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Jack Black's Kung Fu Fighting With Animated Action Comedy 'Panda' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 10:02 AM CDT LAS VEGAS (AP) - The last thing the martial-arts fans behind ''Kung Fu Panda'' wanted to do was make fun of the genre they were re-imagining for the animated world. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Film Review: 'Horton Hears A Who' Stretches, Strains Seuss' Tiny Tale Posted: 13 Mar 2008 09:32 AM CDT Horton may hear a Who, but the rest of us may hear a lot of hoopla, and it's not all the charming sort you expect from a benign Seussian world. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Winehouse's Father: 'Amy's Drug Battle Is My Fault' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 09:21 AM CDT The father of troubled soul star Amy Winehouse blames his affair with a colleague for the star's addiction to lethal drugs. The Back To Black hit-maker checked into a rehab clinic in London earlier this year after a video showing the singer allegedly taking a variety of illegal substances was passed on to British newspaper The Sun. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

'Top Chef' Season 4 Raises The Bar Posted: 13 Mar 2008 09:08 AM CDT I'd like to personally welcome all of you easy chair culinary pundits to another season of "Top Chef." This show is the best food competition on TV; you can take your "Iron Chef" and shove it. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Spencer Pratt Turns Advice Columnist Posted: 13 Mar 2008 09:05 AM CDT The Hills star Spencer Pratt can add advice columnist to his resume - he has landed a job advising readers of an online publication. The reality TV hunk, 24, will advise readers of online magazine Radar from April. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Tori Spelling Knew Her Marriage Was In Trouble After Sex Romp Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:51 AM CDT Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tori Spelling knew it was time to have a good hard look at her first marriage when she cheated on her then-husband with her new man the first night they met. The actress was married to writer/actor Charlie Shanian when she met Dean McDermott and fell madly in love with the Open Range star. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Kate Winslet Takes Over For Nicole Kidman As 'The Reader' Re-Shoots Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:40 AM CDT Shooting on the set of Holocaust drama The Reader has started up again for the first time since Nicole Kidman quit the film. The movie shut down last year after Kidman was forced to drop out because of her pregnancy. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

John Mayer's Search For A 'Perfect Wife' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:28 AM CDT Rocker John Mayer is desperate to find a wife - but fears life in the public eye will decrease his chances of meeting her. The guitarist, 30, is concerned tabloid tales of his past romances with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jessica Simpson may prevent him from marrying the perfect woman. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Ashlee Simpson: 'Rhinoplasty Has Not Improved My Looks' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:17 AM CDT "Singer" Ashlee Simpson has confessed an operation to change the shape of her nose has not made her any prettier. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Movie Review: Hostage Drama 'Funny Games' Revels In The Same Violence It Seeks To Condemn Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:12 AM CDT Here's what's funny about writer-director Michael Haneke's ''Funny Games,'' a nearly identical English-language remake of his own 1997 thriller set in Austria: Haneke wants to condemn Hollywood pop culture for reveling in gratuitous, graphic violence, and he intentionally places the most brutal acts of his sadistic hostage drama just outside the frame. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Mariah Carey Replaces Janet Jackson On 'SNL' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:10 AM CDT Music superstar Mariah Carey will join host Jonah Hill as musical guest on the March 15 episode of "Saturday Night Live." This is the fourth consecutive episode of the show in its unprecedented four-in-a-row return to the air. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Closing Arguments Delivered In John Ritter's Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:02 AM CDT GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - Attorneys in the wrongful-death lawsuit against John Ritter's doctors gave jurors drastically different views Wednesday on whether anything could have been done to save the actor on the night he died. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Natalie Portman Fears Water After Psychic Visit Posted: 13 Mar 2008 08:01 AM CDT Natalie Portman wishes she'd never visited a psychic after the medium told her to "stay away from water." The 26-year-old actress has been left paranoid after she was recently told her life will take an abrupt turn at 34. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Jodie Foster: 'I Wish I'd Been A Ski Bum' Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:57 AM CDT Jodie Foster still dreams of the simple life as a coffee shop assistant because she fears she has missed out on too much. While many people dream of fame and fortune, the star dreams of life at a ski lodge Starbucks. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Charlie Sheen To Front Underwear Campaign Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:52 AM CDT Charlie Sheen has joined the ranks of Hollywood's hunks who have signed on to help sell Hanes underwear. Kevin Bacon, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt have all appeared in recent TV and print ads for the firm. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

More Big-Screen Potter Fodder: 'Deathly Hallows' Book To Be Split Into 2 Movies Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:47 AM CDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films. The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

