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Dougray Scott, bookies' new favourite to play James Bond (Go To Top)

     London: He might be a lesser known actor but Dougray Scott is the bookies favourite when it comes to being the next James Bond. According to Daily Mail, Bookmaker William Hill has stopped taking bets on the prospective James Bond after a succession of heavy wagers on Scott. The closing list included Dougray Scott at 6-9, Clive Owen at 5-2 and Hugh Jackman and Ewan Mcgregor at 4-1. Hill believes the gamble on Dougray Scott could be due to insider information. "A lady wanted to bet #870 on Dougray Scott at 8-1! She told us she had some inside information, perhaps she knew he had been to a casting - but she wouldn't say," Spokesman Rupert Admas was quoted as saying. Being Scottish like legendary Bond actor Sean Connery could have also increased his popularity. "Both Dougray Scott and Ewan McGregor were early favourites due to being Scots - but that's just nostalgia," Adams added.

Lancaster beseeches Hunter to divorce Rod Stewart (Go To Top)

     London: Rod Stewart's girlfriend Penny Lancaster is determined to secure his divorce from his estranged wife Rachel Hunter because she is desperate to say 'I Do' to him. Penny is reportedly planning to meet Rachel while the New Zealander is in London, filming forthcoming British TV show 'Make Me A Supermodel'. Penny, who has been dating Stewart for five-and-a-half-years is hopeful that she will be able to convince Rachel to divorce the veteran singer. "Penny really wants to talk to Rachel about settling a divorce with Rod," The Sunday Mirror quoted an insider as saying. "She would love to marry him, but as long as he is still wed to Rachel there's no chance of that," he added.

Jolie shuts Dad out of her life for good  (Go To Top)

     London: Angelina Jolie's rift with her father has deepened further, for she has vowed never to let her father into her life again. According to Femalefirst, her dad, actor John Voight had criticised her in a chat and then made many attempts to try and heal their rift. "If there are people in your life that make your stomach go into knots or make you feel like you could throw up from nerves or you see people you care about cry, and there's tension and unrest, you can't have that," Sydney Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying. "At some point you have to decide you're just not going to have that around. So I will never have to worry about my son having a bad relationship with him (father Jon Voight). I won't have to worry about me being frustrated or upset or emotional or imbalanced for my kid. We just don't understand each other as people. I have no animosity. I don't hate him, I have no anger. I just can't have that in my life. So I don't think there'll be a time when I want it," she added.

Madonna's Kabbalah is pseudo: Rabbi  (Go To Top)

     New York: She might have grabbed headlines for her faith in Kabbalah but if a Jewish history scholar is to be believed, it has little resemblance to the ancient Jewish mysticism whose name it bears. According to New York Post, Jewish scholar Allan Nadler told Vanity Fair that what is taught at the Kabbalah Centre is actually a subversion of the faith. The original study, he added, "was the equivalent of a truly elite monastary somewhere in the middle of nowhere - they didn't hold press conferences, and they certainly didn't put on cone-like bras and prance around". Madonna is said to pray behind her own screen and she sits at the head table at Shabbat meals. "Madonna's table had glass, real plates, knives and forks. Everyone else ate off plastic. We were eating this c- -p off, like, paper plates and didn't know what was what. They had different, nice wine," an insider was quoted as saying.

Tara Reid is on a manhunt  (Go To Top)

     New York: Actress Tara Reid is reportedly asking eligible young men to send a 60-second tape of theirs to Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, and they could have a chance to date her. "I'm gonna get married on 'Ellen,' you guys, I could see it," was quoted by the New York Daily News, as saying. The actress admitted on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show that she's single and "would love to find a guy." "I want a nice guy, a nice, funny, good sense of humor, cute, obviously, you know, just a good guy," she added.

Is Jennifer Aniston rushing back into love? (Go To Top)

     London: Friends beauty Jennifer Aniston who recently split with Brad Pitt has already sparked rumours of an affair with "Derailed" co star Vincent Cassel by spending most of her free time with the French actor. According to Femalefirst, Aniston became close to 38-year-old Cassel while filming their latest movie on location in Chicago and London. "There's real chemistry between them. When they're together they speak almost in whispers, with eye contact all the time," a source was quoted as saying. "Sometimes she will give that laugh, broad smile and play flirtatiously with her hair. If pressed, she'll tell you that Vincent is very close and very dear to her. But he seems much more than an agony uncle," he added.

Is Jude Law wearing Sienna Miller's ring? (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood hunk Jude Law has sparked rumours that he has wed his fiancie Sienna Miller furtively, after he was spotted wearing a wedding ring. According to the Sun, the actor, who proposed to the stunning actress on Christmas Day, was spotted wearing the band in New Orleans, Louisiana, on his day off from filming new movie All The Kings Men. "He and Sienna went to a movie together and Jude even stood in line for his own popcorn," a source was quoted as saying. "He was wearing a ring on his wedding finger," he added. However Jude's representative has denied the ring is a wedding band and said, "It's just a ring that Sienna gave him."

Founder of 'The Beatles' dies of cancer (Go To Top)

     New York: Eric Griffiths, 64, the man behind the formation of one of the world's most famous music groups - 'The Beatles' - is dead. Griffiths died at his residence in Edinburgh on January 29, failing to overcome his battle against pancreatic cancer, which was detected last November. Eric had left the band in 1958. He and school friend John Lennon initially formed 'The Quarrymen' and were later joined by George Harrison and Paul McCartney. The group was then renamed 'The Beatles'. Griffiths is survived by his wife and three sons, reported ratethemusic.com.