Has
Britney Spears called off her wedding with Federline?
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Washington:
Pop star Britney Spears' friends have reportedly revealed
that she has called off her wedding to dancer fiance Kevin
Federline after a bitter fight with him. The 'Everytime'
singer was supposed to tie the knot with Federline in an
extravagant ceremony on November 20. However, according
to her friends, the pop sensation had to be pulled away
from Federline by her brother Bryan and Mother Lynne after
she gave a verbal lashing to him during a photo shoot for
her new perfume 'Curious' and told him that their engagement
was history. "The dispute seemed to erupt over nothing.
One minute they were all smiles, the next, it all blew up.
There's no way a marriage is on the cards if it carries
on like this," Britain's 'Daily Sport' newspaper quoted
a close friend of Britney as saying. "Britney tore into
Kevin with a fierce verbal lashing and her minders and mum
looked on really embarrassed. She said she didn't want to
get married. It wasn't until her brother Bryan and mum Lynne
intervened and calmed things down that she stopped shouting,"
added Britney's pal.
Is
Aguilera expecting her first child? (Go
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Washington:
Rumors are rife that pop diva Christina Aguilera might
be expecting a child, after she was spotted vomiting on
a pavement following which she went to an Italian restaurant
and ate a huge meal. According to Ratethemusic.com, the
"What a Girl Wants" singer asked her driver to stop in the
middle of the road and rushed to the side to vomit. Onlookers
revealed that she looked extremely ill following the bout.
"She could be pregnant. Christina looked very peaky. It
seemed to come on her very quickly. She looked a bit shaken
and flushed after that but she still managed to go on and
have dinner," a witness was quoted as saying. "People are
beginning to wonder if Christina is expecting her first
child after these events. It's unusual for someone to throw
up like that but still be able to keep down a meal. Unless
they're pregnant," the source added.
Jungle
Book voted best animal tale of all time (Go
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London:
Rudyard Kipling's 1894 classic "Jungle Book," the children's
tale set in a North Indian jungle, has been voted the best
animal tale of all time, in a survey conducted by Country
Living magazine. While "Winnie-the-Pooh" was voted the second
most loved animal tale, Richard Adam's story about a bunch
of rabbits, "Watership Down," came in third. The ten best
animal tales of all time were: 1 The Jungle Book - Rudyard
Kipling 2 Winnie-the-Pooh - AA Milne 3 Watership Down -
Richard Adams 4 Black Beauty - Anna Sewell 5 The Wind in
the Willows - Kenneth Grahame 6 The 101 Dalmatians - Dodie
Smith 7 All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot 8
Animal Farm - George Orwell 9 The Tale of Peter Rabbit -
Beatrix Potter 10 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis
Carroll
Zeta
Jones stalker found fit for trial (Go
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Washington:
Dawnette Knight, the alleged stalker of actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones might be crazy about her, but apart from that,
she has been found to be completely sane. A court-appointed
psychiatrist has found her competent to stand trial according
to her attorney. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia
Schnegg had earlier agreed to have with Knight's mental
state evaluated after a suicide attempt by her. According
to Eonline, although, the written report by Dr. Kal Sharma
has not yet been released, Knight's lawyer has confirmed
that she is sane and competent despite her erratic behavior
in the courtroom and the supposed jailhouse suicide attempt
three weeks ago.
Backless
G-strings to revolutionize lingerie wear (Go
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Sydney:
After the backless bikini and the strapless bra backless
G-strings could be the new fad in lingerie wear. According
to The Australian, Jan and Chuck Digney claim to have invented
backless briefs which could solve the problem of a visible
panty line. Jan had a brain wave to invent the briefs after
her daughter told her that she didn't wear underwear to
avoid visible G string problems. She worked through 50-odd
designs to finally chalk out the briefs which replace the
back with two bra-style straps under the bottom. "It's like
freebagging but you're protected," Jan was quoted as saying
The couple have spent 300,000 dollars on the first run of
35,000 and patenting the invention across the world under
the name of Pert.
Prince
William's girlfriend finds favour with the royals (Go
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London:
Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton's upcoming
holiday with Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles has
set rumour mills working overtime with stories that she
has been whole-heartedly accepted by the British royals.
"This romance is now more serious than most people realise.
I am sure Camilla will be charming to Kate," The Mirror
quoted author Ingrid Seward as saying. Kate will join William
at the British queen's Scottish home Birkhall later this
month. "Kate's really looking forward to the visit," added
a close friend of Kate.
