Beyoncé and Jay-Z Welcome a Baby Girl

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are now Mom and Dad! The singer, whose pregnancy was closely watched and the subject of various rumors, gave birth to a baby girl in New York on Saturday. Sources say the little girl's name is Blue Ivy Carter. Friends of the superstar couple also used Twitter to offer public messages of congratulations: "Welcome to the world princess Carter!" Rihanna Tweeted Saturday night. "Love Aunty Rih." "Welcome to the world Blue!" Gwyneth Paltrow wrote on her Twitter page Sunday morning. "We love you already." Beyoncé, 30, checked into Lenox Hill Hospital on New York's Upper East Side on Friday, more than a month before her previously stated due date in February. The couple took over the entire fourth floor of the hospital for the delivery. On Thursday, the singer was photographed out in the city covering her baby bump with a black blazer and a flowing scarf.

Etta James Discharged From Hospital, Recovering at Home

Etta James has been back home after staying in hospital for around two weeks, it's confirmed. The 73-year-old music veteran, who's battling the final stages of terminal leukemia and suffering from dementia, was released from the medical facility a few days after her condition improved and she was removed from a breathing machine. The "At Last" hitmaker is currently recovering at her residence in Riverside County, Los Angeles with her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, her sons, Donto and Sametto James, and her other family members. "She is home with her husband and family by her side," said her longtime friend and manager Lupe De Leon. "Her condition remains stable."


Beyonce Baby Name Already Causing Problems
Beyonce's baby is barely two days old and already causing problems -- a Boston-area event planning company has been FLOODED with calls because its name is also Blue Ivy! Veronica Alexandra, owner of Blue Ivy, says she's been getting phone calls, texts and Facebook posts from friends ever since the baby's name was announced. She jokingly feels Beyonce must have known about her company, because before this weekend ... her site came up first when someone Googled "Blue Ivy." Alexandra says she'd LOVE to plan all of Blue Ivy's milestone celebrations and thinks B.I. should even be the face of the company. She adds, "Clearly great minds think alike, and who better than our Blue Ivy to plan events for B&J's Blue Ivy!?"
 Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and drummer Chris Tyrrell have tied the knot! We got married!" Scott, 25, says as she flashes a wedding ring. "We just wanted you to hear it from us first. We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together and we just had to let you in on the exciting news." The couple were married on Saturday in Upstate New York in front of family and close friends.

The Wedding is Back On
Chad Ochocinco has saved his relationship with Evelyn Lozada the old fashioned way,with a lot of groveling and the wedding is back on, this according to sources close to the couple. Lozada put their wedding plans on hold after she suspected Ocho was stepping out on her. Ocho broke down this week and apologized. We're told Ocho said he would do whatever it took to win her back and suggested the two go to couple's counseling. Evelyn agreed and they will seek help to work out their trust issues.  Through a rep, Evelyn says, "The strain from both our busy schedules started to take a serious toll on our relationship. Yet after spending some much needed quality time together, Chad and I are in a good space."

Police Identify Dead Woman Found on Queen Elizabeth's Estate

Police now know the identity of the dead woman found in a remote location on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham country estate. The body belongs to Alisa Dmitrijeva, a 17-year-old from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, who went missing in August 2011, police said in a statement Sunday.  "We are devastated by the news of Alisa's death," her family said in a statement released through local police. "We wish to grieve in private and don't want to speak with anyone from the press at this time." The discovery of the remains on Jan. 1 launched a murder investigation. Alisa arrived in the U.K. in 2009 from Riga, Latvia, and lived with her father, 10-year-old sister and grandmother, police said. Her mother lives nearby. Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry, head of the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major investigation team, said officers met with Dmitrijeva's family Sunday morning. "I shall now be liaising with officers from Cambridgeshire who have been working on trying to locate Alisa in recent months as a missing person," he said in a statement. "The information they provide will give me and the team an extra focus to the inquiry." Cops said late last week that they are concentrating on a two-month period last fall and appealing for those who may have been in the area (part of the Queen's vast 20,000 acre estate) around that period to get in touch. "We are still trying to establish any activity which took place on or around the site during the time frame of the end of August to the end of September 2011," Fry said. "We would like to identify people who may have worked in that area or were involved in organizing or running any specific events that may have taken place." Alisa was last seen getting into a green Lexus with two male friends after midnight on Aug. 31. Her grandmother reported her missing about six days later.


