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Keeping the X-tradition alive? Gillian Anderson has revealed that she has drunk blood from goats and lambs as part of a Masai tribal ceremony during a trip to Africa. She revealed: "You crouch down and drink it straight off its neck. They pull the skin away and then you suck the hole. Goat is better than lamb. Lambs have a lot more fat on them, so the blood is very gloopy. I didn't feel particularly good after that." Maybe she can finally see the truth out there with this new superpower.







Renee Zellweger may have found love on the streets of 90210. She could be dating Luke Perry as sources say the couple were spotted sharing an intimate table at the Tower Bar restaurant at Los Angeles hotel Sunset Tower on Thursday night. "eated at an intimate table at the Sunset Tower hotel's Tower Bar restaurant, they were "definitely on a date," said an L.A. spy. "They both looked super-skinny. He was looking very grungy - baggy jeans, lumberjack flannel shirt and baseball cap. She had on a white button-down shirt, glasses and striped pants. They were talking very closely and rubbing knees." He's not too bad for her. Let's see whether Lukey can maintain this momentum.


Noel G just loves having a pop at the ol' enemy.. He has reignited his feud with Robbie by calling his music "dog s**t." The latest rant comes after organizers of the BRIT Awards chose not to include "Rudebox" in their nominations list. Noel raged to the Daily Mirror, "As he tends to refer to himself in the third person, Robbie Williams is obviously a character that he's invented and the music he makes is f***ing dog s**t. And I think even Robbie would probably agree with that." Oasis will collect the prestigious Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at next month's BRITs ceremony, to be held at London's Earls Court next month. A few fiesty moments might be on the cards.

Michelle Rodriguez shopping in Beverly Hills (16/01/2007)



This is wonderful! Butch Vig has confirmed that there may be new Garbage material in 2007. "Despite the layoff, the group has been sharing song ideas via the Internet in recent months and is hoping to record a few them in March. We need to sit down in a room and get them complete," Vig says. He has also been working with Shirley Manson on tracks for her forthcoming solo album, but adds, "She has worked with seven or eight different people, just to see what the chemistry is like. It took awhile for her to get up to speed. I've heard the songs are great." Two different albums with that fantastic frontwoman making their way in the same year. Sweeeet.


The whining continues from Jessica Simpson.. She has started wearing a rooster around her neck because she doesn't have a "c**k" in her life. The bird pendant is worn as a symbolic gesture for her current lack of a love life. Jessy told Glamour mag, "This pendant is my c**k! This is about as raunchy as I get these days. I don't have one at the moment, so I wear one around my neck!" Last October she confessed to Jay Leno, "I cannot fall asleep. I'm a little sexually frustrated right now." Complex salicious removal needed here? Jessy is also fed-up that being followed everywhere by the 'razzi severely affects her day-to-day life. She said recently: "Two weeks ago, I was at Whole Foods and probably about 100 photographers were outside waiting for me. The manager gave me his card and told me to give him me a call so that I can come in before or after store hours. I then looked at him kind of shocked. I couldn't even live my normal life anymore." No rooster love, no privacy. Life sucks huh..

Ronan Keating presented The Maire Keating Special Award to the winner of the Best Cancer Awareness Project on Friday (Jan 12) in Dublin, Ireland. [Ronan-MKSA-pics]


Will this rehab thingy help in any shape or form? Lindsay Lohan entered the luxe rehab facility Wonderland Center in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m, Us Weekly has learned. "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health," she said through her rep. "I appreciate your well-wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time." How does she spend her time there? By watching American Idol.. Lohan has found laughter to be the best medicine to get her health in check. Speaking to OK! mag while in rehab, she said, "I'm doing so great, thanks. I'm fine. Nothing to worry about. Thank you so much for checking in, I do appreciate it. I'm actually watching American Idol at the moment and laughing so hard!" Betcha she will be laughed at in the near future for wasting time in that center as it didn't help cure her situation one bit.


Nadine Coyle told of her "fear and shock" this week when an alleged drugs gang gate-crashed a quiet night in for her and her mother. The four men were said to have been "reconnoitring" the area for a plush apartment they could turn into a cocaine cash'n'carry. They had been told her luxury flat, in a guarded and gated "upmarket" development in north London, was empty. The Aloud member said it was about 9.30pm when her home was invaded. "I was sitting in the living room with my mammy. She told me there was someone coming in next door. I said 'no way', that was my house. I went to the door and there was four men." She then broke off to tell the court: "If there are any problems with my accent, just stop me," before continuing: "They were at the door, in the hall entrance." Heh. With that thick Irish accent, a translator could be needed next time round.

Nadine Coyle arriving at Harrow Crown Court (18/01/2007)



Travis are back with a new album called Open, produced by Nigel Godrich. Their new track is this incredible piece called Big Chair which was debuted on BBC Radio 1 recently on the Zane Lowe show. For the love you bring will mean everything so that all of us can continue to sing, sing, sing...

Travis - Big Chair (radio rip) [Tra-BChair]

The Fratellis (Demos) - some new unheard stuff here. [Frat-Demos2]

Two decades apart but that is not stopping Drew Barrymore, 31, from getting cozy with senior man Bruce Wills(51). Having recently split from long term lover Fabrizio Moretti, DB was seen 'making out in front of everybody' by fellow party-goers. The actress was 'rebounding' with Bruce Willis when they were seen kissing at the Prince's Globes after party at the Beverly Wilshire. The temptress was wearing a John Galliano dress but is said to be 'devastated' after her spilt from the drummer. Rebound or a passion fuelled escapade?


Halle Berry and her hunky boyfriend in New York City (19/01/2007)



A spooky spirit spying them on? Not wanting anyone else to listen in on their new recordings, Alex Turner now claims that the ghost of a young girl inhabits the studio where they're working on their upcoming album. The studio is in a basement in London. Turner told Rolling Stone, "It's said that a young girl, Elsie, haunts the chamber, and unexplained faint whispers have appeared on recordings in the past." Among the new songs on the as-yet-untitled album are "D Is For Dangerous" and "Fluorescent Adolescent." He says the new stuff isn't a dramatic departure from its predecessor. "There's also a bit of organ in there, but nothing to worry about," he said. Inspired by some Killers' work, perhaps?

Kings of Leon are back! The follow up to 2005's 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' goes by the name of 'Because of the Times' and is released on April 2. A new single will be out on March 26 entitled 'On Call'. Frontman Caleb Followill told NME, "These songs are so much bigger, this band is so much better. There was a growth that some people thought they heard on 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' from 'Youth and Young Manhood', but there's no comparison this time out. I think it's pretty evident when people hear it." These country boys are supremely talented rock 'n' roll stars and it will be another wild journey into the kings' world.