Saturday, July 26, 2008

Nicole Richie Gets Hippie Happy


Nicole Richie leaves a friend’s house wearing a hippie headband in Los Angeles on Friday.
The 26-year-old actress is getting set to see her episode of the NBC sitcom Chuck, where we gets into a fight scene with Yvonne Strahovski.
In other news, Nicole’s daughter, Harlow Madden has reportedly had a trust fund set up already by her grandfather Lionel Richie. The fund is worth $5 million. Not too shabby!
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Britney, K-Fed Make Peace, Settle Custody Spat


Britney Spears is getting more time with her kids. Kevin Federline is getting more money.
That's the takeaway from the settlement agreement reached between the former fun couple, E! News has learned.
According to the paperwork filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Spears' monthly child support payments to K-Fed have been bumped from $15,000 to $20,000, retroactive to July 15, and Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan will get a check for $250,000.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Jennifer Aniston's pricey look


Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been spending £4,000 a month on her appearance.
The 39-year-old actress is allegedly worried her younger boyfriend, John Mayer, 30, will leave her for a younger woman and so has been splashing out to maintain her looks and figure.
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The astonishing sum reportedly includes £1,000 on a personal chef and £750 for one-on-one yoga sessions with Los Angeles' top instructor, Mary Ingber.
A source revealed: "Jennifer doesn't have time to prepare her own healthy meals, so she's signed up with this organic, high-protein, low-fat meal delivery service."
Jennifer has reportedly been shelling out on beauty treatments costing her hundreds of pounds a time.
The source added to Britain's Grazia magazine: "Jennifer has been spending £750 a month on seaweed and oxygen facials. She claims they instantly erase lines, dark spots and puffiness.
"Amazingly, she doesn't have a trace of cellulite. And now it seems she's become more scrupulous about her thighs, having anti-cellulite spa sculpting treatments that cost about £500 a month. She's also been spending around £350 on exfoliating body wraps. "Jen invests up to £300 a month on maintaining her hair too."

Anne Hathaway kicks Rock


Anne Hathaway once kicked Dwayne Johnson in the head.
'The Princess Diaries' star hit the former WWE wrestler - also known as The Rock - while filming an action scene for new spy comedy film 'Get Smart'.
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But Hathaway insists the ex-grappler didn't take the blow to the skull too badly.
She told BANG Showbiz: "What can I say about Mr Dwayne Johnson? If you kick him in the head he's nice about it.
"In the scene where I kick him in the head I would like everyone to know that it actually happened and, for the last time, I'm very, very, very sorry about it."
The 25-year-old actress also revealed she is great friends with her co-star Steve Carell - who stars in the US version of Ricky Gervais' hit sit-com 'The Office' - insisting he is "lovely".
She said: "I wish I had a secret to tell about him but he is just lovely and think everyone can tell that."

Sharon Stone's spider upset


Sharon Stone has once again angered animal rights group PETA.
A former co-star of the actress has revealed she once had a tarantula defanged after refusing to film a scene with it.
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Ernest Borgnine, who starred with the 'Basic Instinct' actress in horror film 'Deadly Blessing', revealed: "Sharon wanted the spider's pincers removed."
News of the incident - which took place in 1981 - has horrified animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
PETA president Ingrid Newkirk blasted: "She chose to make a tiny insect an amputee. Perhaps she should change her name legally to 'Heart of Stone.' "
Sharon's spokesperson has laughed off the incident, saying: "If the tarantula was a male, we could add him to her list of her extraordinary leading men, including Richard Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere and Dustin Hoffman."
Earlier this month, the organisation wrote to Sharon to offer her a free brain scan, saying they were determined to discover why she "demonstrates a lack of empathy" towards animals by wearing fur.

Penelope Cruz's 'monster' battle


Penelope Cruz has revealed she finds it "tricky" to control her inner "monster".
The 34-year-old actress - who is dating actor Javier Bardem -has always struggled to keep the sabotaging beast from ruining the most "beautiful moments" of her life.
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She said: "I'm always finding very tricky and hidden ways to sabotage any beautiful moment. And it's something so internal that I don't think even my friends or family can catch me doing it.
"But I catch myself doing it. I've had that battle since I was a little girl. It's like, 'Uh-oh, here it is again, the monster! Go away and leave me alone!' "
Penelope also revealed she never looks herself up on the internet, because she thinks it is "dangerous and nasty".
She added to W magazine: "I try not to go on the internet and read about myself. It's a guaranteed way to get angry for no reason. You start looking at yourself from the outside, from the wrong place. And everything is out of proportion. The good things, the bad things - everything. I think it's disgusting. It's dangerous and nasty."

Rachel Steven's new love


Rachel Stevens is reportedly seeing Gavin Dein, the son of Arsenal chairman David Dein.
The Sunday Mirror reckons the former C Club 7 singer is smitten with the 27-year-old multi-millionaire.
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Rachel called off her engagement to Holby City star Jeremy Edwards in January.
The newspaper quotes a pal as saying: "I haven't seen her look so happy in a long time. It's early days, but she and Gavin can't get enough of each other.
"He is everything she looks for in a man - intelligent, good-looking and highly successful in his own right. He is treating her like a princess and they are like a pair of love-struck teenagers."
Gavin is chief executive officer of Reward, the largest sports loyalty company in Europe.
His father David, 58, is FA and Arsenal vice chairman. He's also a City commodity broker and worth an estimated £36 million.

Sienna Miller's Getty move


Sienna Miller is set to move in with Balthazar Getty.
The 26-year-old actress is reportedly planning to set up home with the oil heir just weeks after splitting from actor Rhys Ifans.
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The Los Angeles mansion where Balthazar lives is now empty after his wife and four children moved out following news of his alleged affair.
Balthazar, 33, is believed to have suggested the move after the pair's recently romantic break in Italy.
A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Before they went on holiday, Sienna was staying over at Balthazar's place all the time. Sienna told a few friends that Balthazar had made some noises about moving in. Then during the holiday their feelings for each other got stronger.
"She doesn't want to move into the family home because of all the history with his ex-wife, so they are planning to buy somewhere new. But her friends are worried she is rushing into it."
Sienna was first spotted in public with Balthazar at the end of June.
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Shakira Holds Concert To Prompt Hostage Release.


Shakira Holds Concert To Prompt Hostage Release.
Pop superstar Shakira will vocalise her effort to free hostages held by a Colombian rebel group - when she performs in her native country on Sunday (20Jul08).
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The sexy singer met with recently-released FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) captive Ingrid Betancourt - a former Colombian presidential candidate - on Wednesday (16Jul08) to raise awareness of her plight.
Shakira will join Colombian pop star Carlos Vives for the Independence Day concert.
The event is aimed at pressuring FARC - recognised as a terrorist group by the Colombian government - to release its estimated 700 prisoners.

