"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, who has been a friend to both Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt, says the couple's split has been hard for both.
	Hamm, 44, and Westfeldt, 45, announced their decision to split after 18 years together earlier this month, reported Us magazine.
	"It's a tough time for (both of them)," Weiner said on the sidelines of the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
	"I know both of them very well. They are both really gifted artists and it's rough. But it's also - it was a very long relationship."
	The pair first began dating in 1997 after meeting at the party of a mutual friend. They lived together for many years but never married.

Jon Hamm, Jennifer having tough time with split: Matthew

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Rapper Chris Brown is celebrating his victory in custody battle against baby mother Nia Guzman by bringing his daughter, Royalty, to the stage when he performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
	The proud father, 26, posted on Instagram a picture of him smiling widely as he is holding his little girl, who wore ear protectors.
	"Lil momma came on stage to say what's up! #royalty," so he wrote.
	He also uploaded an adorable photo of their father-daughter time backstage.
	"Before the show activities. Playing doctor. Honestly I have more fun doing this than going out the club. #feelinglikeanoldman," he said.

Chris Brown brings daughter Royalty on stage

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence might reunite with her "Hunger Games: Mockingjay" director, Francis Lawrence for an espionage movie.
	Jennifer, 25, is circling "Red Sparrow", an adaptation of Jason Matthews' espionage novel that is being set up at 20th Century Fox, reported Deadline.
	No deal is put in place just yet, but she is expected to reunite with Francis, who directed her in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2".
	It was previously reported during the San Diego Comic-Con that Francis was eying involvement in the action thriller.
	The filmmaker is apparently now close to signing a deal for the project, which once had David Fincher and Rooney Mara as potential helmer and female lead respectively.
	"Red Sparrow" is set in contemporary Russia and centres on a state intelligence officer named Dominika Egorova, who is assigned against her will to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress in the service.
	During her first assignment, .

Jennifer Lawrence may re-team with 'Hunger Games' director

"Transformers" actor Shia LaBeouf has reportedly moved in with girlfriend and "American Honey" co-star Sasha Lane.
	LaBeouf, 29, was spotted holding hands with a mystery woman two weeks ago, fuelling speculation he had split from Mia Goth, and it has now emerged the girl was his Lane, and things have progressed very quickly between the pair, reported the New York Post.
	"They fell in love, and have moved in together. Sasha was completely unknown. She's also become best friends with Riley Keough (another of the film's co-stars). Riley's been taking her to fashion shows in Paris. She is going to be a huge star," a source said.
	Little is known about Sasha, whose Facebook page says she works as a hostess at chain restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina in Texas and has been described as being "completely destitute" before being discovered by director Andrea Arnold and cast in 'American Honey'.
	LaBeouf's new romance comes after he and Goth, 22, had an explosive row in ...

Shia Labeouf moves in with girlfriend?

Director Brad Bird says the work on the sequel of 2004 hit animated comedy superhero film "The Incredibles" is going so well that it will release before "Cars 3".
	While promoting the upcoming "The Iron Giant: Signature Edition", Bird shared the update about "The Incredibles 2", reported Aceshowbiz.
	He, however, added the two Pixar Animation Studios films do not have official release dates just yet.
	"In terms of the release date, we were originally - 'Incredibles' was supposed to happen after 'Cars', and our wheels just happened to click a little earlier so they moved us up. Release dates are a little fluid when you're making films so far in advance," Bird explained.
	The director said he had done a large portion of the initial script of "The Incredibles 2".
	"I have the story arc. I'm probably three-quarters through the script, first pass through the script, but we're already boarding parts of it. I've got a lot of people that worked on the first one working on it, so we're all ...

'The Incredibles 2' will release ahead of 'Cars 3'

Rapper Nicki Minaj shared a picture of her posing next to The Weeknd, hinting a collaboration with the Canadian singer.
	Minaj shared on Instagram the picture showing them posing together during New York Fashion Week at Alexander Wang's Spring-Summer 2016 runway show, reported Aceshowbiz.
	Minaj left fans wondering if there is something in works with The Weeknd as she wrote in the picture's caption, "Stay tuned."
	Minaj, 32, and The Weeknd, 25, surprisingly have never collaborated, although they are no stranger to working with her boyfriend Meek Mill.
	The two appeared on different songs on the rapper's latest release "Dreams Worth More Than Money".
	At Wang show, Minaj sat in the front row with Kanye West, Kylie Jenner, Tyga, The Weeknd and his model girlfriend Bella Hadid. Other guests spotted at the event included Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, Karrueche Tran and Christina Milian.

