Celebrity Gossip

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Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy welcomed a son last night.

A representative for the Hollywood actress confirmed to People that Hudson gave birth to a "healthy baby boy" yesterday in Los Angeles.

Hudson is already mother to 7-year-old Ryder, from her first marriage to Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson, but the new arrival is Bellamy's first child.

The Muse frontman and Bride Wars star announced the unexpected pregnancy in January, having been in a relationship since early 2010.

The couple confirmed in April that they were now engaged, following several weeks of speculation.

Hudson and Bellamy have yet to announce a name for their newborn son.

Matthew Bellamy has revealed the name of his newborn son.

The Muse singer tweeted the news on Wednesday after his fiancée Kate Hudson gave birth to the couple's first child on Saturday night.

"So happy! Just had a baby boy, Bingham 'Bing' Hawn Bellamy," he wrote.

Bellamy went on to say that both Hudson and the baby are doing well.

"Mum and baby are strong and healthy. Mum was a warrior, Bing popped out after 4.5 hours of intense pushing!" he added.

The couple, who confirmed in April that they were now engaged, reportedly only settled on the name yesterday, according to Us Weekly.

This is the second child for the Bride Wars star, who already has a 7-year-old son named Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson.

The boy's middle name 'Hawn' is in honour of Hudson's mother, actress Goldie Hawn.

Earlier this week, the pair encouraged their friends and family to donate "celebration trees" instead of giving baby gifts.

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Pink Floyd star's son Charlie Gilmour jailed for student protest violence

Charlie Gilmour has been jailed for 16 months for his part in the student fee protests in London last year.

The son of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was arrested soon after the December 9 clashes on suspicion of violent disorder and attempted criminal damage, before being released on bail.

He was photographed hanging from a Union Flag on the Cenotaph during the protests, and was later accused of throwing a bin at a convoy of cars containing Prince Charles and smashing a window.

Gilmour told Kingston Crown Court that he had taken LSD and valium before the incident, after reportedly being rejected by his biological father, the writer Heathcote Williams.

The judge watched various clips of Gilmour's action during the day of protests, including him shouting: "Let them eat cake, let them eat cake, they say. We won't eat cake, we will eat fire, ice and destruction, because we are angry, very f**king angry."

The Cambridge University student had entered a non-specific guilty plea in May

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Matthew Bellamy has revealed the name of his newborn son.

The Muse singer tweeted the news on Wednesday after his fiancée Kate Hudson gave birth to the couple's first child on Saturday night.

"So happy! Just had a baby boy, Bingham 'Bing' Hawn Bellamy," he wrote.

Bellamy went on to say that both Hudson and the baby are doing well.

"Mum and baby are strong and healthy. Mum was a warrior, Bing popped out after 4.5 hours of intense pushing!" he added.

The couple, who confirmed in April that they were now engaged, reportedly only settled on the name yesterday, according to Us Weekly.

This is the second child for the Bride Wars star, who already has a 7-year-old son named Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson.

The boy's middle name 'Hawn' is in honour of Hudson's mother, actress Goldie Hawn.

Earlier this week, the pair encouraged their friends and family to donate "celebration trees" instead of giving baby gifts.

God help that kid in school

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Carla Bruni and France President Nicolas Sarkozy are expecting their first child together.

Speculation over Bruni's pregnancy erupted in May when she cancelled a scheduled appearance to promote Midnight in Paris at the Cannes Film Festival.

Her father-in-law Pal fueled the rumours a week later when he told a German newspaper that he was "looking forward to [meeting his] grandkid".

Former model Bruni finally confirmed reports that she and Sarkozy are expecting an addition to their family in an interview with Nice-Matin, wherein she described the pregnancy as an "unexpected and unhoped for happiness".

When questioned about the sex of the child, the French First Lady replied: "That I do not know myself."

No due date has yet been confirmed, but many French publications have suggested the child will be born in October.

Bruni also revealed that she'd chosen to hide the news from the public for so long out of a desire to protect her family's privacy.

Sarkozy and Bruni met in 2007 and married several months later in a ceremony held at Élysée Palace in Paris.

Bruni is already the mother to a young son Aurélien, whom she had during her relationship with philosophy professor Raphäel Enthoven.

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David Beckham reveals meaning behind Harper Seven name

David Beckham has revealed that he is learning to be a more "delicate" father to his newborn daughter Harper Seven.

The footballer - who already has three sons, Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8 and 6-year-old Cruz with wife Victoria - insisted that he's "so lucky" to have a little girl.

In a video on his Facebook page, he said: "To have another girl in the family is really incredible. We've got three beautiful, healthy boys already and we're so lucky to have that and now to have a beautiful little girl, it's amazing.

"Having a daughter is a whole new thing. Having pink in the house and lilac in the house. And you have to be a lot more delicate with girls than with boys, and I'm not used to that, so it's a whole new experience but it's an amazing experience. To have that little bundle of joy and your hands and her making her little noises and opening her eyes - it really is an incredible moment for us."

Beckham - who wore the number seven on the back of his shirt while playing for Manchester United and England - also explained the reasons behind Harper's name.

He commented: "A lot of thought goes into our children's names and Harper was a name we've loved for a long time for a couple of reasons.

"One is them was because Harper is an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons is because Victoria's favourite book is To Kill a Mockingbird and the author was Harper Lee. And it's a very strong passionate book so that's where Harper came from.

"And Seven is partly because of the shirt number I wore for many years because I had so much luck around wearing that number and it was such an influential number throughout my career and a lucky number but that wasn't the main reason. The reason behind Seven is that it symbolises spiritual perfection and is a lucky number around the world. We love the name. We love Harper Seven and we're very proud of having her in our family."

Victoria recently tweeted that Harper Seven is "the most beautiful baby girl" she has ever seen.

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have announced that they are to divorce.

The American Idol judge and her husband of seven years confirmed their separation in a joint statement released tonight.

"We have decided to end our marriage," they told People. "This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters.

"It is a painful time for all involved and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time."

The couple married in a secret ceremony at Lopez's Beverly Hills home back in June 2004. They renewed their wedding vows on their sixth anniversary last year.

The 'On The Floor' singer and Anthony are parents to 3-year-old twins Max and Emme.

Lopez was previously married to Ojani Noa for 11 months between 1997 and 1998, before tying the knot with backing dancer Cris Judd in September 2001. Their relationship ended in June 2002 and the pair were officially divorced the following January.

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Actress Googie Withers, best known for appearing in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes and TV's Within These Walls, has died in Australia aged 94.

She was born Georgette Lizette Withers in what was then British India. She died at her home on Friday.

She was the first non-Australian to be awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Her last role was in the Oscar-nominated 1996 Australian movie Shine.

Withers's family moved back to Britain from India and she began acting at age 12.

She had been given her nickname Googie by her Indian nanny.

She was working as a dancer in a West End production in London when she was offered work in 1935 as a film extra in The Girl in the Crowd.

Withers, who had three children, appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 40s.

She played Blanche in 1938's The Lady Vanishes, opposite Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave.

Later in her career she appeared in several television productions, including prison drama Within These Walls on ITV and the BBC's Hotel du Lac and Northanger Abbey.

In 1958, Withers moved to Australia with her husband, Australian actor John McCallum - he helped create the classic television series, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

The couple co-starred in 10 films, and they lived together in Sydney until McCallum died last year at the age of 91.

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RIP Googie

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You know I thought she died years ago. I remember watching "Within these walls" years ago.

R.I.P Googie

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Police Academy actor Bubba Smith has been found dead at his home in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said Smith, 66, was found at his Baldwin Hills property.

Mr Winter says he did not know the circumstances nor the cause of death.

Police spokesman Richard French said the death did not appear to be suspicious.

Smith, a former American football star spent five seasons with the Baltimore Colts and two seasons each with Oakland and Houston.

But the 6ft 7in player found a second career as an actor and was best known for his role as softly-spoken police officer Moses Hightower in the Police Academy films.


RIP Bubba

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Annette Charles has died in Los Angeles at the age of 63.

The Grease actress, who played Cha Cha in the classic 1978 film, passed away at her home on Tuesday night due to complications from cancer, reports TMZ.

"Annette had recently started having difficulty breathing... and when she went to the doctor she learned that she had a cancerous tumour in one of her lungs," a member of the Charles family told the website.

A full statement regarding Charles's death will be released within the next 24 hours.

In addition to her role in Grease, Charles made appearances in several TV shows including The Flying Nun, Gunsmoke, Mod Squad, Bonanza and The Bionic Woman.

She also received a degree from New York University's School of Social Work in 2001 and taught classes in speech at California State University, Northridge.

Grease star Jeff Conway, who played the role of Kenickie, died in May at the age of 60.

RIP Annette