March 21, 2013

Nadya Suleman is being investigated for possible welfare fraud. Last week, an anonymous person made a report to the Los Angeles County Department of Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigation, saying that the Octomom had been collecting welfare benefits such as food stamps.

"I can confirm that the authorities have been in contact with us concerning her income and we have been cooperating," a source told E! News. Based on California law, people may get government's assistance if their annual income is less than $119,000. Nadya, however, reportedly makes $200,000 a year from her public appearance and adult video. If the allegation proves to be true, Nadya could face more than 3 years in prison.

Jay Leno took a shot at NBC's low ratings again. After calling the executives "snakes" a couple days before, the host of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" called the network "extinct" during his opening monologue on the show that aired on Wednesday, March 20.

"According to several reports, scientists say they are getting closer and closer to being able to do 'Jurassic Park'-style cloning of extinct species," Leno told his audience. "Imagine that. Things that were once thought to be extinct could be brought back from the dead. So there's hope for NBC. It could turn around."

The first full trailer for Dreamwork Animation's "Turbo" has landed online. The video focuses on a garden snail who dreams of leaving his slow-paced life and becoming the greatest racer in the world. More scenes from the film are shared in a newly-released international trailer.

Ryan Reynolds voices Turbo, the slow moving snail who admires 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagne. His obsession with speed has made him an outsider in the slow snail community and even embarrassed his cautious older brother Chet, voiced by Paul Giamatti.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sir Paul McCartney's massive 2013 "Out There!" world tour will take him to concert halls and arenas he has never performed. This was revealed by the former Beatle when he announced the first date of his live performances this year which will take him to the nation of Poland.

The planned set list will of course comprise of songs from his illustrious career in music, including hits from his band stints with The Beatles, one of the greatest acts of all-time, and Wings, the band he formed with his first wife Linda. The hit-studded set will be played by the 70-year-old singer-songwriter when he kicks off his tour on June 22 at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.

Miley Cyrus' engagement ring is back on her finger in a photo posted on her Twitter on Tuesday, March 19. "It's a onezie party (of one)," she wrote in a caption of the image. The diamond engagement ring which was off of her finger for two weeks is clearly visible.

There are two pictures on Miley's Twitter post. The picture on the left side shows her in unicorn onezie with her face veiled by the hood, while the picture on the right side shows her posing adorably with her left hand holding the hood so that her face is shown.

Chris O'Dowd will make a cameo appearance in "Thor: The Dark World". In an interview with Indiewire, he admitted that he had filmed one scene in Alan Taylor's upcoming film just for fun. "I think I'll do more dramatic stuff and I think I have some stuff coming out that's a bit more dramatic," the 33-year-old actor said in the interview.

"I don't know if I'd do an action movie because I don't know if I could keep a straight face honestly," O'Dowd continued. "I love watching them but I can't imagine me doing one. Actually, you know what I've done, just for fun."

Young pop diva Rihanna just dropped a hot new remix of "Pour It Up", the third single off her highly successful "Unapologetic" album. The 25-year-old sexy singer is backed up by four of the hip-hop industry's baddest rappers, Young Jeezy, Maybach Music Group mogul Rick Ross, Juicy J, and Grand Hustle boss T.I..

"Oh s**t! #PourItUp #RIHmix is about to drop!!!! #jeezy #ross #juicyj #tip #rih," RiRi excitedly tweeted to her millions of Twitter followers. "#Ross and #Jeezy on the #RIHmix at the same damn time #HIPHOPHISTORIH Po it the PHUCK UP!!!"

Holly Madison introduced her baby girl Rainbow Aurora, less than a month after giving birth to the bundle of joy. The former "Girls Next Door" star is all smiles as she holds her precious little girl on the latest issue of InTouch. She wears a pink long-sleeved top and white pants, while her newborn daughter looks cute in a white onesie.

"Just holding her is so much fun," the new mom gushes. "Even the delivery was easy - I was actually laughing as I was pushing!" The former Playboy model, who went into labor in early March in a Las Vegas hospital, adds, "I had an epidural, so it was fun. She made it easy on me." The baby weighed in at 7 pounds 2 ounces.

FOX announced on Wednesday, March 20 that it had started development on two long-form projects included in the network's "event-series" productions. After Shyamalan's "Wayward Pines" and McKenna's "Blood Brothers", the network revealed that "Shogun" and "The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson" would be its next most-anticipated projects.

