Hollywood asks: who needs Harry Potter?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter won’t be whipping up his magic when the fall film season begins next week, but Hollywood is hoping momentum from summer hits…
Presenter Fiona Phillips quits GMTV
TV presenter Fiona Phillips is leaving GMTV after 12 years to devote more time to her children and her elderly father, her agent confirmed.
The 47-year-old will leave the programme at…
Edinburgh fringe festival director quits
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The director of the Edinburgh Fringe arts festival quit on Thursday after just 18 months in charge following a 10-percent drop in ticket sales blamed on computer…
Tension mounts in Big Brother house
Big Brother housemates endured a tense afternoon as Mikey told Rex what he thought of him and Darnell considered quitting.
Darnell spent more than an hour in the Diary Room considering…
Jackson turns 50
The Peter Pan of Pop is celebrating his 50th birthday.
Michael Jackson was born in 1958 and has been performing since he was 11.
One of the best-selling artists of all time,…
Hollywood heads to Denver in support of Barack Obama
It was a momentous occasion when Barack Obama addressed a 75,000-strong crowd as he officially accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. And sharing in the special moment were a host…
Injured Valkyrie extras offered settlement
Studio bosses on Tom Cruise’s troubled World War II movie Valkyrie have offered a dozen extras who were injured on-set a settlement.
The film, which has been pushed back twice, was…
Thousands party at Connect festival
Thousands of music fans partied at a Scottish castle as the Hydro Connect festival got under way.
Around 15,000 campers made their way to Inveraray Castle on the banks of Loch…
Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father
Actress Lindsay Lohan has lashed out at her father on her online blog.
Michael Lohan told journalists Samantha Ronson - the woman who Lindsay is in a relationship with - is…
Baron Cohen holidays with stars
Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen has been proving his showbiz credentials.
He has been snapped by papparazzi on a yacht in Hawaii with not one, not two, but three Hollywood…
Grenier wanted Entourage to go green
Adrien Grenier wanted his character on TV comedy Entourage to be more environmentally friendly - until he realised it would make the show boring.
Grenier hassled series producers for years about…
Diamond promises refund to fans after bad show
Crooner Neil Diamond has offered to refund fans who attended a concert he performed with a bad voice.
The Sweet Caroline star has had to postpone two shows after catching laryngitis…
Robyn on tour with Madonna
Swedish pop star Robyn has admitted she has never met Madonna - even though she is starring in her Sticky and Sweet world tour.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Robin…
Doherty: ‘Spelling’s a liar’
Former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Shannen Doherty has branded Tori Spelling a liar after she claimed the actress had engaged in a fistfight with co-star Jennie Garth.
Spelling unleashed her wrath…
Oprah drops 15 spots on Forbes power list
Media titan Oprah Winfrey has been named the 36th most powerful woman in the world in a new Forbes magazine list.
Winfrey was 21st on the list in 2007.
Other celebrities to…
Foreign films dominate Telluride Film Festival
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Telluride Film Festival will show fewer American movies than usual at its upcoming 2008 edition with foreign titles dominating the list of 23 new features…
Wilson commends Gallagher’s pr skills
Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson is impressed with Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher’s self-promotion skills - branding the star “a publicity machine”.
Gallagher took aim at Wilson’s band earlier this month, comparing…
MIA comes out of retirement
Rapper MIA has come out of retirement to record a new album.
The star - real name Mathangi Arulpragasam - announced her retirement from the industry after cancelling her European tour…
George Clooney circles “Air”
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - George Clooney is in talks to star in “Up in the Air” for “Juno” director Jason Reitman.
The actor will inhabit an unapologetic corporate downsizer whose…
Jackson to celebrate birthday with his kids
Pop superstar Michael Jackson is to spend his landmark 50th birthday celebrating with his children.
The Thriller hitmaker turns 50 on Friday and he insists that he has no plans for…