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Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy are committed to their relationship


Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy are reportedly working on their relationship.
The 'Almost Famous' actress and the Muse frontman sparked speculation their engagement could be off when Kate was spotted without her ring at BVLGARI's Decades of Glamour party on Tuesday (25.02.14), but sources insist the couple are still very much together and are determined to make their love work.
An insider told E! News: "They are OK. They go through their ups and downs like every other couple. It's true that occasionally they don't spend as much time together as they would like - work pulls them apart from time to time. But they are working on strengthening their relationship.
"They are optimistic about the future and see that it will work out. They don't think for a second that they won't get through this. They love one another very much and will do what it takes to make it work."
This comes after The New York Daily News reported the pair had "drifted apart" and People magazine claimed their romance was "on the rocks".
It seems the rumours stem from the busy pair - who got engaged in 2011 and have two-year-old son Bingham together, as well as raising Kate's 10-year-old son Ryder from a previous relationship - not being photographed together since December.
Kate recently admitted she was keen to walk down the aisle with 'Supermassive Black Hole' singer Matt, saying: "I look forward to [our wedding]. We'll both figure it out. We've been both very busy, but it will happen."

Ryan Gosling recalls difficulty of breaking Hollywood


Ryan Gosling insists the "dream" of cracking the film industry is either a "premonition or a delusion".
The 33-year-old star - who was catapulted to the spotlight in romantic drama 'The Notebook' - was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and left everything familiar behind in pursuit of becoming a Hollywood legend.
Talking on forthcoming documentary 'Seduced and Abandoned', he explained: "Everyone's left their family, their homes, their friends [and] their jobs, to pursue a dream, where they know that the percentage of them achieving that dream is never and they do it anyway. Everyone has shared the same dream and no one knows whether it's a premonition or a delusion."
The hunk admits luck plays a part in securing an audition and insists nerves and fear of the competition can often get in the way.
Gosling said: "You're lucky to get an audition. Then you get it, you get there [at the audition], you walk into a room full of guys that look just like you. You realise that you're not the only one that wore a cowboy hat. Then you can hear the other guy in the other room auditioning. Now you're thinking about not doing it like him as oppose to doing it the way you wanted to do it."
Gosling will hit the big screen later this year in 'How to Catch a Monster', alongside Christina Hendricks and Eva Mendes.

Blondie to play Glastonbury


Blondie have confirmed they will perform at Glastonbury festival.
The 'Hanging on the Telephone' group were named Godlike Geniuses at the NME Awards tonight (26.02.14) and also took the opportunity to confirm they will be playing the huge summer showcase in June.
Frontwoman Debbie Harry said: "We just heard today - we're going to be doing Glastonbury!"
Blondie join Arcade Fire, Warpaint, Lily Allen and Suzanne Vega in being confirmed for the three day event, which takes place in Somerset, Southern England between June 25 and 29.
Other artists who are rumoured to be appearing at Glastonbury include Outkast, Pixies, Dolly Parton, Prince and Manic Street Preachers.
Blondie - which also includes Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Leigh Foxx, Matt Katz-Bohen and Tommy Kessler - formed in New York in 1974 and became the most successful New Wave act of the late 70s.
When asked how they keep things fresh after so long, Debbie told BANG Showbiz: "We're creatively involved in what we're doing and we're not just doing a review of our history. That's very important to us.
"I think the last album ['Panic of Girls'] we all kicked ourselves away upstate in the woods and worked in a big studio. This time [for forthcoming album 'Ghosts of Download'] we emailed things back and forth, we worked with bits and pieces and then everyone later put their parts down. It was a little different as a process."
Blondie closed the NME Awards, held at Brixton Academy in London, by performing an eight song set including their classic tracks 'One Way Or Another', 'Rapture' and 'Call Me'.

Rebecca Ferguson: ‘I’ve angered the industry’


Rebecca Ferguson has "p****d off a lot of people" in the music industry.
The 'I Hope' singer says she's become a "rebel" since rising to fame on 'The X Factor' in 2010, and thinks it could be the reason why her second studio album 'Freedom' wasn't nominated for a BRIT Award last week, despite having charted in the UK top ten.
Expressing disappointment that she is yet to receive a nomination, Rebecca told Digital Spy: "I wasn't nominated for my first album [Heaven] either! I don't know what that's about. Who are the BRIT Awards decided by? Because I have p****d off a lot of people in the industry. That would be interesting - I want to know!"
The 27-year-old singer says that while she enjoys a boozy night out at the BRIT Awards in London, she is considering building better relationships within the industry in hope of being acknowledged for an award next year.
She added: "Maybe I'll have to start being a bit nicer, but this industry needs a few rebels. It's a fun night out though and I do love the awards."

Aaron Paul was a school ‘geek’


Aaron Paul never had a girlfriend until he was 19.
The 'Need for Speed' actor - who married Lauren Parsekian in May 2013 - admits he was a "theatre geek" at school who had a sheltered upbringing which meant he rarely went to parties or dated during his teenage years.
He said: "It was a beautiful, loving home. I was very protected.
"They wanted to keep me out of harm's way, so I didn't grow up going to parties in high school. I never dated.
"My main focus was school and theatre. I was just a theatre geek.
"I had a girlfriend in fifth grade but, let's be honest, we only talked three times and we dated for a year and a half. My first proper girlfriend was when I was 19, after I moved to LA."
Aaron was smitten with Lauren from the minute they got together at the Coachella festival in 2011, a year after they first met, and even told her that night he wanted to marry her some day.
He recalled to Britain's Marie Claire magazine: "There was just this unspoken thing. We ran off and had our first kiss on the Ferris wheel.
"I told her that night how I felt. I said, 'I think I love you. Don't be terrified, but I truly believe that, one day, I'm going to ask you to marry me."

One Direction are becoming ‘men’


One Direction are turning into men.
The 'Little Things' hitmakers - Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles - think they have changed a lot since they first found fame when they entered 'The X Factor' as solo artists before Simon Cowell put them in the group in 2010.
Niall said: "I mean we were all just kids ... You get pushed straight in and have to grow up fast ... We've got bigger, we've got stubble, we're turning into men.
Niall's bandmates agreed with him, saying they thought it was especially hard for them to deal with their early success because they didn't know one another well enough to rely on each other for support.
Zayn said: "We've all changed. None of us really knew each other and none of us was really prepared.
"I found it hard talking to people, answering questions, but then you realise everyone is in the same boat. You can't take yourself too seriously, and you all start to relax into being who you are."
The 'Story of My Life' hitmakers admitted that although they're enjoying their success and being able to go on perform at arenas, they often like to relax in their tour bus rather than going out partying.
Liam told Top of the Pops magazine: "It's pretty hard to just 'go out' ... A lot of the time we actually prefer sleeping on the tour bus. We park outside the venue and just stay there. We have our DVDs and Xboxes and we have a quiet bus for sleeping."




Kim Kardashian brings North West to Paris


Kim Kardashian has taken her daughter to Paris for the first time.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star flew out of New York City with her eight month old North West, and mother, Kris Jenner, on Tuesday (25.02.14).
The brunette beauty, who is planning to get married to Kanye West in the French capital in May, was spotted comforting the tot before the long-haul flight and kissing her repeatedly, as they checked in at JFK International Airport, according to the New York Daily News.
Although she applied for North's passport several months ago, it is believed this is the first time Kim has taken her little girl out of the US, after previously being criticised for leaving her baby at home with family in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Kim has insisted that North is not spoiled.
The 33-year-old star regularly posts pictures online of gifts North receives from designers, but admits she never wears any of them.
She told PEOPLE magazine: "Despite what it looks like on Instagram, my daughter is not spoiled at all!"
She added: "She has actually not worn anything designer yet. Kids get dirty. She'll spit up. She moves around so much."
North received free clothes from Stella McCartney, Giuseppe Zanotti, Hermes and Charlotte Olympia for Christmas in December and Kim was quick to thank them on Instagram.

Justin Bieber couldn’t walk in a line?


Justin Bieber allegedly couldn't walk in a straight line when he was arrested last month.
New video footage, released by Miami-Dade County prosecutors after it was sought under Florida's public records law, shows the 19-year-old star stumbled slightly while trying to prove he was sober and spent some of his time in jail doing push-ups, before being charged with driving under the influence (DUI), driving with an expired licence and resisting arrest.
A law enforcement source told gossip website TMZ.com that some of the nine hours of video surveillance show Justin, who was filmed wavering as he tried to walk heel to toe on white line and reaching his arms out to steady himself, was under the influence at the time, even though his blood alcohol level was barely measurable at .014 and he did 23 push-ups in 28 seconds before he was released on bail.
The 'Believe' singer's lawyers persuaded the judge overseeing the case not to release four clips that show Justin in "various states of undress, which show personal parts," captured while he was giving a urine sample.
A source, who saw the footage, said: "Justin is seen several times stumbling around while he was taking his tests. As if he had a problem with his balance ... [the video] also shows Justin taking his various tests and eventually taking a p**s.
"The stumbling and going to the bathroom is obviously reason enough for his attorneys to request it be sealed ... If I was trying to paint a picture that my client was innocent ... I wouldn't want a video of him stumbling around and looking out of it to go public either."
The 'Heartbreaker' hitmaker is set to appear in court in Miami next Monday (03.03.14), after reportedly rejecting a plea deal that required him to submit to random drug testing for up to nine months and complete 40 hours of community service.

