Actress-talk show host Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos will develop the book "Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech" as a scripted television series.
	Ripa and Consuelos will executive produce along with Albert Bianchini through their Milojo Productions banner, which is currently under an overall deal with the studio, reported Variety.
	ABC Studios optioned the book, which will be released by St. Martin's Press on May 23.
	The book, written by journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens, introduces readers to the female entrepreneurs and technologists who are building the next generation of tech start-ups, investing in each other's ventures, upending male hacker stereotypes, and rallying women and girls everywhere to join the digital revolution.

Kelly Ripa to develop book 'Geek Girl Rising' as TV series

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Actress Katherine Heigl said it was tough for her to stay away from her three-month-old son for the first time when she attended CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
	The "27 Dresses" star attended CinemaCon on Wednesday and it was her first trip away since giving birth to her son Joshua, who she has with her husband Josh Kelley, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"This is the first time that I have left him. He's just a little over three months now and I'm just here for one day and I thought, 'You know, it's irresponsible of me to, like, disrupt his whole schedule for one day just because I have an issue.'
	"He's totally fine without me and I have a problem, so I'm trying to be the grown up here and make the right decision on his behalf. Oh, I'm sure (I'm having a tougher time than he is). I already Facetimed him from the airport," Heigl said.
	The 38-year-old actress was also missing her two daughters - Nancy, eight, and four-year-old Adalaide.
	"I should have moved things along because I was late 

It was tough being away from kids, says Katherine Heigl

Action star Sylvester Stallone has reportedly decided to leave "The Expendables" franchise after creative differences with producer Avi Lerner.
	Stallone reportedly would have received up to USD 20 million, the biggest upfront payday in his career, if he's signed up for the fourth film.
	But the 70-year-old actor couldn't see eye to eye with the producer on many things including a new director, the script, and the selection of the CGI house to handle visual effects, reported Deadline.
	Although Stallone has let go of his lead role in "The Expendables", it will still be a busy years for him.
	The actor joins "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" which is due to release on May 5.
	In 2015, he got rave reviews for reprising his iconic role as Rocky Balboa in "Creed".

Sylvester Stallone quits 'Expendables' franchise

In a sweet tribute to his dog Butkus, action star Sylvester Stallone has said that his pet inspired him to write the iconic film "Rocky".
	The 70-year-old actor took to social to gush about Butkus, who helped him to write the 1976 movie, which propelled him into the entertainment industry.
	"1971... Since we're on the subject of 'man's best friend' this is myself and Butkus as a puppy, we were both, thin, hungry and living in a flophouse above a subway stop, I used to say this apartment had.
	"Hot and cold running roaches' anyway there was not much to do except spend time with each other and that's where I started to learn the craft of screenwriting. Since I never went out, I relied on his companionship , And actually it was his idea to write Rocky, but don't tell anyone... (sic)," Stallone wrote alongside a picture of him holding his pet.
	The actor said he was forced to sell the Bull Mastiff for USD 40 to help him survive, although he later bought back his beloved friend for USD ...

Sylvester Stallone's dog inspired him to write 'Rocky'

The alleged on-set tensions between "Furious 8" stars Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel seem to be continuing throughout the movie's press tour and the studio is reportedly keeping them apart.
	When Diesel was promoting the new film at CinemaCon this week, Johnson's absence was noted upon, particularly as he was also at the convention promoting his other new movies, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Baywatch," The Hollywood Reporter said.
	"They're keeping them separated as much as possible," a source says, intimating that the feud that started last year was still ongoing.
	The beef between the two blockbuster action stars apparently began at the end of the filming of "Furious 8" last summer, when Johnson took to Facebook to seemingly have a swipe at the conduct of his colleague.
	"My female co-stars are always amazing, and I love 'em. My male co-stars however are a different story," Johnson had posted.
	Interestingly, the next time the two are contracted to appear together will be ...

Diesel, Johnson being kept apart for 'Furious 8' press tour

Actress Zoe Saldana says she has experienced her fair share of cyberbullying but insists that won't stop her from sharing things with her followers.
	The 38-year-old "Guardians of the Galaxy" actress says despite being a star, she isn't immune to receiving hate online, reported InStyle magazine.
	"Of course, social media, as we all know, has a dark side. Cyberbullying is a growing epidemic (I've experienced my fair share). But no matter what happens, or what the reaction may be, I am not going to stop sharing. That's not to say that I haven't learned a thing or two along the way.
	"I am working to reshape the way I want to say things, and I know how important it is to choose your words wisely. The truth is, we're living in a soundbite era. People aren't interested in the conversation of something, they just want the headline of it. So, that means that I just have to be a little wiser in the way I express myself.

Zoe Saldana's tough experience with cyberbullying

Singer Zara Larsson has defended her outspoken social media entries, insisting she is trying to call out social injustices.
	The 19-year-old Swedish pop star regularly comments on current affairs online and although some critics have slammed her for being too outspoken, she feels it's her duty as a celebrity to spotlight society's problems.
	"I really look for things that are happening right now, things that are trending on Twitter that spark some kind of frustration in me, I guess," the "So Good" hitmaker says.
	"Like I see some injustice or inequality going on, obviously in America, since (President Donald Trump took office), or in Poland when they were debating about making abortion illegal - there are so many different places. It's not like I wake up and everything is just great, and everything is equal, and I'm like, 'I'm going to be a mad today'. That's not really what it's about.

