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An Englishwoman claiming to be the mother of MICHAEL JACKSON’s three children has been given three months to find evidence to support her case by a Los Angeles court.
London-based NONA PARIS LOLA JACKSON alleges she is the biological mother of the Thriller star’s kids, Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II (aka Blanket).
Jackson’s ex-wife Deborah Rowe is generally acknowledged to be the mother of Jackson’s two older children, but it is unknown who gave birth to Blanket.
Nona filed papers last October (06) demanding a say in the custody arrangement between Jackson and Rowe, and a Los Angeles judge today (04May07) granted her more time to back the claims with evidence, delaying her case until 1 August (07).
Attorneys for Michael Jackson and Rowe did not comment. Michael Jackson previously branded Nona Jackson’s case "ludicrous".

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Actor TOBEY MAGUIRE has slammed filmmaker MICHAEL MOORE for his overtly political films and documentaries.
The Spider-Man star is determined not to mix acting with politics for fear of looking "silly" and has little time for Moore’s efforts, including Fahrenheit 9/11.
He says, "I don’t want to discuss politics… It can look a little silly for actors to talk politics.
"I don’t mind if it comes off the right way; but look at Michael Moore, the way he twisted some public figures. They’re not thinking; it’s just off the cuff, and he makes them look an a**."

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Movie star KEIRA KNIGHTLEY prefers British men to their American counterparts because they’re less vain.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean beauty is currently dating English actor Rupert Friend and finds his relaxed and easy-going nature reflects British men in general.
She says, "Ask an American what his beauty regime is and he’ll tell you. Ask a Brit and he’ll say, ‘er, Guinness?’ I like that."

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Actress NAOMI WATTS has amazed her boyfriend LIEV SCHREIBER with her relaxed attitude to pregnancy.
Watts - who is expecting the couple’s first baby in August (07) - is still calm about the impending birth and has yet to experience any unusual food cravings.
Her boyfriend Liev Schreiber tells People magazine, "She’s great. In fact, I’ve never seen anyone handle a pregnancy so well. She’s amazing." He adds, "We’re just rollin’ with it… We don’t know the sex yet."

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A documentary produced and narrated by GEORGE CLOONEY will close a Monaco film festival later this month (13-15May07).
The film, entitled Sand And Sorrow, discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan - where the death toll is continuing to rise.
Clooney is an outspoken campaigner for more international help in the crisis.
The International Emerging Talent Film Festival takes place in Monte Carlo.

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Actress CHLOE SEVIGNY used to love taking illegal substances as a kid because they kept boredom at bay.
The Boys Don’t Cry star often enjoyed hallucinogenic narcotics as a teen but she’s too scared to try anything harder.
She says, "I did just love taking hallucinogens… But I have never snorted anything, and even as a kid, if I smoked a lot of pot, my heart would pump and I would think I was going to have a heart attack, so I’ve always thought if I did cocaine I would have a heart attack.
"I had a great family life - I would never want it to look as if it reflected on them. I think I was very bored."

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Feature film MY FATHER MY LORD was the big winner at yesterday’s (03May07) New York Tribeca Film Festival picking up Best Narrative.
The Israeli movie, directed David Volach, charts an ultra-Orthodox rabbi examining the challenges posed by strict observance of religious rules.
Other winners on the night include Alex Gibney’s Taxi To The Dark Side (Best Documentary) and Making Of (Best Screenplay and Best Actor).
The award for Best Actress went to Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley, a French adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s controversial novel, which was already named Best Film at the Cesars, France’s equivalent of the Oscars.
The festival was set up by actor Robert De Niro in 2002, following the 11 September (01) attacks on the World Trade Center in a bid to promote New York as a centre for filmmaking.

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Star Wars creator GEORGE LUCAS has been honoured at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival in California.
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker - who was feted for the hugely successful Star Wars and Indiana Jones films - credited his love of experimentation with his success as he picked up the Irving ‘Bud’ Levin Award.
He says, "I’m out of the mainstream. I can do things that are not considered to be too logical or too smart. But those are the things that pay off." The director is now preparing to produce the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones franchise.
Funnyman Robin Williams and moviemaker Spike Lee were also presented with awards at the ceremony.

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Movie icon MARILYN MONROE lost her right of publicity when she died in 1962, a New York court has ruled.
It was decided on Wednesday (02May07) the Some Like It Hot star relinquished power to control the commercial use of her name and image after her death, giving permission for family members of late photographer Sam Shaw to continue selling and licensing pictures of the actress, including the iconic photo of the blonde beauty standing above a subway vent. Monroe’s estate sued Shaw Family Archives and Bradford Licensing Inc. in 2005 in Indiana alleging violations of the superstar’s right of publicity. The dispute arose after the release of controversial T-shirts featuring an image of the star taken by Shaw.
Shaw’s family subsequently filed a declaratory relief action over the dispute in New York federal court.

