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Hollywood celebs declare I am Bradley Manning in support of Wikileaker
Hollywood actors, comedians and writers have released a video lauding confessed Wikileaks leaker Bradley E. Manning. Manning is being court-martialed for passing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website. According to the Washington Times, the celebrities include filmmaker Oliver Stone, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, Wallace Shawn, and Peter Sarsgaard; British ...
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Microsoft alters key components of Xbox One sharing policies
Software giant Microsoft has reportedly altered some of its sharing policies for its latest gaming and entertainment console Xbox One after addressing to feedbacks from the 'Xbox community'. Microsoft has dropped the 24-hour Internet connection requirement for playing all disc-based games, and has made games using and sharing unlimited, CNN reports. According to the report, president of the ...
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RiRi hits fan with microphone at concert
Rihanna has been caught in camera apparently hitting a fan in the face with her microphone during a concert in Birmingham. During the middle of her performance, the 25-year-old singer stepped down off the stage to grace fans with her magical touch, but a fan grabbed her hand. To this the singer lost control and retaliated by striking the unidentified person in the face with her mic, the Mirror ...
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Miley Cyrus makes out with Barbie in new music video
Miley Cyrus has released the music video for her controversial new single, "We Can't Stop," which she says is based on her life. In the racy video, the former Disney star is seen gyrating all over a bed, flirting with female friends in a pool, making out with a Barbie doll and twerking in her underwear with giant stuffed bear on her back, the New York Post reported. The singer told Billboard ...
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Will Johnny Depp retire after 60
Johnny Depp has revealed that he might retire from Hollywood after he hits 60. The 'Rum Diary' star confessed to the Rolling stone magazine that he has considered giving up acting everyday, but does not want to live an inactive life, the Sun reported. The actor, 50, said that at a certain point, one must just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on really living life. Depp, who ...
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Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]
Wings of Desire, which marked director Wim Wenders return to his native Germany after more than a decade making films in other countries, is dedicated to all the old angels, especially Yasujiro [Ozu], Franois [Truffaut], and Andrei [Tarkovsky]--all of whom are cinematic mast ... ...
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Pope John Paul II closer to sainthood after second miracle approved
Late Pope John Paul II has been confirmed to be steps away from 'sainthood' after his second miracle for a Costa Rican woman who was suffering from severe brain injury was approved by commission of theologians. According to New York Daily News, if the church approves the late Pope's miracle, it could lead him to 'sainthood' faster than anyone else in the history. The woman's family has claimed ...
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Alcohol more dangerous than weed Miley Cyrus
Singer Miley Cyrus defends her decision to smoke weed saying it is far less dangerous than alcohol. The 20-year-old, who landed in hot water in 2010 when she was caught on film allegedly smoking pot from a bong, also joked that she smoked too much weed after receiving a Bob Marley cake for her 19th birthday, reports contactmusic.com. When asked if she is a "stoner", she said: "You can't ask ...
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People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney
Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch. The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported. She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him. Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him ...
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Cheryl Cole named star with tattiest tattoos
Cheryl Cole has been voted as the celebrity having the tattiest tattoos. The Sun had last week asked its readers to vote for the star who had screwed up their looks with body art. More than 12,500 readers voted, and of them 22 percent crowned Cole worst for her numerous designs, including the giant rose on her back. Justin Bieber was placed second with 18 percent of the votes, while rapper ...
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Hollywood and Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies age 51 Breaking News
Its role as Mafia boss Tony Soprano made him world famous,James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51 years.Apparently, the US. actor had suffered during a vacation in Rome Italy a heart ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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