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Washington, Jun 20 : American model/actress Devon Aoki has revealed that when she entered the world of films, she was made to tone up her muscles by training with a 30-pound gun.

Aoki, 26, who decided to take a turn at acting from her catwalk career, had to beef up her body for her role in "Mutant Chronicles".

"I had to pump my arms up quite a bit. They were a little on the weak side when we started and by the end of filming, I was pretty rock solid," Fox News quoted her as saying.

Washington, Jun 20 : A breakdown on how American R&B singer Beyonce Knowles earned her millions, and was named the Richest Star under 30 in 2008, has been provided by Forbes magazine.

Knowles, 27, earned herself the name after she made 87 million dollars in just one year, and each and every penny earned has been justified, reports Hollyscoop.

The breakdown by Forbes is as follows:

Touring and Merchandise: 14 million dollars.

Album Sales: 21 million dollars.

Music Publishing: 8 million dollars.

Film: 5 million dollars.

Endorsements: 20 million dollars.

Tour Sponsors: 4 million dollars.

Fashion: 15 million dollars.

London, June 20 : Kanye West has apparently rekindled his romance with American model Amber Rose.

The couple had reportedly ended their relationship few weeks back over claims that Amber had cheated on Kanye with fellow rapper Cassidy.

And Kanye''s rep had also confirmed that the couple had split.

However, according Hollyscoop, the couple were spotted eating out together at posh eaterie the Bardot in Hollywood this week, reports the Sun.

Washington, June 20 : A German army officer who rose to fame with Roman Polanski''s 2002 film The Pianist has been honoured posthumously by Jews in Berlin.

Capt. Wilhelm Hosenfeld saved the life of Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman during the Nazi genocide in Poland.

His role was portrayed by actor Thomas Kretschmann in the Oscar winning movie.

Hosenfeld was honoured as one of the few German soldiers who aided Jews during the Holocaust.

Washington, June 20 : R&B star Usher has joined the celebrity bandwagon by posing for a new advertising campaign of "Got Milk?".

The ad, shot in Las Vegas, shows him with a milk moustache.

The 30-year-old singer said that the shoot for the `Body By Milk' campaign was "a lot of fun," adding with that his ad "makes me look taller," reports People magazine.

Talking about his new album, Usher said it would be "romantic at times," and grittier at other times.

Jammu, June 20 : After initial weather related hindrances, a fresh batch of 1,935 pilgrims left Jammu on Saturday for its onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir.

The batch comprises 852 men, 325 women, 54 children and 704 ascetics left from the base camp at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu at around 0450 hours amid tight security, officials said. It will travel though the Baltal route.

A total of 4,695 pilgrims including Saturday''s batch have left Jammu for the cave shrine since the beginning of the Yatra on June 15.

Amarnath pilgrimage was obstructed for three days following bad weather prevailing in Kashmir valley before resuming on Friday.