Lady Gaga goes topless
MELBOURNE, Feb 24: Singer Lady Gaga has dropped her layers and appeared topless for a new interview with Q magazine.
The 23-year-old star, known for her bizarre outfits and onstage antics, was said to have posed in just a pair of spiky black trousers and metal chains around her neck.
The Poker Face hitmaker continued to insist she''s ''quite the lady'' despite contradictory perceptions, the Daily Telegraph reported.
She said: ''Well, I believe in certain institutions: cooking, serving dinner, taking care of my family. So I consider myself quite the lady.''
Lady Gaga had 'barn sex'
LONDON, Feb 22: Lady GaGa enjoyed a romp in a barn in the run-up to the Brits Award, it has emerged. The Poker Face hitmaker borrowed the outhouse from farmer Howard Baines for the 45-minute fling.
In fact Baines, of Crofton, near Wakefield, West Yorks, even laid on extra hay for his celebrity client.
"It was a favour for a pal. I never charged her. I respected her privacy," the Daily Star quoted him a saying.
Foreign girls in flesh trade worry Delhi police
NEW DELHI, Feb 22: Investigations following recent raids in G B Road brothels have revealed that illegal flesh trade involving foreigners, who enter the country on tourist visa, is proliferating at a rapid rate in some pockets in south and south-east Delhi. Police also suspect that these girls may be sheltering drug dealers from abroad. The developments have left Delhi Police worried.
"Girls from CIS countries have been found involved in the racket, but now even girls from the conservative Central Asian countries and Afghanistan are found involved in the illegal flesh trade in the capital. We carry out regular raids but the problem persists with the war affecting their economy adversely," said a senior police officer.
"Afghan girls are comparatively new entrants to the flesh trade and are in high demand," said the officer.
"With the Commonwealth Games approaching, the agents and pimps have stepped up their activities. Immoral trafficking also allows the entry of banned substances in the city as drug traffickers use these girls as conduits," added the officer.
The agents are using surrogate advertisements, promising ‘massage’ and ‘escort services’, to attract clients, police said.
According to sources, police are tied by law when conducting raids against such illegal sex trade. "Whenever we nab these girls during raids, they claim that they are adults and are accompanying their male acquaintances out of their own free will," said the officer.
The crime branch and south district police had recently arrested a number of drug traffickers who arrived in India by air. "We had recently arrested two Afghans with over 7.4 kg of heroin worth Rs 15 crore in the international market. They had bought the contraband from Kandahar on an Afghan flight. Since, a substantive part of the global terror network is funded by earnings from drugs, we need to be careful. During investigations, the accused said they had safe hideouts in south and south-east Delhi.
"We are probing if some of these girls are sheltering them. We had even arrested two girls along with their Indian pimp in Dwarka a few months ago. We had also rescued over 15 girls from their clutches — a couple of whom were forcibly pushed into the flesh trade. They usually operate from small guesthouses," said a crime branch officer.
In recent years, there has been an increase in the inflow of Afghans on tourist visa. "Many of them stay back even after their visas expire," confirmed a source in the FRRO. According to the airport police, four airlines bring nearly 3,000 Afghans to the capital each week. "Once the planes operate in full capacity, it becomes difficult to track the movement of in-bound passengers, especially girls. The CIS countries, too, send a fair share of people to the country," said a source. According to police, the main areas where flesh trade involving foreigners is proliferating are Mahipalpur, Lajpat Nagar and Greater Kailash.
Geri Halliwell, a high maintenance girl friend
LONDON, Feb 18: Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is apparently a high maintenance girl friend. Geri's boyfriend Henry Beckwith's father John Beckwith has said that his son is struggling to cope with his girlfriend's showbiz lifestyle, Daily Star reported.
"It's very hard being with someone who gets red-carpet treatment all around the world. It's like being Prince Philip. She is great fun, though, full of energy," John said.
Despite John's concerns, Geri, 37, is not going to change for her 31-year-old beau.
"Geri's a total romantic and loves him dearly. But Henry will need to get used to her getting the star treatment. It's just a part of who she is," said a source.
The couple recently sparked wedding rumours after they were spotted visiting the St-John-at-Hampstead church in north London.
Brangelina in Venice for 'The Tourist'
VENICE, Feb 18: Hollywood’s power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have landed with their six children in Venice and they will stay there for three months, while the actress films her new movie The Tourist.
Pitt and Jolie, who have homes in Los Angeles, France and New Orleans, have rented a canal side palazzo, which is situated between the Rialto and Accademia parts of the city and faces San Toma, reports Femalefirst.co.uk.
After arriving in a private plane at Marco Polo Airport, Jolie-Pitt took two speed boats — one for their luggage and another for the family — to their new home.
Pitt convinced Jolie to get pregnant
LOS ANGELES, Feb 11: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has credited her partner Brad Pitt for inspiring her to have children of her own, insisting that she "didn't want to get pregnant" until she met him.
Jolie had already adopted son Maddox, now eight, when she met Pitt, and went on to adopt daughter Zahara, now five, from Ethiopia before she became pregnant with the couple's first biological child, Shiloh, born in 2006, reports contactmusic.com.
They subsequently adopted another son Pax in 2007, before welcoming biological twins, Vivienne and Knox, in 2008 and Jolie admits she was happy just to take in orphaned children, until Pitt convinced her to become a mother herself.
"When I met him...I didn't want to get pregnant. I always wanted to adopt, but I never had the desire of experiencing biological motherhood. He taught me to be more patient and to enjoy everything that exists in the world," she said.
Unigirl Auctions Virginity for Tuition Money in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (New Zealand), Feb 4: Police are warning a New Zealand teenager that it might be risky for her to follow through on a deal to auction her virginity online for $32,000 in tuition money.
The anonymous 19-year-old student "sold" her virginity to the highest bidder on the Web site "iNeed" under the name Unigirl, saying she is desperate for money to pay for school. She sold it to a stranger for more than 45,000 New Zealand dollars ($31,500) to pay university fees, according to news reports.
"I am offering my virginity by tender to the highest bidder as long as all personal safety aspects are observed," her ad said. "This is my decision made with full awareness of the circumstances and possible consequences."
The student, who called herself "Unigirl" in an advertisement on an auction website, said she received more than 1,200 bids from the 30,000 people who viewed her ad online.
"I have accepted an offer in excess of $45,000, which is way beyond what I dreamed," she said.
In the ad, she said she was attractive and still a virgin.
Website proprietor Ross MacKenzie told the Waikato Times that he had been authorized to confirm the transaction, but was committed to protecting the student's identity.
Unlike similar New Zealand Web sites, bidding and correspondence between buyers and sellers on the iNeed site is private, so it is not known what bids Unigirl's offer received.
Prostitution is legal in New Zealand. Prostitution among consenting adults is allowed in brothels and on the streets, and offering sexual services in print ads and online is also legal.
National police spokesman Jon Neilson said no law appeared to have been breached.
