June 04, 2010

The 20th Century Fox has made certain spot in Los Angeles look like a battle field. On Thursday, June 3, the studio has held the premiere for "The A-Team" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in California and brought a real tank to carry most of the cast.

Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley were those who looked excited when arriving at the venue in the military vehicle. Despite the set, the two dressed in their formal outfit. The film beauty, Jessica Biel, graced the red carpet in her white dress which shows off her legs. Joined by Liam Neeson and Quinton Jackson, they posed together for the cameras.

The Queen of Pop has found her king - Madonna has cast Brit actor James D'Arcy as King Edward VIII in her upcoming royal biopic "W.E." The "Material Girl" is sitting in the director's chair for a second time to tell the story of the former British monarch, who abdicated the throne after falling in love with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

The woman who rocked the royal family will be played by British actress Andrea Riseborough, best known for her TV portrayal of former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, while Aussie beauty Abbie Cornish will play a modern wife who compares herself to Wallis.

Hip-hop star M.I.A. has turned down offers to become the face for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi, but insists she'll accept a commercial deal soon - to help fund her proteges' careers. The "Paper Planes" hitmaker has become an in-demand pitchwoman - but she's not ready to "sell out" just yet.

She says, "One day, I'm going to lose the battle and just be like, 'F**k it,' and say yes... but I want to be able to be like, 'Yeah, I made a sacrifice, but at least I have about 10 other people behind me who are worth it and who are going to benefit from that money.'"

Bret Michaels refuses to slow down following his string of health scares - the rocker has added three more dates to his U.S. tour. The Poison frontman returned to the stage in Mississippi last week, marking his first full concert since suffering a near-fatal brain haemorrhage, an emergency appendectomy and a stroke.

And despite admitting his doctors had urged him to slow down after the spate of ailments - including being diagnosed with a hole in his heart last month - Michaels has increased his Rose & Thorns tour by three more shows.

Lady GaGa has come under fire for mimicking a murder scene onstage during a performance in Britain on Wednesday, June 2, as the U.K. comes to terms with two separate killing sprees. The "Poker Face" hitmaker revisited her shocking performance from last year's MTV Video Music Awards at a show in Manchester, England when she pretended to be brutally attacked by her male dancers, before falling to the floor covered in fake blood.

The shocking imagery came on the day cab driver Derrick Bird went on the rampage in Cumbria, England - shooting 12 people dead and leaving 11 others injured, before killing himself. The carnage happened just days after PhD student Stephen Griffiths was charged with murdering three prostitutes in Bradford, North-East England.

Paris Hilton has warned club-goers in Egypt not to believe false adverts promoting a night out with the socialite. The hotel heiress is currently in the country on a sightseeing trip and she was alleged to have been booked to make an appearance at a club in the capital city Cairo, with promoters charging revelers thousands of dollars for entry to the exclusive night.

But Hilton has denied any involvement in the event, and has taken to her Twitter.com blog to alert fans to the scam. She writes, "I just heard from my friend who lives here that this night club in Cairo called Tamorai is falsely advertising that I'm throwing a party there tonight. And on top of that charging thousands of dollars to get in."

Isabel Lucas has laughed off reports she is Jake Gyllenhaal's new girlfriend - insisting the pair's relationship is "purely platonic". The "Brokeback Mountain" star was rumored to have moved on from his relationship with Reese Witherspoon by sparking up a romance with the Australian actress, after they were spotted enjoying time together in Montreal, Canada in April.

But the "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" beauty insists there is no truth to the speculation. She tells JustJared.com, "We're just friends! Our relationship is purely platonic."

Claudia Schiffer has been embroiled in controversy after snaps of the supermodel 'blacked up' were published in a German fashion magazine. The catwalk queen dressed in an afro wig and wore dark make-up for a shoot with designer Karl Lagerfeld in 2007 as part of a Dom Perignon advertising campaign.

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, German style publication Stern Fotografie published the snap, along with five others taken as part of the same photoshoot. Now, a fashion editor at black lifestyle magazine Pride has slammed the photograph - comparing the image to those of America's controversial "minstrel shows".

