Teen pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly banned from one of Europe's trendiest clubs in yet another PR disaster for the star.
	The 19-year-old looked on as his bodyguards apparently smashed fans' phones and groped girls in Austria. But his friends claim the mayhem was over-hyped, reported Sun Online.
	"Justin Bieber's no longer welcome here," said Vienna's Passage Club.
	Earlier, it was revealed at the weekend how Bieber's pet monkey was seized by customs after he sneaked it into Munich on his jet.
	The 'Baby' hitmaker is said to suffering through a meltdown as he has been involved in a series of controversies, starting from arriving late at the London concert, snapping at paparazzi to allegedly spitting at a neighbour last week.

Justin Bieber banned from Europe club

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A representative for One Direction has dismissed reports that band member Harry Styles is recording solo material.
	There were reports that the 19-year-old singer is working on early versions of his songs during numerous visits to the Paramount recording studio as he planning to release an album in the future, reported Daily Star.
	The representative said there is "no truth" to the claims, and added, "The boys are all recording the new album (and) sometimes they have separate sessions.

Harry Styles not going solo

Pop star Jessie J has apologised to fans after internet pranksters hacked her official website and posted a crude message about Lady Gaga.
	The 'Price Tag' hitmaker was left fuming when her website was illegally accessed on March 30, with jokers posting a rude note about her record label and the pop superstar in the news section, reported Sun online.
	Jessie J has now issued an official apology on Twitter to fans who were offended by the post.
	"Somebody has hacked my website...! How original! (not) we are having it sorted ASAP and my apologies for the rude message the hackers have left!," she posted on Twitter.

Jessie J's website hacked

Actress Joanna Lumley has finally mended her relationship with her sister after they fell out in the 1990s.
	The 'Absolutely Fabulous' star became estranged from her elder sibling Aelene at the height of her success on the hit British comedy show, and they went years without talking before recently making up, reported Contactmusic.
	Aelene said that they are now good friends and her sister has become a regular visitor to her home.
	"We are the best of friends now. We are very close. Things have been patched up. I saw Joanna last month. She comes here quite often," she said.

Joanna Lumley reunites with estranged sister

Along with Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif, American rapper Pitbull would be treated to some authentic Bengali dishes here tomorrow after they perform at the IPL opening ceremony.
	The menu at VIP lounge at the Salt Lake Stadium for the carnival tomorrow evening includes famous Bengali sweets like 'Channar Payesh', 'Rasogolla' and 'Mishti Doi'.
	Adding gastronomical delight to 'cricketainment', the special menu, offers a wide range of salads, typical Bengali snacks like the famous 'jhalmuri', 'singhara', 'chanachur', in circulation followed by live food station serving a variety of Delhi and Agra chats.
	The main buffet course will include some international cuisine like Lebanese and Italian.
	Bengali delicacies would include 'Kancha lonka Murgii', 'Chittagong Aloo Dum', 'Channar Kaliya' and 'Narkel diye moong dal'.
	 The course ends with a dessert section of selected 'Sandesh' varieties, besides continental and other Indian ...

Bengali dishes for Pitbull, SRK, Katrina and Deepika

The entire Kollywood would halt its activities here tomorrow and stage a day-long fast demanding the rehabilitation of Tamils displaced in Sri Lanka.
	Artistes, directors, producers, distributors and exhibitors would undertake the 'hunger-strike' at the South Indian Film Artists' Association premises here to espouse the cause of Tamils in Sri Lanka, film industry sources said.
	Leading artistes and prominent personalities of the film world are expected to participate in the agitation.
	Personalities of the Tamil celluloid world are the latest to stage a protest over the issue, which has generated heat in the state in recent weeks with various sections of people, including students, taking to the streets demanding among other things an independent probe into alleged war crimes.

Tamil film industry to fast on Lankan Tamils issue

Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar told the state legislative assembly today that the government is considering Playboy's proposal to set up a club at Candolim beach, responding to a question by BJP legislator Michael Lobo on the floor of the House.
	Lobo had asked whether permission has been granted to Playboy to operate a shack at Candolim beach, while Parulekar replied that the proposal is under consideration.
	However, the tourism minister said that the government will not encourage tourism trade which promotes "vulgarity".
	The minister's statement contradicts the announcement made by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had publicly assured that Playboy would not be allowed in the state as it might promote "vulgarity".
	The Indian franchisee of the US-based group had announced its plans in November last year to set up a club in Goa.
	Playboy's property at Candolim beach has been planned as the first among 100 odd properties the group intends to open in India during the ...

Goa considering Playboy's proposal to set up club: Minister

The iconic Superman costume worn by actor Christopher Reeve is set to go under the hammer this week.
	The red and blue outfit, complete with cape and boots, was seen on late actor Reeve in 1987 blockbuster 'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace' and is expected to fetch as much as USD 32,000 at the Julien's Auctions sale in Beverly Hills, California.
	The costume, made by London-based designers Bermans & Nathans, was given to a member of the production team after filming on the movie wrapped.
	"It is still in great condition and you can see the little sewn-in slots where the cables were attached for the flying manoeuvres in the film. It's an iconic outfit and I guess one of the only times in history when wearing underpants on the outside was a good look," Martin Nolan of Julien's Auctions said in statement on their website.
	The costume will be sold off during the two-day sale on April 5-6.

