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Monday January 12, 2009

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Did Sarkozy bully Dati back to work?

Did Rachida Dati, France's glamorous Justice Minister, return to work five days after giving birth to her daughter, Zohra, because of “bullying” by her boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy? That's the charge laid by the French socialist politician Segolene Royal, who ran unsuccessfully against Sarkozy in the 2007... [continued]

Rachida Dati

Amis says novels are all about ‘masculinity’

Martin Amis, as reported here, has used some of his past romantic conquests as the inspiration for certain scenes and characters in his forthcoming novel, The Pregnant Widow, which will be published this autumn. Far from summoning the lawyers, one of these, Emma Soames, Sir Winston Churchill's grand-daughter, appears... [continued]

Kate Winslet and Danny Boyle triumph in the Golden Globes

Kate Winslet (pictured with her husband, Sam Mendes) edged closer to realising her dream of winning an Oscar when she picked up two Golden Globes in Los Angeles last night for best dramatic actress in Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader. Winning the Globes,... [continued]

Kate Winslet celebrates her two Golden Globes wins with husband Sam Mendes

Prince Harry faces inquiry over film

Prince Harry (pictured) is facing an inquiry by his military superiors following the release of video footage in which he called a fellow cadet at Sandhurst a "Paki" and said another colleague looked like a "raghead", a perjorative term widely used in the armed forces to describe Taliban... [continued]

Prince Harry

More speculation as Indy move delayed

Staff at Tony O'Reilly's beleagured Independent group of newspapers have been told that their move to the Daily Mail's offices at Kensington from their current home in the shadow of the Canary Wharf tower has been put on hold until April. They were due to move in the next... [continued]

In brief: Nicole Kidman takes the blame for Australia

Nicole Kidman (pictured) has accepted that her performance in Baz Luhrmann's epic film Australia was not all it might have been, saying that she "squirmed" in her seat as she watched the Sydney premiere with her husband, Keith Urban. "I can't look at this movie and be proud of what... [continued]

Nicole Kidman

Danny Boyle drops Terry Pratchett movie

Despite winning four Golden Globes last night with his film Slumdog Millionaire, including a best picture award, it is not all smiles for Danny Boyle (pictured). Along with the screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce he had been working on a movie adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's The Bromeliad trilogy, which tells... [continued]

Tony Blair designs bad medal

New light has been shed on Tony Blair's reluctance to collect the Congressional Gold Medal he was awarded in 2003 for his support of George Bush's war on terror and, more controversially, the invasion of Iraq. It had been thought that he'd become in some way embarrassed by the gong,... [continued]

Medal struck in Tony Blair's honour

Daniel Craig snubs Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross is facing serious problems attracting movie stars to his BBC1 chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Daniel Craig (pictured), who is currently promoting his World War Two movie Defiance, turned down an invitation to appear on the show because of his... [continued]

Daniel Craig

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