September 04, 2006

Channing Tatum has indeed taken a fantastic leap this time. Riding high on his latest vehicle "Step Up" which successfully took #2 on U.S box office of the weekend in its debut on the list, the striking hunk has soared 89 notches from its last-month position to the top rank of AceShowbiz.com's Top 100 Celebrity Buzz of August edition.

Also taking great advantage from the exposure of the movie he stars in is another talented actor, Johnny Depp. Still enjoys the success of his "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", the guy delightfully goes up one step to the second place of the chart followed by Vida Guerra who also takes a level higher to seat firmly on number three.

Kim Basinger must face court for allegedly disobeying a judge's orders about ex-husband Alec Baldwin's visitation time with their daughter, Ireland. Regarding the problem, Los Angeles judge Robert Schnider on Saturday (Sept 1), has ordered Kim to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on October 4.

Court papers, filed by Baldwin, also claim there was an occasion when the Oscar-winning actress failed to inform her ex-husband that 10-year-old Ireland was injured and required medical help.

Keeps moving on increasingly to draw more dollars into its pocket, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" is a little bit closer to encounter $1 billion in its total income. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that this second installment of Disney's seafaring tale has satisfyingly added another $11.8 million from 6,681 screens in 49 territories overseas this weekend, making its total gross to $991.9 million worldwide.

With this superb result, "Dead Man's Chest" therefore has taken over the position secured by "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" on the all-time worldwide box-office chart and so pushes the Warner Bros.' flick to the fourth place of the list.

After involved in a war of words last year over anti-depressant medication, Brooke Shields and Tom Cruise finally have mended their friendship.

As confessed by Shields during her interview with Jay Leno on his "Tonight Show" on September 1, the "Collateral" actor has delivered an apology toward her for criticizing her use of the medicine. The actress previously had revealed publicly that she consumed the antidepressants when being diagnosed with postpartum depression following the birth of her first child.

A car incident hit talk-show queen Ellen DeGeneres and her actress girlfriend Portia de Rossi on Friday, September 1, but fortunately the twosome only experienced minor injuries.

Taking place on Sunset Boulevard just before 4 pm, the car DeGeneres and Rossi rode on, a 2006 Porsche Carrera, experienced a collision when it stopped at a light in front of a Buick carrying paparazzi in pursuit of a shot. During the time, another Porsche suddenly ran fast behind them then slammed into the back of the Buick, creating a domino effect which thus hit DeGeneres' vehicle.

Appearing alongside talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres as she kicked off the fourth season of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in New York City's Central Park, Justin Timberlake performed songs and talked about his marriage rumors with the host.

The striking singer casually brushed aside the rumors on his engagement to Cameron Diaz when DeGeneres taunted him with a question of whether she should go ahead and get a bridesmaid's dress. "Go ahead and reserve one," he answered. "But you'll have to stay the same size for the next 15 years!" As if wanting to make a clear statement concerning the matter, he later added weight to his denial, saying "No, she didn't give me a ring."

Following her comments made during the 2006 Emmy Awards live telecast on Sunday, August 27, Helen Mirren has received complaints from the Parents Television Council (PTC). The organization claimed the actress' language to be indecent as she joked she almost fell "a** over t*t" upon stepping up to receive one of the night's Best Actress awards for her portrayal of the title role in HBO's "Elizabeth I."

What made PTC so infuriated over it was that the comments aired before 10 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones, when federal law prevents obscene language on over-the-air broadcasts. The organization officials consider that NBC as the network broadcasting the awards event should have censored the comments.