May 23, 2012

Jennifer Lopez could bring another song to the "American Idol" stage. The "On the Floor" hitmaker has long been rumored to be one of the performers on the second night of the show's finale this Wednesday, May 23, and Radar Online has just come out with a report that she will perform "Follow the Leader".

"She's been working hard for months on this. She's super excited to perform it," a source told the gossip site. It is still unclear whether she will be joined by her collaborators Wisin & Yandel, but should she indeed take the "Idol" stage on Wednesday, it will be her second time performing on the show this season.

Donald Driver celebrated his "Dancing with the Stars" win on Twitter. Soon after being crowned the winner of "Dancing with the Stars", the Green Bay Packers star took to Twitter to give a shout-out to his voters and thank them for their support.

"America thank you all for the love and support. Without America we could not have won," he wrote. "Love you all." He then replied to Carrie Ann Inaba's congratulatory tweet by writing, "thank you for all the love and support. You are a amazing woman. Love u!!!!"

While it was previously rumored that Mila Kunis was eyed to play Jackie Kennedy in "The Butler", it is now reported that Minka Kelly is courted to tackle the part. It was Screen Daily which broke the news, claiming that it has spoken with director Lee Daniels about the casting rumor during a press junket of "The Paperboy" at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

The movie site stated that Daniels has personally chosen the "Friday Night Lights" star to portray the former America's First Lady in his next prestigious project. It is, however, unclear whether or not the actress has sealed a deal to join the star-studded drama.

NBC is lining up "Saving Hope" this summer and offers a look at it by debuting a new sneak peek. The preview gives a glimpse of a car accident that puts Michael Shanks' Charlie Harris, a charismatic Chief of Surgery, in a comatose state.

His fiancee Alex Reid, played by "Smallville" alumna Erica Durance, races to save his life with the help of newly-arrived star surgeon, Daniel Gillies' Joel Goran, who happened to have a tumultuous relationship with Reid in the past. Meanwhile, Harris finds out that he can roam the hospital in spirit form.

Before it is premiered at the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival, "On the Road" unveils its first clip. Focusing on a scene where Kristen Stewart and Sam Riley have a road trip together, the snippet shows Stewart complaining about her complicated relationship with Garrett Hedlund. She says that she wants to have a "normal" life and start a family instead of living in a crazy relationship with her ex-con partner.

In "On the Road", Stewart plays Marylou, a 16-year-old wife of Hedlund's Dean Moriarty. She is a free-spirited young lady who has an affinity for marijuana and sex. The couple meets Riley's Sal Paradise who decides to have a road trip soon after the death of his father. Determined to avoid the pitfalls of a narrow, prescribed life, Paradise joins Moriarty on what evolves into a life-changing physical and emotional odyssey. Thirsting for freedom, they discover the world, the ecstasy of experience, the connectedness of humanity and ultimately themselves.

A music video for Diggy Simmons's new single, "4 Letter Word", has been made available for viewing pleasure. In the four-minute clip, the 17-year-old rapper has to deal with the pain of being separated from the girl he loves. Each time he tries to enjoy his time together with his girlfriend, her disapproving father is there to take her away from him.

The fourth son of Run DMC's Rev Run released the clip on the same day he received two nominations for the 2012 BET Awards. He is up against A$AP Rocky, Big Sean and Meek Mill for Best New Artist, and is vying for YoungStars Award. "Had the most incredible day today," he tweeted. "2 nominations at the @BETAwards and premiered the 4 Letter Word video!!!"

In addition to promoting his new film "Killing Them Softly" while at Cannes Film Festival, Brad Pitt took time to address questions about his nuptials plan. The actor said at a press conference that he and his fiancee Angelina Jolie haven't set a wedding date just yet, and he explained why.

"We actually, really and truly, have no date," the father of six told the press. Before the date is set, "we're hoping that we can figure out marriage equality in the states," so explained the "World War Z" leading star.

