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In a bid to put an end to Israel''s bombing of the Gaza Strip, Scottish singer Annie Lennox and English stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle have joined high-profile campaigners in voicing their concerns.

During a news conference in London, Lennox said that TV footage of the attacks, which have taken the lives of more than 400 innocent people, left her shaken.

“A few days after Christmas I came downstairs, put the television on and saw smoke pyres emanating from buildings and it shook me to the core,” the BBC quoted her as saying.

American actor Tom Cruise could end up being sued by a San Francisco advertising executive for using a replica of Adolf Hitler''''s globe in his movie “Valkyrie”.

Robert Pritikin owns several of Hitler’s artefacts, including the notorious globe, which the Fuehrer used to plan U-boat attacks from his compound in the Bavarian Alps.

Pritikin, who had bought Hitler’s globe in 2007 for 100,000 dollars, decided to take legal action after he saw a copied version of the globe in Cruise’s movie.

While most starlets find being naked on a film set daunting, American actress Jenna Fischer has revealed that she would rather do it on screen than at home.

Fischer, who had donned skimpy lingerie in the hilarious “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” early in 2008, likes being naked on a film set because it is possible to hide all the blemishes.

“In your house you don''t have a team of people lighting you perfectly. They can light your cellulite so you see it or don''t see it; it''s the most amazing thing,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

Oscar-winning Hollywood star John Travolta’s 16-year-old son, Jett, has passed away.

The boy, who was plagued by fits, was found dead in a bathtub.

Jett was staying with his father, mother Kelly Preston, and eight-year-old sister Ella Bleu at their Bahamas holiday home.

According to reports, he fell ill and hit his head.

He was rushed to hospital in Freeport from the Old Bahama Bay Resort on Grand Bahama island, but he was dead on arrival.

It was a caretaker who found Jett unconscious in the bathroom at 11.40am, say reports.

Pop diva Britney Spears certainly enjoyed a cosy New Year''s Eve with her brother Bryan, 31, getting married then.

She and her family saw Bryan exchanging wedding vows with Graciella Sanchez, the 36-year-old long-time manager of little sister Jamie Lynn, during a private ceremony at New Orleans landmark Latrobe''s on Royal.

"It was beautiful. It was only close family, very small and intimate," People magazine quoted a source as saying.

While the couple have been acquaintances for years, it was only recently that they started dating seriously.

Amy Winehouse, who has been letting her nerves unwind in St Lucia, is reportedly ‘addicted’ to the Caribbean rays!

The Brit singer, who has had her share of troubles regarding drugs, public outbursts and troubled relationships, was said to be getting back on a healthy track soaking up the sun.

“The sun is doing her the world of good. She is looking after herself better and eating well,” the Sun quoted a friend as saying.

Kate Winslet says she has achieved her ultimate figure.

While in an interview with Elle magazine, the stunner, who stars alongside her Leonardo DiCaprio in new movie ‘Revolutionary Road’ (which is directed by Winslet''s husband, Sam Mendes), insisted that she is finally comfortable with her body, reports Showbizspy.

"I''ve achieved my ultimate figure. I still don''t believe in this craziness for being skinny, but I eat sensibly and I don''t stuff down chocolate biscuits," the Courier Mail quoted her, as saying.

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t mind the fact that he hasn’t won an Oscar, and insists that he hasn''t yet reached his full potential in the movie industry.

The 34-year-old has many hits under his name, including ‘Catch Me If You Can’ and ‘Beach’, reports the China Daily.

"The truth of the matter is that I have a lot to prove to myself still as an actor. And I still have that kind of thirst to want to do a performance that I''m happy with,” Leonardo said.

Andrew Sachs may get back at prankster Russell Brand on British TV letters-and-numbers game show ‘Countdown.’

The 78-year-old had received four messages on his home phone from RJ Brand and DJ Jonathan Ross claiming the former had slept with his granddaughter.

The infamous October incident, in which Brand spoke of his prior sexual relationship with the goth-styled model while Ross passed lewd comments, had led to a record number of complaints and criticism resulting in the suspension of both presenters from their positions at the BBC Radio 2.

Media mogul Simon Cowell is building a new bachelor pad in Barbados, which is worth a whopping 10 million pounds, according to reports.

What’s more, the mansion will have bedrooms adorned with mirrored walls.

The newly single ‘X Factor’ judge recently bought ten acres of land close to the exclusive five-star Sandy Lane resort on the luxury island, and the building work will begin this month.

Apparently, Cowell has given firm directions to the architects, and has explained them that he wants lavish mirror panels for the bedrooms, which he hopes to make the centerpiece of the house.