Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban reunited in Sydney on Wednesday, but that doesn't mean Urban is out of rehab, his rep says.

"Keith is on a leave in Australia to be with his family during the holidays," Urban's publicist, Paul Freundlich, tells the Associated Press. "This is a natural occurrence at this point in his treatment. He will continue with his rehab upon his return."

The couple were photographed outside the Sydney offices of United International Pictures – their first appearance in public together since Urban checked into rehab in October.

Urban flew into Sydney on Tuesday, Australian Associated Press reported.

This visit marks Urban's first time in Australia since he married Kidman in a lavish Sydney wedding in June. The couple, both 39, have been based mainly in Nashville, Tenn.

The two also shared a brief reunion in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Is love in the air for Jennifer Aniston and billionaire playboy Steve Bing? In Touch is reporting that Steve, 41, approached Jen, 37, and gave her his phone number while she was having dinner with friends at West Hollywood’s Madeo restaurant.

An insider revealed, “They’ve known each other socially. He saw an opportunity and made a move.”

Jen hasn’t taken Steve up on the offer just yet - and friends say he’s not the only guy who’s been hitting on the newly single star. Ever since she broke up with Vince Vaughn, “Men are coming out of the woodwork,” says a pal. One of those men is cyclist Lance Armstrong, 35, but a friend says Jen turned him down when he asked her on a date because of her friendship with his ex-fiancé, Sheryl Crow.

Sandra Oh is officially single: The Grey's Anatomy star's marriage to Sideways writer-director Alexander Payne was terminated on Dec. 22, and they are now free to marry other people.

However, their divorce is not finalized, and they still have to settle financial issues, according to legal documents.

In March 2005, a spokeswoman confirmed that Oh, 35, and Payne, 45, had "mutually decided to separate." Added the rep: "They have been together for five years and were married in (January) 2003. The couple will remain friends."

Oh filed for divorce the following April in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to her filing, she was seeking spousal support.

This was the first marriage for both. They have no children.

A producer on the movie Crash who was not credited when the film won an Oscar, has lost his legal battle with the organisers.

Bob Yari, who managed the financing of the film, sued the Producers Guild of America and the Academy Awards team after missing out on honours when it won best picture in March.

Six people, including Yari, were named as producers in the film credits, but only two - Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman - were named at the Oscars. Patty Glaser, a solicitor for Yari, said of his client that he "always felt he's right on the merits of the case".

His case has been dismissed by a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles.

Australia seems to be the destination of choice for Hollywood this Christmas season! Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are also spending Christmas down under. They were spotted filming Baz Luhrmann’s new drama Australia at Camelot, a historic mansion at Camden on Sydney’s outskirts.

A source on the set said: “Nicole and Hugh were both here. They were both very nice, very charming. Nicole is a very beautiful, friendly lady and Hugh was great. He sat down with the owner and had a chat with him for about an hour.”

And here’s a quick synopsis of Australia, out in 2008:

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a cattle driver (Jackman) in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Casino Royale has become the most successful James Bond film in box office history, according to figures from Screen Daily.

The film, which saw Daniel Craig make his debut as 007, has made £232 million at the box office so far.

The amount grossed has overtaken the former record of £220 million set by Die Another Day starring Pierce Brosnan.

Based on Ian Fleming's first book of the same title, Casino Royale has been screened in 64 different countries.

Soul singer James Brown, who died on Christmas Day, is to have a public funeral in Georgia this coming weekend.

The 73-year-old performer will lie in state in New York's Apollo Theatre today, before his body is taken to Augusta, Georgia.

The funeral will take place at the 8,500-seat arena bearing his name at 1pm local time and is expected to draw a number of significant figures from the entertainment industry.

Reverend Sharpton, who will conduct the service, said that he felt disbelief and sadness after seeing Brown's body at a funeral home.

He said, "I couldn't even begin to describe it, to walk round his house and he not be there."

Eva Longoria arrived by horse-drawn carriage earlier today to officially open the Harrods winter sale and meet owner Mohamed Al Fayed outside his store in Knightsbridge, London. The Desperate Housewives star wore a Dolce and Gabbana denim minidress, white Jasmine di Milo coat and stilettos by Christian Louboutin.

“I hope you guys are ready to shop!” she shouted. “Thank you for having me. This is actually my favorite department store.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger has had surgery on his broken leg.

