March 02, 2012

Katy Perry could make her feature movie debut in a biopic developed by Weinstein, the same studio that produced recent Oscar winner "The Artist". The singer was approached by Harvey Weinstein at his Oscars pre-party at SoHo House to take part in a movie about British opera singer Paul Potts.

Weinstein was said telling Perry to take the role of Potts's wife, Julie-Ann, whom the tenor met via online dating. Potts claimed his fame after winning the first series of "Britain's Got Talent" in 2007. He was a manager at mobile phone store who said he was often bullied as a child.

Nick Cannon opens up more about his recent health scare which got him hospitalized for almost a week. The husband of Mariah Carey revealed that his kidney, blood clots and heart troubles are caused by a condition called "lupus-type" autoimmune that doctors found in his system.

"They kind of say [my] autoimmune [disease] is - like a lupus type of thing, but no one else in my family has it," he told People. The 31-year-old was particularly scared of his second hospitalization. "The blood clot thing was probably the scariest because...I've known people who have passed away from that. I thought I was getting better and then that happened, so that kind of came out of nowhere," he continued.

Robin Thicke has debuted a music video for his latest single "Pretty Lil' Heart". In the clip influenced by old Hollywood classics, the husband of actress Paula Patton channels late actor James Dean. Lil Wayne, who lends his vocals to the song, also makes a cameo appearance.

"I'm a big movie fan, especially of old movies," Thicke said in a behind-the-scene video. "So I really wanted to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music."

Mila Kunis has been added to the voice cast of a one-stop movie called "Hell & Back". The "Black Swan" actress is tapped to voice a demon named Deema in the adult animated film, which has been granted an R rating.

ShadowMachine announced Kunis' casting for the film, which marks the studio's first R-rated animated feature, on Thursday, March 1. "We're thrilled to have Mila involved. Her unique blend of comedy and charm fits perfectly with what is sure to be one of the most memorable animated female characters in a long time," said ShadowMachine's Corey Campodonico.

Bomb scare at Rush Limbaugh's South Florida home turns out to be a false alarm. On late Thursday, March 1 afternoon, the Palm Beach County Sherriff's Office bomb squad was called to the North Ocean Boulevard house after the conservative radio talk show host's security team received a suspicious package.

Palm Beach police spokesperson Fred Hess said that Limbaugh's staff made the call after they x-rayed the 18-by-18-inch package and found wires inside. "When they saw what appeared to be on the x-ray as wires, they decided to not continue to open it," he shared before noting, "In Palm Beach, people tend to be very cautious, especially an internationally known person."

Mariah Carey has officially made her return to the live stage. The wife of Nick Cannon made her first live performance, since her brief break after she gave birth to her twin babies, at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday night, March 1.

The mother of Monroe and Moroccan came to the Plot Your Escape concert with her hubby. She rocked a black one-shouldered gown and catered the crowd with "Shake It Off", a song from her 2005 hit album "The Emancipation of Mimi".

Rihanna shows off masculine side in an international character poster for "Battleship". Portraying a tough Petty Officer Raikes, the Bajan singer is devoid of her signature fashionable look. She is seen holding a machine gun while sporting a tattoo on her arm and having dirt on her face.

Aside from RiRi's one-sheet, Universal Pictures revealed posters for Alexander Skarsgard's Stone Hopper, Liam Neeson's Admiral Shane and Taylor Kitsch's Lt. Alex Hopper, each in their naval uniforms. There is additionally a poster of a robotic alien, which is the major enemy in the sci-fi movie.

Sarah Palin is not staying quiet when HBO plans to premiere a TV movie about her without her consent. As it's getting closer to the scheduled premiere date of "Game Change", the female politician has made a video to claim that what's featured in the work is fiction.

The video opens with scenes from "Game Change" and changes the movie's title with "Fact Change". It continues with a montage of footage featuring Palin's performance during her vice presidential candidacy in 2008, which earned praises.

Contrary to recent report, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver do not have any plan to reconcile. Just hours after it was rumored that the former California governor and his estranged wife have been going to couples therapy, an insider informed Us Weekly that the two "are not reconciling and not in counseling."

