• Music producer Dallas Austin has apologised for his earlier rant, claiming Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone sleep with producers to seal collaboration deals. He has now said: “My statement about Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone was a reaction to an incident I care not to discuss in any forum and while I may have felt justified, I do own an apology to Christina, Joss and their families. The comments I made were purely an act of retaliation, not of malice or cruel intent…”
  • I’m a Celebrity winner Matt Willis has proposed to MTV presenter girlfriend Emma Griffiths. The former Busted bassist credits Emma with helping him overcome his alcohol problems and the couple of two years recently moved into a house together in North London. They were previously rumoured to be getting engaged at Christmas but now Matt’s finally popped the question. A friend of the couple’s broke the news and added: “They make a lovely couple.”
  • Madonna has revealed friend Stella McCartney helped her with her new clothing range for H&M - and she’s happy to return the favour if Stella ever wants to follow in her dad’s footsteps in the music world. Madonna revealed recently: “I asked her for fashion advice and I told her, if she ever wanted to do a record, I’d gladly help out.”