Jaden Smith's girlfriend Sarah Snyder 'arrested for theft'

Los Angeles: Actor Jaden Smith's new girlfriend Sarah Snyder was arrested and charged with 'one count of grand larceny in the third degree' after reportedly stealing a handbag in February.

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The 17-year-old, who is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, is currently dating 19-year-old Snyder, who he has been spotted smooching at New York Fashion Week - but the New York Post's Page Six claims that she was "arrested on June 15 and charged with one count of grand larceny in the third degree".

Snyder allegedly took a $15,995 Hermès bag from the Route 117 Bypass Shopping Center in New York in February and the investigation is currently "ongoing", reports femalefirst.co.uk.

A police source said she has been cooperating fully with the authorities on their investigation since her arrest in June.

Lady Gaga highlights sexual assault in music video

Los Angeles: Pop sensation Lady Gaga has released her fist new song of 2015.

The 'Poker Face' hitmaker officially dropped the song 'Till It Happens to You' on itunes. She recorded it for the documentary 'The Hunting Ground', reported Ace Showbiz.

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The film, which centres on rape culture in college campuses across the US, debuted back in January.

The ballad was also shared online via Gaga's Vevo channel along with its accompanying music video.

The five-minute clip opens with a warning of its "graphic content" before giving glimpses at some young women getting sexually assaulted and how their lives are affected by the attack.

"Till It Happens to You" was composed by Diane Warren.

Pamela Anderson auctioning off massive engagement ring

Los Angeles: Actress Pamela Anderson is selling off the engagement ring from ex Rick Salomon to benefit her charity foundation.

The former 'Baywatch' star wed Salomon in 2007, but the union was annulled two months later. They rekindled their romance in 2013 and Anderson confirmed in January, 2014 she and Salomon had remarried. She filed for divorce in July last year, reported E!Online.

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"I hope this very special Tiffany engagement ring can bring joy to someone while I put the donation to great use. One hundred per cent of funds raised will go to The Pamela Anderson Foundation, which is dedicated to human, animal and environmental rights.

"This will mark the launching of my foundation's new eBay charity store, where there will be signed books, magazines and more memorabilia," she said.

The Tiffany & Co ring features a 3.24-carat cut diamond stone surrounded by cut diamonds. Bidding will start at USD 100,000.

Katy Perry dedicates song to Mariah Carey

New York: Singer Katy Perry dedicated a song to Mariah Carey and showered her with praise while performing at New York Fashion Week party.

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"Mariah! This one's dedicated to you my lovely lady," Perry said to Carey, who was among attendees at the star-studded bash earlier this week, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“You paved the way for so many of us. Now you can just enjoy yourself," she continued before launching into a rendition of her hit single 'I kissed a girl'.

Carey later thanked Perry on Twitter where she shared a photograph taken when the 30-year-old was on the stage. "Your performance was wonderful," Carey tweeted.

During her appearance at the party, Perry also played some of her other biggest hits, including 'Roar', 'Teenage Dream' and 'Dark Horse'. She closed out her 20-minute set with 'Firework' which she dedicated to assistants working behind-the-scenes during the fashion week.

Shah Rukh Khan gets nostalgic on father's 35th death anniversary

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan remembered his freedom fighter father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan on his 35th death anniversary.

The 49-year-old actor, who has always been vocal about his parents, took to Twitter to share his feelings about his father.

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"Years accumulate and our wounds turn into water, and reflect the unlikely glimmer of happiness in moments of remembrance. 35 years since I saw my dad," he tweeted.

Shah Rukh is currently in Hyderabad shooting for his upcoming film 'Dilwale', which will see him reuniting with one of his favourite co-stars Kajol after a gap of five years.

Directed by Rohit Shetty, the movie also stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Johnny Lever, Boman Irani, Kabir Bedi among others.

'Dilwale' will hit theatres on December 18.

Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor look adorable in 'Tamasha' poster

Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone have shared a sizzling on-screen chemistry in all the films they have done together. And now, the poster of Imtiaz Ali's 'Tamasha' shows the adorable duo laughing as they walk along with their arms coiled around each other.

The poster oozed with great chemistry, cuteness and romance.

