July 18, 2011

It is now formally announced that Charlie Sheen is the star of a new sitcom "Anger Management" which is yet to have a network. Lionsgate Television is working with Debmar-Mercury and Revolution to produce the series based on the 2003 hit comedy film of the same name starring Adam Sandler.

"I chose 'Anger Management' because, while it might be a big stretch for me to play a guy with serious anger management issues, I think it is a great concept," Sheen said in the press release. "It also provides me with real ownership in the series, a certain amount of creative control and the chance to be back in business with one of my favorite movie producers of all time, Joe Roth."

Forced to a bed rest, Robbie Williams posted a picture of him on a drip. The Take That member had a serious bout of food poisoning which caused him to lose a large amount of fluid. The band consequently had to cancel their concert in Copenhagen, Denmark.

"Hey folks. Thank you for your messages and love. I'm not completely out of the woods yet but feeling much better. Gutted for everyone involved with the tour. Feeling dreadful for letting the fans down. I'm so, so sorry. Here's me and my drip," Robbie wrote along with the pic.

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey may got married secretly last Friday, July 15 but they could never escape paparazzi's snaps. The first pictures of the bride in her wedding gown as well as her bouquet and the amazing venue have come out via Us Weekly.

The happy couple invited only around 35 guests who are all family and close friends. These attendants were only given plane tickets as invitation and did not know where they were heading to. The wedding took place atop a cliff overlooking the ocean on Necker Island where the couple also exchanged vows.

Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez have replaced Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as wedding crashers. The couple showed up unexpectedly and uninvited at a Malibu wedding on Saturday, July 16 night after they heard Bieber's song "One Less Lonely Girl" playing at the event.

Bieber and Gomez were enjoying a romantic dinner at Adamson House Estate in Malibu when they heard the music. They decided to make an appearance at the wedding of Rob and Jeanine McCool. They snuck up on some guests before taking the mic and said a few nice words, including "We just crashed it. We heard a party so we decided to just come. So let's party."

Two new action-packed clips from "Cowboys and Aliens" have been debuted. The first preview sees Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) being involved in a fistfight with several other cowboys in what looks like a downtown bar. After beating the other men, Lonergan almost shoots one of them with his rifle before Emmett (Noah Ringer) stops him.

The second clip, meanwhile, gives a look at a massive destruction scene in the desert town of Absolution that is caused by alien attack. While the civilians run in panic to escape from being abducted by the aliens, some spaceships keep launching their explosive weapons to destroy the town.

After spending some time in "Breaking Bad" season 4 premiere thinking about a life he took away in last season finale, Jesse hits a downward spiral and invites his friends along for the ride in the upcoming episode. Still, he has time to hit the club and party hard.

Also in the second episode of the new season, Walt is uncomfortable for being back in the employ of homicidal drug kingpin Gus Fring. He searches for a new business opportunity and attempts to form a new alliance as he plans his next move.

Less than a week away from the theatrical release of "Captain America: The First Avenger", Paramount Pictures unleashed two B-roll videos from the set of the highly-anticipated movie. With a total of nine minutes, the footage offer a look at the filming and the scene preparation.

These two B-roll videos do not really give any major spoilers, considering that many of the scenes are already uncovered in the trailers and TV spots. Still, they do present a number of never-before-seen footage, including a glimpse at Red Skull's vintage car parking in a building.

Paramore's music video in support of their newest single "Monster" has been made available for fans' viewing pleasure. The clip follows Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Jeremy Davis being trapped in a building with their aggressive "monsters" on the other side of the room.

The video comes from direction hands of their longtime collaborator Shane Drake who has worked with them since their 2005's debut "Pressure". The clip reportedly was shot in Linda Vista Community Hospital which was abandoned long time ago.

Adrianne Curry isn't shy about flaunting her assets. The first winner of "America's Next Top Model" has gone topless for a recent sunbathing session, and made use of her Twitter account to share two of the pictures taken during the session for many to see.

One of the photos sees the 28-year-old model soaking up the sun while reclining on a sunlounger. She covers her bare breasts with both hands. Along with the image, she wrote, "topless tanning taken with my friend honor."

David Guetta has premiered a music video in support of his newest single "Little Bad Girl". The French DJ throws a never ending party with Taio Cruz and Ludacris in this clip. While he is in charge to spin the turntable, Taio tackles the singing part and Luda gets occupied with the rapping.

"Little Bad Girl" is the second offering from David's upcoming fifth studio album "Nothing But the Beat". The song has leaked since last year, but its finalized version didn't come out until last June. A club-ready anthem, it revolves around men going to the club to look for a fine lady with killer dance moves.

Howie Mandel is developing the U.S. version of "Celebrity Stand-Up". The comedian-turned-TV personality's shingle Alevy Productions and Angel City Factory will produce the adaptation which follows celebrities revealing their personal anecdotes, writing sketches based on their stories and delivering a stand-up in front of a live audience who vote on who to send to the next round.

