Downey Jr. Ponders Retirement

October 31st, 2009 SLAYER frontman TOM ARAYA is considering retirement - because he wants to spend more time with his young family. Araya, 48, joined the rockers in 1981 and has devoted most of his adult life to touring and making records with the band.

October 7th, 2009 WU-TANG CLAN producer RZA is climbing the ranks in Hollywood by expanding his acting portfolio - the rapper is set to join ROBERT DOWNEY JR. and JAMIE FOXX in new movie DUE DATE.

October 1st, 2009 THE SOLOIST co-stars ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. and JAMIE FOXX are to team up for a new road movie comedy with the brains behind 2009 summer hit THE HANGOVER.

October 1st, 2009 Veteran crooner TOM JONES is happy to turn 70 next year (10) - because he has no plan to hang up his microphone and retire. The Welsh legend will hit the milestone in June, but instead of eyeing retirement he is enjoying the ongoing success of his career.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Lily Allen has made a record of sorts by retiring for the shortest time in the history of pop music, for she has announced a co-headline tour with Dizzee Rascal just four days after declaring to hang up her mic. The duo is slated to perform on March 5, 2010, at Manchester MEN Arena and on March 7, 2010, at London's O2, reports the Sun.

September 14th, 2009 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. was humbled while working with homeless people on THE SOLOIST - because it reminded him of his darkest moments as a drug addict.

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 9th, 2009 VIGGO MORTENSEN is considering early retirement following the release of his new movie THE ROAD - because he wants to spend more time as a publisher, poet and photographer. The Lord of The Rings star, who publishes his poetry and photographic books through his Perceval Press imprint, insists he is planning a long hiatus from Hollywood - and he may never return as a movie star.

September 9th, 2009 Hip-hop superstar JAY-Z has vowed never to announce his rap retirement again after changing his mind about hanging up his microphone in 2003. The Big Pimpin' hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, declared The Black Album would be his last when it was released six years ago - but he couldn't stay away from the recording studio and returned to the charts in 2006 with comeback disc Kingdom Come.

August 18th, 2009 BRAD PITT and funnyman WILL FERRELL have stepped in to rescue superhero movie OOBERMIND after ROBERT DOWNEY JR. quit the project.

August 4th, 2009 SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has slammed reports his next tour in 2010 will be his last. The Beatles legend was reportedly in negotiations to set up a series of concerts across the globe to mark his retirement from the road.

July 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in the new film 'Due Date,' which is to be directed by Todd Phillips for Warner Bros, it has emerged.

July 25th, 2009 Robert Downey Jr. shows off 'Sherlock Holmes'SAN DIEGO — Robert Downey Jr.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement unless they create social and leisure circles before giving up work, a new survey has found. Dr Joanne Earl, the report's co-author, found that men prepare for their financial security in retirement but ignored plans for their happiness.

May 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Eric Clapton has asked his fans to ignore his frequent retirement talk, claiming that it is nothing more than his frustration of suffering lack of sleep while on tour. The legendary guitarist insists that he can never run away from recording and performing, despite the fact that he hates the strenuous routines during concert tours.