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Britney Spears back on top of celebrity news scene

Britney Spears back on top of celebrity news sceneWashington - Through bad times and good times Britney Spears has climbed her way to the top of USA Today's 2008 Celebrity Heat Index, which measures media exposure in print and online entertainment news.

The 27-year-old popstar was boosted by the December 2 release of her comeback album "Circus." The album has topped charts and hit the number one spot in record sales in its first week.

British singer Amy Winehouse served summons to Norwegian court

Amy WinehouseOslo - British singer Amy Winehouse has been served a summons to an appeals court hearing in Norway in January, the Norwegian online newspaper Nettavisen reported Wednesday.

In October 2007, the soul singer, her husband Blake Fielder-Civil and another member of her entourage spent a night in police custody after a small amount of marijuana was found in a hotel room while she was on tour in Bergen, western Norway.

The three accepted a fine but subsequently appealed the fine. A likely reason offered was that they wanted to avert potential problems when visiting the United States.

Jonas Brothers to perform amid tight security on New Year’s Eve

Jonas BrothersWashington, December 31 : Elaborate security arrangements will be made for The Jonas Brothers' concert at Times Square, New York, on New Year''s Eve.

The New York Police Department is fears that the band, scheduled to perform in the city as part of Dick Clark''s New Year''s Rockin'' Eve TV spectacular, will draw a "mob scene".

New York''s finest-who have heroically defended the city during terrorist attacks, riots and blackouts-are concerned about the screaming fans who will brave the big freeze to see the boys'' show.

Jim Carrey''s ‘Yes Man’ tops UK box office

Jim Carrey''s ‘Yes Man’ tops UK box officeLondon, Dec 31: Jim Carrey's new comedy film `Yes Man' has topped the UK box office in its first weekend of release.

The film is based on a book by British writer Danny Wallace in which the protagonist makes a decision to change his life by saying yes to everything, reports the BBC.

The flick took 2.3 million pounds over three days.

Adam Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories entered the UK chart at number two, raking in 1.5million pounds. Baz Luhrmann''s epic `Australia' completed the top three.

''Ghajini'' earns one billion

''Ghajini'' earns one billionMumbai, Dec 31: It was party time for cast and crew of recently released Bollywood film ''Ghajini'' as they celebrated the huge success of their film in Mumbai.

''Ghajini'' became the only Indian film to earn one billion rupees at the box office across the country in less than a week of its release on Christmas.

At a time when every industry is hit by recessionary trends and Bollywood did not fare quite well at the box office, the film starring lead actor Aamir Khan broke all the previous records and set the cash registers ringing within a few days of its release.

Aniston to celebrate New Year’s with Arquettes in Mexico

Aniston to celebrate New Year’s with Arquettes in MexicoWashington, Dec 31: Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston will be toasting the New Year in Mexico with pal Courteney Cox Arquette and family.

The `Bruce Almighty' actress arrived in Los Cabos over the weekend where she plans to spend the holiday with Courteney, her husband David and their daughter Coco, reports People.

The cherry on the cake is that Jennifer's beau John Mayer is also in Los Cabos - he flew to be with his brothers on Saturday - and plans to stay there through the New Year, according to sources.

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