Jake Gyllenhaal's sandal ban

Jake Gyllenhaal wanted to make sure no sandals were worn in 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' because it's ''not that'' kind of film.

Jake Gyllenhaal wouldn't wear sandals in 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'.

The 29-year-old actor admits he didn't want the fantasy adventure to be perceived as a "swords and sandals epic" and did his best to avoid stereotyping.

He said: "This is not a swords and sandals epic. It's definitely not that. None of us wear sandals in this movie. I made a very conscious decision and it was very important to me that I did not wear sandals.

"This is a huge, classic epic filled with real characters. It has those wonderful old-school elements you love about film and yet at the same time it's right there on the cutting edge."

Discussing the toned physique he displays in the movie - in which he stars alongside British actress Gemma Arterton and 'Rules of Engagement' star Ben Kingsley - Jake admits it took a look of preparation.

He said: "I worked out for seven months. I wanted to be able to be able to do this stuff. And being intimidating was important. Even if it's just for myself, being confident fighting the stuntmen!"
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Lady GaGa reveals career back-up plan

Musician Lady Gaga arrives at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.[CFP]

Lady GaGa has claimed that she has a back-up plan if her career in music fails. Despite her huge success since the release of debut album The Fame, GaGa admitted that should her fortunes start to slide she can always go back to being a dancer.

"I used to love dancing to Black Sabbath. Maybe it will eventually go back to how things were," Showbiz Spy quotes the 23-year-old as saying.

"I forget that I'm famous all the time. Nothing has really changed. Sometimes when I go out without all the GaGa stuff no-one recognises me and I feel like I'm back where I was before all of this."

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Jolie never wanted children before Pitt

Angelina Jolie has admitted that she never wanted to have children before her relationship with Brad Pitt, according to reports.

Metro understands that the actress did not want to become impregnated by Pitt until sometime after they became romantically involved on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith.

"When I met him. I didn't want to get pregnant. I always wanted to adopt, but I never had the desire of experiencing biological motherhood," she explained.

Jolie also paid tribute to her partner, saying that the 46-year-old "taught me to be more patient and to enjoy everything that exists in the world".

The couple recently refuted tabloid claims of a multi-million pound separation deal.

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Madonna wows likely Brazil presidential candidate

Madonna arrives to meet with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Madonna is meeting with Serra to discuss possible social projects. [Agencies]

SAO PAULO – Madonna spent an hour talking about helping Brazil's poor children with a man who could become the country's next president. He came away wowed by her youthful appearance.

Sao Paulo state Gov. Jose Serra is considered a likely entrant in the 2010 campaign to succeed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

On Wednesday, Madonna posed for photographers as Serra wrapped an arm around her. The singer didn't respond to questions about their meeting. Serra said Madonna expressed a desire to help needy young Brazilians after she toured a Sao Paulo center that helps kids.

Serra seemed most impressed by the 52-year-old Madonna's youthfulness. "She seems very young, much less than her age."

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Bonnaroo to feature DMB, Kings of Leon, Wonder

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bonnaroo (BAHN-ah-ROO) is known for its eclectic lineup. This summer's roster takes it to a new level.

Organizers announced Tuesday night a lineup that features the Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z at the head of a list that includes a little bit of everything.

The festival will be held June 10-13 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., about 60 miles south of Nashville.

Other top names in the genre-jumping lineup of 125 acts include Norah Jones, Weezer, Jack White's newest band The Dead Weather, Nas (NAHZ) with Damian Marley, and the Flaming Lips will perform Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon."

Bonnaroo also features a formidable comedy lineup led by Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and Jack Black's Tenacious D.

The headlining slot earned by Kings of Leon is a milestone for the Nashville-area band, which won a Grammy for record of the year for "Use Somebody" last month. They are the first band to start on a tiny tent stage at the festival, then go on to a headline slot.

Buoyed by their platinum-selling album "Only By The Night," they'll likely play in front of 60,000 to 70,000 fans.

The festival also has a strong country flavor this year, with the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band, Kris Kristofferson, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert and Dave Rawlings Machine. There will also be roots rockers like John Fogerty, the Avett Brothers, John Prine, The Black Keys.

There's even a chance to see a few moonlighting actors with banjo enthusiast Steve Martin performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Zooey Deschanel's She & Him performing.

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Valentine's fan Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is looking forward to Valentine's Day (14.02.10).

