Condom company approaches Miley Cyrus for endorsement

Teen actress Miley Cyrus, who has been sponsoring various products, was also approached by a condom company. The star of hit show Hannah Montanna was approached by LifeStyles Condoms to endorse their product even though she is only 15, reports tmz.com. Cyrus had already said that she would not get intimate with any man till she is married. But Cyrus, who is also a signer, was recently embroiled in controversy when she posed for a magazine in a risqué manner and her personal pictures showing her dressed provocatively surfaced on the net.

Jennifer Garner hints of wild past

Actress Jennifer Garner, who appeared in the hit movie 13 going on 30, hinted at a raunchy past in a new ad for skincare. Thesun.co.uk reports that Garner, who is married to actor Ben Affleck and is expecting her second child with him, made the ad for an energy renewal cream. She said: "Every girl has a past when she did some things that maybe she shouldn't but I say, 'No one ever has to know'." She added: "Me a bad girl? Never!"

Madonna's brother accuses her of straining relationship

Pop superstar Madonna's estranged brother Christopher Ciccone is accusing her of putting a strain on his relationship with their father by forcing the father to choose between the feuding siblings. Contactmusic.com reports Ciccone confessed that his relationship with his sister has ended after he published the controversial book Life With My Sister Madonna. And now he claims that Madonna has made their father Toby pick between the two by giving him an ultimatum. He said: "The situation is now at its ugliest point, and I feel terrible for my father. Madonna's asked him to choose between me or her—but he's told her he won't do that. I've reassured my father that I wasn't trying to tear up the family, but I have every right to tell my side of things. "I was disappointed that she thought I was going to ruin her. Of course I wasn't! She obviously doesn't know me as well as I thought she did."

Winehouse's father alleges a friend spiked her drink

Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is convinced that one of her friends had spiked her drink with the killer drug ecstasy and he wants to find that person. Winehouse, 24, had to go back to hospital after Mitch found her convulsing, thesun.co.uk reports. At first it seemed that she was reacting to medication that she is taking to fight her drug addiction, but Mitch now thinks the drink was spiked. He called police to register his suspicions and has warned his daughter that he will find the “friend” who is responsible for this. A source said: "Mitch is furious. He's certain someone put E in Amy's drink—and he's determined to get to the bottom of it. He is convinced that one of her hangers-on was responsible and he's waiting for a toxicology report to show what caused her fit. "If his suspicions are proved right, he wants someone to be punished. He is seriously unhappy about Amy's flat being a stopover for randoms and wants an end to it."

Brendan Fraser looking forward to turning 40

Actor Brendan Fraser, who will be seen in part three of the Mummy series, says he is looking forward to turning 40 on December 3. Thesun.co.uk reports him saying: "I'm really looking forward to it. I've made it! I'll be there. It's like earning another stripe. These crows' feet are mine!" Titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the film doesn't have Rachel Weisz and Fraser admitted that he was a bit disappointed when she did not return for the part three of the Mummy series after having starred in the first two. He said: "To be honest with you, when I read the script I couldn't see or hear anything without her voice. She's my friend and my colleague from having done two movies together. It's a family."But he was all praise for his new co-star Maria Bello and called her "sassy, classy and has a nice personality".

Rhys Ifans dating another of Jude Law's ex-girlfriends

British actor Rhys Ifans has been seen getting intimate with Kimberly Stewart, who was also involved with actor Jude Law. Stewart is the second woman Rhys has been dating after being dumped by Law's another ex-girlfriend Sienna Miller, reports thesun.co.uk. A source said: "Ifans was well-oiled as usual and Stewart was having a big night out. They were dancing together and one thing led to another. They were all over each other. At one point they got pretty carried away with the kissing and the grinding."Miller was at one time engaged to Law, but broke it off after she found out he was cheating on her with their kids' nanny. Stewart, daughter of rocker Rod Stewart, was spotted getting intimate with Law just a few months back, but broke it off immediately.

