Actress Scarlett Johansson will be paid compensation worth 1980 pounds by an author for 'hurtful' depiction of a character, based on the star, in his novel.
	The judge has ordered writer Gregoire Delacourt to pay damages to Johansson, 29, for the 'demeaning' depiction in the novel based on model Jeanine Foucamprez, who bears a striking resemblance to Johansson, reported BBC.
	Delacourt argued the character in his book, 'The First Thing We Look At', was meant as a tribute. But Johansson's lawyer told the court the book presented her as a 'sex object'. Delacourt described his work as a satire on celebrity culture.
	"It was meant as the highest praise," the author said. "She is an archetypal beauty of our times, very human with a touching fragility," he added.
	Lawyers argued it made 'defamatory claims' about Johansson's private life. "For Scarlett Johansson, the fact that she is attributed to relationships that she never mentioned herself is hurtful and demeaning," the court ...

Scarlett Johansson wins book defamation lawsuit

PTI Automatic

Former cricketer Shane Warne has confirmed he is dating Australian model Emily Scott.
	Warne, 44, shared on Twitter that he was going to watch a Wimbledon match with Scott, 30.
	"On the way to watch Aussie gun Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon! Go on you good thing, take it down & keep killing it!!" he wrote, adding, "And yes I'm taking my girlfriend @EmilyLScott who's looking smoking hot too hahaha!"
	Warne previously dated British model-actress Elizabeth Hurley.

Shane Warne confirms dating Emily Scott

Actress Melissa McCarthy has revealed that she lost a wig worth USD 9000 while filming a jet sking scene for her comedy 'Tammy'.
	McCarthy, 43, who co-wrote the film with her husband Ben Falcone, said she thought it would be an easy job to shoot such a scene but lost her wig in the process, reported E! Online.
	"We were just doing a test. It's hard to shoot on water because everything's moving...So we did a test and I'm like, 'Isn't it a great idea if I'm in full wig and costume? Because if we shoot some stuff, maybe it's usable.' And I'm like, 'I'm kind of amazing at this,' because I'm really a couple steps ahead. I don't really know how to ride a jet ski-I've never been on one before," she said.
	"All of a sudden, I literally was like, 'I'm in water'. I didn't know if I was up or down and I thought. We don't have a huge budget and a wig's like USD 9,000...Which, by the way, had like 35 pins in it. You couldn't rip it off my head," she recalled.
	McCarthy said she thought at least ...

Melissa McCarthy lost a USD 9000 wig on Jet Ski

Beatles guitarist George Harrison's childhood home will go on sale at an auction.
	The star lived at the terraced property in Liverpool, England with his parents between 1949 and 1965 and the building is now up for auction via Homes Bought Fast, reported Contactmusic.
	"We are overwhelmed by the interest surrounding this property. When we heard it was a Beatle's former house we implemented a lot of research which confirmed it was George's house, and we still couldn't believe it," said managing director of Homes Bought Fest David Coughlin.
	"It's part not only of Liverpool's history, but of the world of music, and there's something very special about being in the same place as the Beatles' once were," he said.
	John Lennon's childhood home in the same city was sold in an auction in 2013 for USD 816,000 well above the USD 255,000 price.

George Harrison's house up for auction

Harrison Ford, who injured himself on the set of 'Star Wars: Episode VII', is undergoing a speedy recovery.
	The 71-year-old actor's trainer said his health is progressing faster than the fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars movie, reported TMZ.
	Ford is back on his feet with the help of a large leg brace as he works to regain full fitness for filming.
	The actor broke his left leg on June 12, one of the first days of shooting of the film and was rushed to a hospital for a surgery.
	Ford's representative has said he was doing well and looking forward to returning to work.

Harrison Ford recovering fast

Singer Rita Ora, who broke up with boyfriend Calvin Harris last month, says she will not stop believing in love.
	The 23-year-old star split from Harris, 30, following a year of dating, but says the breakup has not put her off falling for someone else in the near future, reported Contactmusic.
	"I'm a girl that wants to be loved. I won't stop believing in it (love)," Ora said.
	"Maybe I just need to stop looking for it (love).

Rita Ora will not stop believing in love, despite breakup

Justin Bieber's friend Khalil was reportedly seen threatening fans of the singer in a video.
	Bieber and Khalil were partying at a club in Miami and at the time the pair was leaving, a video footage shows the star's friend getting upset with the crowd and mimicking shooting a gun, reported Aceshowbiz.
	The 'Baby' hitmaker on the other hand, is seen being nice with his fans during his way out of the club. Bieber also posed with some of his fans for pictures.
	Bieber posted two pictures featuring him and his fans on Instagram on the same day, captioning it, "#beliebersunite".

Justin Bieber's friend threatens his fans?

