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No Doubt's Gwen Stefani and her husband Gavin Rossdale are expecting their first child together as the singer is reported pregnant. "We are delighted," Rossdale's father, Douglas said. Stefani's mother, Patti, also reportedly confirmed the pregnancy to Us Weekly.

The baby is due in June next year. It will be Stefani's first child, while the second for Rossdale who has had a 16-year-old daughter, Daisy Lowe, from his relationship with fashion designer Pearl Lowe.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival has on Saturday, Dec 17 named Felicity Huffman as the winner of its Breakthrough Performance Award thanks to her role in "Transamerica."

Huffman is set to get the honor during the 17th annual Palm Springs Film Festival, takes place at the Palm Springs (Calif.) Convention Center, Jan. 7 next year.

Does "Brit & Kev: Secret Sex Tape" really exist? Well according to the pop superstar herself it doesn't. And so Britney Spears has on Monday Dec 19 filed a $20 million lawsuit against US Weekly in Los Angeles for a story claiming she made the related sex tape with husband Kevin Federline.

As mentioned in the lawsuit, Us Weekly was claimed to have published an article on its "Hot Stuff" column on Oct 17 which claimed that Spears and Federline feared the release of a secret sex tape, which they had viewed with their estate planning lawyers. Moreover, the article also stated that Spears gave a copy of the tape to the lawyers on Sept. 30 and that she and her husband were "acting goofy the whole time" while watching the video.

Hollywood couple, Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth, has provoked rumors they soon to become engaged after they were spotted visiting various jewelers last weekend, Dec.18-19, in London.

"They were picking out engagement rings and she was trying them on. They popped into lots of flash jewelers on New Bond Street. But they were in Bulgari and Van Cleef + Arpels for the longest period. They had huge smiles on their faces and were kissing and cuddling." An onlooker tells British newspaper The Sun.

A talented actor, but also a romantic man. That's a bit about Tom Cruise who really knows how to treat his lady. Surely Katie Holmes is the luckiest woman around the globe that she has such a man who knows what a woman wants.

Willing to give the best for her, Cruise spoiled his pregnant fiancee with an extraordinary birthday party. This is the series of activity on Holmes' 27th birthday on Sunday Dec 18. First, the couple had dinner along with friends at New York's Post House steakhouse on Thursday.

Was hospitalized in Tokyo on Thursday after she collapsed in an elevator following a performance at MTV Japan, Ashlee Simpson seemingly is feeling well enough to out from the hospital and return home to the United States to be with her family. So what her publicist, Rob Shuter, confirmed Monday.

To your notice, due to her being hospitalized Ashlee was forced to cancel her performance at the Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas Monday night. American Idol runner up Bo Bice was then slated to fill in her place on the NBC special. Unfortunately, the rocker suddenly also was rushed to hospital on Sunday after coughing up blood with complications from recent intestinal surgery. Thus, Goo Goo Dolls were then proposed to perform in his place.

American Idol runner up Bo Bice was rushed to hospital Sunday after he became ill while rehearsing for a performance on the 2005 Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Resort & Casino. The singer, supposedly tapped to fill in for ailing Ashlee Simpson at Monday night's Radio Music Awards, started coughing up blood with complications from recent intestinal surgery assumed as the main cause.

Soon then the performer was rushed to Desert Spring Hospital, where he underwent emergency intestinal surgery in August. Despite such fact, Roger Widynowski, a publicist for RCA Records insisted "He didn't collapse but was rushed to the hospital. Bo is doing fine, and he's going back to Nashville today for treatment." Due to such fact, Goo Goo Dolls is then slated to perform in his place.

Bono, frontman of the Irish rock band U2, has been named as one of Persons of the Year by Time magazine. Also chosen for the same category is Microsoft billionaires Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates.

The three of them get the honor generally as recognition for their tireless work to alleviate poverty and lavish their charity on those less fortunate. Personally, Bono is honored for his Live 8 performance and mission to persuade the leaders of rich countries to drop the debt owed by the developing world.

It's been so long that we don't hear their names make sound in entertainment industry. Though, just now they, Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown, once again make headline as the couple has been named the Tackiest Couple of 2005. More than 35,000 readers involved in America's Star magazine poll have chosen the pair to top the rank mainly because of their antics on the reality show "Being Bobby Brown."

Placed at the 2nd rank are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, followed then by Britney Spears and Kevin Federline at No. 3. Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen are voted the 4th, while Jude Law and Sienna Miller are the 5th. As of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, readers place them at No. 6, one place ahead of Ice-T and Coco at No. 7. No. 8 to 10 in a row are Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler, Paris Hilton and Paris Latsis / Stavros Niarchos III, and Star Jones Reynolds and Al Reynolds.

It was announced Thursday Dec 15 that actor Samuel L. Jackson will be honored by the I Have A Dream Foundation Los Angeles for his commitment to education, both on film and in real life.

Will present him with the Dream Keeper Award at the foundation's 8th annual Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues in Los Angeles is director George Lucas.

Music legend Bruce Springsteen gets honor from his home state, New Jersey. Lawmakers in the Garden State are honoring the singer Thursday Dec 15 with license plates, reading "Born to Run" that will benefit one of his favorite charities.

Unveiled at the same day Springsteen celebrated the 30th anniversary of his seminal album of the same name, $10 for every $50 "Born to Run" license plate issued will go to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, which Springsteen has supported. "In those 30 years, Bruce has become not only a national hero, but a worldwide hero," so State Senator Raymond Lesniak, the person behind the plates proposal said.

Gay marriage is still a new phenomenon for our society that many tend to perceive it as something special if not extraordinary. Thus, due to such perception, numbers of actresses willingly stand in line to be Elton John's bridesmaids at his wedding with his long-term partner David Furnish.

Among those reported to have expressed their wish for a spot at the civil ceremony to be held in Windsor, England, on December 21st are Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek. "Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek (asked). At the Cannes Film Festival they both stopped me and asked if they could be bridesmaids," Furnish revealed.

Singer and actress Jessica Simpson fueling recent rumors centering on her marriage problem. The beauty has on Friday Dec 16 filed for legal divorce from husband Nick Lachey in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Citing irreconcilable differences, the divorce paper obviously ended the couple's three years marriage. What's more is that Simpson reportedly has asked the court to have her last name legally restored, and has also requested the court terminate Nick's spousal rights, meaning the court would not be able to award Nick any spousal support.

Popular music group The Beatles is battling for over $62-million in disputed royalties, which they claim EMI Group PLC owed them. Apple Records, owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison, said Dec 16 to have filed legal suit in the high court and the US supreme court to get back the money.

Speaking on the cause of the legal battle, Apple said in a statement "Despite very clear provisions in our contract, EMI persist in ignoring their obligations and duty to account fairly and with transparency. Apple and The Beatles are, once again, left with no choice but to sue EMI."

Marcia Cross, the actress best known for her portrayal as neurotic Bree Van De Kamp in the hit show "Desperate Housewives," is going to get married next year. The star reportedly has accepted the proposal of her boyfriend, businessman Tom Mahoney this summer.

Revealing on her wedding plan, Cross said "It's really important to me that our families and friends are together and comfortable at our wedding and that we just have a really nice weekend together. I will probably be wearing a traditional white dress. I'm pretty traditional."