November 26, 2011

Scarlett Johansson was busy at work in Scotland when she turned 27 last Tuesday, November 22, but that didn't seem to make it less special. According to The Scottish Sun, the Natasha Romanoff of "The Avengers" had a nice birthday surprise from the crew members of her latest film project, "Under the Skin".

The former wife of Ryan Reynolds was allegedly left stunned when the crew gathered in a lane between houses in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire to sing her "Happy Birthday". She was also presented with a cake in the shape of a white van. In response to the surprise bash, the blond beauty reportedly said, "I can't think of a better place to have my birthday. It's been the best."

20th Century Fox has revealed a fresh clip for "We Bought a Zoo". The snippet sees how Matt Damon and his kids first meet Scarlett Johansson and her zookeeper team in the movie. Despite his attempt to be friendly, Damon seems to leave an awkward first impression after declaring that their introduction marks his "modern day adventures" in the zoo.

In the film, Damon plays Benjamin Mee as he decides to move his family into an abandoned zoo, Rosemoor Wildlife Park, after his wife dies from brain cancer. There, he lives his days dealing with escaped tigers, raising endangered animals, working with an eclectic skeleton crew and readying the zoo for a reopening.

Lori was about to abort her pregnancy in the latest episode of "The Walking Dead" by taking morning-after pills before throwing them up. In a new interview with TV Guide, Sarah Wayne Callies explains another reason, aside from her fear of bringing a child into such a harsh world, why her character contemplated about getting rid of the innocent baby.

"Quite frankly, one of the reasons that she considered terminating the pregnancy is because it has the ability to tear these men [Rick and Shane] apart, and that has huge implications not just to her personal life, but to everyone's safety," Callies says. "There's a part of her that's afraid they might kill each other. This is the kind of thing men kill each other over."

Bruce Willis is playing the role of doting father this Thanksgiving weekend. The General Joseph Colton of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" was photographed accompanying two of his daughters, Rumer Willis and Scout Willis, on a shopping trip in Paris, France on Black Friday, November 25.

For the day out in the French capital, the 56-year-old actor sported a brown leather jacket, black scarf and rumpled jeans. Hiding his eyes behind pair of sunglasses, he was spotted chatting on the phone as he made his way out of French boutique store L'Eclaireur. His daughter Scout, meanwhile, rocked blond hair, bright lipstick and a tan coat.

Rihanna, Ke$ha, Lady GaGa, who have scored some dance hits, reportedly won't be seen in Dance category at the 54th annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the three female singers, the Academy allegedly has also blocked Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez from the category.

Riri was nominated for 2008 Best Dance Recording through her single "Don't Stop the Music" and got the same nod the next year through "Disturbia" before finally winning the prize in the category this year. She brought home the Golden Gramophone through her single "Only Girl (In the World)".

While the sequel to "Captain America: The First Avenger" has been planned, it is still uncertain whether or not all the lead actors will return to the upcoming movie. Recently, Hayley Atwell has opened up that there's a possibility she will reprise her role as Peggy Carter in the sequel.

"I haven't heard anything. There have been talks... there's a possibility," so the English actress told the Press Association. "I know they're either writing it now or they have written it by now, so I've moved on in another direction."

Two sneak peeks for OWN special "Being Chaz" have made their way out via People.com, highlighting both the good time and the bad time in the life of Chaz Bono and Jennifer Elia. The transgender son of Cher is featured proposing to his now fiancee Jennifer in one of the videos.

"It's gorgeous. Thank you so much," says Jennifer when Chaz presents her with an engagement ring, which he refers to as a "birthday present", in Seattle. "It's stunning. It's huge," she adds before the two share a hug and a kiss.

Selena Gomez has one baby news to share, but it is not involving her boyfriend Justin Bieber. On Friday, November 25, the Alex Russo of "Wizards of Waverly Place" broke the news that she's going to be a big sister by revealing on Twitter that her mother Mandy Teefey is pregnant.

Posting a black-and-white photo of her mother and her stepfather Brian Teefey, the 19-year-old songstress tweeted, "Momma and Brian are finally letting me share the news... My mommys carrying my baby brother or sister :)" Apparently delighted with the prospect of welcoming another member to her family, she added, "I'm the happiest girl in the world!"

Gearing up to welcome the midseason, NBC has released the first two promos for its new series "The Firm". The videos do not explain the plotline, but manage to give a taste of how intense the story will be.

