March 18, 2013

A music video featuring Lil Wayne is premiered online as the rap mogul is recovering from recent seizures. The dreadlocked rapper appears on screen to support fellow Young Money MC, Mack Maine, in promoting single "Celebrate".

Weezy is seen romping around in high spirit. Wearing floral-print pants, a hoodie and a baseball hat, he's holding a skateboard in one hand. He and Maine were joined by another featured guest Talib Kweli and another YM member Birdman.

More promos for "Game of Thrones" season 3 are unleashed as it is getting closer to the premiere date. Titled "The Beast", one of the preview sees Jon Snow who finally meets Mance Rayder. The member of the Night's Watch says he wants to be free, but the King Beyond the Wall knows that most of all Jon wants to be a hero. In another scene, Jon gets seduced by Ygritte who undresses herself in front of him.

In the same promo, Melisandre warns that death is coming for everyone, but says that she and possibly Stannis Baratheon that they can stop it. Stannis himself points it out to the priestess of R'hllor that he lost the battle against the Lannisters despite her previous prophecy.

"The Wolverine" has four new images unveiled for sneak peek from the latest issue of Total Film Magazine. Three of the four pictures feature Hugh Jackman as the mutant, but only one shows his adamantium claws out with blood on it. The other one shows one of the filming sets in Japan.

"It's the badass Wolverine, I know everybody wants to see," he comments on one of the pictures where he's all wet. In another picture, Wolverine is spotted in the middle of a road filled with snow, and the last one shows the filming situation with Tokyo Tower as the background.

Julianne Hough had fun with her friends at the beach and uploaded the photo on her Instagram on Sunday, March 17. Apparently, her friends tried to comfort her after her alleged break up with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest recently. Julianne confessed that being surrounded by her friends is "the best therapy." The caption of the photo reads, "Beachin' with my b*****s, @riawnacapri @morganbeau @ninadobrev and Jill #friendsarethebesttherapy."

The picture shows her and friends, Nina Dobrev, Riawna Capri, Morgan Johnson and Jill, smiling brightly to the camera under beautiful sunshine. Before hanging out at the beach, Julianne and the girls went to a hair salon in Beverly Hills. Nina shared a photo of her on Twitter with a caption which reads, "Rolling to the beach with a Roller in the hair hahaha #beachday."

Destin Daniel Cretton's "Short Term 12" earned another prize at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival. After winning the Jury Award for Narrative Feature on March 12, it snatched the Audience Award for the same category, on March 16.

Starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr. and Kaitlyn Dever, "Short Term 12" follows a young woman named Grace who works as a supervisor at a foster-care group home. The warm critical response from the SXSW audience led this movie to be chosen as the best Narrative Feature film. Of winning the SXSW Jury Award, Cretton said, "This is so crazy emotional."

2 Chainz is living a good life as shown in a music video for his latest offering "Crack". The Playaz Circle rapper flashes his bling blings as he raps in a warehouse. At one point, he just sits back wearing a Versace robe and enjoying the company of two buxom scantily-clad ladies.

The song is taken off the rapper's first solo album "Based on a T.R.U. Story" which earned him a No. 1 debut on Billboard Hot 200 and a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. He additionally scored two Grammy nods for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his collaboration with Kanye West in "Mercy". He follows up those achievements by landing at No. 2 on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list.

Actor Hugh Grant criticized PM David Cameron for taking side with the newspaper media which "wreaked havoc with the lives innocent people" through their illegal attempts of obtaining news. Grant wrote his deep disappointment to Cameron in The Guardian's column titled "Be wise".

"When he was forced to choose between honoring his promises to the victims of years of press abuses or staying cozy with the owners of Conservative-supporting newspapers, he chose the press barons," Grant wrote. "When he had the choice between giving the British people an independent press complaints system or letting the newspaper industry continue to mark its own homework, he chose the latter."

Kelly Osbourne was captured on camera on Sunday, March 17 in Beverly Hills wearing a black jacket, top, pants and sneakers. She held a file folder in her hand. Kelly went out with Matthew Mosshart, a celebrity chef who was reportedly engaged to her earlier this year. It was Kelly's first appearance in public after being released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The 28-year-old fashion critic was rushed to hospital after having seizure in the filming location of "Fashion Police". Shortly after the incident, Kelly's representative told E! News that Kelly "was taken to a local hospital for further testing and is awake, alert and in stable condition." The representative added that Kelly "will be staying overnight for observation as a precautionary measure."

Bow Wow is facing the consequences of his alleged unlawful action. The rapper is accused of inserting footage of adult film star Celine Tran a.k.a Katsuni pole dancing in his music video without her permission in support of song "Drank in My Cup".

TMZ reports the clips Bow Wow allegedly stole originally appeared in a music video for a French band called Electronic Conspiracy. The rapper was sued for copyright infringement by the porn star in July 2012 and he gave no response to the lawsuit.

