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Brittany Murphy Dies At 32
Brittany Murphy, who gained fame from movies such as "8 Mile" and "Just Married" before giving voice to popular animated characters, has died at age 32. The Los Angeles County coroner's office said her death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center appeared to be from natural causes but police were investigating.
Murphy was transported to the hospital after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at 8 a.m. at the home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, in the Hollywood Hills. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Murphy apparently collapsed in the bathroom, and authorities were looking into her medical history.

An official cause of death may not be determined for some time, since toxicology tests will be required, but "it appears to be natural," Winter said.

Kate Hudson's Lonely New Year
Hollywood star Kate Hudson was forced to celebrate a lonely New Year's eve as her plans had been ruined following her split from Alex Rodriguez. The actress and the baseball star, who ended their seven-month relationship earlier this month, had planned to usher in 2010 by attending a host of parties in Miami, Florida. However, Kate cancelled her involvement. "They were both scheduled to appear together at several bashes. Obviously that did not happen - she cancelled," a source said. Friends of Kate have also claimed she had trouble trusting Alex.
"Kate has some trust issues with A-Rod. She doesn't know for sure if there is another woman, but there's a girl she thinks he has a crush on. She's been worrying about other women for a while and is definitely the jealous type," a friend of the actress said.

I'm An Embarrassment: Mischa Barton

Barton said she is so clumsy she would make a terrible date and that her awkward antics attract unwanted attention from the paparazzi.
"I'm ridiculously clumsy, you'd never want to date me, I'm an embarrassment. I wouldn't even know where to start telling you the things I've walked into. I think that's why the photographers love me, I'm constantly bruising myself or grazing my knees," she said. Despite admitting she is clumsy, the 23-year-old who has dated a string of famous men, including singers Luke Pritchard and Johnny Borrell insists none have ever ditched her. "I've never been dumped.”

Sandra Bullock Voted 'Entertainer Of The Year'
The 45-year-old actress nominated in both the Drama and Comedy or Musical fields for 'The Blind Side' and 'The Proposal', has beaten the star cast of vampire series True Blood to grab the top spot on a magazine’s 'Entertainers of the Year' list.
The small screen's favourite vampires are followed by controversial singer Lady Gaga, famed for her outrageous outfits who came third on the list. Apart from the above, other Hollywood A-listers making it to the list included country singer Taylor Swift, actor Alec Baldwin, veteran actress Meryl Streep, Ryan Reynolds, 'American Idol' star Adam Lambert and filmmaker James Cameron

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Jessica Names Her Price
Jessica Simpson’s new documentary show about female looks is called The Price Of Beauty. But producers already know the price of beauty – it’s around 12,000 pound sterling an hour.
That’s how much it is costing to get Simpson camera ready for the series, in which Jessica travels the globe to examine how women in different cultures achieve their looks. ‘She is insisting on using all her own hair, make-up and fashion stylists’, says a source. ‘They’re even more expensive than J.Lo’s people,’ adds the source.
However, given all the publicity that Simpson has recently generated with the whole Tony Romo break-up, no one is prepared to put their foot down.
Anyway, it’s not like you can do a beauty show fronted by someone who packs on a load of weight and wears unflattering mom jeans…


Flirt Gerard
Butler Moves On!
That Gerard Butler does get around. The hunky Scottish actor has recently been linked to both Jennifer Aniston and Paris Hilton, and had yet another actress in his sights recently. We heard that Gerard ‘flirted up a storm’ with Damages star Rose Byrne in New York’s SoHo Grand. ‘He spent the entire evening chatting only to her,’ says our witness. ‘He seemed very smitten.’ Don’t worry, he’ll soon move on…



Jordan: I Lived A Lie For Five Years
Katie Price has confessed that she tried being a different person than what she was during the five years she lived with Peter Andre. The actress revealed that she had put on a good wife act to make her singer hubby happy. Now, Peter is totally ready to take on her former flame after he has gone public and accused her of being a ‘despicable mother’, following the surfacing of her pictures with new love Alex Reid.
She reportedly told a friend: “I don’t care if I ruin him. I’ve told that to my lawyers. I want to bring him down. I’ve lived a lie with him for so long. And I really tried. I was never going to leave him because I believe you try and make things work. There’s just no way I could."


