October 22, 2011

Luisana Lopilato, the 24-year-old wife of singer Michael Buble, has been announced as the new face of Ultimo. The Argentinian actress has even shot stunning pictures for the lingerie brand's new collection which enhances cleavage and creates "the perfect silhouette".

Ultimo founder and CEO Michelle Mone saw a picture of Lopilato in her wedding dress when she married Buble in April this year. Impressed by what she saw, Mone pursued the international actress with an offer. "It took me a long time to get her but I refused to give up until I got her. Luisana's jaw-dropping beauty and charisma are a perfect fit for Ultimo and we can't wait to unveil our new designs," Mone said.

"American Pie" actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is a dad for the first time. His wife Colette gave birth to their first child on Thursday, October 20, his rep confirmed. The couple name the tot Nolan River.

Nolan weighed in at 7 lbs., 4 oz., is 20 inches long and arrived after 15 hours of labor. "The first thing that Nolan did when he entered the world was grab one of the doctor's tools out of his hands," Nicholas told People. "We might just have a future doctor in our midst!"

Ashton Kutcher has taken to new social networking site Chime to sort of address the rumor that he has cheated on Demi Moore in their 6-year marriage. The 33-year-old actor posted a bizarre video in which he talked about "the status of truth" in the media.

"I just wanted to open up a little dialogue on the state of honesty. The state of truth. The status of truth as it pertains to literature and media," Kutcher said. "Because publishers had a limited amount of inventory, publishers held great scrutiny over what they would be willing to print - they were the gatekeepers of the truth. If it seemed like something wasn't the truth, they wouldn't print it because their reputation was on the line."

The world has finally got a chance to take a look at how Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins look like. The Hollywood power couple welcomed camera to their babies' Manhattan nursery when they sat down with Barbara Walters for a "20/20" special airing Friday, October 21 on ABC.

Aside from the grand reveal, the couple also talked about their twins' future. Nick hopes that his children would grow up to do something greater than entertainment. "I want them to be able to sing as beautifully as their mother. I want them to be able to play instruments and everything. But I want them like... 'Go get a Ph.D.' " Meanwhile, Mariah emphasized, "They really respond to music."

"American Idol" are boasting its judges' and host's star power in a sneak peek for the first promo of season 11. The 30-second clip features Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Ryan Seacrest casually hitting the streets. They easily get people's attention and soon find themselves being followed by these youngsters.

The full version of the promo video will be unleashed during World Series game on Sunday, October 23 on FOX. The new installment of the singing competition show itself will premiere on January 22, 2012 following the NFC Championship Game.

A week away of its U.S. premiere, "Puss in Boots" gets its new custom clip available online. The fresh funny video of the upcoming animated film features Lady GaGa's "Americano" as the background music. In it, Puss is seen embarking on an adventure with his love interest Kitty Softpaws.

"Puss in Boots" revolves around the hilarious and courageous as well as daring, bold and brave tale of Puss' early adventures long before he meets Shrek. In the movie, Puss is teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.

Nicole Scherzinger might have found solace in another man. Shortly after news of her split from boyfriend of four years, Lewis Hamilton, came out, Daily Mirror reported that the judge of "The X Factor (US)" is mending her broken heart with the support of the show's host Steve Jones.

"Nicole is crushed and has shed so many tears. Steve's been a shoulder to cry on and a real gent," a source told the British tabloid. "They have become close and have met up outside the studio. He listens to her and makes her laugh." Another insider added, "There is unmistakable chemistry there."

Lady GaGa reveals her latest weird look for the official cover art of her upcoming "Born This Way" collection. The Mother Monster is seen wearing a big black plate-like hat and rocking a pair of heels. She is striking a pose and being covered with some sticky substance from head to toe.

At the same time, an artwork for GaGa's "Born This Way" remix album has landed online. Having the similar freakish vibes, the image features the outlandish singer sitting on the floor. She's pictured wearing a one-shoulder ensemble which seems to be her famous meat dress which has already melted.

NBC has released the first twenty minutes of "Grimm" online. It follows detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) who has strange visions of some people turning into monsters. He finally finds the answer when his only living relative reveals that he is a descendant of an elite group of hunters known as "Grimms" who must stop the proliferation of supernatural creatures in the world.

At the end of the long preview to the new crime drama series, people can get an extended sneak peek to "Chuck" season 5. In the scene, Chuck, Sarah and Casey find themselves in danger of being killed and rely on Casey. After struggling to reach the spot, Morgan must use his Intersect to fight the bad guys.

Beyonce Knowles teams up with J. Cole, the protege of her husband Jay-Z, for the remix of her newest single "Party". The "Mr. Nice Watch" rapper replaces OutKast's Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) who raps in the original version, while Beyonce's verses remain the same.