Jenna Dewan-Tatum still enjoys date nights


Jenna Dewan-Tatum enjoys romantic dates with Channing Tatum to preserve her "sanity".
The 'Witches of East End' actress and her 'Magic Mike' star husband love being parents to their nine-month-old daughter, Everly, but still cherish their alone time.
The 33-year-old beauty told UsMagazine.com: "We make sure we get good date nights. You've got to get out and be around adults, and not be speaking in a baby voice all day long -- just for your own sanity!"
But the couple, who met on the set of 'Step Up' in 2006, are closer and have also become better planners since Everly's arrival.
Jenna explained: "As a whole, it just forces you to become a little closer, because you have to be on the same page with everything when it comes to making decisions. It's just like everything else. You give it like, 'Okay, I have this luncheon today, so you watch Everly and I have this dinner.' You just become way better at planning!"
She added: "It's been a great perspective change. The things that used to maybe worry [me]...[were] replaced by just caring and being there for this little baby."
The actress hopes to have more children in the future.
She said: "I do want to have more kids if it's in the cards for us. But right now we're trying to get into the groove and enjoy our little baby that we have now. We'll see what the future has in store for us!"

Seth Rogen speaks out for Alzheimer’s


Seth Rogen poked fun at his love of marijuana while testifying before a US Senate subcommittee.
The 31-year-old actor, who has frequently spoken of his fondness for the drug, visited Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Wednesday (26.02.14) to voice his support for legislation to increase funding for Alzheimer's disease, which his mother-in-law, Adele Miller, was diagnosed with at an early age.
Speaking at the hearing, the 'Pineapple Express' star said: "First I should answer the question that I assume many of you are asking - yes, I am aware this has nothing to do with the legalisation of marijuana. In fact, if you can believe it, this concerns something that I find even more important.
"I started dating my wife Lauren nine years ago when her mother was almost 54 years old. It was during this trip, the first time I met my now mother-in-law, that Lauren first admitted to herself and then to me that something was off with her mother.
"Soon after this trip at 55 years old Lauren's mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's."
The 'Knocked Up' star praised his father-in-law for making Adele comfortable as her disease progresses and opened up about his decision to start his own fund, 'Hilarity for Charity,' to support other families and research on the illness.
He said: "That's right, the situation is so dire, that it caused me, a lazy, self-involved, generally self-medicated man-child, to start an entire charity organisation."
He added: "I came here today for few reasons. One I'm a huge 'House of Cards' fan. ... Two, people need more help. I've personally witnessed the massive amount of financial strain this disease causes. ... Three, to show people they are not alone, so few people share their personal stories."
Ben Affleck also spoke about the Democratic Republic of Congo at Capitol Hill on Wednesday.





Allison Williams has got engaged


Allison Williams has got engaged to Ricky Van Veen.
The 'Girls' star, who plays uptight aspiring singer Marnie Michaels on the HBO series, is set to marry her boyfriend of three years after he popped the question recently.
A spokesperson for the 25-year-old actress confirmed the news to PEOPLE.com.
The brunette beauty, whose father is NBC news anchor Brian Williams, met Ricky, the co-founder of College Humor, a popular comedy brand and website, through mutual friends.
The couple are good pals with Katy Perry and her ex-boyfriend John Mayer, who split in recent days, and have regularly been spotted on double dates with them in New York City in the past.
Allison recently admitted she "would walk away" from her acting career in favour of starting a family.
She said: "My goal is to create a career I can walk away from and become a mom. I'd love to be a mom -- and not have to bring my kids into my trailer . . . Or a balance [of both]. But you gotta call it on the fly to a certain extent."
But she insisted she wasn't ready to throw her acting career away for something more family-friendly in the near future.
She said: "I want to play a villain. I want to play a romantic heroine. I want to play someone who's on heroin. There's nothing I don't want to do. I want to play a guy at some point. I'll gain 100lbs, I'll cut my hair off, I'll do whatever. I'm not precious about any of it."

Kerry Washington still gets nervous


Kerry Washington still gets nervous and feels insecure.
The 'Scandal' star, who is expecting her first child with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha imminently, is regularly hailed as among the most beautiful and talented women in Hollywood but insists she isn't perfect.
The 37-year-old actress told Doobop.com: "I think it looks that way. But the reality is we all have nerves and moments of insecurity ... But If I said to myself that I'm only going to show up, or speak or be visible when I'm perfect, I would never get out of bed. I [show up] to be of service and to be used for something greater. It's about knowing what I am in this moment is what I need to be, and going for it. The 'imperfections' are actually the gift."
Kerry admits that she has a "really beautiful" mother but claims she wasn't raised to focus on her appearance.
She said: "I came into beauty and fashion much later in life -- like after college and when I had to walk red carpets. I became a student of fashion and beauty."
She added: "You can learn how to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts and then have confidence around them."