Religion is a beautiful collection of beliefs that can impact one’s life, change the way you look at life and sometimes segregate you from others. When speaking about celebrities in general, they usually like to stand out and go against the grain and when you add religion into the mix, we sometimes ask- is it a bit much? Some celebrities take their beliefs overboard and others simply find religion and turn their lives around for the better. Here are a few stars whose religion has changed the direction of their career.

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Madonna and Amanda Bynes have been named two of the Least Influential People of 2012 in a spoof end-of-year list.

Editors at GQ magazine have followed up Barbara Walters' annual list of The 10 Most Fascinating People by creating their own compilation of 25 "uninspiring" famous faces.

Introducing the countdown, GQ bosses state, "These folks are ranked in no particular order, because all zeros are created equal. (It's) a collection of people so uninspiring that we should round them all up and stick them on an iceberg."

Madonna was nominated for the shameful dishonor after stripping off ...

Madonna has put her Harperley Hall home in New York City on the market for an impressive $23.5 million.

The singer purchased the six-bedroom Upper West Side penthouse in 2009 for a reported $32.5 million. She spent millions renovating the property, which encompasses two stories in the co-operative.

According to RealEstalker.com, the home has views of Central Park, a library and eat-in kitchen. The place was decorated by Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone.

Last week the pop star performed in the city with surprise guest PSY. Madonna showed off her Gangnam Style moves as the duo gave a ...

Madonna thrilled fans at her New York City show on Tuesday by introducing South Korean star PSY as her surprise guest.

The Material Girl was performing her hit Give It 2 Me when PSY appeared onstage via a raising platform, much to the delight of the sold-out crowd of nearly 20,000 at Madison Square Garden.

Madonna then showed off her Gangnam Style moves as the duo gave a raunchy performance of the hit anthem.

She told the crowd that Psy had flown "all the way from Frankfurt, Germany this morning" to join her, and admitted she was a big fan of the rapper.

Before jetting to the Big App...

Gay comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres took a moment to acknowledge Madonna for her support when the "Music" hitmaker recently appeared on her daily show, revealing the pop star was one of her biggest celebrity fans when she took a risk and came out during a 1997 episode of her sitcom.

Neither had publicly spoken about the telephone conversation they had after word spread that DeGeneres was a lesbian until Madonna recently taped an appearance on DeGeneres' show.

The chat aired on Monday.

Ellen said, "Before it was really official I was coming out... it was a big, huge topic......

Madonna has been named the best-selling female singles artist in U.K. chart history.

The Material Girl saw off competition from Rihanna to take the title by selling more than 17.8 million singles in the U.K. since the release of her debut track "Holiday" back in 1984.

The Umbrella hitmaker came in second with sales figures of 11.4 million in the seven years since she released her first single, "Pon de Replay," in 2005.

Australian superstar Kylie Minogue took third place with 10.2 million single sales during her 25-year career, putting her ahead of Whitney Houston at four with 8.5 million...

After telling concertgoers to vote for Barack Obama, Madonna was booed by the crowd at a performance in New Orleans on Saturday night.

According to the Associated Press, Madonna asked fans if they were registered to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

"I don't care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama," she said, causing fans to boo and some to walk out.

She added, "Seriously, I don't care who you vote for... Do not take this privilege for granted. Go vote."

Republician candidate Mitt Romney is up against incumbent Obama.

The singer has received more than her share ...

She usually has no problem exposing herself, but now Madonna has begun hiding her face behind a mask in interviews if she's asked about topics she's uncomfortable discussing.

The Material Girl told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that she would hold a mask in front of her face if she's asked "a question that I feel uncomfortable with" during the taping of DeGeneres' show earlier this week.

"This is going to be a sign that I don't want to answer the question," she added.

Ellen replied by telling Madonna that, "You could just say, 'I feel uncomfortable with that question', and not answer it...

Madonna enraged fans in Colorado on Thursday night when she brandished a gun during her concert, three months after the state was rocked by a deadly cinema massacre.

A dozen people were murdered and another 58 injured when accused gunman James Holmes allegedly opened fire in a crowded midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora on July 20th.

The Material Girl took her MDNA tour to the Pepsi Center in Denver this week, but refused to censor her performance in light of the tragedy, and whipped out a pistol during her set, as she has done in all of her previous shows.

The stunt...

Thursday morning Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas unveiled a new figure of pop superstar Madonna, dressed in her Roman gladiator costume she wore at the 2012 Super Bowl; where the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17.

The Material Girl's likeness, outfitted with the same sparkly gold and silver headdress that London designer Philip Treacy created for the halftime show, looks about 20 years younger than the real Madonna (54).

The singer is set to bring her MDNA Tour to the city this weekend (Oct. 13 & 14) and fans attending either of her two shows can bring their tick...

