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Peter Andre arrives down under
3 hours ago
A “Shattered” Peter Andre has arrived in Cairns, Australia, on a brief visit his family and has headed straight to bed. The 36-year-old star traveled to Oz from London with his brother Michael and the pair are now staying with their parents, Savvas and Thea. Pete couldn’t take his kids with ex-wife, Katie Price - Junior, four, and Princess Tiaamii, two - because of a dispute with the model. Savvas, who said it was a “shame” the children couldn’t be there, told Splash News: “Pete’s here. He’s staying with us. “He’s gone straight to bed. He’s shattered. “He’s very tired after the journey. “He’ll be here for a couple of days, then he’s »
- Grant Hodgson
Rapper Ti released from prison in time for Christmas
4 hours ago
Rapper Ti has been released from prison early after serving seven months at a low-security penitentiary in Forrest City, Arkansas. Originally sentenced to a year and a day in prison for weapons charges resulting from an October 2007 incident, Ti's lawyer Steve Sadow, who confirmed the release. He added: 'It is not out of the ordinary that he was released so soon.' Ti was released early due to good behaviour but he still has to report to Dismas Charities Atlanta West, a half way house, for about three months. »
- Ellie Pratt
Iggy Pop wants to record version of White Christmas
4 hours ago
Iggy Pop has revealed he wants to record his own version of White Christmas. The Lust For Life singer would love to add a festive hit to his catalogue and considers recording a version of Bing Crosby's seasonal classic White Christmas every year. He said: 'I am a real threat to cover White Christmas. I'm ready, cocked and loaded.' The 62-year-old rocker also revealed he is a big fan of Frank Sinatra and has plans to fulfil a long-held ambition to record his own versions of some of the crooner's hits. He added: 'I've always wanted to beat up Willow Weep for Me and there's Only the Lonely - that's the title track of my favourite »
- Ellie Pratt
Brittany Murphy buried in low-key funeral in Los Angeles
5 hours ago
Eric Balfour and Penny Marshall were among the Hollywood names that paid their respects to Brittany Murphy at the actress’s low-key funeral in Los Angeles. The Clueless star was laid to rest in a small, private funeral at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery on Christmas Eve. A fleet of cars carrying close friends and family were escorted into the cemetery by police bikes shortly before three in the afternoon. The cemetery’s own security team and a dozen police cars were on hand to make sure the funeral stayed private and kept local media teams at bay. The service, which took place at the Church of the Hills, inside the memorial park was a co-denominational affair, with »
- Jon Boon
Update: Charlie Sheen released from custody
6 hours ago
Charlie Sheen has been released from jail after posting an $8,500 bail bond. The 44-year-old actor spent around 10 hours in custody on Christmas Day, after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife. He is due to appear in court on February 8 next year. Cops arrested Sheen at a house in Aspen, Colorado, - which his wife Brooke Mueller has reportedly been renting - after receiving a 911 call at 8.34am on Christmas morning. A source close to Mueller, a real estate investor, told celebrity news website Radar Online that Sheen pushed Mueller after they began rowing. The same source claimed the couple, who wed in 2008 and have nine-month-old twin sons, have »
- Joanne Clements
Jon Gosselin victim of break-in in New York
6 hours ago
Newly divorced father of eight small children, Jon Gosselin was apparently the victim of a break-in and ransacking of his apartment in New York City. Jon returned home to find his apartment in shambles, and the pillows ripped and stabbed. TMZ.com is reporting the flat was 'ransacked' with an alleged scorned lover's note stabbed into a pillow, left behind as a warning to Gosselin, the "cheater" referenced in the scrawled evidence. TMZ sources say this note was left behind with Hailey Glassman's name signed at the bottom. The apartment is reported by TMZ to be under both Gosselin and Glassman's name. »
- April MacIntyre
Bethenny Frankel hits back at critics over naked PETA advert
7 hours ago
Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel has hit back at critics over her new naked PETA advert. The star can be seen completely naked in a new ad for the animal rights campaign People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with the tagline: 'Fur? I'd Rather Go Naked.' But fans of the show and other critics have slammed Frankel claiming her photo has been heavily airbrushed. So Frankel has taken the unusual step of releasing an untouched photograph to answer claims her PETA image was airbrushed. Frankel provided an image of herself from the waist up and her arm covering her breast that was similar to one that was used »
- Philippa Bourke
Spanish experts find Boyzone star Stephen Gately had heart condition
7 hours ago