Based on James Clavell's novel of the same name, "Shogun" follows the story of English adventurer John Blackthorne who rises to be samurai in Japan and falls in love with Japanese leader Toranaga's wife Lady Moriko. "The Social Network" producer Michael De Luca and "Elizabeth I" writer Nigel William will serve as the producers of the series. Before FOX, the novel was previously adapted by NBC as an Emmy-winning 1980 miniseries featuring Richard Chamberlain.

Country crooner Jason Aldean apparently has a lot of friends, and not just ordinary people but some of the biggest names in entertainment. This was revealed to the world by the 36-year-old superstar when he debuted his new music video "1994", that featured many of his celebrity friends all doing cameos in support of the third single off his platinum-selling album "Night Train".

The three-minute-plus Wes Edwards-directed clip was filmed in Nashville, where Aldean asked his famous pals like Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett to jump inside an arcade-style video booth, a throwback to the year which the new song was about. Popular buddies such as Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Florida Georgia Line and actress Hayden Panettiere also went inside the "Diffieizer."

Lady GaGa's manager, Vincent Herbert, shared info about the singer's activity and her condition after hip surgery which forced her to cancel the remaining dates of "Born This Way Ball". In an interview on Tuesday, March 19, Herbert said that GaGa was "doing wonderful, doing great."

He also revealed that the Grammy winner was "ready to get back to work." GaGa has resumed working on her new album, and Herbert said that the upcoming studio set would be "very, very refreshing." He added, "I can't wait for the world to hear her new music and see her come back healthy, strong and better than ever."

A new trailer for "Star Trek Into Darkness" has just been unleashed, giving a hint at the motive behind John Harrison's attack on the fleet. "Your commanders have committed a crime I cannot forgive," he says in a threatening voice. More dramatic scenes are shared as Captain Kirk offers himself to go after the nemesis.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

Emma Watson is stripping off for James Houston's latest project, Natural Beauty book. In one of the teaser photos, the Hermione Granger of "Harry Potter" movie franchise is seen dripping wet as she poses with her eyes closed while holding an orchid in one hand.

The book will compile 120 images of some of the world's leading models and celebrities that advocate for environmental awareness, including Christy Turlington, Adrian Grenier, Brooke Shields, Elle Macpherson, Karlie Kloss, Arizona Muse and Anja Rubik.

Guillermo del Toro's upcoming science-fiction film "Pacific Rim" releases two new teaser photos. Both display the aftermath of the attacks done by invading giant monsters which have mysteriously risen from the sea. One shows a damaged area in town and the other sees a sea shore fenced with what look like concrete bars.

The image showing the residential place is captioned with, "We will rebuild the city around its bones." The other featuring a crew of white-dressed, masked men cleaning up the beach is attached to a note that reads, "Kaiju Blue clean-up detail: an endless, thankless task."

Marc Webb has revealed a new image from "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" on Wednesday, March 20. Posted on Twitter with a caption "Day 32. Mr. Feore," the photo features actor Colm Feore from behind.

So far, it is unknown what role to be played by the 54-year-old actor. Early speculation said that he was going to play Norman Osborne, but Chris Cooper was eventually cast in the role. However, the new image hints that Clom's character is connected to Ravencroft Institute as he dresses in a suit and stands in front of a giant logo of the security prison for the criminally insane.

In a recent interview, Taylor Swift revealed that her track "I Knew You Were Trouble" off album "Red" was inspired by her now ex-boyfriend Harry Styles. Knowingly or unknowingly, the 23-year-old singer admitted that she wrote the song with the One Direction member in mind while she explained how she used Style's presence at the BRIT Awards to motivate her when she performed it during the ceremony.

"Well, it's not hard to access that emotion when the person the song is directed at is standing by the side of the stage watching," Swift said. Undoubtedly, Styles was the only one of Swift's exes that was also on that show. He performed and received an award along with his fellow boyband mates.

Lifetime is banned from airing "Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story", a telepic about a man who murdered his dad and maimed his mom with an ax, this weekend. On Tuesday, March 19, Clinton County Supreme Court Judge Robert J. Muller ordered the cable network to stop promoting the TV movie in response to a motion filed six weeks ago by Porco.

Porco, who is serving 50 years to life, filed for the injunction, claiming that the movie "substantially fictionalized account ... about plaintiff and the events that led to his incarceration" and uses his name for "purposes of trade," in violation of New York Civil Rights Law section 51. Muller found that "defendant appears to concede that the movie is fictionalized" and eventually issued the restraining order.

Farrah Abraham was arrested for driving unsafely. The "Teen Mom" star, who wrote an autobiography "My Teenage Dream Ended", was taken into custody earlier this week while driving in the wee hours in Nebraska.

The mother of one was initially pulled over for making a wide turn and almost hitting a police cruiser, TMZ report. She failed a field sobriety test, blowing a .147 on a breathalyzer which was nearly twice the legal limit in the Cornhusker State.

Good news for "Transformers" fans who've been eagerly awaiting tidbits about the next installment of the franchise. Michigan Film Office has just announced that Michael Bay and his crew will return to Detroit to film "Transformers 4". The Office also unveils synopsis of the upcoming action film.

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Robin Thicke is back, dropping a new music video for his single "Blurred Lines" and he brought in a couple of big names from the world of hip-hop to help him out. Featuring Grand Hustle boss T.I. and mega record producer Pharrell Williams, the new track is the lead single of his forthcoming new album, his sixth studio set scheduled to be released sometime late this year.

In the four-and-a-half-minute Diane Martel-directed clip, the 36-year-old R 'n' B singer looks dapper in a suit, recently made trendier by the equally stylish and often described similar-sounding Justin Timberlake in his "Suit & Tie" track performances. However Thicke opts to lose the neck tie or bow for a less formal look, perhaps to match T.I.'s laid-back ensemble and Pharrell's even more casual metallic silver get-up, as they reveal their fun side while posing with three lovely models in the clip.

Ryan Gosling announced in a recent interview that he was going to take a break from acting. The 32-year-old actor felt he had oversaturated the market and would go on a Hollywood hiatus after the release of his upcoming film, "The Place Beyond the Pines."

"I've been doing it too much," Gosling explained. "I've lost perspective on what I'm doing. I think it's good for me to take a break and reassess why I'm doing it and how I'm doing it. And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that. I need a break from myself as much as I imagine the audience does."

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has found a replacement for Meredith Vieira. It has been announced that Cedric the Entertainer will join the 12th season of the syndicated game show as the new host.

"We are thrilled to announce that Cedric 'The Entertainer' will be at the helm as our new host of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'," Janice Marinelli, president of Disney-ABC Domestic Television, said in a statement released on March 20. "With his deep roots as a successful stand-up comedian and actor, Cedric will bring his fresh approach and unpredictable fun to the show."

Taylor Swift has been rumored having romantic relationship with surfer John John Florence. However, according to E! News the story is not true. A source says, "There is no truth to this at all. Taylor is not dating or texting this guy." Another source tells Gossip Cop that Swift "doesn't know him."

Life & Style Magazine previously reported that Swift got interested to Florence. "Taylor Swift has set her sights on yet another tousle-haired hunk," the magazine wrote. It also claimed that Swift was "falling fast for Hawaii native and pro surfer John John Florence." A source told the magazine, "He and Taylor have been text messaging. Apparently, she contacted him. I don't think they have hung out yet. They've just been chatting."

Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown handed himself over to authorities in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 20. He was taken into Van Nuys, California courtroom to serve a nearly two-month jail sentence following his most recent driving under the influence conviction.

"It happened without incident. He was quiet. He just went in," a source inside the custody told the Daily News. The father of Bobbi Kristina Brown appeared with his high-powered attorney Tiffany Feder.

Bon Jovi posts their fifth Billboard 200 chart-topper this week with their new album "What About Now", selling 101,000 copies based on sales results released by Nielsen SoundScan. It's also the rock band's third straight No. 1 album and 12th studio set to reach the top 10.

Taking the runner-up slot is David Bowie's comeback album "The Next Day" with 85,000 units sold. Although it falls short of taking the top spot in the albums chart, it gives the iconic singer his highest-charting album since "Station to Station" reached the No. 3 spot back in 1976.

"American Idol" paid tribute to The Beatles on Wednesday, March 20 live performance show where the Top 9 had to sing songs from the legendary band's catalog. Sharing his thought on the challenge, Jimmy Iovine said, "There's no gimmicks needed. If you sing these songs well, they'll deliver for you. On the other hand, if you don't sing them well, the whole world is going to know."

Kree Harrison was the lucky number one, choosing "With a Little Help From My Friends". Her version resembled the Joe Cocker cover and Keith Urban predicted she would not have any trouble getting by tonight. Nicki Minaj said, "You have just started to become this superstar in front of our eyes." Mariah Carey commented, "I didn't think it was good," before adding, "I thought it was fan-freakin'-tastic."

Harry Reems, famous for acting in famous porn film "Deep Throat", has passed away. The cause of his death is still unclear, but his wife Jeanne Sterret confirms he had suffered from multiple health problems including pancreatic cancer. He was 65. Besides his wife, he is also survived by his brother Robert.

Reems served in the Marine Corps before embarking on a career in porn industry. He started acting career in Off-Broadway shows, but the need of money led him to star in adult movies. He played in more than 100 films including "The Devil in Miss Jones", "Pleasure Cruise", "Forced Entry" and "For Your Thighs Only".

Rapper Too Short got arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, March 20. He was booked for DUI and felony narcotics possession. He is currently in custody and held on $10,000 bail.

According to TMZ, the police initially pulled his car over because of unspecified traffic violation. However, when the officers inspected him, Short reportedly appeared under influence.

Natalie Portman's indie drama western "Jane Got a Gun" suffers another setback. After being forced to delay production following director Lynne Ramsay's abrupt exit on the first day of filming, now the movie loses one of its producers Jude Law.

Deadline reports it was not creative differences that caused Law's withdrawal. The "Sherlock Holmes" actor walks out of the project simply because he was signed on to work with Ramsay who hasn't said a word about her last-minute exit.

CBS has ordered a new season of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", bringing back the show for a 14th installment. Along with the show's renewal, the stars including Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue and George Eads extend their deal with the procedural drama series.

"CSI is synonymous with CBS, and we are so proud of the series' creative and commercial legacy and its continued success on our Network," says Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment.

Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser, whose characters got involved in extramarital affair on AMC's series "Mad Men", are to tie the knot. Bledel's publicist, Meghan Prophet, confirmed the engagement news to Us Weekly. "They couldn't be happier," a friend of the actress says.

Kartheiser, who has been dating Bledel for about a year, proposed to the 31-year-old actress a few weeks ago. "Vincent proposed a few weeks ago. She's been wearing her ring. It's huge!" another source told the site.

Snoop Lion, Snoop Dogg's reggae alter ego, drops the new single "No Guns Allowed" from his forthcoming "Reincarnated" album, set to make its debut on April 23. The song was first heard last March 11 when the 41-year-old artist performed it complete with backing singers on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show.

The Diplo-produced anti-violence anthem features Canadian rapper Drake who takes over the rapping task on this track from Snoop, who does more singing on this one. His own daughter Cori B. also helps out in the single by singing the backing vocals in the recording. The Police's drummer Stewart Copeland plays the percussions on the laid-back, electro-reggae tune co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, with additional production by Dre Skull.

Ten of Rihanna's tour buses were stopped and searched for drugs while crossing the U.S. border with Canada on Wednesday, March 20. TMZ reported that authorities initiated a secondary search on the buses after they smelled pot from one of the buses. Bringing drug-sniffing dogs on board, authorities found a "small amount" of the drug.

The pot belonged to an unidentified passenger who was later cited with a civil penalty. Other than the pot, no other illegal substances were found. According to Customs and Border Protection, Rihanna, who had played in Toronto, Canada on Monday and Tuesday, was not on any of the buses.

Michelle Shocked is trying to do damage control after her anti-gay rants at Yoshi's left her with no tour. Many venues where she was set to play have cancelled her upcoming performance, leaving her with only one scheduled gig at Harmony Bar in Madison, Wisconsin.

She was rumored saying at her show, "When they stop Prop 8 and force priests at gunpoint to marry gays, it will be the downfall of civilization," "I live in fear that the world will be destroyed if gays are allowed to marry," and "You are going to leave here and tell people, 'Michelle Shocked said God hates f*****s'."

Speculation about Jimmy Fallon taking over "Tonight Show" is growing wilder with latest report saying that the NBC late-night show will move from Burbank, Calif. back to New York. The show started in 1954 in New York with Steve Allen as host.

While NBC remains mum on the rumored transition, it confirms that it is indeed building a new studio for Fallon in New York, where he hosts his "Late Night" show. The "Saturday Night Live" alum currently occupies the studio in 30 Rock where Johnny Carson once hosted "Tonight Show" before it moved to Los Angeles in 1972.