March 05, 2010

Singer Mika was knighted for his services to music in Paris, France at a secret ceremony in February - but misplaced his medal on the same day. The "Grace Kelly" hitmaker was handed the Knight in the Order of Arts honor at the prestigious ceremony - but admits he hasn't taken care of the revered prize.

He tells Britain's Daily Star, "I'm a knight, but nobody knows about it. About a month ago I was one of the youngest people to ever be made a chevalier in France. It goes after my name, Mika chevalier des arts. It's a metal medal with a tiny little green ribbon, but the first night I wore it I lost it. I lost it outside my flat. I spent 45 minutes by the Tube station looking for it, literally on my hands and knees."

"Grey's Anatomy" star Kevin McKidd has confirmed he's planning to take another trip back to ancient Rome when his hit TV epic is adapted for the big screen. The Scottish actor's "Rome" was a big hit in 2005 and 2006, but was canceled in 2008.

Now, creator Bruno Heller has completed a script for a feature-length version of the controversial drama, which also featured Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon and James Purefoy. And McKidd is keen to revive his violent soldier character Lucius Vorenus in the film, which is reportedly set years after the series ended.

A fresh track titled "Voodoo" which is performed by Adam Lambert has just been unleashed. The "American Idol" alum shared the arrival of the song to his followers on Twitter on March 5 while at the same time informing that Sam Sparro is the co-writer.

The new track is confirmed to appear in the international release of Adam's debut album "For Your Entertainment". Also, it is going to be included in the mini album of "Whataya Want From Me" and "For Your Entertainment" remix.

Rapper T.I. will be a free man on March 26 - the hip-hop star will be allowed to return home following a three month stint in a halfway house. The "Live Your Life" hitmaker, real name Clifford Harris, Jr., began a 366-day sentence in 2009 for charges of weapons possession following his arrest in 2007.

He was transferred from a prison in Arkansas to a halfway house near his home in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2009, after serving seven months behind bars. And now home is in sight for the star - he has just three weeks left until he is allowed to return to his family property on March 26.

Mickey Rourke has confirmed his reputation as a womanizer - he once bedded 14 ladies in one night. The "The Wrestler" star has slept with several of Hollywood's sexiest women, including Terry Farrell and Carre Otis.

And he boasts his way with women makes the alleged cheating by England soccer star Ashley Cole on his pop star wife Cheryl Cole look innocent. He says, "Forget Ashley Cole, his behavior has nothing on a film star. WAGs (wives and girlfriends) get an easy time - they should try living with Hollywood hellraisers. I once spent a weekend in the U.K. and had 14 women in one night."

Tension continues to rise at Seattle Grace when Richard and Owen compete for an elaborate surgery. Next week on "Grey's Anatomy", a patient who needs an extremely difficult surgery comes to Seattle Grace, and it's Richard and Owen who vie for the opportunity to tackle it.

But the decision lies in the hands of Derek, who deems that Owen should take on the surgery, leaving Richard bitter. Meanwhile, Bailey deals with her own personal struggles when she nervously prepares for another date with Ben.

A representative for Matthew Settle has shot down reports the actor is romancing his "Gossip Girl" screen wife Kelly Rutherford following the breakdown of his marriage. Settle split from model wife Naama Nativ in February, and branded the break-up a "tragedy".

America's Star magazine claimed he had found comfort in the arms of Rutherford, who is currently embroiled in a number of bitter court battles with her estranged husband. A source told the publication that Rutherford and Settle "were all over each other" at a recent party in New York and "now that they're single, they're going for it!" But Settle's representative has refuted the claims, telling GossipCop the report is "not correct at all".

Katy Perry has landed her first job in movie. The "I Kissed a Girl" hitmaker has signed on to star in "The Smurfs", but the character that will be tackled by her is still being discussed. Variety reported that she will likely provide the voice for Smurfette.

Beside Katy, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez and Alan Cumming are also set to enter the blue world. The three have been hired to tackle the roles of Papa Smurf, Gutsy Smurf and Grouchy Smurf respectively.

Naomi Campbell was stunned to be accused of assaulting her driver on Tuesday, March 2 - because she's worked "very hard" to control her notorious temper. Chauffeur Miodrag Mejdina allegedly told New York police Campbell slapped him around the head, causing him to hit the steering wheel.

