Morrissey claims he doesn't know anybody who wants The Smiths to reunite.
The former frontman, whose band split in 1987, also insists there aren't any bands he would like to see reform because he wants to remember how they were in their heyday.
He told Billboard: "I don't know a single person who wants a Smiths reunion!," adding: "There aren't any bands I [would] like to see again because your memory of them is how they were in their prime or at their best or at their most desperate, and you look to them to be someone that they no longer are."
The 'First of the Gang to Die' singer also insists he was never influenced by The Beatles when he formed The Smiths with guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce in 1982.
Asked about the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four's first trip to America, he revealed: "I thought four of their songs were magnificient, and if a band can give you four magnificent songs then that's good enough for me. But was I ever influenced by The Beatles? No."
Morrissey, 54, will be joined by Cliff Richard and Sir Tom Jones on two dates on his US tour this summer, at LA's Los Angeles Sports Arena on May 10 and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 21.
He said: "Tom and Cliff qualify greatly in the style department, and age has nothing to do with it. There are millions of obese 19 year olds who only buy clothes that blend in with the couch."
Charlotte Church made a 16-year-old fan's dream come true by personally inviting him to join the 150 people who turned up for her guerilla music video shoot.
The 'Crazy Chick' singer took to the streets in her native Cardiff, Wales, to shoot her forthcoming video for the track, 'Little Movements', and asked fan Stanley Johnson to take part, an offer he was absolutely thrilled to accept.
The stunned A-level student, who was working behind the counter at a fishmongers when Charlotte approached him, said: "I didn't realise who it was at first, but it was great, good fun."
He added to Walesonline.co.uk: "I like to be in front of the camera. I study media at A-level and I wouldn't mind a career in the media."
Despite reports only one person turned up to appear in the video, after the 28-year-old singer told her fans about the opportunity on Twitter, she worked with more than 150 local people who wanted to take part with many joining in as soon as they saw local girl shooting her promo.
The video will be posted on YouTube in coming weeks and 'Little Movements' is taken from her upcoming EP 'Four, which is released in March.
Charlotte said: "I'm a 90s R&B kid at heart, and I love Cardiff. I wanted to do something that showed that. I knew that Cardiffians would have some moves up their sleeves and be down for a bit of a boogie!"
Britain's Princess Beatrice has had her Twitter account verified.
The 25-year-old royal - who has been part of the social networking site for a while now - has finally been given the approval from the company to show that her page is genuine.
The flame-haired beauty took to her account - the sixth post she's ever written - just after the blue verification tick was added to her page to thank Twitter for approving her.
She wrote: "So happy to be verified, thank you @TwitterUK (sic)".
Her father, the Duke of York - who has been on the site since last April - copied Beatrice's tweet onto his own page, so that his 40,000 followers could see that his daughter had finally been approved.
The princess' mother Sarah Ferguson - known as the Duchess of York - also has her own Twitter account and entertains 73,000 followers with her regular posts.
Meanwhile, Beatrice is currently on an internship with Sony Entertainment in London after leaving her job at an investment capital firm last summer.
She took the time in between to travel with her long-term boyfriend Dave Clark, while carrying out her royal charity work.
Haim insist they haven't changed since finding fame.
The 'Falling' hitmakers - made up of sisters Alana, Este and Danielle Haim - claim they act no different from when they were an unknown band living in California.
Alana told BANG Showbiz: "We're the same three girls from The Valleys that we've always been, we don't even think we've had the success that we want yet.
"We are going to keep going, keep making music and we're never going to stop!"
Este quipped: "Just wait til you meet my grandpa, then you will understand where we come from!"
Asked if they think success will affect their song-writing, Alana replied: "We'll see what happens, we write the best when we're all together at home, but we're starting to write on the road. It's a new experience but we're up for trying new experiences but it's rad."
The band won two awards at the NME Awards on Wednesday (26.02.14) for Best International Band and Best Band Blog or Twitter, and say even if they hadn't have found success in music, they have plenty of other talents.
Alana revealed she's good at nail art, while Este secretly wanted to become a circus performer after learning how to ride a unicycle.
Speaking before the ceremony, Este said: "Basically, when I was younger I wanted to be a part of Cirqu Du Soleil. The night is young if someone had a unicycle here I'd get on it."
Susanna Reid has confirmed her separation from partner Dominic Cotton.
The 'BBC Breakfast' host has asked for "space and privacy" following her split from the father of her three children, Sam, 11, Finn, nine, and eight-year-old Jack.
A spokesperson for the TV star said: "Susanna Reid and Dominic Cotton have agreed to separate but remain good friends. The welfare of their children remains paramount for both of them at this time. Please respect their space and privacy."
News of the couple's separation after 15 years together first emerged last night (27.02.14) as Dominic, 46, posted a profile on a dating website, listing his relationship status as "recently separated".
His profile states: "Underneath my blokeish exterior I am a sensitive soul. I enjoy sharing things and am someone who doesn't shy away from commitment. Life is for living with someone special."
Former 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Susanna, 43, has been splitting her time between London and Salford, Greater Manchester, where she films 'BBC Breakfast'. Her gruelling schedule sees her make a 415-mile round trip between the two cities three times a week.
Susanna has recently been linked with a move to ITV to take over its morning show, 'Daybreak', which is set to be revamped under the title 'Good Morning Britain'.
BBC One has commissioned a one-off drama based on Lenny Henry's childhood.
The comedian will pen 'Danny and the Human Zoo', a fictionalised 90-minute special drawing on his own experiences as a young teenager growing up in 1970s Dudley with a dream of being a comic.
Lenny said in a statement: "I'm so excited about bringing my fictional teen memoir to the nation! I've crammed the first two years of a very long career into 90 minutes - it's gonna rock. I think, although it's not exactly what happened, that we'll get a strong sense of what it might have been like for a young black kid from Dudley to be suddenly hurled into the maelstrom of this business we call show. Can't wait!"
The story follows talented impressionist Danny Fearon, as well as his working class Jamaican family, as he finds his feet in the world of comedy.
Danny must not only juggle his burgeoning comedy career after winning a talent competition, but his home life, including his fiercely traditional mother, and his love life.
Producer Nicola Shindler of RED Production Company added: "I'm extremely excited to be making 'Danny and the Human Zoo' with Lenny, whose skill as a writer has been so impressive and assured. This is a funny, moving and important script about growing up as a black, comic talent in a white, crazy world - in the not too distant past."
Shayne Ward can't wait to hear Simon Cowell's critiques on 'The X Factor'.
The 29-year-old singer, who won the second series of the singing competition in 2005, is looking forward to the original judge returning to the show's panel this year - because of his unique, and often harsh, comments to pop wannabes.
He told BANG Showbiz: "We all, over the years ... we all wait for what Simon's gonna say because he loves [those] little lines he says. It's gonna be good!"
Shayne would also like to see former judge Cheryl Cole return to the panel, adding: "She'd be fantastic on the show. Obviously, she's won a show like that. She's great on the panel, she's won with her act on 'The X Factor', so it'd be nice to see her return as well."
Shayne is set to join the cast of 'Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds' later this year, playing the role of the Artilleryman.
Fellow 'X Factor' alumni Joseph Whelan is also in the stage musical and says Simon's brutal honesty will be a welcome return to the show's panel.
He added: "I reckon the ratings will shoot up again as soon as he's back on it. Everyone just seems to be too nice. He's got that sort of sobering honesty that sometimes can be devastating to people, but that's what the show's about and that's why people fell in love with the show in the first place."
'Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds' begins its final UK arena tour in November. Visit www.thewaroftheworlds.com for tickets.
June Squibb's home town helped her relate to the lifestyle portrayed in 'Nebraska'.
The 84-year-old actress plays Kate Grant in the Oscar-nominated drama and claims Vandalia, which is located in rural Illinois, has the kinds of people characterised in the film.
She told the guardian newspaper: "It [home town] was a small midwestern town in south-eastern Illinois, not a lot different from the places in the movie. I knew all those people in 'Nebraska', I recognised Kate completely.
"I've seen scenes like those groups of utterly silent men watching the football game on TV, or moments just like that, all my life, throughout my family and friends' households there."
Squibb always knew she was "different" and didn't belong in Illinois and aimed to pursue an acting career elsewhere.
She added: "It was a normal small town of about 5-6,000 people, and I had lots and lots of friends, I was a cheerleader and a majorette and all those things you'd expect of a girl in the 30s and 40s. But the thing I always thought of myself as was an actress. I never thought, 'I want to be.' It was always, 'I am.' I felt that from an early age, and I always thought perhaps I don't really belong here."
Squibb has been nominated for an Academy Award for Supporting Actress and is up against Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o and Julia Roberts at the ceremony which takes place in Hollywood on March 2.
Chris Evans had a diet of "bland chicken" to develop Captain America's hunky physique.
The 32-year-old actor has been cast as the titular superhero in forthcoming film 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and was forced to do "weight training" and eat protein foods to build the image needed to depict his character.
He said: "I'm a skinny guy naturally. My body wants to be about 170-180lbs, so to get it to 200lbs, I have to eat a lot. It's not so much what you're eating, it's the quantity. Aside form the weight training, which is brutal - although when you walk out of the gym you feel great - it's inbetween the workout that's tough, just eating, eating, eating. It sounds pleasant, but it's not pizza and doughnuts, it's just bland chicken. Very lean, dry, simple food that provides protein. You always feel bloated and uncomfortable."
Evans reprised the role he first took on in 2011's 'Captain America: The First Avenger' for 'The Avengers' and 'Thor: The Dark World' before taking on the character again for 2014's film, and admits he doesn't continue to work out between movies.
He told UK's Glamour magazine: "A week before we wrap, I stop working out. I literally just started again this week [for the second Avengers film], but these past few months have been so wonderful - not even thinking about the gym."
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly bought a mansion for $5.2 million.
The 'Wolf of Wall Street' star - who recently announced he was taking a year away from acting - has spent the huge sum of money for a 1.34 acre property in Palm Springs, California. ...
Michelle Heaton gave birth to a baby boy this morning (28.02.14).
The Liberty X singer - who already has two-year-old daughter Faith - welcomed her son into the world at 8.45am and proud father and husband Hugh Hanley gushed about his "amazing" wife as he announced the happy news on Twitter
He tweeted: "Our little man arrived this morning at 8.49am my beautiful wife @wonderwomanshel was amazing, I'm so proud of her. Both are doing great (sic)"
Michelle has been "snuggling" with the new addition and thanked fans who sent messages congratulating the couple on the happy news.
She added: "Thank you all so much for your well wishes. Mine & @hughhanley little boy is snuggled into us and we are the happiness parents ever. Xx (sic)"
Fans and celebrity friends, including 'Hollyoaks' star Gemma Merna, The Only Way Is Essex's Jessica Wright and Amy Childs sent their best wishes to Michelle and Hugh on the social networking site.
Michelle began anticipating the arrival of the little one since Thursday (27.02.14) and became "bored" of waiting.
She wrote: "Lol no peeps ..I'm not in labour .. Just bored of waiting lol xxxxx (sic)"
Pharrell Williams named his album 'G I R L' because women have been "loyal" to him throughout his life.
The 'Happy' hitmaker believes females could "cripple" the human race if they all united and he wanted to create an LP that would honour empowered ladies everywhere.
He explained: "I instantly knew that the name of the album was called 'G I R L', and the reason why is because women and girls, for the most part, have just been so loyal to me and supported me.
"There is no breathing human being on this planet that did not benefit by a woman saying yes twice. Yes to make you, and yes to have you. Point-blank."
The 40-year-old musician further emphasised his homage to women on the album, revealing that gender is one of the main themes across his new songs.
He said: "If women wanted to cripple the economy, all they gotta do is not go to work ... if they wanted to end our species, cripple our species - seriously! Like, women can look out into space at all the stars and go, 'You know what? I can actually end all the human life on this planet right now. All I gotta do is just say no.'
"There's a huge value placed on that - on something so simple like if all our talk-show hosts late at night all were women, that's a very different world."