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London, July 5 (IANS) Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton is surprised by the media always hounding her band mate Victoria Beckham because she always thought of her as just a normal friend and mother.

London, July 5 (IANS) Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and her boyfriend Paul Sculfor have started living together although their relationship is only a month old.

London, July 5 (IANS) British actor Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, says he wants to cut down on films so that he can spend more time with his family.

London, July 5 (IANS) A new book on Madonna by her brother Christopher Ciconne says the pop star's marriage to British director Guy Ritchie is on the rocks and the couple are drifting apart due to regular fights.

London, July 5 (IANS) Oasis lead singer Noel Gallagher has blamed Margaret Thatcher, who served as the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, for the present day increase in crime in the country.

London, July 5 (IANS) Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, is certain that their "handsome" bassist Guy Berryman is the only reason for their success.

London, July 5 (IANS) 'Batman Begins' star Christian Bale is against children working in Hollywood and says he won't allow his daughter to become a child star.

Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The year is halfway through, but Bollywood has very little to cheer about. More than Rs.3 billion ($70 million) has gone into making films, but half of the amount sank beyond recovery.

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Aziz Mirza's 'Kismet Konnection' does not star Shah Rukh Khan, the leading man of his previous films, because the director feels he is now too old to play young roles.

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) TV soap queens Tulsi and Parvati of 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' and 'Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki' are often seen 'sleeping' with layers of make-up on their faces - but experts warn against replicating this as using greasepaint for long hours considerably damages the skin.

Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) Tamil film star Jyothirmayee, lauded for her performance in 'Periyar', has defied the popular notion that married actresses cannot be accepted in glamorous roles.

New Delhi/Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Young college drama 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' left sci-fi thriller 'Love Story 2050' far behind on the first day of the release Friday.

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The vast desolate landscape of Tibet with its rugged snow-lined peaks, majestic valleys, howling winds, Buddhist monasteries and a colourful indigenous culture woven around the gospel of Siddhartha will reveal itself at a festival of Tibetan movies July 5-9 in the capital's India International Centre (IIC).

New Delhi, July 4(IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and director Vikram Bhatt's comradeship goes back a long way and that is why the former agreed to play the trailers of his friend's next film '1920' with his home production 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' that released Friday.

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A couple cycled into the hall, a young girl dressed as a bride came in a 'palki' and a group of people shouted 'Vande Mataram' in unison - this is not the description of a theatre performance but the launch event of the new entertainment channel Colors.

London, July 4 (IANS) Hollywood actress Sharon Stone's lack of empathy towards China earthquake victims and weakness for furs have upset the animal rights group and they have offered her a brain scan and treatment to improve her compassion.

New Delhi, July 4(IANS) Rubbishing rumours that her sister Kareena Kapoor was ever a size zero, Karisma said that the two share their clothes.

London, July 4 (IANS) Oscar winning actor Ben Kingsley jumped at the idea of working in the comedy 'The Love Guru' because seasonal movies remind him of ancient Roman times.

London, July 4 (IANS) Singer Annie Lennox is the latest artist linked to the next James Bond movie's title song.

London, July 4 (IANS) Troubled supermodel Naomi Campbell was snubbed by rapper Jay-Z at a party thrown in London to launch the champagne Armand De Brignac.