Crowe’s Bike Challenge To Journalist

October 9th, 2009 Former SPICE GIRLS star MELANIE BROWN had a narrow escape when she was almost knocked down by a taxi during a bike ride in London. The singer was enjoying a late-night pedal through the U.K.

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Beyonce Knowles says she has taken to riding a bicycle to travel around cities when she is away on tour and that she enjoys the anonymity being on two wheels gives her. "It's amazing how I'm able to ride around on a bike.

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - Beyonce Knowles has revealed that she manages to dodge people's attention by riding around on a bicycle on her days off. The 'Irreplaceable' hit-maker has confessed that she has taken to two wheels to travel around cities when she is away on tour.

October 5th, 2009 GREY'S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY hopped on his bicycle on Sunday (04Oct09) to raise money for the hospital which treated his mother's cancer. The charitable actor returned to his native Maine to take part in the cycle challenge fundraiser in aid of the Central Maine Medical Center, where he was born and where his mum recently endured three courses of cancer treatment.

October 4th, 2009 BEYONCE keeps a low profile on her days off by riding around on a bicycle. The Irreplaceable hitmaker admits she has taken to two wheels to travel around cities when she is away on tour and she enjoys the anonymity being on a bike gives her.

September 28th, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL hunk CORBIN BLEU winces every time he sees one motorcycle stunt in his new movie FREESTYLE because if left his double with a shattered collarbone. The teen idol plays an aspiring motocross star in the film, but wasn't allowed to perform any of his own stunts, so his double saddled up for jumps and crashes - and Bleu was horrified when the stuntman mistimed one jump and had to be taken to hospital.

September 24th, 2009 THE FLAMING LIPS have called on fans to strip and cycle for the band's new video. Inspired by Portland, Oregon's annual World Naked Bike Ride, the promo for Watching the Planets is being shot at Mount Tabor in Oregon on Wednesday (23Sep09) - and Flaming Lips frontman Kevin Coyne called on fans to join him for the naked fun.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Kate Hudson has kicked off rumours of a wedding with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez after being spotted with a diamond sparkler on her ring finger. The 30-year-old actress has had a smooth relationship with the Yankees ace "A-Rod" ever since she began dating him last November, reports the Daily Star.

September 9th, 2009 BLACK CROWES rocker CHRIS ROBINSON is to be a dad again. The singer and girlfriend Allison Bridges are expecting a child in early 2010.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Russell Crowe seemed to have settled scores with an Australian newspaper columnist who mocked him for smoking and eating fatty meal - by challenging her to a duel on a bike. Journalist Annette Sharp ran a story in Sydney's Daily Telegraph entitled: "Smokes and fatty foods - the fitness regime for Rusty" after the actor was spotted smoking a cigarette and having three tacos and a soft drink.

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 4th, 2009 LONDON - Infuriated by an Australian journalist's comments on his fitness regime and unhealthy habits, Hollywood actor Russell Crowe not only challenged the journo to a cycling duel but also defeated her. The star was infuriated when Sydney's Daily Telegraph published an article headlined - "Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty" - after he was spotted puffing cigarettes and eating fast food during a bike ride, reports imdb.com.

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.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Robin Williams is hoping bike riding will help him get back in shape for a tiring stand-up comedy tour this winter. Williams had to go under the knife in March this year when a valve in his heart had to be replaced.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Brad Pitt, who has a penchant for motorbikes and has a huge collection of them, has added another to his fleet. The new entrant is a heavily customised Chrome bike sporting a metal seat, reported dailymail.co.uk.