Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle will headline her first solo tour of the US this autumn.
	The 53-year-old former 'Britain's Got Talent' singer, who has sold 19 million albums worldwide, will begin her trek across North America on October 8 in San Diego, California, reported Digital Spy.
	Boyle will be performing songs from her five studio records in Phoenix, Atlanta, Louisville, Ft Lauderdale and Sarasota through the end of the year.
	"This is a brilliant moment for me. I am so very proud to be announcing that I will be performing in my very own tour in the USA. This really is fantastic," Boyle said.
	"The past five years have been incredible and it just keeps getting better. I have spoken so often about wanting to tour America and be able to visit different cities for the first time, I'm so excited," she said.
	It was recently announced that Boyle will star in an upcoming television drama about a singing lighthouse attendant.
	A feature film about her life is also in the

Susan Boyle announces first US tour

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'Pitch Perfect 2' has added a German Youtube star to its cast.
	Flula Borg is a multi-talented Youtube personality whose channel has attracted over 45 million subscriptions, reported Deadline.
	His role is being kept under wraps but he is likely to play a member of all-male group the A Cappellas.
	Skylar Astin was recently confirmed as the latest actor to return to the musical comedy, alongside Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow.
	'Sons of Anarchy' star Katey Sagal and 'True Grit' star Hailee Steinfeld will also join the cast, while Elizabeth Banks is set to direct in what will be her directorial debut.
	'Pitch Perfect 2' is slated to open in cinemas in the UK and the US on May 15, 2015.

'Pitch Perfect '2 casts German Youtube star

Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone's movie 'Cliffhanger' is to be remade.
	'Fast & Furious' producer Neal Moritz has teamed up with scriptwriter Joe Gazzam for the project, according to Deadline.
	The film will be a reimagining of the 1993 action thriller, which starred Stallone as a rescue ranger who finds himself involved in a failed heist.
	'Cliffhanger' is the latest in a series of classic action films to receive remakes, following the likes of 'Total Recall', 'RoboCop' and the upcoming 'Point Break'.
	Sony - who own Moritz's Original Pictures - is also developing the mountain-climbing film 'Everest', starring Tom Hardy as Edward Mallory.

Sylvester Stallone's 'Cliffhanger' to be remade

Actors Paul Rudd, Danny McBride and 'Workaholics' star Anders Holm will lend their voices to the 3D animated comedy 'Sausage Party'.
	The movie is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Franco and Megan Ellison and will be directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon ('Shrek 2'), reported The Wrap.
	The film will centre on a pack of sausages who search for the truth about their very existence prior to a July 4 holiday grocery sale.
	Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Rogen and Holm will voice the sausages.
	Salma Hayek has been cast as a taco named Theresa, Kristen Wiig will play a bun and Edward Norton will voice a bagel.
	'Sausage Party' is expected to hit cinemas in the US on June 3, 2016.

Paul Rudd, Danny McBride join 'Sausage Party'

Hollywood star Will Smith is no longer attached to star in Legendary Entertainment's 'Brilliance'.
	The 45-year-old actor was tipped to appear in the sci-fi adaptation, but has bowed out due to scheduling constraints, according to Variety.
	Smith has already signed on to Warner Bros' upcoming drama 'Focus', which is set for release on February 27, 2015.
	Legendary Entertainment had hoped to start shooting the Julius Onah-directed project in August with Smith in the lead role.
	The film is set in an alternate universe where people with special abilities are called "brilliants", and focuses on a federal agent trying to hunt down a brilliant terrorist.
	In March Prometheus actress Noomi Rapace entered negotiations to join Brilliance, a story based on the best-selling novel by author Marcus Sakey.

