Star Trek star loses lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by Star Trek actress Chase Masterton against dating website Matchmaker.com has been rejected by a San Francisco court.

A fake personal profile of Masterton, who plays alien Leeta in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was published on the Matchmaker website, including her real home address and phone number.

The federal appeals court said that personal profile information published on the dating service was solely up to the user's discretion and the company is immune from the lawsuit.

"I am shocked, and I'm devastated," said Masterson after the ruling.

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Bobby Brown wanted by police

Police have been unable to find singer Bobby Brown since they issued an arrest warrant for the R&B artist nearly a month ago in Georgia, USA.

The warrant was issued after Brown failed to keep to the probation conditions of his 1996 drink-driving conviction.

The conditions included 240 hours of community service, six months of twice-weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and an order to submit to random alcohol and drug screenings, said a spokesperson for the DeKalb County sheriff's office.

The violation could result in a jail sentence for Brown when he is found.

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Roseanne show delayed

Sitcom star Roseanne Barr's return to TV has been put on hold as the actress prepares to undergo surgery.

Production on the series Domestic Goddess was put on hold until further notice after Barr discovered she needed a hysterectomy operation.

The show was due to debut in September but it is not known if the series will now be completed in time.

The development of Domestic Goddess has also been the subject of a documentary-style series now running on ABC, The Real Roseanne Show, which has already completed production.

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Blige and Duran Duran added to MTV bill

R&B star Mary J Blige is the latest star added to the line-up of performers at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.

Coldplay and Christina Aguilera have already been confirmed for the show on 28 August.

It has also been announced that the original line-up of 1980s band Duran Duran are to present one of the awards.

The fivesome, headed by Simon Le Bon, are set to return with a new album this year, following a successful return to the charts during the 1990s.

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Actor Conrad pleads innocent to drink driving

US actor Robert Conrad has pleaded innocent to two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The star of the TV series Wild Wild West was arrested following a car crash near his home in Calaveras County, California, in March, which allegedly left another driver injured.

A judge has ordered Mr Conrad, who was also injured in the crash, not to drink alcohol and not drive further than six miles from his home until a preliminary hearing on 18 November.

The driver of the other car, Kevin Burnett has already filed a lawsuit against Mr Conrad, seeking damages and compensation.

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Brother's Jon gets TV slot

Big Brother 4 contestant Jon Tickle has taken a role as a guest TV presenter on Sky One.

A physics graduate, he will conduct experiments on Brainiac, an anarchic new show for Sky One which launches in the autumn.

The show is aimed at making science more fun, with stunts that viewers can pull off at home.

Station controller Sara Ramsden said: "He took a while deciding whether he wanted to get into telly or not and he has decided this feeds his interests."

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Goodman back in US sitcom

Actor John Goodman is set to star in a new sitcom on US television.

The star, who rocketed to fame as Roseanne's outspoken husband on the long-running comedy series, has been signed to play a new lead role.

But the premise for the new pilot is still being worked on.

If it takes off as a serial, the show will be the 51-year-old's first small screen bow since 2001. "Roseanne" earned the actor seven Emmy nods.

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Martin dismisses Paltrow wedding

Coldplay's Chris Martin has dismissed constant rumours he is to wed Hollywood girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow, saying "we are not getting married in the near future".

Martin told Virgin Radio's breakfast show that he did not rule out marriage but rumours about possible guests and venues were untrue.

"Everything that is written about Steven Spielberg and Chewbacca is a load of rubbish. Darth Vader is supposed to be giving her away. It is sad because it proves you can't believe anything you read."

But Martin did say he felt Coldplay needed time out of the spotlight to reinvent themselves after the success of Parachutes because he got the feeling that in the UK "everyone hates us at the moment".