The Daily Indian

An Israeli nationalist group has urged supermodel Bar Rafaeli to ditch boyfriend, Hollywood star Leonardo Dicaprio so that she can settle down with a Jewish husband. The supermodel, who has been dating the ”Titanic” star on and off since 2005, was forced to deny rumours she was engaged to DiCaprio earlier this month after she was spotted wearing a ring on her wedding finger, Contactmusic reported.

She told reporters the couple had no plans to marry but her comments failed to stop an Israeli politician from warning her to stay away from the actor. Baruch Marzel’’s letter, sent on behalf of the Lehava organisation, read, “It is not by chance that you were born Jewish.

Your grandmother and her grandmother did not dream that one of their descendants would one day remove the family’’s future generations from the Jewish people. Assimilation has forever been one of the enemies of the Jewish people.

” Marzel adds that he “has nothing against Mr DiCaprio, who I have no doubt is a talented actor,” before concluding, “Come to your senses, look forward and back too – and not only the present. Don”t marry Leonardo DiCaprio, don”t harm the future generations.

Hollywood actor Gerard Butler, who has been romantically linked to Jennifer Aniston, is by his own admission ‘paranoid’ about sex and doesn’t want to engage in bad behaviour, reports said.

Contactmusic.com reports that referring to golfer Tiger Woods, whose extra-marital affairs have been recently made public, the actor said: ‘I get laid less now than I used to, because I’m way more paranoid now. Look at f***ing Tiger Woods!

‘I mean, I’m nowhere near as naughty as I used to be, partly because I did a lot of that when I was drinking.’

Model Katie Price, also known as Jordan, has reportedly inked a one million pound deal for her new series on ITV2.

The 31-year-old model will get 100,000 pounds per episode, along with a bonus 200,000 pounds ‘golden handcuffs’ deal to keep her at ITV2, reports dailystar.co.uk.

Jordan’s ex-husband Peter Andre has also inked a 105,000 pounds per episode deal for his new series, ‘Peter Andre-The Next Chapter’, which starts in May on ITV2.

But sources says they were more worried about losing ‘What Katie Did Next’ than 37-year-old Pete’s show as she has got more ‘pulling power’.

Her new series, which is already on air, covers her time in the celeb jungle, her split and reunion with Alex Reid, 34, and Christmas without Andre.

Cameras also followed the couple as they got hitched in Las Vegas just days after Alex won ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in January.

‘Love her or hate her, Jordan is a huge hit for ITV2. Her series pulls in over 1.5 million people an episode, which is a massive audience,’ said a source from the channel.

Singer Ke$ha has revealed she wears her placenta round her neck to get a “second sight”.

The placenta helps a foetus in nutrient uptake and is expelled from the body after birth. And Ke$ha believes it enhances her chances of having a spiritual experience.

“I’m into energy. I recently went to see a past-life regressionist, who is also a psychic. I wear my placenta around my neck every day, because it’s supposed to give you second sight. I feel like I’ve had many lifetimes before,” the Age quoted her, as telling the Sunday Times.

The 23-year-old star also hit back at critics for labelling her as a party girl.

She said: “So many people say, ‘So, what, are you a party girl?’ And I say, ‘I’m a walking good time.’ Do I sometimes go out and drink? Hell, yes. But could I have a number one song if I wasn’t also working hard? Maybe that needs a little more respect.

“Also, the phrase ‘party girl’ implies someone who is out at a club, maybe doing some guy in the back who you’ve just met. Then you get in your car and you flash your vagina at the paparazzi. And I’m none of the above.

“I have been working on realising this dream, my path, my mission, for years. I’ve really invested a lot of thought, time and effort into it. I think it’s a bummer when people don’t epresent that properly, when they portray me as purely one-dimensional.”

Iraq war movie “The Hurt Locker,” took the Oscars by storm on Sunday winning six of the major film honours, including best movie and director for Kathryn Bigelow who became the first woman to win that honour.

The drama about a squad of bomb defusing specialists and the emotional toll war takes on them also secured writer Mark Boal the Academy Award for best original screenplay, and claimed honours for film editing, sound editing and mixing.

“Hurt Locker” and Bigelow won Oscars over stiff competition from her ex-husband James Cameron, whose sci-fi adventure “Avatar” is the top-grossing movie ever with $2.5 billion at box offices and was seen as a favourite for best movie.

“This really is, there’s no other way to describe it, it’s the moment of a lifetime,” Bigelow said.

“Avatar” earned 3 Oscars, but in technical categories — visual effects, cinematography and art direction.

Veteran Jeff Bridges claimed best actor playing a drunken country singer in drama “Crazy Heart.” The son of Hollywood star Lloyd Bridges held his trophy high over his head, looking to the heavens and thanking his deceased parents.

“Mom and Dad, yeah,” he shouted. “Thank you Mom and Dad for turning me on to such a groovy profession.”