But "we would suggest it's not a safe practice," Neilson told The Associated Press. "There are definitely issues of personal safety" in using chat rooms, social dating networks and other Internet sites that can be used to arrange meetings between strangers.
Unigirl, in her initial post, described herself as attractive, fit and healthy.
She did not post a photograph of herself, and bidders did not appear to have a way of confirming any of the details of her posts.
Topless movie debut for Lindsay Lohan
LONDON, Feb 1Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, who has stripped several times for magazine shoots in the past, will go topless for a scene in her upcoming movie Machete. Many critics see the movie as an attempt to revive Lindsay's flagging Hollywood career, reports thesun.co.uk.
After giving smashing hits like Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, a series of run-ins with the police and on-off relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, has turned the fortunes of the actress.
The token nude scene could work as a stroke which would surely win her male fans once again.
Beckhams strip for photoshoot
LONDON, Jan 29: Golden couple David and Victoria Beckham dropped their layers for an exclusive fashion magazine shoot. The ace footballer and his wife featured in the his and hers covers for the 10th anniversary of a fashion magazine.
As many as 40 pages were dedicated to the stars, reports the Mirror. Beckham confessed it takes courage for him to strip off as an underwear model.
He said: “It was daunting stripping off in front of a roomful of people. But after a while you get used to it – although my mum still hasn’t!”
I fancy girls too: Kylie Minogue
LONDON, Jan 22: Pop princess Kylie Minogue has set a billion pulses racing by confessing that she fancies women. The 41-year-old singer said that she has never had a lesbian relationship but is attracted to women, reported Sun online.
"I fancy girls too!..I have been attracted to some women. Although I have been attracted to women, I have never done anything with them," said Minogue in a interview to a Spanish magazine.
The Chiggy Wiggy singer who is dating Versace model Andres Velencoso, 31, said that she is a "natural flirt."
The confession comes after a string of stories linking Minogue with women.
Just three weeks ago she visited the 7th Heaven lapdancing club in the chic French Alpine resort of Chamonix. British pole-dancers Faye O'Neill, 27 and Katrina Redfern, 20, told how the Australian beauty was "transfixed" as she watched them perform a sexy routine.
Minogue has also previously joked about becoming a lesbian because of her huge gay fan base, and admitted to being attracted to late US actress Tallulah Bankhead.
"I'd go gay for her. She was a fascinating and exotic woman. There was so much to admire about her. She lived life to the full, maybe a little too fully. I want to release the inner Tallulah in me," she had said.
Lindsay's sex romp video online
LONDON, Jan 19: A saucy 47-second video allegedly showing Hollywood’s party gal, actress Lindsay Lohan in a sex romp with a man is on its way to storm the internet.
Lindsay Lohan's latest movie project is said to be "dynamite" - but she's praying no one ever gets to see it.
The Mean Girls star, 23, is bracing herself for the internet release of a sexplicit video file which shows her engaging in, ahem, "adult activity".
A source told the Daily Mirror: “This video file is dynamite. It is pretty seedy and shows Lindsay engaged in a particular sex act which, obviously, should remain behind closed doors.”
The man in possession of the video is learnt to be a waiter at a popular chain restaurant.
Lindsay has been trying to reform her image lately and she also visited India recently to shoot a documentary on child trafficking in the country. She had described her visit as a life changing experience. A leaked sex tape at this time could dent the new image she’s trying to create.
Eva Mendes suffers wardrobe malfunction!
NEW YORK, Jan 19: Hollywood actress Eva Mendes suffered a double faux pas at the premiere of her recent film in New York, as her top slipped and she forgot to remove the labels from her designer shoes.
The beauty was in the Big Apple to promote her new thriller Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Monday night but was left red-faced when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction, reports celebuzz.com.
The actress was left embarrassed, as a button of her shirt popped open revealing her assets, as she posed for photographers.
Then, as she stepped on to the red carpet, the labels on the soles of her new, grey and black patterned stilettos were clear for all to see.
Brad, Jolie donate $ 1 m for Haiti quake victims
LOS ANGELES, Jan 14: Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated USD 1 million to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Pitt-Jolie have donated the money to 'Doctors Without Borders' for the organisation's emergency medical operation in poverty-stricken Haiti, which was ravaged by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, the Us magazine reported.
"It is incredibly horrible to see a catastrophe of this size hit a people who have been suffering from extreme poverty, violence and unrest for so many decades," Jolie, who is the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN since 2001, said in a statement.
Pitt, 46, who along with Jolie, has been a longtime supporter of Doctors Without Borders - added, "We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes, are suffering trauma, and most require urgent care."
The couple said that they were "devastated by the news" and pledged their support.
"We will work closely with our good friend Wyclef Jean to support the humanitarian efforts on the island and help those who have been injured and left without homes and shelter," they had said in an earlier statement.
Tiger Woods' mistress to reveal all
LONDON, Jan 11: One of the alleged mistresses of scandal-hit Tiger Woods says she will reveal everything about his penchant for kinky sex in a book.
Loredana Jolie Ferriolo, 26, said that her book would expose how the 34-year-old golfer enjoys threesomes with men and women, reports dailystar.co.uk.
A friend of Ferriolo said: "She is talking to a few publishing companies about a tell-all book."
Tom Cruise voted world's sexiest short man
LONDON, Jan 11: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has been voted as the World's sexiest short man in a new poll. The Mission Impossible star who was ranked by Forbes magazine in 2006 as the world's most powerful celebrity stands tall at 5ft 7in by grabbing the top spot in a survey by www.OnePoll.
The actor beat 'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond in a poll of 2,000 women, the Sun reported online.
Cruise, 47, spent years married to 5ft 10in actress Nicole Kidman, who famously quipped "Now I can wear heels" after the couple decided to split in 2001. His present wife Katie Holmes, 5ft 9, too towers above the actor.
Jazz musician Jamie Cullum, who is 5ft 4in tall and is presently romancing 5ft 11in model Sophie Dahl grabbed the third spot.
He was followed by Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton with a height of 5ft 8in on the fourth spot while 'Take That' member Michael Owen was fifth in the list at 5ft 6in.
"This proves you don't have to be 6ft to be sexy. These guys are regularly seen with stunning girls, which gives everyone struggling on the height side a bit of hope," a spokesperson for the market research company said.
Sadie Frost strips for magazine
LONDON, Jan 7: Sadie Frost has stripped down for a fashion magazine - with no airbrush needed. With her photograph for UK's Grazia magazine, Frost has showed that despite 4 kids (3 with ex-husband Jude Law) she looks great, reports The Mirror. Sadie said: "I love my body."
The actress claims that her goal is to show that her body is real and natural.
Sadie was 16, when she met Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp at a music video shoot. They got married on 7 May 1988 and divorced on 19 August 1995. In mean time they had a son, Finlay Munro.
