August 05, 2011

A 10-year-old French model by the name of Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau has caused an international debate after she appears on the fashion pages of French Vogue. The daughter of French footballer Patrick Blondeau is featured in full make-up, high fashion clothes and seductive poses.

A spokesperson for the Mothers' Union told MailOnline, "We have grave concerns about the modelling agency who represent Blondeau, which clearly does not know if it represents a child or an adult. Photo shoots requiring her, a 10-year-old-girl, to dress in full make-up, teetering heels and a dress with a cleavage cut to the waist across her pre-pubescent body deny Blondeau the right to be the child she is."

Nicki Minaj's wardrobe could not contain her killer curves. The pink barbie had a wardrobe malfunction during her live performance on "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series at New York's Central Park on Friday, August 5.

A proportion of her breasts was uncovered twice as she moved around the stage while performing her hits. The nipples managed to slip out for East Coast broadcast but were hidden for the West Coast region. ABC is yet to release a statement about the mishap.

All clues are now pointing to the death of Charlie Harper. A day after it was revealed that Ashton Kutcher would play a new character on "Two and a Half Men", a photo blatantly reveals the set of Charlie's funeral.

Although there's no sight of coffin or urn, the picture includes the biggest hint which is Charlie's trademark bowling shirt. The shirt is hung among flowers displayed on the altar. This is the set built for September 19 episode where Kutcher makes his debut as Internet billionaire named Walden Schmidt.

There won't be a story crossover between "The Secret Circle" and "The Vampire Diaries". While the two series may easily draw a line for being based on books written by the same author, L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson who serves as executive producer for both shows has advised viewers not to expect that.

"I don't think you'll see that crossover," he said at the TCA on Thursday, August 4, claiming that the witch mythology on "Circle" and the vampire-werewolf-occasional witch mythology on "TVD" don't mix. "That would kind of limit us. We want to create our own story."

Jennifer Hudson recently helped President Barack Obama celebrate his 50th birthday in style. The former "American Idol" contestant led the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" for the president before delivering a solo performance of "Let It Be".

Her performance was also part of a fundraising event in Chicago for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. It was held at the Aragon Ballroom on August 3, a day before Obama's actual birthday. OK Go and Herbie Hancock were the other guests attending the event.

"American Horror Story", a supernatural series from "Glee" creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, has been teased in three videos before its debut this fall. Courtesy of Yahoo! TV, the first teaser is simply called cello and features a human's stomach which is seemingly used as a musical instrument. It wants to introduce two unique characters and their rather unusual friendship.

The second one features a face of a baby which could also be assumed as a doll. The last teaser, meanwhile, sees two persons in a compromising position. The shot is aligned with the video's caption which mentions that it wants to explore a moment of lust and illicit passion.

Having found his other half through "The Bachelor", Jason Mesnick has got a piece of advise he'd like to share with "The Bachelorette" couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum. In an interview with PEOPLE, the 35-year-old warns the newly-engaged pair, "Don't rush."

"Just because you met on a TV show and just because you now have a ring on your finger doesn't mean you have to get married in three months," Jason points out. "Maybe it's a year. Maybe it's two years. Just make sure the relationship works the way you want it to." His wife, Molly Malaney, chimed in, "Focus only on each other. Do not let the media guide your life."

A first red-band trailer for "The Sitter" has made made its way out via IGN. It opens with a footage where a couple of kids sitting together with Jonah Hill and quizzing him about the meaning of some foul words. The rest of the video features various R-rated scenes, including raunchy humors and vulgar words.

Produced by Michael De Luca with David Gordon Green taking the role behind the lens, the comedy is slated for December 9 release across the U.S. Also lining up in the casting department are Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, Landry Bender, Max Records and Kevin Hernandez.

Chris Brown's latest mixtape "Boy in Detention" has arrived for digital download. Twenty one songs are listed in the street album, and one of them is called "Ladies Love Me". It features Justin Bieber channeling his rapper alter ego Shawty Mane.

"Baby, I'm not crazy I got swag like Patrick Swayze/ No, them haters never phase me/ That's how my mama raised me," he rhymes. "I'm busy out performing and I'm going to the top/ I got so much to lose, so I'm steady gettin gwap/ But them haters go down and we just get to watch."

