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Matt Damon happy being second choice
London, Feb 6 Actor Matt Damon, star of the Oscar
nominated "The Departed", says he is fine with taking up roles
that others have turned down because it is the only way to get
ahead in Hollywood.
He has made peace with this fact and feels that being on the
list of potential stars is something to be proud of.
Contactmusic.com quoted him saying: "That's the way it works.
Every script has someone else's fingerprints on it. For years
Tom Cruise fingerprints were on every script.
"I was probably just somewhere down the line. But to me, you
want to just be on that list. And try to stay on that list. And
not be comparing yourself to other people on that list."
Prince William to be godfather to Emma Bunton's baby?
New York, Feb 6 Former Spice girl Emma Bunton,
pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Jade Jones,
has apparently asked Prince William to be her baby's
godfather.
The 31-year-old feels that William, 24, is the perfect man
to give the baby support and advice. Emma once flirted
with the prince when they met after a Spice Girls show in
1995. They have kept in touch ever since, reports
www.hollywood.tv.
A source said: "Prince William was thrilled to bits for
Emma and thinks she'll make a perfect mom. He'll make a
great godparent too. He's brilliant with kids."
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Paltrow returns to work to be a better mom
London, Feb 6 Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow
got back to work so that her children could think of her
as a more interesting mom.
Paltrow, who had taken a break from acting after she gave
birth to her second child Moses last year, has returned to
work in the movie "Iron Man" with Robert Downey Jr,
reports contactmusic.com
She said: "I hadn't worked in a long time. I was really
committed to being home. Then I finally agreed to do this
movie. I reached a place where I thought, 'It's okay that
I have a passion for something besides my family.'
"I love working in films. If I do one thing that makes me
fulfilled, then I'm a more interesting woman for my
children."
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Bunton wants to have Botox
London, Feb 6 Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton is keen
to overcome her fear of injections so that she can have
Botox.
Bunton last month announced that se was expecting her
first child and now she wants to remain looking young well
into motherhood.
Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying: "I've thought about
Botox. I don't think there's anything wrong with that
because when I smile I've got these lines around my eyes.
But I hate injections. I think if I could go with a friend
and watch her get them done first, I'd be fine."
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Author remembers Kate Hepburn's useful advice
New York, Feb 6 Karen Karbo, the author of "How to
Hepburn: Lessons on Living From Kate the Great", says the
late acting legend gave some handy advice for women.
Pagesix.com quoted Karbo as saying: "She (Katherine
Hepburn) handily redefined femininity, forced the world to
ponder the meaning of marriage and gave generations of
women fresh options for surviving middle age and beyond."
Some of the advice from Hepburn includes take several cold
showers a day; eat cooked fruit with dinner; avoid
restaurants; and please yourself, then at least one person
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Matt feeling shaded by Angelina Jolie
London, Feb 6 Actor Matt Damon is feeling upstaged
by his "The Good Shepherd" co-star Angelina Jolie.
It seems Damon cannot be serious at all times and worries
about the fact that he is getting upstaged in the tabloid
market.
Speaking about the crowd of photographers gathered around
the sets when Jolie was shooting, Damon said: "When
Angelina was working there were 40 cameras waiting."
The movie, which tells the story of the early years of the
CIA, is directed by acting legend Robert De Niro and Jolie
plays Clover, who is the wife of the character played by
Damon. The actor managed to avoid the attention that Jolie
dealt with while shooting, reports contactmusic.com.
He added, "I'd walk past but they were like lions that had
been fed. They just looked at me."
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Coldplay to release singles box set
London, Feb 6 British rock band Coldplay are set to
release a box set of every single they have released.
The set is called "The Singles 1999-2006" and includes the
band's 14 hits with each song's original sleeve artwork,
reports ananova.com.
Five of the songs have not been released before. Some of
the songs, which were not released in Britain but are
included in the set, are: "Don't panic", "God put a smile
on your face" and "What if".
The set will hits the stall on March 26.
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Moore says she is not a 'toothpick' like Nicole
New York, Feb 6 Taking a dig at boyfriend A.M.
