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Disgraced Hurt Locker producer guest of honour at Oscars party

Disgraced Hurt Locker producer Nicolas Chartier spent Oscar Sunday being feted.

Nicolas Chartier was the guest of honour at a party for 300 in the Malibu home of reality television producer Mike Fleiss.

Nicolas Chartier, a Frenchman who was banned from the awards ceremony for promoting his film in voter e-mails, is pictured here with Kathryn [...]

Johnny Depp: ‘I could play Captain Jack Sparrow forever’

Hollywood star Johnny Depp has revealed he doesn’t want to hang up the hat of his biggest blockbuster movie character – Captain Jack Sparrow.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star told UK Star magazine: “I can’t wait to get back in costume. Some people will say: ‘Aha, Depp sold out by doing the sequels’. But [...]

Quentin Tarantino tempted to remake Kill Bill in 3-D

Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he would like to have made hit movie Kill Bill in 3-D.

The Oscar-nominated film-maker, 46, said that he would have liked to have made the Kill Bill flicks in 3-D after watching movies such as Avatar.

He said: “I’ve always liked 3-D. If I had the right story, [...]

David Lettermans blackmailer pleads guilty to extortion

A TV producer has pleaded guilty to extorting $2m from US talk-show host David Letterman, according to reports.

Robert “Joe” Halderman, 51, is expected to be sentenced to six months in jail, as well as ordered to do 1,000 hours of community service.

And he is likely to have to serve four-and-a-half years probation as part of [...]

Alec Baldwin thought he and Steve Martin were ‘great’ as Oscar presenters

Oscars co-host Alec Baldwin thought he and Steve Martin were “great” as presenters of the Oscars.

The 51-year-old actor recently hosted the 82nd Academy Awards along with Martin, 64.

Talking about how they got on, he said to UsMagazine.com: “I think it went great! I think it went really well. We decided it wasn’t about Steve [...]

Avatar facing plagiarism lawsuit from Chinese author

Avatar director James Cameron stands accused of plagiarism by a Chinese author, according to a report.

Sky News reported that Beijing writer Zhou Shaomou claims the screenplay for the 3-D blockbuster was lifted from his novel, which he put online via a contract when he could not find a publisher.

He told the China Daily he [...]

Sarah Palin performs stand-up comedy on Jay Leno’s show

Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin made her stand-up comedy debut by performing a monologue on Jay Leno’s chat show.

The politician-turned-media pundit made gags about politics, her home state of Alaska and her critics – and seemed to go down well with the studio audience.

As she prepared to perform the monologue she poked fun [...]

Sandra Bullock wins Worst Actress award at the Razzies

Oscar favourite Sandra Bullock has been named the worst actress of the year at the Razzie Awards.

The star picked up two dubious honours for her role as a straggly-haired stalker in comedy All About Steve. She also took the Golden Raspberry for Worst Screen Couple with Hangover hunk Bradley Cooper.

But Bullock, who is hotly [...]

Patrick Dempsey thinks romance ‘takes more than just flowers’

Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey said that romance ‘takes more than just flowers’.

Dempsey, 44, has been married to wife Jill for 10 years and they have three children together – Talula Fyfe, eight, and twins Darby and Sullivan, three.

Asked if he is romantic, he said: “I am romantic, but I think it takes more than [...]

Eva Longoria Parker shares secrets on The Marriage Ref

Actress Eva Longoria Parker shared some of her own marriage secrets as she helped settle warring couples’ domestic disputes on new TV series The Marriage Ref.

The Desperate Housewives beauty told how she “made” basketball star husband Tony Parker get a tattoo on his ring finger because he has to take off his wedding band on [...]

Isla Fisher’s red-carpet walk at Oscars in doubt

Isla Fisher normally rides the waves of her controversial husband Sacha Baron Cohen’s career.

But an Australian newspaper reports the gorgeous Fisher may have lost her chance to walk the red carpet at this Sunday’s Oscars following the to and fro that left Cohen out of the presenter line-up this year.

Cohen was mooted for host of [...]

Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s young daughter is impressed with her new figure-skating show

The View star Elisabeth Hasselbeck says her daughter Grace is impressed with her new role as host of figure-skating show Thin Ice.

Hasselbeck, 32, pictured here with actress Julia Stiles, is best known for being a co-host on The View but is now also presenting the new reality show.

The US star admitted that her little [...]

Bond star Gemma Arterton wanted to star in gritty, violent movie

Bond star Gemma Arterton stripped bare for her new movie and says some people questioned why she did the violent flick.

The 24-year-old beauty has appeared in films such as St Trinian’s and Quantum of Solace and stars in new movie The Disappearance Of Alice Creed.

In the film she spends most of the time kidnapped, [...]

Robbie Williams has given up smoking

The singer has apparently finally taken the decision to say “no” to the nasty habit and he’s doing it for a noble reason: to please his fiancée. This is what a source said about Robbie Williams’ decision to quit: “Ayda is very keen to start a family and knows the damage tobacco can do to [...]

Abigail Breslin’s colours of Helen Keller on Broadway

American teen star Abigail Breslin, 13, recently debuted in the challenging role of an on-stage Helen Keller in New York.

The star of Little Miss Sunshine and My Sister’s Keeper was in a position to compare work on the big screen to that on the stage. She said: “The difference between doing film and doing [...]

Kim Cattrall hates having appearance judged by age

Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall has said she hates having her appearance judged by her age.

Cattrall, 53, said she is happy with her looks but said she gets fed up with people telling her she looks good for her age.

She said: “But this adage ‘She looks good for her age’… Why can’t [...]

Tiger Woods mum Kultida defends her son: He didnt do anything illegal

Tiger Woods’ mother Kultida Woods has defended her son and said that he “didn’t do anything illegal”.

The pro-golfer, 34, recently made a public apology to his fans and sponsors for cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren – and his mother, who was at the press conference with him, later defended her son.

She told reporters [...]

Johnny Depp appeals for death row prisoner’s release

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp appeared on US television on Saturday, appealing for the release of a death row prisoner.

The Alice in Wonderland star claims Damien Echols – who was found guilty of killing three children in 1993 – was wrongly convicted and wants the verdict overturned.

He is one of several celebrities who believe Echols, [...]

Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife could be called to testify against actor

Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife may be called into court to testify against the actor.

Sheen is facing charges of felony menacing and two misdemeanours – third-degree assault and criminal mischief after a Christmas Day bust-up with his current wife, Brooke Mueller.

Now the District Attorney’s office has revealed they may call actress Denise Richards, to testify about an [...]

Michael Douglas admits he has not always been good family man

Michael Douglas may have a golden acting career but admits that he has not always been so successful as a family man.

The Wall Street star opens up about the jailing of his son in the latest edition of Vanity Fair magazine.

Douglas, who is starring in the upcoming Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, poses in [...]