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GOSSIPS
Nicole Kidman to wed singer
Urban
Nicole Kidman will marry her country singer boyfriend Keith Urban at a ceremony in Sydney on Sunday. Reports suggest the ceremony will take place at St Patrick's Estate in Manly, a beach suburb. Urban's manager said the couple wanted "a normal wedding with their friends and family". Kidman, speaking to reporters outside her home on Saturday night, said that she planned to get a "good night's sleep" before the wedding day. Urban's spokesman Robert Potts said: "They're both just happy to have their family around them at this time and both are really excited and very happy about the wedding." "We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends," said Kidman and Urban. The estate, which was formerly a seminary, houses a gothic-style chapel, has seen a frenzy of activity in the past few days, with a marquee erected outside. Pupils at a Catholic College opposite the Estate have erected a sign reading "To Nicole and Keith: Congratulations from the Boys at St Paul's".
Rock star Pete Townshend has removed an online story which included detail of a fictional teen sex experience after complaints from children's charities. Townshend is on the sex offender's register following a caution for child pornography three years ago. Townshend acknowledged his tale about two 16-year-olds had "upset certain people, and I sincerely do not wish to offend anyone". Kidscape director Michele Elliot said: "It's just a form of titillation." "Responsible adults should not put graphic details of teenagers having sex on the web," she said.
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Townshend is currently on tour with The Who. 'Ill-advised': Townshend's message on his
website also apologised to "those of you who were beginning to enjoy it".
"I have to accept that even if I write fiction I do so as someone who is
well known and carry my past and controversy with me," he added in his
blog. The story was entitled The Comedian. A spokesman for Townshend said
there would be no other comment from the guitarist other than the post on
his website. Tink Palmer, of children's charity Stop It Now! said:
"Bearing in mind that he is on the sex offender's register and received a
caution, it is most ill-advised, especially considering the popularity of
his music and the fact lots of people look up to him." Townshend was
arrested in 2003 as part of Operation Ore, which investigated child
pornography websites. He denied being a paedophile and said he visited a
site to research his autobiography. THE POWER OF JOHN T. SPIKE
This film noire photo is making history. It has been seen by more than 6 million people around the world in less than 2 weeks. It was taken by James O’Mara in Via San Niccolo, Florence, outside the opening of the Angel Academy student art show. From L to R : Robert Bodem. Dr. John Spike, Daniel Graves.John T. Spike is an international authority on art. Formerly, the director of the Florence Biennale in Italy. Currently idols creator and art world newsmaker. A few weeks ago, Spike commented on two photos shot by photographer O'Mara as "intriguing...super...". Five magazines and news agencies picked up on Spike's comments and published O'Mara's photo. It was reported that the film noire photo has already toured the globe and seen by more than 6 million readers in the western and eastern hemisphere. And all this charade because a powerful art critic said it is "an intriguing photo." But this is the beginning of the odyssey. Spike who is extremely well connected in the world of art emailed the photos and probably a press clipping from the magazines to his powerful friends in Europe and the US. And the photos got an amazing welcome. Edward Rubin a New York city art critic commented on the photographs of James O'Mara at Angel Academy as follows: "Thanks for photos. They really are very good pictures." The legendary Patti Verbanas, executive editor of Art & Antiques magazine wrote: "I LOVED that photo!". Dr Gregory Hedberg, art historian and head of European old masters Hirshl & Adler gallery in New York said: "What great photos.....! I particularly like the one of you and Dan...there is an attitude in both of your poses that really conveys your personalities." James Hewitt a marvelous American artist in Dubai said: "Very film noir seeing you with Angel Ramiro Sanchez and others in B&W." California's artist, Tinna Savini wrote: "Thanks for the wonder photographs! You look well and most Italian in situ. I am always amazed by how photographers capture such interesting compositions "on the fly". I really appreciate having the images, thanks." John T. Spike is something! Does he influence the world of art? You bet your gazebo. This man is a phenomenon. He can make you or break you. Please be on his side! Remember this, mon cher ami!
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The
couple announced their engagement in May.
Engagement:
Guests including Naomi Watts have arrived in Australia for the wedding
while some media reports speculate that Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe
will also attend. Urban, 38, and Kidman, who turned 39 this week,
confirmed their engagement in May. It will be Urban's first marriage.
Kidman was married to Hollywood actor Tom Cruise for a decade and
adopted two children, Connor and Isabelle, with him. Both children
have travelled to Australia for the wedding. Jesuit father Paul
Coleman met the couple earlier this week to discuss their marriage,
and is tipped to be conducting the wedding ceremony. The priest said
he had a "good feeling about their chances". "You've got to rely on
their maturity and knowledge of each other and I'm impressed," he told
members of the Australian media. Kidman was born in Hawaii while Urban
was born in New Zealand. Both were brought up in Australia. The
actress won an Oscar in 2003 for her role as Virginia Woolf in The
Hours. Recent projects include Fur, in which she plays photographer
Diane Arbus, and thriller The Visiting. Country star Urban won a
Grammy Award for best male country vocal performance last year. Asked
what advice he would give the couple for their marriage, Father
Coleman said: "Make time for each other, do romantic things together
and never part without kissing".
