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London, May 24 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna is contemplating adopting a child in the future because she’s terrified of giving birth.

The “Umbrella” singer has opened up about her future family plans and insists she’s excited to experience motherhood and she’ll do whatever it takes to have kids, reports contactmusic.com.

“I’m really scared of the actual childbirth situation but I do want to be a mum one day. Even if I have to adopt, I want to be a mum,” she said.

London, May 24 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Megan Fox quit sci-fi movie “Transformers 3″ after a blazing row with its director Michael Bay over her vanishing weight, it has emerged.

Fox’s fragile frame concerned the director and his team on the set as they prepared to shoot the third instalment of the movie franchise that made her a star, reports thesun.co.uk.

Bay, 45, thought the 24-year-old looked “unhealthy” and wanted her to put on weight if she wanted to resume her role as Mikaela Banes in the third film.

This sparked off a massive fight and left the blockbuster looking for a new leading lady with production beginning this month.

“Megan stormed out after a huge row with Michael Bay. He thinks she has lost too much weight and looks too frail. He wanted her to put on some weight and it all kicked off,” said a source from the film unit.

“The crew doesn’t think she looks well, let alone the wholesome, curvy star they cast in the first film. She’s going for this gaunt, pale image and it just looks unhealthy,” the source added.

London, May 24 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga has undergone a test to determine if she suffers from lupus, a genetic disease that killed her aunt.

The “Poker Face” singer has sought medical advice for a string of health problems suffered last year including breathing difficulties, blurred vision, stress and headaches and she has since been tested for lupus, which causes the immune system to attack the body and killed her father’s sister Joanne when she was 19, reports contactmusic.com.

“Yes (I have been tested). But I don’t want anyone to be worried… I have heart palpitations… but it’s Ok. It’s just from fatigue and other things. I’m very connected to my aunt, Joanne, who died of lupus. It’s a very personal thing. I don’t want my fans to be worried about me,” she said.

The 24-year-old also revealed she has been taking pills to help her deal with the pressures of fame.

“(I use) prescription medicine. I can’t control my thoughts at all. I’m tortured. But I like that… It’s good to be tortured. The thoughts are unstoppable but so is the music. It comes to me constantly,” she said.

London, May 23 (IANS) Dance reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” got a taste of Bollywood as a dance group shook a leg to the tunes of “Jai ho” from multiple Oscar-winner “Slumdog Millionaire”.

Energetic dance troupe ThreeBee blew the judges away with their colourful performance to hit Indian tune and choreographer Shweta Agarwall admits the film’s success inspired the group who have been together for six years to enter the show, reports thesun.co.uk.

“Bollywood has just grown, it felt like the right time,” she said.

London, May 23 (IANS) Hollywood actress Ashley Greene has been offered the lead role in the fourth instalment of the horror franchise “Scream 4″ alongside fellow young stars Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin.

Veteran actors like Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette will join these newcomers. Ashley is in talks to play Courteney’s cousin Jill, while Hayden would play Jill’s best friend. Rory Culkin is also in talks to play Jill’s love interest, reports contactmusic.com.

However, the trio will have much smaller roles than in the previous movies.

Ashley is currently working on a number of new movies, including horror thriller “The Apparition” with Tom Felton and comedy film “Butter” alongside Olivia Wilde and Hugh Jackman.

London, May 23 (IANS) Women all over the world love to own a classic Louis Vuitton or a Gucci bag. But what if you can eat it too?

An American bakery has started making cakes that are replicas of these high-end bags that Hollywood celebrities like Victoria Beckham or Kate Moss love to flaunt, reports express.co.uk.

And of course, these bags come with a huge price tag, just like their real-life counterparts.

The most expensive cake, modelled on a Louis Vuitton bag, costs around $6,000.

Customers for such cakes include people like Elton John and Demi Moore.

London, May 22 (ANI): Actress Naomi Watts was ordered off to boot camp to ‘toughen up’ for her upcoming spy movie ‘Fair Game’.

The star plays a role of secret agent Valerie Plame, opposite Sean Penn, in the film.

Director Doug Liman made her undergo rigorous physical training for the role when she hit the set shortly after giving birth to her second son Samuel in December 08.

‘Because I was in a wholly maternal state at the point when we were supposed to start shooting, Doug said, ‘OK, get your a** into boot camp and toughen up, lady,’” The Daily Star quoted Watts as saying.

‘It was a fascinating two-day period – how many people can say they’ve breast-fed while packing a weapon?’ she added. (ANI)

London, May 22 (ANI): Jude Law says that he has put his womanising ways behind him.

The screen star wed Sadie Frost in 1997 and went on to have three kids. But they divorced six years later.