Paparazzi Clash with Bodyguards at Jolie-Pitt Estate

Two paparazzi in camouflage gear fought with bodyguards of Angelian Jolie and Brad Pitt after they were found hiding in the grounds of the Hollywood stars' French estate, the couple's security chief said on Friday. Tony Webb, head of the team guarding the Chateau Miraval estate where the couple are staying following the birth of their twins, said the incident took place on Thursday afternoon. "We caught the two and tried to escort them off the property and the guy's just gone beserk, thrashing out, kicking and actually biting one of the security people, breaking his finger, drawing blood and screaming that he had Hepatitis C," he told Reuters. An officer at the police station in nearby Brignoles village confirmed that an incident involving paparazzi had taken place at the 500-hectare property but gave no details. Jolie and Pitt have reportedly sold exclusive picture rights to the first photographs of their newborn twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon to a U.S. publication for $11 million. The money would go to charity. Pitt's lawyers have threatened legal action against magazines or websites publishing recent pictures they say were taken by paparazzi of the actor and his family at the estate. Webb said they would also take action against photographers. "The family are really fed up that these people are trespassing so we're going to get restraining orders and use the law to do whatever we have to keep them off the property," he said.

Christian Bale Asks for Privacy in Assault Case

Christian Bale is refusing to talk about the recent assault allegations that have marred his promotional trip for new Batman movie The Dark Knight --urging the media to "respect his privacy." The 34-year-old actor was arrested in London on Tuesday over accusations he attacked his mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, at the capital's Dorchester Hotel on Sunday night. Bale was arrested and questioned by police over the incident and was subsequently released on bail. The star has now spoken out about the matter--but only to ask the press to leave the case alone. He says, "It's a deeply personal matter. I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter."

Brooke Hogan Considered for 'Playboy'

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magazine. The 20- year-old pop star has confirmed that the men's publication has approached her with an offer to pose nude in an upcoming spread. Hogan's publicist says, "No decision has been made at this time."

Will Smith tops Forbes list of top Hollywood earners

Will Smith who went from rapper to Hollywood superstar, is now officially the top-earning star in Tinseltown. Smith, 39, earned $80 million in the past year to top the list of biggest earners, head of Johnny Depp, who earned $72 million. The continued success of Smith's movies across various genres makes him the first actor ever to have eight films in a row to break the $100 million arrier at the box office. Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers came in a joint third, with pay cheques totalling $55 million each, and Leonardo DiCaprio made the top five with $45 million in earnings. Action star Bruce Willis was next with $41 million, followed by comedian Ben Stiller with $40 million and Nicolas Cage with $31 million. Comedians Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler made the the top 10, with $31 million and $30 million respectively.

Business management firm sues Courtney Love

Controversial rocker Courtney Love has been sued by business management and accounting firm that claims she has cheated it out of $1 million. TMZ.com reports that a lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by London & Co The firm claims it was supposed to get five percent of the sale of a portion of the Nirvana publishing catalogue. It was sold for $19.5 million. By law, the firm should have got around $975,000. The firm claims Love has not paid them and so they decided to sue her. Love is the widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.

Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine

Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl. "Clementine Jane Hawke was born on Friday in New York City," Hawke's publicist Mara Buxbaum said in an e-mail on July 23. The couple were married last month in New York. Hawke, 37, has two children from his marriage to Uma Thurman. His screen credits include Training Day, Dead Poets Society, Great Expectations and Before Sunset.

Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife

Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy. "The breakdown of a marriage is a very difficult and painful experience, especially when children are involved," said Getty, 33, revealing that he's split from from wife Rosetta, with whom he has four children. "In light of the fact that many pictures have surfaced in print and on the Internet, which has caused myself and my family great embarrassment, I felt it necessary to at least acknowledge publicly that, yes, indeed my wife and I have separated and I will not be commenting any further." Getty stars in ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. His film credits include Lord of the Flies, Young Guns II and Ladder 49. The 26-year-old Miller, who was once engaged to Jude Law, has appeared in the films Factory Girl, Layer Cake and Alfie.

