A woman, who has been stalking pop singer George Michael, has also been sending him threatening emails comparing herself to John Lennon's killer, Mark Chapman. Nowak has already broken into one of Michael's homes in rural Oxfordshire, England, despite being given a two year conditional discharge and a restraining order to stay away from the star. However, Michael had requested that Nowak not be given a jail sentence and instead receive psychiatric care. Nowak, who is now free has left the singer concerned about his safety.
"She is very ill and George is extremely concerned. In her latest email she said she is a schizo- phrenic like Lennon Killer Mark Chapman. George is worried and wants her to get professional, psychiatric help.

Luke Skywalker: The Profiles in History auction folks just released the list of main items sold during its six-hour auction that was held on July 29. Celebrity items that brought in more than fifty grand included a Luke Skywalker hero light saber from Star Wars ($200,600), a Darth Vader hero lightsaber from Star Wars ($118,000), Harrison Ford's signature leather jacket from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($94,400) Skywalker's X-Wing flight suit from Star Wars ($70,080), an original screen-used Stormtrooper blaster from Star Wars ($56,500), the Chewbacca face mask for the Star Wars films ($50,150) and Yoda's walking cane from Star Wars ($50,150).

My Life began at 60. When Harrison Ford hit 60 he divorced his wife, donned an earring and starting dating an actress 23 years his junior, earning himself the inevitable sobriquet of "actor in a mid-life crisis". But far from hanging his head in shame Ford, now 63, can't speak highly enough of his seventh decade of life, declaring that life began at 60. The Indiana Jones star once described his loss of privacy as "an actor's curse - part of a pact with the Devil", and told Saga magazine in a rare interview: "I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity." But he explained: "I was interested in changing my life. I have always had the ability to change and become other people through my acting. I took a good look at myself and decided I wanted something different from the way I was living. That's not such a bad thing, is it? I'm living the way I want to live now." That life includes Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart (40). They have been a couple since 2002 when he shocked Hollywood by leaving Mathison, the ET screenwriter whom he met on the set of Apocalypse Now. Ford, who has four children and two grandchildren, did not rule out having more children in the future. He is helping to bring up Flockhart's three-year-old adopted son, Liam. Ford said: "I am quite happy with all that. It's fun to be around young kids. I have a couple of grandchildren with my older boys and perhaps there are already enough youngsters in my life. But you never know."

Mindy McCready was admitted to a Florida hospital Friday after being found unconscious in a hotel lobby. The troubled county singer overdosed on an unnamed drug and was carried to an intensive care unit. Since her 1996 hit "Guys Do It All the Time," McCready has been in trouble with the law for driving under the influence and violating drug laws.

Courtney Love was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday night after feeling faint while attending a music-industry event at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. A spokesperson for Love, the widow of grunge icon Kurt Cobain, said she was treated and released. The incident occurred just two days before Love's expected appearance before a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, who will be presented Friday (July 22) with of a status report on the progress the musician has made attending a court-ordered drug-treatment program. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Melissa Kelly told the wire service that emergency personnel responded to a drug-overdose call at the Roosevelt shortly after midnight, and subsequently transported an individual to a nearby hospital for treatment; Kelly's records did not identify the overdose victim. Michael Rosenstein, Love's attorney, told Reuters that the troubled rocker was making "fantastic" progress in her rehabilitation efforts. He added that since March, she's consistently passed routine drug screenings.

Colin Farrell archieved a restraining order against his ex girlfriend ! She is not allowed to publish their old sex video !

James Doohan , Star Trek's beloved engineer "Scotty", died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Washington, home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. After DeForest Kelly another member of the original Star Trek Team hast left this earth. James last wish was, that his ashes should be blown out into space... he was 85 years old.

INXS in search of new singer; reality TV style.
INXS is taking their search for a new singer pubic by televising the process for the first-ever reality talent show to crown a rock star. You might think 'hey, what's so new about this, we have 'American Idol' and 'Making the band'...?' "In a way its the only way we could do it," said guitarist Tim Farriss. "Rock Star: INXS," debuted last week. You may recall that the group's charismatic lead singer, Michael Hutchence, was found dead in a hotel room in Sydney in 1997 of an apparent suicide. Since his death, the band -- which has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide -- has worked with a number of other singers, ranging from Australian Jon Stevens to Terence Trent D'Arby, but couldn't settled on a permanent replacement. "It's really a great way to find a new singer," Farriss said of the 13-week competition that airs three times a week on CBS. "By the time it's over, that person will already be famous and the TV time we will have gotten is worth (like) half a billion dollars."

