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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton split


Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have split.
The 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker and his actress wife have decided to end their marriage after almost nine years together.
In a joint statement to People.com, they said: "We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time."
Robin, 36, and Paula, 38, first met when they were teenagers and married in 2005. They have one son together, Julian Fuego Thicke, three.
The split comes after Robin was seen dancing closely with a mystery woman after a performance at Club 79 in Paris in January.
In September last year another woman, Lana Scolaro, claimed Robin had kissed her at a party in New York.
She said: "I went to the bathroom, and when I came out he was standing there ... He turned off the lights so no one could see us, and he started making out with me. He was grabbing me. He was like, 'I want to get you into bed' ... His hands were everywhere."
The 'Give it 2 U' star was also photographed with his hand on Lana's bottom, reflected in a mirror.
Paula previously said she and Robin argued, but remained committed to each other.
She said: "Listen, we have fun, but like every couple, we have our ups and downs. Nothing is perfect, but we're very happy. He's my best friend."

Dan Aykroyd leads tributes to Harold Ramis


Dan Aykroyd has led tributes to his 'Ghostbusters' co-star Harold Ramis.
Actor, director and writer Harold passed away earlier this morning (24.02.14), and Dan - who co-wrote as well as starred in both 'Ghostbusters' and 'Ghostbusters II' with him - led condolences.
He said in an email message: "Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher Harold Ramis. May he now get the answers he was always seeking."
Ivan Reitman, director of the two movies, also paid tribute, saying: "The world has lost a wonderful, truly original, comedy voice with the passing of Harold Ramis.
"He possessed the most agile mind I've ever witnessed. He always had the clearest sense of what was funny and how to create something in a new clever way ... Harold had an extraordinary impact on my career and I loved him like a brother."
Harold worked on many other films as writer and director in his career including 'Caddyshack', 'Groundhog Day,' 'Analyze This' and 'Animal House', making a huge impact in Hollywood.
Billy Crystal wrote on Twitter: "Sad to hear my friend Harold Ramis passed away. A brilliant, funny, actor and director. A wonderful husband and dad. Big loss to us all."
Steven Martin tweeted: "So sorry to hear about the death of Harold Ramis, a comedy master. 'Ghostbusters', 'Groundhog Day', and more."
Film director Ron Howard also paid tribute, saying: "Harold Ramis RIP. no one could ever top him in terms of somehow being Cool & off-the-charts creative and incredibly kind & gracious. (sic)"
Some of Harold's last work was directing episodes of the US version of 'The Office', prompting one of the show's stars, Rainn Wilson to write: "Was honored to have gotten to work with Harold Ramis, the Buddha of Comedy. Brilliant, humble, radiant. We've lost an icon."
Another one of the show's former stars, Steve Carell, wrote: "Harold Ramis. Funny, gracious, kind hearted. A joy to have known you."
Harold is survived by his wife, Erica Mann Ramis, their two sons, Julian and Daniel as well as his daughter, Violet Ramis, with former spouse Anne Plotkin.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to present at the Oscars


Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and John Travolta will present awards at the Oscars.
A full list of the stars who will hand out trophies at the prestigious event on Sunday (02.03.14) has been released today (24.02.14) and features the cream of Hollywood, including Bill Murray, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey, among others.
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement: "We are very excited that the Hollywood community will be turning out in force for Sunday's Oscar ceremony.
"We sought to include a tremendous diversity of stars to represent not only this year's nominees, but the legacy of the motion picture business as well."
The Academy Awards will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres this year, and she is already planning to make fun of her audience, singling out Best Actor nominee Mathew McConaughey to be the butt of some laughs.
She said: "It's a great year to host, there are great movies nominated and fun people in the audience for me to play with. I'm not going to hurt anybody, but it will be fun. I kinda know everybody too: Julia [Roberts] is my friend, Meryl [Streep] is hilarious, Leo [DiCaprio] is fantastic. I did [movie] 'EDtv' with Matthew McConaughey, and I'll definitely have jokes with him."

