UPDATE: Quentin Tarantino Talking To Brad Pitt To Star In 'Inglorious Bastards'
EXCLUSIVE: I've confirmed Quentin Tarantino is talking to Brad Pitt to star in Inglorious Bastards, the writer/director's newly unveiled script being shopped right now to 4 Hollywood studios: Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount and Sony. And Harvey Weinstein will produce it with Lawrence Bender... See my previous today, Tarantino Unveils 'Inglorious Bastards' To 4 Major Hollywood Studios.

Quentin Tarantino seeks 'Bastards'
Quentin Tarantino's Weinstein Co. film "Inglorious Bastards," which has already garnered plenty of media coverage, is about to get more interesting. The producers are searching for a co-financing partner to handle offshore territories for the WWII drama with intersecting storylines. Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein will meet with five studios from Friday through Tuesday. After the director met Brad Pitt in France on Tuesday, those studios are already salivating over the expectation that Tarantino will l

Fergie and Quentin Tarantino Throw Joint Vegas Birthday Party
Fergie and Quentin Tarantino celebrated their birthdays with a joint bash last night in Las Vegas. “We wanted to do something that was crazy and a lot of fun,” she told Usmagazine.com. The pair — who filmed a hot and heavy love scene in Tarantino's 2007 flick Grindhouse — spent the afternoon with friends at the Mirage Hotel’s Bare Pool Lounge. Fergie (who turned 33) and Tarantino (who turned 45) caught the 7 p.m. performance of Cirque du Soleil's Beatle-themed show "LOVE." (They devoured

Brad Pitt Confirmed for Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards"
Entertainment Weekly has received confirmation from Brad Pitt's representatives that Pitt will star in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino-directed WWII project, entitled "Inglorious Bastards." Pitt will play Lieutenant Aldo Raine. After three weeks of very public negotiations, sources say the movie will land at Universal Pictures. Dealmaking has been handed off to the studio's lawyers, and while nothing is set in stone, it appears that the studio will partner with Tarantino and producer/domestic distributor

Tarantino relief at finishing project
Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino speaks of his relief at finishing the screenplay for his latest film project, a "modern, in-your-face" World War II epic. Tarantino, who was at an independent film festival in the US, confirmed he has now finished the screenplay for Inglorious Bastards - his long-awaited new film - and he maintains he is moving into pre-production right away. He was speaking at the Provincetown Film Festival - where he received a special Filmmaker on the Edge awa

Universal eyes Tarantino's 'Bastards'
Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" may soon find a home at Universal. Studio is in negotiations to partner with the Weinstein Co. to bring the World War II drama to the bigscreen. Although deal points are still being ironed out, insiders say a pact is imminent. The "Pulp Fiction" helmer and Harvey Weinstein met with five studios last week about co-financing the film, and it came down to Paramount and Universal. Par, which wanted to distribute the film in foreign territories, balked at a compone

Britney Spears 'Spending $22,000-a-Month' to Get Back in Shape
Britney Spears is spending $22,000-a-month in a bid to lose weight, it has been claimed. The Toxic singer has already lost a stone on her diet and exercise regime, which sees Britney spend $10,000-a-month on a nutritionist and diet supplements; $8,000 on a personal trainer; and $4,000 on a private dance choreographer. A source reveals, "She limits herself to 1400 calories a day with one 'cheat day' where she'll treat herself. "She also changed the way she eats, trying to have only two thirds of wha

Britney Spears's Father Likely to Remain in Control
Britney Spears's father will likely remain in control of the singer's affairs following a court review Thursday, an expert says. "I would be very surprised if the court ends her father's control so soon," says Terry K. Wasserman, a mental health attorney not involved in her case. "It's rare for someone to regain their capacity in just 60 days." Two months ago, Spears's attorney Samuel Ingham testified that the pop star was unfit to take part in legal proceedings. "In fact, they could be harmful to h

Ruling keeps Britney Spears' assets in conservatorship through end of year
The court-appointed conservatorship that controls the assets of pop star Britney Spears will continue through at least the end of the year, a Los Angeles Court Commissioner ruled today. Commissioner Riva Goetz noted Spears was "reluctantly agreeing" to the arrangement allowing her father, James Spears, to continue making financial decisions involving his 26-year-old daughter. She also ruled that Spears will continue pay Samuel Ingham, one of the attorneys for the conservatorship, $10,000 a week for hi

Britney Spears to pay $20,000 a month child support
Singer Britney Spears will pay child support of $20,000 (10,000 pounds) a month to ex-husband Kevin Federline for the care of their two children and will make a final payment of $250,000 to his lawyers, according to an agreement between the couple filed in court on Friday. The monthly child support payment is a $5,000 increase over what Spears and Federline, a dancer and rap singer, agreed to last year, the court papers showed. The agreement comes a week after lawyers said they had agreed to a final s

Britney Spears Bikini Candids in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
The pop star was spotted in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a sunshine holiday with a group of friends.Showing her body in two pieces of white bikini,the singer flirted up a storm with another male companion, and danced around the pool arm-in-arm. Enjoy bikini pictures after the jump.

