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Judge settles Sir Sean’s neighbour problem
Seventy-seven-year-old Sir Sean Connery has had many reviews during a long acting career, but has probably never been described in print as "a rude, foul-mouthed, fat old man"
before. Now a US Supreme Court judge has barred Sir Sean's New York neighbour from making that, and other uncomplimentary remarks, in... [continued]
Picture past: first Bond film premieres 
Strike: the Governator sits on the fence
It seems that California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won't be taking on the role of peacemaker during the Hollywood writers' strike, even with awards season looming and the
estimated loss to his state's economy at $135m a week. Since the first days of the strike in November, the governor... [continued]
Writers' strike could give Billie Piper her big break
Jolie is top celeb philanthropist, but material girl comes bottom
Angelina Jolie is not just admired for her curves, according to a recent poll which says she's the world's most respected celebrity for her philanthropic work. But the public doesn't
feel the same way about pop star Madonna, who beat Paris Hilton to the dubious honor of being the... [continued]
Angelina's sticky moment
Adoption wars: Angelina v Madonna
In Brief: is Charity the new Kate?
The BBC is making another adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, with actress Charity Wakefield (pictured) in the role that launched Kate Winslet's career, Marianne Dashwood. The new version is "more overtly sexual than most previous Austen adaptations", says scriptwriter Andrew Davies... Ian Bone, anarchist founder of Class War,... [continued]
Margaret and Denis’s 1977 toilet ordeal, and other stories
Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Cabinet papers from 1977, just released under the thirty-year-rule, reveal that Margaret Thatcher got stuck in a lavatory. The Iron Lady was imprisoned when the inside handle of her hotel room door in Houston refused to budge - a fate that also befell... [continued]
Is Paris set to lose Hilton fortune?
Is 'hotel heiress' Paris Hilton set to lose out on her potential fortune because of her party antics? On Christmas Day Paris's grandfather, Barron Hilton, announced
that he plans to donate 97 per cent of his $2.3bn (£1.2bn) fortune to charity, leaving open the question of how his decision will... [continued]
Paris goes for gold with 'wine in a can' launch
Will Smith hits back over Hitler remarks
Actor Will Smith has spent his Christmas holiday defending remarks he made about Adolf Hitler, after internet gossip sites alleged that the I Am Legend star
had said that he thought Hitler was a good person. In an interview published last weekend in Scotland's Daily Record newspaper, Smith said: "Even... [continued]
Triumph of the Will
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