London, April 14 : Drew Barrymore had a bad skin condition to take back home from the sets of her forthcoming movie `Grey Garden' after developing an allergy to the makeup for her role.

The actress revealed she had to deal with a peeling and sore skin after playing the role of ex U. S. First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis' cousin, a poverty-stricken woman living in a sprawling, rundown New York mansion.

The 34-year-old said preparing to look like old Little Edie Beale was nothing less than a taxing task before and even after the filming.

London, Apr 14 : Hollywood actress Keira Knightly has revealed that she hates social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook.

"I hate the internet," the Sun quoted her as saying.

"I find it dehumanising to constantly check emails or social sites which have become so fashionable," she added.

The 24-year-old actress also insisted that she is no prima donna.

"I'm not a celebrity," she said.

After the controversial nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya, Nandana Sen got another highly-prestigious offer that required her to go topless.

Italian filmmaker Italo Spinelli offered Nandana the lead of a tribal woman who’s surreptitiously shot nude by a photographer.

The film is based on Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi’s provocative and controversial story Choli Ke Peeche.

The role offered to Nandana was pivotal tempting and challenging .Nandana was sorely tempted.

But doing a full-on topless sequence which is a crucial part of the narrative, so soon after Rang Rasiya , was just not on Nandana’s agenda.

India’s Premium Hindi Movies and Special Events channel on Monday April 13th evening announced a slew of power packed initiatives for the second season of the DLF IPL action on the channel at Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai. Max has brought back the ravishing and articulate first lady of Indian cricket –Mandira Bedi, as a co host for Extraaa Innings T20. Making the broadcast much bigger and better, MAX has roped in the dynamic trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to create musical magic for it’s popular wrap-around programming ‘Extraaa Innings T20’.

London, Apr 14 : Music legend Phil Spector has been convicted of shooting actress Lana Clarkson.

Jury took 31 hours to announce that the 69-year-old was guilty of murdering the B-movie star at his mansion near Los Angeles.

As the verdict was read out, the 1960s "wall of sound" pop producer - described in court as a "demonic maniac" - was standing silently.

Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson said Spector faced a minimum of 18 years in jail, reports The Sun.

It was the second time Spector had been tried for Lana's murder.

New York, April 14 : Comeback star Eminem will front the 2009 MTV Movie Awards to be held in California on May 31.

The channel's rep confirmed that the acclaimed rapper, who has been on hiatus since 2005, will headline the annual awards ceremony, which has previously seen performances from Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls.

The real Slim Shady will take to the stage after his recent return to the music front with his latest album `Relapse' which is slated for release on May 19, reports the New York Daily News.