American comedian Andy Dick reportedly went berserk backstage at the Comedy Central Roast Of William Shatner on Sunday, licking screen siren Farrah Fawcett and biting a journalist. New York Post reporter Mandy Stadtmiller claims she watched Dick lick Fawcett, Carrie Fisher and comedian Patton Oswalt before turning his attentions to her. He allegedly groped her, tried to kiss her, proclaimed his love for her and then bit her hand, telling her, "Baby please, put in something nice. They're so mean. I'm not weird. Maybe I'm a little weird, they make me out to be a monster, I'm not a monster. I just want to have fun, baby please." She also accuses him of urinating in front of her and offering her cocaine. The show will air on Sunday August 20.

Ryan Phillippe may be set to take over from Tommy Lee Jones after reportedly landing the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel. Reese Witherspoon's husband will join Heath Ledger, who has signed on to play The Joker, and new Batman Christian Bale in The Dark Knight. Crash star Phillippe beat Liev Shreiber and Josh Lucas to the role of the scheming district attorney, played by Jones in 1995 movie Batman Forever, according to internet reports. Academy Award winners Sir Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman have also joined the cast, while fellow Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is in talks to play The Penguin in the new film.

German authorities will be keeping a close eye on Madonna's concert this Sunday in Dusseldorf to see if the pop diva performs a controversial mock crucifixion scene that has drawn fire from religious leaders. The "Hung Up" star, who is known for her theatrical shows, has sparked outrage among religious leaders by wearing a crown of fake thorns while performing on a mirrored cross. The stunt, which is part of her worldwide Confessions tour, has been labeled by critics as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church. Johannes Mocken, a spokesman for prosecutors in Dusseldorf, said yesterday that a repeat of the scene during Sunday's concert could be construed as insulting religious beliefs. Representatives for Madonna insist the scene is not disrespectful toward the church. Mocken said authorities would rely on media reports rather than sending observers to the concert and that the show might be covered by law protecting artistic freedoms.

Former Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett secretly divorced his wife Jill Diven last year. The actor, 46, and Diven quietly divorced, keeping their marital problems secret from Garrett's TV co-stars and his own parents. The couple met in 1998 when Diven was working as a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas, Nevada and married in May 1999 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California. Garrett tells USA Today newspaper his ex-wife is "an extraordinary woman" and "the greatest mom in the world" to their children Max, seven, and Hope, six. He adds, "Our number one focus is our kids and parenting. We will always be friends because we will never be single parents. We will always be two parents." Diven reiterates their split was amicable, insisting, "We both realized we're best friends, and we're always going to be best friends. People grow apart. We could do the 'he said-she said' thing, but that's not us."

Oscar winner Richard Gere told an AIDS conference on Monday that the international media should lead the fight to conquer the disease. The Pretty Woman actor, a long-standing AIDS activist, was speaking to media moguls from South Africa, India, Russia and the Caribbean. Gere believes the media, from Bollywood through to each country's TV shows, can help filter the anti-AIDS message into homes around the world. He told the conference he was inspired by Rock Hudson, who died of the disease in 1985, and Elizabeth Taylor, one of the first A-list stars to campaign against AIDS. Speaking about Taylor, Gere said, "There was another cultural icon, who just cut to the centre of the culture very quickly, very directly. And I think it was in many ways an inspiration to me. What I would do later on is work with people who had that ability to cut through very quickly and very deeply into the heart of a culture."

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones have cancelled a second concert in Spain because Sir Mick Jagger is still suffering from laryngitis. The singer, 63, developed the illness over the weekend, leading the band to cancel last night's gig in Valladolid's Zorilla soccer stadium. Jagger hoped to recover in time for the El Ejido, southern Spain, date of their A Bigger Bang world tour on Wednesday night, but he is still too ill to perform. The band are optimistic Jagger will be well enough for their Twickenham Stadium gig in their hometown of London on Sunday. The singer's illness is the second health problem to hit the Stones' current A Bigger Bang world tour - in April guitarist Keith Richards underwent emergency head surgery after falling from a small tree while holidaying in Fiji.

David Hasselhoff and his ex-wife Pamela Bach have settled their messy divorce by agreeing to both take money out of a "community pot" to pay for cars, homes and their kids' tuition. The warring pair has agreed on who pays what - right down to the vet bills. In legal papers filed in Los Angeles on Monday, and obtained by Tmz.com, the unhappy couple has agreed that Hasselhoff's rented home payments and the mortgage on the actor's former home - where his wife and daughters are living - will be paid out of community funds. Community money will also be used to pay gardening bills, security and pet expenses, as well as tuition fees for the couple's children and Bach's leased Mercedes. The couple has agreed to take $27,000 a month out of the community pot. Both were awarded $50,000 to cover legal costs.

Canadian film-maker Roberto Ariganello drowned while swimming with friends in Nova Scotia on Sunday. He was 45. Ariganello worked as executive director of the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and had just transported donated edited equipment to Halifax, Canada, before his tragic death. Deirdre Logue, a friend and colleague, says, "It's really, really tragic. It's terrible. He was an accomplished and dedicated film-maker. It was his life, it was his passion." Ariganello's body was recovered by divers late on Sunday and his funeral is scheduled to take place in Ontario on Friday.

Courteney Cox has blasted US reports that her best friend Jennifer Aniston is making wedding plans with Vince Vaughn, insisting "she's not engaged." American publication Us Weekly printed the story about the couple's mid-air engagement last week, but Aniston's former co-star has told rival Life & Style the reports are untrue. Asked at a charity event on Monday if Aniston was planning to become Mrs. Vaughn, Scream star Cox said, "No, she's not."