Brad Pitt voted world's
smelliest celebrity (Go
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Washington:
If you are one of those absolutely crazy about Handsome
hunk, Brad Pitt, think twice for chances are that you may
not even be able to bear standing next to him. According
to Teen Hollywood, the 40-year old Troy Star has earned
the dubious distinction of being the world's smelliest celebrity
in a poll conducted by Swedish showbiz expert Mikael Jagerbrand.
For years now several comments have been made about Pitt's
inability to wash either himself or his laundry. And when
his co- stars on the sets of Troy complained of his odorous
ways he retorted by purchasing a new 3,600 dollar Calvin
Klein shirt instead of merely taking a shower. Russell Crowe
comes a close second thanks in part to Joan Rivers' who
said that she never sits next to him at award ceremonies
for fear of inhaling his body odour.
The Top Ten Smelly Celebrities are: 1. Brad Pitt 2. Russell
Crowe 3. Hayden Christensen 4. David Bowie 5. Courtney Cox
6. Robin Williams 7. Christina Aguilera 8. Cameron Diaz
9. Metallica 10. Bob Dylan.
Sita White's will gives
Imran parental rights over Tyrian (Go
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London:
The will left behind by Sita White, the mother of Imran
Khan's illegitimate daughter Tyrian, stipulates that Imran
gets custody of Tyrian after her death, a London-based newspaper
"Mail" reported Tuesday. It further said regardless of denials
by Imran Khan about taking custody of his love child Tyrian,
a London-based newspaper "Mail" claimed that he arrived
in Los Angeles Sunday night to bring home his illegitimate
girl child. "Her will says Imran gets full and complete
parental rights over Tyrian if anything happened to Sita.
Tyrian and Imran now have a strong bond despite his reluctance
to acknowledge her during her early years," one of Sita's
close friends was quoted as saying in the said report, The
Nation reported. According to the paper, Imran and his wife
Jemima Khan are understood to have discussed bringing the
12-year old to live with them and their sons - Sulaiman
(7) and Qasim (4) in Britain.
Meanwhile,
according to the report, Jemima told a friend: "We are committed
to doing whatever is best for Tyrian and we are both very
happy for her to move to the UK and live with us if that's
what she wants." Quoting some unidentified sources close
to Sita's family, the report also played down reports saying
that Tyrian would not be welcomed into the family by Jemima.
"What Imran and Jemima care most about is the fact that
a 12-year old girl has tragically lost her mother. Although
Jemima never met Sita, they were in regular contact about
Tyrian. They had a very good relationship," they said. Jemima
met Tyrian for the first time three years ago. She spent
six weeks in the summer of 2001 with the Khans. She has
returned to the UK and stayed with the Khans every summer
since then, said the paper. According to it, Tyrian was
seen playing quietly with her dog outside the family house
in LA. About one picture with her mother while she was infant,
she reportedly said: "I know that picture. That is my favourite
of mummy and me. I know what has happened. And it's okay.
I'm okay."
Timberlake and Diaz put
a ban on shutterbugs at Cannes (Go
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London:
They may be a cosy twosome but it seems they just don't
like the flashbulbs to picture them as one. So they have
been running away from shutterbugs. According to the Mirror,
Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz shocked organisers of
the Vanity Fair and MTV parties at Cannes when they warned
photographers that "under no circumstances" are they to
be shot together. They also declared that any defiance of
the ban would be taken "very seriously". The news came as
a disappointment for the organisers who had gone to great
lengths to accommodate the couple's wishes. "It was a real
disappointment. They didn't even give a reason for their
absence. They were the star attraction, so obviously them
not being there was a huge let-down," an insider was quoted
as saying. "Apparently, Cameron and Justin weren't keen
on going after they found out there wasn't a VIP room in
the villa. They would have had to mingle with the other
partygoers who weren't all A-list stars," the insider added.
Angelina Jolie turns
agony aunt for heartbroken Uma Thurman (Go
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Washington:
Film actress Uma Thurman has reportedly accepted a proposal
from her hotelier lover Andre Balazs on the advice of her
new confidante Angelina Jolie. The stunning Hollywood beauties
bonded over drinks at the Cannes Film Festival this week.
It was here that Angelina gave a patient and kind hearing
to Uma's sob story about her failed marriage to Ethan Hawke.
However, Angelina, who was also heartbroken when her ex-husband
Billy Bob Thornton left her, advised Uma to forget the past
and grab happiness with Balazs. Meanwhile, the 'Kill Bill'
star allegedly took Angelina's words to heart by accepting
the love-struck Balazs' proposal. "Angie wanted Uma to feel
like a woman and not just a wronged wife or single mother.
After the circus of Kill Bill, the end of her relationship
with Ethan and the birth of her children, it's now finally
all about her," imdb quoted a source as saying.
