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JUST DANCE hitmaker LADY GAGA has found romance with a Los Angeles entrepreneur called SPEEDY, according to reports.
Friends tell In Touch magazine the singer, real name Stefani Germanotta, is smitten with the 23-year-old mystery man, who she met on the set of her Love Game music video.
A source claims the couple has been dating for the past month: "They were just friends for a while, but recently things got serious… They are totally crazy about each other." The new couple was spotted at restaurant Katsuya in Brentwood last week (13Apr09). A fellow diner reports, "They were all over each other, cuddling in the corner."

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PERRY FARRELL’s Lollapalooza festival is recession proof. Like the weekend’s Coachella event in California, the Chicago, Illinois musical get together is selling out.
And Farrell, who performed at Coachella on Sunday (19Apr09), insists festivals offer music fans the perfect escape from troubled financial times.
He says, "We’re selling more tickets than ever. People need an even bigger excuse to escape more than ever and there is no better escape than going to a festival and just tripping and taking in music." Farrell’s reformed Jane’s Addiction will be among the headliners at Lollapalooza 2009, which will take place on 7-9 August (09). The full line-up will be announced on Tuesday (21Apr09).

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British TV show DOCTOR WHO has topped a new poll to find the best sci-fi TV theme tune.
The cult programme’s famous theme beat out the signature tunes of The X-Files and Star Trek in an online survey conducted by Totalscifionline.com.
The opening music for British comedy Red Dwarf was voted second, while the The X-Files theme came third.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Star Trek’s title music came in fourth and fifth.

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BEYONCE was in tears when she heard R&B legend ETTA JAMES had lashed out at her during a concert - because she found her idol’s comments hilarious.
James insisted her controversial rant against U.S. President Barack Obama and Beyonce, unleashed during a January (09) concert in Seattle, Washington, was a joke - and the pop superstar insists she had no doubt her the singing legend was having a little fun.
James told the crowd Obama has "big ears", adding, "He ain’t my president." She also slammed Beyonce for singing a version of her signature tune At Last for Obama following his inauguration, and said, "I can’t stand Beyonce! She had no business up there singing… Singing my song that I’ve been singing forever." But the Crazy In Love superstar knew James wasn’t being serious: "I played Etta James (in Cadillac Records), so I did my research, I read her book. I was not at all surprised. That’s Etta. She’s hilarious."

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Actor RYAN REYNOLDS is giving fans the opportunity to step out on the red carpet with him at two of his upcoming movie premieres to raise money for MICHAEL J. FOX’s Parkinson’s Disease charity.
Reynolds is auctioning off a pair of dates for X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Proposal, with the highest bidder for each sale winning a night out on the arm of Scarlett Johansson’s husband.
All proceeds from the auctions will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research.
Reynolds is the celebrity spokesman for Team Fox, the fundraising arm of the charitable organisation, and it’s a cause close to the star’s heart - his father also suffers from the degenerative brain disease, reports People.com.
Back To The Future actor Fox has battled the illness since 1991.

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SEINFELD star JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS is ready to revive the hit 1990s sitcom for the big screen - after reuniting with her former castmates for guest spots on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
Seinfeld fans will get a teaser when Louis-Dreyfus and her former TV co-stars Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards appear together in a number of shows for the upcoming season of Larry David’s comedy series.
Returning to the set with her former colleagues brought back fond memories for the actress, 11 years after Seinfeld came to an end in 1998 following a nine-season run.
She tells People.com, "It was wonderful. It was like we never left to be honest with you - so that part of it was quite surreal." Louis-Dreyfus admits she is keen to reprise her role as Elaine, one of Seinfeld’s zany sidekicks, in a movie adaptation of the show - and she’s already got some big plans for her character.
The tells reporters, "You get the financing together and I’ll work on the script… I would say she’d just be getting out of prison."

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Celebrated author DAN BROWN has completed the third book in his DA VINCI CODE trilogy - a month ahead of the release of movie prequel ANGELS & DEMONS.
The Lost Symbol is slated to hit bookstores in September (09) and is set to become one of the year’s biggest sellers.
Sony Columbia Pictures movie executives are expected to snap up the rights to the book - and continue the saga’s film franchise, in which Tom Hanks plays religious code breaker Robert Langdon.
The third book will have an initial print run of five million copies. The Da Vinci Code is the best-selling hardcover adult novel of all time.

