London, May 15 (IANS) Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio nearly got his head knocked off while watching a basketball game in Los Angeles.
DiCaprio, a Los Angles Lakers fan, was sitting in the audience when Brent Barry of the opposite team, Houston Rockets, dived into the spectators gallery to grab the ball, reported mirror.co.uk.
The actor ducked and saved himself from getting hurt.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Singer Kanye West has laughed off rumours that he was involved in an intimate tryst with pop-diva Madonna.
The rumours began circulating when Amber Rose posted the pictures of Madonna pinching her on her personal Twitter page.
The pictures also show Madonna placing her hand on the Rose’s bottom.
The photos in question were taken at the recent Costume Institute Gala in New York, while other photos show Madonna, West and Rose posing for fun group shots with Justin Timberlake and his partner Jessica Biel.
However, Kanye has denied the rumours that nothing happened between him and Madonna.
‘Yo nothing happened between Amber, Madonna and I. We just took a picture at a party. No big deal, just clearing the air on that one,” Contactmusic quoted Kanye as saying. (ANI)
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has revealed that he once went on a dinner date with Rihanna, but things never went any further.
La Beouf revealed that he was ‘infatuated’ with the ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker, and could not believe his luck when he found out Rihanna was trying to get in touch with him.
‘(I was) filming a sword fight when I got the message. I said to myself, ‘Can this be my life?” Contactmusic quoted La Beouf as saying.
La Beouf then went on a dinner date with Rihanna, but they never became an item and decided to remain pals.
‘It never got beyond one date. The spark wasn’t there. We weren’t passionate about each other in that way, so we remain friends,” La Beouf added. (ANI)
London, May 15 (ANI): Latino star Jennifer Lopez is back to work after a year long break following the birth of her twins Max and Emme.
The 34-year-old singer/actress looked glam and trimmer as she returned to shoot for her comeback film ‘Back Up Plan’.
The story of the film centres on a single woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams that same day.
Talking about her own twins, Lopez insisted they were conceived naturally, not by IVF or other fertility treatments.
“It was natural. We didn’t do in-vitro. Everybody assumed we must have done because we had twins,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying. (ANI)
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has had her share of break ups, be it Brad Pitt or John Mayer, but there’s one she calls a ‘horrible’ one.
‘I broke up with a guy and he tried to get back together with me by bringing his mother to a restaurant I worked at and getting down on one knee in the middle of the restaurant,’ Usmagazine quoted her as telling USA Today.
‘The whole restaurant started applauding and I was like, ‘Get up!’ It was horrible,’ she added.
On being asked what would she do if not acting, the 40-year-old actress revealed she might have become a chef.
“What I would do? I don’t know. Maybe become a chef,’ she said. (ANI)
London, May 15 (IANS) Actor Shia Labeouf says he had dated singer Rihanna once but they failed to hit it off because they “weren’t passionate about each other”.
LaBeouf reveals he was “infatuated” with Rihanna and was stunned when he found out that she was trying to get in touch with him.
A mutual stylist friend eventually passed Rihanna’s details to LaBeouf while he was filming “Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull” in Hawaii, reported contactmusic.com.
“(I was) filming a sword fight when I got the message. I said to myself, ‘Can this be my life?’” said the actor.
“It never got beyond one date. The spark wasn’t there. We weren’t passionate about each other in that way, so we remain friends,” LaBeouf added.
London, May 15 (ANI): Bette Midler is so concerned about recently single Jennifer Aniston that she wants to play matchmaker for her.
In her opinion, the ‘Friends’ actress is a lady to be ‘cherished’.
Midler, the legendary entertainer, is all set to celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary with husband Martin von Haselberg in December.
And now she wants to dole out some piece of advice for Aniston, who recently split from rocker John Mayer.
The singer/actress has claimed that Aniston, who was married to Brad Pitt and then dated Vince Vaughn, needs to look for a perfect man away from Hollywood.
‘She needs an exciting guy, like a race-car driver. I think she needs somebody who cherishes her, but also somebody who’s going to give her a run for her money,” the Daily Star quoted Midler as telling People magazine.
She added: ‘She should find somebody who is really hot, who’s not in show business. Somebody with a lot of money, and she should live the large life and forget about these a**holes. She’s a great girl. She’s got everything going for her.’
However, Midler has confessed that she was quite positive of Aniston’s 2005 relationship with ‘Wedding Crashers’ star Vaughn.
‘I actually thought Vince Vaughn was great. He’s hilarious, he’s good-looking. I mean, I thought he had it all,” she said. (ANI)
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Globally recognised yoga guru Bharat Thakur says while Madonna popularised yoga in the West, it was Kareena Kapoor who made it popular in the Hindi film industry.
