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Bond Girl Denise Is a Mom Again
Cameron Diaz Sues The Enquirer
Spielberg Voted Best Director
Lohan Talks About Paparazzi Crash
Warrant Issued for Brown's Arrest
Shields Mocks Cruise and Holmes' Romance
'Sex & the City' Star Denies Martin Romance Again
Giamatti's Foul Mouth Ruined 'Cinderella Man'
Princess Diana's Wedding Dress Auctioned for $2 Million
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3 June 2005

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Bond Girl Denise Is a Mom Again

Former Bond girl Denise Richards, who played Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough, has something to smile about at last - she's a new mom again. The actress gave birth to baby girl Lola Wednesday. Richards is currently in the middle of a divorce and custody battle with the baby's father, Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, who put aside his legal fight to be with his estranged wife in the delivery room. The couple have another daughter, 15-month old Sam.

Cameron Diaz Sues The Enquirer

Cameron Diaz has followed up her threats to sue US tabloid National Enquirer, over an article alleging she was cheating on boyfriend Justin Timberlake, by slamming publishers with a $30 million claim for damages. Attorneys for both Diaz and TV producer Shane Nickerson have filed a joint lawsuit, according to Los Angeles Superior Court documents obtained by US news show Celebrity Justice, which could leave Enquirer bosses with a hefty $60 million bill. The pair, who worked together on MTV travel show Trippin' and claim they were slandered in the front-page May article, accuse the Enquirer of libel and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional stress. The suit seeks at least $60 million in damages - $30 million apiece for Diaz and Nickerson. According to the court documents, the suit claims the published story has not only damaged both of their reputations, but also placed needless strains on their personal relationships. The tabloid ran 25 photos of Diaz and Nickerson - some of which depicted the two hugging - and featured captions insinuating the pair were an item. The piece further accused Diaz and Nickerson of adultery - Nickerson is married. In a statement from Diaz's representatives, released after the article ran, they fumed, "This is a case of a tabloid colluding with the stalkerazzi in an attempt to distort the truth and mislead the public." Diaz's attorneys are expected to file a second lawsuit against British tabloid The Sun, who published the same photos with a similar article.

Spielberg Voted Best Director

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been voted the greatest director of all time. Spielberg - the talent behind huge blockbuster hits including Schindler's List, E.T., Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and Saving Private Ryan - topped a poll commissioned by Britain's Empire movie magazine. The 58-year-old beat off competition from Psycho director Alfred Hitchcock and The Aviator creator Martin Scorsese, who came in second and third respectively. Empire's associate editor Ian Freer says, "Steven Spielberg is the closest thing in movies to resemble the impact of The Beatles. A cultural phenomenon, his adventures with sharks, UFOs, whip-crackin' archaeologists and ETs, plus searching historical dramas like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan have defined the movie-going life of an entire generation." Surprisingly, acclaimed film-makers such as Star Wars director George Lucas, Charlie Chaplin, and Tim Burton, fell short of inclusion. The top ten is as follows: 1. Steven Spielberg, 2. Alfred Hitchcock, 3. Martin Scorsese, 4. Stanley Kubrick, 5. Sir Ridley Scott, 6. Akira Kurosawa, 7. Peter Jackson, 8. Quentin Tarantino, 9. Orson Welles, 10. Woody Allen.

Lohan Talks About Paparazzi Crash

Teen queen Lindsay Lohan is speaking out about her run in with Hollywood's over-eager paparazzi just a day after she was left shaken up following a car collision with one of the snappers. The Mean Girls star, who has become a top paparazzi target in recent months, was run off the road in Los Angeles by snapper Galo Ramirez Wednesday while she was trying to lose the photographer in rush-hour traffic. The 24-year-old photographer was taken into police custody, booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and released on $35,000 bail. Lohan, who was out partying last night, says the incident left her with "a lot of bruises," adding, "I'm sore in the neck. It was pretty scary. I didn't expect anything to happen. I turned my head to talk to my friend and got rammed in the side."