Bringing up the reconciliation rumor in the first place was the New York Post. It cited a so-called friend as saying, "Arnold and Maria are having marriage counseling to work through their issues to get back together. Maria is a devout Catholic and doesn't believe in divorce, but is still struggling with the humiliation she endured by him."

J. Cole has released a new song called "Visionz of Home". The Grammy-nominated rapper dropped the track on March 1, the day he's back to his hometown in Fayetteville, North Carolina for the inaugural Dreamville Weekend. Through the event, he hoped to raise money "to give kids experiences they might not otherwise get, like going to a real record studio or to the zoo."

During his visit, he spoke to students at E.E. Smith High School and his alma mater Terry Sanford High School about the importance of going to college, helping others and chasing one's dreams. "The world is much bigger than Fort Bragg Road; I want you all to go grab your dreams," he said.

Peter Jackson has once again given a special treat to "The Hobbit" fans. Taking to his Facebook page, the director shared a sixth video production diary from the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". The footage invites fans to explore the magnificent New Zealand set of the upcoming epic movie.

In the video, Jackson leads a tour to visit different parts of the country while his professional team shoot various scenes of "The Hobbit". It also gives a look at the cast and crew as they have fun and share jokes during the making of the novel-adapted film. At some points, Andy Serkis is seen working with his second unit team.

Janet Jackson has nixed the possibility of her becoming a new judge on "The X Factor (US)" season 2. After previously playing coy on the issue, the "Together Again" hitmaker has officially stated that she passed on the gig.

To TheInsider.com, the 45-year-old singer said she is "very flattered that 'X Factor' let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be possible." She went on explaining that her commitments to her Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour as well as a Tyler Perry movie did not allow her to take the judging duty.

Katy Perry is leaving very little to the imagination with her latest choice of fashion. The "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" hitmaker stepped out in Paris on Thursday, March 1 to attend its Fashion Week, and managed to make herself the center of the attention by wearing a see-through ensemble from Vera Wang.

Leaving the Hyatt Hotel surrounded by security, the estranged wife of Russell Brand is photographed rocking a mint green drawstring dress with a peplum waist and a sheer chiffon skirt. While a matching vest covered the top half of her body, her skirt gave a full view at her matching boy shorts underneath.

In the wake of her sudden passing, Whitney Houston is going to be remembered in the next episode of "American Idol". All the female contestants of the singing competition are required to perform songs from the late New Jersey singer's catalog.

The announcement was made by Ryan Seacrest on the Thursday night, March 1 episode of "Idol". The host revealed the theme for next week's episode after the wildcards where Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler saved a contestant each.

Scarlett Johansson will ditch her heroine Black Widow persona to play legendary actress Janet Leigh in her next movie. The 27-year-old actress has signed on to star in "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho", a true story movie directed by Sacha Gervasi.

Variety reported that Johansson was cast along with "W.E." star James D'Arcy, who will play Leigh's co-star in the original "Psycho" film, Anthony Perkins. Though D'Arcy's role is smaller compared to Johansson's, it's still considered as a major part given how important Perkins is to the classic horror film's legacy.

Britten insists on maintaining his double life in order to keep both of his wife and son alive on "Awake", but one of his loved ones will be put in danger in the second episode. Rex is held hostage by a guy, who tells Britten to do what he says. Taking a benefit from the connection between the two worlds he lives in, Britten tries to get a clue as to where his son is taken by meeting a man in prison in another world.

Meanwhile, Britten finds that the two cases he handles in different realities are both linked to a "small guy." When his sudden interest in the height of the suspects he's investigating draws concern from his captain (guest star Laura Innes), she will be monitoring him.

There is nothing romantic going on between Tim Tebow and Taylor Swift. Just days after the NFL star and the country music beauty were spotted having a dinner together at a Los Angeles restaurant, new details about the reported date surfaced, unveiling that the two didn't get flirty with each other.

