Lily Allen versus Courtney Love

Lily Allen is no stranger to celebrity feuds, and it seems the outspoken singer is now in a war of words with the one and only Courtney Love.

It was reported in The Mirror the pair clashed after the NME Awards on Wednesday. Courtney was allegedly rattled with Lily for ‘locking down’ some Chanel dresses, meaning she couldn’t wear them herself at the Brit Awards a week earlier, and had Tweeted her annoyance.

At their most recent meeting at the NME Awards, it was reported Courtney and Lily had to be separated after a furious screaming match. However, Lily has since denied these claims on her Twitter page:

“Just clearing a couple of things up. Courtney Love and I did NOT have a bust up at the NME’s.” 

She finished up her Twitter rant with cutting words: “I would never fight with her, as a rule I don’t pick on crazy old ladies.”

Ouch! We wonder what Courtney has to say about that? We can’t wait for her reply.

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Ashley points finger at Cheryl’s mum

The Daily Mail has reported that Ashley Cole is blaming the breakdown of his marriage on Cheryl’s mum, Joan Callaghan.

Ashley has allegedly claimed their marriage couldn’t “stand a chance” due to the fact his mother-in-law moved into their £6 million Surrey home two years ago. Cheryl was famously close to her mum, and Joan was often seen out and about with the young married couple.

It has also been reported that Ashley, who allegedly cheated on Cheryl several times, begged her not to leave and that he offered to seek treatment for sex addition.

Yesterday Cheryl officially announced she would be separating from her husband of almost four years. Lawyers have said their divorce will be quick and easy. Family lawyer Julian Hawkhead said: "A case where it’s young people and no children and both with lots of money, it should be an easy divorce."

The couple, who didn’t sign a pre-nuptial agreement before tying the knot, have a £22 million fortune between them.

Cheryl and Ashley’s relationship in pictures

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Cheryl announces split from Ashley

A spokesperson for Cheryl Cole has announced the star will be separating from Ashley, her husband of three and a half years:

“Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband Ashley Cole. Cheryl asks the media to respect her privacy during this difficult time. We have no further comment to make.”

The distraught singer arrived in the UK today after spending time in LA, hiding away from the media circus surrounding Ashley’s alleged infidelities. There had been speculation she would split from the Chelsea defender, but it is now official.

In 2008 Ashley was accused of cheating on Cheryl with a hairdresser, and more of his indiscretions have been revealed over the past few weeks. Rumours of explicit text messages and hotel meetings with several women made the front pages of the tabloid newspapers.

Cheryl, who performed her hit Fight For This Love at the Brit Awards last week, flew out to LA directly after her performance without her wedding ring.

PR guru Max Clifford spoke to Sky News following the announcement. "There’s a lot of sympathy for Cheryl… People will feel sorry for her, but just about everyone will say she had no choice because that’s how he is, and you assume that’s how he’ll always be."

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Cheryl and Ashley: the end?

If you believe the reports, Cheryl Cole is close to calling it quits on her marriage to Ashley after more news of his alleged infidelities, it has been reported by The Sun.

The Chelsea defender has now been shamed by a total of five women, most recently Alexandra Taylor, who claimed she slept with him in the early days of his relationship with Cheryl. The other women include hairdresser Aimee Walton (who revealed she slept with Ashley back in 2008), secretary Vicki Gough and Ann Corbit, an American. It was also reported he sent explicit text messages and pictures to topless model Sonia Wild.

The Sun has also said that a divorce plan is already being drawn up.

Last week, we asked you what you thought Cheryl should do next, and you voted in your thousands! A whopping 70% of votes stated she should leave him, and only 5% think she should stay with him. 6% said Cheryl should comfort eat her way through the pain.

Bookmaker pays out on Cole split

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Bafta awards 2010: Live

MSN Movies is here to guide you through the awards-dishing glamour-fest of the Bafta awards 2010.

Stay with us throughout the evening from 9pm for live updates and commentary. Sigh… if only Stephen Fry was still presenting.

