February 14, 2013

Kelly Rowland celebrated her 32nd birthday on February 11 with Beyonce Knowles, her sister Solange Knowles, and husband Jay-Z in a cozy Venice restaurant in Los Angeles, Gjelina. Despite the happy nuance it's supposed to happen, Rowland was seen crying outside the restaurant. A friend stayed close with her during the breakdown moment.

The birthday girl wore casual clothing consisting of red shirt, black jacket, and white patterned pants. A pair of wide sunglasses hid her puffy eyes. Sometimes she removed the sunglasses to wipe her tears.

DMX was arrested at a gas station in South Carolina around 2 A.M. on Wednesday, February 13. The 42-year-old rapper was reportedly driving a 1978 Buick with his 5-month-old daughter. DMX a.k.a. Earl Simmons was then taken to Spartanburg Detention Center. He got released five hours later after paying the fine.

"They watched me at the gas station and get in the car. They followed me around the corner, pulled me over, put the cuffs on me and brought me here," the 42-year-old rapper said. He added, "I paid the money, when I could have just paid the money right there on the spot. Basically it was just five hours wasted for nothing. I don't have a court date or a court appearance."

English rock band Radiohead will regroup to release a new album, the follow-up to their 2011 studio effort "The King of Limbs". Bassist Colin Greenwood confirmed reports that the '90s hit band will start working on their ninth album later this year around September.

Although the group's members, Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Phil Selway (drums, percussion), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals) and Greenwood, are all busy with their own individual projects, they have agreed on the start date for their album sessions.

Prepare to be grossed out when wathing "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life" on MTV. The 25-year-old Ke$ha recently shared to BBC 1 radio what would be seen in her upcoming docu-series, revealing that she drank her own urine during the filming.

"He got all the things you would want to see and all the things you wouldn't really want to see," she dished, "making out with dudes, drinking my own pee, jumping out of a building, jumping out of aeroplanes, swimming with sharks ..."

Director Sam Raimi's star-studded Disney film "Oz: The Great and Powerful" was premiered on Wednesday, February 13 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. As expected, the stars of the fantasy-adventure movie came in full force at the big L.A. premiere to brighten up the red carpet event.

Lead actor James Franco, who plays Oscar Diggs otherwise known as The Wizard of Oz, looked dapper in his Gucci suit and tie, arriving in an air balloon. His female co-stars, all cast as witches in the new Walt Disney Pictures flick, were similarly eye-catching in their gowns.

It was the girls' turn on "American Idol" Wednesday night, February 13. The remaining 162 ladies got through the same process like the boys, singing a cappella first before the judges in Hollywood. After this sudden-death round, only 76 ladies were left in the competition.

The producers assigned them to groups and tension was high among them as many of the girls didn't get along with each other. Kez Ban caused drama in her group as she insisted that her group should sing Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreaming". When they finally agreed on The Ronettes' "Be My Baby", Kez skipped the rehearsals to have dinner.

On Wednesday, February 13, 26-year-old singer-songwriter Lana del Rey dropped the music video of "Burning Desire", the bonus track off her "Paradise" EP, the sexy ballad's release is timed wisely just before Valentine's Day. It likewise serves as a promotional clip for Jaguar's all new 2014 F-type sports car, with Del Rey using the song to endorse the car manufacturer's latest model just like when H&M sponsored her last year.

Del Rey is seen performing the song in an empty opera house, looking sultry as she sings behind a microphone stand in her white silk dress. Shots of the new luxury sports car cruising along flash by as she metaphorically sings about her desire for her man that used a lot of car and driving references. Alternating with her and the car's shots are vintage footage which make the overall clip all the more chic and stylish.

Will Ferrell gave surprise and brought laugh to audience at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Phoenix Suns game on Tuesday, February 12. The 45-year-old comedian was spotted at the game wearing a red uniform and acting as Staples Center security guard. In addition, a name tag which read Ted Vagina could be seen on the left side of his chest.

Will stood rigidly and appeared stone-faced, similar to real security guards. He scanned the audience for inappropriate behavior, patrolled around the arena with other guards, and unexpectedly escorted Shaquille O'Neal out of his seat.

Hugh Laurie may soon join George Clooney who has been cast in "Tomorrowland (2014)". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 53-year-old actor is in talks to be the villain in Disney's highly-secretive sci-fi movie to be directed by Brad Bird and written by Damon Lindelof and Entertainment Weekly's Jeff Jensen.

Since very little is known about the movie, there are no details on the characters to be played by Laurie and Clooney. However, the movie which was formerly known as "1952" is described to be akin to Steven Spielberg's 1977s film "Encounters of the Third Kind".

