Bangalore, Mar 26 : Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone on Thursday announced that a ten-kilometer marathon would be held here on May 31, 2009.

Padukone, who is promoting the marathon, said she would try to run as much as she could in the marathon.

"I have been practicing yoga for the past few years. I don't know how much that is going to help me. Maybe not in terms of endurance but definitely in terms of metal strength. In flexibility, I think I have a decent stamina. So, I will try and run as much as I can," she said.

Washington, Mar 26 : Pop singer Ashanti was left embarrassed when her dress split and exposed her bare bottom at a posh red carpet event.

The 28-year-old star anxiously hid her naked butt while her dresser rushed to stitch up the slit.

"You could see my butt. While I was doing interviews on the red carpet, the seamstress was behind me sewing up the hole in my dress," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Ashanti has hinted she will marry her rapper lover Nelly in 2009.

New York, Mar 26 : Pop star Mariah Carey has revealed her plan to start a family with her husband Nick Cannon, and she is keen to have a baby girl.

According to reports, the entertainer has splashed a whopping 200,000 dollars on baby furniture at a children''s store in San Francisco for the new Hollywood home she intends to buy with her hubby.

Mariah is said to have set her sights on the David Saperstein estate in the exclusive western L. A. neighborhood of Holmby Hills, worth a whopping 125 million dollars.

Washington, Mar 26 : Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's deteriorating career has faced yet another blow, for her forthcoming flick `Labour Pains' will head straight to cable TV instead of being released in theatres.

The film will premiere on cable TV, and later its DVDs will be released, reports Contactmusic.

It stars Lohan as a woman who fakes pregnancy in a bid to keep her job.

Lohan has also lost out the lead role in director Tim Burton''s forthcoming remake of Alice In Wonderland.

Washington, Mar 26 : Singer Ashanti revealed that she would be walking down the aisle with her beau Nelly this year itself.

When asked about her marriage plans, Ashanti was quick to publicly declare that she would marry her beau soon.

"Absolutely. It''s in the cards for me. I believe that I have a couple more things I need to do before that happens," Contactmusic quoted Ashanti said.

Although Ashanti revealed her marriage plans, she also urged her fans to not believe everything stated.

London, Mar 26 : Filmmaker Baz Luhrman, who is known for his magnificent flicks, is so impressed with Hugh Jackman and Beyonce Knowles' Oscar act together that he has decided to make a musical featuring them.

Luhrman thinks that the `Dreamgirls' actress is going to make it big in Hollywood, and that working with her would be an honor.