Van Tango

Sandra Bullock's husband is a law breaker! He has been fined $271,250 for violating California's clean-air rules, imposed by the California Air Resources Board. It alleges 50 of Jesse James' custom-built chopper bikes did not have state certified emissions equipment on their exhaust systems. As a result the bikes sold between 1998 and 2005, were giving off hydrocarbons at up to 10 times the state limits. Well.. she'd better tell him off for contributing to the world's air pollution status after all these years.






A G-Unit member got into hot soup! Young Buck has been arrested in Tennessee after missing a court hearing last year on driving charges. A warrant was issued for David Darnell Brown after he was caught driving with a suspended license last July, and failed to appear in court. Officers stopped Y.B driving his black Cadillac Escalade in Nashville on Friday (26 Jan), and arrested him when he outstanding warrant showed up on his record. He was released on $1,000 bond and will return to court on 27 Feb. Funny how these crew passed the baton around in relation to meetings with the cops.




Is there a feud between Lily Allen and Jet drummer Chris Cester? According to The Syndey Morning Herald, these two have been feuding since the Gold Coast event when Miss LDN accused the rocker of snubbing her at a Japanese festival two years ago. The pair had a vocal exchange backstage and Allen became irate when he turned his back on her when she was still chewing him out. When she pushed him to turn him around, he flicked a lit cigarette at her feet and she replied by hurling a glass at his head. Such youthful behaviour, indeed. The Hot30 Countdown spoke with Lily and Jet about the incident. Vid -> [LilyVsJet]. Here's a separate audio clip with Lily. [Lily-Interview]





Evangeline Lilly Signing Autographs at LAX (16/01/2007)




Bring back the ol' school hip hop! The Beastie Boys have joked that fans can expect to be disappointed with their new material. They are currently holed up in the studio, laying down new tracks which they will be road testing over a string of tour dates. Speaking ahead of their appearance at the Good Vibrations festival in Australia next month, Mike D was in typically boisterous mood. He joked to theage.com: "It is actually really different... fans can expect to be disappointed, they can expect to be angry at us. It's always hard to know (how the album will turn out). I don't want to describe it too much because whatever I say might change." They will also arrive soon in our shores for the Good Vibrations Festival! [Good-Vibrations]


Avril Lavigne, the punk skater to be reborn? Avril has decided to return to her old image in time for the release of her new music. The Canadian singer adopted a new feminine style in 2005 but now wants to revert back to her old look as she promotes third album 'The Best Damn Thing'. A source told the Daily Star: "She started dressing all girly for a while but now she's got more music coming out she's decided to go back to being a skater chick." Maybe it is just a publicity stunt to draw in more teeny boopers out there.

Avril Lavigne going to Mr. Chow's in Beverly Hills (22/01/2007)


Avril Lavigne out with friends in Beverly Hills (23/01/2007)




There will be another baby spice in the summer. A new born version. Emma Bunton is pregnant with her first child and this is a blessing as she suffers from endometriosis, a condition which can make it difficult to conceive. She says: "I guess I will be handing over the 'baby-tag' now to a deserving little new owner." Emma and Jade Jones have been dating for eight years. A statement from the pair reads: "We are so happy, it's unbelievable news. What a great start to the New Year. We're really looking forward to having a family together." With the green hornet posh spice moving to USA, Bluebell can now look forward to a new playmate soon.






What will happen to G.A's future with this new development? Nadine Coyle sees Los Angeles as her permanent home since moving in with her boyfriend. Their romance is back on track again and they are now looking for a new home to share. A source told WENN: "Nadine sees L.A as her permanent base now and she's actively looking for a home to buy. He flew to Ireland to be with her for Christmas and she is staying with him until March when Girls Aloud start work again. She is only going to fly into the UK for promotional work. It's going to be tough for her and the group, but it breaks her heart to be away from him." This whole thing better not start any cracks for the pop group.


Travis - Big Chair (lyrics)



Anne Hathaway will star in a supernatural thriller called Passengers, to be released later this year. In the film, she plays a grief counselor who develops a connection with one of six plane crash survivors. When the others start to mysteriously disappear she suspects a conspiracy and goes on the hunt for the truth.

Anne on set of 'Passengers' at Vancouver Airport (24/01/2007)




Jewel recently chatted with Phoenix's 104.7 KISS FM on January 25th. The radio deejays critiqued Obi-Wan and Intern Randy's uncomfortable interview with her. Download and listen to the interview here -> [Jewel-KissFM]


Yet another evidence to suggest Cheryl Cole's position in their marriage. It's clear that she wears the trousers (and boxing gloves). Ashley Cole was allowed to go and watch the Rocky Balboa premiere, but he was summoned home at 10pm and missed the aftershow party because Cheryl asked him to get back early.. In terms of footie rules, that is the equivalent of missing a penalty kick, booked for diving & head-butting a ref all combined.