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Nicole Kidman Warns Tom Cruise (Go To Top)

     London: Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman has warned her ex-husband Tom Cruise to avoid photographic publicity stunts with his new girlfriend Kate Holmes because it makes their romance look fake. Polls in US magazines show a majority of both publications' readers are sceptical about the sincerity of the Hollywood couple's relationship, because both Cruise and Holmes have films released this month - Cruise stars in War of the Worlds, while Holmes is in Batman Begins. And Kidman fears the new couple's carefully prepared photo opportunities are doing nothing to convince cynics their relationship is real. "In terms of your life, if you start to exploit it, then what's real, and what's not? What's yours, and what isn't?" she was quoted by Vanity Fair magazine as saying.

Keanu Reeves marries his fiancee (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood hunk Keanu Reeves has reportedly tied the knot with fiancee Autumn Macintosh.. The Hollywood heartthrob stunned the showbiz world after it emerged he had married his actress girlfriend at a secret ceremony in Los Angeles last month. "Keanu and Autumn wanted something really low-key so opted for a quiet civil ceremony with only family and friends," a source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper "They don't like causing a fuss. It was at a small restaurant in Los Angeles and was very simple and chic," he added. The smitten couple, who have been dating for just over a year, revealed their happy news after hitting the party circuit and introducing themselves as man and wife.

Is Britney expecting a baby girl? (Go To Top)

     London: Britney Spears might be expecting a baby girl for she was recently seen stocking up on frilly pink outfits. . Acrding to Femalefirst, Spears who is expecting her first child in October shopped at at exclusive Hollywood store, Petit Tresor, where she bought designer baby wear for a newborn girl. "She was buying a lot I don't think it was a present for someone else," an insider was quoted as saying. She also bought accessories including French, Italian and British designer outfits for the unborn tot and blankets and bibs. But, did not reveal whether her shopping trip was for her own child.

Tom, Katie steal the show at 'Batman Begins' premier (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise stole the limelight at premier function of 'Batman Begins', which stars his girlfriend Katie Holmes. The film is scheduled to open in UK on June 19 and also stars actor Christian Bale. Katie, who was all smiles while walking down the red carpet, even gave hints of an engagement. "Look, I can't lie. We have to talk about that, Tom and I. But it just makes me smile when you ask about that. I'm so happy. I'm thrilled. I'm so in love with Tom and that's all that I care about. He's just the most amazing man in the whole world", the Sun quoted her as saying.

Brunette who kissed Beckham was just his fan (Go To Top)

     London: A mystery woman, who was recently spotted kissing ace footballer David Beckham and was rumoured to be a look-alike of Rebecca Loos, has been identified. According to the Sun, the brunette, named Anna Blanco, claimed that she is just a besotted fan of the Real Madrid star. Earlier this week, she was pictured leaning into Beckham's car and reportedly kissed him for 15-20 seconds.

Tom Hanks may star in 'Miss Marple' (Go To Top)

     London: Oscar winning actor Tom hanks is reportedly in talks to star in ITV's Miss Marple, which is inspired by a novel by Agatha Christie. According to the Sun, the 48-year-old, who has starred in movies like 'Forrest Gump' and 'Caste Away', is a huge fan of Agatha Christie.

Jolie not responsible for break-up with Aniston: Brad Pitt (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood star Brad Pitt has claimed that Angelina Jolie is not to be blamed for his break-up with Jennifer Aniston. According to the Sun, when an interviewer asked Pitt - "Did Angelina Jolie break up your marriage?" - he replied in negative. The 'Troy' star also insisted that his marriage with the former 'Friends' star wasn't a failure and that he would always stay in touch with her. "I don't see my time, certainly my marriage, as any kind of failure. It was an extraordinary time. It doesn't mean you lose the love, the love just changes shape," he said.

