February 20, 2010

Taylor Swift's lucky guitar has sparked an online bidding war after the "Love Story" singer put it up for auction. In just six days, bids for the instrument - embellished with Swift's lucky number 13 - have reached $8,000. The guitar will be sold to the highest bidder on February 26.

All proceeds from the online auction will benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Michael Jackson's father has been granted permission to trawl through his son's medical records after a much-publicized legal battle to get answers about the King of Pop's death. On Friday, February 19, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Joe Jackson is entitled to view the medical records - but only those made on the day his son died, June 29, 2009 at UCLA Medical Center.

Jackson has made it clear he wants the medical records so he can determine if anyone was to blame for the "Thriller" icon's death last summer. The request is linked to a potential lawsuit from Joe Jackson over his son's passing.

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who have been hired to write the script for "G.I. Joe 2", recently shared their idea to use more characters from the toy line in the upcoming movie. MTV later tried to get more information about who will be brought into the sequel, asking the two whether the new characters will include Tomax and Xamot who are also known as Crimson Twins.

Refusing to confirm or rule out the possibility, Reese answered, "Oh yeah, well--," before adding with a laugh "... okay, maybe." He further told MTV, "I can't say. You may have just read it off my face but I can't say. Can't say."

A final version of Miley Cyrus' "When I Look at You" music video has just made its way out. Unlike the previously-released video which highlights on her singing the tune, this new one gives more footage from movie "The Last Song" where the track serves as its theme song.

" 'When I Look at You' was actually a song that was going to go on my next record," Miley said in a behind-the-scene clip of the video shoot. "We listened to it and went, 'Oh my gosh, this could not be more perfect.' It describes the entire movie."

Marc Bolan and David Bowie would have been bandmates had it not been for the T-Rex star's wife, who disliked her husband's musical pal. Legendary producer Tony Visconti has revealed Bowie and Bolan worked together in the late 1960s and came very close to forming their own supergroup.

He tells Spinner.com, "All I wanted to do was promote Marc as an electric guitarist; I thought it would have been a great coup to have him play on David's record. David was extremely happy to have Marc play on the record. After Marc had played this brilliant solo... (Bolan's wife) June just sniped at David, 'He's too good for you! He shouldn't play on your music!' and she dragged Marc out. It was one of the few times that I saw him at a loss for words."

A man accused of stalking "The Hills" star Audrina Patridge in 2009 has been arrested outside her home in Los Angeles. Patridge was granted a three-year restraining order against Zachary Loring in September 2009 after claiming he had shown up on her doorstep several times and refused to leave the actress and her brother, who lives with her, alone despite repeated requests.

The actress/model claimed Loring had attempted to present her with beer, wine, poetry and drawings. He was arrested on Friday, February 19 after someone staying at Patridge's home called emergency services to report the fact he was outside the property. Loring has been booked for stalking and violating a restraining order.

Sex Pistols' star John Lydon turned down an invitation to join music legends Pink Floyd, because he feared he'd appear pretentious. Lydon insists he's a huge fan of the pop icons - despite a famous photograph of him wearing a T-shirt with the slogan I Hate Pink Floyd - claiming the band's early music heavily influenced the Sex Pistols.

So he was stunned when the remaining members of Pink Floyd asked him to help them re-record their iconic album "Dark Side of the Moon". Lydon tells The Stool Pigeon, "I've no idea where I got (that T-shirt) from. You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd. They've done great stuff. 'Dark Side of the Moon', I love."

Rapper Nas has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court amid allegations he failed to pay child and spousal support to his estranged wife Kelis. The "Milkshake" singer filed for divorce from Nas in 2009, just months before giving birth to their son Knight in July.

The former couple has since been embroiled in a bitter divorce battle, prompting Kelis to file a contempt motion against the rapper, alleging the 36-year-old rapper is failed to support his family financially. At a court hearing on Friday, February 19, Kelis' lawyer accused Nas of owing more than $200,000 in child and spousal support and attorney's fees.

Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed the first clip from "Alice in Wonderland", sharing a completely never-before-seen footage. An exclusive courtesy of Trailer Park Movies, the video gives a look at Alice who grows bigger after she eats what looks like a fruit from a rabbit.

