February 05, 2011

Jennifer Aniston got a surprise from Ellen DeGeneres when she appeared on her TV show on Thursday, February 3. The "Just Go with It" actress looked confused and a bit freaked out when the host put out two pairs of bra vibrators and handed one of them to her.

"Follow my lead," Ellen said. "Oh," Jennifer squealed when the host hit the power button. "Am I getting milked? What's happening." Ellen answered, "You are being enhanced." And Jennifer quickly replied, "I don't want to be enhanced." The audience, meanwhile, couldn't stop laughing at the two.

A wedding scene from "Sherlock Holmes 2" has been teased in a picture from the March issue of Empire magazine. The scan of the image has now landed online, showing Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law's Dr. John Watson who appear to be not well prepared for the ceremony.

Holmes looks untidy and sports some scars on his face while sitting on a bench in what looks like a church. Watson, meanwhile, wears a neater outfit but he has a bruised eye. His bride in a white classic gown is seen standing next to him and staring at him.

Justin Bieber returned to his homeboy's show "Late Show with David Letterman" on Friday, February 4 night only to read out the Top 10 list and briefly help Paul Shaffer in the drum. The category is "Top 10 Reasons It's Fun to Be Justin Bieber", which prompted David Letterman to say "what a category".

At number 10, "It's good to be a pop star without having to audition for Steven Tyler". It is followed by "I'm briefed each morning by the CIA" and "Cross me and I'll have 50,000 screaming girls come to your house and mess you up". One of the biggest laughters came from number 5, which is "At the barber shop I can say 'Give me the Me'." Bieber shook his iconic hair after reading this one.

The first trailer for "Ceremony" has been made available for viewing pleasure via Apple. It follows Sam Davis who tags along his friend to crash a party at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker.

But it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with the filmmaker's fiancee, Zoe, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam's plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.

Big Time Rush join forces with Snoop Dogg in a remix of their song "Boyfriend". The Nickelodeon boyband are invited to the future by the rapper in its accompanying music video, breaking into dance number and wooing the girls in his futuristic party.

The original version of "Boyfriend" appears in Big Time Rush's eponymous debut album "B.T.R." which has been on sale since October 2010. Listing Jordin Sparks as a featured guest in the album, the band debuted at No. 3 on Billboard Hot 200.

Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie will be the first woman to appear on the Super Bowl half-time stage since Janet Jackson's infamous boob-revealing performance in 2004 and she's determined to keep it clean.

The Black Eyed Peas star will hit the stage during the big game with her bandmates, Usher and Slash - and she doesn't want a repeat of the fall-out following Jackson's controversial wardrobe malfunction, when co-performer Justin Timberlake ripped open the singer's top to reveal a sparkly breast.

Famed hip-hop DJ Funkmaster Flex was arrested on Friday, February 4 on charges of harassment following an altercation with a woman in New York. The radio star, real name Aston George Taylor, Jr., is the subject of a domestic violence investigation after a Westchester woman called local police early on Friday.

She claimed the rap personality had been at the property moments before the authorities arrived and he had reportedly pushed her and attempted to break her phone, before allegedly sending her threatening messages.

Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor continues to beat the odds as she battles a spread of gangrene, which cost her part of her right leg last month - she will be back at home for her 94th birthday after another hospital dash.

The veteran TV star is scheduled to be released from UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Westwood, Los Angeles on Friday, February 4 night after being treated for an infection in her lungs and amputation complications.

Actress Jaime Pressly has pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence (DUI), stemming from an arrest last month. The "My Name Is Earl" star was taken into custody by police in Santa Monica, California on January 5 after struggling to complete a field sobriety test. Her car had initially been pulled over for a suspected traffic violation.

Pressly, who was reportedly almost three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, was released on $15,000 bail and subsequently charged with two counts of DUI. She entered her plea during a court hearing at a Los Angeles County courtroom on Friday, February 4 and is next due in court on March 18. If convicted, the actress faces up to six months in jail.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has come under fire from skin cancer experts after allegedly dismissing protective sun-tan lotions as "poison". The Brazilian beauty, who has fronted advertising campaigns for Nivea Sun products, is reported to have made the controversial comments during the launch of her organic skin care collection, Sejaa, in Sao Paulo on Friday, February 4.

