Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is reported to have landed a role in Tom Cruise's latest movie.

Beckham is said to have been personally hired by Cruise to make a cameo appearance in his forthcoming film, 'Hardy Men'.

The Hollywood star is reported to have asked her to design the costumes for the movie at her recent 34th birthday party.
The Daily Express adds that the 'Mission: Impossible' star also asked Beckham to appear in the film, which is a spoof of children's book series 'The Hardy Boys'.

Beckham last year demonstrated her acting abilities when she appeared in 'Ugly Betty' as a bridesmaid.

Enjoying an afternoon out, Liv Tyler was spotted making her way to a Mother’s Day lunch with her 3-year-old son Milo - meeting friends at Ago restaurant in New York City.

As previously reported by Gossip Girls, the 30-year-old Lord of the Rings actress just recently split from her British husband, musician Royston Langdon, after five years of marriage.

“They remain good friends and devoted parents to their son Milo and are requesting that their family’s privacy be respected at this time,” a rep speaking on behalf of the couple told press during the official announcement.

Since that time, Liv’s Aerosmith rocker dad Steven Tyler has said that his daughter is holding up well, telling Us magazine: “Liv is doing great.”

If there is anything to be said about J.C. Russell, it’s that he is not a quitter, and if God tells him to do something, he is going to do it.

Russell is known for his ability to raise money and put on a good music show. If someone needs something, Russell knows that good bands, a beer garden and a crowd is all you need to make it happen.

Russell, the owner of Musicmen Industries and Production Co., got started because of a friend in Southern California who needed to raise money for his son who had polio.

“We got some bikers together, a few bands and held a poker run, and we did pretty good,” Russell said.

Russell, who is disabled and lives on money from a part-time job as a janitor and Social Security, wanted to continue to raise money by coordinating events and making a difference in his community.

Russell knows hard times. He raised a son by himself and relied on welfare and the Marion-Polk Food Share from time to time. He believes in the communities of Turner, Aumsville and Stayton and wants to make sure the local food banks have the necessary stock to keep help coming to families such as his.

“If it wasn’t for the Marion-Polk Food Share, I wouldn’t have made it,” Russell said. “I was able to purchase a house here in Turner, and now it is paid for.”

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First Lily Allen made records. Then, she got to do a TV show which had mixed reviews. Now, Lily is apparently working on a new sketch show with James Corden and Mathew Horne, of Gavin & Stacey fame. So what's this show all about then? Well, it's Corden and Horne's latest BBC Three project, provisionally titled Horne and Corden Have Come. Speaking of which, Corden and Allen have been romantically linked.

Apparently, this all came about after Corden was impressed by Lily's sense of humour. A source said (oh! A source... right...) "James loves her ideas and shares her sense of humour. He reckons the humour from Lily's first album Alright, Still will come across on the small screen. If they can recreate the hilarity they have together at the pub it should be interesting to hear how their stuff turns out."

Horne and Corden Have Come is set to be a six-parter described as "a traditional comedy entertainment show in the style of Morecambe and Wise". The pair will perform sketches and stand-up in front of a studio audience. The BBC's controller of comedy commissioning, Lucy Lumsden, said: "We're so pleased that James and Mat discovered each other through Gavin & Stacey and are delighted to have their new comedy sketch show on BBC Three."

 ON the heels of a $102 million opening weekend for "Iron Man," Marvel Animation is powering up the "Marvel Super Hero Squad."

The Marvel Entertainment division said it is producing 26 half-hour episodes of a new "super stylized" animated series aimed at 6- to 8-year-olds. It will feature such well-known heroes as Iron Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Fantastic Four and Captain America; all occupy a caricatured Super Hero City and are thrust into humorous adventures as they thwart the villainous plans of Doctor Doom, Magneto, Loki, the Abomination and others.

Marvel is in discussions with networks for the distribution of "Squad," expected to be available for broadcast in 2009. The company already has two new series"Wolverine and the X-Men" and "Iron Man: Armored Adventures"set to debut early next year on Nicktoons.

"This initiative is part of an overall strategy to create new brands and maximize exposure for the characters in the Marvel universe by keeping them fresh and relevant for a new audience and to provide a consistent presence in the marketplace," Marvel Entertainment president of animation Eric Rollman said.