A source for Hollywood Life dished that Tebow and Swift were joined by William Morris agents, "who are trying to get them to work together in various avenues of entertainment and charity", during the Monday, February 27 dinner. The source added, "They seemed very friendly and cordial with each other and were in constant conversation, but there was in no way any PDA."

In the wake of her final Black Star show, Avril Lavigne releases a music video to complete "Goodbye Lullaby" cycle and to thank her fans for their support. The clip opens with her packing her bags and checking into a Chateau which turns out as an empty place. Having no one to keep her company, she broke down in tears.

The music video was shot by Avril's friend Mark Liddell at the Chateau Marmont. Talking about her experience on the road, she gushed to the camera, "It's been awesome. The show's been amazing. My fans, you guys have been incredible. So thank you for taking the time to listen to it [Goodbye Lullaby], to buy my songs, buy my album...."

Snooki doesn't let any pregnancy rumors force her into hiding. The "Jersey Shore" star even keeps people guessing whether or not recent claims that she's expecting her first child with boyfriend Jionni LaValle are true by putting on a leopard print blouse when going out with best friend JWoww in Jersey City recently.

On Thursday, March 1, the pint-sized reality star was caught on camera trading her usual body-hugging fashion with a loose-fitting one and carrying a large handbag. For the outing, she also wore her hair in braids and covered it under camouflage cap. Her co-star, in the meantime, rocked a simple pair of jeans that she paired with a pink hoodie.

"The Walking Dead" season 2 DVD ad has accidentally revealed a huge spoiler from the show's upcoming three remaining episodes. The ad on AMC's website spills the demise of one major character in the remainders of the season.

"This special limited edition Blu-Ray includes all 13 episodes on 4 discs, including bonus feaures such as: the making of the barn, an extended zombie gut scene, [SPOILER ALERT!] Shane's last episode...," so it's teased on the ad. It confirms the wild speculation that Jon Bernthal's character will not survive beyond the second season.

New look at the main characters in "Dark Shadows" has been revealed in some fresh images that are featured in the latest print edition of Vanity Fair. One of the photos sees Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins showing off his pale face and bruised eyes in a close-up shot. Sporting massive jewelries, the vampire also displays his sharp pointed long nails.

In addition to Collins' new image, there are close-up photos featuring Eva Green's Angelique Bouchard and Michelle Pfeiffer's Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. Helena Bonham Carter's Dr. Julia Hoffman is also captured in another image.

Adele never collaborated with anyone in her songs before, but she might end her "solo" policy in her next project. The chart-topping singer is rumored having a talk with fellow U.K. artist George Michael to craft a song together.

A source testified to the Mirror that Michael met Adele at BRIT Awards on February 21. He presented the "Set Fire to the Rain" crooner with a Best British Album prize, but the victorious moment ruined when host James Corden cut short her speech.

Katniss Everdeen steals the judges' attention as a District 12 Tribute in a first clip for "The Hunger Games". The snippet focuses on the evaluation scene, where the female lead shows off her prodigious archery skill in front of the gamemakers.

As Seneca Crane and co. ignore her performance, the heroine gets irritated before firing a perfect shot to an apple in the mouth of a baked pig. The frontal action apparently shocks the juries as they suddenly turn their heads at the young woman.

Davy Jones indeed passed away because of his heart. Martin County Medical Examiners Office said that an autopsy was performed on the former lead singer of The Monkees by Chief Medical Examiner Roger E. Mittleman at 10:30 A.M. EST on Thursday, March 1 morning, and was able to confirm that he died of a severe heart attack.

Preliminary results of the autopsy uncovered that Jones suffered ventricular fibrillation due to severe coronary atherosclerosis. That means the 66-year-old had an abnormal heart rhythm which is caused by a blocking of blood to the heart because of a hardening of the arteries. It was also noted that there's no sign anything else is to blame for his death.

The first live result show of "American Idol" season 11 has unveiled the 13 singers who will continue their journey on the show. Those who got the top 10 votes from America are Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, Heejun Han, Shannon Magrane, Skylar Laine, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon and Jermaine Jones.

