Pop star Selena Gomez has sold her house to rapper French Montana for USD 3.3 million after dropping USD 1.2 million from the asking price.
 	The 23-year-old singer listed her Calabasas property, which sits on three acres, for USD 4,495,000 in November but the 31-year-old rapper has snapped it up for a bargain USD 3.3 million, reported TMZ.
	The stunning mansion boasts six bedrooms and seven bathrooms as well as a spa, pool and a waterfall in the back garden. It also contains parking spaces for 10 cars and a large gym.
	A listing for the home, when it went on the market, read, "Extremely rare & private compound in the illustrious Mureau Estates gated community of Calabasas. Sprawling over three acres, this exceptional custom home provides every amenity expected of a luxury estate."
	French's new home is near to his ex-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian's residence.

Selena Gomez sells house to French Montana

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Hollywood star Tom Cruise has sold his Beverly Hills mansion for USD 40 million, after slashing USD 5 million off the asking price.
 	The 53-year-old actor has offloaded his second Los Angeles home, less than a year after he sold his Hollywood Hills estate for USD 11.4 million, reported TMZ.
	Cruise originally put the house, which he bought in 2007 for USD 32.5 million, on the market for USD 45 million but he slashed USD 5 million off the asking price in order to sell.
	The property features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a tennis court, a swimming pool, a children's playground and guesthouses.

Tom Cruise sells Beverly Hills mansion

Supermodel Candice Swanepoel is expecting a little son and can't wait to meet her new arrival in September.
	The 27-year-old supermodel has made the announcement on her Instagram page, reported Female First.
	The Victoria's Secret beauty uploaded a black-and-white photograph of her burgeoning baby bump alongside the subtle caption, "My Not so little boy (sic)."
	The couple's pregnancy news was confirmed back in March when a friend of the pair said they were "so excited" about their impending arrival and were planning to spend the summer in New York getting ready for their new addition.
	Candice and her beau, Hermann Nicoli, got together when she was just 17 years old after they met in Paris and, following nine years of dating, finally got engaged last year.

Candice Swanepoel expecting baby boy

Singer Celine Dion says she asked her husband Rene Angelil to "trust" that she would be ok after he died and not to spend his final moments worrying about her and their three children.
 	The 48-year-old star's husband lost his battle with cancer on January 14 and was worried about the future of his wife and their children, Rene-Charles, 15, and twin boys Nelson and Eddy, five, without him there to to support them.
	Recalling their last conversation by his bedside, she said, "You were worrying for my career. You were worrying for the children. You were worrying for everything. It's enough. Do you trust me? Please do. Trust me. The kids are fine. I'm fine. I promise you we're gonna be OK. Please leave in peace. I don't want you to worry."
	The "My Heart Will Go On" singer explained to her kids their dad was leaving them and going up to heaven and asked them to remember the animated children's movie "Up", which features the story of childhood sweethearts Carl and Ellie ...

I asked Rene to trust I would be ok : Celine Dion

Model-reality TV star Kylie Jenner has reportedly moved on from former boyfriend Tyga and is now dating rapper PartyNextDoor.
	The 18-year-old reality star recently is said to be mad about the rapper, whose real name is Jahron Brathwaite, reported Female First.
	"Their relationship started quite suddenly but it just feels right. They are mad for each other. She doesn't know why she wasted time with Tyga," a source said.
	"Kylie's family found the eight-year age gap with Tyga a bit weird, especially as they got together before she turned 18 last year. PartyNextDoor is much better as he's only four years older than her," the source said.
	Last week, the Canadian rapper shared a picture on Instagram of his and Kylie's jewel-encrusted watches, with the caption: "Diamond battles with @kyliejenner (sic).

Kylie Jenner dating PartyNextDoor?

