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Jay-Z scraps plan to invest in NY racetrack casino project

London, Mar 11 (ANI): Rapper Jay-Z is said to have scrapped plans to invest in a racetrack casino project in New York after state officials allegedly ordered all backers to hand over detailed records of their finances.

Jay-Z, 40, owns a share in the Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG), which won a contract to add video slot machines to New York City's Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, reports the Daily Star.

But now according to the New York Observer, he has pulled out after officials brought in new rules, which will force all the investors to submit comprehensive records on their own finances, and those of their spouses, to the state.

The order would mean the rap star and his superstar wife Beyonce would have to turn over private details of their finances.

The project is now reportedly set to go ahead without the star's investment. (ANI)

'Mad Men' characters to be honoured with Barbie doll versions

London, Mar 11 (ANI): It has emerged that the characters of dramatic television series 'Mad Men' are set to be honoured with Barbie and Ken doll versions by Mattel.

Don Draper, the advertising executive, and his wife Betty, along with Don's partner at the agency, Roger Sterling, and his former mistress, Joan Holloway, will all be made into dolls as part of a collectors' series for adults, reports the Telegraph.

Christina Henkricks, 34, who plays Joan, has already drawn comparisons with the classic American doll for her voluptuous figure.

The characters from the award-winning show, which follows the professional and personal lives of workers at a New York advertising agency in the 1960s, are notoriously scandal-prone, chain-smoking and drinking their way through a series of business problems and love affairs.

Their seedy lives are a sharp contrast to Barbie's clean image, and the dolls will be modelled more on the characters' looks than their actions.

The Mad Men dolls will come with period clothing accessories, but no martini glasses or cigarettes.

The new dolls will be priced just under 75 dollars and can be bought in doll shops or ordered online at amctv.com or barbiecollector.com. (ANI)

Australia-New Zealand film festival holding "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective"

Nevada (US), Mar 11 (ANI): "Indian Film Festival 2010" in Australia and New Zealand is holding special "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective".

Calling Filmfare Award winner Rani, 31, "Queen of Bollywood", it is showing her following Hindi films: Bunty Aur Babli, Black, Hum Tum, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Paheli, and Saathiya.

Festival is being held at Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand, concluding on April 15.

Bollywood productions being shown in it include 3 Idiots, Dev D, Dil Bole Hadippa, Dostana, Ghajini, Kaminey, Love Aaj Kal, Luck by Chance, New York, Paa, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and Wake Up Sid.

Its "Beyond Bollywood" category includes regional Indian films Chaturanga (Bengali), Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi), Kanchivaram (Tamil), Mee Sreyobhilashi (Telugu), Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai (Tamil), and Shob Choritro Kalponik (Bengali).

It is also screening some documentaries, including: Antardhwani (Hindi), Ladies' Special (English), The Journalist And The Jihadi (English), The Shop That Sold Everything (Bengali), Three Of Us (silent), and Vellapokkathil (Malayalam).

Filmfare winner director-screenwriter-producer Yash Chopra (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) is patron of the "Mind Blowing Films" organized Festival, whose advisory board includes Ronnie Screwala (UTV), Amit Khanna (Reliance), and Simi Grewal (actress). It will also feature a short film and video competition and will announce three winners, one each from India, Australia, and New Zealand. (ANI)

Madonna signs Vera Farmiga for her movie over "cup of tea"

London, Mar 11 (ANI): Queen of Pop Madonna is said to have wooed actress Vera Farmiga into signing up for her next movie with an intimate chat over a "cup of tea".

Madonna, 51, who made her directorial debut with 2008's 'Filth and Wisdom', is set to step behind the camera once again with a historical drama based on the life of late British royal King Edward VIII.nd according to Farmiga, 36, the singer is determined to sign her up as the leading lady, despite her not having seen Madonna's earlier works.

"She approached me. We sat for a cup of tea and again for a cup of tea. Hopefully, it will all come together," the Daily Star quoted Farmiga as telling E! Online.

"I'm actually not familiar with her work and I told her this flat out. She sent a couple of films and I still haven't seen them," she added. (ANI)

Christie Brinkley selling off wedding dress

London, March 11 (ANI): Former supermodel Christie Brinkley has made up her mind to sell the dress she donned when she walked down the aisle with ex-hubby Peter Cook.

Brinkley and Cook split in 2008 over claims that the businessman was a porn addict. She later filed for divorce when it came to light he had had a fling with his teenage assistant in 2004.

Although their divorce was finalised in October 2008, the pair took another year to mutually agree to a custody deal for their two children and the division of their assets, reports The Daily Star.

And now Brinkley is selling off the white Armani skirt suit she wore at her wedding ceremony with other garments and accessories, via an online auction, the proceeds of which would go to the American Red Cross.

The auction on Clothesoffourback.org lists the outfit with a starting price of 250pounds and ends today. (ANI)

Laila Rouass to make film on life of 'poster girl of Palestinian terrorism'

London, March 11 (ANI): Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass is set to make a film on the life of terrorist Leila Khaled, often dubbed the "poster girl of Palestinian terrorism".

Rouass, 38, is quite intrigued by the story of Khaled, who hit the headlines for taking part in the hijacking of a flight from Rome to Athens in 1969.

"Was she a revolutionary fighter or was she a terrorist?" the Telegraph quoted Rouass, as saying.

She added: "I suppose that is up to the individual to decide. She is still alive and lives in Jordan. I have spoken to her on the phone and I would love to go meet her in person."

"There are very few times that you see the female side of these things and what drives a woman to do what she did," adds the actress. (ANI)