hotel branded David Gest their worst client ever — after he asked room service for a pint of ZEBRA milk.

Gest, 53, was staying at the five star Lanesborough in London with then wife Liza Minnelli.

Staff at the hotel, used to looking after royalty and celebrities, expected showbiz legend Liza, 60, to be a diva.

But according to a worker at The Lanesborough — where suites can cost £10,000 a night and each guest has a butler — it was I’m A Celebrity star Gest who was the prima donna.

He said: “He was an absolute pain. Anyone would think he was world famous, not his wife. He made a string of bizarre requests. It culminated in him ringing the butler bell and demanding room service bring him a pint of fresh, chilled zebra milk.

“When he was told we only had cow, goat, sheep and soya he threw a screaming fit. He said we should ring London Zoo to see if they had any.”

Head butler at the hotel, Sean Davoren, eventually found a shop which had frozen zebra milk. He said in an interview: “I’m not usually fazed by anything but I thought somebody was taking the mickey here.

“Luckily, I remembered a fellow who’d helped me before. Sure enough there was a shop at the top of Regents Park where you could buy the stuff.

“It was £15 a pint and the guest had a pint every day.”

Donald Trump Jr. and his wife of one year, Vanessa, are expecting their first child, the couple have confirmed.

The baby, who is due early next summer, will be the first grandchild for real-estate mogul Donald Trump.

"Everyone's very excited," Vanessa, 28, says. Although "if you mention the 'grandpa' word (to Donald Sr.), he might not be so excited."

Complicating the family dynamics: The new baby's uncle Barron (son of the elder Trump and his wife Melania) is just eight months old.

"They'll be more like brothers, or brother and sister," says Vanessa, who wants her baby's sex to be a surprise.

What kind of father will Donald Jr., a Trump Organization executive VP, be? A lot like his own dad. "Trumps don't do diapers," says Don, 28. But he does vow to be more hands-on – think playing catch – with his own kids.

Whitney Houston's $6 million New Jersey estate is slated to be put on a sheriff's auction block Jan. 4 because of more than $1 million owed in back taxes and other charges, according to published reports.

The sale was scheduled Tuesday by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, the Daily Record of Parsippany newspaper reported. The service agent for Chevy Chase Bank, the mortgage holder, sued the soon-to-be-divorced singer, 43, in June. Neither the mortgage nor the taxes have been paid this year, according to county tax records.

Houston's estate encompasses two lots, with the lot for sale assessed at $889,300. The adjacent property is valued at more than $5.6million, reports the Daily Record. Houston purchased the properties nine years ago for $2.7 million.

To pay off the mortgage, Houston was to shell out $4,711.18 per month from June 2004 until May 2034, for a total of about $1.7 million, the paper reports. If the past-due payments are made, the sale could be called off, says Gayl Spivak, an attorney representing Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems.

Houston also has homes in California and Georgia.

Through a secretary, Houston's publicist, Nancy Seltzer, told the Daily Record that the property was not in foreclosure. There has been no further comment.

Which celebrity couple are consulting their lawyers about divorce after falling out over wardrobe space? This pair haven't been getting on for yonks but the final straw came when the hot-headed chap in the union decided to appropriate his wife's cupboard.

Alert the media!! Angelina Jolie eats ketchup with her french fries!!

What a ruckus Angelina caused for grabbing fast food at McDonald’s yesterday! Hundreds of people showed up for a glimpse of the Hollywood actress. If they saw anything, I’m sure they saw a mouthful.

Angelina, 31, chowed down a quickie lunch with three other people (two male, one female) at a McDonald’s location in Bombay (Mumbai), India around the set of her new film, A Mighty Heart. She looks like she really enjoyed her meal there — sipping on some soda and eating french fries.

The McDonald’s menu is different all over the world but if the colors on the McDonald’s India website match the sandwich wrappers, Angelina ate a McVeggie burger which is a “breaded fried vegetable patty consist of peas, carrots, green, beans, red capsicum, potatoes, onions, rice and seasoning. The burger also includes lettuce, eggless mayonnaise in a toasted sesame seed bun.” Just thought you’d like to know!

You wouldn’t have known about this restaurant opening if not for Halle Berry, but her boyfriend, perfectly tousled hair male model Gabriel Aubry, had an exclusive tasting last night at his brand spankin’ new NYC restaurant called Cafe Fuego. Forget the food though, Halle looks berrylicious!! Halle, 40, and Gabriel, 30, have been dating for over a year now…

Gabriel is the co-owner of Cafe Fuego with business partner Stephane Bibeau.

America’s Next Top Model winner Eva Pigford is changing her last name to her middle name, Marcille. The model, who recently dumped co-managers Tyra Banks and Benny Medina, will make the official announcement Friday.

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Nicole Richie has told producers of The Simple Life that she’s ready to work on the reality show. Production was scheduled to begin last week, but was halted after Nicole entered a treatment facility.

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Gwen Stefani (rockin’ out a new hairstyle) was spotted out and about late last night with baby Kingston, almost 6 months. The mommy-son pair dined at J.Sheekey restaurant in central London.

