Hollywood director Spike Lee celebrated Michael Jackson’s birthday with a big party in Brooklyn.
The late King of Pop would have been 51 on August 29, and rather than mourn his passing Lee decided to stage a huge event.
Thousands of fans headed to the party in Prospect Park and then gathered on Nethermead Meadow.
Before the event, [...]
Comic Joan Rivers claimed she was set to rent her luxury New York apartment to Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi for an upcoming visit to the city.
The comedienne says she was approached by aides about the stay – and was offered more than $200,000-a-week for the $25 million pad.
She said: “The Libyan ambassador called my [broker] [...]
Midler, 50 cent to team up again on NY garden charity
Young and old, Jewish and hip hop, Bette Midler and rapper 50 cent have become a dream team on New York’s green scene.
The pair originally clicked over the city gardening restoration that has long been a passion of Midler’s, eonline.com reports.
The rapper worked on Midler’s [...]
Sir Paul McCartney and his girlfriend of nearly two years, Nancy Shevell, were seen out at a baseball game with Jack Nicholson in New York City.
McCartney and the attractive brunette, Shevell, cosied up in the front row as they watched the New York Yankees defeat the Texas Rangers in a 9-2 game at Yankee Stadium [...]
Entourage star Jeremy Piven spoke of his joy yesterday as he was cleared of dumping a Broadway show in a scandal dubbed ‘Sushi-gate’.
Piven quit Speed-the-Plow 11 weeks before his run was due to end, blaming illness from high levels of mercury from eating too much sushi.
But play bosses never bought his story and, amid numerous [...]
In celebration of the release of his ‘Blueprint 3’ album, Jay-Z has just announced his plans to play a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden on September 11 to benefit the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund. It’s always good to hear news about celebrities giving back. The rapper will be [...]
The amount of a short-acting anaesthetic reportedly found in Michael Jackson’s body is not lethal, experts say.
Jackson’s personal doctor Conrad Murray told police he had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of propofol nightly for six weeks, according to court documents. But Murray said he was trying to wean Jackson off the anaesthetic in a three-hour [...]
Television presenter and model Alexa Chung jetted in to the UK from New York to see her boyfriend Alex Turner perform.
Alexa and her boyfriend Arctic Monkeys frontman, Alex, 23, have been dating since July 2007.
When Alexa recently jetted off to the states to start her career there, many thought the couple wouldn’t last.
They recently proved [...]
British director Sam Mendes is hoping to adapt a story of cricket in America for the screen.
The director has his sights set on Netherland, a book by Joseph O’Neill about cricket-playing expatriates in post-September 11 New York.
Mendes, 44, is the director of American Beauty and a cricket nut who is jumping at the chance to [...]
A publishing house is denying that it is cashing in on the death of Edward Kennedy after announcing the release of a comic book based on his life HOURS before he died.
Bluewater Productions – which has published comic book biographies of Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton – has issued a statement saying it was an [...]
The New York train authority rejected a proposal to rename a downtown Brooklyn subway station after the late Michael Jackson.
Jackson filmed the video for Bad at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in 1987. He died suddenly at the age of 50 on June 25.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rejected a proposal to name or co-name the station [...]
The Bounty stars Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston were “not holding hands” on a recent night out in New York, her rep has claimed.
It was recently claimed that the 40-year-old actress was seen holding hands with Butler, 39, over drinks in NYC.
However, her rep has now said: “Jennifer was out with many others from the [...]
Oprah Winfrey could shut one of New York’s busiest roads to throw a huge street party.
The chat show host reportedly wants to close Manhattan’s West Side Highway for a party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her Oprah Magazine next May.
Officials at New York City Hall have told the New York Post that Oprah has [...]
Mischa Barton came up trumps at the Ronson twins’ weekend bash in New York.
Barton, whose recent mental health has been a matter of concern, was all smiles and vitality as she attended the shindig for the I (Heart) Ronson clothing line put out by DJ Samantha Ronson and her sister Charlotte.
UK television presenter Alexa Chung [...]
A top secret film project piloted by Twilight newcomer Bryce Dallas Howard is set to be directed by Gus van Sant.
Van Sant was the director of Milk, which led to an Academy Award for Sean Penn.
Dallas Howard, 28, daughter of director Ron, has had the project under tight wraps for a while. Titled Restless, the [...]
Paris Hilton’s boyfriend Doug Reinhardt reportedly can’t get a part in The Hills.
Reinhardt, 23, previously appeared on the show, which has also starred Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag, and it has now been claimed that he wants another stint.
A source at the NY Post reportedly overheard The Hills cast members at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic [...]
Broadway-bound Daniel Craig has signed up for a stunning New York apartment overlooking Central Park – costing a staggering $38,000 a month.
The James Bond star has signed up for a beautiful three-bedroom, three-bathroom rental in midtown Manhattan ready for his Manhattan stage debut alongside Hugh Jackman in A Steady Rain.
The apartment is on the 63rd-floor [...]
Donald Trump has praised his daughter’s fiance and said that he’s a “great guy”.
Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka, 27, is engaged to New York Observer owner Jared Kushner, 28, and it was previously reported that Kushner asked the billionaire for his permission before proposing.
Asked what he thinks about his future son-in-law, Trump said: “He’s a great [...]
Catherine Zeta-Jones is reportedly taking on one of the biggest challenges in her acting career by signing up for a Broadway play.
Zeta-Jones, who won an Oscar for the film Chicago, recently moved to New York from Los Angeles for a role in Women on the Verge, based on the Pedro Almodovar film. But insiders claim [...]
Canadian rising star Rachel McAdams realised she wanted to be a mother while acting for The Time Traveler’s Wife.
“Having a few [kids] would be great. Looking forward to it someday,” she said at the movie’s New York premiere.
Of her role in the film, she said: “I was excited and nervous about it because I haven’t [...]