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Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Arts and Leisure

Media Credit: tribuneindia.com Uma Thurman

Media Credit: time.com Steven Spielburg

Media Credit: aolcdn.com Katie Holmes

It was a big week in the world of celebrity weirdness, so here are your updates in a nutshell.

Rumors have been flying that super-couple Victoria and David Beckham have been on thin ice with fellow super-couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. But don't worry, guys, they say they're still friendss-so now you can all sleep tonight.

Speaking of TomKat, InTouch Magazine reported that Holmes hopes to move to Manhattan to pursue a theatrical career. "She'd love to go to Broadway to show the world she can act," a source says. Good thing, since her television and film roles would indicate otherwise.

Soon-to-be star of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" Shia LeBouf recently revealed the lengths to which director Steven Spielberg will go to protect the long-awaited sequel's plot details. Not only did Spielberg slap an extra with a lawsuit after spreading some secrets, but he also had all scripts bar-coded and watermarked to prevent duplication and created a hotline number for stars to call if the script was lost. Steven Spielberg: C.I.A. operative. Who knew?

Nineteen-year-old "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint, a.k.a. Ron Weasley, says he won't move to Los Angeles, for fear of falling in with mean girls like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. "I met Lindsay last summer and she talked about herself a lot-she said she was going to win an Oscar before she turns 25," Grint said. "I just kept thinking, 'But you can't act.' I haven't met Paris and don't want to either. She and Lindsay are the type of girls you need to stay away from." Yet another reason why "Weasley is our king."

James Bond's limited-edition Aston Martin, driven by Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale," is dead, gone to swim with the fishes-literally. The driver in charge of delivering the rare vehicle to the Italian set of "Quantum of Solace" skidded off a narrow, rainy road and plunged the car into water. The driver swam to safety, but sadly, the car did not. Whoops!

Uma Thurman landed herself in court this month. Nope, nothing illicit-the star had jury duty. Surprisingly, although she underwent the jury selection process, she wasn't picked. Can you imagine if she was? Talk about distracting the witness....

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