March 23, 2009

Amy Winehouse has started recording her third studio album, but unfortunately her label, Island/Universal Records, reportedly have rejected her new songs. "The lyrics are very dark indeed," a source tells The Sun regarding the reason behind the rejection.

"Everyone understands that Amy is an artist and she must be true to her instincts," the source further explains to the publication. "In the past, she's written frequently about broken hearts and boyfriends, but this time round she's delving into harrowing terrain."

Perez Hilton claims in a report on its site that Katy Perry and Josh Groban are dating. Citing one of the multiple sources who are aware of the music stars' romance, the site writes the alleged lovers are trying to keep their romance private. No single evidence is provided though.

Katy Perry, who claims her fame in music industry with single "I Kissed a Girl", previously dated Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy. They first met through her music producer in 2005. Reports of them breaking up surfaced in early 2009. Though so none of them has spoken publicly about their split.

Academy Award-winning filmmakers, Joel and Ethan Coen, have finally taken another go at remaking a classic movie, "True Grit", following their 2004 "The Ladykillers". The duo behind "Burn After Reading" will be giving a reboot treatment for the 1969 Western movie that helped John Wayne earned his Oscar.

Though rebooting the Henry Hathaway-directed movie, Coen brothers reportedly won't make the project a straight remake of the film. They, instead, will base their movie on the original Charles Portis novel, meaning that they will focus the story on the 14-year-old girl who hunts down her father's killer in hostile Native American territory and not on Wayne's character Rooster Cogburn.

It could be the sassiest "The Bachelorette" in the show's history, later this year. Jillian Harris who has been confirmed to be the fifth bachelorette reportedly has contracted Jason Mesnick-syndrome where she will provide a twist to the reality show.

In its report, OK! quoted a source who informs that the woman who finished third in "The Bachelor" is sharpening her "edge". The source said, "Everyone who saw Jillian on The Bachelor has the idea that she is a goody-two-shoes. On the show they will reveal that she's capable of creating controversy. The producers would love it if The Bachelorette ends just as dramatically as The Bachelor."

It is confirmed that R&B/Hip-Hop musical group TLC will reunite for severals live gigs in Japan. Breaking the news to public is one of the group's members, Tionne Watkins a.k.a T-Boz, in a post on her Twitter.

T-Boz writes, "TLC starts practice 4 the Japan tour on Mon [March 23]." She then follows up her statement, adding, "Chilli [Rozonda Thomas] and I just met about our Japan dates! We are performing 17 songs." Tour dates for their upcoming Japan concerts are still kept under wrap though.

In a new casting report of "The Expendables", director/actor Sylvester Stallone has revealed to StalloneZone that he has offered Kurt Russell to take part in the film, but has been declined. "I know that many people on the site have asked for Kurt Russell. I asked for him too," he fessed up. "Actually, I was taken aback when asked to put the request in a letter and send it to his agent."

"Subsequently, I was called back by the agent several days later after refusing to send a letter and he said Kurt Russell is not interested in 'ensemble acting' at this time," he furthermore explained. In the end of his message, he wrote down, "So, People, I came, I saw, I failed."

19-year-old country music star Taylor Swift openly reveals to reporters that her sky rocketing singing career makes it hard for her to find a boyfriend. "I think meeting someone in that way is a worry for anyone in my position," she's been cited as saying. "You meet someone and you can't help but be worried that they just want to date the person they see on TV," she continues explaining. "They are not really bothered about the real person."

Opening up further about her love life, Taylor admits she finds her split from Joe Jonas of Jonas Brothers "tough". She then adds that despite rumors to the contrary, she currently dates no one, insisting she is "completely single".

Pop singer Ashley Tisdale has started filming a music video for her new single "It's Alright, It OK". In the video, she will be joined by "90210" hunk Adam Gregory, who will portray her ex-boyfriend.

"I'm in the set of my music video 'It's alright, It's OK' with Adam Gregory," Ashley announces on a video message. "He's here today to play my ex-boyfriend who cheats on me. .... And, we're having fun."

A series of new "Where the Wild Things Are" images has been uncovered by USA Today. Some of the pictures have been outed earlier, while some others are completely fresh. Along with new details about the movie, the photos give out a better look at young Max and several of the Wild Things creatures, like Carol and KW.

Two of the new photos present Max in his reality. One displays the misunderstood and rebellious boy standing on top of a table while arguing with his mother, while another one shows him laying on his bed and playing with his toy boat. Meanwhile, images of him finding creature comfort with Carol, encountering KW and taking a stroll over sandy terrain with KW are included in the other pics which exhibit him in the land of the Wild Things.

