August 18, 2010

Trace Adkins has long been country music's alpha male, a man whose commanding presence and once-in-a-generation baritone have made him a pillar of the contemporary Nashville sound. With his new album "Cowboy's Back in Town" newly released in United States on August 17, he exclusively shared to AceShowbiz what he tries to convey through the effort and how he celebrated the release day.

In this interview, Adkins who is currently touring with Toby Keith also revealed which single he will release to follow up "This Ain't No Love Song". Among the many new acts out there, he moreover mentions Blake Shelton, his duet partner in award-winning single "Hillbilly Bone", as a musician who has potential.

A series of limited edition prints of iconic star Marilyn Monroe have emerged. In one of the newly-released images, Marilyn was seen quite different from her bombshell title and glamorous life as she showed her relaxed side in a white shirt and twin plaited pigtails. The shot was taken on set of her 1961 film "The Misfits".

Still on the set of "The Misfits", Marilyn posed for a black-and-white image, which is called "Marilyn And Friend", showing her in a nice polka-dot dress while carrying a puppy. Other shots show more beauties of Marilyn when she read a movie script between takes, when she stood gracefully with towel wrapping her upper-body and also when she chatted with her co-star Montgomery Clift at a trailer.

Bosses at Island Def Jam want "Love the Way You Lie" producer Alex da Kid to create another hit single for Rihanna. The request came hot on the heels of the success of the Eminem track which features the Barbadian songstress.

"We worked together about a year before 'Love the Way You Lie' in London, and obviously that song has helped the people around her and her label say, 'Oh, that's a big hit, we want another one'," the producer said. "You know how the music industry is."

Maroon 5 rocker Adam Levine is branching out into fashion - the musician has designed his own range for both sexes. The star will reveal his 222 line later this week in Las Vegas.

The collection includes jeans, t-shirts and leathers for men - as well as dresses and wraps for his female followers. Levine says, "I'm passionate about fashion. I think it says something about yourself and, whether you care about clothes or not, what you wear reflects some kind of attitude towards style."

Former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows was forced to change the name of his new band after Coldplay star Chris Martin branded the eponymous title boring. The percussionist and song writer left Razorlight in 2009 - blaming "personal reasons" for his departure.

He subsequently organized a new musical ensemble, and was planning on naming the group after himself. But following a night out with Martin, he decided to put more thought into the band's name.

British funnyman John Cleese has returned to the region where he was born - after re-discovering the area upon a trip to meet his girlfriend's parents. The "Monty Python" star was born in the south-west England town of Weston-super-Mare and was educated in nearby Bristol.

And after a visit to neighboring city Bath to meet his new lover Jennifer Wade's mum and dad, he "fell in love" with the place and decided to settle there. He tells Britain's Daily Express, "Everyone I know in London is moving to Bath. I came here in March - my girlfriend Jennifer Wade is a jewelery designer and I came down to meet her parents."

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood has opened up about his love of jazz music in a rare interview with British musician Jamie Cullum. The "Dirty Harry" legend and Cullum became unlikely pals after the jazz pianist composed the main score for Eastwood's 2008 drama "Gran Torino".

And the actor/director has chosen the diminutive star's BBC Radio 2 show to talk about his love of all things jazz. Cullum says, "Interviewing Clint Eastwood for my Radio 2 show was a true honor. He was overflowing with stories, good humor and enthusiasm for the chance to discuss his favorite topic - music. He has spent a lifetime immersed in jazz and not only picked some great music to listen to but had superb stories to weave around them."

Sylvester Stallone's dream of flying in the vintage bomber featured in his new blockbuster "The Expendables" for the film's Los Angeles premiere was dashed when he learned the aircraft had been crushed.

The actor/director was hoping to use the old plane as a prop on the red carpet and he was devastated when he realized the craft had been turned into a heap of rusting metal. Co-star Jason Statham wasn't surprised - because the 60-year-old plane shouldn't really have been in the sky for the film.

A new picture from "Passion Play" has been released ahead of its premiere at the 35th Annual Toronto International Film Festival. Though it still focuses on two lead stars, Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke, the shot manages to give the first look at the major female character with her wings while she is displayed in a room with a big window.

