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Carmen Electra had ‘fun’ with Simon Cowell


Carmen Electra had "so much fun" with Simon Cowell.
The former 'Baywatch' star enjoyed a three-month romance with the music mogul - who has five-month-old son Eric with girlfriend Lauren Silverman - from December 2012 and says he was "awesome and very charming" during their time together.
She told Loaded magazine: "I just thought Simon was so much fun and was so smart and he's really interesting.
"I think he's awesome and very charming. He has such a great sense of humour and I honestly think he's going to be an amazing father, I truly do."
And Carmen thinks little Eric will grow up to take over his father's showbiz empire.
She added: "I'm sure little Eric Cowell will get a lot of knowledge of entertainment and business. He'll absolutely have to take over the family empire. I can see it. I can picture him doing that."
Simon has previously said he plans for Eric to inherit his company in the future.
He said: "In all seriousness, he's going to do what I do. In time he's going to inherit my business. That's certainly the plan."

Justin Bieber seeking new home


Justin Bieber is moving out of his Beverly Hills condo after upsetting his neighbours.
The 20-year-old singer has upset other residents in the building he currently lives in with his out of control parties and after police were recently called six times in a single weekend, he has decided to move before the end of September.
TMZ reports he is trying to decide between two new locations, one condo in the lavish apartment building Candy Spelling lives in in Century City and a house in Los Angeles.
Police recently advised Justin's neighbours to place him under citizen's arrest if he disturbs them again.
After law enforcement officials were called out to the 'Baby' singer's Beverly Hills home six times - four times for excessive noise in the middle of the night - police spoke to his fellow residents about the situation and advised neighbours that they can't make an arrest for misdemeanour offences if they don't see them happen.
Meanwhile, residents in the building told the website the singer's partying - which saw him joined by 75 guests one day and 20 the following evening - left communal areas including hallways and elevators "reeking" of marijuana, while his friends were said to be obvious about their drug use.
One source said: "There were bimbos lining up to do drugs in the lobby bathroom."
Despite the multiple call-outs, Justin was not cited as he agreed to turn the music down.

Robert Pattinson doesn’t miss England


Robert Pattinson doesn't miss living in England.
The 28-year-old actor - who was born and raised in London - enjoys returning to visit family and friends in the UK but has "grown to like" living in sunny Los Angeles.
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I spent two months in England last year, which is the longest I've spent there in six years, which was nice, but I always go back to England at Christmas and get so depressed that I'm glad to get back to Los Angeles.
"I've really grown to like LA and I guess that's my home at the moment."
The 'Rover' actor bought a house in Los Angeles a few years ago but joked he wasn't "quite old enough to be dealing with plumbing and stuff" so rents a smaller property now.
He added: "I spent about six months borrowing people's houses, which was nice. Now I'm renting a place which is much smaller."
And the 'Twilight Saga' star claims he lost most of his clothes during one house move.
He said: "I've started wearing the same thing pretty much every day like a uniform. I haven't taken this jacket off for weeks.
"It's ridiculous. I don't understand how I don't have any clothes. I've basically stolen every item of clothing that anyone's ever given me for a premiere but in my closet there are literally about three things.
"I'm sure there's some kind of random storage box full of them somewhere."

Drew Barrymore’s half sister found dead

Drew Barrymore's half-sister has been found dead. The 'Blended' actress' elder sibling Jessica Barrymore was found dead in her car in National City, California on Tuesday (29.07.14) morning at 6am in a suspected suicide, MailOnline reports. Jessica -...

Lily Allen score axed from Bridget Jones musical


Plans to include a score by Lily Allen in the new 'Bridget Jones' musical have been scrapped.
The 29-year-old singer recently previewed one of the tracks from the soundtrack - 'Yummy', a love song dedicated to a fridge - but writer Helen Fielding is now re-writing the stage production and no longer requires the 'Not Fair' hitmaker's services.
Lily told The Sun newspaper: "I wrote some great music for it but Helen Fielding wants to go back and write a whole new story.
"It's been a long-term project and I was happy to do my bit but I'm now out of the picture."
The news comes as another blow for Lily, whose return to the pop scene has been beset by problems.
Her 'Sheezus' album debuted at number one in the UK charts, but quickly plummeted thereafter. Meanwhile, her most-recent single releases both failed to make the UK top 40.
Despite this, Lily is refusing to get too downbeat and says that she continues to attract exciting opportunities.
She explained: "I've had two companies come to me and say, 'Have you got ideas?'
"They want me to find a movie that I think I could adapt well and I do have some ideas that I think would work. So my work may make it to the West End yet."