“Celebrities are role models for the rest of the nation. When Kareena transformed her figure, everyone sat up and realised that yoga can give amazing results, thus getting attracted towards this form,” Thakur told IANS in an e-mail interview from the US.
“Similarly in the West when Madonna took up yoga everyone sat up and said ‘What is she doing and why?’ When they saw her body and face, they said,’Oh, this yoga must be working,’ ” he added.
Thakur’s first Bollywood client was Sridevi and later he trained many in tinsel town including big names like Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor and Neha Dhupia. He says currently quite a few personalities are into yoga, but it wasn’t so popular in Hindi film industry five years ago.
“There was no concept of yoga in Bollywood five years back. Till that time everybody was just going to the gym. The interest in this form has increased majorly in the recent past.
“Celebrities are interested in yoga for a simple reason – it is the only form that can make you look younger with age. It works on your body, mind and stress levels – so it’s a complete package. Going to the gym can be boring and can drain you out. Yoga adds energy to your system,” said Thakur whose favourite student in Bollywood is singer Kailash Kher.
“Kailash is one of the most talented, warm and open persons I have come across. He is ready to learn anything. He is special,” Thakur said.
Thakur’s international clientèle includes Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, singer Norah Jones, tennis player Boris Becker and cricketer Shane Warne. He feels international celebrities are more interested in the mystical aspects of yoga.
“I think in India fitness is more important than yoga right now. However, the West has already been through the fitness fad in the 1980′s and 90′s. They realised themselves that the mind is equally important as the body.
“So, international celebrities are more interested in meditation and mystical aspects of yoga than just getting a six pack which they can get with any trainer,” said Thakur who is married to Indian actress Bhumika Chawla.
The yoga guru says word of mouth helped him create his base in the industry but now he rarely teaches yoga.
“I rarely teach personally. I train my teachers for years before they can teach. Our studio charges Rs.3,000 a month. The rates differ from city to city,” he said.
Thakur has also penned eight books on yoga, including “Yoga For The Family”, “The Art Of The Mystics” and “Yoga For All” and is even keen on going behind the camera one day to make a film on the subject.
“I want to make a film one day about the mystical aspects of yoga that are not known to people right now,” he said.
London, May 14 (IANS) American R&B singer-songwriter Akon is joining the throng of entrepreneurial celebrities like Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears in the perfume industry. He’s launching two new signature fragrances later this year.
The “Smack That” hitmaker recently formed cosmetic house Konvict Cosmetics and is planning to launch Konvicted, a scent aimed at younger consumers, and Aliaune, titled after his real name and marketed to more mature customers, reports contactmusic.com.
The news comes shortly after Akon announced the expansion of his clothing line, Konvict & Aliaune Clothing, which will now also be made available to fans in Africa.
London, May 14 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna, 50, and her 22-year-old beau Jesus Luz are getting married, the groom-to-be’s father says.
The Brazilian model’s father Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz has revealed the couple are planning a Kabbalah ceremony to have their union recognised by the Jewish faith followed by the singer, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The union, however, will not be legally binding.
“The Kabbalah ceremony in New York that will link up my son Jesus Luz and Madonna only confirms that he is extremely happy. I don’t know if there will, in fact, be a real marriage between Madonna and my son. It will be a type of ritual, but I do not know Kabbalah or if the ceremony will have legal validity,” said da Luz.
He also confirmed that the couple are living together in New York and that his son has bonded well with the star’s three children, Lourdes, 12, Rocco, 8, and David, 3.
“She has small children, and Jesus helps her out with various tasks involving all of them. He plays ball with the kids. Jesus has charisma and loves children,” da Luz said.
Despite the 28-year age gap between the pair, da Luz insists he approves of their relationship.
“I’ve spoken by phone with Madonna – in French, because my English is not fluent – and she appears to me to be a normal and polite person. She is feminine. I don’t feel she is a harsh person,” he said.
Madonna recently divorced British filmmaker Guy Ritchie after almost eight years of marriage.
London, May 14 (IANS) Hollywood celebrities Penelope Cruz, Charlize Theron, Demi Moore and her actor husband Ashton Kutcher will pit their wits against one another at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 18 when they take part in a charity dominoes (tile) game with a celebrity twist.
Cruz has teamed up with director Pedro Almodovar and U2 rocker Bono to host the charity event for The Global Fund, which raises money for AIDS research, reports contactmusic.com.
But instead of playing the traditional game, the stars will compete in Hollywood Domino – a movie board game version of the pastime.