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West caused flight delay when they arrived at JFK airport to catch a connecting flight from Rio De Janeiro to LAX. The powerhouse couple was removed from the plane to be screened by officials after they bypassed a TSA security checkpoint.

An American Airlines employee helped the pregnant reality TV star and her baby daddy skip the screening area. A spokesperson confirmed, "An airline employee escorted the two travelers through a non-public area in order to provide expedited access to their domestic flight."

After being announced as the host of the forthcoming 2013 Juno Awards on April 21, Canadian singer Michael Buble is in the news once again, this time with he himself revealing that he's set to release new music soon. Buble previewed the new music via an 18-second teaser clip that he released as sneak peek into the new single.

The short video shows Buble texting away on his iPhone, being made up by a hairdresser, while singing the light and breezy mid-tempo track. The clip was so short it was difficult to decipher what the song might be about, even with a few lyrics, "I don't know why you think that you could help me when you couldn't get by by yourself," but it was clear on one thing, and that was "new music is coming" from the "Home" singer.

To make up the secrecy of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" plot, Bryan Singer generously reveals a new cast member signed to star in the upcoming movie. The director has just announced on Twitter that Peter Dinklage has been tapped to join the superhero film.

"Officially like to welcome #PeterDinklage from #GameOfThrones to #XMEN #DaysofFuturePast Very very excited!" the helmer wrote. He didn't mention anything about what character the Tyrion Lannister of "Game of Thrones" was going to tackle in the upcoming flick.

After postponing four tour shows yesterday, Lady GaGa canceled the rest of her Born This Way Ball concert tour after discovering that the synovitis (or severe inflammation of the joints) she had been enduring for about a month already was actually worse than what she initially thought. Additional tests done on the 26-year-old entertainer revealed the injury was so severe she has to undergo surgery to her hip to fix the problem.

"After additional tests this morning to review the severity of the issue, it has been determined that Lady GaGa has a labral tear of the right hip caused by strenuous repetitive movements in her performances," a statement released via GaGa's website read, explaining the medical problem. Contrary to her earlier hopes that the pain would go away naturally after she postponed a few shows to rest the injury, turns out she will need to go under the knife to repair the damage.

First Lady Michelle Obama is endorsing Oscar-nominated movie "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and has brought it to the White House. The wife of President Barack Obama hosted a private screening of the indie film in the State Dining Room on Wednesday, February 13.

The First Lady was joined by director Benh Zeitlin as well as stars Dwight Henry and Quvenzhane Wallis to the interactive workshop. Mrs. Obama had difficulty pronouncing Wallis' name, and the nine-year-old actress gave the First Lady a permission to call her by her nickname, "Q."

Evan Rachel Wood is furious after finding out that a shutterbug has sneakily taken a picture of ultrasound photo of her unborn baby. Expressing her outrage on Twitter, the "True Blood" actress asks Mail Online which published the candid snapshot to take it down, citing breach of privacy.

"Which sick f**k paparazzi hid in the parking lot of my hospital after my ultrasound. I cant stand this," she began her rants. "You took a picture of my ultrasound photo???!!!! I couldnt be more furious right now. I want to cry. My child isnt even born yet."

Former "The Bachelor" contestant, Tierra LiCausi, has good news to announce. Following her teary departure from the show in the latest episode which aired Monday, February 11, a photo of Tierra wearing a big diamond ring on her ring finger emerged.

Tierra's older brother, Tyler, confirms to media that Tierra is indeed engaged, and the family is genuinely happy about it. "Tierra got engaged in January. We're ecstatic for her. She is so happy!" he says.

Josh Groban scores his third No. 1 album on Billboard 200 this week with "All That Echoes", following his 2003 studio set "Closer" and his 2007 top-seller "Noel". It debuts at the top of the chart with 145,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The 31-year-old singer is one of a few artists along with Jack White, Chris Tomlin and TobyMac to have a No. 1 album without even landing any single in the Hot 100 chart's top 40. Despite that, the adult contemporary crooner has managed to sell more than 21 million albums in the U.S., becoming one of the highest selling male pop vocalists since 1990s.

After playing young wizard Ron Weasley in "Harry Potter" film series, Rupert Grint will channel his inner superhero for his next role. The British actor is cast in CBS' comedy pilot "Super Clyde" which centers on a meek, unassuming fast-food worker who decides to become a superhero.

Grint will take the lead role of the titular character, Clyde, the well-meaning and sweet yet slightly neurotic guy who never feels like he really fits in. An avid comic book reader, Clyde wishes he were a superhero himself.

Director Bryan Singer finally spills his plan for the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past". The "Valkyrie" helmer confirms in an interview that the "X-Men" superhero characters in Marvel Comics are going to be brought to life using 3D technology.

