Harry Potter's
love life depends on the punters (Go
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London:
Harry Potter's love being killed in the the sixth book
has prompted thousands of the wizard's fans into wagering
a bet on the matter. Thousands of dollars are at stake on
the life of Cho Chang, whom Harry Potter author J K Rowling
plans to eliminate in the sixth book titled Harry Potter
And The Half-Blood Prince. According to The Sun, internet
firm Blue Square has reported a flood of bets on Harry's
love interest on Wednesday night. "It's very odd. Even the
betting pattern has been a bit mysterious.A lot of people
have opened accounts in the middle of the night and placed
their first-ever bets on Cho Chang being killed off.This
suggests they at least think they know something," Blue
Square spokesman Ed Pownall was quoted as saying. "The maximum
punt for this kind of bet is #100 and we've had a few of
them as well as several of 50 pounds.This has forced us
to cut the odds on Cho by more than half from 8-1 to 3-1.
But much more money for young Cho and it looks like she
could be hanging up her wand forever," he added. However,
a spokesman for Rowling who had revealed her death plot
in a website chat , has called the Cho rumours "pure speculation".
"Only JK knows what's in the book she is currently writing.Until
it's finished and edited, no one can be sure what happens,"
he said.
Reeve
spent last day supporting Kerry, eating turkey (Go
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London:
Superman spent his last few days supporting John Kerry,
cheering his son and eating his favourite turkey meal. Dana
Reeve, the widow of Superman actor Christopher Reeve has
finally broken her silence to reveal what occupied the actor
during his final days. According to The Sun, Dana has said
that that the paralysed actor spent his last conscious day
"doing what he loved to do". He left a phone message of
support to US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry,
cheered his son Will at an ice hockey game, watched baseball
on TV and ate his favourite turkey meal. "At 52 it was far
too soon. There was much he still wanted to accomplish,
much his children had yet to learn from him," Dana worte
in a letter to her friends and supporters. "These 91/2 years
have been blessed with joy, laughter and lessons learned,"
she added.
Sarah
Jessica Parker worships hubby on the set (Go
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London:
She might be struggling to find the perfect man as Carrie
Bradshaw in the television serial Sex and the City, but
Sarah Jessica Parker is just crazily in love with her husband
in real life. According to The Mirror, she has even erected
a "shrine" to her actor hubby Matthew Broderick in her trailer.
"She has a huge, poster-sized photo of him which she surrounds
with candles and love poems and letters that he's sent to
her over the years. She feels it brings her close to him
when she's away from home," an insider was quoted as saying.
Nicole
Kidman looking for a London 'lovenest' (Go
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London:
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman is reportedly looking to
move in with her new boyfriend, UK based business tycoon
Eric Watson, and is looking for a 'suitable family home'
in London. The Australian actress will join the likes of
Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, who also moved to London from
America after marrying British men. Kidman is reportedly
looking for a pad in London's Primrose Hill. The 'The Hours'
actress has been dating Watson, a family friend for the
past month. She met him in Los Angeles while shooting for
her film 'Bewitched.' According to FemaleFirst, her two
adopted children, Isabella and Conor, are also looking forward
to moving to London as they are huge fans of the children's
classic 'Mary Poppins', which is set in the British capital.
"Probably because they were friends already, Nicole and
Eric have become very serious, very quickly," an insider
was quoted as saying.
Courtney
Love pleads guilty (Go
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Washington:
After months of battling several legal charges for drug
possession, assault and disorderly conduct, troubled rocker
Courtney Love has finally admitted to hitting a fan with
a microphone during a performance earlier this year. Love
was arrested on March 18 after hitting Gregory Burgett at
a concert that she was giving at Plaid, a club on East 13th
Street. After she left the nightclub, she was arrested on
misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and third-degree
assault. She pleaded innocent to those charges in May, and
they were later brought down to disorderly conduct, reports
E Online. The former 'Hole' frontwoman now faces a fine
of 2,336 dollars to cover Burgett's medical bills. She also
has to enter a drug- treatment program and abstain from
committing any more crimes for the next one year. If she
fails to keep up with the court's orders, she could face
upto 15 days in jail.
Action
man John Travolta in security scare (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood actor John Travolta's recently beefed up his
security, raising speculation about it in the media. According
to a report in USA Today, Travolta's bodyguards forbid the
guests at his movie 'A Love Song for Bobby Long's' US premier
to carry pens and also searched people's wallets. Two sniffer
dogs were also let loose before the actor was about to make
his appearance at the Arclight Theater, where the premiere
was held. The 50-year old actor, who is known for his roles
as the tough action hero in movies like 'Pulp Fiction' and
'Get Shorty,' has also been spotted with a lot more bodyguards
around him than is common amongst celebrities and has taken
to making backstage entries and exits at the events he attends.
His spokesperson, however, refused to explain why these
security measures were being taken. "I think the best thing
to say is 'no comment,' his representative, Paul Bloch was
quoted by E Online as saying.
