Kenye West

Rapper Kanye West has debunked a fake Twitter page devoted to his clothing line and launched into a stream of consciousness-style series of tweets.

In his 86-tweet opus over three hours, he quoted Leonardo da Vinci and George Bernard Shaw and said he wanted to pick up from where creative types such as Michael Jackson, Alexander McQueen and Steve Jobs had left off.

In what could have been seen as an attempt to fire back at critics of his fashion line, which debuted in Paris in October, West gave a rundown of his industry chops, and emphasised that he's using money out of his own pocket to "follow my passion."

According to West, DONDA, which is named after his mother who died in 2007 of complications from cosmetic surgery, will comprise more than 22 divisions "with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford."

West said the company will hire everyone from architects to nutritionists to doctors to teachers, and said his recent Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z was an example of what a "Donda Experience" can be.

He also broadcast an email address where interested parties can reach him.

The 34-year-old mentioned working on a sci-fi film and designing the MTV Awards and being approached to work on a film version of The Jetsons.

"What good is fame and prestige if you can't use it to help people... I want to help by doing what I know how to do best .. create," one tweet read.

"I want to put creatives in a room together with like minds that are all waaaay doper than me," he wrote. "We want to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel."

He alluded to a famous quote attributed to Irish playwright Shaw to drive his point home, saying, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple.

"But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."

The rapper also said he wants to fix America's schools.

"There are so many broken systems from the economy to school systems jail systems... we need experts for this," West complained, adding that he and director Spike Jonze "want to do a summer school that tries new forms of curriculum."

"I care about people who have never heard of me," West wrote. "There are over 7 billion people on the planet now."

Never shy about expressing himself, the multi-Grammy winner is also no stranger to headline-grabbing controversy.

The Heartless singer was slammed in 2005 for declaring that then US President George W. Bush "doesn't care about black people" on a nationally televised telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

He was also seen as a sore loser in 2007 after he blamed racism when he lost to pop princess Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards, and then shocked viewers at the same awards show two years later when he interrupted country singer Taylor Swift's speech as she accepted the award for Best Female Video to say Beyonce should have won.

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BIG CBS Love, the English entertainment television channel that is extremely popular among young, urban women in India is all set to bring ace supermodel Tyra Banks back to your TV screens. Premiering this January, watch the 17th cycle of America's Next Top Model - America's Next Top Model: All-Stars which begins January 9, Monday to Friday at 10 pm.

America's Next Top Model is a reality show that chronicles the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce supermodels. Cameras catch each candid moment as participants face weekly tasks that determine who makes the cut. Participants demonstrate both inner and outer beauty as they master complicated catwalks, rigorous photo shoots and publicity skills.

The latest cycle features fourteen returning models that are from previous cycles. The winner of this cycle will receive a campaign with the Express fashion brand, a chance to be a guest correspondent on the hit news magazine Extra, a fashion spread in Vogue Italia, the cover of and a spread in Beauty in Vogue, a blog on Vogue.it and a US$100,000 contract with Cover Girl cosmetics. The judging panel, once again consists of Executive Producer and talk show host, supermodel Tyra Banks, author, filmmaker and fashion photographer Nigel Barker and former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine André Leon Talley.

This season will witness models from the past coming back to seek their moment of glory. Lots of celebrity guests, quirky photo shoots, and top notch drama amongst the contenders makes America's Next Top Model: All-Stars the most anticipated model hunt ever.

Catch all the beauty, fashion, glamour and glitz of America's Next Top Model starting January 9, Monday to Friday at 10 pm only on BIG CBS LOVE.

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Rajinkanth

The superstar is ready to don the grease paint again! Yes, Rajinikanth himself has confirmed that he is gearing up to start his next magnum opus, which is expected to take off in February.

Rajinikanth says that he is fit and fine now and he will be kick-starting Kochadaiyaan in February. The forthcoming movie is a prequel to Rana, which was launched last April before dropping the movie due to the superstar’s ill health.

Kochadaiyaan will mark the directorial debut of the superstar’s daughter, Soundarya Rajinikanth. Acclaimed filmmaker KS Ravikumar, who will be directing the prequel of the upcoming movie, will supervise her in the forthcoming movie.

The multilingual project has AR Rahman’s music and it is high-tech 3D animation film. Kochadaiyaan also features Sneha and the hunt for the other cast is on.

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Juhi Palma

TV artiste Juhi Parmar has finally been announced as the winner of the controversial reality show Bigg Boss season 5. Along with Juhi there were four other members like Sky aka Akashdeep Saigal, Amar Upadyay, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Mahek Chahal in the house. But Juhi has beaten everyone in the grand finale of the Bigg Boss 5 on this Saturday. With this, she has bagged the prize money of Rs.1 crore.

