Celeb news for the week of Feb. 13

Judd Apatow mocked Tom Cruise's height during his Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards monologue on Saturday night (18.02.23).

Apatow, 55, who is two inches taller than Tom, 60, joked that Tom's famous stunts in his movies are just a ploy to distract viewers from his height.

Kim Kardashian's alleged stalker has breached a restraining order she obtained against him.

Kim, 42, was granted the restraining order against Jomoine Victor Zigler, 28, last month after he reportedly showed up at her home on numerous occasions, called her his wife and sent her a diamond ring.

Pink has hinted at tensions with Christina Aguilera on the set of 'Lady Marmalade'.

The 43-year-old singer admitted shooting the video with Christina, Lil' Kim and Mýa for their 2001 cover version of the song was not enjoyable and hinted that Christina was the problem.

Alicia Silverstone struggled to cope with her 'Clueless' fame.

The 46-year-old actress - who is best known for her leading role in 1995 movie- admitted she didn't know what to do with all of attention the role brought and she soon decided to step back from Hollywood.

Richard Gere is recovering after being rushed to hospital in Mexico during a family vacation.

The 73-year-old actor was celebrating his wife Alejandra Silva's 40th birthday at their holiday home in Nuevo Vallarta but their celebrations were put on hold after Gere was reportedly admitted to the local hospital with pneumonia.

Kylie Minogue's sister Dannii has been "her rock" following her split from Paul Solomons.

The 'I Should Be So Lucky' hitmaker, 54, dated the British GQ executive, 47, for five years before reportedly calling it quits in early February, with the pair allegedly unable to make their long-distance romance work after she left London after two decades to relocate back to her native Australia.

Gigi Hadid's romance with Leonardo DiCaprio "fizzled" out.

The 27-year-old model was romantically linked to Leonardo, 48, last year, but the celebrity duo are no longer seeing each other.

Coco Austin loves the challenge of motherhood.

The 43-year-old TV star has Chanel, seven, with rap legend Ice-T, and Coco has revealed that she embraces the role of a being so-called momager.

Kelis has got "100 animals" on her farm in California.

The 43-year-old singer lives on a remote farm with her three kids - Knight, 13, Shepherd, seven, and Galilee, two - and Kelis has admitted to loving her unusual surroundings.

Iggy Azalea thinks the world ought to be "less serious".

The 32-year-old rap star believes that the public should embrace the "ridiculous" nature of pop culture - rather than pushing back against it.

Hugh Jackman thinks it's "inevitable" that Australia will become a republic.

King Charles became Australia's monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September - but the 54-year-old actor feels it's "natural" that the country will become a republic one day.

Pedro Pascal feels like he is "going blind" when he dons his 'Mandalorian' costume.

The 47-year-old actor's alter ego, Din Djarin, removes his helmet as little as possible on the show and though his armour makes him feel "powerful, protected and dangerous", there's disadvantages to his signature outfit because he "can't see s***" and constantly finds himself stumbling and falling.

Niall Horan has insisted there is "no point" releasing the songs he's recorded with Lewis Capaldi because they are "not good enough".

The former One Direction singer confirmed he has been into the recording studio with the 'Someone You Loved' hitmaker but there is no plans for the tracks they put together to see the light of day because neither of them "adored" them enough.

John Lennon's former home inspired Judas Priest's 1980 classic 'Living After Midnight'.

The heavy metal band's guitarist Glenn Tipton has recalled how the song came about while the band were working on their iconic LP 'British Steel' at Tittenhurst Park, where the old residence of the late Beatles frontman is situated in Berkshire, England.

Alison Brie doesn't feel "uncomfortable" with her husband, Dave Franco, directing her sex scenes.

The 40-year-old actress gets intimate with Jay Ellis in her latest film 'Somebody I Used To Know' but she insisted neither she nor her 37-year-old spouse were fazed by the fact he was the person behind the camera because the project comes first.

Princess Diana's former butler believes he "must share her secrets" with her sons, Princes William and Harry.

Paul Burrell - who worked for the late royal for a decade until her death in 1997 - is preparing to undergo surgery for prostate cancer and is haunted by the idea he may be running out of time to tell the estranged brothers "the truth".

Kellie Pickler's husband has died in an apparent suicide.

Police were called to the country singer's home in Nashville on Friday (18.02.23) at around 1.21pm after the former 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant was unable to find her spouse Kyle Jacobs - who she married in 2011 - and she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to a room in the house.

Shania Twain curbs her swearing when she's in the UK.

