New Delhi, Nov 3 : Simon Cowell has said that Britney Spears’ comeback is a welcome return after a ‘dark’ period.

The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker stunned everyone with her triumphant appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she won three gongs.

“She has come back from a very dark place and is a terrific artist,” Cowell said.

Meanwhile, Cowell has confirmed that Britney will appear on his British talent show, “The X Factor.”

The pop princess will be performing her No. 1 single ‘Womanizer,’ reports China Daily.

Melbourne, November 3 : Tobey Maguire, who rose to fame with his role as Peter Parker in the Spider-Man films, has been signed on for Spider-Man 4 and 5 too.

The 33-year-old actor is set to work with director Sam Raimi, who too has been roped in for the future instalments, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Though the plot remains unknown, Maguire will be shooting back to back for the two movies much like the ‘Lord of the Rings’.

Washington, Nov 3: A new study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has revealed that teens who have high levels of exposure to television programs that contain sexual content are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy over the following three years as their peers who watch few such shows.

This is the first study to establish a link between teenagers'' exposure to sexual content on TV and either pregnancies among girls or responsibility for pregnancies among boys.

London, Nov 3: British pop and R&B singer Leona Lewis, 23, firmly believes that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has it in him to fix up broken Britain if he wins the US election on November 4.

Lewis, who had grown up surrounded by gang violence on an East London estate, noticed that the behaviour of youngsters in the area has gone from bad to worse.

The singer, who was heartbroken when her friend Etem Celebi, 17, was shot dead a year ago, believes that Obama can help get British youngsters from ethnic minorities off the streets if he was elected to the White House.

London, Nov 3: English pop singer songwriter Victoria Beckham has snubbed an invitation to her former ‘Spice Girls’ bandmate Mel B’s “Egyptian wedding”.

Mel B has gone all out for the do, flying friends and family members for an all-expenses-paid trip to witness the renewal of her vows to Stephen Belafonte.

However, her former bandmate Posh and her hubby David Beckham do not plan on attending the ceremony, the Sun reported.

It is not known whether the other bandmates — Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and pregnant Mel C — will be there.