Superman costume up for auction

Soccer star David Beckham is struggling to master the French language since taking up a place on a Parisian team.
	The 37-year-old sportsman joined Paris Saint-Germain earlier this year after leaving Los Angeles Galaxy, but he isn't picking up the local language as quickly as he had hoped, reported Contactmusic.
	Beckham says it took him a year to start speaking Spanish while he was playing for Real Madrid earlier in his career, and fears his French isn't sounding much better.
	"I'm too shy. When I was with Real Madrid it took me a year to learn a word of Spanish. But be patient - I will get there (with French)," he said.

David Beckham struggles to master French

Beatles legend Paul McCartney says he used to be inspired by the advertisements he saw in cinemas.
	The 70-year-old musician said that he and bandmate George Harrison were particularly amused by a furniture commercial, reported Contactmusic.
	"There were millions of things. Information we'd had from very early childhood and from teenage hood, when you're going down the cinema, seeing something funny and making a song out of it," he said.
	"George and I really loved cinema adverts. There was one for furniture called Link, showing this couple eyeing stuff up, where the catch phrase was, 'Thinking of Linking?' And me and George were like, 'You know what? That's a good title.' So one of my earliest songs went, 'Thinking of linking my love with you, thinking and linking can only be done by two.' Terrible! We never did anything with it, of course," McCartney added.
	The track was actually recorded twice in 1969, and McCartney, Harrison and Ringo Starr recorded it again in 1994 during the ...

Paul McCartney inspired by advertisements

Actress Katie Holmes reportedly enjoyed a date with producer Rick Schwartz.
	The 34-year-old actress was spotted with Schwartz at Lure Fishbar and seemed to be enjoying his company, reported New York Post.
	"Katie looked relaxed and beautiful. The two were laughing and flirting," a source said.
	Holmes is currently single after her much publicised divorce from Hollywood star Tom Cruise last year.
	Schwartz also recently split from actress Emmanuelle Chriqui.

Katie Holmes enjoys her date with Rick Schwartz

Boy band 'One Direction' member Zayn Malik wants to become a boxer in the future and has started practising the sport.
	The 20-year-old was rumoured to be leaving the band recently but 'One Direction' spokesperson had declined the claims, reported Daily Star.
	"I did boxing from when I was 15 to 17. I love it and I've started training again now on the side, even though we don't get much time off for exercise.I'm trying to eat healthier so I can bulk up. I'd love to pursue it properly one day," Malik said.
	The singer also talked about his obsession for body art.
	"All of my tattoos are based on my own art work. I want to fill up my entire right arm to my elbow to start off. I've got loads of ideas. I'm more addicted to coming up with ideas for tattoos rather than the tattoo itself!.

Zayn Malik wants to become a boxer

From playing intense roles to doing 100-crore club commercial hits, Ajay Devgn has played a variety of roles in his two-decade-old career and the actor credits this success to his spontaneity as a performer.
	The 43-year-old "Singham" star, who is married to actress Kajol and has two kids Nysa, 9, and Yug, 3, says he becomes the character he is playing in front of the camera.
	"I am a very spontaneous actor. I feel the character. I am the only actor in the industry now who is doing every genre and audience have accepted me with open arms. I try to be the character. Instead of the character becoming Ajay Devgn, Ajay becomes the character," the actor told PTI.
	"An actor job is just to perform. It's not physically and mentally tasking. Some people are method actor and I am not that kind. I feel the character in front of camera and I just behave like that," he said.
	Ajay started his career as an action hero with hits like "Phool Aur Kaante" and "Vijaypath". He went on to win the ...

I am spontaneous, not a method actor: Ajay Devgn

Actress Halle Berry is reportedly reaching out to her celebrity friends like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner to help her block photographers who take unauthorised pictures of celebrity children.
	The 46-year-old, who was fighting to move her daughter Nahla to France, where they have strong anti-paparazzi laws, lost the court battle to former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry earlier this year.
	So she now wants to lobby for a legal ban on photos of young children of celebrities in the US, reported New York Post.
	Berry has been fed up with the paparazzi, who has been hounding her ever since she gave birth to her daughter Nahla.
	She claims that the paparazzi stalk her home and her child's school every day and was recently caught on camera pointing, screaming paparazzi while accusing them of stalking.
	"I hate that I lost my cool, but you know, I'm human. That happens and when it comes to my daughter - I'm ferocious. There are no laws here that protect our children and as a mom, coming to the ...

Halle Berry fights to block paparazzi photos of celeb kids

Singer Nicole Scherzinger says even though she has over three million followers on Twitter, she is not a fan of the micro-blogging site.
	The 34-year-old does not find herself cool enough when it comes to social networking, reported Digital Spy.
	"I'm way better in person than I am on things like Twitter. I know Twitter is the best and fastest way to connect with fans who really appreciate you, but I'm still not cool with it - although I am trying! I try my best but I'm a one-on-one person and I don't want to tell people I'm on the toilet or I just brushed my teeth," she said.
	The former Pussycat Dolls' singer also said that she misses the days when there was more mystique about celebrities.
	"To be honest, I miss the old Hollywood way of having some mystique about the star," she added.

