…Moroccan born belly dancer Karima El Mahroug to spend the night at his villa near Milan when she was just 17 and therefore still a minor under Italian law. Silvio Berlusconi is also said to have paid 32 other women for sexual favors with cash, jewellery and cars to attend the parties and the trial is set to resume in Milan in October….
ple are turning to one of the greatest symbols of the Victorian era. Corsets are making a comeback. Rigby & Peller, the Queen’s brassiere-maker, says sales of traditional corsets in May were 45% up on 2011. Ebay has reported a 185% rise in the number of corsets being sold over the last three months, with 1,900 listed over the period. It says most corsets are bought in the UK (40%), the U…
Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin has said she stands by her accusations that the Miss USA 2012 competition was rigged and will take on Donald Trump if he sues her, as he has claimed. Earlier this week, Sheena Monnin resigned from her position claiming one of her fellow contestants – later revealed as Miss Florida – had seen a list of the top five girls before the show had even begun. S…
Tyra Banks, who has famously fluctuated in weight since her days as a professional model ended, admitted today she has herself fallen victim to foolish methods of weight loss. “A couple of years ago I lost – I wouldn’t say it was 30 [pounds] – but it was a considerable amount of weight,” said the fashion industry icon. Tyra Banks, 38, was speaking at a press conference in Singap…
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2012 WINNERS Video of the Year: Rihanna, “We Found Love” Best New Artist: One Direction Best Female Video: Nicki Minaj, “Starships” Best Male Video: Chris Brown, “Turn Up The Music” Video With a Message: Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper” Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR” Rihanna won Video of the Yea…
The 18th edition of SAG Awards was held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening, January 29. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Actor statuette honored the prime-time television performances and the exceptional motion pictures of 2011. The SAG Awards was transmitted live on TBS and TNT. Berenice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bryan Cranston, Don Cheadle, George Clooney and Viola Davis were among the p…
Mel B has used her curves for a good cause, stripping off to promote a new breast cancer awareness campaign in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The 37-year-old Spice Girls star enlisted the help of her husband Stephen Belafonte as the pair recreated Janet Jackson’s iconic Rolling Stone cover, with Stephen using his hands to protect his wife’s modesty. The sexy shot of Mel B…
gence.” Florent Massonneau added: “Valerie did not have an easy childhood. Her father loved her very much but he was disabled. He lost a leg in the war. “And he died young, too young. She was not even 21.” Florent Massonneau lives around the corner from the council house that was Valerie Trierweiler’s childhood home, in the working class district of Monplaisir. Her mother Jeanne still lives there….
Meghan Vogel, a high school runner competing in a 3200-metre race in Ohio, is receiving national attention, not for winning or a feat of athleticism, but for an extraordinary act of kindness after she helped a struggling competitor finish the race. Meghan Vogel, a 17-year-old junior at West Liberty Salem High School in western Ohio, is now being praised for her sportsmanship, and has had to deal…
Researchers say men will soon live longer than women for the first time since records began after abandoning their unhealthy, macho lifestyles. Once boys born in 2000 reach the age of 30, they can expect to match girls of the same age by living to 87.1. Researchers predict younger males will then go on to surpass the life spans of their female counterparts. In 1970, a man aged 30 was expected to…
…t of the 200 most popular baby names, 80% of parents would chose from that selection. But today, about half of all boys and girls born are given names in the current top 200 list. One study found that 30% of African American girls born in California during the 1990’s were given unique names that they shared with not a single person born in the same year in the same state. Most surprisingly, howeve…
pain. I was treading water with Fiddle and Jill when the President himself walked in. <<Mind if I join you?>> he asked. He was remarkably fit – flat stomach, toned arms – for a 45-year-old man. After sliding into the pool, he floated up to me. <<It’s Mimi, isn’t it?>> he said <<And you’re in the press office this summer, right?>> He asked what I’d be…
…look less alike. Yet remarkably, Kian and Remee Hodgson are twins, born a minute apart. The girls owe their appearance to a one in a million combination of their parents’ genes. Mother Kylee Hodgson, 26, and father Remi Horder, 24, both have white mothers and black fathers. The startling result is a two-tone set of delightful little girls. British fraternal black and white twins Kian and Remee H…
…oot in February, but there is no hint of a pregnancy in the snap. Her abs looked more toned than ever despite photographers capturing her baby bump in snaps on the same day last month. Kim Kardashian, 31, took to Twitter today to promote the shoot and posted the snap with the caption: “Kourt, Khloe and I put on our favorite bikinis for our new #KardashianKollection swimwear shoot!” The picture, wh…
ach of the women’s characteristics as well as progress reports on how his dates with them went. He told Jezebel.com he emailed the spreadsheet to Arielle, a woman he had dated, after their April 4 meeting because she “worked with spreadsheets a lot too”. Arielle then forwarded the document to a group of her friends two days later which helped turn the document viral. David Merkur, who works…
to name names, but it’s like, wow, I remember you five years ago, looking to me so beautiful, and now it’s like … who is this person? And I know girls half my age who do it. What are they gonna do at 40 or 50, when the s*** really hits the fan?” Heidi Klum proved she's still worthy of the supermodel title as she posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine Heidi Klum also opened up about…
