Frail MJ needed to be spoon-fed meals

October 4th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has memorised the room service menus at her favourite hotels and keeps notes of every meal she eats while on tour, so that she can order the same dish the next time she visits. "I love ordering room service in hotels.

September 24th, 2009 "I don't think it's very pretty to be really, really skinny. I don't aspire to be super-skinny.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - A British TV chef who promotes healthy meals has said his brush with the food habits of an American town has made his hairs raise. Celebrity cook Jamie Oliver said his visit to Huntington - described by the media as the unhealthiest town in America - was an eye-opener.

September 19th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON had a secret hitlist of 'enemies' he wanted his closest associates to be aware of. The King of Pop's former manager Dieter Wiesner has revealed the late star wanted certain ex-friends - like spoon-bender Uri Geller and Rabbi Schmuley Boteach, Santa Barbara, California, District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who tried to put Jackson behind bars on child molestation charges, and lawyer Glora Allred kept away from him at all times.

September 15th, 2009 British movie hunk JAMES PUREFOY almost lost his head on the set of new action movie SOLOMON KANE when director MICHAEL BASSETT decided to use real blades for battle scenes. The Resident Evil star needed stitches to help heal a wound when a little sword play almost became deadly.

September 3rd, 2009 The woman behind smash-hit TV series TRUE BLOOD insists the world is obsessed with vampires because they never die, age or feel frail. Charlaine Harris, who penned the book that inspired TV writer Alan Ball to create a new vampire drama, is convinced people no longer look at the undead bloodsuckers as monsters - but would rather like to be one.

August 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Aussie singer Peter Andre is set to launch a cookery book including a combination of Greek, English and Australian recipes. The 'Behind the Doors' hitmaker's "greekenglian' cookbook caters to single parents so he doesn't have to eat "beans on toast" every night.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Singer Peter Andre is compiling a cookbook for the single parents and says it will have a combination of Greek, English and Australian recipes. The singer is coming out with the book so that the single parents don't have to eat "beans on toast" every night, reports celebrifi.com.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is so dedicated to her strict diet that she refuses to eat on airplanes. The svelte star insists on taking strict measures to maintain her slender frame and shuns the food offered to her when flying first class on her frequent trips abroad, reports contactmusic.com.

July 10th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Pop legend Michael Jackson's close family friend Mark Lester has revealed that the singer was conned into spending thousands of dollars on plastic surgery throughout his lifetime. Lester, who is also godfather to Jackson's children - Paris, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson 'Blanket' II, says they never discussed the star's surgery but is convinced that his friend was tricked into undergoing expensive procedures by practitioners who were after his cash, reports IANS-WENN.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson was desperate to quit music in the months leading to his death as he had picked up an interest in filmmaking, close friend Bryan Michael Stoller has revealed. Stoller said the superstar, who was addicted to prescription drugs, was "like a bag of bones", frail and tired, according to mirror.co.uk.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston has wowed friends with her culinary skills and they are now encouraging her to open an eatery. Jennifer is really passionate about cooking.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett has broken an 18-year vow never to return to TV. Jada, who found fame in 1980/90s show A Different World, said she decided to come back because she wanted to become "complacent" as an actress.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Lindsay Lohan's weight loss has left her looking very frail and thin, with her clothes just barely hanging on to her protruding hips. The 22-year-old star was seen looking so thin while she was out shopping with her sister Ali, 15, in Los Angeles.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is "too thin" and should gain weight before his mammoth O2 residency, according to medics. Doctors say that the erstwhile King of Pop is 20lb underweight, and urgently needs to pile on the pounds before he ventures on to the 50 live shows, from July 8 to February 24.