Will Smith pulls out of 'Brilliance'

The starcast of upcoming film 'Fugly', including Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, today said that the film encourages youths to fight the vices in the society.
	Singh, who is all set to make his Bollywood debut in upcoming film 'Fugly', along with other actors Kiara Advani, Mohit Marwah and Arfi Lamba were in the city for the promotion of the film.
	'Fugly' is a comedy drama-cum-thriller directed by Kabir Sadanand and produced by actor Akshay Kumar.
	"The film revolves around four friends and how this carefree bunch get caught in an incident, which takes them slowly into the big bad world of corruption and politics," Lamba said.
	Marwah said it is good that fresh faces from outside the film industry are now getting a chance to act in movies.
	Replying to a query, Advani said, "Even children of established actors cannot succeed without talent. Talent is required for a film."
	Vijender Singh said that after winning a number of prestigious awards in sports he now wants to give ...

'Fugly' starcast visit Vadodara

A photo of reality TV star Kim Kardashian kissing rapper Kanye West on their wedding day has broken the record for the most likes on Instagram.
	A European spokesperson for the photo-sharing site said Friday the picture, shared from Kardashian's account, received 1.96 million likes, becoming the most popular post on the site so far.
	The wedding snap has overtaken a photograph shared by pop star Justin Bieber posted five months ago, showing actress Selena Gomez embracing him, which received 1.83 million likes.
	Kardashian and West got married on Saturday in a private ceremony at Belvedere Fort in Florence.

Instagram record for Kim, Kanye wedding photo

With the staging of a play devoted to his life and alternate sexuality, the city today reminisced the late Bengali film director Rituparno Ghosh on the occasion of his first death anniversary.
	The play 'Rwituparno Ghosh' ran houseful at the ICCR auditorium here.
	"This was our eighth show and the last one of the current season. The show is houseful as many of his fans queued to buy the tickets and recollect their memories of their favourite director," Rakesh Ghosh of the young theatre group 'Dumdum Shabdomugdho Naatyokendra' told PTI.
	Rituparno Ghosh, credited for ushering in a new wave in Bengali cinema by his trailblazing films like 'Unishe April', 'Dahan', and 'Choker Bali', passed away after a cardiac arrest on this day last year at the age of 49.
	Inspiring a whole generation of Bengali filmmakers, Ghosh had spearheaded the revival of Tollywood with his sensitive works which drew national and international attention.
	Hindi film director Sujoy Ghosh tweeted, "It's exactly one ..

Kolkata remembers Rituparno Ghosh on first death anniversary

Actress Sridevi and Arjun Kapoor thanked well-wishers for their concern for producer Boney Kapoor, who escaped unhurt in a car accident recently.
	Boney's car was damaged after it collided with a tractor at Wai in Maharashtra earlier this month. The filmmaker did not sustain any injuries in the mishap.
	His wife Sridevi shared a photograph of the producer on Twitter from Japan where the couple attended the premiere of Sridevi's acclaimed film 'English Vinglish'.
	"For all our well wishers my husband is fine and here in Tokyo with me. Thank you for your concern," the 50-year-old actress posted on twitter along with a picture.
	"I sincerely hope this puts an end to all rumours about his health floating on social media," Sridevi tweeted, shooting down rumours of her husband's ill health.
	The accident occurred when 59-year-old Boney was in Wai for the shooting of his upcoming home production film 'Tevar', starring his son Arjun and Sonakshi Sinha.
	"Fortunately he has survived a very ...

Sridevi, Arjun thank fans for concern over Boney's health

Director R Balki, who is currently working on his next film 'Shamitabh', said he enjoys watching the lethal combination of megastar Amitabh Bachchan's intensity and intelligence of actor Dhanush.
	Balki, who has collaborated with Bachchan in films like 'Cheeni Kum' and 'Paa', is once again working with the 71-year-old actor in 'Shamitabh'.
	"We are half way through shoot of the film... Once we finish the film, we can talk more about it. Right now I am enjoying watching lethal combination of the intensity of Amitabh Bachchan, intelligence of Dhanush and innocence of Akshara (actor Kamal Haasan's daughter) in action, daily," Balki said in a statement here.
	Bachchan, had promised to share the film's title with fans on Twitter.
	"Shall be disclosing name of R Balki film... Do log in. It is quite unique and different," Big B tweeted today.
	Later, in a subsequent tweet he revealed the title, "Shamitabh.. The title of my new film with R Balki."
	On the title, Balki says, "We are happy to ..

