Brad Pitt is in the pits in Paris (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt may be head over heals in love with Angelina Jolie but he is reportedly miserable since he has moved into a cramped 1970s tower block in Paris, where Jolie plans to deliver their baby. Pitt, who had earlier lived in a 25.5 dollar million mansion with his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston but is now staying in a deprived area of Paris with Jolie and her two adopted children. "Brad is a really nice guy, but he's not too happy about this area. He says Angelina wanted to live in an ordinary Paris district, and that his security people put them in the high-rise block. Although Brad's great with the kids, he says there's nowhere for them to play properly, and they are both very worried about the pollution. There are hundreds of cars going by night and day, not to mention the trains. Brad came over here to get away from it all. He finds Angelina very demanding and doesn't seem to be very happy with the way their lives are going," a source was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. "I have heard Brad grumbling as they go out in the morning with their children, and I know he'd like to live somewhere a lot nicer. Americans come to Paris looking for romance and beauty - they won't get much of that living here. The plumbing in this building is very bad and sometimes you get a sickly, cabbage-like smell filling the entire place," one of Pitts' neighbours added.

Clooney owes his career to me: Ford (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood veteran Harrison Ford has revealed that he is the reason behind fellow actor George Clooney's fist Oscar. Ford, who was originally offered the part in 'Syriana', said that Clooney would never have won his first Academy Award if he had not turned down the role. "I feel responsible for George Clooney's career," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying. Nonetheless, Ford also revealed that he does regret his decision not to act in 2001's multiple Academy Award winner 'Traffic' and 'Syriana'. "I'm sorry I passed on both Traffic and Syriana," he added.

Keira clumsy to handle expensive clothes (Go To Top)

      London: British beauty Keira Knightley may seem like the epitome of poise and elegance on screen but in real life, she is so clumsy that she spills food on her clothes, and thus avoids wearing expensive dresses. The stunning star - who once admitted she was "very scruffy" despite her A-list wardrobe - says she prefers wearing plain clothes so she doesn't spoil them with her sloppy eating habits. "I'm not into expensive clothing, because I'm clumsy - I always spill things down me. It's jeans and T-shirts with me," she was quoted by Femalefirst,as saying. Keira also confessed she has nothing to do with her stylish outfits. "My fashion sense comes from whichever stylist has been hired for me because I'm so crass. I still believe I'm more of a tomboy than a girlie girl," she told Britain's You magazine.

Kidman quashes Cruise rumours (Go To Top)

      Washington: Actress Nicole Kidman, a devout Catholic, has rebuffed claims that she is seeking an annulment of her marriage to Tom Cruise, so that she can marry her country singer boyfriend Keith Urban in a religious ceremony. According to the reports in the Australian media, Nicole was likely to be granted the request because her marriage to Scientology's "Top Gun" Tom Cruise, " which lasted for 11 years from 1990-2001, did not conform to the requirements of the church." However, the actress' American publicist has quashed the rumour, telling website "The Scoop", "I'm afraid (I've) never heard this before." Nicole's Australian spokeswoman also confirmed the same, adding she doubted if Kidman and Urban were even planning an engagement yet. "I've never been told by Nicole that she is actually engaged. If and when she marries again, I'm sure she will make some sort of announcement," said the Australian publicist.

Sir Sean Connery bounces back to health (Go To Top)

      London: Veteran actor Sir Sean Connery has revealed that he has fought back to health after being treated for a tumour in his kidney. "It was a bit rough since Christmas but I'm perfectly OK. I feel well," he was quoted by The Sun, as saying. The former James Bond star, attending a Scottish fashion show in New York, said people had been "almost overly friendly" inquiring after his health. Sir Sean underwent surgery at a private hospital in New York last month, making a complete recovery. The 75-year-old, who played James Bond in seven films between 1962 and 1983 including Dr No and Diamonds Are Forever, also reiterated his support for new Bond Daniel Craig, calling him "a very, very good actor". The Oscar-winner told the BBC he eventually became tired of the part. "One of the reasons I stopped doing it was because I got really fed up with the space stuff and special effects. I just found it getting more and more influential in the movies," he said.

Samuel L. Jackson in thriller '1408' (Go To Top)

      Washington: Samuel L. Jackson will join John Cusack for '1408', the Dimension Films adaptation of the Stephen King short story. In the movie, Cusack stars as a debunker of paranormal occurrences who encounters real terror when he checks into the notorious Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. The Stephen King adaptation will be directed by Mikael Hafstrom ("Derailed") working from a script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Shooting for the film will begin sometime this summer, reports trade paper Variety. Though busy with films such as Black Snake Moan, Home of the Brave and a Bob Saget-directed documentary spoof titled Farce of the Penguins, Jackson was able to clear a window to fit in 1408.

Christ may have walked on ice, not water (Go To Top)

      Washington: One of the most powerful scenes in the Bible, where Jesus walked on water in the sea of Galilee thus proving to his followers that he really was the son of God, is being put to the test by a team of Oceanography scientists who, in a new study, state that he may in actuality, have been walking on an isolated piece of floating ice. The study, by a team of scientists led by Doron Nof, the Florida State University Professor of Oceanography, found that a rare combination of optimal water and atmospheric conditions could have caused the development of a unique, localized freezing phenomenon that the researchers called 'springs ice'. According to the researchers, such ice could have formed on the cold freshwater surface of the Sea of Galilee - known as Lake Kinneret by modern-day Israelis - when already chilly temperatures briefly plummeted during one of the two protracted cold periods between 2,500 and 1,500 years ago. Prof Nof said that the study was simply trying to explain that unique freezing processes probably happened in that region. "As natural scientists, we simply explain that unique freezing processes probably happened in that region only a handful of times during the last 12,000 years. We leave to others the question of whether or not our research explains the biblical account," Nof said. Their analysis supports the likelihood that a brief blast of frigid air descended over the lake and dropped to 25 F (-4 C) for at least two days, coinciding with the chill that had already settled in for a century or more and quite possibly encompassed the decades in which Jesus lived. And while Nof calculates the odds of this happening as roughly once in 1,000 years in the last 120 centuries, however, during the life of Jesus the prevailing climate may have favoured the more frequent formation of springs ice - about once in 30 to 160 years.

Jessica to do Pam's role in Baywatch movie

      London: Hollywood beauty Jessica Simpson is set to take over Pamela Anderson's role in the long-awaited big screen version of beach TV show BAYWATCH. The sexy singer is set to don the infamous red swimsuit adored by many fans of the popular lifeguard series when she plays CJ Parker, the role which launched Anderson to stardom. "Jessica really caught the eye in THE DUKES OF HAZZARD film last summer. She was the unanimous choice for the Baywatch role. "Jessica has all the assets to make Pammie's part her own," a source was quoted by The Sun, as saying. Producers hope David Hasselhoff will agree to star in the film in his original role as Mitch Buchannon.

Cruz' beau turns her into a carnivore (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood hunk Matthew McConaughey boasts of cullinery skills which converted his vegetarian girlfriend Penelope Cruz into a carnivore. The Wedding Planner star, who has been romancing Cruz since 2004, persuaded her to ditch the animal-friendly diet by offering her his world-class steak. "Not anymore! I taught her where to get the best tasting steaks in the world. It's off my grill," he was quoted by Contactmusic,as saying.

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