The cloud is changing for the Walkers family in the next "Brothers & Sisters". After a tough year involving the marriage trouble between Kitty and Robert, the scandal of Tommy within the company and the arrival of a lovechild, they will celebrate good things happening in their lives.

Based on the preview, Nora is dating a man who has left his wife and gets an "I love you" from him. Sarah meanwhile, goes to the wild side and has sex in the office. Rob and Kitty repair things in the marriage while Ryan kisses Rebecca.

In the wake of Natasha Richardson's burial, Liam Neeson's sister Bernadette Sexton has opened up to the media about losing the film and stage actress. "We're completely bewildered and wish we could turn the clock back," she was quoted as telling reporters. "I've spoken to Liam but I'd rather not talk about it, it's too personal."

"Natasha was a wonderful friend, sister-in-law and auntie to my kids," Bernadette recalled. "She was just a warm, generous and lovely woman." Liam himself has not yet made a single statement for the media regarding the death of his wife. Natasha's family also remains silent on that matter.

Full length music video in support of Ciara's new single "Love Sex Magic" has finally made its way out. Directed by Diane Martel, it captures Ciara showing her wild side with her collaborator Justin Timberlake, who plays her boy toy.

Starting with Ciara and Justin in silhouettes, the video moves on giving more steamy scenes involving them as lovers. One of the scenes has Justin sitting on a chair while Ciara is crawling in front of him.

"Deal or No Deal" briefcase holder Claudia Jordan was the first eliminated woman in "The Apprentice" second celebrity edition. She said it "sucks" to be the first female to leave Athena but admitted that she lost control of the team while she's a project manager.

The challenge in the episode is the launching of ACN videophone which was judged based on votes by the company's workers. It was as much a Dennis Rodman rage affair as the women's meltdown. Annie Duke was sent to negotiate with Clint Black on determining who should go with the presentation first. The men won through a coin flip. Rodman suddenly got up to Clint and cursed him for not asking first.

The full name of M.I.A.'s baby boy has been revealed through a birth certificate obtained by TMZ. It is mentioned in the legal paper that the infant is named Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman.

The birth certificate, moreover, reveals that Ikhyd was born at 13:31 P.M. on February 11. He was born at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Slim Thug, who gained mainstream attention for his contribution to Mike Jones' 2005 song "Still Tippin'", has finished his recording sessions for his second solo studio album "Boss of All Bosses". He will drop the new effort in U.S. stores on March 24.

Before "Boss of All Bosses" hits the market, a listening party has been exclusively held by MySpace earlier this month. And as of press time, several tracks in the new album, including the first single "I Run", can be streamed for free on his MySpace.

Having generated a phenomenon since its release on November 21, 2008 with a $373.3 million worldwide sales, "Twilight" got out to a great start on its DVD sales. Launched on Saturday, March 21, 2009, the DVD version of the vampire drama has been sold for more than 3 million on its first day only, as claimed by Summit Entertainment.

With the impressive bow, the movie starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson has been listed among the top five best first day DVD releases over the past two years. It joined other best-selling movies in DVD, like "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End", "The Dark Knight", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Transformers".

It is still a question of how, surrounding the death of Edie Brit in the next episode of "Desperate Housewives". The March 22 episode leaves little clue to why Edie was smiling in her death. ABC decides to make this a cliffhanger, returning the show only on April 19.

In the preview for the new episode called "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know", Susan whispers to Edie's ears, "you're gonna be just fine". The women, Lynette, Mrs McClucksy, Bree, Susan and Gaby, then carry the urn on a road trip to find Edie's long-lost son, Travers.

Kerr Smith, who is famous for playing the role of Jack McPhee in TV series "Dawson's Creek", has filed for divorce from his wife of more than five years Harmoni Everett. TMZ which is the first to make public report on that matter says the actor cites irreconcilable differences.

Kerr Smith and Harmoni Everett were married in June 2003. They have no children. As of press time, more details concerning their divorce are yet shared and neither of them has made a single statement about their reported separation.

The ending of "Terminator Salvation" will be a big surprise after all. Moviehole reported that a Warner Bros. insider has claimed to have seen the McG-directed action thriller and stated big changes have been done to it over the past few months, resulting the third act of the film to be completely altered.

The changes to the ending of the movie starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington were made reportedly due to the script leak back in 2008. The source further revealed that the new ending has tested quite well and "it's gotten a much better reaction than the 'big reveal' in the script did". On the new ending, the source was quoted as saying, "A complete [180] from the original film. Works better. Probably not as hard to swallow. Real good though."

Take That have put forward a music video aimed to promote their track titled "The Garden". In the video shot outside the Greenwich Maritime Museum in South London, the boyband are captured singing the song among blurred images of people around the museum.