Warrant Issued for Brown's Arrest

Disgraced singer Bobby Brown has been hit with an arrest warrant after he refused to attend court for a child support hearing. The My Prerogative hitmaker, 36, was called to a family court in Canton, Massachusetts, following allegations he failed to pay support costs for his two children with former lover Kim Ward. Brown's lawyer Melissa Whish claimed her client had a virus, but court register Patrick McDermott ordered for the warrant to be issued as he had not received proof of Brown's ill health. Brown is charged with failing to make payments to an educational trust for LaPrincia, 14, and 12-year-old Bobby Jr, and he has also failed to prove his source of income. And this is not the first time Whitney Houston's troubled husband has been under fire for missing child support payments - last June he was slammed with a 90 day prison sentence for missing payments for three months. However, the sentence was suspended when Brown paid up $63,500 after spending just one day behind bars. But the 90 day sentence can be imposed once more if he is found guilty at his current trial. Brown is expected to agree to paying $160,000 over the next six months to establish the trust funds. The courtroom chaos has struck at an awkward time for Brown - only last week two members of his entourage were stabbed at Sean 'P Diddy' Combs' Atlanta, Georgia restaurant.

Shields Mocks Cruise and Holmes' Romance

Actress Brooke Shields and Tom Cruise's ongoing feud has intensified - after the Suddenly Susan star mocked the16 year age-gap between the actor and his new girlfriend Katie Holmes. Cruise - who has helped people fight drug addictions through his controversial Scientology religion - recently attacked Shields for becoming dependant on anti-depressant Paxil, following the birth of her daughter Rowan. And Shields has continued her war of words against Cruise following his "dangerous" comments, by offering him a child ticket so he can take Holmes to see her in hit London musical Chicago. She says, "If he wants to see Chicago, I've left him two tickets - one adult, one child." The actress recently took a swipe at Cruise's religious beliefs, by saying she wouldn't take advice from someone who devotes his life to aliens.

'Sex & the City' Star Denies Martin Romance Again

Former Sex & The City star Kristin Davis can't believe she's still being asked about a reported romance with funnyman Steve Martin - after both have denied the rumors. The actress insists there has never been any truth to the romance rumors, but she can't convince people to stop talking to her about it. She says, "I have never in my life been on a date or had a private conversation with Mr. Steve Martin... People make things up. It's out of control. I have met him, I auditioned for his movie about a year-and-a half-ago, he's a lovely man but I'm not dating him and I have never dated him."

Giamatti's Foul Mouth Ruined 'Cinderella Man'

Sideways star Paul Giamatti fears his foul mouth ruined the movie experience for Cinderella Man co-stars Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger because he couldn't stop swearing. The actor had to constantly re-shoot his scenes because he's find himself ad-libbing swear words after taking tips from movie consultant Angelo Dundee. He says, "He (Dundee) was the greatest boxing trainer that ever lived. He was Muhammad Ali's trainer. He was in the corner and he would give me pointers and stuff. It was very hard actually, working with him, because he's got an incredibly foul mouth and this is a PG-13 movie, so I had to constantly re-shoot things because I'd jump in the ring and go, `You f'ing...' all of that stuff because it rubs off on you. Those guys never stop swearing, it's unbelievable. It goes with the sport."

Princess Diana's Wedding Dress Auctioned for $2 Million

Fragments of late British royal Diana, Princess Of Wales' wedding dress are being sold on internet auction house eBay - for a staggering $2 million. The seller Gavin Young claims he was given the fabric pieces from his parents, who received the gown from London dress designers Elizabeth and David Emmanuel following Diana's 1981 wedding to Prince Charles, as a thank you gift, because their daughter Kerry had been their children's au pair for nine months. Young has placed the five scraps of silk and lace in the higher-priced property section, but insists the remarkable price tag is negotiable. He says, "They are possibly the most exclusive and undoubtedly unique piece of royal memorabilia ever to come out of England. Obviously, if the price is right, I'd be a fool not to sell. It depends who wants it."

Strippers Come To Slater's Defense

Strippers at New York club Scores are offering their services to troubled actor Christian Slater - to help him avoid a sex pest tag. The movie star was arrested in New York on Tuesday for allegedly groping a woman on the street. But strippers at Scores, where Broken Arrow star Slater is a client, insist they'll come to his defense and testify he always keeps his hands to himself and behaves like "a perfect gentleman" when he's a guest at the club.

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