Separation with Beyonce was difficult, says father

Singer Beyonce Knowles' father Mathew Knowles says it was difficult for him to let his daughter go post their fallout.

"Normally I hate to talk about anything personal, but it would be a lie if I did not say it has been difficult," said Mathew, who was managing Beyonce's finances but is said to have gone wrong with them.

The decision to walk in opposite directions was mutual, reports thesun.co.uk.

"It was hard for me to let her go. It was hard for both of us to let each other go. And let's be clear on that. She didn't let me go, we both let each other go. That's a big difference," he added.

Mathew, 61, says ending of a very close relationship was painful but he looks at it in a positive way.

"This was not a normal ending of a business agreement. This was a dad and a daughter, and it was incredibly painful and difficult. But I try to always have a positive mind about things and you got to do it the right way," he said.

Beyonce is married to singer Jay Z and has about a year-old daughter Blue Ivy with him. (Source)

Katie Price hits back at 'vile' slur made by ex-Wonderbra girl Katie Green

Katie Price has lashed out at former Wonderbra model Katie Green for blaming her for her ten-year-old son Harvey's disabilities during a live TV show.

The mum-of-three, who is expecting her fourth child this year, rubbished the scandalous slurs, saying that the vile lie makes her so angry, the Sun reported.

The panicky producers of Loaded TVs 'Loose Women' tried to scramble the sound in a bid to prevent the claims being broadcasted.

They also quickly removed any evidence of the conversation last month from their website, but a clip was leaked on to an online forum. (Source)

For Rihana's 12 mins, school kids wait for hours

Singer Rihanna turned up more than three hours late for an event where almost 2,000 schoolchildren were waiting to meet her.

The 24-year-old had to attend a meet-and-greet session with the students of Barrington High School in Illinois and thank them for raising US$40,000 for Joplin town, Missouri, which was flattened by a tornado in May last year.

However, bad traffic delayed the singer's arrival.

"After she was late for more than three hours, we wondered if the event would actually happen," thesun.co.uk quoted local official Jeff Arnett as saying.

"But because her staff members were also waiting with us, we felt she was ultimately going to get there," he added.

Rihanna later rued on Twitter: "This Chicago traffic is not working."

She even praised the school's efforts.

"Barrington High School facts! They raised 40,000 dollars for Joplin Missouri after the tragic tornado hit Missouri in May last year... BHS Thank you man!!! You guys rule! I love this school," she tweeted.

She stayed at the school for just 12 minutes, got photographs clicked with the young fans and distributed tour tickets and left. (Source)

Paris Hilton becomes latest prank call victim

The police forces were alerted following a phone call about a housebreak at socialite Paris Hilton's mansion. But it turned out to be a prank call.

The "swatting" prank call was made to the police stating that someone had entered Hilton's mansion here, reports tmz.com.

However, when police arrived they did not find anyone. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case.

Hilton is said to be in Miami when the incident took place.

The names of celebrities who have been part of swatting calls include Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Clint Eastwood and Kris Jenner. (Source)

Ashley Green's dog dies in fire

Hollywood actress Ashley Green is upset as one of her dogs has died due to a fire in her apartment.

However, Green's boyfriend and brother were all able to escape after the blaze started on the sofa. The 26-year-old "Twilight" actress was seen sobbing, cradling the unfortunate dog, who didn't make it out of the fire.

"We were dispatched at 9:50 a.m," contactmusic.com quoted inspector Quvondo Johnson of the Los Angeles county fire department as saying.

"We did see smoke and fire from the third floor when we arrived. Based on the load of the building, we quickly raised it to a two alarm fire," he added.

Several residents tried to tackle the blaze with fire extinguishers before at least 10 fire trucks hurtled to the building. The fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished just after 10 a.m. following a 9:50 a.m. emergency call.

"It was completely burnt out. All the windows were blown out with smoke billowing out of them. All of the building had been evacuated. The residents looked scared and angry," said a source. (Source)