January 13, 2009

Having many fans and being considered as ladies' man, Robert Pattinson insists he doesn't consider himself as a role model or even feel the need to become one. OceanUP cites the British heartthrob as telling Frida magazine, "I don't feel that I have to be a role model for the fans. That I have to change my way of living in anyway."

About his statement, he explains, "It's not like it is for Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, in Harry Potter, who have positive roles. I play a vampire, and I don't think there's many who expect goodness of them." He jokingly adds, "I am supposed to be evil, haha!"

Pop singer David Archuleta, who has sung a number of love songs, has no hesitation to publicly admit that unlike many other guys at his age he is "still waiting for the right moment" for his first kiss. "I think so many people want to rush things, they want to rush hanging out, they want to rush making out, and then it's like they don't even know the person they're with," so he shares his perception about first kiss to Seventeen.

He goes on talking about some points he knows about girls and guys in common. "I think girls get a bad rap for being emotional all the time. But I think a lot of guys are too. A lot of my guy friends, they really feel things deeply," he says.

Franz Ferdinand come out bringing a music video for their new song "Ulysses". In the video, frontman Alex Kapranos is seen wandering aimlessly around the town, seemingly to be overwhelmed by his boredom.

While chanting "I'm bored/I'm bored", Alex picks up the phone and calls someone. At some point, the scene is cut with a capture of the band playing the song in a narrow bedroom. It also features Alex getting himself into a washing machine.

Submerging himself from the TV world for nearly four years, Ray Romano is ready to tackle another primetime series. The actor who claimed his fame through the long-running "Everybody Loves Raymond", will star in TNT's "Men of a Certain Age".

It is described as a midlife-crisis drama comedy that explores the friendship of three college buddies in their '40s. Romano will take the role as Joe, accompanied by Andre Braugher ("Thief") as Owen, and Scott Bakula ("Enterprise") as Terry. Script is written by Romano in collaboration with Mike Royce who penned several episodes in "Raymond".

Before opening wide in the U.S. on April 10, "Observe and Report" will be having its world premiere at the 2009 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival. On Monday, January 12, the SXSW Film Fest. has announced that the comedy movie from "The Foot Fist Way" director/co-writer Jody Hill will be filling the centerpiece slot on Monday, March 16.

Starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta, the comedy movie follows a deluded, self-important head of mall security named Ronnie Barnhardt in his effort to be real cop and win his dream girl's heart. When the mall is struck by a flasher, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his talents. But his pursuit of glory creates a war with Detective Harrison of the Conway Police. Now, he must not only catch the flasher, but get him before the real cops do.

Isla Fisher tells Allure magazine some details of her planned nuptials to Sacha Baron Cohen, her longtime partner and father of her daughter Olive Cohen, as she informs the publication's February issue that they are going to get married. "We are going to get married, really, really, even more now than ever. We have been talking about it and we have been very close, but it has been difficult to plan," so she reveals.

Relating her celebrity status to her willingness of having a private nuptials, Isla confesses, "It is very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with all my family and friends, and to feel part of a community." She adds, "And when you are in the public eye, to keep that private and to make it happen without it being really visible is really difficult."

Following the news saying that he will explore his singing talent by dropping rock album, Lil Wayne reveals he is indeed no longer doing a rap. "I ain't rapping no more," the former member of rap group Hot Boys tells MTV.

Wayne furthermore says, "I'm singing ... I'm about to get some dance moves. I gonna get Chris [Brown] to teach me some sh--." He then adds, "I'm f---in' with y'all. I'm keeping it coming."

Dr. Sadie Harris apparently won't stay at Seattle Grace Hospital for longer period of time in the hit drama series "Grey's Anatomy". The bisexual character's depicter, Melissa George, has said that she quits from the show at her own request. "It was my choice," she told EW's Michael Ausiello. "My last day of work is Tuesday."

George's character was introduced back in November 2008, in a four episodes deal which was later extended to another four because she receives warm welcome from the audience. While other sources say that George never intended to go beyond the four, the actress told Ausiello during the Golden Globes after-party on Sunday, January 11, that she is doing "something else" as the reason of the exit.

Another new material from Ciara's upcoming album "Fantasy Ride" has once again hit the web. This time called "Roll Call", the guitar-driven track features Lil Wayne and Lil Jon lending their vocals to the hook.

"Roll Call" was said to originally appear in Lil Jon's solo debut album "Crunk Rock". However due to numerous delays over the record, the song is rumored to be listed in Ciara's third major studio album instead.

