February 06, 2013

Justin Bieber guests on Brandon Green aka Maejor Ali's new track "Lolly" along with rapper Juicy J. The 18-year-old singer, in a rare occasion, tackles the rapping part in the three-minute plus hip-hop track. Bieber, who is aware that rhyming is not his cup of tea and has specifically ruled out any chance of a career as a rap star, has only tried it once before for Chris Brown's mixtape.

Hearing Bieber blurt out the lines, "I'm messing with the clique though, meet me on the sixth floor/ Know you ain't a model, you should let me take some pics though/ Windows down, speakers loud, look down at my sneakers now/ Got your girlfriend at my crib watching Netflix/ Let's just admit that I'm the bestest," Beliebers are sure to notice the difference from The Biebs' usually tame compositions.

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are reportedly dating. The couple seems to keep their relationship a secret, yet they have been hanging out together quite often. A source said they fell in love with each other, adding that "they were always close and friendly."

They were spotted hugging and laughing while taking in art exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Friday, February 1. Earlier this year, they traveled to Bangkok together, and both were seen bowling with a group in December 2012.

Having just returned with its second season, "Smash" teases what's coming next on the show via a promo video. Karen's relationship with Jimmy, played by new cast member Jeremy Jordan, is one of the highlights in the sneak peek in addition to her career.

As she grows closer to Jimmy, Karen feels insecure about her part on "Bombshell". She fears that she may never play Marilyn again, but Derek convinces her he won't let that happen. However, it seems that Karen will continue to feel threatened as long as Ivy is present around her.

Pregnant Kate Middleton and her spouse Prince William have temporarily left the dreary London weather in exchange for a luxurious holiday in Mustique Island of the Grenadines. The royal couple reportedly flew to the ultra-exclusive island to meet up with Middleton's parents, Carole and Michael, who had gone ahead a few days before them.

According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are vacationing in a $30,000-a-week luxury villa that has an infinity pool, game rooms and a private terrace. After a bout with acute morning sickness that sent her to the King Edward VII's Hospital in London back in December, the Duchess of Cambridge has since recovered and is now apparently ready to celebrate with her party-loving spouse. They are supposedly showing up on Basil's Bar on February 6 for a "Jump Up" party.

Planning his directorial debut, Ryan Gosling seems to know exactly who's the right actress he wants to work with. The "Drive" actor has tapped his own girlfriend Eva Mendes to star in "How to Catch a Monster", which will mark his first directing stint.

Breaking the news is Bloody Disgusting, which also states that Gosling has picked Rob Zabrecky as Mendes' co-star. The two join previously-announced cast members Christina Hendricks and Ben Mendelsohn.

The full version of One Direction's "One Way or Another" has leaked online. The single is the British-Irish boyband's cover of the Blondie hit which they recorded for U.K. charity Comic Relief, becoming the official 2013 Red Nose Day Charity single. The track's release comes a few days after boys released a cute cover art for the new project and an eight-and-a-half-minute teaser clip taken from their rehearsal during their Team 1D Japan Party gig.

Prior to hearing the full two-and-a-half-minute track, a 30-seond preview was also picked up by several sites. The single was originally set for a February 18 release date, the same day when the Red Nose Day CD which "One Way or Another" will be part of, will start to be sold. The track has since been made available on pre-order.

A few days shy of his "Saturday Night Live" appearance, Justin Bieber is featured in a promo for the upcoming episode of the variety show. Joined by the show's regular Kenan Thompson, the Canadian pop singer claims he's not nervous about his stint on the NBC series.

The Biebs is creeped out when he finds out that Thompson collects his photos as the comedian declares himself a fan of Bieber. In another sketch, Thompson claims he doesn't recognize Bieber and has been stalking the "wrong dude" for three years.

A first sneak peek at Sundance hit "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" has made its round onto the web thanks to MTV News. The clip focuses on a scene where Evan Rachel Wood whispers in Shia LaBeouf's ear, "If you find me tomorrow, I will kiss you," before leaving him alone on the street.

Happy, LaBeouf then runs across the streets while Wood heads down to the subway. Slow-motion sequence is shown as the two go to opposite direction. LaBouf is all smiles as he runs, before all of a sudden, a car passes by and directly hits him. The young man in love is left unconscious on the ground, while another random man watches him.

