Author J K Rowling has put full stop to rumours that a "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" movie trilogy was in the works, saying it is not true.
	It has been only two months since the spin-off "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was released, and rumour about "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" movie trilogy has spread widely. Taking to Twitter, Rowling was quick to react to the speculation.
	"I know a lot of people are looking for reasons to be cheerful today, but there is NO TRUTH to the rumour about a #CursedChild movie trilogy," she wrote.
	Last week, theme park journalist and historian Jim Hill signaled on the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast that a "trilogy of movies that will be based on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" was in the works.
	Later in her website, Rowling even revealed that there are no plans of converting the play script into a movie, anytime soon.
	"A rumour has made its way all the way into the press that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be ...

Rowling shuts down 'The Cursed Child' movie trilogy rumours

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Actress Jennifer Aniston, who will soon be seen in Alexandre Moors' Iraq war drama "The Yellow Birds", said that she finds such kind of movies "very hard to watch".
	The 47-year-old star revealed that the war drama is not something she enjoys doing that much, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"War movies aren't usually my thing. I find them very hard to watch," Aniston said before adding, "(but) the way this script read, and the vision that Alex had- it was really connecting into the humanity of the soldiers, the parents that are left behind waiting, counting the minutes, the loss of innocence," she said.
	Though, Aniston feels that the particular theme is not her cup of tea, she has an immense respect for the real life war heroes.
	"I already had an extreme amount of respect and gratitude and awe of anyone who would go and fight war, the men and women that are the heroes.
	"But then to actually have immersed ourselves in this story, and to really have to connect (to) some reality of ...

War movies aren't usually my thing: Jennifer Aniston

Actress Deepika Padukone, who made her Hollywood debut with "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage", said the movie is an amazing amalgamation of entertainment, fun and action, which according to the star is, rare to find.
	The 31-year-old actress, who plays Serena Unger in the film, revealed how much she was drawn to the expansive nature of the story, reported Contactmusic.
	"It's action in the real sense. Guns, everyone's badass, there's good people and there's bad people, you have cars blowing up. It's really an action film but there's also so much drama to it.'
	"(I wanted) to be part of a fun film, have a fun experience, work with fun people', she said. 'How do you make a movie that has all of these ingredients? Entertaining, fun, with a message, action, all of it coming together. I think this is that dish," she said.
	Then there are other elements to it, which according to Deepika made it an incredibly relatable story, namely the deliberately mixed culture of the cast and the feminist .

From fun to action, 'xXx...' is mixture of everything: Deepika

Actor Rob Lowe, who plays the villainous Reece Tenneson in "Monster Trucks", said he had a lot of fun taking on the role of the main bad guy in the Chris Wedge-directed movie.
	The 52-year-old star believes that "you can have a lot more fun when you get to be real nasty," reported Contactmusic.
	"I always find in hero movies that sometimes the really fun part is the villain and I'm having a blast playing Tenneson.
	"The character's memorable, it's very well written, he's a guy you love to hate and sometimes those are the best roles," he said.
	Rob Lowe is currently starring in a hospital drama "Code Black" with Marcia Gay Harden.

Rob Lowe 'had a blast' playing bad guy in "Monster Trucks"

Singer Britney Spears, who is dating backup dancer Sam Asghari, said that the two first connected over sushi.
	The 35-year-old pop star opened up about her and Asghari's first meeting on the set of her "Slumber Party" video shoot, reported Hello! magazine.
	Discussing their first encounter, Spears shared, "I think we were shooting and we were doing this scene where I was doing the walk scene through the hall to go through the door to go to the bedroom, and we were sitting there and we were waiting together for 20 minutes at a time.
	"So we were basically forced to talk to each other and he has no idea-I mean, he knows my name-but he doesn't know me as a person," the "Toxic" hitmaker said.
	However, the pair ended up bonding over their similar tastes, including sushi.
	"We started talking about sushi and the things we like. (I said) 'We should go to sushi one day... Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's just do this and let's do this'."
	She added, "And he goes, 'Okay, I'll give you my number after .

