Lily Allen has revealed her friend was kidnapped and kept in a car boot for six days. The singer was left "terrified" by the ordeal and thanked London's Metropolitan Police for foiling the plot as she co-hosted the GQ Men of the Year awards Tuesday night.

Lily, who shared presenting duties with Sir Elton John, said: "My friend Charlie was kidnapped a few weeks ago and was kept in a car boot for six days without any food or anything. It was really scary. Thank you to the Met for getting my friend back, we were all terrified. From what I hear, the police did a fantastic job."

Madonna's "Sticky and Sweet" touring crew are threatening to quit. Some of the 250 staff on the tour claim they are being treated like "second class citizens" after being given cheap hotel accommodation - while Madonna stayed in an $22,000-a-night castle after her recent show in Nice, France.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Everyone is absolutely furious with her and some of them want to walk out of the tour. They feel they are being treated like second-class citizens, despite all their hard work over the last few months."

Mariah Carey claims she can't help running late.

The 'Touch My Body' singer - who has previously kept fans waiting at concerts and record signings - tries to be punctual but can never quite manage it.

Mariah Carey is set to have her own Las Vegas residency.

The 38-year-old singer - who released her 11th studio album 'E=MC2' earlier this year - has been offered a $100 million deal to perform every night for three years at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

Elton John has been (ice) creamed. The music legend has been honored with a limited-edition ice cream flavor by Ben & Jerry's called "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road."

The cold treat, a spin on his hit song "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," consists of an "outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks."

Uma Thurman is reportedly engaged to Arpad Busson. The 'Kill Bill' actress - who has been dating Swiss financier Arpad, who is nicknamed Arki, since last year - showed off a diamond ring so big "so can't fit it through the sleeve of her coat" at Elton John's 10th White Tie and Tiara benefit in Windsor, England, last night.

An onlooker told the New York Daily News newspaper: "All the ladies were wide-eyed because the ring was so massive! It was so huge that she can't fit it through the sleeve of her coat."