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor is suing her family and blames her ex-husband John Reynolds and their son Jake for her disappearance.
 	The 49-year-old Irish singer was reported missing on May 16 after failing to return from a bike ride the day before in Wilmette, a suburb about 15 miles north of Chicago, but has now been found staying with friends.
	The mother of four, who also has children Roisin, 20, Shane, 12, and nine-year-old Yeshua, took to social media to threaten her relatives, reported Female First.
	"None of you will ever see me again because of what you've done. If I manage not to kill myself, you'll be paying the medical costs which have been and will continue to be involved with that, since you were and remain. The chief co-ordinator of my total psychological and emotional destruction," she wrote in an open letter to John but seemed to address Jake in several places.
	"And I will still never return to you or any of my four children, because of you. So live with that. ...

Sinead O'Connor suing her family

Bollywood director Ram Gopal Verma today said that his upcoming biopic "Veerappan" was based on the true story of hunting down of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler, who was killed in 2004.
	"My film is not a glorification of Veerappan. The film tells you about how he was killed and it also tries to find out how such characters are born," Verma told reporters here.
	The director of acclaimed films like "Satya" and "Company" said, "The issue is not whether my film will send out a positive or negative message. Veerappan was a reality of our society, who posed a serious questions about the internal security of the country. My film also features the brave police officers, who killed Veerappan after a difficult search campaign."
	To another question, he said, "In a way Veerappan was a more unique character than Osama Bin Laden...Laden had his own organisation and some countries were also helping him. But Veerappan did not have any such support.

"Veerappan" not glorification of the dreaded smuggler: RGV

Robert De Niro famously gained 27 kilos to play the boxer Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" while Leonardo DiCaprio slept in an animal carcass and ate raw bison liver in "The Revenant".
	But few actors have gone as far as to live on the streets to research their role.
	That is what Singaporean director K. Rajagopal asked of the star of "A Yellow Bird", his film which touches on some of the wealthy city-state's most sensitive issues of race, migration and sex.
	Rising television star Sivakumar Palakrishnan spent his weekends living rough on the streets of Singapore's "Little India", exploring a rarely seen side of one of Asia's most ordered societies.
	The delicately drawn arthouse movie, which premieres Wednesday at the Cannes film festival, follows an ethnic Indian man -- or a "black devil" as one of the film's Chinese characters calls him -- trying to rebuild his life and family after a spell in prison.
	"I made him go out and live and sleep in the streets because he doesn't come from ..

Film about homeless 'black devil' shows other side of S'pore

A 10-episode web series, titled "BAR CODE", dealing with the world of nightclubs in the mega-polis, is being developed.
	The series is being produced by Panorama Studios, which has been behind successful films like "Pyaar ka Punchnama" franchise and "Drishyam".
	"BAR CODE" marks the studio's debut in the digital space.
	"With the current web-series space being heavily cluttered and with most of them being imitations of one another, we were on the lookout for something that would stand out, and in 'BAR CODE', we found the right script which deals with the fascinating world of Bombay's (Mumbai) nightclubs," said Abhishek Pathak, Producer and Managing Director, Panorama Studios in a statement.
	The studio has partnered with One Digital Entertainment for the web series.
	"We are very delighted to partner with them and are looking forward to engage both the consumers and brands with such an innovative concept," COO and co-founder of One Digital Entertainment, Gurpreet Singh said.
	The ...

Web series centered on Mumbai's nightclubs in works

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will host a dinner for American technology giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook tonight.
	"There is a dinner meet organised for him (Cook). There will be several top industry (Bollywood) people present for the dinner meet," sources said without divulging any further information.
	Post this, the 50-year-old actor is likely to attend the premiere of Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan starrer "Sarbjit", which is slated to release on May 20.
	Earlier in the day, Cook met ICICI Bank's top brass at the country's largest private sector lender's corporate headquarters in the mega-polis.

SRK to host dinner for Apple chief Tim Cook

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer "Sarbjit" has been declared tax free in Uttar Pradesh, two days ahead of its release.
	The film, directed by Omung Kumar, is about Indian convict Sarabjit Singh, who was beaten to death in a Pakistani jail.
	The story will be narrated from the perspective of Sarbjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, played by Aishwarya.
	"Thank you @YadavAkhilesh for making our film #Sarbjit tax free in UP! The team and I are grateful and humbled by your kind gesture," film's producer Jackky Bhagnani posted on Twitter.
	Bhagnani along with film's team including Richa Chadha, Omung and Darshan Kumaar had also met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his family earlier this month.
	Uttar Pradesh government has given the tax free status to many films recently including "Nil Battey Sannata", "Neerja", "Airlift", "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", "Humari Adhuri Kahaani" and others.