Juhi Parmar entered the Bigg Boss 5 house with the first 13 contestants on October 2, 2011. Although the Kumkum star indulged in many arguments in Bigg Boss 5 house, she made sure that she play the game more safely and patiently. She faced lot of hardship for her friendship with Sky and Sunny Leone, but she never cared for those criticisms. Finally, her patience has been paid off with the Bigg Boss 5 title.

However, Juhi Parmar, who is married to TV personality and businessman Sachin Shroff, has earlier participated in other reality shows like ‘Pati Patni Aur Who’ and ‘Maa Exchange’ and many others. She has won the Miss Rajasthan title in 1999. She has also bagged the Best Actress critic (Female) at the Indian Telly Awards in 2005 for her character ‘Kumkum’ of STAR Plus's Kumkum (TV series).

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Sonam Kapoor

Though Sonam Kapoor’s younger sister and Anil Kapoor’s daughter, Rhea Kapoor is all set for her second production, she still hasn’t approached Sonam for the film.

Rhea Kapoor is planning her second production after Aisha (2010). Though Aisha had Sonam portray the lead role, it is not sure if Rhea will cast Sonam in her second venture as well. Though Sonam thinks that Rhea did an impressive job in Aisha, she is still hoping that she is considered for Rhea’s second film as well. When told that it is surprising why Rhea Kapoor still hasn’t approached Sonam for the role, Sonam laughingly told the journalists to ask her father Anil Kapoor whether she will be cast in Rhea’s next film.

Talking about her sister, Sonam also said that Rhea has her own idea about who should be cast in the film and is rebellious and headstrong. Meanwhile, Anil Kapoor has said that a formal announcement of the film will take time as the star cast is yet to be finalised.

Meanwhile, Sonam Kapoor is very hopeful that her film Players with Abhishek Bachchan will be well appreciated by the audience.

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Abhishek Bachchan starrer movie Players

Abhishek Bachchan starrer movie Players, which is the first Bollywood release of the year 2012, has received a lukewarm opening at the Box Office in India. The below average response of the movie has shocked the industry. According to trade experts, the film would earn Rs 5 to 6 crores at the collection centres on the first day.

Players, which is a multi-starrer film, is a big budget movie and it was expected to debut with a huge collection at the Box Office. But the film has registered 20% to 30% occupancy in its opening and noon shows. Trade expert Taran Adarsh says that the opening response was as low as 15% at several screens.

However, Players is a remake of Hollywood classic Italian Job and it has received mixed reviews from film critics. Now, the makers of film, which had a huge amount of promotional activities, are hoping that the word of mouth to create magic at the Box Office. The movie is expected to have a big jump in collections on Saturday and Sunday.

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D'banj

I go vote for Goodluck Jona, na the right man we need, to make us succeed, oh ha, … Jona, Jonah my friend, he is good for Nigeria, Bobo to good o, o nice o, o ni luck o…’

The above is excerpt of lyrics of Dapo Oyebanjo’s, who is well known as D’Banj, campaign song for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) during the 2011 elections.

President Jonathan on January 1, 2012 announced the total removal of fuel subsidy by his government. This announcement has been greeted with wide public outcry and protests by Nigerians both in and outside the country. It has created tension in the polity since then.

At the first protest held in Lagos earlier this week, artistes like Banky W, Eldee, Seun Kuti, and other came out to protest the government’s stand on the matter. Hours later, D’Banj’s boss, Don Jazzy made his mind known by regretting voting for GEJ as the country’s President.

It was a big shock to the fans of the Kokomaster, as D’Banj is fondly called, when Mohits’ video director, Sesan tweeted, ‘D’Banj Oliver Twist video shoot tomorrow, it is going to be CRAZY.’

This infuriated a fan who quickly replied, ‘you(Sesan) and D’Banj are mad, despite the brouhaha in the country, [you are shooting a video].
At least, D’Banj na (is his) son. Another fan asked, ‘is D’Banj not a Nigerian’?

Speaking with NigeriaFilms.Com, a top artiste who prefers to be anonymous said, ‘I can’t speak for him, but he should know that this present issue is very delicate. I saw the way people reacted to your previous stories on this issue about Don Jazzy and Genevieve bearing their minds, the people are emotional about it. So, they expect us (the celebs) to be on their side.’

The support of GEJ at the election by D’Banj and other top Nigerian celebrities had been called to question by some Nigerians. Some believed it was just like the Abacha for president rally of the 90′s.

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