Miley Cyrus enrages Catholics with Pope Francis's photoshopped image

Los Angeles: After creating a buzz with her bizarre, near-naked ensemble at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), singer Miley Cyrus has sparked another controversy, this time causing a furore among Catholics.

Miley Cyrus (Pic/Santa Banta) and Pope Francis (Pic/AFP) 

After the Parents Television Council blasted her over her hosting gig at the MTV VMA, several Catholics were left in anger when she promoted her surprise album "Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz" on Instagram, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Cyrus took to the photo-sharing site on Tuesday night to post a photoshopped image of Pope Francis, holding a copy of her newly-dropped record.

"All the cool kidzzzz are listening to #mileycyrusandherdeadpetz. Check it out," she wrote in the caption.

Many found the use of the Pope's photograph to promote Cyrus's album offensive.

"Enferma mental (mentally ill)," a fan commented in Spanish, while another said: "This is disrespectful." Another fan agreed: "Yeah not okay with this, love u but love Pope Francis more."

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Idris Elba 'too street' to play James Bond

Los Angeles: Anthony Horowitz, writer of the new James Bond novel "Trigger Mortis", believes Idris Elba is "probably a bit too street" to be the next actor to play the fictional British spy.

Horowitz said he thought Elba was "a bit too rough" to play the part although he asserted that it wasn't "a colour issue", reports dailymail.co.uk.

Idris Elba

"I think he is probably a bit too street for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah,” Horowitz said.

Elba has long been touted as the fans' choice to become the first black Bond. For some, the reference to Elba as "too street" was code for "too black".

"Between The World and Me" author Ta-Nehisi Coates tweeted that Hororwitz should "Just be honest and say 'James Bond's being white is important to me' and be done with it."

Horowitz -- whom the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming chose to take over the 007 books -- said his issue with Elba for the role has nothing to do with the actor's race.

"Idris Elba is a terrific actor, but I can think of other black actors who would do it better," the writer said.

Later, Horowitz tweeted an apology amidst all the controversy.

"I admit it was a poor choice of word. I am mortified to have caused offence,” he wrote.

As for the silver screen, actor Daniel Craig will return as James Bond in Sam Mendes' “Spectre”, which is slated to release in November later this year.

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Karan Johar gets nostalgic, shares a photo of his dad with SRK

The late Yash Johar with Shah Rukh Khan. Pic/Karan Johar's Twitter account

Karan Johar tweeted the photo and captioned it, "Papa and @iamsrk....#memoriesforever"

Founder of Dharma Productions, Yash Johar, can be seen with Shah Rukh Khan against the backdrop of a poster of their film 'Duplicate' (1998).

Shah Rukh Khan was quick to reply to the tweet and wrote, "Oh how I miss my friends who are gone...love u Tom Uncle & miss u most..."

The 'Dilwale' star and Karan last worked together in 'My Name is Khan' five years back. They are going to team up again in his upcoming production venture, which will be directed by 'English Vinglish' helmer Gauri Shinde and stars Alia Bhatt opposite the superstar.

Yash Johar passed away on June 26, 2004 of a chest infection. After his death, his son Karan took the reigns of Dharma Productions.

Rihanna would vote for Kanye West to be President

London: R&B singer Rihanna says she was impressed with rapper Kanye West's MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech, where he claimed he would stand in 2020 presidential election.

Rihanna and Kanye West (Pic/AFP) 

West, 38, received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the event.

The 28-year-old star said she would vote for the rapper, 38, reported Female First.

"Who wouldn't vote for Kanye? I got to see his speech and I'm really, really elated with it. His speech was incredible," she said.

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Madame Tussauds installs barriers around Nicki Minaj's wax statue

Madame Tussauds installs barriers around Minaj’s waxwork, to prevent visitors from taking provocative photographs

Los Angeles: Rapper Nicki Minaj's waxwork at the Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas is now protected with barriers.

The museum has taken the action to prevent visitors from taking sexually suggestive photographs with the 32-year-old rapper's wax figure.

A Twitter user had reported on August 28 an obscene photograph taken with the wax work to the museum.


Nicki Minaj 

The user said: "@TussaudsVegas this needs to stop right now." The image showed a middle-aged man opening up his mouth near the statue's posterior.

Another user posted the same photograph and wrote: "It's time for @TussaudsVegas to either rope off the Nicki Minaj wax statue or redesign it. Folks are just rude."

The museum was quick to respond to the report. "We have updated the set. This photograph was clearly taken before the updates occurred."

Taylor Swift bags four awards at MTV VMAs

Los Angeles: The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards was a starry affair, with singer Taylor Swift raking in four awards.


Taylor Swift. Pic/AFP 

Swift took home several of Sunday night's biggest awards, including Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video, winning for both "Bad blood" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) and "Blank space", reports variety.com.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars won Best Male Video for their "Uptown funk". Other big winners include Nicki Minaj for Best Hip-Hop Video, Fetty Wap for the Artist To Watch, and Fall Out Boy for Best Rock Video.

Miley Cyrus hosted the festivities of the gala night, which began with a performance by Minaj, where she was joined by Swift, and Pharrell, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber and more also performed.

Here's the full list of the nominations and winners:

Video of the Year:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad blood" (Winner)
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking out loud"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown funk"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

Female Video:
Taylor Swift - "Blank space" (Winner)
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"
Sia - "Elastic heart"
Ellie Goulding - "Love me like you do"

Artist to Watch:
Fetty Wap - "Trap queen" (Winner)
Vance Joy - "Riptide"
George Ezra - "Budapest"
James Bay - "Hold back the river"
FKA Twigs - "Pendulum"

Hip-Hop Video:
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda" (Winner)
Fetty Wap - "Trap queen"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See you again"
Big Sean ft. E-40 - "IDFWU"

Male Video:
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown funk" (Winner)
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking out loud"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
The Weeknd - "Earned it"
Nick Jonas - "Chains"

Pop video:
Taylor Swift - "Blank space" (Winner)
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking out loud"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown funk"
Maroon 5 - "Sugar"

Rock video:
Fall Out Boy - "Uma thurman" (Winner)
Hozier - "Take me to church"
Florence + the Machine - "Ship to wreck"
Walk the Moon - "Shut up and dance"
Arctic Monkeys - "Why'd you only call me when you're high?"

Video with a social message:
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend - "One man can change the world" (Winner)
Jennifer Hudson - "I still love you"
Colbie Caillat - "Try"
Rihanna - "American oxygen"
Wale - "The white shoes"

Song of the summer:
5 Seconds of Summer - "She's kinda hot" (Winner)
Fifth Harmony - "Worth it"
Major Lazer - "Lean on"
OMI - "Cheerleader"
Taylor Swift - "Bad blood"
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - "Hey mama"
Fetty Wap - "My way"
Jack U ft. Justin Bieber - "Where are u now"
Silento - "Watch me"
Demi Lovato - "Cool for the summer"
The Weeknd - "Can't feel my face"
Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky - "Good for you"

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Justin Bieber stopped by police for alleged over speeding?

Los Angeles: Pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly stopped by police while driving on a residential street in Beverly Hills, California.


Justin Bieber. Pic/Santa Banta 

Law enforcement sources said that "speed was a factor, but Justin was cited for unsafe passing on the right," according to TMZ.

He reportedly was given an equipment violation for window tint as well. A representative for the 21-year-old singer did not provide a comment.

Bieber has not addressed the alleged incident on social media.

Instead, the "What Do You Mean" singer has been focusing on the positive-- namely, the debut performance of his new single at 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.

He last appeared on the VMAs back in 2010, performing a medley of "Baby", "Somebody to Love" and "U Smile".