On 2 September 1997, the 44-year-old married Jude Law – they fell in love on the sets of their film Shopping. However, the good times ended on 29 October 2003, the day they got divorced.
They have three children: son Rafferty (born 6 October 1996), daughter Iris (born 25 October 2000) and son Rudy Indiana Otis (born 10 September 2002).
She is now single after ending her relationship with Jackson Scott, who was 14 years, her junior.
Avatar -- an instant classic
When does a film become a philosophy?
When does a creator become God?
When does a work of art become a miracle?
When does a dream become so real that we can almost reach out and touch it?
James Cameron's new masterpiece Avatar is about the power of dreams. The film begins with an aerial shot — a bird's eye view of lush green mountains — and the narrator's voiceover tells us that he often dreamt that he could fly. Interesting because, the narrator, Jake Sully is a paraplegic on his way to a moon called Pandora to replace his brother who was trained to be part of a space expedition. Only because his genome matches the expensive 3-D Avatar created for the mission. Yes, in the course of the film, Jake does fly.
Jake's destiny isn't too different from James Cameron's. If Jake was an ex-marine, James was a truck driver who quit his job after watching Star Wars with a dream of making something as spectacular as that. Some day.
Decades later, it came true. Not just because of science but sheer faith.
James Cameron's epic Avatar is an instant classic not because it's a game-changer for cinema, visual effects and the way stories are told on this planet but because it is the most definitive film of our times.
Avatar packs every single conflict we've faced in recent history and explores these themes rather seamlessly, employing the 3-D fusion technology only to flesh out the canvas demanded of such an epic.
It's the stuff legends are made of, a textbook illustration of Joseph Campbell's 17-step journey. In other words, in the tradition of Star Wars or The Matrix, Avatar too will have a loyal cult of fierce followers.
Take a look at the layers of conflict around which Cameron builds his story in a world so beautiful and mesmerising that just the realisation that the Na'vi exists only in fiction could give you a heartache.
A. Man Versus Nature
So what's the big point Cameron's trying to make using all that science and technology? He just wants us to dream, believe in that vision and have faith in the possibilities. Avatar is an extremely spiritual film about conservation and peaceful co-existence with nature. According to the faith of the Na'vi, every living creation is connected. Nature has its way of restoring balance. The hero is just a leader chosen by Nature/Supreme Power. He is saved because he fights for Her. He is saved because of a prayer.
B. Man Versus Machine
Like The Matrix and Star Wars before that, Avatar too is the quintessential story about good warriors led by the destined Chosen One battling evil oppressors who control the system. Today, with the ever-increasing role of technology, it's not a fair match at all. The villains of today have become more difficult to beat, they have become more perverted in their greed and will stop at nothing to win. The villains today are companies with deep pockets, people in white collar jobs controlling people in army fatigues to get them what they want by force simply because they can.
C. Man Versus Man (Us and Them)
Avatar is also about race and loyalty, a celebration of the dark race.
What defines our race and identity? Is it where we hail from or who our heart beats for? We begin to hate humans. We want to be with the Na'vi and embrace their way of life. The filmmaker achieves this with simple subversion. He lets the tribals refer to the Humans as the “aliens” and has the humans refer to the locals of Pandora as the “hostiles” and as “blue monkeys”. The cheek of the foreigner to come to a different land and call the shots!
D. Man Versus Woman
Cameron's film is a feminist statement despite its male protagonist simply because it's the women in the film who wear the pants and save him consistently. The woman is the face of preservation in both camps.
One's a Scientist, the other is a Tsahik (the spiritual leader). It's a woman who saves our hero from certain death. Twice. It's a woman who breaks him out of captivity. And a woman who kills the bad guys.
With an emotional core that explores these themes, Avatar is full of moments that will give you goose-bumps. It shouldn't totally surprise us if an animated character gets a Supporting Award nomination, that's the level of detailing. Tears have never felt more real.
So yes, to add to those questions we began with... When does cinema become an out-of-the-world experience?
When is probably the easiest part of these questions.
Today, December 18, when Avatar hits screens world over. Watch it only in 3D. Better still, in 3D IMAX, even if you have to go to Hyderabad to do that.
Avatar?
Genre: Fantasy
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez
Storyline: The 3-D Avatar of a paraplegic ex-marine sent to infiltrate a tribe falls in love with the princess Neytiri and the people.
Bottomline: You haven’t seen anything like this.
Pammie turns genie
LONDON, Dec 18: Pamela Anderson has made her pantomime debut as the Genie of the Lamp. The ex-Playboy babe’s outfit for her appearance in Aladdin at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London was not too different from her famous Baywatch swimsuit, reports the Sun. Donning black stockings and glittery heels, Anderson strutted her stuff on stage in front of a sell-out audience.
The busty blonde was due to make her stage debut last weekend but pulled out due to unspecified issues. The actress is now set for a two-week stint at the theatre.
'My Name Is Khan' not about terrorism: Karan Johar
MUMBAI, Dec 18: Putting speculations to rest, director-producer Karan Johar said that his forthcoming film "My Name Is Khan", that has Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in main leads, has nothing to do with terrorism.
"'My Name is Khan' has nothing to do with terrorism. It is not a terrorism-based plot at all. It is a humanitarian tale about love and sacrifice," Karan told reporters after unveiling the first look of "My Name Is Khan" at JW Marriot Hotel here Wednesday.
The film's story revolves around Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh) who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. Rizwan falls in love with a single mother Mandira (Kajol) who lives in San Francisco. Rizwan is detained by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport, mistaking his disability for "suspicious" behaviour.
"It is about overcoming a phase, it is about triumph of the human spirit," said Karan.
Shah Rukh and Karan's last outing together "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" (2006) couldn't spell magic at the box office.
But the superstar seems to be pretty impressed with Karan's work in "My Name Is Khan" and said that the film is the ultimate evolution of the director's work.
"I have worked with Karan in his first film ('Kuch Kuch Hota Hai') and has been with him all through his journey. I think 'My Name Is Khan' is his ultimate evolution," said Shah Rukh.
"In this film, the way Karan has touched upon the scenes and sequences, it is very different from his all previous films," he added.
The film is slated to release Feb 12 next year.
A third baby and a second honeymoon on Tiger Wood’s mind
NEW YORK, Dec 14: Tiger Woods wants to have a third baby with wife Elin, as he thinks it will help rebuild their relationship, it has emerged.
The golfer also plans to go out on a “second honeymoon” on his yacht Privacy, in a bid to get away from the media reports on his extra-marital affairs.
“Another baby is Tiger’s idea. Right now, Elin is horrified by the idea...but he believes that when they’re alone on the ocean waves he can change her mind,” the Daily Star quoted a pal.
Referring to the sportsman’s wife, Woods’ friend and fellow pro Fred Funk added: “She is not some little wimp. Anything she does, she wants to win.
“And if she wants to save this marriage, it could work.”
Another friend revealed the couple would be “completely alone” on Privacy, apart from the yacht’s four-man crew.
Meanwhile, Nordegren’s mother Barbro Holmberg and twin sister Josefin will take care of the couple’s daughter Sam, two, and son Charlie, ten months.
The friend said: “They are supporting Elin in every way they can.”
However, close friend Funk believes Elin will not be able to fully forgive her billionaire husband.
Tara Reid poses topless for Playboy
LONDON, Dec 14: Actress Tara Reid, who was left with a scarred stomach after a liposuction procedure went wrong, has posed topless for Playboy magazine to prove that her body looks fine.
"It wasn't a good surgery. I have got it fixed and now and I am perfectly Ok. And I want people to know that I am perfectly alright and to prove that I did this shoot," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Reid as saying.
Reid, 34, had been offered to strip for the publication several times in the past but she had always turned down the opportunity.
"I have been offered to pose for the magazine in the past but I didn't really think it was the right time. I was younger and I am in my 30's now and I feel that I am at the best age in my life - mentally, physically and spiritually," she said.
Tiger Woods' wife walks out on him
LONDON, Dec 8: Golfer Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren has reportedly packed her bags and left him after porn star Holly Sampson was named as the seventh secret lover of her husband.
Mirror.co.uk reports that Swedish beauty Elin quit the family's 1.7 million pounds Florida mansion on Monday. Woods is reportedly trying to keep Elin's move secret, hoping she will return to their waterfront home.
The development follows 10 days of explosive revelations about the sporting "Mr Clean's" alleged adultery.
Radaronline.com said neighbours and sources close to Woods, 33, confirmed that Elin was now staying at a house nearby. It is not clear where the couple's two children - Sam Alexis, 2, and 10-month-old Charlie Axel - are.
Several women now claim to have enjoyed steamy flings with the world's highest paid athlete during his five-year marriage.
An eighth woman is also said to be preparing to come forward.
The damning allegations were triggered by a bizarre car crash in which Woods rammed his SUV into a hedge, a fire hydrant and a tree outside his home in Orlando.
It was Elin, who rescued him form his car and told police he had been boozing on the day he crashed.
Woods is set to come out of hiding next weekend to be the best man at the wedding of his old pal Bryon Bell. The golfer has lain low since news emerged of his alleged affairs after the crash.
Miss Gibraltar takes home Miss World 2009 crown
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13: Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino won the 2009 Miss World crown at a glittering ceremony in Johannesburg on Saturday, defeating 111 contestants from across the world but Miss India Pooja Chopra disappointed by failing to make it to the final round.
An HR Clerk by profession, the 22-year old blonde brought her country the Miss World title for the first time.
Miss Mexico Perla Beltran finished second, while South Africa's Tatum Keshwar took the third place.
Former Miss World and Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra was one of the judges in the contest whose final round saw a close contest between seven beauty queens.
Aldorino was crowned by Kseniasukhi Nova, the Miss World 2008, of Russia.
"Thank you South Africa, this is the most wonderful moment of my life," said Aldorino with tears in her eyes.
Miss India Pooja Chopra, who participated in the contest, nursing an injured ankle, made it to the semi-final along with 15 other contestants but was eliminated in the penultimate round.
Chopra earlier won the 'beauty with a purpose' title for supporting the save the girl-child initiative back home.
The last time India won the title was in 2000 when Priyanka Chopra brought home the crown.
India has produced five Miss Worlds with Reita Faria winning the title in 1966, followed by Aishwarya Rai in 1994, Diana Hayden in 1997 and Yukta Mookhey 1999, apart from Chopra.
Venezuela and India have produced the maximum number of Miss Worlds – five each.
There was jubilation in Gibraltar after Aldorino's victory after the pageant that was watched by millions of people world wide.
"It's a wonderful achievement for her and for Gibraltar. She's a special lady who deserves her huge success... We'll give her a home coming fit for a queen," said Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana in a congratulatory message.
Held in Johannesburg for a second consecutive year, the pageant opened with African drums and traditional dancers as the 112 contestants were introduced on stage with children carrying flags representing all the representing nations.
Apart from Miss Gibraltar, Miss Mexico and Miss South Africa who won the top three titles, the rest of the seven finalists were from Canada, Columbia, Panama, and France.
It was the 59th staging of the Miss World contest and this year saw the largest number of contestants entering the fray.
Tiger linked to 10 women as questions mount over crash
NEW YORK, Dec 8: Tiger Woods is now on the inward nine when it comes to women claiming to have had affairs with the golf superstar in the wake of his apology for "personal sins" and "transgressions" that hurt his family.
News reports pushed the total to 10 women linking themselves to Woods in the wake of his one-car crash, which took yet another turn with a new report that Woods had been drinking before the accident and was taking medications.
The Orlando Sentinel reported on Monday that a failed police request for a subpoena to obtain Woods's hospital blood test results says a witness, thought to be Elin Woods, told police Woods had been drinking and was taking Ambien and Vicodin.
The document says the person who pulled Woods from his vehicle -- his wife Elin according to earlier her earlier statements to police -- also said Woods had been drinking before the crash, opening the door to possible impairment.
Woods hit a hydrant and a tree in the early morning hours of November 27 and was taken to a hospital. The accident came two days after a tabloid reported Woods had been having an affair with New York club hostess Rachel Uchitel.
Police had wanted Woods's medical information to check the possibility he was "driving under the influence with property damage," the request said.
"A witness stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision. Also, the same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin) (sic). Impairment of the driver is also suspected."
Tiger Woods, the butt of many jokes!
It’s a swing and a miss for ace golfer Tiger Woods. Ever since he crashed his car in his backyard and later admitted to cheating on his wife, he has become the butt of all jokes on several forums.
T-shirts available online that ridicule the golfer with funny slogans have become a rage overnight. Status messages on Facebook, SMSes as well as updates on Twitter are all targetting him. We pick the funniest gems for you...
* Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one.
* What’s the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards.
* Tiger admitted this crash was the closest shave he’s ever had. So Gillette has dropped his contract.
* The only person who can beat Tiger Woods with a golf club is his wife.
* Might have been worse Tiger, you could have lost your putter!
* Q: What course gives Tiger the most trouble? A: Intercourse.
* If only Tiger had hit a mailbox and a stop sign as well, he could have completed the Grand Slam!
* You usually find a tree in the Woods, Tiger’s wife found a Woods in a tree.
* It’s a publicity stunt for his new DVD release, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Hydrant”.
* Nike wants to drop their endorsement, apparently Tiger’s balls go everywhere.
* Difference between playing golf and driving a car? In golf, Tiger can stay out of the trees.
Tiger Woods' skeletons in the closet
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: Tiger Woods has promised that he will strive to be a better person, the husband and father that his family deserves. He acknowledges that he's betrayed them through certain unspecified "transgressions" that he now regrets with all his heart.
