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All publicity is good publicity, except where GQ and One Direction fans are concerned

Despite a negative fan reaction, they can't be trumped on publicity

So Ed Miliband and Ed Balls dated the same woman? It's her I feel sorry for

Labour party leader Ed Miliband is free to prostrate himself on the alter of spin as he sees fit, but must he drag a respected BBC journalist down with him?

Robin Thicke's video for 'Blurred Lines' has been criticised for condoning rape

Robin Thicke's number one single 'Blurred Lines' accused of reinforcing rape myths

It might currently be topping the UK singles charts, but R&B artist Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” has been criticised by a UK rape charity and online commentators for trivialising sexual violence, objectifying women and "reinforcing rape myths".

SamCam is Tory secret weapon, says former party spin doctor Andy Coulson

David Cameron may not have realised it yet, but the secret to winning the next election is right there beside him.

Boris Johnson hits back at Andy Coulson: I'll back David Cameron all the way to the next election

Boris Johnson said he was backing David Cameron “all the way” and was “increasingly confident” the Prime Minister would win the 2015 election for the Tories, amid fresh claims about his party leadership ambitions.

Coulson has a 10-point ‘masterplan’ to save Cameron’s premiership

Boris Johnson ‘wants David Cameron to fail miserably’, claims Andy Coulson

Former No 10 spin doctor says London Mayor is after PM’s job

Emma Watson says she couldn't identify with her latest film role as Nicki in The Bling Ring

Emma Watson: I hate my new character - she's superficial, materialistic, vain and amoral

"I was open-minded about doing anything, but the one thing I didn't want to do was get myself into a corset because I was worried I would never get out again," says Emma Watson.

Snoop Dogg says he 'would love' to pass on his dope knowledge to his kids

Snoop Dogg says he 'would love' to pass on his dope knowledge to his kids

Snoop Dogg has said that he “would love” to share his marijuana expertise with his three children.

Dan Stevens at the Cartier International Polo Day

Downton's Dan Stevens voted UK's best-dressed man

Former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has been named Britain's best-dressed man - while the Prince of Wales has pipped his son in the annual list.

Frat pack: Saturdays NYC, Todd Snyder, Mark McNairy, (in front) Johan Lindeberg

Whatever you do, mind the Gap

An exciting series of designer collaborations looks set to put the high-street giant back on the menswear map, says Lee Holmes

MP Louise Mensch sends the Prime Minister a resignation letter saying 'sorry I have been unable to make the balanoing aot work'

Mensch: I quit as MP to spend time with my family

Resignation of high-profile Tory triggers unwelcome by-election in marginal seat

Tunisian newspaper fined over footballer's nude girlfriend

A Tunisian court has fined a newspaper publisher for violating public morals by printing a photograph of a footballer's naked girlfriend.

Mila Kunis too busy for romance

Mila Kunis wouldn't wish herself "upon anybody" at the moment.

A new editor for The Independent

The award-winning journalist Chris Blackhurst is the new editor of The Independent, the paper's owners Independent Print Limited announced yesterday. He replaces Simon Kelner, the longest-serving editor in the newspaper's history.

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