'Sarbjit' goes tax free in UP

Popular Bengali actor Chironjeet Chakroborty said he is worried about the dwindling number of single-screen theatres in West Bengal, which he held responsible for the declining profit of Bengali films.
	From 750 single screens till a few years back, the number has now gone down to 246, which is a very 'alarming' scenario, according to the actor who is contesting as a TMC nominee from Barasat seat in this year's Assembly election.
	"If a film clicks with the audience, the option of viewing it is limited," Chironjeet, whose real name is Dipak, told PTI.
	He said that he would do his bit to improve the situation, but felt that it was not his sole job and every stakeholder has to render help.
	"Every stakeholder has to come forward to tackle the issue because it is the most important factor for the revival of Bengali film industry," the actor said.
	Chironjeet said that filmmaker Raj Chakroborty had told him that his super-duper hit "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" became a hit as it had repeat ..

Need more single-screen theatres: Actor Chironjeet

Actor Uday Chopra says he shares a "close" friendship with Nargis Fakhri amid reports that the "Azhar" actress has gone back to her home in New York post their split.
	While Uday, 43, and Nargis have always stayed mum on their relationship status, the reports of them being a couple have been doing the rounds for a few years now.
	Recent reports, however, said that Nargis left the country after failing to deal with her break-up from Uday.
	Branding the media reports "untrue", Uday today issued a statement, saying, "I normally don't respond to gossip, but the press has been reporting a lot of fiction disguised as fact. I would just like to clarify that Nargis and I have been and still are very close friends.
	"The press has done a wonderful job of creating stories out of thin air and I applaud their creativity. However these are all untrue."
	Nargis' spokesperson had released a statement saying that bad health and a few injuries forced the actress to take a break from work and go ...

Nargis and I are still close friends: Uday Chopra

Actress Kajol says she and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share similar views and concerns when it comes to environment and maintaining hygiene.
	The 41-year-old actress met Modi in Delhi to discuss Hindustan Unilever's Lifebuoy's 'Help A Child Reach 5' campaign as its brand ambassador.
	Through the initiative, Kajol spreads the importance of good hand-washing habits around the world.
	"He (Modi) has initiated Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and it coincides with our 'Help A Child Reach 5' initiative, so we thought of meeting and discussing things with him. We are on a same page as our goals are same... We want a hygienic environment," Kajol told PTI.
	"He is the best person to give tips on it. The meeting went well as we discussed lot of interesting stuff. We want the mortality rate of children and people in the society to come down."
	The "Fanaa" actress said the Prime Minister, who has been batting for clean environment through Centre's flagship Swachh Bharat campaign, lauded the ...

Modi and I have same goals, want clean environment: Kajol

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra paid tribute to music icon Prince during a performance at the 2016 ABC Upfront Presentation at Lincoln Center in New York City.
	The "Quantico" star, 33, and Miles Brown collaborated for the tribute and they sang Prince's hit song "Kiss".
	Priyanka was joined at the event by her co-star Johanna Braddy, and Miles attended with his on-screen parents Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.
	The Indian actress' performance garnered mostly positive feedback, although a few social media users felt that the Prince tribute felt like it had been "shoehorned" into the act.
	Prince died on April 21 at age of 57.
	She has just wrapped filming her Hollywood debut "Baywatch". The finale episode of the first season of "Quantico" aired on May 16.