Reports that Vanessa Hudgens has auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater in "New Moon" seems to be a false one as the representative of the 20-year-old actress has thrown cold water to the rumor. To Just Jared Jr., the rep stated, "I don't know anything about the audition. As far as I know, it's just a rumor."

The audition rumor has been sparked earlier by MTV. In its recent news, the entertainment site claimed that in an interview at an afterparty for the 66th Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, January 11, "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene suggested that the "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" star has taken the next step to join the cast by auditioning for the only female werewolf role.

The next one hour of "24" has been given a preview. Taking place between 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. of the seventh day, the episode sees Jack taking the matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Renee Walker copes with a volatile investigation and Larry Moss is forced to keep a close eye on his team.

After a two night premiere, "24" which is starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, will return to a regular airing slot on January 19 at 9/8c. Returning on TV screen after a year of delay due to writer's strike, "24" averaged 12.5 million viewers in its 8 to 10 P.M. slot on Sunday, January 11. It is a little under the November premiere of its TV movie "24: Redemption", and 20% less than the sixth season premiere in 2007.

"Gossip Girl" actress Taylor Momsen shows the world her "stunt woman" skills as she has been videotaped jumping over cars, leaping over men, and even swinging from a pipe hanging from the ceiling of a parking garage in a bid to avoid the throng of paparazzi following her. The video was tapped last week as she was leaving an elevator after a work-out in New York City.

By the time the elevator's door opened, Taylor was greeted by a group of photographers who immediately pointed their cameras to her and asked her several questions. Feeling annoyed by them, she ran down the staircase and quickly made her way to the parking lot by jumping from the staircase.

"Letter to B.I.G.", Jadakiss' new song which serves as a soundtrack in movie "Notorious", may not be included in his upcoming third studio album "The Last Kiss" because the rapper thinks the single might be corny for the effort. "Groovey Lew, when I was getting the production for [my new] album, he was like, 'You should do a letter to Big on the new album.' I was like, 'That might be corny, Groov,'" so he tells MTV.

Though feeling reluctant to list "Letter to B.I.G." in his new effort, Jadakiss admits he is tempted to do a remix for the song. He claims, "I was flirting with it. But it's nothing fabricated on there. ... I might do a remix, throw The LOX [D-Block] on there, maybe some of the Junior M.A.F.I.A. or Hov. We'll see how it go."

Another round of reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" has been given a premiere date on E! The third season that has been ordered for 10 episodes will be aired on March 10 at 10 P.M. ET, introducing new people and the antics that the family put out.

For one thing, Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Reggie Bush will still play a relevant role in the show but more about her younger sister's love life will be given a spotlight in the new season. Khloe Kardashian, fresh from DUI arrest, has been dating NBA star Rashad McCants who consequently will show his face in the show.

While earlier reports suggested that "Scream 4" may be far from fruition, it seems that the next installment of the horror thriller franchise is still moving on. Bloody-Disgusting recently came up with a report, suggesting that several of the original main characters, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, would make their returns.

However, since this feature project is intended to be a younger version of the "Scream" movies, those three will only make cameo appearances. Campbell, Cox and Arquette, who all have starred in the previous three "Scream" films as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Deputy Dwight Riley respectively, reportedly are in negotiation for the cameos. Nonetheless, there are yet words on the possible cameos from Dimension Films.

A source close to David Cook has been telling Access Hollywood that the winner of 7th season "American Idol" has broken up with his singer girlfriend Kimberly Caldwell. No words have been given by the source on the reason that prompts the couple's separation.

David Cook and Kimberly Caldwell, who is one of the contestants on the second season of "American Idol," began dating shortly after he was named as the TV show's winner in May 2008. Despite earlier split rumors, he was reported to have been looking for the perfect ring to be given to his leading lady.

The next episode of "One Tree Hill" will see the return of James Van Der Beek as Dixon, the director who is interested in helming Lucas' movie. Titled after a song by The Maine, "We Change, We Wait" will air January 19.

Lucas and Julian are having difficulties to choose a director for the movie, that is after Dixon shows up. Meanwhile, Peyton is puzzled by a present from Lucas, and Brooke struggles with her feelings in the love lane.

Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Springsteen have both been recruited to sing at Barack Obama's inaugural concert. The two will be performing at a free gig to be held at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial on January 18.

