October 31, 2012

"This election year, an unconventional first family is bringing humor to the free world," so a voiceover says in a new promo of "1600 Penn". In the sneak-peek videos, what's supposed to be an official meeting goes awry when President Dale Gilchrist's son unintentionally causes a fire.

The Gilchrists are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues, like a grown kid who's forced to move back home, teenagers who are smarter than their teachers and a stepmom desperately trying to win over the kids, except that they live in a very special house: The White House.

Rumor has it, Rihanna and Karrueche Tran are okay with a love triangle between them and Chris Brown. A source unveiled to Hollywood Life, "He got them both twisted up. I guess he trying to get as much p-y as he can before he leave next month."

"He really like both of them and they know it and they like him too," the source went on. "It's a crazy situation. It's working for them, and if Ri and KT are cool with it, that's all that matters."

Kelsey Grammer and wife Kayte shocked everyone by bringing their daughter Faith to Hugh Hefner's Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion on Saturday night, October 27. Kelsey's daughter is just 3 months old, meaning that she's too young to attend such a party.

Bewildered by the couple's audacity, Playboy model Melissa May tweeted, "Why the fk does Kelsey Grammer have a newborn baby at the mansion party!?!?!? Smh."

Caught in between all the tension, the crowd cheers, and the amazing dance moves of Chelsie Hightower and Mark Ballas was Jason Mraz's acoustic and heartfelt performance of his hit single "I Won't Give Up". Mraz sang the lovely tune at the recent "Dancing with the Stars" country night results on Tuesday, October 30.

"I Won't Give Up" is from the Grammy-winning singer's latest fourth studio album "Love Is a Four Letter Word" which was released last April 13, 2012. It debuted in the Top 15 in 13 countries, including No. 2 in the United States while "I Won't Give Up" made it to the No.1 slot on Billboard's Digital Songs Chart one week after its release.

Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Osbourne stepped out at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London to help celebrate 2012 Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards. "The X Factor" judge came solo, while the "Fashion Police" critic arrived with her boyfriend Matthew Mosshart.

Former member of The Pussycat Dolls Nicole showed some skin in a white midi backless dress that she paired with a pair of pink pumps. Kelly rocked a white V-neck dress with floral patterns and a pair of matching peep-toes. The daughter of Ozzy Osbourne swept her purple hair to one side.

Donnie Wahlberg was one of the victims facing the effect of the Hurricane Sandy that hit New York City on October 29. The New Kids On The Block member found out his apartment is flooded in the aftermath of the storm. "My entire building is under a foot of water. Awesome neighbors all banding together to help each other! Stay safe!" he tweeted.

"Be safe everyone! Stay in! Stay dry! Stay safe!" the 43-year-old singer kept tweeting his concern. "Safe and Sound on Higher Ground! Don't worry about me. Material things are meaningless. Check in with those you know in the storm! Stay safe!!"

Lady GaGa shared more juicy information about her fourth studio album, "ARTPOP", on her social networking site, Little Monsters.com. The glam pop sensation revealed that she wanted to split the new project into a radio-friendly "commercial" volume and a more edgy "experimental" version, which will be released six months apart.

"It's a bit more modern. You never know if radio is ready," said the "Born This Way" hitmaker. "I can't decide how to tracklist it yet. Sort of thinking that vol. 1 should have all the commercial songs and save the experimental material for vol. 2," she explained.

The show must go on although Hurricane Sandy has wreaked havoc on some parts of New York City. On Tuesday night, October 30, "Late Show with David Letterman" went on air although it was audience-free again, while "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was back on air and scored audience.

Kate Hudson, who was scheduled as a guest on the CBS program that night, was a no-show. "Oh, it had nothing to do with the hurricane, it's just me," David Letterman joked on the actress' absence. As a replacement, he got Weather Channel expert Jim Cantore joining him in the Ed Sullivan Theater. Another guest, singer Andrew Bird, made it to the show.