George Eads is officially off the market. The hunky actor, who stars as Nick Stokes on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", has finally tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Monika Casey. His representative confirmed the happy news to Us Weekly, but kept the details secret.

The 44-year-old actor has been engaged to Monika since 2009. In November that year, he revealed he has proposed to her during an appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". He said at the time, "I got engaged, actually, to a really nice girl," whom he credited for nursing him back to health after a painful back surgery.

Marvel Comics has made a breakout when introducing a mild-mannered half-black, half-Latino teen from New York, Miles Morales, as a new Spider-Man in the new "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man". Marvel's chief editor Axel Alonso recently revealed that President Obama, in some way, inspired the birth of mixed-race Spider-Man.

According to AFP, Alonso said that the idea of a non-white Spider-Man first came up when President Barack Obama, who has an African descendant, ran for the White House and was elected as the first president with African-American roots. And the right occasion to introduce this new Spider-Man came when Peter Parker died in June.

James Morrison has just released a music video to support his new single "I Won't Let You Go". In the clip, the British singer/songwriter wakes up to an empty bed, while somewhere in the city, his loved one is lying alone in the middle of the street. When he runs into her, he quickly offers his comfort and lies beside her.

"I Won't Let You Go" is one of the new materials which were recorded for James' next studio installment "The Awakening". The song made its debut on BBC Radio 1 Thursday morning, August 4, and the release was followed by the premiere of its accompanying music video.

Ryan O'Neal has spoken out about his troubled son. After Redmond O'Neal pleaded not guilty to felony heroin possession and illegally possessing a firearm charges on Thursday, August 4, the "Love Story" star suggested that Farrah Fawcett's death in 2009 has something to do with the 26-year-old's troubles.

The 70-year-old actor told reporters outside the Los Angeles Superior Court, "He never recovered from the loss of his mother. That's the part that hurts the most. He doesn't know how to resolve it for himself so he gets in trouble." He also agreed with Judge Keith Schwartz's comments that his son needed "tough love", saying "He said all the right things."

Lil Wayne is facing copyright infringement lawsuit yet again. The "6 Foot 7 Foot" MC is accused by Georgia-based production company Done Deal Enterprises of stealing their copyrighted song "BedRock" and incorporated it into the track of the same name.

In the legal paper filed in the United States District Court, Southern district of New York, the company are seeking $15 million in compensation. In response to the filing, judge has ordered Weezy to appear in court on October 12.

Rowan Atkinson can call himself lucky. The British actor, who is best known for sitcom "Mr. Bean", got involved in a single vehicle collision when he crashed his McLaren F1 super car in Haddon, Cambridgeshire on Thursday night, August 4, but walked away with only a minor shoulder injury.

Daily Mail reported that the GBP650,000 car the 56-year-old was driving spun several times, smashed into a tree and hit a road sign before catching fire. Luckily, the comedian was not trapped in the wreck and managed to pull himself free. He waited for the emergency services with a passing motorist before being taken to a nearby hospital.

It looks like The Situation had no problem scoring a new girl during the filming of "Jersey Shore" season 4 in Florence. In a sneak peek to the upcoming episode, the former assistant manager of a fitness center is seen giving a blonde girl a tour of their Italian pad which ended in the Smush Room.

Also in the preview, Snooki seemingly got a trouble using the door buzzer system. "Ciao!" she yelled to greet the unseen guest, who was still waiting outside at the time. The guidette gave up after receiving no reply. The girl finally called The Situation who later came down to open the door for her.

Nicki Minaj is going to voice one of the animated characters in "Ice Age: Continental Drift", according to Variety. If the rumor is true, the Young Money first lady will join labelmate Drake who has already been booked for the movie a while ago.

The other rumored cast are Joy Behar, Nick Frost, JB Smoove, Heather Morris, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Kunal Nayyar and Alain Chabat. The official ones, meanwhile, include Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Jeremy Renner, Aziz Ansari, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer and Jennifer Lopez.

"Thor 2" is one step closer to getting a director. Marvel Studios are in early talks with Brian Kirk, whose works include "Game of Thrones", "Boardwalk Empire" and "Dexter", to see if he could take on the directing job for the follow-up movie to "Thor".

