Bieber apologises for antics

Justin Bieber has apologised by phone to Bill Clinton, the former president’s office said, for cursing Clinton and spraying his photo with cleaning fluid in a New York City restaurant kitchen earlier this year. The pop star also had repercussions from a tour stop in Chicago earlier this week when city officials said Bieber was listed as an underage guest on a citation that police issued to a nightclub

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Halle Berry describes daughter’s harassment terror

With dozens of journalists tailing her every move, Academy Award-winner Halle Berry appeared at the California Capitol on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time) to testify for a bill that would limit the ability of paparazzi to photograph the children of celebrities and public figures. “My daughter doesn’t want to go to school because she knows ‘the men’ are watching for her,” the actor told the Assembly Committee on Public Safety

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Actor stalked by razor wielding fan

Officers arrested a woman for stalking after she wielded an electric razor while approaching Australian actor Hugh Jackman at a New York City gym, police said. Katherine Thurston, 47, went into the gym where Jackman was working out early on Saturday morning (local time), and after a brief encounter with the 44-year-old actor, she fled and was arrested a few blocks away, a New York police spokeswoman said

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Beyonce, Jay-Z visit OKed by US govt

A visit by American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay-Z to Havana last week was a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the US Treasury Department, a source familiar with the itinerary said on Monday. The longstanding US trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from travelling to the communist-led island without a license granted by the US government

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Has Fame Spoiled ‘Slumdog’ Kids? Trust Fund at Risk

Young Rubina Ali’s social diary has been more than full these past few months: a trip to Paris; a tea party in Westminster, London; a dance show in Hong Kong; product endorsements; and numerous trips in and out of India for award shows and to promote the Slumdog Millionaire child actor’s autobiography, Slumgirl Dreaming.

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