Not a fan of social networking: Nicole Scherzinger

A group of farmers in Iowa have reportedly written a letter to Matthew Perry asking the former 'Friends' star to pull his financial backing from a controversial building project in their town.
	The 43-year-old actor became an investor in the Go the Distance Baseball company in February and bosses at the firm are planning to create a youth tournament and baseball training centre in Dyersville, the same city where Kevin Costner's 1989 movie 'Field of Dreams' was shot, reported TMZ online.
	Now, bosses at the Residential & Agricultural Advisory Committee have reportedly written to Perry to express their anger over the plans, insisting the project will have a devastating impact on farmers and prohibit them from completing aerial crop dusting, which can't be carried out in populated areas.
	An excerpt of the letter, read, "It is no exaggeration to say that our very way of life is at risk."
	Bosses at the company have been caught up in a long-running legal battle with locals over the ...

Matthew Perry faces ire over building project

Funnyman Russell Brand says he almost had to have one of his legs amputated when he was hooked on heroin.
	The 37-year-old said he suffered such a bad gash to his leg during a crazed day in a park that doctors warned him that he might need amputation, reported Sun Online.
	"I woke up in hospital and they said they would have had to have amputated it if it had gone the other way," Brand said.
	The actor is said to have left his wild partying ways and is said to have maintained sobriety for over 10 years.

I feared I'd lose a leg: Russell Brand

Teen pop star Justin Bieber reportedly has his eyes set on making a Neverland -style zoo, which was built by late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
	The 19-year-old 'Boyfriend' hitmaker, who was recently caught by customs officers while he was trying to sneak his pet monkey Mally into Germany, doesn't care if he faces prosecution over the incident and wants to start building up a collection of even wilder animals, reported Sun online.
	"Justin has become such a diva he doesn't care if he faces prosecution over the monkey incident and wants to start building up a collection of even wilder animals," a source said.
	"He has been saying he loves the way Michael Jackson had an amazing collection of beasts and he wants his own zoo, including chimps, a llama, emu and camel," it added.
	Jackson, who travelled the world with his chimp Bubbles - had a private zoo at his 2,600-acre Neverland home in California. It housed chimps, tigers, giraffes, zebras, elephants, alligators, alpacas and snakes and 

Bieber wants to create Jackson's Neverland-style zoo

Sony Music Entertainment and Balaji Motion Pictures have signed a three film music deal for the production house's upcoming movies 'Ek Thi Daayan', 'Shootout At Wadala' and 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi'.
	"We have worked with Balaji in the past and they have always given us hits. This is our first big association with them on three prestigious projects. We are thrilled to be working with the team again," said Sanujeet Bhujabal, MD, Sony Music India.
	Sony previously partnered Balaji for 2011 film 'Shor In The City'.
	"The Sony Music team is very proactive, passionate and forward thinking, and have worked on some of the biggest Bollywood hits in recent times. We are glad to be associating with them on three important films," said Tanuj Garg, CEO Balaji Motion Pictures.
	The first of the three films to hit screens is supernatural thriller 'Ek Thi Daayan', a co-production with Vishal Bhardwaj, who has also composed the music. The lyrics have been penned by Gulzar. 'Ek Thi Daayan' stars .

Sony music, Balaji pictures ink 3-film music deal

Saif Ali Khan has shot a special video to spread awareness about ills of tobacco that will play in the beginning of his upcoming movie "Go Goa Gone" where he is seen as a cigar smoking zombie killer.
	Saif, who plays the role of a Russian mafia lord, 'Boris' in the new comedy shot the video after signing up for the part. The video, featuring the star, is aimed at youth and will play before the beginning of the film.
	"I think smoking is a form of drug abuse. I do not believe in censorship, as in blanket banning. An appropriate age certificate must be set and then enforced. That is what the censor board is for.
	"However, I understand with this freedom comes a social responsibility and I would like to warn the youth that smoking is a very dangerous habit," Saif said in a statement.
	Earlier, health ministry had issued an order banning smoking scenes on screen, demanding that cigarette products be blurred or edited and such scenes be accompanied by a disclaimer.
	Saif, who used to be a .

Saif Ali Khan shoots anti-tobacco video

Snoop Lion says he is glad that he has relinquished his childish ways and got all partying out of his system at a time when most men embark on a mid-life crisis.
	The 41-year-old, who has changed his name from Snoop Dogg and embraced Rastafarianism, is keen to do something positive with his life, reported Contactmusic.
	"When you reach the pinnacle, you finally wake up, put aside childish ways and want to do something positive. You can affect people. You have kids and you understand what life is about. At 40, most men decide to live wild and crazy because they've been so conservative all along. Me, I've been living wild and crazy my whole life," he said.

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