June 09, 2011

Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has talked about U.K. royal Prince Harry who was seen laughing with her during a May 7 charity polo match in Royal Berkshires. Theron praised the bachelor of his charity work in Africa where she was born.

"He was really lovely. Super nice," Theron said in front of reporters crowding the launch party of Dior VII on Wednesday, June 9. "I really like the work he does in Africa." The 35-year-old actress who is the spokesmodel for the label was at the party to support her eponymous Africa Outreach Project.

Adele has set the Twitter on frenzy after her comments about the amount of tax she had to pay made the headlines. The Brit complained in a recent interview with Q magazine of having to pay 50 per cent tax for transportation and school systems which are beyond her expectation.

"I'm mortified to have to pay 50 percent! [While] I use the NHS, I can't use the public transport any more," she said. "Trains are always late, most state schools are s*** and I've gotta give you, like, four million quid - are you having a laugh? When I got my tax bill in from 19, I was ready to go and buy a gun and randomly open fire."

Flo Rida faced a double trouble on Thursday, June 9 morning. He was arrested for DUI in Miami Beach and after the police did a computer check on him, it was found out that his driving license was suspended last month for failing to pay a traffic fine.

Flo was driving around in his 2008 red and black Bugatti, which is worth around $1.7 million, when the police pulled him over. According to police report which was acquired by TMZ, a large crowd was on the scene when Flo was pulled over. These bystanders tried to help the rapper escape an arrest. They were "trying to get officers to let [Flo Rida] go. Some individuals were offering to drive [Flo] home."

Shania Twain's hard fall was not the only unplanned incident at the CMT Music Awards. Sheryl Crow suffered a wardrobe malfunction while she was performing "Collide" with host Kid Rock at the Wednesday, June 8 prize-giving ceremony.

Wearing a mini skirt and a blazer, Crow sat on a stool with legs crossed. As she attempted to stand up, she accidentally flashed her underwear to the camera as seen in a DVR-replay which quickly went viral online.

Shania Twain has spoken up about her nasty fall at the 10th Annual CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night, June 8. In a video she posted on her WhoSay account shortly after the incident, the country pop singer assures her fans that she didn't hurt herself, but is thinking about auctioning off the shoes she wore to the awards show.

Calling the fall on live television "one of life's most embarrassing moments", the 45-year-old singer goes on to say that she doesn't want to see the shoes ever again. Still, she clearly hasn't made up her mind on what to do with the shoes since she is quick to add that she may keep them as souvenirs instead.

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa have brought their playful spirit to the set of "Live with Regis and Kelly" as they filmed a "Water Toys" segment. The hosts were snapped having a lot of fun while engaging in a sort of water gun war during the taping on Wednesday, June 8.

Wearing a yellow rain coat to protect themselves from getting wet, Regis and Kelly experimented with various kinds of water toys outside ABC studios. At some moments, "The Toy Guy" Chris Byrne was seen joining them in the frame, seemingly to give instruction to the talk show's hosts.

Elle Fanning stole the spotlight during "Super 8" Los Angeles premiere at Regency Village Theatre. Coming to the special screening on Wednesday, June 8, the budding actress looked stunning in her embroidered cream dress.

The 13-year-old beauty was joined by co-star Amanda Michalka, who walked the black carpet with sister Alyson Michalka. Adding the masculine side were Kyle Chandler, Noah Emmerich, Joel Courtney and Riley Griffiths who came in tuxedos. Both director J.J. Abrams and co-producer Steven Spielberg were also seen promoting the forthcoming film.

Jason Aldean brought the "Dirt Road Anthem" to close the June 8 star-studded ceremony of 2011 CMT Music Awards. Introduced by host Kid Rock, his Wednesday night performance was infused with some Hip-Hop flavor when Ludacris joined him on stage.

After the duet performance, Kid Rock returned to the stage to bid goodnight to audience. He then tossed it back to Jason to send the people home before the lights at the Bridgestone Arena were off. The country music crooner made a solo performance of "My Kinda Party".

Jason Mraz apparently won't make it down the aisle. Six months after getting engaged to singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman, the singer who made his international breakthrough with his single "I'm Yours" revealed that he and his 29-year-old fiancee have recently called it quits.

On the reason why, the "Lucky" singer told The Daily Beast, "My greatest mistake right now is, I've been clinging to my art." He went on to say, "In that, I have victory for my art and a great loss for my heart. At the moment, my beautiful fiancee is no longer my beautiful fiancee."

