January 05, 2013

If Justin Bieber was upset about his alleged breakup with Selena Gomez, he didn't show it. In pictures obtained by TMZ, the 18-year-old pop star was caught on camera smoking blunt with a group of friends when partying inside a Newport Beach hotel room on January 2.

A source claimed that Justin's good buddy Lil Twist was rolling all the pot blunts with his brother for everyone inside the room. Futhermore, a girl was rumored crashing in the hotel room with Justin that night, but it's unclear whether or not they hooked up.

Beginning January 8, comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel's daily late-night talk show on ABC "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" goes head-to-head with Jay Leno's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC and David Letterman's "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS. ABC first made the announcement back in August 2012 that, after a decade in the midnight timeslot, Kimmel would be moved to the coveted 11:30 P.M. time slot to match wits with the two late-night mainstays for the title of "King of Late Night".

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Kimmel talked about his promotion to the coveted time slot, his loathing for late-night show host and stand-up comedian Jay Leno, and why Jimmy Fallon is his "most worthy competitor." In the interview, Kimmel didn't hold back on his dislike for Leno.

It's a New Year's Eve tradition to kiss at midnight, and Kanye West was happy to follow through on it with his baby mama Kim Kardashian. The expectant parents exchanged a kiss on the lips when ringing in 2013 together at the Mirage hotel's 10AK nightclub in Las Vegas.

The mom-to-be shares on her official blog pictures that show her celebrating the New Year with the rapper. "New Years was a lot of fun! I spent it with my close friends and my boyfriend. We went home a little early, but it was such a fun way to ring in the New Year with everyone I love!" she gushes.

Jermaine Jones, who was disqualified from "American Idol" season 11, is trying his hand at another singing competition. The aspiring singer reveals he will audition for NBC's "The Voice" which will kick off its auditions on January 12 in Chicago, Il.

"Are you ready the #mainetrain is taking off again..... My audition is next month I need all your support and prayers," so he tweeted on Friday, January 4. He also included a link to an Instagram picture of "The Voice" logo.

In addition to replicating the Osama bin Laden raid on the big screen, the big challenge in making "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)" was impersonating the real-life characters who were involved in the great hunt to the movie. Jessica Chastain opened up that she must tackle a very difficult task after getting cast as Maya, the strong female character who led the hunt of the al Qaeda leader.

"I had three months before we started shooting that I went to 'school' for it I guess," Chastain recalled. "I nicknamed [screenwriter] Mark [Boal] 'The Professor,' and I'd sit with him and go through the screenplay and ask a lot of questions about the character I was playing, about the CIA. I did some reading. Two books I found particularly helpful were 'The Looming Towers' and Michael Scheuer's book on Osama bin Laden."

After being out of the spotlight for most of 2012 due to her pregnancy, Adele may make her first public appearance after giving birth to her firstborn last year via the upcoming 2013 Academy Awards. The "Rolling in the Deep" singer might make her comeback performance on Oscars night during a special James Bond tribute segment, slated for February 24 at the Dolby Theatre and to be telecast by ABC.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just officially announced that it would be giving a special tribute to the James Bond franchise which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. Adele's track "Skyfall", the theme to the latest Bond film, would most likely be featured in the tribute segment, sparking rumors that the "Someone Like You" belter might finally make her highly-anticipated reappearance since giving birth to her baby boy in the latter part of 2012.

It's official, NeNe leakes is indeed betrothed to marry Gregg Leakes once again. "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star confirmed the engagement news when giving a televised interview on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon".

"Well...a little after midnight," she said when asked by Jimmy Fallon about the pictures that documented her romantic New Year's Eve celebration with her former husband, "I was asked this beautiful question: Will you marry me - again?"

While it's common for actors to build interaction with real-life figures they'll portray in a movie or a TV show, Al Pacino didn't even try to meet Phil Spector whom he plays in an upcoming HBO movie. "I've talked to people about Phil who offered. I didn't particularly seek out who he was," he revealed at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Friday, January 4.

