November 20, 2012

An extended look at "Smash" season 2 has made its way out via Yahoo!. The approximately 4-minute sneak peek promises more drama as Karen and Ivy are still at each other's throats, with both seemingly facing similar problem as they try so hard to impress Derek.

After breaking up with Jaffrey, Karen will soon find a new love in Jeremy Jordan's character. Tensions arise between longtime songwriting partners Julia and Tom, while Eileen drops the bad news that she faces some funding issue for their Broadway show.

The identity of Scarlett Johansson's new boyfriend is allegedly unveiled. The guy is a Frenchman named Romain Dauriac. Daily Mail has just published pictures of the couple sitting side by side at La Esquina restaurant in Soho for lunch on October 15.

The 27-year-old actress seemed to be trying to keep their relationship secret as the "Iron Man 2" actress fled after some people tried to get their pictures together. According to some reports, they have spent time together at clubs and bars in Paris and New York City in the past few weeks.

Almost four months after his death from lung cancer, actor Sherman Hemsley will finally have the funeral service he deserves on Wednesday, November 14. The memorial service is scheduled to take place in El Paso, Texas with the actor's manager, Flora Enchinton, planning the service.

In Hemsley's will drafted six weeks before his death, Enchinton was listed as beneficiary of "The Jeffersons" actor's estate reported to be valued at $50,000. However, Richard Thornton, the man who claimed to be Hemsley's half-brother rose to challenge the validity of the will, which caused the delay of interment service for the actor.

A funny featurette for "This Is 40" has gone online. Focusing on Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's struggle to maintain the chemistry in their marriage life, the promo video is packed with plenty of new hilarious scenes involving the two actors' on-screen family.

Mann plays a wife who is obsessed with beauty and at one point, she is seen groping Megan Fox's boobs while trying to believe her eyes that those breasts are real. Rudd, meanwhile, plays a careless hubby who is not sensitive to his wife's needs. Adding complication to their life is their rebellious teenage daughter and a foul-mouthed mom (Melissa McCarthy) of the daughter's schoolmate.

Rob Schneider and wife Patricia Azarcoya Arce welcomed a baby girl named Miranda Scarlett Schneider on Friday, November 16 at 8:50 P.M., his manager told PEOPLE. The healthy baby weighed in at 5 lbs., 13 oz. and measured in at 18 inches.

On Saturday, November 17, the happy father expressed his excitement on Twitter. He tweeted, "Miranda Schneider!!! Born 8:59 pm! Mommy and Baby happy and healthy! Gracias por sus buenos deseos!" On Sunday, November 18, he wrote down, "Anybody can be a father. But it takes a special person to be a Dad. And it takes an even more special person to be a pimp!"

English indie rock band Florence and the Machine premiered their new clip for the track "Lover to Lover" on Monday, November 19 on the site Nowness.com. The new single is taken from the band's second studio album titled "Ceremonials", which was released in October 2011.

The Vincent Haycock-directed video has a lot of tension-filled moments and sequences showing lead vocalist Florence Welch engaging in acrimonious discussion with her on-screen partner, Ben Mendelsohn. Scenes start out mellow and present a rather mundane daily life for the couple until fights and arguments between the two start escalating and things get thrown around, Welch starts a fire, and she eventually gets swallowed up by the ocean in a washed-out California beach town.

The International Emmy Awards recognized the works of Norman Lear and Alan Alda at its 40th annual ceremony. The gala, which took place Monday, November 19 at the Hilton New York Hotel, honored the television legends with Special Founders Awards.

Toward the end of the show, Ryan Murphy took the stage to present the awards to "All in the Family" creator Lear and "M*A*S*H" actor Alda. He called them "two of my idols, guys who really did change the face of television and thus the world."

"Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker and "Playing for Keeps" star Gerard Butler have been confirmed to host the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. The gig is set to take place at Oslo's Spektrum Arena on December 11.

The two artists will soon have their names on the list of previous concert hosts, which include big name celebrities like Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey. Helen Mirren and Rosario Dawson were last year's presenters.

