March 14, 2011

Lothario Jude Law has reportedly moved from one ex-girlfriend to another former flame - the actor was spotted on a cozy night out with Lily Cole just weeks after splitting from Sienna Miller.

The hunk reunited with Miller last year after they previously called off their engagement in 2006 following Law's alleged affair with his children's nanny. The pair broke up again in February. Miller recently admitted the relationship had "run its course" and Law has seemingly moved on with another girl from his past - model Cole, who he dated briefly in 2008.

Lady GaGa gave the audience at a drag queen revue a shock on Saturday, March 12, after storming on stage and performing while her new track "Born This Way" was blasting out across the club.

The "Poker Face" superstar had played a sold-out gig at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky and many of her fans carried on the party by hitting a drag club after the concert ended. But GaGa had no intention of stopping performing and joined a transvestite onstage for a rousing rendition of her latest hit single.

Liam Gallagher took time out of a gig with his new band Beady Eye in Paris, France on Sunday night, March 13, to apologize to Oasis fans for letting them down when the group split in the country in 2009.

The Gallagher brothers' tempestuous relationship finally split the group for good when Noel Gallagher walked away from the "Wonderwall" hitmakers just before a show at the Paris Rock en Seine festival in August 2009.

Australian TV and radio star Kyle Sandilands was taken to hospital during filming for TV show "Australia's Got Talent" on Saturday, March 12 due to dangerously high blood pressure. The 39 year old, who is a judge on the syndicated TV hit alongside Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden, gave his co-stars a scare over the weekend when he had to stop shooting the audition stages of the show when he was struck down with a migraine.

According to Sydney's The Daily Telegraph, medics came on to the set and realized his blood pressure was at a dangerously high level and decided to take him to a nearby medical facility. He received medication at the hospital after several hours under doctors' watch.

Teen sensation Justin Bieber was forced out of his hotel in Liverpool, England on Friday, March 11, after two fans sneaked into his suite dressed as cleaners, according to a U.K. report. The "Baby" hitmaker caused mayhem before his gig at the city's Liverpool Echo Arena after fans camped outside his hotel, prompting local cops to try and manage the crowds in a bid to avoid a "riot situation".

He was asked by officers to make an appearance on his balcony to help disperse the fans eager for a glimpse of their idol. But Bieber decided not to return to his hotel room after his concert upon hearing that two fans disguised as cleaners had made their way into his suite before being discovered by his security team.

A man has been charged with burglary after he was allegedly discovered in Madonna's luxurious London mansion in the early hours of Saturday morning, March 12. Grzegorz Matlok was allegedly found with some of the pop superstar's possessions after being discovered by her security personnel at the townhouse in Marylebone, central London.

According to Britain's The Sun, the man allegedly smashed a window at the side of the property to gain entry. He was arrested and charged with burglary and will appear before Westminster magistrates on Monday, March 14. A senior police source told the publication, "Something dreadful has happened here. The security around the world's most famous pop star should be impregnable."

Embattled actor Charlie Sheen missed out on his twin sons' second birthday party on Sunday, March 13, despite striking a custody deal with their mum Brooke on Thursday, March 10. Sheen's private and professional lives have gone into meltdown since he was axed from his hit show "Two and a Half Men", and his estranged wife felt forced to request a restraining order against him last week after alleging he had threatened her.

All temporary visitation rights were withheld and cops and child services workers removed Bob and Max from the star's care. The pair was set to go to court on Friday, March 11 but struck a deal the night before and canceled the hearing.

Actress Felicia Pearson was targeted by cops last week because of her criminal past and the drug-dealing character she played on TV hit "The Wire", according to her representative. The star, who played dealer and assassin Snoop in the TV series, was arrested along with 37 other suspects during a raid by police in Baltimore, Maryland on an alleged drugs ring on Thursday, March 10.

