Spears won't perform at Gibson's Church

ANI Monday 24th March, 2008

Washington, Mar 24 : Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has shot down rumours claiming that Britney Spears would be performing a gospel gig at his church.

Rumours started off after a British tabloid 'The Mirror' revealed that the troubled pop star would be performing a gig at his catholic church in California.

The reports also claimed that Spears was to have "a new song written for her for the occasion",

According to TMZ.com, Gibson's representative has dismissed the rumours insisting there isn't "an ounce of truth to it," reports Contactmusic.

Gibson's church, known as 'The Holy Family Catholic Church' holds a daily mass in Latin and follows an ancient ideology of Catholicism.

However, it is not recognised by the Roman Catholic Church because it does not acknowledge the authority of the Pope or the Vatican.

Cheryl Cole imposes a six-month sex ban on cheating Ashley

ANI Tuesday 11th March, 2008

London, Mar.11 : A seething Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has told her love rat husband Ashley that they will not be having sex for at least six months.

According to The Sun, 24-year-old Cheryl has reportedly told Ashley that she still can't bear the thought of him touching her after his romp with hairdresser Aimee Walton.

A pal of the couple said: "Cheryl has told Ashley there will be no sex in their house for at least six months, and although he's going to find it incredibly hard, he agreed to her terms.

"She wants Ashley to appreciate her and realise what he has got. But he's a red blooded fella and it's not going to be easy."

The Girls Aloud star has also agreed to renew her marriage vows during a secret summer ceremony in Newcastle.

Cheryl has demanded Ashley stick to the strict no-sex regime before the big day.

Cheryl had earlier laid down three rules for Ashley before considering moving in with him again.

She demanded that Ashley buy them a new house because she suspects he cheated on her in their marital bed.

She also told Ashley that there will be no more boys' holidays ever again, and no more lads' nights out for a long time either.

Britshers feel young as they grow old

ANI Monday 10th March, 2008

London, Mar 10 : Britons feel younger as they age, says a new poll which found that people over 50 feel more than 12 years younger than their true age.

However, over-40s only feel six years younger, the poll of 1,250 Britons aged 40 to 78 revealed.

Nearly half of men quizzed thought hobbies kept them young, while around a third put it down to their partner, reports The Sun.

In case of women, friends, diet and pets made them feel youthful.

Many of the Brits said that the internet took years off them mentally - while others cited playing their Xbox and clubbing.

Sex was also a popular way of keeping young.

One man even admitted seducing older women to feel youthful.

Britney has a stalker

Britney Spear Picture Gallery

ANI Monday 10th March, 2008

Melbourne, Mar 10 : Britney Spears' troubles do not seem to have an end - the singer is now being stalked by someone who has been reportedly been delivering sex toys and explicit pornographic letters to her.

According to OK! magazine and Showbizspy.com, Britney feared that she is being stalked after receiving a series of letters - some containing alarming descriptions of how to bomb and weird gibberish about the Middle East and Israel.

The 'Toxic' singer has been sent another package that had an alarming sexual nature - and even has a picture of a man, which might reveal the identity of the person behind all this.

The alleged stalker is also sending packages of sex toys to Britney with names of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie mentioned on them.

''The first thing you see when you open the box is a huge, lavender-colored, battery-operated sex toy - still with the price tag on it,'' The Daily Telegraph quoted a source, as saying.

Besides the sex toy, there were two letters - both threatening and pornographic in nature.

'The handwritten one is on note paper and it's written in a crazy, all-caps chicken scratch,'' the source said.

The packages were handed over to Britney's security team, who in turn hand them over to the FBI.

Now, a camera that can see through people's clothing at distances of up to 80ft

London, Mar 9 (ANI): Surveillance at railway stations, shopping centres and other public spaces in the UK could soon become more high-tech, with the development of cameras that can see through people's clothing at distances of up to 80ft, to help detect weapons, drugs and explosives.

However, the designers of this camera, ThruVision, an Oxfordshire-based company spun out from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, one of the government's leading physics research centres, maintain that although it can see objects under clothes, the images would not reveal any anatomical details.

This new technology, namely T5000 system, is catching the eye of police forces, train companies and airport operators as well as government agencies.

Though it was initially meant for use in spacecraft and astronomy but it was soon believed that these cameras that can see through clouds of cosmic dust are also capable to see through clothing.

T5000 system involves detecting and measuring terahertz waves, or T-waves, which are a form of electromagnetic radiation, emitted by all people and objects lying between the infrared and microwave parts of the spectrum.

In fact, the waves from any material have a distinctive signature, and may even differentiate Semtex from modelling clay and cocaine from sugar.

Already a smaller system designed for office foyers that can scan through clothing at a range of 30ft-40ft is being offered by ThruVision.

Currently this is being used at the Canary Wharf complex in east London, which is home to several global banks and is seen as a potential target for terrorists. The Dubai Mercantile Exchange also employs a similar installation.

It is possible to link this system to a computer enabling it to automatically scan anyone passing and report its human operator to anything suspicious.

"Acts of terrorism have shaken the world in recent years and security precautions have been tightened globally. The T5000 dramatically extends the range over which we can scan people," Times Online quoted Clive Beattie, ThruVision's chief executive, as saying.

One of the customers, Bill Foster, the president of Thermal Matrix, an American defence contractor specialising in imaging systems for the US military, said : "This could be deployed at major sporting events, concerts and rail stations as well as for military use."

The camera will be displayed this week at the Home Office scientific development branch's annual exhibition, Britain's premier showcase for security equipment, to be held on an RAF airbase in Buckinghamshire. (ANI)

Britney Spears receiving threatening notes and packages

ANI Sunday 9th March, 2008

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London, Mar 9 : Troubled singer Britney Spears is being stalked through strange letters, and has been receiving threatening notes and packages, according to reports.

The 26-year-old star is being bombarded with strange letters and DIY (Do It Yourself) Bombmaking instructions.

Sources say that the singer has called the FBI for help.

"She's received disturbing, stalker stuff. The security team has turned it over to the FBI," News Of The World quoted a source, as saying.

Meanwhile, Spears' ex-beau Justin Timberlake has come to the fore and is comforting the "Toxic" star on the phone.

The 'SexyBack' singer was allegedly quite distressed over Britney's troubles and has thus decided to lend his support.

"JT just wants to see the girl he once fell for well again," said a source.

China to crack down on foreign pop and rock stars

ANI Saturday 8th March, 2008

London, Mar.8 : China is to impose stricter rules on foreign rock and pop stars after singer Bjork caused controversy by shouting "Tibet, Tibet" at a Shanghai concert.

Her cry followed a powerful performance of her song Declare Independence, reports the BBC.

Talk of Tibetan independence is considered taboo in China, which has ruled the territory since 1951.

China's culture ministry said the outburst "broke Chinese law and hurt Chinese people's feelings" and pledged to "further tighten controls".

"We will further tighten controls on foreign artists performing in China in order to prevent similar cases from happening in the future," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

"We shall never tolerate any attempt to separate Tibet from China and will no longer welcome any artists who deliberately do this."

The statement said there was "no country that admits that Tibet is an independent country".

Bjork said she "would like to put importance on that I am not a politician, I am first and last a musician and as such I feel my duty to try to express the whole range of human emotions".

A spokeswoman from the culture ministry said Bjork could be banned from performing in China if there was a repeat performance.

Human rights activists and many politicians abroad have criticised Chinese policy in Tibet. Many Tibetans feel loyal to the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, whom China considers a separatist threat.

The song Declare Independence has previously been used by Bjork to highlight other struggles for self-rule.

Rihanna's bizarre backstage demands

ANI Saturday 8th March, 2008

New York, Mar 8 : It seems that Barbadian singer Rihanna does have a bizarre and wacky side, especially when it comes to her backstage demands.

If sources are to be believed, as a part of her world tour contract, the 20-year-old singer demands that each venue has to provide her with two packs of pink bubblegum, two apples, two mangos, two pears, seedless grapes and strawberries.

The 'Umbrella' hitmaker also asks for two knives (to cut the fruit), a teapot and 24 warm Buffalo wings, fried chicken and spiced white, reports the New York Post.

Meanwhile, according to London's 'Daily Star', the 'Good Girl Gone Bad' singer is said to have banned umbrellas in her gigs.

The decision came after a number of umbrella-related accidents occurred in the audience.

Leonardo DiCaprio to get new dad?

ANI Saturday 8th March, 2008

Washington, Mar 8: If reports are to be believed, Hollywood hunk Leonardo DiCaprio would soon greet his stepfather, for the actor's mother is all set to marry her school sweetheart.

The Titanic star's mum Irmelin is set to tie the knot with school friend Klaus Teigeler.

The duo lost contact in 1950s after Irmelin moved to the U.S. with her parents, but met again last year when she was visiting her mother in Ruhr, Germany, where they came closer.

She even accompanied him to Sir Elton John's post-Oscar's party in Los Angeles in February (08).

According to close friends, they are planning to get married.

"He is totally nuts about her. He flew to spend Christmas with her in California and no one here (in Germany) believes he will be back," Contactmusic quoted a friend as saying.

Irmelin split from DiCaprio's father George when the actor was a year old.

Pregnant Presley angry about media criticism

IANS Saturday 8th March, 2008

Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock icon Elvis Presley, is not happy with the way the press has attacked her for gaining weight and has announced that she is pregnant.

According to tmz.com, Presley has written on her blog about her frustration about media obsession with her weight.

She wrote: 'Confirmation under the gun. After being the target all week of slanderous and degrading stories, horribly manipulated pictures and articles in the media, I have had to show my cards and announce under the gun and under vicious personal attack that I am in fact pregnant.

'Once they got a glimpse of my expanding physique a few days ago, they have been like a pack of coyotes circling their prey whilst eerily howling with delight. Starting with a London publication and then New York and Chicago all writing false defamatory degrading stories about all of the dark possible reasons I could be putting on weight. The US tabloids have been calling all day wanting confirmation on all kinds of insane theories.'

She added: 'They couldn't wait to find out if my weight gain was because I was just overeating, in which case it would be open season and they can do the old 'following in her father's sad and unfortunate demise' story again or less interesting for them and probably much to their dismay, I could just be pregnant and therefore have a legitimate reason for weight gain at which point they should probably wipe the saliva off of their fangs and put them back in their mouths or they may expose the black little souls that they are.'

Britney Spears reportedly receiving mail threats

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updated 6:03 p.m. ET March 7, 2008

Britney Spears has been the recipient of numerous alarming letters and packages, a source close to the pop star tells E! News.

The disturbing correspondences have reportedly included one letter mentioning "how to bomb" and others full of threatening language and "weird gibberish," the Spears source said.

The threats have become so severe, that the Spears camp is reportedly going to give the mail to law enforcement.

"A lot of it was disturbing stalker kind of stuff," the source told E! News. "But to be safe her security team is turning it all over to the police and FBI."

A rep for the LAPD told E! that a specific investigation has not been launched into the disturbing mail, but they, "have been looking at allegations that have cropped up in the past couple of months."

The concerning letters and packages have reportedly been sent to multiple addresses linked to Spears.

A spokesperson for the FBI told E! the LAPD could not comment on ongoing investigations.

Spice Girls have gotten closer, says Mel C

IANS Friday 7th March, 2008

Spice Girls singer Mel C laughs off rumours that there is internal strife in the band.

Mel C says the group tried to complete their tour but other commitments, including motherhood came in the way, and they had to cut short their plans. She was vehement that there was no bad blood among them, contactmusic.com reports.

She said: 'All of us have really enjoyed getting closer again. The whole atmosphere on the tour was fun and there hasn't been time for any bickering or the fighting that's always reported about the Spice Girls.

'It's like a big family. There's been more laughing than anything else.'

She also added that because of the tour the girls have gotten closer and have a special bond.

'We've been through something so unique together that even if we don't see each other for a few months, we get together and it's been like no time has passed at all,' she added.

Though there are no plans for future recording plans, she is still hopeful they might work together.

Hilton flaunts new boyfriend at Linkin Park concert

IANS Thursday 6th March, 2008

Socialite heiress Paris Hilton made her relationship with Benji Madden, who is a member of the rock band Good Charlotte, public when she attended a Linkin Park concert with him.

A staff member of the concert promoters spotted the two in an elevator. They allowed him to interview them briefly on his video camera, contactmusic.com reports.

When the interviewer asked her if Linkin Park were her favourite band, she chuckled and said: 'No, I love Good Charlotte'.

Britney's got a new job - dance teacher

ANI Thursday 6th March, 2008

London, mar 6 : Britney Spears is making sure that kids know how to groove to her music by giving them dance lessons.

The 26-year-old singer has been working as an instructor at the Millennium Dance Complex in Hollywood for the past month.

In fact, the 'Toxic" star has been winning herself rave reviews for her teaching style, that too by her tiny pupils.

5-year-old Elissa Bouganim has taken three classes with Britney is already a big fan.

"I like Britney. Britney is nice. I want to dance with her all the time because it's so much fun," Daily Snack quoted Elissa, as telling People.com.

"Today, first we were dancing slow, and then faster and faster. Then we did the fish move and lots of other fun things," she described the classes.

"It's just amazing to watch Britney with the kids. Elissa won't stop dancing now, that's all she wants to do. Britney has really inspired her," added her mother, Pam.

Allen undergoing treatment for depression

IANS Wednesday 5th March, 2008

British singer Lily Allen is undergoing treatment for depression at a private clinic.

Allen got deeper into depression after a miscarriage and breaking up with her boyfriend Ed Simons, thesun.co.uk reports.

A friend said: 'The last couple of months have been really hard for Lily. She was so happy to be pregnant and was willing to give up her showbiz life to settle down and have a family. Her miscarriage was a huge blow and she hasn't really recovered.'

'She really believed she and Ed were perfect together so she was devastated when they broke up. But she is responding well to treatment and is pleased that she is being allowed out to film her TV show and to keep in touch with the friends supporting her,' the friend added.

Nicole gushes about 'easy pregnancy'

Nicole Richie says pregnancy was "easy".

The 26-year-old socialite, who gave birth to daughter Harlow on January 11, admits she expected to feel far worse while carrying her baby.

Nicole, who is engaged to rocker Joel Madden, said: "I didn't have morning sickness and I was waiting for it because everyone said the first trimester is so hard. I had a really easy pregnancy. I was tired a lot but that was the only thing. I felt great physically, but Joel says my hormones were really bad!"

Joel insists Nicole is a natural mother because she can adapt to any situation, but admits she was difficult to live with when she was pregnant.

The Good Charlotte star told Britain's OK! magazine: "Nicole is really laid back. You can tell her anything, nothing shocks her. That was the first time I had seen her worked up. I'd be like, 'Woah, this is not the girl I know.' Like if I was late, it is usually no big deal, but it was like, 'Where were you? You know that I have been waiting here, and you couldn't even call?' It was cute."

Nicole also revealed giving birth was a "mellow" experience for her.

She said: "The birth was mellow. I don't know what time I went into labour, but I pushed for 10 minutes. Three pushes and she was out."

Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson rekindling their romance

ANI Tuesday 4th March, 2008

London, Mar 4 : Hollywood actors Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson sparked rumours of a reunion after the duo was spotted together in Miami.

Hudson and Wilson reportedly made a road trip to Miami over the weekend for the city's International Film Festival and are staying in adjacent hotels.

According to a friend, the pair is trying to rekindle their relationship.

"They have definitely been talking, hanging out and, yes, hooking up," The Sun quoted a friend as telling Usmagazine.com

The 'You, Me and Dupree' co-stars were also seen spending time at each other's homes in Los Angeles before the Oscars.

Both also made an appearance at pop diva Madonna's post-Oscar party.

"There was lots of arm touching, giggling. They were having lots of fun," an eye-witness told People magazine.

Britney paid home visit by two psychiatrists

ANI Monday 3rd March, 2008

Washington, Mar 3 : Britney Spears was a paid visit by two UCLA psychiatrists at her Beverly Hills on Mar 1, one week after a court commissioner allowed the singer to see her sons for the first time since Jan. 3. A source has revealed that Spears' minders accompanied the doctors from the Westwood-based medical center to her home, reports E! Online. The psychiatrists subsequently met the 'Toxic' singer for two hours and left around 4 p.m. The reason for the checkup was not revealed. However, Britney's ex-hubby Kevin Federline's attorney Mark Vincent said last week that as part of the singer's agreement to retain visitation rights with her kids, Spears is obligated to undergo 'custody evaluation' by medical experts among other requirements.

Mariah Carey 'would love' to have kids

ANI Monday 3rd March, 2008

Washington, Mar 3 : Pop singer Mariah Carey has admitted that she would love to have kids.

In an interview with E! Entertainment Radio, XM and Sirius, the 38 year old singer expressed her desire to have kids.

"Obviously having a kid is a commitment for life," E! News quoted Carey as saying.

"I really would have to be very, very positive that I was in a place where I could completely focus and put everything into the job of being someone's mommy cause it's hard enough to have a puppy," she added.

Meanwhile, the singer is all set to release her eleventh studio album titled E equal tp C 2 on April 15.

Britney Spears Romance - Brit’s lover gets caught

Britney Spears has dumped her photographer lover after finding racy text messages from other women on his phone.
The 26-year-old singer became convinced Adnan Ghalib had cheated on her when she discovered the series of raunchy texts and threw the snapper's £300 (about R4 700) iPhone into her pool at her Hollywood Hills home before ordering him to leave.

A source said: "There were about a dozen text messages from one girl, all sent on one day. They were pretty saucy stuff with sexual references - certainly not the sort you'd send to just a friend.

"Britney lost it and started yelling. She was demanding to know who sent the texts and shouting, 'What's this about? You're cheating on me.' "

Britney decided to confront Adnan after two video clips showing him out with two women, one of which he was seen briefly holding hands with, were posted on the Internet.

The source added to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Adnan said the girl was just a friend but Britney got more and more angry. Then she told him, 'That's it. It's over.'

"Just before she told Adnan to go, she took the phone and threw it in the pool. He didn't bother trying to get it out."

Meanwhile, two psychiatric doctors visited Britney at her Los Angeles home for a pre-scheduled visit on Saturday.

One was a court-appointed psychiatric evaluator, while the other was a doctor from Los Angeles' UCLA Medical Centre, where Britney underwent an evaluation last month.

The visit was ordered as part of Britney's ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline for their two sons, Sean Preston, two, and 17-month-old Jayden James.

It will also be used as part of the court's investigation into how long Britney's father Jamie Spears should remain in control of her affairs.

Kyle Sandilands voted worst celebrity for road trip

ANI Monday 3rd March, 2008

Melbourne, Mar 3 : FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has topped the list of the worst celebrity to be stuck with on a road trip.

In the national Road Trip Survey, conducted by carsguide.com.au, only 11 percent of respondents voted Sandilands, the token mean judge on Australian Idol, as a favourable passenger.

Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan was named the most popular passenger scoring 33 per cent of the votes on an online poll.

Rove McManus, the mum of gold Logie winner, came second with 30 per cent while TV allrounder Grant Denyer bagged one fifth of the votes.

The 810 respondents only had these four 'celebs' to select from.

The survey also found that almost all respondents would like to go for road trip, if only they had sufficient time.

The only thing stopping almost half (48 per cent) of the respondents to hit the road was lack of time.

In the survey, 38 per cent reported that they didn't think they could afford it, while many don't like the idea because horror flicks such as 'Wolf Creek' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' turned them off.

On contrary, some films influenced road trip such as 'Road Trip,' 'National Lampoon's Vacation,' and 'Thelma and Louise'.

However, 'Borat' only received nine per cent of the vote.

In the poll, 42 per cent said that the best thing about such a trip is the freedom of the great open road and the spontaneity of the adventure.

According to the survey, 36 per cent would like to take a coastal journey, a quarter were keen to head interstate, 23 per cent would love to tour around the country and 16 per cent would like to tackle the outback.

"Aussies love to road trip," The Daily Telegraph quoted spokesman for carsguide.com.au Tony Burrett, as saying.

"Australia is the biggest island in the world meaning lots and lots of space with beautiful water views for Aussies to explore," he added.

Spice Girls singer Mel B strips for charity

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Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown, popularly known as Mel B, has posed naked for charity campaigning against sex trafficking.

Contactmusic.com reports that Melanie stripped for the Helen Bamber Foundation, which seeks to fight for the rights of human trafficking survivors.

She said: 'I'm curvier now that I've had kids but I like the way I look. Women's bodies are beautiful and any charity helping women is important.'

Tom Cruise's bizarre bathroom habits

ANI

New York, Mar 2 : Celebrities are known to be ushered by their bodyguards wherever they go, but Tom Cruise went a little 'too far' after he was spotted entering into a loo accompanied by his minder.

According to an eyewitness, who was also present at the restroom of the swanky L.A. restaurant, the popular Scientologist entered into the bathroom with his guard who stood close to him while the 45-year-old star relieved himself, reports the New York Post.

The source also revealed that the 'Vanilla Sky' actor, after coming out of the bathroom, washed his hands "as fastidiously and thoroughly as a surgeon preparing for surgery. He must have washed his hands for at least 5 minutes."

Cruise got married to actress Katie Holmes in Bracciano, Italy on November 18, 2006.

On April 18, 2006 Holmes gave birth to a baby girl named Suri at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

Lindsay Lohan fears becoming an out-of-work actor

ANI Saturday 1st March, 2008

Washington, Mar 1 : Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has admitted that she fears becoming an out-of-work actor.

The 21-year-old actress has been struggling to find work following her legal hassles and rehab stint.

The Mean Girls star insisted that she is terrified of not finding any work again.

"Right now I just want to find a great script, a great role. I was so used to working and working and working and for a few months there was nothing for me to do," Contactmusic quoted her, as telling Paper magazine.

"Now I know what it's like to be an out-of-work actor, and how much it scares me," she added.