Jackie
Chan to bid adieu to action films (Go
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London:
Kun-fu legend Jackie Chan has reportedly announced that
he will quit action movies in the next five years. "I don't
think I'll retire," the Sun quoted Chan as saying, at a
press conference in Malaysia: The 51-year-old, who is promoting
his latest movie The Myth, revealed that he will now turn
to producing and directing instead. Chan also insisted that
he wants to make small-budget films and National Geographic-style
documentaries and help train young directors and stunt actors.
Jackie said that he is taking a break from Hollywood after
his most recent movie, Around the World in 80 Days, flopped.
Jlo
loves playing mom (Go
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London:
Latino beauty Jennifer Lopez is apparently trying to
satiate her maternal desires by playing mother to her staff
and insisting that they call her mom . The Latin diva has
confessed she asks her employees to address her as 'Mom'
because she feels so maternal to them all. "Everybody calls
me Mom in my real life - everybody who works for me. I guess
I'm just a caretaker," she was quoted by Femalefirst, as
saying. Jennifer, who is married to singer Marc Anthony,
also reportedly played mother to her 14-year-old co-star
Becca Gardner in new movie 'An Unfinished Life'. " I'm your
mom and I'm going to take care of you," she is said to have
told the teenaged star. Earlier this month, Jennifer sparked
rumours she was about to become a real life mother after
she was spotted shopping for baby clothes at Beverly Hills
store Petite Tresor. Sources claimed the sexy star even
confessed to staff the tiny clothes were for her baby. "JLo
came in to buy some little outfits We all presumed it was
for a niece or a family friend, but she said, 'It's for
me' "She then smiled and carried on looking around before
buying some early-learning books," a source said.
Madonna
and Guy in a food fight (Go
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London:
Material girl Madonna and her hubby Guy Ritchie recently
showed that even though they have two kids they sometimes
behave like kids themselves. The couple was reportedly involved
in a food fight at a chic Moroccon eating joint, Momo. According
to an onlooker the fight started when Guy tried to help
Madonna, who has an arm in a sling after a riding accident,
with her food. Guy reportedly wiped a piece of roast lamb
from Madonna's cheek and the lady in a playful mood emptied
a bowl on his lap, starting the food fight. "No one could
believe they were having a food fight in such a posh restaurant,"
a source was quoted by the Daily Star, as saying. "The waiters
had to shield the other guests and pretend they didn't notice
the flying food. But they all received hefty tips from the
cheeky couple afterwards," he added.
An
'alien' has landed in Thailand (Go
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London:
Villagers in Thailand claim to have spotted an 'alien'
in some rice fields. According to their testimonies, the
creature, that walked the fields for about an hour oblivious
of the villagers, has a small body, a large head and didn't
leave any footprints after it left the fields. "The alien
is about 70 cm high and has yellow skin and a flat chest.
Its mouth is very tiny. It has bald big head with big eyes
and big ears. "Suddenly, the alien floated to a tree top.
After more villagers came to see it, it floated into the
sky into the bright light," Ananova quoted a local villager
as telling The Nation newspaper. And laying more credence
to the authenticity of the sighting, was the fact that all
the ten witnesses drew up similar pictures, when asked to
do so by the District chief. "I asked them to draw what
they have seen and the pictures came out similarly," the
paper quoted District chief Wisit Sitthisombat, as saying.
Is
Sienna expecting Jude's 'love-child'? (Go
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New
York: Seems there's a new twist to the Jude- Sienna
tale. After reports that she had given up on him, as she
couldn't come to terms with his infidelity, the latest buzz
is that she may be expecting his 'love child', a development
that may trigger a reunion between the two. According to
The New York Daily News, a source claiming to be close to
the 21 year old starlet, has confirmed that Sienna was indeed
pregnant with Jude's baby , and that the two were discussing
the possibilities of marriage. "She's 100% pregnant, she's
100% keeping it, and she and Jude are talking about a wedding,
possibly in France," the source said. The source also claims
that they are back together after Sienna had bought his
story that he cheated on her, because he was lonely while
he was away from her on location in Shreveport, La. Miller's
spokeswoman, however denied rumors that she was pregnant.
"Sienna has not pulled out of the movie", "I don't comment
on Sienna's personal life," the report quoted her,as saying.
Paris
Hilton petrified of her songs flopping (Go
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London:
Hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton is desperate
to make her budding singing career a huge success, beacuse
she does not want to become a subject of people's laughter,
if it flops. The stunning actress, who reportedly began
talking about the release of an album more than two years
ago, but has yet to release any singles, does not want to
be rebuked by people if the songs of her upcoming album
are unable to win its listeners' hearts. "I want every song
to be great. If they aren't, people will trash me," the
Sun quoted the aspiring singer as saying. Paris is collaborating
with rapper Snoop Dogg on the project.
JLo
not amused with hubby's undie gifts from fans (Go
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London:
Stunning actress Jenifer Lopez seems to be flustered
by the lingeries his husband's female fans throw onstage
while watching their superstar performing live, because
they are huge. The Latin beauty, who is married to popular
singer Marc Anthony, tends to get annoyed by the unusual
display of affection by her husband's women audiences, who
throw their underwears at his concerts. "They're always
large," the Sun quoted her as telling US talkshow host David
Letterman "I'm like: 'Surely the woman who threw this does
not have these things," she added. Jenny also admittted
that she has no idea what happens to the thrown underwears.
"They're not on the bus with us, that's for sure," she said.
DiCaprio
to play Roosevelt (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio is to team up
again with director Martin Scorsese in a new film about
former US president Theodore Roosevelt. DiCaprio has been
lined up to star as Roosevelt, president from 1901-09, Eonline
quoted a report in Variety as saying. It will be based on
Edmund Morris' Pulitzer-winning biography 'The Rise of Theodore
Roosevelt '. The film would follow Roosevelt's progress
from asthmatic lightweight to commander of the First US
Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as The Rough Riders, and
on to the White House. Though, the shooting of the film
hasn't yet started, it is expected that the film could be
in theaters by 2007. Scorsese and DiCaprio have worked on
Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departure, which
is due for the release next year.
