Taryn Manning has been arrested in New York City on suspicion of attacking her assistant.

The 8 Mile star was detained by police at the Dream Downtown Hotel in Manhattan in the early hours of Thursday morning following an incident in her room.

Manning is accused of punching and kicking a 23-year-old woman, believed to be her assistant, and police officers charged her with assault, according to the New York Post.

No more details were available as WENN went to press.

Eminem has suspended work on his upcoming boxing movie Southpaw to concentrate on his music.

The hip-hop star, who made his big screen debut in 2002 rap drama 8 Mile, was reportedly set to play a welterweight fighter in the new film, which was due to be shot in his home state of Michigan.

However, the rapper has now postponed the project in order to spend more time making his next record.

Eminem's spokesman Dennis Dennehy tells the Detroit Free Press, "He's focusing on his music right now, so while he's doing that, while he's in that space, he wanted to put this on hold for the time b...

According to the Irish Film and Television Network, Andre 3000 is headed to Ireland to begin production on the Jimi Hendrix biography film All Is by My Side. Where will it stack up among these great music biopics?

The Jacksons: An American Dream followed the Jackson 5 (with a focus on Michael) as the group dealt with their fast rise to fame and Michael's solo career. The two-part miniseries was seen by almost 40 million households in 1992.

Ray, the biography of Ray Charles, earned Jamie Foxx a deserved Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004. Sadly, Charles died months before the premi...

Eminem's boxing movie Southpaw is back in the Hollywood ring two months after DreamWorks film bosses put the project on hold.

MGM executives have reportedly picked up the Antoine Fuqua film, which will feature the rapper as a welterweight fighter.

The film, which is set to start shooting next year, will be Eminem's first since his breakthrough in 2002 rap drama 8 Mile.

Actress/singer Taryn Manning is hoping to convince director Scott Rosenbaum to include her music on the soundtrack to their new movie The Perfect Age Of Rock N' Roll with a starring performance at the premiere afterparty.

The star, who appears alongside actors Kevin Zegers and Jason Ritter in the music-themed drama, admits she is trying to win over Rosenbaum with her vocal skills and she's planning to hit the stage after walking the red carpet in New York on Wednesday to prove she has what it takes.

She tells WENN, "I'd love to (feature on the soundtrack) and I played the director a coupl...

Justin Bieber has become the latest star to suffer the wrath of Eminem after the rapper described him as "evil" in his new song.

The 8 Mile star is known for taking aim at celebrities in his lyrics, famously poking fun at Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears in the past, while his new song A Kiss mocks Lady Gaga and brands her a "male lady".

It has now emerged Bieber is also a target in the track, with Eminem branding the teenage pop singer "evil" and a "demon" in the song.

Eminem raps, "Him (God) don't give a damn about Bieber, do Him?/What a demon, a behemoth, evil...

Bosses at U.S. car company have credited Eminem with giving them a financial boost after starring in their latest TV commercial.

The advertisement, which doubles as a tribute to the Not Afraid hitmaker's hometown of Detroit, Michigan, premiered during the Super Bowl telecast in America in February. It features Eminem behind the wheel of a new Chrysler 200, driving through the streets of the beleaguered motor city.

The clip uses his 8 Mile theme "Lose Yourself" as a soundtrack, and, at the end of the ad, the proud Michigan boy looks into the camera and says, "This is Motor City. This is wh...

Rapper and part-time actor Eminem is set to channel his anger into a new crime thriller.

The Love The Way You Lie hit-maker will star as an ex-con who faces a personal struggle to stay out of trouble in Random Acts of Violence.

Eminem's Shady Films is also attached to produce the project and filmmaker David Von Ancken will direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The hip-hop star is also set to punch his way onto the big screen in Southpaw, in which he will play an up-and-coming boxer whose road to success hits a stumbling block when he is faced by a personal tragedy.

He made his...

Rapper Eminem is set to knock film fans out with his next big screen role - the hip-hop star will play an up-and-coming boxer in movie Southpaw.

The Slim Shady superstar made a spectacular return to the charts this year with the release of his best-selling record Recovery.

However, he is hoping to set the box office alight again with his first big screen acting role since his acclaimed turn in the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile in 2002.

Eminem will play a welterweight boxer who becomes a champ, only to be hit by a personal tragedy. The film will also be loosely based on the star's own l...

Eminem can sympathize with Michael Jackson because the rapper's well-documented drug issues turned him into an insomniac mess.

The Lose Yourself hit-maker has opened up about his past drug hell in the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, revealing he started taking sleeping pills while he was shooting biographical movie 8 Mile - so he could turn off his brain and relax when he wasn't filming.

However, he quickly became dependent on sleep medication and then built up his tolerance against the prescription drugs, turning to other pills to help him relax. He soon became an addict to Valium...

Eminem's publishers are demanding executives at Apple Inc. pay more than $2 million as part of a settlement over songs the rapper's bosses allege were not permitted for download.

