March 06, 2013

Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting last Thursday outside French Montana's tour bus. One man was killed and another was injured during the incident taking place outside a Holiday Inn Express at the Columbus Boulevard near the Ben Franklin Bridge.

20-year-old Frank Briggs of the 300 block of East Shedaker Street in East Germantown was taken into custody Tuesday, March 5. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and other related counts.

Taylor Swift was mad at Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for cracking a joke about her love life on live television, and the "30 Rock" actress didn't see that coming. In a premiere event for her new movie "Admissions", the 42-year-old star told E! News she was surprised by Swift's reaction.

Recalling her hosting gig at the Golden Globe Awards where she cracked many jokes about fellow celebrities with partner-in-crime Poehler, Fey thought if anyone was going to be angry about her stunt that night, it would have been "Avatar" director James Cameron.

After being singled-out by TIME Magazine as the best act at last year's South By SouthWest music festival, indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids premieres their new music video starring film actress Amanda Seyfried. The clip is for their new track "Honey, Honey", the third part in a trilogy of tunes from the pair of Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale and a cut off their new album "The Ash & Clay".

The Julian Pinder-directed clip shows the "Mamma Mia!" actress simply stepping into a car, driving around for the whole almost three-minute duration of the clip before she steps out of it as soon as the song ends. Together with two other Pinder-directed clips to previously released tracks "Snake Eyes" and "The Ash and Clay", the three videos comprise one single shot, and that is a person listening to music while driving a car.

Robert Pattinson transformed from a gorgeous vampire in "Twilight" film series into a dirty-looking man in his new movie "The Rover". A number of photos taken during the filming on March 5 showed the actor rocking yellow, crooked teeth as well as a brutal haircut and wearing an oversized T-shirt which made him barely recognizable.

Pattinson is currently filming "The Rover" in Australia. He portrays a dirty, new member of a gang in the crime thriller film. The film cast also includes Guy Pearce, Scoot McNairy, Gillian Jones, Anthony Hayes and Susan Prior.

Mila Kunis claimed her recent interview with BBC Reporter Chris Stark as "best interview ever." During the interview, Mila and the reporter were having fun talking about Chris' friends, favorite drinks, and soccer game.

At the beginning, the actress talked about playing witch Theodora in "Oz: The Great and Powerful". However, the two shortly changed the conversation to favorite drink. Chris started describing how to make "lad bombs," which was a combination of Jager, Vodka and Red Bull. The actress, however, was seemingly not interested in the drink, saying, "That sounds like the worst drink ever." Therefore, Chris invited the actress to try. "I'd probably join you if you buy me," the actress said.

Pete Townshend has written an apology letter to Eric Michael Costello, 50, and his daughter, Janey, after telling her to "f**k off" during The Who's concert on February 19 in Hamilton, Ontario. Learning from Eric's explanation in the Toronto Sun that the little girl is actually a huge fan of the band, Pete felt bad about his misbehavior and decided to reconcile with the family with the help of a local radio DJ and his close friend in Hamilton, Mike Tyler.

In the personal letter, Pete wrote, "Apologies and condolences from my side, and very best wishes to you and your family." He also asked if they could "meet and be friends and put this behind us."

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen returns to the London Hard Rock Calling Festival this year, headlining the June 30, second night show of the two-day event. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee agreed to perform again at the festival after authorities pulled the plug on his "Twist & Shout" duet with Sir Paul McCartney last year for violating a curfew.

Springsteen will be backed up again by his The E Street Band "to finish what they started," according to festival organizers LiveNation, in reference to their interrupted performance last summer. Hard Rock International CEO Hamish Dodds adds that they have invited them back to "make history again" after their encore with the ex-Beatle was unceremoniously cut.

Howie Mandel spoke out about new "America's Got Talent" judge Melanie Brown who got booed by the audience during the taping of season 8's first audition in New Orleans. He learned about the coverage of the former Spice Girl's unpleasant moment and spared his time to address the situation.

"Any one of us on this panel went into the business because we're willing to put ourselves out there to be accepted," the 57-year-old television host said. "You want the audience to love you, you want them to applaud for you, you want them to laugh at you. Then you take a job as a judge where you come to a local area, and, if for nothing else, the town is behind their local people. Someone comes on stage and says, 'We're from New Orleans!' And that's what happened to her."

Three more Capitol Portraits of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" have been revealed. One features Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen, another shows Lenny Kravitz's Chinna, and the other sees Woody Harrelson's Haymitch.

The girl on fire, Katniss, dazzles in white. Standing next to an empty chair and holding a white rose in one hand, the District 12's heroine stuns in a strapless gown with voluminous multi-layered skirt. Her stylist Cinna and her mentor Haymitch are taking a seat in their own portrait each.

