George Clooney's former girlfriend Lisa Snowdon revelas she is in touch with the superstar via text message.
	Clooney, 52, who had dated Snowdon on and off from 2000 to 2005, is currently dating former wrestler Stacey Keibler, reported Contactmusic.
	"I haven't seen him for a while, but we text one another. He is a good guy. There are some people in your life that you've had a great time with, so it's nice to stay in touch as friends. There are no bad vibes, so we are mates," Snowdon said.
	Former 'Britain's Next Top Model' host Snowdon also got to rub shoulders with Justin Timberlake recently when they co-hosted a pop concert in the UK, and she admitted to being a little starstruck.
	"It was really cool to be working side by side with him! Rehearsing at Wembley was very low-key and we were having a bit of banter.
	"I definitely felt like I was a very lucky lady. I do a little bit and I don't think that will ever go. When I met Stevie Wonder I literally couldn't speak. With Justin, I .

George Clooney still in touch with ex

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After initially defending himself, Charles Saatchi has admitted he assaulted his wife Nigella Lawson.
	The art mogul, 70, accepted a police caution for assault late on Monday, following the shocking photos that were publishing of him grabbing Lawson by the throat during a tense lunch meeting.
	According to Daily Mirror, Saatchi was photographed leaving Charing Cross Police Station in central London after being questioned for five hours.
	"Officers from the Community Safety Unit at Westminster were aware of the Sunday People article which was published on 16 June and carried out an investigation," a Met spokesman said.
	"This afternoon a 70-year-old man voluntarily attended a Central London police station and accepted a caution for assault," he added.
	Earlier, disturbing pictures were released of Saatchi grabbing the British celeb chef, 53, by the neck while dining together in London nearly two weeks ago.
	The multimillionaire dismissed the photos in an earlier interview.
	"About a ...

Charles Saatchi accepts caution for Nigella Lawson assault

"Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is reportedly renting a pad in Canada where he will with his sister as he escapes the fallout from his split with girlfriend Kristen Stewart.
	The 27-year-old actor is going to stay in a luxury pad at a lake in Toronto throughout July and August, reported Contactmusic.
	 "Rob is renting a house in Bloor West Village in Toronto for July and August. Rob needs time away from showbiz drama and loves having his family around him. They plan to spend their evenings in the garden drinking, listening to music and writing songs," a source said.
	Pattinson is also said to be writing songs in a bid to work through his emotions after he called time on his romance for a second time.

Robert Pattinson heading to Canada for summer break

Actor Ben Affleck doesn't want any more children with wife Jennifer Garner, insisting three is enough.
	The Oscar-winning actor-director, who has daughters Violet, seven and Seraphina, four, as well as 15-month-old son Samuel with Garner, has revealed he is not interested in adding to his brood and is content with having just three children, reported Us magazine.
	"That's not going to happen. We're in a really good place. Three is good! That's enough," he added.
	The 40-year-old star wed Garner Jennifer, 41, in 2005 after meeting on the set of action film 'Daredevil', and the devoted husband and father has previously described raising a family with the actress as the greatest achievement of his life.
	"Our children are sweet. It's great. Raising kids is the greatest thing I think a person, or at least I, could ever do in my life. I know what the best part of my life is and it's my kids and it doesn't mean there aren't other things that aren't great, but I know sort of what the centre .

Three kids is enough: Ben Affleck

R&B star Rihanna attended rapper brother's debut UK performance.
	The 25-year-old 'Umbrella' hitmaker rushed to Boujis club in central London, to watch young brother Rorrey's performance, after her show at Twickenham stadium. She performed at the stadium as a part of her Diamond's World Tour, reported Daily Star.
	Rorrey, who goes under his hip-hop name GQ, perform material from his mixtape 'In My Mind'.
	His superstar superstar big sister was spotted dancing at the side of the stage with supermodel friend Cara Delevingne.

