Madonna's
hubby turns his back on Kabbalah (Go
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London:
Madonna's husband Guy Ritchie has reportedly quit the
mystical Jewish religion Kabbalah, infuriating the pop diva.
The 'Snatch' director reportedly told the sexy singer he
is turning his back on the mystical Jewish faith because
he has wasted too much time following it. "Madonna is absolutely
fuming with Guy. Kabbalah is her life and she feels like
Guy has rejected her as well as the cult, a source was quoted
by Britain's Daily star as saying. "It took her years to
convince him to join the sect and she was thrilled by his
growing enthusiasm for it over the past years," he added.
Guy fears his involvement in the sect even ruined his new
gangster film 'Revolver', which has been panned by critics.
The star allegedly believes he should have spent more time
on set and less time taking part in the cult's rituals.
He reportedly also regrets following Kabbalah devotee Madonna's
advice and including references to the religion in his movie.
"The horrific reception 'Revolver' has received has undone
all of Madonna's good work Critics hate the Kabbalah plugs
He wants to distance himself from it But Madonna is such
a staunch supporter; it will make their marriage very difficult,
" the source concluded.
It's
a boy for Britney (Go
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Washington:
Pop singer Britney Spears gave birth to a baby boy yesterday
afternoon in Los Angeles The child is Spears' first, Federline's
third, who has two young children from his previous relationship
with actress Shar Jackson. Spears had recently said that
she considered pregnancy "mind- blowing" and "therapeutic,
all the secrets from your family come out of the closet."
Britney had also said that she did not want to undergo labour
pains and would hope for a Caesarian. "I have a feeling
I'm going to have an operation (a Caesarian section). I
don't know why, but I hope so," she had stated to Elle Magazine.
According to Eonline, Spears' dream came true. The entertainer,
accompanied by Federline, checked into an L.A. hospital
about 6 am to undergo a C-section and delivered a baby boy.
Paris
Hilton's 'hacker' sent to the slammer (Go
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Washington:
It doesn't pay to pry into super- celebs' personal lives,
as a 17 year-old boy, who hacked Paris Hilton's account
and posted her personal contacts on the net, found out to
his horror yesterday, with a court sentencing him to 11
months in prison. The boy, whose identity has not been disclosed,
broke into T- Mobile's internal database in January and
hijacked Hilton's phone numbers and text messages, which
he subsequently posted on the net. This led to hordes of
crank calls to her friends, including Eminem and Avril Lavigne,
and left the embarrassed Hotel heiress apologizing profusely
to all the affected people. According to Eonline! quoting
The Washington Post, the boy, who pleaded guilty on nine
counts of juvenile delinquency, will be on supervised release
for two years, during which time he must stay away from
computers and any device that can connect to the Internet.
Renee
Zellweger's 'acne' link with Janis Joplin (Go
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Washington:
Acne problems are not what any ordinary person would
want to be caught dead with, least of all superstars, but
Bridget Jones star, Renee Zellweger, may just have to thank
her spotty problem for landing her a role in a biopic on
Janis Joplin. According to a skin specialist in California,
the actress will be able to appreciate the torment the rock
legend went through with adult acne, since she too had gone
through the hellish problem. "Since Renee Zellweger has
talked about having this condition, she may better connect
with whatever emotional demons drove Janis Joplin," Contact
Music quoted Dr Vail Reese, as saying. And according to
the actress herself, the trauma of acne sufferers was much
more than cosmetic. "Having adult acne is more than just
a cosmetic issue. It erodes people's confidence and lowers
self-esteem," she was quoted, as sating.
Nell
McAndrew and Will Young bag best butts gongs (Go
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London:
Stunning model and I'm A Celebrity star Nell McAndrew,
and gay-icon and singer Will Young, have been voted as the
winners of the Rear Of The Year award, 2005. They were declared
winners, after winning a public vote to find the best looking
bottoms of 2005. According to The Sun, Nell, who also holds
the titles Official Forces Sweetheart, Fittest Celebrity
On The Planet - with Brad Pitt - and Yorkshire Woman Of
The Year, said she works hard to keep her famous rear in
shape. "I'm a great believer in working hard to keep my
body fit and healthy," she told the paper. "To keep my rear
toned I do lots of squats, lunges, running and cycling,"
she added. And, somewhat surprisingly, she also admitted
that after losing quite a bit of body fat while training
for a marathon earlier this year, she wanted to "build"
her bottom back. "Training for a marathon makes you lose
your body fat,I'm building my bum back up because I want
it to be as pert as possible, "Winning Rear Of The Year
is fun. It's a part of the body we all should be proud of
and it's lovely to know my bum is worthy of an award," she
was quoted, as saying. Will Young, on his part, said he
was "absolutely thrilled" by the award, and wanted to thank
everyone who voted for him. "I'd like to thank everyone
who voted for me,"the paper quoted him, as saying.
Men
finally get a bird's eye view of Jolie's breasts (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt and screen beauty Angelina
Jolie are ready to bare all, in the flick Mr and Mrs Smith.
While the actress will reveal a generous amount of her bosom,
Brad is all set to show his bottom, in a passionate love
scene. In the film, Pitt and Jolie play a bored married
couple who discover they are both assassins, re-igniting
their relationship. And in order to cater for both men and
women, director Doug Liman has reportedly included a racy
shot of Jolie's breasts in the smouldering scene. "Men are
finally getting a bird's eye view of Angelina's breasts
in a steamy encounter. This is going to be one hot movie,"
a source was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying.
Wanted:
Asian anchors in sari for British TV channels (Go
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London:
British TV news anchors should wear saris at times to
showcase Britain as a multicultural society, David Mannion,
the editor-in-chief of ITV News, has said. Criticising Britain's
television newsrooms for being "too white", he called for
"positive discrimination" to make them more multicultural.
Mannion was speaking at a conference on cultural diversity.
"News programmes were failing parts of society because on-screen
faces were overwhelmingly white, and one way of tackling
the issue would be to show a presenter wearing a sari. The
multicultural society ... is not reflected in our newsrooms,
and if that means we need to take positive discriminatory
measures, then let's do it," The Scotsman quoted him as
saying. According to the paper, Mannion's remarks are reminiscent
of those made four years ago by Greg Dyke, the-then director
general of the BBC, who described the TV channel as "hideously
white". The paper further said that ITV News had a number
of prominent Asian and black journalists on the screen,
including Sir Trevor McDonald and Nina Hossain, the co-presenter
of the lunchtime news. The BBC's head of newsgathering,
Fran Unsworth, said the corporation had tried 200 initiatives
on cultural diversity in the past decade, but had still
failed to make major headway, it added.
Kate
Moss turns Vogue editor (Go
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London:
Supermodel Kate Moss will now try her hand at editing,
as she has been signed as a guest editor for the French
edition of Vogue. The 31 year old supermodel will edit the
December/January issue of the glossy style bible. According
to the Sun newspaper, she will also appear in the magazine
with lover Pete Doherty. The couple have had a difficult
time, due to Doherty's drug addiction and it has been an
on and off relationship since they met at her birthday party
in January this year. According to Femalefirst, French Vogue
has confirmed that Moss will edit the magazine.
