Talk about the wrong stuff. Sam Shepherd was busted Saturday in Illinois for drunken driving and speeding. The Right Stuff star told officers in the town of Normal that he had made a pit stop at a local watering hole before heading to a hotel around 2 am. He was pulled over for doing 46 … Continue reading Sam Shepherd DUI

"Hot N Cold" singer Katy Perry's relationship with Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes is officially on ice. A source close to the couple has confirmed that the two called it quits just before New Year's. Perry, 24, who received her first Grammy nod for her smash hit "I Kissed a Girl," had been dating … Continue reading Katy Perry Splits With Travis McCoy

Kelly Preston has said that she believes toxic cleaning products in her family's home caused her son's health problems early in life. Jett, her 16-year-old son with husband John Travolta, died suddenly Friday morning after suffering a seizure while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. He was hospitalised when he was 15 months … Continue reading Jett Travolta’s Lifetime Ailment

Sarah Palin, former Vice-Presidential candidate and Governor of Alaska, has issued an official statement about the birth of her first grandchild, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Daughter Bristol Palin, 18, and Bristol's fiancé, Levi Johnston, welcomed a son on Dec. 27. "We are over the moon with the arrival of this healthy, beautiful baby," says Palin. … Continue reading Another Grandson For Sarah Palin

As far as 2008 was concerned, it was Will Smith who banked the most, with the action hero just being named the Top Moneymaking Star of the past year. It is interesting that the top three all starred in superhero movies last year. The A-lister with the most appeal was determined, per usual, by the … Continue reading Smith, Downey, Bale Top Quigley Poll

The new year is bringing a clean slate for Heather Locklear, after Santa Barbara prosecutors dismissed a misdemeanour charge of driving under the influence. In return, the actress pleaded no contest to a lesser charge stemming from her Sept. 27 arrest. The plea, for misdemeanour reckless driving, was entered by attorney Blair Berk. Locklear was … Continue reading Heather Locklear Makes DUI Charge Disappear

Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, has died during a family vacation. The family's attorney, Michael Ossi, confirmed the tragic news, saying that the young man suffered a seizure at the Travolta clan's getaway at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. A police spokeswoman said Jett apparently … Continue reading John Travolta’s Son Jett Dies In Bahamas

Quentin Tarantino's spell-check-pending, controversial World War II-era epic Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt, has received a release date courtesy of distributor The Weinstein Co., with the Nazi-hunting drama set to open August 21. The film, Tarantino's first solo directorial effort in more than four years, went into production in Germany back in October. In addition … Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Directs Brad Pitt In Basterds

Bernie Hamilton, who played by-the-numbers boss Captain Harold Dobey on the classic 1970s cop drama, Starsky and Hutch, died Tuesday night at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He suffered cardiac arrest. He was 80. As a young actor, Hamilton made his big-screen debut in the 1950 biopic The Jackie Robinson Story, before taking over the … Continue reading Starsky And Hutch’s Bernie Hamilton Dies

It seems there are a lot of comic book character movies coming out over the next few years, and one cannot help but feel some pity for these characters. They are generally alienated from the mainstream of society, rarely have meaningful social interaction, and are precluded from normal family life by the very genetics that … Continue reading Super Heroes Are Emotionally Unstable

Jimmy Page can't seem to get Robert Plant onboard for a Led Zeppelin reunion. Maybe Queen Elizabeth can do some arm-twisting. Seems Her Majesty is a big Zep fan, naming Plant as one of the recipients of her New Year's honours. The 60-year-old Rock Hall of Famer, who's shrugged off his band's talk of a … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth A Led Zeppelin Fan

With plans like these, who has time to party like it's 1999? Prince says he is releasing three albums, likely through an exclusive deal with a major retailer, in 2009. They include an electro-pop effort tentatively titled MPLSOUND and Lotus Flower, tracks from which were featured on L.A. indie station 103.1 FM this year. He … Continue reading Prince To Produce Three Albums In 2009

As cohost of TNT's NBA coverage, Charles Barkley is always ready with a salty quip. And he's still adept at giving a play-by-play when necessary. Or, when totally unnecessary. The portly former player, arrested on suspicion of DUI this morning, apparently got quite chummy with the Arizona cops who busted him, telling them in no … Continue reading Charles Barkley DUI And Too Much Information

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe crew is getting the boot from the Magic Kingdom. Proving that not even Mickey is immune to the downturn, Disney has decided against coproducing and distributing the third film in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And that means Walden Media, the production … Continue reading Disney Dumps Narnia

'Tis the season to be...topless? At least if you live at the Playboy Mansion, it is. Here's Hugh Hefner's holiday card featuring his new girlfriends, the twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon. Check out Hef's name on their decorated decolletage. Hugh hopes you like the double (or is it quadruple) vision of these two new vixens … Continue reading Hugh Hefner And The Twins

Watching old movies from the 30's is a joy many of us have, and it's like travelling back in time to a bygone era. However, lately it is more like watching the evening news or a documentary, as the old stories of the depression and war era start to parallel the present. Take the case … Continue reading Old Movies Parallel The Present

Troubled singer and recent topless sunbather Amy Winehouse is obviously not risk averse. Which may explain why she's considering reuniting with jailed hubby Blake Fielder-Civil, according to the U.K.'s Mirror tabloid. Though Blake Incarcerated, as the singer calls him, is likely to be in the slammer until 2010, she's reportedly willing to make amends. Wha?! … Continue reading Amy Winehouse And Blake Fielder-Civil To Reunite

Tom Brady may be out for the rest of the football season, but he's officially found his Angel. "Reliable sources" state that the benched New England Patriot popped the question to supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bündchen and she accepted. On Christmas Eve, the gorgeous exes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Bridget Moynahan (with whom the quarterback has … Continue reading Gisele Bundchen & Tom Brady Just Plane Engaged

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there began a perilous adventure involving Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Han Solo and Bea Arthur and Bruce Vilanch? That's right, this year is the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special, the notorious television event in which Chewbacca's family celebrated Life Day, Carrie … Continue reading Star Wars Holiday Special Thirtieth Anniversary

Eartha Kitt, the seductress who purred her way into viewers' hearts as Catwoman on the 1960s Batman series and cooed the holiday classic "Santa Baby," has died. She was 81. Her publicist said Kitt succumbed to colon cancer in her Connecticut home on Christmas Day; a fitting departure for a performer whose most famous song … Continue reading Eartha Kitt Catwoman Dead At 81

Batman is bowing out of China. In a move based more on political considerations than financial ones, Warner Bros has opted not to release The Dark Knight in the Chinese market. "Based on a number of prerelease conditions that are being attached to The Dark Knight as well as cultural sensitivities to some elements of … Continue reading Chinese Censors Deter Batman Dark Knight

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is ready to step back into the "Spotlight," and just in time for the Grammys. The songstress is set to perform at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles Feb. 6, two days before the Recording Academy's big awards show. The event marks Hudson's first public appearance … Continue reading Jennifer Hudson Returns To The Stage

Apparently $5,300 is the going rate for what is presumably the most expensive used tissue in the world. That's what the star's celebrity tissue fetched on eBay Last week Scarlett Johansson got into the spirit of the holiday sniffles on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. She claimed she caught the cold from co-star Samuel … Continue reading Paying Through The Nose For Scarlett’s Used Tissue

What did he work, and when did he work it? As questions go, they're not the most pressing to face a president, or, in the case of Barack Obama, a president-elect. But they're being raised just the same after a paparazzo snapped a shirtless Obama taking a stroll this past weekend in Hawaii. Make that … Continue reading Barack Obama Hits The Beach