List of main Academy Awards 2014 presenters:

Amy Adams
Kristen Bell
Jessica Biel
Jim Carrey
Glenn Close
Bradley Cooper
Penélope Cruz
Benedict Cumberbatch
Viola Davis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Robert De Niro
Zac Efron
Sally Field
Harrison Ford
Jamie Foxx
Andrew Garfield
Jennifer Garner
Whoopi Goldberg
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Anne Hathaway
Goldie Hawn
Chris Hemsworth
Kate Hudson
Samuel L. Jackson
Angelina Jolie
Michael B. Jordan
Anna Kendrick
Jennifer Lawrence
Matthew McConaughey
Ewan McGregor
Bill Murray
Kim Novak
Tyler Perry
Brad Pitt
Sidney Poitier
Gabourey Sidibe
Will Smith
Kevin Spacey
Jason Sudeikis
Channing Tatum
Charlize Theron
John Travolta
Christoph Waltz
Kerry Washington
Emma Watson
Naomi Watts

Harold Ramis dies


'Ghostbusters' star Harold Ramis has died aged 69.
The actor and director - best known for his role as Egon Spengler in the 1984 comedy, which he also wrote, with Dan Aykroyd - passed away in the early hours of this morning (24.02.14) after suffering autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis for a number of years.
Although he is best remembered on-screen for his roles in 'Ghostbusters' and its 1989 sequel, Harold had been a leading figure in comedy since the 70s, directing 'Caddyshack', 'Groundhog Day' and 'National Lampoon's Vacation'.
He also co-wrote the iconic 1978 film 'National Lampoon's Animal House', and later 1999s 'Analyse This' and 2002s 'Analyze That', starring Robert De Niro, which he also directed.
Harold continued to act in recent years, with parts in 'Knocked Up', 'Airheads' and Oscar-winner 'As Good As it Gets' and he had also directed episodes of the US version of 'The Office' for network NBC.
Harold had been a member of improvisation group Second City in his native Chicago, where he met John Belushi and Bill Murray, whom he would later go on to work closely with.
Harold said his work had been inspired by the Marx brothers and a job he briefly held working at a mental institution in Missouri.
He said: "It prepared me for when I went out to Hollywood to work with actors. And not just with actors. It was good training for just living in the world."
Harold is survived by his wife, Erica Mann Ramis, their two sons, Julian and Daniel as well as his daughter, Violet Ramis, with former spouse Anne Plotkin.

Josh Brolin seen kissing new woman


Josh Brolin has been pictured kissing Kathryn Boyd.
The 'No Country for Old Men' actor was seen smooching with the blonde, who has reportedly worked for him as an assistant, in Rome this weekend.
According to People.com, the pair "wandered the cobblestone streets and stopped at the famous Trevi Fountain."
Josh, 46, has been single since his divorce from Diane Lane, his wife of eight years, was finalised last year.
The actor - who also had a stint in rehab November last year after a number of drunken incidents - in is in Italy working on 'Everest', about an ill-fated expedition up the world's highest mountain in 1996, which resulted in eight people's death when their team got caught in a blizzard. The movie will also star Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke and John Hawkes.
In preparation for the film, Josh and Jake went for a hike in the Santa Monica mountains, but things took a downward turn after they lost sight of their direction markers.
A source explained: "They'd started out in Malibu canyon and followed marked paths until they got to a rocky area where Jake wanted to climb. When they started back down the other side of the mountain, Jake kept insisting he knew the way but after an hour, Josh realised Jake had no clue."
Facing the prospect of darkness falling, temperatures plummeting and dangerous wildlife including coyotes and poisonous snakes attacking them, the pair appealed to the first people they came across, a Boy Scout troop, who helped bring them back down safely.