Other musical guests to rock the show include Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, will.i.am, Usher, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and John Legend among others. Meanwhile, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III and Denzel Washington will read historical passages at the event.

The mounting rumors of Aubrey O'Day doing a photo shoot for Playboy are true as the songbird confirms exclusively to US Weekly she's "honored to be a part of the Playboy legacy." She, furthermore, adds to be looking forward for her "March cover hitting newsstands on February 13."

Aubrey O'Day's confirmation of her posing for Playboy's upcoming issue marks the first time ever that she addresses the much-talked issue. In late November last year, TMZ broke the report that the former Danity Kane member was seen doing a nude photo shoot for Playboy with celebrity photographer Markus Klinko in a Manhattan photo studio. The site, moreover, also claimed "there may be cats involved in the shoot."

Summit Entertainment have released a brand new trailer of action comedy "Next Day Air". Kicking off the preview with a scene where Donald Faison's Leo Jackson is flirting with two sexy women, the video footage continues by further introducing the misguided delivery guy, showing him throwing packages into his truck and threatened to get fired by his own mother who runs the business.

Though having been warned for his sloppy work, Leo isn't one to let a few bad breaks ruin his day. But when he accidentally delivers a box containing 10 kilos of high quality cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the accidental recipients that plan to dig gold from it; all of which could cost Leo his life.

It has just been announced that country star Taylor Swift will do some ratings boost up for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Swift who also stars in the upcoming "Hannah Montana: The Movie" will visit the show to do a cameo in an episode which air date is not yet revealed.

According to the press release, she will play Haley Jones, "a teenage girl whose family manages a seedy Las Vegas motel". The synopsis is read, "Over the course of a year, Haley goes through a series of changes that have tragic consequences." Executive producer Naren Shankar told TV Guide that the episode will start in the present and then revisit the last year, season by season.

A representative for Mariska Hargitay issues an exclusive conformation to Access Hollywood, informing the TV actress "has been sidelined with a pneumothorax (a partially collapsed lung)." Despite the diagnosis, "she will appear in all episodes for the rest of the season of 'Law &Order: SVU,'" her representative adds.

Meanwhile, a source has informed Mariska Hargitay currently is on vacation and her injury did not occur on the set of her hit TV show. Mariska herself didn't attend the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, January 11. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Drama, which was won by Anna Paquin of HBO's "True Blood".

Another sneak peek into "I Love You Phillip Morris" has been provided through a freshly released clip. Entitled "People Keep Calling", the clip focuses on the two main characters, Steven Russell played by Jim Carrey and Phillip Morris portrayed by Ewan McGregor.

Rushing home, Steven is directly met with a confrontation from Morris, asking him about what is going on as people keep on calling their home. Instead of telling the truth, Steven tells Morris that they are going on a vacation and they need to pack quick. Sensing that something is wrong, Morris asks Steven whether he is going back to prison and leaves Steven who is still busy packing.

Britney Spears' third single "If U Seek Amy" coming off her sixth installment "Circus" may be censored or even banned from being played on U.S. radio stations due to the cheeky chorus "all of the boys and all of the girls are beggin' to, If You Seek Amy", the last four words sound like "F*** me" if sung quickly. To MTV, several executives in the U.S. radios reveal their concern over public response if the song gets airplay on their radios.

Patti Marshall, program director at Cincinnati's Q102, shares she would likely not to play it on her radio. She says, "It's OK to put in on an album, have fun with it, but we're publicly owned, you know?. We have a responsibility to the public ... you put this ... out and act like we're all fuddy-duddies, like we're trying to make moral judgments. It's not about us. It's about the mom in the minivan with her 8-year-old."

Screen beauty Anne Heche and her actor boyfriend James Tupper are expecting a baby boy, according to a report by Life and Style. The twosome was seen attending the Boom Boom Room's Children's Gifting Wonderland at The Century Plaza hotel in Century City, Calif. on Saturday, January 10 when she was claimed to be telling friends she is pregnant with another son.

Anne Heche and James Tupper were co-stars on ABC's romantic TV dramedy "Men in Trees". They began dating while Anne was still married to then husband Coleman 'Coley' Laffoon. Their alleged romance became the subject of media speculation beginning in late January 2007 shortly after her spokeswoman confirmed her split from Coleman.

The January 19 episode of "Gossip Girl" has been given a preview. In "You've Got Yale", things are rolling around the academic affair since it is time for students of Constance Billard and St. Judes to find out who is and isn't worthy of early admission to Yale University.