He hooked up with Sienna Miller on the set of movie re-make Alfie.

But despite an engagement they parted ways in 2006 after he was caught bedding his children’s former nanny.

After that, he was linked to Rod Stewart’s daughter Kimberly, and actress Cameron Diaz.

And his 2008 tryst with US model Samantha Burke produced a child, Sophie, who was born last September.

But since reuniting with Sienna while appearing on Broadway in New York, Law says that he’s a changed man.

And he puts the health of his relationship down to a new outlook on life.

‘Eventually, you have to grow up and realize relationships are hard work. It’s like cultivating anything. They need attention,’ the Sun quoted him as saying.

Law insists that influence of all his kids has also been a powerful factor in his decision to finally settle down.

‘Being a daddy is what counts. My new daughter made me realise that if there’s anything that’s going to make a man of you, it’s having your will broken by a little girl,’ he added. (ANI)

London, May 22 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna sparked mayhem in a night club in London recently as she couldn’t find the sunglasses she had been wearing when she entered the place.

The pop star stopped her huge bunch of burly bouncers from escorting her out of the club while she threw a fit over her glares even though it was pitch dark outside, reported dailystar.co.uk.

“Security were freaking out because anyone could have just run out and grabbed her, but Madge wouldn’t budge,” said a source.

Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Fans of King of Pop Michael Jackson have been offered the chance to spend a night with his possessions at an exhibition in Japan.

Promoters of the Neverland Collection at the Tokyo Tower, the world’s only official Jackson exhibition, are to mark the first anniversary of the superstar’s death by holding a sleepover in the museum, reported aceshowbiz.com.

“The idea may sound a bit odd to Western cultures, but in Japan the tradition of being with the remains and possessions of passed loved ones on the anniversary of their passing is an important ritual,” said Hiroyuki Takamura of the Tokyo Tower.

Fans will be selected at random to stay overnight June 25 in the museum. They would have to pay $1,000 to sleep on the floor next to Jackson’s things.

“Michael Jackson fans religiously visited daily, and many stay inside the venue for six hours or more. Many Japanese fans become overwhelmed with emotion when in the presence of so many things precious to Michael and iconic to the rest of the world,” said Matt Taylor, the exhibition’s producer.

“People stand fixed in front of artifacts with tears streaming down their face, still trying to come to grips with losing Michael,” he added.

The “Thriller” star died June 25 last year.

London, May 22 (ANI): ‘Underworld’ star Kate Beckinsale was spotted delving into her dress after her one of her earrings disappeared down the front of her dress.

Beckinsale, 36, was at a Cannes bash when the jewel came loose and slid down her cleavage, reports the Daily Express.

But she was not fazed by the incident and after retrieving her earring she calmly put it back on.

The actress joined Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez at the annual amfAR Cinema against Aids gala. (ANI)

London, May 22 (ANI): An Indian kid from the slums has earned himself the name ‘Scrumdog millionaire’ after he won a 40,000 pounds rugby scholarship at a top British academy.

Sailen Tudu, 20, who is a talented full-back, first set eyes on a rugby ball five years ago.

And when former British diplomat Paul Walsh spotted him playing barefoot with slum kids – he flew him to the UK to meet rugby star Phil Vickery.

The ex-England captain, 34, was so impressed with Tudu’s skills that he helped him land a place at posh Hartpury College, Gloucs, to study for a diploma in sport.

Tudu has now been dubbed Scrumdog Millionaire – after the Slumdog movie about a street kid who wins a game show.

“I’m so lucky,” the Sun quoted Tudu, who is tipped for a pro career and has been capped for India already, as saying.

His astonishing journey began when his family moved from a mud hut in the village of Bhengam to Calcutta in 2005 and he started playing on a patch of wasteland.

“Everyone in the village is so proud,” his dad Sudhir Chandra, 65, said.

Vickery added: “His story takes you back to the game’s roots. It’s fantastic.” (ANI)

New York, May 22 (ANI): Naomi Campbell’s billionaire lover, Vladimir Doronin gave her a big musical surprise at her 1-million-dollar 40th birthday bash—he flew in the Black Eyed Peas and booked Grace Jones for the event.

Doronin, the catwalk queen’s beau for two years, has meticulously planned the big bash at the uber-exclusive Hotel du Cap in Antibes with a series of musical guests.

‘The party will be in the same tent at the hotel used for the amFAR Awards. Performances will include the Peas and Grace Jones, while DJ Cassidy will be spinning late into the night,” the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

And the guest-list features the likes Donatella Versace, Kate Moss, Giorgio Armani and Doronin’s fellow Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

To kick off the festivities, Doronin took Campbell on a romantic private boat trip to St. Tropez yesterday, along with Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony.