Nicki Minaj hints at teaming up with The Weeknd

Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep says she feels fortunate for her successful marriage to Don Gummer.
	The 66-year-old actress has been married to the sculptor Don Gummer for over 30 years and Streep said she does not know the secret to a happy relationship but is just relieved that they have one, reported Female First.
	"I feel very lucky and I don't know what I did right. I do know many, many people who are still married to the person they originally married. I know lots of long marriages. My husband himself is divorced. He divorced at 21 after being married for one year.
	"Everyone has a life and I don't think there is any prescription I could give for how to do it. I was just fortunate to find a good man."
	The couple have four children: musician Henry, actresses Mamie and Grace, and model Louisa.

Feel lucky to have happy marriage: Meryl Streep

Pop star Britney Spears held a DJ-themed joint birthday party for her two sons, Jayden, nine and Sean, 10, at the weekend.
	The "Piece of Me" hitmaker had time off from her Las Vegas residency to treat sons to a joint birthday celebration complete with a trip to an indoor skate park, reported E! Online.
	Captioning photographs of their special day, she wrote on Instagram, "Happy birthday to my boys - love you Jayden & Preston!
	"Thx @skatelab & #lindacohencakepops for making the day so special. (sic)"
	The group of around 40 guests, including the 33-year-old singer's ex-husband Kevin Federline, the boys' father, enjoyed the treat of a "party zone" at the skate park, a special room made available exclusively for them but still enjoyed what the entire venue had to offer.
	"They were cruising around and didn't just stay in the private room. Everyone had a blast."
	Linda Cohen, who personally designed the boys' cake and the other treats on offer, revealed the star was "super ...

Britney Spears organises DJ-themed birthday party for sons

Actress Ellen Page could not stop gushing about girlfriend Samantha Thomas during their first red carpet appearance together at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
	The 28-year-old "Freeheld" star said walking with Thomas was pretty awesome, reported E! Online.
	"Walking down the carpet holding my girlfriend's hand is pretty special. It's pretty awesome. I'm in love," she said.
	The pair later posed for pictures with close friend and "Orange Is The New Black" star Ruby Rose, with the actress sharing a photograph of herself and Page on Instagram.
	"When your best friend is the most talented, funny, beautiful, generous, humble human being it's hard to not smile until it hurts. Ellen, I am so proud of you and will always be grateful for everything you are and will always be to me. @ellenpage (sic).

I'm in love: Ellen Page

Notwithstanding protests over his appointment as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India, Gajendra Chauhan says he is not ready to leave the position but expressed his willingness to mediate between the agitating students and the government.
	FTII students have been protesting against the government's decision for more than 90 days now.
	Intensifying their agitation, three students have gone on an indefinite hunger strike to press their demand for the removal of Chauhan as the chairman of the prestigious institution.
	The 58-year-old veteran actor says hunger strike is not any solution to the crisis and students should connect with the Union Information and Broadcasting ministry to sort out the issue.
	When asked whether he was thinking of leaving the post to end the impasse, he told PTI, "I am not an irresponsible person. The moment ministry will give me the directive to join, I will join and start my work. I have said a number of times that we should sit down across the ..

Not leaving post, ready to mediate: Chauhan

Superstar Aamir Khan today came out in support of FTII students protesting against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the institute, saying their grievances should be addressed.
	The 50-year-old actor, who is here to begin shooting his latest project "Dangal", told reporters, "It is very unfortunate that students are protesting for their rights at an institute like FTII. The authorities need to listen their grievances thoroughly and understand what they are trying to say."
	"Dangal" will begin shooting from September 22. Aamir, who has gained over 20kgs to play the role of a wrestler father, was also asked about the disparity between the payment to female and male actors in Bollywood.
	"We are still living in a patriarchal society and male dominated mindsets," Aamir said, adding "Dangal" gives out the message about the importance of daughters and gender equality.
    "Mahavir Singh Phogat (his character) makes his daughters wrestlers. We are always stuck into ...

