One-liners

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Natalie Portman is single again: the actress has split from her folk-rocker boyfriend Devendra Banhart

Johnny Depp will play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

Charlize Theron really doesn't think much of The Hills: "I realized that this f---ing show is huge," she told MTV News. "Why is it so big? It's about nothing!" she added. 

Simon Cowell has said that Britney Spears may perform on the X Factor: "She's got a record coming out. We have the number one show in England. It's the best show for her to perform on", he said.

Billy-Bob Thornton has no bad words to say about his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie: "I have the utmost respect for Angelina. She's a very sweet person, very talented and one of my best friends in the world."