June 22, 2007

A number of stars such as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Carlos Santana will appear for a charity show in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. They will raise money to aid the building of the late politician's memorials.

Other performers also playing their part in the event dubbed Dream Concert are Robin Thicke, Bebe and Cece Winans and Jessye Norman. For the host slot, "Today" show weatherman Al Roker will be joined by Ben Affleck, Shaquille O'Neal and LaDainian Tomlinson. The masterminds behind this event are actually Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons and Tommy Hilfiger.

Really paving a solid path in film industry, 50 Cent has landed a starring slot to play a drug dealer opposite veteran actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Millenium Films' recently-announced "Righteous Kill", the rapper himself revealed during the launch of a Manhattan showroom for his G-Unit clothing on Tuesday, June 19.

"I'm not even sure they know yet," the guy told The New York Daily News. "Me and Robert were supposed to shoot a film where I played a police officer, but now Al and Robert play the cops."

On full throttle, rising star Kat Deluna is not only setting the date of her debut album "9 Lives", but also releasing the first single's music video. Upbeat "Whine Up" featuring Elephant Man premiered on her MySpace site.

Initially DeLuna opened a competition among fans who live in NYC to send in their videos featuring them dancing along the tune. The final result of the video featured DeLuna singing an Opera piece at the beginning but soon cut through by a tune of her song.

After a stint in thriller genre through "Fracture", now comes a horror turn for David Strathairn as The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the Oscar-nominated actor is coming onboard to join Elizabeth Banks in DreamWorks Pictures' "A Tale of Two Sisters."

An Americanized version of the 2003 Korean flick "Janghwa, Hongryeon", the project revolves around two sisters who return home after spending time in a mental institution. Banks has already billed as their cruel, obsessive stepmother while Strathairn is said to portray their concerned father.

They made it public, finally. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel made it obvious to everyone that they are dating. The lovers were seen holding hands and putting their arms around in each other while strolling about together in Oslo, Norway.

The couple was reported to then join friends for lunch at T.G.I Friday's. Later that day they were seen kissing aboard a speedboat as Justin touched down in Oslo to continue his European tour.

Yung Berg, a new rapper with big promise has emerged in music industry with debut album "Look What You Made Me". The Chicago native is to release the album in August but he will give an early treat of it through "Almost Famous (The Sexy Lady EP)".

The EP that contains 6 songs has "Sexy Lady" featuring Junior as the main song. There will be other tracks that receive the collaboration from fellow rappers Twista, Jim Jones and Rich Boy. This EP will hit stores July 24 via Epic Records.

Breaking news, no post jail interview for Paris Hilton.

As soon as there were reports flying that NBC has offered to pay the heiress $1 million for a tell-all interview after her release from the Century regional detention center in Lynwood, California, on Monday June 25th, the network officially released a denial.

Eager to have one more Oscar-recognized talent in the lineup, filmmakers of "Doubt" are reportedly holding negotiations with Academy Award nominee Amy Adams to have the beauty joined the flick's cast, which has already included Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Adapted from the John Patrick Shanley Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the drama concerns a Bronx Catholic school principal who confronts a popular priest upon suspecting him sexually harassing a black student. If deals are reached, Adams will likely play the pivotal role of a young nun caught in the tense confrontation between the two, portrayed by Streep and Hoffman.

Set to take the similar step made by fellow thespian Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland", Morgan Freeman has given his commitment to play real-life leader of former South African President Nelson Mandela in independently financed drama "The Human Factor."

Based on John Carlin's upcoming book "The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed the World", the project is set after the fall of apartheid, when South Africa hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Mandela was in his first term as the president of South Africa, and he used the event as a means to end decades of mistrust and hatred between whites and blacks.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame Committee announced on Wednesday June 20th the Walk of Fame recipients for 2008. Among the many names mentioned there are the likes of Brooks & Dunn, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Red Hot Chili Peppers and George Harrison, who are all granted Hollywood stars in the recording category.

On the Motion Pictures category, the recipients are Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Stan Lee, The Munchkins (from "The Wizard of Oz"), Tim Robbins and The Westmores of Hollywood, a longtime show business makeup family.

Giving the fans and moviegoers one last look on the flick, 20th Century Fox has ultimately brought up the final theatrical trailer for "The Simpsons Movie" on the web.

Posted on Yahoo! Movies in both standard and High Defition format, the clip repeatedly points out that Springfield is in trouble and the most unlikely hero, Homer, is going to have to do something to either save the day or destroy the town.

