November 16, 2011

A new on-set photo and video of "Resident Evil: Retribution" have unveiled Ada Wong in her trademark daring red costume for the first time. In the photo, the Ada Wong depicter, Li Bingbing, is seen rocking a full attire of the fan-favorite character, including her iconic split-to-the-thigh dress and leg gun holster.

Meanwhile, in the video, which is shared by Milla Jovovich on her Twitter on Tuesday, November 15, Bingbing is seen standing in the middle of a street in Toronto wearing her costume. She is seen together with Jovovich, who donned her new attire of Alice.

After months of anticipation, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has finally given birth to her first child in the Indian city of Mumbai. Breaking the news was her husband Abhishek Bachchan. At around 10 A.M. local time on Wednesday, November 16, the actor/producer tweeted, "IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :-)))))"

Shortly afterward, Abhishek's famous father Amitabh Bachchan took to his own Twitter account to share his joy of becoming a grandfather. "I AM DADA to the cutest baby girl !!" so his tweet read. He followed it up with another tweet, "A dada ji [a grandfather]... Ecstatic !!!!" before thanking those who sent out congratulatory messages.

Lifetime is developing another court case into a TV movie. This time, the cable network is going to present the story of Casey Anthony's murder trial based on the book by retired prosecutor Jeff Ashton, "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony".

Fox Television Studios has optioned the rights to the book, although Lifetime has not given a greenlight to the project. The TV movie would follow the three years Ashton and his team spent trying to convict Anthony of the murder of her daughter, Caylee.

Melanie C has just released a new music video around the same time fellow artist Wale drops his clip. The former Spice Girls member debuts her video to support her latest single "Let There Be Love", while the rapper unveils his clip to promote his song "Lotus Flower Bomb".

Mel C's video contains a simple storyline which sees her walking around the beach on a warm summer day. Meanwhile, Wale daydreams about making a move on a woman he has the hots for and taking her home before ravishing her in a racy makeout session in the bathroom.

Two weeks after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce, Kris Humphries was back in New York City. On Monday, November 14 night, the former New Jersey Nets power forward was seen dining with his manager at Serafina on East 61st Street, and onlookers told New York Post's Page Six he looked "heartbroken".

Offering similar report was Us Weekly. The magazine cited an observer as saying that the 26-year-old NBA player "looked so depressed" during the meal. The witness added that he sat at the same table he used to sit with his estranged wife and "looked like he was going to cry in his pizza."

MTV has debuted a trailer for "Teen Mom 2" season 2 which highlights more drama circling the lives of its main cast, Jenelle, Leah, Kailyn and Chelsea. Jenelle keeps dating bad boy Kieffer and the couple's fight turns physical in one point. She gets another trouble when her mom sees her going out with Kieffer and evicts her from their house.

Leah is seemingly going to break into tears frequently this season as her daughter Ali has to undergo numerous medical tests to find out if she's suffering from a brain abnormality. At the same time, her six-month marriage goes through rough patch with her filing for divorce from Corey, and infidelity may be blamed for this.

"Man of Steel" is still two years away from its U.S. release, but Warner Bros. Pictures might have already planned a sequel. Words are, the studio has had a wish list for the film's screenwriters, which includes "Harry Potter" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" scribe Steve Kloves as the top pick.

According to a report on Think McFly Think, Warners is also eyeing Travis Beacham, who penned the script for "Clash of the Titans" and "Pacific Rim", and Lawrence Kasdan, who serves as the scribe for upcoming "Paradise Lost". However, no official talks have been made with those writers.

When Chris Brown is going to release his next studio installment, "Fortune", has just been revealed. According to a tweet from Jive Records France, the "Next 2 You" singer is going to release the follow up to his 2011's "F.A.M.E." in March 2012.

Before dropping the new album next spring, Breezy is expected to release a new single first. Last October, he tweeted, "The new singles from FORTUNE are being mixed! STRIP is one of the singles off of FORTUNE so request at RADIO!" The song he was campaigning features Kevin McCall.

Back in October, Warner Bros. Pictures stated that Christopher Nolan would not film "The Dark Knight Rises" at Occupy Wall Street protests as it had been reported before. While the reason of Nolan's decision is still unclear, one of the film's star, Matthew Modine, has spilled the beans on why the director decided not to involve the mass movement in his movie.

Speaking to indieWIRE, Modine explained, "The wisdom of Christopher Nolan and his incredible team was that, while it seemed like a good idea to give [the protesters] an opportunity to work, to give them money, it would send a terrible message." He added, "At the end of the day, we're making a movie. What's happening down there is more important than that."

Leighton Meester has been spotted slipping into a wedding gown to film "Gossip Girl" scene, but it's not like a wedding which some fans may have imagined for her character, Blair. Instead of looking happy, Queen B seems to be worried while she appears to be fleeing from a building where her nuptials takes place.

