Washington, Apr 9 : A porn flick has been receiving stiff resistance from critics, who have said that universities should not be paying for the screening of such smut.

But the film''s supporters have fought back saying that it does not fit the legal definition of obscenity, and that schools have a First Amendment right to show it.

The movie ''Pirates II: Stagnetti''s Revenge'' produced by Digital Playground has been airing on campuses is unrated, although Digital Playground has produced an R-rated version.

Colleges that have screened the film are the University of California-Davis, UCLA, Carnegie-Mellon, the University of Maryland and Northwestern University.

Washington, Apr 9 : John Travolta, 55, and Kelly Preston, 46, had been keeping a low profile since the tragic death of their son Jett on January 2 in the Bahamas, but the couple returned to the spotlight when they celebrated their daughter Ella Bleu's 9th birthday on April 3.

As per a source close to the family, the two celebrated the day "just as they would any other year".

Washington, Apr 9 : In a bid to cut all the loose threads in the Sarah Palin clothing saga during US Presidential elections, the Republican National Committee filed an amended report late last month, which shows in detail exactly which disbursements were clothing purchases for the Alaska Governor and her family.

According to the report, the committee paid about 23,000 dollars for clothing in the three weeks before and after Election Day.

Washington, Apr. 9 : A Turkish television reporter blackened himself before presenting a news item on President Barack Obama.

He claimed he slapped on the Al Jolson face to show how much he "respected" Obama.

But according to the Daily News, Americans who viewed the footage on websites yesterday blasted his bizarre prank as offensive.

The Turkish newsman was reporting on a speech the President made on his visit to Turkey this week.

Washington, Apr 9 : American pop rock singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson recently unveiled her 4-month-old son Bronx to her fans by posting his photo on her Twitter page.

"I present you my little man and his adorable cheeks," People magazine quoted Simpson-Wentz, 24, who included a link to a picture that shows her giving the 4-month-old a kiss, as writing.

While Ashlee seems busy with her newborn son, her husband Pete Wentz is busy with work and is touring with his band Fall Out Boy.

Washington, Apr 9 : Hugh Jackman has been forced to apologise after an employee made an embarrassing error on his Twitter page.

After the incident, it came to the fore that the Australian actor was using an online marketing team to manage his online blogging.

The `X-Men' star has thousands of fans visiting his Twitter page everyday to read his regular online posts.

However, recently Jackman faced huge criticism in his native Australia after he mistakenly referred to Sydney''s famous Opera House as the ''Opera Centre''.