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Shailene Woodley: I fall in love with humans for who they are


Shailene Woodley can fall in love with men or women.
The 'Divergent' star refuses to limit herself to one sex when it comes to dating and is instead attracted to people's personalities.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she confessed: "I fall in love with human beings based on who they are, not based on what they do or what sex they are."
Shailene has been romantically linked to her 'The Spectacular Now' co-star Miles Teller but she insists they have more of a brother and sister type of relationship.
She said: "I would say we have like a sibling relationship but with moments of sexual tension."
The 22-year-old actress' open attitude to relationships also extends to her views on sex scenes.
Shailene - who appears nude and in a variety of erotic scenes in 'White Bird in a Blizzard' - is prepared to strip off and act out lovemaking on the big screen if the role requires it and believes it is her responsibility as an actress to make the scenes as realistic as possible.
She explained: "When somebody's doing a sex scene and they're wearing a bra and underwear, that's not how it happens in real life. If I'm going to say yes to a movie where this is necessary, then I'm going to bring truth to that situation."

Intruder arrested at Justin Bieber’s home


An intruder has been arrested inside Justin Bieber's home.
Qianying Zhao - who stands 5'5" and weighs just 110 lb - was discovered sleeping in a bedroom inside the pop star's Atlanta home by the niece of the property owner yesterday (05.03.14).
She called police, who woke the woman and, when questioned, the alleged trespasser claimed she had met the 'Beauty and a Beat' hitmaker on twitter and was visiting him for a birthday party.
When she realised she was too late for the party, she instead found an open door and decided to let herself in to wait for the 20-year-old singer.
According to gossip website TMZ, Zhao was arrested for criminal trespass and placed into double-locked handcuffs with her hands behind her back.
It is unclear whether Justin - who moved to Atlanta recently following a string of incidents and rows with his neighbours in California - was at home at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, the 'Believe' hitmaker has broken another record, as his 2010 single 'Baby' has racked up over a billion views on YouTube.
The video-sharing website posted on their twitter page: "Congratulations to @justinbieber and all the #Beliebers who propelled "Baby" to its billionth view on YouTube.(sic)"

Dannii Minogue owns a worm farm


Dannii Minogue has a worm farm.
The Australian star decided to take up the unconventional hobby of vermicomposting when she realised the wriggly creatures were the only pets she could keep alive because of her busy schedule.
The singer-and-presenter has teamed up with eBay to handpick items from the global commerce site to create her own custom-made list of her favourite things, and she confessed to using their brand new features including Collections, Follow and eBay Today to browse items that will keep her beloved worms healthy and happy.
Speaking at the eBay launch in London today (06.03.14), Dannii joked: "You're exposing stuff that you're into that people don't know. I was telling Reggie [Yates] earlier that I have worms.
"I have a worm farm. Other pets I can't take care of because I'm travelling between London and Melbourne. But that's the kind of thing I have on there ... I've also got clothes and shoes, I've got homeware. I like to find vintage stuff."
Dannii - who has a three-year-old son, Ethan, with former partner Kris Smith - claims the new personalised shopping experience, which allows you to follow other people's Collections and suggests must-see lists, has revolutionised her life because she is usually too impatient to hit the shops.
The 'X Factor' Australia judge said: "I don't really like to shop. I have a short attention span. To make collections is kind of a window into other people's souls. Clothes shopping for me, I'm lucky enough where a stylist will come in with an edited rack and I'll go, great - I'll take that that and that home. It's somebody else's job."
Dannii was joined by Blur rocker and cheese-maker Alex James, interior designer Kelly Hoppen and TV presenter Reggie Yates at the launch event, and father-of-five Alex joked that all his Collections feature a heavy dose of wellington boots, waterproofs and wet wipes.
He quipped: "I was thinking of it as a garden, I keep adding new elements to it. It's quite compulsive. It's sort of a widow to your soul shopping, it tells people everything about you ...
"All my collections feature wet wipes! It has everything from a tent to an art book. "

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis engaged for weeks


Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have been engaged for "a couple of weeks".
The 'Two and a Half Men' actor - who was previously married to Demi Moore - and the 'Friends With Benefits' actress sparked speculation last week that they are planning to marry after the brunette beauty was pictured with a ring on her engagement finger, but friends of the couple admit Ashton actually popped the question some time ago, though they still haven't started planning their wedding.
The source said: "It won't necessarily be a short engagement. They haven't begun planning the wedding yet."
Ashton, 36, is said to have chosen a "simple" engagement ring for the 30-year-old beauty - who he has been friends with since they worked on 'That 70s Show' 16 years ago - and the low-key style reflects their union.
The source told People magazine: "It's a simple band with a round diamond. No baguettes, no insets. It's not ostentatious, like a Kim Kardashian ring. She doesn't need a security team with her to wear it. It's a lot like her and Ashton."
The couple - who haven't confirmed their engagement and have rarely spoken about their two-year relationship - spend most of their time together at sporting events or family affairs but they did attend a party in New York last month where they appeared casual, despite being very serious about one another.
The source added: "They weren't overtly lovey-dovey, but they kissed and you could tell he was proud of her, and she was happy he was there."

