Keanu Reeves thinking of turning a trained chef

October 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Padma Lakshmi, former wife of famed author Salman Rushdie and host of popular TV show "Top Chef", is pregnant with her first child, media reports said. Lakshmi, 39, has not identified the father, CNN reported Thursday.

September 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Charlize Theron has credited her mother for encouraging her to get into acting when she was down in the dumps, after her dreams of making it big as a ballet dancer were shattered. The South African beauty trained as a ballet dancer in New York City, but a knee injury at 19 left her devastated, and ruined any chance she had of turning her passion into a career.

September 15th, 2009 Keanu Reeves inside NY jails, where feds can't goBUFFALO, N.Y. — Actor Keanu Reeves had no problem getting inside Buffalo-area jails.

September 10th, 2009 Akin brings comedy to Venice with 'Soul Kitchen'VENICE, Italy — Prize-winning German-Turkish director Fatih Akin is turning to comedy in his latest film "Soul Kitchen," which showed at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The film, which is in competition for the top Golden Lion prize, represents a departure from the more serious tones set in Akin's 2004 Berlin Golden Bear winner "Head On" and 2007's "The Edge of Heaven," which won the screenplay award at the Cannes film festival.

August 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A popular chef has called Gwyneth Paltrow's cooking show 'Spain... on the road Again' "boring".

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - In a desperate bid to boost sales, Kate Price, aka Jordan, has cut the prices of her horsewear range by almost 50 per cent. The discounts come in line with a giveaway of 1,000 pounds of her gear by supplier Derby House, which has an exclusive deal to sell her goods.

August 6th, 2009 Star of 'McHale's Navy' honored at RI festivalPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Actor Ernest Borgnine will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

August 5th, 2009 Former Motown singer loses Detroit council seatDETROIT — Former Motown singer Martha Reeves' tenure on the Detroit City Council will end after one term. Reeves lost in the city's nonpartisan primary Tuesday.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bond girl Eva Green is thinking about faking blindness so she could bring her beloved dog to England. The actress had to leave her Border terrier in her native Paris when she set up home recently in London - because dogs are not allowed to ride on the Eurostar train that links the two capitals.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's chef has claimed that he saw the star's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, taking out oxygen tanks from his mansion.

July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Keanu Reeves is said to have sought a court dismissal of a Canadian woman's allegations he is the father of her four grown children. Karen Sala, 46, who is seeking millions in spousal and child support from Reeves, 44, came face to face with the Speed star's attorney Lorne Wolfson for a brief appearance in a family court in Toronto, Canada on July 6.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's chef has claimed that he saw the star's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, taking out oxygen tanks from his mansion.

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Keanu Reeves has said that he always looks forward to critics' verdict on his performance after his films release. "I want to see what they (the critics) write, for sure.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Keanu Reeves has slammed a Canadian woman, who is seeking millions of dollars in a lawsuit filed against the actor. Karen Sala alleges that she's childhood friends with the Matrix star, who she claims he is the father of her four kids.

May 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has had her share of break ups, be it Brad Pitt or John Mayer, but there's one she calls a "horrible" one. "I broke up with a guy and he tried to get back together with me by bringing his mother to a restaurant I worked at and getting down on one knee in the middle of the restaurant," Usmagazine quoted her as telling USA Today.