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Stars pack Venice to fete Salma Hayek, Pinault

Actress Salma Hayek and her husband are celebrating their recent wedding with a star-studded, weekend-long party in Venice.
Actresses Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz and Ashley Judd, U2 frontman Bono and Vogue editor Anna Wintour,

Added by Mark David on April 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Arab pop star Haifa Wehbe gets married

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe, the biggest sex symbol in the Arabic pop scene, was set to celebrate her wedding at a star-studded bash on Friday, a day after a hush-hush private ceremony.

Added by Mark David on April 25, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

French first lady's new foundation to fund projects

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is setting up a new foundation to raise funds for groups that help the homeless, prison inmates, the handicapped and fight illiteracy in France.

Added by Mark David on April 24, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Schwarzenegger says his `Terminator' might be back

Arnold Schwarzenegger might be back as the Terminator after all, despite his day job as California governor.

Added by Mark David on April 23, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Jackie Chan 'freedom' comments spark widespread ire

The backlash over comments by Jackie Chan that Chinese people "need to be controlled" escalated Tuesday with everyone from academics to politicians censuring the Hong Kong film star.

Added by Mark David on April 22, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Bai Ling cranks up moonstruck life for "High Voltage"

Chinese-American actress Bai Ling really thinks she is from the moon, and that her grandmother lives there. Really, truly.

Added by Mark David on April 20, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Camo wearing woman arrested at Spears home

Authorities have arrested a camouflage-wearing, camera-toting woman they say was caught peeking into Britney Spears' windows.

Added by Mark David on April 17, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Lindsay Lohan makes mock dating service ad

Lindsay Lohan is on the prowl again.

The much-gossiped-about starlet has made a mock dating service video posted on comedy Web site FunnyOrDie.com. Lohan, 22, recently said that she and DJ Samantha Ronson are taking a "brief break.

Added by Mark David on April 16, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Miley and Hannah team up for $34M opening weekend

Miley Cyrus and alter-ego Hannah Montana have double-teamed their way to another No. 1 box office debut.

Added by Mark David on April 13, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Farrah Fawcett released from hospital

Cancer stricken actress Farrah Fawcett was released from the hospital on Thursday, following treatment for bleeding resulting from a medical procedure in Germany, celebrity magazine People reported.

Added by Mark David on April 11, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

French first lady offers to help quake hospital

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy said Tuesday she intends to make a donation to the hospital in L'Aquila, epicentre of the earthquake in her native Italy that has claimed more than 200 lives.

Added by Mark David on April 8, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Cleveland looks ahead to next Rock Hall ceremony

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich pointed up at thousands of rock fans in the public seating sections at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's 2009 inductions.

Added by Mark David on April 6, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Coolio pleads not guilty in drug case

Rapper Coolio has pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges.

Added by Mark David on April 4, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Malawi government backs Madonna adoption attempt

Malawi's government supports pop singer Madonna's bid to adopt a second child from the southern African country, the information minister said on Thursday, a position likely to anger rights groups.

Added by Mark David on April 3, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Fans inundate Natalie Cole with offers of a kidney

Natalie Cole's fans want to give her a kidney. The 59 year-old singer told Larry King on Tuesday that she was diagnosed with kidney failure, and while she was till on his CNN show, dozens of viewers wrote in offering to be tested as possible donors.

Added by Mark David on April 2, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Courtney Love's apparent online rants now in court

Some of Courtney Love's online rants are now in a Los Angeles court.A fashion designer's libel and breach of contract lawsuit against the singer includes what she calls several "menacing and disturbing" statements posted on the Internet.

Added by Mark David on March 28, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Man charged with stalking gymnast Johnson

A Florida man was on Thursday charged with stalking Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson after being caught trying to sneak onto the set of television show "Dancing with the Stars," prosecutors said.

Added by Mark David on March 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Fla. prosecutors giving Anna Nicole case new look

Prosecutors in South Florida are taking a fresh look at evidence in the 2007 death of actress-model Anna Nicole Smith.

Added by Mark David on March 26, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Vanessa Redgrave postpones Cathedral appearance

Vanessa Redgrave has postponed her April 27 appearance at New York's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine where she was to have performed the stage version of "The Year of Magical Thinking."

Added by Mark David on March 25, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Acting world pays tribute to Richardson

Broadway has dimmed its lights in honour of Natasha Richardson, as tributes poured in for the actress and member of Britain's Redgrave acting dynasty who died after a ski accident this week.

Added by Mark David on March 20, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments