Miranda Kerr won’t rush back to work after giving birth.

The 27-year-old model is expecting her first child with husband Orlando Bloom and insists her career is no longer her biggest priority.

She said: “For me, family is life. The decision to start one wasn’t complex at all.

“My career has been wonderful, but it’s not my life. I don’t feel pressure to get back to work.”

The Australian beauty also has a vision for a laid-back future life with her family.

She told W magazine: “My goal involves a hammock, a vegetable patch, and a solar-powered house. And I hope to eventually get there.”

Miranda had been shooting a fashion campaign in Paris when she found out she was pregnant, following weeks of nausea.

She explained: “I was wondering why I’d been so sick.”

The Victoria’s Secret model is due to give birth early next year but she and her actor spouse decided against finding out the sex of the child.

She said: “We’re keeping it a surprise.”

Miranda recently spoke about how she admired fellow models who juggled their careers and family life.

She said: “I’ve always been open about wanting to be a mother one day, and I’ve always thought Orlando would be a great dad.

“I think having children and pregnancy is a part of life. I look at how models like Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio have done it and made it a part of their lives.”

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Top 10 Highest Earning Hollywood Women 2010

Oprah Winfrey has been named the highest earning female in Hollywood.

The TV host beat the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Lady Gaga and Madonna, making $324 million from her media empire, which includes her own chat show and magazine, to top the list compiled by Forbes.

Oprah, 56, made more money than the other stars in the top five put together, with Beyonce raking in $89 million, Britney Spears banking $65 million, Lady Gaga earning $64 million and Madonna swelling her purse with $59.9 million.

Newcomers under 30 made a big impression on the top 10, with Gaga beating stalwarts including Sandra Bullock – the only actress on the list – and Ellen DeGeneres.

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift also made the top 10, with TV host Judge Judy rounding off the list.

Earlier this year, Oprah topped the list of the highest earning talk show hosts for her ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’, taking home $315 million a year for her programme, taking far more than the rest of the top five, which included David Letterman, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien.

Forbes Top 10 Highest Earning Hollywood Women 2010:

1. Oprah Winfrey: $324 million

2. Beyonce Knowles: $89 million

3. Britney Spears: $65 million

4. Lady Gaga: $64 million

5. Madonna: $59.9 million

6. Sandra Bullock: $59.2 million

7. Ellen DeGeneres: $56 million

8. Miley Cyrus: $48 million

9. Taylor Swift: $46 million

10. Judge Judy: $46 million

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Jennifer Aniston is set to be the subject of a reality TV show

The former ‘Friends’ actress – who has dated stars including Vince Vaughn, John Mayer and Paul Sculfor since divorcing Brad Pitt – has reportedly been approached by former MTV programming president Tony DiSanto and ex-senior vice president Liz Gateley about featuring in a fly-on-the-wall series for their new production company.

A source said: “Jen’s a really private person, so everyone will want to know the real her.

“Viewers would kill to see how she goes about her day-to-day life, what she really eats and get an insight into her love life.

“Tony and Liz are renowned for their skill at making reality shows like ‘The Hills’ and ‘Jersey Shore’. They’ve been desperate to work with her but weren’t too sure what she’d say. Jen is giving it some thought though.”

According to the insider, the ‘Bounty Hunter’ star is giving the offer serious consideration, but will only agree if the show gives off the image she wants to promote.

The source added to Now magazine: “Let’s face it, her career isn’t going as well as many expected and anything Liz and Tony touch turns to gold.

“It’s just about coming up with the right show that doesn’t make her look foolish.”

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‘Twilight’ leads nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

The vampire movie franchise’s third instalment ‘Eclipse‘ dominated the award’s movie categories when they were announced yesterday (09.12.20) with eight nods including Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Actor for stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and Favourite Movie Actress for Kristen Stewart, among others.

The awards also honour Music and Television stars, and the nominations saw Eminem and Usher included in the Favourite Male Artist category, while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all in the running for Favourite Female Artist.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are both nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, alongside B.o.B.,

Kesha and Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Upon hearing of her nomination, Selena tweeted: “Oh my gosh!!!! I am so excited you guys nominated me and The Scene for this year’s People’s Choice Award! (sic)”

TV show ‘Glee’ picks up a nomination in the Favourite TV Comedy category alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2011 will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 5 next year.

