Archive for October 29th, 2007

Amy WinehouseTroubled jazz songstress Amy Winehouse has vowed to fight a ban preventing her from travelling to the United States - after she was “tricked” into confessing to possessing illegal drugs.

The Rehab star was arrested in Norway earlier this month along with husband Blake Fielder-Civil on suspicion of possessing marijuana. The 24-year-old was issued with a fine, but the incident may have thrown a possible American tour into doubt.

Natalie PortmanActress Natalie Portman is encouraging children to enjoy studying arithmetic by guest editing the upcoming issue of American magazine Scholastic Math.

Portman loved learning about mathematics in her own school days, and she wants today’s kids to appreciate the importance it has in everyday life.

Foreigner founder Mick Jones is calling in a favour from his stepson Mark Ronson - the producer is helping the guitarist to help make a comeback album.

Jones married Ronson’s mother, Ann Dexter-Jones, when the beatmaker was a young child, and the 62-year-old axeman now plans to utilise his family ties to bring the 1970s rock band Foreigner’s sound up-to-date.