July 24, 2010

Miley Cyrus has apparently kicked off the production of "LOL: Laughing Out Loud" and her on-screen mother, Demi Moore, has shown off how they are bonded for the filming. The wife of Ashton Kutcher has posted picture of her along with the "Hannah Montana" star and director Lisa Azuelos from the set in Detroit.

Moore additionally shared a picture of herself sitting next to a camera and tweeted, "Doing off camera work on LOL & getting a little help from Bama!!! She is a true professional!" In the meantime, during their break, Cyrus and her co-star Ashley Greene were spotted taking their pets for a walk.

House DJ Kaskade aka Ryan Raddon has made public a music video shot to promote his latest single called "Fire in Your Shoes". In this clip, Raddon is playing a photographer who takes pictures of a female model portrayed by his collaborator Martina Sorbara, the frontwoman of Canadian band Dragonette.

Ryan Raddon includes "Fire in Your New Shoes" in his sixth solo studio album "Dynasty". He has released the effort in May as a follow-up to his 2008 record "Strobelight Seduction" and reportedly plans to drop an extended version for the album later this year.

Though Justin Bieber has appeared as a nice gentleman and singer, he finally exposed his boy nature. During a recent interview, the "Baby" hitmaker", who often says he loves his fans, has revealed one other thing he likes about them - when they show up naked.

"My mom has me on a tight leash and she's being real protective so I gotta watch what I do. The girls show up wearing nothing sometimes or flash," Bieber said, according to Zack Taylor. "I can't lie, I'm 16, I don't hate it."

Before San Diego Comic Con International ended its second day, "The Goon" and "Ironclad" panels took place in the evening. Both films, which come from different studios, presented new footage to the audience.

The footage from David Fincher's animation is an extended version of the clip which was premiered before. It gives a longer preview to Frankie who has some fun with his new zombie friend before Goon returns and takes Frankie to hit the streets. The new footage has made its way out via MTV Splash Page.

Alesha Dixon's fresh track called "Drummer Boy" has been made available for request on U.K. radios. The song is expected to make the cut to her forthcoming studio effort "Unleashed" and will be up for purchase on September 5.

There hasn't any release date for the album. In the meantime, fans can get a sneak peek to what Dixon has to offer in a music video for the new song through a picture from the video shoot. It features her rocking thigh-high heeled boots and sporting a beehive hair-do.

Ashlee Simpson is eager to expand her brood with rocker husband Pete Wentz, insisting they both want a "big family". The singer/actress gave birth to the couple's first child, Bronx, in 2008 and she's leaving it up to nature to determine when she will fall pregnant again.

She tells Us Magazine, "We would love to have a big family. (But) you can never plan something like that." The star admits little Bronx is growing up so fast and she's treasuring witnessing every step in his development.

Aerosmith guitar great Joe Perry is contemplating retirement because there's nothing else left for him to achieve as a rock star. The rocker insists he'll never be a better musician and the most recent turmoil in his band, which began when frontman Steven Tyler announced he was taking a hiatus only to rejoin the band for a world tour, has made him think seriously about his future.

He tells Guitar World magazine, "There are times I just want to get the f**k out of this because I've done it all. I've been going long enough to prove what I wanted to prove, to get the girl I wanted to get, to make the money I wanted to make, to drink all the beer I wanted to drink."

British pop sensations La Roux have scrapped the remainder of their U.S. tour after singer Elly Jackson was told she was too ill to perform. The "Bulletproof" hitmakers made the announcement on their Facebook page, revealing Jackson has pharyngitis.

The statement reads, "Her doctor has advised her to rest for three weeks so unfortunately she'll be unable to continue with her American tour. We are endeavoring to reschedule as many of the canceled shows for November as possible. An announcement will be made shortly."

Actress Valerie Bertinelli will wed her fiance Tom Vitale in an intimate ceremony in Italy with just one other person to witness their marriage. The former "One Day at a Time" star, the ex-wife of rocker Eddie Van Halen, announced her engagement to financial planner Vitale in May.

