Washington, February 16 : Anil Kapoor has said that the gigantic success of `Slumdog Millionaire' owes itself to the recession hit people's preferences for "happy endings and that''s what the world needs".

The Bollywood veteran revealed that Danny Boyle's multiple Golden Globes- and Baftas-winning film would not have been the same had it lacked Simon Beaufoy''s "absolutely phenomenal script".

"It''s the story of an underdog, a great love story - it''s like a combination of Rocky meeting Gone With the Wind or Titanic!" Contactmusic quoted him as telling inthenews. co. uk.

Washington, Feb 16 : Hollywood actress Tori Spelling is pretty candid when it comes to her son Liam McDermott's potty training, as the proud mum is thrilled to reveal that her 23-month-old son has finally grown big for diapers.

"He''s in the trenches and started his potty training, People say how do you know when your kids are ready to potty train, and I knew because he would come up to me and go ''poo'' and just hold himself," People magazine quoted her as saying.

Tori also revealed that her husband Dean McDermott''s potty training techniques with Liam were finally paying off.

Washington, February 16 : A renowned journalist and author has slammed Kate Winslet's film `The Reader' as "the worst Holocaust film ever made".

Ron Rosenbaum, whose acclaimed 1998 book `Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil' gathered much critical success, has called upon the BAFTA- and Golden Globe Award-winning drama to be overlooked at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 22.

"This is a film whose essential metaphorical thrust is to exculpate Nazi-era Germans from knowing complicity in the Final Solution," Contactmusic quoted Ron as writing in online magazine Slate.

Washington, Feb 16 : After much hullabaloo over his alleged attack on Rihanna, that left her with horrific injuries, singer Chris Brown has broken his silence over the much-speculated matter by issuing a statement.

A disappointed Brown issued a statement via his spokesman.

"Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God''s help, to emerging a better person," People magazine quoted him as stating.

Washington, Feb 16 : Jessica Simpson seemed to be in a pretty romantic mood while performing at the Valentine's Day show in Rochester, New York, as she kept on dedicating romantic ballads to her beau Tony Romo, who was in the audience.

The `Pray Out Loud' hitmaker had her eyes set on Tony, as she shouted I love You to him, while belting out hits after hits.

"This song''s for you, I love you," People magazine quoted Jessica, as telling Tony sitting in the audience.

Jessica clad in a black mini outfit belted out "You''re My Sunday" song, which she co-wrote for Tony.

"Somebody came into my life and made me see myself in the best mirror possible, so I wrote this song for her," she said.

New York, Feb 16 : Rapper Jay -Z, who is disappointed by Chris Brown's alleged attack on Rihanna, has urged people to sympathize with the `Umbrella' hitmaker.

Jay-Z, who helped the Barbados-born star carve out a career in the music industry, is pushing fans to think of her like a close one, who suffered abuse.

"You have to have compassion for others, Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that," the New York Daily News quoted him as telling People magazine.