Jenson’s babe, Jessica Michibata, was not present
during machine-gun attack

Jenson Button In Machine-Gun Ambush – Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button was confronted by a gang of machine-gun-wielding robbers after racing in Brazil yesterday. Button, 30, was on his way back to his luxury hotel when his bulletproof Mercedes was intercepted in a shanty town at 7pm local time. His driver – an armed Brazilian policeman hired by the McLaren team – sped away from the scene, striking other cars as he fled. [dailymail]

Qantas Finds A380 Irregularities – Australian airline Qantas discovered anomalies on three Airbus A380 engines and is keeping its fleet of the super jumbos grounded beyond an initial 48-hour deadline for further checks. The airline’s shares lost as much as 4% on Monday due to investors concern about damage to its reputation as one of the safest airlines in the world and the financial impact of grounding planes. [mail&guardian]

Guests Jump For Their Lives In Johannesburg Hotel Fire – At least 11 people suffered minor injuries yesterday morning jumping out of their windows as a fire swept through a Formula1 hotel in Johannesburg. Said guest Sidwell Lucas: “At first I did not think the alarm was serious, but then it kept ringing. “I grabbed the extinguisher but the smoke became too much. I jumped from my room window, on the top floor.” Hectique. [timeslive]

Pope Denounces Gay Marriage And Abortion In Spain – You need to check out these pics of the Pope cruising along in the Popemobile, as hundreds of gay men line the streets, pulling-in to each other. Completely OTT and hysterical! This, after Pope Benedict denounced abortion and gay marriage, recently legalised in Spain. [irishtimes]

The Queen Joins Facebook – Already on Twitter, YouTube and Flickr, Britain’s royal family now has a presence on Facebook. Launching this morning, Facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy has videos, photos and the Court Circular, the 200-year-old authoritative record of engagements. The royal Facebook does not have a personal profile, so users cannot ask the royals to be their Facebook “friend”; instead they can click to “like” the page. Arise, Sir Zuckerberg. [guardian]

Rolex Moves Into One Hyde Park – Nick and Christian Candy are on the verge of letting the final two shops at their new £1bn London development, One Hyde Park. The property developer brothers, best known for their attempts to redevelop Chelsea Barracks, are believed to have signed a deal with Rolex, the luxury watchmaker, to site its flagship London store at the development, billed as London’s most expensive residential complex. [telegraph]

Calls For Berlusconi Resignation – A former ally-turned-rival of Silvio Berlusconi called on the Italian prime minister to resign Sunday, threatening to prompt a government crisis if he does not. “He must tender his resignation,” said Gianfranco Fini, “And start a phase where the political agenda is discussed, the program is discussed, and the nature of the coalition is verified.” This, following recent reports that Silvio had paid a 17-year-old girl for sex. [cnn]

$49 Million Matisse Sets New Record – A large bronze sculpture of a woman’s back by Henri Matisse sold Wednesday for nearly 49 million dollars, setting a new record for the French impressionist. Measuring 74.5 inches (189.2 cm), “Nu de dos” was the star of the auction at Christie’s in New York. It went under the hammer just a day after rival Sotheby’s auctioned an Amedeo Modigliani painting for a record 69 million dollars. [luxuo]

Celebrity Twitter Pics – This time we’ve got Twitter pics from the likes of Kelly Osbourne, 50 Cent (starstruck with Rob Redford), Shaq, Dita Von Teese, Rihanna (pulling-in to a skull), David Arquette (with Courtney), Mariah (preggers), Kanye West, MC Hammer (with Tony Blair – no spice) and loads more. Jam-packed I tell you! [dailybeast]

The Obamas Bust A Move In India [VIDEO] – Michelle and Barack Obama got down in India this week, throwing shapes like a couple of ravers 36-hours in at Ibiza. Watch these two wild and crazy kids boogie down with a bunch of Indian children. The Pres. joins in around 1:30. Mesmerizing. If that 2012 election thing doesn’t work out for him, we suggest Obama take a shot at one of those dancing-based reality shows. [gawker]

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