He posted his apology on his website yesterday morning, after US Weekly claimed to have uncovered his affair with a cocktail waitress. Jaimee Grubbs, a 24-year-old blonde, claims to have had a 31-month affair with Woods leading to atleast 20 sexual encounters. Not just that, she also claims to have 300 text messages and a voice mail recording to prove her affair.
It wasn't long before allegations of another affair also surfaced. Kalika Moquin, a club promoter in Las vegas told a magazine that Kalika and and Tiger 'hooked up a couple of times'.
The internet has been abuzz with contents of messages allegedly sent by Tiger to Grubbs. Here are some excerpts -
"Hey, it's, uh, it's Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favour. Um, can you please, uh, take your name off your phone? My wife went through my phone. And, uh, may be calling you. If you can, please take your name off that and, um, and what do you call it, just have it as a number on the voice mail, just have it as your telephone number. That's it. Okay. You gotta do this for me. Huge. Quickly. All right. Bye."
Another says, I will wear you out...when was the last time you got ****..."
Woods’ personal life has come under scrutiny ever since he wrecked his car early Friday morning after what looks like a big-time fight with wife Elin.
Cocktail waitress says she made love to Tiger Woods 20 times
LONDON, Dec 4: Tiger Woods has landed amid fresh allegations that threaten to expose his private life after a cocktail waitress stepped forward to claim an affair with the ace golfer.
Jaimee Grubbs, from Los Angeles, said that she has photos and text messages to prove her on-off romance with married Woods.
The 24-year-old told Us Weekly magazine that she began seeing the world No.1 in April 2007 and the two had had nearly 20 sexual encounters since then, reports the Telegraph.
It was further claimed that the 33-year-old star dumped Grubbs in November over alleged fear of being caught by Elin Nordegren, his wife of five years with whom he has two children.
The story comes after Woods’ recent car smash outside his 1.5 million-pound mansion in Florida.
Woods was said to have had a heated argument with Nordegren over reports of romance with New York socialite Rachel Uchitel seconds before his car ran into a fire hydrant and a tree.
Naomi plans to start a family
LONDON, Nov 30: Supermodel Naomi Campbell has revealed that she is taking the whole of 2010 off to start a family. The 39-year-old has decided to take a year off to be with boyfriend of 18 months, Russian Billionaire Vladislav Doronin and start a family with him, reports mirror.co.uk.
"Naomi knows her biological clock is ticking. She realises that she's got to get a move on if she wants to have children - the time is now," said a source.
Why is Katie worried?
LONDON, Nov 27: Katie Price is said to be worried that her ex-lover cage-fighter Alex Reid will expose raunchy photos of her to get back at her for dumping him on live TV.
Jordan, 31, who is terrified that the photos could ruin her career and any chance of her getting back with ex-husband Peter Andre, 36, has ordered aides to step in before Reid, 34, can sell the snaps or post them online.
“If sleazy photos of Kate came out it would destroy everything she’s trying to do,” the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.
“She has come out of the jungle aiming to reinvent herself as a serious businesswoman and model mum,” the source said.
The jilted fighter is still in Australia after flying out to propose before Jordan ditched him live on I’m A Celeb.
It's only Men's Loo
Three supermodels bare it all
LONDON, Nov 24: Veteran supermodels Eva Herzigova, 36, Helena Christensen, 40, and Claudia Schiffer, 39, have proved that age is no object when it comes to looking stunning.
The models wore just leather thigh boots and a saucy wink for the naked mag shoot.
Claudia said it was the chemistry of the three old-school catwalk queens and photographer Kayt Jones that made the pictures so sexy.
"A great photographer doesn't stop you or give you boundaries. It's about flow and chemistry - you just go together like a wave," News of the World quoted her as saying.
The trio, all with 1 Model Management, also posed for stunning individual pictures for contemporary style guide i-D - including one with just a handbag protecting Claudia''s modesty.
An insider said: "These women are so universally beautiful that they can wear high fashion, arty wear or more commercial stuff. Or they can just go plain naked."
Berlusconi sex-scandal call girl attacked
MILAN, Nov 23: Patrizia D'Addario, a call girl was attacked and threatened after she revealed that she slept with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. She reveals this in a new book.
Soon after Patrizia tattled, a mystery car tried to ram her as she drove near her home, she writes. "It was a miracle I survived," she adds. Thieves also broke into her home, she was nearly raped, and her mother was punched, reports the Guardian.
A man also made menacing phone calls threatening to rape her daughter, she writes. D'Addario said the first night she attended a party at Belusconi's home it was like being "in a harem." Being an escort, "I reckon I have seen a few things. But I'd missed out on this — 20 women for one man," she added.
D'Addario said she spotted two lesbians kissing at the party, which threatens to do more damage to Belusconi's political career among Italians than reports of his heterosexual promiscuity. In her book about her experiences to be published on Tuesday, Patrizia D'Addario adds a lesbian dimension to the allegations surrounding Italy's leader.
Megan veils her true self
LONDON, Nov 18: Megan Fox has claimed she hides her true self under layers of controversies. The actress, who has often raised eyebrows after coming out of the closet as a bisexual or for her candid remarks, says it’s just an outside persona she has created to veil her true self from getting diluted, reports gossip.ie.
“Being a celeb is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they (critics and audiences) put you on, they’re going to tear you down. And I created a character as an offering for the sacrifice. I’m not willing to give my true self up,” she said. “The reality is, I’m hidden amongst all the insanity. Nobody can find me,” she added.
Janet blames doctor for brother's death
LOS ANGELES, Nov 18: Janet Jackson has blamed Dr Conrad Murray for the death of her brother Michael and called for him to be banned from medical practice.
"He was the one that was administering," she said in her first interview since the singer's June death. "I think he is responsible."
Murray, who was Jackson's personal physician, has admitted to administering the anesthetic propofol, which was blamed in the coroner's report for the singer's June 25 death.
In the interview, Janet said she was in "disbelief" when she learnt of the death. "It's been a tough year," Jackson said. "You have your days where it's just really - it's hard to believe. And a day doesn't go by that I don't think about him." However, the memorial service at the Staples Center helped her deal with her grief.
"My brother's favorite song is Smile. And I thought Jermaine sang it beautifully, beautifully," she said.
Racy Eva Mendes ad raises temperature of NY
NEW YORK, Nov 11: New racy billboard ad featuring Eva Mendes in her underwear has brought the traffic in New York City to a standstill. The Hitch star posed for a new Calvin Klein with male model, dressed just in a skimpy bra and panties, reports Contactmusic.
The billboard spans an entire block in Soho and has split Manhattanites between admirers and angry residents who have dubbed it "pornography".
However, it's not the first Mendes ad to have created a furore - a campaign was pulled in the U.S. last year (08) after censors ruled it was obscene.
Carey to perform at Madison Square Garden
WASHINGTON, Nov 11: R ‘n’ B singer Mariah Carey has signed on to perform at New York’s Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve.
