May 07, 2012

New footage from the upcoming season 2 of "Teen Wolf" has been shared in a fresh promo. It appears that Scott and Allison are still dating though her father Argent will do anything, including threatening him with a gun, to keep the werewolf away from his daughter.

Allison's grandfather will join the family and he won't play nice following the loss of his daughter Kate. Argent says daughters of their family are trained to be leaders, and Allison is seen showing her skill with arrow.

Will Ferrell is eyeing to be a U.S. congress member in a faux political ad for "The Campaign". The ad shows Ferrell playing a congressional candidate named Cam Brady, who seems to promote democracy, equality for women and good education for children.

Brady is at one point having a war of words with his rival Marty Huggins, played by Zach Galifianakis. Unlike Brady who looks very ambitious with his political idealism, Higgins is featured more like a family man who has a peaceful life.

Being an object of a parody on "Saturday Night Live", the Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil has nothing but good words for the sketch. The New Jersey mother has given an approval to Kristen Wiig's impersonation of her in Weekend Update segment as saying, "It was well done... the whole thing was hysterical," when asked by New York Post about the performance.

Krentcil, however, was seemingly left wondering at how much attention she's got due to her tan obsession and her case. "If you think about it for a second, Iraq and Cuba we're involved in now," she said, "but they care that I tan."

Nicki Minaj is adding a star power to Pepsi's first global campaign, "Live for Now". Making a cameo appearance in the commercial, the "Roman's Revenge" raptress gets frozen in the middle of her concert performance before being brought back to life when a brunette couple open a can of the carbonated soft drink.

Sharing her excitement over the new ad, the 29-year-old took to Twitter to share a link to the extended cut of the one-minute-plus spot that features a remix of her hit song "Moment for Life". Along with it, she tweeted, "Hey Barbz!!!! -Check out my new Pepsi commercial here!!! and then tell @Pepsi how you #livefornow! #teamminaj." She then gushed in another tweet, "Wait til u c the 30 second spot :)"

Soundgarden are grateful for being chosen to record a soundtrack for "The Avengers". Their lead singer Chris Cornell explains to Rolling Stone how advantageous it is to be associated to a blockbuster movie like the Joss Whedon-directed superheroes flick.

"It's a pretty good way to have a partner in the entertainment business to get your songs out in front of people," he opens up. "The record companies don't have that any more. They don't have the money. They don't have the resources. They can't do it. They won't do it. Not gonna happen."

Colin Farrell let out his inner killer persona while working on the set of his upcoming action movie "Dead Man Down". The 35-year-old actor was photographed dressing up as a sniper while filming a scene in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 5.

Rocking an all-black ensemble complete with a matching ski cap, the Irish actor was caught on camera bringing a machine gun while acting as if he was going to shoot somebody. He was at one point spotted discussing something with director Arden Oplev, who looked casual in plain white shirt and denims.

"Desperate Housewives" will bid goodbye to fans next week with a two-hour finale, but not before more dramas take place at Wisteria Lane. Renee is having an important day of her life as her wedding approaches, but Julie may send the bride-to-be, Susan and Gaby into a frenzy when her waters break while they're on the way to the nuptials.

The birth alert aside, Renee manages to attend her wedding reception, where Lynette proposes a toast to "remembering." Tom gives an advice to someone unseen about saying things when they still can, and Dana Delany's Katherine Mayfair is back to the beloved neighborhood.

Jake Owen has sobered up enough to express his remorse over his Twitter rant on Cinco de Mayo. Just hours after bashing Indian River County law enforcement for detaining him on Saturday, May 5 evening, the country music crooner deleted his anti-police tweets and issued a public apology for his antics.

"Y'all I apologize," the 30-year-old first tweeted. "The IRC Sheriff was doing their job. I love hometown. I had too good of a time on Cinco de Mayo." He's still asking for an apology hours later as he posted a series of tweets that began with him saying, "I want to publicly apologize again for bringing to light a situation that I overreacted to."

Big K.R.I.T. goes back to his hometown in a music video supporting his single "I Got This". The Def Jam rapper takes his fans for a tour around Meridian, Mississippi through a number of old-schooled footage filmed by director Todd Angkusawan.

"I Got This" is taken from K.R.I.T.'s debut studio album "Live From the Underground", which is expected to come out in the United States on June 5. As a first taste from the upcoming CD, the single was released as a free download on March 20.

