Stevie Wonder led celebrations for boxing legend Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at a charity party in Las Vegas.

Around 2,000 people, including singers, actors, athletes and former opponents gathered at the MGM Grand hotel for the bash.

Wonder sat alongside Ali on stage to sing Happy Birthday while friends and family danced and cheered.

David Beckham was among those who paid tribute to the star, saying: "Good evening, the man we celebrate tonight is a giant. Muhammad Ali has shown us one man can make a difference. His example of love, character, dignity, makes us want to be better. Muhammad Ali, you inspire me."

US President Barack Obama sent his birthday wishes to Ali via video message: "Happy birthday, champ. As a fighter, you were something spectacular.

"You shocked the world, and you inspired it, too. And even after all the titles and legendary bouts, you're still doing it."
Tennis champion Andre Agassi praised Ali for his work out of the ring: "Here's a man who has always been true to himself, a man who's always been speaking on behalf of those who don't have a voice.

"He's fought for hunger. He's fought for equalities. He's been tireless. He's used his platform to do things far greater than what benefits him and I think he's been an example not just to other athletes who strive to have his sort of impact but he's an inspiration to all of us."

There were also performances by Kelly Rowland, P Diddy, Snoop Dogg and Lenny Kravitz.

The gala's attendees celebrated Ali's life and an auction of sporting memorabilia helped generate millions of dollars for brain research, a cause close to him because of his almost 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease.

Proceeds from the event went to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Muhammad Ali Centre in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Another day, another Rihanna story!

It’s been rumoured for ages and now it’s official; Rihanna and Chris Brown have collaborated on remixes of each other’s tracks. The pair, who dated until he assaulted her on the eve of the Grammy Awards in 2009, posted the new tracks on file sharing sites and tweeted the links this morning.

Check out Rihanna on Chris Brown’s ‘Turn up the Music’ and Chris Brown on Rihanna’s ‘Birthday Cake’ below (warning strong language).

Let us know what you think! Is it a good or bad move for them to be working together?! Is it a genuine collaboration or a cynical PR stunt? Or maybe it’s just all about the music? Whatever you think, take a listen.

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King Kong star Naomi Watts has been officially cast as Princess Diana in upcoming movie Caught In Flight.


The film, which is to be directed by Downfall's Oliver Hirschbiegel, will focus on the final two years of the Princess' life.

"It is such an honour to be able to play this iconic role," the actress said about the casting.

"Princess Diana was loved across the world, and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen."

Hirschbiegel added: "I am delighted to have such a truly exceptional actress who embodies the warmth, humanity and empathy of such a global icon as Princess Diana."

Production is set to begin in the UK later this year.

Police have launched a manhunt after a stalker who threatened Madonna in the 90s walked unnoticed from a mental health facility in California.
Robert Dewey Hoskins, 54, was jailed for 10 years in 1996 after being arrested for scaling a wall around the singer's Hollywood home and threatening to slit her throat.

Madonna testified at his trial, saying she had had nightmares about the homeless man from Oregon after spotting him near her house in 1995.

Her bodyguard told her Hoskins had claimed he was her husband and that "if he couldn't have me, he was going to slice my throat from ear to ear", the court heard.

He later jumped over the wall and leapt into the singer's pool before eventually being shot twice by a security guard.

Hoskins was sent to a mental hospital in California when he was released and was eventually set free.

But he was arrested again in July last year and admitted to a different health facility in the Los Angeles-area community of Norwalk.

He walked out of the hospital undetected last Friday and has not been seen since. Police say he is highly psychotic with violent tendencies when not taking medication.

Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Brit-nominated Ed Sheeran will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in June.

The event, which is a joint venture between the BBC and Gary Barlow, will take place near The Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.

Take That star Barlow said the gig will "transcend multiple decades of music".

A national ballot, which can be applied for online, will distribute free tickets to 10,000 people.

Members of the public can also apply by post anytime between 7 February and 2 March.

Tickets are being allocated randomly and not on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ticket holders will also be able to attend a special Jubilee picnic, which will take place in the Buckingham Palace Garden.

'Magnificent concert'

Gary Barlow: "I want the whole world to be on that stage"
JLS, Alfie Boe, Jools Holland, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Lang Lang, Annie Lennox, Madness and Cliff Richard have also been announced as part of the line-up with more names to be released nearer the time.

