King of Pop Michael Jackson's children have been granted a total annual income of USD 8 million.
	The late pop star, left behind three children when he died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 - 17-year-old Prince, 16-year-old Paris and 12-year-old Blanket - and the court that oversees their welfare has now allocated finances for their living expenses, reported Daily Star.
	The expenses for the youngsters, who live with their grandmother Katherine Jackson and their cousin TJ Jackson in Los Angeles, California, breakdown as USD 3 million for their school fees, USD 300,000 for holidays and USD 600,000 for a personal security team.
	The court has also authorised them to spend a further USD 200,000 a year from their late father's estate on renting a mansion.
	In addition to Paris, Prince and Blanket each receiving USD 15,000 a month in spending money, their legal guardian, Katherine, also receives USD 1.2 million a year for looking after them.

MJ's children granted annual income of USD 8 million

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Holllywood hunk George Clooney's ex-girlfriend Stacy Keibler was reportedly irked by his engagement to Amal Alamuddin.
	Clooney's proposal to British human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin was a surprise to many, including the 'Gravity' actor's 34-year-old ex-girlfriend, who once thought she would be the one saying "I do" to the longtime bachelor, reported Us magazine.
	"George and Stacy got together, he told her she would be the one he'd marry-and that they could have kids," a source said.
	Keibler dated Clooney, 52, for two years before their split in July 2013.
	Keibler married businessman Jared Pobre in March and is now expecting the couple's first child, a baby girl, later this year. And there's no bad blood between her and Clooney.
	"Stacy's happy for George. She is glad he was able to find true love," the source added.

Stacy Keibler irked by George Clooney's engagement

After several music shows, media mogul Simon Cowell is entering the kids movie business.
	His production house, Syco Entertainment has partnered with Australian animation and special effects house Animal Logic Entertainment ('The Lego Movie', 'The Great Gatsby') to develop music-based animated and hybrid films, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
	Sony Pictures already has boarded their first project, still untitled, due in 2016, and the joint venture is developing three more.
	"This was a perfect fit of very complementary talents," said Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian, who will lead the new endeavour with colleague Jason Lust and Syco's Adam Milano.
	Syco's 2-year-old film division ('One Direction: This Is Us') has 10 projects in development, all music-related.
	"The music has to be current," said Cowell, 54, who ended the US version of 'The X Factor' in December.

Simon Cowell making movies for kids

Actress Preetika Rao, better known as Aaliya from TV soap 'Beintehaa', said that her elder sister and 'Vivah' star Amrita is a keen follower of her debut show.
	"Amrita feels that TV today is a big platform and she feels proud when people talk to her about me. She is a religious follower of my show and if she skips any of the episode then she makes it a point of watching it on the youtube. She gives me feedback and even praises me when I give a shot nicely," Preetika told PTI.
	'Beintehaa' which airs on Colors, is a passionate love story of Zain (played by Harshad Arora) and Aliya.
	Having started her career in showbiz with modelling, Peetika got her first film offer in 2010. Her debut was a Tamil romantic film, 'Chikku Bukku', where she played the role of a Tamil Brahmin girl.
	Preetika said the Muslim backrop of 'Beintehaa' attracted her to try her luck in the small screen.
	"The best part of the show is its Muslim backdrop. There are only few shows on TV that focuses on the Muslim .

Amrita doesn't miss any episode of 'Beintehaa': Preetika Rao

Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie says she never expected to find true love in life before meeting her fiance Brad Pitt.
	The 38-year-old mother-of-six, may be raising Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne with Pitt, 50, but the A-lister revealed she envisioned a very different life for herself, reported E!Online.
	"I never thought I'd have children, I never thought I'd be in love, I never thought I'd meet the right person. Having come from a broken home - you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don't look for them," Jolie said.
	The actress' parents, Jon Voight and her late mother Marcheline Bertrand separated in 1976 and divorced in 1980.
	Ten years and six children have only brought Jolie and Pitt closer. She was previously married to Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.
	 "You get together and you're two individuals and you feel inspired by each other, you challenge each other, you complement each other, drive each other beautifully ...

I never thought I would meet the right person: Angelina Jolie

Acclaimed Bollywood filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is excited about his debut stage production, which premiered in Paris this week.
	'A Flowering Tree', an opera based on a classic Indian folk tale by famous Kannada writer and scholar AK Ramanujan, will be on at the city's Le Chatelet theatre until May 13.
	"The entire experience has opened a whole new window in my mind. Staging is something I have worked on for the first time and I was excited like a little kid," said 48-year-old Bhardwaj, who directed the opera set to a musical score by composer and conductor John Adams.
	"The story revolves around just three main characters - a prince, a girl called Kumudha, and the narrator. Within that we tried to explore a number of creative elements like using the choir as props and puppets by Dadi Pudumjee. The sets are very minimalist and it is through movements that we are able to convey a sense of space," added the 'Omkara' director.
	The two-act opera was first commissioned as part of the ...