USA Network has provided an extended look at its new series "Suits". Clocked in around five minutes, the preview highlights the first meeting of Patrick J. Adams's Mike Ross and Gabriel Macht's Harvey Specter in a job interview.

Specter is one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers who sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate. Meanwhile, Ross is a brilliant young guy who has been dreaming of being a lawyer. Although he did not even attend a law school, this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler.

Pop rocker Pink didn't waste time resting at home after giving birth to a baby girl. On Tuesday, June 7, just five days after welcoming Willow Sage Hart, the "So What" hitmaker went on a beach hike with the newborn and her husband Carey Hart, and first photos of them as a family have come out via X17Online.

The pictures display the 31-year-old singer wearing workout gear and carrying a camera, while motocross husband toted around Willow in a brown baby sling. Of the outing, X17's photographer said, "Pink looked so happy to be out of the house and to be on the beach. She loves nature and loves the ocean air and it seemed like an emotional time for them to introduce their baby to the world."

Rooney Mara is now completely topless on a new poster from "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)". While the previously released one-sheet slightly censored Mara's breasts, the new one shows her assets with only kinky piercings adorning them. The piercings also decorate some other parts of her body. Daniel Craig, in the meantime, is seen embracing his leading lady from behind.

In the meantime, the first official poster for "The Three Musketeers" has also been released. This one-sheet, obtained via Yahoo! Movies, features the likes of Orlando Bloom, Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfayden, Mads Mikkelsen and Milla Jovovich.

Jaycee Dugard will break silence about her years in captivity on ABC News' "World News Tonight". The network has scored the first interview with the 31-year-old victim of kidnapping and sexual abuse. Diane Sawyer will conduct the exclusive interview, which is set to air in July before the release of Dugard's book "A Stolen Life".

Dugard stole media's attention with her tragic story in which she was kidnapped from her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991 at the age of 11 by Phillip Garrido. She was sexually abused and held captive for 18 years, before returned to her family in 2009. Dugard gave birth to two children fathered by Garrido during her years in captivity.

After ruling the chart with "Like a G6" last year, Far East Movement are now looking to score a summer hit with another uplifting single "So What?". In support of the dance track, the electro hip-hop group debut a Guillaume Doubet-directed music video which serves the upbeat song quite well.

The clip depicts Kev Nish, Prohgress and J-Splif singing the song in front of the DJ booth while Virman is spinning the turntable. In other scene, two lingerie-clad ladies are seducing the camera with their sultry look before hopping on a backseat of bike with each of the band's member.

Ladies man Gerard Butler may have laid eyes on Ashley Greene. Less than a week after being seen riding on a Harley Davidson motorcycle with Jessica Biel, the Milo Boyd of "The Bounty Hunter" was hit with report suggesting that he got flirty with the former girlfriend of Joe Jonas.

According to New York Daily News' Gatecrasher, 41-year-old Gerard was spotted "chatting, flirting and laughing" with 24-year-old Ashley at the after-party of 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday night, June 6. It was further noted that the actress famed as Alice Cullen in the "Twilight Saga" series seemed amused by the actor.

Emma Stone is offering assistance to African-American maids in a new "The Help" trailer. In the video, Stone's Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is seen proposing her plan to address the racial lines between the maids and their employers. The preview also gives a look at Chris Lowell, Skeeter's boyfriend.

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, the drama film tells a story of a friendship among a young white woman and two African-American maids. This movie also reveals how different the life of the whites and blacks in Jackson, Mississippi, because there are always racial lines between the two parties.

Billed to appear in an episode of "White Collar", Eliza Dushku has been busy filming her scenes. On Tuesday, June 7, the Faith of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was snapped on the set in NYC's West Village along with regular Matthew Bomer.

In some set pictures posted on New York Post's PopWrap, Dushku was seen sporting a formal yet stylish look while Bomer donned his suit. A few days before, the 30-year-old beauty shared to her Twitter followers another photo from the set which featured her in a white ensemble.

Kim Kardashian is fuming mad over allegation she was involved with another man while dating fiance Kris Humphries. After InTouch Weekly published this week's cover story with the headline "Kim Caught Cheating!", the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star came forward with a denial and a threat to sue.

"This is absolutely not true. I have no idea who this person is," Kim told E! News as referring to NFL star Bret Lockett who is said to have a five-month secret relationship with her. The socialite's lawyer Dennis A. Roach also insisted that the story was made up. In a letter to the magazine's counsel, he wrote, "For the record, none of the facts...are accurate."

