Keira Knightley has claimed corsets are the reason women were always considered "the weaker sex."

The 23-year-old actress - who has donned the restrictive undergarments in period dramas including "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Duchess" - says the waist cinchers stopped oxygen getting to the brain, making females seem less intelligent than they were.

Jon Voight is hoping to meet Angelina Jolie's four-month-old twins this Thanksgiving. The actor - who has a difficult relationship with his famous daughter, and has only recently started seeing her again after years of estrangement - would like to spend the holiday with his new grandchildren.

When asked what he was doing for Thanksgiving, Jon said: "The twins! Holy smokes... I'm hoping to meet them then, so we'll see!"

Jennifer Aniston says she still "laughs her rear end off" at episodes of "Friends." The actress says catching re-runs of the hit U.S. TV sitcom she starred in still keeps her entertained, even though she doesn't like to admit it.

She said: "There are times I don't even remember particular shows. This is horrible to say, but there are times when I laugh my rear end off."

Adrien Brody would be "disappointed" if gay men did not flirt with him.

The Oscar-winning actor - who plays a homosexual in 1997's "The Last Time I Committed Suicide" - insists he doesn't mind attracting attention from other men.

Russell Brand has been "dressing as a pirate every day" to get into character for the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film.

The British comic star - who has previously starred in movies including "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the upcoming "Bedtime Stories" - is doing everything he can to secure the part of Johnny Depp's on-screen brother in the fourth film in the franchise.

Winona Ryder was rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while on a flight to the U.K. Wednesday.

The British Airways jet was forced to make a priority landing - 22 minutes before the expected time of arrival - and the "Edward Scissorhands" star reportedly had her stomach pumped at Hillingdon Hospital, West London.

Kate Middleton is being "hounded" by paparazzi in the same way as Britain's late Princess Diana was, says the coroner who investigated the royal's death.

Lord Justice Scott Baker, claims Kate - the girlfriend of Diana's son, Prince William - receives much the same amount of media attention as Diana did, suggesting the issue of the paparazzi is still a serious one for the royals.

Dido wants to put her singing career on hold to become a drummer. The "White Flag" singer hopes to swap her microphone for drumsticks after playing the percussion instrument on her new album Safe Trip Home.

She said: "Drumming made me listen to music differently - especially when I started playing along with things. I would do this thing of playing along with my iPod."