Spears puts paparazzo in hospital
Britney Spears has reportedly caused the hospitalisation of a paparazzo after knocking him off his motorcycle with her car.
The troubled singer was trying to get away from a group of paparazzi near the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday night when the incident occurred.
The victim, believed to be a 'spotter' that notifies photographers of celebrities' whereabouts, was immediately taken to the nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to TMZ. His present condition is unclear.
It is not the first time that Spears' driving has come under scrutiny. Last month she drove over another paparazzo's foot and was also involved in a reported hit-and-run incident in August, but the case was later dropped.
At the beginning of last month she pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanour charge of driving without a valid California driver's permit and has since obtained a temporary one.
Watson going ahead with album release
Russell Watson has opted to go ahead with his scheduled album release date despite his recent health problems, because he insists the fans deserve it.
The tenor was rushed to hospital last month with a brain tumour and had to undergo complex surgery to remove it.
He has since been recovering at home, but Watson released a statement today insisting that he would still release his upcoming album, even though he has been advised to delay it.
The statement said: "Russell is presently recovering at home. He had been advised by both ourselves and his record label to delay the scheduled release of his new record.
"His response was resolute and in his own words ‘there is absolutely no way that this record is to be delayed. After what I have just been through and with the near future in doubt it is unclear when and if there will be a good time to release the record.'
"'This has led to the decision that I would like the record to go ahead as planned. Although I won’t be actively promoting the record it is more for the fans who have waited long enough for this.'"
Watson’s management added: "With it still uncertain when and if he will have to undergo a period of radiotherapy treatment, we cannot make any more plans for the near future."
Beckham signs £20m underwear deal
David Beckham is to model Armani underwear in a £20 million deal.
The footballer will promote the fashion house's 'Emporio SS08' range for three years until 2010.
His first advertising campaign, which he shot on Friday, will appear on billboards and in magazines in January.
The deal is thought to be part of a strategy by Beckham's management team to maximise his earnings as his playing career draws to close.
His sponsorship earnings have dropped for the second year running following his move to the US, a series of injuries and the end of his contracts with Gillette and Vodafone. However, he still has deals with Adidas, Pepsi, Motorola and perfume maker Coty, and pockets £500,000 a week to play for LA Galaxy.
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Come on, does he really need more money? £20m for posing in his underwear once or twice a season is scandalous.
Joss Stone sad about British snub
Joss Stone has spoken out about the reaction she has been getting from her British fans and claims that she feels rejected by them.
The British soul artist has spent the last few years in the States and made a comeback to the country at the Brit Awards, but she was mocked for speaking with an American accent at the event.
She was then booed when she turned up late to one of her concerts and has failed to sell many copies of her second album after the success of her debut.
Stone told DJ Trevor Nelson on his BBC 1Xtra radio show: "I felt kind of sad about it actually. It's funny because the only country that hasn't liked it is my own.
"It's just like, well, thanks guys! It's like coming home and having them be like, 'Go away, we don't like you!'
"It's the whole country and it's like they're mad at me for being in the US.
"Maybe it's because I dye my hair, maybe because my accent is messed up. But I've got to let it go and get on with my music."
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She made a rod for her own back when she came back from America with that annoying fake accent and made snide comments about Robbie when he was in rehab and the Queen at the Brits.
Family want Jolie's adopted daughter back
The family of Angelina Jolie's adopted daughter Zahara have said that they want her to bring the child back to her home in Africa.
The actress adopted the Ethiopian girl from an orphanage when she was diseased and close to death, but now her grandmother has insisted that the paperwork is incorrect and that she should be returned because her mother is still alive.
But on the adoption papers, obtained by US magazine In Touch Weekly, it states that although she has family in Africa she has no living parents.
Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, who claims to be the girl's mother said: "I want my daughter to come home to see where she is from.
"Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity."
The aunt of Zahara has also spoken out about Jolie and Pitt's adoption, saying: "My mother was very sad. At one point she was even thinking of trying to find a way to bring her grandchild back, but she has no money, so she can't."
But reports claim Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt will fight for their daughter. A source said: "She believes that Zahara is an orphan and the woman who claims to be her mom is mistaken.
"Zahara was days away from death and Angelina saved that child. As far as she is concerned, that bonded her to that little girl forever."