Goldstein's former fiancée Nicole Richie's ultra thin
appearance, actress-singer Mandy Moore says she's not like
a "toothpick" and is just a "regular-looking" person.
Moore, who suffered from depression after she spilt from
actor Zach Braff, is now involved with DJ Goldstein.
Hollywood.com quoted her as saying: "Oh, god! I tell you
what, in this industry it's my job to look a certain way
or what not and it's weird for men too. But I'm much
happier to present this type of person. I'm not Nicole
Richie. I'm not like a toothpick, and I never will be. I'm
just a regular-looking person and that's okay.
"It's taken awhile to come to grips with that since it's
definitely not the norm in my business. But, like, who
cares? If anything, that makes someone more special. Or at
least that's what I tell myself."
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Bob Geldof plans TV channel for peace
Los Angeles, Feb 5 Singer and social activist Bob Geldof plans to start a TV channel aimed at saving the
world.
The 52-year-old, who was the driving force behind the Live
Aid and Live 8 charity concerts, wants to promote global
peace via the new channel.
Geldof's friends say he hopes to have the as-yet-unnamed
station on air before year-end, reports www.Hollywood.tv.
"It will be like a Fairtrade telly channel encouraging the
West to help the poorer nations, hopefully in an
entertaining way," a source said.
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Queen won't watch 'The Queen'
London, Feb 5 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not
watch the movie "The Queen" because she doesn't want to
watch anyone else depict her on screen.
The queen doesn't feel like reliving the painful week when
Diana, her former daughter-in-law, died in a car crash
August 1997, reports contactmusic.com. That week is the
subject of the film.
A friend of the queen said: "To try to watch somebody else
being you is almost impossible. The queen is not a great
film person. There are small cinema rooms at (her homes)
Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and Balmoral, but the queen
rarely takes advantage of them."
Peter Morgan, the film's scriptwriter, said: "If the queen
hasn't seen it, that's very, very sensible. It speaks
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Miller would rather decorate than date
London, Feb 5 Actress Sienna Miller says she
doesn't care too much for a man but would rather spend
time decorating her home.
Miller, who has recently been garnering rave reviews for
her performance in "Factory Girl", confessed she has no
time for a new love after she has split with actor Jude
Law, reports contactmusic.com.
She said: "The past year has been strange. Now I'm trying
to relax and think about decorating my house."
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Beyonce Knowles is a tough boss
New York, Feb 5 Pop singer Beyonce Knowles is one
of the highest paid entertainers but seems to have no
sympathy for those struggling to make it big.
Sources said that Knowles is forcing her back-up dancers
to pay for their own flights from New York to Los Angeles
for future tours and videos. And the back-up performers
were apparently asked to "work this week for a measly $400
per video". The performers are afraid to object fearing
they might lose their jobs, reports pagesix.com.
A source said: "They were told that they couldn't call
their agents and that if they didn't agree, they would not
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Williams offering support to Minogue
London, Feb 5 British comedian David Williams is
offering his support to pop singer Kylie Minogue, who has
recently split from her French boyfriend Oliver Martinez
and hopes she will turn to him for comfort.
Williams is desperate for her to call him up.
Contactmusic.com quoted Williams as saying: "She's
gorgeous and I hope she's doing okay. I don't know what
went wrong with Martinez but I do know she deserves
happiness and loyalty. She's got my number if she wants to
get together for a laugh."
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David Goyer gives up on comic book superhero
London, Feb 5 Screenwriter David Goyer, who
recently worked on "Batman Begins", has given up on trying
to bring a third superhero comic book to the screen
because he was rejected by Warner Bros.
Goyer had earlier worked on "Batman" and "Blade" and
thought he would have it easy after having succeeded with
the other two franchises, reports contactmusic.com.
Speaking on his MySpace page, he said: "Well, I've been
waiting a few months to relate this news - but I am sad to
say that my version of 'The Flash' is dead at Warner Bros.