The 25-year-old singer, who is married to musician Pete Wentz, is looking forward to treating her husband on the romantic day as well as getting a surprise from him.

She said: "Every Valentine's Day is sweet. Pete's very creative, so he's always coming up with something clever and surprising me. Hopefully, I'll surprise him this year."

As well as looking forward to Valentine's Day, Ashlee also looks forward to seeing what 15-month-old son Bronx will do next.

She told America's OK! magazine: "I love being a mother. We're together all the time. Bronx is definitely finding himself, and he's getting his own personality, so hide-and-seek, and new little things. He does sign language, so that's been fun."

Meanwhile, Pete has revealed his seemingly defunct band Fall Out Boy could reunite.

The 30-year-old musician said: "We just haven't had the time to say anything. All I have been able to do is say, 'Man, I miss doing Fall Out Boy,' and I got to a better place hanging out with my son.

"Now I'm OK if Fall Out Boy comes back or doesn't come back. Like, if it's fun for everyone to do again, we're going to do it... I just want it to be authentic when we come back."
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Cruise suits up for `Mission: Impossible IV'

LOS ANGELES – Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission.

Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that Cruise will be back in front of the camera for "Mission: Impossible IV," due in theaters over Memorial Day weekend in 2011.

Cruise and "Mission: Impossible III" director J.J. Abrams previously agreed to produce a fourth movie in the action franchise. But it had not been known if Cruise would star again.

Abrams will stick to producing this time, with the search on for a director to shoot the new installment. Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are writing the script, based on a story idea from Cruise and Abrams.

The movie reunites Cruise and Paramount, which cut the actor loose from a long-term development deal in 2006.
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Charlie Sheen back with Brooke

Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller have reunited.

The 'Two and a Half Men' star - who was arrested on Christmas Day (25.12.09) for allegedly threatening Brooke - was reunited with his spouse yesterday (08.02.10) after a judge modified a restraining order and allowed the couple to work out their differences.

The order was put in place after Sheen was charged with felony menacing and misdemeanour charges of third-degree assault and criminal mischief, has been lifted on the condition the 44-year-old actor does not drink alcohol, is in possession of guns or harasses his wife.

Brooke's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the couple had hugged and kissed in Pitkin County Courthouse after the hearing before leaving separately. However, they both planned to return to their Los Angeles home.

Galanter said: "I can tell you, Brooke very badly wanted to have contact with Charlie. There are many children's issues that she wanted to communicate with him about.

"Brooke's desire was to get the order modified so they could have contact and communicate because of their children. Judge Boyd was gracious enough to grant that and now Charlie and Brooke are on their way back to Los Angeles to continue their lives."

The couple - who married in 2008 and have ten-month-old twin boys, Max and Bob - are keen to rebuild their marriage, and have asked prosecutors to drop the case.

They have not cohabitated since the temporary restraining order was put in place following Sheen's arrest.

The actor is due back in court on March 15.

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Kate Moss' life is to become a play

British supermodel Kate Moss poses during the launch of a new collection of Longchamp bags that she designed, in Paris January 27, 2010.[Agencies]

The Croydon-born supermodel will be the focus of a drama which is being written by her musician boyfriend Jamie Hince with her help.

An insider said: “Jamie is addicted to playwriting and is always jotting down scenes.

“He mentioned an idea to Kate, based around the lives of her and her friends – and Kate leapt at the chance to get involved.”

The script will be backed by her friend and Topshop boss Sir Philip Green.

However, some of Kate’s closest friends are worried the production will reveal intimate details about the notoriously hard partying Primrose Hill set, the nickname for the model’s closest friends with include Sadie Frost, actress Davinia Taylor and Rhys Ifans.

The source added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: “The script is edgy, and could get a few celebs in trouble. Kate may have to tone things down.”

The 36-year-old beauty’s life would certainly make for interesting theatre, as well as modelling for Burberry, Dior and Chanel, she has dated a host of famous men including Johnny Depp and Pete Doherty.

She also has a seven-year-old daughter Lila Grace from her relationship with magazine publisher Jefferson Hack.
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Paris Hilton,Doug Reinhardt secretly engaged?

Paris Hilton seen filming a commercial for an Israeli Lottery in Midtown, New York City. [Agencies]

Paris Hilton is rumoured to have secretly got engaged to Doug Reinhardt.

The hotel heiress sparked rumours she has accepted a proposal from former ‘The Hills’ star Doug when she accepted an award for her charity work over the weekend.

