Paparazzi will be pleased to hear that an Us Weekly magazine editor says a snap of Tomkat's baby, Suri, is worth up to US$5 million for a single shot as tabloids compete to be the first to show us the littlest Cruise.

50 Cent has signed on to take part in a new campaign to fight obesity in kids. The rapper will serve as the judge for a healthy cooking competition for student chefs to create the healthiest cafeteria food menu. 50 says he stays in shape by exercising, eating nutritious food and not drinking alcohol.

A release date of June 13th has been set for Madonna's highly anticipated documentary I'm Going To Tell You a Secret. The film follows the pop superstar throughout her 2004 Re-Invention Tour and will also include never before seen footage. An accompanying CD will include 14 songs including a cover of John Lennon's hit, Imagine.

The Sci Fi Channel has unveiled plans for Caprica, a prequel to Battlestar Galactica. The spinoff series will apparently be set about 50 years before Battlestar Galactica and center on the cataclysmic events that formed the current series.
 

People magazine has named Angelina Jolie #1 on their annual list of the world's most beautiful people. This is the fourth time for Angelina to appear on the list, but the first for her to take the top spot. Others included on the definitive list of beauty in 2006 include Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, James Blunt, Beyonce, Terence Howard, Avril Lavigne, Rachel Bilson, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Seacrest and all 26 of Howie Mandel's spokesmodels from Deal or No Deal. Howie, however, was conspicuously absent from the list.
 

Arm-pumping, "dawg"-dispensing American Idol judge Randy Jackson has extended his contract with the smash reality show, ensuring that all three judges, along with host Ryan Seacrest, will remain on the series for at least three more seasons.

Shakira was the big winner at The Latin Billboard Music Awards with wins in six categories including one for best female Latin pop album of the year. She was also honored with the Spirit of Hope award for working to improve living conditions for Colombian children.

Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino is reportedly set to direct a biopic of Jimi Hendrix with the full co-operation of Jimi's brother, Leon. The family's refusal to co-operate with filmmakers on a bio starring Andre 3000 of Outkast ended that project last year. The Tarantino version is believed to be in preproduction, with some shooting planned to take place in Toronto.

Will Smith has officially committed to I Am Legend. The movie, which has been in development for over a decade, has been stalled numerous times. Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally attached to star in the 90s before dropping out. Loosely based on The Omega Man, the movie is set in a post-apocalyptic New York where the human race has been wiped out by a deadly virus. Trapped during the day in his home, the last remaining healthy human (Smith) must battle mutants at night if he wants to survive.

Jon Favreau (Elf, Zathura) will helm Marvel comic's Iron Man, replacing Nick Cassavetes as the director on the project. Favreau has been hesitant of using too much CGI in the past, but says he will change his tune for this film.

My Name is Earl star Jason Lee will provide the voice of Underdog in the Underdog movie, currently in production by Spyglass Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. The feature based on the 1960s cartoon will have Underdog as a CGI character in a live-action world.

Ben Stiller will reteam with The Farrelly Brothers in Seven Day Itch for Dreamworks. Loosely based on the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, the comedy will tell the story of a man who is rushed into marrying a woman whom he thinks is perfect for him, until he meets another woman on his honeymoon.

Mike Myers will join Paramount Pictures' How to Survive a Robot Uprising for Austin Powers producer Michael De Luca. Myers will play a technical administrator whose job it is to monitor any danger from the growing presence of robots and researching ways to keep those robots from taking over.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres swept the talk show awards at the Daytime Emmys for a second consecutive year while soap opera General Hospital won a record ninth award for best daytime drama.

Rosie O'Donnell is the new co-host of ABC's daytime talk show The View, replacing Today bound Meredith Vieira.

NBC will keep Medium, Crossing Jordan and Las Vegas on its primetime schedule in 2006-07.

The Swedish tax authority is demanding nearly $11.6 million in back taxes, fees and interest from Bjorn Ulvaeus on royalties from ABBA's hits.

Rapper Shyne won a court case allowing him access to a portion of his half-million dollar record advance. The funds were previously withheld because he is serving time for his role in a nightclub shooting in 1999.

Chris Brown is teaming up with diva Ciara on a new star-studded collaboration to benefit recovery efforts in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The pair appear with a host of R&B stars on an update of the disco anthem We Are Family, due out on August 29th, the one year anniversary of Katrina.