Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon's Regifted Engagement Ring?

According to our friends at Perez Hilton.com, that engagement ring Mariah Carey's been sporting looks AWFULLY familiar!
A source close to Cannon's ex-fiance, Selita, confirmed exclusively to PerezHilton.com, "That IS the same ring."
Should Mariah be insulted at the re-gift, or happy that she's hooking up with such a thrifty guy?

Hollywood's Hot New Couple

The rumors that have been flying around are true!!! In this week's issue of InTouch weekly, there are pictures of the hot new lovebirds, Jonh Mayer and Jennifer Aniston, laying poolside in Miami.

Witnesses apparently said the two were inseperable.

When InTouch asked how he was doing after spending four days with his new love, John smiled and responded, "My weekend was good."

So what can their Hollywood 'name' be? - Johaniston perhaps?

Check out this week's InStyle to see all of the pictures!!!!

Tom Cruise in talks for M:I4

Sources close to Tom Cruise have told Access Hollywood the actor is in talks with Paramount about making Mission: Impossible 4. Paramount produced all of the prior Mission: Impossible films.

Cruise played super agent Ethan Hunt in the first Mission: Impossible film in 1996, and it grossed $467 million worldwide in the box office. 2000's Mission: Impossible 2 yielded $545 million at the global box office, and 2006's "Mission: Impossible 3 had $395 million in ticket sales.

Although Cruise and Sumner Redstone, the CEO of Paramount, had a public dispute in 2006 when the studio ended its relationship with Cruise's production company following the actor's fall from grace, the two have reportedly been seen in Los Angeles restaurants together.

In other Cruise news, 61-year-old singer Cher revealed to Oprah that she had a relationship with the actor earlier in his career. In the taped interview, to be aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show next week, Cher said she dated Cruise when he was 23-years-old and an emerging star.

She said Cruise was finding life in the spotlight difficult and that it could have been a "great big romance because I was crazy for him."

"He was shy," she said in an excerpt of the interview published by Sky News. "He said he felt like such a boob in school and nobody talked to him. We went on a date once for dinner in a New York restaurant and the waitress was from his old school."

"He told me she never talked to him back in school, but now he was recognized he got all her attention," Cher said.

Her fling with the now 45-year-old actor is believed to have ended when he met first wife Mimi Rogers.

Tom Cruise's appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of his breakout film Risky Business have already been taped, a source close to production told the Associated Press Wednesday. The two-part interview includes a snowmobile ride, a frank discussion of his media image and candid talk about his personal life.

"In his 25 years in the business, Tom Cruise has become the epitome of a true Hollywood star," Warner Home Video senior vice president and general manager Jeff Baker said in a statement Wednesday. "We are very proud of this timeless classic and the film that became his breakthrough role."

Is Mariah Carey engaged?

A source close to Mariah Carey told Access Hollywood that the diva is engaged to singer-actor Nick Cannon. Although reps for the couple were not available for comment, rumors about an engagement have been circulating awhile.

At an after party for her Tribeca film "Tennessee" in New York, Carey, 38, worse a new bauble on her ring finger. People asked Cannon what he loved about Mariah, and his reply was "everything"... but Carey has said that she is only in love with one man - her dog!

The two were also spotted at New York's Tenjune nightclub Saturday night.

"Mariah and Nick looked really cozy. They were cuddling and made sure they held hands all night," an onlooker reported. "Mariah looked really proud to be there with Nick, and he seemed to be having a great time."

Both Cannon and Carey were recently in serious relationships. Cannon was engaged to Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks in 2007, but the two ended their relationship the same year. Carey had been seeing music executive Mark Sudack recently, although she never confirmed the relationship.

If the rumors are true, it will be the first marriage for Cannon and the second for Carey. She was married to her record executive, Tommy Mottola, from 1993-1998.

Paula gets confused again on Idol

Paula Abdul seemed very confused on last night's episode of American Idol. Each contestant sang twice, but after everyone sang their first time, host Ryan Seacrest asked for the judges' comments.

Abdul gave comments to contestant Jason Castro, critiquing his first song, then his second - even though he only sang once!

"Oh my God, I thought you sang twice," Abdul said when judge Randy Jackson informed her of the mistake. "You know what? This is hard!" Simon Cowell also tried to save her, repeatedly asking who was her favorite.

Afterwards Abdul said she was thrown a "curveball" and was "confused," resulting in an "honest mistake."

"In seven years we've never had to do that," Abdul told Seacrest about the judging. "We were only following directions."

Although audience members were laughing, Seacrest did try to minimize any embarrassment. "Paula, you’re seeing the future, baby. You're seeing the future," he said.

See Madonna Perform Live!

Madonna to Perform Live at New York's Roseland Ballroom April 30th
Watch the Show Live on MSN!

In celebration of the release of Madonna's upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York's famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at http://music.msn.com/inconcert and will also be available for viewing post-show.

Now fans can Madonna-fy their online world with promo banners, Myspace codes, and desktop backgrounds:

Pre Concert: http://www.controlroom.com/myspace/madonna/downloads.htm
Post Concert: http://www.controlroom.com/myspace/madonna2/downloads.htm

Kate Hudson on People's 100 Most Beautiful Issue

People's 100 Most Beautiful Issue is on sale Friday, and the cover girl of the special edition is Kate Hudson. The 29-year-old told People: I was a tomboy. I had three brothers. I was the girl with the dress on that always came back in the house filthy with scrapes and bruises. But I was always very girly. I had to be able to twirl so that my underwear showed."

The single mom said she looks best "at the end of the night, when everything's soaked in and I'm still up. I like the leftover makeup in the morning. You've got to wash your face but there's always the leftover eye makeup, I love that."

Others in top 100 are Salma Hayek, Mary J. Blige, Rumer Willis, Sarah Silverman, Christina Applegate, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, Isla Fisher, the cast of Gossip Girls, Julianne Moore, Vanessa Hudgens, Taylor Swift, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren and Carrie Underwood.

The Opportunity of a Lifetime!!!!!

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET YOUR BIG BREAK AND SEE THE WORLD. TEN TIME GRAMMY WINNER ALICIA KEYS IS LOOKING FOR A BACKGROUND SINGER TO JOIN HER ON THE AS I AM TOUR!!!

Entering Instructions:

Submit a video of yourself singing acapella for at least 30 seconds. (Original Compositions Only. / No Cover Songs Allowed).

Once your video has been submitted, enter your MySpace URL and video URL in the forum to the right.

Make sure to review the rules and regulations before entering.

Qualifications:
Must be female between the ages of 21-30.
Have a valid Passport.
Immediately able to Travel.

By entering, you agree to the full set of rules and regulations

Winner: The winner will be chosen on or around May 15th. One (1) Performer, selected at the sole discretion of the Sponsors/Judges, will be given the opportunity to perform in at least one (1) show as a back-up singer for Alicia Keys!!