The Californian governor picked up the injury on a family skiing trip in Idaho. His broken femur was rejoined during the 90-minute operation, and is expected to make a full recovery. However, he may be on crutches for at least a month.

Schwarzenegger's surgeon Dr. Kevin Ehrhart said: "Following the surgery, the governor was awake, alert and talking in the recovery room."

The former actor was relieved to have made such a quick recovery, revealing: "I was very lucky. It could have been far different. You never know... ...when you go skiing. I did all those things anyway before I was governor. I never stick to the rules."

Fans of Sir Cliff Richard have voted 'Miss You Nights' their favourite of his singles.

The song eclipsed the competition in a poll of Radio 2 listeners despite only reaching number 15 when it charted in 1976. It was picked by twice as many fans as the closest competition in a top 20 that includes nine number ones.

In the survey of 20,000 listeners classics such as 'Living Doll' and 'The Young Ones' were relegated to 14th and 15th positions, while number ones including 'Travellin' Light' and 'Please Don't Tease' did not even make the list.

Sir Cliff said of the winner: "It has been a joy for me to sing over the years."

Sylvester Stallone has expressed his desire for his own daughters to box like his most famous character, Rocky Balboa.

The actor said, "I wish my daughters would box. I'm so worried about the guys coming up to them that I would love them to be able to smack a man right off a bar stool.

"I would feel very in confident in them going out at night if they could take all the guys in the neighbourhood."

Stallone has finished filming Rocky Balboa, the final part in the film series which is due to hit cinemas soon.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are learning Chichewa - the native language of their adopted son from Malawi, according to a report.

The couple are said to want to help David Banda, who they controversially fostered earlier this year, stay close to his culture. They are confident they will keep him despite legal challenges, but have said he will have the option of returning to Africa when he is older.

“Madonna and Guy use the few words they’ve learned," a source said. "Mummy, daddy, hello, my love and some others, every day.

“Madonna knows a Chichewa lullaby called 'Gona Mana' and has been working on a guitar piece to go along with it. David’s a very smart little chap who idolises his brother Rocco.”

'90s pop group Right Said Fred are to make a television comeback - on a new advert for washing powder, Daz.

Richard and Fred Fairbrass have re-recorded their hit song 'I'm Too Sexy' for the soap opera style advert.

The duo will sing "I'm too sexy for my whites" posing as a band named White Said Fred.

In addition, they are set to re-release the original single later in 2007.

Richard Fairbrass told The Sun that he was delighted to be back in the public eye. He said, "The advert was great fun to make. We're really looking forward to the New Year and being back in the British charts."

Actress Angelina Jolie spent Christmas Day with refugees in Costa Rica as part of her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the agency said.

Jolie arrived Monday to visit a group of mostly Colombian refugee children and families and to meet Costa Rican officials, the UNHCR said in a statement.

There are about 11,500 refugees in this Central American country. Most of them fled Colombia because of a conflict between leftist guerrillas, soldiers and paramilitary forces.

"The conflict in Colombia is the greatest humanitarian tragedy in the Western Hemisphere, but it receives very little international attention," the Oscar-winning actress said after she arrived in San Jose. "My Christmas message to Colombian refugees and to the millions of displaced people in Colombia is that the world has not totally forgotten them."

An estimated three million Colombians have been forced from their homes by more than two decades of armed conflict, and most are internally displaced, essentially refugees in their own country.

Another 500,000 have fled to other countries in the region. Together, the UNHCR said they make up the largest single population of concern anywhere in the world.

UNHCR said this was Jolie's second trip to the region since she became a goodwill ambassador for the refugee agency in 2001. It said she went to Ecuador in 2002 and later wrote a personal journal of her meetings with Colombian refugees in that country.

WHICH rail-thin socialite - who suffered this year when her ex-fiancé quickly married a gorgeous brunette after dumping her - is having health issues? Though her friends beg her to eat, her anorexia has caused the early onset of osteoporosis

Vince Vaughn and Aniston Friends' pals Courteney Cox-Arquette and husband David Arquette all showed up at the Beverly Hills Hotel over Christmas weekend.

But Aniston was nowhere in sight, according to reports.

Jennifer Aniston, 37, and Vaughn, 36, always kept a low profile as a dating couple, and now that they have apparently broken off their relationship, both appear to be keeping out of sight.

Out of sight, out of mind?

Vaughn had returned from England, where he is filming a comedy "Fred Claus", just before check-in at the same hotel as pals Cox-Arquette.

