Arjun Kapoor in 'Star Wars Mode'

Arjun Kapoor

Arjun Kapoor is a Star Wars fan. The actor was the first to get his hands on the new Kylo Ren Light Saber ahead 
of the merchandise launch in the country. The iconic Lightsabers are an integral part of the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Star Wars Lightsaber Challenge will give Arjun and other fans a chance to experience the Star Wars aura and master the Jedi’s moves.

Shot in the dark: Actress forgoes salary for role in big-ticket film

This pretty actress may have worked with big industry names, but she has very few hits in her kitty. Keen to salvage her unremarkable career, she requested the makers of a big budget film to cast her opposite a leading actor and even offered to sacrifice her fee. 

A source says, “Though she is counted among A-listers and always stays in the news, she is yet to establish herself as an actress to reckon with. She hopes that her upcoming film will give her unremarkable career a boost. Several top-notch actresses vied for the role, but she managed to bag it because she agreed to do it free of cost.”

Some say the actress’ family also played a role in influencing the makers’ casting choice. “She would send feelers to the lead actor when she heard the makers were looking for an A-list actress to play his leading lady. Her family also put in a word for her. If this film does well, she is optimistic that her career will get back on track,” adds the source.

Rihanna: I Tried To Be Brown's Guardian Angel

The singer reveals why it took her some time to break up with Chris Brown after he attacked her before the Grammys in 2009.

Rihanna has explained why she took boyfriend Chris Brown back after he left her bloodied in anassault in 2009.

The singer admitted that she thought she was strong enough to be with him and "was very protective of him" even after his attack before the Grammy awards in Los Angeles.

The 27-year-old told Vanity Fair magazine she thought: "Maybe I'm one of those people built to handle ... this.

"Maybe I'm the person who's almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when they're not strong enough" and to be able to "say the right thing".

However, she said she soon realised that she was wrong and "finally had to say, 'Uh-oh, I was stupid thinking I was built for this'. Sometimes you just have to walk away."

Brown's probation only ended this year

The singer, who is one of the best-selling artists of the decade said she doesn't "hate" Brown.

"I will care about him until the day I die. We're not friends, but it's not like we're enemies."

Brown's probation for the case formally ended in March this year, six years after the incident.

Rihanna also weighed in on fame and her status as a pop cultural icon in the interview, as well as some controversial topics such as Rachel Dolezal, the white NAACP executive who claimed to be black and resigned her post earlier this year.

"I think she was a bit of a hero," she said. "She kind of flipped on society a little bit. Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she legit changed people's perspective a bit and woke people up."

Rihanna also admitted that fame can sometimes be scary and that she dreams "about buying my own groceries".

And she laughed off her reputation for hard-partying ways:

"I've been thinking lately about how boring I am," she said. "When I do get time to myself, I watch TV."

Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Appear To Be On Good Terms

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa are chilling together in new Instagram photos.

Over the weekend, Amber Rose held her “Slut Walk” out in Los Angeles. She’s been promoting it for months, and the turn out seemed to reflect her effort. During the “Slut Walk” Amber Rose addressed everyone in attendance, and took the time to forgive Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa for disparaging comments they both made in reference to her.

In an emotional speech, Amber said, “I want to forgive Kanye for what he said about me,” she announced. “I want to let all that negativity go. I also forgive Wiz for what he said. Wiz actually apologized to me already. So I have forgiven him. I suggest that you guys do the same and I’ll tell you why — people are ignorant and you have to be the bigger person and be the positive person to forgive and move on and help other people around you who have been through the same thing.”

It looks like Wiz and Amber are now on good terms, friendly terms even, as they both posted pictures with one another on Instagram last night. Wiz posted his usual dose of studio/smoking pictures, one of which featured “lemon head” aka Amber Rose. Amber posted a selfie of the two with the caption “Still Ballin.”

Undoubtedly these photos will fuel rumors, but whatever the case, it’s good to see these two parents are cool with each other.

Lindsay Lohan Wants to Run for President in 2020 Against Kanye West

'In #2020 I may run for president. Through ups and downs #YESWECAN,' Lindsay said on Instagram on Friday, October 16.

