Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Kiss at Billboard Awards

Justin Bieber and his gal Selena Gomez showed some slight PDA while in the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards. The young couple posed for pics, but cameras also caught Selena with her hand on the teen heartthrob’s knee.

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Dressed in a gold blazer, Bieber won Top New Artist and kissed Selena before taking the stage to accept the award, thanking his fans, his mother and even his swagger coach Ryan Good.

The kiss was the latest big show of public affection for Bieber and Gomez, who for months evaded any admissions that they were dating. That was, until they stepped out together for the first time at the Vanity Fair Oscars party back in February.

Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Kiss at Billboard Awards

Justin Bieber and his gal Selena Gomez showed some slight PDA while in the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards. The young couple posed for pics, but cameras also caught Selena with her hand on the teen heartthrob’s knee.

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Dressed in a gold blazer, Bieber won Top New Artist and kissed Selena before taking the stage to accept the award, thanking his fans, his mother and even his swagger coach Ryan Good.

The kiss was the latest big show of public affection for Bieber and Gomez, who for months evaded any admissions that they were dating. That was, until they stepped out together for the first time at the Vanity Fair Oscars party back in February.

Parade take a trip down the Thames in new music video

ollowing the overwhelming success of their debut single 'Louder', the PARADE ladies return to the charts with what is sure to become this year's feel-good anthem, 'Perfume', released on June 20th through Asylum Records.

With a dedicated army of fans, 'Louder' stormed the midweek charts upon release in March - making PARADE one of only two British artists to debut inside the Top 10 this year. The mega-melodic 'Perfume' - full of nagging horns and sing-along hooks looks set to do the same.

The 'Perfume' video has just been shot by hot, in-demand director Emil Nava who also directed PARADE's 'Louder' (over 1.5 million plays on YouTube so far). The video is set against the iconic London skyline on a boat full to the brim with electric PARADE energy. It showcases the girls' trademark street dance inspired routines and the eye-catching style that has helped them amass a devoted fan base of dedicated 'Paraders' and 'Paradettes'.

Already dubbed 'The UK's most stylish new band', the five pop starlets Lauren, Jessica, Sian, Emily and Bianca encompass everything that we love about great British girl bands - they're fun, talented and radiate girly energy with a unique outlook and fashion style. Combine this with a love of pop and explosive street-dance routines, setting the girls apart from anything else out there right now, PARADE are set to make 2011 their own.

Having already performed at the O2, Hammersmith Apollo and a host of other venues supporting the likes of Shakira, Alexandra Burke and Shayne Ward, the girls have been busy showing off their assured dance choreography and vocal harmonies winning fans the nation over. The girls are confirmed to play at The Isle of Wight Festival this Summer and support the Black Eyed Peas in July.

'Perfume', the long-awaited second single taken from PARADE's debut album, which will follow this Summer, was written and produced for the girls by hotly tipped new outfit The Fairground ('Louder', Jay Sean); the blisteringly powerful pop track was chosen by PARADE's devoted fans as the perfect follow-up track to the girls' debut chart smash, 'Louder'.(MUSIC-NEWS)

Parade take a trip down the Thames in new music video

ollowing the overwhelming success of their debut single 'Louder', the PARADE ladies return to the charts with what is sure to become this year's feel-good anthem, 'Perfume', released on June 20th through Asylum Records.

With a dedicated army of fans, 'Louder' stormed the midweek charts upon release in March - making PARADE one of only two British artists to debut inside the Top 10 this year. The mega-melodic 'Perfume' - full of nagging horns and sing-along hooks looks set to do the same.

The 'Perfume' video has just been shot by hot, in-demand director Emil Nava who also directed PARADE's 'Louder' (over 1.5 million plays on YouTube so far). The video is set against the iconic London skyline on a boat full to the brim with electric PARADE energy. It showcases the girls' trademark street dance inspired routines and the eye-catching style that has helped them amass a devoted fan base of dedicated 'Paraders' and 'Paradettes'.

Already dubbed 'The UK's most stylish new band', the five pop starlets Lauren, Jessica, Sian, Emily and Bianca encompass everything that we love about great British girl bands - they're fun, talented and radiate girly energy with a unique outlook and fashion style. Combine this with a love of pop and explosive street-dance routines, setting the girls apart from anything else out there right now, PARADE are set to make 2011 their own.

Having already performed at the O2, Hammersmith Apollo and a host of other venues supporting the likes of Shakira, Alexandra Burke and Shayne Ward, the girls have been busy showing off their assured dance choreography and vocal harmonies winning fans the nation over. The girls are confirmed to play at The Isle of Wight Festival this Summer and support the Black Eyed Peas in July.

'Perfume', the long-awaited second single taken from PARADE's debut album, which will follow this Summer, was written and produced for the girls by hotly tipped new outfit The Fairground ('Louder', Jay Sean); the blisteringly powerful pop track was chosen by PARADE's devoted fans as the perfect follow-up track to the girls' debut chart smash, 'Louder'.(MUSIC-NEWS)

Interview': Q&A with Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

The Philips British Television Academy Awards are tomorrow - haven't they come around quickly? Misfits is the most-nominated show at the ceremony, so we thought it would be a good idea to chat to another of our favourite community service superheroes. We've already spoken to Iwan Rheon and Antonia Thomas, so we rang Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Curtis) and had a natter about Misfits' BAFTA chances. We also talked about the upcoming third series, so read on to find out what Nathan had to say...

