Jude
Law refuses to work with Sienna Miller (Go
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London:
Jude Law has decided not to do any more movies with
girlfriend Sienna Miller as it might hinder her Hollywood
career. The actor is said to be in a deep disappointment
after his recent releases, including 'Sky Captain and The
World Of Tomorrow', failed to set the cash registers ringing,
and has announced that 'Alfie' would be the couples' first
and last film together. "They were looking at scripts for
a movie to star in together. That's all gone out of the
window. Sienna's disappointed but she's hoping they can
do something together further down the line," Femalefirst
quoted a source as saying.
Morrissey
plans to retire (Go
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London:
After George Michael announcing a 10 years long hiatus,
another rocker seems all set to pack his bags , as Morrissey
is reportedly planning to retire after his current world
tour is over. The rocker has reportedly been telling fans
during his gigs that this world tour might be his last and
he might retire next year. "Morrissey has been making hints
during his shows, telling fans that this could be his last
tour. The word is, he'll release his final single early
next year.He has never wanted to become an ageing rocker,"
IOL.com quoted a source as saying. However, Morrissey's
spokesperson hasn't confirmed that news. "I honestly don't
know. The fans probably know more than we do," he said.
Pitt
and Aniston's production plans on (Go
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London: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston have found the
perfect formula to take out time for their production company
'Plan B' despite their busy schedules. They simply take
turns to work on it, i.e. one works with the company, while
the other is out shooting. According to Femalefirst, 'Friends'
star Jennifer was very involved with the project while Brad
was busy shooting for 'Troy' and of late Brad has been the
one at the helm of affairs. The couple's production house
has currently been working on 'Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory,' after which it will be Martin Scorsese's film
'The Departed.' "Depending on their schedules or what they
are shooting, that changes on a day-to-day basis. When Brad
was in the midst of Troy, we made it work on the phone,
and Jen was very involved. In the past month he has been
very involved, but Jen has been off shooting. Our priority
is finding our way to great material and producing movies
we can be proud of which are profitable," the report quoted
Brad Grey, who launched the company with them as saying.
Prince
Harry survives Argentina kidnap scare (Go
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London:
Prince Harry left Argentina in a hurry recently after
Scotland Yard detectives were reportedly tipped off about
a kidnap plot to seize the Prince from a local pub that
he is known to frequent. The intelligence officers were
given the information from an underworld informant who said
that had the kidnappers succeeded in snatching the 20-year-old
Prince, they would have demanded the resignation of Minister
of Security Leon Arslanian, in return for Harry. After Prince
Harry was informed that he could be in danger, he was immediately
sent to the British ambassador's house in Buenos Aires,
reports The Sun. "It is known the prince escapes from his
country estate and goes to a bar in Salvador Maria. That's
where they're going to kidnap him," the informant is supposed
to have said. "There was intelligence received within the
last 48 hours that Harry could be in danger. All the necessary
precautions were taken to protect Prince Harry. His life
was not in danger. Given the part of the world where Harry
was staying, no chances could be taken and the threat had
to be taken seriously," the report quoted one of the Prince's
aides as saying.
Clinton's
'My Life' tops non-fiction bestseller list (Go
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New
York: Former American president Bill Clinton's autobiography
'My Life' has topped the highest selling non- fiction book
of the year list, prepared by Barnes & Noble. The book,
which was released just a few months back, has sold 1.9
million copies this far. Dan Brown's thriller 'The Da Vinci
Code' captured the number one spot on the best selling fiction
list, after selling more than 9 million copies. It was also
on top of the top five overall books list followed by Arthur
Agatson's "The South Beach Diet," also published in 2003.
Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," was
at the number four spot while Agatson's "South Beach Diet
Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide," was on number five, reports
the New York daily News. Though "My Life" was number one
in nonfiction, it was ranked seventh overall.
Charles
had contact with Di only once in three weeks (Go
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London:
America's NBC channel is going to play sensational extracts
from eight video tapes that are sure to ruffle some feathers
in Buckingham Palace for Princess Diana bares her soul on
her collapsed marriage with Prince Charles in them. According
to The Sun, the tapes made at the Kensington Palace between
1992 and 1993 by Di's voice coach Peter Settelen shows Diana
claiming that Prince Charles only wanted contact with her
once every three weeks. "There was never a requirement for
it from him. Once every three weeks about, and I kept thinking
- it followed a pattern. "He used to see his lady once every
three weeks before we got married," Diana is quoted as saying.
She also tells how Charles's interest in lovemaking "fizzled
out" completely after the birth of Prince Harry in 1984.
She reveals how she went sobbing to the Queen for help after
her husband refused to give up his mistress Camilla Parker
Bowles.
Harry
Potter to go under water on X-mas (Go
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London:
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's Christmas card
couldn't be more reflective of what he portrays on screen.
According to Hello magazine, the specially constructed Hogwarts
lake set in the Watford Studios is used as a backdrop in
the greeting to fans. The photo shows Daniel posing alongside
co-star Emma Watson and the film crew 20ft under water.
Computer graphics experts then added reindeer antlers and
red noses to give it a more festive feel. The cards will
be sent to fans who write to the actor between now and the
end of the year.
Jolie
wants an African baby (Go
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London:
After making headlines with the news of adopting a Russian
baby, Angelina Jolie has now announced that she would like
to adopt an African baby next year because her son wants
to have a sibling from that continent. According to Femalefirst,
the 'Tomb Raider' star , who had adopted Maddox from Cambodia,
had reportedly set her eyes on bringing home a Russian orphan
called Gleb, but seems to have changed her mind now and
has decided to head towards Africa next year to adopt a
baby.
Paris
Hilton says 'Screwed' is not about sex (Go
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London:
Paris Hilton has asserted that her debut single 'Screwed'
is not about sex, but a relationship that has gone sour.
The hotel heiress has announced that despite its double
meaning title, the track has nothing to do with lovemaking.
"When I heard it, before I recorded it, I didn't even think
about the double meaning. It's not what you think. It's
about a girl who really falls for a guy and knows she's
emotionally in too deep and in trouble, so she's screwed,"
MTV quoted her as saying. The song would be released early
next year along with Hilton's debut album.
Godzilla
takes his final bow at 50 (Go
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New
York: After scaring audiences for the past 50 years,
Godzilla, the monsterous lizard, will finally call it day.
Japan's Toho Studios ,the makers of 'Godzilla' are touting
its latest movie,'Godzilla Final Wars', as its last. "It's
the latest last movie.It is Godzilla Final Wars, billed
as the last Godzilla film," E-Online quoted Ed Godziszewski,
the publisher of the Japanese Giants magazine, as saying.
Though there is no indication that Godzilla would breathe
his last atomic breath at the end of Final Wars, yet its
bosses are vowing that the star is headed for retirement.
However, the giant lizard would retire in style, as it would
get to ride in a parade, get starred on Hollywood Boulevard
and storm the red carpet for a Grauman's Chinese Theatre
movie premiere, before it bids goodbye to the silver screen.
Kate
Beckinsale to dump movies to be a doctor (Go
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London:
Actress Kate Beckinsale is all set to quit movies to
be a doctor. "After this year I might not act any more.I
am quite interested in becoming a doctor. I am thinking
I might go back to school," she was quoted by The Sun, as
saying. "I found the whole movie star thing very shocking
and not really what I was after.There can be pockets of
time where your brain is not working quite as much as you
might like it to. I miss that," she added.