In another news, the cast for "Alice in Wonderland" have started promoting the film by attending Walt Disney Pictures' Ultimate Fan Event Celebrating "Alice in Wonderland" in Hollywood on Friday, February 19. Those who were seen at the event included Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter as well as director Tim Burton.

After missing from several episodes, Eric Delko will be seen regularly on the "CSI: Miami" team again. Announcing through Twitter was the character's portrayer Adam Rodriguez who wrote, "Twit Fam, I have some news that I hope will make CSI:Miami fans happy. Eric Delko will be back to the show full time 4 all of season 9!!!"

CBS has also confirmed the return although did not go into details when he would be seen regularly since. Following a series of traumatic events in Eric's life, the character was written off in several episodes in late season seven and the current season eight. While his character is in and out of the unit, Rodriguez spent his time filming a recurring role on "Ugly Betty". But now that ABC has announced that "Ugly" is coming to an end, Rodriguez will have the time to concentrate on "CSI".

Drake has helped working on Kanye West's forthcoming studio album. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the MC revealed that he has flown to Hawaii with the rap mogul to lay some new tracks.

In addition to finishing Kanye's next installment, Drake also teamed up with his senior for his own record. "More like we work on his album until he gets tired," the Canadian rapper joked on how they managed their time between the two studio sessions.

Legendary directory Martin Scorsese is so impressed with Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-nominated war film "The Hurt Locker" he has tipped her to win the Best Director prize at next month's, on March 7 Academy Awards. Scorsese took home the prestigious award in 2007 for "The Departed" after losing out five times.

And the filmmaker is hopeful Bigelow will follow in his footsteps, and make Oscar history as the first female Best Director. The longtime Bigelow fan says, "Maybe (she will win). I've always been a fan of hers, over the years. (Her film) 'Blue Steel'. She's good, she's really good."

Daryl Hannah's wish to star in the next "Kill Bill" sequel could come true - director Quentin Tarantino has confirmed he's considering bringing her character back for the third film. The "Splash" actress played one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in Tarantino's first two martial art masterpieces.

Fans saw her character come up against Uma Thurman's The Bride in the second installment - in which she had her remaining eye gouged out. Earlier this month Hannah revealed she'd love to resurrect the role when "Kill Bill 3" hits cinemas in 2014, because fans never actually saw her character die.

Abigail Breslin's Broadway debut in "The Miracle Worker" is proving a physical challenge for the young actress - she sliced her hand open during a preview performance on Thursday, February 18. Breslin portrays a young deaf and blind Helen Keller in the revival of William Gibson's play, about a youngster who is taught how to communicate by her instructor.

The 13-year-old cut her hand open on a porcelain doll in one scene on Thursday but her co-star Matthew Modine reveals the accident was just the latest in a string of injuries for Breslin. And he's heaped praise on the teen for taking the pitfalls of the grueling role in her stride.

Dave Annable of "Brothers & Sisters" fame has proposed to his actress girlfriend Odette Yustman and she said yes. The pair is engaged and reportedly is planning to have the wedding held later this year although no date has been set.

Annable and the "Cloverfield" actress have been dating over a year now. He was seeing co-star Emily VanCamp, who happens to play his on-screen wife on "Brothers & Sisters", up to 2008 while Yustman broke her engagement to actor Trevor Wright in 2007.

Quentin Tarantino is set to make his movies even more graphic - he wants to make the next "Kill Bill" sequel in 3-D. James Cameron's Oscar-nominated 3-D epic "Avatar" has inspired a number of other filmmakers to adopt the popular technique.

George Lucas is planning to revive his "Star Wars" films in 3-D, while studio bosses at Warner Bros. have confirmed the technology will be implemented for the final installments of the "Harry Potter" franchise. Tarantino has been a fan of 3-D movies for several years and wishes he had acquired the technology prior to the release of "Kill Bill" in 2003, because he would have happily included the popular effects.

