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Daughters say Demi Moore unbelievably stylish
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New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Actress Demi Moore's daughters say their mother is one of the most "unbelievably stylish" women on earth.

Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis admit Moore is their style icon, ahead of heroines like Sienna Miller and Kirsten Dunst, reports hollywood.com. 

They rarely leave the house without getting style tips from their mother, because she inspires them to look their best at all times.

Says 17-year-old Rumer: "My mom is one of the most unbelievably stylish women ever. 

"I trust her judgment so much in terms of what I wear. I always ask her opinion before we go out." 

Her sister Scout says: "She always looks so chic. Even if she's just in jeans, she'll wear a great pair of Lanvin flats that make it so elegant."
 
Israeli widows endorse Spielberg's 'Munich'
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New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Steven Spielberg's new movie "Munich" has been endorsed by the widows of two participants at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, who were among those killed by Palestinian terrorists.

The controversial film has already come under fire from Israelis and Jews, who believe it distorts the true course of events and glorifies the Palestinian cause, prior to opening across the US Jan 6. 

But Ilana Romano, widow of weightlifter Yosef Romano, and Ankie Spitzer, who was married to fencing coach Andre Spitzer, say the film doesn't dishonour their husbands' memories or tarnish their country's image, reports hollywood.com. 

Spitzer says: "We didn't feel it was an affront or a negative thing, or an equation between the terrorists and the people who were trying to eliminate them - not innocent people, but people who would try to make another Munich."
 
Actress Thurman sings in new movie
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London, Jan 3 (IANS) Uma Thurman, the actress of such hits as "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill", is pleased that her real singing voice was used in the new movie "The Producers."

Thurman worked relentlessly so she could do a good job on the difficult role of Ulla and she loved the experience of singing live, said contactmusic.com. 

She says: "The dancing is not so hard for me, but when it came to the singing, our musical director Patrick Brady helped me to find a voice. The good news is they are not having someone else sing for me, so it couldn't be too bad. 

"Singing with an orchestra for the first time was also a wonderful experience. I had more fun than I have ever had in my entire life."
 
Nixon, Hennessy had tried for role in 'X-Files'
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Jan 3 (IANS) "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon and actress Jill Hennessy contested for the role of Agent Dana Scully in the "X-Files" series, which eventually went to Gillian Anderson.

Hennessy, who became friends with Anderson through the audition process, was with her when she won the coveted role, reported contactmusic.com. 

She says: "She gave me a ride back from the audition in the convertible she rented. We were listening to Nina Simone when she said, 'I don't know if I'm supposed to tell anybody, but they just told me that I got the part.'"

Monaghan has Beatles tattoo
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London, Jan 3 (IANS) Dominic Monaghan, star of the "Lord of the Rings" series and "Lost", is a huge fan of the Beatles and has one of their famous lyrics tattooed on his arm.

Monaghan has collected tattoos through various stages of his life and even had an elf symbol etched while filming "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, reported contactmusic.com. 

His new tattoo reads "Living is easy with eyes closed", which is a line from the song "Strawberry Fields". 

Monaghan says: "Yes, it's a Beatles tattoo. I am a huge, huge Beatles fan. You know how people believe in Christianity or Buddhism or Krishna, whatever. I kind of believe in the teachings of The Beatles. Especially Lennon - it's like a school of thought for me. 

"When you look at The Beatles and what they symbolised, it's coming from a place of positivity and love, friendship and understanding. And that's a beautiful way to be."

 
Huffman thanks tough teachers
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London, Jan 3 (IANS) "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman thanks her difficult drama teachers for making her a successful actress.

Huffman is convinced that a good mixture of healthy criticism and discipline was the only way to learn the craft of acting, according to contactmusic.com. 

She says: "I remember I did a scene from 'Romeo and Juliet'. I finished the scene and thought I had done well. The teacher looked at me and went, 'Yes. Come over here and sit down.' Very gently he told me, 'I appreciate what you are trying to do, but...' 

"And he was right. I was terrible. He worked me through it a million times and looking back it was so kind of him, because I was so far off the mark. But that was the way to learn."
 

