March 05, 2013

Hyping up the upcoming debut of "Behind the Candelabra", HBO releases the first teaser for the TV movie. The promo video has no scenes from the Liberace biopic, but features footage of piano keys falling which is set to the tune of "Begin the Beguine".

Starring Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Liberace's younger live-in lover Scott Thorson, the biopic is based on Thorson's 1988 memoir "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace". The story will depict the tempestuous relationship between Liberace and Thorson, from their first meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public break-up.

Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill are rumored to have ended their romantic relationship. The two have been engaged for two years, but it seemed that Baruchel and Pill had a problem with long-distance relationship.

A source told US Weekly, "Working and living in Canada is something that [Baruchel] is very passionate about. He wanted her up there more often, but she really likes Newsroom and the opportunities that are there for her." The source added, "They were doing the long distance [thing] a lot."

New drama film "What Maisie Knew" has just released its first official trailer to usher in its forthcoming movie theatre run. This contemporary version of Henry James' classic novel first premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

The thought-provoking and poignant new movie stars Julianne Moore as aging rock star Suzanna and Steve Coogan as major art dealer Beale. Suzanna and Beale are fighting over the custody of their young daughter Maisie, played by child actress Onata Aprile.

Newcomer Teo Halm has landed a role on the comedy pilot "Girl Meets World", the follow-up to "Boy Meets World". Halm will play Elliot Matthews, the older brother of Riley, played by Rowan Blanchard.

The leads in "Boy Meets World", Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, were already secured to reprise their roles as Cory and Topanga in the Disney Channel project. Fishel expressed her excitement of having two on-screen children on her Twitter, tweeting, "I have an announcement to make. I have a gorgeous daughter (@rowblanchard) and a handsome son (@teohalm). @BenSavage and I love you both!!"

R'n'B belter Fantasia Barrino premieres the 1920s-inspired music video of her latest single "Lose to Win", a cut off her forthcoming album "Side Effects of You". The "American Idol" season three winner flashes a visibly more svelte form as she dons vintage 1920s fashion in the visuals of the new love ballad.

Fantasia channels her inner Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone jazz vibe for the new track which transcends to the rest of the visuals. The 28-year-old artist sings about a relationship gone bad, as the clip shows her lover flirting around with other women while inside a luxury mansion.

Michael Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson, has put out a statement regarding The New York Post's report about her "seizing" the careers of Michael Jackson's children. In the statement released through her publicist Juliette Harris, she calls the report "false" and "derogatory."

On March 3, the publication published an "exclusive" story of La Toya being a gold-digging diva by engaging Prince Jackson (16), Paris Jackson (15) and Blanket (10) in to the entertainment industry. It was reported that the 56-year-old TV personality quietly profited from her deceased brother's children by signing them as the only clients of her Ja-Tail Enterprises talent agency and collecting a 15 percent commission on Paris and Prince Michael's respective deals.

Nick Cannon has secured a lead role in an upcoming biopic about notorious drug lord "Freeway" Rick Ross. The husband of Mariah Carey announces the new big-screen project with the drug kingpin himself in a YouTube video.

"I've been wanting him to play my role since '96," Ross said of Cannon. "We got hooked up, I met him. I loved his personality." The "America's Got Talent" host chimed in, "This is history in the making right here. We family now. We gonna get this thing right however long it take. The story gotta be told: the real Rick Ross."

Michael Jordan calls BS on the claim that he fathered a secret son. The NBA legend says the paternity suit filed by Pamela Smith is a repeat of what she did years ago. He claims she filed a similar lawsuit years ago and she lost.

"Public records show that the paternity of the child was established in a prior case in this same court many years ago and that Michael Jordan is not the father," Jordan's rep says in a statement. "It is unfortunate that well-known figures are the target of these kind of claims. Michael Jordan will vigorously defend himself and his reputation."

As she prepares for the release of her forthcoming album "Talk a Good Game", singer Kelly Rowland revealed her new studio effort would give fans a look into her private life and relationships. She confessed to having applied country superstar Taylor Swift's songwriting formula of writing about past loves and heartbreaks for her fourth studio album.

When asked if she had warned her exes about her latest songwriting strategy, the 32-year-old pop/R'n'B star said, "You know what? No, I really don't give a s**t. [Laughs] It's nothing like that. My mom would say, 'The truth shall set you free,' so no matter what truth that is, I think it's important to be honest about it."

Geena Davis criticizes Seth MacFarlanes joke at the 2013 Academy Awards, saying that his routine at the event was disrespectful to women, especially those who were being honored. Davis stated that MacFarlane's routine overshadowed the win of "Brave", an animated movie about a skillful female archer.

