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Irish pop-rockers THE SCRIPT nearly missed their set at the Radio 1 Big Weekend festival on Sunday (15May11) after their tour bus was involved in a collision.
The band was en route to the music extravaganza in Carlisle, England when another vehicle ploughed into their coach, leaving the stars shaken ahead of their performance.
Frontman Danny O’Donoghue tells Britain’s Daily Record, "We had a crash last night, a bad accident. We were driving along, having a drink and, whack! Someone hit us. The wine was all smashed over the floor.
"It’s the worst thing that’s happened yet on tour and it was pretty serious. It was the first collision we’ve had on our tour bus."

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Guitarist CARLOS SANTANA criticised a tough new immigration law in Georgia as he was honoured in Atlanta on Sunday (15May11), branding the policy "anti-American".
The Mexican-born rocker spoke out against the controversial legislation after receiving the Beacon of Change Award ahead of the Civil Rights Game baseball event in the city.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill on Friday (13May11) which gives police officers the authority to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the state illegally. A similar law was passed in Arizona last year (10).
Santana told the crowd, "I represent the human race… The people of Arizona, and the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves." Speaking at a news conference after the ceremony, he added, "It’s an anti-American law… It’s a cruel law, actually. This is about fear. Stop shucking and jiving. People are afraid we’re going to steal your job. No we aren’t. You’re not going to change sheets and clean toilets.
"This is the United States. This is the land of the free. If people want the immigration laws to keep passing, then everybody should get out and leave the American Indians here." Elsewhere at the ceremony, The Shawshank Redemption star Morgan Freeman accepted the Beacon of Hope Award.

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Celebrity chef GORDON RAMSAY has come under fire from animal rights campaigners after eating a snake heart in his latest TV show.
The TV personality was filmed downing the heart of a cobra in a snake restaurant in Vietnam as part of his series Gordon’s Great Escape, which airs in the U.K. on Monday (16May11).
Ramsay is warned he will feel the organ beating in his stomach for several minutes afterwards as he admits, "The thought of eating that turns my stomach." The episode has not gone down well with animal rights activists at U.K. charity Animal Aid, who have branded Ramsay’s stunt "cruel, attention-seeking (and) sick".
Animal Aid director Andrew Tyler adds, "It’s an awful and vicious thing to do to an animal and Gordon Ramsay is complicit in it.
"He’s made sick entertainment out of this animal’s suffering to make himself look interesting but I think he’s just an inadequate creature." A spokesperson for the Channel 4 network insists, "Viewers are made aware before the start of the programme that some sequences feature animal slaughter."

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Actor GLENN PLUMMER has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly pulling out of a film at the last minute.
Plummer, best known for small roles in Speed and Showgirls, is being sued by movie worker Lawyer Henderson over accusations he dropped out of starring in The Governor’s Daughters.
Henderson claims he paid Plummer for the role and covered his travel expenses, suffering damages amounting to $50,000 (£31,250), according to a lawsuit filed last week (ends15May11) in Georgia and obtained by TMZ.com.

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Legendary horror film director JOHN CARPENTER is eyeing a move into musicals, admitting he’d like to "transform" the "old-fashioned" genre.
Carpenter made a name for himself after shooting slasher classic Halloween and sci-fi chiller The Thing but he insists he’s ready to try his hand at a completely new project - involving song and dance.
He tells Britain’s Metro newspaper, "(I don’t like) the old-fashioned musical, although I’d like to do something to transform it.
"I had a story about a nuclear power plant melting down and I wanted to do it as a musical and have a number about how the core heats up and cools down. That would have been fun."

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Moviemaking duo JOEL and ETHAN COEN were awarded a $1 million (£625,000) prize on Sunday (15May11) during their first visit to Israel.
Officials at Tel Aviv University handed the prestigious Dan David Prize to the Big Lebowski directors in praise of the brothers’ "original and creative partnership, unique in the history of filmmaking".
Accepting the award, the Coens, who are of Jewish heritage, told reporters their mother Rena had long urged them to visit Israel.
Joel explains, "Our mother tried to get us to come here for many, many years. But you know, life intervenes. We’ve been very busy." He went on to rule out any plans to set the brothers’ next film in the Middle East, adding: "We’re real ignoramuses about Israel."

