November 19, 2011

Jeremy London is being sought by police for another domestic abuse allegation. The former "Party of Five" star was recently accused of attacking the mother of his child during an argument about custody of their son, and Palm Springs Police have confirmed they are seeking to question and possibly arrest him.

Palm Springs Police officer Rhonda Long told local TV station KPSP that a 911 call came in around 10:24 A.M. on Friday, November 18 from a woman, whose name is kept confidential. Accordingly, the woman reported that London assaulted her outside a residence in the Mountain Gate gated complex (400 Gateway Drive) in Palm Springs.

A fresh on-set picture of "The Great Gatsby" has revealed the first look at Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. While shooting a scene at Cetennial Park in Sydney, Australia on Friday, November 18, Mulligan was snapped donning a pretty twenties costume.

The 26-year-old English actress looked gorgeous in a lavender-laced dress with cornflower-tinged frills. She finished off her vintage look with matching fingerless gloves, a coordinated hat and a pair of Mary Jane shoes.

ABC has made a few changes in its plans ahead of the announcement of its 2012 midseason schedule. The network has cut 7 episodes from the third season of "Cougar Town", which was initially planned to consist of 22 episodes. The show's return is possibly delayed since it is missing from the midseason premiere line-up which was unveiled on Friday, November 18.

In contrary to "Cougar Town", "Body of Proof" gets an additional three-episode order which will bring the sophomore show to its full-season order of 20 episodes. Newbie "Pan Am", which has not been picked up for a full season, is also given one extra episode order to wrap its first season run with 14 outings, but Sony Pictures TV which produces the series has not agreed to the offer.

It was the night to honor the men in Hollywood, but the ladies turned out to be the ones stealing the attention. On Thursday, November 17 night, Jessica Biel and Zooey Deschanel were among those looking stunning when hitting the black carpet set outside the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles for GQ's 16th annual Men of the Year gala.

29-year-old Jessica showed off a sophisticated look in a black long-sleeved dress with a sparkly bodice by Antonio Berardi. Pulling her hair up, she completed her look for the evening with H. Stern jewelry. Inside the bash, she was reportedly inseparable from ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake. Sources claimed the two flaunted PDA by sharing kisses and hugs.

Christian Bale has spoken up about Bruce Wayne's character development in "The Dark Knight Rises", which is the final installment of the Batman movies from Christopher Nolan. Bale said that in the upcoming film, Wayne must face more pain than before.

Speaking of his character, Wayne, during the press junket of "The Flowers of War", Bale shared as quoted by Comic Book Movie, "How long will you let the pain and loss define your life? Walking around chasing bad guys is very heroic and attracts attention, but at the end it all accounts for, as a means to deal with the pain of a huge loss."

Mariah Carey headlined the world's Christmas extravagant which was streaming live on November 17. The R&B diva performed in five European cities, Poland, Montenegro, Croatia, Germany and Macedonia, at once by appearing via hologram.

The mother of two catered the crowd gathering in front of a Christmas gift-shaped stage by singing "Oh Santa", "Hero", "Silent Night", and "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Just before the gig was kicked off she tweeted, "MC's ready! Are you? MC's Christmas gift is about to unwrap!"

Oprah Winfrey is literally starting her new chapter on new year's day. The former daytime talk show queen is set to launch her primetime series "Oprah's Next Chapter" on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 9 P.M. ET/PT on her network OWN.

For the first episode, Winfrey will visit Steven Tyler at his new New Hampshire home. They will talk everything about his life, including his years of drug addiction, his complicated relationships with his wives, and his stint on "American Idol".

Before it was confirmed that his six-year marriage to Demi Moore was coming to an end, Ashton Kutcher talked about how to keep a relationship strong. Asked about the best relationship advice he has been given, the 33-year-old actor told Women's Health, "Don't wait for a problem to work on things."

"I think it's all about working on the relationship and making it better...when it's good," the "Two and a Half Men" star explained his view on the matter. He added, "The goal is not to get into a relationship; the goal is to be in a relationship."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will likely be a monster hunter in his upcoming movie. Deadline reported that the actor and professional wrestler has been tapped to star in a live action adventure movie called "The Monster Hunter's Survival Guide". However, it is still unclear which character will the "Fast Five" actor tackle.