Forbes: Vince Vaughn is best value for the money

Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for The Break-up, Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball, the magazine calculated for its special entertainment issue, now on newsstands. "That's because until recently his salary was relatively low, and the films he was in, like Wedding Crashers and The Break-up, had modest budgets yet did extremely well at the box office worldwide," Forbes said. Forbes said it compiled the Ultimate Star Payback list by looking at the stars' last three films that opened wide in at least 1,000 theatres before 2008 and were made in the last five years. It calculated the gross income for each film by adding half the worldwide box office and the first three months of wholesale DVD revenues and then subtracting its budget. The gross income was divided by the actor's total compensation to derive his or her payback for the movie. Tobey Maguire ranked #2 on the list, with a gross income return of $13.44 for each dollar of his pay for the Spider-Man sequels and Seabiscuit. Julia Roberts was in third place with a gross income return of $13.19. Brad Pitt ranked fourth with $12.73, followed by Naomi Watts and Matt Damon ($12.16 each), George Clooney ($11.56), Jennifer Aniston ($10.48), Hugh Jackman ($9.90) and Ben Stiller ($9.50). The highly paid, highly bankable Will Smith who reliably led the July Fourth weekend with a $66 million debut for Hancock ranked 21st with a gross income return of $5.64 for every dollar spent on the big-budget superstar. Nicole Kidman is at bottom of the list, at #35. Her high-paying roles in The Golden Compass, The Invasion and Bewitched averaged only $1.01 of gross income. Kidman's ex, Tom Cruise, brought in $3.99 not altogether surprising, given the imbalance of his high salary demands with the 2007 box-office flop Lions for Lambs. Jim Carrey averaged $4.11 per dollar earned in The Number 23, Fun With Dick & Jane and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Step Brothers Ferrell, Reilly reunite as duo

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood. Today's funny folks reunite now and then, like Will Ferrell and John C Reilly in Step Brothers , a follow-up to their 2006 comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. But cynical audiences now might carp at perpetual pairings that were a movie staple in the days of Hope and Crosby, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy or Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon or Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have hung around together on screen or popped up in cameos in each other's movies, but even they have to be mindful of moviegoers who gripe that Hollywood dishes out too much of the same old thing. "It became a stigma, which is kind of unfair," said Ferrell. "Could Hope and Crosby exist today without getting, like, here they go, another Road picture? Let me guess, Road to Bali. They'll probably open with a song, and then they'll get in trouble, then more of the same. You'd just get picked apart." Adam McKay, director of Step Brothers and Talladega Nights, said escalating salaries also can make it uneconomical to pair up top comedy stars, who can pull in $20 million a movie. Movie marketing is built heavily around solo stars the new Adam Sandler comedy, the latest Eddie Murphy farce and marquee talent sometimes can be reluctant to give up any of the limelight, McKay said. "One of the reasons that this all came together again is that Will is such a cool guy. A lot of the bigger actors or comedians, they don't want to share with another person," Reilly said. "That's why so many of these movies are one-man-show kind of situations, and Will is much more like a theater actor in that way. He's willing to share the stage." Added Reilly, "I would work with people I know over and over if I had my choice. There's a few directors I've met that I really love. There's a few actors that I've met that I really love, and if I did nothing but movies with those people for the rest of my life, it would be great." Step Brothers casts Ferrell and Reilly as middle-aged losers unemployed slackers, one living with his dad (Richard Jenkins), the other with his mom (Mary Steenburgen). When their parents wed, the two become instant family, sibling rivalry springing up from the start.

Reprising Scully character was 'odd': Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson says getting back into Dana Scully's character for The X-Files: I Want to Believe was harder than she expected. "It was a little odd," Anderson told Newsweek for its July 21 issue. "It was more disconcerting than I anticipated. I expected it to be a breeze. But I tried so hard since the series ended to do things as different as possible from the character. Gillian Anderson says getting back into Dana Scully's character for The X-Files: I Want to Believe was harder than she expected. "It was a little odd," Anderson told Newsweek for its July 21 issue. "It was more disconcerting than I anticipated. I expected it to be a breeze. But I tried so hard since the series ended to do things as different as possible from the character

John Cleese dating woman half his age - and she's happy

Legendary British comedic actor John Cleese is dating an American marketing executive half his age. Cleese, who has starred in the Monty Python series, is 68 years old and has fallen for 34-year-old Veronica Smiley. The couple are spending a romantic holiday in Italy's Great Lakes but Cleese seems a bit concerned about the relationship because he resides in London and Smiley calls Chicago home, reports thesun.co.uk. Cleese said: "Veronica is incredibly bright. I never thought I would be interested in somebody in marketing but she is so acute. I am not sure when we'll be seeing each other again. Unfortunately, we are living very far apart." Cleese is also in the process of divorcing his third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger. They separated in January after being married for 16 years. Veronica said: "At the moment it is a very close, very warm friendship. John is very stimulating and extremely funny and charming. I'm American and had never heard of Monty Python or Fawlty Towers, although I had seen A Fish Called Wanda."

