Issue: May 07, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 19, 2013   



Brit lined up for 'neurotic' role
Australian actress Cate Blanchett and Britain's Sally Hawkins are being lined up to star in Woody Allen's next film, industry daily Variety reports.

Whitney ex hits back at drugs claims
Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown struck back at claims he was responsible for getting the pop star hooked on drugs or that he played a role in her cocaine-fueled death in February.

Gaga in HK spin as teacup spells fortune
Fans bidding in a charity online auction to buy a teacup used once by pop diva Lady Gaga have offered more than four million yen (HK$389,000) by yesterday, with five days left before the hammer falls.

Big tax biters agree to unlock jaws
Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan and Australian Tax Office collectors have stopped trying to take bites out of the each other after a dispute running for eight years.

Lucky One so keen to shed teen idol label
Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron says it was luck that propelled him to super- stardom, not his acting ability.

Host stays on American Idol
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will remain on the top-rated US television singing contest, the Fox television network said, ending speculation the popular personality might jump to a new show.

Protest drama as actor held
Actor Noah Wyle has been arrested at a health-care protest in Washington, DC, following in the footsteps of his former ER co- star George Clooney.

Oscar winner tells of murders call
Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, choking back tears, testified how no one in her family wanted her sister to marry the man who is accused of murdering her mother, brother and nephew.



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