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is unlikely to be an all-age movie. Fans have been heavily speculating on what rating the thriller will earn from the MPAA, and the latest report suggested that the highly anticipated movie has scored an R rating.

Though the MPAA has yet to announce the film's official rating, an alleged photo of a pre-sale ticket stub for the IMAX 3D screening of the movie has shown that the sci-fi pic has secured the restricted rating. The photo itself was shared by an IMDb user called dvonnesoneek.

While Daenerys Targaryen has just lost her ultimate weapon, Jaime Lanister may get the help he needs in the next episode of "Game of Thrones". The Kingslayer, who is still held captive by Robb Stark and his mother, meets a distant relative who offers to lend a hand.

After wreaking havoc in Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy is unhappy that Bran and his younger brother Rickon manage to escape with Osha and Hodor. He expresses his anger to some other men and leads a search party.

Shaquille O'Neal can now add doctor to his resume. The four-time NBA champion received his doctoral degree in Education from Barry University on Saturday, May 5 morning. He was one of the 1,100 students presented with their degree at multiple commencement ceremonies at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida.

Wearing a custom-made, bright red XXXL robe for the special day, the 7-foot-1, 325-pound former athlete knelled down before Dr. David M. Kopp so that the chairman of the university's Organizational Learning and Leadership program could drap a light blue hood around his neck. To the amusement of the crowd, he then lifted Kopp into the air.

A year after The White Stripes broke up, Jack White came back stronger than ever. The former lead singer of the disbanded rock band debuted high at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 200 with his first solo studio album "Blunderbuss", marking his first-ever chart topper.

Throughout his career as a member of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, Jack scored a total of seven top 10 albums. His previous highest peak on the chart was posted through The White Stripes' 2007 album "Icky Thump", which landed at No. 2.

Red Hot Chili Peppers joined a slew of celebrities who paid homage to Adam Yauch. The alternative rock band honored the late rapper of Beastie Boys during their live performance at Prudential Center in Newark over the weekend as part of their "I'm With You" tour.

Wearing an MCA t-shirt, frontman Anthony Kiedis led his band to cover the Boys' 1992 single "So What'cha Want". He said to the crowd, "We lost a good man today. We're playing this show tonight for Adam Yauch. He left the world a lot of beauty. I hope you carry that flame. Adam was for real. I love that man."

It's been quite while since fans last heard about the development progress of "300: Battle of Artemisia", but Rodrigo Santoro has offered some updates. The depicter of king-turned-god Xerxes confirmed that the epic mythology movie will kick off shooting in a foreseeable future, and clarified that it will be more like a spin-off to "300" than a prequel or sequel.

In an interview with Collider, Santoro spilled, "We start shooting in July. They're working on the very, well you never know, but last draft of the script." Speaking of the "Battle of Artemisia" itself, the 36-year-old actor explained, "I think they're calling it a spin-off because it's not exactly a prequel, it's not a sequel."

Justin Bieber has shown the world that he puts his money on Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. The "Baby" hitmaker was seen as a part of the boxing champion's entourage on Saturday, May 5 night as the latter made his way into the ring for the World Boxing Association super-welterweight title fight against Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Along with rapper 50 Cent, Bieber walked behind Mayweather while carrying two of the boxer's weight belts. After Mayweather was declared the winner by unanimous decision, the boyfriend of Selena Gomez was spotted cheering over the win in the boxing ring with Fiddy and Lil Wayne.

"The Celebrity Apprentice" has narrowed down the number of its contestants to three in a Sunday, May 6 episode. Five remaining celebrities, divided into two teams, were tasked to create a four-page print ad campaign for the CHI Touch Digital Touchscreen hair dryer, which might run in Elle.

Teresa Giudice stepped up for Team Unanimous, while Lisa Lampanelli volunteered to be project manager for Team Forte. Lisa and Clay Aiken agreed to use "more than just a new pretty face" as their slogan. Lisa went shopping for the models' outfits, while Clay took responsibility for the photo shoot. When Lisa got back, the "American Idol" alum continued directing the photo shoot, but his project manager just sat and ate.

Tyga has debuted a music video in support of his latest single "I'm Gone". The Young Money/Cash Money rapper teams up with Big Sean and delivers his verses with the G.O.O.D Music rhymer in an abandoned warehouse.