Davis addressed MacFarlane's joke in front of the members of California Assembly in Sacramento. She was present as one of 11 Californian women who were honored for their achievement. Davis said, "It's a shame that that triumph was enveloped in an awards ceremony containing disrespect for women, but it helps illustrate how tone-deaf we can still be regarding the status of women." Davis commended "Brave" as a movie that set positive examples for girls.

Barbara Walters has returned to work after weeks of recovering from a fall during Obama inauguration week and from chicken pox. On her first day back on "The View", she showed off scar from her head injury and spilled how she got chickenpox.

"After a lot of scratching and rest, I am fine and I am healthy," she said. Lifting her bangs, she pointed to her forehead revealing a tiny scar and a single chickenpox bump. She said she was left "bloody and unconscious" after the fall and received six stitches.

Jesse L. Martin who was linked to be Marvin Gaye in a canceled movie project about the music maestro years ago lands the role after all. He is tapped to star in "Sexual Healing" which is directed by Julien Temple after the previous project never came to fruition.

Lenny Kravitz was initially asked to portray Gaye, but the role was left vacant after his casting was protested by Gaye's son. Marvin Gaye III said it was not Kravitz whom he complained about but the movie in general that he objected to.

Sean Lowe reunited with the women whom he had dumped on "The Bachelor" in the "Women Tell All" which aired Monday, March 4. Tierra LiCausi, the so-called villain of season 17, returned and continued playing victim.

Tierra kept accusing AshLee Frazier of lying about what AshLee told to Sean about her. When AshLee insisted she told the truth, Tierra claimed AshLee ganged up on her. "I felt ganged up on," she claimed. "There's nothing [hurtful] I feel I did to these girls intentionally."

Fifteen people getting sacked by an Australian mining company Barminco over "Harlem Shake" video are reportedly mulling a lawsuit seeking reinstatement. Words are, only half of them appeared in the video and the others simply watched their friends doing the convulsive dance to the Baauer goofy track without taking part in it.

The owners of the Agnew gold mine were not amused by the stunt. They claimed the video that showed some of the workers taking off their safety gear during the dance was a breach of its "core values of safety, integrity and excellence." The company also banned the men from working at all Barminco sites around the world.

Whitney Houston's fame in the early '90s apparently led her to face most threatening moments in the form of fans letters. On Monday, March 4, FBI released 128 pages of documents, spanning the years 1988-1992. The documents detailed investigations that were conducted on behalf of the "I Will Always Love You" singer who died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012.

The first case FBI investigated was about an unemployed Vermont resident and U.S. Army veteran who wrote 79 letters to the Grammy winner and 16 letters to her family. He once wrote that he fell in love with the singer, whom he referred to as "Miss Whitney", and praised her as "the prettyist the loveliest and the most beautiful lady that there is" in March 1986.

A new face is added to "Anchorman: The Legend Continues". Harrison Ford, who is expected to reprise his role as Han Solo in the upcoming "Star Wars" sequel, is signed on for the sequel of 2004's "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy". He will be playing a legendary newscaster "a la Tom Brokaw," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie's filming has already begun in Atlanta this month. Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate were back on set as Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone respectively. The former rocked his signature burgundy suit, prominent moustache, and retro hairdo, while the latter was only caught on camera from the neck up with perfectly-styled hair.

Pop superstar Justin Bieber failed to make a good impression on his London fans by arriving two hours late for his March 4 concert at O2 Arena. The "Boyfriend" singer angered the crowd who flocked to the concert venue for his performance scheduled to start at 8:30 P.M., but were made to wait until around 10:30 P.M. for Bieber to finally show up onstage. Some might have arrived as early as when the concert hall opened at 6:30 P.M. and were already falling asleep for waiting for hours.

"The fans were infuriated and they were booing on a number of occasions before he finally turned up on stage on a strange mechanism which made it look like he was floating through the air," a source reported. Many of Bieber's young fans had to leave only after a few songs or even before the actual show started since they had to catch the last trains home from the show. The concert also took place on a weekday and many had to be up early for school the next morning.

Rapper Gucci Mane declared stage name change to his 1.1 million followers on Twitter, but he canceled the plan 30 minutes later. On Monday, February 4, the rapper wrote, "July 2nd I'm officially changing my rap name to Guwop and retiring the great GucciMane. Thanks Fans, for 8 years as Gucci now it's Wop turn."

The announcement of new name received almost 11,000 retweets. In addition, Gucci's Twitter mention was flooded with fans' plea, such as, "We won't hear that 'Gucci' we love so much." Another fan wrote, "Are you serious, Gucci? Don't change your name dude, please," while another begged, "Please don't do that."

