February 24, 2009

With their 3-D movie, "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience", heading into theaters this Friday, February 27, Jonas Brothers make one exciting announcement. During a press conference at Million Air in Burbank, California to announce a partnership with NetJets, the musical trio revealed that they will make surprise coast-to-coast appearance at numerous showings of the concert movie.

"We can't give too many details as to what cities or how many cities we'll be going to," Nick Jonas confessed. He then added, "What we can tell you is it will be a coast-to-coast tour and it's really all about our fans, and being able to experience this with them." Aside from the press conference, the heartthrob also spilled the bean when they appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Monday, February 23.

Words are, Chris Brown will no longer team up with Ciara in her soon-to-be released third studio album "Fantasy Ride". The rumor starts to emerge after Ciara said that "Turntables", the song which was supposed to be feature Chris, may be heard "a little bit differently."

"'Turntables' will be on the album," Ciara revealed to hosts Terrence and Rocsi during her visit on BET's "106 & Park" on Monday, February 23. "Now you may hear it a little bit differently than what you've heard it, but in a cool way."

Rumor has it, Paris Hilton is jealous after seeing the picture of her ex-boyfriend Benji Madden getting up close and personal with singer Katy Perry on Valentine's Day, and so she is determined to win him back. "Paris still has very strong feelings for Benji and seeing those pictures has really hurt her - especially as they were taken so close to her birthday. She is determined to get Benji back and she is not going to let anyone or anything stand in her way," an unnamed source reveals.

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden began dating in February 2008. They broke up in November the same year, and the hotel heiress has claimed their busy travel schedules as the trigger of their separation.

In anticipation of "Lost" upcoming episode, ABC have put out three brand new snippets, promoting the series' episode 5.07. While the running time of each clip are ranging from around fifty seconds to more than a minute long, all of the clips highlight on Terry O'Quinn's character, John Locke.

The first one displays a glimpse of Locke sitting in a car with Matthew Abaddon. Trying to get some info from Abaddon, he questions the Lance Reddick's character of what he does for Charles Widmore. The second clip, on the other hand, shows Locke laying on the gravel ground in pain and waving to get some help from the on-coming truck, and the third clip presents the scene in which Locke is talking to Widmore in what seems to be a hospital room.

The kiss between Delko and Calleigh occurs on the "CSI: Miami" next week's episode. In "Sink or Swim", the future of Delko in CSI is threatened just as his relationship with Calleigh moves to the next level. He is taken away to prison by the INS for failing to address the issue of his forged birth certificate and when he reaches out to his father for help, he gets none.

Pirates takes over a luxury yacht owned by defense attorney Derek Powell (guest star P. Diddy) who was suspected of protecting a criminal in a previous episode. Horatio and the team investigate the murder of Powell's fiancee Nadine Walcott but the case is sidetracked when Delko who has the evidence against prime suspect Ken Taber, is thrown to jail.

Nicole Sullivan is pregnant with her second child with actor husband Jason Packham, the actress-comedian herself exclusively reveals to Life and Style. "Jason and I are so excited to be expecting our second child, a boy, this summer," so she says when expressing her joy over her forthcoming child.

Having her second pregnancy being written into the storyline of her TV series "Rita Rocks," Nicole gushes, "I couldn't be more proud to be an actor working for such a wonderful group of women at Lifetime. They have been incredibly supportive, and we are looking forward to the viewers coming along for the ride with us." In addition to the baby boy she is carrying, Nicole and Jason also have another son, named Dashel Pierce Packham, who was born in May 2007.

A man's perfect life is ruined when his dark past catches up with him in "Not Forgotten" trailer. Telling the story of Jack Bishop, it is first displayed that Bishop lives the life of every man's dream as he has a beautiful wife and a happy, healthy daughter, Toby, as well as the career he always wanted. But when his daughter goes missing, his hidden dark secret from the past comes back to haunt him.

Desperate to find his daughter while his secret is unraveled bits by bits, he resorts to the powers of his long forgotten faith, La Santa Muerte, the protectors of the sinner and the worshippers of the dead. But, the power of the La Santa Muerte is stronger then he ever imagined as it reaches out to touch his family and reveals an even darker and unexpected web of lies and deceit.

