Female newscaster, actress among 26 arrested at sex party

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Police arrested a female newscaster of a private television station, an actress and 24 others who took part in a sex party at a hotel room in Jalan P. Ramlee here today.

The two woman and seven others — six men and a woman — tested positive for drugs, said ASP Mahani Ahmad of the police’s vice, gambling and secret society branch.

All those arrested during the 3.30 am operation aged between 18 and 31 years, she said when contacted.

She said the police also found liquor and various drugs like ketamine, cocaine and syabu in the room on the 11th floor of the hotel and a 20-year-old student of a Kelana Jaya private college believed the drugs supplier was among those held.

During the raid, three couples were on the bed while the rest were entertaining themselves believed intoxicated, she said.

She said preliminary investigations showed the sex party was hosted by two men and those who attended it knew each other through Friendster, a social network in the internet.

Those arrested were taken to the Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters.

Meanwhile, about 40 people were arrested for various offences during the New Year’s eve party in Bukit Bintang where several fights took place between drunken youths.

A number of people including foreign tourists also lost cash, passports and electronic gadgets to pickpockets and 10 police reports were lodged at the mobile police station deployed there. — Bernama

Female newscaster among 26 nabbed at sex party

KUALA LUMPUR Police arrested a female newscaster of a private television station and 25 others who took part in a sex party at a hotel room in Jalan P. Ramlee on Thursday.

Nine tested positive for drugs, said ASP Mahani Ahmad of the vice, gambling and secret society branch.

All those arrested during the 3.30am operation aged between 18 and 31 years, she said when contacted.

She said the police also found liquor and various drugs like ketamine, cocaine and syabu in the room on the 11th floor of the hotel.

A 20-year-old student of a private college in Kelana Jaya, believed to be the drugs supplier, was among those held.

During the raid, three couples were on the bed while the rest were entertaining themselves and believed to have been intoxicated, she said.

She said preliminary investigations showed the sex party was hosted by two men and those who attended it knew each other through Friendster, a social network in the internet.

Those arrested were taken to the Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters. Meanwhile, about 40 people were arrested for various offences during the new year's eve party in Bukit Bintang where several fights took place between drunken youths.

A number of people including foreign tourists also lost cash, passports and electronic gadgets to pickpockets and 10 police reports were lodged at the mobile police station deployed there. - Bernama

‘Circus’ at Britney’s 27th birthday party?

Plus, Kidman coy about having more kids; baby boom on ‘Mother’ set

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Britney Spears receives a birthday cake after performing on ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

By Courtney Hazlett

The Scoop

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December 2 was a big day for Britney Spears: she performed live on “Good Morning America,” her new album “Circus” dropped, and it was her 27th birthday. Spears celebrated in a way that came as a surprise to some: with a party at Tenjune, a rather trendy Manhattan nightclub.

“She’s been so careful with her image lately, it came as a surprise that she’d turn around and have her party at a club,” said one person in the Spears inner circle. “We don’t expect anything bad to happen, but it just sounds like trouble on the surface.”

That said, “Everyone’s really excited that Britney’s back,” says another person who was privy to some of the party planning. “And it’s not about it (the party) being at a nightclub, it’s about what’s going to happen in the space.”

From the looks of things, a space conducive to — what else — a circus, was the main qualifying characteristic for venue selection. Throughout the day, circus-themed accouterments were being delivered to Tenjune.

Nicole and Keith on more kids
“She’s amazing,” Nicole Kidman told Us magazine of her and husband Keith Urban’s 5-month-old daughter, Sunday. “She’s an easy baby.”

When the subject of more kids came up, though, Kidman wasn’t as direct. The magazine reports that her answer to the question of adding days of the week to the clan was a playful gaze toward the heavens, and “It’s not up to me. ...”

When Kidman discovered she was pregnant while shooting “Australia,” she confided in director Baz Luhrmann and costar Hugh Jackman, both longtime friends of the actress. “She said, ‘I’m pregnant,’ and honestly she burst into tears, and so did I,” recalls Luhrmann. “And then there was a whole secret that Hugh and I had to keep.” Urban supported Kidman at her “Australia” premiere in Paris on Dec. 1.

The ‘How I Met Your Mother’ baby boom

Something seems to be in the water on the set of “How I Met Your Mother.” Show co-star Alyson Hannigan is pregnant and due this spring, and now comes news her co-star Cobie Smulders is pregnant, too. While it’s not clear yet whether the pregnancies will be written into the show’s storylines, show creator Craig Thomas is good natured about the announcements.

“If you're trying to start a family, please come visit the set of ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ Just come by and hang out for a day or two. We can't legally guarantee anything, but by the time you leave, you will almost certainly be pregnant,” Thomas told TV Guide.