NEWS LITE : NEW YORK, FRANCE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR COMFORT.Ukrainian actress and model Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich (Serbian: Милица Јововић/Milica Jovović, Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович; Russian: and French director Luc Besson have separated and plan to divorce. The couple's marriage could not withstand the distance between their homes, Jovovich's publicist Kelly Bush said Friday. Jovovich, 23, has homes in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Bush said. The actress starred with Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. in ``The Fifth Element,'' which her husband directed, and she appeared with Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and director. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his portrayals of several real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" in Spike Lee's ``He Got Game.'' Besson, 40, calls France home. His other films include ``The Professional'' and ``La Femme La Femme is a women-only beach in Marina, Egypt which caters to Muslims who want to swim in comfort away from prying and prurient view of "men and cameras". External links
[1] Nikita.'' Despite the split, ``the two remain close friends and collaborators,'' Bush said. Bush did not know when the couple married or when they planned to file divorce papers. Brooke accepts award with aplomb a·plomb n. Self-confident assurance; poise. See Synonyms at confidence. [French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see The split between Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Camille Shields[1] (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and supermodel. Biography Career Shields' career as a model began in the late 1960s as an infant, and she continued as a successful child model throughout the 1970s. and tennis ace Andre Agassi apparently hasn't robbed the actress of her sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . Accepting a Genii Award from the Southern California Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, Shields made a lighthearted reference to her situation. ``I'm thrilled to have won this Genii Award. I sure could have used a real genie last week,'' she said - one who could have granted her ``power of attorney.'' Shields and Agassi filed for divorce after finding it hard to be in the same city much less the same home because of their busy careers. Milosevic just wants his privacy Slobodan Milosevic is mad as heck and is not gonna take it anymore! The strain of so much media attention since the start of the NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. bombing against Yugoslavia has proved too much. Milosevic, who calls himself Dan and lives in Essex, eastern England, has complained to the British press watchdog of harassment, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. ``My family and my neighbors certainly do not deserve to be inconvenienced by my sharing the same name of an infamous person,'' said Milosevic, who has lived in Britain for 19 years. His patience snapped after journalists descended on his doorstep and began quizzing his neighbors about the novelty of living near a man who shares the name of the Serbian leader. He fired off a strongly worded letter to the Press Complaints Commission, saying that he was not related to the president of Yugoslavia. `King Kong' poster sells for $244,500 The granddaughter of movie director Cecil B. DeMille Noun 1. Cecil B. DeMille - United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) Cecil Blount DeMille, DeMille paid $244,500 for a rare movie poster of ``King Kong,'' Sotheby's auction house said. Cecelia Presley plans to donate the 1933 poster to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation, Sotheby's spokesman Matthew Weigman said Friday. It was the second-highest price ever paid at auction for a movie poster. ``The Mummy,'' a 1932 movie poster, holds the record. It sold for $453,500 at a Sotheby's auction in March 1997. The ``King Kong'' poster, which shows the magnificent movie ape perched atop a New York skyscraper holding Faye Wray in one palm and crunching an airplane in another, sold well above its expected auction price of $100,000 to $150,000. MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. fans tap Florida woman for coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. on-camera position An aspiring artist from Florida may be on her way to instant fame. MTV named Thalia D. DaCosta, 21, of Sunrise, Fla., the winner of its nationwide search for a VJ on Saturday. DaCosta, born in Brooklyn, was picked from 6,000 aspiring video jockeys who auditioned in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York between April 6 and April 14. Five finalists battled it out live on MTV on Saturday from the network's Times Square studio. Viewers picked the winner by voting over the phone and in cyberspace. ``I just won a contest for being myself,'' said an excited DaCosta minutes after winning. ``It's really, really great. . . . I was really a struggling, starving artist yesterday. And today, I have . . . a really well-paying job.'' The competition, the second annual VJ ``Wanna-Be'' tryout, was open to 18- to 28-year-olds. Last year, Jesse Camp of Granby, Conn., stole the show and spent a year as a host on the cable music network. ``She seems great,'' Dave Sirulnick, the executive vice president of MTV news and production, said of DaCosta. ``She has a lot of poise and charm.'' The five finalists went through ``a combination of tests of their music knowledge and poise and stamina,'' he said. DaCosta is taking home $25,000 and a new car. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Eye candy Thousands of Pez candy dispensers decorate a car Saturday at the 12th annual Art Car Parade in Houston. The event featured a procession of more than 240 wheeled entries ranging from cars and carts to rolling sculptures and cyclists. Hundreds of people lined the streets to view the unusual cars. Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle (2) His fourth, her first Germany's foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, 51, right, seen in January, married 29-year-old student Nicola Leske on Saturday. Hans Edinger/Associated Press (3) Thalia D. DaCosta Will start soon on network |
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