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Bob Dylan allows British ad to use Blowin' In The Wind

Bob Dylan allows British ad to use Blowin' In The Wind London - US musician Bob Dylan, 67, allowed the British Co-Operative Group to use his famous 1963 protest song Blowin' In The Wind in a television advert to burnish its old-fashioned image, the singer's record company said Wednesday.

It is the first time Dylan, who has jealously guarded his intellectual property rights, allowed the commercial use of one of his songs in Britain, Columbia Records and Co-Op said.

Blowin' In The Wind is ranked at number 14 among Rolling Stone magazine's best 500 songs of all time.

Brangelina take twins out in public

Brangelina take twins out in publicLondon, Jan 28: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave first glimpse of their newborn twins in public as they touched down in Japan to promote their films.

Earlier, the star couple had introduced their twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon to the world through Hello magazine.

Knox was photographed matching dad with a trendy flat cap while Vivienne was dressed in a cream cashmere babygrow and cradled her mother in a body sling, reports the Sun.

Actors' union ousts boss in bid to avoid strike

Actors' union ousts boss in bid to avoid strike Los Angeles - The largest actors' union in the United States has ousted its combative executive director in a backlash against his hard line negotiating style that had nearly brought the Screen Actors Guild to the brink of a debilitating strike.

The board of the union fired executive director Doug Allen on Monday night, and appointed a new chief negotiator who is expected to immediately jump start long-stalled talks with studio representatives.

Kate Winslet ditches exercise, dieting for awards season

Kate WinsletLondon, Jan 27 : For Kate Winslet, this year's awards season is the time to let herself go - and so she has ditched exercise and dieting.

Speaking on the red carpet of the SAG awards in Los Angeles, the `Titanic' beauty said that she just wants to enjoy the glam ceremonies, which means eating what she wants.

"I did decide that I was going to be easy on myself so I''m not exercising at all, and I''m eating whatever I like," The Telegraph quoted the actress as telling People.

‘Shrek’ voted ‘Best Children''s Film Ever Made’

‘Shrek’ voted ‘Best Children''s Film Ever Made’London, Jan 27 : `Shrek' has been voted the best children''s film ever made in a poll of adults.

The 2001 animated film by DreamWorks, starring Mike Myers as the voice of the big green ogre along with Eddie Murphy as his sidekick donkey, won the hearts of children and adults alike.

Owing to the its adult-orientated gags, the film has made it to the top in a poll of 3,000 adult movie fans.

Standing second in the poll by www. onepoll. com, was Johnny Depp''s 2003 blockbuster `Pirates of the Caribbean'.

Tommy Lee dating Swedish sexpot Victoria Silvstedt?

Victoria SilvstedtLondon, January 27 : It seems Tommy Lee prefers women resembling his former wife Pamela Anderson, especially since the rocker was spotted with another voluptuous blonde, Victoria Silvstedt.

The 46-year-old raised eyebrows after he was recently seen thinning out the space between him and the Swedish "sexpot" in Paris.

Tommy had arrived in the French capital for a DJ slot at exclusive Parisian hot spot the VIP room, reports the Sun.

But the drummer reportedly was sidetracked owing to the presence of the ex Playboy Playmate of the Year.

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