Singer-fashion designer Jessica Simpson has abandoned her favourite heels due to her pregnancy.
	The 32-year-old fashionista is expecting her second child with fiance Eric Johnson, reported Us magazine.
	After giving up on heels, Simpson recently posted a picture of herself in flats.
	She tweeted along with the picture, "Practicing walking in flats around my house."
	 "It's a totally different pregnancy. I just feel awful, I've been vomiting. The crazy thing is I never knew a wiener could make me nauseous," she added.
	Simpson has a 11-month old daughter Maxwell with Johnson.

Jessica Simpson abandons heels due to pregnancy

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured at the upcoming Melbourne International Film festival (MIFF).
	The festival will also see a retrospective of the 70-year-old actor, who is currently shooting for Prakash Jha's "Satyagraha" in Bhopal.
	"There is the Melbourne Film festival, where they do a retrospective of mine and give me honour. Then I travel back to Bhopal in a few to complete 'Satyagraha', to finish by the end of the month of April and then immediately set off for New York, to be with 'The Great Gatsby' and its premier on the 1st of May," Bachchan posted on his blog.
	"At the end of all this I would require a year to recover from symptoms of acute delusion as to what, where and why I am?," he added.
	The Melbourne International Film festival is commencing from July 25.

Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured at Melbourne Film festival

Rapper Nicki Minaj feels she is spectacular as a judge on 'American Idol'.
	Minaj, 30, who is judging the singing reality show along with Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Keith Urban, said she never has a worst moment on the show, reported Radar online.
	"My best and worst Idol moments? I don't have a worst Idol moment. I've been spectacular. Yes, I am going to toot my own horn. And then my best moment is every single moment. I'll toot it again!," she said.
	Minaj also said that she was a little fearful initially while sitting on the judging panel of the Fox reality TV hit.
	"I didn't know what to expect going in to the show. I was so nervous. I had a lot of anxiety. I felt like, 'Okay, I know everybody's just going to hate me.
	"There were moments in the audition process that I would say to the producers, 'I can't do this anymore. If everyone is going to give a good critique and I'm going to be the only one being honest, then America is going to hate me. I'm going to be seen as mean', 

I am a spectacular judge on 'American Idol': Nicki Minaj

Reality TV star Snooki, who became a mother last year, has offered pregnant socialite Kim Kardashian some fashion tips which she can use during her delivery.
	Snooki, 25, who welcomed her son Lorenzo in August, was decked up as she gave birth and recorded the process live.
	And now she has asked Kardashian to look glamerous when bringing her baby into the world, reported People magazine.
	"I waited 27 hours and the whole time I just put on makeup and watched cartoons... Stay away from the nudes. Remember to bring an extra pair of eyelashes in your purse in case you are not at home when your water breaks," Snooki said.
	She also said that dressing right for delivery is also essential and asked her to get leopard print Dolce & Gabbana gowns to "look really cute".
	Kardashian is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West.

Snooki offers Kim Kardashian fashionable delivery tips

Teen Pop star Justin Bieber's pet monkey was quarantined at Munich Airport due to lack of proper documentation.
	The 19-year-old singer recently got the animal as a gift from record producer Mally Mall, reported TMZ Online.
	Bieber arrived at the airport and was confronted about the monkey when he went through customs. When the 'Baby' hitmaker was unable to produce proper documents, German officials decided to detain the monkey.
	The animal is now in quarantine and Bieber could face prosecution from German authorities and a 10,000 pounds fine.
	"He and Mally go everywhere together. He will be heartbroken. Justin has been acting like a right diva. He is out of control and lives in an alternative reality to the rest of us," a source said.

