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Beck's other woman, a Spanish 'big lips' beauty (Go To Top)

          London: Spanish Lingerie model and actress Esther, 26, was the "other woman" who prompted jealous Rebecca Loos to realise her relationship with the married Real Madrid star David Beckham was just a game. According to The Sun, Rebecca, 26, has claimed Becks swapped explicit mobile phone messages with pouting beauty Esther Canadas after striking up a close friendship. Stunning Esther, who is 5ft 10in and a perfect 36-24-36, is one of Spain's most promising actresses. The blue-eyed redhead, from popular holiday resort Alicante, is a favourite with top designers such as DKNY and Versace. She is instantly recognisable by her luscious "bee sting" lips which she has insisted are real and not the result of jabs. "Esther was enchanted by David and he certainly seemed flattered by the attention from her. He used to call her Big Lips," the report quoted Rebecca as saying.

Becks not amused with team mates love-cheat jibes (Go To Top)

          London: David Beckham flipped into a rage after Real Madrid teammates ribbed him over his alleged affair with Rebecca Loos. According to a report in The Sun, the players were said to have put up posters in their dressing room trumpeting the fling hours after the story surfaced Sunday. "I didn't do it. It's false. It's a rumour," the 28-year-old midfielder said. Meanwhile, Victoria bombarded hubby Becks with text messages after he left her on the ski slopes to return to the Spanish capital for training. Posh also phoned Becks as she learned to snowboard in Courchevel, France. "She was engrossed in her texting and did this funny little smile as she read her messages. Then she rang David and you could hear her being very lovey-dovey. When she finished her conversation she had a great big smile on her face," an onlooker said.

Crook enacts DiCaprio's 'Catch Me If you Can' for real (Go To Top)

          London: This man is a cop's worst nightmare. And why not, when he is living up Leonardo DiCaprio's crime spree in the hit film Catch Me If You Can. According to the sun, the smooth-talking crook has spent eight months evading the police and has run up 100,000 pounds in bills at hundreds of hotels across Britain by escaping after paying with dud cheques. He nicks a fresh chequebook from a guest or member of staff before disappearing and then assumes his latest victim's identity. The man, aged around 48, often poses as a businessman and is a master of disguise. DiCaprio in his 2002 film, played a character who cons his way round the world by posing as an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer. In one such scene he flees out of a back door just as cops arrive at the front to arrest him. And that is exactly what the police say the fugitive did. Det Sgt Dave Trotter, of the Avon and Somerset force, admitted: "We are always one step behind him."

Nirvana's 'Teen Spirit' voted top rock video (Go To Top)

          London: Music group Nirvana, manned by Kurt Cobain, have topped a poll for the best rock videos of all time. According to a report in the Sun, readers of 'Kerrang!' magazine voted for their Top 10 rock videos, with Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit" emerging the favourite. Others included Korn's "Freak on a Leash", Metallica's "One" and Guns N' Roses "November Rain". The top ten in order of preference: 1. NIRVANA - Smells Like Teen Spirit 2. KORN - Freak On A Leash 3. METALLICA - One 4. GUNS N' ROSES - November Rain 5. TENACIOUS D - Tribute 6. QUEEN - Bohemian Rhapsody 7. MARILYN MANSON - Tainted Love 8. BLINK 182 - All The Small Things 9. FOO FIGHTERS - Learn To Fly 10. THE DARKNESS - I Believe In A Thing Called Love.

Tom Cruise put on a diet for 'Mission Impossible 3' (Go To Top)

          Washington: Tom Cruise needs to shed baggage. At least that's what his movie bosses have been demanding. According to a report in IMDB.com, the biggies have been insistent that Cruise lose weight for his starring role in film sequel "Mission Impossible 3". They have also gone to the extent of placing him on a tight diet and have also drawn up a special eating plan for him, German newspaper 'Berliner Morgenpost' reported.

James Joyce's letter goes for 32,000 pounds at Christie's (Go To Top)

          London: You might have read his novels but did you know that James Joyce wrote a letter pleading his publisher to buy his first novel Dubliners? According to BBc, the letter, written nine years before the book was published has been sold for 32,265 pounds at Christie's in London. Joyce wrote the letter to Heinemann publishers in 1905 when he was 23 - but his work was turned down and he battled for a decade to have it published.It was eventually printed in 1914 but Joyce had left Ireland by then as a result of the numerous rejections. The letter says: "The book is not a collection of tourist impressions". Joyce said he wanted Dubliners to be a chapter of Ireland's moral history including stories based on childhood, adolescence, maturity and public life.

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