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Taylor Swift premieres new song Out of the Woods


Taylor Swift has premiered a clip of new track 'Out of the Woods'.
The 24-year-old star released a snippet of the upcoming song, which is rumoured to be based on her failed romance with One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, on 'Good Morning America' this morning (13.10.14), and admitted it is about a "fragile" relationship which was "full of anxiety".
In a YouTube video in which she discusses the track, she explained: "This song is about the fragility and a kind of breakable nature of some relationships. This was a relationship where it was kind of living day to day wondering where it was going, if it was going to go anywhere, if it was going to end the next day.
"It was a relationship where you kinda never feel like you're standing on solid ground, and that kind of a feeling brings on excitement but also extreme anxiety and kind of a frantic feeling of wondering.
"This song sounds exactly like that frantic feeling of anxiety and questioning but it stresses that even if a relationship is breakable and fragile, and full of anxiety, it doesn't mean that it isn't exciting, beautiful and all of the things that we look for."
A snippet of the song - which was co-written with fun.'s Jack Antonoff - is the second track to be heard from her upcoming fifth studio album, '1989', following the worldwide success of 'Shake It Off', her first single from the record.
While 'Shake It Off' is about ignoring haters, the blonde beauty explained 'Out of the Woods' is more intimate and based around one of her personal relationships, which has sparked suggestions it is about her romance with Harry, who she became close to at the end of 2012 before their split in January 2013.
She explained: "'Out of the Woods' is one of my favourite songs on this album because one of the goals I set out to accomplish when I wanted to make this album is I wanted to make these songs sounded exactly the way that the emotions felt when I felt them."
Taylor recently revealed the track is specifically about a serious snowmobile accident with an ex-boyfriend during which he lost control of the mode of transport and crashed it, resulting in them both needing to go to hospital where her then-beau had "20 stitches".
In the tune, she sings: "Remember when you hit the brakes too soon/Twenty stitches in a hospital room."
The full version of 'Out of the Woods' will be available on Tuesday (14.10.14).

Kristen Stewart fine with haters


Kristen Stewart insists it is "cool" if people "hate" her.
The 'Twilight Saga' actress doesn't care about other people's opinions of her work and just thinks they shouldn't watch her films if they really dislike her acting.
She said: "Honestly, I don't care. It's fine. I'm really happy doing what I'm doing.
"I'm sure there are a ton of people out there who would hate my movies even if they saw all those [independent films], just as I'm sure there are people out there who are obsessed with 'Twilight' and say, 'I watched the series, and she completely let me down, and then I watched every one of her other movies, and I f***in' hate her!' And that's cool! Just don't watch my movies."
The 24-year-old star also admitted she is reluctant to speak about "issues" or causes that are important to her as she doesn't think it is something she has to do just because she is in the public eye.
Asked what issues she is passionate about, she told The Daily Beast: "I don't want to talk about that s**t at all. Trust me, I'm only asking for it. When it comes time to stand up and affect change, I'm not the type of person to shout from the rooftops. Just because you're an actor and in the public eye, people think that's how you must be. But there are other ways to do that. That's not me."

Cameron Diaz keen to go fully nude for film role


Cameron Diaz would appear fully nude in a movie if it felt right.
The 42-year-old actress is yet to completely strip off in a motion picture but admits she wouldn't have any problems baring all for a motion picture as long as it was in good taste and fitted in with the script.
She said: "People have seen my butt. I've shown the top of my butt, the bottom of my butt. I'm not opposed to doing nudity, as long as it's part of the story. I'll do whatever has to get done if it's the right thing."
Cameron's latest acting role saw her playing Miss Hannigan in musical 'Annie' and the blonde beauty admits she "cried uncontrollably" while rehearsing for the production because she has a fear of singing in front of people.
The actress - who recently sparked rumours she is engaged to Benji Madden after she was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her engagement finger - added to Marie Claire magazine: "It's not very often you get to do a musical.
"Even though I was terrified of doing it, I kind of had to. The two things I'm most terrified of are heights and singing in front of people.
"I've jumped out of airplanes and scaled sides of cliffs - not to get over my fears, but to address them.
"I just felt like this is something that needed to be addressed. I cried uncontrollably. Everybody was so supportive and having fun with it because I was so pathetic, but the only way to get through scary things is to have a sense of humour about it."