Bundchen is quoted as saying, "I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic." Instead, the 30 year old avoids serious damage to her body by only exposing her skin to sunlight before 8am. But Bundchen's attitude to the use of sunscreen has infuriated medics, who have blasted the model for stirring "confusion" among the public.

Ashton Kucther is selling tickets to tour a home he built with his father to raise cash for charity. Passes to the actor's former Hollywood Hills bachelor pad will be auctioned off via website giltcity.com from Friday, February 4 afternoon.

The home Kutcher and his father Larry built comes with a pool, spa and "inspired landscaping". All proceeds from the February 12 tour will benefit the Demi and Ashton Foundation, which aims to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide and rehabilitate victims.

It turns out things do not work out between Johnny Depp and Walt Disney Pictures to get him starring in "Oz, the Great and Powerful". The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor has dropped the project and now James Franco emerges as the potential depicter of the titular character.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) says the "127 Hours" actor is in early talks to star in the movie that will be directed by Sam Raimi. Thus if Franco indeed signs up, he will reunite with the helmer since they last worked together for "Spider-Man" trilogy.

Lauren Conrad may have delivered high-rated series for MTV in the past but for the network, she is not as commercial as before. The alumna of "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" has sold a show that follows her career as a fashion mogul, but MTV apparently thought there was not enough "personal relationships" inserted to make good TV.

MTV exec David Janollari told EW, "We decided not to go ahead with the show." Made in a documentary-style, the not-yet-titled show avoids all the drama and catfights that "The Hills" was famous for, and Conrad understands why MTV won't pick such series. In a statement to Us Magazine, she said, "We sold a show to MTV, filmed it and are really proud of the final result. MTV felt the subject matter was too high brow for their audience and offered me the opportunity to change the show by incorporating more of my personal life."

Veteran hip-hop star Luther Campbell is turning his political dreams into reality - he's officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Miami-Dade, Florida. The former 2 Live Crew member recently expressed his disappointment with the current mayor, Carlos Alvarez, who has come under fire by local residents for handing out salary increases to his employees during the state's economic crisis.

Last month, he admitted he was "seriously" considering running for office - and now he's stepping up as an official candidate. Campbell will be focusing on job creation, affordable housing and taxation issues as part of his mayoral campaign in the run up to the elections later this year.

Guitar legend Slash has laid down the ground rules to a Guns N' Roses reunion but insists his former bandmate Axl Rose will have to make the first move and apologize. Slash and Duff McKagan quit the group in the 1990s after falling out with Rose, and they went on to form their own band, Velvet Revolver.

Bassist McKagan recently made amends with the singer and joined him onstage in London in October 2010, but Slash has yet to reconcile with Rose. And he insists a reunion featuring the original Guns N' Roses line-up will never happen unless Rose approached him first.

Alicia Keys has paid tribute to those fighting for change in Egypt in a passionate post on her website, insisting she realized there was a growing movement against the country's government when she took an inspirational three-week trip through the country in 2006.

The R&B star was so deeply moved by Egypt she named her first-born son after the Middle East nation last year, and admits she'll always have a special place in her heart for the people she met on her travels, who are currently caught up in the country's violent clashes between supporters and critics of President Hosni Mubarek.

"Glee" star Dianna Agron has risked the wrath of all her football fanatic friends after confessing she "gave away" two tickets to the Super Bowl. The actress and her "Glee" co-stars were all invited to attend the big game in Arlington, Texas by bosses at Fox, who are broadcasting Sunday's February 6 big game.

But Agron turned down the free tickets to one of the most watched sporting events in the world - because she knows "nothing" about the game. She says, "I gave them away. I grew up watching basketball and I still don't know much about (football)... So I figured people have died to go to that game, you shouldn't waste it on me. I let Fox give them away."

More pictures from the set of "Spider-Man" reboot have given sneak peek to the action scene. On Thursday, February 3, the superhero was snapped grappling with a man believed to be playing a burglar who is trying to break in a car. More interestingly, there were two Spider-Men spotted during the filming in Los Angeles.

