Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson to record Thriller 2
The 48-year-old singer - who is currently working on a new album with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am - is interested in making a follow-up to his worldwide hit album, which is the biggest selling record of all time.

Mitchell plea

EastEnders' Mitchell plea
The pint-sized actress, who has played landlady Peggy Mitchell since 1994, revealed she would love her onscreen son to return to Albert Square so the Mitchell clan can be together again.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham's Batman confession

The former Spice Girl - who has just released her own style bible 'That Extra Half An Inch' - has revealed her three sons, Brooklyn, seven, Romeo, four and one-year-old Cruz, thought she was the Caped Crusader after she showed them one of her more adventurous outfits.

Bullied Daniel Craig

Bullied Daniel Craig

The British actor plays the suave spy for the first time in new movie 'Casino Royale' but has been lambasted by some Bond fans for allegedly not being able to drive a manual car, not being able to play cards, hating guns and even for being blonde.

Diddy's big bash

Diddy's big bash
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The hip-hop star lived up to his extravagant reputation when he gathered a galaxy of stars, including Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, at the NASA nightclub in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

Celebrity Alcohol Rehab

Celebrity Alcohol Rehab

Have you noticed that whenever celebrities get in trouble, they immediately go to alcohol rehab? Most recent examples: Pat O'’Brien, Mel Gibson, and Congressman Mark Foley. Of course, alcoholism is a serious issue - I watched that episode of Family Ties with Tom Hanks as the drunk uncle, so I completely understand. But come on - I find it hard to believe that having a few too many drinks can

The Killers do a lot of don'ts but rock anyway

There are certain things you never want to see at a rock show. On Sunday, at the first of two sold-out performances at the Warfield, the Killers flaunted them all before they even played a note: handlebar mustaches, silk vests, scraggly beards, bolo ties, a...

Garfield: A Tail

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) GARFIELD: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES 20TH CENTURY FOX PG $29.99 The title may steal from Dickens, but the plot borrows heavily from "The Prince and the Pauper," with Garfield trading places with a rich...

Jet Li Decides to Stop Fighting

Jet Li Decides to Stop Fighting
The "Fearless" star hopes the film's message against violence takes hold.

Jet LI has been distressed at his encounters with young people, not only in China but also around the globe.

OPERA OPENING NIGHT

OPERA OPENING NIGHT / Masked but not anonymous on the big nightThe Cotillion, the ne plus ultra for old mainline San Francisco, doesn't happen until December. But there was another major debut Friday at the 84th San Francisco Opera opening-night gala. Making a formal bow to the city's cultural and social scene,..

Transcendence on the green

Transcendence on the green: Opera in the Park offers annual liftThe fine arts can sometimes transport viewers and listeners to another place and time. So at Opera in the Park, which drew an estimated 15,000 music lovers to Golden Gate Park on Sunday afternoon, where did all these people imagine they were, with...

I should have known

I should have known it was a bad idea. I was, after all, participating with a...I should have known it was a bad idea. I was, after all, participating with a large corporation in a naked attempt to deprive workers of their livelihood. Still, I was curious. Surely I could manage the intricacies of the Albertsons self-checkout service....

Oliver Stone Gets

Oliver Stone Gets Patriotic With 'World Trade Center'
How did the outspoken, conspiracy-minded director manage to make a film even conservatives embrace?

It's hard to imagine there will ever be a better example of the folly of judging a filmmaker by his politics instead of his work than "World Trade Center," a movie opening Wednesday about a team of Port Authority police officers who become trapped in the twisted wreckage of the twin towers. The film celebrates self-sacrifice, personal heroism, the sanctity of family and essentially all that is good about America, with no unsettling pangs of troubling doubt, guilt or dark conspiracy

Chili Peppers

Chili Peppers, Who lead U.S. Virgin festival
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Who will headline the U.S. version of the Virgin Festival, set for September 23 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Former Brando

Former Brando assistant sues actor's executors
The suit, filed on behalf of Angela Borlaza in Los Angeles Superior Court late on Friday, alleges she was evicted from the house by executors Mike Medavoy and Larry Dressler, who she accuses of isolating Brando while he was still alive to gain control of his estate after he died.

Purported Jolie-Pitt baby

Purported Jolie-Pitt baby photo surfaces on Web
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrity magazines racing to publish the first photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's infant daughter may have been beaten to the punch on Tuesday when a supposed portrait of the couple and their baby surfaced on the Internet.

Billboard settles

Billboard settles with ousted editors
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former Billboard editor in chief Keith Girard and senior editor Samantha Chang settled their lawsuit against the trade paper's parent company Tuesday as the trial was getting under way on claims of defamation, retaliatory firing and discrimination.

Cruise plays action man

Cruise plays action man for "M:I3" Japan premiere
TOKYO (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise will recreate an action scene from "Mission: Impossible 3" when he travels to Japan later this month for the local premiere.

Wedding Crashers

"Wedding Crashers" reigns at MTV movie awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wedding Crashers," a comedy about two skirt-chasing bachelors, dominated the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, taking home three awards, including best movie.

Bush and Blair

Bush and Blair admit Iraq errors
Tony Blair and George W Bush acknowledge mistakes in Iraq, but urge support for the country's new government.

"Dreamgirls"

"Dreamgirls" casts spell over Cannes audienceCANNES, France (Reuters) - "The Da Vinci Code" may have fizzled with critics at Cannes, but the second major Hollywood movie to sweep into the festival, "Dreamgirls," cast a spell over audiences that led to early Oscar buzz.

McCartney may lose

McCartney may lose quarter of fortune in divorce
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney could lose up to a quarter of his estimated $1.56-billion fortune after separating from his second wife Heather Mills, legal experts said on Thursday.

"Da Vinci Code"

"Da Vinci Code" leads Hollywood pack to Cannes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Last year it was the final installment of "Star Wars." This year it is "The Da Vinci Code."

'X-Men' preview

CBS defeats supersized rivals, 'X-Men' preview
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox got help from the X-Men and NBC supersized its lineup, but all fell to CBS in primetime battle Thursday.

Keith Richards

Keith Richards released from New Zealand hospital
"Keith Richards was discharged today from the Ascot Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. He will be an outpatient returning to the hospital for check-ups," a statement said.

Anna-Nicole Smith

Anna-Nicole Smith pregnant? None of your business
"If Anna Nicole is pregnant she obviously doesn't want anybody to know yet," Howard K. Stern said in a written statement. "If she is not pregnant she's not denying the rumor because she thinks its funny how much of a stir it's causing."

Sopranos actor

Another "Sopranos" actor arrested in New York
He was at least the fourth cast member of HBO show about a New Jersey mob family, now in its sixth season, to be arrested in the past year.

Madonna wins

Madonna wins over restless crowd at Coachella fest
PALM DESERT, California (Billboard) - Madonna made her festival debut at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in southern California, performing six songs Sunday in front of one of the largest crowds ever to witness an artist at the two-day event.

Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith wins ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Playmate of the Year Anna Nicole Smith won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Monday giving her a new chance to collect millions of dollars she says her late Texas oil tycoon husband had promised her.

ABBA Money

ABBA's Ulvaeus in hot water for Money Money Money
Tax authorities said that by signing over his royalties to companies based abroad and banking them offshore he had avoided paying taxes to the tune of 87 million crowns ($11.58 million) between 1999-2003. His lawyer said Ulvaeus was appealing against the tax office's decision.