"I'll probably use some of the motion-capture technology for certain things [in Days of Future Past]," he reveals to CinemaBlend, before confirming about the 3D treatment which he also applied in his "Jack the Giant Slayer" project. "And of course the 3D technology. I'll be shooting native stereo on X-Men."

Daryl Hannah, Connor Kennedy and his father Robert F. Kennedy, along with dozens of other environmental activist from the Sierra Club, were arrested on Wednesday, February 13. They were arrested in an action handcuffing themselves to the White House gate, protesting the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

"We think this is a decisive issue," Kennedy said in a telephone interview about his act opposing the $7 billion pipeline. "If they build this, it's game over for the climate. If they unlock this Pandora's box, there will be no way we'll save the planet."

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson unveiled the first trailer for their new film "The Internship" during a Google Plus hangout on Wednesday, February 13. Google itself is pretty much part of the movie as the two comedians play a pair of down-on-their-luck salesmen who try to get a job at the giant Internet-related company.

Vaughn's Bill and Wilson's Nick find themselves out of a job when their company is closed because people have turned to the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google.

Alyson Hannigan has been granted temporary restraining order against Nashua, New Hampshire resident John Hobbs. He is ordered by court to stay away from the "How I Met Your Mother" actress and her family who live in California after allegedly threatening to rape and take her to the "after-life."

Hannigan says in her filings in L.A. County Superior Court that Hobbs, whom she has never met, has in the past two months "posted a barrage of threatening messages directed at me and my family on various websites." She claims he's "mentally unstable and was recently discharged from a mental hospital."

"The Jeff Probst Show" is getting the axe after only one season. CBS Television Distribution has announced that it decided not to renew the Jeff Probst-hosted talk show, which debuted on September 10, 2012.

"We believe Jeff is an incredible talent, and that he and his dedicated producing team delivered quality episodes throughout the season," the company says in a statement. "Unfortunately, the audience isn't there to support a second year."

Steve Martin, 67, can now officially add father to his resume. The super-private actor has welcomed his first child with his wife, writer and former staffer for the New Yorker Anne Stringfield, his representative confirms to PEOPLE.

The news was first reported by New York Post which broke the news that the baby was born in December. "They've had a baby, and how they kept it a secret nobody knows," a source said. "They are thrilled. They worked hard to have the baby."

Contenders for Favorite Male and Female Athletes at the upcoming Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards have been announced along with nominees for other categories such as Favorite Book and Favorite Video Game. Favorite Villains in combined TV and movie fields are revealed as well.

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is facing off Olympian swimmer Michael Phelps, Miami Heat player LeBron James and snowboarder Shaun White to win the best male athlete. First-time nominee Gabrielle Douglas battles frequent nominees Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Danica Patrick for best female athlete.

Nominees for the upcoming Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards in music field have been unveiled. One Direction and Taylor Swift both land two nods. Another young star Justin Bieber gets one nom, vying for Favorite Male Singer along with Bruno Mars, Blake Shelton and Usher.

Harry Styles and his ex Swift are going head-to-head in Favorite Song as his band 1D is nominated for "What Makes You Beautiful" and she is for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". Joining the showdown to win the coveted blimp are Carly Rae Jepsen ("Call Me Maybe") and PSY ("Gangnam Style").

The TV shows that have a chance to shine at the upcoming Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards have been unveiled. "Wizards of Waverly Place" receives three nominations, more than the others. It's vying for Favorite TV Show and places its stars in the running for Favorite TV actress and Favorite TV actor.

The Disney series is competing against "Good Luck Charlie", "iCarly", "Victorious" which all get two nominations this year. All of them lead their respective lead female stars, Selena Gomez, Bridgit Mendler, Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice, to fight one another to win Favorite TV actress.

The most favorite movies vying for coveted blimps at the upcoming Nickelodeon's 26th annual Kids' Choice Awards have just been announced. "The Avengers", "The Hunger Games" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" dominate the pack. The former gets five nods, while the latter two receive three each.

"Avengers" is competing for Favorite Movie along with "Hunger Games", "Spider-Man" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days". Thor depicter Chris Hemsworth and Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. are both nominated for Favorite Male Buttkicker, facing off Andrew Garfield ("Spider-Man") and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island").

The nomination list of the upcoming 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards has been revealed Wednesday, February 13. Last year's ACM Best New Artist, Scotty McCreery, helped announce the nominees as part of a digital press conference but he didn't get any noms.

Eric Church leads the pack with seven nods, Hunter Hayes trails behind with six, and Taylor Swift along with Miranda Lambert follows with five noms each. Swift and Lambert are competing against each other for Entertainer of the Year, but Church and Hayes are not.