Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Johnny Depp penning songs with Steven Tyler

London, May 11 : Actor Johnny Depp's musical ambitions are on a new high as he is writing songs with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.

Depp began his career as a musician before turning to acting. He recently recorded with the band Babybird and also directed one of their videos, reports dailystar.co.uk.

"We've been hanging out here and there. He's someone I've admired greatly for such a long time. The idea of writing songs with him is a dream come true," Depp told news show Extra.

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Gaga to perform at Cannes film fest

London, May 11 : Pop star Lady Gaga is set to perform at the Cannes International Film Festival in France.

Gaga is in the country to promote her upcoming album "Born This Way". She will perform on the opening day at the famous Boulevard de la Croisette for a special show, which will be broadcast on Le Grand Journal TV show, reports Hollywood Reporter.

Kanye West is also expected to perform during the festival next week.

The festival, which starts Wednesday, will go on till May 22.

--IANS

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Tom Cruise's adopted daughter joins Holmes fashion lable

London, May 11 : Actor Tom Cruise says it is "wonderful" to see his adopted daughter Isabella working for his wife Katie Holmes's fashion line.

"It's wonderful. Kate's designing and Bella is just working her way up. She's an artist, Bella, so it's really great that she gets to work with it. She's loving it," femalefirst.co.uk quoted him as saying. Holmes established her fashion label Holmes and Yang with her stylist Jeanne Yang.

The 48-year-old actor also has 16-year-old adopted son Connor - he adopted both the children with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

He has a five-year-old daughter Suri with Holmes.

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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez kiss in public

London, May 11 : Singer-actress Selena Gomez and popstar Justin Bieber made their relationship official when they kissed at a public function.

The young stars couldn't have found a more public place to express their love than at a press conference in Indonesia where Bieber is performing. The two have been quietly dating for months, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Selena said they made a decision to go public with their romance because she doesn't like hiding things.

"I don't like hiding. I do like to keep certain things to myself, but at the end of the day, I'm eighteen, and I'm going to fall in love," Gomez told Seventeen magazine.

'I'm going to hang out with people, and I'm going to explore myself, and I'm okay with that," she added.

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Courteney Cox, David Arquette 'attending counseling to save marriage'

London, May 11 : Looks like David Arquette and his estranged wife Courteney Cox are making every effort to give their marriage a second shot.

The couple was spotted attending a counselling session at a therapist''s office in Los Angeles last week.

Cox and Arquette arrived in separate cars as they reunited in Van Nuys, California, on Thursday and met up at nearby Arnie''s Cafe and Pizzeria to grab a quick bite.

Wearing skinny black jeans, a black shirt and black flat shoes, a casually dressed Cox left the cafe walking side-by-side with Arquette who looked business like in khaki pants, a green jacket, white shirt and a tan coloured tie.

A short time later, the

Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez seal relationship with a kiss

London, May 11 : After months of denial and coy refusals to admit they are an item, teen dreams Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have finally made their relationship official.

The two have been quietly dating for months, before making their first red carpet appearance together at the Oscars. But they have not been seen openly kissing until now.

And the young pop stars couldn''t have found a more public place to express their love than at a press conference, in front of the media, reports the Daily Mail.

Bieber and Gomez were caught kissing during a recent press conference in Indonesia, where he was performing in concert.

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Penelope Cruz dances her way to perfect shape

London, May 11 : Actress Penelope Cruz, who gave birth to her son Leo early this year, says she tries to stays in shape by doing dance workouts.

"I love ballet and I love dancing and it's a little boring for me to go to the gym because I'm used to the dancing discipline - it's really hard but much more fun," femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying.

Cruz also admits that she credits Mediterranean cooking for keeping her weight under control.

"Spain is my country and Madrid is my city and I love living there. My family and friends are all there so that's my place. I love Spanish food. My diet is the Mediterranean diet, which is good food. I eat well but I try to eat healthy," she said.

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'Arnie begging wife Maria Shriver to reconsider divorce decision'

London, May 11 : If reports are to be believed then, Arnold Schwarzenegger is begging his wife Maria Shriver to reconsider the divorce decision.

The

Tom Cruise's adopted daughter joins Katie Holmes' fashion line

Washington, May 11 : Tom Cruise's adopted daughter Isabella is working for his wife Katie Holmes'' clothing line.

The ''Mission Impossible'' actor thinks it is "wonderful" that 18-year-old daughter - his adopted child with ex-wife Nicole Kidman - has been given an apprenticeship at Holmes and Yang, the fashion label owned by his actress wife.

"It''s wonderful. Kate''s designing and Bella is just working her way up,

We love each other very much: Schwarzenegger

New York, May 11 : Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has split from wife Maria Shiver after 25 years of marriage but says they still love each other.

"I want to take a moment and thank our many friends and family for the tremendous support and love you have given us in the last 24 hours," people.com quoted Schwarzenegger as saying.

"I spoke to Maria an hour ago. We both were saying the same thing - we're extremely blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful people, by so many wonderful friends," said the former governor of California.

"We both love each other very much. We're very fortunate to have four extraordinary children. And we're taking it one day at a time. The bottom line is we want to thank all the people for their great, great support," he added.

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Arnie's 'big ego' caused the couple to split

London, May 11 : Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly upbeat and carefree post his announcement of splitting from wife Maria Shriver after 25 years of marriage.

Sources close to Shriver claim that Schwarzenegger

'Dreamy' Rihanna gets cozy in bed with topless hunk in new video

London, May 11 : Putting down the whips and chains held by her bad girl 'S and M' persona, Rihanna has switched to her sultriest best in the video for her new ballad, 'California King Bed'.

The slow-paced song about lovers growing apart, which was directed by Anthony Mandler in Los Angeles, features the scarlet-haired Bajan beauty lying between the sheets with a shirtless lover, reports the Daily Mail.

As she laments the distance between the protagonists lying on the California King Bed, Rihanna - dressed in white shorts and bra - is sexy and disheveled as she rolls around restlessly.

Donning a floaty nightdress, the 23-year-old then laments to a heavenly backdrop of clouds and a Californian sunset as the lover drifts away.

The director changes from colour to a black and white lens during the song''s third refrain, before changing back to colour for the final shots of Rihanna lying in a field of grass, the same shot that opens the video.

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Gwyneth Paltrow sips green tea after hangover

London, May 11 : Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has a perfect hangover cure - green tea and a sauna - whenever she over indulges in her favourite drink- tipple Guinness.

The "Country Strong" star used to adhere to a strict macrobiotic diet but has eased the self-imposed controls on her lifestyle in the past few years and while she now professes a love for Guinness, Gwyneth doesn't worry about suffering any ill effects from alcohol, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"It's true. I admit it! But I have a great hangover cure. I take a cold shower in the morning and then I go into the sauna and drink a lot of water throughout the day. Green tea also helps," she said.

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Lady Gaga 'wants staff to speak to her in London accents'

Washington, May 11 : Lady Gaga seems to be enamoured with everything British, ordering her entire team to speak in London accents when she plays a gig in the UK on Sunday (15 May 2011).

The ''Judas'' singer is reportedly so obsessed with Britain that she threw a pre-royal wedding party before Prince William married Princess Catherine last month.

And now in preparation for an upcoming UK gig this weekend she has asked her entire team to speak in Cockney accents - the traditional accent of people who live in the East End area of the city, reports Contactmusic.

In addition, Gaga has asked for her dressing room at Radio 1''s Big Weekend on Sunday (15.05.11) to be decorated in Union Jack bunting and has requested traditional British food and drinks, including fish and chips, gin and Pimms.

--ANI

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