Directing opera opened new window in my mind: Vishal Bhardwaj

Actor Nirbhay Wadhwa, best known for portraying Dushasana in mythological TV drama series 'Mahabharat', will be seen playing a Salman Khan fan in his debut Bollywood film 'Main Aur Mr Riight'.
	The movie will also mark the big screen debut of TV actor Barun Sobti of 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon' fame, who plays the main lead. VJ-turned-actress Shenaz Treasurywala stars in the film as Sobti's love interest. Nirbhay will be seen playing the role of a struggling actor.
	"I play Rajiv in the film, who has come to Mumbai to be a hero. There is a film that is being made in the movie. I have come to give an audition for the film. My character is a hard core Salman Khan fan. He does not listen to anyone, does his own thing. He is a nobody but he still looks down upon others," Nirbhay said.
	"I have scenes with Makarand Deshpande and Shenaz," said the actor, who has been part of shows like 'Crime Patrol' and CID'.
	Nirbhay is awaiting the release of the film, which is currently in ...

Play a Salman Khan fan in 'Main Aur Mr Riight': Nirbhay Wadhwa

Singer Pink has sparked rumours that she is expecting her second child with husband Carey Hart.
	The 34-year-old singer, who already has two-year-old daughter Willow, fuelled pregnancy rumours after she was seen with a tiny baby bump while jogging in LA earlier this month, reported Ace Showbiz.
	During the couple's recent shopping trip, Hart was seen caressing her apparent bump.
	"They were cuddling and he kept rubbing her tummy. She was quick to move his hand away in case anyone saw. But it was pretty obvious," a source said.
	Pink previously revealed that she wanted a big family with Hart.

Pink expecting second child?

Amrita doesn't misses any episode of 'Beintehaa': Preetika Rao

Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari has given birth to her second child, a baby boy with husband Jay Cutler.
	The 27 year-old 'The Hills' star shared the news via Instagram in which she posted a photo of a pair of small slippers and a hat of the baby boy, reported Contactmusic.
	"Welcome Jaxon Wyatt Cutler - 5/7/14," read the caption of the photo.
	The couple, who married in June 2013, are already parents to a 20-month-old son, Camden.
	"I'm lucky," Cavallari said in an interview while talking about her pregnancy.
	Cavallari earlier also said that having another boy would give Camden "a little buddy and then I'd be the woman of the house.

Kristin Cavallari welcomes second child

Hollywood star Bruce Willis has welcomed his second child, another baby girl with model wife Emma Heming.
	Willis, 59, and Heming, 35, who are already parents to Mabel Ray, 2, welcomed Evelyn on May 5, reported People magazine.
	"Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully. Mabel is delighted to have a new baby sister," reads a statement from the actor's representative.
	Heming also took to Instagram to share a snapshot of her husband, with whom she celebrated her fifth anniversary on March 21.
	"Mabel loves a ride on the escalator! That might (have) been the 50th time," she tweeted along with the photo.
	The 'Die Hard' star also has daughters Tallulah, 20, Scout, 22, and Rumer, 25, with former wife Demi Moore.

Bruce Willis welcomes fifth daughter

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says ending her marriage of almost eight years to ex-husband Marc Anthony shattered her and served as a wake-up call.
	The 44-year-old singer revealed that she went through a "tremendous low" after splitting from Anthony in 2011, reported People magazine.
	"I went through a tremendous low. But I wouldn't change anything (about my past) because it made me who I am," Lopez said.
	The 'If You Had My Love' hitmaker said that her breakup allowed her to "take a look at what was going on" and "reevaluate her view of relationships".
	While talking about her past, she also said, "I was certainly guilty of that for some time. Now I realise I am good on my own, so now I can share my life with somebody."
	For the past two years, Lopez has been sharing her life with boyfriend Casper Smart, but she credits her 6-year-old twins Emme and Max for teaching her the most about love.
	"I just feel like I went through a real growth spurt as a human being. Having my babies ...

Went through a tremendous low after splitting from Marc: Lopez

Former glamour model Katie Price has announced her split from third husband Kieran Hayler after accusing him of having an affair with her best friend.
	Price, 35, who is six month pregnant with Hayler's second child after welcoming their first baby Jett Riviera last August, said she was shattered to learn about the affair.
	"Sorry to say me and Kieran are divorcing. Him and my best friend Jane Pountney Bee, having a full blown affair for seven months," Price tweeted.
	"Kieran is a disgusting human being doing this after I've just had a baby and still doing it till I caught them. No human being deserves this especially being six months pregnant. Worse pain in the world," she wrote further.
	The model married the builder and part-time stripper in the Bahamas in January last year.
	She has was previously to Australian pop star Peter Andre and Alex Reid. She has two children, Junior and Princess Tiaamii with Andre, and a son, Harvey, from a previous relationship.

Katie Price announces split from third husband on Twitter

Media mogul Ekta Kapoor is teaming up with Bejoy Nambiar for their upcoming production 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi', a comedy to be set in the by-lanes of Delhi.
	The film's quirky title has been chosen through a survey by the youth of Delhi.
	"'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' has a quintessential Delhi flavor. While deciding on its title, we took inputs from Delhi students from various colleges.
	"We zeroed in on the word 'jhand', which is very popular in the city. The word describes the hilarious crisis situation that the actor is in," Nambiar said in a statement.
	It will be directed by newbie filmmaker Aman Sachdeva.
	"The film is about a fun, quirky and no-holds barred friendship that turns crazy when competition seeps in," Sachdeva said.
	The film features former Miss India Simran Kaur and newcomer Siddharth Gupta in prominent roles.