In the film, the "Jennifer's Body" babe portrays Lily, a slender beauty with wings who is part of a carnival. "She has wings, so she was sort of an oddity trapped in a carnival act," Rourke has said about Fox's character. "She's been a prisoner her whole life, and she has no understanding of trust. She's very vulnerable and delicate."

Shakira has secured release date for her next studio installment "Sale El Sol". According to Billboard, the "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" hitmaker is going to drop the new album across United States on November 2.

Calle 13 and Pitbull reportedly have been lined up as featured guests. Other info about the effort remains under wraps, but Shakira has confirmed she will be mapping out an "interactive tour" this winter and she promised the upcoming Tour of Earthly Delights will be unlike any other.

The all-star cast line-up of "X-Men: First Class" has reportedly added another big name. According to Deadline Hollywood, "Mad Men" beauty January Jones has been recruited to join the pack of the mutants to portray Emma Frost, an urbane, mutant telepath with a well-noted dry wit. Alice Eve and Rosamund Pike were previously rumored circling the role.

Meanwhile, director Matthew Vaughn has allegedly set Zoe Kravitz to play Angel. *This is quite confusing since Angel is supposed to be a male character and was portrayed by Ben Foster in "X-Men: The Last Stand". Some speculate this could be one of casting misdirects and the 21-year-old "Twelve" star may ultimately be seen playing another character.

Hilary Duff made sure her wedding night was extra special by spending close to $1,000 on designer lingerie at her favorite bras and panties store before her nuptials at the weekend. The actress wed ice hockey star Mike Comrie in Santa Barbara, California and it's what she wore underneath her Vera Wang gown which is now making headlines.

"Faire Frou Frou" owner Alison Rubke reveals Duff and her mother visited her Studio City, California store just before the big day to spend a small fortune on intimate apparel. She tells U.S. news show Access Hollywood that the "So Yesterday" hitmaker was planning to spice up her wedding night with a $440 Fleur of England bra and pant set and a Vannina Vesperini set for $300.

Rocker Ted Nugent has been fined $1,750 after pleading no contest to illegally baiting deer on his hunting reality TV show. The "Cat Scratch Fever" singer, a keen hunter, was seen using a deer attractant to coax two wild animals in California - where baiting is illegal - on his show "Spirit of the Wild" in February.

He originally faced 11 charges, including killing a deer too young to be hunted. However, after a deal at a Yuba court on Friday, August 13, Nugent entered no contest pleas to two misdemeanor charges of baiting two deer and was handed the fine.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor teams up with DJ Armin van Buuren, pumping up clubgoers in a music video supporting her single "Not Giving Up on Love". The British singer and the Dutch spinner filmed the video at Amnesia club in Ibiza, Spain.

"We've got a really beautiful location. And we'll be on a boat. It's going to be directed by Sophie Muller. And then I'm going to perform with Armin at the Amnesia club, where he has a residency," Bextor shared to BANG Showbiz. "It's going to be so much fun. I like Ibiza, it's really beautiful. San Antonio is not really my cup of tea but the rest of the island is gorgeous."

An inquest into the death of controversial British artist and author Sebastian Horsley has ruled he died of a massive heroin and cocaine overdose. Outlandish Horsley, best known for his attempts at self-crucifixion, was found dead at his London home by his girlfriend Rachel Garley in June. He was 47.

He had just showcased a play based on his memoirs, "Dandy in the Underworld", to great acclaim in London, and Garley admits in a statement that the star intended to celebrate his success with a drugs binge. She says, "I last saw him on the evening of June 15 when we finished watching his play... He went back to his flat to celebrate and smoke drugs after the show."

Kim Kardashian, who graced the cover of September issue of Allure magazine which is on newsstands August 24, admitted to the mag that she is a big fan of hair removal. The 29-year-old reality TV star revealed, "Arms, bikini, legs, underarm... my entire body is hairless. I am Armenian, so of course I am obsessed with laser hair removal."

With Thomas Thompson serving behind the lens, Kim posed in a series of pictures for the mag. In behind-the-scene pictures of the photo shoot, which was conducted on the roof of Thomas' studio, Kim is seen donning 50s white vintage bra and a black skirt. Another shot, additionally, shows Kim posing in a low-cut black dress while sitting on a bench.

