Michael Jackson will be honoured with a permanent memorial at the site of his first ever gig - the famed Apollo Theater in New York City.

The late superstar first took to the stage at the venue in 1969 with his pop siblings when they were billed as The Jackson Brothers.

The group went on to win an amateur singing competition there two years later and the appearance launched the career of the Jackson 5. The pop superstar returned to the Apollo on numerous occasions throughout his career.

Fans gathered at the building in the days after Jackson’s sudden death in June (09) and now bosses at the venue have decided to erect a permanent tribute to the star by inducting him into their Walk of Fame.

A plaque to commemorate the star’s achievements will be erected on the tribute wall next year (10).

Apollo Theatre president Jonelle Procope, says, “Fans from all over the world (came) to express their memories, grief and condolences for the King of Pop. The wall became a part of that tribute and is now truly a piece of history.”

Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump has been arrested in Hollywood over a motoring offense.

The Dance, Dance hitmaker was taken into custody on Tuesday night (25Aug09) by Beverly Hills police officers for an outstanding traffic warrant.

The rocker was held at West Hollywood Sheriff’s station on a $15,000 bail bond, according to TMZ.com.

No further information was available as WENN went to press.

Women’s rights campaigners have blasted the sentence handed to Chris Brown for his attack on Rihanna, insisting the R&B star should have been jailed.

Brown was given six months hard community labour, five years probation, and ordered to stay away from the Umbrella hitmaker after pleading guilty to felony assault.

He threatened to kill the singer and repeatedly punched, bit, and slapped her during the horrifying attack in his car after a pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles in February (09).

Brown admitted the assault in June (09) and was sentenced at an L.A. court on Tuesday (25Aug09) after striking a deal with prosecutors.

But campaigners have criticised his punishment, insisting it sends the wrong message to perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Women’s Institute chief Roslyn Muraskin says, “I think it is terrible. Here is a guy that beat up his girlfriend - he deserves to see some prison time.”

Madonna has stepped up the security on her world tour after receiving death threats in Serbia, according to a new report.

The Material Girl arrived in Belgrade, Serbia in disguise to perform her Sticky & Sweet concert in front of 30,000 fans on Monday (24Aug09).

The controversial star took extra precaution after receiving threatening messages from Balkan fanatics, hiring a posse of bodyguards to protect her as she took the stage in the Serbian capital for the first time, reports British tabloid The Daily Star.

The worried singer decided to pay the guards to accompany her to neighbouring Romania, where she is set to play a gig on Wednesday (26Aug09).

The Scooby Doo film franchise is set for a revamp with a prequel to the 2002 film starring Hollywood couple Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. underway.

Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins, which features a cast of unknowns, will be released straight to DVD and there are already plans to shoot a follow-up.

Robbie Amell, who plays Fred in the new film, “There’s a second script… In the first film, we solve our first mystery - but, by the end of the mystery, we’ve destroyed a lot of stuff. The next one would be set at a lake resort, a summer camp kind-of setting, where we’re forced to work to pay off the damage we made in the first film.”

Frank Welker, a member of the original ’Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ voice cast, provides the voice of Scooby-Doo in the new movie.

Salma Hayek, boxer/singer Oscar De La Hoya and late star Ricardo Montalban are to be honoured at the upcoming ALMA Awards, which celebrate Latin culture.

Frida star Hayek will be presented with the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence, while De La Hoya will receive the Special Achievement in Sports Television honour at the event next month (Sep09).

Montalban, who died in January (09), will be the subject of a special tribute hosted by West Side Story star Rita Moreno.

Among the nominees for top prizes at the event, Alfred Molina, Cheech Marin, Javier Bardem and Joaquin Phoenix will compete for the Best Actor award and Sofía Vergara, Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes and Oscar winner Penelope Cruz will fight it out for Best Actress.