Katie In Sex And
The City
Sequel?
Katie Holmes has dismissed talks that she is being lined up for a role in the Sex And The City sequel. The film is due to start shooting shortly and insiders have said Holmes was in line to play a tough businesswoman who knocks heads with Samantha, aka Kim Cattrall. But Holmes’ spokesman has said he’s baffled by the reports: ‘There is absolutely no truth to these claims.’



Book On Paris To Tell All
The man who oversaw Paris Hilton’s rise to stardom is shopping a tell-all book, in which he threatens to expose the starlet’s innermost secrets.
Jason Moore, who repped Hilton for ten years before they parted company last year, has called the book Controlling Chaos and says he will expose the tricks he used to turn the heiress into a global icon. ‘Jason will show how he managed to save his client from disgrace by manipulating the media and Paris herself,’ claims the book proposal. Hilton, who is reputed to be back with recent ex Dough Reinhardt, has yet to comment on the proposal but since Moore never signed a confidentiality agreement, she may be powerless to stop him. The book claims: ‘If Paris Hilton didn’t have Jason Moore pulling the strings, she could well have faded into oblivion.’

Hollywood Turns On Heigl
Could Katherine Heigl be turning into Hollywood’s most unpopular woman? The actress is now getting it in the neck from her former co-star, the normally mild-mannered Seth Rogen. Rogen, who appeared with Heigl in the smash hit Knocked Up, says he was upset when she later labelled the film ‘sexist’ and that it ‘painted women as shrews’. ‘Maybe she was just tired after doing six hours of interviews, but I was upset. She didn’t call me later to explain. But I gotta say, it’s not like we’re the only people she’s said crazy things about recently. That’s kind of her bag now;’ Rogen said Heigl has also upset the producers on her TV show Grey’s Anatomy when she went on David Letterman’s show last week to complain that she was ‘forced’ to work a 17-hour day on her first day back, which she called ‘mean and cruel’. ‘What she didn’t mention is that the schedule was amended to suit her. Producers shuffled things around so she could promote her new movie. Then she thanks them by going on national TV to embarrass them,’ one insider said.

For Better or Bitter?

It’s the age of equality but how supportive are these celeb men of their partner’s careers and ambitions? We rate the men who rock and the ones who suck…


Abhishek Bachchan
So supportive are Ash and Abhi of each other’s performances that they love to work with each other-so much so that sometimes one gets the feeling that they are constantly acting. In fact Abhi has accompanied Ash to most of her premieres - whether they are in India or abroad, and is known more for being Ash’s hubby than anything else.


Saif Ali Khan
Saif takes supporting-your-lady to an all-new level. Be it praising her butt-kicking turn in Agent Vinod, giving Pritish Nandy a piece of his mind for tweeting negatively about Kareena’s much thinner bod, or saying that he can’t stop grinning cause he has Bebo in his life. He also regularly lavishes praise on her work in various films. And Kareena too doesn’t bother to hide her admiration for Saif’s work, especially in Omkara. But the mutual admiration and cootchie-cooing does get a bit too much at times. You are not a teen anymore Saif! Grow up!! 
Aamir Khan


Not only has he supported wife Kiran through her debut directorial effort but now when she is resting, due to a recent spate of illnesses, Aamir has chosen to focus on the editing of her project Dhobi Ghat. This has meant that the Delhi Belly edit finalisation, of which he is the producer, is being delayed. But Aamir is clear - he doesn’t want Kiran to get stressed. 

Salman Khan
Everyone knows that Salman is a possessive man. So possessive, that he refuses to watch his girlfriend (yup, they are together for now) Katrina’s films. Apparently he has not yet watched New York despite her repeated requests. Not able to watch Kat romance John we guess. But doesn’t that come with the territory? After all you are dating an actress. Kat, on the other hand, has always lent support by watching all Sallu’s films, however awful!



Ajay Devgan
Kajol stepped back from the limelight on becoming a mother but is now occasionally acting in films that will not compromise her time with her daughter. But through it all, Ajay and Kajol have supported each other’s ambitions. In fact, Ajay has gone on record to say that he cannot imagine anybody but Kajol being able to do justice to the heroine’s role in U, Me Aur Hum. Sweet! But the two also give each other ample space to do their own thing.