Two casting news arrived on Tuesday, August 17, revealing the guests of The CW's "Gossip Girl" and Showtime's "Dexter". In the former show, fashion guru Tim Gunn is coming over as himself for an episode while in the latter Chris Vance is going to play a character in a multi-episode arc.

Gunn's episode is airing in late October but details about his appearance are not immediately available. EW speculated that Gunn is tied to the show's Fashion Night Out episode although the story is supposed to be wrapped up in the last episode airing in September. The show kicks off September 13 at 9/8c.

The Go Go's star Jane Wiedlin is hoping to turn her new comic book superheroine into a stage musical. The "Rush Hour" singer teamed up with artist Bill Morrison to create Lady Robotika, in which the star's animated likeness is abducted by aliens and turned into a robot.

The first issue of Lady Robotika is already out and a second issue will be released later this year. All six issues of the comic will later be packaged as a graphic novel, which will be accompanied by a CD of music that Wiedlin recorded especially for the project.

Courtney Love has settled a $1 million lawsuit over profits from her late husband Kurt Cobain's Nirvana catalogue. Bosses at management firm London & Co. sued Love in 2008, claiming she had failed to share the earnings from a sale of Nirvana's publishing rights.

The company chiefs claimed the sale was worth around $20 million. Associated Press reports suggest attorneys for London & Co. and Love's legal team told a judge in Los Angeles last week, August 11 that they had settled. The case was dismissed. Love has controlled many of the rights to Cobain and Nirvana's work since the rocker's suicide in 1994. No details of the settlement have been revealed.

The official look at Demi Moore in "Bunraku" has been unveiled in newly-released stills. Portraying Alexandra, the 47-year-old actress is seen showing a terrified face as Ron Perlman wraps his hand around her neck.

Beside Moore, Josh Hartnett who portrays The Drifter is featured in some of the pictures. He is captured alongside Woody Harrelson who stars as The Bartender in an image while he is seen involved in a fight with a man in another photo.

Paris Hilton is branching out into the family business - the socialite wants to launch her own chain of hotels. The reality TV star is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the tycoon who founded the international Hilton Hotels brand, and it seems the business is in her blood.

The blonde wants to add hotelier to her extensive resume - because she has done everything else. She says, "I've pretty much done all you can do, but my next project that I'd like to do is get more involved in real estate... It's always something I've been interested in. And right now that I've done everything I've wanted to do, that would definitely be the next step, to open my own hotels."

A new picture dubbed as a regular cover art of Selena Gomez's new album "A Year Without Rain" has been revealed. Unlike the deluxe edition cover which is dominated with pink color, this fresh image boasts turquoise color.

"A Year Without Rain" will be released in United States on September 28 and has been made available for pre-order on Gomez's official website. The standard edition features ten tracks, while the deluxe package adds music videos, behind the scenes at the photoshoot and song remixes as bonus features.

L.J. Smith's work has been transformed into a hit TV series, "The Vampire Diaries", earlier this year and now a prequel book based on the novel series is heading to stores. The major characters of the vampire saga will be featured individually on a set of books coming via HarperTeen and the first one to get the treatment is Stefan Salvatore.

"Book One: Origins" is already available for pre-order on Amazon and would hit the shelves on November 2. The synopsis according to the show's fansite Vampire-Diaries.net is: "Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates, unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in Mystic Falls, Virginia enter a torrid love triangle that will span eternity."

J.J. Abrams and Jack Bender are going to get "7 Minutes in Heaven". The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has just reported that the "Cloverfield" producer and his production company Bad Robot are producing the movie based on "the teenage makeout game of snogging in the closet" with the idea originally coming from Bender.

Bender, who recently directed the final episode of "Lost", is expected to serve as helmer for the upcoming feature film. The project is said being developed internally, but it will likely be set up at Paramount, the studio home of Bad Robot.

Rocker Robert Plant is convinced he and country star Alison Krauss will team up for another record, despite deciding to go their separate ways after recording acclaimed album "Raising Sand" together and touring as a duo. Plant admits he and Krauss did try to record a follow-up but the songs they came up with during a four-day studio session weren't strong enough to warrant a sequel and the pair parted company.

