As Janet Jackson herself predicted in 2001: Maybe we'll meet at a bar / He'll drive a funky car / Maybe he'll be a Qatari-born retail billionaire / And I'll convert to Islam. Sure enough, rumor has it that Jackson has retired from show business for good and adopted the religion of her husband Wissam al-Mana, who she…

After apparently being victimized in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, rom-com thespian Hugh Grant has, according to the Associated Press, received a "substantial" settlement from the now-defunct muckraking organization. Grant's lawyer Mark Thompson briefly told the media that the actor's claim arose from "the…

There were respectful, emotional responses from myriad celebrities about the events at Sandy Hook Elementary yesterday, and there was the one on country singer and singing competition judge Blake Shelton's Twitter.

America's golden daughter Taylor Swift, who turned 23 yesterday, is growing up and wants to prove it. Subsequently, she copped some rocker shit (stringy pink-tipped wig! Taylor Momsen eye makeup!) for the brand-new "I Knew You Were Trouble" video, which features some bubblegum Sid and Nancyish antics opposite the guy …

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Actor Hugh Grant attends 'The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists' UK premiere at The Mayfair Hotel on March 21, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

• Claire Danes is the celebrity spokesperson for Latisse, the eyelash growth serum. What you don't see in the commercials? She experienced side effects.

"I'm happy and peaceful in my life, finally. We're not perfect. We make mistakes. I was young - so was Hugh - but we all can be forgiven our sins and we can move on." [DailyMail]

• Sunday, Mary-Kate Olsen was on a flight from New York to Los Angeles when an electrical fire sparked in the cockpit, causing the windshield to crack.

• Sandra Bullock has allegedly decided to divorce Jesse James.

We're ambivalent about the reported remake of My Fair Lady. On the one hand, Emma Thompson's writing it. On the other, what's wrong with the original? And we're sold on Carey Mulligan. But Hugh Grant as Henry Higgins? Discuss. [BBC]