Ekta Kapoor teams up with Bejoy Nambiar for comedy film

Actor Neil Patrick Harris says he lost around 22 pounds for his lead role in the Broadway musical 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'.
	The 40-year-old 'How I Met Your Mother' star said he had to shed the weight over the past few months in order to look like the character he plays, reported Contactmusic.
	"I'm skinny. When I was filming 'How I Met Your Mother', I knew this show is coming up and it's such a different type of role that for three or four months I've been doing nothing but cardio and trying to lose some weight... I lost about 22 pounds," Harris said.
	The actor said he lost the weight by switching to a healthier diet and eating at a different time.
	"It was pretty much a combination of (diet and exercise). I just stopped eating late. I was the kind of person who, after we put the kids down, would go to eat at like 9pm or 9.30pm," he said.
	"We would order food in and by the time we ate, it was 10ish. It's easier with kids because kids eat dinner around 5.30 or 6pm. And we would ..

Neil Patrick Harris loses 22 pounds for broadway musical role

Popular late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has extended his contract for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' for another two years, keeping him at the ABC network until at least January 2017.
	The 46-year-old is currently hosting his 11th season as ABC's leading late night host, after joining in 2003. His latest season is up 16 per cent in total viewers compared to last year, reported Variety.
	Like Kimmel's, NBC's 'Jimmy Fallon' and CBS's 'David Letterman' are other popular chat show that had been winning the audience's heart.
	Stephen Colbert will replace Letterman in 2015.

Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with ABC for two more years

Celebrities Kim Kardashian, Beyonce Knowles and Victoria Beckham are among 50 women, who have been named the most powerful mothers of 2014.
	The trio, along with other famous faces including Christina Aguilera, Kerry Washington, Shakira, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Sandra Bullock, have been recognised by Working Mother magazine in their annual list of 50 most powerful and inspiring mothers, reported Contactmusic.
	"The 2014 list of 'Most Powerful Moms' is a formidable group of women who manage to balance high-octane careers with caring for their families," Jennifer Owens, the editorial director of Working Mother Media said.
	"From tastemakers to titans, these moms are a thriving group of women who revel in the payoff of integrating their work and motherhood lives," she added.

Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Beckham named most powerful mothers

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has shot down rumours about being married to rapper fiance Kanye West.
	 The 33-year-old socialite, who has a baby daughter North with West, revealed that the couple are yet to tie the knot, reported Daily Mirror.
	When she was recently quizzed about the marriage rumours, Kim replied, "It's still Kim. Mrs West soon."
	The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is said to be working very hard to look perfect on her big day. Kim said she has tried some wedding gown for her ceremony.
	"I've tried on quite a few. I've narrowed it down, it's been chosen, you'll see," she said.
	It was earlier rumoured that Kim and West had been officially married after obtaining a marriage license in California a week ago.

Kim Kardashian clears air on marriage rumours

Rapper Eminem has announced that he will be performing at the Wembley Stadium in his first gig here since 2001.
	The 'Lose Yourself', 41, chose to perform at the massive venue on July 11 after his original Hyde Park show was not given the approval, reported MTV news.
	"I heard that I wasn't going to be approved to play in Hyde Park and it made me even more excited to play in London this summer," Eminem said.
	"The easiest way to get me to do something is to tell me I can't do it. Thanks to the Royal Parks for making it all possible... For Wembley," he added.
	He will be the first rapper ever to headline the venue.

Eminem to perform at Wembley Stadium

Beatles legend Paul McCartney and his brother Mike McGear had a narrow escape in their childhood as the duo almost drowned in a lime pit.
	The 71-year-old legend's brother, Mike revealed that the pair were lucky to be alive after facing a potential danger to their lives as a child when they "were clinging for their lives" in a ditch due to an unfortunate incident, reported Contactmusic.
	"We were screaming and clinging on for our lives. Eventually, a neighbour heard us. He pulled us out," he said.
	Mike said that their father, James 'Jim' McCartney, was not pleased when he found out but since they were visibly shaken, he let them off.
	"We got a good hiding from our dad. It wasn't as bad as it could have been because he could see the shock," he added.

Paul McCartney almost drowned as a child

Singers Miley Cyrus and Ricky Martin have been added to the list of performers for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
	Cyrus, 21, and Martin, 42, will be joining the previously-announced performers including Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Derulo, Imagine Dragons and Luke Bryan among others. The event will take place on May 18 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Cyrus, who made headlines for her controversial performance at last year's MTV VMA, is a finalist in eight categories this year, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Artist, Top Hot 100 Song and Top Streaming Song.
	She will appear from Manchester, England, where she is in the midst of her Bangerz Tour.
	Martin was previously named Top New Latin Artist on the 1993 Billboard Music Awards, nabbing Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year - Male and Male Artist of the Year on the 1999 edition.

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