Ever since Disney announced its plan to make a new "Star Wars" trilogy, rumors have swirled regarding the involvement of the original cast members. Carrie Fisher has just confirmed that she's going to reprise her role as Princess Leia in "Star Wars Episode 7".

Carrie revealed in an interview with Palm Beach Illustrated that she would return as Luke Skywalker's sister. "Yes," she simply responded when asked about whether or not she would join the Disney project to be directed by J.J. Abrams.

Pop/R'n'B diva Beyonce Knowles has unveiled a brand new promo pic for her forthcoming "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour". The singer, who has signed a promotional deal with Pepsi, partners anew with the company for the new promotional ad, which Bey debuts by posting it on her Facebook page.

The 31-year-old singer goes blonde in the new image, which displays a quartet of Beyonces wearing a white top with mini blue shorts, parading the known brand colors of beverage giant Pepsi. It is a more contemporary artwork in contrast to the regal theme in the poster artwork she first released last month to promote her new concert tour.

Jennifer Aniston, 44, may tie the knot with her fiance Justin Theroux, 41, in Hawaii in a few weeks. According to a source close to the Rachel Green of "Friends", the couple has already looked at several options in the tropical state. "They both love the island and the idea of a laid back Hawaii wedding in the sunshine," the source tells The Sun.

The couple reportedly decides to exchange their vows in Hawaii because of Jen's concern about media exposure like what she had before when marrying "Moneyball" actor Brad Pitt. "Jen would have liked to have done it at home in Los Angeles but it looks like that would be too difficult to keep quiet," the source explains. "She doesn't want to get married with photographers buzzing around her head in helicopters."

Demi Lovato revealed she has a half-sister she never knew until recently. Lovato spoke in an interview with web radio station WBLI on Monday, March 4. The actress revealed, "I think my fans would be excited to learn that I just got to know. I have an older sister that I've never known my whole life."

The "Princess Protection Program" actress, however, did not reveal her half-sister's name. "She's in her thirties. She's my half sister and I talked to her for the very first time in my life around when I turned 20," said the singer. Lovato has two other sisters, Dallas Lovato and Madison de la Garza.

Three men linked to an acid attack badly injuring Bolshoi Theatre's artistic director Sergei Filin have been taken into custody in Moscow. Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, who joined the Bolshoi Theatre since 2002, was held along with Andrei Lipatov and Yuri Zarutsky, New York Times reports.

The arrests were made after Russian detectives were combing through the records of cellphone calls placed from areas around the crime scene. The investigation led to raids on two apartments, one of which belongs to Dmitrichenko. Lipatov was arrested in the other house.

On the set of her new 1960s-inspired music video, young pop star Selena Gomez showed off her sexy figure, wearing a one-piece red outfit that partially exposed her butt cheeks. The "Spring Breakers" lead actress was spotted during the video shoot that took place on Monday, March 4 in Palmdale, California.

Gomez seems to be exposing more of herself, literally, shedding her breakthrough teeny-bopper image for a sexier, more mature one. Lately, the twenty-year-old artist has been showing a lot more skin, like when she tweeted a shot of herself in a tight pencil skirt and colorful bustier that drew attention to her cleavage. She posted the photo with a tweet in reference to Justin Timberlake's post-Grammy concert.

"The View" host Barbara Walters revealed the identity of the "well-known" actor who made her contract chickenpox. On Tuesday, March 5, Barbara confirmed that she got chickenpox from Frank Langella. The 85-year-old host revealed, "It was Frank Langella." She added, "By the way, Frank pointed out that he is over his shingles."

Barbara's co-host Joy Behar joked, "But I would like to point out that Frank Langella once played Dracula so you're lucky he didn't suck your blood." Another co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck replied, "Or did he?" The other co-host Sherri Shepherd added, "And now that Frank is over his shingles and you're over your chicken pox you guys now can kiss and make up."

Edward Furlong is sent back into jail. The "Terminator 2" actor, who is battling drug addictions and has been arrested for DUIs, is sentenced to 180 days in prison for violating his probation stemming from a 2010 conviction of ignoring court's order to stay away from then-wife Rachael Kneeland following a domestic-violence case.

"Despite the best efforts of my office, and with the cooperation of the City Attorney and the Court in this case, Mr. Furlong had the opportunity to avoid Jail in a deal my office worked out which would of resolved not just this case but two other criminal cases in Beverly Hills, by checking himself into a drug rehabilitation program, a very unusual disposition in a case that alleged violence," his lawyer Brian Michaels tells E! News.

The Top 10 ladies of "American Idol" season 12 performed live for the first time on Tuesday, March 5. Ryan Seacrest reminded that viewers would decide the fate of the contestants with their votes, saying, "Tonight, you start calling the shots."

Kicking off the show was Zoanette Johnson who sang Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It". Her unique performance didn't quite amuse the judges this time as Nicki Minaj said, "That wasn't it." Randy Jackson added, "That was a mess, baby," but Keith Urban praised her joyous and free spirit.