Pete Doherty tells all; his plan to marry supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss to his drug-fuelled lifestyle, in a series of his personal diaries. The journal, titled "The Books of Albion: The Collected Writings of Peter Doherty", consists entries from 1999 and continue into 2007.

Begun with him at the age of 20 when he arrived in London to perform poetry and set up The Libertines, the troubled rocker revealed in his "Books" he hopes to marry Moss summer later this year, writing "We have been close this time passed and with me smack and needle free we shall marry in the summer and I become 10 times happier than any given smackhead ... Huzzah!"

Providing a very promising property for fans of fantasy genre to see in the future, DreamWorks Pictures is on its way to spawn "Children of the Lamp" based on the P.B. Kerr best-selling book series of which feature rights it has smoothly secured, Variety has reported.

The original follows the international adventures of a family of djinn -- or genies -- who pass for human yet possess the power to grant wishes. Kerr already witnessed the first three books in the series sold over one million copies across the globe and is next slated to see the fourth one, "The Day of the Djinn Warrior", hit the book stores in September.

She breaks her silence, so you better listen. Tameka Foster, the fiancee of famous R&B star Usher, rubbished the rumors she's pregnant with her former husband Noontime Music cofounder Ryan Glover's child and has confirmed she's not carrying, not now at least.

"That is ridiculous," Tameka told Essence.com on the pregnancy report. "Friends tell me about some of [the online gossip] and we'll laugh, but honestly, I don't pay attention to the gossip on the day-to-day. If that were the case, the baby would have been born already."

The starry cast of "Iron Man" may get one more Oscar-nominated talent in the lineup.

Ain't It Cool News brought in exclusive report yesterday, June 21 stating Samuel L. Jackson was shooting scenes for the movie on the very same day, appearing as Nick Fury, the famous superspy character in the Marvel Comics universe. The site, however, did not point out how big his role is, but it can be assumed that the part is a cameo of sorts.

She had a dark past. In an interview with COSMOgirl! for its August issue, Kelly Clarkson opens up about the eating disorder she suffered from after missing out on a role in her high school musical.

"I thought if I come back and I'm cuter and thinner... then I'll get the role. I became bulimic for the next six months. One of my guy friends caught on to it, and I just felt so ashamed and embarrassed," the American Idol winner told the US magazine.

Finally finding a proper name for his Spanish project, director Woody Allen has revealed to Spanish reporters on June 19 that the flick is now tentatively called "Midnight in Barcelona", The Guardian has informed.

"It's the first title I picked but it's possible that it changes," so he stated as quoted by the British paper.

He's still mad and upset about being fired from the hit TV series "Grey's Anatomy". Isaiah Washington has, in an interview with the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday June 20th, opened up about the unfortunate while revealed further that he's threatening to take legal action against the show's producers.

"They fired the wrong guy. I have to clear my name. I'll start from the beginning. I'm telling everything. So here's the truth," the actor tells the newspaper. On his defense, Isaiah pointed T. R. Knight to have exploited the controversy in order to get a salary increase and to enhance his role.

They even not yet made it public that they're couple now the romance has come to an end. Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal's secret relationship reportedly is over.

Reese, who split from husband Ryan Phillippe October last year after seven years of marriage, was reported dating Jake in March after getting close together while filming thriller movie "Rendition". The couple, however, never made public of their romance.

Both successfully establishing solid reputation in Hollywood, Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel have been brought together to star in "The Dust of Time", an English-language debut from Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos.

Project was unveiled by Angelopoulos on Monday, June 18 in Cologne, Germany where he spoke at a panel at Filmstiftung North Rhine-Westphalia's annual International Film Congress. Plot details still remain a mystery, but it is revealed that filming will begin this October in Russia for a 2008 release with Bruno Ganz and Valeria Golino also starring.

Has just turned down the costly offer to bare all for Playboy magazine, Paris Hilton is now being offered $1 million dollar cash for a post-jail interview with US television network NBC's The Today Show.

The New York Post reported Thursday June 21st, NBC has won a bidding war to secure an exclusive chat with the socialite as soon as she's released from the Century regional detention center in Lynwood, California, on Monday June 25th.

Multi-Grammy Award winning American gangsta rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is back on track. Has just had their latest album "Strength & Loyalty" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboards 200 in May, they're now hoping into a new business. Producing watches.

Teaming up with Freeze Watches, the music act is launching "The Bones Watch," an exclusive watch that will combine the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony logo with skull and bones, to create an authentic looking wrist piece.