Pitt, Jolie to play husband-wife for magazine (Go To Top)

      London: Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who are rumoured to be seeing each other, are once gain set to play husband-wife for a 60-page magazine spread. The 'Mr and Mrs Smith' duo has posed for a range of shots both wedded bliss as parents and the darker side of marriage for the July issue of W magazine. The magazine's creative director Dennis Freedman said that the photographs impressed them so much that they decided to publish an unprecedented 60-page spread with just two pages of text, which was originally Pitt's idea. "He approached us back in March with an idea and the idea was really to explore both sides - the dark and the light of an idealised American family," femalefirst quoted Freedman as saying.

Tom Cruise shows his darker side to TV reporter (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise displayed a different side of his personality when he cut short Australian TV reporter Peter Overton, who quizzed him on his relationship with estranged wife Nicole Kidman. Cruise, who is known for smiling his way out of difficult and twisted questions, was in a grave mood over reporter's inquisitive questions about his family. "Listen, here's the thing, Peter, you're stepping over a line now... and you know you are", femalefirst quoted Cruise as saying to the reporter, who was quick to apologize to his guest.

Angelina Jolie finances 'A Moment in the World' (Go To Top)

      London: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has financed a documentary titled 'A Moment in the World', which captures events as they occur all over the world during the same random three-minute time frame. Jolie, who came up with the idea after realising how contrasting her travels have been in recent years, said: "I kept going between Mad's country and refugee camps or war zones to Hollywood and all these odd places and then seeing the world at all these different times." "Then it became this kind of crazy adventure of organising a lot of people and gathering over 30 crews of people and sending them across the world to all these places. On January 11th (05) we all opened up our cameras at the exact same time, coordinated across the world for three minutes," femalefirst quoted her as saying.

Ben Affleck may star in 'Hawaii Five-O' (Go To Top)

      Washington: Hollywood star Ben Affleck is reportedly in talks to star in a 'Hawaii Five-O' movie. According to Contactmusic quoting moviehole.net, the 'Daredevil' actor may play Steve McGarrett in the detective film, which will be scripted by 'Ocean's Twelve' writer George Nolfi. Original 'Hawaii Five-O' creator George Litto will produce the project.

Angelica Bridges launches her dance troupe (Go To Top)

     Washington: After 'Baywatch' babe Carmen Electra, her co-star Angelica Bridges is all set to launch her own sexy dance troupe. Bridges unveiled her cabaret show titled 'Harlowe', just weeks after Electra announced the launch of 'Bombshell Babes'. The troupe makes it debut performance next month in Los Angeles and the auditioning process is going to be really challenging. "I'm having open auditions, and I got a submission from some girl who was like, 'I'm not only a triple threat, I'm a quadruple threat.' I was like, 'What the hell is a quadruple threat?' and she said, 'I can dance, I can sing, I look good, and I have a nice a*s.' Her a*s was what made her a quadruple threat," Contactmusic quoted Bridges as saying.

Schwarzenegger made Brigitte marry Stallone (Go To Top)

      Washington: Governor of California and Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had reportedly introduced actress Brigitte Neilson to husband Sylvester Stallone in an effort to help her overcome her love for him. In biography 'Fantastic: Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger' author Lawrence Leamer has claimed that Brigitte had fallen in love with Arnold on the sets of a movie, and the actor had gone out of his way to get her out of his life. "She was obsessed with him, she wanted to marry him and he didn't know what to do. Arnold and Sylvester shared the same attorney and so he had the attorney introduce Brigitte Nielsen to Stallone, and Stallone ended up marrying her", Contactmusic.com quoted Leamer as saying.

Cruise uncomfortable performing action on screen (Go To Top)

     Washington: Actor Brad Pitt was not comfortable performing action scenes with actress and co-star Angelina Jolie in their latest release 'Mr And Mrs Smith', as he did not want to be seen hitting the actress. In the movie both the actors play married assassins. While Jolie was quite comfortable performing the violent stunts, it took a while for Cruise to get used to the situation. Later, he even considered the opportunity to explore extreme scenarios. "He was uncomfortable about it 'cause of the idea he's gonna hit a woman... How do you get past that? With domestic violence being what it is, how do you make that fine line and make it an action movie and entertainment when that is something that should never be entertainment or funny?", Contactmusic.com quoted Jolie, as saying.

