Is Britney’s New Beau A Paparazzo? December 25, 2007

Pop diva Britney Spears has set tongues wagging by spending a night with a photographer. She reportedly spent one whole night with Adnan at the Peninsula hotel, where they spent several hours together. A fellow photographer revealed that the 26-year-old singer admitted to dating Adnan. “She said ‘yes,’ they were dating but I don’t know if she was joking,” the New York Post quoted the photographer as saying. Another photographer said that he would not be surprised if there was any truth in it, for Adnan and a fellow paparazzo Filipe had developed proximity with Britney after weeks of covering her. “Adnan always asked her questions and she liked the attention and answered,” the photographer said.

Rodriguez Begins 6-month Jail Term

Actress Michelle Rodriguez began a 180-day jail term in Los Angeles on Sunday for probation violation, the second Hollywood celebrity after Kiefer Sutherland to face a Christmas incarceration. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. records, the former “Lost” star checked in to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, south of downtown Los Angeles, under her given name, Mayte. Michelle is her middle name. Rodriguez must serve the full stretch in the overcrowded jail, where sentences for minor crimes are often cut short. In November, actress Lindsay Lohan served 84 minutes of a 1-day sentence, while reality TV starlet Nicole Richie was released 80 minutes into her 4-day term in August. A judge sentenced Rodriguez in October for violating her probation on previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run offenses, and specified that she not be granted work furlough, early release or home confinement. Rodriguez admitted failing to complete community service obligations. She was also found to have consumed alcohol on at least three occasions while wearing a monitoring bracelet around her ankle, in violation of a probation requirement that she refrain from drinking for 90 days. The probation violation stems from a 2004 plea of no contest — the equivalent of guilty — to three traffic offenses in Los Angeles, including hit-and-run and drunken driving violations. She was previously sentenced to 60 days in jail for a probation violation in May 2006, but was released after just four hours and 20 minutes due to overcrowding. Rodriguez rose to fame in 2000, playing a feisty pugilist in the indie film “Girlfight.” She went on to star in such movies as “The Fast and the Furious” and “Blue Crush.” Her “Lost” character, police officer Ana-Lucia Cortez, was killed off after about two dozen episodes. Sutherland, the star of the action series “24,” began a 48-day term in another Los Angeles-area jail on December 5 for drunken driving.

Helen: I’m Cool With The Love Scenes

Helen: I’m Cool With The Love Scenes

Corrie star Helen Flanagan has apparently admitted she loves playing a raunchy minx in the soap. The 17-year-old plays student Rosie Webster, who is having an affair with her tutor, and Helen says she is totally at ease with her new storylines, reports The Sun. “All the sexy stuff and the bitchy stuff, that’s what I love to do. The bitchier and sexier the better,” the actress is quoted as saying. Helen went on: “I’m cool with the love scenes. It’s not you that’s doing the kissing, it’s your character.” She added: “It’s such fun to play. I hope it carries on next year and she (Rosie) gets really outrageous.” Helen also revealed that she’s been getting more attention following Rosie’s provocative storylines. “The boys wink at me in the gym. They must think I’m Rosie,” she confessed. But Helen insisted: “I don’t wink back though – I’m quite shy and I don’t really like people looking at me.”

SRK, Vidya Get Anandalok Puraskar

Shah Rukh Khan and Vidya Balan bagged Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Male and Female actor for their performances in Chak De India and Bhool Bhulaiyaa respectively for the year 2007. Shimit Amin also shared the honour for having been felicitated the Best Director Award for Chak De India. Vidya Balan has won this award for the second time.She won the award in 2005 for her first Bengali film Bhalo Theko. Vidya says,”This was the very first award of my career even before I was awarded the Best Debut for Parineeta. Bengali cinema has been very kind to me and winning this award for the second time means a lot to me as an actress.” Vidya further adds, “This award set as a precedent and a lot of acclamation came my way, Inshallah, this again will set as a precedent and I hope for lot of success coming my way in future as well.” Vidya’s much awaited film, Halla Bol, is all set to hit the silver screen early next year on Jan 11.