July 07, 2006

Happy tidings came from Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe as his wife, Danielle Spencer, has safely delivered a baby boy on Friday, July 7 at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. Crowe's manager Grant Vandenberg confirmed that both mother and her son were doing well.

Weighing around 8 pounds, the baby was named Tennyson Spencer Crowe and so becomes the couple's second son after the arrival of their first child, Charles Spencer, on December 21, 2003.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. has signed a deal with HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, to write his memoirs. The company announced Thursday July 6th that the book is scheduled to be released in 2008.

Won't provide details of pact, the publisher promised a "candid look at the highs and lows of his life and career."

Her split from fiance DJ AM has created enough buzz in Hollywood. Now Nicole Richie is creating sensation after another. The actress reportedly is fulfilling her teenage romantic dreams by dating her lifelong crush Jeff Goldblum.

Concerning such report, Hollywood.com reported that Richie once confessed that she had a crush on Goldblum since she was 13 while at any other time was spotted out and about in Hollywood with the actor.

Bearing the name Hilton, Nicky Hilton is joining the family business, hotel. The 22-year-old heiress will help launch a new hotel bearing her famous name.

"I've always wanted to do it," so Nicky says about her new project. In addition to the hotel launching Nicky also is planning to renovate two existing buildings to open the "Nicky O" on Miami's famed Ocean Boulevard in November.

As the celebration of this year's Emmy Awards draws near, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has officially announced on Thursday, July 6 the nominees for the prime time entertainment. Choosing those for the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series category, the organization has picked up names like Steve Carell, Tony Shalhoub, and Charlie Sheen in the list besides placing Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Krause, also Denis Leary together to compete for the title of Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series.

In the female's side, Stockard Channing, Debra Messing, and Lisa Kudrow will be up for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series category while Allison Janney, Kyra Sedgwick, plus Geena Davis have been lined up for that in drama series. As for another in miniseries/ TV-movie category, there has popped up notable names of Gillian Anderson, Kathy Bates, Judy Davis, Helen Mirren, and Annette Bening altogether.

Lindsay Lohan, that's her popular stage name. But by now on her name would become Lindsay Lohan Rose. The last addition to the name actually was the Kabbalah name famous pop singer and Kabbalah devotee Madonna gave to the young actress.

Madonna, who goes by the name Esther in Kabbalah circles, is so pleased with Lindsay's involvement in the religion that she decided it was time she got her own Kabbalah name and so attached "Rose" to her name.

People are busy questioning on the second season of "Britney and Kevin: Chaotic", the 2005 UPN reality series that chronicled the pre-marriage relationship of Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline.

Meanwhile, the pop superstar herself claims that she is not considering for a second series of the reality show, thus dismissed recent rumors saying the celebrity couple would likely do so.

Here comes another celebrity wedding. It presumably that of Avril Lavigne and beau Deryck Whibley's.

The couple who has been engaged for more than a year is reported to have moved up their wedding date due to concerns over media scrutiny over their previously planned Aug. 26 wedding in California.

Speculation is mounting that Sophia Loren will bare it all for the 2007 edition of the world famous Pirelli calendar.

The Oscar winner and Italian goddess thus becomes the oldest woman to ever appear in the highly coveted calendar.

Pharrell Williams, the frontman of The Neptunes, will front Louis Vuitton's 2006 and 2007 men's fashion range. The ads features the singer surrounded by monogrammed Louis Vuitton suitcases, as well as the fashion house's new Innsbruck carryall bag.

Pharrell will also appear alongside a variety of models, including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell who both have been tapped to front the women's range.

After battling bronchitis, Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill, took the stage Wednesday July 5th, resuming their summer concert tour in New Orleans.

The country music's foremost couple canceled two tour appearances last week after McGraw got sick. That's for everybody to know.

Calls in sick, American Idol runner up Katharine McPhee skip the opening nights of the "American Idols Live!" took place Wednesday July 5th in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Promoters released word on McPhee absence from the gig just hours before the start of the sold-out show, citing the singer suffers from "severe bronchitis and laryngitis" because of which her doctor prescribed "total voice rest."

Sir Richard Branson, the world famous British entrepreneur, lands Bond cameo in the highly anticipated and long awaited "Casino Royale". The man will feature in the flick during a Miami airport check-in sequence.

Speaking on his involvement in the movie project the Virgin boss commented "James Bond is original, cool and sophisticated - just like an airline I know. Virgin Atlantic is delighted to be a global partner of the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale, and I'm just a little excited to be playing a cameo in the film."

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey wants everything is just perfect as to why she has from now on planned a 2007 New Year's Eve party despite the fact that the day is still months to come.

It is reported that Oprah is making plans to host a New Year's party in South Africa for her A-list Hollywood friends along with Nelson Mandela. She is said to bring some of her best friends including Julia Roberts, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley with her during her next visit to the country towards the end of the year.

Reese Witherspoon and Tyra Banks are working together, not in entertainment industry, but designing wedding gowns for an upcoming online charity auction.

The females are now busy creating fairytale dresses which will be sold off during an ongoing auction at website charityfolks.com.