Rocker Crow bans tabloid magazines in her home

Sheryl Crow has banned tabloids in her home because she doesn't like the exploitation of celebrities at the lowest point of their lives. According to contactmusic.com, Crow had a very tough year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and then went through a traumatic separation with cycling champion Lance Armstrong. Although she overcame cancer, she was hurt by the hounding of photographers. Crow said: "It's a hazard of the job, I guess. When I got diagnosed and my relationship fell apart, it was an intrusion to have photographers trying to get a picture of what I looked like when I was at my lowest low, knowing that people can't wait to buy it. I'm happy for my nanny to have all that stuff, but she's keeping them at her place."

Paul McCartney plays for thousands in free Quebec show

Paul McCartney churned out a Beatles-laden song list to a pumped-up crowd gathered on Sunday for a free concert as part of Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration. McCartney opened the show with the Wings song Jet after which he greeted the crowd in French. The audience erupted and the band then started into the Beatles' 1965 classic Drive My Car. Organisers expected some 200,000 people at the outdoor show on the city's Plains of Abraham.
"C'est ma premiere visite a Quebec, and it's a great place," McCartney said, saying it was his first time there and stirring a roar from fans in response. Tens of thousands of music fans began congregating early Sunday in hopes of grabbing a good view. Fan Leo Rodrigue sported a red Montreal Canadiens hockey jersey with the name "McCartney" emblazoned across the back above the number one. Carol Cleeland travelled from New Jersey with her sister, Elizabeth, for the concert. "We've been fans of the Beatles and Paul McCartney since the beginning," said Cleeland. "We love Paul McCartney's music and everything about him." McCartney arrived in Quebec City on Saturday evening and was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans, many of whom had waited several hours outside the Chateau Frontenac Hotel to catch a glimpse of the British knight. Journalists yelled questions at him from a distance as he got out of his car. When one asked: "Are you happy to be in Quebec City?" He gave a thumbs-up and shouted, "Oui." The much-anticipated show, McCartney's only scheduled performance in North America this year, drew ire from some in the province who have questioned his participation in the weekend birthday celebrations of French-speaking Quebec City because of his British roots. They claim his presence evokes painful memories of Britain's conquest of New France in 1760. In an interview with Radio-Canada earlier this week, the 66-year-old bassist brushed off the nationalists' claims. "I think it's time to smoke the pipes of peace and to just, you know, put away your hatchet because I think it's a show of friendship," McCartney said.

Guns N' Roses drummer released from Jail

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has been released on bail after he was arrested in Los Angeles for possession of narcotics and for appearing to be under the influence of drugs. The rocker, who also had an outstanding warrant at the time of his arrest, was detained by cops on Friday after emergency services were called to a house in Hollywood following a reported disturbance. Adler was released later that day after paying $45,000 bail, reports contactmusic.com. The outstanding warrant for Adler's arrest stemmed from a 2005 case in which he was charged for being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended licence. The document was issued after he skipped a subsequent court date in April 2006. Adler, 43, has endured a long and public battle with drugs and alcohol - he recently appeared on US TV show Celebrity Rehab and was scheduled to appear in its spin-off Sober Living.

'The Dark Knight' sets single day box office record

Batman’s joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, “The Dark Knight” set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday. The movie’s Friday haul surpassed the previous record of $59.8 million set last year by “Spider-Man 3.” “The Dark Knight” might break the opening-weekend record of $151.1 million, also held by “Spider-Man 3.”

Spears custody settlement to get more time with boys

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have ended the custody fight for their two sons with an agreement allowing the pop star to see her children more. Spears’ attorney, Laura Wasser, told at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse that Britney will get more custodial time by the end of the year and Federline will retain full custody of their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Angelina Jolie Leaves Hospital With Her Twins

Angelina Jolie has left the Lenval hospital in Nice, France with her new babies, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. It has been a week since she gave birth. “Mrs. Angelina Jolie left the clinic Santa Maria of Foundation Lenval early in the morning, on July 19,” the hospital said in a statement. “The mother and her babies are doing very well.”

Britney Spears Album Confirmed

Britney Spears' manager Larry Rudolph has finally confirmed the pop star is currently recording a new album. Spears was rumored to be hard at work in the recording studio with music producers Jim Beanz and Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins earlier this month. Jerkins announced he was determined to "reinvent" the star and launch a successful career comeback, despite Rudolph's initial claims that Spears' studio time was "just for fun." But Rudolph has confirmed Spears"is spending her summer in the recording studio, working on a brand new album." He adds, "She's working with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters and we're very excited about what she's accomplished so far. No album release date has been confirmed yet." Spears' last album, Blackout, was released in October.