A music video to promote Brick & Lace's new single "Bad To Di Bone" has been debuted. It features the seductive moves of the band's members Nyanda Thorbourne and Nailah Thorbourne when the two dance through the up-beat jam of the electronic track.

"Bad To Di Bone" is a new material which is believed to be listed in Brick & Lace's forthcoming second studio album. No information is available to give a clue on who has produced as well as written the song's lines though.

On its February 23 episode, Jimmy Kimmel plays an interesting game with Jonas Brothers on his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Instead of having the boys answering the questions solo, the show arranges a quiz called "Who Knows Jonas" where the band and a superfan compete on who knows about them better.

Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas gather as a team, opposing a female fan named Jessi. If the band win, then they get to bring home Jessi's prized possession including her wallet, but if Jessi wins then she gets to see the band face to face, two tickets to the premiere of "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" and their hair comb.

Playboy's boss Hugh Hefner has expressed his willingness to have Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet to pose naked for the men's magazine. "There's no question we would be interested in her," so he is quoted as telling Metro, adding that "it's a competitive market, more than it used to be, and certainly Kate Winslet would be most welcome in our pages."

In addition to Winslet, Hefner also would love to have popstars Lily Allen and Cheryl Cole featured on Playboy. He even praises Cole as "more attractive" than Allen. Nevertheless, no comment just yet from either Winslet, Allen, or Cole regarding Hefner's offer.

Parts of the Rorschach's journal scenes in forthcoming live-action "Watchmen" have been unraveled via an extended new clip. More than three minutes long and opened with an introduction by director Zack Snyder, the clip contains two back-to-back scenes, emphasizing on what Rorschach did on October 12, 1985 and October 13, 1985.

The first half of the clip starts with Rorschach walking towards the Comedian's apartment. Explaining that the city is afraid of him because he has seen its true face, he climbs to the apartment which has been strapped with police lines with the help of a grapple gun. Inside the crime scene, he investigates on what is left and finds the Minutemen pictures.

Justin Timberlake's new album may feature a contribution from Jimmy Edgar as the Detroit-based electronic music artist has said to be in studio to make music for Justin's next effort. "After my tour, I'm taking a trip to work on Justin Timberlakes new album for a few weeks," so he writes in post on Everything Is Chemical.

Justin Timberlake has released two solo studio albums; "Justified" and "FutureSex/LoveSounds" since parting ways with NSYNC in 2002. He has also been involved in other artists' projects, such as lending his vocals to Madonna's single "4 Minutes", T.I.'s song "Dead and Gone" and Ciara's track "Love and Sex and Magic". He also writes songs for such big singers as Rihanna and Britney Spears.

Bow Wow joins the range of celebrities who comment on Chris Brown and Rihanna's battery case, saying both of them "just need their space and ... need to deal with it." Moreover, Bow Wow also urges the media to stop exposing the music stars' alleged altercation because it will only make it harder for them to deal with the whole situation.

"I've been in a high profile relationship before and I know how it feels when everybody's in your business. It just puts more pressure. And the only way they're going to get over the situation is just to let them deal with it," Bow Wow told OK! magazine while promoting his new album "New Jack City Part 2" at Planet Hollywood Times Square in N.Y.C. on February 23. "And that's what I really want to do. I'm praying for them both," he added.

The preview of "Heroes" episode "Exposed" has arrived. Centering on The Hunter and his own agenda, the episode also gives a peek for the first time, Young Sylar and the kiss between Claire and newbie Alex.

As previously reported, the young Sylar is added into the story to support Sylar's quest in finding his father. The young version will be played by Joshua Rush who has appeared in an episode of "Private Practice". In "Exposed", Sylar uncovers memories of his father that reveal info about his mom.

"Ghostbusters 3", the much talked-about second sequel for 1980s comedy movie could be heading to production late 2009. While promoting a new House of Blues in Boston, "Ghostbusters" star Dan Aykroyd gave the revealing update for the project during a web chat with readers of The Boston Globe.

