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Ariana Grande and Big Sean are ‘loved-up’


Ariana Grande and Big Sean are "loved-up".
The couple confirmed they were an item in October and in a candid interview, the 21-year-old songstress has gushed about her rapper boyfriend, describing him as "a sweetheart".
She shared: "I like boys with a bad boy kind of style, but Sean's the best boy I've ever met. He's a sweetheart."
She told Now magazine: "I'm not that open... I'm still a little shy about it. But I am very happy and very loved-up."
Ariana has previously dated Nathan Sykes from The Wanted and internet comedian Jai Brooks.
Meanwhile, Big Sean was formerly engaged to 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera.
The couple have been coy about the status of their relationship for the most part, but in an interview with Ryan Seacrest in September, the 26-year-old hip-hop star couldn't hide his admiration of Ariana.
He said: "That Ariana is very, very special. She's very special to me.
"Everything she has going on is good with her, everything I have going on is good with me, everything between me and her is good, and I'm just going to leave it at that."

Angelina Jolie’s Oscar ambition


Angelina Jolie says it would mean a "great deal" to her if her new movie 'Unbroken' won her an Oscar.
The Hollywood star is very proud of the film she has directed, which is about the life of World War II hero Louis 'Louie' Zamperini, a former American Olympic track star who survives a plane crash in the Pacific, and after being discovered floating on a raft after 47 days is made a prisoner of war by Japan and spends two-and-a-half years being tortured whilst incarcerated.
Angelina admits it meant a lot to her to be able to bring Zamperini's story to the big screen and therefore she would cherish any Oscar win even more than her first Academy Award 14 years ago for 'Girl, Interrupted'.
Speaking at the UK premiere of the film at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on Tuesday night (25.11.14), she said: "I love directing and most of all I felt very responsible to this story and this man's life."
When asked what Oscar success would mean, she replied: "It would mean a great deal to me, for sure."
The 39-year-old actress watched the film with her husband Brad Pitt and some of their six children - Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - and insists the message of forgiveness in the story was an important one for her kids to receive.
She said: "This man's life is about forgiveness and unity. My own children have watched it and they walked out of it and thought he was a hero."
British actor Jack O'Connell portrays Zamperini, while Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund and Jai Courtney also appear.

Lorde mistaken for Taylor Swift’s manager


Lorde was once mistaken for Taylor Swift's manager.
The 18-year-old singer, who is pals with the 'Blank Space' hitmaker, has recalled her first meeting with the 24-year-old star was an eventful one in which she had an encounter in which a man who handed her a business card thinking she could arrange for Taylor to perform at an event.
The teen sensation explained: "We were at this grimy party, and this was one of my first [industry events]. This was before the Grammys, and I was like, 'Oh there are all of these people everywhere! There's this person! Oh it's insane,' and I found her [Taylor] and clung to her.
"A lot of people come up to Taylor just to talk about stuff and she's lovely, she's great, and there was this guy, and he wanted her to play at some event he was having. So he talked to us for about 10 minutes and she was obviously lovely about it, but we got to the end of the conversation and he said, 'So I'll leave my card, is this your manager?' And he pointed at me, and no beat passed and she was like, 'Yep'.
"And all of a sudden I was Taylor Swift's manager, this tiny, gothy, hunched person. And I performed on that stage about half an hour later."
The 'Yellow Flicker Beat' singer also revealed how her friendship with the award-winning musician blossomed from a floral gift.
Speaking on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', she added: "She sent me some flowers which was so nice. She just sent them to my house and just said, 'Congratulations on everything,' and I was like, 'God, I need to know more!' "

Elizabeth Hurley’s pig gives birth


Elizabeth Hurley's pet pig has given birth to six piglets.
The 49-year-old actress - who lives on a farm near Cirencester, south west England - has been left overjoyed after her porker Penelope gave birth to a large litter of hogs yesterday (25.11.14), and she couldn't wait to take to her Twitter account to post a picture of her latest animals.
She captioned the image: "Proud Penelope."
Earlier in the week, Elizabeth informed her 463,000 followers that her Gloucester Old Spot pig was in labour and she was eager to find out just how many piglets the sizeable swine would produce.
She wrote: "Penelope, a fine specimen of a Gloucester Old Spot, is in labour. Two piglets so far.
The 'Austin Powers' actress purchased the heft hog in September and following her piggy purchase she took to the social networking site to introduce the porker to her supporters.
She wrote: "Here's one of my new babies.... Meet Penelope. (sic)"
But the substantial sow is just one of a number of animals Elizabeth has on her farm, with her brood also including two alpacas and a parrot called Ping Pong.
She recently tweeted: "Hurley menagerie count: 5 dogs, 2 cats, 13 chickens, 2 alpacas, 1parrot and 2 pigs. Jealous? Or quaking at the thought.... (sic)"
Despite clearly having a penchant for pet pigs, it hasn't stopped Elizabeth from gorging on pork from time to time.
In late August, she tweeted: "Divine walk with dogs and kids. Roast pork in aga. All good."

Tom Hanks’ son Chet reveals cocaine addiction


Tom Hanks' son Chet has been "struggling" with a cocaine addiction.
The 24-year-old - whose real name is Chester - took to his Instagram account to reveal he is now sober from the Class A drug and alcohol following a 50-day stint in rehab, and he thanked his family, friends and fans for their support in helping him "rise above the disease" after an eight-year battle.
In the caption of a video post, he wrote: "I've been struggling with substance abuse since I was 16 years old. Finally at the age of 24 I decided to get some help. With 50 days of sobriety under my belt, I can honestly say I'm the happiest I've ever been. I'm thankful for my family and everybody that cares about me, including my fans. I've been blessed with the programs of AA and NA which allow me to rise above this disease. I'm learning to accept my faults and be ok with being human. If anybody that sees this struggles with addiction, feel free to reach out. Thank you all for the love and support! GOD IS REAL!!! (sic)"
Chet - whose father is Tom's second and current wife, US actress Rita Wilson - also spoke about his struggle in the Instagram video, in which he insisted he doesn't care what anyone thinks about him following the revelation.
In the clip, he says: "A tabloid is about to run a piece on me being in rehab for cocaine addiction. It's true and I'm currently 50 days clean and sober from everything-including alcohol.
"I don't give a f**k what people think."
Chet - who goes by the moniker Chet Haze while recording music - is aiming to bounce back from his issues by releasing a rap record, 'Shadow of the Spotlight', early next year.
He previously dropped rap song 'White and Purple (Northwestern Remix)' in January 2011, and tried his hand at acting when he played a student in 2008 movie 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'.

Alan Cumming tells people he’s a porn star


Alan Cumming tells people who don't recognise him that he's a porn star.
The 'Smurfs 2' actor enjoys pretending he's an erotic actor when people realise they've seen him before but can't quite place where he's from, and if he's not feeling quite as daring then he tells people he's an artist.
He said: "Usually they know, but I love it if they don't. Sometimes I say, 'Oh, I'm an artist.'
"Then sometimes if people say, 'Where do I know you from?' I always say, 'Do you watch a lot of porn?' "
While the 49-year-old actor - who is married to graphic artist Grant Shaffer - enjoys meeting people and starring in Broadway show 'Cabaret', he also "craves" having time to himself because his life is so busy.
He explained: "I crave it because I get so little of it. A couple of weeks ago I was going to San Francisco for my book and Grant, my husband, is from there so he'd gone a few days earlier to see his mum.
"I was on my own in our apartment, it was so weird I breathed such a sigh of relief."
Alan admits he has a lot more self-awareness nowadays because of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, but also puts it down to his "years of therapy".
When asked if he's always been self-aware, the Scottish-born star - who had a very violent childhood - added to Metro newspaper: "Not as self-aware as I am now. I think years of therapy will do that for you, also years of reading stuff about you.
"Hearing what people think of you, what message people get from what you do - that makes you self-aware.
"Things like Twitter and Facebook kind of replicate what it's like to be famous because you put images out there and stuff about you, and you don't know who sees it."

Tori Spelling wants to display breast implants


Tori Spelling wants to get her breast implants removed and display them in a glass dome on her wall.
The 41-year-old reality TV star is keen to have her fake boobs taken out because they have "expired and recalled" and should have been replaced 15 years ago, but the blonde admitted she doesn't want to forget her implants completely and would love it if they were displayed in her house.
Speaking to husband Dean McDermott on their reality show, 'True Tori', she joked: "How are you going to feel about me having flaps there?
"Why don't we put them in a glass dome and I could put that on a wall next to my first bouquet from my marriage?"
The couple - who tied the knot in 2006 - discussed Tori's possible breast removal while attending a therapy session in the episode, and she later talked over the state of her assets with plastic surgeon Dr. Ashkan Ghavami, who explained her implants were in a "pretty bad way".
He explained: "There's different degrees of the breast hardening. There's one, two, three, four. Yours is three, so it's pretty bad. It's almost as bad as it could be."
While Tori was contemplating whether to get her implants removed immediately or in a couple of months, which she joked sounded like a "boob vacation", the doctor admitted she could end up with "pancakes" if she waited too much longer.
The mother-of-four - who has children, sons Liam, seven and Finn, two, and daughters Stella, four, and Hattie, three, with Dean - has previously admitted she regrets getting breast implants when she was younger.
Speaking in 2011, she said: "I got my boobs done in my early 20s and if I had known it would or could possibly impact production of milk, I would never had had them done."

Prince leaves social media


Prince has removed himself from social media.
The 'Little Red Corvette' hitmaker has deleted his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts and removed his work from YouTube and Soundcloud, just a year after joining the social networking websites.
However, his two latest albums, 'Art Official Age' and 'Plectrum Electrum' remain available to stream on Spotify and his official YouTube channel still features three videos, one of an old interview and two clips of the track 'Breakfast Can Wait'.
He hasn't given an explanation behind the abrupt move, which comes just over a month after he took part in a fan question and answer session on his Facebook page.
After being inundated with messages, he opted to answer just one question about sound frequencies by submitting a link to a lengthy article on the subject.
In 2010, the 56-year-old star declared "the internet is completely over," and he once threatened to sue YouTube, along with eBay and torrent sites for illegally distributing his music.
At the beginning of the year, Prince abandoned plans to sue 22 alleged bootleggers for $1 million each after accusing them of posting footage of his concerts online.
The proposed legal action caused controversy because some of the sites named in the suit were fansites, causing fury among his devoted supporters.
One forum user wrote at the time: "Yes, bootlegging is wrong, but ... who is next? Dude will even go after regular ass fans ... really sad. Prince will be remembered for making some of the most beautiful music ever created and for hating his fans."

Party-pooper Pharrell Williams


Pharrell Williams says asking him if he wants to go out partying is like asking a McDonalds worker "if they want chicken nuggets for dinner".
Despite being a successful singer, the 41-year-old star insists he's not a big fan of going out and getting drunk and having a dance because he experiences enough entertainment when he is performing to a crowd and throwing plenty of shapes.
Speaking to Arabic language magazine Ahlan! in Abu Dhabi, he said: "I'm not the biggest partier. It's kind of like asking someone from McDonalds would they like some nuggets for dinner, that's what you do all day."
While the 'Happy' hitmaker - who has a six-year-old son Rocket with wife Helen Lasichanh - isn't too bothered about going out partying, he will be having a bash to remember at new year as he has splashed out on an epic set of fireworks ready to see in 2015.
He added: "I'll probably be bringing in the New Year with an unimaginable set of fireworks that'll be going off. That in itself will be different."
Pharrell is famous for his singing ability, including being the frontman of rock, funk, and hip hop band N.E.R.D, but he is also known for his trademark Vivienne Westwood Buffalo hat, which he wore at this year's Grammy Awards in January, and he cannot believe his headgear is still a big talking point.
He said: "I think it's awesome that we're still talking about it right now even though I've not worn in ages. Who knew? You don't do things for attention; you do things because of the way you're feeling in that moment."

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