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Megan’s ‘Open Relationship’

The mystery surrounding Megn Fox’s on-off engagement with Brian Austin Green has been lifted, after sources revealed the news that the couple enjoy an ‘open relationship’.
The status of their rocky relationship has raised many questions over recent months, with Meg being repeatedly linked to her Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf, while simultaneously enjoying cosy dates with her ex-fiance.
Now pals of the couple have spilled that Brian has given his flirtatious fiancé the go-ahead to enjoy a brief steamy fling with Shia, in the hopes she’ll get her crush out of her system.

Tony Bans Jessica From His Dallas Pad

Just when you thought dumping her on her birthday wasn’t bad enough, Tony Romo has now ordered his security team to banish ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson from his life entirely. A sign at the entrance to the football player’s Dallas home now reads: ‘Red Alert!! Tony has made some changes to his list of people allowed in. Jessica is no longer on that list and is not approved for access.’ Not that Jessica wants access. We hear that as soon as she got her marching orders, she paid over 10,000 pounds to have nearly 40 boxes of her stuff flown overnight to her LA home.The growing acrimony between the two may have something to do with reports that Romo was getting close to one of Jessica’s fans long before they split. According to pals of Natalie Smith, she was introduced to Romo following one of his ex’s concerts in February.

Rachelle Dropped From Eclipse!
Twilight star Rachelle Lefevre has been left devastated after movie bosses gave her role in the third installment of the vampire saga to rival actress Bryce Dallas Howard – and she’s considering to sue the company.
After Twilight saga bosses revealed the casting news, citing a “scheduling problem” the stunned actress – who played red-haired vampire Victoria in Twilight and New Moon – released a statement saying, “I am greatly saddened….(and) deeply hurt,” said Rach.
And the news has come as a blow to her castmates, who reportedly looked on the actress as a “mother hen” figure.
“They’d all come and talk to her about everything,” revealed a source. “She knew all the drama on and off set.” Let’s hope the scorned actress is ready to spill!

Aniston Has The Best Personal Chef

Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says that her celebrity friends prefer her home cooked food over expensive gourmet cuisine as her personal chef is the best cook in town.
The 40-year-old actress said that her home is their favourite eating joint and therefore she never has to dine alone.
“My friends love coming over, because they get fed. It's the best restaurant in town,” said Aniston.
“Her friends are in and out all the time. Jen's a homebody. It's been so much fun to create a place where everybody feels comfortable, like one big family,” said Jewels Elmore, who works as Aniston's private chef.
And Aniston credits her chef for introducing her to delicacies which she hated earlier.
“I used to hate fish but one day Jewels handed me this thing, and I tasted it.”
Salmon is now the actress' favourite along with brussels sprouts, another dish Aniston once disdained.

Sylvester To Be Awarded At Venice Film Festival
Sylvester Stallone will receive Glory to the Filmmaker award at Venice Film Festival this year.
Organisers have described him as "a very original filmmaker" and added that his films were "capable of tenderness even when dripping with blood".
They said in a statement: "Stallone's work has explored the brightest and darkest areas of the American dream." The ‘Rambo’ star is happy he is being recognised at the Italian event in which his stint as an actor and director in Hollywood will be one of the major highlights. "Being honoured at the Venice Film Festival is something I have always hoped would become a reality and now that it’s actually happened, it’s been well worth the wait," he said. The award is generally given to a person who has left a mark on contemporary cinema.
The 66th Venice Film Festival is scheduled from 2 September to 12 September.”

‘Posh Goes Posh With Queen’s Accent’

Victoria Beckham was said to have lived up to her Spice Girls’ nickname “Posh” after speaking in an accent resembling that of Queen Elizabeth II in a recent interview. The former singer was interviewed by Sky News presenter Eamonn Holmes, who noticed that the star had ditched her Essex-style vowels. Victoria was said to have revealed her new cut glass voice while discussing her new job as a judge on American Idol .
“I am so excited, I am just so happy to be a part of the show. I am a huge fan and so are my boys and so is David, so to be part of it is just great,” she said.
Holmes later commented: “Now the most interesting thing about all that to me is that Posh has now gone posh. A little bit of an American accent in there, but actually a very nice speaking voice.”