Before eager fans can lay eyes on the complete "Little Things" video, the band One Direction have decided to create more thrills by releasing video teasers that show what people can expect from the new promo. The teaser clips hype up the few days remaining before the video is finally out on Friday, November 2.

The Ed Sheeran-written track from the band's upcoming LP "Take Me Home" is a sweet, acoustic guitar-driven song which presents a new side to the boys' musical talents. The images seen on the teaser clips seem to take on the same relaxed and mature aura that the group is exploring now.

Cee-Lo Green lands in hot water. The Gnarls Barkley member becomes a target of investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department after a woman filed a police report accusing the Goodie Mob star of sexual battery.

The investigation is still in early stage. It's unclear what Cee-Lo did and when or where the alleged assault happened. Detectives are still gathering information from employees and manager of a restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in connection to the case.

Jessica Biel got not just one, but four stackable wedding bands, while Justin Timberlake only had one, a yellow-gold domed ring with a hammer finish. Justin's lady received four wedding bands from the R&B singer. The unique wedding bands were reportedly to go with her huge and luxurious 18-karat engagement ring.

The couple trusted Leor Yerushalmi of The Jewelers of Las Vegas to design their wedding bands, after Justin previously asked for his assistance to create Jessica's engagement ring. Jessica opted to go with four stackable rings, but she just wore one when walking down the aisle.

"New Girl" sets a "Fifty Shades of Grey"-like storyline for Schmidt and has previewed it in form of photos. Making their way out via Entertainment Weekly, the pictures see the womanizer being dominated by his new boss, portrayed by guest star Carla Gugino.

Her kinky sexual act, of course, involves lace as seen in one of the images, which features Schmidt showing no sign of resistance when he is tied up by Gugino's Emma. The other shot, meanwhile, features her holding Schmidt's face close to hers.

Hot on heels of the news that The Walt Disney Company, which has just bought Lucasfilm, is readying "Star Wars Episode 7", speculations about the possible plot for the upcoming movie have quickly spread throughout the web. Adding fuel to the trending topic, E! News has spoken to a Lucasfilm source who reveals that the new "Star Wars" film will be something no fans have ever seen before.

"It's an original story," so the source tells the site of "Episode 7" plot. In other words, the upcoming film will likely not be based on any of "Star Wars" novels or graphic novels. The source adds that the pic "will literally be nothing you've ever seen or read before from the Star Wars universe." As for who's going to direct it, the source claims that no filmmaker has been officially hired for the project.

Gerard Butler will end up being a soccer player in his next movie. The "Chasing Mavericks" hunk is set to star in a film called "Dynamo", which is based on a novel by Andy Dougan titled "Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev".

According to Deadline, the movie has hired Eli Richbourg as the screenwriter but it is still looking for a right director to serve behind the lens. No other actors aside from Butler have been tapped to join the cast ensemble. The film will begin filming next year in Europe.

Fresh off her 32nd birthday, Kim Kardashian is going to buy herself a high-end car. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was spotted with her PR friend Jonathan Cheban in a Prestige Imports car showroom in Miami, FL on Tuesday afternoon, October 30.

The girlfriend of Kanye West showed off her assets in a green low-cut top and gold fitted skirt that she paired with Tom Ford strappy sandal stilettos and gold jewelries. She reportedly set her eyes on a very rare Pagani Huayra that was on sale for around $2 million.

Sad news comes from George Wendt. The former "Cheers" actor was hospitalized with chest pains on Sunday evening, October 28. Timothy Evans, an executive director from Northlight Theatre where the actor worked, says to the Chicago Tribune that the actor "is getting medical attention and will eventually make a full recovery."

George worked on a play called "The Odd Couple", in which the 64-year-old actor played Oscar Madison. Because of the illness, he will be replaced by Marc Grapey who was previously cast as Murray in the production.

