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Rapper 50 CENT credits SHARON OSBOURNE with coining his ‘Fiddy’ nickname.
The rock matriarch first used the moniker at a televised awards ceremony and the name has stuck.
The In Da Club hitmaker admits he no longer knows whether to refer to himself as 50 Cent or Fiddy Cent.
He says, "My name was 50 Cent until Sharon Osbourne said ‘Fiddy’ at the BET Awards and then it changed… After that, it was either/or, depending on how people feel."

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BOB DYLAN returned to his Jewish roots at the weekend when he attended services for high holy day Yom Kippur in Atlanta, Georgia.
The folk rocker was a special guest at the orthodox temple Chabad-Lubavitch of Georgia, where he was called up - by his Jewish name Zushe ben Avraham - to read blessings in Hebrew.
Rolling Stone magazine reports, "Dylan stayed for the duration of the morning services."

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Canada’s union for actors will still honour KIEFER SUTHERLAND with an Award Of Excellence on Wednesday (26Sep07), despite his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in the early hours of Tuesday (25Sep07) morning.
Sutherland was pulled over by police in Los Angeles after making an illegal U-turn. Cops conducted a breath test and found the actor allegedly had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
However, bosses at the Alliance Of Canadian Cinema, Television And Radio Artists (ACTRA) have vowed to go ahead with honouring Sutherland - although press are now barred from event, reports TMZ.com.
It is unknown whether Sutherland will attend the ceremony at the home of the Canadian consul in Los Angeles.
ACTRA president Richard Hardacre said in a press statement issued before Sutherland’s arrest: "We are proud to present this award to Kiefer who, as a Canadian actor working in the U.S., has overcome great odds to build one of the most successful careers in Hollywood." Sutherland has previously been arrested for DUI in California in 2004.
He will appear before a California court on 16 October (07) to answer charges and, if convicted, faces a mandatory five-day jail sentence.

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The star of Canada’s upcoming THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be chosen by public vote as part of a new reality TV show.
After Brits picked Connie Fisher to front the West End revival of the musical in 2006, Canadian producers have chosen to follow suit and they’ll air How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? auditions next year (08).
The show was a ratings winner in the U.K. and has since spawned a U.S.
spin-off series, seeking the leads in Grease on Broadway.
The people’s choice for the Canadian Maria will be announced in the finale of an eight-week competition next summer (08). The winner will immediately join rehearsals for the stage production.

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KEVIN SPACEY became the latest Hollywood star to meet controversial Venezuelan President HUGO CHAVEZ when the Oscar winner capped a brief visit to Caracas with a visit to the residence of the country’s leader.
Chavez, an outspoken critic of America, met The Usual Suspects star after Spacey had visited a new film studio, formed by the government to help local moviemakers.
Sean Penn and Danny Glover have also met with Chavez during recent trips to Venezuela.

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Actress KYRA SEDGWICK is critical of the way Emmy Award organisers make nominees read out their own names when they’re announced - because its such an emotional moment.
Sedgwick read out the nominations earlier this summer (07) and was completely stunned when she found her name among the Best Actress hopefuls.
She says, "It was odd announcing the nominees and I didn’t know if I was nominated, which was a little stressful and kind of wrong.
"What if I hadn’t been nominated? Maybe I would’ve cried or maybe thrown up, something really lovely like that."

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HOTEL RWANDA star DON CHEADLE shocked a class of university students in Los Angeles on Monday (24Sep07), when he made an unannounced appearance on campus to discuss the genocide in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region.
The actor, who appears in upcoming documentary movie Darfur Now, which he also produces, debated African politics at the Managing New Global Challenges class at the University Of Southern California.
As he entered the classroom, Cheadle joked, "George Clooney is sick today!" suggesting students would have preferred a visit from his more famous Ocean’s Thirteen co-star and friend, who is also a celebrity campaigner for Darfur’s struggles. He later added, "High school and college-age students are the ones right now making the hugest impact and getting their voices heard. I’ve seen change happen, but (the Darfur situation) didn’t happen overnight, so it won’t change overnight."

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DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR? star CHARLIE O’CONNELL has split from the girlfriend he picked on reality TV show THE BACHELOR.
O’Connell had been dating Sarah Brice for two years.
Brice, who was among the ladies fighting for O’Connell’s affections on The Bachelor, tells In Touch Weekly magazine that she and the actor had split before his brother Jerry wed Rebecca Romijn in July (07).
She says, "It was a clean break-up, nothing out of control.
"I definitely thought I’d spend the rest of my life with him… but there were some things between us that we couldn’t resolve. We still love each other a lot."

