Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz loves to be told how she gorgeous she is - because she sees so many ugly pictures of herself in the press.

The former model, whose past lovers include actor Matt Dillon and pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake, likes nothing more than to be complemented on her appearance - because she believes their is too much negativity about her looks in the press.

She says, "Does a girl ever get tired of being told she's pretty? It's when you're told 'You're much prettier than you look in photos.' How are you expected to respond? 'That's because you saw some sleaze...

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) is one of the Air signs, along with Libra and Gemini. People born under this sign are often very honest and open. They are never unkind and are always considerate of others. They are considered dreamers and can be somewhat unrealistic at times. They love everyone, sometimes even their worst enemies.

Aquarius women tend to be very elusive and mysterious. They are often open-minded and extremely tolerant of others. They consider marriage a very big step since they are independent by nature. They're not jealous people and are free-spirited and forgiving. Aqua...

Hollywood actor Don Cheadle is to turn Oscar-winning movie Crash into a TV

series. The 2004 film picked up three Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay and now Cheadle, who starred in the original film, is hoping to replicate its success on the small screen.

Cheadle has been named as a producer, along with original writer and director Paul Haggis, on the series which will be split into 13 one-hour episodes for broadcast on Starz.

The original all-star cast included Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Brendan Fraser and Thandie ...

R&B star Beyonce Knowles is set to play famed blues singer Etta James in new movie Cadillac Records. The Dreamgirls actress will join Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and Cedric the Entertainer in the 1950s-set film, reports AOL.com.

Actor Matt Dillon has been replaced by Oscar-winning Brody in the role of Leonard Chess, the founder of legendary blues label Chess Records, after scheduling conflicts forced him to pull out of the project.

Filming is due to take place later this year in New Jersey and Mississippi.

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Rosanna Arquette, Keri Russell and Edie Falco are among the stars auctioning lunch with themselves in an online fundraiser for the charity set up to honor murdered filmmaker Adrienne Shelly. Prizes on the eBay auction include lunches with Arquette, Russell, Falco and Cheryl Hines and memorabilia signed by Matt Dillon and the late Richard Pryor.

All proceeds will go to The Adrienne Shelly Foundation (ASF), a non-profit organisation that awards film school scholarships and grants to women filmmakers.

The ASF is also holding its inaugural fundraising gala in New York City on Monday n...

Kate Beckinsale was hospitalized in Memphis, Tennessee, over the weekend after complaining of numbness in her left arm and leg. The actress was shooting drama Nothing But The Truth with Matt Dillon and David Schwimmer when she took her assistant to the hospital after she sprained her ankle.

While there, Beckinsale sought her own check-up and was told she was suffering from exhaustion.

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Actor Richard Gere has been honored with a lifetime achievement award at a Spanish film festival. The Pretty Woman star picked up the Donosti award at the 55th annual San Sebastian Film Festival in north-eastern Spain on Sunday.

He says, "I still have some more years left to do movies and this is encouragement for me to work in the future."

Previous recipients of the award include Woody Allen, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange and Matt Dillon.

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Jon Stewart, Jack Black, Lionel Richie, Stephen Colbert, Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney are among the upcoming guest voices on the 19th season of The Simpsons airing Sundays (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Homer is flying high in the season premiere episode, "He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs," airing Sunday, Sept. 23 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). After Homer saves Mr. Burns from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to Chicago on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it, inclu...

Hollywood star Matt Dillon has directed the comeback video for rockers Dinosaur Jr. Dillon landed the job of shooting Been There All The Time after seeing the band play in New York, and wasn't quick to reject their ideas for the music promo. He recalls, "They said, 'We wanna do a video, are you interested in directing?'. So I said 'Yeah, what's the song about?' They said 'Uhhh ... chicks.' And I said, 'OK, so what do you want in the video?' And they said 'Uhhh... models?'

"But I think the whole rock video thing is overdone, and I wanted to show that the band still have that raw edge pl...

"I specifically asked for my three skating outfits. I'm going to wear them out in public." Jon Heder jokes about the Lycra and Spandex costumes he had to wear to play a figure skater in comedy Blades Of Glory.

"Often I have to tell her, 'Please put on some more clothes.'" Pop superstar Madonna gives her daughter Lourdes fashion advice.

"My look was modeled on the love child of Farrah Fawcett and Steven Seagal." Comedian Will Ferrell discusses his latest role in figure-skating film Blades Of Glory.

"I always remember Joe Strummer once said to me, 'I'll stop making movies when ...

