Comedians Hal Sparks and Brian Posehn celebrate Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Day in Hollywood, CA on Saturday, November 4, 2006. (Bob Long/Wagner International Photos)





A Palestinian drag queen (R) performs during a show at a gay club in Jerusalem early November 5, 2006. Jerusalem is due to host a gay pride festival on Friday, an event that has provoked deep-seated anger among the city's Ultra Orthodox community. Recent violent protests against the festival have already seen three policemen injured and 20 Orthodox Jews arrested for throwing stones and starting fires. REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman





Jordan Bratman and Christina Aguilera at the Goulin Rouge Halloweeen Bash





American comedian Bill Maher has angrily refused to apologise for wearing a bloody Steve Irwin Halloween costume.

"People who really love animals understand if you get killed by one, chances are you were doing something to it you shouldn't have been," Maher said.