Kevin Federline left a love note on the shower door of his dressing room at the House of Blues in Chicago, which was written the day after Britney filed for divorce. The note, as discovered by Us reads:

Today I’m a free man
Ladies look out
**** a wife
Give me my kids *!
– Kevin Federline

Classy. The mark of a good father. That’ll win him points in custody court…

Michael Jackson made a musical comeback of sorts on Wednesday, singing the chorus line of his charity single "We Are The World" before the sound cut out as he struggled for the high notes.

The 48-year-old, performing live for the first time since he was acquitted of child molestation charges in June, 2005, had been expected to sing his seminal hit "Thriller."

But to the huge disappointment of screaming fans, that was performed instead by young U.S. star Chris Brown.

Jackson looked uncomfortable at times as he was surrounded by excited young members of a gospel chorus on stage with him.

That did not stop supporters desperate to see their idol cheer his every move, especially when threw his black sequin jacket into the crowd.

The failure by the deposed King of Pop to demonstrate his voice and confidence were back to anywhere near their best was likely to raise further doubts about his ability to resurrect a career that has been on hold for years.

"I love you!" he shouted, before the World Music Awards 2006 ceremony he headlined wound up.

Earlier in the evening, Jackson was given the Diamond Award honoring artists who sell more than 100 million records.

Introducing Jackson, U.S. singer Beyonce said: "Tonight we are celebrating 25 years of 'Thriller'," referring to his seminal album. "If it wasn't for Michael Jackson I would never have ever performed. I love you, we all love you."

Naomi Campbell might be spending more time in courtrooms than on catwalks these days.

The supermodel was due in a New York court Wednesday to face charges of assaulting a housekeeper — one in a series of former employees who have said the supermodel is striking in more ways than one.

The latest allegation came just Tuesday, when former maid Gaby Gibson sued Campbell for the second time.

Gibson says the 35-year-old model hit her, called her names and threatened to charge her with theft after being unable to find a pair of Stella McCartney jeans.

Campbell's court date Wednesday stems from a similar accusation: She was unable to find a pair of jeans and allegedly blamed the maid.

In that incident, Campbell was accused of hitting Ana Scolavino with a cell phone in the model's Manhattan apartment after saying she stole the missing jeans. Scolavino was treated for a head injury.

Campbell, who is from London, faces up to seven years in prison and deportation if convicted in that case. Her lawyer, David Breitbart, has said a plea deal was possible, but he did not say what it might entail.

In Campbell's latest legal woes, Gibson's new lawsuit says "Campbell either kicked or punched the back of Gibson's head ... while yelling discriminatory comments" as the maid searched the closet for the model's jeans.

Gibson worked for Campbell from November 2005 through January 2006. Her court papers call Campbell a "violent super-bigot" who disparaged her maid by saying, "You are not in the Third World any more, stupid," and "Romanians are not usually as dumb as you."

Breitbart denied Gibson's claims.

He said Gibson's first lawsuit was thrown out because papers were not filed within the legal time limit. Gibson's lawyer, Lambros Y. Lambrou, said the new claim adds additional allegations and defendants.

They include four companies owned by Campbell and her former publicist, Amanda Silverman.

The lawsuit says the publicist "disseminated false and defamatory statements against Gibson," harming her reputation. Silverman said she had no comment.
Gibson is seeking unspecified damages.

Lambrou said Campbell has been unfazed by her legal woes. He said she has been seen wearing a T-shirt saying "NAOMI HIT ME" on the front and "I LOVE IT" on the back.

My Name Is Earl actress Jaime Pressly and her deejay fiancé, Eric Cubiche, are expecting a baby, she announced during a taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday.

The four-months-pregnant actress told Leno that after her doctor showed her an ultrasound, she thinks she's having a boy. "She asked me what I thought I was having and I said a boy," Pressly said. "She looked at the picture and said, 'If that's not a boy that's a third leg.' Of course, Eric says its because he's Cuban."

Last month, Pressly got engaged to Cubiche – but denied at the time that she was pregnant. Media reports first started swirling that she'd revealed her pregnancy to family and friends at a barbecue. "No, you can get rid of that rumor," she said when asked by if stories about her expecting were true.

In the midst of speculations, her My Name is Earl costar Jason Lee said, “She’s gonna be a good wife, she’s gonna be a great mom.” Pressly admitted that she'd told Lee about the pregnancy and he'd inadvertantly revealed the information at a red-carpet event. "I was only a month pregnant so I lied, which is a woman's right," she told Leno.

And she and Cubiche aren't in a rush to tie the knot. "It takes a lot of work and planning," she told Leno.

The couple have been dating for the past year and a half.

Allen Iverson isn't just one of the great basketball stars of our time - he's also a tireless slam-dunk in the bedroom, according to one of his ex-lovers.

In her autobiography, "It's No Secret," out this month from Pocket Books, former Def Jam Records office worker Carmen Bryan tells of her X-rated romps with hip-hop legends Jay-Z and Nas, with whom she has a child. But she saves her most gushing praise for Iverson, the 6-foot-tall Philadelphia 76ers guard, whom she labels a "lean and muscled" sexual "warrior."

"Just looking at him got me excited . . . He was so physically strong he thought nothing of picking me up and creating the most erotic of poses," writes Bryan about their first night of passion in a hotel. Even after Iverson exhausted her, he was instantly ready for more.

"In Round 2, he picked me up and swiftly carried me over to a table, perching me on its edge . . . holding me up by my hips and lower back." Exhausted, Bryan said she tried to rest, but Iverson snapped, "You think we're done? Oh, we ain't done!"

"He buried his face in my neck in spontaneous affection, which got Round 3 going. By now I needed a battery to keep up with the energetic Bubba Chuck."

Nas was also a player in the sack - "a human octopus" - she says. But he once freaked when he spotted a huge hickey on her neck from another man: "The next thing I knew I was being hit in the face with a closed fist. The impact of the blow was so fierce that I saw stars."

Bryan got payback when she inadvertently bought a box of defective condoms that set Nas' private parts on fire. "I ran down to the kitchen and grabbed a cup, added warm water and a pinch of baking soda . . . I told him to sit back and soak. It was at least an hour before Nas and his manhood were back to normal. 'The things you put me through, Carm,' he sighed."

Jay-Z, who Bryan says she inspired to write "Give It to Me," never had a problem getting amorous, even when he was wasted. "When [he] is inebriated his stamina increases tremendously," she gushes

Socialite Paris Hilton is on the prowl for a gorgeous Irish boyfriend and brought Dublin’s Grafton Street to a standstill last weekend announcing her plans.

The Simple Life star, who was in the capital to launch her new perfume Heiress when she voiced her romantic preferences.

She gushed, “Irish guys are hot. Colin Farrell is definitely hot and Cillian Murphy has the sexiest eyes. I’d like an Irish guy.”

“I just love Ireland. I’ve got Irish roots. That’s why I wanted the launch here.”

Nick Lachey has found love again with girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo, nearly a year after separating from ex-wife Jessica Simpson.

The singer announced his feelings for the MTV presenter at a concert in Las Vegas, Nev., on November 11.

After the 33-year-old stripped down to just a tank top, he announced to the screaming crowd, "Damn it, Las Vegas, I fell in love again!"

The couple have been dating for seven months and celebrated their shared birthday (which was two days earlier) after the concert.

A source tells Us Weekly that Minnillo commissioned a portrait of four generations of Lachey men: an infant Lachey, his father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

The source adds, "It's based on one of Nick's favorite family pictures."

The Weinstein Co. has picked up Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's romantic comedy "My Blueberry Nights," which marks the feature acting debut of Grammy-winning jazz singer Norah Jones.

The project also marks the English-language feature debut of Wong, whose credits include "In the Mood for Love" and "Chungking Express." The Weinstein deal covers the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Jones plays a woman who takes a long road trip to find true love and meets eccentric characters along the way.

Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz,Tim Roth and Natalie Portman also star.

With Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's nuptials merely days away, some of their high-profile pals hopped a plane to Italy on Wednesday.

Expected wedding guests, including Brooke Shields, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, boarded a private jet Wednesday at Burbank Airport.

Meanwhile, Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, were spotted at City Hall in Rome on Wednesday.

The couple first arrived in Italy, along with an entourage of 10 people, via private jet on Monday.

Other expected wedding attendees, Victoria and David Beckham, have a shorter distance to travel for the wedding – but are struggling with what gift to get for the bride and groom.

"David and Victoria are still scratching their heads as to what is the perfect present to give them," says a source close to the couple. "It's pretty damn hard finding the ideal gift for Tom and Katie."

The happy couple are scheduled to tie the knot in black-tie ceremony at the medieval, fortress-like Odescalchi Castle on Lake Bracciano, 18 miles northwest of Rome, on Saturday.

It's down to the final dances for Mario Lopez and Emmitt Smith. The two men go toe-to-toe Tuesday night on ABC's Dancing with the Stars to see who will walk away with the season 3 disco-ball trophy.

For the first time on the show, each celebrity and his professional dance partner will be required to perform three numbers. Both couples will dance the samba and a freestyle, then for their third dance, Smith and partner Cheryl Burke will do the mambo while Lopez and partner Karina Smirnoff will perform the paso doble.

"I'm very nervous," says Burke, 22, who won the season 2 title with celebrity partner Drew Lachey. "Emmitt, on the other hand, is very cool. We balance each other out."

Smith says his years with the Dallas Cowboys have prepared him well for the kind of pressure and scrutiny Tuesday night will bring.

"We prepare during rehearsals and (on Tuesday nights) I don't think about the judges. I don't have a care in the world. I just enjoy the moment," Smith says.

