Nicole Richie hurt in paparazzi car crashOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - American singer-actress Nicole Richie is seeking medical help following a car crash with a photographer. The 28-year-old star, who was driving a Land Rover, was hit by a paparazzo in a Jeep Cherokee in Beverly Hills Monday, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Singer Elly Jackson wants George Michael to be her dadSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Elly Jackson is such a huge fan of George Michael that she wishes he was her father. The La Roux singer admires the pop legend, who was arrested earlier this year following a car crash, so much that she wishes she had grown up with him, contactmusic.com reports.
'Up' an animation with lots of action and emotion (IANS Film Review - Rating: ****)September 20th, 2009 Film: "Up"; Voices: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson; Director: Pete Docter; Rating: ****
Now this is turning out to be too bad to be true. Just like "District 9" last week, even "Up" has arrived at Indian shores sans any fanfare.
'District 9' makes even the aliens look real (IANS Film Review; Rating:***1/2)September 12th, 2009 Film: "District 9"; Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, David James;
Director: Neill Blomkamp; Rating: ***1/2
The aliens are not coming. They are already here and that too for 20 long years.
Posh upset over missing out on Vogue coverSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice girl Victoria Beckham is reportedly devastated after learning she won't be gracing the cover of US fashion bible Vogue because she has already posed for the publication's main competitor Elle. Posh, as she is fondly called, is seeking the approval of the heavyweights at American Vogue, and has been on a strict diet while sticking to haute couture fashion in a bid to impress magazine bosses and land the chance of appearing on the cover, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Zellweger insists turning 40 hasn't affected her careerSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Renee Zellweger, who celebrated her landmark 40th birthday in April, believes her quirky appearance will always land her roles, regardless of her age. Asked if she had noticed more exciting parts drying up, she said: "It's so hard to comment because I don't see it.
Bollywood stars celebrate Ganesha ChaturthiAugust 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood stars commenced the celebration of the ten-day-long Ganesha Chaturthi festival here. Actor Jeetendra celebrated the festival with his daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Lohan's troubled image cost her film roleAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - Author Allison Burnett has refused to cast Lindsay Lohan in the celluloid adaptation of her novel because she feels the actress' troubled image will work against the movie. The Mean Girls star had been lined up to play the lead in the adaptation of acclaimed novel "Undiscovered Gyrl", about a teenager blogging about her sexual coming-of-age.
Gerard Butler wishes he could praise womenAugust 1st, 2009 LONDON - Scottish actor Gerard Butler wishes he could compliment attractive women, but says he can't because it is unacceptable in society. "If a woman has great breasts, I'd love to tell her so.
Audrey Tautou wanted to study monkeysJuly 24th, 2009 LONDON - French actress Audrey Tautou has revealed she wanted to be a zoologist and study monkeys when she was growing up. "The Da Vinci Code" star admits acting was never her ambition until she reached her late teens and started to enjoy socialising, reports imdb.com.
Singer Eminem lands movie roleJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Eminem is making a return to Hollywood after seven years with the comedy Funny People. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, won critical acclaim for his role in the autobiographical movie 8 Mile in 2002, but put his acting career on hold to focus on music, reports contactmusic.com.
Hilton hires cultural experts to avoid arrestJune 27th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton, who is currently shooting for her TV show My New BFF in Dubai, has hired a team of cultural experts to avoid flouting any law in the country and facing arrest. The 28-year-old wanted to ensure that her flesh-flashing ensembles and unruly behaviour does not land her in trouble during her stay, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Winehouse calls her landlady in St Lucia 'mummy'June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has become so used to life in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia that she is now calling her land lady Marjorie "mummy".
J.K. Rowling sued for plagiarismJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - Well known author J.K. Rowling has been sued by the family members of writer Adrian Jacobs for using an idea from Willy The Wizard No.1 Livid Land in her book Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
I can't party in front of parents, says b'day girl Ekta KapoorJune 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Television tycoon Ekta Kapoor, who turns 31 Sunday, has planned a big birthday bash a month later at her parent's home, but says she is not inviting her dad Jeetendra and mom Shobha Kapoor as they still treat her like a 12-year-old. As you know I've moved back with my parents.