And she insists their upcoming nuptials will be nothing like other celebrity weddings because she "feels silly" throwing a big bash at her age. She tells People, "For me, it feels silly. I'm 50. It's not about the wedding. I just want to have a marriage. We're going to get married in Italy, just the two of us and a witness." A date for the wedding has not been disclosed.

"Marley & Me" actor Alec Mapa has become a father after adopting a child with his husband. The 45-year-old gay comedian wed his longtime partner Jamison Hebert in 2008, when same sex marriage was briefly made legal in California, and the couple recently added to the family after taking in a five-year-old boy.

Mapa broke the news during an appearance on U.S. talk show "The View" on Friday, July 23 stating, "We became foster adopt parents this year. My husband's white, my son's black, I'm Asian!" Gay marriage was outlawed in the state of California following the Proposition 8 ruling just months after its legalization.

Halle Berry received a visit from Los Angeles police on Friday, July 23 after reporting a little spiritual graffiti on the front gate of her house. The Oscar winner woke up on Friday morning to find a random portrait of Indian spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi spray painted onto the gate and cops were called to investigate.

Detectives are looking into the vandalism case but have yet to identify any suspects, according to TMZ. Meanwhile, the Gandhi portrait has been scrubbed off the gate.

Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has broken her silence about her ongoing legal battle with the "Braveheart" star to defiantly threaten the actor/director with a court showdown. Gibson and singer Oksana Grigorieva split in early 2010 and have been waging a bitter feud over the custody of their baby daughter Lucia ever since.

In recent weeks, the legal spat turned really nasty when audio of Gibson hurling insults at his ex as she accused him of attacking her and knocking out a tooth was leaked to the media. The movie star countered by claiming his ex had tried to extort him over the taped phone audio.

Lindsay Lohan's furious father is planning to start next week as a very single man after his now ex-fiancee filed a police report suggesting the troubled dad abused her. Michael Lohan insists he'll spend the weekend trying to gain access to his estranged daughter, who is serving 90 days behind bars in Los Angeles for a parole violation, before flying home to New York to deal with his messy private life.

Lohan plans to file a restraining order against ex-fiancee Kate Major as soon as he touches down in the Big Apple on Monday, July 26. Major has accused Lohan of pushing her over a chair and kicking her while she was on the ground. Police have charged Lohan with second degree harassment.

Sony Pictures brought three of their upcoming movies at a time to San Diego Comic Con International on Friday, July 23. Taking place at Hall H, the panel started with a presentation for "Priest". Director Scott Stewart came first to introduce the first trailer for the movie. The trailer later hits the web and is embedded at the end of this article. It gives a quick glimpse of vampire attack and a lot of action sequences.

After the trailer ended, the cast including Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Stephen Moyer showed up on the stage. During the discussion, Moyer explained his role, saying that he portrayed a scientist that has sequestered himself in the desert, away from society.

People have been queuing since Thursday, July 22 night for the Friday afternoon panel of "True Blood". The fans' hunger to meet the vampire series' cast were paid off when most of the lead stars like Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Deborah Ann Woll, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis and Joe Manganiello showed up to give the latest on season 3.

First of all, they screened a trailer for the second half of the season. It was spread equally in terms of the characters' conflict but the main line is focused on what happen to Sookie. There's a scene where Lorena bites her, hard enough to put her in hospital and give her an out-of-body experience. However, tender moments between Sookie and Alcide will balance the action-filled season.

Katy Perry has just posted a brand new picture of her from the set of "Teenage Dream" music video. Offered as "a reward" for fans' support, the image shows bra-clad Perry partying with shirtless Josh Kloss in a beach.

Earlier this month, several set pictures of Perry filming a romantic scene for the video in a Santa Barbara hotel have also surfaced. The "Waking Up in Vegas" singer strips down to her undies, jumps to the swimming pool and smooches Kloss.