Check out Alicia's MySpace page

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/30

Cloris Leachman - age 82 - Oscar- and Emmy-winning American actress who played Phyllis Lindstrom on CBS's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Phyllis;" films include "Young Frankenstein" and "Spanglish"

Willie Nelson - age 75 - Grammy-winning American country singer-songwriter and actor

Gary Collins - age 70 - American actor and talk show host who was in "Airport" and "The Sixth Sense," among others

Burt Young - age 68 - American actor, author and painter best known as Paulie in the "Rocky" films

Bobby Vee - age 65 - American pop singer

Jill Clayburgh - age 64 - American actress best known as the title character's mother on Fox's "Ally McBeal;" films include "An Unmarried Woman," "Starting Over" and "Running with Scissors"

Perry King - age 60 - American actor who played Cody Allen on NBC's "Riptide"

Merrill Osmond - American lead singer of The Osmonds

Jane Campion - age 54 - Oscar-winning New Zealand director whose work includes "Sweetie," "The Piano" and "The Portrait of a Lady"

Adrian Pasdar - age 43 - American actor and director best known as Nathan Petrelli on NBC's "Heroes" and Jim Profit on Fox's "Profit"

Clark Vogeler - age 39 - American guitarist for the post-grunge band The Toadies

Chris Henderson - age 37 - American guitarist for the alternative rock band 3 Doors Down

Carolyn Dawn Johnson - age 37 - Canadian country music singer-songwriter

J.R. Richards - age 36 - American musician and lead singer for the alternative rock band Dishwalla

Akon - age 35 - Senegalese-American R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer

Jeff Timmons - age 35 - American singer and founding member of the pop group 98 Degrees

Johnny Galecki - age 33 - American actor best known as David Healy on ABC's "Roseanne" and Leonard Hofstadter on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory"

Lloyd Banks - age 26 - American rapper and member of the group G-Unit

Kirsten Dunst - age 26 - American actress whose films include "Interview with the Vampire," "Bring It On" and the "Spider-Man" series

Ashton Kutcher won't act with Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher has vowed never to act alongside wife Demi Moore, because their lives are already like a soap opera.

The What Happens In Vegas star is worried the couple wouldn't be able to separate real-life from fiction onscreen.

He says: "I'd do a movie with her if our characters weren't interacting. Our lives are like a soap opera, and I think it would be hard for people to disconnect from work and real life."


Would he take on a role opposite step-daughter Rumer though?

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Amy Winehouse to sing Bond theme song?

Amy Winehouse, the multi-Grammy Award winning British singer, is back in the studio and is reportedly recording the theme song for the new James Bond movie which is set to be out in theaters this November.

Although Winehouse has been working with Mark Ronson to produce a new song, according to the spokespeople for her record label, the work on a soundtrack for the film is only speculation.

However, Ronson reveled to a magazine that he has been laying a new track entitled “Quantum of Solace” for the latest bond installment, but claims that there is no guarantee that their song would actually be featured in the movie.

Soundgarden’s former front man Chris Cornell recorded the theme song for “Casino Royale” the last Bond film which was released inn 2006.

CSI Star Arrested

Gary Dourdan, the forty-one-year-old CSI regular, was arrested in Palm Springs for drug possession on Monday.

According to Access Hollywood, the police found a car parked on the wrong side of the road where it was assumed the driver was sleeping inside. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer discovered Dourdan “disoriented and possibly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.”

A search of the car revealed various drugs including: cocaine, Ecstasy, and heroin. The actor was jailed for five hours before he was released on a $5,000 bail.

At the beginning of April, it was reported that Dourdan will not be returning to CSI once his contract with CBS expires in May.

Pink Floyd Pig Has Gone MIA

The two-story inflatable pig belonging to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters’ was lost on Sunday night during his Coachella performance. The organizers of the acclaimed California music festival are offering a $10,000 award and four life-long festival tickets for its return.

The pig, which has been a feature stage prop for Pink Floyd since their single “Pig on the Wing,” floated away during Waters’ closing set. The pig was lost once before in 1977 during a photo shoot in London, but was later recovered for their “Animals” album cover.

The lost Coachella pig, which is not actually the original but merely a prototype of past pigs, features the slogan “Don’t be led to the slaughter” along with a cartoon of Uncle Sam holding meat cleavers. The flip side says “Fear builds walls” and has a checked-off ballot for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Search teams have been put together to locate the pig, and concerned festival goers are asked to email lostpig+coachella.com with any information on its whereabouts.

Scott Weiland Senteced to Jail

Scott Weiland, the forty-year-old front man for Stone Temple Pilots, was sentenced to eight days in jail after pleading no contest to a DUI charge in a LA Superior Court.

Weiland, who has recently left the Gun’s and Roses compilation band Velvet Revolver and is famed for his problems with drugs and alcohol, was originally arrested on a free-way off ramp Nov 21st.

In addition to the jail time, he has been given four years probation and is required to enroll in a year-and-a-half long substance abuse program.

Stone Temple Pilots is scheduled to go on a lengthily reunion tour beginning May 17th, and Weiland must serve his sentence by May 28th.

Weezer's Virtual Food Fight

Buzznet is proud to announce the launch of the Weezer “Pork and Beans” virtual food fight. Celebrating the recent iTunes release of Weezer’s first single off the soon-to-be released self-titled album, “Pork and Beans,” this allows users to splatter the profiles of their friends through the simple insertion of codes within each page’s notes section.

Promoting fan involvement for the release through this heated food fight, Buzznet users can retaliate at will by tagging the top of each of their chosen profile pages with a heaping helping of the canned food favorite. Additionally for the promotion, a donation will be made in the name of the participants to Conscious Alliance, a non-profit organization that distributes food and resources to communities in the United States most in need.

Listen to "Pork and Beans" on IMEEM

Check out embeddable "Pork and Beans" player:

Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape to Be Released

A sex tape rumored to star Jimi Hendrix has been obtained by LA adult film company, Vivid Entertainment.

The footage allegedly features the guitar icon engaging in several sex acts with two women in a hotel room during the late 1960s.

Vivid, who recently received the film from a collector, had it tested for authenticity and claims that the tape is indeed real.

Vivid Entertainment has previously released the sex tapes of Kim Kardahsian and Pam Anderson.

Niel Diamond on American Idol and Jimmy Kimmel Live

Legendary recording artist and American icon Neil Diamond will be appearing on American Idol and Jimmy Kimmel Live this week in support of his new album, Home Before Dark. Home Before Dark, produced by Rick Rubin, will be released on Columbia Records on May 6.

Neil Diamond will appear as a mentor to the remaining five contestants on American Idol on Tuesday April 29 and Wednesday, April 30. The idols will be singing Neil Diamond’s songs on April 29, where Diamond will also appear in pre-recorded segments giving the contestants guidance and advice on their song choices and interpretations. On the April 30 elimination show, Neil Diamond will perform live on the American Idol stage.

