The International India Film Academy (IIFA) awards celebrate its North American premiere with a variety of festivities, special events and interviews. The 12th annual International Indian Film Academy awards have arrived and are making its North American premiere in Toronto this weekend. The best of Indian motion pictures will be honoured during the festival and many of its stars will be in town.Bollywood titan Shah Rukh Khan may have skipped the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards circuit for the last six years, but he claims that it's not pettiness or fragile egos that led to his absence.

"Actors avoid it because they have prior work commitments and in my case my children's holidays always fell during the same time in summer and it will be presumptuous to think they will change dates just for one actor," said Khan on the second day of the IIFA weekend celebrations in Toronto. The actor last attended the travelling Bollywood awards show in Amsterdam in 2005. But his continued absence had led to many a speculation, one being that he does not like to share the spotlight.

"When we hear such things that stars don't want to come together under one roof, we may keep silent but we are not accepting those charges blindly. We actors like spending time together especially under an international platform like the IIFAs. There's always that kind of camaraderie among us." Rumour has it that his "frenemy" Salman Khan pulled out of this year's IIFAs fearing a head on collision with him. Khan's intentions may have been noble and without any malice, but his appearance in Toronto on Friday overshadowed all the other events during the day, including the premiere of Salman Khan's first production Chillar Party. The Dabangg star had earlier bowed out of this year's show citing hectic shoots for his forthcoming drama, Bodyguard.

Meanwhile, King Khan's commitment towards making up for lost time at the IIFAs was evident when he spoke about his painful knee injury. Despite nursing a leg tear, the 45 year old actor seems to be determined to make a memorable comeback. "I have taken a couple of injections and my doctor advised me two days ago that I should rest for six months. But since I have made the commitment, it becomes my obligation to do the dance on the awards night or at least try to," said Khan. Earlier in the day, he humoured hundreds of screaming fans by breaking into an impromptu dance from his hit film Dil Se and signed a flurry of autographs thrust at him.

"It's just so wonderful to see the love that's coming from all ends. I feel I owe it to them. I love Toronto for its warm people and the cold weather." Khan's self effacing mood continued throughout the press meet as he confessed that he was working for nearly 18 hours a day. "My focus is to do some very good work and let my work speak for itself. Currently, I am working on making Ra.One on 3D format and Don 2 coming up for release shortly. "We have a lot to learn from the West. VFX in India is still in its nascent stages and it's important that we learn as much from the West, the same way in which they have begun learning from us about other services." His second forthcoming project of the thriller Don 2 will be released alongside actor producer Farhan Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in mid July. "It will all happen quite fast, but I am curious to know how my fans will react to it."Later in the night, Khan also walked the green carpet for the music fashion extravaganza IIFA Rocks. "My kids will join me soon and I hope I can make this IIFA a memorable one for my fans in Toronto," he said.

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 film co produced and directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri, the film's plot revolves around Thelma and Louise's escape from their troubled and caged lives. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, and co stars Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic detective trying to trace them as they go on the run after killing a rapist. Michael Madsen plays the role of Louise's boyfriend. Thelma & Louise became an instant critical and commercial success, and receiving six Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Original Screenplay Khouri. Sarandon and Davis were nominated for their roles in the same category, Academy Award for Best Actress. However, the two lost the award to Jodie Foster for her role in The Silence of the Lambs.Oscar winning actresses Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are set to appear in Toronto to celebrate this month's 20th anniversary of their landmark film "Thelma and Louise."The two are scheduled to sit down at Roy Thomson Hall tonight to talk about the influence of the 1991 heroine road trip drama, which won an Oscar for best screenplay.Davis and Sarandon star in the film as two working class friends who head out for a weekend getaway that sees them becoming accidental outlaws.With its feminist overtones and original plot, the film became an iconic symbol of women's rights.It was also a breakthrough film for Brad Pitt, who played a strapping paroled robber who befriends the girls on their journey.Ridley Scott co produced and directed the film, which earned both Davis and Sarandon Oscar nominations for their roles.

Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry announced their separation on May 29, 2011. Their manager said in a statement, "After starting a relationship with what seemed to be irreconcilable differences, the couple has reached a period where those differences are no longer appreciated."Knight, who played Peter Brady on The "Brady Bunch" and Curry, who won the first season of "America's Next Top Model" met on the fourth season of the ensemble reality star cast show "The Surreal Life" in 2005 and began dating. They later starred in their own reality show, "My Fair Brady" in 2005 and got married the following year after Knight proposed to Curry on the season finale.The decision was mutually reached after it became clear to both that some perspective was needed in order to assess their unique union. Not unlike all marriages.Obvious to both Knight and Curry was that their marriage would require more effort then a garden-variety relationship. They are taking time to see if they want to continue to put in that extraordinary effort. The couple has mutually determined that they are at a place where moving forward will require a step back. They still love one another but need some distance to consider their future.Both Knight and Curry decided to release this joint announcement today in order to preempt any potential rumors and gossip and ask that their fans and the media respect their privacy during this delicate period.