Lopez, who has been teased throughout the season for having a short attention span and a fiery on- and off-screen relationship with Smirnoff, is a bit giddier. "I'm going up against Emmitt Smith! He was like a hero of mine!" Lopez says, noting that he thrives on stress. "I'm a hyper, energetic person and I like to keep busy and do a bunch of other stuff. I think I work best under pressure."

For Smith, the toughest part of the competition has been commuting each week between Los Angeles and his Dallas home. "It is definitely stressful when you're not home with your kids and you hear your 3-year-old say, 'I want Daddy to lay me down,' and Daddy is not home," he says. "I'm not there to protect them, to nurture them. It's tough when you're on the road for 14 days and all you can get is a phone conversation with them."

He praises his wife, Pat, for being his faithful teammate. "She has made our home very happy and the kids feel love in the house. When Daddy is away, they know Daddy is coming back."

Lopez's mother, Elvia, has been in the audience each week to support him, as have a slew of celebrity pals including Eva Longoria, Jose Canseco, George Lopez, Oscar de la Hoya and Elizabeth Berkeley.

Lopez jokes that he is "withering away" – down three belt notches thanks to daily eight-hour dance rehearsals. What he's looking forward to most when it's all over is "just chilling." And eating. "My mom will be cooking and I'm visiting my sister over (Thanksgiving) and she'll be cooking. They'll take care of me."

Burke, meantime, confesses that while the end is near and "I really want that trophy," she's already stressing about what's next. "I'm going to miss Emmitt," she says. "I'm already missing him."

Burke will re-team with Lachey for the 38-city DWTS tour, which kicks off Dec. 19 in San Diego. Smirnoff, meanwhile, will team up with season-3 contestant Harry Hamlin for the tour.

But first, there's a trophy to win. And bragging rights. "It's always been my philosophy: It's not where you start, it's where you finish," Smith says. "I want to finish strong."

A week after filing for divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney Spears paid a visit to her native Kentwood.

After working on her new album in New York City, Spears, 24, quietly arrived in her hometown with kids Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 8 weeks, in tow.

During her stay, she paid a visit to longtime family friend Nyla Price, 55, owner of Nyla's Burger Basket in nearby Osyka, Miss. – a Spears family favorite – along with her kids and other friends and family.

Tom Cruise may have famously jumped on Oprah Winfrey's couch to declare his love for Katie Holmes, but Winfrey won't be at his wedding in Italy Saturday.

"It's not that I'm not going," Winfrey tells AJ Calloway in a segment to air on Tuesday. "It's that they had a limited number of people that they could invite. I was not one of the invitees. That's fine. I don't get invited to everyone's wedding. I don't invite them to everything I do. But I wish them the best."

She continues, "I have a great deal of regard for their relationship and so I'm trying to think of what to get them."

Asked what she'll get the couple, she says, "I don't know! I was thinking … I'm easier (to shop for) – you can get me a bubble bath I'm okay – but I don't know what to give them."

Christina Aguilera looked stunning during her rehearsal last night for NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center, which airs the day before Thanksgiving — Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 @ 8PM ET/PT. Christina will be performing her latest single, “Hurt.” Sting will also performing his hit single “Come Again” during the Thanksgiving special.

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Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey arrived at last night’s The New York Public Library’s Annual Library Lions Gala in New York City. The event was held at the Public Library Rose Reading Room, Fifth Ave. nr. 42nd St. Also on the guest list: Mayor Bloomberg, Anna Wintour, and Candice Bergen.

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Even though he's separated from bike buddy Lance Armstrong, Matthew McConaughey kept up appearances in Queensland, Australia, on Friday. The actor, who's Down Under filming Fool's Gold, also showed off his latest acquisition: A temporary mermaid tattoo that bears a striking resemblance to costar Kate Hudson.

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Brazilian-born model Gisele Bündchen got back to her roots, visiting the Kisedje tribe in her native Brazil last Thursday. Bündchen traveled to the Mato Grosso region with her sister Patricia to spread awareness about protecting the Amazon Rainforest.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, husband Matthew Broderick and former Sex and the City costar Kristin Davis spread some holiday cheer at the Hollywood premiere of Deck the Halls on Sunday. Broderick and Davis play husband and wife in the Christmas-themed film, which also stars Danny DeVito.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to attend the world premiere of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale.

The premiere will take place in London's Leicester Square and features a new Bond in the form of Daniel Craig.

The film is an adaptation of Ian Fleming's very first James Bond novel not including much-loved characters such as Miss Moneypenny or Q.

Craig, 38, told the BBC that he had a particular respect for Sir Sean Connery's films. He commented, "I think they're great films and they set up the whole thing really.

"It's one of those things, isn't it, with a Bond movie - it can be a wet Sunday afternoon and Bond comes on the television and it's like, you know what, I'm going to watch this, because they've all got something special about them."

Casino Royale premieres tonight.

Ray is the new favourite to be eliminated from The X Factor following his close call on Saturday night.

The 17-year-old has odds of 11/8 to go next, ahead of long-standing elimination favourites The MacDonald Brothers, who are on 13/8.

