Johnny Depp has been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for the second time - nudging out last year's (08) hunky winner Hugh Jackman.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star, who previously scooped the award in 2003, is still making fans swoon.

Depp now joins an elite list of double winners including Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Richard Gere.

He joins 109 other sexy stars on the list, including actors Simon Baker and Matthew McConaughey, soccer ace David Beckham, and Hollywood stars Patrick Dempsey, Will Smith and Josh Brolin.

Aaron Carter's agent has blamed the pop star's ailing finances on his former management team - insisting the star was completely "unaware" he owed taxes until the news broke in the press.

The singer, whose brother is Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, was recently eliminated from TV talent show Dancing with the Stars and he got another shock when he found out he owes the government a massive $1,010,635 in unpaid taxes.

According to papers filed by the Internal Revenue Service, the star has failed to keep up with payments since 2003.

But the 21 year old's manager, Johnny Wright, insists Carte

Rachel Mcadams has laughed off rumours she is set to star in the upcoming Spider-Man sequel, with internet gossips turning their attentions to Julia Stiles instead.

The fourth installment of the web-slinging superhero adventure is said to feature comic book villainess the Black Cat , the costumed alter-ego of Peter Parker's latest love interest, Felicia Hardy.

The reports sparked speculation about which of Hollywood's leading ladies will be in line to tackle the feisty feline role, but McAdams has shot down gossip that she is involved with the project.

Kristen Stewart struggled while filming the new Twilight sequel because she was "deathly ill" onset.

The actress admits the whole cast and crew found it tough while the shooting The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Vancouver, Canada because the cold weather left them all sick.

And Stewart came down with a particularly nasty virus, which she failed to shake off until after the movie wrapped.

She tells Britain's Time Out, "Everyone on these movies is fighting a cold. Constantly. I didn't get sick on (third Twilight movie) Eclipse, but on New Moon, I was deathly ill. I think my defences were down. W

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z have signed on to co-produce upcoming Broadway musical Fela!, about the life of revered African world music star Fela Kuti.

The Hancock actor and hip-hop star were named among investors who stepped in to save the Bill T. Jones production in September (09), after rehearsals were halted due to financial concerns.

Fela! is now set to open on Monday (23Nov09), with the trio sharing producing credits.

Kuti's former co-manager and executor of his estate Rikki Stein insists the stars' involvement will give the musical a significant boost.

Lindsay Lohan's plans to create her own jewellery line have hit a hurdle - the designer she claimed to be working with has dismissed the collaboration as untrue.

The Mean Girls actress revealed she would be teaming up with Pascal Mouawad as his new style partner to design items for BeBe.

But Mouawad has denied the reports, insisting no such deal has taken place, according to CocoPerez.com.

He tells the website, "This is not happening."

Pete Wentz blames himself for the demise of Fall Out Boy - because his personal life became a "hindrance" for the band.

The rockers have decided to shelve the group indefinitely to allow them all more time to concentrate on their own projects.

Wentz is convinced his high profile relationship with wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, which propelled the rocker into the gossip columns, had a negative impact on their music and he wanted to take a step back to stop his celebrity persona from overshadowing the band.

He tells British magazine Kerrang!, "My biggest personal reason for taking a break is that