Singer Britney Spears has had control of her estate and her own welfare taken from her, under order of a court. Now her father will take over her estate.

Actor Ethan Hawke and his girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes are expecting their first child together, his rep confirmed to the Associated Press.

The New England quarterback Tom Brady shrugged off injury fears and a bizarre marriage proposal from Ines Gomez Mont as the countdown to Sunday’s Super Bowl clash against New York Giants began in earnest.

Movie actress Sean Young checked into rehab on Monday. Young’s rep released a statement saying the 48-year-old is voluntarily seeking treatment for alcoholism.

Mary Sean Young in fact had too much to drink, and not sufficient concentration paid to her throughout the DGA awards Saturday night.

The movie industry lost a talented movie star as Heath Ledger is found dead this afternoon in Lower Manhattan Apartment in New York City.

Britney Spears is reportedly planning to sue over photos of her and her two sons that were sold to the media by the photographer. Spears hired Dani Brubaker in November to take portraits of her and her sons.

Jillian Grace has reportedly said she is pregnant and the father of the baby is actor David Spade. It is unclear how far along the 22-year-old Jillian Grace is in the pregnancy.

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, was released in the United States yesterday amidst the potential for a US$100 million lawsuit against its publisher, St. Martin's Press. The book will not be published in Australia, Britain, and New Zealand due to strict libel laws in those countries.

TMZ broke the news this afternoon that Brad Renfro was found in his Los Angeles home this morning. The cause of death of Brad Renfro has not been determined, however, he had a history of drug abuse.

Britney Spears was taken to hospital last night: apparently while she was arguiing with the police over returning the children to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, she was underthe influence of an "unknown substance". We do assume that it wasn't an excess of uxorial feeling.

Jimmy Fallon, who for a long time performed at Saturday Night Live NBC show married girlfriend Nancy Juvonen in the Caribbean. According to People.com the Nancy Juvonen - Jimmy Fallon wedding was announced by a publicist.