"I'm Gone" is taken from Tyga's second studio album "Careless World: Rise of the Last King" which was released last February. In the CD, he additionally enlists Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes and T-Pain as featured guests.

Kim Kardashian could have been readying herself for a divorce trial against estranged husband Kris Humphries. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was caught by X17 Online's photographer leaving the Beverly Hills residence of her lawyer, Lauren Wasser, on Sunday, May 6 morning after reportedly spending three hours there.

31-year-old Kim went makeup free for the meeting. The sister of Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian also rocked a comfortable look as she slipped on a denim jacket and a pair of work-out leggings. She additionally hid her face behind big sunglasses and kept her neck warm with grey scarf. At one point, she was seen furiously checking her phone.

After traveling around the world, the four remaining teams of "The Amazing Race" season 4 left Cochin, India for Hiroshima, Japan in the two-hour finale that aired Sunday, May 6. Dave and Rachel departed first, but they boarded the same plane with the other teams.

Once arriving, they must buy bus tickets, but Rachel R. and Brendon missed the bus to the train station and had to take another bus. Next, the teams must take a train to head to Mariaja Island, but Dave and Rachel missed the train. When Rachel R. and Brendon managed to catch up with the other teams, Dave and Rachel were left way behind since they also missed a ferry.

Mary J. Blige helped kick off the 138th annual Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville over the weekend. Wearing a one-shoulder red dress with matching hat and gloves, the Grammy-winning singer delivered a rousing rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of a large crowd of people.

"I'm just thrilled to be here!" Mary J. said to the press when gracing the red carpet. Of the National Anthem she sang, she said, "It's a song that means a lot to us especially when we do events like this. I'm getting the chills speaking about it."

When stopping by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", Kristen Stewart introduced a brand new clip for "Snow White and the Huntsman". The snippet focuses on an intense scene where Stewart and Chris Hemsworth fight a giant beast called Troll. The monster, however, succumbs after it sees Stewart's innocent stare.

Stewart stars as a warrioress version of Snow White. Having the ability to fight and defend herself, the fair-skinned princess battles the beauty obsessed Evil Queen under the guidance of the Huntsman, who was originally hired to kill her. Hemsworth tackles the part of the eponymous Huntsman, while Charlize Theron portrays the merciless queen.

Jay-Z's little girl with songstress wife Beyonce Knowles might turn out to be a diva. During an interview for "Oprah's Master Class: Special Edition" that is set to air at 10 P.M. ET/PT Sunday, May 6 on OWN, the 42-year-old rapper shared his prediction that his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, will be a spoiled child.

A clip from the interview saw the 14-time Grammy winner opening up about fatherhood as saying, "I imagine I'll take things I learned from my mom and things I've learned from raising my nephews and apply that." He went on to say, "Then at the end of the day, I just know I'll probably have the worst, spoiled little kid ever."

Being accused of taking a 6-year-old daughter into a tanning bed is not a gracious thing, but "Saturday Night Live" has managed to draw a chuckle with the controversy. In the latest edition of the NBC variety show, Kristen Wiig channeled the "tanning mom" Patricia Krentcil and appeared in Weekend Update with Seth Meyers to respond to the allegations.

"Tanning beds should only be used by responsible adults because you may not know this, Seth, but some people overtan," she said in the sketch. Believing she is not overtan, she explained her statement that those who criticize her are "fat, ugly and jealous". "Though I can't blame them for being jealous. I am alluring in a way they will never be," so she claimed.

James Cameron has not even kicked off the production for both "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3", but already he gushed about creating the fourth movie. The acclaimed filmmaker opened up that he wants to develop more and more "Avatar" films, confessing that he's not interested to work in any other project but the blockbuster fantasy film franchise.

"I've divided my time over the last 16 years over deep ocean exploration and filmmaking. I've made two movies in 16 years, and I've done eight expeditions," he told The New York Times. "Last year I basically completely disbanded my production company's development arm. So I'm not interested in developing anything. I'm in the Avatar business. Period. That's it."

Weeks away from her due date, Molly Sims celebrated the impending arrival of her first son with a baby shower. The 38-year-old model/actress got together with about 30 of her closest pals at the home of event planner Yifat Oren in the Hollywood Hills for the Saturday, May 5 festivity, Us Weekly reported.

