Celebrity News, Gossip & Scandals

Paul Rodgers has quit Queen.

The singer - who has been with the group, currently billed as Queen + Paul Rodgers, for five years - wants to return to his former band Bad Company, who he is touring with this summer, insisting his stint as replacement for the late Freddie Mercury was not "a permanent arrangement."

He said: "At this point we're gonna sit back from this. It was never meant to be a permanent arrangement.

"I think we made a huge success of it, actually. We did t ... Like this? Continue reading...

Paris Hilton has swapped partying for Monopoly.

The 'Simple Life' star, who is currently dating Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, prefers quiet nights at home preparing homemade food and playing the property board game with her friends.

She said: "When I was younger I loved to go out, but now that I'm in a really great relationship it's so much more fun to stay at home. We don't really like to go out. We have game night where friends come over and play Monopoly.

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McFly star Danny Jones was once sent a monkey dressed like him by a fan.

The singer - who makes up the British band with Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd - was stunned when he received the unusual present through the post.

He said: "I got sent a monkey dressed as me once! Now that really was quite weird!"

Harry added: "I get sent pretty standard stuff like bras and knickers. We mainly get nice presents set to us, not weird ones. I get given Marmite and I got se ... Like this? Continue reading...

Britney Spears has been nominated for two MTV Europe Music Awards.

The 'Gimme More' singer - who scooped two prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month - has been shortlisted for Album of the Year for 'Blackout' and Act of 2008.

Britney - who is set to release new album 'Circus' in November - will face competition from troubled star Amy Winehouse for the Act of 2008 award, despite several heavily criticised live performances from the 'Back To Black' singer this year ... Like this? Continue reading...

Jennifer Love Hewitt has obtained a temporary restraining order against a 62-year-old man she claims was stalking her.

The 29-year-old actress was granted the order on Monday (12.01.09) after she claimed the man had been fixated with her since 2007 and had even moved from Colorado to Los Angeles to be nearer to her.

The 'Ghost Whisperer' star filed a petition on December 23 in which she alleged David Nolte had sent her more than 120 "threatening and harassing" correspondences, " ... Like this? Continue reading...

Shannen Doherty says Paris Hilton's sex tape is "disgusting".

The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' actress was married to Rick Salomon - who appears in the 2004 tape with Paris - for a short while in 2002, and found it hard when the infamous tape emerged.

She said: "I look at what he did with Paris and think, 'God, that's disgusting.' "

However, the 37-year-old star does not regret her relationship with Rick, even though their marriage only lasted nine months.

She said: "I h ... Like this? Continue reading...

Tom Hanks hired a 'Baywatch' extra to teach him how to swim.

The 'Angels and Demons' star took lessons to improve his stroke after discovering he would have to don a pair of tight swimming trunks for his latest film role.

He said: "I hired a Los Angeles lifeguard, a guy who actually had appeared on 'Baywatch,' for God's sake! I thought I knew how to swim... go into the pool, go back and forth. But I quickly learned I didn't know how to swim at all - at least not according to my ... Like this? Continue reading...

Rupert Grint is looking forward to finding love.

The 22-year-old actor - who has played schoolboy wizard Ron Weasley in the 'Harry Potter' franchise since 2001 - admitted being a star from such a young age has hindered his progress on the relationship front, as being so busy made it "difficult" to find romance.

He explained: "It was quite difficult to sustain a relationship, because I was so busy. I went out with people, but never anything too serious. It wasn't that easy.

Eminem has been branded a liar by his mother.

Debbie Nelson claims the image her son - real name Marshall Mathers -painted of her being a bad parent addicted to medication, living off welfare and neglectful of her youngest child is wholly untrue.

In her new memoir 'My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem', Debbie says: "At first I went along with it for Marshall's sake - if I made one mistake as a mother, it was giving in to my eldest son's every whim."

Debbie added the pair were ... Like this? Continue reading...

Katy Perry gatecrashed a high school prom in Australia this weekend.

The 25-year-old singer was staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Melbourne on Friday (13.08.10) when she heard her song 'California Gurls' coming from the party for students of the all-male Melbourne High School and decided to make an impromptu appearance.

Student Stefan Uzelac told RadarOnline.com: "It was towards the end of the night and everyone was having a good time.

"Then Katy Perry decides to walk i ... Like this? Continue reading...