During her speech at the Hearts for Hope benefit in Los Angeles, she said: “I'd like to thank my future sister-in-law Casey Reinhardt."

If Doug, 24, has proposed he needs to look no further than his mother for inspiration for a wedding ring.

A source added to E! Online: “At one point, Paris reached for Doug's mom's huge wedding ring. She looked like she was in awe."

Paris, 28, has made no secret of the fact she wants to get married this year.

Speaking about Doug, she said last month: “I wouldn't rule out a wedding in 2010. With how amazing everything is going between us, I see a very bright and happy future.

"He's taught me how real love can feel. Doug's taught me how to grow up and become more domestic, as in not going out as much as I used to."

Doug - who reconciled with Paris last August following a brief split - is also completely smitten with her.

He added: “Paris is the most beautiful girl in the world. She is gorgeous, smart, funny and kind. My family loves her, and she would make the perfect wife."

Her family loves her so much they would even pay to hang out with her – at the Hearts for Hope benefit Casey bid $6,000 to attend a party picnic at Paris’ house.
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Nicole Richie's designer ambition

Nicole Richie always wanted to design clothes and claims her organisation skills come in useful in her new career.

Nicole Richie always wanted to design clothes.

The 28-year-old mother-of-two - who has a jewellery and accessories line, House of Harlow 1960 - doesn't mind working hard to make a name in the fashion industry and believes her organisation skills are perfect for her dream career.

She said: "Clothing was something I always wanted to do. I've been pulling tear sheets from magazines since I was a little girl.

"I'm a Virgo and I'm really good at scheduling. So there are 24 hours in a day and I'm up at 6.30am every day anyway."

Despite having two children - two-year-old daughter Harlow and five-month-old son Sparrow - Nicole insists she does not require a full-time nanny.

She said: "Not full-time, but I do have someone that helps me right now and, well, I have my mom, who's here."

Nicole also revealed she and her partner, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, made a conscious decision to have children close together in age.

She explained to Britain's Marie Claire magazine: "I'm 13 years older than my brother and I have a younger sister who is 12, so I think it's really great they're going to have each other."
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Victoria Beckham wants baby girl

Victoria Beckham is desperate to have a baby girl.
The singer-turned-fashion designer - who has three sons with her soccer star husband David Beckham - hopes to fall pregnant with her first daughter later this year after the soccer World Cup in South Africa.

The 35-year-old star is thought to have become increasingly broody since her younger sister Louise has announced she is expecting her fourth child.

A source close to the family told The Sun newspaper: "Louise has just told everyone she is expecting and Vic has immediately become broody. She and David have always wanted a girl. He'd love more kids so it's great news."

Victoria's boys - Brooklyn, ten, Romeo, seven, and four-year-old Cruz - are already close in age to Louise's own children and Victoria is believed to be keen to keep this pattern up.

Meanwhile, it has been revealed the couple have donated almost £1 million over the past five years to help disadvantaged children.

Since 2005, the Victoria and David Beckham Children's Charity - which is run by Victoria's mother Jackie - has handed over £913,269 to disabled youngsters.

However, donations to the cause fell dramatically from £102,209 in 2008 to £11,917 last year.

Because of the cash shortage, the charity had to cut back spending from £335,502 to £32,474.

In the 12 months before April 2009, the couple still donated to 12 charities through their fund.

These included the Aids Mobility Centre - who received a £2,487 donation to help with their work providing specialist wheelchairs.
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Sheen charged with assaulting wife; they hug in court

Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller arrive at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California in this September 20, 2009 file photo. Sheen was charged on February 8, 2010 with assaulting and threatening his wife Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument. [Agencies]

ASPEN, Colo - Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument.

But the couple left the court in the Colorado ski resort of Aspen hugging each other, hoping the charges will be dropped, and apparently planning to reconcile.

Sheen, 44, was arrested in the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado on December 25 after Mueller called police and told them he pulled a knife on her during an argument and threatened to have her killed. Sheen spent the day behind bars before being released on bail.

Sheen and Mueller, the actor's third wife, married in 2008 and have infant twin sons.

The star of the CBS hit comedy "Two and a Half Men," was charged with felony menacing, misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief. The menacing charge entails the alleged use of a deadly weapon in a threatening manner.

Sheen could face up to three years behind bars if convicted. He did not enter a plea and another hearing was set for March 15.

