Madonna to make a comeback at MTV awards
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New
York: Pop diva Madonna is all set to make a comeback
on stage after her horse riding accident, which left her
with a broken hand, a broken collarbone and three cracked
ribs, to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The 47-year-old
pop icon will perform her new single, HUNG UP, which will
also mark the first time she's performed at the ceremony,
in Lisbon, Portugal, on 3 November (05). Coldplay, Foo Fighters,
Green Day, Robbie Williams the Black Eyed Peas are also
slated to perform at the show.
Robbie
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New
York: 'Feel' singer Robbie Williams is battling an addiction
to anti-depressant pills, and is considering turning to
Scientology to help him conquer his loneliness. The British
singer, who has struggled with drug and alcohol problems
in the past, was prescribed the medication to help him cope
with depression - but now he's struggling to give it up.
"I did actually try coming off them earlier this year, but
I think my body might just be addicted to the medication,
which is a shame," he was quoted by Ratethemusic,as saying.
The single star also fears his loneliness may drive him
towards Scientology ,the controversial religion championed
by Tom Cruise and John Travolta. "I've got pretty much everything
in life except for love. I think I need a proper relationship
to save me from scientology. Maybe it's because I'm single
and alone, but I feel I'm in a spiritual lull at the moment,"
he added.
Sir
Anthony Hopkins play 'Papa' Hemingway (Go
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Auckland:
Celebrated star Anthony Hopkins has been signed on to
play Ernest Hemingway in "Papa," which will be directed
by Roger Donaldson. Donaldson, who was in Wellington to
promote 'The World's Fastest Indian' starring Sir Anthony
Hopkins, has revealed that the Welsh-born Oscar winner will
also play Hemingway in his next project, Papa, as he is
best suited for the character. "It's a pretty ambitious
movie for what it is ... Hemingway is a great writer and
a great character. If anybody can play Hemingway, Tony Hopkins
can," The Dominian Post quoted the director as saying. Papa
is said to look at the end of Hemingway's life, during which
he spent time with 'Denne Bart Petitclerc,' America's youngest
war correspondent in the Korean War, who reportedly got
inspired by Hemingway's coverage of the Spanish Civil War,
and ended up visiting the author in his Havana home several
times.
Jessica
Alba's dress goes see-through in the sun (Go
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London:
Actress Jessica Alba has said that she got very upset
when she realised that the dress she wore at the MTV Movie
Awards was transparent. "That was a nightmare. I didn't
want to wear anything tight, so I thought: 'Oh, this dress
is fine. It'll be a bit more conservative'. But when the
wind blew part of the top up, the underneath was completely
see-through. It was so embarrassing," the Sun quoted Alba
as saying to Jane magazine. The 'Sin City' star, who is
averse to oscreen nude scenes, even felt bad when she saw
her pictures in the see-through outfit all over the internet.
"And then of course it ended up on the internet. It was
so traumatic, because I'm not a girl who likes to do that.
I really haven't shown anything. That's not my style," she
said.
'Harry
Potter' sales hit the 300 mn mark (Go
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London:
With the publication of 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood
Prince' in July, the sales of the Harry Potter series have
crossed the 300 million mark worldwide. The popular series
by author JK Rowling, which narrate the tales of a schoolboy
wizard, have been translated into 63 languages, most recently
into Farsi. "We are delighted to announce that worldwide
sales for the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling have now
exceeded 300 million copies," the Sun quoted a spokesperson
for Rowling's literary agent Christopher Little as saying.
As Rowling is now set to write the seventh book in the series,
her fourth film in the series, 'Harry Potter And The Goblet
of Fire', is set for release next month.
Jordan
spent her wedding night with her mum (Go
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London:
British glamour model Jordan couldn't get sexualy intimate
with husband Peter Andre on her wedding night, as she had
to share her bed with the her mum and brother. The sexy
star has reportedly revealed that instead of spending the
night making love to her new husband, she ended up in bed
eating crisp sandwiches with her family. "We didn't consummate
the marriage that night!" the Sun quoted Jordan as telling
OK! magazine. "We ended up in bed at 3 am eating crisp sandwiches
with my mum and brother!" she added. However, the Australian
singer admitted that they finally consumated it within a
day of getting married. "We consummated it within 24 hours
of getting married, though," said Peter, who is the father
of Jordan's baby son, Junior.
Gwenyth
Paltrow's to talk to her dead dad! (Go
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London:
Hollywood beauty Gwyneth Paltrow misses her late father
Bruce so much that she is reportedly trying to contact him
beyond the grave, with the help of a psychic. According
to Femalefirst, the Oscar winning beauty has met with a
medium several times in a bid to reach her dad, who lost
his battle with throat cancer three years ago. . "She's
still distraught over his passing. She has been on this
big kick to contact Bruce, whom she idolised. She just wants
to know her father is happy, then she can be happy for him,"
Femalefirst quoted a source as telling Britain's Daily Express
paper. Earlier this month Gwenyth came to terms with the
death of her pet dog by thinnking that her dad would take
care of her pooch in heaven. "I was really upset the day
we had to put Holden to sleep until someone said, 'You know
your father is walking him in heaven right now'. I thought,
'Wouldn't it be great if that were true?'" she said.
Di's
death in conspiracy theory course (Go
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London:
Students of Derby University are likely to study the
mystery surrouning the death of Diana, Princess of Wales,
as a part of their newly introduced module in Sociology
degrees, which consists of conspiracy theories. The course
is to offer a module in "apocalyptic and paranoid cultures",
and will also cover theories about the September 11 terrorist
attacks in the USA and Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Andrew Wilson, senior lecturer in sociology and popular
culture at Derby, has claimed that a loss of faith in traditional
religion and a growing distrust for politicians, have led
to a profusion of conspiracy theories. "We need to encourage
individuals to think freely and critically in a complex
and often contradictory society. A mistrust of politicians
has led to an atmosphere in which the official 9/11 report
is doubted," the Telgraph quoted him as saying. "Our work
in this area of the sociology degree will encourage students
to explore official and less widely believed versions of
history in order to discover what they can tell us about
the society and cultures in which we live," he added. He
further added that public society has become 'paranoid and
crippled' in its thoughts and the world needs to get liberated
from them. "We are surrounded by fear - from terrorism,
surveillance, oil shortages and the dangers of GM food.
We live in an atmosphere of doubt because our traditional
belief systems have been shattered," the paper quoted the
lecturer as saying.
Denying
Vin Diesel a date can be deadly (Go
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New
York: Seems that not everything Hollywood hardman, Vin
Diesel wants, is what he gets, especially when it comes
to women being floored by his masculine charms, with him
currently in the dock for allegedly having a Dominican girl
evicted from a club, after she rejected his amorous advances.
According to the New York Post, the incident occurred when
a 23- year-old architecture student, Marianny Pimentel Orde,
refused to go back to his hotel with him, after he asked
her to, at the exclusive Santo Domingo club Praia. Diesel
apparently was taken aback by her blunt snub, refusing to
accept that any girl could turn him down. "You think this
is a game?" "I could be with thousands of girls if I wanted
to, but I want to be with you," the paper quoted Orde ,as
revealing to local Dominican newspaper El Nacional, what
an incensed Diesel told her. "They kicked me out of Praia
because I didn't want to go anywhere with him," she added.
According to the report, Diesel's rep had no official comments
to offer over the incident.
