The 9 0'Clock News – Fri 11 Sep

Posted by heatworld on Friday 11 Sep 2009

Filed under: Amelle Berrabah, Antony Costa, Charlotte Church, Katie Price, Keisha Buchanan, Oprah Winfrey, Sugababes, Whitney Houston

Sugababe Amelle reported missing:
Sugababe Amelle Berrabah was reported missing by her worried family after she went missing following a spat with band member Keisha Buchahan. Amelle had missed a number of public performances with the Sugababes, and was refusing to answer calls from either her management or her family. Police eventually tracked her down at her north London home, where she told them that she just needed some time on her own. Pals of the singer say she is "deeply unhappy" at the moment,and are pointing the finger at Keisha, who they claim has been "bullying" the star for months. One friend explained, "She still loves the band, and the last thing she wants to do is quit. But the problem needs to be addressed because she feels she's being bullied." The girls are due to fly over to America next week to shoot a new video, and Amelle has told friends that she will definitely turn up for the trip. Oh dear. We aren't heading for a third Sugababes break-up, are we?

Whitney talks about crack addiction
Whitney Houston has openly admitted for the first time that she was indeed hooked on crack cocaine. Talking to US chat-show queen Oprah Winfrey, the singer confesses that she became hooked on the drug way back in the 1990s, not long after her hugely successful movie The Bodyguard was released in 1992. She takes full responsibility for her actions, saying not all the blame can be placed on her ex-husband Bobby Brown. Oprah sais of the interview, "It will leave you gasping. She talks about doing the drugs and sitting in the house." Whitney chose to talk to Oprah because she wants to "tell the truth" and to tell it in her own way. We imagine it's going to be very moving. And, while we're on the subject of Whitney Houston, have you heard her new album yet? We've had it on in the heatworld office on a loop and we love it.

Charlotte Church's ex jailed for 12 years
Charlotte Church's troublesome ex boyfriend Kyle Johnson has been jailed for 12 years after police discovered a vast haul of heroin at his home. The drugs, said to have a street value of over £10million, were all cut and ready to be distributed, and police also found £24,000 in cash at the same property. Kyle had claimed that he was simply a delivery boy working for a "Mr Big", but the court didn't believe him and he was punished with a lengthy jail term. Charlotte Church, who dated Kyle for 18 months before she met Gavin Henson, said yesterday that she was "shocked" her ex had been involved in something so big.

Stars "terrified" as crazed man storms ITN
TV stars including Katie Price, Antony Costa and Joe Swash were left shaken yesterday after a crazed man wielding a knife burst into the ITN studios in London. The man, thought to be in his 50s, ran into the reception area yelling, "I've got a story about injustice." After threatening to slash his own throat, the man plunged the knife into his stomach, but surrendered the knife after being surrounded by 50 police officers. Joe Swash, who was filming a new quiz show at the studios with Antony Costa and Katie Price, said afterwards, "It was chaos. Everyone was terrified."