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Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock has said she has stopped doing rom-com movies because they're 'terrible' and 'not funny'.

The 45-year-old star recently appeared in the comedy The Proposal, which is out on DVD later this month, and said she doesn't think the movie is a typical rom-com.

She said to UK magazine Shortlist: "I don't call this a romantic comedy. I call it a motion picture.

"It reminds me of the films from the Thirties and Forties, where there was a landscape and a story, and drama was allowed to be in there. You can't have good comedy without drama in it."

Talking about romantic comedy movies, she added: "I stopped them six or seven years ago. I just stopped. They're terrible. They're bad.

"They're not funny, and they shouldn't be called romantic comedies because most of the time they're not romantic. And they don't generally write well for women in romantic comedies.

"I love my comedy too much... It wasn't being done in the way that I loved and could do it. It made me sad because I felt like it wasn't appreciated and no one was writing it, so I decided to abandon it."

New Moon star Michael Sheen has said he thinks his co-star Dakota Fanning looks 'more scary' than him in the upcoming flick.

The 40-year-old actor plays evil Volturi member Aro in the second chapter in the Twilight saga and said that Dakota, 15, who plays another Volturi member Jane, is evil in the flick.

He said to UK newspaper Daily Record: "I actually think Dakota looks more scary than me - so angelic, yet so weird - like an angelic Red Riding Hood. It's quite thrilling to have Dakota Fanning calling you 'master'.

"I think we can now reveal that we actually had to tone Dakota down. Her natural personality is too evil, so we had to tell her to turn the volume down on her wicked nature."

The business manager accused by Nicolas Cage of sending him “toward financial ruin” has hit back by claiming the star was already millions of dollars in debt when he hired him.

National Treasure star Cage is suing his former manager Samuel Levin for $20m to repair the alleged financial damage he caused by mismanaging his financial affairs.

But Levin has filed a countersuit, in which he claims Cage had “already squandered tens of millions of dollars” and owed millions more in income taxes, when he started working for him in 2001.

Levin details Cage's alleged extravagant spending and says that he warned the actor he needed to earn $30m a year just to maintain his lavish lifestyle.

He also claimed that in 2007 Cage spent $33m on three homes, bought 22 cars - including nine Rolls Royces - as well as expensive jewellery and 47 pieces of art.

Levin says Cage “also spent huge sums taking his sizeable entourage on costly vacations and threw enormous, Gatsby-scale parties at his residences”.

He claims Cage owes him $128,872.98 in unpaid business management services.

In his lawsuit, filed last month, Cage claims that Levin was so reckless and incompetent with his money that he has now been forced to sell off major assets and investments, and is faced with massive tax liabilities.

According to Forbes magazine, Cage earned $40m between June 2008 and June 2009.

Harry Potter actor Tom Felton has defended his co-star Daniel Radcliffe and said he is 'all right' following his recent drug allegations.

Radcliffe, 20, has denied recent reports that a picture showed him smoking cannabis at a party and his Harry Potter co-star Felton, 22, has said he is coping with the recent reports.

Felton said to UK show GMTV: "Yeah, very briefly. I haven't seen him over the weekend but I spoke to him to make sure he was OK and he seems to be dealing with it all right.

"He's just come to the terms with the fact that not always are the press on his side."

Talking about being the heroes of young children, he added: "Yeah, I think especially for Daniel more than anyone really. And it doesn't make it easier when people are publishing articles that aren't true.

"And obviously I feel for the guy. I know he's got a very strong head on him and I know he'll sail through this one easily. But yeah, it's not easy. No one can do it better than Daniel."

John Travolta beamed with pride as he brought his family of actors, who appear in Old Dogs, to its Los Angeles premiere.

Just months since the actor's tragic loss of son Jett, 16, Travolta, 55, stepped out in public with his daughter and strong likeness, Ella Bleu, and beautiful wife, Kelly Preston, 47.

Ella Bleu, nine, who Travolta refers to as his pup, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show with her father. Travolta said: "I just want to take one moment to thank each and every one of you throughout this country, throughout the world, for all your support and all your love for our family. Thank you very much."

Travolta has recently returned from a heart-wrenching court trial in the Bahamas over an alleged extortion attempt by a paramedic and senator in the Bahamas. The star was accompanied by Preston when he testified in the trial - only to see a mistrial later declared.

