Singer Ed Sheeran has reportedly invited new friend James Blunt to open for him on his upcoming US tour.
	The two singer-songwriters became friends last year, during Sheeran's year off and Blunt was at a party with the "Lego House" star when he was nicked on the face by a sword, reported NME magazine.
	"Ed and James have a real laugh together, it'll be proper madness on tour. James has a good following in the US so he'll also play some gigs too, acting as a support for his mate," a source said.
	The duo are also working on new material for Blunt's new album.
	Sheeran will confirm dates for his US tour soon.

James Blunt to open at friend Ed Sheeran concert

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Black Eyed Peas star Taboo has urged pipeline protesters fighting to save sacred Native American land from developers not to give up the battle after a major win last month.
	The singer, who is part Native American, fears activists are too busy celebrating their victory in North Dakota, following a decision by the US Army Corps of Engineers to re-route the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, when they should be preparing for the next environmental struggle.
	And now newly-elected US leader Donald Trump has reopened the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline debate, Taboo said there's no time to sit back, reported TMZ.
	"We knew that there was still a big war against injustice. We felt like we needed to do whatever we can, because some people were like, Yeah, we did it! Everybody can go home now!' but it's never over, especially when we're dealing with this man who has come into office. He's unpredictable. You've got to be on guard," he said.

Black Eyed Peas star urges activists to continue pipeline fight

Nicola Peltz is completely smitten with her new beau Anwar Hadid and feels like a part of his famous family.
	The 22-year-old actress and the 17-year-old hunk - who is the younger sibling of model sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid - have recently started dating, reported Women's Wear Daily.
	"We're hanging out. Honestly, he is an angel. He's such an amazing person," Nicola said.
	And the "The Last Airbender" star was full of praise for Gigi, 21, and Bella, 20, who have made her feel like a part of the family.
	"He comes from such an amazing family. Gigi and Bella are so, so sweet. I just love his family so much. They're feminine, strong girls. To have that around is amazing.

Anwar Hadid is an angel: Nicola Peltz

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has praised The Academy for representing more black stars with the nominations for the 2017 Oscars.
	The 45-year-old actress and her "Suicide Squad" actor husband Will Smith joined a range of celebrities in protesting against the apparent lack of diversity amongst the Academy Award nominations for 2016, but she has been blown away by the representation of black stars in this year's shortlist, reported Variety.
	"I feel really fantastic. It's a beautiful thing to see. We had a lot of exceptional films this year. I'm glad to see that protects like 'Hidden Figures', 'Fences' and 'Moonlight' are getting recognition. I'm very proud this morning," Jada said.
	The "Magic Mike XXL" star feels it is more important than ever before for artists to use their status to express how they want to Hollywood to be "identified" especially with the election of President Donald Trump.
	"Because of the state that this country is in, as artists it's so important we use our ...

Jada Pinkett Smith praises diverse Oscars nominations

Actress Kirsten Dunst has confirmed her engagement by showing off her diamond ring at Paris Fashion Week.
	Last week, there were reports that the actress had accepted Jesse Plemons' proposal and was wearing his ring.
	Plemons and Dunst, who played husband and wife on US TV drama "Fargo", refused to comment on the reports.
	But now Dunst showed off her engagement bling at the Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2017 show during Paris Fashion Week, reported Us Weekly.
	Asked to confirm the news, she smiled sweetly and help her left hand up to the cameras. She was also photographed comparing rings with model Arizona Muse, who is also newly-engaged.
	Dunst was first spotted wearing her new ring at the Palm Springs Film Festival in California on January 2, suggesting Plemons may have proposed over Christmas.

Kirtsen Dunst shows off engagement ring at fashion week

Actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has revealed that she had no eyelids for months after her lashes were accidentally ripped out on the set of "Mad Max: Fury Road."
	The British supermodel-turned-actress landed a part as a pregnant rape victim, named Splendid, opposite leading lady Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in the hit 2015 film, and when it came to makeup and wardrobe, things turned out to be almost as gritty as the movie's plotline.
	"I had to have my whole body cast, they were making a fake body of me for a film I did 'Mad Max', and they put the cast over my head," Rosie recalled during an appearance on UK chat show "This Morning."
	"It was a very weird and surreal moment and as they took it off it pulled out all my eyelashes - because the plaster got into my eyelashes and it pulled them all out! So, for about three months, I had no eyelashes.
	"That was probably the biggest make-up or beauty fail and it was quite painful! It was quite dramatic as well.