Officers then asked the model to come forward to answer to the claims, after she allegedly fled the scene on foot. No further action was taken after the driver refused to press charges, insisting the incident had been "blown out of proportion".

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is "very concerned" about the welfare of her two children by the King of Pop, following reports a stun gun was allowed into the Jackson family home. Officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) visited the Jacksons' Encino, California estate on Monday, March 1 after receiving a tip off about an incident with a stun gun.

Katherine Jackson was forced to publicly deny claims Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old child Jaafar, who purchased the gadget online, had attacked his cousin Blanket - the late singer's youngest son - with the weapon. But despite the Jackson family matriarch's denials, Rowe is still worried about the safety of her two children, 13-year-old Prince Michael and 11-year-old Paris who both live with their grandmother, according to her close pal Marc Schaffel.

David Guetta recently addressed rumors suggesting he enters studio with Madonna, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears and Rihanna. "That's done, the single will be out very soon and it's amazing, I'm very happy," he told Nine MSN about the song he works for the "Material Girl" singer.

While he confirmed his involvement in Madonna's new studio project, the disc jokey said otherwise concerning GaGa report. Though so, the "When Love Takes Over" hitmaker admitted he once met the dance queen and would love to make beautiful music together.

Model-turned-designer Kimora Lee Simmons is eager to expand her family with actor boyfriend Djimon Hounsou, insisting the couple is planning to have a second child. The Baby Phat's designer welcomed her first little boy, Kenzo, with the Oscar-nominated actor in May 2009, and now she wants another baby boy.

Lee also shares two daughters, 10-year-old Ming and 7-year-old Aoki with her ex-husband, Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, who she divorced in January 2009 after 10 years of marriage.

Jennifer Hudson is busy planning her wedding day and already has her dress and ring picked out. The singer's wrestler fiance, David Otunga, has revealed he and the Oscar winner have picked a date for their big date and his bride-to-be has chosen her gown.

He tells Life & Style magazine, "She won't tell me much about that, obviously." And Otunga has revealed that jeweler Neil Lane is working on the pair's wedding rings, adding "He made our engagement rings, and he's a personal friend as well."

Rocker Benji Madden scrapped Good Charlotte's latest project, insisting it lacked "the magic" of their previous albums. The guitarist has revealed he dumped the band's follow-up to 2007's "Good Morning Revival", because he was unhappy with the way it sounded.

Madden admits he was worried about voicing his concerns to his bandmates but knew they had to start over from scratch. He tells Kerrang! magazine, "Good Charlotte vibe just wasn't there. On every record we've made there has always been a clear moment where I just felt like we had captured the magic. But this time around I just didn't get that feeling. I loved the songs, but that moment never came."

After taking place in several different countries, the next installment of "The Fast and the Furious" is going to go to South America. Vin Diesel has just taken it to his Facebook to inform that the crew for "Fast Five" have begun scouting in Brazil.

"Had a meeting with Justin Lin today regarding the Fast saga... some daring but fascinating thoughts in terms of action set pieces... and relationships, old and new," so he wrote on Thursday, March 4. "The team is on their way to Brazil this evening, to scout, and to see what selection of cars there are."

Taylor Swift covers the new issue of Elle magazine and she reveals which guy she thinks is hot. "Um, well. ...Taylor Lautner," she replied shortly without giving any reason. Swift and Lautner play lovers in "Valentine's Day" and rumor has it, they embarked on romance off-screen but ended the relationship within a few months.

Made as Elle's featured artist, Swift appears in the photo spread of the April issue. In one of the black and white photos, she gets a total make-over that trades the signature curly hair with long straight crop.

British singer Kate Nash has premiered a music video filmed to support her new single called "Do Wah Doo". She plays a beautiful stewardess of British Air Ferrie which is about to crash due to its two drunken pilots. During the flight, she sets her eyes on one of her co-workers.

"I shot the video for 'Do Wah Doo' last week on Thursday and it was so so much fun!" she previously blogged about the video shoot. "The best fun I ever had on a video shoot. It stars a lot of my wonderful friends who are pretty much amazing. I wrote the treatment almost a year ago, it's a love story set on a plane in the late 50s, for some reason the idea has always been in my head."

