July 28, 2005

The story ends in a happy ending. Supermodel Kate Moss finally wins her libel case with London's Sunday Mirror newspaper over its report she collapsed into a cocaine-fuelled coma. The case is closed with Moss accepts a formal apology and substantial financial damages from the tabloid.

Gerald Tyrrell, Moss lawyer, told London's High Court that the newspaper admitted to have made several unfounded and defamatory allegations in the article published January 23, in which it claimed Moss had "collapsed into a drug induced coma and had to be revived after taking vast quantities of cocaine" in Barcelona in June 2001.

"X-Men" star Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness adopt a baby girl named Ava Eliot, born July 10. This is the second for the Australian couple, who previously adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian, in May 2000. Jackman's representative John Palermo says, "They are very happy."

Beginning late next month, singer Alanis Morissette will appear in advertisements for the Gap, a San Francisco-based clothing company. Rather than being alone, Morissette will do the ads with some of her musician friends, including Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, John Legend, Liz Phair, Keith Urban, Michelle Williams (II) of Destiny's Child and Incubus' Brandon Boyd.

All of them will do the television spots and print ads, which all focus on both favorite jeans and music of the various artists. As for Morissette, she is partial to "Crazy" by Seal, and her favorite pair of jeans is Gap's new Curvy Flair. Mraz's favorite tune, on the other hand, is Bob Marley's "One Love," and he prefers Straight Fit jeans.

Not only Carrie Underwood is an American Idol, but also she's a vegetarian idol. The star has been named he "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In companion, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin also is chosen for the same honor.

Further, it is claimed that PETA noted Underwood wore a shirt that said "V is for Vegetarian" on an episode of "American Idol," whereas for Martin, he and wife Gwyneth Paltrow made headlines by giving their daughter a vegan (VEE'-guhn) birthday cake on her first birthday. Both stars choosing automatically placed them up above other celebrity vegetarians in the running, like David Duchovny, Reese Witherspoon, Avril Lavigne, Joaquin Phoenix and Prince.

It takes time before Madonna comes up with "Hung Up" as the first single from her new album, "Confessions on a Dancefloor." As it is said on her official Web site, "Hung Up" was produced by Stuart Price, who previously served as the musical director on Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention tour.

The album is expected for an autumn release via Warner Bros. In details, "Confessions on a Dancefloor" is dominated by dance music and will likely be supported by a tour in 2006. In related news, Madonna is reportedly in Los Angeles mixing the album and in mid-August she will shoot the album cover in the UK with Steven Klein who will also direct her new video.

The year of 2005 is, indeed, a very good year for Russell Crowe as he's in discussion to star in Ridley Scott's next directorial effort, "A Good Year," for Fox 2000 which will start filming September in Paris.

Based on Peter Mayle's novel, the film tells the story of a London banker who moves to Provence after inheriting a vineyard. But when he arrives, he meets a California woman who claims that she owns the place.

The bar approvingly doesn't strong enough to prevent Lil' Kim to still be productive. The rapper, whose real name Kimberly Jones, will have her fourth solo album "Naked Truth" released September 13, just six days before she starts serving her prison sentence for perjury.

The album is set to be released via Queen Bee/Atlantic. Moreover, its first single called "Shut Up" has already debuted last week at number 66 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and number 73 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list. Now, Kim is reportedly still in the studio recording additional material, which final cut include "So Quiet," "Spellcheck" and "Welcome to Brooklyn."