November 17, 2011

Beyonce Knowles' notoriously private life was revealed to the world slightly in a video which chronicles her journey from a kid to an expectant mother. Her wedding dress in particular became a treat because her nuptials to Jay-Z was kept a super secret.

In the video for "I Was Here" from her upcoming "Live at Roseland: Elements of 4" DVD, Beyonce included some sweet moments with Jay-Z and slipped in a footage of her trying on her wedding dress. It's a broken white curve-hugging strapless dress which apparently has long tail.

Mariah Yeater could have said that she has hard evidence to prove that Justin Bieber is the father of her child, but he may also have something against her claim. A series of phone texts were leaked online, showing a number of messages that Yeater sent to a friend including the one in which she revealed the real baby daddy.

Yeater texted her friend, "ERASE ALL MESSAGES from my mom where she says Tristyn is [ex-boyfriend] Robbies Son." She then added that she would pay the friend if her plan falls through, writing "Ill kick u when we get paid." All the messages were signed off Mariah Laci with Laci being Yeater's middle name.

Thanksgiving is coming! Beside taking part in traditional activities such as enjoying roasted turkey and going out to see the Macy's Day Parade, people could celebrate the holiday by watching movies in theaters. Leading to the special day, there are a number of big screen releases vying for moviegoers' attention; including highly anticipated The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I" and family films like "Hugo", "Happy Feet Two" and "The Muppets".

Offering an overview of the flicks that will open in the U.S. theaters from November 18 to the fourth week in the same month, AceShowbiz provides 2011 Thanksgiving Movie Guide. The list divides the movies in such a way to make it easier to pick a film to watch based on taste, companion or mood that day. It also includes several worth-watching films that will only hit selected areas during the holiday.

It's been a few years since Sarah Jessica Parker last slipped into Carrie Bradshaw's extravagant dresses, but "The Talk" has just brought back a memory of "Sex and the City" through its new promo. The CBS talk show parodies the hit HBO series in a video made to promote its upcoming episodes which will be shot in New York.

In it, Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood walk and dress gracefully like the four characters in the Michael Patrick King-created drama comedy series. Sara even dons Carrie's signature tulle in the scene which imitates the opening credits of "SATC". Ruining the four ladies' make-ups and outfits, another "The Talk" host Sharon Osbourne comes along in a taxi which splashes water as it gets through the street.

"Woody Woodpecker" might be brought to the big screen for the first time in years. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Illumination Entertainment is developing a feature film project of the Universal Pictures classic cartoon.

"Blades of Glory" screenwriters, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, are in negotiations to pen the screenplay for the project. It is said that Illumination and the writers intent to create a modernized story of the troublemaker bird.

Lady GaGa has just made a shocking confession about another of her antics. When stopping by Alan Carr's "Chatty Man" show on Wednesday, November 16, the "Born This Way" hitmaker revealed that she often turns the trash can in her dressing room into a makeshift toilet.

"I do quite often pee in the dressing room, in the trash can," the eccentric singer who came to the show to promote new single "Marry the Night" was quoted by British tabloid's Daily Mirror as saying. "It would have been an interesting photo today because I had a big pink bow on, and I was over the trash can..."

A big screen adaptation of the iconic 1970's TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man" is reportedly being in the works. The Weinstein Co. is closing a deal with Universal Pictures to develop the project with "Valkyrie" helmer Bryan Singer being lined up to direct. According to Latino Review, Singer is eyeing Leonardo DiCaprio to tackle the lead role.

DiCaprio is expected to play bionic man Steve Austin, a character that was made famous by Lee Majors in the original television series. However, it is said that he would not seal any deal before he read the screenplay, which will be written by Christopher McQuarrie.

"The Munsters" is one step closer to get revived on the small screen. A few months after it was reported that NBC gave another shot at a remake of the classic comedy series, the network has now given a greenlight to the project by picking up the pilot.

"Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller will write and executive produce the reboot project. Commenting on the pilot order, he says, "I am over the moon Eddie Munster will soon be howling at."

One of the songs, which is taken from Michael Jackson's upcoming posthumous album "Immortal", has hit the web. The track is a mash-up of Jackson 5's 1974 "Dancing Machine" and their 1978 "Blame It on the Boogie". It's performed by the cast of "The Immortal World Tour", a new Cirque du Soleil musical celebrating MJ's life and legacy.

In addition to the newly-revealed mash-up song, there were some other re-recorded tracks which have been made available for stream since a few days ago. They included "You Are Not Alone/I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "I'll Be There", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ".

