February 24, 2012

Eva Longoria and Victoria Adams are so close that they touch each other's boobs. The former playfully got protecting hands wrapped around her breasts when her revealing dress almost could not contain her ample assets.

Longoria was hosting a pre-Oscars charity event for her Eva Longoria Foundation on Thursday, February 23 at her Los Angeles restaurant Beso. She wore a plunging neck gown that threatened to reveal her nipples. In a playful mode, Victoria Beckham, who was covered up in a black and blue dress, wrapped her arms around Longoria's chest area while photographers took their pictures. The actress tweeted the picture with the caption, "My beautiful girl @victoriabeckham supporting me @vanityfair".

Gerard Butler has been seeking help for substance abuse, it has been reported. According to TMZ, the "Machine Gun Preacher" actor has checked himself into Betty Ford Center in California three weeks ago. He allegedly made the move to prevent himself from developing "a full-blown addiction" after realizing he was relying too much on prescription drugs.

The physical demands of shooting "300" in 2006 have been blamed as the trigger. Words are, the 42-year-old actor's drug problems grew worse after he got injured in a surfing accident during the filming of Jay Moriarty's biopic "Of Men and Mavericks". The gossip site additionally claimed that the actor also developed issues with cocaine.

Caterina Scorsone is having a bun in the oven. The Dr. Amelia Shepherd of "Private Practice" excitedly told PEOPLE, "I'm starting to show now. Everybody on set has been pretty sweet and is offering me fruit."

The 30-year-old actress is expected to give birth to the baby in summer this year. This will be her first child with her musician husband Rob Giles. "We're over the moon," she gushed about the upcoming addition to their family.

The season 2 finale of "Pretty Little Liars" will not air in the next few weeks, but a sneak peek to the highly anticipated episode has been shared in pictures. Some of the photos feature Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer wearing costumes and masks to attend a masquerade ball.

Those seen joining the Liars at the fancy masked ball are Caleb, who will get a chance to dance with Hanna, and Mona, who has a chat with Spencer. In some other photos, meanwhile, the girls don less extravagant outfits as they gather in a kitchen.

Beyonce Knowles has released a promo picture for her fashion line House of Dereon. The wife of Jay-Z looks stunning in a green studded bra top. Giving a sexy glare to the camera, she finishes off her look by wearing some wooden bangles as accessories.

The snapshot itself was taken by famed celebrity and fashion photographer Tony Duran before the Grammy-winning singer gave birth to her first child Blue Ivy Carter. The image is for a campaign of her Dereon spring/summer 2012 collection.

Tyra Banks can now add Ivy League graduate to her resume. The 38-year-old supermodel has graduated from Harvard Business School with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program. Sharing her excitement, she took to her Twitter account to post several pictures from her graduation day.

On Thursday, February 23, the "America's Next Top Model" host/creator tweeted a photo of her striking a pose with her diploma on campus ground. Along with the picture, she wrote, "Smiling ear2ear on the Harvard Business School campus w/ my diploma! Tnx 2 my fab photographer mama 4 the pic!"

Mark Ruffalo unleashes his anger as The Hulk in a freshly released picture from "The Avengers". The high-resolution image gives a new look at the monstrous green creature as he lets loose his fearsome emotion and shows off his massive muscles while seemingly getting ready to launch an attack.

Ruffalo will bring The Hulk to life via motion-capture technology. Back in April 2011, the 44-year-old actor discussed the relationship between his character with other members of "The Avengers". He told MTV News, "He has an interesting thing with Black Widow, actually. And him and Tony Stark are...You know, he's like the fallen angel version of Tony Stark."

A little more than two months after she was arrested in Aspen, Colorado, Brooke Mueller has been formally charged with cocaine possession. Prosecutors have just slapped the former wife of Charlie Sheen with two charges of felony cocaine possession with intent to distribute, TMZ reported.

According to the gossip site, prosecutors filed a charge against Mueller for possession of more than four grams of coke, which could land her up to six years in prison. In case there is a problem with the measurement, they also charged her with another count of possessing less than four grams, which carries a penalty of up to eighteen months in prison.