Spielberg's
War of the Worlds to be the most expensive movie (Go
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London:
Ace director Steven Spielberg's version of the HG Wells
classic, "The War of the Worlds," is all set to overtake
"Titanic" as the most expensive movie ever made. According
to the Sun, Wells's novel, about a Martian invasion upon
the Earth to take over mankind, is considered the ultimate
alien novel by most sci-fi lovers and has been made into
a movie and a musical before. Spielberg's movie will star
"Mission Impossible" actor Tom Cruise and is slated for
a late 2005 release. It is expected to cost more than "Titanic,"
which was made on a budget of 110 million dollars. "No expense
will be spared. Spielberg wants to make it the film of the
decade," the report quoted a source as saying.
Madonna
books a 'spa' to host her birthday bash (Go
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London:
Madonna wants to celebrate her 46th birthday with a
difference and so she is ready to shell out 3,000 pounds
to pamper herself and her guests on a day of health treatments.
"She is really generous and just figured that as she has
been on tour she fancied a relaxing birthday. And what better
way to do that than to have a real Sex And The City-style
day out with her best friends. She has insisted she is paying
for everything and that all the massages and facials will
be her treat," The Mirror quoted a source as saying. "It's
her way of thanking them for being the most important women
in her life and for always being there for her. She's booked
up lots of treatments at a few discreet places. Obviously
she wants to relax in peace, so they have booked different
spas so that she isn't snapped in her towelling robe and
slippers," the source added. She has booked treatments at
the spa of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge,
including the Balinese synchronised massage. This will cost
her 345 pounds per massage, with a hot stone treatment costing
a further 180 pounds.
Beckhams
to open soccer academy to nurture young football talent
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London:
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria are
all set to start a football school for young aspirants who
have the zeal and talent to make it big in soccer. According
to The Sun, the David Beckham Youth Soccer Academies in
London and Los Angeles, will open early next summer with
top class coaches. Not only Beckham but Victoria too will
play a major role in the schools by acting as the ambassador
for the project. "Talented kids will be handpicked and hopefully
turned into top players. Disadvantaged kids will get a helping
hand too," a friend close to the Beckhams was quoted as
saying. "And the LA school is likely to attract as many
girls as boys, if not more. Soccer is huge with American
girls since the US hosted and won the Women's World Cup
in 1999," he added.
Paris
Hilton bares it all in public (Go
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Washington:
Paris Hilton, the multimillionaire hotel heiress, who
seems to hog the limelight, whether due to her sex tapes
scandal with her ex boyfriend Rick Salomon or her recent
break up with Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is once
again in the news for all the wrong reasons. According to
the Daily Star, Paris gave a good show of her bare assets
to stunned onlookers at a Los Angeles boutique, where she
preferred to take off her shirt in public, rather than stand
in queue to access the trial room. "It was hilarious. No-one
could believe it. She simply whipped off her tiny T-shirt,
even though she wasn't wearing a bra, and just put the shirt
on. Men were gasping! She merely threw her card at staff
and said she'd settle up later," an onlooker was quoted
as saying.
Beckham
gives his vote of confidence to Sven-Goran Eriksson (Go
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London:
England soccer skipper David Beckham has revealed that
all the players in the team have immense respect for their
manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who is currently going through
a rough patch following revelations about his alleged fling
with his secretary Faria Alam. According to the Daily Mail,
the 'Real Madrid' star said that it is time to move on and
leave the 'Eriksson Scandal' behind. "It is not a nice situation
to be in. All the England players respect him [Eriksson]
and that is all we look at. We meet to play, he meets to
manage and we get on with it," added the stylish footballer.
George
Clooney is scared of going bald (Go
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London: Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney is weighing
his options with regard to appearing as a fat and bald soldier
in his latest movie "Syrinia," because he is scared that
if he actually shaves his head, his hair might not grow
back ever again. The 43-year old twinkle eyed actor, who
will appear in the movie with fellow actors Matt Damon and
Jeffrey Wright, is reportedly contemplating wearing a skull
cap or persuading the filmmakers to let him get away with
a close crop.
Kirsten's
flirty ways may have caused split with Gyllenhall (Go
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New
York: Gossip columns are abuzz with rumours that 'Spiderman2'
star Kirsten Dunst's roving eye was responsible for her
break-up with the 'Day After Tomorrow' star Jake Gyllenhaal.
According to The New York Daily News, before she split with
Gyllenhaal, the lovely lass was seen flirting with guys
at the Museum of Modern Art. "You can always see such cute
boys at art galleries and museums," she was quoted as saying.
"It's still fun to flirt with guys," she added.
