Bruce Willis kisses "like a big old camel," according to his former co-star Cybill Shepherd. The actress, who appeared alongside the star in TV series Moonlighting, concedes the actor wasn't particularly proficient at puckering up until he began dating his now ex-wife Demi Moore in 1987.

Actress Cybill Shepherd has revealed she was once sexually assaulted by a famous actor when she attempted to cool their relationship. The former Moonlighting star plays the mother of a rape victim in new TV movie Open Window and admits she used her own experiences to prepare for the harrowing role.

Bruce Willis almost missed out on playing tough guy John McClane in the Die Hard films twice - after initially passing on the first movie and then having to wait for his peers to turn the role down.

* Kirsten Dunst will be honored with the "Female Star Of The Year" title at the annual ShoWest film industry convention in Las Vegas next week. The actress, 24, will accept the honor at the closing night ceremony of the five-day festival in Nevada's Sin City. Dunst recently announced she was taking a break from acting to study art.

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), "City Slickers" actor Jack Palance (1919), and prolific British stage and screen actor Reginald Sheffield (1901; d. 1957).

Actress Cybill Shepherd was left screaming after a painful experience during a lesbian love scene. The former Moonlighting star was startled after her co-star became over enthusiastic at a particularly raunchy moment.

Actress Cybill Shepherd owes her acclaimed new TV role as a lesbian in The L Word to a recent near-death experience. The star insists she'd never have plucked up the courage to bed women onscreen if it wasn't for a painful colon illness, which gave her a new lease on life and a fresh determination to try new things.

"At first he kissed like a camel - like camel tongue! Oh, it was terrible! Then Demi Moore got ahold of him and must have taught him something." Cybill Shepherd on her former Moonlighting co-star Bruce Willis' improved kissing skills.

Cybill Shepherd jumped at the chance to play a lesbian on TV drama The L Word because it allowed her to live out her secret yearning to bed a woman. The star is receiving rave reviews for portraying lesbian Phyllis Kroll on the show and admits the role was a bit of a dream come true.

"I've almost had my license taken away because I ran so many red lights. But it was worth it. Everybody was safe, I must add. I haven't killed anyone." Avoid crossing the road when pop star Jessica Simpson's behind the wheel.