'Will Smith did not praise Hitler'

A Jewish group said Wednesday that it accepts Will Smith's explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted. "We welcome and accept Will Smith's statement that Hitler was a `vicious killer' and that he did not mean for his remarks about the Nazi leader to be mistaken as praise," Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said in a statement. Smith "took immediate steps to clarify his words" and condemn Hitler, Foxman said. Foxman said words "can be twisted by those with hate and bigotry in their hearts." "This is why all celebrities bear a special responsibility to weigh their words carefully, and an obligation to speak out against racism and bigotry whenever even a whiff of it appears, as Will Smith has done in this instance," he said. The Daily Record, a Scottish newspaper, recently quoted Smith as saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, `let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was good." The quote was preceded by the writer's observation: "Remarkably, Will believes everyone is basically good." Many celebrity gossip Web sites posted articles alleging that the 39-year-old actor believed Hitler was a good person. In a statement Monday, Smith called that "an awful and disgusting lie," and said he was furious about his remarks being misinterpreted. "Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet, "the statement said.

Williams to perform for LA homeless project

British pop singer Robbie Williams is to perform for a Los Angeles homeless project. Williams is volunteering at the Skid Row charity centre, ananova.com reports. A source close to the star has revealed that Williams is planning on taking his guitar along. Chef Raymond Terry, who introduced Williams to the centre, said: "Robbie does an awful lot for charity work. And this is really close to his heart." "Most of the guys over here don't really know who Robbie is. But there's a lot of excitement in the air because they've been told he's a big pop star in Europe," he added. "He's planning on performing Christmas carols to everybody there after the meal, " a source added.

Snoop Dogg doesn't want to divorce wife

Rapper Snoop Dogg is certain he does not want to divorce his wife Shante because he cannot handle the thought of another man raising his children. Snoop had filed for divorce from Shante in 2004 after being married for seven years, but he changed his mind when he realised he would have a lot to lose, the sun.co.uk reports. He said: "I was going to split up with my wife - my wife wasn't going to split up with me. You know, I was caught up with Hollywood, and the girls and the nightlife. I thought I was the man and I was willing to give up what I had at home for that, until I realised that what I had at home was irreplaceable, so I gave that up to go back home. " I just don't want another man raising my kids. That was the main goal. I had kids with my wife because I wanted to be with my wife. And those three babies are all I wanted, and I wanted to be with them."

Berry upset when she found Santa was not real

Oscar winning actress Halle Berry was upset when she discovered that Santa was not real. Berry recalls catching her mom eating Santa's plate of cookies. She had made cookies for Santa but he never got them, the sun.co.uk reports. She said: "The day I saw my mum eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life. I never let her forget it. I had at least three more good years that I could have believed had she not been so careless."

Actor begged trainer to let him keep Abbey the German shepherd

LOS ANGELES - Will Smith has a leading lady of a four-legged kind in “I Am Legend.”

Smith and Abbey the German shepherd bonded on set, but first, Will had to court the canine to win her affection.

“I love that dog,” Will enthused to Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson.

List names ‘Sweeney Todd’ star most gracious celeb third year in a row

NEW YORK - Want an autograph from Johnny Depp? Chances are, he’ll sign something for you — and not be a jerk about it.

The 44-year-old actor is the most gracious celebrity — for the third year in a row — on Autograph magazine’s annual list of the “10 Best and 10 Worst Hollywood Signers.”

Depp is “‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ on film, and Johnny and the Signing Factory in person,” the magazine said.

K-Fed Lawyer Seeks Spears Sanctions

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14) - Running out of patience with Britney Spears , Kevin Federline's attorney on Friday said he plans to seek consequences.

Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Spears' ex-husband in their child custody case, said Friday that he would ask for sanctions against the pop star for calling in sick to her court-ordered deposition.


Spears didn't show up to testify at Kaplan's office Wednesday as scheduled, and Kaplan said later that her lawyers told him she wasn't feeling well. Spears was photographed later that day driving with a friend.

"This can be done with her active participation or without it," said Kaplan, who said he would file papers asking the court to impose sanctions on Spears before Jan. 23, the next scheduled court date.

A telephone call to Spears' attorneys was not immediately returned Friday.

Judges often impose monetary sanctions, including attorney fees, said Professor Charlotte Goldberg, who teaches family law at Loyola Law School.

"There is always the possibility of (holding Spears in) contempt of court," Goldberg said. "After a certain point, when it's repeated behavior, courts become skeptical about that kind of excuse."

Kaplan said Spears had missed at least three previously scheduled depositions "for various reasons," so he asked the court to order her to appear at his law offices to be deposed on Dec. 12.

Spears and Federline have been wrangling for months over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.

Federline has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders. Attorneys for Spears and Federline, married in October 2004, have repeatedly been in court about custody since they split. Their divorce was final in July.