According to Variety, Kirk is currently topping the list of filmmakers vying for the spot. It is said that he's been considered for the gig after showing his abilities to handle large ensembles of casts as well as complex storylines in his TV projects while also grounding the fantasy genre. Should he take the job, he'd be dealing with a large cast of Asgardians and creatures in the Norse mythology-set world.

Joe Jonas has his dream come true. After confirming that he will support his idol Britney Spears at her New Jersey concert, he has now been tapped to open for the pop singer when she travels across Europe for her "Femme Fatale" show.

An excited Joe told People, "She was the first girl I ever had a poster on my wall of, and her album was the first CD I ever bought." The "See No More" singer added, "It's so funny to think I had that on my wall and here I am about to perform with her."

Taylor Lautner can't hide his surprise after receiving a praise from fellow actor Mark Wahlberg at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual luncheon. Sharing how he felt hearing that, the "Twilight Saga" hunk told Marc Malkin of E!, "I don't even know the word to describe being here."

"It's so odd. It's such an honor," the 19-year-old actor elaborated his response. He further explained, "I'm up on the stage and talking in front of people like that? The people that I looked up to my entire life? Hearing words like that from Mark and everybody it's just really surreal."

Marg Helgenberger's last episode for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" has been revealed. The 52-year-old, who has portrayed Catherine Willows since the first season of the CBS long-running series, will leave the show after the 12th episode of season 12.

"Marg will be around through January, so episode 12," executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said, before adding, "People come and go and come back, so hopefully when we say goodbye, that won't be the last time we see her."

"So You Think You Can Dance" has shrunk the number of contestants to four as there is only a week left before the winner of season 8 is crowned. On Thursday, August 4, it was revealed that Melanie, Sasha, Marko and Tadd are going to compete on the finale. Meanwhile, Ricky and Caitlynn have to bury their hope to take home the top prize when they were eliminated that night.

In between the result announcements, "American Idol" alum Pia Toscano took the stage to perform her new single "This Time". Bad Boys of Dance and Rock the Ballet additionally catered the audience with a dance number.

Pia Toscano has teased what to expect from her upcoming music video for her debut single "This Time". In the sneak peek, the rumored girlfriend of "Dancing with the Stars" pro dancer Mark Ballas belts out the lyrics about effort to find a new true happiness after going through a rough break-up.

The music video is going to make its way out in full next Tuesday, August 9. It means that Pia is going to face off fellow "American Idol" alum Scotty McCreery who is also scheduled to premiere his "I Love You This Big" on that day. Also, Lauren Alaina will release her "Like My Mother Does" clip a day prior.

George Clooney has denied that he plans to bring a "new girl" to the 68th Venice Film Festival, but it doesn't stop him from being linked romantically to Stacy Keibler. It is recently claimed that the Governor Mike Morris of "The Ides of March" is dating the former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant.

A source close to Stacy told Us Weekly, "It's more than just a fling," before adding, "They're basically exclusive at this point." On what brought the two together, the insider said, "They like each other's sense of humor. Obviously they're both physically attracted to one another." Accordingly, the pair have known each other "four or five years", and recently "reached out to one another through a mutual friend."

After Thor, Captain America and Iron Man gather in "The Avengers", another superhero team from Marvel universe may follow in their footsteps to grace big screen. Sources recently said that Marvel is moving ahead with its plan to make a feature film version of "Guardians of the Galaxy", gushing that it is currently in "active development."

Before Twitch learned the latest update, Marvel studio chief Kevin Feige had uttered the possiblity of making this "Guardians of the Galaxy" film back in 2010. "I think 'Black Panther' and Wakanda has some amazing potential to be a feature film. 'Dr. Strange', as you've mentioned. There are some obscure titles, too, like 'Guardians of the Galaxy'," he said when discussing some titles which could be follow-ups to "The Avengers".

On Thursday, August 4, "Rush Hour" helmer Brett Ratner was announced by The Academy President Tom Sherak as a producer of next year's Oscar ceremony. The director of "X Men: The Last Stand" will join forces with veteran TV show producer Don Mischer.

"One of my dreams was just to be a member of the academy. I was shocked when they let me in after 'Rush Hour'," Ratner said in a joint phone call with Mischer. "That's unbelievable. I just love film and wanted to be a filmmaker, but this went beyond my dreams."