Kate Moss seeing Oxford student?
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London, Jan 3 (DPA) Kate Moss, the British supermodel whose reputation has been tainted by drug abuse, has been spotted in the company of a 20-year-old Oxford University student who also works as a model, the Sun newspaper reported Tuesday.

It said Moss, 31, and James Burke, a former pupil at Charterhouse, one of Britain's leading private schools, had been seen together in the US ski resort of Aspen, Colorado.

They had met two weeks ago at the holiday home of Richard Branson, the British multi-millionaire and owner of Virgin Atlantic airline, in the Caribbean.

Moss is reported to have dropped her former boyfriend, rocker Pete Doherty, after a stormy and drug-fuelled relationship.

The top model was caught on camera snorting cocaine during one of Doherty's studio sessions in London last autumn. Publication of the damaging video footage by a British tabloid prompted Moss to apologize for her "mistake."

Several fashion houses, including Chanel and H&M, cancelled their contracts with Moss who has since undergone drug rehabilitation treatment at a major US clinic.
 
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Indian American pop singer to perform at Grammy's
By Ashok Easwaran, Indo-Asian News Service

Chicago, Jan 4 (IANS) Pop singer Reggie Benjamin, the first Indian American to win a Hollywood deal, is all set to perform at the Grammy awards next month.

Benjamin, who has also filmed a music video in Hugh Heffner's fabulous Playboy Mansion, said his success was a lucky coincidence, coming as it did with an increasing American interest in Bollywood. 

"Suddenly, it is cool to be Indian," Benjamin, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, told IANS.

To become a Hollywood pop singer was an unusual career choice for Benjamin who was studying to be a chemical engineer. His persistence paid off when he was signed on by music industry mogul Kerry Gordy.

But the path to success has been long and arduous. In the initial years, no one wanted to even listen to him, said Benjamin. 

"After Sep 11, Hollywood stereotyped Indian Americans in the category 'Middle Eastern'. It was very hard," said the singer who has knocked on Hollywood doors since 1998.

"Earlier they did not even give a chance. Finally, I tried to trick them - I stopped sending my pictures along with my portfolios. It worked because my name does not give a clue to my Indian ancestry," he said.

Benjamin, the son of immigrants from Andhra Pradesh, studied music, business and chemical engineering. But his talent for show business set him on a trajectory to become a pop star. 

Benjamin's choice of vocation could not have been more unconventional. His father was a Christian pastor who was especially fond of Elvis Presley's gospel songs, to which Benjamin attributes his interest in music. 

"My parents always listened to Elvis' gospel music and watched his movies," recalled Benjamin. He began doing Elvis impersonations when he was eight. "I was performing live for relatives and friends for money."

On a visit to Washington, he got all his cousins together and charged them a dollar admission fee. It was his first paid performance.

Benjamin quickly graduated to performing at music concerts and at major Hollywood events. Now, he is all set to perform at the Grammy awards red carpet event Feb 8.

Over the years, Benjamin has won several distinctions in pop music. He was the first Indian to make it to the Billboard charts and has had 10 hits in a row in more than 25 countries. 

But perhaps Benjamin's most spectacular coup was the shooting of his video "Hurry Up" at Hugh Heffner's Playboy Mansion. Benjamin was looking for something controversial for his new video and thought shooting at the Mansion would be sensational enough. 

"I rang up Heffner's office every day for four months to seek permission to shoot. When they denied me permission to shoot inside the Mansion, I asked if I could shoot outside the gates or on the driveway. The answer was a firm no. 

"Finally, one day when I called, I heard Heffner's assistant telling him, 'It is that kid again' and Heffner's reply in the background, 'Let the kid shoot his video inside the mansion.' Unexpectedly, he also allowed me to use five Playmates in the video."

On the shoot, Benjamin said: "It was quite an experience. Playboy Mansion is beautiful. One has this preconception of a house filled with girls. But when I went there for the first time there were no girls but monkeys, flamingos and parrots in the backyard, and a huge swimming pool." 

Benjamin subsequently took his parents to meet Heffner. 