The former Led Zeppelin star says, "We got together and it didn't work... The very nature of 'Raising Sand' was it was accidental, and it was spectacular. Give it four days and you know, and if you haven't got it, go."

A Michigan teenager who was forced to change his phone number and close down his Twitter account after Justin Bieber gave fans his contact details has apologized for "meddling" with the pop star's life. Kevin Kristopik insists he never meant to upset the "Baby" singer after obtaining his telephone number from a friend and texting the pop sensation directly.

The stunned star decided to get his own back on the troublemaker by posting Kristopik's number on his Twitter page and urging his 4.5 million followers to get in touch. The pop star wrote, "Everyone call me... or text."

Robert De Niro is in talks to show off his Italian language skills on the big screen in the latest installment of film franchise "Manuale d'amore". The Hollywood veteran is in final negotiations to join the cast of the third installment of the Italian romantic comedy, reports Variety.

De Niro, whose role will be partly spoken in Italian, will play a divorced American professor living in Rome if he accepts the project, which is scheduled to begin shooting in the Italian capital on September 24. It will be De Niro's first foreign-language venture since 1976, when he starred in Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900.

Tiger Woods is breathing a sigh of relief after a Florida judge dismissed a paternity case filed against the shamed golfer by porn star Devon James. The adult movie actress, real name Melinda Brinling, alleged Woods was the father of her nine-year-old son Austin after reportedly having a fling with the sportsman in 2001.

She went public with the sensational claims earlier this year, in the aftermath of Woods' 2009 cheating scandal, and demanded the golf star take a DNA test. But James faced a court challenge when Woods' lawyers questioned the legitimacy of the bid after it was revealed a man named Pele Watkins had already been named as her son's dad in 2002.

Jenny McCarthy is dating again - she has moved on from Jim Carrey with a former fitness model. McCarthy and the Hollywood funnyman, who dated for five years, parted ways in April, and now the bubbly blonde appears to have found a new man.

McCarthy was spotted with a mystery man in Los Angeles in May, and the actress' representative has confirmed she has been dating hunk Jason Toohey for two months. Toohey lives in Las Vegas, where McCarthy is currently residing while work is completed on her L.A. home.

Kris Allen goes to the desert in a music video for his latest single "The Truth". Directed by Aaron Plat, the clip also features performance scene from Allen's collaborator Pat Monahan and a brief appearance from female model Cindy Vela.

The music video was shot in a desert in California. Instead of having a dry land, they were met with heavy rain which turned the desert to a wet, sticky mess on the first day of the filming. "Apparently, in the desert, when it starts raining the ground just turns into mush," Allen told MTV.

For having more than 3 millions viewers hooked every week, "Eureka" is granted a fifth season order. The SyFy show indeed is performing well rating-wise with the recent "Warehouse 13" crossover, the addition of James Callis as Dr. Charles Grant and a line of impressive guests such as Ming-Na, Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day.

Announcing the renewal on Tuesday, August 17 was Mark Stern, the Executive Vice President of Original Programming, SyFy. He said, "Eureka remains a steadfast performer for SyFy with its superb cast and perfect blend of drama, comedy and eye candy. Given what [co-creators] Jaime [Paglia], Bruce [Miller] and their entire team have done collectively to reinvent the show this year, we can't wait to see what's in store for season 5."

After revealing its Hollywood's highest-paid actresses list, Forbes magazine has now outed their Hip-Hop Cash King list with Jay-Z landing on the top spot. The magazine picked Jay-Z after the star pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown.

"Jay-Z is in a league of his own right now," says Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, the country's largest buyer of music and talent for corporations. "There are very few artists of any genre, not just hip-hop, who've created such brands for themselves."

Blur rocker Alex James almost missed the birth of his fifth child - he had a "high-level cheese meeting" on the day his wife was due to deliver. The bassist owns a dairy farm and concentrates on his cheese-making business during his time away from the Britpop band.

His wife, Claire, gave birth to their fifth child, daughter Beatrix, earlier this year - but the delivery did not go as planned. Claire had still not given birth two weeks after her due date, but when doctors gave her an appointment for the delivery to be induced, James announced he would be busy with a business meeting that day.

