Singer Katy Perry is likely to fill the first judge’s chair on the new American Idol. Sources familiar with
the talks told tmz.com Perry is very interested, and is open to scheduling potential tour dates around the show’s schedule. It is also said ABC Network is fully on board as well. Earlier, negotiations were on with former American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson, but now she will be seen as a coach on The Voice show. (IANS)
Taylor Swift sends note to fan
Singer Taylor Swift sent her well wishes after a fan invited the star to her graduation party. “I invited Taylor to my graduation party and she sent me flowers and this card. I love you honey Taylor Swift,” the fan, who has seen Swift at concerts eight times, tweeted on Saturday, along with photos of the flowers and hand-written note by the singer, reports a website. The 27-year-old singer’s message was personally addressed, starting off: “Ashley, Hi love! I’m so sad that I can’t make it to your graduation party! The New York theme, the photo booth, it being on the 13th… That’s my kinda party.” She applauded the graduate, continuing: “I’m so proud of you, your hard work and dedication, your excitement and ambition. I’m very lucky that a girl like you cares about me.’ The card also included an illustration of the New York skyline with a stick figure labelled: ‘You!’ The card concluded with: “Sending you my love and hugs (and to your family). Love, Taylor.” (IANS)
Jolie bonds with dad over dinner
Actress Angelina Jolie was spotted having dinner with her formerly estranged father and actor Jon Voight. The two were recently spotted together at a sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills, along with four of her children with Brad Pitt: Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, and 8-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, reports a website. Jolie wore a long flowing black net skirt with a scoop neck bodysuit up top. Voight was seen in a shirt and jacket that he paired with jeans. (IANS)
McCartney confirms Pirates 5 role with character poster
The Beatles legend Paul McCartney has confirmed his role in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales by sharing a character poster on Twitter. In the poster, the 74-year-old veteran musician is in the full pirate hair and makeup. “#PiratesLife,” he captioned the photo. Disney appeared to confirm the news by sharing the rock star’s post to the film’s official social pages. McCartney is not the first musician to join the franchise. After years of Johnny Depp telling reporters that he based his characterization of Jack Sparrow partly on Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist joined the third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, as Sparrow’s piratical father Captain Teague. (PTI)
Paris Jackson finds nudity ‘beautiful’
Late star Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson, who has shared her topless photograph online,
says nudity is beautiful. ‘I’ll say it again for those questioning what I stand for and how I express myself,” the 19-year-old model captioned a black-and-white shot of herself smoking and relaxing outside. She posted it on Instagram on Friday, reports a website. “Nudity started as a movement for ‘going back to nature’, ‘expressing freedom’, ‘being healthier’ and was even called a philosophy. Being naked is part of what makes us human. For me, it helps me feel more connected to Mama Gaia. I’m usually naked when I garden.” Paris told her 1.4 million Instagram followers that being naked is “actually a beautiful thing” and doesn’t have to have a sexual connotation. ‘Not only is your body a temple and should be worshipped as so, but also part of feminism is being able to express yourself in your own way, whether it’s being conservative and wearing lots of clothes or showing yourself,’ she wrote. (IANS)
