New York, NY -- Madonna heads into the studio today to cut the theme song for the next James Bond movie, "Die Another Day." Madge's rep tells the "New York Post" that the pop superstar had also rallied for a cameo in the flick, but later had to decline because the shoot conflicts with a play she's doing in London.

LOS ANGELES -- Tenacious D are heading out on tour with Kid Rock this week. So what does the D think of the Kid? Guitarist Kyle Gass says Rock "...doesn't really look like a big guy, but he's crazy, the kind of guy that would get drunk and jump up on top of a truck and start screaming." Gass suggests Rock take a chill pill: "It's like, cool it, dude."

SYDNEY -- Steve "the Crocodile Hunter" Irwin might be a pretty big star in the U.S. and Australia, but there's one place where he's bigger than anyone -- in Steven Spielberg's house. Spielberg recently told Australia's "Herald Sun" that Irwin is "...actually a bigger star in my house than I am. If I walk into a room and Steve Irwin is on, I don't count."

NEW YORK -- Jon Bon Jovi is currently holed up in a New Jersey recording studio working on the next Bon Jovi album, "Bounce," which is expected to be released this Fall.

NEW YORK -- "Moulin Rouge" won't inspire David Bowie to sing in a big screen musical anytime soon. He says he lacks the commitment needed to have a full time acting career, and besides, when he filmed his 1986 musical, "Absolute Beginners," producers dubbed his speaking voice with an American accent to make it "...much lower and forceful."

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