Movies & Actors
Finger ‘malfunction’ flap at Super Bowl
Madonna promised that her Super Bowl halftime show would not feature any wardrobe malfunctions. The singer delivered on that promise, but the 11-minute show was not without controversy. During the live performance with Madonna and Nicki Minaj, rapper M.I.A. flashed her finger at the cameras for a brief, but not unnoticed, moment. Twitter went a-twitter after viewers caught...
‘Chronicle’ leads weekend box office
Tickets sales have been chronicled for the current three-day weekend and results show that “Chronicle” took the No.1 spot. The action film, about three teenagers who acquire superpowers, sold $22 million in tickets. The $12 million flick, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, was written by Max Landis, son of writer and director John Landis whose work includes numerous...
The Woman in Black
96 minutes In theaters Feb. 3, 2012 Rating: PG-13, Thriller Daniel Radcliffe could use some of that schoolboy wizardry about now: post-graduate life immediately after Hogwarts turns out to be ghastly and ghostly. That’s because he stars in the stylishly eerie, dramatically limited haunted-house flick, The Woman in Black, which offers Harry Potter’s alter ego...
Newt wants Brad to play him in movie
If they ever make a movie about Newt Gingrich, the Republican presidential hopeful known for his ego wants Brad Pitt to portray him, TMZ reports. Gingrich picked the A-list actor even though he admits they don’t look alike, and that Pitt is younger, better built, and better looking. Gingrich said in an interview with the “Rich Stevens Radio Show” about...
Roseanne Barr running for president
Roseanne Barr has filed the official paperwork necessary to run for the Green Party nomination for president of the United States. Barr filed her paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 25. Her filing creates a four-way race for the Green nomination, which is to be decided at the Green Party Nomination Convention in July. The comedian tweeted Thursday, “I...
Sean Penn named ambassador for Haiti
Call him Mr. Ambassador. Actor Sean Penn has taken on the starring role of Ambassador at Large for Haiti. The actor took on the new title thanks to his work in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in 2010 that ravaged the country, killing scores of people and leaving many more sickened and homeless. The actor accepted the award at a special ceremony held by President...
Don Cornelius, creator of ‘Soul Train,’ dead at 75
Don Cornelius, the producer and television host who created the popular television show “Soul Train,” was found dead of a gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday morning. He was 75. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department were reportedly trying to determine if the wound was self-inflicted. Police received a report from someone at Cornelius’...
Big Miracle
107 minutes In theaters Feb. 3, 2012 Rating: PG, Drama Where there’s a whale, there’s a way. And it’s a good thing there is because a family of three California gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle in 1988 desperately needed help in the the form of a miraculous rescue mission from a group of humans who do not normally cooperate. Big...
Debbie Reynolds plans new memoir
“The Unsinkable Molly Brown” actress is penning a tell-all tome. Publisher William Morrow announced Tuesday that Debbie Reynolds will release her second memoir, titled “Unsinkable,” next year. Reynolds, who is currently starring in the comedy “One For the Money,” released her first memoir ‘My Life” a quarter century ago. However...
Shake up at the ‘X Factor’
Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones have all been x-ed from the “X Factor.” The first season’s host, Jones confirmed his departure on Twitter Monday afternoon. Fox confirmed Scherzinger’s exit also on Monday, and confirmation that fellow judge Adbul won’t be back is imminent, sources say. It appears that the show’s producers...
Sofia Vergara named Most Desirable Woman of 2012
Sofia Vergara has landed at the No.1 spot on AskMen.com’s 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012. From her killer curves, to her best asset-hugging attire, it doesn’t come as a great surprise to many. It took a year for AskMen.com readers to come around. In 2010, Vergara held the No. 3 spot, right below Mila Kunis and Blake Lively. But this year the Colombian beauty...
Jessica Alba starts eco-friendly ‘The Honest Company’
Jessica Alba has another hat to wear. The actress, wife and mother has become a businesswoman. Alba has launched a venture that provides parents easy access to eco-friendly natural products for babies and homes. The 30-year-old actress and mother of two said that while preparing for motherhood four years ago, her biggest challenge was trying to find environmentally friendly...
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange to appear on ‘The Simpsons’
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will guest star on the 500th episode of the animated comedy “The Simpson.” The 500th episode will see the family moving to an isolated house and finding themselves living next to Assange. The episode will be broadcast in the U.S. on Feb. 19. Assange, currently under house arrest as he appeals his extradition to Sweden over sex...
The Grey’ tops weekend box office with $20 million in sales
Things were grey at the weekend box office, but the hue was welcome. The Liam Neeson action film “The Grey” took the top spot at the weekend box office, taking in $20 million for Open Road Films, the distributor founded in 2011 by the three largest U.S. theaters. “The Grey” is Open Road’s second release, which followed the studio’s September...
Sarah Jessica Parker to replace Demi Moore in ‘Lovelace’
Sarah Jessica Parker has been tapped to replace Demi Moore in the film “Lovelace.” Moore dropped out of the project to get help for what her rep described as “exhaustion” after her hospitalization last week. Parker will play the small but pivotal role of feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the movie about the 1970s adult film star Linda Lovelace. Earlier...
Kenny Chesney leads ACM nominations with nine
Kenny Chesney led the pack Thursday night as he grabbed nine award nominations from the Academy of Country Music. Jason Aldean received the second most nods with six, followed by Lady Antebellum with five. In the Entertainer of the Year category, Chesney has some stiff competition from fellow nominees Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and last year’s winner Taylor...
Simon Cowell teams with Will Smith for DJ competition show
DJ culture has definitely gone mainstream. Several big name disc jockeys are heating the charts with their own releases, while others are vying for Grammy awards. So it doesn’t come as such a surprise that Simon Cowell, of “American Idol” and “X Factor” fame, has teamed up with actor/singer Will Smith to find the next hot DJ. Cowell’s...
Demi Moore hospitalized for “exhaustion”
Demi Moore, who recently split from her estranged husband Ashton Kutcher, has been hospitalized for “exhaustion.” TMZ reports that a 911 call was placed late Monday night, and that paramedics transported the star from her L.A. home to a hospital. A spokesperson for the L.A. City Fire Dept. confirmed to People magazine that an emergency call came from Moore’s...
Leno’s satirical depiction of holiest Sikh shrine generates controversy
A skit by comedian Jay Leno is at the center of a diplomatic dust-up between the United States and Indian officials, with India saying this week it plans to launch an official complaint over a reference Leno made about an important Sikh shrine. Leno and his associates, in an episode of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” aired by NBC on Thursday, showed an illuminated...
Albert Nobbs
113 minutes In theaters Jan. 27, 2012 Rating: R, Drama As the title character in Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close hides in plain sight. She plays a woman passing as a man in 19-century Ireland so that she can make a decent living, something generally denied women. And she stays out of trouble by being as close to a social cipher as she can be. Quiet, polite, cautious, deferential,...
Man on a Ledge
102 minutes In theaters January 27, 2012 Rating: PG-13, Thriller It’s got a cynical edge but the plot is a hedge. The title tells you the premise but not the genre. And we won’t either. Man on a Ledge is a suspense thriller about a guy who threatens to jump to his death from the top of a high-rise building. Sam Worthington is Nick Cassidy, an ex-cop and ex-con who...
‘Hugo,’ ‘The Artist’ lead Oscar nominations
Nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday. “Hugo” with 11, and “The Artist” with 10, lead the nominations. Friends Brad Pitt and George Clooney will face each other in the best actor category. And Meryl Streep will have go up against Michelle Williams for best actress. The nominations for best picture are: “The...
The Grey
117 minutes In theaters Jan. 27, 2012 Rating: R, Drama Throwing its characters to the wolves — literally — to see how they fare is a central component of The Grey’s anatomy. Not so well, it turns out. For us either. This wilderness adventure never quite tracks us down. Liam Neeson stars as loner John Ottway, a despondent member of an oil drilling team who...
Aretha Franklin calls off summer wedding to long-time companion
Aretha Franklin has called off her summer marriage to long-term companion William “Willie” Wilkerson because things started to move “a little too fast” in their relationship. A statement signed “Aretha and Will” read: “Regretfully, To Our Friends and Supporters: Will and I have decided we are moving a little too fast, and there...
‘Underworld Awakening’ sees light at top of weekend box office
“Underworld Awakening” came out on top of the weekend box office, taking in $25.4 million in its debut. The film is a 3-D fourth installment of the popular vampires vs. werewolves franchise. “Awakening,” starring Kate Beckinsale, took in more than its 2009 predecessor “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” which started with $20.8 million,...
Red Tails
120 minutes In theaters Jan. 20, 2012 Rating: PG-13, Drama If only the filmmakers telling this story were as high-flying and ambitious as the heroic characters their movie celebrates. Red Tails is an inspired-by-real-events historical drama about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American fighter pilots in the United States’ armed forces, formally known...
Mark Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments
Actor Mark Wahlberg apologized on Wednesday for saying events may have turned out differently had he been on one of the planes that crashed on 9/11. In an interview for Men’s Journal, Wahlberg said, “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first class cabin and then me...
LL Cool J to host 2012 Grammys
The selection of this year’s host of the Grammy Awards has many saying “cool.” The Grammy Awards has announced that actor/rapper LL Cool J will be the host of this year’s 54th ceremony. LL Cool J (his initials stands for Ladies Love Cool J) is a two-time Grammy winner and has hosted the Grammy Nominations Concert since 2008. In a statement, LL...
Haywire
105 minutes In theaters Jan. 20, 2012 Rating: R, Thriller Steven Soderbergh has gone Haywire and the results are entertaining if uninspiring. Directorial resumes don’t come much more prolific or eclectic — 25 movies in 22 years — than that of Oscar-winning Steven Soderbergh. Breaking through with sex, lies and videotape, he went on to create Out of Sight,...
Lindsay Lohan returns to court for progress report
Lindsay Lohan returned to court Tuesday for her second probation progress report and received high marks for staying the course. Back in November, Judge Stephanie Sautner ordered Lohan to complete 12 morgue visits and four psychotherapy sessions by Tuesday’s hearing. She completed that requirement just under the wire with the last morgue visit on Saturday. Lohan...
‘Contraband’ steals top spot at weekend box office
“Contraband” stole the top spot at the weekend box office. The Universal action drama staring Mark Wahlberg took in $24 million, securing the No.1 slot. The movie’s very solid start is a nod to Wahlberg’s star power and his ability to continue to attract movie goers. The 3-D version of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” grabbed the...
George Clooney, Meryl Streep, ‘The Artist’ big winners at 2012 Golden Globes
Host Ricky Gervais did his best not to totally tick off the Hollywood Press Association at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. While Gervais was, for the most part, uncontroversial, after last year’s highly controversial display, the host with the most offending jokes was not totally quiet. In his opening monologue, Gervais called the Globes, “the Kim Kardashian...
Glitz, glammor and grace at 2012 Golden Globes
More highly anticipated by many than the winners are what the guests wore. And this year’s 2012 Golden Globes red carpet did not disappoint. The year’s first awards show and fashion fest featured fabulous women looking glamorous, graceful and all glitzed up. Among repeat standouts were Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, and Kate Beckinsale. The trio looked stylish...
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
129 minutes In theaters Jan. 20, 2012 Rating: PG-13, Drama It’s not extremely loud, but it is incredibly close. To our hearts and minds. And it’s dramatically devastating. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a poignant, stimulating drama about the tragic effects and aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a subject that movies...
Contraband
110 minutes In theaters Jan. 13, 2012 Rating: R, Thriller Contraband isn’t just about counterfeit. It is counterfeit. That’s because this remake of the 2009 Icelandic crime thriller, Reykjavik-Rotterdam, appears to be a cerebral caper flick, but is in actuality a sluggish action thriller. Set in New Orleans, it centers on the predicament of one Chris Farrady,...
Kelly Clarkson to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
Madonna, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. will have some company when they perform at Super Bowl XLVI. American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has been tapped to sing the national anthem before the start of the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton will sing as a duet “America the Beautiful.” Since...
LIndsay Lohan in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor
It appears that Lindsay Lohan may have a new gig in the works. Her cover and sold-out Playboy spread is done, and her legal troubles look like they are behind her. So what’s next? Perhaps a role playing the iconic Elizabeth Taylor. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lifetime has had a TV movie of the fabulous Liz Taylor in the works since Taylor passed away March...
Charlie Sheen says he’s ‘not crazy anymore’
A year after acting, well, just plain crazy, actor Charlie Sheen says he is “not crazy anymore.” Over the past 12 months, there was talk about Tiger Blood, Adonis DNA, crazy warlock powers, and “winning.” But that’s all in the past, Sheen maintains. The actor’s very public breakdown began last January after Sheen was taken to a hospital...
Halle Berry to marry longtime boyfriend
Halle Berry is set to marry her long-time beau, Oliver Martinez. The Oscar winner will reportedly marry her “Dark Tide” costar later this year. A rep for jewelry designer Gurham confirmed the engagement to People.com. Martinez reportedly asked Berry to marry him over the holidays, and presented Berry with a diamond and emerald engagement ring designed by Gurham. This...
The Iron Lady ( ** )
In theaters Jan. 13, 2012 Rating: PG-13, Drama It’s the iron lady of screen acting who provides virtually all the oomph in The Iron Lady. That’s because the subject of the film hardly comes into any kind of productive focus even as we marvel at the performer painting the portrait. This is a bad biography but a shimmering showcase. Meryl Streep portrays former...
‘The Devil Inside’ exorcises ‘Mission Impossible’ from top of box office
The low budget horror flick “The Devil Inside” did what many critics thought was the impossible and kicked “Mission Impossible” from its No.1 spot to take the lead at the weekend box office. “The Devil Inside,” about a woman investigating exorcisms performed on her mother, took in an impressive $34.5 million in North American box offices....
Oprah’s return as TV host draws 1.1 million viewers
It’s not clear if viewers tuned in to watch the talk show queen or the rocker, but Oprah Winfrey’s return to talk-show TV with an interview with Steven Tyler drew about 1.1 million people Sunday night, the second largest audience for any show on Winfrey’s year-old cable network. While an impressive showing, the audience was just a fraction of the 6.5...
Holidays were season for celebrity engagements, divorces and reunions
The Christmas season was not without some celebrity news. Into the New Year we saw a celebrity engagement, divorce and reunion. Justin Timberlake is reported to have proposed to his long-time on-and-off again girlfriend Jessica Biel while in Jackson, WY, over the holidays. The “hot” Hollywood couple have been dating since 2007, and they were proclaimed a couple...
“Mission Impossible 4″ stays No.1 at the box office
“Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” toasted the New Year by remaining No.1 at the weekend box office. The Tom Cruise flick took in an estimated $31.3 million over the three day weekend, a 6 percent increase from Christmas weekend. The fourth entry in the action franchise currently has a cumulative total of $134.1 million, beating the final gross of “Mission...
In the Land of Blood and Honey
127 minutes In theaters Jan. 6, 2012 Rating: R, Drama There’s a lot more blood than honey in The Land of Blood and Honey. And that’s as it should be, given that this brutal drama about genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia’s civil war in the early 1990s is often difficult to watch, but is never less than powerfully intense. It marks the impressive writing-directing...
Patrick Swayze’s widow pens memoir
Patrick Swayze’s last words to his wife Lisa were “I love you,” and those were her last words to him, Neimi Swayze writes in her new memoir, ‘Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving Forward.” The book chronicles the Dirty Dancing star’s 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer, from his diagnosis to his last days, as told by Niemi, his...
Giuliani Rancic back at work two weeks after double mastectomy
E! News host Guiliana Rancic was back on the set Tuesday just two weeks after undergoing a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. On the network’s website, Rancic said in a statement, “Even though I moved a tad slower than usual today everyone welcomed me back with open arms and it was a wonderful homecoming.” The 37-year old TV personality had...
The Adventures of Tintin
107 minutes In theaters December 25, 2011 Rating: PG, Animated adventure Tintin is herehere. Finally. Of course, just how grateful each of us is about the arrival of The Adventures of Tintin will vary wildly. The Belgian boy/man (we’re never sure which) reporter, popular and well known in Europe ever since Brussels cartoonist Herge (real name: Georges Remi) created...
War Horse
146 minutes In theaters December 25, 2011 Rating: PG-13, Drama It’s the story of a horse. And his boy. And their war. It’s War Horse, an old-fashioned epic melodrama from director Steven Spielberg, who here targets all generations and all varieties of moviegoers, and sets his somber drama against the sweeping canvas of rural England and the nightmarish battlefields...
Cheetah, famed chimp of Tarzan movies, dies at 80
A chimpanzee famous as the sidekick of Tarzan, played by Johnny Weismuller in the 1930s, has died at an animal preserve here. Cheetah, the grinning companion and comic relief in the classic “ape man” films, died Christmas Eve at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, according to a sanctuary spokeswoman who announced the death Tuesday. He was around 80 years old and...
Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible’ cruises to top spot at holiday weekend box office
Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol” took the No.1 spot at the North American box office over the holiday weekend. The film took in $26.5 million for Paramount Pictures. In the fourth “Mission Impossible” film, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, leader of an elite special-operations squad that takes on the government’s most...
Matthew McConaughey engaged to long-time girlfriend
Sorry to break the news, ladies, but another “hot” Hollywood bachelor is officially off the market. On Christmas Day, hunky 42-year-old Matthew McConaughey asked his longtime 29-year-old Brazilian model girlfriend to marry him and she said, “Yes.” McConaughey wrote on his WhoSay account Sunday, “Just asked Camilla to marry me, Merry Christmas.” The...
Melanie Amaro wins ‘X Factor’
Melanie Amaro’s dream came true Thursday night when she won the first season of the “X Factor” and a $5 million record deal. The 19-year-old from Sunrise, FL, who has been compared to such icons as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, will also star in her own Pepsi commercial. Coming in second was rocker Josh Krajcik, and fan favorite rapper Chris Rene took...
‘X Factor’ down to final three
Who will be the winner of the $5 million recording contract? Will it be rocker Josh Krajcik, rapper Chris Rene, or Melanie Amaro, whose voice resonates in the hearts of minds of fans all across the United States? Whoever it will be, it will be announced Thursday night. During Wednesday evening’s final countdown, the three finalists, whittled down from 100,000, performed...
We Bought a Zoo
124 minutes In theaters Dec. 23, 2011 Rating: PG, Comedy-drama It’s that pronoun in the title that tells you most of what you need to know here: director Cameron Crowe’s first movie in six years is decidedly, dependably, and definitively a family affair. We Bought a Zoo, which may look frivolous on the surface, is an offbeat portrait, and a comedic one at that,...
The Artist
100 minutes In theaters Dec. 23, 2011 Rating: PG-13, Comedy The Artist is a love story, all right. But the lovers are the movies…and us. Can a movie be any more pleasurable than this one? As you exit from this brilliant entertainment, it will seem impossible. And yet, consider this: The Artist is silent, it’s black-and-white, its title refers to art, it ignores...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
160 minutes In theaters December 21, 2011 Rating: R, Thriller “I want you to help me catch a killer of women.” Thus does one major character engage another in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Only this time he says it in English. And to one of the most vivid and iconic characters in movie history. Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, currently on movie screens in Sherlock...
Playboy issue featuring Lindsay Lohan selling well
Lindsay Lohan has a hit on her hands.No, the troubled actress is not starring in an award-winning film. The hit she is currently experiencing is from her spread in the January/February issue of Playboy. Despite the fact that the photos were leaked two weeks ahead of the release, the issue is selling out at newsstands and breaking records, according to owner and founder...
Britney Spears gets engaged
Britney Spears is getting hitched–for the third time. The pop star and her boyfriend of two years, Jason Trawick, got engaged Thursday night. The happy couple announced the engagement Friday. Trawick proposed on bended knee with Spear’s two sons Sean Preston, 6, and Jayden James, 5, watching. The 30-year old diva excitedly agreed to marry her long-time boyfriend...
Sherlock Holmes’ sequel leads North American box office
“Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows” had a mystery to solve in its debut: Where were all the fans? While the sequel did manage to open atop the North American box office, it led with lower-than-expected receipts in an overall slow domestic market. The British-American action mystery, a follow-up to its successful 2009 film, took in $40 million in its opening weekend,...
Christopher Hitchens, author and talk show regular, dies at 62
Christopher Hitchens, the controversial, captivating and combative British-born literary critic, author, talk show regular and journalist died in a Texas hospital Thursday night from complications related to esophageal cancer. Hitchens was born in Portsmith, England, in 1949, and went on to graduate from Oxford in 1970. He began his career as a journalist in Britain in the...
Auctions sell Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels, Steve Jobs’ Apple contract for millions
Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels fetched a record $115 million at auction Tuesday night, while the contract signed by Apple’s confounders that established Apple as a company sold for $1.35 million. The contract, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, sold for over 10 times the pre-sale estimate. It was expected to fetch up to $150,000 at Sotheby’s...
Lindsay Lohan back in court
Lindsay Lohan is due back in court Wednesday to give her first progress update under new strict probation requirements intended to keep close tabs on the troubled actress, and more recently, Playboy cover model. On Tuesday, Lohan experienced a travel delay while leaving from a vacation in Hawaii, and missed an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The...
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
In theaters December 16, 2011Rating: PG-13, ThrillerThe main fear triggered by the prospect of a sequel to Sherlock Holmes is that it would be a mere shadow of its predecessor. Well, it’s mildly disappointing but not tragic to report that Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is less than the equal of its Holmes-sweet-Holmes predecessor, but still a respectable followup...
Young Adult ( **1/2 )
91 minutes In theaters December 16, 2011 Rating: R, Comedy-drama As adults go, she’s about as young as they get. She’s the focal character in Young Adult, a perverse dramedy about a 37-year-old who epitomizes the anti in antiheroine. Charlize Theron, in her first major role in three years, stars as Mavis Gary, a lonely, hard-drinking, divorced ghostwriter of a...
Jennifer Aniston named ‘Sexiest Woman of All Time’ by Men’s Health magazine
Mens Health magazine has just released its annual list of the 100 Hottest Women of All Time, and Jennifer Aniston takes the crown as the sexiest. The “Friends” star beat out the likes of Angelina Jolie, Rihanna., Beyonce, Brittany Spears, Madonna, Ursula Andress, Bettie Page, Pamela Anderson and Jane Fonda. What makes Aniston so sexy? The editors of Mens Health...
‘New Year’s Eve’ tops very weak box office weekend
It isn’t even Christmas, but “New Year’s Eve” has arrived at the box office. The star-studded cast helped the romantic comedy bring in $13.7 million in what was the worst weekend at the North American box office since September 2008. Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Michelle Pfeiffer, Abigail Breslin, Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon...
Ryan Seacrest could replace Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today”
“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest could be a possible successor to Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today” show if Lauer steps down next year. The talk are preliminary, and they may just be a negotiation tactic for NBC who will need a strong backup plan if Lauer does vacate the coveted co-anchor seat. According to people close to the matter, Seacrest...
Michelle Duggar miscarries
Michelle Duggar, the realty TV star made famous as the mother of 19, has miscarried. Michelle, 45, and her husband Jim Bob, announced they were expecting No. 20 last month on the Today show. The happy couple was hoping to find out the gender of their unborn child, but when they went to the doctor on Thursday, he was unable to detect a heartbeat, People reported. Jim Duggar...
Actor Harry Morgan dead at 96
Actor Harry Morgan has passed away at the age of 96. A well-liked character actor, Morgan appeared in more than 100 films and was widely known as Detective Bill Gannon on “Dragnet” and Col. Sherman T. Potter in “M*A*S*H.” Born in Detroit, MI, in 1915, he began acting at the University of Chicago in 1935. Initially a Broadway actor, Morgan worked...
Alec Baldwin vows not to use American Airlines again after getting kick-off flight
Just a day after American Airlines kicked off Alec Baldwin from one of its flights, the ‘30 Rock’ celebrity has blasted the airlines and claimed that he was singled out for not turning off his phone while other passengers’ were ignored of the same act. The incident happened on Tuesday when Baldwin was travelling from Los Angeles to New York. The angry...
JC Penney buying $38.5 million stake in Martha Stewart Living
Domestic diva Martha Stewart has inked a deal with JC Penney. On Wednesday, the Plano, Texas-based department store announced it is acquiring a 16.6 percent stake in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. JC Penney is buying 11 million newly issued shares of stock at $3.50 a share, for $38.5 million. Under the terms of a 10-year commercial agreement, JC Penney will introduce...
Alec Baldwin booted from plane for refusing to quit cellphone game
Boys and their toys!Alec Baldwin was kicked off a flight in Los Angels for playing a game on his cellphone. The “30 Rock” star was playing a game called “Words with Friends” while the plane idled at the gate on Tuesday. Apparently, Baldwin loves the game so much he was willing to leave the plane for it. He later boarded another American Airline flight...
Eliazabeth Taylor’s items on display at Christie’s
A display of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, clothing and other memorabilia opened at Christie’s in New York City on Saturday. The stunning Taylor display features over 200 items owned by the iconic actress. The pieces will be auctioned off on Dec. 13. Among the pieces are the movie star’s very first wedding dress, (Taylor was married eight times), and the...
Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife arrested in Colorado
Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested early Saturday in Colorado and charged with assault and cocaine possession, police reported. Just before midnight on Friday, police encountered a woman at a bar and performance venue in Aspen called the Belly Up, who claimed that Mueller was “the aggressor” in an assault, according to a news...
“Breaking Dawn” hold tops spot at weekend box office
It appears as if moviegoers still have a yen for a vampire-werewolf-love triangle. For the third consecutive week, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1″ held strong and remained atop the weekend box office. The flick, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, took in $16.9 million, pulling in a whopping $247.3 million since its debut on Nov.18. At No.2...
Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife arrested in Colorado
Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested early Saturday in Colorado and charged with assault and cocaine possession, police reported. Just before midnight on Friday, police encountered a woman at a bar and performance venue in Aspen called the Belly Up, who claimed that Mueller was “the aggressor” in an assault, according to a news release...
BET to Premiere 50 Cent’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ Saturday, December 3rd
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has certainly demonstrated the diversity in many areas of entertainment, not falling too short of great particularly in the movie industry.When the rapper committed fully to play the role of a cancer stricken football player, many couldn’t believe the 80-pound transformation, let alone the sacrifice. Finally his hard work is ready for the world...
Two top baby names from 2011 are from ‘Twilight’
Who wants to name their baby after a werewolf or a vampire-inspired tale? Quite a lot of people. According to Baby Center, two of the top baby names of 2011 are from the blockbuster “Twilight” series that features a vampire-werewolf-human love triangle. At No. 3 on the girls list was Isabella, as in Isabelle “Bella” Swan, the human heroine in ‘Twilight.”...
Second Harry Potter park coming to Southern California
NBCUniversal is hoping that Harry Potter and his wizarding will cast a spell and bring similar success to a second planned location in Los Angeles. The new “Harry Potter” addition to NBC’s Los Angeles Park will resemble and be modeled after the one in Florida, which includes a Hogwarts Castle, roller coaster and several Potter-themed restaurants. If...
Kris Humphries seeks annulment from Kim Kardashian
Kris Humphries doesn’t want a divorce from Kim Kardashian; he wants an annulment. The NBA star is seeking to annul his 72-day marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, according to People magazine. Humphries is said to have been “in utter horror” after watching the highly anticipated premiere of “Kourtney and Kim Take New York,” which aired...
Kourtney Kardashian expecting baby No. 2
For the moment, Kim Kardashian is out of the spotlight. It’s her big sister Kourtney who is now taking center stage. The oldest Kardashian, 32, has announced that she and her boyfriend Scott Disick are expecting their second child. Kourtney told Us magazine in its cover story that she is nine weeks along. “You are suppose to wait 12 weeks to tell people, but...
Google Doodle celebrates Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday
American author Mark Twain would have turned 176 Wednesday, and in his honor Google has decorated its homepage with a colorful, playful and elaborate doodle. The doodle is of a couple of boys painting a wooden fence. The boys are Tom Sawyer and a friend that he has conned into helping him whitewash the fence. Twain, one of the most accomplished writers in American history,...
Anne Hathaway engaged to long-time love Adam Shulman
After three years together, Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway is engaged to actor Adam Shulman. The striking 29-year-old actress has been spotted sporting an engagement ring, artfully designed by Kwiat Heritage. Low-key Shulman was initially viewed as Hathaway’s rebound romance following the messy and highly publicized end of her four-year romance with Raffaello...
‘Breaking Dawn’ tops weekend box office
Vampires and Muppets ruled the weekend box office. For the second week in a row, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1″ was No.1 at the weekend box office. Twilight took in an estimated $113.5 million around the globe from Friday through Sunday. Tickets sales for Twilight for the three days totaled $42 million, and $62.3 million over the five-day Thanksgiving...
“Twilight – Break Dawn Part 1″ movie birth scene causing seizures in Epileptics
A graphic scene in which heroine Bella gives birth to her vampire husband Edward’s child in the new Twilight movie ‘Breaking Dawn : Part One’ is triggering seizures in cinemas across the U.S. According to CBS News, Brandon Gephart of Roseville, California was watching the film when he began having convulsions. Gephart only remembers waking up on the cinema...
Search still on for missing ‘People’s Court’ mom
The search continues for Michelle Parker, the Florida woman who went missing after an appearance on TV’s “The People’s Court.” There are few, if any, clues into the disappearance of the mother of three, who has not been seen for a week. New details have emerged that her ex-fiance and father of her 3-year-old twins, has a violent past and has been in...
‘X-Factor’ sends two packing
Seven X-Factor contestants had a great deal to be thankful for on the day before Thanksgiving. They moved on to the next round. Two were not so lucky and were sent packing. In a first for the singing talent show competition, the judges were deadlocked. When the deciding vote was left up to Simon Cowell, Simon choose to send home bluesy singer Leroy Bell. It was then up...
Oprah’s Chicago apartment for rent
Looking for an apartment to rent with bragging rights? Look no further. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has listed her $5.6 million Chicago apartment for rent for $15,000 a month, or $180,000 a year. Winfrey bought the luxurious digs on the sixth floor of the 1913 Beaux Arts Building in the Gold Coast neighborhood of the Windy City in 2006, but never moved in because of security...
J.R. Martinez wins ‘Dancing With The Stars’
War hero and Army veteran, 28-year-old J.R. Martinez, and his partner Karina Smirnoff were crowned the winners Tuesday night of Dancing With The Stars season 13. The three finalists–Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian, and Martinez–danced one last time before Martinez was awarded the coveted mirror ball trophy and announced the winner. First to go in the nail-biting...
DWTS finals: Rob Kardashian takes the lead
The cast of Dancing With the Stars has been whittled down to three. The trio of celebrities and their professional partners gave it their best shot Monday for their final performance. Ricki Lake danced first with partner Derek Hough, who won last year with partner Jennifer Grey. Ricki and Derek scored a 27 out of a possible 30 for their fist dance. Her second dance left...
“Twlight: Breaking Dawn” enjoys 5th biggest box-office debut
Twilight fans raced to theaters to see “Twilight: Breaking Dawn.” The fourth film in the romantic vampire-werewolves phenomena earned more than $139.5 million over the weekend, $30 million in early Friday midnight showings. Its total global weekend take is estimated at $283.5 million. Twilight stands behind only “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part...
Oprah plans new show to boost her network
TV legend and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will return to TV with a new prime-time show set to debut on January 1st. Oprah will ring in the New Year with the premier of Oprah’s Next Chapter, her first weekly primetime series on her OWN network The show will mimic her long-running daytime hit chat show, but it will take Oprah out and about. Winfrey will take extended...
Mila and the Marine at the ball
It was a Hollywood movie star and a U.S. Marine who were the belles of the ball. Mila Kunis kept a promise she made last summer when she attended the Marine Corp Ball in Greenville, N.C. on Friday with Sgt. Scott Moore. Moore had asked Kunis out via YouTube after making a bet with a fellow Marine when he was serving his second combat deployment in Musa Qala, Afghanistan. “Hey,...
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher are no more
After six years of marriage, Demi Moore, 49, announced Thursday that she is ending her marriage to 33-year old Ashton Kutcher. The news is not a great surprise to many. The announcement comes after months of rumors that the couple has been having marital problems. Some speculated that Kutcher, the new star of “Six and a Half Men,” had been unfaithful. In a statement,...
After 28 years, RegisPhilibin is leaving “Live! With Regis and Kelly”
Regis’s reign as co-host of “Live! With Regis and Kelly” ended Friday after a 28 year run. “I feel pretty good,” he told reporters after Thursday’s edition of the New York based show. “i wasn’t looking forward to this moment. You never are in your life when you’re leaving a success that you worked your tail off to make,”...
CBS taps Charlie Rose, Gayle King for its new early show
CBS’s new early show has hired PBS talk show host Charlie Rose and radio host Gayle King to anchor its yet-to-be named new morning show. Set to debut on Jan. 9, CBS says viewers will see a program that is very different and one that doesn’t try to copy what is already out there. The new program will replace the Early Show, which has long lagged behind NBC’s...
Justin Bieber paternity lawsuit dropped
Million of teens and teens are breathing a sigh of relief. The woman who claimed Justin Bieber is the father of her baby boy has dropped her paternity lawsuit against the pop star. TMZ learned the suit was quietly dismissed late last week. Lawyers for Mariah Yeater, the woman who made the claims, have quit and withdrawn from the case. Bieber had planned to take a DNA test...
“Unacceptable” Ricky Gervais to host 2012 Golden Globes again
Looks like all you have to do is insult people, step on toes and ruffle a few feathers to get a returning gig on the Golden Globes. Ricky Gervias will return to host the 2012 Golden Globes for a third time despite the comedian’s stint in 2011 described as “totally unacceptable” by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In his 2011 turn, the British...
Pam Anderson to play Virgin Mary in Christmas comedy special
This kind of stuff never winds up in catechism. She was a Playmate of the Month for Playboy, she has a sex tape, and her romances have been well published. She has had many roles that played up her two biggest assets. And now, Baywatch’s Pamela Anderson will trade her revealing red swimsuit for a blue gown and veil. Anderson will star as the Virgin Mary in an hour-long...
Brad Pitt plans to stop acting in three years
Moneyball star Brad Pitt, 47, says he has three more years left of acting and then he plans to retire from the big screen. “I am really enjoying the producorial (sic) side and development of stories and putting those pieces together. And getting stories to the plate that might have had a tougher time otherwise,” Pitt told the Australian version of 60 Minutes. In...
Bradley Cooper is People’s sexiest man alive
Sexy is back!People magazine announced the winner for its 2011 Sexiest Man Alive title, and it is the hunky, handsome and hot Bradley Cooper. As People notes, there is more to Cooper than his dreamy robin’s egg blue eyes and his brilliant, dazzling smile. Cooper is a Georgetown graduate, rides a motorcycle, is fluent in French (mais oui) and he can cook. And another...
George Clooney says he contemplated suicide after movie injury
George Clooney says me contemplated suicide after suffering an injury in 2005, according to an interview with the actor in Rolling Stone magazine. Clooney relayed that while filming a scene for his supporting role in “Syriana” in 2005, a mishap during a stunt left him with a serious spine injury. The actor said the injury was so bad that he considered taking...
“Immortals” takes No.1 at weekend box office
The 3-D action epic “Immortals” topped the domestic box office over the weekend, taking in $32 million in its debut. Relativity Media’s action flick grossed another $36 million overseas for an estimated worldwide take of $68 million. “Immortals,” which cost $75 million to make, stars Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas,...
Shock jock Howard Stern near deal as judge on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Radio shock jock Howard Stern is near a deal with NBC to become a judge on the network’s reality competition show “America’s Got Talent.” Under the deal, which is in negotiations, Stern would earn about $15 million a year. Joining co-judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne, he would take Piers Morgan’s seat at the judge’s table. Morgan...
Sesame Street asks: Who played Gordon in the pilot?
Sesame Street is asking for help in finding the name of the actor who played Gordon in its test pilot. On its official homepage, Sesame Street posted the following message Thursday: “Sesame Street debuted 42 years ago today. But like most other TV shows, we had a test pilot. We created it in the summer of 1969, just a few months before the first episode aired. The...
Billy Crystal is back at the Oscars
Funnyman Billy Crystal is back.Oscar organizers announced Thursday that Crystal will host the 2012 awards show after several days of upheaval that resulted in the resignation of producer Brett Rattner and his personally selected emcee Eddie Murphy. Crystal has hosted the Hollywood telecast eight times. On his Twitter account, Crystal wrote, “Am doing the Oscars so...
Taylor Swift named CMA’s entertainer of the year
Singer Taylor Swift was named CMA’s entertainer of the year for the second time Wednesday at the 45th Country Music Awards The stunning 21-year-old singer/songwriter was passed up for female singer of the year and three other categories before receiving the honor. Swift looked truly stunned when she was presented with country music’s most coveted award. Swift...
Eddie Murphy won’t host Oscars
We can only hope this year’s Oscars will be half as exciting. Comedian Eddie Murphy pulled out of hosting the 2012 Oscars a day after colleague and producer Brett Rattner’s resignation for using a homophobic slur. Rattner bought Murphy in as Oscar host as part of his efforts to bring new life to the ceremony following this year’s poorly received and poorly...
Lindsay Lohan’s ‘classy’ Playboy photos due for Christmas release
Lindsay Lohan has traded her orange jumpsuit for her birthday suit. The actress, who spent a “frightening” four whole hours in jail this past weekend, will be the cover girl and have a pictorial in the January/February 2012 issue of Playboy. The announcement came after several reports surfaced that Lohan’s initial photo shoots were deemed not up to snuff...
Verdict reached: Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter
On Monday, a jury seven men and five women, after a six week trial that featured 49 witnesses and 330 pieces of evidence, found Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Murray, a 58-year-old Granada born cardiologist had treated Jackson for years and singer died under his care on June 25, 2009. The Los Angeles County...
‘Puss In Boots” purrs as it stays at No. 1
“Puss In Boots” remained the top cat of the weekend box office in North America for a second week. The DreamWorks Animation “Shrek” spinoff took in $33 million over the weekend. The amount was just a 3 percent drop the $34.1 million the film grossed in its debut weekend, an extremely impressive hold for a non-holiday period. In two weeks, “Puss...
Lindsay Lohan checks in–and out–of jail
Lindsay Lohan began serving her 30-day sentence at the County Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles Sunday at 8:48 p.m. Just four hours later, at 1:30 a.m. Monday, the actress was released due to overcrowding. To fulfill the rest of her sentence handed down by Judge Stephanie Sautner last week, Lohan must attend a set number of community service appointments and therapy...
‘Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams has bladder cancer
Crooner Andy William, best known for his hit “Moon River,” told fans Saturday he had bladder cancer. The singer announced to a crowd, gathered at his Moon River Theater in Branson, MO, for his Christmas Show, that he has cancer of the bladder. Williams told his fans, “I do have cancer of the bladder. But that is no longer a death sentence. People with cancer...
“60 Minutes” curmudgeon Andy Rooney dies at 92
Andy Rooney, the “60 Minutes” curmudgeon commentator who delivered his two minutes of comments every week at the end of the news program from 1978 to 2001, died Friday night in a New York City hospital at the age of 92. CBS News said in a statement that Mr. Rooney, who lived in Manhattan, died after complication following minor surgery. On Oct. 2, Rooney made...
Prosecution insists Murray’s negligence killed Jackson
Prosecutor David Walgren said at the closing of the involuntary manslaughter trial of cardiologist Conrad Murray on Thursday that the doctor, because of his negligence, was responsible for entertainer Michael Jackson’s death in 2009. Walgren said the evidence against Murray is very strong and it was clear that the cardiologist acted with criminal negligence that...
Country singer Keith Urban to have throat surgery
Keith Urban will have throat surgery in mid-November to have a polyp removed from his vocal cords. The country crooner has been forced to postpone his All for the Hall concert benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. A representative for Urban said in a statement, “The surgery, an outpatient procedure, while minor, will require complete voice rest followed...
Drew Barrymore tops Forbes list of most overpaid actors
It is not always good to be No. 1Drew Barrymore, who won hearts playing Gertie in E.T., tops Forbes’ newest list of Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors. According to Forbes, “To compile our list we used information gathered for the Celebrity 100 to look at the last three non-animation movies each actor starred in over the last three years. We added each actor’s...
Keeping up with the Kim Kardashian wedding tweets
Kim Kardashian’s high profile marriage to New Jersey Nets player Kris Humphries was one for the record books. We are not talking about the pricey $10 million price tag for the elaborate wedding, we are talking about its length. We hope it was fun while it lasted. Kim’s high profile marriage to a professional athlete that ended in divorce ranks No.1 in terms...
Judge orders Lindsay Lohen to jail
Former Disney star turned bad-girl actress Lindsay Lohan will serve 30 days of her probation in a jail cell after repeatedly ignoring a judge’s orders to report for community service. After that, she must obey the judges orders to the letter for the remaining 270 days of her probation or return to jail. Lohan, 25, missed 12 of 20 scheduled work days and was late for...
Bieber a daddy?
A Bieber baby?A fan claims that Justin Bieber, 17, is the father of her child. His legal team is denying the allegations. Maria Yeater of California claims she had sex with the pop sensation a year ago and that a 3-month-old baby boy is his. RadarOnline first reported the claims, writing, “in a signed affidavit, sworn under penalty of perjury, Yeater told a California...
Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kris Humphries
It lasted just 72 days. Maybe longer than some had suspected.On Monday, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her professional basketball player husband Kris Humphries. Ryan Seacrest, who produces her family’s hit TV show, tweeted Monday morning, ” Yes@kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few...
“Puss in Boots” purrs to top spot at weekend box office
An animated cat beat out two thrillers over the Halloween weekend at the box office. “Puss in Boots,” starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, earned an estimated $34 million, putting the “Shrek” signoff way ahead of some much bigger Hollywood stars. The animated film, which cost about $130 million to make, was distributed by Paramount Pictures....
Charlie Sheen sitcom picked up by FX
Charlie Sheen’s new comedy sitcom has been picked up by FX. Aptly titled “Anger Management,” the sitcom is loosely based on the 2003 movie of the same name from Joe Roth’s Revolution Studios about an anger management therapist who appears to need more counseling than his patients. FX has ordered 10 episodes of the comedy. They will be written and...
Witnesses counter prosecution’s charge that Murray was greedy
Five witnesses attempted to portray on Wednesday before the Los Angeles jury a different image of cardiologist Conrad Murray, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of singer Michael Jackson. The five are his former patients, who described Murray as a good doctor and not capable of the charges being raised by the prosecution, including being greedy...
Michael Lohan arrested again in Tampa
That was fast.Michael Lohan, the estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan, was back in police custody Thursday, just hours after being released from a Tampa jail on domestic violence charges. Tampa police responded to a 911 call from Michael Lohan’s on-and-off again girlfriend and one-time fiancee, 28-year-old Kate Major, early Thursday. Major told police Lohan...
Andy Rooney hospitalized in serious condition
Longtime CBS News commentator Andy Rooney has been hospitalized in stable but serious condition after suffering “serious complications” following minor surgery last week, the network reported Tuesday. Rooney, 92, best known as the curmudgeon who signed off for “60 Minutes,” just ended his stint delivering essays on the news show Oct. 2. Rooney,...
Kardashians cooking up homeware line
The Kardashian clan is planning to expand their ever-growing and enterprising family empire with a line of housewares, TMZ reported Tuesday. According to documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Kardashian family registered the name “Kardashian Kollection Home” to use on a vast array of household items for everything ranging from towels...
Lindsay Lohan’s father charged with beating live-in girlfriend
Wonder if they get some kind of two-for-one deal.Michael Lohan, the estranged father of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested around 1 a.m. Tuesday and charged with beating his live-in girlfriend in a Tampa apartment, police said. Lohan was booked into Hillsborough County Jail after he was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with complaints of chest pains. He was jailed on domestic...
“Paranormal 3″ scares off rivals at box office
The horror flick “Paranormal Activity 3″ scared off rivals and broke records over the weekend, bringing in an estimated $80 million in global ticket sales. The third installment of the low-budget haunted house movies was No. 1 at the box office with a domestic take of $54 million, making it the highest grossing domestic debut for a horror film. It was a record...
Once Upon a Time’ Fall’s Top-Rated Drama Premiere
ABC’s new fairytale drama “Once Upon a Time” got off to a strong start Sunday night, scoring the top ratings of any drama debut this fall, while Fox won the night overall thanks to the NFL and the World Series, according to preliminary numbers. Competing against both the World Series and “Sunday Night Football,” “Once Upon a Time”...
Mariska Hargitay adopts a second child
Six months ago, “Law & Order: SVU” actress Mariska Hargitay adopted a daughter Amaya Josephine. She and her husband added to the family recently, adopting a son, Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Herman, born over the summer. The newest addition makes Hargitay a mom of three. She also has a 5-year-old son, August. Hargitay, 47, and her husband Peter Hermann, 44,...
Lindsay Lohan’s probation revoked, prison could be next
Lindsay Lohan’s probation was revoked on Wednesday after a Los Angeles County judge reprimanded the actress and her attorney in court for Lohan’s failure to comply with her community service. Lohan was escorted from the courtroom in handcuffs and later posted a $100,000 bail. LA Judge Stephanie Sautner said that if Lohan made bail, she must perform 16 hours...
Susan Sarandon under fire for calling the Pope a Nazi
Mel Gibson may just be breathing a sigh of relief, glad to have the spot light off himself. Outspoken award-winning actress Susan Sarandon has come under fire from Catholic and Jewish groups after she called German pontiff Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi over the weekend in a discussion panel at the Hamptons Film Festival. Sarandon, who won an Academy Award for her role in the...
‘Real Steel’ and ‘Footloose’ battle it out at the box office
The battle for the number one spot over the weekend at the box office was won by the action drama “Real Steel,” featuring Hugh Jackman. The futuristic robot flick duked its way to the top by narrowly beating the highly-anticipated and well-reviewed remake of the dance movie “Footloose.” “Real Steel” took in $16.3 million over the weekend,...
‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman diagnosed with cancer
Larry Hagman, the actor best known for his role as J.R. Ewing on the hit TV series Dallas,” is battling cancer. Hagman, 80, did not divulge the type of cancer he has, but said it is a very common and treatable type. Hagman joked in a statement released Friday, “As J.R. I could get away with anything–bribery, blackmail, adultery. But I got caught by cancer.” Hagman...
Florida man arrested in celebrity email hackings
Following a yearlong investigation, FBI officials on Wednesday identified the man they say hacked into the email accounts of nearly 50 celebrities, including those of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Mila Kunis. The suspect, Christopher Chaney, an unemployed 35-year-old from Jacksonville, FL, apparently didn’t do it for the money, FBI officials say. Chaney...
Footloose the movie 2011
Had it cut loose a bit from its namesake original, Footloose might have been fancy-free. Instead, it’s got retread written all over it. Take Two of Footloose is a reboot of the popular 1984 teen dance drama that made a star of Kevin Bacon as an anti-authoritarian big-city boy who likes to dance, but who finds himself in a small town in which dancing is banned. Newcomer...
Real Steel’ Leads Box Office Receipts
The robot-boxing action drama ‘Real Steel’ led this week’s movie box office receipts with an estimated $27.3 million, according to studio estimates from box-office tracking firm Hollywood.com. The $110 million film got an “A” rating from CinemeScore graders which made it all the more enticing to watch. Dreamworks produced the film and was...
Disney’s ‘Real Steel’ steals top spot at box office
George Clooney was no match for Disney’s robot-boxing action drama. “Real Steel” was the champ over the weekend and stole the top spot at the box office. The film earned an estimated $27.3 million, the strongest opening ever for a boxing-themed picture. It even beat “Rocky IV’s” $20 million debut in 1985. The $110 million flick by Dreamworks...
No Murray fingerprint in saline bag with propofol
Fingerprint tests done by the Los Angeles Police Department on 23 medicine containers and medical supplies seized from the house of pop icon Michael Jackson yielded more questions than answers on the role of cardiologist Conrad Murray in his patient’s death. The tests confirmed that Murray’s fingerprint was on a 100-milliliter bottle of propofol but not on...
Olsen twins $39,000 backpack sells out
Looks like backpacks are back in style. Expensive backpacks that is. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are having a hard time keeping up with the demand for their $39,000 alligator backpacks from their luxury fashion line, The Row. Ashley said at the Paris launch of the twins new handbag collection on Sept. 30 that the expensive backpack was “the first thing that sold off...
Jackson’s London concert was to make up for lost childhood
Pop icon Michael Jackson was not happy that he lost his childhood because he had to start working as a member of the group Jackson 5. To make up for his lost childhood, he told cardiologist Conrad Murray the planned series of London concerts were for kids who do not live a normal child’s life. The recording of Jackson’s sentiments on the matter was played in...
The Way
Martin Sheen walks the walk and Emilio Estevez writes the talk in The Way, a sincere personal collaboration between a real-life father and son who happen to be enormously talented. The Way is an episodic inspirational drama that explores the difference, as one character puts it, between “the life we live and the life we choose.” Sheen stars as a bereaved father...
David Cassidy sues for ‘Partridge Family’ merchandise
If you bought a Partridge Family lunch box, or had a David Cassidy poster hanging on your wall, you just may inadvertently be part of the problem. On Wednesday, TV pop icon David Cassidy filed suit against Sony claiming he was not paid for his image on merchandise from the hit TV series in which he starred, ‘The Partridge Family.” The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles...
Johnny Depp sorry for rape comments
Johnny Depp has apologized and said he is truly sorry for comments he made in a Vanity Fair interview about how he feels about photo shoots. “It was a poor choice of words,” said Depp after commenting that photo shoots are “invasive and emotional violence.” Depp’s comments were excerpted online before the Vanity Fair issue hit newsstands. “Well,...
Oprah Winfrey tops Hollywood’s highest earning women list for 2010-11
It comes as no great surprise that Oprah Winfrey takes the top spot on Forbes’ just released list of Hollywood’s Highest Earning Women between May 2010 and May 2011. What does come as a surprise is that the just lead is narrowing, thanks in part to the ending of Oprah’s highly successful 25 year afternoon TV show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”...
Disney plans 3-D re-release of four of its animated films
Thanks to the success of the 3-D re-release of “The Lion King,” Disney plans to re-release “Little Mermaid,” “Nemo,” “Monsters Inc.” and “Beauty and the Beast” all in 3-D. The four films will hit theaters in 3-D over the next two years starting in January 2012 with “Beauty and the Beast.” The film...
DWTS sends home model Elisabetta Canalis
She’s got the looks but she apparently didn’t have the moves. The other couples who were left wondering their fate were David Arquette and Kim Johnson and Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer. The biggest buzz from the show came from an apparent wardrobe malfunction by TV talk show host Nancy Grace, who vehemently denied any problems after adjusting her dress on live...
Brad Pitt no match for Simba: Lion King eats Moneyball at the movies
Walt Disney’s Lion King 3-D reigned at the weekend box office for the second week in a row, taking in $22.1 million over Columbia Pictures Moneyball’s take of $20.6 million. Moneyball debuted this weekend to much hype, praise and great reviews, but it rode in on the tail of Lion King. The film’s true story of California Oakland A’s general manager...
Lion King 3D’ Still King at the Movies
Brad Pitt’s “Moneybal” came in second with $20.6 million. The movie, which received an “A” rating from CinemaScore participants, is about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to create a baseball team on a budget using computer-generated analysis to draft his players. It is based on Michael Lewis’...
“Two and a Half Men” with Kutcher draw its highest rating ever
‘Two and a Half Men” cut its eighth season short after producers fired actor Charlie Sheen, whose verbal outbursts and much publicized misbehavior become daily fodder for news media outlets and tabloids. After many rumors and speculation about who would replace Sheen, and even if the show had a future, Ashton Kutcher was hired to take over the spot left vacant...
Mila Kunis is latest star to have candid pictures leaked
Actress Mila Kunis has been added to the list of stars that have had cell phone pictures leaked. According to TMZ, several private photos of the “Black Swan” star have been accessed including shots that include her “Friends with Benefits” co-star Justin Timberlake. Actress Scarlett Johannson had nude photos of her leaked online earlier this week. Johannson...
Ashton Kutcher gets naked for Ellen
New Two and a Half men star Ashton Kutcher got naked for a preview video of the Ellen Show. For Ellen’s Season Premiere, Ashton Kutcher spared no expense, except for one: clothes! Before the show he was wearing nothing more than a robe, and after Ellen talked to him…well, you’ll have to see for yourself. Kutcher’s “man bits’ were modestly...
‘Contagion’ Kills at Weekend Box Office With $23M Sales
Time Warner Inc.’s “Contagion,” an action-thriller about a global deadly disease, led this weekend’s box office receipt sales with $23.1 million in the U.S. and Canada. Director Steven Soderbergh’s new film begins with Gwyneth Paltro’s character becoming the first victim of a disease that soon begins appearing in populations all across...
Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary jewels go up for auction
Elizabeth Taylor dazzled the world not just with her stunning looks or as an iconic actress. She also enthralled scores of people with her legendary collection of jewels from the loves of her life. Married eight times to seven husbands, (she married Richard Burton twice), the late Hollywood actress accumulated one of the most bedazzling jewelry collections in the world....
‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ talk premiere, suicide prevention
Bravo aired the premiere of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” on Monday night as originally planned. While the ratings for the show aren’t in just yet, the housewives themselves hit NBC’s “Today” show to weigh in on their thoughts on the premiere. The episode aired just weeks after cast member Taylor Armstrong’s estranged husband...
‘The Walking Dead’ to debut second season with 90-Minute episode
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will premiere with an extended episode when it returns in October. The zombie drama will open its season with a 90-minute episode to air on Sunday, October 16th at 9 p.m. The premiere, which kicks off AMC’s two-week long “Fearfest”, will be aired internationally following the U.S. premiere. The premiere will be followed...
Lindsay Lohan gets tattoo of Billy Joel lyrics
Lindsay Lohan really wants to show how much she’s turned herself around following her recent string of controversies. She’s decided to get some ink to remind herself that she’s in her “prime” with the help of some Billy Joel lyrics. TMZ has the pictures of Lohan’s new body art, which is composed of lyrics from Joel’s 1989 song “I...
Susan Boyle performs new song on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Susan Boyle is back and performing on “America’s Got Talent,” the stateside version of the show that introduced her powerful voice to the world. She performed a new song from her upcoming album for the first time. Boyle made her first appearance on the show since she was set to appear last season but had to be pulled last minute after there were rights...
Daryl Hannah Arrested Outside White House
Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested on Tuesday following a protest outside the White House. The “Kill Bill” star and environmental activist was participating in a sit-in to protest the expansion of a pipeline running from Canada’s controversial Keystone XL tar sands to Oklahoma. “We stand here today to just say no to slavery, to just say no to tar...
Mel Gibson Settles Money, Custody Battle with Ex-Girlfriend
Mel Gibson has settled the custody issues he had with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson agreed Wednesday to pay $750,000 over the next five years and allow Grigorieva to live with their daughter Lucia in the home owned by Gibson. “Thanks, your honor, for bringing this case to a reasonable conclusion,” Gibson told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter...
Alyssa Milano gives birth to baby boy
Alyssa Milano just gave birth to her first child and it’s a boy! They named the baby Milo Thomas Bugliari. It’s the first baby for both Milano, 38, and her Hollywood agent husband David Bugliari, 30. According to People, Milo, born Wednesday at 9:27am, weighed in at 7lbs and 19 inches long. The couple met in 2007 and were married in 2009 at his family’s estate...
Chad Michael Murray to return to One Tree Hill
Actor Chad Michael Murray will be returning to “One Tree Hill” as a part of its final season. Murray will reprise his role on the CW show as Lucas Scott, one of the two brothers that the show revolves around. Murray exited the show in season six when Lucas and his wife Peyton were seen driving into the sunset with their new baby, Sawyer. Lucas will return to the...
Family of “Big Brother” contestant receives death threats
The family of a reality television show contestant has been receiving death threats, and the FBI could be get involved. According to a report from TMZ, numerous phone calls have been made to the family of “Big Brother” contestant Shelly Moore after she voted to evict fan favorite Jeff Shroeder out of the house. Moore, who was part of an alliance with Shroeder...
Dan Akroyd reveals “Ghostbusters 3″ details
With a seemingly never-ending talk about a third “Ghostbusters” film but never any action, it was beginning to look like Dan Aykroyd and company might never suit up again. But Aykroyd says there’s a great script that they hope to shoot and revealed some of the details of the storyline. Aykroyd was a guest on “The Dennis Miller Show” when he...
Jason Bateman, Amanda Anka expecting second child
There’s soon going to be a bit of a “Change-Up” in the Bateman household. Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka are expecting their second child. Amanda’s father, famed singer and songwriter Paul Anka, revealed the news during an interview with ET Canada on Wednesday night. “I’m going to be a grandfather again,” Paul Anka said. Though...
Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus expecting a baby!
In a match made somewhere on the Disney Channel lot, “The Suite Life” star Brenda Song and Miley Cyrus’ brother Trace Cyrus are expecting a baby. It’s the first child for Song, 23, and Cyrus, 22. The couple reportedly began dating last year and made their first appearance last May at a party for Nylon Magazine. Cyrus, who fronted the band Metro...
Denise Richards turns down Two and a Half Men guest spot
Denise Richards has turned down the opportunity to appear on the premiere episode of “Two and a Half Men.” According to TMZ, Richards turned it down because Charlie Sheen would make her life miserable if she did it. “She would never hear the end of it from Charlie,” a source connected with the production of the show told TMZ. Producers offered her the...
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith reportedly separating
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith could be separating after 13 years of marriage, according to a report by In Touch Weekly. The tabloid cites an insider with knowledge of the breakup, however reps for both actors have yet to confirm. Jada’s publicist, Karynne Tencer, told TMZ, “I know nothing about this.” The couple have two children together: 10-year-old...
Taylor Momsen quits acting for good
When we first fell in love with Taylor Momsen in 2000’s “The Grinch,” she was only 7 years old. Now at 18, she’s already retiring from acting. The former “Gossip Girl” star, who won’t be returning for the show’s fifth season and saw the screen time of her character Jenny Humphrey diminished in its fourth, says she’s...
Singer Teairra Mari busted for DUI, attacking cop
Singer and actress Teairra Mari, who appeared in last year’s “Lottery Ticket,” needs plenty of that kind of luck. She was busted for DUI and then subsequently attacked a cop. The 23-year-old, who hit the scene back in 2005 with her Top 5 self-titled album including hits like “Make Her Feel Good” and “No Daddy,” was driving a silver...
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” to undergo re-edits following Russell Armstrong suicide
While the fate of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has been up in the air since the suicide of cast member Russell Armstrong, and Bravo execs have been in some serious meetings surrounding the show, it’s been confirmed. The show’s second season will be re-edited by the network. Cast member Taylor Armstrong’s husband Russell was a featured...
OWN announces Fall primetime line-up
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network has announced its primetime schedule for its new series premiering in October. Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show The Rosie Show and Oprah’s Lifeclass will debut on October 10th and anchor the programming blocks. “With Rosie and Oprah holding down our weeknights, we have a great opportunity to seamlessly reach our core audience...
David Cross, Amber Tamblyn get engaged
Comedy actor David Cross, best known for his outrageous work on the prematurely-canceled “Arrested Development,” just got engaged to girlfriend and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” star Amber Tamblyn. Despite their near 20-year age difference, and the fact that we would have never guessed that they’re a couple, Cross and Tamblyn reportedly...
True Blood renewed for fifth season
HBO announced today that the hit show “True Blood” has been renewed for a 12 episode fifth season. The show will begin production of new episodes later this year in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled that TRUE BLOOD continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics,” Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming said in a statement. “Alan...
Former talk show host, actress Ricki Lake engaged
Former daytime talk show host Ricki Lake is getting married. The 42-year-old actress took to her Twitter page Thursday to announce about her plans to tie the knot with fiancé Christian Evans. “Thrilled to share some happy news with you… I’m engaged!” Lake wrote. “The cat is out of the bag. Phew! I’m terrible at keeping secrets.” She...
LaMarcus Tinker joins “Glee” as love interest for Mercedes
Amber Riley’s Mercedes is finally getting a boyfriend and LaMarcus Tinker is moving from the football team on “Friday Night Lights” to McKinley High’s in order to make it happen. While poor Mercedes has pined over gay Kurt (Chris Colfer) and just hooked up with Chord Overstreet’s Sam before he was unceremoniously dropped from the show, she’s...
Former “Saved by the Bell” star Mark-Paul Gosselaar engaged
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who’s best known for his role as Zack Morris in NBC’s “Saved by the Bell,” is engaged just months after his divorce from his first wife was finalized. The 37-year-old actor announced Wednesday that he is getting married to advertising executive Catriona McGinn, reports People magazine. Celebrity jeweler Neil Lane said he proposed...
Jennifer Love Hewitt to Produce and Star in Lifetime’s ‘Client List’
Hewitt will executive-produce the series through her Fedora Films production company. The network also announced that it has entered into a first-look development deal for both series and movies. The series, which has been greenlit for 10 episodes, follows the exploits of a Texas housewife (Hewitt) who takes a job at a day spa after being deserted by her husband, only to...
Third “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movie starts filming
Click to enlarge Good news for fans of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies. The third film in the kid-lit-inspired franchise has already started filming this week. The cast, including Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, are all back in Vancouver to shoot the third film in the series, with filming officially having begun on Monday....
MTV was planning to produce “The Hills” movie for theaters
Did you get enough of “The Hills” while it was on MTV for six seasons? Yes, I did too. But that doesn’t mean that producers weren’t planning on bringing the reality series to the big screen. Yup, the Lauren Conrad-led drama was being considered for a full-length feature film by executive producer Adam DiVello. I wonder if that was before they went...
Samantha Ronson officially charged with drunk driving
After Lindsay Lohan’s ex Samantha Ronson, well, pulled a Lindsay last week, she’s been formally charged with drunk driving. 33-year-old Ronson was arrested last week in the California desert after she “displayed signs of alcohol intoxication” and failed the field sobriety tests. The celebrity DJ was pulled over on the morning of August 2nd, where...
New Sons of Anarchy Promo
A new promo revealing unseen footage from the upcoming fourth season of the hit FX show has been released. The show became the top search on Google throughout the night as people searched the show in order to get some spoilers on the next season The fourth season will premiere Tuesday, September 6 at 10 P.M. on FX with a special 90-minute episode, and if the month early...
“Dirty Dancing” gets remake from “High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega
With the upcoming “Footloose” remake hitting theaters in the fall, Hollywood is taking on yet another remake of a dance-filled 80’s classic: this time, “Dirty Dancing.” Director Kenny Ortega, who was the choreographer on the original 1987 “Dirty Dancing” which starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, will now helm the remake. He...
Kate Gosselin responds to Cancellation Rumors: Nobody’s Told Me!
Nothing gets by Kate Gosselin — unless it’s rumors that her show is being cancelled. Kate Gosselin is overlooking rumors that her TLC show Kate Plus 8 is being cancelled, saying it’s all news to her. We recently told you about Kate Gosselin’s kids pleas for her to marry again, but that’s not all she gabbed about during a stop to the Today Show. The mom of eight talked...
Antonio Banderas was “afraid” of dating Madonna
Antonio Banderas says he was “afraid” of dating Madonna because she was too “powerful.” In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar magazine, the 50-year-old Spanish actor, who costarred with the pop superstar in the 1996 film adaptation “Evita,” said he was flattered when he heard that Madonna was romantically interested in him early in...
“Hunger Games” sequel gets release date
Things are moving fast for the “Hunger Games” trilogy on the big screen. The first sequel has already been given a release date, while the first film has yet to even hit theaters. Lionsgate has slated the second installment in the adventures of Katniss Everdeen, “Catching Fire,” for the Thanksgiving holiday in 2013. It’ll hit theaters on November...
‘Tower Heist’ Trailer: Ben Stiller And Eddie Murphy Seek Revenge
Maybe it’s the return of Casey Affleck’s deadpan humor that I’m feeling, or maybe it’s the excitement about Eddie Murphy returning to the buddy-crime genre, but there’s something about the new trailer that Yahoo! premiered that we can totally get behind. The cast, which includes Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Gabourey Sidibe, certainly...
Kate Gosselin Says Kids ‘Begging’ Her to Get Remarried
Kate has been doing a spate of publicity, and talks about dating again in interviews. But, the mega-mom admits, a relationship with her comes with a lot of complications, including her almost-half-a-Duggar-clan sized family. Not only are the Gosselin kids keen on Kate finding a man, she says, they want her to do it like, yesterday. She explains: “I don’t know where life...
New season of “Desperate Housewives” will be its last
It’s time to pack up and leave Wisteria Lane. After eight seasons, ABC has announced that their hit show is finally coming to an end.The network made the announcement over the weekend at the Television Critics Association and confirmed a rumor that had hit the net that the show’s stars had already been notified. “All good things eventually come to an end,...
Ethan Hawke and wife welcome new baby
Ethan Hawke has become a daddy for the fourth time. The “Before Sunset” star and his wife Ryan Shawhughes welcomed their second daughter two weeks ago and are said to be “very happy” over their new arrival, according to a report in People magazine. Hawke also has a three-year-old daughter, Clementine Jane, with Shawhughes, as well as 13-year-old...
Colin Farrell opens up about son’s Angelman Syndrome diagnosis
When Hollywood hunk Colin Farrell went on to David Letterman’s “Late Show,” we expected the usual fun-and-games schtick that is always on this late night talk show. But Farrell brought up his son’s rare disease, Angelman Syndrome. According to Genetics Home Reference, Angelman Syndrome is a “complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous...
Cool Facts About I Love Lucy The TV Show
Today marks what would have been Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday. Lucille Ball: Celebrating 100 Years of the ‘I Love Lucy’ Star.The actress’ centennial is also being commemorated on TV: Hallmark will broadcast 102 I Love Lucy episodes, ME-TV will air 100 episodes of various programs including The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and The Lucy Show, and TCM will show...
Charlie Sheen will watch his own death from home
Charlie Sheen seem to be taking his own death in stride. The former “Two and a Half Men” actor told TMZ, that he will be celebrating the episode in his home movie theater when it premieres next month. The Warlock told a TMZ report, “I will be watching my fake funeral, attended by my fake ex-girlfriends, from my very, very real movie theater, with my very real...
Demi Lovato doesn’t blame Joe Jonas for breakdown
Demi Lovato is opening up about her 2010 public breakdown that led her to rehab, and wants to make it clear that her break-up with Joe Jonas was not a factor.Lovato opened up about the number of incidents that led to her checking herself into rehab in the latest edition of Elle Magazine. “I wouldn’t credit my meltdown to a guy,” Lovato, 19, tells Elle...
Mark Walhberg jokes that he’s threatened by Taylor Lautner’s good looks
Hollywood can be so unkind to its stars, especially when there’s someone younger and prettier waiting in the wings to take your place. Film star Mark Walhberg agrees and says it’s “Twilight” heartthrob Taylor Lautner who’s threatening his stardom. Walhberg was accepting an award at a Hollywood Foreign Press Association luncheon at the Beverly...
Actor Alfonso Ribeiro breaks up fight at Hollywood barbershop
Alfonso Ribeiro, who’s best known for his role as the lovable Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” is being hailed as a peacemaker at a Los Angeles barbershop.The 39-year-old actor was getting a haircut this week at the barbershop when a fight between two employees at “In the Cuts” got intense, reports TMZ. Apparently,...
Sarah Michelle Gellar to return to All My Children for an episode
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar will be making a return to “All My Children” for an episode.The former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star confirmed the news at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills. “I have no idea what I’m going to be doing,” Gellar told critics about her appearance. Gellar played...
Disney lines up its own live-action Snow White epic
As if two theatrical releases based on the Snow White fairy tale scheduled for next year weren’t enough, here comes Disney with plans for their own live-action version.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney is joining the new Snow White revisionist movement, this time imagining the dwarfs as 19th century warriors and White as an Englishwoman in China being chased...
Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy to host new season of “SNL”
When “Saturday Night Live” returns for its 37th season, a very familiar face will host live from the 30 Rock studio.According to the New York Times, none other than “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin will return for his sixteenth turn as host. With his latest showing, Baldwin officially becomes the celeb with the most hosting duties. He was originally tied...
Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt say they’re broke, regret seeking fame
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were once so over-exposed they were banned from being written or talked about at various news outlets. Now the former “Hills” stars are relatively in hiding, saying they’re now broke and their quest for fame was a “mistake.” Though Montag does currently appear on VH1’s “Famous Food,” the days...
Former ‘Melrose Place’ actor Grant Show’s marriage on the rocks
Grant Show, who’s best known for playing heartthrob Jake Hanson on the 90’s hit series “Melrose Place,” is getting a divorce.Court documents obtained by People magazine on Tuesday show that the 49-year-old actor has filed for divorce from model, actress Pollyanna McIntosh in Los Angeles after almost six years together. The court records show that...
‘Glee’ star Darren Criss takes over Daniel Radcliffe’s starring role on Broadway
“Glee” star Darren Criss is set to follow in the fancy footsteps of “Harry Potter” himself, Daniel Radcliffe, when he takes over his starring role on Broadway’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Radcliffe will perform his last show as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Tony Award-winning musical on Jan. 1, 2012. Criss...
Ashley Hebert’s ‘Bachelorette’ finale is the lowest-rated ever
As it’s often been said, every rose has its thorn and that’s especially true of the ratings for Monday night’s “Bachelorette” finale, where Ashley Hebert gave her final rose away.But not that many people cared. It was the lowest-rated “Bachelorette” finale ever, down 29 percent from last summer’s finale when Ali Fedotowsky...
Miley Cyrus gets closer to God in new movie
Miley Cyrus has lined up a Godley new comedy, which she’s set to add to her busy schedule. Let us pray that it’s better than “The Last Song.”According to the Hollywood Reporter, Paramount is picking up the new comedy with Cyrus, who’s currently on tour and said to be working on a new album, attached to star and produce. The as-yet-untitled...
Jennifer Lopez opens up about failed marriage to Marc Anthony
Since Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony made the shocking announcement that they were ending their marriage, Lopez is speaking out for the first time about their relationship.Lopez covers Vanity Fair for their upcoming September issue. Though not divulging during the interview any specifics about what went wrong, she told the magazine that she “really worked hard”...
Second Season of “The Voice” to debut following Super Bowl
NBC will premiere the second-season of its hit show “The Voice” following Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5, 2012.The singing competition will then premiere the next day in its regular day and time slot. “The Super Bowl represents the biggest television audience of the year and we think that the return of ‘The Voice’ is deserving of this ...
Kat Von D not editing out any of her romance with Jesse James on “L.A. Ink”
Though Kat Von D has been cancelling promotional appearances to avoid talking about her break-up with Jesse James, she’s also not heading to the editing studio to remove any of the footage showcasing their relationship on “L.A. Ink.”That includes footage like the clip that’s been previewed which shows Von D excitedly revealing a tattoo she got of...
“The Smurfs,” “Cowboys and Aliens” tie at weekend box-office with estimated $36.2 Million in receipts
It was Smurfs vs Cowboys vs Aliens at the box-office over the weekend, and the result was a surprising tie. Both films, “The Smurfs” and “Cowboys & Aliens,” are estimating a $36.2 million debut for its first weekend. Of course, the studios will have to keep counting those receipts from the weekend haul to determine the winner, which is expected...
Kat Von D walks out of interview after Jesse James mention
Kat Von D was scheduled for an interview on “Good Day L.A.” to promote the new season of her hit TLC show, when an introduction mentioning her now-ex Jesse James led her to walk off the show. Co-host Jeff Michael introduced Von D onto the show saying, “She just broke up with fiancé Jesse James, but not before getting a tattoo of his childhood picture.” Then,...
Nicolas Cage’s son, Weston, checks into rehab after domestic violence arrest
After being arrested on a felony domestic violence charge, Nocolas Cage’s son, Weston Cage, has checked into rehab. In a statement released on Friday by Cage’s mother, Christina Fulton, the 20-year-old decided to enter a treatment facility for 30 days, reports E! News. Cage was arrested on domestic violence charges for the second tome in a month following an...
Demi Lovato admits she’s not fully recovered yet
Although she’s helping plenty of fans through similar situations by speaking out candidly about her own issues, Demi Lovato readily admitted that she hasn’t fully recovered from her own.While she just earned her second ever top 10 single with “Skyscraper,” an appropriate anthem about rising from the ground after being down. The single will surely...
Paris Hilton walks out of interview with ABC News
Paris Hilton’s reality show “The World According to Paris” is airing its finale tonight, but she didn’t wait for the finale of a recent interview with ABC News before she made her exit. ABC News anchor Dan Harris sat down with the star at her Hollywood home. But when the questions started to lean towards implying that she’s a has-been, she...
Jennifer Lopez’s video co-star shoots down relationship rumors
When Jennifer Lopez cast a leading Spanish soap opera sex symbol for her latest music video “I’m Into You,” she was still happily married to Marc Anthony. But now that her and Marc have split, rumors are swelling about a relationship between her and her video co-star. Lopez hit the ancient Myan ruins and the beaches of Mexico for the clip, and she was...
Chris Colfer learns he’s leaving ‘Glee’ via Twitter
After “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy announced that stars such as Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Chris Colfer would be “graduating” and therefore leaving the show after next season, Colfer heard the news via Twitter. “I didn’t necessarily know that it was going to be our last season next year,” Chris Colfer told Access Hollywood. “I...
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ breaks midnight pre-sale records
If you don’t already have your tickets to be among the first to bid farewell to the characters of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” you might need really need some magic. Fandango announced that the final Potter film, premiering in theaters at midnight, has shattered all previous pre-sale records. With only hours to go until the world sees...
Jake Gyllenhaal witnesses gang shooting in South Los Angeles
There’s never a dull moment being a Los Angeles police officer, and actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena can definitely vouch for that.The two were riding along with police officers as research for their new movie, “End of Watch,” late Wednesday night when they were called to a shooting, reports TMZ. Pictures obtained by the celebrity website show the...
Sharon Stone ordered to pay big bucks to worker injured at her home
Sharon Stone will have to fork over $232,000 to a man who claimed he was injured on her property. The “Basic Instinct” star was found guilty of negligence at the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, when the former employee said he injured his knee on the job in 2006, reports E! News. While installing outdoor wiring at her home, Peter Krause said he slipped and...
Katie Holmes says she’s in no pressure for baby #2
Katie Holmes says she is under no pressure to have another baby. In the August issue of InStyle magazine, the 32-year-old actress, who has a five-year-old daughter, Suri, with husband, actor Tom Cruise, said her biggest concern right now is taking care of her daughter. “I don’t feel pressure to do that. We already have a very big family: a full household with...
TNT orders full season of “Dallas” re-boot
“Dallas” is officially going to become a series. TNT gave the show’s modern day update an order of 10 episodes. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Dallas,” based on the hit drama which aired for thirteen seasons from 1978 to 1991, will once again follow the drama of a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The new...
Last ‘Potter’ film sells out more than 2,000 show times
Even though “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II” doesn’t open until next Friday, the film has already sold out more than 2,000 show times across the country. According to moviegoer destination Fandango and evident on numerous Facebook status updates, people have bought tickets from Anchorage, AK, to Miami Beach, FL. Potter’s last stand...
Elizabeth Hurley to join ‘Gossip Girl’
Elizabeth Hurley will be mingling with the residents of the Upper East Side. She’s joining the cast of the CW’s “Gossip Girl.”According to TVLine, the hot-as-ever 46-year-old and recent divorcée will show up on the show’s upcoming fifth season for a multi-episode arc where she’ll supposedly “change the lives” of all the show’s...
Countries choose to drop ‘Captain America’ from upcoming movie title
Three countries are opting to use an alternative title offered by Marvel Studios and Paramount for the upcoming “Captain America: The First Avenger” for what’s said to be cultural and political reasons.Though foreign markets often see American movie titles get lost in translation (In Israel, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” became “Cloudy...
‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ sets Independence Day record
Sorry, Will Smith. Looks like the former “Big Willie Weekend” is now going to Shia LaBeouf and the bots of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” which earned a record-breaking haul for the 4th of July holiday weekend. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” grossed $116.4 million over the Friday to Monday period, setting an Independence Day record...
Daniel Radcliffe reveals he had a drinking problem
“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe has shockingly revealed that he recently overcame a drinking problem, and we’re not talking butterbeer. In an interview with GQ UK, Radcliffe told the magazine that his drinking was an issue while filming the last few “Harry Potter” films, beginning with 2009’s “Half-Blood Prince.” His poison?...
Aguilera, other coaches sign on for second season of “The Voice”
While “American Idol” is likely to get another judge’s panel shake-up, you can count on seeing one “Beautiful” singer, a “Crazy” singer, and one with “Moves Like Jagger” again on “The Voice.” Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton have signed on for the show’s second season. According...
‘Thor 2′ gets release date, new director
Disney and Marvel Studios have already hammered down a release date for “Thor 2.” It’s set to hit theaters July 26, 2013. Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as the God of Thunder, who in the first film was cast out of Asgard and sent to live on Earth where he became one of its biggest heroes. The film’s original director, Kenneth Branagh, is out...
Harrison Ford calls LaBeouf an “idiot” for bashing film
Harrison Ford had harsh words for his Indiana Jones co-star Shia LaBeouf calling the actor an “idiot” after LaBeouf publicly bashed their movie. Ford and LaBeouf worked on 2008′s Indiana Jones together.“I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished… You can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on (director) Steven...
Denise Richards adopts baby girl
Finally, some good news for Denise Richards (and it’s not another season of her reality show). The 40-year-old actress is a new mom again! According to People, Richards just adopted a new baby girl. The baby, who was adopted stateside, was given the name Eloise Joni Richards. Richards’ rep says she collaborated on the name with her two young daughters, Sam, 7,...
“To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen caught cheating
“To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen has been caught cheating on his wife in the same way he caught would-be perverts on his “Dateline” show. According to The Daily Mail, a hidden camera crew caught the married NBC anchor on a date with a blonde television reporter who is 20 years younger than the 52 year old Hansen. Hansen allegedly began an affair...
Jennifer Aniston reveals tattoo is in ‘homage’ to her dog
Jennifer Aniston has revealed that her first tattoo is actually in “homage” to her recently deceased dog Norman. The 42-year-old actress, who starred in the 2008 hit film “Marley and Me,” said Monday she tattooed the name of her beloved pet of 15 years on the inside of her right foot, reports Entertainment Tonight. “That’s my dog. My baby...
Lindsay Lohan finishes house arrest sentence
Lindsay Lohan is once again a free woman. The troubled star finished her house arrest sentence. According to TMZ, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says Lohan was released at 10:20am after 35-days under arrest in her home, which included sunbathing and a rooftop party, and her ankle bracelet has been removed. Sounds like a vacation. Lohan is now free to leave her...
Anti-Drunk Driving Group Wants Bam Margera To Record PSA
In the wake of Jackass star Ryan Dunn’s death, a non-profit drunk driving awareness organization has asked Dunn’s longtime friend Bam Margera to come forward and record a drinking and driving public service announcement. DrinkingandDriving.org president Allen Porter exclusively provided RadarOnline.com with the letter he sent Margera, urging the popular TV personality...
“Columbo” star Peter Falk dies at 83
Peter Falk, best known for playing iconic television detective Columbo in the series “Columbo,” passed away on Thursday night. He was 83. Falk “died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home in the evening of June 23, 2011,” a rep for the actor told KTLA. Though the family did not disclose the cause of death, Falk had been suffering for Alzheimer’s...
Critics say “Cars 2″ is Pixar’s most “Rotten” movie yet
It had to happen, if only by the law of averages. Unfortunately for Pixar, which has earned critically-acclaimed, even Oscar-nominated hit after hit, their latest is decidedly below average. According to critics, “Cars 2″ doesn’t have much under its hood. It’s a sequel very few people over the age of 10 asked for, and even then the original was...
“Glee” star Cory Monteith reveals drug abuse past
When you watch “Glee,” you wouldn’t imagine that star Cory Monteith, who plays top 40-singing jock Finn Hudson, is well, 29. But you also wouldn’t guess that before he hit it big, he had a big-time drug problem. “I’m not Finn Hudson,” Monteith says in a new interview appearing in this week’s Parade magazine. That’s for...
Cheryl Cole (Sort Of) Talks About X Factor Dismissal
If you were confused about Cheryl Cole departure Simon Cowell’s X Factor, you’re not alone. Cole herself spoke out this week in her blog about the recent events. Cole had signed on the co-host Cowell’s new show with Steve Jones. In her blog, Cole wrote, “I wouldn’t even know how to begin to tell you all about it.” She added, “What I do know for certain is...
Michael Bay says Megan Fox fired from ‘Transformers’ for ‘Hitler’ comments
Although at the time Megan Fox said it was her decision not to return to the “Transformers” franchise, director Michael Bay finally opened up about why the 25-year-old star won’t be seen in this month’s upcoming sequel. While there was some tension on-set between Fox and Bay, it was essentially what happened off the set that ultimately cost her the...
Glee Creator Murphy announces Engagement
Murphy, 45, announced the engagement in an interview with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM. “I’m with a great fellow now who I’ve known for 15 years,” Murphy said in the interview. “We just got engaged and I’m very excited about it!,” he added. In addition to his work on “Glee”, Murphy created the F/X drama “Nip/Tuck” and the cult...
‘Lemonade Mouth’ sequel, ‘Shake It Up’ Disney Channel movie in development
Just two months after it premiered on the Disney Channel, the Mouse House has officially announced that a sequel to their original movie “Lemonade Mouth” is already in development. They’re also creating a movie based on their hit show “Shake It Up.” “Lemonade Mouth” has repeatedly been watched by millions of young viewers in its...
JT: Working with ex Diaz ’sounds complicated to everybody else’
Justin Timberlake, who co-stars with Cameron Diaz in the new film “Bad Teacher,” says he doesn’t understand why working with his ex-girlfriend “sounds complicated to everybody else.” The 30-year-old “Rock Your Body” hitmaker said in the July issue of Playboy that the two love each other as friends. “It sounds complicated to...
Jennifer Aniston says she ‘wasn’t a good waitress’
Jennifer Aniston, who portrays a dentist who hits on her male assistant in the upcoming comedy “Horrible Bosses,” says she “wasn’t a good waitress.” In the July issue of Marie Claire magazine, Aniston opened up about her first job before catching her big break with “Friends.” “I waited a lot of tables, and I wasn’t very...
Charlie Sheen in talks to star in new sitcom
Charlie Sheen may not be wanted back on the set of “Two and a Half Men,” but the troubled star is in “deep negotiations” to star in a new sitcom. According to TMZ, the 45-year-old actor is reportedly in talks to sign a deal to appear in a new series by the end of the week. It is not yet known the name of the new show. The celebrity website reports that the...
Lily Allen is married and pregnant
Lily Allen, who usually makes headlines for her celebrity feuds, really does have a reason to “Smile.” She’s pregnant and was just married over the weekend. The 26-year-old singer married decorator and business owner Sam Cooper during a ceremony at St. James the Great Church in Gloucestershire, England, on Saturday, where she wore a dress by French designer...
MTV officially cancels controversial “Skins”
MTV’s teen sex-and-drug-fueled show “Skins” was cancelled after just one short season. But reports are citing the reason for the show’s dismissal being pressure from parent groups moreso than poor ratings. The Parents Television Council called the show “the most dangerous television show for children that we have ever seen,” claiming it...
“Fourth season of Real Housewives of New Jersey
Although Teresa, Caroline and the rest of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” just returned for a third season last month, they’ve already received the green light for a fourth season. After scoring the highest-rated season premiere in Bravo’s history, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” earned another season on the network....
Ryan Seacrest, Julianne Hough spend part of Miami Beach weekend at vet office
Ryan Seacrest and girlfriend Julianne Hough’s romantic weekend in Miami Beach was put on hold for a bit, when the two had to make an emergency trip to a veterinarian’s office. Shortly after the “American Idol” host flew to Miami to spend some quality time with Hough, who has been in town shooting “Rock of Ages,” the two found themselves part of Saturday at...
“Captain America” star Chris Evans reveals he’s going bald
Chris Evans, who stars in the upcoming film “Captain America,” says he’s going bald. The 29-year-old actor told E! News at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday in Universal City, Calif. that he’s worried people will not take his character seriously if he is bald in the movie’s planned sequels. “I have no problem saying this, but I’m losing my hair,” he revealed....
“X-Men: First Class” opens first with $56 million
“X-Men: First Class” marked the return of the X-Men, but not exactly a return to form at the box-office. The superhero reboot had the lowest-grossing first week of the franchise since the first hit theaters in 2000. The film earned $56 million in its first weekend, coming close to the first weekend gross of the first “X-Men” film’s $54.5 million...
“Twilight” wins big at this year’s MTV Movie Awards
This year’s MTV Movie Awards went to the vampires and wolves again. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” was the biggest winner of the night, picking up no less than 5 major trophies. Among the awards taken home were Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Robert Pattinson, Best Female Performance for Kristen Stewart, as well as Best Kiss for Stewart and Pattinson,...
Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn split
After dating for just a few months, Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn have split. According to People, a source told the magazine that the 26-year-old and 50-year-old recent divorcees called it quits recently. Speculation began after Johansson didn’t attend the Cannes Film Festival with Penn, where he was there to promote his award-winning “The Tree of Life.” The...
“Gunsmoke” star James Arness dies at 88
James Arness, the towering actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon on TV’s “Gunsmoke” for 20 years, died Friday at the age of 88. According to the Los Angeles Times, Arness died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, CA. The 6′7″ actor’s death comes only a year after his brother, actor Peter Graves (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”),...
Queen Latifah and LisaRaye McCoy talk “Single Ladies”
Queen Latifah’s new show on VH1 “Single Ladies” focuses on a group of three girlfriends trying to work their way through the world of men in very different ways. The shows stars Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea. On a recent episode of “Big Morning Buzz Live,” Latifah and McCoy were all smiles during their appearance. The host invited...
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” footage to premiere on MTV Movie Awards
“Twilight” fans are only a few days away from the very first footage of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” which is set to premiere at the “2011 MTV Movie Awards.” The film’s stars will be on hand to premiere the first look. It’s not quite an “MTV Movie Awards” without the presence of Robert Pattinson,...
Demi Lovato says working on new album is “therapeutic”
Demi Lovato is back in the studio for her first album since her highly-publicized time in rehab. The 18-year-old is sharing her excitement about her latest work, saying the music-making process is “therapeutic.” “It’s been very therapeutic to be able to express my feelings and talk about who I really am, through my music,” Demi Lovato writes...
Paris Hilton hopes to work with David Guetta on new dance album
Paris Hilton isn’t just getting ready to return to television with the premiere of her new Oxygen series, “The World According to Paris.” She’s also been working on new music, which she says has much more of a dance sound. Hilton has steadily been working on the follow-up to 2006’s “Paris,” which entered the top 10 on Billboard’s...
Blake Lively nude photos are fake, rep says
While it seems that “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively might be the latest starlet to suffer a nude photo scandal, her rep says the shots that have set blogs afire everywhere are fake. The quality of the photos was such that hundreds of thousands were convinced that they were indeed nude self-portraits of the 23-year-old star, apparently the photos were just a...
Kardashian-Jenner clan makes Katy Perry “ET” music video
Think you can keep up with the Kardashians? How did your Memorial Day measure up? While on vacation, the Kardashian-Jenner family and men; Lamar Odom, Scott Disick, and the newest member of the family, Kris Humphries, all joined in to celebrate Memorial Day by recording their very own rendition of Katy Perry’s “E.T.” Kendall and Kylie Jenner made the video...
George Lucas says he’s written 50 hours worth of ‘Star Wars’ TV show
According to the New York Post, while Lucas has written up two seasons worth of material for a live-action show, he’s waiting for a technological breakthrough to make producing the show a lot more cost-effective. Lucas told G4TV that they’re waiting for “a different type of technology we can use so it’s economically feasible to shoot the shows.”...
Snooki crashes into police patrol car in Florence, Causes traffic jam
Even outside New Jersey, Snooki, real name Nicole Catherine Polizzi, is able to stir up drama. The “Jersey Shore” guidette and her co-star Deena Cortese crashed into the back of a traffic patrol car while filming the MTV reality show in Florence, Italy. A witness told TMZ that Snooki was driving when she struck the patrol car, wedging her vehicle between the...
Orlando Bloom to reprise role on The Hobbit
Orlando Bloom is reprising his role as Legolas in Peter Jackson’s prequel for “The Lord of the Rings.” The director confirmed that the English actor will be back as the elf on “The Hobbit.” Even though Legolas does not appear in the book version of the film, Jackson has announced that he will be appearing in the first installment of the prequel. He...
“Glee” star Matthew Morrison wants to “move on from the show”
Matthew Morrison, who says he gets recognized for his “Glee” character, teacher Will Schuester, admits that he wants to play a “coke-taking drug dealer” for a change. In the current issue of Attitude magazine, the 32-year-old actor said he he hopes to eventually move on from the show and doesn’t want to be associated with his character for the rest of his...
The Hangover 2 sets Memorial Weekend box office
“The Hangover 2″ has made Memorial Weekend box office record. The film scored the biggest opening for an R-rated comedy, raking in approximately $105 million during the four-day weekend. Grossing over $86 million at the local box office, the Wolf Pack – Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Bradley Cooper – took the distinction from “Sex and the...
Brad Pitt considering marriage to Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt is considering marrying baby mama Angelina Jolie. The “Tree of Life” star says that he and his “Kung Fu Panda 2″ star partner are thinking about tying the knot because their kids are asking about it. The 47-year-old actor, who was infamously quoted that he and Angie won’t marry unless gay people could marry legally, now admits that...
Bad Girl Montana Fishburne ordered to pay assault victim $9K restitution
Laurence Fishburne’s aspiring porn star daughter has been ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution to her assault victim Thursday. Montana Fishburne, who has apparently embarrassed her dad after starring in an adult film, pleaded no contest to assaulting her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend earlier this year. Montana was not in court when Judge Elizabeth Harris ordered...
Lindsay Lohan starts house arrest sentence
After soaking up some Miami Beach sun with her family, Lindsay Lohan has officially begun her house arrest. She checked in with authorities this morning and is now confined to her Venice, CA townhouse. According to People, Lohan arrived at the Lynwood Jail at 5:02am Thursday to turn herself in, where the authorities outfitted her with an electronic ankle bracelet. The 24-year-old...
Kara DioGuardi inks deal for another reality series
Just a few days before her new reality show “Platinum Hit” hits the airwaves, Kara DioGuardi is already doing another reality series. Bravo has announced that they are developing another show that will star the former “American Idol” judge. The series, with a working title “Kara,” will follow Kara’s life as a music producer, publisher,...
Jon Hamm directing ‘Mad Men’ season 5 premiere
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is set to direct the fifth season premiere of the AMC drama. The 40-year-old actor says the idea to helm for the show has been “in the back of my mind” for a while. He told TVLine, “The wheels have officially been set in motion to make that happen. It’s a very exciting challenge that I’m looking forward to...
Arnold’s mistress threatens to sue ET over ex-husband’s interview
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mistress is threatening to sue celebrity TV program “Entertainment Tonight” for interviewing her ex-husband. Mildred Patty Baena claims the show paid Rogelio “in excess of six figures” to tell lies on camera. Rogelio appeared on “ET” Tuesday night, calling Patty’s child with the former Governator a...
Britney’s new single “I Wanna Go” featured in Bravo’s new summer line-up promo
Bravo knows what is big this summer and it includes housewives and Britney Spears. “Summer by Bravo” is almost here with new episodes of everyone’s favorite Bravo shows, including the Real Housewives, The Rachel Zoe Project, Top Chef and many others. This year Bravo is promoting their summer line-up with Britney Spears’ new single “I Wanna ...
Kim Kardashian, Snooki head CW’s “H8R” pilot
We’ve seen shows over the years where celebrities get to meet their biggest fans. But what would happen when celebrities come face to face with some of their biggest haters? That’s the question posed by the new series, “H8R.” According to Deadline, it’s been picked up by the CW and is set to debut in the fall. The pilot featured none other...
Disney’s ‘Sonny With a Chance’ returns as ‘So Random!’ in June
With Disney Channel’s “Sonny With a Chance” and its star Demi Lovato out, the rest of the “Sonny” cast is returning to star in the show-within-a-show, “So Random!,” which will be back with all new comedy sketches and musical performances. The show’s young cast, including Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, and Brandon Mychal...
Arnold Schwarzenegger admits fathering child with household staffer
Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a longtime member of his household staff more than a decade ago. The former California governor admitted that his estranged wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after he acknowledged the paternity. Schwarzenegger and Shriver had been married for 25 years before they announced their separation...
Tamera Mowry marries news correspondent Adam Housley
“Sister, Sister” star Tamera Mowry married her longtime boyfriend, Fox News Channel correspondent Adam Housley, Sunday in front of 300 guests. The bride, 32, wore a Carolina Herrera gown as she walked down the aisle in Napa Valley. Tamera told People magazine of her outdoor wedding, “I’ve always wanted an outdoor wedding with lots of flowers. I...
Jennifer Love Hewitt eyed to replace Mariska Hargitay in “L&O: SVU”
Jennifer Love Hewitt is reportedly being tapped to replace Mariska Hargitay in “Law & Order: SVU.” Although there’s no formal offer, the former “Ghost Whisperer” star is allegedly being courted by the NBC crime drama’s producers to lead the cast. According to Deadline, Hargitay has already closed a deal to return to the show’s...
It’s no punk: Ashton to replace Charlie on ‘Two and a Half Men’
Ashton Kutcher is officially aboard “Two and a Half Men.” The former “That ’70s Show” actor is replacing fired star Charlie Sheen on the CBS Emmy-winning sitcom, it has been announced. Just a few hours after rumors that Ashton was all but signed into the show, CBS and Warner Bros. Television announced that he is officially a cast member of...
Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Refaeli split up
Leonardo DiCaprio and supermodel Bar Refaeli are calling it quits. The Oscar-nominee and the Israeli beauty are ending their relationship after nearly five years. DiCaprio and Refaeli first hooked up back in 2006 where they dated for years before taking a six-month break in 2009. They were back together in 2010 before announcing their split a year later. “It was...
‘Teen Mom’ Amber Portwood loses primary custody of daughter
“Teen Mom” Amber Portwood was stripped off of the primary custody of her daughter. Although her qualifications as a mother are usually questioned, the new ruling doesn’t have anything to do with her parenting skills. She lost custody because of the recent vandalism done to her house and car. TMZ reports that the custody of Leah was temporarily awarded...
Two of Nickelodeon’s Hit Shows Come Together for Special
Nickelodeon brings together the stars of iCarly and Victorious for a very special event that is sure to excite fans. “iParty with Victorious” will feature Carly and Tori, the main characters of the hit shows, who are planning revenge against an unfaithful boyfriend. This will be a first-time event for Nickelodeon as these two casts have never been brought together...
Lindsay Lohan pleads no contest to misdemeanor theft, avoids jail time
It’s official: Lindsay Lohan isn’t going to jail. The starlet is avoiding jail time by pleading no contest for misdemeanor theft while in court on Wednesday. According to TMZ, Lohan was sentenced to 120 days in jail by Judge Stephanie Sautner. However, due to overcrowding, that turns into only 14 days under house arrest for violating probation. Lohan will...
Toni Braxton reality show “Braxton Family Values” gets picked up for second season
No need to unbreak the hearts of fans of Toni Braxton and her sisters. WEtv just announced that their hit series “Braxton Family Values” has been renewed for another season. Toni, Tamar, Trina, Towanda, and Traci will be back for another go at what Entertainment Weekly called “guilty-pleasure gold” and what became ratings gold “dot com”...
Ashley Tisdale Stars in Disney Original Movie
“High School Musical’s” Sharpay Evans is going to get her time to shine in Disney’s all new movie “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.” Ashley Tisdale stars in the Disney Channel original movie premiering this month. When a New York casting director sees Sharpay perform at a charity event, the ambitious teen decides to head to Broadway...
Cher’s son on relationship with mom: ‘She’s moving in the right direction’
The son of International singer and actress Cher says he is grateful that his famous mother has accepted him for who he is. Chaz Bono, who was born to Cher and late ex-husband Sonny Bono as a female named Chastity, told talk show host Oprah Winfrey Monday that his mother struggled to adapt at times to his decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery three years ago. “The...
“Jersey Shore” cast’s trip to Italy delayed
The self-proclaimed guidos and guidettes of “Jersey Shore” will need to wait for at least a week before they can fly to Italy to film the fourth season of their MTV reality show. TMZ sources said that their delay was caused by a “logistical problem,” but it is expected to be resolved in one week. But according to RadarOnline.com, permits for shooting...
Demi Lovato lists Eminem, BarlowGirl on “Stay Strong” playlist
Singer and actress Demi Lovato recently added Seventeen contributor to her already impressive resume. One of her first offerings to the teen magazine is a “Stay Strong” playlist, where she reveals some of the songs that helped her through her recent struggles. Among the artists featured is rapper Eminem and his #1 hit “Not Afraid,” off his “Recovery”...
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s 17-year-old daughter cited for underage drinking
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s youngest daughter has been cited for underage drinking. Tallulah Belle Willis, 17, was busted along with two friends after cops saw them carrying bottles of alcohol in Hollywood late Friday night. Tallulah and her friends were cited at the scene for underage possession, but since she is still a minor, she wasn’t released until an...
Charlie Sheen officially divorced from Brooke Mueller
Charlie Sheen is officially divorced from his third wife, Brooke Mueller. His freedom from matrimony was completed Monday, six months after he first petitioned for it. Since Charlie and Brooke filed papers and worked out the details of their divorce months before, the two have hashed out and modified a custody agreement for their two-year-old twin boys Bob and Max. According...
Charlie Sheen launches ranting attack at “Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre over sitcom resurrection report
Charlie Sheen is seething mad at “Two and a Half Men” co-creator Chuck Lorre over the news that the show will go on without him. Charlie claims that no one would care about the show without him. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lorre has proposed an idea to Warner Bros. to take the sitcom into a new direction, which would give Charlie’s co-star Jon...
Jennifer Lopez, Drake join cast of upcoming ‘Ice Age 4′
Jennifer Lopez and Drake, two of the hottest stars in music, are heading to the “Ice Age.” The two performers have joined the voice cast of Fox’s upcoming third “Ice Age” sequel. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lopez will voice Shira, a sabre toothed tiger who becomes a love interest for original character Diego, voiced by Denis Leary....
Jason Sudeikis to host “2011 MTV Movie Awards”
“SNL” star Jason Sudeikis has been tapped to host the “2011 MTV Movie Awards.” Sudeikis will host the show for the first time during its 20th anniversary. Sudeikis, who starred in this year’s “Hall Pass,” joins past hosts of the MTV Movie Awards that have included Aziz Ansari, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, Sarah Silverman, Mike...
“Glee” Gaga number irks conservatives
“Glee” has once again irked the conservatives. An episode of the hit Fox musical comedy series, wherein the cast performed to the tune of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” was criticized to be just creator Ryan Murphy’s gay fantasy. The allegedly offending episode sees closeted gay David Karofsky, played by Max Adler, expecting to declare...
Brooke Mueller makes new Paris Hilton reality show ‘very dramatic’
As if an inside look at the life of the now much-less-visible Paris Hilton isn’t interesting enough, consider that her co-star is none other than Charlie Sheen’s ex, Brooke Mueller. According to Paris, she makes her new show on Oxygen “very dramatic.” “The World According to Paris” will not only showcase Hilton in her first television...
Lindsay Lohan gets 120 days jail sentence for probation violation
Lindsay Lohan got a jail sentence for violating her probation. The troubled starlet was sentenced to 120 days jail and 480 hours of community service after being accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice, CA jewelry store. Judge Stephanie Sautner determined that Lohan was in violation of her probation when she got involved with the case. And while the judge reduced...
Sandra Bullock furious with Jesse James for releasing tell-all memoir
Sandra Bullock no longer wants to be friends with ex-husband Jesse James after she learned of his upcoming tell-all book “American Outlaw.” The Oscar winner is reportedly concerned what the TV mechanic could reveal in his memoir about her. According to Showbiz Spy, Bullock was blindsided by the book. James did not warn her that he would be releasing a tell-all...
Denise Richards “not in the best place” with Charlie Sheen
After calling her names during interviews and his one-man shows, it’s safe to say that Charlie Sheen and ex-wife Denise Richards are “not in the best place right now.” The one-time Bond girl, who has two daughters with the erratic actor, opens up her feelings on being called a “b****” on stage. In an interview with Andy Cohen on “What...
Catherine Zeta-Jones opens up about bipolar illness
Catherine Zeta-Jones has opened up about her bipolar disorder. The 41-year-old actress, who was recently admitted to a mental health facility, said going public with her illness is worth it, saying she hopes she has encouraged a person suffering from a similar disorder to seek out help. The Academy Award-winning actress was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder earlier this...
Demi Lovato leaving ‘Sonny with a Chance’
Demi Lovato is not taking a chance with her recovery anymore. The 18-year-old actress, who was rehabbed after punching a back-up dancer on tour, said she is leaving the Disney series “Sonny with a Chance” to recuperate from her ordeal. Demi abruptly pulled out of the Jonas Brothers’ international tour and went to rehab in November for “emotional...
Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Batman roles revealed
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially announced that “Inception” co-stars Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be appearing in the new “The Dark Knight Rises,” the conclusion to the “Dark Knight” legend. The duo’s involvement has been rumored for weeks, but it is just now that their roles have been officially revealed. According...
Mayor gives ‘Jersey Shore’ cast rules for filming in Florence
The road to the fourth season of “Jersey Shore,” set to take place in Italy, has been filled with disputes and setbacks. Now, comes a long list of rules the cast will have to obey when filming in Florence. The mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, provided the cast and crew with rules they’ll have to abide by, which ran in the Italian newspaper Corriere Della...
Charlie Sheen insists he was “in discussions” with Warner Bros. over possible return
Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. still can’t agree on whether they have been “in discussions” over the actor’s possible return to “Two and a Half Men.” After Charlie said that he is talking with the other camp about his return, Warner Bros. shot down his apparent lies, but Charlie still insists he is right. Charlie told a radio station...
Actor Nicholas Cage Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
Police in New Orleans have arrested National Treasure actor Nick Cage. According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the 47 year old actor was arrested for one count of domestic abuse and one count of disturbing the peace. Cage was booked into the Orleans County Jail just after 6:30 on tuesday morning and according to official records Cage is still in custody pending...
Guilty! “Teen Mom 2″ Jenelle Evans cops a plea drug charge
Troubled teen mom Jenelle Evans has pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia at a North Carolina court Thursday. Fortunately for the 19-year-old reality TV star, she can have her record cleaned if she performs 24 hours of community service. Jenelle, who starred in MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” reality show and its spinoff series...
Winning! “Crackhead Charlie” sex doll sells out in less than a day on shelves
A sex doll, called “Crackhead Charlie” made in the likeness of Charlie Sheen has sold out after being on the market less than a day. The $30 doll manufactured by Pipedream Products got its name from the former ‘Two and a Half Men’ actor’s hard partying ways. Nick Orlandino, the company’s CEO said, “The Crackhead Charlie doll sold...
Judge drops drug charge against Montel Williams
A drug paraphernalia possession charge against former talk show host Montel Williams has been dropped. A judge in Milwaukee dismissed the citation against Williams on Tuesday during a hearing that lasted less than a minute, reports E!Online.com. Williams, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was temporary detained at a Milwaukee airport in January when TSA officials confiscated...
Hulk Hogan set to train little people wrestlers in new reality series
Professional body slammer Hulk Hogan will star in a new reality TV series to train little people how to wrestle. TruTV made the announcement Tuesday to advertisers during its annual upfront in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hogan, 57, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, will serve as mentor to the aspiring wrestlers as they prepare for the newly formed...
Warner Bros. doesn’t want Charlie Sheen back
Despite Charlie Sheen’s claims that CBS wants him back for “Two and a Half Men,” sources say that the actor will never be invited back. Warner Bros. apparently wants nothing to do with their misbehaving former star. Charlie told Boston sports station WBZ-FM that “there’ve been discussions” about him coming back to work in the sitcom....
Helen Mirren thinks “Arthur” costar Russell Brand is “intimidating”
Of all the people Helen Mirren has met throughout her impressive acting career, she says she hasn’t found anyone as “intimidating” as comedian Russell Brand. In an interview with Stylist magazine, the 65-year-old veteran actress who has won an Academy Award, four SAG Awards, three Golden Globes and four Emmy Awards, among others, revealed she was full...
Jennifer Lopez named world’s most beautiful woman by People magazine
People Magazine is celebrating the World’s Most Beautiful People and this year’s cover girl is singer, actress, dancer and “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez. Lopez always looks nothing less than picture perfect when she appears weekly on one of television’s most-watched shows. But the 41-year-old mother of two admits it’s not an easy...
Miranda Cosgrove reveals she got accepted into NYU and USC
Miranda Cosgrove has gone from the cute kid actress in “School of Rock” and the bubbly tween in “iCarly” to an upcoming college freshman. The 17-year-old Nickelodeon star excitedly revealed that she’s been accepted into two colleges: NYU and USC. Miranda was at the Elle Women in Music event on Monday night when she spilled the good news. She...
Amber Portwood, baby daddy Gary Shirley need court approval for MTV reunion show
“Teen Mom” Amber Portwood and baby daddy Gary Shirley can’t appear on their MTV reunion show without first appearing in court. The former couple had to get permission from Madison County, Indiana court to show up at the reunion show with 2-year-old Leah. Child Protective Services asked the court to forbid them from seeing each other in the presence of their...
Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton talk reality TV and “Family Values”
Toni Braxton’s sisters have been trying to convince her that they should have their own reality show for years. After years of nay-saying, Braxton finally gave in and the result, “Braxton Family Values,” is finally premiering on weTV. For nearly 20 years, Braxton has been the focus of media attention, as she burst onto the scene in the early 90’s...
Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry continue custody court battle
Though its been a year since the split, Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry are still hammering out the details of their custody settlement at the Los Angeles County Courthouse. According to TMZ, the Berry and Aubry were both in front of Judge Mark Juhas at the L.A. County Courthouse Tuesday where they were trying to finalize an agreement on the custody of 3-year-old daughter...
Donald Trump fires back at Bill Cosby over “Today Show” comments
Donald Trump is on the attack against Bill Cosby after what the comedian said about the billionaire during an interview on “The Today Show.” The “Celebrity Apprentice” host released a statement Monday, claiming he was “surprised” with what Cosby said, according to TMZ. “While I have never been a fan of Cosby’s, I had always...
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore launch video campaign against slavery and human trafficking
Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have launched an anti-sex trade video as part of their campaign against slavery and human trafficking. Kutcher and Moore released a series of online video clips Monday with the slogan “Real Men Don’t Buy Girls” to raise awareness, reports USA Today. “Modern-day slavery is such a complicated issue, but...
Nicolas Cage’s stolen Superman comic book found after 10 years
Nicolas Cage’s stolen Superman comic book has been found after 10 years. The 47-year-old actor’s authentic copy of the 1938 classic Action Comics#1, in which the Man of Steel was introduced, was reported stolen in 2000, but was discovered in a San Fernando Valley storage locker just last month. The comic book is estimated to have a value of $1 million. It was...
‘Jersey Shore’ cast reportedly signed $100,000 per episode deal
Here’s one more reason why a lot of people love to hate the guidos and guidettes of “Jersey Shore.” The Situation, Snooki, Pauly D and JWoww have reportedly signed a $100,000 per episode contract with MTV. According to Entertainment Weekly, the “core group” of the MTV reality show will receive at least $100,000 per episode this coming fourth...
Vanessa Hudgens speaks up about nude photos
Vanessa Hudgens is speaking up about the resurfacing of her nude photos. The 22-year-old “Sucker Punch” star said that she would rather keep the past behind, but some people have other ideas. In 2007, naked photos of the then-Disney princess appeared online. She has apologized for the pictures, saying they were taken privately. Disney also released a statement,...
LiLo hides from dad inside closet
Lindsay Lohan hid inside a closet when her father, Michael Lohan, came looking for her in her Venice Beach home on Sunday, sources close to the actress told TMZ. Her father reportedly tried to break in the front door but failed to get in. He then banged the back windows of the home, where she relocated after her recent release from the Betty Ford clinic. According to...
Liam Neeson’s “The Hangover II” cameo cut
Liam Neeson’s cameo in “The Hangover Part II” has been cut. The “Schindler’s List” star, who was ironically the replacement for Mel Gibson in the film, was replaced by Nick Cassavetes. Director Todd Phillips explained to Variety that Neeson’s exit is not personal, but due to scheduling conflicts, unlike Gibson who was booted out...
Michael Shannon named as Superman’s nemesis General Zod
Superman’s nemesis has been named. Warner Bros. has cast Academy Award nominated actor Michael Shannon in the role of General Zod in the new film adaptation titled “Man of Steel.” Shannon, 35, who received an Oscar nod for his role in the 2008 film “Revolutionary Road,” will be going head-to-head with Henry Cavill, who has been named as the...
Natalie Portman reverts to vegetarianism during pregnancy
Pregnant Natalie Portman has quit being a vegan now that she’s expecting. But the Academy Award-winning star still won’t eat meat. She has just stepped down from being a vegan to being a vegetarian. The 29-year-old “Black Swan” actress, who turned to veganism in 2009, said she went back to vegetarianism when she learned she’s expecting “just...
Arthur Movie Review
Arthur is a remake of a boisterously funny screwball comedy that earned out-loud laughs and Oscar recognition in 1981 for its portrait of the lovable, alcoholic title character (now there’s something you don’t see every day on the movie screen). The original version starred Dudley Moore, who brought a strange sweetness to his rich, happy drunk, and Sir John...
iCarly episode iOMG
Will the new episode of iCarly live up to its name? We’ve got your sneak peak of the highly anticipated iCarly special here on musicandmischief.com, and we’re pretty sure it’s gonna make us all say “OMG!” In “iOMG,” Sam (Jennette McCurdy) who’s never been much of a romantic, develops a huge crush. The iCarly star who’s known for rough play...
Mila Kunis grossed out by Charlie Sheen’s invitation to join his goddesses
Being singled out by Charlie Sheen to be one of his “goddesses” is “gross.” Mila Kunis is said to be grossed out at the erratic actor’s invitation to join his harem. At Charlie’s “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not An Option” tour stop in Columbus, Ohio, he began his campaign to make the “Black Swan” star...
“Jersey Shore” star JWoww says she wants to be a mom
“Jersey Shore” star Jenni “JWoww” Farley is set to join her housemates for another season, but she wants to add more to her own brood. She wants to become a mom. Although “Shore” fans have only seen her and new boyfriend Roger Matthews together for weeks, they’ve actually been together for eight months now and the 26-year-old tells...
MTV announces two “Jersey Shore” spin-offs
Although a new “Jersey Shore” season might be delayed as MTV works out bringing GTL to Italy, fans of the show will at least get to see some of their favorite housemates starring in two new spin-offs. Though the rumors have been circulating for months, MTV has officially confirmed spin-offs starring Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio and another starring...
“Real Housewives of D.C.” officially canceled
For the first time in “Housewives” history, a series in its franchise has been canceled. Bravo has pulled the plug on “Real Housewives of D.C.” after just one season. Production company Half Yard Productions contacted the housewives – Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Stacie Turner, Cat Ommanney, and Michaele Salahi – to inform them that...
