December 13, 2011

Katie Couric is back on the single market as she has split with long-time lover Brooks Perlin who is seventeen years her junior. Their five-year relationship has ended, a representative of the CBS Evening News anchor confirmed but did not give away the reason of the split.

Perlin, who is 37 years old, is moving out of her Upper East Side townhouse in New York City. "They have decided to move on. Brooks is a great person and a real gentleman. He and Katie enjoyed their time together," a source told NY Post. She reportedly initiated the breakup because they had different priorities and perspectives.

Liz Lemon's secret is about to be uncovered on "30 Rock", so it is promised in a promo for the sixth season of comedy series. The video mostly highlights how Tracy Jordan, Jack Donaghy and more people around Liz are curious to find out what she's hiding. The sneak peek, however, still manages to give a glimpse at Kelsey Grammer's guest-starring appearance.

In the upcoming season of the show, Grammer will return to play himself. This time, he is involved in a much bigger scam as he revealed, "It's the first time in history I pull a guy's pants off."

"Austin Powers" is set to hit the Broadway stage. New York Post's Page Six reported that the film franchise's lead actor, Mike Myers, is in talks to adapt the action-comedy film into a musical play. He is expected to pen the script, which reportedly will serve as a prequel to the James Bond parody movie series.

"Mike is in talks to turn 'Austin Powers' into a musical stage show," said a source close to the 48-year-old actor. "Mike would be heavily involved in writing the show, but he will not star in it, even though he has quite a good singing voice."

"Smash" stars came out on Monday night, December 12 to attend a Special Broadway community advance screening of the show. Katharine McPhee, who lands one of the lead roles on the NBC series, was seen taking part at the promotional event held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Keeping herself warm under a blazer, the runner-up of "American Idol" season 5 posed next to her on-screen rival Megan Hilty as well as other co-stars including Jack Davenport, Raza Jaffrey and Jaime Cepero. Also among the guests were actor/theatre director Alan Rickman and "American Idiot" musical actresses, Alysha Umphress and Christina Sajous.

Representatives for Cameron Diaz and P. Diddy have stressed that the two are just friends, but romance rumors refuse to leave them alone. According to New York Post's Page Six, the alleged couple were spotted making out while partying together at a nightclub in New York City on Saturday, December 10.

Inside source spilled that Diaz began her night with a dinner with friends at Marble Lane at the Dream Downtown Hotel. She and her group then moved upstairs to PH-D. It wasn't until 1:15 A.M. that Diddy joined her at her table and ordered multiple bottles of Ciroc, Grey Goose and Patron.

Gym Class Heroes have unleashed a music video in support of their second single "A** Back Home". Filmed while the band were on the road, the clip sees Travis McCoy being committed to his obligations as a star while keeping in touch with his girlfriend played by Neon Hitch, who is featured on the hook.

" 'A** Back Home' is all about trying to keep a relationship going while we're all out on the road all the time," McCoy told Ryan Seacrest during a recent interview. "The song was actually inspired by Matt's [drummer] relationship with his girlfriend and realizing why he is so Zen on the road."

George Takei has taken an initiative to end the long-running dispute between "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" fans. The actor playing Hikaru Sulu on the original "Star Trek" TV series recently released a video urging both franchises' stars, William Shatner and Carrie Fisher, to call a truce, and declaring "Twilight Saga" as the real common enemy.

"What's needed today, now, more than ever, is 'Star Peace' for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It's called 'Twilight'. And it is really, really bad," said the 74-year-old. "Gone is any sense of heroism, camaraderie, or epic battle. In its place we have vampires that sparkle, moan and go to high school."

Expect an epic battle between two groups of humans in the two-hour season finale of "Terra Nova". It all stars after the mysterious Phoenix Group from 2149 travels back to the past and makes its move to pillage the land with the help of Lucas and Mira. Determining to save the place they call home, Jim and Taylor team up in a last stand against the evil guys.

The ultimate episode will open with an explosion as executive producer Rene Echevarria recently revealed, "Our evil guys, the Phoenix Group, will send somebody through the portal with a bomb, and it explodes." Jim is hit by the blast and wakes up three days later only to find out that Phoenix soldiers have taken command of the colony.

