Oprah talks about Rihanna and Brown reunion
Oprah Winfrey says she find nothing wrong with the news that Rihanna has reunited with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who was accused of assaulting the singer in 2009. In an interview on the show Oprah's Next Chapter, Rihanna admitted she's still in love with Brown. Talking to the entertainment news show Extra on Sunday, Winfrey said: "I think that if she is prepared to deal with that and to help Chris help himself, then so be it. I have no judgement whatsoever. If that's how you choose to lead your life, that's really OK. You know, what I loved about that interview is that she came with a big, wide-open heart. She was in the space of forgiveness." * IANS
Private Practice actress weds Broadway star
Audra McDonald and Will Swenson have tied the knot. According to a publicist for the Private Practice actress, the couple married on Saturday at their home in New York. McDonald has an 11-year-old daughter, while the Broadway actor Swenson has two sons. McDonald, who also appears on Broadway, recently won a record-tying fifth Tony Award for Porgy and Bess. * AP
Amber Tamblyn and David Cross tie the knot
Another Hollywood couple wed on Saturday – Amber Tamblyn and David Cross. Tamblyn, 29, is best known for her roles in The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants and House. She will appear in Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Django Unchained. Cross, 48, will reprise his role in the revived Arrested Development. This is the first marriage for both actors.
Ben Affleck leaves a note after sideswiping car
While driving around Santa Monica, California, on Saturday, Ben Affleck accidentally knocked the mirror off a parked car, but made sure to leave a note on its windscreen before leaving the scene. "Hi, knocked off your mirror! Very sorry! Will cover everything – Ben," the note read, along with his contact information, according to photographs snapped by E! Online. The 40-year-old actor was later spotted taking his two daughters to McDonald's. * IANS
Hallyday does NY for the first time since the 1960s
He's 69 and has had health problems of late, but the French rocker Johnny Hallyday sounded like a teenager when he talked about his first performance in New York in 50 years. "A two-hour show with music from the 1970s up through to today, with fantastic musicians. It is going to be true rock 'n' roll. We're going to bring the house down," Hallyday said before his Sunday performance. Known as France's answer to Elvis Presley, Hallyday has sold more than 100 million albums since the 1960s. But his fans got a scare over the summer when he was treated for bronchitis, then hospitalised again last month. Now he's back on tour, with concerts scheduled in London, Luxembourg, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Brussels. Hallyday also has an album coming out in November and will shoot a movie in January with the French director Claude Lelouch. * AFP
New Zealand capital turns Middle-earth
New Zealand's capital of Wellington is preparing for the world premiere of the first film in The Hobbit trilogy by showcasing an artisan festival selling small-folk paraphernalia and renaming the city after the trilogy's fictitious setting of Middle-earth. Wellington will spend NZ$1 million (Dh3.3m) to mark the November 28 premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by the Wellington resident Peter Jackson and filmed on location in New Zealand. Wellington plans to unofficially rename itself "The Middle of Middle-earth" for three weeks before and after the premiere. The name will appear on everything from postmarks on letters to newspaper mastheads. * AP
