Monaco royal wedding party begins!

Charlene Wittstock, SA soon-to-be newest princess of the Mediterranean principality of Monaco is gearing up for the final leg of her wedding to Prince Albert II.

The festivities began yesterday - glamour, romance and thanks to some last minute rumours, suspense and intrigue around Charlene having cold feet.

Today will be the couple's civil wedding on tomorrow the royal union will be solemnised by a very public Catholic religious ceremony.

For nine centuries Monaco has been run by the Grimaldi family, the crown passing through the male line. In 2002, fearing Albert would die without an heir, Monaco changed its constitution to allow a princess to inherit.

Lady Gaga caught being dishonest?

Lady Gaga is facing a law-suit as she is being sued for allegedly not handing over all the money she made by selling wristbands in aid of Japan’s earthquake relief efforts to the victims she promised it too....oh dear!

A Michigan legal network has also added their suspicions that Gaga and the other companies selling the $5 white and red “We Pray for Japan” wristbands were actually charging people a bit much in shipping costs and they fibbed about the total amount donated to boot.

Gaga is said to have donated more than $3 million to the relief efforts through the bands and other efforts, and was in face at a benefit concert in Japan when the lawsuit was filed on Friday.

"The Host" to follow in Twilight's footsteps on screen...

Twilight's author Stephenie Meyer isn't letting her feet get cold as the final installment of the Twilight Saga comes to a close on our screens - another one of her series, "The Host", is set to hit the big screen in 2013.

A little different from the vampire - werewolf - girl love triangle we have watch unfold on our movie screens, this apocalyptic sci-fi novel is starts off in a world where most of the people on Earth have been taken over by a parasitic alien species whose members refer to themselves as the souls.

The souls inhabit the bodies of their hosts and take control of them - but they think they are doing the right thing, making the world a better place.

The Host is scheduled to begin shooting in Louisiana and New Mexico next February starring Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones, Hanna).

Oprah walks away with top honour - SA style!

During her recent visit, Oprah Winfrey was awarded an honorary doctorate in education from the University of the Free State.

Many asked why the icon choose to honour this particular varsity - scarred by the racist Reitz video scandal a few years ago - and Winfrey admitted that it was an article in the Sunday Times by Jansen about not accepting mediocrity in SA that inspired her.

Oprah described the university's journey in the fight against racism was "amazing", "I reached a point in my life where I only do what I want to do. And so, when John Samuel was telling me about the great things that were happening in terms of reconciliation, transformation ... I thought this is something I wished to see and was willing to give up my time for," Winfrey said.

"I really do believe that what has happened here at this university comes under the category of amazing."

Harry Potter: "The owls are gathering ... Find out why soon"

Harry Potter author and writing millionaire JK Rowling is dropping hints that there will be more of Harry Potter in future.

Being very secretive, she has announced a new website (www.pottermore.com), just to make us drool even more without saying a thing about it's contents....Until 12 noon, London Time today that is! "The owls are gathering ... Find out why soon" is all the link says.

But Rowling's publicist has already made clear that it won't involve a new book baffling fans as too what the website holds. The seven-novel series has sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, and, along with the blockbuster movie franchise has made Rowling one rich woman. But what has she got for us now....

Rich and famous under the spotlight

You wouldn't usually put Sir Richard Branson, Julius Malema and Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the same group, but they are all part of a group of 'influential personalities' being filmed for a new documentary.

The brain-child of "MTV Base Meets", this eight-part series (Aimed at giving Africa's youth a voice) is going to have these guys face some gruelling Q&A sessions with about 40 people between 16 and 30 years old from our African Continent.

Johannesburg comedian Daniel "Deep Fried Man" Friedman, 30, was among a group of five who had a meeting with Malema, the ANC Youth League leader.

''I went in there with a long list of questions but I think I buckled a bit. I ended up asking him about nationalisation and his relationship with President (Jacob) Zuma," said Friedman, who was one of two South Africans who met Malema.

Winnie Mandela still 'insulted' by movie on her life

So, news is, is that Winnie is still upset about the pending movie about her starring Jennifer Hudson. But it's not the American actors in it that are irking her, it's the romantic Hollywood spin on her life that she says is an insult.

At the 2010 Cannes film festival director Darrell Roodt (best known for 'Cry, the Beloved Country' and the Oscar-nominated Aids film 'Yesterday') described the film as "the ultimate women's movie" and "an amazing love story".