Rapper J-Kwon has ended a month-long mystery about his whereabouts by reaching out to his record company bosses on Thursday, March 4 - a day after they announced he was missing. Music executives at Gracie Productions issued a public plea for help on Wednesday, March 3 after revealing the "Tipsy" hitmaker, real name Jarrell Jones, had not been seen by his loved ones in St. Louis, Missouri since the beginning of February 2009.

And it seems the appeal worked - J-Kwon contacted label bosses to let them know he was safe and just enjoying some time away from the spotlight. Company CEO Dorian Washington says, "I am very happy to let everyone know that I personally spoke with J-Kwon today, and he is OK."

A Chinese writer is persevering with his threats to sue James Cameron over allegations the director based his blockbuster "Avatar" on a 1997 novel, even though officials at two courts have refused to submit the breach of copyright case. Zhou Shaomou claims the plotlines in the sci-fi epic were lifted from his book, "Tale of the Blue Crows", which was published online.

He tells China Daily, "Eighty per cent of the plot and the key elements of 'Avatar' are similar to my 1997 science fiction novel 'Tale of the Blue Crows'." Shaomou has failed so far in his attempts to file a lawsuit in China, but the writer is persevering with his legal bid, and is seeking $155 million.

Alan Ball works on "True Blood" so seriously that real-life wolves are brought into the set so that the animal state of werewolves can be depicted close to the real ones. Stephen Moyer who plays vampire Bill said the third season's story is full of the furry creature. "Yeah!" he told MTV News. "I've had to work with wolves. I like werewolves. I love that aspect of the show. It's going to be amazing this year."

The actor spoke further about the involvement of the wild animals. "I've been working with real wolves and I mean you don't get to do that very often," he said. "We've got real wolves in the show amazing. They're beautiful and huge and wild and they feel like they're the size of lions. It's unbelievable."

For the very first time, Nicole Scherzinger talked about the line-up change in The Pussycat Dolls which will be announced by creator Robin Antin sometime soon. To MTV, the lead singer of the all-girl group revealed, "We're also gonna have a new cast of Dolls. And I'm excited."

In the meantime, Nicole is currently participating in "Dancing with the Stars". But when she is not working on her moves for the reality dancing competition, she makes new music in the studio. "Right now I've been in the studio working on music non-stop," so she shared. "We're gonna have another Pussycat Dolls album for all of our fans out there, but that's gonna be late this year."

Travis Barker has paid special tribute to his late pal Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM with a tattoo on his left thigh. The rocker and bandmate Goldstein survived a terrifying plane crash in South Carolina in September 2008, but while the Blink-182 drummer has been able to get on with his life, former drug addict Goldstein suffered a relapse and died from an overdose in August 2009.

Barker has been working on a skin art design tribute to Goldstein for the past few months and he unveiled the finished artwork on his Twitter blog on Thursday, March 4. The tattoo features an angel praying beneath the words 'In memory of DJ AM'.

Daniel Radcliffe recently had a chat with MTV to share his experience shooting one of the powerful moments in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", during when his character Harry Potter has to fight Lord Voldemort. "It was really hard!" he said with a laugh. "It was just one of those things where I think, because I put a lot of pressure on myself to get it right beforehand, I wasn't able to relax and enjoy it as much as I might have done otherwise. So I was slightly annoyed about that."

"It was one of those scenes that by the end of the third day of it, we were going, 'I don't know if I like this one as much as I did at the beginning.' It was really, really tough," Daniel admitted. Luckily, he was not alone as he was joined by Gary Oldman who reprises his role of late Sirius Black but appears as the ghost to comfort Harry when he walks into the forest. "But Gary was brilliant," he praised his co-star.

Gwyneth Paltrow is urging readers of her online health and lifestyle website to get some sleep - because a good rest is tantamount to good health. The actress has teamed up with her doctor, Frank Lipman, to get the message across with a list of sleep tips on Goop.

