Zac Efron lands drug runner role

Zac Efron will be seen playing the role of a drug runner in an upcoming crime thriller.

The High School Musical star will shed his clean-cut image for the remake of Swedish drama Snabba Cash, which translates as Easy Money, reports The Daily Express.

The film is based on a 2006 novel by Jens Lapidus.

It narrates three interwoven stories about friends who become involved with drugs and organized crime.

Jessica Simpson looking for a “normal man”

Jessica Simpson has revealed that she is looking for a “normal man”.

Ex-lover John Mayer described her as “sexual napalm” in Playboy magazine, a comment which made Jessica, 29, livid, reports The Daily Express.

The singer turned TV star had an on-off relationship with the American musician after her split from husband and Newlyweds co-star Nick Lachey.

But, now singleton Jessica is ready to try something new.

She says: “I’ve wanted to date a doctor… [or] a chef. I just want a normal man. ”

Jordan turns superhero to save injured pal during horse-riding accident

Former glamour model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan turned superhero when she saved her best friend after she was thrown off a horse and sustained injuries during the accident.

Jordan, 31, had been enjoying the spring sunshine on an afternoon ride with her stylist friend Melodie when disaster struck.

Melodie was thrown off her horse and hit the ground with a thud. She collapsed in a heap and was left writhing in agony.

Within seconds, quick-thinking Jordan had leapt off her mount and rushed to the rescue.

She put Melodie in the recovery position and called for help, and arranged for the Surrey Air Ambulance to fly Mel to nearby East Surrey Hospital, where medics discovered she had sustained lower back damage.

“Katie was shocked when she turned around to see her mate hurled on the ground in a heap. It was a very nasty fall,” the Mirror quoted a source as saying.

“But she didn”t panic, not even seeing how much pain her friend was in. She just calmly called the emergency services and arranged for paramedics to come and help Melodie.

“Katie has ridden horses all her life and has seen her fair share of riding accidents. Nothing phases her,” the source revealed.

The accident happened near Jordan’’s home at Woldingham, Surrey. It took the helicopter crew eight minutes to get to the scene and a further five minutes to reach the hospital in Redhill.

“The pair were having such a lovely day riding near Katie’’s home until Melodie was injured. She suffered excruciating lower back injuries,” the source said.

“Katie cleared her diary for the afternoon to be by Melodie’’s side and pushed back her day’’s modelling shoots until doctors told her Melodie was in a stable condition,” the source added.

Although Jordan, star of her own ITV2 reality series What Katie Did Next, kept a cool head, the incident did leave her shaken. She headed back to her country pile to get herself together before resuming filming.

Lesbian rumours don’t bother ‘Avatar’ star Zoe Saldana

‘Avatar’ star Zoe Saldana is fine with rumours stating her lesbian as she has been holding the ‘gay’ tag since she was young.

Saldana has been with her boyfriend Keith Britton for ver long and often come across questions regarding her sexuality because as she has a “very masculine” energy.

“If you want to punish me, send me to get a manicure or dress me in a skirt or shorts, and I would die. But if you dress me in jeans and a button-down blouse, I feel very sexy, feminine and powerful,” the Daily Star quoted her telling Siempre Mujer magazine.

“People have sometimes told my grandmother, ”Your granddaughter has a bit of lesbianism in her.” It’’s that my sisters and I spent all our time among men (growing up).

“We were very popular with them. Our way of thinking is very masculine,” she added.

Nichole Scherzinger dismisses cheating rumours

Nichole Scherzinger is fuming over rumours that she’s cheating on boyfriend Lewis Hamilton with her ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partner Derek Hough.

The Pussy Cat Dolls star insists that she is totally committed and in love with Hamilton.

But the chemistry between Nichole and her partner Hough on the popular show seemed to have sparked some romance rumours.

However, she has dismissed the reports, insisting that it was strictly ”business,” reports the Daily Star.

“Been reading the net & seeing the craziest stories… Derek is like a little brother to me. Everyone knows how in luv (sic) & committed I am to Lewis,” Nichole wrote on her Twitter.com page

Jessica Simpson to appear sans make-up on Marie Claire cover

Singer Jessica Simpson is set to appear on the May cover of Marie Claire with no retouching or makeup.

Simpson, 29, will appear on the cover as she researches what women’s looks mean around the world in her VH1 reality show, “The Price of Beauty”, reports the New York Post.

For the May issue, Simpson went to the Los Feliz area of LA with her best friend and hairdresser Ken Paves to interview women on what feature of their body they loved most.

The issue is due on April 6.

Jessica Simpson tries out bizarre beauty therapy during Mumbai trip

Jessica Simpson tried out a bizarre beauty therapy during a trip to Mumbai – she poured salt water through her nostrils.

As part of her new show The Price Of Beauty, Jessica travelled to Mumbai to try out some of the world’’s wackiest beauty therapies, reports the Mirror.

While trying out the obscure beauty technique, the 29-year-old singer tipped her head to one side and inserted the spout of a small teapot.

Recently, Simpson confessed that she does not brush her teeth.

The singer revealed she simply chooses to wipe them with her jumper.

Jessica Simpson does not brush her teeth!

Jessica Simpson has confessed that she does not brush her teeth.

The singer revealed she simply chooses to wipe them with her jumper.

” I just use Listerine, and sometimes I”ll use my sweater,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

Simpson recently revealed that she still cares for former lover John Mayer.

Africans’ love for big women cures Jessica Simpson’s weight woes

Singer Jessica Simpson has revealed that while she was concerned about reports criticising her weight gain, she found that many countries outside the US prefer their women to be big.

Simpson, 29, who had made a trip to Africa recently for a programme for VH1 about the world’s various social standards of beauty, was shocked to find that she was considered too underweight to be attractive in their culture.

According to Digital Spy, Simpson revealed one trip to Uganda with friend her CaCee Cobb that found particularly eye opening.

“The men told CaCee and I that we would have to [gain weight] for them to consider marrying us!” the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling Us Weekly.

After ”N” word, Jessica Simpson scandals, John Mayer vows to ‘clean up’

John Mayer has vowed to “clean up” his act and start all over again after stirring controversy with his offensive comments about his African-American fans and former girlfriend Jessica Simpson.

The singer courted trouble after using the ”N” word when talking about some of his followers and revealing intimate details about his sex life with Simpson in an interview with Playboy magazine.

The star later apologised for his remarks and was said to have burst into tears onstage in Tennessee.

He recently thanked the crowd at a concert in New York City for their support and pledged to begin again as a clean slate, according to MTV.com.

“I hate to come off like an a**hole ever, and thank you guys for believing that I am not an a**hole. Never, ever in my entire life did I ever think that it would be a good idea to be an a**hole,” the Daily Express quoted him as apparently saying.

“But you know what? There’’s plenty of a**holes who think the same thing, so I have to thank you. It’’s a clean me now, people, clean me,” he reportedly added.

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