"True Blood" has found Alan Ball's successor for the possible season 6. Co-executive producer Mark Hudis has signed an overall deal with HBO, which will see him being upped to executive producer/showrunner if the vampire-themed series is ordered for another new season, a spokesperson for the network has confirmed.

Ball, who created the hit vampire series, announced in February this year that he would step down as the day-to-day showrunner by the end of season 5. He, however, will still be involved with the show in a supervisory capacity.

After scoring multiple records through its film, "The Avengers", Marvel continues to make another groundbreaking creation through their comic division. The New York-based publisher announced on Wednesday, May 22 that it will host a same-sex wedding for its first ever openly gay superhero Northstar and his long-time boyfriend.

Northstar, whose human persona is known as Jean-Paul Beaubier, is set to tie the knot with his beau Kyle Jinadu this summer. The story will be told in "Astonishing X-Men" No. 51, which is due to be released in the United States on June 20.

2 Chainz has been released from behind bars after briefly detained for carrying a "brass knuckles" ring through an airport, but he's not too happy about it. The Playaz Circle rhymer was upset because police confiscated the jewels.

"They tried to assassinate my character, they tried to assassinate my swag," he told MTV News in an exclusive telephone interview. "It was just a negative dilemma earlier where someone misconstrued a piece of jewelry for a weapon and stuff."

After revealing a brand new theatrical poster, "The Dark Knight Rises" uncovers a set of character posters for Batman, Catwoman and Bane. Each of the characters gets two different one-sheets, which are dominated with dark colors. The three are pictured standing tall in the middle of a stormy weather.

Starring as Batman, Catwoman and Bane respectively are Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy. They recently shared to Total Film about their experience in portraying the famous comic characters in the final Caped Crusader movie from director Christopher Nolan.

Snooki is not going to share the "Jersey Shore" house with her co-stars in the sixth season of the reality series. An insider tells The Hollywood Reporter that the guido, who is currently pregnant with her first child, will still be a part of the show, but will be living apart from Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and the other cast members.

A representative for Snooki has not released any comment on the reports, but sources tell TMZ that the guidette opts to live somewhere near the Seaside Heights pad used during the show's filming because of her pregnancy. According to the site, the 24-year-old thinks "it's not worth it to be surrounded by boozy, loud roommates while pregnant."

Scotty McCreery has gone back to "American Idol" for the second time this season. Taking over the stage at the end of the Tuesday, May 22 night show, the winner of season 10 serenaded the audience with his version of Tim McGraw's 1999 hit single, "Please Remember Me", that he re-recorded for season 11's "goodbye song".

Wearing a shirt under brown vest that he paired with blue jeans, the 18-year-old singer sang the country tune while a montage of the contestants' journeys plays in the background. Speaking of being chosen to sing the farewell song, he previously said, "The send-off song was always a way to stay connected to the show. I'm glad they chose me to do it."

Natalie Portman continues to secure leading role in high-profile movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner has been locked to produce and star in a Western movie called "Jane Got a Gun", which screenplay is included on the Black List.

Written by Brian Duffield, "Jane Got a Gun" revolves around a woman whose outlaw husband returns home alive despite being riddled with bullet wounds. When her husband's gang hunts him down to finish their business, the woman is forced to reach out to an ex-lover and ask if he will help defend her farm. The film is set to be directed by "We Need to Talk About Kevin" helmer Lynne Ramsay.

The number of celebrities who read "Fifty Shades of Grey" keeps on growing. After Ryan Seacrest and Ian Somerhalder have confessed about reading the steamy novel, Selena Gomez and Kristen Stewart join the club. The actresses read the raunchy book in a Funny or Die video and in a press junket respectively.

The spoof video featuring Gomez opens with the teen star getting "caught up on some reading this weekend and had my living room painted." She soon forgets the book when a housepainter appears on her doorstep and hilariously charms her with his disdainful manner. The guy who makes her drool is portrayed by "The League" star Nick Kroll.

