Charlize Theron has been named actress of year at the Hollywood Film Awards. The actress picked up the award for her performance in North County reports Hellomagazine.com.

Joaquin Phoenix was named actor of the year for his work in Walk the Line, the upcoming film biography of Johnny Cash. Susan Sarandon picked up the gong for best supporting actress for Elizabethtown, and Matthew Broderick picked up best supporting actor for The Producers.

Other celebrities who attended the ceremony included Jennifer Aniston who presented her Good Girl co-star, Jake Gyllenhaal with the award for best breakthrough actor for Jarhead.

--And award season has begun, folks!

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Gwen Stefani previewed her new apparel line Harajuku Lovers on Friday at a late-night bash that capped a meandering L.A. Fashion Week.

Although they feature designs based on lyrics and iconography from Stefani's solo debut record, "Love.Angel.Music.Baby," the colorful clothes and accessories on display were above all inspired by Tokyo's Harajuku neighborhood - a busy retail district somewhat similar to L.A.'s Melrose Avenue, known for its eye-popping street fashions and for being JapanÂ’s prime incubator for teen style trends. When they hit the stores later this year, Harajuku Lovers' Valentine candy-print underwear, backpacks, tees, and even luggage tags will undoubtedly have stylish Japanophiles squeal in delight, "kawaiiiiiiiiii!" - that's Japanese for "cute."

Hosting the party inside the historic Max Factor building, amidst framed memorabilia commemorating Old Hollywood glitz, was a nice touch. The locale seemed well suited to showcase Stefani's new glamour puss-meets-street-savvy urchin fashion enterprise.

Newlyweds Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, accompanied by one of their daughters, came to pledge their support, as did fierce Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson. Inside, cornrowed homegirls break-danced like ghetto-fabulous versions of '60s go-go girls; members of L.A. indie band The Like shimmied on the dance floor, and a jeans-clad Daryl Hannah tossed her long blond hair back and gave a hearty laugh that displayed a set of fake elongated canines. Veggie tempura snacks and drinks flowing from no less than five bars kept the guests satiated and liquored up as they waited patiently for Stefani to wrap up her concert at the nearby Hollywood Bowl.

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Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille was sentenced to 80 days in jail after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated.

DeVille, whose given name is Bruce Johannesson, was also sentenced to five years probation, fined $1,000 and ordered to surrender his license for a year, city prosecutors said Monday.

The 43-year-old rocker known for his over-the-top antics hit a parked vehicle Aug. 24 while he was backing out of the driveway of his girlfriend's home, prosecutors said. He allegedly rammed another parked car, deploying his vehicle's air bags and injuring his girlfriend.

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Italian model Mariacarla Boscono will replace Kate Moss in TV commercials to help launch a collection by Stella McCartney for Swedish clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz.

Moss lost the contract after photos of her allegedly snorting cocaine in a London music studio were published last month in a British tabloid.

McCartney was personally involved in the selection of Boscono, who has previously worked with the designer, H&M spokeswoman Liv Asarnoj said Tuesday.

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Tonya Harding tussled in her home with a man she described as her boyfriend, prompting an emergency call by the figure skater-turned-boxer and an arrest of the man.

Christopher Nolan was charged with assault and pleaded not guilty Monday. He told deputies Harding threw him down and bit his finger when he said she had too much to drink on Sunday. The 27-year-old Nolan was ordered to stay away from Harding and to avoid alcohol.

Harding had a small cut over her right eye and an abrasion on her left cheek. Initially, Harding called 911 and said she was attacked by two masked men who came to her home and assaulted her before she could escape.

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The red and cuddly Sesame Street Muppet Elmo has learned a new lesson: ‘H’ is for handcuffs.

A man dressed as the character was one of three impersonators arrested last week for allegedly harassing tourists for tips after posing for photos on Hollywood Boulevard. Booked with him were people impersonating superhero Mr. Incredible and the dark-hooded character from the horror movie “Scream.”

The impersonators said they were taken into custody at gunpoint, handcuffed and paraded on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before stunned tourists and other impersonators. They were charged with misdemeanor “aggressive begging,” police said.

“With all of the crime in Los Angeles they pick on us?” said Elmo impersonator Donn Harper, 45, who makes up to $400 a day in tips.

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Janet Jackson's former brother-in-law made a bombshell claim on a hip-hop radio station Friday — the sexy siren has a secret 18-year-old daughter. The stunning allegation came from Young DeBarge, whose brother James DeBarge was briefly married to Jackson, now 39, in the 1980s.

During an interview on Hot 97, Young said the busty star and his brother — a former member of another Motown family act — are the parents of "Renee," a daughter sent away in shame to live with the eldest of the famous Jackson siblings, Rebbie. "James and the Jackson family kept everything real close, real tight," Young DeBarge said. "No one really knew how it was working out until things kind of surfaced."

Janet Jackson's rep Patti Webster didn't deny the claim Friday, only saying the singer didn't wish to comment. And the young woman is not happy about her star mom's refusal to acknowledge her, the uncle said. "I think there's a little despondence," DeBarge said when asked about Renee's feelings for Jackson. "She hasn't really revealed that, but I'm sure that there's some feelings there. It's only natural that you wonder about what is and how it's come to be that way."

