Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wouldn’t have thought that he would be compelled to make a backdoor entry into his own house someday.
The first day of the Year 2012 saw a huge crowd gathering outside Amitabh’s house Jalsa in Mumbai to see the actor and extend their good wishes and it resulted in traffic jam and he had to make a backdoor entry. “The family returns from Prateeksha after the puja and every car that goes in is received with shouts of recognition... In fact, I have slipped in from the back because the traffic has jammed and I am finding it difficult to enter my own home...,” the 69-year-old wrote on his blog bigb.Bigadda.com on Sunday.
However, Amitabh did come out to meet and greet his fans along with son Abhishek Bachchan. “Abhishek has been able to spend an entire day with us after ages — he being flown in every day to different locations for his promotions for Players releasing in a few days on the Friday — a fast paced slick film with some rather picturesque and daring stunts in some of the more remote regions of the world — New Zealand to the North Pole via Russia...Well almost !!” he posted.
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Russell and Perry divorcing over baby?
British comedian and actor Russell Brand’s marriage to popstar Katy Perry reportedly fell apart because he was desperate to become a father. The couple, who wed in a lavish ceremony in India 14-months-ago, apparently had a series of rows about 27-year-old Perry’s partying lifestyle and reluctance to settle down, Daily Express reported.
Brand is set to make up to £20 million from the divorce as he is in line for a 50/50 split of the couple’s earnings in the 14 months of their marriage. Brand and Perry didn’t sign a pre-nuptial agreement when they married in October 2009. So under Californian law, he could be entitled to half of her fortune, reported Daily Mail online. — PTI
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Eastwood obsessed with squirrel ‘lola’
Legendary Hollywood actor-director Clint Eastwood is reportedly obsessed with a squirrel called Lola and leaves his office door open so she can come in when he is around. The J. Edgar director came across his furry friend on the Warner Bros movie lot in Los Angeles, California, reported Contactmusic. “Clint leaves the front door open whenever he’s inside working so Lola can come and go. He gets a kick out of watching her and always keeps a bag of shelled peanuts on the bottom shelf of a bookcase in case she gets hungry. Clint would be so upset if Lola disappeared. He enjoys her company,” a source said.
The 81-year-old is not the only celebrity to love animals — Paris Hilton ordered a petting zoo for her birthday party last year. — PTI
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Trespasser held at Lindsay Lohan’s home
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was left petrified after a stranger reportedly visited her California beach pad and refused to leave.
The 25-year-old had to call the police after an older gentleman knocked on her door and told her he wanted to speak to her, reported TMZ. Lohan spoke to the man through the door and asked him to leave but he refused. The police received a call minutes later about a trespasser on Lohan’s property.
According to law enforcement sources, cops showed up soon after and arrested the man for trespassing. The man is currently being booked. Lohan has just returned home after spending the holidays in New York with her mother Dina.
— PTI
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Harding taken to hospital after fight with beau
Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding was rushed to hospital following a violent altercation with her boyfriend Theo. The 30-year-old singer is said to have made a complaint to the police after the fight which took place during the pair’s skiing holiday in Austria, reported Daily Mail online.
Harding was said to be so distraught after the row that she was taken to hospital, where she was later seen leaving with her right hand bandaged up and with ‘swollen lips and puffy eyes’.
“There was banging and screaming and a few guests came out in the corridor. It sounded like a terrible fight. By the early hours people had had enough and someone called the police. It was obviously a very serious tiff indeed. There was a lot of screaming and shouting,” a guest at the hotel said.
“Sarah was taken to hospital because she was hysterical after the row. She was crying and screaming and clearly in a lot of distress,” the source added.
— PTI