Is there anything more spectacular than having Dame Helen Mirren (67) swear at you - while dressed as The Queen? A troupe of drummers outside the John Gielgud Theatre found out firsthand on Saturday when they got a royal telling-off - thanks to Mirren. According to The London Telegraph, the actress was on stage in the award-winning play The Audience portraying Queen Elizabeth II, when a group of drummers made so much noise outside the theatre that it was getting hard to ignore. What's a Dame to do? Address them of course - in full costume, complete with a tiara: "I was so upset from struggling... More »

Reese Witherspoon's arrest video has surfaced on TMZ and what can I say? I enjoyed watching it!  Witherspoon has issued an apology and admitted to having one too many glasses of wine. That's pretty clear, because you'd have to be pretty drunk to mouth off to an officer when he is just doing his job.  Until now, I thought the "Don't you know who I AM?" line was the best. But the Academy-Award winner can be heard saying typical things you'd hear in movies such as: "I'm an American citizen... I'm allowed to stand on American ground!" and  "You're saying I'm obstructing... More »

Chris Kelly, one half of the 90's boy-rapper band Kris Kross was found "unresponsive" in his Atlanta home and pronounced dead after 8pm yesterday.So far, no further details have been released.You may remember this band from the early 1990s as two cute boy rappers who wore their clothes backwards..Along with Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, Kelly was discovered at a mall as a thirteen year-old by music mogul Jermaine Dupri.In 1992, the duo became famous after releasing Kris Kross' multi-platinum album Totally Krossed Out. That album spawned the hit "Jump" - arguably the duo's most famous song.Kris Kross made some recordings since 1992,... More »

Yesterday, NBA player Jason Collins told the world he is gay. He wrote this terrific piece for Sports Illustrated, describing his process. We don't follow much in the way of sports around here, and basketball is no exception - I didn't know this guy's name before yesterday, but I'm pleased for him. I'm glad he feels free now, and I hope his life and career go smoothly forevermore.This morning on the radio, the announcers discussed this latest news item as my son ate his breakfast. He put his fork down while he chewed on it all.He: Mummy? The guy they're talking about...... More »

Gwyneth Paltrow, aka People Magazine's "Most Beautiful Woman", attended the premiere of her movie Iron Man 3 and revealed quite a bit of herself. The 40 year-old showed up on the red carpet of El Capitan Theatre wearing a floor-length Antonio Berardi gown and seemed to forget to wear any underwear. The result? She revealed a view of her naked side bum for everyone in attendance. Of course, this was not an accident. The design of the dress has sheer side panelling which doesn't allow for any panties to be worn. She chose the dress knowing this and also knowing that it would create... More »