Gossip/Celebrity News

SAO PAULO (AFP) - One woman in three in the world is affected by domestic violence, US movie actress Reese Witherspoon said here Thursday as she promoted a worldwide campaign against abuse of women.

BERLIN - A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United Artists, pay them $11 million.

MIAMI (Reuters) - Rap star DMX pleaded guilty to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana in Miami and was awaiting extradition to Arizona on outstanding drug charges there, his lawyer said on Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield.

LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog.

VENICE, Italy - Of all the women Valentino has dressed in his 45-year career — from Jacqueline Kennedy to Mariella Agnelli to Gwyneth Paltrow — one red carpet moment stands out: When Julia Roberts wore a vintage black-and-white Valentino gown when she was awarded her best actress Oscar.

LOS ANGELES - He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?

LAS VEGAS - Marion "Suge" Knight has been released from a Las Vegas jail.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - The truth is out there, whether we want it or not.

DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - The Dalai Lama was taken to hospital in India on Thursday after complaining of stomach pain, his office said.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - The German studio that has helped Tom Cruise jump over the various hurdles involved in filming in Deutschland wants to help the actor avoid yet another big headache.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's an unusually hot and humid summer night in Hollywood. A murmuring line of fans -- mostly women -- snakes around the Sunset Boulevard perimeter of the House of Blues. They're waiting for one thing and one thing only: Robin Thicke.

VENICE (Reuters) - Eight months after tearfully bowing out of fashion, Valentino returned to the red carpet with a film celebrating the man who dressed some of the world's greatest beauties from Jackie Kennedy to Princess Diana.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Australian actor Guy Pearce first grabbed the spotlight playing a demanding drag queen in the cult classic "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."

Los Angeles (E! Online) - DMX is slowly cleaning up after himself. Albeit a bit messily.

LONDON (AFP) - A solid gold sculpture of British supermodel Kate Moss worth 1.5 million pounds (2.8 million dollars, 1.9 million euros) was unveiled in London on Thursday

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Mackenzie Phillips can start taking it one day at a time on the outside.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Here's a Hint: This celeb must have forgotten to bring her deodorant when she packed for Denver.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - After Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson blogged out their Michael Lohan frustrations on MySpace, we knew it was only a matter of hours until M.Lo came up with some kind of response. He tells ABCNews.com:

DENVER - What Kanye West regretted when Barack Obama became the Democratic party's presidential candidate: That his mother, Donda, hadn't lived to experience it.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Let the haters give a toast: One of the biggest Top Chef villains' goose is cooked.

HOUSTON - A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court.

VENICE (Reuters) - Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano turns his oddball gaze on what he calls the "cruel" world of art and art collecting in his latest movie, which has its premiere at the Venice film festival on Thursday.

DENVER - Screenwriter and actor Danny Strong is interviewing colleagues at the Democratic National Convention for an Associated Press video diary.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terrence Howard earned an Oscar nomination for his role as a pimp aspiring to be a rapper in "Hustle & Flow" but the 2005 movie also shone a spotlight on the actor's musical talents and helped him land a record deal.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - While perusing the Internet, we came across this bit of information: "Brad Pitt helped save a kid from nearly drowning yesterday in Venice."

SAN DIEGO - Carmen Electra, in a low-cut gold minidress, captures every photographer's attention as she steps out on a patio overlooking the Pacific. Her hair catches the ocean breeze as if on cue. Even her fiance is transfixed. He snaps a few photos with his cell phone. Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian, wearing a tight tank top and slim-fitting skirt, waits in the wings for the cameras to point her way.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Leave it to a Numb3rs star to go forth and multiply.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Kim Kardashian jetted back from promoting Disaster Movie in New York just in time to hit Verizon's launch party for the pink BlackBerry Curve. Guess the girl really loves her gadgets.