Tila Tequila was warned by the Insane Clown Posse about the possibility of an attack during her set at a music festival in Illinois last week - but brushed off the concerns and pressed ahead with the gig. The reality TV star-turned-singer, real name Tila Nguyen, suffered cuts and bruises to her face after she was allegedly pelted with beer bottles and fire crackers while performing at the Gathering of the Juggalos event, which began last Thursday, August 12.

She refused to leave the stage and instead completed her gig while being shielded by a group of burly security guards. She announced plans to launch legal action against the suspected attackers on Saturday, August 14 - but Insane Clown Posse rapper Violent J insists Tequila was given advanced warning about unruly concert goers in the crowd.

Soul star Erykah Badu has been handed six months probation and fined $500 (330 pound sterling) after she was convicted on a charge of disorderly conduct for stripping in public during a controversial video shoot. The "Bag Lady" hitmaker performed a full striptease in front of stunned strangers as she walked along Dealey Plaza, a tourist hotspot in Dallas, Texas where former U.S. president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The stunt, which took place in March, was filmed for her Window Seat promo.

But Badu was charged with disorderly conduct after a female witness complained to cops about the singer's actions. She pleaded not guilty to the count in April, insisting she had done nothing wrong, but the star was convicted in court last week.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is nursing a bruised ego after causing $25,000 (16,670 pound sterling)-worth of damage to her luxury car in a recent driving mishap. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" beauty's convertible Bentley has suffered some serious scrapes to its customized bodywork after she reportedly failed to slow down enough while rolling over a speed bump.

And the star has taken to warning valet workers about the damage when they park her car, according to TMZ.com. On Monday, August 16, she told one valet parker in Beverly Hills, "It's gonna make a noise when you drive."

Dolph Lundgren is planning to step behind the camera for his next movie project - the action man is hoping to direct a new film on the serious subject of human trafficking. The Swedish tough guy is enjoying a career revival with his role in Sylvester Stallone's summer blockbuster "The Expendables".

And Lundgren is hoping his time in the spotlight will help him get his own movie off the ground - he has written a script for a picture called "Skin Trade" and is hoping to direct and co-star in the feature. He tells the Hollywood Reporter, "I'm writing a couple of scripts. There's one I'm trying to finish up called 'Skin Trade'; it's about human trafficking. Hopefully, I'll try to get a more famous actor as the lead, and I'd direct it and play the co-lead. Hopefully, I can get a bigger budget..."

Former supermodel Janice Dickinson has been left shocked and "deeply anguished" after learning of the death of her cosmetic surgeon, who lost his life in a fatal car crash on Monday, August 16. Dr. Frank Ryan, whose celebrity clients included Gene Simmons, Vince Neil and "The Hills" star Heidi Montag, died after his Jeep crashed down a cliff off California's Pacific Coast Highway.

Dickinson is devastated by the loss and has led the tributes to the 50-year-old medic. In a statement to TMZ.com, her representative says, "Janice is deeply, deeply anguished! She is stunned and wants the world to know what a genius Dr. Ryan was. He was a friend and my love goes out to his mother and the rest of the family."

Tiger Woods' half-brother has become the first family member to speak out about the golf star's indiscretions, insisting he's sure the shamed sportsman and his estranged wife Elin Nordegren still love each other. Earl Woods, Jr., the eldest of Tiger's three siblings, admits he's had no contact with his famous brother since just before their father died in 2006 - but he felt compelled to speak out in the sportsman's defence after listening to months of poor reporting and commentary following news of Woods' cheating, which broke in November 2009.

Arizona-based Woods, Jr. phoned his favorite sports talk radio show The Herd and requested an audience with syndicated presenter Colin Cowherd - the host of the ESPN breakfast program. The brief chat aired on Tuesday, August 17.

Actor Edward Furlong has been temporarily banned from contacting his estranged wife after a judge granted her request for a restraining order. Rachael Kneeland filed for divorce from the "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" star in July 2009 after three years of marriage.

But their relationship has become more volatile since the split and Furlong was twice ordered to stay away from Kneeland in October 2009 after she accused him of beating her up following a heated argument. Furlong has now been handed his third restraining order from Kneeland, banning him from contacting or approaching his ex and their three-year-old son Ethan after allegedly leaving a series of profanity-laced voicemails on her phone, reports TMZ.com.

