Amanda Seyfried to croon in `Ted 2`

Actress Amanda Seyfried will sing a medley penned by Seth MacFarlane in the forthcoming comedy `Ted 2`.

The `Million Ways to Die in the West` actress has impressed her co-star and writer MacFarlane with her `beautiful` singing voice so much so that he wrote a special medley for her to perform in the comedy's sequel, reports contactmusic.com.

`She's going to sing in 'Ted 2'. She has a beautiful voice,` said MacFarlane.

Seyfried said: `He wrote a nice medley, a Ted-ley, but I don't know if I'm up to speed yet.` Mumbai, June 8 (IANS)

Simon Cowell wants a daughter

Music mogul Simon Cowell's friend Sinitta says he is keen to have a daughter, a younger sister for his three-month-old son Eric.

The 54-year-old music mogul and girlfriend Lauren Silverman welcomed son Eric into the world in February, but his friend and former girlfriend Sinitta says that the `X Factor` boss is already thinking of having more children, reports contactmusic.com.

`Simon is such a doting father and is loving being a parent. He wants more children - I know he does. He'd love a daughter next,` she said.

Griffith, Banderas had marital `issues for long time`?

Actor Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith, who recently announced their split, have reportedly had marital "issues for a long time".

The star couple have been married for 18 years and though the "Working Girl" star filed for divorce a few days back, it is believed their romance has been on the rocks for a while, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

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Yaya Dacosta to act in Whitney Houston biopic

Actress-model Yaya Dacosta will play late singer Whitney Houston in a biopic of her life.

The former "America's Next Top Model" contestant will play the lead role in the TV movie depicting the highs and lows of the late "I will always love you" hitmaker's life and career, including her turbulent marriage to Bobby Brown, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Dacosta has also acted in TV shows like "Ugly Betty" and "House".

The biopic will be directed by Angela Bassett, who starred alongside Houston in "Waiting to Exhale".

Houston's family had earlier expressed their disappointment over the project as it is a TV movie and they feel she deserves so much more.

The singer's loved ones are said to be planning their own big screen movie in the style of late pop star Michael Jackson's "This Is It", which they feel would be a more fitting tribute to the musical icon, who died in February 2012.