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Kenyan Olympics star SAMUEL WANJIRU died on Monday (16May11) after falling from the top floor of his home.
The 24-year-old marathon champion, who took gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, fell from the balcony at his home in Nyahururu, Kenya. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials are investigating whether the runner jumped to his death. Local reports suggest Wanjiru’s death came after an argument with his wife, Triza Njeri.
Wanjiru completed the 2008 marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 32 seconds.

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ANGELINA JOLIE’s Cannes Film Festival experience just got a whole lot better - her directorial debut has been picked up by Oscar-winning movie mogul GRAHAM KING’s production company.
In the Land of Blood and Honey will now open at Christmas (11) in the U.S. prior to a worldwide release.
The deal was announced at the festival on Sunday (15May11), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie, which Jolie also wrote, chronicles a romance amid the 1990s’ Bosnian Civil War.
Jolie has been promoting the Kung Fu Panda sequel in Cannes.

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RIHANNA has started following ex-boyfriend CHRIS BROWN on Twitter.com.
Brown was told to keep his distance from the Umbrella singer following a savage attack on her back in February, 2009, but the restraining order against him was relaxed earlier this year (Feb11) - and it seems Rihanna wants to keep in touch with the Kiss Kiss hitmaker.
The 23 year old, who was beaten black and blue by Brown, added him to the 384 people she follows via Twitter over the weekend (15May11).
And, after she made the first move, Brown followed suit and added her to his list of friends. According to website MediaTakeOut.com the pair privately communicated with each other at least a dozen times.

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MICK JAGGER’s ex-wife BIANCA JAGGER is spearheading a new campaign to turn London taxi cabs into moving hi-tech booths for Brits to sound off about legal aid cuts.
Three taxis have been fitted with Apple iPads and iPhones, and passengers touring around central London this week (beg16May11) are invited to offer their opinions about the cuts - as part of a Sound Off For Justice campaign initiative.
Longtime human rights activist Jagger has offered her full support to the idea, alongside stars including actress Joanna Lumley.
She says, "What is the purpose of having rights if you can’t enforce the law? Legal Aid gives ordinary people access to legal protection (and) this access is in danger of being jeopardised.
"Some of the most important breakthroughs in law have taken place with the help of Legal Aid. Rights to work, the right not to be exploited, rights to housing, the right not to be discriminated against, and the right to speak out in the face of medical negligence has all been possible through the use of Legal Aid.
"I support Sound Off For Justice to protect these rights and maintain access to justice." The Sound Off For Justice taxis begin their tour of duty at 8am on Monday (16May11).

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ALEC BALDWIN has rejoined the cast of movie musical ROCK OF AGES.
The actor urged producers to find a replacement to portray Los Angeles nightclub boss Dennis Dupree in the film, because a mystery illness left him unsure as to whether he could commit fully to the project.
But producers persuaded Baldwin not to leave the cast - and the star joined the likes of Tom Cruise and Paul Giamatti for a cast reading in Miami, Florida on Thursday (12May11).
On Friday (13May11), director Adam Shankman confirmed Baldwin was officially back onboard in a tweet to fans.

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is following ROD STEWART’s example and releasing an album of standards.
The former Beatles star has been secretly recording covers of hits he listened to while growing up with Elvis Costello’s singer/songwriter wife Diana Krall.
He tells Rolling Stone, "It’s my dad’s style of music. I’ve wanted to do that kind of thing forever, since the Beatle days. But then Rod went mad on it. I thought, ‘I have to wait so it doesn’t look like I’m trying to do a Rod’.
"They’re just songs I admire, I’m trying to steer away from the obvious ones. It’s get-home-from-work music. You put it on and get a glass of wine."