Apple executives and publishers at Eight Mile Style reached a deal last October in a dispute over royalty payments for the hitmaker's tracks, offered to fans via the iTunes Internet music service.

Bosses at Eight Mile sold song rights to Aftermath Records but claimed the label was not authorized to make a separate deal with Apple and offer the songs as downloads.

Eminem's publishers also claimed Apple gained $2....

A representative for Eminem has dismissed reports the rapper has signed up for a serious acting turn in new movie 360.

The hip-hop star made his big screen debut in 2002's semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile and was rumored to be making a return to cinemas with a role in the sex-themed drama opposite Oscar-winners Anthony Hopkins and Rachel Weisz.

However, a spokesperson for Eminem is adamant no deal has been done, telling Allhiphop.com, "There's no truth to it all."

The rep also laughed off speculation the rapper is in talks to join the cast of Christopher Nolan's latest Batman movie a...

Eminem is reportedly returning to acting with a role opposite Anthony Hopkins and Rachel Weisz in new movie 360.

The rapper made his big screen debut in semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile in 2002 and has appeared as himself in a recent episode of Entourage and in Adam Sandler's 2009 comedy Funny People.

The Stan hit-maker is now set to test his acting skills again in upcoming drama 360 with Oscar-winners Hopkins and Weisz, according to Production Weekly.

The movie shows a series of scenes between pairs of characters before or after a sexual encounter.

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Eminem is set to return to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to host a rap contest in the style of the famous hip-hop battle in his semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile.

The Stan hit-maker has signed up to host a freestyle rap contest called the Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile National Finals, which will see eight aspiring stars compete against each other in scenes similar to the hit 2002 film.

The finalists, who have been picked from regional heats across the U.S., will perform in front of the superstar, who will then decide on the winner.

The event will be held at Detroit's St. And...

Brittany Murphy first came to the attention of film audiences as Tai, one of Alicia Silverstone's airhead friends, in the 1995 comedy Clueless. She has also played a resident at a mental institution (Girl, Interrupted), was cast opposite Eminem in 8 Mile, and was one of the lead voices (Gloria) in Happy Feet.

The star is said to have been taking prescription medication for flu-like symptoms before her death on Sunday, Dec. 20, at age 32. Murphy is said to have gone into full cardiac arrest by the time paramedics arrived at the scene to administer CPR.

In honor of a star whose life w...

Actress Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32 after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Los Angeles home, according to a report on TMZ.com.

Murphy reportedly died early on Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived.

A source from The Los Angeles City Fire Department tells the website an emergency call was made at 8:00 am local time from a phone number listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack.

The actress, best known for her roles in Clueless and 8 Mile, was reportedly taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead ...

Mekhi Phifer went straight from the end of ER to join the cast of Lie to Me. You saw him in the season premiere as special agent Ben Reynolds from the FBI. Now that the Lightman group helped his judge pass the vetting process, he's going to be on board for future cases.

"The FBI has required their services for all their top priority cases and I kind of came along with that package," Phifer said. "From bombings to kidnappings, I know the next episode we have a big Vegas episode. We're dealing with poker players and the World Series of Poker. The stories just never end."

As the latest a...

In honor of the recent Tim Burton film 9 we're spotlighting numerals and numbers in film. What they have contributed to movies over the years goes beyond simply differentiating an original from a sequel.

For the most part this list excludes sequels. Sorry. It's just too easy. Also, much too simple are the straight up number films. But the English language loopholes are definitely abused throughout this top ten to reflect the best and, well, most viewed options. Check them out!

1. The First Wives Club.

This is the smartass chick's chick flick with a message. Bette Midler. Goldie ...

Rapper Eminem is making a return to Hollywood - he's landed a role in new comedy Funny People.

The star, real name Marshall Mathers III, won critical acclaim for his role in autobiographical movie 8 Mile in 2002, but he put his budding acting career on hold to focus on his music.

But he's now ready to pick up where he left off - scoring a small part in Judd Apatow's latest project, appearing on the big screen alongside Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Eric Bana and Jonah Hill.

See more photos of Eminem here!

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Dear Slim,

I'm writing this on behalf of many fans,

who once upon a time believed that you were it - the Man.

In 99' I heard "My Name Is" for the very first time,

and instantly believed it was the most entertaining rhyme,

That I'd heard since Busta Rhymes, back in 97',

but I leap-frogged you ahead of a ton of rappers- to maybe top eleven.

I was so friggin sure that you were the genuine article,

that I jammed out to your album way more than Wyclef's Carnival.

Gimmicks aside (and forget the potty humor), whenever your name was mentioned I wo...

Millions of preteen girls across the country are ecstatic right now, and we have one person to thank for that: Miley Cyrus. The teen sensation just released Hannah Montana: The Movie last Friday, and theaters were jam-packed throughout opening weekend. But will the singer turned actress be a hit with anyone other than teenyboppers? If she follows suit with the majority of other musicians turned starlets, the chances are less than slim. Here's a recap of the worst movies starring singers.