Mischa Barton's Hollywood hate


Mischa Barton tries to avoid the Hollywood lifestyle.
The former 'O.C.' actress makes a deliberate effort not to be seen out and about in Tinseltown, because she doesn't want to be known as a party girl.



She said: "I recommend taking Hollywood with a pinch of salt. I get to meet and work with a lot of interesting people and have opportunities to do quality work.
"I try to avoid getting too embedded in the 'Hollywood' lifestyle, I love to travel and I have my family and my life outside of work. Although Hollywood mainly offers me access to the industry, I also love the beach, boogie boarding and the weather."
Mischa - who is currently dating Rooney guitarist Taylor Locke - also revealed she would never date an actor, and prefers romancing men not involved in the movie industry.
She added in a magazine interview: "I would rather date outside of the industry. I think actors are a special breed, it takes a specific personality to be an actor - there needs to be some kind of balance."

Katie Jolie Price


Jordan wants Angelina Jolie to play her in a film of her life.
The British model and TV star, real name Katie Price, thinks the stunning actress would be the perfect choice to portray her on the big screen.



She also has a specific leading man in mind to play husband Peter Andre.
Jordan said: "I do really want to do a film about my life. I'm thinking Angelina Jolie could be me and Keanu Reeves for Pete."
Despite enjoying the glamour of Los Angeles during a recent trip, Jordan - who raises three children with Pete, Junior, three, one-year-old Princess Tiaamii and Harvey, six - insists she would never want to quit the UK for the US.
The brunette beauty said: "Britain is my home and always will be. We have a holiday home in Los Angeles and one in Cyprus, but I would never want to quit the UK."

Mel B's UK snub


Mel B will never move back to the UK.
The former Spice Girl currently lives with her two children and husband Stephen Belafonte in Los Angeles, and insists she has no plans to move back to her homeland.


She said: "Things have definitely moved along, that's for sure. Living in America has been really fun and a really positive experience for me. I've been living in Los Angeles for nearly six years now and I consider that my home, even though I'm from Leeds. I love it, the sun shines every day."
Mel has carved out a successful TV career since finishing as runner-up on US TV talent show 'Dancing With the Stars' in 2007.
After appearing as a contestant, the 33-year-old star returned to the programme as a backstage interviewer.
Mel can currently be seen co-hosting reality show 'The Singing Office' - which sees office workers compete in karaoke competitions - with former *NSYNC star Joey Fatone.

Gwen Stefani's romantic style


Gwen Stefani dresses to impress husband Gavin Rossdale.
The No Doubt singer, who is regarded as one of the world's most stylish women, doesn't care what people think of her outfits as long as her spouse is happy.
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Gwen - who is expecting her second child with the former Bush frontman - said: "Gavin doesn't like certain colours. He really hates beige so I don't wear anything beige. He would never ask me to take something off, but I definitely want him to think that I look cute. His opinions have definitely influenced my look over the years."
Gwen recently admitted her passion for fashion is still as strong as ever, and she loves creating new garments for her label L.A.M.B.
She said: "I'm in love with my fashion label L.A.M.B. The reason I started my label was to have something creative in my life other than music. I have to pinch myself every day when I think how far things have come for me."

Lily Allen's party warning


Lily Allen's boyfriend wants her to cut back on her drinking.
The 'Smile' singer's boyfriend, 38-year-old Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons, reportedly asked her to tone down her wild ways now they have rekindled their relationship.

Lily, 23, went on a marathon partying session following the couple's split in February, which came just weeks after they announced she had suffered a miscarriage.
A friend of the singer told Britain's Closer magazine: "Lily took their split very badly. Lily is besotted with Ed and did all she could to get him back. He adores her too, but doesn't want things to go back to the way they were."
The couple were spotted together at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK last month.
They announced their relationship was back on by changing their profiles on social networking website Facebook to read "in a relationship" earlier this month.
The source added: "Lily is over the moon and went online to tell everyone. But Ed's asked her to keep it more low key. Lily's promised him she'll take things at his pace and isn't drinking as much as usual."
Lily recently finished recording her second album, tentatively titled 'Stuck on the Naughty Step', due for release next year.

Rihanna told to cover up


Rihanna has reportedly been told to stop wearing such revealing outfits by her alleged boyfriend.
Singer Chris Brown is apparently worried Rihanna will attract too many male admirers unless she covers up her sexy curves.

A source said: "Chris adores her, but he gets a little jealous when she is strutting her stuff. Her stage costumes are racy, and when she is not performing, she likes to dress to impress."
Despite Chris' jealous streak, the 'Umbrella' star - who is still yet to confirm she and the 19-year-old pop hunk are dating - is determined to continue showing off her fantastic figure.
The source added: "She is sexy and likes to dress sexy."
Earlier this week, Chris insisted he wasn't prepared to speak about his apparent romance with 20-year-old Rihanna.
The 'Forever' singer - who has been spotted kissing the pop beauty on numerous occasions - said: "Nobody wants to focus on what's positive, everybody just wants to know about my personal life.

Amy Winehouse Unimpressed By Waxwork.


Amy Winehouse Unimpressed By Waxwork....
Singer Amy Winehouse is unimpressed she has been immortalised in wax at London's Madame Tussauds Museum - reportedly branding the idea "crap".
The Back to Black hitmaker admits she was unavailable for a sitting for the waxwork, so the museum has crafted the statue from photographs.

Spears & Federline Reach Custody Agreement.


Latest: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have finally reached an agreement over the care of their two young sons.
The former couple has been embroiled in a bitter 18-month custody battle over sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, since the breakdown of their marriage in November 2006.
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But the pair finally agreed terms of care on Thursday (18Jul) although they still need to be approved by a judge.
Federline retains sole custody of the couple's two sons. Spears - who is currently allowed two visits and one overnight stay each week - will keep her visitation rights.
Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, tells E! News, "The case has been settled. The court still has to approve it".
However, Spears' family lawyer Lynn Soodik - who does not represent her in this case - has hinted the singer may request extra visitation in the future.
She tells People.com, "Until the kids turn 18, we can expect in years to come that Britney and Kevin will be back in court.

Miller And Getty To Buy Home Together?.


Latest: Actress Sienna Miller is reportedly going to set up home with Balthazar Getty.
The Alfie star is rumoured to have been dating the married father-of-four and living in his Los Angeles residence since splitting from Welsh actor Rhys Ifans last month (Jun08).
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And now the couple apparently wants to start afresh by purchasing a new home for themselves.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "She (Sienna) doesn't really want to move into the family home because of all the history with his ex-wife, so they are planning to buy somewhere new.
"But her friends are worried she's rushing into it".

Katy Perry Stands By Her Man.


