Beatles member Sir Paul Mccartney and Nancy Shevell To Marry

The former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney, is set to marry Nancy Shevell in London. After his last and very public marriage and subsequent bitter divorce he is going for a more low key union this time round. Reportedly the couple will marry in a small civil ceremony in London with only close members of his family present. The couple then plan to fly New York, where they will hold a party for friends and members of Shevell’s American family.

After they marry the couple are likely to live in England but New Yorker Nancy Shevell, who said it was “a total surprise” when the singer proposed, will divide her time between Sir Paul McCartney’s homes in London and East Sussex. But as Shevell is vice-president of her family’s vast transport firm she will commute to New York once a month.Nancy was married for more than 20 years to lawyer Bruce Blakeman, with whom she has a son, Arlen, 19. The couple first met in 2007 and as Nancy is a multi-millionaire in her own right Sir Paul McCartney can rest easy that she is not after his vast fortune.

Beatles member Sir Paul Mccartney and Nancy Shevell To Marry

The former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney, is set to marry Nancy Shevell in London. After his last and very public marriage and subsequent bitter divorce he is going for a more low key union this time round. Reportedly the couple will marry in a small civil ceremony in London with only close members of his family present. The couple then plan to fly New York, where they will hold a party for friends and members of Shevell’s American family.

After they marry the couple are likely to live in England but New Yorker Nancy Shevell, who said it was “a total surprise” when the singer proposed, will divide her time between Sir Paul McCartney’s homes in London and East Sussex. But as Shevell is vice-president of her family’s vast transport firm she will commute to New York once a month.Nancy was married for more than 20 years to lawyer Bruce Blakeman, with whom she has a son, Arlen, 19. The couple first met in 2007 and as Nancy is a multi-millionaire in her own right Sir Paul McCartney can rest easy that she is not after his vast fortune.

What is Angelina Jolie doing in a swamp with a £7,000 bag !!!!!!!

The new Louis Vuitton campaign is odd. The bag company has always sent expensive photographers to beautiful places to shoot gorgeous vistas. This time round it's Angelina Jolie sans makeup in a wooden boat in a swamp.The ad was shot in Cambodia and we're all pretty used to seeing Angelina in that neck of the woods. There was Tomb Raider 1 and 2, obviously, then founding an animal sanctuary and picking up Rath Vibol from an orphanage in Battambang to become the boy we all know as Maddox Chivan.

The response has not been one of unguarded rejoicing. Some have argued that if you travel upriver in a very poor country with mosquitos and ferocious river beasts threatening your life and sanity, you might not want to take a £7,000 bag with you. Perhaps using poor countries as the backdrop to show off your luxury goods isn't in the best possible taste?All the same, it's hard to be mean to Jolie. She did give a tidy chunk of the pay cheque to charity. And all the caring celebrities are doing Vuitton's Core Values campaign these days.

Experts say there is evidence that consumers favour labels with a rich heritage because they are seen as more enduring.Hence Gucci's ongoing Forever Now campaign using black-and-white photographs taken in its Florence workshop in 1953 by Foto Locchi.Heritage is moot. After all, Vuitton financed Petain's Vichy government in the second world war, with Henry Vuitton one of the first Frenchmen to be decorated by the Nazi-backed regime for his loyalty and efforts for them.

To be fair, Vuitton has no truck with fascist sympathisers these days. The company supports a huge list of charities – all fashion brands do, explains Colin McDowell, who is curating Masters of Style, Peroni's exhibition of Italian fashion advertising at Somerset House in London."It's all part of the illusion that we're doing someone somewhere some good when we pay £7,000 for a bag."

What is Angelina Jolie doing in a swamp with a £7,000 bag !!!!!!!

The new Louis Vuitton campaign is odd. The bag company has always sent expensive photographers to beautiful places to shoot gorgeous vistas. This time round it's Angelina Jolie sans makeup in a wooden boat in a swamp.The ad was shot in Cambodia and we're all pretty used to seeing Angelina in that neck of the woods. There was Tomb Raider 1 and 2, obviously, then founding an animal sanctuary and picking up Rath Vibol from an orphanage in Battambang to become the boy we all know as Maddox Chivan.

