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Get ready for the debut of Director Jennifer Aniston. She will soon be stepping behind the camera for her directorial debut. Her first film will be done with good friend Andrea Buchanan for Glamour magazine's annual Reel Moments project. They will be making a short film entitled, Room 101 starring Kris Kristofferson and Robin Wright. It is set in a hospital and features the relationship between an awkward patient and his tolerant nurse. Jenn was inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow who made a romantic comedy for the same project last year. She said of Paltrow's attempts at directing: "I had seen Gwyneth's last year... and I heard about the whole project, and thought it was fantastic." Could this be the beginning of a new chapter of Aniston's life?

Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughn would appear together so cutely on Sunday's Teen Choice Awards, cutting each other's lines..[vid]

Oceanic Flight 815 allows sewing? Evangeline Lilly is furious about new security measures at airports - because it means she can't sew during flights. Evangie has complained that tight restrictions on items allowed to be carried on as hand luggage mean she can no longer enjoy her favourite pastime. She said: "What drives me crazy is that I can't bring my needle and thread on a plane. I really like to sew." Too bad, then. There is always the Sudoku numbers game..

Stacie Orrico Leaving Her Hotel Berlin (19/08/2006)

Avril Lavigne is just a scooter girl in Hollywood (Aug 20).

Natalie Appleton of All Saints was photographed going out to visit friends in London, England on Friday (August 18). [Wenn]

Muse performed at The Tabernacle on August 6th in Atlanta, Georgia. [WireImage]

Some cool bands to explore:
The Maccabees - [site] [mp3s]
The Indelicates - [site] [mp3s]
Elias - [site] [mp3s]

Arctic Monkeys - brand new audio interview with new bassplayer Nick and Matt about new songs. It is recorded recently in Holland during Lowlands festival. [am-interview]. Awesome to hear them talk about new material.

It ended before it even began.. Brittany Murphy and her finance Joe Macaluso have called off their engagement. Brittany was spotted not wearing her engagement ring at the Teen Choice Awards, and when asked about her wedding plans she stated: "Everything is going wonderful, thank you. I'm just living every moment, you know, enjoying my day." It's amazing how smoothly wedding plans go when there is no wedding to plan for. [people] This is the second time Murphy has called off an engagement in just under 3 years; she was previously engaged to her manager Jeff Kwatinetz. Maybe she likes to collect diamond rings?

Brittany Murphy: 2006 Teen Choice Awards (20/08/2006)


Pete Doherty and Carl Barat are teaming up to record a song? According to reports, the former bandmates have both recorded some parts for a cover of 'Janie Jones' by The Clash, which will be released to raise money for charity. The single will support Strummerville which, in memory of Joe Strummer, encourages the production of new music. It should be released before the end of the year. A source said: "It's still early days and nothing has been set in stone but they've both put down vocals." They are now on speaking terms again after a meeting at the bar recently. Maybe the exiled Libs magic can be heard again for a moment.

This is what our current indie musicians want to hear on 'Stop The Clocks':

Thumbs down to this! Charlotte Church wants to end her feud with Cheryl Tweedy. Their argument started when Cheryl accused Charlotte of stealing the G.A sound for her 2005 album 'Tissues and Issues' and Charlotte retorted, attacking Cheryl's vocal talents in comparison to her own. Then the row got even more personal with gibes about weight and boyfriend - and threats of violence. But now Charlotte has had enough. She told New Mag: "I'm bored of this feud thing. She looked really nice in her wedding photos. Good luck to the girl." Now, Lily Allen should create a song about Charlotte.

Cheryl Cole is planning to make a reality TV documentary based on her marriage with Ashley. The show will be a six-part depiction of the loved-up pair's day-to-day lives, where cameras are allowed to follow them at close quarters. An insider says, "Fans will be able to see how down-to-earth the couple are. They're just a couple of ordinary people living amazing lives." UK version of NewlyWeds. Cool.

Celeb Vid Sightings:
- Paris Hilton CD release party @ Privilege (20/08/2006)
- Paris & Jenna Jameson @ Hyde
- Lindsay Lohan at Georgia Rules wrap party @ Spider (23/08/2006)
- Jessica Simpson prepares for taping of MTV Special (15/08/2006)

At the Teen Choice Awards, Jessica Simpson encounters Kristin Cavallari, far right in floral-print dress, on the red carpet. However, Jessy's publicist prefers to concentrate on Kristin instead..[link]


Robbie Williams has spoken about his forthcoming album Rudebox and he firmly believes that the decision was a step in the right direction. "I couldn't make another album like the ones I've made, and this new one has just opened up a thousand other doors," he explained. "With this album I've lost the fear of where I should be in my head as a populist. It means I can just go and do wonky pop now as this is all I really wanted to do anyway." Techno-themed a good idea? We shall see.. Ant & Dec are set to appear in his new video - cover of the Human League song 'Louise'. A source said: "It's Robbie's idea that the video be set in a school - with him, Ant, Dec and also his mate Jonathan Wilkes dressed up as school boys." Robbie said: "I have always wanted to be a rapper. I've always been jealous of rappers because of how comfy they are and how cool they look. I want to be a rapper - but the world won't let me." UK Version of 50 Cent, anyone? He looks to live the bachelor life for the next decade it seems. "I won't be fit to marry for another 10 years - just look at my life." I can never see Robb settling down and getting married. He will always wanna zig-a-zag-ah with different ladies every week. Enjoy life, dude.

Christina Aguilera spoke to Reuters about her new 2 disc album 'Back To Basics'. She talked about the sound and visuals to her throwback effort, and avoiding the "hitmaker of the moment" and teaming with DJ Premier. Watch the segment [link]

Poor thing. Ms Renee Zellweger fears she may never find love. Her ex-hubby, Kenny Chesney whom she divorced after 128 days of marriage in 2005, has now found new love while her other exes are also enjoying new romances. Jack White has just celebrated the birth of his first child with new wife, model Karen Elson and her third ex, actor Jim Carry is reportedly getting ready to marry Jenny McCarthy. A friend revealed: "All of Renee's ex-flames have paired up while Renee's love life has stalled. She's convinced she'll never find love. She has been in a sorry state lately, moaning she's never going to find a man. Everyone tells her that the right man will show up, but there's no consoling her." Looks like love never loved Ms Renee.

Some cool rock music sites: [ Ageless-Style / Gigrater]