Britney Spears has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital by ambulance to be put under psychiatric care for the second time this month.
She was taken to UCLA Medical Centre just after 1am after a carefully staged intervention, with sources saying she was not resistant.
Police and ambulance services descended on her LA home last night amid ongoing fears the troubled pop star might kill herself.
It appears the operation had been in planning for a number of days and vehicles were blocked from following the same route as the emergency services convoy.
Britney's mother, Lynne, who reunited with her daughter earlier this week after months of estrangement, best friend Alli Sims and “manager” Sam Lutfi were all at the property when police and ambulance arrived.
The hospitalisation came after Britney's psychiatrist visited the star and recommended she be temporarily committed on the basis she poses a danger to herself and to others, according to reports.
Britney, who is being treated for bipolar disorder, had not slept in days was seen driving blindly around in a new Mercedes saloon two days before the intervention.
At one point, she became lost and asked a photographer for directions using an English accent.
Her psychiatrist is said to have ruled she should be treated under a 5150 hold, the same order that led to her being forcibly taken from her house on a stretcher earlier this month after a three-hour stand-off with police during which she locked herself in the bathroom with one of her sons.
Her visitation rights were stripped following the incident.
Under California law, a 5150 order allows a patient to be hospitalised against their will for up to 72 hours.
Lynne, who followed the convoy to hospital in her car along with Britney's boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, flew into Los Angeles from her home in Louisiana on Monday, where she reunited with her daughter after an ongoing rift.
The pair have been estranged since last summer, when they reportedly fell out over Britney's children.
Sources say Britney went to hospital willing, but earlier this month, she allegedly threatened to commit suicide if she is forced into psychiatric care.
She reportedly told a friend: "They're not sending me to the nut house! No one can make me go - and I'm not going.
"I'll kill myself before I let them lock me up again. So tell Mama and Daddy I said so. Oh my God, it's over for me."
Britney has been in a highly public downward spiral since filing for divorce from Federline in November 2006.
Her bizarre antics include shaving her head bald, attacking a car with an umbrella and bringing along a paparazzo pal on trips to a courthouse in her child custody case.
Britney Spears rushed to hospital amid new suicide fears
Angelina Jolie looks blissfully happy. But are health fears troubling her paradise?
Never one to be upstaged, Angelina Jolie spent much of Sunday evening submitting herself to the sort of intensive ministrations from a small army of stylists, hairdressers and make-up artists that might seem a touch excessive even on one of her big budget movies.
The results were, unsurprisingly, traffic-stopping as she glided up the red carpet on the arm of lover Brad Pitt for an awards ceremony in Hollywood.
Not least because her billowing Hermes gown did an inadequate job of covering the "baby bump" that - if reports in the U.S. are correct - contains twins.
Her glittering display at the Screen Actors Guild Awards was, however, a marked transformation from her appearance earlier at the couple's Malibu home.
She is said to have spent the day in tears as she, Pitt, her actor brother James Haven and her four children commemorated the anniversary of her mother's death.
This was a manifestly different Angelina from her date with photographers the same evening. Make-up free, visibly shrunken and pale, friends say she spent the day reading poems and looking at pictures of Marcheline Bertrand, her actress mother who died of cancer a year ago.
An American source told the Mail last night: "It was a sad day, but Angelina knows her mother would have wanted her to carry on working and this was a big event."
As a bonus, the occasion afforded the couple the chance to put on a loved-up display for the cameras as they giggled and canoodled at their table.
One U.S. magazine reported last week that the couple are "ecstatic" after learning that they are expecting twins to add to their three adopted children and a biological daughter.
Certainly, there did appear to be the telltale signs of a tummy beneath Angelina's floor-length frock and she appeared oddly buxom given her slight arms.
What is undeniably true is that she has been trying for a child for several months. In September friends revealed doctors had advised her to put on weight if she wanted to get pregnant.
At the same time the couple are said to be planning to adopt a girl in New Orleans left orphaned by Hurricane Katrina to add to her rainbow family of adopted children (the couple already have sons Maddox, six, a Cambodian, and Vietnamese Pax, three, plus daughter Zahara, two, as well as Shiloh).
The move to adopt in the U.S. comes after Angelina is said to have been left heartbroken when her attempts to adopt another baby from Ethiopia were turned down eight weeks ago, after African authorities decided to crack down on foreign adoptions.
The decision came as it surfaced that, while Miss Jolie had publicly stated that Zahara was an orphan whose mother had died of Aids, the child's mother is, in fact, alive and - unbeknown to the famous couple - been the subject of a campaign of threats and intimidation from the local man who arranged the adoption.
But those around her are convinced that having a pregnancy to focus on couldn't be more timely for the actress.