The judges agreed with the picks of America and said that they would not have changed choice. They later gave another shot to six contestants who hadn't been declared safe. Jen Hirsh, Jeremy Rosado, Brielle Von Hugel, Deandre Brackensick, Erika Van Pelt and Reed Grimm, who were initially sent to the side along with the likes of Adam Brock, Hallie Day and Eben Franckewitz, were called to perform once again.

Kris Allen has a new treat for his fans. A fresh single called "Vision of Love" hits the web to tide them over his new album release. The winner of "American Idol" season eight showcased it live for the very first time during a recent concert at The Mint in Los Angeles.

"Wake up if you believe/ Love is not a fading dream/ Tell me I'm not the only one/ Who feels this way right now," Allen croons over the catchy midtempo beat. "Lonely needs a friend/ Ask him where he's been/ You could be the Light that comes/ And turns his world around."

After enjoying a big success, "The Muppets" is now set to have a follow-up. Vulture broke the news that a sequel to the puppet comedy movie is already in the works, but it seems that Jason Segel will not return as the screenwriter.

While director James Bobin and co-writer Nicholas Stoller have all been signed up for the sequel project, Segel reportedly didn't sign the deal due to his tight schedule. Multiple insiders explained that the comedian is currently busy working on his other TV and movie projects.

Nearly a month after she was believed to have sought help for addiction issues and eating disorder, Demi Moore is reported to have checked out of rehab at Utah's Cirque Lodge. The actress playing Sarah Robertson in "Margin Call", however, won't be coming back to Los Angeles just yet.

According to E! News, the estranged wife of Ashton Kutcher is currently "on vacation", but the location where she's enjoying some downtime remains undisclosed. "She's in no rush to get back to L.A.," a source spilled. "She's on total lockdown and only talking to a small group of people."

MTV has debuted the first look at its new reality show starring DJ Pauly D, "The Pauly D Project". In the trailer, the "Jersey Shore" guido describes himself as "a smalltown boy from a small state called Rhode Island."

The reality star, whose real name is Paul DelVecchio, introduces his father, as well as his entourage including Biggie, who taught him how to DJ, his bodyguard Jerry, and his wingman/BFF Ryan. He takes along the three young guys for the ride as he pursues his deejay career in Las Vegas.

Katy Perry has hinted the direction she's going to take in her next studio installment. The singer, who's known for her pop sugary anthems in the beginning of "Teenage Dream", will do more exploration in the "dark" side instead of sticking on the "fun and vibrant" road.

"Well, my music is about get real f**king dark," the West Coast artist spilled in a recent chat with Kristen Wiig for the cover story of Interview magazine's latest issue. "I'll be shoe-gazing. You'll never see my face because my hair is in my face."

"American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that Jessica Lange will return to season 2 of the show. The 62-year-old actress, who recently won a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of Constance Langdon in the show's season 1, will play a new character in the sophomore season.

Moreover, Murphy promises that Lange will have a bigger part as he says, "We have designed the second season of 'American Horror Story' completely around her character." He further tells Entertainment Weekly, "Last year Jessica came in with Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott. This will really be the Jessica Lange show so I'm very excited about it."

Justin Bieber might have got a pricey birthday gift from his manager and mentor, but he received an even sweeter present from his fans. On Thursday, March 1, Beliebers from around the world helped the "Baby" hitmaker celebrate his 18th birthday by setting a Guinness World Record for the "Most Social Media Messages in 24 Hours".

Earlier the same day, AgencyNet launched happybirthdayjustinbieber.com to give fans a chance to help give Bieber the Guinness World Record. CEO/Founder Richard Lent said in a statement, "Justin has always been all about his fans, and there's no question his 18thbirthday is a landmark occasion. What better way to let his fans celebrate with him than to actually give him a World Record?"

Nicollette Sheridan has testified in "Desperate Housewives" trial on Thursday, March 1 as it was scheduled. After her attorney played a montage of Edie Britt's scenes on the show, the former star of the ABC drama series took the witness stand to detail how she was hit in the head by creator Marc Cherry.

