Former Disney star Demi Lovato feels she has had an easier time growing up in limelight as compared to Miley Cyrus as she went to rehab.
	The 21-year-old actress said her transition was a little easier than Cyrus, 20, reported Us magazine.
	"I think that the world needs to get over the fact that she was Hannah Montana when she was 16," Lovato said, adding, "I guess my transition was a little easier because I went straight to rehab."
	The actress completed a stint in rehab from October 2010 to January 2011 for physical and emotional issues. She later revealed that she suffered from bulimia, self-injury and self-medicating, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during treatment.
	Though Cyrus' recent raunchy performances and wardrobe choices have attracted a lot of criticism, Lovato said she believes Cyrus should be free to do whatever she wants.
	"I think she knows what she's doing. A lot of artists take that route of shock value, and that's totally fine and that's great. But I think 

My transition was easier than Miley Cryus': Demi Lovato

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Rapper Kanye West has revealed he asked his wife Kim Kardashian to marry him seven years ago.
	West, 37, who got married to the reality TV star, 33, in May, said he always knew he wanted to spend his life with her, reported Daily Mirror.
	"I told Kim seven years ago I would marry her and I made it happen. "I just knew I wanted her to be my girl for a long time," he said.
	The couple, who has one-year-old daughter North, tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Italy.

Kanye West proposed Kim Kardashian seven years ago

Singer Selena Gomez's family and friends have reportedly urged her to return to rehab soon so that she can avoid getting stressed out.
	The 21-year-old singer, who is apparently going through a rough patch with her on-on boyfriend Justin Bieber, 20, and friend Demi Lovato, 21, has been asked by her closed ones to join the rehabilitation centre, reported Hollywood Life.
	"Family and friends are stressing to Selena that she should enter rehab this weekend," a source said, adding, "She is a mess over what Justin has been doing to her, and how he has played with her emotions. She really is taking things hard with the Justin and Demi (Lovato) drama."
	Her family and friends are reportedly worried that Gomez will party hard on the Fourth of July weekend and not care for her health.
	"And with this weekend being all about partying, people in her camp believe she is going to partake in it and really get into some trouble so they want to get her help as soon as possible," the source said.
	The 

Selena Gomez's family urges her to join rehab?

'Fancy' star Iggy Azalea has revealed she has a crush on actress Scarlett Johansson.
	Azalea, 24, said she watches the 29-year-old star's movies on loop to admire her beauty, reported Contactmusic.
	"She's my woman crush forever. I love all her films because I watch them just to look at her. I'm in awe of her beauty on screen," Azalea said.
	The blonde star also revealed she admires one of the original female rappers, Missy Elliott because she comes up with her own music and doesn't follow trends.

Iggy Azalea has girl crush on Scarlett Johansson

Musician Jimmy Page is considering to take his rock band Led Zeppelin' to Glastonbury music festival.
	The 70-year-old guitarist has been suggested by many public polls to take his band to the five day music fest, reported Daily Star.
	"I agree, it's good music isn't it? Led Zeppelin have touched people all the way through," he said. Page agrees with public polls that his band should be next to headline Glastonbury.

Jimmy Page to take Led Zeppelin to Glastonbury?

Actor Kunal Kapoor, who was in Thailand, has returned from the country with a black eye and broken tooth which he sustained while trying his hands at a local combat sport Muay Thai.
	The 36-year-old actor took to Twitter to share a picture of his battered self and said despite the injury, he had a lot of fun.
	"This is what I came back from Thailand with. A broken tooth and a busted eye, courtesy Muay Thai!! Good fun though," Kunal tweeted alongside the picture.
	The actor was last seen on the big screen in 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana' in 2012. He recently got engaged to girlfriend Naina Bachchan, who is the niece of megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Kunal Kapoor returns from Thailand with bruises

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has thanked her mother Kim for naming her after her idol former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
	The 28-year-old Sri Lankan-born actress took to Twitter and Instagram to share a picture of the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F Kennedy.
	"Thank you Kim Fernz (her mother) for naming me after the beautiful Jackie O... My idol," Jacqueline posted on twitter.
	The actress, who made her debut in Bollywood in 2009 with 'Aladin', went on to star in movies like 'Murder 2', 'Housefull 2' and 'Race 2'.
	Jacqueline is currently gearing up for the release of 'Kick' in which she stars opposite Salman Khan. The film will hit theatres on July 25.

Jacqueline thanks mom for naming her after Jackie Kennedy

'Tammy' star Mellisa McCarthy has revealed motherhood has changed everything for her and she feels lucky to be a working parent.
	The 43-year-old actress, who has two daughters with actor-husband Ben Falcone, said the couple has a lot of fun watching children grow, reported Contactmusic.
	"It's such a cliche, but it changes everything. Suddenly you have this other person completely dependent on you. Ben and I are having a lot of fun watching our two girls each develop her own unique personality.
	"Both of them really know how to make us laugh. It makes it hard to punish them because they know how to get us to smile," she said.
	When asked what advice would she give to working mothers, she said, "Accept that you can't do it all. I can't remember the last time I got a full night's sleep, but I'm not complaining. I know just how lucky I am to have this great husband, our two girls and the chance to do what I do.

Having children has changed everything: Mellisa McCarthy

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is gearing up for the launch of his debut fiction TV show 'Yudh', has thanked superstar Shah Rukh Khan for his wishes for the series.
	Shah Rukh, 48, had previously taken to Twitter to express his excitement for 'Yudh' and said the show will be 'path breaking'.
	In return, the 71-year-old actor, said, "Thank you SRK for your wishes for 'Yudh'. Whether it will be path breaking or not is not known (sic)."
	The two stars also made plans of a football game as both are big fans of the sport.
	"Let's do football one night sir," Shah Rukh said, to which Bachchan replied, "What will be path breaking will be if I can beat you at the PS4 football game that you invite me for!"
	The two actors, who have worked together in films like 'Mohabbatein', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', 'Bhoothnath' and 'Bhootnath Returns'.

Amitabh Bachchan thanks SRK for his wishes for 'Yudh'

'Fashion Police' star Joan Rivers walked out of an interview with a channel because she felt she was being projected in a negative manner on the show.
	The 81-year-old actress shot back at the journalist, after she called her comments on the celebrity fashion show mean, reported E! Online.
	"It's not mean. I tell the truth. I'm sure I say the same things that all your viewers say to their friends sitting next to them on the couch. We're one of the few shows that says 'That's an ugly dress' and that's okay," Rivers said.
	As the journalist continued to interview Rivers, she mentioned that the comedian was wearing fur on the cover of her new book, 'Diary of a Mad Diva', and suggested Rivers knew it would cause a stir with PETA protesters.
	"This whole interview is becoming a defence interview," Rivers said. "Are you wearing leather shoes? Shut up. You're eating meat, you're eating chicken. Come to me when you're wearing a paper belt," she added.
	Rivers announced at this point, she ...

Joan Rivers walks out of an interview

Singer-fashion designer Jessica Simpson has tied the knot with fiance Eric Johnson in a ceremony attended by close friends and family in California.
	The couple, parents to two children, exchanged vows in a traditional ceremony setting, against a backdrop of lavish rose gardens and under a canopy with chevron seating, reported E! Online.
	Cheers and applause rang through the venue as the bride and groom appeared and the Beach Boys' 1966 ballad 'God Only Knows' was heard as well.
	The two have been celebrating their nuptials over the holiday weekend, beginning with a rehearsal dinner on Thursday night, followed by a fourth of July barbecue.
	More than 250 guests attended the wedding. The list included the likes of Jessica's sister Ashlee Simpson and her fiance Evan Ross, actress Jessica Alba and her family.
	'That '70s Show' star Topher Grace and his girlfriend and Johnson's old football friends from Yale and the NFL, including Tim Rattay, were also present.
	Many of the women sported .

