Hip hop guru Pharrell Williams delighted guests at Kate Moss's 30th birthday party on Friday night - by performing a spontaneous rap with fashion designer Stella McCartney. The unlikely collaborators joined forces at the glitzy bash and treated 20 onlookers to a beat box version of The Kinks classic 'You Really Got Me'. Moreover, Stella -who has previously said she would launch a music career if her fashion business faltered - joked that they would release the track as soon as possible. A source says, "They soon had the attention of 20 guests, who all started clapping when they finished. Stella thanked them and joked: 'It'll be out in shops soon.'" (wenn)
Orlando Bloom says there's nothing wrong with sleeping with strippers. Speaking earlier this week, the Hollywood star - who seems determined to do fame his own way - explained: "There's nothing wrong with sleeping with strippers. If I were to choose to sleep with a stripper, it would be a choice I made, and I'd learn something from it or I wouldn't. Thankfully I've got a lot of that sort of stuff out of my system." (21 January, 2004, 8AM)
Talent show judge Simon Cowell has slammed pop queen Madonna for letting age get the better of her. The American Idol and Pop Idol expert was discussing the physical attributes of female singers with fellow judges Paul Abdul and Randy Jackson when he mocked Madonna's appearance and lifestyle. Cowell says, "Britney (Spears) is cute, isn't she? Beyonce is good- looking. Jennifer Lopez is good-looking. Madonna used to be good-looking." After criticizing the Material Girl, Abdul and Jackson groaned in disgust. A defensive Cowell shouted, "She's a housewife!"
Robbie Williams says he's put his playboy days behind him and wants to settle down in the countryside. The former Take That singer told Croatian magazine Story that all he needs now is a special woman he can share his utopian dream with. "My life is back to normal and I'm happier than I've ever been. I've realised that life is beautiful and fate has been very kind to me," he said. "I am sure a lot of people will be surprised I am not supposedly having a string of affairs, but it's true and I'm happier because of it." Robbie also revealed he's leaving Los Angeles in an effort to find his one true love. "LA is a city obsessed with sex. However, that's not what I'm looking for. I'm in a phase of my life where I want to find a woman that I'd be happy with for longer. I'm looking for the woman of my life," he explained, before adding: "When I get kids I'll leave Beverly Hills the moment it happens. It's easy to see why, because all the kids that grow up there are unhappy. They simply experience too much in the first decade of their lives. You never see a kid riding a bike in Beverly Hills." (19 January, 2004, 8:30AM)
Nicole Kidman has ditched boyfriend Lenny Kravitz. The Hollywood star is said to be sick and tired of the rocker's flirtations with other women, including his latest publicised partying with actress Michelle Rodriguez in Miami, when he should have been in Australia meeting her parents. "When Nicole found out he was flirting with other women, she had to end things," said a friend of the actress. "She was very much in love with him - and still is - but she has her pride." (19 January, 2004, 9AM)
Film star Jude Law has told how his break-up from Sadie Frost left him "battered and bruised".
But the Cold Mountain star said he felt stronger and happier now that the couple have divorced.
Law and Frost had an acrimonious split last year and were granted a "quickie" divorce in October on the grounds of the movie star's "unreasonable behaviour".
"I think those sort of situations take a lot longer to heal and repair and to put back into order," Law told the This Morning show.
"It changes your life, I think, when you enter into a marriage and it can change it just as much as when you're part of a break-up.
"But I certainly feel stronger emotionally and happier in myself, if not a little battered and bruised."
The couple have three children - Rafferty, eight, Iris, three, and 16-month-old Rudy.
Frost claimed in divorce documents that Law's behaviour had worsened her post-natal depression, for which she needed treatment.
Law, 31, is now dating 21-year-old actress Sienna Miller, his co-star in the forthcoming remake of Alfie.
Despite earning millions from films such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain, the actor claimed he was too poor to afford a second home.
He and Miller were rumoured to be house-hunting for a rural hideaway in Gloucestershire. (link)
The cast of American sitcom Friends has agreed to film a final 90-minute special - for a one-off fee of £1.1m each, reports say.
The show will be filmed straight after the end of the final series but will not be shown for 12 months, according to The Sun.
The massive payout is nothing new for stars Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, who were reportedly paid £700,000 per episode to film the final series.
NBC bosses have been quick to seal the 'Friends Reunited' deal, realising it may be difficult to get the cast together once the show ends, the newspaper says.
The special will see the New York gang reunite over dinner to celebrate America's Thanksgiving holiday.
Surprisingly, Jennifer Aniston, who plays Rachel, was the first to sign up for the show, despite saying she would never appear on television again.
The episode will not be seen in Britain until next year. (link)
Britney Spears' brief marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander became the focus of yet more mockery on Saturday night, 10 January 2004, when Jennifer Aniston parodied the singer's wedding on live TV.