Rihanna attends brother's London debut concert

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola refuses to read reviews about her movies as she is too sensitive and can't deal with the criticisms.
	The "Bling Ring" director, who has previously won an Academy Award for her film "Lost In Translation", says despite the success of her work in the past she can't face reading articles about her movies, reported Contactmusic.
	"I'm too sensitive. If I'm happy with it, I like it. I don't want to hear people putting me up or down. I'd rather not care what other people think. I think a film can look good and have depth. I don't think anyone likes to read their films lack substance. I don't avoid people. I don't live in a bubble," Coppola said.
	Before she started working behind the camera, the director appeared as an actress in several of her father, Francis Ford Coppola films, but her acting career was ended after her role as Mary Corleone in 1990's 'The Godfather Part III' earned her the Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star titles at the Golden Raspberry ..

Sofia Coppola doesn't read movie reviews

Footballer David Beckham's son Romeo is just as enamored with the world of clothing as her mother Victoria is, revealed Christopher Bailey, Burberry's creative director.
	The 10-year-old kid was recruited for the British luxury fashion houses one of the modelling gigs, reported the Huffington Post.
	"Romeo loves fashion, completely loves it. He had a real opinion; he was so involved in what he was wearing. And he was so well mannered and humble -- he would never say, 'I don't like this,' but he would say, 'Hmm, maybe something else.' He has impeccable taste," said Bailey.
	Bailey credits Victoria and David Beckham behind Romeo's good manners.
	"I've known Victoria and those guys for quite a long time; they are just lovely, grounded, gentle, well-mannered little kids. He was an absolute dream to work with.

Romeo Beckham has impeccable fashion taste: Christopher Bailey

'Spider-Man' is returning to cast his web in four films.
	Sony Pictures has announced that it will release its third and fourth 'Amazing Spider-Man' movies on June 10, 2016 and 2018.
	A threequel was always in the pipeline but the announcement of a fourth film means that the superhero will enjoy a longer stint at the box office.
	The sequel of the rebook will see Andrew Garfield return in the role of Peter Parker. The film is currently in production in New York and releases on May 2, 2014, the Hollywood Reporter said.
	"Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise so we're thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years," said Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake.
	'Amazing Spider-Man 2' is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner, with a previous draft by James Vanderbilt, and based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
	Superheros are ...

'Spider-Man 3-4' to release in 2016 and 2018

Actors Kareena Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi have teamed up for a romantic film which will go on the floors later this year.
	Emraan and Kareena have been signed together for the first time for a romantic drama, to be produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures and Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
	"We are excited to have Emraan and Kareena on board. It is a romantic film and completely original. The shooting will begin from September-October in Mumbai and Delhi," sources close to the development said.
	The makers are in the process of finalising other stars for the film.
	There have been rumours that the film is titled 'Batameez Dil', but the source denied it saying the title is yet to be locked.
	The movie will be directed by debutant Akshay Roy.

Kareena, Emraan to team up for a romantic film

Britney Spears' children are ashamed of kissing their singer mother in public.
	The 31-year-old 'I am not a girl' hitmaker has two sons Sean and Jayden with ex-husband Kevin Federline, reported Us magazine.
	"My sons are 6 and 7, so they're just now getting to the stage of where you can't kiss mommy in front of your friends and all that kind of stuff. They're getting what's cool and what's not," she said.
	Spears, who recorded 'Ooh La La' for the 'Smurfs 2' soundtrack, has revealed that she opted the project because of her kids.
	"The main reason why I did it was because my boys. They're obsessed with The Smurfs. We've seen The Smurfs movie a million, trillion times and they were told they could be in the video," she added.
	Spears is also hard at work on her follow-up album to 2011's Femme Fatale.
	"It's definitely at the beginning stages right now," she said of the recording process. But I want to definitely take this album and have a new approach with it and make it a little ...

My sons are embarrassed to kiss me in public: Britney Spears

Superstar Brad Pitt is moved by the public response over his partner Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.
   Jolie is doing great and is back to work after her double mastectomy earlier this year, reported the New York Post.
	"We were really surprised and moved at how many other people were dealing with the same issue. Her idea was that someone could learn from her story and she would love to share that", Pitt, 49, said
	"She's certainly shown that if you do your research that you can make a decision that's the best for you. It doesn't have to be a scary thing. It can be an empowering thing," he added.

