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Another honor was bestowed upon Samuel L. Jackson as he finally got his hands and feet cemented in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Monday Jan 30th, joining an elite group of celebrity prints there. "It's an awesome sort of experience, the kind of thing you don't really think about as a young actor," he said.

Previously had defended the author of best-selling memoir "A Million Little Pieces", James Frey, from the accusation of fabricating the book's key portions, Oprah Winfrey shockingly showed her reversal on her television show on Thursday Jan 26th in front of the writer himself and even made an apology to the audience. "I made a mistake," so she said at the opening of the live show. "And I left the impression that the truth does not matter, and I am deeply sorry about that because that is not what I believe."

To Frey, Winfrey also expressed her disappointment, asking him why he lied about what he had written in the book. "I feel duped," she told him. "But more importantly, I feel that you betrayed millions of readers." In his reply, the author finally admitted that he has made a mistake, adding that he had developed a tough-guy image of himself as a "coping mechanism" to help him address his alcohol and drug addiction. "And when I was writing the book, I -- instead of being as introspective as I should have been, I clung to that image," he said.

Following her triumph at Golden Globe Awards, Reese Witherspoon gloriously added one more honor to her awards list as she has been named Best Actress at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards through Walk the Line (2005), accompanied by Philip Seymour Hoffman who won the Best Actor category from Capote (2005). The title of Best Supporting Actor was presented to Paul Giamatti for starring in Cinderella Man (2005), while the Best Supporting Actress to Rachel Weisz, her second major award in this year after the Golden Globe Award she received earlier from The Constant Gardener (2005), just like Witherspoon. In the television feature, it's Kiefer Sutherland who finally came out as the Best Actor in a Drama Series through "24" and Sandra Oh as the Best Actress for starring as Dr. Christina Yang in "Grey's Anatomy".

Paul Haggis's Crash is honored an award of "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" meanwhile ABC's hit series "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" won top acting honors for television with category "Drama Series" and "Comedy Series".

Carrying a mission to raise fund for students affected by earthquake happened in Pakistan last October, Bryan Adams boldly crossed the ocean to show up in front of 10,000 fans at a concert in the country's port city of Karachi on Sunday. Scheduled to meet President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in Islamabad on Monday, the Canadian rocker performed most of his hit songs and moving the audience with "Summer of 69" at this first concert by a Western singer in the country since the 9/11 incident.

Huge accolades keep coming on Ang Lee's way indeed, and this time it's the title of Filmmaker of the Year he has been bestowed of at the 2006 Directors Guild of America Awards, none other than for his remarkable work in "Brokeback Mountain." "Ang Lee is fierce in his timidity, his humbleness and his respect for everyone around him," so "Brokeback" actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, lauded when presenting the director with a medallion in honor of his nomination.

Winning this top honor on Saturday, the triumph certainly strengthened his position as the strong contender for being the 2006 Oscar nominee in Best Director category since the event is one of Hollywood's best barometers for the Academy Awards. Only six times in the 57-year history of the Guild honors has the winner failed to go on to win the directing Oscar.

Amid the speculations about the date of her wedding ceremony with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie apparently gets reluctant to make her way to the marriage altar, even she has reportedly kept telling director Robert Rodriguez that she and Pitt will never marry. "If the kids get older and demand that we have a ceremony, we might. But that's a touchy subject with us," so she said as reported by Star magazine. However, she seems quite enthusiastic when talking about her baby, revealing that she along with Pitt have intended to have the baby born near her birthday on June 4. "My mom suggested it," she admitted. "She's really into astrology and thought it would be great to have a Gemini like me."

Those who still curious about the failed marriage between former Hollywood golden couple of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are likely to rejoice on this report. Yes, the actress is about to unveil all the unknown truth behind this matter on a book she will write herself. Being rumored to have kept a diary during her marriage with the Hollywood hunk, the former "Friends" star, according to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, is reportedly looking forward on the book as a revenge for Pitt's romance with Angelina Jolie. Looking forward to see your book come up quickly in stores too, Jen.

Golden Globe winner actor Joaquin Phoenix got involved in a serious car accident Thursday Jan 26th. Fortunately, the star is okay.

The accident happened when Phoenix was driving eastbound above Sunset Strip about 2:50 p.m. when he realized his brakes were not working. Loosing control, his car overturned and hit another vehicle also headed eastbound.

Heavy metal band Megadeth is launching a contest. Intended to redesign their longtime mascot, Vic Rattlehead, a skull with jaws wired shut, steel visor and metal earplugs, the band's founder, singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine ran into licensing issues with the artist who originally drew the mascot in the early 1980s based on his idea.

"I'm just looking for somebody to revamp it," Mustaine explained while adding "I'm looking for a surprise. I'm open to them having their way with it."

Hollywood actor Richard Gere has on Thursday Jan 26th been named Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The handsome star is scheduled to receive the group's golden Pudding Pot award on February 24th later this year.

In companion, actress Halle Berry also on the same day was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year. Slated to receive the award on February 16th, the Oscar-winning actress will lead a parade of students dressed in drag through the streets of Harvard Square.

Again, again, again, and again. Tom Cruise really is a big winner. The actor's name approvingly has topped an annual survey by Quigley Publishing Co. on Top Moneymaking Stars of 2005. Securing the very top position of the list, Cruise has totally won the annual survey for seven times.

Placed 2nd in the poll is Johnny Depp, followed behind by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who both tied for 3rd. Other names included in the poll including Vince Vaughn, George Clooney, Will Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler and Tom Hanks.

Tom Hanks' name has been mentioned as the new addition to the long line of the 78th annual Academy Awards presenters.

The two-time Academy Award-winning actor will next be seen in "The Da Vinci Code." His films credits among others include "The Terminal," "Catch Me If You Can," "Road to Perdition," "Apollo 13," and "A League of Their Own."

Actress Halle Berry has been spotted going out and getting cozy with Versace model Gabriel Aubry, prompted rumors they're dating. The Oscar-winning star is said 'all over' the 30-year-old model at a cast dinner for movie "Perfect Strangers."

"Halle and Gabriel smooched and touched each other during the entire meal," an onlooker confirmed. Further, the twosome reportedly was seen going upstairs into Berry's suite after finishing dinner. Does Berry longing to have a baby from Aubry? Well who knows.

The asthma attack she had a month ago on New Year's Eve apparently has left a shock to teen star Lindsay Lohan. And as a tribute to the unhappy moment, the actress turned to ink to combat the asthma, getting the word BREATHE tattooed on her wrist.

"It obviously has a double meaning," one of Lindsay's friends said. "It's about the asthma attack, but also a reminder to just slow down and enjoy life."

Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson has signed a $4 million deal to become the new face of cosmetics giant L'Oreal. For this large amount of money, the actress will have to appear in L'Oreal TV commercials.

And thus Scalett will appear in ads displaying a range of hair colors, swapping her trademark blonde locks for other L'Oreal shades. The contract Scarlett signs with the giant cosmetics company, in fact, was revealed just weeks after the beautiful star finished the two years contract with Calvin Klein fragrances.