Grammy winner Usher might have a huge fan following, but his own son does not is not impressed with the multiplatinum singer.
     Usher, 36, said his five-year-old son Naviyd Ely Raymond does not care about his work, reported New York Post.
     "He doesn't care about what I do as much. He's like, 'I'm the star. Who are you? You sing?' He told me the other day, he says, 'You're not a great singer,'" Usher said.

Usher's son finds him a great singer

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Singer Ellie Goulding is excited about the direction of her next album.
     The 27-year-old singer-songwriter has started work on her third studio album, which will serve as the follow-up to 2012's Halcyon, reported Digital Spy.
     "It's kind of hard to tell at the moment. I've done a few songs that I'm really, really happy with. I kind of don't want to give it away so soon! I feel like if I start talking about it now, I'll put it in my own head and it'll affect the process," Goulding said.
     "I'm excited about the direction. I think it's easy to do something new and crazy, but I don't really over think it when I get in the studio. I start a lot of stuff on guitar and I always have someone who plays piano with me.
     "I have such an affinity with electronic music, classical music and folk music that so much stuff comes into it. All I'd like to say really is that I'm really happy and excited about the direction," she added.

Ellie Goulding excited about new album

Rapper Chris Brown feels his ex girlfriend Rihanna dated musician Drake to make him envious and get him back to her.
     The 25-year-old star, whose relationship with Rihanna ended after the 2009 assault case, reconnected with the singer again but they broke up in 2011.
     Brown, who is now friends with the 'Diamonds' singer, said in young age people do different things to get back their former lovers, reported the Daily Mirror.
     Asked if he thought Rihanna, 26, dated Drake to get back at him, he said, "She gonna be mad if I say it, but in a way I do, (she wanted to hurt me) a little bit. It's the game, we young, you do that at that age.
     "For me, I'm content with who I am so whoever decides to move on or do their thing, that's cool. That was during the Chris Brown era when I was on all about running up on dudes and (saying), 'When I see you!'" he said.
     Brown and Drake have since made their peace after having a scuffle in a nightclub and the rapper revealed his ...

Rihanna dated Drake to make me feel jealous: Chris Brown

Hollywood star couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have named their new LA home after Highclere Castle, where exterior shots of TV show 'Downtown Abbey' are captured.
     The couple is a fan of the period drama series and wanted their new house to mimic the property's opulence, reported Contactmusic.
          Kardashian, 34, and West, 37, have been constructing their new 1,050 sq ft home for several months and will finish off the property by erecting a sign proudly declaring the house's name.
     "He (Kanye) wants the home to resemble Downton in its grandeur and 'regalness' and there will be a sign naming it Highclere Castle," a source said.

Kanye West names new house after TV show 'Downtown Abbey'

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has put his Telluride estate on the market for USD 59 million.
	The nearly 10,000-square-foot house sits on 298 acres adjacent to a national forest, according to Telluride Sotheby's International Realty, the company listing the property.
	The gated property, built in 1994, features a nearly 10,000-square-foot house with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a recreation room, library and gym. The adjacent guest house is about 1,600 square feet with three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
	The house also includes a sports court and private trail system leading into the surrounding national forest.

Tom Cruise lists his Telluride estate

Singer Jessie J says fame is hard to handle and celebrities should support each other as it is difficult for common people to understand what they go through.
     The 26-year-old 'Bang Bang' hitmaker said she liked to offer support and advice to other artists because it is not easy being in the public eye, reported Contactmusic.
     "We've all been there. And I know how hard it is. Until you're famous and you go through what we go through, you can't understand. No-one understands. I think that it's important for people that are in a similar situation to help each other out, when it's tough, so that's how I am as a person.
     "And all my friends understand that about me and sometimes I put my hands out. And if people want it, then great. It's really important that we support each other because its not easy," she said.