Charmed Will Smith is sole survivor, too

Will Smith already has it all: the picture-perfect family, a film career that blends commercial hits with artistic acclaim, the occasional foray into music, where he scored his first success. Now Smith even gets to outlive us all. In his latest film, I am Legent one of Hollywood's most consistent box-office draws plays the man who may be the sole human survivor of a global plague. The 39-year-old's golden touch would be vexing, if he weren't such a nice guy. "Until I met him, I've always believed that there are balances in people. That you really can't be smart, handsome, charismatic, happy. You can't be all of that," said Legend director Francis Lawrence. "He's one of the only people that I can truly say kind of has all of that. He's funny, he's charming, he's smart, he's handsome, he's happy, he's got a great marriage, he's a great father, he's great at what he does, he's happy at what he does. It's sort of disgusting. So if anybody would be the last man standing, it's Will." How lucky is he? Here's how the past year has gone for Smith, who made the leap to the big screen after rising to TV stardom with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. After a string of hits such as the romance Hitch, the cartoon comedy Shark Tale and the sci-fi saga I, Robot, Smith put out last December's smaller, riskier The Pursuit of Happyness, the story of a struggling single dad who ends up homeless along with his young son. Not necessarily the feel-good film of the holiday season, and topping things off, the boy was played by Jaden Smith, his 9-year-old son with actress Jada Pinkett Smith. That could have spelled dreary ego project, but the film caught on with audiences, becoming Smith's latest $100 million smash and earning him his second Academy Award nomination as best actor, following a previous honor for the title role in 2001's Ali. Now he's back with an apocalyptic tale f or the holidays, when people generally have things on their minds other than the end of the world. If anyone can turn I Am Legend into a hit, though, it has to be Smith. Oh, and he gets to work with one of his kids again. This time, it was take-Will's-daughter-to-work day, with his and Pinkett Smith's 7-year-old girl, Willow Smith, playing his daughter in flashback scenes. With mom and dad in show business, the children seem to have acting bred in the bone, Smith said. "Jaden always likes the scripts for some reason. He likes having scripts read to him. He likes the idea of maybe the shorter pages of reading than actually a book," Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. "So he from 4 years old has always said, `Acting's easy. I don't know why it's such a big deal. What you do, Daddy, I can do that easy.'"He looks at the Fresh Prince and he's like, `That's not even good acting, Daddy.'"Jaden and Willow already have very different acting approaches, Smith said. His son is an emotional sponge, absorbing the moods of those around him, reacting with authentic, visceral feeling to others, even in make-believe acting situations. On the other hand, Willow is Teflon, taking things in and making conscious choices over how to react in her performance, Smith said. Smith's own style comes closer to his son's. "I need everyone to be in a good mood in order to be able to perform well," Smith said. "I need the set to be comfortable. I need the emotion or the mood of the set to lend itself to the mood of the scene. Those types of things are a real necessity for me. "I will get physically sick if I spend too much time in down situations. I was in Sweden once in the winter time when it's dark. I got physically sick. And it's hugely important for me to be like (claps his hands loudly) `Come on, let's get going!' I'm faster, I'm better, I can be funnier. It's better for my body, for my sanity, for my family, for my life, if people are having fun. My skin is better." Nearly everyone gets physically sick in I Am Legend, the third adaptation of Richard Matheson's book, which previously was filmed as Vincent Price's The Last Man on Earth and Charlton Heston's The Omega Man. This version has Smith alone with a dog for much of the movie, scrounging supplies in New York City and trying to find a cure for a disease that has wiped out most of humanity and turned the rest into ravenous, vampire-like creatures. Besides the dog, Smith interacts mainly with mannequins for the first hour, so the role required someone with huge charisma to hold audiences' attention. "It's a big challenge, and I really admire him for it," said Alice Braga, who plays one of the film's few other human characters. "He's perfect for this role. People are really engaged with him. When he walks in a room, of course, everyone goes, `It's Will Smith!' But forget that he's Will Smith. He is really that engaging." Smith's infectious personality turns movie sets often overloaded with egos and prima donnas into truly pleasant workplaces, colleagues say. "Will comes in every day as if it is his job to be generous. It's so extraordinary. It engenders this work environment where you feel safe and you get to play around. There's nothing worse than a movie set where there are eggshells on the floor," said Akiva Goldsman, whose credits include the screenplays for I Am Legend, I, Robot and next summer's Hancock, in which Smith plays an alcoholic superhero opposite Charlize Theron. Goldsman jokes that he wants fellow Hollywood saint Ron Howard, for whom he wrote the screenplay for A Beautiful Mind, to work on a film together "so that we could all die of nice." Smith and Howard would make a good fit, men with keen box-office instincts but also an interest in stretching themselves artistically, so they're not just doing the same thing over and over. In Smith's case, work choices come down to stories and filmmakers. "It's all material and team. It's that simple," Smith said. "My experience has been that a lot of actors start with a good role that they would want to play. I never start with the role. I start with, is this a movie that people would want to see? Would anyone want to see this movie? OK, who? What about this makes it a MOVIE people want to see vs. a CHARACTER people would want to see?" Most of Smith's big-budgeted films have paid off nicely, including the Men in Black movies, Bad Boys II and Independence Day. Even his few misses, such as The Legend of Bagger Vance, have tended toward fiscal responsibility, since those more character-driven pieces are shot on lower budgets than his $100-million-plus spectacles, with Smith taking a much smaller paycheck up front. "The budget has to be on par, parallel to the audiences' desire to see the movie. Then every once in a while, you're wrong one way or the other. I was actually dead wrong with Pursuit of Happyness. It was, `OK, this movie has to be $40 million, and I'm not taking my fee and all of that.' " Which turned out to be wrong. But that's the good wrong......If you're wrong the Pursuit of Happyness way, you're a hero. If you're wrong the other way, you get 75 people fired at the studio, and I don't ever want to be that guy."