Neil Diamond will also be taping an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, April 29. The 5-song set will be recorded outside and open to the general public. The taping is set to begin at 6:15pm at 6840 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. The Neil Diamond performance will air on Jimmy Kimmel Live in May.

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/29

Carl Gardner - age 80 - American singer and founder of the R&B group The Coasters

Rod McKuen - age 75 - bestselling American poet, singer and composer who also wrote and sang the title song for "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"

Otis Rush - age 74 - Grammy-winning American blues singer and guitarist

Duane Allen - age 65 - American singer and lead vocalist for the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys

Tommy James - age 61 - American singer-songwriter, musician, producer and frontman for the rock band Tommy James and the Shondells

Nora Dunn - age 56 - American comedian and actress who was on NBC's "Saturday Night Live"

Jerry Seinfeld - age 54 - Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and actor best known for NBC's "Seinfeld"

Kate Mulgrew - age 53 - American actress who played Mary Ryan on ABC's "Ryan's Hope" and Captain Kathryn Janeway on UPN's "Star Trek: Voyager"

Daniel Day-Lewis - age 51 - Oscar-winning British-Irish actor whose films include "My Left Foot," "The Last of the Mohicans," "Gangs of New York" and "There Will Be Blood"

Michelle Pfeiffer - age 50 - American actress in "Scarface," "Dangerous Liaisons" and the new "Hairspray," among others

Eve Plumb - age 50 - American actress best known as Jan Brady on ABC's "The Brady Bunch"

Carnie Wilson - age 40 - American singer and TV host who was a member of the pop group Wilson Phillips

Andre Agassi - age 38 - American pro tennis player; formerly World No. 1; won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal

Master P - Grammy-winning American rapper, record label owner and founder and CEO of the conglomerate No Limit Entertainment

Uma Thurman - age 38 - American actress whose films include "Dangerous Liaisons," "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" movies

Mike Hogan - age 35 - Irish musician and bassist for the alternative rock band The Cranberries

Zane Carney - age 23 - American actor best known as Tommy Barry on CBS's "Dave's World"

Orlando Bloom meets the Parents

Orlando Bloom has met girlfriend Miranda Kerr's parents.

The Australian-born Victoria's Secret model took the 'Lord of the Rings' actor to lunch with her mother and father at Sydney's Catalina restaurant over the weekend.

An onlooker said: "They all seemed to be at ease with each other and were getting on well. Things seem to be getting serious between Orlando and Miranda."

Miranda, who was dressed down in a grey dress and brown boots, told a fellow diner jet-legged Orlando had been "very reclusive" since arriving in Australia last week.

She said: "I've had to drag him out today!"

After the meal, Orlando gave Miranda's mother a big hug before they went their separate ways.

Miranda recently described Orlando as a "sweetheart" and revealed the pair shared a mutual belief in Buddhism.

She said: "He's a sweetheart and that's all I'm going say. A real sweetheart.

"I practice Japanese Buddhism. At the heart of it all, it's about practicing peace."

In 2005, Orlando took his first steps towards becoming a Buddhist by taking part in an hour-long ceremony to commit himself to the faith.

He joined 60 other fledgling Buddhists at the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist movement's headquarters at Taplow Court Mansion in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

During the ceremony, Orlando was presented with a Gohonzon - a scroll with Chinese and Sanskrit characters on it.

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R.E.M, NIN, and STP are headlining New Orleans’s Voodoo Music Experience

R.E.M., Nine inch Nails, and Stone Temple pilot, three of the biggest bands of the 1990s, are all set to headline New Orleans’s 10th Annual Voodoo Music Experience festival.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, and are priced at $100 for the three-day long event that runs from October 24-26.

Also set to perform are native New Orleans acts including: the Newville Brother’s, Irving Mayfield’s New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and New Orleans Bingo! Show.

Last year the festival was headlined by Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, and Wilco.

Roger Clemens may have had an affair with Mindy McCready

Roger Clemens, the forty-five-year-old major league baseball player, has denied rumors concerning the ten-year affair he allegedly engaged in with country music star Mindy McCready.

Although the former Red Sox pitcher confirms that he has a relationship with McCready, he claims that is was not an inappropriate one. According to The Daily News, Clemen’s lawyer reported that Roger “considered her a close family friend,” and that he “has never had a sexual relationship with her."

The supposed affair began when the singer was fifteen and while Clemens was a twenty-eight-year-old father of two, and details of their relationship could potentially come out during McCready’s upcoming projects which include a documentary about her life and a reality TV show.

The Daily News sited several anonymous sources and claimed that, even after ending their affair, Clemens was still involved with McCready’s life and helped her through her self-destructive relationships with other men, as well as through her financial troubles.

This information could prove damaging to Clemens lawsuit against his former trainer Brian McNamee, because Roger’s case is based partially on his character, which will most likely become tarnished in light of a scandal involving an extra-marital affair with a minor.

Additionally, the rumors of the affair have caused Clemens to be under investigation for perjury during his testimony to Congress.

The WB Network is Coming Back as a Website

The Warner Bros. Television Group is bringing the WB network back as an online video site that will feature original programming as well as re-runs of WB classics such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

The WB.com is supposed to target viewers between the age of 16 and 34, and the launch of the website is an attempt to attract the attention of younger viewers who, in the digital age, spread their time between watching television shows as they air, and catching the programs streamed online at their leisure.

For example, The CW’s Gossip Girl found a following online, but failed to pull in ratings for the Network, causing the WB/UPN merger to quit streaming the show’s latest episodes over the Internet. Warner Brother’s new website will attack the issue form the opposite direction.

Producer Josh Schwartz, the writer for The O.C. and Gossip Girl, will be creating a new show for the WB.com, and according to a statement form Warner Brothers, Schwartz’s program "takes viewers to the front of the line and behind the soundboard of a fictional Hollywood rock club."

Toby Keith was Under Fire

Toby Keith, the forty-six-year-old country singer, came under fire while performing for U.S. troops on a military base in Afghanistan.

According to People, Keith, who is on an eighteen show tour throughout the Persian Gulf, was playing “Weed with Willie” when the base was attacked.

Keith and his band ran to a bunker for cover, where they stayed for around an hour signing autographs for the soldiers.

As soon as it was clear, the band returned to the stage reportedly picking up exactly where they left off.

Lori Loughlin joins 90210 cast

'Full House' and 'Summerland' star Lori Loughlin has joined the cast of the new 'Beverly Hills, 90210." Her character is named Celia Mills and is the wife of Beverly Hills High's new principal and the mother to Annie, a role that was reportedly offered to Hilary Duff.