Many in her circle had become concerned in recent months about her health as her weight plummeted worryingly to below seven stone. Her actor brother James went public over his own concerns, telling a magazine: "Angelina's life changed after she visited Ethiopia. Whenever she's there, there's often no food for her and she goes without.
"It's hard for her to sit in an expensive restaurant and order freely. She feels guilty about what she eats compared with so many starving people whom she wants to help."
All of which is perturbing, particularly when, as she continued to lose weight, Angelina was telling friends that her and Brad, 44, were trying for a baby.
Meanwhile, rumours have abounded in Hollywood in recent weeks that she collapsed twice on the set of her latest movie - Clint Eastwood's The Changeling (which might, of course, be explained by her early pregnancy).
She is also said recently to have confessed to being "depressed" about what she sees as her lack of progress in solving world hunger.
Another reason to celebrate her pregnancy is the positive effect on her relationship with Pitt, who is reported to have tired of her insistence on trailing their children around the Third World on her charitable missions.
Just weeks ago he was allegedly telling his family that his three-year relationship with Miss Jolie was so troubled he was considering applying for joint custody of the children.
But they quelled the gossip by putting on an over-the-top display of affection this month at the Critics' Choice awards in California. Then, as on Sunday, Angelina gave every impression of being a woman in love.
But, this being Tinseltown, some remain unconvinced, not least because their attempts to silence the chatter come at the same time as Brad is said to be preparing to put his acting career on hold to run for political office.
Sources in the Democratic Party say he has been approached to run for mayor of New Orleans, where he has set up his own foundation to build homes for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The break-up of another relationship so soon after his divorce from his first wife Jennifer Aniston (Pitt left the Friends actress after meeting Miss Jolie on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith in 2005) could hamper help his chances of election in two years' time.
His decision to follow fellow actor Arnold Schwarzenegger into politics would certainly explain the couple's decision to buy a £2million home in the disaster-hit Louisiana city after announcing that they are quitting LA and their Malibu mansion.
It is all part, say insiders, of the actor's attempts to distance himself from his reputation as a motorbike riding good-time guy and cement his reinvention as a man of the people.
He has hired his own "philanthropic adviser", Trevor Neilsen, who worked for President Clinton's Washington administration, to boost his humanitarian credentials and set up his own "Make It Right" campaign to build ecohomes in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, which was hardest hit by the floods.
But the family's relocation to the city's French Quarter has not been without its problems for the couple. Friends say life has become intolerable because they are mobbed by hordes of gawping locals wherever they go.
One source told the Mail: "It's bad enough in LA with the paparazzi, but at least in California there are loads of celebrities, and people leave you alone. But in New Orleans they are the only stars among a lot of very poor people who have never seen anything like them. The whole situation is beyond a joke."
An illustration of the goldfish bowl lifestyle the couple and their children have come to endure came on Boxing Day when Pitt drove Angelina and the children to a drive-through burger bar in a working-class neighbourhood after an afternoon at the cinema.
Soon the couple's white people carrier was surrounded by an mob of locals all attempting to take pictures with their mobile.
Eventually a bodyguard - part of a security team which always travels with them - was forced to confront the crowd and ask them to back off for the sake of the couple's scared children.
Despite the inconvenience, being visible on the streets will do no harm to Brad's bid for power (nor will the PR of adopting a New Orleans orphan). However Pitt, who took on his charitable causes after meeting Angelina, has not turned his back completely on his film star lifestyle.
As a refuge from his mercy missions to New Orleans, he has taken over a £50,000-a-month lease in Manhattan's ultra-glamorous Waldorf Towers.
He is said to retreat there for some "Brad Time" away from his new family. The star is said to be exhausted because he is expected by his lover to take over the bulk of child care, while she continues her filming schedule.
Associates say Pitt is tasked with getting the children up for school, so Angelina can have a lie-in. She also demands quiet while she is reading and recently left him alone with their brood, while she checked into a Beverly Hills hotel suite for several days.
At the same time she is said to have only half-joked to friends that Brad has not been able to keep up with the reams of UN briefing papers she insists they both read because he spends too much time having his hair lightened.
Nor has he been able to give up the boys' toys to which, like his taste for cigarettes, he remains addicted.
When he has found time to take a break from looking after the children, Pitt has been having helicopter lessons and has just taken his private pilot's exam to fly his own plane.
At Christmas he also added a 165mph Yamaha to his collection of motorbikes. They have come in useful. After one row during an ill-fated holiday to France in September, he is said to have ridden one of his motorcycles from the chateau they were renting in the Dordogne all the way to Berlin.
But their touchy-feely performance at the weekend would suggest they have put their problems behind them.
