This is the accidental controversy of my life: Minissha Lamba

Minissha Lamba sounding cheerful, relieved & grateful on the morning after her trauma on Mumbai airport, speaks to Subhash K Jha. Minissha, what happened? It was just minor discrepancy in my papers for the jewellery. I’m just so shocked by the monstrous proportions that the incident acquired. Is it true you were detained the whole night at the airport? I was detained for sixteen hours. Which, if I may say so, was completely unnecessary in a case like this. However if my papers were not in order because of a minor technicality then the authorities were totally within their rights to detain me. We’ve to go by the book. No complaints about it. Did you really have undeclared diamonds worth 40 lakh rupees? Definitely not that much. The value was much much less. I can’t tell you how much because it involves a legality. I had the paperwork to authenticate it. So why did they detain you at the airport? A minor glitch. I don’t want to go into who was responsible for it. Were the airport authorities civil with you? They were very civil. Very very friendly. They served me the most amazing food and they were constantly cracking jokes to ease my nervousness. I ended up regaling them with my experiences at Cannes. They regaled me with their experiences with celebrities. We had a very lively sixteen-hour session. You’re making it sound like a party?! What can I say? I had the choice of either sitting and crying or trying to make the best of a bizarre situation. Guess what I chose to do? I took a chill-pill. They were very civil civil-servants. The whole thing was done quietly and with great dignity. I am sure they’ve encountered worse offenders than me. I’m just a little sheep that inadvertently got caught up in a situation. Did you have a relative accompanying you? You know I am a very independent girl. I didn’t even want to inform my parents about it when it happened. In any case my phone taken from me. I wasn’t allowed to use it. I didn’t want to cause any worry for my parents. I didn’t know it the incident had already gone out. Was it harrowing? Yes, because a molehill was blown up into a mountain. There I was, I had just landed from Cannes, jetlagged and groggy. I just wanted to get home and sleep. Little did I know what was in store for me. Life is full of surprises. Earlier during the trip I lost my baggage at the Nice airport. Kissne ki yeh ‘Nice’ harkat? (laughs). I’ve gone through so much during the trip. I told God, if you’ve more in store bring it in now, let’s get it out of the way. So how did you manage to dress so well at Cannes? The baggage was lost on my way back. Thank God for that. And I didn’t lose too many valuables. How was Cannes? I had gone to attend the premiere of the new Woody Allen film. I couldn’t meet him. But his management told me that they’re looking seriously at Indian cinema. I met a lot of people from the international movie community. Has the controversy shaken you? I think I got into the controversy by default. This is the accidental controversy in my life. It’s one of those life-experiences. Even in future I will find myself in unpleasant situations. what I make of them is in my hands entirely. Looks like Cannes doesn’t suit you? On the contrary the experience has made me a stronger humanbeing. I think I’ll go every year now.

Beyonce bags Billboard Millennium Award

Beyonce Knowles has bagged this year's Billboard Millennium Award.

From First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey to Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder, the Who's Who of the industry were there to laud the R&B star.

"You are so much more than just a pop star or an icon; you represent the dream," Lady Gaga, who collaborated with the 29-year-old pop sensation in "Telephone" said.

"I can remember when she was a kid and she saw Whitney Houston and she said 'One day I'm gonna do that', proud mom Tina Knowles said, holding back her tears.

Owner of 16 Grammies, Beyonce grooved to her new single "Run the World (Girls). Other prominent winners included teen icon Justin Beiber, Eminem and Taylor Swift, ContactMusic reported.

Evangelina Lilly becomes a mom

Former " Lost" actress Evangeline Lilly has become a mom.

The 31-year-old star, who was spotted earlier with a baby bump in Hawaii, became a proud mother of a baby boy, Dailystar reported.

The private star has not as yet made an official announcement.

It is Lilly's first baby, with production assistant boyfriend Norman Kali. Earlier she has dated her "Lost" co-star Dominic Monaghan.

Taylor Swift is Top Artist

Honored with the grand prize in the Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift was crowned as Top Artist at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday evening (May 22).

With the ceremony being held at the MGM Grand, the country darling took home the trophy after beating out fellow nominees Justin Bieber, Eminem, Lady Gaga and Rihanna.

As for the show, the Ken Jeong hosted Billboard Music Awards featured performances by big names including Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj, the Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne and numerous other top acts.

With presenters including Selena Gomez, Joe Jonas and Matthew Morrison, the Billboard Music Awards also featured a special tribute to Beyonce Knowles - as she was presented with the Billboard Millenium Award for her undeniably successful career achievements.

Salma is proud of being a housewife

Actress Salma Hayek pats herself for being a good homemaker.

"I am a housewife. I cook every night for my husband. I am most definitely a housewife. And a good one, I must say," ContactMusic quoted her as saying.

The 44-year-old actress who is married to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, was initially scared of moving to Paris.

"The first thing I panicked about was moving. I got scared. I said, 'I'm not moving to Paris to be a housewife'. And he said, 'Fine, we'll be different'. It's sort of exciting to have a different kind of marriage," she said.

The " Frida" actress now loves living there."He knew I was going to end up here but he said the right thing. Before I knew it, I was spending most of my time here, and I love it," she added.

Mother to a three-year-old daughter Valentina, Hayek leads a very homely life."Our life is great and glamorous in many ways, and in many ways - the good ways - it's very homey. He's a spoilt brat, my husband, when it comes to food," she said.

Gosling locks lips with a man!

Actor Ryan Gosling created a stir in Cannes Film Festival after he planted a kiss on the lips of director Nicolas Winding Refn.

The 30-year-old actor planted a smooch on the director in front of photographers gathering for the Palme d'Or winners' photocall.

Refn walked away with the best director award for his film " Drive", a high-octane movie about a stuntman who moonlights as a getaway car driver, played by Gosling, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Refn described the actor as "my favorite alter ego" when accepting the best director honour.