Washington, November 19 : Rapper Snoop Dogg has a great advice for U. S. President-elect Barack Obama that will increase the happiness of his family—learn how to bake.

The hip-hop star himself invites the friends of his three children to his home for sleepovers and other family events.

And he feels that Obama can win cool points with his daughters Sasha and Malia by becoming a good cook.

Washington, Nov 19: Even though she’s one of America’s most sought after actresses, Reese Witherspoon has revealed that it was not the case when she was growing up.

The 32-year-old star has revealed that she grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, where she had not been as popular as she presently is, especially when it came to games and looks.

“I had giant Coke bottle glasses when I was little and I was always the midget, the little one. No one would pick me on the kickball teams,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

London, Nov 19 : An unusual music lover has found an innovative way to make pop videos for the deaf – by using sign language.

Tyrone Whittle’s unique interpretations of the songs through sign language became a big hit on the Internet where hundreds of thousands of people have watched them.

As the 43-year-old performs some unusual dance routines to the tunes of classic tracks by The Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, and The Smiths, in public places, he can be heard singing along to them.

He can be seen performing his routine at train stations, shopping centres and other public places, and he has also built up a massive range of other hits on YouTube by bands such as The Verve, The Cure and Coldplay.

Washington, Nov 19 : An attorney for Michael Jackson has claimed that the singer is too sick to appear in court to testify in a lawsuit with an Arab sheikh.

The singer''s lawyer Robert Englehart told the High Court in London on Nov 18 (08) that Jackson is awaiting test results on a mystery illness and wants to give his testimony via video link from the U. S.

Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain is suing the Thriller hitmaker for 7 million dollars, reports Contactmusic.

The sheikh says Jackson reneged on a contract for an album, a candid autobiography and a stage play, after accepting millions of dollars in advance.

However, the pop star has denied the claims, insisting any monies given to him were as a gift.

Washington, Nov 19 : Courtney Love has denied Internet claims that she has been feeling suicidal.

Recently, the singer alarmed fans in a bizarre rant on her MySpace blog about death, reports Usmagazine. com.

However, now Love insists that she occasionally gets depressed and has no intentions of ending her life.

She wrote on her blog: "No, I am not suicidal. Occasionally, like all of us, I get depressed."

After revealing that she suffered a "mini little depression attack" more than a year ago, Love says she has learned that "medication is not the answer" to dealing with her mood swings.

New Delhi, Nov 19 : Christina Aguilera, who is still struggling to lose her baby weight, has admitted that she is determined to get back in shape.

The singer, who gave birth to son Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman, in January - has admitted that she is finding it tough to shift her last few post-pregnancy pounds, reports China Daily.

"Now I am back in the gym trying to eat as healthy as I can except for my one cheat day a week," she said.