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Actor Sean Penn has urged President Barack Obama to keep the American military in Haiti for as long as possible – because the country is like a war zone in the aftermath of January’s earthquake. Looting of stores and homes has been rife in the capital Port-au-Prince since the disaster, and U.S. troops were sent to the Caribbean nation to help relief efforts and keep order on the streets

Rockers Fall Out Boy appear to have fallen out – if ‘tweets’ written by bassist Pete Wentz are anything to go by – in a series of recent posts on his Twitter.com blog, Wentz has confirmed the band are currently on hiatus, and hints that it might be a permanent thing. He writes, “I don’t know the future of Fall Out Boy

Rap mogul Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams and his brother Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams are venturing away from music – the siblings have launched their own oil and gas company. The Cash Money Records co-founders have created Bronald Oil & Gas, a combination of both of their first names, which will be rolled out across America. The rapper, also known as Baby, and his brother have begun the process of acquiring leases for areas with “the opportunity for re-entry drilling as well as new drilling opportunities.” A statement on the pair’s website reads, “Bronald Oil & Gas, LLC is an independent oil and gas company focused on the exploration, production and development of oil and gas reserves from conventional and unconventional formations

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The son of actress Cybill Shepherd has been charged with stealing from fellow airplane passengers during a cross-country flight. Police say 22-year-old Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim was arrested in Philadelphia on Tuesday around midnight after the United Airlines plane arrived from San Francisco. Police say witnesses identified Shepherd-Oppenheim as the man who allegedly stole cash, a digital camera, leather make-up case and a small travel bag from two passengers’ carry-on luggage

Director Oliver Stone is courting controversy with his new TV mini-series – he plans to put historical villains “into context.” The W film-maker’s new documentary show, Secret History of America , will focus on dictators including Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-tung, as well as events that shaped the United States’ history. And Stone is adamant he will put forward a new perspective on some of history’s most evil men. He says, “Stalin, Hitler, Mao, these people have been vilified pretty thoroughly by history

A spokesperson for Rihanna ’s new boyfriend Matt Kemp has confirmed the stars are having “fun” together. Rumors swirled after the pair was spotted traveling back from the singer’s New Year’s Eve concert in the United Arab Emirates. Rihanna was then snapped smooching the 25-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star during a romantic vacation in the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas.

R&B beauty Rihanna has sparked rumors she’s dating baseball star Matt Kemp after the pair was snapped arriving back in Los Angeles together following her New Year’s Eve concert in the United Arab Emirates. The Umbrella singer rang in the New Year with a show at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi last week – and according to MediaTakeOut

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nicolas Cage has won a U.N. award night for his humanitarian work and has been appointed a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.

Born in Coventry, West Midlands, England in October 1965, actor Clive Owen is the quintessential handsome man. Put him in any movie looking dapper and sharp or get him rolling around in the mud and dirt and he’ll still come up looking amazing

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans premiered at the AFI Film Festival in Hollywood on November 4th. Nicolas Cage was not present, due to the recent passing of his father , but director Werner Herzog and costar Eva Mendes walked the red carpet to discuss the film. Since this is the second Bad Lieutenant, after Harvey Keitel’s portrayal of another corrupt officer, Herzog agreed that there could also be bad sergeants and bad detectives.


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