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Clapton upset over wine with his name
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Wellington, Feb 2 (DPA) British guitarist Eric Clapton, who is a
recovering alcoholic, threatened to walk out of a concert at a
New Zealand winery when he saw it had produced a wine bearing
his name on the bottles.
Clapton, the star of the concert at the Mission Estate Winery in
Napier, took the stage only after all the bottles were
withdrawn, the Hawke's Bay Today newspaper reported.
"On legal advice, we elected not to make the wine available for
sale," chief executive Peter Holley told the paper.
Clapton has reportedly funded special clinics to treat drug and
alcohol addicts.
Mission Estate, New Zealand's oldest winery, has released
special wines with labels featuring the star of its annual
vineyard concerts since diva Kiri Te Kanawa performed 15 years
ago.
Mendes says she is a cheap date
London, Feb 2 Actress Eva Mendes says she is a
cheap date even though she is a high level celebrity and
has high expectations.
Mendes, who is reportedly in a steady relationship with
director George Gargurevich, says she does not tax the
wallet too much but it is difficult to keep her
interested, reports contactmusic.com.
She says: "I'm such a cheap date. But I said cheap, not
easy. I have high expectations. You're probably better off
going out with a more expensive date with lower
expectations. I need my man to be very intelligent and
well read, to make up for what I don't have.
"Hey, I'm sweet and lovable, but I'm not an intellectual,
let's face it!"
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Mary Poppins can't spell the 'super...' word!
London, Feb 2 Actress Julie Andrews was left
embarrassed in front of a group of children when she
failed to spell 34 letter word she made famous in the 1964
movie "Mary Poppins".
Andrews failed to spell
'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' during a spelling
competition in New York. She got stuck halfway.
Contactmusic.com quoted a witness as saying: "She looked
so ashamed after admitting she didn't know how to spell it
in front of the schoolchildren."
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Mandy Moore fears dating
London, Feb 2 Singer-actress Mandy Moore hates
going on dates.
Moore, who went thorough depression after she split from
actor Zach Braff, has been seen recently with Adam DJ AM'
Goldstein. But she truly fears dating, reports
contactmusic.com.
She says: "I don't enjoy dating in the public eye. I don't
even really enjoy dating. I find it really not fun. When
it comes to the romantic side of things, I would rather be
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Love not invited as judge for 'American Idol'
New York, Feb 2 Nigel Lythgoe, boss of
"American Idol", has denied reports that he approached
rocker Courtney Love to join the hit show and says a prank
might have been played on her.
Love claims she was contacted by Lythgoe to become a judge
on the show as a possible replacement for Paula Abdul.
Imdb.com quoted her as saying: "He called. He was
wondering if I was interested. I thought it was kind of
weird, but brilliant."
But Lythgoe said no such talk took place and instead said:
"I did not call Love and I am afraid someone may have
misrepresented me. Love is a very talented artist, but the
judges for 'American Idol' are Paula, Randy Jackson, and
Simon Cowell. We have no plans to add to or replace any of
them."
A source close to Love added: "It was probably a prank."
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Rourke to protest outside pet shop
New York, Feb 2 "Sin City" actor Mickey Rourke
was angry at a pet store because he bought a puppy from
the shop for his girlfriend and it died a few weeks later.
Now Rourke, who is an animal rights activist and a member
of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),
is targeting the pet store and planning to hold a protest
outside the store.
Newsweek.com quotes a source who said: "The animals who
wind up in pet stores are often so inbred and sickly that
they break your heart as you come to love them and watch
them die."
Rourke, in an email, said: "This shop should be closed
down, and as I have learned from my friends at PETA, pet
shops across the country often sell sick animals. So, the
message I've learned really well here is to only adopt
animals from a shelter, never buy them from a shop."
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Affleck says no to smoking
London, Feb 3 Actor Ben Affleck was so sick of
smoking after playing a chain-smoking character in his new
film "Smokin' Aces" that he was desperate to quit the
habit.
While shooting for the film, the 34-year-old, who was
already a regular smoker, had to increase the consumption
of cigarettes dramatically.
"The whole week that I shot, I smoked like five packs a
day. By the time the movie was over, I was so sick of
smoking that I just didn't want to do it anymore ... and I
quit. I have this celluloid record of the last time I
smoked!" Affleck was quoted as saying by contactmusic.com.
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Paltrow looks to Winslet, Blanchett for advice
London, Feb 3 Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is
struggling to strike a balance between family and work and
wants advice from Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett who are
in the same situation.
Paltrow, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
has two children - two-year-old daughter Apple and
10-month-old son Moses. After her son's birth she is
slowly getting back to work and wants to call her
colleagues in the industry to find out ways to handle the
transition, reported contactmusic.com.
She said: "I'm not going to work like I did before I had
kids. I want to call Kate Winslet and say, 'Can you tell
me how to do this?' or call Cate Blanchett and ask her to
describe her day from 7 a.m. on and tell me what to do
because I don't know how to do this!" |
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Aniston-Cox laughed at lesbian kiss rumours
London, Feb 3 Jennifer Aniston and her former
"Friends" co-star Courtney Cox shared a kiss on the TV
show "Dirt" and they were so confident that the media
would blow it out of proportion as a lesbian lip-lock that
they placed bets on how long it would take for the first
news to appear.
Aniston recently made a guest appearance on Cox's new show
as a rival magazine editor who is a lesbian and at the end
of the show they shared a goodbye kiss. Aniston told
contactmusic.com that they had a good laugh when the small
kiss became a big deal in the media.
She said: "I think I won a bet. I told Courtney, 'How many
days will it take to come out? 'Lesbian kiss! Lip-lock!'
It was a record - about a week.
"It was touted as a passionate lip-lock. It's a good-bye
kiss! I don't honestly think people want to see Rachel
(Aniston's character in 'Friends') and Monica (Cox's
character in the series) have at it!"
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Lopez wants to be mom
London, Feb 3 After playing stepmother to her
husband Marc Anthony's three children, Jennifer Lopez now
wants to have her own kids.
Lopez said so on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" when the talk
show host asked her if she was wanted to have children,
reported contactmusic.com.
She said: "Yeah, I do. I absolutely do. I have three
step-kids!"
When asked if she wanted a lot of children, she added: "I
don't know about a lot ... one or two. I'll take two at
once, that would be great!"
Anthony has two sons with ex-wife Dayanara Torres -
five-year-old Cristian and three-year-old Ryan. He has a
12-year-old daughter Arianna from a previous relationship.
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Jonathan Ross to host BAFTA awardsz
London, Feb 3 English television personality
Jonathan Ross is to host this year's British Academy of
Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ceremony Feb 11. He had
been widely tipped to take over the role from previous
host Stephen Fry.
Said David Parfitt, chairman of the BAFTA Film Committee:
"We are delighted that Jonathan Ross will be our master of
ceremonies in the elegant surroundings of the Royal Opera
House for what promises to be an outstanding celebration
of cinema."
Some of the celebrities who have confirmed their presence
at the show include Kate Winslet, Forest Whittaker, Sienna
Miller and Penélope Cruz. New Bond star Daniel Craig will
also be present at the ceremony, said ananova.com.
Craig is nominated in the best actor category for "Casino
Royale" - the first time in the event's history that an
actor has been nominated for playing James Bond.
The event will be aired on BBC.
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I love calling Tom 'husband': Katie Holmes
New York, Feb 3 Hollywood superstar Tom
Cruise's wife, Katie Holmes, says she is enjoying her
marriage and loves calling Cruise "husband".
"I have a husband and children that I adore. I have a
career that I really love. When I sit back and reflect,
it's wow!" Holmes was quoted as saying by www.Hollywood.tv.
"Tom makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the
world. I love being with him. I love calling him husband."
On their daughter Suri, the former actress said: "I felt
so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt
closer to other women - to my sisters, my mom. I felt
empowered like ... I've given birth. I did it! There's
nothing I can't handle."
For Holmes, motherhood too has been easy to handle. "I've
really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri
as well as the challenges of the first couple of months -
feeding, learning to decipher what each cry means ... is
she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? -
and figuring out how to really help her."
Asked if she wants more kids, Holmes replied with a smile:
"Definitely."
But she does want to get back to films later.
"I have a whole new set of responsibilities. My work is
very important to me and so is my family. When I go to
work, it will be the right thing - worth my time and worth
my time away from my family."
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