Amanda Bynes - Amanda Bynes Fashion Sideline

AMANDA BYNES has a back-up career planned if Hollywood turns its back on her - she'll turn her hand to designing clothes full-time.

The Hairspray star admits she's had a passion for creating clothing since she was young.

And the twenty-two-year-old is now fulfilling her life-long ambition with her clothing line Dear by Amanda Bynes for budget fashion retailer Steve and Barry's.

She says, "I have notebooks with tons of sketches I've been doing since I was a kid.

"If I wasn't an actress, I would've gone into fashion, but I'm always going to be a performer first."

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Rapper Bow Wow Joining Cast Of Entourage

Rapper Bow Wow is joining the cast of television's 'Entourage' for it's fifth season, and intends to shift his career into acting in an effort to become "the next Will Smith."Bow Wow, born Shad Moss, will play a new client of Eric (Kevin Connolly), a stand-up comic named Charlie. "After 16 years in the music industry and six successful albums, I've decided to shift my energy to something else I'm passionate about - acting," Moss explained to Reuters.   "I'm going to try to be the next Will Smith." However, the budding actor is not throwing away his musical roots just yet, and plans to return to the studio later this year to record his new album, 'H.I.M (History In Making)'. Photo courtesy of Sony BMG.

Kennedy plays different tune

WE'RE used to rockers coming clean about their use of drugs. Now star violinist Nigel Kennedy has hit out at substance abuse in the highbrow world of classical music.

He said that orchestra musicians often took drugs to head off stage fright.
"There are drugs that enable people who are nearly dead to perform," the Brit said.
"They don't lead to mistakes, but not much else happens."
Kennedy said he was not averse to the odd joint himself, but only after a concert.
"Performing under the influence of alcohol or dope would be cheating the audience," he said.
 

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Tina Turner confirms arena tour

Speculation over a possible Tina Turner [ tickets ] tour this fall can now end. The 68-year-old rock and soul legend has confirmed her first dates in more than seven years.As previously reported, Turner revealed her plans for a tour on an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" late last month, according to the AP. The trek will kick off Oct. 1 in Kansas City, MO, and will consist of 17 shows in 18 cities through early December. Details are below.Tickets for the tour will begin going on sale Saturday (5/10), with the Oct. 13 stop in Los Angeles the first available date. For complete ticketing information, see Turner's tour website.The veteran singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has recently emerged back into the public eye recently followingthanks to her performance at this year's Grammy Awards."After performing with Beyonce at The Grammy Awards, the response was overwhelming," Turner said in a statement. "Everywhere I went, people were asking me when I was going back on tour. So, after a lot of thought and planning, I can answer the only way I know how ... see you in Kansas City where we�ll we'll kick the tour off!"Turner's most recent studio album was 1999's "Twenty Four Seven," which hit No. 21 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and spawned a mild dance dance-club hit in "When the Heartache is Over."Last fall, the singer released "Celebrate: The Best of Tina Turner," a 95-minute DVD taken from a 1999 concert that celebrated her 60th birthday. The set showcases a number of her greatest hits, including "We Don't Need Another Hero," "The Best," "Mountain High" and many others.

Murphy & wife split after two weeks

Actor Eddie Murphy and his film producer wife Tracey Edmonds have split up just two weeks into their marriage.
The pair tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on a private island off Bora Bora on 1 January last.
However, according to US law the couple must have a ceremony on US soil in order  to make the marriage legal.
The couple told People magazine in a statement that they would not be having such a ceremony together but would remain friends.
The statement said: "After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further."
"While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love, friendship and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level, we have decided to remain friends."

Evan Dando set for rare intimate UK gig

Evan Dando is set to perform the whole of The Lemonheads' classic 1992 album 'It's A Shame About Ray' in full at an intimate UK gig.

Sambora arrested over driving offence

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has been arrested in Laguna Beach, California on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
According to celebrity website TMZ.com, Sambora was pulled over by police officers at about 11pm last night.
Police claimed that the star was driving erratically before they pulled him over.
Sambora then reportedly failed a number of field sobriety tests before being arrested on a DUI charge.
Sambora checked into a rehab clinic last year to receive treatment for alcohol-related problems.