Madonna Wins Damages From U.k. Newspaper

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna has accepted damages from the Mail on Sunday over 'purloined' photographs of her wedding to Guy Ritchie. The paper had admitted privacy and infringement of copyright after publishing 10 pictures from her wedding in the Scottish Highlands in December 2000, reports The Daily Star.

September 28th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Madonna is reportedly drawing plans to marry her Brazilian lover by the end of the year. Biographer Randy Taraborrelli claims the Queen of Pop is set to make her 29-years-younger beau Jesus Luz her third husband.

September 23rd, 2009 FX's 'Damages' expands cast with Short, ScottLOS ANGELES — Glenn Close, who won her second consecutive Emmy Award for FX's "Damages," is welcoming two new cast members to the legal drama. Campbell Scott and Martin Short have signed on as regulars, joining Close, Rose Byrne and Tate Donovan, the network said Tuesday.

September 21st, 2009 CHEERS star TED DANSON has stopped counting his Emmy wins, insisting "no one is paying any attention" to who takes home the prizes at the prestigious award show. The actor was nominated this year (09) for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Arthur Frobisher on hit U.S.

September 10th, 2009 KELSEY GRAMMER has won a legal battle against a building contractor who botched work on his kitchen. TLD bosses filed suit against the actor over non-payment of a bill, but Grammer insisted he refused to pay up after firing the contractors for "non-performance".

September 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna has reportedly decided to reconcile with her estranged brother, Christopher Ciconne. The Queen of Pop's relationship with her sibling had fallen apart after he wrote a tell-all book about their relationship, entitled 'Life With My Sister Madonna', last year.

September 1st, 2009 MADONNA is lining up her next movie project - the pop superstar is planning to direct a musical about American socialite WALLIS SIMPSON with CATE BLANCHETT in the title role. The singer, who made her directorial debut in 2008 with Filth and Wisdom, plans to tell Simpson's story in Wallis, which would chart her love affair with English King Edward III, who gave up the throne to marry her.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna refused to wear jewellery that her model boyfriend Jesus Luz bought for her birthday. Jesus, 22, gave the singer a set of South American good-luck bracelets made of thin ribbons that are said to grant the wearer three wishes when they break.

July 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - Pop diva Madonna, who turned guest writer for Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper, has in her article revealed her spiritual awakening upon discovering Jewish mysticism called Kabbalah. Bearing the "Music" hitmaker's byline, the story describes her awakening after which, she says "all the puzzle pieces started falling into place", reports The New York Times.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Queen of Pop Madonna is said to have become a reporter for Israel's biggest-selling newspaper after she penned an article for it. Madge, 50, who is an avid follower of the Kabbalah faith, has joined the editorial team of Israeli publication Yediot Ahronot for a one-off special piece on her religious beliefs, reports the Daily Express.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna has turned reporter for Israel's biggest-selling newspaper Yediot Ahronot. The superstar, an avid follower of the Kabbalah faith, has joined the editorial team of the Israeli publication for a one-off special piece on her religious beliefs, reports contactmusic.com.

July 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Queen of Pop Madonna once allegedly bribed her daughter Lourdes with wads of cash to stay away from cigarettes, after she caught the teenager experimenting with smoking. According to reports, the singer was unhappy that her beloved offspring tried out the horrible habit.

July 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Madonna has reportedly dumped her toyboy lover Jesus Luz after just seven months. According to the Daily Mail, the Queen of Pop is too busy for her relationship with the 22-year-old Brazilian model but wants to stay friends.

July 10th, 2009 LONDON - English actress Kate Beckinsale has been awarded 20,000 pounds as libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had been dropped from a remake of 'Barbarella'. Beckinsale, 35, was not at the High Court in London for the settlement, but her solicitor Graham Atkins has said that the story in the Daily Express was entirely false and had caused considerable embarrassment.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Madonna dresses up her newly adopted daughter Mercy James like herself, just as she has earlier done with her biological child Lourdes. Thesun.co.uk reports that Madonna was recently spotted leaving her favourite London restaurant Locatelli's with Beatles legend Paul McCartney and his daughter Stella.