Nicki Minaj is like a female version of Lil Wayne, according to Birdman. The American rapper sees similarities between his two Cash Money Records acts – and he praised the ‘Super Bass’ hitmaker for improving her music ‘so much’ in recent months. He told Complex: ‘I just came from listening to her album.
Published: Jan. 27, 2012 at 9:56 AMBy ANTHONY HALL, United Press International The U.S. gross domestic product for the fourth quarter nearly reached expectations, coming in at a relatively lively 2.8 percent in a preliminary estimate.
Colin Firth has been awarded a CBE by Prince Charles – whose grandfather the actor brought to life on the screen. King George VI’s battle to overcome a stutter was famously portrayed by Firth, who won a string of awards for his moving performance. Playing the monarch in The King’s Speech earned Firth a Bafta, Gold Globe and most notably the Best Actor Oscar, and garnered large critical acclaim for the film.
I kept seeing women wearing leather leggings and looking good; time to change the mantra regarding exactly who should be wearing them. BY Lisa Armstrong | 27 January 2012 If you’d suggested last year that I’d be seen conscious in a pair of leather leggings, I’d have asked what medication you were on.
Jackson’s daughter Paris, 13, imprinted her father’s iconic silver sequinned glove and scrawled his name into the cement, adding a heart in between Michael and Jackson. Prince Michael and his brother Blanket, 9, put their father’s shoe into the cement, and all three left their own handprints next to dad’s.
Director Jeanne Hallacy stated former political prisoner and activist Ko Bo Kyi inspired her to make “Into the Current.” A documentary film about Burma’s political prisoners premiered this week in Asia, drawing attention to the plight of the country’s activists as the government releases hundreds of prisoners in an amnesty program.
Charlie Albone, Andrew Winter and Shaynna Blaze, hosts of Selling Houses Australia on the LifeStyle channel. Picture: Channel Lifestyle Source: Supplied SELLING Houses Australia host Andrew Winter thinks the belief that housing affordability is out of reach of the average person is a bit of a myth.
A member of legendary alternative rock band the Violent Femmes will become a citizen on Australia Day. Formerly the bass player with the legendary American alternative rock band, whose most famous song is college anthem Blister in the Sun, Ritchie will pledge his commitment to the nation at an Australia Day ceremony in Hobart.
Published: Jan. 26, 2012 at 10:01 AM ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Robert Karlsson and Rory McIlroy shot 5-under-par 67 Thursday for the first-round lead at the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Karlsson overcame two early bogeys Thursday while McIlroy also had seven birdies and two bogeys on the day to share the lead.
Daniel Radcliffe had to suppress his ‘natural energy’ in ‘Woman in Black’. The ‘Harry Potter’ actor – who is known for his excitable personality – found playing the lead character of Arthur Kipps in the motion picture was difficult for him as he had to subdue himself constantly. At the world premiere of the new motion picture at the Royal Festival Hall in London last night (24.01.12), he told BANG Showbiz: ‘It’s all about the restraint and the withheld quality.
The Crow saga is still rumbling along.
The Valentino couture collection reminded us what has been missing for so long in fashion: charm. BY Lisa Armstrong | 26 January 2012 Watching Wednesday night’s Valentino show in Paris in the 19th century mansion once occupied by the Rothschilds made me realise what has been missing for so long in fashion: charm.
Michael Green, 58, and DL Rayford, 52, were taken arrested in December but only publicised on Wednesday to avoid tipping off accomplices. “It was not recovered in whole, it was chopped,” he said. “We have numerous pieces recovered but not the entire car.” He stated detectives had informed Travolta about the recovery of his car.
At least two American Muslim organizations are calling for the resignation of New York City’s police commissioner and his spokesman for their involvement with a film criticized as anti-Muslim propaganda. The film, The Third Jihad, made by a private group, purports to show that violence and radicalism are the “true agenda” of many Muslims in the United States.
See Jane Carrey’s audition for American Idol, sending judge Jennifer Lopez on a trip down memory lane / NewsCore Jane Carrey, daughter of Jim Carrey, has been accused of receiving special treatment during auditions for American Idol. Picture: AP Source: AP JIM Carrey’s daughter, Jane Carrey, is quickly realising that there are certain moments in life when it pays to be the offspring of an A-list celebrity.