Lily Allen arrested for assault

British singer Lily Allen was arrested in London yesterday on charges of punching a paparazzo. The incident allegedly happened in March, when Allen is accused of punching the photographer as she left a London nightclub with her boyfriend. "At approximately 1:30 a.m. on the 13th March a woman allegedly punched a male photographer in his 40s, near the Wardour Club, W1," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said. "He suffered a cut to the nose, but didn't require any hospital treatment. Officers attended but the woman had left." Allen turned herself into the police yesterday, where she was photographed and had her fingerprints and a DNA sample taken. "At approximately 9:30 a.m. on the 28th June, a 21-year-old woman attended at London police station by appointment and was arrested in connection with the allegation of assault," said the police rep. "She has been bailed to return in late July."

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Spice Girls announce tour

The Spice Girls have finally made their reunion plans official after months of speculation. Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm appeared at a press conference in London today to announce an 11-show world tour. Beginning Decembewr 7, the two-month tour will stop in LA, Las Vegas, NYC, London, Cologne, Madrid, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Capetown and Buenos Aires. "We're celebrating the past!" Halliwell aka Ginger Spice said at the press conference. "I want to be a Spice Girl again," added Bunton or Baby Spice. "We are like sisters and we have our arguments, but by the end of the day we get back together."

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Sting and wife found guilty of discrimination

Sting and his wife are in trouble for firing their chef for being pregnant. An employment tribunal ruled on Thursday that the woman had been unlawfully dismissed by Lake House Estate, Sting and Trudie Styler's management company, and was a victim of sexual discrimination. The 41-year-old chef worked for Sting and Styler for eight years, but says Styler began treating her unfairly after she became pregnant in 2005, forcing her to work long hours and expressing anger when she took time off work due to illness. The woman described Sting as having a "grandiose ego" and eventually left her post in April 2006 in light of the working conditions. The tribunal found that although Styler "had tried to distance herself from various unlawful acts and then have them carried out by minions on her behalf, when the evidence is looked at holistically, her involvement is clear. She is without doubt the driving force manipulating others to perform her dirty work." Styler announced that she and Sting planned to appeal the ruling.

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Courtney to auction off Kurt's stuff

Courtney Love plans to sell former husband Kurt Cobain's belongings, twelve years after the Nirvana frontman committed suicide. "I'm going to have a Christie's auction," Love told spinner.com. "[My house] is like a mausoleum. My daughter doesn't need to inherit a giant Hefty bag full of flannel f***ing shirts. A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to Teen Spirit - that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f***ing sell... Everyone's been positive and behind me on it. We'll make a lot of money and give a bunch of it to charity." An rep for AOL, which runs spinner.com, announced today that no date has been set for the auction. Although Love has had a few boyfriends since Cobain's death, including actor Edward Norton, she says he's still a big part of her life. "I still wear his pajamas to bed," she says. "How am I ever going to go form another relationship in my lifetime wearing Kurt's pajamas?"

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Boy George arrested for assaulting gay escort

80s popstar Boy George (whose real name is George O'Dowd) has been arrested in charges of assault and false imprisonment in London after a male escort told police he was grabbed and chained to a wall in the singer's apartment. The escort told a British newspaper he was invited to O'Dowd's home after meeting on a gay website and agreed to pose for photos in kinky outfits for $890. O'Dowd and another man are accused of jumping the man and handcuffing him to a hook, and after the second man left, O'Dowd allegedly brought out sex toys and whips and told the escort, "Now you'll get what you deserve." The man said he was able to yank the hook out of the wall and ran to the nearest newsstand to call the cops dressed in underwear and a T-shirt. "I was convinced I was going to die," the man told a British paper. O'Dowd has been released on bail.

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Avril and Deryck buy $10 million home

Canadian music supercouple Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley have plunked down $9.5 million for Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's former Bel-Air home. The eight bedroom home was the set for MTV's Meet the Barker reality show, and boasts ten and a half bathrooms, an elevator, a steam shower, sauna, pool, spa and ten-car garage. Lavigne is selling her Beverly Hills home for $6.2 million.

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Whitney and Bobby's divorce approved

Whitney Houston's split from Bobby Brown will become official on April 24 after the former couple's divorce was approved by an Orange County judge Wednesday. Houston was present at the hearing but declined to comment to reporters. Custody of the pair's 14-year-old daughter Bobbi Christina was awarded to Houston. The powerhouse singer has been working on a new album with Clive Davis since her separation from Brown last September.

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Whitney back in the studio

Whitney Houston began work on her comeback record in an LA recording studio earlier this week. Following years of alleged drug abuse and a recent stint in rehab, Houston has reportedly been working with a vocal coach to bring her voice back from any damage caused by smoking. The Grammy-winning singer is teaming up with former mentor Clive Davis for her new album, and is also set to work with John Legend, Ne-Yo and others on the project.

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Mills to walk away with $56 million settlement

Paul McCartney has reportedly come to a financial agreement in his divorce battle with Heather Mills. Although not confirmed, media reports suggest Mills has accepted the former Beatle's offer of $48 million in cash, an $8 million mansion and joint custody of their daughter Beatrice. Neither party has commented on the possible settlement.

