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Is Angelina Jolie expecting Brad Pitt's child? (Go To Top)

     London: If rumours are to be believed then Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are expecting a child together. According to Femalefirst, Angelina who has been continuously denying any involvement with Brad Pitt, is said to be three months pregnant. "She's just in her first trimester. Obviously, they're keeping everything very quiet," a source reportedly told America's New York Post journalist Braden Keil. "Angelina is very giving. If she thinks it will make Brad happy she probably won't hesitate," a source was quoted by Star magazine, as saying. Meanwhile, Jolie's spokesperson are mum about the whole affair.

Di forced to prove Harry's paternity (Go To Top)

    London: Members of Britain's Royal Family allegedly forced Princess Diana to put her youngest son Prince Harry through a paternity test, after hearing rumours that her former lover James Hewitt may be his father. The two had a secret five-year affair while the Princess was still married to Prince Charles, although Hewitt has always insisted their romantic relationship began in 1985 - the year after Harry was born. After the Princess admitted her affair during an interview on British documentary show Panorama in 1995, the heads of Buckingham Palace were concerned over Harry's true parentage, claims Diana's friend and clairvoyant Simone Simmons. "She took it (the rumours) very seriously. She said, 'If people worked the dates out properly they would see that it's nothing to do with Hewitt. Simmons,'" writes in her book Diana:The Last Wood. "'It's pretty obvious he's a Windsor. In colouring, he's a Spencer (Diana's family), but he has Charles' eyes,'" she adds. Simmons alleges Diana was told to put her sons Harry and Prince William through blood tests in a vicious anonymous letter. Simmons adds, "She did not tell the kids why they were being blood tested. She phoned up the doctor to come to Kensington Palace. Someone, somewhere has got that letter."

Steven Spielberg calls in the army (Go To Top)

     Washington: Steven Spielberg invited a whole battalion of US troops in his new sci-fi epic War of the Worlds as a tribute to the army. According to contact music, he asked soldiers stationed in New York to appear in the movie to give scenes of soldiers attacking alien invaders a little authenticity. A special screening for the 10th Mountain Division troops who have serviced in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia at their army base was also arranged. "Steven Spielberg wanted real soldiers for the scenes and this is a reward to soldiers who have been among our best," Fort Drum public affairs officer Lt Col Paul Fitzpatrick was quoted as saying.

Jolie says Africa agony therapeutic (Go To Top)

     Washington: Angelina Jolie wishes that she would have spent her childhood in Africa for it would have ended her years of self-abuse. "I think now that if somebody would have taken me at 14 and dropped me in the middle of Asia or Africa, I'd have realised how self-centred I was, and that there was real pain and real death real things to fight for. I wouldn't have been fighting myself so much," Contact music quoted her as saying. "I wish when I was thinking about suicide, I'd have seen how many people are dying each day that have no choice in the matter. I would have appreciated the fact that I had a choice," she added.

George Orwell's Motihari home to be a world heritage site  (Go To Top)

    London: Authorities in Motihari, Bihar, are proposing to convert the home in which noted British author George Orwell was born into a world heritage site. Presently in a dilapidated state, Orwell's home, where he was born in June 1903, is in such a ravaged state that one of its compound walls has given way to a tree, its roof is in a collapsed state after weathering the monsoon for years. The building was also severely damaged by an earthquake in 1934, signs of which are starkly visible. Orwell, the author of the best seller 1984 and Animal Farm, was known as Eric Blair, the son of a minor British colonial official put in charge of the local opium industry. No one then knew that he would emerge as a scourge of injustice and one of the most distinctive voices of the 20th century. For a century, the house in Motihari, was all, but forgotten. But now the local authorities are planning to transform the area into an Orwell Park, complete with a giant replica of Orwell's book Animal Farm, with passages from the text inscribed on it. According to The Independent, the house will be restored to what it looked like in 1903. Beside it a new Orwell museum will be built. A 10-acre park is to be planted with trees from Britain, India and Burma, where Orwell also lived. The town's lake, long silted up, is to be cleaned and restored. "We want the birthplace of Orwell to be a heritage site of international importance," said L M Singhvi, a former ambassador to the UK and the chairman of the Heritage Foundation of India, which is funding the project. Motihari, a town of 150,000 people, is way off the tourist trail at the moment. Only the most diehard Orwell fans ever make it to the town. It is 19 hours by train from Delhi, or a five-hour drive from Patna, the nearest city of any size. The most expensive hotel in town costs four pounds (Rs.320) a night - and there is no air conditioning.