Jessica Simpson marries Eric Johnson

Former 'Scandal' star Columbus Short has been arrested for public intoxication.
	Short, 31, was heavily drunk and got arrested for public intoxication, reported E! Online.
	Short was allegedly combative with police officers, calling one black officer an 'Uncle Tom' while being arrested.
	The actor was apparently 'drinking a lot', got into a scuffle with a security guard and was screaming at cops before he was taken to jail.
	Short was arrested earlier this year and charged with felony battery after getting into a bar brawl and was reportedly busted twice for domestic violence. His wife has filed for divorce.

Columbus Short arrested for public intoxication

Meena Kumari's flirtations with the pen are as seductive as her on-screen persona and now fans have an opportunity to know about the poet in her with a book containing a compelling selection of her poems in Urdu translated into English.
	"Meera Kumari The Poet: A Life Beyond Cinema", translated by academician-writer Noorul Hasan and published by Roli Books, has poems in which the late actress talked about love, loneliness, wishes, illusion, a window of dreams, silence and innocence.
	According to legendary composer Naushad Ali, Kumari's poetry clearly reflected her angst.
	"All her life she was exploited by people for their own ends, and was so frustrated that she took to drinking and writing poetry to fight her feeling of betrayal," he once said.
	Haunting, crystalline and precisely observed, Kumari's poetry reveals a side of her personality that was rarely on display in her films. It proves beyond any doubt that she was a much more sensitive and self-aware woman than her fans tend ..

Meena Kumari's poems now in English

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says he and actress Alia Bhatt are just friends and they share a love-and-hate relationship.
	"We have spent so much time with each other that we are comfortable with each other. Ours is a love and hate relationship. We keep fighting a lot on various small things. But we are friends," Varun said in an interview here.
	"We get little shocked when people say that there is a intense amazing chemistry between us. Chemistry is needed in a love story but we did the film as actors," he said.
	Recently, Alia said in an interview that 'Varun gets angry on her because he loves her'.
	On this, the 27-year-old actor replied, "It is friendship-wala love only. There is nothing like that."
	Varun also made it clear that he is not dating anyone. However, in real life he would want to have a life partner like Alia's character, Kavya in their upcoming film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'.
	"I want someone who is just like Alia's character in the film ('Humpty Sharma Ki ...

Alia and I have 'love and hate' relationship as friends: Varun

Director duo Abbas-Mustan, who are known for making thriller films, now plan to explore the genre of romantic and comedy films.
	The duo have made films like 'Baazigar', 'Ajnabee', 'Aitraaz', 'Race' among others in this genre, which have turned out to be hits.
	Like their contemporary filmmakers who are trying to make out-of-box films these days, Abbas-Mustan also want to experiment with different film genres.
	"Thriller films have made us what we are today. We are thankful to audience for the love and acceptance to our films. Such films should be gripping. People should get excited to see what is going to happen next. It is important for the audience to understand and connect with the flow of the film," the duo told PTI.
	According to them, thriller films have come a long way in Bollywood. "But now we would like to experiment with different genre like romance, comedy etc," they said.
	However, the filmmakers made it clear that they do not intend to make sex comedy films.
	"No sex ...

Abbas-Mustan want to make romantic, comedy films

The heritage of Indian cinema dating back to over a century has been preserved and a museum in this regard has been established in a Victorian-era building in Mumbai.
	The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) is situated in the 6,000 sq-ft 'Gulshan Mahal' in the premises of the Films Division on Pedder Road in south Mumbai.
	"The museum, dedicated to the journey of Indian cinema is all ready. The inside of the colonial 'Gulshan Mahal' has been retro-fitted to bring period look and the outside too has been refurbished to evoke the era. We are now just waiting to hear the inauguration date from the Centre," Officer-in-Charge of Distribution, Films Division, Anil Kumar, told PTI.
	The museum, set up by the Films Division under the ambitious project of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was envisioned in the 90s.
	Kumar, also the Liaison Officer for NMIC, said the new museum will exhibit the journey of 'motion pictures' in the country through the ages and will also ...

