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Cameron Diaz: ‘I have been with a lady’


Cameron Diaz has had a romantic relationship with a woman.
The 'Other Woman' star - who stars opposite Leslie Mann and Kate Upton in the comedy - previously admitted she finds women "beautiful" and has now confessed she has had sexual relations with a female in the past.
Talking on Bravo's 'Watch What Happens Live' during the 'Plead the Fifth' segment with Andy Cohen, who asked if she'd ever "swam in the lady pond", she admitted: "Yes, I have been with a lady, yeah."
Cameron previously dated pro baseball player Alexander Rodriguez for a year before they split in 2010 and, talking about the highlight and downsides of their relationship, she joked: "I think schedule, and schedule."
Meanwhile, her co-star Leslie recently confessed she wishes she could experience sex from a male perspective and see how the "real mechanics" feel for them when they get frisky beneath the sheets.
Asked what she would do if she became a man for the day, she replied: "I would have sex. I would love to know how it operates! Like what the real mechanics feel like! It would be fun to feel the other side, wouldn't it?"

Paul McCartney plays first ever show in Ecuador


Sir Paul McCartney played his first ever show in Ecuador last night (28.04.14).
The former Beatles star took to the stage at the Estadio De Liga in Quito, 2,800 metres above sea level, making it the highest concert Paul has ever played.
To celebrate his visit, local authorities organised for a meet and greet between the musician and the Ecuadorian Beatles Fan Club, who created an impressive giant logo for his latest album 'New' on the Pichincha Mountain, an Ecuadorian landmark, which could be seen across the entire city.
The 71-year-old star performed for almost three hours and also gave a special rendition of the Beatle's hit 'All You Need Is Love' on the piano, which is being used in a global tourism advert for Ecuador.
He later took to Twitter and posted a photograph of himself carrying the flag of Ecuador on stage, along with the message: "Ecuador - what a night! Thank you. (sic)"
Paul, who released his record 'New' last year, is currently on the South American leg of his 'Out There' tour and has also performed in Uruguay, Chile and Peru, while later this week he will also take to the stage in Costa Rica for the first time.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to wed this week


Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly getting married this week.
The reality star and her rapper fiancé were rumoured to be having a lavish wedding extravaganza in Paris next month in front of all their family, friends and celebrity acquaintances, but TMZ are now reporting the couple are going to break with expectations by holding a highly secretive ceremony in the next few days.
Sources told the gossip site the couple already have a marriage license and intend to get hitched before the week is out.
Kim, 33, and Kanye, 36 - who have 10-month-old daughter North West together - are so intent on keeping their nuptials private that they have secured a "confidential" marriage license so no one officially knows.
However, the lovebirds want to make up for their minimalist big day with an extravagant bash in the days following the event.
This marks a big turnaround for 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star Kim, who wed basketball player Kris Humphries live on TV in August 2011 following a 90-day engagement.
The star-studded affair took place in Montecito, California, and was filmed for a two-part, four-hour TV special on E! called 'Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event'.
The couple called it quits after just 72 days of marriage, with Kim citing "irreconcilable differences".

Neil Patrick Harris nominated for first Tony Award


Neil Patrick Harris has been nominated for his first Tony Award.
The 'How I Met Your Mother' actor - who has hosted the ceremony four times - has just earned his first nod for best actor in a musical for his performance in his big Broadway comeback, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch', which marks the first time he has taken to the stage in a decade.
Chris O'Dowd also received his debut nomination in the category of best actor in a play for 'Of Mice and Men', as did Bryan Cranston for 'All the Way'. The pair will face off against Samuel Barnett ('Twelfth Night'), Mark Rylance ('Richard III') and Tony Shalhoub ('Act One').
Meanwhile, Neil was joined in his own category by Ramin Karimloo ('Les Misérables'), Andy Karl ('Rocky') and Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham (both for 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder').
Denzel Washington, Daniel Radcliffe and Michelle Williams were some of the big names snubbed during the nominations announcement, which took place this morning (29.04.14).
'Glee' star Jonathan Groff and Elementary's Lucy Liu read out the shortlist on CBS, with host Hugh Jackman joining them on stage.
Musical 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' made the biggest impact overall with 10 nominations, followed by 'Hedwig' with eight.
Idina Menzel is the hot favourite for scooping the best actress in a musical gong thank to her role in 'If/Then', while Woody Allen was nominated for best book of a musical with his Zach Braff-starring 'Bullets Over Broadway'.
The Tony Awards take place on June 8 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.

The full list of Tony Award nominees is as follows:

Best Play:
'Act One'
'All the Way'
'Casa Valentina'
'Mothers and Sons'
'Outside Mullingar'

Best Musical:
'After Midnight'
'Aladdin'
'Beautiful'
'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Best Revival of a Play:
'The Cripple of Inishmaan'
'The Glass Menagerie'
'A Raisin in the Sun'
'Twelfth Night'

Best Revival of a Musical:
'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
'Les Misérables'
'Violet'

Best Book of a Musical:
Chad Beguelin, 'Aladdin'
Douglas McGrath, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
Woody Allen, 'Bullets Over Broadway'
Robert L. Freedman, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Jason Robert Brown, 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, 'If/Then'
Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'
Alan Menken and Chad Beguelin, 'Aladdin'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Samuel Barnett, 'Twelfth Night'
Bryan Cranston, 'All the Way'
Chris O'Dowd, 'Of Mice and Men'
Mark Rylance, 'Richard III'
Tony Shalhoub, 'Act One'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Audra McDonald, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill'
Tyne Daly, 'Mothers and Sons'
Estelle Parsons, 'The Velocity of Autumn'
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Cherry Jones, 'The Glass Menagerie'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Ramin Karimloo, 'Les Misérables'
Neil Patrick Harris, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Jefferson Mays, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'
Bryce Pinkham, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'
Andy Karl, 'Rocky'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Idina Menzel, 'If/Then'
Mary Bridget Davis, 'A Night With Janice Joplin'
Jessie Mueller, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
Kelli O'Hara, 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Sutton Foster, 'Violet'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Reed Birney, 'Casa Valentina'
Paul Chahidi, 'Twelfth Night'
Stephen Fry, 'Twelfth Night'
Mark Rylance, 'Twelfth Night'
Brian J. Smith, 'The Glass Menagerie'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Sarah Greene, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'
Celia Keenan-Bolger, 'The Glass Menagerie'
Sophie Okonedo,' A Raisin in the Sun'
Anika Noni Rose, 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Mare Winningham, 'Casa Valentina'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein, 'Cabaret'
Nick Cordero, 'Bullets Over Broadway'
Joshua Henry, 'Violet'
James Monroe Iglehart, 'Aladdin'
James Monroe Iglehart, 'Aladdin'
Jarrod Spector, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Linda Emond, 'Cabaret'
Lena Hall, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Anika Larsen, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
Adriane Lenox, 'After Midnight'
Lauren Worsham, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Best Scenic Design of a Play:
Beowulf Boritt, 'Act One'
Bob Crowley, 'The Glass Menagerie'
Es Devlin, 'Machinal'
Christopher Oram, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Christopher Barreca, 'Rocky'
Julian Crouch, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Alexander Dodge, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'
Santo Loquasto, 'Bullets Over Broadway'

Best Costume Design of a Play:
Jane Greenwood, 'Act One'
Michael Krass, 'Machinal'
Rita Ryack, 'Casa Valentina'
Jenny Tiramani, 'Twelfth Night'

Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Linda Cho, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'
William Ivey Long, 'Bullets Over Broadway'
Arianne Phillips, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Isabel Toledo, 'After Midnight'

Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Paule Constable, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'
Jane Cox, 'Machinal'
Natasha Katz, 'The Glass Menagerie'
Japhy Weideman, 'Of Mice and Men'

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Kevin Adams, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Christopher Akerlind, 'Rocky'
Howell Binkley, 'After Midnight'
Donald Holder, 'The Bridges of Madison County'

Best Sound Design of a Play:
Alex Baranowski, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'
Steve Canyon Kennedy,' Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill'
Dan Moses Schreier, 'Act One'
Matt Tierney, 'Machinal'

Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Peter Hylenski, 'After Midnight'
Tim O'Heir, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Mick Potter, 'Les Misérables'
Brian Ronan, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'

Best Direction of a Play:
Tim Carroll, 'Twelfth Night'
Michael Grandage, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'
Kenny Leon, 'A Raisin in the Sun'
John Tiffany, 'The Glass Menagerie'

Best Direction of a Musical:
Warren Carlyle, 'After Midnight'
Michael Mayer, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Leigh Silverman, 'Violet'
Darko Tresnjak, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Best Choreography:
Warren Carlyle, 'After Midnight'
Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, 'Rocky'
Casey Nicholaw, 'Aladdin'
Susan Stroman, 'Bullets Over Broadway'

Best Orchestrations:
Doug Besterman, 'Bullets Over Broadway
Jason Robert Brown, 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Steve Sidwell, 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
Jonathan Tunick, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Jane Greenwood

Regional Theatre Award:
Signature Theatre, New York, N.Y.
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Rosie O'Donnell

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre:
Joseph P. Benincasa
Joan Marcus

Chelsea Handler ‘retiring to Spain’


Chelsea Handler has joked she's "retiring".
The 39-year-old funnywoman is set to quit her E! talk show 'Chelsea Lately' later this year after becoming "bored" with the series and she is now considering spending her days lazing in the sun.
Appearing on 'Conan' last night (28.04.14), she quipped: "I'm retiring! ... I don't know, I want to go to Spain. I want to go to a place where men don't understand what I'm saying."
Chelsea later clarified that she hasn't made any decisions about her future after E!, but admits she has become tired of hosting her late night show, which regularly features A-list guests such as her pals Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow.
She explained: "Well, I'm just done with that show. I just have to move on. I get very bored. I've been there a long time - seven great years. I had a great time but I'm ready to take a little bit of a break."
The comedienne played coy about rumours she is close to signing a deal for a show on streaming service Netflix, but is keeping her options open.
She added: "I haven't made any decisions about what I'm doing ... everything's an option."

Lord Nicholas Windsor’s wife is pregnant


Britain's Lord Nicholas Windsor's wife is to be the oldest royal mother-to-be.
The 43-year-old royal - who gave up his place in succession to the throne after converting to Catholicism in 2001 - and his spouse Paola, who turns 45 in August, have announced they are expecting their third child together.
Friends have hailed the news as a "miracle" as it came so soon after a sainthood was bestowed on popes John Paul II and John XXIII in a ceremony attended by Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Benedict, at the weekend.
One friend told the Daily Mail newspaper: "It is a miracle that Paola is having her child at her age so soon after the ceremony of the four Popes."
Nicholas and Swedish-Croatian Paola - whose full name is Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan - married in 2006 and already have children Albert, six, and Leopold, four, together.
The previous oldest royal mother was the late Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, who gave birth to her second son, the Duke of Gloucester, at the age of 42.
In a coincidence, it was the duke who represented Queen Elizabeth at the beatification ceremony at the weekend.
Nicholas followed in the footsteps of his mother Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, in converting to Catholicism.
The duchess - who withdrew from royal duties in 2002 - was the first senior royal to convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701.

Prince Frederick to attend Eurovision

Denmark's Prince Frederick and Princess Mary will attend the Eurovision song contest. The royal couple are expected to attend the final on May 10, which is being held in a former shipyard in their home city of Copenhagen. Additionally, Mary and the c...

Michael Eavis: Oasis not considered for Glastonbury


Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis insists he never considered asking Oasis to headline this year's festival.
The band - who split in 2009 after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher fell out - were rumoured to be playing the event at Worthy Farm in June after Liam teased fans on Twitter, individually spelling out the letters of the band's name, followed by the post: "OASIS LG".
Michael told the Bristol Post newspaper: "The Oasis thing had nothing to do with us, we hadn't even considered asking them. They've played at the festival three or four times and they're a great band.
"They were not that well known the first time they played here but they were a great band even then. I'm not sure that Noel is ready to go back on the road with Oasis because he has his own band [High Flying Birds] at the moment.
"I think if it were to happen and they did come back to Glastonbury it would probably be in four or five years time - I can't see it happening before then."
Meanwhile, the festival organiser claims the Saturday headliner, who will join Arcade Fire and Kasabian, will be "one of the biggest-selling bands in the world", ruling out Prince playing the event in Surrey.
He added: "We are expecting to announce the full line-up at the beginning of May and everything is now in place. We are more than happy with the calibre of the acts and the headliner on Saturday will be one of the biggest-selling bands in the world at the moment."

