Brave Rihanna insists that her decision to open up about her attack at the hands of ex-love Chris Brown is ‘actually helping save lives’.
The singer told TV host Alexa Chung that a motivation for deciding to finally talk about the abuse nightmare was to try to finally put it behind her.
But the star - who [...]

Disgraced singer Chris Brown says people who call him a “woman beater” are “ignorant”.
The 20-year-old told MTV that his attack on ex-girlfriend Rihanna was an “uncharacteristic” spurt of violence which was triggered by “anger”.
After Rihanna, 21, gave an interview to ABC, Brown issued the following statement: “I am extremely sorry for what I did, and [...]

Organisers of a U2 concert held to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall met the outrage of fans when they put up another kind of wall to block the view of those who had not paid for tickets.
The fans who flocked to the free concert held 20 years since the historic wall fell 20 [...]

Kanye West appeared to be channelling Muhammad Ali when he posted several entries on the boxing champ on his blog.
West posted quotes and photos of Ali, including the Ali words: “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.”
Another read: “Silence is golden when you can’t think [...]

British TV presenter Alexa Chung has revealed that she collects “dead things”.
The MTV host said that she picks up dead, stuffed animals wherever she goes.
She said: “[I collect] dead things, but I’m a vegetarian, so it’s a bit hard.
“I got a dead alligator head in New Orleans.
“I don’t mind if I hate the animal.”
Chung, 25, [...]

Sizzling bachelor George Clooney, 48, has set the film festival circuit alight with his appearances, antics and gorgeous new lady friend, Elisabetta Canalis.
An Italian presenter on MTV, the 31-year-old Canalis has cut a smart figure in a series of perfect red carpet outfits and hair looks. But looks can be deceiving.
According to a reputable [...]

Gerard Butler flirted outrageously with TV host Alexa Chung before admitting to having had a recent threesome.
The Scots hunk was already being flirty on the former model’s MTV chat show when he stopped mid-sentence to tell her: “You’ve got amazing eyes by the way.”
Telling her he did not notice how beautiful they were the first [...]

George Clooney has sung the praises of his Lake Como retreat, the place he goes to get away from Hollywood and unwind with friends.
In a chatty mood in London for three movies he is screening, he opened up about love, going grey and some of his pranks.
Of Lake Como, he said: “Some of the most [...]

Country music sensation Taylor Swift has given a young fan a guided tour of her bedroom, bathroom and tour bus.
Taylor, 19, revealed her home – and home on the road – to 11-year-old Jordan Casner on Oprah Winfrey’s US chat show.
She also told Oprah that she had accepted Kanye West’s apology after he interrupted her [...]

The late Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s anti-drug show Gone Too Far has debuted on American television.
The star’s family had agreed that the controversial MTV show should be broadcast, nearly two months after his own death from an overdose of prescription drugs and cocaine.
The show was originally scheduled to be aired on October 5, but was [...]