Britney Spears reveals she and boyfriend Sam bonded over sushi

Singer Louis Tomlinson and ex-girlfriend Briana Jungwirth ringed in son Freddie's first birthday together.
	Jungwirth shared a video on her Instagram page in which the One Direction singer smiles as he helps the little boy stand while his mom presents him with a white frosted cake bearing the child's photo and the words "Happy birthday Freddie."
	"Special first birthday," she wrote.
	"Had a special day today with my birthday boy. Thanks for all the lovely messages!" Tomlinson tweeted.
	The 25-year-old singer became the first member of the pop group to become a dad when Jungwirth, a Los Angeles stylist who dated him in 2015, gave birth to their son. The two then got involved in a custody battle over the boy.
	Tomlinson went on to date The Originals actress Danielle Campbell, 21.

Tomlinson, Jungwirth celebrate son's first birthday

Actress Scarlett Johansson took the podium during the Women's March in Washington DC, to speak about females health issues.
	Declaring that it was time for even a private person like herself to get personal, the 32-year-old star delivered a passionate speech about the role Planned Parenthood has played in her life from her first visit at the age of 15, reported Los Angeles Times.
	"'Have you been to the gynecologist yet?' That was the question my mom asked me at 15 when I informed her about a change that I noticed in my body. I'm not the type to divulge facts about my personal life, but I feel that in the face of this current political climate, it is vital that we all make it our mission to get really personal.
	"So, yes, at 15, I had been to a gynecologist. I was living in New York City and had visited a Planned Parenthood there. It provided a safe place where I could be treated with gentle guidance," the "Lucy" star said.
	Johannson then made a public plea to the new US President ...

Johansson talks about women's health issues in moving speech

Actress Kate Beckinsale says she once had a terrifying sleep paralysis experience during which she feared that she had a stroke when she could not move.
	"I had one crazy episode of sleep paralysis. I had actual auditory hallucination. I had just had lunch with David Walliams, who is a very good friend of mine, and he'd gone off and I went for a nap, because I was exhausted.
	"And I heard him in my hotel room talking to someone and I thought, 'Oh no, they've come in...I went to get up and I couldn't move at all. I thought, 'Oh my God, I've actually had a stroke. I've died...'" Beckinsale said.
	The "Underworld: Blood Wars" was left terrified something bad had happened to her, but was assured by a doctor friend that she had nothing to worry about, reported Female First.
	"Then I got up and he wasn't in the room so I called a doctor friend of mine - he's a neurologist - and said, 'What just happened to me?'
	"He goes, 'Oh it's quite a common thing, it's what they used to think was a ...

Kate Beckinsale's sleep paralysis horror

Pop star Justin Bieber has hit out at his ex Selena Gomez's rumoured boyfriend The Weeknd, saying he "can't listen" to his music because it is "wack".
	When asked by TMZ if he listens to The Weeknd's songs, the 22-year-old singer said, "Hell no I can't listen to a Weeknd song! That's wack."
	According to the publication, this is not the first time Bieber has slammed the "Starboy" hitmaker, as it previously reported that the Canadian singer thinks Gomez and The Weeknd's alleged relationship is a strategic move on the part of the 24-year-old songstress and that she is using him.
	The Weeknd's former girlfriend Bella Hadid, is also reportedly upset with him as he moved on with Gomez so quickly.
	The 20-year-old model dated the singer, 26, for nearly a year and a half before they called it quits last November.

Justin Bieber reveals he 'can't listen' to The Weeknd

Actor Tom Hardy says he arrested for joyriding when he was 15.
	The 39-year-old actor, who grew up in the suburb of East Sheen in South West London, said his "privileged and peaceful" upbringing pushed him to want to mess "everything up" by stealing a car when he was in his teens, reported Daily Mirror.
	"It's the suburbs, the life is so privileged and peaceful and so bloody dull, it gives you the instinctive desire to want to mess everything up. I got arrested at 15 for joyriding in a stolen Mercedes. And for good measure there was a gun in the car.
	"I just had to endanger myself - it was a kind of self- harming," Hardy said.
	The "Mad Max: Fury Road" star said these are the desires that drive him to take on "wretched characters".
	"I wish I could say I have outgrown it but violence still has a romance for me. That's why I get cast as criminals, villains, wretched characters," he said.

