How fickle is pop. Irish boy band Westlife triumphed yesterday at one of Britain's major music awards ceremonies, the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in London, winning best band and best single (My Love). For the Spice Girls there was only derision - awards for worst group, worst single (Holler)and worst album (Forever). Mel C was given a special award for most tragic haircut.
Starstruck Sting
Sting really is a tree hugger. As the musician and environmental activist unveiled his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - the 2168th - he recalled his first visit to Los Angeles, in 1978.
"We pulled in late in a bus and got on to Sunset Boulevard and I said, 'Stop the bus right now.' So they stopped the bus and I got out and ran and hugged a palm tree. I'd never seen one."
His Hollywood Boulevard star was timed to coincide with the release of the animated Disney comedy The Emperor's New Groove, which features new Sting songs.
Jagger on catwalk
Elizabeth Jagger, teenage daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, has made her debut as a model, showcasing River Island's winter collection in London.
Lawsuit for Leo
A Manhattan appeals court has given the go-ahead for a $US45 million ($106.83 million) lawsuit against Leonardo DiCaprio for his alleged role in a street fight over actress Elizabeth Berkley.
Screenwriter and actor Roger Wilson says DiCaprio incited a group of friends to attack him outside a restaurant in March, 1998, after he confronted them about advances made towards Berkley, his girlfriend.