Carey, 39, will be welcoming 2010 with a concert, and she is rumoured to to be lining up an array of celebrity pals to join her onstage at the December extravaganza, reports Contactmusic.
Members of Carey’s fanclub will get first option on tickets, which go on sale on November 9. The rest of the public will have to wait until November 14 to snap up seats at the concert.
Somali man, '112', weds girl, 17
Hundreds of people have attended a wedding in central Somalia between a man who says he is 112 years old, and his teenage wife. Ahmed Muhamed Dore - who already has 13 children by five wives - said he would like to have more with his new wife, Safia Abdulleh, who is 17 years old.
"Today God helped me realise my dream," Mr Dore said, after the wedding in the region of Galguduud.
The bride's family said she was "happy with her new husband".
Mr Dore said he and his bride - who is young enough to be his great-great-grand-daughter - were from the same village in Somalia and that he had waited for her to grow up to propose.
"I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry," the groom said.
The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says the marriage, in the town of Guriceel, is being described by Somali historians as the first of its kind in the Horn of Africa nation for more than a century.
The reporter said reaction to news of the marriage has been mixed.
Some people said while it was allowed under Islamic law, they were concerned about the age gap, but others were happy that age was not a barrier to love.
Mr Dore told the BBC he was born in Dhusamareeb in central Somalia in 1897 - and has a traditional birth certificate, written on goat skin by his father.
Our correspondent says he has an interesting history - in 1941 he joined the British colonial forces as a soldier for 10 years and then served as a police officer after Somalia won independence in 1960.
Altogether, Mr Dore has 114 children and grandchildren. His oldest son is 80 years old and three of his wives have died.
He says he hopes his new bride will give him more children.
"It is a blessing to have someone you love to take care of you," he said.
Shakira vows never to marry
LONDON, Oct 30: Colombian pop star Shakira has vowed never to marry because she doesn't want the press to make a mockery of her divorce if she ever split from her partner, investment banker Antonio de la Rua.
"It is funny how the papers want to see you married and then they want to see you divorced. Well, I won't do any of it," Contactmusic.com quoted Shakira as saying.
At the same time, Shakira is also keen to start a family with de la Rua, insisting they don't need to be married to have children.
"My body feels like it is asking to reproduce, to have a huge belly and carry babies. But for that I necessary don't have to marry him," she said.
Jolie slept with mother's boyfriend!
LONDON, Oct 27: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie slept with her mother's boyfriend when she was 16 years old, claims a biography. According to the book being written by Andrew Morton, the star had intimate relations with her mother Marcheline's live-in lover.
"Marcheline had a live-in boyfriend whom she was very much in love with, but Angelina slept with him when she was 16 and barely out of school," thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.
Jolie, 34, has claimed that she had a close relationship with her mother, who died of cancer in 2007 at the age of 56. But the two women struggled to rebuild their relationship after Jolie confessed to her mother about the incident.
Britney rekindles romance with Jason!
LONDON, Oct 21: The Womanizer singer and agent Jason - who split in August after five months together - were spotted kissing and cuddling at a California mall earlier this month.
A source told National Enquirer magazine: "They've been spending a lot of time together. Britney missed Jason so much when they were apart. They barely spoke. Now he's planning to join her on her Australian tour next month."
Britney's father Jamie who was made co-conservator of her personal and professional affairs following her breakdown last year - was instrumental in reuniting the love birds.
He found it hard seeing his 27-year-old daughter so heartbroken, and so asked Jason to consider giving the romance another try.
Another source added: "Jamie was really worried about Britney. She had all this free time on her hands during her tour break, and she was lonely. When Jason heard this, he came running. He really cares about Britney and doesn't want to see her hurt."
However, Jason still doesn't feel ready to settle down and has told Britney he wants to date other people.
A source said: "He let her know he doesn't want to be super-serious. Yes they're dating, but it's not exclusive. Britney's not happy about that, but she'll take what she can get."
Dev Patel ignores Freida's fashion advice
LONDON, Oct 21: Actress Freida Pinto may have become a style icon post Slumdog Millionaire but boyfriend Dev Patel doesn’t give importance to her fashion tips on his clothes.
Freida, 25, said: “No, he doesn’t (take my fashion advice). Because if I do (give it to him), he’ll just go and choose something completely opposite. I can’t pick his clothes for him either,” reports mirror.co.uk.
The two actors met on the sets of Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, which won multiple Oscars this year.
Freida is now busy working on Woody Allen’s yet to be titled movie which she says is “a dream come true”.
Rihanna spotted
enjoying at a strip club
NEW YORK, Oct 20: R ‘n’ B star Rihanna was recently spotted at a strip club enjoying herself to core, according to sources.
The Umbrella hitmaker was accompanied by an army of six pals to the strip club, where the group had a gala time.
"Rihanna didn't get any lap dances herself, but she was tipping the girls a lot," the New York Post quoted a source as saying. "And she was definitely with one of the guys in her group and kissing him all night,” the source added.
The source further revealed that Rihanna and her friends spent a whopping 2,500 dollars at the strip club before leaving.
Sexy Megan Fox to strip
NEW YORK, Oct 16: It’s official. One of the sexiest women in the world will be the new face of Emporio Armani Underwear. The gorgeous Megan Fox has just been confirmed as the replacement for Victoria Beckham with the 23 year old all set to front the campaign for Armani Jeans too!
All of this is according to WWD, which also reports that Megan already shot the ads in LA this past weekend with the campaign set to launch worldwide in January.
Apparently, it was Victoria’s decision not to renew her contract but Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo has also replaced her husband, soccer star, David Beckham, as the face of Emporio Armani’s men’s line.
Who would you rather see stripped down, Megan or Victoria?
PETA blasts Paris Hilton
LONDON, Oct 16: Socialite heiress Paris Hilton has been blasted by animal rights campaigners for adopting yet another pet - they're accusing her of treating animals like "disposable accessories".
Hilton announced Friday that she was adding a pot bellied pig named Princess Piglette to her menagerie of pets after ordering the Royal Dandie from a pig breeder in Oregon.
But Hilton's latest addition has angered activists at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who have branded her as a "wretched example" for her young fans for treating her pets like they're "as disposable as her friends", reported femalefirst.co.uk.
"The Chihuahuas, ferrets, and kinkajous she's paraded through her home in the past were not accessories, and pot-bellied pigs aren't either," said a PETA spokesperson.
Katie puts hubby Tom Cruise on sex diet!
LONDON, Oct 12: Tom Cruise is so paranoid about gaining weight that wife Katie Holmes has put him on a sex diet, say sources. "Tom had been complaining about how hard it is to keep off the pounds, so Katie vowed to help him out," a source said.
"Katie read somewhere that you burn up 600 calories just by having sex three to four times a week. So she's told Tom to think about how much they'd burn up if they put daily sex sessions on their schedule!"
Apparently the Top Gun star is thrilled with 30-year-old Katie's plan, reports Contactmusic.