Britney deposed? Nope, try indisposed

Britney Spears was apparently too under the weather to go under oath. The pop star was a no-show at a court-ordered deposition Wednesday morning in her ongoing child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline. A throng of news media and paparazzi was waiting for the pop star to show up at 10 a.m. at attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan's office. About an hour later, Kaplan, Federline's attorney, said he had been informed that Spears was not coming. Kaplan said he was told Spears didn't feel well. "She's going to show at a later date," Kaplan said, "but we don't waive any rights to ask for certain relief from the court as a result of having a court-ordered deposition not attended." Spears hasn't exactly been developing a reputation for punctuality: Kaplan complained in court last month that she was routinely ducking court-ordered drug tests, often failing to pick up her telephone or respond promptly when called to the laboratory. After that hearing, the court ordered her to provide a reliable telephone number. Spears and Federline have been wrangling for months over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James. Federline has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders. Attorneys for Spears and Federline, married in October 2004, have repeatedly been in court about custody since they split. Their divorce was final in July.

Jessica Alba, boyfriend expecting a baby

Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting a baby. "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring/early summer," Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said Wednesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. The couple met on the set of The Fantastic Four. Alba co-starred in the 2005 film and Warren was a director's assistant, according to People magazine, which first reported Alba's pregnancy on its Web site. Alba, 26, stars in the new thriller Awake and recently appeared in Good Luck Chuck and The Ten. The sex symbol first gained fame as an action star on TV's Dark Angel, then in films including Fantastic Four and Sin City.

Spice Girls reveal their style secrets

Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli reveals that Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham wanted her outfits for the band's comeback tour to enhance her derriere."She wanted to experiment, to surprise and be different. Her only request was that we give her hips," he said.Dailysnack.com reports that Cavalli also revealed that Geri Halliwell wanted to show off her toned body while Emma Bunton wanted to cover up.He said: "I met each one on their own so I could get an idea of their personality. I asked them about their bodies, what they wanted to show and hide, and we talked about how they had evolved in the years since they were Spice Girls. Then I let them view my archive and asked them what they wanted."Cavalli added: "We updated Geri's iconic Union Jack dress into a corseted Swarovski crystal-studded mini dress. Mel B, she was very strong, very assertive. Oh my, she was very hard work. I had to change her outfits twice. She wanted shiny, body-conscious clothes, and animal prints. "Because Melanie C is the main vocalist, she wanted to be more rock chick than sporty. So for her more trousers.

Stone unhappy wearing shoes onstage

English singer Joss Stone is refusing to wear shoes on stage because she feels they cripple her feet. The 20-year old Stone rarely wears shoes on stage and admits that she is too clumsy to perform in heels, contactmusic.com reported. She said: "It's nothing to do with being grounded and it's nothing to do with a statement. I just don't want to fall over. I love shoes and I think they're sexy and gorgeous, but they hurt and you fall over a lot. I'm totally clumsy, especially when I'm on stage because you gotta get into it and sometimes your whole body is involved so you can't trust yourself to stay standing."

McCartney helping launch son's music career

The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is helping launch his son James' music career by helping him record a debut album. James has already appeared in two of McCartney's solo albums but he is eager to launch his own solo album, contactmusic.com reported. The 65-year old McCartney said: "I'm actually doing some recording with my son. We're just looking at the idea of him making an album. He's doing it all. He's writing it all, laying it all. It's sensational. But there's nothing set yet. We don't know if it'll work. The plan is for me to just do some recording with him, and it's really exciting. I'm really loving it." James is the son of McCartney and his first late wife Linda.