So, what do you think Misfits' chances are of picking up a BAFTA tomorrow?
"Ooh! I think they're good. We just feel really honoured that we've been nominated again. It would be lovely to have a win, but I think it's really nice that we are there."

Do you think you'll be nervous?
"Oh my God, yes, of course! I already am!"

Have you already started thinking about the ceremony? Have you picked out your clothes?
"All of that stuff has happened. I think the wonderful thing is that we're a little bit more relaxed than we were last year - we don't have that sense of panic. But yeah, we're going to still be nervous. We're all meeting beforehand to have some Dutch courage before walking down the carpet!"

In the 'Best Drama Series' category, Misfits is up against Being Human, Downton Abbey and Sherlock - what do you think is your biggest competition?
"Oh, all of them. They're all great shows. Sherlock was such a huge, huge hit, and Downton - they're both doing second series. And Being Human, we were up against them last year. They're big shows, really big. And they've got amazing people in them."

Are you looking forward to spotting people at the ceremony?
"Oh my God, that's my favourite thing! Yeah. It's kind of like everyone's there, aren't they? I think last year we had Julie Walters an aisle or two away. It was just rubbernecking around the room. Obviously because we were in an auditorium you can't really look around. But this time - this great time - we're on tables, so I will literally be looking around the room just to see who's there. I don't even know who's going but I'll see who's there."

Do you get starstruck?
"Yeah, I'm like a 12-year-old kid! I'll be there with my napkin and my biro!"

Your co-stars Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha are nominated as well - do you think they could win?
"I hope so. What's really nice is that we're all so young. To be nominated at such young ages is amazing. I think they've been nominated for a reason so there's a good chance they could win and we hope they do."

How will you celebrate if Misfits wins?
"We'll celebrate like last year, but harder."

What happened last year?
"It was just brilliant. It was the best party ever. Some dance moves were explored and invented..."

You're back filming Misfits now - is it strange without Robert?
"It is, yeah. It's weird because you keep seeing places that you've filmed previously and it's like he's a ghost - 'Oh, that's where Robert did this', and, 'That's where we all did that'. So it is a little strange, but there's so much to do that you kind of just get on with it. And our new member is brilliant and funny and wonderful."

So you're enjoying working with Joe Gilgun?
"Oh, Joe is just - he's like a dream. He's just the most hilarious person to have around and just sensitive and really nice. We all feel like we haven't gone anywhere - we've had a break and Joe's just slotted into that. It's lovely."

How does the group get on with Joe's character Rudy?
"We're cool. I don't want to give anything away! We're cool with him. It's a very different take on Nathan's character... I don't know if the characters do the same thing, but they provide the right level of friction, if that's the right word."

You've got your community service outfits back on - can you tell us how or why?
"I can't! I can't."

Ooh!
"It's actually that noise you just made there! I think the event is kind of like that... Do you know what? I think we're back in them. That's all you need to know. We're back. It happens quite early on so you'll soon see."

How did you feel when you found out the characters were getting new powers?
"I think again it's quite exciting - it's like a new take. Obviously originally the powers were based around our personalities or experiences and now we've got a chance to explore a different side of ourselves, which is, as an actor, a really wonderful opportunity to have with the same character. And the series as well, it's really lovely to go down a different avenue."

It's a bit similar because we're still seeing a reflection of the characters' personalities as they're choosing their powers.
"It's still doing that, it is, but it's also about who we want to be. Before it was these powers reflecting who we are, for better or worse. And now they will reflect who we want to be, in a way."

And how do they come out of that - well?
"Do we come out of it well? I think it plays out pretty much in a Misfits style, so some will fare well and some won't!"

We've seen some very strange things on Misfits in the past - what kind of villains can we expect in the new series?
"I think what the show does really well is that some of the villains aren't necessarily villains, they're just people that have something against [the group]. For instance, the first episode of the last series, [Lucy, the shapeshifter] wasn't necessarily a villain, she was someone that was disturbed and had something against Simon, was hurt. I think a lot of them are based within a reality, within a truth. But I'm sure weird and wacky things are going to happen!"

Will Seth - the power dealer - be a big part of the show?
"I believe so, yeah. He's back. I haven't been on set with him yet, but I saw him at the read through and we went for a quick drink, all of us did. But yeah, he's got a role."

We saw Curtis and Nikki in a romance last series but then Nikki died! Curtis hasn't been very lucky in love - will we see more romance for him?
"I think he gets more than he wants!"

Could we be seeing a love triangle?
"It's just... very interesting. But he gets some love. I think he needs it! I think he needs love."

It would be nice for him to...
"Settle down?"

Not necessarily settle down, but just not have everyone dying around him.
"[laughs] Yeah! That's true, that's true."

Even his romance with Alisha ended and now she's going to be with Simon - does Curtis have any feelings about that?
"I think naturally, yeah. We don't really explore them but he does naturally have feelings about that. It's quite funny to play around with that as actors as well, because the banter is that she's left me, she's gone off with him, and it's quite funny. It's not played out, but there are definitely undertones of that."

Can you tease anything else about what's coming up for Curtis?
"Anything you say is like a huge leak! I won't leak. I can't leak. I'm sorry... I'm just going to say what I say every season - different sides, there's more to explore. I don't want to be in trouble!"

Why should we be getting excited for the new series?
"I think this series there's such a difference and all the characters have matured... There'll be curveballs. There are such huge curveballs within the season. But I can't [say too much] - just watch it!"

The Philips British Television Awards will be held in London on Sunday. The ceremony will be broadcast from 8pm on BBC One.

