August 15, 2011

Hollywood stars and musicians alike stepped out on Sunday evening, August 14, to help celebrate young people who try to make the world a better place. Among those rocking the blue carpet rolled outside the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California for 2011 Do Something Awards were Adam Lambert and Demi Lovato.

Bringing his unique style to the event, 29-year-old Adam showed off a spiky look with his blue-green troll hair. Accompanied by boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, the "American Idol" alum arrived in an all black ensemble which he completed with a pair of gray globes and a silver necklace.

Despite her previous statement to put an end on lap dance act for Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale" tour, Nicki Minaj still performed the racy act when supporting the pop singer in Toronto over the weekend. The lucky one who got the special treat from the femcee was none other than her own labelmate Drake.

Wearing a blue wig and tight-fitting ensemble, Minaj brought Drizzy to the stage when performing her current chart-busting single "Super Bass". She sat him on a chair before grinding on him. The crowd went wild when the two hugged and moved their face close to each other as if sharing a kiss.

Hayley Atwell, Alexa Davalos and Rosamund Pike are up against each other for a coveted role in "One Shot". On Saturday, August 13, the three actresses have reportedly read for the female lead part in the movie.

Whoever chosen will star opposite Tom Cruise and tackle the role of a tough lawyer who is also the daughter of the discrict attorney. Brit Marling was said to be the early favorite, but her schedule did not work. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures and Skydance are looking "a pedigreed yet non-A-list actress" for the part.

J. Cole supports the release of his first single "Work Out" by dropping an accompanying music video. The protege of Jay-Z is seen hitting the basketball court along with some pals while keeping his eyes on a girl who's passing by. He quickly makes his move when he spots her in a party.

Originally filmed in Los Angeles, the music video came out without Cole's consent in a form of unauthorised edit last month. Unhappy with the leak, the rapper delayed the premiere and shot some new scenes at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, New York.

Soundtrack album of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I" has got an official release date. The compilation CD is set to hit the stores in the United States on November 8, ten days before the movie arrives in theaters across the country.

The songs included in the album remain under wraps, but it was reported that "Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)" performed by Noisettes might make the cut. The rumor emerged after Bella's pre-wedding clip was shown at San Diego Comic-Con with the track featured as a backsound.

Matthew Bellamy has offered fans a look at his first son with fiancee Kate Hudson, Bingham "Bing" Hawn Bellamy. The Muse frontman posted, on his Twitter page Sunday, August 14, the first photo of the newborn baby. Along with it, he wrote a simple caption that read, "Family life!"

The snapshot captures Bing sleeping soundly while being cradled in Kate's arms, and the "Something Borrowed" actress herself is seen smiling. It came out on the same day Hilary Duff announced her pregnancy and Jessica Alba broke the news that she has given birth to second daughter.

Jeff Mauro is officially the new "Food Network Star" after winning season 7 of the cooking contest. He beat out the other top 2 finalist Susie Jimenez with his "easy way in front of the camera and an idea no one else had put him over the top" in the season finale which was aired on Sunday, August 14.

Mauro's show "Sandwich King", whose pilot was shot as the last challenge of the reality series, will start airing on Sunday, August 21 at 11:30 A.M. on Food Network. He was very nervous during the filming, but managed to deliver great jokes on the final result.

Formed in 2009, Foster the People are poised to be the next big thing in music. After breaking into Billboard Hot 200 by debuting at No. 8 with their first album "Torches", the West Coast band are now climbing Hot 100 with their single "Pumped Up Kicks".

An uplifting tune, the single is currently sitting at No. 13 on the U.S. single chart after previously occupying No. 18. Written and produced by Mark Foster, it reached higher spots on Alternative and Rock Songs chart by peaking at No. 1 and 3 respectively.

Joe Jonas celebrated his 22nd birthday a bit early this year. This past Saturday (August 13), just two days before he turns a year older, the middle member of the Jonas Brothers got into the party mood and hit several hot spots in Las Vegas. He kicked off the day poolside and ended it at a nightclub.