Adrianne met Christopher on VH1's "The Surreal Life". The 28-year old model got engaged to the 53-year-old actor on the season finale of "My Fair Brady" in 2005. They tied the knot in a gothic-themed wedding in her hometown of Joliet, Illinois the next year. While her manager confirmed the split, Adrianne herself tweeted on Sunday evening, "May 29th, 2006 I married Christopher Anton Knight. Enjoy your weekend, I certainly am!

Gigi Goyette sets the record straight with Extra's Jerry Penacoli about her alleged secret love affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stories and rumors have been swirling for years about Arnold's philandering ways and his affairs with many women, including Gigi. Jerry Penacoli about her alleged secret love affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stories and rumors have been swirling for years about Arnold's philandering ways and his affairs with many women, including Gigi.The pair first met on a Malibu beach in the late '70s before his marriage to Maria. Gigi was only 16 years old and an aspiring actress, while Arnold, at 27, was a bodybuilding legend on his way to being a box office superstar. Goyette recounts her time with Arnold, that he was very charming and had a special way with women.He has this overpowering way with women that you get weak.Gigi also reveals that because of his smooth ways she felt comfortable with him, revealing, It's pretty much the first time I had sex with anybody in my life."The pair parted ways, but reconnected nearly 10 years later, after his marriage to Maria, and as Gigi began working at his Annual Fitness Convention in Ohio. Gigi tells Extra they rekindled their secret relationship and experienced many intimate encounters. Gigi says they would meet for secret romps and there were times that Maria and his children would be staying at the same hotel.Gigi suspects there may have been other women at the time of their relationship. "Arnold is a very physical and sexual man, with a voracious appetite that likes a lot of physical attention. Gigi does have regrets... and has this apology for Maria: "I am very sorry for the mistakes I made in the past and for being intimate with your husband, and I would hope that you would forgive me for that."According to the former child star, the pair met on a Malibu beach in the late 1970s, when Arnold was best known as an oiled-up muscleman in a thong. He was 27 at the time, and Gigi was 16 and an aspiring actress. "He has this overpowering way with women that you get weak," said Gigi, making Arnold sound like a roofie. But Arnold wasn't just overpowering, he had a sensitive side and made Gigi feel comfortable.It's pretty much the first time I had sex with anybody in my life, she said, although Tattle remains unsure how one could be pretty much a virgin. Like most beach flings, it didn't last, but the pair began seeing each other again nearly 10 years later, when Gigi began working at now-married Arnold's Annual Fitness Convention, in Ohio, and once again flexed his muscle.Arnold is a very physical and sexual man," she said, "with a voracious appetite that likes a lot of physical attention.Seeking forgiveness on "Extra," Gigi said to Maria and the world: "I am very sorry for the mistakes I made in the past and for being intimate with your husband, and I would hope that you would forgive me for that.Gigi landed in the hospital because Arnold liked his romps rough. A  source said after one "Raw Deal," Gigi said she was left "hurt and embarrassed.

Amy Poehler has cited the classic sitcom All in the Family as the most significant influence on her approach to comedy.All in the Family, which was based on the British series Till Death Us Do Part , followed the exploits of curmudgeon Archie Bunker and his bumbling family for nine seasons on CBS in the 1970s. sometimes bigoted Bunker.All in the Family was my favourite sitcom growing up," she said. "I loved Archie Bunker like all my favourite characters, he seemed to live when I wasn't watching. I could picture what he did over the weekend."While Poehler lavished praised on All in the Family, she also revealed that she can't live without the Law & Order franchise."I panic that there will be a time when it isn't on TV,she remarked. "When I'm not in New York, it makes me miss New York. I think about all the people angry that their streets are being closed off. And I feel like late Law & Order star] Jerry Orbach might be someone that I will get to meet in heaven."Amy Poehler, the American comedian and star of Saturday Night Live, has made a cameo appearance in the season two finale of web-series 'Broad City'. Amy Poehler delighted fans by making a hilarious appearance in Iiana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson's acclaimed internet comedy show.

The comedy duo, who also performs live under the 'Broad City' name, wrapped up season two by enlisting the help of Poehler and Kristen Schaal. In her short cameo, Poehler is seen running through the streets of New York with Glazer and Jacobson, before crashing into man carrying a tray of oranges. As she feigns injury on the floor, Poehler tells the duo to 'go on without her', shouting, "Save yourself. There's too many oranges. They're too heavy, there's too many of them, they keep coming", adding, "You guys are really in the zone, just go with the flow and live your dreams". Poehler, best known for playing 'Leslie Knope' on Nbc's hit comedy 'Parks and Recreation', recently voiced characters for the animated movies 'Megamind', 'Hoodwinked 2' and 'Alvin and the Chipmunks, Chip-Wrecked".Amy Poehler was a cast-member on Saturday Night Live between 2001 and 2008. During her time on the show she was famed for her impersonations of A list stars, most notably Britney Spears, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Stone and LINDSAY LOHAN.