Taylor Swift's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been hacked, the singer announced on her Tumblr page. Earlier last week, Swift sent out two tweets, asking her fans to follow @veriuser and @lizzard. Hacker collective Lizard Squad is the same group that claimed responsibility for taking down Playstation. The @lizzard account threatened to publish nude photos of Swift in exchange for Bitcoins. Swift later tweeted the following in response to the nude photos' threat: "PS any hackers saying they have 'nudes'? Psssh you'd love that wouldn't you! Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING." [sic] Twitter has taken down the hackers' tweets and locked Swift's account while they investigate what happened.

Benedict Cumberbatch, criticised for using the term "coloured" to address black actors on a talk show, issued an apology for his remarks. "I'm devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology. I offer my sincere apologies. I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done," he said. "I can only hope this incident will highlight the need for correct usage and terminology that is accurate and inoffensive. The most shaming aspect of this for me is I was talking about racial inequality in the performing arts in Britain and the need for rapid improvements when I used the term."

Keira Knightley, the Oscar-nominated The Imitation Game actress, has finally revealed the truth about the unusual spelling of her first name. "I was meant to be named Kiera after a Russian ice skater who was on the TV one day," the actress told Elle. "My dad fancied her and nicked the name for me. But it was my mum who went to register my birth, and she accidentally spelled "ei" instead of "ie" because my mum's crap at spelling."