The response has not been one of unguarded rejoicing. Some have argued that if you travel upriver in a very poor country with mosquitos and ferocious river beasts threatening your life and sanity, you might not want to take a £7,000 bag with you. Perhaps using poor countries as the backdrop to show off your luxury goods isn't in the best possible taste?All the same, it's hard to be mean to Jolie. She did give a tidy chunk of the pay cheque to charity. And all the caring celebrities are doing Vuitton's Core Values campaign these days.

Experts say there is evidence that consumers favour labels with a rich heritage because they are seen as more enduring.Hence Gucci's ongoing Forever Now campaign using black-and-white photographs taken in its Florence workshop in 1953 by Foto Locchi.Heritage is moot. After all, Vuitton financed Petain's Vichy government in the second world war, with Henry Vuitton one of the first Frenchmen to be decorated by the Nazi-backed regime for his loyalty and efforts for them.

To be fair, Vuitton has no truck with fascist sympathisers these days. The company supports a huge list of charities – all fashion brands do, explains Colin McDowell, who is curating Masters of Style, Peroni's exhibition of Italian fashion advertising at Somerset House in London."It's all part of the illusion that we're doing someone somewhere some good when we pay £7,000 for a bag."

American pop star Katy Perry expands 2011 Dreamstour

American pop star Katy Perry announced on her website on December 6 that she is expanding her upcoming California Dreams tour with five new dates in Japan and 12 more shows in the UK and Ireland in 2011.Katy Perry First announced on October 11, the world tour kicks off in Portugal on February 20, 2011, and will hit North America by next summer. Throughout March and April, she will tour Europe and the UK before launching her Japan tour on May 20. 

She will perform concerts in Osaka, Nagoya, and two in Tokyo on May 23 and 24. She returns to the UK for a show in Sheffield on October 12, and then continues to 11 other cities, with a final concert in Dublin on November 7.The tour supports her third album, Teenage Dream, which was released on August 24 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard chart. In its first week, the album sold 192,000 copies in the US, 26,000 in Canada, and more than 54,000 in the UK.The new album's first single, "California Gurls," topped charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, with sales of more than three million digital downloads. "Teenage Dream," the album's second single, is another international hit, reaching number one in eight countries. Following a December 10 concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Perry launches her tour early next year in Lisbon, Portugal.

 Dream Tour 2011

October :

12 - Sheffield, UK: Motorpoint Arena 

14 - London, UK: O2 Arena

18 - Liverpool, UK: Echo Arena 

19 - Cardiff, UK: Cardiff International Arena

24 - Belfast, UK: Odyssey Arena

26 - Birmingham, UK: NIA Arena

27 - Newcastle, UK: Metro Arena

29 - Aberdeen, UK: AECC

31 - Manchester: MEN Arena

November : 

3 - Glasgow, UK: SECC Hall 3

5 - Nottingham, UK: Trent FM Arena

7 - Dublin, Ireland: O2

American pop star Katy Perry expands 2011 Dreamstour

American pop star Katy Perry announced on her website on December 6 that she is expanding her upcoming California Dreams tour with five new dates in Japan and 12 more shows in the UK and Ireland in 2011.Katy Perry First announced on October 11, the world tour kicks off in Portugal on February 20, 2011, and will hit North America by next summer. Throughout March and April, she will tour Europe and the UK before launching her Japan tour on May 20. 

She will perform concerts in Osaka, Nagoya, and two in Tokyo on May 23 and 24. She returns to the UK for a show in Sheffield on October 12, and then continues to 11 other cities, with a final concert in Dublin on November 7.The tour supports her third album, Teenage Dream, which was released on August 24 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard chart. In its first week, the album sold 192,000 copies in the US, 26,000 in Canada, and more than 54,000 in the UK.The new album's first single, "California Gurls," topped charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, with sales of more than three million digital downloads. "Teenage Dream," the album's second single, is another international hit, reaching number one in eight countries. Following a December 10 concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Perry launches her tour early next year in Lisbon, Portugal.

