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Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Jean-Claude Van Damme brings special date to 2012 MTV Movie Awards: his daughter!

Jean-Claude Van Damme's love life has been quite colorful through the years — he's been married five times, twice to the same woman — so you never know who will be on his arm at an event. But his date for Sunday's 2012 MTV Movie Awards was a special one: the action hero brought his daughter. Van Damme, 51, escorted 21-year-old Bianca Bree (real name: Bianca Van Varenberg, which is Van Damme's given last name) to the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City last night. On the red carpet, the father/daughter duo clowned around for photographers — the "Expendables 2" star gave his offspring a spin at one point then they posed back to back. Bianca, an aspiring actress, had on an attention-grabbing outfit—a minidress with cutout sides. In her high heels, she appeared taller than her father. [Related: Jean-Claude Van Damme Talks 'Expendables 2' Action: It's Gonna Be 'Great'] Bianca took to Twitter to document her night out with her dad, writing: "As much as I don't enjoy all that flashy crap, I had a lot of fun." She also was excited to see Charlie Sheen, commenting that the "Anger Management" star "looks really good now days. Love that guy, no matter what." Bianca has been appearing in her father's movies since 2008 and has three more lined up, including "Welcome to the Jungle," which also stars her brother, Kristopher Van Varenberg , 24. (They are the children of Van Damme and ex-bodybuilder Gladys Portugues, who were married from 1987 to 1992 and then remarried in 1999.) However, Bianca is trying to carve out her own career path separate from her famous family. Last year, Bianca appeared on her father's British reality TV series, "Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors," and talked about the difficulties of coming from a famous family. "Growing up under the roof of my dad, I never even saw him as something big," she said. "I never came to the conclusion that he was [famous]. I would go to school sometimes and people would say, 'Oh, I saw your dad on TV.' It can be hard having him as my father because a lot of people are fake. They can hurt you if you don't be careful. I shy away from a lot of people because I don't want them to know my life and personal issues. I just have a couple friends who are close and that is it." Meanwhile, it was a family weekend for Van Damme. The night before he brought Bianca to the MTV Movie Awards, he took Kristopher to Spike TV's 6th annual Guys Choice Awards. As noted, Kristopher is also following in his father's footsteps and the men have appeared in numerous movies together. Not only does Kristopher resemble his father, but he also has a muscular physique, which he showed off on the set of "Welcome to the Jungle" in March. [Related: Photo of Jean-Claude Van Damme's Muscular Son Hits the Web] "He raised me very well with my mother and grandparents," Kristopher has said about his famous father. "I grew up in Belgium the first five years of my life... It was good for me to be raised [with a European mentality], especially now that I'm living in L.A. Here, the sons and daughters [of famous actors] -- it's very easy for them. I've met many of them and it's, 'Tomorrow my father will buy me this' and 'I'm going here' and 'We'll party and drink and smoke.' I have no time for that. I am a machine that is [focused on] working." He says he loves working with his father "because we think the same."

Badu strips down for video with The Flaming Lips

R&B singer Erykah Badu doesn’t leave much to the imagination in a new video she shot recently with The Flaming Lips. The edgy, expressive singer - who wore her birthday suit in her 2010 “Window Seat” video - is at it again, this time posing naked in a bathtub while crooning “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” a classic made famous by Roberta Flack, per Rolling Stone. Interestingly, the most provocatively bared body parts - dripping with milk, glitter and another substance at various points throughout the video - do not actually belong to the Grammy-winning singer but her sister Nayrok, according to the magazine. The eye-popping slow-motion visual, in which The Lips frontman Wayne Coyne can be seen strumming a guitar fully clothed, accompanies the famous remake that was released back in April as part of the rock band’s compilation, “The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends.” "Wayne is the Willy Wonka of music," Badu previously told Rolling Stone of recording with Coyne. "I didn't know what was going to happen .... By the 29th time, EUREKA! I understood exactly what I wanted." The album also features collaborations with Bon Iver, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket and Ke$ha. Source: CNN

Sunny Leone’s undies up for grabs!

Jism 2 director Pooja Bhatt wants to sell the pornstar-turned-Bollywood babe’s costumes for a cause Sunny Leone is in supreme demand. While the netizens are lusting after the bootylicious pornstar and her sensational videos, director Pooja Bhatt is gearing up to sell Sunny’s undergarments for a charitable cause. Pooja believes that so popular has become the Canadian import that she can find many takers even for Sunny’s lingerie! Pooja , who is shooting Jism 2 in Sri Lanka, is excited to auction Sunny’s wardrobe down to her underwear for charity.”Why should we have anything against beautiful lingerie? Hollywood stars auction their lingerie. It’s a done thing. There is a huge market for these. Given a chance, I’d love to buy Javier Bardem’s undergarments in an auction,” said Pooja in an interview to a daily. Bhatt wants to auction all the costumes online before the release of Jism 2 Given the ample skin show Jism 2 promises to dish out, we think the Bhatt gal is all set to make moolah from every possible ‘commodity’. First she made Sunny shed her clothes to film steamy bed scenes with the dishy Randeep Hooda, and now Pooja wants to auction Sunny’s clothes too. ( above is the sneak peek of the garments to be auctioned online!) Kudos to the actor-turned-director for her innovative business strategies!

