Duchess Catherine among Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Women

Duchess Catherine has been named one of the world's best dressed women.

The British royal—who married Prince William in a lavish ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey in April—was included on Vanity Fairmagazine's annual International Best Dressed List and joined the likes of Carey Mulligan, Tilda Swinton, and Princess Charlene of Monaco.

Catherine was appearing on the list for the second time, with her first mention in 2008 and has gained approval recently for her habit of recycling outfits, including the green Diane Von Furstenberg dress she wore on her recent trip to California and again to William's cousin Zara's pre-wedding cocktail party.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who is married to French president Nicolas Sarkozy topped the list with Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar in second place and Catherine in third.

Michelle and Barack Obama also made their first appearance together on the Best Dressed Couples list. While Michelle has been among the best dressed ladies for the past four years, the president last appeared on the list back in 2009.

Colin Firth, Justin Timberlake, and Formula 1 driver Jensen Button were among those included in the Best Dressed Men category.

International Best Dressed List: Women


Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
H.H Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar
H.R.H The Duchess of Cambrdge
Andrea Dellal
Carey Mulligan
Christine Lagarde
Tilda Swinton
Lizzie Tisch
H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco
Jane Lauder Warsh

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Madonna fan denies entering singer's home

A Madonna fan has denied breaking into her house and stealing energy drinks.

Grzegorz Matlok, 30, pleaded not guilty to three counts of burglary for allegedly breaking into the "Holiday" singer's £10 million 10-bedroom mansion in Marylebone, London, and taking a can of Red Bull energy drink.

A court heard yesterday (August 3) how Matlok allegedly used a rope to climb to the balcony of the Georgian townhouse, broke in through a window, then entered the two next-door properties owned by the singer, who was in the US at the time of the incident.

Matlok was arrested on March 12, after being wrestled to the ground by bodyguards at the 52-year-old star's home after being found clutching several of her possessions.

A senior police source said at the time: "Something dreadful has happened here. The security around the world's most famous pop star should be impregnable."

Grzegorz was subsequently declared unfit for trial and sent for mental evaluation. Yesterday a judge remanded him in custody and fixed a trial date for September 12.

At the time of the break-in, Madonna—who has four children, Lourdes, 14, Rocco, 10, Mercy, six, and five-year-old David—was in Bay City, Michigan, paying her respects to her late 99-year-old grandmother, Elsie Mae Fortin, who had helped raise the singer and her five siblings after their mother died of breast cancer.

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Rihanna reportedly dating ex-boyfriend

Rihanna has rekindled her relationship with ex-boyfriend Negus Sealy.

The Bajan beauty, who was recently romantically linked to Drake, was spotted enjoying some "hot and heavy" dancing with her former flame—who she dated in 2006 before shooting to fame as a singer—at the Kadooment Day festival in her home nation of Barbados.

A friend said: "Negus has hardly left her side. He was her first true love. The ladies here all love him—they call him the Love God.

"They've hooked up in the past when she's been back in Barbados but now things have progressed into a proper relationship again."

A fellow onlooker added to The Sun newspaper: "They were all over each other and their dancing got very hot and heavy."

Negus—who provided Rihanna with a shoulder to cry on when she split with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her in 2009—has been spending time at the "California King Bed" hitmaker's villa on the Sandy Lane estate.

The 23-year-old singer is also still "good friends" with ex-boyfriend Matt Kemp—who she split with last December following an 11-month romance—who recently explained the pair still get on well.

He said: "She's a good friend of mine. We're good.

"There's no bad blood between us. We've all got busy lives and we're working on our careers and concentrating on our careers. Like I said, I wish her all the best of luck and she wishes me all the best of luck."

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Lady Gaga promises to show everything in book

Lady Gaga's forthcoming pictorial book will include images of her in the shower.

The "Born This Way" hitmaker explained that the self-titled visual dialogue—which will feature 350 black and white pictures taken of the singer by American fashion photographer Terry Richardson over a 10-month period—will be "completely unfiltered" and will even feature intimate moments in the bathroom.

She told MTV News: "Terry was with me for [almost] a whole year, and, gosh, I didn't hold anything back from Terry ... he was with me every minute, every moment.

"It's completely unfiltered. He has photographs of me waking up in the morning, brushing my teeth, in the bathroom, in the bathtub, the shower. And the thing about Terry, if you know anything about his photography, is that nothing is staged; I mean, that's sort of what he is renowned for. He can get you to do things and he can capture things that no one can ever capture."

Gaga—who has been captured in more than 100,000 images by Terry—said the forthcoming project, which will be released on November 22 and feature an introduction written by the singer, includes "ridiculous" pictures, such as her urinating in a cup.

She added: "My favorite thing, honestly, is that [Terry] loved the fans. He shot the fans the same way he shot me: with no pretense. No 'Well, she's put out records and they haven't.' None of that. The music was all of ours.

"He would come backstage and he would say, 'Oh my God, the fans!' And I'd say, 'I know... I know what you just photographed.' And he'd say, 'Baby, wow!' And then he'd film me, like, peeing in a cup and, like, ridiculous things."

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Leonardo DiCaprio is the world's highest-paid actor

Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the world's highest paid actor.

The Inception star toppled Johnny Depp from the top ofForbes magazine's list, earning an estimated $77 million in the financial year 2010—which runs to May this year—compared to thePirates of the Caribbean star's $50 million.

Leonardo's films Inception and Shutter Island took nearly $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office in 2010, with Forbes magazine saying in addition to upfront fees of around $15 million for each film, Leonardo also picked up a share of the profits.

Johnny wasn't able to match Leonardo, despite starring in the year's biggest grossing film, Alice In Wonderland, which made $1.024 billion at the box office, as well as The Tourist, which wasn't received well by critics but proved an international success taking $278 million worldwide.

However, the actor—who previously topped the list after earning an estimated $75 million in 2009—could return to the top spot next year, after staring in the fourth film in the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Third placer on the list was Adam Sandler, who made $40 million, closely followed by Will Smith and Tom Hanks with $36 million and $35 million, respectively.

Leonardo's earnings were over double that of the highest paid female stars—as recently estimated by Forbes for the same period—Sarah Jessica Parker and Angelina Jolie, who made around $30 million each.

Forbes magazine's list of highest paid actors for financial year 2010, top five:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio ($77 million)

2. Johnny Depp ($50 million)

3. Adam Sandler ($40 million)

4. Will Smith ($36 million)

5. Tom Hanks ($35 million)

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