"If I was a young kid now looking at that song, I'd have to say I'd think it was pretty naff." Rick Astley reveals his true feelings towards his 1987 pop anthem "Never Gonna Give You Up."

"You have to get to a point where you care as little about getting smoke blown up your ass as you do when you become a whipping boy in the press, because ultimately they both add up to s--t." Madonna ignores her critics.

"I do want to age gracefully, and the mention of choreography almost makes me break out in a rash these days." Pop superstar Kylie Minogue plans to tone down her raunchy stage act.

The desert retreat Frank Sinatra dubbed Villa Maggio - after his character in From Here To Eternity - has been put up for sale. The Palm Desert estate, which lies in the mountains above El Paseo, California, is on the market for $5 million. Sinatra lived at the property for 15 years and built a helicopter landing pad on the estate.

"I am elated and inspired by it. The same way I am inspired by Senator Clinton's campaign. The fact that we have a woman and an African-American man who are campaigning to become President of the United States is a remarkable thing for our country. I wish them both luck. I think it's terrific." Laurence Fishburne is split between Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

DJ Paul Oakenfold is selling his four-bedroom Los Angeles home which features views of the Hollywood Bowl. The French provincial-style mansion is on the market for $10 million.

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