February 21, 2011

New mum Nicole Kidman has opened up about her "rollercoaster ride with fertility", admitting she suffered feelings of "pain and loss" when she was unable to conceive. The "Moulin Rouge!" star welcomed baby daughter Faith Margaret - her second with husband Keith Urban - in December, via a gestational carrier.

Kidman insists she "desperately" wanted to fall pregnant again after the birth of daughter Sunday Rose in 2008, and was forced to turn to surrogacy to complete her family. She tells Australia's "60 Minutes" show, "Anyone that's been in the place of wanting another child or wanting a child knows the disappointment, the pain and the loss that you go through trying and struggling with fertility. Fertility is such a big thing, and it's not something I've ever run away from talking about."

Ashton Kutcher ate fried worms on U.K. TV on Friday night, February 19 - after a celebrity chef tricked him into believing they were onions.

The "Just Married" star was appearing on Britain's "The Graham Norton Show" alongside TV cook Heston Blumenthal, who is known for his controversial delicacies. The chef was asked to cook an American dinner for the celebrity guests - and he unveiled a "chicken hot dog", which included tomato sauce inside the meat, complete with edible napkins emblazoned with a picture of the actor's face. But Kutcher was left suspicious when he noticed some curious crispy pieces on top of the sausage.

The first official look at Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in "The Vow" has landed online via Entertainment Weekly. It exposes a romantic scene in the film as the two stars are seen passionately kissing in the still.

But their characters' romantic life will not go smoothly. McAdams' Paige has been married to Tatum's Leo, a handsome, loving man, when she suffers a traumatic brain injury in a car accident and wakes up to find the past five years of her memories erased. Now she has no idea who he is.

The 18th season premiere of "The Amazing Race" did not end with an elimination for all the eleven teams were told to continue the race after reaching the pit stop. At the end of the February 20 episode, host Phil Keoghan handed out the teams some codes to solve as they arrived one by one. The Cowboys were the last.

In the preview for next week's episode, it looks like Jet & Cord are in big trouble. Not only they are last in position but they "have no idea" what to do with the codes. Also, tension erupts between Ron and his daughter Christina who is "nagging" him, a reminder of how they always had the same problem back in season 12.

During the Daytona 500 broadcast on Sunday, February 20, Walt Disney Pictures unleashed the first TV spot for "Cars 2". Though shorter than the previously-released trailers, the one-minute snippet manages to share some never-before-seen scenes including the one featuring Mater the tow truck who is amazed by a high-tech equipped room.

In this "Cars" sequel, Mater and Lightning McQueen head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

One of Lil Wayne's backing dancers has been arrested for allegedly stealing items including a laptop from the set of the rapper's latest music video.

The hip-hop star was filming scenes with artist Porcelain Black at Citrus College in Glendora, California when a number of valuable items went missing from the venue. Police were called to investigate after a portable computer, a Louis Vuitton purse, a wallet and tickets to an NBA All-Star game were reportedly taken from the set.

Actress Ashley Judd is set for a return to TV after 20 years if negotiations for a new thriller series come to fruition. The "Heat" star is slated to play a former CIA agent who travels to Europe to find her lost son on a new ABC pilot called "Missing".

The project, which was initially titled "Safe" and "Hall of Mirrors", was slated to air for this summer season but since production has been delayed, it now eyes Fall premiere, September at the earliest. Production is scheduled to begin late next month in Rome, Vienna and Prague.

It's been a week since the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards was aired, and surprisingly handed top honor Album of the Year to Arcade Fire and Best New Artist to Esperanza Spalding. Some people have since questioned NARAS about those unexpected wins, and now Hip-Hop brand manager Steve Stoute took it to Sunday's New York Times Style Section to openly criticize the awards show in a full-page ad.

"Over the course of my 20-year history as an executive in the music business and as the owner of a firm that specializes in in-culture advertising, I have come to the conclusion that the Grammy Awards have clearly lost touch with contemporary popular culture," he began his open letter. "The awards show has become a series of hypocrisies and contradictions, leaving me to question why any contemporary popular artist would even participate."

Tom Hardy has finally received his British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) trophy, after snubbing the ceremony earlier this month to go on holiday.

The "Inception" actor landed the Rising Star Award ahead of fellow nominees Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Aaron Johnson and Gemma Arterton - but he was not at the ceremony to claim his prize.

Another image from "The Hangover 2" has been debuted to tide fans over the release of a teaser trailer. It features Bradley Cooper's Phil, Ed Helms' Stu and Zach Galifianakis' Alan who are sitting in meditating position. While Alan is seen focusing on his meditation, the other two guys look at their friend with confused expression.

Previously, a behind-the-scene video shows they were filming with some monks in Bangkok, Thailand. The three guys along with Justin Bartha's Doug visit the exotic country for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.

U.S. comedian Bill Maher's live political debate show "Real Time with Bill Maher" was interrupted by an angry audience member on Friday night, February 18.

The comic was talking to movie maker Kevin Smith, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and two political pundits about the treatment of women in Muslim countries, like Egypt, when an unseen man started yelling from the audience.

Although he has found a project that places him on the lead, Mike O'Malley refuses to neglect the hand that feeds him. The actor who portrays Burt Hummel on "Glee" denies that he is leaving the popular musical show despite earning a job in a FOX pilot called "Family Album", saying fans of "Glee" should not worry about Kurt's father's fate.

"I hope Burt Hummel doesn't have another heart attack and die because as part of my deal, I'm guaranteed six episodes of 'Glee' next season," O'Malley said at the Ace Eddie Awards in Beverly Hills on February 19. Burt was near death in the episode "Grilled Cheesus" but he woke up from the coma and went on marrying Finn's mom.

Just in time for NBA All-Star Game, Los Angeles duo The Game and Snoop Dogg debuted a music video for the Skeetox remix of Wiz Khalifa's breakout single "Black & Yellow". While the Lil Wayne remix is to salute the Green Bay Packers, this re-recorded track is titled "Purp & Yellow" to represent the signature colors of L.A. Lakers.

Other than The Game and Snoop, NBA players like Ron Artest, Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown also make appearances in this Matt Alonzo-directed clip. They invade a warehouse, bringing a live band and DJ to rock the building.

Welsh actor Rhys Ifans has sparked speculation he's romancing Anna Friel after he was photographed wearing a robe at her Hollywood home.

The "Pushing Daisies" actress split from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" star David Thewlis in December 2010 after nine years together. "Notting Hill" actor Ifans has reportedly grown close to Friel since they started filming Peter Pan prequel "Neverland" in September 2010.

Paramount Pictures has set "Hugo Cabret" to be a Thanksgiving movie. The studio has just locked November 23 as the release date for Martin Scorsese's big-screen adaptation of the Brian Selznick novel, Deadline Hollywood breaks the news.

The movie was initially going to be distributed by Sony Pictures which planned to release it on December 9. But Paramount has stepped up to become the distributor for the family adventure film which is made in 3-D.

Halle Berry's estranged sister is reaching out to the actress to let "bygones be bygones" after reading about the star's recent child custody battle. The Oscar winner has not spoken to her siblings in five years, but eldest sister Renee Berry claims she can't understand why Berry has cut them out of her life.

Renee insists she hates seeing the actress fighting for custody of her daughter Nahla with her ex Gabriel Aubry - earlier this week Berry was granted permission by a judge to travel with her daughter. And her sibling is calling for Berry to get back in contact and let her family meet their niece.

Newmarket Films has dropped a trailer for "Hesher" which was premiered at 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Hesher, an apathetic loner pyromaniac who enters the life of a grieving family.

Hesher is the most unlikely person to help 13-year-old T.J. cope with the death of his mother, but he proves to be the only one who can truly free T.J. from his overwhelming sadness. The charismatic and dangerous Hesher drags T.J. out of loss and confusion by sheer force of will and gives the young boy and his grieving father a chance to be a family again.

Again, Susan gets the biggest spotlight in the next episode of "Desperate Housewives" with her medical condition. Susan vows to get the most out of life when she learns that her dialysis isn't working and that, unless she receives a kidney transplant soon, she will die.

"We have that conversation where the doctor says, 'We're trying to find you a kidney but if there's anything you really want to do, do it now'," James Denton who plays Mike said. "They try not to panic but make a little bucket list and live a little more, which is fun. You can only have so much of drug addictions, comas and hit-and-runs."

A week after hitting the stage of Los Angeles' Staples Center for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards performances, Rihanna came back on Sunday, February 20 to the venue for another live performance. This time, the Def Jam artist rocked the house for the NBA All-Star Game.