Earlier Campbell sparked rumours of an alleged engagement as she was spotted wearing an enormous emerald ring.

However, her reps deny an engagement. On the other hand, Doronin remains married to his estranged wife, Katia. (ANI)

New York, May 22 (ANI): ‘The Hills’ star Heidi Montag has revealed she is interested in actress Megan Fox’s role in ‘Transformers’, and she has begged director Michael Bay to give her the part.

Montag, 23, made the plea to Bay, 45, after she heard that Fox, 24, would not be continuing with the franchise.

“Michael Bay I love your work!” the New York Daily News quoted Montag as tweeting on May 19.

“I know what a artistic brilliant genius you are! Cast me in the next Transformers,” she had written. (ANI)

New York, May 22 (ANI): Queen of Pop Madonna has blasted a Malawi judge for sentencing a couple to 14 years of hard labour in prison just because they are gay.

Madonna, 51, who was clearly shaken by the conviction and harsh sentencing of openly gay Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, and Steven Monjeza, 26, expressed her shock and disappointment.

“I am shocked and saddened by the decision made by the Malawian court, which sent two innocent men to prison,” the New York Daily News quoted her as saying in a statement posted on her web site on May 21.

“Malawi took a giant step backward. The world is filled with pain and suffering; therefore, we must support out basic human right to love and be loved.

“I call upon the progressive men and women of Malawi – and around the world – to challenge this decision in the name of human dignity and equal rights for all,” she added.

The two men were arrested under Malawi’s colonial-era laws banning homosexuality after throwing an engagement party at the hotel where Chimbalanga worked.

The two were taken into custody on December 27, convicted May 18 and sentenced May 20 to the maximum term.

Their lawyer said the two men will appeal the conviction. (ANI)

London, May 22 (ANI): ‘Material Girl’ singer Madonna landed herself a ticket during a night out after she parked her car on a double yellow line in Mayfair.

Madonna, 51, had organised a thank you party for her tour dancers, which started with dinner at the exclusive Supperclub in Notting Hill and moved on to Aura nightclub, reports the Sun.

She is said to have racked up a 10,000-pound bar bill by ordering Cristal champagne, with lit sparklers attached, and shots while her entourage held dance offs.

And when she left the nightclub, she was shocked to find a ticket for 120 pounds on the black car. (ANI)

London, May 22 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Penelope Cruz has raised $333,000 for the Haiti earthquake victims by selling her designer dresses.

The 35-year-old and jewellery maker Chopard raised the sum by organising an auction for the Jenkins-Penn Haitian Relief Organisation at the Cannes Film Festival, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

Other than Cruz, Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, Gisele Bundchen, Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek donated for the cause. Hayek raised $21,000 for her burgundy Gucci gown, the first from the Italian brand’s new couture range.

Some other celebrities who gave outfits included Naomi Watts, Diana Kruger, Scarlett Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow.

The Jenkins-Penn charity was created by Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn as a response to help Haiti in its recovery from two earthquakes in January that killed around 230,000 people and left about a million homeless.

Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez helped in raising $6.7 million for AIDS research at a star-studded auction event in France.

The “Wedding Planner” star helped to auction 10 precious gifts like a gold-plated bottle of Dom Perignon champagne and a flight in a fighter jet, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The 40-year-old actress took time out from her busy schedule from the ongoing 63rd Cannes Film Festival for the auction. She was joined by celebrities in the audience, including Paris Hilton, Naomi Watts, Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.

Musician Mary J. Blige and Patti Smith provided the music and actor Russell Crowe helped lead the bids. Each seat at the event cost $6,000.

–Indo-Asian News Sevice

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Milan, May 22 (IANS/AKI) A 51-year-old Sri Lankan immigrant allegedly vandalised a stautue of the Madonna and child, causing damages worth over 20,000 euro ($25,140), at a church here.

The immigrant, who was not named, was drunk and allegedly seized a candlestick and repeatedly smashed the statue, a priest at the Santisssima Trinita’ church in Milan, said.

Police was called, who detained the man in the city’s San Vittore jail.

The immigrant has no permit of stay in Italy, police said.

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London, May 22 (IANS) Singer-actress Miley Cyrus’ new single “Can’t Be Tamed” is ruling the iTunes’ singles chart.

On Top 40 radio stations, “Can’t Be Tamed” was the most added single in its first week and more than 100 stations are now playing it. The album, also entitled “Can’t Be Tamed,” will be released June 22 worldwide on Hollywood Records.

It has been co-written by Cyrus and long-time collaborators and producers Tim James and Antonina Armato. It is a self-empowering song in which Cyrus asserts that she has to stay true to herself in relationships.