Asked about how the third installment of the "Ghostbusters" series is coming along and whether the movie will indeed be developed, the 56-year-old came up with this response, saying "Script is commenced early summer." He, in addition, gushed on when the production most likely takes place, noting "Hope to be in production by late fall 2009."

Nowadays music star Lady GaGa claims she and Madonna aren't far different as they have lots of things in common. Comparing herself to the pop diva, GaGa tells The Times that she and Madonna share an "artistic intuition" which allows them to predict what is coming next.

"I think what Madonna and I share is that we are both fearless. We both have a lot of nerve," so GaGa boasts. "We're both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene - and we both became famous when we dyed our hair blonde," GaGa goes on gushing.

After a big break, "Gossip Girl" will return on March 16 with the episode called "The Age of Dissonance" and to fill in the gap, The CW have released three short promos. One is on Blair-Chuck chemistry, another one is Blair taking without paying and the last one is Serena slapping Dan to invigorate herself.

In the episode, Chuck is having trouble dealing with the mystery that was his father and the way in which his spare time was managed. Meanwhile, Nate catches Vanessa flirting with another guy, and at a moment of desperation, reluctantly turns to Blair for help.

A music video to promote Lady Sovereign's new track entitled "So Human" has been outed. Spoofing celebrity's appearance on the red carpet, it features the time she attends a red-carpet event in a casual outfit. While she is enjoying a conversation with a reporter, a supposed-to-be celebrity walks in but accidentally slips and falls to the floor just right in front of her.

"So Human" is a song sampling The Cure's 1985 single "Close to Me". Released in U.S. on February 3, the track will be included in Lady Sovereign's sophomore studio album "Jigsaw", which marks her first experiment with Auto-Tune.

In the next "24", the White House is trespassed by the terrorists and FOX will have it running for a two straight hours. Jack Bauer remains resolute to secure the nation as the international crisis hits home for the President and the mission of mastermind Jonas Hodges emerges. Occurring between "6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.", the episode airs on March 2 starting at 8/7c.

Not even at the halfway point of this hellacious day, two planes have collided outside of D.C., there has been an attempt on a chemical plant in Ohio, the President's husband's life has been threatened and the nation remains at risk. When Dubaku's evil plan escalates to his boss, General Juma (guest star Tony Todd), the stakes are raised and steadfast President Taylor faces a deepening foreign policy dilemma.

London has become the city where "Watchmen" held its world premiere on Monday night, February 23. Attracting a huge crowd at the Odeon West End at Leicester Square, the special screening event was marked with the rolling out of one specially-designed carpet, which in contrast to the usual red, takes the black-and yellow color with "Watchmen" lettering and the signature yellow smiley face.

The whole cast ensemble that include Billy Crudup, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode and Patrick Wilson, were present on the occasion. Dressed to impress, three of the actors, Wilson, Crudup, and Morgan, were seen wearing suits by designer Calvin Klein.

R 'n' B singer Ne-Yo claimed he has spoken to Rihanna following her much reported alleged altercation with Chris Brown and said the songstress is okay. "I spoke to Rihanna. She says she's fine. She didn't go into detail about what happened. I understand it's a painful situation; I didn't push," so he told MTV News on Monday afternoon, February 23.

Furthermore admitting that he has seen the picture of Rihanna's bruised face post Chris' attack, which was made public by TMZ last week, Ne-Yo commented, "That just really - that hurt me to my heart, man." Though so, Ne-Yo insisted he wanted to talk to both Rihanna and Chris first before offering further comment on the issue.

R&B singer/rapper T-Pain was forced to drop his scheduled performance in Guyana after receiving "credible death and kidnapping threats." He was said to receive the threat from an unidentified source via e-mail messages and telephone calls, promoter for the concert said.

Local police has been called to investigate the threat. At time of writing, there has been no further information regarding the case as investigation is reportedly still underway.

HBO is picking up a new series based on the life of Anthony Kiedis and has hired "The Spiderwick Chronicles" writer John Sayles to handle the project. Set as a drama, it will be centered on the early life of the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman in 1970s West Hollywood and Los Angeles.

Having "Scar Tissue" as its working title, the series chronicles the childhood of Kiedis who lived with his mother in Grand Rapids, Michigan before moving to L.A. to live with his father when he was eight. Kiedis' father, known as Spider, was dealing drugs for living in Sunset Strips and allegedly was supplying rock stars such as The Who and Led Zeppelin. All the while, hoping to get into the show business.

Featured as the cover girl of Nylon Magazine's March issue, Kristen Stewart opens up in an interview with the publication about her relationship with rumored boyfriend Robert Pattinson. "It's just totally false...Rob and I are good friends," so says the "Twilight" leading actress concerning the mounting and persistent rumors of her dating the British actor.

"Rob and I are good friends," Kristen insists, adding that "We went through a lot together, so we feel very close. But if we go out in public, every little detail is scrutinized, like the way I stand next to him." She goes on to dish, "and it's like, I know the guy really f***ing well. It's only natural that we sort of lean on each other, because we're put in the most f***ing psychotic situations."

While director Michael Bay insisted that Megatron, the killed Decepticon leader in "Transformers", won't be featured in the sequel, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" screenwriter Roberto Orci claimed the opposite. Breaking his silence over the speculation of Megatron's return, he gave out confirmation that the evil transforming robot will indeed return in the sequel.

"Megatron returns!", so Orci wrote in a posting at TFW 2005 when responding to a fan's request for some kind of info over the sequel. He then added further that fans should "Keep it quiet!" of the spoiler. While revealing that the robot voiced by Hugo Weaving in the first film will be seen in the sequel, the man behind widely anticipated "Star Trek" didn't share whether other rumors concerning Megatron, including the one that said Megatron will be brought back by the Autobots, are true or not.

A music video supporting New Kids On The Block's single "2 in the Morning" has been released. It shows a man walking into his house and finding his girlfriend in a heated conversation with someone on the phone.

Following the feuding couple, the video is shot in a "pretty creepy old house" in Pacific Palisades. "We hired big-time actors to do that for us," the band's member Joey McIntyre says concerning the fact that none of the band's members is involved in the acting scenes.

English singer-songwriter and TV personality Melanie C has given birth to a baby girl on Sunday, February 22 in London. In a brief message on her official site, it is confirmed that the so-called Sporty Spice and her newborn daughter, named Scarlet Starr, "are doing fine."

Scarlet, as written in the message, weighed 8 lb 3 oz at time of birth, at 4.10 P.M. The baby girl is Melanie's first child with her boyfriend of more than six years, Thomas Starr.

Entering its 13th cycle, "America's Next Top Model" is continuously seeking a major change. The reality show aired on The CW is casting women under 5 feet 7 inches to join the competition in the next season, opening wider chances for those without the standard height of models.

In the requirements for the Fall 2009 season, which can be found on the official site of The CW, it is emphasized that entrants "must be AT OR UNDER five feet and seven inches (5'7") in height." However, it also puts on highlight that "producers reserve the right to make case-by-case exceptions. Please note the change in this requirement from past cycles of the Series."

A series of new clips from "Dragonball Evolution" has been screened on a Korean TV. Compiled into one player, the clips give out an extended scene where Goku trains with Grandpa Gohan, a shot of Bulma aiming her gun at Goku's face and a glimpse of Master Roshi warding off Goku's fast coming blows.

Other new footage seen in the clips exposed Bulma and Master Roshi looking at something above them, and Yamcha holding a flashlight to see into what seems to be an underground cave. In addition to this Korean TV clips, a bunch of stills from this action adventure film has been uncovered. The photos take a closer shot at Grandpa Gohan, Goku, Chi Chi, Mai, Master Roshi, Lord Piccolo and Yamcha.

The New York Post's Daily News gossip section reported that Chris Brown has sent Rihanna, who turned 21 years old on Friday, February 20, pricey birthday presents. Among the items he gave her were a diamond bracelet, necklace and iPod Touch. Greater than that, Chris' mother has been said to also give Rihanna a lavish bouquet of flowers.