Poster of 'Tamasha'. Pic/IANS

Various characters from mythology and romantic stories can be seen in the background of the poster, which bears the tagline - "Why always the same story?"

"Presenting the 1st poster of TAMASHA releasing 27th November! #Tamasha27thNovember #ImtiazAli #RanbirKapoor," Deepika shared on Twitter on Saturday.

Deepika and the 'Bombay Velvet' star are reuniting after their romantic film 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' in 2013.

'Tamasha' is Deepika and Ranbeer's second movie with the director following the 'Piku' actress's outing in 2009 rom-com 'Love Aaj Kal' and the 'Roy' star's stint as a musician in 'Rockstar' (2011).

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, 'Tamasha', is about the journey of someone who has lost his edge in trying to conform to the society. The movie will hit theatres on November 27.

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Bollywood stars celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

With festive fervour gripping Mumbaikars, could the Bollywood brigade be far behind? A bevy of film celebs relegated work to the background to welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes on Thursday

Like every year, Bollywood folk celebrated the first day of Ganesh Utsav on Thursday with great fanfare. Being ardent devotees of Bappa, several celebs have taken time off from their busy schedules to surrender to the festive frenzy, setting up idols of the Elephant God in their homes and organising pujas of jumbo proportions. Apart from visiting their industry colleagues and family, many of them go pandal-hopping to soak in the festivities and joining devotees during the visarjan ceremony. It is also the time when their diets go for a toss — blame it on the tempting modaks and many other sweet delights.

Photos: Bollywood celebs welcome Lord Ganesh into their homes

Pics/Pradeep Dhivar, Bipin Kokate, Baba Londhe and PTI

Rishi Kapoor (above) carrying Ganesha’s idol home on the eve of the festival

Hrithik Roshan (left) with his kids Hrehaan and Hridaan, parents Pinky and Rakesh Roshan, and sister Sunaina

 Nana Patekar has been organising Ganpati puja at his house since decades.

Shabana Azmi turns 65, thanks fans for their support

Five time National Award-winning actress Shabana Azmi turned 65 today and thanked her fans for their love over the years.

The actress received birthday greetings not just from her admirers all over the world but also from the film industry with celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza and others taking to Twitter to wish her.

Shabana Azmi

"I am overwhelmed by the love and affection of birthday greetings pouring in already. Feel loved and respected. Thank you all u r my strength," Shabana posted on her Twitter page.

"Happy bday @AzmiShabana! My favourite... Always look up to you so much! Lots of love," Priyanka, who is currently in the US, tweeted. Dia wrote, "Happy Birthday @AzmiShabana. You are awesome and I am grateful to have your humanity inspire me."

"Happy Bday @AzmiShabana You are always loved admired... My absolutely fave actor!!," Huma Qureshi tweeted. Shabana, who is married to Javed Akhtar, started her career with Shyam Benegal's directorial debut "Ankur" in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. Her performances in films in a variety of genres have earned her praise and awards, which include a record five National Film Award wins for best actress.

In her more than four decade long career, Shabana has appeared in over 100 films in mainstream and independent cinema. She will be seen next in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer "Jazbaa", which hit theatres next month.

Manisha Koirala warns against fake Facebook accounts

Actress Manisha Koirala has warned her fans about 'many fake' Facebook accounts on her name.

"There are many fake fb account on my name... Please don't respond to them," Manisha, who has one account on the social networking site, tweeted on Friday.

The actress uses the digital platforms to share views on various subjects including her homeland Nepal.

When Shah Rukh Khan made Saina Nehwal's day!

Hyderabad: A visit to the set of 'Dilwale' turned out to be a happy and amazing experience for badminton ace Saina Nehwal. The film's lead star Shah Rukh Khan says even he had a little 'tuk tuk' moment with her.

The tryst between the 'Badshah' of the silver screen with the reigning queen of badminton court, seems to have had a Bollywood touch!

“Dhal gaya din (tuk). Ho gayi shaam (tuk)...Jaane doh jaana hai. Who all know this song from Humjoli?? My tuk tuk moment with Saina,” Shah Rukh tweeted.

Along with the lyrics of the popular Mohammed Rafi-Asha Bhosle song from movie 'Humjoli', the 49-year-old also shared an image in which he is posing with Nehwal with badminton racquet in his hand.

The cine icon also devised a way to beat Nehwal at the game - with a string-less racquet.

"Made sure @NSaina had no strings in her racquet...maybe the only way 2 beat her at badminton. U hav a lovely family," SRK posted.

Nehwal, who clinched a silver medal at the Badminton World Championships last month, was happy at the meeting and thanked director Rohit Shetty for letting her watch the film's shoot.

“#Dilwale I would like to thank Rohit Shetty sir the director for showing us the Dilwale shooting amazing person. Oh my GOD! Shahrukh sir ur such a nice person very happy to meet u...U made my day thank u so much,” she shared with a string of images.

She also posted images featuring actors Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, who also play a pivotal role in the film.

Priyanka Chopra, Monica Dogra to compete at 2015 Europe Music Awards

Actor-singer Priyanka Chopra, Monica Dogra of Shaa'ir and Func fame and three other Indian artists have been nominated by VH1 at the 2015 Europe Music Awards under the Best India Act category, which falls under the Worldwide Act category.

Priyanka Chopra

The Worldwide Act is a global category where the best talent is picked from across continents.

Fans decide the best winning talent from among all the nominees through votes, read a statement.

The other Indian acts to be nominated for the award are Indus Creed, Your Chin and The Ska Vengers.

Fans can vote for their favourite act on MTV EMA's website and for social media voting, they must tweet/post both #MTVEMA #EmasOnVh1 AND #Nominate(artist name) for their vote to be counted.

Fans can cast their votes till October 14.

In the next stage of voting, the local winner under Best India Act goes head to head with winners from regions across the world to become one of the six Worldwide Act winners.

The Worldwide Act winners will be announced on the 2015 Europe Music Awards show, which will be aired on VH1 in October.

Swara Bhaskar slams Article 377

Actress Swara Bhaskar of 'Tanu Weds Manu' and 'Raanjhanaa' fame has come out in the support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by slamming the controversial Article 377 of the constitution and terming it 'shameful' and 'saddening'.

Swara Bhaskar

"It's a shameful matter that in a democracy like ours, there is a law like Article 377 which criminalises a community who're part of us and part of the country, and their acts. It's saddening," said Swara.

She was present as a panel member on a discussion on homosexuality as part of the film, 'Timeout' which is based on this theme.

"It's really important that laws change. It's not okay to have a law which criminalises homosexuality or unnatural sex or whatever weird language it's put in. You're making not just gay people but even heterosexuals vulnerable at the hands of the agents of the state like the police, which we've seen in various cases over the last year," she said.

The actress also said that "being straight or gay is a personal choice".

"It is completely normal and natural. There's no hype in it. For all countries and especially India being a democracy, it is a right for everyone to express their identities in whatever fashion they wish to express," she added.

According to Swara, the numerous bans in various parts of the country, whether it is the beef ban in Maharashtra, the porn ban, or the meat ban in Mumbai, are all pointing to intolerance from our society.

She feels people follow the idea that "if you don't like something, just say it is illegal".

"There is a genuine problem of tolerance in our society and it's only growing. It's very strange because India is and always has been multicultural, multilingual, multiethnic, multiracial right from the Indus Valley times. As people, we're becoming more and more intolerant of being able to live with difference in our society," she said.

"It could be difference of culinary habits like the meat ban controversy, or difference of thoughts, or sexuality, which is the sad truth of society."

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'Akshay fan' Amy Jackson had to pinch herself when offered 'Singh Is Bliing'

British model-actress Amy Jackson said on Wednesday that she was extremely surprised when she was offered "Singh Is Bliing" and had to pinch herself to believe that she was going to star opposite Akshay Kumar.

Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson

"I had to pinch myself. I got the call and didn't expect it. And right up till nearly the end of filming, I was thinking, 'Am I actually doing a film with Akshay Kumar?' because I was a massive Akshay Kumar fan before and the first film that I ever watched was his and Katrina's film, 'Namastey London'. I didn't think that I could get the chance to star alongside him, especially so early on in my career," said Amy at a press meet here on her first reaction on being offered the film.

