31 October 2014

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.

Is it splitsville for Charlize Theron and Sean Penn on SA movie set?


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.

Milla Jovovich and her director hubby are expecting another girl!


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."

Ashton and Mila's daughter is already a pro on social media!


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.

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian praise Bruce Jenner on his birthday while Kris is no where to be seen


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. 

Nicole Kidman insists Keith Urban doesn't get jealous when she does steamy love scenesn


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.

Orson Welles' last film may finally be released


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.

Ben Affleck shoots video to support bat conservationbbe


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.

This is the film that inspired Christopher Nolan's career


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.

27 October 2014

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.

Victoria Beckham named Britain's most successful entrepreneur


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.

Kim Kardashian West gets beautiful gift from North West


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.

Britney Spears to get a piece of Vegas


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.

22 October 2014

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."

Tori Spelling takes to Twitter to thank fans and says she's 'on the mend'


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 radio stations ban hit song Royals by Lorde


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.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor arrested at Comic Con event


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."

Evan Rachel Wood had a horrible Vanity Fair cover shoot!


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.

Porn production resumes after testing


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."

21 October 2014

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.