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Icelandic singer BJORK does not rate her performance in DANCER IN THE DARK despite winning an industry award for the role.
The It’s Oh So Quiet star admits she only took on the part to please director Lars von Trier because he had also given her the opportunity to write the soundtrack.
Her role won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000, but the singer reveals she hasn’t actually watched the movie.
She tells gay magazine Attitude, "There’s a misunderstanding that I don’t want to act because of that movie, but I never really wanted to. I made an exception because of the director. So afterwards it wasn’t that that experience was so horrible that I didn’t do it again it was more like ‘Oh yes I’m back to music!’ "I still haven’t been able to watch that movie, but then again I don’t listen to my own albums because you just move on."

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Reformed British boy band TAKE THAT have signed a movie deal to write the soundtrack for ROBERT DE NIRO and SIENNA MILLER’s new movie STARDUST.
The foursome reunited last year (06) after a ten year break and have since reached the top of the UK singles and album charts.
It will be the first time the group have ever created a song for a picture, after director Matthew Vaughn approached them to pen the track.
Singer Gary Barlow says, "We live near each other in London so I said: ‘Come along to our place at six and I’ll give you our answer.’ "Matthew came at six and in that time we’d composed and written a song. We played it for him and now it’s going to be in the film."

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LATEST: Singer MELANIE CHISHOLM has dismissed reports there will be a Spice Girls reunion concert.
The star, formerly known as Mel C, denies there are on-going talks to reunite for a one-off Las Vegas-style show at Christmas (07).
It was rumoured former bandmate Mel B jetted into London from Los Angeles especially for reunion discussions this week (begs30Apr07), but Chisholm insists she has not been involved in talks.
She says, "I have had mixed feelings about a reunion but I am against it. My fear is that we could never have the same magic as we had all those years ago.
"You see a lot of bands reforming but I think the Spice Girls were unique and I don’t want to ruin what we had."

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Pop group TAKE THAT are taking legal action over plans to turn their greatest hits into a stage musical called NEVER FORGET.
The band reformed last year (06) after a ten year split, but singer Gary Barlow handed over the rights to several of their hit songs to someone he "trusted" long before they considered getting back together.
Now Barlow is taking legal action over the "disaster" and has ordered lawyers to double their efforts to prevent the production from going ahead.
He says, "I’m furious and I’ll do everything legally possible to stop the show, which has the smell of the end of a pier about it.
"I thought it was going to be a collaboration and it would be with classy people but this individual formed a company with other people to produce the musical and then he left the project."

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MEAT LOAF has made peace with long term songwriting partner JIM STEINMAN after a bitter bust-up over the singer’s recent Bat Out Of Hell III album.
The pair fell out because Steinman wasn’t involved in the album, despite it featuring a number of songs he had written. They then clashed in court over the use of the title, which Steinman had registered as a trademark in 1995.
The 59-year-old rocker insists he and Steinman have reconciled and are planning a new project together.
He says, "Our relationship is good. I really want to work with Jim on another project. I spoke to his lawyer recently and he says he does too." Meat Loaf explains why Steinman didn’t take part in the 2006 album, "He was ill. He had had a series of small strokes and needed therapy. I began to doubt if he would be able to do it. I didn’t want to sit around for a year and a half to find out he couldn’t do it.
"It was a little selfish on my part because I want to get it done."

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Spanish star ISABEL PANTOJA has been arrested in Malaga on suspicion of money-laundering and tax evasion.
The flamenco singer was detained by police on Wednesday (02May07) in connection to a construction bribery investigation which has already put her ex-mayor boyfriend behind bars.
Pantoja, 50, who denies any wrongdoing, appeared before an investigating judge in the resort town of Marbella yesterday (03May07). She was later released after posting 90,000 euros ($122,500/£61,250) in bail.
Pantoja’s detention is the latest in a year-long probe that has led to almost 100 arrests in Marbella.

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LATEST: Tickets for superstar BARBRA STREISAND’s London concert this summer (18Jun07) sold out in 20 minutes this morning (04May07), despite their expensive price tag.
Seats for the performance, costing £500 ($1,000) at London’s 02 arena, have proved so popular a second date has been announced for the following month (22Jul07).
One pair of tickets has already been spotted on auction website eBay priced £2,499 ($4,998) with the message "Tickets for this show are like gold dust."

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LATEST: Rapper/actress EVE has been formally charged with drink driving following her Los Angeles car crash last month (26Apr07).
The 28-year-old was arrested at the scene when her gold Maserati smashed into Hollywood Boulevard’s central reservation. She was later freed from jail after posting $30,000 (£15,000) bail.
Eve has also been charged with registering a blood alcohol limit in excess of 0.08 per cent, and failing to show proof of insurance.
The star now faces probation of three to five years, a minimum fine of $390 (£195) and a compulsory alcohol treatment course.
She is due in court on 17 May (07).

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British rock band NEW ORDER have split, according to bassist PETER HOOK.
Hook - who is now working on a solo project with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell - made the admission during a radio interview.
He says, "I spoke to Perry, and asked me to play bass, as he’d head about New Order splitting up and he asked me to play bass. Well yeah, me and Bernard (Sumner) aren’t working together." Hook blames Sumner for the split after leaving the group to work with dance act Electronic.
He says, "Bernard went off for a break with Electronic but that was different. But it’s like the boy who cried wolf this time."

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