Justin Bieber's monkey detained at airport

Actor Brad Pitt says that his upcoming zombie film "World War Z", which will release this summer, has ended up becoming "too political".
	The 49-year-old, who serves as an actor and producer on the movie, realises that the movie became "bogged down" in its initial political message, reported Digital Spy.
	Pitt stars as Gerry Lane in the film, which sees a zombie pandemic break out across the world. He explained that he initially wanted to use the zombie plot to send a socio political message.
	"At the time, I was really interested in a more political film, using the zombie trope as a kind of Trojan horse for asking, 'What would happen to socio political lines if there was a pandemic like this? Who would be on top? Who would be the powerful countries and who would be the most vulnerable?'
	"We wanted to really explore that, but it was just too much. We got bogged down in it; it was too much to explain. It gutted the fun of what these films are meant to be," he said.
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'World War Z' has become too political: Brad Pitt

One Direction is believed to be named as Britain's wealthiest boy band with net worth estimated at 25 million pounds.
	They have amassed a 5 million fortune each since first getting together in 2010, according to the new Sunday Times Rich List.
	Their individual personal wealth has rocketed all five members - Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson - into the list of music millionaires aged under 30.
	The former 'X Factor' contestants hit the jackpot after topping the charts in 16 countries with their first album 'Up All Night' which included the debut No 1 single 'What Makes You Beautiful'.
	The boys will feature in a second Rich List league table for leading charity donors. Their Comic Relief single 'One Way or Another' has shot to the top of the charts in 60 countries and hit 330,000 sales in the UK alone.

One Direction to become UK's richest band

'One Direction' star Harry Styles is reportedly co-writing and recording his own songs as he plans to release an album in the future.
	The 19-year-old singer is working on early versions of his songs during numerous visits to the Paramount recording studio in LA, reported Daily Mirror.
	"He loves messing around with some of the new songs he's been working on. He's bounced some ideas off his friend Ed Sheeran and has already laid down some vocals.
	"Harry's priority is obviously still with 1D. But when he decides the time to go solo has arrived, he's likely to have a project raring to go," a source said.
	Boyband 'One Direction' has a three album deal with Media Moghul Simon Cowell and Sony. The band has already released two out of three albums.

Harry Styles recording his own songs?

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly planning a trip to Australia to earn easy money through some television appearances before she enters rehab.
	The 26-year-old 'Liz & Dick' star recently agreed to spend 90 days in a rehabilitation facility as part of a plea deal to settle criminal charges against her in a car crash case, reported Daily Star.
	"Lindsay is planning to head to Sydney in a few weeks. She's already started looking over offers of six-figure sums for appearances. She wants to get away from the media circus, but could also do with making some fast cash," a source said.
	Lohan is currently visiting Brazil to promote a clothing line for which she was reportedly paid USD 100,000.

Lindsay Lohan to visit Australia for money

14-time Grammy winner and legendary record producer Phil Ramone, who worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul Simon and Billy Joel, has died. He was 72.
	Once dubbed as "The Pope of Pop" was hospitalised in late February with an aortic aneurysm. He passed away Saturday morning at New York Presbyterian Hospital, according to Ramone's son Matt.
	A native of South Africa, Ramone had learned violin by the age of just 3 and was trained at the Juilliard School in New York. At the age of 10 he performed as a violinist for Queen Elizabeth II.
	He later co-founded A & R Recording and built a reputation as a versatile engineer, working on pop fare like Lesley Gore as well as jazz by John Coltrane and Quincy Jones.
	He has worked on albums like Barbra Streisand's 1967 live 'A Happening in Central Park', Paul & Linda McCartney's 'Ram' (1971), Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' (1975), Paul Simon's pop classic 'Still Crazy After All These Years' ...

Music producer Phil Ramone dies at 72

'You Belong with Me' hitmaker Taylor Swift is reportedly keen to meet Prince Harry during his upcoming visit to the US in May.
	The 23-year-old singer has earlier dated former US president John F Kennedy's great nephew Conor Kennedy, reported the Sun Online.
	"Taylor's desperate to get her name added on to the VIP lists of stars being lined up to meet Harry. She loves everything about him especially his ginger hair and English accent.
	"She's dated John F Kennedy's great nephew Conor Kennedy, who is considered American royalty, and Harry would be a massive step up from him. Taylor is also Harry's type as he loves blondes," a source said.
	Swift has previously dated boy band 'One Direction's' member Harry Styles and was most recently linked to singer Ed Sheeran.