Sandra Bullock: The 40-year-old actress has finally taken herself off the market. She and Monster Garage star Jesse James got married on Saturday at a private ceremony held at the Folded Hills Ranch, which is located about twelve minutes from the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley in California. Bullock and James first met in 2003. It is marriage number one for the Speed star. James has been married twice before and has one son and two daughters. In June, Us Weekly broke the news that the celebrity couple would marry on the 16th of July. The magazine's editors deserve an "A" for factual reporting. Also Sandra handmade his ring in his workshop herself.

Steven Seagal: He doesn't make many action flicks anymore, but that doesn't mean that the acting musician is not busy. Today (July 16), Seagal will be in San Francisco to host the Full Circle ceremony to welcome the Atomic Flame when it arrives from Japan aboard the Nippon Maru. The "Flame" was kindled from the burning embers of Hiroshima sixty years ago, after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped. Monks and members of different peace groups will escort the "Flame" as it travels from the Bay Area to the Trinity Test Site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where it will be finally extinguished. Seagal told reporters, " I have been blessed to know many survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and their spirit for living drives my determination to make this world a safer place. " He wasn't just whistling "Dixie." The actor recently donated $100,000 to the Global Nuclear Disarmament Fund that will be used to help fund the disarming and disposal of a "high risk" Russian nuclear missile. For more information about the drive to rid the planet of the 30,000 nuclear warheads that threaten all of us, visit the Fund's Web Site .

Cameron Diaz won her court case against John Rudder was convicted of forgery, grand theft and purhcery, what could bring him up to 6 years behind bars.
She testified that she was not ashamed of topless pictures taken 11 years ago by a photographer who blackmailed Diaz to release the pictures if she refused to buy them back for millions of dollars. Diaz said a signature on a model release form giving ownership of the photos to photographer John Rutter was fake. Diaz was on the stand for over three hours and giggled about her early modeling career. She described the 1992 photo shoot in the abandoned warehouse, wearing fishnet stockings and leather boots in hopes of appearing in edgy European magazines. "I am not ashamed. This was a professional shoot. It wasn't in a back alley with a `Take your shirt off.' approach" said Diaz, whose starring roles include flicks like "The Mask," "There's Something About Mary," "Being John Malkovich" and the "Charlie's Angels" films. Diaz testified that Rutter approached her in June 2003, just days before the release of "Charlie's Angels: Fully Loaded" and asked for $3.5 million. The photos included one shot in which she's holding a chain attached to a male model's neck Diaz said she wasn't enthusiastic about releasing the pictures, although she said she believed she looked good topless. "At least I have that going for me," laugths the actress. Rutter, 42, is charged with attempted grand theft, forgery and perjury. If convicted, he could face up to six years in prison. An extortion charge has been dropped.

Brad Pitt checked himself into Cedars Sinai Medical Center in L.A. for flue-like symptoms. Turns out he had a mild case of viral meningitis...

Management for both the The Foo Fighters and Weezer have confirmed that the two bands will be hitting the road together, however getting further details is like squeezing a dried out lemon. To confuse the issue, British pogo-punkers the Kaiser Chiefs posted on their Web site that they'd been asked to join both bands on the road in September. The Kaiser Chiefs' publicist confirmed that the band will open on the tour from September 29 to October 11, but the group's spokesperson couldn't say exactly when or where the tour would begin.
Wouldn't you want the buying public to know when and where???

Kelly Clarkson: Fans of the first American Idol winner in the Gulf States area can put away their umbrellas. Clarkson has canceled her Sunday gig in New Orleans and Tuesday (July 12) concert in Pensacola because a rude hurricane is grabbing all the headlines and attention in both cities. The singer's press release was issued to newspapers in the areas because she wants to make sure that her fans stay safe during the major weather events. Both sold-out concerts will take place on a later date, to be determined in the near future. Tickets for the 10th and 12th will be honored on the new dates.

