Russell Crowe’s manager denies newspaper report that actor was banned from British pub

September 4th, 2009 Annette Sharp, an Australian newspaper columnist, went into the bad book of Gladiator star Russell Crowe when she mocked at a picture of the actor where he was smoking and eating while riding a bike. Apparently, this displeased Crowe and he challenged the columnist to a bike duel of 12 miles through the city.

September 3rd, 2009 Russell Crowe challenges columnist to bike duel SYDNEY — An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor set out to prove he is still in gladiator shape — by challenging the paper's gossip columnist to a duel by bicycle. Crowe, who has been photographed looking slimmer in recent months, was apparently none too pleased by a column published in Sydney's The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday entitled "Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty." The paper mocked Crowe after he was photographed pausing during a recent bike ride with his personal trainer to puff on a cigarette and chow down on three tacos and a soft drink.

September 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Aussie actor Russell Crowe is said to follow a fitness regime that involves a few cigarettes and eating fatty foods. Crowe, 45, who had this year lost 32kgs while preparing for his starring role in Robin Hood, has left many wondering about his trim waistline, and how he manages to keep it that way.

August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt's manager has said that actor never tagged Tom Cruise's 'Valkyrie' a "ridiculous movie". German magazine Stern recently reported that Pitt had slammed the historical thriller set in Nazi Germany during World War II.

July 28th, 2009 Jazz composer George Russell dies at 86BOSTON — Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. His publicist says Russell, who taught at the New England Conservatory, died Monday in Boston at age 86 of complications from Alzheimer's.

July 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Heather Mills has denied making controversial comments about cancer while holding a British newspaper responsible for cooking up quotes under her name in a recent interview. Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife was previously alleged to have said that she was convinced certain journalists who had written lies about her in the past would get their comeuppance by getting cancer.

July 11th, 2009 British tabloid denies it hacked celebritiesLONDON — The publisher of a British tabloid owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch denied on Friday a report that it had accessed the voice mail of celebrities and politicians and tried to suppress evidence of the hacking. The Guardian newspaper has accused the News of the World of paying private investigators to obtain voice mail messages, bank statements and other information about public figures, including Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and senior British politicians.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Famous motorcar Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has been banned from taking part in a lord mayor's procession because it does not have an MoT. Thousands of people had been looking forward to seeing the famous flying car, but cops said that they would not bend the rules.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Rachel Weisz has left no doubts on her opinion on botox, saying that she would prefer it to be banned for actors. The Constant Gardener star said that she wanted the cosmetic treatment forbidden onscreen since it came under the way of altering an actor's expression.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Russell Crowe's new film Robin Hood appeared to be blighted with accidents after an actor and studio aide suffered injuries in separate incidents. The 176-million-dollar drama came to a standstill last month after an unnamed actor was injured during the filming of a battle scene in Wales.

June 20th, 2009 NY man denies he dressed as dead mother in scamNEW YORK — A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator. Thomas Parkin tells the New York Post in a jailhouse interview that he wasn't the person captured on security cameras dressed in a wig and his mom's clothing.

June 12th, 2009 Malaysian prince denies abusing Indonesian wifeKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian prince has denied claims by an Indonesian teen model that he slashed her with razor blades, locked her up and used her as a sex slave during their yearlong marriage, his lawyer said Friday. Tengku Temenggong Tengku Mohammad Fakhry, the prince of northern Kelantan state, filed a police report Thursday against his 17-year-old wife and her mother for making false allegations, lawyer Mohamad Haaziq Pillay said.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A promotional ad for rapper Eminem's forthcoming album 'Relapse' has been banned from TV for being "too gory". The advert featured bloody scenes depicting a maniacal-looking Eminem submerged in a bathtub full of blood interspersed with shots of severed limbs, reports the Daily Star.

May 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's spokesman has dismissed reports claiming that the singer has skin cancer, insisting he is in "the best of health." "He is great," Dr. Tohme Tohme told the New York Daily News.

May 8th, 2009 Queen's racehorse fails doping test after debutLONDON — One of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses has failed a doping test. Six-year-old Moonlit Path tested positive for a banned substance that prevents hemorrhaging after a sixth-place finish in her debut February at Huntingdon.