Actor Mark Wahlberg says her 13-year-old daughter, Ella, had a huge crush on pop star Justin Bieber.
	During an episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", the 45-year-old  actor said Ella used to like Bieber a lot and even wanted to get married to the singer, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"She liked him a lot when she was younger, turned on him completely, and then came back with a vengeance."
	Wahlberg added, "Like, 'Dad, that's going to be my husband.' I was like, 'Over my dead body. Actually, over both your dead bodies.' I'll just go back to jail.

Mark Wahlberg reveals his daughter had crush on Justin Bieber

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Veteran singer and "The Voice" UK coach Tom Jones is being slammed for comments he allegedly made about former winner Leanne Mitchell's weight.
	The 76-year-old singer said he had asked Mitchell to lose weight and has come under fire for the comments, reported Digital Spy.
	"When she first came on, I thought about her trimming down a bit. Leanne had gotten comfortable singing in this holiday camp and she'd put on some weight," Jones said at the press launch of the new series of the singing competition.
	"Rather than take the opportunity of winning The Voice and a having chance of getting a record deal, which she did, she put on more weight. She didn't have the drive. It didn't seem like she grabbed hold of it with both hands and say 'This is my chance'," he added.
	Jones mentored Mitchell on "The Voice" back in 2012.

Tom Jones accused of fat-shaming 'The Voice' contestant

India origin actor Dev Patel appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to promote his new film "Lion," and the talk show host was impressed by his looks.
	DeGeneres said that Patel should be on top of the list of sexiest man alive.
	"Because you look so good, and people are saying you look buff and everything, I had this made for you..." DeGeneres said, before presenting the 26-year-old actor with a fake magazine cover of him as People's annual hot guy honoree. "You can hand this out ... It'll help your career!"
	"I'll give it to my mom, and she'll put it at the entrance to her house. That's never gonna happen," the actor quipped.
	Patel is nominated for Golden Globe awards in the category of best supporting actor for his role in "Lion" directed by Garth Davis.

Ellen DeGeneres says Dev Patel should be 'sexiest man alive'

Actress Anna Kendrick says modern dating is "terrifying" and she is happy being in a stable relationship.
	The 31-year-old actress, who has been in relationship with cinematographer Ben Richardson for over two years, said it would have been horrifying for her to find someone on apps like Tinder, reported Female First.
	"It seems completely terrifying. I think Tinder is an app designed by Satan to destroy us all, I don't think I'd be able to do it," Kendrick said.
	However, the "Trolls" star said if she did have to resort to the app, she would rather have someone "ghosted" her, simply stopped contact, than tell her face-to-face that they were not interested.
	"I'm totally pro-ghosting. I know that people say, 'Well I'd rather someone just tell me they didn't like me rather than completely disappear and never contact me again' but I'm actually not adult enough to deal with that - I'd rather figure it out and save a little face, actually.

Anna Kendrick finds modern dating 'terrifying'

The ninth edition of Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) began here tonight in the presence of renowned film makers including Hariharan.
	The ceremony opened with tributes to veteran actor Om Puri who died of a massive heart attack yesterday.
	Speaking at the ceremony, South Indian film maker Hariharan said that the future of film festivals in the country is bright and such events should be promoted to encourage budding film makers.
	This year'sLife Time Achievement Awardwas presented to internationally acclaimed cine-visionaryRamesh Prasadhailed as creator of specialised post production facilities.
	Touted to be worlds fastest growing film festival, the five-day event that will witness participation by 250 filmmakers and artistes from the fraternity, aims to promote emerging directors, as well as encourage exchange of knowledge, information, ideas and culture between India and the participating nations.

9th edition of JIFF begins

The city police today registered an 'Accidental Death Report' (ADR) in connection with the death of the acclaimed actor Om Puri.
	Puri (66), known for his roles in several landmark films such as "Ardha Satya", "City of Joy" and "Aakrosh", died of a massive heart attack at his apartment in Lokandwala Complex in suburban Andheri yesterday.
	He had also sustained an injury, caused apparently when he collapsed to the floor after the heart attack.
	Since he was alone at his house at the time of death and sustained an injury, Oshiwara police registered an ADR as per routine procedure, a senior police officer said.
	As of now there was nothing suspicious about the actor's death, the officer added.