Pearson, who was jailed for more than six years for killing a woman when she was just 14, is being held without bail on charges of conspiring to sell heroin, in addition to counts of aiding and abetting. "The Wire" creator David Simon spoke out in her defense last week insisting her tough background is to blame for her legal woes. And Pearson's rep also claims the star's troubled upbringing and notoriety led to her being targeted by police.

Rocker Debbie Harry cherishes her portrait by iconic artist Andy Warhol because she was "thrilled" to be among his celebrity subjects. The Blondie frontwoman posed for Warhol in his New York studio, The Factory, and she admits being in his company was an overwhelming experience.

"I was thrilled when he wanted to do a portrait of me," she tells Scotland's Sunday Mail. "It put me in good company with tins of Campbell's Soup, Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli. I went to The Factory where he had a team of people working on his art pieces. It was like a school of painters, all these amazing pictures spread out over the floor."

R&B veterans Boyz II Men have set up their own campaign to raise funds for the Japanese relief effort and have appealed to fans to help them reach their goal of $100,000. The "End of the Road" stars have teamed up with FirstGiving Online to create the charity drive with the hope of generating cash to boost aid efforts by the American National Red Cross.

Volunteers from aid organizations around the world have flown into action to help the victims of the Japanese disaster after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday, March 11. The huge tremor was followed by a massive tidal wave, and the death toll from the tragedy has already reached 1,300, with thousands more people reported missing.

Singer Annie Lennox is fuming with Simon Cowell for criticizing Elton John over the high costs of his private performances, insisting the fees are justified because the "Rocket Man" does so much for charity.

Elton sparked a war of words with the music mogul in 2010 when he branded Cowell's reality TV competitions "boring" and "brain-crippling", claiming he treats contestants on his shows like "products".

Four new clips from a new horror movie "Insidious" have been revealed. One footage features Patrick Wilson's Josh and Rose Byrne's Renai coming to the rescue of their son Dalton when he suddenly screams from the attic of their house. Another clip gives a look at Renai crying by the side of Dalton's hospital bed. Her devastated feeling is soon replaced by horrified one when she finds a clawed hand-print under his blanket.

There is also a clip of Josh and Renai seeking alternative help from someone other than the doctor. "Your son isn't in coma," so they are told. "Falling off the ladder had nothing to do with it. His physical body is here, but his spiritual body is not. And ... it's not the house that's haunted, it's your son."

David Archuleta has traveled to India for a charity event in late January. Photos from the 20-year-old singer's trip have recently hit the web, and they show him learning first hand what Rising Star Outreach's mission is. Washing an old man's foot and documenting an old lady's blood pressure are only some of the things he did.

The season 7 runner-up of "American Idol" traveled to the Asian country to help Rising Star Outreach celebrate World Leprosy Day, which was on January 31. Of the charity trip, he said, "It's really taught me a lot. I don't want to leave because it's really great to be around these kids and all these people."

"The Amazing Race", for the second time this season, aired a continuation leg on Sunday, March 13 but it looks like dating goths Kent and Vyxsin may face a bitter truth next week. By the time the episode was wrapped, they were in a huge mess for they lost their fanny bag, containing money and passports, and missed the "required flight".

Preview for next week's episode shows the couple backtracking their steps with Kent thinking they left the bag in the gondola. "We'll never see that bag again," skeptical Vyxsin said during the bus ride. Nevertheless, another team, Zev and Justin, were also still out on the course and have not stepped on the matt.

Directors Woody Allen and Spike Lee's dedication to their beloved New York Knicks basketball team will cost them dear next season in 2011-2012, ticket prices at home venue Madison Square Garden are on the rise.

The filmmakers are regularly seen sitting courtside at the fabled Garden, cheering on their favorite NBA team at their home games. But their loyalty will be tested later in 2011 when the cost of their season tickets jump up 20 percent, from $3,000 each to $3,600. Allen holds four season tickets to seats at the center of the action.