Jackson was just 18 when she and James DeBarge hooked up in 1984. Their marriage was annulled the next year. The couple eloped amid family furor over their relationship, but the marriage was annulled in March, 1985., with DeBarge's drug habit cited as the reason for the split.

--Cue Diana Ross.

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1 The entire time I was reading the original article, I was thinking to myself, "Motivation - selling a book / releasing an albumn, selling a book / releasing an albumn, what's it gonna be?" (think about the Finkel/Einhorn scene in "Ace Ventura" ... then, I get to the last line and BINGO! This ex-brother-in-law has an albumn coming out ... give me a f*cking break.

Posted by: Iceman at October 25, 2005 09:01 AM (Iomwr)

2 I'd be "despondent" too if I found out I was blood to the Jacksons!

Posted by: Chef Bouillon at October 25, 2005 09:26 AM (J1WpH)

3 Wow! A black woman who actually had a baby IN wedlock??? Everyone is right - she should be ashamed of herself! I'd hide the 'legit' kid too! And ahte dauther has the same last name of her daddy for once, too? Wow, indeed!

Posted by: Johnny Chicago at October 25, 2005 09:44 AM (DN2Qz)

4 Hey, I thought that every time she blew up like a balloon, she had a kid. Let's see, that means she has at least four by now. Right? Didn't someone say that Lisa Marie is not really Lisa at all, but an imposter. And the real Lisa is in hiding?

Posted by: ohthose silly rumors at October 25, 2005 09:48 AM (Jcbti)

5 has anyone else done the math here. if they were married in 84 and divorced in 85 then shouldn't the daughter be about 20?

Posted by: Apedogg at October 25, 2005 10:02 AM (qgWF8)

6 I'm sorry miss jackson

Posted by: ren at October 25, 2005 12:41 PM (wPIeZ)

7 I heard that this morning, Ren!

Posted by: Lawren at October 25, 2005 12:50 PM (bJB+W)

8 After awhile, none of these bombshells seem very bombshelly.

Posted by: Neil at October 25, 2005 05:15 PM (iTOGJ)

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Angelina Jolie's young son Maddox has beaten a slew of Hollywood's leading men to become one of the top celebrities on a new power list.

Editors at the men's magazine Details put the 4-year-old at number two on their 50 Most Powerful Men Under 39 list, ahead of stars including Vince Vaughn, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The publication's Deputy Editor Brian Farnham admits Maddox was a quirky choice but says he deserves to be at the top of the list for his part in the breakup of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, who now reportedly is dating Maddox's mom.

Farnham says, "He's 4 years old but he has a lot more power than most people, in that he broke up America's royal couple."

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Diane Keaton got a dose of New York grit when she found herself in an elevator in the Municipal Building with the kind of male youths you hope not to meet in a dark alley.

Keaton was en route to WNYC Radio to be in terviewed by Kurt Andersen for his weekly art show, "Studio 360." "You're famous. You're a famous actress," said one young man who then struggled to come up with a title to one of her films. "Can I have your autograph?" the man asked. "But you don't know who I am," Keaton protested, and then gave him one any way.

"So, what are you guys doing here?" Keaton asked. "Bail refund," the fellow explained. "I get a refund on my bail because I was acquitted." There was a chorus of congratulations as the guy and his friends got off. One of Keaton's handlers remarked, "Now, in L.A., you wouldn't have been riding up to an inter view with a felon." Keaton replied, "He wasn't a felon, that's the thing!"

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They crack me up. She's tres chic, and he's well, in an Airstream T-shirt and a flannel. Whatever works, though!

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Will Madonna do Broadway?

The Material Girl has written a lot of material for a musical. “I did write about 20 songs over the last couple of years for a musical, for which I never ended up doing,” Madonna told a Canadian reporter from eTV.

Madonna also hinted that she may be turning into a stage mom. She said she herself may one day take the lead role, or she quipped, “I’ll just wait a couple years and my daughter can do it.”

In other Madonna news, apparently she and Michael Moore discussed the possibility of his directing her documentary, “I’m Going To Tell You a Secret” — which has been getting a very chilly reception from critics.

“Michael Moore was very instrumental in helping me, even before I began filming,” Madonna told the London Telegraph. “He actually offered to direct it, but he was editing ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’. He said, ‘Can’t you delay your tour and do it later?’ and I said no.”

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Steve Martin was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Washington DC's Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday.

A galaxy of stars including Tom Hanks, Paul Simon, Eric Idle, Diane Keaton, Lily Tomlin and Claire Danes attended the gala evening to celebrate the 60-year-old's glittering career. Idle hailed Martin as "the most intelligent man I ever met," adding, "Honesty simplicity and truth are the secret to comedy." While Oscar-winner Hanks attributed Martin's comedy to "self-loathing and unhappiness". But he added, "He redefined comedy by defining the moment of our ascendancy as a generation. As did Charlie Chaplin, as did the Marx Brothers, as did Laurel And Hardy define their own times, Steve Martin defined ours."

