Revealed: Zhang Ziyi in St Barts w/ her Israeli VC fiancé Viv Nevo

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has always had a love-hate relationship with her countrymen.

The 29-year-old "Memoirs of a Geisha" star scores pride in Chinese hearts with her international fame, yet her Westernised ways rile the same fans, who often berate her for turning her back on her roots.

The tensions went into overdrive on Monday, when topless pictures of Ziyi frolicking on the beach with her Israeli venture capitalist fiancé Viv Nevo were splashed across the Internet.

Paparazzi photograhers snapped the couple, on vacation on the ultra-exclusive Caribbean island of St Barts, getting touchy-feely with each other.

The pictures say it all: Ziyi and her beau were obviously enjoying a private moment, at a place where they thought they had all to themselves.

Yet the debate rages on: Was the media once again overly intrusive, or do the couple have no one to blame but themselves for not safeguarding their own privacy? – MORE PIXS here

Kate Winslet Bersinar di 2009

PESONA Kate Winslet tampaknya kian bersinar di 2009. Terbukti, banyak majalah internasional yang sudah mengantre ingin merangkai cerita kisah suksesnya di dunia hiburan.

Majalah Elle, misalnya. Menurut The Sun, Kamis, (1/1/2009), pemeran utama film "Titanic" ini menerima tawaran menjadi model sampul depan majalah Elle, Februari mendatang.

Hanya saja, Anda jangan berharap bisa melihatnya tampil vulgar tanpa mengenakan busana. Pasalnya, pose Kate kali ini lebih bercitra seksi dan elegan dengan busana yang memeluk tubuh.

Selain itu, Kate tidak hanya mengumbar sensualitas dalam deretan foto-foto menarik di majalah Elle. Dia juga meladeni interviu yang mengupas soal kehidupan pribadi hingga proses menantang di balik film "The Readers".

Wow, seru! -- okezone.com - 1/1/2009 1:58 AM Local Time

I'm a Tiger - Angelina Jolie

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Awie ambil tindakan UU ke atas Presiden Pekida

Penyayi dan pelakon popular tanah air, Awie atau nama sebenarnya Ahmad Azhar Othman, 40, membuat laporan polis dan akan mengambil tindakan mahkamah berhubung dakwaan mengatakan dia menjadi ketua kumpulan samseng ala kongsi gelap yang dinamakan Dragon.

Awie yang berpangkat Ayahanda dalam Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Pekida) menafikan sepenuhnya bahawa dia menjadi ketua samseng dalam pertubuhan tersebut.

Menurut Awie, laporan polis tersebut dibuat di Balai Polis Kota Bharu, Kelantan, kira-kira jam 7:30 petang Ahad lalu kerana menganggap laporan yang dikeluarkan sebuah akhbar tempatan itu adalah fitnah yang keterlaluan ke atas dirinya.

“Dalam akhbar tersebut, Presiden Pekida, Jamaluddin Yusof melontarkan fitnah dan tohmahan ke atas diri saya yang terang-terang melabelkan saya sebagai seorang yang berbahaya.

“Saya juga terkilan dengan kenyataan beliau yang mengatakan saya mengambil wang RM3,600 daripada pengikut jika hendak bai'ah (angkat sumpah),” katanya dalam sidang media semalam.

Tambahnya, peguamnya akan mengambil tindakan di mahkamah sivil terhadap Presiden Pekida dan kepada mereka yang mensensasikan berita tersebut.

Menurut peguamnya, Md Yunos Shariff, undang-undang sivil diambil untuk membersihkan semula nama anak guamannya, manakala laporan polis dibuat untuk jenayah fitnah.

Menurut Yunos, pihaknya akan berurusan dengan pihak berkuasa dan kes tersebut dimaklumkan akan disiasat mengikut Seksyen 499 Kanun Keseksaan, dibaca bersama Seksyen 500 Kanun Keseksaan.

“Kita dalam proses penyediaan dokumen-dokumen berkaitan termasuk mengumpul segala bukti untuk menfailkan kes di mahkamah, selewat-lewatnya bulan ini,” katanya.

Turut hadir dalam sidang media tersebut adalah Pengerusi Pekida Putrajaya, Datuk Sri Jaafar Shaari dan Pengerusi Pekida Wangsa Maju, Datuk Malek Ranting yang sebelum ini dipecat daripada Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Pekida. – teks: Sinar Harian Sabtu 20 Disember 2008 (versi cetak m.s. N17), foto: murai.com

All in good spirit

Celebrities and captains of industry had a ball yesterday, playing against each other in a charity tennis event that raised RM75K.

TV show host Azura Zainal played her part with great gusto, not to mention she can execute a mean backhand as well.

Azura Zainal, who stopped playing tennis four years ago, said she enjoyed herself immensely.

"I had one goal in mind: keep the ball in the court and just have fun. It was an absolutely great opportunity to meet captains of industry whom I might normally not meet," said the Singapore-based Azura, who expressed amazement at how fit most of the CEOs were.

nst pix: Datuk Seri Kalimullah Hassan letting AirAsia CEO Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes (second from left) keep the Wilson K Factor racquet. With them are Azura Zainal (left) and Hans Isaac.

For AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, who rarely plays tennis, it was a flight through uncharted territory.

"Though this tournament saw some very high standard tennis played, I enjoyed it so much that I will probably take up tennis regularly from now.

"The main reason I joined this tournament was because it was charity-driven.

"However, the fact that I could help do some good while having fun is not a bad thing."

Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia president Datuk Abdul Razak Latiff said they did it in the spirit of charity.

Kate Moss’ sex boost?

British supermodel Kate Moss has been seen clutching two bottles of what appears to be amyl nitrate, a drug used to enhance sexual pleasure.

The British supermodel arrived at her North London home holding two small plastic bottles - featuring a skull and crossbones warning on the lids, a design which bears a resemblance to the potent substance which is also known as 'poppers' - last night (10 Dec, 2008).

Legal drug amyl nitrate is also popular among clubbers who sniff the vapours to get a head rush. It is often combined with other drugs.

Earlier that day, Kate - who is dating rocker Jamie Hince - had left home to enjoy a shopping spree.

Upon her return, along with the two bottles, the 34-year-old supermodel was also carrying a bag containing exclusive Diptyque candles.

Kate isn't the only celebrity to be linked to poppers recently.

Sarah Symonds, who alleges she had a seven-year affair with Gordon Ramsay, claims the controversial TV chef used the substance during their sex sessions to enhance his performance in the bedroom. – Bang - Friday, 12 December 2008

Bang!.. Kate Winslet's naked 'brink'

Kate Winslet says stripping naked in her new movie took her to the 'brink'.

The British beauty - who bares all in post-war drama 'The Reader' - found playing a former concentration camp guard in the film physically and emotionally draining.

She said: 'It really took me to the brink in many ways. To bring my character Hanna Schmitz to life was an absolutely enormous challenge and a huge responsibility as well, because it's a much-loved piece of German literature. Many people have differing opinions of Hanna Schmitz - they love her, they loathe her.'

Kate, whose character embarks in a relationship with a younger man in the movie, also revealed she had no problem filming the sex scenes with her 18-year-old co-star David Kross.

The 33-year-old actress explained to 'Entertainment Tonight': 'It was the same as shooting any other scene of that nature. A scene with that level of intimacy involving nudity, you know, it's always nerve-wracking, and you really have to rehearse those scenes so that everybody knows exactly what's going on. He didn't need that much looking after.'

'The Reader', which also stars Ralph Fiennes, is released worldwide in January. -- Bang - 12/8/2008 7:00 AM GMT