Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950), E Street native and Soprano "Little" Steven Van Zandt (1950),


"The Insider" exclusively confirms Travis Barker who along with DJ AM survived a deadly plane crash, has filed a complaint for damages for personal injury and wrongful death against Clay Lacy Aviation and three other companies. Read on to learn more about the debilitating injuries Barker alleges he lives with since the crash. In the papers, Barker's lawyer alleges the former Blink-182 drummer "was hurt and injured in his health, strength and activity, sustaining injuries to his body and shock and injury to his nervous system" in the plane crash, causing Barker "great physical, mental and nervous pain and suffering." The papers also allege Barker has been told his injuries will "result in permanent disability." Barker filed the lawsuit with Thelma Martin Still, the mother of Barker's associate Charles Still, who died in the Learjet crash along with three other passengers. In the papers, Thelma Still files for damages for "pain and suffering, mental anguish" and "loss of earnings," among other grievances. The two have filed suit against Clay Lacy Aviation; Inter Travel and Services, Inc; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; and Bombadier Inc.

[Read full story on The Insider]
Rocker Travis Barker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the aviation company he holds responsible for his near-death plane crash in September (08).Barker suffered second and third-degree burns as he escaped the burning wreckage of a LearJet, which failed to clear the runway at a South Carolina airport and crashed. He spent almost a
Bruce Springsteen & THE E STREET BAND claimed the coveted Top Tour honour at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards in New York on Thursday night (20Nov08).The group’s Magic tour was also named 2008’s Top Draw, and Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau picked up the Top Manager honour at the Roosevelt Hotel prizegiving.Country star Kenny Chesney
Actress Jodie Sweetin has separated from her husband of one year - just seven months after giving birth to the couple’s first child.The former Full House star, 26, filed for legal separation from Cody Herpin, 31, on Wednesday (19Nov08) in Orange County, California.Sweetin married the movie set designer in July 2007, weeks after meeting him
Actress Michelle Williams has slammed the paparazzi for refusing to let her grieve in peace following the death of her ex-boyfriend HEATH LEDGER in January (08).In her first indepth interview since the tragedy, the Brokeback Mountain star tells the upcoming issue of Newsweek magazine she’ll never forgive the disrespectful snappers who have made her life
Former BAYWATCH hunk Jason Momoa is recovering after a savage brawl left him with a slashed face.The actor, who played Jason Ioane in 42 episodes of the surf series between 1999 and 2002, reportedly needed 140 stitches and reconstructive surgery after Dominic Bando allegedly attacked him with a glass in a West Hollywood bar last
Father-to-be Gael Garcia BERNAL has quit his native Mexico and set up home in Madrid, Spain.The Motorcycle Diaries star and his pregnant girlfriend Dolores Fonzi have moved to the Spanish capital, where their first baby will be born early next year (09).The couple announced the baby news in August (08).Movie & Entertainment News provided by
Britney Spears was back in court on Friday (21Nov08) for the latest hearing in her conservatorship status.It marked the first time the pop star has been present in court for a conservatorship hearing.Britney’s father, Jamie, who was made a co-conservator in the pop star’s estate in February (08), accompanied his daughter.Reports suggest Spears called for
SPIDER-MAN star Tobey Maguire is set to become a dad again - his jewellery designer wife JENNIFER MEYER is pregnant with the couple’s second child.Meyer gave birth to their first daughter, Ruby, in 2006. A second baby is expected in the spring (09).Baby rumours have been rampant since April (08), when Maguire’s spokeswoman was forced
"The Insider" exclusively confirms Travis Barker who along with DJ AM survived a deadly plane crash, has filed a complaint for damages for personal injury and wrongful death against Clay Lacy Aviation and three other companies. Read on to learn more about the debilitating injuries Barker alleges he lives with since the crash. In the papers, Barker's lawyer alleges the former Blink-182 drummer "was hurt and injured in his health, strength and activity, sustaining injuries to his body and shock and injury to his nervous system" in the plane crash, causing Barker "great physical, mental and nervous pain and suffering." The papers also allege Barker has been told his injuries will "result in permanent disability." Barker filed the lawsuit with Thelma Martin Still, the mother of Barker's associate Charles Still, who died in the Learjet crash along with three other passengers. In the papers, Thelma Still files for damages for "pain and suffering, mental anguish" and "loss of earnings," among other grievances. The two have filed suit against Clay Lacy Aviation; Inter Travel and Services, Inc; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; and Bombadier Inc.

[Read full story on The Insider]
"The Insider" has learned that Sasha and Malia Obama will study at the same private school another famous First Daughter once attended! Michelle Obama rep tells us that Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, are off to Sidwell Friends School -- the same den of knowledge Chelsea Clinton went to when her father Bill was prez. "A number of great schools were considered," Michelle's rep tells us. "In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now."

[Read full story on The Insider]
AP - The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx.
AP - Authorities have charged a man with assault for allegedly striking "Stargate Atlantis" actor Jason Momoa in the face with a beer glass, causing wounds that required 140 stitches.
AP - The Federal Communications Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the indecency case over Janet Jackson breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.
AP - Spider-Man has another baby on the way.
AP - Michael Lohan is going to have to be patient if he's still looking for a fight.
AP - Paul Newman has left the assets to his wife, the Oscars to his foundation and the race cars to the highest bidder.
E! Online - Stephanie Tanner's house just got a little less full.
E! Online - Tyra Banks is shrinking her syndicate.
AP - County officials in Wisconsin are holding the bag following a movie shoot involving Johnny Depp as famed bank robber John Dillinger.
AP - Britney Spears made another cameo in the midst of her comeback — this time at a Los Angeles courtroom.
AP - Punk musician Travis Barker has sued over the South Carolina plane crash that injured him and killed two friends.
Reuters - "Live Free or Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis has sued a Malaysian prince and his company over a $2 million investment in "green rubber" the actor wants returned.
Kristen Stewart who plays Bella in the new 'Twilight' movie does not appreciate the excitement from the book's fans calling them "retarded."


Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is desperate to make history by becoming the first black actor to play James Bond.


Movie studio bosses have signed a deal to revive Matt Damon amnesiac assassin character in a new series of hit action flick The Bourne Identity.


Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington are among the stars caught up in a messy neighborhood battle in the Hollywood Hills. The trio lives in the swanky Beverly Park compound near Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles,


New mom Nicole Kidman has dismissed rumors she is expecting her second child with husband Keith Urban - less than five months after giving birth to daughter Sunday Rose.


Rocker Gene Simmons is furious his band Kiss has been excluded from a new shortlist of acts to be considered for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.


British heartthrob Robert Pattinson has been named the hottest male movie vampire of all time, trumping big screen bloodsuckers Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Tom Cruise. The 22-year-old star is poised to set teenage girls' hearts a-flutter


Reese Witherspoon has come to fear bouncy castles after spending weeks avoiding vomiting kids on one, while shooting new film Four Christmases. In the film, the actress plays a character who has a phobia about the inflatables


Sexy Rosario Dawson developed a secret crush on David Bowie's wife Iman - after seeing the model topless. The Sin City star was knocked out by the stunner's perfect body and can't get the image out of her mind.


Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television.


Paris Hilton has confirmed she and boyfriend Benji Madden have split. The socialite appeared on pal Ryan Seacrest's radio show in Los Angeles on Friday morning