Pink has released the music video of her latest single "Just Give Me a Reason" featuring Fun.'s frontman Nate Ruess. The track is the third single off Pink's album "The Truth About Love", her first record to claim the no. 1 spot in the Billboard 200 chart back in September.

The simple and conventionally-themed four-minute clip shows Pink mostly on a bed with her spouse Carey Hart, placed in the middle of a starry, dreamy set. Alternating with the intimate shots are Pink and Ruess' duet shots, with the two artists belting out the love ballad side by side on separate microphone stands against a white backdrop.

Another new episode of "The Bachelor" season 17 aired on Tuesday, February 5. While he was a bit skeptic about finding love on the show, Sean Lowe didn't show any signs of such doubt in the latest outing, which took him and the girls to Alberta, Canada.

Catherine went on the first one-on-one date with Sean. They headed to Jasper National Park and they seemed to have a blast frolicking and rolling around in the snow despite a blizzard. They also had a carriage ride.

Kris Humphries refuses Kim Kardashian's request for a speedy trial in their divorce proceedings. The basketball player accuses the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star of trying to gain unfair advantage by using her "unplanned pregnancy" to speed things up.

Laura Wasser who represents the Kanye West girlfriend wants to set a divorce trial for March, but Kris opposes it. He says he would be unable to attend the proceedings then because of his NBA basketball schedule and would not be available until May or June.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" has finally found its leader. After a long search, Marvel Studios has confirmed on Tuesday, February 5 that Chris Pratt was officially chosen to tackle the coveted part of Peter Quill a.k.a Star-Lord.

The "Moneyball" actor beats some others Hollywood actors who also pursued the role. They included Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess, Lee Pace, John Krasinski and Eddie Redmayne. It was also rumored that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was approached, but he turned down the offer.

Details of police report regarding Frank Ocean and Chris Brown altercation in the parking lot of a West Hollywood recording studio in late January have emerged. It revealed Frank's side of story since he was the only one who waited for police while Chris fled the scene before the cops came.

The Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All member claimed Breezy threw the punch first before the R&B singer's minions helped corner him and tried to kick him. He heard someone yelling "f****t" during the fight and Chris threatening to shoot him. "We can bust on you too!" Chris allegedly said.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Britney Spears is still in "deep negotiations" to perform live in Las Vegas. This was confirmed by her manager, Larry Rudolph, with the choice of which venue she would headline already narrowed down to two casinos.

"I'd be shocked if it didn't happen," Rudolph said on Tuesday, February 5. "[We're] hoping to have a deal done very soon." Last month, it was reported that the Princess of Pop has already sealed a $200 million deal with Caesar's Palace to perform in live shows over the next two years. The mega contract may not have been fully finalized yet pending the decision on which arena the "Oops, I Did It Again" singer will headline.

Katherine Webb slammed rumor of her getting engaged to boyfriend AJ McCarron (22). Through her representative, the 23-year-old beauty queen claimed the news wasn't true.

The rumor first started when business magnate Martha Stewart (71) referred to Katherine as AJ's fiancee. Martha tweeted a photo of the famed couple during a gala dinner on Saturday night, February 2 with a caption, "Oh my. Tout le monde est ici! A J mc Carron and fiance katherine webb posed for a photo. Emeril in attendance." Katherine's spokeswoman said Martha just mistyped it.

Lindsey Vonn took a nasty tumble on the slope when competing in skiing championship in Schladming. The 28-year-old world cup ski racer lost her balance, resulting to a fall during a jump at the Alpine Super-G World Ski Championships.

The frightening accident was caught on camera. Paramedics rushed to the place where she fell and examined her on the scene for about 12 minutes before she was airlifted to a nearby hospital to receive further treatment for her injuries.

Bruno Mars premieres the official music video for his new single "When I Was Your Man", a cut from his latest album "Unorthodox Jukebox". The three-and-a-half minute clip was co-directed Mars himself and Cameron Duddy, who has also directed the videos for Mars' previous hits "Locked Out of Heaven", "The Lazy Song" and "The Other Side".