The-Dream enjoys a good party in a music video supporting his single "Roc". The former husband of Christina Milian is surrounded by beautiful ladies who parade their body in tight-fitting clothes. "It was really natural," he told Billboard.

"I just wanted to have fun and go back to those 90s videos where it's always like you got the camera for the first time," he added. "We had a house down there for one part of it, and another part, it was this theater that has all these old games, like the ones that you would probably know from childhood."

"The Biggest Loser" is moving on despite the alleged protest launched by the contestants. After it was reported that the filming of the currently aired thirteenth season was shut down due to the cast revolt, the show is now said to have resumed production.

According to TMZ, the reality series has axed two of the contestants who walked off the set earlier this week after learning about a secret twist planned by the producers. Sources moreover spilled that the show's bosses are considering to use the mutiny as "a story point."

Jessica Simpson is excited to watch the premiere of "Fashion Star" where she serves as a judge, and she has envisioned herself lounging in front of TV. "I'll be like a big blob sitting on the couch watching myself thin," she jokingly tells the press at a conference call.

In the first episode of the show, Simpson looked thinner than she is now because it's filmed before she had a bun in the oven. "I wasn't pregnant when we shot it. It will be amazing to see myself with a waistline," she explains. The show will premiere on March 13.

"Skyfall" is set to be the first James Bond movie ever to be released in IMAX theaters. On Thursday, February 23, IMAX Corporation, EON Production, MGM Studios and Sony Pictures announced that the 23rd 007 film will receive an IMAX treatment simultaneously with the film's international release on October 26 and domestic release on November 9.

Sony Pictures president of worldwide marketing and distribution, Rory Bruer, promised that the highly anticipated spy film will look better in IMAX screen. He gushed, " 'Skyfall' will be the cool, must-see event release of the fall, and releasing the film in IMAX only reinforces that."

While The-Dream said he would always support Rihanna, her mentor Jay-Z reportedly sang different tune. Rumor has it, the Roc Nation founder was upset that the Barbados singer hooked up with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in two songs.

"Jay was absolutely disgusted by what Chris did to Rihanna," a source told Radar Online. "Jay doesn't understand how a man could ever lay hands on a woman; it just goes against who he is and about. Chris is absolutely dead to Jay, he wants nothing to do with him ever."

Barney Stinson is not losing his interest in Quinn (Becki Newton) after finding out she is working as a stripper. In fact, the womanizer may not realize that he is getting played since he is hellbent to pursue Quinn in the next episode of "How I Met Your Mother".

Meeting Quinn in a strip club, Barney is willing to pay $900 and give her his Rolex just to see her dance while he is trying to convince her to go on a second date with him. The other time he visits her workplace, he even brings a bouquet of red flowers.

Essence magazine has hosted its 5th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. On Thursday, February 23, a handful of Hollywood's beauties flocked the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California in their best dress in celebration of "the brightest stars who have helped illuminate positive images of Black women worldwide."

Among those stealing the spotlight were Emma Stone and Paula Patton. Both were clad in white, but brought a different feel to the black carpet. The Eugenia Phelan of "The Help" looked lovely in her flirty frock, while the "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" actress sizzled in her figure-hugging dress.

After landing a role as lovely princess Snow White in "Mirror Mirror", Lily Collins could secure another famous classic female role in her next film. The Surrey-born actress is currently in talks to star as Juliet in Fox 2000 Pictures' drama "Rosaline", Variety reported. The 22-year-old beauty is expected to replace Hailee Steinfeld, who was originally tapped for the part.

In addition to Collins, "True Blood" star Deborah Ann Woll and "Fright Night" actor Dave Franco are in talks to join the Romeo and Juliet spinoff tale. Nonetheless, what roles the two actors will tackle are still unclear.

Lady GaGa is not happy that she has been named an artist with the "Most Pretentious Album Ever", thanks to her latest effort "Born This Way". To show her annoyance, she includes an "eyeroll" in a tweet she posted to respond to her "winning."

