June 14, 2011

Playboy owner Hugh Hefner was five days away from being a married man again but his fiancee, Crystal Harris decided to back off. TMZ's multiple sources said that Harris bailed out of Playboy Mansion after a nasty argument broke out this weekend over the phone.

Hefner and Harris are supposed to hold their nuptials this Saturday, June 18 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The couple had even agreed to have the wedding televised by Lifetime in a two-hour docu special called "Marrying Hef ", but the plan goes awry now as Harris has moved out of the mansion and removed her stuff.

Kanye West gave his fans a taste of "Mama's Boyfriend" last summer but the studio version has not leaked online until Tuesday, June 14. The song, which talks about a child's jealousy over his mother's new man, is a left over from Kanye's fifth album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy".

"Trying to get to know me, homie? / Just kill the charm / You ain't interested in me / You just tryin' to f--- my mom," Kanye rapped in the point of view of a little kid wearing "Superman pajamas". Containing more explicit lyrics, the song moved to the part where the kid is a grown up and he finds himself doing the same thing like the men.

The latest No Doubt baby has born. The reuniting band's drummer, Adrian Young, welcomed his second child, a baby girl by the name of Magnolia Renee Young.

"Nina & I brought our 2nd child into this world Friday, June 10," the 41-year-old musician wrote on the band's Twitter page. "Her name is Magnolia Renee Young & we are beyond happy & excited!" Magnolia joins older brother Mason, aged 9.

Mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's lovechild, Mildred Baena, finally broke her silence over the secret that she has kept for years. The housekeeper revealed in the new issue of Hello! magazine that Schwarzenegger's wife and her former boss Maria Shriver asked her point blank if her son was Arnold's.

Mildred recalled how she could no longer deny the resemblance. "Last summer, I brought Joseph over to the house. Until then, he hadn't been around very much," she said. "After that, people in the house started whispering about how much they looked like each other." According to Mildred, Maria had been suspicious at that time.

Contrary to report, Sarah Jessica Parker doesn't mind spending her time for some jury duty. The "Sex and the City" star got called for the civic service on Monday, June 13, but was reportedly complaining to another prospective panelist that she had better things to do than going to Manhattan federal court.

The New York Post claimed to overhear the 46-year-old wife of Matthew Broderick griping that her daughter is "at home sick". It was also reported that the "New Year's Eve" actress said she had an "international flight" on Tuesday and fretted that the fraud case being tried might last more than two days.

Charlie Sheen is allegedly working out on a deal that will bring him back to small screen. Sources say the troubled star has been pitched to some networks and studios for a new comedy series, which is "written specifically around" him.

TMZ reports Sheen's reps are currently in "deep negotiations" and the deal could be done by week's end. Words are, whichever network sealing the deal will not order just a pilot but pick it up straight to series. The show will possibly debut as early as January 2012 on a broadcast network.

Fresh images from "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" have been unleashed. One photo sees Rosie Huntington-Whiteley embracing Shia LaBeouf from behind, another features Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime, and the others highlight the likes of Josh Duhamel, Frances McDorman and John Malkovich.

This Michael Bay-directed film revolves around Sam Witwicki and his robot friends. The stakes get higher when a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day. The threat is so big that Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and other Transformers cannot save the people.

Rebecca Black might have tried to boost the sales of her viral hit single "Friday" by switching its music video from a free-to-watch content to a pay-to-play material. On Monday, June 13, the clip was blocked and made available to watch only for those who were willing to pay $2.99.

However, the marketing strategy didn't seem to work out. It was short lived reportedly because the responses have been very negative. The video, which has been viewed by more than 165 million people, has been switched back to become a free content again later in the day.

Next week on Monday, June 20, "Nurse Jackie" and "United States of Tara" will wrap up the third season. Called "...deaf blind tumor pee-test...", the season finale of "Jackie" sees the title character dodging Akalitus' request for a urine sample and forgetting to order a cake for Coop's wedding as Kevin makes a stunning confession that leads to a marital split and Coop's bride stands him up at the altar.

Meanwhile, "The Good Parts" which will also serve as the last episode of "Tara" follows Tara and Max who decide to get Tara the sophisticated help she needs from the Boston specialist that Dr. Hattaras had referred. But before they begin the next phase of her life there, Gregsons have to once again put the pieces of their fractured family back together.