Katy Perry has come to the defence of her beau Travis McCoy, insisting she will stand by him after he was arrested for attacking a fan during a gig earlier this month (Jul08).
The Gym Class Heroes frontman was midway through a set with his band in St.
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Louis, Missouri, when he took offence to an audience member who reportedly called him a "f**king ignorant n**ger".
McCoy invited the concertgoer onstage, but when the unnamed man lunged at the singer, he went on the attack - and whacked the fan on the head with a microphone.
The outburst resulted in McCoy's arrest on a third degree assault charge immediately after the concert.
But Perry believes there is two sides to the story, and her lover wasn't wrong to lash out after being insulted.
She tells Usweekly.com, "There are definitely two sides to every story and you always have to take (that) into account".

Ciccone: Madonna Is 'Lonely'.


Ciccone: Madonna Is 'Lonely'....
Madonna's estranged brother Christopher Ciccone has hit out as his sister for allegedly lying to mystify her famous persona.
Ciccone - who grew up with Madonna in rural Michigan - admits the pair come from an average middle-class upbringing.
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And he insists the singer's early anecdotes, including moving to New York with a meagre $35 (Gbp17.5) in her pocket, were created by the star because she craved attention.
Speaking on U.S. TV on Tuesday (15Jul08) to promote his book Life With My Sister Madonna, Ciccone says, "Those myths are just that... I think ultimately, she is a lonely person and unfortunately it truly is lonely at the top."
But Ciccone insists his revelations about his sister were not done out of malice.
He adds, "I didn't set about to knock her off her pedestal. I set about to push a nice little staircase up and help her walk back down to earth with the rest of us.".

Keyshia Cole Wants To Be A Vet.


Keyshia Cole Wants To Be A Vet....
Keyshia Cole wants to be a vet when she retires from music.
The singer is determined to have a life after fame, even if it means studying for six years so she is qualified to treat sick animals.


The 26-year-old R&B Grammy nominee says, "You can make it as whatever you want to be in life... I want to be a singer, I want to be a veterinarian. I think I can still do it so...six years of school I don't know".

Nicole Scherzinger Splits From Hamilton?.


Nicole Scherzinger....
Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger is to take a break from her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton - so they can both concentrate on their careers.
The singer has been dating the British Formula One driver since they met earlier this year (08) but she admits that their relationship will have to be put on hold while she continues work on her band's forthcoming second album.


She says, "I am returning to the States to work on my new single and album.
Lewis will be focusing on racing. I don't think we will have much time to see each other before Christmas."

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Mallika shakes a leg to promote Ugly Aur Pagli


Mumbai: As part of the promotional strategy for their film Ugly Aur Pagli, actors Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat showed up at a discotheque in Mumbai and posed for the enthusiatic shutterbugs.
Ranvir made an early entry and he seemed have added some extra pounds. However, he clarified that it was not because he had become prosperous all of a sudden.
"The weight is for Rajat Kapoor's next film called Rectangular Love Story," he stated.
Mallika meanwhile, took her own sweet time to show up, but when she did, she set the dance floor on fire by shaking a leg to her favourite number from the film. Ranvir, predictably, was left to do all the talking.
"It's a quirky romantic comedy and it's not your regular comedy. It may be in the mould of Pyaar Ke Side Effects, but it's much funnier than that," he said of his new film.
Based on the concept of opposites attract, Ugly Aur Pagli is slated for release August 1. Considering it's been a while since people saw Mallika on screen, one can safely assume the film will draw some crowds. And more than likely, it'll be Ranvir's performance that'll keep them in their seats.

Rajini's daughter a 'behind the scenes superstar'

Chennai: Superstar Rajnikanth is all set to begin shooting for Sultan, the much-awaited, most expensive Indian animated film. And Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya is both directing and producing the film.
"First of all, a film like Sultan has never been done before because it's realistic 3D and what India has seen as of now is more 2D. It's all mythology-based and this is a fictitious film. It stars superstar Rajinikanth, so yeah, I think that's the edge," says Soundarya.
"Oh my father's looking forward to it too. It's the first time he's going to be directed by his daughter so he's very excited about it as well," she adds.
Soundarya is the head of Ocher studios which is co-producing Sultan along with Adlabs. And now Ocher studios has also tied up with Warner Bros for producing live action films.
"They're a great team, you know there's nothing more I can say about Warner Bros that people don't already know. We have tied up an exclusive agreement deal that we'll produce live action films for them. We're producing South Indian films to begin with, but soon we'll move on to the North Indian market as well. It's an exclusive agreement that we have happening," says she.
When asked if she ever wants to become an onscreen glamour queen, Soundarya says that she has done a guest appearance with her father in the yet to be released Kuselan, but that for the moment, she's happy playing the back screen boss.
"It may be too late for that because I've already stepped behind the camera. And Kuselan, well it's a wonderful movie and the song is called Cinema Cinema and it talks about how movies are made. The crew that participates in it from behind the camera and it's just a couple of shots, that's it," she explains.
If Rajnikanth is the undisputed superstar in front of the camera, his daughter wants to make her mark from behind the scenes.

Bublé Finds New Love After Blunt Split


Canadian singer Michael Bublé is soothing his heartache after splitting from girlfriend Emily Blunt in the arms of a new love.
The star confirmed he and actress Blunt had ended their three year romance over the weekend. And Bublé has already moved on.
He was photographed kissing American singer Heather Fogarty.
In the saucy snaps, Fogarty is shown straddling the star as he holds her up on his waist and leans in for a kiss.
Buble met former flame Blunt backstage at one of his concerts in 2005, months after his engagement to dancer Debbie Timuss was called off.

Hayek, Fiance Call Off Engagement


"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled," Hayek's representative said in a statement.

LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Mexican actress Salma Hayek and her French billionaire fiance, Francois-Henri Pinault, reportedly have canceled their wedding plans.
The couple has a daughter, Valentina, who will be 1 in September. Usmagazine.com said. Pinault has two children from a previous marriage.
"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled," Hayek's representative said in a statement issued to USA Today. "There will be no further comment."
Hayek has starred in the films From Dusk Till Dawn, Dogma and Frida. She is also an executive producer on the ABC TV series, Ugly Betty.

