Adam Yauch, who helped make hip-hop a worldwide cultural force as one-third of the influential crossover group the Beastie Boys, has died after battling cancer. He was 47. The band's publicist said in a statement that Yauch died in his native New York on Friday morning. Yauch, also a film director who co-founded the distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories and an organizer of several charitable concerts, including the Tibetan Freedom Concerts, was first diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left salivary gland in 2009. His death was reported by GlobalGrind, a media company partly funded by Russell Simmons. Simmons and Rick Rubin led Def Jam Records as it rose to prominence in the 1980s thanks to acts including the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. With bandmates Mike D (Michael Diamond) and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), Yauch started the Beastie Boys in the late 1970s as a hardcore punk outfit. But they evolved into a sneering, comedic rap group that, under the guidance of producer Rubin, broke through by mixing hip-hop beats and classic guitar riffs -- the same formula often employed by Run-DMC. He said after his cancer diagnosis in 2009 that it was "very treatable," and the group delayed tour plans and the release of their album "Hot Sauce Committee Part 1," which was finally released last year in slightly different form as "Hot Sauce Committee Part 2." He is survived by his wife and his daughter.

'The Avengers' scores biggest opening weekend of all time with $200.3 mil

Puny Potter. Disney’s The Avengers smashed the opening weekend record by earning $200.3 million this weekend. The prior record was held by last summer’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, which debuted to $169.2 million. But The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, was the perfect storm: a highly anticipated 3-D action movie that combined the superheroes of several prior Marvel blockbusters while managing to stand alone as a well-reviewed, crowd-pleasing film in its own right. Oh, and it had a Hulk. The $220 million picture started the weekend off with $80.5 million on Friday (the second-best opening day ever after Deathly Hallows — Part 2), and then added an estimated $69.7 yesterday for the biggest Saturday gross on record. Hollywood could not have dreamed of a better way to start the summer movie season, and the bar has been considerably raised for July’s The Dark Knight Rises. For Disney, which bought Marvel in 2009 for $4 billion, this record opening is obviously a colossal victory. It also helps to wash away the bad taste left behind by the studio’s underperforming John Carter, which The Avengers outgrossed domestically in a single day. And perhaps most importantly, it sets the stage for a series of Marvel sequels: Iron Man 3 in May 2013, Thor 2 in November 2013, and Captain America 2 in April 2014.

. The Avengers — $200.3 mil
2. Think Like a Man — $8.0 mil
3. The Hunger Games — $5.7 mil
4. The Lucky One — $5.5 mil
5. The Pirates! Band of Misfits — $5.4 mil
 George Lindsey, best remembered for his role of Goober Pyle – cousin of Gomer Pyle – on CBS's rural sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, died Sunday morning in Nashville, where he lived, after a lengthy hospitalization. He was 83. Andy Griffith, 85, said in a statement that accompanied the Lindsay family's announcement of the death, "George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit." Griffith also said the two often spoke by phone. "Our last conversation was a few days ago. We would talk about our health, how much we missed our friends who passed before us and usually about something funny. I am happy to say that as we found ourselves in our 80s, we were not afraid to say, 'I love you.' That was the last thing George and I had to say to each other. 'I love you.' " While in the Air Force stationed in Orlando, Fla., he met and, in 1955, married Joyanne Herbert, and they had two children. The marriage lasted until 1991. Before his long TV career, which also included another comic stint on CBS's Hee Haw, Lindsey studied acting in New York and played in stage productions there. His survivors, include son George Lindsey, Jr., daughter Camden Jo Lindsey Gardner, two grandsons and his companion of many years, Anne Wilson.

 

No Doubt album release date set

No Doubt has finally set a date for the release of their long-awaited new album. "Ear candy coming your way!" the band wrote in a message on their website announcing that the record will be coming out on Sept. 25. This will be the sixth studio album for the band, and their first release since "Rock Steady" in 2001. No Doubt had started working on the recordings in 2008, when Gwen Stefani was pregnant with her second child, and the band set out on tour in 2009.

 Downey and his producer wife, Susan, welcomed son Exton Elias in February, and the actor couldn’t resist showing off pictures of the little guy during a Thursday appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Ex-Viking's wife guilty in hit-and-run

The wife of former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser was convicted Thursday of two felonies in a hit-and-run accident that killed a man, with jurors brushing aside her defense that she never saw him and thought she had hit a construction barrel or pothole. Amy Senser was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident and failure to promptly report an accident, both criminal vehicular homicide charges, in the August death of Anousone Phanthavong. She was acquitted of a third felony charge of gross negligence. She was also convicted of misdemeanor careless driving. Senser was to remain free until sentencing July 9. Each felony count was punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but sentencing guidelines suggested four years. The misdemeanor carried a potential sentence of up to 90 days in jail. Her lead attorney, Eric Nelson, vowed an appeal. He said Senser was in shock. ''She has insisted that she didn't see him. She wants the world to believe that's the truth.'' Senser, he said, ''is not the type of person who would knowingly leave a man on the road to die.'' It wasn't until the next day, when her husband called her outside to look at the car and the couple saw news reports about Phanthavong's death, that the couple called an attorney. On the stand, she wept as she said she was still struggling to accept the fact that she had hit him. ''If you're driving a car and you have an accident, the state Legislature and all the rest of us believe you have a duty to stop. That clearly is something that Mrs. Senser did not do,'' Freeman said. ''And you have a duty to report that accident.'' Phanthavong, 38, was a chef at a Thai restaurant near the site of the accident. His car had run out of gas and he had pulled to the side of the highway exit ramp. He was filling the car's tank when he was hit. Parts of a Mercedes were found at the scene, and authorities sought the public's help in finding the driver.  At trial, her stepdaughter Brittani testified that Amy Senser only came forward after Brittani, angry that some people had speculated she was the driver, threatened to go to authorities.
 Actress Julie Benz married Rich Orosco on Saturday, her rep confirmed. The couple tied the knot at 6 p.m. at the historic John Sowden house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. The wedding featured a Mexican theme, in a nod to Cinco de Mayo and to the groom, a marketing executive, who is of Mexican heritage. Engaged since last June, the former Dexter star, 40, met Orosco five years ago.
 
Evangelista and Pinault Child Support Trial Begins
When supermodel Linda Evangelista told French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in 2006 she was pregnant with his child, he asked her to get an abortion, her attorney charged Thursday on the first day of a child-support trial in Manhattan. Pinault, 49, who is currently married to actress Salma Hayek, denied that charge but testified he told Evangelista that "if she were to have a child (they) might not have a relationship." With that a four-month relationship, in which he said the couple only actually saw each over seven days, came to an end. The case drew widespread attention last year after it was reported Evangelista was seeking as much as $46,000 a month in child support. Evangelista, 46, gave birth to a son, Augustin, now 5, and supported him for the first several years of his life. She decided to take Pinault to court after private child-support negotiations failed and her multi-year contract as a spokesmodel for L'Oreal Paris cosmetics ended in 2010. Pinault testified he first received a child support request from Evangelista in 2007.  "I asked, 'What do you have in mind?', he said. "I received a demand. It was not reasonable, I made a counterproposal." He said the next time he heard from Evangelista was 2010, when she filed the support case. Augustin is Evangelista's only child. Pinault has two children from a previous marriage, and a third child by Hayek. The trial is expected to last several days, after which a surrogate judge will decide on the amount of child support due to Evangelista. Either side may appeal that ruling to a family court judge.
 During a whirlwind day which saw Chris Bosh take a charter flight from New York to Miami to be with his wife Adrienne and witness the birth of his son at 3:00 a.m. Thursday morning, only to make it back a frantic return back to New York City and Madison Square Garden with less than an hour to spare to suit up and play in Miami's Game 3 matchup with the Knicks, to say the Heat star survived a hectic 24 hours or so would be a drastic understatement. What makes the ending of the story even better is that following the game Thursday night, Bosh reportedly hopped back on a private jet and returned to Miami in order to reunite with his wife and son.
 

'Days of Our Lives': Lindsay Hartley files for divorce from 'Smallville' star Justin Hartley

"Days of Our Lives" star Lindsay Hartley has just filed for divorce from "Smallville" star Justin Hartley who played Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on the series. Lindsay filed the docs in L.A. County Superior Court, citing "irreconcilable differences. The couple met on the set of "Passions" and have a seven-year-old daughter. She's asking for asking for joint physical and legal custody. Lindsay made an appearance on "Smallville" back in 2010. She has also appeared on "All My Children."
 Less than two weeks after her birth at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Pearl Osbourne, the first child of Jack Osbourne and fiancee Lisa Stelly, makes her debut on the cover of Britain's HELLO! magazine. Cradled by famous grandmother Sharon Osbourne.

Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages

Vogue magazine, perhaps the world's top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: too thin is no longer in. The 19 editors of Vogue magazines around the world made a pact to project the image of healthy models.  They agreed to "not knowingly work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder," and said they will ask casting directors to check IDs at photo shoots and fashion shows and for ad campaigns. The move is an important one for the fashion world, said model Sara Ziff, who was discovered at 14 and has since founded The Model Alliance, dedicated to improving the working conditions of models and persuading the industry to take better care of its young. "Most editions of Vogue regularly hire models who are minors, so for Vogue to commit to no longer using models under the age of 16 marks an evolution in the industry," she said. "We hope other magazines and fashion brands will follow Vogue's impressive lead." American, French, Chinese and British editions of the fashion glossies are among those that will start following the new guidelines with their June issues; the Japanese edition will begin with its July book. Models' health — and especially their weight — has been a lightning rod the past few years, especially after the death of two models from apparent complications from eating disorders in 2006-07, but the focus, until now, has been on runway fashion shows. The Council of Fashion Designers of America adopted a voluntary initiative in 2007, which emphasizes age minimums and healthy working environments during New York Fashion Week, and London Fashion Week designers sign a contract with the British Fashion Council to use models who are at least 16. The primary fashion organizations in Italy and Spain banned catwalk models who fall below a certain Body Mass Index level, and earlier this year, Israel's government passed an anti-skinny-model law.
Jimmy Fallon will release his second album this summer – and on it, he'll bare a lot more than his soul. Fallon unveiled the cover art for the forthcoming comedy record, fittingly titled Blow Your Pants Off, on his late night talk show Thursday. The photo depicts Fallon lying sultrily on a bed, holding a glass of red wine with a roaring fire in the background. He's wearing a jacket, shirt and tie … and nothing else. "I don't even remember taking this photo at all," cracked Fallon, holding up a copy of the record featuring a strategically placed release-date sticker. "It's just a guy relaxing at home. He has a nice glass of wine. … Started listening to the album and his pants blew off." "I don't know if this is my butt or a stunt butt," Fallon, 37, added. "It's like the Mona Lisa of album covers." The album, which will include original songs as well as popular content from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, also features guest appearances by artists including Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Blow Your Pants Off will be released June 12.

 Chris Bosh and his Miami Heat may be facing the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs right now, but the star power forward has already made a slam dunk of his own. A rep for the basketball player, 28, confirmed that he and his wife Adrienne Bosh welcomed their first child together on Thursday morning. The little one, who joins half-sister Trinity (Bosh's three-year-old daughter from a previous relationship), weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz. and measured 21-inches long. Jackson Anthony Bosh is named after Chris' paternal grandfather and Adrienne's father, respectively.

Chris Harrison, Wife Gwen Are Splitting

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison and his wife of 18 years, Gwen, are announcing their separation "after much heartfelt consideration," the couple said. "Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children," they say in a joint statement Thursday. The couple live 35 miles from Hollywood with their kids Joshua, 9, and Taylor, 7. Harrison hosts the new season of The Bachelorette, which premieres May 14 on ABC.


Seal Reportedly Wants Half of Heidi's Fortune
Things are heating up in the divorce settlement of Heidi Klum and Seal. Seal wants half of Klum's $70 million fortune. The two have a nupital agreement, but that hasn’t stopped Seal from filing documents that make no mention of it, which could entitle him to half of her money. With a reported fortune of $15 million, it makes a lot of sense that he would want to take this kind of action. A legal strategist stated: “Seal could go after half of everything his wife earned during the marriage. He could also own a piece of her career for years to come since any contract she signed while they were together would be considered community property.”


Gabriel Aubry asks for $20,000 in child support a month from Halle Berry to look after Nahla
Gabriel Aubry, is looking for $500,000 in legal fees and $20,000 per month in child support to look after Nahla. Unfortunately for the 36-year-old his case ended up being postponed, as the judge decided his legal paperwork had not been filled in properly. The Canadian model believes he needs the sizable sum because 'he needs a proper environment' to care for their four-year-old daughter. And it seems the former couple's regular legals jousts are also taking their toll on his pocket book, as he also wants the Catwoman star to stump up the cash he has to pay to his legal team. It is just the latest twist in their ongoing courtroom battle over their daughter's future, which began when they split in 2010. The former Calvin Klein model has also been mounting a fierce defence to his former lover's request to move their child to her fiance Olivier Martinez' homeland of France. The actress recently spoke of how a move to France would be to better protect her four-year-old from stalkers and paparazzi.


Demi Moore Dumps Her MrsKutcher Twitter Handle
Demi Moore's divorce is complete, at least on Twitter. Nearly six months after her split from husband Ashton Kutcher, the actress finally dumped her @MrsKutcher handle. "So hard finding a name that was fun somewhat playful and available," she Tweeted on Thursday. "So for now it will be @justdemi It could grow on me!" Moore, 49, who had largely gone silent on Twitter after entering treatment for unspecified reasons, has been Tweeting up a storm lately to promote the Lifetime show The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, on which she's executive producer. She wrote that she had been holding out for a new Twitter handle until she hit 5 million followers: "Thanks everyone for your help in finding my new name!"

Fourth Child on the Way for Donald Trump, Jr.

The Trump legacy continues to grow. Donald Trump, Jr. and his wife Vanessa are expecting their fourth child, he announced via Twitter. “Vanessa & I have some good news. We are expecting baby [number] 4 in the fall!!! Kai, Donnie, and Tristan can’t wait!” Trump, 34, writes. The couple — who wed in 2005 — are already parents to daughter Kai Madison, 5 next week, and sons Donnie John III, 3, and Tristan Milos, 7 months.

Rob Lowe to star in Lifetime movie about Casey Anthony

Rob Lowe is quickly becoming Lifetime’s go-to guy for sordid crime trial docudramas. After his turn this past January as Drew Peterson in Drew Peterson: Untouchable, Lowe will next star in the network’s upcoming movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony as Jeff Ashton, the prosecutor in the Casey Anthony trial. The Casey Anthony trial dominated the news in 2011, when Anthony was acquitted in the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. The trial grabbed attention due to its gruesome nature and what many perceived to be overwhelming evidence against Anthony that came out in the trial. The film is based on a book by Ashton and according to the network “will examine what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong and why Ashton remains convinced of Casey Anthony’s guilt.”


The June Carter Cash Story
Lifetime has tapped singer Jewel to star in " The June Carter Cash Story", a biopic about the late country singer. The story that tracks June's life from her childhood in Virginia through her rise to fame as she performed with icons like Elvis Presley and her relationship with Johnny Cash.


TV NEWS
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger will pull double duty on Saturday Night Live‘s May 19 season finale, serving as both host and the musical guest. This will mark the rock icon’s first time as host and third time as performer.


The CW has made its first scripted pick-ups for the 2012-13 TV season, granting early renewals to Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries and 90210. The Vampire Diaries will head into its fourth season, 90210 will return for its fifth and Supernatural will be entering its eighth. Still awaiting official word on their fates at The CW are Gossip Girl, Nikita, The Secret Circle, Ringer and Hart of Dixie.



The cops of Rookie Blue are back on the beat May 24 (ABC, 10/9c), and we’ve got a sneak peek at the latest citizen given them trouble: William Shatner! Shatner will play a drunk driver in the Season 3 premiere — a role that “starts comic and ends dramatic.”


 Law & Order alum Alana de la Garza will guest-star in a Season 2 episode of VH1′s Single Ladies, playing a former supermodel who hires Keisha (LisaRaye McCoy) as her real estate agent. Single Ladies returns May 28; de la Garza appears in Episode 9.


TLC has given the green light to Tattoo School, a competition series (premiering May 24) that puts prospective tattoo artists through a two-week intensive training course.

Junior Seau, Former NFL Star, Dies in Apparent Suicide

Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau was found dead inside his Oceanside, Calif., home on Wednesday after police responded to a call about a gunshot. Seau, 43, died of a "self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest," San Diego Chargers Chaplain Shawn Mitchell said. Seau – full name: Tiaina Baul Seau, Jr. – was an Oceanside high school football phenom and a 1990 first-round draft pick out of USC. He played for the nearby San Diego Chargers until he signed with the Miami Dolphins before the 2003 season. He spent portions of the last four seasons with the New England Patriots before retiring in January. Two years ago, he was arrested on a domestic violence charge – the victim was described as a girlfriend – only hours before he drove his white Cadillac SUV off a cliff in nearby Carlsbad. No alcohol or drugs were involved in the car accident, police said, and the linebacker's ex-wife, Gina Seau, and their four children saw him in the hospital. The charges were dropped. In addition to his football career, Seau owned two Southern California restaurants named Seau's and ran a nonprofit organization that bore his name and donated nearly $4 million for services and scholarships to children and young adults.
  When J.R. Martinez brought home the season 13 mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars last November, he was a proud man. But nothing beats the feeling Martinez had when he and girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones welcomed daughter Lauryn Anabelle Martinez on Wednesday evening, May 2 in Los Angeles; who weighed in at 7 lbs., 13 oz. and is 21 inches long. The Iraq war veteran and Gonzalez-Jones met when he landed a role on All My Children in 2008, and announced in December that they were expecting their first child.

Designer Louboutin hits back in red sole lawsuit

Renowned French shoe designer Christian Louboutin has defended his court battle to protect his famous red stiletto soles. Louboutin, who is suing fellow French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent for trademark infringement in a U.S. court, argues that he is not trying to monopolize the color red. The designer said he is defending his ownership to "a specific color in a specific place" of a shoe. In an interview Louboutin called YSL's parent company PPR hypocritical because one of its brands, Gucci, also claims ownership of a specific color combination — red and green stripes — in its logo. Louboutin was in London to open a major retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum to mark the 20th anniversary of the brand.

 There’s another baby on the way for Anansa Sims! The plus-size model, 33, and her husband, David Patterson — who are already parents to 9-month-old daughter Ava. Someone else who’s just as thrilled about the fall arrival? Sims’s own mother, former supermodel Beverly Johnson. “I was excited the first time, but I think I’m more excited this time because you see how much joy Ava brings and how much love you have,” the proud grandma, 59 said. Sims and Patterson tied the knot nearly two years ago in Ohio. The family reality show, Beverly’s Full House, airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. on OWN.

Jordan Hill Turns Himself In
L.A. Lakers star Jordan Hill turned himself in to authorities earlier today -- after allegedly choking out his girlfriend during a nuclear argument in Texas back in February. Hill showed up to court today in Houston to face the felony domestic violence charge -- and the judge set bond at $5,000. Hill was briefly taken into custody before immediately bonding out. The judge set no travel restrictions on his bond -- so the case shouldn't affect his playoff run. But the judge did impose a protective order -- barring Hill from contacting or going anywhere near his ex. Hill is due back in court on June 8th.

Identity Thief
Jon Favreau has joined the cast of Seth Gordon's comedy "Identity Thief" at Universal Pictures. Jason Bateman plays a man whose life is upended when his identity is stolen by a woman (McCarthy). Favreau will play Bateman's boss.


No Good Deed
Mexican actress and telenovela queen Kate del Castillo ("La Reina del Sur") has joined the cast of Sam Hiller's thriller "No Good Deed" at Screen Gems. The story revolves around a former DA-turned-stay-at-home mom (Taraji P. Henson) and her two small children who are kidnapped from their home by a mysterious stranger (Idris Elba). Del Castillo will play the stranger's cheating ex-fiancee.
 Pregnant Drew Barrymore Displays Growing Bump in Flirty, Belted Dress.


Lady Gaga, Taylor Kinney Split

Lady Gaga recently hit the road -- and told beau Taylor Kinney to do the same! The pop singer, 26, and the Vampire Diaries star, 30, are now "on a break." Still, the couple of 10 months weren't exactly destined for the altar, says the friend. "Taylor was all about himself, a typical actor, and didn't completely get Gaga," says the friend. Lady Gaga is about to embark on a 110-city tour for her Born This Way Ball.

 

 

Luck
HBO has taken a $35 million impairment charge for the early cancellation of its ill-fated gambling series "Luck". The series was canned midway through production of the second season's second episode after a third horse had to be euthanized. A bunch of that money is said to be paying off commitments to the show's creators and stars, as well as other production costs on the series.

Fig Newtons get a new name

It is at Nabisco, a unit of Kraft where the famous Fig Newtons cookies have lost part of their name. They are simply called Newtons now. The fig is still inside the cookie -- in three versions, including original and fat-free. Other versions include strawberry, raspberry and minis.


TV NEWS
Starz’ Spartacus is adding a trio of attractive newcomers for season 3. Three actresses are joining the show’s cast for the next round, which follows Spartacus as his army spars with top Roman leaders. New Zealand actress Anna Hutchison, who played a free-spirited temptress in Cabin in the Woods, will play Laeta, “the privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus.”  Australia actress Jenna Lind (Underbelly II) plays Kore, a “loyal slave to Marcus Crassus (played by Simon Merrells), the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion.” And New Zealand’s Gwendoline Taylor (Go Girls) will play Sibyl, “a beautiful young slave rescued from Roman cruelty.”


Erstwhile 24 bacon-saver Mary Lynn Rajskub and Lost alum Patrick Fischler will both guest-star in the penultimate episode of Grey’s Anatomy Season 8. In the episode, airing May 10, Rajskub and Fischler will play a couple in the midst of their third honeymoon when they come to Seattle Grace complaining of mysterious symptoms. The Grey’s finale airs the following Thursday, May 17.


22-year-old "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and 41-year-old "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm are set to to play the same character in a four-part British TV miniseries for Sky Arts. The story follows Russian doctors after the first World War. Hamm will will narrate the story but "will still interact with his younger self, Daniel, during some of the scenes."


In a surprising move, HBO has decided not to move forward with its starry series adaptation of The Corrections. The cabler made the decision after viewing the pilot, which boasted an enviable cast including Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest.

Investigators search for clues in Tyler Perry fire

Firefighters remained at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta early Wednesday, watching for hot spots and trying to determine what caused a spectacular blaze that damaged one of the complex's buildings. "The fire's out, but the cause remains under investigation," Capt. Jolyon Bundrige with the Atlanta Fire Department told the AJC just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. Bundrige said that several fire units were still on the scene, "conducting a damage assessment, including salvage and overhaul." At least one fire truck remained at the studios at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to one building in the center of the 30-acre complex owned by Atlanta filmmaker Perry, Bundrige said. The first report of a fire came in at 8:41 p.m., and before it was over, more than 100 firefighters had responded to a blaze that quickly escalated to four alarms. The fascia of the affected building collapsed, but its structural integrity was not compromised, Bundrige said. No injuries were reported.  The 200,000-square foot studio, which opened in 2008, is home to sets, sound stages and a 400-seat theater. In March, Perry hosted a fundraiser for President Barack Obama at the studio. Perry has worked as director, writer, producer, actor and playwright. His film credits include "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," "Meet the Browns" and "I Can Do Bad All By Myself." His latest movie, "Madea's Witness Protection," is scheduled to open June 29.

 Jessica Simpson is a mom! The star and her fiancé Eric Johnson welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson on May 1. "Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson," she wrote. "We are grateful for all the love, support and prayers we have received. This has been the greatest experience of our lives!!" The baby weighed in at 9 lbs. 13 oz. and is 21¾ inches long. Maxwell is Johnson's middle name, while Drew is Simpson's mother Tina's maiden name.


'7th Heaven's Barry Watson and Natalie Wood's daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner having a baby
"7th Heaven" star Barry Watson and Natasha Gregson Wagner are having a baby. Wagner is the daughter of actress Natalie Wood. "She's pregnant and is expecting soon," a rep for Natasha says. Watson has two children with Tracy Huston of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." This is Wagner's first child. She's appeared in "The 4400" and "Pasadena." She also played Caroline in the film, "High Fidelity."

Two Men Arrested in Queen's Estate Murder Case

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham country estate on New Year's Day, according to Norfolk police. The men, who have not been named, are set to be questioned in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Alisa Dmitrijeva, though they have not been charged, the police said in a statement released on Tuesday. Dmitrijeva was discovered by a dog walker. She had been missing for nearly four months. "The men, aged 28 and 31 and from the Wisbech area, were arrested in King's Lynn and are currently in custody where they will be questioned," the police's statement said.

Jennifer Lopez & Enrique Iglesias Promise ‘A Great Time’ On Tour

 Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias – along with Wisin Y Yandel – are hitting the road this summer for a concert tour that promises to be a blast. “It was just kind of a natural thing, we had talked months ago… he had sent me a record and said, ‘Let’s do a duet together,’ and so we were looking into finding the right record,” Jennifer said when asked about making plans of her summer tour with Enrique.  “I was going to go on tour, he was going to go on tour and it was like, ‘Well, why don’t we go on tour together?’ We sat down and we talked about it and people went crazy for the idea,” the star continued. Tickets for the tour, which kicks off on July 14 in Montreal, go on sale on May 4.


Usher and Tameka's Custody Battle Continues
Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond have gotten an ultimatum in their custody war. The singer and his ex-wife showed up to Fulton County Court where a judge ordered the couple to try and hash out a temporary custody agreement in private mediation. They've had all morning to work something out -- but if they don't come to terms soon ... they'll face the judge again when he'll impose a temporary order, deciding how Usher and Tameka will split their time with their kids. The order will also address child support. Usher and Tameka have been fighting over their kids for years -- Tameka wants full custody, claiming he secretly uses drugs. Usher has denied the allegations, asking for an increase in daddy time. The couple currently shares custody.
 Come July, it’ll be double the fun for Daya Vaidya. The Unforgettable actress, 38, is pregnant with identical twin boys, her rep confirmed. Vaidya and husband Don Wallace, who are already parents to 2½-year-old Leela Grace, are “beyond excited and doing great.” The actress Tweets, “Just got back from an ultrasound and they’re looking good! Soooo happy!”


Octomom Nadya Suleman Files for Bankruptcy
Not even posing nude could save her from losing her shirt. Nadya "Octomom" Suleman has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, listing only $50,000 in assets against up to $1 million in debts. "I have had to make some very difficult decisions the year and filing Chapter 7 was one of them," she said. "But I have to do what is best for my children and I need a fresh start." The mom of 14, who recently stripped down in a magazine for $8,000, doesn't specify the names of her creditors but provided a clue in the list of those receiving the bankruptcy papers. It includes Verizon Wireless, Sparkletts, Indy Mac Mortgage, Orkin Pest Control, the Department of Motor Vehicles, a Christian school, and the gas, electric and water utilities. Explaining why she appeared topless in the U.K.'s Closer magazine, Suleman, 37, who gave birth three years ago to octuplets to go with six other kids, told Anderson Cooper, "I have to do what I have to do to take care of my family."


TV NEWS
Private Practice may get a series finale. ABC is mulling a 13-episode final season pick-up, depending in part on how GCB and Scandal continue to perform.

After the show’s most successful season ever — wedding drama can do that — Gene Simmons Family Jewels returns for its seventh season on Monday, May 28 with a special one-hour premiere.



NBC’s Law & Order: SVU is throwing quite a party for its season finale airing May 23, and the guest list is chock-a-block with familiar faces. In “Rhodium Nights,” where someone who appears to be a high-end call girl turns up dead at an A-list soiree, House vet Peter Jacobson will guest-star as Bart Ganzel, the owner of the escort service that supplied “entertainment” for the party.


NBC will post extended versions of Parks and Recreation‘s final two Season 4 episodes online following each installment’s broadcast. A “director’s cut” of last Thursday’s debate episode is available now on NBC.com.


Flashpoint, the Canadian-produced cop drama that in the U.S. has aired on CBS and most recently ION, will end after its upcoming fifth season. “While the series is still at its creative apex, we’ve decided to end [it] on a high note, and give those fans the satisfaction of a fitting series conclusion in our 75th episode,” executive producers Anne Marie La Traverse and Bill Mustos announced Tuesday in a statement. The police procedural first debuted in 2007 before landing on CBS in 2008. After being dropped by CBS during Season 4, it found a new home on ION.


Drop Dead Diva has cast Madchen Amick in a handful of Season 4 episodes. The Twin Peaks alumna will play Parker’s old law school pal who is looking to become the firm’s creditor.


Two and a Half Men‘s central trio of Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones locked in deals for the comedy’s 10th and final season. The actors will return at their current salaries but with a nice signing bonus attached. Kutcher and Cryer are currently pocketing around $700,000 per episode, with Jones earning roughly $300,000.


Justin Bieber is set to debut his new music video, “Boyfriend,” live on MTV this Thursday, May 3 at 7:50 pm EST.


Daytime Emmy-winner Jennifer Landon (ex-Gwen, As the World Turns) has been tapped to replace Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca, All My Children) as Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless. She arrives in Genoa City on June 7.


Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have re-prioritized. "Our show is not cancelled," Kardashian says. "Lamar and I have chosen to take a break this summer. We've been on a whirlwind doing back-to-back shows, and we just want to take a little time off for Lamar to be with family time, kids, basketball, