Actress Brie Larson hugged all of the 50 sexual assault victims from Lady Gaga's "Til It Happens To You" Oscars performance as they left the stage.
	The "Born This Way" singer was joined on stage by a number of victims of abuse as she performed her Academy Award-nominated song from the rape documentary "The Hunting Ground" at the ceremony and best actress winner Brie gave each brave person a cuddle as they left the stage, reported Female First.
	While Larson showed her support at the Dolby theatre, a number of stars took to Twitter to praise the performance of Gaga, who was also a victim of sexual assault when she was just 19.

Brie Larson supports sexual assault victims

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Singer Shakira, who is in relationship with Spanish football player Gerard Pique, says she feels as if she is married to a soldier.
	The 39-year-old "Whenever, Wherever" hitmaker said life with Barcelona star, with whom she has sons Milan, three, and Sasha, 13 months, can be frustrating because they are not always together, reported Female First.
	"It's like being married to a soldier, except that he doesn't die in battle. Gerard is anchored to Barcelona and can't travel - they get a few days off a month, but otherwise he has to be there for his team every day pretty much, training and playing matches.
	"This has been a learning curve for me, because I like to travel a lot and I'm like, 'What do you mean, you can't go? Let's go!'," Shakira said.
	However, the "Hips Don't Lie" singer is fine with her sons playing sports as she thinks it will teach them good values.
	"I have been playing solo for all of my life and it's very different to live with a person who has to think about his ...

Shakira feels like she is married to 'soldier'

Amy Winehouse's father has slammed Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia after winning the best documentary Oscar for his project "Amy" about the late singer.
	Mitch Winehouse has not been a fan of Kapadia since the first time he watched "Amy", which documents the tragic star's rise to fame and her battle with drink and drugs, which led to her untimely death in 2011, reported Emtertainment Weekly.
	He subsequently vowed to make a new film to show Amy and her family in their true light as he was upset with his depiction in the movie.
	"We're going to invite everyone that's spoken on the other film and we're not going to edit it, like they've edited me, and we're going to tell the truth about Amy's life because this is not," he said.
	Mitch continued to take aim at Kapadia online after "Amy" was nominated for an Academy Award in January (16), but that didn't stop the filmmaker from praising the "Rehab" hitmaker in his acceptance speech after winning the Oscar.

Amy Winehouse's father denounces 'Amy' win

Oscar-winning singer Adele suffered from "severe bowel movements" before kicking off her tour.
	The British singer, 27, delighted fans when she announced her intention to tour with her comeback album 25, and hit the road for the first time in five years.
	But the prospect of entertaining 11,000 devotees at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was daunting for Adele, reported BBC online.
	"This is my first time in an arena ever," she shared.
	"I have actually been myself all day, literally. I've had severe bowel movements. When I came up that stage in the dark, oh my God, I thought I was going to die. I woke up this morning sounding like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
	"My voice was so deep because I slept with the air con on. And then I had bowel movements because of tonight. Then Gatwick (airport) closed and I thought my boyfriend wasn't going to get here on time.

I thought I was going to die before tour opener: Adele

Actor Channing Tatum's highly-anticipated outing as X-Men superhero "Gambit" has reportedly been dropped from the 2016 release schedule.
	Bosses at 20th Century Fox had originally set "Gambit" for release in October (16), but the film has yet to begin production and it has since been removed from the studio's upcoming slate of projects, reported Contactmusic.
	Tatum, 35, has long been interested in portraying the card-throwing mutant onscreen and he first became linked to the Marvel movie in 2014.
	However, the project has suffered a series of setbacks. "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director Rupert Wyatt had initially been attached to take charge of the film, but he dropped out in September due to a scheduling conflict.

Channing Tatum's 'Gambit' pulled from 2016 release

Kate Hudson says she has realised she and ex Matt Bellamy, with whom the actress has four-year-old son Bingham, are better as friends.
	Hudson, 36, said a friendship between them is healthy for their child, reports Female First.
	"The goal is to stay together. Matt and I worked on it together and we came to the point where we realised that we are better as friends. That is a healthier approach for our kids and we can see the results," said the actress.

Matt Bellamy and I are better as friends: Kate Hudson

Singer Katy Perry was spotted on a romantic getaway with rumoured beau Orlando Bloom in Hawai.
	The 31-year-old "Firework" singer and the British actor, 39, were snapped holding hands and hiking in Hawaii on the north shore of Kauai, reported Female First.
	Perry, who was in Hawai to play at a private show at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui on February 24, was said to be joined by the "Main Street" actor.
	This is the first time Perry and Bloom have been snapped openly engaging in PDA. Relationship rumors about the two started swirling in January, after they looked pretty affectionate with one another at The Weinstein Company and Netflix Golden Globes after party.
	It is claimed that things have gotten serious between them which is why he has even introduced her to his five-year-old son Flynn.
	Model Miranda Kerr, who is Flynn's mother split from the actor in 2013, after three years of marriage.

Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom go on romantic getaway

Actress Juliette Lewis was upset after her actor father Geoffrey Lewis was not included in the 88th Academy Awards' 'In Memoriam' segment.
	The 42-year-old "Cape Fear" actress took to Twitter to remind the Academy about their oversight and ask them to include her "beloved" late father next year, reported Female First.
	"I know the Academy didn't mean to overlook my dad #GeoffreyLewis in the memoriam who was loved by many. My dad #GeoffreyLewis was beloved and contributed over 220 roles in film and tv...@TheAcademy maybe you can remember to include him next year (sic)," she wrote.
	Geoffrey died of natural causes in April 2015 at the age of 79.
	The San Diego-born actor racked up over 200 acting credits during his career, after rising to prominence in the Clint Eastwood movies "High Plains Drifter", "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", "Every Which Way But Loose", "Any Which Way You Can" and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
	He is survived by his second wife Paula Hochhalter and his .

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Actor Ben Affleck was left surprised when his son demanded him to don his Batman avatar for his birthday party.
	The 43-year-old actor, who will play Batman on screen in upcoming film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", said he found it "mortifying" dressing up as the edgy superhero in real life, reported Female First.
	"He wanted a superhero birthday party and he wanted superheroes there, and I was like, 'Alright, what heroes do you want?' He's ticking off heroes and he was like, 'I want you to do Batman ... Real Batman!'" Affleck said.
	"There was Wonder Woman, Captain America, Iron Man and there was me... It was so mortifying."
	The actor and ex-wife Jennifer Garner threw a superhero-themed celebration for youngest child Samuel on February 27 and he felt uncomfortable lining up alongside Wonder Woman, Iron Man and Captain America, who were all used to entertaining young kids.
	Affleck was so embarrassed because he had forgotten all the young guests would be accompanied by their ..

Ben Affleck dresses up as Batman for son's birthday

Tom Fletcher, the lead vocalist and guitarist of popular pop band 'McFly' has penned down another children's book "A Christmasaurus", which will be released soon.
	The singer, who recently welcomed his second son with wife Giovanna, made this announcement in a four-minute video titled "Live From The Delivery Room", reported Female First.
	"'The Christmasauras' is a story about a boy called William Trundell and a dinosaur, the Christmasauras, and how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure," the 30-year-old singer said in the video.
	"It's about families and friendships, Santa and sleigh bells, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic, and it's about finding your heart's true desire," he added.
	He also mentioned that he has been been writing music to help bring the story to life.
	Fletcher released his first children's book in 2012, which was co-written with band-mate Dougie Poynter, and it sold over 72,000 copies and became the most popular debut children's 

Tom Fletcher set to release his second children's book

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, who split from basketball player James Harden last month, says it is difficult to deal with a break up being a public figure.
	In a new post on her official website, the 31-year-old said it is humiliating to have the whole world know about your break-up, reported Female First.
	"When you break up in the public eye, it's almost like you have to go through it twice: privately and publicly. I've been there, for sure, and it's hard. You could be having a fight that you don't necessarily want your family or friends to know about, and then all of a sudden it's like the whole world knows your business. It's humiliating," she wrote.
	"There's so much that you want to keep private, just for the sake of your own pride, and when details get out to the tabloids or whatever, it's like pouring salt into an open wound. It definitely makes it hard to close that chapter of your life.

Breaking up in public eye is humiliating: Khloe Kardashian

A Pakistani director has accused journalist and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy of stealing his idea and script for her Academy Award winning documentary film 'A Girl in the River'.
	Syed Noor, who has directed and produced several hit films, said Sharmeen stole the central idea, script and name from a film he made about two years ago.
	Sharmeen's "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness", about a survivor of an attempted honour killing in her country, has won the best documentary short award at the 88th Academy Awards.
	This is the second win for Sharmeen, who previously bagged the Oscar in the same category in 2011 for "Saving Face".
	Noor said his film 'Price of Honour', which was released in 2011 but did not do well at the box-office also revolved around the same subject.
	"I am really disheartened that she copied things from my film but didn't bother to give me any credit," he said.
	Noor said he was disheartened that the idea and the name was copied from his film but he ...

Pak filmmaker accuses Sharmeen Obaid of intellectual theft

Hollywood superstar George Clooney's wife Amal will be among the speakers at a conclave here later this month.
	The British-Lebanese lawyer is one of the speakers at the India Today Conclave which will also see the attendance of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, whose life was the subject of recent Hollywood film "The Walk".
	The two-day event from March 17 will see some of the finest minds come together to discuss and debate issues from around the world.
	The conclave will provide an open platform for communication among the global experts from politicians to actors, its organisers said.
	"This edition of the India Today Conclave is firmly rooted in this millennium and looks ahead rather than at the past," said Conclave director Kalli Purie in a statement.
	"The multi-sensory experience across two days will introduce new ways of communicating, interacting and debating. You will get an opportunity to listen to bright minds and discuss new ideas with old hands."
	Nobel laureate ..

Amal Clooney to visit India

Having failed to get a response from them, Delhi government has now approached the wives of four Bollywood actors urging them to encourage their husbands not to endorse pan masala products as they contain areca nuts, a potential cancer causing agent.
	Additional Director (Health), Delhi Government, Dr S K Arora has written to Kajol, wife of actor Ajay Devgn, Gauri Khan, wife of Shah Rukh Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, wife of Arbaaz Khan and Suneeta Ahuja, wife of actor Govinda asking them to persuade their husband not to endorse pan masala products in larger public interest.
	"Humble appeal to you for encouraging Mr Shah Rukh Khan not to participate in advertisements of pan masala in larger public health interest.
	"Earlier, a letter was written to Mr Khan for not to participate in such advertisements in public interest. Nonetheless I have not received any response till date nor he has plugged doing such advertisements," Arora said in his letter to Gauri.
	He further said even if these ...

Encourage your husbands not to promote pan masala: Delhi govt

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has congratulated Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia for winning the best documentary Oscar for "Amy".
	Nawazuddin, who acted alongside Irrfan Khan in a short and silent film "By Pass" (2003) that was produced by Kapadia, took to Twitter to express his happiness over the filmmaker's big win.
	"You deserve this totally, proud to be associated with you, way to go. Cheers to your success #Amy #oscars2016 @asifkapadia," the "Badlapur" star wrote.
	"Amy" is a poignant examination of singer Amy Winehouse's life and her tragic death at the age of 27.
	Winehouse died in 2011 following a battle with drug and alcohol.

Proud of Asif Kapadia's Oscar win: Siddiqui

Veteran theatre personality M K Raina today decried as "opportunistic" and "absolutely dangerous" the present trend of artists, thinkers and writers who choose not to express their ideological and political stance.
	"At the recent march by JNU students it was painful to see that except for a few theatre people and artists hardly any of the big names walked with them. That I think is a very dangerous trend for society," Raina said.
	The director-actor referred to a march here taken out by students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, against the sedition law which the JNSU President was charged with.
	Raina said he was unhappy that the students did not receive greater support from the liberal arts and social science community, which, he said, by its very nature encouraged critical thinking.
	The director-actor pointed out that the artists community did not even extend support to a second procession, which supported an opposing ideology.
	"What is worrying is that the artists community ..

Dangerous for artists to not support ideological stance: Raina

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who turned heads with her Zuhair Murad white gown at the 88th Oscars, said she was clear she wanted her dress for the big day to be "very classic."
	For her maiden Oscar red carpet appearance, the 33-year-old "Quantico" star opted for a white embellished strapless gown by the Lebanese designer.
	"I want it to be like feminine, and very classic for the Oscars," she said.
	The "Bajirao Mastani" actress said she wanted "to be comfortable, for sure," in her gown, and the dress itself needed to be something that lasts all evening, reported E! Online.
	"I can't be told what to wear. So, when I told Sophia (Priyanka's LA-based stylist) I was like, it has to be a moment... The outfit.
	"It's one of the biggest red carpets in the world. It's super long so, I want to be comfortable for sure. And something that lasts the whole evening... You know it's not ripping."
	The actress slipped into a shimmery Jenny Packham dress for the Vanity Fair post Oscars party.

Wanted Oscar dress to be feminine, classic: Priyanka Chopra

Veteran playwright and director Ratan Thiyam is set be conferred with a Lifetime Achievement honour for 2016 at the upcoming Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META).
	The award will be be given to the theatre guru and current chairman of the National School of Drama for "creating a new language in theatre and enriching the art form in various roles as writer, director, designer, composer and choreographer" organisers said today.
	In the past, this award has been given to theatre greats such as Zohra Sehgal, Badal Sarkar, Khaled Chowdhury, Ebrahim Alkazi, Girish Karnad and Heisnam Kanhailal.
	The jury for the 11th edition of the awards were also announced today.
	Author Kunal Basu, director-actor M K Raina, dancer- choreographer Tanushree Sarkar, actor-director Sushma Seth and actor Kusum Haider are among the jury who will choose the best among the 10 shortlisted plays from various languages like Hindi, English, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Urdu.
	The awards are in the ..

11th META theatre award for veteran Ratan Thiyam

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan might come as a guest on comedian Kapil Sharma's new show to promote his upcoming film "Fan".
	Rumour mills are abuzz that SRK would appear on the first episode of the "The Kapil Sharma show".
	"Even I heard he will come on the show. I did call him but he did not answer. We are doing a live show in Delhi first ...He (SRK) is from Delhi and has 'Fan' releasing soon so he might come. We would love to have him on the show," Kapil said at the event here.
	Several celebrities including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar had come to promote their respective films on Kapil's previous show "Comedy Nights with Kapil".
	It was this show which made the 34-year-old actor comedian a household name. Due to reported differences between Kapil and Colors channel, the two went their own ways.
	Now, Kapil is gearing up for "The Kapil Sharma show", which will go on air from next month on Sony TV.
	Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor will be ...

SRK might come on my new show: Kapil Sharma

Characters like 'Dadi', 'Palak' and 'Gutthi' became popular with "Comedy Nights with Kapil", but comedian Kapil Sharma, now, promises to bring more such interesting characters in his new show.
	The 34-year-old comedian-actor is gearing up for his own show "The Kapil Sharma show", which would soon be aired on Sony TV.
	"They are masters in disguise... You will see them in different garb. They might be back (as Dadi, Palak and Gutthi)," he said when asked about the legal issues in reprising these characters.
	"We will do better than that. We have a good team and I trust them," he added.
	Kapil became a household name with the show "Comedy Nights with Kapil" but due to reported differences between him and Colors channel, the two parted ways.
	When asked about the inevitable comparisons between "The Kapil Sharma show" and another show "Comedy Nights Live", Kapil said, "I don't think it is important to differentiate between the two shows. I trust my team. They are talented. We will do our .

Will come with better characters on the new show: Kapil Sharma

George Miller's dystopian thriller "Mad Max: Fury Road", which won six Oscar trophies at the Academy Awards, is all set to re-release in India on March 11.
 	Warner Bros has decided to release the film in 3D & IMAX 3D.
	"Fury Road", one of the most reviewed films of 2015, won maximum trophies at the Oscars on Sunday where it was honoured for Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.
	Set in the post-apocalypse world, the film revolves around a female warrior (Charlize Theron) who decides to rebel against the warlord to rescue his five wives.
	She is helped in her mission by film's titular hero, Max Rockatansky, played by Tom Hardy.

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