Spears to spend £80,000 on surgery
Britney Spears is rumoured to have had liposuction as part of plans to undergo £80,000 worth of cosmetic surgery.
The singer reportedly had work done on her hips and bottom while searching for a house in Nevada last weekend.
A friend recently told Closer that Spears wants a tummy tuck and boob job to help shed the weight she has gained since becoming a mother. She also intends to have a nose job and chemical peel.
The source said: "Britney rips pages out of magazines with pictures of the perfect body parts she wants. When she sees so many pictures of her in magazines, it is impossible for her not to scrutinise every detail of her body.
"She is so insecure over how much her body has changed since becoming a mother. She has said she will do whatever it takes to get back to her best, even if that means getting a helping hand through surgery."
It has also been reported that the 25-year-old is being treated by two psychologists in Beverly Hills.
Winehouse's beehive checked for drugs
Amy Winehouse's beehive hairpiece was checked for drugs when she went to visit her husband Blake Fielder-Civil in prison.
Police officers at Pentonville prison, where Fielder-Civil has been remanded in custody, were suspicious of the singer when she went to the jail yesterday.
According to The Sun, Winehouse was asked by a warden to run her fingers through the famous hair-do to prove that she did not have any drugs stashed in it, but nothing was found.
Winehouse's husband was arrested last week on charges of perverting the course of justice after allegedly trying to fix a trial in which he was accused of assaulting a pub landlord.
Lloyd Webber defends 'genius' Winehouse
Andrew Lloyd Webber has defended Amy Winehouse's performance in Birmingham on Wednesday and slammed people for criticising the star.
The composer, who was in the crowd for the show, insisted that Winehouse showed "flashes of genius" and claimed he could not understand why she was booed and people were walking out.
During the performance the singer dedicated a song to her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, whom she had visited in jail that morning. She also reportedly stumbled her way through a few songs and finally dropped her microphone and walked off stage after fans started leaving the venue.
But Lord Lloyd Webber claims she is the "new Ella Fitzgerald" and praised her, saying: "I thought there were moments when she was absolutely magnificent. I didn't notice her doing anything peculiar. I thought her voice was toned and she was handling material you would not expect a girl of her age to cope with.
"It was strange what happened. Suddenly, way into the show, the audience suddenly turned on her and she wasn't equipped to handle it.
"I was with Sir David Frost and he has seen it all. Neither of us could work out why the crowd turned on her - it just happened in one moment."
After being heckled by the audience, Winehouse bit back, saying: "Let me tell you something. First of all, if you're booing you're a mug for buying a ticket.
"Second, to all those booing, just wait til my husband gets out of incarceration. And I mean that."
The music impresario explained that by reacting in the way she did she had made things worse, but claimed the turmoil added to her appeal, telling The Sun: "There were moments during the show where she was up there with the A-list. Amy showed flashes of genius.
"It wasn't fair what happened to her. If she was working with me I would have a heart-to-heart about her obvious talent. I would beg her not to throw it away and advise her to get whatever help she needed."
Lloyd Webber added: "If she hadn't abused the crowd everybody would have gone home saying 'Gosh she's right back. Terrific concert.'"
Bronchitis scare for Jordan's baby girl
Katie Price and Peter Andre's daughter Princess Tiaamii was rushed to hospital on Wednesday night.
The five-month-old baby was taken to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital after the celebrity couple noticed that she was having difficulty breathing. Doctors diagnosed the tot with bronchitis and have now managed to stabilise her condition.
A source close to Katie and Peter told The Sun last night: "They were beside themselves with worry. Thankfully Tiaamii's on the mend and may be allowed home at the weekend."
Daredevil Motorcyclist Evel Knievel Dies
Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, who was an international icon in the 1970s, has died aged 69.
Knievel in a 2001 awards ceremonyKnievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel.
He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.
Sutherland to spend Christmas in jail
Kiefer Sutherland is to spend Christmas in jail after he turned himself in to start a 48-day sentence.
The 24 star was arrested in September having been caught driving under the influence of alcohol while on probation from a 2004 offence.
Sutherland was sentenced after he pleaded no contest to the charges against him and was told he had until March 30 to carry out the order.
He has decided to serve the sentence on consecutive days, despite plans being made to separate it into two blocks so that it would not interfere with filming for the US show.