The retro-themed video brings the 27-year-old singer behind a grand piano decked with a half-empty glass of whiskey on top. Looking dapper in a casual suit and wearing a pair of his trademark aviator shades, he belts out the heartbreaking ballad, reminiscing on all the things he could have done to keep his lover. The simply-executed video embellished only with a generous amount of cross-fades, accompanies the emotional ballad written and produced by The Smeezingtons.

Last year's Oscar winners, Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer, are all set to make a comeback to the Academy Awards ceremony this year. The AMPAS confirms that the four A-listers will serve as presenters during the event scheduled to take place on February 24.

"We are honored to have Meryl, Octavia, Christopher and Jean, last year's Oscar winners in each of the acting categories, return to the Oscar stage," Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Tuesday, February 5.

Donald Trump says Bill Maher has gone too far with his joke that the business mogul was the "spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan." "The Celebrity Apprentice" host says he's taking it to court to defend his parents' honor, not just after money.

"What he said about my father is disgraceful ... and what he said about my mother, who's deceased, was in a certain way, even more disgraceful," the wealthy real estate magnate tells TMZ. "I've never heard anything like that said about my parents ... who were truly great people."

George R. R. Martin has inked an overall development deal with HBO. With the two-year agreement, the acclaimed author is sealed to continue as "Game of Thrones" executive producer for at least two more years.

The writer will additionally develop and produce new projects for the premium cable channel. His longtime manager Vince Gerardis is attached to his HBO deal.

Duff Goldman reached out to an Oregon lesbian couple whose request for a wedding cake was rejected by a bakery owner due to his stance against same-sex marriage. Soon after learning about the news, the "Ace of Cakes" offered a free wedding cake for the soon-to-be-married couple.

"I saw this story and I was like, 'Wait--I can do something, there's injustice involving a cake!' " the pastry chef told Huffpost Live. "For a cake decorator to really feel like he really needed to take a stand...it just makes absolutely no sense." The Food Network star continued, "It's petty, it's small."

Universal Pictures unleashes an extended first look at "Fast and Furious 6" just days after debuting the film's first footage during the Super Bowl telecast on Sunday, February 3. The three-and-a-half-minute promo video gives a longer look at how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson meets Vin Diesel and forms a super team to accomplish a dangerous mission.

The background story and the motivation of the team are explained pretty clearly in the newly-released trailer. More impressive car chase sequences are also exposed in it in addition to some intense hand-on-hand battle scenes. Compared to the previous sneak peek, this new one also reveals more scenes involving the film's major villain.

Country music A-listers Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban team up for a rare recording trifecta in "Highway Don't Care". The mid-tempo tune is the last one in the list of thirteen tracks included in the standard edition of "Two Lanes of Freedom", McGraw's first album under Big Machine Records which he signed up with last year.

The country ballad is a tale of a man who just wants his lover to stay closer to home no matter how much the road calls. It holds a very catchy hook, "The highway won't hold you tonight/ The highway don't know you're alive/ The highway don't care if you're all alone/ but I do, I do/ The highway won't dry your tears/ The highway don't need you here/ The highway don't care if you're coming home/ but I do, I do."

"The Price Is Right" has announced celebrity contestants who will appear in its second annual celebrity week. Starting Monday, February 18 to Friday, February 22, Demi Lovato, Sharon Osbourne, Charles Barkley, NeNe Leakes, Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey will take turn playing alongside regular contestants.

The stars will play for their selected charities. Lovato's charity of choice is Free the Children. In addition to playing some popular games on the show, they will spin the famed "The Price Is Right" wheel.

Kim Kardashian sparks controversy yet again. The pregnant socialite gets blasted by her fans after posting a photo of a luxurious designer pistol despite the fact that she pledged to stop gun violence a few weeks ago.

The girlfriend of Kanye West took to her Instagram over the weekend, sharing a picture of a diamond-encrusted handgun. The image has since been deleted, but some media outlets managed to pick up the photo and shared it online.

Robin Tunney has revealed that she accepted Nicky Marmet's proposal on Christmas Day while they were on vacation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 40-year-old actress said that it was the second time Marmet proposed to her.

