Tom Cruise wants
a woman to have his kids (Go
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London:
Hollywood icon Tom Cruise says that he would love to
have his own children one day, provided he meets the right
woman. "I might meet a woman, and we'll sit down and talk
about it and see. I do plan on getting married again. I
really enjoy relationships. And I just really want to find
a woman who shares that," the Observer magazine quoted Cruise
as saying. The "Mission Impossible" star, who has two adopted
children, Isabella, 12, and Conor, nine, with ex-wife Nicole
Kidman, had recently revealed that he looks for a great
sense of humour and a little adventure in his would-be wife.
Halle
Berry splashes out 4.5 mln dollars on Malibu beach house
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London:
Gwyneth Paltrow may have started a trend of splashing
out huge sums of money to buy state-of-the-art mansions,
and it seems others in Hollywood have followed suit. Kirsten
Dunst bought an expensive dig some weeks ago, and now "Catwoman"
Halle Berry. Berry has reportedly splashed 4.5 million pounds
in buying a beach dig in Malibu for herself. According to
the femalefirst, Halle purchased the luxury 5,100 square
feet property in the exclusive Malibu Cove Colony, where
`Die Hard' actor Bruce Willis also owns a home.
Beyonce
beats Halle to claim the 'hottest urban beauty' title (Go
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Washington:
Dusky pop sensation Beyonce Knowles has beaten screen
diva Halle Berry in a poll by Smooth magazine to claim the
title of the 'hottest urban beauty'. The Bond girl, famous
for her high cheekbones and hourglass figure lost the No.1
title to the sultry 'Crazy in Love' singer. The third slot
went to actress Stacey Dash with singer Alicia Keys coming
in at No. 4. Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez got the seventh
position followed by catwalk queen Tyra Banks at No. 8.
Pop star Janet Jackson, whose new album 'Velvet Pope' was
released recently, was polled as the 10th best urban beauty.
According to Smooth magazine, the Top 10 hot urban beauties
are: 1. Beyonce Knowles 2. Halle Berry 3. Stacey Dash 4.
Alicia Keys 5. Claudette Ortiz 6. Sanaa Lathan 7. Jennifer
Lopez 8. Tyra Banks 9. Trina 10. Janet Jackson
Zeta's
stalker claims she had 'affair' with Douglas (Go
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London:
Adding a new twist to the tale, Dawnette Knight, the
woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones, has claimed
that she had an affair with Catherine's husband, Michael
Douglas and that he paid her to keep it a secret. Dawnette,
who has allegedly made 24 threatening calls to the 'Chicago'
actress and also sent her letters with death threats, had
earlier admitted that she is obsessed with Douglas. However,
Catherine's attorney said that the claim was absolutely
ludicrous. 'It does not deserve comment," the Daily Mail
quoted Catherine's lawyer Jay Lavely as saying.
George
Bush is 'inspired by' Bin Laden, claims Sean Penn (Go
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New
York: Sean Penn has blamed President George Bush for
increased frustrations amongst the Americans and feels that
Bush is inspired by Osama-Bin-Laden. Penn was speaking at
a press conference during the Toronto International Film
Festival to promote his upcoming flick "The Assassination
of Richard Nixon". "George Bush is only 2,000 away from
being inspired by Bin Laden, I think the body count is moving
up," Zap 2 it quoted him as saying. The movie is reportedly
based on a true story about a failed husband and businessman,
whose all efforts to set things right are obstructed by
political bureaucracy and his piled up frustration with
the system leads him to hijack a jet and crash it into the
White House during Nixon's second term.
Rebecca
Loos' 'face off' with the Beckhams in Madrid (Go
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London:
Rebecca Loos, who allegedly had an affair with David
Beckham, has revealed that she recently came face-to- face
with the Beckhams in Madrid when their cars pulled up next
to each other in the city centre traffic. David was with
Victoria and his mother while Rebecca was with her parents.
"I saw him and then I just looked away. When I looked at
him it was like he was nobody," the Heat magazine quoted
Rebecca as saying. "He's a stranger to me now. He looks
very different to how I knew him. And the way he dealt with
the whole thing. He's just a very different man," she added.
Rebecca went on to say that she would like to have a chat
with Victoria, though she had doubts that it would ever
happen. "I'd love to talk to her, but she wouldn't have
it. I don't think she would like to hear what I have to
say anyway," she said.
Beckham
not the best lover, says Rebecca Loos (Go
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London:
In a tell-all interview, Rebecca Loos has revealed that
David Beckham is not the best lover in a long list of men
that she has bedded. When asked by the Heat magazine, "Was
it the best sex you've ever had?" Rebecca replied, "Erm,
he's not the best, but he's one of the best." Loos also
admitted that she felt guilty about having a juicy affair
with another woman's husband, "It wasn't something I'd done
before," she said. "I felt bad because of the kids and his
family, but she was rarely there. He was really lonely.
