'Slumdog' star says he is homeless
MUMBAI, May 14 (UPI) -- One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" said Mumbai authorities have demolished the home he shared with his family.
The BBC said Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and his parents had been living in a makeshift shelter comprised of plastic sheets and bamboo sticks in one of the Indian city's slums. However, they were forced out by authorities who said they and others were squatting on government-owned property intended to be a public garden. The tents and shacks were subsequently torn down.
"We are homeless, we have nowhere to go," the BBC quoted Azharuddin as saying after the demolition.
"Our house has been broken down by officials. We have not been given any alternate accommodation. Earlier the authorities had said they would give us a house. But I don't think that will happen any more," Azharuddin's mother Shamim Ismail told the BBC.
Local housing officials had previously promised new homes to the families of Azharuddin and his young co-star Rubina Ali, but the relocation plan reportedly is still awaiting approval from higher authorities.
Christians to disrupt 'Demons' screenings
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- The Christian media watchdog group The Resistance says it plans to have members disrupt screenings of the film "Angels & Demons" at U.S. theaters.
The Resistance said in a release it will have "dozens of theaters in major cities filled with their members to interrupt the premiere by shouting at audiences about how the film and novel it's based on are a fraud aimed at covering up the fact that the Illuminati secret society continues to exist and illegally influences political affairs in America."
Informational fliers also are to be handed out inside the theaters, the group said.
The Vatican-set thriller based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel of the same name is set to open in the United States Friday. The movie was directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks as Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon. Howard and Hanks previously collaborated on the big-screen adaptation of Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code."
"The mainstream media is not covering the important issues surrounding the film, so we are going to bring our message directly to the audience," Mark Dice, spokesman for The Resistance, said in a statement.
Danny Gokey voted off 'Idol'
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- Danny Gokey was voted off TV's "American Idol" in Los Angeles Wednesday night.
"This whole experience feels like a dream come true. ... 'American Idol' has given me a whole new hope for my life," Gokey said in a pre-taped segment shown during Wednesday's episode after he was told he wouldn't be moving on to next week's two-part finale.
The remaining contenders are Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
Wanda Sykes's wife gives birth to twins
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- Wanda Sykes's publicist said the U.S. actress and comedian's wife Alex has given birth to twins -- a son and a daughter.
"All are happy and healthy and at home," Sykes's representative told Usmagazine.com Wednesday.
The babies were born April 27 and are named Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude, the entertainment news Web site said.
Wanda and Alex Sykes married last October in California before Proposition 8 was passed, overturning a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
Sykes is best known for her work on TV's "The Chris Rock Show" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," as well as in the movies "Monster-in-Law," "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" and "Over the Hedge."