"The Spider Man Reboot films a scene involving a car burglar and two Spider-Man's which both appear on camera," an eyewitness explained to On Location News about the production. "In the scene, Andrew Garfield in character as Spider-Man is hiding in the back seat of a car that a car burglar attempts to steal. The spooked thief exits the car to escape but is taken down by a second Spider-Man as Spider-Man number one (Garfield) watches the action through the backseat window. Both Spider man's were also seen rehearsing a stunt together while covered in trench coats."

Celebrity pals Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift apparently have the same taste in music. Both love Nicki Minaj's track "Super Bass", and have tried to rap to the song verses. Gomez confidently dropped the rap lines in a dressing room, the same place where she sang Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" with her band The Scene. "Doing my best Nicki Minaj rap," she said.

Swift, meanwhile, was coy when she tried to tackle a bit of the track in a recent radio interview. "This is a song that is an album cut off of Nicki Minaj's album [Pink Friday], and I've been listening to it on repeat," the country music singer told the host. "I've really freaked my friends out because I can recite every single lyric to the rap."

Audience tuning in to the post-Super Bowl episode of "Glee" will not only get the "Thriller" but also feel the wrath of Sue. The latest promo of the Sunday, February 6 episode precisely showed an example of how messy and dangerous it can get when the cheerleader coach is denied something.

From the promos that FOX has released in the past few days, Sue is unhappy with the Cheerio's performance and she plans a spectacular show using a human cannon. "We're doing an episode of 'Glee' that's on steroids and writ large," Jane Lynch revealed to PopcornBiz. "Sue Sylvester is a little bored with her routine, even though she has kids riding around on BMX bikes and jumping through fire in one routine with Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'."

As it is getting closer to Super Bowl XLV kick off, more TV spots that will be aired during the telecast have been unveiled. Relativity Media has dropped the Super Bowl spot for "Limitless" starring Bradley Cooper and the snippet, which includes no dialog, highlights his character's increasing skills after taking a drug.

In the meantime, 20th Century Fox has unleashed "Rio" Super Bowl spot. Promoting the music that "never stops" and the comedy that "never ends", the 30-second snippet does not share many new scenes.

Katy Perry appeared almost naked on the cover of Rolling Stone last year, but it's not the naked truth. The "California Gurls" singer's pic was reportedly photoshopped as evident from the pre-shoot result that leaked online via a blog called lourtneycove. The post had been removed but a lot of websites had managed to steal the images.

In the original image, Perry's skin is rather paler and her boobs are visibly not as lifted-up as in the final result. The uneven tones on her stomach had also been removed to reveal a smoother tummy. Her fingers had been repositioned, her right tigh was slimmed down, her mole was eliminated and her socks were removed.

Maroon 5's "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" music video makes its way out via Just Jared. Featuring Adam Levine's model girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna, it sees the frontman snuggling on bed with the Victoria's Secret model in Los Angeles as passersby give them curious look.

The music video was filmed in various places including at the side of Ocean Avenue overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Pier, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and Roosevelt Hotel. "Thanks to everyone who showed up! You made the whole thing work," Adam tweeted. "This video feels special. There's something really bold and exciting about it."

A director who shot Rihanna's "S&M" video has defended the racy footage, insisting it was her intention to provoke a reaction with suggestive imagery. Melina Matsoukas isn't surprised the clip, which sees Rihanna tied up, sucking on a banana, and whipping men, has stirred up controversy around the world - because it was her aim to shock viewers.

Matsoukas tells MTV.com, "When I go out to make something, I kind of go out with the intention to get it banned - (well) not to get it banned, I always want my stuff played - but to make something provocative. So when you do something that's provocative, that's usually a repercussion. It's gonna be talked about or banned or slandered in some way. But it's making an effect and people are having a dialogue about it, so, to me, that's successful."

Sir Elton John has taken aim at British pop acts including Girls Aloud and The Saturdays for lip-synching, insisting their music is devoid of "human soul". The Rocket Man has taken issue with the current crop of chart-toppers, branding girl groups Girls Aloud and The Saturdays virtually indistinguishable.

