Sasha Grey, the American former porn star who has since turned to mainstream acting and modelling, was photographed reading to a group of first and third grade students earlier this month.

In pictures obtained by Tmz.com, the X-rated star is seen entertaining students with a novel, although it is unclear whether parents of the students attending Emerson Elementary in California were aware Sasha was making an appearance as a guest speaker. The star confirmed the news by tweeting, "Spent the am with Read Across America Compton, reading to the sweetest 1st and 3rd grade students @ Emerson Elementary", however, a representative for the school's district has denied Grey ever made an appearance, saying, "We have several celebrities who read to our students each year.The actress you indicated was not present". According to its Facebook page, the organisation Read Across America is "designed to promote literacy and instil a lifelong love of reading" using "individuals from the fields of entertainment, athletics, business and politics". Despite becoming a huge adult film star , the actress soon turned to serious movies and starred in Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience'. She also played herself in a guest appearance on award winning television show 'Entourage'.

As well as acting, Sasha is also a member of the band aTelecine and featured in Eminem's music video for 'Space Bound'.

Lady Gaga Wows With Bizarre Gold Red Carpet Outfit


Lady Gaga 's back on fashion form, by which we mean she's back to wearing frankly sense defying outfits, the singer coming back from a couple of relatively low-key outfits to turn heads at the Bambi Awards in Germany. The 25 year-old has recently been in the headlines for more down-to-earth reasons, setting up the 'Born This Way Foundation' to help teens with issues including bullying, and also announcing that a Gaga workshop will open on November 21st 2011 at plush department store Barneys, with 25% of proceeds from the store going towards the charity.

It was back to what she's known best for - well, apart from her singing - that had the star in the headlines this time though. Taking to the red carpet in Germany, she was dressed in a floor length gold dress covered in intricate beads with a feathered cream skirt completing the torso. Sounds pretty odd in itself, but furthermore, Gaga was wearing a somewhat bizarre gold headpiece and intricate eyeliner, leading the UK's Metro newspaper - who reported the story - to liken her to a chocolate wrapper.

The singer performed at the media awards, wearing a rather more toned-down black dress as she showcased her latest single 'Marry The Night', playing a piano designed so as to look like a vintage car. Of course.

Robert Pattinson has given up his dreams of becoming a pop star because he fears he won't be able to deal with the criticism from music experts.

Two of the British star's songs appeared on the first Twilight album and he also contributed three tunes to the soundtrack for the film How to Be, prompting many fans to believe and album would be next - but he insists there are no plans to head into the recording studio anytime soon.

He explains, "Doing movies, I can handle the criticism because you can always blame somebody else. There are hundreds of people to blame. But, with music, as soon as you're putting something out there you're basically only putting an album out there for people to judge it.

"I don't necessarily want people to judge it. Also I know if I had an album out, the day it comes out I'm gonna be on the internet looking at stuff (comments) and I'll probably shoot myself. So I don't know if it's worth shooting myself over."

Actress Holly Marie Combs has filed for divorce from her husband of seven years.

The Charmed star, who wed David Donoho in 2004, is citing irreconcilable differences, according to Tmz.com.

The couple has three children together - Finley, seven, Riley, five, and two-year-old Kelley. Combs is expected to seek joint custody of the kids.

She was previously married to actor Bryan Travis Smith. That union ended in 2007 after four years.

U.S. reality TV star Kim Zolciak has wed on 11-11-11.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann exchanged vows in Georgia on Friday (11Nov11).

The TV favourite tells Life & Style magazine, "This has been the happiest day of my life. It's been perfect. It's been a dream come true."

At 34, Zolciak is eight years older than her new husband.

The couple, who became engaged last month (Oct11), has a six-month-old baby.

Zolciak has two daughters from a previous marriage.

Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn have marked the special date of 11-11-11 by renewing their marriage vows in New York.

The couple staged a very private ceremony on the banks of the Hudson River on Friday morning.

Actor O'Connell, who is currently appearing in new play Seminar on Broadway, tells People.com, "A couple of nights ago, I said to Rebecca, 'We should renew our vows at 11:11 and 11 seconds on 11/11.' And she said, 'We should do it at 11th Street and 11th Ave.'"