"We out in Abu Dhabi, we like to party/ We don't cause trouble, we just ride Bugatti/ Bad chicks, shawty, sorta resemble Sade," Cole rhymes in the Kanye West-produced song. "Imported her in from Raleigh/ And pulled up into the Valet/ The boy dropped the keys tryna sneak-a-peek at that body."

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lopez continue to be plagued with rumors over their alleged blossoming romance. After the two were reported to be casually dating, Us Weekly came out with a claim that the "Limitless" actor has actively pursued the "Papi" singer to a point that he secretly flew to Boca Raton, Florida to join her.

According to the publication, Bradley was spotted checking into the Boca Beach Club resort where Jennifer was staying with her 3-year-old twins while shooting for "Parker". One source said that the 36-year-old actor came to the posh retreat a day after the 42-year-old singer arrived.

Kim Kardashian has landed a bigger role in a new big screen film. Lionsgate Films confirmed that the TV reality star has locked a part in Tyler Perry's upcoming movie "The Marriage Counselor", which will mark Perry's 13th collaboration with the studio.

Adapted from Perry's tenth stage plays, "Marriage Counselor" follows Judith, an Ivy League-educated marriage counselor who is bored with her own marriage life. She then breaks her professional code and cheats on her accountant husband with a smooth talking client before realizing that she has made a big mistake.

Justin Bieber has given a clue on how his Christmas collaboration with Usher will sound like. In his latest webisode for his holiday album "Under the Mistletoe", he takes his Beliebers inside the studio when he and his mentor lay their vocals for the track.

Bieber makes a duet with Usher in a cover of yuletide classic "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)". Soon after his lead single "Mistletoe" occupied No. 1 on iTunes chart, he confirmed to release the revamped tune on October 24 on Ryan Seacrest's radio show.

Charlie Sheen has shared his thought on the performance of his former sitcom "Two and a Half Men", which continuously dips in ratings. Met in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 20, the 46-year-old said he is "extremely disappointed with how they're handling what I left behind."

"People aren't stupid, you know? Not all of them," the former lead actor of the CBS show offered an explanation about the declining audience number without detailing further. However, he does not blame his replacement Ashton Kutcher for this as saying, "He's doing the best he can. I don't think the role is cursed."

Baby news has come from the country music world. "I'm Alright" hitmaker Jo Dee Messina has made use of her Twitter account this past Wednesday, October 19, to break the news that she and her husband, Chris Deffenbaugh, are expecting their second child together.

"Our family is very excited," so the 41-year-old began her tweet. The singer, whose hit singles include a song titled "My Give a D**n's Busted" and a duet with Tim McGraw called "Bring on the Rain", continued on to share, "In a few months, Chris, Noah and I will be welcoming BABY #2!!!"

"Fast and Furious 6" and "7" could be filmed back-to-back. According to Los Angeles Times' 24 Frames, Universal Pictures has been considering the next "Fast and Furious" films to be shot without a pause, with a single plot interlinking the two movies.

Screenwriter Chris Morgan is currently working to finalize the idea of the storyline. Multiple sources additionally said that Justin Lin, who directed the last three "Fast" movies, is also set to return as the helmer.

Demi Lovato has been chosen to perform "Star-Spangled Banner" at the upcoming game in World Series. The former "Sonny with a Chance" star tweeted on October 21, "Only my lovatics could land me a spot singing the national anthem at the WORLD SERIES!!!! I couldn't do it without you guys!!!!"

Indeed, there was a public plea made by one of her Lovatics on Twitter two days before. "Tweet @Rangers and @MLB #Demi4WorldSeries #DemiNationalAnthemWorldSeries DEMI LOVATO NEEDS TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE WORLD SERIES!" so the message read.

Taylor Armstrong is trying to put an end to rumors of her dating fellow Bravo star Matt Nordgren. When asked by Access Hollywood if the recent buzz about her having already started dating, the star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is quick to clarify, "That is not true. He is not [my boyfriend]."

During the chat taking place on the set of Ciroc and Bravo's New Year's Eve commercial, the reality TV star did admit that the "Most Eligible Dallas" star is "very sweet, and just as handsome as can be. He's such a great guy." She, however, insisted, "We're friends, we have mutual friends in Dallas."

Prepare to meet the evil Sam and Dean in the next "Supernatural". Two Leviathans clone the brothers and mercilessly kill people with the disguises, framing the ghost hunter duo for a number of crimes which put them back on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list.

Now that they are subject of a nationwide manhunt, Sam and Dean need to drop off the grid so Bobby sends them to Frank Deveraux, a quirky surveillance expert, for help. Meanwhile, Bobby continues to search for a way to kill the Levianthans, or at least slow them down, so the real Winchesters can stop their evil doppelgangers.

With the New Year fast approaching, Z100 was quick to announce line-up for its annual Jingle Ball concert. It was Demi Lovato, the first artist confirmed as performer for the forthcoming event, who was appointed to reveal the musical guests. She unveiled them at official kick-off party recently.

Lady GaGa has been chosen as a headliner at the star-studded gig. The "Born This Way" hitmaker will make merry the forthcoming concert along with Kelly Clarkson, David Guetta, LMFAO, Pitbull, Foster the People, Gym Class Heroes and Hot Chelle Rae.

Kate Winslet has a funny story to tell over her scary experience escaping the inferno that destroyed Richard Branson's private Caribbean home last August. The Oscar winner made an appearance on BBC America's "The Graham Norton Show", and shared her amazement at her first instinct at the moment, which was putting on a bra.

"It was genuinely very scary, it really was," admitted the 36-year-old when recounting the moment. "I mean, we did wake up at 4:30 in the morning to hear the sounds of some of Richard's nephews voices yelling that there was a fire. And I jumped up and ran immediately towards the fire, because clearly I thought I could put it out."

"Jersey Shore" did not post a record breaking rating with its season 4 finale. Drawing 6.6 million viewers, the season ender which aired last Thursday, October 20 even dropped 13% from season 3 finale which lured 7.6 million viewers.

This marks the first time the MTV reality show suffered a decline in rating for the season closer. Back in season 1, the last episode posted in 4.8 million. The number was up to 6.1 million for the second season closer.

Nomination list for this year's Soul Train Awards has just been unveiled. It's revealed that Chris Brown gets the most nods by scoring a total of five nominations, while Beyonce Knowles and Kanye West follow him closely by scooping four each.

The "Next 2 You" singer is up for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, competing against Trey Songz, Cee-Lo Green, R. Kelly, Eric Benet and Miguel. He once again fights Trey in Album of the Year in addition to facing off Adele, Jill Scott, Beyonce and Kanye.

Ben Affleck is close to land another high profile movie project. Deadline reported that the actor-turned-director has been chosen by Warner Bros. Pictures to direct the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's post-apocalyptic mammoth novel, "The Stand".

A few months ago, it was reported that "Harry Potter" director David Yates and scribe Steve Kloves will reunite to adapt King's 1000-page book in possibly over three films. After the news of Affleck's involvement emerged, however, it is unclear why Yates exited the project and whether Kloves is still in.

Catherine Tate is recruited again by "The Office". After appearing in last season's finale as one of the candidates to replace Steve Carell's Michael Scott as the manager of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch, the British comedian will return to the show starting in February.

The Donna Noble of "Doctor Who" will reprise her role as Nellie Bertram, who this time is hired by friend and Chairman Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) as a "misguided special projects manager working directly for the corporate office who very much enjoys the favoritism received from Bennett." Her arc will last until the remainder of the currently airing eighth season.

Justin Bieber had once again gone big for his date with girlfriend Selena Gomez. Weeks after he surprised the "Monte Carlo" actress to a private screening of "Titanic" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the "Baby" hitmaker rented out a movie theater to watch "Real Steel" with her.

The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the teen couple enjoyed the screening of the Hugh Jackman-starring robot-boxing movie at the SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas in Winnipeg early Thursday, October 20, evening. Accordingly, while they watched the movie, the twosome had pizza delivered to their theater.

Milla Jovovich is unhappy that there's no bigger buzz for her latest movie, "The Three Musketeers". The actress is pointing her finger at Summit Entertainment for not promoting the movie as a fun family movie, saying the production company seemed to be weighing more on their "Twilight" franchise which is coming out with its latest installment this November.

On Saturday, October 21, Jovovich wrote on Twitter, "Also, '3 musketeers' opens in the US 2night! Do you think ppl know abt the movie? Ask your friends! Do they know it's a fun family film?" She continued, "Are 'summit' promoting it as a family adventure movie? Or are they resting on their laurels from 'twilight' n making no effort? Let me know!"

The conflict between GQ Australia and director Dustin Lance Black has ended with an apology from the magazine. "We've seen some of the comments floating around regarding our recent interview with Taylor Lautner and apologize if anyone was offended by anything in the article," GQ wrote on their Facebook page.

Lautner was questioned by one of the mag's writers whether Black and Gus Van Sant, who are both openly gay, hit on him during a recent dinner. Lautner replied, "No, definitely not. I think they know I'm straight. But they're great guys. They're a lot of fun."

Lindsay Lohan's life story will be chronicled in a book by the person who knows her most, Dina Lohan. The actress' mom is planning to expose her daughter's dark years including the time she was fueled by drugs and alcohol.

In the memoir's prologue draft, Dina wrote, "I blamed her friends, her career and her handlers for an (sic) newfound lifestyle of partying excessively. Drinking, drugging and behaving irresponsibly became Lindsay's way of daily living-and it tore me up inside."