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9 November 2014

Mark Wahlberg to star as The Six Billion Dollar Man

Los Angeles - Mark Wahlberg is to star in The Six Billion Dollar Man.

The 43-year-old actor will appear on screen as former astronaut Steve Austin, who requires bionic repairs to his body after a suffering a near-fatal crash.

The eagerly-awaited movie - based on the 1972 novel Cyborg by Martin Caidinwill - sees the central character fitted with bionic legs, right arm and left eye, as he works to help the US government.

The novel also spawned TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and popular spin-off The Bionic Woman.

Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) is still struggling to get over a particularly painful breakup that left him depressed, anti-social and professionally adrift, but when he meets and quickly forms a connection with Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party he is begrudgingly forced to attend by his roommate, he believes that he has finally found a way out of the darkness and towards the potential of his first real romance in years.

Unfortunately, Zoe is in a happy, committed relationship with her boyfriend of five years, Ben (Rafe Spall). Trying instead to be “just friends” with her, Wallace, is forced to come to terms with whether he can ever really be friends with someone with whom he is hopelessly in love.

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Cape Town – As if Taylor Swift isn’t awesome enough, her hit song Shake It Off has taken the stage in the best way possible!

A youtuber found an awesome aerobics class made in 1989 (what a coincidence) and replaced its background music with Shake It Off and as you can imagine the result is absolutely amazing!

Los Angeles - Mark Wahlberg has gushed about American football star, Tom Brady's blue eyes.

The pair worked together during the filming for Ted 2 and Mark praised the sports star, revealing that the quarterback put in an ''amazing'' performance.

He said: ''Just shot another movie here [in Boston]. We shot Ted 2. And we have an amazing performance from none other than the greatest quarterback of all time. Tom [Brady] is in the movie.

''He plays himself, but he does an amazing job. Funny, funny moment.

CODA Africa nominated for two All Africa Music Awards

Cape Town - Cape Town-based afro electro music group, CODA Africa, has been nominated for two All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

They have been nominated alongside Goldfish and Mi Casa in the categories Most Promising Artiste in Africa 2014 and Best African-Electro Act 2014.

CODA Africa recently released their new album Disclosure – a collection of songs based on stories divulged by members of the band.

Los Angeles - Kanye and Kim's little toddler, North West, was the cutest little thing for her first Halloween.

The adorable tot spent the day dressed as a skunk. Kim Kardashian West's baby girl and Kourtney Kardashian's daughter Penelope were simply adorable both dressed as black and white stinkers.

Kris Jenner officially has a new boyfriend!

Los Angeles - Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble are officially dating, E! News reported.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians matriarch and the 41-year-old hunk are rumoured to have met in Spain at designer Riccardo Tisci's 40th birthday party back in August in Ibiza.

Since then the sparks have been flying and the couple have taken their relationship to a romantic level.

Daredevil risks his life on live TV

Chicago — Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two skyscraper crossings on a tightrope without a safety net or a harness.

Thousands of cheering fans packed the streets around the city's Marina City towers to watch the 35-year-old, heir to the Flying Wallendas' family business, complete the back-to-back walks, including one wearing a blindfold.

As he stepped from the wire after completing the second leg, he tore off his blindfold and waved to the crowd, who erupted in cheers.

London - The Duke of Cambridge learned what it was like to take orders as well as give them during a work experience stint as an odd-job man in an English stately home, news reports said on Monday.

"He spent a week working around the estate and made sausage rolls and mince pies," Chatsworth House head housekeeper Christine Robinson revealed in her memoir.

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West is reportedly planning to announce her second pregnancy on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

The 34-year-old reality TV star - who already has a 16-month-old daughter, North, with her husband, rapper Kanye West - is rumoured to be expecting baby number two and is said to have decided to share the news on an upcoming episode of the show.

Los Angeles - Nicki Minaj has been dubbed "incredibly rude" after turning up six hours late for a photoshoot.

The 31-year-old rapper arrived at 2am to shoot photos for a future issue of Billboard magazine in New York, and has since been blasted by staff for her rude behaviour.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "Nicki turned up six hours late - everyone had been waiting all night for her."

New Orleans— Singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill was 45 minutes late — twice — at the Voodoo Experience music festival in New Orleans.

On the festival's biggest stage, she arrived late on Saturday and when her scheduled time ran out about 30 minutes later, her microphone was turned off, NOLA.com The Times-Picayune reported.

She was finishing Ready or Not when her microphone was cut off and Michael Jackson's Billie Jean was piped into the speakers. She kept singing and gesturing until the lights were dimmed.

Amanda Bynes lashes out on Twitter following her release from psychiatric hold

Los Angeles - Amanda Bynes is set to remain under a conservatorship.

A lawyer claiming to represent the 28-year-old actress, who was released from a psychiatric treatment facility in Pasadena, California on Thursday after being involuntarily committed on 10 October, asked a judge to remove Lynn Bynes' ability to make decisions on the troubled star's behalf on Friday.

But the judge ruled that the Easy A star lacked the capacity to enter into a binding contract or hire a lawyer, so he refused to allow the hearing to go ahead.

Cape Town - This month, Women’s Health celebrates five years of inspiring SA women to look and feel their best, with a special collector’s issue and a sexy free gift.

The issue features well-known TV stars Jeannie D, Gail Mabalane and Jo-Ann Strauss, who have all appeared on the cover of Women’s Health over the past five years.

Launched in 2009, Women’s Health quickly carved out a niche as SA’s favourite healthy-living women’s title and is now the second biggest-selling English women’s monthly, with an average circulation of 58 686 (ABC: Apr-June).

Los Angeles - Lena Dunham has reacted angrily to claims that she sexually assaulted her younger sister.

In an article published by right-wing blog Truth Revolt on Thursday entitled Lena Dunham Describes Sexually Abusing Her Little Sister, the writer cites a passage from the 28-year-old author's new book Not That Kind Of Girl claiming that it describes the star conducting an inappropriate act at the age of seven, on her one-year-old sister, Grace Dunham.

Los Angeles - Vin Diesel has paid tribute to the late Paul Walker, calling him a "special angel".

Alongside his co-stars of Fast and Furious 7, the 47-year-old actor thanked the film's fans for their touching words about his "brother", who died aged just 40 in a car crash in Los Angeles last year.

Speaking at the premiere of the film's trailer, Paul's co-star, Tyrese Gibson said: "Even when that moment happened, of us losing our family and Paul, we all have significant others ... or not, we all have our own immediate circle of family and friends and loved ones, but they didn't know Paul the way we knew Paul.

Los Angeles - Jamie Dornan refused to show his penis in Fifty Shades of Grey.

The 32-year-old actor will play the BDSM-obsessed character of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of EL James' best-selling erotic novel, and has revealed that although he does strip off in the movie, he had a contract agreeing that his member wouldn't be shown.

He confessed to The Observer newspaper: "There were contracts in place that said that viewers wouldn't be seeing my, um... my todger."

First trailer for Paul Walker's final film released

Los Angeles - The seventh instalment of the Fast & Furious series is coming to theatres in 2015.

Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, The Rock and the late Paul Walker are back for another round of epic, car-chasing fun in Furious 7.

Los Angeles - Emma Watson dedicated an award to her dead pet.

The 24-year-old actress accepted the award for British Artist of the Year at the Britannia Awards, hosted by Bafta, in Los Angeles and devoted her win to the pet hamster she lost on the set of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

In a clip from the award ceremony, Emma said: ''I'm especially honoured to be receiving this award from the Bafta LA because the British film industry hasn't just been a workplace for me. It's been the place that I grew up. It's been a surrogate family, really.

We chat to SA’s Got Talent dancing duo Young Wheezy Boys

Cape Town – At the Cape Town auditions the dancing duo Young Wheezy Boys had the crowd on their feet with their dance.

The two brothers Wayne and Christopher have been dancing together for 5 years and plan to one day open up a dance school.

We chat to the brothers about the competition and what inspires them.

Cape Town – Nicole Kidman opened up to Ellen DeGeneres about how the death of her father impacted her on Thursday.

The Before I Go To Sleep actress praised her husband Keith Urban for carrying her through the difficult time.

Speaking on The Ellen Show, she said: “When you have your partner who just literally carries you through a tough time… He has been amazing to me”

Los Angeles - Lindsay Lohan is being sued for over $60 million.

A website developer has filed a case against the Mean Girls actress and her brother Michael in which he accused them of stealing one of his ideas.

According to Fima Potik, the pair agreed to work with him on Spotted Friend - which would give users a glimpse into celebrities' closets - but then took the idea to another investor and launched an app called Vigme, which he describes as a "carbon copy" of his website.

Los Angeles - Justin Bieber is reportedly "depressed" over his recent split from Selena Gomez.

The 20-year-old singer is believed to be heartbroken after the Come And Get It hitmaker rejected any of his advances to reignite their relationship.

A source told HollywoodLife.com: "Justin has been really depressed. Nothing he's doing so far to get Selena back is working and it's put him in a really dark place."

Cape Town – It’s that time of the year again when you start planning your calendar for outdoor activities for those hot summer days.

And if you’re a music lover and a nature lover then the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts is just the thing for you.

The line-up for their 2014/2015 concerts were announced recently and as always, it doesn’t disappoint!

New York — Taylor's new gig as New York City's global welcome ambassador is getting a Bronx cheer from locals who questioned her street cred and mocked the videos she made for the city's tourism agency, NYC & Company.

In the videos, she explains how to pronounce Houston Street; defines "bodega" as a corner 24-hour store, and declares her love for the perfect latte.

These celebs will bring the world class party style to SA

Cape Town - Four of South Africa’s top artists & personalities have been signed to represent one of the world’s most exclusive lifestyle brands, CÎROC premium vodka, following its launch into the South African market recently.

Similar to its international alignment, where CIROC works with top talent from around the world, the brand will be assisting these four personalities in their efforts while simultaneously raising their profiles both domestically and internationally.

Cape Town – An inside source has revealed to Channel24 that there’s trouble in paradise on the South African set of Sean Penn’s latest film.

The Hollywood A-lister is reportedly acting out on set after Charlize Theron allegedly declined his marriage proposal.

Los Angeles - Milla Jovovich is expecting another girl.

The Resident Evil actress and her husband Paul W. S. Anderson recently found out the gender of their unborn baby and their daughter Ever, six, is particularly happy not to be getting a brother.

Milla told E! News: "We found out. We're having a girl, I don't know what we would have done if the baby was a boy."

Los Angeles - Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' daughter already has her own Twitter handle.

The former That 70s Show actors welcomed their first child - daughter Wyatt - into the world earlier this month and Ashton has confessed they were so happy when they finally decided on a name that they set up social media accounts for the four-week-old child to use in the future.

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West has thanked her step-father Bruce Jenner for teaching her "so much about life".

The 34-year-old star took to her Instagram account to post a nostalgic black and white picture of the pair together and wished him a happy 65th birthday on Tuesday.

Kim's sister Kourtney Kardashian, 35, also took to the social networking site to praise the former track and field star - who split from their mother Kris Jenner last year - for being an "inspiration" to her.

Los Angeles - Nicole Kidman insists Keith Urban doesn't get jealous of her love scenes.

The Before I Go to Sleep actress says her husband of eight years had no problem with her appearing naked in the new movie or shooting racy sex scenes with her co-star Colin Firth.

The 37-year-old star beauty told E! News: "It was a very quick, quick scene.

New York - Orson Welles's last film may finally be nearing release after decades as one of cinema's most storied unfinished creations.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that a Los Angeles-based production company, Royal Road Entertainment, has agreed to buy the rights to Welles' largely unseen The Other Side of the Wind. Producers are planning to unveil the film in time for the centennial anniversary of Welles' birth on 6 May.

Bloomfield Hills- Two of the stars of the upcoming movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice have added some Hollywood heft to a Detroit-area group's efforts to protect bats.

Ben Affleck, who plays Batman in the movie; Amy Adams, who plays Lois Lane; and Zack Snyder, the film's director, appear in an Organisation for Bat Conservation video posted online Monday to coincide with National Bat Week. Some of the movie is being filmed in Detroit.

Los Angeles - Christopher Nolan was inspired to make films after watching 2001: A Space Odyssey at the age of seven.

The filmmaker, who's become among the most influential people on the Hollywood scene over the last decade, revealed that his passion for cinema can be traced to his childhood, when he would watch the latest blockbusters in London.

Lupita Nyong'o uses social media to promote US slave-trade preservation

Virginia — Twelve Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong'o is lending her star power to the opposition of a minor league baseball stadium in what was once the centre of Richmond's thriving slave-trading center.

Nyong'o has been posting anti-stadium opinions on social media to her millions of followers, and has personally appealed to Mayor Dwight C. Jones to withdraw support of the stadium that is the centerpiece of an economic development project.

Los Angeles - Victoria Beckham has been named Britain's most successful entrepreneur.

The 40-year-old singer-turned-fashion designer has topped a list of over 100 business people after seeing her fashion empire's turnover rise from £1m to a staggering £30m in just five years, with her staff growing from three employees to 100.

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West got a purse hand-painted by her daughter for her 34th birthday last week.

The reality TV star was over the moon when her husband Kanye West, 37, gifted her a Hermès purse in celebration of her milestone this past Tuesday, but she was left stunned when she learnt 16-month-old North had put her own personal touch on it.

Las Vegas - Caesars Entertainment says pop star Britney Spears will get a key to the Las Vegas Strip and celebrate with her own dedicated day.

The Las Vegas-based casino giant announced last Thursday that it would host "Britney Day" at The LINQ Promenade starting at 17:30 on 5 November.

Zac Efron totally smitten with new girlfriend

Los Angeles - Zac Efron appeared "very much in love" with Sami Miró at the weekend.

The That Awkward Moment star turned 27 on Friday and to celebrate he and his rumoured new girlfriend took a trip to Amsterdam, where onlookers described them as hugging and laughing a lot together.

One source told E! News: "They were acting very much in love, she kept hugging him. Their love looked genuine."

Los Angeles - Tori Spelling has revealed she is "on the mend" after being hospitalised.

The 41-year-old star was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Saturday after suffering a coughing fit and she has now taken to her Twitter account, perhaps via her husband Dean McDermott as she is said to be in quarantine, to thank her supporters and reveal he is helping her through the ordeal.

She wrote: "Thx 4 all of ur love & support while I'm in the hospital. Dean is w/me and will help me tweet while I'm on the mend. (sic)"

Upon her admittance to hospital, she was reportedly placed in quarantine amid fears she had contracted respiratory virus Enterovirus, which has been linked to seven deaths in the US after breaking out in 46 states.

San Francisco - The popular song Royals by New Zealand artist Lorde is getting caught up in the fervor over baseball's upcoming World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.

Two San Francisco radio stations say they won't play the song during the duration of the World Series. A Kansas City, Missouri, station responded with plans to play the Grammy-winning track every hour from 07:00 to 19:00 on Tuesday, the first day of the series that decides the champion of Major League Baseball.

Idaho — An actor best known for his role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is apologising for actions that led to his arrest in a hotel lobby in Idaho.

Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on the hit show that ran from 1997 to 2003, said on Monday on Facebook that he erred by mixing prescribed pain medication and alcohol.

"The result was embarrassing and unacceptable," he wrote. "I intend to seek appropriate treatment and therapy for my medical ailments as well as my emotional demons."

Los Angeles - Evan Rachel Wood was left feeling "like meat" after her first Vanity Fair photo shoot.

The 27-year-old actress posed for the cover of the publication's Young Hollywood issue alongside stars including Mandy Moore and Amanda Bynes in 2003 when she was just 15.

Los Angeles - A California-based trade group for the adult film industry has lifted a moratorium on production spurred by a feared HIV exposure on an out-of-state film set.

The Free Speech Coalition ended the five-day production hold on Monday, saying in a statement that testing has been completed and "the performer pool has not been compromised."

Eddie Murphy lands lead role in Cook

Los Angeles - Eddie Murphy is to play the lead role in Cook.

The 53-year-old actor has been cast in the drama movie - based on a true story - as a chef who is hired by a dying man to make meals and care for his girlfriend and daughter after he has passed away.

The film is being directed by Bruce Beresford, while Susan McMartin penned the script and 300 producer Mark Canton is among the producers on the flick.

Cape Town - A natural amphitheatre of Eucalyptus trees sets the scene for an extraordinary outdoor experience on the centuries-old Paul Cluver farm in Elgin – just 45 minutes from Cape Town.

Comfortably seating up to 600 people, the theatre uses state-of-the-art sound and lighting to create an intimate experience for the audience that few outdoor venues can parallel. The entire amphitheatre is a 'golden circle' ticket and all the events are selected to match the acoustic potential of the space.

Los Angeles - Sinéad O'Connor claims to have been asked to perform at the American Music Awards (AMAs) with the Pope.

The 47-year-old singer was reportedly set to perform her 1990 single Nothing Compares 2 U and new track Take Me To Church at the awards on 24 November, but insists she has pulled out of the show after hearing producers had attempted to wrangle an introduction from Pope Francis.

Los Angeles - Charlize Theron has become more enticed by "darkness" since becoming a mother.

The 39-year-old actress - who adopted her two-year-old son Jackson as a baby - admits that while motherhood causes many women to adopt a more optimistic view of the world, she has become more "aware" than ever before.

The South African explained: "People assume that once you have a child you will naturally veer away from the darkness, but I have found the opposite.

Khloé Kardashian is worried that time is running out to have a baby

Los Angeles - Khloé Kardashian is reportedly desperate for a baby.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 30, who is currently going through the process of divorcing Lamar Odom, is worried she's running out of time to have a child of her own and wants to fall in love again soon.

Los Angeles - Taylor Swift has given Selena Gomez dating advice.

The 24-year-old singer - who has previously romanced Harry Styles and John Mayer - has reportedly been comforting the Come & Get It hitmaker, 22, following her recent split from her on/off boyfriend Justin Bieber, 20, and been offering her some relationship guidance.

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