Splitsville reports - Dec 6

Dec 6, 2006, 22:46 GMT

Los Angeles - Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, and Eddie Murphy and Mel B have added their names to the list of celebrity couples who are calling it quits.

People Magazine reported Wednesday that Aniston and Vaughn, who hooked up while filming the 2005 movie The Break-Up, had broken off their relationship.

'After Jennifer's trip to London several weeks ago, Jennifer and Vince mutually agreed to end their relationship, but continue to be good friends today,' spokesmen Stephen Huvane and John Pisani told the magazine.

News of the split coincided with a statement from comedian Eddie Murphy that he had split from former Spice Girl Mel B who is five months pregnant.

The pair began dating in June and had said they were planning to marry. No reason was given for the split but in an interview with Dutch TV show RTL Boulevard Murphy confirmed that the pair had split and that he was demanding a paternity test for her unborn child.

The splits follow a spate of high profile divorces among celebrities including Britney Spears' separation from Kevin Federline and the break-up off Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe.

Farrah Fawcett completes cancer treatment

Los Angeles - Actress Farah Fawcett has completed her six- week course of cancer treatment and is 'doing well', according to her spokesman Mike Pingel.

The 1970s icon, most famous for her starring role in the TV series Charlie's Angels, was diagnosed with colon cancer in September after doctors discovered a malignant tumour in her lower intestine. She subsequently underwent radiation treatment and surgery.

'The outlook is really good and her spirits are high,' Pingel said.

'Your words of encouragement have helped keep me strong during these last six weeks,' Fawcett wrote to her fans on her website. 'Now that I have completed my treatments, I am happy to say that the hardest part is over. Of course the passage of time will be the most accurate test, but I am starting to feel better and I am looking forward to going back to work after the holidays.'

First Judy Garland recordings for sale

Los Angeles - The first known recordings made by The Wizard Of Oz legend Judy Garland are going on the auction bloc later this month with an expected price of 40,000 dollars.

Garland made the acetate discs in 1935 in a Hollywood recording studio at age 12. Accompanied by her mother on piano Garland sang the song Bill from the musical Showboat and a medley of Good Ship Lollypop, Object of My Affections and Dinah.

The two recordings were thought to have been destroyed but were found during a clearout of a house once owned by Garland, who died in 1969.

The discs will be sold at the Los Angeles branch of auction house Bonhams and Butterfields on December 17.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest sells 5 million DVDs

Los Angeles - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest has sold 5 million DVDs on its first day of release according to Disney- owned movie studio Buena Vista Wednesday.

The strong debut positions the DVD to become the best selling disc of the year, giving Buena Vista the three top DVDs of 2006 together with Cars and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow the film's theatrical opening weekend was the biggest in US box-office history. The movie went on to a worldwide box-office gross of over a billion dollars, making it Disney's most successful movie of all time.

Elvis to be honoured with favourite chocolate

New York - Rock and roll legend Elvis Presley is to get the ultimate honour. US chocolate giant Hershey is to release a limited edition of its Reese's peanut butter cup range featuring a layer of peanut butter and a layer of banana cream.

'It brings The King's favourite taste of peanut butter and banana to life, and it's a fantastic way to bring two American icons together,' a spokesperson for Hershey told The New York Post.

The delicious concoction will hit shelves next July to mark the 30th anniversary of Presley's death.