Cheryl Cole star-struck by BeyonceOctober 23rd, 2009 LONDON - English singer Cheryl Cole has revealed she was left completely star-struck when she met American singer-actress Beyonce Knowles. The "Girls aloud" star admits she acted like a star-struck fan when she was first introduced to the singer on Britain's talent show "The X Factor" last year, reports thelist.co.uk.
Hollywood film about Russia-Georgia war being shotOctober 19th, 2009 MOSCOW/TBILISI - Hollywood actor Andy Garcia was in Tbilisi preparing to star in a film about last year's war between Russia and Georgia, media reports said Monday. Garcia is to play Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in the film by director Renny Harlin, according to the Interfax news agency.
Three years on - Borat still censored in KazakhstanOctober 18th, 2009 MOSCOW - More than three years after its first release, "Borat" - the fictional film about a Kazakh TV journalist created by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - is still being censored in the central Asian republic, it was reported Sunday. The movie, which depicted Kazakhstan as backward, inbred and anti-semitic, caused huge controversy on its original release, in 2006.
Russian gays express disappointment in Clinton not decrying homophobia in RussiaOctober 14th, 2009 Russian gays express disappointment in ClintonMOSCOW — Russia's leading gay activist said Wednesday that he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with an outspoken foe of gay rights during her two-day trip to Russia and did not decry homophobia in the country. Clinton attended a ceremony unveiling a statue of Walt Whitman at Moscow State University with Russian officials including Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.
Beyonce wants to make movie on her dadOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Beyonce Knowles is so impressed with her dad's past that she wants to make a movie about his "childhood and school years". According to contactmusic.com, her father Matthew Knowles had left his job as a salesman to help his daughter and her bandmates to stardom.
Beyonce cycles to unwindOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Beyonce Knowles says she has taken to riding a bicycle to travel around cities when she is away on tour and that she enjoys the anonymity being on two wheels gives her. "It's amazing how I'm able to ride around on a bike.
Beyonce keeps mental notes of meals to revisitOctober 4th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has memorised the room service menus at her favourite hotels and keeps notes of every meal she eats while on tour, so that she can order the same dish the next time she visits. "I love ordering room service in hotels.
50 composers to perform together at AIFEC eventSeptember 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - More than 50 composers, including Oscar winning music director A.R. Rahman, will come together for a musical night organised by the All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC) as part of the three-day national conference starting Oct 9.
Megan Fox replaces Beyonce as new face of ArmaniSeptember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Megan Fox is set to replace singer Beyonce Knowles as the face of Armani as she will be seen in a new fragrance and fashion campaign. Beyonce was signed up to promote the brand's fragrance Emporio Armani Diamonds in 2007 and appeared in a major publicity drive for the scent.
Beyonce taking ballet classesAugust 17th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Beyonce Knowles is brushing up her dancing skills by secretly enrolling for ballet tutorials in New York. Beyonce used Manhattan's Ailey School to rehearse for her last tour and now she has checked in for an open ballet class, reported contactmusic.com.
Russian communist group asks Madonna to sing revolutionary songsAugust 2nd, 2009 MOSCOW - A communist group in St. Petersburg has published an open letter to Madonna asking her to act modestly and sing revolutionary songs during her concert at St.
Beyonce working to aid the hungryJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Beyonce Knowles is helping feed the hungry by spearheading a new campaign to aid US food banks. She has joined hands with food brand General Mills Hamburger Helper to launch the Show "Your Helping Hand", an initiative to benefit poverty-stricken families across America, reported contactmusic.com.
Britney Spears receives death threatsJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Britney Spears is refusing to take her sons on tour to Russia after she received a series of death threats by e-mail. The "Toxic" hit-maker will base herself in Finland and fly in just for the two concerts in St.
Obama's speech to students at Moscow's New Economic School given limited television coverageJuly 7th, 2009 Obama's speech not widely seen on TV in RussiaMOSCOW — President Barack Obama's speech to a graduating class of Moscow college students Tuesday was not widely available for the Russian people to see on television. Obama's speech at the New Economic School was being televised live on 24-hour news channel Vesti, but not on any of the main, more widely watched Russian TV channels like First Channel, Rossiya, or NTV.
Beyonce threatened with $1 mn lawsuitJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has been threatened with a 666,600 pound ($1 million) lawsuit after pulling out of a New York nightclub show. The Crazy In Love hitmaker was set to perform at the Big Apple's M2 Saturday after the establishment's owner Joey Morrissey agreed to pay her 133,300 pounds for the performance.
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