"I didn't think it was gonna be so emotional, but it kind of was... I think I was more emotional than my wife."

Motorhead have scrapped a second show as frontman Lemmy battles to overcome a mystery hand injury.

The heavy rockers pulled the plug on a show in Bristol, England earlier this week (08Nov11) when Lemmy announced he was unable to play and a second show in Norwich, scheduled for Friday night (11Nov11) has also been axed.

A statement from the band reads, "With regret Motorhead has to cancel the Norwich show tonight due to an injury on Lemmy's left hand. Unfortunately, Lemmy is still not able to play."

At press time a concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo, scheduled for Saturday night (12Nov11), was still on.

Rihanna has won her battle with exhaustion after completing work on a new album as she tours.

The R&B star was forced to cancel shows in Sweden at the end of last month (Oct11) after falling ill when the pressures of late-night studio sessions and concerts took their toll on her health.

She says, "I'm just doing a lot, touring and trying to finish a record all at the same time. (There were) all these deadlines... and my immune system kinda got a little weak and I got sick.

"I'm a lot better now. The album's done, so I get to sleep at night instead of (going to the) studio. That helps a lot."

But the Umbrella singer won't conclude her current Loud tour until 23 December (11).

She says, "I don't see America officially until next year (12)... I will be on tour until the day before Christmas Eve."

And she already knows what she wants for Christmas: "I'm thinking about sleep with a big bow on it."

Folk icon James Taylor is to make his theatre debut next month (Dec11) as Bob Cratchit in a Massachusetts production of CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

Taylor's wife Kim will play Mrs. Cratchit in the Berkshire Theatre Company play and the couple's twins will also be a part of the show, which begins at the Colonial Theatre in Pittfield, Massachusetts on 17 December (11).

Director Eric Hill, who will play Scrooge in the play, tells the Berskhire Eagle that You've Got a Friend singer Taylor makes the perfect Cratchit: "There are a lot of direct parallels between James and Bob Cratchit... Cratchit is a natural, self-effacing character, humble, very unassuming and gentle, trying to find the right path through difficult challenges. James seems to have a natural instinct for such situations."

It won't be Taylor's first acting role - he played The Driver in cult 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop.

The original members of Black Sabbath have confirmed they're heading back into the studio to record an album of new material with top producer Rick Rubin.

Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reunited for a press conference at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles on Friday morning (11Nov11) - the 41st anniversary of their first concert at the fabled venue - to announce big plans for 2012.

As well as recording their first studio album together since 1978, the group will tour the world and headline Britain's Download Festival in June (12).

Earlier this month (Nov11), guitarist Iommi revealed the band had secretly regrouped and rehearsed at Osbourne's home in California.

He told Billboard.com, "It was for a bit of fun, and to see if we could all play. It was good, but it was just purely, 'Let's have a go and see what happens.'"

The four original members of the group reunited on and off between 1997 and 2006 for live events, but a feud over the band's name drove a wedge between Iommi and Osbourne and led to a brief legal battle which has since been dropped.

James Franco is planning to contact dead playwright Tennessee Williams through an Ouija board in New York on Sunday (13.11.11).

James Franco is planning to contact dead playwright Tennessee Williams through an Ouija board.

The '127 Hours' actor will try and connect with the spirit of the 'A Streetcar Named Desire' writer, who died in 1983, as part of a piece of performance art in New York on Sunday (13.11.11).

James will use the Ouija board – decorated with numbers and letters and traditionally used to contact the dead - alongside artist Laurel Nakadate in the city's Elysee Hotel, in the room in which Tennessee died.

When asked why he chose the playwright as the subject of the piece – entitled 'Three Performances in Search of Tennessee' - James told New York magazine: "Tennessee is a wonderful example of someone who's taken their own experiences and transformed them into art

"When I create work solely from myself I get bored with it, I don't work as hard, I don't give my ideas as much patience or respect.

"Using other people's work as a source pulls me out of myself."

For the second and third parts of the work, James and Laurel will hold open auditions for Williams' play 'The Glass Menagerie', one to find the female part of Laura, and one to find the male part of Tom.

