Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe Hollywood's Most Overpaid actors

The 'American Gangster' actor topped the new list compiled by Forbes magazine, who compared stars' salaries to the gross income made by the film.

While Gladiator cost $100 million to make, and made $460 million gross income, Russell's recent films, which include Cinderella Man and A Good Year, have flopped at the box office - averaging $5 of gross income for each dollar he was paid.

American Gangster might help Russell's bankability - it has already made $173 million worldwide, nearly double the $100 million it cost to make.

Russell's fellow Australian Nicole Kidman came second in the list after earning a reported $15 million for her most recent blockbuster The Golden Compass - which made only $26 million in its debut weekend in the US, compared to the $200 million it allegedly cost to make.

These figures mean Nicole's films return $8 on average to the studios, while Angelina Jolie - who is paid less than Nicole - grosses $15 on average.

Comedians Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell came in third and fourth positions.

Jim is taking a huge risk on his next film Yes Man - he is not being paid anything upfront and will only get paid if the film makes money.

The Wedding Planner actress Jennifer Lopez rounded off the top five. The mother-to-be is quickly becoming known for her box office flops, with her film Gigli not even taking as much as it cost to make.

Adam Sandler, Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Tom Cruise also featured in the embarrassing list.

Forbes magazine's Most Overpaid Celebrities:

1. Russell Crowe
2. Nicole Kidman
3. Jim Carrey
4. Will Ferrell
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Adam Sandler
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Denzel Washington
9. Will Smith
10. Tom Cruise

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Lindsay Lohan vows to leave Hollywood, drugs and Calum Best

It seems that Lindsay Lohan has finally realized her mistakes, for the starlet has promised her dad that she will quit films, leave Hollywood and dump bad boy lover Calum Best.

Michael Lohan, who met his daughter for the first time in three years, has revealed that the actress has vowed to steer clear of all the things that led her downhill since she attained stardom.

"When we finally came face to face we just clung on to each other and did not stop crying for at least half an hour. Lindsay said, ‘Daddy, I have done some terrible things and been addicted to drugs but please believe me I will never do drugs again,” News of the World quoted Michael, as saying.

“She said she does not want to live in Hollywood as that is where this evil in her life happens.

She said, ‘I hate Hollywood and I don't want to work there. I need a break and I am moving away,’” he added.

The senior Lohan further said that his daughter has also promised to stay away from vicious people like Calum Best.

“She said ‘I will stop hanging round with people who are bad for me,’” he said.

Michael further revealed that Lindsay might extend her rehab stay, because "she wants to make absolutely certain she can cope on her own in the outside world."

He added that after leaving rehab, his daughter would head for the east coast to her family, and not to Los Angeles.

"You only have to look at the poor state Britney Spears is in at the moment to know living in Hollywood is not good for these young girls,” he said.

Lindsay was admitted to rehab in July for the third time this year after being caught with cocaine while drink driving. She was sentenced to a day in jail and ten days' community service.

Paris' Hollywood Hills pad snapped up for $4.25 mn

Paris Hilton’s Hollywood Hills mansion has been sold for 4.25 million dollars, after being on the market for just ten days.

Potential buyers were carefully screened to avoid letting unwanted priers from getting a sneaky peek into the property.

Hilton had bought the 3.000-square foot, Spanish style pad in 2004 for 2.9 million dollars, according to Us Weekly.

The place also has a pool, complete with Jacuzzi, waterfall and hotel-style cabanas, as well as separate guest quarters and a separate office.

During the drama following Hilton’s arrest and release, the residents of Hollywood hills circulated a petition asking their neighbors to bring in the police to attend to the swarm of photogs and nose levels.

Actress Cameron Diaz was also among the residents who expressed displeasure.

"There were 10 helicopters above her house, which I live not too far from," Diaz complained at the time. I was like, 'Could you please keep it down?' We all suffer when Paris suffers." E! Online quoted Diaz, as saying

The hotel heiress is looking for another place to buy, but it is unclear where exactly she is planning to relocate.

Victoria Beckham keen to smile for Hollywood photogs

Victoria Beckham’s move to Los Angeles has apparently made her think seriously about her monotonous look for the cameras.

Victoria Beckham’s move to Los Angeles has apparently made her think seriously about her monotonous look for the cameras.

The Spice Girl recently revealed that she would try to repair her sans smile look and will make her best efforts to show her pearly whites to the Hollywood photogs.

"I'm really, really want to but maybe I'm just a bit more self-conscious. I'm really going to try more now that I'm moving to America, because you all smile so much and have such great pearly whites,” Us Weekly quoted her, as saying.

Posh, famous for her dreary pout, confessed that she has never been a good smiler, but added that she will try to mend it.

“I've just never been a big, big smiler,” she said.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Hottest Stars of Hollywood

The Hollywood top 100 hottest stars list rates Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as the top celebrities.

PopSugar.com announced its list for 2007 which was compiled based on 4 million of votes cast to rate each celebrity on likeability, talent, style, class and looks.

The list rated actor Brad Pitt at #1 and his partner Angelina Jolie at # 2 hottest people in Hollywood.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Tom Cruise, Britney Spears, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Johnny Depp. "

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt plan to retire from Hollywood in a few years!

Angelina Jolie has left her, and beau Brad Pitt’s diehard fans in shock by announcing that the couple are planning on giving up acting a few years down the road.

Angelina Jolie, in the new issue of Parade magazine, reveals that she is considering retiring from films in a few years time, and that partner Brad Pitt might also do the same so that the couple can concentrate on their most precious production – their kids.

