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Actor OWEN WILSON found himself tongue-tied when he first worked alongside ROBERT DE NIRO on MEET THE PARENTS - he struggled to read his lines whenever he made eye contact with the Hollywood legend.
The funnyman admits he was thrown off by De Niro’s powerful presence and he will never forget how much of a fool he made of himself on the set of the 2000 comedy.
Wilson tells Access Hollywood, "I have a strong memory of the first time I was in the scene with De Niro. I’m taking (the family) to my house, and showing this like great big house I have and I turn to talk about the house…
"I see De Niro’s face. It was the whole cast, but I just kind of froze up when I saw De Niro, and Ben (Stiller) started laughing ‘cause he could see what was happening.
"None of my lines came out - it was just gibberish. I was like - I had to steel myself for the next takes and (tell myself), ‘You’ve gotta get it together or you’ll get fired!’" However, Wilson has since overcome his nerves to resume his role alongside Stiller and De Niro in the second sequel in the franchise, Little Fockers.

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WHITNEY HOUSTON’s publicist has been forced to deny rumours the singer and her ex-husband BOBBY BROWN had to stage an intervention to put a stop to their 17-year-old daughter’s wild ways.
America’s National Enquirer alleged Bobbi Kristina had raised fears she would fall victim to the same addiction problems as her mum and dad after images of her partying hit the web.
The pictures reportedly prompted Houston to bring in a drug counsellor to speak to the teen about the dangers of booze and illegal substances.
But a representative for Houston, who has battled with crack cocaine and cannabis habits, insists the reports are complete nonsense.
The spokesperson tells E! Online, "There is no truth to the reports about Bobby and Whitney staging an intervention with their daughter." Houston only beat drugs after her own mother staged an armed intervention to get the superstar back into rehab for a more intense treatment programme.

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KATY PERRY is continuing to light up the U.S. pop chart - her single FIREWORK is at number one for a second consecutive week.
The singer keeps her pal Rihanna from climbing back to the top spot with her Drake collaboration What’s My Name? at two, while the R&B beauty lands another hit at six with Only Girl (In the World).
Bruno Mars moves up to third place with Grenade, while Pink’s Raise Your Glass takes fourth and Ke$ha rounds out the Billboard Hot 100 top five with We R Who We R.
The highest new entry came from incarcerated rapper T.I. - his song That’s All She Wrote debuts at 18.
Meanwhile in the U.S. albums chart, Susan Boyle’s The Gift keeps on giving at the top of the Billboard 200, closely followed by Taylor Swift in second with Speak Now and the cast of Glee at three with their Christmas cheer.
T.I.’s No Mercy is new at four and Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack is another debut at 10.

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Universal Music bosses are taking a legal battle with EMINEM’s former publishing company to the U.S. Supreme Court after losing an appeal in a long-running dispute over royalties.
Last year (09), FBT Productions executives claimed Universal owed the Stan hitmaker $1.47 million (£980,000) in damages because label heads had failed to pay the star for music downloads.
The case was heard in a California court in March 2009, when a judge dismissed FBT’s argument and ruled in favour of Universal.
The publishing firm’s owners appealed the decision in September (10) and won after Central District of California court Judge Silverman reversed the previous ruling, declaring Universal bosses will have to pay FBT a substantial amount in compensation.
But Universal executives are refusing to let the matter lie and they have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the case again, reports CMU Daily.
Eminem is not directly involved in the legal battle.

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Country music star JOSH TURNER is a new father-of-three - he welcomed another son into his family on Monday (13Dec10).
The singer’s wife Jennifer gave birth to baby Marion, who weighed in at six pounds, 15 ounces (3.14 kilograms), in Nashville, Tennessee.
He tells People.com, "Jennifer and I are overjoyed at Marion’s arrival. He’s a strong, handsome little boy with a resilient spirit. Thanks to all of our family, friends and fans for their thoughts and prayers." The latest Turner boy joins brothers Hampton, three, and Colby, one.

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Rockers PINK FLOYD have triumphed over record bosses at EMI after they admitted breaching an agreement with the band to only sell their music as full albums.
Label executives had a deal in place with the group that banned them from selling single tracks online or songs as ringtones.
They were found to have violated the order in March (10) and immediately filed an appeal challenging the court’s decision.
The case went before the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday (15Dec10) and officials ruled in Floyd’s favour once again, stating the deal was put in place to preserve the band’s integrity, reports RockAAA.com.