The Friends beauty appeared on long-running comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live, where among other skits, she mocked Spears' controversial 3 January 2004 Las Vegas nuptials, which led to an annulment just two days later.
Aniston donned a trendy Von Dutch cap and midriff-baring top to take on the role of Spears, while SNL regular Jimmy Fallon, played Alexander.
In the sketch, set on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, the pair drank copious amounts of alcohol as they cooed about how much they had in common. And after Fallon found Aniston's teeth whitening chewing gum under their suite's mini-bar, she responded, "This is a sign, y'all let's get married!"
The two rushed to the altar, but within moments of becoming man and wife and sharing their first kiss, Aniston blurted, "Did you just burp? You just burped on my wedding kiss! You are so gross! I want an annulment. Jason, you've changed. You burped. I can try to get past it but it's obvious that your brain is just a little younger than mine. Now can anybody please just tell me where there's a good after-hours club in Vegas 'cause this place sucks!" (WENN)
Singing sensation Mariah Carey is planning a duet with arch rival Jennifer Lopez. Friends of the singer had accused J.Lo's hit single 'I'm Real' of ruining Mariah's 2002 'Glitter' album, after Jennifer used samples of 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' in the track, after Mariah had already used them previously in a song she hoped to release.
And after hearing J.Lo gets eight hours sleep a night, Mariah scathed, "If I had the luxury of not actually having to sing my own songs, I'd do that, too." But record industry sources are saying Mariah is now ready to "bury the hatchet" with her fellow New Yorker. However, Mariah's spokesperson says, "It sounds like a nice idea. But there's no trust to it." Another insider tells the New York Daily News, "They've reserved studio time. They'd like her to have a single out by the spring and an album out in the summer. Now that BMG and Sony are merging, every exec is hustling for a big hit so he can keep his job." Despite their rivalry, the two singers have a lot in common. J.Lo's Sony label boss Tommy Mottola is Mariah's ex-husband, while Mariah is receiving career advice from Lopez's former manager Benny Medina. A source adds, "Jennifer wants to get back in the studio, but she's not willing to do so until there's a new deal in place. Given how the record business is now, her position isn't being well-received."
In other news, it's been reported that J.Lo has recruited producing superstar The Neptunes to help her record her new album. Music maestros Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo - who have added their magic to music from the likes of Britney Spears, Usher and 'N Sync - will hit the studio with J.Lo later this year. A source close to Williams says, "Pharrell is really happy to have been requested by J.Lo because she is such a megastar. But it wasn't much of a surprise to be chosen because he is so cool himself. He could have worked with anyone he wanted." (wenn)
Johnny Depp could have to hire himself a minder after being plagued by female admirers on the set of his new film. The star, who's currently shooting in Kingston-Upon-Thames, is being keenly protected after security discovered two women hiding out in the film's make-up department, having already thrown them off set twice before. "These two girls were very persistent and desperate to get near Johnny," revealed an on-set source. "We told them he wasn't there ? but they wouldn't take no for an answer. We had to remove them twice from the set and once we were even forced to chase them from make-up. Security eventually had to corner them in the Venetian ballroom section of the club and forcibly remove them. You can't have a star of Johnny's size being bothered by crazy women running around the set." (13 January, 2004, 9AM)
Dido and The Darkness look set to rule at this year's Brit awards after receiving a string of nominations each. Dido, with three nominations, is already odds-on favourite to be crowned Best British Female, while rockers The Darkness coined a massive four nominations in the Best British Group, Best British Album (where they'll compete against Dido's Life For Rent), Best British Breakthrough and Best British Rock categories. On the international stage, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera look set to repeat their MTV Europe Music Awards success after gaining three nominations apiece, while Beyonc? had to make do with only two nods for Best International Female and Best International Album. You can vote for your favourites now at www.brits.co.uk (13 January, 2004, 9AM)
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Destiny's Child are to go into the studio to record a new album, scotching reports that Beyonce is already at work on the follow-up to 'Dangerously In Love'.
Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams will reconvene in March to record the new record, the follow-up to 2001's 'Survivor', a spokesperson for Beyonce has confirmed to MTV.
As previously reported on dotmusic, Beyonce is believed to have racked-up a massive catalogue of new material during recordings for 'Dangerously In Love'. It was thought she would take the opportunity to release a second quickfire solo album.
However, it seems that Beyonce - who has been nominated for a string of Grammys at next month's awards and will sing at this year's Super Bowl - is putting her full powers behind the new album from the R&B superstars.
Reports that Beyonce's sister, Solange, will join as the group's fourth member are still unconfirmed. Last year she released her debut solo album, 'Solo Star'. (link)
Tatu star Lena Katina will quit the controversial pop band this Spring to go solo - but she hasn't told bandmate Yulia Volkova yet.
Katina, 20 - who admits the pair staged their infamous lesbian antics - is now bored of the group, who have dipped out of the headlines recently after originally hitting the music scene in a blaze of publicity in 2002.