Nicole finds perfect hideout - a tree

Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman was happy sitting for hours on a tree on the set of her latest movie "Margot at the Wedding" because she considered it to be a perfect hideout and had to be lured down. Kidman confessed she is a child at heart and loved filming the scene where her on-screen sister, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, challenges her to climb a tree, reported contactmusic.com. She said, "I love daydreaming. I spend hours up that tree and when they said, 'You can come down.' I said, 'No no, I'm ok.'"

Hilton site puts up more racy footage

Website Parisexposed.com has reportedly got its hands on some personal material belonging to Paris Hilton after a storage unit auctioned them off and they are putting more footage online.
The site got this stuff at the auction when she could not keep up with the repayments, Thesun.co.uk reported. Some of the footage is reportedly more racy than the recent one that showed her bathing naked in a tub. There is also a personal footage of Hilton where she is seen striping for an unidentified cameraman. Hilton is presently in China to attend the MTV Style awards.

Farrell helps homeless man

Irish actor Colin Farrell helped a homeless man in Toronto earlier this year and is now helping draw attention to a hotline for kids. The 4th annual Abkrakebabra for Childline Day is a hotline for kids, which gives advice on problems. The fast food chain Abrakebebra will donate all their earnings Sunday to the help line, People.com reported. In 2003, Farrell had helped a homeless man named Stress win $2,000 in a contest to bring him to a Toronto station and when he heard about it on the radio he grabbed the first homeless person he saw and took him into the radio station to claim the money. And earlier this year he was back in Toronto for the film festival and he ran into Stress again. This time Farrell took him shopping, gave him $1,000, offered him rent money. But the man declined and he bought food for others in his situation.

Guitarist Townshend is a trained ballet dancer

English rock guitarist Pete Townshend of the band The Who was once trained as a ballet dancer. Townshend, who is famous for his stage antics including along with his band mates destroying their equipment after every performance, said: "I did a short stint as a sort of 'Billy Elliot'. My father wasn't keen and the ballet mistress beat me." The 62-year-old was quoted by mirror.co.uk as saying that the band could have made many more albums but he chose to give priority to his family ahead of his music.

J K Rowling named Entertainer of the Year

Entertainment Weekly has named J K Rowling, the woman with the magical Midas touch, as Entertainer of the Year. The leading US magazine of entertainment and popular culture said the British author, who has sold nearly 400 million copies of her boy-wizard series that's been adapted into a mega successful movie franchise, deserved encomiums for getting "people to tote around her big, old-fashioned printed-on-paper books as if they were the hottest new entertainment devices on the planet." Rowling was in a class by herself on the magazine's list of the year's top 25 entertainers, which was separated by editors into five other categories that evoke school cliques—prodigies, class clowns, most popular, most buzzed-about and valedictorians. The list included George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Angelina Jolie. The Harry Potter industry, Entertainment Weekly said, has generated $15 billion in revenues, out of which $4.49 billion has been grossed by the five Harry Potter films, making it the most lucrative movie franchise in history, zipping past Star Wars and James Bond films this year. The magazine, that claims 11 million readers, has put Rowling on the cover of its latest special issue.

Elizabeth Hurley supports breast cancer awareness

Elizabeth Hurley showed her support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by lighting up Selfridges in pink. The actress, who is Estee Lauder’s Ambassador for Breast Cancer Awareness made a public appearance at Selfridges on Oxford Street recently to meet customers and launched the limited edition Pink Ribbon products by the beauty brand. Hurley lit up London by flicking the switch to turn on a bright pink light that illuminated the famous store throughout the month. The London store is just one of the three Selfridges stores to get the pink light treatment during October. The Birmingham and Manchester Trafford Centre branches of the department store will also be lit up as part of the campaign. The UK events are part of a global initiative which was the brainchild of Evelyn Lauder, Senior vice-president of the brand, who 14 years ago founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation as an independent not for profit organisation dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and genetic research worldwide.' Since it’s launch the charity has raised more than $180 million worldwide for breast cancer research. Estee Lauder has launched a range of limited edition Pink Ribbon products to mark this year’s Breast Cancer Care month. These include a Pink Ribbon notebook, jewelled compact and bronzer set and pure colour lipstick in Elizabeth Pink.

Jolie felt exposed in 'Beowulf'

Actress Angelina Jolie says she is shy of her simulated nude scene in the new computer animated film "Beowulf". "I got a little shy. I was really surprised that I felt that exposed. There are certain moments where I felt actually shy - and called home, just to explain that the fun movie that I had done that was digital animation was, in fact, a little different than what we expected," people.com quoted her as saying. She added: "I didn't expect ourselves to come out as much. I didn't expect it to feel as real, and so because of especially the type of character I play, it was kind of funny at first." When asked which body part she liked best she replied, "I love my tail."

Diaz to act in horror flick

Cameron Diaz is set to co-star with James Marsden in the horror film "The Box". "Charlie's Angel" star and Marsden will play an unhappily married couple who one day receive a mysterious box from a stranger, reports ananova.com. If they press a button on the box, they will get a large amount of money but at the same time someone they don't know will die. The movie will be directed by Richard Kelly and is adapted from a story by Richard Matheson.

