Kenix Kwok gives up acting to focus on family

Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok has announced that she intends to stop taking on television projects to focus on her family.

Kwok, 40, had just given birth to her first child, a baby daughter, via Caesarean Section on January 14.

She said that she will give up acting to make sure she does not miss any part of her child's growing up years.

She also told reporters that she intends to have more children with actor husband Frankie Lam as her daughter would be very bored without siblings. She added that "it would be best to have two, at most three children so that she [her daughter] would be happier".

With Kwok staying at home for their children, it would fall on Lam to bring home the bacon. However, Lam said that he did not object to Kwok's decision and was happy to take up the burden.

"I hope I can get more work. I rather shoulder a heavier burden than have her work," he said.

The birth of their as yet unnamed baby girl had changed both Lam and Kwok.

The Brangelina Breakup: Anatomy of a Cheating Rumor

Since various tabloids have had Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie breaking up since the day they got together, what's different about their latest fabled trip to Splitsville?

Well, this time Jolie supposedly cheated on her bearded beau.

But while In Touch Weekly is reporting the Oscar winner had an affair with the "dialect coach" she worked with for her upcoming spy thriller Salt, the film's resident dialect coach tells E! News the rumor couldn't be further from the truth.

And not just because he didn't even work with Jolie on Salt.

"Oh, my friends thought it was hysterical," said 51-year-old Howard Samuelsohn, whose credits include 2012 and Revolutionary Road. "I've had eight different reporters call me, and one was even outside my home."

He says that ITW contacted him last week, asking about the nature of his working relationship with Jolie.

"I said, 'Yes, I know her professionally. She's very nice.'...And then I immediately became the guy who slept with Angelina Jolie.

Lady Gaga Speaks on Hermaphrodite Rumors, Her Androgynous Appeal, Sex with Women on 20/20

With her outrageous getups, sexually-charged songs and blood-soaked performances, Lady Gaga has become a bona fide star at just 23 years of age.

Much has been written about her, but in an interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20 Friday, Gaga said there are some big misconceptions out there.

That she has a penis is one of those misconceptions, but more on that in a moment. What she hates most, she says, is hearing that she is artificial.

"The truth is that every bit of me is devoted to love and art," she said. "I aspire to try to be a teacher to my fans... to liberate them of their fears."

Asked about lyrics that seem to imply bisexuality, Gaga confirmed that she's had sexual relationships with women, though she's only been in love with men.

Gulp. Turning her attention to the ongoing Lady Gaga hermaphrodite rumors, the singer put them to rest (sort of) once and for all. This was the exchange:

Brad Pitt buys bachelor pad to 'get over split from Angelina Jolie'

Brad Pitt has secretly purchased a bachelor pad to help him sort out his split from Angelina Jolie, it was reported yesterday.

The 46-year-old Ocean's Eleven actor has spent £700,000 on the house, complete with a cave, in the Hollywood Hills.

'The house oozes character,' said a source. 'Brad has had his eye on it for some time but he decided now was the right time to buy because he wanted a place to call his own.

'He needs somewhere quiet that doesn't have memories of Angie and where he can be alone and think about what he does next.'

Built in 1920 and originally on sale for £1.3million, the property has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a bar area. The cave is built into the foundations.

It was reported yesterday that Pitt's mother Jane has stepped in to try to save his relationship with Miss Jolie.

She plans to use the skills she learnt working as a family counsellor when she meets the 34-year-old actress in Los Angeles next week.

The 70-year-old has apparently become close to Miss Jolie thanks to their joint work in setting up a cancer centre.

'Avatar' breaks 'Titanic' worldwide record

"Avatar" is the winner and new worldwide boxoffice champion.

After six rounds on the foreign circuit, "Avatar" is now the biggest-grossing film of all time, as earlier predicted.

Distributor 20th Century Fox said the James Cameron mega-budget blockbuster's worldwide cume -- excluding Puerto Rico -- was through the weekend just $2 million shy of "Titanic's" global boxoffice record of $1.843 billion. (Boxoffice in Puerto Rico, although generated offshore, is considered by Fox as part of its domestic total.)

The distributor confirmed that "Titanic's" historic benchmark fell as of early Monday.

"Avatar" rolled up an overseas cume through Sunday of $1.292 billion, exceeding by $50.1 million "Titanic's" 13-year international boxoffice record of $1.242 billion. The foreign record actually fell Saturday, as earlier predicted.