 Dream Tour 2011

October :

12 - Sheffield, UK: Motorpoint Arena 

14 - London, UK: O2 Arena

18 - Liverpool, UK: Echo Arena 

19 - Cardiff, UK: Cardiff International Arena

24 - Belfast, UK: Odyssey Arena

26 - Birmingham, UK: NIA Arena

27 - Newcastle, UK: Metro Arena

29 - Aberdeen, UK: AECC

31 - Manchester: MEN Arena

November : 

3 - Glasgow, UK: SECC Hall 3

5 - Nottingham, UK: Trent FM Arena

7 - Dublin, Ireland: O2

Maria Shriver on Schwarzenegger's paternity admission: 'Painful and heartbreaking'

Former California First Lady Maria Shriver on Tuesday called "heartbreaking" husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's admission that he had fathered a child with a former household staff member more than a decade ago."This is a painful and heartbreaking time," Shriver said in a statement, her first since the former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted paternity of the child Monday night in response to questions from The Times. "As a mother my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no further comment." Shriver and Schwarzenegger, who have been married for 25 years, separated weeks ago, after she learned of the child. Shriver, the parent with Schwarzenegger of four children, ages 13 to 21, has moved out of the couple's Brentwood home.Shriver's statement Tuesday was noteworthy in tone. Although the couple announced their separation last week in a joint missive that made no mention of a cause for the split, this statement came from Shriver alone and pointedly set her and her children apart from Schwarzenegger.
The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January. To protect their privacy, the Los Angeles Times is not publishing the former staffer's name or that of her child.
Schwarzenegger's acknowledgement came as the former governor, who left office in January, has been trying to rebuild his movie career and craft a new public-policy role. In recent months, he has maintained a high public profile, meeting with world dignitaries, attending a White House summit on immigration and working on assorted entertainment deals.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said Monday night in a statement issued to The Times. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.
"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."
In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man — her then-husband — was the child's father.
She said she voluntarily left her position with the couple earlier this year after reaching a longstanding goal of working for them for two decades. "I wanted to achieve my 20 years, then I asked to retire," she said, adding she received a severance payment and "left on good terms with them."
Later Monday, The Times informed the woman of the governor's statement, and she declined to comment further.
Schwarzenegger took financial responsibility for the child from the start and continued to provide support, according to a source who declined to be identified because of the former governor's request for privacy.
In keeping with their very public — and political — lives, two distinctly different portraits of the marriage and its status have emerged in the days since the breakup became public.
Schwarzenegger, 63, suggested that the split was temporary and the couple were working toward reconciliation. "We both love each other very much," the former governor said at an appearance last week at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. "We are very fortunate that we have four extraordinary children, and we're taking one day at a time."
Friends of Shriver, 55, offered a grimmer assessment, saying she had been unhappy for years but made no move until after her parents died and Schwarzenegger finished his term as governor. Her father, Sargent Shriver, died Jan. 18, nearly a year and a half after the death of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
The marriage between Shriver and Schwarzenegger pairing one of Hollywood's top box-office draws and a member of one of America's most storied Democratic political clans  has long been a subject of public interest.
As an actor, Schwarzenegger reveled in his macho image. But his behavior became an issue during his first campaign for governor, in the 2003 recall election, when more than a dozen women said he had groped them over a period of many years.
Schwarzenegger at first denied the allegations, then apologized. Shriver offered a timely and politically crucial defense of her husband, vouching for his personal integrity.
After his landslide election, she emerged as one of the most visible first ladies in California history, maintaining a high profile as she promoted volunteerism and directed a wildly popular annual conference on women.
Although their friends spoke of difficulties in the couple's marriage throughout Schwarzenegger's governorship, any tensions were kept out of public view.
Once Schwarzenegger left office, the two effectively began leading separate lives. Schwarzenegger has been jetting around the world, heading to Brazil's Xingu River with director James Cameron, to London for Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday party, to Val d'Isère in France for skiing.
Schwarzenegger, who had to put aside acting and his business interests while serving in Sacramento, also plunged back into those pursuits.
Last week, a bidding war took place at Cannes to make two more installments of the "Terminator" franchise starring Schwarzenegger, and the former governor also signed to star in a third movie. He is working on an animated children's series based on his life and also exploring real estate and other business investments.
He has traveled the globe,apart from Shriver -delivering high-priced speeches and also participated in a White House summit on immigration reform. He is expected to pen his memoirs soon.