Based on John Paul Russ' comic book miniseries, the movie is about "a comprehensive guide to hunt monsters, the undead and unnatural beasts, and survive the confrontations." Simon Kinberg, who also worked on "X-Men: First Class", will produce through his Genre Films banner, but no writer and director has been attached to the film just yet.

Florence and the Machine release a dark music video for their latest single "No Light, No Light". In this clip, Florence Welch is seen standing atop a skyscraper and enduring the pain inflicted by a creepy guy with voodoo doll before she falls off the building. In another scene, she's seen running down the street with a devil hot on her tail.

"The intro was written on my tour bus at four in the morning going to Amsterdam," Florence recalled the creative process of the song. "We had gone out for [member] Rob [Ackroyd]'s birthday to an all-night restaurant in Brussels called Midnights. We went to this funny restaurant and then got on the tour bus and everyone was a bit drunk and it was like, 'Yeah, let's write a song'."

A new clip for "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" has been revealed. The sneak-peek features an action-packed scene as Jeremy Renner's character is forced to blindly trust his partners to accomplish a very dangerous mission. He is seen looking terrified when Tom Cruise's Ethan urges him to do a death-defying jump onto revolving air vents.

In the high octane action movie, Ethan and his "Ghost Protocol" team must go off the grid to clear their organization's name after they were accused of being involved in a global terrorist bombing plot. This time, they have to do the important mission with no help and no contact.

Netflix is going to bring back "Arrested Development". After the long-talked plan to resurrect the show, the comedy series finally gets a new home at the internet-subscription service. Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announces the good news on Friday, November 18.

20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television will produce original first-run episodes of the comedy series. The new episodes will be available on members of the DVD rental service starting the first half of 2013.

Christopher Walken is lawyering up. The investigation into the 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood was officially reopened on Friday, November 18, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, the Wilbur Turnblad of "Hairspray" has hired a lawyer in connection to represent him in the case.

68-year-old Walken, who was one of the last people to see Wood alive, brought Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor turned litigation specialist at Los Angeles' Greenberg Traurig firm, on board to advise him in the inquiry. He is expected to cooperate fully with investigators.

Leading to the upcoming final concert of "California Dreams" tour, Katy Perry is rumored to take a timeout for a year. According to a source from New York Post, the popstar has informed her managers about taking the break, and she will start it soon after the gig is wrapped.

After spending almost the whole 2011 on the road, the "One That Got Away" singer reportedly wants to spend more time with her funnyman husband Russell Brand, whom she married a year ago. It's rumored that the 27-year-old singer wants to start a family with the "Get Him to the Greek" actor.

"Dexter" will still spill bloods for at least two more seasons. Following a salary dispute with lead actor Michael C. Hall which left the show's fate up in the air, Showtime has finally announced that the show is renewed for a seventh and eight season.

"The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape," says Showtime entertainment president David Nevins. "Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons... On behalf of the entire Dexter family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter's world."

Gearing up to release his new album "Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition" this holiday, Young Jeezy debuts a new song and a new music video. The song called "I Do" features Jay-z and OutKast's Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin), while the video supporting "F.A.M.E" sees T.I. making a cameo appearance.

"Thug Motivation 103" is a long-delayed album which is recorded to follow up Jeezy's 2008 effort "The Recession". The new CD is expected to make its way out for public purchase across the United States on December 20.

Justin Bieber might have already taken a paternity test to prove he's not the father of Mariah Yeater's baby. When met at Pencils of Promise charity event in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 17, manager Scooter Braun told Maria Menounos of Extra that the "Never Say Never" singer has a DNA test scheduled for the next day on Friday.

Braun revealed the date when asked if Bieber is going to continue pursuing legal action against Yeater. "He's ready to take a paternity test, at any moment. We have one scheduled for tomorrow," he said. "We've never even seen the lawsuit, but we're going to just get ahead of this thing and go right after it. I think it's important to hold people accountable for their actions."

Amy Winehouse's music video for her latest single "Our Day Will Come" has been debuted. It's filled with the late singer's archival footage, including some of her live performances and candid backstage moments, to celebrate the life and legacy of the Grammy-winning musician.