The original score from Alfred Hitchcock classic "Psycho" has been put up for sale for $75,000. Norma Herrmann, widow of the film's composer Bernard Herrmann, is putting the 20-page manuscript on the market to raise funds to produce a DVD boxset of her late husband's work, according to Britain's Sunday Express.

"It's such a famous score and means a lot to me," she says. "It's the only thing I've kept of Bernard's work as a last souvenir."

Kelly Rowland has filmed a music video for her new single "Motivation". The former member of Destiny's Child offers the first sneak peek to the forthcoming video in a form of on-set picture. Wearing skimpy outfit, she is seen being surrounded by a bunch of hot females and chiseled males.

"Motivation" is a mix of dance and mash-up which is recorded for Kelly's upcoming third solo studio album. For its music video, she said, "I'm aiming for a very sexy, feminine video and I'm looking for womanly, sexy designs." She filmed the visuals in Los Angeles.

Kate Middleton has one hot bikini body. More than a month away from her April wedding to Prince William, a series of never-before-seen photos that capture the princess-to-be showing off her tanned skin and toned physique in a white two-piece bikini have found their way out.

Most of the pictures put the focus on Kate as she lounged on a yacht with some displaying a shirtless William. Those images were taken when the 29-year-old went on a vacation with the future King of England and a group of friends in Ibiza, Spain back in September 2006.

Two more new songs from Britney Spears' soon-to-be-released album "Femme Fatale" have landed online. These latest leaks are a will.i.am-assisted song "Big Fat Bass" and a solo track "I Wanna Go". The former is produced by the Black Eyed Peas star himself, and the latter is a production duet of Max Martin and Shellback.

"Big Fat Bass" is a heavily-Auto-Tuned dance track with a lot of repetitive lyrics. "Hey, you see me down on the floor/ I want you to take me higher/ Till I can't take it no more," Britney sings in non-repetitive lines. "And now, you see me up on the sky/ I was rocking the bottom/ Now look at me I can fly."

"Harry Potter" fans can expect to see the first footage from the upcoming "Deathly Hallows: Part II" this coming weekend. ABC Family will unveil the never-before-seen footage of the final "Harry Potter" movie during the network's another "Harry Potter" weekend, so SnitchSeeker reported.

Details as to what footage will be shown are yet disclosed, but it has been mentioned that the weekend marathon will be kicked off on Thursday, March 17 with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". The weekend marathon will last through Sunday, March 20 with the airing of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".

Soul sensation Adele continues to reign over the U.K. pop charts as her album "21" celebrates its seventh consecutive week atop the countdown. The London-born star managed to hold off competition from British rockers Elbow, whose "Build A Rocket Boys!" charges up the chart to debut at number two, the band's highest-ever placing.

U.K. singer Jessie J is at three with "Who You Are", while Adele's 2008 release, "19", is still riding high at four. R.E.M.'s "Collapse Into Now" is another new entry at five.

Ronnie Wood's ex-wife Jo Wood has dismissed reports she's preparing to reconcile with the rocker, branding the speculation "ridiculous". The star of The Rolling Stones has been dating polo coach Ana Araujo since 2010, but they were reported to have split in February, prompting gossip about a possible reunion with his former partner.

But Jo has brushed off the rumors, telling Britain's Sunday Mirror, "It's ridiculous. I'll always love him but I could never live with him again."

Celebrated jazz musician and longtime drummer of the The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joe Morello, has died at the age of 82. The star passed away on Saturday, March 12, at his home in New Jersey. A cause of death has yet to be revealed.

Morello began his career in New York in the early 1950s, playing with a variety of artists, including pianist Marian McPartland.

Jennifer Lopez celebrates milestone year of her lustrous music career by busting Billboard Hot 100 with her dance track "On the Floor". This marks her return to the Top 10 of the U.S. singles chart after she ruled the list eight years ago with LL Cool J-assisted single "All I Have".

The single was produced by RedOne, and was soon compared to another upbeat track, Kat DeLuna's "Party O'Clock", which was also worked on by the powerhouse music maker. Despite the plagiarism allegation, the club-ready single peaked at No. 5 in the United States.