Oliver Stone: The Oscar-winning director is no stranger to controversy. He will get more than he wants now that Paramount Pictures has issued an official press release about his newest project, a film based on the true story of the rescue of two Port Authority police officers who were trapped when the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. Nicolas Cage has already inked a contract to star as Port Authority police officer Sgt. John McLoughlin. Retired Port Authority Police Detective William J. Jimeno, the other trapped officer, told reporters, " As a survivor of 9/11, I want people never to forget those that died from my department, the Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey, and those from my fellow departments, the NYPD and FDNY, as well as all of the EMTs and the civilians in New York City, in Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. " Stone and Paramount executives will need to have Jimeno's words tattooed on their foreheads because many anti-Hollywood folks will be angry about any movie company that tries to earn a profit from anything 9/11 related. Paramount Pictures is currently developing plans for charity organizations working with the victims and heroes of 9/11 to benefit from this project, but unless they hand over all the profits, critics will still be angry.

Whitney Houston: Now that her husband, Bobby Brown , is out of the joint and on Bravo in his new reality series, Being Bobby Brown , the woman who used to be one of the best singers in the business has started talking to reporters again. Unfortunately, some of her words trouble this writer. Houston and Brown are trying to get her pregnant again so that they can prove that they really are good parents. During one episode of his show, Brown went so far as to ask his wife if he could impregnate her later that night. Until both parties get their lives in order -- translation: no drugs or booze or fisticuffs -- they should practice birth control in their thoughts, in the bedroom and in their dreams.

Angelina Jolie was in Ethiopia last week to adopt a girl who parents died of AIDS. The actress, who has toured the world as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' High Commissioner on Refugees, made the trip with her adopted 3-year-old Cambodian son, Maddox, and Brad Pitt. Her adoption request is supposed to be granted July 6. "The paperwork has been processed and Miss Angelina's request was accepted last week and she can take the baby whenever she wants," said Hadosh Halefom, head of the country's adoption agency, to the Associated Press . Ethiopia has a population of 70 million of which 5 millions are orphans, many of whom have lost parents to famine, disease, war and AIDS. Caring for those orphans costs $115 million a month, though Ethiopia's annual health budget is just $140 million. Jolie told People magazine that she would name the baby Zahara Marley Jolie, but would not give any additional information other than that she was 1 year old. Although Pitt joined Jolie on the trip, a source told People , "Angelina's adopting as a single mother, and she wants that emphasized."

The inside of Tommy Lee

Traveling from Germany to England, Tommy Lee caused a traffic jam at the aiport in Cologne. With pounds of Metal in his skin and cloth all security devices chirped in pure distress. Instead of taking it all off, Tommy preferred to be x-rayed in the luggage machine... the practical thinking germans agreed... at least you do not get a chance to look at a super rock star's insides every day ....

Nickelback have titled their upcoming release 'All the Right Reasons', which is due out on October 4th. The first single, "Photograph", will be hitting rock radio on August 8th. Their first single is described as a mid-tempo melodious rocker about the mistakes we make as teenagers as we struggle to figure out what life's all about ... never heard that before ...

According to the a Schaumburg, IL police report, a fight broke out during a recent DEF LEPPARD / BRYAN ADAMS gig at the Alexian Field, resulting in the arrest of three men. According to the report, a group of concert-goers sitting in the main concourse had complained that occupants of a skybox had been spilling beer, ice cubes and cigarette ash on them during the concert. On three separate occasions they had approached security on duty, requesting assistance in stopping the skybox patrons' behavior to no avail. The patrons on the concourse level attempted to stop the skybox patron behavior by throwing plastic beer bottles back up into the skybox area, allegedly hitting occupants of the skybox. The skybox patrons retaliated by throwing full beverage containers down onto the concourse patrons, who then went to the third-floor skybox level to confront the skybox occupants. Words were exchanged, which "ignited a melee" between the two parties ... sounds like to much beer and hot heads to me....

Julia Roberts: That pretty woman is heading to the big stage in New York City. Broadway.com staffers reported Friday that the actress will make her Broadway debut next spring in the revival production of Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain . Greenberg is the talented writer who won the 2003 Best Play Tony Award for Take Me Out . His Three Days of Rain is a comedy drama that focuses on the life stories of a brother and sister who meet with a family friend to hear their father's will read. The play won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award and was also named a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

U2s philosphy on staying together: "2 crap albums in a row and you are out... We are so determined to forfill our potential as a band!" A good point, specially after their last Album "How to dismantle an atomic bomb" sold more than 3 mio copies. If one member does not like an album it does not go out. Bono was working trough the death of his father in the song "sometimes you cant make it on your own". U2 are touring the US in fall. So how do these rockstars come down from the high ? "Camomille tea is good...!"

