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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Keira Knightley says she does not mind going topless in front of the camera at all.

The 29-year-old actress has recently gone topless for a magazine cover, reported E!Online.

“I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters.

“And that (shoot) was one of the ones where I said, ‘OK, I’m fine doing the topless shot so long as you don’t make them any bigger or retouch’. Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are,” she said.

The show Selfie on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has been cancelled.

Episode seven scheduled to be aired Tuesday could be the last on the network, Mashable reported.

In the recently aired double episodes, Selfie was viewed by 3.7 and 3.2 million viewers, respectively, according to Nielsen, a leading global information and measurement company that provides data on what people watch, listen and buy.

The 15-second new teaser trailer of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is out and it shows yet another glimpse of the elusive Christian Grey played by Jamie Dornan. The new teaser sees Jamie Dornan slipping on a crisp white shirt from his wardrobe as he stands with his back to the camera. As Beyonce’s song ‘Haunted’ slowly begins to play, Dornan then pulls open a drawer filled with ties before the screen then transitions to black again.

Watch the teaser here:

The film, based on E L James’s best-selling S&M-themed novel, will be released on February 13.

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Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba has joined the sequel of ‘ The Mechanic’ that already stars Michelle Yeoh and Jason Statham, it has been revealed.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the movie made under the banner of Summit Productions will release the next installment in the Millennium Films action franchise in January, 2016.

Dennis Gansel will be directing the sequel which has been named ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’, which follows the hitman Arthur Bishop (Statham) as he struggles to complete a list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.

Actress Rachel Bilson and her partner actor Hayden Christensen have been blessed with a daughter. They have named her Briar Rose Christensen.

The actress’ representative confirmed the news Thursday .

“Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson welcome their daughter Briar Rose Christensen born on Oct 29, 2014,” the representative told E! News, mirror.co.uk reports.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Sheamus wants to start his movie career and says his dream role would be to play villain Venom in an “Amazing Spider-Man” film.

The 36-year-old star has been inspired to launch a film career by his fellow wrestler Dave Batista’s performance as Drax the Destroyer in the movie “The Guardians of the Galaxy”, femalefirst.co.uk reports.

“I watched ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and I thought Dave Batista did a great job, and Bradley Cooper was great as Rocket.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch’s future in-laws are happy about his engagement to their daughter, Sophie Hunter.

The 38-year-old actor announced his engagement to the world in the births, marriages and deaths section of The Times newspaper Wednesday.

Hunter’s mother Katharine and brother Patrick have said that the family is happy and excited about the couple’s engagement, reports mirror.co.uk.

“We are very happy for them. It’s a really fabulous day.

“It’s only just been announced so we don’t know any more but it’s lovely news,” Katharine said.

ITV has confirmed that their period drama series ‘Downton Abbey’ is coming back for a sixth season in 2015.

Steve November, ITV’s director of drama commissioning, said that it was fantastic that their series continued to be such a phenomenon and still the most popular drama on ITV in its fifth series and they were thrilled to have commissioned a sixth series, the BBC reported.

The drama, which focuses of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants, will go into production in 2015.

The fifth series of ‘ Downton Abbey’ ends on 9th November, 2014.

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Actress Keira Knightley, who portrayed the role of Elizabeth Swan in first three films of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, doesn’t see herself reprising the role.

The 29-year-old actress, who teamed up with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom for the films, feels it was a great moment in her life, but she would not do it again, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Asked in an interview, whether she wishes to return to the role of Elizabeth, she said: “No, I don’t think so.

Salma Hayek says she avoids a heavy-handed approach towards her seven-year-old daughter Valentina.

The 48-year-old actress has dedicated herself to empowering women, reported People magazine.

“I don’t preach to her every day. She’s aware that her mommy fights for the rights of women, that there are many places in the world where they are not entitled to the rights,” she said.

Hayek also shared that her daughter is a big fan of Malala Yousafzai.

Keira Knightley has ruled out the possibility of returning to the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise.

The British actress achieved worldwide recognition for her performance as Elizabeth Swann in the popular franchise, which features Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, reported Contactmusic.

Asked whether she would be interested in the project, the 29-year-old actress said, “No, I don’t think so. It was an amazing point in my life, but it was a good five-year chunk. It was incredible, but I can’t really imagine going back to it.”

Eva Longoria is glad that she became famous quite late in life.

The 39-year-old actress, who shot to fame with ‘Desperate Housewives’ in 2004, said being older helped her avoid getting into trouble in Hollywood, reported Conatctmusic.

“I became famous quite late in life, according to Hollywood standards. I was 28 or 29. I already had my Bachelor’s degree, I went to college, I was very set in my identity prior to this thing called fame.

Singer-actress Selena Gomez has hinted that she is working on new music after posting an Instagram photo of her hitting the studio.

The former Disney princess shared another snap too and captioned it with lyrics of a new song, reported Ace Showbiz.

“… But I can’t imagine, a life without, breathless moments, breaking me down. … #November,” she wrote alongside a black-and-white picture of herself sitting in front of a mirror.

New mother Eva Mendes looked glamorous as she was seen for the first time after the birth of her baby girl in September.

The 40-year-old actress, who shares her first child with boyfriend Ryan Gosling, gave birth to the tot on September 12 and looked effortless as she stepped out in a long black cardigan and loose fitting black trousers, reported Daily Mirror.

Mendes has reportedly been using a low carb and high protein meal delivery service to help her shift the extra pounds.

Robert Downey Jr. has welcomed a baby daughter with wife Susan and has named her Avri, it has been revealed.

The ‘Iron Man’ star posted the good news on his official Facebook page saying that after 9 months of intensive development, Team Downey was pleased to announce their 2014 fall/winter project, the Mirror reported.

The 49-year-old actor also posted the details about their new member in the family joking stating that she was 7lbs even and spans 20 inches.

Downey Jr. has already has a two-year-old son, Exton and 21-year-old son Indio from a previous relationship. (ANI)

Singer Ed Sheeran plans to launch his own record label and he wants to promote new talent under his label.

The “Thinking out loud” hitmaker has signed a deal with Warner, which will house his company and already has an idea who he wants to offer recording contracts to, reports contactmusic.com.

“The door has now been opened. I’ve set up the label and I’m going to start signing people. It’ll be an imprint that goes through Warner. But I’ll get the rights back in about ten years,” he told The Sun.

After actor Christian Bale opted out of Steve Jobs’s biopic, Michael Fassbender is reportedly in talks to play the title role in Danny Boyle’s film.

According to a source, Fassbender is in early talks to play Jobs in the Sony project, reports variety.com.

Based on Walter Isaacson’s biography “Steve Jobs”, the real-life drama will be scripted by Aaron Sorkin.

Earlier there was news that Leonardo DiCaprio was approached for the lead role, but he eventually denied it.

(IANS)

Hilary Duff has criticized the gross media attention she received post ending 3 years of marriage with former hockey pro hubby Mike Comrie. The 27-year-old singer, who graced the new issue of Elle Canada in a embellished little black dress, said that though she had dealt with attention in the past, she had turned to her therapist to handle the “invasive and insensitive” negative attention, E!

Rumours are rife that Angelina Jolie may quit her acting career and join politics, after she hinted in a new interview that she’s ready to enter politics. The ‘A Mighty Heart’ star told Vanity Fair magazine that when one works as a humanitarian, they are conscious that politics have to be considered, because if they really want to make an extreme change, then they have a responsibility, Fox News reported.

Hayden Panettiere, who is expecting her first child with fiance Wladimir Klitschko, has revealed that she now weighs around 145 pounds. The ‘Nashville’ star said that the worst part about her weight gain is that worst part is that her feet are still size five and they”re going, and she believes they are about to snap from underneath her with the strain, E!

Alicia Keys has revealed that her pregnancy makes her feel really good and she’s just motivated all the time and can’t help it. The 33-year-old singer, who is currently pregnant with her second child, said that her husband Swizz Beatz keeps on telling her to get some rest, but she is always invigorated, E!

‘Interstellar’ star Jessica Chastain has revealed that she is personally not interested in going to space. The actress, who stars with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in the Christopher Nolan sci-fi blockbuster, said that she likes acting as if she is going to space, but she loves planet earth, her friends and family too much and doesn’t want to be away from them, the New York Post reported. Chastain added that Nolan has gone to huge lengths for the film, as there are no green screens, he built all the sets and grew 500 acres of corn. (ANI)

Singer Kelly Rowland and her husband Tim Witherspoon have welcomed their first child — a baby boy. The couple has named him Titan Jewell Witherspoon.

Rowland gave birth to her first child Tuesday, her representative confirmed to people.com

“We are thrilled to announce that today we are the proud parents of our first son. We are blessed to report everyone is healthy and happy,” Rowland, 33, said in a statement.

(IANS)

Angelina Jolie says being married to her long-time beau Brad Pitt feels “different” and “nice”.

Pitt and Jolie were together for nearly nine years before exchanging wedding vows earlier this year.

“It does feel different. It feels nice to be husband and wife,” Jolie said in response to whether anything has changed now that she is officially married to Pitt, reports eonline.com.

Jolie and Pitt tied the knot on Aug 23 in a civil ceremony held inside the chapel on their estate in the South of France, Château Miraval. Very few people attended the nuptials.

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Kim Kardashian is reportedly obsessed with her sister Khloe and her ex-flame French Montana despite their breakup.

The reality star took to Twitter to make the shock revelation last night, as she watched Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons, The Mirror reports.

The rapper can be heard complimenting Khloe”s bum in one of the clips, to which the Keeping Up With The Kardashian star replies : “Thank you. God Bless!”

While the former couple may have called it quits, Kim still seems to be fond of them. (ANI)