"Our Day Will Come" is taken from Winehouse's first posthumous album "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" which is coming out in the United States on December 6. It's a cover of Ruby & The Romantics' 1963 hit single of the same name which was written by Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson.

Two former "ER" stars are reportedly competing to star as Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. According to Now Magazine, George Clooney and his former co-star Noah Wyle are "battling it out" to tackle the role of the late Apple founder in the Sony Pictures project.

While there's no further evidence on the rumors, the untitled Steve Jobs biopic is expected to kick off the production in 2012. Sony has courted "The Social Network" scribe Aaron Sorkin for the screenplay. The story will be based on Walter Isaacson's bestselling biography.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" has cast a new female lead to fill in Marg Helgenberger's shoes. Elisabeth Shue, who is best known for her role on "Leaving Las Vegas", lands a regular role on the CBS long-running drama series.

"While it's difficult to say goodbye to a beloved character like Catherine Willows, it's exciting to start a journey with a new CSI, especially when that character is played by Elisabeth Shue," executive producer Carol Mendelsohn says in a statement. Shue's character will be first introduced in a February 15 episode.

Adam Lambert has revealed an official title for his upcoming second studio album on Twitter. The Indianapolis-born singer additionally gave a clue when it's going to be made available for purchase by writing, "My album is called 'TRESPASSING' -dropping Spring 2012," so he tweeted.

Lambert later confirmed one of the songs in the forthcoming CD by writing, "Yes! There is a song on #TRESPASSING by the same name... I wrote it with Pharrell [Williams]." Regarding the first single from the album, he promised, "Tomorrow I will tell you the name of my first single!"

Heavy D has been laid to rest. On Friday, November 18, around 1,500 friends and family of the late "Now That We Found Love" rapper gathered together at a private funeral service taking place at the Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York to bid farewell to the 44-year-old and celebrate his life.

Among the stars paying their final respects was longtime friend P. Diddy. During his speech, the music mogul said, "Heavy D was the first person to believe in me. He's the person who made me who I am today." He also shared to those in attendance, "I had an idea that I wanted to manage Heavy D. The only problem was I didn't know him."

Chris Brown is back on the headlines after reports emerge that he has a sex tape with ex-girlfriend Draya Michele. Before the report got out of hand, the singer's representative spared the time to say, "The report is absolutely not true."

MediaTakeOut.com was the first to report of the tape's existence, saying they were offered the video for the price tag of $50,000. The gossip website has viewed the tape but the asking price was out of their range, so they made a pass. They said the video is "extremely graphic", featuring the two of them taking "turns holding the camera while they performed sex acts on each other."

It did not take long for Zoe Saldana to get comfortably held by another man after her recent split from boyfriend of 11 years. The "Avatar" star announced last week that she was no longer engaged to entrepreneur Keith Britton. This week, she was spotted on a dinner date with an unknown guy.

Earlier on Wednesday, November 17, Saldana attended the opening of new Michael Kors boutique on Robertson Boulevard. She proceeded with a dinner at The Ivy in Beverly Hills with a male companion who held her hand as they left the eatery for the valet.

Unlikely duo, Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin appeared on the same advertorial page for Mac Viva Glam 2012. The first look of the stars in the lipstick campaign has been released, splashed with pop colors and perky poses.

Minaj flaunted her cleavage in a daring low-cut dress while Martin showed off his muscle strength by lifting a giant lipstick. They were photographed by the famous David La Chapelle back in July. "My #MACVivaGlam photo w/ @nickiminaj is on Facebook now. Products out in Feb support the #MACAIDSFund. Kisses and more Kisses. What do u think of this campaign? #UNHATE #Bentton," Martin tweeted.

On Friday, November 18, Regis Philbin went for his final "Live" show and Kelly Ripa shed a tear for him. The co-host prepared a speech on a piece of paper and read it to him, despite his advice not to write anything down, while fighting back tears.

"How many steps does it take to change the course of a person's day? I happen to know that it is 43 exactly. I have the privilege of walking 43 steps with you from my dressing room to the studio floor five days a week, for the past 11 years," Ripa said emotionally. She added, "You always wanted to make me feel like a million bucks."