February 20, 2012

Taylor Swift has opened up about how she remembered Whitney Houston. In an interview held at the premiere of "The Lorax", the "Mine" hitmaker said to E! Online, "I was a huge fan of Whitney." She further gushed, "And I was also a fan of her spirit. She was always smiling and I just always felt like she was relatable."

During the chat outside Universal Studios Hollywood on February 19, Taylor went on explaining, "When I was growing up, I'm pretty sure that was my first exposure to poetry." The former flame of Joe Jonas additionally said, "And I just loved it."

Words have run rampant that Bobbi Kristina had gone missing after the funeral service of her late mother Whitney Houston last Saturday, February 18. According to The Daily Beast, the 18-year-old was found several hours later "getting high" at a hotel. A spokesperson for the Houston family, however, insisted that she was not using drugs.

"There was some confusion about Bobbi Kristina's whereabouts last night for a short time, but she's OK," the family representative was quick to clarify to the publication. Stating that Houston's daughter with Bobby Brown is just emotionally fragile, the rep added, "She needed some time alone. She is going through a very hard time as you can expect."

Lily Collins admitted that securing the role of Snow White in Tarsem Singh's "Mirror Mirror" was one of her biggest achievements in acting. The 22-year-old actress confessed that at first she couldn't even believe she was chosen for the part, and thought that she fell victim to a prank when she was offered the coveted role.

In a recent interview with Hello magazine, Collins said that she was initially "angry" when she got a phone call asking her to portray Princess Snow White, which she dubbed as the biggest role she's ever had. "It was April Fool's Day, so when I got to the phone call I thought someone was playing a prank on me," she recalled.

While it has been confirmed that the identity of "A" will be uncovered in "Pretty Little Liars" season 2 finale, fans might need to prepare for another surprise in the episode. Ian Harding recently gushed that there is something bigger than the reveal of the blackmailer in the season ender.

Claiming he was "kind of shocked" when learning who "A" actually is, the Ezra depicter gushed, "People will be pleasantly surprised, but that's not even the biggest part of the episode - which really says something." He went on teasing, "There must be something huge in this finale if revealing who 'A' is isn't the biggest shocker."

Justin Vernon gave his thumbs-up to "Saturday Night Live" skit which features Justin Timberlake impersonating Bon Iver. "Holy s**t, i was just watching SNL and JT did a Bon Iver hilarious thing!" the lead singer tweeted.

"Also, Maya Rudolph saying 'bon iver' is enough. I can die now!!!" He continued expressing his approval. "JT! SNL peeps... that was hilarious. Armisen as prince... Also, i WISH i looked that good bald. That was it... the most surreal thing! ever!"

After starring in multiple acclaimed movies like "X-Men: First Class", "A Dangerous Method" and "Shame", Michael Fassbender is getting ready to tackle another lead role in a new potential big movie. The 34-year-old actor is currently preparing an epic movie based on Old Irish legends called "Irish Myths".

Variety reported that Fassbender has teamed up with "Public Enemies" screenwriter Ronan Bennett to develop a feature film about legendary Celtic warrior Cuchulain. The German actor is expected to star as the lead hero, who is the central character in the Ulster Myth Cycle epic series.

Though it's only been a month since the release of her first single "Give Me All Your Luvin' ", Madonna didn't waste time to move on to her next single. Her manager Guy Oseary confirms on Twitter that they are going to be "shooting 'Girls Gone Wild' video this coming week...."

Oseary additionally revealed who's going to serve behind the lens for the video project. "The directors for 'Girls Gone Wild' video are Mert and Marcus...," he tweeted before informing his followers that "they also photographed 'M.D.N.A.' album..."

Gary Barlow is preparing himself for yet another diaper duty. The 41-year-old member of Take That has just broken the news that he's going to be a father for the fourth time. "My wife and I are expecting our 4th child #Anotherowngoal," so he wrote on his Twitter account on Sunday, February 19.

After receiving a slew of congratulations from his 1.3 million followers, the judge on the U.K. version of "The X Factor" tweeted, "What a lovely bunch you are.Thank you for all your kind messages. We are a very excited family." He later joked that he's now aiming to dethrone Peter Andre as writing on his account, "Next goal 'Celebrity Dad of the Year' #moveasideandre."