The couple’s family has grown by leaps and bounds ever since they started a relationship after Brad’s divorce from ex wife, former Friends star Jennifer Aniston came through in March 2005.
When the couple started working on the 2005 movie Mr and Mrs Smith, Jolie was already mother to Maddox. Soon after they started a relationship, Jolie adopted her oldest daughter Zahara in 2005.

The two kids were later adopted by Pitt, and their surnames changed to Jolie-Pitt.

A year down the line, she gave birth to her and Pitt’s only biological child so far – Shiloh in 2006.
This year in March, the family grew once again when Jolie adopted three-year old Pax Thien from Vietnam. The little boy recently became a full ‘Jolie-Pitt’ after his surname was officially changed from simply ‘Jolie’ to ‘Jolie-Pitt’.

Now, the actress has revealed that she and her beau are thinking about taking some time off at the same time so that they can spend some quality time with their children.

“Brad and I have a lot of kids, and we want to have more kids. And they demand a lot of time. It takes a lot just to get all of them fed and clothed and out the door to different schools on time. It’s fun, and we love it. But you can’t balance everything,” Us Weekly quoted her, as telling Parade.

“I think both of us only plan to work for a few more years. We’ll try to just stop sooner or later, so we can be home and travel, and just live,” she reveals.

For now however, the couple plan to juggle work projects and their kids, with one signing on for a role while the other stays at home.

"Brad and I are very lucky that we’re in a situation where we can choose to take turns, and one of us can be home with the kids, and so we kind of have that plan of who is doing what. So I have been home, and now I am going to go to work for a little bit, then he is going to work, then I am going to work, then basically we’re going to try to take a year off and just be with the kids," she says.

"So certainly, we’re trying to find a few projects that we love or that we think would be good to do for one reason or another. But mainly our focus is, 'OK, let’s look at our schedule, and try to figure out when we’re going to have our family time,'" Jolie adds.

Jolie is currently in Prague working on her new movie Wanted in which she plays an assassin.

Sexiest stars in Hollywood revealed

The results are in, and the sexiest stars in Hollywood have all been lined up in a poll by Life & Style Magazine.



According to the magazine, the celeb with the most Athletic bod happens to be ‘Stealth’ beauty, and Justin Timberlake’s current lady love Jessica Biel.

The best legs in Hollywood however, belong to Goldie Hawn’s actress daughter Kate Hudson.

The star with the ‘Shapeliest Shoulders’ is Jessica Alba, who likes to work her shoulders and back, as fitness pro Ramona Braganza, who does circuit training with Jess, tells Life & Style.

When it comes to the men, while Matthew McConaughey is the man with the ‘Perfect Pecs’, in Hollywood, actor and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ contestant Mario Lopez is the one with the ‘Most Chiseled Six-Pack’.

The list for the ‘Sexiest Stars Under the Sun’, as per Life & Style mag is:

Most Athletic Bod: Jessica Biel
Leanest Legs: Kate Hudson
Shapeliest Shoulders: Jessica Alba
Most Improved: Tara Reid
Perfect Pecs: Matthew Mcconaughey
Hottest In Hollywood: Lindsay Lohan
Sexiest Star Couple: Nick Lachey
Most Chiseled Six-Pack: Mario Lopez
Sleekest Frame: Kate Bosworth
Healthiest Curves: Heidi Montag

Vaughn wants to convert Hollywood Scientology's headquarters into a bar

Actor Vince Vaughn is reportedly contemplating buying Scientology's headquarters in Hollywood and converting it into an office with a bar attached to it.

The actor, who was dating actress Jennifer Aniston, has made a 5.6 million dollar proposal to buy the church on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard.
The scientologists shared the property with a real estate dealer, reports this week's In Touch Weekly.
The Wedding Crashers star is planning to have the office on the first floor and a classy bar downstairs.
An insider said that the actor wants to be a real estate mogul, and that being smart and savvy, he considers the opportunity to be good.
"Vince wants to be a real estate mogul. He is smart and savvy and sees this as a good opportunity on many levels," the source said.
If things work well, the 37-year-old will own the property by July, this year.

Will Smith dethrones Tom Cruise for most powerful actor in Hollywood tag

Actor Will Smith has been named the most powerful actor on the planet by dethroning last year’s topper, Tom Cruise, in US magazine Newsweek’s annual list.



Smith beat off competition from obvious favorites like Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt this year.
A producer said that Will Smith is the only thing in Hollywood to ‘guarantee an opening weekend’.
“Let’s put it this way. There’s Will Smith and then there are the mortals. Will is the only thing in this business, the only thing, that guarantees an opening weekend,” The Sun quoted the producer, as saying.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star Depp made it to the second spot and actor Ben Stiller secured the third place.
Brad Pitt came at the fourth spot, and Oscar nominee Tom Cruise slipped to the fifth position-

Victoria Beckham, Katie Holmes and Jennifer Lopez to team up for a Hollywood book club

Victoria Beckham is to start her own Hollywood book club, with Katie Holmes and Jennifer Lopez set to join.

Victoria Beckham is to start her own Hollywood book club, with Katie Holmes and Jennifer Lopez set to join.
The former Spice Girl - who moves to Los Angeles in the summer with husband David and their three sons - is keen to teach her American pals about classic English literature and sees the club as a perfect way to do it.
The 32-year-old star plans for members of the exclusive book club to meet once a month at each other's houses, where they will discuss the book they've been reading.
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "When Victoria told Katie about a book club, Katie thought it was a great idea, especially as she would love to learn more about British classics.
"Victoria has asked five of her friends, including Jennifer Lopez and Katie, to become members."
Books that Victoria wants to talk about, include Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Emma' and 'Sense and Sensibility', as well as tomes by literary giants Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy.
Katie - who has become close pals with Victoria - told Victoria the club would be a great way of making friends while David plays for new soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy.