MTV News Round-Up 02/08/2004

*** Kylie Minogue is said to be in 'crisis talks' with Olivier Martinez about their relationship, after having a huge public row at a restaurant in the south of France. Reports in weekend tabloids suggested that the pair had called it a day, as Kylie is fed up with him. "She's just had enough," said a mate of Kylie's. "She can't get the commitments she's so desperate for from Olivier."

*** Will Young reportedly thinks he's being underpaid. "Will had to sign a contract when he won 'Pop Idol' which gave Simon Fuller a large percentage of what he earned," a friend told The Sun. "It was a condition of taking part in the show. But no one could have dreamed he'd do so well. Now Will feels he has been given a fraction of the cash he's raked in for Fuller."

*** Morrissey has announced a handful of intimate UK dates for September. The vocalist, rumoured to be in talks with former bandmates about a Smiths reunion, will take to the stage at the following: Paisley Town Hall (September 2), Perth City Hall (3), Blackpool Empress Ballroom (4) and Bridlington Spa (6). Tickets are expected to go on sale soon.

*** Jenny Frost is said to have set a date and made arrangements for her and DJ Tom Thrupp's wedding. According to a mate of Frost's, the Atomic Kitten star has hired an entire Island in the Maldives for the ceremony, and plans to buy flights for all her guests. She has also commenced meetings with designers including Dolce & Gabbana about her wedding dress.

*** Matt Goss has apparently decided to manage a new boyband. The Bros star turned reality TV chef will reportedly take charge of All Eyes - a boy trio that you may recognise from the Specsavers advert, in which they play a bespectacled boyband. Goss plans to help them find a fourth member, before releasing their debut single, wait for it 'She's A Vision' in September.

DL