The "See No More" singer first spent his afternoon hanging out with friends in a VIP cabana at Liquid Pool Lounge, drawing a crowd of female fans. A source informed PEOPLE, "Female fans surrounded the area, trying to get a glimpse of [Joe] in his bathing suit." He then went to the Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge at the Bellagio Hotel for a meal.

"The Hard Times of Rj Berger" cast were mourning the end of the show. Soon after MTV decided to cancel the show, they took to Twitter to express their feelings regarding the shocking move. "RIP RJ Berger," lead actor Paul Iacono wrote. "You were a great guy in more ways than one. On to bigger and better..."

Larry Poindexter, who played Rj's father, wrote a similar message, "R.I.P. #RJBerger It was great being your dad." The Lily depicter, Kara Taitz, added, "RIP RJ Berger. Lily will always love you!"

Since Batman's new flying vehicle was spotted being brought to Pittsburgh last week, "The Dark Knight Rises" has filmed a lot of scenes featuring the new Batmobile. In new pictures taken from the recent shooting, the vehicle is seen crashing on street while being used in a chase scene.

The vehicle driven by a go-kart sped down the streets when the accident happened. It hit a stop light, causing the wing to came off before crumbling to the ground in a semi-wrecked form. Rumor has it, no actors were injured in the accident. The crew was also able to fix the damage after an hour later.

Tara Reid apparently doesn't need a lot of time to bid goodbye to single life. The "American Pie" actress tied the knot with her boyfriend, Danish businessman Michael Lilleund, in Greece last Saturday, August 13 just hours after breaking the news that she has gotten engaged to him.

The 35-year-old first hinted about her marrying her boyfriend in a tweet following her "I just got engaged!" posting. She wrote, "Greece married," before tweeting, "Thank you for all of your support! I love you guys." She later added, "Just got married in greece I love being a wife!" Her rep has confirmed to PEOPLE that her tweets are real.

The August 14 episode of "True Blood" ended with a cliffhanger when Sookie got shot during the showdown between the vampire pack and the coven. The upcoming episode will see Bill trying to save her former girl by offering his blood while Alcide yells to Bill when he notices that this method might not work.

According to the plot of the next outing, Sookie will somehow survive after the near-death trauma and she envisions a world where there's room for both Bill and Eric. But her vampire guys are not safe yet since Marnie plots another move against the bloodsuckers during a "Festival of Tolerance" event at Shreveport.

Kanye West and Jay-Z got a visit from Beyonce Knowles and Swizz Beatz at their pop-up store in downtown Manhattan on Friday night, August 12. Beyonce is featured in the rappers' new song called "Lift Off", while Swizz serves as one of the producer in their album "Watch the Throne".

Kanye and Jay-Z have opened the store on the day the album's physical copies were officially sold. They wrapped the building, located at SoHo neighborhood at 201 Mulberry Street, in royal gold. They put ornately-carved graphics of the album artwork on its wall, window and doors. Inside, a customized Maybach from "Otis" video is put on display.

Some sneak peeks from the production of "The Avengers" have come out in a form of new pictures. Taken from the set in Cleveland, one of the photo sees a yellow cab being stuck under the ruins of a building.

Other images obtained by Cleveland's local paper, The Plain Dealer, tease a bigger desctruction along the East Ninth Street, which is transformed into New York City's famed 42nd Street. Meanwhile, a Twitter user under the name of MaggieDiane spotted some police cars brought to the set.

Former Disney Channel star Orlando Brown just had a run in with the law. The Eddie Thomas of "That's So Raven" was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving last Friday night, August 12, and words are, he was at the time with his pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat. His manager, however, denied some claims surrounding his arrest.

"There was no $15,000 bail, he was released on his own recognizance," manager Reno Rankin said as quoted by Daily Mail. "He just has to go to court and attend his hearing. He had been drinking in his house, he had two glasses of wine. He had not been driving and there was no pregnant lady in the car."

