|  Portishead 'Too Tired' To Record    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 10:06 AM CDT 	 British band Portishead were so exhausted after a world tour, it has taken the group 10 years to return to the recording studio. The band is preparing to release new LP, Third, next month. 
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  |  Usher Stays On Top   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 10:00 AM CDT 	 Usher's "Love In This Club" has scored a second week atop the U.S. pop charts after storming to number one last week.  Chris Brown's "With You" and former chart-topper "Low" by Flo Rida swap places at two and three respectively, while Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" and Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" round out the new top five. 
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  |  Paula Abdul Will Adopt If The Right Man Doesn't Come Along   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:56 AM CDT 	 Singer Paula Abdul wants to settle down and start a family by 2013 - but won't hesitate to adopt if she doesn't find the right man in time. 
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  |  George Lucas Offers Theater Owners A Sneak Peek At 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:40 AM CDT 	 LAS VEGAS (AP) - Fans never seem to get their fill of ''Star Wars,'' and George Lucas is happy to oblige. Lucas offered a glimpse into the latest creation in his sci-fi universe at the theater-owners convention ShoWest on Thursday, showing a sequence from ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars,'' a computer-animated movie due in theaters Aug. 15. It will be followed by a TV series of the same name, to air on the Cartoon Network and TNT this fall. 
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  |  Patrick Swayze Is Still Smoking    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:24 AM CDT 	 Actor Patrick Swayze is still smoking cigarettes despite battling pancreatic cancer. The Dirty Dancing star, 55, confirmed he is suffering from the potentially life-threatening disease earlier this month and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. 
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  |  Victoria Beckham: 'I'm Not Jealous Of David's Fans'    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:57 AM CDT 	 Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has denied reports she is jealous of a photograph showing a blonde fan cuddling her soccer star husband David. British magazine Star claimed the 33-year-old was angered by photos of the LA Galaxy star greeting fans during a soccer tour of Korea - and especially infuriated by a photo of him talking to a pretty blonde. 
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  |  India's Top Court Suspends Arrest Warrant Against Richard Gere   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:42 AM CDT 	 NEW DELHI (AP) - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking public obscenity laws by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at a public AIDS awareness event last year, an attorney said. ''Gere is allowed to come and leave. He can't be arrested,'' said Anil Grover, an attorney for Shetty, after attending the Supreme Court proceedings. 
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  |  Marc Anthony Leaves Kids Alone With J. Lo For The First Time   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:33 AM CDT 	 New dad Marc Anthony has left his newborn twins at home with their mother Jennifer Lopez for the first time, to attend a police foundation gala in New York. The singer supported the NYPD and commissioner Ray Kelly at the event at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, to return a favor. 
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  |  'Eli Stone' Recap:  Ridding The Bay Area Of Dragons Since 2008   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:27 AM CDT 	 Eli (Jonny Lee Miller) used to have visions about George Michael, the beach and church choirs.  Sure they were odd, but they were also harmless. Unfortunately, those nice and fuzzy visions are now a thing of the past.  This week on "Eli Stone," Eli is confronted with something much darker and deadlier - a gigantic, ferocious, fire-breathing dragon! 
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  |  Sheryl Crow Says She'll Collaborate With Fleetwood Mac   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:26 AM CDT 	 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn't toured in several years. 
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  |  Britney Has Tattoo Removed   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:24 AM CDT 	 Troubled pop princess Britney Spears has spent $2,000 having a Hebrew healing tattoo laser-removed from the nape of her neck. Spears had the letters etched in 2004, after spending time with Kabbalah devotee Madonna. 
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  |  Sara Bareilles Lands Vanguard Prize   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:23 AM CDT 	 Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles is to receive the Vanguard Award at the 25th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Hollywood next month. The honor is bestowed on those who have made an impact on musical genres that help shape the future of American music. 
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  |  Snoop Dogg To Perform On ABC Daytime Soap Opera 'One Life To Live'   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:16 AM CDT 	 NEW YORK (AP) - Snoop Dogg is bringing some street cred to ''One Life to Live.'' The 36-year-old rapper will make an extended cameo on the ABC soap opera to perform two songs from his new album, ''Ego Trippin','' at the Ultra Violet club in the town of Llanview, the network said Thursday. 
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  |  Kim Kardashian Would 'Love, Love Love' To Give Britney Spears A Makeover   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:11 AM CDT 	 Socialite Kim Kardashian is desperate to give Britney Spears a makeover, so the troubled singer can look as good as "she used to." Kardashian, best known for her role in a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J, wants to bring some glamour back into Spears' life, and has offered her a style makeover. 
