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. Former home of Mickie Most used by executives. BBC defends £90,000 bill as MP condemns expenseIt was once the holiday home of the legendary record producer Mickie Most, who was doubtless drawn to its beautiful swimming pool and terrace, which has panoramic views of the Mediterranean.But the luxurious villa perched on a hilltop overlooking Cannes has had more prosaic guests in the last three years - executives from the BBC who have been using it as a base and for entertaining.In figures released to the Guardian after a Freedom of Information request, the corporation admitted spending £90,530 on five separate hirings of the villa and related travel and hospitality since 2006, most recently in April.The BBC also confirmed it has been using the villa twice a year for 'at least seven or eight years' to wine and dine executives from other UK and foreign broadcasters at international programming markets in Cannes in a bid to get them to inject cash into new television projects.That will hav

Mark Wahlberg and model Rhea Durham were married on Saturday in a very intimate ceremony with 12 close friends and family at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. Mark, 38, wore a simple dark suit and Rhea, 31, chose a white strapless Marchesa dress and Neil Lane diamond jewelry. 'She looked like a princess and beyond stunning. Mark looked ecstatic,' a source told People. The newlyweds have three children together ? Ella Rae, 5, Michael, 3, and 10-month-old Brendan Joseph. No word yet on any honeymoon plans. The Celebrity Weddings of 2009 Photo Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images.

A black Harvard scholar said Sunday he has been able to joke about his arrest by a white police officer that led to a national ...

Adam Sandler's movie, Funny People, was higher in promise than delivery. This article provides a candid review of Funny People.Contributor: Jeffrey DeanPublished: Aug 02, 2009

It's a white-out on the red carpet! White dresses have become a popular summer style for celebrity fashionistas and ET has the pics to prove it!

Algeria/At least 18 suspected terrorists were killed during Algerian Army operations in the eastern part of the country, media reports said Sunday.

Seth Rogen, star of the just released Judd Apatow film 'Funny People' and target of weight loss fears, is a little annoyed with Katherine Heigl, his co-star in 'Knocked Up,' who he flat-out states has made 'bats**t crazy' comments of late.Contributor: saul relativePublished: Aug 02, 2009

Geoffrey Rush has been honoured at the inaugural AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner for being about as white-hot as an actor can get.