In one promo, a group of lawyers are discussing how much Mitch McDeere knows the truth about a case they handle. They apparently did something bad and face the risk of being jailed. In another sneak peek, Mitch looks panicked and is worrying about his safety. "It's happening again," he tells his wife Abby over the phone.

Lady GaGa is not done giving holiday treats to her fans. Just one day after wishing her Little Monsters a very happy Thanksgiving on a TV special which aired November 24, the Mother Monster returns to Twitter to post a new sneak peek to her much-awaited music video for her latest single "Marry the Night".

Unlike the previous teaser which gave a look at GaGa offering a monologue while lying unconsciously on a hospital gurney, this new one doesn't go anywhere near the medical facility. Instead, it sees the "Born This Way" hitmaker hitting the gym and doing a rehearsal for a fierce routine with a bunch of dancers.

After unveiling a first look at the fearsome White Ape in "John Carter", Walt Disney Pictures has revealed how Woola will look like in the novel-adapted movie. One of several freshly released stills from the film sees Woola in a close-up shot. It is seen staring at Taylor Kitsch's titular character.

Woola is a Martian dog, which is also known as Calot, and is the pet of Carter and his family. In the book, the creature is described as a big, ugly beast with ten short legs and a frog-like head. It once served as the guard-dog of Tharks at Korad. Woola first met Carter when the the green woman Sola told it to guard the virginian so that he couldn't escape.

At the age of 46, Piers Morgan has become a father for a fourth time. The former "America's Got Talent" judge confirmed through Twitter on Friday, November 25 that his wife Celia Walden has indeed given birth to a baby girl. "It's true. I've become a dad for the 4th time, to a baby girl called Elise," so he tweeted.

In the same tweet, the host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" gushed about his newborn as writing, "She's absurdly beautiful, and utterly adorable." He followed up the tweet with another one that read, "PS She arrived just after Arsenal beat Borussia Dortmund, and her first words were: 'I love @Persie_Official !' #JuniorGoonerPower."

Florence and the Machine have played their own spin on "Take Care", one of Drake's new songs from his newly-released album of the same name. Florence Welch and her entourage delivered the Rihanna-assisted track when performing at BBC Radio 1 as part of Live Lounge Special recently.

"I've always wanted to do something with Drake," she told the audience. "We've always tried to, but we keep both being really busy and nothing's happened. We've always been in different places and the time that we did end up in the studio together we ended up getting quite drunk together and there wasn't a song that came out of it."

E! did not scrap a Kardashian Christmas Special as it was recently reported. In fact, the said program never existed. A spokesperson for the network has said the news is "completely false," adding that "this special was never on the schedule."

Previously, New York Post reported that E! ditched its plans to produce a holiday special featuring the Kardashian klan because of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' divorce. Moreover, other family members reportedly had "too many commitments" to film the show together.

Milla Jovovich has unveiled more spoilerish details of "Resident Evil: Retribution". After sharing tons of on-set footage from the video game-adapted film, the Ukrainian actress hinted at the film's big fight scene, which is said to be involving a lot of explosions and zombies.

Taking to her Twitter on Friday, November 25, she wrote, "...2day we're still in the middle of the Rolls Royce chase sequence, so lots of explosions, glass shattering n running from zombies." She added, "It's a pretty closed set, so I don't know if I'll be able 2 send any vids, but I'll let u know when sumthing interesting happens!"

JLS have a blast throwing a party in a music video for their newest single "Do You Feel What I Feel". The story starts when Aston Merrygold's parents are away and he's asked to babysit his cousins. Taking the advantage of the situation, he invites his three friends in the boyband to come over for a party.

"Do You Feel What I Feel" samples Bing Crosby's 1960s holiday song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" The revamped tune is recorded by Aston and his friends for their upcoming third studio album "Jukebox" which has been released in Europe earlier this month.

Stacy Keibler is celebrating her Thanksgiving with a little fun in the sun. The former WWE wrestler went on a vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with boyfriend George Clooney for the holiday, and on Thursday, November 24, she was snapped racing around the blue water on a jet ski.

The 32-year-old beauty donned a pink bikini, life jacket and RayBan sunglasses for the activity. Her actor boyfriend, however, had to miss out on the water sport since he recently underwent elbow surgery. Instead, she was joined by celebrity friends Cindy Crawford and Molly Sims, who brought along with their husbands, Rande Gerber and Scott Stuber.