Friday, July 18, 2008

クォン・サンウ、記者会見前ファンカフェに、ソン・テヨンとの結婚を「公式認定」


俳優クォン・サンウが記者会見前にファンクラブに載せた文で、ソン・テヨンとの結婚事実をファンに先に伝えた。クォン・サンウは18日午後8時50分頃、自身のファンクラブ「天上偶像」に、結婚を控えた自身の心境を電撃的に告白した。 クォン・サンウは「私のすべての言葉が記事になるので、この文をインタビュー前に載せようと思います。皆さんにだけ公開したいから」として、「結婚を通じて、俳優としてより成熟することを、この席を借りてお約束します。祝福の中で二人が出発できるように、暖かい視線と激励を送って下さると信じます」と書き込んだ。クォン・サンウは「人生で最も重要な結婚という決定を下して、それを発表するまで私が過ごした熟慮の時間を、理解してほしいと申し上げたいです」とファンへの理解を求めた。また「私サンウとソン・テヨン氏の出会いが、皆さんに祝福を受けられないかもしれないが、それでもファンのみなさんに一番最初にこのようにお知らせするのが、皆さんに対する私の真心だということを信じていただければと思います」と書き込んで、ファンに対する愛を伝えた。 クォン・サンウは午後9時、ソウルプラザホテルで結婚説に関連した立場を明らかにする記者会見を行う。

Gabriella Cilmi: Meet the teen queen who is the sound of summer


Gabriella Cilmi’s ‘Sweet About Me’ is the sound of the summer. But where did this teen pop sensation spring from? And how on earth do you pronounce her surname? Interview by Nick Duerden

Gabriella Cilmi spent most of the day before our interview being photographed on the Thames by the Australian press, the Oz media keen for a glamorous snapshot of the girl from Down Under making a splash on the other side of the world. Given that this is the most unpredictable British summer since that of 2007, it wasn't quite the pleasure it perhaps should have been.
"In the space of a couple of hours we had practically every season of the year flung at us," she says afterwards, eyes as heavy as a panda's (she is still in full make-up) and looking, in this light at least, not unlike Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria. "I was rained on, blinded by the sun, battered by the wind, and then it got really cold." She laughs incredulously. "I've never known anything like it."
But then it was a day of firsts for Cilmi (it's pronounced, incidentally, "chill-me"), as she was also aggressively papped, something that had never happened to her before. There were several

Meest sexy vrouw moet aankomen voor filmrol


Megan Fox moet van regisseur Michael Bay enkele kilo’s aankomen voor Transformers 2. Fox werd onlangs uitgeroepen tot meest sexy wezen van de planeet, maar Bay is niet gesteld op te magere vrouwen.‘Ik moest een maat aankomen voor de nieuwe Transformers-film omdat Michael het niet heeft voor magere meisjes’, zegt de 22-jarige Fox. ‘Ik kreeg drie weken om vijf kilo zwaarder te worden.’Fox viel af voor de zombiefilm Jennifer’s Body, maar kon opnieuw haar favoriete snack eten om haar figuur terug te krijgen. ‘Ik at elke avond voor het slapengaan stukken cake, zo kwam ik sneller aan’, aldus Megan Fox.

Misses Belgium Globe trekt naar Amerika voor "smile-over"


Seka Dobric, de kersverse Misses Belgium Globe, vertrekt zaterdag naar Amerika. Het is niet alleen een plezierreisje, want ze krijgt ook een volledige "smile-over" als beloning voor haar overwinning.Een smile-over betekent dat heel het gebit met de modernste techniek wordt herdaan; technieken die in België niet gekend of zelfs niet toegestaan zijn. De smile-over kost maar liefst 15.000 euro. (SIJ)

Salma Hayek beëindigt verloving


De Mexicaanse actrice Salma Hayek en de Franse zakenman François-Henri Pinault hebben hun verloving verbroken. Dat heeft haar woordvoerder bevestigd. Waarom de actrice en haar vriend niet meer in het huwelijk zullen treden, is niet bekend."We vinden het vervelend te moeten melden dat Salma Hayek en François-Henri Pinault hun verloving verbroken hebben, maar we geven verder geen commentaar", zo luidt de verklaring. Hayek heeft sinds mei 2006 een relatie met Pinault. Of de twee op dit moment nog samen zijn, is onbekend. Vorig jaar kreeg het stel een dochtertje, de nu tien maanden oude Valentina Paloma. De Mexicaanse schone is bekend van rollen in "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Frida" en "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". (LEE)

Salma Hayek verbreekt verloving


AMSTERDAM - De miljoenenbruiloft van Salma Hayek en de Franse miljardair Francois-Henri Pinault is van de baan.

"Verdrietig laten we jullie weten dat de verloving van Salma en Francois verbroken is. Er zal verder geen commentaar op de situatie worden gegeven," vertelt de woordvoerder van de actrice in een verklaring.
Francois en Salma ontmoetten elkaar in 2006 en werden tien maanden geleden de ouders van baby Valentina. Salma gaf eerder al aan geen nut te zien in een huwelijk: "Je wilt oud worden met iemand, je wilt een partner en kinderen. Wij hebben beiden. Misschien houden we alleen het feest!"
Het is niet bekend of dat feest er nu alsnog komt...
Dit meldt Showbizspy.

She speaks! Moss comes clean in rare interview


She enjoys weekend retreats to her Gloucestershire farmhouse, is a dedicated mother and likes to use a pony and trap for trips to her local pub. But Kate Moss says her partying days are far from over.
In a rare interview, the 34-year-old supermodel reveals that while the younger clientele at her favourite London party spots sometimes make her feel old, she is not about to grow old gracefully. "I am still acting like a 17-year-old. I definitely haven't become middle-aged," she told American Vogue magazine. "I've got a house and a daughter and all that, but I still like to have fun. Even in my business we still have fun."
Apart from the cocktail circuit, that fun includes using some of her estimated £45m fortune to splash out on some extravagant toys, including a private jet. "I'm going to call it the 'Kate Express'," she said.
A classic Rolls-Royce is also on her shopping list. She said: "I am looking for an old Seventies Corniche. It's a Rolls-Royce. I want one for the country. That's what I'd like to buy now."
Moss recently bought a Hackney cab, which she uses to take her friends to favoured night spots.
"I like making money, but I don't call people up every day to see how much I've made. I am not completely money-oriented," she said in the interview, which appears in the August edition of the magazine. She admitted that her attitude to money had changed since she was in her twenties, when she preferred to spend thousands on earrings and handbags during shopping trips to Paris. As for her smoking habit, she has no intention of quitting. "It's who I am," she said. "I don't want to create a phoney facade. I think I just have to be myself; otherwise, I'd be a paranoid mess."
While she still lives life in the fast lane, Croydon-born Moss said that her five-year-old daughter, Lila Grace, was her priority. "I'm a mum. All the time," she said. "Every day I put my daughter to bed. And weekends we go off to my other place in Gloucestershire where I keep most of my clothes in a massive room that's just rails. When we're there we take a neighbour's pony and trap to the pub." She said she was considering a permanent move to the countryside, to allow her daughter to have an idyllic, rural childhood.
The model, who has become a designer for Top Shop, said her range for the high street store was continuing to fly off the shelves. She said that about £20m of clothes from her range had been sold since it was launched last year. While Moss said she still enjoys modelling, she admits she made the move into designing after finding endless catwalk and fashion shoots too "brain-damaging".
"It inspires me for the other things as well," she said. "All that dressing up makes me say, 'What do I want to wear?' It all kind of leads into the other things."
She added that there were limits to her wish to stay young, telling the magazine she would never be turning to Botox injections in an attempt to retain a youthful look because she would be "really embarrassed" if she was unable to frown when asked to by a photographer.
Moss was 14 when Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management, spotted her as she passed through JFK airport on her way home from a holiday in the Bahamas in 1988.
She has remained in the headlines ever since, and while newspaper allegations that she had a cocaine habit lost her some high-profile clients, she is still the world's second highest-earning model, according to Forbes magazine, which claimed in 2007 that she earned $9m a year.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

