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Jolie wants kids to understand difference between reel and real-life violence

Washington, November 5 : Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie might have played gun-wielding characters in films, but she wants to ensure that her children understand the difference between movie roles and real life.

"We don''t take war and violence lightly, but we don''t hide it from anybody," People magazine quoted her as telling British Harper''s Bazaar for its December issue.

"Listen, my kids play video games. I let them play with toy soldiers," she added.

Jolie, who has six kids with Brad Pitt, insisted that one should adopt an honest approach to make kids aware of the existence of violent in real life.

Cowell miffed by lyricist who took Leona Lewis’ song to Beyonce

Simon CowellLondon, November 5 : ‘X Factor’ supremo Simon Cowell was annoyed when the lyricist he had lined up for Leona Lewis’ comeback single took the song to Beyonce.

Cowell wanted ‘Bleeding Love’ writer Ryan Tedder to write for Leona.

They had agreed that the song ‘Halo’ would be Leona’s.

However, Leona was so busy that she could not record it at the moment.

Ryan kept waiting and got fed up, and finally took the song to Beyonce.

''Hannah Montana'' episode pulled over diabetes row

Cyrus Says, She Has No Plans To Quit “Hannah Montana”New York, November 5 : A controversial episode of ‘Hannah Montana’, dealing with diabetes, has been withdrawn by the Disney Channel after it received complaints from worried parents.

The episode sees teen actress Miley Cyrus’s character Hannah dealing with her buddy Oliver, who is diagnosed with diabetes, and giving a feel-good message to the audience that the disease can be successfully dealt with.

87% Men In Karnataka Never Heard Of HIV/AIDS: A Survey

87% Men In Karnataka Never Heard Of HIV/AIDS: A SurveyThe latest report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS- 3, 2005-06) presents the grim picture for the state of Karnataka. The survey predicts that nearly 70 percent of women and 87 percent of men in Karnataka had never heard of HIV/AIDS.

The report released by Madan Gopal (Secretary of the Health Department) stated that most men and women supported the inclusion of HIV/AIDS in the school curriculum in Karnataka.

Sir Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese to team up for another film

Mick JaggerLondon, November 5 : Sir Mick Jagger and veteran director Martin Scorsese are set to team up for a movie after having already worked together for a 2008 documentary film.

The ‘Rolling Stone’s lead vocalist, whose ‘Shine A Light’, was directed by the 65-year-old film historian, is set to produce the movie, reports the Sun.

The English rocker, who was acclaimed for his performance as Australian bushranger ‘Ned Kelly’, also runs his movie company, ‘Jagged Films’, with producer Victoria Pearman.

Let's see what a black US president does, Iraqis say

Iraq MapBaghdad - People heading to work in Baghdad on Wednesday morning knew that this day was different than any other; it was the morning after the first black president, Barack Obama, was elected.

While parents were dropping their kids off at school or rushing to work, a feeling of optimism spread on the street. Iraqis, who blame President George Bush for the chaos in their country since the fall of Saddam Hussein, were anticipating how a black Democrat president will "fix things in Iraq".

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