Bono about their ad campain with iPod... "That's about the sexiest thing since the invention of the electric guitar! And we have our own ones !"

JENNIFER ANISTON's childhood sweetheart is selling romantic mementoes of their relationship on internet auction site eBay. Dubbed "precious High School Romance Memorabilia" the sale promises a love letter and a makeshift birthday card Aniston gave to the man, only referred to as MICHAEL, in 1984. A press release promoting the sale - which begins next week (29JUL05) boasts, "The materials date to the summer of 1984 - when Jennifer was 15 and attending the 'Fame' school (New York's High School of Performing Arts). "Jennifer had a summer romance with Michael, a 16-year-old. Their summer passion turned into a long-time friendship until they lost contact in 1991, when Jennifer's career began to soar." The items on offer are: "A piece of paper that Jennifer wrote her name and phone number on, the night that she and Michael first hooked up at a Park Avenue Penthouse party - written by Jen in her own Lipstick!.

Teri Hatcher : The lovely star of Desperate Housewives and all her gal pals will need to wear their dancing shoes next season. Show creator Marc Cherry has a thing for Dancing with the Stars winner Kelly Monaco. He told Access Hollywood's anchor dude Billy Bush, " I thought she did an amazing job dancing on that big finale. I think she's great. I haven't started to think of how to fit her into Wisteria Lane, but she's awfully talented... " Monaco played dumb after letting viewers know for sure that she was sworn to secrecy. Are we ready for the Wisteria Waltz?

Owen Wilson : He's got a hit, and now he's got the girl. Wilson, who co-stars with Vince Vaughn in the new comedy hit Wedding Crashers , will team with the lovely Kate Hudson later this year on the set of You, Me and Dupree . The comedy romance centers around the problems newlyweds encounter when the groom's best man moves in with them after the wedding. Wilson will also be in producer mode when production begins with the Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe, sharing the director's chair. They won the 2004 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ( Arrested Development ).

After Tom Cruise, also JAG's Catherine Bell, John Travolta and Kelly Preston are speaking out against the practice of druging 8 Mio. kids in US from the age of pre-schoolers on. Catherine: "So, whenever there is a behavioural problem we just drug them out ? Is that it ? It's like getting a heroin shot or get drunk, if you want to forget your problems! Tom (Cruise) is so cool for standing up for what he believes in ! Thank you Tom !" Kelly Preeston: "We are a presciption drug culture!"

Christian Slater: Some movie fans call him Jack Nicholson lite. Others ask if he's related to Helen Slater, the actress who starred as Paul Newman's love in The Color of Money , but didn't really because her name is actually Helen Shaver . A woman in New York just wants to know when somebody will throw him in jail for grabbing her butt. The outraged lady didn't get her wish this week. Slater's attorney rejected a plea agreement deal from prosecutors yesterday, forcing the judge to order Slater to appear in court again on September 19. He is charged with groping the lady at a small Manhattan grocery store in the early morning hours of May 31. If Slater is convicted, he could be sentenced to one year in the slammer, where cons will surely teach him the correct way to grope.

Tim Burton at the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Premiere: Reporter:   "What do you think about the critics, comparing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Michael Jackson and the Neverland Ranch ?" Tim: "Michael loves kids and Willy Wonka hates kids, how big of a difference can you get ?"

Hugh Grant run down a photographer coming out of an LA hotspot with girlfriend Jemima Khan, no charges were filed.

Why release one single when you can release two at the same time? This appears to be the Black Eyed Peas' new philosophy. 'Don't Lie" and 'Like That' with Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, John Legend and Cee-Lo," will be simultaneously hitting the charts this summer. 'Don't Lie' is a feel-good song about messed up relationships," explain the Peas, "It's a song about apologizing, realizing your faults and confronting situations honestly." A video has been rapped up in Brazil.
"Like That," a mellower tune with a quick delivery, "is more underground hip-hop, where our roots came from," said Will. Apart from the Peas, Will has been hard at work on Brazilian legend Sergio Mendes' forthcoming LP, which will also feature Stevie Wonder, Q-Tip and Jill Scott. He is also working on a Macy Gray's album, tentatively titled Big. Gray recently signed to Will's record label and plans to drop her LP this fall.

