Thursday 14 February 2008

Britney in whirlwind wedding rumours
Reports in the Daily Star have suggested that Britney Spears has married her paparazzi boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. Rumours have been circulated around LA that the couple wed in Mexico after they fled there to escape the press deluge documenting her fall from grace.

Adnan, who is from a strict Muslim background, and Britney are said to have had a quickie style wedding, much like Britney’s first marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander which was annulled after a matter of days. There are now reports that the couple are looking to start a family, with Spears abandoning the custody battle with ex Kevin Federline over her two sons.


Naked Cowboy sues Mars
A street performer known as the Naked Cowboy is suing snack firm Mars for millions of dollars for copying his trademark look on a billboard.
For about 10 years Robert Burck has been a fixture in New York's Times Square strumming a guitar on a street corner in his skimpy costume of white undies, cowboy boots and a hat.
But in a lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan federal court, Burck said that two oversized Times Square billboards that promote the chocolate snack M&Ms used his look without compensating him.
And he is now seeking $6.65 million from the chocolate company.
The billboards feature a scantily clad blue M&M with a guitar alongside views of New York including street scenes and the Statue of Liberty.
Burck is suing Mars, which makes M&Ms, and Chute Gerdeman Incorporated, an Ohio agency that he said created the advert, for trademark infringement.
Neither company was immediately available for comment.
"Just like The Naked Cowboy does on a daily basis in Times Square, the M&M is not only dressed as The Naked Cowboy, it is playing the Naked Cowboy's distinctive white guitar in the cartoon," the lawsuit said.

In Other News
Britain is experiencing record breaking high temperatures for February; the unseasonal warmth saw thousands flock to the coast and parks to enjoy the sun.

Nine more suicides are being investigated in suicide ravaged Bridgend. The Welsh town has seen a string of teen suicides over the last year at it seems the number keeps growing up to a possible 23 deaths.

Channel Five and Talkback Thames are in talks to produce and commission a remake of the drama classic Minder.

Madonna unveiled her directing debut at the Berlin Film Festival yesterday. Her film “Filth and Wisdom” about a Ukrainian immigrant chasing dreams of rock stardom was received with polite applause.

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