CMT Artists of the Year 2011 special will not air until Tuesday night, December 13, but AceShowbiz has got a special sneak peek at the gala dinner which took place in Nashville. It previews some live performances at the event including a special tribute dedicated to Taylor Swift by The All-American Rejects.

"I know that The All-American Rejects are doing one of my songs, doing sort of like a different version of it, so I'm really excited to see what they do. I'm a big fan of that band," Taylor gushed. Her song "Mean" will be mashed up by the band with their own track called "Gives You Hell".

A nude sketch of Lady GaGa is being auctioned off for charity. The charcoal portrait was made by jazz legend Tony Bennett during a photo shoot with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz for the January 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, and was signed by him under his given name "Benedetto".

The sketch, which is one of the many items on the auction block, went up for sale at eBay Celebrity starting on Monday, December 12 at 8 A.M. EST and continues through next Monday, December 19. All proceeds will be donated to Bennet's non-profit organization Exploring the Arts as well as GaGa's Born This Way Foundation.

Ke$ha's "Sleazy" remix which features Wiz Khalifa, Andre 3000 (a.k.a. Andre Benjamin), T.I. and Lil Wayne has landed online. Having "the beat so fat," the song opens with original lines by the Glitter chick. "I don't need you or your brand new Benz or your bougie friends/ I don't need love lookin' like diamonds, lookin' like diamonds," she declares.

Wiz is quick to follow up the "Sleazy" lines with extra verses of his own. "I got a wifey at home and what she wants she can have it/ And she in love with my stick, she say I work it like magic," he raps. "Some would look at my age and try to say I'm young and I'm handsome/ I say I'm filthy f**king rich, so I'm an old dirty bastard/ And my cribs a disaster and my kush is the master."

Meryl Streep is making history with her first cover for the January 2012 issue of Vogue magazine. The 62-year-old star, who has collected two Oscars, seven Golden Globes, two Emmys and many other accolades throughout her career, becomes the oldest actress to ever grace the fashion bible's cover solo.

In an interview with the publication, the actress playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" admitted to have poked fun at being a cover girl at her age. "I was joking with the ladies earlier," she said. "And I told them I was probably the oldest person ever to be on the cover of Vogue."

Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon became the center of attention at the New York premiere of their upcoming film "We Bought a Zoo". The two lead actors in the drama were seen posing together upon their arrival on the red carpet of the event taking place at the Ziegfeld Theater on Monday night, December 12.

Donning a sleeveless cutaway Dolce and Gabbana black dress, Johansson stole the limelight with her simple-but-elegant look. She rocked a vintage hairdo and finished off her look with peep-toe shoes. Damon, meanwhile, looked dapper in a two-piece gray suit. The actor brought along his wife Luciana, who looked pretty in a black tube dress.

"The Killing" will get an extra back-up to find the man behind Rosie Larsen's death. Mark Moses, who is well known for portraying Paul Young on "Desperate Housewives", has landed a major-arc role in the sophomore season of the AMC series.

Moses is cast as Lt. Carlson, a new detective at the Seattle police department who joins the investigation into Rosie's death. The character has been previously described as "a clean-cut, well-dressed lawman in his 50s who tends to keep tabs on which way the political winds are blowing."

Christopher Nolan has explained why he and comic book writer David S. Goyer chose Bane as Batman's nemesis in "The Dark Knight Rises". To Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex, the director shared that he made the pick because he wants to "deliver a true finale and close out the trilogy in a powerful and definitive way."

"With Bane, the physicality is the thing. With a good villain you need an archetype, you know, you need the extreme of some type of villainy," the 41-year-old said. "The Joker is obviously a particular archetype of diabolical, chaotic anarchy and has a devilish sense of humor. Bane, to me, is something we haven't dealt with in the films."

Sandra Bullock has found out the benefit of having a small child in her life. The Hollywood actress, who will soon be seen in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", recently said in an interview that her son Louis gives her a chance to remember being a child.

"If you let a child into your life, you get a second chance at a childhood and you do things you thought were long past," the 47-year-old told Extra. "I'm seeing things we have to do and have to see, so we can remember and take a picture and say, 'Oh my gosh! Look at this!' - when normally I'd just blow past it. It's a whole different time when you do it for the kids."

A new sneak peek to the upcoming episode of "American Horror Story" has been released, teasing how Violet's secret is close to be revealed. When Ben wants to pick up Vivien from the mental hospital, he takes Violet with him to keep her away from Tate.