Aamir Khan bats for FTII students

A R Rahman today sought to defuse the controversy surrounding the fatwa issued against him and Iranian director Majid Majidi over their film "Muhammad: Messenger of God", saying he composed the music "in good faith and with no intention to cause offence".
	Mumbai-based Raza Academy had objected to the film and issued a fatwa against the Oscar-winner and Majidi, calling the movie against Islam.
	In a long statement, posted on his Facebook page, Rahman quoted verses from the Quran to explain his point of view and the decision behind boarding Majidi's movie, which is a planned trilogy on the life of Prophet Muhammad.
	"I am not a scholar of Islam. I follow the middle path and am part traditionalist and part rationalist. I live in Western and Eastern worlds and try to love all people for what they are, without judging them," Rahman wrote.
	The 48-year-old music composer said he hasn't directed the movie and just did the music but he would not like to talk about his spiritual experiences ..

Decision to compose music for 'Muhammad' in good faith: Rahman

Bollywood star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol celebrated their son Yug's fifth birthday, which was attended by close family members including the child's aunt Tanishaa Mukerji and grandmother Veena.
	Kajol, 41, especially took a break from "Dilwale" shoot to celebrate her son's birthday yesterday before resuming the Hyderabad schedule of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer movie.
	"Very happy and proud as Yug turns 5 today! Let's make sure every child has that chance. Help every child reach 5 & keep that soap close by," Kajol, who is the celebrity ambassador for "Help A Child Reach 5" campaign, posted on Twitter.
	The "Drishyam" star tweeted a picture of the cake-cutting ceremony.
	"Time flies, Yug turns 5 today. Thanks everyone for your best wishes. #ProudDad. Celebrating Yug's 5th bday today," Ajay, 46, wrote.
	The "Raju Chacha" stars, who tied the knot in 1999, are also parents to Nysa, 12.

Ajay, Kajol celebrate son's fifth birthday

Odisha girl Sushrii Shreya Mishraa, the Miss India 2015 finalist, has been named the third runner up at the Miss United Continent 2015.
	The pageant was held at Guayaquil, Ecuador where Sushrii was competing with girls from across 34 countries for the third edition of the beauty pageant.
	"I am extremely happy to be winning this 3rd runner up title and bringing home to crown for my country at an international pageant. It is indeed a proud feeling and I am grateful to Miss India organisation to provide me with this opportunity...," she said in a statement.
	Sushrii also bagged the Best National Costume and Miss Photogenic titles respectively during the competition. She won the maximum number of votes online to be crowned the Miss Photogenic award.
	Miss Brazil Nathalia Lake outclassed 28 contestants from all across the globe to win the coveted the Miss United Continents pageant.

Sushrii Shreya crowned 3rd runner up at Miss United Continents

Amid reports that Rajinikanth has been offered to play the role of king Tipu Sultan in a new movie, right-wing outfits have objected to it, saying the superstar should not act in it.
	Rajinikanth has not commented on the issue or on the fact whether he has accepted the role but that has not stopped the right wing group in issuing an ultimatum against the project.
	"Rajnikanth is a patriot to the core. He will not accept such roles. I know him well," BJP National Executive member L Ganesan, also a former state unit chief of the party, told PTI when asked to comment on the issue.
	Another BJP member H Raja alleged that Tipu Sultan was a tyrant. "So, if someone is making a movie, showing him as a hero, it is distortion of history. No Tamil actor should be a part of such film. Rajinikanth should not do the film," he said.
	Founder of Hindu Munnani (Hindu Front), Rama Gopalan, first objected to the movie, saying, "We request the Tamil cinema industry, which loves Tamils and Tamil Nadu, to .

