There’s a growing movement among celebrities to bring to the attention of the public,  the plight of the millions of innocent people suffering from starvation and displacement in Darfur and none more newsworthy than Mia Farrow embarking on a hunger strike.

Following on from George Clooney and his father, Nick Clooney, a veteran American journalist and broadcaster, who are both constantly raising awareness about the crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, Mia has began a fast of water only in solidarity for the people of Darfur and is attempting to abstain from all food for three weeks.

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It was a special night in the life of actor Tom Hanks when at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center the 52 year old star of The Da Vinci Code was honored at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual gala tribute.

Hanks was honored by a star studded line up of movie related A Listers including Steven Spielberg, Sally Field, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts and Ron Howard who all joined him at the dinner and awards ceremony.

With blockbusters such as Cast Away, Philadelphia,  and Forrest Gump to his name, Tom remains one of the few Hollywood greats who’s reputation is read more ....

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As if New Yorkers aren’t under enough stress this week with an outbreak of Swine Flu in a Queens prep school, today they were also subjected to flash backs of September 11th 2001 when an Air Force One look-alike jumbo jet made 4 fly pasts the Statue of Liberty.

The back up plane for the one regularly used by president Barack Obama flew low over New York and New Jersey flanked by 2 F-16 fighter jets in a photo call for Air Force photographers.

But, without any notification of the exercise having been given to Mayor Michael Bloomberg or read more ....

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 One could be forgiven for thinking that Casey Aldridge had a ‘cracked skull’ prior to his accident this weekend, having become involved with, and fathering the child of, Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of Toxic singer, Britney Spears.

Aldridge, the father of Spear’s baby, Maddie Briann, was hospitalized this weekend following a crash while driving his F-150 pick up truck in Louisiana.

The 19 year old had five passengers in the vehicle when it left the road and flipped over leaving Aldridge with a cracked skull and the other occupants were ejected from the truck. The men had been attending read more ....

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Susan Boyle won the hearts, love and respect of the British public just two weeks ago when she went through to the semi finals of the reality TV show, Britain’s Got Talent, with a performance that we saw both Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan with looks of disbelief on their faces.

This overweight, frumpy, unkempt, middle aged woman, who had happily shared with the audience the fact that she’d ‘never been kissed’, brought the house down with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from the hit stage musical, Les Miserable, and went on to promise that fame wouldn’t read more ....

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Has Angelina Jolie been offered a ‘cut’ to promote the Richard N Hass book, War of Necessity: A memoir of Two Iraq Wars? It seems that although she’s been seen carrying the book around with her on the set of her latest movie Salt, it hardly shows any sign of having been opened, never mind thumbed through or read!

The 33 year old mother of six is staying at Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria hotel and evidently has plenty of time on her hands if she intends to make her way through the political, part memoir, part history book which sets out read more ....

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John Mayer who‘s he? That would seem to be the attitude of The Baster star, Jennifer Aniston as she continues with her very successful acting career following her recent break up with Mayer.

But Jennifer can hardly be blamed for forgetting her old squeeze so quickly when she’s playing opposite a hunk like British actor Gerard Butler, as the two work on two back-to-back films. Jennifer, known for giving mayer a second chance following thier initial breakup last year, is set to give Butler another go round!

But, if rumours are to be believed, the Friends star should be just read more ....

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The man behind the mask reared his strange head again this week in the sweltering heat of an early Beverly Hills, Los Angeles summer. Yes, it’s the self proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson, wearing not a crown, but a surgical mask.

This must surely give rise to doubts as to the 50 year old’s ability to perform his promised O2 concerts in London this year. If Michael has to protect his delicate surgically enhanced nostrils from the summer heat, how will he manage to breath while prancing around the stage for 4 months beginning July 8th 2009.

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Alizee Guinochet had better hope that its not just an illusion when 36 year old David Blaine proposed to her over the weekend, presenting her with a pre-engagement band of gold. Because in the same breath he stated he wont be actually making the big move to marry her until he’s got himself in shape.

The illusionist told the New York Post that when it comes to marrying his 23 year old girlfriend, , “I gotta work out, I gotta lose the weight.”

If he weighed 300lbs there might be a reason for the stated delay, but how long read more ....

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Normally there’s a barrage of abuse from nearby workmen if an attempt is made to cross their newly poured cement, but if your Hugh Jackman and you have an appointment outside the Graumann’s Chinese Theater, you’re more than entitled to mark the cement.

And that’s exactly what the star of X-Men Origins; Wolverine was doing on Tuesday on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackman, who hosted this year’s Oscars, recalled a previous visit to Hollywood when he placed his hands in the prints left by British comedian Peter Sellers. Then, telling the crowd, ‘Here we are, 12 years later. It’s a very read more ....

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