Priyanka Chopra pays tribute to Prince

Actress Radhika Apte feels a lot of people in the country go through panic attacks and have phobias but are not aware that it requires treatment.
	"In the whole world, and in our country even more, people are not aware of phobias. They don't know its a disorder, its a proper biological condition as well. It requires treatment," Radhika said during the song launch of her upcoming film "Phobia".
	The 30-year-old "Badlapur" star said panic attacks are rooted in neurological and biological reasons and should be addressed with proper treatment.
	"When someone has a panic attack people often say 'what is happening to him... Is he going mad'. At least depression is recognised a lot more today but these phobias are not," Radhika said.
	"A psychologist had told me, panic attack is like fever. When it comes to you your body starts reacting. You can't help it. It's neurological, biological. People need to be more aware of that," she added.
	"Phobia" focuses on the central character, Mehak, ...

Need more awareness regarding phobias in country: Radhika Apte

Pop star Mariah Carey's twins have very different personalities and ambitions.
	The "Hero" singer, 46, has five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-husband Nick Cannon and the youngsters are already carving out very different personalities, reported Femalefirst.
	"They're their own people, they have their own very distinct personalities. They're stars to me, but if they want to do something else, Rocky loves making potions and being a scientist and stuff like that and Miss Monroe is pretty much, she likes to be onstage, but she's still shy," she said.
	Though she and Nick are no longer together, the former couple reunited earlier this month for a "cute" Mother's Day celebration.
	"We had a nice little Mother's Day gathering. It was cute.

Mariah Carey's son wants to be scientist.

Arjun Rampal injured his knee during the shooting of his upcoming film "Kahaani 2", which stars Vidya Balan in the lead.
	The 43-year-old actor, who is the new addition to the sequel of 2012 suspense thriller, took to Twitter to share the picture of his knee.
	"Busted my knee today, while filming a chase sequence. Finished the shoot. Now in agony. But then #nopainnogain #kahaani2," he wrote.
	This is the first time Rampal and Balan are teaming up together for a film.
	Co-written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, "Kahaani 2" went on floors in March this year. It is expected to hit theatres in November this year.

Arjun Rampal injures knee during 'Kahaani 2' shoot

'Inception' star Ellen Page is all set to star in zombie thriller "The Third Wave".
	The thriller is set in a time after a virus that changed humans into zombies has been cured. But the once-infected members are now shunned by the society, causing problems.
	David Freyne will be making his feature directorial debut with the film, which he also wrote after making a proof-of-concept prequel short film titled "The First Wave", said the Hollywood Reporter.
	"The Third Wave brings an entire new perspective to the zombie genre, which I love," Page, 29, said.
	"David Freyne truly shifts his lens on society's role in the apocalyptic world. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to share his thoughtful approach to horror with audiences."
	The shooting on the movie is set to begin in Ireland in late 2016.

Ellen Page to star in zombie thriller 'The Third Wave'

"Fight Club" novelist Chuck Palahniuk has launched a campaign to make a low-budget movie based on his 2002 novel "Lullaby."
	The 30-day Kickstarter campaign was launched on Tuesday and aims to raise USD 250,000 to fund production, reported Variety.
	"This project is also important to Chuck. He began writing 'Lullaby' during the trial of his father's murderer in 1999. The prosecutor came to Chuck and asked him if he wanted to advocate for the death penalty.
	"This idea spawned the culling song, or the power of the word to cast a spell, and the story of  'Lullaby' was created," the campaign page said.
	"Lullaby" revolves around an aging reporter whose family mysteriously died years earlier. Palahniuk wrote the novel during the trial of a man who was convicted of murdering his father.
	Palahniuk will co-write the screenplay with director Andy Mingo. Josh Leake is producing and Palahniuk will executive produce.

'Fight Club' author seeks crowdfunding for 'Lullaby' film

"Desperate Hosewives" star Eva Longoria is reportedly set to marry her fiance, Jose "Pepe" Baston, in Mexico this weekend.
	The pair, who announced their engagement in December, are looking forward to tying the knot in front of friends and family, reported Us magazine.
	Longoria, 41, and Baston, 47, who first stepped out as a couple in November 2013, got engaged in Dubai, where the divorced father of three proposed to the actress with a massive ruby engagement ring.
	This will be the third marriage for Longoria, who was previously married to actor Tyler Christopher and NBA star Tony Parker.

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