Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest has become the fastest selling DVD of the year. The high seas sequel sold over 10.5 million copies in its first week of release and with one week still left before Christmas, is expected to become the top selling DVD of the year.

Ozzy Osbourne is getting ready to tour next April in support of his new solo album. Osbourne was previously said to be working on two brand new studio CDs. The first album is tentatively set for release in February 2007. Most of the music was recorded before Ozzfest in May with Mike Bordin (drums), Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (bass) and Zakk Wylde (guitar).

Oprah Winfrey is expanding her media reach into reality television. Her production company is working on two prime-time series for ABC, tentatively titled Oprah Winfrey's The Big Give and Your Money or Your Life.

Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of Van Halen following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years of enmity. Roth, who has recently worked as a radio DJ and a paramedic, told Billboard.com in May that he saw it "absolutely as an inevitability."
 

The nominations for the 64th Golden Globes have been announced. Leading the pack is Babel with seven nods, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt. Meanwhile, it was a sexy time for Borat star Sasha Baron Cohen who received a best actor and film nod. Beyonce was also recognized in the Best Actress category for her role in Dreamgirls.
 

SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox have announced a worldwide exclusive agreement to bring game content based on the critically acclaimed Alien film franchise to next generation gaming systems. Multiple titles, including a first person shooter and a role playing game, are currently in pre-production with the first to be released in 2009.

Jake Gyllenhaal's cowboy hat that he wore in the award winning film Brokeback Mountain is up for auction on eBay. The highest bid for the hat so far is up to $10,000 dollars. The money from the sale will benefit Variety, the Children's Charity of Southern California.

Tommy Lee has decided to add a brand new line for children to his Peoples Liberation for Tommy Lee (PL for TL) clothing line that features T-shirts, jeans, hats and hoodies with dragon motifs.

Pamela Anderson called in to the Howard Stern radio show to combat the rumors that she spent the four months of her marriage to Kid Rock out partying all the time. Anderson says her estranged hubby is "absolutely lying" and that Kid has never been alone with her kids.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is being stalked by paparazzi, in court. X17 Inc., a Los Angeles photo agency known for its images of stars in personal or embarrassing moments, has filed a $7.6 million federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Hilton. Hilton's Los Angeles-based site, PerezHilton.com, posts tabloid photos of celebs and adds cheeky captions and rudimentary doodles. The suit claims Hilton used 51 photographs without permission, payment or credit, including images of a pregnant Katie Holmes, Kevin Federline pumping gas and Britney Spears showing her assets.

Kanye West has been hit with a multi-million dollar lawsuit from Evel Knievel. The legendary daredevil is claming that the Kanye has disgraced him and ripped his image apart with his portrayal of a daredevil in the video for Touch the Sky. The suit accuses the rapper of trademark infringement and unauthorized use of the Evel Knievel image. In the hit video, Kanye plays a fictional stuntman named "Evel Kanyevel" who is launched out of a cannon.

Jason Lee will star in and produce Krater, a film written by J.D. Ryznar. The movie is set in the late 1970s and early 1980s and tells of the leader of a rock band known as Krater who struggles with massive success after hiring a new lead singer with hidden Broadway ambitions.

Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson played the role of Santa Claus to a bunch of middle school kids in Los Angeles. Delson teamed up with Little Kids Rock, a program that provides free instruments to public school kids, to deliver 36 electric guitars. In return for the special delivery, the kids treated Delson to their own rendition of Linkin Park's My December.

Proof's final album, Time A Tell will be released next year. According to the Detroit News, the rapper recorded the songs in twenty four hours in January of this year. The album is on Proof's own label, Iron Fist Records. Proof was shot and killed in a Detroit bar in April.

Nicole Richie could be facing jail time for her latest DUI. According to TMZ.com, The Simple Life star was charged with driving under the influence four years ago. If Richie is convicted of her latest DUI, the judge has to impose jail time.

Pearl Jam has recorded a cover of The Who's Love, Reign O'er Me for the upcoming Adam Sandler / Don Cheadle film Reign Over Me. A portion of the song can be heard at the end of the film's trailer. There's no word yet on when the soundtrack will be released. Reign Over Me will be in theaters March 9th.