Petite pop babe Kylie Minogue believes in reincarnation and claims she has been reborn several times. The Australian star, 35, revealed her spiritual side to American magazine Blender, where she discussed rebirth, heaven and the workings of her brain. Minogue says, "I believe I have lived before, but I'm not very advanced in my series of lives. I'm not even into double figures. I don't have a visual memory of my past lives, but I believe I came from somewhere." The singer has long claimed she has spoken to the dead before, including former lover Michael Hutchence, who was found dead in a Sydney, Australia hotel room in 1997. Minogue explains, "From experiences with the deceased and with the sixth sense there must be much more than the here-and-now. I believe in a universal power. I've had one particularly intense experience that let me know Michael was still around. Like he had come to say 'hello'." In addition, Kylie believes humans are still in the early stages of evolution and are yet to grasp our full capabilities. She remarks, "We don't use a fraction of our brains. To be honest, mine is on economy some days. "The soul is the endlessness of our beings. The soul is infinite and we're just passing through (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.'" (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)
Petite pop babe Kylie Minogue believes in reincarnation and claims she has been reborn several times. The Australian star, 35, revealed her spiritual side to American magazine Blender, where she discussed rebirth, heaven and the workings of her brain. Minogue says, "I believe I have lived before, but I'm not very advanced in my series of lives. I'm not even into double figures. I don't have a visual memory of my past lives, but I believe I came from somewhere." The singer has long claimed she has spoken to the dead before, including former lover Michael Hutchence, who was found dead in a Sydney, Australia hotel room in 1997. Minogue explains, "From experiences with the deceased and with the sixth sense there must be much more than the here-and-now. I believe in a universal power. I've had one particularly intense experience that let me know Michael was still around. Like he had come to say 'hello'." In addition, Kylie believes humans are still in the early stages of evolution and are yet to grasp our full capabilities. She remarks, "We don't use a fraction of our brains. To be honest, mine is on economy some days. "The soul is the endlessness of our beings. The soul is infinite and we're just passing through (
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.