FOX has given new season orders to its four shows, "The Following", "New Girl", "The Mindy Project" and "Raising Hope". The freshman serial killer thriller starring Kevin Bacon will return for a second season consisting of 15 new episodes.

"From the very beginning, we felt Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega had created a high-quality, edge-of-your-seat drama that could break from the pack, and it is exciting to see the audience responding," says Kevin Reilly, FOX's Chairman of Entertainment.

The final countdown to Holly Madison's baby arrival has begun. The former Playboy model is checking into a Las Vegas hospital Monday, March 4 to prepare for the baby's birth. "Just for my last vaccine before baby! So excited!" the mom-to-be tweeted.

"We have decided to induce the delivery if necessary," the Girls Next Door revealed. "I will go in Monday afternoon or early evening. It still might take up to three more days, though." Even though she's always been sharing her pregnancy experience with her Twitter followers, she won't "be tweeting during the delivery."

Pop/hip-hop boyband Mindless Behavior drops a music video for "All Around the World", the second track off their sophomore album of the same title set to be released in a few days, on March 12 to be exact. In the new clip, the quartet of Prodigy (II), Princeton, Ray Ray and Roc Royal show off their trademark R'n'B/pop fusion and tight choreography combo.

Directed by Colin Tilley, the four-minute-plus clip shows the boys dressing up in suits, similar to their "Keep Her on the Low" get-up. The boys dish out their popping dance routine inside a big empty mansion backed up only by a couple of fly girls as they sing to the girl of their dreams, "I'm lookin' for ya/ All around the world/ Girl wherever your heart is/ I gotta find it!"

Britney Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, were seen together at a soccer game on March 3. Apparently, the two came to cheer on their sons Sean Preston and Jayden James while the boys played soccer in L.A.

The 31-year-old princess of pop looked happy as she watched Sean (8) and Jayden (7) play soccer. She even did not mind to spend the sunny day with Victoria Prince, Kevin's girlfriend of three years. Victoria, a former pro-volleyball player, brought along baby Jordan Kay and let the all-smiles Britney play with her.

After unveiling the first set of posters teasing what to expect from Katniss and Peeta's Victory Tour, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" now releases official Capitol Portraits. Unlike the previous images which display regal vibes, these new ones show off the colorful and stylish look of the people from Panem's central government.

One image sees Elizabeth Banks' Effie Trinket dressing in silhouette of chiffon and organza blooms. Katniss and Peeta's escort for the Games rocks heel-less boots shod with a golden horse-shoe platform. The other picture courtesy of Fandango features Stanley Tucci's pink-haired Caesar Flickerman wearing a black-and-gold fashionable number.

"The Bible" delivered big ratings for History Channel on Sunday, March 3. The miniseries' two-hour premiere at 8-10 P.M. lured in 13.1 million viewers and scored a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49, higher than any major broadcast show airing on the same night.

The viewership marks cable's most-watched entertainment telecast this year so far. When the show's repeat that night is accounted, the viewership rises to 14.8 million. Additionally, the drama show became a No. 1 trending topic on Twitter during its premiere.

After a rough month this past February, getting slammed for derogatory lyrical reference to civil rights hero Emmett Till in his song "Karate Chop", and recently, getting dissed by Pitbull for his Miami Heat rants, Lil Wayne tries not to be derailed from his forthcoming album's launch. He does so by releasing the complete tracklist of his 10th studio album entitled "I Am Not a Human Being II".

Wayne's new LP is the sequel to his 2010 album "I Am Not a Human Being", which reached the top spot in the Billboard 200 albums chart while the New Orleans rapper was in prison for attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The only other artist to achieve such feat was rapper/actor Tupac Shakur in 1995, with his multi-platinum album "Me Against the World".

One of the cool presents Justin Bieber get for his 19th birthday is revealed. His father, Jeremy, gave his birthday son a black customized motorcycle which boasts "JB" logo, shout-out to his 35 million Twitter followers, and some artworks representing his many tattoos.

"HappyBirthday son!" he tweeted, calling his so-called "bat bike" gift "the world's best present." He put together a video unveiling the "custom MV Agusta Bieber Bat Bike" and posted it on YouTube. "That's what you get when you're 19 and you're Justin Bieber," he boasted.

Brody Jenner is returning to reality TV with "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". It has been confirmed that the former star of MTV's "The Hills" and "Bromance" joins his extended family for the eighth season of the E! reality series.

"I'm looking forward to the upcoming season and getting to know my extended family a little better," Brody tells E! News as a source says that the ex-boyfriend of Avril Lavigne has recently been spending a lot more time with his extended family and focusing more on his relationship with his dad, Bruce Jenner.