In other pictures obtained by INF Daily, Blair is seen running into the NYC street and hopping her wedding car without her groom, Louis. She dons a white strapless dress, which is not like the one belonging to her future mother-in-law, Princess Sophie Grimaldi, which she wore in the fifth season premiere.

Katy Perry gets to be a sexy cowgirl for her 27th birthday party. The "Firework" singer rocked a midriff-baring cowgirl outfit complete with bright pink hat and chaps as she celebrated her recent turning of age by throwing Wild West Birthday Ho Down Throwdown in Los Angeles last Friday, November 11.

Joining her at the birthday bash were her husband Russell Brand, who dressed up as an Indian; her actor brother David Hudson; and her sister Angela. The guest list, meanwhile, was made up of Adam Lambert and boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, Anna Faris and husband Chris Pratt, and Robyn among many others.

Although previously saying that she "scaled back" her look for her soon-to-be-released effort "Talk That Talk", Rihanna still is smoking hot in some promo pictures of the album. The "We Found Love" hitmaker presents a slew of pictures which have tomboy-yet-saucy vibes.

One picture sees Riri wearing dress pants, a tuxedo, fedora and tie. Titling the hat to cover her eyes, she sits on a stool with her legs wide opened while provocatively reaching inside her trousers. Adding the sultriness is the unbuttoned tux which gives an eyeful of her chest.

Despite being cheated on with 19 other women, Kat Von D still has something to be thankful about. The former fiancee of Jesse James shared on her Twitter account Tuesday, November 8 that she got involved in a car accident in Los Angeles, but was lucky to escape unscathed.

"Whoa. Just survived a three car collision down the street from the shop," the 29-year-old tattoo artist wrote about the experience. She added in the same tweet, "Thankfully everyone was ok!" She didn't let the incident ruin her day though. Hours later, she tweeted, "Such a great day today.. :) sending live to you all.."

Chelsea Handler has prolonged her partnership with E!. The comedienne has signed a new two-year deal to stay with the network, where she will continue serving as the executive producer and host of "Chelsea Lately" through 2014.

As part of the deal, Handler will also develop and produce shows for E! and NBCUniversal via her production company, Borderline Amazing Productions. The 36-year-old has been starring and executive producing "After Lately" which airs on E!, and will have her new comedy series "Are You There, Chelsea?" premiering on NBC in 2012 midseason.

The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I" becomes the latest movie that is being parodied by "The Muppets". In several brand new posters of the upcoming comedy film, Miss Piggy and friends are seen imitating the pose of the main characters in the famous vampire film series. They also change the title into "The Muppet Saga".

Rocking her trademark red gown and pearl necklace, Miss Piggy is featured as Bella Swine, a parodied version of Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan. Meanwhile, Kermit the Frog is Vamphibian, a twisted version of Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen. In another one-sheet, Rowlf the Dog appears as WereRowlf, which is a parody for Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black.

The Situation is taking his feud with Abercrombie & Fitch to a new level. On Tuesday, November 15, the "Jersey Shore" star, whose real name is Mike Sorrentino, filed a lawsuit against the clothing company in federal court in southern Florida, claiming that it is profited off of its "false affiliation" with him.

The reality star's complaint uncovered that the lawsuit stemmed from Abercrombie & Fitch's claim in August that it has offered him substantial payment in return of him not to wear their apparel. The company stated at the time, "We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image."

Mariah Carey and John Legend's Christmas duet has finally been unleashed in full for fans' listening pleasure. The song is a remix of "When Christmas Comes" which is taken from Mariah's 2010 holiday album "Merry Christmas II You". It's opened with her singing solo, "The whole world, feels a little bit more love/ When Christmas comes."

She and John then coo together, "And me and you gonna have ourselves, a holiday/ And we don't need nobody else, to celebrate/ And we're gon' kiss our worries." He later takes the lead when delivering, "So many souls hurt/ So many don't have enough/ When Christmas comes/ But baby if you spread love/ Someday it might be enough/ To heal each other, one by one."

"Dancing with the Stars" has unveiled its final three. The show sent home Hope Solo and her pro dancer partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy on the Tuesday, November 15 result show, giving the spots in the finals to Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian and J.R. Martinez.

"This competition is one of the toughest competitions I've ever been a part of. I'm grateful. This was an amazing opportunity," Hope said after her elimination was announced. She then shared her plan, "Instead of winning the mirror-ball trophy I'm going to go and try and win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics."

Kristen Stewart could land another leading lady role in a feature film. Words are, the actress who is famously known for playing Bella Swan in the "Twilight Saga" film series has been offered to take on the female lead in Japanese anime-adapted movie, "Akira".

According to Twitch, Stewart is expected to tackle the part of Kei, a young woman who is also the love interest of main protagonist Kaneda. Previously, it was reported that "Tron Legacy" actor Garrett Hedlund has been formally offered the part of Kaneda.

Beiste will likely get a broken heart to mend in the upcoming episode of "Glee". The football coach gets up the nerve to challenge Sue for something which may involve Cooter, but the cheerleader coach is the one who will score a date with the talent scout.

