Kayne West and Taylor Swift will perform at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. But not together! Swift, 20, will take the stage to perform at the ceremony — one year after West ambushed her as she accepted the award for Best Female Video, according to Us Weekly magazine.
Casey Affleck: Joaquin Phoenix documentary was hard work
Casey Affleck admits making the I’m Still Here documentary with his brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix was “incredibly difficult”. I’m Still Here — directed by Affleck — follows Phoenix as he attempted to launch a career as a rapper.
Milla Jovovich: Husband doesn’t like romantic comedies
Milla Jovovich says her husband refuses to join her when it comes to watching romantic comedies. The actress — who’s married to her Resident Evil movie director Paul Anderson — says her man never helps her indulge in some girly time.
Oksana Grigorieva wants Mel Gibson to foot the bill for her publicist
Oksana Grigorieva wants Mel Gibson to pay for her publicist.
Ed Westwick: I am single!
Ed Westwick insists he’s single and ready to mingle — but admits it’s a little difficult to date because he’s so goddamn famous!
Hilary Duff fails to shift magazines
Hilary Duff isn’t the draw she used to be. The singer/actress struck a deal with America’s OK! magazine to have her $1 million wedding to hockey hunk Mike Comrie paid in full in exchange for exclusive photos.
Paris Hilton got special treatment in jail
Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail has been defended by officials. The heiress — who was arrested in Las Vegas last month alongside boyfriend Cy Waits for cocaine possession — was allowed to leave the Clark County Detention Center after just three hours, which is roughly half the average time it takes to process those faced with the same charge.
Kendra Wilkinson scared of pizzas
Kendra Wilkinson has a phobia of pizzas. The former Playboy model used to work at Papa John’s restaurant before she got famous and the experience of has left her unable to feast on the tasty Italian dish because it brings back bad memories.
Brad Pitt visits plastic surgeon
Angelina Jolie persuaded partner Brad Pitt to visit his plastic surgeon and get some work done, it has been claimed. According to American tabloid the National Enquirer, the Hollywood hunk has been getting injections of the wrinkle filler Radiesse to make his face look younger and smoother.
Rihanna will release a new album a later this year
The record, called Loud, will hit shelves in November — although an exact release date for the album is yet to be confirmed.
John Travolta’s extortion case has been dropped
The actor — whose 16-year-old son Jett died during a family holiday to the Bahamas in January 2009 after suffering a seizure — decided against pursing action against two people who were accused of trying to extort $25 million from the Pulp Fiction star and his wife as he has already suffered considerable “emotional distress”.
Oprah Winfrey threatens to fire all her staff
The media mogul — who’s winding down towards the final season of her hit TV talk show — has warned her employees not to give out tickets to her final program.
Simon Cowell: Life is better at 50
Simon Cowell thinks his life has got even better since turning 50. The music mogul — who got engaged to girlfriend Mezghan Hussainy earlier this year — is more content in his personal life and thinks his career has improved further, with plans for his talent show The X Factor to launch on US television.
Hulk Hogan has been hospitalized with severe back pain
In a video posted to his Twitter account, the former fighter confirmed that he suffered “a major spasm from my hip all the way up the middle of my back,” adding that it “just totally overwhelmed me.”
Rosh Hashanah holiday guide
Rosh Hashanah begins this year on Wednesday evening, September 8, and continues through nightfall of September 10. What follows is a how-to guide to the basics of Rosh Hashanah observance.
Netanyahu tells Israeli public: No guarantee peace talks will succeed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Tuesday in a New Year’s greeting that there was no guarantee negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians would succeed, but vowed to aim for a peace agreement by the end of the year.