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Actor SAM JONES III is facing up to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs.
The former Smallville star entered the plea in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday (16Dec10).
The count stems from his arrest at his Canoga Park, California home last year (09), when he was busted for his involvement in a drug ring, which saw the gang allegedly attempt to sell more than 10,000 oxycodone pills - a painkiller known as "hillbilly heroin".
The 27 year old will be sentenced in June (11), reports Eonline.com.

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Former MELROSE PLACE actress AMY LOCANE has been indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter and assault by automobile after she was involved in a fatal car crash earlier this year (10).
The star, who also appeared opposite Johnny Depp in Cry-Baby, was driving in Montgomery, New Jersey in June (10) when she struck another vehicle as it turned into a driveway.
Helene Seeman, a passenger in the front seat of the other car, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver, Fred Seeman, was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Locane confessed to police she had had several glasses of wine before getting behind the wheel, reports TMZ.com.
She was formally charged by a grand jury in Somerset County on Thursday afternoon (16Dec10).
However, her attorney Blair Zwillman has vowed to challenge the aggravated manslaughter count, insisting: "I don’t believe it is supported by the law or the facts and I think it constitutes over-reaching by the prosecutor’s office." If convicted, the actress faces a maximum of 30 years for the manslaughter charge and up to 10 years for the assault by auto count.

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Actress JULIA STILES has blasted reports she is romantically involved with her DEXTER co-star MICHAEL C. HALL, insisting she had "absolutely nothing to do" with his marriage split from JENNIFER CARPENTER.
The Save The Last Dance star joined the cast of the hit crime drama earlier this year (10) and bonded well with leading actor Hall.
But she has shot down rumours their friendship has become anything other than platonic following the news of his divorce from Carpenter, who plays his onscreen sister in the drama.
In a statement released to E!Online.com’s Marc Malkin, Stiles says, "I have absolutely nothing to do with the split between Michael and Jennifer.
"We are good friends and enjoyed working together. This is a personal matter between them, and we should respect their privacy. Although I too prefer to keep my private life, private - I felt compelled to dispel the rumours I was somehow the cause for this matter."

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Embattled boxer FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. is wanted by Las Vegas authorities after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
The sportsman’s latest legal troubles stem from an alleged altercation with security guard Shayne Smith in November (10), when he reportedly jabbed the man in the face during a parking dispute in his neighbourhood.
Mayweather, Jr. was charged with criminal battery and the case went to court last week (07Dec10).
During the hearing, a judge signed a bench warrant making Mayweather, Jr. a wanted man, before immediately recalling the order.
Prosecutors challenged the decision and complained the boxer had been given preferential treatment, prompting the judge to reissue the warrant this week (ends17Dec10).
If convicted, Mayweather, Jr. faces six months behind bars and a $1,000 (£670) fine, according to TMZ.com.
The arrest warrant is the latest of the star’s legal woes. He is facing charges of coercion, grand larceny and robbery, as well as domestic battery stemming from a violent altercation with his ex-girlfriend in September (10), and was last month (Nov10), he was accused of assault with a deadly weapon following a separate incident in Las Vegas.

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Actor SHELLEY MALIL has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin star was found guilty of viciously stabbing Kendra Beebe after a three-week trial in September (10).
Malil claimed he had never intended to hurt Beebe and had acted in self defence when he lashed out in the dark during the incident in 2008, stabbing her more than 20 times.
He told the jury at California’s San Diego County Superior Court that he thought he was being attacked from behind following a bust-up with Beebe’s pal David Maldonado.
He was also found guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Malil, 45, was sentenced in court on Thursday (16Dec10) when Judge Harry Eilas ordered him to serve life behind bars, with the possibility of parole in nine years’ time.

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Veteran entertainer BARBRA STREISAND considers herself to be a "very lazy" actress because she’s only made 18 films in her decades-long career.
The superstar reprises her role as Ben Stiller’s mother in the new comedy Little Fockers, the sequel to 2004’s Meet The Fockers, but Streisand admits she’s surprised she hasn’t completed more movie projects since making her big screen debut in 1968’s Funny Girl, for which she won an Oscar.
In an interview with U.S. newswoman Robin Roberts, the 68 year old says, "I read this the other day… This is my 18th movie. That’s very, very few movies in a career."