Gary Coleman's ex-wife is "wishing and hoping" fans of the tragic "Diff'rent Strokes" star will help pay for his funeral - insisting she has been left with "nothing". Shannon Price was at the center of controversy last week when it was revealed she was not married to the actor when she gave doctors permission to turn off his life support machine. The pair divorced in 2008, but continued to live together at their home in Utah.

Following the news, Coleman's estranged parents Sue and Willie - who the star had not spoken to since 1989 - announced through their son's manager that they wanted custody of his remains so he can be returned to his native Illinois, insisting they are his legal next of kin.

"Modern Family" is exceptionally shining this year. The freshman comedy by ABC has been picked by a number of Television Critics Association committee as the biggest nominee at 2010 TCA Awards.

Over 200 journalists writing about television for print and online outlets in the United States and Canada have voted that "Modern" ought to have a slot as Program of the Year. Marked up with the nods for its cast, the number of nominations the show gets is five.

Avril Lavigne has given another evidence that she is currently having a love relationship with Brody Jenner. The couple who never confirmed that they are dating has been pictured enjoying a romantic moment together at the beach in Costa Rica during Memorial Day weekend.

On a photo taken on Friday, May 28, Avril and Brody are seen getting cozy to each other with the stepbrother of Kim Kardashian embracing the singer from behind. During the vacation, the 25-year-old songstress donned a bikini and covered her face with sunglasses and a cap, while the model/TV personality wore short pants and bared his chest.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of vandalizing rock offspring Jack Osbourne's luxury car earlier this week. The Aston Martin belonging to Ozzy Osbourne's son was left severely damaged after the bodywork was scratched with a key - causing $10,000 - worth of damage.

Police were called to the former wildchild's Hollywood Hills mansion after the attack was caught on tape and the female suspect, thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Osbourne's, was arrested for felony vandalism, reports TMZ.com.

TV executives have reportedly signed former Playboy Playmate Shauna Sand to appear on "Celebrity Rehab" in a desperate bid to save the shelved reality show. The latest series of the programme, fronted by celebrity drug and alcohol counselor Dr. Drew Pinsky, was halted earlier this week after producers failed to draw enough big names to tackle their demons in front of the cameras.

TV bosses failed to persuade Liza Minnelli with a reported $500,000 fee to appear as the series' big name, after Lindsay Lohan also rebuffed a $1 million offer. A rep for Minnelli says, "Liza Minnelli, who is beginning a national tour in St. Louis on June 5, is not now nor will ever be on Celebrity Rehab."

Actor Adrien Brody has dismissed reports he's dating actress January Jones, insisting the pair is just friends. The couple sparked peculation of a romance after Brody was spotted enjoying a night out with the "Mad Men" star in in New York.

The Oscar winner and the actress spent an evening in each other's company recently at the Big Apple's Rose bar - and onlookers claimed the pair was cozying up. An eyewitness told America's Life & Style magazine, "They held hands in full view of everyone."

David Carradine's widow is suing bosses behind the actor's final movie, insisting her husband would never have died if he had been properly looked after during filming in Thailand. The "Kill Bill" star, 72, was found hanging in the closet of his Bangkok hotel room last June. Investigators found the cause of death to be asphyxiation and Thai police reports suggested he died accidentally during a dangerous solo sex game.

Carradine was in the city filming a movie entitled "Stretch", and the late star's wife, Annie Bierman, is now taking legal action against the producers, insisting her husband's death stemmed from neglect. According to papers obtained by TMZ.com, Carradine was left in his hotel room after an assistant assigned to look after him went for dinner with production staff after failing to get hold of the actor.

Johnny Depp will get another companion on his next cruise in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides". Variety has reported that Stephen Graham has been added to the cast ensemble for the movie, playing a Machiavellian pirate called Scrum.

Graham is reported to be a sidekick to Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. Previously, British actor Sam Claflin has been cast for the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" film to play a key role of Philip, a youthful missionary.

Usher has scored a fourth non-consecutive week at the top of the U.S. pop charts. The R&B superstar's "OMG" has kept Katy Perry, B.o.B and Ke$ha off the top of the Hot 100.

Perry's "California Gurls" moves up a spot to two, while B.o.B's Hayley Williams collaboration "Airplanes" slips to three and Ke$ha returns to the top five at four with "Your Love Is My Drug". "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze lands the new chart's highest debut - his rendition of U2's "Beautiful Day" enters the countdown at 24.