"Tom thinks the sex order is the best part of Katie's diet plan and he's promised to up the bedroom romps whenever they are in the same town, just for the sake of his diet," the source was quoted as telling a magazine.
Romanian girl reveals her first night details
MELBOURNE, Oct 7: The 18-year-old Romanian girl who sold her virginity online for $20,000 has revealed the details about her night with the highest bidder.
Pretty Alina Percea had auctioned her virginity on a website so that she could afford to study computing at university, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The auction's winner was a 45-year-old Italian businessman who made a bid of 8,782 pounds.
The businessman paid for Alina, who underwent two medical examinations to prove her virginity, to fly to Venice where the couple toured the sights before spending a night in a luxury hotel.
Alina said: "I liked the man and got on with him well. He didn't look 45, and he seemed much younger.
"We spoke in English as I can't speak Italian and he can't speak Romanian. He paid me a lot of compliments throughout the day, and he was very funny and charming. We got on very well, and I was pleased he''d won.
"He told me he had a good job, but he didn't say if he was married or had a family, and I didn't ask him."
Alina, who was inspired to auction herself on a German erotic website after reading how American woman Natalie Dylan, 22, from San Diego, had put her virginity up for sale for 5million dollars, had hoped to raise as much as 100,000 dollars through the controversial sale but still plans to go to university.
"The bidding lasted two weeks," she told Closer magazine.
"I hoped I'd meet a nice man, like in the film Pretty Woman," Alina says.
"At the arrivals lounge, a man came over, smiled, handed me a box of chocolates and said: ''Welcome to Venice.'' He looked much younger than 45, short, but nicely dressed, with dark hair, green eyes and a kind smile," she added.
The two went sightseeing, then to a five-star hotel where they had unprotected sex.
"We kissed, then undressed each other. I'd never done that before, so I was nervous. He laid me on the bed and started kissing my body, then we had sex. I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it, even though it was quite painful. We only had sex once, then fell asleep. Next morning, we had breakfast together like any other couple, and I took the morning-after pill. He told me he'd like to see me again, and I agreed," she revealed.
Naomi Watts voted as world's most profitable actress
LONDON, Oct 7: The International star has topped Forbes.com’s latest Best Actresses for the Buck list after proving movie bosses can make the most money from her.
The 41-year-old beauty – who has also starred in The Ring , King Kong and Eastern Promises – helped the box office rake in an estimated $44 for every $1 she was paid for her last three major films.
The list’s top spots are notably filled by many actresses willing to accept a lower salary than A-list stars like Angelina Jolie – who was named Hollywood’s highest-earning actress by Forbes earlier this year.
Blood Diamond actress Jennifer Connelly, 38 - who previously won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for her role in 2001’s A Beautiful Mind- took second place making an average $41 per dollar she was paid.
Meanwhile, 30-year-old beauty Rachel McAdams finished third by turning low-budget films like Red Eye and The Notebook into significant hits.
For every dollar she is paid, the 30-year-old actress makes movie bosses an average $30.
Other stars featured on the list include Natalie Portman, who earned $28 per dollar, Meryl Streep at $27 and Jennifer Aniston at $26.
However, most actresses on the list didn’t carry their films alone and were often joined by a host of famous co-stars.
Jennifer’s appearance in He’s Just Not That Into You – where she starred alongside Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johansson - raked in $177 million at the box office, while Naomi was joined by British actor Clive Owen in 2008’s ‘The International’.
Missing Sikh girl in US found with brother-in-law
LOS ANGELES: Police in Nevada state say they have found a 16-year-old Sikh girl who went missing last week. Karamjit Kaur, 16, was with her
brother-in-law Parvinder Singh in Indiana state.
The two were traced to a hotel in Merrillville city in Indiana. No reasons have been given why she disappeared with her brother-in-law.
The girl was last seen on her bike September 30.
Kaur, who had moved to the US months ago with her family from India, told her family that she was going out on a bike ride.
But she never returned. Her bike was found the next day at a skateboarding park.
Police said they were investigating the case and hadn't ruled out criminal charges. But they confirmed that the brother-in-law was visiting Reno before Kaur disappeared.
Disappearance of newly arrived Indian girls and brides in the US and Canada is not uncommon.
There have been a few cases when the girls, who married NRI grooms based in Canada or the US, disappeared after coming here.
Dev, Freida inseparable
LONDON, Sept 24: Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto were inseparable during the Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer Show at the London Fashion Week on Tuesday.
They walked the red carpet together, readily posing for photographers, and then watched the show from the front row holding hands all the while.
The couple was seated amidst A-list celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Emma Watson and Anna Wintour of Vogue. They was also spotted shopping at Dolce and Gabbana in the city the previous day amidst a paparazzi frenzy.
Diana had an affair with ex-French President?
PARIS, Sept 22: Eighty-three-year-old former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing has brightened his long retirement by writing a steamy romantic novel about a French leader's affair with a British princess.
The Princess and the President recounts the secret and passionate love of two characters clearly modelled closely on both Giscard himself and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, according to Monday's edition of the daily Le Figaro.
Recast as President Jacques-Henri Lambertye and Princess Patricia of Cardiff, the pair meet at the closing dinner of a G7 summit after the young British royal has been left miserable by her princely husband's adultery.
"I kissed her hand and she gave me a questioning look, her slate grey eyes widening as she tilted her head gently forward," the presidential first-person narrator recounts, according to an excerpt published in Le Figaro.
The newspaper said Giscard's book rises above the level of a well-written romantic novel because of the wealth of detail he is able to supply about the French and British characters and the palaces in which they meet.
As befits a member of the prestigious Academie Francaise, the president also alludes to the literary classics, such as Alexandre Dumas' tales of the love between French princess Anne of Austria and the Duke of Buckingham.
But the book will most likely cause a stir as the latest to cash in on the posthumous Diana publishing industry, particularly as it includes a playful hint that there might be an element of truth in the story.
According to Le Figaro, the book opens with the phrase "Promise kept" and ends with: "'You asked me for permission for you to write your story,' she told me. 'I give you it, but you must make me a promise ...'."
While marketed as a novel, there is little doubt that the characters are closely modelled on real life figures from recent history.
Princess Patricia shares Diana's passion for charity work with children with AIDS and campaigns as she did against anti-personnel mines.
"A fortnight before my marriage, my future husband told me that he had a mistress and was determined to continue his relationship with her," Patricia tells her French lover, according to the leaked extract.
President Lambertye also appears to be a close fit with Giscard, except for one key detail, one that suggests that the author is keen to reimagine history in a more flattering light.
While the fictional Lambertye wins a second term with a comfortable 56 percent, the real Giscard was turfed out of office in 1981 after being accused of corruptly receiving diamonds from Emperor Bokassa of Central Africa.
Giscard lost the vote in May 1981, costing him the chance of representing France two months later when Diana Spencer married Prince Charles, and thus the pair were never simultaneously the "Princess and the President".
