Streep as a witch

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LOS ANGELES: Veteran actress Meryl Streep has been roped in to play a witch in a big screen adaptation of hit stage show Into The Woods.

The show’s arranger David Krane says he can’t wait to work with the 63-year-old Oscar winning actress again after working with her on Happy End in the 1977, reports contactmusic.com.

Gaga sued for unpaid dues

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NEW YORK: Singer Lady Gaga’s former assistant has sued the singer for $393,000 over unpaid dues.

Gaga’s former assistant Jennifer O’Neill has claimed that she did over 7,000 hours of overtime, which she was never paid for. The sum for it amounts to almost $400,000.

However, Gaga is unwilling to pay up. In a video-taped deposition from August 2012 in New York, obtained by the New York Post newspaper, the popstar explained why.

Beyonce speaks out on miming

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LOS ANGELES: Singer Beyonce Knowles has broken her silence over miming at the US President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony and says she did not wish to take a risk the performance.

“I practiced until my feet bled and I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra. Due to no proper sound check, I did not feel comfortable taking a risk,” dailystar.co.uk quoted Knowles as saying.

Clooney pays German diner's bill as apology

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BERLIN: George Clooney surprised a German diner when the actor picked up the latter’s bill without even informing him.

The 51-year-old star is shooting for The Monuments Men in Berlin and went for dinner with a few friends. A nearby diner in the same restaurant, Oliver Hermann, then asked for his cheque, only to be informed by the waiter that Clooney had paid his $136 bill already.

Penelope Cruz‚ Javier Bardem expecting second child: reports

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The Spanish couple‚ who married in 2010‚ welcomed their first child‚ a boy named Leo‚ in January 2011.
LOS ANGELES : Oscar-winning couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are expecting their second child, according to U.S. media reports on Friday.

The New York Post first reported Cruz's pregnancy, citing unidentified sources. Celebrity magazine Us Weekly and the website of television network E! said sources close to the couple confirmed the news. A source told E! that the "Volver" actress was "around three months" pregnant.

Great workout or sexercise myth?

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health messages such as the sexercise myth are partly to blame for the country's growing obesity epidemic.
A steamy romp between the sheets might sound more appealing than a sweaty cardio session, however if its weight loss you’re after, researchers claim you’re better off pulling on your walking shoes.

The study, led by David Allison, a biostatistician from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in England, found that the average sex session lasts a whopping six minutes – offering enough time to burn a mere 21 calories.

Watson is next at Madame Tussauds

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LONDON: Harry Potter star Emma Watson will be joining the likes of Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet as a wax work at Madame Tussauds from March.

According to Madame Tussauds PR manager Nicole Fenner, the 22-year-old actress is one of the most requested personalities by their guests, reported Daily Express online.

Fenner, who feels Watson is like a true English rose, asserted that the actress will be modelled sitting on a chaise longue so that fans can snap themselves sitting next to the British star.

Fenner added the actress will be dressed for the red carpet in an Elie Saab dress that she wore in 2011.