Singers Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City's Adam Young are named in a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed recently in a California federal court. The suit was filed by Alabama-based singer-songwriter, Allyson Nichole Burnett.

In her lawsuit, Burnett claims that the song "Good Time", which Young, Matthew Thiessen and Brian Lee wrote, was patterned on a prominent motif of her 2010 song called "Ah, It's a Love Song". Burnett further explained that the hook in the song is a "unique vocal motif" that is repeated throughout the song and "has a catchy pop vibe that both draws people in and sticks in people's heads."

When "The Voice" returned with its second part of Knockout Rounds, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton had to chop down half of their teams. The only female coach set up a battle of two powerful singers by pitting Devyn DeLoera against Laura Vivas. "I want to see who can deliver a powerful performance under pressure," she said of the pairing.

Devyn belted out "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, while Laura chose Marc Anthony's "I Need to Know" and sang half of the song in Spanish. Xtina landed her choice on Devyn, hinting that she made the decision because Devyn had a better connection to her.

Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson catch some pesky paratroopers in their clever trap in a new clip for "Red Dawn". In the clip, which makes its way out via Entertainment Weekly, Chris and Josh are using Adrianne Palicki to lure some North Korean soldiers into a place where the compatriots are waiting to launch attack.

Aside from the action-packed snippet, FilmDistrict unveils a brand new spot for the remake movie. It shows Chris leading a group of youngsters to fight for their occupied hometown. "For them this is just some place, for us.. this is our home," so Chris says in a fiery speech to build the spirit of his team.

Heidi Klum canceled her highly-anticipated Halloween bash after superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast on Tuesday, October 30. Heidi tweeted that day, "Hope you & your loved ones are safe after the storm. Canceling my Halloween party...postponing to a haunted Christmas." Along with the tweet, the estranged wife of Seal posted a picture of her standing in the middle of a wet street, wearing black jacket, matching trousers and shoes, as well as a winter hat.

Later, one of her Twitter followers tweeted, "@heidiklum Sorry you canceled your halloween bash. Hoping costume pics are keeping your spirits up! #HeidiklumHalloween." The fan shared a photograph of someone wearing a black Gothic punk costume, seemingly imitating KISS's member Gene Simmons.

More stories from Britney Spears' past were unraveled in the courtroom when Adnan Ghalib, the shutterbug who briefly dated her during her infamous meltdown, took the witness stand in the legal battle between Sam Lutfi and her parents. The paparazzo accused her mother Lynne Spears of urging him to spread lies about her former manager.

Adnan, who appeared in court wearing a suit and his signature landing-strip goatee, said he started dating Britney in December 2009. When asked how often he was with the singer, the shutterbug replied, "Daily. I was there everyday." He denied he ever saw Sam hiding her phones or her dog, the allegations made by Lynne in her book.

Just a week after launching his second studio album entitled "good kid, m.A.A.d city", hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar shelves out the new single "The Jig Is Up (Dump'n)", which was produced by J. Cole and Canei Finch and apparently just two days out of the recording studios.

The single comes out as the rapper's thank you to all his fans who gave him huge support during his Good Kid release week and treats it as a victory song of sorts. "This week is up... Yall did it... Appreciation day is TODAY. With that being said. Me and COLE was in the stu last night," Lamar wrote on his Twitter account. What he and Cole dished out in the studio that night was immediately released with no savvy marketing and promotional stunts for the song.

Rob Kardashian let the cat out of the bag that he's dating Rita Ora. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star uploaded on his Twitter account a photo of him kissing the British singer. He posted another photo, in which she held his right arm. Both pictures were soon deleted.

On October 28, Rob made fans curious about his relationship with the singer by tweeting, "Missing someone is a part of loving them. If you're never apart, you'll never really know how strong your love is." He kept showing how he missed his girl, "Miss my ORA boos @ritaora elenaora." Rita then re-tweeted his words.