The Verve asks fans to help with song list

British rock band The Verve has appealed to fans to help the group with its performance song list. The rock stars have not performed for a long time and don't know what fans would want them to play, reports contactmusic.com. The band is set to start its much awaited comeback tour next month. The bassist has admitted that the group needs help with its song list.
He said: "I would like some feedback on all this - now's the time to speak up. What have we missed that you want to hear? Is it too early to play new stuff? Do we skip the obvious? Let me know."

Witherspoon credits brother for recovery

Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon is grateful to her brother John Witherspoon for helping her recover after her divorce from actor Ryan Phillipe. The actress was heartbroken after the split, which reportedly happened because Phillipe was unfaithful to her. Contactmusic.com reports that her family, especially her brother, helped her get through. She said: "It's been a challenging year. But I feel I am so lucky to have a wonderful family and great friends. My brother calls me three times a day to see how I'm doing and that's a real stabilising element in my life."

Britney sings about her divorce

Troubled pop star Britney Spears, who is working on a comeback, has recorded a song about her messy divorce with Kevin Federline. The song "Why should I be so sad" is featured in her new album, reports ananova.com. In the song, Brtiney refers to her ex-husband as a self-centred man whose life revolves around women, money and cars. The song has been produced by rapper Pharrell Williams who is confident that Britney's album will prove that those who doubt her are wrong. He said: "At the end of the day, she is a sweet person." The album is titled "Blackout" and will be released on Oct 29.

Clooney empathises with Lohan

Actor George Clooney is certain that he would have ended up in rehab if he had become famous earlier in life like Lindsay Lohan. Contactmusic.com reports Clooney was sympathetic towards Lohan while talking to his close friend Christian Slater. Slater said: "Had he (Clooney) been discovered at the age of 20 and had to go through whatever he's had to go through in his life in the public eye at that age, he might have ended up in rehab. "As he said to me, 'Jesus Christ, I'm certainly grateful that I didn't have to do that.' I mean the guy was 35 when he went on 'ER'. My heart certainly goes out to Lindsay. She is a very talented girl, but you know she's a young girl. Who are we to judge or condemn?"

Marc Anthony Dedicates song to Wife

Singer Marc Anthony surprised a few people when he dedicated a special song to his wife Jennifer Lopez at a concert in Los Angeles. People.com reports that Anthony said: "It's a real personal song. This song has a whole new significance." Anthony dedicated the song "Faithful", which was originally sung by the rock band Journey. Anthony performed for almost an hour before he asked fans how they were doing and then added: "This is such a special time." Lopez appeared on stage and her expanding belly was clearly visible sparking rumours that she is going to become a mother for the first time. One concert goer exclaimed: "She's so pregnant." Another fan said: "She wasn't moving that much. I'm a mother of three, I know she's pregnant!"

Ivana Trump to Marry Again

Donald Trump's 58-year-old ex-wife Ivana is set to get married for the third time--to 35-year-old dancer and model Rossano Rubicondi. The couple will exchange nuptials at Donald’s Florida estate, where the billionaire and his third wife Melanie Knauss held their wedding reception in January 2005. Ivana tells the New York Daily News, "I feel great. We've been together five years."

Voight Heartbroken by Son's Public Attack

Actor Jon Voight has publicly berated his son James Haven over "heartbreaking" comments he made about him in the upcoming November issue of Marie Claire magazine. Haven has blasted his father, claiming he put his late mother through years of mental anguish, in the publication. He tells the magazine, "I don't want to constantly berate my father... but he put my mom through years of mental abuse, and it made me care especially for abandoned women and children. "That's my religion--helping widows and orphans." Haven's sister, Angelina Jolie, has also attacked her father over the way he abandoned her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, leaving her to bring up two children alone. And Voight has had enough of his kids' attacks. He tells Life & Style magazine, "I find it very heartbreaking that my children want to paint a bad-guy portrait of me. I feel it comes from their inability to let go of years of programmed anger from their mother, who understandably felt quite hurt when we divorced. "In all truth, I tried to give him (Haven) and their mother continuous love and support and large sums of money. God knows, for years I've tried to mend this relationship."Perhaps the trauma of their mother's passing has made it worse. I continuously send them my heart and love and am always available to them for whatever they need from me."

Gibson Tops List of Hollywood's Most Powerful Christians

Mel Gibson has topped a poll naming the most powerful Christians in Hollywood. The Passion of the Christ director, who last year vowed to stop drinking alcohol after he was caught driving under the influence in California, beat out competition from fellow Bible fan Denzel Washington. At No. 3 in the list, compiled by Web site BeliefNet.com, is Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton while heavily religious stars like Mark Wahlberg and Jim Caviezel failed to make the top 10.
The Top 10 most powerful Christians in Hollywood are:
1. Mel Gibson
2. Denzel Washington
3. Patricia Heaton
4. Tyler Perry
5. Ralph Winter
6.Angela Bassett
7. Martin Sheen
8. Martha Williamson
9. Kristin Chenoweth
10. Philip Anschutz

Paul Haggis on rewriting Bond 22 script

Writer director Paul Haggis is currently hard at work on the screenplay for the 22nd James Bond movie, and the CASINO ROYALE co-writer has revealed that the original idea for the next 007 adventure was thrown out at the last minute. Now, Haggis is hard at work on a rewrite of a Neil Purvis and Robert Wade script. He spoke to Esquire magazine back last month."This one's tougher than Casino Royale, which wasn't a small amount of work, but there was an existing book. I thought I had come up with a terrific plot, and we'd worked it all the way through, and yesterday we tossed it out." He admitted.Bond 22 is set to start filming in December.

Banks embarrasses singer Ciara on talk show

Talk show host Tyra Banks put singer Ciara in a tight spot by asking her embarrassing questions about her secret romance with rapper 50 Cent. The two singers had appeared together in a music video where they stripped, leading to speculations that they were involved romantically, contactmusic.com reported. However, Ciara clarified saying: "I feel it's very important with all my videos and the records, you wanna put as much life into the record as you can. I wanted to have fun and that scene is an idea that I came up with - I thought it would be cool because ... he has a nice body, but I feel like his tattoos and everything is like artwork (sic), and so I said, `We can do something really nice and elegant'." Ciara and 50 Cent claim they are just friends but Banks did not think so and grilled her further on the show.

Clinton postcard might come back to haunt him

A racially insensitive moment from former US president Bill Clinton's past is coming back to haunt him. It is a postcard that he had sent his grandmother Edith Cassidy in 1966. The card depicts a black youth eagerly polishing a huge watermelon titled, 'Hope, Arkansas - Home of the World's Largest Watermelon'. Pagesix.com reports that he was just 19 then and he wrote, "Dear Mammaw, Thought I would send you one of your cards just to prove I'm using them! My tests are over and I'm just starting the second term. Hope you are well and happy! Love, Bill." An auction house, which is selling it, calls it "a throwback to the outrageously broad portrayals of African-Americans of a century earlier". It says Clinton wrote it "in the midst of the most active civil-rights movement in American history" and would go on to become "one of the greatest champions of racial minorities among modern American presidents".

Rapper Pharrell Williams

Spice Girl Melanie Brown is preparing for a court showdown with former lover Eddie Murphy over payments for their daughter. The singer, 32, will discover how much the actor will give her in payments for their six-month-old daughter Angel Iris at a hearing in Los Angeles on Nov. 14--the day before the Spice Girls embark on their world tour. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "Eddie refuses to see Angel, so this is important to her."Murphy publicly ended his relationship with Brown on Dutch television last year when Brown was five months pregnant. He subsequently denied being the father of Angel Iris until his paternity was proved by a DNA test.

Williams grilled on working with Spears

Rapper Pharrell Williams was to forced to apologise to a reporter after he reacted to a tough question about working with Britney Spears. Williams got edgy when Karen Koster asked him if he would ever work with Spears again, reports dailysnack.com. After taking offence at the question, Williams was taken away by his PR people. But later he apologised to Koster and even answered two more questions. Williams had co-produced Spears' hit "I'm A Slave 4 U" in 2001.
Koster said: "He was pretty annoyed when I asked the Britney question but then he softened a bit. Later, I thought we were all done, but he comes over, places his hand on my back and says that he still felt bad."

I want to perform in India again: Geldof

Legendary singer Bob Geldof loves visiting and performing in India and is sure that with the rising popularity of the Indian music and films will probably see an Indian artiste organise something similar to Live Aid and Live 8 concerts for humanitarian causes. "Bollywood is so big and is simply getting bigger by the day. For instance, in Nigeria people don't know Hindi but they love Hindi film music. The thing here is that the lingua franca of the world is not language but music," Geldof said Friday on the sidelines of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in the capital."That's why I believe that someday an Indian artiste will organize a concert like Live Aid or Live 8 for a humanitarian cause." The lead singer of the hugely popular band Boomtown Rats, a rock group closely associated with the punk movement in the 1970s, Geldof had organized two concerts, Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 in 2005, where he brought together the best in the music world to raise money for humanitarian causes in African nations.Live Aid raised more than 100 million dollars for famine relief in Africa. Geldof, who has worked with artistes like Madonna, U2 and Pink Floyd, believes that the "artistes don't have to care about such causes at all"."It doesn't really mater if artistes don't care about such burning social issues or causes. All that I care about is to get access to their huge fan following and get across my message.""Pink Floyd has been separated for the last 25 years. They simply can't stand each other. But for the Live 8 concert, I got all the guys together. By that one persuasion, I got access to 90 percent of America."Geldof scoffs at the suggestion that these artistes come together to gain popularity."Do you think Madonna wants more popularity? Or U2? Or Pink Floyd? These guys are already huge. Simply by a little persuasion, they are ready to come forward and perform. They get no money, and are not on the lookout for more popularity," he said.Geldof and his band had come to India in 1978 and had performed in Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai."I remember someone telling us that India didn't have a big rock following but we were amazed at the huge response we got.""What I most miss today is not being able to sing, perform and play music. I would love to come to India and play here," he said.

