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Doherty says his country mansion haunted by hellraising ghosts

Pete DohertyWashington, February 6 : `Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty says that his country mansion is haunted by a noisy group of hellraising ghosts, due to which he struggles to sleep at night.

The rocker, who recently denied reports his landlord wants to evict him, said that the spirits throw a wild bash in his nine-bedroom home in Wiltshire, England, at night.

"My house is definitely haunted. All of a sudden you hear a mad party going on in the west wing. It used to be the servants'' quarters, which is creepy. When I hear it I just hide," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Springsteen slams Ticketmaster over ‘Working on a Dream’ ticket sales

New York, Feb 6 : American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen has slammed Ticketmaster for its inappropriate way of selling tickets for his "Working on a Dream" tour.

In an angry letter posted on his website on February 4, Springsteen slammed the ticketing company for duping his fans when the tickets went on sale on February 2.

"The abuse of our fans and our trust by Ticketmaster has made us as furious as it has made many of you," the New York Daily News quoted him as having written in the lengthy letter to his fans.

"We will continue to do our utmost now and in the future to make sure that these practices are permanently curtailed on our tours," he stated.

US teens show willingness to help parents

US teens show willingness to help parentsWashington, February 6 : Contrary to the suggestion that American teenagers are selfish and lack moral values, a new study has found that children in the country also feel obligated to help their parents.

Researchers at the University of Rochester, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, have revealed that they studied how teenagers and their parents felt about young people''s obligations to help each other in everyday situations when requests for help clash with personal desires.

Hilary Duff teams up with DKNY to start own fashion line

Hilary DuffWashington, Feb 6 : Pop star Hilary Duff has teamed up with celebrated fashion label DKNY to create her own fashion line.

Duff seems to be following in the footsteps of Hollywood actress Rachel Bilson, who last year collaborated with same label in a bid to launch her own fashion line.

Duff's fashion line will focus on clothing for young women, including denims, tunics, and scarves.

Kristin Scott Thomas finds Kate Winslet’s Golden Globe win baffling

Kristin ScottWashington, Feb 6 : Hollywood actress Kristin Scott Thomas was baffled by Kate Winslet's win in the category of Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe awards, as her role was too big to be recognized as a supporting role.

The `Bitter Moon' actress even said that the decision was unfair to the other nominated actresses, and some other nominee should have been honored with the award.

"I didn''t get Kate Winslet as supporting actress at all. I thought the whole thing was rather odd really - it seemed to be incredibly unfair to the other actresses because

50 Cent’s wins legal battle against his ex

50 Cent in talks to star in 'Spectacular Regret'New York, Feb 6 : Rapper 50 Cent has won a lawsuit against his ex Shaniqua Tompkins, after a Manhattan judge gave his verdict against her. Shaniqua claimed 50 Cent''s millions, as she is the mother of his child.

However, according to the verdict, she will not even get a single penny.

50 Cent was more than glad when Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead refuted the suit, ruling that none of Tompkins'' allegations had merit.

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