November 14, 2012

Madonna had her own way to ask fans to make donation for Hurricane Sandy relief. The "Like a Virgin" hitmaker exposed her butt to urge the audience to spare some money for superstorm Sandy victims when performing on Monday night, November 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

"We... have to call attention to the fact that New York has been devastated by a hurricane and I think that people really underestimate the damage that has been done. The homes, the jobs, the livelihoods that have been lost," the "Hung Up" songstress told the crowd. "There are many wonderful people, some of them here tonight, who have started amazing initiatives and have been giving help to people who have nowhere to live, who have no food and nowhere to sleep."

Teen pop superstar Justin Bieber is used to being chased by a lot of screaming and eager fans, but on Tuesday night, November 13, it was a different group going after the Canadian singer on the streets of West Hollywood. According to reports from TMZ, several police patrol cars pulled over Bieber's white luxurious Ferrari around 6:30 P.M. as he was cruising along the Hollywood area.

The over-the-top lavish sports car was spotted along the highway, apparently getting the attention of an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy who then called back up and hit the strobes and sirens. According to law enforcement sources, the "Baby" hitmaker was issued a traffic ticket, but it was still not clear as to what particular traffic law Bieber broke.

NBC has confirmed Jim Bell's impending departure from "Today". In a statement released on Tuesday, November 13, the network explained that Bell would leave his position as the morning show's executive producer to serve as the full-time executive producer of NBCUniversal's coverage of the Olympic Games.

"There is no doubt that Jim is the right person to be our Olympic production leader into the future," said NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus, whom Bell will report to in the future.

Jack Nicholson could step into the courtroom with Robert Downey Jr. in a new movie. The critically-acclaimed veteran actor, who is notoriously known as a picky star, is courted to join "The Judge" which Downey Jr. develops along with his wife Susan.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Pictures is actively approaching the two-time Oscar winner for Best Actor to star as Downey Jr.'s father. Though the offer hasn't been made official, it is said the actor already has the script in his hand.

Ellen DeGeneres has reacted to "Saturday Night Live" take on herself. In a November 13 episode of her talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", the comedian made a few quips when sharing her feelings about being impersonated.

Calling Kate McKinnon who impersonated her a "funny" person, the wife of Portia de Rossi admitted, "It's fun to watch, but it's weird to be impersonated." She continued saying, "I look at it and go on, 'Do I sound like that?' "

Keira Knightley has no problem exposing her breasts because they're small. To Allure, the actress admits, "I don't mind expossing my tits because they're so small... People really aren't that interested!"

The "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" actress, however, has a rule about appearing naked in a film. "I'm quite rigorous about what gets exposed," she says. "No bottom half!" the actress adds. On how much to expose, she shares, "I think it's much easier as you get older. You can say, 'No.' 'Yes.' 'No.' "

Indie pop band Fun. and R'n'B singer Ne-Yo have been added to the list of performers for "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" to take place on December 5 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Country and pop sensation Taylor Swift will be hosting the event together with rapper and veteran host, LL Cool J.

Fun. and Ne-Yo will join previously confirmed guest performers like country singer Luke Bryan and triple Grammy honorees Maroon 5 in the one-hour special that will air live on CBS at 10 P.M. ET. Concert organizers are expected to announce additional performers on the show as the event date closes in. The show will also feature performances from past winners and nominees.

Rock group The Killers had no choice but to cut short their recent U.K. concert. The band left the stage of their Manchester gig on Tuesday night, November 13 after frontman Brandon Flowers lost his voice and could not continue singing due to a worsening sore throat.

The band were able to play a total of five songs until Flowers stopped midway through the fifth song and informed the crowd that he was suffering from a nasty sore throat. The 31-year-old vocalist quickly apologized to his live audience and said that he was no longer able to perform and at the same time signaled to his other band members about his problem.

Andrew Garfield has kindly shared some tidbits from his anticipated film "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". The 29-year-old actor dropped some hints about what fans could expect from Peter Parker in the sequel set to arrive in cinemas on May 2, 2014. First things first, the actor confirmed recent rumors that Spidey's suit will change in the next movie.

Explaining the reason behind the redesigned red-and-blue suit, the Los Angeles-born thesp jokingly told E! News, "The suit is undergoing a redesign because I couldn't urinate in it last time. So I'm less nervous 'cause that's gonna be nice."

CBS' "Beverly Hills Cop" has cast Axel Foley's son. Brandon T. Jackson is the one who's lucky to nab the lead role in the TV pilot project, which will serve as "a continuation of the iconic 'Beverly Hills Cop' universe."

The 28-year-old actor/comedian will portray Aaron, a blue-collar police officer son of Eddie Murphy's iconic character, who works to "take down the criminal elements of the rich and famous, while simultaneously trying to escape the shadow of his larger than life father." Murphy is expected to reprise his role as Axel.

Musical diva Christina Aguilera wowed her live audience when she took the stage to give a premiere performance of the track "Make the World Move" on the recent elimination show episode of "The Voice". The "Your Body" hitmaker had her "Voice" co-mentor Cee-Lo Green helping her out in pulling off the elaborate opening production number on Tuesday, November 13.

The 31-year-old singer put on a wild, blonde, big hair while she hit those high notes and sounded as powerful as ever on stage. Green, on the other hand, added a pretty cool mix of great voice and dance moves to hype up the crowd even more while a huge group of back up dancers carried on with their escapades on stage.

One of Hollywood's hottest siblings, Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth, might end up sharing screens together in one movie. According to The Film Stage, Chris is eyed to star in a Steve McQueen biopic called "Triumph AKA 40 Summers Ago", in which his little brother is attached to star.

It's unclear what role the Australian brother duo will tackle in the biopic about the late "Sand Pebbles" actor. The project still hasn't found its helmer, but Brandon and Philip Murphy are set to pen the script, which revolves around Steve McQueen's relationship with his stunt double Bud Elkins.

Rihanna now has wax twins. The "Only Girl (In the World)" singer has each of her wax figures displayed at Madame Tussauds at the Venetian in Las Vegas and in Hollywood, CA. The wax museum debuted the figures on Tuesday, November 13.

RiRi's doppelganger in Las Vegas dons a one-legged semi-sheer white leotard and white heeled boots. The figure sports short red hair and holds a microphone.

Selena Gomez might have always smiled when showing up for public appearances, but it doesn't mean that she's happy with how her relationship with Justin Bieber turned out. "She's sad," a source tells E!'s Marc Malkin. "It's hard for her."

Instead of dwelling with her heartache, the 20-year-old actress is focusing her energy on work. The "Spring Breakers" star has been busy with the launch of her clothing line Dream Out Loud and recently attended 2012 Glamour "Women of the Year" event where she got Independent Spirit award.

The streets of Rockefeller Plaza in New York were filled up with literally thousands of screaming, wild fans as the supergroup One Direction gave a crowd rockin' performance on the "Today" show on Tuesday, November 13. The long-running TV show saw its largest audience number ever with an estimated 15,000 plus crowd all raving at the British-Irish boyband's on stage moves.

According to co-host Al Roker, the attendance that morning was bigger than any crowd in the show's history. Large flocks of One Directioners also camped out since Thursday in the hope of catching even just a short glimpse of band members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson.

Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton had to console one member of their teams each as Adriana Louise and Michaela Paige were eliminated in the latest results show. The two aspiring singers got the boot on Tuesday night, November 13, while viewers' votes sent the other contestants through to the Top 10.

"At this point, you're going to go beyond this show. This is only a moment in time that will pass," Xtina told Adriana. Fighting back tears, Adriana said to her coach, "Thank you for being everything that I could have wished for and more... You believed in me more than I believed in myself."