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately had an undiagnosed heart condition that caused him to collapse after drinking in Majorca, it has been revealed. According to a report in the UK newspaper The Sun, the 33 year-old star was dead for eight hours before his body was discovered. Now forensics experts in Spain have concluded that Gately died after collapsing from the undiagnosed condition and their findings have been presented to a local judge. Scientists at The National Toxicology Institute in Barcelona ruled out drink or drugs as a factor. They listed atheromatosis, a thickening of arteries, as the underlying cause. The report states: 'Gately had been dead for approximately eight hours when his body was discovered. »
- Philippa Bourke
USA and Brokaw's American Character Along Highway 50 airs Jan. 18
7 hours ago
USA Network announced the airing of American Character Along Highway 50, a new documentary exploring the state of the American character over the last year. Reported on by NBC News. Tom Brokaw, the series is an outgrowth of USA.s .Characters Welcome. brand and continued celebration of real Americans and their stories. The documentary was inspired by a series of photographs by David Eustace ( interview ) along Highway 50 from the USA Network book American Character: A Photographic Journey, for which Brokaw penned the foreword. This television event will premiere on January 18, 2010 at 8/7c with limited commercial interruptions. The announcement was made by Bonnie Hammer, president, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions. Co-produced »
- April MacIntyre
Carrie Underwood engaged to hockey hunk Mike Fisher
8 hours ago
Country beauty Carrie Underwood is engaged after her sports star boyfriend popped the question over the weekend. Ice hockey hunk Mike Fisher proudly confirmed the happy news and revealed that he popped the question to the singer. 'It's true,' he said. 'We're both obviously excited and very happy.' Underwood, 26, and Fisher, 29, have mostly remained shy about even admitting they were in a relationship. The first signs they were ready to become public came when Underwood declared her love for Fisher in the liner notes of her new album, Play On. 'I love you so much!' she wrote. 'You make my life better in every way! I thank God for you every »
- Lee Brown
'The Buried Life' a traveling bucket list, MTV doc series Jan. 18
8 hours ago
MTV gives viewers a cross-country journey, where anything is possible in the new series, .The Buried Life,. premiering Monday, January 18 at 10Pmet/Pt. The title .The Buried Life. references a poem written by Matthew Arnold in 1852 in which he suggests that day-to-day minutia often buries our real lives and we each have a desire to live our .Buried Life.. This documentary series follows Duncan, Ben, Jonnie and Dave, who travel across the country in their purple bus named Penelope to pursue their wildest dreams and sometimes .off the wall. crusades to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of others. The guys trek through the country crossing off items on their list »
- April MacIntyre
Rapper Lil Wayne escapes drug charges
9 hours ago
Rapper Lil. Wayne has escaped drug charges after authorities discovered a marijuana on his tour bus. The star and his entourage were questioned after border patrol officials stopped the bus in Texas and sniffer dogs discovered the drug. Lil' Wayne, along with 11 other people, were detained on Friday in Falfurrias, Texas. Some members of the group reportedly confessed to possessing the drug but Lil Wayne was not one of the men arrested. Lil' Wayne pled guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon stemming from a 2007 traffic stop of his tour bus. He is set to spend a year in jail and will appear for sentencing »
- Eric Munn
A dog's life: Nat Geo's DogTown gives abandoned pets new lease, Jan. 1
9 hours ago
One of the saddest things about an economic downturn is when the pets of people are just abandoned, neglected or sadly given up to be euthanized for lack of money. Utah's Best Friends is a wonderful charity to adopt - and in doing so you will save countless animals who through no fault of their own, were walked away from. National Geographic celebrates this group of hard working professionals in the series "DogTown," starting Friday, January 1, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is located on 3,700 acres of southern Utah canyon country, the sanctuary is home to hundreds of dogs and cats, as well as horses, rabbits, goats and various other companion animals »
- April MacIntyre
Charlie Sheen arrested on suspicion of `assaulting wife`
9 hours ago
Charlie Sheen spent Christmas Day in jail - after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife. Cops took the 44-year-old actor into custody after receiving a 911 call at 8.34am on Christmas morning. The Two and a Half Men star was arrested on suspicion of second degree assault, menacing (knowingly placing someone in fear of imminent serious bodily injury) and criminal mischief (willfully damaging someone else’s property). The alleged offense took place during a scuffle with his wife Brooke Mueller at a house in Aspen, Colorado. 'All charges are coupled with a domestic violence component,' a spokeswoman for the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Department said. 'Mr Sheen is being held with no bond.' Cops »