Meanwhile, things will get complicated between Puck and Quinn. After declaring his love for Shelby, Puck is seen getting close with the former cheerleader captain, but he may ruin everything as he is going to tell her a secret.

Heather Locklear won't be walking down the aisle in the near future after all. Less than three months after the Caitlin Moore of "Spin City" announced her engagement to Jack Wagner, it was uncovered that she and her former "Melrose Place" co-star have called off their plans to wed.

A representative for Heather confirmed the news to the press by simply stating, "Jack and Heather are no longer engaged." It is still unclear why the pair decided to end their engagement, but the 50-year-old actress was snapped without her engagement ring on Monday, November 14 when attending the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I".

Drake has secured such A-listers as Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj in "Take Care", but he said the guest list could have been a little longer. In a recent interview with Billboard, he revealed there was one collaboration he really wanted to have but couldn't make it happen.

Drizzy said, "I mean I really wanted to work with Justin Timberlake on this project. And we came so close man, so close." Explaining why the duet with the former NSYNC member was canceled, the Canadian rapper reasoned, "He's just super busy, and not in the music mindset right now as far as creating."

"Prime Suspect" is close to receive its death sentence. After missing from NBC's 2012 midseason line-up, the show is now reported to end its production for good after wrapping up the 13th episode which will start filming this week.

A representative for the network said the NBC bosses are still "considering their options" on the Maria Bello-starring police procedural series. However, the cast were allegedly told that the rookie drama show is canceled just when the network unveiled its midseason schedule.

Justin Bieber and one of his "Under the Mistletoe" collaborators, The Band Perry, have been tapped to perform for President Barack Obama and family this coming holiday. They are scheduled to serve as musical guests on TNT's annual "Christmas in Washington" special.

Bieber revealed the gig when visiting Kiss FM in England to promote his newly-released album recently. "President Obama ... his kids really like me, which is cool," he said. "I'm actually doing 'Christmas in Washington,' and I'm performing for him and the whole Senate and all that."

Patti LaBelle finds herself in hot water for allegedly losing her temper. In a lawsuit filed by Kevin and Roseanna Monk on Monday, November 14, the "On My Own" hitmaker was accused of throwing water from a bottle and screaming obscenities at the couple's 18-month-old daughter, Genevieve.

According to the Monks' lawyer Sam Davis, Patti chastised Roseanna in November 2010 for letting her toddler wander around the lobby of an Upper West-side apartment building as she grappled with some luggage and a car seat. "What are you doing letting your kid run around like that?" the singer reportedly asked the pregnant kindergarten teacher.

Tarsem Singh's upcoming Snow White movie, "Mirror Mirror", has got its first trailer available for viewing pleasure. Unlike its rival movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" which gives a dark twist on the fairytale, Singh's take on the fair skinned princess story is rather colorful and comical.

Donning various pretty gowns, Lily Collins portrays a feminine and playful version of Snow White in the trailer. Meanwhile, Julia Roberts plays the mean Evil Queen in a humorous way. At one point, the Queen is seen mistakenly poisoning the prince of charming with a "Puppy Love" potion that makes him act like a real puppy.

Rebecca Black has released her third single called "Person of Interest". The 14-year-old YouTube sensation sings about having a crush on a boy she meets on the dance floor. "When I talk, you listen, I like that/ When you listen, you smile and I like that/ Why you lookin', lookin', at me just like that?/ I like that, I like that," she sticks to repetitive lines, much like her fame-claim single "Friday".

When the chorus picks up, Rebecca switches to some "Law & Order"-themed lyrics. "There's a crime scene on the dance floor/ Ring the alarm/ Police tape on the front door/ And you are, a person of interest," the teen sings over the poppy tune. Despite its attempt to charge into becoming an anthem on the dance floor, she keeps the song light by delivering the lyrics with such delicacy.

Kardashian haters have launched an online petition to remove the clan from television. As of press time, more than 11,000 people have signed the petition at GoPetition.com to ask E! to take the family's reality series off the air. " 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' is just not viewing that we the public, would like to see from your network. Enough is enough," so reads the petition addressed to E!.

"In a grass roots effort, we have collected [thousands of] signatures for a petition asking E! Entertainment to remove the Kardashian suite of shows from their programming," says petition organizer Cyndy Snider. She reasons, "We feel that these shows are mostly staged and place an emphasis on vanity, greed, promiscuity, vulgarity and over-the-top conspicuous consumption."

Michael Jackson's death bed is no longer up for grab. Less than a week after it was reported that the bed was among the list of the items to go on sale on December 17, Julien's Auctions revealed that it has been removed from the upcoming auction at the request of the Jackson family.

On Tuesday, November 15, company president Darren Julien confirmed that an elaborate antique Louis XV-style headboard from the bed on which MJ died in 2009 is no longer available for sale. He additionally clarified that the mattresses were never included in the auction because they were taken away as evidence after the King of Pop died.