Janey Cutler, the 81-year-old who has the lungs of a 20-year-old advances to the final round of "Britain's Got Talent" on Thursday, June 3 night. Receiving the biggest public vote, Janey was the first winner in the fourth semi-final after she performed a rendition of Shirley Bassey's hit "This Is My Life".

"Janey you are magnificent. I have been waiting the whole series for one of those moments that has the whole country talking the next day," judge Piers Morgan said. "A moment when you feel the hairs go up, your spine tingling and everyone's going did you hear that lady last night on BGT? Because that wasn't just the best performance of the night, it was the best of the whole week by a mile."

Red carpet was rolled out to welcome celebrities attending the taping of 2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honor. A number of A-list guests ranging from Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, Trina, The Game, Birdman, Flo Rida, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Brandy and Ray J were spotted posing for the awaiting photographers outside the venue.

Coming as a family to the Thursday night, June 3 event which took place at Hammerstein Ballroom was Luther Campbell. The 49-year-old rapper/actor came to the celebration with a little child and his wife Kristin Thompson. Actress Taraji P. Henson was in attendance as well.

Summit Entertainment has released several brand new sneak peek videos for "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse". On Thursday, June 3, Fandago and MSN have got their hands on a new TV spot each. While "Something New" mostly contains scenes which have been seen before, the other snippet titled "Missing" includes fresh scenes featuring newborn vampire Riley.

Additionally, the studio has also unleashed a new featurette which gives its spotlight to another newborn vampire Bree Tanner. It opens with introduction from Jodelle Ferland who plays the female bloodsucker, before offering a look at behind the scenes footage as well as scenes from the movie featuring Bree.

Rocker Sting had to fight back tears at the first date in his Symphonicity Tour in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday, June 2 night as he struggled with stagefright and the sheer weight of what he had accomplished.

The former The Police frontman will tour the world backed by the London Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and before he debuted orchestral versions of hits like "Roxanne" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", the 58 year old star took a few seconds to savor the moment.

Funnyman Jonah Hill has disappointed fans of hit comedy "Superbad" by dismissing calls for a sequel. The actor shot to fame in the 2007 film, which also starred Michael Cera and grossed $162 million worldwide, but he is adamant there will never be another installment of "Superbad", because any follow-up will be sub-standard.

He says, "We all love that film and wouldn't wanna make a second one and have that not be as good and cheapen what we really love."

Finally, SyFy releases a promo of "Haven" which promises that the new series is as loaded in action as it is in the mystery. "What the hell has just happen?" FBI agent Audrey Parker says while fog covers the mysterious town called Haven and plenty of fish die in the lake.

Deep in the heart of Maine, Haven is a town where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives. At least, until recently. When hot-shot FBI agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven to solve the murder of a local ex-con, she catches the killer but uncovers a much deeper mystery about this town.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's relationship is fine. The couple was recently rumored splitting after a footage from "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami" season 2 shows they are having an argument. But the two have put the report to rest after they were spotted stepping out together on Tuesday night, June 2.

Kourtney and Scott, who were joined by her mother Kris Jenner and sister Kim Kardashian, had a dinner at Katsuya. "The girls all had sashimi since they're on a health kick, while Kris had a glass of red wine," a source at the restaurant source told E! Online.

Despite receiving negative comment over her raunchy new image, Miley Cyrus continues to give racy stage acts. After performing in revealing clothes for her tween and teen fans at Rock in Rio Music Festival, the "Hannah Montana" star treated her devotees with another saucy show when taking the stage of "Britain's Got Talent" on June 3.

Wearing a black shredded jumpsuit similar to the one she wore on "Can't Be Tamed" music video, Miley performed a girl-on-girl action when singing the song. Compared to Britney Spears and Madonna's 2003 lesbian kiss and Adam Lambert's AMAs same-sex kiss, her stunt was much tamer though.

Movie executives at Columbia Pictures are celebrating after winning a film classification battle over Julia Roberts' new movie "Eat, Pray, Love". Officials at America's Classification and Rating Appeals Board have overturned the R rating given to the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's novel and the movie will now hit cinemas with a less restrictive PG-13 rating.