Following the stage collapse which happened just before Sugarland's performance on Saturday night, August 13, other scheduled concerts at Indiana State Fair were left undetermined. Those who were supposed to sing at the festival were Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, Train and Lady Antebellum.

Janet was originally set to make live performances on Wednesday, August 17. The Adam Levine band and the Pat Monahan group were initially scheduled to take the stage on the following day, and the Hillary Scott trio will take over the stage on Friday.

"Breaking Bad" will bid farewell after another season. It has just been reported that AMC has ordered 16 episodes for the fifth season, which will also be the final season of the Emmy-winning series.

AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement on Sunday, August 14, "While it is sad to even contemplate the end of the series, we are so happy to have had the chance to go on this ride, and truly look forward to presenting the rest of this amazing story."

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" still dominated the North American box office in its second week. The prequel of the 1968 sci-fi film, however, dropped around 50% from last week with $27.8 million from domestic ticket sales.

Nonetheless, the Rupert Wyatt-directed movie becomes the third film this summer to take the highest spot in the chart for more than one week after "Thor" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".

It's another girl for Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren. On the same day Hilary Duff announces her first pregnancy, the Sue Storm of the "Fantastic Four" film series revealed through her Facebook page that she and her husband have welcomed their second child together.

"Hi everyone. Hope you're enjoying the weekend," the 30-year-old beauty wrote on the post dated Sunday, August 14. "Cash and I are so excited to announce the birth of our daughter, Haven Garner Warren. She was born on Saturday, weighed 7lbs, and was 19 inches long. Healthy and happy!"

Lady GaGa has just given a first look at her upcoming "You and I" music video in a form of a picture. Posted on her Twitter, the photo captures someone supposedly the Mother Monster from above. Wearing a white outfit, she's seen sitting on a piano bench.

Along with the image, GaGa wrote, "Love is a Result. We bare an Unbearable Human Inability: to just 'be'." Two days later, she followed it up with another short tweet, "Less than a week." Rumor has it, the video will premiere on MTV this coming Thursday, August 18.

A "Fear Factor" contestant has been involved in a stunt accident. She was reportedly performing a stunt with a safety harness on top of a truck which then hit another car. Sources said the woman was shook up a little from the collision, but she was not thrown from the vehicle.

The female contestant was taken to hospital by an on-set EMT. She suffered no major injuries and was released from the hospital a few hours later. It is still unclear if the woman will return to continue her gig on the show.

Hilary Duff is going to be a mother. The former star of Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire" took to her official blog on Sunday, August 14, which marks the first anniversary of her wedding to NHL star Mike Comrie, to share the happy news that she and her husband are expecting their first child together.

In the announcement, the 23-year-old songstress announced, "We also want to share the exciting news that......BABY MAKES THREE!!!" She continued on, "We are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of our lives. Thanks to everyone for the continued love and support throughout the years!"

Just days after her "The View" co-host tied the knot, Sherri Shepherd followed suit. Joy Behar made her relationship to Steve Janowitz official on Thursday, August 11 as Shepherd prepped her wedding to television writer Lamar Sally in Chicago for the Saturday.

Shepherd tweeted a picture of her inside a plane with wedding gown in her hands on Wednesday. She received the help of makeup artist Karen Dupiche for the party as well as her other "View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck as one of the bridesmaids. Her 6-year-old son from her marriage to comedian Jeff Tarpley walked her down the aisle.

Tragedy struck just before Sugarland hit the stage. A massive gust of wind between 60 and 70 mph struck a festive concert at the Indiana State Fair, knocking off the stage and killing at least five people and injuring dozens.

Victims as identified by the Marion County coroner's office are Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah; Glenn Goodrich, 49, of Indianapolis; Alina Bigjohny, 23, of Fort Wayne; Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago; and Nathan Byrd, 51, of Indianapolis. Around 40 people received treatment in hospitals in the area and many of them are in critical condition.