New York, March 8 : Christoph Waltz, who won the Best Supporting Actor prize for ‘Inglourious Basterds’ at this year’s Academy Awards, was apparently offered oral sex at Harvey Weinstein''s pre-Oscar party.

A mystery leggy blonde was overheard making the offer at LA''s Soho House on Saturday night.

According to a source, Waltz ‘looked amused’ but tactfully laughed it off.

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Washington, Mar 8 : In an article for The Newsweek magazine, Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has said that the Obama administration needs to shore up its support for beleaguered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

Suggesting the need for easing internal tensions between Zardari and the Pakistani Army on the one hand, and improving ties with India by working out their differences on key issues, Harrison has recommended four steps that need to be taken.

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New York, Mar 8 : Tiger Woods'' porn-star mistress Joslyn James finally made a public appearance at a celebrity viewing party.

Joined by her lawyer Gloria Allred at Norby Walters'' Night of 100 Stars Oscar Viewing Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel, James was spotted mingling with stars including Gary Busey, Tom Sizemore, John Heard, Domenico Vacca, John Corbet and Bo Derek -- plus 55 Playboy playmates.

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Lahore, Mar 8 : Pakistani film and TV actress Veena Malik has served a legal notice to her former boyfriend and Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif for recovery of Rs 3.4 million.

The notice, sent through her counsel, reportedly states that Asif was given different amounts on different occasions by Veena on the promise that he would return it, but he did not.

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Melbourne, Mar 8 : Matt Damon thinks signing the first ‘Bourne’ film was the smartest move he ever made.

All set to play an US Army officer in the new Iraq-set thriller ‘Green Zone’, Damon says he’s an unlikely action hero.

“Sure, I’m an unlikely action hero. That’s why I was cast in ‘The Bourne Identity’ in the first place,” News. com. au quoted Damon as saying.

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New York, Mar 8 : Supermodel Naomi Campbell is said to be planning a humanitarian mission to Haiti in an effort to see where the money from her Fashion for Relief charity is being invested.

Campbell, 39, revealed she would be travelling to earthquake hit Haiti next month with White Ribbon, a philanthropic group founded by Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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London, Mar 8 : Katie Price a. k. a. Jordan is furious with ex-husband Peter Andre for gyrating with lycra-clad dancers in front of their kids.

Andre, 37, who had put on an X-rated show with kids Junior and Princess just feet away, is said to have shocked fans as he performed with a string of sexy girls in kinky leather-look leggings.

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London, Mar 8 : British actor Stephen Moyer has revealed that he has been banned from going out in the sun just like the vampire character he is playing.

Moyer, 40, who had moved to Los Angeles to play blood-sucking Bill Compton in the hit series ‘True Blood’, said TV bosses demanded he stay pale for the role.

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London, Mar 8 : English footballer Frank Lampard’s girlfriend Christine Bleakley has said that she loves him because he is intelligent.

However, the One Show star insisted she did not aspire to be a WAG.

“I am so not a WAG,” the Daily Star quoted her as saying.

She added: “He is known for being a very intelligent bloke and obviously I see that as well.

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Melbourne, Mar 8 : Sitar legend Ravi Shankar and daughter Anoushka are set to share the stage at the closing day of this year''s Womadelaide world music festival.

The music legend, who will turn 90 in three weeks’ time, has no intentions of stopping to play in future.

"Music is what keeps me going. I can never stop thinking of new things, composing new things," the Australian quoted him as saying.

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Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 : The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) Monday decided to give actor Thilakan one more chance to appear before them to sort out issues after he was suspended for "indiscipline".

Thilakan was suspended last Monday from AMMA following his tirade against the association and other senior actors.

On March 1, after he failed to appear before the AMMA disciplinary committee, it asked Thilakan to appear before it latest by Monday, which he did not do.

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New York, March 8 : A Tennesee CEO has apologised after comparing Michelle Obama to a famous movie chimp in an emailed "joke".

Walt Baker, the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association, stirred controversy after forwarding an offensive e-mail to several people, including the media and a public official, comparing the US First Lady to Cheetah from the Tarzan movies.

Baker has now issued an apology in a statement, saying he only meant the gag as a form of "political humor."

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London, Mar 8 : Singer-cum-actress Mariah Carey fuelled pregnancy rumours when she recently said that she has “something very special on the way”.

The ‘Precious’ star, who is married to Nick Cannon, has spoken out in the past about her desire for children.

Speaking at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the 39-year-old crooner did nothing to stop rumours that she''s pregnant or ready to adopt.

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London, Mar 8 : Singer Susan Boyle is all set to bid adieu to her native Scotland and move to London, after record bosses persuaded her to move to a more secure property.

The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star’s brother Gerry recently revealed how the crooner lives in constant fear of attacks after an intruder broke into her small home in West Lothian, Scotland in January (10).

Boyle got scared after two trespassers were spotted snooping in her garden over the Christmas period.

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London, Mar 8 : Troubled Ashley Cole was recently spotted enjoying a secret fag in his sports injury clinic amid fears estranged wife Cheryl is set to tell all in a TV interview.

The Chelsea and England star was spotted clutching a cigarette on the third-floor balcony of his room at the CERS medical centre in France where he is being treated for a broken ankle.

Smoking is banned at the clinic, which specialises in curing crocked athletes.

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Washington, March 8 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women.

Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia's political and economic landscape" on the occasion of 100th International Women's Day, the CNN's list is headed by China's "Paper Queen" Zhang Yin.

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Washington, March 8 : Tim Burton and Johnny Depp''s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 116.3 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, ‘Brooklyn''s Finest’ came second with 13.5 million dollars.

‘Shutter Island’ landed the third spot with 13.3 million dollars while ‘Cop Out’ stood fourth with 9.1 million dollars.

‘Avatar’ rounded off the top five with 7.7 million dollars, reports E! Online.

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New Delhi, March 8 : Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has been chosen to endorse LG Electronics' Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) because the company feels he represents the brand very well.

"We have chosen Akshay as our brand ambassador for LG FPDs because he personifies the LG brand. He is a big style icon, gizmo and action freak," Moon B Shin, managing director of LG Electronics, said in a press release.

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London, Mar 8 : Sir Cliff Richard believes the soccer World Cup, to be held in South Africa this year, will give hope to the street children in the country.

The singer met a teenage orphan and gave him singing tips, during his visit to the Umthombo shelter in Durban city center.

He talked to 17-year-old Faith Mabuza, at the British-run refuge for street children who have been sexually abused, beaten or orphaned.

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Washington, March 8 : A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, says new research.

The finding by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the Denbver University (DU), suggests that the probability of being sentenced to death is much greater if a defendant kills a white or hispanic victim who is married.

Besides he or she is also someone with a clean record and has a college degree, as opposed to a black or Asian victim who is single with a prior criminal record and no college degree.

Recent discussions of the death penalty tend to focus on innocence and cost. Phillips' research says that arbitrariness has long been a concern.

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