Usually known for his dead-defying performances in a number of high-octane actioners, Sylvester Stallone might try something different in his new movie. The action veteran is set to jump into drama genre in an indie flick called "Reach Me", Variety reports.

Sly will take a supporting role in the movie and details of his part are still kept under wraps. The story itself follows "a group of people who all have a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach."

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is not impressed by the presence of caged wolves at the after-party of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II". "Didn't it dawn on the 'Twilight' event organizers that real wolves do not belong at a party with blaring music and flashing lights?" the organization criticizes it in a statement to E! News.

"The wolves were provided by Hollywood Animals, a notorious exhibitor that has been cited for numerous violations of the Animal Welfare Act for repeatedly failing to provide the animals it exploits with basic veterinary care and proper shelter, space, food, and water," PETA continues. "We hope the rest of the promotional events surrounding Breaking Dawn celebrates the brilliant work of the cast and crew and shows enough respect for wildlife to leave animals out of it."

Turns out "Star Wars Episode 7" has gotten very, very close to find its director. While many people are busy speculating on who's going to helm the much-talked-about project, producer Frank Marshall reveals that the studio has already selected at least two names for the prestigious directing gig.

Speaking to MTV News, Marshall, whose wife Kathleen Kennedy serves as Lucasfilm's president, admits that he knows who will likely land the highly-coveted job. "I do," he claims, "But I can't reveal it, or I won't be alive tomorrow."

After being picked up for a full season, the ABC drama "Nashville" gets another good news to celebrate about. The TV show's official soundtrack has been set for a December 11 release and will feature eleven tracks performed by several of its stars including Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio.

Big Machine Records made the announcement about the soundtracks release before the Christmas holidays and is expecting some really good sales and feedback from listeners since the show's songs have also been dominating the iTunes country charts in the last few weeks, already selling a total of more than 500,000 digital downloads and occupying the top 10. Panettiere's "Telescope" has also pushed its way to Billboard's top 40.

Drama surrounding Ariel Winter's real-life family feud continues to get ugly on both sides as court transcripts from a previous hearing surface. According to Shanelle Gray who becomes Ariel's temporary guardian, their mother Chrisoula Workman was abusive on "Modern Family" set.

A lawyer for Shanelle told guardianship judge that Chris was "a terror on the set of 'Modern Family' and that the producer and others there have expressed grave concern." The crew of the TV series reportedly had to "sneak this child food because the mother deprives the child of food."

After a week without elimination, "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" bid farewell to two celebrities at a time on Tuesday, November 13's results show. Kirstie Alley, who was at the bottom of scoreboard with a total of 79 points, was the first to be sent packing.

Calling it an honor to be asked back to the show, the actress who opened the results show with her rendition of "Locomotion" said, "The second time around was very special to me... I learned more about dancing, believe it or not." He went on crediting her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, "I wanted to thank Maks because he's so patient with me."

"The Canyons" has just unveiled a very vintage new trailer that presents a 1950s melodramatic tone. The black-and-white video basically highlights Lindsay Lohan's tumultuous relationship with James Deen. The two are seen having some heated arguments in many of the scenes. Deen seemingly accuses Lohan of cheating with another man. "If you ever see him again, I will kill him," so Deen threatens his on-screen girlfriend at one point.

Aside from featuring Lohan and Deen's troubled relationship, the trailer offers some humorous tone as it seems to be designed as a spoof. It begins with a "Post Empire Kickstarter" logo which bears resemblance to 20th Century Fox logo. The narrator then introduces the film which comes "from the Twitter-obsessed pen of author Brett Easton Ellis" and from "never-nominated director Paul Schrader."

Blink-182 are working on some new material, which is promised to top the band's 2011 album, "Neighborhoods". The EP, which band members Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus recorded in Los Angeles, is set to be released by Christmas and will showcase a different musical direction that the group has been experimenting on.