Judge James Boyd lifted a "no contact" portion of a restraining order that had barred Sheen from speaking to Mueller or having contact with her. Lawyers for both sides wanted the order lifted.

Mueller, 32, told police in December that Sheen held a knife to her throat and threatened to have her killed when she said she would divorce him and take their children.

At the time, Sheen denied brandishing the knife but admitted crumpling his wife's eyeglasses and said both of them had slapped each other's arms, according to court records.

Mueller embraced Sheen at the end of Monday's brief hearing and the pair left together.

"They hugged in the courtroom, they hugged downstairs and they are hugging in the car," Mueller's lawyer, Yale Galanter, told reporters after the hearing.

"It is Brooke's position that she would like the charges dismissed and this case to be over," he added.

Sheen's film credits include "Platoon" and "Wall Street" but he is best-known for his starring role as a womanizing bachelor on the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men" -- which has remained one of the most popular shows on U.S. television despite the case.

His Christmas Day arrest is not the first time he has been accused of violence. He pleaded no contest to a 1997 battery charge on his then girlfriend, and his second wife, Denise Richards, obtained a restraining order against him in 2006.

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Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim

FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Brad Pitt, right, and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet for the film 'Inglourious Basterds', during the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France. [Agencies]

LONDON – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.

Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, said in a statement that the couple had begun legal proceedings against the News of The World, a Sunday tabloid and Britain's highest selling newspaper.

He said the newspaper had made "false and intrusive allegations" when it reported Jan. 24 that Pitt and Jolie had agreed to separate, to divide assets worth 205 million pounds ($320 million) and had made arrangements regarding the custody of their six children.

Lawyers for the couple lodged a claim at London's High Court on Monday to begin a legal case against the newspaper, Schillings said.

"The News of the World has failed to meet our clients' reasonable demands for a retraction of and apology for these false and intrusive allegations which have now been widely republished by mainstream news outlets. We have advised them to bring proceedings which they have now done," Schillings said.

He also said Sorrell Trope, a high profile divorce lawyer in Los Angeles, had denied claims she had been in contact with the couple, as had been reported.

"I have had no contact from ... Angelina Jolie and/or Brad Pitt," Trope wrote, according to a letter sent to the couple's lawyers and partially quoted in Schillings' statement. "I have never met ... your clients or had any involvement with either of them. The forgoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm."

Hayley Barlow, spokeswoman for the News of The World, declined to comment on the couple's decision to sue the newspaper.

British laws governing libel have traditionally been seen as friendlier to claimants than those in the United States. British law places the burden of proof on the publisher, unlike libel laws in the United States, which require proof that an article was both false and published maliciously.

On Sunday, Pitt, 46, and Jolie, 34, attended the Super Bowl in Miami with their 8-year-old son, Maddox. They watched the game together from a private box at Sun Life Stadium.

The couple have ties to New Orleans, the home city of the Saints, who beat the Indianapolis Colts. Pitt and Jolie bought a French Quarter mansion in 2007, the same year Pitt founded the Make It Right organization to build houses for low-income residents who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina.

Pitt and Jolie have been partners since they began a relationship while working on the 2005 film "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." Pitt was previously married to Jennifer Aniston; they divorced in 2005 after five years of marriage.

Jolie was briefly married to Billy Bob Thornton before divorcing in 2003. She was also married to British actor Jonny Lee Miller before they divorced in 1999.

Including Maddox, whom Jolie adopted from Cambodia in 2002, the couple are raising six children: Zahara Marley, Shiloh Nouvel, Pax Thien, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
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Russell Brand wants nude nuptials

Russell Brand wants a "naked" wedding.

The British comic star and Katy Perry - who he got engaged to last month - are set to start planning their nuptials soon but revealed he is keen on having the unusual dress code.

He joked: "We are going to do the wedding naked! All the families will be naked!

"We're still deciding what to do. There's no juicy details yet."

The 34-year-old funnyman has been dreaming of his wedding, but his nocturnal visions of his big day have been growing increasingly bizarre.

He said: "All my dream weddings don't make sense. The vicar will start melting. The people in the front row will turn into people from my school. And then everyone will only say the word 'potato'."

Despite his night visions, Russell can't wait for Katy, 25, to become his wife.

He added to People magazine: "I'm getting married to a beautiful woman. I'm enjoying my work. What could be better? Nothing!"
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Orlando Bloom to star in "Good Doctor"

LOS ANGELES - Orlando Bloom will play the lead in "The Good Doctor," an indie drama for which Michael Pena, Troy Garity, Courtney Ford, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow and J.K. Simmons are in negotiations to co-star.

