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Hugh Jackman panned by critics as Oscar host

Hugh JackmanMelbourne, December 16 : `World's Sexiest Man Alive' Hugh Jackman has been panned by TV critics who have raised questions on the actor's ability to host the Academy Award ceremony on February 22.

The New York Times pondered if the `Van Helsing' star would be able to pull off the three-hour star-studded evening, despite his Emmy-award-winning experience hosting the Tony Awards.

Similarly, LA Times television critic Mary McNamara cited his "less than memorable" career and a "weak" fan following as compared to recent Academy Awards hosts Ellen DeGeneres and Chris Rock.

Jessica Biel slams ‘album with Justin Timberlake’ rumours

Jessica BielWashington, December 16 : Jessica Biel has slammed rumours claiming that she would be recording an album with beau Justin Timberlake.

The actress had arrived in Tinseltown for the annual holiday party of her charity, Make the Difference Network, co-founded with her father and another business partner, where she trashed the reports.

"I've heard all these rumours that we (Biel and beau Justin Timberlake) are doing an album together but it's completely untrue," Fox News quoted her as telling Tarts.

‘Gun slinging’ Aniston would love to do a ‘shoot-''em-up’ Western!

‘Gun slinging’ Aniston would love to do a ‘shoot-''em-up’ Western!New Delhi, December 16 : Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she would love to put her cowboy hat and add `shoot-''em-up' films to her kitty if given the chance.

The `Along Came Polly' actress, who shot to fame by starring as Rachel Green in the popular US sitcom `Friends', said that she would love to try her hand in different genres, reports China Daily.

She told the USA Today newspaper: "Would I like to do a shoot-''em-up film? Like a Western? I''d like to do that, too.

Romantic comedies can ruin your love life

London, Dec 16 : Planning to go for a romantic comedy with your boyfriend this weekend? Well, scrap all your plans, for according to a study, `rom-coms' can ruin love lives.

The study has found that romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill give people unrealistic - and potentially unhealthy - expectations about real-life relationships.

Unlikely happy endings, improbable plots and faux philosophy are to blame, they say.

According to experts, the influence of films is instilling a warped sense of the "perfect" relationship within society and providing unrealistic expectations about romance.

Christina Aguilera says she has become a ‘hermit’

Christina Aguilera says she has become a ‘hermit’New Delhi, Dec 16 : American pop/R&B singer songwriter Christina Aguilera has likened her staying at home to the life of a hermit.

Aguilera, who had given to birth to son Max Liron from husband Jordan Bratman in January, revealed she prefers spending time at home with her family than attending star-studded parties, reports the China Daily.

"We have become like hermits. It has just been a whole year of moving in and change. But if I''m honest there has been no real reason for me to leave the house," she said.

Kim Cattrall to ‘seduce’ British PM in new film

New Delhi, Dec 16 : `Sex and the City' star Kim Cattrall is all set to enter 10 Downing Street and seduce British Prime Minister-just for a new film titled `The Ghost'.

In the film, the actress will be seen playing Amelia the sexy secretary of fictional UK leader Adam Lang, who is based on former real PM Tony Blair.

The 52-year-old actress will appear alongside 37-year-old Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, who plays the writer brought in to ghost Lang''s memoirs, and 40-year-old British actress Olivia Williams, who plays Lang''s manipulative wife Ruth.

And ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan will portray the PM's role in the film to be directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski.

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