Becki Newton will be another woman in Barney's life. It has been reported that the 33-year-old beauty is cast on "How I Met Your Mother" as Quinn, who is a potential love interest for Neil Patrick Harris' character.

According to TVLine, Quinn arrives after Barney gets heartbroken following his breakup with Nora and subsequent rejection from Robin. Newton will first appear in a January episode and recur throughout the currently airing season 7 of the CBS sitcom.

Amara Miller doesn't think George Clooney suits for the real life role of a father. Met at the Tuesday, November 15 premiere of "The Descendants", the actress playing the Hollywood hunk's daughter in the movie told Us Weekly, "Let me just say, he wouldn't be good as a father."

Asked why she believes "he wouldn't be the best as a father", the young actress pointed out that he enjoys being a grown-up too much to have time for children. "George likes being an adult," she said. "George has fun being an adult, and I don't think he would like having kids. I know that he's not planning on having kids anytime soon."

A brand new trailer for hilarious stop-motion animated film "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" has been released. Making its way out via Yahoo! Movies, the fresh promo video is filled with various humorous scenes, including the ones which feature an ancient pirate doing a moonwalk dance. It also sees the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain, who leads a group of quirky ship crew in an adventure in and out of the sea.

In the movie, the Captain is described as a boundlessly enthusiastic terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, the Captain has one dream to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to win the much coveted Pirate of the Year Award.

While waiting for Kelly Clarkson's "Unplugged" sessions to air on VH1 this coming Friday, November 18, stories behind the taping along with some uncensored quotes from the singer have been bought forward. They revealed how she reacted when falling into unfortunate situations like flubbing her lyrics and having wardrobe malfunction.

Rocking a sleeveless red dress and wearing her hair down, 29-year-old Kelly said during one of her acoustic sets, "I should have just stopped -- just like most of my relationships!" According to Billboard, the outburst happened after the former "American Idol" winner messed up lyrics of a song but decided to keep going.

The burning question about who is behind the rubber suit will be answered when "American Horror Story" returns next week. In a sneak peek to the upcoming episode, the rubber man is featured taking off his mask while standing in front of a mirror, but the scene is cut before unveiling his face.

To make it more tantalizing is a preview of the scene wherein Chad is seen donning a similar rubber suit. When previously asked about who the rubber man is, creator Ryan Murphy refused to reveal the identity, but teased, "I think it's so obvious."

Niki Taylor has welcomed another baby boy to her family of four. The former contestant on "The Celebrity Apprentice" gave birth to a fourth child, whom she and former NASCAR driver husband Burney Lamar named Rex Harrison, at 11:03 A.M. on Wednesday, November 16.

The new bundle of joy weighed in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., and measured 19 inches long, according to PEOPLE. He joined sixteen-year-old brothers Jake and Hunter, who are Niki's twin sons from her previous marriage to Matt Martinez, and two-and-a-half-year-old sister Ciel.

Justin Bieber is not totally in the clear from his baby drama just yet. While Mariah Yeater's paternity lawsuit against the Canadian pop sensation has indeed been withdrawn, one of her new lawyers, Jeffrey M. Leving, claimed they are still pursuing to get him to take a DNA test in private.

"We're negotiating with Bieber's counsel, to reach a confidentiality agreement and to get private testing and results," Chicago-based attorney Leving told PEOPLE. Commenting on Yeater's claims that Bieber is the father of her baby boy, he said, "Of course I believe my client's allegations. I can't comment on whether she has physical evidence or not."

Following its star-studded Los Angeles premiere last Monday, November 14, "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I" held another gala premiere in London on Wednesday, November 16. Stealing the spotlight at the event, which took place at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, were the fabled couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

Greeted by hundreds of screaming fans as they arrived at the premiere, the twosome posed close to one another for the photographers on the red carpet. Pattinson looked charming in his suit, while Stewart looked stunning in a long black sheer sequinned gown by Roberto Cavalli.

Footage from Beyonce Knowles' special "Intimate Nights" concerts at Roseland Ballroom in New York City has been released in a form of two videos. One features the mom-to-be performing an upbeat song "End of Time", and the other sees her belting out a ballad track "I Was Here". Both songs come from her latest studio album "4".

In the former video, Queen Bey sent the crowd into frenzy when she pumped up the crowd with an arousing performance. The R&B diva treated them to an uplifting set which involved some hair whipping and extravagant lighting. In the latter clip, she brought tears with footage of her growing up and her sharing joy with some of unfortunate kids around her.