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Jared suffers broken nose during concert

Actor and some-time rockstar Jared Leto broke his nose at a recent concert. The My So-Called Life alum and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, were performing in El Paso, Texas, when he ran into the crowd and was rushed by fans. Leto suffered injuries to his foot and a broken nose in the process. After finishing the show, Leto checked in at a local hospital to make sure he wouldn't need treatment for any of his ills, and called the show one of the best of his band's tour. "I've been producing shows for 25 years and this was one of the scariest moments I have witnessed," the band's tour organizer said in a statement. "We hope Jared's injuries are all minor and that he has a speedy recovery."

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Is Nick helping Vanessa put out an album?

What is Vanessa Minnillo planning to do when her tenure at MTV's TRL ends later this year? Sources say she wants to enter the world of beau Nick Lachey by recording an album. "Vanessa has always loved entertaining, and making a record would be a dream come true," says a friend of the couple. "Now she's asking Nick to help her get started." The former pageant queen has reportedly hired a vocal coach and met with a few industry bigwigs at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party a few weeks ago.

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Diddy investigated for Oscar-night punch-up

New daddy Diddy is the subject of an investigation by the LAPD for allegedly assaulting a man at an Oscar party on Sunday night. 27-year-old Gerard Rechnitzer was on his way to the parking lot at the Roosevelt Hotel at around 2 a.m. and stopped off to use the bathroom. He emerged to find his fiancee surrounded by Diddy and five other men, and approached to get his fiancee to leave with him. Diddy reportedly invited Rechnitzer's fiancee to a party he was having and when Rechnitzer asked his date to leave again, Diddy allegedly punched him in the jaw. Rechnitzer called 911, but by the time the LAPD arrived on scene Diddy had left. The LAPD are said to be looking into the matter.

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Spice Girls reunion?

The Spice Girls are reportedly planning a reunion tour - and hoping it will prove lucrative for them. Members of the 90s pop sensation are said to be demanding $5 million each for broadcast rights to the tour.

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Foxy Brown arrested

Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested on Thursday night on charges of battery and obstruction of justice. Brown was held overnight after police were called to a disturbance at a Miami beauty-supply shop. The arrest record at the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows the rapper was released on $1,500 bail but gave no further details. Brown is currently on probation for assaulting two nail-salon workers in New York.

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Gore announces Live Earth concert event

Al Gore announced a massive series of concerts to draw attention to the threat of climate change. The 24-hour worldwide Live Earth event will take place on July 7, and is part of the Save Our Selves campaign. Gore drew on star power to help make the announcement, with Cameron Diaz and producer Pharrell Williams on hand at the press conference. "I've been driving a Prius since they came out," Diaz said. "I carbon neutralize when I travel... I recycle. If we can get people to change one aspect of their lives, even do one thing, that's a step closer." Performers expected to take part include Lenny Kravitz, the Foo Fighters, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Duran Duran, the Black Eyed Peas, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Concerts will take place in Shanghai, Johannesburg, Sydney, London, and cities yet to be announced in Japan, Brazil and the U.S. Proceeds from the event will go to the creation of a foundation to fight against climate change led by The Alliance for Climate Protection, which is chaired by former vice president Gore. "In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," Gore said in a statement about the event. "The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement."

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Kim says Eminem lead her to suicide attempt

Kim Mathers, former wife of Eminem, said in an interview on the Dr. Keith Ablow Show that the rapper's treatment of her led to a suicide attempt. Mathers said she was shocked by her then-husband's public display of hatred towards her during a live performance, saying, "He was singing a song that was about me and he had a blow-up doll up on stage that looked like me and he was physically beating it and kicking it. Seeing the crowd response and everybody cheering, singing the words and laughing... I knew that it was about me, and that night I went home and I tried to commit suicide." The interview will air on tomorrow's episode of the show.

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Norah Jones told to drop a few pounds

Norah Jones revealed to British Glamour that she was told to lose weight for her first movie role. "I probably shouldn't say this," the Grammy-winning singer told the mag. "But I was asked to lose a few pounds. First I got really mad, then I got nervous, thinking, 'Oh no! I'm fat!' It was a horrible thing to hear but I understand the game. I was just amazed that it really was an issue, and it made me have a lot of sympathy for really skinny actresses... But then, I still think they need to eat a cheeseburger." Jones breaks onto the big screen in the upcoming My Blueberry Nights, co-starring Jude Law and Natalie Portman.

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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw robbed

The LA home of country couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw was robbed over the weekend. Police announced today that no one was home when the burglary took place, sometime between Friday and Monday, and that the crime was discovered when someone arrived at the home yesterday. An unspecified amount of money was stolen, but no other specifics have been released. The police have no suspects at this time.

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Robbie Williams in drug rehab

Robbie Williams has checked into rehab for drug dependancy. "Robbie Williams has today been admitted into a treatment center in America for his dependency on prescription drugs," the singer's rep said in a statement released today. "There will be no further comment on this matter." A former girlfriend of the British singer was recently quoted admitting Williams used antidepressants. "It was clear he was struggling with his mind," Williams's one-time galpal told a British paper. "He doesn't drink, but he needs antidepressants to get him through the day. A lot of the time he seemed on edge." Williams recently cancelled tour dates due to exhaustion.

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Police tour announced

Following their amazing reunion performance at the Grammys the other night, the Police have officially announced their plans to tour. "I woke up one morning about three months ago - it's like a lightbulb went off in my head... I'm going to call Andy and Stewart," Sting said of the band's much-anticipated reunion 23 years after their split. "What's happening is sort of very healing."

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