I vent my frustrations on social media: Zara Larsson

Supermodel Gigi Hadid believes that there is always room to get better and she will never stop striving for perfection.
	The 21-year-old catwalk queen says she thinks she can always outdo herself, reported Contactmusic.
	"My stepdad always told me that good is the enemy of great and I always feel like that's actually a power thing because there's always room to get better," Gigi says.
	And the blonde beauty wishes she knew everything would work itself out in the end when she was younger.
	Asked what she would tell her younger self in a video, she says, "Everything works itself out.

Gigi Hadid always wants to better herself

Country singer and actress Jana Kramer says she will not stop taking her daughter to zoos and aquariums just because some fans don't like it.
	The "Whiskey" singer was targeted earlier this week when she posted pictures of herself and her 13-month-old daughter Jolie visiting Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida and swimming with dolphins.
	Followers and fans accused her of being insensitive to the happiness of animals by visiting the SeaWorld park, prompting Jana to take the photos down.
	She later reposted them on Instagram and told her haters, "I had an incredible day at @discoverycove... And I learned so much about each one (of the dolphins), met the trainers, and I asked very specific questions as to how they were being taken care of."
	The former "One Tree Hill" star on Access Hollywood Live said she wasn't going to let critics ruin her daughter's upbringing.
	"I understand people have their beliefs about dolphins in captivity and all that, but she (daughter) was being a fussy girl 

Won't keep my daughter away from zoos, aquariums: Jana Kramer

Comedian Russell Brand says he still feels very warm towards his ex-wife Katy Perry and has got over the trauma of getting divorced.
	The 41-year-old comedian split from the singer in 2012 after being married for 14 months, but the actor has says he holds no bad feelings towards the 32-year-old musician, reported Female First.
	"I have come away from that experience and I still feel very warm towards her. When I hear about her or see her, I think 'Ah, there's that person, that person in the world'," Brand says.
	He believes that the undulating nature of fame was the cause for their break-up.
	"Katy was obviously very, very occupied and busy. I was occupied and busy but not to the same degree. The marriage didn't last for a very long time and I think that is due to the undulating nature of fame, living in those conditions.

I still feel very warm towards Katy Perry: Russell Brand

Molly Ringwald's career has come full circle after landing Andrew McCarthy's teenage son as her movie kid, three decades after working with his actor father.
	The two veteran stars were part of the Brat Pack generation of actors, who rose to fame together in the 1980s, and they played young lovers in the films "Pretty in Pink" and "Fresh Horses."
	Now Andrew's son, Sam, is following in his father's career footsteps and he will make his movie debut in "All These Small Moments", which will star Molly as the 15-year-old's onscreen mother, reported People.
	"My son is doing his first movie now, and his screen mum is of course Molly Ringwald!" Andrew says.
	"(He) just auditioned for this movie and he was hired and it turned out that his mother was going to be Molly Ringwald!"
	Andrew reveals his old friend emailed him after filming began and gushed about how similar the father-and-son are.
	"She emailed me on the first day and she said, 'Your son just did a scene and when he walked away, ..

Andrew Mccarthy's son to play Molly Ringwald's son

Thomas Cohen says he was not surprised when he found his late wife Peaches Geldof's body.
	The 26-year-old musician lost his wife in April 2014 after she passed away from a heroin overdose and he now says trying to keep a routine with their children - Astala, four, and Phaedra, three - only an hour after her death helped get him through the heartbreak, reported Contactmusic.
	"When I found her, I was not surprised. I thought to myself at the moment, 'Yes of course - you had to do that.' What I can remember, it must have been an hour after I found her, that it's time for the kids' lunch," Cohen says.
	"They needed their lunch. So I took the children's chairs to the table, took the yoghurts out of the fridge, the bananas ... After that, we drove here.

Thomas Cohen wasn't surprised by Peaches Geldof's death

Singer Kian Egan and Jodi Albert are expecting their third child together.
	The Westlife singer took to Instagram to announce the couple - who are already parents to five-year-old son Koa and 22-month-old son Zeke - are expanding their family.
	Sharing a picture of the baby scan next took a book called 'Your Pregnancy Bible', he wrote, "Look at what wifie is reading again! Here we go again #jodialbert baby no.3 is on the way (sic)."
	While Jodi captioned the same picture on her own Instagram account, "Looks like I might be needing this again... Baby no3 (sic).

Kian Egan, Jodi Albert expecting third child

A court here today stayed the release of a short film on TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who had allegedly committed suicide last year.
	Actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, her former boyfriend, has moved the court, seeking to stop the film's release.
	"The court stayed the release and asked the director Kamya Panjabi and producer Neru Shah to file their replies tomorrow," said advocate Shreyansh Mithare, Rahul's lawyer.
	Rahul, accused of abetting the suicide, contended that the release of the film may prejudice the case against him.
	Pratyusha (24), who rose to fame with TV serial 'Balika Vadhu', allegedly hanged herself at her Mumbai apartment on April 1, 2016.

