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Paris Hilton almost "came a cropper" while partying with the TAO posse at Sundance! First Paris entertained crowds in the TAO outpost by grinding on a speaker to the rhythms -- but she wound up in the nearby 'W' Lounge, where Vegas nightclub queen Xenia Woodman reported: "She gave everyone a scare when she nearly fell over the two story balcony." Others said it was so dangerous that if Paris hadn't been pulled back a split second, she would have fallen 25 ft to the hard ice-and-packed snow ground below. Paris has proved with her antics here that you just never know what the wild child will do next. She is officially relocating to that desert kingdom, buying a condo at the new W Hotel complex. Wild woman indeed.

After being told of the news about him and J.Blunt being lined up to duet at the Brit Awards, Paul Weller had some nice words to say: "I'd rather eat my own s**t than duet with James Blunt." Hail to the veteran modster!







Finally! A new BOND girl has been chosen! Thandie Newton has been confirmed as the female lead in the new Bond film Casino Royale which is slated to begin filming in the Caribbean next week. Thandie was last seen in the critically acclaimed race driven film Crash and has played Tom Cruise's love interest in Mission: Impossible 2.


Jessica Simpson won't stop pestering Nick Lachey, calling him at least once a day. A source told STAR mag, "She's the one that wanted the divorce in the first place and now that Nick's finally getting on with his life, she won't leave him alone." Meanwhile, Nick doesn't seem to share her regrets. "He's not having nearly as hard a time as Jessica, and that tortures her as well." the source said.

That mystery man Jessica Simpson reportedly spent the night with at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood was Adam Levine. "She was picked up by her best friend, Cacee Cobb, that morning," an onlooker revealed. Spending some time with Adam is torture, eh?

Jess Simpson leaving Chateau Marmont after spending the night at the hotel. [ 1 2 3 ]

Charlize Theron isn't expecting to caress another golden statuette. In Melbourne for the premiere of her latest film, Theron insisted she wasn't banking on another nomination on Tuesday. "I hope nobody's expecting it, because I'm not expecting anything," she said of her Academy Award chances. "That wouldn't be good. It's always an honour, but you can't do the work and do it for that reason," she said. In North Country, which is based on a true story, she plays an American single mother who launches a pioneering class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.

Charlize Theron at the "North Country" Sydney Premiere [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ]

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Kate Moss took refuge in a Paris police station this week to escape a fleet of paparazzi chasing her car. About a dozen photographers on scooters and in cars followed Moss' Mercedes as she left the Ritz Hotel. A friend, Jean-Yves le Fur, was driving the car. Moss and le Fur stayed in the police station in western Paris for about five minutes. Police blocked off the photographers so the two could leave safely. No complaint was filed. Now this sounds like a scene where some bad boys are chasing a detective who escaped from their clutches..

Delta Goodrem wants to have children with her Irish squeeze Brian McFadden. Wow. At an old age of 21, she is desperate to cement her relationship with the ex-Westlife singer with a brood of kids. Goodrem was quoted as saying: "I'll never be truly close to Brian until we have children, and I'm getting really broody. I want to bring up our kids in Australia and Brian has agreed it's the right thing to do." The couple are currently living in America where Goodrem is working on her music career while McFadden is...well, probably lazing around... McFadden already has two children from his relationship with his ex-wife Kerry Katona. Maybe she's afraid that the flop singer may ditch her? Poor taste.

The Zutons will return this spring with a new album and single in April they have confirmed. The Liverpudlian five piece will release the album "Tired Of Hangin' Around" on April 17 preceding it with the single Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? on April 3. B-sides for the single include Are We Friends Or Lovers, I Want You, Love's Little Lies and What's My Heart For?. The album was recorded at Townhouse and Olympic Studios alongside producer Stephen Street. Can't wait for more liverpudlian groovy tunes from this fantastic band.

Dannii Minogue is to return to acting, signing a deal to star in the film 'Except East Richmond'. Ooooooh...sounds captivating. Dannii of course was in 'Home and Away' tv show. Screenwriter Michael Schiatello said: "She is really keen on the script. She has been putting forward lots of ideas. She is incredibly supportive." The movie will be filmed in Melbourne (including at the East Richmond train station) at the end of this year.