He tells Britain's The Word magazine, "(The music is) all awful. Frankly, they all sound the same. It's hard to tell Girls Aloud from The Saturdays. And then there's Cheryl Cole... It's all c**p. British pop music like that is the worst. It's just awful. It could have been made by anybody."

"The Social Network" star Jesse Eisenberg has another reason to thank internet mogul Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook.com has boosted the popularity of the actor's own wordplay website. The 27-year-old actor is the toast of Hollywood for playing computer wizard Zuckerberg in the hit film, a role which has won him his first Academy Award nomination.

But Eisenberg has another link to the social networking phenomenon - Facebook now hosts the online analogies site he started up three years ago. And the actor admits his One Up Me game only became popular when it was incorporated into Facebook so users could play their friends on the site.

Legendary horror writer Stephen King is urging movie bosses to cast Jake Gyllenhaal and Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming big screen remake of his 1978 book "The Stand". The post-apocalyptic story, which sees the United States devastated by a superflu virus, was used as the basis for a 1994 TV miniseries of the same name starring Gary Sinise in the lead role of survivor Stuart Redman.

Movie bosses have now announced plans to bring the tale to cinemas in a new update, and although King is adamant Sinise was the perfect choice to lead the cast, he would be happy to see Gyllenhaal take the main role. He tells EW.com, "No one will be able to top Gary Sinise, who played Stu Redman in the original ABC miniseries. He was perfect... (But) my runner-up pick would be Jake Gyllenhaal."

Swedish actress Lena Nyman has died at the age of 66. Nyman, whose sexy film roles helped define the country's provocative film movement in the 1960s, passed away in a hospital in Stockholm on Friday morning, February 4 following a lengthy period of ill health.

The cause of death is not known as WENN goes to press. She won acclaim for her role in spoof documentary "I Am Curious - Yellow", which was banned in America for two years.

Musical guests of the upcoming 83rd Annual Academy Awards have just been revealed in a press release. Gwyneth Paltrow, Zachary Levi, Mandy Moore and Florence Welch are tapped to cater star-studded audience with movie soundtracks nominated for this year's Best Original Song.

Paltrow is on hand to sing "Coming Home" from her latest movie "Country Strong", and Levi will make a live duet with Moore in "I See the Light" which is taken from their animated film "Tangled". The couple will be accompanied on piano by the song's co-writer Alan Menken.

Annette O'Toole returns to "Smallville" as Martha Kent in February 11 episode. Clark is surprised to see Martha on the news speaking at a pro-vigilante rally. However, surprise quickly turns to horror when he and Lois watch as Martha gets shot on national television.

Meanwhile, Lionel reveals himself to the world and reclaims LuthorCorp from Tess and Oliver. Lois and Chloe decide to cheer Clark up by showing him videos from thousands of vigilante supporters professing their support for The Blur.

Rapper Juelz Santana has taken aim at New Jersey authorities following his release from jail on Thursday, February 3, accusing officials of targeting him because he's famous. The star's Santana's World studio was raided by representatives of the New Jersey Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on January 20.

The search allegedly turned up two loaded handguns with additional boxes of ammunition and a large stash of marijuana. Officials took his protege Hynief into custody and later freed him on $50,000 bail. Santana, who was not at the premises at the time of the raid, was tracked down and arrested on Wednesday and charged with possession of a firearm, possession of a handgun without a permit and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

It seems that Zac Efron has gotten over Vanessa Hudgens and it is Teresa Palmer who catches his eyes. The "High School Musical" hunk was said getting close with the blonde actress on Thursday night, February 3 after they met at a reception for her upcoming film "Take Me Home Tonight" at Pink Taco in Los Angeles.

"There was definitely some hand-holding. The two ate together and seemed really engaged in conversation. They seemed really into each other," said a source to People. "They weren't trying to hide their affection at all, even though they knew people were watching them."

A bodyguard working for Justin Bieber has been arrested after allegedly becoming embroiled in a scuffle with a snapper who was taking pictures of the teenage pop star. Security guard Kenneth Hamilton was detained by police on Wednesday, February 2 after photographer Jason Nicholas accused the bodyguard of pushing him up against a parked car in New York City in November.