"Oh the irony of winning 'Most Pretentious Album Ever' from none other than NME," the Mother Monster writes to her 19 million followers. The outlandish singer adds, "*eyeroll* I might laugh forever + then return to narcissism."

HBO holds firmly to its decision to air "Game Change" amidst criticisms from Sarah Palin's camp. After current and former staffers of the one-time vice presidential candidate launched protests against the TV movie, the network has released a statement to say, "We stand by our movie and we hope that people will withhold any judgment until they have viewed the film."

" 'Game Change', the book, was applauded by audiences and pundits on both ends of the political spectrum when it was released in 2010," the network went on telling Entertainment Weekly. "The events depicted in 'Game Change' have been thoroughly sourced by not only Heilemann and Halperin's bestselling book, but also through our own research including extensive first person interviews with those involved with the campaign."

Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed a fresh theatrical trailer for "Brave". Being titled "The Prize", the promo video highlights a scene where warrior princess Merida rebels against her conservative mother by ruining a competition followed by Scottish famed archers to win her heart.

Merida is seen fearlessly taking part in the male-dominated competition. The fuzzy hair princess tears her fancy gown and grabs her trusty bow and arrow before showing off her archery skill. One of her arrows is seen hitting the bullseye after splitting another arrow in two.

After being previewed by LMFAO's member Redfoo, Far East Movement's new single "Live My Life" has finally been made available for streaming in full. Taken from their upcoming studio album "Dirty Bass", it features Justin Bieber.

The "Under the Mistletoe" singer croons the hook, while the "Like a G6" hitmakers tackle the rapping part. "I'm gonna live my life/ No matter what, we party tonight/ I'm gonna li-li-live my life/ I know that we gon' be alright," he sings over the dancey beat.

Amber Portwood won't have to worry about moving into a halfway house after all. Around a week after an Indiana judge ordered her to complete her drug diversion program at Sister 2 Sister Ministries in Anderson, Indiana, the "Teen Mom" star learned that she can live full-time with her grandparents as long as she passes a drug screening.

Spilling the beans was Amber's mother, Tonya Portwood. On Thursday, February 23, she told E! News, "Amber is so happy and relieved that she won't have to live at the halfway house. And now she will get to spend more time with her daughter, which is what this was all about anyway." She added that she will pick up the MTV reality star from jail on Friday and take her for a tox screen.

Aimee Teegarden has scored her next TV project after "Friday Night Lights" was canceled last year. The Julie Taylor of the sports drama series has been tapped to take a lead role in The CW's pilot, "The Selection", which has a "Hunger Game"-ish storyline.

Based on the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, the hour-long drama revolves around an impoverished young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. It is described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future.

The MPAA has reacted to The Weinstein Company's strong complaint over its decision to give an R rating to controversial documentary "Bully". In a statement released on Thursday, February 23, Joan Graves, chair of the association's Classification and Rating Administration, explained why the film should not be given a PG-13 rating.

"Bullying is a serious issue and is a subject that parents should discuss with their children," Graves said before acknowledging that " 'Bully' can serve as a vehicle for such important discussions." She, however, stressed that The MPAA "has the responsibility to acknowledge and represent the strong feedback from parents throughout the country who want to be informed about content in movies, including language."

Chris Brown and Rihanna might take their reunion from inside recording studio to the stage. Amidst controversies surrounding their collaborations in "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music" remixes, the two are reported to have been approached to sing on "American Idol".

According to a source in the know about the situation, producers for the singing competition are in discussions with the former lovers about the possibility of them doing a duet on the show. "They want Chris and Rihanna to reunite on the show," the insider spills to E! News.

Although tonight's "American Idol" was all about the singers who made it to Top 24, Steven Tyler stole the show with his hilarious stunt. The 63-year-old rocker stripped down to his skivvies to take a swim toward the end of the Thursday, February 23 episode.