Charlie Sheen: Stop calling my fianceé a porn star


Charlie Sheen is upset people keep referring to his fianceè as a porn star.
The 'Anger Management' actor is preparing to wed Brett Rossi, but is angry people keep referring to her adult movie past, which saw her appear in titles including 'Me and My Girlfriend', 'Fantasy Girls' and 'My Sister's Husband', which was released last year.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "It's absolutely making Charlie crazy that the media keeps referring to Brett as a porn star, because she no longer is doing that. She recently graduated from nursing school.
"Furthermore, her stage name is Brett Rossi, her legal name is Scottine Ross.
"He wants people to refer to her as Scottie, which is the name she goes by in her personal life. Charlie has told his publicist to tell media outlets to stop calling her a porn star."
Charlie and Brett's marriage will have to wait until her divorce from present husband, Jonathan Ross, is finalised. He originally filed for divorce in July 2013, but Brett, 24, didn't register a response until January this year, two weeks before she got engaged to Charlie. The divorce is expected to be legally completed in the next few months.
Charlie has previously been married three times and is a father of five. He has grown-up daughter Cassandra with former girlfriend Paula Profitt, daughters Sam, nine, and Lola, eight, with second wife Denise Richards and twin sons Bob and Max, four, with his third spouse, Brooke Mueller. He has also recently said he is "open" to having kids with Brett, but in the future.

Priscilla Presley: Miley is criticised like Elvis


Priscilla Presley has compared Miley Cyrus to Elvis Presley.
The ex-wife of the legendary late singer thinks the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker is "very talented" and doesn't see anything wrong with her infamous 'twerking' dance moves as the 'Jailhouse Rock' star was slammed for his suggestive hip movements, which were seen as vulgar in the 1950s.
Priscilla told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I think she's very talented. I really can't criticise, because Elvis went through the same thing."
However, Priscilla thinks Miley - who has been criticised for her stage antics, which include simulating a sex act and dancing in skimpy outfits during her 'Bangerz' tour - and other young stars take raunchy performances to an "extreme" and she doesn't understand the former Disney star's outrageous behaviour.
She continued: "It's taken to extreme [today]. I don't know what to think of her, I really don't. I think maybe Miley feels she has to express herself and this is what she needs right now."
She said Elvis, who died in 1977, had "sex appeal" when he was younger, but he was bothered by the reaction to his dance movements, which were inspired by listening to gospel music.
Priscilla, 68, explained: "He got reprimanded really by not only the public but a lot of people from high places, who were like, 'Gosh, who's this on the scene, it's vulgar'."
Meanwhile, Priscilla, who was married to Elvis for six years and had a daughter, Lisa Marie, with the star, has dedicated her time to the new '60 Years of Rock 'n' Roll' exhibit at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, which features a number of mementos of the star's legacy.
She said: "I have so many memories. I can walk in this house and feel the energy. I walk in the door and it's like, 'Oh my gosh!' His spirit is definitely here."

Nelly Furtado ‘challenged’ working with husband


Nelly Furtado admits it can be "challenging" working with her husband.
The 'Say it Right' hitmaker has worked with her sound engineer spouse Demacio 'Demo' Castellon - who she married in 2008 - on two albums, 'Loose' in 2006 and 2009's 'Mi Plan' and though they share "healthy tension", their studio sessions usually result in "good things".
She told PEOPLE magazine: "It's a healthy tension working together. It doesn't always go smoothly, of course, and it can be really challenging when there are differences of opinion, which of course happens. But good things always tend to come out of it, and that's the whole point."
"We make it work because he's often doing his own thing. I go off and do my own thing, so it's not like we're working together all the time."
Nelly is returning to the recording studio later this year and is looking forward to her spouse to push her into creating work that is better than ever.
She added: "When we work together, he challenges me. That's what makes him so great in the studio. If it were an easy process, the final product wouldn't be very good, but he helps me to reach a little bit further. He pushes my boundaries."
And away from the studio, the 35-year-old singer - who has 10-year-old daughter Nevis with former boyfriend Jasper Gahunia - says she and her family have a "great life".
She said: "We're very blessed to have a beautiful family. We have a great life together. Life is good."

Liam Neeson had ‘explosive chemistry’ with Natasha


Liam Neeson gushed about the "explosive chemistry" he shared with his late wife Natasha Richardson.
The 'Non-Stop' star - whose actress wife of 15 years died following a skiing accident in Montreal, Canada in March 2009 - recalled the first time he set eyes on her after they met on the set of 1981's 'Excalibur', and compared their chemistry to iconic dance partners Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Talking to Anderson Cooper in '60 Minutes,' in an interview that aired on Sunday (23.02.14), he said: "She was a radiant beauty. Yeah, cascading hair. I remember. There was -- that was very, very attractive.
"I'd never had that kind of an explosive chemistry situation with an actor, or actress.
"She and I were like Astaire and Rogers. We had just this wonderful kind of dance, free dance on stage every night, you know?"
The pair had two sons, Michael, 19, and Daniel, 18, together, and Liam admired her "motherly instinct" and the way she looked after their family.
He added: "[Natasha] cared for everybody. She has - she had a motherly instinct. And she'd make dinners for everyone and just looked after us all."
Liam has been in an on/off relationship with PR executive Freya St. Johnston since 2010.