Rick has to make a tough decision in the next episode of "The Walking Dead". He reveals to Merle that if they want a truce with the Governor, they have to give up Michonne. Daryl's brother, however, doesn't help Rick at all when he describes what horrors lay ahead for the sword-wielding heroine if they hand her over to the Governor.

On the other hand, the group has to get ready for a war with the Governor if they don't grant him his wish. This big showdown may cost a life or two as it has been rumored that there will be two major deaths before this season ends.

The international trailer for "The Big Wedding" is out. The new trailer follows Don and Ellie who are pretending to be a happily married couple for their adopted son Alejandro's wedding with Missy. They forcefully reunite because Alejandro's biological mother will attend the party and she is a Catholic who thinks divorce is a "great, big-fat sin."

The trailer opens with Ellie's arrival to Don's home while he is flirting with another woman. "Hey, my ex-wife is here," he says when he sees Ellie. Later, the divorced pair have to keep up with each other during the days and play a happy couple, so that Alenjandro's biological mother won't find out about their separation.

Dating show "Bachelor Pad" won't return for its fourth season this year after being one of ABC's favorite summer shows for three consecutive years. Executive producer Mike Fleiss revealed this when answering a question on Twitter.

While tweeting about Desiree Hartsock's first date with the guys during the filming of "The Bachelorette", a fan asked Fleiss about the premiere date of "Bachelor Pad". The producer of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" responded with a short answer, "Not happening this summer..."

Kate Middleton got her left heel stuck in a grate during St. Patrick's Day parade in Hampshire, England, on Sunday, March 17. Wearing a green coat, the duchess accompanied her husband Prince William to present shamrocks to the members of the Irish Guards.

Kate, who was talking to a guard with Prince William, at first did not realize that her left heel was caught in the grate. Prince William, who had amused expression on his face, held his pregnant wife's hand when she bent to release her heel from the drain. A soldier in salute position observed the couple smilingly. The duchess just laughed off the small mishap.

Tom Sizemore tells all in new memoir "By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There". The action movie star talks about his past relationships with movie beauties like Elizabeth Hurley and Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, as well as recounts his journey to sobriety.

The "Saving Private Ryan" actor claims he was seeing Liz Hurley while she was dating Hugh Grant. The English hottie reportedly became the object of interest for both him and "Passenger 57" co-star Wesley Snipes after they shared screen in the movie.

Ace Hood is ready to invade the charts once again. Three years in the making, his new album "Trials & Tribulations" already showed signs of chart domination even before it's released. One of its singles "Bugatti" ruled Billboard Heatseeker Songs chart and climbed at No. 11 on Rap Songs chart.

The chart-busting single was produced by Mike WiLL Made It with fellow rappers Future and Rick Ross as featured guests. Ace's first single since 2011's "Body 2 Body" featuring Chris Brown, it became Ace's most successful single to date, with him on the lead, as it peaked at No. 52 on Hot 100.

"The Celebrity Apprentice" got more dramatic each week with the tension between La Toya Jackson and Omarosa increasing in the third week. The sister of Michael Jackson was the project manager for team Power and she couldn't take it when she felt Omarosa didn't respect her authority.

In the latest episode, each team was tasked to create a five-minute soap opera-themed commercial for Crystal Light. La Toya told Omarosa to shut her mouth when the latter kept interrupting her while she was brainstorming ideas for their skit.

Gwyneth Paltrow told Daily Mail in a candid interview on Sunday, March 17, that she experienced miscarriage in her third pregnancy which nearly cost her life. Paltrow and husband Chris Martin, who already have an 8-year-old daughter, Apple, and a 6-year-old son, Moses, revealed that their children wanted another sibling. "My children ask me to have a baby all the time. And you never know, I could squeeze one more in. I am missing my third. I'm thinking about it," she said.

Paltrow added, "But I had a really bad experience when I was pregnant with my third. It didn't work out and I nearly died. So I am like, 'Are we good here or should we go back and try again?' " She said that looking at Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z's adorable daughter made her want to give it another try. "Their baby Blue Ivy is totally delish. She's made me very broody," the actress confessed.

The last day of the SXSW music showcase was highlighted by two major acts, Justin Timberlake and Prince. The former rocked the Coppertank Events Center for an hour and a half at a MySpace-sponsored intimate gig, while the latter took the stage a few blocks away in Austin at the club La Zona Rosa in a show that stretched to two hours and 40 minutes.

JT's performance was preceded by a DJ set by Questlove. The Roots' member warmed up the crowd with an appetizing mix of current hits ranging from Baauer's "Harlem Shake", Michael Jackson's "PYT", Kanye West's "Power" and Lil Wayne's "A Milli" before the MySpace most-famous investor appeared on stage for the much-awaited set of the night.

Emma Watson took to Twitter on Saturday, March 16 to slam the rumors that she was going to play Anastasia Steele in upcoming movie "Fifty Shades of Grey". The 22-year-old star wasn't interested in doing the film in spite of reports she was cast in the lead role.

"Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life," Emma tweeted. She later sent out a tweet featuring just a question mark. "Good. Well that's that sorted then," she added.

