March 15, 2013

Chief Keef caused another trouble as soon as he walked out of the Cook County Juvenile Justice Center on Thursday, March 14 after completing a 60-day sentence for violating his probation for a gun conviction. He reportedly taunted a Gangster Disciple faction on his Facebook page over the 2011 murder of one of their members.

In the posting which has been deleted, Keef taunted the street gang with words from the lyrics of his song in his latest album "Finally Rich". A source close to the law enforcement commented on the posting, saying, "He's heating things up before he's even out."

Forbes has released their list of 2013 Most Influential Celebrities, putting Oprah Winfrey on top of the list with 48% of influential rating. Oprah's percentage is down by 1% from last year, but she still tops this year's list. Her most notable attribute is "compassionate."

Steven Spielberg secures number 2 on the list. His most notable attribute is "interesting." The third spot is taken by "dynamic" movie director Martin Scorsese, while the fourth position is taken by Ron Howard whose most notable attribute is "down to earth." The "trend-setter" director George Lucas is in fifth position.

AMC has unleashed a new promo for "Mad Men" season 6 a few days after debuting the first poster. Though it doesn't include new footage, the video features creator Matthew Weiner and some of the cast talking about what to expect from the new season.

Weiner calls the upcoming installment "a real journey into learning about Don [Draper]," while the character depicter, Jon Hamm, sums up the story, "It's a lot of our favorite characters doing a lot of different things." He adds, "There are two parts of life -- the part that is public and the part that is private."

Warner Bros. Pictures is reported reaching out to recent Oscars' Best Director winner Ang Lee to direct a biblical epic based on the Moses story called "Gods and Kings". The studio immediately sets eyes on the 58-year-old filmmaker after failing to seal a deal with Steven Spielberg.

Lee is said "intrigued" by the offer, but has not been invited to have formal meetings with the studio yet. If he accepts to direct the "Braveheart"-ish version of the Moses story, it will be another new genre for Lee, who is well-known as a genre-hopping filmmaker.

Jason Mesnick and wife Molly Malaney welcomed their first daughter together, Riley Anne Mesnick, on Thursday, March 14. The baby girl measured at 6 lbs., 8 oz., and is 18 and 3/4 inches long, according to PEOPLE. Jason gushes that baby Riley "has a full head of hair, probably more than I'll have in the next few years." The former star of "The Bachelor" is also a parent to 8-year-old son Tyler from his previous marriage.

Jason said that he received a text message from a friend before the baby's due. The friend said that pregnant women would go into labor if the area between ankle and Achilles was massaged. "I did it last night for about three minutes and Molly woke me up at about three this morning, after she'd been up for about an hour and a half, so maybe it does work?" he wondered.

"Evil Dead" is heading to WonderCon and has just released an announcement trailer to hype up the upcoming event. Producers Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert as well as director Federico Alvarez invite people to attend the promotional event which runs from March 29-31 in Anaheim, California.

After the brief intro, scenes from the movie play. Still highlighting the creepy and haunting tone of the movie, it is much tamer compared to the red band trailer released earlier this year. Though so, mysterious death and dripping blood are still everywhere to be seen in the video.

Michael Buble has found out the sex of his unborn baby and he happily shares it to his fans. "We are so excited. We have just come from the hospital, and the sonogram was pretty clear, it's a boy! We are thrilled," the Canadian singer/songwriter tells New York Post.

The couple went to see doctors after learning that the new pope was from her home country of Argentina. "She said, 'It is a sign!' But there's no way we are going to call him Frank, even if it did work well for Frank Sinatra," the dad-to-be recalls.

Jane Lynch came to Ryan Seacrest's rescue on the latest episode of "American Idol". The presenter took a tumble on his way to greet the "Glee" star. "Sue Sylvester just saved my life," he tweeted later in the night. "That's a change of pace :P"

On the first elimination night, the radio host slipped when walking down the steps to approach the Golden Globe-winning actress after the show came back from commercial break. He, like a pro, continued to carry on his duty without a hitch.