With the recent rehab treatments of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day fans will have to wait until next year to see their favorite band perform live, but they still have something to be happy about since the group just launched a music video for "The Forgotten". The song is part of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" movie soundtrack.

"The Forgotten" clip premiered on MTV on Tuesday, October 30 and was the band's first dive into the extremely popular "Twilight Saga" series. It features behind-the-scenes footage of them recording, performing and just hanging out. These raw images are then intercut with movie clips from "Breaking Dawn II" showing the film's protagonist, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), enjoying her newfound vampire powers.

Earlier this year, Peter Jackson was slammed with criticisms over his decision to use 48 frames per second technology for the 3D version of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". Though a number of critics said that the advance technology only made the film "looked like a made-for-TV movie," Ian McKellen believed that it made the pic's visuals more impressive.

Defending Jackson and "The Hobbit" from the criticisms, the veteran actor playing Gandalf the Grey in the upcoming trilogy told BBC, "I've seen enough of it to know it's going to be just as exciting as Lord of the Rings." He went on, "In fact in some senses it's more exciting because it's in three dimensions."

Bella and Edward get a new love nest from Alice in a new "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" clip which comes out via Entertainment Weekly. "Welcome home! We thought you guys might like a place of your own," so Alice enthusiastically says when presenting the beautiful house for the married couple. "I think it's perfect," so Bella says while admiring her new home.

In another new snippet for the final "Twilight Saga" movie, Bella is seen being trained by the Cullens on how to act like a normal human. Looking clumsy, the new vampire seemingly has difficulty to control her new power. She also looks overwhelmed when Edward and his family give her too much advice on how to look like human.

Gene Hackman acted in self-defense when a homeless man approached him and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in a threatening manner in New Mexico. The 82-year-old Oscar-winning actor came to his wife's defense by slapping the guy when he called her a "c***."

TMZ reported Gene and Betsy ran into the man named Bruce Becker when they were leaving a Santa Fe restaurant. The couple was questioned by police after the foul-mouthed guy reported them. Cops determined the slap was a self defense and no charges were filed.

"Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" sent people in a shock with its latest results. On Tuesday, October 30, the show eliminated Sabrina Bryan and her partner Louis Van Amstel despite the fact that their country-themed rumba in the sixth week earned a perfect score of 30 from judges.

"Every single person can understand what it feels like to get a second chance at something and this was my second chance," the former Disney star said of being invited back to the dancing competition. She added, "Louis, I'm so grateful for you. I'm grateful for this experience and 'Dancing with the Stars' honestly has been just an absolute dream."

The numbers are in and as music experts predicted, Taylor Swift, the country girl who writes songs about her romantic relationships, has set records with her newest album "Red" as it hits the 1.2 million sales mark just in its first week. Eminem's "The Eminem Show" was the last album to reach such figure selling 1.322 million in its first week in 2002.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Red" is the young singer's second consecutive album to reach the 1 million mark in its debut week, joining her 2010 release "Speak Now", which reeled in 1.047 million and making her the only female artist in chart history to have two million-selling debut weeks.

Following Matthew Vaughn's recent departure from its directing seat, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" has found its new helmer. It is now official that Bryan Singer will replace Vaughn as the director for the "X-Men: First Class" sequel.

Per Deadline, Singer has just closed his deal with 20th Century Fox to serve behind the lens. Before Vaughn left the project, Singer was originally tapped to serve as the producer. Though so, this won't mark his first directing gig for the "X-Men" franchise. He had previously helmed 2000's "X-Men" and 2003's "X2".

Megan Fox becomes a scientist geek in a new ad for Acer. The Mikaela Banes of "Transformers" is obsessed with marine and is determined to make dolphins able to communicate with humans. The brunette beauty works with a team of scientists on her mission.

The video opens with the wife of Brian Austin Green being proposed to strip down to her underwear for a project that is set in "space" and involves "unicorn and zebra." The 26-year-old star brushes off the proposal and does her own research to follow her dreams.

