June 29, 2012

Following Peggy's resignation from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce and her new job that requires her to travel overseas, there have been speculations that she will no longer be featured on "Mad Men". Elisabeth Moss, however, thinks that it's not the end for her character's story arc on the show.

"I do know certain things about what's going to happen," so she claims when asked about Peggy's future. She teases further, "I could never really speculate on how to write this show because people do that much better than I ever could. But, like Matt said, I think that she's forever linked to Don in some way. Obviously, it's Don's show, but they're going to have some interaction."

Rumor has it, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are set to deliver a very big surprise at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. It was Latino Review which first broke the report that the studios would be hosting a Hall H panel for their long-awaited reboot film "Godzilla".

The site stated that "Godzilla" would be brought to Comic-Con to join Legendary's "Pacific Rim" directed by Guillermo del Toro. According to the site, the anticipated presentation is going to be "sick" because it will "stomp both the audio and video system within Hall H two weeks from this Saturday (June 30)."

Louis C.K. collects $4.5 million in just 2 days from 100,000 tickets of his comedy tour, thanks to his direct-sale approach. Instead of partnering with Ticketmaster like most artists do, the funnyman sells the tickets on his own website. As a result, his tickets are much cheaper.

"Most tickets for comedians in a theater venue start at $50," he tells Entertainment Weekly. "The cheapest ticket in most comedians' markets is $45, which is, like, a horrible seat at a Bill Maher show, and then you have a ticket charge on top of that."

DJ Khaled has unveiled a new single from his forthcoming album "Kiss the Ring". In the song titled "I Wish You Would", Khaled collaborates with his famous pals Kanye West and Rick Ross.

In the song, Kanye raps about his Chicago origin and his youth in the city. "The block is at war, post-traumatic stress/Ran up outta pills, robbed that CVS," so he spits at one point before rapping, "We believe in God, but do God believe in us?"

The judges of "The X Factor (US)" were treated to a sexy performance by a former member of Latin boy band Menudo during the Wednesday, June 27 auditions in Providence, Rhode Island. Singing a Spanish song, Troy Kurtis wooed the audience with his voice as well as commanding stage presence.

Knowing Demi Lovato's love for all things Spanish, L.A. Reid teased her during the judges' commentary, saying, "[Demi's] sweating. She's giggling" because of Kurtis' performance. Britney Spears, meanwhile, seemingly enjoyed his stage act as she admitted it was "very sexy."

Miley Cyrus was lucky she was allowed to drive away without paying her meal on June 28. The former Disney star was given free meal by a kind patron at hamburger joint In-N-Out in Toluca Lake, California because she forgot to bring cash. She drove a convertible Mercedes with a friend.

One day earlier, Miley and Liam Hemsworth made their debut as an engaged couple at 2012 Australians in Film benefit dinner. The teen songstress rocked a sexy Zimmermann LBD with a built-in bra, while her hunky fiance suited up for the occasion.

Rhys Ifans doesn't really see The Lizard in "The Amazing Spider-Man" as a supervillain. Instead, the Dr. Curt Connors a.k.a Lizard depicter thinks that the antagonist actually has good intentions in his mind as a scientist though he turns to be "kingly and godlike" along the way.

Sharing his point of view on Dr. Connors with MTV News, Ifans says, "My reading of it is that Connors wants to be a force of good in the world." He explains that the scientist "is developing a science that will enable himself - like reptiles do - to regrow a limb."

One Direction are not slowing down when it comes to crafting music. The band member Niall Horan recently stated that they have already begun working on their second studio installment in between their tight schedule of Up All Night Tour dates.

"We've been recording already, actually. When we came back from Australia, we had a couple weeks off and then we went straight into the studio to get cracking on the next album," he told MTV News. "And then last week we were in L.A. and we had five days off the tour to record in L.A. so we recorded more there."

Officers Blanca Lopez and Rebecca Reyes suspected of leaking Rihanna's battered picture to TMZ following her infamous altercation with then-boyfriend Chris Brown won't be charged. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office cites lack of evidence as the reason.

No money trail related to the leaked picture is found in the officers' bank accounts. In order to grant them criminal charges, investigators "must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Reyes and Lopez disclosed the image of Robyn F. (Rihanna) to TMZ and obtained money in exchange for this disclosure."

Cee-Lo Green is set to join Adam Levine, his fellow judge on "The Voice", in "Can a Song Save Your Life?". On Thursday, June 28, Exclusive Media announced that the Gnarls Barkley member has landed a role in the upcoming musical film.