Rajnikanth shouldn't feature in Tipu movie: Right wing groups

Director Oliver Stone's biographical political thriller about Edward Snowden, the former government contractor, who leaked classified information, has been pushed from its original Christmas release to 2016.
	The move bumps "Snowden" that stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley from this year's Oscar race.
	Sources say the film is not finished yet. Distributor Open Road Films has not yet determined the movies new release date, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	The development gives some breathing room to the Christmas Day frame, busy with five other wide releases - "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip", "Concussion", Mark Wahlberg's comedy "Daddy's Home, dramedy "Joy and Point Break" featuring Jennifer Lawrence - as well as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", opening the previous week.
	Christmas Day also includes bows from Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" and new Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer drama "The Revenant" from Oscar-winner Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
	"Snowden" has ...

Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' pushed to next year

With three new human characters and a new muppet, educational show 'Gali Gali Sim Sim' is back with an all new season aiming to reach a bigger and wider audience.
	The TV show has introduced new human starcast namely Aamir, Doctor Didi, Pia Aunty who are set to engage children with stories and teach them about sharing, making friends, healthy habits and task persistence.
	The characters also aim to play catalysts as adults to provide strategies to children to help them deal with emotions, conflict etc.
	The show which began in a magazine format in the year 2006 has now introduced new segments like the 'Bert and Ernie animation segment', which focuses on pre-numeracy skills.
	The 2-minute segment teaches children various pre-numeracy and number concepts like matching, classification, one to one correspondence, relational concepts, shapes and number conservation.
	"We have got animation in the show. This is the seventh season and new segments have been introduced in the show," says ...

Sesame Street's 'Galli Galli Sim Sim' introduces new characters

Pop star Demi Lovato, without confirming or denying that she is bisexual, says she has experienced it.
	The 23-year-old singer got coy about her sexuality when asked about the meaning behind her new song "Cool for the Summer".
	"Can you confirm or deny that (the song is) about lesbianism?" asked "Alan Carr: Chatty Man" host Alan Carr.
	She responded, "I am not confirming and I'm definitely not denying. All of my songs are based off of personal experiences. I don't think there's anything wrong with experimentation at all."
	The openly gay British host said, "I experimented once and it stuck." Lovato replied, "Hey, I didn't say that it didn't stick either. I didn't say that it didn't stick."
	The "Camp Rock" star has been dating Wilmer Valderrama on and off since 2010.

Experimented with bisexuality: Demi Lovato

Superstar Akshay Kumar was overlooked by a fan but he was more than happy as the young guy turned out to be an admirer of the actor's wife Twinkle Khanna.
	Twinkle, 40, recently launched her book "Mrs Funnybones", which has been receiving rave reviews from critics and fans.
	A proud husband, Akshay took to Twitter to share a picture of him looking at Twinkle, who is signing the book for a fan.
	"Ignored by a fan who wanted an autograph of @mrsfunnybones...Happens when your wife is a bestselling author! #proud" the 48-year-old "Baby" actor captioned the picture.

When Akshay Kumar felt 'ignored' by a fan

Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell won the Miss America 2016 title during the show held in Atlantic City.
	Beating out 51 other contestants, she succeeded last year's winner Kira Kazantsev from New York, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The 21-year-old beauty, who sang opera as her talent, was asked about whether New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cheated during the question and answer session of the competition. She seemed to flounder when answering the question.
	Another interesting answer came from Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin when asked why Donald Trump's leading. While she called Chris Christie and Jeb Bush "incredible," she said that Republicans should be "terrified" of Mr Trump.
	Miss Alabama Guffin ended up as the fourth runner-up. Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts was the first runner-up, Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson was named the second runner-up, followed by Miss Louisiana April Nelson.
	Serving as judges for the pageant were Danica McKellar, Zendaya Coleman, "Shark Tank" star Kevin ...

Betty Cantrell crowned Miss America 2016

Hugh Grant and former partner Elizabeth Hurley reunited for a chat and a walk through a London neighbourhood.
	Grant and Hurley, both 55, looked friendly and casual as they walked down a tree-lined street in the English city, reported People magazine.
	The "Royals" actress kept her feet cozy in furry boots, worn with a simple sweater and jeans. Grant spotted athletic shorts and sneakers.
	The pair dated for 13 years, before ending the relationship in 2000. They've remained close friends in the time since - Grant is even the godfather to Hurley's son Damian, 13, with Steve Bing.

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