Police register 'ADR' in connection with Om Puri's death

Actress Bipasha Basu, who turned 37 today, is celebrating her birthday with her actor husband Karan Singh Grover in Australia.
	The actress is currently vacationing with Karan visiting the beaches along the Gold Coast and Sydney.
	"We have been planning to visit a few islands, and since we both love water, we plan to try snorkeling while we are here," Bipasha said in a statement.
	The actress got hitched to TV actor Karan on April 30 last year.
	The couple has been sharing a lot of vacation pictures on their social media accounts.

Bipasha Basu celebrates birthday in Australia

Rumours of Shraddha Kapoor moving in with her "Rock On 2" co-star Farhan Akhtar were at its peak recently, but the actress has slammed the reports saying gossip mongers went "overboard" this time.
	The reports went so viral that Shraddha's father Shakti Kapoor had to intervene and deny all the claims made by an entertainment website.
	The 29-year-old actress, who has previously been linked to her "Aashiqui 2" co-star Aditya Roy Kapoor, said nothing from what was published was true.
	"I think this time it went little overboard. When you are writing something that is false and presenting it as a fact without conferming... I feel it's extremely wrong," Shraddha told PTI.
	"For just the sake of gossips, tabloids can't take such liberties. You can't say something has happened when nothing of this sort has happened," she added.
	The "ABCD 2" actress said she was even contemplating to take some action against the false stories.
	"That point I felt sad. I wish if only some people ...

It went overboard: Shraddha on live-in rumours with Farhan

Indian-American Parag Havaldar, a computer engineer from IIT Kharagpur, is part of the Academy Awards' list of winners for Techinical achievement.
	The list of 18 achievements was recently announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its 2017 Scientific and Technical awards and Havaldar is honoured for the development of expression-based facial performance-capture technology at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
	"This pioneering system enabled large-scale use of animation rig-based facial performance-capture for motion pictures, combining solutions for tracking, stabilisation, solving and animator-controllable curve editing," a release from the Academy said.
	The awards will be be handed out on February 11 in Beverly Hills, ahead of the main Oscar ceremony to held on February 26.
	Havaldar had done his BTech in computer science and engineering in 1991 from IIT  and went on to do a PhD in computer vision and graphics from the University of Southern California in ...

Technical achievement Oscar for Indian-American

Actor Gulshan Devaiya and his wife Kalliroi Tziafeta were left stranded at Istanbul airport after heavy snow caused flight delays and cancellations in the city.
	The 38-year-old star along with his wife, had gone to celebrate the festive season in Greece.
	On their way back to Mumbai from Athens, the actor tweeted, "Stuck in #Istanbul airport, all flights cancelled due to snow storm. Been here over 12 hours The whole airport is closed #snowstorm."
	Though Devaiah had to wait too long for his flight, he later in a tweet told fans that he thoroughly enjoyed the snow.
	"I am stranded here but I throughly enjoyed the snow... fall #Istanbul #airport @MaaKalli.

Gulshan Devaiah gets stuck at Istanbul airport

Shlok Sharma completed his debut feature "Haraamkhor" within 16 days, but the film was delayed for almost four years and got stuck at the Censor board, something which the director says was indeed frustrating.
	The film chronicles a relationship between a 14-year-old girl (Shweta Tripathi) and her tuition teacher, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, in a small town.
	The Examining Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had declined to pass the movie citing that the theme of the movie was "unacceptable."
	The Tribunal, however, cleared the film which is now scheduled to release on January 13.
	"Yes it was very frustrating. That period was difficult. The board talks about cuts rather than certify. There should be a change because audience is smart enough to understand what they want or don't want to see," Shlok told PTI.
	"Yes, do certify films but don't cut the film. When we reached there they said they don't like the topic so we will ban it. Its not even that the film .

Was frustrating when 'Haraamkhor' was stuck at Censors: Shlok

Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar has reached Morocco to scout for locations for his next "Tiger Zinda Hai".
	The film, which stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, is the sequel to their 2012 project "Ek Tha Tiger".
	"Friday Azaan in Marrakesh #Morocco Kick start @TigerZindaHai Location scout. Countdown begins," Zafar posted on Twitter along side a photo.
	"Freezing earlymorning. Team tiger and locations in B/W," he added.
	Zafar earlier directed Salman in "Sultan".