Violet persistently refuses to follow her father, but finally succumbs to his order and gets inside his car after he scolds her for her strange behavior. What Ben does not know is her daughter actually can't leave the house after what recently happened to her.

Fresh off his performance at "Christmas in Washington", it's announced that Justin Bieber will return to his hometown in Canada for a special holiday event. "Word is out...Im coming home to #CANADA for my last show of the holidays for a Secret Acoustic Show! Wanna Come," he informed his Twitter followers.

"The holidays are a very special time of the year for me and I'm looking forward to coming home and ringing them in with my friends and family," Bieber said in a statement regarding the event. The "Fa La La" singer is set to perform his songs like "Mistletoe" and "Baby", in addition to covering Christmas classics.

50 Cent seemingly thinks that Lindsay Lohan isn't much better than a stripper. The "In da Club" hitmaker makes the comparison when offering a piece of his mind to Hollyscoop about the "Georgia Rule" actress' paycheck for her nude spread on the January/February issue of Playboy magazine.

"$1 million to pose nude is the same thing strippers do almost every day for way less," the 36-year-old rapper made his point. "If they give you a million dollars, does that change the status of what you've done? If I pay a 100 dollars to see a cooch is it the same thing as paying a million dollars when you're a movie star or celebrity? The same transaction? Or is it socially different? Does it register different because of how much?"

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are going to celebrate New Year's Eve together this year. Both of the "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress and the former "Sonny with a Chance" leading star have been booked by MTV to ring in the 2012 for a "NYE in NYC" special live from Times Square.

The other performers are Mac Miller, J. Cole and Jason Derulo. Additionally, "Teen Wolf" hunk Tyler Posey is going to count down the minutes to midnight with Demi, while Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc of "Switched at Birth" will make special appearances.

Nicole Scherzinger has been blamed for causing Rachel Crow's elimination on "The X Factor (US)", but it now appears that she could share the responsibility of the outcome with Paula Abdul. TMZ has just released a video which reveals that the former girlfriend of Lewis Hamilton got an advice from her fellow female judge before making a decision on the top 5 result show.

In their short interaction before Nicole made the deciding vote, Paula was caught whispering to her fellow judge, "Just let it go to a deadlock." After stressing that she did not want to send Rachel home, the teary "Don't Hold Your Breath" singer had to vote off the 13-year-old girl to send it to a deadlock, which meant America's votes would determine the result.

"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" finally gets its first trailer available for viewing pleasure. Coming out via Machinima, the freshly released video is loaded with plenty of high-octane action and explosion scenes in various settings, including the military camp and snowy mountain. It additionally gives a first look at heroine Jinx, who is a badass ninja girl.

In the upcoming movie, the G.I. Joe team must work together to fight against mercenary Zartan and his accomplices. Having the world leaders under his influence, Zartan launches attack towards innocent populaces and has some new heavies on the payroll to keep G.I. Joe at bay.

Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang are sharing their thoughts over their experience on season 19 of "The Amazing Race". Revealed as the winners on the Sunday, December 11 night's finale broadcast, the engaged duo revealed their lowest moments during the competition and their most difficult task.

Talking to PEOPLE, Ernie first opened up, "One of the lowest points was definitely in Malawi when Andy and Tommy had beat us to the finish line. We were just so devastated." He added, "We thought we'd done everything in our power to beat everyone at the race. And it just never panned out for us. We didn't use our express pass. We didn't use U-turns."

will.i.am debuts a futuristic music video to support his new solo single "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)". The Black Eyed Peas member races to the future pedaling a bike and trading the vehicle with a more advanced rides like a fast car, humvee and bullet train. He dodges lots of airport tarmacs, which get in his way, and finally jets off to the outer space.

How do Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger, who lend their vocals to the track, fit in will's journey to the future and beyond? Both of the stars appear before the BEP star in the screens of his ride. They strut their stuff with the "American Idol" judge writhing her hourglass figure, while The Rolling Stones frontman showing off his swagger jagger.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have planned a memorial service for their unborn child. The stars of "19 Kids and Counting" announced on Monday, December 12 that they will hold the memorial for the baby girl they have named Jubilee Shalom Duggar on Wednesday, December 14.