My eyelashes were ripped out for 'Mad Max': Rosie

Legendary actress Mary Tyler Moore, who delighted a generation of Americans with her energetic comic performances, died today after suffering years of ill health, according to US media reports.
	She was 80.
	Moore's eponymous sitcom ran for seven seasons in the 1970s and was named by Time Magazine as one of 17 shows that "changed television."
	She had been battling diabetes for years and underwent brain surgery in 2011. She was suffering from "a number of health problems" and died in hospital in Connecticut, celebrity news website TMZ and the Los Angeles Times reported.

Legendary US actress Mary Tyler Moore dies: reports

US pop superstar Madonna appeared in person at a court in the Malawian capital Lilongwe today to apply to adopt two more local children, a court spokesman said.
	Madonna, who runs a charity called Raising Malawi in the southern African nation, adopted Malawian children David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009.
	Local media reports said the singer appeared before Justice Fiona Mwale amid tight security, accompanied by two unidentified children and several other people, before being driven away in an SUV vehicle.
	"The court is looking at the application now to determine whether Madonna can adopt these two children," said Mlenga Mvula, spokesman of the Lilongwe High Court.
	"The... Process requires the court to make a ruling on the adoption."
	The 58-year-old singer last visited Malawi in July, taking her two adopted Malawian children with her.
	She also inspected her charity's work, including progress at a surgical unit for children at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in the commercial .

Madonna in Malawi court to apply to adopt 2 more kids

Activists of a local organisation in Dombivli in neighbouring Thane district today demonstrated outside a theatre showcasing Shah Rukh Khan's "Raees" against casting of a Pakistani actress in the film.
	The incident happened at around 1.30 PM at Madhuban Cinema in Dombivli (east) when three activists of 'Chhatrapati Yuva Front' tried to obstruct the show while others protested outside.
	Demanding the show be stopped as the movie features Mahira Khan, the activists raised slogans against her while some of them tore a banner of the film displayed outside the theatre.
	However, police deployed at the venue stopped the protesters from barging inside the theatre.
	"We have registered an offence against 38 protesters including three main accused in this case. Police personnel were deployed outside the theatre for maintaining law and order. There was no obstruction to the movie inside the theatre," said Dombivli police station senior inspector S B Shivarkar.

Protest held at Dombivli theatre against SRK's "Raees"

Popular television actor Rohan Mehra has been evicted from "Bigg Boss" last night.
	Rohan left the house just four days before the grand finale of the Colors TV reality show.
	Rohan was evicted around 2 AM. It was mid night eviction, a release said.
	The "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" actor received less votes as compared to Bani J. Earlier host Salman Khan had announced that only four contestants will enter the finale.
	During his stint in the house Rohan became a talking point after he slapped another contestant Swami Om.
	Besides this, he shared a great equation with Lopamudra Raut.
	The fight for the trophy is between two celebs Lopamudra Raut and Bani J and two commoners Manveer Gurjar and Manu Punjabi.

Rohan Mehra evicted from 'Bigg Boss'

Lyricist Javed Akhtar and actor Ayuahmann Khurrana have come out in support of Shah Rukh Khan, after a person died during the superstar's train promotion campaign for his newly released film "Raees" at the Vadodara Railway station.
	A man died of cardiac arrest during a massive rush to have a glimpse of the superstar at Vadodara railway station in Gujarat that also left two policemen injured.
	"The crowd should have been controlled by police officials. It's not his fault. So, you mean to say Shah Rukh Khan should never go to a railway station. I think the crowd that had gathered there (at railway station) should have been controlled better," Akhtar said.
	Ayushmann also believes that SRK was not at fault.
	"We need to beef up our security. And public has to also realise that one has to stay and be easy (when celebrities are around). Times are changing and celebrities are becoming approachable day by day. This is an odd incident it normally doesn't happen. It's an unfortunate ...