Angelina is also said to be keen to reconcile with her actor father Jon Voight after a six-year feud. Voight, who walked out on her mother when she was six months' old, was cut off by Angelina after he begged his daughter to seek help for her "serious emotional problems" on a TV show in 2002.
But, after Voight publicly lauding her humanitarian work, she is said to have called him on Christmas Day and told him she was prepared to try to repair their relationship.
With those rumours that she is expecting twins, perhaps Angelina feels it is time her ever-increasing brood got to know their grandfather.
Paris Hilton goes from chav to prom queen as she shows off five outfits in 24 hours
Paris Hilton is nothing if not versatile.
The heiress hit the set of David Letterman yesterday looking like a polished prom queen in a stylish citrus dress.
The night before, she was spotted leaving LA airport dressed as a tracksuit-clad chav.
The 26-year-old showed off a number of other outfits while making her way around New York, taking her total costume changes to five in a mere 24 hours.
She was in the Big Apple to continue her promotional duties for her new movie The Hottie and the Nottie, which is slated for release later this year.
In the film, Paris stars as the object of affection for Nate, played by Joel Moore, who's had a crush on her since primary school.
To win her over, he must first find a boyfriend for her less attractive friend.
It's has been a hectic week for the star - on Monday she party-hopped her way across LA, stopping in at lesbian bar Falcon on Sunset Boulevard on her way around town.
Amy Winehouse spent $1000 a day on drugs
Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil sent a letter from prison to his father. Blake refers to his dad as “Daydream” because of his laid-back attitude and shares his fears that Amy will die before he gets out of prison. He’s hoping rehab will get her off coke and crack which they used to do $1000 worth of everyday, according to News of the World:
"I want Amy to grab this opportunity in rehab so we can have a marriage and future together. Because the way she's going I really fear I will come out of prison to no wife.
"I dread my cell door being opened and the chaplain informing me, ‘Amy's dead.'
"I have that nightmare three or four times a week.
I’m assuming $1000 worth of blow is a lot. I dunno, I’m more of a meth man. Anyway, if I ever called my dad “Daydream,” he’d chain me to the garage door then hit me repeatedly with his truck. He prefers “Buttercup.”
Britney Spears has a mini-meltdown
Britney Spears got into what is assumed to be an argument last night with Sam Lufti. Britney and Sam were pulling up to the gate of her house when Britney jumped out of the car. She appeared to be crying and was clutching her dog London. People reports:
Wearing brown high heels, cutoff shorts and a plaid fedora, Spears then seemed to downplay the incident, saying, "I'm fine. I'm . . . having a nice time with my dog." (She later hopped into a car with another photographer, Filipe Teixeira, who gave her a lift to Ralph's supermarket in Studio City, before bringing her home. He and another photographer pal were then invited inside, where they spent the remainder of the night.)
After being out of the picture for a while, Adnan Ghalib appeared was not allowed past the gate. The guards had instructions to keep him out. Adnan showed his fellow paps a text from Sam that claims he is a “manic trigger.” Meanwhile, Britney’s parents showed up at the house:
The family reunion didn't last long, however – as Spears, clutching a bag, bolted from the mansion, says a source. She hopped into a car with Ghalib and the two sped off.
Their getaway hit a speed bump, however, when their car got a flat tire. (Spears is no stranger to vehicular malfunction.) The two pulled into a Chevron to pump air into the deflated tire, then returned to the Summit house – where mom Lynne, and the two photographers, still waited – at around 11 p.m. (Ghalib left soon afterward.)
TMZ is reporting Britney’s parents, along with Sam Lufti and Alli Sims, are finally having an intervention with Britney so she’ll get mental help. I hear Sam has already threatened to pee on Britney’s grave and feed her to Satan if she doesn’t listen. He’s, uh, not very good at these things.
Britney Spears Bra, Tragic Britney Tapes Coming Soon
Surprise, Surprise, Adnan has sold Britney out yet again and put 6 tapes of her on the market. News Of The World has the story, and source which reveals: "It´s like something out of a horror movie. Britney spends the whole time ranting, raving and weeping. It´s not entertainment."
Here´s a break down of just a couple of the clips from News Of The World:
CLIP No1 shows Britney sitting on her bed wearing a nightie. She talks about herself in the third person and rambles about her childhood. She´s heard saying: "When Britney was a child, she had to work really hard. When she was 13 years old, she won all the beauty pageants."
CLIP No2 shows Brit wrapped in a white bath towel, again perched on the edge of the bed. Talking to thin air, she mumbles: "Britney has an angel looking out for her, don´t you, angel?"
Other clips apaprently have Britney confessing that she does love Kevin, and her children. I´m not sure when we crossed the line from playful observation of a wild child to profiting from the mental breakdown of an afflictede human being, but it´s pretty obvious that these latest tapes go way over that line.
