Oprah wills her billions to African orphans (Go To Top)

    London: If reports are correct, then the 'Queen of Talkshows' Oprah Winfrey has just given a new meaning to the word 'giving', for the star has reportedly changed her will, and is now leaving her 1 billion pound fortune to African orphans. The 52-year old Winfrey, who founded the Angel Network to raise money for poverty-stricken children in the African continent, revealed that she had made some changes to her original will so that the children will continue to be taken care of when she died. "The children asked me what would happen if I died. I want to make sure they'll be taken care of," Femalefirst quoted her, as telling The People newspaper. Winfrey, who recently signed a 55 million dollar deal to launch her own radio channel, topped a poll of the 100 most important people in Hollywood, conducted by Forbes magazines, last year.

Will Kylie and Martinez marry in April? (Go To Top)

     Sydney: Rumours are abuzz that Aussie pop singer Kylie Minogue will be tying the knot with her boyfriend, French actor Olivier Martinez, in April this year. And, the cat was let out of the bag by none other than the hunky 'Unfaithful' star's mother who said that she was thrilled that the couple would finally be able to go ahead with all their plans. "My son has promised we will be flown over for the big day," Mrs Martinez is quoted as saying. We're just rejoicing that she and my son can now go ahead and make the plans they've wanted to make for so long," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted her, as New Idea magazine. 37-year old breast cancer survivor Kylie has been dating 40-year- old Martinez since they met during the Grammys in February 2003.

Dogs rule the US box office (Go To Top)

     Washington: Disney's family film "Eight Below," a tale about a team of abandoned sled dogs struggling to survive in Antarctica, was the leader of the box-office pack with a 25 million dollars, opening over the four-day holiday weekend. The romance spoof "Date Movie" from 20th Century Fox debuted in second place with 22.3 million dollars, while last week's top movie "The Pink Panther", another family-oriented entry, slipped to third place, after earning 21 million dollars over the four- day period. "The family audience is insatiable right now. It seems you can open a broad-appeal movie every week and do business. Clearly people with kids don't always want to huddle home watching DVDs, they want to get out of the house" E!Online quoted Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations, which tracks the studios' grosses, as saying. Universal's "Curious George" continued to rack up solid monkey business in fourth, with15.3 million dollars, while New Line's fright flick "Final Destination 3" grabbed horror fans over the four-day holiday, after grossing 12.5 million dollars.

     The top 10 films, based on studio estimates for the four-day period are: 1. Eight Below, $25 million (19.8 million) 2. Date Movie, $22.3 million ($19 million) 3. The Pink Panther, $21 million ($16.8 million) 4. Curious George, $15.3 million ($11.6 million) 5. Final Destination 3, $12.5 million ($10.4 million) 6. Firewall, $10.3 million ($8.9 million) 7. Freedomland, $7 million ($6 million) 8. Big Momma's House 2, $5.85 million ($4.6 million) 9. When a Stranger Calls, $5.8 million, ($5 million) 10. Nanny McPhee, $5.1 million ($3.8 million) .

Renee's BAFTA dress is crawling with footprints (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood beauty Renee Zellweger has revealed that she is rueing the day she decided to wear her beautiful Caroline Herrere dress for the BAFTAs, for she now has footprints all over her trail. The 'Cold Mountain' star, who presented an award at the glittering ceremony, joked that not only had she had people walking all over her trail at the after-parties, but that she herself had ripped it by standing on it. "Everybody's been making friends with my trail. It's covered in so many footprints and I've managed to rip it half off by standing on it. I've completely ruined the dress," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Gyllenhaal's shirt makes big bucks on eBay (Go To Top)

     Washington: The sweaty-checked shirt worn by cowboy Jack Twist, a character portrayed by actor Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, was grabbed in for 101,100 dollars on eBay, an auction site. The shirt, which went on sale on 06 February this year, attracted 165 bidders, but was finally sold to a mystery fan, using the cyber name hlywdstar, on Monday, (Feb06), reports Contactmusic. The item's original bid was 9.99 dollars. The proceeds from the shirt sale is expected to go to Variety - The Children's Charity of Southern California.

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