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Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): After winning accolades for her role in Broadway's All My Sons, actress Katie Holmes is heading back to stage.

The 30-year-old star will read one veteran's personal story at the annual Memorial Day weekend concert in Washington, D.C. on May 24, reports Usmagazine.

Those readings have been based on veterans' letters home in past concerts.

The former Dawsons's Creek star will be joined by Oscar winning Dianne Wiest and acting legend Gary Sinise. (ANI)

Washington, April 10 (ANI): Jennifer Love Hewitt and her boyfriend Jamie Kennedy are compatible - because of their mutual love for Nicole Kidman's rocker husband Keith Urban.

The couple recently embarked on a whirlwind love affair, following Love Hewitt's split from fiance Ross McCall.

"He has a total man crush on Keith Urban! We were at the Academy of Country Music Awards and he's like, 'That guy's kind of hot,' and I'm like, 'I know,' " Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

However, Urban is not the only reason that keeps their relationship going.

Love Hewitt has admitted that she's smitten with her new beau's sense of humour.

"We just make each other laugh and we're best friends. Even though we haven't been together for very long we are very much alike," she said.

"The fact he is so hilarious is what makes this relationship work. When you're really funny, there's nothing really bad that can happen. He is a realist and I am a dreamer," she added. (ANI)

Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Pop queen Madonna's adoption bid got a boost after Malawi's Human Rights Commission decided to investigate the well being of the child at the orphanage.

A judge had turned down the Material Girl's request of adopting four year old Mercy James because she hadn't lived in the country for 18 months.

Madonna has launched an appeal against the court's ruling, and now the Malawi Human Rights Commission has stepped into the debate.

According to People magazine, the Commission's head of legal services, Grace Malera, met with Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula to discuss the judge's ruling.

"We want to make sure that the rights of the child are fully protected," Contactmusic quoted Malera as saying.

"Judge Chombo's ruling was quite a surprise and the Malawi Human Rights Commission's (investigation) confirms this," said Chinula.

"We believe the honourable judge erred in her ruling because we believe the rights of the child were not fully considered," he added. (ANI)

London, Apr 10 (ANI): Hollywood actress Kelly Brook, who did an incredible vanishing act just a week after she appeared on ITV'S 'Britain Got Talent' show in January, will not be seen in Saturday's launch episode.

However, a source has revealed that she will return later in the series.

The Hollywood actress was axed from the show because four judges, instead of the usual three, caused confusion when two voted for an act and two against.

However, producers are now said to have decided that she would later return to the show.

"Kelly will feature later in the series," The Daily Star quoted the source as saying.

Earlier, Brook's appearance as the judge on the talent show alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, was kept under the wraps but Cowell, and the audience was left dumbfounded when she appeared on the much-viewed show.

However, the audience was even more baffled and dazed when she was suddenly left the show after a week. (ANI)

Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Hollywood actress Miley Cyrus has found a snoopy way to pin down potential boyfriends, as she sneaks through their cellphone text messages, before making her mind about her suitors.

Cyrus, who is currently dating Justin Gatson, has revealed that she goes through their text messages and sees whether they are good to their mum, for she believes that if they are nice to their mothers, they would be nice to her too.

"I go through their text (messages). I see if they're nice to their mum, because if they're mean to their mum they're going to be mean to me," Contactmusic quoted Cyrus as saying on the Tyra Banks show.

Meanwhile, Cyrus was also in news for lashing out at her critics, who thought she is not smart for her age.

"I''m like, I''m smarter than you think. You know, I understand what you''re trying to do. It's all a mind game and what not," she said. (ANI)

London, April 9 (ANI): Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' has topped a new poll of 'The Greatest Albums of all Time'.

The 1982 hit notched up almost one in three of all votes cast by more than 40,000 fans, and 20 percent more than its nearest rival.

Paying tribute to the king of pop, DJ Trevor Nelson said there would probably never be another album like it.

"Thriller was innovative, groundbreaking and is timeless. I don't think there will be another album like it - ever," the Daily Star quoted him, as saying.

