New York, Feb 21 : Bill Clinton's family has bid farewell to a cat named `Sock', whom they adopted while he was President of the US, after the White House's renowned pet lost its long battle with cancer.

A CNN report suggests that the black and white cat was deeply loved by Chelsea Clinton and the whole family.

"Socks brought much happiness to Chelsea and us over the years, and enjoyment to kids and cat lovers everywhere," the New York Daily News quoted the Clintons as saying.

New York, Feb 21 : Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi want to start a family, it has emerged.

Apparently, the married couple is set to try to conceive via in-vitro fertilization treatments and are hoping for a boy.

"[Portia] is prepared to go through [IVF] 10 times if she has to," The New York Daily News quoted a source, as saying.

"Whatever it takes to get pregnant, she'll do it," the source added.

New York, Feb 21 : Singer Rihanna, who was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend Chris Brown, has finally issued a statement about the incident on the Internet.

In her statement posted at RadarOnline. com, Rihanna has refrained herself from making any contentions.

She instead has expressed gratitude towards her fans for their invariable support.

New York, Feb 21 : Kanye West is dating a model, according to reports.

The hip-hop star was spotted with new love interest Amber Rose during New York Fashion Week.

They were seen cuddling at Nur Khan''s Rose Bar on Tuesday night and attending Narciso Rodriguez and Alexandre Herchcovitch''s fashion shows together.

"She''s going to be good for him. Amber is a model with a fly, out-there, in-your-face style and attitude, just like Kanye. She''s his match," the New York Daily News quoted a source, as saying.