June 16, 2011

The latest Duggar baby has been born. Daughter-in-law Anna Duggar gave birth to her second kid on Wednesday, June 15 just before 6 P.M., sending the total number of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's clan to 19 kids and 2 grandkids.

The little boy is the child of Josh Duggar who is the eldest son in the reality show family. Hours before the labor were captured by cameras for the show. "I'm feeling like I'm in labor," Anna, 22, said. "I'm excited, and I'm really looking forward to holding our son in my arms."

Hugh Hefner is not letting his now ex-lover Crystal Harris a career highlight as Playboy model. His company Playboy Enterprises decided to go on with the sale of July issue of the adult magazine, which has Harris as the cover girl, but has now added a sticker which says "Runaway Bride in this issue".

The cover has Harris posing without panties on and introduced as the new Mrs. Hefner. But before the nuptials takes place this Saturday, June 18 and after the magazine went on print, Harris bailed out.

Sean Penn might have moved on from his reported break-up from alleged girlfriend Scarlett Johansson. The 50-year-old actor, who plays the grown-up son of Brad Pitt in "The Tree of Life", has been spotted recently going on a dinner date with "Franklin & Bash" actress Garcelle Beauvais.

Offering a little detailed info on the date, E! Online reported that Sean arrived first. He came solo and sat alone at the bar before he was joined by the Haitian-American beauty. A source dished on, "When she arrived, they moved to the front corner table, which put them on display. They sat inside for a while and even ordered food." They later moved outside, to a more private area near the pool.

"The League" will not come back until this fall, but FX has already teased the upcoming third season in a PSA-like promo. It features main actors like Katie Aselton, Mark Duplass, Stephen Rannazzisi and Paul Scheer talking to camera about how they "imagine" things in their head.

In a separate scene, each of them said, "Imagine the world without hope, imagine lifestyle without freedom, imagine this season without football, imagine Sunday spend just with family, Imagine having to talk to your friends about their lives." It gets more ridiculous when Jason Mantzoukas revealed his own wild imagination, "Imagine me and thong."

Warner Bros. Pictures has celebrated the release of "Green Lantern" by holding a Los Angeles premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Blake Lively was among actors supporting the event, which happened on Wednesday, June 15.

The 23-year-old beauty, who is rumored dating Leonardo DiCaprio, stole the spotlight with her white gown decorated with applique flowers. During the premiere, she covered her perfect pins with sheer skirt which draped from the main part of her gown.

The New York Police Department have launched a formal investigation into an online posting from convicted felon Dexter Issac who confessed to have shot and robbed late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, June 15, spokesman Paul Browne said police might seek to interview the inmate if they determine the post is legitimate.

AllHipHop sent the media abuzz after posting Dexter's confession. Coming clean about the 1994 incident, the man who is currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery and other offenses, claimed he was paid $2,500 dollars by James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond to rob the rapper outside a studio in Manhattan.

Bon Iver have just dropped a music video in support of his latest single "Calgary". The dark, yet romantic and enigmatic clip follows a young woman as she wakes up in an underground bed, makes her way out of the ground, and meets sun with the other youngsters.

The video was directed by Andre Durand and Dan Huiting. Produced by Daniel Cummings and Picture Machine Productions, it was filmed in April 2011 in Fall Creek, WI. The single itself is taken from the band's self-titled studio album "Bon Iver" which is due in the U.S. on June 21.

The performer line-up of 2011 BET Awards is getting longer. After booking Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Drake and Lil Wayne, the organizers secured Beyonce Knowles as another official musical guest of the prize-giving event.

Expected to sing her second single "Best Thing I Never Had", Beyonce receives one coveted nomination this year. The "Run the World (Girls)" singer is vying for Best Female R&B Artist, going head-to-head with the likes of Marsha Ambrosius, Keri Hilson, Jennifer Hudson and Rihanna.

Emma Watson may have found herself a boyfriend. The Hermione Granger of the "Harry Potter" series are said to be dating her co-star in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", Johnny Simmons. "They have really fallen for one another and both aren't dating anyone else," one insider told Hollywood Life.

The rumored couple met while shooting the movie adaptation of Stephen Chbosky's novel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Words are, they "have gotten serious fast." Another source close to Johnny claims Emma "loves how down to earth and normal he is and thinks he's the nicest guy," and Johnny "feels the same way," before adding, "She doesn't act like she's one of the biggest stars in the world."