"I'm holding back the tears," he noted.

Hollywood director Clint Eastwood has been awarded one of France's top honours.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy not only welcomed the Oscar-winner into the French Legion of Honour but elevated him to a ranking normally out of bounds for foreigners - commander.

The honour is one of the nation's highest and is reserved for those who have made great cultural contributions to the country.

Eastwood happily welcomed the honour as he referred to France as his 'second home' before jokingly calling Sarkozy, 'my President'.

The actor and director added: "This is a wonderful honour.

"It is just a great pleasure for me. I really love France. I love movies, and I love the appreciation that the French people have for movies."

The 79-year-old doesn't plan on wasting any time in using the respect his hard-earned award will give him.

He joked: "As a commander of the arts and letters, I think I will go out on the streets of France today and throw my weight around!"

New Moon star Kristen Stewart has said that she would make Bella a vampire if she was given the choice.

The 19-year-old plays the role of Bella Swan in the vampire movie series and said that if the decision of Bella's immortality was down to her, she would know what to do.

Talking after the recent fan party in London for New Moon, she said: "I'd make her a vampire."

She also gave her vote on Team Edward or Team Jacob and said: "I'd make [Bella] pick Jacob for sure."

Explaining her decision, she said: "Objectively, from the outside, she should be with Jacob? She's best friends with him, he's warm, it's easy, there's no problems there."

Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight has confirmed that he has reconciled with his famous daughter.

The 70-year-old admitted that he and Jolie, 34, have got back in touch after they fell out in 2001.

Voight said to Us Weekly: "We're in touch, but not regularly. We love each other and that's the most important thing."

The father-daughter duo fell out in 2001 after Voight appeared on TV and appeared emotional as he asked her to get help for her "serious mental problems".

A family friend added that the twosome "met face-to-face" in February and have been talking ever since.

The friend added: "Angie made the initial contact. Brad [Pitt] has been supportive - a key factor in her reaching out."

Adam Lambert was recently in attendance for the premiere of Columbia Pictures’ ‘2012’ at the Regal Cinemas LA. The singer wasn’t there just because he wanted to catch the film. The 27-year old American Idol alum actually has a song featured in the movie called ‘Time for Miracles’. And if you’re wondering, Adam went solo on the red carpet as he recently split from his interior designer Drake LaBry recently. I wonder if he’s already dating around. I don’t think that he’s the type to just sit around. No former drag queen is. And I’m still waiting on some smoking gun on why Adam and Drake really split.

Twilight actor Kellan Lutz has said he is more excited about the third film in the series Eclipse than the second and latest movie New Moon.

Lutz, 24, plays the role of Emmett Cullen in the hit film series, and the second instalment New Moon hits theatres on November 20.

He admitted that the new film is a "great" movie but he is more excited for the third offering.

Lutz said: "Eclipse is a masculine movie. I love it. All the stunts I was able to do by myself. It's an action movie!"

Talking about Eclipse, he added: "It's going to be one of those movies where guys who aren't fans of the Twilight series but like seeing a good kick*** action movie are going to see it.

"And they're going to bring their girlfriends who are anti-Twilight because they don't want to be on that bandwagon. Then they're going to come and fall in love with it, too."

Lutz revealed his other intentions as he hopes it will turn him into the new Jason Bourne.

He said: "I have a great team and we're really focused on becoming that new action hero. I want to be Jason Bourne... and take over that franchise. I love doing stunts and shooting guns and doing fight scenes."

Transformers star Megan Fox has her eye on a career out of the spotlight - and wants to devote her life to helping the less fortunate, according to reports.

The 23-year-old actress has shot to fame starring in hit movie blockbusters, but insisted that she will not feel fulfilled until she uses her high-profile to better the lives of others - particularly children.

She said: "Overall, in terms of this business, I hope to gain the status that will enable me to be truly and legitimately helpful to people.

"I feel like that's my purpose in life, to do charity work and help people around the world on a global level.”

She added: "Being part of this business, you have so much influence and you can really make a difference.

"I'm drawn towards the idea of somehow helping children."

Source: Splash News

24 star Keifer Sutherland has splashed out $700 - on a bar bill.

The generous actor bought drinks for all the crew from the hit show after they recently wrapped an episode.

