Monday 9 June 2008

'Jessica Alba Gives Birth To Baby Daughter'

Jessica Alba has become a first-time mother after welcoming a baby girl this weekend, according to reports.

The actress and her husband Cash Warren are celebrating the birth of a baby girl, who was born on yesterday at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Center, according to Us Weekly.

The tot's name is unknown, as is the weight of the child.

The Sin City beauty married beau Cash last month in a secret ceremony, failing to invite even close friends and family.

The pair met in 2004 on the set of blockbuster The Fantastic Four.

Alba and Warren recently moved into a $4 million (£2million) mansion in L.A. in preparation of their first child, and Alba admits it is set to be a busy year.

She says: "It's a lot of stress to buy a house, have a baby and get married in six months," she recently told USA Weekend. "It's a lot of life-changing decisions. I'm really, really secure."

Do you have any baby name suggestions for Jessica and Cash’s little girl? Be sure to leave your comments below.

Tuesday 3 June 2008

Woody Allen - Allen Defends Set Location Of Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Director WOODY ALLEN has defended his decision to shoot his latest movie VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA in Spain, insisting he would have filmed in any European city, had he been offered the opportunity.

The 72-year-old filmmaker has come under attack from local officials in Barcelona, who claimed he had received 1 million euros ($1.6 million/GBP800,000) from the city's administration towards the funding of the project - which stars Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson.

But, speaking at the movie's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday (17May08), he denied the allegations, admitting he would have filmed in any European city, had he been approached to do so.

He says, "People from (distribution company Mediapro in) Barcelona called and said if I was interested in making a film there, they would finance it, so I said, 'Sure'. If someone had called me from Rome or Venice or Stockholm or God knows where, I probably would have agreed to it just as readily.

"But this was a golden opportunity for me, because I happen to have a particular fondness for a number of cities in Spain, and Barcelona certainly is one of my favorites."

However, Allen admits there is one destination in Europe he would never return to, after a bad experience in St. Petersburg, Russia, when the city was formerly known as Leningrad.

He recalls, "I was planning on being there for five days, and I was there for about two hours, and I went to the travel agent in town and I said, 'Get me the first reservation out of here. I don't care where it goes.'

"I had a terrible, terrible time there, and I haven't been back since then. And I'm told that it's greatly changed since then, but it would take a lot, because I'm a fearful traveler, and it would take a lot to get me back to Russia."




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