January 10, 2013

Lindsay Lohan didn't steal Elizabeth Taylor's bracelet. A source close to the troubled actress told Gossip Cop that recent report suggesting Lohan stole Taylor's jewelry on the set of "Liz & Dick" was "absolutely not true."

Previously, the 26-year-old actress was rumored to have stolen one of Taylor's bracelets while filming the telepic. The missing bracelet supposedly belonged to Taylor's nurse. An unnamed source told Radar Online that Lohan had spoken openly on how much she loved the bracelet before it went missing.

MTV is promoting another "Jersey Shore" spin-off, "The Show with Vinny", by releasing its first trailer. It features Vinny Guadagnino describing his family as a "crazy family" and his crib as a "creepy house."

On the so-called hybrid talk/reality series, Vinny will welcome famous celebrities to his family's home in Staten Island. Appearing as a one of the first guests is Lil Wayne, which gets the whole family excited in the promo video. The rapper gets a nice treatment from Vinny's mother, who prepares meal for him before the hip-hop artist is about to leave with Vinny.

The 2013 People's Choice Awards honored the best in movies, TVs and music during its two-hour special telecast on CBS Wednesday night, January 9 direct from LA's famed Nokia Theatre. In between the numerous awards, the annual prize-giving ceremony showcased some of the best performers in entertainment with the likes of Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean taking the stage.

R'n'B superstar Keys kicked off the night's festivities, performing her latest hit "Girl on Fire". Dressed in a red, white and black ensemble, she sang while seated behind her trademark grand piano before breaking out the choreography with her dancers as she performed the upbeat song "New Day".

Josh Brolin didn't mind to poke fun at his own arrest that happened during the New Year's Day. The 44-year-old actor addressed the recent headline-grabbing issue when promoting his latest movie "Gangster Squad" on "Good Morning America" Wednesday morning, January 9.

When host George Stephanopoulos asked Brolin "what happened" on the first day of 2013, when he was arrested for alleged public intoxication in Santa Monica, the "Men in Black 3" actor jokingly responded, "New Year's - that's what happened."

Britney Spears isn't going to return to "The X Factor (US)" for a second term. Despite the statement from FOX's chairman Kevin Reilly that the pop diva was wanted back on the show, an insider tells The Hollywood Reporter "the writing was on the wall" that she would never be asked to return to the third season.

Other sources, meanwhile, tell TMZ that Spears wants to focus on her music and plans to embark on a tour now that she has wrapped up her judging stint on the sophomore season of singing competition. "Britney loves Simon [Cowell], she likes Demi Lovato but her thing is music," one of the sources claims.

Sandra Bullock is the People's Choice of Favorite Humanitarian for her tireless philanthropic efforts particularly her contribution to the New Orleans's Warren Easton Charter High School. Bullock's good friend, actress Regina King, who was her co-star in her 2005 movie "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" introduced the highlight reel showing the humanitarian work of the highest paid actress in 2012.

Receiving the award at the famed Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, 48-year-old Bullock told the audience, "I'm not at all being modest when I say I'm not doing anything compared to what they do on a daily basis." She was her typical funny and humble self throughout her acceptance speech, wherein she joked about the tough principal at the charter high school as she mentioned the tireless dedication of the school's students and teachers. "I've seen her," she teased. "Yeah, you don't want to go into that office."

Bethenny Frankel got emotional when giving an interview to Ellen DeGeneres first time since she filed for divorce from Jason Hoppy. The reality TV star-turned-savvy businesswoman couldn't contain her tears when talking about the split. She said dealing with the personal matter and public judgment was "a very surreal thing."

"I feel like a bit of a disappointment to all of you, and I feel like a failure," the mother one said with teary eyes. "I feel like a failure, I really put it out there. I wanted the fairy tale. I thought I had it. And [daughter] Bryn is my fairy tale." She added, "I don't know how people go through this because this is excruciating. I have to say."