Though it is still unclear where the memorial will take place, it is intended to be for the Duggar's family members and friends. It won't be the first service for Jubilee Shalom since a private service had been held in the family's home on late Sunday, December 11, just three days after they learned that Michelle suffered a miscarriage in the second trimester.

The highly anticipated macabre thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)" has been premiered in London on Monday night, December 12. The film's lead actors Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig stole the spotlight as they arrived at the special screening that was held at the Odeon Leicester Square.

Ditching her dark and gloomy image as Lisbeth Salander, Rooney became the belle of the ball on the red carpet with her classy look. The 26-year-old actress looked dazzling in a long lace and chiffon backless white dress that she paired with Brian Atwood sandals. She swept back her dark hair into an elegant bun and put a natural make-up on her face.

Lowe's has responded to the backlash it received after pulling advertising from "All-American Muslim". Through its official Facebook page, the U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores says it is "sincerely sorry" for making "some people very unhappy" with its move.

Though so, Lowe's stands by its decision to yank the ads, reasoning that it "has received a significant amount of communication on this program, from every perspective possible." The company goes on explaining, "Individuals and groups have strong political and societal views on this topic, and this program became a lighting rod for many of those views."

The legal dispute between Leighton Meester and her mother appears to have ended with the withdrawal of Constance's countersuit, but the "Gossip Girl" star is still taking some precaution. The TV star now seeks a judgment against her mother that states she does not owe her mother parental support.

Revealing the move was Leighton' attorney James Spertus. After words spread that a judge has accepted Constance's decision to drop her $3 million lawsuit against the 25-year-old beauty, the lawyer told E! News, "Leighton is still seeking declaratory relief from the court, which we hope to have wrapped up in the very near future."

British pop sensation Adele might be owning most of 2011 year-end charts, but it's Barbados R&B singer Rihanna who becomes the most popular musician of the year on social media Facebook. The Bajan songstress tops not just one but two lists at once on the networking service co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

Riri's account, which has more than 47,700,000 likes, is declared the fastest growing page. In respective order, Bob Marley, Avril Lavigne, David Guetta and Enrique Iglesias fill in the rest of the top 5. Lady GaGa, who collected around 45,000,000 likes, settles at No. 7 behind Usher.

Columbia Pictures has debuted the first trailer for "Men in Black 3". The official sneak peek brings back Agent J and Agent K in action with plenty of fabulous gadgets and fresh humors. It also gives a look at futuristic set and some new extraterrestrial creatures that will be featured in the upcoming action comedy movie.

The trailer, however, sees more scenes involving J since K is suddenly lost and can't be found anywhere. Determined to find his trusted partner, J time-travels to visit young K. As evil Boris has traveled back in time, J teams up with a young version of K to save the world.

"30 Rock" is indeed not airing on some of American Airlines flights, but it has nothing to do with Alec Baldwin's hissy fit last week. Clearing up rumor surrounding the removal of the comedy series from its inflight entertainment line-up, a representative to AA said, "At this time, '30 Rock' continues to air on some of our flights, but not others, which is our standard programming procedure."

"NBC routinely rotates programs on and off what is offered on board, and not all programming is the same on every flight," the rep explained. Affirming that this move was not made due to the incident involving Baldwin, the rep added, "All this was in motion months ago, as part of our regular entertain[ment] rotations."

Mariah Carey shares what she loves to do during the holiday in a music video for a John Legend-assisted single "When Christmas Comes". The R&B diva is seen frolicking in the snow with some kids, cooking holiday meal for guests, and cuddling with her husband Nick Cannon, her twins Monroe and Moroccan, as well as her puppy Jill E. Beans.

The video was filmed in Mariah and Nick's Beverly Hills mansion under the direction hands of Sanaa Hamri. It has premiered during the airing of "A Very BET Christmas" special on Sunday night, December 11. Beside featuring festive footage of the family affair, it also includes scenes from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and her performance behind a grand piano with John.

Barry Manilow has just performed his 1,000th Las Vegas show, but has to put off celebration due to his hip. On Monday, December 12, the 68-year-old singer underwent surgery to repair torn abductor muscles and to have bursas removed in both hips the next day, and will have to spend six weeks recovering.

The "Mandy" singer shared news of the surgery in his website, "The only bummer is that on Monday morning, right after the last Las Vegas show, I go into the hospital for another operation on my poor messed up hips." He then clarified, "It's not hip replacement - never has been."