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Modest actress FREIDA PINTO requested a body double for one steamy scene in new movie epic IMMORTALS because she refused to bare her backside.
The Slumdog Millionaire star plays a priestess who romances Henry Cavill’s character Theseus, the king of Athens, in the film.
The two stars’ characters enjoy a tryst in the movie - but Pinto reveals it isn’t her backside cinemagoers will see in their love scene.
She tells Eonline.com, "It wasn’t really my butt. It was a butt double. I’m relieved I don’t have to deal with that issue."

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PIXIES frontman FRANK BLACK has launched his own record label.
The Monkey Gone to Heaven singer recently founded The Bureau and he’s now in the process of recruiting new talent with limited resources.
Black tells NME.com, "Running a label today isn’t that different than at any other time. There’s less money floating around, but I think it’s a good thing. I think it’s more honest. It just puts the pressure on everybody to be good." The rocker is also hoping his new project will make it easier for him to get his own records made, adding, "More traditional record companies find it a little overwhelming that I come up with another record every nine months." But fans shouldn’t get too excited about the label’s impact on the Pixies - Black admits the group has plans to release new material, but not through his imprint.
He adds, "Pixies will either do something really traditional, with a big old record company, or something a lot more radical. Hopefully the radical approach. But The Bureau has other things on its plate."

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CLINT EASTWOOD has laughed off reports suggesting he was once a U.S. Vice President contender, insisting he had no idea top Republican politicians were eyeing him for the powerful role.
Last month (Oct11), new documents revealed George H.W. Bush’s administration had been in search of a candidate who could boost the politician’s poll ratings in the months leading up to the 1988 election - and Eastwood’s name was thrown into the mix as an option.
But the conservative Dirty Harry star insists he never would have settled for the back seat job as Vice President - even if he was asked.
He says, "I would have said I wanted to be the first part of the ticket. Why would I want to play a supporting role?"

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MICKEY ROURKE is battling a stress-related eye infection following a tough film shoot in Indonesia.
The movie star appeared on U.S. late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (08Nov11) wearing dark glasses and explained to the host that his ailments are beginning to pile up.
At the weekend (05Nov11), Rourke told WENN that he’s facing tendon implant surgery to fix a shattered bicep and now he’s weeping all the time because of an eye problem.
The Wrestler star said, "I was making a movie over in Indonesia… It takes 23 hours to get there. I call it amnesia instead of Indonesia. Every time I ordered spaghetti, they put an egg on top of it; I would order cereal and they’d put an egg on top of it. It was one of those places."

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Hollywood veteran DIANE KEATON secretly battled bulimia for five years after a Broadway director offered her the lead role in hit musical HAIR on the condition that she slimmed down.
The Oscar winner, who stands tall at five foot seven inches (1.7 metres), weighed 140 pounds (63.5 kilograms) when she landed her big break on the New York stage at the age of 19.
Thrilled about the prospect of making her name as an actress, the star was stunned when an unnamed director targeted her weight.
Keaton admits the criticism deeply affected her and she began suffering from the eating disorder, binging on food before forcing herself to vomit, in order to maintain her slender frame.
Speaking about the dangerous diet method, the 65 year old tells People magazine, "I don’t think it was called bulimia then. It was just this trick you could do. It’s a horrible problem. Ugly and awful." Keaton kept the news under wraps for decades until deciding to go public with her health woes in a new memoir, titled Then Again, and she credits regular sessions of psychoanalysis with helping to put an end to her image issues.

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Moviemaker BRETT RATNER has resigned as producer of the 2012 Oscars.
The Rush Hour director’s decision comes just days after he upset gay rights activists by using a homosexual slur during a question-and-answer session to promote his new film Tower Heist.
Ratner apologised for using the word "fag" at the Arclight cinema event in Hollywood on Friday (04Nov11), insisting it was "a dumb way of expressing myself".
But the online fuss made by his remark prompted film writers and Oscars bloggers to suggest Ratner was the wrong man to oversee the awards.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak stood by the filmmaker and insisted Ratner would not be asked to step down over the blunder.
Sherak said, "Brett made a very inappropriate remark, a remark that goes against our most important beliefs and the beliefs of the creative community we represent. He very quickly issued an apology because he knew he had made a mistake." But, upon receiving the moviemaker’s resignation on Tuesday afternoon (08Nov11), Sherak released a follow-up statement to the media.
He said, "He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself. Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent." Outspoken Ratner was a surprise and controversial hire for the Academy earlier this year (11) when it was announced he would produce the Oscars with Don Mischer.