RiRi kicked off the set with her popular single "Umbrella" with an orchestra backing her up. She later moved on to more uplifting track "Only Girl (In the World)" before proceeding with "Rude Boy" and "What's My Name?". Her featured guest Drake showed up to deliver his flirty rap lines.

Former child star Frankie Muniz's representative has revealed the actor has "resolved" his issues with his girlfriend following a bust-up between the pair.

The "Malcolm in the Middle" actor prompted a police call-out at his property in Arizona last week after an altercation with Elycia Turnbow, during which he reportedly held a loaded gun to his head.

Adele has charged up the charts in her native Britain to grab the number one spot with her latest single. The singer's "Someone Like You" shot up 46 places to top the U.K. singles chart on Sunday, February 20.

Her second album, "21", remains at number one in the albums rundown, and thanks to the ongoing success of her debut, "19", and hit single "Rolling in The Deep", Adele becomes the first artist since The Beatles in 1964 to score two albums and two singles in the top fives of both album and singles charts in the same week.

A representative for Sheryl Crow has dismissed reports she's planning to switch labels following poor record sales. The star's last album, "100 Miles from Memphis", has shifted just 150,000 copies in the U.S. since its release last summer.

Crow's contract with Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records is coming to a close and rumors suggesting she's eying a move to an independent label have been rife. But her spokesperson has moved swiftly to dismiss the gossip.

Movie tough guy Vinnie Jones has met his match in Christopher Walken - the former soccer hardman was intimidated by the "Deer Hunter" star on the set of his new film. Walken is notorious for unsettling co-stars on film sets and Jones discovered why when he teamed up with Walken for "Kill the Irishman".

Jones says, "To be honest when Christopher came on set everybody was in awe... I've worked with some big actors but still he was quite intimidating."

British supermodel Kate Moss is planning to design her own wedding dress, according to fashion mogul Vivienne Westwood. The beauty is busy planning her summer nuptials after longtime boyfriend Jamie Hince proposed earlier this year, but rather than turn to one of her designer friends and ask them to create her wedding dress, Moss is dreaming up her own one-of-a-kind perfect gown.

Westwood says, "I think she's designing it herself. She has done her own fashion range and she knows about clothes. She knows what she is doing, she doesn't need my help." She adds, "Kate is a mate. I've known her for years and I'm really happy for her."

"Glee" star Dianna Agron learned she shares her father's allergy towards cats the hard way - after she and co-star Lea Michele took two strays in when they lived together. The actress cautiously agreed to look after the kittens after a hairdresser found them on the lot where "Glee" is shot.

The stylist couldn't take the cats home herself, so, after making sure they had had all their shots and vaccines, she asked the roommates if they'd look after them. Agron picks up the tale, "I was trying to recall if I'm allergic to cats or not because my dad is and I never had them around. It turned out I was. Not terribly, but on a scale of one to 10, maybe about a five. So they came and lived with us and they were quite interesting."

Charlie Chaplin's grandson has wed in a Hindu ceremony in India. Mark Joplin, 60, exchanged vows with Terra Tiffany in Karnataka on Saturday, February 19, according to The Times of India.

Joplin, who speaks several Indian languages, has been visiting the country regularly since his 20s. Both he and his bride are deeply interested in Hindu culture and art, and have conducted seminars on Indian classical music and mythology in their native America.

A representative for Zoe Saldana has shot down reports the actress is pregnant with her first child. The "Avatar" star, who has been dating actor Keith Britton since 2000, sparked rumors earlier this week the couple is expecting its first child together after the beauty was spotted looking curvier than usual.

But the actress' spokesperson has moved swiftly to dismiss the rumors, telling GossipCop.com, "She's not pregnant."

Ten years after being occupied with his work as a song producer for other artists, Dr. Dre finally comes back with his own new project this year. The powerhouse rapper follows up his 1999 CD "2001" with a star-studded album "Detox", and precedes it with two singles "Kush" and "I Need a Doctor".

"Kush" features Dre's signature thumping beat with Snoop Dogg and Akon lending their vocal. Meanwhile, "I Need a Doctor" with its irresistible melody has plus points by featuring production from today's in-demand music maker Alex da Kid, adding furious verses of Eminem, and having lurking voice of Alex's protege Skylar Grey on the hook.

