Celeb News Aggregate
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An Irish castle is busily preparing for the wedding of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
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News Roundup for June 7: R. Kelly posts bail after being arrested on child pornography charges. Other celebrities and movies mentioned Sir Paul McCartney Don Johnson Angela Bassett Bob Dylan Jessica Lange Luke Wilson Penelope Cruz Jeff Bridges Nicolas Cage Sam Rockwell Michael Jackson
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Supermodel Claudia Schiffer covered up her Valentino dress on the way to her Saturday wedding. Jim Caviezel Robert Evans The Matrix Reloaded Meg Ryan Omar Epps Britney Spears Hole Courtney Love Eric Erlandson B.B. King Perry Como Jamie Foxx
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Pop icon Madonna debuted on the London stage Thursday night in the premiere of Up for Grabs. While Madonna's A-list friends in attendance (Sting, Stella McCartney, etc.) gave the Material girl rave reviews and the audience whooped and hollered from the start, the UK critics were not quite as positive about her performance, Reuters reports.
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Oscar winner Barry Levinson received the Golden Eddie for filmmaker of the year Sunday at the 52nd American Cinema Editors Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
Pietro Scalia Barry Levinson Jill Bilcock Elvis Presley Harrison Ford Melissa Mathison Calits Flockhert Madonna Tom Cruise Sylvetser Stallone Jennifer Flavin Mira Sorvino Tom Cruise Kylie Minogue James Gooding Anjelica Huston Clint Eastwood Paul McCartney Heather MIlls Screen Actors Guild Association of Talent Agents
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The two hour Fox series finale of The X Files will star David Duchovny as Agent Mulder on May 19 Sean Connery
Josh Hartnett Black Hawk Down Sting Katie Couric Kristanna Loken Kylie Minogue Dido Jerry Bruckheimer Bob Dylan OutKast Joshua Bell James Van Der Beek Kerr Smith
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Russell Crowe says hes not satisfied with his acting career A Beautiful Mind George W Bush Journeys With George
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Matthew Perry
Cary Grant
George Harrison
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Sting Michael Jackson Randy Newman Barry Manilow and Ashford & Simpson
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Miramax tops studios with 15 Oscar nominations In the Bedroom Receives 5 Nominations Including Best Motion Picture issy Spacek for Best Actress Tom Wilkinson for Best Actor Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress Rob Festinger and Todd Field for Best Adapted Screenplay Amelie Receives 5 Nominations Including Best Foreign Film
Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Best Original Screenplay Best Sound (Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky) Best Cinematography (Bruno Delbonnel) Best Art Direction (Aline Bonetto and Marie-Laure Valla) Iris Receives 3 Nominations Including Judi Dench for Best Actress Kate Winslet for Best Supporting Actress Jim Broadbent for Best Supporting Actor Bridget Jones's Diary Nominated for Renée Zellweger for Best Actress Until... by Sting Nominated for Best Original Song from Kate & Leopold
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NBCs broadcast of Fridays Olympic opening ceremonies had about one-fourth of the U.S. tuned in making it the highest-rated televised opening ever Sting Yo Yo Ma The Dixie Chicks LeighAnn Rhymes Steve Young George W Bush Dave Matthews Band Beach Boys R Kelly
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News Roundup for Jan. 22 - Sting will open the Salt Lake City Summer Olympics with Dixie Chicks and LeAnn Rhimes. Jim Caviezel Jennifer Lopez A Beautiful Mind Steven Spielberg Harrison Ford Jennifer Garner Ben Affleck Roman Polanski Jeeper Creepers Amelie
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Dave Matthews Band Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Lenny Kravitz Mick Jagger Gwen Stefani at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the second annual My VH1 Music Awards
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Listen Up!: Gene Simmons: Behind the make-up
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The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Gregory Grant, Steven Spielberg, Martin Stern, Roy Boulting, Anthony "Sleuth" Shaffer, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, X-Files sequel, Angelina Jolie, Billy Bob Thornton, Renee Aubry, Melissa Gilbert, SAG, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Hank Azaria, more.
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"Harry Potter" film spreads magic at London premiere
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The benefit TV show America: A Tribute to Heroes is being packaged into an album to raise additional relief dollars, organizers told Reuters on Wednesday.
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America: A Tribute to Heroes struck a chord with America as celebs like got together for a solemn night of fundraising.
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An Arab music festival tour celebrating the diversity of Arab music has been canceled out of the concern for the musicians' safety. Also Sting, Miles Copeland, Khaled, Hakim, Andy, more.