Robbie Williams is fed up with the media for giving him an image of a depressive man and someone who doesn't enjoy life. Robbie though said it's not true and is a true happy-go-lucky person. He said: "I am surprised about what the public thinks of me. They say again and again that I am a highly depressive guy who can hardly get out of bed for the next day. Bullshit. But that seems to fit them well. Like, he may be the famous entertainer Robbie Williams, but he can't enjoy his life. He can't be happy. He is depressive, a terrible person; he can't sing and is certainly gay." Now this boy can definitely sing. The rest of them are better left shelved in the x-files category..

A-ha - Analogue (All I Want) video. This is the first single to be taken from their 8th studio album 'Analogue'.

50 Cent's new single Hustler's Ambition, taken from the soundtrack to 50 Cents film 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' released on Monday 30th Jan 2006.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar compilation video.

Vote for the candidate to be the next Wonder Woman. I think Charisma Carpenter would be a good choice.

Jennifer Aniston spent most of her time at the Sundance Film Festival chain smoking according to her chauffeur. Apparently whenever she wasn't attending a screening she was inhaling deeply on a cancer stick. The story was told like this:
"...Aniston was so wound up over paparazzi following her, she told the driver: "You need to take me where nobody is." He accommodated her by driving for 25 minutes, ending up in a church parking lot. Aniston got out of the car and immediately began chain smoking cigarettes. The driver says this happened several times during her stay." Try chewing gum Jennifer, you'll live longer.

Lindsay Lohan on FASHION mag Feb 06 issue [ 1 2 3 ]

When Jane Rocca of Beat magazine tells Jack White he is often referred to as a musical genius, The White Stripes frontman says he tends to focus on the criticism instead. "I was having this conversation with Beck the other day and I was telling him, 'Isn't it weird how you can't get the negative sh** out of your head once you've read a bad review, or someone has said something wrong about you.' Some people enter this kind of business for fame and fortune; that has never been my desire. We just make music. Fame hasn't changed me at all. I am still the same guy." Aaah...a humble man. Read more of the article.

This fffire burns alone. Franz Ferdinand have vowed never to do a rock 'n' roll collaboration, because they fear it would be too self-indulgent. The indie boys are proud of their own sound, and hate the idea of losing their individuality in a rock duet. Bob Hardy says: "There's so much more of a history of collaboration between electronic acts and it seems to work much better, but I think with guitar bands there's that tendency for it to end up looking like a mutual appreciation society." Phew! Looks like there won't be any Strokesy-Franz collaboration after all. For that to happen, it would be evil and a heathen.

Richard Ashcroft got a slating recently for comparing himself to Jesus, but he reckons he has more in common with famous painters such as Salvador Dali or Picasso. Ashcroft laid into the makers of reality television talent shows for encouraging people without talent to go all out for fame. "There is a whole swathe of a generation who are consuming this idea that there is a fast track to fame without talent. With some of the pioneers in my field, whether it be the Beatles or the Stones or Dylan, the music came first and the fame was a by-product of their art. The same with Picasso and Dali." Richard believes a nation of music lovers are being fed manufactured dross by singers who are little more than recording company puppets. Aah yes. Like what Pete D mumbled - "If you're not a puppet or a muppet then you might as well call it a day ay-aye!".
Ashcroft hit the headlines for declaring he "feels like" Jesus. He had reportedly added: "There's only one Richard Ashcroft and Liam Gallagher who knows what it feels like. We're the only ones who know how many people we've touched." Oh, here they come, the beautiful ones, the beautiful ones..

Robbie Fowler's back home!!!!!!!! After being in the wrong books of Who-lee-air & Thompson, 'God' was cruelly sold to Leeds where his form dipped like mad. Man City bought him in Jan 03 where he has been in and out of the first team. Now he's back on a free transfer for a 6 months contract and maybe he can teach Djibril how to actually put the ball into the back of the net. Video interview.