lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2014

Gossip Bob Geldof ‘banned’ Paul McCartney from performing on Band Aid track tars including One Direction, Ed Sheeran and U2’s Bono were hand- lines, so what do you do? At one point Midge Ure was like, ‘We can’t take Spicked by Bob to sing on the latest version of ‘Do They Know It’s more’, so you try and make it the girls and the boys, that’s the first thing. Christmas?’ with The Beatles frontman not making the cut. When asked “Then it’s who’s happening in America - that’s really important as sales are why Paul was not invited to take part, Bob explained: “Because Macca’s quantifiably more over there. Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, always done stuff. He was in the band in 2004 - him, Radiohead and Damon.” Coldplay, Sam Smith, U2... all these people are caning it in America.” He joked: “But look, on this we’ve got from the newest to the hippest to the Meanwhile, Bob has hit back at critics who branded the track “smug” and oldest... and he hasn’t made the cut, what can I tell you?” The track - which “hypocritical”. He revealed that many stars gave both their time and money recently became the biggest-selling downloaded single of 2014 - is raising to help fundraise, adding to the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Should we take a money to help fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa. The 63-year-old philan- pop at everybody who is immensely talented and has money?” thropist and former Boomtown Rats singer has revealed that he wanted to give the younger stars a chance. He said: “The thing is, there’s only so many

Azealia Banks is ‘hanging up her fighting gloves’

he 23-year-old rapper has been embroiled in a num- Tber of public feuds in the past, exchanging barbs with the likes of Eminem, T.I. and Iggy Azalea, but insists she is now a “lady” and stops herself when she feels on the verge of an outburst. She said: “Am I hanging up my fighting gloves? Yeah. I’m a lady. I don’t wanna be dealing with that. “Now, when you feel the adrenalin going, you stop yourself. You’ve seen me curse people out. Let’s do something else now. “When I feel it, I realise and I go and have a glass of water or something to calm down.” Azealia - who signed her record deal in 2011 when she was 19 - thinks her social media outbursts are understandable giv- en her privileged position in modern society. She told NME magazine: “If you give a 19 year old a million pounds and a bottle of vodka and a Chanel handbag and [an iPhone] then what do you think is going to happen? “I always tell my mom, ‘Just imagine if you were coke binging in the 80s and you had Twitter.’ Imagine if they had Twitter during the crack epidemic.”

Jessica Chastain admits sister’s suicide completely changed her

he ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ actress was devastated of InStyle magazine: “I always thought in some way Reese Twhen her younger sibling, Juliet, took her I would have a chance to pay him back. It was a own life in 2003 after a long battle with very strange thing to have never met him. I didn’t depression, but believes the experience has want to be stalkerish, but then you always ques- Witherspoon helped her to stay grounded despite her tion yourself: Did I do enough? I’m hoping there’s a Hollywood success. The 37-year-old star said: “It way to continue his legacy and keep the scholar- completely changed the person I am. A movie, ship going.” The ‘Interstellar’ star has no interest in embarrassed Oscars, a dress, if someone thinks I’m stupid...I carving out a career in other areas. She said: “My realised nothing is that important.” Jessica attend- favourite thing is the world is acting, and I want to ed the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City be seen as a professional. I don’t have a lifestyle her children after winning an acting scholarship provided by website. I’m not interested in the fame of being a the late Robin Williams, who committed suicide personality. Some people are, and they love it, and he ‘Wild’ star, who has daughter Ava, 15, last August, and hopes to carry on his “legacy.” She that’s great for them.” Tand son Deacon, 11, with ex-husband Ryan told the January issue Phillippe, admits her two-year-old son, Tennessee, with husband Jim Toth is the only one who doesn’t complain about anything she does. Speaking about her youngest child, the 38-year-old actress, who also recently confessed Ava was mortified by her sex scenes in her latest film, said: “He’s the only one who’s not embar- rassed of me. He’s the only one that will let me take his picture too, the rest are like, ‘Mom stop.’ “Asked if her older children still think she’s “uncool,” she said: “It’s gotten worse as you can Zayn Malik is ‘sick’ of possibly imagine. “Now my 11 year old, the other day, he’s gotten so embarrassed of me that we were driving in my car and I had my coffee cup life in the spotlight there and he said ‘Ugh, the lipstick on your cof- he One Direction singer has worried fans after miss- fee cup is so embarrassing.’ Wow, well get over it ing some public appearances and appearing tired kid cause I have a lot of lipstick.” The blonde T and gaunt, and both his bandmates and fiancee beauty is in a great place in her life and admits Perrie Edwards reportedly share the concerns of his loyal she feels “very blessed” to be married to supporters. A source said: “Zayn is stressed out and sick of Hollywood agent Jim. She told ‘The Ellen his life being in the spotlight. He isn’t sleeping well and DeGeneres Show’: “It means everything to me seems exhausted... “They are about to go on another that he’s always just telling me how great I am world tour and Perrie is worried about how he will cope. and how much he loves what I do. I feel very She has asked the other boys to keep an eye on him. They blessed.” are concerned for him too and regularly let him know they are there to talk should he need them.” The ‘Steal My Girl’ singer is said to be finding the group’s constant touring schedule particularly tough because it means being away from his loved ones for long periods of time. The source added to Britain’s Grazia magazine: “Zayn has always been uncomfortable with the whole fame thing, whereas the others seem to take it in their stride. “He’s started to feel really jaded by the endless travel and attention... “What he finds especially hard is being away from Perrie. He is a fami- ly person and wants to spend time with her. But it is really hard when you’re in the biggest band in the world.”

Mariah Carey, Nick split getting contentious

he former couple, who separated earlier this year after six children and her upcoming five sold-out Christmas engagements Tyears of marriage and have three-year-old twins, Monroe in New York.” Mariah - who has yet to comment on her split from and Moroccan, are trying to reach an amicable settlement Nick - was disappointed that the lengthy call with her lawyer before filing for divorce, but are said to be “arguing over property forced her fans to wait in the rain on Tuesday and her perform- and custody of the twins.” A source told PEOPLE.com: “I think ance had to be rescheduled for the following day. The source they’re trying to work all these details out on property and the said: “She would never want to upset her fans.” ‘America’s Got kids before it gets filed. They communicate because of the kids.” Talent’ host Nick, 34, who confirmed in June that they’d been liv- Their split has been especially difficult for the 44-year-old beauty, ing apart for a few months, previously vowed to put their chil- who was criticised for showing up too late to perform ‘All I Want dren first and was spotted visiting them at his estranged wife’s For Christmas Is You’ at the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree tap- New York City home for Thanksgiving last week. ing on Tuesday because she was on the phone with her divorce lawyer “for close to five hours straight.” But the insider added: “She’s trying to keep it together. She’s focused on caring for her