"He was very nice," said Benjamin. "Although on the trip home, my mother kept asking me 'What exactly is Playboy'?"

The success of "Hurry up" paved the way for his second single, "Ride", which was quickly ranked number four in the Billboard Breakout Dance Charts.

Another of his albums, "Chandamama", turned out to be hugely popular with the younger generation. "It is an album anyone from eight to eighty can relate to," he said.

In Bollywood, Benjamin likes the late playback singer Kishore Kumar. 

"But Hariharan is my favorite," he said. 

He said he was negotiating with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to feature the actor in one of his music videos.

How did his parents react to his choice of career? 

"Initially, they were sceptical and very worried. Like all Indian American parents, they wanted me to become a doctor, engineer or a lawyer. But they saw me on television with the likes of Steve Wonder - that is a sure sign that you have made it. And then money started coming in. That makes all the difference."
 
Cruise tops moneymaker list for seventh year
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Jan 4 (IANS) Superstar Tom Cruise has topped a poll of top money making celebrities after earning a fortune in 2005.

Contactmusic.com reports it is the seventh time that Cruise has topped the annual Quigley Publishing Company Top Ten Money-Making Stars poll. And this is the 18th time he has featured on the Top 10.

Johnny Depp followed him at second spot ahead of Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The Quigley Poll is conducted annually since 1932 and is a survey of motion picture exhibitors. It asks them to vote for the 10 stars that generated the most box office revenue in the preceding year for their movies.

When exhibitors were asked to name the Stars of Tomorrow they voted for Jack Black and Dakota Fanning. 

The top 10 moneymaking stars of 2005 are: 
1. Tom Cruise 
2. Johnny Depp 
3. Angelina Jolie 
4. Brad Pitt 
5. Vince Vaughn
6. George Clooney 
7. Will Smith 
8. Reese Witherspoon 
9. Adam Sandler 
10.Tom Hanks
 
Hilton in trouble
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Paris Hilton is in a bit of trouble in her legal feud with heiress-actress Zeta Graf.

According to pagesix.com, Hilton gave a deposition in the $10 million slander suit Graf filed against her last year. Graf claimed that Hilton deliberately maligned her. 

Now a source close to the case says Hilton admitted lying when she planted a story in the press that Graf, who had dated her former fiancé Paris Latsis, attacked her in a jealous rage at a London club. The source claims that Hilton admitted that Graf never attacked her. 

Hilton's former publicist says that the attack story came straight from Hilton herself. 

Graf in a statement said: "Hilton will learn a valuable lesson about what happens when you try to ruin another person's reputation. She made a number of false statements about me, and she repeatedly lied under oath during her recent deposition. I look forward to her explaining all of this to a jury." 

Hilton's crisis manager says: "In view of the fact that it's an ongoing matter, I'm not in a position to make any comment."
 
Paltrow gets serious about her Jewish roots
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) Oscar wining actress Gwyneth Paltrow has started taking her Jewish roots seriously after she missed out on two years of fasting during the religion's holy days.

Contactmusic.com reports Paltrow was pregnant with her baby Apple in 2003 and was breastfeeding the baby in 2004, so she made sure she honoured the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in style in 2005. 

Paltrow is also planning to pay tribute to her ancestors every year from now on. She says: "I am the result of generations and generations of rabbis back in Minsk. They call it a rabbinical dynasty."
 
'Life Of Brian' voted best comedy film
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) The Monty Python classic "The Life of Brian" has been voted the Best Comedy Film of all time.

According to contactmusic.com, the poll was carried out by Britain's Channel 4. "The Life of Brian" beat out the likes of "Airplane" and "Shaun of the Dead". 

Channel 4 conducted the poll as part of the New Year's Day programme "50 Greatest Comedy Films". 

Placed fourth was "Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery" followed by "South Park". Another in the Monty Python series, "The Holy Grail", took sixth place with "American Pie" and "Blazing Saddles" coming in seventh and eighth respectively. 

Rounding off the top 10 were "There's Something about Mary" starring Cameron Diaz and the rock musical "This Is Spinal Tap".
 