The "Fool for You" singer is set to star as Troublegum. The character is described as a "very successful hip-hop star." The Grammy winner is expected to kick off the filming on Monday, July 2 in New York.

More scenes from the upcoming episode of "True Blood" have been previewed ahead of the July 1 airing. One of them follows Sookie who visits his sheriff brother Jason and asks him to arrest her for killing Debbie.

Elsewhere, Alcide tells the truth to Debbie's parents about what happened to their daughter, but the clip is cut before he tells them who killed her. In another sneak peek, Pam reunites with her maker Eric after he and Bill were held at the Authority headquarters. Pam congratulates him for being a "grandfather" since she recently turned Tara into a vampire.

The 2012 San Diego Comic-Con has announced the official schedule for selected movie panels on Thursday, July 12. During the first day of the highly anticipated annual event, Summit Entertainment will bring "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" as the opening panel in Hall H at 12:45 until 1:45 in the afternoon.

For the rest of Day 1, Hall H will host panels for several anticipated movies including Walt Disney Pictures' three upcoming flicks. They are Tim Burton-directed one-stop motion "Frankenweenie", James Franco-starring fantasy "Oz the Great and Powerful", and John C. Reilly-starring animation "Wreck-It Ralph".

Jaden Smith releases a music video for his second solo song "Gonzoes" to follow up "Give It to Em". Wearing a black hoodie, the son of celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith raps his verses inside a recording booth. When he doesn't do the rapping, he mouthes the Auto-tuned hook.

Before pursuing a solo music career, Jaden already collaborated with his buddy Justin Bieber in two songs. He was featured in the Canadian singer's "Never Say Never" and made a duet in a viral track "Happy New Year". He also lent his vocals in a Spotify bonus track of "Believe" album.

The official line-up of San Diego Comic-Con 2012 for Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 12 has been released. During the preview night which will be held before the panels kick off, Warner Bros. Television will screen the pilot episodes of its five new shows, which are "666 Park Avenue", "Arrow", "The Following", "Revolution" and "Cult".

Among the most awaited panels is Showtime's panel for "Dexter" that will take place in Ballroom 20 starting at 6 o'clock in the afternoon. Set to attend the panel are series regulars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, as well as guest star Yvonne Strahovski. The network will also make use of the event to promote another of its hit series, "Homeland", by debuting a trailer for the second season.

R. Kelly's book "Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me" is officially out. In the memoir, the R&B singer opens up about falling victim to sexual abuse when he was a child, having a feud with his tourmate Jay-Z in their joint tour, and remembering his first girlfriend who was drowned when they were playing near a creek during one of their playdates.

He revisited the days when he was 8 and grew up in a house full of women who acted "differently" when the older ones were absent. He was forced to watch and take pictures by one of the women when she and her partner had sex. Another woman, 10 years his senior, sexually abused him for years, but he "was too afraid and too ashamed" to tell anyone.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has made several rule changes for the 2013 Academy Awards. The new rules affect the Oscar categories in makeup, original song, visual effects, as well as foreign language.

The biggest change is in the makeup category, which will now be called the "Makeup and Hairstyling Award." With the newly approved category, Hollywood makeup artists and hairstylists are now officially eligible for the Oscar race.

The CW has announced 2012 fall premiere dates of its primetime series. The network will keep the shows until October, later than the official September 24 start date, with "Hart of Dixie" kicking off the line-up on Tuesday, October 2.

The new season of "Supernatural" will debut the next day, while the final season of "Gossip Girl" will premiere Monday, October 8. The highly anticipated fourth season of "The Vampire Diaries" will launch Thursday, October 11 at 8 P.M., with freshman "Beauty and the Beast" following it an hour later.

Channing Tatum showed off his skills, other than acting and stripping, when visiting "Late Show with David Letterman" recently. The "Magic Mike" hunk impersonated his co-star Matthew McConaughey and busted out his best Southern drawl, but his impersonation was cut short by David Letterman because "it's getting creepy."

When the host asked Tatum to imitate the Texas-born actor, the former stripper was initially reluctant but then gave in to the request. "All right, all right, all right," he said before talking in McConaughey's distinctive drawl. "I see a lot of lovely ladies in the house tonight. I like that. How you doing, Mr Letterman, you doing all right today?"

The Flaming Lips have successfully broken the Guinness World Record for the most concerts performed in multiple cities during a 24-hour period. After touring in 8 cities in 24 hours by bus, the Wayney Coyne-fronted band successfully took over the achievement from former record-holder Jay-Z, who previously traveled in 7 cities via private jet.