'TWILIGHT' DOMINATES TEEN CHOICE AWARDS

The vampire drama Twilight drove a stake through the 11th annual "Teen Choice 2009" awards held recently, winning 11 trophies in a ceremony also notable for its celebration of musical acts new and not-so-new.
Audience members thirsting for a glimpse of the Twilight stars were not disappointed, as the film won best drama as well as acting awards for leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and supporting stars Cam Gigandet, Ashley Greene and Taylor Lautner.
Pattinson was also named Choice Male Hottie. "I really appreciate it. I have to say, the hottest teens of the year are Twilight' fans!," he told the crowd during the event, which was aired recently on a private channel.
Choice Female Hottie went to Megan Fox, star of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Music largely dominated the proceedings otherwise.
The Jonas Brothers hosted the show and won five of the surfboard-shaped awards, including breakout show (Jonas). And Miley Cyrus won six, including best single (The Climb) and acting awards for the TV and movie versions of Hannah Montana. Cyrus also presented her "hero," Britney Spears, with the Ultimate Choice Award. "Thank you guys so much," said Spears, looking fit in a short one-shoulder black sequined dress as fans chanted her name. "I'm so happy to be here tonight with all of you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. God bless!"
Gossip Girl also won big, winning best drama and acting awards for Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick.
Zac Efron also won multiple acting awards, for his performances in High School Musical 3 and 17 Again.
Some of the show's extracurriculars went over better than others.
As part of a Dare the Jonas Brothers segment, Nick Jonas was dared to hug as many fans as he could in 20 seconds - including surprise fan Kim Kardashian - and Joe Jonas, blindfolded, had his hair cut by Mike Tyson.
The awards were selected by more than 83 million votes cast online. The show took place at Universal Studios.

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A Game Of Hearts

While it’s the love life - or the lack of it - of Bollywood, it’s those who don’t make the grade that are actually having a quiet affair and getting away with it. So here are some who are keeping it under wraps…
Kunal Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor: I bet you guys didn’t guess this one. But it’s true and they are denying it, of course!
Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza: These two spent so much time together, yet think nobody knows they are dating!
Now for the best one of all: Shruti Hassan and Shruti Hassan. And how does she explain this self-obsession? “I’m single right now. This is a time when I’m so brutally obsessed with myself and it’d be so unfair to someone else in my life. I’m not going to share my mirror or my time or my space with anyone else just now.

”Who Is Vidya’s Secret Man?
Vidya Balan is dressing up glamorously, giggling infectiously and feeling right at home among Delhi’s glitterati. The grapevine says she is really getting to know a hotshot politician who has a great eye for gorgeous women. He’s single, loaded, powerful and a thorough charmer. Apparently he’s already spent millions of rupees on Vidya.
By the way, this gentleman also has a home on the Riviera, so how can we blame Vidya for falling for him, when half of Delhi can’t resist his charms?

Mother Knows Best
Shahid Kapur’s mom, Neelima Azim is all set to make a movie. Now, you would imagine that she’d obviously cast her son in the movie, right? Wrong. She wanted Emraan Hashmi to play the lead. But the actor refused. And if you think she’d cast Priyanka Chopra to play the female lead, considering she’s more than just friends with Shahid, then you are absolutely right! Priyanka, however, has not signed on the dotted line just yet. Now, is that because Mr. Casanova was last heard to be a little too friendly with Anushka Sharma, the leading lady of Yash Raj’s yet-to-be-titled film that also stars Shahid?

Soha Makes Sharmila Mad!

Soha is reportedly driving her mum, Sharmila up the wall. The buzz is that Soha is extremely serious about Kunal Khemu, but because her last relationship (with Diddharth) went belly up, she doesn’t want to get married just yet. So she’s invited Kunal to move into her tiny apartment in the suburbs.
Sharmila’s reportedly spending sleepless nights, worrying that the much-younger Kunal may use Soha as his ladder to success and then dump her.
PS: What about Soha getting some success herself first?