"There really isn't anything like 'Celebrity Stand-Up' on air in the U.S. right now," the 55-year-old gushed. "I see it as a unique and clever spin on the immersive celebrity interview. The contestants must examine their own lives to write sketches based on their personal experiences, and challenge themselves to go outside their comfort zones."

Rumor has it, Rhys Ifans will reunite with his "Enduring Love" co-star Daniel Craig by joining the cast ensemble of upcoming James Bond movie, "Bond 23". A source informed The Telegraph, "Ifans will appear in the film, as well as Javier Bardem, who will play the baddie."

There is no word on the character Rhys will play in the Sam Mendes-directed movie. Should the casting rumor be true, the Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard of "The Amazing Spider-Man" will have to go to South Africa for the filming because most of the Bond scenes allegedly will be shot there.

Another Hollywood star has got an invitation to the Marine Corps Ball. Taking a cue from Sgt. Scott Moore and Corporal Kelsey De Santis who have each scored a date with Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake respectively, Sgt. Ray Lewis makes his own YouTube invitation for Betty White.

Sgt. Ray's video was kicked off with a footage of the Afghanistan and Iraq veteran running and panting out of breath. He continued on with a round of sit-ups and pull-ups before revealing which celebrity he would like to invite. Donning full uniform and with a rose in hand, he asked Betty to accompany him to the ball.

After more than a decade in the music industry, Blake Shelton is finally expected to score his first ever No. 1 album this year. The country music singer who just got married to Miranda Lambert, his girlfriend of 5 years, is estimated to reign Billboard Hot 200 with his sixth studio album "Red River Blue" with around 110,000 copies sold.

Before the album hits the stores across the United States on July 12, it has already shown sign of chart domination with its lead single "Honey Bee". Less than seven weeks after its release, the up-beat, feel-good summer tune is already in the Top 10 on Billboard Country Songs chart and climbed straight to No. 1 on its opening week.

A new picture that shows Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in an upcoming Pete Travis-directed superhero 3D movie, "Dredd", has been unleashed. The new picture shows the titular character in his trademark helmet, though it doesn't actually give a clear look at his face.

"Dredd" revolves around Judge Dredd who is the most feared judge among the elite Street Judges in Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. He has the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot if necessary.

50 Cent has come to Chris Brown's defense after FOX News criticized NBC for hiring Breezy on "Today" show. The G-Unit rapper was disgusted by the network for bringing up Breezy's altercation with Rihanna and citing it as a reason why the R&B singer should not be given any headlining gig.

Fiddy wrote on Twitter, "I just saw a clip on FOX news Hating on NBC for having chris brown on unbelievable. I'm never watching that again. He paid for his mistake #!@*# holes." Grateful for the support, Breezy tweeted on his own page, "Don't worry bro.. They mad because of the level of real people who live in this world. Not to mention their ratings probably sucked."

Despite her father's recent confirmation, Nicole Scherzinger is not engaged to boyfriend of four years Lewis Hamilton. Soon after news of the engagement spread, a representative for the former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls came out with a denial, insisting that the reports are not true.

Coming out with Nicole's engagement news in the first place was The Mail on Sunday. The British publication reported that her father Alfonso Valiente said in an interview, "You know about the proposal? Yes they are engaged. My future son-in-law is a really nice guy, really down-to-earth. My family all like him. The good spirit is there."

The first trailer of "The Avengers" is apparently attached to "Captain America: The First Avenger" in the form of post-credit scene. It opens with Steve Rogers hitting a punching bag in a gym until it flies off into a wall. Nick Fury then enters the room, talking about getting ready for a mission.

The screen later features quick shots of Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Hawkeye in actions. There are also glimpse of Loki, Iron Man in what looks like his Mark VI or Mark VII armor, and Brune Banner taking off his glasses, but there is no look at the Hulk.

David Duchovny and Tea Leoni might be back together again. The estranged couple, who announced their second split in three years last June, were caught on camera going out together on Sunday, July 17. The two were at the time driving together near their home in Malibu, Radar Online reported.

A picture from the Sunday outing, which can be seen via Radar Online, reveals that both David and Tea wore white top and hid behind their dark glasses. The actor playing Hank Moody on "Californication" looked scruffy while riding shotgun. His "Tower Heist" actress wife, meanwhile, took the position behind the wheel.

Nikki Reed continues to being supportive of her fiance's music career. The "Twilight Saga" actress was recently spotted handing out promotional posters to support Paul McDonald's first upcoming post-"American Idol" album in Los Angeles.

The Rosalie Hale depicter reportedly made the flyer herself. She distributed its copies to people who attended "Idol" concert at Nokia Theater on Friday, July 15. She was all smiles when handing out the posters and posing for fans outside the venue.

The first official teaser of "The Walking Dead" season 2 has been released during the premiere of "Breaking Bad" season 4. It uncovers a zombie killing scene in which Rick Grimes, who looks tired and drenched in sweat, kills two zombies with only a stone in the woods.

There will be more actions set in the woods in this new chapter of the horror TV series. "We're going out into the woods. We're gonna see a lot of rural roads and open fields see how bad things are as you get away from the city centers," executive producer Robert Kirkman has shared.

Godric is returning to "True Blood" in the upcoming episode, but will not show his angelic side. While he has several times appeared after his true demise to prevent Eric from doing any harms, this time he will lure Eric into a big temptation, drinking Sookie's blood.

Meanwhile, Sookie keeps nurturing Eric who loses his mind, and Bill gets involved personally in the witch issue. Arlene and Terry decide to turn to religion to try and solve their baby problem, Jesus and Lafayette take a trip to Mexico to harness a shaman's power, while Jason spends time recovering from his recent injuries.

Lil Wayne reportedly has been booked to make a live performance at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The news was brought to attention by his manager Cortez "Tez" Bryant when doing an interview with Billboard recently.

When chatting with the publication, Cortez initially talked about the release of Weezy's delayed studio album "Tha Carter IV". Assuring fans that there wouldn't be any pushback anymore, he said the album will be in stores "immediately after" his VMAs performance.

A day after he and wife Jennifer Lopez announced their separation, Marc Anthony made cryptic comment about his personal life publicly. On Saturday, July 16, the Latin singer took the stage at the Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park in Bogota, Columbia, and joked to the crowd, "They're saying I'm single."

While he didn't mention J.Lo by name, the 42-year-old drew applause and cheers from those who were attending the concert. During the Saturday gig, he also playfully flirted with women in the crowd by blowing kisses at girls which sang along, PEOPLE reported. He also called one lucky female fan "Hot Mama" in Spanish, before telling her, "You're so beautiful."

Mike Vogel comes aboard the plane on "Pan Am". The 32-year-old hunk, who landed a role of Jason "Hawk" Hawkins on Matt Reeves-directed sci-fi film "Cloverfield", has been cast to replace Jonah Lotan on the upcoming ABC drama series.

Vogel will now be seen in the male lead role of Dean, a captain on Pan Am's newest plane, the Majestic, who is living his boyhood dream of being a pilot. Lotan was reportedly cut off the show because of creative reasons.

After all of the twelve dwarves in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" were revealed, now it was their leader Thorin Oakenshield's turn to be unraveled. In a brand new picture obtained via The One Ring, the dwarf prince casts a fierce look and wields his sword ready for a fight.

Thorin is played by Richard Armitage in the Peter Jackson-directed movie. He embarks on an epic journey to the Lonely Mountain in order to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. He is joined by twelve other dwarves and a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. The latter is swept into the quest after being approached by Gandalf.

Contrary to earlier report, Khloe Kardashian was not involved in a car accident that reportedly left two people injured. It was recently claimed that the reality star was with her husband Lamar Odom when the car they were riding got into a collision with a motorcyclist in New York City.

In response to the story, representative for Khloe confirmed that the incident did happen last Thursday, July 14, but was quick to clarify to that the 27-year-old was not in the car. The rep also noted that her NBA star husband was not driving the vehicle and escaped the crash unscathed.

A bunch of people eager to bid farewell to Harry and friends have helped "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" break records. The movie debuts at North American Box Office on number one with the biggest opening weekend ever, collecting a staggering $168.6 million. It surpasses previous record holder "The Dark Knight" which grossed $158.4 million domestically.

The last installment of the boy wizard film franchise also casts its spell overseas. It opens to a huge $307 million through screenings in 59 countries, bringing its worldwide debut to $476 million. The David Yates-directed movie tops prior all-time benchmark of $394 million set by its predecessor "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".

Beyonce Knowles has recorded a special wake-up call for astronauts who are aboard the Atlantis space shuttle on their Flight Day 9. The R&B diva opens the message by greeting Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley as well as Mission Specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus.

"Good morning, Atlantis. This is Beyonce," she introduced herself to the U.S. NASA crew before giving a special shout-out to them. "Sandy, Chris, Doug and Rex, you inspire all of us to dare to live our dreams, to know that we're smart enough and strong enough to achieve them."

Just days after confessing she is terrified of labor and delivery, Ivanka Trump gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The 29-year-old daughter of business mogul/TV personality Donald Trump welcomed her first daughter with husband Jared Kushner in New York City on Sunday, July 17.

Sharing the happy news to the world through Twitter was Ivanka herself. "This morning @jaredkushner and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world," she wrote on Sunday. "We feel incredibly grateful & blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!"

Victoria Adams and husband David Beckham shared their bundle of joy through a couple of pics. On her Twitter, Victoria posted a photo of David cradling their daughter Harper Seven with the caption, "Daddy's little girl". At almost the same time, David uploaded a close-up photo of Victoria and Harper on his Facebook page and wrote, "I took this picture of my two girls sleeping."

Having three sons with Victoria, David said after the birth of the baby on July 10 that he is learning to be more delicate with the baby daughter. David also showed his happiness by stitching Harper's name along with her siblings' on his pink football shoes. "Check out my boots for the Real Madrid match. A little extra stitching needed from now on," David wrote.