Bloom also is one of the producers of the Lance Daly-directed picture. The script by John Enbom ("Veronica Mars"), described as a Hitchcockian thriller, centers on a frustrated doctor trying to impress his superiors and colleagues. When an 18-year-old patient, admitted for a kidney infection, provides him with the esteem he so craves, the doctor tampers with her treatment to keep her at the hospital with him.

Pena will play an orderly who discovers the doctor's budding relationship and blackmails him for prescription painkillers. Garity is cast as a successful, self-assured doctor, a counterpoint to Bloom. Ford plays a woman who has eyes for Bloom's character.

Bloom continues to raise his indie film profile. He stars in Mark Ruffalo's "Sympathy for Delicious," which premiered at Sundance, and has wrapped production on "Main Street." On the London stage, he recently starred in the West End production of "In Celebration."

Pena recently wrapped "The Green Hornet," while Garity has IFC's ensemble film "Mercy" in the can. Ford had a recurring role on Showtime's "Dexter," and Henson appears in "Date Night" with Steve Carell and Tina Fey as well as "The Karate Kid."

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Depp 'making Keith Richards documentary'

U.S. actor Johnny Depp waves on the red carpet for the Japan premiere of his movie "Public Enemies" in Tokyo December 10, 2009.[Agencies]

Johnny Depp has started work on a documentary about Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

It is widely known that Depp's Jack Sparrow character from Pirates of the Caribbean was modelled on Richards.

The actor also has other music-related projects in the works. He is reportedly teaming with Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan to record a charity single for Haiti earthquake relief.

Meanwhile, Ozzy Osbourne wants the Edward Scissorhands star to play him in a biopic about his life.
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Rumor: Angelina Jolie had an affair with Lady Gaga

According to the latest rumors, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finished. Expanding upon that rumor is another interesting claim: that Jolie had an affair with Lady Gaga. Ian Halperin, author of the recent bestseller Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, a source close to the actress

told him that there was recently a secret rendezous between the two at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that lasted all night.

Angie is reportedly "obsessed" with Lady Gaga. Jolie is openly bisexual, and Lady Gaga is a rumored hermaphrodite who has insinuated in the past that she might be open to getting down with both girls and boys.

It's not the first cheating rumor to have plagued Brad and Angie in the past week. Earlier this week In Touch Weekly spoke to a housekeeper that worked extensively with the family on their many visits to the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Anna Kowalski claimed that Angelina had a series of sex sessions with one of the dialect coaches she worked with on the set of her movie Salt.

Kowalski claimed she walked into Jolie's room and saw her bed covered in various sex toys.Anna said that was enough for her to believe that the actress and dialect coach were having an affair.

Perhaps, however, Brad has given his blessing on the affairs. Jolie, afterall, has spoken of her desire to have an open relationship.
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Russell Brand 'wants naked wedding'

Singer Katy Perry (L) and comedian Russell Brand arrive at the Pre-Grammy Gala presented by the Recording Academy and Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, California on January 30, 2010.[Agencies]

Russell Brand has joked that he wants to marry fiancé Katy Perry in a "naked" wedding service.

The comedian and US singer - who confirmed their engagement last month - are believed to be planning their nuptials soon, but Brand jested that he would like to enforce an unusual dress code for the event.

He told People: "We are going to do the wedding naked! All the families will be naked! We're still deciding what to do. There's no juicy details yet."

The 34-year-old went on to say that his nerves ahead of the big day are starting to manifest themselves as he sleeps.

He explained: "All my dream weddings don't make sense. The vicar will start melting. The people in the front row will turn into people from my school. And then everyone will only say the word 'potato'."

Brand added that he can't wait to walk down the aisle, saying: "I'm getting married to a beautiful woman. I'm enjoying my work. What could be better? Nothing!"
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Anne Hathaway chosen to announce Oscar nominations

LOS ANGELES – Actress Anne Hathaway will be among the first to learn who's up for an Oscar this year.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the 27-year-old Hathaway will join motion picture academy president Tom Sherak to announce Academy Award nominees on Feb. 2.

Sherak and Hathaway will reveal nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at an early-morning news conference at the academy's Beverly Hills headquarters.

Hathaway was nominated for an Oscar last year for her leading role in "Rachel Getting Married." Her other credits include "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Princess Diaries."
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