Berlin, Germany (WFN) -- David Hasselhoff's popularity in Germany continues to reach new heights. The "Baywatch" mogul currently has an album released there featuring his renditions of Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" and Nancy Sinatra's classic, "These Boots Are Made For Walking."

LONDON -- Rap star Ludacris is getting rapped by the London press for his massive entourage. According to popbitch.com, he has one staff member whose sole job is to change the batteries on his Gameboy.

SYDNEY, Australia -- "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" star Jessica Biel is leaving Texas for Australia next month. Biel will be in Sydney filming "Stealth," a futuristic thriller about flying stealth planes.

LOS ANGELES -- Activist Dick Gregory is hungering for justice for Michael Jackson -- by holding a 40-day fast. Gregory is undergoing the fast because he believes the singer is innocent of all the child molestation charges -- which he says "seem to come out every time Michael has a major album to release."

LONDON -- The hit hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas have landed their own cartoon show. The Peas series will debut on British television next year but there is no word on if it will be brought to the United States.

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