Before meeting General David Petraeus, biographer Paula Broadwell was driven to succeed at a North Dakota high school, where she was named student council president and valedictorian. Paula Broadwell, 40, was revealed late last week to be the woman who engaged in an extramarital affair with David Petraeus, forcing him to resign from his position as CIA director. But in 1991, Paula Broadwell was k…
…he British artist for a series of portraits which are due to be exhibited in (I’ve Got You) Under My Skin at the Circle Culture Gallery in Berlin. Showing off her completely naked body, Sienna Miller, 30, is painted in gold and shows the star with her hands on her arched back, pushing out her prominent bump. Just like stars including Demi, Jerry Hall and Kate Moss, Sienna Miller has chosen to show…
Bruce and Kris Jenner have been hit by tabloid claims their marriage is on the rocks. Former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner has apparently consulted a divorce lawyer regarding his 21-year marriage to the Kardashian matriarch. This week’s edition of the National Enquirer reports Bruce Jenner has reached breaking point because of Kris allegedly flirting with younger men – and her ego over…
Liu Xianping is a Chinese grandfather who has won worldwide fame after photographs of him modeling women’s clothing were posted to the internet. Seventy two year old Liu Xianping posed in outfits from his granddaughter’s fashion store Yuekou for a joke. But when Liu Xianping’s granddaughter, Ms Lv, posted the snaps online, the two were surprised to find the photos go viral almost over…
p and Zara with Marni and Roger Viviers, the six year old is praised for knowing her fashion. Also making the InStyle list was Pixie Geldolf who came 23rd. One-time chart topper Cheryl Cole made it to 42nd place and Emma Watson took 48th. Men to make the list include David Beckham, Andrew Garfield, Ryan Gosling, Robert Pattinson and Eddie Redmayne. Eilidh MacAskill, Editor of InStyle said: “From E…
…oney Boo Boo, and her self-proclaimed redneck family their own spin-off series this year after she appeared on Toddlers & Tiaras. The début season of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo enjoyed an average of 2.4 million viewers per episode. In response to the show’s success, TLC has ordered three HOLLAday specials (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) and additional episodes of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. “…
…emick. And Shelley Winters…” Jewish boy next door turned James Deen, real name Bryan Sevilla from Pasadena, was also won over by the star, who is on informal probation for the necklace theft until May 2014. “Working with her was awesome. She’s super professional. Super great. She’s a fantastic actress,” he gushed. “I feel like I learned a lot from her. In the scenes we did together, th…
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…s as well as requests for interviews from media outlets here and in America. Lee O’Donoghue and wife Alex, from Balsall Common, West Midlands, UK, described the interest in the video as “surreal”. The 42-year-old said he began filming on his smartphone about two minutes into the little girl’s scolding. “I watched from afar until I realized he must be really getting it from her,” he said. “In class…
Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan declares state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and YobeNigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. In a televised…
Somalia famine killed 260,000 people from 2010 to 2012A new report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network has found that nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from…
Cheetah scratches Botswana President Ian Khama on his faceBotswana President Ian Khama needed stitches on his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say. The animal was reportedly being fed in its enclosure at an…
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hospitalized in Paris after suffering mini-strokeAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has suffered a mini-stroke and has been flown to hospital in Paris, the state news agency said. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, had a…
Libya: Explosion at French embassy in TripoliA car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage. The blast completely destroyed the…
Blue diamond unearthed at Cullinan mine in South AfricaA rare blue diamond has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa. The 25.5-carat stone was recovered by Petra Diamonds at its Cullinan mine and is expected to bring…
North Korea releases Chinese fishing crew
Efrain Rios Montt genocide and crimes against humanity conviction overturned
Hilaria Baldwin joins husband Alec at Cannes Film Festival 2013 to promote his documentary Seduced and Abandoned
Jennifer Lawrence wears blue body paint to portray X-Men’s Mystique
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 people as two entire schools flattened in Moore
Ray Manzarek dead: The Doors co-founder dies aged 74 after long battle with cancer
Christine White dies in a nursing home in Washington at the age of 86
Brazilian husband caught cheating wife as lover escapes from window
Travis Alexander case: Jodi Arias’ attorneys file motion for mistrial
Laura Fernee claims she is too pretty to work
Full spring cleaning burns more calories than running a marathon
Face Trainer: Training balaclava claims to tone up saggy faces
Macaulay Culkin at risk of lung cancer
Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into “nul points” for Russia
Oscar Pistorius will not compete in 2013
Kate Middleton has a Marilyn Monroe dress blow up moment at William van Cutsem wedding
Iraq: At least 54 people killed in series of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Basra and Samarra
Richard DeCoatsworth: Philadelphia police recommended bringing charges of witness intimidation against former officer
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2013 Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift picks up 8 statues including Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist
Selena Gomez gives Justin Bieber a tender kiss on cheek backstage at 2013 Billboard Music Awards
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Alberto Fujimori: Peru jailed ex-president’s health worsening
China urges North Korea to release Yu Xuejun’s fishing boat captured for $100,000 ransom
Oklahoma tornado kills one person and injures dozens
Kim Kardashian cuts a striking figure in clingy long-sleeved black dress as she dines with Jonathan Cheban and her mother