Carla Bruni-Sarkozy claims she wears fake furs after being attacked from PETA

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop diva Britney Spears has rubbished reports that she's staging fake music video auditions to find a new partner. A report in the New York Daily News recently claimed that the Toxic singer set up a fake casting in Los Angeles to find a new beau, but her hand-picked suitor, 24-year-old model Bekim Trenova, turned her down.

August 20th, 2009 Food critic pens book about relationship with foodNEW YORK — When Frank Bruni stepped on the scene as the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times more than five years ago, many industry insiders and observers thought the choice was odd. Bruni had no previous experience reviewing restaurants.

August 13th, 2009 Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residentsNEW YORK — Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ashton Kutcher has revealed his life was so miserable when he first arrived in New York as a model that he'd romance lusty girls just so he had a nice place to spend the night. He tells Parade magazine, "It was always a good thing to hook up with a girl...

July 19th, 2009 Carla Bruni, others perform at NYC Mandela concertNEW YORK — A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall. The tribute, held Saturday night, celebrated the anti-apartheid icon's birthday with a diverse collection of musical collaborations that ranged from pop to disco to gospel.

July 16th, 2009 French first lady to sing at NY Mandela concertPARIS — Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will sing at a birthday celebration for Nelson Mandela in New York in her first public concert since she married France's president. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says the model-turned-singer will perform at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday along with stars including Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Steamy shots of French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy have been unearthed which show the stunner in lacy lingerie - before she became the Next big thing in the modeling industry. The sexy snaps were taken in 1989 for clothes giant Next's mail order catalogue, reports The Sun.

June 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - While news websites are constantly running stories of Michael Jackson's and Farrah Fawcett's death, internet pranksters have posted fake stories of the deaths of two more celebrities on the same day-'Jurassic Park' actor Jeff Goldblum and 'Indiana Jones' star Harrison Ford. However, the rumours of Goldblum and Ford's untimely deaths actually turned out to be false, and were found to be well-known Internet pranks that once made similar claims of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

June 20th, 2009 Sarkozy wants new European rocket launcherLE BOURGET, France — French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Saturday for a Europe-wide effort to design a new-generation rocket launcher to replace the Ariane-5. Sarkozy was visiting the Paris Air Show, where the most visible landmark is an Ariane mock-up soaring above the crowds.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Filmmaker Woody Allen says he would love to cast French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in one of his films - insisting she has the charisma for the job. The 73-year-old director, who's in Paris for promoting his new film 'Whatever Works', was asked what strong personality he would most like to see star in one of his movies - to which he replied "Without question, Carla Bruni!" Meanwhile, Allen is expected to visit the Elysee presidential palace during his stay to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, reports The Telegraph.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - English musician Dave Stewart is set to team up with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy for a duet at the upcoming Nelson Mandela Day tribute in New York. Stewart had also organised the first Nelson Mandela concert in South Africa and will now be among the big name performers at the latest birthday tribute on July 18 in New York.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - One of Hugh Heffner's pin-ups has put up a video on YouTube teaching lads how to spot fake breasts. A Playboy bunny shot an information video to end the worries of those who scratched their heads too long, trying to figure out the "truth".

June 2nd, 2009 Sarkozy to get his Obama moment on D-DayPARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy is a big fan of the United States and makes no secret of his craving for the limelight. Enter Barack Obama, the perfect guest.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading French rock guitarist Louis Bertignac, who says Indian melodies have influenced his music a great deal, recalls how French First Lady Carla Bruni and he jammed together when they were in love many years back. Carla, the rocker said, just floated 'into my life when I was young'.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'I Kissed a Girl' singer Katy Perry has revealed how she once staged a wedding with an ex-boyfriend, while she was 21. "We went to Vegas on a whim and we decided to get fake married," Us magazine quoted Perry, now 24, as telling PopEater.com.