9pm Nice atmosphere on the red carpet and it’s not raining. Mickey Rourke is bright orange. James Cameron is all smiles. Vanessa Redgrave is getting the fellowship.

Jonathan Ross claims to be a 3d rendering conjured up by James Cameron. Hilarious Ross, really.

Nice montage of the year’s flicks that included The Hangover, The Road and The Informant! Ended nicely on Up. We do that bit so much better than the Oscars.

9.13 Moon SO needs to win this Best British newcomer award. And yup it does. Maybe we’ll be seeing presenter Colin Firth again later. TEARS ON THE FIRST AWARD as director Duncan Jones cracks up. Blimey!

Avatar wins best SFX. "That was a surprise wasn’t it!" says Woss, fittingly.

Best supporting actor goes, inevitably, to Christophe Waltz for Inglourious Basterds. He’s won every award so far this year. The Oscar is his. He gives a nice speech about being a "supported" actor and gushes about QT.

I’m a fan of the Bafta format: we scroll through scenes from the Best Picture nominees across the course of the evening. This look at An Education is making me think perhaps just enough of the British academy voters might have gone for it. Might it stand up to the might of Avatar? I hope so, personally.

Prince William looks bored by the best hair and make-up category. I know how he feels.

Matt Dillon presents Best Supporting Actress. Mo’Nique – the crowd favourite – wins. Director Lee Daniels (he who "polarised America") accepts.

9.40 – Fish Tank wins Best British Film. I was holding out hope for In The Loop but Fish Tank is by far the better awards material. It’s out on DVD now and well worth picking up.

"Erotically charged" vampire actor Robert Pattinson presents Best Original Screenplay. The Hurt Locker wins it and we catch our first sight of director Kathryn Bigelow sitting a comfortable distance away from her ex-husband James Cameron.

The Orange Rising Star award goes to "erotically charged" Twilight actress Kristen Stewart. She gives thanks to the "attentive" twilight fans, perhaps hinting that she’s done with the attention of the twi-hards.

Pete Docter – the director of Up and a particularly nice chap if I do say so myself – accepts the most obvious award of the evening. Good on him.

"Language is no barrier to great storytelling" says a lovely-looking Carey Mulligan as she presents Best Film not in the English language. A Prophet wins.

10.20 Clive Owen presents Best Director. Bigelow vs. Cameron in the battle of the exes… Kathryn Bigelow! Straight to a shot of ex-hubby Jim Cameron clapping. Did she just mouth the words "oh well" in Cameron’s direction?

BEST ACTOR – COLIN FIRTH for A Single Man. "I thought I couldn’t possibly do this until a man came to repair my fridge. I would like to thank the fridge guy."

BEST ACTRESS – MICKEY ROURKE CAN’T READ THE AUTOCUE! Easily the best moment of the night so far as he squints his way through and tells them to slow it down. CAREY MULLIGAN wins.

BEST FILM – Dustin Hoffman can’t read the autocue either. He’s making it up. THE HURT LOCKER!! Jim Cameron isn’t smiling this time. He’s mentally folding up his acceptance speech. Well done Kathryn Bigelow. "This is beyond our wildest imagination thank you!"

Prince William shows up in a horrid double-breasted suit to take the reins of Bafta from the ill Richard Attenborough. Uma Thurman gives the gushy speech before presenting the fellowship to Vanessa Redgrave. I’m surprised she doesn’t have it already. "You’ve done me in," says an overwhelmed Redgrave who gives a touching speech. She blows us all a kiss and it’s good night Bafta. The story tomorrow? "Avatar beaten by Cameron’s ex!"

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Tiger Woods: “I had affairs. I cheated”

An emotional Tiger Woods has apologised for his "irresponsible and selfish behaviour" in his first press conference since his infidelities came to light.

"I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated,” the golfer admitted. "What I did was unacceptable and I am the only person to blame. I never thought about who I was hurting, instead I thought only about myself. I was wrong, I was foolish. I don’t get to play by different rules. I brought this shame on myself.