The first trailer for "Moneyball" has landed online by way of Entertainment Tonight. In the video, Brad Pitt's Billy Beane applies a different method in finding new best players for his baseball organization.

Based on a true story, this drama flick centers its story on Billy, an Oakland Athletics general manager who uses a sophisticated computer analysis system to piece together a team that regularly contends for the World Series despite a payroll dramatically lower than such big-market rivals as the New York Yankees. Along with Peter Brand (portrayed by Jonah Hill), Billy builds the cheapest winning team in the game.

Ken Jeong believes that disco can save lives. The Leslie Chow of "The Hangover Part II" stars in a new PSA from the American Heart Association to teach people how to perform Hands-Only CPR, and helps people to remember the two steps that should be done in a sudden cardiac arrest emergency.

The video starts with a group of friends playing a game of charades when one of them collapses. After two girls dressed in T-shirt emblazoned with the rescue steps step in to help, Ken comes in to promote Hands-Only CPR. Donning a '70s-era white leisure suit, he encourages people to push to the beat of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive".

Lady GaGa's music video for her third single "The Edge of Glory" is confirmed to be released on Thursday night, June 16. "Tomorrow during America's So You Think You Can Dance, I will premiere the video we made for you. The Edge of Glory debuts 8pm ET/PT on FOX," tweeted the Mother Monster.

The announcement of the video premiere comes hot on the heels of news that Clarence Clemons was under doctor's intensive care for suffering stroke. The saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band plays a sax solo in the song and also lends his talent in another of GaGa's track called "Hair".

Academy Awards has changed the rules for Best Picture race once more. After expanding the category to 10 nominees in 2009, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made it official on late Tuesday night that it has made new rules which would result in anywhere from five to ten nominees in the category.

The final round of voting for Best Picture will continue to employ the preferential system, regardless of the number of nominees. This move is taken to ensure that the winning picture has won more than half of the voters.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" is less than a month away from launching its newest season. The comedy series that is executive produced and starred by Larry David will return for its eighth season at 10 P.M. on Sunday, July 10 with an episode titled "The Divorce". HBO produced 10 episodes in total for the new season.

While season 8 has already boasted a line-up of impressive guest stars that include Rosie O'Donnell, Wanda Sykes and Michael J. Fox, two more have been added to the list. A representative for HBO confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that "True Blood" actress Lauren Bowles is one of them.

Following its previous preview, "Pretty Little Liars" gives more teaser for its upcoming episode through four fresh clips. They feature Spencer finding comfort in Toby, Hanna having a talk with her mom about her estranged dad, Melissa telling Spencer that she's pregnant, and the four girls freaking out for unknown reason.

The "PLL" will come back on Tuesday, June 21 at 8/7c with "The Goodbye Look". It will see Emily struggling with her family's impending move to Texas. But when a college athletic scout approaches her after a swim meet, she sees an opportunity that could keep her in Rosewood.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures might have found a father figure for "Man of Steel" in Russell Crowe. Variety first broke the news, reporting that the "Robin Hood" thesp is in talks to star as Jor-El, Superman's biological father from planet Krypton.

So far, the casting department includes Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, and Michael Shannon. Cavill will star as Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman, with Amy playing Lois Lane. Meanwhile, Diane will take the role of Clark's mother Martha Kent, and Kevin plays Clark's father Jonathan Kent. Michael will portray General Zod.

Kanye West has broken his silence regarding the unauthorized release of his material "Mama's Boyfriend". Upset about the song leak, the rap mogul explained in a statement issued by Island Def Jam that the version, people heard on the internet, is "entirely bogus and unsanctioned."

"As is often the unfortunate case, an unknown party or parties got a hold of Kanye West's vocal track and added their own soundbed to it, effectively and falsely releasing it as a Kanye West track from the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sessions," the label clarified before adding that such act "violates the artist's creative intentions."

An audio file of the 911 call made on Tuesday, June 14 after Amber Portwood allegedly threatened to kill herself has been released. The copy, obtained by ET, reveals that on-off boyfriend and baby daddy Gary Shirley was the one informing the local police department in Anderson, Indiana about the "Teen Mom" star.