Shah Rukh Khan Detained At Newark Airport In USA....!!!!
“I’m shocked and upset... feeling terrible for Shah Rukh,” said Karan Johar, after his friend actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at a US airport for having the last name ‘Khan’. Actress Priyanka Chopra also said, “Shocking, disturbing and downright disgraceful. It’s such behaviour that fuels hatred and racism. SRK's a world figure for God’s sake. GET REAL!!” In an earlier post on Independence Day, Karan wrote, “Freedom...underrated...often misused... and always taken for granted... respect it and honour it... today and forever!” Music director Vishal Dadlani also posted, “This is plain silly!! I mean, a quick internet search would tell them what they need to know about SRK!! Paranoia breeds stupidity, I guess!” Meanwhile, Shah Rukh told a channel, “The US has developed religious paranoia over the years. My guard was also denied a visa because he has the same last name as mine. They said I can’t use my phone.” Shah Rukh was detained for over two hours at the Newark airport, New Jersey. He was released after Indian embassy officials vouched for him. He was in the US to attend Independence Day celebrations.
The star, who is currently filming for My Name is Khan, underwent "humiliating" questioning even as he told authorities he was an Indian celebrity. His bodyguards were also grilled.
 

BOLLWOOD STARS LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE

On a balmy Sunday afternoon, 23-year-old Jeet Dasgupta tears down a life-size poster of tennis pro Sania Mirza from his bedroom wall.
He scoffs, “Sania post her engagement isn't a hot male fantasy. Soon, she'll be talking kids.” In the pleasure playground of idol worship, betrothed female celebs enjoy second class citizenship. An online poll recently revealed that 58 per cent of readers felt that marriage would mark a fall in B-town queen Kareena Kapoor's star rating. A reader from Qatar declared, “Saying 'yes' will kill her image.”
Is it the fear of losing popularity that pressurises female icons to shy away from matrimony? Bebo, who's been spotted with a colossal solitaire of late, dispels engagement rumours, “Am I crazy to get married now when so many wonderful things are happening to my career? It can wait for two years.”
In the fragile world of glamour, why are rules different for the sexes? Adman Prahlad Kakkar says, “Once hitched, the brand value of a female star falls. She's no longer available as the subject of vicarious popular imagination. In India, marriage is associated with morality, so fans can't handle a married woman gyrating in a revealing outfit.”
An industry source says, “Rani Mukherji was the No 1 heroine after Hum Tum and Black. But, she turned herself into an exclusive Yashraj property, by secretly marrying producer Aditya Chopra. Today her career's scripted by him.”
The original 'It' girl of the '90s, Pooja Bedi recalls how her ex-husband wanted her to quit films post marriage. “Being in the industry involves gruelling outdoor schedules, scandalous gossip, alleged link-ups and controversies. Non-star partners are intimidated,” says Bedi.
Former model Walusha Robinson recalls, “Offers stopped as soon as I had my first child. Though I was only 20, suddenly, I was being doled out commercials that saw me playing either a mother or a wife.”
Besides viewer voyeurism, director
Madhur Bhandarkar points out, “The lifespan of an actress is short-lived. In a male-dominated industry, it takes at least three to four years to break through. Once an actress tastes success, it's hard to resist the glamour bug, which is why most heroines talk marriage after they've crossed their prime or delay marriage if they're young and seeing someone. Ironically, married heroes like Aamir or SRK are considered cool, but once Priyanka Chopra marries, she may be offered the role of a bhabhi.” He adds, “Most distributors, including corporate houses feel casting married actresses is risky as they're uncomfortable doing intimate scenes.”
B-town's biggest female brand icon - Aishwarya turned down the lead in the spoof Dostana saying the role was “too sexy for her married image.”
Kakkar says, “Youth sells! A married woman often carries with her the baggage of age.” No wonder then that 20-something newcomers like Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza are nudging out 30-plus heroines from films and brand endorsements. Priyanka was heard saying, “No one in this industry is indispensable. Someone takes over from somebody.”
Actress Perizad Zorabian admits, “Married heroines tend to choose less risqué roles as there's a chance of offending their extended family. And, once you have children you have to compromise.” Perhaps this explains the self-imposed hiatus that stars like Jaya Bachchan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol and Karishma Kapoor took, before being lured by the arc lights again. But 'comebacks' too are risky. Madhur says, “Audiences can't accept the physical changes in their female icons.”
Karisma Kapoor however dismisses the notion about actresses not getting good roles after marriage as a mere myth. “Does anybody in Hollywood ask Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, who make one film in five years, whether they're coming back? Sharmila Tagore delivered some of her biggest hits after her children were born,” she retorts.
Actress Ayesha Takia, who recently tied the knot asks, “If our married actors can be treated professionally, why can't actresses be treated as professionally?”