Bush
and Kerry are descendants of Count Dracula (Go
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New
York: A new study reported on the website Ancestory.com,
has found that no matter what the outcome of the November
2 elections, the Americans are in for some spooky times,
as both President Bush and Senator Kerry have been found
to be related to the man who inspired Bram Stocker to write
'Dracula.' According to the New York Daily News, both the
Presidential candidates, who are ninth cousins twice removed,
have genealogical links with Vlad II Dracul, the 15th-century
Transylvanian warlord whom "Dracula," was based on.
Bush
forced to stop singing 'Still the One' (Go
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Washington:
American President George Bush has been forced to stop
using the 1970's pop anthem 'Still The One,' for his election
campaign as the song's writer, John Hall, says that not
only was the song being used without his permission, he
would rather have Bush's rival Kerry using it. Hall, who
wrote the song for the rock band Orleans, says that he had
never written the song with Bush in mind and he does not
support Bush and his policies at all, reports Rate the Music.
"I'm not just some guy that's stoned out and happened to
write a song, and even if I were, it would still be a problem,
because you should always ask permission to use the work.
It's obviously attractive as a slogan, but this election
should be about content and facts," the report quoted Hall
as saying. A Bush campaign spokesperson later confirmed
that the song had been dropped.
Oscar
Wilde's works fetches 850,000 pounds (Go
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London:
A collection of some of the rarest of works of the 19th
century author Oscar Wilde, including his manuscripts, letters
and books raised 850,000 pounds at an auction which took
place at Sotheby's in London. The collection, which reflected
the author's brilliant and controversial life, saw a private
buyer shell out 72,000 pounds for a handwritten manuscript
of Wilde's famous novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' while
a British dealer bought an American edition of his play
Vera for 50,400 pounds, reports the Telegraph. The collection,
however was not a complete sell out as a number of items
got left behind, including a letter called 'The Wilde Myth,'
which had been written to him by his former lover, Lord
Alfred Douglas, and was expected to fetch up to 50,000 pounds.
I
can't manage to get a date anymore: Ben Affleck (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who has been going through
a bad patch of late after splitting with Latino diva Jennifer
Lopez and a spate of flops in his kitty, revealed that he
is just not able to get a date anymore. The 'Goodwill Hunting'
actor, who is currently being linked with actress Jennifer
Garner, says that he is keeping away from dating women right
now because he knows that the media will be all over her
if they find out. 'Iam not dating anyone. If I meet a woman,
I'll be in the paper with her. It's the story of my life.
If I had to be lining up dates for New Year's at this point,
I'd be in really rough shape," Star magazine quoted him
as saying.
Nicole
Kidman to be a street-smart sewer rat (Go
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London:
Rats seem to be the current favourites of the animated
movie world after the phenomenal success of 'Stuart Little,'
and now Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has jumped the bandwagon
as she has signed on to play a street-smart rodent called
Rita, in a new flick titled 'Flushed Away.' The movie, which
will also feature the voices of Sir Ian McKellen and his
'Lord of the Rings' co-star Andy Serkis, centres around
a spoilt, rich rat who accidentally gets flushed from his
posh penthouse flat into London's sewers, reports Ananova.
While Sir Ian will play an evil frog in the movie, rumours
are rife that 'X-man' star Hugh Jackman will play the central
character.
TV
presenter sues Arnie for groping (Go
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London:
Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his aides have been
reportedly sued by Anna Richardson,a British television
presenter, allegeing that the California governor groped
her. The allegation had surfaced last year when the Los
Angeles Times ran a story detailing the accusations of six
women, including Anna Richardson, that they had been "groped"
by the 'Terminator' star. Though Schwarzenegger had accepted
that he had "behaved badly" yet his aides claimed that Richardson
had lied. According to the Independent, now the High Court
has ruled that the libel action could be brought because
Richardson had shown some concrete evidence, proving that
the accusations of her deceit had been circulated in Britain.
Renee
Zellweger sends her used undies home by courier (Go
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London:
Renee Zellweger has revelaed that she sends her used
undies home by courier because she doesn't want airport
security men fiddling with them. The Bridget Jones star
said that she is often stopped by the security officials
because she is famous and the very though of them scrutinising
her lingeire makes her feel horrified. "They always choose
to go through my stuff.They check out my phone book and
then all my clothes. But I can't bear the idea of them checking
out my smalls in front of me. So I send those to my home
by Fed Ex and collect all these boxes of used knickers when
I get back," she was quoted by the Mirror, as saying. Renee
also revealed that she puts anything she wants to hide from
the public eye, in the Fed Ex box. "Anything scandalous
goes in there!" she added.
`I
will never fall in love', says Eminem (Go
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London:
Eminem's divorce with his wife Kim has left him disillusioned
about love for he feels that he will never have a girlfriend
again because he's too famous. "I've dated a few famous
women and gone that route, thinking that would work, and
they end up being crazier than I am. I can meet a girl through
a friend, or if I went to a club. But the reason they are
approaching me is because I'm Eminem. And I'll never be
able to get over that insecurity - because I do have insecurities,"
Vanity Fair magazine quoted him as saying.
Madonna
to adopt a baby next year (Go
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New
York: Madonna is reportedly planning to adopt a child
as she has not been able to conceive, despite being absolutely
healthy. According to the Star magazine, Madge and hubby
Guy Ritche are planning to bring a child home in early 2005,
though they haven't given up on having a child of their
own. According to a source close to the couple , the couple
is happily keen to adopt a child as well as have a baby
of their own, the magazine said.
Sting's
ghostly visitors (Go
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New
York: Sting had a close shave with the ghosts when the
rocker was visited by an ethereal woman and a child in the
bedroom of his English manor house. According to the New
York Daily News, Sting initially thought that it was his
wife Trudie Styler and one of their children, untill he
realised that Trudie was in the bed next to him. "I reached
over and I realized she was still in bed with me!" he was
quoted by the paper, as saying.