Happy Birthday to Caribbean singer Rihanna (1988), brat-pack actress Molly Ringwald (1968), rapper Dr. Dre (1965), "Herbie: Fully Loaded" actor Matt Dillon (1964), modern b-movie queen Julie Strain (1962), Italian actress Greta Scacchi (1960), letter-turner Vanna White (1957), actor/pilot John Travolta (1954), singer Juice Newton (1952), "Moonlighting" actress Cybill Shepherd (1950), film director John Hughes (1950), ex-Styx singer Dennis DeYoung (1947), Japanese singer/artist Yoko Ono (1933), Czech director Milos Forman (1932), author Toni Morrison (1931), actor George Kennedy (1925), "Cit...

Actress Thandie Newton is still upset Crash director Paul Haggis wasn't straight with her about the film's controversial "hand rape" scene - because she'd have portrayed her character differently if she'd have known.

The pretty Brit's character is violated by Matt Dillon's cop in the gritty Oscar-winning film, and she admits she was perhaps a little naive to shoot the controversial scene without knowing exactly what Haggis wanted in advance.

She tells Giant magazine, "When I read the script, that scene... was really sparcely written... I'm sure this is because otherwise they would...

Get an unprecedented glimpse into how the American voting public chooses its leaders as Genius Products presents the critically acclaimed documentary …So Goes the Nation on DVD February 13. Directed by James D. Stern (The Year of Yao, Michael Jordan to the Max, It's the Rage) and Adam Del Deo (The Year of Yao), …So Goes the Nation examines America's tumultuous electoral process though the eyes of diverse politicians, activists, and voters.

The 2004 presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry provides the stage in …So Goes the Nation, showing how the voting public is ma...

Capote star Philip Seymour Hoffman has been crowned the king of all things arthouse in a new magazine poll. The celebrated actor beat Mexican hunk Gael Garcia Bernal, Forest Whitaker and fellow Oscar winner Juliette Binoche to claim the top spot in Paste magazine's Arthouse Powerhouse 2006 list, which celebrates the most important stars of independent films.

Meanwhile, Richard Linklater beat Michel Gondry and Ang Lee to claim the lead in the "Best Arthouse Directors" list.

The top 10 in the new Powerhouse poll is:

1. Philip Seymour Hoffman

2. Gael Garcia Bernal

3. Fo...

Matt Dillon is encouraged by the steps America is taking to tackle racism, but admits it's still a huge problem in U.S. society. Dillon, who played a prejudiced police officer in race relations drama Crash, highlights the huge ethnic diversity of his homeland as proof the situation is improving.

He says, "It sounds strange but there's something very healthy, something very cathartic about the way America deals with racism because we have such large groups of people from different ethnic backgrounds. (But) racism in America is obviously a problem. It's something that we have dealt with...

Matt Dillon has blasted President George W. Bush's administration, accusing the leader's policies of "denying everything that America stands for." The 42-year-old actor believes Bush's government is forgetting the country was built by immigrants and is stunned by the plans to build a fence along the border of the U.S. and Mexico in a bid to curb immigration from the Latin American nation.

Dillon says, "If we deny other people coming to our country then we're denying everything that America stands for. I feel that way especially with our neighbors in Mexico. It's complicated. I don't h...

Matt Dillon made sure his portrayal of his literary hero, Charles Bukowski, was respectful by secretly meeting with the writer's ex. Dillon plays Bukowski's alter-ego, Henry Chinaski, in new movie Factotum and, although he knew a lot about the writer's work, he knew little about the man.

So, against the wishes of studio bosses, Dillon tracked down Bukowski's ex-wife and chatted to her about the writer. The actor discovered a vital fact about Bukowski that helped him play the character with class and dignity - he found out he wasn't the slob he has always been portrayed as.

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Movie star Matt Dillon was left so stressed out after making his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed City Of Ghosts, he fell into a boozy stupor that led to a frightening bar brawl.

The Crash star recalls returning to Cambodia, where he made the 2002 film, and finding himself hooked on local alcohol. But what started as a break from Hollywood led to a boozed-up Dillon picking a fight with a backpacker.

He recalls, "I got into an altercation with some a**hole Australian backpacker." The traveller reportedly headbutted Dillon in the fracas that followed and the actor a...

Hollywood funnyman Owen Wilson was left redfaced at last night's London premiere of new movie You, Me And Dupree when a female fan flashed him. The admiring woman screamed for his attention from a bar by the Leicester Square cinema, before lifting up her top for the embarrassed star.

Wilson, 37, was left to promote the film about an unwanted houseguest without co-stars Kate Hudson, who recently split from rock star husband Chris Robinson, and Matt Dillon. He largely shunned the waiting press who lined up for hours to quiz him over reports romantically linking him with Hudson.

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Matt Dillon refuses to date anyone famous because the intense media scrutiny puts too much pressure on the relationship. The star was put off celebrity coupledom after dating Cameron Diaz for three years during the late 1990s.

He says, "I'm not dating anyone right now, I'm pleased to say. I think it's a friggin' nightmare if you date somebody famous - I think it's out of hand. The scrutiny just gets ridiculous. That's the thing - if you're with somebody else who's famous. It can become a problem. I had a famous girlfriend (Diaz) for a while and that can be a little bit invasive."