But due to Fox announcing a screenwriters' strike there was no need for the actor to cut up the time he spends inside.
The Emmy Award-winner was handed 30 days in jail for the new driving offence and another 18 days for breaking his probation.
He was also put on five years' probation and was fined $510 (£255). The star must also attend an 18-month alcohol education-treatment programme and six months' worth of weekly alcohol counselling sessions.
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Paris Hilton attempts to adopt smurfs?
Paris Hilton has attempted to adopt two Russian men dressed as smurfs, according to reports.
The Daily Star claims that the US socialite got excited by the two men, who were working at a Berlin Christmas market painted in blue body paint, and asked if she could take them home.
A source commented: "I don’t know if Paris had been on the mulled wine but when she saw the chaps on the sweet stall, she squealed.
"We heard her saying, 'Oh my, real live smurfs. I always wanted one when I was a kid', before turning to her pal and asking, 'Can I take them home?'
"Then she added, 'I didn’t realise that this is where they came from'. She then started talking about adding them to her collection and bent down to talk to them in a babyish voice.
"I really don’t think she was trying to cause offence. But the actors were really narked off about it all."
Hilton reportedly wants the blue-painted men to serve drinks at her birthday party next year.
Heather Mills to write sex manual?
Heather Mills is to write a sex manual for girls, according to reports.
The former model, who is currently involved in a divorce and custody battle with Sir Paul McCartney, thinks there would be demand for the book.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: "Heather believes there's a gap in the market for a good sex guide. She said sex manuals are normally written from a man's perspective and that she could do a good one for females."
But it is believed she will release the book under a different name because she is worried about the public's reaction to her.
The friend added: "She's worried what people will think of her so she's discussed the possibility of releasing the book under a false name.
"She wants to give her little secrets away on how to attract a man and keep him happy in the bedroom."
Well she should know all the tricks of the trade like the back of her hand.
Spears' sister is pregnant at 16
Singer Britney Spears' actress sister, Jamie Lynn, has told a US magazine she is pregnant at the age of 16.
Spears, who plays a schoolgirl in US TV comedy Zoey 101, told OK! magazine the news was a shock to her and the baby's father, boyfriend Casey Aldridge.
She said she was 12 weeks into her pregnancy, and planned to raise her child in Louisiana for "a normal life".
Nickelodeon, which airs Zoey 101, said: "Our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well-being."
Spears told the magazine she initially kept the news to herself after she learned of the pregnancy from an at-home test and subsequent visit to a doctor.
"I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody," she added.
"Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me."
'Can't be judgemental'
Spears' mother, Lynne, added: "I didn't believe it because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious. She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."
Asked by the magazine if she wanted to send a message to teenagers about premarital sex, Spears said: "I definitely don't think it's something you should do; it's better to wait.
"But I can't be judgemental because it's a position I put myself in."
Older sister Britney, 26, and former husband Kevin Federline are currently arguing in court over custody of their two young sons, two-year-old Sean Preston and Jayden James, one.
On Tuesday, a court commissioner in Los Angeles ruled that Federline should continue to have temporary custody of the boys, while the singer is allowed monitored visits.
Jackson's lip 'bursts and collapses'
Michael Jackson has been forced to undergo emergency surgery after his lip burst and collapsed, according to reports.
The singer was photographed trying to conceal his bandaged and plastered face while on a shopping trip in Las Vegas, but now the reason has been confirmed.
His five-year-old son accidentally smacked him in the face, causing the problems with his upper lip, it has been revealed.
A source said: "He was whacked in the face accidentally by his younger son Prince Michael II while playing around and part of Jackson's upper lip collapsed.
"That mishap led an hysterical Jacko to make a beeline for the plastic surgeon for a bit of quickie repair work."
Jackson's spokesperson denied that he had undergone any surgery yesterday
Jamie Lynn agrees $1m baby photo deal
amie Lynn Spears has agreed a $1 million deal with OK! magazine to appear in a photo shoot with her baby when it is born.
Britney's 16-year-old sister announced that she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend Casey Aldridge through the magazine this week.
She did not receive any money for revealing the news in the article but, according to TMZ, Jamie Lynn and her mother Lynne Spears have struck a deal over the unborn child.