Although Taylor Swift couldn't attend 2011 CMT Music Awards because she's bound to perform in Milwaukee, she managed to make appearance at the June 8 show. Teaming up with her senior Shania Twain, the 21-year-old country music crooner kicked off the event with a hilarious parody of outlaw classic "Thelma & Louise".

The video opens with a heartbroken Taylor talking to her boyfriend on the phone. "I can't believe you're doing this to me. I'm supposed to going to studio now and record a love song that I just wrote about you," she said before screaming to him. "Never call me again. We are through." In real life, Taylor was rumored to be dumped by Joe Jonas over the phone two years ago.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" will obviously become the battle ground between Harry and Lord Voldemort. Nevertheless, the fact does not mean that Professor McGonagall could not show off her fighting abilities against Voldemort's followers, Death Eaters. New posters from the upcoming film feature the characters, including Daniel Radcliffe's Harry and Maggie Smith's McGonagall, in action.

Other one-sheets also offer better looks at Warwick Davis, as well as James Phelps and Oliver Phelps. In the "Harry Potter" series, Warwick portrays two characters, Filius Flitwick and Griphook. Flitwick is the Charms teacher at Hogwarts, and Griphook is a goblin at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Meanwhile, James and Oliver take the role of the Weasley twins.

There is a possibility that Alec Baldwin might run for mayor of New York City. The "30 Rock" star's name came out as another possible high-profile Democratic candidate for the 2013 race now that congressman Anthony Weiner may pull out of the race following his Twitter photo scandal, "Weinergate".

The 53-year-old actor, who has said that 2012 will be his last year on "30 Rock", reportedly has long mulled the possibility of running for political office. His friend told iPad newspaper The Daily, "Alec said, 'Hey, maybe this changes the race. The dynamics have shifted.' The Democrats need a high-profile candidate, and Alec can fill that bill."

Another promo video for "True Blood" season 4 has been aired after the "Digging Up True Blood Season 3" on HBO. It features new scenes from the upcoming season as well as some tidbits from the cast members.

Deborah Ann Woll who plays vampire Jessica says the next chapter is a lot about "their true identities being revealed". Alexander Skarsgard adds that the show will return with a brand new Eric who, along with Bill, is tasked to win back the human public.

"Fast Lane", the first single of Bad Meets Evil's reunion project, has got an official music video. It features Eminem and his partner Royce da 5'9" in an abandoned warehouse playing and abusing their lyrics while trading them in a spit-fire style. It's filmed in Southwestern Detroit and directed by James Larese of collective group Syndrome.

In the chorus, the rap/Hip-Hop duo gets together and hops a cheesy green-looking car. "Livin' life in the fast lane/ Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down/ Only got a gallon in the gas tank/ But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now," so it's told when they start the ride. "I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin' the ride/ Just gon roll 'til I drop and ride 'til I die."

Shania Twain has had one embarrassing moment during her appearance at the 10th Annual CMT Music Awards. On Wednesday night, June 8, the "You're Still the One" hitmaker suffered a painful fall when making her way to the stage inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee to present Male Video of the Year.

After an introduction by host Kid Rock, the 45-year-old country pop singer walked out to the stage. On the way, she lost her balance, slipped and took a hard tumble on the floor. Although she looked to be in pain after the fall, she recovered quickly and laughed at the mishap. She went on to hand the award to Blake Shelton, who accepted the honor on the set of "The Voice".

AMC shares the first look at "The Walking Dead" season 2. Two pictures from the critically acclaimed show are released via the web, highlighting the zombies, with one of them capturing a close up look at a creepy female zombie.

The show is currently in production in Atlanta. "At this moment, I'm standing on a stretch of post-apocalypse interstate in Georgia, littered with abandoned cars and blessing my good luck to be reunited with our amazing cast, and our fantastic directors and crew," writer/director/executive producer Frank Darabont says in a statement.

Closing the celebration night of 2011 CMT Music Awards on June 8, just before the live duet between Jason Aldean and Ludacris, was the winner announcement of Video of the Year. And the top honor was presented to Taylor Swift who unfortunately couldn't be there because she's in the middle of her tour and is currently in Milwaukee.

Taylor appeared on the nominee longlist along with the likes of Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band. However, only she, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert and Sugarland who made it to the final battle.

