Burning List

October 31st, 2009 LONDON – Actress Kelly Brook has blamed Britain’s Got Talent’s hosts Ant and Dec for ruining her TV career. The English actress, who was axed from BGT in January after just six days, said Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s dislike of her let the channel ITV1 to turn her down for other jobs.

Love Loses Bid To Throw Out Defamation Case

October 27th, 2009 COURTNEY LOVE lost the first round of her battle with a fashion designer after a judge denied the rocker’s bid to have the case thrown out of court. Dawn Simorangkir filed suit in March (09) alleging Love had embarked on “an obsessive and delusional crusade to terrorise and destroy” her on social networking websites Twitter.com and MySpace.com.

Diaz & Myers Banned From Twitter

October 18th, 2009 Movie bosses have banned a series of stars including CAMERON DIAZ and MIKE MYERS from joining microblogging site Twitter.com – in a bid to prevent secret information leaking out. Filmmakers are becoming increasingly worried about actors ruining plots and damaging the industry by putting up messages on the public website.

Ice-t Forms Twitter Gang

October 15th, 2009 Rapper-turned-actor ICE-T has formed the first gang on social networking site Twitter.com. The hip-hop star has joined the celebrity craze of posting mini blog entries online to keep fans updated on his every move, but he reveals he’s not looking to expand his following – instead, he wants to drop those who don’t agree with his opinions.

Facebook, Twitter help low-budget film break into US box office top five

October 13th, 2009 LONDON – A low budget horror film has social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to thank for its success at the US box office. ‘Paranormal Activity’, shot in documentary style, cost less than 15,000 dollars but went on to become one of the top grossing films in the country, amassing more than 7 million dollars at the box office.

Miley Cyrus quits Twitter

October 9th, 2009 LONDON – Miley Cyrus’ sudden exit from the social networking site Twitter has left her fans disappointed and puzzled. The 16-year-old Hannah Montana star was one of the most followed celebs on Twitter.

Welcome to Twitter, JK Rowling: ‘Harry Potter’ author sets up Twitter account

September 25th, 2009 ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling joins TwitterNEW YORK — The real J.K. Rowling has come to Twitter.

Actual people physically gather in Los Angeles to talk Twitter at site’s first conference

September 22nd, 2009 Actual people physically gather to talk TwitterLOS ANGELES — Twitter was a trending topic Tuesday — and not just on Twitter. Actual people were physically gathered at the Skirball Cultural Center for the two-day conference dedicated to the micro-blogging site.

Jay Leno says he hopes to be a star-maker for young comedians on his new NBC prime-time show

August 20th, 2009 Leno: Ready to become star-maker on new NBC showBURBANK, Calif. — Jay Leno said he’s looking forward to being a star-maker for young comedians on his new prime-time show.

Robert Pattinson blames Twitter for ruining his life

August 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON – Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson has blamed social networking site Twitter.com for ruining his life. The ‘Twilight’ star insists that it lets obsessive fans know where he is constantly.

Matt Damon is terrified of Twitter

August 15th, 2009 LONDON – While a whole lot of celebrities across the world are getting hooked onto Twitter, Hollywood actor Matt Damon fears joining the popular social networking site. The Bourne Identity star is scared to join the website in case he is swamped by strange messages from obsessed fans, reports contactmusic.com.

For fans or merely curious, Michael Jackson boyhood home in Indiana still a draw

July 20th, 2009 Michael Jackson’s boyhood home still draws curiousGARY, Ind. — Michael Jackson fans and curious sightseers still are beating a path to his boyhood home more than three weeks after his death.

Brad Pitt takes sons to see ‘Star Trek’. Why can’t he? he is a father after all! Duh media

May 20th, 2009 NEW YORK – Hollywood actor Brad Pitt took his sons Pax and Maddox to a cinema hall in Long Island here to see ‘Star Trek’. The ‘Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ star on May 16 gave a sci-fi treat to his adopted sons before jetting off to the Cannes Film Festival in France, reported contactmusic.com.

BR Films sued for ‘copying’ hit comedy ‘My Cousin Vinny’

May 6th, 2009 LONDON – Bollywood production house BR Films has been sued by a Hollywood film studio for allegedly copying their comedy ‘My Cousin Vinny’. The suit has been filed in the Bombay High Court by 20th Century Fox, which is seeking 940,000 pounds in damages.

Brad Pitt keen to update art collection

May 4th, 2009 LONDON – Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has set aside millions of dollars to update his art collection. The ‘Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ actor has his eye on a drawing by American Richard Serra, a painting by Japan’s Yayoi Kusama and another drawing by Canadian Marcel Dzama, thesun.co.uk reports.