Madonna and Britney Spears' kiss : voted Top Kiss of last decade

Madonna and Britney Spears' kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards has been selected Top Kiss in a new poll.

The on stage smooch during a show of Madonna's track' Like A Virgin in 2003 was selected the most well-known smooch of the last decade, according to the poll conducted by UK department store Selfridges.

The show - which also saw Madonna kiss Christina Aguilera - made headlines across the world and is one of the most scandalous moments in the history of the music channel's annual awards.

A source said: "Madonna performing with both Britney and Christina was a big enough event in itself, but nobody - even the MTV people - predictable what happened. It is one of the most outstanding moments ever."

Same sex kisses scored highly in the with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal's famous gay kiss in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain being voted third.

Bruno actor Sasha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell's re-enactment of Madonna and Britney's kiss at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) also made the top 10.

Female on female kisses also proved unforgettable with the Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson's first public kiss outside New York's Mercer hotel making the top 10 list, as well as Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz locking lips in film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Other popular smooches were on screen embraces by rumoured real life couples such as Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's steamy scene in 'Twilight' and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2005's Mr and Mrs Smith - which did blossom into a real romance.

Selfridges conducted the poll ahead of its Valentine's Day kissing booth opening at its London store on February 12.

 Top Ten Most Famous Kissing Moments of the last decade:

1. Britney Spears and Madonna, MTV Music Video awards 2003
2. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Spider-Man 2002
3. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain 2005
4. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Twilight 2008
5. Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008
6. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson, Mercer Hotel NYC 2008
7. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Mr and Mrs Smith, 2005
8. Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire 2009
9. Sasha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell, MTV Movie Awards 2007
10. Jennifer Aniston and Winona Ryder, Friends 2001

source:stuff.co.nz

Brittany Murphy's widower is suing Warner Brothers over her heartbreaking death

Brittany Murphy's widower is suing Warner Brothers over her heartbreaking death.

Simon Monjack alleges the studio is to blame for Brittany dying last month from a cardiac arrest since just two weeks before her passing they fired her from the sequel to hit cartoon film Happy Feet.

He said: "They killed her. She was shocked ... You're throwaway as an actress or actor.

"I am tough. I litigate when somebody does somewhat wrong to me. That's one of the reasons I make enemies."

Simon also claims his late wife - who was just 32 when she died on December 20 at her Los Angeles home - lost out on many roles because of rumours she was a drug user, even though she never touched illegal substances.

The author - who married Brittany in May 2007 - said in an discussion with website The Daily Beast: "In all the time I've known her, she has never, and I repeat never, done drugs. Not a line of cocaine, not a hit from a joint, nothing. She was anti-drugs. There are no drugs involved.

"The drug rumours made her lose roles, I'm sure. All she wanted to do was to make movies. She was waiting for the role that would revive her career, waiting for the call from Penny Marshall or Guy Fleder, people she had worked with before, that they might remember how talented an actress she was.

"There's always some new girl getting off a bus. In Hollywood, girls like Brittany are disposable."

The writer also denied claims he ruined her career, saying her Hollywood star was dimming before he met her.

Simon believes the film industry is full of people who use young actresses and actors.

He said: "Brittany's films had grossed $100 million before she met me. But her career had ended before then. She had gone through four or five agents by the time we met, and she had made a lot of indies that went straight to video.

"She hadn't earned millions in years, and when we met she was struggling financially, from a series of bad investments. She trusted some people who she shouldn't have. There are people in Hollywood living off of young successful boys and girls and getting them to invest in things they shouldn't."

source:stuff.co.nz

Sania Mirza breaks her engagement with Sohrab

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has ended her engagement to a childhood friend, citing incompatibility.

"We were friends for five years but found ourselves incompatible during our engagement period," the 23-year-old said in a announcement Thursday.

She had become engaged to Sohrab Mirza last July and earlier this month had said she would consider retiring from the game after she got married.

"I wish Sohrab the best in life," she said Thursday.

Sania's father Imran Mirza said that the end of the engagement would not impact the long friendship both families had shared.

Mirza became the first Indian woman to crack the top 40 in the rankings a few years ago and is now at No. 57. At one time, the Muslim player was assailed by traditional elements of the Indian community for competing in short skirts and sleeveless shirts.

source:etaiwannews.com

Unexpected National Award Winner Priyanka Chopra for Fashion

At 4 a.m. in New York Saturday, the last thing Priyanka Chopra was expecting to hear was that she had won her first National Film Award. She jumped out of bed in complete joy when she got the news.

