David Beckham has accepted “substantial” libel damages from a newspaper which claimed he “made a play” for model Mariann Fogarasy.

The 34-year-old footballer was not at London’s High Court for the settlement against Express Group Newspapers over the article, published in April.

The Daily Star claimed Mr. Beckham had been emailing Ms Fogarasy with “private party” invitations since they met.

The paper has retracted the claims and accepted he did not behave that way.

Completely untrue

Kate Wilson, who was representing the newspaper, apologised to the Beckham family for the distress, embarrassment and injury caused.

Mr. Beckham’s solicitor, Gerrard Tyrrell, told Mr. Justice Eady that the serious and defamatory allegations were completely untrue.

The article had been splashed across the front page of the paper and was also published on its website.

It had claimed the emails began after the pair met at a recent AC Milan match.

It has not been disclosed how much Mr. Beckham, who has been married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham for nearly 10 years, will receive from the paper.

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While Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz will be on a cruise with Twilight fans from Seattle to Alaska in August, Robert Pattinson probably won’t be shouting “I’m on a boat!” anytime soon.

Ashley says R-Pattz, who’s currently in NYC filming Remember Me, has a packed schedule, one that doesn’t allow for cruising the high seas.

“I think he’s entirely too busy,” Alice Cullen tells EOnline.com. “He’s working on, like, eight movies.”

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The wait is over – and so is the marriage.

With an hour-long special broadcast Monday night, Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of eight young children and stars of the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight, publicly announced that they will separate on the same day they filed for divorce in a Pennsylvania court.

“Over the course of this weekend, Jon’s activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children,” Kate said in a statement Monday night. “While there are reasons why it was appropriate and necessary for me to initiate this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss those reasons at this time, in the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably between Jon and myself. As always, my first priority remains our children.”

Jon released a statement of his own, claiming his wife was the first to make a legal move. “This afternoon, Kate filed for divorce. Our kids are still my number one priority. I love them and want to make sure they stay happy, healthy and safe. My job is being the best, most supportive and loving father that I can be to my kids, and not being married to Kate doesn’t change that.”

Difficult Transition

“This will be a difficult transition for all of us,” Jon’s statement continued, “but Kate and I will work out a schedule that enables our kids to have plenty of quality time with both of us at home in Pennsylvania. In terms of my marriage, it’s no secret that the past six months or so have been very difficult for Kate and me. We are no different than other couples and parents who are facing a crossroads in their marriage. I am of course deeply saddened that we are divorcing.”

And, this may finally be one part of their life that remains private: The divorce papers – filed individually in Montgomery County, Pa., Monday – are sealed, People has learned.

The reality TV couple is not getting special consideration since it varies from county to county in Pennsylvania whether divorce records are public, and Montgomery County is one that keeps them sealed to everyone except the parties themselves and their attorneys, a clerk tells People. The only thing available for public consumption is the name of each party, the type of complaint they filed (divorce, in this case) and the date they filed.

For fans who followed the couple’s travails on screen and off, it was a busy day. PEOPLE.com first reported Monday that the couple’s marriage had officially entered the endgame, after papers were filed that afternoon to initiate a divorce. Then, on that evening’s broadcast, the couple announced they would separate.

“Yes, Kate and I have decided to separate,” Jon said at the end of an episode that initially focused on building toy houses for the their kids. “I’m not very fond of the idea, personally, but I know it’s necessary,” Kate added. “My goal is peace for the kids.”

The couple said they would keep the Pennsylvania house they share with their kids – twins Cara and Mady and sextuplets Colin, Hannah, Leah, Joel, Aaden and Alexis – and take turns living there, and take any other measures necessary to minimize the disruption in their children’s lives.

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The woman who allegedly donned military fatigues and snooped around Britney Spears’ home has just pled not guilty to charges of trespassing and peeping or prowling.

26-year-old Miranda Tozier-Robbins was allegedly caught peeping through the windows of Britney’s Calabasas home back in April, and had to be physically removed from the property.