Soprano Hayley Westenra will pay tribute to earthquake victims in her New Zealand hometown on Friday, February 18, by singing the national anthem at a memorial service attended by British royal Prince William.

The opera singer was in London when her native Christchurch was devastated by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in February, killing more than 160 people. She received a personal request from New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key to perform at the city's memorial service, where the prince is expected to address the congregation.

Zac Efron seems to have a thing for a blond. Around a month after he was reported getting cozy to Teresa Palmer during a night out, the ex-boyfriend of Vanessa Hudgens has been caught getting flirty with yet another blond. Pictures of him with the girl, identified as Victoria Palmeri, have hit the web via Perez Hilton.

Three in all, the images were reported to be taken at a friend's apartment in Los Angeles. One of the photos capture a bleary-eyed Zac spreading his arms wide open while standing next to Victoria with a can of Tecate on his right hand. Another photo displays the 23-year-old actor making his moves on the girl.

Actor Aaron Eckhart is planning to leave the hectic Hollywood lifestyle behind and move to Paris, France. The star of "The Dark Knight" has previously spent time in Europe and Australia before focusing on breaking into the movie industry. But he admits he's yearning to get back to the French capital and is hoping to relocate in the near future.

"I love Paris, I'm hoping to eventually move to Paris," he says in an interview on U.S. talk show "Live with Regis & Kelly". "I used to live in Paris, 20 years ago, well actually I lived in the South of France and ever since then I've always wanted to go back there and live so I think I'm going to do that."

Theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" sequel was completely shut out of London's prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards on Sunday, March 13, losing out in all seven of the categories it was nominated for.

"Love Never Dies" looked set to dominate the prizegiving after landing the most nods, but it was overlooked in every category and beaten to the Best New Musical trophy by the stage adaptation of "Legally Blonde".

Rumor has started running wild, suggesting there will be another movie after "Tron Legacy". The speculation of "Tron 3" arises after a more-than-ten-minute epilogue clip for the DVD release of the Garrett Hedlund-starring movie hits the web, and gives a lot of hints of the sequel.

Titled "Tron: The Next Day", the footage opens with a flash back of the "Flynn Lives" movement that took place during the years between the original "Tron" movie and the "Legacy" follow-up. It then previews the situation at ENCOM corporation after Sam's revolt in the second film.

The second episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" makes it even between the men and women team. Donald Trump, who fired David Cassidy last week, chose Lisa Rinna this time in the battle of the sexes to prepare and present a children's book with a positive message.

Rinna took the role of Project Manager for ASAP and Meat Loaf led Backbone. There was a fight between Marlee Matlin and Dionne Warwick regarding the former's suggestion to create a sign language book. Star Jones urged Lisa to take action when things got ugly. Lisa went with a happy and fun book about a kid who emerges from being shy. She was also in charge of the reading with Marlee signing the story.

Pregnant singer Jewel Kilcher has assured fans she's recovering well following her car accident on Friday morning, March 11, insisting she feels "blessed" to have avoided serious injury. A volunteer fire truck smashed into the side of the star's vehicle in Stephenville, Texas and she was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

Jewel reveals she was "a little sore and banged up" following the incident and is just grateful her sturdy car saved her from anything worse. In a series of posts on her Twitter page, she writes, "Hey everyone, just got released from the ER & my Dr's office, everything is fine, me and the baby are OK, thanks for all your thoughts and prayers."

Singer Bryan Adams is set to become a first-time father at the age of 51, according to a U.K. report. The "Summer of '69" hitmaker has allegedly been in a relationship with his personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, and they are expecting a baby together in May, reports Britain's The Sunday Telegraph.

"Bryan's personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, is expecting his baby in May," a source tells the publication. "Many of their friends still don't even know that they are a couple, but they are living together at his house."

