Actors re-enact Scabir Shaik’s alleged assault of a female journalist

Schabir Shaik Accused Of Throttling And Slapping Female Journalist – The Democratic Alliance on Sunday called for a full investigation into convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik’s alleged assault of a journalist on a golf course in Durban. The KwaZulu-Natal journalist was expected to open a case of assault against Shaik, who allegedly throttled her and slapped her face on Saturday, the Sunday Independent reported.  [news24]

King’s Speech Takes Top Honours At The Oscars – Colin Firth took best actor and yes, princess Natalie Portman took best actress! It makes me love her even more. Not that I thought it possible. Well done, Matilda. Bale got an Oscar for best-supporting actor in The Fighter. James Franco and Anne Hathaway got top marks as the first male/female combo hosts of The Oscars. [abcnews]

Gaddafi YouTube Video Goes Viral – In his recent hour-long rant on a Tripoli balcony, Moammar Gaddafi vowed to hunt down his own rebellious people “inch by inch, house by house, room by room, alley by alley” and to wipe them out “to the last drop of blood.” An Israeli musician and journalist named Noy Alooshe caught the speech. The rest is history. [washingtontimes]

Google Glitch Disables 150,000 Gmail Accounts – About 150,000 Gmail account holders woke up to a nightmare this morning, with all their e-mail, attachments and Google Chat logs gone. What happened? Google explains that “less than 0.08%” of all Gmail users were affected by the bug, which completely reset accounts, even down to the detail offering a welcome message to those users when they first logged on. [mashable]

Rebels In Libya Gain Power – The Libyan rebels challenging Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi demonstrated their increasing military coordination and firepower on Sunday, as defecting officers in the east took steps to establish a unified command while their followers in this rebel-held city, just outside the leader’s stronghold in the capital, displayed tanks, Kalashnikovs and antiaircraft guns. [newyorktimes]

Gwyneth Paltrow Sings At The Oscars – It will never be easy, the first time you watch Gwyneth Paltrow singing. Let alone singing country and western. Were you not aware of her latest vibe? Oh ja – fully! You need to follow this link and check her out singing on stage at the Oscars. Ghastly! [gawker]

England Cricketer Announces He Is Gay – The England wicketkeeper Steven Davies has announced he is gay – becoming the first serving professional cricketer to publicly out himself. The 24-year-old Surrey player said he had decided to make the announcement after months of personal conflict. [telegraph]

SA Supports UN Action Against Libya – South Africa has welcomed and supported a UN Security Council travel and assets ban, and a crimes-against-humanity investigation into violence instigated by the regime of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. “South Africa remains deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in Libya..” said the Department of International Relations and Co-operation. Nice. [timeslive]

Catherine Zeta Jones Loses It As Michael Douglas Take On Photographers [Video] – So here’s the video of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones going off on the photog that Catherine said punched her. The video shows them getting out of their car as a million shuttering, flashing locusts descend upon them. When they make their way into the hotel, you can hear Catherine yell in her most classy, dramatic voice, “He puuunched me. He puuunched me.” [theblemish]

Aston Martin Unveils New Virage – Aston Martin took the wraps off its latest model, the new Virage, February 23, promising that it “does everything with the perfection that you would expect today.” The Virage, which sits somewhere between the brand’s luxury DB9 and sporting DBS, is designed to complete the British brand’s sporting Gran Turismo lineup and will be displayed for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. [luxuo]

North Korea Will Attack If South Keeps Sending Floating Messages – North Korea will fire across a land border with South Korea if Seoul continues its anti-North psychological campaign. South Korea’s military has been dropping leaflets into North Korea about democracy protests in Egypt and Libya in a bid to encourage North Koreans to think about change. It’s pointless – Kim keeps them very weak. He’s smart like that. [reuters]

The Funniest Oscar Moments – The Academy Awards ceremony is known for its polite manners and self-congratulation, but every now and again, a moment of genuine comedy sneaks into the proceedings. Whether it’s thanks to an unexpected, incidental happening or the presence of a gifted comedian, these moments are always welcome. [huffers]

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