Britney's
'chewed' chewing gum helps fight unemployment
Sydney:
Fans of pop star Britney Spears have found a weird way
of making money. They are reportedly following the singer
and the chewing gum that she spits out and hope to put it
up on eBay for sale. A Britney fan, who has named himself
xokissezxoxox, managed to get his hands on Britney's chewing
gum and is now hopeful of getting 700 dollars for it, but
the top bid has only reached 15 dollars till now. "She had
the pack of Juicy Fruit in her hand, and she stopped to
answer her phone. She put the pack down on top of the trash
can and spat the gum she had in her mouth out," The Herald
Sun quoted xokissezxoxox as saying. Another seller claiming
to have the gum that started it all, wants 650 dollars,
but the best bid is less than a dollar. "This gum has come
straight from Britney's mouth as she spat it out in anger
at the press outside her LA home in early August," he said.
Britney had also left her chewing gum at an Australian restaurant,
which is now up for sale for 180 dollars. However, the most
hopeful of all is a seller who has put a 7000 dollars price
tag on a bit of Britney's gum from the night she kissed
Madonna on stage.
Britney
the bride is all white these days (Go
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London:
White seems to be pop star Britney Spears' favourite
colour this season. With her November nuptials approaching,
Spears was reportedly seen moving around Beverly Hills in
her white sports car, wearing a white frock and carrying
her white pooch. According to Hello magazine, the singer
has a very busy schedule these days, that includes choosing
dresses from trendy boutiques and preparing for the launch
of her new album My Prerogative. And in between regular
visits to the doctor for her injured knee, the singer also
takes out time to visit the Spears Foundation Camp for the
Performing Arts, which helps youngsters to improve their
performing skills.
J
Lo's smile worth billion, Schiffer's smile 5 million dollars
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London:
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer's smile is literally worth
a million dollars and pop diva J Lo's backside is worth
far more than that, as these celebrity assets are often
insured for millions of dollars, a new report has revealed.
According to the Daily Mail, these are some of the sums
that celebrities have insured their body parts for: 1. Pop
sensation J-Lo has her voluptuous bottom insured for 1 billion
dollars 2. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has her face insured
for 5 million dollars 3. Singer, actress Dolly Parton got
42 inch breasts protected by a staggering 600,000 dollars
policy. 4. Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards had both
hands insured against damage. 5. Hollywood dancing legend
Fred Astaire insured his legs for 75,000 dollars each. He
also got a 20,000 dollar insurance for his hands and wrists.
6. Actress Betty Grable was a Second World War pin-up and
she got her legs insured for 1 million dollars, earning
her the nickname 'Million Dollar Legs'. 7. Heidi Klum's
legs are worth 1.1 million pounds 8. Ken Dodd insured his
trademark set of goofy teeth for 4 million pounds. 9. Dancer
Michael Flatley has had his of legs insured for an astounding
25 million pounds 10. Famous food critic Egon Ronay got
his taste buds insured for a cool 250,000 pounds.
All
that women know about the Internet is ... (Go
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London:
When it comes to technical jargon, women often find
themselves at a loss for words, reveals a new survey. Most
women also have no clue about internet terms like 'kbps,'
'ISP' and 'googling it.' According to the Mirror, the survey
conducted by virgin.net, found that a staggering 96 percent
of the women questioned said that all they knew about the
Internet was that 'its fast and it works' and that they
had no idea about other technical details or any complicated
functions. While 80 percent of the men said that a 512kbps
broadband connection is 10 times faster than dial-up, only
50 percent of the women were aware of this fact.
Reese
Witherspoon, Mira Nair defend 'Vanity Fair's' Indian touch
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London:
Director Mira Nair's highly anticipated movie 'Vanity
Fair' has been slammed by critics as being 'too Indian'
and 'jarring,' after it was screened at the Venice Film
Festival recently. But Nair remained unfazed as she described
the Indian touch of the film as a 'wink to William Thackeray,'
explaining that Thackeray would have been happy with the
film because he was born in India. While the 'Monsoon Wedding'
director, Nair described her film as 'ripe juicy mango,'
Reese Witherspoon who plays the role of Thackeray's protagonist
Becky Sharp in the movie, explained that the Bollywood touch
had been given because they wanted to do something different
and add a modern touch. Critics said that the film's ending,
which shows Sharp running away to India to make a fresh
start, turned out to be a damp squib. "Nair's film doesn't
so much end as fall off a cliff," wrote a noted critic.
But Witherspoon said that this had been done because they
didn't want to make a movie like all the rest and wanted
to do something new, while Nair said that the Indian angle
was like a 'golden thread running through the movie.' "If
there's anyone who can understand class better than the
British, it's probably an Indian person, Becky is full of
the vigour, life and mischief to go on for another adventure.
Having her go to India is just a wink to Thackeray," BBC
quoted Nair, as saying. "We didn't want bonnets. We didn't
want to make another movie like every other one you've seen,"
added Witherspoon.
'War
of the Worlds' could make Tom Cruise the richest actor ever
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London:
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise could become the highest
earning actor in history if the Steven Spielberg directed
movie, 'The War of The Worlds,' in which he stars in the
lead role, becomes a massive crowd puller. According to
Female First, instead of charging a set amount for the movie,
Cruise has asked Spielberg for 10 percent of whatever the
movie earns, plus ten percent from the merchandise sales.
Critics are estimating that the movie, based on the 1898
H G Wells novel by the same name, would earn atleast 1 billion
pounds, out of which Cruise will be entitled to 100 million
pounds. He would also be able to earn approximately 50 million
pounds from each of the sequels as the movie is to be made
in three parts. His total earnings could double his current
fortune, which stands at 200 million pounds. 'War of the
Worlds,' tells the story of a Martian invasion, which goes
wrong when the aliens catch common cold. In 1938, the film
had caused a panic attack amongst Britons when a narrator
read out the script on radio and people thought aliens had
actually arrived.