SOURCE: DIGITAL SPY UK

Interview': Q&A with Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

The Philips British Television Academy Awards are tomorrow - haven't they come around quickly? Misfits is the most-nominated show at the ceremony, so we thought it would be a good idea to chat to another of our favourite community service superheroes. We've already spoken to Iwan Rheon and Antonia Thomas, so we rang Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Curtis) and had a natter about Misfits' BAFTA chances. We also talked about the upcoming third series, so read on to find out what Nathan had to say...

So, what do you think Misfits' chances are of picking up a BAFTA tomorrow?
"Ooh! I think they're good. We just feel really honoured that we've been nominated again. It would be lovely to have a win, but I think it's really nice that we are there."

Do you think you'll be nervous?
"Oh my God, yes, of course! I already am!"

Have you already started thinking about the ceremony? Have you picked out your clothes?
"All of that stuff has happened. I think the wonderful thing is that we're a little bit more relaxed than we were last year - we don't have that sense of panic. But yeah, we're going to still be nervous. We're all meeting beforehand to have some Dutch courage before walking down the carpet!"

In the 'Best Drama Series' category, Misfits is up against Being Human, Downton Abbey and Sherlock - what do you think is your biggest competition?
"Oh, all of them. They're all great shows. Sherlock was such a huge, huge hit, and Downton - they're both doing second series. And Being Human, we were up against them last year. They're big shows, really big. And they've got amazing people in them."

Are you looking forward to spotting people at the ceremony?
"Oh my God, that's my favourite thing! Yeah. It's kind of like everyone's there, aren't they? I think last year we had Julie Walters an aisle or two away. It was just rubbernecking around the room. Obviously because we were in an auditorium you can't really look around. But this time - this great time - we're on tables, so I will literally be looking around the room just to see who's there. I don't even know who's going but I'll see who's there."

Do you get starstruck?
"Yeah, I'm like a 12-year-old kid! I'll be there with my napkin and my biro!"

Your co-stars Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha are nominated as well - do you think they could win?
"I hope so. What's really nice is that we're all so young. To be nominated at such young ages is amazing. I think they've been nominated for a reason so there's a good chance they could win and we hope they do."

How will you celebrate if Misfits wins?
"We'll celebrate like last year, but harder."

What happened last year?
"It was just brilliant. It was the best party ever. Some dance moves were explored and invented..."

You're back filming Misfits now - is it strange without Robert?
"It is, yeah. It's weird because you keep seeing places that you've filmed previously and it's like he's a ghost - 'Oh, that's where Robert did this', and, 'That's where we all did that'. So it is a little strange, but there's so much to do that you kind of just get on with it. And our new member is brilliant and funny and wonderful."

So you're enjoying working with Joe Gilgun?
"Oh, Joe is just - he's like a dream. He's just the most hilarious person to have around and just sensitive and really nice. We all feel like we haven't gone anywhere - we've had a break and Joe's just slotted into that. It's lovely."

How does the group get on with Joe's character Rudy?
"We're cool. I don't want to give anything away! We're cool with him. It's a very different take on Nathan's character... I don't know if the characters do the same thing, but they provide the right level of friction, if that's the right word."

You've got your community service outfits back on - can you tell us how or why?
"I can't! I can't."

Ooh!
"It's actually that noise you just made there! I think the event is kind of like that... Do you know what? I think we're back in them. That's all you need to know. We're back. It happens quite early on so you'll soon see."

How did you feel when you found out the characters were getting new powers?
"I think again it's quite exciting - it's like a new take. Obviously originally the powers were based around our personalities or experiences and now we've got a chance to explore a different side of ourselves, which is, as an actor, a really wonderful opportunity to have with the same character. And the series as well, it's really lovely to go down a different avenue."

It's a bit similar because we're still seeing a reflection of the characters' personalities as they're choosing their powers.
"It's still doing that, it is, but it's also about who we want to be. Before it was these powers reflecting who we are, for better or worse. And now they will reflect who we want to be, in a way."

And how do they come out of that - well?
"Do we come out of it well? I think it plays out pretty much in a Misfits style, so some will fare well and some won't!"

We've seen some very strange things on Misfits in the past - what kind of villains can we expect in the new series?
"I think what the show does really well is that some of the villains aren't necessarily villains, they're just people that have something against [the group]. For instance, the first episode of the last series, [Lucy, the shapeshifter] wasn't necessarily a villain, she was someone that was disturbed and had something against Simon, was hurt. I think a lot of them are based within a reality, within a truth. But I'm sure weird and wacky things are going to happen!"

Will Seth - the power dealer - be a big part of the show?
"I believe so, yeah. He's back. I haven't been on set with him yet, but I saw him at the read through and we went for a quick drink, all of us did. But yeah, he's got a role."

We saw Curtis and Nikki in a romance last series but then Nikki died! Curtis hasn't been very lucky in love - will we see more romance for him?
"I think he gets more than he wants!"

Could we be seeing a love triangle?
"It's just... very interesting. But he gets some love. I think he needs it! I think he needs love."

It would be nice for him to...
"Settle down?"

Not necessarily settle down, but just not have everyone dying around him.
"[laughs] Yeah! That's true, that's true."

Even his romance with Alisha ended and now she's going to be with Simon - does Curtis have any feelings about that?
"I think naturally, yeah. We don't really explore them but he does naturally have feelings about that. It's quite funny to play around with that as actors as well, because the banter is that she's left me, she's gone off with him, and it's quite funny. It's not played out, but there are definitely undertones of that."

Can you tease anything else about what's coming up for Curtis?
"Anything you say is like a huge leak! I won't leak. I can't leak. I'm sorry... I'm just going to say what I say every season - different sides, there's more to explore. I don't want to be in trouble!"

Why should we be getting excited for the new series?
"I think this series there's such a difference and all the characters have matured... There'll be curveballs. There are such huge curveballs within the season. But I can't [say too much] - just watch it!"

The Philips British Television Awards will be held in London on Sunday. The ceremony will be broadcast from 8pm on BBC One.

SOURCE: DIGITAL SPY UK

Lindsay Lohan's Weekend Trip to the Sunshine State

Guarded by a team of security personnel, Lindsay Lohan was spotted arriving at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in Ft Lauderdale, Florida earlier this morning (May 21).

The "Mean Girls" star sported a trendy look for her weekend travel, wearing a fedora, jean vest, black shorts and a pair of black platform booties as she made the trip to the sunshine state before starting her house arrest sentence next month.

On the career end of things, the troubled actress is drumming up some serious interest in the upcoming "Carrie" remake, as author Stephen King told Entertainment Weekly that he would support the casting of the 24-year-old for the lead role.

First voicing his curiosity as to why the remake is being pursued, King said, "The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, not Casablanca, or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book."

As for pondering a lead in Miss Lohan, the award winning author interestedly added, "Although Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White… hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast."

Enjoy the pictures of Lindsay Lohan at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport (May 20).(Gossip center)

Lindsay Lohan's Weekend Trip to the Sunshine State

Guarded by a team of security personnel, Lindsay Lohan was spotted arriving at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in Ft Lauderdale, Florida earlier this morning (May 21).

The "Mean Girls" star sported a trendy look for her weekend travel, wearing a fedora, jean vest, black shorts and a pair of black platform booties as she made the trip to the sunshine state before starting her house arrest sentence next month.

On the career end of things, the troubled actress is drumming up some serious interest in the upcoming "Carrie" remake, as author Stephen King told Entertainment Weekly that he would support the casting of the 24-year-old for the lead role.

First voicing his curiosity as to why the remake is being pursued, King said, "The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, not Casablanca, or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book."

As for pondering a lead in Miss Lohan, the award winning author interestedly added, "Although Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White… hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast."

Enjoy the pictures of Lindsay Lohan at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport (May 20).(Gossip center)

On May 21, the world will end!

NEW YORK:    It's raining in New York, and everyone tries to get out of the rain. Not Manny. The 56-year old Dominican, unflappable, stands on a corner with his umbrella, warning people that on Saturday, May 21, the world will end.

All over New York, preachers armed with T-shirts, brochures, books and posters are preaching the end of the world. Using a complex numerical calculation from the Bible, there are even advertisements on the New York city subway warning of the "great earthquake" that accompanies the advent of Judgement Day.

"According to the Bible, in the Book of Revelations there will be a worldwide earthquake," Manny told said. "We're not sure if it will happen at the same time everywhere, because times are different. But it is supposed to happen simultaneously around the world," he said.

The date of May 21, 2011 may seem random, but it is based on a numerical analysis by the American, Harold Camping, the president of Family Radio, a religious broadcaster based in California.

"According to Genesis, when the flood occurred in the year 4990, God told Noah that in seven days he would destroy the earth," Manny explained. "And he destroyed it in seven days.

"But Peter said: 'I know that one day for me is like a thousand years.' So 4990 plus 7001 years (the equivalent of seven days) equals 2011," he explained.

Not only that, May 21 coincides with the 17th day of the second month of the calendar used during the Biblical flood, according to Camping.

Nearby the corner where Manny is prophesying, Borce, 43, is handing out leaflets and explaining to anyone who will listen that they have a few hours left to find salvation.

"Right now there is still salvation, but when May 21st gonna come, the salvation program is finished, God gonna shut the door, and after that only five months remain for the unsaved of the world, and they're gonna be suffering and on the 21st October, God gonna destroy this world with fire," Borce said.

If Manny and Borce are out on the noisy New York City streets everyday spreading the word, they are planning to be in a quieter place when the fateful moment arrives.

"Until Friday, I gonna still pray for God for mercy. Saturday I'll be at home, just watching the news, because the doors will be shut," said Borce, who is American.

"I will kneel and ask God's mercy to see if he can save me, because God wants salvation for everyone," said Manny, who was at his side.

Despite their faith, both men realize that their message is often ridiculed. "People do not believe it," said Manny. "It is typical of what happened in Noah's time, where only eight people were saved. According to the Bible, only 200 million people will be saved" this time, Manny said.

To Borce, that reaction is predictable. "The people are laughing, they laugh at us," he says, adding: "Pray until Friday."

On May 21, the world will end!

NEW YORK:    It's raining in New York, and everyone tries to get out of the rain. Not Manny. The 56-year old Dominican, unflappable, stands on a corner with his umbrella, warning people that on Saturday, May 21, the world will end.

All over New York, preachers armed with T-shirts, brochures, books and posters are preaching the end of the world. Using a complex numerical calculation from the Bible, there are even advertisements on the New York city subway warning of the "great earthquake" that accompanies the advent of Judgement Day.

"According to the Bible, in the Book of Revelations there will be a worldwide earthquake," Manny told said. "We're not sure if it will happen at the same time everywhere, because times are different. But it is supposed to happen simultaneously around the world," he said.

The date of May 21, 2011 may seem random, but it is based on a numerical analysis by the American, Harold Camping, the president of Family Radio, a religious broadcaster based in California.

"According to Genesis, when the flood occurred in the year 4990, God told Noah that in seven days he would destroy the earth," Manny explained. "And he destroyed it in seven days.

"But Peter said: 'I know that one day for me is like a thousand years.' So 4990 plus 7001 years (the equivalent of seven days) equals 2011," he explained.

Not only that, May 21 coincides with the 17th day of the second month of the calendar used during the Biblical flood, according to Camping.

Nearby the corner where Manny is prophesying, Borce, 43, is handing out leaflets and explaining to anyone who will listen that they have a few hours left to find salvation.

"Right now there is still salvation, but when May 21st gonna come, the salvation program is finished, God gonna shut the door, and after that only five months remain for the unsaved of the world, and they're gonna be suffering and on the 21st October, God gonna destroy this world with fire," Borce said.

If Manny and Borce are out on the noisy New York City streets everyday spreading the word, they are planning to be in a quieter place when the fateful moment arrives.

"Until Friday, I gonna still pray for God for mercy. Saturday I'll be at home, just watching the news, because the doors will be shut," said Borce, who is American.

"I will kneel and ask God's mercy to see if he can save me, because God wants salvation for everyone," said Manny, who was at his side.

Despite their faith, both men realize that their message is often ridiculed. "People do not believe it," said Manny. "It is typical of what happened in Noah's time, where only eight people were saved. According to the Bible, only 200 million people will be saved" this time, Manny said.

To Borce, that reaction is predictable. "The people are laughing, they laugh at us," he says, adding: "Pray until Friday."

NATO hits 8 Kadhafi ships; Tripoli calls Obama 'delusional'

TRIPOLI:  NATO warplanes hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy, the alliance said Friday as US President Barack Obama answered constitutional questions regarding the length of the Libyan conflict.

Also Friday, the United States said it delivered 120,000 Halal meals to Libyan rebels as part of US plans to provide $25 million in non-lethal aid to forces fighting Kadhafi's regime.

Meanwhile, authorities in Tripoli slammed Obama as "delusional" for earlier suggesting that the veteran Libyan leader's departure is inevitable.

They also strongly denied reports that Kadhafi's wife and daughter had fled to Tunisia and that Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem had defected.

NATO said it carried out "precision air strikes" in the ports of Tripoli, Al-Khums and Sirte, striking eight vessels.

"Given the escalating use of naval assets, NATO had no choice but to take decisive action to protect the civilian population of Libya and NATO forces at sea," said Rear Admiral Russell Harding, deputy head of the NATO-led air war.

Explosions were heard in the Libyan capital early Friday, hours after the air strikes targeted the city's port, with a ship still ablaze from the raid.

Harding insisted that all of the targets hit were military but government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim accused NATO of seeking to scare international shipping firms into steering clear of government-held ports.

"Whatever the ship that has been hit, it is clearly a message sent by NATO to the international maritime companies not to send any more vessels to Libya," Ibrahim told reporters.

British aircraft targeted Al-Khums, the nearest naval base under the control of Kadhafi forces to the rebel-held city of Misrata, British defence staff spokesman Major General John Lorimer said.

"As well as hitting two corvettes in the harbour, the Royal Air Force Tornados successfully targeted a facility in the dockyard constructing fast inflatable boats, which Libyan forces have used several times in their efforts to mine Misrata and attack vessels in the area," Lorimer said.

"The destruction last night of the facility and a significant stockpile of the boats will reduce the regime's ability to sustain such tactics," he added.

NATO has increased the pressure on Kadhafi by hitting several command and control centres in Tripoli in recent days.

"This has limited Kadhafi's ability to give orders to his forces. It has also constrained his freedom of movement; effectively he's gone into hiding," NATO's Wing Commander Mike Bracken said in Brussels.

In Tripoli, the government spokesman described as "delusional" Obama's prediction in a speech Thursday that the veteran Libyan leader's departure is inevitable.

"Obama is still delusional -- he believes the lies that his own government and own media spread around the world," Ibrahim said.

"It's not Obama who decides whether Moamer Kadhafi leaves Libya or not. It's the Libyan people who decide their future."

NATO hits 8 Kadhafi ships; Tripoli calls Obama 'delusional'

TRIPOLI:  NATO warplanes hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy, the alliance said Friday as US President Barack Obama answered constitutional questions regarding the length of the Libyan conflict.

Also Friday, the United States said it delivered 120,000 Halal meals to Libyan rebels as part of US plans to provide $25 million in non-lethal aid to forces fighting Kadhafi's regime.

Meanwhile, authorities in Tripoli slammed Obama as "delusional" for earlier suggesting that the veteran Libyan leader's departure is inevitable.

They also strongly denied reports that Kadhafi's wife and daughter had fled to Tunisia and that Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem had defected.

NATO said it carried out "precision air strikes" in the ports of Tripoli, Al-Khums and Sirte, striking eight vessels.

"Given the escalating use of naval assets, NATO had no choice but to take decisive action to protect the civilian population of Libya and NATO forces at sea," said Rear Admiral Russell Harding, deputy head of the NATO-led air war.

Explosions were heard in the Libyan capital early Friday, hours after the air strikes targeted the city's port, with a ship still ablaze from the raid.

Harding insisted that all of the targets hit were military but government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim accused NATO of seeking to scare international shipping firms into steering clear of government-held ports.

"Whatever the ship that has been hit, it is clearly a message sent by NATO to the international maritime companies not to send any more vessels to Libya," Ibrahim told reporters.

British aircraft targeted Al-Khums, the nearest naval base under the control of Kadhafi forces to the rebel-held city of Misrata, British defence staff spokesman Major General John Lorimer said.