The film was originally handed an R for its strong language, prompting studio heads and director Ryan Murphy to appeal the decision. And, in a rare turnaround, the appeals board bosses agreed to drop the rating without asking for changes to the film, which will be released in August.

DJ AM's mother has filed suit against bosses of a California investment company, accusing them of exploiting the tragic star's name to boost business. The DJ, real name Adam Goldstein, became part-owner of top Las Vegas nightclub LAX in 2005 after signing a deal with Loyal Pennings, manager of venue owners YTK Investments, LLC.

Under the contract, the star's company, AMLV, Inc., acquired a 45.5 per cent share in YTK and granted executives a "limited, non-exclusive licence to use Mr. Goldstein's name and likeness" to promote the celebrity hotspot.

"Bond" girl Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes are to conjure up the magic of King Arthur's Britain as sorcerers in an epic new TV mini-series. Fiennes will play magician Merlin and Green the evil Morgana in movie mogul Graham King's ambitious 10-episode period drama "Camelot".

"Harry Potter" and "Twilight" star Jamie Campbell Bower will play Arthur and and actress Tamsin Egerton his wife Guinevere in the series, according to Daily Variety. The project is expected to hit U.S. cable TV network Starz next year.

Kristen Bell is involved in a pornographic scandal, if Funny or Die rules this world. In the latest sketch by the parody website, Bell stars as June Crenshaw, a Sex Kitten to the Supreme Court, who accidentally and purposely loses her clothes along the way while in the Supreme Court's Robing Room.

A 1938 black and white film, the video is "lost masterpiece of pornography" which "was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hills dentist." It is directed by David Mamet aka the director of "Spartan" and is also starring Ed O'Neill as one of the judges.

It was just announced that Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison will come to the June 13 ceremony of Tony Awards as musical guests. The recruitment of those "Glee" cast shouldn't come as much of a surprise since both of them are Broadway veterans with Lea claiming her fame through "Spring Awakening" and Matthew starring in multiple stage shows including "Hairspray".

Green Day are also booked to perform at the upcoming awards show. The Billie Joe Armstrong-fronted band will likely take the stage with the cast of "American Idiot" which is based on their 2004 hit album of the same name and nominated for Best Musical at this year's event.

20th Century Fox has dropped the first trailer for "Gulliver's Travels". It follows Jack Black's Gulliver, an ordinary man who works as mailroom clerk and wants to get "bigger" with his career. He then gets an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle where he should get his story.

He suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of very tiny people. At first enslaved by the diminutive and industrious Liliputians, and later declared their hero, Gulliver comes to learn that it's how big you are on the inside that counts.

More magic is coming to Disney Channel. The network has announced in a press release that there will be a fourth season of "Wizards of Waverly Place", the series starring Selena Gomez and David Henrie. In addition, there is a plan for a second TV movie which will follow the success of "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie".

Production on the fourth season of "Wizards" is scheduled to begin August with Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio as the new showrunners. This duo, who are known for their work in "Married with Children" as well as "Greetings from Tucson", replace Peter Murrieta who quit the show in April. Meanwhile, creator Todd J. Greenwald sticks to the executive producer role alongside Cheung and Montanio.

"Clueless" star Stacey Dash has blamed a broken relationship with her late father for her multiple marriages, insisting she only feels secure with a man by her side. The actress, 44, has been engaged six times and is currently in the process of divorcing her third husband Emmanuel Xuereb, who she wed in 2007.

Dash admits she used to rely on compliments from her lovers to settle her insecurities and she's convinced her need to be "defined" by a man stems from her father's absence from her childhood. But the star refuses to hold a grudge against her late dad because he was a drug addict.

Rapper Rick Ross is facing a possible delay in the release of his upcoming album - former drug trafficker Ricky Ross is seeking a court injunction to halt the project amid allegations the star is exploiting the ex-convict's name.

The hip-hop star, born William Leonard Roberts II, has been accused of adopting his stage name from the former cocaine kingpin, who became infamous for running a drug empire in Los Angeles in the 1980s.

Rapper Chamillionaire has cleared up reports he is in financial difficulty following the foreclosure of his Houston, Texas home, insisting it was his choice to have the property repossessed by bank bosses.

The "Ridin' " hitmaker, real name Hakeem Seriki, recently lost the $2 million mansion he purchased in 2006 after allegedly falling behind on his bank loan repayments. But the hip-hop star claims he "decided to let that house go" because the downturn in the economy had turned the property into a bad real estate investment, reports TMZ.com.

Many girls struggle to get a glimpse of Justin Bieber at his gigs but one girl is lucky enough to meet the singer face-to-face. On Thursday, June 3, the "Baby" hitmaker met the winner of the One Less Lonely Girl contest and brought her a bouquet of flowers.

Donning a blue jacket on top of a black T-shirt, Justin then serenaded the young lady with the companion of tunes from an acoustic guitar. Speaking about his romantic stunt, the YouTube sensation told ET Online, "I'm somewhat romantic, but I'm still young - I'm still figuring out what being romantic really means."

New York Times bosses have issued a correction to a critique by columnist Lynn Hirschberg in a bid to end a public feud between the writer and hip-hop star M.I.A. The outspoken singer/songwriter blasted Hirschberg online, made her direct telephone line public and also took aim at the writer in a new song after taking offense to an unflattering profile the journalist had written about the "Paper Planes" hitmaker for the New York Times Magazine last month.

Hirschberg initially laughed off the singer's taunts, but now her editors have decided to step in, hoping to end the feud between the two women. In an Editor's Note contained in Thursday, June 3's newspaper, a statement makes it clear that quotes attributed to the singer/rapper by Hirschberg were out of context.

Socialite Paris Hilton is heading down the aisle - she has been asked to be a bridesmaid at her old pal Jason Davis' wedding. Oil heir Davis proposed to his longtime girlfriend Michelle Haugo on Tuesday, June 1 after successfully kicking his heroin addiction during a 30-day stay at a drug rehabilitation centre, and Hilton and her designer sister Nicky Hilton have been invited to join the bridal party.

His representative, Brian Quintana, tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "Jason has been clean for a month and celebrated by asking Michelle to marry him. He has asked his old friends Paris and Nicky Hilton to be bridesmaids."

There are two music videos filmed by Enrique Iglesias to support his latest single "I Like It". One features Pitbull and was premiered last month, while the other has cameos from the "Jersey Shore" cast and will be debuted this weekend at MTV Movie Awards.

As the premiere date, June 6, gets closer, MTV offers behind-the-scene footage to provide fans with a glimpse at the upcoming music video. Like the previously-premiered video, this new clip will also be a crowded one. It will see Snooki, The Situation and their other co-stars attending one of Enrique's concerts.

Former "Saved by the Bell" and "NYPD Blue" star Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his actress wife have split, according to new U.S. reports. Sources tell In Touch magazine that the actor and Lisa Ann Russell have separated after 13 years.

The couple met on the set of "Saved by the Bell: The College Years". Russell and Gosselaar have two children, aged six and four. An insider tells the publication, "He's taking it very hard."

"Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan has died after suffering a major stroke on Thursday, June 3 morning. The actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence, has confirmed the star died at a hospital in New York, surrounded by her family. She was 76.

Lawrence tells People.com, "She passed away at 1am this morning. She had a massive stroke... She went in peace." Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, the star enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades. She began acting on the New York stage in the 1950s and made her Broadway debut in 1969 in musical Jimmy Shine, opposite a young Dustin Hoffman.

Two more actors are reportedly close to play Marvel characters. The Hollywood Reporter claims Jeremy Renner is in final negotiations to take a role in "The Avengers" while Deadline Hollywood reports that Neal McDonough is in talks to join the cast for "Captain America: The First Avenger".

Renner, who shot to fame after appearing in Oscar-winning movie "The Hurt Locker", is allegedly to portray "bow-and-arrow-carrying hero" Hawkeye. As for McDonough, the 44-year-old actor who once appeared in "Minority Report" could be seen playing Dum Dum Dugan, a S.H.I.E.L.D. officer who is described as the right-hand man to Nick Fury in the comics.