The Devil Inside Surprises and Wins Box Office
Hard to say what's scarier: the downright hostile reviews and word-of-mouth for 'The Devil Inside,' or the fact that the pans didn't stop the new horror movie from a record-breaking box office debut. 'Devil' took possession of the box office crown with an estimated $34.5 million, about twice what was expected, setting a record for the biggest opening ever for the first weekend of the year.  Last week's champ, 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' slipped to second place, it earned an estimated $20.5 million, for a total to date of $170.2 million. In third was 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,'  an estimated $14.1 million. Its total so far is $157.4 million.
1. 'The Devil Inside,' $34.5 million (2,285 screens), new release
2. 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' $30.5 million (3,555), $170.2 million total
3. 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,' $14.1 million (3,603), $157.4 million
4. 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' $11.3 million (2,950), $76.8 million
5. 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,' $9.5 million (3,425), $111.6 million

Paula Abdul Single Again
Paula Abdul is a single lady once more as she has split from boyfriend Jeff Bratton. "Paula and I split in November," Bratt said. "It was an amicable thing. But between the final months of X Factor and my responsibilities with [my label] Cascine, there was little time for us." The "X Factor" judge and record label owner met during a flight in 2010 and kept their relationship relatively quiet. They were together almost two years.

Chris Bosh Wants More Time with Daughter
Chris Bosh isn't just battling opposing players on the court every night for the Miami Heat -- he's battling his baby mama in court as well ... because he believes she's trying to keep him from seeing his daughter. According to court docs filed in Bosh's custody case in Maryland, Bosh's baby mama, Allison Mathis, has refused to speak to Bosh directly since April 2011 -- instead communicating only through lawyers. Bosh alleges Mathis has repeatedly either ignored his requests to see 3-year-old Trinity or only allowed him to see her for fewer days than their custody arrangement dictates. Bosh filed docs a few months ago to have Mathis held in contempt and a court date had been set for July 12. But Bosh recently requested to have that date moved up because he says it conflicts with training camp for the U.S. Olympics team. A judge has yet to rule. Bosh and Mathis battled over Trinity last June, when Bosh tried to get Mathis to allow their daughter to come see him play in the NBA Finals. Bosh didn't get extra time like he wanted, but the series lasted long enough for Trinity to see him play during one of her regularly-scheduled visits.

Emmanuel Lewis' Home ForeclosedWebster's home in Georgia was recently foreclosed on! According to docs filed in Fayette County, GA, Lewis's home was sold at auction for just $56,000 back in September. The home went into foreclosure after Lewis failed to pay State, County and School taxes from 2007-2010 totaling $44,081.41. Lewis' mother Margaret is also listed on the foreclosure docs, though it's unclear if she lives in the home or not.


TV NEWS
Reports of Alec Baldwin’s exit from 30 Rock have not only been greatly exaggerated, they’re false. “We have Alec for next season,” NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt confirmed to reporters at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour on Friday. “We quietly did [his deal] in the fall.”

Fox has officially canceled ALLEN GREGORY; the channel is also planning a late night adult animation block a la adult swim.

 

Back at last summer's TV critics press tour, FOX Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said he'd likely make a decision in the fall about whether this season would be the last one for "House." It was also widely assumed that FOX would have made a call on "Terra Nova" by now, since options on most of the actors expired at the end of December and the digital effects-heavy production would need to ramp up soon to deliver a second season in the fall. Neither of those things has happened yet. Reilly joked at the current edition of the press tour that "we've done a good job of avoiding some of these big decisions until after the session."

 Inside the Actors Studio will kick off its next run with George Clooney on Jan. 31, while the cast and creators of Glee are set to be profiled later in the year.


Bravo has greenlit Pregnant in Heels Season 2, The Millionaire Matchmaker Season 6 and Million Dollar Listing: L.A. Season 5.


If you’re a pop culture junkie and Kathy Griffin floats your boat, Bravo is about to claim an hour of your time each week. The cabler announced at its Television Critics Association winter press tour session that the red-headed comedienne will this spring launch Kathy, a weekly talk show that promises to deliver “Griffin’s thoughts on everything pop culture as she rants on the week’s biggest headlines and tabloid gossip.” The talker will also feature stand-up routines, celebrity interviews and taped segments.


Community has not been canceled. That’s the good news. The bad news is that no decision has been made about a return date or a Season 4 renewal.


NBC chairman Robert Greenblatt announced that actor-singer Harry Connick Jr. is joining the cast for a four-episode arc as an assistant DA and love interest for Mariska Hargitay’s lovelorn detective.
Additionally, Hargitay insisted that if SVU gets renewed for another season she will be back. “I can’t leave,” she said. “I’m having too much fun!”


Talk of Ryan Seacrest replacing Matt Lauer at the Today show is “premature,” insisted Greenblatt. ”It is our hope and belief that Matt will stay at the end of his contract.”