An eyewitness reportedly told Star Magazine the SUV whisking Vaughn along turn into the valet-parking area of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

"No one saw Vince again at the hotel for the rest of the day," the eyewitness adds.

Perhaps the wily couple are up to their old tricks... no one but the shadow knows.

Christopher Gans, French director of Brotherhood of the Wolf and the first Silent Hill film, has been quoted as saying that that writer Roger Avary (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) and fantasy author Neil Gaiman (Mirror Mask, Sandman) will be getting together to work on the script for a sequel to this summer's Silent Hill movie. No details on the story as of yet and it is unclear whether Gans will direct the sequel as he is currently working on a movie adaptation of Japanese demon killing game, Onimusha.

Avary and Gaiman sound like an ideal team to work on a Silent Hill script. Gaiman excels in the extraordinary and bizarre, while Avary has a penchant for the bloody and violent, both of which are the main ingredients of the Silent Hill franchise. If Gans ends up signing on to direct, this could be one of those rare instances where the sequel outshines the original.

WHICH married record label boss is heavily promoting a certain sexy girl group despite its relative lack of talent because he's smitten with the lead singer?

Johnny Depp is to present Oasis with their Outstanding Contribution To Music prize at next year's BRIT Awards.

The Hollywood actor will hand over the prestigious accolade to the band - Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer and Andy Bell - at the star-studded ceremony to be held at London's Earls Court on February 14 2007.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Having Johnny Depp there is a massive coup for the organisers. Getting Oasis is amazing enough but they needed to have someone iconic to present the award to them, now they've got that someone. Next year's ceremony is going to be broadcast live so the organisers have gone for huge names to spice it up."

Johnny became friends with guitarist Noel in the 90s after meeting through their then girlfriends Kate Moss, who dated Johnny, and Meg Matthews, who was with Noel.

The pair, along with Liam, became such close pals the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor was invited to play slide guitar on the track 'Fade In-Out' which features on Oasis' 1997 album 'Be Here Now'.

Oasis will close the ceremony with a selection of their classic hits.

Other acts being lined up to perform include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scissor Sisters, Take That and Razorlight.

Jake Gyllenhaal met up with his family in a Los Angeles restaurant to celebrate his 26th birthday on Tuesday (19.12.06).

The 'Donnie Darko' star enjoyed a hearty meal with the Gyllenhaal clan while he opened his birthday presents at the table.

A source is quoted as saying: "Jake got a pair of cashmere socks, a British tea set and a hanging garden wooden chime. He looked adorable in his grey Polo cardigan."

The 'Jarhead' actor was joined by his director dad Stephen, screenwriter mother Naomi Foner, actress sister Maggie, her actor fiancé, Peter Sarsgaard, and their two-month-old daughter Ramona Sarsgaard.

The Hollywood family are very close and baby Ramona - whose father recently hid her under his coat to prevent her being photographed by paparazzi - was said to look very "cute".

LARA FLYNN BOYLE has confirmed she is now a married woman, after tying the knot with DONALD RAY THOMAS on Monday (18DEC06).

The former star of THE PRACTICE met Thomas two years ago (04) and they became friends before starting to date six months ago.

A representative for the star tells American publication People, "She's ecstatic. She's very, very happy."

The MEN IN BLACK II star wed Thomas in the garden of his home in San Antonio, Texas.

Boyle, 36, appeared on US network Showtime's series HUFF, as the bi-polar character MELODY COATAR, and on the TV show LAS VEGAS, as the owner of a new hotel.

She was previously romantically linked to her TWIN PEAKS co-star KYLE MACLACHLAN, DAVID SPADE and JACK NICHOLSON, who was 33 years her senior.

Actress TARYN MANNING was shocked when a woman at a Hollywood nightclub "attacked" her after she accidentally cut in front of her while waiting to use the toilet.

The 28-year-old, who played NOLA in the Oscar-nominated film HUSTLE & FLOW, was allegedly assaulted last week (13DEC06) at celebrity club Social.

Manning's publicist SIRI GARBER tells American publication Star, "Taryn kept her cool after an angry, intoxicated woman in the bathroom attacked her for accidentally cutting in line.

"Taryn, who was completely sober, was of course shocked and fled the bathroom."

Garber declined to say whether or not Manning would be filing charges.

The actress has recently returned to Los Angeles from Toronto, Canada where she was filming JACK AND JILL VS THE WORLD with FREDDIE PRINZE JR.

Michael Jackson is said to be planning a pop comeback.

The former pop superstar is in negotiations with Las Vegas promotors to star in a glitzy show in gambling capital.

Jacko, 48, whose mega-bucks deal could rival Celine Dion’s £150million Vegas contract, has jetted back to the US for talks says Britains Sun newspaper.

Promoter Jack Wishna, who is masterminding the singer’s comeback, said: "We are working on several projects.

Wishna rates Jackson as one of the greatest entertainers in the world and with all his troubles now behind him Wishna believes the star is set to return to the top.

Jacko left the States after his acquital of child molestation charges in June 2005, settling first in Bahrain and then Ireland.

It is claimed he is more than £100million in debt and has been forced to re-finance his lucrative share in the Beatles’ back catalogue.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have had their daughter baptised.
Violet, who turned one on December 1, was baptised on Christmas Eve at the United Methodist Christ Church, in Charleston, close to where Garner grew up.

According to reports, Violet shared her big day with her cousin Alex who was baptized the same day at the church, at which Garner's parents, sister and brother-in-law are regulars.

Pastor Randy Flanagan confirmed the ceremony took place during mass and was witnessed by ordinary members of the congregation.

Since becoming a father Affleck has made no secret of his love of parenthood.

The 34-year-old actor admits his family is the most important thing in his life now and he is willing to focus less on his career for the good of his wife and baby daughter.

He recently said: "I thank the Lord for my wife and child every day. My family is the most important thing, the centre of my life."

Uma Thurman has broken her wrist.

The 'Kill Bill' actress fractured her lower arm on the set of her latest movie, 'The Accidental Husband', late last week.

According to an on-set source, Uma, 36, snapped her wrist when "she was jumping to reach something and fell on her hand".

She initially didn't realise she had broken it but after going to bed she woke up the next day to find it was considerably swollen.
After going to hospital Uma had to undergo surgery to repair the damage.

Shooting on the movie, which also stars Colin Firth and Isabella Rossellini, will be delayed for a week while Uma's broken wrist heals.

She is believed to be currently recovering at her New York home with her two children Maya, eight, and four-year-old Roan.

Robert De Niro has admitted that Matt Damon was not the first choice for the lead role in The Good Shepherd.

The part was originally given to Leonardo DiCaprio, but the actor was forced to withdraw due to scheduling problems. Director De Niro was forced to re-open the part, which was then offered to Damon.

"Leonardo DiCaprio was originally going to do it, but he had schedule problems and it got so complicated," De Niro revealed. "I said I had to move on quickly because I had all the machinery of the movie moving forward."

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are spending time together once again, following the country singer's battle with alcohol.

Urban has been in rehab for the last two months, in an attempt to overcome his booze problem. He was located in California, while his wife was in her native Australia.

Urban has not been to Australia since the couple married, but was spotted in Sydney this morning holding hands with Kidman. The actress vowed to stand by her husband throughout his latest rehab, as she shoots a new movie in the Australian capital.

Matthew McConaughey bought his family headlamps for Christmas.
The heartthrob actor bought each of his nearest and dearest a torch that can be worn on the head because he thinks they are brilliant.

He said: "I gave out a lot of headlamps, you know, the things you can wrap around your head and see what you're doing.

"I think they are one of the best inventions going. I gave electronic toothbrushes last year so it had to be headlamps this year."

Meanwhile, McConaughey has tipped ex-girlfriend Penelope Cruz for Oscar success.

The 'We Are Marshall' actor insists he is still good friends with his former lover and was blown away by her performance in her latest movie 'Volver'.

McConaughey, 37, said: "I just saw 'Volver'. She's going to get an Oscar nomination - or she should. She's incredibly excited about that film."

Rumours have started regarding a potential biopic of singer James Brown's life just days after his death on Christmas Day.

Variety is reporting that Spike Lee is set to bring The Hardest Working Man in Showbusiness to the big screen - backed by Paramount and developed by Brian Grazer.

Brown had apparently worked on the early stages of the film before his death and had granted film-makers access to all of his music.

Grazer told the magazine, "Like everyone, I was surprised and saddened that James Brown died. [But] having known him well, and after spending lots of time with him, and researching his life, it's somehow not surprising that he died on Christmas Day.

"He was the ultimate showman, right to the end."

Van Morrison has announced that he will release a compilation album called At The Movies.

The album will feature a selection of the artist's songs that have featured in films over his career. There will be 19 tracks in total, from films including Thelma & Louise and An Officer And A Gentleman.

The album is scheduled for release on February 12 of next year.

The full track listing is as follows:

1. 'Gloria' (The Outsiders)
2. 'Baby Please Don't Go' (Wild At Heart)
3. 'Jackie Wilson Said' (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) (Pope Of Greenwich Village)
4. 'Domino' (Clean & Sober)
5. 'Moondance' (An American Werewolf In London)
6. 'Queen Of The Slipstream' (Extreme Close-Up)
7. 'Wild Night' (Thelma & Louise)
8. 'Caravan' (The Last Waltz)
9. 'Wonderful Remark' (King Of Comedy)
10. 'Brown Eyed Girl' (Born On The 4th Of July)
11. 'Days Like This' (As Good As It Gets)
12. 'Into The Mystic' (Patch Adams)
13. 'Hungry For Your Love' (An Officer And A Gentleman)
14. 'Someone Like You' (French Kiss)
15. 'Bright Side Of The Road' (Fever Pitch)
16. 'Have I Told You Lately?' (One Fine Day)
17. 'Real Real Gone' (Donovan Quick)
18. 'Irish Heartbeat' (The Matchmaker)
19. 'Comfortably Numb' (The Departed)

The Scissor Sisters are to donate some proceeds from their latest UK tour to charity.

The New York band will help 17 organisations in total, giving money raised during last month's UK arena tour. They have already made their donation to one of the causes, the Simon Centre in Glasgow which helps homeless people.

Sarah Hunter, the fundraising manager for the organisation said: “Obviously we were over the moon that such a big band were using their influence to raise money. It will be enough to run the soup kitchen for a month.”

The band gave £1,300 to the charity.

Sugababe Amelle Berrabah's boyfriend was jailed overnight on Christmas Eve after a fight in a club.

Freddy Fuller, 24, was arrested after a club brawl ensued when a clubber pinched his famous girlfriend's bum.

A source told The Sun, "Amelle jumped up startled and tried to brush this guy's hand away after he pinched and stroked her backside.

"Freddy hit the roof and all hell broke loose. He and a mate got caught up in the fighting when the guy's mates turned up. Freddy and his mate were coming off worse and their pals were summoned on mobiles. It quickly turned into a riot.

"The doormen intervened but were outnumbered and one had his finger almost chewed off. He had to have micro-surgery on it."

Despite the fighting, Amelle said of her boyfriend: "He does have a history for being a bit of a hardman but I've calmed him down now. He's always treated me like a princess."

Britney Spears has lost her second publicist in three months.

The singer's personal publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, left her job in October of this year, leaving Spears with a temporary replacement from Jive Records.

However, Sonia Muckle has left the record company to start her own company, leaving the singer without a publicist once again. Muckle claims her decision was not influenced by Britney's recent behaviour, saying: "I left of my own accord. This has been in the works for several months."

Bono will be awarded an honorary British knighthood for his services to the music industry and humanitarian work. The U2 frontman will receive the award in a ceremony in Dublin shortly after New Year's Day. A spokesman for the Dublin-born singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, said he was very flattered by the honour.

The rock musician, who follows in the footsteps of fellow Dubliner Bob Geldof in receiving the award, will not be entitled to the title 'Sir' as he is not a British national.

Geldof received the award in 1986 after raising awareness as well as millions of pounds for struggling third world countries through the Live Aid event.

British honours are granted by The Queen, on advice from the British Government.

Previous non-British recipients include Bill Gates, Placido Domingo, Rudolf Giuliani, Steven Spielberg and Simon Wiesenthal.

In 2003, Bono was presented with the Legion D'Honneur on behalf of the French government for his contribution to music and campaigning work.

He was voted Time Person of the Year in 2005 in recognition of his work promoting justice and equality.

The relationship between Britney Spears and music producer JR Rotem, 31, is heating up. Friends say the pair text every day and have been regularly enjoying romantic, candlelit take-out dinners at JR's Beverly Hills home. They talk all night and she often stays over. "I really care about her," JR tells In Touch. "She is unique and has a great personality." Friends say that JR will be a good influence on Britney. "I am clean and sober," he tells In Touch. "I don't even drink coffee." JR wants the same for Britney. "He told her he doesn't like her partying," says the insider. "He wants her to take herself more seriously."