Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was honored by Queen Sofia of Spain for promoting Hispanic culture around the globe.

The multilingual star received her award at New York City’s Spanish Institute last week.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was also acknowledged by Queen Sofia for his “significant role as a world leader”. Read the rest of this entry »

Britney Spears’ habit of making the news in 2007 has helped her top the list of the ten most popular searches on internet search engine Yahoo!

The 26-year-old, who is currently embroiled in a custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, has fascinated the world with her erratic behaviour this year, including shaving her head; attacking a paparazzo’s car with an umbrella; spending time in rehab; and leaving the industry world gobsmacked after a terrible performance of her last single at a recent award ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »

Pop star Pink has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a musician who claims he has not been paid for work on the singer’s 2001 album, Missundazstood.

Kyle Jones, who is known professionally as Scratch, claims he worked with the singer, real name born Alecia Moore, on the song Respect, but failed to receive payment for his contributions. Read the rest of this entry »

Angelina Jolie has been picked to play the lead role in Paramount Pictures’ pic about the life of intelligence operative Kathi Lynn Austin.

The studio acquired the life rights to make a pic about Austin, who most recently worked on contract for the U.N. Security Council and has undertaken field missions in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia and Central America involving arms trafficking and terrorism. Read the rest of this entry »

The Simple Life star, who recently vowed to move to New York to find a man, was spotted trying to “hook up” with Greek shipping heir Stavros while she partied at Hollywood’s Crimson club but he wasn’t interested.

However, Paris faces stiff competition from rival Lindsay Lohan, who is said to be dating Stavros again. Read the rest of this entry »

Amrita Rao is all set to shock the audience with her look in ‘My Name is Anthony Gonsalves’.

The petite actor, who has always had the girl-next-door image, will be seen in a smoking hot avatar in the movie, in a very sensual song, ‘Tum Miley’. Read the rest of this entry »

Former “Baywatch” star and pin-up queen Pamela Anderson says she plans to quit her show business career within five years and retire to her native Canada, it has been reported.

Anderson, 40, told USA Today that despite regular movie and television offers she was too “lazy” to continue working and wanted to settle down with her third husband Rick Salomon, whom she wed in Las Vegas last month. Read the rest of this entry »

In a superb cover story in The Observer Magazine, Casino Royale’s Eva Green revealed that, contrary to earlier speculation, Vesper Lynd will not reappear in next year’s Bond 22.

While her fate in Casino Royale is unequivocal, reports suggested she would reappear in some capacity; in particular, a “pre-recorded video message” was mooted. Read the rest of this entry »

Miss China Zi Lin Zhang was crowned Miss World 2007 at a glittering event at the Chinese tourist resort of Sanya Saturday, beating 106 participants. India’s Sarah-Jane Dias failed to make it to the semi-finals.

Miss Angola Micaela Reis, 18, was the first runner up while 19-year-old Carolina Mor n from Mexico was the second runner up at the gala Saturday night held in the Crown of Beauty Theater at Sanya in Hainan province. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though her latest film, “Rendition,” was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the top of The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the highest-paid actresses. Read the rest of this entry »