Celebrity World

The Israeli Sports Illustrated cover model is the face of brand Rampage’s new Spring 2010 marketing campaign and she lounged around Hilton’s old pad for the shoot with photographer Gilles Bensimon, reports fashion.ie.

The campaign will debut in March issues of fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour.

The two superstars made headlines around the world after they puckered up at the annual ceremony and British department store Selfridges has branded the kiss the most iconic of the first 10 years of the new millenium, reports starpulse.com.

While Tobey Maguire’s passionate liplock with Kirsten Dunst in 2002s ‘Spider-Man’ came second in the rundown, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal’s slow-burning snog in ‘Brokeback Mountain’ in 2005 was named third.

The singer impressed producer and judge Cowell when she performed in a giant bathtub on the British version of the TV talent show last year and he is now desperate for her to bring her eccentricities to the upcoming series in the US, reports contactmusic.com.

‘Simon thinks Lady Gaga is great and really likes her energy. Conversations have been happening between Cowell’s US team and her people about what kind of role she could have on the show,’ said a source.

Other stars being tipped for a position on the judging panel include former Spice Girl Mel B, Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole.

Miller was originally signed on to play Maid Marian in the Ridley Scott venture, but she mysteriously left the project last year amid rumours she had been dropped because she was too young to play 45-year-old Crowe’s love interest.

Cate Blanchett, 40, was later drafted in to take her place in the film, which is due for release later this year and now Crowe insists he played no part in axing Miller, while defending Blanchett’s performance in the upcoming film, reports imdb.com.

‘It wasn’t my call, actually, it’s more that I’m too old and fat! But Cate brings something else. The way we changed the character, we needed somebody who was going to be resilient. And Cate is superb in this film. She was excellent to work with and a great partner in crime,’ he said.

According to some buzz, Shahrukh Khan’s office, that is, the special effects studio in Andheri where his next film, Ra1’s SFX will be done has some beautiful adorning on its walls.

One of the walls has a lovely collage of SRK with his friends, Karan Johar and Farah Khan. It also has some pictures of his with his co-stars Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, etc. and some with his unit members. SRK has made it very clear that he doesn’t want the collage becoming public because of which he doesn’t allow anyone to take pictures of it. Apparently, he’s painstakingly put the pictures together and the collage was his idea to begin with. Well, he has put a lot of effort into it; we wouldn’t want to spoil it, would we?

Hollywood tough-guy Jean-Claude Van Damme is planning to step back into the ring for a new reality TV show.

The 49-year-old turned his back on fighting when he broke into movies in the 1980s but has agreed to a bout with Thai kickboxer Somluck Kamsing in the presence of camera crews that will record his every move leading up to the event, reports hollywood.com.

‘It’s kind of dangerous, but life is short,’ he said.

Titled ‘TalentTrove Bollywood Singer-2010′, it is open to all amateur individuals Feb 1 onwards for 60 days of entry submission.

With a cash prize of Rs.500,000, contestants can register with TalentTrove.com to submit their audio or video on any Bollywood song.

‘India has a vast pool of untapped talent. As a part of our commitment at TalentTrove, we wish to provide a global platform to talent in India,’ Jatinder Singh, president, TalentTrove Inc. and managing director, TalentTrove India said, in a statement Thursday.

‘Bollywood songs have become an integral part of day-to-day lives of Indians and we plan to reach at the door steps of millions of Bollywood lovers to offer them a chance to be discovered,’ he added.

‘Bollywood Singer-2010′ winners will be selected by the registered members and visitors on the website.

Cameron Douglas, 31, was arrested last year after a three-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency and pled guilty to dealing large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamines from a swanky New York hotel.

He had been previously arrested on drug-related charges in 1999 in New York and 2007 in California. Sentencing is set for April 27.

Monjack claims in the interview with The Daily Beast that Murphy’s death was due to stress caused by Warner Bros’ alleged decision last month to cancel a contract for a voice role in the sequel to 2006’s animated musical ‘Happy Feet’.

A month earlier, Murphy had been allegedly fired from the set of the upcoming independent thriller ‘The Caller’ and replaced by ‘Twilight’ star Rachelle Lefevre, the Entertainment Weekly reported on its website Thursday.

‘Any claim that Warner Bros. Pictures was somehow responsible for Brittany Murphy’s tragic death is demonstrably false, reprehensible, and defamatory,’ a Warner Bros representative said in a statement.

‘Despite press reports to the contrary, Warner Bros. Pictures and Ms. Murphy never entered into any deal for ‘Happy Feet 2′, and thus, there was no contract to cancel,’ he said.

When reached for comment, a representative for Monjack said he ‘will not be discussing his potential lawsuit further at this time,’ according to the weekly.