She explains, "We are very tired of each other and it's not fun playing lesbians anymore. I believe it will be a shock to my friends and family and to Yulia. I can't wait to get out of the schoolgirl outfit, jeans and T-shirt that were Tatu's trademark." (WENN)
Movie beauty Cameron Diaz has categorically denied that she plans to wed lover Justin Timberlake in 2004. Cameron, 31, insists she has no desire to settle down and have children just yet, and that she is sick of the constant speculation surrounding their romance.
She fumes, "The truth is that if I wanted to be married with children right now, I would be married with children right now. Everybody thinks that just because they might be searching for a person to spend the rest of their life with, I am. Why is it that with every actress in a relationship, it's like, 'Oh, well, you're with that person because you want to get married and have a baby?"' And Cameron also hit out at skeptics who consider the age gap between her and 22-year-old Timberlake problematic. She adds, "It's not like this is the first time in the history of human relationships that people were drawn to one another because of who they are, not what age they are." (wenn)
Hip hop guru Pharrell Williams delighted guests at Kate Moss's 30th birthday party on Friday night - by performing a spontaneous rap with fashion designer Stella McCartney. The unlikely collaborators joined forces at the glitzy bash and treated 20 onlookers to a beat box version of The Kinks classic 'You Really Got Me'. Moreover, Stella -who has previously said she would launch a music career if her fashion business faltered - joked that they would release the track as soon as possible. A source says, "They soon had the attention of 20 guests, who all started clapping when they finished. Stella thanked them and joked: 'It'll be out in shops soon.'" (
Orlando Bloom says there's nothing wrong with sleeping with strippers. Speaking earlier this week, the Hollywood star - who seems determined to do fame his own way - explained: "There's nothing wrong with sleeping with strippers. If I were to choose to sleep with a stripper, it would be a choice I made, and I'd learn something from it or I wouldn't. Thankfully I've got a lot of that sort of stuff out of my system." (21 January, 2004, 8AM) 
Talent show judge Simon Cowell has slammed pop queen Madonna for letting age get the better of her. The American Idol and Pop Idol expert was discussing the physical attributes of female singers with fellow judges Paul Abdul and Randy Jackson when he mocked Madonna's appearance and lifestyle. Cowell says, "Britney (Spears) is cute, isn't she? Beyonce is good- looking. Jennifer Lopez is good-looking. Madonna used to be good-looking." After criticizing the Material Girl, Abdul and Jackson groaned in disgust. A defensive Cowell shouted, "She's a housewife!"
Film star Jude Law has told how his break-up from Sadie Frost left him "battered and bruised".
The cast of American sitcom Friends has agreed to film a final 90-minute special - for a one-off fee of £1.1m each, reports say.
Britney Spears' brief marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander became the focus of yet more mockery on Saturday night, 10 January 2004, when Jennifer Aniston parodied the singer's wedding on live TV.
Singing sensation Mariah Carey is planning a duet with arch rival Jennifer Lopez. Friends of the singer had accused J.Lo's hit single 'I'm Real' of ruining Mariah's 2002 'Glitter' album, after Jennifer used samples of 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' in the track, after Mariah had already used them previously in a song she hoped to release.
Johnny Depp could have to hire himself a minder after being plagued by female admirers on the set of his new film. The star, who's currently shooting in Kingston-Upon-Thames, is being keenly protected after security discovered two women hiding out in the film's make-up department, having already thrown them off set twice before. "These two girls were very persistent and desperate to get near Johnny," revealed an on-set source. "We told them he wasn't there ? but they wouldn't take no for an answer. We had to remove them twice from the set and once we were even forced to chase them from make-up. Security eventually had to corner them in the Venetian ballroom section of the club and forcibly remove them. You can't have a star of Johnny's size being bothered by crazy women running around the set." (
Dido and The Darkness look set to rule at this year's Brit awards after receiving a string of nominations each. Dido, with three nominations, is already odds-on favourite to be crowned Best British Female, while rockers The Darkness coined a massive four nominations in the Best British Group, Best British Album (where they'll compete against Dido's Life For Rent), Best British Breakthrough and Best British Rock categories. On the international stage, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera look set to repeat their MTV Europe Music Awards success after gaining three nominations apiece, while Beyonc? had to make do with only two nods for Best International Female and Best International Album. You can vote for your favourites now at 
Actress Kate Hudson has had a baby boy with her musician husband Chris Robinson.
Destiny's Child are to go into the studio to record a new album, scotching reports that Beyonce is already at work on the follow-up to 'Dangerously In Love'.
Tatu star Lena Katina will quit the controversial pop band this Spring to go solo - but she hasn't told bandmate Yulia Volkova yet.
Movie beauty Cameron Diaz has categorically denied that she plans to wed lover Justin Timberlake in 2004. Cameron, 31, insists she has no desire to settle down and have children just yet, and that she is sick of the constant speculation surrounding their romance.