The battle at this year's fan-voted MTV Movie Awards is dominated by Quentin Tarantino's slavery drama "Django Unchained" and Seth MacFarlane's R-rated comedy "Ted". Scoring seven nods each, both are followed by romcom drama "Silver Linings Playbook" with six and superhero flick "The Dark Knight Rises" with five.

All those four films are facing off one another for the most favorite movie along with "The Avengers". "Django" and "Ted" meet each other again to compete for Best On-Screen Duo, Best Kiss, Best Fight and Best WTF Moment. The former completes its seven noms in Best Male Performance and Best Villain categories, while the latter adds Best Female Performance and Best Shirtless Performance nods.

Pop superstar Justin Bieber has apologized to his disappointed fans for his 2-hour late concert at London's O2 Arena Monday night, March 4. Bieber, who said sorry via Twitter, also used his account to explain that he was only 40 minutes late to his own show.

"So let me say this ... last night I was scheduled after 3 opening acts to go on stage at 935 not 830 but because of some technical issues I got on at 10:10... so I was 40 min late to stage," he tweeted. "There is no excuse for that and I apologize for anyone we upset. However it was great show and I'm proud of that."

Kate Middleton, 31, accidentally gave a hint about her baby's gender during her visit to the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby, England on Tuesday, March 5. When she was given a teddy bear by a local well-wisher, Diane Burton, Kate, who is five months pregnant, said, "Thank you, I'll take that for my d--," and abruptly stopped herself from finishing the sentence.

The unfinished statement was overheard by Sandra Cook, 67, who was standing next to Diana. Sandra then asked for confirmation, "You were going to say 'daughter', weren't you?" and the blushing duchess replied, "No, I don't know." Sandra tried to confirm her prediction once again, saying, "Oh, I think you do," and Kate coyly replied, "We're not telling," while happily clutching the teddy bear gift.

Holly Madison has given birth to her first child. The 33-year-old model and her boyfriend, Pasquale Rotella, welcomed their healthy baby girl on Tuesday, March 5. However, the baby's name has not yet been decided.

The baby girl weighed in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was born at 11:59 A.M. "Pasquale and I welcomed our first child, a baby girl!" Holly told In Touch. "We haven't yet decided on a name for her but we couldn't be any more overjoyed than at this moment."

After his casting on "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" was revealed, Harrison Ford was caught on camera joining Will Ferrell on the movie's set in Atlanta. The Han Solo of "Star Wars" was seen walking along with the Ron Burgundy depicter.

Playing a newscaster veteran "a la Tom Brokaw," the "Air Force One" actor put on a suit and glasses. Meanwhile, the "Casa de Mi Padre" male lead rocked burgundy slacks, a white button-down and a prominent mustache, but left out his signature burgundy tuxedo.

Jon Stewart is going to take a 12-week hiatus from "The Daily Show" this summer to make his directorial debut. The political satirist is set to direct "Rosewater", a movie he wrote based on BBC journalist Maziar Bahari's memoir "Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity and Survival".

Stewart's extended hiatus, which will start in June, includes eight weeks during which the show produces new episodes. Though so, "The Daily Show" will remain airing new episodes during those eight weeks with correspondent John Oliver filling Stewart's shoes as the host.

Taylor Swift opens up about her relationship with Harry Styles in the latest issue of Vanity Fair, or rather she gives permission for an unnamed source to speak on her behalf because she doesn't want to break her own rule that she won't go into details about any of her relationship -- except in songs, that's it. Also in the same interview, she reacts to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's joke about her love life.

The authorized insider claims the One Direction member pursued her for a year, "He was all, like, 'You're amazing - I want to be with you. I want to do this.' " When he finally "wore her down," he reportedly cheated on her. The relationship got rocky after he alerted Swift of a picture on the web of him kissing a friend good-bye. She didn't buy his excuse because they were "making out like with their hands all up in each other's hair."

Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen is withdrawing her scheduled participation in the forthcoming Boy Scouts of America summer jamboree concert in support of gay rights, as the organization excludes its gay members from the quadrennial event. The 27-year-old singer is the second headlining act to pull out of the gig, after rock band Train decided last week they would no longer perform at the show over the same premise, unless the Boy Scouts organization changes its stance on its gay members.

"As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer," Jepsen tweeted. "I always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level."

New trailer for "Iron Man 3" has made its way out via Yahoo! Movies, unleashing some never-before-seen scenes. It gives more look at the romantic relationship between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts as the brilliant industrialist gives his "great girl" a necklace and promises to protect her.

The tense situation is also highlighted with Aldrich Killian putting the fate of the world in Stark's hands. Meanwhile, bad guy The Mandarin gives Stark an ultimatum, "Do you want an empty life or a meaningful death?" Stark responds in his usual brash manner, "I'm not afraid of you... No politics here. Just good ol' fashioned revenge."