"The MacDonald brothers are a phenomenon and continue to defy the odds on a weekly basis and look likely to stay another week at the expense of Ray," said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams.

Leona is now the 4/5 favourite to win the show, followed by Ben (9/4) and Eton Road (10/3).

NATALIE PORTMAN is back in the arms of Mexican movie hunk GAEL GARCIA BERNAL.

The petite beauty amazed partygoers at a SEU JORGE gig in London last night by spending the entire evening locking lips with her old flame.

Natalie split from MOTORCYCLE DIARIES star Gael in 2004 and has since been linked to British billionaire NAT ROTHSCHILD and hunky actor JAKE GYLLENHAAL.

However, judging by last night’s steamy display in Camden’s Roadhouse club, I doubt anyone else will get a look in.

My spy said: "They put on quite a show. They were all over each other all night. They did not care who saw, they had eyes only for themselves.

"We couldn’t believe it."

The possibility of another Blur tour is not realistic, according to drummer Dave Rowntree.

Rowntree admits that family life has taken priority for most of the group's members, but has not ruled out the chance of another record.

Rowntree explained: “The days of Blur doing a tour will not happen. Most of the band have kids now, and when you’re a touring band you have to make a choice, so there will never be a return to that, but we have been talking about doing an album next year, we have even set a date for it.”

Blur bassist Alex James recently touted the possibility of a new album, as well as the hope that former guitarist Graham Coxon would be involved. Rowntree confirmed: “I think we'd all like to make another record. We'd all like to do it with Graham. We may have to beg him a bit though.”

Snoop Dogg has revealed he was prevented from spending time with David Beckham by the footballer's wife.

The rapper claims to be a big fan of Beckham, and was hoping to hang out with him after last year's Live8 concert - but Victoria had other ideas.

"I wanted to hang out with David because I'm a fan of his and he's a fan of mine," he recalled. "But his wife didn't like that and she wouldn't let him party with me.

The artist suspects his lifestyle may have been the issue: "She said something about my reputation - but I wasn't going to introduce him to any girls," he continued. "I think Mrs Beckham just misread my reputation."

Kate Moss is to have a black and white wedding gown for her marriage to Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty.

The dress will be made by designer Alexander McQueen, a personal friend of the British supermodel.

According to the New of the World, the designer got straight to work on the £20,000 outfit that will be "traditional with a modern unique twist", which apparently includes black lace.

A friend told the paper, "He [McQueen] was an obvious choice...but he hadn't taken it for granted and was overjoyed to be asked."

Emmerdale star Adele Silva has split from long-term lover Anthony Costa.

The actress decided to call time on her relationship with the former Blue singer after the pressures of maintaining a long-distance relationship began to take their toll. While Adele spends most of her time filming for the ITV1 soap in Yorkshire, Anthony has been busy performing in Blood Brothers in London's West End.

"Adele and I have split. It's very sad. But we will always remain the best of friends," Anthony revealed. "No one else is involved. It's an amicable split."

A friend added: "They were both madly in love, but it just wasn't working out. It got to the stage where they rarely saw each other. That caused a lot of tension. Ant and Adele both decided it was for the best to end it."

Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie says to "expected the unexpected" from the group's sophomore album, which the Las Vegas quartet plans to start working on in January.

"The next album is going to be stuff that we've never tried before," Urie tells Billboard. "That's the stuff that interests us in our music -- just exploring new instruments we've never tried and new sounds that are appealing to us. You'll find a lot of stuff you'd never expect. We hope to please, and we're gonna spend a lot of time on it."

Urie says he, guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker have started exchanging musical ideas, though no full songs have been written yet. "We've thrown a few ideas around," he says, "It's not something we're going to use for the record but just something that will push us in that direction."

Urie also notes that Ross and drummer Spencer Smith have been taking piano lessons. "We're all trying to improve as musicians," the singer notes. "I like to say we surprise ourselves every day. We try to take control of our own destiny, I guess."

Panic!'s second album will follow the band's hot debut, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," which has sold more than 1.3 million copies and launched the singles "I Write Sings Not Tragedies," "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" and "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage." The group also contributed a version of "This is Halloween" to the new soundtrack for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

Panic!'s success could lead to some Grammy nominations as well, but Urie says he and his bandmates -- who are on tour until Dec. 12 -- aren't counting on that. "We don't know if we're on that level yet," he says, "but we'll see."

AUSTRALIAN Idol pin-up boy Dean Geyer has become the latest contestant to be eliminated from the competition.

But the South African-born with model looks is set to be signed by record company Sony, with judge Mark Holden telling Geyer he would "definitely" get a recording deal.

Geyer's departure from the show leaves Irishman Damien Leith and 17-year-old Jessica Mauboy to battle it out in the series grand final at the Sydney Opera House.

Geyer, a favourite with the ladies, said he was grateful to have gone so far in the competition.

"I've had the best time. I never ever expected I'd get here," he said following his elimination.

"It would have been nice to go to the Opera House but these guys (Leith and Mauboy), I have so much respect for them, I hear them every day in the house, singing in the house, and honestly they're going hard."

Holden told Geyer he had been contacted by Sony executives who "loved" the 20-year-old Victorian's style.

"They are definitely going to offer you a deal mate," Holden told Geyer to loud applause and cheers from the audience.

Mauboy, the only female in the final three, and Leith, will battle it out to become the next Australian Idol at the grand final to be held at the Sydney Opera House on November 26.

Tom Cruise, who plans to wed Katie Holmes this weekend in Italy, has arrived with an entourage of 10 people in Rome.

The actor and company were spotted arriving in a private jet at the Ciampino Airport outside Rome at 11:30 a.m. local time. The group was then driven to their hotel under police escort.

Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, will tie the knot in a 17th-century castle in Italy on Nov. 18, Italian designer Valentino said on Thursday at the Condé Nast-sponsored Black Ball in New York City.

The couple's other designer pal, Giorgio Armani, is designing the clothes for the black-tie nuptials, including Cruise's tuxedo, Holmes's dress, as well as the duds for the bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Having a wedding in Italy seems the perfect fit for the couple, who made their first public appearance together in spring 2005 in Rome, where Cruise was in town for the David di Donatello Awards.

At the time, a giddy Cruise told reporters about Holmes: "She is an extraordinary woman."

Justin Timberlake is working on Duran Duran's new album, along with superproducer Timbaland, who created recent smash hits for both Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, the British band said.

"We've got some good stuff happening," said lead singer Simon LeBon. "We've done three tracks with Timbaland; we've collaborated in a writing and production manner on one of those tracks with Justin Timberlake. We've got a lot really hot producers who are hotly interested in working with us at the moment. We are in a very good space."

Duran Duran, who had its biggest hits in the '80s with such songs as "Rio" and "The Reflex," was in New York last Tuesday to perform at Cipriani's at a benefit for the AIDS research organization AmFar. The night also featured an auction, led by Sharon Stone, of luxury items.

The performance was without one of its founding members: Guitarist Andy Taylor left the group late last month.

Bassist Josh Taylor likened the split to a divorce. He said, "There were many strong differences of feeling within the band for some time now."

However, he said, Taylor's departure has been "empowering, quite freeing" for Duran Duran.

"We've been playing over the last few weeks around Europe and in the States, and we're just putting it into the music," he said.

Jude Law and Sienna Miller have finally split for good, a source close to the pair reveals.

"It's a mutual decision," a pal of the actor says of ending the roller-coaster romance. "They have definitely come to the end of the road. They tried to make it work but it failed."

Reps for both Miller and Law refused to comment on the private lives of their clients.

Law, 33, and Miller, 24, were engaged to be married in 2004 but Miller broke off the relationship after his affair with his children's nanny, Daisy Wright, was exposed the following year.

Law was divorced from his actress wife Sadie Frost in late 2003 and the couple have four children. The actor's closeness to his children and by default to Frost has caused tension in his relationship with Miller. "There isn't another person involved but it isn't helped by Jude's devotion to his kids," says the pal.

"He and Sadie have a very friendly relationship for the sake of the kids but they are not getting back together," the pal adds. "It's pretty amazing seeing how calm it is for the kids with them but they are definitely not an item again."

New York-born Miller met Law on the set of Alfie, the movie in which he seduced her onscreen. Romance flourished offscreen and the pair was engaged on Christmas Day 2004. But just months later, Wright went public with intimate details of the torrid affair she had with the actor while he was filming All The King's Men in Louisiana.

After the revelation of the affair, Miller called off their union and Law issued an apology. After months apart the couple gingerly made another go of it.

"It was one of those can't live with them, can't live without them," an insider said when they first started dating again. Around the same time Miller was linked to new James Bond Daniel Craig but the reports were never substantiated.

Prior to acting, Miller was a model and once appeared nude in a famed Pirelli calendar, but was recently embroiled in controversy in Pittsburgh after insulting the city in an interview with while filming there. She later apologized to its citizens.

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo and her boyfriend, record producer Chris Ivery, are engaged.

Ivery proposed to Pompeo on Friday, her 37th birthday, after breakfast at home. "She was surprised and thrilled," the actress's rep confirmed in a statement. Ivery presented Pompeo with a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond in a platinum setting from jewelry designer Tacori.

Gambling-addicted police officer Nick Cavanaugh is a multifaceted character – a hero with a dark past and some serious issues. Tim Daly, who plays him on ABC's hostage thriller The Nine (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. ET), is no less complex. The New York City native is bouncing back with a hit after two failed series (2001's The Fugitive and last year's blinked-and-you-missed-it Eyes). And at 50, and after 24 years of marriage, he's still just as charming as when he first made it big in the '90s sitcom Wings. We recently caught up with Daly for the scoop on The Nine, the secret to a long Hollywood match ("Don't get divorced!") and more.

When are we going to find out what happened in the bank?
Relatively quickly. What happened in the bank is secondary to the characters and what they're going through. The meat and potatoes is the character drama, and the spice is this mystery.

