Who's in
Busy starlet gets caught up in the web
Xu Jinglei, a rising actress-turned-director and popular blogger in China, will launch an online magazine in April as its editor-in-chief.
Famous writers Wang Shuo and Han Han have been invited to contribute articles to the publication.
"It has been my dream to run a magazine since I was a child," Xu said.
"With the help of my friends, the bi-monthly magazine will cover comprehensive content such as fashion, entertainment, culture and people."
"The magazine will display my personal style," she said.
A Cruisey make-up is mission: possible, says studio boss
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends again with Tom Cruise. The actor's behavior over his romance with Katie Holmes and his aggressive defense of Scientology were reasons cited by Redstone when he broke ties with Cruise last year after a long and lucrative relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures.
Cruise has since signed a deal with MGM to resurrect the United Artists movie studio.
Although Redstone hasn't talked with Cruise since the falling out, he said this week he hopes the two can rekindle their friendship.
"He was a great friend," Redstone told People magazine at Thursday's Los Angeles premiere of Zodiac. "And I look forward to being his friend again."
Angelina takes the adoption option again
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has applied to adopt a Vietnamese child, a top Vietnamese adoption official said on Saturday.
"She has made an application to adopt a boy aged between 3 and 4 years old and her paperwork will be processed according to the regulations like everyone else," said Vu Duc Long, director of the Ministry of Justice's International Adoption Department.
Long said the boy Jolie wanted to adopt lives in Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City. He did not give further details.
"Normally it takes about four months to process an adoption request but if she has found the child, it could take much less," he said.
Jolie filed her application through an American adoption agency a few days ago, state media reported.
By George, Wembley's set to go wild
Singer George Michael will play the first concert at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium in northwest London, officials announced on Sunday.
The former Wham! frontman, who played a number of gigs at the old venue, will perform at the 800-million-pound ($1.5 billion), 90,000-seat stadium on June 9 as part of his British and European tour.
Alex Horne, managing director of Wembley Stadium, said: "It's fantastic news that George Michael is to play Wembley Stadium's opening concert."
Agencies-China Daily
(China Daily 03/06/2007 page18)