Nevertheless, some commentators said that Giscard had left himself open to ridicule by penning a book even hinting at an affair -- he was 55 years old in 1981, Diana was 19. Some warned he risked tainting his legacy.
"How does he want posterity to remember him?" demanded the magazine Marianne on its website. "As the guy who legalised abortion? Who gave 18-year-olds the vote? Who brought female ministers into government?
"By talking about Diana, Giscard is remaking himself the great inventor of the celebrity presidency. A low-brow gossip president who needs the skills of a psychoanalyst to understand history," it stormed.
Diana died in a road accident with her boyfried Dodi Fayed in Paris in August 1997. Her life and loves were a target of massive media attention both before and after her death, and books about her continue to sell extremely well.
The Princess and the President will be released in Paris in French on October 1 by publishers Fallois-Xo.
Heidi Klum fears her butt will 'explode'
LONDON: Heidi Klum, who is expecting her fourth child, says her legs and butt will "explode" in her final month of pregnancy.
The supermodel, who raises three children with husband Seal, and is expecting a daughter next month, piles on the extra pounds in the last month of pregnancy, but is not worried about shifting her baby weight.
"The last month is unbelievable, how rapidly your stomach goes. It's huge! The thighs, the butt - everything explodes in the end. It's bizarre," contactmusic.com quoted her saying.
"Just as it's a miracle that you can grow a human being in your belly, it's a miracle that your body goes back to normal again. I don't think you ever get back to exactly the way you were, but you do get close. And I'm happy with that - especially when you see your kid for the first time," she added.
Klum is known for getting back into shape quickly after giving birth. She wore a bikini for a Victoria's Secret fashion show just two months after welcoming three-year-old Henry into the world.
The 36-year-old model has also spoken about her love for her musician husband, explaining her family is the most important thing to her.
"What do I love about him? Aside from his sexy stature? He's a gentle giant. We're very into family values. If you come to our house in Los Angeles, you'll see that it's not a big, museum-like house where you can't touch anything or sit anywhere. It's a family house, where three children are living. We have toys all over the place," she told Page Six magazine.
US airports ban Pamela Anderson's ads
NEW YORK, Sept 11: American airport bosses have banned a new animal rights commercial featuring former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson because it's too raunchy.
Advertising chiefs at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filmed a promo in which the actress stars as a scantily-clad flight security guard who strips passengers of fur and leather, reports hollywood.com.
The ad was due to be shown at New York City's three airports but bosses pulled the plug over fears the racy film will offend passengers with young children.
A representative for CNN Airport Network wrote to PETA bosses to explain the commercial is "particularly sensitive because children make up part of the demographic in airports".
The animal rights group is now hoping to show the film on in-flight entertainment.
I will never make a sex tape: Megan
LOS ANGELES, Sept 11: Hollywood beauty Megan Fox seems to have learnt the lesson from the embarrassing experiences of her fellow celebrities like Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson and has vowed never to make a sex tape.
The Transformers star who has been voted the 'Sexiest Woman Alive' in two years in a row, said that seeing herself having sex will turn her off the act forever, reported MTV online.
"Ugh, never! That's the last thing I want to see- what I look like having sex. It would take one shot of me not looking good and I would not be able to have sex ever again," said Fox.
The 23-year-old actress who is reportedly back again with her on-off boyfriend Brian Austin Green, said that she prefers to keep that part of her life to herself.
"Literally all I have left are my private parts and I don't want to also share them with the world. I'd like to keep them private. That's why they're called that," said the actress adding that she would never go nude on-screen.
"It lives forever, especially now, with the Internet. I just can't. I just can't," said the actress.
Prince Harry rekindles romance with ex?
LONDON, Sept 10: British royal Prince Harry has reportedly reunited with former lover Chelsy Davy.
Son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, Prince Harry split from the Zimbabwe-born socialite eight months ago, following a series of rows and tearful telephone calls, reports imdb.com.
The young royal was allegedly devastated by the break-up, especially when trainee lawyer Davy changed her relationship status to single on social networking site Facebook. But after trying to date other people, the pair has decided to give the relationship another chance.
"Harry and Chelsy are back on, but they are keeping things very low key. They want to take it very slowly and are determined to keep things quiet," said a source.
"Chelsy in particular finds the media attention when she's with Harry very hard to bear. They don't want any pressure and have decided to keep the news very much between themselves. There is still a big physical attraction between them and Harry has told Chelsy he hasn't met anyone he really cares about since they split," the source added.
Clooney unveils his new love!
VENICE, Sept 10: Hollywood biggie and one of world's sexiest guys alive, George Clooney who is famous for the choice of women in his life has once again surprised everyone with a new gal pal. They were seen together at the Venice Film Festival.
His new arm candy is an Italian TV presenter. The two had been observed frolicking at his Lake Como villa, but the Venice outing makes it official, reports E!Online.
Elisabetta Canalis is the lady in limelight, who made an elegant entry with the superstar at Venice Film Festival. The model and actress has a raunchy past but she looked demure at the event.
However, the actor maintains that it's more than a fling!
Heidi flashes her assets!
NEW YORK, Aug 26: The Hills star Heidi Montag was seen flashing her assets at the Miss Universe contest, held on August 24.
Montag, 22, wore tight sequined pants and a matching bra, which exposed most of her cleavage, as she sang her new song Body Language, and did a few sexy body rolls and dance moves.
According to a source at the event, the worse Montag performed, the better the attention she will be getting.
“Everyone is going to talk about Heidi’s performance and the worse she is the more talk there will be,” Fox News quoted the source as saying.
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe... again!
BAHAMAS, Aug 24: Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again. Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez won the 2009 Miss Univere pageant in the Bahamas on Sunday night.
Dressed in a flowing red gown, Fernandez embraced runner up Miss Dominican Republic as the announcement was made, and received the crown from last year’s winner, Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela.
The other top-five finalists were Miss Kosovo, Miss Australia and Miss Puerto Rico.
Venezuela, a beauty-obsessed South American country, has won the Miss Universe pageant six times.
“I think this is the most beautiful group of women I’ve ever seen,” pageant co-owner Donald Trump told reporters.
The top 15 finalists appeared in bathing suits before the final 10 were chosen for the evening gown segment. The final five answered questions from the judges.
The televised event includes musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
Montag gave her first live performance, singing Body Language from her debut album.
Fans cheered on the blonde star of MTV’s The Hills, although NBC, which is broadcasting the event in the Bahamas live, blocked out more than half of her performance as they introduced the 15 finalists.
“It’s my first performance live and it’s in front of a billion eyes. So I’m very excited to show everyone what I’m coming with,” said Montag prior to her performance.
Hosts are Billy Bush, co-anchor of Access Hollywood, and Claudia Jordan, a former Miss Rhode Island USA who has appeared on several TV shows. Judges include actor Dean Cain and supermodel Valeria Mazza.