Marvel also is developing a multimedia and merchandising campaign for the show, with Hasbro handling the toy line. Marvel Comics is introducing a "Squad" book series in the fall, and a direct-to-video animated feature is in development for 2010.

They've been filming Gossip Girl across from the offices of The Independent's New York bureau, and we're excited. The Palace hotel on Manhattan's Madison Avenue is where Serena van der Woodsen, the show's Venus-in-skinny-jeans, is living with her mother while their uptown apartment is being given a high-class makeover. The hotel, of course, is owned by the Bass family, whose overprivileged teenage son Chuck has a whole suite to himself.

Now, I must confess that we've not caught a glimpse of either of them so far. But we're on the blogs waiting for the latest sightings, and might even be willing to travel all in the interests of journalistic research, of course to the Upper East Side, where most of the action is set. Alternatively, we'd pop into the Palace for a light lunch and slip upstairs for a bit of corridor stalking. Or at least, we might if Gossip Girl were real life, the Van der Woodsens and the Basses weren't made-up characters, and the Palace wasn't really owned by someone else entirely.

It's difficult to unpick reality from fiction when discussing Gossip Girl, a television show that has got New York's gossips in even more of a lather than Sex and the City did in its heyday.

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A very pregnant Gwen Stefani headed out for a bit of shopping at Bristol Farms Market in Los Angeles on Saturday (May 3).

Accompanied by her nearly 2-year-old son Kingston, the No Doubt frontwoman was makeup free and wearing a flowing black skirt, grey top, and a sweater while browsing the grocery spot.

After heading home, unloading her purchases and freshening up, Gwen and Kingston ventured on over to her parent's home in the Miracle Mile area of LA.

According to paparazzi on the scene, "Gwen was seen handing her dad several items to carry inside including what seemed to be freshly baked muffins. She then carried Kingston into the house."

The eyewitness continues, "Gwen's husband, Gavin Rossdale, arrived separately and took Kingston with him while Gwen emerged an hour later - wearing a green dress and leaving on her own."

If you were waiting to get a peek at Max, Emme, and the rest of the Lopez/Anthony clan, you'd better pick up a tabloid.

Jennifer Lopez has decided not to feature any of her personal life in her upcoming TLC reality show, says SFGate's Daily Dish. Apparently, J.Lo never gave permission for camera crews to follow her at home.

It seems that the show will be more of a vehicle to promote the actress/singer's new fragrance -- whose launch will be the focus of the program.

It's a show that will track the creation, production and eventual launch of a new fragrance,” Lopez’s manager Simon Fields tells People.com. “Jennifer will appear in a creative, entrepreneurial capacity and will absolutely not feature her children and family life." Boo!

You know your musical is going to be successful when stars like Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Amy Adams, Dennis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, and Steve Martin show up for the opening night.

And “The Country Girl” definitely made good on its expectations.  After all, it stars Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand, and Peter Gallagher, so what’s not to like?

Julia Roberts looked distinguished as she made her way to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City’s historic Broadway district.  She sported a fuzzy black topcoat over a grey dress with matching heels.

And Natalie Portman brought some of her signature girlie-girl charm in a flowery skirt and a pair of purple leather knee-high boots.

?Anyone walking past Longbranch Coffeehouse Thursday night may be startled to hear loud shouts, guffaws, giggles and peals of laughter emanating from the coffee shop.

Longbranch is hosting a free comedy show from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday featuring three different comedy groups: Skirts, a female comedy duo; a male comedy duo; and Community Floss, an eight-person troupe from SIUC that organized the event.

The comedy performed by Community Floss is similar to the setup of the show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" said Tamira Brennan, a doctoral student from Carbondale studying anthropology.

Brennan, a member of both Community Floss and Skirts, said Community Floss practices short-form comedy and takes suggestions from the audience.

"I like [improv] because it's totally different from everything else that I do," Brennan said. "It's really great to make people laugh - it's an awesome feeling."

Brennan's partner in the comedienne duo Skirts is Heather Hull, a first-year master's student from Tempe, Ariz. studying speech communication

Hull said she and Brennan began doing comedy together in March. Hull began doing improv in September and she said since then, her comedic experience has been an "uphill battle royal of greatness."

Hull said improv is challenging because there is no good way and no bad way to practice - there's just no way to practice. She said she and Brennan usually practice by doing warm-up activities and taking what they've done in previous performances and expanding upon it.

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