Tom Hardy was arrested for joyriding at 15

Singer Ed Sheeran has celebrated his chart-topping debut album by buying himself a whole new Lego kit.
	The 25-year-old singer is worth an estimated 45 million euros thanks to his best-selling tracks and sell-out tours.
	During an episode of "The Graham Norton Show", the "Thinking Out Loud" hitmaker said that he is a huge fan of toys, reported Femalefirst.
	"When my album went to number one, I bought the Death Star Lego kit - it was time. And when my goddaughter wanted a Ninja Turtle, I got her one and bought myself a Ninja Turtle truck."
	"I have a load of kids' stuff - a room full of teddy bears and two giant pandas in my bedroom," he said.
	Sheeran, who recently returned to the limelight following a year off, said that he took his Lego set when he went on a date because he could not wait to build it.
	"I once went on a date, brought a Lego set with me and while we were chatting I made the set and then left," he said.

Ed Sheeran bought Lego to celebrate his chart-topping album

Actor James McAvoy, who plays Kevin, a man with multiple personalities, in "Split", said he had to prepare himself to play nine roles for the movie.
	The 37-year-old star opened up about his experience while filming the psychological horror thriller, reported Contactmusic.
	"I got the role quite late in the day, so I had to do nine times the amount of preparation in really less than half the time that I would usually get to prepare one character.
	"The other thing that was interesting is that, apart from Kevin, all the other personalities that lived within the same body, they had a different kind of genesis than you or I. You know, you or I are born because our parents did the do, but they're born out of a necessity to perform a pretty specific function within the larger group. That's because they each personify a certain quality or qualities that Kevin has," McAvoy said.
	The "X-Men: Apocalypse" star revealed that the script's opening pages, in which his character Kevin kidnaps and ..

Filming 'Split' wasn't easy for James McAvoy

Singer Ed Sheeran says he is planning to get tattoos of his future children's handprints.
	The 25-year-old singer, who has large collection of inkings, said he is saving space on his body for the handprints of his kids, reported Female First.
	"I've always wanted to get my kids' handprints on me so I'll have to wait for that," Sheeran said.
	It's not the first time the flame haired singer, who is currently in a relationship with his former school friend Cherry Seaborn, has talked about children. Last year he said he is "ready" for fatherhood.

Ed Sheeran wants tattoos of future kids' handprints

Joe Manganiello is set to play nefarious super soldier Deathstroke in Ben Affleck's stand-alone "Batman" movie and the actor is thrilled at getting the chance to take on a comic book character.
	The 40-year-old actor said he has been comic book fan since childhood and would give his best shot to the character, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"I'm glad everybody's happy. I'm just gonna put my head down and just really show up as prepared as any supervillain ever has.
	"Growing up an avid comic book fan, and then there were a lot of superhero roles, and supervillain roles, that came my way that I said no to, or wasn't allowed to do, because of other commitments. It's just really exciting to think that this is the one."
	Deathstroke was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez and first appeared in DC Comic 'The New Teen Titans' #2 in 1980.
	The character has a grudge against Green Arrow but his original enemy was the Teen Titans.

Joe Manganiello excited to play Deathstroke role

Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards says if she has to get married to a celebrity it will be actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
	The 23-year-old Little Mix singer is currently in a relationship with English soccer star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, said she finds the "Life" actor "just wonderful", reported Femalefirst.
	"If I had to marry a celebrity I'd never met, it'd definitely be Jake Gyllenhaal. He's just wonderful," Edwards said.
	However, when it comes to relationships, the singer said she likes to keep things private.
	Edwards has been dating Alex, 23, since last year, but their relationship is still "early days" and both parties are keen to keep out of the spotlight whilst they get to know each other.

Perrie Edwards would like to marry Jake Gyllenhaal

The musical crossover of "The Flash" and "Supergirl" is set to air on March 20.
	 The crossover will begin at the end of the episode of CW's "The Flash", reported Variety.
	The main vocal action will take place on the March 21 episode of the show".
	The episode has been titled as "Duet" and it will be directed by Dermott Downs.
	It will feature singing acts by Carlos Valdes, Grant Gustin, Jeremy Jordan, Jesse L Martin, John Barrowman, Melissa Benoist and Victor Garber.
	David Harewood and Chris Wood will have non-singing guest appearances.
	The news about the musical episode broke in August last year.