Moved by the support people showed to Jolie: Brad Pitt

James Franco is seeking USD 500,000 in crowdfunding to finance three feature films about teenage life in his hometown of Palo Alto, which is based on his own short stories.
	The multi-talented actor has tapped Nina Ljeti, Vladimir Bourdeau, Bruce Thierry Cheung, and Gabriel Demestree to direct the project.
	"Because of who I am, people often believe that it is easy to find investors and distributors for my films. Unfortunately, things aren't that easy," Franco wrote on Indiegogo.
	"More times than not, I have put in my own money to produce my films and my students' films. However, this time it's different; we need more funding. I will still fund part of it, but I need of your help; filming three feature films back-to-back requires more funding than I can give."
	Franco is planning to shoot the films by August and then hit the festival circuit in search of distribution deal.
	The fans contributing to the project can get behind the scenes updates and a shooting script PDF for USD 10, a .

James Franco seeks crowdfunding for 'Palo Alto' films

Director Kingshuk De's upcoming film 'Nadi Re Tui' will focus on the Narmada Bachao movement.
	The film stars magician P C Sorcar's daughter Moubani Sorcar. Moubani says her character in the film is inspired by Medha Patkar.
	"Medha Patkar has shown the world that erecting barrages and dams are important when needed but you cannot play with the sentiments and livelihood of scores of people," Moubani told PTI.
	The actress believes the Narmada movement was successful because it served the cause of the marginalised women in the tribal belt.
	"We wish to bring Medha Patkar for the screening of the film. We talk about human displacement but that is more of a slogan and do we really feel the pain of displacement of the marginalised by the name of development. But I would not dub Nadi Re Tui as an anti-development film," Moubani said.
	Apart from the main social issue, the film follows a story pattern based on the unusual love story between a boatman and the character of Moubani, initially .

Bengali film to dwell on Narmada Bachao movement

A 7-foot bronze statue of Bruce Lee was unveiled in LA's Chinatown with several hundred attend the ceremony to honour the legendary martial artist.
	Lee's daughter Shannon said that the statue of her father comes to Chinatown after a five-year effort.
	The statue, created by an artist in Guangzhou, China, the first such statue of her father in the US, the Los Angeles Times reported.
	Though the statue will not be permanently installed until business leaders can raise USD 150,000 to install seating and a concrete plinth, the timing was right for the unveiling, Shannon Lee said. This year marks Lee's 40th death anniversary as well as Chinatown's 75th year of existence.
	"Seeing it there in its permanent spot with the night sky of Chinatown ... It really struck me," Shannon Lee said.
	Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco's Chinatown, lived in Oakland and opened several martial arts schools in Seattle's Chinatown.
	But he was a regular in Los Angeles' Chinatown in the 1960s, opening a ...

Bruce Lee statue unveiled in LA's Chinatown

Post the IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty made her first public appearance at the glitzy Star Paarivar Awards here.
	The 38-year-old actress accompanied 'India's dancing superstar' mentor Riteish Deshmukh at the ceremony held at the Yash Raj Studio here.
	Dressed in a black and white fusion outfit Shilpa was given a special award at the event.
	Commenting on the IPL controversy surrounding her and husband Raj Kundra, the actress said, "I need to be careful now as I am going through a bad phase. But I am really honoured that I have bagged this special award. I always get nervous when I get an award because I haven't got many in my career."
	The event was choreographed by Shiamak Davar and it was his first endeavour to design dance performances for a small screen award.
	"I have choreographed for TV for the first time and I enjoyed the process. My mother is my inspiration and her support encourages me to do something unique and better everytime," he said 

Shilpa Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha attend Star Paarivar Awards

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has signed on to join actors Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen in 'The 33', which is based on the rescue of 33 Chilean miners after 69 days in 2010.
	The film will mark Lopez's first big-screen role since starring opposite Jason Statham in this year's action-thriller 'Parker', the Hollywood Reporter said.
	Mike Medavoy is producing the ensemble film while 'La Misma Luna' fame Patricia Riggen is directing from a screenplay written by Mikko Alanne and Jose Rivera.
	In 2011, Medavoy bagged the rights to the 33 miners, whose remarkable rescue from the San Jose Mine hit headlines worldwide.
	The miners were trapped half a mile beneath the Earth's surface. Banderas is playing the role of Mario Sepulveda, the charismatic miner nicknamed "Super Mario". Sheen will play a miner's father, while Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro is tackling the role of a trapped miner.