The judge in an L.A. court today remained confident a deal could be worked out between Tozier-Robbins and the D.A., but a pretrial date was still set for July 17.

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Although the serious plans for starting a family with wife Mariah Carey are still a few months away, Nick Cannon already has a clear idea of the kind of father he’ll be.

“I want to be a father that’s all about love,” Cannon tells People. “That’s the main thing to get right and at the end of the day it’s just about smothering my children with love. The same way I do to my wife!”

Along with being a cuddly and doting dad, Cannon, 28, says he will be goofy. “I will probably be the fun dad because I’m silly,” he says. “I’m always trying to have a good time and always doing funny and stupid stuff.”

As for when that day will arrive, the Drumline star says he and Carey, 40, who got married in April 2008, have a timeline set.

“We had our first year and enjoyed it. This year for us is about establishing everything and creating a household,” he says. “So when we do welcome a child, it will be in a very comfortable established home. So we are working on that and once this year calms down, then we’ll probably start taking about it more seriously. That’s a priority, and it’s not just a quick decision.”

A Busy Summer

Indeed, Cannon has a busy summer schedule as the new host of NBC’s hit show America’s Got Talent, premiering on June 23. As host, Cannon will show off his stand-up comedy roots and says he will be “bringing more swag” to his role. “I’m bringing out the cool, sexy, corny and goofy side of me. And I’m trying to be the best-dressed man on television,” he says. “I’m so fashion crazy that I got to take full advantage and be suited and booted in every episode.”

As for Cannon’s wife, she thinks taking the reins as host will be perfect and a natural fit for him. “She sees how crazy and silly I act around the house and she’s like, ‘if you are doing any of that stuff,’ then it’s going to work.” He adds, “I’m always running around the house singing out of pitch at the top of my lungs and dancing around. So whatever I can do to make people smile and have a good time, I do it at home and on the show.”

And when Cannon does start a family, will he want his children to follow mom and dad into show business?

“I would love it, but I’m not going to be one of those stage daddies where its like, ‘Get out there and sing!’” he says. “I won’t be that kind of dad. I want them to do whatever they love and if they love, that will definitely, make me happy. But at the same time I want to raise some doctors and astronauts. Well maybe they can be singing doctors!”

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Angelina Jolie’s dad sees the similarities between his daughter and Megan Fox.

“Well, they are both very beautiful women, and they are both sexy gals, you know,” Jon Voight told Usmagazine.com at the L.A. premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Monday.

“And they’re both in action pictures now,” he went on. Jolie’s thriller Salt hits theaters next summer.

Still, Voight thinks “everybody is unique.

“We are all so different from one another that we can’t be compared — but they are very attractive girls,” he continued.

Fox, 23, and Jolie, 34, have a similar career trajectory, according to the action flick’s director, Michael Bay.

“The truth is I gave Angelina her first job on a music video. It was a Meat Loaf video, years back [1994's "Rock 'n' Roll Dreams Come Through"],” Bay told Us. “That was her very first job. And I gave Megan Fox her very first job.”

Fox — who told Us she’s “never met” the mom of six — has insisted she’s nothing like Jolie.

“Because I have tattoos and dark hair and I was in an action movie? That’s as far as the similarities extend,” she said earlier this month. “I’m not the next anyone.”

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While most of Hollywood seems to be racing towards having babies and adopting children and denying pregnancy rumors, Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi haven’t caught the baby bug, and might never.

“No, I don’t think we’re going to have kids,” Ellen tells AOL’s Inside/TV when asked if they were going to be moms. ” We have animals, and we love them. They don’t talk back, and they don’t explore their vocal chords out in public.”

In addition, the newlyweds do have children in their life already, as Ellen explains they’re brand new aunts.

“[Portia's] brother and his wife just had a baby girl who’s a month old now, and it’s fun to be a part of that. But no, I think, you know, we definitely thought about it. And it’s something I think most people, as a relationship goes on, explore. But it’s just a huge responsibility, and I don’t know that that’s something we want to take on. We’re very happily married without children.”

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