Explaining why he didn't feel the necessity to meet the real-life person, the veteran actor said, "It would have been meeting a different person. Now he's been convicted and he's in prison... This person I'm playing is the guy who was there before he was convicted." As for his approach to depict the character, he admitted, "I played him as what I believe David Mamet wrote and how I believed to interpret him."

It's only four days into the new year of 2013, but Katy Perry has already been declared by Men's Health as the hottest woman of this year. The former wife of Russell Brand who is currently dating John Mayer beats Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive Mila Kunis, AskMen's Most Desirable Woman Jennifer Lawrence, and Maxim's hottest woman Bar Refaeli.

Katy wins the magazine's favor with her famous ample bosom, chart success and multiple award nominations and wins. "Nobody, including us, could get enough of Perry this year. And for that reason, she is our sexiest woman of 2013," the magazine concludes.

R. Kelly comes out anew with a tribute to the survivors of the Newtown shooting massacre that gripped the American nation last month. The Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and record producer wrote and recorded "I Know You Are Hurting", an uplifting gospel track that features a choir of children and adults, meant for those who survived the brutal shooting incident.

It's an inspirational tune that hopes to reassure survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting with lyrics like, "I know you're hurting / I hear you crying, but come tomorrow, there's a place you can go". The R'n'B superstar sang mostly in the background and let the choir and gospel singers take the spotlight on the track that evoked positive thoughts with words such as "Find the blue skies/ Hear the choir sing/ Feel the power of a miracle."

Details of violent robbery attempt targeting Naomi Campbell in Paris started to unravel. It's revealed that the 42-year-old supermodel was attacked by two people riding motorbikes on November 21 at 7 Rue de Moussy as she was going to enter an awaiting car.

New York Post reported Naomi was outside of the home and workplace of her close friend, designer Azzedine Alaia. She's believed to have just left the place after visiting him who helped her when she first met him years ago after she's robbed on her first day in the city.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt will have another duty at the upcoming 2013 Sundance Film Festival besides screening his directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction". The "Looper" actor has officially been tapped to host the festival's Awards Ceremony that will take place in Park City, Utah on January 26.

Of choosing the "Premium Rush" star as the host, festival's director John Cooper says, "Joseph Gordon-Levitt's accomplished and original artistic perspective have contributed greatly to Sundance Institute and the independent film community."

"Cougar Town" move from ABC to TBS would not affect the content of the show too much, so co-creator Bill Lawrence declared at the winter Television Critics Association press tour on Friday, January 4. "I want fans to notice no difference," he said, hoping that "eventually, when they're watching reruns, they can't tell the third season from what's in the fourth."

Though so, Lawrence hinted that there would be more nudity in the upcoming season 4 as sharing, "One difference is Courteney did declare this year the year of her cleavage." Supporting his statement, Courteney Cox chimed in, "You will not see one scene where I don't show my boobs."

The first trailer for indie drama "Big Sur" has been released, showcasing the imagining of a famed novel of the same title by prominent Beat poet Jack Kerouac. Overall, the trailer is studded with elegant shots of open terrain and beautiful vintage settings.

With old songs played as the backsound, the serious-toned video also highlights Kerouac's life as he spirals into depression during his move from New York to Northern California. Portraying the legendary poet is Jean-Marc Barr, who is at one point seen letting out his anger to God when speaking to a woman.

In mid-December of last year, English rock band The Rolling Stones tipped off that they might be performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2013 as they accidentally mentioned in their mobile app the dates of the three-day music and arts festival in California as part of their tour. Frontman Mick Jagger said he didn't know how it happened and the dates were subsequently removed.

Now, Goldenvoice, the organizers of the annual event, dropped a strong hint that The Rolling Stones may just really be headlining this year's Coachella Festival by posting an image of a large round stone at the Empire Polo Grounds on the festival's official Facebook page. The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California is the Coachella's designated venue year after year, where the festival runs for two weekends in April 2013 (April 12-14 and 19-21).

Kelly Clarkson is never offended by crazy rumors suggesting that she's lesbian. While many people think she's gay because she'd been single for too long, the "Breakaway" hitmaker admits that she doesn't feel insulted by those opinions. Still, the 30-year-old singer reveals that she once got hit on by "the hottest girl ever."