Mumbai, May 14 (ANI): Nearly 20 children who acted in the Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, including Azharuddin Ismail, got a shock when civic authorities on Thursday demolished the polythene sheet-covered roof which used to house them in Garib Nagar slum area of Mumbai.
Ismail shot to fame after his role as Salim, the young role of the movie’s central character.
Ismail was sleeping when the civic authorities landed with the bulldozers and asked his family to vacate the house.
The actor’s family alleged that the demolition was carried out without any prior notice.
“They did not inform us. No notice was given to us. They suddenly came and ran the bulldozer on our houses and broke everything in the slum area,” said Samina Banu, Azharuddin’s mother.
Ismail Shaikh, father of Azharuddin Ismail, quipped that their life has become similar to a ‘dog’ as the earthmoving machinery of the civic authorities bulldozed the houses of the poor families without any notice.
“Its not about Azhar or me. It’s about all the poor people here. They made a movie ‘Slumdog’ and similarly we are living life of a dog here. Anybody can come here and run a bulldozer over our houses,” Ismail Shaikh said.
Indian authorities had promised new homes for Azharuddin and his co-star Rubina Ali after their return from the Oscars since they had been residing in slums.
But that promise seems to have gone into oblivion and Azharuddin has now been forced to live on streets in contrast to his stint of walking the red carpet at the Oscars in Los Angeles.
The civic authorities razed down 12 other huts in the area during the demolition drive. (ANI)
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Rihanna’s representatives have denied reports of her recording a new song, blasting ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, and they insist that the recording, which appears on Kanye West’s blog, is a fake.
As per the reports, Rihanna came out with a new track, titled Silly Boy, in which she seemingly mocks her former lover over their infamous bust-up in February.
The song, which also reportedly featured guest vocals from Lady Gaga, was posted on West’s Internet blog at the weekend.
The track contained the lyrics, ‘Silly boy get outta here, I don’t want you any more, the only thing I want from you is to stay away. I said I’m not coming back, you fooled me once but you can’t have that ego turning. Just too bad for you, that when you had me, didn’t know what to do, she’s over you.
‘Cause you had a good girl, good girl, girl. That’s a keeper. You had a good girl, good girl but didn’t know how to treat her.’
But representatives for both artists have denied they were involved in the song, and the Barbadian singer’s rep have insisted she is not on the track.
‘The song is a fake… It’s not Lady Gaga,’ Contactmusic quoted the Poker Face star’s spokesperson as telling Access Hollywood. (ANI)
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Pop star Britney Spears’ former husband Kevin Federline has no problem with their two sons accompanying her on her Circus tour, as he himself is ‘rooting for her all the way’.
According to reports, Federline had initially objected to plans for Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 32, to follow their mother on her Circus tour.
He, however, is now happy to see that they have adapted to their life on road.
Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent has backed the claims, insisting that his client is extremely happy to see his former wife get her career back on track.
‘They worked out an arrangement to facilitate her being able to go on tour without having to sacrifice her ability to see the kids. Kevin is happy with how the kids are doing and he’s happy that he’s been able to work out an arrangement where Britney is pursuing her professional goals and Kevin is rooting for her all the way,” Contactmusic quoted Mark as telling E! Online.
‘She’ll go on tour, she’ll go to the venues, but Kevin will be there with the kids. There won’t be any change in the custody schedule in Europe or anywhere she is on tour. The kids are great, they’re really happy. They’re very well adjusted kids, as well adjusted as you can expect. They will always push the envelope but I think that they have the absolute privilege of having two parents who absolutely love them. Everyone has worked for making sure that they’re not a product of all of the attention and commotion,” Mark added. (ANI)
London, May 14 (ANI): A list featuring the world’s top 50 famous boobs has been released, and it includes the likes of Liz Hurley, Keeley Hazell, Scarlett Johansson, Paris Hilton, Gemma Atkinson and Pamela Anderson.
The winner of the world’s biggest boobs, Norma Stitz, and her 67in bust also won a spot on the list, and so did previous holder of the record, Lolo Ferreira.
Hurley, 43, was noticed when she was seen in her black low front dress in 1994, while accompanying actor Hugh Grant to the ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ premiere.
English Page 3 Girl Hazell’s boobs made her a millionaire, and the 22-year-old is also No 5 in the World’s Sexiest Woman stakes.
Johansson, 24, was also on the list, even though she has never flashed her boobs, and so was Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole.
Anderson’s iconic knockers are very well remembered right from her days as one of Baywatch’s babes, and Hilton’s are remembered from her porn video.