Federline lives it up while Britney faces judge

As Britney Spears faced the judge in her children's custody hearing, her ex-husband Kevin Federline spent time shooting scenes for episode seven of his guest spot on "One Tree Hill". After the shoot, Federline partied at a club like a rock star in the VIP area, ordering up rounds. When the club's deejay spun his ex-wife's new song, all eyes darted to Federline, clad in a white T-shirt and jeans and wearing noticeable bling. "When 'Gimme More' came on, I looked at him, and he didn't have any reaction. He wasn't dancing," said a reveller at the club. One observer said the VIP area is normally very quiet, "but when K-Fed is there, he brings the whole posse." As for how Federline enjoyed himself, she said: "He seemed happy. He seemed like he was having fun - he wasn't upset."

Aniston leaves script at restaurant

Former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston almost inadvertently revealed the plot of a movie when she left a script behind at a restaurant after a date. She was discussing her new film "Management" with co-star Steve Zahn over lunch in Portland. And as she left she forgot to take the script with her.Fortunately for Aniston, a waitress came across the script later in the day and handed it over to her manager. He immediately contacted Aniston's people.

Jerry Hall to reveal all about Jagger in book

Model Jerry Hall, who was married to Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, is set to reveal all about the legend in a book. Jagger and Hall were married for nine years until 1999 and have four children. Hall has agreed to a 500,000-pound deal with publishers Harper Collins, reports mirror.co.uk.Victoria Barnsley at Harper Collins said: "It will be highly entertaining and illuminating about her extraordinary world."

I wanted to join a band to get girls: McCartney

Beatles legend Paul McCartney opened up to troubled rocker Pete Doherty saying he joined the band just to bed women and earn quick money. He asked Doherty to interview him after he saw the rocker perform on a TV show, reports mirror.co.uk. McCartney said: "The whole thing about getting into a band was to get girls, basically. Money and girls. Probably girls first. So when you are on the road, and there was time for a party, we had a bunch of those." He also rebuffed rumours that Lennon was gay. "What I spotted was completely the opposite. It was just chicks, chicks, chicks," he remarked.

Halle Berry enjoys every moment of pregnancy

Halle Berry loves having morning sickness. The Oscar-winning actress, who is currently expecting her first child with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, says she is enjoying every moment of her pregnancy, despite the side effects. Halle told People magazine, "There’s no bad. There is nothing bad about it. The morning sickness and the vomiting and the hot sweats. Nothing’s been bad about it. I’ve loved every second of it." Halle, who is four months pregnant, even says she is finding it easy buying clothes to fit her ever-expanding waistline. She said, "I think I feel like I’m such a slave to fashion. It’s a hard concept for me to fathom that I’m going to have to wear maternity clothes. But fashion is on my side. Everything is empire waist and shifty, so I think I can work it out in normal clothes with normal designers in their collections until the eighth or ninth month, then I might have to break down and do maternity."

Pamela cuts cardboard cake on wedding day

Pamela Anderson had to settle for a fake wedding cake on Saturday. The former Baywatch actress, who married Rick Salomon in a private villa at Las Vegas’ Mirage Hotel and Casino, was forced to cut into a cardboard four-tier cake because she didn’t give caterers enough time to prepare for the nuptials. A source told US TV channel E!, "Pamela and Rick had a fake four-tier wedding cake. It was made from cardboard because planners weren’t able to find a real one in time. They were apparently only given a day to prepare." The hotel’s Stack restaurant provided the 60 guests including Tobey Maguire, magician Hanks Klok, Pamela’s sons, Brandon, 11, and nine-year-old Dylan, and Rick’s daughters, Hunter, 11, and Tyson, nine — with pigs in blankets, macaroni cheese, tuna and lobster tacos and 10 bottles of Cristal champagne. The wedding party later tucked into jelly doughnuts for dessert. Pammie, who walked down the aisle to Sade’s By Your Side, cut the celebrations short after dashing back for her second appearance of the night in Hans Klok’s magic show. The nuptials and wedding party took place in the 90 minutes between Pammie’s two performances as Klok’s magic assistant. Pammie was keen to share her big news, blurting out after her second appearance on stage, "Hello, I just got married — I did. I’m distracted. It’s a big day. A big day at the office."

