George Michael Ready For American Tour

George Michael is ready for his first tour of the United States and Canada in 17 years, opening a multi-city "25 Live" tour in San Diego on June 17. The tour is scheduled to wrap in Sunrise, Fla., on Aug. 3.

Other stops include Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.

Michael sang in the '80s pop group Wham! before embarking on a successful solo career.

He released his greatest-hits album "Twenty Five" in the U.S. on April 1.

Michael's summer arena tour of the U.S. will be his last, because he no longer wants to play shows to large audiences.

He admits he is ready to scale down the size of his concerts and play more intimate venues in future.

He says, "I don't want to do anything on this scale again. No more stadiums. I'd like to be the Tony Bennett for my generation.

"It's the end of a certain era, and I'm not sure how much I really want to be a part of what's next. So, it's a kind of a way of saying thank you to everybody before I move on."

Johnny Depp To Marry

Johnny Depp is set to marry longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis on June 14.

The couple, who have been together for over 10 years and have two children, have always insisted they don't feel the need to legalize their relationship, but French singer Paradis is now eager to marry.

A source close to the couple is quoted as claiming: "Vanessa recently told Johnny that she would love to have a wedding. Johnny loves Vanessa very much, and he said if that's what would make her happy, then he would marry her."
Depp, who recently said the couple were "for all intents and purposes married" is planning to have the ceremony in Georgia to make it convenient for his family who live in Florida.

The source added, "The children are really excited about it. Actually, the whole family is excited. They're going to send out invitations in a few weeks."

The Juice's Plea Agreement

O.J. Simpson has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and armed robbery in relation to a sports memorabilia robbery in Las Vegas in September. Simpson and his two accomplices, Clarence Stewart and Charles Ehrlich, pleaded their innocence at the start of their criminal trial. Simpson is alleged to have stormed into collector Alfred Beardsley's hotel suite at the Palace Station in Las Vegas along with Five associates, and removed memorabilia items Simpson maintains were stolen from a storage facility. Three other co-defendants agreed to testify against Simpson as part of a plea agreement; Stewart, Ehrlich and Simpson face life imprisonment if found guilty. Beardsley and an associate claim guns were pulled during the stand-off, but the collector told the preliminary hearing earlier this month that Simpson wasn't one of the men brandishing a weapon. See more O.J. Simpson

Josh Hartnett In Love

Josh Hartnett is breaking teenage girls' hearts around the world - by admitting he's in love.

The 'Pearl Harbor' hunk is revealing he's dating an old friend from his hometown of Minneapolis.

He says the relationship is an old one that he's rekindled, admitting, "I screwed up on my girlfriend with someone on a movie set and then we broke up. A while later after we became friends again she said to me 'I know why, I understand completely what it's all about, how hard it is to stay involved with someone far away when you're making a movie.'"

He continues, "She taught me the word 'communitas' which means a community that comes together to make a piece of art, then disperses. I definitely screwed up and now it's just a change in the circumstances. It's really tough not being with her to tell you the truth. When we see each other we can't deny our feelings."

Ian Mckellen Slams Producers

Ian McKellen has hit out at Hollywood movie producers for encouraging homosexual actors to remain 'in the closet'. McKellen, who revealed he was gay in 1988, has in the past criticized actors for not 'coming out'. But he now blames the forces behind the film industry for pressuring gay actors to keep their sexuality a secret. McKellen says, "With all that liberal attitude in Hollywood, you have a local industry which is saying to local people who live in the area, 'When you come to work, you are not gay.' And I think to myself, 'Can people whose minds work like that make good films? And if at the heart of Hollywood there is that lie, how many other lies are there?'" "And it's the producers who have this problem. God knows what sort of people they are, who think that it's impossible for you and me to fancy the same person. Well, what dull lives they must have." See more Ian McKellen