Atkinson’s babies came to be noticed after she left Hollyoaks, got a boob job and became a glamour model. (ANI)
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Nearly 20 children who acted in the Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” have been thrown on the streets after Mumbai civic authorities Thursday morning demolished nearly 50 huts in a slum here, terming the slum unauthorised.
Azharuddin Ismail M. Shaikh, the main child star of the movie, said a team of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) came unannounced this morning, ordered them to move out of their shanties in Garib Nagar slum of Bandra East and demolished them.
“We have nowhere to go. We are just sitting on the road in the blazing sun right now. All our belongings and other household goods have either been thrown out or damaged. We don’t know what we will eat today,” Azhar, crying inconsolably, told IANS.
When contacted, Assistant Municipal Commissioner H (East) Ward U.D. Mistry said the MCGM had specific orders from the headquarters to clear off all hutments which are constructed on the main drain in Bandra East.
“It may have happened that these celebrity children’s homes also fell in this category, but we have to follow orders,” Mistry said.
He added that if eligible, all the displaced persons would be provided alternative accommodation before the monsoon, expected to hit Mumbai early June.
In the meantime, the families of Azhar and his co-star Rubina Ali Qureshi are now pinning their hopes on getting a flat as promised by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
The flat allotment was delayed since the elections were announced but now the model code of conduct will be lifted Monday.
This is the second time in the past five years or so that the MCGM has demolished the shanties in the area. Since the last demolition, the families, including those of the ‘Slumdog’ artistes, have been living in a park or pavements, said a resident, Yakub Abdul Sheikh.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Madonna’s failed adoption bid has forced her to seek help from a psychic to discover the reason behind the failure.
The 50-year-old singer’s bid to adopt Malawian girl Mercy James were rejected earlier this year.
‘Madonna has turned to Mama Love before and knows she gets answers and advice she needs from her. Mama told her to take time out and cool down. It’s unlikely the adoption of Mercy will go ahead now,” a source told Britain’s Heat magazine.
Mama Love has advised the Material Girl to slow down and let her spiritual side rise up. The psychic is believed to have told not to try adopting another child for the next two years, reports China Daily.
‘Mama told her, ‘You won’t get the adoption you are looking for because the spirit is trying to guide you to a higher maternal status. Follow my advice and you will become Mama of the world,’” said the source.
Mama Love has also told the singer to set up ‘compassion centres’ to help those less fortunate than herself. (ANI)
London, May 14 (ANI): Beyonce and T.I. have won five nominations each at the 2009 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards.
The actress would compete with Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Hudson in the Female R&B Artist of the Year and the Best Actress category.
The stunning singer further bagged a nomination for a Viewers’ Choice award at the event to be held in Los Angeles on 28 June, reports the Daily Express.
The 27-year-old landed a double nod for Video of the Year trophy for her hits If I Were A Boy and Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), and would run against Kanye West (Heartless), Jamie Foxx (Blame It, featuring T-Pain) and T.I. (Live Your Life, featuring Rihanna).
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. took away the nominations for Best Collaboration – Live Your Life and Ain’t I, his number with Yung Dro and Young LA.
The prison-bound singer is also in the race for the Viewers’ Choice award and Best Male Hip-Hop Artist.
But the 28-year-old would miss out the event since he is slated to report to jail on 19 May to serve time for a 2007 arrest for illegal weapons possession. (ANI)
London, May 14 (ANI): ‘Girls Aloud’ star Cheryl Cole’s barnet is the most desirable celebrity hairdo.
The 25-year-old’s hairstyle trounced the Victoria Beckham’s pixie cut and Jennifer Aniston’s sleek hairdo.
“Cheryl Cole mania is continuing to sweep the UK,” the Daily Star quoted Shakila Ahmed, from poll authors Travelodge, as saying.
Meanwhile, Cole has reportedly become the latest celeb to have a fake Twitter page set up in her name, which features a link for kinky sex.
The fake page is said to have duped even Radio 1′s Chris Moyles, 35, and TV star and Twitter fanatic Stephen Fry, 51, with its message boasting Cole to be a ‘Singer, Dancer, Judge and Climber – in that order!!’
The whole incident has left the X Factor judge red-faced with anger after she learnt about it.
Cole’s spokesman has clarified that she has not signed up for the social networking site. (ANI)
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Hollywood actress Megan Fox is completely surprised by Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf’s tolerance for pain.
Fox and the cast and crew on the Transformers sequel were amazed to see the actor back to work just weeks after he almost lost his hand in a car accident last summer (08).
Fox insists that one would never know he was in so much pain.
‘He’s still a badass on the XBox. He can still play video games,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
‘He has the highest tolerance for pain that I’ve ever seen in a human being. He worked through the movie. I’m not kidding,’ she added. (ANI)