Glenn Close: Fans of the FX Network's crime drama The Shield know how important Close was to the show this year in the role of Captain Monica Rawling, the new boss on the block who was capable of playing just as rough as the men and women under her command, including the always violent Detective Vic Mackey ( Michael Chiklis ). Rumors about her return for season five will be harder to justify now that Close has agreed to tackle the Norma Desmond role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's movie version of his stage musical Sunset Boulevard . When she previously played Norma on the stage, Close won a Tony Award and a Drama-Logue Award. We wouldn't be surprised if she soon added a Best Actress Emmy to her mantel.

Farm Aid concerts have been important to farmers in America with more than $27 million raised since the first concert in 1985. The funds are used to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid Founder Willie Nelson and co-founder John Mellencamp announced yesterday that the 20th anniversary celebration will be a weekly event with lots of food and music in Chicago, Illinois. " It inspires us to think about family farmers every day. I'm looking forward to playing with my friends on the Farm Aid stage. " Some of those friends already booked to perform include Neil Young , Mellencamp and Dave Matthews and Wilco . The show, set for September 18 at the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois, will be preceded by a week's worth of food and music events in Chicago that organizers said will showcase the city's efforts to "promote family-farm food by linking rural and urban communities." The events will include a county fair on September 17, a film festival, some small venue shows and the release of the Farm Aid book, "Farm Aid: A Song for America."   "Farmers have a tremendous impact on the quality of food that we eat," said Mellencamp. "Farm Aid is always a great show, but even more important is that Farm Aid helps the consumer and the family farmer work together for the benefit of all of us."

Goo Goo Dolls Bassist gives back to Buffalo
Even though Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac lives in Los Angeles, the Buffalo native is in his home- town supplying donated instru- ments collected by his Music is Art Foundation. "I don't consider myself a philanthropist," explains the 40 year old, "but there's so many talented and creative people here and so motivated. They learn here, they learn to be efficient and tolerant of things, and then they get really good .... and than they move."

Heather Locklear is joining Boston Legal, she is playing a cold murderer.
Heather and Richie are one of the happiest couples in the entertain-ment industry... as long as Richie is able to leave the room, when Heather's love scenes appear on TV. Bet he did not mind the girl on girl kiss on Spin City though....

Nicolas Cage: The Oscar-winning actor found a unique reason to drink himself to death in Leaving Las Vegas , in fiction of course. He must have been feeling that way this week when his representative was forced to issue a statement to Celebrity Justice that addressed his old email address at AOL. Somebody got Cage's private email address and sent suggestive sexual messages to many of his friends as well as business people in the entertainment industry. The statement released to CJ read in part, " Nicolas Cage would like to make the general public aware that somebody has illegally and fraudulently been using the following e-mail address pretending to be Nicolas Cage: NCSaturn7@aol.com. " If you get an email this week from that person, don't ask for an autograph

Picasso's Mistress Auctions off Sketches

A former mistress of Pablo Picasso has auctioned off 20 of the painters sketches worth up to $2.4 million in Paris. Genevieve Laporte had a two-year affair with the artist in the 1950s.   The now 79 year old Laporte kept the sketches Picasso gave her in a safe for all these years, but was now ready to part with them. Most sketches were drawn when Picasso in 1951 during a vacation in Saint Tropez with Laporte; many of them show the insignia "For Genevieve." The drawings are gently referred to by art connoisseurs as "Picasso's "Tender period."

Music Promoter Who Launched Joplin Dies
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Chet Helms, a music promoter who launched the career of singer Janis Joplin, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 62. "It was a beautiful death," said his wife Judy Davis. "It was a goodbye party. We all sang to him and told stories. He died as he lived _ surrounded by love." Helms was the founder and manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Joplin as its lead singer. He was a rock-'n'-roll impresario who helped stage free concerts and "Human Be-ins" at Golden Gate Park that became the backdrop for what became known as San Francisco's Summer of Love in 1967 at the height of anti-Vietnam War sentiment. Helms was instrumental in helping to develop bands that delivered what became known as the San Francisco Sound. Without Chet, there would be no Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish. Helms hooked Joplin up with Big Brother for jam sessions in a basement and they debuted in June 1966, officially launching the bluesy rock-'n'-roll singers' short career.