Angela Bassett to star in 'ER'

Media sources have speculated whether George Clooney will return for the fifteenth and final season of 'ER.' Well, that story is still unknown, but several other stars have been added to the mix or are making a return to Country General's emergency room.

One such is Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett, who will be making her first appearance on both the series and the small screen.

"Bassett will play a tough attending with a troubled past who's coming back to Chicago after a few years in Indonesia doing tsunami relief," the Hollywood Reported noted. "Her arrival in the second episode next season promises to shake County General's ER to the core."

The 49-year-old will make her entrance on the second episode of the season.

Original cast member Noah Wyle will also be returning to the show, joining current cast members John Stamos, Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, Linda Cardinelli, Gloria Reuben, Mekhi Phifer and Goran Visnjic.

Baby Mama's Amy Poehler expecting real baby

Fiction is turning to reality for 'Baby Mama' star Amy Poehler. The comedian, who stars in the film with former-SNLer Tina Fey, is reportedly expecting her first child in the fall with husband Will Arnett.

But the 36-year-old has another reason to celebrate. 'Baby Mama' was the top box office draw of the weekend, taking in $18.3 million in ticket sales.

The number two spot was taken by "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" with $14.6 million. In third was the former No. 1, Jackie Chan and Jet Li's kung fu movie, "The Forbidden Kingdom," with $11.2 million. In fourth place with $11 million in ticket sales was another comedy, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."

"Comedy is definitely king right now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC. "Audiences are definitely showing an interest in going to the movies and having a good time and having a laugh."

Kathy Griffin is back on the market!!

Attention guys: Kathy Griffin is single again.

The star of the TV show D-List and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are over. In fact, Wozniak is marrying to someone else!

"He is an awesome guy, but I have to say he is in the friends category now," says Griffin. "As a matter of fact, I got an email last week from him, and he is going to marry someone else… I think he might be married. I don’t really know that for sure, though."

Could all of his money not buy Kathy's love??

Or was it Kathy that just couldn't get him to propose??

She could have been Mrs. Mac...guess she missed her chance

Country singer invovled with the murder of former SNLers father

It's like something straight out of a country song. Man gets drunk, gets into fight, gets him with a pocket knife, friend dies.

That's allegedly what happened to famous country songwriter Richard Fagan, who was just nabbed by Nashville cops for murdering friend and roommate Gaetano Thomas Oteri, and admitted to stabbing him with his pocket knife- and then later got picked up for a DUI after taking a few shots. Fagan's roommate just happens to be ex-SNL star Cheri Oteri's father. Oteri is famous for many of her skits, ones of them being "Spartan Fever" as well as her "Simma Down" skit.

Fagan wrote such country classics as "Be My Baby Tonight," "Sold," and "I Miss You a Little."

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Oteri family

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/28

Harper Lee - age 82 - American author of To Kill A Mockingbird, the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner

Ann-Margret - age 67 - Swedish-born American actress who was in "Bye Bye Birdie," "Viva Las Vegas" and "Grumpy Old Men," among others

Marcia Strassman - age 60 - American actress who played Julie Kotter on ABC's "Welcome Back, Kotter;" starred in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"

Paul Guilfoyle - age 59 - American actor best known as Captain Jim Brass on CBS's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

Jay Leno - age 58 - Emmy-winning American TV host and comedian who hosts NBC's "The Tonight Show"

Kim Gordon - age 55 - American singer and guitarist for the alternative rock band Sonic Youth

Mary McDonnell - age 55 - American actress best known for playing President Laura Roslin in SCI FI's "Battlestar Galactica"

Too Short - age 42 - American rapper popular in the 1990s; currently runs the record label Up All Nite Records

Simbi Khali - age 37 - American actress best known as Nina Campbell on NBC's "3rd Rock from the Sun"

Bridget Moynahan - age 37 - American actress who starred in ABC's "Six Degrees;" films include "Coyote Ugly" and "I, Robot"

Big Gipp - age 35 - American rapper and member of the hip-hop group Goodie Mob

Elisabeth Röhm - age 35 - German-born American actress best known as Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn on NBC's "Law & Order"

Jorge Garcia - age 35 - Latino-American actor and stand-up comedian who plays Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on ABC's "Lost"

Penélope Cruz - age 34 - Spanish actress and designer whose films include "Belle Époque," "All the Pretty Horses," "Vanilla Sky" and "Volver"

Nate Richert - age 30 - American actor and musician best known for playing Harvey Kinkle on ABC/The WB's "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"

Jessica Alba - age 27 - American actress who starred in Fox's "Dark Angel;" was in two "Sin City" films and both "Fantastic Four" movies

Kim Cattrall's Sex denial

Kim Cattrall has denied she only starred in 'Sex and the City: The Movie' for the money.

The actress - who stars as PR executive Samantha Jones in the hit US TV show and upcoming movie - reportedly turned down the movie because the money wasn't good enough, but Kim says that wasn't the real reason.

She said: "I think, looking back four years ago when we were first discussing a movie, it was a really tough time for me in my personal life. I was going through a divorce and my job of seven years was coming to an end.

"Then my dad was diagnosed with dementia which was the toughest thing of all, and we had to put him in a home. I returned to Canada where my family is - that's really the reason behind it. It wasn't all about the money."

Kim's co-star Sarah Jessica Parker has defended the actress, insisting she was entitled to consider money before agreeing to the movie.

She said: "I heard a number of differing stories, but I never interrogated Kim. At the beginning I thought it was about money. She had mentioned money a bunch of times and nobody should vilify her for that. I think people made a decision that we had vilified her and I think that was very unfair.

"She's talked publicly about the money being an issue and I think she has every right to do that. But the best thing that came out of it is that we are doing this film now and I think we get to tell a much better story by waiting a few years. This was the right time."

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Miley Cyrus embarrassed by sexy magazine spread

Miley Cyrus has had her fair share of sexy photo scandals - but this one is definitely for real!

The 15-year-old teen queen appears in the June issue of Vanity Fair in poses that make her appear naked. One photo in the spread, shot by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, shows the Hannah Montana star topless and wrapped in what looks like a satin bedsheet.

In the article by Bruce Handy, Cyrus said, "Annie took, like, a beautiful shot, and I thought it was really cool. That's what she wanted me to do, and you can't say no to Annie... I think [the photo is] really artsy. It wasn’t in a skanky way."

But she had a completely different view Sunday. "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," the singer-actress told E! in a prepared statement. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

The Disney Channel also defended its cash cow, telling E! News "a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines."

Vanity Fair spokeswoman Beth Kseniak defended both the magazine and its photographer: "Miley's parents and/or minders were on the set all day. Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley."

Parents expressed their outrage this weekend after "Entertainment Tonight" showed commercials promoting a Monday story - that Cyrus posed topless (but with her chest covered) for Leibovitz and Vanity Fair.

