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Reports saying Keith Urban has been released from a California rehab center are proven not true. The country crooner, in fact, is still in rehab for alcohol abuse, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

It was reported earlier that Urban was spotted having brunch with wife Nicole Kidman Sunday Dec 3rd at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Yet, that doesn't mean he's completed his rehab stint.

Playing action hero role is risky instead of easy. Jackie Chan is one real example. The action film star injured his chest while filming the highly anticipated "Rush Hour 3."

Chan, who first injured his chest in March when a stuntman wearing the wrong shoes kicked him while shooting his recent film "Rob-B-Hood", hurt his chest again while filming a fight scene for the next installment of "Rush Hour".

Opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti won't attend this week's Bergamo festival in Italy, it has been confirmed.

Pavarotti actually was expected to attend the Bergamo music festival Wednesday Dec 6th to accept the prestigious Donizetti prize, given in recognition of his interpretations of the opera composer's works throughout the world.

Olivia Newton-John filed a lawsuit Friday Dec 1st in Los Angeles County Superior court, suing Universal Music for allegedly failing to pay more than $US1 million ($A1.27 million) in royalties on sales of the "Grease" soundtrack album.

An English-born Australian singer and actress, Olivia starred in the 1978 movie version of the Broadway hit alongside actor John Travolta.

Talk is heating up that Beyonce Knowles may marry longtime boyfriend Jay-Z next weekend.

Rumors on the street say that Beyonce is planning to throw a four-day birthday party for Jay-Z. Nevertheless, it is widely believed that the celebration will actually be a wedding. "Beyonce is throwing Jay a four-day birthday party, but it's really a wedding," a source said.

Paris Hilton apparently still loves her old toy boy. The hotel heiress has raised speculation on her being back together with on-again off-again boyfriend Stavros Niarchos after they've been spotted canoodling on several occasions and spent Friday night Dec 1st together.

The couple was photographed leaving Los Angeles nightclub Little Door before then heading to a nearby fast food joint to pick up some food.

It is okay for you to put Oprah Winfrey on the very top spot of your list, but not on the Hollywood Reporter's 15th annual ranking of the Most Powerful Women in Entertainment.

As of this year, Oprah isn't the number one, she instead is ranked 7th. Anne Sweeney, president of Disney-ABC Television Group who held the top spot for two years, sadly slips to 2nd spot, loses her throne to Amy Pascal, who heads Sony's film division and serves as co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Here's Hollywood's another break up, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.

Report on their split was first made public by Page Six, as a friend of the couple told the publication they are no longer together, saying they are "no longer romantically connected."

Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody are old story as they decided to walk separate ways, ending their two years romance.

The "OC" darling duo, who's been dating since 2004, "have been done for a few weeks. They are just done. That's all there is to it. There's no drama. They just ended it," a source told Life and Style Weekly Magazine.

First it was "Ugly Betty". And now Salma Hayek wants to do another for Fox. And so the actress is working on a medical-school drama for 20th Century Fox Television.

The project reportedly will follow the personal and professional lives of students at an Ivy League med school. The drama will begin their first day on campus.

Rumor has it that Madonna and hubby Guy Ritchie are seeing a marriage counselor in a bid to save their six-year union.

The pop diva and her film director husband have allegedly been seeing top marital therapist Tricia Barnes after their relationship weakened under pressure as a result of their controversial adoption of David Banda from Malawi.

It happens by accident. Brenda Strong, one of the "Desperate Housewives", has let slip cast mate Eva Longoria's 2007 wedding date details.

Brenda accidentally revealed that Eva and fiance Tony Parker are planning to walk down the aisle summer next year in his native France.

Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has agreed to make an appearance on the cover of US gay magazine Instinct. Not without reason, but the beauty wants to do it as a way to promote her film "Dreamgirls".

In an interview with the mag, Beyonce said she lost a gay uncle to AIDS only two years ago. "I never mixed Christianity with how I felt (about him). I am about faith and spirituality more so than religion," she told the publication.

This just in. Eddie Murphy is dating Tracey Edmonds.

Tracey, a film producer and the ex-wife of singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, confirms the report Monday Dec 4th during the New York premiere of "Dreamgirls".

Good news comes from Sarah Chalke. The actress, widely popular for her action as Dr. Elliot Reid on NBC's "Scrubs", is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Jamie Afifi.

Afifi, who is an entertainment lawyer, popped the question during a Hawaiian vacation last week.