Taylor Momsen has once again stirred a little controversy and made herself the center of attention. Although she is still in her teen years, the actress who used to play Jenny Humphrey on "Gossip Girl" isn't afraid of baring her breasts in front of the audience while performing with her rock band The Pretty Reckless.

The 17-year-old songstress left very little to the imagination as she wore a black t-shirt with cut-out arm holes for her performance at the Download festival that was held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England on Sunday, June 12. Still, she was careful enough to avoid nip slip by covering up her nipples with strips of black electrical tape.

After growing into a massive franchise, "Ben 10" is going to have a big screen treatment. Joel Silver, "Sherlock Holmes" producer, is set to develop the Cartoon Network series, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling the distribution.

According to Variety, Silver's goal is making "a potential franchise starter" for the action flick. "I think we have to try something fresh and go at it in a way that stays true to the original material," so he said. "I have a 5-year-old and a 9-year-old, so it's somewhere between them." Steve Richards from Dark Castle added, "We really see this as a large, big-budgeted tentpole movie."

ABC has officially announced the cast of "Bachelor Pad" season 2, confirming Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi's involvement. This will be the first time the former engaged couple of "The Bachelor" season 14 reunite after their post-split interview a year ago.

From "Bachelor" season 14, there are also Gia Allemand and Ella Nolan. The other female contestants are Erica Rose of "Bachelor" season 9, Holly Durst of "Bachelor" season 12, as well as Jackie Gordon, Michelle Money, Melissa Schreiber and Alli Travis of "Bachelor" season 15.

Eminem has spoken for the very first time about his lines in Bad Meets Evil's song "A Kiss" which takes a jab at fellow artist Lady GaGa. Despite calling the outlandish singer a "male lady" in the track, the Slim Shady insists he has nothing but respect for her.

"I think Lady GaGa, as an artist you know, she's undeniable, you know," he said to Fuse TV. Talking about his diss to the "Born This Way" singer, he said, "That was one of them things where sometimes I get a joke in my head and I kinda want to share it with the world, you know what I'm saying."

Gary Dourdan has had another brush with the law. The actor, whose character Warrick Brown was killed off of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in 2008, was arrested in Los Angeles at around 3:50 A.M. on Monday, June 13 after police found him to be in possession of "a few pills" of the ecstasy.

The arresting officers initially responded to report that Gary crashed his car into two parked vehicles. While investigating at the scene, the cops found out that the 44-year-old actor is in possession of "a few pills" of ecstasy. He was then taken into custody and booked at the Pacific Division Police Station in the Venice neighborhood.

For having a provocative title, "The Playboy Club" has been banned in Salt Lake City. KSL, which is NBC affiliate in Utah, has declared that it won't air the new drama series because it worries that the show does not fit with its mission.

"The Playboy brand is known internationally," Mark Willes, KSL President and CEO, said in a statement. "Everyone is clear what it stands for. We want to be sure everyone is clear what the KSL brand stands for, which is completely inconsistent with the Playboy brand."

Selena Gomez is feeling much better and has made her first performance since being rushed to hospital after a visit to "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last Thursday, June 9. The "Wizards of Waverly Place" star looked healthy and was all smiles when taking the stage at the Santa Monica Place mall.

The Disney songstress wore a white loose-fitting blouse, black shorts, and strappy heels for the gig. She performed two songs, the title track of her 2009 album "A Year Without Rain" and "Who Says" from her upcoming effort "When the Sun Goes Down".

The first promotional poster for "The Avengers" has found its way out to the web. Photographed at 2011 Licensing International Expo, the poster offers a better look at Hawkeye's costume than the one offered in "Thor" clip. The one-sheet also highlights Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Captain America and Iron Man.

This Joss Whedon-directed film revolves around the superhero team of Marvel Comics characters. When Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster, those superheroes are forced to band together to battle the biggest foe they've ever faced.

Warner Bros. Pictures has shared critic reviews for "Green Lantern" to the fans. Through a newly-released video, fans can watch new footage and the reviews, including when Abin Sur is seen standing somewhere at Oa, facing a tag line of "Action-Packed". Another scene features Hal Jordan who takes a woman while he is flying out of a hangar, with "Dynamic" tag line attached on the building.