On the night when TV networks aired specials to celebrate Thanksgiving, "The Big Bang Theory" was still the most-watched program. Repeat of the CBS sitcom ruled on Thursday evening, November 24 with 11.2 million viewers and 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 demographic.

Despite the lack of special programs, the Eye won the night with an average of 8.4 million viewers and 2.1 rating. The network's schedule was filled with reruns of its other hit shows such as "Rules of Engagement" (7.9 million, 2.4), "Person of Interest" (8 million, 1.7), and "The Mentalist" (7.8 million, 1.5).

"Skyfall" has found its MI6 gadget maestro. Report said English actor Ben Whishaw is tapped to play Q in the upcoming James Bond film. 31-year-old Whishaw will be the first Q depicter who is younger than Bond, played by 43-year-old Daniel Craig, in the 007 franchise history.

An insider told The Sun of the casting news, "Female fans will have more than Daniel to gush over now Ben's been cast as Q. He'll be a big draw. It's a bold decision as it means Q will be younger than Bond for the first time." The source added, "His role will be very different from previous Qs. He'll be far more serious, as is the trend with the news films."

Beyonce Knowles has debuted a sultry music video for her single "Dance for You" one day after Thanksgiving. The R&B diva shows up at the door striking a seductive pose in a trench coat with her garter belts peeking out of it. She glides inside, sheds the frock and treats the one and only gentleman in the room to a private show.

The music video will be included as a bonus in a two-disc bundle of Beyonce's "Live at Roseland: The Elements of 4" DVD. The deluxe edition is expected to come out in the United States on November 29, a week after its standard package was released.

Congratulations are in order for British singer Lily Allen. The 26-year-old, who is known for her song "Smile", has reportedly given birth to a baby girl, her first child with husband Sam Cooper, on Friday, November 25, five months after announcing her pregnancy.

Spilling the beans on the baby's birth was Lily's ex-boyfriend, DJ Seb Chew. Through his Twitter account, he shared, "sending out love to lily, sam and mini cooper...... YES." Lily herself has yet to confirm the news, but the singer, who tied the knot with Sam in June, did tweet a simple message on her account, "Totes Amaze."

Although his words were misconstrued, has no intention to sue "Kourtney and Kim Take New York". The basketball player, whose short-live marriage to Kim Kardashian is making the headlines, reportedly will not sue Kardashian over the reality show's upcoming episodes.

Humphries was portrayed as a man who degrades his wife on the E! Entertainment reality show. In a sneak peek, he can be heard saying "You are my wife now. It is going to take a lot to get rid of me. God, you ate a lot of wedding cake." And then in another clip, Humphries and Kardashian discussed whether they should move to Minnesota. He said, "Baby, by the time you have kids, no one will probably care about you."

Both Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are back on their previous Twitter pace after going silent for almost 10 straight days. The couple had disappeared from the microblogging site since breaking the news of their divorce. They returned in time for Thanksgiving.

"I'm thankful for family, friends, you, & time to reach my potential. What are you thankful for? #thanksgiving," Kutcher wrote. His last tweet before this was the one where he said, "I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and Light, AK."

Nina Dobrev was unable to have the whole Thanksgiving experience this year. The leading lady of "The Vampire Diaries" revealed through her Twitter account that she has to skip out on eating turkey this holiday season because she recently had her wisdom teeth removed.

"Happy Turkey Everyone! I am so thankful to have the most devoted and passionate fans in the world," she wrote in a series of tweets. "You make me smile. Even when even it hurts me to smile... so temped to tweet a picture, but you all already know what chipmunks look like, so...No turkey for me tonight."

Michael Lohan makes a trip back to the headlines after he was rushed to hospital on Thursday, November 24 night. The father of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been scheduled to undergo heart surgery on Friday due to blood clot.

Michael, as told by TMZ's sources, was complaining of chest pains and a feeling of unwell. His blood pressure was taken and doctor sent him directly to hospital to get further treatment when it hit 200/110. He was treated for a stent in his heart and blood clots.

Jennifer Lopez took her two children to Kauai, Hawaii to spend the Thanksgiving together with her boyfriend, Casper Smart. The new lovebirds' romance is heating up fast as they reportedly spend the afternoon together on the beach with the twins.

"Casper was great with the kids. He was twirling them around and doing flips with Emme and she seemed very comfortable with him," a source told Us Weekly. "Jennifer got a chance to sit back and relax while Casper took over and played."