British pop star Sinitta is recovering from emergency surgery to remove a tumor from her stomach. The singer was recently admitted to hospital after doctors discovered she had a growth in her stomach and Sinitta, who has previously undergone surgery to remove a lump in her breast, admits she kept the operation a secret because she feared the tumor would be cancerous.

However, medics have since given Sinitta the all-clear. She tells Britain's Daily Star Sunday, "I am recovering well. Thank God the tumor was not malignant. But it was the size of an ostrich egg. Bizarre. I had two weeks of morphine afterwards. The medicine was very strong."

Ashlee Simpson is starting to move on following her split from rocker Pete Wentz - by house hunting in Los Angeles. The singer stunned fans by filing for divorce from Wentz last week, citing "irreconcilable differences".

She is reportedly now staying at her sister Jessica Simpson and fiance Eric Johnson's home with her young son Bronx until she finds a place of her own. And on Wednesday, February 16, the 26 year old spent the day viewing properties around the Beverly Hills area with a real estate broker, according to UsMagazine.com.

Former "Will & Grace" star Megan Mullally is facing a lawsuit for allegedly driving through a red light and crashing into another car in 2009.

Wendy Kim claims her Mercedes incurred almost $15,000 worth of damage from the accident, in which both women sustained minor injuries. Kim has now filed legal documents at Los Angeles Superior Court demanding Mullally pays for the repair costs, but so far the actress has refused because she insists she is innocent of any wrongdoing.

TheOneRing.net has gotten its hand on some photos from "The Hobbit" studio in Miramar, New Zealand. Showing the incomplete set as it is still under construction, the images are believed to be giving an early look at Moria or The Lonely Mountain while the movie is yet to kick off production.

According to Wikipedia, Moria comprises a vast network of tunnels, chambers, mines and huge halls or 'mansions', that ran under and ultimately through the Misty Mountains. There, for many thousands of years, lived the Dwarf clan known as the Longbeards.

Miley Cyrus has been handed the first-ever Global Action Youth Leadership Award for helping to inspire youngsters. The "Hannah Montana" star was the guest of honor at the first Annual Global Action Awards Gala in California on Friday, February 18 and received the trophy from her idol, Hilary Duff.

Visibly moved by the honor, Cyrus told the audience, "I got to tell you that I never thought I would get an award from Hillary Duff. This is like a dream come true to me. She inspired me. I want (kids) to do something they love. Not something that seems like a chore because someone tells them that's the right thing to do or what their parents want or what's important to people around them, but what's in their heart."

Actress Pamela Anderson has urged officials at India's top medical institute to retire old monkeys used for scientific research after learning the aging animals are kept in cages for up to 20 years. The "Baywatch" beauty, a longtime supporter of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), was appalled to see video footage allegedly showing sick monkeys and rabbits locked up and in distress at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

So she's penned a letter to AIIMS director R. C. Deka urging the facility's bosses to free the animals. Anderson writes, "It broke my heart to see the suffering. The animals suffering behind closed doors at AIIMS must endure this nightmare every day. (The monkeys are kept in) cramped, barren, and rusty cages for years on end. Please, won't you at least agree to retire the animals who have been at AIIMS the longest to a sanctuary?"

After continuously teasing her devotees with a series of super-short trailers before the full video premiere of "Hold It Against Me", Britney Spears and her camp are now moving forward to preview new song from her new album "Femme Fatale". Britney's latest treat is a quick sneak peek to her fresh track titled "Inside Out".

The song comes from production hands of Dr. Luke who also makes contribution to "Hold It Against Me". Britney sings, "C'mon! Won't you give me something to remember/ Baby shut your mouth and turn me inside." Some reports suggest it's a next single, but Luke himself insisted, "I never said inside out is the 2nd single..."

No Doubt star Tom Dumont is celebrating the joys of fatherhood - his wife has given birth to their third son. The guitarist and his wife Mieke welcomed Koa Thomas Dumont in the early hours of Saturday, February 19 - and they're delighted with the new addition to their family.

In a post on his Twitter.com page, the star writes, "Baby boy & parents are great. Looks like his brothers! One more No Doubt baby in the world!"