David Letterman has become the latest special guest who appears on "Live with Regis and Kelly" before Regis Philbin ends his gig on the show this week. Stopping by the daytime talk show on Wednesday, November 16, the "Late Show with David Letterman" host did have a unique way to express his honor to his fellow presenter.

David began praising Regis by comparing him to the late Johnny Carson. "When Johnny stepped down ... it was, who's gonna be the guy? Well lord knows it wasn't me ... and it's certainly not [Jay] Leno, we've established that ... so Regis, we realized, oh my god, sitting right under our nose, here's the guy," he said.

Getting entangled in an affair rumor with Scott Disick, Kristin Cavallari puts the blame on Kim Kardashian. The former star of "The Hills" has fought back recent allegations that she hooked up with Kourtney Kardashian's longtime boyfriend several years ago by suggesting it was only an attempt to draw attention away from the reality star.

"First of all, it's 100% not true," stressed the 24-year-old when speaking to Billy Bush of Access Hollywood. "I just think, what convenient timing for them with ["Kourtney and Kim Take New York"] premiering next week [November 27] and with everything that's going on for Kim, I feel like they're trying to take the heat off her."

Walt Disney Pictures has released the first full trailer for its latest Pixar-collaborated animated movie, "Brave". The video gives a look at plenty of new adventurous and funny scenes that are not included in the previous teaser. In it, fuzzy-haired princess Merida is seen causing chaos in her kingdom because of her wish to seek for her own freedom.

Set in a mysterious Highlands of Scotland, the movie follows the courageous Merida who confronts her parents' old tradition. The heroine herself is a skilled archer and the impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor.

Adele is on the road to recovery after undergoing a throat surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital recently. A week after the procedure was called a success, she wrote a blog post on her official website to give update on her condition and thank her devotees for their continuing support.

"Thank you for all your positive thoughts and get well wishes. I'm doing really well, on the mend, super happy, relaxed and very positive with it all," the British pop sensation began her message before adding, "I'm just chilling out now until I get the all clear from my doctors."

Kim Zolciak is getting her own starring vehicle on Bravo. The star of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" will get the spotlight in a new series titled "Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding" which documents her preparation for her extravagant wedding, the network has announced.

Each thirty-minute episode of the docu-series is promised to give "an up close and personal look at the next chapter" in Kim's life. "My life has turned into a true Cinderella story and to watch the pieces unfold is going to be great!" so the 33-year-old TV personality teased. "I can't wait to share with all of you!"

Thomas Brodnicki, who allegedly made death threats against Selena Gomez, is going free. Although LAPD detectives believe the 46-year-old man posed "serious threat" of killing the teen singer, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Edmund Clarke Jr. dismissed his felony stalking charge on Wednesday, November 16.

The dismissal came after prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence to the judge. Los Angeles County District Attorney spokesperson Sandi Gibbons confirmed it, telling E! News, "After a preliminary hearing the judge over our strong objection ruled that the defendant lacked the intent to cause fear to the victim and dismissed the case. We are evaluating our next step."

Drake is estimated to take over the crown of Billboard Hot 200 from current champion Mac Miller. The Canadian rapper is predicted to bow at the top spot of the U.S. Album chart by selling as many as 725,000 copies of his sophomore set "Take Care".

If the final figure meets the expectation, it will likely make Drizzy an artist with the third-largest sales week of the year. He will be placed behind Lady GaGa ("Born This Way" - 1.1 million copies) and Lil Wayne ("Tha Carter IV" - 964,000 units).

The first preview video for "The Bachelor" season 16 has been released, promising surprises from the very first night. When welcoming the ladies, Ben Flajnik is left speechless by an eldery woman who approaches him with crutches and says that she is madly in love with him. Another woman, meanwhile, amuses him as she arrives on a horse.

The promo also reminds viewers of the moment Ben got rejected by Ashley Hebert in "The Bachelorette" season 7 finale, before offering glimpses of him having fun with some ladies at the upcoming "Bachelor". He is featured kissing a blonde girl in a canoe in one scene, and making out with a brunette in a hot tub in another.

Mila Kunis apparently has one unusual concoction when it comes to curing sore throat. In GQ's Men of the Year issue, writer Michael Idov shared the story when he had to interview the "Black Swan" beauty, who is dubbed Knockout of the Year by the magazine, while having cold.

In the feature article about Kunis, Idov recalled that the 28-year-old beauty offered him her own remedy for cold when they chatted in her apartment. "Kunis starts making us hot tea when she gets a better idea," he recalled. " 'Let's get some Cabernet going,' she says. 'It'll make you feel better and it will make you drunk.' " She then handed off the $50 Grgich Hills Cabernet Franc bottle to him.

