A TV advert for a South Korean car firm has run into a storm of protests for implying Princess Diana would have survived the crash in which she died if she had been in one of their vehicles.
The advertisement features a Diana lookalike in the latest Kia model, accompanied by a man resembling Dodi Fayed. The car is chased by paparazzi photographers, but manages to outpace them. At the end, the Diana look-alike gets out and winks knowingly at the camera.
What does Tony Blair have in common with screen heartthrobs Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Tom Selleck? According to People magazine in Los Angeles, he is one of the 50 "Most Beautiful People in the World".
Mr Blair is the only politician on a list dominated by movie, music and sports stars. The magazine notes that he is in complete contrast to a succession of Labour Party leaders such as Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Michael Foot, who "dressed and carried themselves dreadfully".
But, People said, "politics is supposed to be an ugly business".
Boy George's chart-topping band Culture Club raided the make-up box at the weekend to play their first gig in 13 years.
The group made their return in an unplugged session for music channel VH-1 in New York. Boy George led the band through a 14-song set which included many of the band's greatest hits and four new songs. Their most famous hit, Karma Chameleon, brought a standing ovation from Saturday night's audience of 300.