Lil Wayne spent a marathon session in the dentist's chair on Tuesday, February 16 - reportedly undergoing eight root canal procedures in one sitting. The rapper was due to face sentencing on a charge of weapons possession on February 9 after pleading guilty, but the hearing was postponed to allow him to undergo oral surgery.

Dentists completed work on Wayne's teeth this week after an eight-hour session which saw the star undergo several procedures to repair and add implants and fix his remaining real teeth, according to TMZ.com.

In addition to praising Chris Brown over his community work, Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg also gave the R&B singer green light to travel across the pond for a series of concerts. He is allowed to travel outside the United States between May 18 and June 27.

"It looks like you're doing really, really well. I think you've made a lot of progress in the last month," the Judge shared her insight over his progress on February 18 hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom. "That's always good to see. -- You haven't missed one. You are participating and doing a very good job." In response, Chris alongside his lawyer Marc Geragos delivered a thank-you.

Brian Bendis has dismissed speculation regarding him consulting on the next "Spider-Man" film. The writer of "Ultimate Spider-Man" has, through his Twitter, posted a link which is directed to a statement mentioning that he is not hired to write the untitled Spider-Man reboot.

"i see quite a few web sites completely making stuff up that i never said or hinted at. i did not say i was now the writer of the movie. the movie has a writer and a damn good one," he wrote on Friday, February 19. "all i said was i had an interesting morning over there in spidey land. and i did!!"

The official first look of "How I Met Your Mother" episode that reveals how Jennifer Lopez translates to the sitcom has been released. In the new still, Lopez's Anita Appleby is in the position to seduce Neil Patrick Harris' Barney.

According to earlier reports, Anita is a self-help guru who helps Robin in taming the womanizer. Anita makes it her mission to "break" Barney. There is no date yet for the episode but it will be within the March run.

A representative for Lindsay Lohan has dismissed rumors the actress was snubbed by the organizers of New York Fashion Week, insisting she was too busy to attend any events. The "Mean Girls" star was recently hit by a string of reports suggesting she had been shunned by the organizers of the style celebration, who wanted to keep the troubled star away from the coveted front row seats.

But a spokesman for Lohan, Todd Shapiro, insists the actress received plenty of invitations to Fashion Week events in New York, but preferred to fly to London instead to host a fundraiser for Haiti on Tuesday, February 16.

"Inglourious Basterds" star Christoph Waltz is convinced the movie would never have been made if Brad Pitt hadn't agreed to take part. The movie has already picked up a string of accolades and is nominated for eight Academy Awards at the upcoming Oscars in March , including Best Picture and Best Director.

Waltz, who is up for a Best Supporting Actor prize at the Oscars, has already picked up a London Critics' Circle Film Award for Actor of the Year for his role as Colonel Hans Landa in the 2009 movie. But he's convinced Quentin Tarantino's critically-acclaimed film would never have happened if Pitt hadn't signed up, because Waltz believes the "Fight Club" star is responsible for making it such a success.

"My Chick Bad" music video has been premiered on BET, kicking off with scenes where Ludacris is sitting on the directing seat, rapping to the camera and constantly directing the crew behind him about what to do. Halfway through, his collaborator Nicki Minaj appears with metal claws in her hands.

"My Chick Bad" is listed in Ludacris' upcoming album "Battle of the Sexes" which is due for March 9 U.S. release. The accompanying video is directed by Taj and was filmed back to back with a music video for its official remix which has additional verses from Trina, Eve and Diamond.

"The Ghost Writer" wants to share what is offered by the film by releasing some new clips. Making their way out via different sites such as Apple and Allocine, the videos provide previews to Ewan McGregor who gets offer of a new job, starts working with Pierce Brosnan and digs out the life of the former Prime Minister until he is on the run because of the job.

A successful British ghostwriter, The Ghost, agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang and flies to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard to work on the project. As he begins to uncover a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA, The Ghost starts to question whether his predecessor on the project was murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered.

On Monday, February 22, ABC will air a special episode of "The Bachelor" where the women whom Jake Pavelka did not pick come back to tell their side of story. Two sneak peeks have been released via Zap2It and E! Online, both discussing about Rozlyn Papa's scandal that involved the show's producer.