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Boxing great JOE FRAZIER has died after losing a final fight against liver cancer.
The former heavyweight champion, who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat in the ring, died on Monday night (07Nov11). He was 67.
Frazier, nicknamed Smokin’ Joe, was diagnosed with cancer last month (Oct11) and he has been receiving treatment at a hospice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since Halloween (31Oct11).
He famously beat Ali in a 1971 boxing match considered by fight purists as the Fight of the Century.
Frazier fought Ali in two more epics, including the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ grudge match in 1975, but he lost both.
He started fighting in 1965 and ended his career in 1981 with a fight against Jumbo Cummings. His record was 32 wins, four losses and a draw. Frazier’s wins included 27 knock outs.
As well as Ali, he fought George Foreman twice, Joe Bugner and Oscar Bonavena twice.

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DR. CONRAD MURRAY has been found guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter relating to the death of MICHAEL JACKSON.
The medic has maintained his innocence amid accusations he administered the fatal dose of powerful anaesthetic propofol, which cost the King of Pop his life on 25 June, 2009.
The six-week case was handed over to the seven-man, five woman jury to begin deliberations on Thursday afternoon (03Nov11) and jurors announced they had reached a decision on Monday (07Nov11).
Jurors voted for a unanimous guilty verdict.
Hundreds of fans, who had gathered outside the courthouse for the verdict, cheered as the decision was announced.
Members of Jackson’s family, including parents Joe and Katherine, and siblings LaToya, Janet, Jermaine and Randy, were all present in Los Angeles County Courthouse for the verdict. The singer’s three kids - Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket - were not in court for the hearing.
In a Twitter.com post before the verdict was announced, a nervous LaToya Jackson wrote, "Verdict is FINALLY IN!!! I’m on my way! I’m shaking uncontrollably!" Murray, who was expressionless as the verdict was announced, faces up to four years behind bars when he is sentenced on 29 November (11).
Judge Michael Pastor granted prosecutors’ request that Murray be remanded in custody with no bail, pending sentencing, and he was escorted from the courtroom in handcuffs.

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TOM HANKS and KEVIN BACON are itching for a role in RICKY GERVAIS’ sitcom EXTRAS - but he is adamant he has no plans for a third season of the show.
The Office creator attracted showbiz A-listers including Robert De Niro, David Bowie and Kate Winslet to parody themselves in the comedy about a struggling actor.
Gervais insists he has no desire to relaunch the show for a third season - but his co-star Ashley Jensen has revealed a host of Hollywood stars are waiting in the wings if he changes his mind.
Jensen tells U.K. TV show This Morning, "I would love to do it again, I really would. There are still people who want to do it. I know for a fact they could get so many people… I think Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon, people like that (are interested)."

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Reality TV star KELLY OSBOURNE cracked her head open on Saturday (05Nov11) while teaching a pal to ballroom dance.
The star had been partying with friends at a Miami, Florida nightclub when she was rushed to the hospital after hitting her skull in a mystery incident.
Opening up about her daughter’s injuries during her U.S. show The Talk on Monday (07Nov11), Sharon Osbourne reveals she flew to the medical centre to be by Kelly’s side as she recuperated from a severe concussion and minor surgery.
She explained, "They all went to a club to see this DJ. And so anyway, she was dancing with somebody that said, ‘Teach me how to ballroom dance.’ So she did, and the guy takes her down to a dip and as he dips her down, she hits her head on the amplifier. So it split her head open.
"Anyway they cleaned it up. She thought she was fine, she went back to her hotel room and fainted twice. And then they called the ambulance and she fainted in the ambulance.
"She went to the Mercy Hospital. And she had stitches in her head and she has a severe concussion so she was awake for two days. She’s fine, she’s just got a very sore head. I flew her back home. And she’s in my bed with her doggie. I stayed in the hospital with her for two nights. But thank god she’s fine and we’re all happy."

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Band leader and revered session musician CHUCK RAINEY has suffered a stroke.
The 71-year-old musician, who has worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Dusty Springfield and Quincy Jones, is recovering at a hospital in Texas.
In a Facebook.com post, his wife Susan writes, "Chuck had a stroke Friday night but the prognosis is good for a full recovery. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers."

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ALAN JACKSON and KIX BROOKS have been honoured on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
The two stars were among seven Nashville-related personalities inducted on Sunday (06Nov11).
A thrilled Jackson told the crowd, "After all I’ve been through and accomplished, I think about the first time I drove down Music Row with a paper sack full of songs, I could have never imagined standing in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and them putting a star with my name on it on this concrete.
"I don’t know if I feel quite right getting this star, when there are people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, Charley Pride. Y’all better get their names on here too." And Brooks used his induction speech to salute local officials who have turned the once-seedy downtown Nashville area into a tourist attraction.
He explained, "I remember when I first came here in 1979. Aside from Tootsie’s, it just broke my heart. It was honestly pretty disgusting. There was a lot of darkness up and down Broadway."

