The ego has landed

He’s back for good!

Robbie Williams caused Beatles-esque scenes of hysteria on Friday when he arrived in London to launch his new album.

The former Take That singer has been in the music wilderness for three years and has, by all accounts, spent most of his self-imposed exile holed up at his Los Angeles mansion obsessing about aliens and UFOs.

So WENN was delighted to catch up with Robbie as he left the Radio 1 studios to scenes of pandemonium.

Clearly, the Angels singer’s long absence hasn’t caused his fanbase to recede. Unlike his hairline…

On your bike, Russ!

Tetchy Russell Crowe’s famously short fuse has blown yet again – the grouchy Gladiators star challenged a hapless female journalist to a duel…on bikes.

Crabby Crowe got all upset when gossip columnist Annette Sharp suggested in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph that – gasp! – the moaning movie star’s fondness for cigarettes and fatty food might not be all that good for his health.

Picking up the phone, Crowe’s rep contacted Annette and informed her the sulky star had challenged her to a bike ride, barking: “Are you ready to die?”

Plucky Annette couldn’t resist the challenge, and gamely pedalled frantically alongside Crowe through the streets of Sydney for 12 gruelling, sweat-soaked miles.

Russ – you really need to stop taking life so seriously…

What Went Wrong Wentz…?

Red-faced wildman Pete Wentz threw a ‘wild’ pitch at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday night (02Sep09), which turned his baseball dream into a fans’ worst nightmare.

The Fall Out Boy rocker failed to hit his mark as he hurled an opening pitch at Dodgers player Brad Ausmus, sending the catcher scrambling to save the bassist’s blushes.

And his poor start appeared to doom the Dodgers – they lost 4-1 to division rivals the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Wentz later took to his Twitter.com blog, writing, “Thanks to Brad Ausmus. Threw a wild one but he still caught it. Sticking to my day job!”

Although we’re not really sure if we are thankful for that either!

How did we live without you, LeAnn Rimes?

I don’t think we have ever seen this much of LeAnn Rimes – EVER!!

The country singer-turned-actress is now constantly photographed lunching, shopping, running, frolicking or just generally out and about.

Rimes used to be one of those celebrities who shunned the limelight in favour of a quiet life with her husband Dean Sheremet.

Well that must have got boring – because in the last couple of months she has been accused of having an extra marital affair with her Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian, denied the affair, dissolved her marriage with Dean and taken up with said hunky co-star Cibrian.

Phew, that must have kept her busy – now we’ll just sit back and wait for the upcoming album to be released. You can’t beat publicity like break-up and make-up publicity. WENN

Star In the city

Kim Cattrall on the set of her new movie 'Sex and the City 2' filming on location in Manhattan

Jackson's death ruled as 'homicide'

Michael Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide, a US law enforcement official has said, in a move that could open the door to criminal charges.

The Associated Press reported that the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the Los Angeles County Coroner had determined that the singer died after being given a lethal cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs.

It comes as court documents revealed that Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray administered a powerful sedative of the type believed to have killed him just hours before the pop star collapsed.

The developments have raised the possibility of charges being filed against Dr Murray, who has already been named as the target of a manslaughter investigation.

The LA County Coroner refused to confirm or deny the report by the Associated Press.

Captain John Kades, of the coroner's department, said: "We have not released any information on the Jackson case. We do not know where this information is coming from."

Under US law, homicide could refer to murder or negligent or reckless manslaughter.

Reports that the coroner had decided in favour of a homicide ruling came as court documents confirmed that authorities believe a lethal dosage of propofol killed the 50-year-old singer.

It also revealed that Dr Murray told police that in the day's before Jackson's demise he had administered several drugs to Jackson to help him sleep. These included propofol, which he administered via an intravenous line.

But he feared that the singer was becoming addicted to the drug and halved his dosage from 50 milligrams a night to 25 milligrams. The last time Dr Murray administered the medication was 10.40am on June 25 - just hours before Jackson's heart stopped.

Reality TV contestant Ryan Jenkins suspected of murder found hanged in Canada

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