How would you handle yourself in a hostage situation?
I'm right on the thin red line. I could either become a total coward and huddle in a corner, or I could be a hero. I'm not sure.

Do you stay cool under pressure?
For the most part I think I'm okay under pressure. Sometimes the things that irk me are very trivial. I'll lose my cool because I can't find my keys, which is embarrassing and stupid.

Does that happen often?
That was a bad example 'cause I never lose my keys. [But] when I see people litter, it drives me insane. It drives me into a blind rage and I totally lose my cool.

You turned 50 this year. How are you dealing with it?
You know, two years ago people would say, "How old are you?" I'd say "48" and they would say, "Wow, you look fantastic!" Now when people ask how old I am, and I say 50, they're like, "You're 50? You're disgusting! Get away from me. Don't touch my kids!" People ask me how I'm dealing with it [but] I'm fine. For some reason, people act as though I've told them I have some horrible venereal disease.

How do you stay looking so good?
I work out. I guess I'm sort of a genetic freak.

You've been married for 24 years (to actress Amy Von Nostrand). What is your secret to a successful marriage?
I would say the first rule of thumb is don't get divorced! That'll keep you together. A lot of hard work and tolerance and understanding.

Less than a month after Brody Jenner said that he and Lauren Conrad were "seeing each other," the two have split up.

"We're not together anymore," Jenner told a source on Thursday at the launch party for the new furniture collection at Minotti in Los Angeles.

Conrad's rep, Nicole Perez, had no comment.

Nicole Kidman made a visit to hubby Keith Urban at the Betty Ford Center yesterday morning in Rancho Mirage, CA. Nicole and Keith look like they shared a number of intimate moments during their time together. She reportedly told him that she is pregnant. Keith was admitted to the 30-day rehab program at the Betty Ford Center almost a month ago — Oct. 19. Looks like Keith’s on the road to recovery.

Michael Jackson is currently in London for his first performance in the UK for nine years. He will be performing “Thriller” at the World Music Awards in Earls Court on Wednesday. Jackson is expected to be presented with a Diamond Award, in recognition of his album sales.

Jackson is staying at the Hempel Hotel in Bayswater London until Wednesday. He was accompanied into the hotel by at least two of his three children – Paris, Prince Michael, and Prince Michael II… one of which was covered with black cloth over his face.

Boyband Westlife have secured their 14th number one single in the UK, with a version of the Bette Midler classic 'The Rose'.

The group is now ranked joint-third, alongside Cliff Richard, in the list of artists with the most number one singles in the UK, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

According to their record label, Westlife have now sold 35 million records worldwide since their 1999 debut.

Their new album, entitled 'The Love Album', is due to be released on 20 November.

Victoria Beckham dined at London’s exclusive Nobu Berkeley restaurant after leaving the Hempel Hotel last night, dressed in a short slate-gray mini-dress.

The day before that, Victoria was also spotted arriving at Heathrow airport in London, dressed in a gray-patterned trench coat and brown boots. To top it off, Victoria accessorized with over-sized shades and a over-sized ruched Prada bag.

Mrs. Becks also made a recent trip to an Oxfam charity store in Notting Hill, West London, boosting sales and donations by 70 per cent. The number of shoppers has tripled and people are donating designer duds by the likes of Versace. Area manager Diane O’Brien said: “The impact that Victoria Beckham has had on the store is incredible.”

Martin Scorsese has signed a four-year deal with Paramount Pictures to develop new projects. The six-time Oscar nominee will both direct and produce projects for the cinema and television.

The partnership follows the commercial and critical success of the acclaimed director's film The Departed, which has just passed the coveted $100 million mark at the US box office.

Scorsese cited his admiration for current Paramount Chairman Brad Grey as the reason for agreeing to the deal, which gives him a first-look deal at scripts. In a statement released yesterday, he said: "I have had a great personal relationship with Brad Grey for several years now and am looking forward to working with him at Paramount, a studio rich in cinematic history and responsible for making some of my favorite films."

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears has slammed Paul McCartney's wife Heather Mills for being stuck-up.

The flamboyant singer told the Mirror that Lady McCartney snubbed him at one of her husband's concerts.

He reportedly explained, "I hate to say this, but I found Heather to have her nose really stuck up in the air. I met her once with Sir Paul, and honestly, she didn't give me the time of day.

"You'd expect someone to be a little gracious or just pleasant when you meet them for the first time, but Heather was nothing like that."

He then went on to say, in reference to the couple's divorce, "Let's just say I'm on team Macca with this one."

Backstreet Boys will return with a new album in spring of next year, singer AJ McLean tells Access Hollywood.

The four piece (which also includes members Nick Carter, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough -- fifth member Kevin Richardson announced he'd left the group earlier this year) has a host of tracks they are expected to wrap up by January. The group's been writing and recording with producer Dan Muckala according to McLean. Rob Wells, whose previous credits include writing and producing with Nick Lachey, is also involved.

