Socialite Kim Kardashian, with her $600,000 paycheck for making an appearance this New Year’s Eve, seems to be the most sought after among Hollywood celebs since others are not so lucky.
The 30-year-old reality star, currently embroiled in a scandal about sweatshop conditions at the Chinese factories that manufacture some of her clothing lines, is being paid an estimated $600,000 to appear at Tao. The fee is part of a large, multi-event deal, reported New York Post.
Other celebs are lagging far behind. In Las Vegas, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is earning about $100,000 for playing the new 1Oak at the Mirage Hotel and Casino.
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Jolie working on film about Afghanistan
Actress Angelina Jolie says she has been working on a script for a movie about Afghanistan but she is not very confident about it.
The 36-year-old, who made her directorial debut with the film In the Land of Blood and Honey, said she is in no rush to helm another movie even though she has been working on the script set in the Asian country, reported Aceshowbiz. “I have actually half-wrote another script about Afghanistan though nobody has read it. I don’t even think it’s good. Maybe I’ll dig it out, but I don’t have the confidence yet to start even thinking in that way,” Jolie said.
After directing Blood and Honey, the actress is set to star in several upcoming films, including Ridley Scott-produced Gertrude Bell, David Fincher’s Cleopatra, and Luc Besson’s yet untitled big scale thriller. — PTI
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Adele most popular live artiste of 2011
Singer Adele has been named the most popular live music artiste in Britain this year, according to ticketing website viagogo.
The Rolling in the Deep hitmaker topped the list with her gigs proving 25 times more popular than teen sensation Justin Bieber’s, the Sun online reported.
R&B star Rihanna came second and was three times more popular than top male artiste Paul McCartney. “Live music was dominated by outstanding female acts,” said Ed Parkinson from the website.
The other most searched tickets for solo artists include pop star Katy Perry and singer Usher. Careless Whisper hitmaker George Michael managed the seventh rank. — PTI
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Nicole Scherzinger to quit The X Factor
Singer Nicole Scherzinger says she might leave the X Factor next year. The former lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls said that she is going to focus more on her music because she could not devote much time due to her tight schedule as a judge on the singing competition, Ace Showbiz reported. “Next year for me, it’s about my music. I am an artist first, not a judge. The show been so time consuming. I work with these contestants six days a week. So I delayed the album, but I was able to perform one of my new singles last week,” she said. The brunette said although the show is quite a learning lesson for her. “This has been quite a learning experience, quite a journey for me. I didn’t expect to have been so emotional through the whole elimination process. I wanted to just mentor and empower artists,” she added. — PTI