Fame is hard: Jessie J

'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson says he feels self-obsession ends up making a person weird.
     Pattinson, 28, said people who are too much in love with themselves are entertaining and interesting, reported E! Online.
     "I think there's definitely something alien about (Hollywood), mainly because people who act- it's really not necessarily just in Hollywood- they are just people who... they examine themselves a lot more and like to talk about it. And I think if you're spending a lot of time being self-obsessed you just end up being kind of a weirdo," he said.
     "It's kind of interesting. But I don't know if my view of Hollywood is particularly like that, I always find weirdos kind of entertaining and interesting and have a lot of patience for them for some reason," he added.

Self-obsession is weird: Robert Pattinson

Police in Brazil's biggest city say more than 2,000 people staged a peaceful demonstration demanding the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
	Participants in yesterday's rally in Sao Paulo claim Rousseff knew of a scheme that siphoned money from the state-owned oil company Petrobras and funneled it to the governing Workers' Party.
	A convicted money launderer has told investigators that the Workers' Party benefited from the scheme and that Rousseff had direct knowledge of it, though he has so far offered no proof. The president has strongly denied the accusations.
	Rousseff was re-elected last Sunday with 51.6 percent of the votes against 48.4 per cent for centre-right challenger Aecio Neves.

Demonstrators want impeachment of Brazil president

Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who turned 41 today, is in a happy space and looking forward to a busy year ahead.
	The actress will return to the big screen with Sanjay Gupta's 'Jazba', for which she will begin shooting in January.
	She is also happy that husband Abhishek Bachchan's role is being appreciated in Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Happy New Year'.
	"I am in a happy space and with each passing day. You find your calm in the hectic day. 2014 is a good year. Abhishek has got so much of appreciation. As a wife, I feel happy. Shah Rukh's birthday is tomorrow and we have common jokes between us as 1st is my birthday and then on 2nd is SRK's," she told reporters here.
	When asked about her thoughts on turning 41, Aishwarya said she takes each day as it comes.
	"No thoughts. I just live each day for what it is. And this has been my answer always. I am very very thankful to have such a blessed life. Family, work, friends and growing experiences itself speak volume, " she ...

I am in a happy space, says Aishwarya as she turns 41

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and his "Happy New Year" team today celebrated the success of the film with school children here and gave performances on their requests.
	The team arrived here last night and visited SMS school where Shahrukh and other members of the team - Vivaan Shah, Sonu Sood and Farah Khan - were welcomed by the students.
	Khan and other members interacted with the students who questioned him about his favourite film and requested to speak dialogues of his famous films.
	Khan also entertained the kids and fulfilled their demands.
	The team also performed dance on the recently-released film Happy New Year's song.
	The excited students also wished Khan in advance for his birthday.

Shahrukh celebrates success of 'Happy New Year'

Goa's home grown Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival 'Goa Beach Grind' will be held this year from November 14-16 at Candolim beach.
	A strong line up of 13 DJs of international fame would dish out the best electronic music for music enthusiasts and the festival this time would be bigger, Fransisco Miccky Pacheco, CEO of organising company Bresources Events Pvt Ltd said.
	He said that EDM lovers from places like NCR Delhi, Mumbai, Bangaluru, Pune, Jaipur, Gurgaon and Noida have already become the early birds by grabbing tickets.
	The organisers have already began promoting the festival in various metropolis.
	"We are having events happening at all the major cities. The crux of event is that we want to give pure EDM without pinching pockets of the music lovers," Pacheco said.
	Among star performers, the event will have 'The Girlfriend Experience' starrer Sasha Grey, Michael Gazzo, Bjorn Akesson, Evelin Scavo (official DJ for Playboy magazine), DJ Flynn, Jaz Von D, Thomas Gold, Rae, ..