'The Flash,' 'Supergirl' musical crossover to air in March

Gavin Rossdale says even after getting divorced from Gwen Stefani he is still finds the singer incredible.
	Stefani filed for divorce from the fellow singer, with whom she shares three sons, in August 2015 after 13 years of marriage and a 20-year relationship, reported E! online.
	Stefani and Rossdale finalised their divorce last April and agreed to joint physical and legal custody of their three son- Kingston, 10, Zuma, 8, and Apollo, two.
	"We had 20 years together and that in itself is pretty incredible. It's a lifetime. I still think she's incredible.
	"It was a lovely 20 years and we have three amazing children. There were a lot of positives, and with time they'll become more and more obvious," Rossdale said.
	The musician said divorce was one of the most "painful" things, "apart from death." And it was shocking for the whole family.
	"For me, it was about being solid for them, and silent but respectful of Gwen. That's what I'll be forever," he added.

Gavin Rossdale still finds Gwen Stefani 'incredible'

After top Tamil film actors Suriya and Vijay, veteran star Kamal Haasan today slammed animal rights advocacy group PETA over its opposition to jallikattu, saying it was not 'qualified' to tackle Indian bulls and asked it to train its guns against "bull riding rodeos in Mr (Donald) Trump's US."
	"PETA go ban bull riding rodeos in Mr Trump's US You're not qualified to tackle our bulls," he said in a tweet.
	Haasan, who had yesterday heaped encomiums on students for the ongoing protests, also said that "people at long last are getting a taste of true democracy."
	"People at long last are getting a taste of true democracy. Gone are the days of leaders. We need humble pathfinders & social reformers," he said without elaborating.
    Suriya and Vijay have supported the protest by the students and lashed out at PETA for opposing the bull taming sport.

Kamal Haasan slams PETA over jallikattu

"Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9" winner Teriya Magar says she would like to have a career in acting.
	The 14-year-old girl, who hails from Nepal, had also won "Dance India Dance Li'l Masters".
	"I would want to explore acting. I love acting and dancing so I would like to try my hands on acting be it on television or films," Teriya told PTI.
	"I consider Madhuri Dixit as my idol. She is a great actor and a brilliant dancer with superb expressions," she said.
	Teriya entered the dance reality show which is aired on Colors channel as a wild card entry, got evicted after some episodes, only to return as a winner.
	"It was unexpected as those who are wild card entrants have never won the show. I was nervous about the finale performance as the competition was with Salman Yusuff Khan and Shantanu Maheshwari," she said.
	"The journey on the show has been good, our choreographers have worked really hard and we made sure we followed their instructions," she added.
	Teriya, who won Rs 30 lakh as the prize 

'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' winner wants to try her luck in acting

Eminent Bollywood lyricist and Indian poet Javed Akhtar said westernization alone is not degrading our society and resulting into incidents like Bengaluru mass women molestation.
	"Segregated society, people living in different time zones and rising economical divide in the society is leading to perversion. Rising anger and venom in society have overshadowed human nature. A man who comes from village is angry about being deprived and resulting into such action," Akhtar said.
	He emphasized on immediate need diagnosis of the problem and nip it in the bud.
	Akhtar said that Indian cinema is said to be larger than life but actually it is reality of society. Future actress and actor will not be gender conscious and will also not be having a character larger than life. They will be people of certain principles and responsibility.
	The lyricist believes in coming future films will be made on reasonable topics and much real than yesteryear.
	"They will have to have better morality and ...

Westernization not responsible for degrading society: Akhtar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has indirectly hit out at Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Raees" and supported Hrithik Roshan's "Kaabil".
	Vijayvargiya tweeted, "The Raees who is not of his own country is useless and we should all support 'Kaabil' (competent) patriot.
	In the tweet the politician has not taken name of Shah Rukh or "Raees" the movie.
	Directed by Rahul Dholakia, "Raees" was at the centre of a controversy for casting  Pakistan actor Mahira Khan.
	Mahira plays the 51-year-old actor's love interest in the film, which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a police officer.
	Post Karan Johars "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", the SRK-starrer will be the second big film to be released after Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) called for a ban on Pakistani artistes in wake of Uri attacks.
	Both "Raees" and "Kaabil" are set to release on January 25.
	Shah Rukh had also met the MNS chief to avoid any pre-release trouble due to Mahira's presence 

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