Movie legend Dustin Hoffman is putting his collection of 18th and 19th Century furniture up for sale at Christie’s in London.

The items will go under the hammer on March 27th at the South-West London auction house.

The star has not revealed why he is offloading his antiques, from his home in West London’s Kensington, at the auction. According to reports in British newspapers, Hoffman looks set to raise between £25,000-£40,000.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe’s performance in London play Equus has been hailed by critics and co-stars alike after its first night.

The 17-year-old plays a tortured teenager in the Peter Shaffer-written play, a role that requires him to strip nude - and all agreed the young star has cast off the shackles of his most famous role, as J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard.

Hollywood A-lister Scarlett Johansson was a no-show at Oscar parties on Sunday after snubbing the event to visit Sri Lanka and India on a charity project.

The Lost In Translation star, 22, is spending 10 days in the South Asia region as part of a trip organised by international aid agency Oxfam.

Israel’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen. The tongue-in-cheek rap band Teapacks will represent the country in Helsinki with the track Push The Button.

The song, which scored a landslide victory, was chosen from four contenders, with a mix of public telephone and Internet voting as well as the votes of an internal Israeli jury.

The bosses of the Madame Tussaud’s waxwork museum in Las Vegas have been told to axe plans to honour porn star Ron Jeremy on his upcoming birthday.

The museum is housed in the Venetian, but officials at the hotel and casino are far from impressed by the idea Jeremy’s likeness is to be added to the wax celebrity exhibits.