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Russell Brand skipped train fare


Russell Brand has admitted he has avoided paying for public transport.
The comedian revealed he has skipped having to buy train tickets because he "couldn't be bothered" with queuing up before traveling.
Speaking at a recording of a podcast in east London, he said: "From someone that's gone from no wealth to wealth, I know that money doesn't make me happier.
"Like I jumped the train yesterday when I had to go to Chelmsford. I could have got a ticket but I couldn't be bothered with the rigmarole of getting one.
"I realised all I had to do was get over a barrier so I did that and then slid out the other end behind someone."
Although a spokesman for Greater Anglia - the company which runs the route from London the Chelmsford - declined to comment on Russell skipping the £14.90 rail fair, they did say they take the issue "very seriously".
They said: "We take fare evasion very serously as it is in the interest of everyone that travels."
Russell is said to be worth £15 million, and recently confirmed he is releasing his own collection of children's books, starting with an adaptation of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin',
He announced: "It's the first of series called 'Russell Brand's Trickster Tales', where I do interpretations of fairy stories and folk tales, believing them to be the code to unlock aspects of our consciousness and to affect and impact the way we see the world.
"Once we start changing the way children see the world... we can do all sorts of stuff."

Dolly Parton: Miley Cyrus wanted to ‘murder’ Hannah Montana


Dolly Parton says Miley Cyrus wanted to "murder" Hannah Montana.
The country icon admitted she was concerned when he goddaughter told her she was planning a dramatic reinvention to move away from being known as the Disney Channel character which made her famous.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "As a little girl she was great, but then she started to grow up. And people didn't want her to grow up - they got mad at her.
"Well, that's how everyone has been with Miley. One day she'd had enough and told me, 'I need to murder Hannah Montana in order for people to accept who I really am'.
"I think she felt she had to make that severe a change. And she obviously did. I was very worried - I was holding my breath, hoping that people didn't totally crucify her."
However, the 'Jolene' hitmaker has given a warning to the 'Wrecking Ball' singer, insisting at some point the audience will draw the line themselves and could turn on her if she goes too far with her risque performances.
She added: "I'm hoping that she holds it in the road and doesn't do so many things that are that bizarre.
"I don't think the crowd would be so forgiving again if she did anything else that was really offensive. I don't want it to overshadow her talent."

Khloe Kardashian is mortified by old photographs


Khloe Kardashian is mortified when she looks at old photos of herself.
The reality star might have a successful fashion range with her sisters Kim and Kourtney to her name, with the new Spring/Summer Kardashian Kollection 2014 for Lipsy out now, but she hasn't always had such a good sense of style and used to dress in men's tracksuits as a teenager.
Asked if she ever gets embarrassed by her fashion faux-pas, Khloe laughed: "Yeah... like every teenage picture I've ever seen of myself. That is the beauty of fashion, you're supposed to experiment and try things.
"But sometimes you don't know until you see yourself in pictures and then you're like, 'Oh, what was I thinking?!' I used to wear men's sweatsuits out and think I was really cool as a teenager. Really baggy men's sweatsuits, that is never a good look. But I thought I was so cute."
The 29-year-old beauty's younger half-siblings Kylie and Kendall Jenner have also branched out into fashion, with a clothing collection for PacSun and a shoe range for Madden Girl.
However, Khloe insists the older siblings have never needed to come to their rescue and believes the girls will learn best by putting passion into their work.
Khloe explained exclusively to BANG Showbiz: "We have learned everything as we go. Every piece in our Kollection all three of us would wear - and we would wear it differently. But you have to love every piece you design, you can't just have a specific person in mind.
"I think Kendall and Kylie have to love what they create and what they're putting out there. And if they love it, if you're passionate about it, then your line will do great because you have that passion there. And that's something we tell them, they have to genuinely love what they do."
The Kardashian Kollection for Lipsy is available in selected Lipsy stores and at www.lipsy.co.uk.

Mel C is planning an autobiography


Mel C wants to write an autobiography when she's 80.
The former Spice Girl plans to reveal the band's secrets in a tell-all book, but says she wants to wait until she's an "old woman" so she doesn't get into trouble with her former band mates - Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Victoria Beckham.
She told BANG Showbiz: "Of course shenanigans did go on [in the 1990s] but I'm not going to share them.
"I'm going to save them for my book when I'm 80. It's not something that I'm inspired to do at the moment. But when I'm an old lady and I don't mind who I upset, I might dish all the dirt then, I think we've all got dirt."
The 40-year-old singer, who last performed with the Spice Girls at the 2012 Olympic Games, says her and the other members understand Victoria, 39, doesn't enjoy performing any more and is focused on her fashion career.
Mel C said: "I don't think we'll ever do anything which was as exciting or fantastic as the Olympics.
"Of course, us girls are very aware that Victoria doesn't enjoy performing any more and that's not her passion now, we completely understand that."
The singer is "proud" of everything Victoria has achieved, after taking the industry by storm, and thinks her success is "remarkable" coming from a pop group.
She said: "It's unprecedented. You would never imagine a girl from a band in the UK would absolutely reign in the world of fashion. I always feel proud on the red carpet saying, 'I'm wearing Victoria Beckham'."

Joss Stone has had ‘terrible times’ with relationships


Joss Stone has been through some "terrible times" with relationships.
The 'Super Duper Love' singer, who split from her childhood sweetheart Danny Radford last year, is now in a happy relationship with a mystery man and is pleased to have moved on from being unlucky in love.
She said: "I don't want to say who he is, but it's so great to have a nice man.
"I've been through some terrible times with relationships and it's not fun. It has made me pretty cynical and unfortunately that's something my boyfriend has to deal with. However, that's my past talking. If I didn't have those experiences, I'd have nothing to write songs about."
Due to her hectic schedule, Joss will spend much of the coming months away from her boyfriend - who she has been dating for a year and a half - and her beloved pets, and admits she is most upset about leaving her dogs at home.
She told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I miss my dogs a lot too, especially when I see other dogs. I worry they'll forget me. My rottweiler gets upset with me - connected, Missy and me, she's my little soulmate."

Julio Iglesias has never met Anna Kournikova


Enrique Iglesias' father has never met Anna Kournikova.
The 38-year-old star has been in a relationship with the Russian tennis player for 12 years, but Julio Iglesias admits he has never been in the same room as his son's girlfriend.
The 70-year-old Latin singer told the April issue of Billboard magazine: "The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that's the only way I can truly explain it. There's no reason why -- it's not his fault, and it's not my fault."
Enrique started dating Anna, 32, after meeting her on the set of his 'Escape' music video in 2001, but he recently admitted that they have no plans to get married.
He said: "I'm not against marriage, not at all, but when you've been with someone for such a long time, I don't think it's going to bring us closer together. I don't think it's going to make us any happier."
But the hunky star always knew they would end up together because they got on so well.
He said: "She was just the coolest girl in the world to me and we just, we got along."

Khloé Kardashian is ‘having so much fun’


Khloé Kardashian is "having so much fun" with French Montana.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, who filed for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage in December, began "casually dating" the Moroccan-born rapper, 29, last month but is taking their relationship slowly.
A source told PEOPLE.com: "Khloé is totally with him. She's having so much fun with him. She wasn't sure at first where things would lead but he treats her amazingly. That makes her feel really good. She deserves that."
The couple have been spotted on numerous dates in Los Angeles recently and took a trip to Arizona for a night out with friends.
The 29-year-old beauty was also spotted walking through LAX airport with the 'Pop That' hitmaker, who is the CEO of Cocaine City Records, for another getaway with friends earlier this week.
But the insider insisted that Khloé isn't rushing into things, adding: "She's not taking it too seriously, just having fun."
The reality TV star split from Lamar, who signed a new multi-year deal with the New York Knicks this week, following months of rumours he was addicted to cocaine and cheated on her.
Her estranged husband, 34, is "unimpressed" that she has moved on already.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "He thinks Khloé is just doing this to get to him. He's furious."

Katy Perry wants a baby?


Katy Perry reportedly wants to have a baby.
The 'Dark Horse' hitmaker, who split from John Mayer for good in February after two tumultuous years together, has told friends that she is yearning to become a mother and doesn't think she needs to be in a relationship.
A source told gossip website RadarOnline.com: "Katy wants kids as soon as possible. She's not talking about new boyfriends so much as finding a guy who can get her pregnant without expecting marriage."
The 29-year-old singer is due to kick off her The Prismatic World Tour in Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 7 but thinks having a baby afterwards would be good for her.
The insider claimed: "If she goes through with this, it will be as much a publicity stunt as anything else in her career. As she admits to her friends all the time, she is addicted to attention!"
Katy split from ex-husband Russell Brand in December 2011 and the Despicable Me 2' star's desire to have kids was one of the reasons their 14-month marriage broke down.
She previously admitted: "Russell really wanted me to have children and I knew I wasn't ready.
"I think it was a way of control. I'd have to be home more."

Marisa Tomei is too old to play Lady Gaga?


Marisa Tomei thinks she's too old to play Lady Gaga in a movie.
The 'The Wrestler' actress was flattered to hear the 'Applause' hitmaker would like her to play the 28-year-old singer if there is ever a film made about her life, but doesn't think she is the right person for the role.
Asked if she would consider the offer, the 46-year-old star told 'The View' on Friday (18.04.14): "I was so flattered and I couldn't believe she said that. But I was thinking, 'What kind of movie?' Is it going to be some avant-garde thing where she goes back in time or I would play her older than she actually is? I don't understand, is it a '(The Curious Case of) Benjamin Button' thing?"
The 'Born This Way' singer previously revealed her friends often call her Marisa when she gets angry.
She told SiriusXM's 'The Morning Mash Up' in February: "I would have Marisa Tomei play me. I am such a Marisa Tomei fan.
"All my friends call me Marisa when I get angry. Because my New York accent just flies out of my body and I start smacking my gum."
Meanwhile, Marisa is currently starring in the Broadway production, 'The Realistic Joneses' in New York City and has developed a few rituals before going on stage.
She said: "We do have a bear on the set, so I have to touch the bear. I also do a lot of, I don't know if you'd call it a superstition,' but I do a lot of 'Please help me, please help me!' "

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