Tom Selleck is appealing for a role in Courteney Cox's hit show "Cougar Town" - because he's desperate to work with his former "friends" co-star again. The "Magnum, P.I." actor played Cox's on/off onscreen boyfriend, Dr. Richard Burke, in the long running comedy series and appeared in three seasons opposite the actress.

Selleck admits he has always wanted to score another role opposite Cox and would happily appear in her new TV show, about older women chasing younger men. He tells E! Online, "I'd love to work with Courteney again. That would be fun. I've watched (Cougar Town) a couple of times and Courteney is courageous and makes really bold choices. I've always loved that about her."

Ashley Judd is preparing to make her movie comeback by stepping in to replace Liv Tyler in new comedy "Flypaper". The actress has spent the last year studying for a diploma in public administration at Harvard University, and now she's heading back to acting with her first film role since she graduated last week.

Tyler was due to star in the bank heist caper opposite "Grey's Anatomy" actor Patrick Dempsey, but dropped out and now Judd has signed up as her replacement. The film, written by "The Hangover" scribes Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, will tell the story of a man caught up in two simultaneous bank robberies who tries to save a teller he is secretly in love with, according to Variety.com.

A British man who created digitally-altered photos of Emma Watson naked and posted them on the Internet is facing jail after pleading guilty to 19 counts of making an indecent image of a child. John Cavanagh mocked up eight pictures of the "Harry Potter" star by digitally placing her head onto an underage girl's body, before uploading them onto the web last month.

Watson's representative was quick to brand the snaps fake, saying, "If you look at it you will see that the head is marginally too big for the body (but clearly too big!) and the angle of the face is physically impossible with the body in that position."

The Kardashian girls channeled their inner obsession to become pretty blondes. Khloe Kardashian posted a number of behind the scene pictures from their Beach Bunny Swimwear photo shoot that required them to go lighter in hair color. The sisters however did not have to bleach their hair for wavy blonde wigs have been prepared.

In her blog, Khloe said, "Kim, Kourt and I did a really fun swimsuit photo shoot yesterday for Beach Bunny and we all wore blonde wigs! I felt very Lady GaGa with that 'do, especially since we weren't wearing any pants LOL." Liking the idea of a dress-up, Khloe continued, "I wanted to bring the wig home to strut around in it for Lamar, but they wouldn't let me haha."

Funeral for Gary Coleman which was expected to be held on either Friday, June 4 or Saturday, June 6 has been postponed as confirmed by Blake Yates, the Memorial Estates funeral director handling the services. According to reports, the delay is caused by a dispute between Gary's ex-wife and estranged parents.

"The family [his parents] has different plans than what is in Gary's will," Gary's agent Shielia Erickson explains. The Associated Press reports that his parents want the actor's body to be delivered to his birthplace of Zion, Ill., where the Colemans live, while he was originally scheduled to be laid to rest in Utah.

Kylie Minogue has slammed reports she's split from her model boyfriend Andres Velencoso Segura, branding the speculation "mad". The "Spinning Around" hitmaker has been dating the Spanish hunk, who is almost a decade younger than her, for the past 18 months but British tabloid reports earlier this week claimed they had decided to end their relationship.

Now Minogue, who turned 42 last week, has opened up about their romance, telling her fans to "pay no attention" to the split reports. In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Wowza... Love life rumours have gone mad!!!!... Please pay no attention peeps (people). My birthday was magical with AV (Segura) and friends!!"

Lady GaGa "reprimanded" security guards at her concert in Britain on Wednesday night, June 2 after fans were banned from dressing up as their idol. The star was "outraged" when she heard concert-goers in costume were being refused entry to the MEN Arena in Manchester, England prior to her gig there.

GaGa reveals security teams were targeting fans who had pinned soda cans into their hair - in reference to the singer's recent public appearance with Coca Cola tins wrapped into her curls. And the singer was so angry upon hearing the news, she tackled the situation herself - demanding officials ease the restrictions and let her "little monsters" into the arena.

An episode of British soap opera "Coronation Street" featuring a gun siege was taken off-air on Wednesday, June 2 in the wake of the shocking shootings in North-West England which left 13 people dead and another 25 injured. The show was due to feature scenes of a gun hostage situation after the character Tony Gordon, played by actor Gray O'Brien, escapes from jail.