Lindsay Lohan is seemingly inspired by Kanye West's presidential announcement at the 2015 MTV Video MusicAwards in late August. The blonde beauty announced on Friday, October 16 that she "may run for president" in 2020.

The actress of "The Canyons" took to Instagram to share a picture of her during a supposed formal dinner. Lindsey wore a black dress and seemingly discussed a serious subject with a guy next to her. Alongside thepicture, she made an announcement of her possible presidential run in 2020.

"In #2020 I may run for president. Through ups and downs #YESWECAN," Lindsay wrote, before mentioning Kanye, "Lets do this @kanyewest #truespirits thank your for inspiring us to be better people."

At the end of the caption, Lindsay put a lot of hashtags including "Kanye West 2020," "Lindsay Lohan at 35," "Lindsay Lohan 2020," "34 years of EXPERIENCE" and "uniting WORLD nations." She also tagged some Instagram accounts including @barackobama, @aliforneycenter, @savethesociety and @unicef.

Following the first picture, Lindsay posted a black-and-white throwback picture of her alongside Kanye. In a caption for the picture, the 29-year-old actress revealed the first thing she wanted to do as a president. "The first thing I would like to do as president of [the U.S.] is [to] take care of all of the children suffering in the world. #queenELIZABETH showed me how by having me in her country."

Some fans were surprised with her presidential announcement and thought she was under the influence when she made the posts. User @ceemullen wrote, "What the f**k delusional drug binge is she on now." User @simplesyr commented, "Should we be worried bout her?" Similarly, user @jayare1185 said, "Soo curious to know wtf she is on..."

MzVee releases World Bank campaign theme song

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Vera Hamenoo–Kpeda, known in showbiz circles as MzVee, has released a themesong for the World Bank's ‘End Extreme Poverty’ campaign.

According to the World Bank, the song titled ‘End Poverty’ could be used as the official song for the campaign.

The World Bank campaign is only one of many important measures aimed at eradicating global extremepoverty by 2030.

MzVee speaking in an exclusive interview with Ibrahim Ben-Bako of Hitz News @ 1 on Hitz FM about the song, said “It means a lot and it’s not just about me, it is the message in that song, it's heavy.”

MzVee believes that she was selected to be a part of this campaign because of her remarkable ability to improve the uniqueness of her brand and the impact she has on society.

“Seeing that I’m an African musician who takes a lot of time to do music about good causes and helping empower girls, it drew their attention to me.”

Sharing her opinion on suggestions by some that poverty cannot be eradicated entirely, the ‘Borkor Borkor’ hit maker said it shouldn’t be a one man’s job.

“Ending poverty is not one man’s job, it is everybody’s work, People are really suffering and it’s something we should look at.”

“There is a first time for everything; we can actually end poverty, it’s just about the mindset,” she added.

As part of promoting such a worthy cause, MzVee says the song which will also be on her second album.

Supergrass star nominated for Mercury Prize

Gaz Coombes is nominated for his second solo album, Matador

Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, 20 years after his band's debut album made the shortlist.

The singer was just 19 when Supergrass appeared on the list. His solo album, Matador, is more introspective and experimental than his Britpop band.

Other artists nominated for the £20,000 prize include Florence The Machine, Jamie xx and Wolf Alice.

The winner will be revealed live on BBC Four and BBC 6 Music next month.

There are only two bands in the shortlist, which leans heavily towards singer-songwriters making intimate, confessional music.

Bookmakers' favourites Everything Everything failed to secure a nomination, with other notable absentees including Blur, Laura Marling, Foals and New Order.

Lauren Laverne, who revealed the shortlist on her BBC 6 Music show, said: "It's the perfect snapshot of wheremusic is right now and where it might be heading in the future."

The full list of nominees:

Aphex Twin - Syro
Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
Gaz Coombes - Matador
C Duncan - Architect
Eska - Eska
Florence The Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful (pictured)
Ghost Poet - Shedding Skin
Jamie xx - In Colour
Roisin Murphy - Hairless Toys
Slaves - Are You Satisfied
Soak - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool

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