The director was reluctant to cast such a big-name actress in the low-budget movie - which sees Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey play two brothers investigating the case of a death row inmate played by John Cusack - so Nicole went to extreme lengths to get him to agree to cast her as a sex-crazed woman obsessed with marrying a convicted killer.
The `Pirates of the Caribbean` actress has got engaged to the Klaxons keyboard player, who she has been dating since April 2011, her representative has confirmed.
The `Angels` singer is "very excited" about the impending arrival but admitted his spouse Ayda Field had asked him to keep quiet about the gender of their unborn baby.
The `Men In Black 3` star has two kids, Jaden, 13, and 11-year-old Willow, with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and he admits he and his spouse are constantly in dialogue about what is best for his kids.
The band is using the technology to light up venues they play on tour but with around 40,000 handed out to date, the stunt has become too expensive.
The supermodel and the New England Patriots quarterback already have a two-year-old son named Benjamin recently learned they`d be providing their child with a sibling, according to Brazilian website famosasartistas.com.
The `What To Expect When You`re Expecting` actress says she was always keen to work with animals when she grew up as she found them so interesting.
The actors are among 21 hunks to make AARP magazine`s `Men on Fire` list of older heartthrobs.
The 48-year-old actor - who is engaged to Angelina Jolie - invited pals including P. Diddy and Harvey Weinstein to the gathering after the premiere of his new movie `Killing Them Softly` at Villa St. George on Tuesday (22.05.12).
The 43-year-old singer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and while she successfully fought the illness, the music star still feels "incredible anger" and possesses "moral and physical" scars from the traumatic life experience.
The singer-and-actress - who gave birth to the couple`s first daughter, Maxwell Drew, on May 1 - will tie the knot with the former NFL star on the Hawaiian island of Kauai on December 12.
The `Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country` star was spotted on a dinner date with `The Antonio Treatment` host in Las Vegas earlier this month and the pair were "flirty and very touchy", according to USmagazine.com.
The `Jersey Shore` star is pregnant with her first child with fiance Jionni LaVelle and although they are looking forward to welcoming a son, Snooki admitted she was hoping for a little girl.
The 26-year-old actress and husband Brian Austin Green - who already has 10-year-old son Kassius with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Marcil - have not confirmed reports that she is pregnant, but friends say they are "beyond thrilled" to have learned they will be having a daughter.
The `Rocket Man` singer was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in the early hours of 23.05.12.
The 48-year-old star is currently filming a remake of `The Lone Ranger` in which he plays Tonto, a fictional character belonging to the Comanche Nation.
The McFly singer struggled to keep his emotions in check when Giovanna Falcone walked down the aisle at London`s One Marylebone earlier this month but "lost it" when his sister Carrie sang during the ceremony.
The 30-year-old singer has joined the panel of the US version of the TV talent contest and has amused program chief Simon Cowell with her demands, which include the religious mentor, 23 other support staff and a request for no "random" workers on the show be allowed to approach her.
The 22-year-old actress filmed spent several months in London - where her boyfriend Robert Pattinson is from - shooting her latest movie `Snow White and the Huntsman` and while she was in the UK she developed a taste for many local dishes, but especially the hot meat-filled pastries.
The 33-year-old singer was accused of excessive partying by his ex-wife Tameka Foster`s attorney, who showed pictures of him out at clubs while in Europe recently.
Charlie Sheen`s actress ex-wife and the mother of his children, three-year-old twins Max and Bob, will not spend any time in prison for being caught with under four grams of the class-A drug while in Aspen, Colorado.
Prospective tenants can lease the property belonging to the `Shutter Island` star for six months or less.
The late singer`s 19-year-old child with entertainer Bobby Brown was caught on video enjoying slot machines in Las Vegas, Nevada on 19.05.12.
The `Toxic` singer - who recently signed up to become a judge on the US `X Factor` - took the advice of her fiancé Jason Trawick who suggested she play the sport to help her relax.
The 37-year-old star - who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in the US - believes working with youngsters would be far more rewarding for him than management, which is what he thinks many assume he will do.