As she partied with Justin Timberlake Tuesday night, it was easy to imagine that Leona Lewis had left her life in Hackney far behind her.

The party was held in honour of the X Factor winner’s new album, and she looked every inch the established star in a belted strapless purple bandage dress.

But as the 24-year-old mixed with Britney’s ex in Los Angeles, her teenage sweetheart Lou Al-Chamaa was on her mind. Leona says the electrician wasn’t at all jealous of her spending time with Justin.

“He is cool with that kind of thing,” she said. “In fact, he is so laid-back I’m like, ‘Hello? You need to be a bit jealous!’ Not really.”

Working with Justin on her second album Echo was a great experience, she told the Mirror.

“It was great. First I had to get over the shock and cool myself down a bit. But he is just such a sweet guy and so talented. I didn’t know how he worked in the studio, I obviously just knew him from being a fan of his. But he is such a talented producer as well. It was a brilliant experience. A lot of my friends were very jealous.” Following up her record-breaking first album was always going to be a difficult task, but Leona’s career has gone from strength to strength in recent months.

She has recorded the title theme I See You for Titanic director James Cameron’s eagerly anticipated new 3D sci-fi film Avatar.

– Daily Mail

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Lily Allen falls victim to her killer heels

Walking on stage in Manchester Tuesday night in a designer dress and killer heels, Lily Allen was hoping to make a good impression.

But her graceful entrance soon turned sour when she tripped on her five-inch platforms, narrowly missing out on an impromptu crowd-surfing session at the Apollo.

The 24-year-old singer managed to stop herself from falling flat on her face just in time. She then wisely decided to remove her heels and perform barefoot.

– Daily Mail

Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester steps out

Gossip Girl Leighton Meester may not be as well known as her co-star Blake Lively, but this red-hot leather look will certainly help to change that.

Brunette Leighton, 23, defied the chill in the cut-out leather minidress in New York Tuesday night, and mounted her challenge to wrest back the Gossip Girl pin-up title from leggy blonde Blake who plays style princess Serena van der Woodsen.

The 23-year-old singer and actress poured her figure into the racy black outfit at the opening night of the flagship American Eagle Outfitters store. She stood out from the crowd with a slick of blood red lipstick and smudged black eye make-up and performed her new song, Somebody to Love, at the event.

– Daily Mail

Father who accused MJ commits suicide

The father who sensationally accused Michael Jackson of molesting his 13-year-old son has committed suicide, it was revealed Tuesday night.

Former Beverly Hills dentist Evan Chandler was found in bed with a single bullet.

Chandler, 65, died in his luxury waterfront flat in Jersey City, New Jersey, on November 5, but details of the death only emerged Tuesday. A police source said the victim was still holding the gun when his body was found.

-Daily Mail