Lynne arranged the deal with OK! hoping that the magazine would treat Jamie Lynn with the same respect that it showed Britney earlier this year.
A source said: "She called them this week when she learned the news of Jamie's pregnancy was about to break. She asked them to keep Britney out of it, because this is about Jamie Lynn. She trusted them to do it in a way that would be sympathetic to her daughter.
"Lynne and Jamie didn't want money, but they have signed up for a $1 million photo shoot when the child is born. "
Meanwhile, it has been suggested that the actress is further into her pregnancy than 12 weeks as she has claimed.
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"Lynne and Jamie didn't want money, but they have signed up for a $1 million photo shoot when the child is born. "
Er... why would you sign a photo shoot other than for the money?
Christina Aguilera becomes a mother
Christina Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman welcomed their first child in Los Angeles yesterday.
The singer gave birth at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where socialite Nicole Richie also delivered a child on Friday.
A text message was reportedly sent to the couple's family and friends at 4pm yesterday, which read: "Baby has arrived. Mom and dad are doing well."
No further details have been released and the sex of the child is currently unknown, though unconfirmed rumours suggested that Aguilera was expecting a baby boy after her pregnancy was announced last year.
Nicole Richie gives birth to baby girl
Nicole Richie has given birth to her first child with Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden.
The couple welcomed the arrival of their baby daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles yesterday. The child weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces.
A representative for Nicole and Joel told People magazine: "The beautiful healthy baby girl left the hospital with her ecstatic parents."
Richie and Madden have been dating for over a year. They are expected to tie the knot before 2008 is over.
Depp donates £1 million to hospital
Johnny Depp has donated £1 million to the hospital that saved his daughter's life.
The actor also visited London's Great Ormond Street to thank staff in person for taking care of Lily-Rose.
The eight-year-old, Depp's daughter with singer Vanessa Paradis, was rushed to the famous children's hospital last March when her kidneys failed after she contracted E. coli poisoning.
Depp was forced to postpone filming of Tim Burton's horror musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to be at her side.
Lily-Rose was released from hospital nine days later and has made a full recovery.
Depp is believed to have invited the five doctors and nurses who tended to her to the movie's London premiere party last month.
He also made an unannounced visit to the hospital on November 29 and spent four hours reading bedtime stories to its young patients dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. He had flown his Pirates of the Caribbean costume from LA for the occasion.
Aguilera's son circumcised in ceremony
Christina Aguilera's baby son has been circumcised in a special Jewish ceremony.
A small group of friends and family gathered to celebrate Max's Bris at the singer's home in Beverly Hills.
The Bris is a ceremony to welcome an infant boy into the Jewish faith through circumcision, traditionally held eight days after his birth.
Max's middle name Liron - "my song" or "my joy" in Hebrew - was made official at the event, which was followed by a special meal.
A source close to Aguilera said: "Christina wanted to give Max a partly Jewish name. When she came across Liron she couldn't believe her luck because as well as liking the sound of it, it was a direct reference to her own career."
The 27-year-old and husband Jordan Bratman welcomed their first child on January 12, a day later than originally reported.
She recently revealed that she was "still sore" a week after the birth.
Rapper Dogg paralyzed by stroke
Rapper Nate Dogg has been left paralyzed following a stroke over Christmas.
The 39-year-old hip-hop star, who is the cousin of Snoop Dogg, is unable to move his left side because of the illness.
Dogg, real name Nathaniel Dawayne Hale, was taken to Pomono Valley Hospital on December 20 after suffering the stroke, and is currently residing in an occupational rehab facility.
A representative of the singer told MTV: "Time will tell everything, obviously. The doctor can only guess what the outcome will be.
"But based on situations with similar people his age, and based on his health, the prognosis is good right now."
Dogg first appeared on Dr Dre's seminal hip-hop LP The Chronic in 1992, and has received four Grammy nominations.
Katona confirms new baby is boy
Kerry Katona has revealed that she is expecting a boy and that she already named him.
The reality TV star already has three daughters and is "excited" to finally be having a son.
She told OK!: "I’m so excited that I’m having a boy after all this time. I can’t stop smiling.
"He’s going to be called Maxwell Mark Croft. Mark [her partner] loves Max but I prefer Maxwell, but he’ll get shortened to Max so we are both happy."
Katona's baby is due in May.