When
Ewan McGregor ate animal testicles (Go
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London:
Ewan McGregor was reportedly forced to eat animal testicles
during his round-the-world motorbike trip which the 'Star
Wars' star completed earlier this year with best friend
and fellow actor Charley Boorman. The duo travelled 20,000-mile
journey across Europe, Russia and North America during the
road-trip, and were invited by a group of Mongolian nomads
to join them for an unusual dinner which took them both
by surprise. "They took the lid off their pot and there,
boiling away, were 200 testicles from sheep, goats, bulls
and yaks. They're a delicacy there during the summer," Boorman
was quoted by The Sun, as saying. He explained: "Mine got
halfway down my throat before I threw up.They taste very
gristly. Ewan swallowed his, but we only had one each,"
he added.
Eminem
devastated by uncle's suicide (Go
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London:
Rapper Eminem is reportedly devastated by the suicide
of his uncle,Tod Nelson, whom he regarded as his father.
Nelson, who helped raise the hip-hop star after his real
father walked out on him as baby , reportedly shot himself
in the head, due to the alleged terrorising of his family
by a sheriff's Rottweiler. Eminem had recently lost another
uncle, Ronnie, who killed himself after being dumped by
his girlfriend. "This news has hit him hard. It will bring
back all the memories of losing Ronnie.To lose two uncles
at such a young age is terribly sad, especially as his father
has never been around. The fact that they both committed
suicide is so tragic," Femalefirst quoted one of the rapper's
friends as saying.
Swearing
makes men impotent, turns women into men (Go
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London:
By Jove! Swearing can make men impotent and have women
develop male characteristics, including facial hair and
extra muscles, reveals a new research conducted by Russian
scientist Gennady Cheurin and his team at the Centre for
Ecological Safety and Survival in Yekaterinburg. The research
was based on the popular belief that water has a type of
"memory" that can be influenced by positive and negative
forces.The researchers reportedly had sworn at a glass of
water for several hours and then poured it over wheat seeds.
They found that only 48 per cent of those seeds which were
watered with the "foul" water sprouted as opposed to 93
per cent of seeds watered with holy water taken from natural
springs. They thus concluded that the same effect of the
negative forces arising due to heavy swearing and use of
bad language can result in sexual dysfunctions in men and
male characteristics in women. "We then looked at heavy
swearers and others who never used bad language, and found
whenever men use these words in their daily life, this immediately
leads to sexual dysfunctions, i.e. impotence. If a woman
uses these words in her daily speech, she slowly begins
transforming into a man, getting more hair and muscles,"Cheuring
said.
Fat
cat loses 11 pounds using the C-Atkins diet (Go
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London:
It's not only humans who seem to be impressed with the
Atkins diet, our feline companions are also not far behind
and are fast catching up. According to Daily Mail, Fidget,
one of Britain's fattest felines with a weight of 22 lb
was reduced to half by following the C- Atkins diet, a meat-rich
diet. The cat owned by a pet shop owner Shaun Kirk still
relishes his grub and loves to tuck into tins of meat. "I
suppose you could say he's on the C-Atkins diet. He still
just knocks about the shop and he's never gone out much.
He loves his home comforts," Shaun was quoted as saying.
'The
Women' casts Hollywood's leading actresses (Go
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London:
A string of Hollywood superstars including the likes
of Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd
and Uma Thurman have been roped in to star in 'The Women,'
a remake of the 1939 classic by the same name. The movie,
which is to be directed by Diane English who has written
the script of the film, will also boast of a soundtrack
composed by 'Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, reports
Ananova. 'American Beauty' actress Annette Bening will play
the central character, while Thurman will play her husband-stealing
rival.
Rappers
join the Bush bashing brigade (Go
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Washington:
Rap stars Mobb Deep, Everlast, KRS One, Alchemist, WC,
Mack 10, Defari, Dilated Peoples and B Real of Cypress Hill
have joined the Bush bashing bandwagon. According to rate
the music, the rappers will be part of a seven minute track
titled 'The S.T.O.P. Movement 2 - Dear Mr. President', produced
by Fred Wreck. It is the second single created by Wreck
to promote his S.T.O.P. (Stop The Oppressive Politics) movement,
first being the anti-war song 'Down With Us, which included
most of the same rappers.
'I
Have Good Penis Karma,' says Pamela Anderson (Go
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London:
'Baywatch' babe and now best-selling author Pamela Anderson
has revealed that she has 'good penis karma,' i.e. all her
past lovers have been well endowed. The actress, who recently
wrote her autobiography 'Star' said that she had never seen
a small penis until recently. She also revealed that as
a youngster she was scared that she would not be good in
bed and wouldn't be able to stay in a steady relationship,
reports Female First. "I've always had very good penis karma.
I used to say I'd never seen a small one, but recently,
maybe I have," the report quoted her as saying. "When I
first came to California, I was nervous, thinking, 'I don't
know if I can handle how to be with someone.' Then I realised
it was all talk, talk, talk. Big hat, no cattle, as my dad
used to say," she added.