The god's honest truth is that Warner Bros and myself
simply couldn't agree on what would make for a cool
'Flash' film.
"I'm quite proud of the screenplay I turned it. I threw my
heart into it and I genuinely think it would've been the
basis of a ground-breaking film. But as of now, the studio
is heading off in a completely different direction."
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McGregor has secret to looking young
London, Feb 5 Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has
found a secret to looking young - shaving his entire body.
McGregor, who is in talks to play the late rocker Kurt
Cobain, turns 36 this year but says he has discovered the
formula of keeping his youthful looks.
Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying: "I've found ways to
cheat the ageing process. I shave my chest because having
it hairy makes me look older."
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Grant teased me over Disraeli's hair: Thornton
London, Feb 4 Actor Billy Bob Thornton found
himself at the receiving end of taunts from British actor
Hugh Grant after he revealed his phobia of 19th century
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's hairstyle.
Thornton was so sickened by Disraeli's curly locks that he
found himself unable to eat every time Grant mentioned the
late statesman on the set of 2003 film "Love Actually".
Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying: "I was watching
some old movie once ... I don't remember the name ... but
Benjamin Disraeli was a character in it. He was in this
old, weird room, with old heavy drapes and there was just
something about his hair.
"I thought, 'God knows what's going on with that hair'. I
don't know what it was - maybe some food accidentally got
in there somehow. There was something about the way it
swept out...I couldn't breathe too well.
"When I did 'Love Actually' with Hugh Grant, he set up a
picture of Benjamin Disraeli right at the top of the
stairs where we were doing our scene. He just wouldn't
leave me alone about it. Right before lunch he'd mention
something about Benjamin Disraeli's hair and I couldn't
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Grant teased me over Disraeli's hair: Thornton
London, Feb 4 Actor Billy Bob Thornton found
himself at the receiving end of taunts from British actor
Hugh Grant after he revealed his phobia of 19th century
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's hairstyle.
Thornton was so sickened by Disraeli's curly locks that he
found himself unable to eat every time Grant mentioned the
late statesman on the set of 2003 film "Love Actually".
Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying: "I was watching
some old movie once ... I don't remember the name ... but
Benjamin Disraeli was a character in it. He was in this
old, weird room, with old heavy drapes and there was just
something about his hair.
"I thought, 'God knows what's going on with that hair'. I
don't know what it was - maybe some food accidentally got
in there somehow. There was something about the way it
swept out...I couldn't breathe too well.
"When I did 'Love Actually' with Hugh Grant, he set up a
picture of Benjamin Disraeli right at the top of the
stairs where we were doing our scene. He just wouldn't
leave me alone about it. Right before lunch he'd mention
something about Benjamin Disraeli's hair and I couldn't
eat."
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Miller hits back at British press
London, Feb 4 Actress Sienna Miller has lashed out
at the British press for claiming she is addicted to media
attention, saying she's only seeking publicity to promote
her new movie "Factory Girl".
The press mocked her for appearing at the "Factory Girl"
New York premiere in a pair of knickers last week. Miller
insists being in the spotlight is "all part of the job",
reports contactmusic.com.
She said: "Look, I'm doing all this PR for a movie that's
coming out. It's a big publicity push. I have to do it.
It's part of my job. But I don't read all the stuff. I
don't keep it, I don't cut it out or save it or look at it
or stick it in scrapbooks. If I were the type who'd be
reading all about myself, I'd be quite sick of myself."
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Lopez to get amnesty award for 'Bordertown'
London, Feb 4 Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez will
receive the Artists for Amnesty award at the Berlin Film
Festival for producing and starring in "Bordertown", a
film examining the murders of hundreds of women in a
Mexican town.
She will receive the award Feb 14 from Nobel Peace Prize
winner Jose Ramos-Horta.
"Since first hearing of these atrocities in 1998... I
desperately wanted to tell this story (as depicted in 'Bordertown').
I began working to ensure we made this film in order to
bring the attention of the world to this tragedy and to
pressure the Mexican government to bring to justice those
responsible for these horrible crimes," explained Lopez.
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