'American Idol' Axes First Finalist, Leaving 11 Finalists To Vie For The Title Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:44 AM CDT NEW YORK (AP) - A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on ''American Idol.'' The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leaving 11 aspiring singers to vie for the ''Idol'' title and a record contract. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Larry The Cable Guy Becomes Weight Loss Spokesperson Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:39 AM CDT Comedian Larry The Cable Guy has become the unlikely face of weight loss company NutriSystem. The star, real name Dan Whitney, has lost 50 pounds using the NutriSystem program, and he is so pleased with the results he's decided to help promote the firm in a series of print and TV advertisements. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Melissa Joan Hart Welcomes Second Son Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:37 AM CDT Melissa Joan Hart has given birth to a boy in Los Angeles. The former Sabrina The Teenage Witch star and her rocker husband Mark Wilkerson welcomed Braydon Hart Wilkerson into the world at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

James Gandolfini Has Abdominal Operation Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:35 AM CDT James Gandolfini is recovering at home after undergoing abdominal surgery. The Sopranos star was operated on at St. Luke's Roosevelt hospital in New York on Tuesday. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Bob Dylan Wore Disguise To Two 'American Idol' Tapings Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:34 AM CDT Legendary rocker Bob Dylan twice tried to sneak into tapings of American Idol in disguise, according to the talent show's co-judge Paula Abdul. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Madonna's New Documentary Was Directed By Her Gardener Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:29 AM CDT Madonna's new Africa awareness documentary was directed and filmed by her personal gardener. The pop superstar rewarded green-fingered multi-tasker Nathan Rissman by asking him to take charge of her new movie "I Am Because We Are." " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Mandy Moore's Mother Outed By National Enquirer Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:27 AM CDT Singer Mandy Moore's mom has been caught up in a tabloid expose after the National Enquirer discovered she's romancing another woman. According to the publication, Stacy Moore left Mandy's father for tennis professional Claudette Laliberte, who she has secretly dated since 2006. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Black Death Drummer Dies Of Cancer Posted: 13 Mar 2008 07:00 AM CDT Phil Bullard, the drummer for heavy rock acts Mandrake and Black Death, has lost his battle with colon cancer at the age of 59. Bullard died on February 6. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Celebrity Birthdays, March 13 Posted: 13 Mar 2008 02:00 AM CDT Happy Birthday to singing/songwriting twins Natalie and Nicole Albino of Nina Sky (1986), "Alpha Dog" actor Emile Hirsch (1985), "The Ring" actress Rachael Bella (1984), "That 70s Show" actor Danny Masterson (1976), "Red Eye" star Cillian Murphy (1974), Disturbed lead singer David Draiman (1973), actress Annabeth Gish (1971), U2 bassist Adam Clayton (1960), " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Jim Carrey Gets Naked On David Letterman Show Posted: 12 Mar 2008 08:00 PM CDT Jim Carrey shocked fans on David Letterman's late night talk show on Monday, when he showed up in a bathrobe and then stripped naked. The comedian performed a skit pretending he'd forgotten about the switch to daylight saving time on Saturday night, and was being massaged in his hotel, when he should have been on the show. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

'Persepolis' Banned In Lebanon Posted: 12 Mar 2008 07:30 PM CDT Oscar-nominated animated movie Persepolis has been banned in Lebanon. Authorities in the Middle Eastern country claim the film, about a young girl growing up during the 1979 Iranian revolution, presents a distorted image of Muslims in Iran. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Notes & Quotes Posted: 12 Mar 2008 07:00 PM CDT Bon Jovi will score a new Canadian performance record when they play in Toronto on Thursday. The concert at the Air Canada Centre will mark the fifth time the band has played the venue on the same tour - the first time any touring act has achieved the feat. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Gene Simmons Shocks Kiss Fan With Surprise Gift Posted: 12 Mar 2008 06:30 PM CDT Rocker Gene Simmons made a Kiss superfan's dreams come true on Tuesday - by presenting him with a table lamp. Simmons made a surprise appearance on Rachael Ray's show to present a fan called Alex with the rare gift - a Kiss-themed lamp. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

Tori Spelling Reveals All About Mom's Alleged Cheating Posted: 12 Mar 2008 06:00 PM CDT Pregnant actress Tori Spelling has launched another attack on her mother in her new book, claiming she cheated on her dying dad. The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star and her mother Candi fell out over TV mogul Aaron Spelling's will, but recently reconciled after the actress gave birth to her first child last year. " src="http://www.starpulse.com/news/img/smilies/icon_arrow.gif"> Read more!

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