"As well as hitting two corvettes in the harbour, the Royal Air Force Tornados successfully targeted a facility in the dockyard constructing fast inflatable boats, which Libyan forces have used several times in their efforts to mine Misrata and attack vessels in the area," Lorimer said.

"The destruction last night of the facility and a significant stockpile of the boats will reduce the regime's ability to sustain such tactics," he added.

NATO has increased the pressure on Kadhafi by hitting several command and control centres in Tripoli in recent days.

"This has limited Kadhafi's ability to give orders to his forces. It has also constrained his freedom of movement; effectively he's gone into hiding," NATO's Wing Commander Mike Bracken said in Brussels.

In Tripoli, the government spokesman described as "delusional" Obama's prediction in a speech Thursday that the veteran Libyan leader's departure is inevitable.

"Obama is still delusional -- he believes the lies that his own government and own media spread around the world," Ibrahim said.

"It's not Obama who decides whether Moamer Kadhafi leaves Libya or not. It's the Libyan people who decide their future."

'I kissed a girl... and was traumatised'

Keerti Kulhari on her first gal-on-gal smooch in Bejoy Nambiar's 'Shaitan'

After playing a fairly gharelu Punjabi kudi in the madcap comedy Khichdi The Movie, Keerti Kulhari was compelled to get bold for her role in Bejoy Nambiar's Shaitan.

In the Anurag Kashyap production, she plays Tanya, a girl next-door who's part of a wild group and is compelled to lose her inhibitions.

Read on to find out how the lines between her reel and real life have blurred.

Tell us about Tanya...
She is the most sober in the gang of shaitans.

How does she end up kissing another girl, Amy (played by Kalki)?
Tanya doesn't want to kiss Amy. They're playing truth and dare. Amy is a cool girl who likes to try different things. It's her turn and she 'dares' to kiss me.

How do you rate Kalki as a kisser?
It was hardly a kiss.

Is it the only time you have been kissed by a girl?
(Laughs) Yes. And it will be the last time ever.

Has any girl made a pass at you?
Yes. In Standard 10, there was a girl in my badminton team. I think she had the hots for me. Though she never said anything, the way she used to talk and give me attention, made her intentions very obvious. She would
feel very jealous if I talked to guys...

Were you told that you would have to kiss a girl?
No. Bejoy told me about everything else but the kiss. Well, he did bring it up once, but I thought he was kidding. It wasn't until we were rolling, that Bejoy announced that the scene was on. Kalki kisses me in that scene.

Did you enjoy it?
I was traumatised. Thankfully, it was just one take. The reaction in the film was what I was actually going through at that time. I haven't even kissed a guy onscreen. And I did my first kiss with a girl! That was an experience.

Did your co-stars tease you?
Yes, they were all teasing us after the shot. After the shot, Kalki even fooled around. She started behaving like she had the hots for me. She tried to run her hands on my thighs. I told her to stop it and let me regain my senses. I was very amused.

How did your family react?
They were shocked. But they completely understand that it's part of the profession. They have been supportive.

What is your take homosexuality?
To each its own. I like to kiss a guy and want to be kissed by a guy, but I have nothing against people who have homosexual tendencies. I have gay friends. (MID-DAY)

'I kissed a girl... and was traumatised'

Keerti Kulhari on her first gal-on-gal smooch in Bejoy Nambiar's 'Shaitan'

After playing a fairly gharelu Punjabi kudi in the madcap comedy Khichdi The Movie, Keerti Kulhari was compelled to get bold for her role in Bejoy Nambiar's Shaitan.

In the Anurag Kashyap production, she plays Tanya, a girl next-door who's part of a wild group and is compelled to lose her inhibitions.

Read on to find out how the lines between her reel and real life have blurred.

Tell us about Tanya...
She is the most sober in the gang of shaitans.

How does she end up kissing another girl, Amy (played by Kalki)?
Tanya doesn't want to kiss Amy. They're playing truth and dare. Amy is a cool girl who likes to try different things. It's her turn and she 'dares' to kiss me.

How do you rate Kalki as a kisser?
It was hardly a kiss.

Is it the only time you have been kissed by a girl?
(Laughs) Yes. And it will be the last time ever.

Has any girl made a pass at you?
Yes. In Standard 10, there was a girl in my badminton team. I think she had the hots for me. Though she never said anything, the way she used to talk and give me attention, made her intentions very obvious. She would
feel very jealous if I talked to guys...

Were you told that you would have to kiss a girl?
No. Bejoy told me about everything else but the kiss. Well, he did bring it up once, but I thought he was kidding. It wasn't until we were rolling, that Bejoy announced that the scene was on. Kalki kisses me in that scene.

Did you enjoy it?
I was traumatised. Thankfully, it was just one take. The reaction in the film was what I was actually going through at that time. I haven't even kissed a guy onscreen. And I did my first kiss with a girl! That was an experience.

Did your co-stars tease you?
Yes, they were all teasing us after the shot. After the shot, Kalki even fooled around. She started behaving like she had the hots for me. She tried to run her hands on my thighs. I told her to stop it and let me regain my senses. I was very amused.

How did your family react?
They were shocked. But they completely understand that it's part of the profession. They have been supportive.

What is your take homosexuality?
To each its own. I like to kiss a guy and want to be kissed by a guy, but I have nothing against people who have homosexual tendencies. I have gay friends. (MID-DAY)

Black Swan REVIEW

Darren Aronofsky has made no secret of the fact that Black Swan is very much a companion-piece to his 2008 Oscar-contender The Wrestler. And, despite its seemingly more refined and rarefied subject-matter, so it proves: these two movies indeed have more in common with each other than Black Swan does with, say, Powell and Pressburger’s ne plus ultra of ballet movies, The Red Shoes, or even the similarly themed All About Eve.

Both Black Swan and The Wrestler play out largely in grungey, backstage interiors — here typified by Nina’s (Natalie Portman) spartan breezeblock-walled dressing room, closer to The Wrestler’s sweat-drizzled gyms than you might imagine. Both exhibit fascination with specialist professions (based in East Coast locations), and lavish attention on little, arcane rituals, such as Nina repeatedly scoring the soles of her pointe shoes to give them more flex (a distant echo of Mickey Rourke’s ‘Ram’ razoring his own face with a hidden blade to create a crowdpleasing bleed). Both also divine drama — not to mention several squirm ’n’ wince moments — from the potentially crippling physical challenges of those professions, and make much of the resulting tension between age and ambition. Both are shot mostly handheld, with a single camera, Aronofsky favouring personal-space-invading over-the-shoulder angles. And both are, to some degree, the study of a face; the director moving away from the ravaged crags of Mickey Rourke’s bad-history-etched visage to the virgin territory of Portman’s smooth, glassy slopes.

To some degree, yes, Aronofsky is repeating the same tricks, but no more than Martin Scorsese did with Casino and GoodFellas. And it’s not like he’s trying to narrowly reinvent himself as some kind of stripped-down semi-documentarian. In Black Swan there’s also the psyche-searing distress that cut through his debut, Pi, while in its eerie polymorphic scenes you sense shades of The Fountain. There Hugh Jackman’s conquistador fatally sprouted flowers; here Portman erupts feathers.

With its under-the-counter trade in body horror — the bone-fracturing realities insidiously supplanted by arguably over-literal daymares of toes fusing into webbed fowl feet and dark down jabbing through skin — Black Swan has proven unpalatable to many critics, also turned off by both the familiarity of its backstage-rivalry rhythms and its thick laying on of doppelgänger antics. Not only does Portman’s Nina, in her natural guise as Tchaikovsky’s innocent princess Odette, encounter herself as a shadowy Odile, but the lines often blur between her and the physically similar Lily (Mila Kunis) — aka the young, talented upstart — and Beth (Winona Ryder) — the older, usurped prima ballerina. Meanwhile, the significance of mirrors, which hang somewhere in almost every scene, will be overlooked by few.

As with even the best work of David Cronenberg or Brian De Palma (both of whom this film owes a debt), Black Swan certainly won’t be to everyone’s taste. And it’s by no means perfect; Ryder’s badly masacara’d harridan sadly strikes a bum note, while the script — mainly via Vincent Cassel’s strutting, Machiavellian director — does tend to bang on about the whole White/Black Swan dichotomy. But that by no means prevents it from being yet another impressive offering from one of America’s most exciting directing talents.

Aronofsky pulls off some astonishing visual flourishes, transporting us from the dank claustrophobia of toilet cubicles and dressing rooms to the sheer, light-bathed ecstasy of the stage. He shoots ballet like Scorsese shot boxing in Raging Bull: not from the audience’s point of view, but up close, with a forced intimacy that you’d imagine would subvert its grace, but in
fact somehow enhances it, capturing every little twitch, creak and strain.

Like The Wrestler (again), Black Swan also showcases Aronofsky’s ability to tease career-best turns out of lead actors, in this case Portman. And it’s not just the way she passes so easily as a professional dancer. Sure, to begin with, the role appears to involve more of a literal, physical stretch than the metaphorical sort — Portman herself has always tended more towards White Swan than Black. But as Nina’s psychic dissolution occurs, we see Portman simultaneously at her most vulnerable and her most predatory, at once frostily brittle and raunchily malleable (and we’re not just talking about her sex scene with Kunis), before peaking at the film’s denouement with a raw, alluring showstopper of a performance. It’s not spoiling anything to say that, like The Wrestler (yes, yet again), the film closes with the sound of rapturous applause. And just as with Rourke’s final bow in that movie, in this it couldn’t be more rousingly appropriate

Black Swan REVIEW

Darren Aronofsky has made no secret of the fact that Black Swan is very much a companion-piece to his 2008 Oscar-contender The Wrestler. And, despite its seemingly more refined and rarefied subject-matter, so it proves: these two movies indeed have more in common with each other than Black Swan does with, say, Powell and Pressburger’s ne plus ultra of ballet movies, The Red Shoes, or even the similarly themed All About Eve.

Both Black Swan and The Wrestler play out largely in grungey, backstage interiors — here typified by Nina’s (Natalie Portman) spartan breezeblock-walled dressing room, closer to The Wrestler’s sweat-drizzled gyms than you might imagine. Both exhibit fascination with specialist professions (based in East Coast locations), and lavish attention on little, arcane rituals, such as Nina repeatedly scoring the soles of her pointe shoes to give them more flex (a distant echo of Mickey Rourke’s ‘Ram’ razoring his own face with a hidden blade to create a crowdpleasing bleed). Both also divine drama — not to mention several squirm ’n’ wince moments — from the potentially crippling physical challenges of those professions, and make much of the resulting tension between age and ambition. Both are shot mostly handheld, with a single camera, Aronofsky favouring personal-space-invading over-the-shoulder angles. And both are, to some degree, the study of a face; the director moving away from the ravaged crags of Mickey Rourke’s bad-history-etched visage to the virgin territory of Portman’s smooth, glassy slopes.