Andy Dick Arrested After Reportedly Exposing Teenager's Breasts

Zany funnyman Andy Dick has been arrested on suspicion of drug possession and sexual battery. Police picked the comic up in Murieta, California, early on Wednesday morning after revelers at a local bar reported Dick's inappropriate behavior. They told the authorities he had pulled a 17-year-old female's T-shirt and bra down to expose her breasts after leaving the bar. Police stopped Dick and friends as they drove away from the establishment in a truck. During a curbside search, police reportedly found marijuana and Xanax in Dick's pockets. The intoxicated comedian was booked at a nearby police station and remains in custody.

Nicole Kidman: 'Sunday Rose Is a Precious Little Angel'

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are "in heaven" following the birth of their daughter Sunday Rose, who they call their "precious little angel." The new mom and her singer husband are overjoyed with their first child, who was born in Nashville last week. And the actress couldn't stop gushing in an e-mail to her friend and New York Post columnist, Liz Smith--who published the correspondence on the newspaper's Web site. Kidman writes: "We are in heaven. Can't stop staring at her in complete awe. Feeling incredibly blessed to have been given this precious little angel." And she adds, "Can't wait for you to meet her!"

Jessica Alba poses with Honor on cover of OK!

One reason Jessica Alba named her baby daughter Honor was that she felt her own was pretty bland. "I was always irritated that my name was Jessica," the 27-year-old actress told OK! magazine. "Come on, it's a very '80s name, because there were tons of Jessicas in every school I went to. There's something great about having a unique name. It's a part of your identity."She and husband Cash Warren welcomed Honor Marie Warren last month. Alba posed with Honor on the cover of OK!, and all three are featured in a photo spread inside the new issue. The magazine, which recently landed a million-dollar deal with new mom Jamie Lynn Spears, doesn't comment on its pacts with celebrities, though Alba reportedly sold the first shots of Honor to OK! for $1.5 million. "It's still amazing that she was living inside of Jessica," said Warren, who met Alba on the set of the 2005 film The Fantastic Four, which co-starred Alba as the Invisible Woman and had Warren as assistant director. Who will be the disciplinarian? "I think we're pretty even," Alba said. "We're good at communicating and bouncing things off each other. We'll stick to our guns, even when she gives us pout face!"Warren, however, aims to be the good cop: "I'll hide. Babe, you punish her!

Victoria Beckham wants to have a daughter

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, the mother of three sons, says she wants to have a daughter so she will have someone to pass on all her clothes. When Victoria was asked if she would consider another child, she replied, "I'd love to have a girl - just for all the clothes I've got to hand down." Victoria is married to English football player David Beckham with whom she has three sons. Talking about her looks, she added, "I just make the best out of what I have. I'm not out-of-the-ordinary-looking at all. I'm incredibly ordinary." She also revealed she hates being photographed and being the centre of attention, saying, "I'm not the kind of person that stands there and loves the attention. It might look that way but it makes me very, very nervous."

Coldplay to wear same outfit for 67 gigs

The rock band Coldplay has decided to wear French Revolution-style army jackets every night for their 67-day tour. The band members have already been wearing the coats to death for promotional work of their album Viva La Vida and the video for single Violet Hill. The jackets are inspired by the uniforms worn by the soldiers in Eugene Delacroix's Liberty Leading The People Painting.

Lohan on track with sentence compliance

Lindsay Lohan's attorney says the star is on track after pleading guilty last year to drunken driving. Lohan's attorney, Blair Berk, gave an update on how the actress is complying with her sentence for misdemeanour drunken driving and cocaine charges. Berk told the judge that Lohan is "completely on track with everything." The judge seemed satisfied but scheduled another progress report for January 2009. The hearing came less than a year after Lohan's plea. It required the Mean Girls star to complete various programs or else face stiffer penalties.Lohan has so far spent 84 minutes in jail, completed community service, and visited a morgue and an emergency room. Lohan did not attend the hearing.

Lopez training to take part in triathlon

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is training hard to shed some weight and plans to participate in a triathlon even though she gave birth to twins just eight months ago. Lopez, who had twins Max and Emme in February, was recently photographed vacationing with her singer husband Marc Anthony. He has now revealed that Lopez is training hard - on foot, bike and in water. He said: "Jennifer is training for a triathlon. In October." But he added that he doesn't get involved and just watches her work hard. "I'm very supportive."

