London, Feb 28 : George Clooney has dismissed suggestions that he has lent his Italian villa to British soccer ace David Beckham.

He was reacting to the reports that said that The Los Angeles Galaxy star had moved in to Clooney''s Lake Como retreat, while he plays on loan for Italian club AC Milan.

Clooney reportedly offered the luxurious property to Beckham after mutual friend Giorgio Armani introduced the duo last year.

Mumbai, Feb 28 : It is countdown time for the Miss India 2009 pageant in Mumbai.

Sixty-five dazzling contenders appeared at an event on Friday ahead of the contest, which is to be held on April this year. The sixteen finalists will be announced on March
9.

Some of the contestants were excited and enjoying the media attention.

"It''s the most renowned and well known contest in the country. Just being a part of it, is amazing. I really hope that I am selected. I am really looking forward to the training," said Ridhima Shahni, a nineteen-year-old aspirant from Pune.

London, Feb 28 : US director George Lucas is set to make his first film post Star Wars.

`Red Tails' is a film on the Tuskegee Airmen, who were America's first black military airmen.

The project has been in development with the director since 1990, reports The Telegraph.

The film's story has been written by Lucas, but he will not direct it as Anthony Hemingway, who has worked on gritty TV shows such as The Wire and Oz has been signed up to helm the project.

New York, Feb 28 : American comedian Ed McMahon has been admitted into the intensive care, as he is reportedly suffering from pneumonia and bone cancer.

McMahon, 85, who is best known as Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" sidekick, was admitted to a California hospital three weeks ago, his publicist Howard Bragman said.

"He''s a fighter. He''s a Marine. He''s a strong man, and we remain hopeful at this point," the New York Daily News quoted Bragman as saying.

"He''s not the type of guy you count out," he added.

London, Feb 28 : Rumours about actress Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Ronson not getting along were put to rest on a trans-Atlantic flight, when the two made a public display of their affection.

The two were on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London, and passengers on board witnessed their antics through most of the 10-hour flight, reports the Mirror.

Washington, Feb 28 : American actor Robert Downey Jr. has given credit to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for his recent weight loss in the upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes.

Downey Jr., 43, is currently filming scenes as the fictional detective in a new big-screen adaptation by director Guy Ritchie, and he has had to slim down considerably for the role.

The Iron Man star says that every time he is tempted to have a snack, he remembers Martin's advice.