When "Once Upon a Time" returns in two weeks, Emma will launch an investigation into Kathryn's sudden disappearance. Everyone in the town is a suspect, and Emma wants David to tell her the truth about everything. However, Mary Margaret seems to be the biggest target since Sidney suggests that Mary has a motive to do it.

As the investigation in the mysterious case is ongoing, Mary Margaret teams up with Storybrooke's resident troublemaker Leroy for a good cause to help the Storybrooke nuns sell their candles during the town's Miner's Day festival. But Leroy makes a promise to a nun, Astrid, that he may not be able to keep.

Around a month after turning 70, Muhammad Ali has his birthday celebrated at Keep Memory Alive's Annual Power of Love Gala. Taking place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 18, the bash that doubled as fundraiser saw the boxing icon receiving birthday tribute from President Barack Obama as well as being feted by a slew of A-listers.

Obama was not able to personally attend the dinner gala, but he did send a video message for Ali. Having wished the former heavyweight champion a happy birthday, he said, "As a fighter, you were something spectacular. You shocked the world, and you inspired it, too. And even after all the titles and legendary bouts, you're still doing it."

Just a few days after Far East Movement and Justin Bieber collaboration was confirmed, a snippet of their joint track was unleashed. The song was previewed by LMFAO's member, Redfoo, during his DJ set at Marquee in Las Vegas.

The "Under the Mistletoe" singer croons the hook, while the "Like a G6" hitmakers tackle the rapping part. The club-ready anthem reportedly was not crafted for Bieber's sophomore set "Believe", but it's recorded for Far East's next studio installment tentatively titled "Dirty Bass".

After surviving the gun fight at Ye Olde Towne Bar, Rick will get into a fight with his own friend Shane at the Hershel farm in the next episode of "The Walking Dead". The two are in conflict over the fate of an outsider, whom Rick, Hershel and Green brought along from the bar.

Meanwhile, Maggie will talk to Lori about her relationship with Glenn, during which Rick's wife gives her some advice. On the other hand, Maggie seems to be unhappy with Andrea's presence as she is seen telling her to stay away from her mother and her home in a clip.

Bon Iver became the talks of the town after the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. The band fronted by Justin Vernon were among the few who walked home with more than one coveted kudo at the prestigious music event.

Out of the four nods they received, Iver won two. They were awarded Best Alternative Music Album at the pre-telecast, thanks to their album "Bon Iver". They added another gong by taking home Best New Artist title during the main show.

The premiere episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" has explained the change in cast line-up. Marco Andretti was initially mentioned in the leaked list of contestants, but it's his father Michael Andretti who was announced as one of the official cast members. It turned out that Marco had to drop out of the show because one of his best friends was killed in a horrible accident, and his father came as his replacement.

Before Michael arrived to join the show team, the men had decided to use "Unanimous" as their moniker. Chosen as the project manager was Paul Teutel. The women team, meanwhile, went with "Forte" and had Patricia Velasquez volunteering to be the project manager.

"The Hunger Games" has provided a better and closer look at each of its key characters through several new images. Unveiled on its official website, these freshly released photos feature close-up shots of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in their training suits, as well as a picture of Gale Hawthorne standing amongst the crowd on the announcement day.

There are also pictures that give a closer look at Effie Trinket, Caesar Flickerman, Cinna, Haymitch Abernathy, President Snow and Seneca Crane. Two other photos also display Katniss and Peeta's strongest rivals, Cato and Clove. The tributes from District 2 are seen in the images wearing their training suits.

MC5 have just lost another of their members. Michael Davis, the veteran rocker who joined the band as a replacement for original bass player Pat Burrows in 1964, lost his month-long battle against liver disease on Friday, February 17. His wife, Angela, said that he passed away at the Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California after suffering liver failure.

Davis was diagnosed with Hepatitis C back in 2005. When talking about his battle against the disease in his blog, the 68-year-old put the blame on years of heavy alcohol and drug use. His death came more than 15 years after the passing of two other original members, Rob Tyner in 1991, and Fred Smith in 1994.

Robin Thicke joined a slew of celebrities who pay tribute to Whitney Houston. The R&B singer, who was recently arrested for marijuana possession but subsequently released, does a beautiful rendition of her 1995 single "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)".

