Adam Sandler has been delighting (and annoying) audiences for about 20 years, although in the beginning he was just that guy who did odd voices on "Saturday Night Live."

Of all the major stars today, not many cause such a divisive "love him or hate him" argument like Adam Sandler. Though if one can make it through the outstretched arms of his rabid fan base

Ray star Kerry Washington has topped a new online list of 2007 femme fatales.

In Evan Almighty, television anchorman-turned-U.S. congressman Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) relocates his family from Buffalo to Northern Virginia, and God (Morgan Freeman) reveals to him that a devastating flood is coming and the planet is about to be cleansed once again. Also on DVD: Surf's Up, 28 Weeks Later, Reign Over Me, and You Kill Me.

Liv Tyler was left amazed when working with Adam Sandler because the comedian's acting touched her so much she burst into tears. The pair star in new film Reign Over Me, the story of a man who loses his family in 2001's World Trade Center terrorist attack, and Tyler was so immersed in Sandler's emotional performance she began crying.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles proved too strong for the 300 warriors of Sparta at the US box office over the weekend, debuting at number one with a three-day $24.4 million haul. TMNT, the sequel to 1990 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ended 300's two-week reign at the top of the cinema charts, but the ancient war epic continues to be the world's top movie and has now raked in more than $160 million in the US alone in less than three weeks.

With her highly-anticipated blockbuster film Reign Over Me – starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle – about to hit theaters this weekend, Jada Pinkett Smith has a lot to be happy about. Jada – who is featured on the cover of current issue of Tango magazine – is also celebrating nine years of marriage to Hollywood heartthrob Will Smith.

A stomach complaint cost Reign Over Me star Don Cheadle one of his proudest moments - when he had to leave a U2 concert early. Rocker Bono invited the actor to a show in Los Angeles last year and arranged to chat with him about global issues before the concert.

* Oscar winner Helen Mirren refuses to leave home without a quirky gift from the producers of hit film The Queen - a bracelet with the inscription 'Ladies & Gentlemen. I give you The Queen.' The words were Mirren's Oscar night salute to the British monarch she portrayed in the film.

Funnyman Adam Sandler added chat show host to his impressive resume last night when he agreed to stand in for an ailing David Letterman on TV program The Late Show.