November 21, 2009

Toni Braxton takes it to "The Wendy Williams Show" to premiere a music video for her new single "Yesterday". The video was filmed on October 8 in Los Angeles and is directed by Billie Woodruff, witnessing Toni sharing steamy scenes with Trey Songz. Other cameos include L.A. Lakers Ron Artest and Shannon Brown as well as fellow singer Brooke Hogan.

"Yesterday" is the lead single off Toni Braxton's upcoming studio installment "Pulse". The track was debuted in September and becomes her first release since going on a hiatus in 2005.

"Smallville" will take a two-month break starting this week and when it returns on January 22, it will bring along the Justice Society of America (JSA). The episode called "Disciple" sees Clark getting the help he needs much to save the world from the grasp of General Zod.

JSA is comprised of several superheroes such as Hawkman, Stargirl, Doctor Fate, Atom and Spectre but only three out of them have had their actors announced. Brent Stait is playing Dr. Fate, while Britt Irvin is in the shoes of Stargirl. Meanwhile, the actor to play Hawkman, whose first look has been shared, will be Michael Shanks.

Less than a month before "Avatar" world premiere on December 10, "around thirty minutes of the movie remain incomplete", producer John Landau said. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, the filmmaker claimed the scenes need work ranging from sound mixing through color timing along with visual effects. Moreover, Landau argued that there is "little meaningful difference between principal photography and special effects."

If there is a thing that can relieve the problem, digital visual effects company Weta has completed their work on the film, MarketSaw reported. Beside the New Zealand based company, there are six other FX houses involved in the making of the James Cameron's sci-fi movie project. However, it is not known whether or not those companies have wrapped their parts of the film.

All is well with Nicole Richie following announcement made by her publicist earlier this week that the celebrity socialite was hospitalized with pneumonia. Giving up-date on her latest condition is her musician husband Joel Madden who confirms through a post on his band Good Charlotte's official site that his wife has returned home and is recovering.

"So I stepped off the plane after a month out of the country, and basically went straight to the hospital for the week," Joel states in the message. "But don't worry all is well and we are home with no problems. I was supposed to go into the studio a finish the last few vocals for the record, but that had to wait. Family first."

Oprah Winfrey brought it to her show on Friday, November 20 to announce that she is ending the two decades run of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". What started off as a firm statement became an emotional and personal outpour from Oprah who fought back tears.

"I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye," she said. "Twenty-five years feels right in my bones, and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time."

Miley Cyrus will still continue her Wonder World traveling show despite the tour bus crash which killed its driver Bill Douglas. A representative for the Disney songstress confirms that matter to Gossip Cop, telling that her next concert, which will be held on November 22 in Greensboro, North Carolina, will go ahead as scheduled.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill 'Uncle Bill' Douglas," Miley released a statement soon after learning about the accident. "Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."

After releasing an international trailer, "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" has provided another sneak peek to the movie by debuting a new trailer. Beside giving a look at more never-before-seen scenes of the film, the video also highlights Percy Jackson who gets help from his friends in his adventure.

Percy is a normal 12-year-old student who discovers that he is the demigod son of the Greek god, Poseidon. He later learns that the legendary beings of Greek mythology still exist in Mount Olympus which is located on the mythical 600th floor of the Empire State Building.

It's official, Heidi Klum is now Heidi Samuel. The supermodel has her request to legally adopt her husband Seal's last name being approved by a Los Angeles court commissioner on Friday, November 20.

Notwithstanding the approval, Heidi is yet to make public announcement whether or not she intends to be known professionally as Heidi Samuel. Statement also hasn't been made by her people.

"The Twilight Saga's New Moon" paves its way smoothly with the midnight earning at the box office. The number submitted by Summit Entertainment shows that the sequel to "Twilight" has taken approximately $26.3 million from 3,514 theaters on the eve of Friday, November 20.

It is a box office record for midnight screening this year because "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" topped it off with $22.2 million this summer. Even "The Dark Knight" which eventually took a high weekend gross from the box office only had $18.5 million from the midnight sale.

Miley Cyrus and her family are quick to respond to breaking news regarding the accident happened to one of her four tour buses that killed its driver Bill Douglas. In a statement posted on the actress-singer's website, they share their heartfelt support and prayers for the family of the so-called "Uncle Bill".

Bill, whose real name is William G. Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas, died at the scene when the bus he was driving ran off the left side of Interstate 85 in Virginia, struck an embankment and overturned. The accident occurred at around 8:15 A.M. Friday, November 20 in Dinwiddie County, about 40 miles south of Richmond. Speed and weather weren't considered factors.

Jennifer Lopez finally brings forward a music video in support of her new song "Fresh Out the Oven". Directed by Jonas Akerlund, the video features male and female dancers bouncing to the Pitbull-featuring track which serves as a promotional song for her new album "Love?".

Previously, the lead single for the effort has hit the web. Titled "Louboutins", it reportedly is produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and written by The-Dream. It was meant to be recorded for Brandy's forthcoming release, but following Brandy's exit from Epic Records, it was handed over to J-Lo.