Michael Jackson:

acquitted this month of child sex abuse charges, turned up in the Gulf Arab country of Bahrain on a private visit to 'relax,' a Bahraini official said on Thursday. In this June 13, 2005 file photo Jackson leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after being found not guilty on all ten counts of child molestation in Santa Maria, California.

Robert De Niro: The Oscar-winning actor is not a happy camper this week. The object of his wrath is the New York Post. When De Niro's housekeeper was arrested for stealing some of his jewelry, Post reporters tried to interview him and other people in the building, including a nine-year-old boy who lives in a different apartment. De Niro's spokesman told a reporter for the New York Daily News that, " there is white heat coming out of Mr. De Niro over this. " Maybe it's time for the actor to resurrect his Vito Corleone character from The Godfather: Part II . Corleone would be able to convince the Post that kids are off limits.

According to Minnesota's Pure Rock 93X, the Ozzfest concert originally planned for this Sunday, August 7 at the Float-Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, WI will be rescheduled for Saturday, September 10. "The word is: Ozzy injured his voice and needs a break," reported the radio station. "Those that have reservations to camp this weekend at Float-Rite campground are encouraged to keep their plans. Upon on arrival at Floatrite this weekend ... campers will be given a complimentary certificate for camping at the September 10th Ozzfest performance."

Queen's Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Free/Bad Company frontman Paul Rodger have announced plans for some U.S. shows. So far, the veteran rockers are only scheduled to play an Oct. 16 concert at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, and an Oct. 22 show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. No additional U.S. shows are planned for 2005, but the group "will likely do a proper tour, about 30 dates, next spring," according to a spokesperson.   Billed as "Queen + Paul Rodgers," the group will perform a mix of Queen material and songs from Rodgers' former bands. Bassist Danny Miranda (ex-Blue Oyster Cult), guitarist Jamie Moses (Brian May Band) and keyboardist Spike Edney will joint the trio on stage. The U.S. shows follow a sold-out, 32-date tour of European arenas that wrapped up earlier this month. That run included a May 9 stop at England's Sheffield Arena, which the group recorded and plans to release in both CD and DVD form this fall. The two-disc audio set, titled "Return of the Champions," is due out Sept. 13, while the DVD--filmed by director David Mallet--will surface Oct. 24, and will include bonus material such as rehearsal and backstage footage, as well as highlights of other European shows.

Though it's missing some paragraphs and gets a couple of facts wrong, an unauthorized Chinese version of " Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince " was found for sale Sunday in Beijing, just two weeks after the book appeared in English and almost three months ahead of the planned October launch of the official Chinese-language edition. Piracy at it's fastest

Fans of up-and-coming rocker Joseph Arthur were astonished to see KEANU REEVES enjoying one of his gigs at an intimate venue in Manchester, England on July, 25. The MATRIX star is a close friend of the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, and travelled 320 kilometres (200 miles) from London to watch him in action at the intimate Night And Day cafe, before drinking tequila with amazed concert-goers after the performance. Reeves said, "It's my first time in Manchester and I have had such an awesome time."

George Lopez: "What are the odds, that a mexican man and a white woman would be up against each other and the one that has been in jail is the white woman ?"

Lara Flynn Boyle in an recent TV Interview: "to any future love interest out there, I will just cut the chase and say, I will really let you down, because what you are seeing took hours and it would not be what you're waking up with in the morning..." She will be joining the series "Las Vegas" as the Casinos owner.

Cybill Shepherd talking about her friendship with Elvis "You can never get really close to someone who takes so many pills and has such a drug problem!" She is playing Martha Steward in "Martha: Behind bars" Cybill:"I could be her apprentice!"Barbara Walters was accusing Cybill, how she could do that to Martha, her best friend would never act like Cybill in the movie... Cybill only said, "well she would never do that in front of you Barbara !"

