Jay-z Will Quietly Slip Away From Rap When He Retires

October 2nd, 2009 The buzz is that Victoria Beckham and her soccer star husband David Beckham are taking speech lessons. The duo has come to the conclusion that if they want to boost their showbiz careers in the U.S, they need to brush their accent.

September 30th, 2009 'Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bombNEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" has started the season with a bang, or, more precisely, an F-bomb. Newcomer Jenny Slate let the dreaded word slip during a parody of a talk show by biker women.

September 30th, 2009 "We went on the internet and bought this 100 year old skull. I'm keeping my skull.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna says Jesus Luz loves her despite knowing that she is self-involved and that she is ready to settle down with her 22-year-old boyfriend. "It can go either way.

September 28th, 2009 MADONNA is set to marry model JESUS LUZ before the end of the year (09), according to reports. The pop star met the sexy Brazilian in December (08) at a photoshoot for W magazine weeks before Madonna's divorce from filmmaker Guy Ritchie was finalised in January (09).

September 28th, 2009 DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM are both taking elocution lessons in a bid to boost their showbiz careers in the U.S., according to reports. The former Spice Girl is said to have enrolled in classes before filming her judging stint on American Idol earlier this year (09) over fears Stateside audiences would struggle to understand her accent.

September 20th, 2009 TOM JONES was once left shocked when he found ELVIS PRESLEY's gun in his dressing room lavatory. The veteran Welsh singer struck up a close friendship with The King and they would often spend time together when they were in the same city on tour.

September 16th, 2009 EVA LONGORIA PARKER is stunning academics with her love for Chicano Studies after going back to school to learn about her Latino roots. The Desperate Housewives star enrolled at Cal State Northridge in California earlier this summer and has her first major exams coming up next week (beg21Sep09), but she's quietly confident she'll do well.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rapper Jay-Z says he will never announce his retirement again but will slip away quietly from the music world when he is done making enough music. The hitmaker had declared in 2003 that The Black Album would be his last work.

September 10th, 2009 Rock supergroup VAN HALEN are set to hit the road again in 2010 on the back of the band's new Guitar Hero videogame in December (09). Ticketmaster boss Irving Azoff let slip the news during the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Conference on Wednesday (09Sep09).

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Adam Sandler dresses up as a princess when he reads fairytales to his kids at night. The 42-year-old star is father to two daughters with his wife Jacqueline - Sadie Madison, 3, and the 10-month-old Sunny Madeline.

August 19th, 2009 RENEE ZELLWEGER has joined the ranks of the celebrity restaurateurs after quietly opening a new diner in East Hampton, New York. The actress wanted a familiar place where she could hang out with friends and sup cocktails and so she invested in a new Mexican restaurant called the Blue Parrot.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Director Quentin Tarantino has vowed he would quit making movies at the age of 60. The 'Kill Bill' director says he will never work just for the sake of making money and will give up his career if the quality of his movies begins to suffer.

June 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio was left barefoot after some of his fans stole his sneakers from a Japanese temple. The 'Titanic' star paid a visit to a hilltop shrine in Kyoto last week, when he was asked by some of his fans to pose for pictures.

May 25th, 2009 BEIJING - Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp says he wants to acquire a "beer belly". The Pirates of the Caribbean star daydreams about eating and drinking whatever he likes when he eventually retires from movies with a beer belly adorning his torso, reports China Daily.