Britney
Spears tops 'most scandalous' star poll (Go
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New
York: Pop princess Britney Spears topped the list of
Globe magazine's ten most scandalous people in America over
the past 12 months. The star who has been much in news this
year, whether it was due to her 55 hr wedding with her childhood
sweetheart, or her lip lock with pop queen Madonna at the
MTV awards, has beaten, amongst others, former US President
Bill Clinton, socialite Paris Hilton, Demi Moore and Julia
Roberts to gain the dubious distinction. The top 10 most
scandalous people are: 1. Britney Spears 2. Bill Clinton
3. Paris Hilton 4. Julia Roberts 5. Anna Nicole Smith 6.
Michael Jackson 7. Prince Charles 8. Demi Moore 9. Martha
Stewart 10.Rush Limbaugh
Britney
shows proof of marriage (Go
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Washington:
Britney Spears has rubbished reports that her marriage
to Kevin Federline is fake, and has tried to prove her point
by releasing official photos of her wedding to American
tabloid 'People'. The 'Toxic' star's September 18 wedding
had become controversial after 'US Weekly' reported that
it was a hoax, cooked up in order to allow the couple to
say 'I Do' to each other in peace. Britney, nevertheless,
has maintained that she really is 'Mrs Kevin Federline',
and is moving fast to sign the paperwork making the bond
legal. "I know we're not completely legal until we file
the licence, which we'll do next week, but in a real sense,
a spiritual sense, we're married," People magazine quoted
Britney as saying. "I believe you can marry in your heart
and that means much more than a piece of paper. You can
write anything down on paper, but the real truth is love.
We know we have that. I'm really upset that somebody someplace
decides to ruin a special day that I've dreamed about since
I was a little girl," she added. Britney, meanwhile, has
insisted that US Weekly journalists are getting mixed up
with the fake engagement party invites, which were handed
out to family and friends earlier this month, which implied
that the 'surprise Saturday's' function was just a house
celebration of their forthcoming wedding.
She
further clarified that guests who arrived at the party in
Studio City, California, were then told that the bash was
actually a surprise evening wedding ceremony. "Basically,
these reports that we didn't legally wed are baseless,"
'Whosaying' quoted Federline as saying. "Everybody knows
our wedding date was set on October 16. But then the tabloids
started printing all the details, including the location.
We were being stalked every day. So the only way we could
really avoid all that is to push up the wedding date and
do it immediately," added the 'Everytime' singer's brand
new hubby.
Brad
says sex with Jen on screen would be the PITTS (Go
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London:
They might be man and wife, but Brad Pitt would rather
keep his private life under wraps, saying that he never
wants to make a film with wife Jennifer Aniston because
the sex scenes would be rubbish. "If you look at the couples
who work together it always seems to come out crap. Maybe
it's because there's too much baggage in the way. It's like
the sex scene with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in The
Getaway - I don't want to see it! But put her with anyone
else though, and I'm paying!," he was quoted as saying in
an interview with OK! Magazine.
'Star
Wars' have ended (Go
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London:
Star Wars director George Lucas has reportedly said
that his sixth Star Wars film, Episode Three: Revenge Of
The Sith will be the last in the Star Wars trilogy and he
intends to make no more. According to Ananova, though the
director reckons that he is too old to continue the cosmic
saga on the big screen, he plans to make the movie into
a television series. In the TV series, Ewan McGregor and
Hayden Christensen will reportedly continue in their roles
as Obi-Wan/Ben Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker/Lord Darth Vader
respectively, but Gary Oldman who plays General Grievous
in the movies has backed out from the venture.
Mel
Gibson bags the Producer of the Year award (Go
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New
York: The 'Passion of the Christ' has earned another
laurel for its producer, as Mel Gibson has been selected
for the Producer of the Year award at this year's Hollywood
Film Festival. Gibson, will reportedly receive the award
at the festival's gala ceremony on October 18 in Beverly
Hills. "Mel Gibson's career exemplifies extraordinary ability,
craftsmanship, and determination. He is an excellent example
of a highly talented filmmaker whose work and creative vision
are to be honoured," festival founder Carlos de Abreu, was
quoted by Zap2it as saying.