Michelle Williams-starring biopic about phenomenal actress-singer Marilyn Monroe, "My Week with Marilyn", is set to be premiered at the New York Film Festival. The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced on Thursday, August 4 that the movie will have its special screening on Sunday, October 9 during the event.

On why they chose to include "Marilyn" in the prestigious festival, Richard Pena, selection committee chair and program director of the society explained, "After seeing Marilyn Monroe so often portrayed in films as a caricature, it is a pleasure to see this complex personality and unique on-screen presence portrayed so well by such a talented actress Michelle Williams."

Kate Bosworth seems to have found herself a new man shortly after splitting from "True Blood" hunk Alexander Skarsgard. The Lois Lane of "Superman Returns" was photographed going out with her "Big Sur" director, Michael Polish, on Wednesday night, August 3.

The 28-year-old beauty and the twin brother of Mark Polish stepped out together to catch Coldplay's Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA. Dishing that the twosome are more than just friends, eyewitness claimed that they packed on the PDA throughout the concert.

Already set to make a TV comeback with "Ringer", Sarah Michelle Gellar will also return to her alma soap opera "All My Children". Announcing the news was the actress herself who said at the TCA on Thursday, August 4, "I can today officially confirm that I will be doing a guest-spot."

"When I heard the show was canceled, I didn't understand. It just doesn't make sense to me," the former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" beauty went on sharing. "I called [the casting director] and said, 'I want to do something'."

Paul McCartney is to speak to police over recent allegations that his voice mails were intercepted. The former member of The Beatles revealed his plans when speaking to reporters gathering at the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles via satellite from a concert tour stop in Cincinnati.

"When I go back [to Britain] after this tour, I am going to talk to the police because apparently I have been hacked," the 69-year-old musician said of the phone hacking scandal. "I don't know much about it because they won't tell anyone except the person themselves. So I will be talking to them about that."

MTV Video Music Awards has added a new category this year. The likes of Lady GaGa, Eminem and Taylor Swift are announced as nominees along with three other fellow artists Pink, Katy Perry and Rise Against.

Those six musical acts are fighting to take home Best Video With a Message. It's a special category that recognizes artists who use their music videos to send positive messages of empowerment or raise awareness of social issues that youth are dealing with.

Annette Charles or better known as Cha Cha DiGregorio in Paramount's 1978 hit film "Grease" has died at the age of 63. Her rep confirmed that the actress died on Wednesday, August 3 in her Los Angeles home due to complication from cancer.

"Annette had recently started having difficulty breathing ... and when she went to the doctor she learned that she had a cancerous tumor in her one of her lungs," a family member told TMZ. A full statement is expected within the next 24 hours.

The CW will begin its Fall 2011 season with a one-hour interview special. Lady GaGa and designer Jean Paul Gaultier are the subjects who would be featured on "GaGa by Gaultier" which airs Monday, September 12 at 8:00 P.M. ET.

The "first ever face-to-face meeting" between the pop star and the French designer will run over 15 minutes into the 9:00 P.M. hour. Taking place at Gaultier's atelier in Paris, the session discusses GaGa's rise to fame, what happen behind the curtain during her tour, her strategy in maintaining her business and image as well as her love of fashion, art and fans.

The first photograph from studio Warner Brothers on "Man of Steel" reveals how the new Superman will look like. Henry Cavill posed in front of a busted bank vault in the iconic suit which is now scale-like and rather shiny.

Cavill, who starred in Showtime's "The Tudors", said that he had to consume at least 5,000 calories a day to get in the shape right for the role. "You've got to eat protein first, then a little bit of carbs. You've gotta keep your hunger levels going," he told Total Film, adding "I'm training two and a half hours a day, pushing my body beyond its normal limits, putting on a lot of muscle mass and just making myself look like Superman."

Coldplay paid a tribute to Amy Winehouse during their live performance at Los Angeles Tennis Center which was taped also for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". The rock band, who are promoting their latest singles "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" and "Charlie Brown", played the late singer's "Rehab" in front of their "Fix You".

Frontman Chris Martin sat behind his piano and led the crowd to sing the opening lines of "Rehab". He paused before jumping to the band's mellow song which Martin wrote for wife Gwyneth Paltrow when her father passed away.