When Clooney was turned down by a woman!

Hollywood star George Clooney was once turned down by Australian writer Kathy Lette after he propositioned her for sex.

Lette was writing sitcoms in the US in the 1980s and gave Clooney his first major acting role in 1987 but she admits the star asked her out on a date and she refused, reports celebrifi.com.

"I turned down George Clooney for sex. He was cute, and he asked me out! But there was always hostility between the writers and the actors, because the actors earned more. So I said, `I don`t go out with actors`," she said.

Lette later regretted the move as soon the hunk turned up on TV medical drama "ER".

Katrina Kaif’s craze claims life of a star-struck fan

Katrina Kaif’s craze is breaking out like an epidemic. The stunning actress, touted to have the perfect body and face, has a strong fan following. Sadly, ‘sexiest actress’ Kat’s blinding beauty is claiming lives. According to latest Bollywood news, one of Katrina’s star-struck fans got so frustrated when he failed to meet her that he jumped into a lake and ended his life.

According to sources, Katrina was in Bhopal, shooting for upcoming film ‘Rajneeti’ with Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgan and Arjun Rampal. She was to arrive at a pre-selected locale for the shoot and there was a huge gathering to catch a glimpse of the Brit beauty. The actress’ 25-year-old fan was also standing in anticipation there. But at the last minute, the star did not turn up due to some changes in shooting plans.

The fan could not bear it and he jumped into a lake. Although no suicide note has been found but it is believed that he committed suicide after failing to realize his dream of meeting Katrina.

Sources say that Katrina as well as the film’s unit is not aware of the unfortunate incident.

Katrina is growing dangerous by the day!

Cheryl Cole wants to buy her beloved Newcastle United

Hottie Cheryl Cole has revealed her wish to buy her favourite football club Newcastle United.

The Girls Aloud singer boasts of a fortune of over 10 million pounds while her footie hubby Ashley Cole earns 3.5-million pounds a year.

Club owner Mike Ashley had put up the club for sale in June this year.

Ashley’s price of 100 million pounds for the club has not met any takers as yet.

Now Cheryl wants to become part of a consortium to save The Toon, reports The Daily Star.

The 26-year-old beauty disclosed her desire on Real Radio breakfast show.

Host Craig Beck asked her: “You must have got a bit of cash.

“You don’t fancy buying Newcastle and putting Ashley at left back?”

She replied: “If I had that kind of cash, I would.”

Demi Moore praised by daughter for career sacrifice

Demi Moore and ex-hubby Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer has credited her star mom for making a huge sacrifice by abandoning her movie career to care for her children.

Moore, 46, chucked Hollywood career in the late 1990s to look after her three daughters, and became a full-time single mother after she split with the ‘Armageddon’ star in 1998.

And now, her 21-year-old daughter Rumer, the eldest of Moore`s three children, has praised her mum for putting her kids before her career.

"I didn`t realise until I got older. She was at the peak of her career and she left to take care of us, and that`s the reason me and my sisters are as grounded as we are,” the Daily Express quoted her as having told Glamour magazine.

“It was an incredible decision that many other people would not have made. Otherwise we might have been a little bit crazier, so thanks, Mum!" added Rumer.

Jordan, Peter Andre file divorce papers

Jordan, aka Katie Price, and singer Peter Andre have officially put an end to their four-year marriage by filing papers for divorce.Peter was said to have made the move first. But when the glamour girl found out she reportedly wanted to beat the ‘Mysterious Girl’ hitmaker to court and allegedly called her team of attorneys to take action as well.

"It`s quite sad really and nothing more than a petty snipe from Ms Price,” the Sun quoted a family lawyer as saying.

“It`s her way of saying, ``I am not allowing you to divorce me - instead I am going to divorce you.``

"It`s just a way of sticking your fingers up at your ex through legal process. It`s about emotion - nothing else," the lawyer added.

A pal of Peter said: "Peter isn`t really asking for any money or property from Katie, but there are a few pieces of furniture that he wants back. What he wants most is his gym equipment.