She writes, "Everyone I know is knackered (tired), me included. But I didn't imagine that there could be health problems associated with not getting a good night's rest. I recently read a book called 'Light's Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival' by T.S. Wiley, which talks about the negative cumulative effects of sleep deprivation (ageing, hormonal imbalances, etc.) I asked one of my doctors, Frank Lipman, for his opinion."

"Can't Stand It" music video from Never Shout Never has just made its debut. Christofer Ingle is seen channeling such music legends as Bob Dylan and The Beatles in this Issac Ravishankara-directed video.

"Can't Stand It" comes from Never Shout Never's mini album "What Is Love?" which peaked at No. 24 on Billboard Hot 200 since being released in January this year. One of the scenes in its accompanying video shows the one-man act performing in an intimate show.

Simon & Garfunkel are set to hit the road again - the revered folk-rock duo have laid down a series of dates which seems to be the start of a U.S. tour. Local news organizations have confirmed the reunited pair will perform at Fargo's Fargodome and the Minneapolis Xcel Energy Centre in Minnesota on May 7 and 8.

Simon & Garfunkel recently insisted their April 24 show at the New Orleans Jazz Festival would be their only U.S. performance of 2010. The Winnipeg Free Press reports Simon & Garfunkel will also play their first ever show in the city on May 5.

After a series of sneak peeks, the first full trailer for "The Runaways" has finally been unleashed. Premiered by Yahoo! Movies, the video gives a preview to how the rock band are formed, land their first record deal and live in their success. It additionally gives a preview to another song from the movie's soundtrack, beside "Cherry Bomb" which has been featured in the previously released snippets.

"The Runaways" is based on the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name, which were brought together in late 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley. Being expected to be an easy sell with a novelty act of teenaged girls performing in leather and lace, the girls ended up proving to be serious and influential musicians.

Actor Ethan Hawke is still reeling after witnessing his first hit on the mean streets of Brooklyn, New York - two people were killed while he was dining out. The "Training Day" star was shooting new movie "Brooklyn's Finest" in one of New York's roughest neighborhoods when he stopped to visit a diner with cast and crew - and while he was eating, four men gunned down two victims in a barber shop.

He recalls, "It's not even a joke ... it was a full-blown assassination and they accidentally killed the guy cutting his hair - it was a woman cutting his hair. It was terrible. I stood there, like, an actor in a movie. I kept expecting the AD (assistant director) to go, 'Cut, cut...' The police shut the block down."

Sean Penn has opened fire on critics of his recent mercy mission to Haiti, stating he hopes they all die of rectal cancer. The controversial "Mystic River" star has been so caught up in the relief effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti in recent weeks, he hasn't paid attention to what politicians and newsmakers have been saying about him.

But, now he's home, the 49-year-old can't believe his actions have upset so many people - and he's disturbed that his critics can't just see the good in what he's trying to do in Haiti, where he helped establish a private relief organization. In a taped TV interview, which will air this weekend on CBS News' "Sunday Morning", Penn rages, "Do I hope that those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah. You know, but I'm not going to spend a lot of energy on it."

Shortly after the rehearsal pictures of "Dancing with the Stars" season 10 were released, the official ones for promotional purpose are out. This batch of pics displays the celebrity line-up with their professional partners in dancing costume.

Pamela Anderson puts her hand around Damian Whitewood's shoulder. "I'm having the best time, this will keep me out of trouble," Pamela said in an interview. "It's stimulation, mentally, physically and emotionally. It has my focus and I've always wanted to learn how to dance. Maybe I'll get in shape as well. This is a leap of faith. I'll learn a life skill. I'm a romantic, I'm putting my heart into this."

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his former model wife are expecting the couple's fourth child. The 34-year-old British TV chef and his wife Jools will give daughters 7-year-old Poppy Honey, 6-year-old Daisy Boo and 11-month Petal Blossom Rainbow a new little brother or sister in September.

A statement from their rep says, "Jamie and Jools Oliver are delighted to announce that they are expecting their fourth child." The couple wed in June 24, 2000.

Robert De Niro has called on his contemporaries to accept the aging process - and commends Meryl Streep for shunning cosmetic surgery. The legendary "Taxi Driver" 's actor is famous for his rugged features, and insists he would never contemplate going under the knife to rid his face of wrinkles.

