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[ Bulletin Archive ] 'Deep regret' Last week, Pellegrino told the New York Times he had been misled by book contributor Joseph Fuoco. Mr Fuoco said in his testimony that he had been a last-minute replacement for a flight engineer on the Enola Gay - the B-29 plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Pellegrino - an adviser on Cameron's Oscar-nominated 3D epic Avatar -apologised and promised to correct the text. Read More Hurt Locker producer barred from Oscars A producer for Oscar-nominated war film The Hurt Locker will not be allowed to attend the awards ceremony after breaking Academy rules.Nicolas Chartier has been barred from the event after sending an e-mail to voters urging them to name his movie as best film over rival Avatar. Read More Hurt Locker v Avatar: The decider Hurt Locker versus Avatar is the story of this year's film awards season and it's playing out like the final stages of UEFA's Champions League. Avatar won 2-0 at the Golden Globes. Now Hurt Locker has responded with a 6-2 thrashing at the Baftas, leaving things nicely poised for the big decider: the final on 7 March at the Oscars . Read More Stevie Wonder in talks to headline Glastonbury Festival Stevie Wonder is in talks with Glastonbury Festival for him to headline on Sunday night.Festival organiser Michael Eavis said Muse may headline on Saturday. The rock band last headlined the event in 2004. So far U2 are confirmed to headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night of the festival, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. Read More Glory for Avatar at Golden Globes Its director James Cameron was also honoured at the event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep won the best actress prizes, with Jeff Bridges and Robert Downey Jr taking home their male equivalents. Read More Cleopatra's eye make-up 'had health benefits' The heavy eye make-up favoured by ancient Egyptians such as Cleopatra may have had medical as well as aesthetic benefits, French research suggests.The study, published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, suggests it helped to protect against eye disease. Read More Charlie Sheen dropped from Hanes underwear ads Clothing brand Hanes said it was a "straightforward call" given the "magnitude" of the allegations. The actor, 44, spent much of Christmas Day in jail after his wife told police he threatened to kill her during a row in the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado. Read More Brittany Murphy husband says she had been unwell The husband of US actress Brittany Murphy has told a US TV show his wife was suffering from laryngitis in the days before she died.An autopsy has been carried out but the cause of death will not be known until the results of toxicology and tissue tests come out in four to six weeks. Read More Frasier star Kelsey Grammer lands Broadway lead Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer is to star in a Broadway production of the musical La Cage aux Folles next spring.Grammer, 54, will play nightclub owner George in the show which will open on 18 April at the Longacre theatre.Douglas Hodge, currently playing drag artist ZaZa in the West End production, will reprise the role in New York. Read More Pattinson in New Moon breaks midnight record The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment has said.That beats the previous North American record of $22.2m (£13.5m) for midnight openings, taken by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in July. Read More Honorary Oscar for actress Bacall Bacall, 85, starred in more than 30 films but never won an Academy Award. "I can't believe it - a man at last," Bacall joked as she received the lifetime achievement statuette. Saturday's event marked the first time the Academy has presented an award away from the main ceremony in February. It was not televised. Read More Eastwood receives French honour Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has been made a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honour.French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented the 79-year-old actor and director with the decoration for his contribution to cinema. Eastwood said receiving the accolade was a "wonderful honour" and a "great pleasure" for him. "I love France. Read More Osbourne in Susan Boyle apology Sharon Osbourne has said sorry for insulting Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle on a US radio station.Osbourne stated on micro-blogging site Twitter that she wanted to "apologise for getting a cheap laugh" at the Scottish singer's expense. Earlier this month Osbourne, 57, appeared on Sirius XM Radio where she called Boyle a "lovely lady" who had been hit by "the ugly stick". The clip, which was posted on YouTube, angered some of Boyle's fans. Read More Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers Online reports suggest that as many as 600,000 gamers may have been affected. Microsoft confirmed that it had banned a "small percentage" of the 20 million Xbox Live users worldwide. Microsoft said that modifying an Xbox 360 console "violates" the service's "terms of use" and would result in a player being disconnected. Read More Winslet up for European film gong Kate Winslet is among the British nominees at this year's European Film Awards (EFAs), to be presented in the German city of Bochum next month.The 34-year-old is up for best European actress for The Reader, the Holocaust drama that won her an Oscar this year. Read More No consent' for Mandela auction Hollywood actress Charlize Theron did not have the consent of South Africa's Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him, his office says.She reportedly sold a trip to the 2010 World Cup, a meeting with the anti-apartheid icon, and a kiss from her for $140,000 (£85,000) at a charity event. Read More 'Sex' star back on London stage Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall will be returning to the West End stage in the Noel Coward comedy Private Lives.Cattrall, best known for playing the outspoken Samantha Jones in the hit US TV series, will star opposite former Spooks star Matthew MacFayden. Read More Universal cancels Blanchett film lm studio Universal has cancelled historical drama Indian Summer, which was to star Cate Blanchett.The decision to scrap the film - due to be shot in India - was mainly down to budgetary constraints, according to trade paper Variety. Read More Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school.President Tabaré Vázquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on 13 October.Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the scheme. Read More Pamela Anderson to star in panto The actress and model, best known as CJ Parker in Baywatch, will appear as a guest star in Aladdin for two weeks at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. Chat show host Paul O'Grady will assume the role for the final week of the run, his first panto appearance since 2005. Read More