All eyes on sizzling Bipasha


In her career spanning 7 years and around 30 films, Bipasha Basu has worked with quite a few production houses. However, something that she has always distanced herself is belonging to a particular 'camp'.She may have delivered her biggest hit ever, Raaz, with the Bhatts but no one can accuse her of belonging to Vishesh Films. Same holds good for Abbas-Mustan with whom she worked in Ajnabee and Race but didn't bat an eyelid when their newest offering didn't quite work for her.Choosing her roles carefully and playing only those parts that give her something meaty to chew upon, Bipasha would now be seen in Yash Raj Films'
Bachna Ae Haseeno. She has worked with the production house in the past with Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai coming in the early stage of her career. Surprisingly, the film had newfind Tulip Joshi as the central protagonist with Bipasha clearly being the second lead.This was followed by Dhoom 2 which made up for the small part that she played in MYKSH since it featured her in a double role. However, yet again, other actors stole the show from her with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Bachchan hogging away all the limelight.Now one waits to see whether Bipasha would finally get her due from Yash Raj Films with Bachna Ae Haseeno. The competition is tough because she has two more heroines for company in this Siddharth Anand directed film. While Deepika Padukone would certainly be looked at with keen interest, courtesy her real life romance with the film's main lead Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba's presence adds on to the competition as well. To add to that, the film's promotion, too, has begun with "Khuda Jaane", a number which features the two lovebirds Ranbir and Deepika.However, Bipasha herself isn't expected to be left behind since her "Lucky Boy" is stated to be one sizzling number in the offering. With the film already catching attention of one and all and audience too looking forward to what's next in store, it is high time that Bipasha makes her presence felt in the scheme of things of Bachna Ae Haseeno.With music by Vishal-Shekhar, the film, which will purely be Bips' luck-test with YRF, is confirmed for 15th August release.

Namitha set to conquer Kannada cinema


Glamorous queen of Tamil cinema Namitha is now set to conquer Kannada cinema following her recent success.The success of her latest Kannada film Neelakanta seems to have motivated the sexy actress to eyes Kannada cinema seriously. The news is doing the rounds that she is receiving loads of offers from Kannada. Now, the grapevine is abuzz with the news that she has been offered a role to act opposite young hero Darshan.Meanwhile, Namitha is also interested in doing Malayalam films.

Ganesh denies rumours


Golden star Ganesh is very upset with a recent report that he has dumped his parents while living a lavish life in the city with his wife.In an interview given to a website, he said that these reports appeared in a section of the media are baseless and completely blown out of proportion. He would never leave his parents, who have sacrificed so much to give him a good life, he said. He is building a three storeyed house in their village for them and visits them once in three months. He added that he has helped his brother settle down by opening a retail food outlet for him in Bangalore.Interestingly, the allegations against Ganesh have been made by none other than Krishnappa, producer of Mungaru Male, whom Ganesh considers his godfather. Ganesh on the other hand, refused to come.

Rajini to play sage Thiruvalluvar


Superstar Rajinikanth may play the role of ancient Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar in the Rs 50 crore plus movie St. Thomas produced by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chennai. The film will also have actors like Ajith, Vijay and Vikram in guest roles. The film was launched by chief minister M. Karunanidhi recently in Chennai."Hollywood actor James Caviezel who played Jesus in Passion of the Christ may act in our film as Jesus. Some other Hollywood actor will play St. Thomas," says Dr Paulraj Lourdusamy, chief researcher and script-writer of the film. "An important part of the film is St. Thomas' meeting with sage poet Thiruvalluvar. We thought Rajinikanth would fit that role perfectly. We are trying to rope him in for the project," Paulraj adds.Dr Paulraj, who has three doctorates earned from various foreign universities, spent one year in libraries across the world to find the existing literature on St. Thomas. Well-versed in French, he did the script in French first and then in English. The film will be made in Tamil and Malayalam first and will then be dubbed in Hindi. The shoot will be conducted in Idukki and Munnar region in Kerala which still preserves the 2,000-year old bio diversity intact.

Koel chills out with Nauheed


Bollywood buddies and enemies have always been a topic of gossip. Buddies like Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora portray best examples of friendship. Now we saw two more birds of the same feather flocking together with of course a better intention. Koel Puri and Nauheed Cyrusi were seen bonding a lot at Vikram Bhatt's 1920 coffee table book launch at J.W. Marriott recently.Both of them (looking stunningly beautiful in white) caught our eyes. Koel was looking cool in her short hair which was very much appraised. Nauheed, too, wasn't much behind and received quite a lot of praise and applause. Both gave some nice poses hand in hand for the press photographers covering this glamorous event. Is this a dawn of a new friendship?We inquired further and Koel said that Nauheed is a lovely person and a beautiful actress. Nauheed too was all praise for Koel. We saw the actresses sharing some delightful moments who were later joined by our Chak De! girl Vidya Malvade. The shutter bags just couldn't stop when all the three lovely ladies were posing for our cameras. Vidya left soon followed by Koel.It was good to see the gorgeous divas bonding so much. Why? Guessing on a different chord, as usually we do, we may think of getting few more juicy and gossipy lines of their break-ups soon for the Page 3 columns! As we all know and even Madhur tried to give us a lesson that Page 3 world cannot offer true friendship.

Kim Sharma not bothered about speculation


Kim Sharma is one busy girl.Of late, she has been constantly on the move for her shoots and she is quiet enjoying the hectic pace of life. There have been rumors of new men in her life after her public break-up with Yuvraj Singh but the girl is the least perturbed. She prefers to give the silent treatment to all gossipmongers.'Let them speculate,' seems to be her mantra. So, while everyone speculates who the next man in her life is, the actor is busy with her shoots. And yes, she has settled to life post her friend Preeti Jhangiani's marriage. For now, it's work, work and more work for her. After all, work is man's best friend!

Soha supports Saif-Kareena marriage


Bollywood's hottest couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are in the news for good reasons. Saif's family seems to have excepted Kareena into the household. It was Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who recently said that Kareena would make a perfect daughter-in-law. Now, Soha Ali Khan wants the duo to end up in marriage.The news is doing the rounds that Soha is not against Saif marrying Kareena. She said that he could marry her if he wishes and that she would be happy with the union.Now, the question is, when will the lovebirds tie the knot? Watch out!

Soha keeps on searching


UTV's upcoming flick Dhoondte Rehe Jaoge is an action-comedy being directed by debutant Umesh Shukla. The cast includes Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Sonu Sood, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever and many more. Soha is the lead heroine in the movie and Sonu here would be seen playing a double role.Before getting into a director's cap, Umesh had acted in many tele-serials. The shooting has been done almost all over Mumbai. The cast and crew left for Malaysia on 13th July for the last schedule except Kunal, who left a day early However, Kunal Khemu wanted to get some more of Malaysia so the actor left a day earlier.The movie is scheduled to hit the theatres in September. It's termed to be an action flick with relief element being inserted in the form of comedians Paresh Rawal and Johny Lever.Well, looking at Soha and Kunal's past films, both of them would be praying that at least this movie gives a much needed boost to their 'dhoondte rehe jaoge' career

"I embarrassed Shahid" - Vidya Balan


The term 'meteoric' and 'kismat' are often used to describe the career paths of film actors. It is usually inaccurate, ignoring a plethora of dodgy TV shows and unwatchable movies made while the subject gradually and painfully learns their craft. With Vidya Balan though, meteoric and kismat are absolutely on the nail. Within a mere three years of her feature debut Parineeta, she has now become one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood. More importantly perhaps, she is already one of the most compelling, convincing and adaptable actors around. In this exclusively long chat us, Vidya recalls her past with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, her present with Aziz Mirza, her future with Shahid Kapoor and of course, lots more about Kismat Konnection.

Shahid in real life love triangle?


The most promising Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor has been linked with many girls ever since he broke up with Kareena Kapoor. You may wonder why he has not made his love public, at least to stop unnecessary speculations. Well, he seems to be stuck between two pretty girls.It was reported that he and Vidya Balan are more than just friends. They were spotted having good time on the sets of their film Kismat Konnection not long ago. Even before the news has died down, another girl has popped up. And the girl in question is tennis sensation Sania Mirza.The news is doing the rounds that Shahid went to Santacruz airport to pick up Sania Mirza. That was not all. They left together to watch the film Kameenay by Vishal

Monday, July 14, 2008

ব্রিজিত বারদো’র


ফরাসি অভিনেত্রী, সাবেক সুপার মডেল, গায়িকা এবং পশুপ্রেমী ব্রিজিত বারদোকে নিয়ে খবরের শেষ নেই। ১৯৩৪ সালের ২৮শে সেপ্টেম্বর তিনি ফ্রান্সে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। কিশোরী বয়স থেকেই তিনি চলচ্চিত্র জগৎকে তার রূপের বানে ভাসিয়ে দিয়েছেন। অসংখ্য পুরুষ তার পেছনে ঘুরেছেন। ঘটিয়েছেন নানা রসালো কাহিনী। এখন তার বয়স ৭৩ বছর। এখনও সেলিব্রেটিদের নিয়ে কথা ওঠলেই তার নাম চলে আসে। এখনও তিনি হন সংবাদ শিরোনাম। সম্প্রতি তিনি সংবাদ শিরোনাম হয়েছিলেন একটু অন্য কারণে। তাকে প্যারিসের এক আদালত ২৩ হাজার ডলার জরিমানা করেছে। কারণ এখন তিনি পশুপ্রেমী। পশুর কল্যাণে কাজ করেন। এজন্য ২০০৬ সালে ব্রিজিত বারদো তখনকার ফরাসি স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী, বর্তমান প্রেসিডেন্ট নিকোলাস সারকোজিকে একখানা চিঠি লিখেছিলেন। তাতে মুসলমানরা যেভাবে পশু জবাই করে তা নিয়ে তিনি সমালোচনা করেছিলেন। পশু জবাই করার আগে একটি পন্থা অবলম্বনের আহ্বান জানিয়েছিলেন ব্রিজিত বারদো। এ নিয়ে আদালতে মামলা হয়। সেই মামলার রায় হয় মঙ্গলবার। তাতে ব্রিজিত বার্দোতকে দোষী সাব্যস্ত করে তাকে ওই জরিমানা করা হয়। ওইদিন আদালতে ব্রিজিত বার্দোত হাজির না হলেও তিনি একখানা কাগজে আদালতের কাছে পত্র লিখে পাঠান। তাতে বলেন, তিনি আগের অবস্থান থেকে সরে আসবেন না। তার এ বক্তব্য নিয়ে এখনও ব্যাপক আলোচনা-সমালোচনা চলছে। অনেকে বলছেন, ব্রিজিত বারদো যৌবনে যেমন মিডিয়াকে মাতিয়ে রাখতেন এখনও একই কাজ করার চেষ্টা করছেন। তবে তা একটু ভিন্ন উপায়ে। ব্রিজিত বারদোকে যারা জানেন তারা তাকে সেক্সসিম্বল হিসেবে বেশি চিনে থাকেন। ব্রিজিত বারদো মাত্র ১৮ বছর বয়সে ১৯৫২ সালের ২১শে ডিসেম্বর চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালক রজার ভাদিমকে বিয়ে করেন কয়েক বছরের প্রেম করে। তার আগে থেকে তিনি আলোচনায় থাকলেও ওই সময় আলোচনা ডালপালা বিস্তার করে। তবে ওই বিয়েতে সায় দিচ্ছিলেন না ব্রিজিতের মা-বাবা। এ কারণে রজার ভাদিম ধর্মান্তরিত হন। কিন্তু এত প্রেম-ভালবাসার বিয়ে টেকসই হয়নি। মাত্র পাঁচ বছর পরেই ভেঙে যায় তাদের বিয়ে। বিয়ে ভেঙে গেলেও তারা দু’জন ছিলেন বন্ধু এবং একে অন্যকে সহায়তা করেছেন। এসময় নানা কথা বলাবলি হয়েছিল। তবে মজার ঘটনা হলো ফরাসি অভিনেত্রী স্টিফানি অড্রানের স্বামী এন্ড গড ক্রিয়েটেড উমেন ছবির সহঅভিনেতা জ্যাঁ রুইস ট্রিটিগন্যান্ট-এর সঙ্গেও তিনি প্রেম চালিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন। তারা বিবাহ ছাড়াই একত্রে বসবাস করেছেন দুই বছর। ট্রিটিগন্যান্ট সামরিক বাহিনীতে চাকরি করতেন। তিনি চাকরিতে চলে যাওয়ার পর সে সম্পর্ক আর টেকেনি। ব্রিজিত বারদো নতুন প্রেম গড়ে তোলেন মিউজিশিয়ান গিলবার্ট বিকডের সঙ্গে। সে সম্পর্কও শুরুর পর পরই শেষ হয়ে যায়। ১৯৫৮ সালের ৯ই ফেব্রুয়ারি লস অ্যানজেলেস টাইমস তার প্রথম পৃষ্ঠায় রিপোর্ট করে, ব্রিজিত বারদো তার ভগ্ন মানসিক অবস্থা থেকে সুস্থ হয়ে উঠছেন। এর দুইদিন আগে জনসম্পর্ক বা প্রচার বিষয়ক ম্যানেজার তার সঙ্গে সম্পর্ক গড়তে রাজি না হওয়ায় ব্রিজিত ইতালিতে ঘুমের বড়ি খেয়ে আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করেন। ১৯৫৯ সালের ১৮ই জুন ব্রিজিত বিয়ে করেন অভিনেতা জ্যাক চারিয়েরকে। তার ঔরসে ব্রিজিত একমাত্র ছেলে নিকোলাস জ্যাকস চ্যারিয়েরের মা হন। সে ১৯৬০ সালের ১১ই জানুয়ারির কথা। ব্রিজিত বারদোর কাছে ওই সন্তানসম্ভবা হওয়াটা ছিল অপ্রত্যাশিত। তিনি প্রথমদিকে মনে করেছিলেন তার পেটে টিউমার। কিন্তু শেষ পর্যন্তু দেখা যায় তিনি অন্তঃসত্ত্বা। জ্যাক চ্যারিয়েরের সঙ্গে ১৯৬২ সালে বিচ্ছেদ ঘটে ব্রিজিতের। কিন্তু ছেলে নিকোলাস তার পিতার সংসারে লালিত পালিত হতে থাকেন। ব্রিজিত বারদোর আরেক স্বামী জার্মানির মিলিয়নিয়ার গান্টার স্যাচ। সর্বশেষ স্বামী বার্নার্ড ডি’ওরমাল এখনও তার সঙ্গে বন্ধনে আবদ্ধ আছেন।

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পশ্চিমবঙ্গের জনপ্রিয় চলচ্চিত্র অভিনেত্রী স্বস্তিকা মুখোপাধ্যায় সম্প্রতি ঢাকায় এসেছেন। তিনি এফআই মানিকের পরিচালনায় যৌথ প্রযোজনায় তৈরি ‘আমার ভাই আমার বোন’ ছবির শুটিংয়ে অংশ নিয়েছেন। তার সঙ্গে আলপচারিতার চুম্বক অংশ এখানে তুলে ধরা হলো।* প্রথমবার বাংলাদেশে এলেন- কেমন লাগছে?** ভালো, খুবই ভালো। এখানকার সবাই খুবই আন্তরিক। তাছাড়া আমার সঙ্গে এদেশের শিল্পী রাজ্জাক ভাই, শাকিব খান, আলীরাজসহ আমাদের দেশের ভিক্টর দা- সকলেরই সুন্দর সম্পর্ক। সবাই একই ইউনিটে আছি। ভাল লাগছে।* আপনি আসার পর থেকেই বৃষ্টিতে পড়েছেন।** হ্যাঁ, বৃষ্টির মধ্যেই এফডিসি এবং উত্তরায় যাওয়া-আসার মাঝে দেখেছি ঢাকা শহরটাকে। ভালো লেগেছে। বেড়িয়েছি অল্প কিছু জায়গায়। তবে শপিংমলগুলো বেশ আধুনিক, আর ঢাকার বাইরে খাগড়াছড়ি ও কক্সবাজারে শুটিং করেছি। খুব এনজয় করছি।* প্রিয়াংকা, ইন্দ্রানী, ঋতুপর্ণা, শতাব্দী রায়সহ কলকাতার অনেক জনপ্রিয় অভিনেত্রী এপার বাংলার ছবিতে অভিনয়ের জন্য বেশ ক’বার এসেছেন। আপনার ইচ্ছা কি?** যাদের কথা বললেন, তারা আমার চেয়ে অনেক বড় অভিনেত্রী। তবু আমি তাদের সূত্র ধরে বলব, কলকাতার ছবিতে অভিনয়ের পাশাপাশি এদেশের ছবিতে কাজ করব।* এতে করে কলকাতার চলচ্চিত্রে অভিনয়ে সমস্যা হবে না?** আমাকে যদি এদেশের মানুষ ভালোবাসে ও গ্রহণ করে তবে কোথাও কাজ করতে অসুবিধা নেই। কলকাতায় আমি প্রফেশনাল, এখানেই একইভাবে কাজ করছি। * বাংলাদেশের ছবির সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ হলো কি করে? ** বাংলাদেশ থেকে আমার সঙ্গে অনেকেই বেশ আগে থেকেই যোগাযোগ করেছিলেন। কিন্তু আমি বরাবরই খুঁতখুঁতে, তাই হয়তো হয়নি। মনে মনে চেয়েছি একটি ভালো গল্প এবং ভালো চরিত্রের একটি ছবিতে অভিনয় করব। গায়ক এন্ড্র কিশোরদা আমাকে বললেন, তারপর পরিচালক মানিক ভাইয়ের সঙ্গে কথা বললাম। গল্প শুনলাম, তারপরই সম্মতি।* আপনি তো ছোটপর্দার মধ্য দিয়ে বিনোদন জগতে আসেন। বর্তমানে আপনি কলকাতার বড় পর্দার জনপ্রিয় অভিনেত্রী। এ সম্পর্কে বলুন।** যখন আমি খুব ছোট্ট, তখন থেকেই বড় পর্দার প্রতি ঝোঁক ছিল। তাই সে অনুযায়ী প্রথমে নাচ শিখি এবং মঞ্চে নাচের অনুষ্ঠান করি। ছোট পর্দায় কাজ করে ক্যামেরাভীতি দূর করি। ভরতনাট্যমের ওপর আমি বিশ দিন যাবৎ তালিম নিয়েছি। আর এর সব কিছু মিলেই আমার বড় পর্দায় আসা।* এ পর্যন্ত কতগুলো ছবিতে অভিনয় করেছেন?** আমার অভিনীত ২৩টি ছবি মুক্তি পেয়েছে। কাজ চলছে বেশ কিছু ছবির।* বাংলাদেশের ছবিতে আপনার প্রথম নায়ক শাকিব খানের সঙ্গে কাজের অভিজ্ঞতা কেমন?** শাকিব এ দেশের এখন সবচেয়ে জনপ্রিয় অভিনেতা, সেটি শুনেছি। তবে শাকিবের সঙ্গে আমার পরিচয় এবং জানাশোনা মাত্র ১০ দিনের। এ অল্প সময়ে একজনকে খুব বেশি চেনা যায় না। কলকাতা কিংবা বাংলাদেশী সব নয়কেরই একটি আলাদা ব্যক্তিত্ব থাকে। আমার কাছেও শাকিবকে তার ব্যতিক্রম মনে হয়নি। তিনি কাজের প্রতি মনোযোগী ও আমাকে অনেক সহযোগিতা করেছেন। * ছবির বাকি কাজ কোথায় হবে?** আগামী আগস্ট অথবা সেপ্টেম্বর থেকে সিকিমে এ ছবির বাকি দৃশ্যের শুটিং হবে।* আবার আসবেন?** এদেশে নিয়মিতই ছবি করব। আমি আবার আসবো।

Christina Ricci headed to "Saving Grace"


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Christina Ricci has signed on for three episodes of TNT's Holly Hunter crime drama "Saving Grace," which begins its second season on Monday.
Hunter stars as Grace Hanadarko, an intense Oklahoma City police detective whose wild personal life translates into a no-holds-barred approach to her detective work.
Ricci will play a young detective who temporarily partners with Grace, whose current partner, Ham Dewey (Kenneth Johnson), is going on a leave of absence. The actress most recently appeared in the film "Speed Racer."

