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October 7th, 2009 After the hue and cry made over Karan Johar’s usage of the word ‘Bombay’ in his film, Wake Up Sid! directors are steering clear of the word to avoid any controversies. Director Neeraj Pathak’s film, Right Yaa Wrong starring Sunny Deol and Irrfan Khan uses the word ‘Bombay’ twice.

September 30th, 2009 'Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bombNEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" has started the season with a bang, or, more precisely, an F-bomb. Newcomer Jenny Slate let the dreaded word slip during a parody of a talk show by biker women.

September 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Lying by politicians has emerged as a burning debate topic from time to time, and a recent poll by a TV show also suggested that the average person lies 42 times a week. But do people actually lie as much as believed? Well, a professor of Philosophy at Washington and Lee University insists that there is far less real lying in society than people might think.

September 11th, 2009 Swear words are ‘in’ now. Director Sudipto Chattopadhyay didn’t want the Censor Board chopping off the part where Bipasha Basu says the ‘F’ word in the film Pankh, even if it meant the film would get an A certificate.

August 27th, 2009 Linney set for offbeat comedy pilot about cancerLOS ANGELES — Laura Linney is taking on an offbeat role in a Showtime comedy pilot — a woman who is diagnosed with cancer. Showtime said Thursday that Linney will star in and executive produce the half-hour show, "The C Word," with the pilot episode to be shot this fall.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - U2 lead Bono's wife Ali Hewson has filed a lawsuit against Sir Paul McCartney's daughter Stella over the fashion designer's new fragrance, it has been reported. Hewson claims that Stella's use of the word 'nude' for her own variety of perfume called 'Stella Nude' amounts to copyright infringement, as she own a company named Nude Skincare.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Peter Andre is planning to take up Kung Fu in order to regain his fitness after he lost weight following his split with wife Kate Price. "I still haven't put on weight.

July 1st, 2009 One-film-old Adah Sharma has floored the audience with her horror-filled adaayein in film 1920 and now she is back in suspense-filled love story ‘Phirr’. In this film she’s donned four jackets, two pairs of socks, a tie, a boot, a Skirt, a Muffler…She gets candid in an interview and shares her real life fashion fundas.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson has lashed out at his record label bosses who tried to censor his new album 'The High End Of Low' because it features a song called 'Pretty As A Swastika'. The 40-year-old singer, real name Brian Hugh Warner, says it is "shocking" that guns are more readily available than his album.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Homosexual celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has apologised to gay rights organisations for using an anti-gay slur during his recent confrontation with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am. The flamboyant blogger came under fire from leaders of The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) over the way he tackled a row with the hip-hop star.

June 24th, 2009 Elisabeth Hasselbeck: No merit to plagiarism claimBOSTON — "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck says a claim that she plagiarized parts of her best-selling diet book is "without merit." Hasselbeck defended her book "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide" on Wednesday, speaking to the camera briefly just before the first break on the ABC daytime show. Susan Hassett, a self-published author on Cape Cod, alleges in the lawsuit filed in Massachusetts that Hasselbeck lifted content from her book on celiac disease "word for word." It doesn't cite specific examples.

June 23rd, 2009 'View' co-host Hasselbeck is accused of plagiarismBOSTON — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC's "The View," has been accused of plagiarism. A lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts alleges that Hasselbeck lifted "word for word" content from a book on celiac disease written by a self-published author on Cape Cod.

June 9th, 2009 Webby winners take awards with 5-word speechesNEW YORK — Who needs Twitter's 140 characters? Five words were enough for the winners at the 13th annual Webby Awards ceremony, where Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, took the prize for breakout of the year. Sticking to the Webbys' tradition of acceptance speeches limited to just five words, he said: "Creativity is a renewable resource." Also at Monday's ceremony, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane was honored for his Web series "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy." Said MacFarlane: "What is this for again?" Arianna Huffington, whose Huffington Post won for best political blog, said: "I didn't kill newspapers, OK?" Jimmy Fallon, cited for using the Internet to flog his taking over NBC's "Late Night," said: "Thank God Conan got promoted." On the Net: www.webbyawards.com

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Jodie Marsh has swapped glamour modelling with bodybuilding. The 30-year-old model, who has 32E surgically-enhanced boobs, has gone from a size 12 to a size 6/8 and credits her training for her new look.

May 9th, 2009 Mother has been given the place of God in our Indian culture. Tomorrow being the mother’s day, we inquired from some of our celebs about their love and affection towards their mother.