Lindsay's sprained ankle might cost her 'Mission :Impossible 3' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Actress Lindsay Lohan, who has reportedly sprained her ankle, might have ended her chances of landing a role as the leading lady in 'Mission: Impossible 3'. The actress who was offered the role of Scarlette Johansson, had injured her ankle while training for the part and is still limping from the effect. She does not want to comment on resuming filming for the movie as of now. "I did get a trainer, but I have a sprained ankle right now, so it's very hard for me to get back and forth to the gym.I don't know what's going on with (Mission: Impossible 3). We'll see", Contactmusic.com quoted Lohan as saying.

Katie Holmes learns Scientology to impress Cruise (Go To Top)

     Washington: Katie Holmes wants to impress lover Tom Cruise in every possible manner. The actress has already started learning all about the belief system called Scientology, which greatly inspires Cruise. Cruise's ex-wife Nicole Kidman and former girlfriend Penelope Cruz, had both cleared themselves of following the controversial system, but his new love is actually taking an active interest. "I have looked into it (Scientology) myself and I really like it and I think it's really wonderful... I feel like I'm bettering myself", Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

Pitt disgusted with photo payment (Go To Top)

     Washington: Actor Brad Pitt is reportedly disgusted to find out that his photographs with alleged girlfriend Angelina Jolie taken on the Kenyan Beach fetched over 500,000 pounds. The actor feels that this money could have been better spent. In a candid interview with US news woman Diane Sawyer, Pitt even revealed that he would have set the shots himself had he known that he would get this kind of money. "It's amazing, the bounty that is on my head and the lengths that these people go to to get these shots, and the amount of money that they're paying for these shots. It's something like half a million dollars or three quarter of a million dollars for the shots. I can't help but think what that money could have gone to. Hell, I would have set up the damn pictures myself", Contactmusic.com quoted Pitt as saying.

The Simpson sisters at war with Lindsay Lohan (Go To Top)

     London: Teenaged actress Lindsay Lohan has further fuelled her fight with the Simpson sisters Ashlee and Jessica, after refusing them entry to her bash. The three stars fell out last year after Ashlee reportedly 'stole' Lohan's ex boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama and now they are again at loggerheads. According to Femalefirst, the sibling singers arrived at Lohan's exclusive after MTV awards bash hoping to join the other revellers. However, as soon as Lohan was informed the famous sisters were trying to get in, she reportedly told door staff not to refuse them entry, saying: "No way They are not coming to my party". After the snub both Ashlee and Jessica stormed off to Jimmy Fallon's party at the Argyle Hotel. An hour later, Lindsay arrived at the bash where Jessica allegedly slammed back at Lindsay. "She was screaming how she was going to kick her butt, and had to be separated from Lindsay Ashlee wasn't so upset, but Jessica was furious because she says she is a star and should be let in everywhere," An eyewitness told America's New York Post newspaper.

Charlotte Church flies high in love (Go To Top)

     London: Welsh singer Charlotte Church is reportedly all set to fly for a short trip to New Zealand to spend time with boyfriend Gavin Henson, whom she claims to be head-over-heels in love with and is missing desperately. "Am I in love? Yes - that's why I'm going to the other side of the world. I am missing Gavin very much," the Sun quoted her as saying. According to the report, Charlotte, 19, will live with spiky- haired rugby player Gavin, who is currently on tour with the British Lions rugby team, for just two days because he is only allowed a short break. "I'm going this weekend but only for a couple of days," the singer said.

Beyonce to pay 1 million dlrs after losing legal battle (Go To Top)

     London: R& B singer Beyonce Knowles will have to pay her former modelling agency 1million dollars after losing a legal battle. According to the Sun, Wilhelma Models sued the Destiny's Child singer, for unpaid commission over her deal to be the face of L'Oreal. "We're extremely pleased. I think America's little sweetheart got some very bad legal advice," Wilhelma boss Sean Patterson said.

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