Aaron Carter wants Hilary Duff back


Hilary Duff's ex-boyfriend Aaron Carter wants her back.
The 26-year-old singer-and-actress - who announced she had separated from husband Mike Comrie after three years of marriage in January - dated the former pop star for 18 months when they were teenagers and he now says their split is one of his biggest regrets.
After retweeting a picture of his former girlfriend which was captioned: "Hilary Duff is flawless", Aaron then tweeted: "Don't be that stupid douche that loses the love of your life forever.. Like me..
"I'll spend the rest of my life trying to better myself to get back to her.
I don't care what ANY of you think.(sic)"
And the 26-year-old star admitted laying bare his feelings had made him nervous.
He added: "That tweet just gave me an anxiety attack (sic)"
Aaron has previously spoken of his regret at cheating on Hilary with her then-best friend Lindsay Lohan.
He has said: "I started dating Hilary on my 13th birthday... I was dating her for like a year-and-a-half and then I just got a little bored so I went and I started getting to know Lindsay, dating Lindsay.
"Then I didn't want to do that anymore, so I got back with Hilary. And then I ended up cheating on Hilary with her best friend. That's nothing to smile about. She wasn't even that good looking either.
"She (Duff) really got her heart broken from me and I'm sorry for that."

Fandango wants to compete on DWTS


WWE Superstar Fandango wants to be a contestant on 'Dancing with the Stars'.
The 32-year-old wrestler is a fan of the programme and if the opportunity arose to compete on the ballroom show he'd jump at the chance.
Fandango - who uses ballroom dance moves in the ring and is always accompanied by his 'dancing partner' Summer Rae - first got into the series when fellow WWE Superstar Chris Jericho competed on it in 2011.
When asked if he'd like to compete on the series, Fandango told BANG Showbiz: "I would like to give it a go, I just need the right partner - maybe a lingerie model!
"I've watched 'Dancing with the Stars', I watched when Chris Jericho was on it, I think it's cool. It's always cool to see the stars - whether they're a football player or an actor, an actress, a model, whatever - put into that situation of crunch training to try and win the show. How they deal with the pressures and their egos of not being really good at it is interesting to see."
Fandango and the other WWE Superstars are currently getting ready for their biggest event of the year 'WrestleMania XXX' - which can be watched from 1.00am on April 6 via Sky Box Office - and he admits the atmosphere in the locker room has changed as the show gets closer.
He said: "For the newer generation of guys, like The Shield, Big E Langston, Bray Wyatt and myself, it's our first or second year at 'WrestleMania' ... It's exciting to see the landscape change and see the newer guys become major players in major storylines.
"There are a lot of nerves for the younger generation, there are a lot of guys dieting and training hard but these are my favourite weeks of TV leading up to 'WrestleMania' because you never know how the landscape is going to alter or how the storylines are going to turn going into the big show."
Fandango and the WWE will be visiting the UK in May, information and tickets are available at Bookingsdirect.com.

American Hustle, Wolf of Wall Street lead MTV Movie Awards nods

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Shia Labeouf won’t attend ‘Nymphomaniac’ premiere


Shia Labeouf will not attend the 'Nymphomaniac' premiere in New York.
The troubled actor reportedly has a "scheduling conflict" that will see him absent from the screening of the erotic film at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) next Thursday (13.03.14), the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column reports.
Though he is blaming a scheduling conflict, the 27-year-old actor has been vocal about a desire to "retire" from the public eye after he was accused of plagiarising author Daniel Clowes' graphic novellas, 'Justin M. Damiano,' for his short film 'HowardCantour.com'.
Taking to Twitter earlier this year, he wrote: "In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life."
Shia made headlines in February when he stormed out of a 'Nymphomaniac' press conference in Berlin after quoting French former soccer player Eric Cantona before arriving on the red carpet for the film's German premiere wearing a paper bag on his head that said, "I am not famous anymore."
He also made a string of apologies for the alleged plagiarism, which were all said to make reference to other art forms, and also starred in his own silent art installation in Los Angeles, which invited visitors to choose from various "implements" associated with the actor's career, including a whip similar to the one in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' and a bowl of folded up notes, each bearing Twitter comments about Shia, before they are led into a room to see the actor sitting at a table with the now-famous brown bag over his head.


Jennifer Lopez gives advice to boyfriend


Jennifer Lopez has been giving her boyfriend acting advice.
The 'On the Floor' hitmaker has offered "little" tips to Casper Smart, 26, while he is working on new movie 'Restored Me', and she advised the backing dancer - who has been studying acting for two years - to be "natural".
Asked if Jennifer had given him advice, he told 'Access Hollywood': "Just the little stuff. Have fun, be yourself...that's all you can be. Just be yourself, be natural."
Though Casper has been dating Jennifer - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme with third husband Marc Anthony - for almost three years, he brushed off questions about whether they plan to marry.
Asked if he has "talked marriage" with the 44-year-old singer-and-actress, he said: "You just have to wait and see."
Jennifer recently admitted she "doesn't know" if she will tie the knot again.
Asked about marrying, she said: "I don't know. We'll see. I don't know.
"You know, I've always believed in that institution. I believe in it, but it is difficult. I've had my challenges, but at the same time I believe in love, and I think that is the main thing."

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