Akhtar, Ayushmann support SRK post 'Raees' promotion tragedy

Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Gujarat unit of Shiv Sena today sought a ban on Shah Rukh Khan-starer "Raees", claiming the movie "glorifies" a real- life "criminal".
	"Rashtra Sena", a little known outfit, has also put up banners in several parts of Surat against the Bollywood superstar and the movie, which hit the screens today.
	VHP leader Ranchhod Bharwad said the title character of "Raees", played by Khan, is based on the life of Abdul Latif, a bootlegger-turned-politician.
	"India had so many great personalities on whom you can make a movie. But Khan chose Abdul Latif, who was a dreaded criminal, bootlegger and a mafia don. Khan claimed the movie is based on fictional character but everyone knows that Raees is based on Latif," said Bharwad.
	He also slammed SRK for casting Pakistani actor Mahira Khan as the female lead, alleging that she made anti-India statements after going back to Pakistan.
	"We believe that government should ban the movie and book Khan for sedition for making .

VHP, Guj Shiv Sena seek ban on Shah Rukh Khan-starer "Raees"

Noted singer K J Yesudas has been selected for Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award but big names from Indian film industry did not feature in the list that was announced today.
	Musicians and singers were given preference this year with Grammy-winning musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt being named for Padma Bhushan while singer Kailash Kher and Anuradha Paudwal were named for Padma Shri.
	The focus of this year's Padma awards, according to the officials in the Home Ministry, was on recognising talent of unknown and unsung heroes of the country.
	Yesudas, who has a record contribution of more than 50,000 film songs in various languages, including his mother tongue Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali and Hindi, has already been a recipient of the Padma Shri (1975) and the Padma Bhushan (2002).
	The singer, 77, has made many songs memorable with his mellifluous voice, but for Hindi cinema music fans he is best known for songs like 'Jab Deep Jaale Aaana', 'Gori Tera Gaon' and 'Surmai ...

Padma honours for Yesudas, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Kailash Kher

Popular TV jodi Sanjeeda Sheikh and Vatsal Sheth are all set to re-unite for Vikram Bhatt's web series, "Gehraiyaan".
	The supernatural show will feature the duo after their hit TV series "Ek Hasina Thi".
	"Really happy to be sharing screen space with Sanjeeda again... The audience can expect to see some chills and thrills lined up for Sanjeeda," Vatsal said in a statement
	"Gehraiyaan" is about a young urban couple whose relationship is challenged by the forces of the dark.
	"I'm looking forward to playing the role of Reyna and learning about the paranormal. And, who better to initiate us into this world than the master, Vikram Bhatt himself," Sanjeeda said.
	Penned by Vikram Bhatt, "Gehraiyaan" will be launched next month on Vuclip's OTT video on demand service Viu.
	It is directed by Sidhant Sachdev and co-produced by Viu, Bhatt and Culture Machine.

Sanjeeda Sheikh, Vatsal Sheth to star in 'Gehraiyaan'

Noted director from Hong-Kong Stanley Tong, who was to team up with Aamir Khan for Jackie Chan starrer "Kung Fu Yoga", says he would love to direct the Bollywood superstar some day.
	The 51-year-old star apparently could not collaborate with Jackie for "Kung Fu Yoga" due to date issues as he had to shoot for "Dangal".
	"I love Aamir Khan. He was busy with his own films when we were to do this film ('Kung Fu Yoga'). He was doing 'Dangal', I haven't seen the film yet but I would love to. If in future there is something for Aamir, I will definitely work with him," Stanley told PTI.
	"We are good friends. When he came to China to promote 'PK', we were always together. I like him and his films 'PK', '3 Idiots', 'Dhoom 3' and others. I would love to show him 'Kung Fu Yoga'," the director added.
	The action adventure comedy film now stars Sonu Sood besides Disha Patani and Amyra Dastur.
	"For me the actor should fit the role. It doesn't matter how big or small is the star. If the actor ...

I would love to direct Aamir Khan: Stanley Tong

Raees and Kaabil may become the first Indian movies to be screened in Pakistan after the government lifts the four-months-long ban on the screening of Bollywood movies in the country, following Indo-Pak tensions.
	The suspension of the screenings of Indian films came after several Bollywood producers banned casting Pakistani artists in Indian movies in the wake of Uri terror attack and 'surgical strikes' conducted by the Indian Army on terror launch pads along the LoC in Kashmir.
	Though, it became evident that Pakistani cinema owners might not be able to sustain losses as local film industry was still in the nascent stage and unable to create revenues.
	The cinema owners started lobbying the government to go soft on Indian films, prompting the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to set up a committee last week to consult all stake holders.
	According to sources in the information ministry, the committee led by Minister of State for Information Maryam Aurangzeb and Sharif's advisor Irfan ...

