Jude: I'm incredibly lucky - Sept 12 2007
Jude Law has spoken out about his recent trip to Afghanistan, admitting he was upset by some of the things he saw.

The Brit actor, 34, visited the country in July, apparently to film a documentary for charity Peace One Day.

"I'm not a great fan of excess, it sticks in my throat," the hunky star is quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying.

"However, compared to the majority of Afghans, I'm incredibly lucky."

He visited Kabul and Jalalabad to make a film promoting the UN's annual Peace Day on September 21, meeting children, British troops, diplomats and village elders.

The dad-of-three said it was seeing poverty stricken children in the war torn country that had the most profound effect on him.

"As a father, that was so painful," he admitted, as he spoke of the courage and hope of the communities he visited.

"It made me realise how privileged we all are, how much we take our lives for granted."

Jude reportedly plans to fly home from the Toronto set of his new film Repossession Mambo to attend a special concert for global peace at London's Royal Albert Hall on September 21.

The show will feature performances from Annie Lennox and Corinne Bailey Rae.


Jude to take on Hamlet stage role - Sept 11 2007
Jude Law is taking to the West End stage to play the title role in Hamlet, it has been announced.

The Hollywood heartthrob, 34, will appear in a new production for London’s Donmar Warehouse, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Jude worked with Branagh, 46, on his new film remake, Sleuth, and has previously appeared in stage productions of Death Of A Salesman and Dr Faustus.

The production will open in the summer of 2009, after Doctor Who star David Tennant is expected to play Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Other plays announced today include Othello, with British Kinky Boots star Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role.

The play will also feature Ewan McGregor, who had huge success in the musical Guys And Dolls, as Lago.

Othello will be directed by Michael Grandage, artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse. Grandage will also direct Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, with Derek Jacobi playing Malvolio.

The Donmar will also feature Branagh in a new Sir Tom Stoppard version of Chekhov’s Ivanov.

Ivanov was the first play written by The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard author in 1887.


Jude arrested over photographer ’attack’ - Aug 5 2007
Jude Law has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer outside his home.

The Alfie star is said to have attempted to grab the photographer’s camera in the alleged incident in West London.

The actor, 34, was bailed to return to a London police station in October.

A police spokesman said: "A 34-year-old man from Maida Vale was arrested yesterday on suspicion of actual bodily harm after voluntarily attending a London police station.

"The arrest followed an allegation of assault yesterday at a residential address in Maida Vale.

"The 34-year-old man was released on bail to a date in October pending further inquiries."