"The Garden" is the third single taken from Take That's latest installment called "The Circus". Written by the boyband themselves, the song has been made available for purchase in U.K. since March 20.

The journey in "The Amazing Race" 14 continues with a visit to India. Departing first at midnight from Novosibirsk, Siberia are Margie and Luke who are told to fly to Jaipur, India via Moscow. Behind them are, in respective order, Tammy and Victor; Jamie and Cara; Mel and Mike; Mark and Michael; Kisha and Jen; and Jodi and Christie who were saved by non-elimination round last week.

The flight schedule enable all of them to depart at the same time. Arriving in Moscow, they travel to New Delhi before then start the race in Jaipur. The teams must find a tree that has the name of a village on it. Mel and Mike have a jolt of shock when the cab that has their belongings in the trunk, drive out of their sight. The taxi eventually returns and the driver promises to drive really fast. The teams are troubled with the heavy and messy traffic in the city.

It's official, Natasha Bedingfield has become a married woman as she wed her fiance Matt Robinson over the weekend. The singer and the businessman tied the knot Saturday, March 21 in an outdoor ceremony at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu in front of 150 guests, People has reported.

Natasha walked down the aisle to Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." She was accompanied by four bridesmaids and one flower girl. She was spotted sporting a cream silk Vera Wang dress and H Stern jewelry. As for Matt, he wore Giorgio Armani's outfits, People gave more details.

Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California has become the host of "Monsters vs. Aliens" Los Angeles premiere on Sunday morning, March 22. Celebrating the special screening event, DreamWorks Animation greeted the celebrities with a unique blue carpet and a man-high statue of B.O.B., one of the monsters in the movie.

Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler were among the film's voice talents attending the premiere. Joining them on the blue carpet were producer Lisa Stewart and directors, Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon.

It is official, Jimmy Chamberlin is no longer The Smashing Pumpkins' drummer. "The SMASHING PUMPKINS' guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member Billy Corgan has announced that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the group," so a post on the band's official website and MySpace read.

With Chamberlin's exit, The Smashing Pumkins now only have Corgan as the remaining member. Though so, Corgan confirms that he "will continue to write and record as SMASHING PUMPKINS with plans to head into the studio this spring."

Rumors claiming Bruce Willis will wed his model girlfriend Emma Heming are proven true as the twosome has exchanged wedding vows over the weekend. Confirming the nuptials was Bruce's representative who said the actor and Emma wed Saturday, March 21 at his home on Parrot Cay, on the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean.

Bruce's former wife Demi Moore attended the ceremony with current husband Ashton Kutcher. Bruce and Demi's daughters; Rumer Willis, Scout LaRue, and Tallulah Belle were among the small group of guests attending the nuptials. Music diva Madonna reportedly was also there.

Hilary Duff plans to get busy in the TV world. The starlet will guest star in a future episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", E! News reported as informed by an NBC representative. Her role and the episode are not disclosed though.

This would not be the only Duff's role that has something to do with the law. She has been signed by NBC as well, to be the main character of a brand new pilot called "Barely Legal". In the drama comedy, the 18-year-old will play a young lawyer who passed the notoriously difficult California bar exam and becomes the youngest attorney ever made in the state. No date for this series has been revealed too.

Opened in theaters across the U.S. on Friday, March 20, "Knowing" has led the North American box office over the weekend and outsold its strongest competitors, "I Love You, Man" and "Duplicity" in the process. The Alex Proyas-directed thriller which was screened on approximately 4,300 screens at 3,332 sites has collected a solid bow with $24.6 million.

Starring Nicolas Cage as an astrophysicist who comes across an encrypted message containing prophecy of global cataclysm, the movie has become the actor's fifth-biggest movie opening of his career following "Ghost Rider", "National Treasure" and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets". It also marked Cage's ninth #1 film at the box office since 1997.

A funeral service for late actress Natasha Richardson, who died last week after suffering head injury from a skiing accident, was held Sunday afternoon, March 22, in Millbrook, N.Y., where she married actor husband Liam Neeson back in 1994. The funeral opened only for family and close friends of the Tony Award-winning actress.

Liam, who arrived at the service alongside sons Micheal Richard Antonio and Daniel Jack, whom he has with Natasha, was among the pallbearers who carried his wife's coffin into St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Natasha's mother Vanessa Redgrave and sister Joely Richardson were also in attendance.

A music video supporting Lily Allen's single "Not Fair" has just been released. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, it is mainly about Lily's live performance at a TV show called "The Porter Wagoner Show".

In the video, Lily takes the stage, singing to "Not Fair" alongside a country and western band, which includes mullet-wearing guitarists and backing singers/dancers. Haystacks, fences and farm animals, such as a cow and chickens, are also brought onto the stage to emphasize the country vibes.