Kylie's US Sales Flop

Despite an agreesive marketing and promotional campaign, Kylie Minogue's new album 'X' has generated shockingly poor sales in its first week after debuting at a disappointing 139 on the US Billboard charts.

Following a massive week of promotion - which included interviews on the US Today show, a live performance on 'Dancing With The Stars', and a headline-grabbing chat with Ellen DeGeneres - Minogue's album has failed to rate a mention.

'X' debuted in the top spot in her native Australia and number 2 in Britain, but sold just 6,000 copies in the US in its first week on sale, according to the official results from Nielsen Soundscan.

A spokeperson for Minogue has brushed off the poor sales result, explaining to Reuters that many of her "core fans" had previously bought the album via import when it was released in other countries last year. They added that the marketing campaign was still in it's infancy.

Kylie's Caught In Love Triangle

Kylie Minogue has found herself in the middle of love triangle claims, following reports that her new love interest is a married man whose wife is eight months pregnant.

The pop princess was tracked down by a British newspaper while holidaying in Chile with Mexican film director Alexander Dahm.

Dahm, 39, and Minogue recently struck up a friendship on a shoot in Acapulco for the Australian singer's H&M swimwear range.

Dahm's pregnant wife Laura is weeks away from giving birth to a second child. Meanwhile, Mrs Dahm rejected rumours her husband is Minogue's new man.

"It's ridiculous to think there is some sort of affair going on," she said from her home in Mexico City.

"They're only friends and I'm not worried. To us in Mexico, Kylie isn't even a big celebrity, people don't even know who she is. It's actually funny to think her and Alexander could be involved in a romance."

"He doesn't have any other celebrity friends, but they have struck up a friendship. It may be that she is there more as a tourist but Alexander is there for work."

Contacted on his mobile, Mr Dahm said: "It's my private life, it's none of your business".

A UK Newspaper reported Mr Dahm collected Minogue, who broke up with French love-rat Olivier Martinez in February, from Santiago airport in Chile on Wednesday.

A witness who took photographs of the pair said the Mexico-based son of a Chilean opera singer had cuddled Minogue and fondly stroked her hair, watching on patiently as photographers took shots.

"I am in Chile for pleasure, to get to know the country and to visit my friend," Kylie told a photographer.

A Minogue spokeswoman said the star had been busy recording an album and was on a short holiday.

Angelina Gives Free Lapdances

After making her directorial debut at the Tribeca Film Festival last week, Angelina Jolie went to a party at Hotel Gansevoort and gave actor Olivier Martinez a lap dance after having some wine.

"She turned to him on the banquette and was shaking it in front of him. She was giving him a lap dance," another reveler tells Us. "She was looking over her shoulder, tossing a glance his way." As another partygoer describes it, "It was very, very flirty."

Well it seems Olivier's having no troubles getting over his bust-up with Kylie - especially since he's getting that kind of treatment from the likes of Angelina Jolie.

Olivier Martinez Hooks Up with Penelope Cruz

Less then a day after announcing in a joint statement that he and Australian pop star, Kylie Minogue, had officially and amicably split from one another, Olivier Martinez was spotted at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles with Penelope Cruz.

It was about four years ago and at the same hotel that Martinez and Minogue first met and started their relationship, so I guess Olivier figured it was a good a place as any to find his next girlfriend.

An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "Does Olivier really have to rub Kylie's nose in it? He is being so brazen about it all. This will devastate her. Kylie is a very sensitive woman who loved him with all her heart but he looks like he doesn't have a care in the world."

I see he's really testing the limits of the "amicable" aspect of the break-up.

Kylie is Single

Kylie Minogue has separated from her boyfriend, the French actor Olivier Martinez.

"Olivier Martinez and Kylie Minogue have officially confirmed that they are no longer a couple," the pair said in a joint statement.

"They have made it clear that the decision to go their separate ways was mutual and amicable. The media's false accusations of disloyalty have saddened them both. The two remain very close friends."

Britain's News of the World tabloid claimed last Sunday that the couple's four-year relationship was on the rocks and alleged Martinez, 41, had been unfaithful. Minogue, 38, was forced to cancel two upcoming concerts on the British leg of her Showgirl Homecoming tour last month due to a respiratory tract infection.

The Australian pop princess, who is back on tour following treatment for breast cancer discovered in mid-2005, also had to pull out halfway through a performance in the north-west English city of Manchester due to the flu. Minogue spoke in glowing terms of Martinez's support for her after her diagnosis with cancer in May 2005 and how he helped her through the darkest days of her treatment.

"Olli was there all the time, helping with the practical stuff and being protective," she told British Elle magazine last November.

"I don't like to say too much in public about Olivier as he's a very private person, but I will say that he was incredible.

"He didn't hesitate in cancelling work and putting projects on hold so he could be with me. He's the most honourable man I have ever met."