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Movie director WES ANDERSON has denied reports OWEN WILSON’s troubled private life contributed to his latest film character - a man with suicidal tendencies.
A depressed Wilson allegedly slashed his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt at his home in Santa Monica, California last month (Aug07).
And, in a bizarre coincidence, his latest movie character is involved in a deliberate motorcycle accident in The Darjeeling Limited.
But filmmaker Anderson insists Wilson had no hand in writing the role.
He says, "It (suicide theme) comes more from me than Owen. He is just playing a role. There’s not much else there.
"People can’t avoid making connections, but they are making them after the fact." And Anderson also plays down speculation Wilson was responsible for the scene in 2001 movie The Royal Tenenbaums, which the pair co-wrote, where his brother Luke Wilson’s character tries to kill himself by cutting his wrists.
He adds, "I wrote that character myself. Owen was not in on that one."

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Former SOFT MACHINE drummer ROBERT WYATT performed live onstage for the first time in 25 years on Saturday (22Sep07).
The wheelchair-bound 62-year-old made an unannounced appearance during a concert by jazz band The Dylan Howe Quintet at the Drill Hall in Lincoln, England to sing a cover of Thelonious Monk’s Round Midnight.
Wyatt tells NME.com, "It’s the first time I’d sung live in 25 years. I just felt it. If I don’t have time to think about it, then I can just sneak up on myself and do it, I suppose.
"It was great fun, I was even thinking of sitting in on the last number too."

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Veteran violinist EUDICE SHAPIRO has died of natural causes. She was 93.
Shapiro passed away at her home in Studio City, California on 17 September (07).
Born in Buffalo, New York in 1914, she learned the violin at a young age and became a sensation with the Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra at the age of 12.
In 1941, Shapiro moved to Los Angeles and spent the next 23 years playing in movie studio orchestras for Paramount, United Artists and RKO.
Twice-married, she is survived by a son and a brother.

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Actor/singer JAMIE FOXX worried surgery to remove a gland from his neck last year (06) would wreck this music career.
The Oscar winner was told a parathyroid gland wasn’t functioning properly and would have to be cut out during a routine check-up in 2006.
And the soul star dreaded the idea his smooth singing voice would be irreparably damaged.
He says, "I was a little worried about the surgery because it’s right next to the throat and I’ve got to sing."

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SEX PISTOLS star JOHNNY ROTTEN has blasted the modern youth in his adopted America - for not standing up against President GEORGE W. BUSH.
The God Save The Queen singer admits he’s disappointed with the lack of fight in Americans.
He tells Spin magazine, "How can a fascist dictator like that run this country, and there seems to be nothing, no matter who you vote in, that can stop him doing what he wants? "I don’t see any demonstrations, any student riots. Because sending young boys over there (Iraq) to get murdered for nothing is unacceptable to me."

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The estate of late soul man JAMES BROWN is missing $7 million (£3.5 million), according to administrators appointed to look after the singer’s fortune.
The authorities reported ex-trustee David Cannon may have misappropriated the missing millions when they appeared in a South Carolina court on Tuesday morning (25Sep07).
Judge Jack Early gave David Cannon, who has resigned as co-executor of Brown’s will, 10 days to pay $370,000 (£185,000) back to the estate.
Cannon repaid $350,000 (£175,000) last month (Aug07).
Brown’s children are attempting to remove all the trustees in charge of their father’s estate - and take over management themselves.

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Grammy winner ANNIE LENNOX has thanked MADONNA for her support in raising awareness of AIDS in South Africa.
The former Eurythmics star was thrilled with The Material Girl’s contribution to the starstudded charity track Sing, which raises funds for South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign. She says, "It was really cool of her.
"Madonna has a huge audience and her involvement will help to spread with word wider."

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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY hates attending Hollywood premieres, because she’s too self-conscious to enjoy herself.
The British actress claims she spends her entire time on the red carpet dreading the way her look will be interpreted in the press the following day.
Knightley tells Allure magazine, "I absolutely hate red carpet events. I don’t like the fact that people write ‘Oh you look like crap’ or ‘I don’t like your arms’. I’m not Wonder Woman! I have self-esteem issues. Everybody does.
You know, skinny people are allowed to feel s**t about themselves too."

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LATEST: KIEFER SUTHERLAND faces jail if he is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, under California’s two strikes system.
The 24 star was on his way home from a Fox network party when he was pulled over by police on the junction of La Cienega and Beverly at 1.35am after making an illegal U-turn. A breath test found him to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, according to reports. Sutherland, 40, was arrested for misdemeanor DUI.
It’s the second time Sutherland has been arrested for DUI - he was caught committing the same offence in California in 2004. He will appear before a California court on 16 October to answer charges and, if convicted, faces a mandatory five-day jail sentence.

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U2 frontman BONO will go under the hammer next month, when an oil painting showing him receiving an honorary knighthood is auctioned in Dublin.
The artwork, painted by Irish artist David Nolan, is expected to fetch as much as $4,000 (£2,000) when it goes under the hammer.
The painting is based on a photograph taken by Julien Behal, who captured the moment the frontman accepted the honour.
Bono was handed the honour in March (07) in recognition of his contribution to music and his humanitarian work, particularly in Africa.
Artist Nolan has been responsible for a handful of paintings of high-profile figures, including Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley.

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