"To me already, this EP is a hundred times better than Neighborhoods because we're all in a room together," drummer Travis Barker explained during an interview with Rolling Stone. "It was like, 'You do this part in your studio, and then you're gonna play on it and send it back to me.' When we're not in the studio together, you don't have the opportunity to gel off each other," he added. Blink recorded nearly the entire "Neighborhoods" album remotely, corresponding through e-mails and sending the tracks via the Internet.

Vinny Guadagnino will be staying on MTV even after "Jersey Shore" takes its final bow in December. The reality TV star has got his own talk show on the network titled "The Show with Vinny". The so-called hybrid talk/reality series will put a twist on talk show format by welcoming the guests to Vinny's Staten Island home.

"Vinny's unique mix of humor, intelligence, curiosity and heart make him the perfect choice for this genre busting take on the interview format," Chris Linn, MTV executive vice president of programming and head of production, says in a statement.

Tamera Mowry and Adam Housley welcomed their first child and son named Aden John Tanner Housley on November 12. The healthy baby boy was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He weighed in at 9 lbs. 5 oz. and measured 21.5 inches.

A representative for the former co-host of "Access Hollywood Live" confirmed the birth of the baby boy to In Touch. The spokesperson uttered, "Both mommy and baby are healthy and her whole family is thrilled. He is big strong kid and he and mom are resting well with dad alongside."

Janeane Garofalo was married to Robert Cohen for 20 years, but neither she nor the TV producer knew it. The stand-up comedienne opened up about the matter when attending a New York Comedy Festival reunion for "The Ben Stiller Show".

Garofalo said she and Cohen dated in the '90s for a year and tied the knot in a drive-thru chapel in Las Vegas on a drunken night. They never thought the marriage was legit until Cohen's lawyer found it out when he was preparing for his real wedding.

British pop phenomenon One Direction are heading to the big screen. The famous teen-idol quintet announced the exciting news when appearing on "Today" show in New York this Tuesday, November 13. "We are going to do our first-ever movie and it's going to be in 3D and it's coming to cinemas near you on the 30th of August, 2013," said band member Niall Horan.

The untitled One Direction 3D movie is developed at Sony Pictures and will highlight the behind-the-scene moments of Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. It will be based on their story behind the hit single "What Makes You Beautiful".

British rock heroes The Rolling Stones have added a fifth date for their 50th anniversary tour, "50 and Counting...The Rolling Stones Live". The band chose Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York as the venue of their Saturday, December 8 concert.

Announcements about the veteran quartet's 50th anniversary shows were made last month and tickets for their London and New Jersey show dates have already sold out. The group will kick off the tour with two shows at London's O2 Arena on November 25 and 29. Two more dates were confirmed at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 13 and 15.

Underage sexual relationship allegation against Kevin Clash, the voice of "Sesame Street" Elmo, has been dropped by the accuser. "I am relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest. I will not discuss it further," the puppeteer says in a statement.

The accuser, a 23-year-old unidentified man, initially claimed he had a sexual relationship with Kevin starting when he was just 16 years old and the voice actor was 45, but the guy has now recanted his story. He says the relationship was between two consenting adults.

"Smash" nabs another real-life Broadway star for its second season. Liza Minnelli has been booked to appear in an episode titled "The Surprise Party" which is slated to air in spring 2013. The Sally Bowles of "Cabaret" film will play herself and sing an original song with show's regular Christian Borle.

"Liza Minnelli is the essence of a multi-talented, singular show business sensation, particularly for her extraordinary contributions to Broadway," Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, praises the Hollywood vet when announcing her casting.

Just a day after the premiere of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II", another film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel gets a highlight. This time around, it's "The Host (2013)" which premieres its first full trailer that is jam-packed with action sequences in addition to showcasing plenty of romantic scenes.

Saoirse Ronan plays Melanie, a stubborn young girl who insists to fight against alien called the Souls which invades her body. At one point, Melanie is seen fighting a group of the Souls and getting badly wounded after jumping off from a tall building. Her body, however, recovers very quickly thanks to her human power.