Jennifer Lopez in Chilean miner drama 'The 33'

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who recently gave birth to a baby girl with rapper boyfriend Kanye West, reveals that she does not want to go through pregnancy again.
	Kardashian, 32, was rushed to the hospital after she complaint about severe stomach pain during June 16 episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", reported Daily Mirror.
	"It was a really painful flight, it hurt so badly. I can hardly walk. I just don't understand it just hurts so bad, it kills. It feels like I am in labor. Why is this happening to me? I hate it, I can never do this again," she said.
	But Kardashian said all was well as the doctor found the baby with a healthy heartbeat.
	"I am just so relieved the baby is okay," she added.
	Kardashian said after blood tests doctors told her that she could have appendicitis and that she might face a risky operation.
	But later tests revealed that the socialite just had a stomach infection.
	"If labor is worse than this I will hang myself, I will literally take a ...

Never want to get pregnant again: Kim Kardashian

Country star Taylor Swift says she loses her concentration when fans use odd posters to lure her.
	The 23-year-old multiple Grammy winner said sometimes she gets so much distracted by the posters that she starts signing the lines written on it, reported Sun online.
	"It's (posters) amazing and adorable, but if there's a really long sign and I'm trying to read it while I'm on stage I'll start singing the lines of the sign.
	"They're all kind of a little strange. Sometimes there are giant signs of my cat's face. I look out and there's a giant cat," she said.

Taylor Swift gets distracted by fans' odd posters

Rapper Lil Wayne was spotted trampling an American flag and proceeding to jump up and down on the national symbol while filming a new music video.
	The 30-year-old artiste returned to his old 'stomping' grounds of Hollygrove, New Orleans to shoot the video for 'God Bless Amerika', a single from his album, reported the Huffington Post.
	A leaked one-minute raw footage shows the four-time Grammy winner stepped on the flag and walked over it, with no one from the crew who were standing nearby bothering to pull the flag out from beneath him.
	News of the footage prompted immediate criticism from both fans and foes, who called the rapper 'unpatriotic and disrespectful'.
	Some have even extended their dismay from the flag-stomping to the cut-off shirt he was wearing in the footage, which read, 'Jesus saves, I spend', branding it offensive.

Lil Wayne steps on American flag

New Superman Hanry Cavill has credited his days at boarding school for giving him the background he needed to play the comic book superhero in new movie 'Man of Steel'.
	The 30-year-old actor attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and said he used the childhood feelings of loneliness and homesickness to help him prepare to play Clark Kent's alter-ego, reported Daily Star.
	"Being away from my family and not feeling like I was understood is something that I brought. I was at a boarding school. Every three weeks I would go home for a weekend, but when you're 13 years old and you're emotional and you miss home, three weeks feels like a very long time - especially if you haven't got loads of mates.
	"Being alone isn't easy. I wasn't the most popular kid and I felt very alone. That's certainly a lasting memory. I wasn't someone who spoke a lot, and I brought that to the character," he said.
	In the film, Cavill's Superman character is sent to Earth as a baby to avoid an explosion that ...

Boarding school prepared me for Superman role: Henry Cavill

Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah is set to portray Ghanaian hero Peggielene Bartels on the big screen after Will Smith snapped up the rights to pen a book about her life.
	Bartels, a naturalised US citizen, was chosen to become the first female "king" of the impoverished town of Otuam after the death of her leader uncle, reported Daily Star.
	Her life story is now being turned into a Hollywood movie and the 60-year-old Bartels, who works as a secretary at Ghana's embassy in Washington, DC, has given Latifah her official seal of approval.
	"I cannot think of anyone better to play me than Queen Latifah because there is even a little physical resemblance," Bartels said.
	Bartels spends one month of the year in Otuam and speaks to advisers in the village daily, and she insists her work ethic and passion make her the best woman for the job.
	"They had never considered a woman (to be king) before but the elders drew up a list of candidates and my name came out on top. They know I have a .

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