Offering more details of the baby shower, PEOPLE noted that the house was decorated with blue balloons and flowers for the festivity, and the guests, which included Ali Larter, were treated to gourmet food and Bertaud Belieu Rose champagne. Sims herself received a Fresco Loft High chair in black and ivory and a Sweet Slumber Sound Machine among others as presents.

DJ Drama premieres a star-studded music video for his new single "We in This B*tch". The Grand Hustle disc jokey shares screen with labelmate T.I., Def Jam rappers Young Jeezy and Ludacris as well as rising star Future. Taking their turn in spitting their verses to the camera, the guys are joined by some hot-looking ladies.

The music video was directed by Benny Boom. "We gonna do a classic, kinda 'Flava in Ya Ear' throwback video," he said. "We wanted to do something epic performance-wise. You got the best in ATL coming together all on one track, so we wanted to make sure that we did things phenomenally."

Assembling six heroes in a movie, "The Avengers" proves its mightiness by shattering North American box office record on its opening weekend. The mega-budgeted Earth's Mightiest Heroes film opens to a massive $207.4 million domestically.

The walloping result for the Joss Whedon-directed movie becomes the biggest opening of all time in North America and kicks off this year's summer movie season in high style. The Walt Disney Pictures film also dethrones "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" which opened to $169.2 million and became the biggest summer flick in 2011.

George Lindsey has passed away at the age of 83. The actor, who was best known for his portrayal of Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show", died early Sunday, May 6 morning at a healthcare center in Nashville, Tennessee after a brief illness, his manager and booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, informed the press.

Two of Lindsey's former co-stars, Andy Griffith and Ron Howard, have since expressed their grief over the loss. "George Lindsey was my friend," said 85-year-old Griffith in a statement that accompanied Lindsey family's announcement of his death. "I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit. In recent years, we spoke often by telephone."

Soon after Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony was broadcast on HBO, its footage including a tribute performance dedicated to one of its inductees Beastie Boys hit the web. Travis McCoy, Kid Rock and Black Thought teamed up to deliver the salute to the band, who recently lost one of its members Adam Yauch.

The three stars emerged on stage wearing green tracksuits and caps. They were joined by The Roots and performed a medley of the Boys' 1987 classics including "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", "So What'cha Want", "Sabotage" and "The New Style".

After introduced in a picture of "True Blood" season 5, Christopher Meloni's character is highlighted in a new promo video. It shows the ancient vampire in a creepy ceremony that involves him giving one drop of his blood to a girl, before he shows his fangs. Also seen in the teaser is Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays Vampire Authority chancellor Dieter Brown.

Meloni's alter ego Roman is described as someone who is powerful and holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands. Other new faces that will appear on the show this season include Eric's vampire sister Nora (Lucy Griffiths), fairy Claudette (Camilla Luddington) and other members of the Vampire Authority played by Peter Mensah, Carolyn Hennesy, Valentina Cervis and Jacob Hopkins.

"Smallville" actor Justin Hartley's wife Lindsay Korman has picked the divorce option. Korman, also an actor, filed the documents in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing "irreconcilable differences".

Hartley and Korman starred and met on the daytime drama "Passions" where he played Fox Crane and she played Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane Winthrop. After six months of dating, they got engaged and married in May 2004. Two months later, their daughter Isabella Justice was born.

Rihanna may not appear in any of the "Saturday Night Live" sketch this weekend but she reached a theatrical stage in a sense. The 24-year-old singer performed her latest hit "Where Have You Been" on one of the most elaborate sets for a performer this season.

Rihanna brought her army which includes ten dancers and drummers. The stage was set up to Arabian theme and used human as props. Like in the music video, which was released last week, Rihanna showed off an impressive footwork during the dance segment.

This weekend's "Saturday Night Live" host Eli Manning went to the length of dressing as a drag to win laughter from the audience. The NFL star donned a blonde wig, big flower earrings and feathered dress in a sketch about Miss Chicken Fried Steak.

The football star was not pleased at the pageant. "Third place! Do the judges not have working eyeballs?!" he said. Kenan Thompson then appeared to console him and told him to have some dignity. With mascara-streaked tears running down his cheeks, Eli said "I was good. I was damn good. I was 100 percent ready not to lose this and now I've tarnished my image."