Dog
bites Paris (Go
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Sydney:
Paris Hilton who got a pup recently to keep her company,
after she spilt with Nick Carter, did not find solace in
the pet too, which bit her. According to news.com, Paris
had to send her dog Tinkerbell for therapy after it bit
her nose. The young heiress had bought the pet for comfort
but her efforts proved futile.
Madonna's
marriage may be on the rocks (Go
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London:
It seems that all's not well between Madonna and her
filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie. According to reports Madonna's
success has become the cause of discord between the couple.
In a desperate bid to save her marriage Madonna also tried
to conceive through a high tech in vitro process but failed
in the attempt. "Guy's been accusing Madonna of cheating
while she's on tour, and despite her assurances that she's
not, it seems he's convinced himself that she is," a source
close to the couple was quoted by The National Enquirer
as saying. "The truth is Madonna isn't cheating on Guy,
and she's probably fed up with dealing with his insecurities,"
he added.
Posh
at Becks' side in Madrid at last (Go
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London:
Victoria Beckham wants to play the perfect wife to hubby
David Beckham and so she has moved to Madrid to be with
him. According to News of the world, the pair are renting
a house on the exclusive La Moraleja estate just north of
the city while security is reinforced at a nearby 5 million
pound mansion. "Victoria is trying to settle quickly into
life in Madrid. Lots of people said she would never go,
that it wasn't for her and she would stay in England. But
here she is for all to see," an insider was quoted as saying.
"Cynics may feel it's all a big front, but David and Victoria
are really trying to give Madrid a go. She wants to embrace
the city- and pull her and David firmly back together again,"
the insider added.
Harry
Potter's new cast revealed (Go
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Washington:
While Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint
will continue to weave magic as the young wizards in the
fourth part of the 'Harry Potter' series, a number of actors
including Miranda Richardson and Ralph Fiennes have been
roped in to play the new characters in the movie. According
to Zap2it, Oscar nominated Richardson, who has acted in
movies like "The Hours," will play a muck-racking, snoopy
reporter in the movie "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
The other new actors include Robert Pattinson as Hogwarts
student Cedric Diggory, Stanislav Ianevski as Quidditch
star Viktor Krum, French actress Clemence Poesy as the beautiful
visiting student Fleur Delacour and Katie Leung as Potter's
first girlfriend and Quidditch rival Cho Chang. Oscar nominated
actor Ralph Fiennes will also appear as Potter's arch enemy,
Voldremort, in the movie which is being directed by 'Four
Weddings and a Funeral' director Mike Newell.
Co-stars
give Tom Cruise 'street credibility' (Go
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London:
So far, Tom Cruise has been known for his chocolate
boy good looks, but for his latest role as a shady hitman
in his new movie 'Collateral,' his co-stars dressed him
up in T-shirts, low-slung shorts, baggy jeans, designer
trainers, baseball caps to make sure that he fitted the
negative role. According to the Sun, the "Top Gun' actor
will play a rapper cum hitman in the movie and his co-stars
Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett though he needed more 'street
credibility.' "Tom needed loosening up a bit. He loved it,
he needed to get down with it," the report quoted Jada as
saying. "It was great. I've got the lot now," Tom added.
Naomi
Watt in marital role (Go
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London:
After her Oscar nomination for the movie '21 Grams'
this year, Naomi Watts returned to the red carpet for the
release of her movie 'We Don't Live Here Anymore.' According
to Hello magazine, the movie, which explores the tensions
in marital relationships and analyses the balance between
essential commitment, and the desire to keep something back,
will pair the 36-year old actress with Laura Dern, who also
stars in the movie.
Dunst
to play Queen in Sofia Coppola's next film (Go
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Washington:
After the success of Spider Man 2 actress Kirsten Dunst
is all set to work on a new venture. According to the National
Enquirer, she is starring in a film based on the life of
France's last Monarch, Queen Marie Antoinette. Oscar winning
filmmaker Sofia Coppola, who teamed up with Dunst for 'The
Virgin Suicides', five years ago, is producing the film.
Taekwando
a huge draw among Sikkim youth (Go
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Gangtok:
Youngsters in the state are fast taking to Taekwando,
one of the popular martial arts developed by General Choi
Hong Hi in the 1950s. Taekwando, originally a blend of Shotokan
Karate and other Chinese and Korean martial arts, is now
recognised as an Olympic sport, and is gaining huge popularity
in this tiny state with players aspiring to participate
in the state and National level competitions putting in
regular hours of consistent practice. "I am practicing for
self defence. I have already participated in a state level
competition and had won a bronze medal. Now I am practicing
to be able to participate at the National level. I want
to win a medal there also", said Lhamu Doma Sherpa, a student.
Although the sport is gaining popularity both among the
boys and the girls, the girls are taking to it more as a
means of self defence rather than a sport.
Original
`Catwoman' Eartha Kitt uses 1 of her 9 lives (Go
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New
York: Eartha Kitt, the original Catwoman in the television
series `Batman', had a narrow escape when her car collided
with another vehicle and flipped over. Kitt believes that
the superior model of her Range Rover prevented her from
being fatally injured "Thank God for that car. I don't think
I'll ever drive another," she was quoted by The New York
Post as saying. Kitt was so grateful to the truck driver
who helped her out of her car that she offered him free
tickets for her upcoming shows.
Nicole
takes time out for family (Go
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Sydney:
Family is definitely on Nicole Kidman's mind these days
as she chills out with family and friends in Sydney. She
is reportedly attending her niece Lucia's ballet classes
with sister, Antonia, in Paddington. She was also spotted
dining with friends at Icebergs Bar and Restaurant in Bondi
and spotted lunching with director Jane Campion at Yellow
Bistro in Potts Point. "She is just having a chill-out time
and enjoying herself and she looks really happy and relaxed,"
The Sunday Telegraph quoted Nicole's publicist, Wendy Day
as saying. Kidman is taking a well deserved break after
finishing a five- month shoot with Sean Penn in New York
for The Interpreter. "She literally finished it and jumped
on a plane and she is just here for some R and R and to
do preparation for Bewitched," Day added.
