DJ Stern to star in own cartoon

Controversial US radio DJ Howard Stern is to feature in his own adult-orientated cartoon.

The 13-part animated series on Spike TV will be called Howard Stern: The High School Years.

Stern will serve as executive producer of the show, based on growing up on New York's Long Island.

It is not yet known whether he will provide the voice for his character in the show, which is due to start in the summer of 2005.

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Bullock begins home legal battle

Actress Sandra Bullock has begun a legal battle with a property developer she hired to build her luxury home.

She is accusing MB Daneshjou of building a house that needed extensive repairs after it was finished.

Mr Daneshjou has countersued saying the star owes him money, and that the building work was up to standard.

The judge in Travis County, Texas, has banned cameras from the proceedings so Bullock can be "a regular person" in the courtroom.

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Patty Duke honoured on fame walk

Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke has received her own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

The ceremony was attended by sons Sean and Mackenzie Austin. Sean is best known for playing Sam in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Duke won her Oscar for portraying Helen Keller in the film The Miracle Worker, and 18 years later played Keller's teacher in a TV movie.

She starred in the Patty Duke Show in 1963, playing identical cousins.

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Single error for Franz Ferdinand

Rock band Franz Ferdinand have had to re-release their new single because the original had too many tracks on it, making it ineligible for chart entry.

The inclusion of three tracks on two versions of the Michael single meant the Mercury-nominated band would not be allowed to chart this weekend.

The second CD single will now be re-packaged and released without third track, Tell Her Tonight (Paul Sings).

The song can be downloaded from the Franz Ferdinand website.

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Actress Diane Lane ties the knot

Diane Lane, Oscar-nominated star of the 2002 film Unfaithful, has married actor Josh Brolin.

A spokeswoman for the couple confirmed they had wed, but refused to reveal the date or location of the ceremony.

Lane, 39, who also starred in Under the Tuscan Sun, became engaged to Brolin, 36, when he proposed in July 2002.

Brolin, who starred in the short-lived US television series Mister Sterling, is the son of actor James Brolin and stepson of Barbra Streisand.