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Billie Joe announces Green Day tour post-rehab
After a successful 2012 with hits like “Rowdy Rathore”, “Son of Sardaar” and “Dabangg 2”, the new year also looks quite promising for actress Sonakshi Sinha. “In 2013 I have ‘Lootera’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 2’... I am going to start shooting for ‘Bullet Raja’, ‘Rambo Rajkumar’ with Prabhudheva and Shahid Kapoor and ‘Thuppakki’ remake. So yeah, hands are pretty full,” the 25-year-old said while celebrating the success of “Dabangg 2” at an NGO. Sonakshi is paired opposite Ranveer Singh in “Lootera”, with Akshay Kumar in “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 2” and she will share screen space with Saif Ali Khan in “Bullet Raja”. Sonakshi is happy that her hard work has paid off. “It Feels good. I have always worked hard and when your hard work pays off in terms of people liking your film, it is amazing,” she said.
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F T e R entering rehab in September, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong thanked his fans for their support and revealed some exciting news on Sunday, Dec. 30. The musician wrote on Instagram that he was grateful “for all the love [and] support you’ve showed for the past few months.” “Believe me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I’m eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I’m getting better every day.” Armstrong, 40, added, “So now, without further ado, the show must go on. We can’t wait to get on the road and live out loud! Our passion has only grown stronger. ... Green day tour in March.” The singer entered rehab two days after an on-stage rant at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in September. NEWS DESK
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie already married? nEwS DESK
LA photographer killed while shooting Bieber’s car
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OLIce say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber’s Ferrari sports car in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police Officer James Stoughton says the man died at a hospital Tuesday evening. Stoughton says Bieber was not in the car at the time. Sgt. Rudy Lopez told the Los Angeles Times that the pop star’s friend was driving the car when it was pulled over for a traffic stop. It was parked on a busy street when the photographer arrived. Police say the man was struck by a car as he returned to his own car. Stoughton says no charges are expected against the motorist who hit the man. A call to a Bieber publicist was not immediately returned. NEWS DESK
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are rumoured to have tied the knot on Christmas day in the Caribbean, reports have claimed. The Hollywood super couple apparently married in an intimate ceremony on the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to The Telegraph. The pair have been spending the Christmas and New Year holiday at the private Parrot Cay estate of fashion designer Donna Karan with their six children, Pitt’s parents Jane and William, his brother Doug and sister Julie. News of their reported nuptials comes eight months after Pitt, 49, and Jolie, 37, announced their engagement in April 2012 after seven years together. Speculation they had finally wed comes after a magazine report in early December claimed the pair had picked up their wedding rings from celebrity jeweller Neil Lane. In November, Pitt told reporters on the red carpet of the New York premiere of his film Killing Me Softly the nuptials would be “soon”. Pitt and Jolie started dating after meeting on the sets of the 2005 romantic comedy action film Mr & Mrs Smith.
Jennifer Lawrence: ‘Nothing makes me feel better than junk food and reality TV’ nEwS DESK Jennifer Lawrence may be an Oscarnominated actress, but given the opportunity, she’d rather relax at home than walk a red carpet. Appearing on the January cover of Marie Claire South Africa, the 22year-old Here Comes Honey Boo Boo fan explains why she prefers to keep things low-key when she’s not on set. “I don’t like going out that much. I’m kind of an old lady. After it’s 11, I’m like, ‘Don’t these kids ever get tired?’ When I’m out, I think about my couch. Like, ‘It would be awesome to be on it right now. I bet there’s an episode of Dance Moms on. Am I missing a new episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians?’” the Silver Linings Playbook star tells the magazine. “I’m just stressed by the idea of missing them.” Lawrence, who lives in a two-bedroom apartment in L.A., prefers to entertain friends at home. “I like people to come over to my place,” she says. “It’s like a reality TV show cave. I just learned how to work TiVO. That changed my life. Reality TV is my silver lining. At the end of the day there’s probably nothing that makes me feel better than junk food and reality TV.”
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Britney Spears is ‘working hard’ on next album
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RITNey Spears might reportedly be leaving “The X Factor,” but 2013 could see new music from the pop superstar! During a Twitter chat with her fans on Sunday, the 31-year-old confirmed she’s “working hard” on a new album. The singer also noted that she is “collaborating with some new inspiring producers.” When a fan Tweeted that they were looking forward to a new album from her, she wrote, “I’m excited too.” When asked by a fan if she had plans to exit the FOX reality singing competition, where she is a judge, Britney replied, “Really focused on my music right now.” The singer’s last album, “Femme Fatale,” dropped in March 2011 and included a slew of hit singles. Most recently, she collaborated with will.i.am on his new single, “Scream & Shout.” NEWS DESK
thursday, 3 January, 2013
Sounds like Sofia Vergara didn’t have a great New Year’s Eve: In the wee hours today, she got in a fight with her fiance Nick Loeb at a Miami nightclub, and Loeb ended up getting kicked out. Sources tell the New York Post the Florida businessman got upset when Vergara took a picture with someone, and “started screaming at her.” There was “some pushing and shoving” and Loeb eventually “had to be pulled off Sofia by security,” a witness says. The Modern Family actress’ dress was torn, and four security guards threw Loeb out, with Vergara following him. Amitabh Bachchan wants to be remembered as just another name Despite being the most successful actor in Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan wants to be remembered as just another name. Apart from a successful acting career, Bachchan had also won the People’s Choice Award for the most popular TV host for Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. But Bachchan told Gulf News that he wouldn’t survive beyond the second or third question if put on the participant seat. When it comes to having himself being remembered, Bachchan feels he’s no better than the guy next door. He doesn’t think there’s anything special about him and wants people to remember him just like another name. He has given blockbusters such as Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar, Abhimaan, Saudagar and Chupke Chupke to name just a few. But it was Yash Chopra ‘s Deewar that re-inforced “the angry young man” in him. When asked what he would advise newcomers, he said he’s nobody to give advice. But he added that they should be sincere to their work and must keep trying. When he’s not on screen Bachchan said he is just like any other father and grandfather, who likes spending time with grandchildren and with the family.