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R&B singer FRANK OCEAN was forced to scrap a concert in New York on Sunday (06Nov11) an hour before his set time after falling ill.
The star, a member of controversial hip-hop collective Odd Future, reveals he was determined to overcomehis health woes to take the stage at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom, but decided he was too sick to sing.
In a post on his Tumblr.com page, he writes, "New York is Cancelled. Or should I say postponed.
"I played last night in new orleans on antibiotics and some other meds. Got sick a cpl (couple) days before I left Los Angeles. Woke up this morning in New York and could barely speak. Called a doctor to my hotel, got a steroid shot. Took some more meds. Laid in bed all day till soundcheck, got to the venue and could barely sing any of my songs. I�m really sorry yall (sic).
"I been workin (sic) on this show for months, did everything I could to make it special for yall. I�ll be back soon as I�m healthy. That�s my word. Tickets will be valid for that, or you guys can get refunded. Damn. This s**t sucks.�

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British rocker PETE TOWNSHEND was forced to miss the launch of his new cancer charity in Los Angeles on Friday (04Nov11) because of a visa problem.
The rocker was expected to join The Who bandmate Roger Daltrey to announce the launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program, but instead he asked Robert Plant to take his place when he realised he wouldn’t be able to make the trip.
An expired visa kept him from showing up in person, but he taped a video message, stating, "Let’s hope in the USA it can catch fire the way it did here (in England), because it does save lives." Daltrey and Townshend’s Teenage Cancer Trust initiative in the U.K. has been a big hit and Daltrey invited a young Atlanta, Georgia high school student onstage to hammer home how the charity helps cancer sufferers.
The teenager, a drummer, was diagnosed with a brain tumour when she was 15. She has been declared cancer-free for the last 18 months.
Daltrey told the gathered media, "Look at her now, 17 years old - a complete success story."

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ADELE has undergone laser throat surgery in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Steven Zeitels, who performed micro-surgery on Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler in 2006, hopes to have the British singer hitting the high notes again following a procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday (07Nov11).
The 23 year old was forced to scrap a series of U.S. dates following a throat problem earlier this year (11).
She agreed to surgery to prevent a possible rupture from a benign polyp, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Adele is expected to make a full recovery.

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Actor MARK RUFFALO and his 10-year-old son joined a protest against plans to construct a major new oil pipeline across the U.S. in Washington, D.C. on Sunday (06Nov11).
The Kids Are All Right star has thrown his support behind a campaign urging President Barack Obama to reject proposals submitted by oil bosses at Keystone XL to build the controversial pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada through the heart of the U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico.
And green campaigner Ruffalo and his son Keen were among the demonstrators gathered outside the White House at the weekend expressing their concerns.
In a series of tweets, Ruffalo wrote, "Good Morning from DC. We are Rock’nDemocracy today 10000 people ring the WhiteHouse. Remind Obama to take care of us not KeystoneXL… Tell President Obama: Stop Keystone XL!" He also posted a photo of his kid holding up a sign which read, ‘Stop Transcanada Pipeline’.
In the caption, he added, "My dear sweet son Keen is here standing to defend his generation against Climate Change".
Ruffalo isn’t the only celebrity making his voice heard - actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in August (11) after taking part in a sit-in protest outside the White House, while former Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has issued a desperate plea to Obama in a short video posted online.

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Actor MATTHEW FOX has launched a countersuit against the female bus driver who allegedly assaulted him during an incident in August (11).
The Lost star had attempted to board a party bus in Ohio in the early hours of 28 August (11) when he was confronted by driver Heather Bormann because his name was not on the private guestlist.
A scuffle ensued, during which Fox was accused of hitting Bormann in the crotch and breast, prompting the female driver to punch the actor in the face. Fox was detained by police but not formally arrested.
In September (11), Bormann filed three charges against the actor, including one count of battery, but Fox was never handed criminal charges.
And now the star has decided to launch a lawsuit against Bormann for provoking Fox during the altercation and subsequently causing him "public hatred, contempt, ridicule and shame" due to the media fallout.
The actor is seeking unspecified damages because of negative publicity generated, which allegedly cost Fox a number of job opportunities, according to Eonline.com.

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GLEE star CHRIS COLFER fears a backlash from fans of the show when his gay character loses his virginity in an episode to air in the U.S. on Tuesday night (08Nov11).
The actor, who plays Kurt Hummel in the hit TV musical series, will get physical with co-star Darren Criss on the show, titled The First Time - and Colfer doesn’t quite know what to expect from fans.
He tells Billboard.com, "It covers a very sensitive topic, and I think the show is infamous for handling sensitive topics with care. When I found out the concept for The First Time, I remember Ryan (Murphy, the show’s creator) came up to Darren and I and told us what was going on, Darren and I looked at each other with huge, wide eyes and went, ‘What? That’s going to happen?’ "We got a little scared when we first found out, but when we got the script of course it was fine. Everything that I thought would scare me and make me cringe was sweet and emotional.
"We get negative reactions if I wear an orange scarf with white pants! So I’m sure there will be some negative feedback, there always is no matter what the episode is about. I think it’s a huge deal that this is the first time something like this has been shown on television, but I think it’s handled so delicately and sweetly that I don’t think it will have quite the shock factor that people are thinking. I mean, I could be wrong."

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