"Super 8" is officially scheduled for a June 10 release. However, Paramount Pictures and Twitter have announced that eager beavers can watch it one day earlier in about 300 theaters across the United States and Canada. It is advised to visit Super 8: Twitter Sneak Preview to buy the tickets online.

The science fiction flick revolves around a group of friends in a small Ohio town who witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

On Wednesday, June 8, Meredith Vieira has said her last "good morning" on "Today". Wearing a green dress, she sat down on a couch with other hosts as a montage from her past interviews was played. The likes of Jack Black and Jay Leno were featured at the end of the footage, sending messages to the anchor.

Meredith was more tearful when one of her favorite artists, Carole King, came to perform "You've Got a Friend". The musical tribute continued with her and Matt Lauer, clad in an orange T-shirt, sitting in front of a piano as Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " began to play.

More and more winners were announced at the live telecast of 2011 CMT Music Awards taking place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on June 8. Right after the joint performance by host Kid Rock and this year's Collaborative Video of the Year nominee Sheryl Crow, it was announced that Lady Antebellum took home Group Video of the Year.

They beat Little Big Town ("Little White Church"), Rascal Flatts ("Why Wait"), The Band Perry ("If I Die Young") and Zac Brown Band ("Colder Weather"). Upon receiving the trophy from Ricky Schroder and Laura Bell Bundy, they took time to thank Roman White who is vying for Video Director of the Year.

Ja Rule has turned himself in to begin his two-year prison sentence on gun charges. On Wednesday afternoon, June 8, the "Always on Time" hitmaker appeared in a Manhattan courtroom to be formally sentenced to two years in prison following his guilty plea last December to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.

The 35-year-old rapper came to the New York court wearing a gray sweat suit and sunglasses. He was accompanied by wife Aisha Atkins, associate Ron Robinson, lawyer Stacey Richman and other family members. As he stood before a magistrate on the 13th floor of the criminal courts building, he sported a somber look on his face.

Beyonce Knowles has broken her silence about her new album leak by posting a heartfelt statement on Facebook. On June 8, the R&B diva let her fans know that while she is grateful with the positive response over her new music despite their premature arrival, she makes it clear that she's not quite happy with the leak because it's not the way how she wanted it to be sent to her fans.

"My music was leaked and while this is not how I wanted to present my new songs, I appreciate the positive response from my fans," she said. "When I record music I always think about my fans singing every note and dancing to every beat. I make music to make people happy and I appreciate that everyone has been so anxious to hear my new songs."

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is currently in production, and Logan Lerman has taken to his Twitter page to share a few of on-set pics, including the one highlighting Emma Watson. The image features the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" beauty peeping from the top of a Stephen Chbosky book which covers a part of her face.

This forthcoming drama film centers its story on a shy kid, portrayed by Lerman, who writes a series of letters to an anonymous pen pal to describe his adolescent life, including drug use and sexuality. His letters also feature some other problems, including when he is dealing with suicide and mental illness.

The 10th Annual CMT Music Awards has been officially kicked off when a "Thelma & Louise" parody starring Taylor Swift and Shania Twain was played at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Hosted by Kid Rock, the star-studded show began announcing its winner. And the first award of the evening went to Sugarland.

Duo Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush won Duo Video of the Year, thanks to their hilarious music video "Stuck Like Glue" which stars "Chuck" actor Ryan McPartlin. They beat Steel Magnolia ("Last Night Again"), The Civil Wars ("Barton Hollow"), The JaneDear Girls ("Wildflower") and Thompson Square ("Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not").

Music stars have stepped out on Wednesday evening, June 8 to make merry the 10th Annual CMT Music Awards. Among those spotted hitting the red carpet rolled out in front of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee were pop sensation Justin Bieber and "American Idol" runner-up Lauren Alaina.

Coming to the event, Justin sported a casual look. The 17-year-old singer, who is up for Collaborative Video of the Year for "That Should Be Me", wore a black shirt under a white jacket, matching pants, sneakers and backwards cap. Instead of bringing girlfriend Selena Gomez, he was accompanied by his mother Pattie Mallette. He was also joined by Rascal Flatts on the red carpet.

Having made appearances on some talk shows, Michelle Obama is now going to a scripted show. The First Lady of the United States is booked to guest star in an episode of "iCarly", Nickelodeon's comedy series starring Miranda Cosgrove.

Michelle will make use of her appearance to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and support for military families. "It's a feel-good initiative and regardless of your political affinity, everybody cares about these families, so it just feels right," says the network president Cyma Zarghami on Wednesday, June 8.