ReelzChannel may have saved "The Kennedys" from death but it is facing its own woes. The cable's head Stan Hubbard revealed, "Advertisers are scared to death of this. They told us point blank, 'It's too politically hot'." The controversial miniseries is three weeks away from its April 3 premiere.

ReelzChannel picked up "Kennedys" after History channel dumped it for the reason it is "not a fit for the History brand" and too "dramatic". First offered for syndication deal, the 8-part miniseries about the assassinated former U.S. president and his family was picked up by ReelzChannel in January.

Actor Sam Jones III was granted permission to fly from the U.S. to Mexico for a paid personal appearance at a party last week despite his looming prison sentence. The former "Smallville" star is due to be sentenced in June for his involvement in a drug ring, which saw the gang allegedly attempt to sell more than 10,000 oxycodone pills, a painkiller known as "hillbilly heroin".

The 27-year-old has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to supply drugs and is facing up to 20 years in jail. He is currently on bail ahead of his sentencing and not allowed to leave America, but filed papers at Los Angeles Federal Court recently, asking officials to allow him to travel to Mexico for a paid appearance at Dady'O Nightclub in Cancun.

Nicki Minaj has hooked up with David Guetta in a new song called "Where Dem Girls At". The Young Money femcee throws her lines through the pounding beat, "So many boys in here, where do I begin?/ I see this one, I'm about to go in."

The new track was debuted by the French DJ at the recent Carnaval of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. "The first single of my new album," he reportedly told the crowd. Beside featuring Minaj, the song additionally has Flo Rida lending his vocal.

While promoting "Source Code" at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on Friday, March 11, Jake Gyllenhaal got involved in an altercation with a fan in the men's room. The Hollywood hunk confirmed the bathroom scuffle story to Entertainment Weekly the next day on Saturday, March 12.

When EW brought up rumors of his "rather heated scuffle" with a fan in the theater bathroom as the fan tried to take his picture at the urinal, the "Love and Other Drugs" actor responded, "That's true." He added, "I think it's an appropriate space to keep privacy. I hope that people wouldn't disagree with me on that."

Moviemaker Guy Ritchie is in talks with officials from his local council after a CCTV camera pole was erected in the grounds of his English country estate without planning permission, according to a U.K. report.

The director is said to have put the pole up within the boundaries of his $16.5 million property in Salisbury, England without proper paperwork and chiefs from Wiltshire County Council subsequently sent an enforcement officer to carry out an inspection.

Jason Statham plays the tough guy again in Lionsgate's action thriller "Blitz". With red band attached, second trailer of the pic shows nudity, foul language and merciless killing of police officers. "A word of advice, if you're gonna pick the wrong fight, at least pick the right weapon," Statham's Brant said in the trailer.

"Blitz" is a London-set thriller about a serial killer targeting police officers. Statham will play a tough, uncompromising cop assigned the task of tracking down the killer while Paddy Considine will play his partner.

50 Cent has offered an apology for his insensitive remarks on Twitter about the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Realizing his tweets could be deemed offensive by others, the "Candy Shop" hitmaker was quick to explain, "Some of my tweets are ignorant I do it for shock value. Hate it or love it. I'm cool either way 50cent."

The 35-year-old rapper shocked many on Friday, March 11 when he made light of the nation's tragedy soon after the natural disaster story broke. In one, he tweeted, "Look this is very serious people I had to evacuate all my h**s from LA, Hawaii and Japan. I had to do it. Lol." In another, he mocked tsunami threat to the U.S. west coast, writing "Wave will hit 8am them crazy white boys gonna try to go surfing."

Screen stars including Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen and Julie Walters have joined forces to protest against government cuts to arts funding in Britain. Kenneth Branagh, Sheila Hancock, David Tennant and director Mike Leigh are also among the names who have signed a letter, published in U.K. newspaper The Observer, declaring arts and culture in Britain are facing "the biggest threat" in decades.