R&B singer Mya has denied reports that she had an affair with rapper Jay Z, terming such stories "nonsense".
	The 34-year-old star said she never had and will never have affair with Jay Z, 44, who is married to Beyonce Knowles, 32, and has a daughter Blue Ivy Carter with her, reported E! Online.
	"Never did, never was, never will. Illegitimate, thirsty sources with no facts and that's the 'media' for you -especially today.
	"I play second to no one, pay my own bills, have my own label, own management company, rely on God only and respect myself & marriage too much for nonsense," she wrote on Instagram, when a user asked her whether she was Jay Z's mistress.
	The internet was ablaze with reports that Jay Z had an affair with Mya but the 34-year-old singer quickly took to Instagram to clear the air.
	"False rumors are crafted for ratings & numbers. And miserable, unhappy people need someone to judge to deter the attention away from their own misery and feel better about ...

Mya denies affair with Jay Z

Actress Amrita Prakash, best known for playing Amrita Rao's sister in 'Vivah', says she enjoys working on the small screen as the quality of shows have improved and they tell interesting stories.
	"TV is going back to being experimental like in the late '90s and early 2000s when there were shows like 'Rishtey' and 'Star Bestsellers'. The shows are being shot like short films... Entire series finishes in one hour," Amrita told PTI.
	Amrita has been part of several hit daily soaps like 'Smriti', 'Saat Phere', 'Ye Meri Life Hai' among others and off late she is doing TV series like 'Savdhaan India', 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui' and 'Gumraah'.
	"The daily soaps did become very popular as I think it was the demand of the audience. But now again we are seeing a great influx of shows in shorter format, which are backed by good scripts and tell a great story," she added.
	Besides TV, the 27-year-old actress, who entered the entertainment industry as a child, has been part of films like 'Tum Bin', 'Koi .

TV back to being experimental again: Amrita Prakash

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson is reportedly learning horseback riding for her upcoming movie 'The Queen of the Tearling', which is an adaptation of Erika Johansen's action novel.
	The 24-year-old actress, who has been cast as heroine Kelsea Glynn in the film, is being properly trained to do all the stunts of her own, reported Contactmusic.
	"With Emma, it's hard to be that plain, but she'll be playing someone who has a physicality." a source said.
	The actress will be stripped of make-up and transformed into a more realistic, athletic heroine, according to the source.
	Watson is apparently learning how to saddle up and will receive several weeks of combat training, knife work and swordsmanship.
	She will also be given a crash course in snaring rabbits and climbing trees.

Emma Watson taking horse riding lessons?

Hollywood superstar couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will star in a film together, nine years after their first movie venture 'Mr and Mrs Smith'.
	Jolie, 39 and Pitt, 50, will move out to Europe to film a love story, reported Hollywood Life.
	The couple is heading off to Malta, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, for the film. The family will arrive in late August and they will be filming in Mgarr ix-Xini Bay in Gozo, a source said.
	"It's the kind of movie we love but aren't often cast in. It's a very experimental, independent-type film where we get to be actors together and be really raw, open, try things," Jolie had told Extra about the movie.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reunite for a film

Salman Khan showered praise on his 'Kick' co-star Jacqueline Fernandez, calling her lovely in the film's new song.
	The 48-year-old superstar, who is following Fernandez, 28, on Twitter, said she is lots of fun.
	"She is lovely in 'Hangover', followed her, she is a lot of fun on Instagram and Twitter," Salman said, when fans asked him about the actress.
	Jacqueline has earlier been quoted in a media report saying, she agreed to be a part of 'Kick' before hearing the script as she wanted to work with the 'Dabangg' star.
	The new romantic song from the film 'Hangover', sung by Salman Khan, has been released. The movie, directorial debut of producer Sajid Nadiadwala, is expected to release on July 25.

Salman Khan praises Jacqueline Fernandez

JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them', which is set 70 years before the story of boy wizard, will be shot in UK.
	The shooting of the film will take place at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.
	The movie is slated to hit theaters on November 18, 2016 and the makers are hoping for a new trilogy with it.
	The first installment will be written by JK Rowling herself based on the Hogwarts textbook of the same title which features Newt Scamander, the schoolbook's fictitious author in the Potterverse.
	'Beasts' is an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry's, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Alfonso Cuaron who helmed 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' was previously rumored to direct the spin-off, but he denied the report.

JK Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts' to shoot in UK

Actress Nicole Kidman is in negotiations to star in two plays back-to-back in London's West End.
	The 47-year-old actress could sign up to star in two plays back-to-back after she wowed London audiences with her hit 'The Blue Room' in 1998, reported Digital Spy.
	"I don't know how it's going to work yet, but yes, that's the idea. Two productions in a row," Kidman said.
	The Australian beauty is being eyed up for Ivan Turgenev's comedy 'A Month In The Country', which would see her play Natalya, a mercurial wife of a wealthy Russian estate owner who falls in love with her son's tutor but is knocked back after she discovers her ward has also developed feelings for the young man.
	The flame-haired beauty is also hopeful that her second project will come together, but remained tight-lipped on the title of the play and details about her potential role.
	"I see so many plays in London, Sydney and New York, and I'm mindful that it's been a long time, but life and other work have conspired to .

