Washington, Nov 12: Hollywood actor Russell Crowe may replace late actor Heath Ledger in a movie adaptation of a Tim Winton novel.

Washington, Nov 12 : Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have revealed that they are keen to adopt a child from South America, but are being held back by the complicated adoption laws there.

They already — who already have three adopted children, Maddox, seven, from Cambodia, Pax, four, from Vietnam, and Zahara, three, from Ethiopia, and three biological children Shiloh, two, and baby twins Knox and Vivienne — are eager to add another child to their already huge brood.

New York, Nov 12 : Controversial comedienne Sandra Bernhard has dismissed earlier reports that she said Sarah Palin would be "gang-raped by my big black brothers" if she enters Manhattan.

"I never said ''''gang-raped'''' and I never used ''''rape,'''' " the New York Daily News quoted Bernhard, as saying.

Bernhard was widely condemned after reportedly making the remark in her opening monologue during a show last month at Washington, D. C.’s Theater J.

New York - Christopher Ciccone has little in common with his sister, ultra fit and apparently ageless pop star Madonna.

The 47-year-old Ciccone is so reserved he comes across almost as shy. He's wrapped in an oversized hooded sweatshirt, and the wrinkles show around his eyes, making him look personable.

London, November 12 : British model Georgina Baillie says she fears health of her grandfather Andrew Sachs, best known for his portrayal of ‘Manuel’ in the TV comedy ‘Fawlty Towers’, might suffer after he was made a victim of a radio phone prank call.

The 78-year-old, who had been due to be a phone-in guest on a late-night radio show, on being unavailable had received four messages on his home phone from RJ Russell Brand and DJ Jonathan Ross claiming the former had slept with his granddaughter Georgina.

Washington, Nov 12: Lindsay Lohan used a racist term for US President-elect Barack Obama in a recent interview, calling him the first ''coloured President''.

The term ‘coloured’ for Afro-Americans is considered derogatory and was most commonly used by racist character Archie Bunker in the 1970s sitcom "All In the Family."

Lindsay’s comment came in response to a question from Maria Menounos on "Access Hollywood" about Obama''s win in the 2008 presidential race.