Some scenes from the first episode of "Pretty Little Liars" season 3 have been shared ahead of the show's return. Teasing fans with another thrilling moment, one of the new clips features Aria who feels threatened when someone dressing in a black ensemble enters the same bathroom she's in. She screams for help when the mysterious figure walks on to the stall door.

In another sneak peek, Spencer shares to Hanna that she's worried about someone who got into her house while her family was sound asleep. There's additionally a snippet which sees all four Liars talking about how they spent their summer, and another video which sees Hanna visiting Mona in the psychiatric ward.

2 Chainz wants others to know how loaded he is. The 35-year-old rapper, who was formerly known as Tity Boi, has dropped a music video for his latest single, "Undastatement", online Tuesday, May 22. In it, he can be seen counting cash with scantily-clad women and showing off his fast and luxurious car.

The bouncy track itself came off the Atlanta MC's "T.R.U. REALigion" mixtape. "They say I run the streets/I tell 'em no wonder/The cheapest thang I got on is my belt and it's 400," part of its lyrics reads. Its music video, which has Decatur Dan serving as its director, was released as part of his 2 Chainz Tuesdays series.

Miley Cyrus might have successfully prevented photographers from getting an eyeful of her boob, but she still gave them more than she originally intended. The former Disney darling flashed her side boob and exposed her dream catcher tattoo in a cut-out top while running errands in Los Angeles on Monday, May 21.

During the outing, 19-year-old Miley ditched her bra but reportedly managed to hold the top to her body before her private part was exposed to the camera. The former "Hannah Montana" actress, who went barefooted, paired the sleeveless top with a blue high-waisted skinny jeans, put her blond hair in a simple high bun, and completed her casual look with aviator glasses.

Season 14 of "Dancing with the Stars" came to a close with the crowning of Donald Driver and his pro partner Peta Murgatroyd as its champion, but it wasn't the only highlight from the finale show. On Tuesday, May 22 night, Kelly Clarkson and Gladys Knight took over the ballroom floor to entertain the audience and participants alike.

First to perform was 30-year-old Clarkson. The very first winner of "American Idol" delivered a medley of her newest single "Dark Side" and her hit song "Stronger". As she sang the first verse of "Dark Side", pro dancers Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya and Tristan MacManus took the floor to perform their dance routine.

"House M.D." series finale which aired on Monday, May 21 left some burning questions for fans. While viewers might be relieved to see the titular character staying alive after he was trapped in a burning building, some might be wondering how the titular character survived the floor collapsing on him and the subsequent explosion.

Addressing this mystery, creator David Shore told TVLine, "It was supposed to be ambiguous as to whether the floor collapsed on him or in front of him; certainly it was nasty stuff. There are a few seconds between the collapse and the explosion. He narrowly got out the back."

Saoirse Ronan won't likely star in "The Order of the Seven" after all. Walt Disney Pictures has decided to pull the plug on the supposedly big-budgeted adventure movie project following the box office flop of "John Carter" last March.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney abruptly stopped the project despite the fact that the gig was already in pre-production and was projected to kick off filming this summer in London. It was said that "Order of the Seven" budget was too high given that it would be helmed by a first-time director.

"Dancing with the Stars" has crowned Donald Driver and his pro partner Peta Murgatroyd as the champions of season 14. The NFL wide receiver beat out frontrunners Katherine Jenkins and William Levy to snatch the mirrorball trophy in the Tuesday, May 22 finale.

Before the final results were announced, the three pairs performed the "24 Hour Challenge" dance. William and Cheryl Burke danced the salsa, Katherine and Mark Ballas performed a jive, while Donald and Peta danced the cha-cha. Each pair earned 30 points from the judges.

Chris Brown makes it clear that he doesn't condone any verbal violence even though it's sent by his fans to defend him against critics. The R&B singer recently asked Team Breezy to put a stop on the verbal attack they launched at Chrissy Teigen following her mocking comment before his performance at Billboard Music Awards.