Jimmy Kimmel has heated up the competition at 11:35 P.M. slot. In its first telecast in the new time slot on Tuesday night, January 8, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" scored 3.1 million viewers, beating out his idol David Letterman's show on CBS by 7% in total viewers (2.9 million).

Kimmel, however, fell short of winning over his big enemy Jay Leno. "JKL" ran neck-and-neck with NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" with only 177,000 total viewers separating the two programs. Leno won in term of total viewers with 3.3 million.

Is Ryan Gosling interested in tackling the part of The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Justice League" movie? During a recent press junket for "Gangster Squad", Gosling jokingly gushed that he would consider taking the superhero role in the long-gestating DC movie.

Asked by Screen Crave if he would jump into a superhero genre, the Canadian hunk answered, "Well, they're all taken." When the interviewer suggested that he could star in the "JLA" pic and play Green Lantern or The Flash, the 32-year-old actor responded, "Well Ryan Reynolds is Green Lantern. I can get Flash basically."

Former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has finally revealed the artists who will join him onstage for a special debut performance at the highly anticipated Sundance Film Festival. Called the "Sound City Players", it's a veritable Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with such artists as former Fleetwood Mac member Stevie Nicks as well as Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear of Nirvana lining up to take the stage.

Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, Rage Against the Machine's drummer Brad Wilk, The Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee, Cheap Trick's guitarist Rick Nielsen, Fear's lead singer Lee Ving as well as John Fogerty, Alain Johannes and Chris Goss are all also set to perform.

Kellan Lutz and Mickey Rourke wreak havoc in Indonesia in the first international trailer for their actioner "Java Heat". Set in the country's most crowded land, Java, the footage is fully-loaded with tons of brutal actions done by the "Twilight Saga" star and the Oscar-nominated "The Wrestler" actor.

Some points of the trailer highlight Lutz as he deals with suicide bombers and goes brutal when fighting against local thugs. Rourke, channeling his signature villainous persona, is also seen threatening people with his merciless behavior. In between the brutal scenes, gorgeous landscape of Java is also showcased.

Adele will grace the upcoming 70th Golden Globe Awards this upcoming Sunday, January 13 with her appearance. It will be the new mom's first official public outing since she gave birth to her first son with boyfriend Simon Konecki on October 19, 2012.

This year, the "Rolling in the Deep" hitmaker is nominated for Best Original Song along with producer Paul Epworth for their collaborative work on "Skyfall" theme song of the same name. It marks the first time she's ever vying for the Golden Globe.

Popular bands Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys will take the same Grammys stage where country music pop star Taylor Swift and R'n'B diva Rihanna will perform their nominated hits as they are all slated to perform at this year's Grammy Awards on February 10. It will mark the first time that the Black Keys perform on the Grammy stage, and the same goes for indie rock band Fun., newcomers to the annual music awards.

Both Mumford & Sons and Fun. got six Grammy nominations, the most number for any artist at this year's event, tying with Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and Kanye West. Both acts' latest studio sets, "Babel" and "Some Nights" respectively, are vying for the Album of the Year honor.

R'n'B-pop diva Beyonce Knowles, "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson and Grammy Award-winning artist James Taylor are just some of the artists tapped by re-elected U.S. president Barack Obama to perform the country's most patriotic songs during his upcoming inauguration ceremony on January 21. Beyonce is chosen to deliver the U.S. national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner", Kelly is selected to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and James is invited again to perform "America the Beautiful".

From his candidacy and throughout his previous presidency, President Obama had always been supported by some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Both Beyonce and James are known to be longtime supporters of Obama. Beyonce first sang for the president four years ago during his first term, singing the Etta James classic "At Last" as the president danced with First Lady Michelle Obama during the inaugural ball. James performed in the White House and at the National Democratic Convention last year.

After Christopher Nolan claimed he'd done with "The Dark Knight" trilogy, many people couldn't wait to see the director's next move. Answering fans' questions about Chris' possible follow-up film, The Hollywood Reporter breaks the news that the English filmmaker is currently in talks to helm a sci-fier called "Interstellar".

