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"Octomom" files for bankruptcy in California

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Reuters  –  20 mins ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California mother of octuplets , dubbed "Octomom," filed for bankruptcy on Monday, after previously admitting she was on public assistance to support herself and her 14 children. Nadya Suleman , 36, gave birth to eight babies as a single mother in 2009. But goodwill turned to anger in the media after it was revealed Suleman had undergone fertility treatments when she already had six children, and questions were raised about her ability to provide for her family. Her children became only the second set of octuplets known to have survived birth in the United States. Suleman, who lives in the Southern California suburban community of La Habra, has less than $ 50,000 in assets and owes between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million, according to legal papers submitted to U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California and posted at entertainment website E! Online. Suleman told ABC News last w...

Paddy McGuinness' wife sizzles in the sun

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The Take Me Out host's wife Christine Martin looks dazzling in these poolside snaps. The 23-year-old was flaunting her fantastic figure while on holiday in Tenerife. Wearing a strappy, frilly white bikini top and barely-there bottoms she looked sensational as she took a dip in the water and stretched out on a sunbed. Cooling off ... Christine Martin takes to the water Blink Sun-sational ... Christine Martin Blink The former Miss Liverpool clearly has no plans to let herself go now she's settled down with the 38-year-old comic. The beauty queen, who tied the knot with Paddy — 15 years her senior — at posh Thornton Manor in Cheshire last June, is as toned and bronzed as ever. Toned and tanned ... Christine Martin Blink Bit of all-white ... Christine Martin Blink The couple had been together for four years before Bolton-born Paddy popped the question to the Liverpudlian. And we can see why, there's nothing for Paddy to 'no-li...

Harry Styles steps out with Ellis Calcutt as she insists it's just platonic

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By Kimberley Dadds PUBLISHED: 10:59 EST, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 15:00 EST, 30 April 2012 If being his girlfriend is out of reach, then it's the role most females across the globe want instead - being Harry Styles' confidante. The cheeky One Direction star stepped out with a pretty blonde, reportedly his old school friend Ellis Calcutt. However, despite earning himself a reputation as somewhat of a ladies man, she insists they are just good friends. Just friend: Harry Styles steps out with old school friend Ellis Calcutt It seems Harry might still be harbouring a soft spot then for Emma Ostilly, an aspiring model he was spied kissing while on tour in New Zealand last week. Harry and Ellis' body language spoke volumes, although celebrities are often encouraged to keep their distance from love interests so as to avoid media speculation. At least the 18-year-old didn't have to hide his love for his lavish new Audi R8 Coupe, which he cl...

'Think Like A Man' tops N. America box office

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AFP  –  38 mins ago The romantic comedy "Think Like A Man" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, industry estimates showed Sunday. The ensemble date movie based on the best-selling book by actor and radio talk show host Steve Harvey made $ 18 million in its second week despite mediocre reviews , according to Exhibitor Relations. That brings its two-week total to $ 60.9 million, the box office tracker said. In second place was " The Pirates! Band of Misfits ," a children's stop-motion animated film from the studio that produced the "Wallace and Gromit" series that earned $ 11.4 million in its opening weekend. Next came another date movie, the tearjerker drama "The Lucky One," an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks book starring Zac Efron as a US soldier back from Iraq. The movie made $ 11.3 million in its second weekend. Smash action hit "The Hunger Games" fell to ...