Catherine scared of losing her jewellery

Catherine Zeta-Jones is scared to wear expensive jewellery in case she loses it. The Oscar-winning actress, who is married to Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, says her mother-in-law, Diana, has warned her she must only wear things she is prepared to lose. Catherine, who is the face of Di Modolo jewellery, said, "I carry a lot of jewellery with me, but I often get worried something is going to happen. My mother-in-law says that a woman should never put something on you can’t afford to lose." Catherine, who has two children with Michael, recently vowed never to get divorced, saying marriage is a life-long commitment. She said, "I fell in love with my husband at first sight, and I still feel the same way. At some point, my little babies are going to run out of the nest and I don’t want to look at Michael and say, ‘Hey, remember us?’ I’ll never get divorced, never."

Spears' first hubby still loves her

Pop singer Britney Spears' first husband Jason Alexander, to whom she was married for just 55 hours, says he is still in love with her. The two married in Las Vegas in January 2004 but it ended just three days later. Alexander said he has no regrets and would do the same if the opportunity presented itself again, reports contactmusic.com. He said: "I don't regret it one bit. I had tears in my eyes walking down that aisle and when I said 'I do', I meant it for good."Spears married Kevin Federline in June 2004 and had two sons with him.

I'm here to stay: Lohan

Troubled actress Linday Lohan doesn't want to quit acting despite the fact that she had a horrible year. Lohan has already been arrested twice for drunken driving and has been to rehab thrice. She believes things have got as bad as they possibly could for her but now she is gearing up for a comeback, reports hollywood.com. She said: "Everything in my life came to a point where I had to make a decision... I'm here to stay." The actress is still a bit scared that she could get back to drinking, but nevertheless wants to make a comeback.

Moore denies plastic surgery reports

Actress Demi Moore denies reports that she paid $3 million for plastic surgery of not just her face but also her knees. She said: "It's irritating. And it isn't true. To fight it feels futile, because I feel it actually perpetuates the myth. But really, the culmination for me was when there were reports I had my knees done. When I read that, I thought, 'Wow, should I have been worried about my knees?' She added: "It's not just my knees. They say I've had multiple face surgeries. I was in getting a facial recently and there were reports that I'd been in there for countless hours, saying I'd had surgical procedures. Am I going to sue? Do I really care?"

Sevigny has no hobbies due to drugs

Outspoken actress Chloe Sevigny, who featured in hits like "Zodiac" and "Boys Don't Cry", explains her lack of hobbies to the fact that she took too many drugs as a teen. Sevigny says she has no abiding passion as an adult because of her habitual drug taking. Speaking to a newspaper, she said: "I think I was just very bored. And I did just love taking hallucinogens. I probably shouldn't promote that. But I often feel it's because I experimented when I was younger that I have no interest as an adult."

Sheen to scrap tattoos for fiancée's sake

Actor Charlie Sheen is so into his fiancée Brooke Mille that he wants to remove 13 tattoos that she disapproves of. Sheen, who is a notorious womaniser, has no recollection of how he got some of the tattoos including one of a dragon with glasses and a stingray on his left ankle, reports pagesix.com. One with a wooden sign nailed to his chest above his heart reads, 'Back in 15 minutes'. One tattoo he has managed to remove reads 'Denise', for his ex-wife Denise Richards, on his left wrist.

Gaye's song tops cheating song poll

Soul legend Marvin Gaye's hit song "I heard it through the grapevine" has been voted the best cheating song of all time.
The track released by the late singer in 1968 topped the list voted by readers of Rolling Stone website rollingstone.com, reports contactmusic.com
The others on the list are:
2. Hank Williams - "Your Cheatin' Heart"
3. Squeeze - "Tempted"
4. Dolly Parton - "Jolene"
5. Naughty by Nature - "O.P.P"

Law on why American women fancy British men

British actor Jude Law explains that American women can't get enough of British men because of the 'naughty' words they use. Dailysnack.com quoted him as saying: "Perhaps it's the use of words. We use words like 'lovely', and 'naughty'. I think they quite like that. It's a silly situation because it's always - 'Grass is greener'. "When you're called one thing, you want to be understood as something else, and if you're called the other thing, you want to go the other way. But I think the beauty of getting older is that you just mellow out and realise that to be called anything means people are paying attention."

Australian model denies involvement with Bloom

Orlando Bloom went on a date with Australian model Miranda Kerr but she denies being romantically involved with him. According to dailysnack.com, Bloom was seen house hunting with Kerr and a newspaper says the two seemed to be into each other. The two, however, has denied it with Kerr saying: "Orlando is a nice guy but we're just friends. We actually ran into each other by coincidence and then someone took a photo, turning a molehill into a mountain." But an observer said: "They looked really happy together, and spent most of the evening cuddling and touching each other. They definitely looked like a couple."