Billy Bob Thornton has big boot collection


Billy Bob Thornton used to "treat" himself to new boots when he finished work on a movie.
The 'Fargo' actor has given up the ritual now, but admits his closet is bulging with over 50 pairs of footwear.
Discussing a pair of snake-adorned cowboy boots, he said: "I got these in New Mexico a long time ago. I don't anymore, but it used to be when I finished a movie or something, I would always treat myself to a pair of boots. That was always my thing."
Asked how many he owns, he said "1.2 million. No, 50."
Despite being nominated for an Emmy award for his role in 'Fargo', the actor won't be returning for a second season.
He told E! News: "It was such a thrill to do the show.
"I have nothing to complain about. Hopefully, another one that good will come along."
And the 58-year-old actor has an idea of what he'd like to do next, though his ideal role would be in now-defunct teen TV show 'Saved by the Bell'.
Asked what he would like to guest star on, he laughed: "'Saved by the Bell' is not on anymore, so I think I missed my chance.
"There's so much good stuff on TV. Maybe I can play what's his name? Hoder on 'Games of Thrones', the guy who only says, 'Hoder.' Maybe I could be his cousin or something, his long lost cousin."

Jennifer Lopez thinks Maksim is ‘hot’


Jennifer Lopez thinks Maksim Chmerkovskiy is "very hot".
The 'On the Floor' hitmaker - who has twins Max and Emme, six, with ex-husband Marc Anthony - has been romantically linked with the professional dancer since splitting from Casper Smart earlier this year, and though friends admit the pair have been on dates, they are taking things slow and put their friendship first.
A source told E! News: "She does not want to get her kids involved in meeting another guy yet.
"This is so new. There has been a date here and there, but really they are good friends before anything else. Maks asks her for advice and she thinks he is super-talented and very hot. Obviously that is hard to ignore."
While things may not be romantic between them yet, the 45-year-old beauty - who has been married three times - is said to be "open" to finding lasting love.
The source added: "They do text and communicate and she is open to dating in general right now.
"She still believes true love exists and wants to find that someday."
Meanwhile, Maksim has confirmed he is leaving 'Dancing with the Stars'.
Speaking on 'The View', he said: "I'm done dancing. I'm done with 'Dancing with the Stars.' I'm blessed. I'm very honoured. Inside, I'm genuinely honoured."
"I feel like I've done a lot and not enough for me. I looked at last season and I fell in love with the show ... I'm taking up a huge spot and I don't want to do that anymore."
Asked if he is leaving because Jennifer needed his services, he just smiled and laughed in response.

Daniel Radcliffe love What If calorific treats


Daniel Radcliffe loved gorging on calorific treats while filming 'What If'.
The 25-year-old actor enjoyed eating special Fool's Gold sandwiches, which are made up of a whole loaf of bread, a jar of jam, a jar of peanut butter, bacon rashers and loads of butter, while shooting the upcoming romantic/comedy movie.
He said: "If you can get a job where people will pay you to eat Fool's Gold sandwiches, take it."
The motion picture, which is based on a play by T.J. Dawe, sees Daniel play a broken-hearted man who enters into a complicated relationship with a young woman played by Zoe Kazan, who wasn't quite so keen on indulging in the calorific sandwiches.
Daniel explained: "Zoe hated it, but she grew up here and I grew up in England. In LA you're all very healthy here, but I am not. I am 70 per cent Fool's Gold. I enjoyed it a lot."
As well as being able to gorge on hefty sandwiches, Daniel also enjoyed the opportunity to portray a "normal guy" following his role as Ig Perrish, who has two horns on his head which give him special powers, in 'Horns' and as the titular wizard in the 'Harry Potter' film franchise.
Speaking at a Q&A after a screening of 'What If' as part of the Los Angeles Times' Indie Focus Screening Series, he added: "There was something very attractive about playing a normal guy, someone you might meet.
"And I think a lot of my own sense of humour was definitely allowed to come out in the film."
Daniel isn't the only celebrity known to be a fan of Fool's Gold sandwiches, as late music legend Elvis Presley once flew over to Denver to have some of the snacks delivered to his plane.

Kim Kardashian slams Adrienne Bailon


Kim Kardashian has accused Adrienne Bailon of kicking Rob Kardashian "when he's down".
The 33-year-old reality TV star has hit out at her brother's ex-girlfriend following her recent claims that dating the sock designer hurt her career.
The actress-and-singer - who dated Rob from 2007 to 2009 - suggested that appearing on the family's reality show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' did her career more harm than good in an interview with Latina magazine.
A furious Kim wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday morning (30.07.14): "Funny how she says being with a Kardashian hurt her career yet the only reason she has this article is bc she is talking about a Kardashian
"So sad when people try to kick my brother when he is down #FamilyForever (sic)"
Kim took a further dig at the 30-year-old star by referring to the song 'Let It Go', which appears on the soundtrack to hit Disney film 'Frozen'.
She wrote: "#LetItGoooooLetItGoooooo (FROZEN VOICE) (sic)"
Adrienne, who claims Rob cheated on her during their two-year relationship, expressed her regrets over appearing on the Kardashians' E! reality show, saying: "To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realised that too late - not that it would've affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it would've affected my decision to appear on the show."
Kim's defence of Rob - who never attended his sister's recent wedding to Kanye West and reportedly hasn't spoken to her since - comes as the 27-year-old star continues to battle weight problems which have plunged him into depression.
The brunette beauty has taken a firm approach with her sibling, insisting it's up to him to change his lifestyle.
She said: "I think I'm just more of the tough love kind of person. My personality is like, 'All right, you complain, you don't like it, get up and do something about it.' "

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