February 21, 2013

Dean Cain, who was once engaged to Mindy McCready, admits he struggled to remember loving memories about the country music singer. "I can't paint too pretty a picture. She would start arguments, start drama. Things weren't allowed to be good," he says.

Although it's widely known that she's battling drugs and alcohol addiction, Cain insists she didn't have problems with those while they're still together. "She was never abusive or addictive with me, but red flags were everywhere," he says. "I saw all the bad signs and told her to get out."

Lady GaGa is extremely grateful for all the outpouring support she receives from her devotees ahead of her impending hip surgery. "Monsters, You really gave me a lot of strength today," she thanks her Little Monsters in an open letter, after tweeting earlier in the day, "Going in for surgery now. Thank you so much for sending me love and support. I will be dreaming of you."

"Everything happened so fast, but when it came time to face it I reflected on the many stories and experiences you've shared with me about your lives. Meeting you backstage, reading your letters, watching you communicate with fans from around the globe to form a community that supports one another--You have completely blown my mind," she adds in her letter.

Jessica Simpson, who is expecting her second baby with fiance Eric Johnson (II), has reportedly prepared a name for the second child. A source told Us Weekly that Jessica's second child would be named Ace. The source said, "[She's] told people she's going to name the baby Ace!"

Simpson and Johnson are already parents to a 10-month-old baby girl, Maxwell Drew. It seems that Simpson and Johnson take a liking to giving tributes to their family. Their first daughter's name was originated from the name of the couple's family. Maxwell is the surname of Johnson's grandmother and also Johnson's middle name, while Drew is the maiden name of Simpson's mother.

Kim Kardashian isn't planning to leave "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" just yet. The 32-year-old socialite recently sparked speculation that she would quit the hit reality show with her interview with DuJour magazine, but she quickly clears up her comment.

"I know that many of you have read the Dujour Magazine interview I just did. In the article, I was asked about continuing on with 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'," she writes on her blog. "As everyone knows, we are extremely proud of the show and all of us are staying on through at least season 10. The show remains to be my number 1 priority and it's a big part of my life and I enjoy every moment of it."

Vanessa Hudgens had an interview with Paper magazine and for the first time she spoke out about her nude photos which were leaked online in 2007. "That was just a really s**tty situation that sucked," she told the magazine. "That was by far the worst moment of my career."

Vanessa admitted the photo scandal had made a change in her life. It might have helped the actress leave her squeaky-clean image behind, and helped her achieve the edgier roles she'd wanted. "It's always been hard for actors to cross that bridge, but honestly, you have to hold out and do what you think is right for yourself," she said about letting go of her Disney star image.

A funny clip from "Oz: The Great and Powerful" has just been unveiled, focusing on an interesting conversation between Oz (James Franco) and Finley the flying monkey (Zach Braff). The two are seen walking across a flower garden against the backdrop of vividly-colored Land of Oz.

Finley tries to convince Oz to admit that he's just lying about being a wizard and that he actually can't take down the wicked witch. Oz, however, refuses to come clean and insists to continue his plan. "I'm not going back. We're gonna find this wicked witch, steal her wand, I'll get that big pile of gold," Oz claims, adding that the monkey can have a lot of bananas.

While he was in London for the 2013 Brit Awards, Grammy Award-winning R'n'B artist Frank Ocean announced on Zane Lowe's radio program over on BBC Radio 1 that he's hard at work on his follow-up to his mega-successful album "Channel Orange". Ocean revealed he has already hit the recording studio with songwriter to the superstars, Pharrell Williams, and he's "ten to eleven songs into his next thing."

"It's another cohesive thing, bordering on a concept record again," the "Thinkin' 'Bout You" crooner said. "At the end of Channel Orange there's 'Golden Girl' and it's this beach scene. And I kind of wanted to extend that feel into the next record altogether, kind of make it that theme."

Lou Myers passed away in Charleston Medical Center in West Virginia after having heart emergency. Doctors were able to revive the actor's heart, but then he went into coma. He passed away hours later.

Tonia McDonald, a director of Myers' non-profit Global Business Incubation Inc. explained that Myers died on Tuesday night, February 19. The actor had issues with his health condition. He was hospitalized in December because of pneumonia and discharged after new year. However, he fainted a few weeks later, and was hospitalized again.

Although he has his 2013 album "Believe Acoustic" currently released, Justin Bieber has decided that his 2012 "Believe" album's track "Right Here" will be his next single. The Biebs' collaborative track with rapper Drake is set for a Tuesday, February 26 release.

