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Oliver Cheshire downplays Strictly Come Dancing curse


Pixie Lott's boyfriend isn't worried about the 'Strictly Come Dancing' "curse".
The 23-year-old singer is currently taking part in the BBC One celebrity dance contest - which has spawned numerous romances between people who were in relationships during their time on the show - but male model Oliver Cheshire insists he doesn't feel threatened by his girlfriend's partner, Trent Whiddon.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I've heard about the curse, but I'm alright. I'm not really worried."
Oliver also described his girlfriend's dance partner as "a really nice bloke".
The couple - who have been dating for four years - recently joined Trent and his dancer wife Gordana Grandosek on a double date.
They were all seen at Prince Harry's WellChild Awards in London on Monday (22.09.14).
Talk of a "Strictly curse" has increased in recent weeks after it emerged 'Countdown' beauty Rachel Riley - who split from her husband during last year's series - had begun dating her dance partner Pasha Kovalev.
Rumours of a romance between Ben Cohen and his 2013 partner Kristina Rihanoff was also rife last week after he announced he'd split from wife Abby.
'Good Morning Britain' presenter Susanna Reid also split from husband Dominic Cotton during her stint on the show.

Kanye West doesn’t care about awards


Kanye West "doesn't care" about his Grammy Awards.
The 'Yeezus' rapper - who has picked up 21 of the coveted trophies - told students at Los Angeles Trade Technical College during a guest talk on Friday (19.09.14) that he uses the prizes as "reference points" to "prove" his talents and also spoke of his frustration at not being taken seriously in the fashion industry.
Visual Communications student Andre Pitts told Complex: "He said that he doesn't care about his Grammys but he thinks of them as reference points.
"And that he can point back to them and say, 'I've proven that I can do this, so I should be able to do this.' So that's what he was trying to get out, that he feels that he is able to do these things but that he's being shot down by the fashion industry."
And during a question and answer session with the students, Kanye - who has 15-month-old daughter North with wife Kim Kardashian West - admitted he still thinks of himself as "the best artist" and prefers his own music to other people's.
Andre said: "Someone asked if he listens to his own music, or if he listens to other people's music. He said he likes to listen to his own music since he thinks he's the best artist, still."
The visit was at least Kanye's fourth time speaking to Los Angeles students, and it forms part of his 240-hour community service sentence which was handed out when he struck a plea deal over allegedly attacking a photographer last summer.

Robert Pattinson ‘falls hard’ for new love


Robert Pattinson has "fallen hard" for FKA Twigs.
The 'Twilight Saga' star became "instant friends" with the singer - whose real name is Tahliah Barnett - and romance quickly blossomed, with friends saying he is as serious about her as he was former girlfriend Kristen Stewart, who he dated for five years until last summer.
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "Rob is falling hard for Tahliah. He's just enamoured with her beauty, creativity and confidence. He hasn't felt this way about someone since Kristen.
"This is his girl and Rob is beyond proud to show her off. They became instant friends at first and it blossomed into a romance. He's really taken with her and not afraid to show it."
The 28-year-old actor has already introduced the 26-year-old musician to his friends in Los Angeles and is enjoying showing her the sights of the city.
The source added: "He's helping her get adjusted to LA life and has been really supportive of her - showing her around, introducing her to his friends. I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up on the set of her music video, which she is filming in town this week."

Jenny McCarthy calls FBI over picture leak


Jenny McCarthy has contacted the FBI after a number of explicit images alleged to be of her emerged online.
The former 'The View' host is said to be the latest celebrity to have had intimate photographs stolen from her and posted on the internet, prompting her to get federal investigators involved.
A spokesperson for the star said: "A small number of photos are of McCarthy that were stolen from her hacked phone account.
"McCarthy's representatives are reporting the theft to the FBI and contacting all websites posting the photos to demand the immediate removal of all personal and private photos of her, including nude photos.
However, despite contacting the FBI, the 41-year-old beauty - who recently married Donnie Wahlberg - is insisting that the most revealing images are in fact fakes.
Her representative told E! News: "Certain photos claiming to be hacked photos of Jenny McCarthy and posted to various websites are not McCarthy at all, but someone else, including the most explicit nude photos.
"Other photos are stills from a comedy skit from her TV special, 'Dirty, Sexy, Funny'."
In keeping with other a number of other stolen photos of celebrities in various states of undress, Jenny's pictures first emerged on websites 4chan and Reddit.

Dr Dre named hip hop’s highest earner


Dr. Dre has been named the highest-paid act in hip hop, with earnings of $620 million.
The rap mogul's staggering pre-tax profits come largely thanks to the sale of his Beats Audio headphone range - which Apple bought for $3 billion earlier this year - and see him total the highest annual earnings of any star ever and topping more than the other 24 acts listed on Forbes magazine's annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list.
DJ Khaled, who placed 20th, noted to the publications: "It's safe to say headphones is a good business".
In joint second place on the list were Diddy and Jay Z - who both have a number of business ventures outside of their music careers - with a relatively modest $60 million, while
Drake and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis complete the top five with $33 million and $32 million each.
Nicki Minaj was the only female to make the list, taking 11th spot with earnings of $14 million.

Forbes magazine's Hip Hop Cash Kings 2014:
1. Dr. Dre - $620 million
2= Jay Z - $60 million
2= Diddy - $60 million
4. Drake - $33 million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $32 million
6. Kanye West - $30 million
7. Birdman - $24 million
8. Lil Wayne - $23 million
9. Pharrell Williams - $22 million
10. Eminem - $18 million
11. Nicki Minaj - $14 million
12. Wiz Khalifa - $13 million
13. Pitbull - $12 million
14. Snoop Dogg - $10 million
15. Kendrick Lamar - $9 million
16= Ludacris - $8 million
16= Tech N9ne - $8 million
16= Swizz Beatz - $8 million
16= 50 Cent - $8 million
20= Rick Ross - $7 million
20= J. Cole - $7 million
20= DJ Khaled - $7 million
20= Lil Jon - $7 million
20= Mac Miller - $7 million

Aaron Paul joins The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Aaron Paul has joined the cast of 'The 9th Life of Louis Drax'. The 35-year-old actor is to star alongside male model and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' star Jamie Dornan in Miramax's upcoming supernatural thriller, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The '...

William Shatner linked to role in ‘Star Trek 3’


William Shatner could reprise the role of Captain Kirk in the 'Star Trek' sequel.
The script for the eagerly-awaited new film - written by Roberto Orci, JD Payne and Patrick McKay - includes a part for the character Shatner, 83, played in the 1960s TV series.
The storyline includes a meeting between two of the show's most famous characters, Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy's Spock, BadassDigest.com reports.
It's said the scene is "plot-driven and integral enough that it might just survive any future revisions".
The proposed scene will be a landmark moment for fans of the franchise, because Shatner and Nimoy haven't appeared together in a 'Star Trek' film since 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country', in 1991.
What's more, Shatner has not starred as Kirk since 1994's 'Star Trek: Generations'.
The speculation comes shortly after Zachary Quinto - who plays the role of Spock - said he believes 'Star Trek 3' will begin shooting within the next six months.
When asked how close the cast are to filming 'Star Trek 3', the 37-year-old actor told NBC: "I think it's on the horizon.
"Things are rumbling, so I have a feeling that we will be in production sometime in the next six months."
The latest 'Star Trek' film is set to hit cinema screens in 2016.

Mel C bans daughter from watching explicit music videos


Mel C won't allow her daughter to watch explicit music videos.
The 40-year-old former Spice Girls singer - who has five-year-old Scarlet with ex-partner Thomas Starr - wants to "protect" her little girl, and though she allows the youngster to listen to Rihanna's music, she won't let her see her "sexual" promos.
Mel told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "My girl Scarlet is a big fan of Rihanna, but I won't let her watch the videos - they're too sexual.
"I protect my daughter from it while I can, but she's growing up fast."
In the 1990s, Mel and her fellow band members, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton, championed the term "girl power" to promote female empowerment amongst their legions of fans.
However, the 'Wannabe' hitmaker believes that things have changed since then and some of today's female pop stars, like Rihanna, are encouraging women to be objectified.
Mel explained: "For me it's almost like what we did with girl power has gone too far the other way, which defeats the object.
"I appreciate that it's a different generation now, but I don't consider that empowering."
Meanwhile, Mel has previously slammed young female pop stars for not taking their younger fans into consideration when revealing things in interviews or taking part in more risque photoshoots.
Mel said: "It's a long time ago since the Spice Girls were first together and we were criticised for being sexual.
"Yes, we wore crop tops, I mean look how much has changed. We always sat down as a group, be it photoshoots, videos, interviews, and if somebody felt something was inappropriate for our young fans, we did something about it.
"I think that's something young people in the music industry today, like Rihanna, should do now."

Miley Cyrus posts cryptic drawing


Miley Cyrus has hinted she is heart broken.
The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker - who split from fiance Liam Hemsworth a year ago - posted a picture of a crying alien surrounded by thought bubbles, entitled 'early a.m. drawin', on her Instagram account, and the surrounding text appeared to suggest she is mourning a lost love.
The thought bubbles make numerous references to a failed relationship, with messages like, "I must go. I will miss yiew (sic)" and "why does love make me cry".
The singer also asks, "Will I ever be happy again" and "Gravity has nothing to do with me falling for you".
Miley followed up the eye-catching images with another drawing of an alien, though this one made no references to love and is instead just seen blowing bubbles.
Earlier this month, Billy Ray Cyrus - Miley's father - warned his daughter about becoming a "bitter ole man".
Miley posted a screen shot of a conversation she had with the 53-year-old country music singer.
The message from her father read: "You are crazy to be down. You are one of the luckiest people in the world right now. ENJOY IT!
"Don't be like me and miss it all worrying about s**t beyond control ALL the time.
"That would make you a bitter ole man and that's not cool" (sic)."

Jeremy Renner is married


Jeremy Renner is married.
The 43-year-old actor was previously reported to have split from girlfriend Sonni Pacheco - with who he has 18-month-old daughter Ava - but he has now admitted they are actually wed but he prefers to keep the model out of the public eye.
Asked if he is married to Ava's mother, he told Capitol File: "I have tried to protect my family's privacy, my wife's privacy. I don't need her to get hammered with my life.
"Privacy issues are important because I want her to go about her day without being bothered."Paps follow me around . . . that's fine. But . . . I don't like being followed when I'm with my family."
The 'American Hustle' star can understand why there is so much speculation about his personal life because he doesn't give away too much information.
He added: "I've been talked about a whole lot, because the less I put out there, the less people know, and it makes it interesting, I assume."
The 'Kill the Messenger' actor also admitted he feels "miserable" when he's away from his daughter.
He said: "The only thing I think about when I'm not with my baby is, 'How do I get to my baby?' I need to get to her, and I'm very miserable when I don't see her. I really love being a father."

Ariana Grande and Hope Solo slam photo hackers


Ariana Grande and Hope Solo have slammed hackers for the latest spate of nude celebrity photographs leaked online.
The 21-year-old singer and the team USA soccer star hit out at the unknown people behind the latest release of topless pictures purportedly also including Amber Heard, Kim Kardashian West and Kate Bosworth, with the 33-year-old soccer star - a victim of the scandal - insisting the theft goes "beyond the bounds of human decency".
She told TMZ: "It is extremely sad and unfortunate that the rights of so many women were violated by the unauthorized release of private photographs.
"This act goes beyond the bounds of human decency and, as such, I stand united with all the women affected and am exploring every option to protect my privacy."
Meanwhile, 'Problem' hitmaker Ariana - who described the incident as "invasive" - maintains the images that were leaked of her earlier this month are fakes and swore she has never taken any x-rated photos of herself.
She said: "Those aren't me. It is funny though. That's not my room, that's not my cat, that's not my belly button ring, that's not my hair that's not my profile. Whoever that is... I was like alright.
"It is invasive but at least it wasn't me. I wouldn't take pictures like that. I don't do that. I swear I don't. I promise."
The brunette beauty also took to Twitter at the time of the release to quash the rumours, claiming her bottom is "a lot cuter" than the one pictured.
She wrote: "to every1 going on about my "nudes" & my "m&g prices" neither are real! my lil ass is a lot cuter than that lmao & tour details r comin soon.
"but forreal tho whoever thought those were actually me...... love u but I'm praying for u (sic)."

Michael Le Vell lands 12-month ‘Coronation Street’ contract


'Coronation Street' bosses have reportedly given Michael Le Vell a new 12-month contract.
The 49-year-old actor has secured a deal, believed to worth £250,000, to play mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV soap until November 2015 following a year of legal issues and battling to beat his addiction to booze.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Michael is over the moon and can now concentrate on getting his career back on track. He really feels now that he has beaten the booze and all his problems are in the past ...
"Like many of the stars, Michael is on a rolling 12-month deal, which means his future in the show is only guaranteed for a year at a time."
Michael, who has played Kevin for three decades, was written out of the soap last year as he awaited trial for child abuse allegations, but he returned earlier this year after being cleared of all charges in September.
However, his comeback was short-lived as Michael took another break from the show in March in order to seek treatment in rehab for drugs and alcohol abuse after he hit the bottle and turned to cocaine to help him deal with the long and emotional trial last year.
Michael now claims he's been teetotal for six months and is ready to throw himself back into filming.