Enrique Iglesias, Maxwell, Christina Aguilera and the Black Eyed Peas are among the nominees for the night’s music awards, and Jessica Alba, Alessandra Ambrosia, Elsa Benitez, Gisele Bundchen, Fergie, Daisy Fuentes, Adriana Lima, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria Parker are all up for the 2009 Fashion Icon Award at the ALMAs.

The list of nominations was announced on Tuesday (25Aug09) prizegiving hostess Eva Longoria Parker’s Latin-themed restaurant Beso in Hollywood.

The ALMAs will be televised in America on 18 September (09).

Fans of big screen beauties Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis are set for a sexy treat in the pair’s upcoming movie - they’ll reportedly engage in an explicit sex scene.

The actresses have signed on to play ballerinas in Darren Aronofsky’s dark new thriller Black Swan, and they’ll send temperatures soaring in one particular scene

A source reveals the racy scene is “not just nice sweet innocent sex,” adding, “We’re talking ecstasy-induced hungry aggressive angry sex.”

Kunis has refused to confirm or deny the reports, telling Collider.com, “I can’t really deny or confirm (anything) because I’m not allowed to talk about the script but all I’m going to say is that I can’t imagine anyone getting their hands on this project.

“The script is so under lock and key that I can’t imagine anyone really truly ever getting a hold of it.”

Eddie Cibrian’s estranged wife has accepted the actor’s demand for a divorce - just after hearing her husband is planning a romantic Mexican vacation with alleged new girlfriend Leann Rimes.

Rumours have been flying around Cibrian and Rimes ever since the pair were caught kissing during a break from filming their TV movie Northern Lights in March (09) while still married to their prospective partners.

The pair hit out at the reports, but both subsequently split from their spouses.

And Cibrian’s wife Brandi Glanville insists she is keen to go along with her husband’s decision to divorce, confirming that he filed for a legal separation earlier this week (24Aug09).

She tells E! News, “He filed yesterday and I accepted it. We’re getting a divorce. We talked to each other yesterday.”

And Glanville has also confirmed Cibrian’s secretive relationship with Rimes, revealing that the pair are jetting off on a romantic break.

She adds, “They’re going on vacation this weekend to Mexico. I’m looking forward to seeing those pictures.”

But Glenville insists she isn’t suffering from a broken heart: “It’s just over for me. We’re both happy. This is going to be good.”

Mel Gibson’s girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva is suing a man who sold snaps of the model’s lingerie shoot without her permission.

The singer/former model filed suit against Samuel Oriti on Tuesday (25Aug09) at a Los Angeles court claiming that the photographer agreed not to distribute the images to anyone other than staff at the lingerie company she believed she was modelling for.

The shoot took place in 2004, with Oriti claiming he was in the middle of agreeing a deal with a well-known underwear retailer. Grigorieva agreed to do the shoot for the company on the strength of the snapper’s reputation, according to Radaronline.com.

However, despite reportedly agreeing not to distribute the sexy snaps, Oriti allegedly sold them after Grigorieva became well-known as Gibson’s new lover.

A judge overseeing the trial of Miley Cyrus’ alleged stalker has refused to reduce his $55,200 bond - because he considers him “a danger” to society.

Mark McLeod, 53, was arrested twice for hounding the Disney star on the set of her latest movie The Last Song.

He was taken into custody in August (09), just weeks after he was cautioned by cops in June (09) for making “inappropriate comments” to young Cyrus fans.

McLeod had also told officers he was engaged to the young star and that she sent him secret messages through her TV show, Hannah Montana.

And in his preliminary hearing on Tuesday (25Aug09), investigators told Judge Steven Scheer that McLeod had told security personnel that he would be returning to the set and “finishing things,” which he saw as a threat to Cyrus.

Judge Scheer agreed that McLeod was a threat to himself and others, telling the court, “I can’t deny him bond, but if I could I would because I do feel he’s a danger.”

He then refused to lower the bail amount, and decided that there was enough evidence for the case to go to Chatham County State Court, Georgia.

The 16-year-old Hannah Montana star was granted a temporary restraining order against McLeod earlier this month (Aug09).