If Britney still has any lawyers left, and this is in fact a true story, then she needs to sue the ass off this Adnan guy, and hopefully have him kicked out of the country. What scum.
Kylie's style queen reputation in tatters after wearing TWO hideous outifts in the same evening
She is one of the most beautifully dressed and consistently stylish women in music.
But when pop princess Kylie Minogue attended an awards ceremony this weekend, fashion savvy guests could have been forgiven for choking back a collective gasp of horror.
In the short space of one evening, Miss Minogue's carefully cultivated style credentials were slashed to shreds as she appeared in not one, but two disastrous outfits.
First, she walked the red carpet at the NRJ awards, in Cannes, wearing an astonishing dress which appeared to have been spattered with paint and finished off with a black plastic bin liner train.
The look, reminiscent of some of the worst excesses of the 1980s, was not improved by 39-year-old Kylie scraping her blonde hair back off her face in a severe style.
And should there have been any fashionistas who missed her first appearance, a swift costume change prompted a second fashion atrocity.
This time Kylie went on stage to perform attired in a cowl-necked chequerboard mini-dress chopped off at the thigh.
She may have hoped to recreate the space age splendour of the slinky white catsuit she wore for hit single Can't Get You Out My Head.
Instead her tiny form was in danger of being engulfed by the marauding neckline.
The look was also not helped by odd looking holes under the arms where the sleeves failed to meet the bodice.
Hollywood's Richest Sizzling Womens.......
Reared in poor, rural Mississippi , Oprah today is the richest woman in entertainment and the only black female billionaire. In the late 1980s, following the debut of her super-successful syndicated talk show, Oprah earned $2 million a year. Today, she pockets an estimated $225 million annually from TV (including shows starring Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray, produced by Oprah's Harpo Productions), satellite radio, magazines and other multimedia endeavors.
She could have easily disappeared into pop obscurity like the other frothy pop tartlets ( Cy ndi Lauper, Neneh Cherry) who came to fame on nascent MTV in the early 1980s. But Madonna's masterful manipulation of her image and the press, combined with an astute business sense, have crowned her as one of entertainment's wealthiest and most enduring acts. While her albums don't sell like they used to, her concerts still set attendance records all over the world, grossing $1 billion over the course of her 20-year career. The Material Girl's portfolio is also crammed with expensive items like contemporary art, real estate and a wardrobe of no small historical significance. 
The Canadian chanteuse's exclusive five-year gig at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas has vaulted her into fifth place on our list of The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment. Dion's stationary extravaganza is more profitable than one that requires paying roadies in every major city in the world. An estimated 140 million albums sold worldwide hasn't hurt her bottom line either; her single 'My Heart Will Go On'--the theme song for the blockbuster Titanic--sold over 15 million copies alone. 
The Long Island songbird's career exploded in 1990 with her debut album released under the guidance of Columbia Records' boss Tommy Mottola. (The two endured a tempestuous five-year marriage before divorcing in 1998.) Her career was seriously derailed with the 2001 release of Glitter, a critically slammed semi-autobiographic soundtrack and movie. A year later, Columbia bought out her contract for a reported $28 million. No one could have anticipated her extraordinary comeback in 2005 with the bestselling The Emancipation of Mimi. To date, the pop diva has sold 160 million albums.
As the youngest of the famous Jackson clan, Janet has always enjoyed the spotlight. But it wasn't until 1986, with the release of her breakout, platinum-selling album Control, that she came into her own. Since then, Michael's kid sister has sold over 50 million records worldwide and landed 10 No. 1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100. Her latest album, 20 Y.O., hardly made a blip on the charts, but don't count Miss Jackson out. Tours have proven a substantial cash cow for the seasoned performer, and she hits the road again in March. 
The highest-paid female actress in history, this Academy Award winner grew up in Smyrna , Ga. , and, after high school, followed her older brother, actor Eric Roberts, to New York . After her breakout role as a hooker with a heart of gold in Pretty Woman (1990), Roberts went on to become the first actress to break the $20 million salary mark for a movie, which had become standard for Hollywood 's male superstars. Roberts still holds the world record for highest payday ever earned by an actress: She pocketed $25 million for the 2003 flick Mona Lisa Smiles, which amounted to nearly 40% of what the film grossed stateside. 
The former backup dancer from the Bronx has gone on to become a multimedia powerhouse in both movies and music. She commands upwards of $15 million per movie, but she's lately taken far less to focus on pet projects. While her albums once sold millions, her last, Rebirth, released in 2005, suffered from disappointing sales. Lopez is a well-rounded businesswoman with several other revenue streams, including a clothing line, an incredibly successful perfume line, a Pasadena, Calif.-based Cuban restaurant called Madre's, and a new reality show on MTV. 