Winnie told CNN: "I was not consulted...I am still alive, and I think that it is a total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle, and call that movie some translation of a romantic life of Winnie Mandela."

Despite no blessing the film is on track to be release at the end of this year.

Hugh Hefner dumped at the alter

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner admitted to the press yesterday that he has officially been dumped at the alter by his 25-year-old blond bombshell fiancee,Crystal Harris.

The were set to tie the knot this Saturday in front of more than 300 guests at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Saturday making it Hugh's third marriage. "The wedding is off. Crystal has had a change of heart," Hefner wrote on Twitter. "The break-up is a heart-breaker, but better now than after the marriage," he added later.

As 'heart-breaking' as this may have been for the 85 year old, he has reportedly been looked after by not only his ex-wife Kimberley Conrad and some bunnies, he's announce that he's going to be hosting a screening of "Runaway Bride"! Sounds very 'heart broken'

Meet The New Cast Of Isidingo!

You may have hear that there are changes afoot in the cast of local soapie Isidingo - fans are dying for the newbies to freshen up the show!

Viewers will be able to start seeing all the new faces of Linda Sokhulu, Vusi Kunene, Kgomotso Christopher and Letoya Mangezi from tomorrow (14th of June).

The actors -who will play the role of the Sibekos' family (owners of Sibeko Gold) - will also mark a new twist in the lives of those of Horizon Deep: They promise jobs, investment and benefits to the community. But are their intentions too good to be true?

Locnville twins say they were assaulted by cops

So the Locnville boys have been busy - you may have heard that on Wednesday morning that the duo claim to have been assaulted by police at a petrol station in Claremont. The investigation has begun.

Brian and Andrew Chaplin, 21, (yes - of the same family as 1920s film star Charlie Chaplin!) tweeted furiously just after the incident at 5am on Wednesday morning. After partying at the Trinity nightclub, they went with a friend to a petrol station where they were they got into a scuffle with four men who were verbally abusing the friends.

The twins walked away, but as they got into a taxi to go home they were pulled out by A couple of " aggressive" policemen who then allegedly sprayed Brian in the face "with Mace/pepper spray. [The Chaplins] managed to get away after a group of security guards who saw the incident assisted them".

When the guys phoned the police to lay a complaint, Andrew said that the officers "laughed at me and hung up each time". After much public pressure, an assault case has been registered and is being investigated.

Kim Kardashian's wedding to rival the royals!

So, the reality TV star Kim Kardashian says that she will be walking down the isle to boyfriend Kris Humphries in "six to eight weeks". Despite the rush, this won't be any wedding.... a source has revealed that "Kim is planning the wedding of the century. She doesn't see why a royal wedding should get more attention that hers. She sees herself as a bigger celebrity than Kate Middleton." "

Why the hurry?

Apparently Kim is just really keen to marry as soon as possible - the happy couple are planning
on throwing a a wedding shower in a month's time, followed by the ceremony after that. If you are regularly "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" on E! Entertainment, you might even catch
Kim planning her bachelorette party in Las Vegas with close pals Ciara, Kelly Rowland and Brittney Gastineau.

Twilight dazzles fans at MTV awards

This is the 3rd year in a row tht the MTV Movie Awards have been swept up by the vamp romance Twilight!

The final movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, had a whopping eight nominations, and ended the evening with five awards. And, just like last year, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart came out tops for best male and female performance, respectively.

These were no Academy Awards, as the categories cover things like "best kiss" (Robert and Kristen), "best fight", (Shared by Robert Pattinson and Twilight co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel).

All the awards are decided by fans’ online votes - which is also probably why Justin Bieber walked away with the 'best jaw dropping moment' for his 3D concert film Never Say Never (beating Black Swan and 127 Hours!)

"Born This Way" Album caps 1.1 million sales in first week

She gave us a teaser to increase the hype by selling the single "Born This Way" before the album hit the shelves - and the ply worked. Lady Gaga has her first No. 1 album in the US.

It is according to Billboard magazine that the "Born This Way" album has sold 1.11 million copies during the week ended May 29. It's the highest sales figures since 50 Cent's debut album "The Massacre" sold 1.14 million copies in it's first week in March 2005. Despite being so high, she doesn't hold the record for highest 'first week' sales - that honor is still help by boy band 'N Sync who hold the top spot with 2.4 million copies for their 2000 album "No Strings Attached".
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Check out the album review on MegaU and see if the album is all it's cracked up to be!