National museum of cinema heritage ready in Mumbai (With pix)

The trailer for the upcoming film 'Reach Me' starring action star Sylvester Stallone has been unveiled.
	Besides Stallone, Lauren Cohan, Thomas Jane, Terry Crews, Kevin Connolly, Kelsey Grammer and Tom Berenger lead the cast of the ensemble drama, reported Radar online.
	Ryan Kwanten, Nelly, Kyra Sedgwick, Danny Aiello and Cary Elwes also have supporting roles in the story of people from disparate backgrounds who are drawn together by a self-help book.
	However, the football coach-turned-author who wrote the self-help book has become a recluse following his success.
	'Reach Me' has been written and directed by John Herzfeld, whose previous credits include '15 Minutes' and 'Don King: Only in America'.
	The movie will hit cinemas on October 24 in the US.

Sylvester Stallone's 'Reach Me' trailer unveiled

Actress Vanessa Bayer has opened up about the "transition" that live TV sketch comedy show 'Saturday Night Live' is going through.
	SNL creator Lorne Michaels has acknowledged that he struggled during the 39th season following the departures of veteran cast members Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis.
	Bayer has now revealed about the benefits and challengers of being a veteran on the sketch comedy show during the cast overhaul, reported Digital Spy.
	"Obviously the thing that was a bummer about it was that people left that we loved. But the thing that was great was to get those new people," Bayer said.
	"They were all so great and also so excited. But it's like going to college or camp, where you get used to having certain friends and then you get new friends.
	"And you're happy. But it's always interesting when it's a transition year like that. It usually turns out great, though," she added.
	Bayer also spoke about her future on SNL, and the likelihood that she will portray .

'Saturday Night Live' in transition: Vanessa Bayer

Rock band Black Sabbath turned in a rocking career-spanning set at London's Hyde Park.
	The legendary heavy metal band performed old favourites including 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man' and material from their new album '13' to the delight of the hoardes gathered for the second night of Barclaycard's British Summer Time, reported Daily Mirror.
	Ahead of the show, frontman Ozzy Osbourne had celebrated his wedding anniversary with wife Sharon and daughter Kelly with a party backstage, and he appeared to want to continue the celebrations on stage.
	The 65-year-old rocker shouted, "Do you know what day it is today? It's my wedding anniversary. Sharon! Get out here."
	As the band closed their set with classic hit 'Paranoid', it started raining and the crowd which included actor Johnny did not seemed to mind as they continued singing along until the very end.

Black Sabbath rock Hyde Park

Boyband One Direction are always too busy to attend singer Olly Murs' barbecues.
	The 30-year-old singer admitted while he always asks the 'Story of My Life' hitmakers to join him so he can cook them a tasty meal, they never have time to take him up on the offer, reported Daily Star.
	"I always invite the 1D boys to my BBQs but they're too busy. My trick is to cook the chicken for a really long time. There's been no food poisoning yet!" Murs said.
	The singer added he had recently met up with Cheryl Cole after a few years without seeing her, and he approves of her new man Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.
	"I saw her for the first time in five years recently. Cheryl's new guy is a nice lad. She seemed very happy.

One Direction too busy for Olly Murs

Actress Helena Bonham Carter does her best to stop her children using iPads all day - but says she herself is obsessed with playing Candy Crush Saga.
	The 48-year-old 'Harry Potter' actress tries to limit the access her children Billy, 10, and Nell, six, have to gaming devices, but feels a bit hypocritical because she plays the sweet-swapping game whenever she can, reported Hello magazine.
	"The challenge is to find something we all like doing and to get the children away from the screens, like iPads. Although I can't be too strict as I'm a bit addicted to Candy Crush," she said.
	When they're not playing computer games, Helena says her family love to get creative together, with her partner Tim Burton being a gifted artist.
	"Like anyone else we need to eat, run a household, but we're good at games and making things. Tim is good at drawing and painting, that's the one thing we like to do together, drawing and painting and making things," she added.

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