Enjoy watching Amitabh's intensity in 'Shamitabh': R Balki

Actress Alia Bhatt says playing the female lead in a Yash Raj film is on her wish list.
	"Everybody aspires to be a Yash Raj heroine. I would love to be Yash Raj heroine... I haven't reached there but hopefully one day I will," Alia, 21, said at the store launch of Diva'ni, the first Bollywood inspired fashion line by Yash Raj Films, last night.
	"The whole point of this collection was how Yashji would display all his heroines so it has fusion of romance, elegance, glamour and all of that. Whatever outfit I like I will pick that up," she added.
	The production house has partnered with Karol Bagh Saree House (KBSH) to create the label. Diva'ni will reflect the way late filmmaker Yash Chopra envisioned his heroines.
	Alia, who made her debut with light hearted film 'Student of the Year' also expressed desire to do an action film.
	 "I can't walk steady but hopefully one day I will do an action film," she said.
	The young actress is excited about her next release 'Humpty Sharma Ki ...

Would love to play heroine in a Yash Raj film: Alia Bhatt

Actress Laverne Cox, best known for her role in 'Orange Is the New Black', has become the first transgender to land the cover of Time magazine.
	"If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied health-care. They should not be bullied. They don't deserve to be victims of violence...That's what people need to understand," said Cox, who is also a trans advocate.
	She was congratulated by Ellen DeGeneres on landing the magazine cover.
	"Laverne Cox is the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. It's about Time," Ellen tweeted.

Laverne Cox becomes first trangender to feature as cover girl

Prince William and Kate Middleton's son prince George has been named the most fashionable celebrity baby.
	In a survey conducted by baby website My1stYears.Com, the royal baby has topped the poll with 23 per cent of votes, reported Daily Express.
	Singer Beyonce Knowles and rapper Jay Z's daughter Blue Ivy is on second place, while Newlyweds Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's baby girl North is on third.
	Singer Alesha Dixon's daughter Azura and David and Victoria Beckham's baby girl Harper round out the top five.
	Kate Winslet's son Bear and Simon Cowell's first child Eric are also featured in the top 10.

Prince George named most fashionable celebrity baby

Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Rajinikanth in her debut Tamil film 'Lingaa', says she decided to make a foray into Southern cinema as it is creatively very rich.
     "Ever since 'Dabangg' released I was getting lot of offers from down South but I was not able to take it up as I had films keeping me busy here. This time I wanted to make that foray into South Indian films as creatively they are rich and they make such wonderful films... I wanted to experience this whole new world," Sonakshi told PTI.
	"I couldn't have asked for a better debut in Tamil cinema. Here in Bollywood I made my debut with superstar Salman Khan in 'Dabangg' and in South with superstar Rajinikanth. I am very happy," Sonakshi said.
	Talking about the South legend and co-star, Sonakshi said, "The popularity of Rajini sir is so much that there were several fans while we were shooting. He is an amazing person and actor. He is a huge superstar but he is very humble man. ..

South cinema is creatively rich: Sonakshi Sinha

Chelsea Handler's talk show, 'Chelsea Lately' is coming to a close after seven years and the final episode will air in August.
	According to a statement by E! network, the final episode of the show will air on August 26, reported US magazine.
	"I myself am more surprised than anyone that I was able to hold down a job for seven years, and it was a fantastic seven years," Chelsea said in a statement.
	"I will always look back at my time on E! as most people look back at their time in college. I'm glad I went," the 39-year-old comedian added.
	Handler's next step has not been revealed, but she's been rumoured to be in the running to replace Craig Ferguson, who is
set to leave CBS' 'The Late Late Show' at the end of the year.
	To celebrate the show, and its seven-year long run, there will be a month-long celebration of special episodes and surprise guests, the network said.