Rapper and actor Tone Loc collapsed on stage late Saturday night, March 16, during a St. Patrick's Day concert featuring Loc and other hip-hop artists at the Bridge Bash in Des Moines, Iowa. Three Des Moines Register employees said that Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, fell onto the stage after completing a song.

Several emergency personnel rushed into action, kneeling over Loc's body to treat him. Fans were asked to leave while the 47-year-old rapper received the treatment. Despite the health scare, the father of two sons refused to be taken to hospital.

Tyga was stripped off his white Lamborghini when he was out and about driving his flashy car in Hollywood recently. TMZ reported the rapper was pulled over by cops Friday night, March 15 around 11:00 P.M. for an unknown traffic violation.

Wearing a white hoodie, black pants and red sneakers, the 23-year-old rhymer passed the field sobriety test when given one. The "Hotel California" rapper was reportedly asked for his driving license and registration by the police patrols, but he had none.

NBC has passed on "The Office" spin-off, but Rainn Wilson may have found a new project that will bring him back on TV after "The Office" ends. The actor nabs a lead role in CBS' pilot "Backstrom", a drama based on Swedish book series of the same name by Leif G.W. Persson.

Wilson will portray the title character, Everett Backstrom, who is described as an overweight, offensive, irascible detective. He tries, and fails, to change his self-destructive behavior. The drama follows Backstrom as he has recently been brought back from disgrace to head Portland's newly formed Special Crimes Group, comprised of an elite team of like-minded eccentric detectives.

Sizzurp is apparently the culprit behind Lil Wayne's hospital drama. "TMZ was so off base. Wayne is fine, " an insider tells Us Weekly. "He drank too much sizzurp to get a better high. He needs rehab but he's not close to death or anything. He's fine and just coming down off the high."

Sizzurp is a term for highly addictive, narcotic concoction of prescription-strength cough syrup, sugary sodas and hard candies, typically sipped out of Styrofoam cups. Cheap and easy to make, this recreational drug is famous among teenagers and hip-hop communities. Abuse of sizzurp, especially when mixed with alcohol, can lead one to overdose.

Some pictures showing Liam Hemsworth's green-and-black Ford Mustang in Miley Cyrus' home surfaced recently. The car allegedly has been there since Liam's departure to his home country in early March. Liam took off to Australia amid rumor of him and Miley canceling their wedding.

Liam and Miley, who are having rocky relationship these days, are rumored still talking to each other. A source reported that the couple wanted to do their best to fix their problems. Miley and Liam "are not giving up," a source told E! News. In addition, Miley explained that she did not wear her engagement ring on some occasions due to the fact that the ring was getting fixed.

Madonna appeared at the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Awards on Saturday, March 16, in a Cub Scout uniform to call on the organization to lift its ban on gay people. The Cub Scouts are part of Boy Scouts of America.

At the event, Madonna presented Anderson Cooper with Vito Russo Award, which honors openly gay media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equality. She also kissed the popular broadcaster and TV host onstage.

Beyonce Knowles is back fiercer than ever releasing two brand new songs, a year after giving birth to her first child with husband Jay-Z, Blue Ivy. A preview to her upcoming fifth studio album, "Bow Down/I Been On" allow fans to hear mama Bey like they've never heard before.

In the first part, the Destiny's Child star commands her rivals to "bow down" on her. "I took some time to live my life/ But don't think I'm just his little wife/ Don't get it twisted, get it twisted/ This my s**t, bow down, b***hes," Queen Bey sings.

Ryan Murphy announced the subtitle for the third season of "American Horror Story" at PaleyFest on Friday night, March 15. The new installment of the anthology series will be called "American Horror Story: Coven", confirming speculations that the storyline will include witches.

"It's a really cool story we've been talking about for a couple of years. So we're going to do that," Murphy gushed. He added that the filming would take place in several "cool" locations, including New Orleans, sharing, "The fun thing is researching what are the really haunted places in America, and we have a couple doozy locales."

"Oz: The Great and Powerful" follows up its strong debut last week with approximately $42.2 million in North American theaters. Though down 47%, the Disney fantasy adventure movie still firmly grabs the first spot, blocking new releases "The Call" and "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone".

The Sam Raimi prequel to the L. Frank Baum classic "The Wizard of Oz" earns a total of $145 million, surpassing "Identity Thief" to become the top gross of 2013 so far. Overseas, the James Franco-starring film scores another $46.6 million, bringing in a global haul of $281.8 million.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced some of the winners of its 24th annual Media Awards in New York on Saturday, March 16. Hosted by "Good Morning America" anchors Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion, the event saw "Smash" and "The Amazing Race" as the winners in TV field.

The struggling NBC show, which stars Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing, nabbed the Outstanding Drama Series title, beating out the likes of "True Blood" and "Grey's Anatomy". The CBS long-running competition series was hailed as Outstanding Reality Program. It edged out "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and "The Real L Word" among other contenders.