"The financial agreement is almost there, but they`ve still got to thrash out custody issues."

Uber-cool Salman wins hearts as he chucks starry airs

Call him a bad boy for his weird antics and volatile rage but Salman Khan can be a real gentleman when he wants to be. The actor, who is otherwise infamous for making producers pay through their nose, left filmmaker Vipul Shah of ‘London Dreams’ pleasantly surprised after he went out of his way to assist the crew of the film.

It so happened that while shooting certain sequences of ‘London Dreams’ in Punjab, the unit members realised that Sallu’s costumes had not arrived. The star was ready to go for his scene but the crewmembers were much too scared to inform him about the incident. But to their surprise when Sallu was told about the gross negligence he was anything but angry.

To everyone’s surprise, Sallu offered to get the costume for his scene. He had to be dressed as a bandmaster for the scene and he went on a look out for the outfit in Punjab.

Confirming the news a source said, “When the production team told him about the problem and he stepped forward to bail them out. He asked the production team to get him addresses of traditional Indian bands located nearby. After he got the list, he arranged for cars to head to those places. Everybody was wondering what he was up to. Salman visited the band offices and took them by surprise when he told them that he wanted to borrow one uniform from them. He gave them his measurements”.

What’s more is that the locals were more than willing to help him out. After a frantic search, Salman got his size and hurried back to the sets. The filmmakers were relieved that they could resume shooting and it was all thanks to the uber-cool Salman.

Priyanka Chopra lends support to child rights

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is riding on the success of `Kaminey`, has pledged her support to a fund-raising project started by international fashion brand Bulgari, which is celebrating its 125 years, for the defence of children`s rights.

"It goes without saying that children are our future and we need to do whatever it takes to ensure that they have a chance for a better future by educating them and protecting their rights. I`m very proud to be a part of this initiative. I firmly believe that every little step we take will make a difference in the long run," Priyanka said in a press release.

Bulgari, an Italian company, has chosen to support the "Rewrite the Future" campaign started by Save the Children, an independent international organisation that works for children`s rights and has its presence in around 100 countries.

Internationally, this campaign is being supported by noted celebrities such as Ben Stiller, Mischa Barton, Terrance Howard and Julianne Moore, among others.

Bulgari has introduced a silver ring specially created for the campaign and has Save the Children logo engraved inside. It costs Rs.20,100 and was flashed by Priyanka at a press conference in Mumbai Monday.

The 'Rewrite the Future' campaign by Save the Children is aimed at providing quality education by 2010 to eight million children living in conflict-affected areas.

Pak actress Meera claims Indian director Saif is defaming her

Lollywood actress Meera claims that Indian filmmaker Faisal Saif is trying to ruin her reputation.

She even claims that the director has paid Attiqur Rehman to pretend to be her husband.

Her statements came after she had lodged a complaint with Punjab Chief Minister’s complaint cell against Rehman, and requested for security claiming that her life was in danger.

Rehman, however, rejected her claim by saying that he did not know any Indian director named Faisal Saif, reports the Daily Times.

He said that Meera was constructing stories to hide her marriage to him.

Lilly Allen enjoys cricket with Rolling Stones

Popstar Lilly Allen mixed her two passions, music and cricket, when she enjoyed a cricket match with `Rolling Stones` legend Mick Jagger and drummer Charlie Watts.

Allen and Watts seemed to be having a good time as they joined the crowd at Lord`s to watch England face off with traditional rivals Australia, the Sun reported.

The duo were later joined by rock icon Mick Jagger and the hell raising trio were seen daintily sipping cups of tea while enjoying the cricketing action.

However, the 24-year-old singer`s love for the `Gentleman`s game` was not enough for the English team as they lost the match to their counterparts from down under.

Priyadarshan can`t believe he`s won National Award

Priyadarshan, currently shooting in Karaikudi, cannot believe his Tamil film `Kanchivaram` has won the National Award for Best Film. "This isn`t just my first National Award, it`s my first award ever!" he exclaims.