"The Diamond Jubilee concert will celebrate the 60 years of The Queen's reign with an amazing line-up of world-class artists coming together to play at one of the biggest and most exciting live music shows in recent years," Barlow said.

The concert will include classic hits and one-off collaborations and the stage will be designed by world-renowned architect Mark Fisher, who has worked for U2, Robbie Williams and The Rolling Stones.

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and on BBC Radio 2 in the UK and to millions around the world.


BBC One controller Danny Cohen said: "BBC One is honoured to be the broadcast host of this magnificent concert to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

"This will be a musical event like no other, with Britain's greatest musical stars performing to celebrate this great occasion."

The head of fashion house Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, has branded pop icon Adele "a little too fat".
The German designer let his controversial opinions known during an interview in which he also declared Russian men "ugly" and the Royal Family "unnecessary".

Speaking to the Metro New York newspaper, which he was guest-editing for the day, he said: "The thing at the moment is Adele.

"She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice."

Fans of the 23-year-old star have taken to networking site Twitter offering support following the comments.

American PR guru Kelly Cutrone hit out at Lagerfeld, writing: "If you love Adele then boycott Chanel - Boo Karl".

A fan tweeted: "A little too fat for what? Too fat to become a global phenomenon, or too fat to be a talentless clothes horse? This bloke seems like an idiot."

He was slightly more complimentary about US singer Lana del Rey who he said was "not bad at all".

Asked about Russia, the man known as King Karl said: "If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly."

Lagerfeld - who once said of Diana, Princess of Wales, "she was pretty and she was sweet, but she was stupid" - also took aim at the Queen who he described as "a more smiley version" of her grandmother.

Empire was one of the hosts at last night's international Amazing Spider-Man event, where fresh footage was revealed alongside a brand-new trailer for Marc Webb's web spectacular. And now, here it is online, and it's looking good.

More wisecracks, more flashbacks, and some jaw-dropping action sequences make up its two-and-a-half minutes, and it should silence the critics who thought the previous Amazing Spider-Man trailer felt a little too much like a computer game.

As well as all that, there's much more detail to be gleaned of Rhys Ifans' Lizard, as well as Peter's police adversary (and in-law), George Stacy (Denis Leary).

There's also a lovely moment where you can see the mechanical web shooters being assembled, and an enlightening snippet of Peter coming up with the formula that creates The Lizard in the first place.

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Eminem is reportedly being sued for $9million (£5.7million) by a homeless man who says the rapper stole his idea for an advert.

Car company Chrysler debuted the ‘Born Of Fire’ commercial featuring Eminem and his track ‘Lose Yourself’ during last year’s Super Bowl but acording to website Allhiphop.com, a man called Stephen Lee Pieck, says the idea was all his:

“I want the court to reward me a judgment in the amount of $9 million. I designed every aspect of the commercial and the commercial was stolen from me. In addition, I did not receive compensation in monetary terms for the work I did.”

Oh dear!

Ads during the Super Bowl are traditionally expensive and successful – It can cost an average of $3.5million for a 30 second spot!

In the first couple of hours after the Eminem Chrysler ad first aired in the States, “Chrysler 200″ was the second most searched term on Google.

Adele has confirmed that she’ll be performing at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Following speculation, she tweeted:

“Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys. It’s been so long I started to forget I was a singer! I can’t wait, speak soon xx”

If there’s anyone left who hasn’t already bought Adele’s album, they’ll probably be getting it after this comeback live performance, which will be at at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on February 12.

Altogether now….”Never mind, I’ll find someone like yoooooooooooo….”.

Pulp are to be honoured for their outstanding contribution to music at the NME Awards, being held at London's O2 Academy Brixton on 29 February.

The band, who reunited last year for a series of shows including Glastonbury, will play live at the event.

Jarvis Cocker's band has had hits with tracks such as Disco 2000 and Common People.

They will be presented with the Teenage Cancer Trust outstanding contribution to music award at the ceremony.

NME editor Krissi Murison said: "Pulp are one of the wittiest, cleverest and most brilliant bands the UK has ever produced."

Pulp also headlined last summer's Reading and Leeds festivals.

Noel Gallagher is to collect the other honorary title, the godlike genius award.

The 44-year-old is also nominated for best solo artist and best album at the awards.

His brother Liam, 39, is in the running for villain of the year as are David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.

Liam Gallagher's band Beady Eye, who formed after Oasis split in 2009, are also nominated for worst band at the ceremony.

One Direction, Muse and Coldplay are also shortlisted.