Accepting his award, Martin made mention of his previous honors, including a 1969 writing Emmy, saying, "But of course the Mark Twain Prize is more special to me - because it is more recent!" Previous winners include Richard Pryor and Whoopi Goldberg.

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VH1 reality train wreck Danny Bonaduce says he still likes to get into brawls even though he's sobered up.

"It's embarrassing, but I'm at my happiest when I'm getting punched in the face," he tells FHM. The former "Partridge Family" child star adds, "My 1991 brawl with a transvestite is still the classic. He was a big guy, so once I got him down, I kept decking him. Then I saw the cops and thought, 'Hmmm. Danny Partridge beating the [bleep] out of a transvestite hooker. I should probably run.' I listened to my own high-speed pursuit on the stereo of my car after beating the [bleep] out of a transvestite prostitute. That's bitchin'. "

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Bono says Yoko Ono thinks of him as John Lennon's "son."

The 45-year-old U2 frontman tells Rolling Stone magazine, "Yoko came up to me when I was in my twenties, and she put her hand on me and she said, 'You are John's son.' What an amazing compliment!.

Bono says Lennon's solo album John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band in which he sings about his dead mother Julia helped him cope aged 14 with the sudden death of his own mother. "For me it was like he (Lennon) was talking about the veil lifting off, the scales falling from the eyes. Seeing out the window with a new clarity that love brings you. I remember that feeling."

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Broadway's new production of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park will begin performances Jan. 24, 2006, toward an opening of Feb. 16, the producers announced.

Also revealed late Oct. 21 was the production's costume designer. Isaac Mizrahi will design the 1960s period costumes for the play, directed by Scott Elliott. Mizrahi and Elliott last collaborated on the Broadway production of The Women.

Lead producers Robyn Goodman (Avenue Q, Altar Boyz) and Roy Gabay (Steel Magnolias, Metamorphoses) announced the latest news.

As previously reported, Elliott's production will star Amanda Peet, Patrick Wilson, Jill Clayburgh and Tony Roberts. This is the first Broadway production of the early Simon hit since it bowed in 1963.

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Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92.

Parks proved that you don't need embellished words, or a lot of them for that matter, to make a profound point. Here is the context of one of the nation's most influential conversations:

"Are you going to stand up?" the bus driver asked.

"No," Parks answered.

"Well, by God, I'm going to have you arrested," the driver said.

"You may do that," Parks responded.

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Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly pregnant with her second child.

The actress already has a 16-month-old daughter Apple with rocker husband Chris Martin, but her mother Blythe Danner accidentally announced the pending new arrival at an award ceremony in Hollywood.

And despite her attempts to backtrack, the truth was already out. She blurted, "Yes, I am (going to be a grandmother again.) Well, I think so. Oh, well I have not checked lately."

A pal of Martin says, "Gwyneth is trying to contain her excitement about having another child, but she's incredibly happy."

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Execs at Richard Desmond's celebrity-friendly OK! magazine are furious they shelled out a reported $3 million for the photos of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's wedding, only to receive tasteful, black-and-white shots of the ceremony.

Deep-pocketed OK! is thought to have given Moore and Kutcher total picture approval, but never expected to be forced to run an unexciting monochrome picture of the couple on the Oct. 14 cover

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John Travolta allegedly turned down an offer to take over as James Bond.

According to The Sun, the actor was the first choice of producers, who later opted for Daniel Craig to fill Pierce Brosnan's shoes.

Travolta said, “Bond is one of the most dynamic roles in history, one of the most extreme and career defining commitments an actor can make. After careful consideration I feel it might not be best for me at this point.”

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The mystery gunman who pumped the nine bullets into 50 Cent that helped make him a rap superstar was a Brooklyn stick-up artist named Darryl "Hommo" Baum, a new book reveals.

New York magazine music editor Ethan Brown's "Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip-Hop Hustler" (AnchorBooks) reports that Baum — whose nickname was short for "Homicide" — was himself fatally gunned down three weeks after he shot 50 in June 2000. While 50 has implied in interviews that his assailant was killed in retaliation for shooting him, Brown reports that Baum, 34, was actually offed because one of his street thug pals had killed a member of Brooklyn's notorious Cash Money Brothers crew.

50 may have cheered the news of Baum's violent demise, but Mike Tyson, a close friend of Baum, was so despondent that he stopped training for his fight against Lou Savarese. Baum's death proved not to be too much of a distraction: Tyson scored a knockout after 12 seconds of the first round.

Among the other highlights of Brown's look at the connection between hip-hop and the criminal underbelly: Jam Master Jay — the legendary Run DMC deejay who was fatally shot in the head in a Queens recording studio in 2002 — turned to dealing drugs when he fell on hard times. "By the mid-'90s, Jay had become so desperate that he began running small amounts of cocaine — two or three kilos at a time — down Interstate 95 from New York to Baltimore to one of the city's most well-connected distributors, according to a source who worked closely with the distributor in Baltimore," Brown writes.

* In his first public statement about the federal investigation into Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. hip-hop empire, Russell Simmons refuses to support his former friend, imprisoned Queens crack kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, whose ties to Murder Inc. are at the center of the probe.

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