The former couple were married for three years before they parted ways in 2003. Thornton has co-written the book with country music singer and author Kinky Friedman.

Publishers at Harper Collins insist the tell-all will details the actor's upbringing, his infamous phobias, his movie career and his five marriages. Tweet (less)

Although the assault charges were dropped because there wasn't enough evidence, Brooke pleaded guilty to cocaine possession, according to RadarOnline.com.

Under the terms of her plea deal, Brooke - who was recently released from rehab after completing 90 days treatment for drug addiction - must continue her outpatient drug treatment, and if she completes all terms of her probation, the possession charge will be dismissed in a year. Brooke, who recently bought Mel B's Los Angeles mansion, is determined to stay clean for the sake of her sons.

A source recently said, "She's serious about staying clean, she's now living with a sober companion, and going to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. She is hopeful that her recovery from drugs and alcohol will be sustained lifelong.

The only thing she is taking is vitamins. The main focus in Brooke's life right now is being the best mom possible to Bob and Max and staying sober.

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"I was raised to believe that, as a community, we should be judged by how we take care of people who can't take care of themselves. This is our community.

This is our commitment," Clooney said. The campaign has already raised USD 200 million, thanks to numerous contributions made by the likes of Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, however, the group is hoping stars will continue to dig deep.

"The fact is that today we can't anticipate what kind of help and support they will need from MPTF. But we can be certain that there will continue to be needs that otherwise won't be filled without the support of our charity," said MPTF executive Bob Beitcher.

The non-profit organisation was founded in 1921 by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, among others. Tweet (less)

We should, especially in context to the Oscars. He'll be hosting the show for the 9th time this Sunday.

So knowing Billy Crystal, expect parodies on Oscar-nominated films and a whole lot of laughs. Remember the standing ovation he got last year when he came to introduce a segment featuring Bob Hope hosting the first televised Oscars? "So where was I," Crystal joked on entry.

"Some things never change. " Bring it on BC.

The Oscars are waiting. A student of maths from Harvard says he has a formula to predict winners at the Oscars.

Oh boy. The student, Ben Zauzmer, has a list of winners from Sunday's big night.

Logical winners. Not hunches.

No gut feel. Ben's forecast is available on his blog.

Spoiler alert! Click here if you want to see Ben's predications: http://oscarforecast.wordpress.

com/predictions/ What else is hot on the Oscars? Apps and instagrams (lots of people out there hoping BC instagrams). Just viewing the Oscars isn't enough anymore.

@TheAcademy has been busy tweeting. Hollywood's biggest night is rolling out the red carpet for fans to ensure they get the best possible all-round experience.

There's also a "second experience" feature for tablet and smartphone users. Simply put, viewers can access live camera footage from multiple cameras placed backstage and on the red carpet, while viewing the show! First broadcast in colour in 1966, the Oscar party is rolling on and how! Tweet (less)

His business partner and family friend, Khaleem Pasha, said, "He was hospitalised after a massive heart attack on Saturday afternoon. He passed away today.

" Bob Christo first made waves when he was introduced by actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan in the film "Abdullah". Says Pasha, "Bob came to India to meet actress Parveen Babi , but ended up getting a break in the film 'Abdullah'.

" Bob was a qualified civil engineer, but his good looks got him modelling assignments. He even got a small role in a Marlon Brando-starrer but on a friend's advice let it go, and instead began building film sets.

His modelling assignment made him travel to various countries. When he was waiting for a work permit for Muscat he came across an article in Time magazine about Bollywood and decided to come to India to meet Parveen Babi.

The actor of Australian origin went on to act in over 200 movies, including films like "Kaalia", "Mard", "Nastik", "Qurbani", "Mr India", "Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja" and "Gumraah". Bob got typecast as a henchman, lead villain's sidekick or a British officer in period films.

By early 2000, Bob shifted to Bangalore and started working as a yoga instructor Pasha says, "He had been to Mumbai two months ago to meet Dharmendra and Akshay Kumar. When he fell ill, all of them did call us to inquire about his health.

" The actor's biography, "Flashback: My Times in Bollywood and Beyond", was to be released by Akshay Kumar in June. Bob was planning to return to Hindi films in an Akshay Kumar film.

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Christo was admitted to the hospital yesterday after he complained of chest pain, and it turned out that he had a heart attack. The doctors performed angioplasty and sent procedure on him but his condition continued to be critical.

One of the arteries had 90 per cent block. Sources said the actor, known for his bald look, was working on his biography, which he was slating to be launched by actor Ajay Kumar sometime later this year.

He got his first break, as a villain, in a Hindi movie the Sanjay Khan-directed, Abdullah in 1980. Since then, he has appeared in over 200 movies, including Qurbani , Sarfarosh , Kismat , Gumrah , Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja , Agneepath and Mr India , released in the 1980s and 90s.

He had made Bangalore his home for the past several years. Christo was said to be inactive from the Hindi movie industry in the last eight years.

Bollywood actor Bob Christo, best known for his roles as a villain, died on Sunday evening. The 72-year-old actor, of Australian origin, died of "rupture of left ventricle free valve", or cardiac rupture in simple terms, at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, source (less)

And today, it was no different here. Hundreds of fans of the philosopher-musician, some from as far as Hyderabad, Goa, Bangalore, Kolkata and the neighbouring Guwahati descended in this music-savvy city and went agog with the 69th birthday celebrations of the legendary singer.

Shillong's very own Bob Dylan Lou Majaw and his colleagues rendered haunting Dylan numbers at two venues at Pearly Dew School in the morning and at Khyndailad at the heart of the city in the evening. The programmes showcased Dylan's songs and the artists own compositions.

Among the bands that performed, was a curiously named band called 'Bad Monkeys'. "This year has been very good.

Students from Pearly Dew School recited poems and sang songs composed by Dylan, while the city rocked and rolled in the evening," Majaw said. He said the objective of this celebration is to take music as a part of education (less)

"There's never been a fiction film about Marley. We've never had a sense of him as a real man, as opposed to the legend," Ash said.

The Redemption Song hitmaker, who remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, lived in the British capital in 1977, after an attempt was made on his life in Jamaica. It was during these days that he hung out with the likes of the Sex Pistols and other punk rockers.

The project will be produced by Greenacre Films' Amanda Jenks and Nadine Marsh Edwards. However, the sad part is that Ash does not yet have the right to use the legendary singer's songs, a stumbling block which has left other planned biopics of Marvin Gaye and Janis Joplin in the shade.

She also did not confirm who will be portraying Marley. The reggae singer died at the age of 36 in Miami due to severe melanoma and is survived by eleven children, according to his official website (less)