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."