NBC has announced its 2013 midseason slate, unveiling when "Community" will return with the long-benched fourth season. The college comedy will kick off its new installment Thursday, February 7, 2013. According to star Yvette Nicole Brown, the show will take over "30 Rock" slot as she tweeted, "Guys, #Community officially has an airdate: Thursday, February 7th at 8pm!"

Another anticipated return is "Smash", which will open its sophomore run with a two-hour episode at 9 P.M. on Tuesday, February 5, before moving to 10 P.M. in the following week. "The Voice" will later debut its fourth cycle on Monday, March 25, joined by "Revolution" which will take a break after November 12.

It's confirmed, more "Star Wars" movies from George Lucas' company Lucasfilm Ltd. are officially in the works following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. On Tuesday, October 30, Disney announced that it had agreed to obtain Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion with plans to make "Star Wars Episode 7" for a 2015 release.

Not only that, but Disney also planned to make a new "Star Wars" trilogy beginning from 2015 with each movie being released every other year. Upon announcing the big acquisition, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated, "Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas."

Nadya Suleman is seeking help for "anxiety, exhaustion, and stress" as a result of prescription drug addiction. The mother of 14 entered the Chapman House Treatment center in Orange, Calif. last Tuesday evening, October 23.

"Ms. Suleman has been taking Xanax that was prescribed by her doctor to deal with her anxiety but she felt she needed a treatment program to help with her recovery," her rep told ABC News. "She will be in treatment for 28 days or more if needed."

"Terminator 2: Judgement Day" actor Edward Furlong has been arrested for domestic violence. He was caught in an altercation with his girlfriend at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, October 30 morning, grabbing her by the arm.

"On Oct. 30, 2012 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Los Angeles Airport Police officers responded to a call regarding a possible domestic violence investigation at Terminal 2 on the arrivals level," Los Angeles Airport Police said in a statement via E! News.

Living miles apart has flushed Ellie Goulding's relationship with electro music producer Skrillex down the gutter. The couple, who went from friends to lovers, reportedly has ended their romance after almost a year of dating but maintain their friendship.

"It's over," a source close to Goulding told Us Weekly. "There's no bad blood. Just a classic case of long distance being impossible. They hope to remain good friends." Goulding has been living in U.K. while Skrillex settles in Los Angeles. "It just happened. Their schedules are just too crazy," another source said. "Work schedules and distance took their toll. She's fine though."

Pink, Carrie Underwood and Pitbull are expected to heighten the anticipation of American Music Awards next month. The trio have been added to the performers line-up, joining the previously announced Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and Linkin Park.

The 40th annual ceremony will be held November 18 at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater. The show will air live starting 8 P.M. but an online pre-show will stream live starting at 5 P.M. ET/PT. Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole, Brad Goreski, Sean Kingston, Eden Sher and Tristan Wilds will host the online pre-show which streams on ABC.com, AMAs365.com, Cokemusic.com, Livestream, Ustream and YouTube.

Russell Brand is named in a lawsuit which claimed the comic actor drove into a pedestrian. According to court documents filed by Victor Sneed, Brand drove "negligently" and struck him in Los Angeles in January.

Sneed is suing the "Hop" actor for over $25,000 in damages. The pedestrian claimed he suffered personal injury, property damage, lost of income and incurred hospital bills as a result of the accident. In the documents, which were obtained by TMZ, the state of Sneed's injuries were not disclosed.

Reports emerge that there's a leftover from Kim Kardashian and Ray J's sex tape and this one is even raunchier. Kim gained notoriety when the first sex tape went out in 2007, earning millions of dollars from both the court settlement as well as profits.

The Daily Star reported that second sex tape is now being shopped around for 19 million pounds or over $30 million "It's definitely Kim in the video," a source told the paper. "And it's even raunchier than her last one. There are all kinds of eye-popping moments."