"Parents should be extremely concerned," said Lin Burress of Telling it Like It Is, a marriage and parenting blog, during an interview. "Very young girls look up to Miley Cyrus as a role model."

Numerous news reports have speculated that the photo spread could cause permanent damage to the franchise built around Disney's Hannah Montana.

"For Miley Cyrus to be a 'good girl is now a business decision for her," Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, said in last week's Portfolio magazine. "Parents have invested in her a godliness. If she violates that trust, she won't get it back."

NFL Draft - Top 10 Picks

The Miami Dolphins selection of Jake Long as the number one draft pick came as no surprise to many NFL followers. The Dolphins had signed the offensive tackle on Tuesday. But the rest of the first round had some unexpected moments, particularly due to the numerous trades made.

One of the most interesting was the Baltimore Ravens decision to trade twice, eventually settling for University of Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco, the number 18 pick.

"We decided it was time to pull the trigger on the quarterback that we felt like was the guy to lead our team into the future," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said.

Other surprises included the New England Patriots selecting linebacker Jerod Mayo over its choice of cornerbacks and Atlanta trading back into the first round to take projected second-rounder offensive tackle Sam Baker.

The top ten is as follows. For a complete list of draft picks, visit ESPN's 2008 NFL Draft page.

1. Dolphins, Jake Long, OT, Michigan.
2. Rams, Chris Long, DE, Virginia.
3. Falcons, Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College.
4. Raiders, Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas.
5. Chiefs, Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU.
6. Jets, Vernon Gholston, LB, Ohio State.
7. Saints (from 49ers via Patriots), Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC.
8. Jaguars (from Ravens), Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida.
9. Bengals, Keith Rivers, LB, USC.
10. Patriots (from Saints), Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee.

Obama declines Clinton challenge

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama declined a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate without a moderator prior to the May 6 primaries in North Carolina and Indiana.

"I'm not ducking. We've had 21 [debates]," Obama told Fox News Sunday.

"For two weeks, two big states, we want to make sure we're talking to as many voters on the ground, taking questions from voters," he added. "We're not going to have debates between now and Indiana."

Clinton, who is trailing in delegates and the popular vote, has been pressuring Obama to increase the number of debates before the upcoming primaries. She spent Sunday campaigning in North Carolina while Obama took a break from the campaign trail and returned to his Chicago home.


In other political news, a new Democratic Party ad opposing Republican candidate John McCain will be released Monday. It depicts the Arizona senator as a future president who will keep troops in Iraq for 100 years, and is part of a half-million dollar, three-week national cable television campaign that attempts to link McCain's policies to those of President George W. Bush.

McCain also derided Obama for opposing his idea a summer "gas-tax holiday," which McCain believes will help low-income people save on fuel costs.

"I noticed again today that Senator Obama repeated his opposition to giving low-income Americans a tax break, a little bit of relief so they can travel a little further and a little longer, and maybe have a little bit of money left over to enjoy some other things in their lives," McCain said. "Obviously Senator Obama does not understand that this would be a nice thing for Americans, and the special interests should not be dictating this policy."

GLAAD Award Winners

"Ugly Betty" and "Brothers & Sisters" were repeat winners at Saturday's 19th annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards held at Kodak Theatre.

According to GLAAD, the awards "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives."

The two ABC shows received awards for outstanding drama and comedy series, respectively - the same awards they won last year.

On "Ugly Betty," Michael Urie plays the flamboyantly gay assistant Marc St. James, and Rebecca Romijn portrays the transsexual magazine editor Alexis Meade. Matthew Rhys plays Kevin on "Brothers & Sisters," a member of the family who happens to be gay and whose dating life is a frequent subject on the show.

Singer and musician Rufus Wainwright was also honored for making a difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.

"I'd like to thank GLAAD so much for allowing the world to see us as we are – as human beings – and to fight for us when we are being defamed and maligned," Wainwright said in his acceptance speech. "And also to allow gay people, who think that everything's fine, to actually realize that it's not, and that there is a lot of work to do."

The following is a complete list of award winners:

Vanguard Award: Janet Jackson (presented by Ellen DeGeneres)
Stephen F. Kolzak Award: Rufus Wainwright (presented by Sharon Stone)
Pioneer Award: Herb Ritts (presented by Tom Ford, and accepted by Cindy Crawford on behalf of the Herb Ritts Foundation)
Outstanding Drama Series: Brothers & Sisters (ABC) [Accepted by: Executive Producers Alison Schapker, Monica Breen, and Producer David Marshall Grant, with Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Matthew Rhys, Ron Rifkin, and Balthazar Getty]
Outstanding Comedy Series: Ugly Betty (ABC) [Accepted by: Executive Producer Silvio Horta, with Michael Urie, Becki Newton, and Christopher Gorham]
Outstanding Reality Program: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) [Accepted by: Kathy Griffin, Jessica Zajicek, Tiffany Rinehart, and Tom Vise]

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/27

Jack Klugman - age 86 - Emmy- and Tony-winning American actor who starred in ABC's "The Odd Couple" and NBC's "Quincy, M.E."

Anouk Aimée - age 76 - French actress whose films include "A Man and a Woman," "Leap Into The Void" and "Festival in Cannes"

Casey Kasem - age 76 - American radio personality and actor who founded the American Top 40 franchise; voice-over roles include Shaggy in "Scooby-Doo" and Robin in "Batman"

Judy Carne - age 69 - American singer and actress best known for the NBC sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"

Cuba Gooding, Sr. - age 64 - American singer for the soul group The Main Ingredient

Ann Peebles - age 61 - American singer-songwriter best known for her hit "I Can't Stand the Rain"

Kate Pierson - age 60 - American singer and founding member of the New Wave band the B-52s

Doug Sheehan - age 59 - American actor who played Joe Kelly on ABC's "General Hospital" and Ben Gibson on CBS's "Knots Landing"

Ace Frehley - age 57 - American musician who was an original member and guitarist for the rock band Kiss

Sheena Easton - age 49 - Grammy-winning Scottish pop singer and actress

James LeGros - age 46 - American actor who played Mark Albert on Fox's "Ally McBeal" and was in "Living in Oblivion" and "Psycho," among others

Schae Harrison - age 45 - American actress who portrayed Darla Einstein-Forrester on CBS's "The Bold and the Beautiful"

Grant Show - age 45 - American actor best known as Jake Hanson on Fox's "Melrose Place"

Mica Paris - age 39 - British soul singer who currently hosts the UK version of "What Not to Wear" on BBC One and Two

Travis Meeks - age 29 - American singer and guitarist for the post-grunge band Days of the New

Patrick Stump - age 24 - American co-founder, lead singer, composer, rhythm guitarist and pianist for the pop-punk band Fall Out Boy

William Moseley - age 21 - British actor who plays Peter Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia" films

7-year-old charged with grand theft auto

A seven-year-old Florida boy was uninjured after stealing his grandmother's SUV and going for an eight-minute joyride - leaving a path of destruction in his wake - in a Palm Beach Gardens neighborhood Friday.

