Jolie, Hathaway among many Hollywood A-listers to design jewelry for celebrity auctionMay 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham and Anne Hathaway have joined hands to design jewellery for a celebrity auction. The auction features celebrity memorabilia that will benefit the Prince's Trust and other charities.
Pammy's 'Baywatch' swimsuit up for grabsApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Remember that iconic red swimsuit that Pamela Anderson wore while frolicking on the beach in 'Baywatch'? Well, the famous piece of clothing is now all set to go under the hammer for as much as 2,900 dollars. The Lycra one-piece donned by the blonde bombshell, who played lifeguard CJ Parker on the hit 1990s show, has now been signed "Love Pamela Lee, X O" for the auction to be held this month.
Jacko buys white face replica of himselfApril 11th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson recently bought an artefact, which had a white countenance resembling his own face. The 50-year-old purchased the piece of art from the Lladro shop - famous for its porcelain figures - soon after he left a medical centre in Beverly Hills.
Jacko fan Mika plans to bid for his iconic diamante glovesApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - British singer-songwriter Mika is such a fan of Michael Jackson that he is planning to bid for some of the items during the Neverland auction. He has revealed that he would like to buy Jackson's iconic diamante gloves and his Zoltar The Fortune Teller fairground machine.
Michael Jackson losing battle to halt auctionApril 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson is fighting a losing battle to stop an auction of items from his Neverland ranch. A huge haul including Jackson's costumes and the gates to the famous California estate are due to go under the hammer April 22, reported the contactmusic online.
Jacko to enlist magician David Copperfield's services at O2 showsApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - King of pop Michael Jackson has decided to enlist the services of magician David Copperfield for his O2 shows, in order to make them more spectacular. Copperfield, 52, who will be masterminding a series of onstage stunts, is said to have held a meeting with Jacko at the magician's Californian HQ.
Lionel Richie to Jacko: Focus on singing, not dancingMarch 30th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winner Lionel Richie has advised King of Pop Michael Jackson to focus more on singing rather than dancing during his comeback tour. The 59-year-old popstar insists that dancing will be harder on Jackson as he's 50 years old now, and has therefore urged him to concentrate more on his vocals.
Jacko to live near 'haunted caves' during London gigsMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - King of Pop Michael Jackson will move into a 28-bedroom mansion next to 'haunted caves' during his 50-concert stint in London this summer, it has emerged. The 50-year-old singer has dished out 1million pounds to rent the Kent mansion situated on the edge of an ancient 22-mile maze of spooky passageways.
Jacko's rep threatens harm from Nation of Islam over memorabilia auctionMarch 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - King of pop Michael Jackson's associate is said to have threatened auctioneer Darren Julien with harm from the Nation of Islam if they did not stop the auction of the singer's memorabilia. Julien and his partner Martin Nolan entered affidavits into Los Angeles Superior Court regarding the threat about the auction, which is to take place in Los Angeles next month.
Jacko 'invites Harry Potter stars to O2's opening night'March 24th, 2009 LONDON - King of pop Michael Jackson is such a big fan of the Harry Potter films that he has reportedly invited its young stars to be his guests at the opening night of his Live 8 gig. Actors Daniel Radcliffe, 19, Emma Watson, 18, and Rupert Grint, 20, have been invited to the show, and they will even be able to go backstage at the O2 on July 8.
US collector now wants Gandhi memorabilia backMarch 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Citing a 'political turn' to events in India, US-based collector James Otis now wants a New York auction house to return a few of Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings sold for $1.8 million in a controversial auction. 'It has become very political in India.
Jacko's lawyers give go-ahead to his personal property's auctionMarch 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson's lawyers have given the green light for an auction of the singer's personal property, just weeks after they moved the court to stop the sale. They sued Julien's Auction House earlier this month, claiming that it was not "entitled to retain possession of Michael Jackson's personal property".
'Priceless Gandhi treasure should have fetched $10 mn'March 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US collector James Otis says he is happy that some items from his collection of Gandhi memorabilia are going back to India, but feels the priceless treasure should have fetched at least $10 million for the cause of the underprivileged. 'I am very happy that the items will be going back to India,' he told IANS in a telephonic interview from New York.
US collector declines India's offer for Gandhi itemsMarch 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A California collector who plans to sell possessions once owned by Mahatma Gandhi says he has rejected a 'generous but small' offer from India and barring a last minute agreement Thursday's planned auction would go ahead. 'Indian officials approached me this morning with a generous but small offer that I respectfully declined,' James Otis told IANS over the phone Tuesday from Los Angeles.
Osian's to release book on Bachchan memorabiliaDecember 28th, 2008 MUMBAI - Fans of Amitabh Bachchan can look forward to the release of a book featuring complete memorabilia of the Bollywood megastar. Authored by Screen editor Bhawana Somaaya with the help of Osian's Centre for Archiving, Research and Development (CARD), 'Bachchanalia: The Films and Memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan' will be the first product of Osian's new publication division.
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