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Finally the law of restricting hardcore photographers from harming the public has come into real form in California as former movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger who now becomes the state's governor introduced the new law right on the first day of the 2006. It strongly states that anyone who commits assault in an attempt to get a photograph/video recording has to pay triple damages and hands down profits from the photograph.

Eagerly welcomed the law, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Bill Hodgman expressed his support upon its materialization and advised all celebrities who become victims of any vicious photographers to contact his office. "We encourage them to come to us with their complaints and then co-operate with us in an effort to bring these people to justice," he said. At last those stars can have little peace for themselves from now on.

After facing a lawsuit from Zeta Graff, the former girlfriend of her ex-fiance Paris Latsis, Paris Hilton reportedly revealed a shocking statement that she has fabricated the story about Graff's jealousy and criminal behavior she previously claimed to be directed toward her in June 2005. According to a reliable source, the beautiful socialite made a deposition in the slander lawsuit and admitted she planted a false story in the press in which she affirmed Graff's attack on her in a London nightclub.

In the meantime, Graff herself has been spotted saying: "Hilton will learn a valuable lesson about what happens when you try to ruin another person's reputation. She made a number of false statements about me, and she repeatedly lied under oath during her recent deposition. I look forward to her explaining all of this to a jury." Seems that Hilton will have to pay high for all of this mess then.

What a terrible day to start a new year for Lindsay Lohan for she was quickly taken to a Miami hospital Monday night after experiencing an asthma attack. Much to everyone's relief, there's nothing serious to be worried for as her publicist, Leslie Sloane, who confirmed this happening later said to E! that the "Herbie" star was doing fine on Tuesday while there has not been any hint on the cause that triggered the attack yet.

Shifting to be an actor from being a rapper is really not such a surprising idea nowadays, but to venture into rapping from acting is probably quite a bold decision, and that's what Patrick Swayze intends to do in this year according to allhiphop.com.

Previously scored a hit in 1987 through "She's Like the Wind", the "Dirty Dancing" actor openly told the site that he is working on a new tune which will show that "rap rhythms [are] an emotional undercurrent for ballads." Well, let's just wait for the sensation to come then.

Van Halen's devoted fans who desperately wait for the band's original lineup reunion probably can cheer up this time as former vocalist David Lee Roth gave his optimistic view about the possibility of this gathering. "I talked to the drummer (Alex Van Halen) about a week ago," so he told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. "And I think, eventually, the inevitable will happen." Seemingly indicated that the reunion will happen in the near future and its realization is really just a matter of time, he added: "It definitely won't be rockers with walkers."

One of founding members of the band along with Michael Anthony, Alex and Eddie Van Halen, Roth actually has twice intended to hold the reunion since his departure in 1985, but all were never materialized.

Followed the trail of his character in "Walk the Line", Johnny Cash who once held his concert at Folsom State Prison, Joaquin Phoenix visited the spot Tuesday to perform several acoustic songs with his co-star, Shooter Jennings, while also accompanied fifty-plus inmates to watch the acclaimed biopic feature. Dressed head to toe in Cash's trademark black suit, Phoenix humbly asked for apology due to his "rusty" performance as he had not played since the movie's completion. "I don't know if you've noticed but I've messed up like 40 times," he said. "I'm all over the place."

The event itself was organized by Prison Fellowship, a group that runs Bible studies and other educational programs in prisons, with the consideration that the movie's message would be good for inmates because Cash's "whole life was a message of redemption." "The movie is about how he screwed it up really bad, and he turned to Jesus Christ to help him change," said Prison Fellowship spokesman Joe Avila, explaining the reason behind the selection.

It's really such an awful way to end a year for Obie Trice as he unexpectedly experienced a gunshot wound while driving his SUV with his girlfriend on Detroit's Lodge Freeway around 1:10 a.m. on December 31, 2005. One of the bullets that were fired toward him went through the back window of his car and horrifyingly grazed his head, but fortunately the rapper did not encounter any serious injuries.

According to Michigan State Police Sergeant Mario Gonzalez, Trice continued to drive after the shot before exited the freeway in the suburb of Southfield and was taken to receive a treatment from Providence Hospital later that night. "He's doing fair, but he's naturally quite upset," Delois Askew, Trice's grandmother, told the Detroit News Sunday. "It's a puzzle why anyone would want to do this. Was it just a random incident, or did someone go after him? That's what we're trying to figure out."