Taking to its official Facebook page, Warner Bros. Pictures also makes it official that they will be streaming live world premiere of the action adventure film. The premiere will be held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, June 15. It is advised to visit "Green Lantern" Facebook page at 6.00-7.00 P.M. PST to watch the live stream.

AMC has picked up "The Killing" for a second season. On Monday, June 13, the network officially announced that the drama series will return with 13 episodes as season 1 approaches its finale which is set to air this weekend on Sunday, June 19.

Some sneak peeks to the episode called "Orpheus Descending" have been unleashed. In the first clip, Sarah and Holder are trying to gain evidence against Richmond by tracing his steps the night of Rosie's murder.

Several cast members of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" find themselves getting sued over a bar brawl back in February. Chicago-area police officer Adolfo Arreola and his family members have filed the lawsuit against Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo and other members of their family on Monday, June 13 in New York Supreme Court.

In the documents, Adolfo accused Teresa of spraying his mother-in-law Yolanda Martinez with champagne while they were partying in the Moon Lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The campus police officer from the University of Illinois further claimed that the reality star went on to "mock and humiliate" Yolanda.

Two more artists who have been tapped to perform at the upcoming BET Awards have been revealed. The newly-announced musical guests are two Young Money big stars Drake and Lil Wayne. They are joined by previously-announced acts Alicia Keys, Chris Brown and Jill Scott.

Both Drizzy and Weezy are up for multiple kudos this year with the former getting four nominations and the latter receiving five nods. The two labelmates fight against each other in one of the categories, Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. They are additionally facing off the likes of B.o.B, Rick Ross and Kanye West to win the prize.

The fourth and final day of the 40th Annual CMA Music Festival was made merry with live performances by Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert. The other performers at the June 12 gig were The Band Perry, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The JaneDear Girls, Jimmy Wayne and Trace Adkins.

Wearing her signature gold flapper mini dress, Taylor treated audience flocking at Nashville's LP Field with a mix of new and old materials. She had her lucky number "13" painted on the back of her right hand, and an abridged lyric from Sugarland's song which read, "Remember me in ribbons and curls, love your baby girl," written on her left arm.

On the heels of 2011 Tony Awards which celebrated the achievements in theaters, "Sesame Street" pokes fun at "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark". The parody takes a jab at the stage malfunctions suffered by the Broadway musical, which is scheduled to open June 14.

It features Grover, clad in a Spider-Man-like costume, falling on its sole audience, Mr. Johnson, who was initially very excited about the show. After failing to impress Mr. Johnson in the first attempt, the SpiderMonster asks Bono for a helping hand.

Clarence Clemons is reported to be on the mend after being struck down by a stroke. An official statement on his current condition has yet been disclosed, but Bruce's fansite Backstreets.com reported on Monday, June 13 that the longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is responsive and his vital signs are improving.

"Yesterday, it did not look good at all. Today... miracles are happening," a "close friend" of the saxophonist was quoted. "His eyes are welling up when we're talking to him. He was paralyzed on his left side, but now he's squeezing with his left hand. This is the best news we've heard since [the stroke] happened - it's nothing short of miraculous. The next five days will still be critical. But he's a fighter."

Jason Aldean has just debuted a music video in support of his single "Dirt Road Anthem". The country music crooner drives his car down a deserted country back road as memory of nostalgic events that happened at one time or another at the open spot flashes back in front of him.

The song is taken from Jason's 2010 studio album "My Kinda Party". It features Ludacris in the official remix. Explaining why the rapper was chosen to appear in the revamped track, Jason said, "Even though our music is totally different, our roots are the same. We both know about hot Georgia summers and cooling off with a six pack of two. It wasn't that much of a stretch."

Comic Con is probably losing its glittering power. While Hollywood studios have made used of it as a marketing platform for their movies, words have now gone viral that many of the studios, including Warner Bros. Pictures, will skip 2011 San Diego Comic Con. This leads to a speculation that "The Dark Knight Rises" may be absent from the summer event.

The New York Times reports that Walt Disney, DreamWorks, Weinstein Company also bow out of this year's convention. Even Marvel Entertainment, whose 2010's "The Avengers" panel was crowded, still has not made a decision regarding whether or not to do a big panel this year.