The unidentified boy reportedly ran into parked cars, mailboxes and signposts. According to police, the boy stopped after a collision with a sign caused the right front wheel to fall off.

Police spokeswoman Ellen Lovejoy said it is unlikely that the boy will be prosecuted. He was arrested so he can get help, as his adventure was "unusual behavior for a seven-year-old," she added.

The child's mother said her son grabbed the keys, backed the Dodge Durango out of the driveway, and took off... perhaps taking the auto maker's slogan to "grab life by the horns" a bit too seriously.

"When [the grandmother] came in, she saw the keys were gone," Lovejoy said. "Her car was gone too."

Fortunately, no one else was injured during the spree.

Amy Winehouse released from custody

The "Rehab" singer was released from Holborn police station after initially being declared "in no fit state" for an interview.

The British songstress had voluntarily turned herself in around 5 p.m. Friday after a man filed a report claiming Winehouse "headbutted" him outside a London pub April 23 when he tried to get her a cab.

A police spokesman told People that after a doctor decided Winehouse was not fit for an interview, she spent the night in the police station. The doctor gave the okay Saturday morning for the singer to be questioned.

"A 24-year-old woman today received a caution for common assault and has been released from custody," the police spokesman said, not releasing Winehouse's name because she was not charged with a crime.

According to MSNBC, a caution means that although Winehouse was not charged, the assault will remain on her record and could count against her if she ever faces similar charges in the future.

Winehouse spokesman Chris Goodman released a statement that said the singer "admitted to a common assault by slapping a man with an open hand and accepted a caution."

"Amy was fully cooperative with inquiries and apologized for the incident," the statement said. "She thanks the police for their professional handling of the matter."

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/26

Carol Burnett - age 75 - Emmy-winning American actress and comedienne best known for her self-titled CBS variety show

Duane Eddy - age 70 - Grammy-winning American guitarist; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994

Maurice Williams - age 70 - American singer and musician who founded the R&B/soul group Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

Bobby Rydell - age 66 - American singer and teen idol during the early 1960s

Gary Wright - age 65 - American singer and musician

Giancarlo Esposito - age 50 - Denmark-born actor best known as Agent Mike Giardello on NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street"

Roger Taylor - age 48 - British musician and drummer for the pop/rock band Duran Duran

Joan Chen - age 47 - Chinese actress and director best known as Josie Packard on NBC's "Twin Peaks"

Chris Mars - age 47 - American musician and drummer for the alternative rock band The Replacements

Michael Damian - age 46 - American actor, singer and producer who was on CBS's "The Young and the Restless" for 18 years

Jet Li - age 45 - Chinese actor and martial artist who was in the films "Romeo Must Die" and "The Forbidden Kingdom," among others

Jimmy Stafford - age 44 - American musician and founder of the Grammy-winning rock band Train

Kevin James - age 43 - American actor and comedian best known as Doug Heffernan on CBS's "The King of Queens"

Marianne Jean-Baptiste - age 41 - British actor and musician who currently plays FBI agent Vivian Johnson on CBS's "Without a Trace"

T-Boz - age 38 - American R&B singer and rapper for the group TLC

Jay DeMarcus - age 37 - American musician who is the bassist, songwriter and backup vocalist for the country trio Rascal Flats

Jose Pasillas - age 32 - Mexican-American musician and drummer for the rock band Incubus

Tom Welling - age 31 - American actor, director and model best known as Clark Kent on The WB/The CW's "Smallville"

Jordana Brewster - age 28 - American actress who was in "The Fast and the Furious," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" and "The Faculty"

Marnette Patterson - age 28 - American actress who played Nicole Farrell on NBC's "Something So Right"

Channing Tatum - age 28 - American actor, producer and model who was in "Coach Carter," "She's the Man" and "Step Up"

IRS - Rebates - Refunds - Stimulus Package Checks

The IRS announced that tax rebate checks will be issued according to a schedule that’s based on the last two-digits of your Social Security number.

For married couples filing a joint return, the last two digits in the first Social Security number listed on the return will be used to determine when the rebate will be sent.

The earliest round of rebates will go out around May 2 and most of the money should be out by mid-July. More than one-third of the rebate money is expected to hit bank accounts and some mailboxes in May.
You must have filed your 2007 federal income tax return to be eligible the rebate check!

Most single people will get $600.00, most married couples will get $1200.00, plus $300.00 for every child under age 17.
(some taxpayers may get less)

If you filed your 2007 taxes on time and used direct your refund should be direct deposited as follows:

May 2 if the last two digits of your Social Security number are 00-20.
May 9th if the last two digits are 21-75
May 16th if the last two digits are 76-99

But if you do not use direct deposit to get your federal income tax refund – or you are paying taxes owed when you file that 2007 return – you’re going to get your tax rebate check later. The rollout times are more complicated, too.

If your last two digits of your Social Security number are 00-09, you could expect that rebate check to be mailed by May 16.

May 23 if the last two digits are 10-18.
May 30 if the digits are 19-25.
June 6 if the digits are 26-38.
June 13 if the digits are 39-51.
June 20 if the digits are 52-63.
June 27 if the digits are 64-75.
July 4 if the digits are 76-87.
July 11 if the digits are 88 -99 or if you owed money and sent a check.

If you are in a formal repayment plan for a student loan or IRS tax bill, you’ll probably get the stimulus check.

You may not get your hands on the stimulus money if you have outstanding tax bills, late child-support payments or late student loans. (The IRS will tell you if your check has been applied directly to other back-taxes or delinquent debts.)

The money is a "rebate", even if you did not actually owe any taxes or got a refund already.
If you were listed as a dependent in 2007, you will not get a rebate check.
Late filers MAY qualify for a stimulus payment this year, BUT the IRS requires you must file a tax return by Oct. 15.

See www.irs.gov for more information and the "stimulus calculator."

We're using ours to pay off a credit card, you can use yours for the same, a new TV, a vacation (preferably in the USA), or any other legal purpose! Happy Spending!

Donny & Marie Osmond reunite in Las Vegas

Siblings Donny and Marie Osmond will reunite for a Las Vegas variety show beginning Sept. 9.

The stars of the former "Donny & Marie" variety show will perform Tuesday-Saturday for 26 weeks at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel and casino. According to a hotel official, the 90-minute performances will be spread over an 8-month period.

The show is being billed as "a greatest-hits multimedia spectacle on a custom stage with multiple video screens and a cast of dancers," according to the AP. Tickets go on sale Monday and range in price from $85-$115.