Britney Spears beds the bodyguard
No wonder Britney Spears has got a smile on her face again, not only has she just settled the custody battle with K-Fed, but she is also frolicking between the sheets with her latest beau, her bodyguard Lee, a former Israeli Solider, so he should be able to keep her safe! They are currently lapping it up in Mexico, and by all accounts he sounds like he could be a good influence on her (fingers crossed).... This is not the first time she has dated someone on her payroll, she dated her ex-manager Sam Lufti

Britney Spears beds her minder
Britney Spears has fallen for one of her bodyguards - a former Israeli soldier. The 26-year-old singer, battling to get her volatile private life back on track, is dating the tough guy named Lee. He is the FOURTH member of staff dated by mum-of-two Britney, for whom he has worked full-time for the past six months. Lee has been spending his days off by her side and has even started sleeping under the same roof at her Los Angeles home. A source said: "Britney and Lee hit it off immediately. He

Britney Spears Shopping at Intermix
Britney Spears and a sexy gal pal shopping at Intermix boutique in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Bikini Britney tangos poolside with a mystery man in Mexico
With her custody drama with Kevin Federline finally over, Britney Spears is back in shape and ready for fun. The pop star escaped to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico for a sunshine holiday with a group of friends, including longtime pal George Maloof, who owns the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. After slipping into a skimpy white bikini, the singer flirted up a storm with another male companion, giggling as the pair danced around the pool arm-in-arm.

Britney wants no contact with Sam Lutfi
An attorney for Britney Spears said Wednesday that he will not seek an extension for a restraining order against Osama "Sam" Lutfi, but that doesn't mean the pop star wants her former sidekick back in her life. "Britney has made clear to everyone that she does not want to be further harassed or contacted in any way by Osama 'Sam' Lutfi, now or at anytime in the future," Spears' attorney Samuel D. Ingham III said in a statement to The Associated Press. Attorneys for Spears and her father James are ex

Britney does OK! Magazine Australia
Brit looking pretty good on the cover of the Australian edition of OK! Magazine.

Britney Is Not Dating Bodyguard
Almost a year to the date that news broke suggesting Britney Spears was dating a member of her security team, the same rumor cropped up again pitting the pop star in a romantic relationship with an employee. Several gossip sites suggested Spears has been dating a member of her latest security force, but the rumors are absolutely not correct, her manager, Larry Rudolph, told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush. “There is no truth to this at all,” Rudolph said. The man Spears has been spotted with i

Is Corey Feldman One of the Inglorious Bastards?
Quentin has made no qualms about being a longtime fan of The Two Coreys (even naming the Gecko Brothers in From Dusk Till Dawn as an homage to the Frog Brothers). Well, we recently learned from a source close to his latest upcoming project that Quentin Tarantino is, in fact, looking to cast Corey Feldman as one of the Jewish soldiers in his upcoming Word War II epic Inglorious Bastards. While this is of course still in the rumor stages, it makes perfect sense. Tarantino has in the past alluded to wantin

Battle of The Bulge: Celebrities With Beer Guts
Check out some of our favorite celebrity beer bellies!

Uma Thurman Reveals The Animated Future of ‘Kill Bill’
Two years ago Quentin Tarantino piqued the interest of film fans everywhere when he promised two new anime companion films to “Kill Bill,” one supposedly about the origin of The Bride and the other about Bill himself. We don’t know what’s happened to the story of The Bride, but the other animated film is going to blow you away, insisted star Uma Thurman. “His anime stuff is strong,” she smiled. We say we don’t know what happened to the story of the Bride, by the way, because Thurman c

Eli Roth is a bastard, Leo DiCaprio isn't
Variety reports that Hostel director Eli Roth has signed on to act in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming WWII era flick "inglorious bastards", and the actor/director confirmed it this morning in his official blog in a, well inglorious fashion (follow the link to see what we mean.) The highly anticipated film is reportedly looking to feature an all star cast, with Quentin reaching out to Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt for other rolls. Word is, however, that Mr. Roth might be taking Leo's spot in the film, le

John McCain Compares Barack Obama to Britney and Paris in New Ad
In a new ad out by John McCain's campaign, he is comparing the stardom and the way paparazzi flock to Barack Obama, with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. McCain campaign manager Rick Davis explained in a conference call with reporters: "What we decided to do is find the top three international celebrities in the world, and I would say from our indications, Britney and Paris came in second and third. "It is not our campaign that is trying to make him into an international celebrity," Davis added.

No Kanye West in Britney Spears' LP
Rapper Kanye West won't be the producer of Britney Spears' new album. He recently said on his official blog, "I have not signed up 2 do Britney Spears music. Clarity post will be my new thing 2 de-spell all false rumors... short and sweet!" There were rumors circulating that one of the musicians tapped to help Britney in her comeback album would be Kanye. Producer Taio Cruz spilled to the media, "The songs will be good - she has Kanye, Pharrell (Williams), Timbaland and me doing tracks for her." He also

Britney Spears denies fishy deal with paparazzi
You can’t really blame people for speculating that Britney Spears might have some kind of deal going on with the paps. For one, we know she’s open to befriending select members of the camera army that escorts her on even the most mundane of journeys. And we all know that one such lens jockey, Adnan Ghalib got invited into the Spears fold for a while. (He’s rumored to have an extra special exclusive video from his time at her side, btw). So let’s just accept that Britney is open to speaking with th