With her playing Cherry and co-counsel Patrick Maloney playing the actress, Sheridan reenacted the incident taking place on the set of "Housewives". The Edie depicter recalled that it began when she approached the writer during a rehearsal to ask him to write a funny exit line for her character. "He got agitated and annoyed and didn't respond," she claimed.

"Despicable Me 2" has unveiled its first teaser trailer, which brings back the funny yellow minions into the action. The short sneak peek shows a hilarious scene where four of the pill-shaped creatures perform an a cappella of The Beach Boys' "Barbara Anne" but with their own indistinguishable lyrics.

The sequel to 2010's hit animated movie "Despicable Me" promises to present an all-new comedy adventure featuring the return of Gru, the girls and the unpredictably hilarious minions. It will also introduce a host of new and outrageously funny characters.

Nicki Minaj goes colorful in a cover art for her upcoming studio album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". The artwork features a close-up look at the Young Money femcee rocking blonde hair, long thick eyelashes and red lipstick. Having her face painted with neon-color paints a la Ke$ha, she stands in front of a graffitied wall while glaring to the camera.

The "Roman Reloaded" album is going to be released in the United States on April 3. "April 3 is gonna be a doozy. It's gonna be crazy," the female rapper gushed to MTV in an interview after her performance at NBA All-Star Game. "It's gonna be important for just hip-hop culture and pop culture. It's gonna be very big."

After a little more than a year of dating, Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are one step closer to tying the knot. On Thursday, March 1, the couple took to their individual Twitter account to announce that they have just gotten engaged, and post a photo of Rose's left hand that is rocking an oval-cut diamond ring.

First to share the happy news to the fans was Khalifa. Along with the engagement ring picture, the "Black and Yellow" rapper simply tweeted, "She Said Yes!!!" Just minutes later, his new fiancee wrote on her account, "He has made me the Happiest Woman in the World!!!!" Khalifa later followed up his tweet with the one that read, "Love Is Everywhere."

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver spark reconciliation rumor. The former California governor and the wife he cheated on reportedly have been going to couples therapy to seek solution out of their problems and possibly ended the intention to get a divorce. They were also caught furniture-shopping.

Schwarzenegger reportedly initiated the counseling and Shriver agreed. "Arnold and Maria are having marriage counseling to work through their issues to get back together," a friend told NY Post. "Maria is a devout Catholic and doesn't believe in divorce, but is still struggling with the humiliation she endured by him."

Justin Bieber thought it would be funny to kick off the new episodes of "Punk'd" with his girlfriend Selena Gomez's best friend, Taylor Swift, as victim. MTV has released a sneak peek from the prank show which features Bieber making Swift believes that she has just ruined a wedding.

"She's the sweetest girl ever, she thinks that she ruined a wedding," Bieber said. He taught Swift how to set off fireworks which accidentally landed on a yacht in which a wedding was taking place. The yacht caught fire and Swift went into panic, thinking it was her fault. "This is completely not okay," said a distraught Swift before she was consoled by Bieber and told that it was all just a prank on her.

Zac Efron finally came clean about having a condom in his pocket while attending the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie "The Lorax". The 24-year-old actor told Matt Lauer on "The Today Show" that it was actually "a great message" for the youth out there when he accidentally dropped a shiny packet on the red carpet.

Lauer teased Efron, "There's something else that brought the attention to this movie recently at the premiere." Although he initially said he didn't want to discuss it further, Efron said with a smile, "I never really had a pocket-checking policy prior to going on the red carpet before, but now we fully instated one."

"Inception" star Ken Watanabe said that he is taking a break from Hollywood to help his country. In a statement to THR, the actor announced that he is coming back to Japan this year to focus on the recovery of the Asian country from the tsunami that devastated the northeast coast region in 2011.

"I was in LA a week ago and I told my agent that I have to be in Japan this year, maybe next year I'll think again about projects in Hollywood," said Watanabe. He was filming an hour-long documentary on the disaster recovery in the port of Kesennuma. The not-yet-titled project is to air at the end of March on Japanese public broadcaster NHK to mark the one-year anniversary of the disaster.