"Team Breezy! Lets stop sending death threats! I know y'all bout that life but it's the wrong message! Ur turning haters into victims! And that only furthers their pointless existence!" the chart-topping singer pleads in a series of his tweets. The "Look at Me Now" hitmaker additionally wrote, "Love y'all!"

Jason Derulo has given "American Idol" fans the chance to hear live for the first time his brand new song, "Undefeated". The 22-year-old singer got the audience off their feet with the uplifting dance tune on Tuesday, May 22, shortly after Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips were done with their first performance in the final showdown.

Expressing his excitement over the performance, Derulo took to his Twitter and wrote, "1st time performing since my neck injury 2night on idol finale! THANK YOU to the fans that help me write this song #UNDEFEATED." He added, "It's been 2 wks since I took my neck brace off! Still gonna make it happen tonight! NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER LET UP! #UNDEFEATED."

Brad Pitt was on hand at the premiere of his latest film "Killing Them Softly" during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival. Taking place on Tuesday, May 22, the special screening event was also attended by a number of notable celebrities who stole the attention with their glamorous look.

Letting loose his long blond hair, Pitt was all smiles as he hit the red carpet and posed for the swarming photographers. The A-list actor donned aviator sunglasses to finish off his dapper look in traditional two-piece black suit completed with a bow tie.

Flo Rida is bringing a summer feel to his upcoming music video for new single "Whistle". Just days before the complete clip makes its debut, the "Good Feeling" rapper treated his fans with a 30-second teaser that captures him singing shirtless on the tropical lands of Acapulco, Mexico, and having fun dancing with beautiful women.

"Whistle" comes from Flo Rida's fourth studio album, "Wild Ones", which is set to be released in the United States on July 3. It was produced by DJ Frank E and David Glass, and will have its music video premiered in full on Thursday, May 24 at 4 P.M. EST on The Warner Sound. Speaking of the tune, the Hip-Hop singer gushed to Billboard that it "will probably be the biggest record I've done yet."

Michael McKean was stuck by a car while crossing the street at Broadway and West 86th Street in New York City. In a picture obtained by New York Daily News, the 64-year-old actor was bleeding from his head and was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

He was initially in critical condition when being taken to St. Luke's Hospital, but his condition has improved to stable. He suffers a broken leg, but his family are still waiting to hear the full extent of his injuries from doctors to find out if he has other broken bones.

Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips were battling it out for the champion title of "American Idol" season 11 on Tuesday, May 22. These Top 2 finalists sang three songs, one was chosen by executive producer Simon Fuller, another was self-chosen, and the third was the winner's song.

Per Fuller's request, Jessica covered Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" in round 1, while Phillip sang "Stand by Me" by Benny King. Calling it "a battle of the opposites," Jennifer Lopez said, "At the end of the day America has a tough job." Randy Jackson said the first round won by Jessica.

Baz Lurman's high-end, long-awaited vintage drama "The Great Gatsby" finally unleashes its very first official trailer. Studded with flashy landscape of 1920s New York City, the promo focuses on Leonardo DiCaprio as a rich man who throws luxurious party almost every night. His secret affair with Carey Mulligan and friendship with Tobey Maguire are also highlighted in the trailer.

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "Great Gatsby" tells the story of Nick Carraway (Maguire), a young man from Minnesota who moves to New York in the spring of 1922 to learn about the bond business. Chasing his own American dream, Carraway lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Mulligan), and her blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton).

When "Smash" returns with its second season, viewers will have to bid goodbye to four characters. Reports say season 1 regulars Raza Jaffrey, Brian d'Arcy James and Jaime Cepero, as well as recurring guest star Will Chase will leave the show.

Jaffrey portrays Karen's (Katharine McPhee) cheating fiance who was dumped by the Broadway star in the season finale. James plays Julia's (Debra Messing) husband, who saw his wife comforting her former flame Michael (Chase) in the last episode.

2 Chainz had to delay his flight from New York City to North Carolina recently. The Playaz Circle rapper was arrested by police when entering the Delta Airlines terminal at New York City's LaGuardia Airport, MTV reported.