Court stays release of short film on Pratyusha Banerjee

The Delhi High Court today dismissed an appeal seeking quashing of the certificate for public exhibition of "MSG-2- The Messenger", saying the film does not have the propensity of inculcating hatred.
	The law court observed that the issue should be judged from the perception of a reasonable prudent man and not that of a sensitive person.
	A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said there was no justifiable reason to interfere with the order of the single judge who had also refused to ban the screening of film by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on the ground that it depicts 'Adivasis' as anti- nationals.
	"Moreover, the movie was released on September 18, 2015 and it is not a case of the appellant that any incident of violence or atrocity has been reported from any corner. The law is well settled that the test is not of a sensitive person, but it has to be judged from the perception of a reasonable prudent man.
	"In our considered opinion, no ...

HC dismisses plea to quash MSG-2's certificate for screening

Ahead of the release of "Baahubali: The Conclusion", director S S Rajamouli today announced a mini TV series based on the prequel book trilogy 'The Rise of Sivagami'.
	"We are planning to make a mini TV series based on the three books, but not a daily soap that we usually see on TV. What we are planning to make is seasonal series with 13 episodes," Rajamouli, who was here for the launch of the book, said.
	Written by Anand Neelakantan, the first book in the trilogy tells the story of Sivagami, mother of Baahubali, growing up to be the queen of Mahishmathi and also introduces the famous character, Kattappa.
	"There is a terrific combination of a mother and a warrior in the character of Sivagami. The entire book is her journey. In the beginning she wants to destroy Mahishmathi, because her father was branded a traitor and executed. The entire book series will explore how she came to be the mother goddess of Mahishmathi.
	"The book is also about Kattappa. I have tried to understand his ..

Rajamouli to make mini TV series on 'The Rise of Sivagami'

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman has been roped in to compose the music of Boney Kapoor's "Mom".
	The film stars Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna.
	This makes it the first time that Rahman will be working on a film with Sridevi.
	Produced by Boney Kapoor and Sunil Manchanda, "Mom" went on floors last year and is scheduled to release worldwide on July 14.

AR Rahman to compose music of 'Mom'

Actress Rituparna Sengupta says her upcoming film "Good Morning Sunshine" is a mainstream entertainer with a social context.
	"I am sure it will connect with the masses. 'Good Morning Sunshine' has beautiful script, great actors and a very sensitive director, Sanjoy Nag," Rituparna told PTI.
	The actress plays a film critic in the movie, which deals with relationships.
	The movie "has a strong social message for change, is visually captivating and it will connect with global audience," she adds.
	About meeting Priyanka Bharti, who appeared along side Vidya Balan in 'Swachh Bharat' campaign advertisement, Rituparna says, "One of the stories in the film reflects her grit, determination."
	"Good Morning Sunshine" also stars Revathy, Shweta Tripathi and Tejaswani Kolapuri. Shabana Azmi will be doing a cameo in the film.

'Good Morning Sunshine' a mainstream entertainer: Rituparna

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be attending the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF).
	The 51-year-old actor took to Twitter to share the news and said that he is excited to meet his friend filmmaker Brett Ratner.
	"Honoured to be at at the 60th #SanFrancisco Int Film festival and looking forward to meeting my friend @BrettRatner. Also memories in SanFran," Shah Rukh tweeted.
	Ratner is one of the co-founders of RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a prolific film production and financing company.
	One of the oldest film festivals of the US, SFIFF gets underway on April 5, at the Castro Theatre with the '90s-set dramedy "Landline,"  director Gillian Robespierre's follow-up to her praised indie "Obvious Child."
	"The Green Fog," a San Francisco Fantasia, a new collage film by Guy Maddin will bring the curtains down at the festival.

SRK to attend 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival

Shah Rukh Khan says after spending 25 years in Bollywood, he feels he must have done something good to achieve the life he leads today.
	The 51-year-old actor took to Twitter where he announced that he was present at the inauguration of a new VFX unit of his production house Red Chillies Entertainment for the very first time.
	 "25 years in Mumbai, which have given me my life. For the first time at the opening of RC VFX new office. I felt, I must have done something right," Shah Rukh tweeted.
	The "Raees" star had started off with his career in films in the year 1992 with "Deewana".
	Shah Rukh is currently shooting for Imtiaz Ali's untitled film, opposite actress Anushka Sharma.

I must have done something right: SRK on Bollywood success

Actress Anushka Sharma's second home production "Phillauri" has collected a total of Rs 22.68 crore net since its release last week.
	Produced by Fox Star Studios and Clean Slate Films, the film was made at the cost of Rs 21 crore and had recovered Rs 12 crore from satellite and music rights before release.
	"Phillauri has found its own audience - who have discovered it, adopted it and made it their own. We are happy that the film is holding steady and has turned profitable," Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios, said in a statement.
	Also starring Diljit Dosanjh, the romantic-drama chronicles the story of a young man (Suraj Sharma) who meets a friendly spirit (Anushka) after he reluctantly marries a tree to ward off any threats to his love life.

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