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Actress ANNALYNNE MCCORD’s sister ANGEL made a splash at BRITNEY SPEARS’ charity dinner on Wednesday (11May11) by stripping off and jumping into a pool to bank a $15,000 (£9,375) donation.
The Toxic hitmaker hosted An Evening of Southern Style at a private residence in Beverly Hills, California to benefit the St. Bernard Project, an organisation which helps those left homeless by the devastating storm which ripped through her home state of Louisiana in 2005.
And Angel McCord, a budding actress who grew up in the southern state of Georgia, helped to boost donations by offering to undress and dive into the property’s pool if someone pledged $15,000 to the charity, according to New York Post gossip column PageSix.
A partygoer says, "A guy stood up and said, ‘Done!’ She took off her jewellery, called her friend over to unzip her dress and jumped in."

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JENNIFER LOPEZ was all-pro when a technical glitch ruined her Wango Tango appearance in Los Angeles on Saturday night (14May11).
The singer was in the middle of a performance of her hit On The Floor when the sound went out.
Lopez soldiered on with her set for 20 seconds before realising no one could hear her; she then smiled and turned the performance into a dance set, as fans cheered on.
Wearing a figure-hugging silver catsuit, J.Lo wiggled her famous butt.
When the sound returned, Lopez chose to attempt the song again.
After the show she took to Twitter.com to laugh off the glitch, writing, "Really?!! The whole sound system goes down? But….. NO ONE HOLDS MOMMA DOWN!!!! Haha!! LIVE SHOW, SPEAKERS OUT, FUN TIMES!"

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Rocker GENE SIMMONS has assured fans his daughter SOPHIE is OK after she was involved in a traffic accident on Thursday (12May11) by posting a family photo online.
The 18 year old was taken to hospital after she was involved in a four-car pile-up in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.com.
Reports suggest Simmons’ daughter was wearing her seatbelt but her vehicle’s airbag didn’t deploy - and she hit her head on the steering wheel.
She was OK but her Dodge Charger was totalled in the accident.
The teenager later tweeted a fun picture of her hospital bracelet and assured her fans that she was OK, and her dad made sure he got the message to fans by posting another picture on Twitter.com on Sunday (15May11).

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Beloved U.S. evangelist BILLY GRAHAM has been discharged from a North Carolina hospital after treatment for pneumonia.
The 92-year-old minister was admitted to the Mission Hospital in Asheville on Wednesday (11May11), but he was back at home in nearby Montreat on Sunday afternoon (15May11).
His physicians expect Graham to make a gradual but full recovery in the coming weeks.
He is expected to complete a book about ageing as he recuperates.

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Top British TV presenter JEREMY CLARKSON has moved out of the mansion he shares with his wife amid reports of infidelity.
The Top Gear star has laughed off rumours of an extramarital affair with a colleague, but reveals he and his wife of 18 years are spending time apart.
A source close to Clarkson tells the Daily Mail newspaper the couple needed space as they try to recover from allegations of the car driving guru’s infidelity.
In his newspaper column for the Times on Saturday (14May11), the 50 year old revealed he has moved into an unfurnished flat in London after moving out of the $3 million (£1.9 million) Oxfordshire mansion he shares with his wife Frances.
His column is largely upbeat as he muses about the things he truly needs - but he turns reflective and writes, "If you do lose your job and you end up living in a barn, with just a fire to keep you warm and nothing to eat but what you can find in a hedge, be happy - because you’ll be having a much better life than me."

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Classic scary movie THE AMITYVILLE HORROR is set for a sequel, thanks to a new production deal between moguls at Miramax and Dimension Films.
The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes will chronicle the efforts of an ambitious TV news intern to expose spooky information about the famous haunted house after uncovering secrets not covered in the book that inspired the 1979 film, starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder.
Dimension Films boss Bob Weinstein says, "We are thrilled to return to the mythology of the Amityville Horror with a new and terrifying vision that will satisfy our existing fans and also introduce an entirely new audience to this popular haunting phenomenon." Screenwriters Casey La Scala and Daniel Farrands, who are expected to direct the project this summer (11), will co-produce the sequel with Paranormal Activity mastermind Jason Blum.
The Amityville Horror stories are based on events in the life of George Lutz. The Amityville Horror project is one of several sequel or development projects that Miramax and Dimension Films are currently collaborating on.

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