Maria Shriver on Schwarzenegger's paternity admission: 'Painful and heartbreaking'

Former California First Lady Maria Shriver on Tuesday called "heartbreaking" husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's admission that he had fathered a child with a former household staff member more than a decade ago."This is a painful and heartbreaking time," Shriver said in a statement, her first since the former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted paternity of the child Monday night in response to questions from The Times. "As a mother my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no further comment." Shriver and Schwarzenegger, who have been married for 25 years, separated weeks ago, after she learned of the child. Shriver, the parent with Schwarzenegger of four children, ages 13 to 21, has moved out of the couple's Brentwood home.Shriver's statement Tuesday was noteworthy in tone. Although the couple announced their separation last week in a joint missive that made no mention of a cause for the split, this statement came from Shriver alone and pointedly set her and her children apart from Schwarzenegger.
The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January. To protect their privacy, the Los Angeles Times is not publishing the former staffer's name or that of her child.
Schwarzenegger's acknowledgement came as the former governor, who left office in January, has been trying to rebuild his movie career and craft a new public-policy role. In recent months, he has maintained a high public profile, meeting with world dignitaries, attending a White House summit on immigration and working on assorted entertainment deals.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said Monday night in a statement issued to The Times. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.
"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."
In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man — her then-husband — was the child's father.
She said she voluntarily left her position with the couple earlier this year after reaching a longstanding goal of working for them for two decades. "I wanted to achieve my 20 years, then I asked to retire," she said, adding she received a severance payment and "left on good terms with them."
Later Monday, The Times informed the woman of the governor's statement, and she declined to comment further.
Schwarzenegger took financial responsibility for the child from the start and continued to provide support, according to a source who declined to be identified because of the former governor's request for privacy.
In keeping with their very public — and political — lives, two distinctly different portraits of the marriage and its status have emerged in the days since the breakup became public.
Schwarzenegger, 63, suggested that the split was temporary and the couple were working toward reconciliation. "We both love each other very much," the former governor said at an appearance last week at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. "We are very fortunate that we have four extraordinary children, and we're taking one day at a time."
Friends of Shriver, 55, offered a grimmer assessment, saying she had been unhappy for years but made no move until after her parents died and Schwarzenegger finished his term as governor. Her father, Sargent Shriver, died Jan. 18, nearly a year and a half after the death of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
The marriage between Shriver and Schwarzenegger pairing one of Hollywood's top box-office draws and a member of one of America's most storied Democratic political clans  has long been a subject of public interest.
As an actor, Schwarzenegger reveled in his macho image. But his behavior became an issue during his first campaign for governor, in the 2003 recall election, when more than a dozen women said he had groped them over a period of many years.
Schwarzenegger at first denied the allegations, then apologized. Shriver offered a timely and politically crucial defense of her husband, vouching for his personal integrity.
After his landslide election, she emerged as one of the most visible first ladies in California history, maintaining a high profile as she promoted volunteerism and directed a wildly popular annual conference on women.
Although their friends spoke of difficulties in the couple's marriage throughout Schwarzenegger's governorship, any tensions were kept out of public view.
Once Schwarzenegger left office, the two effectively began leading separate lives. Schwarzenegger has been jetting around the world, heading to Brazil's Xingu River with director James Cameron, to London for Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday party, to Val d'Isère in France for skiing.
Schwarzenegger, who had to put aside acting and his business interests while serving in Sacramento, also plunged back into those pursuits.
Last week, a bidding war took place at Cannes to make two more installments of the "Terminator" franchise starring Schwarzenegger, and the former governor also signed to star in a third movie. He is working on an animated children's series based on his life and also exploring real estate and other business investments.
He has traveled the globe,apart from Shriver -delivering high-priced speeches and also participated in a White House summit on immigration reform. He is expected to pen his memoirs soon.