Troubled superstar Michael Jackson must pay the full $3 million bail to ensure he faces trial on child molestation charges - the prosecution against him has argued. The Thriller singer, 45, would have been required to pay just $522,000 under Californian law if he was an ordinary citizen. But the prosecution team believe that, without the financial hold over him, he would be tempted to flee America and set up home elsewhere to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. The motion - put together by deputy district attorney Gerald Franklin - argues, "The temptation to flee must surely be strong for an individual in the defendant's circumstances. To suppose otherwise would be to blank reality. We can envisage Jackson living out the rest of his life as a wealthy absconder rather than facing a life term in a California prison. The people mean no disrespect by the following, but Michael Joe Jackson's situation is truly unique. By all accounts, the defendant is well-to-do. The defendant here is 'Michael Jackson, international celebrity', a man whose lifestyle to date would not have prepared him to adapt readily to a prison environment and routine, and whose physical stature will present its own problems for him in making the necessary adjustments." Jackson's defense team - headed by attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr - have yet to respond to the motion.

Friends beauty Courteney Cox is expecting a girl, she and husband David Arquette have revealed. The Hollywood couple - who have been trying to conceive for a number of years - decided to speak out on their happy news after becoming infuriated by the number of erroneous rumors surrounding 39-year-old Cox's pregnancy. Courteney and David were left angry when his brother Alexis Arquette let slip that she was finally pregnant on The Sharon Osbourne Show last October. In recent months they have had to endure reports that Cox was expecting twins but one died leaving her distraught and speculation they were expecting a boy. But the Scream co-stars have denied all the reports simply stating they are looking forward to welcoming their daughter into the world this summer.

Catwoman helped Halle Berry cope with her husband Eric Benet's cheating ways because the character helped her escape her messy private life. Appearing on Oprah Winfrey's chat show in America tomorrow, Berry will reveal reports of her estranged husband Eric Benet's philandering were true - and she used her Catwoman character as therapy to deal with the heartache. She says, "I so needed to be Catwoman in that moment. I so needed to make some tough life decisions for myself, and putting on that suit made it a whole lot easier." Berry also tells Winfrey that she'll never wed again after two failed marriages to baseball player David Justice and soul singer Benet. She adds, "I always hate to say never to anything, but I will never marry again. It's probably the first time the tabloids got my life right."

Superman actor Christopher Reeve has blasted American President George W Bush for failing to increase federal spending on embryonic stem cell research. Reeve, who is paralyzed from the neck down following a horse-riding accident in 1995, told 625 graduates at Middlebury University in Vermont, America that Dubya's "inaction is unacceptable". During his Sunday speech, the 51-year-old said, "As president he has a responsibility to the greatest good for the greatest number of people."

Movie veteran Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne renewed their wedding vows in California at the weekend. The couple first said their 'I dos' at a ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1954 and reaffirmed their vows before 300 friends and family members at the famous Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills Sunday. Guests included Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Nancy Reagan and Tony Curtis. Kirk Douglas walked into the traditional Jewish ceremony to the tune of I'M In The Mood For Love and later sang a tune he'd written for the occasion, Please Stay In Love With Me. Son Michael Douglas was unable to attend the ceremony because he was with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their young children as she films Ocean's Twelve in Europe.

Actress Kate Hudson is ready to quit Hollywood and concentrate on being a wife and mother - if she's ever forced to decide between her career and her home life. The Almost Famous star gave birth to baby Ryder earlier this year and she admits she's struck by the idea of staying at home, rather than working on film sets. She says, "I am so happy at home. If it was like, 'Take it or leave it, ' I'd be like, 'Bye, I'm out of here.' (Home is) where I'm happiest. I'd build a little stage in my house and I'd do Tennessee Williams' plays and play all the characters."

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has pledged to put her family first from now on - although she's continuing her quest for a successful solo career. The singer, 30, has spent the past few months re- evaluating her life after reports of her soccer star husband David Beckham's infidelity with two women. And while Victoria refuses to believe the Real Madrid ace cheated on her, she has conceded that focusing on singing has made her neglect her young family. And, although Victoria is planning to release another solo single this summer, her main aim is to move with sons Romeo, one, and Brooklyn, five, to Spain. She says, "I don't feel the need to prove myself. I just want to be with the family. I'm glad I feel like that, because for so long I felt so competitive - and I just don't now. That was the great thing about turning 30, I've accepted the way my life is. I've accepted my career. In the past four or five months, I've thought, 'Hang on a minute - I've worked really hard to earn the money that I have and now I want to enjoy myself and have fun with my kids."

South African actress Charlize Theron is ready to settle down and have a baby after winning her Best Actress Oscar earlier this year. The blonde beauty, 28, admits now she has established herself as a serious actresses after her performance in Monster, she can concentrate on other aspects of her life. Theron, who has been dating Irish actor Stuart Townsend for two years, told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend, she is looking forward to starting a family. She says, "The Oscar was like getting a sigh, a seal of approval. I'd like to devote myself to a little person at home right now. When I left South Africa, I never believed I would find this success. Now I have got it, I want something more lasting, more fulfilling. Stuart feels the same way."

Courtney Love has reportedly been forced to set up home with a porn star pal because she can't live with her young daughter Frances Bean at her Los Angeles mansion. Frances Bean is being looked after at home by Love's stepfather while the former Hole frontwoman fights two felony counts of drug possession. And, as part of an ongoing court order, the troubled rocker can't live with her daughter. So she has reportedly set up home with one-time porn actor Neil Strauss, who appeared in an adult movie with Jenna Jameson, according to American scandal show Celebrity Justice.

Rapper Snoop Dogg has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly seven years, Shante Broadus. American scandal show Celebrity Justice has obtained the petition for dissolution of marriage, filed on Friday in Los Angeles. Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split. The petition also requests joint custody of the couple's three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori.