London, Dec 3 : William Shakespeare might have stopped writing because he had lost his sight, a leading playwright has claimed.

Shakespeare, who died in April 1616, stopped writing three years before his death in 1613, and Thomas suggests that years of writing by candlelight would have left Shakespeare with bad sight.

Thomas has just written a play, For All Time, about why the bard left London for Stratford-upon-Avon in 1613.

Melbourne, December 3 : Lindsay Lohan has been blocked from logging into her own Facebook account after the site’s administrator thought its user was ‘fake.’

The actress-singer revealed to her My Space fans that she was ‘shocked’ after she read the reason for the disabled sign-in process, reports News. com. au.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 - U. S. actor Jack Black will be the host of the 2008 "Video Game Awards" show, Spike TV said Tuesday.

The prize presentation recognizes the outstanding artistic and technical achievement in the gaming industry, plus offers first-looks at the hottest games of 2009 and beyond.

Los Angeles  - Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski filed a formal request Tuesday to the Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss the 30-year-old child molestation charges against him.

Polanski was convicted of several sex crimes involving a 13-year- old girl in 1977 but fled the United States before sentencing.

His lawyers said that a recent documentary on the case had revealed that a pattern of misconduct between the court and prosecutors "had so distorted the legal process that the interests of justice can only be served with the complete dismissal of the case."

Los Angeles - Mainstream stars such as Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Woody Allen, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz all figured prominently Tuesday in nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, the first major awards of the season.