Chelsea Handler's talk show to be axed

Vitalii Sediuk, who was arrested for lunging at Brad Pitt during the 'Maleficent' premiere, may get banned from all Hollywood events.
	Pitt was reportedly hit in the face when Sediuk jumped the barricade while the actor was signing autographs. The prankster was taken into custody after a brief scuffle with the bodyguards.
	The LA City Attorney's Office is apparently trying for a stay-away order, which will bar Sediuk from all high-profile events involving the entertainment industry, reported TMZ magazine.
	Pitt later filed a restraining order against Sediuk, who has gained notoriety for his pranks be it gatecrashing award shows like SAG and Grammy or getting under the dress of America Ferrera during the Cannes film festival.

Brad Pitt attacker facing ban from all Hollywood events

Director James Cameron has collaborated with entertainment company Cirque du Soleil for an 'Avatar' inspired live production, which will debut in late 2015.
	The 59-year-old director, who helmed the the 2009 hit science fiction 'Avatar', is developing a live show on the lines of the film, reported Variety.
	"Avatar remains a phenomenon that continues to inspire people around the globe, and combining it with the live event ingenuity of Cirque du Soleil is a perfect synthesis of imagination and talent," said Jim Gianopulos, 20th Century Fox's chief, in a statement.
	20th Century Fox, the financier and distributor of 'Avatar' and its planned sequels, will act as a partner on the live show, as will Jon Landau's Lightstorm Entertainment.
	The live event is expected to debut before the first of three announced 'Avatar' sequels is released. Cameron is currently in pre-production on the follow-up.
	Cameron said Cirque du Soleil and he share the goal of bringing audiences to another level of ..

James Cameron making 'Avatar' inspired live show

Pop star Katy Perry has revealed that it took her a lot of therapy to get over her divorce from British comic Russell Brand.
	The 29-year-old star had to undergo counselling to recuperate from her divorce, reported Daily Star.
	"A lot of therapy has happened (since Russell Brand) and a lot of understanding and growth," Perry said.
	The 'Roar' hitmaker said that one has to go through bad times to get a grip on life and "figure out what your next boundaries in your love life and world are going to be."
	"You have to go through the mud in order to find that peaceful place. In the long run, it was necessary for me to have more of a teammate," she said.
	Katy and Russell ended their 2-year-old marriage in 2012, citing "irreconcilable difference.

Katy Perry took to therapy to get over divorce

British pop star George Michael, who was hospitalised for mystery illness, is doing well and the singer is looking forward to release his new single in July, according to his representative.
	The 50-year-old 'Careless Whisper' hitmaker was taken to hospital last week after the mystery medical scare, reported Daily Mirror.
	"In response to newspaper reports today we can confirm George was admitted to hospital on 22nd May. He was discharged last weekend and is well and resting," Michael's representative said.
	"He is very much looking forward to the release of his new Single in July. Given the personal nature of this matter there will be no further comment," he added.
	Michael has been hit with a series of health problems in recent years.

George Michael doing well

Singer Kesha is reportedly in a relationship with Bradford Ashenfelter.
	The 27-year-old singer, who went to rehab earlier this year for eating disorder, has been spotted with Bradford on a a number of occasions, reported Showbizspy.
	"His name is Bradford Ashenfelter. Brad for short. He goes everywhere Kesha goes. They are very attached," a source said.
	The pair were first spotted together in Santa Monica, California, in April.

Kesha dating Bradford Ashenfelter?

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has denied that he has an account on photo-sharing website Instagram and said it is fake.
	The 49-year-old actor has accounts in other social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook.
	"Guys, I am not on Instagram. It is obviously some fake account," Aamir posted on Twitter.

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