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Actor NEIL PATRICK HARRIS scorched up the stage at the TV Land Awards in Los Angeles - when a stunt set his tuxedo on fire.
The star, who was hosting the prizegiving, was rehearsing his opening number just before the show started on Sunday (19Apr09) when his costume went up in smoke.
According to blogger Marc Malkin, the funnyman was left shaken and a little burned when sparks from electronic devices he was wearing for a stunt set his suit on fire.
A source says, "He just had some welts on his back (but) he didn’t have to be taken to a hospital or anything like that." Harris made no mention of the accident during the ceremony, which honoured the casts of M*A*S*H, Knots Landing, Married With Children, Home Improvement, Two and a Half Men, Magnum, P.I. and ER.
Comedian Don Rickles and former Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus were also feted at the event.

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Former child star MARTY YORK was arrested, booked and released on bail after allegedly beating up his girlfriend on Easter Sunday (12Apr09).
The Sandlot star lashed out as his girlfriend after she struck him with a high heel during a heated row in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.com.
The actor reportedly retaliated by punching her in the eye, causing a cut. A neighbour saw the wound and called the cops.
Police arrested York for felony corporal injury.

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FARRAH FAWCETT’s best friend ALANA STEWART has poked fun at the actress’ "young" son for telling a judge his mum’s cancer problems had reduced her to a skeletal 86 pounds (39 kilograms).
Redmond O’Neal made the shocking claim in court last week (ends17Apr09) during a hearing stemming from drug charges against him, but Stewart insists the 24 year old is mistaken.
She tells People.com, "Farrah is not 86 pounds. Redmond is young and overreacted a little. Farrah has lost weight, but not that much." And the former wife of Rod Stewart has revealed Fawcett is planning to pay back O’Neal’s father - her ex Ryan - for all his support by hosting a 68th birthday party for the actor on Monday night (20Apr09).
Stewart adds, "Ryan has really been there for Farrah in such a wonderful way." The socialite also insists her cancer-stricken pal is on the path to recovery following a hospital stay at the beginning of the month (Apr09).
She explains, "I just saw her… She had colour in her face and was talking and laughing." Fawcett was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for internal bleeding not directly related to her cancer.

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OPRAH WINFREY has cancelled a TV special to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre out of respect for the victims and their families.
Twelve students and a teacher were killed when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a killing spree at the Littleton, Colorado school in 1999, before committing suicide, and Winfrey had planned to mark the tragic date with a show dedicated to the tragedy.
But, in a post on her website, she explains the show, which was to air in the U.S. on Monday (20Apr09), has been scrapped.
She writes, "After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers.
"Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community. This is a hard day for them."

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Police who helped MADONNA after she fell from a horse on Saturday (18Apr09) have confirmed photographers weren’t to blame for the accident.
The singer was treated at Southampton Hospital on New York’s Long Island after taking a tumble at the home of her friend Steven Klein.
Madonna’s representative Liz Rosenberg blamed a paparazzo for the fall, claiming the snapper stunned the Material Girl’s horse when he appeared in front of her.
She said, "The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend." Photographer Thomas Hinton poured scorn on the claims, insisting he was the only snapper at the scene, and left before Madonna fell.
And now local police Sgt Herbert Johnson reveals there was no mention of a photographer in the police report Madonna filed.
He tells TMZ.com, "There is no mention of photographers. It’s a matter of spin control that went out of control. If they felt there was something else, they would have written ‘paparazzi’ in the form."

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MASTODON rocker BRANN DAILOR has dedicated the band’s new album to his beloved sister, who committed suicide more than 20 years ago.
Crack The Skye, the group’s fourth studio recording, is a direct reference to Dailor’s sibling Skye - and he reveals many of the lyrics were inspired by his emotions in the aftermath of the tragedy.
He tells Metal Hammer magazine, "My sister Skye’s suicide is something I’ve been dealing with for 20 years. I wanted to lift her up and put her name out there forever. It was the most deeply emotional moment of my life, and always with suicide there’s a lot of guilt that comes with it.
"The whole story is my metaphor for if I’d been able to come in and pick her up and save her from that situation, so yeah, it’s a sad thing but I don’t want it to be this pity party for me.
"Everybody experiences loss. At some point in your life you will lose someone near and dear to you and I’m lucky enough to have some kind of artistic platform to immortalise it, to have some kind of tribute. We owe it as artists to come from the deepest place possible; that’s art."