Chris Brown reportedly will follow up his on-stage duet with Usher at the recent Jamaica's Reggae SumFest with a series of concerts. According to Bryan-Michael Cox, the two R&B performers are going to embark on a tour together.

"Usher and the boy Chris Brown are going on tour, y'all know that, right?" Cox asked viewers in a YouTube video filmed by fellow producer Jermaine Dupri who replied, "They might don't know that." Cox then responded, "I might've just gave y'all some exclusive s**t."

Rapper Ice-T has been cleared from unlicensed-driving charges on Tuesday, August 17. According to The Wall Street Journal, once a judge in Manhattan courtroom dropped the traffic charges, Newark native Ice-T, real name Tracy Marrow, shouted, "That's what I'm talking about - dismissed!"

"I knew I didn't do anything wrong," Ice-T, who donned a blue suit and red tie, added when he was outside the courtroom. He went on saying, "You gotta have yourself a good lawyer in these types of things." Ice-T, who previously stated he planned to take a revenge over the incident, revealed that he won't file a lawsuit against Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or his insurance company.

Slushee is still an important element to "Glee". The new ad campaign of the musical series uses the theme of splashing the sticky drink to promote the second season which comes this Fall. It replaces last season's campaign where the cast make the universal sign of "Loser" on their foreheads.

On why slushee is used, Fox marketing president Joe Earley told New York Magazine's Vulture, the drink initially was "a weapon to put the Glee kids down" but now that their popularity-meter has risen, they are the ones who use it as a weapon. The ads will appear in billboards, buses and everywhere next week.

Before Lindsay Lohan entered a jail due to violation of her probation term, she had filmed some scenes for "Inferno". Now, a featurette is launched via Trailer Addict to share behind the scenes of the production which took place in a Burbank hotel.

"Chuck [Linda Lovelace's future ex-husband] brings her to a motel room, but she's still almost a virgin," director Matthew Wilder started his explanation about the footage filmed at that time. "And he brought her to a room full of guys... and didn't really tell her what was gonna happen. And he took her to the bathroom and said, 'OK, you're gonna f*ck all these guys now'."

Although Lady GaGa hasn't spilled too much beans on her new studio album, producer RedOne promised it is all worth waiting for. To Billboard, the top-notch music maker said the upcoming effort is "going to be shocking, shocking, shocking!"

"You never want to go too far from your brand -- people love you for a reason. But we still want to give them something with a kick, something that makes them say, 'Oh my God! We didn't expect this'," he continued. "When you heard 'Bad Romance' after 'Poker Face,' it was like the best thing you've ever heard. We want that type of reaction. I think that's part of my job and her job -- to keep her evolving."

Hilary Swank is adamant she has no plans to wed her boyfriend of four years because she's reluctant to walk down the aisle again. The "Million Dollar Baby" star was married to actor Chad Lowe for nine years before their divorce in 2006, and she began dating her agent, John Campisi, in the wake of her marriage breakdown.

The couple is still together, but Swank is convinced there won't be a wedding in the next few years because neither of them is ready to rush back into a long term commitment. She tells InStyle magazine, "I believe in the sanctity of marriage. John and I, you know, we were both in long marriages and it's not something that we need to rush back into..."

Angelina Jolie let her kids play with fake blood on the set of her new movie "Salt". The Hollywood actress steps into the role of a secret agent in the action thriller, and the film's daring stunts meant the film crew kept large supplies of red liquid on location to simulate injuries.

And Jolie admits when her young children, with partner Brad Pitt, visited the movie set they loved getting messy in all the fake blood. Speaking at the London premiere of "Salt", she says, "I would bring them in early in the mornings... and I'd let them (play with the) blood. So we play together, they try on my wigs, they play with the blood... They know it's all silly! They test the harnesses and we have them flying around. They know what it is."

Long rumored lovers Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have ended their long weekend in Montreal, Canada where Kristen was filming "On the Road". In a newly-outed video, Robert was seen coming out from a black car at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, August 17.

While Robert walked along with a male pal, Kristen had already walked ahead of them. When making her way to catch a departing flight, Kristen stumbled as she tried to walk as fast as she could to avoid cameras. Crowd at the airport were stunned when seeing the "Twilight" movie series stars and began showering them with camera flashlight.

Lil Wayne has reached out to Lindsay Lohan from behind bars, insisting he's "glad" her prison ordeal is "over". The rapper is currently serving time at New York's Rikers Island jail on weapons possession charges and is due for release later this year.

The hip-hop star heard about Lohan's recent two-week stint behind bars in California for breaking her probation and he addressed her in an open letter which was posted on his website on Monday, August 16. Wayne reveals he kept the troubled actress in his thoughts while she was in jail and wishes he had written to her directly.

Lily Allen is the latest British star nursing an injury - she bruised her wrist after taking a tumble at a restaurant. The "Smile" hitmaker was at London's plush Wolseley eaterie on Tuesday, August 17 morning for a breakfast meeting about her fledgling fashion business. But as she left the appointment, the pregnant star slipped in the restaurant's lobby and injured her arm.

In a post on her Twitter.com blog, she writes, "I fell over in the foyer of The Wolsley (sic) this morning. Tres (very) embarrassing. Hurty (sic) wrist."

The plastic surgeon who famously transformed Heidi Montag with 10 cosmetic procedures in one day has been killed in a car crash. Dr. Frank Ryan, who worked in Beverly Hills, died on Monday, August 16 after his jeep crashed down a cliff off California's Pacific Coast Highway. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to TMZ.com.

Ryan hit headlines earlier this year after he performed multiple operations on "The Hills" star, giving her a complete make-over in just 24 hours. Montag underwent surgery on her nose, cheekbones and chin, as well as enduring an eyebrow lift and breast enlargement, among other procedures. Ryan also boasted other famous patients including Gene Simmons and Vince Neil.

Following wide speculation about whether or not Kate Beckinsale will return to "Underworld 4", latest report confirms that she will indeed reprise her role as Selene in the fourth installment. However, her appearance is likely to be a short one as Bloody Disgusting states she will "pass the torch" to one of her daughters.

In addition to Beckinsale's smaller role, the news from the fourth "Underworld" film also reveals that Screen Gems has moved back the release date of the movie. Initially planned to arrive in the U.S. on September 23, 2011, the film is now targeted for January 20, 2012 release. This is following the route of "Underworld: Evolution" and "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" which were debuted in January too.

Trey Songz's music video which is filmed to support his single "Bottoms Up" has been fully debuted. Featuring his collaborator Nicki Minaj, the video begins with Songz wearing suit which is later taken off by him as more and more ladies perform seductive dances in front of him.

"It's as if I'm walking through some kind of funhouse, filled with women and different seductive things," Songz continued. "There's a two-way mirror that's a dope effect that he uses. And the lighting shows, and then you see women and then you don't and then you see them and then you don't."

The fifth season of "Dexter" is previewed in a metaphorical way through a new promo to announce its Fall return. As Dexter collects his last blood slide trophy, his world begins to literally go upside down and everything smashes around him including the picture of his family.

This would be the representation of last season's finale where Dexter's life is torn apart with the death of Rita in the hand of Trinity. A trailer played at the Comic Con last month revealed that Dexter came out of the house with his baby and said "It's me" much to Debra's shock. But it looks like, Dexter won't shut down his dark passenger for in the promo he says, "I've always been good at picking up the pieces".

Tila Tequila isn't the only star nursing injuries from a music festival in Illinois over the weekend - Method Man is sporting cuts on his face after he was allegedly hit by a beer can onstage. The reality TV star, real name Tila Nguyen, is preparing to launch legal action after she was injured during a prolonged attack when she appeared at the Gathering of the Juggalos event, which began on Thursday, August 12.

And rapper Method Man was allegedly also a victim of violence at the same event. TMZ.com has obtained photos and video footage showing the star, real name Clifford Smith, with a bloodied face and bruised eye after a can of beer was thrown at him during his performance with Redman on Sunday, August 15.

Coldplay star Chris Martin is sporting a cast on his foot after reportedly injuring himself in a surfing accident. The singer has been spending time in the Hamptons area of New York, hitting the waves in between recording sessions for the band's upcoming album.