"I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife’s family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me. It’s up to me to start living a life of integrity."

Tiger revealed he had been seeking treatment since December and that he and wife Elin were working together to repair their relationship.

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A letter from Parker Selfridge – Pandora Resources Development Administration

Greetings earthlings!

Ha! Sorry I always wanted to say that! I guess spending all this time on an alien world is bringing out my nerdy side.

So things have been going well up here. Business is good. We’ve run into a few problems with the local life forms. But I don’t see it being too much of an issue.

In fact I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that. I’ve heard a few whispers that our little unobtanium mining operation is getting a little unpopular back there on earth. Seems that the locals (na’avi, or something?) have been becoming quite the flavour of the month.

I mean, what the hell!? I’m on the frontier here people! I’m busting my ass to provide us with a little mineral that can SAVE OUR ENTIRE SPECIES and you’re all worrying about these oversize blue things and their precious tree!

Sorry. Lost my rag there.

I was sent here to do a job, okay? I’m just doing what I have to do to get paid. I got Sigourney Weaver giving me the beatdown every day as it is. Last thing I need is all this bad press.

Listen guys, if it wasn’t for the fact that these aliens are blue, sort of attractive and remind us of The Lost Boys from Peter Pan, we’d have kicked them out of their goddamn treehouse YEARS ago. What if they were a species of evil gigantic bugs like the ones out of Starship Troopers?! You wouldn’t have cared so much if we’d kicked THOSE aliens out of their local habitat…

Besides, it’s a big planet with lots of trees. All we need is for them to vacate this specific area. Hell, we can move them back to the states and they can have the big Cedar outside my mom’s. I just need them to move. Is it so big a deal? Really!?

I can see why this happened. What with all their “I have a cool spear and a ponytail that I stick in my dragon’s ear!” stuff, these blue things are a PR nightmare. The only thing I got going for me is that they’re pretty irritating with their holier-than-thou mumbo jumbo about being “at one with the planet” and so on. I mean how full of themselves can one species get?! Yeah so they sleep in giant leaves. You wouldn’t want to have a beer with one would you! Give me a human any day of the week, warts and all.

All I ask is that we look at the situation objectively. We need the unobtanium, so let’s just give the giant smirfs a little nudge and get the hell out of there.

Ah crap, Sigourney Weaver’s back again. I gotta go.

Later,

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Alex: ‘I don’t want to adopt Peter’s kids’

The fiasco concerning Katie Price, Alex Reid and Peter Andre seems to have calmed down in the last couple of weeks, and last night Alex claimed to have no plans to adopt Peter’s children. 

Speaking to Alan Carr on his chat show, the cage-fighting winner of Celebrity Big Brother denied rumours that he wanted to adopt Katie and Peter’s children: “How could I adopt them? Peter’s a great dad, I don’t want to take anything away from him, so why not all sit round a table? I am now officially a stepdad, it’s surreal. I love those little kids but I don’t want to be their dad like Peter Andre.”

Alex’s response comes weeks after Peter choked back tears on a live TV interview, after Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked him how he would feel if Alex adopted his kids. Alex revealed watching the interview was “horrible.”

He also admitted he proposed to Katie before she went into the I’m A Celebrity jungle: "After one of my fights I was very emotional and said ‘will you marry me?’."

Watch the full interview tonight on Channel 4 at 10pm.

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It’s the Live Brits Blog 2010

Hello. It’s Tom Townshend here (that’s me in the corner, so you don’t mistake me for the esteemed editor James Hurley). Foolishly, MSN Music have left the blog unlocked again, while they’ve all swanned off to The Brits. So I’m going to be sitting here, watching the show, eating my dinner and needlessly writing stupid and ill-informed things about it. Think of me as the online equivalent of your dad shouting at the telly.

I would genuinely love for you to join me, your comments are most welcome and the best/worst/funniest will be quoted here on the blog. Probably.

If you’ve not seen it yet, that fine fellow Rob Morgan has made his predictions for tonight’s winners. Have a look here. If he gets more than three wrong he has to come to work in his pants tomorrow (MSN rules).