- Joanne Clements
Boxing Day is 'Doctor Who' Tennant finale day on BBC America
10 hours ago
Boxing Day is today, Wren's Day, or the feast of St. Stephen to some, and it is also the BBC America day to reveal the finale to the era of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, is one of the most eagerly anticipated adventures in the history of Doctor Who. As previously announced, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars premiered Saturday December 19, 9:00pm Et/Pt on BBC America. The final two specials, Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One and Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two, will premiere over the holiday season starting December 26 on BBC America. Guest stars include John Simm, Timothy Dalton, Catherine Tate, Lindsay Duncan and Bernard Cribbins set »
- April MacIntyre
History grinds Ax for season three, Ax Men return
11 hours ago
What do you get when you combine six competetive crews, the unforgiving weather of the Pacific Northwest to the buggy, Gator infested swamps of Louisiana and Florida? History's reality buzz saw of "Ax Men," coming back for season three. The guys are back, up against Mother Nature as season three of the series, which chronicles the lives of rugged timber cutters, returns on Sunday, January 10 at 9pm Et on History. This season the team spans the country for the first time, literally from one coast to the other, as intrepid loggers from six teams push deeper into densely covered forests during the logging industry.s most dangerous season. According to History: Teams from Oregon, Washington, Montana, Louisiana »
- April MacIntyre
'Curb's' Jeff Garlin and Michael Moore bring comedy festival to Michigan
12 hours ago
HBO "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star and producer Jeff Garlin and filmmaker Michael Moore are collaborating on a new comedy project that hopes to inject some dollars and laughs into the Wolverine State. Moore is a son of Flint, Michigan, and he has created a summer film festival in Traverse City, and now he will add a mid-winter comedy festival to draw people, business and some excitement to the economically depressed state. Moore and Emmy winner Jeff Garlin have announced they will craft a mid-winter comedic counterpart to the summer fest; the inaugural Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival will be held Feb. 19-21. The proposed venue is the State Theatre, a refurbished, 546-seat movie house that Moore saved from »
- April MacIntyre
Nicolas Cage embroiled in three lawsuits now
13 hours ago
Nicolas Cage.s financial woes have increased by one more lawsuit, reports People magazine. Cage's latest suit against him is for $36.7 million, slapped on him by Red Curb Investments, who allege that Cage failed to repay over $5 million in loans and neglected to disclose his $6 million debt and tax problems. .[Our client] was assured that Cage had substantial assets consisting of high-end residential property, yachts, airplanes, antiques, custom automobiles, jewelry, furs . to assure repayment of the [loan],. the company claimed in the suit, according to People. ....the values of Cage.s assets were grossly exaggerated.. Cage's legal team refute the charges and deny that the actor was in the wrong. Currently Cage is suing and being »
- April MacIntyre
Actor Charlie Sheen taken by police after domestic violence report
22 hours ago
New York - Us actor Charlie Sheen was arrested by police at his home in the winter resort of Aspen, Colorado on Friday for alleged domestic violence, the online service TMZ reported. Police responded to an emergency call apparently placed by his wife early Friday and arrested Sheen, 44, on charges of second-degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief. Sheen, the star of CBS' popular series 'Two and a Half Men,' was later released after posting 8,500 dollars bond, the Aspen Police Department said. In keeping with police policy, the victim was not identified by name. But Sheen's third wife is Brooke Mueller. The »
Pope Benedict XVI gets knocked down, delivers Mass despite assault (Video)
25 December 2009 8:44 PM, PST
Pope Benedict XVI took a direct hit from a mentally ill female onlooker, but regained his composure and still delivered the traditional Catholic Mass to the milllions of the faithful worldwide from Vatican City. The pope is protected by Swiss Guards, Vatican police and Italian police. The pontiff delivered his traditional Christmas Day blessing Friday just hours after being knocked down by the woman who jumped the barrier at the start of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican released a statement saying the pope was unhurt in the fall and that his schedule would remain unchanged. Unfortunately, the woman also knocked over French cardinal Roger Etchegaray, an 87-year-old Vatican diplomat, and broke his hip. He is reportedly »
- April MacIntyre
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