Jared Leto ‘respectful’ of success


Jared Leto is "glad" he is only experiencing huge success now.
The 42-year-old star - who launched his career in 1994 teen drama 'My So-Called Life' - has won multiple awards for his performance as transgendered AIDS victim Rayon in 'Dallas Buyers Club', while his band Thirty Seconds to Mars have enjoyed their best chart performances with their most recent album 'Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams' and though he is aware his career is going through a "crazy" time, Jared is "very respectful" of the direction his life is going in.
He told Flaunt magazine: This is a crazy time in my life, but it's a focused time. It's not like it's out of control.
"You only get to do this once and in this case once may be the only time you get to do it. It's a funny way to say it, but it's kind of true.
"I'm acutely aware of that and very respectful of the path I'm walking down. I'm glad that this happened to me now and not when I first started. It's a really good thing."
Jared adored working on 'Dallas Buyers Club' and felt he "really got to know" his troubled character.
He said: "She's an incredible, empathetic, beautiful dreamer. A heart the size of an ocean. She's an absolutely one-of-a-kind creature. So, a lot of love and support for her as well.
"I feel like she became a person, a real person. Especially because I was so deep inside of her. I really feel like I got to know this person. It became like a living, breathing life. It was a once-in-a-lifetime role."


Zara Phillips wants two children


Britain's Zara Phillips wants two children.
The 32-year-old royal had her first child, Mia, on January 17 - with husband Mike Tindall - and although she isn't ready for another tiny tot just yet, the blonde beauty is hoping to give her daughter a sibling in the future.
Quizzed on whether she wouldn't discount doing it all again, the young royal told UK's HELLO! magazine: "I probably would right at this minute, but we do want two children."
Mike - who married 15th in the line of succession in 2011 - recalled the day Mia was born and admits they called Queen Elizabeth shortly after the arrival of their bundle of joy.
He said: "As soon as we had Mia I sent a text to all the family. Zara is very close to her grandmother, so of course she made a phone call once we got back home."
However, they kept Mia's name a secret for a couple of days until they'd worked out whether the moniker "suited" her.
He added: "We didn't tell anyone for a few days because we had to know the baby first and see if the name suited her. We'd each made a short list from the baby book and our choices pretty much matched."

Damon Albarn: It’s not a given that I’m solo


Damon Albarn insists it's "not a given" he has now become a solo artist.
The Blur singer, who is set to release his first solo album 'Everyday Robots' on April 28, waited 25 years to put out his own record and thought it might never happen.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I just never imagined it was something I'd do. Who doesn't love playing in a band? It's f**ing brilliant. The best. Maybe I was just subconsciously avoiding a solo album.
"You could say that I'm embarking on a new stage in my life, but really I could turn around next time and do something else. So it's not a given that I've become a solo artist."
The 45-year-old singer claims it's the most "collaborative record" he's ever worked on, having joined forces with XL Recordings boss, Richard Russell.
He said: "We wanted to keep exploring what we were doing. We had the inevitable conversation about starting a band. It was fun to come up with concepts and names, but one day he came in and said, 'Look, if you ask me what I want to do, I want to produce you.' And I went, 'Alright, I suppose that means I've got to put it out under my own name.' Some of the songs just came from the two of us experimenting in the studio."
Damon will play a number of intimate London gig to launch his solo debut, at the Rivioli Ballroom in Crofton Park on April 30, followed by People's Palace in Mile End on May 1.
The singer will also be honoured with the NME Award for Innovation at this year's NME Awards with Austin, Texas. The Blur frontman will pick up the award in person on tomorrow (26.02.14) at the London's O2 Academy, Brixton.