LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It'll be a game-time decision for M.I.A. come February 8 - baby or Grammys?
"[They're] due the same day!" the musician wrote on her MySpace blog on Friday.
M.I.A., whose real name is Maya Arulpragasm, just received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year for her summer hit, "Paper Planes," and is also pregnant with her first child.
"So either way I figured I'll win," she wrote.
But if she gets a Grammy, the outspoken London-by-way-of-Sri Lanka artist promised to keep quiet on one thing.
"OMG if I get it, I will never diss the Grammys evr again!" she wrote.
The song, from 2007 album "Kala," caught fire after its inclusion in the "Pineapple Express" trailer in June, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard charts. And though she and fiance Benjamin Brewer have a baby on the way, the busy artist - who also has a fashion line and co-wrote a track on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack, which is being released on her own label, N.E.E.T. - isn't slowing down.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Hollywood actor and former British soccer player Vinnie Jones was arrested after a bar fight in downtown Sioux Falls, authorities said.
His movie credits include "Snatch," "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and "X-Men: The Last Stand" as the character Juggernaut.
Police said Jones, 43, got into a scuffle late Thursday at Wiley's Tavern and suffered cuts on his face from a beer glass.
A police sergeant said Jones apparently charged at Jesse Bickett of Montrose, who hit Jones with the glass.
One of Bickett's roommates, Juan Barrera, said they were playing pool when Jones asked to join, then got offended when one of them asked if he was "that guy from X-Men." Barrera said he was punched by the actor, who is mostly known for his tough guy roles, and countered with one or two of his own.
"He got offended by that, and he started pushing my other friends around," Barrera said.
Bickett, 24, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault.
Authorities said Jones was treated at a hospital, then charged with simple assault and posted bail Friday morning.
Bickett's mother, Deb, said her son had to have surgery for his injuries.
"He (Jones) doesn't want to run into me," she said.
Jones' manager, Alex Cole, said Friday that the actor hadn't answered his phone calls. Cole had said Jones was on vacation.
Barrera said one of Jones' companions indicated he was in the state to hunt.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Victoria and David Beckham are one of the most photographed celebrity couples in the world. But while plenty of celebrities regularly express their displeasure with the roving snappers, Posh admits she brought the attention on herself.
"I don't complain about paparazzi because I've put myself in that position, and so has David," Victoria told the January issue of Harper's Bazaar. "But I always say to the boys, someone is going to take your picture because you're handsome or you're smart or because you're so good at soccer. But every now and again, [our son]Romeo might pick up one of David's cameras and say, 'Victoria, Victoria, over here!' And his attitude is sort of angry."
As a mother of three boys, Victoria has had to get used to a lot of things. She admitted she gets bruises playing goalie with her children in the Beckham backyard and she also sometimes dresses down at home - to an extent.
"I run around the house in a tracksuit sometimes," Posh admitted. "A fabulous one."
But don't expect the fashion maven to step out of the house in such attire, even if it is "fabulous."
"If I go to the supermarket looking like sh**, that affects my work. I am selling an image," she told the mag. "Plus, I have fun with it."
Another thing Victoria is having fun with is perfecting what used to be her famous red carpet pout.
"I have started smiling," she admitted of her new out-and-about look. "I've mastered this smirk; it's a smile that isn't a smile."
Posh said she is now able to crack a grin due to the confidence that comes with age - she's now 34.
"I used to get so nervous, and when I got on the red carpet, I'd freeze up. I've had so many things said about me over the years, like a public bullying," she said. "The older you get, the more comfortable you become with yourself, and you accept what you have physically. Also, the fact that my business is doing very well... makes me feel a little more confident, too."
Another thing that's going well for Victoria - her marriage to David.
"We've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs," Victoria revealed of her union with the soccer star. "We've been married for nine years. I love him more now than when I first met him... Back then, there was a certain innocence. I look back and think if only I knew then what I know now. I've toughened up a lot."
One of the things Posh has toughened up on are the erroneous reports in the tabloids about her - like ones suggesting she is pregnant. These days, Posh laughs about them with pals Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria and Kate Beckinsale.
"You get a little water retention; it's not news," she said. "Me, Katie, Eva, and Kate always joke about how one of us is allegedly pregnant, but no, we're just a little bloated today! None of us is pregnant."
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