Ryan Gosling is far from his usual handsome persona in a fresh poster for his upcoming thriller "Only God Forgives". The 32-year-old actor is featured in a very gruesome look with an awfully bruised and battered face in the one sheet. Though it's a black-and-white poster, it is quite clear that the actor is wearing a blood-smeared shirt under his vest.

In addition to the disturbing poster, the film uncovers two other black-and-white images that feature Gosling in an equally unpleasant look. In one picture, he is seen sporting a swollen eye from a close-up range, while in another, he is shown looking outside a window. Once again, his face is seen battered down.

The voice of "Sesame Street" famous character Elmo, Kevin Clash, has a new problem on his hands. Just when he thought that he could quietly resume his life once again and go back to work, a new twist happens in his case.

According to a report from TMZ, Sheldon Stephens, the struggling actor/model who accused the 52-year-old puppeteer of having sex with him while he was underage, insists that he did not lie about his story. He now also wants to undo the settlement deal he signed just a few days ago.

Almost 20 years after Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead, a serial killer admits to being responsible for the murder. While O.J. Simpson was the prime suspect in the case, Glen Rogers from Hamilton claims he's the one who took the life of O.J.'s ex-wife and aspiring actor Ronald.

The issue is brought to people's attention as Investigation Discovery is going to premiere a new documentary, "My Brother the Serial Killer", which features interviews with Glen's family. The man, who is currently on death row for another murder, doesn't say it himself in the documentary, but his brother Clay claims Glen did tell him about the Nicole and Ronald murder.

Another day means another report surrounding Disney/Lucasfilm's "Star Wars Episode 7" project. While it hasn't been confirmed whether or not Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo will appear in the new film, a new rumor suggesting that another iconic character from the famous space saga will return for the new trilogy has emerged. The character is none other than Lando Calrissian.

First sharing the report is Moviehole, which claims to have obtained the scoop from a Lucasfilm employee. The source allegedly reveals that Lando does appear in a treatment written by Oscar winner Michael Ardnt, who's currently serving as the new "Star Wars" scribe. However, details of Lando's role are still unclear.

Rihanna caused a frustrated journalist to go nude when she recently didn't give any chances for the press to communicate with her. The naked journalist was believed to work at Melbourne's Fox FM in Australia. The crowd cheered while watching the undressed guy running across the cabin.

The other journalists jetted with Rihanna were also disappointed at the R&B singer. In a video uploaded on YouTube, the journalists shouted the "We Found Love" hitmaker's nickname, RiRi, many times to ask her to come out and see them. They also shouted, "I need a headline," and "Just one quote!"

David Beckham is going to leave L.A. Galaxy. The 37-year-old British footballer, who served as a team captain of the club in 2007 after leaving Real Madrid, is scheduled to play for the major league soccer club for the last time on the MSL Cup on December 1. He and his team will face off the Houston Dynamo.

"I've had an incredibly special time playing for the LA Galaxy, however, I wanted to experience one last challenge before the end of my playing career," the father of four says in a statement. "I don't see this as the end of my relationship with the league as my ambition is to be part of the ownership structure in the future."

Many Beliebers seemed to get jealous of Jenny McCarthy when she kissed and mauled their idol Justin Bieber on the stage of 2012 American Music Awards on Sunday night, November 18, but she insisted the whole thing was just spontaneous. "It better be, 'cause that's just weird if it isn't," she said backstage.

"I couldn't help it, he was just so delicious, so little, and just, ahhhk, I wanted to tear his head off and eat it," McCarthy gushed, admitting that she did grab his butt in addition to planting a kiss on the Canadian teen heartthrob. She additionally stated, "I want some Bieber fever - and I want a Bieber rash. It'd be like cougar rape."

"Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" has entered its semifinals with five couples remaining in the competition. This week, each pair had to do two dances, one was an "offbeat challenge" number while the other was a tribute to Michael Jackson. MJ's mother, Katherine, was among the audience.

In the first round, Melissa Rycroft danced "Caveman Hustle" with Tony Dovolani, who has just recovered after hurting his back. "I really enjoyed watching it," Len Goodman raved about the performance. Carrie Ann Inaba also liked it, but noticed that Melissa's feet were a "little off during the hustle. The judges gave her 27.5.