Taylor Swift keen to meet Prince Harry

Actor Tom Cruise is said to be upset with his ex-wife Katie Holmes after she posed for some steamy, eye-popping photos for an ad campaign.
	Holmes bared her body in a sizzling new ad campaign for jewellery brand H Stern, where she appears naked and barely covers her chest with her hands.
	The 34-year-old also got wet and wild on the cover of the April issue of Allure magazine, appearing to be topless in the pictures, reported Showbizspy.
	"I think Tom is fit to be tied over Katie's red-hot new image. It is sure to burn him up because he probably thinks Katie is deliberately trying to rub his nose in her sassy single-girl persona.
	"The bottom line is that I'm sure it galls Tom to no end that he doesn't have the power to call the shots with Katie anymore," a source said.
	Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise on June 29 last year after five years of marriage.

Tom Cruise furious with Katie Holmes

'Emancipate', a pervasive global theme represented in blockbusters "Lincoln", "Django Unchained" and "Argo", has been named the top HollyWord of 2012 while 'Pi' has been ranked second.
	The 10th annual global analysis by Global Language Monitor also named 'barricade, 'upside down', 'interrogation enhancement', 'czar', 'Argos', 'borderline', 'Franken', and 'Elvish' in the top 10.
	"In 2012, emancipate was a pervasive global theme represented in 'Lincoln', 'Django', and 'Argo' but also in smaller, documentary and Indy efforts the world over. As Webster defines it, emancipate means 'to free from restraint, control, or the power of another'.
	"This certainly resonated with both the filmmakers and the audiences, who turned out in record numbers this season," says Paul J J Payack, president and chief word analyst of GLM.
	Each year, GLM announces the top HollyWords after the Oscars at the conclusion of the awards season. The 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre .

'Emancipate' named top HollyWord for 2012, Pi 2nd

R&B star Rihanna has seen off competition from Beyonce and Katy Perry to be named the most influential pop star.
	The 25-year-old topped the list compiled by '4Music' after an analysis of social media activity, airplay and press coverage, reported Sun Online.
	Beyonce came in second, while boy band One Direction bagged the third position followed by Perry and Justin Bieber.
	The 'Umbrella' hitmaker posted pictures of herself on instagram celebrating the win.
	"I only know how to be number 1!! I could use a challenge... How dat feel down there on ya knees, Huh?!," she wrote.
	Rihanna is famous for her tracks like 'Love The Way You Lie', 'We Found Love', 'Where Have You Been', 'Unapologetic' and 'Diamonds'.

Rihanna named most influential pop star

Former Pussycat Dolls' singer Nicole Scherzinger says working with rapper will.I.Am on his upcoming album 'Willpower' was exhausting.
	The 34-year-old said the Black Eyed Peas member is always "always thinking and creating", reported The Daily Star.
	"He's like a crazy ball of energy that just bounces off the walls. He's always thinking and creating," she said.
	The 'X Factor' judge also said that she has worked with will.I.Am on her own solo project.
	"He executively produced pretty much everything I've done, up until now," Scherzinger said.
	The singer's latest single 'Boomerang' reached number six on the UK singles chart earlier this month.

Working with will.I.Am is exhausting: Nicole Scherzinger

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who was out partying in a nightclub recently, sat on the floor and hid under a table to avoid taking pictures with fans.
	During an appearance at the club in Sao Palo, Brazil, Lohan was photographed hiding under a table and seemed to be crying while an unidentified man smoking a cigarette attempted to get her out from under the table, reported Daily Mirror.
	A Brazilian, who was present at the party, clicked a photograph of Lohan and added the caption, "Bafao! In party in Sao Paulo, Lindsay Lohan refuses to take pictures and hides under the DJ table (sic)."
	The 26-year-old flew to Brazil to promote a clothing line for which she was reportedly paid USD 100,000. The "Mean Girls" star is due to start her 90-day rehab stint in May due to charges stemming from a car crash.