Keifer and the crew popped into The Spot bar in San Pedro, California, at 7am, after working all night on the show. They stayed in the bar until about 1pm - and Keifer bought all the crew and everyone else in the bar a drink.

The total bill - without food - came to $500 - and Keifer then tipped the bar staff a whopping $200 on top.

Keifer who was, according to the report on TMZ.com, drinking Scotch and Coke, had a driver pick him up when he left the bar.

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Michael Jackson’s now-ultimately famous father, Joe Jackson, did it again. This time, he tried to get free rooms at Hotel Indigo in New York when “This is It” premiered. Apparently, Joe Jackson tried to use the argument that his presence there would be good for the hotel’s publicity. They of course refused. Looks like this man really wants to suck the marrow from Michael Jackson’s bones… he’s probably going to end up choking on them. What’s he going to do when there’s no more? Change his name and move to a tropical island? He’d better because all of the vultures will probably be coming for him next.

Delta Blues, executive produced by George Clooney, will soon bust onto television screens.

The crime-themed drama that focuses on a Memphis cop was given the green light by cable television network TNT.

Delta Blues' main character moonlights as an Elvis Presley impersonator who lives with his mother. The network has aired successful cop shows The Closer, Saving Grace and Dark Blue.

Whether or not Clooney actually appears as the main character in Delta Blues remains to be seen. The actor has been lighting up the big screen, meanwhile, with a slew of new movies including Up In The Air.

Delta Blues is the result of a 2008 collaboration between Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon. Smokehouse has since moved over to Sony.

This Is It, a cinematic tribute to Michael Jackson, debuted in Los Angeles to a star-studded red carpet world premiere at the Nokia Theater.

Celebrity guests at the unveilling of a movie that has already aroused much controversy included

Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Abdul, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr.

Members of Michael Jackson's family were said to be attending but not his mother, Katherine, or his three children, Prince Michael I, Paris Katherine and Prince Michael II.

Director of This Is It, Kenny Ortega (pictured) wiped tears from his eyes as he greeted guests. The film's verdict will be attributed to Ortega who has met a storm of criticism over the movie and handling of Jackson's legacy. Ortega was a longtime friend of Jackson and his choreographer for the UK 50-date tour he never undertook.

Ortega said he expected audiences would be surprised by "the intimacy".

"It's unguarded and raw and real, and Michael is there and available to us all, and lovely and kind," he said.

The film, which is a documentary drawn from 100 hours of rehearsal footage, is expected to gross $400million together with a new album, according to one estimate.

Ortega said: "We went in there to make a film for the fans. To help them understand what it was - what Michael's dream was for This Is It. So that guided us and helped us make our choices ... This is for them. This is for the fans."

If you are in Los Angeles this coming weekend and you think that you have a couple thousand that you can spare, stop by the Beverly Hills Hilton and enjoy a Julien’s auction event. Everything that will be up for grabs at the event has been owned by Barbra Streisand. Over 500 items are up for grabs, including art work, jewellery, pieces of furniture and costumes from some of the actress/singer’s most famous films. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Streisand Foundation which provides grants to environmental and social justice causes. So who wants to have a piece of Barbra?

A pair of goggles worn by Hilary Swank in a movie about aviator Amelia Earhart sparked a bidder's frenzy and sold for more than any other celebrity item at a California auction.

The goggles are the real enchilada, they were worn on Earhart's astonishing solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932. They sold for $141,600 at the 37th Hollywood Memorabilia Auction.

Experts at Profiles In History were said to be stunned by the bidding war over the goggles.

A Martin D-28 guitar belonging to Elvis Presley for his final Las Vegas performance fetched $106,200, while an original T-800 Endoskeleton from Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time sold for $94,400.

An illuminating glove worn by Michael Jackson on his Victory Tour in 1984 was sold for $70,800 while a $56,050 bull whip used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade also sold. The Profiles In History auction house in Los Angeles generated about $5million in memorabilia sales at the auction.

Nicolas Cage owes the taxman more than $6 million, it is claimed.

A notice of federal tax lien, obtained by TMZ, reportedly states that the Con Air star racked up a debt of $6,257,005 with the IRS in 2007.

And according to another tax report, Cage allegedly still owes money from three more years of unpaid debts.