Likely inspired by Skylar Laine who said earlier that she would love to jump into the water surrounding the stage, the Aerosmith singer took off his clothes and handed them over to Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson to swim. He even showed his buttocks to the camera, which were censored on the screen, before jumping into the water.

After words came out that Lamar Odom is taking a break from basketball to tend to his "gravely ill" father, Joe Odom opened up about his situation. In an interview with Radar Online, the father-in-law of Khloe Kardashian assured that he is doing good, but claimed that he's depressed because of the illness.

"I'm doing good. I'm stressed out and distressed," said Joe, whose battle with heroin addiction was mentioned on Lamar's reality show, "Khloe & Lamar". He added, "I'm doing a lot better. But I'm depressed right now. I'm getting some rest." However, he refused to elaborate further on his illness. He simply said, "It is a problem that I had."

Nicki Minaj is not done taunting her opponents. After taking shots at an anonymous foe, who is widely believed to be Lil' Kim, in "Stupid H**", she goes after the ones who criticize her musical exorcism performance at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in a new song.

"You mad because I'm at the Grammys with the Vatican," Minaj fires back at the critics. The Young Money femcee continues by bragging about landing at the fifth place in MTV Hottest MC list. "Hottest MCs top five/ You need money, I got mines," she boasts.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could end up showing off his muscles as a super strong Greek hero in an upcoming epic movie directed by "Tower Heist" helmer Brett Ratner. According to Variety, the professional wrestler-turned-actor is in negotiations to star in MGM's "Hercules", tackling the part of the titular demigod.

Screenwriter Ryan Condol has been attached to pen the script. Meanwhile, MGM's Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman are all on board as the producers along with Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey and Barry Levine.

Simon Cowell believes he won't end up being a married man. The 52-year-old TV personality attended a Shooting Star Chase charity fundraiser at The Dorchester hotel in London last Tuesday, February 21, and revealed during a Q&A session that he had made "65 marriage proposals" with no luck.

When asked about marriage by 16-year-old Sian Tolfree at the event hosted by publicist Max Clifford, the current judge of "The X Factor (US)" answered, "The truth is no-one will marry me." He went on to confess, "I must have made 65 marriage proposals and no-one's said yes so it's probably not going to happen."

Ten singers have been added to the Top 24 of "American Idol" season 11 in a Thursday, February 23 episode. After leaving the fate of Adam Brock up in the air in Wednesday's episode, the show saw the Pennsylvanian guy hearing the good news that he is going to perform at the live shows.

Jeremy Rosado also made it through to the next round after getting a standing ovation from the judges for his performance of "I Know You Won't". Shannon Magrane followed his trail, but it was the end of the road for Scott Dangerfield.

Mick Jagger applauds President Barack Obama for being "courageous" to take the mic and sing at a recent concert in the White House. The Rolling Stones frontman praises the commander-in-chief, saying he did "very well" at the blues-themed gig.

"I thought he was courageous, because there was some element of reluctance," Jagger told Associated Press. The 68-year-old rocker, who's the one handing the mic to the president, noted that "it was a hard moment for the president to get out of."

"The Hunger Games" has scored a new record for first-day ticket sales in advance of the film's March 23 release date. On Thursday, February 23, Fandango revealed that the forthcoming Gary Ross-directed movie has beaten the previous record held by "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" in May 2010.

Fandango claimed that the online tickets for "Hunger Games" have already sold out hundreds of showtimes for the film's opening weekend. Most of the tickets sold were for midnight screening on March 22. Theater owners are continuing to add new showtimes, while fans are scooping up advance tickets.

National Enquirer has come in defense of its decision to publish a front page photo of the late Whitney Houston's body lying in an open casket. While many have condemned the tabloid for running the image and believe it has finally crossed the line, publisher Mary Beth Wright begged to differ. She simply told Fox News, "I thought it was beautiful."

As question surfaced about how the picture was obtained, Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey got caught in the middle of the controversy. Trying to shoot down any suspicion against them, owner Carolyn Whigham told the Los Angeles Times, "I'm going to answer you as the publicist told me to answer you: We have no comment. But it was not the funeral home."

