Magazine with Kardashians on covers suffers sales drop

The magazine covers with photos of the Kardashian family have experienced a drop in their sales rate.

Magazine publishers have admitted that none of Kardashians, either alone or together, is selling, the New York Post reported.

Sources revealed that Jann Wenner paid 110,000 dollars for a heavily retouched photo of Kim Kardashian in a white bikini, which featured on the cover of Us Weekly under the headline, “My Body Is Back”.

Is Idris Elba the new James Bond?

Idris Elba has hinted that there is a possibility of him being the new James Bond.

The ‘Luther’ star neither confirmed nor denied the rumours, but said that everywhere he goes, people ask him if he would play the next Bond, the Daily Express reported.

Elba said that it is actually a good rumour, as it is a great character and everyone wants to drive around in fast cars with nice suits.

The 41-year-old actor also opened up about plans of bringing Luther to the big screen, saying that he is really trying to make that happen. (ANI)

Tom Cruise drops $50m defamation case against magazine

Tom Cruise has dropped his 50 million dollars lawsuit against the publication that claimed that he had “abandoned” his daughter, Suri, after his divorce from Katie Holmes.

Attorneys for the ‘ Top Gun’ star and the Bauer Publishing Company , which publishes U.S. celebrity magazines Life and Style and InTouch Weekly, have agreed to get the lawsuit dismissed, the Mirror reported.

However, it is still unknown if there was an out-of-court settlement in the case, but each side will pay their own costs and attorneys’ fees. (ANI)

Katherine Jackson appeals to fans to donate money for MJ documentary

Michael Jackson’s mum, Katherine, and his kids are trying to release a new documentary about the late singer, and are asking fans to donate money to pay for it.

Katherine has posted a letter to her son’s fans on fundanything.com, requesting their financial support to help reach a 3.2 million dollars goal to complete the nearly finished documentary ‘Remembering Michael,’ People magazine reported.

Kate Upton and beau Maksim Chmerkovskiy split

Kate Upton and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy have ended their relationship, according to reports.

According to a source, the 21-year-old model and the 23-year-old Latin Ballroom dancer have been done for a while, People magazine reported.

The pair were said to be very serious for each other, and were recently photographed holding hands at the end of September. (ANI)

People pretend not to know about my pregnancy: Wilde

Actress Olivia Wilde may have confirmed that she is expecting a child but star says people still pretend not to know about it to be polite to her.

“That’s the worst thing in the world — when you congratulate a non-pregnant woman on her pregnancy.I find that people will go to such great lengths to not mention it,” the actress told Jay Leno.

Eric Bana to play real-life tough cop

Actor Eric Bana will be living out his childhood fantasies in his next film when he plays a tough police detective.

The 45-year-old Australian star has already shot the film, in which he portrays real-life Bronx cop Ralph Satchi in ‘Beware the Night’ – and he got the chance to hang out with the man he’s playing, reported Contactmusic.

Friends call Lindsay ‘immature’

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been accused of acting immaturely and causing drama by her new friends, who are about 10 years younger to her.

The claims come after the 27-year-old reportedly showed up at a party to meet her former flame, model Morgan O’Connor.

“She finds out where Morgan is, then shows up and causes problems. Morgan was staying at the Dream Downtown, and Lindsay showed up and found out which room he was in. She knocked on his door, came in and started b****ing Morgan out,” nypost.com quoted a source as saying.

Lindsay Lohan branded childish by friends

Troubled star Lindsay Lohan’s new crowd of younger friends have reportedly called her childish and are concerned by her behaviour.

The 27-year-old actress has been accused of acting immaturely and causing drama by her new friends, who are all around 10 years younger than her, reported New York Post.

The claims come after the troubled starlet, who checked out of rehab this summer, reportedly showed up at a party to visit her former flame, 18-year-old male model Morgan O’Connor, and supposedly told all other girls to leave before locking herself in a bathroom.

Lively picks beauty tips from photoshoots

Actress Blake Lively enjoys picking hair and make-up tips from artists on photoshoots, and so, she enjoys styling herself for red carpet events.

She never looks online for tips.

“I like doing my own make-up and hair for events. I think it’s fun. I didn’t know they did (make-up) on YouTube. But I’m luckily through doing photoshoots, I get to work with so many amazing hair and make-up artists,” Lively told The Cut magazine, reports contactmusic.com.

“That’s my version of YouTube,” she added.

Miley Cyrus doesn’t know how to smile

Singer-actress Miley Cyrus says she sticks her tongue out in pictures because she doesn’t “know how to smile” and it makes her feel awkward if she’s standing there grinning.

The ‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker has been snapped in her signature pose on a lot of occasions lately, reported Contactmusic.

“I get embarrassed to take pictures. That’s actually the truth. I’m so embarrassed, because people are taking pictures of me, and I just don’t know how to – I don’t know how to smile, and just be awkward, so I stick my tongue out, because I don’t know what else to do,” Cyrus said.

During crisis Katy Perry abstained from alcohol

Pop star Katy Perry says she did not consume alcohol for three continuous months as she was going through a hard time in life.

The 29-year-old, who parted ways from comedian Russell Brand in December 2011 after a 14 month marriage, tried to put her best foot forward and watched British sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous” to get her through some dark days in the past two years, reports contactmusic.com.

Kristen Wiig recalls adventure trip to India

Hollywood actress Kristen Wiig, who will next be seen in Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, says she took off for an adventure trip in India once.

The 40-year-old confessed that she did something very similar to what’s happening in the movie and says the adventure was life-changing.

“I went to India for three months and travelled around. I was up North in Dharamsala, in a Tibetan village and I did some volunteer work,” Wiig said in a statement.

Katy Perry can’t cook

Katy Perry can cook up great livewire performances, but the “Clueless” pop star says she can neither cook food nor boil water in the kitchen.

The American singer, 29, revealed her secret on chat show “Chatty Man”, reports dailystar.co.uk.

Asked if she will be cooking over the festive season, she said: “I can’t cook. I can’t boil water. I’d have to look it up on YouTube.”

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Schwartzman’s wife expecting second child

Actor Jason Schwartzman and his wife Brady Cunningham will soon be blessed with their second child.

Cunningham is due for delivery in the new year, reports usmagazine.com.

“Brady is due (in April 2014) and she is feeling great. They are not finding out the sex and are keeping the baby’s gender a surprise,” a source said.

The couple, who got married in 2009, has a three-year-old daughter Marlowe.

“Marlowe is super excited about becoming a big sister and they are thrilled to be adding to the family,” a source said.

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Gomez, Bieber to be neighbours?

Pop stars Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber, who have dated each other in the past, can end up being neighbours sometime soon.

Gomez, 21, has reportedly liked a property in the same gated-community as her ex-beau Bieber, and she is close to making an offer, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The “Come & get it” star is eyeing a mansion in an exclusive neighbourhood in Calabasas, which is also home to Kourtney Kardashian and Will Smith and his family.

Shane Warne’s ex-girlfriend visits him post Liz Hurley split

Shane Warne’s former girlfriend Simone Callahan has been spotted visiting his house in Melbourne recently.

Callahan wore a revealing vest on her visit to the 44-year-old Australian former international cricketer’s house, the Daily Star reported.

Warne recently split from fiance Liz Hurley, who was snapped looking glum without her engagement ring. (ANI)

Katie Holmes chops off long hair

Actress Katie Holmes has chopped off her long locks for this festive season.

The ‘Romantics’ actress, who turns 35 this month, debuted a new, sophisticated, chocolate-brown hair color and shorter, cleaner cut at the Z100 Jingle Ball in NYC last weekend, reported Us magazine.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise’s ex-wife is also the co-owner and celebrity spokesperson for Alterna Haircare, a natural, organic beauty brand.

“It’s good for my hair and good for the earth, so I feel good using it,” she had said.

It’s sick people thinking I waxed my North’s eyebrows: Kim

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has hit back at claims that she waxed baby North’s eyebrows before posting a photo of her online.

The 33-year-old socialite recently shared a close-up of her around 6-month-old daughter on Instagram that sparked rumours that the baby’s perfectly shaped eyebrows were waxed or groomed, reported E!Online.

“Do people really think I would wax my daughter’s eyebrows so young? Come on, I’d wait until she’s at least 2 1/2!,” Kim posted on Twitter.

I am a strict parent: Julia Roberts

Actress Julia Roberts insists she is a pretty strict parent to her three children.

The 46-year-old actress, who has three children, twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, nine, and son Henry, six, with husband Danny Moder, said she usually sets firm boundaries as she wants the trio to have the same principles that she and her spouse were raised with, reported Contactmusic.

“I’m pretty strict. I was raised in a pretty strict way and we want to instil the same principles and values that my husband and I were raised with.

Katie Holmes celebrates 35th birthday with close pals

Katie Holmes was spotted enjoying a special lunch with her friends on her birthday in New York City.

The 35-year-old former wife of Tom Cruise was seen in great spirits with a group of her best pals at Cafe Gitane, a French-Moroccan eatery, Contactmusic reported.

Holmes also thanked her Twitter followers for sending her their best wishes.

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Khloe Kardashian says divorce from Lamar Odom has been `heartbreaking`

Khloe Kardashian has revealed that her divorce from Lamar Odom has been difficult and torturous for her.

The 29-year-old American television personality, who has recently filed for divorce from the 34-year-old American professional basketball player, said that the decision was “heart breaking” and has been “torture” to her soul, ABC News reported.

She added that she doesn’t want to be surrounded by ‘extra rumors and BS”.

Julia Roberts prefers being strict with kids

Actress Julia Roberts, who is a mother of three, says that she is a strict mother to her kids.

The 46-year-old said that she was brought up with certain values and being strict allows her to inculcate those values in her kids, reports contactmusic.com.

“I’m pretty strict. I was raised in a pretty strict way and we want to instil the same principles and values that my husband and I were raised with,” OK! Magazine quoted Roberts as saying.

She has three children-twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, nine, and son Henry, six, with husband Danny Moder.

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‘American Hustle’ very real: Lawrence

Actress Jennifer Lawrence says that her film “American Hustle” is very “character driven” and she enjoyed shooting it.

The 23-year-old added that the film is very realistic in its portrayal of its characters, reports contactmusic.com.

“It’s all character-driven. Everything, all of it. The costumes, the lighting is all 360 (degrees) so that we never stop, so there never is my close-up, your close-up. All of it is so real,” Bang Showbiz quoted Lawrence as saying.

Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro took real punches in `Grudge Match`

Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro have taken real punches while shooting for their upcoming film ‘Grudge Match’.

The 67-year-old actor said that De Niro impressed him by handling real punches and taking some serious hits and falls, asserting that De Niro wouldn’t admit it, the New York Post reported.

Director Peter Segal said that he wanted the reality and the actors, unfortunately, weren’t able to do perfect movie punches every time.

He added that they connected quite a bit and one cold see the actors’ backs and shoulders scarred up by the ropes. (ANI)