Goa Beach Grind to held from Nov 14-16 at Candolim beach

The eight-day 20th Kolkata International Film Festival, which goes underway from November 10, would become competitive for the first time since its inception.
      Chairman of the film festival committee Ranjit Mullik said, "From this year for the first time, a new section has been opened. There will be a new competitive section this time".
      The competition would be among the 15 best women directors across the world," he told reporters here today.
      Information and cultural secretary Atri Bhattacharya said that the trophies and cash prizes would be given to the best film directed by a woman and the best woman director.
      The trophies would be named Royal Bengal Trophy and would also carry cash awards of substantial amount, he said.
      The inauguration would be held on November 10 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium to be attended by Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Tanuja, Irfan Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai ...

Kolkata film fest to turn competitive for first time

'Inception' director Christopher Nolan will not be visiting India in December to attend IIT's cultural festival, the college has announced five days after it declared he will attend the event.
	IIT had announced on various social platforms that the British director, who has a huge fan following in India with his films like 'Insomnia', 'Batman' trilogy, 'Inception' and upcoming space drama 'Interstellar', will speak at Mood Indigo's Illuminati programme.
	The college took to Facebook to share the news and expressed its regret for previous announcement.
	"We sincerely apologise for all the confusion surrounding our tribute to Mr Nolan. Mood Indigo's tweet and Facebook post (27th October) of announcing Mr. Nolan's presence at the MI 2014 was incorrect. We regret the announcement and the consequent social media outbreak," read a post on the festival's official Facebook page.
	The announcement has invited wrath of the fans, who are criticising the festival's team for pulling a publicity ...

Christopher Nolan not visiting India

Singer Avril Lavigne's marriage to musician husband Chad Kroeger is reportedly in trouble.
	There were rumours earlier that the couple had been fighting a lot in the past few months and were having a lot of issues, reported E! Online.
	According to sources, things are still not fine between the couple. Lavigne celebrated her 30th birthday last month sans her 39-year-old husband and earlier this week, while Kroeger hit up Hollywood hotspot Bar Marmont where he was photographed without his wedding ring.
	"Things still aren't good. But Avril's friends are encouraging her to try and work it out. They don't like Chad, but she's already been through one painful divorce and they don't want to see her going through another unless there's no other option.
	"Also, she and Chad haven't been married that long so her friends want her to make sure she's given it every chance before pulling the plug," a source said.
	The two met when they were collaborating on Lavigne's album, but their efforts were 

Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger heading for split?

The white staff wielded by actor Ian McKellen's character Gandalf in 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy has been sold at 245,000 pounds at an auction.
	The intricate staff was tipped to fetch around 15,000 pounds but auctioneers were stunned when bidding stopped at more than 16 times that amount, reported the Daily Mirror.
	The auction, held by Profiles in History in California, also featured the crown worn by Mark Addy in his role as Robert Baratheon in 'Game of Thrones' which sold for 19,000 pounds.
	A prison shirt worn by Steve McQueen in 'The Great Escape' went for 31,000 pounds, while Robin Williams' Mork outfit sold for 12,000 pounds.

Gandalf's stick in 'Lord of the Rings' sold at USD 390,000

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will release a covers album titled Shadows in the Night next year.
	The 73-year-old musician first tipped that he was working on a collection of covers when he released a version of Frank Sinatra's 'Full Moon and Empty Arms' in May.
	Shadows in the Night had originally been scheduled for release this year, but will now be out in 2015, reported Rolling Stone magazine.
	A full track list has not yet been announced, but 'Full Moon and Empty Arms' is expected to be included.
	Dylan's next record will be his follow-up to 2012's Tempest, which reached the top five on the US album chart.
	The musician is currently on tour, with upcoming dates scheduled for Denver and Minneapolis.

Bob Dylan's next album set for 2015 release

Author JK Rowling has released a short new 'Harry Potter' story for her fans on Halloween.
	The story centres around Dolores Umbridge, who has never quite been on Potter's good side, reported E! Online.
	"Umbridge is not only one of the most malicious Potter characters, she is the only person other than Lord Voldemort to leave a permanent physical scar on Harry," the website wrote.
	Rowling, 49, explained why she chose to write about the character, saying, "The woman in question returned my antipathy with interest. Why we took against each other so instantly, heartily and (on my side, at least) irrationally, I honestly cannot say. What sticks in my mind is her pronounced taste for twee accessories."
	She said Umbridge is one of the characters in the Potter story, she dislikes the most.
	"Dolores, who is one of the characters for whom I feel purest dislike, became an amalgam of traits taken... A variety of sources. Her desire to control, to punish and to inflict pain, all in the name ..