"Archer" has been officially renewed for a fourth season, so FX announced on Thursday, February 23. Beside greenlighting the animated espionage series, the cable channel has sealed a two-year overall production deal with the show's executive producers Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, as well as the duo's animation studio Floyd County Productions.

"It was an easy decision," FX EVP of original programming Nick Grad said of the renewal. "['Archer' executive producers Adam Reed and Matt Thompson] and our amazing voice cast are delivering one of the funniest and smartest shows on television. It has deservedly grown beyond its initial cult following to become both a critical and ratings success. It is a true asset to the FX comedy roster."

Sacha Baron Cohen has added more fuel to the swirling controversy about his plan to appear as Admiral General Aladeen, his character in "The Dictator", at the 2012 Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26. Through the film's website, Cohen's alter-ego commented on the issue by dubbing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "zionists."

Cohen's Aladeen, who is the leader of fictional Middle Eastern country called The Republic Of Wadiya, stated that he will make an official statement for the AMPAS on Friday, February 24. He wrote, "Admiral General Aladeen will deliver a formal response tomorrow morning [Friday] to being banned from The Oscars by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Zionists."

The positive reviews obtained by "Downton Abbey" came in line with big ratings. The Best Miniseries at 2012 Golden Globe Awards drew a total of 5.4 million viewers during the airing of season 2 finale on Sunday, February 19.

It marked the highest ratings for PBS in years, since the premiere of Ken Burns' documentary "National Parks" in September 2009. The number also increased 30% from the season 2 premiere, which pulled in 4.2 million viewers.

Chris Brown is staring down another legal woe. The Florida State Attorney's Office is reportedly preparing an arrest warrant for the "I Can Transform Ya" singer on suspicion of "robbery by sudden snatching" after a woman accused him of snatching her iPhone outside a Miami Beach nightclub and drove away with it.

Deborah Doty, the public information officer for the Miami Police Department, suggested that the warrant will likely be issued on Thursday, February 23. "An incident report was filed against Mr. Brown, and the Florida State Attorney's Office will be issuing a warrant for his arrest this afternoon, I can't tell you what time, but it will be today," she told Radar Online.

Paris Hilton breaks her silence on the rumors surrounding "Drunk Text" viral video which features her. The heiress of the Hilton chain hotels denies speculation that the dance music featured in the video is her upcoming offering.

The "Stars Are Blind" singer posts on her official website, "I'm getting a lot of tweets about this song that just leaked. No, this is not my new single." The blonde beauty furthermore explains, "It's just a demo I did for fun with friends a while ago."

Selena Gomez braved the needle to get "a little heart tattoo" on her wrist. The "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress visited Under the Gun, a tattoo parlor in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, February 22 and got inked by tattoo artist Louie Gomez.

Jordan Sandoval, who works at the shop, tweeted the picture from her visit, writing "She wasn't nervous. She is way cute." Gomez previously only dared to make a henna tattoo on her shoulder that said her nickname "Sel". She also had a non-permanent tattoo of "Justin" on her right wrist. It is unclear whether her new tattoo is a token of her love for boyfriend Justin Bieber.

Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton prove it that exes can live as best friends. It has been confirmed by book publisher HarperCollins that Jolie wrote the foreword to her ex-husband's new book, "The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts".

The book, which will be in stores May 15, is "colorful tales of [Thornton's] modest Southern upbringing, his bizarre phobias, his life, his loves (including his heartbreakingly brief marriage to fellow Oscar winner Angelina Jolie), and, of course, his movie career."

Zac Efron allegedly carried around a packet of condom in his jeans pocket and accidentally dropped it during a very public event. A video of the star attending the red carpet premiere of "The Lorax" in Los Angeles captured the actor trying to dig into his pocket and a glossy packet fell out.

The awkward moment occurred when he wanted to hand out something to a member of his team. The alleged condom fell to the ground for everyone to see and Efron quickly retrieved it. Mouthing "Oh my God!", he let out a nervous laugh but kept his cool when cameras continued to take his pictures.