Akerman Wants To AdoptOctober 9th, 2009 Swedish movie star MALIN AKERMAN is keen to follow in the footsteps of ANGELINA JOLIE and MADONNA and adopt a child from Africa. The Watchmen star is waiting for the right time to take a break from showbusiness and start a family with her husband of two years, Robert Zincone, and she reveals she wants the couple to raise biological as well as adopted kids.
Jaden And Willow Smith Join Aids Awareness CampaignOctober 7th, 2009 WILL and JADA PINKETT SMITH's actor children JADEN and WILLOW have become youth ambassadors to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Jaden, 11, and Willow, eight, are working with toy manufacturer Hasbro's Project Zambi, a global cause aimed at helping the 15 million kids who've been orphaned by the disease in the poverty-stricken continent.
Ugly Betty Stars Join Forces With United NationsOctober 5th, 2009 The cast of TV hit UGLY BETTY is teaming up with the UNITED NATIONS to shed light on a campaign to stop the spread of malaria in Africa. The show became the first comedy shot inside the U.N.'s New York City headquarters, when the cast lined up for a special malaria-themed episode, which will kick off the new season of Ugly Betty this month (16Oct09).
Williams And Farrow Danced With DangerOctober 5th, 2009 Legendary singer ANDY WILLIAMS risked the wrath of FRANK SINATRA - after he shared a secret dance with MIA FARROW. The veteran crooner got up close to the Rosemary's Baby actress at a nightclub when she was wed to Sinatra during the mid-1960s.
Elton Extends Adoption SearchOctober 3rd, 2009 SIR ELTON JOHN is continuing his search for an orphan to adopt with his partner DAVID FURNISH. The Rocket Man singer, who wed Furnish in a civil partnership in 2005, was devastated after his dreams of playing parent to Lev, a toddler he met in a Ukrainian orphanage, were dashed by a local law forbidding gay couples from adopting.
Farrow Wowed By Cameroon On Mercy TripSeptember 23rd, 2009 Actress MIA FARROW has become an unofficial tourist ambassador for Cameroon after visiting the country's Prime Minister on a recent fact finding mission. The star has just returned from the country, where she spent time with dignitaries and refugees from Chad, and she's now encouraging other Americans to include the country in their travel plans.
Police Star Urges Bands To ReformSeptember 17th, 2009 THE POLICE rocker STEWART COPELAND has urged TALKING HEADS and THE SMITHS to reform - because they could "conquer the world". The Message in a Bottle hitmakers reunited for a world tour in 2007, more than 20 years after they split.
Jay-z Dismisses Rappers' 'hood' BoastsSeptember 2nd, 2009 JAY-Z is sick of rappers referring to their lives in America's ghettos - insisting he has seen real poverty after a charity trip to Africa. The 99 Problems legend took time out from hip-hop superstardom to visit the largely impoverished continent to see the good work his Water For Life project is doing to help those in need.
Man butts heads with Colorado town officials over bare-bottom statueSeptember 2nd, 2009 Man butts heads with town over bare-bottom statueSILT, Colo. — At least one critic in the western Colorado town of Silt said a new sculpture of a bare-bottom rock climber is exposing the public to a little too much art.
Sculpture of naked family turns heads at Florida shopping mall; PTA asks parents to complainJuly 24th, 2009 Sculpture at Fla. shopping plaza turns headsDELRAY BEACH, Fla.
Matt Damon launches campaign to provide clean waterJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Matt Damon has launched a new charity drive to provide millions of impoverished people with clean drinking water. The Bourne Ultimatum actor has co-founded Water.org in collaboration with humanitarian Gary White.
Mia Farrow posts photos of flower tributes to dead brother onlineJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Mia Farrow has posted pictures of flower tributes and messages, which had been left on a sculpture her dead brother had created for his local town square, on the Internet. Farrow's artist brother Patrick had committed suicide at his home in Rutland, Vermont on June 15.
Brother of actress Mia Farrow found dead in his Vt. art gallery, police call death suspiciousJune 17th, 2009 Mia Farrow's brother found dead in Vt. art galleryCASTLETON, Vt.
Police: Mia Farrow's brother committed suicide at his Vt. art galleryJune 17th, 2009 Police: Mia Farrow's brother killed himself in Vt.CASTLETON, Vt. — Mia Farrow's brother, a sculptor and local fixture in this college town, killed himself at his art gallery, state police and a spokeswoman for the actress said Wednesday.
Woody Allen asks NYC judge to block testimony by Mia Farrow, current wife in billboard lawsuitMay 5th, 2009 Woody Allen seeks to block Farrow's NYC testimonyNEW YORK — Actor-director Woody Allen has asked a judge to stop a clothing company from putting his former longtime companion Mia Farrow and his wife — Farrow's adopted daughter — on the witness stand as it defends itself against his claims it used his image on billboards without permission. In papers filed in U.S.