Serena bonds with her new Shakespeare teacher, Rachel, who has no clue the wrath she is about to suffer after giving Blair the first B of her prep school career. Chuck pairs up with an unlikely ally in his war with Jack over Bass Industries. Nate and Vanessa spend a romantic evening at the opera.

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" could be having a powerful warrior of their own to face their newest enemy, Devastator. According to IESB, the Autobots will have "their own answer to the evil Devastator in the form of Superion".

Explaining about the new Autobots, IESB detailed that Superion is made out of five Aerialbots; leader Silverbolt, small but fierce Airazor, easily distracted daydreamer Fireflight, aerial strategy expert Skydive and reckless dive-bomber Air Raid. The five teammates form Superion to destroy any Decepticons they encounter and protect any innocent bystanders nearby.

U2 are announced to play their new song titled "Get On Your Boots", which is taken from their upcoming twelfth studio album "No Line on the Horizon", at this year's BRIT Awards to be aired on ITV1. They will be performing the track on Wednesday, February 18 at London's Earls Court.

On U2's upcoming performance, Ged Doherty, Chairman of The BRITs Committee, reveals his excitement. "We're thrilled to be able to confirm that U2 have chosen The BRITs for their first global TV performance on their new album. Their addition to the line-up for this year's show makes it possibly the best we have ever had. This cements The BRITs as one of the biggest TV events in the world," so he claims.

In the wake of an earlier post on her official site announcing the birth of her second child, a baby boy, Charlotte Church has revealed the baby's full name in a new post on Monday, January 12. In the short post, it is written that the Welsh singer and her longtime partner Gavin Henson name their son Dexter Lloyd Henson.

"Gavin and Charlotte have chosen the name Dexter for their new baby boy," the post read. "In keeping with Henson family tradition, Dexter will also have the name Lloyd as a middle name."

As her new TV venture, Hilary Duff will play a character which is based on a true life person, Kathleen Holtz. NBC have signed her to be the main cast of "Barely Legal", a comedy about an 18-year-old who passes the notoriously difficult California bar exam and becomes the youngest attorney ever made in the state. The story is based on the life experience of Holtz who passed the exam in 2007.

Duff signed a deal with NBC in November 2007 for a comedy which will be produced by Universal Media Studio. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show is developed by actor Rob Morrow who is also executive producing. A pilot is being penned by Elisa Bell whose credit includes the big screen movie "Little Black Book". No production date has been suggested.

John Travolta, his actress wife Kelly Preston, and their 8-year-old daughter Ella Bleu Travolta, have all penned a thank you letter addressed to "The People of Ocala", thanking them for the outpouring support they have offered to the family in the wake of Jett Travolta's death. The letter was sent to the Ocala Star-Banner on Monday morning, January 12 by Travolta's attorney, Michael McDermott.

"The enormous amount of love, support and condolence we have received from this community has been most humbling," the Travoltas wrote on the beginning of their letter. "Comforting words, thoughts and prayers of Ocala's citizens have made an impossibly painful situation, a little less painful."

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" won't be focused merely on the growing darkness. In an interview with Herald Sun, the adventure fantasy's lead actor Daniel Radcliffe suggests that the movie is expected to balance between the darkness and the comedy.

"I think the thing we certainly tried to do in this one was strike a balance between the darkness,'' the-19-year-old insists. "I mean, the one thing when I read the script I could always yearn for was more darkness and more of that real intense stuff, because I enjoy doing that more, but hopefully this time we have struck a balance between that darkness and a certain comedy in this film."

Report claiming Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are engaged has resurfaced following family and friends' denial over previous claim that the pair got engaged on Christmas Eve. According to People, Tom, 31, proposed to Gisele, 28, with a diamond solitaire on Friday, January 9 in Los Angeles.

"He asked and she accepted," a source close to the couple says. "The couple is discussing a huge fashionista event in the spring or a more intimate and quicker ceremony in Costa Rica, where Gisele has a home."

A brand new single called "Unstoppable", which is performed by Kat DeLuna teaming up with Lil Wayne, has arrived. Described as "a bit different, and crazy", the mid-tempo track is said to be included in her upcoming not-yet-titled studio LP.

Beside working with Wayne, DeLuna also once again joins forces with RedOne, the mastermind behind her smash debut album "9 Lives". Another top-notched producer who will produce new materials in her sophomore effort is Jim Jonsin, the one who helped T.I. recording single "Whatever You Like".