"People think, 'Oh, she's been single for too long.' That's kind of an insult to the gay community. Being single doesn't mean you're gay. But I'm never insulted by it, obviously," Clarkson opens up to Cosmopolitan. "I mean, I get hit on by the hottest girls ever. Oh, my god, if I were a lesbian, I would be so in luck. But it's just not my thing. I've always batted for the boys' team."

Ryan Murphy and HBO are teaming up to bring Tony-winning play "The Normal Heart" onto the small screen. The "Nip/Tuck" and "Glee" creator is set to serve on the helm of the telepic which is slated to premiere on the premium cable channel in 2014.

Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Bomer are lined up in the cast ensemble of the TV movie, which is adapted by original playwright Larry Kramer. "Eat, Pray, Love" actress Roberts will play Dr. Emma Brookner, the paraplegic physician who treats several of the earliest victims.

Directioners will have to wait only 3 more days before they can finally see the full length music video of One Direction's single "Kiss You". The boyband have released the third installment of their 5-series teaser as fans eagerly await the group's upcoming video premiere. The latest clip shows behind-the-scenes shots of the boys as it tags the soon-to-debut "Kiss You" as "the music video blockbuster that's going places."

The latest teaser shows the boys, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, driving convertibles and riding motorcycles as they are being shot in front of a big green screen. The short clip shows the guys with their funny antics, making goofy stunts and obviously having fun shooting the video that will premiere on Vevo on January 7.

Shortly after Producers Guild of America Awards announced its nominees, the 2013 Writers Guild of America Awards follows the footsteps by unveiling those in contention for its awards. The nomination list is divided into three categories, Original, Adapted and Documentary, which include films with the most outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012.

In Original Screenplay category, John Gatnis-written pilot drama "Flight" and Rian Johnson's mind-bending sci-fi "Looper" surprisingly make it to the list despite the fact that they're mostly overlooked by other awards events. They will compete with expected contenders as "The Master", "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)".

A never-before-seen picture of the late Princess Diana has just come to light. The image decreed "not to be published" features young Diana lying on a bed with a male friend, who is yet to be identified, reading a book nearby.

The photo, which is being marketed as a "salacious teenage image of the future princess," was believed to be taken on a Swiss ski holiday around 1979 or 1980, when Diana hadn't met Prince Charles. It was obtained by the Daily Mirror on February 26, 1981, two days after her engagement to the Prince of Wales was announced.

Bar Refaeli is set to heat up Go Daddy's new commercial for the upcoming Super Bowl with the brand's longtime spokesmodel Danica Patrick. There will be a dose of sexiness when the Sport Illustrated model and the car race driver collide in a "Perfect Match" that will be filmed in Los Angeles by ad agency Deutsch New York.

"We think we're going to make special Super Bowl magic with 'Perfect Match'," said Go Daddy Chief Marketing Officer Barb Rechterman in a statement. "This ad marries Go Daddy's edgy brand with our reputation for taking care of customers in a way we think will be surprising and, more importantly, entertaining."

In addition to handing out awards to the best in movie industry during the year of 2012, the upcoming 85th annual Academy Awards will have a special segment dedicated to honor James Bond. The tribute is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the movie franchise about the world's most famous spy agent who was played by Daniel Craig in the latest project "Skyfall".

"We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday," said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "Starting with 'Dr. No' back in 1962, the 007 movies have become the longest-running motion picture franchise in history and a beloved global phenomenon."

Patrick Dempsey is overjoyed as his proposal to acquire Tully's Coffee is approved in a bankruptcy auction that included Starbucks and Global Baristas LLC. The "Grey's Anatomy" actor broke the news to his Twitter followers, "We met the green monster, looked her in the eye, and...SHE BLINKED! We got it! Thank you Seattle!"

"I'm thrilled that we won and I'm even more excited about saving Tully's Coffee and its hundreds of jobs," he said in a longer statement. "Tully's is a great company with committed employees, and with its base in Seattle, one of the world's greatest cities, I'm confident we will be able to successfully build the brand and help grow the economy."