Eminem’s Movie Not Exactly About Him

The main man behind Eminem’s new movie ‘8 Mile’ has admitted that the film has little to do with the rapper’s real life.

It was originally thought to be based on the hip-hop star’s turbulent upbringing, but Brian Grazer, whose studio, Imagine Entertainment, made the movie, says that’s quite far from the truth.

“It’s about teenage angst. It’s about how we all face crossroads, and which direction are we going to go? There’s a good guy in his life and a bad guy in his life.”

“One guy represents a short cut and kind of a bad direction. And one guy represents a guy ‘hey, work hard and it’ll work’, and that’s another direction. And we get to see how that plays itself out. So obviously he didn’t have something like that in his life right. That’s a thing we created and that’s the drama we created.”

‘8 Mile’ hits screens in the US on 8th of November. Fans in the UK will have to wait until someplace in January 2003 to watch it.

Ricky Martin Loves Indian, Latino, Spicy Women

Ricky Martin revealed recently the kinds of women that make him go weak in the knees.

The singer said “Well, to be honest, I love women who look good. Love to look at them and I find that I fancy Indian women a lot, like Sushmita Sen and Aishwariya Rai.”

“And of course, I love Latinas as well. All of these women seem so spicy so yeah, I guess I like spicy women too huh?”

Shania Twain Go Up In 2 Different Directions

Miss India-pretty Shania Twain’s new album ‘Up!’ is coming out in two versions, country and pop. She recorded the album in the studio she had built in her 19th century Swiss chateau.

There are two mixes and the two full versions of her album will be released together in the two-CD box.

Both country and pop versions of ‘Up!’ will drop into all good music stores on the 19th of November.

Sources also say that a third version of ‘Up!’ which’ll be a dance mix, may be released at a later date.

Gareth Gates And Romeo To Duet

Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates is to record a duet with Romeo from controversial garage collective So Solid Crew.

And the boy says the most unlikely collaboration of the year will be more R&B than pop.

According to articles, Gareth says he expects the song to be released early next year.

He also joked “I’ll change my name to be part of the crew, probably MC G”.

Oasis’s Noel Does Not Want His Daughter To Listen To Kylie

Oasis star Noel Gallagher says he doesn’t care if his two-year-old daughter Anais eventually decides to go into the music business, as long as she doesn’t listen to Kylie Minogue.

“There are two things she’s banned from doing, following Manchester United and listening to Kylie” Gallagher said.

He admits her daughter doesn’t seem interested in obeying his edict. “The only two words she knows are Kylie and the Beckhams” he said.

Avril Lavigne Moves On To Dissing Christina Aguilera And Males

Avril Lavigne weighed in on being termed ‘the anti-Britney’ the other day, speaking to journalists.

“I don’t like that term ‘the anti-Britney.’ It’s stupid” Avril protests. “Frankly, I don’t believe in that. She’s a human being. God, leave her alone!”

Now that she has stopped dissing Britney, Avril seems to have moved on to slamming her more explicit counterpart, Christina Aguilera.

“Oh my god! Have you seen Christina’s video?” At this, Avril screwed her face into a yucked-out expression at the thought of ‘Dirrty’ and ends it all off by saying “Poor little girl. Sad.”

Interviewed for an issue for TV Guide, Avril Lavigne got asked about having her share of relationship troubles. “Any guy that I’ve ever dated… Guys just suck, man” she sighed.

“They’re so, like, confusing. Relationships are hard. And every relationship I’ve been in has always p****d me off. Guys just don’t know how to express themselves.”

Kylie’s Hot Pants Real Story

Kylie Minogue’s stylist William Baker tells the papers that it was pure chance that the singer found the pair of hot pants that are famous for relaunching her career in the ‘Spinning Around’ video.

“Her friend Kat got them from a market stall ages ago” says William.

“Kylie wore them to a Tarts, Nerds and Tourists fancy dress party ages ago and then forgot about them” William said. “It was the night before the video shoot for her ‘Spinning Around’ single and I went round to Kylie’s place to do my usual trick of ransacking all her cupboards to see what gems she might have tucked away.”

“And that’s when I found the pants. Look at her now.”

Alicia Keys To Act In Disney Film

She may be best known as a soul songstress, but Alicia Keys is now planning to launch herself as an actress.

According to reports in the US, the singer is to star in a new Disney ‘tear-jerker’ which her manager Jeff Robinson has written.

“It’s a little bit of Sparkle, a little bit of Lady Sings the Blues” Jeff told mtv.com. “A lot of people don’t know that she’s been acting longer than she’s been doing music. Her mother is an actress.”

Alicia, who’s currently touring the UK, is expected to star shooting the film early next year.

Whitney Houston Snarled At Fans

Whitney Houston recently gave fans a real life dose of ‘Whatchulookinat’ when she and husband Bobby Brown pulled into the La Quinta Inn in Alpharetta, Georgia.

“Is it really her?” excited guests were wondering when she pulled up in a 2002 Porsche convertible.

Whitney snarled to the onlookers, “Dammit! What’s your problem? Mother fu**ers! Everywhere I go, it’s the same thing. Everybody lookin’ at me!”

Bobby hustled her onto the elevator to avoid causing an additional scene.