Ali Abbas Zafar in Morocco for 'Tiger Zinda Hai' recce

Actress Francine York, best known for her performance in "The Doll Squad" and a familiar guest star of numerous TV shows from "Batman" to "The Mindy Project", has passed away. She was 80.
	York died Friday morning at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California after battling cancer, her friend and TV producer Pepper Jay confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
	She appeared in numbers of TV shows starting from "Rescue 8" in 1959 to "The Mindy Project" in 2015.
	The actress played Lydia Limpet, the henchwoman of The Bookworm (Roddy McDowall), in a first-season installment of ABC's "Batman" in 1966.
	She then went on to portray an alien on "Lost in Space", a Venus statue come to life on "Bewitched" and a doctor on "Land of the Giants".
	York appeared in five different roles on "Burke's Law", a series known for featuring gorgeous guest-stars.
	On the big screen front, she had worked in cult movies like "The Doll Squad", "Curse of the Swamp People" and "The Centerfold Girls."
	York's 

'The Doll Squad', 'Batman' actress Francine York dead at 80

He is one of the nominees at this year's Golden Globes but British-Indian star Dev Patel says he does not enjoy walking the red carpet as it makes him nervous.
	Patel, however, is looking forward to celebrate the acclaim that his film "Lion" has received. It is one of the most talked about movies this award season in Hollywood.
	"Red carpets make me very nervous. It's a big source of anxiety for me but it is a necessary part of the job," Patel told PTI over phone from Los Angeles.
	The 26-year-old actor is nominated in the best supporting actor category at the Globes this Sunday for playing the true-life inspired role of Saroo Brierley.
	Patel, who shot to global fame with 2008 movie "Slumdog Millionaire", and has starred in films like "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and "The Man Who Knew Infinity", says he never imagined that "Lion" will touch so many people with its story of a man in search of his roots.
	"I am looking forward to celebrate our movie at the Globes. It is a very ...

Red carpets make me nervous: Dev Patel

Marvel's "Black Panther" continues to gather all the top-notched stars by adding Emmy Award winner Sterling K Brown to its cast.
	The "This Is Us" actor will portray a mysterious character N'Jobu, the only figure from T'Challa's past. N'Jobu doesn't appear in the original comic book series, reported Ace Showbiz.
	He will join Chadwick Boseman who stars as the titular hero, Michael B Jordan who stars as Erik Killmonger, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett and Danai Gurira.
	Whitaker, Nyong'o, Basset and Gurira will be playing the role of Zuri, Nakia, Ramonda and Okoye respectively.
	The 40-year-old actor expresses his excitement regarding the casting as tweeting, "Beyond thrilled to be joining this immensely talented group of actors & storytellers! Thank you for a seat at the table!"
	Brown is best known for his role as Christopher Darden on TV series "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story", which earned him the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a ...

Sterling K Brown joins 'Black Panther' cast

Actress Kirsten Dunst is set to star on AMC's dark comedy series "On Becoming a God in Central Florida".
	The actress will also executive produce the series alongside George Clooney. This marks a reunion for them after Dunst recurred on Clooney's medical drama "ER".
	"On Becoming a God in Central Florida" tells a story about the cult of free enterprise and one woman's relentless pursuit of the American dream. The series will take place in early '90s, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Dunst will portray Krystal Gill, a new widow who works in Orlando water park.
	Krystal lies, schemes and cons her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise, which previously bankrupted her.
	Clooney executive produces the series alongside Grant Heslov through their Smokehouse Pictures. The project is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos ("The Lobster") and written by Robert Furke and Matt Lutsky.