Before we begin, let’s just say we’re concerned about tonight’s Brits. We’re concerned because it seems that in their 30th year, the whole ceremony is hinging on just two things: what Lady GaGa will or won’t wear, and Cheryl Cole.

Despite this teaser picture, released earlier today, GaGa has said she may tone down her appearance out of respect for the late Alexander McQueen. We can’t believe this is true (wouldn’t the fashion maverick have wanted her to be even more outrageous in his memory?) but we’ll be monitoring her closely with our very own GaGa-ometer, built specially for tonight. And we all know what the lovely Cheryl’s going through at the moment so we’ll be giving her nothing but support. (A certain bookmakers are offering odds on whether she’ll cry or not – charming.)

Right then, settle down, crack open the Kettle chips and let’s get on with the Brit Awards 2010 (with MasterCard)…

After The Krypton Factor. Sigh.

19:39

This is the first time I’ve seen the new Krypton and I have absolutely no idea what’s going on. It’s basically Numberwang by a different name, isn’t it?

Ah, that Rufus bloke and a girl we don’t know are doing the Brits red carpet stuff on ITV2. Let’s watch that instead.

19:47

it’s Florence from Florence & the Machine telling us how weird it is to be on the red carpet. It’s not that weird really, is it? She’s forgotten who made her dress. George at ASDA?

All Saints are getting the lifetime achievement award! Oh no, they’re just interviewing Kasabian being a bit nonchalant.

Apparently Robbie sang a Take That song in rehearsal.  Hooray. First Ashley Cole joke of the evening from Alan Carr.

19:53

Crikey it’s Robbie on the actual red carpet, not wearing a tie. Ties are clearly out. If you’re wearing a tie, throw it in the bin. You won’t need it again.

19:58

Cheryl Cole’s L’Oreal advert: “Five problems – one solution”

Here we go…

It’s Lily Allen with odd hair riding a slow and jerky rocket and wearing some kind of leather underwear. Business women with prams, business men in union flag pants, pink soldiers… If anyone has any clue what’s going on then please speak up.

Is it just our telly or are her lips not in sync with the live vocals? That’s a neat trick.

20:04

Audio already muted on Peter Kay’s intro. What could he have said? Nothing funny yet, that’s for sure. It’s all a bit Crackerjack.

“Crackerjack!”

We were gonna predict he’d make a joke about Sam Fox and yet here she is in person. No reaction from the crowd to her joke about cocking up The Brits 21 years ago. They weren’t born then. And, er, neither were we.

Spice Girls win Brits Hits 30 award! Get in!

Only Mel B and Geri turn up to get it. Bah.

Though Geri has come disguised as Emma Bunton so it’s like having three of them there.

Are we wrong to find Mel B really hot, these days?

20:08

They’re rattling through them. Best male is…

Mika! Not really, it’s Dizzee Rascal.

Blimey.

Dizzee just snuck a rude finger gesture past the censors. And a swear word. He’s thanked all the British people. That’s nice.

20:10

JLS are dangling. Why are they dangling? Are inexplicable stage performances going to be the theme of this year’s show? Everyone’s clearly been racking their brains to work out how to upstage Lady GaGa. JLS just need to take their tops off, it’s what the people want. Well, some of the people.

Did the label really blow all the budget on those wires? A video screen of some lightning is a bit lame. We’re liking Aston’s tribute to Kylie with the hooded top, though.

20:15

Oh brilliant it’s Fearne Cotton. We thought they’d forgotten her. But no.

Toilet break!

20:20

Is Peter Kay being deliberately rubbish? If I were the Brits producers I’d be sending a courier bike round to Russell Brand’s house right about now.

Best International Male…

The really famous one who is performing later: Jay-Z

Seasick Steve shouldn’t have bothered having that wash.

Jay-Z’s wearing a tie. Ties are back! Laughs at his own attempt at a Spice Girls joke. Aw!

At least he tried to tell a joke. Take note Peter Kay.

20:24

Public vote!