Amy added that Akshay has been the best co-star. "He's the action king of Bollywood and not just the way he is as an actor, but mainly the way he is as a person. I learnt a lot from him from the way he conducts himself professionally. For instance, how we were up at crack of dawn today to get these promotions on and get them sorted. I think he is an inspiration."

Since the trailer of the venture was released, the action scenes performed by Amy has impressed the viewers. And she now hopes to become a trend-setter in terms of action for actresses. "There is a lot of action in this film, which I haven't seen in Bollywood films before, so I would like to set a trend. I loved the action, I think it's something thats important, not just for heroes, but heroines can also do it," she said.

Akshay, too, is also impressed with Amy. "She is one of the best fighters I've come across as a heroine and she's done wonderful fights. And obviously, she's beautiful," he said.

Though she was saree-clad in her debut Hindi venture 'Ekk Deewana Tha', the 23-year-old started out as a model, so slipping into a bikini wasn't too difficult.

"I like to stay fit, so it's just generally healthy living and healthy lifestyle so I didn't really have to do much preparation for it. And when we're on set, Akshay is very helpful."

Amy was last seen opposite Vikram in Shankar's 'I'.

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Officer Comes Forward Admitting To Helping The Rapper Fake His Death

According to The Mirror retired police officer has made a death bed confession that he assisted Tupac in faking his own death. David Myers, currently in critical condition in a non-specified hospital, claims he was paid $1.5 million to assist Tupac in faking his 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas.

On his last leg in life, Myers now says he now wants the world to know the truth about Tupac’s death.

 “The world needs to know what I did. I’m ashamed that I let a price be put on my word and I cannot die without letting the world know.”

 He also claims that Suge Knight played a major role in making hoax. He also claims that over 30 people were reportedly paid to help fake his death – including other police officers, medics and multiple witnesses.


Myers even claims 2Pac paid $50,000 for a body double’s corpse to be taken to the morgue.

Well this is certainly interesting…even thought there is no way to verify if any of what this man is saying is true. The Mirror didn’t photograph him or even tell what hospital he was in or why. Strange…


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'I'll Forever Love Justin Bieber' - Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez is all about growing up these days

The 23-year-old former Disney star covers Elle's October 2015 issue, and talks about taking control of her life with her new album, Revival, as well as challenging herself with surprising new film roles. Part of her new image is, of course, moving on from her highly publicized relationship with her ex, 21-year-old Justin Bieber. Despite Justin's hidden messages to Selena in his most recent music videos, Selena says the two are "genuinely" just friends now.

"I'll forever support him and love him in a way that ... We grew up together," Selena candidly tells the magazine. "I think people want it to be different."

WATCH: Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber Reunite and Fans Are Freaking Out About It

"We're too young for that. Nobody was married," she points out. "There was no ... I respect him. And I think he respects me, in a healthy manner.”

Part of moving on for good was her memorably emotional American Music Awards performance of "The Heart Wants What It Wants" last November, which left her bestie, Taylor Swift, sobbing.

"Everybody was talking about the same thing: my relationship. I was so exhausted," she recalls about the tears-filled moment. "I said, I want this [performance] to be the last time I have to talk about this. And acknowledge this feeling. I was kind of devastated. I was like, This is all I have right now. This is gonna be it. And all I want is to move on. It was a huge weight lifted off me."

Still, despite all the intense drama that came with "Jelena," she doesn't quite rule out the possibility of one day rekindling the romance. "I don't know!" she laughs, when asked point-blank if she and Justin would ever get back together.

Obviously though, not any time soon. The "Good for You" singer reveals she's now dating again.

"I've been on a few dates, which is really exciting," she shares. "But I've never wanted to get into anything serious, because I kind of did that. I have my guard up. I like to meet people in organic settings. Hanging out with a group of people and meeting through mutual people."

One person she's surprisingly kissing -- for professional reasons! -- is 37-year-old James Franco, who's directing her in the highly anticipated In Dubious Battle, an adaptation of the 1936 John Steinbeck novel about aCalifornia labor strike. She shares that she had to make out with the Oscar-nominated actor in a scene that required seven-plus takes.

“He’s a good kisser," she admits.

Check out Selena showing more of her grown-up side earlier this month, posing in nothing but her bra and tights.

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