Calling at 11:34 A.M., Gary calmly told the operator, "Hi, I just spoke with my girlfriend, and she had said something to me, Amber Portwood, she said something to me that she is having a hard time with her life." He added that Amber has told him, "Call the police, they can find my body in the garage."

Charlie Sheen has lost early round of his court battle against Warner Bros. TV regarding his firing from "Two and a Half Men". The former lead actor of the sitcom, through his lawyer, demanded public trial for the case, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman agreed with the defendants who argued that it had to be settled in arbitration.

In the ruling, the judge stated "arbitrability of the matters indicated, together with any defenses, is properly determined by the arbitrator." Now that the arbitration clause is valid, the process which had actually started but then was put on hold until the judge's ruling will now resume. "We're very gratified by the court's ruling enforcing the parties' arbitration agreement," Warner Bros. said in a statement to CNN.

Walt Disney Pictures has premiered a teaser poster for "John Carter". This poster simply features a dark photo of Taylor Kitsch, with big red "JCM" tagline in front of him. Written at the bottom of the one-sheet is the tagline of "John Carter Arrives 3.9.12" and Disney's logo.

Based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, this forthcoming movie tells a story of Carter, a Civil-War veteran who is inexplicably transported to Mars. He later finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas and Dejah Thoris.

Vanessa Hudgens is showing off her curves while doing a little housework. The "Sucker Punch" actress, who replaced Britney Spears as the face of Candie's, has stripped down to a purple and pink lingerie while ironing clothes and blowing bubble gum in a new photo shoot for the brand's fall 2011 campaign.

While the 22-year-old actress goes flirty and sexy in the snap, other shots for are notably tamer. She is featured in dark denim jeans, a brown leather jacket and a floral skirt. They are all part of Candie's fall campaign for Kohl's called "Candie's-ism's".

Production for "The Dark Knight Rises" is currently underway, and rumors of a surprise addition to the movie have gone viral. Hit Fix reports that Liam Neeson is spotted filming a scene as Ra's al Ghul on Monday, June 13.

Warner Bros. Pictures have not commented on the report about Liam Neeson. When the site contacted the studio, they politely refused it, insisting that it is "simply not policy when it comes to the Batman films that [Christopher] Nolan and company make."

After being forced to give up her No. 1 position on Billboard Hot 200 to Lady GaGa for two weeks in a row, Adele bounces back to the hot spot this week. The British singer/songwriter comes back reclaiming the penthouse of the weekly rundown with her sophomore set "21" which sells another 114,000 copies.

The album has so far pulled in around 2.2 million copies since making its way out across the country in late February this year, becoming a strong contender for best-selling album of the year. It hit 1 million mark by April, making Adele the first artist to rake in such a whopping sale number this year.

Days after encouraging her Little Monsters to make get-well videos for Clarence Clemons, Lady GaGa finally shared a heartfelt tribute video she made from their messages. The "Born This Way" hitmaker opens the 13-minute clip by saying that she misses the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band "so, so much."

The 25-year-old goes on to say that she is in Paris and has just sung their collaborative song, "The Edge of Glory", on "The X-Factor". She adds, "Everything that you've done for me and this album means the world to us. We wanted to wish you a get well soon and a big hug from the whole world." Footage of Little Monsters expressing their support for Clemons then take over.

The Playboy cover that supposed to introduce Crystal Harris as the new Mrs. Hefner has been leaked. Harris' cover for the adult magazine's July issue went to print before Harris decided to walk away from her marriage plan to Hugh Hefner.

The photo shoot features Harris in Hefner's signature outfit sans panties, pants and shirt. Clad in red robe, captain's hat and carrying a pipe, Harris posed next to their pet dog, Charlie. Hefner tweeted about the dog after she ditched him before their wedding, "Crystal took Charlie with her when she left & I really miss him."

New Boyz teamed up with Chris Brown in their track "Better With the Lights Off" which music video has just been premiered on MTV. In the video which is directed by Brown's longtime director Collin Tilley, the California hip-hop duo hired pretty girls to ride bikes on one summer day.

"Better With the Lights Off" is the third single from their second album "Too Cool to Care" which was released back in May. The harsh lyrics include a reference to Kardashian sisters, Khloe and Kim at the end of the track's first verse. "Every guy wants to know how it is/ to clap off the lights and turn Khloe to Kim," Legacy rapped.