Lily Allen performs first headline show in four years


Lily Allen performed her first headline gig in four years at Shepherd's Bush Empire last night (28.04.14).
The 'Hard Out Here' singer took to the stage at the London venue after a hiatus to celebrate the release of her new album 'Sheezus' and treated the audience to a number of songs from the record.
The 28-year-old star opened the show with the album's title track, which namechecks a number of her fellow female pop stars, including Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Beyonce, and she was joined on stage by a group of twerking back-up dancers wearing tiny shorts.
The star then launched into 'As Long As I Got You' and praised her husband Sam Cooper, singing: "Staying at home is better than sticking things up my nose," making reference to drugs, and she later pointed at him in the audience for not paying enough attention and shouted: "Oi! It's my first big gig for ages!"
Lily went on to perform 'URL Badman' featuring lyrics about internet trolls and new single 'Our Time' about girls making the most of their weekends.
The singer then treated fans to her recent hit 'Air Balloon' and closed the show with her hit track 'Not Fair'.
She then made her way to an after-party with Red Bull Zero at Loft Studio in London and partied with actress Jamie Winstone, Jasmine Guinness, Mary Charteris, Miquita Oliver, Gawain Rainey and her dad Keith Allen.
Although it was a "family affair", the star spent most of the night dancing and grinding and even jumped on top of the decks wearing a pair of LED Buffalo trainers.
She later posted a photograph of herself on the decks on Twitter and wrote: "thanks @redbulluk #zero for throwing me a great party, I don't remember this but I was, indeed dancing on tables (sic)"

Ariana Grande’s new track is about ex-boyfriend


Ariana Grande has hinted her new song 'Problem' is about ex-boyfriend Nathan Sykes.
The 'Baby I' singer, who dated The Wanted star and teamed up with rapper Iggy Azalea for the track about a past love, admits she also was reluctant to use the song before being persuaded by her label.
She told Billboard: "'Problem' truly represents the feeling of being absolutely terrified to re-approach a relationship that's gone sour, but you want to more than anything.
"In the song, it ends on a sappy, negative note, but in [real] life, we're hoping it's going to end on a positive one. I feel like it's all very honest and human."
In January, the 20-year-old singer, who dated Nathan for about four months, revealed the pair's break-up in December was amicable and insists he's a really good friend.
She said: "I am so glad to have met him and have a friend like him in my life. He's an amazing person. It was very civil. It was mutual."
Meanwhile, the star's new track 'Problem' has broken an iTunes record when it shot to the top of the US iTunes chart in record time following its release on Monday (28.04.14).
Ariana wrote on Twitter: "loves u broke a record! Problem is now the fastest song to ever climb to no 1 on @iTunesmusic only 37 minute u are the most amazing (sic)"

Sue Johnston’s dog shot dead by farmer


Sue Johnston's dog has been shot dead.
The veteran actress was left "devastated" when her beloved cocker spaniel Bo vanished last week and it has now transpired the pet pooch was killed by a local farmer in Marton, Cheshire.
A source told the Daily Express newspaper: "Sue is understandably very distressed about the loss. She'd like to thank everyone who helped her scour the area to try to find the dogs and also the North West Missing Dogs Network who were most helpful."
The 'Royle Family' star's dog was being walked by a friend, alongside another spaniel named Hattie, who lost sight of the animals when they chased off after some chickens.
Farmers can legally kill a dog in order to protect their livestock, as long as the shootings are reported within 48 hours.
Dog lovers on the North West Missing Dogs Network, which Sue reached out to in order to find information about her missed pet, have expressed their sympathy to her and paid tribute to Bo.
One user wrote: "RIP sweetheart. So very sad for you and your owner that it ended this way."

Ben Hardy sad about Lucy Beale axe


'EastEnders' star Ben Hardy is sad to see Hetti Bywater leave the soap.
The blonde actress' alter-ego Lucy Beale was recently killed off in the BBC One soap and Ben - who plays Lucy's twin Peter Beale - admits he was disappointed his "good friend" axed.
He told Attitude magazine: "I get on well with Hetti. I'm really sad that she's leaving, we were really good friends. So that's a shame."
Ben admits the emotional scenes were difficult to film but he was thrilled he was able to get "stuck into" the scenes.
He explained: "The first few months I was on the show I was doing some good stuff - love story, little secret. But to get such a big storyline with me and Adam ... the reactions to the death of Lucy were really challenging but also something I was really looking forward to getting stuck into."
Ben also gets on well with his on-screen dad, Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) because they both have "geeky" personalities.
He added: "I get on with Adam, we're both quite geeky. We both just play with our phones off set."