Lindsay Lohan hides under table at nightclub

Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe's depressing letter to her acting teacher Lee Strasberg and John Lennon's note to another Beatle member Paul McCartney will be auctioned online.
	The items will be available for purchase on the internet along with hundreds of other historical documents, reported Aceshowbiz.
	In her letter, Monroe said she was losing the will to live, "My will is weak but I can't stand anything. I sound crazy but I think I'm going crazy. It's just that I get before a camera and my concentration and everything I'm trying to learn leaves me. Then I feel like I'm not existing in the human race at all."
	The actress, who died from a drug overdose in August, 1962, apparently penned her note of despair on Hotel Bel-Air letterhead stationery. The undated letter is expected to fetch between USD 30,000 and USD 50,000 at the upcoming auction.
	As for Lennon's letter, it reflects the deep tension between the late musician and bandmate McCartney.
	"Do you really think most of today's .

Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon's letter up for auction

Veteran star Meryl Streep's daughter, Mamie Gummer, has called it quits with her actor husband of two years Benjamin Walker.
	Both stars have confirmed the split, with Gummer's representative telling "It's very amicable", reported Us magazine.
	The couple first met while performing together in the 2008 Broadway production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses".
	In 2009, Gummer gushed to the media that Walker had surprised her with a custom-made engagement ring.
	"He did it on one knee! My mom loves him!" she had said at the time.
	The pair tied the knot in July 2011 at her family's Connecticut estate. The 29-year-old "Side Effects" actress is the second eldest of Streep's four children with husband Don Gummer.
	Walker, 30, who is staring opposite Scarlett Johansson in the Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", just recently spoke very highly of his wife to a magazine in a January 2013 interview.

Meryl Streep's daughter splits from actor husband

Pop star Lady Gaga, who was recently seen in a 24-carat gold plated wheelchair as she recovers from a hip surgery, was spotted in a new custom-made Louis Vuitton chair.
	The 'Born This Way' hitmaker was celebrating her 27th birthday in Chicago with boyfriend Taylor Kinney when she was pictured in the designer creation, which features a seat covered with the French fashion brand's iconic brown and tan initials print, reported Sun Online.
	Gaga has been on wheelchair since she got an operation done to repair a labral tear on her right hip last month.
	She was previously photographed in a lavish gold wheelchair, which she commissioned from luxury brand Mordekai.

Lady Gaga gets herself custom-made Louis Vuitton wheelchair

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way is bouncing back from the group's recent split by launching a new graphic novel based on the band's final album.
	'Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys' will be released in June this year, reported Daily Star.
	A preview will be available at the Forbidden Planet comic book store on Record Store Day in May.
	Way co-wrote the story for the novel.
	His band recently split after 12 years together. The band, formed in 2001 and released four albums over the years. The last record, 'Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys', hit stores in 2010.

My Chemical Romance star to release new graphic novel

Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls has been named the top ranked model in the world by a website.
	The 25-year-old Victoria's Secret Angel, who has been given the top spot by models.Com, has fronted campaigns for everyone from Stella McCartney to Versace since making her catwalk debut four years ago, reported Sun online.
	Smalls, who featured in at least 13 runway shows during the last fashion week, is in high demand with the world's leading designers, photographers and magazine editors.
	Unlike models like Cara Delevingne and Lara Stone, whose appeal lie in their unique, iconic looks, Smalls' success is in her adaptable catwalk beauty.
	Smalls' long legs, pout and natural looks have already helped her carve a successful modelling career.
	Smalls, who was Born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, as Joan Smalls Rodriguez, is not just inspiring for fashion lines, but also broke beauty industry standards to become the first ever Latina face of cosmetics giant Estee Lauder in 2011.
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