The superstar - who is a new panellist on the UK talent contest 'Starstruck' - admits she has a potty mouth like her fellow Canadians, but she tries not to curse as much when she's this side of the Atlantic.

Dua Lipa is worried her third album could leak online.

The 'Levitating' singer's record company bosses are desperately trying to ensure recordings for the highly-anticipated LP are secure after a song she worked on with Pharrell Williams appeared online this week, with the offcut from 'Future Nostalgia' the latest in a series of unreleased tracks from the 27-year-old pop star to have made it into the public domain.

Ed Sheeran plays a homeless drug addict in 'Sumotherhood'.

The 'Castle on the Hill' hitmaker's casting in a mystery role in Adam Deacon's upcoming movie was announced last year, and it has now been revealed he underwent a dramatic transformation for his short appearance in the action comedy.

Chris Brown has declared critics who still "hate" him for attacking Rihanna can kiss his "whole entire a**".

The 'Run It!' rapper, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault for beating up his singer ex-girlfriend before the 2009 Grammys, but has now appeared to back a string of artists who have been accused of abuse in a foul-mouthed tirade on social media on Friday (17.02.23), in which he also ranted about people still pushing a "narrative" about his assault on Rihanna.

Emily Ratajkowski has prompted speculation she's broken up with her latest boyfriend Eric André.

The model and 'Gone Girl' actress, 31, went 'Instagram official' with the 39-year-old comedian on Valentine's Day when she appeared in only a bra in two snaps of him lounging naked on a sofa, but on Friday (17.02.23) posted a TikTok video about moving on from a "situationship".

'The Nutty Professor' actress Stella Stevens has died aged 84 after an Alzheimer's battle.

The actress, who worked alongside Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis in her heyday as a screen siren, passed away after a long struggle with dementia, her actor-producer son Andrew Stevens confirmed to Deadline on Friday. (17.02.23)

Liam Neeson has blasted Disney's 'Star Wars' spin-offs for robbing the film franchise of its "magic" and "mystery".

The 70-year-old 'Schindler's List' actor played Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn in 1999's 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace', and despite having roles in other projects linked to the series including TV shows 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Rise of Skywalker', he said he would not be returning to any more.

Kris Jenner's rumoured engagement ring from her long-term partner Corey Gamble has been valued at $1.2 million.

The 67-year-old Kardashian clan's "momager" - who started dating talent manager Corey, 42, in 2014 after they met at a party in Ibiza while she was in the midst of her split from Caitlyn Jenner - kicked off rumours they are planning to marry after she shared a close-up snap of herself on her Instagram Stories on Valentine's Day wearing a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger.

Dementia-stricken Bruce Willis allegedly misfired a gun on a film set and needed someone to read his lines to him through an earpiece as his brain condition aphasia worsened.

The 67-year-old 'Die Hard' actor's family revealed on Thursday (16.02.23) the condition had developed into a rare and "cruel" form of dementia - 11 months after witnesses spoke out to claim his deepening health woes were evident while filming three years before he quit acting in 2022.

Florence Pugh has struck up an unlikely friendship with reality TV star Lisa Rinna.

The 'Don't Worry Darling' star is a big fan of Lisa's show 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' and spent three years messaging her online before the pair finally met for the first time during a trip to UK when they were brought together on Thursday (16.02.23) at Harris Reed's London Fashion Week show at the Tate Modern.

Dame Olivia Newton-John's husband John Easterling still talks to her out loud six months after her death.

The 'Grease' star died in August aged 73 after a long battle with cancer and her grieving husband has given his first interview since the tragedy in which he opened up about life without his partner - admitting he still feels her presence and often chats to her as he walks around the house they shared.

Michael Cera doesn't have a smartphone and avoids social media.

The 34-year-old 'Superbad' star is determined to live without the latest technology because he's happy being off the grid but insists his decision not to join sites like Twitter or Instagram wasn't "conscious" - he just never got around to it because he doesn't find them interesting.

Pink was told her music career "would be over" if she had children.

The 'Never Gonna Not Dance Again' hitmaker - who has daughter Willow, 11, and son Jameson, six, with her husband Carey Hart - was told she would put her career in jeopardy if she started a family, however, the 43-year-old pop star believes it actually "began" after she became a mother.

New 'Live' presenter Mark Consuelos is delighted he's found a way to "get paid" to listen to his wife Kelly Ripa.

The 'Riverdale' actor is set to replace Ryan Seacrest as co-host of the ABC daytime show and after sending his well-wishes to his friend, he joked it is a sign of how "great" the US is that he'll be earning money for working alongside his spouse, who has fronted the show for over 20 years.