All award categories are voted for by the public, to register your vote visit http://www.peopleschoice.com

Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2011:

Favourite Movie

Alice In Wonderland

Inception

Iron Man 2

Toy Story 3

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Roberts

Katherine Heigl

Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie

Iron Man 2

Kick-Ass

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Robin Hood

Salt

Favourite Drama Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Dear John

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Comedy Movie

Date Night

Easy A

Grown Ups

Sex and the City 2

Valentine’s Day

Favourite On Screen Team

‘Date Night’ – Tina Fey & Steve Carell

‘Inception’ – Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao

‘Iron Man 2′ – Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle

‘The Karate Kid’ – Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ -Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Star Under 25

Emma Watson

Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron

Favourite Tv Drama

The Good Wife

Gossip Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

House

The Vampire Diaries

Favourite Tv Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Glee

How I Met Your Mother

Modern Family

Two and a Half Men

Favourite Tv Competition Show

America’s Got Talent

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Hell’s Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Favourite Male Artist

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Michael Buble

Tim McGraw

Usher

Favourite Female Artist

Carrie Underwood

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Favourite Song

‘Airplanes’ by B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore

‘California Gurls’ by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘OMG’ by Usher featuring Will.i.Am

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favourite Breakout Artist

B.o.B.

Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber

Ke$ha

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Rihanna

Favourite Music Video

‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

‘Waka Waka’ by Shakira featuring Frshlyground

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Sophie Monk (born 14 December 1979) is an English born Australian pop singer, actress and model. She was once a member of female pop group Bardot and has since established a solo career with the release of an album, Calendar Girl. More recently, she turned her hand to acting, appearing in films such as Date Movie and Click.

Sophie starred in her debut feature role as the flirtatious and seductive ‘best man’ Andy in the spoof comedy Date Movie in 2006. In 2005 Sophie successfully auditioned for the role of Andy in Spoof Comedy Date Movie. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California in late 2005. The film stars Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Coolidge. The film was released on February 17, 2006. Despite extremely negative reviews, the film was a box office success earning worldwide $84,795,656. This was Sophie’s first theatrical role.

Sophie also starred in the Adam Sandler comedy Click portraying Stacey, a flirtatious, bimbo secretary who she described in an interview as “… kind of a floozy that kind of just works there because she gets around a bit. Another serious character”. In 2007 She made her American television debut in the Golden Globe Award-Winning HBO Comedy series Entourage in the episode “The Day Fuckers”. Sophie also had a small role portraying Cynthia Rose in Sex and Death 101.

Robert De Niro is to be given a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes 2011

The veteran actor will be given the Cecile B. DeMille award in recognition of his career, which has spanned almost 50 years and seen him appear in over 70 films , at the ceremony on January 16 next year.

Fellow actor Kevin Spacey announced that Robert will receive the award – his first Golden Globe win – in Los Angeles this evening (09.11.10).

Robert has had a hugely successful career, gaining early acclaim for his intense and emotionally charged roles as gangsters and outsiders in films such as ‘Mean Streets’, ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘The Godfather: Part II’ in the late 70s. He won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the latter role, before scooping the coveted Best Actor Oscar in 1980 for his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in ‘Raging Bull’.

The actor last week talked about his aims in this stage of his career at the Doha Tribeca film festival.

He said: “I want to make movies that have an impact; my letter to the world if you will. But there are movies I’ve done over the years where the reaction could have been that way. When we did ‘Taxi Driver’, we had no idea that the reaction would be what it was.

“You don’t have an idea of that stuff. If it touches a nerve or something in the audience, that’s OK – that’s how it should be. I hope to do, and am doing, movies that I feel have that.”

Robert has previously received nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards during his career.

Though he is typically thought of as taking brooding ‘tough guy’ roles, Robert has also received acclaim for comic turns in films such as ‘Analyze This’ and ‘Meet The Parents’.

Robert’s next film ‘Little Fockers’ is in cinemas from December 22.

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Lucy Hale (born June 14, 1989), is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Aria Montgomery on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. Lucy is also known for her role as Rose Baker on the CW series Privileged and her appearance on the reality show American Juniors.

She first appeared on the reality show American Juniors in 2003. She was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers. This was followed by guest roles on shows such as Wizards Of Waverly Place, Drake & Josh, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C., Ruby & The Rockits, Supernatural and How I Met Your Mother.

In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Lucy portrayed Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris. Lucy also appeared in NBC’s short-lived re-imagining of the Bionic Woman as Becca Sommers, younger sister to title character Jaime Sommers (played by Michelle Ryan). Lucy then co-starred in the CW TV show Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia.[3] She also starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.

She was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Lucy won a 2010 Teen Choice Award (“Choice Summer TV Star: Female”) for her portrayal of Aria on the show. Hale guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode “Show Stopper”. In August 2010, Hale was cast in Scream 4.

Eminem’s worldwide fame makes it difficult for him to date

The hip-hop superstar – who has been single since splitting from his ex-wife Kimberley Scott – wants to be in a relationship but struggles to meet people because of his celebrity status.

When asked if he dates, he said: “Not really. As far as going out, like dinner and a movie – I just can’t. Going out in public is just too crazy. I mean, I’d like to be in a relationship again someday. Who doesn’t? It’s just hard to meet new people, in my position.”

It isn’t just fame which prevents Eminem from finding love, the ‘Slim Shady’ rapper admitted he finds it difficult to trust new people.

The star – real name Marshall Mathers III – explained to Rolling Stone magazine: “I have trust issues. With women, friends, whatever. You always wonder what their real motives are. I’ve got a small circle of friends, and it’s a lot of the same friends I’ve known forever.”

Eminem has battled an addiction to prescription drugs in the past and says he is now focusing on keeping himself healthy.

He said: “Right now, that works for me. I came out of some difficult things these past couple of years. I kind of feel like I’m just now finding my footing. So I want to make sure that’s secure before I go out and do anything else. I need to keep working on myself for a while.”

Eminem has a 14-year-old daughter Hailie, his child with Kimberley, and two adopted girls Alaina, the child of Kimberley’s sister, and Whitney – Kimberley’s daughter from a previous relationship.

He is also the legal guardian of his younger half-brother Nathan.

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Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have split up

The couple – who have a four-year-old son, Henry Chance, together -called time on their nine-year relationship several months ago, their representatives have confirmed.

A spokesperson told gossip website TMZ: “Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have been separated for some months. They remain close friends and are committed to raising their son together in New York City.”

It is believed the couple will seek joint custody of their son.

No reasons for their split have been given.

Rachel and director Darren, 41, previously worked together on 2006’s ‘The Fountain’ and were also planning to team up for ‘Jackie’, a biopic of former American First Lady Jackie Kennedy.

The 40-year-old actress has previously spoken about how much she enjoyed leading a “normal” life with her partner and son.

She said: “Of course, it’s not ordinary to get dressed in frocks to walk down red carpets and travel all over the world and stay in five-star hotels.

“I’m not working in a factory. But I drop Henry off at school, I pick him up. I try my hardest to keep everyone together.

“I am interested in playing extra-ordinary women, but I have an ordinary life.”

Rachel has also spoken about how she and director Darren juggle their work commitments in order to provide a stable environment for Henry.

She explained: “I have to consider where I’m travelling to if Darren’s going to be working at the same time.

“I filmed ‘Agora’ in Malta for four months and Darren edited there. I started and he came out two weeks later with his editor. Before that we were both at home in New York, so we’ve managed to keep the family together and it works.”

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2011 Oscar Predictions: For Best Actor Nominations

Its time to make an early prediction for the 2011 Oscar Race. The guesses for Best Actor Nominations will really be exciting this time !

The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Our list of favourites comprises of some of the renowned actors who have already captured the imagination of movie fans!

Our Predictions for 2011 Oscar Best Actor Nominees are:

Jeff Bridges For ‘True Grit’

Bridges will play U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn in the upcoming 2010 Western film, written and directed by the Coen brothers, named ‘True Grit’. The character was portrayed by John Wayne in the 1969 film, a performance which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is an adaptation of the 1968 novel by Charles Portis.

James Franco for ‘127 Hours’

James Franco stars as a real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, in 2010 drama thriller film directed by Danny Boyle, ‘127 Hours’. In May 2003, hiker Aron Ralston became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah for nearly five days in 2003. The film was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson. 127 Hours met with critical acclaim.

Jesse Eisenberg for ‘The Social Network’

Jesse Eisenberg appears as Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’. The movie is about the founding of the Internet social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The Social Network has been received with critical acclaim. As of October 31, 2010 the film has grossed $79.7 million in the United States and $32.2 million overseas.

Colin Firth for ‘The King’s Speech’

‘The King’s Speech’ stars Colin Firth as King George VI. The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. The movie is directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler.

Robert Duvall for ‘Get Low’

Robert Duvall stars as Felix Bush in ‘Get Low’. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Robert Duvall won the Hollywood Award (Best Actor). The film has had positive reviews from all critics.

Miley Cyrus would give up all her success and riches if it would keep her parents together

The ‘Hannah Montana’ actress and singer reportedly blames her popularity for parents Billy Ray, 49, and Tish, 43, filing for divorce after 17 years together, and would give everything up if it would mean they work things out.

A source close to the star told website Popeater.com: “It’s heartbreaking. You would think someone like Miley has everything in the world, but I guarantee she would give it all up in a second if it kept her family together.

“I’m sure when she blows out her birthday candles in a few weeks her wish will be for mom and dad, not her career.

“Every marriage struggles when a child leaves home and the relationship gets re-examined, but add on top of that that every second of the past decade Billy Ray and Tish have spent building a star together, they have forgotten to make time for each other.”

Part of the reason former country singer Billy Ray – who also appears in ‘Hannah Montana’ – and Tish are splitting is said to be because Miley, 17 – whose career is said to be worth over $50 million – has been so successful, and now she is old enough to look after herself, they don’t have other things to work at together.

Another source added: “Both parents have been equally involved in making their daughter a superstar.

“And now that they have achieved their goal they have nothing to work towards anymore and nothing to keep them together.”

Billy Ray filed divorce on October 26, and asked people to pray for him and Tish to help them through the difficult and emotional time.

The pair are expected to file for joint custody of their three youngest children: Miley, 17, Noah, 10 and Braison, 16.

Billy Ray is also stepfather to Tish’s two children from a previous relationship, Trace and Brandi.

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Becki Newton (born July 4, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role as Amanda Tanen on the television series Ugly Betty. She portrayed the character Amanda Tanen in the comedy-drama series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. With co-star Michael Urie, Becki co-hosted of the Official Ugly Betty Podcast. She also appeared in ABC.com’s Mode After Hours webisode series. Ugly Betty was canceled in 2010 after four seasons due to low-ratings.

Becki performed at a New York City Center Encores! presentation of the Gershwin musical Girl Crazy in 2009, which was directed by Jerry Zaks. Becki portrayed Molly Gray and performed opposite real-life husband Chris Diamantopoulos.

Becki will star in the upcoming television series Love Bites. The hour-long romantic comedy is from executive producer Cindy Chupack, who worked on Sex and the City. NBC announced the pick up of the series in May 2010. However, with Newton announcing her pregnancy, co-star Jordana Spiro opting to stay with her other show My Boys and Chupack’s desire to leave the show, Love Bites have been push back to midseason.

Christy Canyon (born on June 17, 1966) is a retired American pornographic actress and current radio personality. She appeared in nearly 200 adult films. Christy has won several “best female performance” awards and is a member of the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame. She retired from (and returned to) the adult business several times. In 1999, AVN rated her as one of the top twenty-five adult stars of all time.

Christy stated that adult performer Greg Rome approached her while she was waiting for a ride in Hollywood and told her that she would be a terrific figure model. He gave her the business card of porn recruiter and agent Jim South of World Modeling Talent Agency. After visiting South’s office she posed for men’s magazines, and she began her video career shortly thereafter. Christy has stated that her first on-screen performance was with Ron Jeremy in 1984’s “Swedish Erotica 57,” and that Jeremy soon became a close friend within the business. Her pictures appeared in Celebrity Sleuth magazine, as well as Penthouse, Hustler, and dozens of other men’s magazines.

Courteney Cox is handling her marriage troubles “gracefully”

The actress announced last month she and husband David Arquette – with whom she has six-year-old daughter Coco – are undergoing a trial separation and her ‘Cougar Town’ co-star Ryan Devlin is astonished by how well she is coping with the split and intense interest in it.

He told RadarOnline.com: “Obviously in this business when you have to go through personal things like this, it’s the toughest thing. Courteney is amazing woman and very talented. She will get through this in no time.

“When you have to go through something like that in public there are a couple of different ways to handle it. And she’s handled it, I think, with such grace, courage and strength. Honestly, I wish her the best. She’s such a great person.”

David is currently staying at the luxury Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and has reportedly attracted attention for his behaviour around the pool and its bar.

One onlooker explained: “David and a group of female friends rented a cabana at the Roosevelt pool. He started to hop from pool chair to pool chair while playing air guitar to ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’. Boy, was he blowing off some steam.”

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Rupert Grint is looking forward to finding love

The 22-year-old actor – who has played schoolboy wizard Ron Weasley in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise since 2001 – admitted being a star from such a young age has hindered his progress on the relationship front, as being so busy made it “difficult” to find romance.

He explained: “It was quite difficult to sustain a relationship, because I was so busy. I went out with people, but never anything too serious. It wasn’t that easy.

“Now it’s something I’m really looking forward to.”

The British star also revealed kissing co-star Emma Watson – who played Hermione Granger – in the final film was “a bit strange”.

He added to The Times magazine: “It was quite a tricky kiss, a bit strange, but quite sweet really.

“It was just one shot, but we had about six takes. It was all right, yeah. Easy after the first take.”

Rupert recently admitted he had found it hard to adjust to life post ‘Harry Potter’, despite the hit movie franchise having taken over his life for many years.

He said: “I haven’t quite adjusted to life without ‘Harry Potter’. I’m really sad actually, I’ve missed it. But I think it’s a good time really to kind of move on. It has been a long time. After ten years, I do kind of want to stretch a bit more and explore different characters and do different things.”

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Emma Watson was allowed to drink alcohol when she was just seven

The ‘Harry Potter’ actress has revealed her parents Chris and Jacqueline – who are both lawyers who divorced when she was just five – always treated her like an adult and she was allowed to drink wine with meals as a child.

Emma, now 20, believes her parent’s attitude to alcohol stopped her from drinking to excess as a teenager like many of friends.

She said: “My dad wouldn’t have any of this kids stuff. We would never be allowed to order from the kids’ menu in restaurants. He’d always expect me to have adult conversations. I wasn’t babied I was expected to step up when I was told to. I was never not allowed alcohol – I was seven when I had my first glass of wine, mixed with water and with a meal. I found it really strange when I got to school and everyone was like, ‘Ooh, we’ve got alcohol!’ I wasn’t interested.”

Emma spent a lot of time from her parents shooting the eight ‘Harry Potter’ movies – in which she plays Hermione Granger - and although she wishes should could have seen more of them while growing up she is very grateful for the experience.

She added to The Sunday Times Magazine: “I would never have forgiven my parents if they’d stopped me from having this amazing opportunity. What has been hard is making eight blockbusters back-to-back throughout the whole of my teenage years. If it was my daughter I would prefer to be just one or two movies . I was a long time away from my mum. Dan (Daniel Radcliffe) and Rupert’s (Rupert Grint) parents gave up their jobs to be with them. Neither of my parents did. But both my parents love their work and it’s a big part of their identity.”

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Taylor Swift says her school bullies inspired her to become a musician

The 20-year-old singer was tormented by several classmates when her family moved from their farmhouse in Pennsylvania to a new house in the city.

The pupils would tease her and shun her offers of friendship, but ultimately Taylor believes those adolescent experiences made her more determined to pursue her music dream.

She said: “There are two ways you can with it if you are bullied. You can let it destroy you, or you can use it as fuel to drive you: to dream bigger, work harder. I wasn’t invited to parties and I look back now and I’m so thankful that I was at home playing guitar until my fingers bled.”

Taylor – who has just released her new album ‘Speak Now’ - says some of her bullies now come to her concerts and signing sessions but she no longer feels the need to confront them about what they did to her.

She added to You magazine: “I don’t think they even remember what happened. And when I see them sitting in line at my meet-and-greets wearing my T-shirts, I’m not going to walk up to them and say, ‘How could you do that?’ Because look at how life has gone. They were there for a reason, and I’m happy about it.”

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Robert Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. He made his screen debut at the age of five when he appeared in one of his father’s films, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since.

In 2007, Robert was cast as the title character in the film Iron Man, with director Jon Favreau explaining the choice by stating: “Downey, Jr., wasn’t the most obvious choice but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in ‘Tony Stark’.” Favreau insisted in having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp is to the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, a lead actor that could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public’s interest in it.

Robert Downey Jr. thinks he will win an Oscar when he doesn’t deserve to

The ‘Iron Man’ star – who lost out on a Best Actor accolade in 1992 for his role in ‘Chaplin’, despite being favourite to win – insists awards ceremonies don’t necessarily recognise people for their talents or achievements, but decide when is the right “time” to give out an honour.

He said: “As long as I stick around, I’m going to end up with a bunch of them anyway as they’re going to run out of people to give them to.

“And I’m probably going to win it one year when someone else deserves to win it. Why? Because it’s my time. And that’s the way s**t works around here. I’m just an uptight mutt at the top of his game.”

Despite his prediction, the 45-year-old star insists he doesn’t care about winning awards anymore.

He told Britain’s GQ magazine: “I want to qualify that there is no physical pain in not winning something. There is psychological turmoil and lack of understanding, but what is really going on here? I can lie, and pretend I worry but I don’t care. Honestly.

“There was a time when I thought the only way out of hell was to win a certain type of award. And then I thought, ‘What a pitiful existence.’ ”

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Emma Watson finds drinking alcohol “disrespectful”

The 20-year-old ‘Harry Potter’ star – who is currently studying at Brown University in the US – admitted she avoided drinking during her first year of studying, as while she was legally old enough to consume alcohol in the UK, she felt it would be wrong to flout American laws.

She explained: “There’s no point getting drunk when you’ve got 10 hours on set the next day and I didn’t drink last year at Brown either because I was underage in America and it would have been disrespectful.”

Instead, the British actress prefers to let her hair down “behind closed doors” with people she can trust.

Emma added to Britain’s Vogue magazine: “It’s not worth it; you can imagine the fallout. I do have two or three people I can let my hair down with, behind closed doors.

“Yes, I’m straight and boring. But I realised at a very young age that I was responsible for myself.”

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David Beckham is planning to launch his own range of underwear

The soccer heartthrob – who has modelled briefs for Emporio Armani - wants to follow his wife Victoria into the fashion world once he has retired from the sport.

A source said: “David is 35 and knows he won’t be playing soccer forever. But he’s an icon for men all over the world and he wears pants like no one can – so it makes sense for him to launch his own.”

David – who is currently playing for Los Angeles Galaxy – is being backed in his plans by his manager Simon Fuller and fashion designer Stella McCartney’s husband Alasdhair Willis.

He also wants Victoria – who launched her debut collection in 2008 and is now a well-respected member of the fashion world – to be heavily involved in the project.

The source added to the News of the World newspaper: “Alasdhair and Simon are focused on turning David into a major fashion presence. Victoria’s also very excited. She obviously thinks David is the sexiest man in the world and perfect to front the range.”

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Michael Jackson’s Mom: Here’s Your MJ Song!

Michael Jackson’s mother has decided to let the world listen to a brand new unreleased MJ song — and, taking a shot at Sony, one she claims is 100% authentic.

The song — “Opis None” — was pulled from the archives of JacksonSecretVault.com … a company in which Katherine Jackson is a partner. The company owns nearly 300 unreleased MJ tracks … along with never-before-seen video and memorabilia.

Howard Mann, Katherine’s partner in the company, tells TMZ, “In an effort to overcome the confusion as to the authenticity of the track the estate has recently released we want to give an actual authentic Michael Jackson track to the world … for free.”

Sony released a teaser of an upcoming MJ album, which various experts have authenticated as the real deal.

Source: TMZ

Body Found at Playboy Mansion

A body was found this afternoon on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion … TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us the body of a man was found in the backyard near a fence.

Someone at the mansion tells TMZ there was a hole in the fence and the theory is the man was trying to get through the fence — possibly to attend a charity event last night. We do not know how the man died.

The L.A. County Coroner has already picked up the body.

Source: TMZ

Demi Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Mitchie Torres in the Camp Rock movies and as Sonny Munroe in Sonny With a Chance. Demi starred in the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. Before Disney, she had one of the roles on Barney & Friends.

As a solo musical artist, Demi released her debut album Don’t Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since sold over 473,000 records in the US. She stated in an interview that the album was recorded in ten days. Demi released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling 108,000 copies in the first week.

She performed at various House of Blues and parks for her Demi Live! Warm Up Tour in preparation for the release of her debut album and the Burnin’ Up Tour with the Jonas Brothers. The soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock was released in June 2008. Demi was featured on four of the tracks on the soundtrack including “This is Me”, a duet with Joe Jonas. “This Is Me” peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Lovato served as the opening act in the Jonas Brothers’ Burnin’ Up Tour from July through September 2008. Several concerts on the tour were filmed as footage for a 3-D concert film titled Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience which was released on February 27, 2009. Lovato was featured in the film performing “This Is Me” with Joe Jonas.

Demi began her acting career at the age of seven on the children’s television series Barney & Friends as Angela, appearing in seasons seven and eight alongside long time friend Selena Gomez. Demi guest starred on Prison Break as Danielle Curtin in the episode “First Down” in 2006. Demi also appeared in the second season of the television sitcom Just Jordan as Nicole, in the episode “Slippery When Wet”. Demi landed the role of Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel Original Short Series in 2007, As the Bell Rings, which premiered on August 26, 2007. A few of her original songs, including “Shadow,” were featured on the show. Upon leaving the show, her character was replaced by Lindsey Black. She sang a cover of “That’s How You Know” from the film Enchanted. The song was released on DisneyMania 6 on May 20, 2008.