Justin Timberlake showed off his comedy skills on his third night of his week-long stint on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on March 13. The husband of Jessica Biel performed a skit titled "Jacob's Patience" where he and guest Steve Carell portrayed salesmen in a fictional menswear shop named "Parvis & Lumberpond".

Salesman Carell offered Fallon, who acted as a customer who looked for a new suit, suits which had "been in the closet for years." Apparently, the suits were named "Joseph Fa-tone-ay" and "Lance Bass", names of Timberlake's former bandmates in NSYNC.

Kim Zolciak fires back at former "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" co-star Kandi Burruss who accuses Kim of unlawfully licensing, distributing and selling "Tardy for the Party", a song Kandi co-wrote. Kim calls Kandi's copyright infringement lawsuit a sad cry for attention.

Kandi and songwriter Rodney Richard claimed they were denied royalties of the dance track Kim released in 2009. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, March 12 in U.S. District Court in Georgia, they asked Kim to provide a complete accounting of all "substantial profits and ill-gotten gains" from the single.

Now that the feud is over, the New Directions members are faced with having to perform their musical guilty pleasures: the songs and artists that they love, but are too embarassed to admit, in the next episode of "Glee". They will sing "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! and "Wannabe" & "Mamma Mia" as Brittany reveals she likes Spice Girls.

Elsewhere, in New York, dirty little secrets are uncovered. Kurt sleeps with a body pillow which has an arm, and Rachel might be disgusted at it. She, however, will be more shocked when Santana drops the bomb that her boyfriend Brody was a gigolo.

Liam Hemsworth has been spending his time in a new house in his home country amidst rumor of him breaking up with fiancee Miley Cyrus. The 23-year-old actor, however, reportedly keeps talking to Miley. "Miley and Liam are talking, but he needed a beat," a source told Us Weekly.

Another source told E! News, "[Miley and Liam] have been a bit rocky, but are not giving up. They both want it to work." The source also revealed that the actor focused on relaxing in his home country, "He doesn't seem especially sad [or] happy. He seems to be enjoying seeing his family as far as we can tell." The source explained further, "He's not been seen with any girls other than his mother. He has just spent the last few days with family and close friends at his house on Phillip Island."

This year's mtvU Woodie Awards announced its winners at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas Thursday, March 14. Machine Gun Kelly grabbed the top prize, Woodie of the Year, beating the likes of A$AP Rocky, Fun. and 2013's MTV Hottest MC Kendrick Lamar.

"As many dark times that we've had, the fans have always shown me the light and I'm ready to take on the world with them," rapper MGK said after winning the top prize. "No quote can describe my gratitude. F**king thank you! Lace up."

Nicki Minaj gets make-under for her photoshoot with Elle. The "American Idol" judge strips off her trademark heavy makeup, colorful wig, and wacky costume for a more natural look for her picture on the cover of Elle's latest issue and her spread inside the magazine.

The female rapper admits she was initially uncomfortable going au natural in front of the camera. "When I saw myself with barely any makeup at, it was such a... like, I'm so, so attached to my pink lipstick, it's hard. I feel that it's become a part of me," she explains.

With only a couple of weeks left before the film's release, more scenes from "The Host (2013)" are shared in a new clip. A courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, the sneak peek highlights what seems to be the first encounter between Saoirse Ronan's Melanie and Max Irons' Jared.

Melanie grabs some food from a fridge when Jared suddenly puts a knife to her neck from the back. She fights back and runs away, but he later catches her and stresses that he's a human, much like she is.

Mixed martial artist and former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista joins the cast of Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy". Bautista will team up with "Parks and Recreation" star Chris Pratt, who was signed earlier in February.