The script of the new film is written by Chris' own brother, Jonathan Nolan. It is said that the story revolves around "time travel and alternate dimensions in a story that sees a group of explorers travel through a wormhole." Jonah pens the screenplay based on scientific theories by Kip Throne, a gravitational physicist and astrophysicist at Caltech.

Katy Perry was absent from the 39th annual People's Choice Awards, but it didn't stop her star from shining. The girlfriend of John Mayer won big in music categories, bagging a total of four awards including Favorite Music Fan Following, thanks to her fierce devotees KatyCats.

The pop singer, who was recently spotted vacationing in Hawaii with her rocker beau, collected coveted Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Pop Artist. She's additionally awarded Favorite Music Video for "Part of Me" which follows her mending her broken heart in military camp.

The 2013 People's Choice Awards has handed out all the kudos in a live ceremony hosted by Kaley Cuoco on January 9. In television field, "Glee", "Supernatural" and "The X Factor (US)" were coming home victorious with multiple prizes.

The FOX musical series paired up the Favorite Comedic TV Actor and Actress gongs, which were snatched by original stars Chris Colfer and Lea Michele respectively. It marked the second year in a row the Rachel Berry depicter nabbed the title. Taking the stage to accept the honor after losing it to Neil Patrick Harris last year, Colfer said, "It is so flattering to be exploited in your fan fiction."

The 2013 People's Choice Awards was wrapped up on Wednesday evening, January 9, revealing which film that became the biggest winner in the movie categories. "The Hunger Games" successfully dominated the winner list in movie, raking in a total of 5 trophies including the top Favorite Movie award.

The Panem survival games film also grabbed the Favorite Movie Franchise prize, beating the likes of "The Avengers", "The Dark Knight", "Madagascar" and "The Amazing Spider-Man". Its lead actors, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, additionally claimed the Favorite On-Screen Chemistry gong.

Justin Bieber's "Saturday Night Live" gig has been confirmed by NBC. In a pres release, the network announces that the Canadian pop sensation will serve as both host and musical performer for a February 9 edition of the show.

The Biebs, who will launch his new album "Believe Acoustic" on January 29, first teased his "SNL" appearance earlier this month. He tweeted on January 2, "2013. what's coming? #snl ???"

As her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber is gearing up to release his new album "Believe Acoustic", Selena Gomez has opted to hit recording studio to work on new material. The on-again-off-again couple is now both concentrating on their music career in light of the latest reports surrounding their much-publicized relationship.

The 20-year-old singer and actress decided to return to a recording studio in Los Angeles rather than to address reports of another breakup between her and the teen pop megastar. Spotted outside the Creative Arts Agency in Studio City, California on January 8, the always fashionable Gomez looked stylish as she was photographed talking on her cellular phone.

With his latest film "Life of Pi" becoming an Oscar hopeful, Ang Lee now sets the bar high for his next project. The acclaimed director who created "Brokeback Mountain" has confirmed his interest in directing A-list actress Angelina Jolie in another reimagining of "Cleopatra".

To The Hollywood Reporter, the Taiwanese filmmaker shared that the prestigious film project "just feels right to me." He said, "I'm about to read the script. It just feels right to me after all the other types of films I've done. What does it have in common with any of them? They're all totally different! That's what makes this perfect."

The official cover of GQ's February 2013 has finally been unveiled, giving a clear view of Beyonce Knowles striking a sexy pose on the front page. The hot mama flaunts her toned tummy and envious hour-glass figure in cropped football jersey and leopard-print undies.

The photo comes out a year after Queen Bey gave birth to her first child, a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. It's also just in time for her highly-anticipated performance at the upcoming Super Bowl. She will headline the halftime show on February 3, being introduced by 50 fans.