"Can you believe, in my career of 25 years as film director this is the first time I`ve won an award? And that I`ve won it for `Kanchivaram` is a very special thing for me. This film is very close to my heart," says the director emotionally, even as he prepares for the release of his next masala film `De Dana Dan`.

He was reacting soon after the 55th National Film Awards for 2007 were announced in New Delhi Monday.

"Now when the critics see `De Dana Dan` they`ll say Priyan is back to his old tricks," chuckles the prolific director.

"But I am proud of my masala films as well. It`s very important for a film to get an audience. And my comedies are big successes. I can`t fight success. I will continue to make the massy comedies," says the director whose films have often been accused of being wholesale adaptations of South Indian hits.

Ironically, all his serious-toned films in Hindi including the recent "Billu" with Shah Rukh Khan have been failures.

"I`ve to make what the audience likes. But now I also have to make films that are close to my heart.

"`Kanchivaram` is a completely original screenplay. And I`m really happy for my leading man Prakash Raj. He has breathed life into the role of the silk weaver. Sabu Cyril who has worked many times with me got the National Award for Best Art Direction. Sabu has made every frame look like a silk saree woven with love and care."

Sadly Priyan missed out on the National Award for Best Director. "But no regrets. Adoor Gopalkrishnan is a colleague I greatly admire. He deserved it. I`m just glad to be finally recognised after all these years."

Gopalkrishnan won the award for "Nalu Pennnugal".

`Kaminey` was my litmus test: Shahid Kapur

Audiences and critics can`t stop raving about Shahid Kapoor`s performance in the hit film "Kaminey", but the 28-year-old actor says doing the dark thriller was a "litmus test" as his well-wishers felt breaking away from his lover boy image may ruin his career.

"The fact is that mass as well as niche audiences have given a thumbs up to a subject and a genre that were never explored before. This was a very huge film for me and hence a big litmus test as well. It was such a huge risk and my fortune could have swung either way. I`m so happy that it paid off eventually," Shahid told reporters.

Even though he has worked in films across varied genres, the lover boy image seems to have latched on to him, courtesy his recent successes like "Jab We Met" and "Vivah".

"Even when I was on the verge of signing `Kaminey`, people discouraged me. Since on paper itself it sounded such a different film, I was advised that I should follow a conventional route and do more love stories.

"People felt that I was on a wrong path by signing on something experimental when I should have rather consolidated my image as a lover boy. I am glad I took a firm stand though because I sincerely believe that audiences today want a change," he said.

But Shahid isn`t turning his back to romantic films and his next will be "Dil Bole Hadippa", in which he has teamed up with Rani Mukerji.

"Now `Dil Bole Hadippa` is a complete contrast to `Kaminey` with a lot of `bhangra-shangra`...See, at the end of the day, I do want to do different kinds of work and find acceptance in all spaces.

"It`s just that I`m not willing to restrict myself to a particular genre, especially in times when change is the order of the day. Thankfully, audiences have become much more receptive to you being seen in a different avatar," the actor said.

After the success of Vishal Bharadwaj`s "Kaminey", Shahid finds himself in the big league of actors, but he has his head firmly on his shoulders.

"I am happy that `Kaminey` worked for me and I am also aware about the fact that post the success of the film, there are also lot of expectations from me. Still, it`s early days for me to begin celebrations.

"There are many more movies that I have to do over a period of time. I have to continuously prove myself. In a couple of weeks from now, I have `Dil Bole Hadippa` coming out; so I`m keeping my fingers crossed," he said.

While the Khans - Shah Rukh, Aamir, Salman - have been dominating from the top along with Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan, the success of "Kaminey" means that both Shahid and Saif Ali Khan, who delivered a money spinner in "Love Aaj Kal", have also made their mark.

Shahid may not be inside the ring yet but he is knocking the doors at the least.

"Everyone seems to be saying that, but I keep reminding myself that it has only been six years for me in the industry. Of course, I`m extremely happy to be even considered a good enough candidate. For someone who is just 28 years old, I feel very privileged and fortunate to see such confidence from my audiences as well as the industry," he said.