Nicole Kidman to return to West End

Six previously unheard recordings by late British singer/songwriter Nick Drake are expected to fetch at least 250,000 pounds at auction.
	Fellow folk star Beverley Martyn reveals the tapes are in "pristine" condition, despite being recorded 46 years ago, reported The Independent.
	The tracks, including versions of Fruit Tree and Cello Song, were made months before the 1969 release of Drake's debut album Five Leaves Left.
	"He was young, he sounds full of fun, he sounds light and his guitar playing is absolutely excellent. It really shows that he didn't need to have this whole layer cake of strings," Martyn said.
	Martyn claims she decided to sell off the tapes due to her own failing health, adding, "Someone else should be able to enjoy it."
	The memorabilia will go under the hammer at London auction house Ted Owen and Company on July 31.
	News of the auction emerges three months after Martyn shared another of Drake's unheard compositions, a duet between the pals, titled Restless Jane. 

Rare Nick Drake tapes to be auctioned off

Model Poppy Delevingne is obsessed with Alexa Chung's style.
	The 28-year-old model, who tied the knot with aerospace worker James Cook in May, is constantly amazed by her friend's ability to pull off any trend and claims even her own engagement ring looks better on Alexa, reported Contactmusic.
	"Everything she wears she makes desirable. I told her to try my engagement ring on once and I fell in love with it even more seeing it on her finger," she said.
	Poppy, who is the older sister of Cara Delevingne, says she has coveted Alexa's effortless style from the very first time they met in the Storm Models waiting room 10 years ago.
	"I remember thinking she was very beautiful, almost cat-like, but definitely a bit of a bloke. She was wearing skinny jeans that I wanted/needed in my life immediately - a feeling I had no idea would resonate every time I saw her," she added.

Poppy Delevingne envies Alexa Chung's style

'The Kumars at No 42 actor Vincent Ebrahim is to play a villain in soap opera 'Hollyoaks'.
	The star, who played finance-obsessed father Ashwin in fictional British Indian family on  the celebrity chat show has joined the Channel 4 soap as the menacing Big Bob, reported Daily Mirror.
	Big Bob will cause trouble for resident criminals Trevor Royle (Greg Wood) and Grace Black (Tamara Wall), after Trevor met Big Bob while in prison.
	Big Bob helped out Trevor by protecting fellow inmate John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) following John Paul's attack on Robbie Roscoe (Charlie Wernham), and now Big Bob wants a favour from Trevor.
	Ebrahim has also previously appeared in 'Ideal', 'The Old Guys' and 'Meet the Magoons'.
	He will make his first appearance as Big Bob in August.

Vincent Ebrahim joins 'Hollyoaks' as villain

Actor Wilmer Valderrama has closed his Twitter page after a hacker took over his account and posted intimate pictures of him and girlfriend Demi Lovato.
	Fans of the 34-year-old 'That '70s Show' star were left baffled when he seemed to post a string of bizarre updates, reported Radar online.
	One tweet included a snap of him and his pop star girlfriend in bed together, with Lovato seductively biting his lip.
	The image was originally leaked back in April.
	After the updates, Valderrama logged in himself to explain to fans that an imposter had broken into his account.
	He wrote, "Attention Everyone! Someone just hacked my twitter account."
	His page has since been removed.

Wilmer Valderrama shuts down twitter account over hacking

'True Blood' star Joe Manganiello has revealed he has a crush on Sofia Vergara, who he describes as gorgeous and feisty.
	The 37-year-old 'True Blood' star is still looking for the right woman to share his life with but one lady who has caught his eye is the newly single 'Modern Family' actress and he would love to go on a date with her, reported Us magazine.
	"Girls that do squats - I love a butt. Sofia Vergara, that's it. She's got that Latin thing going. She's got the butt, she's got curves, she's got a beautiful face, beautiful hair, just gorgeous and she's feisty," he said.
	The actor is eager to find his soul mate, as he feels incomplete.
	"I'm at my best when I have someone to wake up next to and come home to. I know she's out there," he added.

Joe Manganiello has a crush on Sofia Vergara

Reality TV star Brody Jenner has revealed that his romances with co-stars Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari were fake.
	Brody, the son of Olympian Bruce Jenner and stepbrother of Kim Kardashian, shot to fame on hit teen reality series 'The Hills', reported Entertainment Wise.
	During the show's run, 30-year-old Brody was linked to 'The Hills' leading ladies Conrad and Cavallari, but he now reveals their relationships were given a romantic angle to make good TV.
	"Lauren and I have always been just friends. We worked together on a show called The Hills where we had to pretend like we were dating but we never dated," Brody said.
	"I dated Kristin when we were very young... But during (The Hills) when we filmed, Kristin and I did not date, we were not hooking up."
	Brody's revelations come after another 'The Hills' star, Audrina Patridge, admitted producers would manipulate situations to boost drama.

Romances on TV were fake: Brody Jenner

Rapper Tinie Tempah fears Djs and star producers are destroying the chances of fledgling singers breaking into the big time.
	The 'Written in the Stars' hitmaker is concerned that studio beatmakers are now considered the "new rock stars" while talented singers are left on the sidelines.
	"The charts are so producer-driven these days. Even though there's a vocal on the song, it's all about the beat and who made it. Producers are the new rock stars but they aren't the artists. It's killing the opportunity for any real solid artists to have well-rounded careers," Tempah said.

Page 3277 -