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Louis Tomlinson buys Doncaster Rovers F.C.


Louis Tomlinson has completed his takeover of Doncaster Rovers.
The One Direction singer has bought his hometown soccer club together with former chairman John Ryan following a number of appearances as a player in the League One side's reserve team.
Ryan's spokesperson said of the deal: "It's done, the takeover is complete."
The 22-year-old pop star - who was born and raised in the town in South Yorkshire and has been a life-long fan of the team - was rumoured earlier this year to be planning a takeover bid.
He has also played for the side during a fundraising match for the Bluebell Wood charity and against local rivals Barnsley F.C. in a reserve match.
Meanwhile, businessman Ryan - who ended his 15-year association with Doncaster Rovers F.C. in November - is expected to be more hands on than the 'Midnight Memories' hitmaker.
The deal is said to have been delayed due to Louis' image rights, which are owned by his management team and would entitle them to a share of any money generated from the use of his image or name.
His team believe his ownership will increase interest in the club and are believed to have been battling for a share of any extra revenue made through merchandise and extra ticket sales.
Full details of the acquisition are expected to be announced at a press conference in London later today (19.06.14).

Dwayne Johnson recalls depression battle


Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson sank into depression when his youthful dreams "were dashed".
The 'Hercules' star was devastated when, after failing to make it as an NFL player, he signed with Canadian Football League but was later let go, and then split from girlfriend Dany Garcia - who he later married - and he admits the rejection was too much for him to cope with.
He said: "There was no injury. It's just, 'That's it. You're not good enough.' That was very sobering.
"The dreams I had, they're dashed. There is no more football. My relationship was crushed. That was my absolute worst time.
"I didn't want to do a thing. I didn't want to go anywhere. I was crying constantly. Eventually you reach a point where you are all cried out.
"I didn't know what it was. I didn't know why I didn't want to do anything. I had never experienced anything like that."
The 42-year-old former wrestler also explained how he vowed to transform his physique when he was 14 after he and his mother were evicted from their home.
He explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter: "We were living in an efficiency that cost $120 a week. We come home, and there's a padlock on the door and an eviction notice. My mom starts bawling. She just started crying and breaking down. 'Where are we going to live? What are we going to do?'
"That was the tipping point. It was about, 'What can I control with these two hands?' The only thing I could do was train and build my body. The successful men I knew were men who built their bodies."
And the 'Scorpion King' star later had to "deconstruct" himself and re-transform his appearance when making the transition from wrestling to Hollywood.
He said: "I was told that I had to conform to a standard in Hollywood that would beget me more work, better roles.
"Which meant I had to stop going to the gym, which meant I couldn't be as big, which meant you had to distance yourself from wrestling. You essentially had to deconstruct yourself."

Indecisive bride Jessica Simpson


Jessica Simpson can't decide where to get married.
The 33-year-old star will tie the knot with former NFL player Eric Johnson in just a few weeks, and though they have booked the 78-acre Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara for their nuptials, the blonde beauty is still undecided as to whether she actually wants to get married there.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "They've booked it for now. But Jess keeps going back and forth on locales."
According to the friend, the couple - who have children Maxwell, two, and Ace, 12 months, together - have been decisive on some aspects of the wedding, with the guest-list finalised and a theme settled on.
The source told Us Weekly magazine: "The wedding will be very rustic-chic."
And it was previously revealed Jessica - who was previously married to Nick Lachey - has her wedding gown all ready.
A source said: "Jessica is having something unique made. It will be very different from the Vera Wang she wore to wed Nick Lachey."
The bride's sister Ashlee Simpson has said she is thrilled with the bridesmaid dress she will wear on the big day.
She said: "My dress is really beautiful! It's really, really stunning."

Lady Gaga get trumpet tattoo


Lady Gaga has had a trumpet tattooed on her arm.
The 28-year-old singer, who already had more than 10 inkings, including flowers on her hip and a unicorn on her thigh, has now had the musical instrument tattooed on her inner right arm, in honour of jazz musician Tony Bennett.
Gaga posted a photograph of the body art on Instagram on Wednesday (17.06.14), along with caption, "...let's go it's jazz time world (sic)"
The 'G.U.Y' hitmaker, visited a tattoo studio in New York, and was wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt and her huge curly wig when she was inked by artist Becca Roach.
Her jazz musician friend Brian Newman, who has worked alongside Tony, also payed tribute to the legend with a duplicate tattoo of his trumpet artwork and Gaga posted a snap of them both.
She wrote: "Bennedetto. Tony's an artist. he sketched this trumpet and were getting tattoos @brainnewmanny playing on the tony album and arranging music. Tattoos by @badnewsbecca photo by @skwotty (sic)."
Gaga and Tony surprised students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens earlier this week with a masterclass and performance, including 'The Very Thought Of You', previously covered by Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole, and Cole Porter's 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye'.
The 700 students in the audience were also given the opportunity to ask questions during the session.

