As one of the hottest rap groups out today, Outkast has etched a mark in hip-hop history as perhaps the best rap group ever. They're in fair competition, however, with groups like A Tribe Called Quest and EPMD riding dutch.

Actress Portia De Rossi has signed up to pay tribute to a murdered homosexual in a new public service announcement TV ad, just days after her partner Ellen DeGeneres tearfully honored the gay teen.

Actors Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson never felt threatened by rapper Andre 3000's basketball skills on the set of Semi-Pro - because he's hopeless at the sport.

Will Ferrell hopes to keep his streak of sweet buffoonery alive this weekend in the flick "Semi-Pro," a comedy starring Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin (better known as Outkast's Andre 3000), and Ferrell himself playing owner/player/coach triple threat, Jackie Moon.

Outkast star Andre 3000 is running to become a TV mayor of Los Angeles. The singer/songwriter will test his acting skills when he campaigns for public office in the upcoming season of hit drama The Shield.

Roy Orbison's son Alex is to wed tattoo artist Kat Von D. Heavily tattooed Kat, who fronts TV show L.A. Ink, accepted the Whitestarr drummer's proposal last month, and the couple made it official at Warner Music's post-Grammy Awards party on February 10.

Outkast star Andre 3000 is confident his new clothing line is so well-designed that it would have impressed late style icons BEAU Brummell and British monarch Edward VIII. The "Hey Yeah!" singer - real name Andre Benjamin - is launching his Benjamin Bixby line, which contains 70 pieces, ranging from wide-brimmed fedora hats to pink sweatshirts, this autumn.

Madonna's moviemaker husband Guy Ritchie is begging American cinemagoers to stop attacking him for his ultra-violent 2005 flop Revolver. The film, starring Jason Statham, Ray Liotta and Andre Benjamin, is only just getting released in America, but movie fans are already letting Ritchie know what they think about it.

It's been three long years since The Hives' last album. When it comes to a band that rocks as hard as The Hives, three years seems like too long of a wait. So Starpulse caught up with the band's drummer, Chris Dangerous, to find out what we can expect from their latest release, "The Black And White Album," and their plans for the future, which, unsurprisingly, include world domination.

Charlize Theron has heaped praise on her "incredible" boyfriend Stuart Townsend after watching him toil over his first movie script.