The veteran American television reporter Barbara Walters has been hospitalised after falling and hitting her head, said her employer ABC News. "She fell on a stair [on Saturday] evening while visiting the British ambassador's residence and the fall left her with a cut on her forehead," the ABC News senior vice president, Jeffrey Schneider, said. "Out of an abundance of caution, she went to the hospital to have her cut tended to, have a full examination and remains there for observation." He added: "Barbara is alert – and telling everyone what to do – which we all take as a very positive sign." The 83-year-old reporter currently co-hosts the daytime talk show The View. – AFP
DiCaprio to take ‘long, long break’
Leonardo DiCaprio says he's taking a break from acting. He told the German daily Bild, "I am a bit drained. I'm now going to take a long, long break. I've done three films in two years and I'm just worn out." After Django Unchained, DiCaprio is set to do promotions for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (due out in May) and Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (later this year). He says he plans to use the break time to promote environmental awareness. "I would like to improve the world a bit. I will fly around the world doing good for the environment." – AFP
Les Misérables tops albums chart
The soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated Les Misérables climbed to the top spot in the UK albums chart on Sunday, the first film cast recording to do so since Madonna's Evita in 1997. At the very top of the singles chart, will.i.am's collaboration with Britney Spears, Scream & Shout, held on to the
No 1 ranking. 50 Cent's new release, My Life, featuring Eminem and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, came in at No 2 while Justin Timberlake nabbed the No 3 spot with his new single Suit and Tie featuring Jay-Z. – Reuters
Paul Dano to play Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson
Paul Dano has been cast to play The Beach Boys' frontman Brian Wilson in a forthcoming biopic, Love & Mercy, which will focus on the legendary musician's relationship with his music and his struggle with mental illness. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be directed by Bill Pohlad, who produced The Tree of Life and Into the Wild. Dano is currently filming Twelve Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen and co-starring Michael Fassbender. – The National staffKaling and Novak
to return to The Office
Greg Daniels, the executive producer of The Office, has announced there will be several familiar faces appearing in the final few episodes of the show's ninth and last season. "This season is the goodbye the rest of the show gets to have," said Daniels, who confirmed that Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak and Zach Woods will all be back – but not Steve Carrell. "At the moment, we don't have any plans for him to come back." – IANS