"This is my tribute to the great Whitney Houston. Sending my prayers to her family," the husband of actress Paula Patton wrote on Twitter. He released the cover version for a free download on Mediafire.

A little more than three months after filing for divorce from Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian was linked to another NBA star. MediaTakeOut recently claimed that the reality star has been set on a date with Jeremy Lin. After Kardashian denied the report, Lin himself opened up his thought on the idea of dating her.

The New York Knicks point guard addressed the dating rumor when being interviewed by ESPN's Rachel Nichols for SportsCenter about his newfound fame. Asked on Sunday, February 19 night if he wants to go on a date with the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", he simply stated, "I'm not that type of guy."

The 2012 Writers Guild of America Awards has announced its winners on Sunday, February 19. In the movie field, Woody Allen claimed his fifth WGA Best Original Screenplay award thanks to his works in "Midnight in Paris", while Alexander Payne took home his third Best Adapted Screenplay prize for his work in "The Descendants" along with co-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.

As for the Best Documentary Screenplay, the award went to Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega. The scribe duo won the kudo for their work in "Better This World", defeating other critically acclaimed documentaries like "Pina", "If a Tree Falls", "Senna" and "Nostalgia for the Light".

"Homeland" continued marking its impressive first season by landing more awards. After winning Best Television Series - Drama at Golden Globe Awards which was held this January, the Claire Danes-starring show won the writing prize for New Series at the 2012 WGA Awards. The Showtime thriller additionally nabbed the Episodic Drama kudo, sharing the title with AMC's acclaimed show "Breaking Bad".

"Breaking Bad" had its second win at the Sunday, February 19 ceremony after beating out "Homeland", "Boardwalk Empire", "Game of Thrones" and "The Good Wife" in Drama Series category. Accepting the award, creator Vince Gilligan praised lead actor Bryan Cranston as saying, "We wouldn't have a show without Bryan Cranston."

Wale's music video which is directed by Chris Brown for single "Slight Work" has come out for fans' viewing pleasure. It follows the rapper and his featured guest, Big Sean, as they throw their rapping verses to the camera. Some bootylicious dancers join them in a black-and-white graffiti room.

"Man, this video is just fun," Breezy told MTV News. "I mean, we're young, so it's only right to just do what we wanna do." Wale chimed in, "This is for the fans." Sean, meanwhile, confessed, "At first I was kinda skeptical. Then I saw it and was blown away."

Miley Cyrus has got herself another tattoo. The songstress daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus visited Los Angeles' Studio City Tattoo on Saturday, February 18 night to etch the phrase "Love Never Dies" on the inside of her left bicep, and flexed her gun afterward to show off the new ink.

According to TMZ, the former star of "Hannah Montana" stopped by the tattoo parlor at around 8:00 P.M. that night. She was accompanied by boyfriend Liam Hemsworth and a few friends, and was the only one walking away with new body art. It is believed she got the design inked on her skin by resident artist Illya, who had tattooed her in the past.

Zac Efron and Taylor Swift stole the limelight at the premiere of "The Lorax" on Sunday afternoon, February 19. The two shining stars grabbed the photographers' attention as they hit the orange carpet that rolled out outside the Universal Studios Hollywood.

Efron looked stylish with his casual number. The 24-year-old hunky actor was spotted rocking a white shirt and a Simon Spurr black leather jacket that he paired with denims and matching sneakers. He finished off his look with a white frame sunglasses.

"The Amazing Race" season 20 was officially kicked off with the airing of the first episode on Sunday, February 19. Eleven teams started their journey from Santa Barbara, California, where they must find the first clue among 100 balloons in the air. Misa and Maiya were the last team who got the clue.

The clue led the teams to LAX airport. The first six teams to arrive at the airport would get tickets of the fastest flight to Santa Barbara, Argentina. Upon arriving in the South American country, they faced Roadblock which involved skydiving.

Bobby Brown made up his absence from Whitney Houston's funeral by paying tribute to his ex-wife in a concert held just hours after her funeral. He thanked his fans and family for their outpouring supports, saying, "Life is life ... you have to move on sometimes."

"I want to give blessings to my ex-wife, Whitney Houston, I love you. I want to give blessings to my kids, my fiancee (Alicia Etheridge), my brothers, and each of you," he continued. "And if you didn't already know, I go by the name of bad a** Bobby Brown."

