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Holy handcuffs, Batman's on bail

Bad news continued to feed the publicity beast of The Dark Knight yesterday as word spread that London police had arrested Christian Bale.

I wanted to kill myself or Bob: Blanche d'Alpuget

Blanche d'Alpuget says she considered ending her own life, or killing former prime minister Bob Hawke, when he called off their affair in 1979.

I'm a miracle dude, says Swayze

Patrick Swayze says he is a "miracle".

Heath was probably an addict, expert says

Heath Ledger Heath Ledger's drug intake before his death indicated it was likely he was an addict, America's best known addiction expert says.

Miley may go nude for film

Miley Cyrus Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus is reportedly set to bare all in a new movie.

Batman star denies assaulting mother, sister

Christian Bale Batman star Christian Bale was arrested today over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said.

Estelle Getty, peppery oldster in TV's Golden Girls, dies

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.

Peaches overdose

Bob Geldof's TV presenter daughter Peaches stopped breathing and was given mouth-to-mouth by a friend after a suspected drug overdose in her London flat, media reports say.

Batman star Christian Bale in family fallout

Christian Bale The Dark Knight star Christian Bale's mother and sister reportedly accuse him of assault.

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