May 27, 2005

One more Hollywood couple ends their marriage in a divorce. This time Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke have both called it quit after they've been uncoupled for nearly two years.

Lawyers for both have, on Wednesday, appeared in a New York courtroom to tell Manhattan Supreme Court Justice, Saralee Evans, that their clients were close to amicably finalizing their divorce. The case is expected to be fully settled next month, that's the only detail about the split, nothing more.

The Rolling Stones' upcoming world tour will be liven up by several musicians. One of them is Beck, who is set to open Stones' Toronto's Rogers Center tour, held on September 26, 2005.

Also added to the lineup to perform at Stones' "Onstage" trek is Canadian band Our Lady Peace, which will perform at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park on August 28, and Moncton, N.B.'s Magnetic Hill on September 3.

Let us "zoom" the "zooming" back to the big screen actor Chevy Chase, who is set to play on his first studio feature since 2002's "Orange County." Chase is going to star in "Zoom," a comedy based on Jason Lethcoe's graphic novel titled "Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted."

The Peter Hewitt direction will be produced under Sony-based Revolution Studios. As for the story, it focuses on an out-of-shape superhero who is called back into action to turn a ragtag group of kids into a new generation of superheroes to save the world.

Days after she's been reported dating a mystery film producer named Gary, Australian actress Naomi Watts has now sparked new rumors focusing on her close relationship with American actor Liev Schreiber.

According to American newspaper New York Daily News, Schreiber, Watts and her best friend Nicole Kidman, have all been spotted attending Saturday's U2 concert at Madison Square Garden, where the beauty "spent much of the concert sitting on Liev Schreiber's lap."

He really is a very romantic man. He knows exactly when and what to do. And so the "Legends in Bronze" event held at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace on Wednesday has been the right time and place to bow and propose his girlfriend Trisha Yearwood.

The 7,000 fans attending the ceremony, where 10 larger-than-life bronze statues honoring country stars were unveiled, then became the witness of their engagement, as Garth Brooks got down on one knee and proposed to the fellow country music star. The crowd went wild as the beauty tearfully accepted the proposal.

Straight actor and singer Justin Timberlake sets to go gay. Is that true? Yes but mainly for her next role with a guest spot on hit sitcom "Will & Grace." He has been reported planning to play the "bad boy" boyfriend of Jack, the role played by his co-star Sean Hayes.

Moreover, Us Weekly has also reported that Timberlake has already signed up for a three episode run on the show when it returns for its eighth and final season in the autumn. The show bossess, on the other way around, prefer to confirm that they have "some great guest stars" lined up for appearances.

Those who idolize Jessica Simpson or Nick Lachey need not to feel worried concerning recent report claiming they have already divorced. E! Online, who outed the report has said their public apology to the actress just day after they reported she has filed for a divorce from husband Nick Lachey citing irreconcilable differences.

In their apology statement the website says "E! deeply regrets that a draft report from E! Online, which contained some false information regarding the Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson marriage, was accidentally disseminated. The couple has not filed for divorce. E! apologizes to Nick, Jessica, their families and their fans for any distress this may have caused."

She's not 16th anymore, but her ballad "We Belong Together," taken from the album "The Emancipation of Mimi," has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart this week, marking Mariah Carey's 16th hit to do so. With such achievement, Carey obviously surpasses the likes of Whitney Houston and Madonna, who both have had 11 No. 1 hit; the Supremes to have 12 No.1 hit; and the king of pop Michael Jackson, who's had 13 number ones.

If Carey could later on mantaining her success, she would even surpass the Beatles and Elvis Presley, who have had 20 and 18 No. 1 singles respectively. "I feel like it was just timing and that for the first time, I feel like this is an expression of who I am," says Carey commenting on her ballad's success.