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ORLANDO BLOOM WAS VICTIM OF JEWELLERY HEIST

Hollywood star Orlando Bloom lost jewellery worth an estimated $500,000 when burglars broke into his mansion in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night (15Jul09).

Orlando Bloom was in New York when the heist took place.

According to TMZ.com, two pricey watches are among the items stolen by thieves, who reportedly gained access to the Los Angeles property through a window.

Police sources tell the website the break-in did not appear to be "a typical burglary"; no arrests have yet to be made.

PHARRELL WILLIAMS FACES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT

Hip-hop star Pharrell Williams has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by little-known band Geggy Tah over a song he produced for rap duo Clipse - adding to his legal problems.

Pharrell Williams is accused of ripping off Geggy Tah's 1996 track Whoever You Are for the rappers' All I Wanna Do (Feel Like Me), which was released in 2007.

According to TMZ.com, the California-based band's co-founder Thomas Jordan filed the suit in a federal court earlier this week (begs13Jul09) and is seeking unspecified damages.

It's the second lawsuit Pharrell Williams has had to deal with in the last few days - he's also been named as a defendant in legal action regarding water leaks from his Miami, Florida penthouse apartment.

MADONNA - MADONNA TO RETURN TO MALAWI NEXT WEEK 'FOR ADOPTION'

Madonna will return to Malawi next week to adopt a second child, according to officials in the African nation.

A year after her adoption of three-year-old David Banda was made official following two years of legal wrangling, the pop superstar will travel to the capital Lilongwe.

An official at the welfare department reveals Madonna has filed adoption papers, and it's rumoured she could appear in court in Lilongwe on Monday.

A spokesperson tells Reuters, "We expect her over the weekend or earlier than that…but without a doubt she is coming before the end of this month."

Banda's father Yohane has also revealed he is expecting a visit from his son, saying, "Someone from (Madonna's charity) Raising Malawi visited me last week and told me that my son may be visiting me sometime next week. I am delighted, I want to see my son."

Madonna herself recently revealed she was "considering" a second adoption from Malawi.

In an interview with a local newspaper, she is quote as saying, "Many people - especially our Malawian friends - say that David should have a Malawian brother or sister. It's something I have been considering, but would only do if I had the support of the Malawian people and government."

The identity of the child in question has not been confirmed, but she has been linked with a custody bid for three-year-old Mercy James for the last year.

The latest bid is not without controversy and critics have questioned the recently-divorced Madonna's right to adopt as a single parent - which is currently not allowed in Malawi.

Children rights activist John Soo Phiri says, "She will have to prove that as a single parent she still has the abilities to raise another child alone."

Besides Banda, Madonna is mother to eight-year-old son Rocco and 12-year-old daughter Lourdes.

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER PARISI DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT

ROME - Boxer Giovanni Parisi, a former Olympic and world champion, died in a car accident in northern Italy on Wednesday. He was 41.

Parisi died when the car he was driving collided head on with a van on a highway outside the town of Voghera, where he lived, police said. The cause of the accident was under investigation, said police official Alessandro Casanova.

Parisi won the featherweight gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

He was the WBO lightweight champion from 1992 to '94, when he stepped up to junior welterweight. Parisi lost a decision to Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC crown in 1995, but won the WBO version in 1996 and held it for two years.

He was knocked out trying to claim the WBO welterweight title in 2000, then fought only three times before his last reported bout in 2006, a loss for the European welterweight title.

Parisi finished with a pro record of 41-5-1 and 29 KOs.

''He was in a league of his own,'' Italian boxing great Nino Benvenuti told Italy's SKY TV. ''He was very precise, very technically well-prepared, sometimes he just needed to touch his opponents ... so they had watch to out for a surprise punch.''

WORLD SERIES BASEBALL STAR BLANCHARD DIES

New York Yankees baseball legend Johnny Blanchard has died after suffering a heart attack.

Blanchard, who played in five consecutive World Series for the team, died on Wednesday in North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He was 56.

The left-handed hitter played primarily in the Major Leagues as an outfielder and catcher until 1965.

He is best remembered for a heroic play in the 1961 World Series, when he hit two home runs against the Cincinnati Reds.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; his sons, Tim, Paul and John; and six grandchildren.

LINDSAY LOHAN - LOHAN'S FILM FLOP TO GO STRAIGHT TO CABLE TV

Lindsay Lohan's film career has been dealt another blow - her latest movie will not be released to cinemas.

Labor Pains will premiere on cable TV in America in July before going straight to DVD in August.

In the film, Lohan plays a woman who fakes pregnancy in a bid to keep her job.

The actress has completed just one movie since her 2007 flop I Know Who Killed Me, and recently lost out on the lead role in director Tim Burton's forthcoming remake of Alice In Wonderland. She also pulled out of Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love, and was replaced by Sienna Miller.

In a recent interview, the actress revealed she's working on a new movie with Oscar winner Sean Penn.