Three more musical guests have been announced for the upcoming "Grammy Nominations Concert Live". They are four-time Grammy winner Rihanna, seven-time Grammy winner Usher, and country music sensation The Band Perry.

The three acts are set to take the stage at the one-hour special on November 30 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Joining them in the performer line-up are previously-announced Jason Aldean, Lady GaGa, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco and Sugarland.

"The Hunger Games" will not arrive in U.S. theaters until March 23, 2012, but Lionsgate Films is already prepping for the sequel. Deadline has broken the news that the studio is eyeing Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, who wrote "Slumdog Millionaire", to pen the script for "Catching Fire".

Beaufoy reportedly becomes the top pick of director Gary Ross and producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik. Though no formal talks have been made with the screenwriter, it is reported that Lionsgate is "pushing hard for Beaufoy".

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is apparently not afraid of controversies. Despite receiving complaints about Ricky Gervais' rude jokes at this year's Golden Globe Awards, the association is bringing back the British comedian to host the upcoming 69th annual ceremony.

The decision to hire Gervais was made after HFPA met with a top official at NBC, which will air the prize-giving event. Doug Vaughan, senior vice president of special events and late night programming at the network, said in a statement, "Ricky is delighted to be coming back. He said the Golden Globes show is the most fun he has ever had."

Just a day after releasing "Person of Interest", Rebecca Black releases a music video for the single. It revolves around her when having a night out with her friends at an amusement park and catching the eyes of a cute boy with Justin Bieber-esque hair.

"The basis of it is that it's a love song but it's not a love song. It's about almost teenage crushes - when you're not in love yet but you really like a guy - which I'm really excited about because I don't think there are too many out like that," she said. "It's very much a dance type song. It will make you get up and dance and sing along in your car."

A marriage of one former "American Idol" champion is crumbling down. Season two winner Ruben Studdard, who edged out runner-up Clay Aiken to claim the title in 2003, has filed for divorce from wife of three years, Surata Zuri McCants.

The "I Need an Angel" singer, who gained the nickname "Velvet Teddy Bear" on the singing competition, filed the papers in Alabama, and cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the couple's separation. A representative for the 33-year-old has released a brief statement of the split, simply telling TMZ, "Ruben and Zuri have gone their separate ways."

There are three more years in "South Park" life because Comedy Central has renewed it for broadcast up to 2016. Trey Parker and Matt Stone will continue their role as writers, directors and editors of every episode.

"The collective genius of Matt and Trey knows no bounds," said Michele Ganeless, president of Comedy Central. "Week after week and season after season they continue to surprise and delight South Park fans, and that includes all of us here at Comedy Central. We're thrilled that the adventures of Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman will continue through 2016."

Connie Britton finally gets her bundle of joy after a long process of adoption. The "American Horror Story" star is new mom of a nine-month-old baby boy from Ethiopia whose given name is Eyob.

The 44-year-old actress returned from Africa about a week ago with her new son Yoby, which is a nickname she has given him. It took her three years to fill in the adoption papers before she finally was able to bring him to Los Angeles.

Justin Bieber can breathe a sigh of relief as Mariah Yeater, the woman who pursues him to take paternity test, reportedly has dropped the lawsuit. Per TMZ, Yeater had parted company with her legal team, Lance Rogers and Matt Pare, and that the charges had been withdrawn.

Yeater claimed in her lawsuit that the 17-year-old singer hooked up with her in the backstage of his Los Angeles concert last year. "He immediately took a liking to me. We just got to talking. Eventually he asked me, he said, "Would you mind if we could go somewhere and be alone?' " she said, adding that her four-month-old baby boy is Bieber's.

Selena Gomez parties from the sunrise until almost the dawn in her music video for "Hit the Lights". The singer and her band The Scene began their fun-filled day in sun-drenched fields before moving to the streets at night.

"Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight/Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight," Gomez sang as her friends let it loose.

This year's list of People's Sexiest Man Alive puts Bradley Cooper on top of the ladder. In winning the title, the "The Hangover" star has beaten Ryan Gosling, Liam Hemsworth, Tim McGraw, Idris Elba and other sexy men in Hollywood.

"I think it's really cool that a guy who doesn't look like a model can have this [title]," said the actor. "I think I'm a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying." He added, "[The] first thing I thought [when I was named Sexiest Man Alive] was, 'My mother is going to be so happy'."