Simon Cowell isn’t a hands-on parent


Simon Cowell is "not a hands-on" father.
The 55-year-old music mogul and girlfriend Lauren Silverman welcomed baby Eric into the world in February and though the 'X Factor' star adores his little boy, he is grateful to be able to afford nannies to help raise the youngster.
He said: 'I'm probably in a far better position to be a father now than I would have been ten years ago.
"That's the way I'd look at it. And at the end of the day we have really great nannies that are b****y amazing so I don't have to
"I'm going to be honest - I'm not exactly a hands-on dad."
However, Simon admitted he will be a much more active father when Eric is older - and hopes the youngster will grow up to be a ladies' man.
He added in an interview with Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I want to fast forward a few years so I can take him go-karting and then introduce him to women.
"There are a few years to go yet."
Despite being settled with Lauren and Eric, Simon thinks he is now the "world's most eligible bachelor" now George Clooney has married lawyer Amal Alamuddin, and it isn't a title he plans to give up.
He said: "I'm the only iconic bachelor left in the entire world - thanks for that George Clooney.
"I think it's a title I'll keep for a while longer if I'm honest. I've never said no to marriage but then again I couldn't imagine having a kid at one point and now look at me."
Simon admits Eric wasn't planned, but thinks being a father is the "best thing" to happen to him.
He added: "I guess I was always nervous I may not end up getting on particularly well with the person I was going to have a kid with and I didn't want to make the wrong decision.
"The fact is, our baby wasn't planned was actually the best thing for us to have done and we're very happy now."

Penelope Cruz named Sexiest Woman


Penelope Cruz has been named Sexiest Woman Alive.
The 40-year-old Spanish actress has topped Esquire magazine's annual list of desirable famous females, taking the crown from her 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' co-star Scarlett Johansson.
In an accompanying interview with the publication, Penelope spoke of how her movie preferences have changed over the years, admitting she "couldn't be less interested" in drama now, a huge shift from her early roles.
She said: "I've made it hard for me sometimes, especially in my teens and twenties.
I had an attraction to drama. Most of us have that, especially if you are an artist - you feel like you are tempted to explore the darkness. I could not be less interested now. For me, the most attractive, charming, cool, fun, interesting thing - how could I call it? A plan."
While she spoke openly about her career, the brunette beauty was unwilling to talk about life with her husband Javier Bardem and their children Leonardo, three, and Luna, 14 months.
She said only: "That is for us".
The 'Grimsby' actress is the 11th woman to be given the title by Esquire, with other previous recipients including Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, Halle Berry and Charlize Theron.

Kate Bush’s parents wanted her to be psychiatrist


Kate Bush's parents wanted her to "become a psychiatrist".
The 'Wuthering Heights' singer's brother John Carder Bush claimed their parents were slightly disappointed when Kate became interested in "mime and dance" as they hoped that their daughter would go to university.
He said: "It led to a certain level of resistance from my parents, though - especially when she announced she wanted to leave school after her O-levels to pursue music and performance. I think they thought she was going to go to university and become a psychiatrist."
John also admitted he doubted his sister's ambition to become a singer, despite her talent for songwriting.
He added to The Sunday Times magazine: "She started writing songs at about 12 and that carried on through her teens. At first it was about imaginary friends, then imaginary lovers, all that sort of stuff. Back then, I don't think she or any of us thought she would have a career as a singer or a performer but maybe as a songwriter."
Meanwhile, Kate, 52, recently revealed she won't be performing live again "for a while".
The 'Running Up that Hill' hitmaker concluded her run of 22 sold-out shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo earlier this month - her first gigs in 35 years - and told fans not to expect to see her again soon.
She told the audience: "We're all really sad as it's the last night. I'm going to miss everyone so much.
"This is our last night... for a while anyway".

Amanda Bynes’ relieved parents


Amanda Bynes' parents are relieved she is "safe" after being hospitalised.
The troubled actress was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold at a clinic in Los Angeles on Friday (10.10.14) and Lynn and Rick Bynes are hopeful she will now get the "help" she needs.
A source told People magazine: "They're happy she's safe and that Amanda is finally getting some help."
The 28-year-old star was involuntarily taken to a treatment facility after flying back to Los Angeles from New York, and was picked up from the airport by a car service which she believed was taking her to an appointment at a lawyer's office.
Instead, the driver, as instructed by her parents, their attorney Tamar Arminak and Amanda's friend Sam Lutfi - a former confidante of Britney Spears - took her to the clinic in Pasadena.
And the insider admitted everyone involved in the plan was relieved to have pulled it off successfully in order to get the 'Easy A' actress some help.
The source said: "It was touch and go whether the plan would work. Amanda is erratic and disconnected from reality."
The troubled starlet, who was recently arrested for driving under the influence [DUI] and accused of shoplifting, was met at the treatment facility by her parents' lawyer and doctors placed her under an emergency 5150 hold.
Amanda spent approximately five months in a treatment facility after being placed under a 5150 hold in July 2013 after being arrested for starting a small fire in a stranger's driveway.
She was released in December and appeared to be getting her life back on track until her conservatorship - which legally enabled her mother to take care of her and her assets - came to an end recently.
The clinic will make a decision later today (13.10.14) on whether or not Amanda is ready to be released.

Keanu Reeves: Intruders were ‘surprising’


Keanu Reeves admits he had an "interesting weekend" when two female intruders broke into his home.
The 'John Wick' actor confronted a mystery woman in the library of his Los Angeles home last month and days later, another female went skinny dipping in his pool when he wasn't there and though both uninvited guests were picked up by police, the 50-year-old star insists "everybody's OK".
He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "It was an interesting weekend, last month.
"Everybody's OK, which is nice. All's well that ends well. It was certainly surprising, four in the morning, Saturday, and having an uninvited guest. But it just happened, and everybody's OK."
Following the two incidents, Keanu admits he has beefed up security at his home.
He laughed: "There have been some changes."
After the second woman was arrested, the 'Speed' star went to court to obtain a restraining order against her.
The unnamed fan was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from the 'Matrix' actor and his property at all times after he told a judge he feels threatened by her and believes she will continue stalking him.
But a law enforcement source claimed she may not understand or follow the protection order, as she is currently seeking psychiatric treatment in hospital.
The woman - who entered the star's home through an unlocked door and took a shower in his bathroom - believes the 50-year-old actor is a "conduit" to her father, whom she claims was abducted by the US government and placed in witness protection.
She also believes her father is 'Departed' actor Ray Winstone.

Channing Tatum’s wife approves screen stripping


Channing Tatum's wife approves his 'Magic Mike' stripper moves.
The 34-year-old hunk - who reprises his role as Mike Lane in forthcoming sequel 'Magic Mike XXL' - shows all his routines to Jenna Dewan-Tatum and she tells him if they are OK to be shown on screen.
He admitted: "Our two choreographers on the movie, they're really, really good friends [with Jenna]. So I work it out with them and then I go show Jenna for approval."
And Channing insists his spouse - with who he has 16-month-old daughter Everly - doesn't mind about the raunchy subject matter of the movies because they are so close to his heart.
The actor, who penned the films based on his own experiences as a stripper, told People magazine: "She actually loves 'Magic Mike', believe it or not. It's an interesting thing that actors have to deal with. We're 10 years into it now, so it's kind of old hat - we've moved past it.
"If I was just doing some movie about strippers, then she'd probably be like, 'Why do you want to do that?'.
"But it started off as a story that I really love, and it's grown into something that I love even more because it's a weird world that I experienced in my real life.
"It's just a part of me telling some part of my life. And she understands that."

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