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Rocker Gwen Stefani has revealed that she never thought that she will ever become a Grammy winner and best-selling artiste.

Stefani, 45, said that the biggest surprise in her career was that she even has a career as she was just a normal girl in a music band, reported E!Online.

“I was just this girl from Orange County who was in a band with my friends. Then they kept letting me do more and more and more. The biggest surprise in my career is that I have a career,” she said.

The singer recently collaborated with MasterCard for their Priceless Surprises campaign.

JK Rowling has now denied reports that she is releasing 12 new ‘Harry Potter’ short stories this month via her popular site Pottermore.

The British novelist has mentioned that the media reports incorrectly assumed that she was promising new stories, the New York Daily News reported.

The 49-year-old has added new stories to the site in 2014, including one released mid-summer about Potter and the rest of the gang post-Hogwarts. She also released a bunch of tales including a Dolores Umbridge backstory and the history of Quidditch.

Leonardo DiCaprio was reportedly seen escorting 20 women out of a Miami nightclub.

The 40-year-old ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ star was partying with a large group of friends, and according to an eyewitness reportedly gathered all 20 girls in the VIP area, and walked out with the ladies in tow, New York Daily News reported.

The source said the actor was overflowing with models, and Joe Jonas and Hollywood oil heir Brandon Davis, who too were partying with the star, looked scared for him as if DiCaprio was going to drown in the women.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly left a night club here with 20 women.

According to a source, the 40-year-old who was here for art show “Art Basel”, spent Saturday night partying and during the early hours of Sunday he left a nightclub with 20 women, reports nydailynews.com.

DiCaprio rolled into the club without his on and off girlfriend Toni Garrn and hung out with Brandon Davis and Joe Jonas.

“He left with 20 girls. Leo and 20 girls. He is my hero,” the source said.

Author JK Rowling has denied reports that she is releasing 12 ‘Harry Potter’ short stories for Christmas this month via her site Pottermore.

Pottermore’s Facebook account said that the media incorrectly assumed their post, reported Ace Showbiz.

Actors Luke Wilson and Imogen Poots have been confirmed to star in Showtime’s upcoming pilot ‘Roadies’.

The pair will appear alongside Keisha Castle-Hughes (‘Whale Rider’) and Peter Cambor (‘NCIS: Los Angeles’) in the pilot, according to Entertainment Weekly

Writer and director Cameron Crowe is teaming up with producer JJ Abrams for the project, which focuses on the rigours of being a popular rock band’s road crew.

Wilson will play a “road-weary, sleep-deprived tour manager” and Poots’s character is described as “a first-rate electrical tech with a great heart”.

Actress Nicole Kidman says marrying singer Keith Urban after dating for less than a month was a “natural process”.

The couple has been married for eight years now. Kidman, who has graced the cover of Elle magazine’s January issue, said that the move was risky and definitely out of the ordinary, but perfect for her, reports eonline.com.

“I’m spontaneous. I jump in. I kind of like getting married and then getting to know each other; I know that it sounds incredibly strange, but to me, it’s a more natural process,” Kidman told the magazine.

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Singer Robbie Williams says he will give up his music career to become a mechanic.

The 40-year-old pop star said he has grown tired of making music now and wants to have a “proper job”, reported Contactmusic.

“To be quite honest with you I’m getting a little bit bored of the pop star/rock star thing. I’ve been very, very lucky, I’ve had an amazing career, but I want to do something different,” said Williams.

The singer released his eleventh studio album ‘Under the Radar Volume 1’ last week.

Dublin-based Irish rock band Kodaline have announced their second album Coming Up For Air, as well as a nine-date UK tour.

The band will release the record through RCA Victor on February 9, having worked with the producers Jacknife Lee (Snow Patrol, R.E.M), Jim Eliot (Ellie Goulding) and Steve Harris – who produced Kodaline’s first album In A Perfect World, reported Digital Spy.

“If you’d told us at the start of the summer that we’d be finished with our album by autumn we wouldn’t have believed you,” said singer Steve Garrigan.

Actress Natalie Portman will reportedly not star in Steve Jobs upcoming biopic.

The 33-year-old actress was lined up to play the female lead in the biopic, reported Variety.

“‘Jobs’ is still on the track to make its production date and actresses are already meeting for the part. However, no one knows the reason behind Portman parting her way from the film,” a source said.

‘Jobs’ stars Micheal Fassbender as Jobs and Seth Rogen as Steven Woznaik. Danny Boyle is the directing the film. The script is written by Scott Rudin with Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady as producers.

Christian Bale said he meant no disrespect with his “stop whining” comment about George Clooney.

The ‘Exodus’ star made headline with his interview with Wall Street Journal magazine.

The actor said people should stop whining and get on with life when reminded of Clooney’s fight against paparazzi intrusion in his life.

Country singer Miranda Lambert has praised husband Blake Shelton for making her happy.

The country singing duo have been married since 2011 and are still going strong, reported Digital Spy.

“I’m not sunshine and roses. Blake’s the happiest person on the planet. He pulls me out of my darkness… Literally everything is the best about being married,” Lambert said.

The 31-year-old also spoke about the joy of her 20-pound weight loss, although she believes there is too much pressure on women.

Filmmaker Sam Mendes has said that he already knows who will sing upcoming James Bond film ‘Spectre’ theme song.

The 49-year-old director refused to reveal the identity of the musician tapped for the 24th James Bond film, reported Entertainment Weekly.

“When will you find out? You’ll have to ask Barbara Broccoli, but I would say – on the basis of the last one – very, very late in the day,” he said.

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ actress Shailene Woodley says she would appear in a superhero film if it was made by Marvel Studios.

The 23-year-old ‘Divergent’ actress revealed her preference when it comes to the makers of comic book movies, reported MTV online.

“I would love to be in a superhero movie if it was Marvel. Their movies are so much fun to watch. They take you on a ride. I love how they’re all interconnected.

Actress-producer Sarah Michelle Gellar has assured her husband Freddie Prinze Jr’s fans that he is doing good post his spinal surgery.

The 37-year-old actress said there is no need to worry about Freddie’s recovery, reported People Magazine.

“He’s fine. He did have very serious surgery, there’s no question, but his learning how to walk again has been greatly exaggerated,” Gellar said.

Freddie, 38, recently underwent a spinal surgery and he has been posting on Twitter about his recovery.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Sarah Drew has given birth to her second child.

The 34-year-old star, who plays April Kepner on the medical drama, and her husband Peter Lanfer welcomed their daughter Hannah Mali Rose last week, reported People magazine.

“And there you have it! Hannah Mali Rose Lanfer,” she posted on twitter.

She announced her pregnancy in July. The couple’s son Micah Emmanuel was born two years ago.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton met star couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z here.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were here Monday for the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Beyonce and Jay Z were seated just across the way, reports eonline.com.

Prince William and his pregnant wife were greeted with cheers and a standing ovation as they entered the court to take their seats.

Actress Kate Hudson and musician Matthew Bellamy have called off their engagement.

“Kate and Matt have been separated for some time now. Despite this, they remain very close friends and committed co-parents,” people.com quoted Bellamy’s representative as saying.

The now estranged couple welcomed a baby boy named Bingham Bellamy in July 2011, just three months after getting engaged.

The “Bride Wars” actress has another son from her first marriage to Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson. The duo split in November 2006 after tying the knot in December 2000.

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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly left a night club here with 20 women.

According to a source, the 40-year-old who was here for art show “Art Basel”, spent Saturday night partying and during the early hours of Sunday he left a nightclub with 20 women, reports nydailynews.com.

DiCaprio rolled into the club without his on and off girlfriend Toni Garrn and hung out with Brandon Davis and Joe Jonas.

“He left with 20 girls. Leo and 20 girls. He is my hero,” the source said.

A group of activists calling themselves Guardians of Peace have warned movie executives at Sony to scrap plans to release Seth Rogen’s new comedy “The Interview”.

The organisation is claiming responsibility for the hack attack which led to the leak of unreleased Sony films and information about top stars, and officials insist there may be more leaks to come, reports contactmusic.com.

A message from the group reads: “Stop immediately showing the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the War!”

Singer Selena Gomez is reportedly disappointed that her on and off boyfriend Justin Bieber is flaunting his new friendship with model Hailey Baldwin.

“Selena hasn’t spoken to Justin for some time now and is just disappointed that he flaunts his relationship with Hailey,” hollywoodlife.com quoted a source as saying.

“Even if they aren’t dating, she takes it as a dig. She knows him all too well,” added the source.

The 18-year-old model, niece of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, recently confirmed that the two were just friends.

Disney’s Oscar winning film ‘Frozen’ has dominated the 2014 iTunes downloads, becoming iTunes’ biggest-selling movie ever.

While the animated film’s soundtrack had sold more than any other album in the US this year, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ was the second biggest film of the year on iTunes, the BBC reported.

In UK, Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ was the biggest single, and Ed Sheeran’s album ‘X’ was 2014’s best-selling album becoming the first to sell a million copies in the year, and Sheeran said that he was “absolutely buzzing”

“Addams Family” star Ken Weatherwax died at the age of 59 following a heart attack.

The actor passed away at his California residence Sunday, reports tmz.com.

Weatherwax’s family said there will be two funerals – one for the family, and one for his fans.

He was known for playing Pugsley on the “Addams Family” TV series, which ran from 1964 to 1966.

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Despite her illness, singer Taylor Swift performed at the two festivals.

The 24-year-old, who performed at the annual KIIS FM Jingle Ball at the Staples Center here Friday, warned fans ahead of the show that her voice was not at its best, reports contactmusic.com.

She wrote on her Twitter page: “I’m about to go onstage at… KIISJingleBall in La. Fun fact: I have a wicked case of laryngitis. This should be interesting!”

Veteran actress Judi Dench has revealed that she wasn’t prepared to find love again after the death of her husband.

Dench is currently dating David Mills, who she says ‘stalked’ her before they started dating, reported Femalefirst.

“I wasn’t even prepared to be ready for it… It was very gradual and grown up. We got together, in a way, through the animals. It’s just wonderful,” she said.

Dench, 79, was married to Michael Williams for thirty years, until he died from lung cancer back in 2001. The couple has one child together during that time.