Robert Rodriguez would have cast Brittany Murphy in 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' if she were still alive.

The actress played Shellie in the first film based on Frank Miller's graphic novels, released in 2005, but tragically died in 2009 from pneumonia, anaemia and excessive use of prescription medications at the age of just 32.

Paula Abdul has agreed to pay $900,000 damages to a woman who was injured on her driveway.

The former 'X Factor' judge was sued in 2009 by Jill Kohl, who alleged she fell over in the grounds of her Los Angeles home during taping of the former pop singer's reality TV show 'Hey Paula', and they have now reached a settlement.

Ricky Gervais has revealed the dog in his new movie 'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World' was going to be put down before he landed the role.

The comic actor voices the cunning canine character Argonaut in the new children's movie and Ricky admits the pooch was a rescue dog who was facing death before he was turned into a Hollywood star.

Rose McGowan was raised by drag queens.

The 'Charmed' actress claims she ran away from home when she was 13 and soon found herself being taken in by a group of men who liked to dress up as women.

Jessica Alba doesn't think she'll have any more children.

The 30-year-old actress - who has a three-year-old daughter Honor with husband Cash Warren - is due to give birth to her second child in the coming weeks but "can't imagine" adding to her brood further in the future - though she admits she may change her mind eventually.