For 2002, it is said that he owes $70,190.05, for 2003 the figure is $179,738.23 and for 2004 he owes the taxman $110,617.56.

In total, the 45-year-old actor allegedly owes $6,617,550.84 to the government.

His rep has yet to comment.

Susan Sarandon says she is excited at her daughter stripping off for a nude role.

Eva Amurri, 24, left little to the imagination as she plays a student-turned-stripper on David Duchovny's hit Californication.

And her Oscar-winning mum has no problem with it.

"I think if she was were playing something that was going to be really hard for her psychologically or damaging, I'd be more concerned, but she had a really good time with the sex thing," said Sarandon.

"She plays a woman who, as far as I can tell, is really in charge of her life and is not a victim.

"So it sounded to me like it would be a blast. I've already seen little bits and pieces of some of the nudity and she looks beautiful. If you have it, why not?"

Sarandon herself appeared nude in movies such as 1978's Pretty Baby, 1983's The Hunger, and 1988's Bull Durham.

Jennifer Garner and Ricky Gervais have said they will never do nude scenes.

The pair, who are starring in new film The Importance of Lying, have said they won't bare all for the cameras.

Garner, 37, told MTV: "I will not be taking it all off! Zero percent. No, thank you. The world deserves better. Not interested."

Gervais, 48, also said he won't get his kit off for films unless he gets a stunt double to do it for him.

He added: "OK, well then, it's equal. It's joint equal at, 'No way! Absolutely no way!' There's no chance of me doing it. Unless I had a stunt one."

Burn After Reading star John Malkovich is reportedly in talks to star in the new Disney movie Secretariat.

Malkovich, 55, is set to play former jockey Lucien Laurin in the Randall Wallce-directed movie. Laurin became the trainer of the 1973 Triple Crown-winning racehorse Secretariat.

The film follows the relationship between the horse and owner Penny Chenery, who will be played by actress Diane Lane.

Penny is a housewife who knew hardly anything about horse racing when she took over her ailing father's horse farm.

Malkovich most recently starred as Osborne Cox in Burn After Reading and also had a role in the Clint Eastwood-directed movie Changeling.

Actress Jennifer Garner played pranks on funnyman Ricky Gervais during the filming of their latest movie.

While on the set of The Invention of Lying, Garner, 37, played a trick on the 48-year-old comedian by breaking all his on-set rules.

Gervais's rules included: no chewing gum, no talking on mobile phones, no snorting and no standing in his line of vision while shooting.

Co-director Matthew Robinson said: "In the middle of taping, Jen's cell phone went off, and she pretended it had happened accidentally. Ricky got really annoyed.

"All of a sudden, Jen started chewing gum and Ricky's going, ‘What are you doing?' And then she snorted. He didn't catch on until the entire crew started laughing."

Kevin Jonas recently made an impromptu appearance at a special screening of Michael Cera's new movie Youth in Revolt.

Kevin, 21, is currently on set in Canada filming a sequel to flick Camp Rock with his brothers Nick and Joe.

He snuck off the set for a while to attend the Toronto Film Festival where he was the surprise guest at the screening of the comedy, also starring Ray Liotta, Paula Doubleday and Zach Galifianakis at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre.

An onlooker said: "Kevin came in a side door to let the stars of the movie be in the spotlight. Backstage before the movie started, he talked with the cast and the filmmakers."

The source added: "He was chatting about his engagement, how he loves golf and about how he has a house in LA but their home base will always be Texas."

Source: Splash News

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Uma Thurman believes she has lived her life backwards.

The Kill Bill actress, who turns 40 next April, said she has become more reflective in recent years. And she said she has no immediate plans to marry her fiance despite several reports they will walk down the aisle later this year.

She said: "I feel like I lived my life backwards.

"Getting older has been a process of realising that I wasn't as grown up as I had thought. I've certainly learned the hard way.

"And that's kind of nice, to realise that just when you think you've figured it out, life surprises you.

"I can't say my 30s were the easiest time. And I had thought my 20s were hard!

"You know, that's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, 'Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids and I've worked since I was 16 and now it's going to get easier.'

"Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed! You're absolutely doomed!"

The actress has two children with ex-husband Ethan Hawke; daughter Maya, 11, and son Levon, seven.

Actor Clive Owen is "choosy" about what roles he plays as he wants to make good movies.

