The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety are all reporting that Robert Downey Jr. will take on the lead role as Iron Man for director Jon Favreau. Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment will be distributing and producing the feature.

Eric Dane is set to join the cast of Grey's Anatomy, reprising his role as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan, Dr. McDreamy's ex-best friend whom Meredith, Izzie and their fellow female interns cleverly dubbed "McSteamy."

Jay-Z was joined by Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow onstage at his sold out show in London. Gwynnie and hubby Chris Martin of Coldplay contributed background vocals to the recently unretired rapper's set. Also joining the all star line up were Beyonce and Nas.

Janet Jackson says she hasn't talked to Justin Timberlake since the "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the 2004 Superbowl. She said that Justin has tried to get in touch with her, and in her own time she will reconcile with the SexyBack singer. Janet says she still considers him a friend.

Nick Carter trashes Paris Hilton in a new interview with Us Magazine. The Backstreet Boy claims his ex cheated on him with her House Of Wax co-star Chad Michael Murray. He also says Paris used him, despite her wealth and fame. Nick and Aaron Carter's reality show is just a week away from its premiere, which might just explain why the boys seem to be showing up in the gossip columns on a daily basis lately.
 

Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend has confirmed that the pair have split, at least for the time being. Harry Morton says that they are "taking a little breather." Morton blames the separation on intense pressure from the media.

America may be falling for America Ferrera, the star of ABC's Ugly Betty, an underdog that has become the most-watched new series of the fall television season so far.

Peter Jackson and his longtime companion and fellow Oscar-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh, are joining forces with Microsoft Game Studios to launch their own videogame division, Wingnut Interactive Studio, for which they will create and develop new titles for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.

18 year old singer Aaron Carter has called off his engagement to a former Playboy Playmate. The news comes just one week after Aaron proposed on-stage at a Las Vegas casino. Carter told Us magazine: "I just got caught up in the moment...I am not ready for marriage quite yet."

Gnarls Barkley's surprise success will lead to a follow-up album. Gnarls main-men Cee-Lo and Dangermouse have confirmed that their collaboration will be more than a one-off, and say that they're already getting ready to start work on new material.

Kate Moss's sometime boyfriend Pete Doherty is rumoured to be close to sealing a deal for his own clothing line. The much-arrested Babyshambles front-man was recently released from rehab, and he has announced a press conference for next week where he is expected to break the news about his move into the fashion world.

Christina Aguilera made a peace offering to her long standing rival Britney Spears this week. According to reports, X-Tina presented the Federline family with a gift basket for their top secret newborn, Sutton Pierce.

Noemie Lenoir has been cast as Chris Tucker's romantic interest in Rush Hour 3. Max von Sydow and Hiroyuki Sanada have also been tapped to co-star in the feature.

CBS has given the go-ahead to an 11th season of The Amazing Race.

The surviving members of Blind Melon (Christopher Thorn, Rogers Stevens, Brad Smith and Glen Graham) have chosen a new lead singer and intend to revive the band in the coming year. The new singer is Travis Warren, formerly of the group Rain Fur Rent.

The long-delayed album from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard finally has an official release date. The ODB disc is titled A Son Unique and it's due in stores on November 7th.

24 star Reiko Aylesworth and Steven Pasquale have been cast as the leads in Alien vs. Predator 2.

Universal Pictures has won a deal to pick up the rights to Peter Morgan's play Frost/Nixon for Ron Howard to direct. Morgan's play is centered around the 1977 television interviews between David Frost and president Richard Nixon.

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue launched her first children's, joining a long list of celebrities writing for kids.