Justin Timberlake to sing and act in Coen brothers film Inside Lewis Davis

  The former 'N Sync star has been selected to take on the role of a struggling folk musician in the forthcoming Inside Llewyn Davis. He has been given a major role with Joel and Ethan Coen clearly wanting to make use of the 30-year-old's varied talents. The singer turned actor has taken a series of major roles since starring in Alpha Dog back in 2006, featuring in recent rom-com Friends With Benefits alongside Mila Kunis and new futuristic thriller In Time. This new movie is said to be loosely based on the life of American folk singer Dave van Ronk, who presided over the burgeoning folk music scene in Greenwich Village,...

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Kim Kardashian to divorce

Kim Kardashian will file for divorce from Kris Humphries today (31.10.11) after just 72 days of marriage.   Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce today (31.10.11) after just 72 days of marriage. The 31-year-old reality TV star married basketball star Kris Humphries in a lavish televised ceremony in August but after rampant speculation their relationship was trouble, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' producer Ryan Seacrest has confirmed a divorce is imminent. He wrote on twitter: "Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins (sic)." Kim - who attended a Halloween...

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Cheryl Cole 'Planning To Stay Single'

  Cheryl Cole has allegedly told friends that she's "swearing off love" and wants to stay single for a while. Despite the gorgeous Geordie seeming to confess her love for producer Alex Da Kid on Twitter over the weekend, Chezza's pals claim the Girls Aloud star has given up her fight for love and is focusing on her career. Following rumours she had abandoned a reunion with ex-hubby Ashley Cole, Chezza's mate told The Mirror: "Too much time was spent worrying whether a certain romance was going to happen. It wasn’t worth it. She just wants to focus on putting out the best record yet.” Last week, the 28-year old was rumoured to be dating...

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Justin Bieber's voice 'blossoming' with age

Justin Bieber's voice is improving with age, according to Island Def Jam boss Steve Bartels. The music group president said that the 17-year-old's new Christmas album Under the Mistletoe shows off how much his voice has changed over the past year. "The album really shows his growth as a young man and his voice has just blossomed," Bartels told Billboard. "It will pleasantly surprise many people. It's not your typical holiday album." "Vocally, his balls have dropped," added Bieber's manager Scooter Braun. Braun revealed that a duet with Mariah Carey on her hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' posed a particular problem during recording,...

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Take That’s Gary Barlow may not return for X Factor 2012

Gary Barlow had previously revealed that he would love to return to judge on The X factor next year, if Simon Cowell would have him. However, it appears that he may have had a change of heart. The Take That star has revealed that the stress and strains of the live shows are starting to get to him and said that he would have to think very carefully before committing to another grueling series of the ITV show. In an interview with The Daily Star, the dad of three admitted that he had no idea The X Factor would take up so much of his time and energy. He said: “These live shows have been more demanding than I thought they would be. I am...

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Taylor Swift: 'Wonderstruck' Launch in Franklin!

Taylor Swift attends another launch for her new fragrance, Wonderstruck, at Belk CoolSprings Galleria on Friday (October 28) in Franklin, Tenn. The 21-year-old recently told MTV News she’s working on “some surprise projects that may or may not happen, and possibly some acting.” “I’ve just been so excited about what’s gonna happen in the next year,” Taylor added. “I’m also really excited about [the next album]. I’ve been writing all the time. I’ve been writing so much for the new record. I can’t believe I’m saying that already. It comes out in a year, but I’m already excited about i...

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NEWS : Writers Nikesh Shukla & Kieran Yates Explore The UK Riots In New Book Summer Of Unrest: Generation Vexed

One of our favourite journalists Kieran Yates has collaborated with Coconut Unlimited author Nikesh Shukla on a new e-book exploring the Summer of Unrest that lead to the UK riots. For a few days at the start of August, England was gripped by the riots that erupted in its city centres. Although there were various motivations behind the trouble and a broad spectrum of ages and backgrounds involved, the front pages were emblazoned with images of hooded youths running amok and stories of the revenge of the feral underclass.In this final part of the Brain Shots: Summer of Unrest series, Nikesh Shukla and Kieran Yates interrogate whether young...