Owen is picky about what roles he plays in films because he wants to be a part of a film that will be really good.

The 44-year-old told Details magazine that the recent scripts he has been sent are not brilliant.

The Closer star added: "And these are films that are funded and ready to go - expensive movies. You're amazed that people are funding them. I start to think it's me - that I'm being too choosy."

Angelina Jolie was incensed when Brad Pitt invited some work pals over for a drink.

Cast members of The Time Traveler's Wife, on which Pitt was executive producer, would have to travel far - to the couple's majestic Chateau Miraval in France - but Jolie was said to be cross about one particular guest.

A US celeb weekly claimed that Jolie has been peeved about photos of Rachel McAdams that she discovered on Pitt's camera at the New York after-party for the movie. The weekly claims that Jolie then found out Pitt had invited McAdams to the chateau without first getting her consent.

"She went ballistic. She pulled Brad to one side and called him every name under the sun," it said.

Pitt had also invited along co-star Eric Bana to prove the gathering was work-related. But Jolie forced Pitt to rescind the invites, which Pitt found "rude and humiliating".

McAdams is a relative newcomer on the Hollywood scene who has already notched up roles opposite Russell Crowe and Bana.

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Sylvester Stallone will join action movie heavyweights Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the upcoming flick The Expendables.

The trio are being dubbed the action-hero dream team. Stallone, the hero of the Rocky and Rambo movies, said: "Arnold, Bruce and I will be working together for the first time, maybe in two weeks, so I had to grow back my beard and get ready to film it in Los Angeles."

The three will shoot a scene for the movie that is set to open in 2010. Stallone was in Venice to receive a special award.

At 63, he does not appear to be slowing down and has recently been spotted in top gear with two new sporty hot rods. Stallone said: "It's very difficult to get us all together at the same time. It's impossible to get all those egos in the same room."

He continued: "I wanted to do a film that was more about men and just doing things that we did back in the 80s and 90s with films that were a little bit more men on men, and actual physical stunts and also a story that isn't super-gigantic. And the thing was to find certain personalities that never would ever work together normally and put them altogether. It's like a dream team."

Stallone has also surprised observers by signing up for yet another Rambo flick.

He said: "I don't want to keep repeating myself and just doing films about war. This is a very psychological film about sophisticated man fighting primitive man."

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves is set to play Hindu deity Rama in upcoming movie Hanuman.

Brit star Gary Oldman will reportedly star as Ravana, a character in Hindu mythology who kidnaps Rama's wife Sita.

Bollywood star Aamir Khan has reportedly been approached to play the lead role of Hanuman, while the search is still on to find an actress to feature as Sita.

The movie, based on the epic tale Ramayana - an ancient Sanskrit epic which depicts the duties of relationships - is reportedly being directed by Chuck Russell.

Meanwhile, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said: "Hollywood is welcome to make a movie about Ramayana but the final product should be the true depiction of it and not a fantasized or a re-imagined version to fit the Hollywood machine, which is likely to hurt the Hindu sentiments."

Actress Natasha Henstridge has sold her Los Angeles home for $1.75m.

The Species star has lived in the 3,825 square foot home in Sherman Oaks since 2003.

The house, previously listed in 2005 and 2007 at $2,595,000, was built in 1935 and sits on about half an acre of land.

The property boasts five bedrooms and six bathrooms in 3,825 square feet. There are five fireplaces, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, skylights and an expansive wooden deck.

It is believed Henstridge is now living with British boyfriend and Pop Idol star Darius Danesh.

Actress Demi Moore's daughter Rumer Willis has said she feels sorry for young actresses such as Mischa Barton and Lindsay Lohan because the Hollywood party scene can be dangerous.

Mischa, 23, has recently been in an LA hospital after reportedly having a meltdown.

Lindsay, 23, has also had a lot of problems due to wild nights out on the Hollywood scene, including 84 minutes in jail and some time in rehab.

The 21-year-old believes that living life in the spotlight is hard and handling fame is tough.

The star told Glamour magazine: "I do feel very sorry for Mischa Barton. This whole world is very enticing. When you start getting famous, it's exciting. But I've grown up having to deal with what's real and what's not and I just don't care about that type of thing. I have better things to do.

"I think it's important that the only people you have in your life are people who support you and are positive."