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The producers of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, the movie adaptation of E L James’ erotic novel of the same name, have introduced individual posters of the family members of Christian Grey.

Jamie Dornan is playing the titular hero while Dakota Johnson will be seen as Anastasia Steele in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film, slated to release on Valentines Day next year.

British singer Rita Ora will play Grey’s adopted sister Mia, while Marcia Gay Harden and Andrew Airlie will play Grey’s parents Grace Trevelyan and Carrick.

The role of Steele’s best friend Kate Kavanagh is played by Eloise Mumford.

Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is planning to open a bizarre new restaurant where chefs only serve up burned food.

The 53-year-old Oscar winner said he likes his meat, fish and poultry overly-well done and he has had so much trouble convincing cooks to prepare his food to his liking, he wants to launch his own special eatery, reported Contactmusic.

“I love well done food, but beyond well done, burnt. Beef, chicken, fish, anything. I was at a restaurant once and I ordered a steak.

Actor Paul Walker’s brother believes the late star’s legacy lives on through his charity Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW).

The ‘Fast and Furious’ star – who died in a car crash last November – established Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) to provide relief in areas affected by natural disasters and his younger brother Cody Walker thinks the late actor would be ‘stoked’ to know the organisation is still going strong, reported Daily Mirror.

Actress Cate Blanchett says she’s so extremely proud of Emma Watson’s speech on gender equality at the United Nations.

“I was so f–king proud of Emma Watson’s speech at the UN. It was brilliant, such an incredible use of her airspace, and really passionate. It was fantastic,” Blanchett said about Watson in the latest issue of Porter magazine, reports eonline.com.

Watson, who was appointed as the new UN Women Goodwill Ambassador earlier in September, delivered an emotional speech at the United Nations headquarters Saturday to help launch the ‘HeForShe’ gender equality campaign.

Actor Ryan Reynolds says his family grew closer when they discovered that his father had Parkinson’s disease.

The actor’s dad Jim, a former boxer and cop, was found to be suffering from the disease in 1995, but has never directly admitted having the condition, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I have a slightly different, weird, strange story about that because my father really hasn’t ever said he has Parkinson’s disease,” Reynolds said on “Today Show”.

Singer Taylor Swift says her music would be “more beige” if she hadn’t suffered “humiliation, embarrassment or devastation” in her life.

The 24-year-old, who is known is known for writing songs about her famous link-ups, which include Harry Styles, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas, believes she wouldn’t have won as many awards or sold out as many gigs, had she not written about her personal heartbreaks, reports contactmusic.com.

“The songs I’ve written about my moments of humiliation, embarrassment or devastation have gotten me the greatest sense of clarity.

Actress Jennifer Aniston says her fiance Justin Theroux loves to surprise her by “flying out of the closet”.

Traditionally, lovers surprise their fiancee with flowers but, Theroux has found this unique way to impress the 45-year-old actress, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Speaking on TV show “The Talk”, Aniston said: “He’s my creative crush because he’s just brilliant at everything he does. He’s a wonderful actor. He’s a brilliant comedy writer and he’s also a beautiful artist and a director. He does everything really well, it drives me crazy. And he’s a beautiful human being.

If one goes by “Avatar” filmmaker James Cameron’s words, the planned sequel of the 2009 epic sci-fi movie will leave the audience mesmerised.

“You will s–t yourself with your mouth wide open,” Cameron has said while estimating the reactions that the sequel will generate, reports eonline.com.

The Oscar-winning director told Empire magazine that the frames-per-second (FPS) rate of the movie will be a reason why so much “s–tting” will happen, reports eonline.com.

‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch says though he is flattered his female fans call themselves ‘Cumberbitches’, the actor finds the term a bit rude.

The 38-year-old actor said he would prefer his fans to address themselves as Cumbercollective or Cumbersomes as he does not want them to be called ‘bitches’, reported People magazine.

Hollywood actor Martin Sheen says he agreed to play the role of controversial Warren Anderson only on the condition that the then Union Carbide boss is not portrayed positively in the film based on the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy that killed thousands of people.

Singer Taylor Swift credits her life’s biggest mistakes have led to her “greatest career triumphs”.

The 24-year-old has gone through her share of life’s ups and downs, and she admits the hurdles have taught her a lot, reports eonline.com.

“As much as I would really like to have saved myself heartache, embarrassment or gossip, I also know that my biggest mistakes have turned into my best lessons and sometimes my greatest career triumphs,” she said in ASOS magazine.

US celebrities called for a boycott to take place Friday — one of the busiest US shopping days — to protest a grand jury’s decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen.

A number of well-known figures, among them hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, have signed onto the action, under the Twitter hashtags #NotOneDime and #BlackoutBlackFriday.

“We have the power to change our nation. Stand up with @UnitedBlackout on #BlackoutBlackFriday,” tweeted one of the supporters, actress Kat Graham, who stars in TV series “The Vampire Diaries.”

Actress Nicole Kidman says she would love to have four more children with Keith Urban, despite already having four kids.

The 47-year-old actress has four kids – an adopted daughter and son, Isabella, 21, and Connor, 19, from her failed marriage to Tom Cruise, and daughters Sunday, six, and four-year-old Faith with Urban, reported Contactmusic.

When asked if she wants more kids, she replied, “I have four children already and my sister has six children so my mum’s like, ‘We’re done. We’re done.

“If I could I would have four more.

Filmmaker Ridley Scott said he misses his younger brother Tony Scott terribly, since he committed suicide in August 2012.

The 76-year-old filmmaker’s sibling died at the age of 68 in August 2012 when he committed suicide, leaving Ridley devastated, reported Variety.

However, the ‘Alien’ director is grateful that he had spent a lot of time with Tony before the tragedy occurred due to the ‘Top Gun’ creator’s lengthy battle with brain cancer – something the family kept secret.

Lebanese singer/actress Sabah has died. She was 87.

Sabah, real name Jeanette Feghali, passed away on Wednesday in Beirut, Lebanon. No more details were available, reported BBC online.

She was considered an icon in the Arab entertainment industry after spending more than six decades in the spotlight and was known to her fans as the ‘singing bird’ or ‘Sabouha’.

Sabah recorded more than 50 albums over the course of her career and appeared in numerous films and plays.

American heavy metal band Metallica are to headline the Reading and Leeds festivals next year, their fourth time topping the bill.

The ‘Enter Sandman’ rockers will top the bill at the dual-sited event for the fourth time next August and are beyond thrilled to have landed the gig, reported BBC online.

Drummer Lars Ulrich said, “We are obviously beyond thrilled to be returning to headline the magnificent and mighty double shot at Reading and Leeds for the fourth time. We are practically the house band. Bring it!”

Singer Rita Ora will perform on Matthew Morrison’s new album, a concept record for the Broadway production of ‘Finding Neverland’.

The ‘Glee’ actor is thrilled the talented ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ singer will perform on the record, reported Ace Showbiz.

Tweeting a picture of himself and Ora backstage at the American Music Awards at the weekend, Morrison wrote,”Such a great time at the American Music Awards last night with my friend Rita Ora. She’s on the Finding Neverland – The New Musical concept soundtrack. Talented (sic).”

Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine thinks Chris Hemsworth is a handsome dude and deserves to have been named Sexiest Man Alive by a magazine.

The 35-year-old singer said he doesn’t mind relinquishing his status as People’s Sexiest Man Alive to this year’s recipient because he thinks the ‘Thor’ actor deserves the accolade, reported Hollwyood Life.

“Listen he’s a super, super good looking guy. He’s a handsome dude. He’s Thor, for Christ’s sake. I mean, the dude deserves it. Gosh,” Levine said.

Photos of Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appearing to have a tense exchange at a Sydney hotel last week have emerged.

Jolie, 39, who recently underwent a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer, was pictured with a cigarette in-hand after the row, according to In Touch magazine.

“When Brad threw up his arms, you could see the frustration on his face,” an eyewitness said of the nasty fight that took place on November 17 on a balcony at the Intercontinental Sydney hotel.

Oscar-winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are set to star in ‘Big Little Lies’, a limited series, being written by Emmy-winner David E Kelley.

The project is based on the book of the same name by Australian author Liane Moriarty, reported Deadline.

It is described as a subversive comedy which tells the tale of three mothers of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Angelina Jolie has revealed that she and her husband Brad Pitt have more moments where she says that she is going to be a better wife and better cook.

The 39-year-old actress said in an interview that whenever she says so, Pitt says “just know what you’re good at. Know what you’re not,” the New York Post reported.

The ‘Unbroken’ director, who is working to improve herself since tying the knot with Pitt, added that she tells her husband that she is gonna get this wife thing down, but he knows her limitations and where she is a good wife and a good mom. (ANI)

Actress Vanessa Hudgens has got a restraining order against her alleged stalker Junior Kabongo.

Hudgens went to court after Kabongo came here from Africa to meet her after sending her a string of graphic emails in which he also declared his intentions to marry her, reports tmz.com.

One of the messages he sent read: “Hello, I love you and want to marry you.”

Another message, a more graphic one, read: “God gave me a penis to make you feel like you never did, everytime when we’ll make love.”

In a third email, Kabongo also expressed his desire to pursue a Hollywood career.

Celebrities and sports stars voiced have frustration and urged restraint following violent protests over the decision not to prosecute a white police officer for the killing of an unarmed black teen.

Magic Johnson, Chris Rock and LeBron James were among those tweeting after a night of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri linked to the death of aspiring college student Michael Brown, 18.

Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini says she will not sign child stars to her record label because there is too much pressure on them to succeed.

The 31-year-old ‘Only Human’ hitmaker plans to only tie up deals for singers, who are ‘over 18’ so she can nurture their talent and make sure they are ready for the competitive nature of the music industry, reported the Daily Mirror.

Cheryl added fears acts any younger than 18 may crumble under the demands of showbusiness.

Singer Bob Dylan performed a gig to just one fan of his at a special show at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music.

The 73-year-old singer sang Buddy Holly’s ‘Heartbeat’, Fats Domino’s ‘Blueberry Hill’, ‘It’s Too Late (She’s Gone)’ by Chuck Willis and an unidentified blues jam with his touring band for 41-year-old Fredrik Wikingsson, who sat alone in the second row, reported Contactmusic.

“I was smiling so much it was like I was on ecstasy. My jaw hurt for hours afterwards because I couldn’t stop smiling,” the fan said.