But his board time is said to have been hampered after he hurt his right ankle last week and he has been photographed wearing a cast while he recovers from the injury, according to Britain's The Sun.

Eccentric singer Marilyn Manson is back on the market. According to People, Manson has called off his engagement to actress Evan Rachel Wood last week. "They just broke off their engagement, and he needed a night out with friends," a source told the site about Manson's Saturday night, August 14 outing at L.A.'s STK and next door club Boudoir.

On why Manson and "True Blood" star Rachel Wood ended their engagement, an insider told Us Magazine, "They fought a lot." The insider went on, "It was always on and off. He's a creative mind so not the easiest person to be in a relationship with."

Angelina Jolie and George Clooney have denied reports they're teaming up on the big screen to play Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra. The pair was rumored to be starring in a movie adaption of Andrew O'Hagan's novel "The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe".

Clooney was linked to the role of Sinatra, with Jolie said to have signed on to play the blonde bombshell in the tale of their friendship, as seen through the eyes of her dog, Maf. But Jolie is adamant she's not a part of the project - and hadn't even heard the rumors before she arrived in the U.K. for the premiere of her latest movie, "Salt", on Monday, August 16.

A preview to Wes Craven's latest horror film "My Soul to Take" has emerged in form of a full trailer. Debuted by Yahoo! Movies, the video is opened with a look at a boy attacked on a bridge. The first few seconds of the trailer is narrated by Adam "Bug" Heller who introduces a story about his hometown Riverton.

In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. As the legend turns to be reality, the seven teens begin questioning whether the psychopath has been reincarnated as one of them, or he survived the night he was left for dead.

Laurence Fishburne has told his daughter she is no longer welcome in his life following her "embarrassing" step into the adult movie market. Montana Fishburne recently moved out of the actor's Los Angeles home as she hatched plans to launch herself as a porn star, and did not speak to her famous father for several weeks after clips from her X-rated film debut hit the Internet.

The 19 year old finally contacted "The Matrix" star on Monday, August 16, and the pair endured a heated telephone conversation. The teenager revealed to TMZ.com that her dad told her, "I'm not going to speak with you 'till you turn your life around... You embarrassed me."

There's a rumor going around that Kim Kardashian is going to show her face at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The reality show star won't be a presenter or simply walk the carpet and sit among the audience. Instead, she will get a screen time.

E! Online which first reported the gig said it has nothing to do with the news that Kate Gosselin, too, will be part of the Emmys this year. It was said that the mother of eight kids would be in sketch that host Jimmy Fallon has prepared to open the show.

"True Blood" stars have dragged another uproar not only with their portrayals on the hit series but also by baring all for September 2 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The HBO show's love triangle Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer cuddle up to each other in nothing but their birthday suits and blood spatter.

For the cover of the magazine, with headline saying "True Blood: They're Hot. They're Sexy. They're Undead", Skarsgard, Paquin and Moyer pose side by side with fake bloods covering their bods. Skarsgard is seen lifting Paquin's left leg which covers his manhood, while Paquin has her breast hidden under Moyer's hand.

Following the premature arrival of his joint track with Jay-Z "Under Pressure", another never-before-heard track from Dr. Dre hits the web. It's called "Turn Me On" and possibly taken from recording session of his new album "Detox".

"Seven stars must be my aura/ I mastered levitation, I stay up in the clouds," Dre raps in the unfinished tune. "Penthouse, hovering a hundred floors up/ I'm on some tantric yoga/ The ladies love the way I shine, I'm like Merlin when I'm erotic/ I make ya squirm no hands on ya body."

The first trailer for "Black Swan" has been unleashed via Apple. It puts its highlight on Natalie Portman's Nina, the best ballerina in a New York City ballet company. She lives with her retired ballerina mother who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition.

When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Mila Kunis' Lily, who impresses Leroy as well.

As release date of his new album "The Other Side of Down" gets closer, David Archuleta reveals official cover art of the effort. The former "American Idol" contestant is seen sitting on a chair and smiling ear to ear in this artwork.

Led by single "Something 'Bout Love", "The Other Side of Down" is pushed back to October 5 after previously slated for September 14 U.S. release. The delay is made because he "would like to make sure he's delivering the best possible album and he needs just a little more time to do it."