Olivia Wilde still "a bit wobbly" from divorce.

Despite being linked to a number of Hollywood bachelors, Olivia Wilde says she’s happy spending some time alone after her divorce from Italian prince Tao Ruspoli. 

In fact, she’s having a tough time moving on from her life of living with royalty.  

“The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling, and for the first time, I’m a little bit wobbly,” Wilde tells Marie Claire. 

“But I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”

- Metro News

2nd arrest for controversial Iranian blogger and actress. (Click here)

Don't fret, love: Emma Watson is going back to Brown. (Click here)

After a year abroad back in jolly ol' England, Ms Watson will be returning to Brown University.

News of The World Scandal rocks the world and brings England to its knees in shock. (Updated Jul. 23rd)

"The News International phone hacking scandal is an ongoing controversy involving the News of the World, a now-defunct British tabloid newspaper published by News International — a subsidiary of News Corporation — and the allegations that individuals working for the newspaper engaged in phone hacking. There are related allegations that the newspaper had obtained information in further illicit ways including making payments to police officers; that it exercised improper influence on politicians and the police; and that other British newspapers were involved in similar activities.

While it originally appeared that the News of the World had only hacked the phones of celebrities, politicians and members of the British Royal Family, revelations in July 2011 that victims included murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, relatives of deceased British soldiers, and victims of the 7/7 London bombings generated widespread public outrage and revulsion. Advertiser boycotts^[1] contributed to the closure of the News of the World, which published its final edition on 10 July 2011 after 168 years of publication.

On 6 July 2011, British prime minister David Cameron declared that a public inquiry would convene to investigate the affair, once police inquiries had been completed. On 13 July, Cameron named Lord Justice Leveson as chairman of the inquiry, with a remit to look into the specific claims about phone hacking and police bribery by the News of the World, while a separate inquiry would consider the culture and ethics of the British media. He also said the Press Complaints Commission would be replaced "entirely".

The affair has resulted in several high-profile resignations and arrests. Staff who quit News Corporation in the wake of the scandal have included Les Hinton, a subsidiary chief executive, News International's legal manager Tom Crone, and its chief executive Rebekah Brooks. The Metropolitan Police Service's commissioner and Britain's most senior police officer, Sir Paul Stephenson, also resigned his post. Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, the paper's former executive editor Neil Wallis, and Brooks were all arrested. Rupert Murdoch and his son James were summonsed to give evidence in Parliament.

The scandal eventually garnered attention in the United States, where News Corporation is headquartered and operates a multitude of media outlets. On 14 July the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched its own investigation into News Corporation, focusing on claims that its newspapers had violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and accessed voicemails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. On 15 July, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice had also opened an investigation into the company. - Wikipedia.

"Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister." - Metro News.

"Rupert Murdoch has never before appeared in front of a parliamentary committee — his son gave evidence in 2009 — and both Murdochs tried to avoid it this time around. They initially declined to come and answer questions about lawbreaking at their now-closed tabloid News of the World, only agreeing once legislators dispatched a sergeant-at-arms with a summons. [...]

Shareholders also appeared satisfied. News Corp. shares, which as of Tuesday morning had fallen by 17 per cent since the scandal broke, were trading 5.25 per cent higher at $15.75 by early afternoon in New York.

The members of the committee, among them firm foes of Murdoch's media dominance like Watson, appeared impressed". - Metro News.

See the original articles: here, here,and here.

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Some say the Murdoch family is now in crisis (click here to see the full article).

See the cell phone "pinging" technique here.

Will we see Geoffrey Rush one day play Murdoch in a movie about this scandal?...

Florida teen bludgeons parents to death, and then has a party. (Click here for more).

17-year-old Tyler Hadley.

"As police tell it, Hadley posted word on Facebook around 1:15 p.m. Saturday that he would be hosting a party at his house that night. Sometime afterward, the parents were attacked outside their bedroom, where their bodies were brought and covered with varied household items, and the door was locked.

The party went on as planned, with as many as 60 guests having such a raucous time that police were called with a noise complaint. They arrived at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, but the party was already breaking up.

Then, tipped off that a murder may have taken place, they returned to the home at about 4:24 a.m. Hadley was seen pacing inside a front bay window, police said, and when he finally answered the door he appeared nervous.

Inside the master bedroom, they found the bodies."

"Hadley is being charged as an adult in his parents' killings. While he currently is charged with second-degree murder, Bakkedahl said it's all but certain a grand jury will indict him on more serious charges.

He will not face the death penalty if convicted because of his age."

- Metro News.

Touching KFC Ad

A really moving and technically spectacular publicity.

But I still won't eat KFC, though.

Controversial 16-yr-old bride and 51-yr-old husband in an interview (Click here).

Bollywood comes to Canada.

Photo credit: Ottawa Metro 2011