In the poll, conducted by music channel MTV, DJ Trevor Nelson's 'Born To Do It' came second.

Craig, now 27, admitted that he was 'amazed' at his album's position.

"I am incredibly proud - it's an amazing achievement when you look at the other albums," he said.

Rockers Guns N' Roses landed the third spot with 1987's 'Appetite for Destruction', which sold 28m copies.

Radiohead's 'OK Computer' came fourth and Nirvana's 'Nevermind' rounded off the top five.

The MTV poll included albums dating back to 1981, the year it launched.

The Greatest Albums of all Time (since 1981):

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller

2. Craig David - Born To Do It

3. Guns'n'Roses - Appetite for Destruction

4. Radiohead - OK Computer

5. Nirvana - Nevermind

6. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

7. Oasis - Definitely Maybe

8. U2 - The Joshua Tree

9. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm ot

10. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (ANI)

Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Hollywood actress Mandy Moore is keen to shed her "girl next door" image, and is eager to land more decent and powerful roles.

Moore, whose last flick was 'License To Wed', has not taken up any acting assignment because she wants to do meaningful roles, and has decided to consider only the roles she thinks are well-tailored.

Moore insists that she can deliver powerful performance if offered a worthy role, and that she is ready to toil to get her capability recognized.

"That won't cut it anymore. I don't want to be a wallflower. I don't want to be shy. Give me the opportunity to get in the room and have a conversation as to why I know I can do this. It's OK that you see me as this person, but I'm an actress, and I'll work my a** off to play the part," Contactmusic quoted Moore as telling Marie Claire magazine.

"It has to be right. I've had the opportunity to play the drug dealer who gets gang-raped, and I'm like, for what reason? Doing it just to do it? To just show people that I can be sexy or dark?

I don't want to do something just to make that point. It needs to happen organically and I'm really confident it will. I'm a pretty patient person, and I'll wait until we find the right stuff," she added. (ANI)

London, April 8 (IANS) Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has revealed she is craving to face a new challenge such as directing a film, reports the Sun online.

'I'm in my thirties now, and I really want to try all the things that I haven't got to do yet, like directing, and doing a drama,' she said.

'I've produced and got to do a lot of optimistic love stories, and that was so where I was at for 10 years in my life. And now I feel like, 'okay, now I know how to do that'. I want to get scared again,' she added.

London, April 8 (IANS) Hollywood actress and model Megan Fox has topped a list of the actresses in line for the role of 'She-Hulk'.

The Sun online reports, the 'Transformers' beauty is now the obvious choice to play the female equivalent of 'The Incredible Hulk' on the big screen after the poll.

''She-Hulk' comics are popular so it's only natural that the character makes the transition to the big screen. The idea is to make 'She-Hulk' sexier but even more savage than 'The Hulk', which is why Megan is the big favourite for the lead role,' said a source.

'She'll be green of course and will have to hang on to a few more pieces of clothes than the male version when she transforms,' the source added.

London, April 8 (IANS) 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus has become America's favourite teen idol in a new poll, reports contactmusic.com.

The teenage sensation, 16, has been voted the number one young star in an online survey conducted by PopEater.com, grabbing 32 per cent of the votes.

A total of 57,000 people took the survey.

London, April 8 (IANS) Austalian actor Hugh Jackman has disclosed the strenuous workout regime he had to undergo for his role in the upcoming 'X-Men' movie 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.

The Daily Mail online reports, the actor also said he had to put on 15 pounds of muscle for the clawed superhero.

'I wanted audiences to say, 'this guy could easily rip someone's head off.' What I realised is that how you look is 30 percent how you train and 70 percent how you eat,' said the forty-year-old.

'It means waking up at 4 a.m. and eating egg whites, and then every three hours after that eating chicken or salmon, boringly steamed with vegetables and brown rice. Then no more carbohydrates after lunch and 4,000 calories in total,' he added.

Jackman was on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, Australia, for the world promotional tour of the film.

'X-Men Origins: Wolverin'' focuses on the beginnings of Jackman's character. It is scheduled to release in Britain April 29.