The daughter of a soap star (John Aniston of Days of Our Lives ), Aniston eclipsed her father's TV fame with her turn as Rachel Green on the eternally popular sitcom Friends . In the show's final years (it ran 10 seasons), Aniston and her castmates struck what was then a record deal: $1 million each per episode. Her film career has been hit or miss: Bombs like Rumor Has It and Derailed have been offset by box-office bonanzas like Bruce Almighty and The Breakup. The press-averse Aniston is magazine cover gold, which has kept her divorce from Brad Pitt in the headlines for some two years and counting. 
At age 20, the fraternal twins preside over the tween retail empire Dualstar Entertainment Group. Established in 1993, it sells $1 billion worth of merchandise worldwide a year--everything from videos to hair-care products--primarily through Wal-Mart Stores and the twins' Web site, MaryKateAndAshley.com. Last year, the twins starred in print advertisements for high-end designer Badgley Mischka. Not bad for former child sitcom stars (Full House) who haven't appeared in a hit movie or television show since. 
In just a few short years, Spears went from an obscure teen actress on the Disney Channel's short-lived The New Mickey Mouse Club to one of the most successful pop singers in the world with her 1999 debut album, ...Baby One More Time . During her brief career, she has sold 75 million records and enjoyed seven hit singles. Her tours have grossed $145 million to date. Spears took the last few years off, a period in which she married, had two children, then ultimately filed for divorce from backup dancer Kevin Federline--a series of events that helped earn her tabloid queen status.. Word is Britney is back in the studio recording a comeback album. 
Bullock rose to fame with 1994's Speed and soon went on to become one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood . She banked her biggest paycheck for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous , released in 2005, which grossed just over $100 million worldwide. Fortis Films, her production outfit, produced many of her films, including both Miss Congeniality films and Two Weeks Notice. It also produces ABC's The George Lopez Show, now in syndication. 
Diaz is Hollywood 's only actress besides Julia Roberts to break the $20 million-per-film salary mark. The former model got her big break in 1994 as an unknown starring opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask; she went on to star in blockbusters like There's Something About Mary and the Charlie's Angels films. Thanks to commercial disappointments The Sweetest Thing and In Her Shoes , her salary has since been slashed. But she's still one of Hollywood 's most bankable (and prolific) stars. 
While she hasn't sold as many albums as fellow former Mickey Mouse Club castmate and pop tart rival Britney Spears, the Grammy Award winner's latest album, Back to Basics, went to No. 1 on the charts in 13 countries. Aguilera has sold over 20 million albums to date, while her tours have grossed some $50 million. Endorsement deals with Verizon and Pepsi, among others, have also bolstered her bottom line.
Radiant Angelina Jolie fuels pregnancy rumours with a billowing red carpet gown
The eyes were on a radiant Angelina Jolie at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, with her billowing vintage Hermès gown further fuelling rumours she's pregnant.
The star sashayed along the red carpet with partner Brad Pitt in tow, and once inside, the pair were inseparable, stealing kisses and holding hands through-out the ceremony.
Baby news? Angelina Jolie, who arrived on the red carpet at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards with partner Brad Pitt, did little to quash pregnancy talk in her flowing Hermès gown
Angelina, who lost out a best actress trophy for A Mighty Heart to Julie Christie, appeared to sip only water, passing on the expensive champagne and wine on offer.
Last week, US reports claimed the 32-year-old is expecting twins, with sources telling Star magazine the couple are "absolutely ecstatic" at the news.
The arrival of twins would bring the Jolie-Pitt brood up to six children, all under the age of seven.
She already has three adopted children, Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, and Zahara, 3 and a biological daughter, Shiloh, 1.
While Brad's spokesperson refused to comment, the couple have not hidden their desire to have more children.
When Angelina was asked how many she'd like to have, she responded: "Hmm, it fluctuates between seven and 13 or 14. Four is kind of kicking our ass, but we kind of feel like, damn it, we're up for the challenge!"
Brad has said: "We're looking for a soccer team. I want to compete in the next World Cup."
George Clooney - I Don't Want To Be Neighbour Of Britney Spears
Hollywood hunk George Clooney is going to move home - because he found out he lives just 300 yards from pop wreck Britney Spears.
The Oscar nominated star has revealed he had no idea he lived so close to the Toxic singer until the media frenzy happened the night she was hospitalised.
Now Clooney insists he is looking for a new home because he can't cope with all the press swarming the area.
Clooney told the Huffington Post: "I'd gone upstairs, and I came out and I'm in a robe. All of the sudden I see all this s*** going on.