And he is urging older stars to follow Streep's lead - by refusing to resort to medical procedures to retain their youthful looks. He tells Britain's The Times magazine, "It's so transparent (surgery). If you're doing a younger part in a story, say 15, 20 years younger, the audience will accept that, and you can do it in a very real way."

Those scoring coveted awards at the March 4 ceremony of Echo Awards have been revealed in a ceremony which took place at Messe Berlin. Lady GaGa and Robbie Williams were given a prize each along with Depeche Mode and Green Day.

GaGa, who didn't attend the show, won Best International Female Artist. The dance queen successfully pushed aside the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Whitney Houston, Marit Larsen and Pink.

Jessica Biel could be in negotiation to take a role in "State of the Union", Coming Soon has learned. It has not been known what character that is offered to the 28-year-old beauty but Inside Movies suggests that she may be up for the role of the crafty newspaper manager having an affair with the lead character, and who encourages him to make his presidential run.

The project will reunite her with director Garry Marshall, with whom she worked together for romantic comedy "Valentine's Day". Additionally, should the report is true and the deal is sealed, Biel will share screen with Richard Gere and Annette Bening. The "Pretty Woman" actor is said being tapped to play Spencer Tracy while the "American Beauty" actress reportedly is billed to be his wife.

Rapper Plies is facing further legal action in connection with a 2006 Florida nightclub shooting - the victims have amended their lawsuit alleging the hip-hop star has profited from their misery. Five people were injured during the rapper's performance in Gainesville, Florida after a fight broke out involving Plies' entourage, and shots were fired into the crowd.

Plies, real name Algernod Washington, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of possession of a concealed weapon, which was found after the shootings, and was sentenced to probation. His brother, Ronell Levatte, served three years in prison for his part in the incident.

Rapper Shawty Lo has promised fans he will start working harder on his music - because he has been "lazy" since the release of his debut album. The "Dey Know" star, real name Carlos Walker, unveiled his first record, "Units in the City", in 2008, and the album spawned three hit singles.

He subsequently stepped out of the limelight to work on the follow-up, "I Am Carlos" - collaborating with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane. But Shawty Lo has revealed he hasn't been working as hard on the record as he should have been, and wants to ensure he still has the support of his fans before confirming a release date.

Rap superstar Jay-Z took some time out of his busy touring schedule on Wednesday, March 3 to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama. The "Empire State of Mind" hitmaker has been friends with the politician since throwing his support behind the Democrat's presidential election campaign in 2008.

The rapper recently revealed he had been invited to the White House, but was forced to decline the offer due to his hectic schedule. In February, Jay-Z revealed, "I've been invited to the White House a couple of times. Hopefully, we'll keep him in for eight years so I'll have time to get there."

Rihanna and Ke$ha flew to Germany on March 4 to perform live for this year's Echo Awards. There were also Sade and Take That's former member Robbie Williams coming to the annual event as performers.

Rihanna performed "Rude Boy" at the awards show. She traded the outfit she wore on the red carpet, nude Christian Louboutin Pigalle pumps and a forest green plunging neckline jumpsuit by Alexandre Vauthier Couture, with a black and white bodysuit. The Barbadian singer also brought "Transformers"-inspired robots to the stage. They danced, sprayed water and kissed her during the performance.

Tiger Woods is making some progress in repairing his fractured marriage to Elin Nordegren - the Swedish model has reportedly moved back into the family home in Florida. The couple has been living apart since November 2009 after news broke of the disgraced golfer's infidelities.

He entered a rehabilitation facility for sexual addiction therapy in early 2010 before making his first public appearance since the scandal hit the headlines at a press conference in February, where he apologized to his family, friends and colleagues. Nordegren was notably absent from the media gathering, fueling speculation the couple was heading for divorce.

After introducing the "Legend of the Guardians" characters through several images, Warner Bros. Pictures has shared the footage from the film by premiering the first teaser trailer. Making its way out via Yahoo! Movies, the video is opened with a narration by Soren's father about a legend of the guardians.

Soren is just a young barn owl who loves to hear the story about the Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Being inspired by the legend, Soren and his friends soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole, when the evil Pure Ones starts threatening the owl kingdoms.

