JESSICA SIMPSON has revealed she will be going to sing for US troops fighting in the Middle East. She said: “It’s truly an honour. I get to serve my country by doing what I love to do in front of thousands of brave men in uniform. It’s every girl’s dream!”
Mar 2 2008
by Roger Domeneghetti, Sunday Sun
GWYNETH PALTROW has recorded a video for Unicef to help raise money to prevent children being born with HIV. The actress, 35, is urging world leaders to honour a funding pledge to allow pregnant women with the virus to receive treatment.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG says she doesn’t hold a grudge after being left out of a montage of previous Oscars hosts. She said: “Maybe coming out of the ceiling on stage after 9/11 wasn’t memorable enough. But it was an oversight. It happens.”
CAMERON DIAZ has heaped praise on Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. She said: “He always holds part of the character with him in a way that is unique to his process. There’s only one Daniel Day-Lewis.”
JULIE WALTERS says receiving her CBE from Prince Charles was exciting but nerve wracking. The actress, who already has an OBE, said: “I wasn’t as nervous as last time but the minute you have to bow in heels . . . I’m not good in heels.”
NICOLE KIDMAN’S agent has slammed reports that the pregnant actress was spotted sipping wine at the Oscars, insisting the star would never be so careless. Her agent Catherine Olim said: “She had water and lemon zinger tea.”
MICHAEL JACKSON is trying to stop the auction of his beloved Neverland Ranch by taking out a £13m loan to cover the money he owes to the estate’s trustees. The singer is still refusing to return to the Santa Barbara-area estate, however.
MATT DAMON is set to reprise his role as amnesiac action man Jason Bourne in a fourth action movie. After picking up three Oscars and the People’s Choice award in the UK’s Richard Attenborough Awards, movie execs have announced he’ll be back.