Bruno Mars seems to be living up to his new album's theme of unorthodox music as the soul/R'n'B singer releases his new single titled "Moonshine" and evokes some Michael Jackson and Prince vibes throughout the track. The classic 80's inspired tune is the follow-up to Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Young Girls", all taken from his upcoming LP, "Unorthodox Jukebox", due December 11 in U.S. stores.

Mars starts off the song talking about escaping to ecstasy with his lover and heading off to the star-filled skies for something incredible that night. The chorus then comes in with that classic bass thumping, moon-walk evoking, "Oh moonshine, take us to the stars tonight/Take us to that special place/That place we went the last time, the last time."

Joaquin Phoenix was not the only actor who didn't really like awards season schmoozing. Veteran actor Anthony Hopkins also admitted that he's not a fan of people's chatter about him being a serious awards contender for Best Actor thanks to his convincing role as Alfred Hitchcock in "Hitchcock". The Welsh actor even unapologetically called it "disgusting."

In an interview with Huffington Post, Hopkins was told that "Hitchcock" had a good amount of Oscar buzz. When he's asked about his opinion on awards season, the 74-year-old actor simply responded, "Has it got a lot of Oscar buzz? I hadn't heard that."

Rapstress Nicki Minaj is obviously trying to make a statement on her newest video for the track "Freedom", which is off her "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up" album. The Harajuku Barbie, who usually sports outlandish wigs and circus-like costumes on her previous videos and appearances, goes all black and white on this visually inspiring clip.

The new clip was shot in London and it features the 29-year-old rapper-singer against biblical stage set ups such as a Noah's Arc type backdrop, gray foreboding skies, wide shots of what seems to be an apocalyptic industrial area and some heavy smoke effects while lip-syncing the song.

Ariel Winter's dad, Glenn Workman, objects to Shanelle Gray's request to seek permanent guardianship of the "Modern Family" actress. Contrary to his older daughter's claim, he insists that he's quite capable of caring for the teen star. He says he has a decent job and doesn't need Ariel's money to support him.

"I am physically, emotionally, and financially capable of caring for my daughter, without limitation. No evidence has been produced that suggests any detriment to Ariel associated with my father-daughter relationship with her," Glenn says. "I am a frugal and modest person with a moderate income who doesn't need Ariel's income to survive."

Fresh off her reconciliation with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez visited a hospital in Reseda, Los Angeles on Monday, November 19 to seek treatment for her sore throat. The "Who Says" singer visited a doctor's office in the Encino hospital facility, while Justin was waiting for the brunette beauty in his black van.

"She was in a recording session yesterday and had to quit it early because her throat was bothering her," a source told The Daily News. "She was feeling better last night, but this morning the pain had returned."

Apparently playing Harry Osborn in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has become a promising career leap for some young actors. After Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich and Brady Corbet were reported to be in the running for the coveted part, it is now said that four other Hollywood hotties are racing to win the role which was previously made famous by James Franco in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man".

Courtesy of Heat Vision, "Snow White and the Huntsman" actor Sam Claflin, and "Les Miserables" thesp Eddie Redmayne were testing for the Harry Osborn part on Monday, November 19. Also in the mix reportedly were "Noah" star Douglas Booth and "The Host (2013)" actor Boyd Holbrook. Sony Pictures declined to comment on the audition report.

Dianna Agron's Quinn will make her first appearance in "Glee" season 4 in a Thanksgiving episode. Her return is now previewed in a new photo, which sees her being sandwiched between Finn and Puck while delivering a musical performance.

In the November 29 outing, the former cheerleader will sing a mash-up of "Homeward Bound" and "Home" alongside her two former flames. Other McKinley alums, Mike and Santana, will also join them in the number, TVLine reports.

Justin Bieber is fed up with the paparazzi who are following him on daily basis. One day when he cruised on his white Ferrari with his window down in Los Angeles, the teen star was caught on camera confronting the shutterbugs when he stopped in traffic.