Austin Butler drank microwaved ice cream and dozens of doughnuts to pile on the pounds to play Elvis Presley.

The former Disney star - who won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his portrayal of the late King of Rock and Roll in Baz Luhrmann's biopic 'Elvis' and is hotly-tipped to walk away with the Oscar in the same category at the upcoming Academy Awards - was inspired by Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling's method for gaining weight for a role.

Paris Hilton feared she was asexual before meeting her husband Carter Reum.

The 42-year-old socialite has opened up about her past difficulties with sex revealing she used to be "terrified" of "anything sexual" and admitting many of her previous relationships ended because she wouldn't go further than kissing - but that all changed when she met businessman Carter.

Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough are no longer speaking amid the row over Lisa Marie Presley's trust.

The late singer died on 12 January aged 54 and two weeks later, her mother Priscilla filed a petition questioning the "authenticity and validity" of an amendment made to her daughter's trust - which includes her late father Elvis Presley's iconic home Graceland and 15 percent ownership of his estate -in 2016 which removed her and business manager Barry Siegel as trustees and appointed Lisa Marie's children, Riley and the late Benjamin Keough instead.

Niall Horan admits it's "really scary" releasing new music after being away for a while.

The Irish pop star - who shot to fame as a member of the chart-topping boy band One Direction - is back today (17.02.23) with his first new music since his 2020 LP 'Heartbreak Weather', 'Heaven', from his upcoming third solo album 'The Show'.

Ashton Kutcher puts orange juice in his coffee.

The 45-year-old actor - who has two children with wife Mila Kunis - insisted there was a valid reason for his unusual drink combination and the sweetness of the fruit helped enhance the flavours in his caffeinated beverage.

Elvis Costello has recalled the late Burt Bacharach putting him in his place in the studio.

The songwriting pals first met in 1989 while working at the same recording studio and worked together for almost three decades.

Raven-Symoné wants to direct a 'Cheetah Girls' reunion movie.

The 37-year-old actress was a fixture on the Disney Channel in the early 2000s with her 'That's So Raven' sitcom - which was revived as 'Raven's Home in 2017 - but also starred alongside Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan in the 2003 musical comedy film for the network which followed four girls on a quest for musical superstardom and admitted that she would be up for a reboot of the franchise, as long as she could step behind the camera.

Emily Ratajkowski has set the record straight on how her surname is pronounced and it turns out most of the world has been saying it wrong.

The 'Gone Girl' actress and model, 31, who previously told Rolling Stone magazine about the "trick" behind the correct pronunciation, again told how it is correctly said in an interview shot during New York Fashion Week.

Selena Gomez has gained weight as a result of her medication she's taking.

The 30-year-old pop star was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus in 2014 and explained that her weight tends to fluctuate because of water retention when she is on medication but wanted to urge others who may be struggling with their figure for similar reasons to remember that they are still "beautiful" and "wonderful."

Drake and 21 Savage have settled their lawsuit with Vogue magazine's publishers.

The pair were sued by Conde Nast last November for at least $4 million in damages for allegedly using the fashion bible's name without permission to promote their album 'Her Loss', and earlier this week, the two stars agreed to pay the company an undisclosed sum before the case went to court, TMZ reports.

Ryan Reynolds "ain't telling" the sex of his new baby.

The 'Deadpool' actor's wife Blake Lively revealed on Sunday (12.02.23) that their fourth child - a sibling for daughters James, eight, Inez, six, and three-year-old Betty - had been born via an Instagram post showing her baby bump had gone, and the 46-year-old actor insisted the pair have no plans to make a formal announcement about the tot's birth.

Armie Hammer has had a temporary restraining order case against him dropped.

The embattled 'Call Me by Your Name' actor, 36, who is still fighting to claw back his Hollywood career after a string of his messages featuring extreme sexual fantasies emerged in 2021, saw the court throw it out on Wednesday (15.02.23) after an accuser aged 26 did not turn up at the hearing.

Leonardo DiCaprio is said to be desperate to overhaul his reputation for only dating models and actresses aged under 25.

The Oscar-winning 'Gangs of New York' actor, who is due to turn 49 in November, has been ridiculed by commentators for his habit of dating women around half his age, and faced a backlash from his critics when he was this month linked with 19-year-old Israeli model Eden Polani, following his split from Camila Morrone after she turned 25.

Paris Hilton wore a disguise and checked into hospital under an alias the day her son was born.

The 41-year-old socialite's boy, who she had with her venture capitalist husband Carter Reum, 42, arrived in January, and Paris said even her loved ones were kept in the dark about his birth until just before she announced it on Instagram as part of a new bid to keep that part of her life private.