"My version of a variety show has been what Vegas has known thus far," said comedian and impressionist Danny Gans, a Las Vegas mainstay who will co-present the show with Chip Lightman of GansLight Entertainment. "What we have now is a true variety show which conveys the real essence of America and the country's love of homegrown talent."

The Osmonds are no strangers to the Las Vegas stage. In the 1970s, the entire musical family shared a marquee with Elvis Presley at the Old International hotel, now the Las Vegas Hilton.

"Donny and Marie are timeless entertainers and cultural icons," said Don Marrandino, president of the Flamingo Las Vegas.

Toni Braxton was the latest act at the Flamingo. "Toni Braxton: Revealed" was set to end a two-year run in August, but went on hiatus after the singer was hospitalized for chest pain April 7. She is scheduled to resume May 6.

Hilary Duff on 90210

According to reports, singer-actress Hilary Duff has been offered a starring role on The CW's new spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210.

The 20-year-old would play Annie, a theater actress who struggles to fit in since her father is the principal of Beverly Hills High.

Duff would join castmembers Dustin Milligan, Nip/Tuck's AnnaLynne McCord, and possibly even original Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jennie Garth.

Amy Winehouse arrested for assault.

British singer Amy Winehouse was arrested for allegedly assaulting a man outside of a London pub April 23.

The troubled star voluntarily went to a London police station Friday to answer questions about the incident. In accordance with British policy, the songstress was arrested before being charged with a crime.

"I can confirm that a 24-year-old woman has been arrested by appointment at a central London police station and is currently in custody," a Scotland Yard spokesman told People.

The British paper The Sun reported details on the altercation. A 38-year-old man filed a report claiming Winehouse "headbutted" him after he tried to hail her a cab at 3:20 a.m. on April 23.

"[The accuser] said she was a snarling tigress," a source told the paper. "It's said she caused a serious amount of damage."

The Sun also reported that Winehouse smoked drugs on the street and punched another man in the face after he refused to give up his pool table.

"I feel so angry. She smashed my face hard," said the 37-year-old Moroccan musician who Winehouse punched. "I could not hit back — she's a woman."

According to another witness: "She was off her face, throwing drinks around and turning over tables. Amy screamed, 'I am a legend, get these people out. I want to take drugs.'"

The Sun is also reporting that if Winehouse is convicted of assault, she could face up to six months behind bars and a £2,000 fine, which is equal to approximately $3,800.

Nick Lachey to host HSM reality show

Nick Lachey, the thirty-four-year-old former 98 degrees member, is set to host ABC’s upcoming reality show “High School Musical: Summer Session.”

The program, which is based loosely on the Disney Channel Movie series that stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale, begins Sunday July 20th and runs until mid-September. The contestants are going to range from 16-22 and open casting calls will take place in the coming weeks.

The winner will “receive the opportunity of a lifetime, becoming a part of ‘High School Musical’ history.” Whatever that means.

Jimmy Fallon to Replace Conan O’Brien

Several reports have claimed that Jimmy Fallon signed a deal with NBC on Thursday to replace Conan O’Brien as the host of their “Late Night” program.

O’Brien is supposed to take over Jay Leno’s time-slot on the “Tonight Show” at 11:30 PM, and Fallon’s program would follow at 12:30am.

The idea that Fallon, the former Saturday Night Live regular, would succeed O’Brien has been circulating for months, but the network is keeping it under wraps. NBC is expected to officially announce their new host by the end of May.

Tokyo Police Club To Perform MySpace Secret Show in Baltimore, April 27th

Tokyo Police Club (http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub) celebrate the release of their debut album Elephant Shell in Baltimore Sunday, April 27 at a free MySpace Secret Show at The Talking Head. The Canadian band, signed to indie Saddle Creek, is a critics darling with Rolling Stone opining, “If only all young guitar bands were smart enough to rock out this fast, banging out seven first-rate mod-punk party starters in barely more than sixteen minutes.” Elephant Shell was released on April 22, and the band is currently on tour to support the release, with the secret show being by far the smallest most intimate venue Tokyo Police Club will play. The band was recently featured on MTV’s Discover and Download program and their new single, “Tessellate,” is being played on such influential radio stations as Indie 103 in Los Angeles.

MySpace Music has organized more than 100 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Rilo Kiley, Fran Ferdinand, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Ray LaMontagne performing in cities around the world. For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at http://myspace.com/secretshows.

About MySpaceMySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views (*), MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. MySpace’s international network includes localized community sites in the United States, France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden, Latin America, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Brazil and the United Kingdom. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) (NYSE:NWS.A) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV).

Today's Celebrity Birthdays 4/25

Paul Mazursky - age 78 - American actor and writer who directed "Harry and Tonto," "An Unmarried Woman" and "Enemies, a Love Story"

Jerry Leiber - age 75 - one-half of the American songwriting and producing duo Leiber and Stoller

Al Pacino - age 68 - Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning American actor known for playing Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" trilogy, Tony Montana in "Scarface" and Lt. Col. Frank Slade in "Scent of a Woman"

Stu Cook - age 63 - American musician and bass guitarist for the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival

Björn Ulvaeus - age 63 - Swedish musician and former member of the pop/dance group ABBA

Talia Shire - age 62 - American actress best known as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather" trilogy and Adrian Pennino in the "Rocky" movies

Jeffrey DeMunn - age 61 - American actor who was in "The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption and "The Mist," among others

Michael Brown - age 59 - American singer-songwriter for the pop group The Left Banke

Steve Ferrone - age 58 - British musician and drummer for the rock band Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Rob Crosby - age 54 - American country music singer-songwriter

Hank Azaria - age 44 - Emmy-winning American actor, director and comedian who voices several characters on Fox's "The Simpsons"

Andy Bell - age 44 - British musician and lead singer for the synth pop duo Erasure

Eric Avery - age 43 - American musician, co-creator and original bassist for the rock band Jane's Addiction

Jane Clayson - age 41 - Emmy-winning journalist and author who was a correspondent on several ABC news shows, as well a co-host of CBS's "The Early Show"

Gina Torres - age 39 - American actress who played Jasmine on The WB's "Angel" and is Brenda on Fox's "I Think I Love My Wife"

Renee Zellweger - age 39 - Oscar-winning American actress who starred in "Jerry Maguire," the Bridget Jones films, "Chicago" and "Cold Mountain," among others

Jason Lee - age 38 - American actor and former professional skateboarder who plays the title character on NBC's "My Name is Earl"

Jason Wiles - age 38 - American actor who played Colin Robbins on Fox's "Beverly Hills, 90210" and Officer Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli on NBC's "Third Watch"

Emily Bergl - age 33 - British-American actress best known as Annie on ABC's "Men in Trees"

Marguerite Moreau - age 31 - American actress who starred in "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Queen of the Damned," among others

Jacob Underwood - age 28 - member of the boy band O-Town, formed on the first season of MTV's "Making the Band"

Tom Cruise's Posh Style

Tom Cruise has reportedly asked Victoria Beckham to design the clothes for his latest movie 'Hardy Men'.