"Pretty Wild" star Alexis Neiers is saying goodbye to Lindsay Lohan. Alexis was released from Lindsay's current place, the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, on Friday, July 23 at 7.41 P.M., E! Online reported.

Alexis, who pleaded no contest to felony burglary in connection with a break-in at Orlando Bloom's home, has served 30 days of a 180-day sentence for her role in the burglary. The 19-year-old star was said staying in cell number 29, which is Paris Hilton's old cell, next to Lindsay's.

Fresh from sexual harassment accusation, David Boreanaz sidelined his personal life to present "Bones" at San Diego Comic Con on Friday, July 23. He was the sole star scheduled to attend the panel but it turned out Emily Deschanel joined him a while later.

A reel was played during the hour, focusing on the last season's ender when Brennan and Booth decided to go separate ways. But true to the show's nature, no squishy love stuff will take over the fun and the scientific discoveries for long.

Just a day after music video for Jay Sean's new single "2012" was teased, audio stream for the track hits the web. Confirmed to appear in Jay Sean's next studio album, the dance track features Nicki Minaj and will be sent to radios on August 3, five days before the music video is premiered.

"I like to make music that makes people feel good," he said when previewing the song to Entertainment Weekly at the recent "Jersey Shore" soundtrack album release party. "I'm a very positive person myself, ... you're going to love the next song, which I think is going to be stuck in everybody's head for the entire summer, and hopefully much longer."

Enrique Iglesias is close to calling off his bet to waterski naked off the coast of Miami, Florida - because he doesn't want to upset cops or sharks. The Spanish-born pop superstar made the bet with friends after Spain lost the first game of the World Cup to Switzerland, promising to strip for a night ski in Biscayne Bay if his national team won the tournament.

But now Spain are champions and his gambit has become a big deal in the media, the Escape singer is having second thoughts. He explains, "Miami is shark infested. I fly a little bit, I fly around the coast and there's sharks everywhere, so the minute you fall in the water... First of all the boat's gonna take a long time (to pick you up)."

Surgical instruments allegedly used to conduct Elvis Presley's autopsy have been removed from an upcoming auction amid doubts about the macabre items' authenticity. The controversial auction was due to feature forceps, needle injectors, aneurysm hooks, an arterial tube, and lip brushes said to have been used to prepare The King's body for burial following his death in 1977.

The sale also was set to include rubber gloves, a comb, eye liner, and even a toe tag for identifying Presley's corpse in the morgue. The instruments were expected to sell for a total of $14,000 (9,300 pound sterling) when they went under the hammer in August, but officials at Chicago, Illinois' Leslie Hindman Auctioneers have withdrawn the items following queries about their legitimacy.

Paris Hilton's recent drug scandals haven't harmed her reputation as the perfect travel companion - the hard-partying heiress has won an online poll to find the perfect summer vacation buddy. Thousands of Paris fans flocked to WENN.com to help the jet-setting socialite win a head-to-head battle with reality TV star Tila Tequila.

Hilton, who has been questioned by cops in South Africa and France this summer over allegations of marijuana possession, earned a comprehensive 62 per cent of the vote - almost twice as many as second-placed Tequila. Kim Kardashian was a distant third and P. Diddy and "Jersey Shore" reality TV star Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino completed the top five with a sorry one per cent each.

Fantasy director Guillermo del Toro has been tapped to turn Disney's chilling theme park ride Haunted Mansion into a new 3-D movie. The "Pan's Labyrinth" filmmaker will co-write the screenplay and direct and produce the live-action "The Haunted Mansion (2013)".

It will be Disney's second attempt to take film audiences on a tour of the horror property - Eddie Murphy starred in a supernatural comedy also called "The Haunted Mansion" in 2003. But Del Toro's project will have no connection to the Murphy movie and he has warned fans to expect a scary ride.

