With the anticipation of the holiday season steadily approaching, ABC Family launches the twelfth year of its must see "25 Days of Christmas" event

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been harbouring a crush on co-star Emma Watson for years - confessing both he and Daniel Radcliffe battle to win favor with the pretty actress during filming.

Emma Watson has laughed off reports studio bosses in charge of the Harry Potter franchise have written a "good behavior" clause into her contract - dismissing the rumors as "myth."

Madonna's daughter Lourdes is reportedly pursuing a career in acting. The 12-year-old has enrolled at a drama school which produced child prodigy Macaulay Culkin, as well as Scarlett Johansson and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her long-running battle with a fan who planned to publish an unauthorized guide to her wizard franchise.

Actress Kim Cattrall is begging her 18-year-old nephew not to sign up for service in Iraq - because her role in British wartime drama My Boy Jack has made her more aware of dangers in the battlefield. Cattrall, who stars alongside Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the TV program, has been sending her young nephew horrific newspaper articles in an attempt to stop him from serving in Iraq.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is loving her life of leisure now she has finished the final installment of the boy wizard franchise. The writer has made a vast fortune from the series, and is enjoying sitting back, relaxing and planning her next project.

NEW YORK (AP) - Synopses of the first six Harry Potter books, by J.K. Rowling (*SPOILER ALERT*): -''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' (September 1998)

Former Bond girl Denise Richards is the spokesperson for a new pink lemonade-flavored energy drink, called Her. Proceeds from sales will go towards charities benefitting battered women and breast cancer.

Actress Katie Leung has lavished praise on her Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson - and denies there is any rivalry between the pair. The newcomer - who plays the boy wizard's love interest in Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - has praised the franchise's veteran female Watson for her determined outlook on life.