To some degree, yes, Aronofsky is repeating the same tricks, but no more than Martin Scorsese did with Casino and GoodFellas. And it’s not like he’s trying to narrowly reinvent himself as some kind of stripped-down semi-documentarian. In Black Swan there’s also the psyche-searing distress that cut through his debut, Pi, while in its eerie polymorphic scenes you sense shades of The Fountain. There Hugh Jackman’s conquistador fatally sprouted flowers; here Portman erupts feathers.

With its under-the-counter trade in body horror — the bone-fracturing realities insidiously supplanted by arguably over-literal daymares of toes fusing into webbed fowl feet and dark down jabbing through skin — Black Swan has proven unpalatable to many critics, also turned off by both the familiarity of its backstage-rivalry rhythms and its thick laying on of doppelgänger antics. Not only does Portman’s Nina, in her natural guise as Tchaikovsky’s innocent princess Odette, encounter herself as a shadowy Odile, but the lines often blur between her and the physically similar Lily (Mila Kunis) — aka the young, talented upstart — and Beth (Winona Ryder) — the older, usurped prima ballerina. Meanwhile, the significance of mirrors, which hang somewhere in almost every scene, will be overlooked by few.

As with even the best work of David Cronenberg or Brian De Palma (both of whom this film owes a debt), Black Swan certainly won’t be to everyone’s taste. And it’s by no means perfect; Ryder’s badly masacara’d harridan sadly strikes a bum note, while the script — mainly via Vincent Cassel’s strutting, Machiavellian director — does tend to bang on about the whole White/Black Swan dichotomy. But that by no means prevents it from being yet another impressive offering from one of America’s most exciting directing talents.

Aronofsky pulls off some astonishing visual flourishes, transporting us from the dank claustrophobia of toilet cubicles and dressing rooms to the sheer, light-bathed ecstasy of the stage. He shoots ballet like Scorsese shot boxing in Raging Bull: not from the audience’s point of view, but up close, with a forced intimacy that you’d imagine would subvert its grace, but in
fact somehow enhances it, capturing every little twitch, creak and strain.

Like The Wrestler (again), Black Swan also showcases Aronofsky’s ability to tease career-best turns out of lead actors, in this case Portman. And it’s not just the way she passes so easily as a professional dancer. Sure, to begin with, the role appears to involve more of a literal, physical stretch than the metaphorical sort — Portman herself has always tended more towards White Swan than Black. But as Nina’s psychic dissolution occurs, we see Portman simultaneously at her most vulnerable and her most predatory, at once frostily brittle and raunchily malleable (and we’re not just talking about her sex scene with Kunis), before peaking at the film’s denouement with a raw, alluring showstopper of a performance. It’s not spoiling anything to say that, like The Wrestler (yes, yet again), the film closes with the sound of rapturous applause. And just as with Rourke’s final bow in that movie, in this it couldn’t be more rousingly appropriate

'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies in car accident

'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies in car accident

Lindsay Lohan Hasn't Given Up on Men

Lindsay Lohan is trying to get her life back on track and she wants to assure everyone that she's making some good life choices in the process. She was interviewed on an Australian radio show today and claims she's actually enjoying her community service, enjoys being alone, and has put dating on hold.

Bravo!
LiLo said on "The Kyle and Jackie O Show" about her new outlook on life: “I lived at the Chateau Marmont for like two and a half years. I felt safe and I really trusted the people that worked there, I didn’t feel the need to go out, I could go downstairs and have dinners and meetings … everything was all in one place, I value being alone now, I love spending time by myself … back then I was afraid to be alone.”

She continued: “I did waste a lot of money staying there it was irresponsible of me. But I think everything happens for a reason. If you start forgetting things you start trying to fool yourself of what you did. And timing is everything. It gives you different perspectives on life.”

And, as for her love life, Lindsay seems to be putting dating on hold, though she claims she'd be up for dating dudes again. (Her last relationship was with Samantha Ronson.) Kyle said to the star: "We'd love to know whether you're like a lesbian or whether you're a bi ... 'cause boys wanna know if they still have a chance ... have we still got a chance?"

Lindsay responded with a simple "Yes."

She says she's not seeing anyone, guy or gal, at the moment.

Lindsay Lohan Hasn't Given Up on Men

Lindsay Lohan is trying to get her life back on track and she wants to assure everyone that she's making some good life choices in the process. She was interviewed on an Australian radio show today and claims she's actually enjoying her community service, enjoys being alone, and has put dating on hold.

Bravo!
LiLo said on "The Kyle and Jackie O Show" about her new outlook on life: “I lived at the Chateau Marmont for like two and a half years. I felt safe and I really trusted the people that worked there, I didn’t feel the need to go out, I could go downstairs and have dinners and meetings … everything was all in one place, I value being alone now, I love spending time by myself … back then I was afraid to be alone.”

She continued: “I did waste a lot of money staying there it was irresponsible of me. But I think everything happens for a reason. If you start forgetting things you start trying to fool yourself of what you did. And timing is everything. It gives you different perspectives on life.”

And, as for her love life, Lindsay seems to be putting dating on hold, though she claims she'd be up for dating dudes again. (Her last relationship was with Samantha Ronson.) Kyle said to the star: "We'd love to know whether you're like a lesbian or whether you're a bi ... 'cause boys wanna know if they still have a chance ... have we still got a chance?"

Lindsay responded with a simple "Yes."

She says she's not seeing anyone, guy or gal, at the moment.