"Entourage" star Kevin Connolly has put himself forward as a potential candidate to direct a planned movie version of the hit TV series. The comedy/drama, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg, will come to an end after its eighth season airs in 2011, and plans are already underway for a big screen spin-off featuring the original cast, including Connolly.

The actor has already directed an episode of the show, and he's eager to step behind the camera once more for the "Entourage" film. He says, "I'm throwing my hat into the ring. I want to be considered. I want to direct the movie."

Scarlett Johansson is preparing to reunite with her "Iron Man 2" co-star Robert Downey Jr. after replacing Angelina Jolie in new sci-fi movie "Gravity", according to a report. The "Wanted (2008)" beauty was originally offered the role as director Alfonso Cuaron's leading lady in the upcoming 3-D film, but she declined and now Johansson has "verbally agreed" to star.

The New York Daily News claims Downey, Jr. is slated to appear alongside the "Lost in Translation" actress in what Cuaron is allegedly touting as "the most ambitious film, technology-wise, since Avatar".

Rapper Foxy Brown has entered not guilty plea when she was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday, July 22 after allegedly violating an order of protection against her neighbor Arlene Raymond. During her arraignment, prosecutors asked for $10,000 bail but Foxy was released on $5,000, New York Post reported.

According to Foxy's manager Bernadette Brennan, "jealousy and hating" fueled the verbal dispute which occurred in Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 21. Bernadette said, "That is what we think this is about, people kind of jealous and hating." He claimed Foxy "was minding her own business. She has never been more focused."

Julianne Hough's music video filmed to promote her new single "Is That So Wrong" has been unleashed. The ballroom dancer/country music singer is lingering alone in her home, singing her heart out about wanting someone to light up her day.

The music video is directed by "So You Think You Can Dance" judge Adam Shankman. Travis Wall, the runner-up of the dancing competition season 2, reportedly creates the choreography which is a bit steamy with Hough disrobing while dancing around the house.

"The Big Bang Theory" panel at the San Diego Comic Con gave a nice warm up touch for the audience when they gave the lyrics to the show's theme song and surprised fans with the live performance of Barenaked Ladies. Moderator Wil Wheaton encouraged the attendees to sing-along with the band. The musical treat did not stop there for Jim Parsons led a rendition of "Soft Kitty".

Following the performance, cast Simon Helberg said, "Is it geeky that I just cried during that accordion solo?". Kaley Cuoco later admitted that she is geeky for the band. Each of the cast was then asked about what superhero ability would they take and what would be their names. Kunal Nayyar said he wants to make things awesome and his name would be Awesome Man.

On Friday, July 23, "Drive Angry", "Skyline" and "Super" invaded Hall H for about three hours. Universal Pictures started the panel for its 3-D film at 10:30 A.M. with its cast Nicolas Cage, William Fichtner, Amber Heard and director Patrick Lussier presenting 3-D footage from the movie.

It opens with scenes featuring Cage's Milton who is encountering an unlucky soul. An orgy of pagans and fire and ritual is also spotted in the footage before Heard's character emerges. She is seen fighting off some enemies herself and threatened by baddie Billy Burke in one sequence. She ends up landing on Cage's hood as they scream down the highway.

Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato might have ended their romance in May but they still have to spend the next three months on the road for Jonas Brothers tour since Demi serves as the opening act. And Joe is convinced that the he will not find awkwardness of touring with his ex.

During a chat with Ryan Seacrest on his KISS-FM "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest" radio show on Friday, July 23, Joe told him, "I think that our friendship is so strong that it surpasses a lot of things and I think touring will be a lot of fun." Joe even mentioned life post-breakup for him and Demi hasn't been awkward, stating it's "definitely been cool."

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have expanded their property empire by investing in a multi-million dollar mansion in Italy. The Hollywood couple has reportedly added to their property portfolio by paying $40 million for a luxury villa in the hills of Valpolicella, Italy.

