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London, July 5 (IANS) Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he has realised he will never be able to escape his wizard boy image.

London, July 5 (IANS) British supermodel Kate Moss is preparing to launch a career in television and is reportedly in talks with 'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell to become a small screen star.

London, July 5 (IANS) Pop legend Michael Jackson's producer Quincy Jones has claimed that the singer lied about his skin condition and just 'didn't want to be black'.

London, July 5 (IANS) Bond girl Gemma Arterton has gone public with her silent engagement to 'Quantum of Solace' co-star Daniel Craig's body double Stefano.

London, July 5 (IANS) King of Pop Michael Jackson, whose funeral is slated for Tuesday morning, will be buried without his brain. The singer's brain has been taken out for neurological tests.

Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) After 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na', Naseeruddin Shah and his wife Ratna Pathak became lucky mascots for Abbas Tyrewala, but he has deleted their roles from his next '1:800 Love'.

London, July 5 (IANS) Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, was forced to take a break from filming the latest instalment titled 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' when he was hit by the swine flu.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) It seems there are no takers for Tamil action star Vishal in southern filmdom as his much-hyped home production 'Thoranai' is still in the cans and the producer of his romantic film 'Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai' has backed out.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Director A.M.R. Ramesh, who made 'Kuppi' a film about Sivarasan, the assassin of late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, now wants to make a film on the life of the slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj has secretly shot a film 'First Attempt' to boost his son Shantanu's career. The film was wrapped up in just a few months.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) She is one of the highest paid actresses in the south Indian film industry, but right now Nayantara is under parental surveillance, thanks to rumours of her marriage with dancing star Prabhu Deva.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) After Asin Thottumkal, Genelia D' Souza, Shriya Saran and Trisha, another southern actress Priyamani is set to enter the Hindi film industry with Mani Ratnam's 'Ravanan', that has Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.

Kochi, July 5 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty's website is set to get a new look, have more interactive features and would include a blood bank service too.

London, July 5 (IANS) Singer Nicole Scherzinger, who is dating Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton, says she is a very shy person but is daring only while performing.

London, July 5 (IANS) British film director Guy Ritchie, once married to pop star Madonna, is getting more eco-friendly and wants to make his country home self-sufficient.

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhiites can expect a warm and humid day Sunday as rains are likely to elude the capital yet again, the weatherman said.

London, July 5 (IANS) British DJ-producer Mark Ronson has described the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson as 'tragic', but feels it won't have a long-term effect on the music industry.

London, July 5 (IANS) Model Katie Price, who received negative publicity after splitting from husband singer Peter Andre, will launch her own charity organisation to improve her image.

Los Angeles, July 5 (DPA) More than 1.2 million Michael Jackson fans had requested tickets by Saturday afternoon for admission to his memorial tribute Tuesday in Los Angeles, a number that could climb to over two million.