Uberazzi - Celebrity gossip, scandals, rumors

Sir Paul McCartney has defended former bandmate Ringo Starr's recent outburst against eager fans, insisting the Beatles drummer should be praised for his honesty.

Starr upset fans when he asked them to stop sending him requests for autographs, announcing he was too busy to sign his name.

Beyonce's younger sister Solange Knowles had to fight to get her songs heard by top music producers - because no one wanted to be known for helping out the sibling of a superstar.

Solange, 22, recently released her second album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St Dreams, but she admits having such a famous star in the family was more of a hinderance than a help as she struggled to win over big names like Q-Tip and Pharrell Williams with her own talents.

Mariah Carey's Tennessee co-star Lance Reddick is confident the superstar will prove her acting critics wrong with her role in the upcoming movie - because she "pulled off" the part really well.

Carey's acting debut in 2001's Glitter was a major box office flop and her performance was savaged by movie reviewers.

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons is relaunching his label Simmons Records.

The star has teamed up with Universal Music Canada for the venture, and aims to sign three new Canadian acts each year.

Former Culture Club singer Boy George handcuffed a male escort to his bedroom wall because the model refused to have sex with him, a London jury has heard.

The star, real name George O'Dowd, is facing a charge of false imprisonment after allegedly luring model Audun Carlsen to his East London home last year (07), where he reportedly handcuffed him to a hook on the wall and beat him with a metal chain.

Rapper and eco pioneer Ludacris has landed in the Guinness Book of Records - after stripping off to take part in the world's largest group shower.

The Area Codes star completed the challenge as part of his and pal Tommy Lee's TV show Battleground Earth, which explores ways to help the environment.

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall is desperate to start production on the upcoming sequel to this year's (08) hit movie - because she can't wait to meet the young hunks her character Samantha Jones will be bedding.

The sexy blonde let slip that a follow up to May's (08) big screen adaptation of the risque show was planned for 2009.

Australian actor Hugh Jackman is glad people assumed he was gay in his youth - because it gave him the chance to act like a "vulture" and pick up single girls.

The X-Men hunk was plagued by rumours he was a homosexual after starring as gay performer Peter Allen in a Broadway production of The Boy from Oz.