The expansive estate is surrounded by a park and includes two swimming pools with waterfalls and jacuzzi tubs, a cinema room and a well-equipped gym. Property firm owner, Alexander Proto, tells Sky Italy magazine, "They wanted something more exclusive and in record time to spend the summer vacation in Italy."

The upcoming final installment in the "Saw" horror movie franchise had to be re-edited six times to remove gory scenes before producers gained an acceptable age rating for the film. "Saw 3D", the seventh in the longrunning series starring Tobin Bell, is due for release later this year but studio bosses were unhappy when the bloody new picture was slapped with a restrictive adults-only NC-17 rating by executives at the Motion Picture Association of America.

Producers had to omit several violent sequences and the film was re-edited and resubmitted six times before they were finally granted a R rating, which means children under the age of 17 can see the movie if they are accompanied by an adult.

Jazz singer Al Jarreau collapsed shortly before he took the stage at a music festival in France and was helicoptered to hospital, according to a new report. The Grammy-winning musician is currently in a "critical condition" in an intensive care unit at a medical facility in Gap, south east France after being admitted on Thursday, July 23 night suffering from breathing difficulties.

Further details about his health scare have emerged, with a new report revealing he was preparing to perform at a show in Barcelonnette when he experienced an unduly fast heartbeat and collapsed. The singer was treated by paramedics for respiratory problems before being airlifted to hospital.

Art imitates life. Levi Johnston, the fiance of Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin, has been tapped to star in a music video with singer-songwriter Brittani Senser, playing a lover whose romance is thwarted by his girlfriend's disapproving mother.

According to Associated Press, the music video will follow a couple as they share tender moments before they are driven apart by the young woman's mother. Unaware that her mom's interference forced her boyfriend to go, she "throws herself into her mother's arms. She tells her mother that she was wrong about Levi."

Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas visited sick kids at a children's hospital in the actress' native Wales on Friday, July 23 as part of the couple's ongoing charity campaign for better facilities.

The Hollywood actors opened the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff in 2006 and donated a large sum to the Noah's Ark Appeal, which aims to provide better medical care for kids in the country. Zeta-Jones, who is a patron of the charity, is hoping to help raise another $10.5 million for the good cause to build an intensive care unit at the site.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s estranged wife has been banned from the road for 90 days following her arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in May. Mary Richardson Kennedy was taken into custody on May 15 after police allegedly witnessed her drive her car onto a sidewalk outside a school in Bedford, New York.

She pleaded not guilty to the DWI accusation and was ordered to return to court this month. However, on Thursday, July 22 she struck a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving with ability impaired. Bedford Town Court Justice Kevin Quaranta suspended her driving license for 90 days and fined her $500, while she was ordered to attend two alcohol education classes and submit quarterly reports from a psychiatrist.

Justin Bieber is taking tips from former child singer Usher to make sure his breaking voice doesn't ruin his career. The 16 year old is struggling with his high-pitched songs as puberty takes its toll on his vocal cords and he has enlisted the help of a top singing coach to keep his performances note-perfect.

Bieber admits he is also counting on his music mentor Usher, who began singing professionally at the age of 11, to guide him through the trying time. He tells Vibe.com, "Everyone's voice changes. Puberty is a natural thing."

Casey Affleck has now fired back at a producer of his documentary about brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix, "I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix", after accusing him of sexual harassment. The producer, Amanda White, claimed she was subjected to lurid sexual harassment and not given her producing fee for refusing to spend the night in a hotel room with Affleck.

Michael Plonsker, a litigator representing Affleck denied White's accusations. Plonsker said as quoted by E! Online, "The allegations brought upon our clients are preposterous and without merit. Ms. White was terminated from the production over a year ago."

Sy Fy presented two of its leading series on the second day of San Diego Comic Con, taking Ballroom 20 as the venue. First up was "Stargate Universe" which had Robert Carlyle, Alaina Huffman, David Blue, and Ming-Na in attendance and producer Robert Cooper as moderator.