The Oklahoma alternative rock band traveled across the Mississippi Delta on Wednesday, June 27. They kicked off the mini tour in Memphis, Tennesse and wrapped it up on Thursday in Louisiana. The tour was also made merry by some special guests, including Grace Potter and the Nocturnals as well as Jackson Browne.

Alicia Keys has given the first taste of her upcoming studio album by releasing new single "New Day". Sharing a link to the audio, the R&B singer/songwriter wrote on her Twitter Thursday, June 28, "It's almost time... I can't even contain my excitement!!! Here we go..."

"There's no limitation, no/ Fill up your life/ Let me see your hands up," she sings in the drum-heavy song, which is produced by her husband Swizz Beatz. Still, she does not say if the track is the lead single off her yet-to-be-titled fifth effort.

Alex Trebek has been released from hospital after suffering a mild heart attack over the weekend. The 71-year-old TV personality is now resting at home. "Maybe I'll take a little better care of myself," he tells PEOPLE. "I'm going to try and take it easy."

He, however, "wouldn't count on it" because he has "a lot of things to do around the house." Still, he will make sure to find help for heavy works like loading his stuff to his truck. "I'm not going to do it myself. I'm not that dumb - yet," he says.

Ann Curry had a sad morning on Thursday, June 28 as she announced her departure from "Today". Some celebrities, from fellow host Giuliana Rancic to journalist Piers Morgan, have since tweeted their support to the 55-year-old journalist.

"Sending lots of love to an incredible woman," so the co-anchor of "E! News", Rancic, wrote. CNN's host Morgan tweeted, "Just watched the @AnnCurry farewell on @todayshow- great lady, really feel for her. But don't blame @MLauer - he's one of the good guys."

Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are an awkward couple in the first trailer of "Silver Linings Playbook". The two play neighbors who are unexpectedly connected for sharing the same mental issue. Though they seem to dislike each other at first, they slowly understand each other and eventually fall madly in love.

Bradley plays Pat Peoples, a man who always tries to look on the bright side of life. Released from a mental hospital after losing his wife to another man, Pat believes that the age-old adage of "every cloud has a silver lining" is just the ticket to trying to win her back and get his life on track.

Jessica Simpson is not getting any pressure from Weight Watchers to lose her post-baby fat, so she says. The fiancee of Eric Johnson, who recently gave birth to their first child together, takes to Twitter to set the record straight.

"Just so everyone knows...Weight Watchers hasn't put ANY pressure on me!" the new mom informs her Twitter followers. She additionally states in the same tweet, "I'm trying to be as healthy as I can be for myself and I feel great!"

Charlize Theron was seen extra bare in Namibia this week. The actress has debuted her new look without a single piece of hair on her head while visiting the city with his adopted son Jackson.

Theron shaved her golden locks to portray Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road". The fourth film in the "Mad Max" series is scheduled to film in the African country any day now. The actress actually had gone bald earlier this month but she had always had a bowler hat on.

Although they were seen kissing only earlier this month, Eva Longoria and Eduardo Cruz are no longer together. A representative of Cruz confirmed to Us Weekly that the one-year relationship has ended.

Cruz, who is the brother of actress Penelope Cruz, began dating Longoria in February 2011 after she had split for several months from husband of four years, Tony Parker. "Everyone says I look younger," the actress said. "Everyone keeps saying, 'You've never looked better'. I think divorce agrees with me!"

PETA has named the two celebrities that will hold the title of Sexiest Vegetarians this year. The animal rights organization picked Jessica Chastain and Woody Harrelson because their animal-free diet "combined 45 years of cruelty-free eating have saved at least 4,500 animals" from being killed.

Chastain went vegetarian 15 years ago and vegan 5 years ago. "I don't want to torture anything," she said. "It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world. While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here."

David Beckham will not be seen fighting for England at the upcoming Olympics. The 37-year-old soccer star failed to make the Great Britain dream team for the summer games that start next month in London.

"Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger supporter of the team than me," he said in a statement. "I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad. Like everyone, I will be hoping they can win the gold."

Snoop Dogg was busted by drug-sniffing dogs of possessing a small amount of weeds. Custom officials at the Kjevic Airport in Kristiansand, Norway briefly detained the rapper and released him when they found out that the amount of ganja did not exceed the limit of personal use.

According to Norway's marijuana laws, 15 grams and below is considered personal use. Dogg was fined 12,000 Norwegian Kroner aka roughly $1,980.13 for having 8 grams. This led to another problem that forced him to pay more fine.