"I have a guest house where my assistant sometimes is, and I think, someone has broken out of prison and like escaped, because it's a chase scene. It's something out of Die Hard.
"I get my baseball bat, which is what you always get in every film - and I called up my assistant, who I thought was in the guest house, and I said, 'Are you OK?'
"And she's like, 'Yes.' And I said, 'Look, if there's someone in the place, say the word Stonehenge.
"And she's like, 'What the f--k are you talking about? I'm in my apartment.' "I go, 'You're not in the guesthouse?' "'No.' "So I'm, like, 'Well, then, what the f*** is going on?' And I go out and I'm running around with a baseball bat in my robe.
"And it turns out it's Britney Spears' house is like, 300 yards from mine. So now I have to move."
Sharon Stone loses her Basic Instinct for style with her ........
Hollywood star Sharon Stone appears to be losing her Basic Instinct when it comes to fashion with her sixties-style make-up.
The Casino actress battered her Twiggy-inspired smoky-eyes at the premiere of her latest film The Year of Getting to Know Us at the Sundance Film Festival last night.
Less than two months away from her 50th birthday, it seemed the actress' age was finally catching up with her.
Stone mismatched her dramatic smoky-eyed make up with her unflattering blonde flicked crop with her dressed-down ensemble.
Following the casual dress code of Sundance in freezing Park City, Utah, where temperatures have dropped to -10 Celsius, Stone's glamorous make-up looked out of place with her slate denim jacket, black leggings and ankle boots.
Stone joined her co-stars Jimmy Fallon, Tom Arnold and Illeana Douglas and director Patrick Sisam at the screening of their new comedy about a commitment-phobic man who reunites with his estranged father.
During her time at Sundance, Stone will have to be on her guard from activists from animal rights charity PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), who have gathered outside screenings in a bid to shame fur-wearing celebrities.
Stone's love for fur has been well-documented and despite media pressure, the actress continues to wear her beloved animal pelts.
The actress' next movie project Dirty Tricks, set during U.S. President Nixon's rule, has been delayed due to the ongoing writer's strike in Hollywood.
During her time off, Stone has been reportedly romancing Miami restaurateur Shareef Malnik, as well as caring for her three adopted children, Roan, seven; Laird, two; and Quinn, 19 months.
Just what is the truth behind Madonna's bruises?
Over a light but expensive lunch of sushi and mineral water at her London town house, Madonna was in confessional mood.
"Forty can be a fabulous age — it certainly was for me," she told the gathering of well-heeled girlfriends.
"But there's absolutely nothing sexy about 50. The only thing I have to look forward to is the menopause."
Uttered with a wry half-smile, the final line was a feeble attempt at injecting levity into the conversation.
But the polite laughter of her friends — who include such luminaries as Stella McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow — was at best a little forced.
For the truth is that on the subject of her looming 50th birthday (there are now just seven months to go), Madonna simply cannot see the funny side.
The issue has become an obsession, prompting her to act in ways which swing from the predictable (expensive cosmetic procedures) to the bizarre (a pathological fear of radiators).
"All you have to do is stand within six feet of Madonna these days to see how much work she's had done," says an associate.
"Her skin is so stretched and thin that it's almost translucent when she doesn't have make-up on.
"She's paranoid about the sun as a result — when she goes to the beach, she covers up from head to toe. And she's obsessed with radiators. They tend to dry out the skin, which ages you prematurely, apparently.
"herever possible, she has underfloor heating instead.
"Of course she knows she'll get old eventually, but she's determined to do everything to fight it."
Madonna'a characteristic reaction to this challenge has been to work harder and spend more money.
She has also stuck to a rigid diet, mixing macrobiotic foods with seasonal, organic produce and favouring a Japanese style of preparation.
Gone are the days when she would boast of drinking the occasional glass of British beer or French wine.
Her alcohol intake is zero as she strives to eliminate every form of toxin from her body.
The result is that, at 49, Madonna is a stone and a half lighter than when she had her first hit 25 years ago. At the time, she was asked by a TV interviewer what she imagined her life would be at 50.
The young star flippantly snapped back: "I can't even think about it — I can't see myself at 50."
After a moment's thought, she airily added: "Just incredibly happy, I guess."
How sad that, now the day is finally dawning, the one thing standing in the way of that happiness is Madonna's obsessive refusal to grow old gracefully
Britney Spears terrorizes elementary schools
Britney Spears caused an incident at a Beverly Hills elementary school when she was spotted outside smoking and talking to herself, according to Us Magazine:
“She was just rambling and confused,” says the witness, who approached Spears to ask if she was OK. “She said, ‘I’m here to pick up my kids.’ But then she changed her story and said, ‘They aren’t my kids; I have a new attorney, and I came to pick them up for her.’”