Sammy Hagar is back with a chart-topping single! Sanctuary Records has digitally released Sammy and the Wabos' new single, let me take you there, a remake of the classic Staple Singers hit, I'll Take You There . The single made it to #1 on the Classic Rock Chart in just 2 weeks. "Let me take you there" is now available for purchase at the iTunes USA store.

Jerry Lewis: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Board of Governors announced yesterday that the legendary performer will be honored this year when the Academy presents Lewis its prestigious Governors Award in recognition of his work in connection with the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Dick Askin , Chairman of the Television Academy, stated, " Jerry's dedication and humanitarian efforts combined with the magnitude and longevity of the public service work he has performed exemplifies everything the Governors Award represents. " TVNow staffers agree with that understatement. Lewis proved his worth to the children who suffer from the disease and their families when he continued to support them while battling his own illnesses in recent years. His telethons have made a difference to thousands of people.

Nelly : Reebok announced last night that the three-time Grammy winner and rap superstar has agreed to a deal that will allow the sneaker manufacturer to create a Nelly signature collection of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories. The singer told reporters, " I've always been into sneakers and throughout my career I've always wanted to have a signature pair of sneakers that truly reflect my personal style. " He'll sure be styling to the bank each week with the checks his new partner will send in the mail.

Someone auctioned off a walk-in on a future Desperate Housewives sequel on ebay for over $ 8000.00. ABC is sueing...

Pink fans got a rare treat when songs of her   'In progress" album leaked onto the Internet. "Pink is finishing up her fourth album" said spokesperson Lori Berk, "tracks can not be confirmed at this time." Even if the rough mixed, bootlegged songs don't make the final cut on Pink's fourth album, they give a sense of direction -- and it's going to be Pink at her finest - Rock. One track, allegedly titled "Cuz I Can," is backed by a staccato beat and declares that Pink is not playing by anyone's rules but her own. In "You and Your Hand", Pink sends a "butt grabbing macho" packing with lyrics like "I'm not here for your entertainment" and "You don't really want to mess with me tonight." She continues with "Keep your drink, just give me the money ...It's just you and your hand tonight." She also gives listeners a glimpse of her vulnerable side with "Long Way to Happy" and a piano power ed ballad called "Nobody Knows". "Who knew?," which starts with a simple, uplifting guitar progression, takes the theme further as Pink misses a lost love. But don't think Pink's gone soft; she reminds everyone that she still has a lot of fight in her: "If someone said three years from now, you'd be long gone/ I'd stand up and punch them out." As mentioned these tracks are rough mixes and could end up sounding very different once (and if) released. Other songs Pink has recorded and did not leak include "Dear Mr. President" and "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely).

"Constantine" -- Keanu Reeves is John Constantine, a chain-smoking, cancer ridden exorcist who trolls the seedy sections of Los Angeles battling evil. First time movie director Francis Lawrence brings us Constantine. Based on the DC-Vertigo comic book Hellblazer, Constantine is a science fiction suspense drama about renegade occultist John Constantine, who has literally been to hell and back. When Constantine teams up with skeptical policewoman Katelin Dodson (Rachel Weisz) to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Reeves gives a very strong performance, but the bright spot of the movie has to be Rachel Weisz. As a viewer you are with her character every step of the way, never knowing what to expect next from this unique story. The concept of Constantine has a lot of potential, and there are many cool, well filmed scenes... at times the quality of the dialogue is mumbled. Constantine is an entertaining movie, but Fans of the comic book will have many qualms with the movie version, but given that John Constantine is not the most well known comic book character, it won't matter to most. The hardcore fans can rest easy knowing that nobody else really cares that Keanu Reeves isn't a wise cracking, blonde, haired Briton, as the character was portrayed in the comics.

Keanu draws the line
Everyone cuts the bathroom line at Bungalow 8, except   Keanu Reeves, who waited patiently for 15 minutes, while his girlfriend, Lynn Collins, nibbled at his neck. Drunken patrons kept cutting in front of the actor, who merely stood there like a gentleman, until one overly aggressive fellow jumped the line.   "Dude, whoa," Keanu drawled, sounding just like one of his Valley-boy characters. The dude bristled but, recognizing the "whoa," quietly retreated to the end of the line.

