Five Reasons a Libertines Musical Isn’t a Terrible IdeaThe U.K.’s frequently wrong (though always entertaining) tabloid The Mirror is reporting that acclaimed crackhead Pete Doherty is reuniting with his former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat to write a musical. Hooray!
Amy Winehouse Indulges in a Little ‘Fight Club’ Role PlayCrazy Brit headline-hogger Amy Winehouse finds herself in the spotlight again today, after engaging in a “bloody row” with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, at a London hotel that spilled out on the streets.
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Russell Crowe to Rock Tights?While promoting his new movie 3:10 To Yuma, Christian Bale “let slip” that his co-star Russell Crowe would also be appearing with him in the forthcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight. We suspect he may have been joking.
A Veritable Pete Doherty Bonanza!Famously druggie Ex-Libertines front man and Kate Moss beau Pete Doherty has announced his plans to “surrender to the gods of detoxification,” and he really does seem to be trying — performing Disney classics at concerts, for example, and posting hokey home videos on YouTube.