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10 hottest celeb ice challenges

Social media feeds are jammed with videos of people pouring buckets of ice cold water over their heads in the name of charity. Here are our top ten celebrity picks.

Emmys: 2014 award ceremony

Photos from the 66th Emmy Awards ceremony. Follow us<a href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11314310' target='_blank'> here</a> for all the Emmys action, including red carpet galleries and winners updates.

Emmys: 2014 red carpet

The stars walk the red carpet of the 66th Emmy Awards. Follow us<a href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11314310' target='_blank'> here</a> for all the Emmys action, including red carpet galleries and winners updates.

Lorde wins, says sorry for swearing

An overwhelmed Lorde apologised for swearing after picking up the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for her hit single <i>Royals</i> today.

Jessie J flees UK over gossip

Jessie J has revealed she is leaving Britain because of speculation about her love life.

Can film actors sweep Emmys?

Television is increasingly opening its doors to Hollywood stars, as the Emmy Awards will attest, but TV royalty still struggle to make the transition to the silver screen.

VMAs live: Lorde’s mixed night

A flustered Lorde apologised for swearing on stage after picking up the VMA for best rock video this afternoon.

Eminem, Rihanna take on ice bucket challenge

Eminem turned his homecoming show in Detroit, Michigan into a charity fundraiser by completing the ice bucket challenge onstage along with his tour companion Rihanna.

Was Chris Brown target of LA shooting?

Witnesses say singer Chris Brown was the target of a shooting at pre-VMA party he was hosting at a Hollywood nightclub.

Why this Robin Williams video tribute has gone viral

A one-minute video tribute to Robin Williams put together by Irish ad agency ModernGreen has generated more than five million YouTube views in a few days.

Polly Gillespie: Everybody loses when interviewers turn snarky

People who conduct interviews to embarrass the star believe they are more important than the subject and, more offensively, that they are more important than their audience.

Paul Little: Mourn our star obsession, too

It gets harder and harder to tell what's real and what isn't in our daily lives, writes Paul Little.

Paquin in capital for lead-up to election

Kiwi Oscar winner Anna Paquin and her husband, Stephen Moyer, have landed in Wellington - lending some heavyweight celebrity endorsement to the Greens.

'I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss'

After a turbulent few years — and a spat with Miley Cyrus — Sinead O’Connor is back on top. She talks to Neil McCormick about how music saved her, and why she prefers baldness

Warriors: Twenty years on

Twenty years ago a film mixing social realism, gangs and domestic violence became the most successful movie ever made here.

Shavaughn: Out of the blue

Good fortune, rather than good management, has seen Shavaughn Ruakere snare top TV roles. Now, on the eve of her theatre debut, she talks to Alan Perrott about image, her new health kick, and rubbing shoulderswith Dame Judi Dench.

Robin Williams had Parkinson's - wife

Robin Williams' wife has revealed the actor was suffering from depression and Parkinson's Disease, and had not fallen back into drink or drugs.

Movies get Kimbra dreaming

Kimbra says Disney films and animated children's movies inspired her upcoming album, The Golden Echo.