Rob Cohen, who will direct Keanu Reeves in the upcoming fantasy film The 8th Voyage of Sinbad, told SCI FI Wire that he believes the Matrix and Constantine star is perfect as the eighth-century hero Sinbad the Sailor, despite reactions to the contrary. Cohen added that Reeves is not too contemporary an actor to play the role, as some critics have said. "One of the things I love about Keanu is I've always found him a guy out of time," Cohen said while promoting his latest movie, the SF film Stealth. "Even in contemporary movies I find him kind of removed, not [like] the surfer-dude kind of thing he did [in the Bill and Ted movies]."

Eminem's tour bus crashed and overturned after hitting two trucks on an interstate highway last night. Eleven people were injured and taken to the hospital; Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, was not on the bus. Among those injured was Eminem's DJ Alan Maman, also know as Alchemist. Stanley Benton, 26, a rapper who goes by the name Stat Quo and is considered one of Eminem's protégés, was treated and released. The crash occurred on Interstate 70 near Odessa, about 25 miles east of Kansas City. The bus was traveling at 85-90 mph when it tried to avoid a collision with a semitrailer. The bus swerved, hit another semitrailer and overturned.  

A former Howard Stern Show regular ssuggested David Lee Roth might be replacing Howard on the Radio Show, who will be leaving in September for Satellite Radio

Brooke Shields: According to reports on the BBC and other Euro press outlets, Shields is scheduled to the Big Apple soon in order to star as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago after she finishes the same gig at the Adelphi Theatre in London's famed West End area. Her last UK performance has been scheduled for Saturday, July 30. One London critic wrote, " the most glamorous, decadent, high-kicking show in the West End, Chicago is a raunchy triumph. " If Shields brings the same to New York City, Tom Cruise will have something else to preach about to. Her first performance at the Ambassador Theatre on West 49th Street will take place in September.

Tom Cruise: The actor's wild interview with Matt Lauer is still bothering normal people who don't agree with his assertion that depression can't be treated with drugs. Cruise was especially harsh on Brooke Shields , who suffered with post-partum depression. Al Roker told National Enquirer, " Tom ought to pipe down about people he doesn't know and situations he hasn't experienced. He's an actor and not a med student.   He should not be trying to rule Earthlings' thoughts with his Scientology-based views".

Stars and their phobias
ON-screen she kills vampires, but off-screen actor Sarah Michelle Gellar has such a phobia of real graveyards, producers had to build a fake one to film the second series of her Buffy series. U-571 actor Matthew McConaughey fears revolving doors and tunnels while the spooky Addams Family star Christina Ricci worries about a shark coming out of a hatch in her home swimming pool. Hell raiser Colin Farrell is not flying solo in his fear of flying and is joined by Holly Valance, Jennifer Aniston and Whoopie Goldberg. And while talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey may make some guests squirm, she has a phobia of chewing gum that stems from her childhood. While Keanu Reeves doesn't have the tough guy cred, he's no wimp. But he's afraid of the dark. Womanising macho actor Colin Farrell trembles with angst at the thought of flying.

You want to be a Gerber-Baby ?
Brad Pitt, George Clooney want to open a Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, NV with the help of Randy Gerber ... Oceans 3 in real life ?

Jail Time for Little Kim

Rapper Lil' Kim was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison, a fine of $50,000 and three years' probation by Manhattan's US District Judge Gerard Lynch last Wednesday afternoon. Her sentence will begin September 19. Kim was convicted on three counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy. Kim said she was sorry. "I take complete responsibility for my actions," she said. "I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trial. I know it was wrong. I am a God-fearing, good person, and this is the toughest thing I've ever been through." Kim maintained throughout the trial that Damion Butler, one of her co-managers at the time of the incident, was not by her side when shots rang out in front of the radio station; security-camera footage later proved he was -- a direct contradiction of what she'd told a federal grand jury; identify a photo of another man who was believed to be involved in the shooting; both that man -- Suif "Gutta" Jackson, a member of her former group Junior M.A.F.I.A. -- and Butler later confessed to firing on rap group Capone-N-Noreaga, and pleaded guilty to gun charges as part of a plea bargain.  
Kim's attorney, L. Londell McMillan said in a statement, "Kim's conviction in this particular case is unfortunate, yet ironically. So many crimes have happened in the hip-hop community which remain unsolved and in my opinion, the entire hip-hop community should pay attention to the results of this case and honor the strength and sacrifice that Kim has made."