"It feels so unbelievable! It's 5 in the morning here (New York) and my phone has been ringing non-stop since about an hour. I am so energized," Priyanka told us over the phone from New York, where she has been shooting for Siddharth Anand's "Anjaana Anjaani".

The 27-year-old has won her first ever National Film Award for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion". She says she is glad that she agreed to do the film.

"When Madhur approached me for this film, I was horrified about how complex the character was. But I am glad that I did it," she said.

However Priyanka has already won several awards as well as a Filmfare best actress award for her depiction of a struggling model in the film, she says the National Award is most special.

"This is a National Award! I was just not expecting this and especially because there are several regional films and actors competing for it. One can't keep track of the nominations at all. But this feels just great. After having won 15 awards for 'Fashion' so far, I feel I have come full circle with this one," she said.

Instead of celebrating her success, the actress says she was looking forward to the morning shoot scheduled for "Anjaana Anjaani", in which she is featuring opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

"I have a shoot tomorrow morning. So I just want to sleep right now so that I wake up fresh. I will be in a mood for celebration, but the shooting will absolutely happen. It is my bread and butter - and also what will hopefully - yes hopefully, fetch me my next National award," she joked.

Priyanka, who made her Bollywood debut in 2003, says she received the most special admiring call from her parents. Her father Ashok Chopra had shack tears after watching "Fashion" in 2008 because he was touched with his daughter's act, and he cried now again after hearing about her victory.
"My father called me up and said he is ecstatic and extremely proud of me. He had tears again. He is happy because I have achieved so much in such a short span of my career, and that makes him really proud," she added.

source:movies.indiatimes.com

Actress Jean Simmons dies in California

British actress Jean Simmons, who starred opposite Laurence Olivier in Hamlet during a career straddling 60 years, has died in California, Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.

Simmons, who was 80 and had lung cancer, died at her home in Santa Monica on Friday night, it quoted her agent Judy Page as saying.

Born in London, Simmons started acting in British films as a youngster and later moved to the United States to star in movies such as the 1955 musical Guys and Dolls with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, and Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus with Kirk Douglas in 1960.

Simmons won a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for playing Ophelia in Hamlet in 1948 and a best actress nomination for her role in The Happy Ending -- a 1969 film directed by her second husband Richard Brooks.

Her marriage to Brooks ended in divorce in 1977. She married Brooks in 1960, months after divorcing actor Stewart Granger.

"As a 14-year-old dance student she was plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in Give Us the Moon (1944)," according to a biography of the actress on IMDb.COM movies website.

By the 1980s, she mainly appeared in TV mini-series and won an Emmy for her role in The Thorn Birds in 1983.

Simmons "made a comeback to films in 1995 in How to Make an American Quilt co-starring Winona Ryder and Anne Bancroft, and most recently played the elderly Sophie in the English version of Hayao Miyazaki's Hauru no ugoku shiro, a 2004 animated film, according to IMDb.COM.

Simmons is survived by her two daughters, Tracy Granger and Kate Brooks, Los Angeles Times said. She lived in Santa Monica with her pets, a dog and two cats

source:vancouversun.com

Katrina Kaif marriage in 2012

Katrina Kaif has exposed that she will marry in 2012, will her beau Salman Khan will wait till 2012. Katrina Kaif is 25 years old and Salman Khan is already crossed 40s. Katrina Kaif is younger by 20 years from Salman Khan. Also in an remark on the sets of Dance reality show while promoting Veer movie, Salman Khan said that he promised to his father to get married in current year 2010. So will Salman Khan will get married in 2010 as per his promise to his father or will wait till 2012.

Katrina Kaif has also mentioned that she will stay in her husband home after having a traditional marriage. Preference for traditional marriage gives good chances for Salman Khan as both Katrina and Salman are muslim. Earlier Salman on speaking for type of her groom has mentioned that she shall be good housewife. Seems choices of both Salman Khan and Katrina matches for married life.

It was also repeated in media that Katrina Kaif parents were in Mumbai recently and Salman Khan arranged for a special screening for Katrina's parents. However Salman denied any such news.

When Katrina Kaif was hospitalised recently, Salman's mom took care of her. Katrina along with Salman sisteralso visited Ajmer Dargah before the relases of Veer to wish for success of movie. Usually Katrina does the same before the release of her every bollywood movie.

So there are every reason for Katrina Salman marriage, however 2012, years set for marriage by Katrina doesnt approve the same.

Katrina Kaif upcoming movies in 2010 Tees Maar Khan, Rockstar and Dostana 2 will get good performance as Kat said she will give best to her movies till she is in bollywood.

source:infocera.com