Noel Gallagher wants to launch a range of swine flu protective face masks. The Oasis guitarist and his bandmates are currently touring South America - where the deadly disease originated - and Noel is so taken with the germ-shielding facewear people are wearing he wants to have some made emblazoned with the group's logo.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Noel thinks the face masks look amazing. He has been joking that he feels like a 'James Bond' baddie. He's keeping his for the summer shows back in the U.K."

Madonna has received 100 copies of the horror movie "It."

The "4 Minutes" singer has been inundated with DVDs of the famous film since it was reported last week her ex-husband Guy Ritchie refers to her by the insulting term.

JK Rowling earns $5 million a week. The "Harry Potter" author's incredible earnings - equivalent to $8 a second - are from the 375 million sales of the seven books in the popular children's series, a percentage of revenue from the movie adaptations and spin-off merchandise, including toys and video games, according to financial bible Forbes.

JK - real first name Joanne - is believed to be worth around $1 billion and is expected to see her earnings soar even further, with three more "Harry Potter" movies scheduled for release.

Horror writer Stephen King has begged J.K. Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter.

The 'Salem's Lot' author beseeched the British author to think again about wiping out the boy wizard in her final book.