Brits Album of 30 Years (don’t even start, I know, I know…)

Oasis win for their second best album. Amazing.

Liam’s here, thanked all his bandmates except Noel. Did a swear, gave the award to the audience and went off. Text book.

Peter Kay follows it with an insult and a joke about Kasabian that made absolutely no sense. Sorry folks but this is dire.

20:26

Another inexplicable stage set. Why do Kasabian have fire on stage for their performance of Fire? it’s probably a metaphor or something…

We have a comment!

Carol Walker thinks that “the Brits are poo”. No arguments here. Yet.

It has had a lot of the now very attractive Mel B on it though. Which, while absurd, is easy on the eye. Or my eye anyway. It’s probably just a phase.

I fear an Oasis argument is about to kick off in the comments. Hayley says “Noel is a knob!” Are we ‘aving that? I thought he was the nice one?

QUESTION:

What are you all having for your dinners?

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.

Great. Peter Kay as good as admitted the show isn’t worth watching. Hasn’t yet realised it’s because its being presented by a funnyman not being funny.

Geri asks: “Is Peter doing a good job?” No one replies.

Good to see a Spice Girl on the stage, eh? What a novelty, etc.

British Breakthrough Act…

JLS. The public vote triumphs again.

JLS are not wearing ties. Take your ties off!

Aston is risking a nipple slip.

20:40

Female masturbation joke from Peter Kay. Said with dead eyes to no laughs. If he doesn’t want to be here why doesn’t he bugger off and let Lady GaGa do the rest of the show.

James Laurenson has been counting: “we’ve had 5 Mel B/Geri appearances already”

It feels like more.

Ellie Goulding is going to pieces in front of the big crowd even though she’s known she’s been getting this award for months. That Wembley Stadium gig still a way off, eh?

20:45

This is the LADY GAGA AWARDS

Everyone else go home

That was fantastic. Really, really fantastic. No matter what you think of her music or attention seeking ways. That’s what a pop performance should be like in the 21st century.

Shame we’re dragged straight back to earth by Fearne. Courtney Love looks like she could be Geri’s mum and Ellie Goulding’s granny.

20:51

Seems like I’m alone in thinking GaGa was magnificent. So let’s discuss the more important issue of food. Daniel Innes is having pizza. A good choice. No name is having traditional pancakes. What else?

Oh great, Peter Kay just tried the “garlic bread” line to no success. He used to be brilliant, right?

It’s Stringer Bell! Still can’t get used to him having an English accent.

Oh. Ashley Cole joke from Stringer.

Best British band…

Kasabian.

Can we just say here that the drummer from Kasabian is a really lovely man. What we mean by that is we met him once and he didn’t spit at us. No really, he was lovely.

International Breakthrough…

Lady GaGa (a bit emotional)

21:02

john writes “gaga takes the earth, fear run for the hills”.

Ain’t that the truth? Possibly.

We wouldn’t employ her as a babysitter but that Florence has some lungs on her. We’re starting to forgive her for the time she nearly burnt us with a cigarette in a Camden pub (it was a long time ago).

Prince Harry actually made more of an effort to be funny than Peter Kay. Bet his iPod has some dreadful things on it though. Probably got the first Mika album. Not the second (who has?)

21:08

No name writes: “wow Harry has changed ”

At least he still has his natural hair colour.

You’ve already done that joke, Peter. Jeez.

Jonathan Ross allowing us all to feel as embarrassed as his children are right now.

International Female…

GAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The teacup is back. She forgot people to thank!? She’s already named over 160.

Are the audience just looking away and talking amongst themselves each time Peter Kay speaks?

Female Solo Artist…

Lily Allen.

New wig. Even worse than the last one. At least she seems happy.

James Laurenson says: “Why has Lily come as Jimmy Krankie?”

Laura Hickman says: “it seems Lily has dressed up as Nicola Roberts tonight”

Jay-Z and Alicia – classy.

