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Gwen Stefani sues US clothing chain
New York, July 18 Singer Gwen Stefani is suing a US retail chain alleging that its designers have copied her heart trademarks from her Harajuku and L.A.M.B. clothing lines and used them in their outfits.

She said Forever 21 bosses were engaged in "acts of trademark infringement". Stefani is seeking to stop the company from showcasing clothes based on her own designs, contactmusic.com reported.

 

Radcliffe delighted to meet his favourite rock band

London, July 18  "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe was ecstatic when his favourite rock music band Art Brut joined him at a late-night US chat show.

Radcliffe said he had loved Art Brut from the time he saw them performing at England's Reading Festival a couple of years ago, PitchforkMedia.com reported.

The group's publicist Karen Ruttner said: "Just as we were sitting in the green room talking about how much we wanted to meet Harry Potter, some guy comes in and goes, `Hey, Daniel Radcliffe wants to come in and meet you guys.'
 
"He's a big fan. Made 'em sign a copy of their CD and, after the photo, was like, 'Wow, I finally feel like I'm in a band'."
 
Lindsay Lohan wearing alcohol-measuring tag

New York, July 18  Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been in and out of rehab as she struggles to recover from alcohol and drug abuse, has been spotted with an electronic tag that warns her if she is drinking too much.

The 21-year-old "Mean Girls" star is wearing an eight-ounce anklet, which measures the alcohol content in the wearer's sweat and relays information to a monitoring centre, contactmusic.com reported.

The actress's publicist, Leslie Sloane, said: "She has transitioned to an intensive outpatient programme, which includes attendance at daily Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, outpatient therapy and daily testing.

"So there are no questions about her sobriety if she chooses to go dancing or dining in a place where alcohol is served."
 

Spice Girl star ready to remarry

London, July 18 Spice Girls star Melanie Brown is planning to marry boyfriend Stephen Belafonte.

Brown, who has been dating the film producer since she split from funny man Eddie Murphy last year, said she was ready to wed for a second time.

"He's the love of my life and I am going to marry him," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

She added that Belafonte has accepted her three-month-old daughter Angel Iris as his own child.

She said: "Stephen's been a godsend. Eddie hasn't been in touch once since I had the baby, it's unbelievable. But Stephen has been a tower of strength."
 

 
Eva Longoria back to work after fantasy wedding

New York, July 18  Eva Longoria has returned to the sets of the popular television show "Desperate Housewives", 11 days after her wedding with French basketball player Tony Parker.

"It was a great wedding, but it was time to come home," Eva's spokesperson Liza Anderson was quoted as saying by Hollywood.com website. "I got a call from her this morning (and) she was already at work. She sounded so great, really upbeat. She's completely content."

"It was just her and Tony. They had a private villa. She's completely relaxed and rejuvenated. She had a full week alone with Tony to decompress. It was the perfect balance to gear up for season four. So she's really excited. She wasn't dreading work at all."

 
When Holly Hunter got drunk on stage
London, July 19   Actress Holly Hunter was left embarrassed when she got drunk onstage in London because prop masters forgot to substitute a bottle of champagne with a non-alcoholic decoy.

Hunter was appearing in the play "By The Bog Of Cats" when the incident occurred, contactmusic.com reported.

She says: "I was doing the play and the night before a play at the same theatre had had their opening night. I had a scene where I had to drink a bottle of champagne
onstage. Me and this other character had to open a bottle of champagne onstage and devour the contents before the end of the scene.

"The prop people - I don't know if it was intentional - they got the bottles mixed up. So when I opened the bottle onstage, I knew immediately from the cork that it was real
and that I was going to have to drink it."

She added: "I was slugging from the bottle. The pressure was tremendous, I could barely speak after I took a slug. I was pretty wrecked. I had to play the rest of the act
drunk, which was appropriate. But then act three came up, and I was backstage and they were stuffing sandwiches down me."
 

Steve Tyler's vocal cords - up, close and personal

New York, July 19  Fans of the iconic rock band Aerosmith will get a chance to see singer Steven Tyler's famous vocal cords in a new television documentary.

Tyler's throat surgery will feature in an upcoming medical special, "Incredible Human Machine" on the National Geographic Channel, contactmusic.com reported.

The rocker's doctors have also been interviewed about the 2006 operation to save the lead singer's voice. 

 
Douglas happy people will see Catherine's softer side

New York, July 19  Veteran Hollywood actor Michael Douglas is delighted that his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones has taken up a role in the romantic comedy flick "No Reservations", as he feels people will get to see her softer side.

The silver screen beauty has played roles of a level-headed tough woman in movies like "Traffic", "Ocean's Twelve" and "The Mask Of Zorro", and Douglas was unhappy that
people would never really get a chance to see the real side of Catherine, contactmusic.com reported.

"No Reservations" director Scott Hicks says: "Michael told me, 'I'm so happy you're doing this film. You'll help show people what a lovely person Catherine is.' Often her
characters have a tougher edge to them, and people mistake that for her, and it's quite wrong."
 

Mischa Barton is not a party girl

London, July 19  "The OC" actress Mischa Barton says she has quit partying because she was fed up with "two-faced" local girls.

She adds that she is "low-key" and only has a few close friends with whom she goes out, reports Elle magazine.

She says: "(The tabloid persona) - it is a persona. It's not me. I think, 'Who the hell is that girl?' I'm so low-key and chilled.

"But the media has created a fake 'young Hollywood' where everyone hangs out together and everybody knows each other. It couldn't be further from the truth. I feel so, so
different from those girls."
 

Salma Hayek voted hottest celebrity
New York, July 19 Hollywood actress Salma Hayek has been voted the hottest celebrity in the world by an Internet poll.

A total of 3,000 celebrities were ranked by E-Poll, in which a whopping 65 percent of the US population felt Hayek was super glamorous, World Entertainment News Network
reported.

The 40-year-old actress elbowed out Jessica Alba, who took the second spot. Carmen Electra finished third.

The top 15 celebrities and the percentage of the population who found them hot are as follows:

1. Salma Hayek - 65 percent
2. Jessica Alba - 64 percent
2. Carmen Electra - 64 percent
4. Shakira - 63 percent
5. Halle Berry - 59 percent
5. Beyonce Knowles - 59 percent
5. Eva Longoria - 59 percent
8. Catherine Zeta-Jones - 57 percent
9. Jessica Biel - 56 percent
9. Elizabeth Hurley - 56 percent
9. Raquel Welch - 56 percent
12. Jennifer Lopez - 54 percent
12. Alyssa Milano - 54 percent
14. Pamela Anderson - 53 percent
14. Angelina Jolie - 53 percent

 
'Sopranos' mobbed with 15 Emmy nominations
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Los Angeles, July 19  Acclaimed mafia drama "The Sopranos" was nominated for 15 Emmy awards Thursday, emerging as the front-runner for America's top TV prize just months after the screening of its last episode.

The series earned nominations for best dramatic series and for the performances of five of its principal actors, including James Gandolfini and Edie Falco.

The second most nominated series was "Ugly Betty" with 11 nominations, followed by "Grey's Anatomy" and "30 Rock", which each received 10.

The most nominated mini-series was the Native American history "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" with 17 nominations. The western "Broken Trail" was the most
nominated TV movie.

 
Mystery and history as Simpsons Movie comes to big screen
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Los Angeles, July 20  The previously anonymous town of Springfield, Vermont, will for a few hours Saturday night become the centre of the entertainment universe when its tiny 100-seat movie house plays host to the first public screening of The Simpsons Movie.

Yes, it's finally happening. After 18 years as the universally-recognized best thing ever to happen to television cartoons, the irreverent, ground-breaking multi-faceted show
that manages to appeal as much to morons as it does to intellectuals is coming to the big screen.

As to what fans of Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge and the other heroes of the Simpsons universe can expect, the answer is not that simple.

Sure there'll be laughs and buffoonery galore, as one would expect from the longest running sitcom of all time. But exactly how the fabled Simpson story team is going to handle the transition from the living room to the cinema remains a secret as closely guarded as the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book.

Producers have even proactively seeded Internet chat groups with false rumours just to make sure no one knows what's going to happen.

But executive producer and writer Al Jean has let a few details slip, confirming to Premiere magazine that that the hapless Homer accidentally pollutes the water of
Springfield, forcing the residents to evacuate.

Marge is outraged and Springfield's quirky residents are ready to lynch him. Animation magazine reported that the mishap quickly escalates into a global crisis that draws the attention of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who comes up with a dubious plan to contain the mess.

As the fates of Springfield and the world hang in the balance, Homer embarks on a personal odyssey of redemption in order to reunite his splintered family and save the planet.

"The only thing I can tell you is we've seen Homer dumping a silo of pollution into the lake, we've seen a mob about to kill the people in town, and we've seen Homer whipping dogs in a frozen wilderness," Jean told Premiere. Apart from that it's anyone's guess.

He did reveal that the movie would stand on its own - not requiring people to have ever seen a single minute of a Simpsons episode in order to understand what's going on. The movie will also introduce several new characters who if successful will continue on the Simpson's record-breaking 19th season.

The movie also follows the show's long tradition of including celebrity voices among its kooky cast, among them the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and U2. Minnie Driver, Albert Brooks, Tre Cool and Erin Brockovich-Ellis all lend their voices to this big screen extravaganza.

With the millions of loyal fans accumulated over almost two decades, The Simpsons Movie is as close to a sure-fire hit as can be imagined. But just in case someone, somewhere, had never heard of the strange yellow-skinned creatures, a bout of brilliant publicity has drummed up new recognition and controversy.

Among the best schemes is a programme in which convenience stores around the US have been remodeled into replicas of the Kwik E. Mart that is featured prominently in many episodes. The fake stores even figure huge cutout models of the fictional Indian proprietor Apu, sparking controversy about whether The Simpson's take on the store is
racist.

In another daring prank, the Simpsons publicity team commissioned an artist to draw a massive rendering of a donut wielding Homer, dressed only in his underpants. The vision was placed in Britain next to the Cerne Abbas Giant, a pagan-revered fertility symbol. Bart would surely approve.




 

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