He was put into custody for misdemeanor possession of a weapon in the 4th degree after a pair of "metal knuckles" were found in his bag. "The knuckles were in his personal bag and sounded the alarm," an officer opened up to the publication.

The nominees for the 2012 BET Awards have been announced on Tuesday, May 22. In movie category, critically acclaimed "The Help" and George Lucas-produced "Red Tails" are facing off each other for the coveted Best Movie gong.

Meanwhile, "The Help" star Viola Davis and "Colombiana" actress Zoe Saldana are competing for the Best Actress title. As for the Best Actor category, "Iron Man 2" actor Don Cheadle will face off "Thor" star Idris Elba.

BET has named the nominees for its 2012 awards at a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, May 22. In the music field, Kanye West leads the pack by bagging seven nominations in total, and five of his seven nods come from his collaboration with Jay-Z for their joint album, "Watch the Throne".

Along with Jigga, the "Way Too Cold" rapper is up for Best Group, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (two nominations) and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award. He also earns himself a second nomination for Best Collaboration thanks to his joint effort with Big Sean. Individually, the 34-year-old MC lands a nom for Video Director of the Year.

Nominees for this year's BET Awards have been revealed. In sport category, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are vying against each for Sportswoman of the Year. The two basketball players are joined in the battle by two other NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant, as well as footballer Victor Cruz.

This marks for the umpteenth time LeBron and Kobe are nominated in the category. The 27-year-old Miami Heat star won the coveted title for at least five times including in the consecutive years of 2009 and 2010. The 33-year-old Los Angeles Lakers player, meanwhile, had taken home the honor twice.

Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller won't be put behind bars for cocaine possession but she has to stay out of trouble for a year. It was determined at Pitkin County District Court on Monday, May 21 that Mueller's drug case would be cleared if she maintains good reputation and lives up to the court's terms.

Mueller was arrested in 2011 following an alleged bar fight. The mother of two pleaded guilty to felony drug possession of four grams or less of cocaine in March and enrolled herself in an "aggressive outpatient program".

Chris Brown's devotees are so loyal to him that they were willing to send death threats for his haters. The R 'n' B singer received many criticisms for his lip-synch performance at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 20, one of them came from Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen.

Like Pink, who shared her honest opinion of Brown's performance, Teigen thought Brown should have shown his vocal talent instead of his stage act. She wrote on Twitter, "Why sing when you can dance?" It took less than an hour for her account to be filled with death threats.

Brad Pitt and fiancee Angelina Jolie are taking things one at a time. After announcing their engagement last month, the actor revealed that he and Jolie are not in rush to swap wedding vows. In fact, they have no date yet.

Before reporters at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 22, Pitt said, "We actually, really and truly, have no date. It's just something that makes sense to us, and certainly datewise, it's just a rumor." U.K. media reported that the couple will tie the knot on August 11 this year, the same date as Pitt's parents Bill and Jane's golden wedding anniversary.

Sean Penn brings forward the issue of unfinished aid for Haiti again in an interview with "The Today Show". Instead of throwing rage in front of reporters like he did during his J/P Haitian Relief Organization effort at Cannes Film Festival, the actor held back tears when talking about the devastated country.

Host Ann Curry asked him about the meaning of victory in Haiti. The actor got emotional when saying he hoped young Haitians will have the education they deserve and telling the story of a policeman who lost his family in the earthquake but put on his uniform immediately to help others.

It was not because of Whitney Houston that Ray J ended up at a hospital near Las Vegas on Monday, May 21. A representative for the R & B singer told E! News that he was treated for exhaustion and jet lag at the unspecified hospital.

It was alleged that stress contributed to Ray J's hospitalization because he had altercation with Houston's family during Sunday's 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Houston's sister-in-law Pat reportedly called security on him when he was seated next to Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina. Ray J was reportedly extremely upset about the confrontation and on Monday morning was found in his hotel room "out of it" and could not get out of bed.