New Delhi, December 17 : Brad Pitt has revealed that he and partner Angelina Jolie had banned their six children from watching too much TV -to keep them from making lavish demands inspired by commercials.

The `Burn After Reading' actor said that the pair had put a TV-time-limit for their kids to protect them from `manipulative' endorsements, reports China Daily.

He said: "The kids don''t ask for big gifts for the simple reason that they don''t see a lot of American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials for big toys that look so fantastic.

"When they do see that stuff is when they start asking for toys, so we figure if they don''t see them they won''t know they''re there."

Washington, Dec 17 : Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the co-host of the daytime talk show `The View', was issued an apology by the White House after she complained of not receiving her usual invitation for the Christmas party there.

Hasselbeck, who is the conservative co-host of the show, had spoken about it during the live taping of the programme.

"Maybe I didn''t do enough for the Republican Party this year," Us magazine quoted her as saying on the show.

"I love Christmas cards. I love getting them.

London, Dec 17 : Musical film `Mamma Mia!' has become the highest grossing film of all time in the UK after beating the record set by `Titanic'.

`Mamma Mia!'- the feature-film adaptation of the musical based on Abba''s hits, has taken just over 69m pounds at the box office, beating Titanic's' record by a close margin.

The news of the record comes just a few days after the film picked up two Golden Globe nominations including Best Actress for Meryl Streep.

London, Dec 17 : Jim Carrey has revealed that he is keen to star in a play on Broadway.

Before his movie career took off, Carrey was a stand-up comic.

And the actor admits that he has would love to go back to the stage to test his acting skills.

"I would love to do it. I hope I could do it. I wonder if I would get tired of saying the same words over and over again," the Daily Express quoted him, as telling U. S. talk show host Larry King.

London, December 17 : Neighbours of George Michael have reportedly asked the singer to help tackle knife crime in the area by supporting a proposal looking to encourage kids to express themselves through music rather than violence.

The former `Wham!' frontman was said to have received a letter from residents and school officials in Highgate, north London to help children turn to a pen rather than a blade.

"In the interests of discouraging knife crime, a safer neighbourhood group in Highgate have written to George to ask for help," the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.

"They're trying to get local children to focus on the challenges they face living in the area and express it in creative songwriting instead of violence.

London, Dec 17 : A second lawsuit has been filed against R&B singer Brandy stemming from her 2006 car crash, which left a woman dead.

The `Afrodisiac' hitmaker walked away from the California freeway collision, but Awatef Aboudihaj died from her injuries.

The singer, full name Brandy Norwood, was never charged with any wrongdoing in the crash, but Aboudihaj''s family are pursuing a 33.5 million pounds civil action.

The civil trial is set for April 2009, reports the Daily Star.

And now a man who was injured in the accident has filed a lawsuit against the singer.