Bertinelli Lands Hunt As Marathon Partner

October 24th, 2009 LONDON - Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has joined several celebrities taking part in an ad campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to save seals from the annual hunt on Canada's East Coast. The Canadian-born actress and animal rights activist visited the Ontario provincial legislature to introduce the new ads, which will also feature singers Sarah McLachlan and Kelly Osborne and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, reports the Daily Express.

October 15th, 2009 Valerie Bertinelli signs copies of her new book 'Finding It' at Barnes & Noble. more images

October 15th, 2009 Actress VALERIE BERTINELLI is relieved her longtime pal MACKENZIE PHILLIPS has gone public with her shocking revelations of incest, because she's now free of the pain that has tortured her for years. The former child star stunned fans and family last month (Sep09) when she revealed she had been raped by her father, The Mamas & The Papas singer John Phillips, on the eve of her 1979 wedding to Jeff Sessler.

October 15th, 2009 Actress VALERIE BERTINELLI has heaped praise on ex-husband EDDIE VAN HALEN's parenting skills after he gave their son WOLFGANG a pep talk about sex before the teenager hit the road as VAN HALEN's bass player. The young musician replaced Michael Anthony in the reunited band in 2007 when he was just 16, and his rocker dad made sure he sat the teenager down to warn him about female groupies.

October 13th, 2009 THE STROKES star NIKOLAI FRAITURE is hoping to fulfil a childhood ambition after signing up to run the New York Marathon next month (Nov09). The bassist, 30, is hitting the streets to raise money for the New York Road Runners Foundation's Team For Kids charity, and he's asking fans to sponsor him in the run.

October 11th, 2009 Sergio D. Reyes, The Bank of America Chicago Marathon.more images

October 4th, 2009 Actress BONNIE HUNT has helped to raise $120,000 (£80,000) for a Chicago, Illinois medical centre by offering one fan the chance to dine with her. The Jerry Maguire star agreed to whisk the highest bidder in a hospital charity auction off to Los Angeles to attend a TV taping of The Bonnie Hunt Show before joining Hunt on a dinner date.

September 14th, 2009 HELEN HUNT is eyeing a role in upcoming TV series PARENTHOOD after actress MAURA TIERNEY pulled out of the project to focus on her cancer battle. The star has been approached by bosses at U.S.

September 10th, 2009 Movie star EDWARD NORTON has signed up to run the New York Marathon after training for the big race with Maasai tribesmen in Africa. The actor, 39, will hit the streets with three of the guys he trained with on 1 November (09).

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna, known for her well-toned physique and strict diet and exercise regime, is now training to run a 151-mile marathon. The 51-year-old singer will be taking part in Marathon des Sables in Morocco, which is due to take place in next April, reported contactmusic.com.

August 27th, 2009 Pop superstar and fitness fanatic MADONNA is preparing for a gruelling ultra marathon - dubbed the toughest race on earth, according to U.S. reports. The 51-year-old singer, who keeps in shape with regular yoga sessions and daily trips to the gym, has reportedly cleared her schedule next April (10) so she can jet to Morocco for the Marathon des Sables.

August 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna has denied reports that claim the pop diva will run in Marathon des Sables next year. Tabloid reports had earlier suggested that the 51-year-old hitmaker was under a strict training schedule for the six-day rigorous run across the Sahara Desert.

August 6th, 2009 JACK BLACK's raucous rock duo TENACIOUS D will replace the BEASTIE BOYS on the bill for the upcoming Outside Lands festival. The San Francisco, California event was one of many the Beastie Boys were forced to scrap after rapper Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last month (Jul09).

June 20th, 2009 Linda Hunt joining cast of 'NCIS: Los Angeles'LOS ANGELES — CBS says Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the new fall drama "NCIS: Los Angeles." The network said Friday that Hunt will play a tough, efficient department manager who gets government investigators the electronics and other crime-fighting tools they need. "NCIS: Los Angeles" is a spinoff of the long-running CBS drama "NCIS." The new show stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J as members of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service division that goes after criminals who pose a threat to national security.

May 11th, 2009 Christopher Reeve's son to run in NYC MarathonNEW YORK — Matthew Reeve plans to run the New York City Marathon to raise funds for his father's foundation, which helps people with spinal cord injuries. New York Road Runners said Monday that Reeve will make his marathon debut Nov.