The 'Top Gun' star has been so impressed with the Spice Girl's own fashion range, which includes jeans and sunglasses, he wants to showcase her talents in forthcoming film 'Hardy Men'.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Tom approached Victoria during her birthday celebrations last Sunday (20.04.08).
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"After dinner and cocktails at Eva Longoria's Beso restaurant, he made a small speech thanking her for being such a great friend.

"Afterwards he pulled her aside and asked if she'd like to be involved with costume consultation on 'Hardy Men'. The idea is for her to have a series of meetings with the costume department. If she agrees, Victoria will be given a name check in the end credits."

Victoria - who is married to soccer star David Beckham - recently insisted she no longer considers herself a singer and wants to concentrate on designing clothes.

She said: "I've been thinking about this for a long time. I'm not in the music industry anymore. I'm in the fashion industry.

"I'm putting together a team of people now so it's my main project."

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Paris talks about search for BFF

Paris Hilton has fame, money and notoriety. But what is the socialite lacking? A best friend.

The star has been searching for potential friends to take part in her upcoming MTV reality show, "Paris Hilton's My New BFF." The 20 contestants will live together on-camera and vie for the chance to be the socialite's bestest.

The website for the show, ParisBFF.com, has already had six million page views since it went up five weeks ago. Thousands of candidates posted profiles and pictures, hoping to win a place on the show. Visitors will vote for their favorite, who will be added to the cast, according to the show's producers.

However, applicants at the auditions have been few and far between.

"There were less than 40 people there," an insider said about the New York casting call.

Hilton has said she's searching for someone that she can "trust and not someone who's going to stab me in the back – it's happened a lot in this town. Just someone I can have fun with, someone who could be like my sister."

Maybe she should practice what she preaches. I'm sure ex-BFF Kim Kardashian would agree.

But the socialite recently talked to the Associated Press about her search for a best friend.

"It is hard meeting new people. Most of my friends I've had my entire life, like obviously my sister and Nicole Richie have been with me forever. So when I meet new people, I'm always a little wary of the reason they may want to become my friend," Hilton said. "I can usually just tell by when we're out in public and there's paparazzi around, I see, you know, who gets a little bit too excited or whatever. I can tell how those people are."

Hilton said she is not particular about the gender of the new friend, but she is seeking some specific qualities.

"Just someone who's fun, someone who I can trust and just someone who, I don't know, just someone to get along with that is not going to screw me over. Just someone to have a great time with," she explained.

But Hilton may already have a best friend. While in attendance at a party at the Chateau Marmont hosted by Jade Jagger, Hilton said said new boyfriend Benji Madden is her best friend, and the two are deeply in love.

"We make it work so well because we're best friends and we totally trust each other," Hilton told reporters. "We're in love, and we have an amazing time all the time together."

But the hotel heiress said the two won't be walking down the aisle any time soon, despite reports to the contrary.

"No! We're really happy right now," Hilton told People, insisting the two are not looking to further their relationship just yet. "He's definitely different than any guy I've ever been with. He makes me feel really happy, comfortable and really in love."

Stuntman injured on James Bond site

A stuntman filming an action sequence for the new James Bond film was seriously injured Wednesday. He and another stuntman crashed during a car chase on a winding lakeside road in Northern Italy.

The London-based production company for the film, "Quantum of Solace," said the experienced stuntman who was driving an Alfa Romeo at the time was still in the hospital in serious condition. Marco Girardi, a spokesman for the town of Limone sul Garda and a liaison to the production company, said the driver suffered serious head injuries in the crash. Another driver in the same car also suffered less serious injuries.

Girardi said the crew had been filming for two weeks when the Alfa Romeo crashed into a wall while filming a car chase with a truck and James Bond's Aston Martin. A helicopter on standby during the filming took the seriously injured stunt driver to Verona where he had surgery.

Girardi also said that filming was scheduled to conclude Wednesday, soon after the crash occurred. It was the second accident on the movie set in the past four days. On Saturday an Aston Martin was being delivered to the set when it skidded off the road and into Lake Garda due to heavy rain and poor driving conditions. There were no injuries and the car was later recovered.

Director Marc Forster and star Daniel Craig were not on set at the time of the accident. The production company closed the set on Thursday and workers and officials declined to comment to the press. Barring any more on-set incidents, "Quantum of Solace" will be released in the UK on Halloween and in the U.S. on 7 Nov.

J.Lo set to star in new TLC reality show

New mom Jennifer Lopez, 39, was a producer for MTV's "DanceLife" and made a cameo on Fox's "American Idol." But this time the singer-actress-dancer wants the camera on her.

Lopez has signed a contract to star in an unscripted TLC series that follows the star as she balances work and motherhood. She will also be an executive producer of the show.

"Jennifer is unbelievably passionate about life and will be an incredible role model for our audience," said TLC President Angela Shapiro-Mathes.

"I'm looking forward to sharing this exciting journey together," Lopez said.

Lopez has three fashion lines and her show will include the launch of a new fragrance from her perfume collection. She and husband Marc Anthony, 38, welcomed twins in February.

But Lopez isn't the only celebrity going the reality TV route. She is preceded by Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, the Osbournes and more. Thirty-seven-year-old Kelly Ripa of "Live with Regis and Kelly" will also host an upcoming TLC series, and she and her husband Mark Consuelos have a deal with TLC so the station has first dibs on upcoming projects the two develop for their production company Milojo Prods.

'Ugly Betty' actor expecting second child

'Ugly Betty' star Eric Mabius and his wife Ivy Sherman are expecting their second child together.

Mabius, who plays editor Daniel Meade on the hit ABC comedy, told the Associated Press that his interior designer wife sprang the news on the show's set last week.

"We don't know if it's a girl or a boy yet," Mabius said.

The two had been trying to get pregnant before the Hollywood writers strike ended and thought when Ugly Betty returned to production, they'd have to wait until the summer to try again.

"I proved her wrong," 37-year-old Mabius said with a grin.

The two already have a one-year-old son. They met in a high school health education class and married in 2006.

Wesley Snipes is sentenced to three years in prison

Action actor Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge this afternoon.

In February, the Blade movie star was found guilty of failing to file tax returns from 1999-2001. The actor owed 2.7 Million and was given the maximum sentence under the law.

Snipes’ lawyers tried to argue for leniency and claimed that the star only owed $4000,000 and that the government’s sentencing guidelines weren’t fair.

Although Snipes was acquitted on the felony charges of filing false claims and fraud, the prosecutors pushed to harshly punish Snipes in the misguided hope that such a high-profile case would discourage tax fraud in the future.

Snipes’ co-defendant, who I am assuming are his accountants, were convicted of felony fraud and conspiracy and were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.