Pak to allow screening of Indian films

Actor Shahid Kapoor shared his love for daughter Misha on National Girl Child Day.
	The 35-year-old star took to social media and proved what a doting father he is to his five-month-old daughter.
	"Misha is better than anything I could ever ask for. Every girl is truly a blessing to the entire family. Happy #NationalGirlChildDay all," Shahid tweeted.
	Misha was born to Shahid and his wife Mira Rajput on August 26, 2016, a month after the couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary in July last year.
	Southern superstar, Mahesh Babu too wrote on Twitter that his daughter, Sitara was "the best gift" and his pride and joy.
	"She is the best gift that I have ever received. She's my pride... My joy... Let's be those proud parents to our daughters! #NationalGirlChildDay," Mahesh wrote.

Every girl is truly a blessing to the entire family: Shahid

Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, says she believes her father was murdered.
	Opening up for the first time about her life with the 'King of Pop' in an interview to Rolling Stone, Paris said Jackson's death was a "setup".
	Dr Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death, which was ruled a homicide due to an overdose of propofol.
	Paris is convinced that Jackson was murdered.
	"Absolutely, because it's obvious. All arrows point to that. It sounds like a total conspiracy theory... But all real fans and everybody in the family knows it. It was a setup," Paris said.
	She says "a lot of people" wanted her father dead.
	Paris says she wants revenge, or at least justice. "Of course," she says, eyes glowing. "I definitely do, but it's a chess game. And I am trying to play the chess game the right way. And that's all I can say about that right now."
	The 18-year-old says her father talked about it.
	"He would drop hints about people being out to get him. And at ..

My father was murdered: Paris Jackson

Diljit Dosanjh's Filmfare debut award win upset Harshvardhan Kapoor but the Punjabi actor says he is not hurt by the comments the newcomer made.
	Recently, the 26-year-old, who was also nominated in the same category for his film "Mirzya," expressed his displeasure saying Diljit has already featured in a Hindi movie and several regional projects and hence shouldn't have been considered for the debut award.
	"I am not hurt. I am not sad. I am thankful to Filmfare Awards for the honour that they gave me. I don't think I was deserving enough. It's a big award (and) I think they would have seen something in me and so they gave me the award," Diljit told PTI.
	"For me the love of my fans matter the most and that's the biggest award for me. I love Harshvardhan Kapoor. I also like his father Anil Kapoor, he is a superstar," he added.
	The Punjabi star won the best debut Filmfare award for his role in "Udta Punjab".
	Harshvardhan said the award should not be given to somebody who has worked ..

Not hurt by Harshvardhan's comment on debut award: Diljit

Actress Carrie Fisher's dear friend and former fiance, actor Dan Aykroyd has paid a teary-eyed homage to her.
	The 64-year-old star shared a compendium of his memories with Fisher from when they first met on the sets of "Saturday Night Live" to when they broke up in the early 1980s, when she left him for Paul Simon, in an essay appearing in an issue of Empire magazine, reported People.
	"I grew up as a simple Catholic kid from a government family in Hull, Quebec, so you can imagine how much of a privilege and honor it was for me to have known this one-off, broke-the-mould woman (Fisher) as a great friend," Aykroyd begins.
	He also goes on to praise Fisher as "one of the brilliant and hilarious minds of our eon".
	He recounted one of their fun times together and said, "Carrie would say things like: 'I love tiny babies. When they cry they turn red and look like screaming tomatoes'."
	Another time he remembers Fisher telling him that with a jawline that he had, he should hold his chin ...

Carrie Fisher's ex fiance pays emotional tribute to her

Grammy award-winning DJ Zedd is all set to perfrom at VH1 Supersonic in Pune.
	The Russian-born German record producer is the third big artist to perform in the festival. The organisers had earlier announced that Swedish house music legend Eric Prydz and hip-hop artist Macklemore will be headlining the musical extravaganza.
	Zedd, aka Anton Zaslavski, burst onto the music scene a few years ago with his remix from Skrillex and the Doors - "Breakin A Sweat". He followed this up with the release of his sophomore album "True Colors". The album won an award in the top dance/ electronic album category at the Billboard Awards 2016.
	The 27-year-old musician has established himself as one of the biggest forces in the world of dance music. He has produced for some of the biggest names such as Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas, and has collaborated with top vocalists such as Kesha, Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, to name a few.
	In its fourth edition the festival will be focusing on ...

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