Shahrukh Khan shows off his injury

The actor was spotted along with wife Gauri Khan, cheering for daughter Suhana as she performed at Shiamak Davar’s Summer Funk event Shahrukh was seen sporting a casual look at the do. Wearing a black T-shirt and torn jeans, SRK watched his daughter dance on the stage with rapt attention. And as he sat through the whole performance, what caught our attention was the injury on his thigh. All bandaged up, we wondered what made King Khan opt for tattered pants and put his wound on display. Is this the superstar’s way of gaining sympathy from his fans or a desperate attempt to create a cool style statement? We guess we would have to wait until we hear the real reason from the horse’s mouth. Shahrukh Khan has been the object of ridicule for quite some time now. And every time we think of supporting Mr Khan and his ridiculous acts, he makes it a point to mess up again. Looks like all SRK wants to do is wallow in some self-pity and create headlines these days. All we are asking Mr Khan to do is, think of better ideas to attract attention, ‘coz the cheesy ones simply don’t work. Source: BollywoodLife

Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan to battle over football?

After lending their support to cricket, the two Khans of B-town, who can’t see eye to eye, are now set to dabble in football. Shahrukh Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders’ team and a racing league, harbours a wish to buy 50 per cent stake in the Goan football club, Dempo SC. SRK has been a football player since his school days, and his son Aryan is following in his father’s footsteps. Salman Khan, on the other hand, is the official brand ambassador for All India Football Federation (AIFF), the governing body for Indian football. The actor intends to make football and basketball as popular as cricket. The Dabangg actor said in an interview that football is a lot easier to play in comparison to cricket. It’s a game with no frills and special gears. But Salman says that before getting into buying a team, he would like to focus on the basics of the game like building more football fields. The actor will then shift his focus to promoting basketball. This is not the first time that a star has chosen to promote a sport other than cricket. Sanjay Dutt and Raj Kundra (Superfight League –martial arts), Akshay Kumar (Karate), Shilpa Shetty , John Abraham and Dino Morea (football), and Suniel Shetty (Hockey) have all done it. What we would like to see is, whether Salman and Shahrukh’s support helps these two sports increase their popularity in India. Source: BollywoodLife

Japanese sprinter posing nude for London trip

Japan's disabled sprinter Maya Nakanishi poses in this handout picture featured in her calendar in Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012. Nakanishi, who is planning to compete in the 2012 London Paralympic Games, published a calendar featuring her posing semi-nude with her prosthetic leg to help fund her training and trip to London Paralympic Games. Nakanishi lost her right leg below the knee in a workplace accident when she was 21, then became a sprinter with her prosthetic limb. She is the Asian record holder in the T44 (one leg amputated below the knee) 200 meter and long jump and she was the first Japanese woman to be at the start line in a 100 meter final race in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Olympics. But with little financial assistance, she made up her mind to pose herself partially nude in her calendar to fund her trip to compete in London. The calendar of 7,000 copies is priced at 1,200 yen ($15) in Japan. Source: ChinaDaily

Defending Li Na knocked out by qualifier

Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan celebrates after winning her match against Li Na of China during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 4, 2012. [Photo\Agencies] PARIS - French Open champion Li Na's title defence ended on Monday when she was knocked out in a flurry of errors by Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6 6-2 6-0. After taking the first set, the Chinese seventh seed collapsed, taking only two games out of the next 14. Last year's champion made 41 unforced errors as she spectacularly lost control of a match in which she had looked to be cruising towards victory. The blustery conditions on Court Suzanne Lenglen made serving difficult, but the Kazakh's aggressive approach left Li flat-footed. Her rhythm went to pieces in the face of an all-out assault from the doubles specialist who was not expected to be a realistic challenger in the singles draw, even in a tournament jam-packed full of shock results. China's Li Na leaves the court after losing to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 4, 2012. [Photo\Xinhua] Shvedova, who has won grand slam doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open in 2010, had signalled her intent coming into the match having not dropped a set in her opening three matches. Having stormed through the second set, Shvedova broke her opponent's serve three times in the decider, and while she wasted two match points in the final game, she eventually closed it out when Li netted a tame backhand. Shvedova, ranked 142 in the world in singles, will now play the winner of Varvara Lepchenko's match against Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova in the quarter-final. Source: ChinaDaily