"New single off of #BELIEVE ?? The next single u should blast up the iTunes Chart & request at radio?? I'm thinking #RightHere feat @Drake," the 18-year-old pop superstar tweeted to his followers. Back in May 2011, around the time when "Believe" was first released, Drake, a fellow Canadian and Bieber's pal, called the Hit-Boy-produced mid-tempo R'n'B tune he wrote especially for The Biebs "a good song."

Ke$ha shows her antics yet again in a new sneak peek for "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life". In the short video, the "Tik Tok" singer takes a bite of a cannoli cake and shares it with another person, by regurgitating it into the friend's mouth. Things go messy as Ke$ha starts putting the cream onto her friends' faces.

Shot over the course of two years and directed by the 25-year-old singer's brother Lagan Sebert, the upcoming docu-series will capture the "Die Young" singer's intimate and wildest moments while recording her third album and traveling around the world. She said, "With this documentary series I'm revealing a more complete picture of what my life is really like. It's not all glamorous, but it's all real. I want you to come on a whirlwind journey with an all-access pass to My Crazy Beautiful Life."

Words have run rampant that Mark Hamill might join Harrison Ford as the returning cast member for "Star Wars Episode 7". While Walt Disney Pictures/LucasFilm haven't said anything to clarify the report, the original Luke Skywalker depicter himself confirmed that he's indeed in early talks to return to the upcoming space film.

"They're talking to us," Hamill confirmed via Entertainment Tonight. "George [Lucas] wanted to know whether we'd be interested. He did say that if we didn't want to do it, they wouldn't cast another actor in our parts - they would write us out..."

Hayden Panettiere is reported to be dating her ex-boyfriend, boxer Wladimir Klitschko, again. Two months after she split from football player Scotty McKnight, she flew to Florida to visit Wladimir. While in Florida, she was spotted walking Wladimir's new puppy outside his beach-front pad on February 19, while the 36-year-old Ukranian was paddleboarding in the ocean.

"We've been friends for five years now," Hayden said when she landed on LAX in early January. "We're just good buddies." Though the 23-year-old actress kept denying the on-again relationship, on February 18, they were photographed sitting and cuddling on a couch at Taco Beach Shack in Hollywood, Florida.

Academy Award winners Jennifer Hudson, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones will perform at the 2013 Oscar Awards on Sunday, February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The three will sing in a special tribute to honor movie musicals, which saw a resurgence in the past decade, most recently in particular, the Oscar-nominated musical film "Les Miserables".

"Les Mis" lead stars Hugh Jackman, who is nominated for Best Actor, and Anne Hathaway, who is up for Best Supporting Actress, are said to perform together with Hudson, Crowe and Zeta-Jones. The star-studded number will be just one among many musical performances lined up on Oscar night, to be hosted by the talented Seth MacFarlane.

Lindsay Lohan reportedly ripped the simmering dress she wore at the recent amfAR gala in half. The designer gown originally swept the floor, but according to Us Weekly which obtained a picture of the tattered designer gown, it was turned into a waist-length dress by the time she returned it.

"She said that the dress had ripped [at a club after the fundraiser] -- she couldn't possibly wear it like that -- so her stylist friend went to the club bouncer and requested some scissors to repair the torn part of the dress," a source tells the publication. "But what bouncer has scissors?"

Robin Roberts is officially back on "Good Morning America" after more than five months of medical leave. "I've been waiting 174 days to say this: 'Good morning, America,' " she said at the beginning of the Wednesday, February 20 episode.

"I keep pinching myself and I realize this is real. This is actually happening, and I don't have my froggy slippers on, or do I?" ," she said after footage of her being greeted by people in the studio was played. "Faith, family and friends have brought me to this moment and I am so full of gratitude."

Halle Berry introduces a very intense new trailer for her upcoming suspense thriller movie "The Call". Unveiling the sneak peek via Huffington Post, Berry is featured getting involved in a troublesome situation as Abigail Breslin is kidnapped by a stranger.

Throughout the trailer, Berry looks trembling as she has to deal with a psychopathic killer who doesn't hesitate to claim someone's life with no apparent reason. She must struggle to race against time before the killer decides to assassinate Breslin.

Maya Rudolph debuted her baby bump at the 15th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on February 19. Rudolph revealed her pregnancy days before her appearance at the event. Coming to the show to present an award alongside Amy Poehler, pregnant Rudolph wore a black and green leopard-print dress.

Rudolph enjoyed the night with friends Kristen Wiig and Poehler. The two were in the lounge when Rudolph came. Wiig and Poehler reportedly were so ecstatic to see their friend coming. An eyewitness said, "Kristen jumped up and yelled 'Where the f**k have you been, b***h? I've been waiting for you." The source added that the three "were like a scene out of 'Bridesmaids', clearly giddy and happy to see each other."