Sandra Bullock was named best actress for “The Blind Side” in a first for the actress once dubbed “America’s Sweetheart” because she won so many early fans in her romantic comedies.

But for “The Blind Side,” she took the part of a real-life, strong-willed mother who helps take a homeless youth off the street and makes him into a football success.

“Did I really earn this, or did I just wear you all down?” she joked on Oscar’s stage.

Dark drama “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” earned two Oscars including supporting actress for Mo’Nique and adapted screenplay for writer Geoffrey Fletcher, who became the first African American to claim that honour.

Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for his turn as a menacing Nazi officer in revenge fantasy “Inglourious Basterds,” which follows a band of American Jews killing their enemies behind lines during World War Two.

“Up” was named best animated movie, and Argentina’s “The Secret in Their Eyes” won best foreign language film.

He may be playing the Mad Hatter in his latest film ‘Alice in Wonderland’ but Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp would not mind stepping into the shoes of Alice, had his director asked him to do it.

The 46-year-old actor that he would have played any character for a chance to be in the film directed by Tim Burton, Parade magazine reported.

“To be honest, he could have asked me to play Alice and I would have said yes. I would have done whatever character he wanted. The fact that it was the Mad Hatter was a bonus because it was a great challenge,” Depp said.

The 3-D venture, which also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Mia Wasikowska, marks the actor’s seventh outing with Burton.

“There is some kind of connection, some sort of understanding that Tim and I have that is at most times unspoken. I do feel a certain amount of pressure like, ‘Will this be the film where I disappoint him?’ I try really hard just to come up with something that’s very different and we haven’t experienced together before,” Depp said.

”Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Parker has urged her fans to participate in the US 2010 census in order to improve America’’s services. The 34-year-old actress has shot for a public service announcement (PSA), asking US citizens to give up their details for the upcoming survey, Contactmusic reported.

“Our participation in the 2010 census determines how funds will be used to support pre-schools, educational programs and build new schools. It will also support maternal and child healthcare as well as improve our highways, bridges and roads,” she said.

“Your participation in the census will help create job training programs and help improve emerging and disaster recovery services. The 2010 census – it’’s easy, it’’s important and it’’s safe,” she added.

Mariah Carey was booed by fans at a concert after she turned up for the performance a good hour late. The popstar was late for the final night of her ”Angels and Advocates” tour and had to apologise to the crowd who had paid upto USD 250 for the tickets.

Mariah swiftly apologised to the crowd, telling them she was ill, reported Sun online. “I”d like to apologise for my tardiness.

You probably won”t believe me, and they”ll probably make a big thing of it, ”Oh Mariah had to get her doctor in”, but I got sick yet again because it’’s winter, I didn”t think I could come out here tonight,” said the Grammy winning singer. “But I was very grateful I could get some sleep and we could pull it together.

It’’s not so glam at 6.30 in the morning when you”re coughing and sounding like a frog,” continued the 40-year-old. But the fan backlash, and the illness didn”t stop Carey from attending the after party where she popped champagne and danced with her group.

Popstar Jessica Simpson is dancing to the tunes of samba now a days, all for her new TV show ”The Price of Beauty”. The blonde beauty dressed up in carnival gear for the Brazilian leg of the show and quickly learnt some moves, reported Sun online.

”The Dukes of Hazard” star travels the world to examine how different cultures perceive beauty in the series and one of her first stops was Brazil. The 29-year-old dons a shimmery show girl costume and a feathered headpiece for her samba routine and she honed her moves by balancing a tray of candles on her head.

Jessica will be promoting the series on ”The Oprah Winfrey Show” and it’’s rumoured the chat show queen will quiz her on recent comments made by ex-boyfriend John Mayer. The outspoken singer had said that having sex with her was like taking “crack cocaine” in an interview with Playboy magazine.

”Poker Face” hitmaker Lady Gaga says rude comments by an ex-boyfriend inspired her to make a name for herself in the music industry. The 23-year-old singer, best known for her kinky outfits and on-stage antics, feels that her determination stems from her ex’’s comments about her career.

He told her she would never be a pop star. Gaga set on to prove her former lover wrong, who told her that she was a terrible musician and would never make it to the world of music, Contactmusic reported.

“I had a boyfriend who told me I”d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I”d fail. I said to him, ”Someday, when we”re not together, you won”t be able to order a cup of coffee at the deli without hearing or seeing me.

” ” Gaga has been a rage in music circles since she launched her career last year. As well as releasing several number one tracks, the singer, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has scooped numerous awards for her work, including a Grammy for her debut album ”The Fame” and another for her single ”Poker Face”.

But the ”Paparazzi” singer claims she put up with a lot of negative comments and only stuck at the music industry because of her unrealistic levels of ambition. “.

being told I didn”t fit the mold and that I was ”too pop” or ”too theater”.

I”ve always been delusionally ambitious to the point where people don”t understand me.”