"The Amazing Spider-Man" has unleashed its first clip. Coming out via Mark of the Spider-Man, the fresh snippet sees Peter Parker trying to visit Gwen Stacy at her family's apartment. A doorman at her residence, however, comes in his way because Peter is hesitant to show what he has inside his backpack.

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. He is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen, and together, they struggle with love, commitment and secrets.

Heidi Klum and Seal are unlikely to get back together after all. Less than a month after the estranged couple announced they were putting an end to their nearly seven years of marriage, they were both spotted going out without their wedding ring on, and rumors that the supermodel is moving forward with the divorce were quick to swirl around.

One source told PEOPLE that both Klum and Seal didn't spend much time together before he flew to Australia. "They have had very little contact and Heidi wants to keep it this way," the source explained. "She feels less stressed out now and feels it's best to be away from Seal, so she doesn't get confused about her feelings. She is moving forward with the divorce."

Stephen Colbert will not let his fans crave for his satirical jokes for too long. After abruptly suspending "The Colbert Report" production last week, the 47-year-old comedian will resume taping for the show on Monday, February 20, so his representative said.

Colbert is expected to explain his absence during the Monday episode, which will feature novelist Ann Patchett as a guest. When announcing the production cancellation on Thursday, February 18, the show only mentioned "unforeseen circumstances" as the reason for the move.

Chris Brown might avoid doing interviews this year, but he has Twitter to speak his mind. The R&B singer is never quiet when it comes to critics. Most recently, he reacted to Miranda Lambert's recent onstage backlash on the micro-blogging site.

Breezy called Lambert's stage stunt as a ploy for attention. "Using my name to get publicity? I love it! Perform your heart out!" he wrote before promoting her album in his next tweet, "Go buy @miranda_lambert album! So motivational and 'PERFECT'!"

On President's Day weekend, "Safe House" successfully takes over the champion title from last week's victor "The Vow" on North American box office. The Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds-starring action film also overshadows two newly released action-packed movies, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" and "This Means War".

"Safe House" grosses $23.8 million, dropping 40% from last week. After two weeks playing in the U.S. theaters, the Daniel Espinosa-directed movie collects a total domestic cume of $78.3 million. Universal Pictures believes that the pic will continue to earn $28.5 million on the four-day holiday weekend.

A day after family and friends mourned her loss and celebrated her career at a star-studded funeral, Whitney Houston was finally laid to rest. The "I Will Always Love You" hitmaker was buried next to her father, John Russell Houston Jr., at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey in a private, invite-only burial Sunday, February 19.

The 48-year-old pop icon was transported from the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark to the Fairview Cemetery in a gold hearse and a police-escorted motorcade. E! Online detailed the motorcade consisted of six limos, five cars and a large black SUV. Following behind her hearse was a black Chevy pickup truck that is filled with such flowers as light purple roses, pink carnations and white lilies.

Lindsay Lohan is set to make her on-screen return with "Saturday Night Live". The Diane Howser of "Bobby" has been tapped to host the NBC variety show for the fourth time in a March, 3 episode, during which Jack White will serve as a musical performer.

The news was first announced with an on-air promo during the Saturday, February 18 episode hosted by Maya Rudolph. It was later confirmed with a message posted on "SNL" official Twitter handle read, "That's right: March 3rd, @lindsaylohan with musical guest Jack White!! See you then!"

After 17 cruel months without "Mad Men", AMC finally releases the first trailer to season 5. The promotional footage emphasizes on "back", with style, debauchery, deception, adultery and jealousy all rolled into one.

The new season of "Mad Men" premieres Sunday, March 25 at 9/8c for two hours. The last time people see of Don Draper and the company was October 1965. Don proposed to Megan while on a trip to California with his children. Peggy spearheaded a new campaign for a pantyhose company while Betty and Henry prepared to move to a new house in Rye.

Bobby Brown confirmed that he only stayed for Whitney Houston's funeral for a couple of minutes due to being offended. The ex-husband of the late singer came to New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ on Saturday, February 18 with nine people in tow. He paid respect in front of Whitney's casket and then left in an SUV with his entourage.

"My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston. We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us and no one else to move," Bobby said in a statement.