Producers of hit TV drama "Desperate Housewives" have confirmed actress Drea de Matteo will not be returning to the series - but deny reports she was fired due to falling ratings. The former "Sopranos" star joined Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman on the program as the matriarch of an Italian family who moves to Wisteria Lane.

Reports surfaced in November 2009 suggesting De Matteo had been fired after just five episodes following poor TV ratings. But producers insist they've merely granted her request to quit the show to spend more time with her fiance, singer Shooter Jennings, and their two-year-old baby girl, Alabama.

Jake Pavelka has come forward to deny that he contacted an ex-girlfriend after "The Bachelor" finished taping. A woman called to Steve Kramer's radio show "That Guy Kramer" on Island 106 in Panama Island, Florida, claiming Jake wanted to be with her despite being engaged to Vienna Girardi.

"What I'm saying now has absolutely nothing to do with him and it has gotten so bad and enough people know that we were dating," the woman who called anonymously said in part of the interview. "He came to my hometown, met my family, met my friends and deceived everyone. And I feel like I'm forced to say something for the sole purpose of defending my honor."

Paris Hilton's controversial beer advert is back on TV in Brazil - after producers edited out the socialite's steamy scene. The promo sparked a series of complaints when it aired in the country in February, with critics claiming shots of Hilton dressed in a black robe and rubbing a can of Devassa beer on herself showed a "lack of respect" for women.

Producers behind the promo have now removed the controversial scenes and edited the ad to only show Hilton's face for several seconds. The head of the advertising agency responsible for the campaign, Augusto Cruz, tells Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo, "(There is) a good dose of humor (in the new advert). But I'm also sure there was nothing wrong with the previous one."

Drake's brand new material called "Over" and produced by Boi-1da has made its debut. The MC raps about songstress Jada Pinkett Smith as well as British band Rosetta Stone and also makes reference to Michael Jackson on his verses.

"This is my first song," Drake said of the new track during a radio interview. "This is still my first single off my first album. This is still the beginning, as great as everything has gone." A music video for the single reportedly will be filmed in Los Angeles sometime soon.

The limousine driver who accused Naomi Campbell of attacking him on Tuesday, March 2 has apologized to the supermodel for the drama his remarks caused. Miodrag Mejdina's lawyer has released a statement, revealing his client reported the altercation with Campbell after losing his cool.

In the statement, the attorney claims Miodrag "got angry and overreacted". The driver told police that Campbell had banged his head into the steering wheel of his car, but now he insists the incident was "blown out of proportion".

Walt Disney Pictures has finally brought the old and new characters from "Toy Story 3" together in a poster. Beside capturing familiar faces such as Andy, Woody and Buzz, the official one-sheet also provides a look at the toys they meet at a local day center including Trixie the Triceratops, Lots-O-Huggin' Bear, Ken, Barbie and many others.

Additionally, the studio has outed a new picture from another movie "Tron Legacy". Making its way out via the film's Facebook page, the still is a shot from inside the Flynn's Arcade. Although it is similar to the previously released image, the fresh picture does not feature Garrett Hedlund's Sam Flynn. Thus, it reveals a Tron box at the end of the aisle.

For giving bad performances two weeks in a row, Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers, John Park and Michelle Delamor have all been sent home. "American Idol" viewers voted that these four should not advance to the next round. The ninth season is now wilted down to eight guys and eight girls.

The departure of Haeley, Jermaine and John were somehow expected since they received nasty comments from the judges this week. But Michelle actually got praises from Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell. Kara called Michelle's rendition of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" her favorite performance while Simon applauded her effort of not choosing a safe song.

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe broke down in tears on Wednesday, March 3 when she joined a monthly fan tribute to the King of Pop outside the mausoleum where he was laid to rest. The "Thriller" hitmaker was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries in Glendale, California on September 3, 2009 and dedicated devotees have been gathering at his final resting place on the third day of every month since - to honor the star.

The fans were treated to a special visit this month when Rowe, Jackson's second wife, joined them. The former nurse, who is mum to the singer's eldest children 13-year-old Prince Michael and 11-year-old Paris joined the mourners and shed tears as she hugged members of the group.