Madonna renewed her campaign to release the imprisoned members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot during her show in Los Angeles just hours after one of the women walked free from prison on Wednesday.

Three members of the band were handed two-year prison sentences for staging a protest in a church in Moscow in February, prompting an outcry from stars including Paul McCartney and Madonna, who called the jail terms "harsh" and "inhumane".

The women were back in court on Wednesday, and Yekaterina Samutsevich had sentence overturned after her lawyer argued the star had been restrained by poli...

Some stars have huge egos and think the world revolves around them.

Their narcissistic ways and self-importance are often laughable and at times frightening.

So which stars are always finding themselves giving pats on the back to... themselves all the time? Read on...

Kanye West once said "I am the number-one human being in music"; and told Entertainment Weekly that he's "too busy writing history to read it." Quotes like these cemented his status as one of the biggest egos in showbiz. He's launched his own fragrance, brand of shoes and energy drinks; and he even had the cojones to cut ...

Madonna showed her support for President Barack Obama's re-election bid Monday night during her concert in the nation's capitol by comparing him to civil rights leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. She spoke briefly about those leaders' accomplishments, referring to them as "prophets" and pinning the blame on society as a whole for their deaths ("They killed him - as they do").

But her comments to fans after that caused some controversy.

"Y'all better vote for f**king Obama, OK? For better or for worse, all right? We have a black Muslim in the White House," she told fa...

Madonna has moved to end her long running feud with Elton John by dedicating her song Masterpiece to the rocker during a concert in France earlier this week.

The Material Girl has kept a dignified silence throughout the one-sided war of words with the Rocket Man legend, who has taken several swipes at the star over the last few months.

John took aim at the singer after she beat him to the Golden Globe for Best Song in January when Masterpiece, her track from her period film W.E., won the honor.

He then branded Madonna a "fairground stripper" after she exposed her breast on stage durin...

Madonna is releasing a new exercise DVD in which she shares her best workout routines with fans. The pop star, who turned 54 last week, is known for her toned physique and is definitely qualified for the project.

She has opened branches of her Hard Candy gym chain in Chile, Russia and Mexico.

Madonna and her trainer Nicole Winhoffer paired up to create the DVD. It will feature dance moves and a variety of fitness routines to promote flexibility and strength.

The "Addicted to Sweat" DVD will be released on September 5.

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The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has vowed never to perform in Russia following the contentious incarceration of local punk band Pussy Riot.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, Maria Alekhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, were found guilty of hooliganism charges on Friday after singing a protest song aimed at President Vladimir Putin at a Moscow church during a service earlier this year.

They were each sentenced to serve two years in prison for the crime, but the ruling has sparked protests against the band's imprisonment in Russia, while celebrities such as pop superstar Madonna, w...

Even though her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown beat her up after the 2009 Grammy Awards, Rihanna has confessed she still cares for the hip hop star and that he's the love of her life.

Despite being famous, several celebrities have found themselves mixed up in abusive relationships. Check out our list of some of the worst...

Halle Berry has said an ex-boyfriend once hit her so hard she is still largely deaf in her left ear.

In 1998, Pamela Anderson's husband, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, was arrested for spousal abuse, child abuse, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Anderson filed fo...

Pop superstar Madonna has urged officials in Russia to release imprisoned members of punk band Pussy Riot from jail, branding their two-year sentence "inhumane".

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, Maria Alekhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, were found guilty of hooliganism on Friday after singing a protest song aimed at President Vladimir Putin at a church in Moscow during a service earlier this year.

Madonna voiced her support for the band members at her concert in the city earlier this month, and she has been left stunned by the sentencing.

In a statement, she declares, "I protest the...

A group of conservative activists in Russia have filed a $10.5 million lawsuit against Madonna after she publicly voiced her support for gay rights during her concert there earlier this month.

The Material Girl performed in St. Petersburg on August 9 as part of her MDNA world tour and pink wristbands were handed out to audience members so they could show their backing to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community at the gig.

Midway through her show, Madonna stripped off to just a black bra to reveal the words "No fear!" written on her back as she urged the crowd to hold t...

A Russian city official in St. Petersburg has launched a campaign calling for Madonna's prosecution following her controversial gay rights stance at a concert there this week.

The pop superstar handed out pink bracelets and spoke out against legislation which will restrict homosexuality in Russia during her shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg - and city leader Vitaly Milonov has accused her of crossing a line.

He believes Madonna should be prosecuted for violating a Russian ban on public statements supporting gay rights and homosexuality, as he considers her comments onstage on Thursday ...

Madonna handed out pink wristbands to fans at her concert in Russia on Thursday to support gay rights in the country.

The Material Girl took her shows to Russia this week as part of her MDNA world tour and caused controversy in Moscow on Tuesday night by backing jailed female rockers Pussy Riot, who have been on trial there this month. They are accused of playing a protest song against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a church in February.

She moved on to St. Petersburg on Thursday and stepped up her campaigning by throwing her support behind gay rights in the notoriously conservativ...

Madonna voiced her support for the incarcerated members of Russian band Pussy Riot at her gig in Moscow on Tuesday as she hailed the punk trio as "courageous".

The Material Girl took a moment during her MDNA show at the Olympic Stadium to champion the jailed feminist punk rockers, who are currently on trial for performing a protest song against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a church in February. Madonna donned the trademark balaclava worn by Pussy Riot, and peeled off to a black bra to show the band's name scrawled on her back.

She told the crowd, "I know there are many sides to e...

Madonna has voiced her support for incarcerated Russian punk stars P*ssy Riot and urged the judge overseeing their hooliganism trial to be "lenient".

Feminist rockers Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich are currently on trial and face up to seven years in jail after they went public with their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin by playing their anthem Holy S**t at Moscow's Christ The Saviour Cathedral in February.

British rockers Jarvis Cocker, Pete Townshend and Johnny Marr are just some of the stars who have shown their support for the embattled...

Elton John is convinced Madonna's career will be over after her current tour.

The Material Girl is currently performing shows across the world as part of her MDNA tour and Elton turned the air blue during an Australian TV interview when he jumped to the defense of Lady Gaga, his son Zachary's godmother, over claims the singer copied Madonna's music.

He tells music mogul Molly Meldrum on Australia's Sunday Night show, "Why is she such a nightmare? Sorry, her career is over. Her tour has been a disaster and it couldn't happen to a bigger c**t..."

"If Madonna had any common sense she wou...

Madonna has addressed reports she was booed and pelted with bottles at a performance in France on Thursday, blaming the ruckus on "thugs" who rushed the stage to cause pandemonium.

The singer put on an intimate show for around 2,000 fans at the Paris Olympia venue as a last minute addition to her MDNA world tour.

The concert lasted just 45 minutes, much shorter than previous dates on the trek, and crowd members angry about the short set jeered the Material Girl and hurled bottles at the stage.

Now, Madonna has taken to her official website to explain the incident.

She writes, "Playi...

Madonna's love affair with France was dealt a blow on Thursday as fans booed the pop superstar and pelted the stage with bottles when she ended her set after just 45 minutes.

The singer put on an intimate show for around 2,000 fans at the Paris Olympia venue as a last minute addition to her MDNA tour.

The concert was streamed on the internet and ran for around 45 minutes - a shorter set than her larger arena gigs - and she dialed down the controversy - there was no breast flash during her performance of Human Nature, as there has been at other gigs, but she still brandished a pistol dur...

Pop superstar Madonna has addressed the controversy surrounding the use of a swastika in her world tour, insisting the image was chosen "purposefully".

The singer has come under fire for screening a video which shows a swastika imposed on the face of France's Front National party leader Marine Le Pen during her MDNA trek.

Le Pen has threatened to sue Madonna, who in turn defied the politician's warnings by refusing to edit the footage.

Now the Material Girl has defended her decision to include the swastika, a symbol used by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party.

Madonna tells a Brazilian TV cha...

A patch of land in Malawi where Madonna was due to build a school is to be turned into a cemetery for national heroes.

The pop superstar, who has adopted two children from Malawi, had planned to construct an academy for girls on the site in Chinkhota and even attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony there in 2009.

Nevertheless, the plans were abandoned last year after Madonna's Raising Malawi charity fell into crisis amid allegations of financial problems. Government officials in Malawi have now confirmed the site will be turned into a burial ground for important figures.

Tourism Minister D...

Scotland police advised Madonna not to include images of firearms and weapons themselves during a concert in Edinburgh in the wake of Friday's "The Dark Knight Rises" massacre in a Colorado cinema, but the pop star used them anyway.

Madonna defied local authorities on Saturday and brandished pistols and an AK47 assault rifle during her gig. She has used the props during all the shows on her "MDNA" tour.

"Madonna and her dancers using replica guns was always in bad taste, but given what happened in Colorado it is even worse. She should know better," a spokeswoman for the Mothers Against Gu...

What would top A-list stars such as The Kardashians, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Rihanna and Lady Gaga look like if they were just normal folks with normal lives? What would stars look like if they didn't have their makeup artists and personal trainers or the luxury of boatloads of money for plastic surgery - like Jennifer Aniston, who spent nearly $150,000 in 2011 as speculated by Yahoo.com's Shine earlier this year?

They'd probably look a lot like some of the masterful photo manipulations of pop artist Danny Evans.

The New York Based artist got his start giving stars like Par...