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Liz Hurley's Indian themed 40th birthday bash (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood beauty Elizabeth Hurley is all geared up to celebrate her 40th birthday today, with a lavish 250,000 pounds Indian-themed party. According to the Mirror, Hurley will be wearing a specially made gown by Donatella Versace, possibly a red sari. Rumours were rife that Hurley would wed her Indian fiance Arun Nair on the occasion of her birthday, however her aides have revealed that the couple will not be tying the knot. "There is absolutely no way that Liz and Arun are getting married this weekend," Hurley's spokeswoman said.

Nicole Kidman turns into a cute penguin (Go To Top)

     London: Actress Nicole Kidman has reportedly agreed to voice a penguin for director George Miller's upcoming animated movie Happy Feet. "I got to sing a little bit. I'm a penguin. I hope a cute penguin. I just did some pieces. I'm a very small role. I'm a big penguin, but a small role." Kidman, who also stars in Miller's Bewitched, was quoted by Fox News as saying. Happy Feet is a movie depicting the plight of a penguin who can't sing and hence is not able to call for his mates. The film, which will be released in 2006, also voices Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman and Robin Williams.

Tom Cruise can't restrain himself over Katie Holmes (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise doesn't miss a single chance to proclaim his love for his girlfriend Katie Holmes, after jumping up and down on the couch in Oprah Winfrey's show, announcing that he was in love, Cruise dispalyed the same antics on Jay Leno's show. According to Femalefirst, The Mission Impossible star poked fun at himself when he appeared on Leno's Tonite Show' telling him, "When I start to think about her, things happen. So, cease talking." The audience were amazed as Cruise climbed up on Leno's couch and stood on it, victoriously raising both hands in the air. After Leno admitted Cruise's behaviour was at the "silliest" he'd ever seen, the actor added, "It's a thing that I wish for everyone. I like hearing good news and I like hearing about people when they're happy... She's a terrific lady and great lady.

Paris Hilton named as Gay Marshall for Gay parade (Go To Top)

     London: Hotel heiress Paris Hilton and her mother Kathy Hilton have been announced the Grand Marshals for America's annual Gay Pride Parade to be held in Los Angeles tomorrow. The duo, who are very excited, are expected to greet thousands of people at the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender Pride Parade. "They are a very public mother and daughter team, and they know what it is like to be different - or what it is like when people don't understand who they are," The Sun quoted festival organizer Rodney Scott, as telling the LA Independent. "We are so thrilled and excited to have them as our grand marshals", he added.

The name's Bond, Julian Bond (Go To Top)

     Sydney: Australian actor Julian McMahon has revealed that he has been ion talks with the producers of the latest Bond flick Casino Royale, to play the next 007. "I have been in talks, but I don't know what's going to happen," the star told The Australian. "It works to my advantage too. Even if I hadn't spoken to them, the press that I've got has been enormous. But I have spoken to them," he was quoted as saying by the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom and Hugh Jackman are also in the fray to play the role of the suave British double agent.

Depressed moms likely to have asthmatic kids (Go To Top)

     Washington: Mothers who suffer from major depression or anxiety disorders are more likely to give birth to children with asthma and other allergy-based conditions, according to a US study published in Psychosomatic Medicine. There is growing evidence that many weakening and chronic symptoms of ill-health are caused by showing intolerance to certain foods, according to a report in the New Scientist. Ramin Mojtabai, a psychiatrist from Columbia University in New York, US, assessed the relationship between parental psychopathology and childhood allergy. The study revealed that six per cent of the parents had major depression, three per cent had panic attacks and 3 per cent had generalised anxiety disorder. In total, 31 per cent of the children had allergic disorders including hay fever, eczema, wheezing, asthma and food allergies. "The fact that adoptive parents with depression didn't show a higher level of asthma in their children provides good evidence for the possibility of common genes for depression and panic disorder on the one hand, and allergic disorders on the other hand," Mojtabai said.

     Previous studies had shown an increased risk of depression in children of parents with allergic disorders.It is unclear why the children of mothers with depression had a higher risk of allergic disorders, but it looks that it might be related to mitochondria - which are inherited through the maternal line - as mutations in mitochondrial DNA have been reported in both atopic and other skin disorders and in bipolar mood disorder, he informed. "Or it could be to do with genetic imprinting - how some genes are expressed when received from one gender, but not the other," he said. "Other studies have shown a shared genetic risk for allergy and mood disorders in twins, and that people with depression are themselves more likely to suffer from asthma, although we didn't find any strong evidence for that," Mojtabai added. The study also showed a clear association between parents with allergies in both biological and non-biological children, in common with other studies. "Manifestly, anxiety and asthma reinforce each other, but what this study suggests is that they may also share a common cause. The correlation does not imply causation. It would be wrong to say simply that a parent's anxiety causes a child's asthma and in the same way that it would be wrong to state that a parent's asthma causes a child's anxiety," Martin Dockrell from Asthma UK said.

Pitt, Jolie pose as man and wife for magazine (Go To Top)

      London: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may avoid being seen together in public, after rumours of their alleged affair spread like wild fire, but the couple have posed as husband and wife for a magazine spread. According to Femalefirst, the pictures show the Hollywood stars, posing as the perfect 1960s American husband and wife. In the picture `Brad and Angelina are seen lounging in a garden while 'their' three children splash in a pool for the 60 page spread to promote their forthcoming film Mr and Mrs Smith, in America's W magazine. Earlier this week, the sexy pair, who have vehemently denied they are into a relationship, refused to be photographed together at the 'Mr & Mrs Smith' premiere. The couple maintained a noticeable distance throughout in a bid to draw attention away from their rumoured relationship.

Demi bares again (Go To Top)

      London: 'Striptease' actress Demi Moore will reportedly strip for Vanity Magazine again. Demi first posed naked, when she was seven months pregnant, on the cover of Vanity Fair in 1991. Her second Vanity Fair cover portrayed her in the buff, sporting a painted-on man's business suit. According to the Sun, she will now pose in the bare skin with lover Ashton Kutcher in a shoot to be snapped by Mario Testino.

Marlon Brando was oblivious to life in his last days (Go To Top)

     New York: Marlon Brando was so mentally imbalanced during his last days that he was oblivious to life around him, if a new Playboy article written by his biographer Peter Manso is to be believed. According to New York Daily News, seven months before Brando's death, Brando's longtime business manager Jo An Corrales told his lawyer the actor's home "is a pigpen. ... I went around the house picking up dead rats. (Marlon) stays in his room, oblivious to life in the outside world other than his television." Manso claims that, Brando became more and more dependent on Angela Borlaza Magaling as his health grew worse. Magaling was the married Filipina housekeeper who is said to have been his lover. Brando was so fearful of Magaling that he called Corrales to say, "Please, Jo An, I want you to write this down: 'Emotional involvement with Angela getting out of hand. Marlon wants out. Angela has too much power.'"

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