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News that Clear Channel Communications, the nation's biggest radio station chain, released a list to its partner radio stations asking to avoid playing certain songs on the air in the wake of the terrorist attacks the US suffered on Sept. 11 is a rumor.
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At a massive rock concert held Wednesday at Egypt's Giza Pyramids, crowds that had waited 90 minutes to see Egyptian rocker Hakim turned belligerent when they saw Sting take the stage instead.
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In a surprise visit to Washington, D.C., Jordan's Queen Noor awarded Sting the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award given by the Arab American Institute Foundation. Sting was praised by the Jordanian queen for his work on preserving the rain forest and praised by Secretary of State Colin Powell for his work on human rights issues. Sting's hit song "Desert Rose," which featured the voice and lyrics Algerian singer Cheb Mami, brought Arabic music to the world's forefront.
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Grammy nominee Jill Scott, 28, has been hospitalized in Philadelphia with a lung infection, forcing her to miss some of her tour opening dates with Sting. A spokeswoman for the singer told People that she was admitted into the hospital with a 102-degree fever that developed once an allergy turned into a bad cold. Doctors expect the singer to recover fully. It is not yet known whether Scott will rejoin Sting for the remainder of the tour.
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A small plane carrying British rock star Sting, two pilots and friends skidded off the runway while trying to land Monday at the Florence airport in Italy. No one was hurt.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 17, 2001 -- Michael Cuccione, the actor/singer who played Jason “Q.T.” McKnight on MTV’s boy band spoof "2gether," died Saturday at his home in Vancouver, B.C. Cuccione was 16.
Cuccione, aka “the cute one” of 2gether had battled Hodgkin’s disease since he was a child, according to MTV.com. Doctors said that he died of complications with his cancer treatment.
"His lungs just gave out," his uncle, also named Michael Cuccione, told MTV. "We weren't really expecting it."
Cuccione had been fighting respiratory problems for several months and did not appear in the last several episodes of the MTV series.
"He fought gallantly," Michael's mother, Gloria, told ABCNews.com. The teen had been in a car accident in December and was unable to fight off the effects of the crash. He contracted pneumonia, but his lungs were weakened from the chemotherapy he
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Dec. 23, 2000 -- Madonna and Guy Ritchie have finally tied the knot.
Avoiding the hundreds-strong media pack, the couple took their solemn vows and exchanged rings in front of family and friends on Friday night, the Rev. Susan Brown, who presided over the ceremony, confirmed today.
It is believed that the couple wed at 6:30 p.m. London time.
Many guests arrived at Skibo Castle in Dornoch, Scotland, after dark, covering their faces. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Bryan Adams and Elton John were reportedly invited to join the celebration, but some reports said that Pitt and John were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts.
The marriage of the Queen of Pop and the British director has been reported on daily up to the actual nuptials, but strategic planning has ensured that Madonna would keep her big day private.
Security surrounding the castle was s
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2001-The race is going be tight this year.
As the TV season winds down and moves into the May sweeps, the major networks are duking it out for those coveted No. 1 spots, especially in the adults 18-49 group that advertisers love and the ego-boosting title of the most-watched network. This kind of tight primetime competition hasn't been seen in the TV arena in many years, but the reality TV explosion has truly changed the landscape and kept network execs on their toes.
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Pop star Elton John will auction off 20 of his private stash of luxury and sports cars at Christie's on June 5, the auction house announced Wednesday.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 15, 2001 -- Perhaps you can call it Bond luck.
Actor Roger Moore walked away unscathed after a car accident in southwestern Sweden on Saturday, Reuters reports.
The 73-year-old ex-007 actor and his Swedish partner Christina Tholstrup were en route from a Swedish airport to a television studio when another car rammed into theirs. The two were able to avoid serious injury due to protective airbags.
BRIDGING THE WORLD: Charity ain't just about salad dressing for Paul Newman. The way cool actor has donated $10,000 to build a bridge as part of a 2.2 mile walking trail along the revitalized Still River in Danbury, Conn., The Associated Press reports.
"We are ecstatic that Paul Newman has chosen to support this environmental initiative," Mayor Gene Enriquez said Friday.
Walk tall.
STING GETS SOME: British rocker Sting was decorated
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20, 2000 -- The media just want to get a peek at Madonna. But the pop star’s security guards want to take a peek under her guests’ kilts.