The panel was kicked off with a new trailer of the upcoming season which will premiere this September. A Q & A session followed a discussion about each actor's favorite scene and what it takes to play the roles. Carlyle then revealed that he's going to direct the fourth episode into the season which is called "Pathogen". The network also confirmed that the show returns September 28.

Scottish singer Amy Macdonald is enduring the anguish of long-distance love - her soccer player boyfriend has been forced to move out of their shared home and relocate to England for his career. The "This Is the Life" hitmaker is currently engaged to sports star Stevie Lovell, who was playing for Scottish side Partick Thistle until last year.

Last month, he signed a contract with A.F.C. Bournemouth, who are based on the south coast of England - a trip of almost almost 400 miles. The move means singer/songwriter MacDonald is struggling to spend time with her man, even when she is not on tour.

A DNA test has proved soul star Brian McKnight is not the father of a teenage boy at the center of a legal battle over child support. A woman named Miriam Lee took the singer to court in Orange County, Florida last year claiming her 14-year-old son was the product of a brief fling with the star.

McKnight was ordered to hand over more than $340,000 in paternity payments after he failed to file court papers addressing Lee's lawsuit and a judge made a default ruling in her favor. The "Back at One" hitmaker subsequently took a DNA test in a bid to clear up the case and now the results have shown he is not the boy's dad.

Veteran jazz legend Al Jarreau is fighting for his life in a French hospital after falling sick with breathing difficulties. The 70-year-old singer was admitted to a medical facility in the town of Gap in the south east of the country late on Thursday, July 22 suffering from respiratory problems, and was said to be in a "critical" condition as WENN went to press.

The seven-times Grammy-winner, who was in France to perform at a music festival, is being treated in the intensive care unit and a statement from the hospital reveals doctors are "concerned" about the star.

Bill Murray was left bleeding from a nasty head wound after injuring himself during a 'dumpster dive' stunt for a U.S. TV show on Wednesday, July 21. The "Ghostbusters" funnyman leaped into a makeshift dumpster swimming pool filled with garbage as part of a skit for the "Late Show with David Letterman" to mock official plans for trash-bin swimming holes in New York City.

But Murray's funny moment went awry when he banged his head in the jump and staggered back on to the show's set covered in blood. The actor bravely continued his interview with the host, and producers were able to patch up his injury during a break in filming.

San Diego Comic Con International invasion apparently is not limited inside the Convention Center. On late Thursday, July 22, Robert Rodriguez held an outdoor party on a street corner to promote "Machete" while the attendees were served with free Tecate, spicy margaritas and free tacos.

Michelle Rodriguez and Danny Trejo were on hand for the celebration, where seven-minute footage from the film was displayed. It was full of bloody scenes including the ones which see Jessica Alba putting out an attacker's eye with a stiletto heel and Trejo slicing open an opponent's stomach and rappelling down a wall with his intestine.

Days after having a successful hip replacement surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center following a bone-breaking fall, Zsa Zsa Gabor is now reportedly in critical condition. On Friday, July 23, Gabor's husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt said that the actress is unable to answer questions and unaware of visitors.

"I'm at her bedside waiting for her to respond," von Anhalt said, as quoted by Los Angeles Times. "She doesn't talk to us, she can't tell us what hurts and what's wrong, so we're just guessing." To Fox, von Anhalt added, "The doctors want to observe her over the weekend to make sure her condition improves, but right now it is not looking good."

Between LA Lakers 2010 champion Shannon Brown and rapper Maino, fans have voted to help Monica determine her groom. With "over 15,000 votes received," the guy who walks down the aisle with her has finally been chosen in this viewers' choice music video of "Love All Over Me".

Last week, a music video serving as a prequel to this new one has been premiered, seeing Monica in a dilemma of deciding the right one whom she should marry and live the rest of her life with. Both of the two clips are directed by Chris Robinson.