Buckingham Palace RAF saviour bids adieu (Go To Top)

     London: The WWII Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace who single-handedly saved Buckingham Palace from a Luftwaffe bombing raid during the 'Battle of Britain' in 1940 has died. Ninety-year-old Ray Holmes died in a hospital in Wirral, Merseyside after a two-year-old battle with cancer. Anne, Holmes' 61 year old wife said that Holmes was a modest and dignified man "He was a modest and dignified man," The Sun quoted Anne as saying. A Buckingham Palace spokesman also said that the "Queen was very sad to hear of Mr Holmes' death." During the Luftwaffe air raid over London, Holmes rammed into a German bomber after running out of ammunition in the dog-fight. He later bailed out of his stricken plane.

Tom Cruise believes in rebirth (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who is a staunch follower of the Church of Scientology, has revealed that he believes in life after death. "The exterior is only one covering. I believe in rebirth. I do not have a fear of life or death," Cruise was quoted by the Mirror, as saying. "I love to work. I love nature. I can learn everything. Life is a miracle bag," he added. The star, who adopted two children with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, also said he would like to become a dad again with his girlfriend Katie Holmes. "Our chemistry has clicked," he said.

There's a serial kisser on the loose (Go To Top)

     London: The Holland police are on the lookout for a man who goes up to women and gives them a French kiss. According to Fox news, seven women have lodged complaints about him, but police believe he may well have kissed other women who did not report it. The victims aged between 17 and 30, were so confused by the man that they have been unable to give police a good description. The serial kisser attacks at underground stations between Amsterdam city centre and the south-east of the city. He approached his victims from behind and taps them on the shoulder. "When they turn, he grips them and kisses them on the mouth, pushing his tongue into their mouth," a police spokesman was quotedas saying.

Nothing virginal about Pam's dress at Virgin bash (Go To Top)

     London: Pamela Anderson wore a tiny red dress to New York nightclub Duvet at a party thrown by Virgin Airlines. According to Femalefirst, the satin dress was thigh length, strapless and showed off all her assets. Bright red killer stilettos completed the look. She wore a skin tight gold shirt dress with most of the top buttons undone to the Viva Glam party in London recently.

Paris Hilton likes lonely loos (Go To Top)

     London: Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, does not get out of toilet troubles, it seems. The actress recently spent a night boozing at the swish West End club Kabaret's Prophecy, but whenever the 24 year old would want to use the toilet, she insisted that it was cleared of other women first. "Paris was putting away the vodka and Red Bulls and seemed to be having a really good time. But whenever she needed the loo, security were dispatched to clear the ladies for her arrival. Then she and her friends would go in together while her flunkies guarded the door", The Mirror quoted a clubber as saying. Earlier at the Cannes Film Festival, Hilton had gone on a massive boozing spree and got so drunk that she had ended up in the men's toilet at the exclusive Hotel Du Cap.

Sharapova to shed top for sake of Wimbledon history (Go To Top)

     London: Tennis' latest glam doll and Wimbledon Champ Maria Sharapova wants to donate her top to the Wimbledon Club museum. She has also offered to give her Nike top and 500 pounds gold encrusted tennis shoes to it, reports The Sun. When asked why she would donate her stuff to the museum, she said that it was a big achievement to be in the Wimbledon museum "It was a big achievement to be in the Wimbledon museum, " the paper quoted her as saying.

Bettany gets villainous for Da Vinci Code (Go To Top)

     Washington: British movie star Paul Bettany is getting ready to play 'Silas', the villain in 'Da Vinci Code', by dying his hair a shade close to a platinum blond. The movie, which is scheduled to start in Europe next month, will be directed by Ron Howard. The actor showed off his new hair do at the New York premier of his wife, Jennifer Connelly's new movie, 'Dark Water'. The Oscar winning actress later confessed that she is getting ready to accept her husband as a menacing actor for the movie. "They're still looking on hair and make-up test", Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

Ben Affleck misses JLo's toe sucking sessions (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood hunk Ben Affleck reportedly misses his toe-sucking sessions with ex fiance Jennifer Lopez. According to Femalefirst, the Hollywood heartthrob, who is now romancing screen beauty Jennifer Garner, is said to have told friends his new lover doesn't share JLo's bizarre fetish, known as "shrimping". "Ben was embarrassed when his toe-sucking exploits were revealed. But he's been joking that it's the only thing he misses about JLo," a friend of the actor revealed.

Bee's inspire Renee to have a baby (Go To Top)

     London: Bridget Jones' Diary actress Renee Zellweger who recently tied the knot with country singer Kenny Chesney wants to have a baby. According to Femalefirst, the actress reportedly started getting broody while voicing her insect character in the upcoming animated film, 'Bee Movie'. The film reportedly got the 36-year-old star thinking about babies and she's now desperate to have one of her own. The Oscar-winning actress has even fantasised about one day watching the insect movie with her own children. "Reading the script and seeing the character's designs have got Renee thinking kids and babies," a source said. "She and Kenny plan to start a family but this role has made it all the more important for Renee," he added.

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