Al Pacino traded body for food, shelter

October 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Al Pacino once used to exchange sex for a home when he was a struggling actor in Sicily, Italy. The 'Godfather' star spent some time in his family's native Sicily in 1960 after he dropped out of school to pursue his big screen dreams.

October 12th, 2009 Hollywood star AL PACINO traded sex for free board when he was living as a struggling actor in Sicily, Italy. The Godfather actor spent some time in his family's native Sicily in 1960 after dropping out of school to pursue his big screen dreams.

October 5th, 2009 The family of legendary funnyman LENNY BRUCE is putting the comic's keepsakes up for auction to raise cash for a women's shelter that bears his name. Rare memorabilia from his estate, including letters, one of his trademark trench coats and his typewriter will go under the hammer on what would have been the late comedian's 84th birthday (13Oct09).

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - Here is another reason for you to join Twitter, for slim people worldwide are now posting their healthy food diet on 'Tweet What You Eat'. The food chart also gives the calorific value of the food.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - Christina Aguilera has revealed that she can't maintain a strict diet and so she works out hard at night to maintain her figure. Apparently, the pop star, who loves her food, starts exercising once her son Max goes to bed.

August 21st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Talent-hunt show moghul Simon Cowell is so fond of dogs that he donates $165,000 every year to an animal shelter. Cowell gives the massive sum to "Exorcist" run by actress Linda Blair in Toluca Lake, California because he views it as the next best thing to having his own pet, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

August 11th, 2009 SHARON OSBOURNE is still battling the demons of an eating disorder she has had since she was a teenager. The 56 year old struggled with bulimia and compulsive eating for years and, although she has managed to keep off the pounds since having gastric band surgery in 1999, she is convinced she will always suffer from feelings of insecurity.

August 4th, 2009 Newlyweds CHANNING TATUM and JENNA DEWAN were forced to cut short their honeymoon last month (Jul09) - after they were struck down with food poisoning in their first days as man and wife. The Step-Up co-stars escaped to Bali for a romantic break after their 12 July (09) nuptials but scrapped plans to stay on the Indonesian island after a bad meal left them incapacitated.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sometimes some stories seem right out of a movie script. Salim's is one of them.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Susan Sarandon is set to reunite with her 'Speed Racer' co-star John Goodman in Al Pacino's forthcoming drama, 'You Don't Know Jack'. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Pacino, 69, will be playing the part of 'suicide doctor' Jack Kevorkian, in the upcoming TV biopic.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Bangers and mash is Britons' most popular food for comfort eating as they battle the ongoing recession, according to a new survey. According to the survey commissioned by TV channel Good Food, the traditional dish emerged as the frontrunner with 16 per cent of the votes in its favour as compared to last year.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ashley Tisdale admires curvy women and craves to have curves like those of fellow actress Jessica Alba. The 23-year-old said she hails the 'Fantastic Four' star as the epitome of how women should look.

May 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Al Pacino is set to play Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a former pathologist most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die, in an HBO biopic.

May 23rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES -Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston binges on food when she goes through emotional break-ups or when upset. "I don't usually eat much, but I head straight to the fridge when I break up with someone, contactmusic.com quoted the actress as saying.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood legend Al Pacino is in talks to star in the screen adaptation of Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller 'Blink'. Director Stephen Gaghan's adaptation of the non-fiction book will centre on the relationship between a man (Pacino) and his son with whom he was never close, reported hollywoodreporter.com.