Avatar's domestic cume through the weekend stood at $551.7 million, still $49 million shy of "Titanic's" record $600.8 million.

Apple event countdown brings new rumors

Apple just had its best quarter ever, but much of the public focus on the company is concentrated on something else: whatever it is Apple plans to announce at a press event Wednesday.

With almost $40 billion accumulated in cash, revenue topping $3 billion, and almost 9 million iPhones sold in the last three months of 2009, the much-discussed tablet is what both investors and tech fans seem most concerned about.

The company didn't shy away from providing even more fodder for hungry Apple fans related to Wednesday's event. In a press release about Monday's quarterly earnings, CEO Steve Jobs was quoted as saying, "The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we're really excited about."

Until we do see that, there's going to continue to be a parade of headlines trumpeting every latest morsel of info related to what Jobs will unveil. Here's Monday's round, from around the Web.

Mozilla takes on YouTube video choice

A disagreement between Google and Mozilla is making a once-obscure debate into a real issue for those who watch Web video or host it on their own sites.

Last week, Google's YouTube announced early support for HTML5 video, which can be built directly into Web pages and viewed with browsers without relying on a plug-in such as Adobe Systems' Flash, Microsoft's Silverlight, or Apple's QuickTime. Another Web video site, Vimeo, followed suit.

Native video on a Web page sounds nice, and many Web companies support the effort broadly. But there's one big devil in its detail: the HTML5 specification, still under development, doesn't say which "codec" technology should be used to encode and decode video, and different browsers and Web sites support different standards.

YouTube, which delivers vastly more video streams over the Web than any competitor, has come down on one side of the divide, supporting the H.264 codec for HTML5 video on its TestTube site. But after Google made the move, several involved in developing Mozilla's Firefox browser began preaching a royalty-free alternative called Ogg Theora.

The Apple Tablet May Come With A Barnes & Noble Bookstore ; And More

Of all the rumors swirling around the Apple Tablet expected to be announced on Wednesday, the one most everyone can agree on is that it will be used as a full color electronic reader which will put Amazon’s Kindle to shame. Over the past few weeks, Apple has been negotiating a flurry of last-minute deals directly with book publishers such as HarperCollins and McGraw-Hill. Magazine and newspaper publishers are salivating to get on the device. But one unanswered question so far is whether Apple will add books and magazines to iTunes or create an entirely new e-book store from scratch.



We believe there is a good chance there will be a Barnes & Noble bookstore built into the Apple Tablet, either as one of the showcase apps which launches with the device, powering a new book section in iTunes, or integrated directly into the Tablet’s e-reader. The two companies are thought to be working closely together, increasing the likelihood that Barnes & Noble will be part of the announcement on Wednesday. While Apple can run around cutting deals with the larger publishers, a built-in Barnes & Noble bookstore could include up to a million titles in one fell swoop, just like on B&N’s own Nook reader. Barnes & Noble already offers an eReader app for the iPhone (iTunes link) which lets you download and read electronic books on the smaller device. That app could be paving the way for an eReader or book store on the Tablet.

Only 10 Super Junior members present in Beijing, Heechul sheds tears



The most recent leg of Super Junior’s second Asia tour dubbed Super Concert 2 was held in Beijing, China this past weekend at the Wukesong Basketball Gymnasium. More than 10,000 fans were in attendance to see 10 of 13 members from the group. Hankyung was absent because of his feud with SM Entertainment, Kangin because of his DUI hit & run scandal, and Kibum because he’s busy with his acting duties.

The 10 members performed 35 songs in total and also conducted a few skits. The most notable event from the night was Heechul shedding some tears during a solo performance. The crying is understandable given what the group has gone through recently.

Daesung’s Cotton Candy released

Big Bang’s Daesung has finally released his new single Cotton Candy, and it is being made available for free!



Daesung’s past solo tracks brought much fun and energy but this time the track will be more calm and take upon a whole different style. The song has a soft melody with his husky yet warm vocals that’s sure to capture the audience.

YG Entertainment revealed, “Just this time, we’re releasing the single for 3 days on a free release so that many of the fans can listen to the song and come enjoy it at the Big Bang 2010 Big Show concert.” This is a pretty big deal and a great marketing strategy because Korea’s policy on piracy of music is insanely strict.

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