Britney's ex-hubby wants
to get close and 'dirrty' with Aguilera (Go
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Washington:
Pop star Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander,
is hoping to get closer to her arch-rival Christina Aguilera.
Jason was married to the 'Toxic' singer in a brief ceremony
in Las Vegas last year in January but the marriage had lasted
only for 55 hours. However, the 'Dirrty' singer is a big
favourite of Jason, despite her famous feud with Britney.
Jason is also interested in developing a professional relationship
with the 'Beautiful' superstar. "I wouldn't mind doing some
work with her. I like a woman with a sexual aura," rate
the music quoted Jason as saying.
Enrique, Anna Kournikova
looking for house in California (Go
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London:
Pop hunk Enrique Iglesias and his tennis star girlfriend
Anna Kournikova are busy looking for a house in California.
Both of them already own huge estates in Miami, but the
celebrity couple has been scouting around California's posh
Bel Air district for a suitable love nest. Enrique had ditched
his trademark beanie for a bandana and Anna looked stunning
in a lacy top and black skirt while looking for a house.
"Anna and Enrique are ready to find a place they can really
call their own. They want somewhere where they can settle
down together after Enrique finishes his world tour," the
Sun quoted a friend a saying. The glamorous couple settled
for a meal at McDonald's after their house-hunting spree.
Anna will most probably be delighted to get a new home away
from her parents Alla and Sergei, who are suing her for
a share of the five-million pound family mansion on Miami
Beach's Sunset Island.
Disney to turn theme
park 'Jungle Cruise Ride' into a movie (Go
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Washington:
The Walt Disney Co. is planning to turn their 'Jungle
Cruise' theme park attraction into a movie. "It's completely
inspired by and relates to the ride and will contain elements
of the ride in the story," imdb quoted producer David Hoberman
as saying to a Hollywood reporter. Disney has had mixed
results in converting theme-park rides into movies. It has
made a hugely successful blockbuster like 'Pirates of the
Caribbean' but has drawn relatively small crowds with films
based on its 'Haunted Mansion' and 'Bear Country' attractions.
Posh Spice is turning
into a smart-ass (Go
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New
York: Soon Victoria Beckham's comic talent will be revealed
to the world. The former Spice Girl is all set to star as
a 'smart ass' in her next movie. According to ratethemusic.com,
musician-turned-producer Damon Dash will cast Victoria in
an unusual comic role in his upcoming flick. "Victoria's
a really good friend of mine and she's a great artist and
a great performer. I want to put her in a film; it would
be so good. I know that the headlines would say that I'm
gonna make her breakdance, or I'm gonna put her in a rap
movie or something but I'd like to put her in something
funny," Dash was quoted as saying. "It would be cool. She's
a funny girl and she'd play the perfect smart-ass. She'd
be a great smart ass and she has a good sense of humour,"
he added.
Troy is the box office
front runner (Go
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New
York: Brad Pitt and Eric Bana starrer 'Troy' is all
set to win the box office battle. The movie is steadily
climbing the popularity charts. However, critics have cautioned
that such movies with grand budgets require some extra punch
at the box office as a cover-up for production costs. According
to imdb, the 200-million-dollar budget movie is expected
to do a business of 45.6 million dollars domestically and
54.8 million dollars overseas. Though the movie is already
ahead of a similar epic 'Gladiator' and is not facing any
stiff competition from other recent releases, critics feel
that it might just have to do a little more to earn enough
business.
The
top ten movies in terms of business for this week are: 1.
Troy, $45.6 million 2. Van Helsing, $20.1 million 3. Mean
Girls, $10.1 million 4. Breakin' All the Rules, $5.3 million
5. Man on Fire, $5.2 million 6. 13 Going on 30, $4.2 million
7. New York Minute, $3.7 million 8. Laws of Attraction,
$2 million 9. Kill Bill -- Vol. 2, $1.6 million 10. God
Send, $ 1 million
Women rape to punish
men (Go
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Sydney:
Outrageous female victims of AIDS have now devised a
unique way of taking vengeance on men. According to News.com,
recently some cases have been reported in South Africa wherein
women rape men, often at gunpoint. These rapes are deliberate
attempts to inflict the male victims with AIDS. "This seems
to be something that's becoming very common, and it seems
as if revenge is the motive," East Rand police inspector
Umgau Geelbooi Hadebe, who is leading the investigation
into such assaults in the region of Johannesburg, was quoted
as saying. "It looks very much like there are women who
are raping men because they were infected with AIDS," Inspector
Hadebe added. However, human rights activists do not find
these incidents unusual. Delphine Senumaga, the director
of People Against Women Abuse, says that men being raped
is not something unheard of and see these incidents as retaliatory
in nature. "Men have been rape victims for quite some time.
What has changed is that men are now responding to our rape
awareness campaigns," Senugama said. "When people find they
are infected with the virus they react in different ways.
Some want to hit back at those they feel are responsible,"
Senumaga added.