There might be two memorials held for the recently deceased country music singer Mindy McCready, one for the family and the other for public. After her representative announced a tribute would be conducted in Nashville, her mother Inge reveals the family plans to hold a memorial in her home state of Florida.

Inge spills in an interview with Celebuzz early plan to set the remembrance event for February 26, a week after her late daughter was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in her house in Arkansas. The mother, however, noted that the date is subject to change in case preparation is not completed in time.

British-Irish pop boyband One Direction has debuted their new music video for their U.K. charity Comic Relief's Red Nose Day single "One Way or Another". The fab five premiered the clip on Wednesday, February 20, the same day they rocked the crowd at London's famed O2 Arena with their cover of the Blondie classic.

"SO...who saw boys performing #OneWayOrAnother?! We've got another surprise...the official video will be LIVE at midnight UK time! 1DHQ x," the One Direction Twitter account announced soon after the young superstars went on live at the Brit Awards. That same night too, they received the Global Success Award at the annual British music awards.

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian bought a Spanish-style mansion in late December 2012. The mansion is located in L.A.'s Hidden Hills and stretches over more than two acres of land with 8,642 square feet of living space, a four-car garage, six bedrooms, nine bathroom, a detached guesthouse and an outdoor pool.

The house also boasts an outdoor dining area, guest house, central staircase with Spanish tile accents, and arched windows in the dining room. The bedroom and living room have exposed wooden beams, giving the interior a spacious, rustic look.

A new image from Gavin Hood's "Ender's Game" has been unveiled, providing a very first look at young actress Hailee Steinfeld as Petra Arkanian. Arranging her brown hair into a sleek bun, Steinfeld rocks a Salamander uniform as she sits in front of Asa Butterfield (who plays the titular character) in what appears to be a dining room. For those who are not familiar with Petra, she is the only girl in Salamander Army who befriends the titular character and becomes his reliable right hand.

Also featured in the still is Khylin Rhambo as Dink Meeker. He is seen sitting right next to Butterfield's Ender on the dining table. Moises Arias is additionally featured at the end of the table, starring as Bonzo Madrid.

R'n'B superstar Frank Ocean leads the American acts that walked away with trophies at the 2013 Brit Awards held on Wednesday, February 20 at London's famed O2 Arena. Winning the international male solo artist award, he was joined by Lana Del Rey and The Black Keys who both also won in the international category, as female solo artist and best group, respectively.

The night was a cross section of global music superstars, from American Taylor Swift singing her hit single "I Knew You Were Trouble" to Justin Timberlake, who performed his new single "Mirrors" for the first time. Of course the Brits would not be upstaged. Global Success Award recipient One Direction dished out their charity single "One Way or Another".

Rihanna and Chris Brown are apparently on speaking terms again after they were reported ignoring each other during a pre-Valentine's Day clubbing. The hot-and-cold couple was spotted vacationing in Hawaii to celebrate her latest birthday.

RiRi turned 25 on February 20. "Pour it up pour it up! #birthdaybehavior," she excitedly teased her upcoming celebration on the island by tweeting a picture of her and her on-off boyfriend in the backseat of a limo. Grinning to the camera, she seemed to sit on his lap.

The "American Idol" season 12 contestants sang in front of live audience for the first time starting this week. In the first part of the Las Vegas round, ten girls would perform one by one. At the end of the night, five of them would be sent home.

Following her much talked-about performance last week, Angela Miller once again wowed the judge plus the crowd with a cover of Jessie J's "Nobody's Perfect". Randy Jackson gushed, "I think America is witnessing the building of a superstar."

A special performance is set to take place during the closing of the 85th Academy Awards, right after the Oscar for Best Picture is handed out to its winner. The AMPAS announces on Wednesday, February 20 that host Seth MacFarlane and Kristin Chenoweth are both set to deliver a special show on stage.

Details of the special show are still kept secret, but Oscars producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron promise that it will be something people won't miss. "After the Best Picture award has been given, Seth and Kristin will perform a special number and we think it will be a 'can't be miss' moment," they say in a joint statement.

Mike Tyson is suing Live Nation and its subsidiary SFX Financial Advisory Management Enterprises. The former boxing champ accuses Brian Ourand, the financial advisor hired by the company to assist him and his wife with their financial issues, of stealing their money, and claims the company tried to shut them up.

The Tysons state in their filing that Ourand, who's now working for another financial advisory firm, embezzled more than 300,000 from them while they were trying to settle a bankruptcy. His scheme, the couple says, caused a ripple effect that forced them to mortgage their home and borrow money to settle their debt with the IRS.