Ashleigh opened the discussion saying, "Several of us witnessed so many things around the house that are just inappropriate in our face. The cuddling and the kissing on the forehead. They weren't hiding anything." Jessie then chimed in, saying she saw the producer leaning on the stairs with Rozlyn on top of him and they were making out.

Manic Street Preachers' rocker Nicky Wire has fueled a war of words with Radiohead's Ed O'Brien - he launched a furious tirade against the guitarist during a gig on Thursday, February 18. The bass player was seething after O'Brien branded him a "w**ker" for accusing the "Paranoid Android" hitmakers of taking a stand against illegal downloaders only after they had made their fortune in the music industry.

Wire hit back at the Radiohead's star during a show in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday, branding O'Brien a "c**t" and mocking his education at an upmarket school. He told the audience, "Apparently Ed O'Brien called me a w**ker. I'm really f**king scared. Go back to your boarding school you c**t!"

Kelly Osbourne is desperate to follow in the footsteps of Gwen Stefani by launching her own clothing line. The singer has previously admitted she has been approached to create her own fashion range, but insisted she wouldn't sign up to a label unless she could have a hand in the designs.

Osbourne received sewing lessons from the wardrobe department during her stint on U.S. show "Dancing with the Stars" in 2009, but at the time she insisted she wasn't "ready" to launch a line.

78violet have officially announced their departure from Hollywood Records. "What does that mean exactly??? Now we have the freedom to take 78violet in the direction we want," Alyson Michalka and Amanda Michalka said in a joint statement.

Following their exit from the giant company which currently becomes the home for their fellow group Jonas Brothers, the album recorded by the sisters duo during their stay in the label will be shelved for good. But, fans have nothing to worry as they will continue writing and making music.

Roger Moore is returning to the big screen in a movie about the making of John Wayne's classic "The Quiet Man". The Bond legend hasn't appeared in a film since 2002's "Boat Trip", choosing instead to lend his famous voice to animated movies in recent years.

But Moore will take on double duties in the new project, acting as star and executive producer for the film, which will be set in 1950s Ireland, where Wayne and Maureen O'Hara shot their scenes for the popular 1952 movie.

Despite plan to start shooting "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn" in fall this year, there has been no decision whether the film will be made into two parts or not. In an interview with MTV, "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart has shared her opinion about the split issue and said that she is up for two "Breaking Dawn" movies.

"I am down. I wanna do it. I understand why they'd wanna do it. The story absolutely warrants two films," she stated, before explaining "It would be much more satisfying to do [two films], because we wouldn't have to drop so much of the story; it wouldn't be like, 'Well, we didn't get to do this scene, this scene or this scene.' You'd get less of that - which would be good."

On February 26, "Smallville" will bring the episode where the aliens are the ones abducted. Bernard Chisholm, a doctor who died and was brought back to life by the Kandorians so they can experiment on him, escapes and kidnaps some Kandorians in order to prove aliens have invaded Earth.

Bernard tries to get Lois to write a story validating his claim, but when Lois refuses, he kidnaps her too. In an effort to save his people, Zod poses as a reporter from the Daily Planet and uncovers Bernard's secret lab. Clark arrives at the lab just in time to see Zod get shot.

"Carry Out" music video has come out. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake are seen making a stop in front of a drive-in outlet which is run by a number of sexy women. They tease and shake their bodies before asking the ladies, "What's your name? Girl, what's your number? I'm glad I came, can you take my order?"

"Carry Out" is one of the singles appearing in Timbaland's "Shock Value 2". Its newly-premiered music video is directed by Bryan Barber and was originally scheduled to be premiered in January before getting pushed back to the next month.

Irish actor Colin Farrell is glad he quit drinking, because he is better able to appreciate his career now he is sober. The 33-year-old was once famed for his party lifestyle, but has become teetotal over the last few years.

Farrell admits he turned to booze because he didn't feel "worthy" of his Hollywood career, and it was only when he quit drink that he realized he needed to change his attitude to his work. He tells Total Film magazine, "(Giving up alcohol has) put more focus on my career. I'm a lot more appreciative over what I have. For years I was adamantly trying to show that I wasn't worthy or that I didn't know why it happened to me. I enjoy it a lot more now."