Natalie Portman speaks up about “Black Swan” dance double controversy
Natalie Portman is breaking her silence about her recent dance-double controversy. Her dancing double, Sarah Lane, claims that she did most of the dance scenes in the Oscar-winning “Black Swan,” which had been refuted by Fox Searchlight, the film’s choreographer and Portman’s fiancé Benjamin Millepied, and co-star Mila Kunis. Lane told Dance Magazine...
Paris Hilton sued for not returning borrowed blings
Paris Hilton is being sued for not returning borrowed jewelry amounting to $60,000. Munich-based insurance Allianz Global claims the hotel heiress has recovered the pieces of jewelry stolen from her house, but still has not returned the gems. High-end jeweler Damiani loaned her the expensive baubles in 2007 to wear for public appearances. As part of the loan deal, Hilton...
Lindsay Lohan in “final talks” to play Victoria Gotti in film
Lindsay Lohan may be starring alongside John Travolta and Kim Kardashian in a film about the infamous family led by mob boss John Gotti. The recovering addict is said to be in “final talks” to take on the role of Victoria Gotti, the late mafioso’s daughter and a one-time reality TV star. It was previously reported that Travolta will play Gotti, a.k.a....
Warner Bros. pulls “The Hangover 2″ trailer from theaters
Warner Bros. has pulled the new “The Hangover 2″ trailer from theaters showing the film “The Source Code” nationwide after admitting that they failed to evaluate the final version of the trailer with the Motion Picture Association of America. The movie trailer for the R-rated “The Hangover” sequel, directed by Todd Phillips, was shown...
Angelina Jolie’s new coordinates tattoo sparks adoption rumors
Angelina Jolie’s new tattoo is stirring up new adoption rumors. The geographical coordinates of the birthplace of her six kids were permanently inked on her left arm so it’s a natural guess that she is having a new baby with the appearance of a seventh line of coordinates on her arm. But according to a new report, the newest one is actually dedicated to an old...
Angelina Jolie’s appearance in Tunisia RUMORED to have set off mini riot
Angelina Jolie’s goodwill effort in Tunisia was met with a lot of enthusiasm. Perhaps, too much of it. Brad Pitt’s baby mama reportedly sparked a mini riot when refugees became too excited to see her. Angie, a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, left her six kids in the care of her partner and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-star to travel near the Tunisian-Libyan...
Ashley Judd recounts sexual abuse and dark family secrets in memoir
Coming from a famous family, Ashley Judd seemed to have lived a fabulous childhood, with her mom Naomi and sister Wynonna made names as country music icons. But this grown celebutante now reveals a dark family secret, including sexual abuse. In the 42-year-old actress’ book, “All That Is Bitter and Sweet,” released Tuesday, details how a horrifying sexual...
Will Smith and son Jaden to star in M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi flick
Father and son Will and Jaden Smith are set to star together in a new film by “Sixth Sense” director M. Night Shyamalan. The Smiths, who shared screen time on the 2006 drama “The Pursuit of Happyness,” will play father and son whose spaceship crashes on an abandoned Earth 1000 years in the future. The film, penned and will be directed by Shyamalan,...
Kate Hudson caught drinking wine while pregnant
Kate Hudson was spotted enjoying a glass of red wine over the weekend. She also happens to be pregnant with her second child. Hudson was photographed while vacationing in Argentina sipping from a wine glass and has stirred up a bit of controversy, opening up the conversation about what’s okay to drink while pregnant. Many experts say the occasional glass of wine is...
E! to air Charlie Sheen’s “True Hollywood Story”
While Charlie Sheen is on his “Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour, E! is rushing their own truths about Sheen for a new E! True Hollywood Story. “THS: Charlie Sheen” follows off-screen antics of Sheen’s increasingly troubled life, following his early stardom to his most recent notoriety involving everything from warlocks to tiger’s blood. The...
NeNe Leakes threatened to quit “Celebrity Apprentice”
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes reportedly threatened to quit “Celebrity Apprentice” so she wouldn’t get fired. The controversial reality star thought that Donald Trump would beg her to stay on the show, but was surprised that the NBC program is not rigged unlike other reality shows. NeNe, who is playing to raise money for the...
Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller’s custody deal requires them to undergo random drug testing
Soon-to-be ex-couple Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have formalized the custody agreement for their 2-year-old twin boys Bob and Max. The parents, who both have history of drug addiction, ongoing or otherwise, will have to submit to random drug testing three times a month, according to their deal. TMZ sources reveal the terms of the warring exes’ agreement, which...
“Glee” star Matthew Morrison to head out on solo tour
While the rest of the “Glee” cast are on their own “Glee Live! In Concert!” tour, Mr. Schuester is heading out on his own 22-city trek. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Morrison, who plays singing, dancing glee club teacher Will Schuester, is going on tour in support of his upcoming solo album. He’ll play favorites from the show as...
“Jersey Shore” cast holding out for more money for season in Italy
The cast of “Jersey Shore” is holding out in renewing their contracts in effort to milk more money from MTV…again. Yes, the cast banded together during negotiations for the last season of “Jersey Shore,” which saw them hitting Miami and then later returning to the shore. Now, for the fourth and possibly final season, TMZ reports that a source says...
Dina Lohan fears for Kate Majors’ life, thinks ex-husband Michael is a “total lunatic”
Dina Lohan is totally not Team Michael in her ex-husband’s war against his ex-fiance Kate Major. A new report claims Lindsay Lohan’s mom fears for Kate’s life because she believes Michael is a “total lunatic.” Even though some reports allege that Kate, who accuses Michael of abusing her, has been reaching out to both Dina and Lindsay for support,...
Snooki paid more to speak at Rutgers than Pulitzer Prize winner
The stars of “Jersey Shore” get paid big bucks for their high-profile appearances. But Rutgers University is spending more on Snooki than they paid a Nobel Peace and Pulitzer Prize winning author? That’s right. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is earning $32,000 to head to the New Jersey campus, while Toni Morisson is only getting $30,000 to speak at...
Tyler Perry inks new Lionsgate deal for more Madea films
Tyler Perry’s partnered up with Lionsgate since his first ever movie and now they’ve extended their partnership with a new multi-year agreement, which means we’ll be seeing lots more of Perry and his alter ego Madea on the big screen. Lionsgate will continue on as the distributor for Tyler Perry’s upcoming films, which includes this month’s...
Source Code movie review
A passenger wakes up on a train, confused and disoriented. There’s a bomb on the train that will go off in eight minutes. And he’s got strict orders that don’t involve getting off the train or preventing the explosion. Huh? That’s the arresting setup of Source Code, a time-shifting science fiction thriller that’s in no hurry to make itself...
Demi Lovato sits down with Robin Roberts for first post-rehab interview
Demi Lovato sat down with ABC News correspondent Robin Roberts for her very first interview after leaving a treatment facility in January. According to Roberts, the interview is set to air on “Good Morning America” and “20/20″ in the coming weeks. Roberts says she was “moved by her honesty” and that the interview “will help many.”...
“Mad Men” finally gets deal done; show renewed for 2 more seasons
The dispute on the “Mad Men” contract has been resolved, with the Emmy-winning series slated to start production in July, the same month the fifth season was supposed to premiere. Creator Matt Weiner said the show has been renewed for two more seasons. After intense negotiations, Weiner has finally agreed on a deal with network AMC and producers Lionsgate TV....
“Barefoot Contessa” finds snubbing sick kid’s wish not good PR recipe
The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, has been turned down by the family of a 6-year-old boy with cancer from the Make-a-Wish foundation after the celebrity cook blew him off twice. Garten is said to be suffering a PR disaster after apparently snubbing the wish of the cancer patient. Enzo Pereda, who is suffering Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, made one wish to the Make-a-Wish...
Hop
No matter how much or how little in the way of Easter candy you consume, the holiday attraction, Hop, should land you on what feels like a sugar high. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing will be decided, you can be sure, by your elders. E. B., voiced by Russell Brand, is the son of the Easter bunny. His dad (voiced by Hugh Laurie) wants him to be next in line for...
Hailee Steinfeld in talks to play “Sleeping Beauty”
Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to star as “Sleeping Beauty” in a revisionist re-imagining of the classic fairytale. The “True Grit” star, who at just 14 earned her Academy Award nod, is slated to play the princess in an “Inception-like” plot. According to Deadline, the new version, from screenwriter Lindsay Devlin, will give...
Matt Damon uses algebra to make sense out of on-screen kiss with Michael Douglas
Kissing beautiful leading ladies like Angelina Jolie and Minnie Driver on the big screen comes easy for Matt Damon, but he said his next on-screen kiss will be quite the challenge. According to People magazine, Damon is set to star with Michael Douglas in a biopic of flamboyant gay pianist Liberace. Damon will play the love interest of the 66-year-old actor. But Damon,...
Cameron Diaz proves to be boyfriend Alex Rodriguez’s lucky charm
Cameron Diaz is proving to be Alex Rodriguez’ lucky charm. The 38-year-old actress reportedly took a break Tuesday from house hunting in Miami Beach to support her boyfriend and Yankees third baseman in a friendly match against The Detroit Tigers in Tampa, Fla. The Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers with a 2-1 loss in their final spring training game. Diaz, who showed...
“Thor” star Chris Hemsworth says he bulked up too much for his role
Chris Hemsworth, who plays “Thor” in the upcoming Marvel Comics action film, says he bulked up so much to prepare for the role that he couldn’t fit into his costume. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 27-year-old Australian actor said his costume was too tight when he tried on Thor’s armor for a final camera test right before shooting...
NJ “housewife” Teresa Giudice punched in the face during bar brawl
“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice has been punched in the face after causing a scene while vacationing in the Dominican Republic in February. The table-flipping housewife was apparently the reason behind the bar brawl at the Hard Rock in Punta Cana. According to RadarOnline.com, Teresa was with her husband Joe and her co-stars Caroline...
Lindsay Lohan escapes prosecution over Betty Ford Clinic assault
Lindsay Lohan has dodged another jail after the Riverside County District Attorney has decided not to charge her with the altercation incident with a rehab staffer inside the Betty Ford Clinic last December. D.A. spokesman John Hall told People magazine Tuesday, “We are not filing any charges in the Lindsay Lohan case due to insufficient evidence.” According...
AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ in danger of cancellation
“Mad Men” is in danger of being canceled even after raking in multiple awards and four successful seasons. Show creator Matthew Weiner is objecting to Lionsgate Television and AMC’s budget cuts for the series. Weiner’s contract is secure, with the two sides agreeing on a $30 million deal for two years. But they are apparently struggling to agree...
“Glee” star Lea Michelle “is fine” after being involved in car crash
Perhaps “Glee” star Lea Michelle, who plays Rachel Berry in the popular series, should start taking the school bus home. The 24-year-old star was involved in a hit-and-run on Friday in Los Angeles, but her rep told People magazine the star “was not injured and is fine.” Michelle was on her way home after work around 2 a.m., when she was hit by another...
Joan Rivers leaves audience gasping over Elizabeth Taylor joke
Joan Rivers is known for taking jabs at celebrities with her jokes, but many say she has gone too far with one she made recently about the late Elizabeth Taylor. On the night the Hollywood actress died, Rivers went onstage and unleashed a joke that left the audience gasping. “Debbie Reynolds keeps carrying on that she and Elizabeth Taylor were such good friends,”...
Fox Searchlight defends “Black Swan” star Natalie Portman against body double’s claims
Fox Searchlight is defending their “Black Swan” star Natalie Portman from accusations by her body double in the film that she had performed all of the ballet moves for the actress. Ballerina double Sarah Lane claims that the producers were “trying to create this façade that [Portman] had become a ballerina in a year and a half.” Lane told Dance...
Amy Adams named Lois Lane in “Superman” revival
“Superman” has found his Lois Lane. 36-year-old “Enchanted” star Amy Adams will play the Man of Steel’s love interest in Zack Snyder’s film revival of the DC Comics character. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, the director revealed that she phoned the actress with the news. There had been a lot of interest in Hollywood in the role,...
Reese Witherspoon marries entertainment agent
Reese Witherspoon is a married woman once again. The “Legally Blonde” star, 35, has tied the knot with entertainment agent Jim Toth, 40, in a private ceremony at her ranch in Ojai, CA Saturday evening. The bride, in a Monique Lhullier custom-made creation, walked down the aisle to “Here Comes the Bride,” while the groom arrived to the tune of “Tennessee...
“Teen Mom” Jenelle Evans busted over viscious assault
“Teen Mom 2″ star Jenelle Evans was arrested Sunday night after assaulting another girl. The 19-year-old MTV reality show personality was booked into Brunswick County Jail, but was released shortly on bond. A warrant was issued for her arrest after police saw the fight on video, which is obtained by TMZ. The other girl in the video, Britany Truett, originally...
Reality star NeNe Leakes tells Ellen: Star Jones is “manipulative” and “conniving”
NeNe Leakes is not holding back how she really feels about her “Celebrity Apprentice” costar Star Jones. During an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star told the talk show host that Jones “is bossy, she is manipulative, conniving.” “And I’m not even being funny....
Vanessa Hudgens to Ellen: “I’m single”
Vanessa Hudgens wants everyone to know that “I’m single.” The former “High School Musical” star told Ellen Degeneres on her show Wednesday that her and ex-boyfriend Zac Efron are still friends. “We’re good. After being in a relationship with someone that long, you stay friends,” she said. The two had been dating for five years...
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson sue J.B. Goldman Insurance for alleged embezzlement
Hollywood couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have filed a suit against their former insurance agency for apparently overcharging them. They claim that J.B. Goldman Insurance Agency embezzled them for over 20 years. According to the suit that was obtained by TMZ, the husband and wife team only found out about the company’s embezzlement scheme when they switched brokers...
Hollywood screen legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Hollywood screen legend Elizabeth Taylor has died of congestive heart failure. She was 79. According to her publicist, Taylor died “peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.” She was surrounded by her children when she passed: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd and Maria Burton. Taylor struggled with congestive heart problems for...
Charlie Sheen to undergo psych exam before he can see twin sons
Charlie Sheen is one step closer to seeing his 2-year-old twin sons Bob and Max again. All he has to do is to submit to and pass a psychiatric exam, his custody agreement with soon-to-be ex-wife Brooke Mueller reportedly states. The terms of the custody deal remain undisclosed to the public, but RadarOnline.com claims that one clause in the agreement states that Charlie...
Natalie Portman says she was “spent” after working on “Black Swan”
Academy Award-winner Natalie Portman says her role as a disturbed ballerina in “Black Swan” took a toll on her and admits she should have taken time off before filming “Thor.” In an interview with Total Film magazine, the 29-year-old who is stars as Jane Foster in the upcoming superhero film, revealed she was “spent” after filming the...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Batman character revealed to be the Holiday Killer
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be The Holiday Killer in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” According to a new report, the 30-year-old actor will be playing the villain in the upcoming Batman flick. Insiders told Variety that Gordon-Levitt, who reunited with the “Inception” director in the film, has nabbed the role of Alberto Falcone,...
Eva Longoria Turns 36 In Vegas
Eva Longoria turned 36 in Vegas at her nightclub, Eve, in Crystals at CityCenter. NUVO Sparkling Liqueur hosted the birthday bash. After walking the red carpet wearing a beaded mini-dress, Longoria hung out with friends, including Mario Lopez and new love interest Eduardo Cruz (who is now 10 years her junior at 26), in the VIP area to dance and sip on “The Sparkling...
Kourtney Kardashian makes her acting debut in “One Life to Live”
Kourtney Kardashian says she was “nervous” about shooting a kissing scene for “One Life to Live.” The reality show beauty, who stars in E!’s “Kim and Kourtney Take New York,” made her acting debut in an episode of the long-running soap opera. Kardashian will appear as lawyer Kassandra Kavanaugh, but she said there was part of her...
Vanessa Hudgens’ nude photo hackers target more celebrities
Vanessa Hudgens’ leaked nude photos were just the start. It turns out the “Beastly” beauty is just one of 50 stars who have had extremely private photos and videos stolen from their emails by a ring of computer hackers. Earlier this week, new nude pictures of Vanessa Hudgens, taken from the same old batch she took years ago, made its way online. A furious...
Universal bringing back “American Pie” key stars for sequel
The original cast of “American Pie” will reunite for another sequel of the hit teen film franchise. Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, and the newly-reh