Please don’t say this is going to be one of those Brits where we’re shown up by the Americans again. Come on Robbie, we’re relying on you (*keeps hopes lows*)

Natalie says: “Stupid watershed, why not put it on at 9 and just let them bleep away.”

A sweary Brits would be more fun. Possibly.

Lily Allen wins an award, Fearne Cotton spends most of what should be an interview with her talking about Jonathan Ross’s stupid outfit. Brilliant.

Right. It’s time for…. Tom’s Dinner

If any of you have been here for previous live blogs, you’ll know this is a vast improvement on the usual. It might not look pretty but there’s two kinds of mushrooms in there. And rice noodles.

Forgot pudding, again.

21:27

It’s quite literally Mika! Amazing.

International Album…

GaGa Rah Rah etc.

When this is all over we will all forget how rubbish it’s been and remember only GaGa. It’s as if she planned it this way. Maybe she booked Peter Kay?

She’s gonna wet her doilies.

She forgot more people!? She’s just going through her Facebook friends now.

Oh sod off Peter Kay.

Jessica Billman says: “Why am I bored? Was it really more fun when Ricky Martin performed Livin’ la vida way back in ‘99..but then I was just a giddy teenager”

All very good points. But when pop is really good it should still makes us feel like a giddy teenager, I reckon.

Cheryl is rescuing this ropey song by playing another far better one over the top. Terrifying dance routine. Is ITV playing everything slightly out of sync so we can’t tell who is miming and who isn’t?

Anyway…

British single…

JLS – Beat Again

The boyband is really back, isn’t it? Well, a boyband anyway. This one. What’s my point again?

Aston backflipped! We’d like to see GaGa do that in that outfit.

What, no Spice Girls? Surely they should be on again soon.

British Album…

Florence & the Machine – Lungs

Crikey. Who saw that coming? It’s only half a good album too, let’s be honest.

But yeah, she waved her cigarette mere millimetres from my face without a care in the world. But I’ll get over it. She probably wouldn’t do it now.

Mike Hackett says: “What were you all expecting from Peter Kay, its the BRITS not an audience with Peter Kay”

I guess what we were expecting is that he would earn the astronomical amount of money he’s being paid by occasionally looking like he wants to be there and possibly doing some funny jokes. But we’re a demanding lot.

21:48

Robbie better be about to bring Take That on stage, that’s all we can say.

The pop genius that is Trevor Horn is on bass! And Robbie doesn’t have “scary eyes”.

I think Robbie Williams is about to pull off the comeback of a lifetime.

He’s just remembered how to do his job. Talk about scoring in the final seconds.

(ok, maybe a bit “scary”)

Come Undone? I’d forgotten that song ever existed. What’s gonna be the big finish?

Naomi says: “You can’t deny it; Robbie can entertain. This is like a mini concert.”

Therehadto​beone says: “The god who is Robbie Williams is outperforming EVERYONE!!!!”

Blimey.

It’s the mass Angels sing-a-long. I know you’re doing it at home.

He’s wearing a tie. Ties are back!

No Take That, but that was pretty incredible. And goodness knows the show needed it.

Thanks to all of you who commented or read this. I’d like to thank my parents, MSN, the man in Fopp who let me exchange a CD today and everyone who helped me write this nonsense. I feel we’ve been through something slightly traumatic together.

That was the Brit Awards 2010. Let’s never speak of it again.

New Lady Gaga photo

Thank the Lord for Lady Gaga. Without her ever-ready supply of craziness to rely on, people like me would be reduced to writing blog entries for the sake of it.

Anyway, as you may have heard, the bonkers one herself is performing with Beyoncé at tonight’s Brit Awards. They’re going to be doing Telephone, the track they recorded together for her Fame Monster album, and it’s bound to be spectacular.

To get you in the mood, here’s the first still released from the video of that song. Ever the fan of visual clues, Lady G appears to be wearing a hat fashioned out of old-school telephones.

See what she did there?

And it would be remiss of me not to mention that you can win an EXCLUSIVE Lady Gaga Multi-Platinum Sales Disc, celebrating her 1.5million UK album sales, by clicking on the photo below.