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Spielberg excited about Jurassic Park IV

STEVEN SPIELBERG has confirmed he is working on a fourth JURASSIC PARK movie and he's adamant the new film will be an improvement on the last installment. The director's 1993 monster hit, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum and based on the book by Michael Crichton, spawned two sequels. However, Spielberg stepped away from the camera and acted only as executive producer on the last film, 2001's Jurassic Park III, which saw Neill return to the dinosaur franchise. The legendary moviemaker has now confirmed work has begun on a new installment, telling Empire magazine, "The screenplay is being written right now by Mark Protosevich. I'm hoping that will come out in the next couple of years. We have a good story. We have a better story for IV than we had for II...

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Lindsay Lohan Full Frontal Nude Playboy Photos Are Only Acting

 LINDSAY Lohan will be naked for Playboy – well, the part demands it. For all the drugs and the drink, Lohan still looks good enough naked to be paid $1million. She will be in Playboy as naked as the day she was born – although unless Heather Mills is now her agent, Lohan will not be having her bottom spanked. Hollywood Life puts the tin lid on Lohan’s career, but reporting: According to a new report, Lindsay Lohan‘s 17-year-old sister Ali Lohan tagged along for the nude photo shoot, for which Lindsay is said to be netting nearly $1 million. And, as always, mom Dina Lohan couldn’t be more proud of her daughter for her big accomplishment. “The...

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Jodie Marsh did a nude photoshoot and all we got were these almost naked photosJodie Marsh did a nude photoshoot and all we got were these almost naked photos

JODIE Marsh has got an incredible body that we’re slightly obsessed with at the moment. So when we heard she has done some nude shots, we couldn’t help but venture over to her Twitter page to see what all the fuss was about (purely for our love of art, obviously). Anyway, our mothers will be pleased to know we did not leave with what we came for and instead were treated to the wonder that is Jodie’s muscles, in two barely-there swimsuits. The model was taking part in a shoot for a lads’ mag when she donned a cute pink bikini and then a more daring black mesh one-pie...

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Kelly Clarkson - Kelly Clarkson Entered Idol For Money

  Kelly Clarkson admits she only decided to audition for 'American Idol' because she was desperate for cash at the time. Kelly Clarkson entered 'American Idol' to pay her electricity bill. The musician - who won the first series of the TV talent show in 2002 - did not consider herself worth of being a pop star and thought she would have a career as a back-up singer. She said: "My goal was just to be a back-up singer. I never intended to be in front. "But then my apartment in Los Angeles burned down and I had to move home, I had no money and I had to sleep in my car for three days. I just auditioned for this thing that said they'd pay...

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Emily Watson - Emily Watson's Emotional Roles

  Emily Watson believes she is "known" for her emotional roles. The 'Oranges and Sunshine' actress - who will soon be seen in heavy-hitting movies 'War Horse' and 'Anna Karenina' - thinks she is like a baker, in that people know her for doing one thing and only offer her those parts. She said: "Why am I drawn to doing emotional extremes? I think it's really because, once you have a reputation for doing something, people come to you, just like when people go to the bread shop for bread. "That's what I'm known for, and people want me for it. They want me to do it. It's how I earn my living." She admits she was shocked when she read the...

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Kelly Brook: Underwear is important

Kelly Brook thinks it's "all about the foundations" when dressing a curvy frame. The British beauty is famed for her womanly figure, and regularly wows in chic pieces that show off her curves to perfection. Kelly knows how to dress for her shape, and says the secret lies in supportive under garments. "Good fitted underwear. It's all about the foundations girls!" she advised when asked how to best dress curves. Kelly admits her style has evolved over time. The actress-and-model likes to show off her slim frame in glamorous dresses that work for any occasion. "I buy a lot more classic pieces that will last and...

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Cheryl Cole 'shocked' by Nicola

  Nicola Roberts thinks her solo album surprised her Girls Aloud bandmates, with Cheryl Cole expressing her shock at some of the tracks. Cheryl Cole was "surprised" by Nicola Roberts' solo album. The Girls Aloud star recently released her debut record 'Cinderella's Eyes' and bandmate Cheryl wasn't expecting to be so emotionally affected by the music. Nicola said: "The other girls love it. I think they've been a little bit surprised by the music. Cheryl told me, 'I laughed, I cried, I was shocked, I was this, I was that, I was every emotion listening to the album.' That's what I wanted, for people to be able to relate to it." Nicola...