'Crash' wins Best Film award
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) The hard-hitting drama "Crash" has won the Best Movie of the Year awarded by the African American Critics Association.

Contactmusic.com reports that the film's star, Terence Howard, was also awarded the Best Actor for his performance in another film "Hustle and Flow." "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman won Best Actress playing a transgender in "Transamerica". 

Director John Singleton was also honoured for producing "Hustle and Flow" and directing "Four Brothers".
 
Reagan shooter allowed to go home for New Year
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to shoot former US president Ronald Reagan in 1981, was allowed to spend time with his family as a New Year's gift from a federal judge in Washington DC.

According to contactmusic.com, Hinckley was allowed to leave Washington DC's St. Elizabeth Hospital. He has been incarcerated there since 1982. Until now he was allowed to leave the mental hospital only for supervised walks around the city. But from now on he will be allowed to go home for seven-night periods at a time.

Hinckley shot Reagan and three others in an attack but was found not guilty of attempted murder on insanity grounds. His lawyers argued that he was psychotic and he carried out the shooting in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster. 

He was obsessed with her after watching her in the movie "Taxi Driver". Hinckley was emulating the character in the movie played by Robert De Niro who tries to assassinate a politician.
 
Will Culkin reveal Jackson's secrets?
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New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Actor Macaulay Culkin will appear in the British reality show "Big Brother" and TV bosses are hoping he will reveal all about his friendship with Michael Jackson.

According to hollywood.com, Culkin was supposedly picked because of his troubled childhood and his friendship with Michael Jackson. A source at Channel 4 said: "This is a great coup for us. And because of his friendship with Michael Jackson, you're almost getting two for the price of one. 

"We were desperate to bag Macaulay because we want some big name Americans who will be controversial and have a chequered history. And he fits the bill nicely because so much has happened to him in his young life. 

"But more importantly he has been privy to Jacko's private world at Neverland."
 
Woody Allen heading for Spain
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) Oscar winning director Woody Allen, who has shot most of his movies in New York, is set to honour Spain by filming his next movie there.

According to contactmusic.com, Allen, who has made all his films in his native New York except for his latest, "Match Point", which he shot in Britain, now has plans to go to Spain. 

Allen became friends with the Spanish company Mediapro during a recent trip to Barcelona where he performed with his jazz band. He says: "I'm delighted to make a film in Spain, a country which has become so special to me." 

Filming is set to start on the film in 2007 and will comprise of a largely Spanish cast.
 
Airport worker told West of Grammy nominations
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London, Jan 4 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West came to know he was nominated for eight Grammy awards when an airport worker told him.

According to contactmusic.com, West was thrilled to hear that he shares the most number of nominations with his friend John Legend. He says: "I was in the airport and security told me." 

West seems to be extremely confident that his album "Late Registration" will win the Grammy and says: "It would be the first album in Grammy history that was all rap that won for Album Of The Year."

   
Greta Garbo stamp tops poll
DPA

Stockholm, Jan 4 (DPA) A commemorative stamp featuring legendary Swedish film actress Greta Garbo topped a poll of the most popular stamp 2005, the country's postal services said Wednesday.

Garbo, who would have turned 100 last September, garnered 32 percent of the votes in the Dec 19-30 poll, the postal services said.

The second most popular stamp that featured a view over the world heritage site "The High Coast" in northern Sweden, picked up 6 percent of the 6,653 eligible votes.

The winning Garbo stamp was based on a portrait of the actress from the 1932 movie "As You Desire Me".

Garbo, born Greta Gustafsson in humble circumstances here, moved to Hollywood in 1925.

She died in April 1990. Her ashes are buried at the Skogskyrkogarden Cemetery here, which is also listed as a world heritage site.

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Chinese director to head Cannes jury
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Paris, Jan 4 (DPA) Chinese director Wong Kar Wai, best known for his film "In the Mood for Love", will head the jury of this year's Cannes film festival, organisers announced Wednesday.

The first Chinese filmmaker to win a best director award at Cannes, for his film "Happy Together", Wong will also be the first person from his country to head the famed film fest's jury.

Wong said he was "honoured" to be given the chance to head the jury.

"Each city possesses its own language," he said. "In Cannes it is that of dreams. It is difficult to judge a dream, even more so to compare it to another. There is a Chinese proverb that says 'we can never predict where the wind comes from, but we should always leave the windows open'," he said.

President of the film festival, Gilles Jacob, said: "We are delighted to have Wong Kar Wai as president of the jury. His films touch you instantly."

This year's Cannes film festival runs from May 17-28.
 
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Actress Lohan back in hospital
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Teen actress Lindsay Lohan is back in hospital after suffering a massive asthma attack.

Lohan, who has been plagued with bad health and exhaustion in the past 18 months, was admitted to a Miami hospital after flying there to celebrate New Year's Eve with her mother at exclusive club Prive, reports hollywood.com. 

Medics advised the "Mean Girls" star to stay in hospital for a few days after discovering the attack had broken a blood vessel in her neck. 

According to her publicist Leslie Sloane, Lohan is in the hospital for observation, but is expected to be released in time for her next film project, "Chapter 27", which she is scheduled to start filming with reported boyfriend Jared Leto later this month.

Sloane says: "Lindsay is resting comfortably. She is okay. She starts work in about two weeks."
 
Ex 'Friends' star buys Elton's home
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New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry has given Elton John a financial boost as the rocker begins married life to long-time partner David Furnish - he has bought the singer's Los Angeles home, hollywood.com reported.

Perry paid $4.5 million for the Beverly Hills condo, which features stunning views of Los Angeles, according to US magazine In Touch. 

It's a big profit for Elton - he paid just $875,000 for the sky-high pad in the late 1990s.
 
Jennifer Lopez's 'Carmen' to be dumped
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Jan 5 (IANS) A planned Jennifer Lopez version of the classic tale "Carmen" is reportedly being canned because Hollywood investors didn't want to see her die at the end of the film.

According to Internet Movie Database, director Taylor Hackford is certain that the industry is refusing to risk $50 million because it wants to see Lopez in her usual light-hearted 'girl-next-door' roles. 

The movie inspired by Georges Bizet's opera instead turns Lopez into a sultry Spanish temptress who ends up being killed by her jealous lover. 

Hackford says: "Studios are so frightened at the moment that they are looking for outside money. There is a great deal of fear in Hollywood. Many of the films are not working (at box office). 

"Carmen is not a sweet, nice girl. This is a piece about a criminal. We want to do a tough, hard version, but Hollywood thinks the audience (for Jennifer Lopez) is 13-year-old girls. It has an ending that Hollywood does not like to make."
 
Spielberg dismisses 'Mary Poppins' rumours
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New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Two-time Oscar wining director Steven Spielberg has dismissed rumours that he is planning to remake the classic "Mary Poppins". 

Internet Movie Database reports Spielberg was linked to the project by Sir Richard Eyre, the director of the London stage show of "Mary Poppins". 

He said: "Spielberg wants to make a new film of 'Mary Poppins' and we've talked about it a lot. It will be hard to outdo the original but kids love the story and I am sure that the remake will be a real success."

In response to this Spielberg's representative Marvin Levy said: "I never heard of this and couldn't imagine Steven ever doing a remake of a classic - and a Walt Disney classic at that. There's a Broadway show from Disney but nothing involving us in any way."
 
Schwarzenegger introduces new paparazzi law
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Jan 5 (IANS) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has introduced a new law restricting persistent photographers from harming the public.

According to contactmusic.com, the bill became law on Jan 1. It makes anyone who commits assault in an attempt to get photograph or video to pay triple damages and give up the profits from the photograph.

Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Bill Hodgman says: "We encourage them to come to us with their complaints and then cooperate with us in an effort to bring these people to justice." 

He had advised actress Reese Witherspoon when she had recently filed charges against a paparazzi who spoilt a family trip to Disneyland. 

He also urges all celebrities who are victimised by photographers to contact his office.
 
Americans don't understand 'Jarhead', says Mendes
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London, Jan 5 (IANS) Director Sam Mendes says US viewers don't understand his new movie "Jarhead" as well as Europeans because they always expect war to be one-sided.

According to Internet Movie Database, the movie is based on Anthony Swofford's novel "Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle Of The Gulf War And Other Battles". Mendes thinks viewers didn't grasp the movie because it focuses on the frivolousness of war and not the glory. 

He says: "I feel they've understood in Europe. In America, it's like talking about a different movie. Fundamentally, 'Jarhead' disobeys all the laws of American movies, and not just the political laws of American movies right now which demand on some level to tell us which side they're on. 

"In Europe, there's a sense this film comes from the tradition of absurdist war movies about the futility of conflict. It has more in common with (Samuel) Beckett, (Jean-Paul) Sartre and (Luis) Bunuel than it does with Oliver Stone. In America, they assumed I was trying to make an Oliver Stone movie and that I'd failed."

 
Hatcher denies comments on pay packets?
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London, Jan 5 (IANS) Star of the hit TV show "Desperate Housewives" Teri Hatcher has slammed claims that she was the highest earning cast member of the show.

According to ananova.com, she set the record straight. Hatcher was angry that a psychologist told tabloids she was losing weight to be the thinnest cast member in order to justify her higher salary.

She says: "They should have their licence taken away for commenting on someone's health without them being a patient. I don't even know if I earn the most. I make exactly what I made when I signed my initial contract, and I don't know what the other girls get."

She adds: "I wasn't anywhere near the top of the list to get this show. Either I deserved it or somebody thought I was the weakest person on the planet and if they didn't do something spectacular for me, I'd off myself out of depression. 

"I know I will not be hot again soon... I don't know if that means two years or five years, but it lets me enjoy what is happening now to the fullest. It also makes me smart about securing a future for me and for my family."

 
Pitt and Jolie set to marry
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Jan 5 (IANS) Now that Brad Pitt has legally adopted Angelina Jolie's children, lawyers believe they are about to get married.

According to ananova.com, lawyers say Pitt would have had to tell US courts that he was going to wed Jolie. 

Lawyer Evan Schaeffer says: "Under American law, adoption is a profound and significant act. It normally doesn't take place unless there's already been a marriage. Thus it's reasonable to infer that a marriage is around the corner for Brad and Angelina."

Another lawyer adds: "It would take upcoming nuptials or an agreement to become partners for the court to approve such an adoption."
 
'The Simpsons' want Ricky Gervais
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London, Jan 5 (IANS) Bosses of the hit TV show "The Simpsons" want comedian Ricky Gervais to join the show permanently.

According to ananova.com, the offer came after Gervais wrote and starred in an episode of the show. 

Creator of the show Matt Groening said: "Ricky's episode is fantastic. Actually he should be a regular character. He caught our tone exactly and then added his own Ricky Gervais/David Brent patheticness."

The episode will first be shown in the US this spring.
 
Williams dismisses depression reports
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London, Jan 5 (IANS) Pop singer Robbie Williams has slammed his media image as a depressive who finds it difficult to enjoy life and says he is actually a happy-go-lucky guy.

According to contactmusic.com, Williams has watched his reputation for self-pity steadily grow since he left the British boy band Take That in 1995. But he refuses to let that worry him.

He says: "I am surprised about what the public thinks of me. They say again and again that I am a highly depressive guy who can hardly get out of bed for the next day. Bulls**t. 

"But that seems to fit them well. Like, he may be the famous entertainer Robbie Williams, but he can't enjoy his life. He can't be happy. He is depressive, a terrible person; he can't sing and is certainly gay."
 
Pearl Jam wins rights to internet domain name
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Jan 5 (IANS) US rock band Pearl Jam won the rights of a website, which was almost identical to the band's official website address and directed users to unrelated commercial sites.

According to contactmusic.com, the group fronted by Eddie Vedder took the case to America's National Arbitration Forum after learning that the website pearljams.com was being operated without their permission.

The site also included unauthorised links to 'Sponsored Results For Eddie Edder' among others. 

Pearl Jam had registered their trademark in 1995.