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.

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.

New York, Feb 16 : Singer Justin Timberlake has been named the Most Stylish Man in America by men''s magazine GQ.

The 28-year-old Grammy winner heads his own clothing line, William Rast, producing items like skinny jeans, vests and graphic T-shirts.

Timberlake revealed that he got his sense of style from his stepfather, Paul Harless, a banker who laid out his suit for the next morning every night and went to work looking "like Richard Gere in ''[American] Gigolo.''"