One of The Runaways' songs which is re-recorded for biopic of the same name has hit the web. Titled "Cherry Bomb", the remixed track is performed by Dakota Fanning, the actress who plays Cherie Currie in the upcoming movie.

Dakota Fanning will also lend her voice for The Runaways' three other revamped tracks. One is "California Paradise" which she sings solo and the other two, "Queens of Noise" and "Dead End Justice", have her teaming up with her co-star Kristen Stewart.

James Cameron has given Sacha Baron Cohen the green light to mock his blockbuster "Avatar" at the upcoming Oscars - despite Academy Award organizers scrapping the sketch over fears it would offend the director. Cohen was initially the favorite to host the annual bash on March 7, but bosses feared he would be too risque for American audiences, and opted for Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin instead.

But producers were keen for Cohen to bring some humor to the event, and asked him to present an award to one of the night's winners. However, after Oscar producers saw the ideas for his sketch, which reportedly included the comic dressing as a blue-skinned female "Avatar" creature who proclaims she is pregnant with Cameron's child, the skit was axed to save the director from embarrassment.

Fans of "Smallville" can sigh a breath of relief now that The CW has officially announced the show gets another season. The network previously renewed some of its primetime shows but delayed the verdict on "Smallville". However, sources said the execs were leaning towards renewal since the show has been performing well rating-wise.

The momentous tenth season will begin in Fall this year. It is still unclear whether all the regular cast will be back. Last year, Allison Mack confirmed in an interview that there would be a season 10 where Tom Welling has been signed to. She said, "Tom has signed for season 9 and for a season 10, so the show will go until season 10. I will be completed with my contract next year, and I am looking for new and exciting ways to carry out my character's exit."

Grieving singer Marie Osmond is preparing to return to the spotlight in Las Vegas - just one day after she lays her tragic son to rest. Osmond was left devastated when her 18-year-old adopted son Michael Blosil was found dead outside his Los Angeles apartment building in an apparent suicide in February.

She and her brother Donny Osmond subsequently called off a string of concert dates as part of their Donny & Marie in Las Vegas - residency to be with family after the tragedy. Now bosses at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas have confirmed the sibling duo will return to the stage on Tuesday, March 9, resuming their normal performance schedule.

More films are getting 3-D treatment. Following The 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" which successfully makes a lot of money by hitting 3-D theaters, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that some of its upcoming films will get such treatment.

"Green Lantern" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" are just two of the movies which are confirmed to be released in 3-D. The Ryan Reynolds-starring superhero movie was initially planned to be made into 2-D while the latest installment of the "Harry Potter" film franchise has been rumored to get the same treatment which will also be applied to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I".

Award-winning series "VH1 Unplugged" returns with a big bang this month since Adam Lambert has been tapped to be the first guest. Michelle Collins of BestWeekEver.tv reported that she attended the exclusive taping of the show a couple of weeks ago and the execs have allowed her to announce the performers.

Lambert's date is March 10. It will be the first of eight scheduled episodes that present among others Phoenix (for MTV), The Script (for VH1) and Reba McEntire (for CMT). In the show's manner, Lambert will be performing songs from his debut album "For Your Entertainment" accompanied by acoustic back up and surrounded by audience in an intimate stage.

Another sneak peek to "Telephone" music video is released in the form of a picture. Coming out on Lady GaGa's Twitter page, the photo features the dance queen wearing nothing but yellow police tape placed strategically to cover her modesty. She is standing in an empty room which looks like a prison cell.

"RING RING its coming little monsters," so GaGa tweeted in an accompanying message. The video is directed by Jonas Akerlund and will pick up where the storyline of the "Paparazzi" video left off. It will follow GaGa behind bars and then rescued by Beyonce Knowles.

After "Baby" and "Never Let You Go", Justin Bieber has another new song coming out to tide fans over while they are waiting for his new album "My World 2.0" to be released in the U.S. This time, the Canadian young singer chooses a song called "Eenie Meenie" for the treatment.

" 'Eenie Meenie' is another sneak peek at whats on my new album," Justin wrote on his Twitter on the day the track arrived for listening pleasure. "BABY, NEVER LET YOU GO...now EENIE MEENIE. MY WORLD 2.0 in 19 more DAYS!!!"