Being a sports star certainly pays off. LeBron James has moved into an enormous $9-million mansion in Miami’s Coconut Grove. The palatial home has an impressive white facade with Roman-style columns and arches throughout and overlooks Biscayne Bay.

And just in case he wasn’t seeing enough of the outdoors, both floors have wraparound verandas, in the style of an old Southern plantation home. Surrounded by tall palm trees, the home boasts a beautiful infinity swimming pool, the edges of which reach a private pier leading out to the warm turquoise sea. There’s plenty of room for the family to enjoy their new status since LeBron, 25, moved from Cleveland to play for the Miami Heat basketball team. His girlfriend Savannah Brinson, 24, will be joining him along with their children LeBron Junior, five, and Bryce, three, although Savannah has expressed doubts about living in Miami.

Earlier this year, she told Harper’s Bazaar: “Personally, Miami was not my favourite place. Vacationing there is great. You go for three days and get some sun and it’s time to go home.” Hopefully the new house will cheer her up. “It will definitely be an adjustment,” she added, “but we’ll make it.”

— Daily Mail

‘I eat, I swear,’ vows Natalie Portman just weeks after admitting she lost 20lb for movie role

Just weeks after admitting that she lost 20lb for her most recent role, Natalie Portman has defended her slender appearance. The 29-year-old actress, who was just nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance as a prima ballerina in Black S w a n, talked with US Vogue about her eating habits, new business ventures and how she indulges in food, just like everybody else.

“I swear, I eat. I ate a bagel an hour ago,” she vows during an interview which took place just after she finished filming for Black Swan — a film which required her to lose 20 pounds from her already slender frame. Portman looks gorgeous in the visually stunning inside pictures, which follow a dance theme. The actress trained eight hours a day for months to get her body in the shape needed to play Nina, a prima ballerina who is stick thin and suffers from a number of self-destructive habits.

— Daily Mail

She’s just not that into you: Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds end their two-year marriage

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have split up after more than two years of marriage. According to US reports, Scarlett, 26, was the one who initiated the separation. The couple have released a statement saying:

“After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.” Ryan, 34, and Scarlett got engaged in May of 2008 and were married in an intimate ceremony that September.

— Daily Mail