"Bieber comes out with a small group, two bodyguards, one handler and one other person. Without blocking the door I stuck my camera out with my arm and shot him. (The bodyguard) snapped. He shoved me up against the SUV. He was super aggressive and it happened right in front of Bieber, who got right in the car," Nicholas told E! Online.

Actress Leighton Meester can add comedienne to her resume - she's filmed a spoof public service announcement urging roommates around the world to respect each other's privacy. The "Gossip Girl" star plays a crazed student who makes her fellow tenant's life a misery in new movie "The Roommate".

And to promote the film, Meester has poked fun at stars who take part in heartfelt charity messages by shooting a tongue-in-cheek public service announcement of her own, entitled: "Don't Touch My S**t." In the short film, posted on Collegehumor.com, the actress is seen in a shared apartment urging students who live together to leave each other's belongings alone.

After announcing title and cover art of her new album, Britney Spears brings forward an official snippet for her "Hold It Against Me" music video directed by Jonas Akerlund. It gives a brief look at the pop singer wearing floor-length gown with TV screens surrounding her.

The sneak peek might be very short, but fans can expect more teasers in the coming days since Britney plans to release one sneak peek each day until the video premiere. "14 days, 14 teasers, 1 World Premiere of #HIAM," she assures fans on her Twitter.

Britain's monarch Queen Elizabeth II was "amused" by Colin Firth's turn as her father George VI in "The King's Speech", according to U.K. reports. The Queen enjoyed a private viewing of the Oscar-nominated movie, which features child actress Freya Wilson as the young monarch herself.

The 84 year old was said to have found the film "moving" in its portrayal of her dad's battle with a stammer. A source tells Britain's The Sun, "The Queen loves a good film. The King's Speech is close to the bone as it is a portrayal of her family in the 1930s. But she found it moving and enjoyable. She was clearly amused by some of the lighter moments."

Steven Soderbergh's attorney insists the director is "puzzled" by a lawsuit from an Australian woman who alleges he fathered her daughter, because he has been in "settlement negotiations" with her since early last year.

Frances Lawrencina Anderson filed papers in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday, February 2, seeking child support payments from the married "Ocean's Eleven" filmmaker for her little girl, Pearl Button, who was born in August.

There may be a couple of housewives ditching "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", but producers are ready to replace them with more notable names. It was reported that Paris Hilton's aunt Kim Richards and Kelsey Grammer's ex-wife Camille Grammer might not return to the franchise, so the producers are building a safety net by talking to several powerful women.

To name one is Los Angeles Lakers exec Jeanie Buss, who is not only "the most powerful woman in sports" but also the lover of Lakers head coach Phil Jackson and daughter of the team's owner. TMZ said producers went to the length of observing her daily routine, including attending Lakers games. She would make an interesting addition because castmember Adrienne Maloof-Nassif's family owns the rival Sacramento Kings.

Marvel Studios has debuted the first teaser poster for "Captain America: The First Avenger". It exposes Chris Evans' Steve Rogers in Captain America costume, sans the helmet, and holding his shield while mud is splashing around him as if something has just blown off. While it does not feature the movie's full title, the one-sheet emphasizes only on the word "avenge".

As of late, Samuel L. Jackson confirmed that he will appear in "Captain America" as well as another Marvel film "Thor". "In the next month or so, I have to do one day on 'Thor', and I gotta do another day on 'Captain America'.... 'Thor' and 'Captain America' are pretty much done, but I haven't done my part in them yet," the depicter of Nick Fury said on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon".

Lady GaGa doesn't bother to wear any clothes in Purple magazine's Spring/Summer 2011 issue. The "Poker Face" hitmaker strips down to her birthday suit, wearing only black sunglasses and red massive platform shoes. She stands sideways while holding a skateboard to cover her breasts.

More pictures of the Mother Monsters are available in the pictorial spread, featuring her wearing a white wet suit. There is also one photo boasting an image of her in a mess. She wears smeared make-up and tattered fishnet stockings while holding a Supreme bag with her teeth to hide her modesty.