The attempts to rank Hollywood’s smartest and dumbest celebrities have been few and far between.
The Sydney Morning Herald listed some of the smart and not-so-smart attributes of the stars. Their involvement in causes appears to be taken as evidence of brains in a sign of what Australians rate highly. Their own Nicole Kidman is by [...]

After a spell in hospital, Sir Elton John has returned to good health.
He attended the Elton John AIDS Foundation gala in New York this week. Concerns were recently raised for Sir Elton when he was admitted to a private London hospital with influenza and e.coli.
He cancelled a string of UK shows ahead of a [...]

Sharon Stone says she has not given up on finding true love.
The Basic Instinct star, 51, has three marriages behind her but says she still wants to emulate her parents’ relationship.
“They want to know if anyone here wants to marry me,” Stone said at the Hamptons Film Festival.
“And I wouldn’t say no to a partner.
“But [...]

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, 77, made a rare public appearance on stage at a gala Aids benefit, using the event to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.
“I just want to say one thing,” Taylor told the crowd at the annual Macy’s Passport Fashion Show in Santa Monica. “As my beloved friend Michael said, ‘We are the world.’”
Dame [...]

Sharon Stone has donned leather for a sexy magazine shoot.
The US actress, who features in Paris Match magazine, said: “I’m 50 years old, so what? If someone is shocked by these photos, it’s a reflection of their own view of life, and they should ask themselves why they have that attitude.”
Stone is a single [...]

Movie actress Sharon Stone has shot down reports she exploded into a rage at an airport.
A representative for Stone, PR Paul Bloch, denied police had been called or that the star had gotten into an argument on a flight over her hand luggage allowance.
Bloch explained: “”The people waiting were private security hired by Sharon. She [...]