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Tragically since Obama came into office, the cult of celebrity has soared to breath-taking heights What was so conspicuously missing during the historic visit of Pope Francis to America: not even a passing mention of our Savior Jesus Christ, in his address to Congress and the General Assembly of the United Nations; any sign of the Savior’s revered Cross. President Barack Obama was criticized for ordering all religious symbols covered up when he delivered remarks on the economy at Georgetown University in 2009. But his arrogant demands were at least kept front and center by some quarters of the mainstream...

Want to have Ben Affleck’s baby? While that appears to be the exclusive domain of Jennifer Garner, women can now at least give themselves a fighting chance of having a child who looks like a movie star, sports hero or world leader.

The actress has received letters and flowers from the man, who bombarded her with requests to meet on the set of her film Georgia Rule. So far the scary fellow has only corresponded via letter, but luckily for investigators, he signed them with his name and contact number.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It used to be that no one messed with Tom Cruise. Now the media are having a field day. Why are they beating up on him? Because they can. The energetic superstar used to be invulnerable. He was represented by Hollywood's most powerful talent firm, Creative Artists Agency. His production company, headed by ex-CAA agent Paula Wagner, is housed at Paramount Pictures, where studio chief Sherry Lansing would lavish her biggest budgets on his movies. He was married to Nicole Kidman, one of Hollywood's smartest actresses. And his press was handled by the head of...

NEW YORK -- Actress Kathleen Turner would love to see more people become better acquainted with the U.S. Constitution. "It's very good reading," Turner said Wednesday. "What absolutely blows my mind is the vision of these men who wrote it, that it's still strong, it's applicable, it's still one of the best damn documents written in the world when it comes to governing." Turner was among a number of celebrities and public figures who gathered at Cooper Union to read the Constitution aloud to a packed crowd. Others included Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere, and Betty Friedan. The event was part...

MADONNA today compared US President George Bush to deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The 45-year-old pop star said the two men were "alike" because they both behaved "in an irresponsible manner". Madonna made the comments during an interview in which she tried to draw a line under her wild days, vowing to be "part of the order, not the chaos, of the world". Madonna's current Re-Invention tour carries a strong anti-war message and her recent video for the song American Life was clear in its opposition to the Iraq conflict. In the final scene of the video, a President Bush...

Former vice president Al Gore (news - web sites) may be supporting Howard Dean (news - web sites), but retired army general Wesley Clark (news - web sites) has support in his quest for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination from ... Madonna (news - web sites). The Material Girl on Tuesday publicly threw her support behind the retired four-star general, one of nine Democrats seeking to replace George W. Bush in the November 2004 election. "I endorse him because I think he's a great guy," the pop superstar said on CNN Tuesday. "I think he's a natural born leader." Madonna...

American actor Richard Gere is welcomed by Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi, outside her office prior to their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday Dec. 9, 2003. ( AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Actor Richard Gere Goes on Mideast Tour Tue Dec 9,12:03 PM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank - Actor Richard Gere (news) hugged a Palestinian legislator and met with Israeli settlers Tuesday during a tour of Israel and the West Bank. AP Photo Gere's three-day visit was coordinated by Peacemakers Circle International, a network of organizations working for social justice. The group toured Jordan over the weekend. Encouraging good...