Council bosses are proposing to offer the Freedom of the Borough to the 52-year old in recognition of his Oscar winning movie.

Boyle was born in the Radcliffe area of the Lancashire market town and his family still live there. He studied at Thornleigh Salesian College in nearby Bolton.

Local authority leaders are also recommending Brit award winning band Elbow and Paralympian Zoe Robinson for Freedom of the Borough.

Councillor Bob Bibby, Leader of Bury Council, said: “Danny Boyle, Elbow’s and Zoe Robinson’s successes over the past twelve months have really put the borough of Bury on the map, both nationally and internationally.

“We are really proud of all of these individuals’ outstanding achievements in their respective professions and by granting them Freedom of the Borough we want to acknowledge their hard work, determination and commitment and this is the council’s way of congratulating them all on their recent successes”.

Borough Councils can admit to be Honorary Freemen of the Borough, “persons of distinction and those who have rendered eminent services to the Borough”.

This is carried out at a specially convened meeting of the full Council, were the Freeman are presented with the honour.

The Freedom is the highest tribute that a Borough can bestow and although in modern times it is an honour only and does not confer any legal rights.

The platinum selling rapper is notorious for making profitable business decisions outside of hiphop music, but his most recent venture has left some people scratching their head in disbelief.

The rapper is branching out into the beauty business and is currently putting the finishing touches to a male cosmetics line, including moisturizers and night creams.

Said one industry veteran, “I think 50 realizes he’s on borrowed time in terms of making music so he’s capitalizing on every opportunity.  I wouldn’t be surprised to hear about a 50 Cent cheeseburger at this point.”

A spokesperson for the rapper explained, “50 prides himself on having a ripped body… he’s on a health kick and barely touches alcohol.  So he will focus on the guy who likes to pamper himself”.

50 cent wins in family court 50 Cent Wins in Family Court

The new list of Top Earning African American Stars by Forbes has been released, and 50 Cent made number 2, right behind Oprah Winfrey. 50 Cent made $150 million between June of 2007 and June of 2008, and because of recent family court ruling he won’t have to worry about losing some of that money to his ex girlfriend.

The mother of 50 Cent’s son and former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins, sued 50 Cent for $50 million claiming he promised to take care of her for the rest of his life. Well …

Justice Carol Edmead dismissed all 15 claims brought by Tompkins, with whom he has an 11-year-old son, calling the case “an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour.”

“I’m very thankful for this decision,” 50 Cent said. “I knew that once the facts were heard that justice would prevail. I hope now that we can put this behind us and move forward with our lives.”

In addition to her claim that Fiddy promised to give her half his earnings for life, Tompkins also alleged that the 32-year-old rapper promised to give her his Dix Hills home—the same Long Island property that, unfortunately, burned down in May 2008. A month later, Tompkins filed for a restraining order against 50 Cent, so he responded by filing a $20 million defamation suit against his very estranged ex.

“Ms. Tompkins’ claims pertaining to a $50 million verbal contract were entirely frivolous,” said the rapper’s attorney, Brett Kimmel. “In dismissing the case before trial, the court is sending a clear message. This is a complete and total victory for 50.”

It’s a good thing 50 Cent didn’t marry that psycho. Only 7 more years until 50 Cent will be free of dealing with miss crazy.

50 Cent latest song has leaked titled, “I Get It In,” from his latest upcoming effort titled, Before I Self Destruct. This album seems to be a powerful come back album from a downfall album fight against Kanye West. The overall song has tons of witty lines and major club potentional. Oddly enough it follows the same formula as some of his larger songs and it was produced by Dr. Dre. GOT is anticipating the release of, Before I Self Destruct. This seems like the album might actually be note worthy for 2009.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen British babe Abigail Clancy and her sweet little body, here she is at some charity event fashion show for Claire House Hospice held at St. Georges Hall as part of Liverpool’s Fashion Week I think. When did Liverpool get a fashion week, that’s retarded, Liverpool having a fashion week is like a group of homeless people having a wine festival.

Now, it turns out that Nick Carter’s little brother also has an affection for Mary Jane!

Aaron was arrested yesterday in Kimble County, Texas with at least two ounces of marijuana. TMZ has confirmed Aaron was pulled over on I-10 for speeding. When police searched his vehicle, they found enough pot to make Matthew McConaughey jealous.

When police searched his vehicle, they found enough pot to make Matthew McConaughey jealous.

Aaron will be arraigned later today.

Aaron Carter better hope he comes across this tough in prison. We can only imagine what happens to boy band singers behind bars…

To use one of our favorite How I Met Your Mother quotes from the great Barney Stinson, the Britney Spears audio clip below is legen … [wait for it] … dary!!

Seriously, you gotta love the classy, intelligent act that is Britney Spears.

After leaving the stage for a wardbrobe change at her most recent Circus tour stop, she apparently didn’t realize her mic was still on. Hey, when you don’t actually sing into the thing during the songs, you can forget it’s even there!

Crank up the audio around the 30-second mark and here what she says:

Pretty much speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Fortunately, it wasn’t like she was wearing no pants, but still, not what you expect from a family-friendly Circus.

Britney Spears’ father-conservator, Jamie Spears, has reportedly fired three of the pop star’s dancers from her Circus tour after they failed drug tests.

Old Man Spears is taking his role as Britney’s legal, fiscal and personal steward very seriously, making sure Brit isn’t surrounded by negative influences.

Typically, this involves battling Adnan Ghalib and Sam Lutfi in court, but his reach extends to the backup dancers who support Britney’s mega-concerts, too.

Of course, this not to say the tour is totally scandal-free.

Sunday, Britney Spears experienced a wardrobe malfunction in Tampa, Fla., which no one was aware of until she proclaimed “my pu$$y is hanging out” into a live mic.

Fortunately, no p—y proclamations were made last night at her show last night on Long Island, where the big story was a surprise Madonna appearance!

Shortly before Spears took the stage at the Nassau Coliseum, Madonna came in with manager Guy Oseary (and several bodyguards, but no Jesus Luz).

“She purposely walked up the main stairs in front of everybody so they would all notice her,” an insider said, adding that screaming fans swarmed her. “Celebrities definitely don’t need to go up the main stairs to get to their suites.

We’ve seen Perez Hilton’s video for this song.

Now it’s time for Britney Spears’ official version.

And what a version it is. If our Circus tour photo album hadn’t solidified Brit’s image as a soft-core porn star in training, her “If U Seek Amy” video ought to do it.

In short, Britney Spears picks up underwear on the floor as scenes from an apparent orgy flash on the screen, then grinds with both men and women in S&M gear.

Combined with the lyrics, we’re sort of surprised this song hasn’t been banned yet. Due to the raunchy audio AND video, we’ve posted the video after the jump.

So grab a glass of ice water, plus a new pair of pants if you’re a male between the ages of 14 and 22, just to be safe, then settle in and follow the jump to peep Britney Spears’ latest controversial video before it’s taken off stupid YouTube …

Mandy Moore and rocker fiance Ryan Adams were only engaged for a month when they got married on March 10 in Savannah, Georgia. It was an intimate ceremony. Mandy’s rep has confirmed to PEOPLE:

The singer-actress, 24, and Adams, 34, applied for a marriage license on Tuesday afternoon at the Chatham County Probate office in Savannah, according to a court source, who adds that the famous couple went unrecognized.

We’ll see how long this celebrity marriage lasts.