Anne Hathaway and James Franco to host the 2011 Academy Awards?

According to Deadline, Anne Hathaway and James Franco have been asked to host the 2011 Academy Awards!

I've just learned that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has asked James Franco and Anne Hathaway to host the Academy Awards, and it "looks like" both young stars have accepted the offer. There is always the chance that one of them might back out because of prior commitments. Both are starring in Fox movies out in theaters now: Franco in Fox Searchlight's 127 Hours, and Hathaway in 20th Century Fox's Love And Other Drugs.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart To Appear On Dancing With The Stars?

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will not be appearing 'Dancing With The Stars contrary' to rumors.

According to reports Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart recently turned down the opportunity to participate in Dancing With The Stars

Gossip Cop notes that the article's 'questionable' source - a PR company claiming to handle the actors.

"The top stars of the Twilight Saga are scattered among many different PR firms," the site clarified. "And Pattinson doesn't even have a press agent!"

The next season of Dancing With The Stars, will begin on March 10, 2011.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Celebrate Pax's 7th Birthday

To celebrate the seventh birthday of Pax, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took the kids for a Parisian cruise Sunday.

Sibs Maddox, 9, Zahara, 5, and Shiloh, 4, joined them for the ride down the River Seine reports USWeekly.

Pitt, 46, filmed the kids on his video camera, while Jolie, 35 was seen pointing out sights during the ride.

According to PEOPLE, the day started with a hot-air balloon ride and finished with the party cruise on a riverboat.

"They were like any other family," balloon operator Parc André Citroen tells PEOPLE. "There was nothing out of the ordinary to tell you about them which made them any different from any other family."

Leslie Nielsen dies from pneumonia aged 84

Leslie Nielsen, has died, aged 84.

Nielsen, made audiences laugh in comedy films like Airplane! and The Naked Gun.

The Canadian actor's agent said Nielsen passed away in hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

His agent John S. Kelly said that the actor had died due to complications from pneumonia.

Nielsen's nephew Doug told Canadian radio station CJOB that the actor had been in hospital for 12 days with the illness.

'He just fell asleep and passed away,' he said.

'He was truly a nice man. A very caring, naturally funny guy in day-to-day life, not just because someone wrote something on paper for him.

'He was a very tender-hearted man. He was one of my best friends and I loved him dearly. 'I'll miss him greatly.'

Nielsen's wife Barbaree and his family and friends were at his bedside.

Justin Timberlake wants a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination

Justin Timberlake has started a campaign to land himself a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in "The Social Network," reports NY Post.

A source close to Timberlake, 29,said, "He's hell-bent on getting a nomination this year even though he has tough competition from his co-star Andrew Garfield.

"Sony is footing the bill for advertising the awards campaign, but Justin is also doing things his own way, including attending Academy screenings on his own and privately reaching out to award winners and Academy darlings Tom Hanks and Kevin Spacey for campaigning advice."

Timberlake's reps declined to comment, but another source confirmed, "He's doing everything to support 'Social Network.' "