But the dramatic plotline, which sees two characters die, was scrapped and replaced by a different show as a mark of respect for the victims of a rogue gunman, who opened fire on residents in Cumbria, England earlier that day. He killed 12 people before turning the weapon on himself.

Moviemaker James Cameron has been left disappointed after BP oil chiefs turned down his offer to help stop the massive slick which is threatening the Gulf Coast. Oil has been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico since a BP rig collapsed in April - sparking one of the worst environmental disasters in America's history.

The "Titanic" director, a deep-sea diving pioneer who has worked extensively with robot submarines, met with experts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, June 1 to "brainstorm" solutions to stem the leak.

While the show is taking a break in the U.S., Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley are across the pond to promote their hit series "The Vampire Diaries". They arrived in London, England on Monday, May 31 afternoon and proceeded with a number of promotional appearances in the city.

By Thursday, the trio were at HMV Oxford Street for approximately one hour to sign a special and exclusive "Vampire Diaries" postcard distributed that day. Fans were limited up to 350 people on first come and first serve basis. The door was opened at 9 A.M. on that day but many have camped out the night before. Nina, Ian and Paul posed a while for the photographers before moving to the signing table.

Sandra Bullock's representative has dismissed reports the actress is planning to adopt another child. The Oscar winner revealed in April she and now-estranged husband Jesse James had secretly welcomed baby Louis into the family in January.

The adoption was approved just two months before James' infidelities were revealed in the press. Bullock subsequently split from the TV star following the scandal and is now caring for the tot on her own. A report published in America's In Touch magazine earlier this month suggested the 45 year old has been preparing to adopt a second baby to give Louis a younger sibling, with a source saying, "She has already been approved, and she's just waiting for the call that her baby is here."

Kristen Stewart has come under fire from officials at a leading U.S. charity after she compared press intrusion to rape. The "Twilight" actress opens up about her experiences in the spotlight and her dislike of the paparazzi in the latest edition of Britain's Elle magazine.

She tells the publication, "The photos are so... I feel like I'm looking at someone being raped. A lot of the time I can't handle it. I never expected that this would be my life." But her comments have sparked outrage in America, with many charity campaigners slamming the actress for her remarks.

Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox, Casey James and the rest of "American Idol" Top 10 took a brief moment on the stage at Herald Square on Wednesday, June 2 afternoon to warm up for their summer tour. They gave the crowd gathering outside Macy's a preview of what can be expected from the "American Idol" tour.

However, due to the limited time, only the Top 4 get to perform on the stage. It was opened with a duet between Lee and Crystal on the cover song "Falling Slowly". Mike Lynche and Casey then relayed it with another duet, strapping their guitar on.

Another movie is going to make use of 2010 MTV Movie Awards as promotional vehicle. After it was confirmed that "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" will bring a clip at the show, it has just been announced that an exclusive, never-before-seen clip from highly anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" is also going to be debuted at the June 6 event.

It has not been known whether or not the cast from the young wizards movie franchise will attend the show to present the new sneak peek. In the meantime, "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are set to show up on the stage to introduce the new preview video from their upcoming film.

When it comes to album leak, Eminem is no exception just like fellow rapper Drake who has most of his materials coming out prior to the release date. The Slim Shady's song which recently hit the web is titled "Won't Back Down" and features Pink. It is set to appear in his forthcoming seventh studio album "Recovery".

"Listen, garden tool / Don't make me introduce you to my power tool," Eminem raps on the hook. "You know the f***ing drill / How you douche bags feel? / Knowing you're disposable, Summer's Eve, Massengill." Pink delivers her verses, "You can sound the alarm, you can call out your guards / You can fence in your yard, you can pull all the cards / But I won't back down, I won't back down."

Another sneak peek to Lady GaGa's highly-anticipated music video for her single "Alejandro" is put out. It contains similar scenes, featured on the first teaser which was revealed on "Larry King Live", with new additional footage intercepted in between.

Directed by Steven Klein, the music video has "homoerotic military theme" and is going to be premiered on June 7. GaGa told Larry King earlier this week, "It is a celebration of my love and appreciation for the gay community, my admiration of their bravery, their love for one another and their courage in their relationships."