At this point the kids were being let out and the sight of Britney Spears naturally terrified the little tykes:
“It became the talk of the school. Some of the kids were freaked out,” says a school source. She was directed to a more secure entrance around back.
But before getting into her car and driving off (without any children), she chatted up the female witness: “She said, ‘You’re so nice. You should give me your number. I don’t have very many friends.’"
Either Britney Spears is now trying to kidnap random children or her lawyer is stupendously fucking retarded. Who the hell sends Britney to pick up their children? You’d be better off finding a pack of stray dogs and letting them sniff your kid’s hat. Of course, my lazy dad didn’t have much luck with this method. I was always biting the neighbors on account of the rabies, and they never did find my brother Jeffy.... But then again, Britney Spears, I dunno. Can't you just buy the kids guns?
Exclusive: Kim Kardashian’s Big Booty Secret
We love the fact that Kim Kardashian is proud of her very ample booty and that girlfriend flaunts it regularly. So we were a bit confused when we came across these bikini candids of Kim and her sister Kourtney hanging out on the beach Miami.
Why is Kim so fervently gaurding her famous backside in these photos? She isn’t just casually wrapping that towel around her waist, she is clinging to it for dear life. We’ve heard rumors that Kim had a butt implant to get that amazing booty but we never believed that someone would go to such extremes. So we did some digging and found out that Kim’s badankadonk is in fact, not natural, but it didn’t come from some crazy plastic surgery. It came from Fredrick’s of Hollywood! That juicy booty Kim has been trading on for so long is actually just a $26 Fanny Panty that anyone can buy.
Is she hiding the booty because she doesn’t want us to see her surgery scars? Not likely. The more plausible explanation is that Kim is using padded butt undies to create her signature look and she doesn’t want us to see her au-naturale flat backside. That would shatter the whole booty-licous thing she’s got going on. It’s clearly a case of fraudulent booty.
How super-skinny Eva Longoria made Posh look normal-sized
What's the quickest way for a woman to look thinner - how about standing next to someone bigger than yourself.
Well that appears to be the approach taken by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
The 32-year-old pal of Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is so thin, she makes the ultra-skinny Posh look normal-sized.
The pair, who have become firm friends since the Beckhams' move to Los Angeles, hugged as they met up backstage at the Spice Girls reunion show at Manchester's MEN Arena.
"Eva is a huge Spice Girls fan," a source told Mail Online, adding that the Desperate Housewives star had been longing to see her favourite group perform live.
"She said it was the highlight of her trip to the UK," added the source.
Despite her status as a multi-million pound actress, it seems that Eva has not lost the common touch.
After leaving Claridge's hotel in Mayfair, the Desperate Housewives star demanded to taken to high-street store Topshop.
She was accompanied by her hairdresser Ken Paves and several friends, who helped the star pick out a number of garments.
She eventually emerged from the shop in Oxford Street - which recently launched a new range of clothes designed by Kate Moss - with members of her entourage carrying three bags stuffed with clothes.
The 32-year-old actress flew to London for the UK premiere of her new film Over Her Dead Body, and later made a detour to Manchester's MEN Arena for the Spice Girls return to the north of England.
Victoria, resplendent in her gold corset and trademark brunette bob told The Manchester Evening News: "I have such fond memories of living in Manchester.
"So I'm really excited to be here, and I've got all three kids with me and David.
"And some of his friends from the team are here to spice up their lives."
But any fans hoping the girls money-spinning reunion might spark a return to the music world for the most famous of the five girls, Victoria made it clear she was finished with music.
Victoria said: "For me personally, I would not want to be in the music industry any more. It's not a very nice industry to be in. What we are doing is fun - on tour, having a laugh with each other with our families around us."
Yesterday, the Spice Girls have each pocketed £10 million from their 17-night run of sell-out gigs at the O2.
The reunited pop group played their final London gig in the former Millennium Dome in Greenwich last night before heading to Manchester last night.
The unprecedented success of the concerts has left Victoria, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell dividing a £50 million payday.
Demi Moore Has A Giant V
Demi Moore posed for the cover of V Magazine's Spring Preview 2008. I'm confused by these covers. And not just by the photoshopping. I thought this magazine was about people with vaginas. Maybe the editors confused Demi with Ashton Kutcher. It happens. He definitely has a V. In fact, I hear it's a W. I don't really know what that means, but I bet it explains why Bruce Willis stops over a lot.