JK Rowling releases short Harry Potter story for Halloween

Singer Jennifer Lopez has revealed that her ex fiance Ben Affleck was the first ever man to have broken her heart.
	The 45-year-old 'Booty' hitmaker, who got divorced twice before she started dating the 'Gone Girl' actor in 2002, was completely devastated when they ended their engagement in 2004 even though she married her third husband, Marc Anthony, six months later, reported Contactmusic.
	In an upcoming interview with Maria Shriver that will air on the 'Today' show on November 3, Lopez admits she moved on from the 'Argo' actor very quickly with one of her 'best friends' and did not give herself time to heal.
	"It was probably my first big heartbreak, and to have one of my best friends who I'd known for years, who I actually love and did have chemistry with, come into my life and say, 'I'm here'...What you need to know is, nobody can save you or heal you. Only you can do that for you," she said.

Ben Affleck was the first guy to break my heart: Lopez

Hollywood actors Bruce Willis and Bill Murray will star in upcoming film 'Magic City'.
	Starz cancelled the critically-acclaimed drama series in 2013 after just two seasons. 'Magic City' show creator Mitch Glazer is now writing and directing a film spin-off, which features Jeffrey Dean Morgan returning to the role of Miami hotel owner Ike Evans, reported Deadline.
	Original series cast members Olga Kurylenko, Danny Huston and Kelly Lynch are all attached to reprise their characters as well.
	Glazer's movie will see Ike's struggle to keep his hotel above water set against America's conflict with Cuba in 1962 and president John F Kennedy's affair with a Miami Mob boss's mistress.
	"The chance to explore this wild time and place and this compelling family saga is a dream come true," Glazer said.
	It is not yet known who Willis and Murray will play in the movie.
	Huston earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of Mob boss Ben Diamond in 2013.

Bruce Willis, Bill Murray to star in 'Magic City'

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and his estranged wife Sussanne Khan were today granted divorce by a family court here, nearly a year after the star couple announced end of their marriage.
	"The court has granted divorce to both of them. It was a divorce by mutual consent," Hrithik's lawyer Mrunalini Deshmukh told PTI.
	Hrithik and Sussanne, who tied the knot 14 years ago and have two children, approached the court in April this year and filed an application for separation by mutual consent.
	The consent terms related to the divorce were not immediately available.
	On December 14 last year, the couple, one of the most popular Bollywood personalities, had called off their marriage.
	In a statement, the 40-year-old 'Krrish' actor had said Sussanne decided to walk out of their 13-year-old marriage.
	In a separate statement, Sussanne, who also belongs to a Bollywood family like Hrithik, had called the split "our own individual choices."
	"We are two individuals who respect and care for ...

Hrithik, Sussanne granted divorce

Shedding his super star tag  film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee today mingled with autism-affecte4d children affirming these children have given him the most humbling lessons of life.
	Prosenjit, travelling with autism-afflicted children of two homes in a rickety tram, told PTI "I sang and danced with these children. They are so exceptionally gifted. I don't wish to be known as a star. I can be their uncle and friend.
	Prosenjit, turning up as an encounter specialist in Force, the cop who squeezes out time for his autistic little son, said, "If you wish you can relate with them. They yearn for the society to hear their little tales of happiness and dreams. Now I know they also watch my films, they had seen Mishawr Rawhosyo."
	"But they wanted someone to hear how they liked the movie. And their faces lit up as they saw me," the Jaatiswar actor said.
	Patting a eight-year old drummer on his back, Pop legend Usha Uthup said, ""You close the door for them, they will open the window and reach .

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