Janet
Jackson's 'nipplegate' costs a whooping 550,000 dlrs (Go
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London:
Janet Jackson's bust baring act earlier this year, has
reportedly cost CBS TV, which aired the incident, a record
550,000 dollars, as penalty for indecency. According to
The BBC, Federal regulators in the US have fined the CBS
TV network for Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" in February,
in which she exposed her right breast during a gig with
Justin Timberlake at this year's Super Bowl. The fine is
reportedly the largest ever levied against a US television
broadcaster.
Has
the romance between Diaz and Timberlake cooled off? (Go
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New
York: Rumours are abuzz that all's not well between
pop star Justin Timberlake and his girlfriend, Hollywood
beauty Cameron Diaz. According to The New York Daily News,
the hip hop star has been seen hanging out in Los Angeles
clubs with a sexy brunette, Monica. "They were definitely
making out," a source was quoted by In Touch magazine, as
saying. "Their hands were all over each other!" he added.
Timberlake has been reportedly seeing a lot of the sultry
babe whom he also invited to his pad , along with friends.
"Cameron's never done anything bad to (Justin) to cause
him to want to leave, but he's just not feeling her anymore,"
a friend of the singer was quoted as saying. "(Justin) seems
to be ready to end (the relationship) every few weeks, but
he hates ending things badly and looking bad," he added.
World's
most expensive bikini hits the ramp (Go
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London:
Fashion seems to be going inside out, for it is not
all that you now wear outside that makes a statement, but
designer lingerie is the rage as well. And this was evident
when the world's most expensive bikini, worth a whopping
5 million dollars, went on display in Scott Henshall's London
Fashion Week Show. The jewel studded creation was modelled
by British supermodel Sophie Anderton at the old Saatchi
Gallery.
Death
Valley becomes Brando's final resting place (Go
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Washington:
Several friends of Marlon Brando, including Sean Penn,
Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, reportedly gathered at
the home of Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy to pay tribute
to the Hollywood legend. After the ceremony Brando's family
scattered his ashes at his home in Tahiti as well as the
vast unfathomable Death Valley desert, in California, which
the 'Godfather' star admired during his lifetime. "It was
a place he really loved and we took many trips out there,"
the actor's son Miko Brando, was quoted by the Los Angeles
Times as saying.
Buy
Madonna's 'sex' dress for 6000 pounds (Go
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London:
A slinky outfit worn by Madonna will go under the hammer
at Christie's, as part of a music memorabilia auction to
be held next week. According to Hello magazine, the exotic
black leather one-piece outfit, sported by Madonna in her
1992 book Sex, is expected to fetch a whooping 6,000 pounds.
The sexy backless bra and thong connected with a network
of straps ensemble has been autographed by the singer. Other
star paraphernalia includes an elaborate Black Sabbath stage
cape worn by frontman Ozzy Osbourne in 1974, a 60s striped
satin jacket owned by Rolling Stone Keith Richards, a rare
set of cartoon sketches drawn by John Lennon around 1957
and other Beatles items.
Anna
Karenina's 'death' train is up for sale (Go
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London:
The vintage train that featured in the movie version
of Leo Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina,is being put up for
auction as part of a sale of a historical Cold War-era railway
set, comprising two large engines and four luxury carriages.
"What we have to offer is a unique slice of railway history
that is in perfect working order," the owner of the trains,
Nigel Sill, a British entrepreneur, was quoted by the Telegraph
as saying. The set of trains that will be put up for sale
were originally part of a "strategic reserve" of 200 steam
locomotives built as a safeguard by Finland to counter Russian
embargo of fuel. The Loco 1151 train from the set, may be
familiar to cinema- goers, as the one which ends the life
of Anna Karenina, in the movie adaptation of the novel.
'Lucky
You', Eric Bana (Go
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Sydney:
Movie actor Eric Bana has landed the lead role in upcoming
film 'Lucky You', set in the world of high stakes professional
poker. According to The Australian, 'Lucky You' will be
directed by Curtis Hanson, and the Warner Bros Pictures
production is expected to begin shooting early next year
in Las Vegas.