Photographers, cameramen and reporters from all over the world have already begun to set up camp in the sleepy Scottish town of Dornoch for what will be the biggest celebrity wedding of the year, Reuters reports. The Queen of Pop is scheduled to marry British filmmaker Guy Ritchie (“Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”) at Skibo castle on Friday.
But the media frenzy is expected to start going into overdrive Thursday when the couple will christen their 3-month-old baby, Rocco.
Security is said to be extremely tight, with rumors going around saying that the pop star’s security guards will be checking under Scotsmen’s kilts as they enter the castle to keep those pesky hidden cameras at bay.
The Material Mom
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7, 2000 -- It's official: The Queen of Music has found her king.
Reuters reports today that superstar Madonna and her man Guy Ritchie will indeed get holy matrimonial -- as various tabloid reports have rumored in recent weeks -- at the Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland on Dec. 22.
So how, pray tell, did us the news people come across that confirmation?
Apparently, just by heading over to the Registrar's Office in Dornoch, Scotland, where the names of the "Music" maker and the "Snatch" helmer are posted on a roster of upcoming marriage licensees for all to see.
According to the report, Madonna, 42, might wear a gown by Stella McCartney while Ritchie, 32, would go the traditional route with a kilt. It is also said that Madonna's 4-year-old daughter Lourdes is expected to be a bridesmaid.
And only yesterday, the singer was reportedly spott
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 1, 2000 - Was it a lighthearted spectacle or an award show? Thursday's inaugural My VH1 Music Awards was a little of both.
It really didn't matter, to some, who actually won as much as the hijinks that took place on stage at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea, walked onto the stage on his hands donning a punker T-shirt and later spit into the camera, Reuters reports.
When Latin pop star Ricky Martin wasn't available to accept an award, an actor with a huge pink foam buttocks over his head accepted it for him. And check out some of the categories: Booty Shake (Ricky Martin won, who else?), Most Entertaining Public Feud (Eminem won for his fallouts with his wife and mom), Your Song Kicked Ass But Played Too Damn Much (Santana for "Smooth"), Legend in Action (Sting) and Sexxxiest Video (Faith Hill for "Breathe").
The event
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Is Guy Ritchie really going to make an honest woman out of Madonna?
That's what the rumor mills are saying at least.
The British tabloid the Sun says today that the Queen of Music is reportedly planning a wedding extravaganza, budgeted at $1.6 million, at the Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland for Dec. 22, with a post-matrimonial shindig at the neighboring Skibo Castle.
And while they're at the holy site, the couple reportedly might also christen their 4-month-old offspring Rocco at the ceremony, so the tab says.
Skibo Castle has been a favorite spot for celebrity weddings, with patrons such as actors Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle. The picturesque location was also rumored to be the wedding ground for Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who, of course, wed in New York instead.
Thus far, the cas
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 20, 2000 -- Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend. Just ask Madonna. Marriage, on the other hand, is another matter.
The Queen of Music is delighted about the large diamond ring she was given by her boyfriend, British director Guy Ritchie.
“I had absolutely no idea,” Madonna told US Weekly in an interview to be published Friday. “I never liked big rocks on my finger. Well, I do now.”
But queried about whether a holiday wedding was in the cards, as predicted by British tabloids, Madonna replied: “I wouldn’t say it’s an engagement ring, at least not right now. We talk about marriage, but we can’t decide whether it’s something that’s necessary.”
Ritchie, 31, gave Madonna the rock on the day she came home with new baby Rocco, also the same day as Madonna’s 42nd birthday.
Madonna, who divorced actor Sean Penn in 1989 after four year
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 31, 2000 -- Today on "Fun with Celebrity Motorists": Catherine Zeta-Jones is being sued by a woman who says she was a passenger in the actress's car when said actress crashed said car near Pacific Palisades, Calif., in August. The said passenger -- one Petra Von Oelffen -- suffered unspecified injuries and is seeking unspecified damages in the lawsuit filed Monday in court here.
The Zeta-Jones incident is not to be confused with the Halle Berry incident. (Or incidents?)
The latest word on the Berry case is that "The Flintstones" star -- under investigation for a suspected hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood, Calif., last month -- is also under investigation for other hit-and-run crashes in Chicago and Cleveland.
WELL, AT LEAST HE'S NOT DRIVING: In Newport Beach, Calif., police have been called out to Dennis Rodman's house 28 times t
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British rock star singer Sting will receive an award for promoting cross-cultural understanding on May 5 in Washington, D.C.