"He'd made an earlier attempt at the beach in Bahia, but I had what I thought was Dengue Fever and I threw up over his shoulder when he was about to take the ring out," she said. "Mercifully, I recovered and was healthy enough to accept the second time. I was shocked. I was too ill to notice anything was up in Bahia so he'd caught me completely off guard."

Robert Pattinson has officially begun filming his latest movie "The Rover". A number of photos that show the British heartthrob hitting the set in South Australia have hit the web, revealing a new edgy look at the actor famed for his role in the "Twilight Saga" series.

Getting rid off his iconic Edward Cullen messy haircut, Pattinson was spotted sporting a buzz cut in the middle of hot weather in the desolate region of Southern Flinders Ranges, just outside of Adelaide. He looked dirty in a black shirt and brown pants that were covered with mud. It was unclear what scene the actor was preparing to shoot at the time.

Queen of Latin Pop Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio Estefan, announced on Tuesday, February 5 that they are currently working with theater operator Nederlander Organization to develop a Broadway stage musical inspired by the music of the Latin Grammy Award-winning artist and her musician/producer spouse. The new business partners are expected to reveal soon the creative team behind the new production.

"We are very excited to share this story, which is based on hope, determination and the belief that with hard work and passion, our dreams can become our reality," the Estefans said in a press statement. "Our music has been a true reflection of who we are, where we came from and the journey that has brought us to where we are today."

"Go On" will stage a "Friends" reunion. The show starring Matthew Perry has tapped Courteney Cox to guest star in an upcoming episode that will air in April. Perry and Cox were playing a couple on the 1990s hit sitcom.

Cox will play a character who meets Julie White's Anne. Anne then tries to set her up with Perry's Ryan. It will be Cox and Perry's first on-screen reunion since "Friends" ended its run in 2004.

Swirling speculations about potential "Star Wars" standalone films become a reality after all. Walt Disney Pictures officially confirmed that it's indeed developing movies tied to the famous space saga series but would not be related to the upcoming trilogy to be directed by J.J. Abrams.

Announcing the exciting news was Disney chief Bob Iger during an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, February 5. "We are working on a few standalone films," said Iger. "[Lawrence] Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great Star Wars characters."

Chris Brown's attorney isn't staying quiet when his client is accused of faking documentations of his community service. After the Los Angeles County district attorney was asking the court to decline to accept Brown's labor, Mark Geragos says, "Apparently the district attorney's office has completely lost their minds."

"They are making scurrilous, libelous and defamatory statements and apparently have lost their ability to read their own reports," Brown's lawyer adds. He also tells the Los Angeles Times that he urges the Richmond Police Department to "take legal action against the Los Angeles County district attorney."

Drake had surprise visits from police over the Super Bowl weekend. The Young Money rapper, who just released his new song "Started From the Bottom", hosted a party for his friends at his Los Angeles home when cops showed up on his doorstep.

Drizzy's bash which started around 5:15 P.M. was apparently too loud for his neighbors to handle. According to E! News, they were pissed off and called cops to complain about the level of noise. Authorities came knocking his door not just once but twice.

Kate Winslet finally gave paparazzi a first look at the sparkler occupying her left ring finger. The "Titanic" actress was caught on camera flaunting her wedding ring while out and about in Hampshire, England, Monday, February 4.

Kate wore jeans, a black coat on top of her dark-colored top and a matching floral scarf. She put her honey-colored hair in a high ponytail and completed her casual look with thick-rimmed glasses. Her husband Ned Rocknroll was not with her.

Beyonce Knowles upset PETA once again. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals slam the Destiny's Child member over the outfit she wore during her performances at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans.

Performing with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams (II), Beyonce rocked a black gaping bodysuit by designer Rubin Singer who said it was made from "strips of engineered python, paneled iguana and trapunto/pick stitched leather." She completed her look with fingerless gloves.

Chris Brown has allegedly faked documentations of the community service he was supposed to do in connection with 2009's Rihanna assaulting case. The L.A. County District Attorney believed the singer was actually doing concerts when he claimed he performed the court-ordered duty.

The judge was suspicious when receiving reports saying Breezy had completed 202 days of community service when he was only required to perform 180. In their investigation, the DA found no "credible, competent or verifiable evidence" that he had done what the court asked him to do.