The 42-year-old rapper was just 11 when Adnis Reeves descended into alcoholism and left their home in New York and the `99 Problems` hitmaker - whose real name is Shawn Carter - was left devastated by the departure of his "superhero".
The actress-and-model went through a rebellious stage in her late teens and got a nose ring and had spiky pink hair and she thinks because of her appearance she was safe walking the streets, even in the roughest parts of London.
The 19-year-old singer-and-actress had an "amazing day" celebrating the nuptials of Disney co-star Tiffany Thornton and her husband Christopher Carney yesterday (13.11.11) and if tradition is to be believed, she will be the next female guest to tied the knot.
The 17-year-old singer is hoping to impress his girlfriend Selena Gomez with the purchase of the `Project Kahn` car, which has a sound system worth £50,000, leather interior, modified paintwork and a Cosworth engine.
The singer-and-actress - who split from her husband of seven years Marc Anthony in July - has enjoyed several romantic evenings out with Casper, although friends insist it isn`t serious.
The actor - who raises six children, Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with partner Angelina Jolie - wants to create films that will have a lasting impact on his kids since becoming a dad, because movies played such a big part of his life when he was younger.
The `Avatar` actress and the entrepreneur have called time on their relationship after 11 years, but they will continue to work together on their joint business venture, fashion website My Fashion Date Base.
The Ukrainian-born actress thinks it is important for her four-year-old daughter Ever Garbo - her child with her husband, director Paul W.S. Anderson - to experience different cultures and ways of life and has already started to plan where she wants to go with her little girl.
The `We Found Love` singer is renowned for having crazy, ever-changing hairstyles and colours and making outrageous music videos, but has decided to strip things back for her new album `Talk That Talk` to focus on her singing.
The 53-year-old singer admits she was often ridiculed for her appearance when she was at school and didn`t think she could act like "popular" girls so decided to act in an opposite way.
The KISS bass player tied the knot with Shannon Tweed, his partner of 28 years, last month and he is enjoying every moment of being a husband so far.
The `Two and a Half Men` actor is one of the most popular people on social networking site twitter with over eight million followers, but after making an ill advised comment seemingly defending NFL coach Joe Paterno - who was fired for allegedly covering up child abuse by his assistant coach - he stopped tweeting.
The British comedian and actor confesses he likes wearing his wife`s garments, even in public, attending a recent yoga class in a small T-shirt and sweatpants borrowed from her.
The former `X Factor` judge wore a traditional cap and gown as she accepted an honorary Doctor of Media award from Southampton`s Solent University, South East England, on 09.11.11 in recognition of her career achievements.
The 52-year-old singer - who has daughter Lourdes, 15, with fitness trainer Carlos Leon, sons Rocco, 11, and David, six, with ex-husband Guy Ritchie, and adopted girl Mercy, five - is currently in a relationship with dancer Brahim Zaibat and thinks it is important she looks for someone who can be a good role model, particularly for her boys.
Bilingual Ana Charlotiaux worked at the couple`s Chateau Miraval estate in the South of France until February 2010 dealing with phone and email enquiries, but she claims she was sacked for taking too much sick leave.
The `Never Say Never` hitmaker is giving away his baby boa constrictor Johnson, with all the proceeds set to go to the Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organisation that builds schools and increases education opportunities in the developing world.
The 35-year-old actress and her filmmaker husband Paul W.S. Anderson already have a four-year-old daughter, Ever Garbo, but are keen to expand their family further, though they have no plans to do so in the near future.
New track `Gimme All Your Love` surfaced online yesterday (08.11.11), and the singer has put out a plea for fans to stop sharing it, claiming it is an incomplete demo version.
The queen size bed where the late `Thriller` singer took his final breaths before succumbing to acute Propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009 is one of a number of items from his rented Los Angeles home which are going under the hammer next Month.
The `Titanic` actress has been given her own replica waxwork model at top London attraction Madame Tussauds and her lookalike is being exhibited alongside other British acting talents such as Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Judi Dench.
The `On the Floor` singer - who announced her split from husband Marc Anthony in July, after seven years of marriage - claims she now appreciates herself, and doesn`t get upset about the chances she didn`t take in life.
The 30-year-old star is expecting her first child - a daughter - with husband Jay-Z, and she admits she has been having the tomato sauce with everything she eats.
The actor - who is in a relationship with his `Twilight Saga` co-star Kristen Stewart - can relate to his vampire alter-ego Edward Cullen over his opinions about marriage and romance.
The former `X Factor` judge caught the disease after visiting Africa last year with then-boyfriend Derek Hough, and although she was in hospitalised she insists it did benefit her as it made her focus more on the important things in life.