Wednesday, December 29, 2010

[ItzToday.com] Amy Winehouse's first lyrics notebook found

[ItzToday.com] Amy Winehouse's first lyrics notebook found

Amy Winehouse's first lyrics notebook found

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:29 PM PST

Amy Winehouse's first lyrics notebook foundLondon, Dec 28 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse's first teenage lyrics and notes have been found in a pile of dumped schoolbooks.

The lyrics, notes and diary entries written in 2001 when the "Rehab" singer was just 17, were found among rubbish dumped on a north London street, reports contactmusic.com.

One red notebook has "Amy's Songs" written on the cover and contained words including: "I'm digging myself into a hole. These days I'll just work when once I had so much soul."

Among the notes are some of Amy's plans for fame and how she would spend her riches.

The 27-year-old singer has battled with drink and drug addiction and now has plans to make her public comeback next month with a string of shows in Brazil.

Akshay Kumar's 'Patiala House' role inspired by Monty Panesar

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:24 PM PST

Akshay Kumar's 'Patiala House' role inspired by Monty PanesarMumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) In his next film "Patiala House", Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will be seen essaying a role which has been inspired by England cricket team's Sikh member Monty Singh Panesar.

Panesar is the first Sikh to join England cricket team and the spinner is a crowd favourite. Panesar's parents migrated there from Punjab.

In "Patiala House", Akshay will be seen as Parghat Singh Kahlon, a British citizen whose dream is to be a pace bowler.

The film is being directed by Nikhil Advani and also stars Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. It is slated to release in Feb next year.

Singer Charlotte Church wants more kids

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:19 PM PST

Singer Charlotte Church wants more kidsLondon, Dec 29 (IANS) Singer Charlotte Church who has two children says she wants to have more kids in the future.

Charlotte, who is dating musician Jonathan Powell, said: "It's weird to think that they won't be entirely related to my two children now. I'd also hate to think that Ruby and Dexter are the last time I'm ever pregnant. Because I loved the whole thing. I love it all, I loved being pregnant, breastfeeding, having young children."

"The tiredness and the hard work of it all is tough but it's amazing. It's the best thing in the whole world and I think sometimes you hear so much of the negatives but it is ridiculously rewarding," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

The 24-year-old star who relaunched her pop career in 2010 with the new album "Back to Scratch" admits the responsibilities of parenthood are huge but says her children are the most important thing in her life.

"They're amazing and to shape these two little individual people who will eventually be completely separate from you. To bring them up and try to make sure you're doing the right thing is just amazing."

Pamela Anderson ad rejected at Hong Kong airport

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:13 PM PST

Pamela Anderson ad rejected at Hong Kong airportHong Kong, Dec 29 (DPA) An advertisement featuring a scantily clad Pamela Anderson frisking and stripping travellers has been rejected by Hong Kong airport, animal protection campaigners have said.

The commercial is the latest to be made by the group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in their long-running campaign against the use of animal furs and skins in fashion.

In it, the former Baywatch star is seen dressed in a revealing airport security guard uniform stopping people and stripping them of leather belts and shoes and fur coats.

The advertisement, titled "Cruelty Doesn't Fly", also features comedians Steve-O, Andy Dick and Carol Leifer, a pair of nude models and German punk icon Nina Hagen.

PETA had hoped to place the advert on large-screen televisions throughout Hong Kong International Airport over the peak, year-end holiday period when more than 100,000 people a day pass through the airport.

However, JCDecaux, the company that manages the advertising concession at the airport, rejected the advertisement as inappropriate.

"Given the groping that you see at security checkpoints and the nudity that you see in body scans, we're surprised that our light-hearted ad was deemed too risque, PETA Asia vice president Jason Baker said.

PETA said it hoped to place the ad in Berlin, Tokyo and Sydney and in airports in the US, but Hong Kong had been the first to reject it.

This year, an advertisement featuring longtime PETA supporter Anderson in a bikini with her body marked to show cuts of meats, similar to posters seen in butchers, was banned in Montreal.

Hollywood Actress Halle Berry struggles with low self esteem

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:08 PM PST

Hollywood Actress Halle Berry struggles with low self esteemLondon, Dec 29 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry says she has been fighting a life-long battle with low self esteem.

The Oscar winner admits she isn't confident about herself.

"I think I've spent my adult life dealing with the sense of low self-esteem that is sort of implanted in me. Somehow I felt not worthy," showbizspy.com quoted her as saying.

Berry also revealed how her crusade to help domestic violence victims comes from watching her mother being abused by her late father.

"Before I'm Halle Berry, I'm little Halle who was a little girl growing in this environment that damaged me in some ways, and I've spent my adult life trying to really heal from that," she said.

"As a result of my early years and some other choices my mother made. Choices that, you know, we often repeat what is taught us. So it is my job to . . . to change the legacy," she added.

Actress Anne Hathaway isn't a good flirt

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST

Actress Anne Hathaway isn't a good flirtLondon, Dec 29 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway says she isn't a good flirt.

Hathaway said it was hard for her to be seductive while playing the overtly sexual Maggie Murdock in her new movie "Love and Other Drugs".

"The most important thing was to make Maggie honest... she had amazing potential to be angry, funny, smart and incredibly wounded," showbizspy.com quoted her as saying.

"The thought of combining all of those aspects into a character was a challenge but very exciting. It was the sexuality of the character (that scared me)."

"I'm much happier talking with people than I am flirting with them. I'm pretty shy and not entirely comfortable with the kind of attention you get when you focus on your sexual side. I was afraid that I couldn't pull off playing Maggie," she added.
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