Taking participation on Pasadena's 117th Rose Parade held on January 2, LeAnn Rimes boldly faced the threatening sky which was about to pour heavy rain when singing her new single, "Something's Gotta Give." Fortunately, everything turned out to run well indeed for the rain did not come down until she finished her performance. "It was fun to brave the storm with them and with all the fans who weren't going to let anything get in the way of their being at the 2006 Rose Parade," she remarked.

Scheduled to sing the National Anthem at the Rose Bowl championship game on January 4, the lovely singer also revealed her delight upon being involved in the event. "It meant so much to me to be a part of parade history... The parade organizers are some of the kindest, most dedicated and professional people I have ever worked with," she commented earnestly.

Forgot to bring along his wallet when buying diapers for his baby in a late night convenience store, Ben Affleck reportedly asked the shoppers there to help him out paying the thing according to In Touch Magazine. "I've got to come back with these or my wife will kill me," he told the store clerk.

Refused to sell his Boston Red Sox baseball cap to get the money needed, this husband of Jennifer Garner finally could walk home with the diapers, and also with relief for sure, after he gave a kiss to a fan who offered to pay for the item. Quite nice effort, Ben.

Seems that Kate Moss no longer walks alone without a man's companion as she was seen spending her skiing holiday with a man named Jamie and even being photographed kissing also cuddling this guy of 11 years her junior on the ski slopes of Aspen, Colorado.

Consequently heated up the assumption that she finally found the replacement of rocker Pete Doherty in this long-haired man, Moss is thought to have met him on Richard Branson's Caribbean island Necker where she has previously been invited to spend her time after finishing her rehabilitation treatment at an Arizona clinic in October.

Still dealing with the charges of drunken driving on the Pali Highway by December 1, 2005, the "Lost" stars, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros, were arraigned in Hawaii's Kaneohe District Court on Thursday. Did not show up in this proceeding, both actresses were only represented by their respective lawyers.

While Watros, through the statement from her attorney Lanson Kupau, is eager to take full responsibility on her mistake when scheduled to go back in court on January 12, Rodriguez, on the other hand, entered a not-guilty plea through her lawyer, Steve Barta, and is slated to face her trial by March 30.

The year 2005 seems has been a glorious period for The Rolling Stones as the band has made amazing concert ticket sales income of $162 million through its tour during the whole year, therefore scored number one on the list of Top-Grossing Tour of the Year and also that of All Time according to year-end data from the concert trade Pollstar. Another celebrated band, U2, followed right behind with $138.9 million in 78 shows from its Vertigo tour, while Celine Dion took the third place, garnering $81.3 million with 155 performances.

Arranged in a row, the rest positions up to the 10th rank were filled by Paul McCartney, Eagles, Elton John, Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Diamond, and Jimmy Buffett.

Known for his dedication in fighting against poverty through his charitable works, such as in Make Poverty History campaign and frequently made on-stage statements about global poverty during his band's concerts, Bono came to a realization that his campaigning had sometimes "raised eyebrows" among his fellow U2 members. "When I do my rant on making poverty history, I have got Larry Mullen, our drummer, behind me looking at his watch, timing me," he remarked.

Concerning with this matter, Bono apparently feared that this commitment of him might as well force him out of his band. "They (the band) are hugely supportive spiritually and financially of the work I do, but they are in a rock 'n 'roll band, and the first job of a rock 'n 'roll band is not to be dull," so he said to BBC Radio. "So we have to be very careful about just letting me go too far," he added.

Proudly received knighthood in the British New Year's Honors list announced on Saturday, veteran music artist Tom Jones now surely could use "Sir" in front of his name properly. Joining other fellow singers who previously had been bestowed the same honor, like Paul McCartney, Elton John and Mick Jagger, he was accompanied by Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, and Bruce Forsyth among others to be the member of this Order of the British Empire.

Well, it's Johnny Depp again who popped up in the list of IMDb.com's site search index STARmeter as the Most Searched Name of 2005. Took the same top position for the second time consecutively, the actor was followed by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who both went up from their last year rank while his fellow "Pirates" stars, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley surprisingly slipped up their rankings this time.

Measuring the popularity of Hollywood celebrities by tabulating the searches conducted by the site's 30 million monthly visitors, this index also put some newcomers in its top 25 which included Jessica Alba at number 6, Rachel McAdams at number 17, Jon Heder at number 19, and Eva Longoria at number 22.