Sean Penn is in great trouble for he faces up to 18 months in jail if convicted of battery and vandalism. Los Angeles City Attorney confirmed on Friday, February 19 that the Oscar-winning actor is being charged with two misdemeanors for his altercation with a paparazzo last fall.

Captured by camera, Penn lashed out at the shutterbug identified as Jordan Dawes, on a residential street in Brentwood, California in October 2009. He approached the photographer quickly and yelled "Get out! Get the f**k out!" while trying to kick him repeatedly. Dawes, who was not the only paparazzo on the street, got his camera broken during the incident.

Quentin Tarantino is convinced Kathryn Bigelow will crush his dream of winning the Best Director title at March Academy Awards - he's tipped "The Hurt locker" filmmaker to take the coveted Oscar. The director was previously nominated for the prestigious award for his 1994 movie "Pulp Fiction", but lost out to Robert Zemeckis for "Forrest Gump".

Tarantino will get a second shot at the trophy at this year's ceremony with "Inglourious Basterds", and he is set to battle it out with Bigelow for her efforts on "The Hurt Locker". The filmmakers will be competing against Bigelow's ex-husband James Cameron for "Avatar", Lee Daniels for "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire" and Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air".

"Greek" fans can have a celebration since ABC Family has decided to renew the drama comedy series for another season. The network has put down a 10-episode season order which will begin with originals later this year.

With the fourth season on the line, "Greek" becomes ABC Family's longest-running original series on the air so far. The network recently did not renew "Lincoln Heights" for a fifth season and instead picked up three new series "Pretty Little Liars", "Huge" and "Melissa & Joey" which may be debuted this Fall.

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are scheduled to perform at an all-day festival Pop-Con on February 20. Though they are set to sing in a separate stage, Selena loves the idea of making a live duet with Justin at the gig.

"I'm excited. We would love to. We're trying to work it out," she told MTV. "We don't know yet. We're still trying to figure out if we're going to do something together onstage. [It] might be a surprise, but as far as co-headlining - I don't know. I'm sure he's much bigger. [It's] probably his show - I'm just there."

After several reports suggesting that Wes Craven is close to return to his directing position for "Scream 4", the helmer himself has confirmed that he indeed will tackle the said project. Los Angeles Times recently had an interview with the helmer and learned that he will work on the upcoming thriller.

The article from the site also mentioned that Craven, who has just wrapped "My Soul to Take", will start shooting the fourth installment of "Scream" film franchise in May this year. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette are set to reprise their roles as Sidney Prescott, Gale and Dewey respectively in the upcoming movie.

Tiger Woods is heading back to rehab after taking time out from sex addiction therapy to address his fans, friends and the media about his bad behavior in relation to a series of infidelities, which hit the headlines in November 2009. During a 15-minute press conference at TPC Sawgrass, the home of the Professional Golf Association Tour, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the sportsman spoke to a select, invitation-only group of friends, peers and journalists.

With his mother seated directly in front of him and wife Elin Nordegren nowhere to be seen, a stoic Woods said, "Many of you in this room are my friends, many in this room know me, many of you have cheered for me, worked with me or supported me. Now, every one of you has good reason to be critical of me... I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in."

Hilary Duff is now an engaged woman for her boyfriend of two years Mike Comrie popped the question during their vacation in Hawaii. The former teen star's representative has confirmed to several media that the couple is excited to share the news.

"Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie were engaged this weekend while vacationing in Hawaii," rep Nanci Ryder told Us Magazine on Friday, February 19. "After having been together for over two years, they are very excited to share this happy news. They are thankful for all of your warm wishes."

Vampire Weekend have debuted an official music video in support of their latest single "Giving Up the Gun". It follows Joe Jonas and Jake Gyllenhaal as they are beaten by a young lady during a "rigorous" tennis match.

In addition to the middle of the Jonas Brothers and "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" actor, there are also other cameos from rapper Lil Jon and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. The video is directed by Emmett Malloy with its concept coming from frontman Erza Koenig.