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'Strictly Come Dancing' Lulu: 'Brendan Cole pairing was horrifying'

Strictly Come Dancing star Lulu has admitted to initially being "horrified" at the prospect of performing with Brendan Cole. Recalling her stunned reaction to the pairing on Strictly's launch show, the 'Boom Bang-A-Bang' singer explained that she had been concerned by Cole's reputation as a "really tough" teacher. "I'd heard that he was really tough and a really hard teacher," she told the Sunday Mirror. "I was scared of getting him. Couple that with the fact he's so much taller than me and he was the last person I wanted. [Launch night] wasn't acting, I was horrified." © BBC However, Lulu clarified that she was now delighted to...

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Drug addict Craig jailed again

  Dance Gavin Dance forced onto hiatus after laptop scam singer is arrested for five new offences relating to substance abuseDance Gavin Dance have been forced onto hiatus after drug addict singer Jonny Craig was jailed for new offences relating to his substance abuse. The band stuck behind him after he scammed over $8000 from a number of his fans by pretending to sell them a laptop. He later admitted he’d sold the same non-existent machine to a number of people and spent the money on drugs. Craig, who’d also been singing with Emarosa, went into rehab in February and his management and label vowed no fan would be left out of pocket. He...

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WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA

THEATRE ROYAL FOR its diamond jubilee celebrations Wexford Festival Opera's opening gambit unearths Ambroise Thomas's La Cour de Celimene -- lying in limbo since its 1855 Paris premiere. The Wexford staging, also commemorating the composer's bicentenary, does as much as it can with the frivolous souffle. The music is attractive but, like its story of a coquettish widow, it is rather slight. However, there is much in the production's favour. Paul Edwards' sets and costumes run a riot of colour in evoking a decadent French society milieu. Director Stephen Barlow uses his stage highly effectively and the Wexford cast respond with eclectic timing and teamwork. Besides, the comic nature of the ridiculous piece is conveyed with tasteful aplomb. Sopranos Claudia Boyle as the Countess Celimene...

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Cheryl Cole - Cheryl Cole Lets Home To Paula

Cheryl Cole lets her Hollywood home out to Paula Abdul following her axe from the US 'X Factor' earlier this year. Cheryl Cole lets her Hollywood home out to Paula Abdul. The Girls Aloud singer - who was axed from the US 'X Factor' after just four audition rounds - bought a property when music mogul Simon Cowell first signed her up for a judging role on the show, but now her fellow panellist lives in the plush abode. Following a recent dinner with the 28-year-old star, chat show host Piers Morgan said: "It's true that she bought a luxury apartment in Hollywood, but she doesn't live in it. Paula Abdul does. "It's one of the many weird knock-on...

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Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher Wants Musical Children

Noel Gallagher wants his kids to become musicians, but admits the industry is ''a bit strange for girls. Noel Gallagher wants his kids to become musicians. The 44-year-old rocker - who has daughter Anais, 11, and sons Donovan, four, and one-year-old Sonny - explained while he is keen for his sons to eventually share his passion for music, he thinks the industry is "a bit strange for girls". He said: "It's the best job in the world. I hope they will be musicians one day. "It's just the music business is a bit strange for girls. But the two lads I would encourage thoroughly." Despite it being thought Noel could reunite with his brother Liam...

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Lily Cole - Lily Cole 'Liberated' After Finishing Studies

  Lily Cole felt "hugely liberated" to complete her degree at Cambridge University. The model-and-actress - who obtained a double first in History of Art from the British educational institution - admitted she came close not to finishing her studies because she was "so exhausted" after having to juggle academia and acting. She said: "I feel hugely liberated. I'm super glad that I managed to finish it - and semi-surprised. "The closest I came to not finishing it was the day before my last exam. I was so exhausted. I'd been drinking a lot of coffee. I would never mind not doing the best if I felt like I gave my best effort." The 23-year-old...

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Lady Gaga Headlining Z100 Jingle Ball 2011 Concert

 Lady Gaga will be headlining New York City radio station Z100′s Jingle Ball 2011 concert on Friday, December 9th at Madison Square Garden. Pop singer and actress Demi Lovato, who will also be a featured performer at the annual holiday show, helped make the lineup announcement on October 21st at the official kickoff party at the Aeropostale store in Times Square. Lovato, who also sang four songs at the party, including her hit single Skyscraper, told MTV News before the event that she’s thrilled to be part of Jingle Ball, which will feature several other singers as well. The list includes Pitbull, LMFAO, producer David Guetta...

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Top acts vie for Q music awards

 Adele, Jessie J and Arctic Monkeys are likely to be the big winners at the Q Awards, heading the nominations with three each. Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey are also in the running for two prizes each at the glittering ceremony. Adele – who has sold a colossal three million copies of her 21 album – is up for “best female artist”, competing against Laura Marling, Beyonce, Jessie J and PJ Harvey. She also has two nominations in the “best track” category for her singles Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like You. Competing for the magazine’s prized “best act in the world today” award are Muse, Coldplay, Arctic...

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'Vampire Diaries' ends with 3.5 million

  The Vampire Diaries ended with 3.48m for The CW on Thursday night, early viewing figures indicate. The climactic finale, 'Founder's Day', was just below the show's first season's average of 3.66m. Straight afterwards, the fifth season finale of Supernatural was seen by a decent 2.8m. Over on Fox, 6.02m tuned in for Fringe at 8pm, then Bones interested 9.05m, small climbs of around 200k week-on-week for each. CBS's latest Survivor put in a hefty 12.97m, after which 13.28m and 14.91m tuned in for CSI and The Mentalist. Grey's Anatomy logged 10.9m for ABC, then spinoff drama Private Practice pulled in 9.28m for its third season...

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Madonna 'wracked by nerves' over royal movie

 Madonna admitted to nerves as her new film 'W.E.' screened at the BFI London Film Festival last night. The 53-year-old singer -- who co-wrote and directed the film -- greeted fans on the red carpet at the Empire in London's Leicester Square. She was joined by Irish actress Katie McGrath, who plays Lady Thelma Furness in the film, which looks at the romance between Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward VIII (James D'Arcy), which led to the monarch's abdication. Madonna revealed she felt under pressure showing the film in Britain. She said: "It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king; it's predominantly filmed...

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Eric Bana Will Be Elvis

  Although both of them have been portrayed on screen several times before, actor-turned-writer/director Cary Elwes clearly believes there’s room for another take on Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, nabbing Eric Bana and Danny Huston to play the music icon and the disgraced former US President in Elvis & Nixon. Elwes has co-written the script with Joey and Hanala Sagal based on an actual meeting between the two men. Presley arrived in Washington DC in 1970 to visit the White House after writing Tricky Dick a letter asking to be made a Federal Agent At Large. He arrived bearing several gifts for the president, including a gun and family...

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Milla Jovovich & Logan Lerman: 'Musketeers' in Tokyo!

  Milla Jovovich and Logan Lerman attend the Tokyo International Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Saturday (October 22) at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, Japan. The 35-year-old actress walked the green carpet with her husband and the film’s director, Paul W.S. Anderson. WATCH: The Three Musketeers Trailer “‘3 musketeers’ is a fun family adventure, not ‘resident evil’ as a period piece. Ppl don’t even know that they can bring their kids to c it,” Milla wrote on her Twitter page. 15+ pictures inside of Milla Jovovich and Logan Lerman at the Tokyo International Film Festiv...

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Rihanna And Chris Brown Nominated For Same Award

Rihanna and Chris Brown have been nominated in the same category at the 2011 Soul Train Awards. The exes are competing against each other to win the Best Dance Performance Award. Rihanna is nominated for Only Girl (In The World)/What’s My Name, while Chris is shortlisted for She Ain’t You. The Beautiful People singer has the most nominations at the Awards, with five nods including Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year. Beyoncé is next with four nominations. The ceremony takes place in Atlanta on 17 November and it’s likely that both stars will attend. RiRi famously pulled out of the Grammys in 2009 after Chris assaulted her on the way home...

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Beyonce thinks Kelly Rowland would be a great mum

  The 30-year-old singer – who is expecting her first child with husband Jay-Z – knows her former Destiny's Child bandmate isn't ready to have kids just yet but thinks her friend would be a great parent when she eventually settles down.She said: "You know Kelly loves kids, and she will 100 per cent be a mum in the future. She is a busy girl at the moment, but when she feels the time is right and she’s done what she wants, then she is going to make a fantastic mum."Beyonce and Kelly speak almost every day and the 'Run the World (Girls)' hitmaker admits they advise one another on every aspect of their lives.She told new!...

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Television star Sue Lloyd has died

Sue Lloyd, the glamorous star of Crossroads, The Ipcress File and Keeping Up Appearances, has died at the age of 72.   Broken-hearted since her husband, the dashing actor Ronald Allen, succumbed to cancer just weeks after their marriage, Sue Lloyd has died at the age of 72. “Sue suffered with her health in recent years, but she never complained,” her niece, Joanna Mitchell, tells Mandrake. “She had a great sense of fun. She worked with people like Peter Sellers and Ronnie Barker and they became her friends. She was very gregarious and got on with everyone she met.” Lloyd, who starred opposite Sir Michael Caine in The Ipcress File,...

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Kate Winslet put bra on night of fire

Kate Winslet has revealed she went to put on a bra before fleeing Sir Richard Branson's Caribbean home when a fire destroyed it in August. Kate Winslet put on a bra before fleeing a house fire on Sir Richard Branson's island. The actress was holidaying in the Great House on Necker Island, the British businessman's private Caribbean island, with her two children Mia, 10, and seven-year-old Joe in August when the blaze ripped through the property. Richard praised Kate for carrying his 90-year-old mother Eve to safety from the burning house, but the 36-year-old star admits he mind was all over the place when realised what was happening....

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Robbie Williams signs with Universal to release new solo album

We've been hoping for a new Robbie Williams album for the last couple of years, so we're excited to hear that we'll be getting new music from Rob next year thanks to his new record deal *woops* Robbie Williams is bringing out more solo music. Fact. / WENNRobbie made history in 2002 when he signed a MASSIVE record-breaking £80million deal with EMI, which prompted his famous quip: "I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams." That contract ended when Rob released his last album, 'Reality Killed the Video Star' in 2009 and he's taken his time to sign on the dotted line with another label. He filled that time pretty profitably by making many dreams...

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Lady Gaga Does Breakfast At Tiffany’s

We could hardly believe our eyes when we saw this pic of Lady Gaga. It would seem the meat dresses and lobster headdresses are on hold while she channels an unlikely style hero – Audrey Hepburn. Donning an LBD, long gloves and, most importantly, a whole load of bling, Gaga looked rather amazing. We love this new look on Gaga – her signature quirks are still present, like the leather gloves, bug-eye sunnies and green streaks in her hair, but overall she is giving Audrey Hepburn a run for her money. Breakfast At Tiffany’s anyo...

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Michael Buble wants some mini-Bubles

Michael Buble has a Christmas album coming out, but could his next record be a collection of lullabies? The sexy Canadian crooner has admitted that he really wants to have babies with his gorgeous wife Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, “I've said to [Luisana] a million times I'd love to have kids,” Michael tells ET Canada. “But I always say to her when you're ready – when you feel like you've lived and you've partied and done all the things you want to do. When you've worked your butt off, then tell me.” The singer went on to confess that he feels jealous when his friends announce their pregnancies, “All my friends have babies...

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Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton have reportedly split

WE are feeling pretty glum this morning after the latest celebrity split. Despite rumours of engagement and their loved-up appearances on various red carpets, Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton are said to have called it a day on their relationship. The couple, who have been together for four years, have split due to their unworkable schedules and lack of time together, which caused strain on the relationship. The Pussycat Doll singer, 33, has been spending a lot of her energy as a judge on X Factor USA alongside Simon Cowell with the F1 driver, 26, touring the world with McLaren. According to sources, Nicole and Lewis remain good friends but decided amicably that the relalationship was not working with the time apa...

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Cheryl Cole shows off her LA lips... teehee

WE are loving life since Cheryl Cole started tweeting, we really are. Cheryl's latest Twitter giggle comes in the form of this picture she posted to a friend, showing off her big red lips while lying on a bed in LA. The 28-year-old star, who is over in the States recording for her third album, wrote: "I think we've been in LA too long... LMHO!!" Don't worry, the Geordie lass hasn't gone and had some ridiculous surgery, they are actually just fa...

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Lindsay Lohan - Lindsay Lohan Turned Away From Morgue For Arriving Late

Lindsay Lohan looks to be in hot waters again after having turned up 40 minutes late for her first day of community service at the LA County Morgue. Lindsay Lohan was supposed to report at 8am yesterday morning (20th Oct 2011), but arrived at 8.40am, rolling up in an $80,000 Porsche. The 25-year-old actress had previously been held in custody for violating her terms by missing nine appointments that she was supposed to attend to at a Women's Shelter as part of her community service. However, the chief coroner was not convinced by her excuse and told her to leave. Speaking on Twitter, Lohan stated: "With all of the stress and pressure from...

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Sligo mayor pays tribute to Westlife

 The Mayor of Sligo has paid tribute to Westlife following the news that the band are to split up. Cllr Rosaleen O'Grady said she was shocked to hear the news, but said it was only the beginning of a new era in their career. Westlife were given the Freedom of Sligo during her pervious term as Mayor in 2005-2006. Cllr O'Grady told Ocean FM that the band had been wonderful ambassadors for Sligo. "I know them from when they were growing up as children. They're very special to me," she sa...

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Westlife To Split Up After Tour Next May 2012

  LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) Westlife have announced that they will be calling it a day following their 'Greatest Hits' album and tour next May 2012. The band issued the following statement on their website: "After 14 years, 26 top ten hits including 14 number one singles, 11 top 5 albums, 7 of which hit the top spot and have collectively sold over 44 million copies around the world, 10 sell out tours and countless memories that we will forever cherish, we today announce our plan to go our separate ways after a greatest hits collection this Christmas and a farewell tour next year. The decision is entirely amicable and after spending all...

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Westlife - Westlife To Split After 14 Years, Announce Farewell Tour

Westlife, the best-selling Irish boy band, have announced they are to split after 14 years together. The group, who have sold over 44 million albums worldwide, plan to split after a Greatest Hits record this Christmas and farewell tour next year. In a statement on their website, Kian, Mark, Nicky and lead singer Shane told fans, "Over the years, Westlife has become so much more to us than just a band, we are a family. We would like to thank our fans who have been with us on this amazing journey and are part of our family too". Considered one of the most successful UK boy bands of all time, the group have scored 26 top ten hits, including 14...

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Irish boyband Westlife announce split

  LONDON (AP) -- After 14 years as one of Ireland's most successful boy bands, Westlife are finally handing in their mics. The pop group members issued a statement announcing their split, saying "the decision is entirely amicable." "After spending all of our adult life together so far, we want to have a well-earned break and look at new ventures. ... We would like to thank our fans who have been with us on this amazing journey and are part of our family too." Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan will do one last farewell U.K. tour next May. Westlife's new single "Lighthouse" will be released in November, with a greatest...

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Westlife: good night and good riddance

  The news that Westlife have decided to call an end to their 14 year career was not greeted by wailing and gnashing of teeth in my household. I was woken at 7.30 this morning by a call from BBC Radio 5 Live to ask what was Irish boy band’s greatest contribution to music. “Breaking up,” was the only thing I could think of. It is probably fair to say that I wasn’t their target audience. But what I really hate is that very concept: an audience being cynically targeted by backroom entrepreneurs and managers with no real love of pop music. Westlife were the spawn of Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh, two of the most manipulative characters in the...

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Beyonce: Irish teen Janet can win The X Factor

Irish X Factor star Janet Devlin has won over singing sensation Beyonce, who has described the teenager as "very sweet". The superstar backed her Destiny's Child pal Kelly Rowland to mentor the winning act and revealed that she thinks the Irish hopeful can be the one to go all the way. "I think Kelly will win, not just because she's my sister but because I really do think she has the strongest acts," the 30-year-old said. "Janet is very sweet, I can see the public becoming very endeared towards her and picking up the phone. "These shows are as much about personality and winning over the public as they are performance and vocals," added the...

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Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes Heat Up in Hollywood

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes go for a drive together on Sunday (October 16) around Hollywood. The Place Beyond the Pines co-stars, 30 and 37, ran errands, picked up iced coffee, and were even spotted sharing a kiss! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ryan Gosling Late last month, Ryan and Eva were spotted hiking together near the Griffith Observatory - the duo also visited Disneyland while taking time off from filming! A source told Us Weekly that the two have been friends for a long time and that there’s always been chemistry between th...

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James Cameron Talks Avatar Sequels

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few centuries and have no idea what a ‘cinemaplex’ is, chances are you’ll have heard of AVATAR. The highest-grossing film of all time in Canada and the USA, director James Cameron’s global phenomenon won three Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and two BAFTAs. It’s no surprise, then, that sequels are in the works. Much speculation and discussion has circulated the internet in the aftermath of the original film, with much of it coming from Cameron himself. In a recent video interview, the esteemed director offered a few more nuggets of information. ‘I’m really writing the second and third films...

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"Slash Would Pass Out And Piss His Pants", Says Axl Rose

Guns N Roses vocalist Axl Rose has claimed that iconic guitarist Slash used to pass out and wet himself backstage after shows – and that he’d benefit from it by stealing the girls he’d leave behind. The feuding pair of musicians have been far from the best of friends for the past ten years, and have exchanged digs at each other about as often as Liam and Noel Gallagher – with Axl once describing Slash as a ‘cancer’. This time, Axl’s turned childish with his insults, insisting to fans that the top hat-wearing guitar player is a bed-wetter. Rose told Paraguayan fans that during their wild shows in the 80’s, Slash would bring back a girl or two...

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Ready For Transformers 4 AND 5?

Given how much money the Transformers franchise has made to date, there was no way toy company Hasbro and film partners Paramount were going to stop serving up juicy steaks made from that cash cow. And now, during an otherwise dull-as-ditchwater earnings conference call, the Hasbro brass has confirmed what we all knew already: that everyone involved is considering options for future outings. But the actual news is that the next step might be to go all Matrix/Pirates and shoot two new outings back to back. According to Variety, the companies are in “active” discussions (we like to think that means they get together and talk while completing an...

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Julian Barnes leads race for Booker Prize

  The winner of the Man Booker Prize for literature is revealed later, with four-time hopeful Julian Barnes favourite for The Sense of an Ending. While this year's shortlist has been the best-selling in Booker history, some in the literary world have accused the prize of becoming too populist. The other nominees are Carol Birch, Patrick deWitt, Esi Edugyan, Stephen Kelman and AD Miller. The £50,000 prize winner will be announced at London's Guildhall. Bookmakers William Hill and Ladbrokes both have Barnes to win, with Birch's Jamrach's Menagerie as second favourite. "We are bracing ourselves for a Booker battering as literary...

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Carey And Cannon to Debut Twins in Tv Special

New parents Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's baby twins will make their TV debuts as part of a U.S. special later this week (begs17Oct11). The Hero hitmaker gave birth to daughter Monroe and son Moroccan on 30 April (11) - the same day the couple celebrated its third wedding anniversary - but the tots have been kept hidden from the spotlight, until now. The babies will take their TV bows during an interview with U.S. newswoman Barbara Walters, who was invited to chat to Carey and Cannon and meetthe kids in their New York home. A post on Carey's website reads "Mariah and Nick recently sat down with Barbara Walters in their New York apartment...

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30 Seconds to Mars to Make Music History

  Rockers 30 Seconds to Mars are set to make history in December (11) for performing the most shows during a single album cycle. The group has been promoting its latest record This Is War since its release in December, 2009, and now the band's hard work has paid off. The hitmakers will perform their 300th show at the Hammerstein Ballroomin New York City on 7 December (11) and then kick-off a week of special shows to celebrate the milestone. Frontman Jared Leto says, "We have been on the road for an incredible and insane two years and thought what better way to celebrate the end of this phenomenal journey than with a week of special...

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Taylor Remembered At Hollywood Tribute

  Sir Michael Caine and Colin Farrell were among the stars who turned out to honour Dame Elizabeth Taylor at a memorial service in Hollywood on Sunday (16Oct11). The Cleopatra icon died in March (11) after losing her long battle withcongestive heart disease, sending the showbiz world into mourning. Her son Christopher had been planning an event to honour his mother, and on Sunday, he staged the Worldwide Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor at the Steven J. Ross Theatre on Los Angeles' Warner Bros. lot. Farrell hosted the 75-minute celebration, which was attended by all of Taylor's children, as well as Sir Elton John, who sang his track Blue Eyes...

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Milla Jovovich 'proud of 3D cleavage in Three Musketeers'

Milla Jovovich has admitted that she was proud of her cleavage in The Three Musketeers. The Resident Evil actress revealed that she had to prepare herself for it to be viewed in the 3D medium. "I did have to prepare a lot to make my cleavage what it was," Jovovich told MTV News. "I had to eat a lot of pasta and get cinched really tightly into the corset to get the effect and let the girls do the acting for me." She joked: "I think the left one is more talented than the right." Meanwhile, her husband and Three Musketeers director Paul W.S. Anderson told the website that he is amused by the amount of attention that his wife's cleavage...

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X-Men Writers On for Top Gun Sequel

  It’s been a while since any news about a possible Top Gun sequel hit our news radar, but now it looks like there has finally been a solid development as X-Men: First Class contributors Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz have been hired to work on a script for the film. Last we heard, Tony Scott was definitely involved and has been driving the development in the direction of today’s airborne tech, with a focus on the pilots who fly drones and other vehicles via high-tech equipment. We doubt that’ll be the total focus (there’s not as much danger involved when the plane doesn’t have an actual pilot to get shot down), but now it’ll be Miller and...

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