In a video courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, Bieber's car was seen flanked by two paparazzi vehicles. One of them said to him, "You're driving pretty crazy," before adding, "I think you should slow down a little, don't you think." He replied, "I think you guys should probably stop following me."

Country-pop star Taylor Swift decides to go bolder and edgier with her look for her new music video "I Knew You Were Trouble". Straight from her American Music Awards performance on November 18, the 22-year-old singer headed on to the set of her video shoot and dropped her gorgeous blonde locks for a tousled, pink punk rock do as she got cozy with video co-star and Broadway musical actor, Reeve Carney.

Swift paired up her new and shorter pink hair with cut-off denim shorts and a loose, long-sleeved top before finally putting on a leather jacket on her shoulders. The grunge look replaced the "Red" artist's usual sparkly and polished dresses and very clean, almost princess-like fashion style.

"The Smurfs 2" has unveiled its first ever sneak peek in form of a teaser trailer. The international teaser, released on the Facebook page of Sony Pictures' Hong Kong, gives a look at one of the cute blue creatures in the animated movie. Appearing solo in a plain white background, the lovely character promotes the sequel by reminding fans that the Smurfs gang will greet their fans again in summer 2013.

Along with the short promotional video, a synopsis for the sequel to 2011's "The Smurfs" is also revealed. In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence.

Kristen Stewart will likely not reunite with director Rupert Sanders for the Snow White and the Huntsman sequel, if Radar Online can be trusted. The site shares the words that the "Twilight Saga" actress has officially signed on to reprise her role as the fair-skinned princess, but the English helmer, who was caught making out with the actress earlier this year, won't be part of the sequel to the movie that has rocketed his name in filmmaking world.

An insider tells the site, "The script has already been written and production will begin late next year." The source adds, "However, Rupert Sanders definitely won't be a part of the project. Rupert didn't want to be a part of it to begin with because he is desperately still trying to save his marriage. The search is still on for a new director."

Australian hard rock band AC/DC are finally making their brand of music available as digital downloads. The announcement came from Colombia Records and Apple on November 19 and confirmed that the legendary band's entire catalog will now be available for the first time ever and exclusively on iTunes Store worldwide.

A total of sixteen studio albums are set for release on the online music site. These include AC/DC's 1976 debut "High Voltage" and the groundbreaking classic "Back in Black", which is already in the Top 30 on iTunes' top albums chart. Another four live albums and three compilation albums are also available for hardcore AC/DC fans on iTunes.

Lindsay Lohan faces another legal trouble for being suspected of feeding police with a lie following an accident during which she hit an 18 wheeler on a coastal highway near Los Angeles last summer. The judge reportedly will revoke her probation in the jewelry theft as soon as criminal charges against her are filed by the attorney.

LiLo initially told the cops the accident happened because she was cut off by a semi-truck and when she tried to stop her rented Porche, the brakes didn't work. She later contradicted her own statement by claiming that she didn't sit behind the wheel. A male, who was in the car with her, allegedly testified to the officers that she's indeed the driver.

Guy Fieri almost became a part of a November 17 edition of "Saturday Night Live", where Jeremy Renner took the hosting duty and spoofed his movie "The Avengers". Though he didn't show up in person, the celebrity chef was portrayed by Bobby Moynihan in "Weekend Update" which was taped during dress rehearsal.

The sketch was never aired, but "SNL" has posted it online. It shows the fake Fieri stopping by the Seth Meyers-featuring segment to read Pete Wells' review of his new restaurant published by The New York Times.

Less than a month before "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" hits theaters across the U.S., the production team of the highly-anticipated adventure movie got slapped by controversy surrounding the deaths of 27 animals during the shooting of the film in New Zealand. A group of wranglers in the country claimed that the producers were responsible for the deaths of those animals due to the condition of the set, which was said to be filled with bluffs, sinkholes and other "death traps."

Quickly reacting to the allegation, the producers issued a statement on Monday, November 19, insisting that they were not to blame for what happened to the animals. "The producers completely reject the accusation that 27 animals die due to mistreatment during the making of the films," the filmmakers stated. "Extraordinary measures were taken to make sure that animals were not used during action sequences or any other sequence that might create undue stress for the animals involved."