"The Social Network" has another honor to add to its growing list of accolades - it has taken the top prize at the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Awards. The movie, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, is among the frontrunners for this month's Oscars, and it was awarded the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) at the Los Angeles ceremony on Saturday, February 19.

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical) went to "Alice in Wonderland", while "Toy Story 3" was named the Best Edited Animation Feature Film. Other winners at the prizegiving include "Temple Grandin" (Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television) and "Modern Family" (Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television).

Simon Cowell is really channeling all his energy to the American version of "The X Factor". The music mogul has reportedly informed ITV of his resignation as the judge on the U.K. show, effective from the upcoming season. "The X Factor (US)" will premiere in September this year.

Cowell allegedly told ITV chief Peter Fincham, "I'm committed to the American show and I'm not going to do both." And Cowell won't be the only one because Cheryl Cole, who is reportedly on Cowell's list as his partner for the U.S. version, is also making an exit.

While waiting for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" full trailer, fans can get another sneak peek to the movie via a new TV spot. Debuted during Nascar Daytona 500 broadcast this weekend, the video has a few fresh scenes including the one which sees Shia LaBeouf's Sam Witwicky promising Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Carly that everything is gonna be "fine".

In this third "Transformers" film, the Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, and once again human Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. Shockwave is confirmed as the main villain though Megatron will still return.

"Mamma Mia!" star Amanda Seyfried has spoken out to deny reports she and boyfriend Ryan Phillippe have split.

Sources told a number of media groups the couple had split, but the actress has urged fans not to believe everything they read. She tells X17.com, "What you read is false".

Instead of releasing "Monster" music video which leaked last year in its unfinished form, Kanye West chose to drop visuals for all-star single "All of the Lights". Featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, it sees Kanye rapping his verses on the hood of a police car, RiRi wearing a black revealing top while peering seductively to the camera, and Cudi singing the bridge with his back to the lens.

The music video is directed by Kanye's longtime collaborator Hype Williams. The other featured guests in the song which do not make cameos in the clip are credited in animated strobe-light letters. They include Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie, Charlie Wilson, John Legend, Alicia Keys and The-Dream.

Dianna Agron and Alex Pettyfer are no longer together, reports say. The pair, who met and started hooking up after starring together in "I Am Number Four", have allegedly called it quits after dating for less than a year.

A source additionally tells Us Magazine that the 24-year-old blonde beauty moved out of the home she shared with the 20-year-old British actor last week. Two weeks before their split reports come out, the on-screen lovers were rumored engaged but they denied it through their own representative.

A last minute decision has been made for "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy", a Lifetime movie based on the murder trial of American student Amanda Knox in Italy. According to a British media report, the TV movie, which is set to debut on Monday, February 21 at 9 P.M., has cut the blood-curdling murder scene.

This allegedly was done because Knox's family has been taunting the network to cancel the plan to air the movie while Knox is in the midst of appealing her murder conviction through the Italian court system. Knox is convicted last year for the killing of Meredith Kercher, her roommate while studying in a university in Perugia, Italy.

"Unknown" has apparently been the most recognized movie in theaters this weekend leading to President's Day. The thriller leads North American Box Office with $21.8 million with 89% of the audience over the age of 25 and 54% over 50.

"I'm happy for Joel [Silver-producer] to have a breakout film. Dark Castle has struggled at the box office the past couple of years, and this helps turns things around," Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. which distributes the film, says. "We were up 32% on Saturday, which is a big jump for an adult movie. People really liked it."

In her early 24th birthday celebration at Pure Nightclub in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on Saturday, February 19, "Twilight" star Ashley Greene proudly showed off her new jewelry, a golden Chanel charm bracelet. The gem is a gift from her boyfriend, 21-year-old singer/actor Joe Jonas.

The movie beauty, who turns 24 on February 21, was all smiles when walking the red carpet for awaiting reporters and fans. Looking dazzling in her strapless figure-hugging little black dress, she arrived at the venue with Joe, but he skipped the red carpet and reportedly entered the club discreetly through a side entrance.

Soccer superstar David Beckham may have to face a court battle over allegations he cheated on his wife Victoria Adams with a prostitute - the sex worker has filed legal documents asking lawyers to order him to testify.

On Monday, February 14 Beckham was dealt a blow as his libel lawsuit over the In Touch article detailing the claims by Irma Nici was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Manuel Real for failing to produce evidence editors published the story with malice.