"Les Miserables: Highlights" has moved to the top of the Billboard 200 chart this week from being last week's no. 2. It's the first soundtrack to reach no. 1 in the chart since "The Hunger Games" became the no. 1 album in April last year. It also became the first musical film soundtrack at the top of the charts since "Hannah Montana: The Movie" peaked back in May 2009, and the first stage musical-turned-movie musical to hit no. 1 since "Mamma Mia" did so in 2008.

Mumford & Sons leaped to second place from their previous no. 8 ranking with their album "Babel". Although they posted an impressive 34% increase this week with 91,000 records sold, it wasn't enough to beat the 92,000 units of the "Les Mis" compilation.

A day after announcing its movie nominations, the Directors Guild of America unveils its TV nominees. Coming as no surprise, "Homeland" scores two nods in Dramatic Series for the episodes directed by Michael Cuesta and Lesli Linka Glatter, facing off "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad" and "The Newsroom".

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston earns his first DGA nom this year, but not through the AMC series. Instead, he will be competing against Lena Dunham ("Girls") and Louis C.K. ("Louie") for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series prize through his "Modern Family" directorial stint. Also vying for the same title are Mark Cendrowski ("The Big Bang Theory") and Beth McCarthy-Miller ("30 Rock").

As "Godzilla" began its hunt for the lead actor, spoilerish news surrounding the plot details of the upcoming reboot project make their way out onto the web. CHUD claims that it has obtained trusted information from an insider, detailing what the film will feature when it hits theaters next year.

According to the site, the Gareth Edwards-directed remake movie [SPOILER ALERT!] will have not just the titular legendary monster, but also two new monsters wreaking havoc in the city. Furthermore, it is said that the film "follows the story of a soldier" and is "way different" than the original "Godzilla" movies by Toho.

Bad news has arrived for fans who are eager to see Steven Spielberg's next creation, "Robopocalypse". The big project, which was originally set to grace theaters Stateside sometime in 2014, has now been put on hold for an indefinite time, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Explaining the sudden postponement, Spielberg's representative Marvin Levy says that the sci-fi project is "too important and the script is not ready, and it's too expensive to produce." He explains further, "It's back to the drawing board to see what is possible."

"Arrested Development" is coming back in May, Netflix has officially announced at the TCA winter press tour. The Internet streaming media, however, did not mention an exact date after previously shooting down report of a May 4 premiere date.

In addition to the premiere schedule, Netflix revealed that the revived comedy would return with 14 new episodes, up from the originally-planned 10 episodes. All of the new offerings will be released at the same time.

Wednesday, January 9 became a big night when a host of Hollywood stars were flocking the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to attend the 2013 People's Choice Awards. Going high-fashion on the red carpet, the likes of Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, Chloe Moretz and Olivia Munn stole the limelight as they arrived at the venue.

Country cutie Swift became the belle of the ball with her flawless look as always. The "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" hitmaker flaunted her inner goddess persona in an elegant floor-length white dress that exposed her slim figure. With a plunging neckline, the songstress looked sexy as she bared her cleavage and posed for the photographers.

Rosie O'Donnell is a new mom again. Her representative confirms that the comedienne and wife Michelle Rounds welcomed their daughter, Dakota, through adoption on Saturday, January 5. "Moms and baby are healthy and happy," the rep states, adding that the baby weighed in at 5 lbs., 5 oz.

Rosie herself has taken to her Twitter page to announce the baby's arrival. "We [are] thrilled to announce the arrival of [our] daughter Dakota - #withloveandthanks - AMEN," she tweeted along with a picture of her, Michelle and the little girl.

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" finally releases its very first still that provides an official look at Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin as Katniss Everdeen and Finnick Odair respectively. Making its way out via Entertainment Weekly, the image shows the two in a rather intimate pose with Finnick seemingly hugging Katniss from the back.

In his first ever "The Hunger Games" interview, Claflin discusses his experience when filming the iconic sugar cube scene, which sees Finnick teasing Katniss while wearing nothing but netting. The green-eyed British actor describes the shooting as "the scariest moment of my life." He says, "I'm on Twitter and so many people have been like 'Don't mess this up, or we will kill you'."