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14 October 2014

These are the most influential teens of 2014

Los Angeles - Kendall and Kylie Jenner have been named on Time magazine's list of most influential teens of 2014.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians stars were listed alongside inspirational youngsters such as a 14-year-old transgender activist Jazz Jennings and Malala Yousafzai, 17, the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Vampire Diaries season 6 does some shape-shifting

New York - The Vampire Diaries, known for its plot twists and supernatural lore, is doing some shape-shifting.

The sixth season of The CW series about vampires, witches, werewolves and the humans who love (or hate them) has a change in tone, with more focus on characters.

"What we tried to do ... is boil the mythology down to a basic idea," explained show runner Julie Plec in a recent interview. She said the suspense and mystery is still there, "but it's grounded in character development" and "very emotional".

In a South Africa still haunted by apartheid, two police officers are tracking the killer of a teenage girl. From the townships of Cape Town to luxurious seafront villas, the investigation will transform the two men’s lives, forcing them to confront their inner demons.

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Los Angeles - Shia LaBeouf had a "scary" time in jail after he was forced to wear a Hannibal mask and led jacket.

The 28-year-old actor spent 24 hours in jail after being arrested for disorderly conduct in June, but the star insists his stint in custody felt like "forever" after he had a restraint mask, similar to the one worn by cannibal character Hannibal Lecter in crime thriller Hannibal, put on him.

Los Angeles - Kris Jenner insists she and Bruce Jenner are still "really close".

The showbiz matriarch filed for divorce from the Olympian - the father of her two youngest children Kendall and Kylie Jenner - last month, a year after they separated, but they have remained friends as they want to set a ''good example'' to the rest of their family.

Los Angeles - Katy Perry will perform at next year's Super Bowl.

The Roar hitmaker - who has been rumoured to appear at the half time ceremony since the NFL shortlisted her in August - will take to the stage at the annual sporting event in February 2015, sources have confirmed to Billboard.

Johannesburg – After searching the country for the freshest new talent the top 18 acts were revealed on SA’s Got Talent.

Here's everything you need to know about the acts who made it through!

Kelly Osbourne wants to adopt Joan Rivers' dogs

Los Angeles - Kelly Osbourne wants to adopt Joan Rivers' dogs.

The Fashion Police co-host is eager to take responsibility for the late star's rescue puppies, a Havanese, a Japanese Chin, a Jack Russell terrier and a border collie, but only if her daughter Melissa Rivers approves of the idea.

Los Angeles - Amal Alamuddin bought George Clooney two cocker spaniels for a wedding gift.

The British barrister who also gave her new husband customised cufflinks inscribed with his first name in Arabic ahead of their recent nuptials in Venice, Italy - reportedly surprised him with the new puppies during their honeymoon in Berkshire, south east England.

Adventure man strips off for wild new TV show

Johannesburg - It’s survival season on Discovery Channel (DStv 121). Marooned with Ed Stafford and a new series titled Tethered will demonstrate physical and mental endurance, and patience when you are forced to survive under the harshest and most uncomfortable conditions.

After spending 60 days naked and marooned off an island in Fiji, Ed Stafford is setting himself a new challenge to see how well he can thrive physically and mentally in some of the world’s toughest environments.

Stockholm - Patrick Modiano of France, whose work focuses on the Nazi occupation and its effect on his country, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.

The Swedish Academy gave the 8 million kronor ($1.1m) prize to Modiano "for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation".

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West has hired a tailor and stylist for her 15-month-old daughter.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star wants little North - whose father is Kim's husband Kanye West - to have outfits which co-ordinate with her own so has hired a new staff member to create the youngster's garments.

Cape Town – Movie promoters are getting more and more creative these days.

For the release of the new horror flick, Ouija, the filmmakers decided to set up an epic prank.

Imagine visiting an Ouija psychic and all you’re worst dreams come true.

Cape Town - South Africa's premiere blues music festival returns to Hillcrest Quarry in Durbanville, Cape Town on the 6 and 7 December 2014.

This year’s festival will feature 20 of the country's top blues rock artists over 2 days.

These local artists include:

New York - Depeche Mode's new live album will feature an acoustic session recorded inside a Berlin brothel in footage shot by celebrated rock photographer and director Anton Corbijn.

The British synthpop giants said on Wednesday they will release a CD/DVD package entitled Live in Berlin, which features two hours of footage filmed in the German capital during their 32-nation tour.

Cape Town - Idris Elba took to Instagram to show us all how he keeps his body in tip top shape!

The No Good Deed actor who is currently working on the film, Bastille Day, shared a shirtless video of himself working out on Instagram.

Los Angeles - Taylor Swift has been "begging" Selena Gomez to move to New York.

The 24-year-old singer is desperate for her good friend to make the switch from Hollywood to the Big Apple and the raven-haired beauty admits she is slowly being convinced by the Shake It Off hitmaker.

Selena told E! news: "I'd love to spend time in New York. I've always said that I want to have a love affair and live there."

London — Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch says his latest role as a code-breaking genius doesn't mean he's only capable of playing brainy characters.

Cumberbatch stars as computer pioneer Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, which opens the London Film Festival on Wednesday.

New York - Sinead O'Connor has a book deal, and she's not writing for kids.

Penguin Random House imprint Blue Rider Press announced on Tuesday the Irish singer and musician is working on a memoir that will come out in March 2016. The book is currently untitled.

Los Angles - Courteney Cox is working on a sitcom for herself, Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston.

The Cougar Town actress is keen to work with her former Friends co-stars again after remembering how much fun they used to have together when they all appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show last month.

Los Angeles - Ryan Phillippe is "proud" of how he and his ex-wife Reese Witherspoon co-parent their children.

The 40-year-old actor has two kids, Ava, 10 and Deacon, 15, with the Legally Blonde star - whom he split from after seven years of marriage in 2006 - and says he has reached a "great place" with his ex-wife.

Los Angeles - Amanda Bynes is planning to study psychology.

The troubled actress - who was reportedly thrown out of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California for turning up to classes high and paying fellow students to do her homework - claims to be transferring to a New York educational establishment to embark on a new course.

Los Angeles - Jennifer Garner has joked Gone Girl producers must have used a "wide lens" to capture her husband Ben Affleck's manhood.

The 42-year-old actress – who has been married to the Hollywood star since 2005 – had a conversion with him over dinner about a scene in which he appears fully naked in the thriller, and quipped the reason the film is tipped to become number one at the box office is because of his penis.

Cape Town – In their latest movie This is Where I Leave You, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey play siblings.

Based on the book by Jonathan Tropper the story tells of four siblings who return to their childhood home after their father’s death.

TV pastor confesses to child molestation

Los Angeles – Stephen Collins, best known for his role as pastor/dad Eric Camden in the hit TV show 7th Heaven, has confessed on tape to child molestation.

TMZ has obtained exclusive audio from the New York Police Department in which Collins confessed to having sexual contact with multiple children.

Cape Town - Jennifer Lawrence has not publicly addressed her nude photo leak scandal until now.

The Oscar winning actress gets candid about the hurtful and embarrassing violation of her privacy in the latest issue of Vanity Fair.

Cape Town - The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) wants Nicki Minaj to pay back the money she received for her planned performance at the cancelled TribeOne Dinokeng Festival.

As per her contract, the American rapper got to keep the R10m deposit she was paid for the cancelled gig.

Cape Town - After performing a show in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he trapped himself in a plastic bubble, Akon is left having to defend himself against the media and public scrutiny.

Los Angeles - Mariah Carey is currently travelling for her Elusive Chanteuse Tour and appears to be doing a little more than singing.

The Hero hitmaker took to the stage in Tokyo on Saturday night and seemed to break her silence for the first time about her split from her husband two months ago.

Los Angeles - Jennifer Hudson throws food across the room to stop herself from eating it.

The 33-year-old singer lost 25kg four years ago after giving birth to her son David Jr in August 2009, but she admits she still has to watch her weight and even goes to extreme lengths to prevent herself from gorging on too many calorific treats.

Los Angeles - Jack Osbourne has been named Inspiration of the Year by the MS Society.

The 28-year-old star - who was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 2012 - said it was a "true honour and privilege" to be recognised by the charity at their annual awards ceremony and stressed his intention to continually raise awareness of the disease.

John Travolta has had death on his mind since he was five years old!

Los Angeles - John Travolta has thought about death since he was five years old.

The 60-year-old movie icon admitted the reality of his own mortality has been something he's always been aware of since his childhood - and he even thought someone could "die of a broken heart."

Cape Town - Big Concerts announced on Monday that the multi Grammy award winning singer, Michael Bublé, will be returning to Cape Town in 2015 performing in a brand new intimate configuration at Cape Town Stadium.

Los Angeles - Annabelle couldn't scare off Gone Girl at the weekend box office. The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing overcame the Warner Bros possessed doll horror with a $38m debut, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Both films join the recently released The Maze Runner and The Equalizer in crossing the $30m mark this fall, a typically low-earning season at the box office.

Los Angeles - Professor Green slapped a concertgoer on Friday night.

The 30-year-old rapper was caught on camera getting into a scuffle in the middle of his gig at Durham University's Student Union Welcome Ball after a member of the audience shouted abuse at him.

Los Angeles - Jennifer Garner feels like she's having an affair because Ben Affleck's body has changed so much.

She is incredibly impressed with the physical transformation her spouse has undertaken while bulking up to portray Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Los Angeles – A lot went down in celebville over the weekend. From movie premieres to TV premieres to music concerts - the celebs were out in full force.

Chicago - Blues guitarist BB King has cancelled the remaining eight performances of his current tour after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion.

King's official website says he fell ill on Friday evening during a performance at the House of Blues in Chicago and was evaluated by a doctor.

Los Angeles - Nick Cannon has covered up the Mariah Carey tattoo on his back.

The America's Got Talent presenter, who recently announced he and the #Beautiful hitmaker secretly separated a few months ago, got his estranged wife's first name inked across his shoulders in large letters shortly before they tied the knot in 2008, but recently had it transformed it into an elaborate tattoo of Jesus Christ.

Los Angeles - Kelly Osbourne has been hit in the face with a used diaper. The Fashion Police host confessed she had had a "shit day" on Instagram on Sunday night as she shared news of the disgusting incident with her 3.8 million followers.

Buenos Aires - The host of the popular BBC television programme Top Gear and other members of the crew have fled Argentina after being pelted with rocks by people who believed one of their cars had a licence plate alluding to the Falklands War.

Dracula Untold

What it's about:

The story of the honourable Vlad Tepes becomes the infamous vampire known as Dracula, after he makes a deal with the devil to protect his family and his people from invading Turks.

Los Angeles - Robert Pattinson enjoyed a boozy night with this year's X Factor contestants in Hollywood.

The Twilight star - whose sister Lizzy is a hopeful in the over 25s category - treated the singers to drinks at the Rainbow Lounge on the Sunset Strip following a grueling day of auditions at their mentor Simon Cowell's LA home.

Los Angeles - Jennifer Garner had head lice when she first met George Clooney.

The 42-year-old actress admits the first impression she gave the Monuments Men star wasn't great because she gave off a distinctive pungent smell from the chemical treatment she had put on her hair.

What it's about:

A retired CIA agent is brought back into the fold on a personal mission that soon finds him going head to head against his former apprentice.

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New York - When Pretty Yende walked on stage for her Metropolitan Opera debut 21 months ago, she immediately fell for the audience.

Los Angeles - Kris Jenner would do anything for her children.

The showbiz matriarch - who has kids Khloe, Kourtney, Kim and Rob Kardashian with late ex-husband Robert Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner with estranged spouse Bruce Jenner - finds it "hurtful" when her parenting skills are criticised and even though she is also her children's manager, she says being their mother will always come first.

Taylor Swift makes the cover of British Vogue and she nails it!

Cape Town – Taylor Swift made her Vogue cover debut and she looks fabulous.

The Shake It hit maker looks super chic with her mullet-like hairstyle and knitted wear.

Ed LosAngeles - Ed Sheeran once dedicated a song about a crack-addicted prostitute to David Cameron at a house party.

The 23-year-old singer paid tribute to the British Prime Minister by performing his 2011 hit The A Team - which was inspired by a drug addict after the star visited a homeless shelter - while playing a gig at a guy's home.

Los Angeles - The synopsis for Magic Mike XXL has been released.

The sequel to the 2012 comedy drama will continue the story three years later, following Mike's (Channing Tatum) decision to walk away from his stripping career.

Greg Silverman, president of creative development and worldwide production at Warner Bros, said: "Magic Mike was a tremendous crowd-pleaser, scoring with critics and audiences across the board.

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