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"Mariah is asked to do commercials every day but when she heard that Lucy Liu, Seal and John Cleese had all done the Intel adverts, she agreed," a source said.

And so the pop diva will be the new face of Intel, following the footsteps of fellow celebrities to continue the "Entertainment in your Lap" advertisement theme.

"Dark Honeymoon". It sounds frightening. Though, many actors are on their way to what probably be their worst nightmare. They among others are Daryl Hannah, Roy Scheider, Eric Roberts and Sean Young.

They are all set to star in the David O'Malley's direction which is scheduled to begin shooting in May. The story follows a man who marries a seductive woman after a brief and passionate relationship. During their honeymoon on the Oregon coast, he uncovers the terrible truth about her as those around them begin to die mysterious and violent deaths.

It's about white trash and money. That's the upcoming album Toby Keith will release on April 11 this year deals with. Titled "White Trash With Money," the album which was co-produced by Lari White, is Keith's first album for his own Show Dog Nashville imprint.

The first single from the set, "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" is No. 8 this week on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. For the album, Keith also involves Argentine string arranger George DelBarrio whose work can be heard on the planned second single, "A Little Too Late," and two other songs.

Emmy winning actress Patricia Heaton goes double. She reportedly is in talks with Buena Vista Television to front her own daytime talk show next year. The show would be along the lines of the ABC's "The View" with several hosts in addition to Heaton, so sources said.

In addition to that, Heaton also is set to star in an as-yet-untitled ABC sitcom next year, playing a widowed mom who gets active in the local PTA. The show is expected to be on the schedule when the network announces its fall slate in May.

Only months after split from wife Sophia Bush, "One Tree Hill" star Chad Michael Murray reportedly has been dating his another co-star.

Talk is heating up about the star dating Kenzie Dalton an extra who has just turned 18 years old and plays a cheerleader on the teen drama.

Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Ridley Scott, Brian Grazer, and Steve Zaillian are all considered for the upcoming "American Gangster". Each of those mentioned, in fact, has their own part in the drama action flick.

As of Steve Zaillian, he's been hired by Universal Pictures to rewrite the script which is about to be directed by Ridley Scott with Brian Grazer on board producing. Meanwhile, Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington are both slated to star in.

When it comes to "Musical", John August is the perfect choice for Touchstone Pictures. That's is why the studio quickly tapped him to rewrite the comedy "Bob the Musical".

In companion with August, Mark Waters also is attached to direct. The story follows a mild-mannered man who suddenly hears the "inner song" of people's hearts after being struck in the head.

Karen Moncrieff is doing the preparation to resurrect "The Dead Girl". It is a drama mystery flick which actually is the follow up to her "Blue Car".

And in an attempt to bring the project into life, Moncrieff has set the likes of Josh Brolin, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette, James Franco, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Beth Hurt, Brittany Murphy, Giovanni Ribisi, Mary Steenburgen and Kerry Washington to star in.

Everyone surely is willing to come into the "Dream House". Thus, Universal Pictures intended to make the dream comes true, tapped Belgian helmer Erik Van Looy to direct the drama mystery thriller.

The studio, moreover, has also set Daniel Bobker and Ehren Kruger to produce the flick through their Bobker/Kruger production company, with Stokely Chaffin as the executive producer.

While the US pop album chart surprisingly is topped by a new winner, the Billboard Hot 100 also does so. The singles chart is reigned by reggae star Sean Paul whose album "Temperature" goes up one place to the top spot, ended Ne-Yo's two-week reign on the chart as his "So Sick" falls to No. 3. Meanwhile, Canadian singer/songwriter Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" successfully lands on the 2nd place after rising three places from last week's position.

James Blunt's former chart-topper "You're Beautiful" and Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" each slips one to No. 4 and No. 5 in a row. Elsewhere, English pop singer Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" rises one to No. 6, ahead of Dem Franchize Boyz' "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" at No. 7 and T-Pain's "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)" at No. 8. Rounding out the Top 10 is Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" which rises one to No. 9 and Beyonce Knowles' "Check On It" which falls two to No. 10.

Colombian pop superstar Shakira revealed Thursday March 23rd, 2006 that she's going to begin her world tour in Spain.

The tour reportedly will include nine Spanish cities before then moving to the rest of Europe, Latin America and the United States. It is, moreover, due to last from June until the end of the year.

After generated strong buzz for his performances in the Oscar-winning "Crash" and "Hustle & Flow", rapper-actor Ludacris is now turning to TV. He, reportedly, is about to guest star on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," episode "Venom" (Tuesday, March 28th at 10 PM ET/PT).

There in the series he is set to play rapper-actor Ice T's nephew. "When I was approached to work on SVU and read the script, there was no way that I could turn down this amazing opportunity," Ludacris said. "The character was so rich and the storyline so complex, that I knew it was something I had to do."

Britney Spears proves wrong all the reports saying her marriage to husband Kevin Federline is on rock. At least that was what the couple showed Tuesday March 21st, 2006 when they were spotted together at the restaurant Tao Las Vegas at the Venetian. That day was Federline's 28th birthday and the husband-and-wife seemed to have enjoyed the private party they held there.

Arrived just after 8:30 p.m., Spears and Federline slipped in through the back door and joined their 10 guests in a private dining room. Enjoyed the menu, the companion then headed to Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace soon after Federline finished opening his presents. "They didn't leave each other's side all night," so said an onlooker in the club.

British rock singer Pete Doherty has on Thursday March 23rd, 2006 created sensation after another. Was more than an hour late for his appearance at Thames Magistrates' Court in central London, the troubled rocker lashed out at reporters covering his court appearance and kicked one in the arm moments after pleaded guilty to seven drug charges.

Trudi Barber, a reporter for the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Radio One station, was kicked amid scenes of what she described as "total chaos." The incident occurred when Doherty left the court that he allegedly kicked Barber in the elbow and knocked her microphone on the ground. "It was total chaos here outside the court both when he arrived and when he left," Barber said on Radio One.

Shawn Levy and 21 Laps president Tom McNulty have both agreed about "Back Magick" as the film project they have to finish in the near future. They are about to produce the comedy flick which is being written by Sahara Lotti.

"It's a big-premise comedy that explores shifting priorities and the things that matter at various points in our lives," said Levy about the film. "It's about the absurdity of getting the things you want in childhood 20 years too late," he continued.