I made him happy and in a way gave him what he wanted."
I didn't fancy him at first, but then we spent time alone
together. It was the way he treated me and looked after
me," added Loos.
Beckhams
will call their baby - 'Re-al' or 'Madrid', says Survey
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London:
According to a poll, conducted by Sky Digital's new
Family Active service, 27 percent of Britons think that
the Beckhams will name their child 'Re-al', after David's
football club, while 20 percent said that the baby would
be called 'Madrid'. According to Ananova, 25 percent of
young people said that they would like to follow the Beckhams
by choosing a unique and quirky name for their baby. The
survey also revealed that men look to their sporting heroes
for inspiration, with one in five men choosing Romeo after
David Beckham's son. But, women opt for more mother-like
role models such as Kerry McFadden, with more than a third
choosing Molly as their favourite celebrity baby name. Gwyneth
Paltrow and Chris Martin's baby's name Apple was voted the
worst celebrity name with just 13 percent of the votes.
`Wuthering
Heights' voted women's all-time favourite read (Go
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London:
A new poll conducted by Orange Prize for Fiction has
indicated that the Bronte sisters are most women's favourite
authors with Emily Bronte's 1939 classic 'Wuthering Heights'
and Charlotte Bronte's romantic novel 'Jane Eyre' emerging
as most women's favourite reads. The survey, which questioned
400 women, asked them to name a book that was "a seminal
female read" and had changed the way that women saw themselves.
They also asked for a book that had inspired women and given
them strength. Women showed a preference for strong and
well defined female characters, as the wilful Cathy in 'Wuthering
Heights' and the protagonist in 'Jane Eyre. According to
The Telegraph, the survey also found that women showed a
preference for female authors, with Nobel Prize winner Toni
Morrison's 'Beloved' and three titles by Jeanette Winterson
also featuring in the favourites list. However, it was not
clear whether men and women were likely to pick up different
novels because men's favourites like 'The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy,' 'Heart of Darkness,' 'The Great Gatsby,'
'Catch 22,' 'Remembrance of Times Past' and 'The Lord of
the Rings,' were also liked by a lot of women. The Survey
was a preliminary round of a poll, which will announce the
10 all time women's favourites that it will be announced
on BBC in December.
Gondolas
banned in Venice (Go
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London:
Venice without its gondolas would be like Christmas
without snow, but that is exactly what might happen soon
as the Italian government wants to ban the romantic boats
because according to them, they block the canals. According
to Sun, the gondolas are one the main tourist attractions
in Venice, but officials want to stop them because they
want the canals to be a 'motorway.' They will also limit
the singing of the gondola rowers to a few hours a day.
Other recent bans in Venice include a 35 pound fine for
wearing bikinis, going bare-chested, dawdling on bridges
and picnicking on church steps.
Jessica
Simpson is Daisy Duke in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Go
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Washington:
Singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson is all set
to make her acting debut as Daisy Duke in the feature film
adaptation of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. According to Zap2it,
Jessica will star opposite Seann William Scott and Johnny
Knoxville, who will play Bo and Luke Duke, respectively.
The 80s sitcom follows the adventures of cousins Bo and
Luke Duke, whose main mission in life are fooling around
in their Dodge Charger, the General Lee, and messing with
the Hazzard county lawmen, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe
P. Coltrane with some help from Daisy and Uncle Jesse.
Afghan
polls to be sealed with Indian indelible ink (Go
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New
Delhi: India has donated 50,000 indelible ink marker
pens to Afghanistan for use in the next month's presidential
elections. Vivek Katju, India's envoy to Afghanistan, handed
over the consignment to Zakim Shah, the chairman of the
Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), in Kabul yesterday,
the Daily Times reported. The marker pens were manufactured
in accordance with the specifications given by the JEMB.
Nicholas
Cage turns into a 'Ghost Rider' (Go
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London:
Comic book heroes like Spiderman and Batman have always
gone down well with audiences, and this time around it is
Oscar winner Nicholas Cage, who is joining the bandwagon
after singing a 40 million dollar deal to play the Marvel
Comic's superhero, 'Ghost Rider.' According to Female First,
the film, which will also star Oscar winner John Voight,
centres around a motorcycle stuntman who takes revenge on
the villains who endanger his true love. The film, which
will be shot in Victoria, is being touted as the most expensive
film to be shot in city ever, and will together employ a
staff of 500 people. It is slated for a 2006 release.
Lennox
Lewis heads for Hollywood (Go
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Washington:
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis
now wants to try his hand in Hollywood. "I'm ready for other
things, you know movies. I've been talking to some people
about it and have some things in the works, but I can't
really talk about it yet," the New York Daily News quoted
Lewis as saying at ESPN's 25th anniversary party. When asked
about the kind of movies he would like to feature in, Lewis
said, "I'm thinking about sci-fi."