Any passing member of the public will be able to step up to the microphone and audition, but James and Laurel will intervene as 'Directors'.

The Saturdays singer Una Healy has revealed her friend Zara Phillips - the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth - is ''brilliant fun'' to hang out with.

Una Healy has "so much fun" with Zara Phillips.

The Saturdays singer has become friends with the British royal through their England rugby player partners, Ben Foden and Mike Tindall, and she has revealed Zara - who is Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter - is great to hang out with.

However, pregnant Una admits she was disappointed not to be able to have any alcohol at Zara and Mike's wedding in July.

Una - who is expecting her first child with Ben - said: "Zara is brilliant, so much fun. I was disappointed I couldn't have a few drinks and have fun with her, because she knows that's what I'd normally be like.

"It was such a beautiful wedding - the setting, ceremony and weather - everything was perfect."

At the time of Zara and Mike's wedding, Una had not announced her pregnancy so claimed she had been stricken with tonsillitis in order to avoid questions about why she wasn't drinking alcohol.

She said: "I was quite nervous because I knew there'd be a few drinks going down and it would be noticed I wasn't touching alcohol. I had to lie and say I had tonsillitis, which was clearly untrue as I was chatting away. I felt awful about that."

Ricky Gervais doesn't think he will ever retire from showbusiness because he's always got so many ideas for TV shows and other projects.

Ricky Gervais could never retire.

The 50-year-old star - who has written and appeared in sitcoms such as 'The Office' and 'Extras' - says it would be hard for him not to work as he's always coming up with new ideas.

Ricky - who is about to launch his latest comedy TV series 'Life's Too Short' - said: "I couldn't retire. When I have a day off I think of three new ideas that I want to do."

The actor also says he is now dealing with fame a lot better than he did when he first found major success.

He said: "I'm coping with it better now. At first I dreaded it - I didn't want to be lumped into the same category as those people who just want fame.

"You can't sell every salacious detail of your life and then complain about things - particularly the people who do it with their kids. They'll do anything for a column inch."

Ricky turned 50 earlier this year but insists reaching the landmark date didn't bother him, because he is really enjoying life at the moment.

He said: "People talk about it because it's got a zero on the end but the past 10 years have been the best."

Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has hinted the band is set to headline the Hard Rock Calling festival at London's Hyde Park next year.

Kasabian have hinted they are headlining next year's Hard Rock Calling festival.

The group plan to do some massive open-air concerts in the UK next year, including one in their hometown of Leicester, and frontman Tom Meighan has suggested they will perform at the annual event in London's Hyde Park.

He said: "We still really want to do a big show in Leicester some time.

"We want to do four big gigs next summer - one in the Midlands, one in Scotland, one in the north of England and one in London. Hyde Park's calling."

Asked if he was suggesting Kasabian would be playing the festival, he added: "It's calling us. I think it needs to be done."

The 'Days Are Forgotten' hitmakers are set to headline The O2 arena in London on New Year's Eve (31.12.11) and Tom can't wait to play their new album 'Velociraptor!' at the incredible venue.

He said: "It's gonna be mega, empire. It's going to be a big party, a big great music event.

"To play 'Velociraptor!' live in an arena will be pounding, it'll be f***ing pounding."

Milla Jovovich insisted her husband Paul W.S. Anderson make her character in 'Three Musketeers' wear period outfits for her action scenes.

Milla Jovovich insisted her 'Three Musketeers' character wore period dresses.

The 35-year-old beauty plays swashbuckling spy Milady de Winter in the new movie - which is directed by her husband Paul W.S. Anderson - and insisted on a change from the original costumes to make her character more believable.

She said: "With Milady de Winter, when the first costume drawings came in, they had pants for all her action sequences.

"I said, 'No, the point is you want to see the woman who looks like she stepped out of a Rembrandt portrait take out a sword and start fighting. Not some science fiction weird woman in pants.' "

Milla admits the costumes were uncomfortable, but thinks the restrictive outfits further showed how tough her character was.

She explained: "Of course it was hard. Corsets were created to keep women docile.

"Dresses then were for women who sat and drank tea. So, to me, just the fact that Milady de Winter can do the things she does dressed in the way she is shows that she could kick every musketeer's butt."