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Rapper BUN B turned to author JOAN DIDION’s emotional book about the loss of her husband to help him overcome the death of his UGK bandmate PIMP C.
Pimp C, real name Chad Butler, died in December 2007 from an accidental overdose of codeine, combined with the medical condition sleep apnea, which he suffered from.
Bun B is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of his best pal, and admits he can relate to aspects of Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking because the friendship and professional relationship he shared with Pimp C was as deep as that between a husband and wife.
He tells King magazine, "Losing your best friend is like losing a part of yourself.
"I bought Joan Didion’s book about losing her husband for my mum. I read some of the excerpts, and one was (Didion) talking about how not a day goes by where there isn’t something she wants to talk about with her husband.
"I kind of understand that. Not to say that Pimp C was my husband, by any means, but I see cars that I knew he would have loved to drive. I hear songs that he (would’ve loved) to rap on. I hear beats he would have loved to comment on.
"(I’ve) even seen women he would’ve loved to have been with at one time or another in his life. It’s just little things that I would love to talk to him about."

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LIL WAYNE’s rap group THE HOT BOYS are on the verge of a reunion, six years after their last release.
The quintet, comprising of Wayne, Juvenile, B.G., Turk and producer Mannie Fresh, officially split in 2003 amid allegations of financial mismanagement.
Talk of a comeback has been rampant for several months - but now rappers Juvenile and B.G. have confirmed plans for a full reformation have been put in motion.
Juvenile tells Vibe magazine, "I already signed the deal, so, for me, I’m gonna definitely say it’s a go. I already received the cheque.
"For me and Wayne, itâ��s a go… I know B.G.â��s on board and heâ��s willing to do it.â�� And B.G. is confident fans will be hearing new material from the group by the end of 2009.
He adds, "We (are) finishing all the paperwork now… It’s going to be bigger than The Beatles!" The Hot Boys’ last release was 2003’s Let ‘Em Burn.

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The reunited members of JANE’S ADDICTION are struggling to get along as they plan for a summer (09) tour with NINE INCH NAILS, according to frontman PERRY FARRELL.
The group’s original line-up reformed last year (08) for a performance at the inaugural NME Awards USA in Los Angeles, where they were honoured - and they’ve been playing one-off shows ever since.
Earlier this year (09), Farrell and his bandmates announced plans to hit the road with Nine Inch Nails, but the singer doesn’t expect the tour to be all that pleasant.
Last month (Mar09), Farrell told Rolling Stone magazine the reunion was "awkward" because he and bassist Eric Avery were struggling to get along.
He said, "We’re all getting to know each other now to see if we’ve all changed for the better, if we can like each other and find common ground and ways to do things that will be successful together." But it appears mediation between the two feuding bandmates, overseen by Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor, has fallen through.
Speaking to Reuters at Sunday’s (19Apr09) Coachella festival, Farrell said, "I’m not going to tell you it’s been all smooches and hugs. But it shouldn’t be because that would be a bore.
"If my band didn’t have issues, if they didn’t throw tantrums, I would think I was with a bunch of suckers. As long as they can handle it, I can handle it. After all we’re just delivering music that people love, so how bad can it be? It could be worse. We could be drafted (into the military).
"I just talked to Eric man-to-man. We’re different people, that’s OK. He serves a different purpose, he’s got a different frequency he operates on. I’m overjoyed that we’re working together. I don’t care that we butt heads as long as when we hit the stage we blast on people."

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MARLON BRANDO’s estate keepers have appointed a California licensing agency to take care of the movie icon’s legacy.
Movie mogul Mike Medavoy and other friends and associates of the late star who were named trustees of Brando’s estate have called on officials at Brand Sense Partners to take over exclusive licensing deals linked to the actor.
The firm will manage all areas of licensing and merchandising of the film legend’s name and likeness.
Brand Sense will also oversee the preservation and archiving of Brando memorabilia in preparation for future exploitation and film participation interests.
The Brand Sense Brando licensing programme will be led by Theresa Brown, a personality-branding expert who has represented the estates of Albert Einstein, Steve McQueen, Maria Callas and aviation pioneers The Wright Brothers.
A statement from the trustees of the Brando estate reads, "After conducting a thorough review process, we are pleased to announce assigning licensing representation of the Marlon Brando name and likeness to Brand Sense Partners. We appreciated the thoughtfulness and differentiation in their approach to business development with personality-based brands, as well as the agency’s focus, dedication and creativity. We look forward to a long and successful association with this outstanding firm."

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Disney bosses will plant 500,000 trees on Earth Day (22Apr09) after film fans flocked to buy tickets for the company’s new documentary EARTH.
The executives agreed to plant a tree for every ticket bought during the film’s first week. The movie opens in America on Wednesday.
Earth is Disneynature’s first film.
Disney boss Mark Zoradi says, "With half a million new trees committed so far, Disneynature’s first film is already making an impact on the world - and Earth hasn’t even opened yet.
"We’re so pleased that moviegoers have embraced this film and our tree-planting initiative to this degree and we expect the numbers to keep climbing." The film is narrated by actor James Earl Jones and follows the stories of three animal families as they travel the world.

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