Kirsten Dunst teams up with George Clooney for dark comedy

Actor James McAvoy will play the role of Professor X again in "X-Men" spin-off "New Mutants".
	It's Anya Taylor-Joy, McAvoy's co-star in "Split", who accidentally confirmed the actor's involvement in "X-Men: The New Mutants".
	During an interview for M. Night Shyamalan's movie "Split", Taylor-Joy, who is rumored to play Magik, also hinted at Demon Bear as the "New Mutants" villain, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Taylor-Joy said she had seen the recently-released New Mutants animatic featuring Magik, Wolfsbane, and Cannonball facing off against Demon Bear.
	"I have (seen the Demon Bear animatic), it's pretty cool. I'm a big fan so I'd love to be a part of it. I can't say very much, but I would love to be a part of it. I think this year's gonna be very exciting."
	When asked if she would like to reunite with McAvoy in "X-Men: New Mutants", the actress answered, "I mean, I think James is already a part of it, isn't he?"
	But it's not the only time an insider spilled the beans about the ...

James McAvoy to star in 'X-Men: The New Mutants'

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has revealed she feared she would be shot in the back by the gunmen, who robbed her in Paris last year.
	The 36-year-old star was robbed at gunpoint in her hotel in the French capital last October and Kim admitted she feared she was going to die.
	In a new clip for her reality TV show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", which returns to E! in March, Kim can be seen telling her sisters about her thoughts during terrifying incident.
	"They're going to shoot me in the back. There's no way out. It makes me so upset to think about it," Kim said.
	2016 was a tough year for Kim and her husband Kanye West - who have children North, three, and Saint, 12 months together - as the rapper was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles in November after a meltdown brought on by sleep deprivation and exhaustion.
	In the new clip, Kim - who was in New York at the time - can be seen receiving the news by phone and saying: "Don't scare me, please. What's going on. I think he .

Kim Kardashian West breaks silence on Paris ordeal

Actress Zoe Saldana has revealed that she had her husband Marco Perego's face tattooed on her side.
	The 38-year-old actress - who has two-year-old twins Bowie and Cy with her spouse Marco Perego - said she got an inking of the artist on her side, to match the tattoo of her face that Marco has on his arm, reported Contactmusic.
	Speaking on "The Late Late Show With James Corden", she said: "We're those kind of people. Oh, come on, be happy for us. He's had my face on his arm, so it's only fair.
	"You want it to be in a place that's private, that you only show when you're, like, in a bathing suit. We had this amazing artist, Mark Mahony, do the tattoo for us. And I've been wanting to get it for two years...But I finally got it.
	Because my husband has tattoos coming out of his ears, and every time we would go get a tattoo for me, he would, like, push me aside, and he would end up getting a brand new tattoo. So, two years later, I finally got the tattoo.

Zoe Saldana gets tattoo of husband's face

Singer Ciara has officially dropped her lawsuit against former partner Future.
	Last year the 31-year-old singer sued her former fiance - the father of her two-year-old son Future Jr - for USD 15 million for defamation, accusing him of libel and slander after he lashed out at her on Twitter but Ciara has now decided to drop the case.
	She has filed documents at the Superior Court in Fulton County, Georgie, to dissolve the case "with prejudice", meaning she cannot refile it, TMZ reported.
	Although the pair are not believed to have worked out a financial settlement, it is likely that they have come to a custody arrangement for their son and want to move on amicably.
	In her previous documents, Ciara claimed the angry messages Future wrote about her on social media damaged her "positive reputation" and portrayed her as "controlling, dishonest, malicious, unreasonable, evil, and conniving."
	She also claimed his disparaging comments "scared away an international cosmetics company she ...

Ciara drops defamation lawsuit against Future

Fans of Carrie Fisher have launched a petition to have the late actress' "Star Wars" character officially deemed a Disney princess.
	The tragic star shot to fame as Princess Leia in George Lucas' original sci-fi trilogy, and reprised the iconic role for 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
	She also reportedly wrapped filming scenes for the next sequel, "Star Wars: Episode VIII", before her untimely death on December 27.
	Now fans are calling on studio bosses, who have taken over the rights to the franchise, to officially recognise Leia as a Disney princess, reported Fox News.
	A campaign has been established on Change.Org by superfan Cody Christensen to convince Disney CEO Bob Iger to honour fans' request, and a week after its launch, it has garnered more than 58,000 signatures towards its 75,000 goal.
	The post read: "After the tragic loss of Carrie Fisher, we feel that it is only fitting for Disney to do away with the rule that an official Disney princess must be animated and ...

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