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  |  Clooney, Pitt & Damon's Organization Gives $500,000 To Darfur   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:08 AM CDT 	 A charity co-founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle has donated $500,000 to the United Nations World Food Program. The money, handed over by the stars' Not On Our Watch organization, is earmarked for the U.N.'s food aid agency to prevent hunger in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. 
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  |  Dennis Quaid Insists Medical Mistakes Are More Common Than People Think   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:05 AM CDT 	 Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are set to scare TV viewers on Sunday night with terrifying statistics about America's medical mistakes. In a taped "60 Minutes" news special, the couple has spoken out about their twin babies' November health battle when they were accidentally given an overdose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 
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  |  Terrence Howard To Release Album   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:55 AM CDT 	 Actor Terrence Howard has landed a record deal and will release his debut album later this year. Howard, who was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a pimp-turned-rapper in 2005 movie Hustle & Flow, has signed with Columbia Records. 
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  |  Snoop Dogg Relaxes Via Vacuuming & 'Greenery'   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:45 AM CDT 	 Rap legend Snoop Dogg stays calm by smoking marijuana and vacuuming his home. The laid-back star insists the two hobbies are the reason for his permanently laid-back demeanor. 
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  |  George Clooney Date Auction Axed   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:44 AM CDT 	 A George Clooney 'date' auction has been pulled from website eBay.com after a charity mix-up. Auction Charity bosses had set up the chance to accompany Clooney to his Leatherheads premiere in Los Angeles on March 31 in an effort to raise cash for the Boys & Girls Club Of America. 
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  |  Big Birthday For Bow Wow    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:42 AM CDT 	 Rapper Bow Wow plans to celebrate his 21st birthday in style this weekend by hosting a party in Las Vegas. The hitmaker - real name Shad Moss - will take over Jet Nightclub at the Mirage Hotel & Casino on Saturday. 
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  |  LL Cool J Pays 10 Percent To God   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:39 AM CDT 	 LL Cool J credits his career luck to the fact he pays 10 per cent of his earnings to God. The rapper has been paying substantial amounts to the church for "years." 
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  |  'Fragile' Britney Spears Acts Again    Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:37 AM CDT | 
  |  Steve-O Charged With Possession Of Cocaine   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:30 AM CDT 	 Troubled Jackass star Steve-O has been  charged with felony possession of cocaine. The 33-year-old - real name Stephen Glover - was arrested on March 3 on suspicion of vandalizing his neighbors' property in Los Angeles. Police responding reportedly found him with cocaine. 
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  |  Jackie Chan Opens Science Education Center In Australia   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:25 AM CDT 	 Action star Jackie Chan has paid tribute to his late parents by opening a science education center at an Australian cancer research clinic. The Rush Hour 3 star's father Charlie, who lived Down Under for more than 40 years, died in a Hong Kong hospital on February 26 after battling prostate cancer. He was 93. 
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  |  Muppets Heading Back To The Big Screen   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:19 AM CDT | 
  |  Nine Inch Nails Net $1.6 Million From Online Sales   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:32 AM CDT 	 Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor has become a rich man after netting $1.6 million from first-week sales of his new online venture. The rocker released his new instrumental album Ghosts I-IV in cyberspace and 800,000 fans paid anything from $1 to full price and beyond to download the tracks. 
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  |  Jim Carrey Is The Elephant In The Room On American Idol   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CDT 	 Jim Carrey wowed the 12 American Idol finalists live on Wednesday by dressing up as an elephant and then joining the nervous wannabes onstage as they awaited their fate on results night. 
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  |  Britney Won't Be Dancing In Dubai   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:25 AM CDT 	 The businessman at the center of Britney Spears' bid to fund future ventures with Middle East millions has slammed reports he has booked the pop superstar to dance for super rich sheikhs for $4 million. 
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  |  The Game Released From Jail   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:30 AM CDT 	 Rapper The Game has confirmed he did secure an early release from jail last weekend. "The Dream" hitmaker, real name Jayceon Taylor, was first reported to have been freed on Monday after serving just eight days of a 60-day sentence, after pleading guilty to felony gun charges relating to an incident at a basketball game in 2007. 
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  |  Celebrity Birthdays, March 14   Posted: 14 Mar 2008 02:00 AM CDT |