Amy Winehouse will die a slow, painful death: Father

Mitch, Amy Winehouse's father, has warned his troubled daughter that either she gives up drugs or face a "long, slow, painful death". Winehouse has endured a long battle with her addictions, including a stint in rehabilitation earlier this year. She has since suffered a string of health problems including a bout of infectious skin condition impetigo, reports contactmusic.com. Last month she was hospitalised after collapsing at her home and was subsequently diagnosed with traces of deadly lung disease emphysema. Her father says she will have to give up her party lifestyle to avoid a painful death. He said: "She will die. But it won't be from a drugs overdose. She will die from emphysema. That will be the most likely scenario if she doesn't check her behaviour. We are talking about a long, slow, painful death - gasping for air. I would like all the people who would give her illegal substances to think about that."

Grace Jones joins list of Bond theme probables

Actor Grace Jones is now the latest to claim that she might be asked to do the title track for the next Bond movie Quantum Of Solace. Thesun.co.uk reports a source saying: "There have been very positive discussions. It's looking very hopeful."Grace had starred as May Day in the Bond film A View To Kill in 1985. She now joins Amy Winehouse as one of the hopefuls.Others who are also hoping to be called to do the theme song include Duffy, Duran Duran, Beyonce and Leona Lewis.

Rapper 50 Cent, Val Kilmer to team up for song

Actor Val Kilmer reveals that his new friend Rapper 50 Cent, whom he met on the sets of prison movie Felon, is planning to collaborate with him on a song. Contactmusic.com reports Kilmer as saying: "I don't think he is going to produce a song, but he really likes one of my songs. I told him my idea for it and he wants to help. He's officially my new friend."Rapper 50 Cent has reportedly given Kilmer a car worth $100,000 as a gift.

Victoria was ready to be humiliated, says America Ferrera

America Ferrera, the star of Ugly Betty, reveals that Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham was willing to do anything on the show including humiliating herself. Beckham made a cameo on the show earlier this year. Ferrera said, "Posh was wonderful. She was so lovely. Everyone really enjoyed her on the set and she definitely came with an attitude just to play. That's the wonderful thing about our show - we know we are fortunate to be on something so uplifting and fun." "So it's fun when other people get to come in, and you just gotta go for it. If you're not willing to be humiliated, then you don't belong on our show. And she was ready to be humiliated," she added

McCartney, Harrison feuded over Hey Jude song

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney says the band almost scrapped the hit song Hey Jude because he and bassist George Harrison could not agree on the song's arrangement. McCartney says the recording of the song was chaotic because he fought with Harrison over whose version of the song was better. He said, "What started happening, I think, was that I'd started getting on Harrison's nerves. One prime example was when we were doing Hey Jude. He started answering my vocals on his guitar. He was filling in all the gaps. Now, what do you say? 'Er, look, man, do you mind?' You've got to put it diplomatically. But you've got to say, 'I don't want that in the arrangement'. And certainly in that case, he took umbrage."

Boy George wants Winehouse to deal with problems in private

Troubled British singer Boy George wants that people close to Amy Winehouse should remove her from the spotlight and allow her to deal with problems in private. George is a former drug addict and claims he knows exactly what Winehouse is going through. He thinks what she needs most right now is the support of friends and some personal space. George revealed he is a huge fan of Winehouse. He said: "You can't stop someone taking drugs, I know that, but you can certainly stop them performing. Somebody needs to stop her going onstage. I've been in that place... I know exactly what it's like and I know how bad it is for her. I mean there's nothing of her... she's emaciated. It just breaks my heart to see it. Who is around to drag her off the stage?"Winehouse, who is suffering from emphysema, recently performed at Britain's Glastonbury music festival despite her illness.

Hans Zimmer almost scrapped Batman score after Ledger's death

Composer Hans Zimmer was so upset after Australian actor Heath Ledger's death that he thought of scrapping the entire score for the new Batman movie Dark Knight and re-doing it. Zimmer was scared that the music for the scenes with Ledger was too dark and morbid. He said: "I, for a moment, was thinking, 'Oh my god, I should throw out all the music I've written for The Joker and just start over again,' which is just exactly the wrong thing to do. To honour his (Ledger) performance, I had to stick to my guns. "The music has to portray the philosophy of anarchy that The Joker displays in the face of Batman's valour. I couldn't soften the music or compromise the evil he projects because Heath really did give such a tremendous performance. If I had taken my eye off the ball, if I had been sentimental, if I had done anything like that, it would really have not served him."