Britney Spears Gives Deposition
Britney “Nipples” Spears showed up at the law office of Mark Vincent Kaplan yesterday and spent two hours giving her deposition in the custody battle between her and Kevin Federline. She was heard outside speaking in a British accent before giving her keys to a valet. It’s been rumored that Britney will give more of her deposition today, but OK! Magazine is saying she’s done for the week:
OK! can also exclusively report that the remaining four hours of today's deposition (Britney bailed after only two hours) will "most likely be split up into several smaller depositions between now and April 9" because "she simply can't sit still," says a source close to the case.
So Duchess McNip-Nips decided to give a deposition. You know what always helps prove you’re not insane? Using a fake accent during a recorded legal proceeding. Although to Britney’s braless credit, nobody noticed she spent the entire two hours talking about tea and crumpets. Well, except for Mark Vincent Kaplan who, five minutes into her deposition, wrapped his tie around his head and started popping open bottles of champagne. He’ll later be distinctly heard on tape talking on the phone: “Kevin! Dude, bring strippers or I will sue! Ha! But seriously I will.”
Amy Winehouse caught on video smoking crack
Amy Winehouse is caught on video after smoking crack and admittedly taking six valium. The video was recorded Friday and released today by The Sun. Definitely scope it out. It shows Amy getting her crack on then crawling around barefoot on broken glass trying to find her cat. She’s heard saying:
“If I was that cat I’d leave on my own accord — I’d call a cab. It ain’t right. This ain’t Toys R Us. They took my cat.”
Because apparently to Amy Winehouse, Toys R Us is an appropriate place to smoke crack and leave broken glass lying around. I’ve been saying this for years, but it’s nice to hear someone else say it for once.
Fun Fact: Amy Winehouse once punched through a tank to get a McDonald’s caramel sundae. Also, yes, she is indeed sniffing her cleavage and then grimacing in the last two photos.
Heath Ledger Is No More
Heath Ledger was found dead today in a New York City apartment owned by Mary-Kate Olsen according to the New York Times:
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities.
The police said they did not suspect foul play. Officials said pills were found near the body.
TMZ reports Heath Ledger was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived and was announced dead at the scene.
Heath Ledger was reportedly suffering from pneumonia, according to TMZ. The pills were over the counter sleeping pills and accidental overdose is not being ruled out. An autopsy is being performed tomorrow.
Pamela Anderson wants to nurture young minds
Pamela Anderson is offering a $28,000 scholarship to Bay Point Schools for troubled youth in Miami, according to People:
"I have a soft spot for bad boys," she told the jam-packed ALL-STAR Gala Saturday night in South Beach as she pledged the cash.
I wish Pamela Anderson offered scholarships when I was in school. All they had in my day was free rides to college if you were awesome in math or something. Pfft. Math. That’s for suckers. I want a scholarship from Pam Anderson for something useful. Like touching boobs. Apparently I’m doing it all wrong because I got fired from my last job for touching my co-worker’s chest region. Should I have yelled “Surprise!” when I jumped out from underneath her desk? I felt “Honk honk” was more appropriate for an office setting.
Paris Hilton has really gross legs
Like everyone in the entertainment biz, when I think of Sundance and independent filmmaking, I think of Paris Hilton. It just makes sense. What you're looking at are Paris' legs as she arrives at a party in Park City, Utah while attending Sundance. I’m not even sure these things are human. What’s going on with the right knee? Is it trying to box its way out? That's probably not healthy. Anyway, to be honest, I almost didn’t notice Paris’ mutant legs of the apocalypse. You know, because of the cleverly applied glitter spray. I want to vomit but, at the same time, ooh, sparkles!
Amy Winehouse strips down to her bra AGAIN...
Amy Winehouse has sparked new concerns for her health after she revealed an bandage on her arm during a shopping spree in London.
The troubled singer was out last night with her father Mitch and some friends when she removed off her black jacket in the clothes store in front of the shopkeeper to try on a hooded jumper.
During the quick strip, the Rehab star showed off a gauze strapped across the veins of her right arm.
While the cause of the injury is unclear, one thing is for certain - her red bra is definitely a favourite.
It made its first appearance last month when Amy was spotted wandering the streets of London's Bow in the middle of the night.
Earlier this month, as she returned from the Caribbean, it made another public appearance when she stripped at Heathrow airport to change her top.
Amy has been struggling to cope while her husband Blake Fielder-Civil is in prison awaiting trial for perverting the course of justice, a charge which he denies.
This shopping trip was her first public appearance since she attended Blake's hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday.
As her husband was led back into custody she interrupted court proceedings to shout: "Love you handsome. Gorgeous one."
She then rounded on reporters sitting in court and yelled: "I wasn't talking to you."
Blake's legal team revealed he "would plead not guilty" at a later date and said it was possible his counsel may attempt to dismiss the charges all together.
Another preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 15 and the trial, focusing on perverting the course of justice charges for all five men, is scheduled for June 2, 2008.