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Washington, Sept 18: Mary Louise Parker’s rep confirmed that she has adopted a baby girl from Africa. The 43-years-old actress was spotted with her adopted daughter while she travelled to this year’s Emmy Awards.

A source praised Parker for being a wonderful mother.

"Mary-Louise is such an incredible mom," People quoted the source, as saying.

"She couldn't be happier about this," the source added.

However, Parker’s rep denied disclosing more information about the adoption.

Giving water-ski lessons to his seven-year-old son Dylan has actor Michael Douglas reminiscing about his own youth. The Oscar winning actor spent the summer teaching his son water-ski on a lake he owns in Canada.

The Falling Down actor recollected days of teaching water-skiing in Connecticut.

"When I was a young kid in high school I used to teach water-skiing in Connecticut... I was 16," Contactmusic quoted Douglas, as saying.

Douglas, who is also a certified scuba diver, faced a serious skiing accident in 1980.

Washington, Sept 18: Scientists have revealed that exercising right after eating a meal high in fat content may help people keep in shape.

Max Lafontan and his team examined how fat breaks down in both lean and obese individuals who exercised after either fasting or eating a high-fat diet.

They found that when either a lean person or an obese individual exercise after having a meal of high fat content, their fats break down and get oxidized in the skeletal muscle, which makes them healthier.

Washington, Sept 18: Singer Natalie Cole criticised the organisers of the MTV Video Music Awards for letting an ill-prepared Britney Spears open the show.

The ‘Sacrosanct’ soul star stated that MTV bosses should have pulled Britney’s part beforehand as it was already known that it was going to end in a disaster.

"I don't think she should have performed. She wasn't ready, and she shouldn't have been pushed to perform," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Canadian singer, Celine Dion seems ready for bit of a gloom in her career as she plans to join former ‘Evanescence’ stars - Ben Moody and David Hodges in her studio.
 
The move came after her post-Las Vegas recording career.
 
For the singer's comeback studio album, the rockers will write and produce new song ‘This Time’, reported Contactmusic.
 
After performing as an artist-in-residence at Caesar's Palace in Sin City, the rockers got a chance to be the part of Celine Dion’s album.