Outside hotspot Privilege, Rod Stewart's kids Kimberly and her brother Sean were waiting for their car. Suddenly Sean got into an argument with someone. Kim was standing ringside yelling at them to stop. Finally, they were pulled apart.

That same night at Privilege, Robin Thicke - son of Alan Thicke - did an impromptu performance of his hit song Wanna Love U Girl. The crowd loved it.

As we were leaving, old school rapper Coolio arrived and was definitely knew it was time to go.

At Fred Segal, Lindsay Lohan was having lunch with a couple of pals. The paparazzi were so focused on Lindsay that actress Chloe Sevigny walked right past them and none of them even flinched or took a picture.

That same night, Stavros Niarchos was at Les Deux, hanging with a cluster of half-dressed drunk chicks rather than Paris or Lindsay.

Ladies man Brody Jenner and girlfriend Lauren Conrad had a table inside, where they were making out on the couch.

Right when the night seemed to die down, two studs walked in - Leonardo Dicaprio and newly unattached Kevin Connolly. The lads strolled in and took their spot at the best VIP table.

Guns N' Roses canceled a performance in Portland, Maine, this week after being told by state officials that the band could not drink on stage.

Inspectors from the state fire marshal's office gave the band the no-drinking order when they came to look over the pyrotechnics planned for Monday's scheduled concert at the Cumberland County Civic Center, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Public Safety Department.

McCausland said the band had wanted to drink beer, wine and Jagermeister while performing. A couple of hours after being told that would violate state law, Guns N' Roses canceled its concert, he said.

After the cancellation, a band spokesperson blamed fire marshals for "making it impossible for the band to perform their show to the usual high standards that their fans deserve." The press release, however, did not give a specific reason for the pullout.

SUPERNATURAL star Jared Padalecki will topline the Midwest edition of FANGORIA’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held February 23-25, 2007 at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Hotel (6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL). Besides playing Sam Winchester on the hit CW series, Padalecki also starred in the fright flicks HOUSE OF WAX and CRY_WOLF. Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Chicago-area convention include:

Shawnee Smith: SAW series actress who also appeared in the BLOB and CARNIVAL OF SOULS remakes, THE ISLAND, THE X FILES, THE STAND and THE SHINING

Jeffrey Combs: Horror great from RE-ANIMATOR, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, CASTLE FREAK, NECRONOMICON, THE FRIGHTENERS, THE PIT & THE PENDULUM, ABOMINABLE and more

Doug Bradley: HELLRAISER’S Pinhead! NIGHTBREED, PUMPKINHEAD 3 and KILLER TONGUE

Sid Haig: Captain Spaulding lives! Star of THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, SPIDER BABY and new BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D

Bill Moseley: And here’s Otis! Vile villain of THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 and new JAWBONE, THR3E and HOUSE

DEATH WALKS THE STREETS panel: With co-writer/director James Zahn, executive producer Matthew S. Harrison, co-writer Ben Brezinski and composer John Roome

BARRICADE panel: New Timo (MUTATION) Rose gorefest previewed with actress Raine (AUNT ROSE) Brown, actors Joe (RED MIDNIGHT) Zaso and Andre Reissig, screenwriter Ted (NIKOS THE IMPALER) Geoghegan, art director Jason Beam and executive producer John Orth

Tim Seeley: HACK/SLASH comic creator with scoop on the movie version!

Chazz DeMoss: Dead Dog Comics chief with news on DAY OF THE DEAD, CURSE OF THE BLOOD CLAN, 68 and other titles.

The Chicago convention will also host a costume contest, dessert party (free and open to Gold and Silver customers only), giant dealers’ marketplace, FANGORIA TV screenings, a jam-packed indie-horror movie festival and advance previews of such films as GRIND HOUSE, THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2, 28 WEEKS LATER, WRONG TURN 2, HATCHET, BEHIND THE MASK, THE INVISIBLE, SKINWALKERS, THE HITCHER, PREMONITION, 1408 and many more!

Pamela Anderson has suffered a miscarriage, Us Weekly reported last night. Pamela, 39, lost the baby late last week in Vancouver, Canada, where she’s filming a movie.

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American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler is getting her own sitcom. Kellie will play a “naïve small-town Southern girl” who discovers that her biological father is the state’s governor, according to Variety.

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The two elderly women who were hit by pieces of a laptop computer Denise Richards threw over a balcony got their wish to meet Denise and Pamela Anderson after the incident.

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Brad Pitt picked up a toy helicopter yesterday afternoon for 5-year-old Maddox from a street vendor in Pune, India. Looks like the whole family is going to be pilots someday!

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Canadian songstress Nely Furtardo is currently in Paris with her 3-year-old daughter Nevis to participate in the Star Academy TV Show and to promote her third album, “Loose.” Next month, Nelly will be kicking off her acting career with a guest appearance on a popular Portuguese soap opera, Floribella.

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The Spider-Man 3 trailer was released last night and I’ve got a screencap ready to go! The visual effects look brilliant. Spider-Man 3 is slated for a May 4, 2007 release and features Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard.