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Liberty Ross and Rupert Sanders finalise divorce


Liberty Ross and Rupert Sanders have finalised their divorce.
The former couple formally ended their marriage on Friday (25.07.14), two years after he was caught cheating with Kristen Stewart, according to TMZ which obtained a copy of the court documents.
The website reports Liberty, 35, received "the family house, two other London houses, £18,000 a month in spousal support for the next four years, £10,000 a month in child support for their two children, 15 per cent of profits Rupert gets from movies, with the exception of 'Snow White' and half of their bank accounts and retirement funds."
Rupert, 43, got their Malibu beach home and a VW van.
Liberty - who starred alongside Kristen in 'Snow White and the Huntsman', which was directed by Rupert - previously admitted she was devastated when she learned about the affair.
"I have no words to describe what we went through. But I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And, for me, I feel like I'm going through a rebirth.
"It was horrible. It was really the worst, really the worst."
Liberty - who has two children, son Tennyson and daughter Skyla, with the director - found it difficult to end her marriage but felt she "didn't have any more to give".
The actress - who filed for divorce in January 2013 - explained: "I'm not a quitter. I've done everything I could to be the perfect wife and mother and really support my husband. But I didn't have any more to give, you know?"

Susan Sarandon reveals Bowie affair


Susan Sarandon says she had a love affair with David Bowie in the 1980s.
The 67-year-old actress fell for the singer when they worked on the movie 'The Hunger' together in 1983 but split up because she didn't want children.
She told the Daily Beast: "I wasn't supposed to have kids and I'm the oldest of nine and had mothered all of them, so I wasn't ever in a mode where I was looking to settle down and raise a family, so that definitely changes the gene pool you're dipping into."
However, Susan had nothing but praise for her former love.
She said: "He's just a really interesting person, and so bright. He's a talent and a painter, and... he's great."
Despite her reasons for splitting with David, 67, Susan gave birth to her first child, Eva Amurri, in 1985 with Italian filmmaker Franco Amurri.
She later had two sons with Tim Robbins, 55.
David and supermodel Iman, 59, married in 1992 and have a daughter together.
Susan also opened up about her past drug use, telling the publication: "Yeah, I'm not new to the idea of mushrooms. I don't really like chemical things, really.
"Timothy Leary was a friend of mine, so that acid was nice and pure, but I'm not really looking for chemicals, and I don't like to feel speedy. But I've done Ayahuasca and I've done mushrooms and things like that.
"I like those drugs in the outdoors - I'm not a city-tripper. My attitude about marijuana or anything is, 'Don't be stoned if you have to pretend you're not,' so I'd never do drugs if I was taking care of my kids."

Sexual abuse lawsuit against Bryan Singer dropped


A sexual abuse lawsuit against Bryan Singer has been dropped.
The 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' director was accused by an anonymous British actor - identified only as John Doe No. 117 - of abusing him as a teenager but while Gary Goddard, a Broadway producer, remains a defendant, Bryan is no longer involved.
According to the New York Daily News, a voluntary dismissal was filed on Friday (25.07.14) in Los Angeles.
Singer's lawyer Marty Singer previously insisted there is no legal basis for the lawsuit and said it was filed improperly. The filmmaker was also seeking $300,000 from the plaintiff to cover the costs of his legal fees, which are said to be "exorbitant".
The unidentified British actor's lawyer Jeffrey Herman filed a lawsuit in May against both Singer, 48, and entertainment industry executive Gary, who filed a similar motion to dismiss in June.
The actor accused the producers of abusing him in a London hotel when he was 17 years old.
The legal case is the second to hit the Hollywood director after budding actor Michael F. Egan filed a similar lawsuit against him earlier this year.
Egan, 31, alleged he was forced to perform sex acts on the filmmaker at a Californian house party in the late 1990s after being plied with drugs and alcohol.
Singer strenuously denied any wrongdoing and believes the allegations are a concerted effort to derail the box office gross of his recently released 'X-Men' blockbuster.
He previously said: "The allegations against me are outrageous, vicious and completely false."

Dolly Parton won’t retire


Dolly Parton will never retire.
The 68-year-old singer insists only if she or her husband Carl Dean got ill would she turn her back on her career and she hopes to keep performing well into old age.
She said: "I hope to continue to go, unless my health should fail me or my husband should fall sick. I intend to work till I fall over. I would love to be able to be like Bob Hope and Betty White and a lot of those folks that work till they're 90, 100 years old. I have no intentions of retiring!"
Dolly also admitted she loves seeing her friends "slaughter" her songs at karaoke.
She laughed: " I have seen my songs slaughtered pretty good, by some of my drunk friends. But it's always fun. It's always good."
Several of Dolly's songs have been covered by other artists, and she insists there are no interpretations she doesn't like.
She told The Guardian newspaper: "It's always a great honour for anybody to record your songs. It's always curious to see how people interpret your songs. Some people say, 'Ooh, I didn't like that version', but I say: 'Well, I like every version, because it's amazing how people feel and hear the songs so differently.' "

Steven Seagal a ‘real’ action hero


Steven Seagal insists he is a "real" action hero.
The burly actor - who forged his reputation in popular movies like 'Above the Law' and 'Under Siege' - explained that he does many of the action scenes that his peers only pretend to do.
Speaking to ShortList magazine, he said: "I'm somebody who has been doing action a long time and who is a real action person in the sense that I've really done - and do - many of the things that other people pretend to do in their movies."
Seagal has, in fact, acted as a reserve deputy sheriff for 20 years on the border of Arizona in the Southwestern United States, a role that has seen him "put on a bulletproof vest and a machine gun and chase the bad guys".
He added: "I'm chasing high-risk people, dealing with murder, rape, armed robbery. That's what I do. So I look at myself as a real guy."
Seagal went on to claim that the action heroes of today are not expected to perform their own stunts and can instead rely on special effects.

Alan Carr wants ‘nut-jobs’ on Singer Takes It All


Alan Carr wants "nut-jobs" to compete on his new show 'The Singer Takes It All'.
The chat show host will front Channel 4's new singing game show, which will see wannabes perform on a moving stage to win a cash prize, and he is happy to embrace tone-deaf hopefuls.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We're openly encouraging nut-jobs to come down and sing! I enjoyed 'The Voice', but when they got rid of the loons it became less interesting.
"We all love characters like Wagner and Diva Fever.
"That said, you need to have a balance. We want talented singers as well, otherwise it's just a freak show on a conveyor belt."
Singers will perform on an 18-metre moving stage and viewers at home are given all the power as they can vote through a mobile phone app as the contestant performs. If the majority of viewers press 'Hit', the singer is moved to the front of the stage, but if they press 'Miss' the contestant is hurtled towards the back.
Alan said of the innovative format: "The fact that it's interactive and the great British public are the judges makes it really groundbreaking - which is not something you usually associate with me!
"It's a singing show with a 'Gogglebox' feel, because the show is in the hands of the viewers at home.
"It strips away all the boring sob stories you get on 'The X Factor'."

Mark Wright signs up for Strictly


Mark Wright has signed up for 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star has reportedly been snapped up by BBC bosses to appear on the new series of the celebrity dancing competition, but his glamorous fiancée Michelle Keegan has declined an offer to join him.
Producers had hoped to have both Mark and the former 'Coronation Street' actress compete but Michelle, 27, has opted to focus on her acting career.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Having a couple going head-to-head would have made great TV, but we are delighted to have Mark.
"Bosses are confident he can win over their audience given his success coming second on 'I'm a Celebrity'."
Mark will be in good company on the new series as producers are also eyeing The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford, tennis pro Andy Murray's mum Judy, 'Match of the Day' presenter Alan Hansen and rugby hunk Thom Evans.
One star who won't be trying his hand at salsa, however, is BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James.
The 28-year-old presenter confirmed he's been approached for the new series but has turned it down to focus on his career.
He said: "I was asked to do it but I decided that I didn't want to this year.
"Even though it's a brilliant show, I decided it was best not to. I wasn't quite ready for it yet, I wasn't quite ready for the sequins.
"I said yes as I thought it would be hilarious and great fun. But I just woke up one morning and it didn't feel right."

Rochelle Humes styles husband


Rochelle Humes has banned her husband from wearing scoop-neck tops.
The Saturdays singer has had many of her own style disasters, but she doesn't think they are as bad as spouse Marvin Humes' infamous low-cut shirts.
Quizzed on whether she gives Marvin fashion advice, she said: "I'm lucky because he has great style. Although he had to get rid of those tops with the scoop neck - they had their day."
When asked what her own biggest fashion disaster had been, she added: "Anything from my teens! I used to wear these cord, mustard flares. They were so bad."
The 25-year-old beauty also confessed she's worried her and Marvin's 14-month-old daughter Alaia-Mai will grow up to have a more unisex style and she'll have no one to give her old designer bags to.
Rochelle explained to new! magazine: "I hope my daughter's not a tomboy because she has some great bags to inherit. She'll probably ask for a football kit though, I just know it!"
Quizzed on whether her baby was showing any interest in fashion yet, she said: "None at all. She's only one though. But she does like headbands."


Mariah Carey sells Bel Air mansion


Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have sold their Bel Air mansion for over $10 million.
The superstar singer and her TV presenter spouse have earned a cool $3 million profit by selling their lavish estate, according to TMZ.
The couple - who have three-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe - bought the house for $7 million in 2009, a year after they wed, but are now planning to uproot from the West Coast permanently and live in New York City.
The $10 million payday is significantly lower than the stars' asking price as they initially put the pad on the market for $13 million.
The sprawling Californian home boasts its own cinema room, a gym, an indoor basketball court and a putting green.
The mansion also boasts a luxury outdoor swimming pool, the bottom of which is monogrammed with Mariah's initials, MC.
Nick, 33, recently revealed he doesn't want his twin children to follow in their parents' famous footsteps and is hoping they pursue careers as scientists.
He said: "I don't want my kids to be on TV, that's the only thing [I don't want them to do].
"I just want them to shoot for something else, because it's already in them - like, if you wanna act, be in the school choir. [And] if you wanna sing, be in the school choir.
"A nuclear scientist - can I get one of those? Can I get a heart surgeon in the family?"

Peaches Geldof’s husband abandons home


Peaches Geldof's husband is too traumatised to return to their marital home following her death.
Musician Thomas Cohen has reportedly not visited the couple's £1.2 mansion in Wrotham, Kent, in 15 weeks after he discovered his wife's body slumped on a bed from a heroin overdose in April.
Thomas and his sons, Astala, two, and 15-month-old Phaedra, are now staying with his parents in Eltham, south London.
A neighbour told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Thomas hasn't been back to the house for a long time. Whenever he needs something, he gets his mum to pick it up.
"He is haunted by what has happened and is constantly reminded of Peaches and the happy times they shared, as well as the moment he found her.
"He has told friends he wants to sell it when he has the strength. But the house has remained empty for the majority of the time since she passed away."
Earlier this week, an inquest into Peaches' death was told the 25-year-old mother-of-two had begun taking high purity heroin again in February after two-and-a-half years using substitute drug methadone.
Drugs paraphernalia, including knotted tights, a capped syringe with brown residue in the main chamber and burnt spoons, were found in the home.

Liv Tyler dating David Beckham’s pal


Liv Tyler is dating David Beckham's best friend.
'The Leftovers' actress - the daughter of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler - has reportedly struck up a romance with Dave Gardner, who previously dated Rita Ora, after being set up by mutual friend Kate Moss.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "This is the real deal. Dave and Liv are madly in love.
"They mix in the same circles because Dave hangs out a lot with a group that includes Kate and Stella McCartney.
"Kate ended up bigging up Dave to Liv as she thought they'd make a great couple.
"Liv trusts Kate so was prepared to give things a go but everyone is surprised by how serious they've become so quickly."
It's thought Liv, 37, and Dave bonded over their shared experiences of divorce and both have children around the same age.
The insider added: "They've actually been an item for quite a long time but have gone to great lengths to keep it a secret so they can just go about and do normal things together.
"They have a child the same age which is ideal. They're at a similar place in their lives and ready to settle down with the right person."
Liv split from husband Royston Langdon in 2008, while Dave divorced actress Davinia Taylor in 2010.

Mel Gibson not an anti-Semite, Terry Hayes insists


Mel Gibson isn't an anti-Semite, his long-time pal Terry Hayes insists.
The screenwriter, who worked on 'Mad Max' and wrote 'Payback' for the Hollywood star, has defended his friend who famously fell from grace in 2006 when he went on a foul-mouthed diatribe after being stopped for drink-driving by a police officer.
Terry told The Times newspaper: "We all have to take responsibility for what we say and do. All I can say is, in over 30 years of knowing Mel, I've never heard him say anything anti-Semitic. But the human organism is not adapted to celebrity..."
Terry's first ever novel 'I Am Pilgrim' has just been purchased for a movie adaptation my MGM and he hopes to follow in the footsteps of 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling, whose novels have turned into a worldwide conglomerate including a theme park and a successful website, Pottermore.
He explained: "I have nothing but praise for J.K. Rowling. Her contribution - apart from the books themselves, obviously - is showing writers how to interact with the 21st Century. When her website launched and she got flak, as if writers shouldn't have a commercial bone in their bodies, I took my hat off to her. things like Pottermore and the theme park feed back into the novels so that a whole new generation will read them."