Ashley Hebert was trying to mend her broken heart in the June 13 episode of "The Bachelorette" while she continued dating the remaining bachelors. After being left in tears following Bentley's departure, the 26-year-old beauty was impressed by Constantine and Ames when they had one-on-one dates in Phuket, Thailand.

Constantine was the first going on a date with Ashley. They were about to take a boat out to a private beach, but the rain scrapped the plan. The couple improvised by sightseeing, shopping and interacting with locals on the rainy day. Later in the evening, Ashley gave a rose to Constantine.

Tori Spelling has got involved in a car accident on Monday, June 13. The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" actress, who is pregnant with her third child, claimed to have crashed into the wall at her kids' preschool and angrily blamed a paparazzo for the fender bender in a long tweet she posted on the same day.

"Paparazzi chased me w/the kids 2school. I was trying to get away from him and had a pretty big accident. Took down whole wall of school," shared the 38-year-old. "He thn STILL got out to try to get pics. 10 school moms chased him away. Wht will it take? Someone dying for paparazzi to stop? Going to dr now to check on baby. I think its just shock."

After raising awareness against bullying in "Far Away" clip, Marsha Ambrosius has another message for her fans in a newly-premiered music video for her latest single "Late Nights & Early Mornings". The former member of Floetry emphasizes the importance of using protection because with love and sex come real life consequences.

The steamy music video comes from direction hands of J. Erving. It follows two girls who bring home their partner after a romantic candle light dinner. One who wakes up in the morning glowing with happiness and not worrying about a thing, while the other looks anxious after recalling that she allowed him to skip the condom.

Selena Gomez has spoken up about her mysterious hospitalization. The "Monte Carlo" actress explained to reporters on Monday, June 13 that malnourishment sent her to the hospital last Thursday, June 9, PEOPLE reported. "I was just very malnourished, so I was low on iron and exhausted," so she explained.

The 18-year-old took the stage at Santa Monica Place on Monday for a show that was rescheduled from Friday, June 10 because of her hospitalization. Performing "Who Says" and "A Year Without Rain" in front of more than 500 young fans at the outdoor mall, she told them, "I want to thank you so much for coming. If you guys came on Friday, I'm so sorry that I couldn't be here. ... I love you guys very much."

Warner Bros. Pictures has released yet another fresh poster for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II". The newly-released poster, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, captures bruised Harry, Hermione, Ron and the rest of the army who are assembled together to fight against Voldemort.

Previously, the studio has unveiled one-sheet for each of the main characters. Nevertheless, supporting characters like Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and the Weasley twins also got their chance to pose for their posters.

Lil Wayne follows the footsteps of Eminem by dropping an open letter to his biggest fan in a newly-revealed rap song called "Dear Anne". Although the song is kind of a revisit to the Slim Shady's "Stan", it's actually a complete reverse to the 2000 classic single.

In it, Weezy pours his heart out to "Anne", not the other way around like Eminem does to his "Stan". While the "Lose Yourself" MC raps about having no time to answer Stan, the Young Money rap mogul on the contrary needs a special moment to write 3 pages of letter to Anne.

"Game of Thrones", "Justified", "Parks and Recreation" are frontrunners to be big winner at 2011 TCA Awards. The three shows lead the nominations with four nods each for the prize-giving event presented by Television Critics Association.

The threesome are up against each other in Program of the Year category, while "Game of Thrones" and "Justified" will compete for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. Peter Dinklage of "Thrones" and "Justified" stars Margo Martindale and Timothy Olyphant are additionally up against each other for Individual Achievement in Drama kudo.

Tracy Morgan continues his attempts in making amends for his homophobic rant during a stand-up routine in Nashville, Tennessee. On Monday, June 13, the Tracy Jordan of "30 Rock" spoke on phone with GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios, and agreed to go back to the country music capital and apologize in person to the audience members he offended.

The 42-year-old comedian is also committed to meeting with LGBT teens from the Ali Forney Center who have been hurt or left homeless by parental rejection as well as family members who have lost children to anti-gay violence. Additionally, he will participate in GLAAD's upcoming "Amplify Your Voice" PSA campaign to combat anti-LGBT bullying.