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DEF LEPPARD CARTOON SHOW IN PIPELINE
The band were huge in the 1980s on both sides of the Atlantic British metal band Def Leppard are planning a cartoon TV show in the US starring themselves. The group has entered a deal with music publishing company Primary Wave, which ...
BEYONCE’S PARENTS TO DIVORCE FOLLOWING PATERNITY CASE
The couple, pictured here in 2008, have been married for 29 years Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles, has filed for divorce from the pop star’s father and manager, Mathew Knowles. “The decision to end our marriage is an ...
BRITTANY MURPHY HUSBAND SAYS SHE HAD BEEN UNWELL
Murphy was married to British screenwriter Simon Monjack The husband of US actress Brittany Murphy has told a US TV show his wife was suffering from laryngitis in the days before she died. An autopsy has been carried out but the cause...
JOHN WOO TO RECEIVE VENICE LIFETIME HONOUR
Woo also directed Broken Arrow Hong Kong movie director John Woo, whose films include Mission: Impossible II, is to get a lifetime achievement award at 2010’s Venice Film Festival. Organisers praised the Face/Off director for be...
CAMERON’S AVATAR TOPS US BOX OFFICE
Cameron conceived Avatar before he made Titanic Sci-fi epic Avatar has topped the North American box office, taking $73m (£45.3m) on its opening weekend. James Cameron’s much-hyped 3D film also took an estimated $232.2m (£144....
QUENTIN TARANTINO RECEIVES LONDON FILM CRITICS’ HONOUR
Tarantino’s films include Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds US film-maker Quentin Tarantino has been awarded the London Film Critics’ Circle’s highest honour. The Kill Bill director will receive the Dilys Powell ...
JACKSON UK TRIBUTE GIG IN DOUBT
Michael Jackson died in June aged 50 A Michael Jackson tribute concert in London next year is in doubt after the company organising the show dissolved. The Austrian firm, World Awards Media, said the decision to wind-up was made in No...
GARNER ‘STALKER’ FACES US CHARGES
Jennifer Garner has two daughters with husband Ben Affleck A man has been charged with stalking actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, after police said he showed up at their daughter’s nursery. Steven Burky was arrested on Mon...
DOCTOR WHO WRITER ‘PROUD’ OF TENNANT EXIT
The Christmas story sees the return of Bernard Cribbins and John Simm By Tim Masters Doctor Who chief writer Russell T Davies has said he is very proud of the final episodes that mark the end of David Tennant’s reign as ...
LIL WAYNE QUESTIONED OVER DRUGS
Lil Wayne questioned over drugs It is thought the cancelled concert will be re-scheduled Rapper Lil Wayne and 11 people, who were travelling with him, were briefly held by US Border Patrol officers after marijuana was found on his tour...
GOSSELIN DIVORCE: JUDGE FINALISES REALITY STARS’ SPLIT
Kate Gosselin will star in an other reality TV show Reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce has been made final by a judge in Pennsylvania. The stars of the show Jon And Kate Plus Eight filed for a “no-fault”...
ALIEN SCREENWRITER DAN O’BANNON DIES AGED 63
Sci-fi screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, whose film credits include Alien and Total Recall, has died aged 63. The Writers Guild of America confirmed he passed away on Thursday in a Californian hospital. He began his career in 1974 with the movie Da...
JOHNNY HALLYDAY TO SUE OVER BACK SURGERY
Johnny Hallyday has sold more than 100m albums French rock star Johnny Hallyday has begun legal action against the surgeon who operated on his back last month. The 66-year-old has been treated in hospital in Los Angeles to repair comp...
KURT COBAIN’S TEENAGE DAUGHTER PLACED IN GUARDIANSHIP
Mother and daughter attended the finals of American Idol Frances Bean, the daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain has been placed under the temporary guardianship of her grandmother, according to court papers. Control of the 17-yea...
POLANSKI FILM TO DEBUT AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
Polanski won the best director Oscar in 2003 for The Piano Roman Polanski’s latest film, The Ghost Writer, is to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The French-Polish director is currently under house arrest in Swi...
CARREY’S CAROL BACK AT NUMBER ONE ON UK FILM CHART
Carrey voices a number of characters, including the miserly Scrooge (r) Disney’s animated version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has topped the UK and Ireland box office chart in its sixth week of release. It is th...
GREEN DAY LAUNCH ROCK BAND VIDEO GAME
<!– E-mail this to a friend !–> Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day are to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles by launching their own version of video game Rock Band. The game, where users will be able to pla...
EMMA BUNTON IS NEW DANCING ON ICE JUDGE
Bunton will make her Dancing On Ice debut early next year Spice Girl Emma Bunton is to join ITV’s Dancing On Ice as a judge, it has been revealed. Bunton, 33, said she was “excited” to be joining the show when it ret...
30 ROCK STAR ‘NEEDS NEW KIDNEY’
Chapman has said he will continue to play Grizzwald in the popular comedy 30 Rock’s Grizz Chapman is facing a kidney transplant, the 35-year-old actor has revealed. Chapman, who plays Grizzwald on the NBC TV comedy, is receiving...
COLDPLAY SELL OFF EQUIPMENT ON EBAY
Coldplay sell off equipment on eBay <!– E-mail this to a friend !–> Coldplay are to sell items from their ten year career through internet auction website eBay. Dubbed their ‘End Of Decade Clearout Sale’ fans will...
X FACTOR FINAL SEEN BY 19 MILLION
X Factor final seen by 19 million ITV1’s The X Factor was watched by more than 19 million people as Olly Murs and Joe McElderry fought for the title, according to the latest figures. An average of 15.5m people tuned in to watch the fu...
MAN DETAINED OVER ATTACK ON LEONA LEWIS
Lewis was signing copies of her autobiography A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after admitting punching pop star Leona Lewis. Peter Kowalczyk, 29, had been charged with striking the singer during a book signing at Wate...
SIMON COWELL ON HIS CAREER, X FACTOR AND SUSAN BOYL
Simon Cowell on his career, X Factor and Susan Boyl Life for Simon Cowell is pretty good – he is fabulously wealthy, Barack Obama drops his name, and Gordon Brown says he is an X Factor fan. Although according to the prime minister, B...
REVIEWS: CATHERINE ZETA-JONES MAKES BROADWAY DEBUT
Reviews: Catherine Zeta-Jones makes Broadway debut Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about her Broadway role Oscar-winning Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has made her Broadway debut in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Mu...
DISNEY’S FROG MOVIE HOPS TO TOP OF US BOX OFFICE CHART
Disney’s Frog movie hops to top of US box office chart The Disney film went on limited release in the US on 25 November The Princess and the Frog, the latest animated film from Disney, has topped the North America box office char...
DARCEY BUSSELL ON HER RETIREMENT REPERTOIRE
By Caroline Briggs Bussell took her final bow at the Royal Opera House in 2007 Ballerina Darcey Bussell has played many roles in her life. As a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, Bussell wowed the audiences for almo...
