The Star Online: Entertainment: Music
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- Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel wed in Italy
- Bites of Delights set to be a musical treat
- Britney's dad feared singer would die during 2007 meltdown
| Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel wed in Italy Posted: 19 Oct 2012 09:43 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Hearthrob actor-singer Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel have tied the knot in southern Italy, they told People magazine Friday. "It's great to be married, the ceremony was beautiful and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends," the couple told the celebrity bible in a statement. Timberlake, 31 - whose movie credits include 2010's "The Social Network" and "Friends with Benefits" last year - and 30-year-old Biel have been dating for five years. After splitting briefly and reuniting last year, the actor proposed to Biel in December in the dramatic surroundings of Big Sky, Montana. They had kept details of their wedding under wraps, not revealing the exact location even to guests until the last minute, according to People, which said it will run details and exclusive photos in next week's print edition. "She's a really, really, really special person," Timberlake recently said of Biel, the magazine reported. Timberlake, chosen among Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999 and most eligible bachelor in America in 2002, has previously dated Britney Spears from 1998-2002. He has also been romantically linked in the past with Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Cameron Diaz and Scarlett Johansson. -AFP |
| Bites of Delights set to be a musical treat Posted: 19 Oct 2012 08:42 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Bites of Delights has nothing to do with food but everything to do with "twirly whirly tales from the Spice Trail". The Music Theatre event featuring a cast of 26 young people will premiere on Nov 15 until Nov 23 at the Temple of Fine Arts in Brickfields here. A gala performance will be held on Nov 20 to coincide with Universal Children's Day. "Bites of Delights is a unique Malaysian musical experience combining the traditions of gamelan with contemporary theatre and the charms of young talent. A must-see for all who love the arts," said patron Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir. The production by the award-winning contemporary Malaysian gamelan group Rhythm In Bronze is in collaboration with children's theatre advocate Jumping Jellybeans. The event is presented by Maybank Foundation and supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). Maybank chairman Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor said this was a good project to support especially as it gives the bank an opportunity to work with Unicef Malaysia and Rhythm in Bronze. "This will help inculcate awareness of contemporary gamelan amongst our Malaysian children towards greater understanding of how the diversity of our people here is helping build a wonderful Malaysia," said Megat Zaharuddin, who then went on to display his ability to play the gamelan. |
| Britney's dad feared singer would die during 2007 meltdown Posted: 19 Oct 2012 08:38 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: The father of pop star Britney Spears was terrified by his daughter's deepening drug addiction as her life spiraled out of control five years ago, his attorney told jurors on Friday. "Jamie (Spears) was living in constant fear that he was going to look at the TV one day and see Britney was dead," said Leon Gladstone, Jamie Spears' attorney. Gladstone's remarks came on the second day of a civil trial that has pitted the singer and her parents against Sam Lutfi, who was one of her closest friends in 2007 and early 2008 and who described himself as her manager at that time. Lutfi, now 38, was considered to be Spears' live-in "gate keeper" who determined who was allowed to see her during her personal and career meltdown in 2007. He is suing the singer for a chunk of her earnings at that time. Lutfi also is suing Spears' parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears. He claims Jamie Spears punched him in the chest at Britney Spears' Los Angeles area home in January 2008, and that Lynne Spears libeled him in her book, "Through the Storm," published later that year. The trial has lifted the lid on a tumultuous period when Spears famously shaved her head, was twice placed on psychiatric holds, lost custody of her children and was placed under her father's conservatorship, giving him control of her health and finances. DEPRESSED AND ADDICTED FOR YEARS Gladstone said that Jamie Spears had been trying to get his daughter to go to rehab after her 2006 divorce from Kevin Federline and at one point he convinced Federline to obtain sole legal custody of their two young children, Gladstone said. While the "Toxic" singer's problems began to reach their a peak after her divorce from Federline, her spiral into depression began years earlier, Gladstone said. The once-happy and humble pop star became angry and impulsive in 2003 after breaking up with fellow superstar Justin Timberlake, Gladstone said. That was the year she went to Las Vegas and ended up getting married to a childhood friend - a marriage that lasted 55 hours. Gladstone described how Jamie Spears went to see Britney at a Los Angeles hospital in 2007, and found her strapped to a gurney and yelling. "He is scared to death," Gladstone said, "and he's thinking to himself, 'My daughter has lost everything. Here she is, in a psychiatric ward, out of her head.'" FROM GAS STATION TO SUPERSTAR MANAGER Lutfi is seeking 15 percent of Spears' income over several months in 2007 and 2008, when he said he managed her. She earned $800,000 to $1 million per month over that period, attorneys said. Before that, Lutfi had worked at a gas station and the only proof he was her manager was a mostly blank form contract Lutfi had downloaded from the Internet and an oral contract with the singer, said attorney Joel Boxer, who is representing Spears' estate. "Sam Lutfi never conducted himself as if he was Britney's manager," Boxer told jurors. "Mr. Lutfi did not earn a dollar for Britney." Spears' income at the time resulted from deals brokered before Spears even knew Lutfi, Boxer said. Lutfi's attorney, Joe Schleimer, argued in opening statements on Thursday that Lutfi had a valid deal with the pop star, and tried but failed to keep her out of trouble. Attorneys for the singer's family and estate say Lutfi tried to take control of her and keep her away from her family. On the alleged assault by Jamie Spears, Gladstone said on Friday that the worried father merely touched Lutfi to get his attention. Spears, now 30, has since made a comeback with world tours hit albums and a new job as a judge on TV talent show "The X-Factor." She was not in court on Friday and is not expected to attend the trial although her parents are expected to testify. The trial will continue next week. -Reuters |
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