The Spice Girls are history

      London: Fans of the British all-girl band the Spice Girls will not be getting the opportunity to see their favourite singers on stage once again, for the group has called off their reunion tour. According to a source, plans for the tour fell apart after Sporty Spice Mel C and Posh Spice Victoria Beckham decided that the Spice tour had the potential to be a PR disaster for both their individual careers, and vetoed the idea. "Melanie has never really been into the idea of performing with the girls again. She is proud of everything they did together but she has moved on. She wants to concentrate on solo work. She met with Victoria, who was thinking the same thing. Posh is now heavily into fashion and realised the Spice tour had the potential to be a PR disaster," The Sun quoted the source, as saying.

Janet Jackson's nipple-gate fine stays (Go To Top)

     Washington: Federal regulators will stick to their earlier decision to slap 20 CBS television stations with a 550,000 dollar fine for the Janet Jackson flash at the 2004 Super Bowl. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also cited Nicole Richie's profanity-laden Billboard Music Awards speech in 2003 as violating broadcasting decency rules. Strict federal regulations bar television and radio stations from broadcasting indecent material, such as swearing and sexually explicit content, until the late evening, when children are less likely to be viewing. But Jackson's half-time nipple exposure at the football extravaganza was ruled a violation of these measures reports Contactmusic.

Drew Barrymore is seeking Angelina Jolie's advice (Go To Top)

     Washington: 'Charlie's Angels' star Drew Barrymore has revealed that before a visit to Africa to photograph impoverished schoolchildren for Marie Claire magazine, she sought advice from Angelina Jolie because she felt the UN ambassador could give her an insight into what she would find on her trip. Barrymore said that she had decided to visit the continent after reading an article in the New York Times about education becoming free in certain parts of Africa, and learning that schools were filling with children wanting to study. "I wanted to go (to Africa) because I read an article in the New York Times about education becoming free in certain parts of Africa and how the classrooms were sort of bursting at the seams because so many kids wanted to go," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "Angelina has my hugest respect and I actually called her and asked her (for advice) when I was going on this trip and she was very kind. I just think that the work that she does is absolutely inspiring," she added. The photographs Barrymore took in Nairobi, when she visited schools in the area with Marie Claire editor Lesley Jane Seymour and members of the United Nation's World Food are to be auctioned to raise funds for Marie Claire's World Hunger Campaign.

Kate Moss on vibrator shopping spree (Go To Top)

      London: Guess what's common in Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Salma Hayek, and Uma Thurman! Well! they all shop for their underwears at "La Petite Coquette", a shop which showcases designer lingeries and some erotic items. And according to the latest buzz, the showroom recently had a new customer added on to the list of its celebrity shoppers. Sexy and superstylish model Kate Moss was spotted shopping in recently, and insiders claim that the 32-year old spent 200 pounds on a limited edition vibrator and sexy lingerie at the store in New York. "Kate bought a Jimmyjane Little Something vibrator in 24-carat gold for a friend, and some lingerie for herself... J-Lo, Britney, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman - you name them, they shop here," The Mirror quoted an insider, as saying.

Sharon Stone fought for more 'Basic Instinct' sex (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood superstar Sharon Stone has revealed that she had stunned movie bosses when she had asked directors to ensure that the sequel to the hit movie 'Basic Instinct' had a lot more nudity and sex than the original. The stunning 48-year old actress said that she had wanted the sequel 'Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction' to be more risqui than before, and added that when she had disappointed when she realised that the bosses had toned down the film by snipping some of the scenes. "I wanted a lot of sex in the sequel. I was coming from a really kinky place. I wanted more nudity," the Mirror quoted her, as saying. "When I saw the rough cut of the film they had taken a lot of stuff out and I asked 'Where's all the crazy stuff I did? What are we toning it down for?" she added.

Lucas to pen 100-episode Star Wars TV series (Go To Top)

     Washington: 'Star Wars' maker George Lucas has agreed to write a 100-episode TV series of the classic sci-fi epic focusing on the missing years between 'Revenge Of The Sith' and the original 'Star Wars' movie, released in 1977. The filming on the TV series is expected to commence next year. "We're very excited - we just got confirmation George Lucas has committed to writing the 'Star Wars' TV series. I guess this is the news all fans have been waiting to hear," the Mirror quoted producer Rick McCullum as saying at Monday night's Empire Awards. Lucas nearly waited for two decades for special effects to improve before producing the prequels, starring Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman. The TV series will focus on the rise of Darth Vader's dark empire and will feature original actor Anthony Daniels, who played dithering droid C3P0.None of the other cast, including Ewan McGregor in the prequels and Carrie Fisher in the first three movies, will be involved. "It'll all be new because the originals will all be too old. But we will be using Anthony as C3P0 because there is such a thing as loyalty," Rick added.

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