Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Boman Irani, who started life as a photographer, just loves exploring different avenues. After some crackling performances, including in comic roles, the hugely talented actor is trying his voice as a singer.

He is touring five Indian cities with music director Shankar Mahadevan but says he does not want to make a career out of it.

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London, June 27 : Pop singer Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been bombarding her with phone calls in a desperate attempt to get her back.

"Blake is driving Amy mad by constantly ringing her. He's desperate to get her back and keeps saying: How could you do this to me? We're soulmates. I love you," dailystar. co. uk quoted Amy's close friend as saying.

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London, June 27 : "Valentine's Day" actress Emma Roberts says it was her childhood dream to appear in a commercial for toaster pastries Pop Tarts.

"You know what my dream was? I wanted to be in a Pop Tart commercial. When I was a kid those Pop Tart commercials were the coolest," contactmusic. com quoted Roberts as saying.

The 19-year-old is currently filming for her upcoming movie "4.3.2.1". (IANS)

London, June 27 : British comedian Russell Brand says it is very difficult for him to argue with his fiancee Katy Perry as she doesn't listen to him and does whatever she likes.

"Katy does exactly what she likes. If I didn't want her to do anything like strip off, I may as well argue with a cloud," contactmusic. com quoted Brand as saying.

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New York, June 26 : Pop star Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline came together for their sons' pre-school graduation.

Spears, who formally separated from Federline in 2007, was accompanied by her parents.

Federline arrived separately at their sons' school, but the two met up briefly.

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London, June 26 : "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson was spotted with former model George Craig at a music festival - fuelling rumours that the two are a couple.

The two were seen at the Glastonbury music festival, reports contactmusic. com.

Watson was seen spending time with Craig, who also fronts rock band One Night Only, at the iconic music event.

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London, June 26 : Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue says she feels like her boyfriend Andres Velencoso's secretary.

The 42-year-old, who has been dating the Spanish model since October 2008, says she has to help him with English translations, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"I have to help with his English sometimes. I have to help him with texting. I'm his secretary," said Kylie.(IANS)

Los Angeles, June 26 : A representative of singer Justin Bieber has shot down the rumours that his mother Pattie Mallette was offered $50,000 to pose topless for men's magazine Playboy.

"While nature's beauty in any form is worthy of appreciation, Justin's mom Patricia is a born again Christian. There is no truth that she would ever pose in Playboy, as it goes against her religion," said Ravi Batra, a legal representative of Justin.

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London, June 26 : Tiger Woods’ estranged wife Elin Nordegren is reportedly set to pocket 750 million dollars in a divorce settlement.

However, Nordegren must not reveal anything about her relationship with the golfer to get the cash.

The mother-of-two will be barred from ever signing any book deals or giving interviews about the breakdown of their five-year marriage.

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London, June 26 : Oscars organisers are considering bringing the awards date forward from next year.

Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences met at a board meeting this week to discuss a plan to move the famous awards ceremony to January.

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London, June 26 : British screenwriter Alan Plater has passed away after losing his battle with cancer.

Plater, who passed away on June 25 this year at the age of 75, has almost 300 assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and films to his name as well as six novels, the Telegraph reported.

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London, June 26 : Cate Blanchett theatre is ''going green'' with the launch of an eco-friendly construction project at her Sydney Theatre Company headquarters in Australia.

Blanchett has thrown her support behind the ''Greening the Wharf'' initiative, under which 1,900 solar panels would be installed in The Wharf Theatre at Sydney''s Walsh Bay.

The panels would provide 70 per cent of the theatre''s electricity needs.

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Melbourne, June 26 : ‘Mad Max’ star Mel Gibson has reportedly filed a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, who is the mother of his seven-month-old daughter.

According to People magazine, Gibson, 54, and Russian musician Grigorieva, 40, broke up in April after being together for a year, News. com. au reported.

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London, June 26 : Fitness freak Gwyneth Paltrow was faced with quite a calorific challenge while training with chefs in a London restaurant kitchen - the actress was put in charge of the deep-fat fryer.

The ''Iron Man'' star is known for her extremely strict diets, exercise and yoga regimes, for maintaining her lean figure.

Paltrow recently admitted that living in Britain and becoming a mother of two has ruined her once ultra-healthy lifestyle.

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London, June 27 : Mariah Carey''s lawyer has dismissed claims that the singer owes almost 20,000 pounds in medical fees to a veterinarian who treated her pet pooches.

Veterinarian Cindy Bressler has sued the Hero hitmaker, accusing her of paying just 5,487 pounds of a 25,193-pound bill for providing ‘extraordinary services’ for her dogs.

However, Carey''s attorney, Orin Snyder, has insisted the singer will fight the lawsuit.

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Wellington, June 26 : Roberts Pattinson has revealed that he is just not comfortable with ‘eternal love’ notion and thinks it is ‘boring’.

The ‘Twilight’ star, who confirmed he is dating his co-star from the vampire film franchise Kristen Stewart earlier this year, says it’s boring to be with one person for the rest of your life.

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New York, June 27 : Beyonce Knowles has reportedly fallen out with her dad and manager, Matthew Knowles.

According to sources, the singer was horrified when it was revealed that Matthew fathered a love child with a woman 20 years his junior.

Now, Beyonce’s relationship with her father has reached such a low point that executives at her label, Columbia, fear the rift could damage her career, say sources.

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London, June 27 : Alex Reid is worried that her wife Kate Price will not be able to go through with their wedding blessing.

The cage-fighter fears she is under strain to match her glitzy wedding to Peter Andre, 37, in 2005.

In order to calm her pre-wedding jitters, Price, also known as Jordan, fled to Paris with her mum.

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London, June 26 : ‘Poker Face’ singer Lady Gaga has been branded as “the devil’s spawn” and “a whore face” by a religious group for promoting homosexuality.

The Westboro Baptist Church, which is known for its hatred of homosexuals, targeted the 24-year-old bisexual pop singer over her sizzling, lesbian-themed video ‘Telephone’.

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London, June 26 : Girls Aloud member Cheryl Tweedy has been revealed to be living a lifestyle that costs her 1,032.91 pounds a day.

Being in the spotlight, Tweedy, 26, has to ensure that she looks good, and in order to do so she has to spend money on designer clothes, bags, shoes and make-up, which adds up to 377,010 pounds a year, the Mirror reported.

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