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Rap mogul JAY-Z has a sly way of avoiding swarms of fans when he’s out and about - he uses the alias "X".
The hip-hop star, real name Shawn Carter, was recently spotted placing an order at a Starbucks coffee shop in midtown Manhattan, New York - and he was careful not to give away his identity to the barista, who called out orders to customers when they’re ready.
A source tells the New York Post the Empire State of Mind hitmaker gave his name as "X" and joked: "I know, it’s not a name, it’s a letter, I know." And the trick worked - the rapper reportedly slipped out unnoticed.

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Heavy metal star JOEY JORDISON will be putting in double-time on his tour with ROB ZOMBIE - his band MURDERDOLLS are the support act for the shows.
The Slipknot rocker agreed to help his pal out on the road when the former White Zombie frontman’s drummer quit on the eve of a tour.
And he’s told Zombie he’s more than happy to wield the sticks on a tour with Alice Cooper next year (11) - even though he’ll also be playing guitar for Murderdolls as the warm-up band.
Zombie tells Metal Hammer magazine, "Our drummer told us he was quitting right before the tour, that’s true. I was like, ‘Hey, thanks!’. He’s been with us for five years and then he quits with no warning. We called up Joey and asked if he knew anyone and he was like, ‘I’ll do it!’.
"It was sort of a downtime for his band and he’s been with us ever since. Then the Murderdolls album came out and I thought well, he’s going to do that and he’s like, ‘No, I’ll do that too,’ so we’ll see if he likes doing two shows a night. On paper a great idea, but let’s see how it translates after a few weeks of shows."

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Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD showed their support for U.S. troops in Iraq with a series of top secret gigs at military bases in the warzone last month (Nov10).
The band teamed up with United Service Organizations to arrange three shows at barracks in Baghdad, and frontman Matt Shadows has branded the morale-boosting trip the "best experience" of his life.
He tells Kerrang! magazine, "Iraq, it was unbelievable. The troops are out in the middle of this s**thole and they were so grateful and so excited to have us there. They’re on these bases living in tents and getting mortars shot at them every night, and then they’re like, ‘Avenged Sevenfold’s here playing a show for us!’.
"It’s one of those things where if it makes them excited for one night at least and gives them something they can talk about as friends and brothers and sisters out there, then we’ve totally done our job. It was the best experience I’ve ever had in my life."

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Rapper GUCCI MANE has been released by police after he was handcuffed following a raid at WACKA FLOCKA FLAME’s Georgia home.
The hip-hop star was temporarily held by cops on Thursday morning (16Dec10) as part of an investigation stemming from allegations of drug and illegal weapons possession.
He was later allowed to walk free, although two other men at the property were arrested and charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
During the raid, cops confiscated two guns and a number of prescription drugs from the house, reports TMZ.com.
Flame, real name Juaquin Malphurs, was not present at the time of the incident.

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NICK LACHEY’s fiancee VANESSA MINNILLO has laughed off rumours they are planning to escape to Italy to wed over the New Year (11), insisting the singer was "joking" when he mentioned eloping to Tuscany.
The couple became engaged in November (10) and Lachey sparked speculation he was rushing down the aisle by commenting on the possibility of tying the knot while on vacation in Europe over the holiday season.
But Minnillo has dismissed the claims, because they have yet to even discuss wedding dates.
She tells Hollyscoop.com, "He was joking. We’re not getting married in Italy.
"I feel irresponsible for not having a date, but someone made a great point: When you’re dating, everyone is always asking when you’re getting engaged. When you’re engaged, everyone is always asking when you’re getting married. When you get married they start asking when you’re going to get pregnant.
"Instead of keeping up with the Jones’, we’re just enjoying it."

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GARRETT HEDLUND auditioned for his role in new musical movie COUNTRY STRONG by showing off his singing skills in a karaoke bar in front of the film’s director.
The actor plays a country music performer alongside Gwyneth Paltrow in the film, and writer/director Shana Feste decided on an unusual method of testing out her leading man’s vocal abilities.
Feste took Hedlund to the Brass Monkey bar in Los Angeles, where they had a few drinks before she encouraged him to take the stage.
She tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Garrett auditioned in a karaoke bar. It was not very conventional. But I had never heard him sing and he was really nervous and singing for the first time.
"We wanted to make it really fun… We had a few drinks and he got up there and started singing and was definitely not the sound that he is at now, which is amazing, because he literally went from singing a Pearl Jam song to singing country like the best of them."

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