10.) From Justin to Kelly - This painful picture, starring American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson ...

Eminem is to stage a real-life 8 Mile rap battle to find a new star for Vibe magazine.

The Lose Yourself hit-maker played a wannabe hip-hopper, spitting out spontaneous rhymes, in the movie, and now he'll judge a similar contest. Eminem will handpick the rap hopefuls for the Vibe Verses competition.

Those hoping to be selected for the rap attack are being asked to submit 60-second videos of themselves free styling over the instrumental track from Eminem's Stan hit. He says, "Battling is the way I came up, so it's gonna be interesting to watch a rap battle unfold online... MCs be...

The truth is finally out there on DVD and Blu-ray! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents The X-Files: I Want To Believe, a gripping feature film based on the global phenomenon that descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on December 2nd.

Marking the Studio's first foray into BD-Live, The X-Files: I Want To Believe BD release takes full advantage of the high-def format's "web-enhanced" functionality with exclusive features, games, additional content and connectivity to other BD-Live users and X-Files fans nationwide. "The X-Files Dossier" allows BD-Live connected users to c...

R&B star Ne-Yo is following in the footsteps of Eminem by planning a movie based on his life story.

The singer/songwriter - who has been involved in the moviemaking process and will star in the film - likens the project to Eminem's 2002 movie 8 Mile, which was based on the rapper's own rise to fame.

Ne-Yo tells Rap-up.com, "We are putting together the (film) right now as we speak, as a matter of fact. The name of the movie is Venice Beach and basically it's going to be my 8 Mile, loosely based on (my) life, but not really."

Ne-Yo previously tested his acting skills with an ap...

This isn't to bash rappers, nor is it to say that these artists aren't allowed to pursue different paths in Hollywood. With so many prominent rappers acquiring roles in big movies though, it begs the question-why?

It's not as if rappers in movies are a new thing. In 1991, Mario Van Peebles cast Ice-T as a cop in "New Jack City," a film that is beloved by many. That same year, director John Singleton cast Ice Cube as a Los Angeles gangbanger in "Boyz N the Hood." These two movies helped open the floodgates for rappers to enter the world of acting.

Soon, Will Smith went from rap...

Rapper The Game has denied attacking his pal Eminem in a new track leaked online - insisting his lyrics have been misinterpreted. The single My Life, from his forthcoming L.A.X. album, is a collaboration with Lil Wayne.

He was rumored to be referring to Eminem and his 2002 movie 8 Mile, in the line: "All the pictures of me and Em, I burned them / So there ain't no proof I walked through 8 Mile."

But the Dreams hitmaker is adamant that the song is not a slur on Eminem - insisting it is about his relationship with late D12 rapper Proof, who was shot dead in his native Detroit, Michi...

Rapper The Game has attacked Eminem in a new track leaked online, signaling the end of their friendship.

The single, from his forthcoming L.A.X. album, is a collaboration with Lil Wayne. Referring to Eminem and his 2002 movie 8 Mile, The Game raps, "All the pictures of me and Em, I burned them / So there ain't no proof I walked through 8 Mile." The two rappers were firm friends back in 2005, dueting on the track We Ain't, from The Game's debut album The Documentary.

The Dreams hit-maker was also a staunch defender of Eminem's status in rap, telling Rolling Stone magazine at the ...

TV prankster Steve-O is embarking on a new career as a rapper - and has challenged fellow hip-hop wannabe Kevin Federline to a rap war to prove his talent.

The former Jackass star has written a track attacking Britney Spears' ex-husband for his new album Hard as a Rock - and he wants to set up a lyrical battle with Federline, whose own rap career flopped after the release of his 2006 LP Playing With Fire.

Steve-O says, "I'm officially challenging K-Fed to a rap battle. It'll be just like that scene from 8 Mile! I know that K-Fed has his 'acting' career and all, but if he's a r...

Happy Birthday to "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976), NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick (1975), New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (1968), Irish singer Sinead O'Connor (1966), "Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher (1964), political pundit Ann Coulter (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (1957), "8 Mile" actress Kim Basinger (1953), keyboardist Gregg Allman (1947), The Doors singer/poet Jim Morrison (1943; d. 1971), "Kill Bill" actor David Carradine (1936), comedian Flip Wilson (1933; d. 1998), Austrian actor Maximilian Schell (1930), Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr....

The soundtrack to record-breaking TV movie High School Musical 2 has crashed into the top of the U.S. albums chart with the fourth highest debut of any score album.

The soundtrack sold 615,000 copies in its opening week - but fell short of sales weeks generated by 8 Mile, Titanic and The Bodyguard.

The made-for-TV sequel became the most-watched basic cable telecast in American history last week when 17.2 million viewers tuned in to watch its Disney Channel premiere.

Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana soundtrack also enjoyed a big sales week - after an episode of her children's sho...