"Guardians of the Galaxy", which has ties to "The Avengers" and will connect to other Marvel movies, centers on Pratt's character Star-Lord, a U.S. pilot who ends up in space in the middle of a universal conflict and goes on the run with futuristic ex-cons who have something everyone wants.

Prince William and wife Kate Middleton reportedly have a nickname for their unborn baby. According to Us Weekly, the excited parents-to-be call their baby "our little grape."

The nickname was chosen due to the fact that the fetus was as the size of a grape when it was 9-week-old. The royal couple also allegedly has prepared a name for a baby girl. If it is a girl, Prince William and Kate consider choosing Elizabeth Diana Carole as the name of their baby.

Lil Wayne reportedly had multiple seizures after shooting a music video in Los Angeles, prompting him to get rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a treatment. He was taken to the hospital Tuesday night, March 12 and was released early Wednesday morning, TMZ reports.

The health scares came just a day after his former protege Nicki Minaj posted pictures of her in a Jacuzzi wearing a neon-yellow sexy bikini from the video shoot of her "High School" single. Weezy was not seen in any of the photos but he did have a rap verse on the song.

Ang Lee has snagged his first television gig, a month after getting Best Director prize for his work on "Life of Pi" at the Acamedy Awards. The Taiwanese-born American filmmaker is on board to helm FX's pilot "Tyrant".

The drama project from "Homeland" producers Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff as well as "Lost" writer Craig Wright revolves around an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Raff penned the script.

Justin Bieber expressed his regret about what he wrote on his Instagram on Thursday afternoon, March 14. The post, which was initially meant to blast the media press and to deny false claims about rehab and dissapointed grandparents, got highlighted because of its last line which read, "...to those comparing me to Lindsay Lohan look at her 2012 tax statements :)."

Bieber admitted his mistake for dissing Lohan. "My post was only up for a few minutes but I realized right away that what I said at the end was wrong and distracted from what I was trying to say," he said. Bieber quickly took an action after realizing that he was making a joke of Lohan's problem. He said, "I immediately deleted it and rewrote it so it would show what I was really feeling and those words are up now."

Viewpoint school has broken silence on the accusations that they mishandled the situation where Charlie Sheen's daughter, 9-year-old Sam, got bullied. The Calabasas school additionally says that the actor may have placed it at risk by asking his 9-million followers to attack the school with rotten eggs, dog poops and other inappropriate things.

"CADRE! This is a legitimate call to arms," Sheen began his rant, before explaining his foul mood. "My daughter Sam was bullied out of Viewpoint school and then called a liar. it's on! if you have a rotted egg, a roll of toilet paper or some dog s**t; I urge u to deliver it with 'extreme prejudice' to their KamPuss run by trolls and charlatans."

"American Idol" returned Thursday night, March 14 with the results of the Top 10 performances. Perhaps borrowing a format from "The X Factor (US)", the veteran singing competition now announces the top 3 and the rankings for fourth through eighth place.

Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Angie Miller, in no particular order, were the top three vote getters. In the fourth place, there was Lazaro Arbos, followed by Amber Holcomb, Janelle Arthur, Burnell Taylor and Paul Jolley in order.

Ed Sheeran had an embarrassing moment during his first night opening for Taylor Swift on her "Red" tour. The British singer/songwriter took a tumble and rolled on the stage midway through his performance Wednesday night, March 13 in Omaha.

Sheeran was leading thousands of concertgoers flocking to the CenturyLink Center Omaha to sing with him while jumping from one speaker to another. The incident happened as the "A Team" hitmaker lost his footing after misjudging the space between two speakers.

"Jurassic Park IV" is moving forward with a director being hired for the project. Universal Pictures officially announced on Thursday, March 14 that Colin Trevorrow, best known for helming 2012's indie film "Safety Not Guaranteed", was tapped to take on the directing role for the long-gestating project.

The highly-anticipated fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise will be shot in 3D, with the script written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley produce it, while Steven Spielberg, the man who started the franchise, will serve as executive producer.