Universal Pictures has already set sequel treatments for two of its successful releases this year, "Mama" and "Identity Thief". Screen Daily reports that the development for the "Mama" sequel is already in the early phase and the studio also plans to make the Guillermo del Toro-produced thriller a potential franchise.

Starring Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, "Mama" has so far grossed $89.2 million worldwide with 43 territory openings are still coming, including in Germany, U.K., France, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Japan and Italy. Universal's president of international distribution David Kosse says that the prospects of a sequel are good.

"America's Got Talent" has found a replacement for Sharon Osbourne. NBC has confirmed that Melanie Brown a.k.a. Mel B will be sitting on the judging panel when the show returns for an eighth season this summer. The Scary Spice of Spice Girls will join Howard Stern and Howie Mandel, who have both confirmed their return to the reality series.

"I've known Melanie since she did 'Dancing with the Stars', and I've known her as a performer of The Spice Girls before that," says NBC president of alternative Paul Telegdy. "To know her is to know a very frank, strong, enduring entertainer. Someone who has a very strong point of view."

Shia LaBeouf will not be making his Broadway debut through "Orphans" after all. The former "Transformers" lead actor has abruptly quit the gig, citing "creative differences" as the reason behind his departure. Furthermore, he takes to his Twitter to publicly post screenshots of private emails with his co-stars and others, letting people know the problem behind his exit.

One of the screenshots features Shia's exchange with director Daniel Sullivan in which the young actor apologizes to co-star Alec Baldwin for "my part of a dis-agreeable situation." Sullivan replies, "I'm too old for disagreeable situations. you're one hell of a great actor. Alec is who he is. you are who you are. you two are incompatible. i should have known it. this one will haunt me. you tried to warn me. you said you were a different breed. i didn't get it."

Brandi Glanville visited "The Howard Stern Show" on Sirius XM on Tuesday, February 19. During a chat, she dissed not only her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, but also her co-stars on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", including Taylor Armstrong, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, Yolanda Hadid and Lisa Vanderpump.

"I had no choice, those women were horrible, they are just horrible, they are just c**ts!" Brandi told Howard Stern. She also revealed how much Bravo paid her to star on the reality show. Brandi said that she made $18,000 for the first season of "RHOBH".

Emad Burnat, the director of the 2013 Academy Awards-nominated documentary "5 Broken Cameras", and family were suspended in Los Angeles airport on February 19 and denied permission to enter the U.S. The desperate Palestinian director sent an urgent message to Michael Moore to ask for help.

Burnat stated that he, his wife, and son were "held at US immigration for about an hour and questioned about the purpose of my visit to the United States." It seemed like the airport security had a hard time believing that the Palestinian olive farmer and his family were coming to attend 2013 Academy Awards.

After being named Album of the Year at this year's Grammy Awards, Mumford & Sons' "Babel" goes back up to the top spot in the Billboard 200 chart, as expected. It moves up to no. 1 from its previous fourth spot ranking, selling 185,000 copies for a whopping 243% sales increase this week.

It is Mumford & Sons' fourth non-consecutive week at no. 1, with "Babel" spending its first three weeks at the top of the album charts back in October when it was first released. It leads this week's roster of top ten albums where most of the entries are boosted by the recent Grammy Awards.

In its last season, "Fringe" gets so much love from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The recently-canceled series tops other shows for a series with the most nominations at the upcoming 39th Saturn Awards.

The J.J. Abrams-created sci-fi series nabs 6 noms, including Best Network Television Series. In the category, the show is put up against relatively newcomers "Elementary", "The Following", "Once Upon a Time" and "Revolution", as well as veteran show "Supernatural".

While the AMPAS is focusing itself on the 2013 Academy Awards this coming Sunday, February 24, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films decided to announce the nominees for the 39th annual Saturn Awards on Wednesday. In movie categories, Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" leads the pack with a total of nine nods.

The first chapter in the "Hobbit" trilogy is up for the coveted Best Fantasy Film award, competing with such films as "Life of Pi", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Ted" and "Ruby Sparks". The New Zealand-based film is also up for Best Actor (Martin Freeman), Best Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), and Best Direction (Peter Jackson) and five other awards.

Taylor Swift went sexy glamorous on the red carpet of 2013 Brit Awards. As if wanting to show her mature side, the 23-year-old country music singer showed some flesh in a black Elie Saab gown which had thigh-high sheer panels in the flowing floor-length skirt. The gown also had a slit from the neckline dipping down to the middle of her back and sheer panelling around the sides.

She accented her dress with a gold waist belt with link detail. To complete her flawless look, she wore Neil Lane jewels and a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti heels. She applied natural makeup with heavy eyeliner, and let her long straight hair loose.