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Janet Jackson: 'Michael's death is hard'
50 minutes ago
Janet Jackson has revealed that she thinks about her brother Michael every day. The popstar told The Times that his death hit her just before she took to the stage to perform a tribute at the MTV Video Music Awards. "It hit me before I was about to do the performance, and it hit me when we were in rehearsal," she explained. "There was a huge image of him on this screen and I started to cry. I had to step away." Jackson added that she had tried to avoid watching television so she wouldn't (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Paltrow, Martin 'to spend time apart'
2 hours ago
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are reportedly planning to spend time apart. The Daily Mail claims that Paltrow is expecting to spend months away from home to make some new films. "Gwyneth will be spending a lot of time away to focus on her new movies," a source said. "She goes to Berlin in the spring to make The Danish Girl. Before that, she will star in a small-budget independent musical set in America's (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Janet Jackson: 'Passion keeps me going'
2 hours ago
Janet Jackson has revealed that she wants to keep moving on with her music career. The popstar, who has just released her greatest hits compilation The Best, explained that she enjoys her work. "Certain aspects [of fame] aren't easy, but I've been fortunate," she told The Times. "There are always paparazzi, but there are restaurants or places that they don't know you frequent. And the people there are loyal, so they stay quiet." Jackson added that she is flattered when younger popstars cite her as an influence. "I think it's great for someone to emulate you," she explained. "It lets you know that they've watched your work and admired what it is you've done." (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Ke$$ha: 'I'm not feminine and dainty'
4 hours ago
Ke$$ha has said that she doesn't like the double standard faced by women in the music industry. The popstar sings about what men would look like naked in her track 'Boots And Boys' and claimed that no-one would notice if she was a man talking about women that way. "People are shocked by it, but if I were Guns 'N' Roses or Van Halen, no-one would be surprised," she told The Observer. "Or a rapper - look at all those songs on the radio that are, like, 'Girl go up and down the pole'. I mean, dance for me dudes!" Ke$$ha added that she is frustrated by the double standard but continued: "But it's life. I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. "There are two sides to the coin. People (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
TV host condemned for Susan Boyle remark
5 hours ago
A TV host has been criticised for his remarks about Susan Boyle. The New Zealand Herald says that Paul Henry, who used to work for the BBC, was discussing the singer on New Zealand's TVOne's Breakfast. He described Boyle as "retarded" and laughed when he read that she had been starved of oxygen at birth. "If you look at her carefully, you can make it out," he added. The Sunday Express claims that Henry's co-host Pippa Wetzell said: "That is not funny. That's awful. She's had such a tragic life, that woman." Ihc New Zealand, a charity (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Steadman: 'Gavin & Stacey hit home'
7 hours ago
Alison Steadman has claimed that she feels "bereft" that Gavin & Stacey has ended. The actress, who plays Gavin's mother Pam in the programme, added that she feels strongly about the show's characters. "There haven't been many shows I've done where I've finished and actually felt quite bereft," she told The Mirror. "But I really, really do about Gavin & Stacey. I feel the characters really are my family and Mick and Pam's house is my home. "This job has gone right to my heart. It's such fun. But I strongly suspect there won't be another (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
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