"Chris called Rihanna to wish her a happy birthday," an insider informed the gossip section. "He's absolutely trying to get back into her good graces. He knows he's very much in the doghouse right now, and is doing everything he can to show her how sorry he is."

"If [50] sold 10 [million], my next album should sell 12," Rick Ross says when comparing his upcoming album "Deeper Than Rap" with 50 Cent's 1993 debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'", which sold almost 10 million copies worldwide. On what makes him quite sure that his album will be a blast, Rick Ross states, "My freestyles as you could hear them, 'Kiss My Pinky Ring', I do them in 20 minutes and put them out there. Those crumble empires."

Claiming that his diss over Fiddy is just "for sport", Rick Ross further explains, "People listening to how potent the music is. That's all this really is for me." He also adds, "I'm not really excited yet. All this is a platform for me to show people how talented I am. How much better of a lyricist I am."

One question after another have been shot on whether Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight will quit "Grey's Anatomy" or not, but never on the possibility of Patrick Dempsey leaving. The TV world is made rive when ABC released a synopsis for the March episode, where McDreamy comes to a decision that he wants to "quit".

Derek had made a questionable call when treating his pregnant patient which led to an unsuccessful result in the last week's episode. The husband of the patient goes on rampant and calls him a murderer, which leads to Derek rethinking that he has more failed cases than the successful ones.

While many are still crossing their fingers to see Emily Blunt in "Iron Man 2" despite the recent possibility of her dropping the Black Widow part, director Jon Favreau reportedly hauled in the bad news. According to The Playlist, the 42-year-old director has claimed at an aftershow party that the Golden Globe-winning actress is officially out of the superhero sequel.

"On E!'s post show at the red carpet of some party, Jon Favreau said that Fox exercised its ['Gulliver's Travels'] option on Emily Blunt, and that she definitely won't be in 'Iron Man 2'," so read the report from The Playlist. Furthermore, the blog made note that though chatting about Blunt's possible exit, Favreau didn't give any hint on other potential candidates, including Scarlett Johansson.

Avoiding media spotlight since her alleged altercation with Chris Brown has been exposed by the media, Rihanna still had a birthday party after all, celebrating her 21st birthday in style by going to a movie with friends and partying. "She looked beautiful. She was wearing glasses, so you couldn't see her eyes, but she looked fine to me," Life and Style quoted an eyewitness as claiming.

"Rihanna, accompanied by some pals, first went to an early showing of Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail' in Santa Monica," the eyewitness continued. After watching the movie, the singer and her companions hit up the Hollywood Hills for a birthday party. "People were scrambling at her feet to make sure her every wish was granted. There was birthday cake, champagne, you name it!" a party guest testified.

Bow Wow has premiered a music video aimed to promote his single called "You Can Get It All". In the Hype Williams-directed video, he is seen performing the song in Malibu beach with a girlfriend.

"You Can Get It All" is a song featuring Johnta Austin and carries an intro from Jermaine Dupri. Taking a sample from TLC's 1992 single "Baby Baby Baby", it appears in Bow Wow's upcoming seventh studio album "New Jack City Part 2".

Australia's Today show has brought forth a first look featurette of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". The two-and-a-half-minute featurette presents some of the never-before-seen scenes in addition to behind-the-scene footage of the filming as well as interviews with director David Yates and some of the major cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

Some of the new footage exposed in this featurette included a short glimpse at Ron and Lavender kissing, Draco doing the Sectumsempra spell in the bathroom and Hermione Granger showing her jealousy over Ron's closeness with Lavender. Dramatic shots of the inferi in the cave surrounded by fire and the Death Eaters attacking the Burrow with the focus on Bellatrix have also been viewed here.

It's official, Adriana Lima has married her basketball player fiance Marko Jaric. The couple eloped in a small, private civil ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on February 14.

"We are so excited about our future together," Lima exclusively told People of her and Jaric's feelings over their wedding. "And we are really looking forward to a big romantic wedding this summer with all of our friends and family," the supermodel revealed further.