Miley Cyrus defends Justin Bieber


Miley Cyrus has appealed for Justin Bieber to be allowed to "grow up".
The 21-year-old singer thinks much of the criticism levelled at the 'Believe' hitmaker - who recently apologised after video footage of him making racist remarks when he was 14 was published online - is unfair as most people get to make their youthful mistakes in private.
Speaking on Australia's 'Today' show, she said: "I think people should have time to grow up and figure out who they are.
"I think people need to sit and think of the times in their lives they were not proud of who they were.
"Imagine if that was completely exploited and everyone had their opinions."
However, the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker thinks social media is a "blessing" as it allows everyone an outlet for their views.
She said: "Social media is such a blessing. Everyone is allowed have an opinion."
Meanwhile, Miley also revealed a lighting technician was forced to stand in for one of the DJs on her 'Bangerz' tour recently.
She explained: "One of the lightning guys just went out there and DJed. He pretended to have two security guards which were just two other lighting guys dressed in suits."

Sandra Bullock ‘stalker’ charged over weaponry


Sandra Bullock's alleged stalker has been charged with 19 felonies relating to weapon possession.
Joshua Corbett - who was arrested after spending over five hours in the 'Gravity' actress' home earlier this month - was discovered to have an "arsenal" of weapons in his house, including seven machine guns.
As well as seven charges for those guns, he also faces two counts of possession of an assault weapon and 10 counts of possession of a destructive device - believed to be red-tipped tracer rounds - as well as being charged for stalking the actress, TMZ reports.
Despite his huge cache of weaponry, it is believed Corbett didn't want to harm the Hollywood beauty but just wanted to see her, though she locked herself in a room before calling police.
The alleged stalked reportedly managed to scale over the barbed wire surrounding the property and enter the $16 million house at around 1am while Sandra was asleep, but she only made the 911 call after finding him rifling through her belongings at 6:30 am.
When officers arrived on the scene within four minutes, they found Joshua in the grounds outside the 49-year-old star's house.

Jennifer Lopez loves self-help books


Jennifer Lopez reads self-help books.
The 44-year-old singer and actress admits she is constantly "searching for answers" and as well as the advisory tomes, she also looks to religion for guidance.
She said: "I'm a big soul searcher and I read a lot of, like, self-help books, you know what I mean.
"I am always kinda searching for answers. I'll randomly just open a Bible looking for answers and guidance."
It was recently announced that Jennifer - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony - had ended her relationship with dancer Casper Smart, and despite him being her date for the Billboard Music Awards last month, she appeared to suggest they only went to the ceremony as friends.
Asked by talk show host Wendy Williams if she was single as in "not intimate with anybody at this time,"Jennifer replied "Yes, I've been single for a couple of months."
The 'On the Floor' hitmaker insists she isn't bothered about a guy's looks as she is attracted to their "essence".
She said: "I don't look at the outside so much. I'm not an outside-cover person, I am more of, like, an essence of person."

Angelina Jolie to become Namibian citizen?


Angelina Jolie is in talks to become a citizen of Namibia so she can become a dame.
The 39-year-old actress was recently bestowed with an honourary damehood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in her Birthday Honours, but as she is an American she cannot officially use the title.
However, the 'Maleficent' star has now been advised she could refer to herself as Dame Angelina Jolie by becoming a citizen of Namibia, which is part of the Commonwealth and she feels using the title would help with her charity work.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Angelina was blown away when she was made a dame. She thinks it will add gravitas to her in her humanitarian work.
"Gradually she will focus less on acting and more on world issues and this helps to detract from her Hollywood history."
Angelina has close ties to the African country as it is where she gave birth to eight-year-old daughter Shiloh - her first biological child with fiancé Brad Pitt - in 2006. The youngster is considered a Namibian citizen and has a passport issued by the country.
The Namibian Embassy says it would be happy to consider the A-list actress for citizenship.
A representative said: "We would welcome Angelina Jolie to make an application for citizenship, just like anyone else."
Angelina - who also raises adopted kids Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, and Zahara, nine, and biological twins Knox and Vivienne, five, with Brad - has become a lauded public figure for her humanitarian efforts in ending sexual violence in conflict zones through the United Nations (UN).

Cher Lloyd: Pop stars should be homeless


Cher Lloyd thinks all pop stars should be homeless.
The former 'X Factor' star, who has been touring America for the past two years, claims living out of a suitcase and having no permanent home is easier when you're performing at different venues every night.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I don't have a home. I'm homeless. That's the way to do it when you're being asked to travel. It's pointless having a home."
The 20-year-old star, who is married to hairdresser Craig Monk, lives out of 11 suitcases when she's touring the globe and keeps most of her other belongings in the UK.
She explained: "I have to take everything with me. I have a storage container in the UK that I keep most of my worldly goods in.
"All the contents from my home got dropped off one day and locked up, and we haven't been back since."
But the singer admits it's not all glamorous and she misses home comforts when she's on the road.
She said: "I'm so bored of room service, because I like cooking. It's a bit of a pain."
The former traveller is used to moving from one place to another and has been taking along her husband since they tied the knot in November.
Cher explained: "He travels with me everywhere. It wouldn't work if he didn't. He's there to deal with all the rubbish as well. I've got a very hectic lifestyle, so he's definitely not sunning it up."
The couple hired a huge manor house for the intimate ceremony and invited just 20 close friends and family but they've been too busy to go on a honeymoon.
Cher claims they want to wait until they have children to take a break from their busy schedules, but insists they are not in a rush to start a family.
She said: "We're so lucky to be able to travel around and experience things and I definitely want to do that without all the screaming for a while.
"I'll know when I'll feel right. We were made to create. When my body starts telling me I have the urge to, I'll do it."

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