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Matt Dillon got a shock when he found a male pal pleasuring himself with one of his socks. The actor admits he was disgusted when a friendly took an unhealthy liking to his footwear - a scene repeated in his new movie You, Me And Dupree.

The 42-year-old star tells British magazine Cosmopolitan, "I did have a friend who did that. That's just disgusting. My f***ing sock! They were disposed of immediately, the whole damn drawer of them."

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Matt Dillon has finally learned to love the term 'heartthrob' after years of hating it. The star, 42, admits he thought his Hollywood hunk status would affect his acting career as a young man, but now he's growing older, he likes to be recognized as a good looking man.

Dillon tells the British edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, "When I was younger and people referred to me as a heart-throb, I hated it. But now I love it! If they call me heartthrob now, I'm like 'Yeah man! They called me a heartthrob!'"

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"We were going for (Stanley) Kubrick, but that's close to German porn. Very frightening." Justin Timberlake on the inspiration for his new music video "Sexyback."

"I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and just sat there but they didn't take pictures of that, which sucks, because that would have been more interesting than pictures of me coming out of a club." Lindsay Lohan wishes the paparazzi would take more interesting photos of her.

"She's like one of those Slavic princesses." Edward Norton is amazed by the beauty of his The Illusionist co-star Jessica Biel.

"Believe it...

Matt Dillon always feels like tackling cyclists in New York's Central Park because they disrespect him when he's out running. The star loves to jog through the park because he finds no one bothers him when he's running - but he wishes cyclists weren't so ignorant.

He says, "People have a tendency to treat joggers like they'd treat squirrels or pigeons - they ignore you. Cyclists disrespect you. They deliberately try to run you over."

But Dillon has no plans to give up his bicycle-dodging park runs: "I like to run and I think there's no better place, really, to go for a run than in...

Owen Wilson rehearsed his role as an unwelcome houseguest in new movie You, Me And Dupree by camping out at actor pal Woody Harrelson's house for a whole month. Wilson stars alongside Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon in the comedy movie.

He explains, "I went to visit Woody Harrelson and his family in Hawaii for a weekend and I stayed for four weeks. In the end, Woody's wife - who was so sweet and patient - said, 'Do you need a ride back to the airport?'"

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Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continues to shatter box office records, claiming the number-one spot for the second week in a row with $62.2 million, raising it's 10-day total to $258.2 million. The movie has quickly become the year's top-grossing film, rocketing past X-Men: The Last Stand, which has taken $232 million in eight weeks.

Little Man, the Wayans brothers' comedy about a pint-sized thief masquerading as a baby, claimed the number two spot, opening with $21.7 million. The film stars Shawn and Marlon Wayans, who co-wrote the film with brother Keenen Ivory Wayans, ...

Matt Dillon is thrilled when people come up and congratulate him on his Oscar win, even though he actually lost to George Clooney. The star was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in Crash this year, but lost out to Clooney, who took home the prize for his performance in Syriana.

He explains, "Unfortunately, I didn't win. But it was very exciting because the picture was a sleeper from the very beginning. Nobody imagined that this would have been the result and it was very exciting.

"One thing I'd say that has changed is that people will come up and co...

You, Me and Dupree Summary:

A man is being driven crazy by his shiftless best friend, just as the layabout starts making nice with his wife and neighbors in this comedy. Carl and Molly (Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) are a thirtysomething couple who have just gotten married and are settling down into a cozy new home in a quiet neighborhood.

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Cast and Crew:

Owen Wilson (Randy Dupree)

Kate Hudson (Molly Peterson)

Matt Dillon (Carl Peterson)

Seth Rogen (Neil)

Amanda Detmer (Annie)

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Nicole Richie is reportedly making her romantic dreams come true following her split from fiance DJ AM - enjoying dinner dates with her lifelong crush Jeff Goldblum. The odd couple has been spotted out and about in Hollywood following the star's recent interview confession that she's had a crush on the actor since she was 13.

At 24, Richie is almost 30 years younger than the actor, who was once married to Geena Davis and engaged to his Jurassic Park co-star Laura Dern. Until recently, Goldblum was engaged to dancer Catherine Wreford (corr), 24, following a whirlwind romance after the ...

Matt Dillon urges men who are trying to quit smoking to take up running as a hobby because it helped him give up for good. The actor started jogging 10 years ago when he quit smoking and he insists the healthy lifestyle made him turn his back on cigarettes for good.

He says, "After running four miles, the last thing you want to do is light up a cigarette. If I hadn't started exercising, I might have picked up the habit again."

And the 42-year-old insists all men in their 40s should start taking their health seriously. He adds, "The name of the game is balance, staying in shape, ...