It comes after officials last year 2010 wound down the U.K. Film Council, which has funded movies including the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech", as part of a range of cost-cutting measures.

Victoria Justice has debuted a music video for her single "Begging on Your Knees". The Nickelodeon songstress, along with a group of friend, is featured going to an amusement park only to get upset after finding out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with another girl.

"Begging on Your Knees" is a revenge song recorded by Victoria for her TV show "Victorious". "East Coast, thank you so much for all your love and support! SO glad you all loved the #begginonyourknees music vid," she tweeted after the video premiere.

Charlie Sheen has pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds from his live stage shows to help those affected by the Japanese earthquake. An 8.9-magnitude tremor hit the country on Friday, March 11, triggering a tsunami which has left more than 2,000 dead, and many more still missing.

"Pain & devastation in Japan demands us all to dig deep & LOVE THEM VIOLENTLY," Sheen stated and posted a message on his Twitter page after the disaster.

Lady GaGa has urged her legions of fans to buy a special bracelet launched to raise funds for those affected by the Japanese tsunami. Over 20 countries in the Pacific Rim were put on high alert on Friday, March 11, after a massive 8.9-magnitude tremor caused a tidal wave which devastated Japan.

A raft of celebrities have sent their condolences to those who have lost family members in the disaster, and now the "Poker Face" hitmaker is asking fans to donate $5 or more to the relief effort by buying a bracelet via her website.

Contrary to swirling speculation, Mila Kunis didn't come in between Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. People magazine reported that a source close to Justin has slammed the rumor, insisting that "Mila had nothing to do with their break-up" before adding, "In fact, no one came between them. They decided their relationship ran its course and it was time to move on."

Responding to suggestion that Justin made his move on with Mila after the split, the insider was adamant that the "Friends with Benefits" co-stars are "not in a relationship." The source explained, "They star in a movie called 'Friends with Benefits' but they're just friends. That's it. They are not together."

Tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova has offered her advice to the survivors of the Japanese disaster, urging citizens caught up in the disaster to stay "calm and focused". The catwalk beauty was left devastated when her photographer fiance Simon Atlee was killed while holidaying in Thailand in 2004 when the tsunami of 2004 hit. Nemcova suffered a broken pelvis in the natural disaster after clinging on to a palm tree to survive the huge tidal wave.

Now Nemcova has spoken out following the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan on Friday, March 11, urging those caught up in the chaos to think carefully about how to get through the tough times.

Second-time host Zach Galifianakis took the funny to a higher level on "Saturday Night Live". The master of improvisation did not only launch catchy one-liners like "In April, I'll be babysitting my sister's kids via Skype", but also went as a drag and shaved his head ala Mr. T.

In his monologue, Zach did some characters such as "a redneck who orders things at a convenience store very masculine-like but can't order one of the products very masculinely" and "the guy from Queens who's obsessed with cargo shorts". He closed it with a synced performance of "Tomorrow" from "Annie" while dressed in the character's short red dress.

Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva still plans to sue the embattled actor despite him striking a plea deal over a charge of misdemeanor battery, according to her lawyer. The Russian singer accused the "Lethal Weapon" star of attacking her during a bust-up in January 2010 and the pair have been fighting through the courts for custody of their daughter Lucia after splitting in 2010.

Gibson struck a plea deal with Los Angeles prosecutors to keep him out of jail and on Friday, March 11, was handed three years probation and ordered by a judge to undergo counseling. He also has to carry out 16 hours of community service and pay almost $600 in fines.

"Battle: Los Angeles" has conquered North American Box Office in its opening week by debuting at the penthouse of the weekly rundown. The Aaron Eckhart-starring movie, costing $70 million in production, enters the chart with an estimated $36 million.

Giving up the first spot to "Battle: Los Angeles" is Johnny Depp-voiced animated movie "Rango". This Paramount Pictures flick slips from the No. 1 position to the runner-up place by dropping a modest 40% in ticket sales with an addition of $23.1 million.