Venezuelan Mendoza crowned Miss Universe


NHA TRANG CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam's resort city of Nha Trang on Monday.
The 22-year-old brunette was given her crown, made of white and yellow gold and precious stones, by last year's winner, Riyo Mori of Japan, at the pageant finale watched by nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.
"I am excited. I cried a lot. I am really glad I made it," Mendoza, the 57th winner of the title, later told reporters.
The professional model has said her "express kidnapping" in Venezuela a year and a half ago taught her to remain calm in stressful situations.
"It is something that happens in my country and that's why I want to raise my voice and say violence is not the answer," she said when asked about the incident.
Mendoza, an aspiring interior designer, was among four finalists from Latin America, including first runner-up Taliana Vargas, 20, from Colombia.
The rest of the top five were from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Russia.
This year's event went more smoothly than the 2007 pageant in Mexico, which was marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of Miss Sweden after critics at home complained the contest degraded women. Continued...

Khloe Kardashian sent to jail on probation break


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian's next dose of reality will involve the county jail.
The reality show star and youngest daughter of the late attorney Robert Kardashian admitted during a July 3 court hearing that she violated her probation stemming from a 2007 drunken driving arrest, according to court records.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Kardashian, who's featured on E! Entertainment Television's "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," to surrender to authorities on Friday and serve up to 30 days in jail.
Kardashian will also have to enroll in an alcohol treatment program — one of the terms of probation she failed to complete — within three weeks of her release. She will also remain on probation.
"Khloe is ready and willing to serve out her sentence, no matter how long and where, and have this resolved," her publicist, Jeff Raymond, told The Associated Press.
It's unclear how long Kardashian, 23, will remain in jail. More famous celebrities, including Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, have served shortened sentences because of jail overcrowding.
Her drunken driving arrest was featured in an episode of the E! series. Her father gained fame for helping to represent O.J. Simpson after the former football star was accused of murder.

Madonna & Gwyneth: Smooch Story Smacked Down


Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow engaging in some same-sex smooching? Kiss those loose-lipped allegations goodbye!
A source close to the two insists Madge and the Oscar-winning actress never shared the on-the-mouth kiss that Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone reportedly alleges in his upcoming memoir, Life With My Sister Madonna.
Ciccone claims that his sister once planted a passionate lip-lock on Paltrow in the wee hours during a New Year's party thrown by Donatella Versace.
But an eyewitness at the soirée insists nothing of the sort ever happened. "I was at that party and did not see anything at all like what was described," the partygoer says.
So far, celebs who Ciccone apparently dishes about in the book are keeping silent.
Paltrow's rep declined to comment. Madonna's ex-boyfriend Warren Beatty isn't saying anything either regarding Ciccone's story that Beatty once cornered him and grilled him on what it's like to be gay.
However, Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg, cracked to the Associated Press, "There is no subject that doesn't fascinate Warren Beatty."
Now, the big question: Will the book fascinate people enough to actually buy it when it's released July 15?
Other anecdotes reportedly include Madonna once calling her ex-husband, Sean Penn, "a paranoid control freak" (crickets from Penn's rep, too), and Demi Moore dancing with Ciccone at a drag queen club.
If this is the juiciest of the book, Life With My Sister ain't exactly sounding like Madonna Dearest.
"It's all too silly and a bit sad," a source said. "Poor Christopher seeking attention."
A rep for the book declined to comment.
Rosenberg told the AP that Madonna has not read the book. "I would have to assume she has come to terms with the fact that they do not have a close and loving relationship," she said. "And with the book coming out, I assume that will remove the chances of that ever happening."
In happier times, Ciccone worked closely with his sister, directing her Girlie Show tour in 1993 and designing her Upper West Side apartment in New York City. He's currently putting together a pitch for an interior-design reality show.

Brotherly ugh: Madonna’s bro spills nasty dirt on sis


Hell hath no fury like a brother who doesn’t get to work on his sister’s tours anymore.
We speak of Christopher Ciccone and his unauthorized bio of megastar Madonna, buoyed by buzz on both sides of the Atlantic. It hits stores today, and for those who crave an instant jolt of juicy deets, here’s the lowdown:
For a tell-all, “Life with My Sister Madonna” (Simon, $29.95) tells very little: Madonna is a control freak with insomnia who lives off lists and schedules. She slept with a bunch of guys. She has some gross habits. She swears and yells a lot.Sounds like a lot of sisters.
Yet, this is Madonna, and her brother is as obsessed with her as one of her fans.
Consider this ew-y passage, where Ciccone describes the pair dancing at the post-Oscar Vanity Fair party in 1999 - the last time the two tangoed:
“We fit together perfectly. She responds to my slightest touch, and I to hers. This is truly dancing with the stars. We are completely in step. We are so in tune that night - my sister and I - genetically so similar, trained by the same teacher, ideal dance partners.”
Holy “Flowers in the Attic”! (And we haven’t even gotten to the part where he talks about wiping sweat off her breasts between acts.) And like a jilted lover, he’s bent on payback.We fit together perfectly. She responds to my slightest touch, and I to hers. This is truly dancing with the stars. We are completely in step. We are so in tune that night - my sister and I - genetically so similar, trained by the same teacher, ideal dance partners.”
Holy “Flowers in the Attic”! (And we haven’t even gotten to the part where he talks about wiping sweat off her breasts between acts.) And like a jilted lover, he’s bent on payback.
Since 1985, Ciccone, 48, has worked for his famous sister as her personal dresser, personal assistant, stylist, interior decorator and artistic director.
Yet, he claims, among other things, that she’s a cold, insecure, shy, list-making insomniac who keeps people on a short leash but far from her heart.
And she’s smoked pot, done Ecstasy and made up that whole story about arriving in New York City’s Time Square with $35 and a dream.
“She was a middle class girl with plenty of contacts in Manhattan,” he writes. “She had money in her pocket and a support system all in place.”
Ciccone, who is gay, blames Guy Ritchie’s alleged homophobia as the cause of their recent rift (this book won’t help any). He also mentions an uncomfortable run-in with Boston boy Mark Wahlberg at a Hollywood Hills party in 1991:
“I dance with a guy on the dance floor and Marky mutters something under his breath. (Record producer) Guy Oseary comes to my defense and starts tussling with Marky. Things look as if they are about to get ugly. (Actor) John Enos makes a move toward Marky. Marky takes one look at him and sprints out of the house.”
Ciccone dishes on other celebs, too. He snorted cocaine with Jack Nicholson and Donatella Versace, did drugs with Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss and witnessed Madonna’s lascivious smooch with Gwyneth Paltrow.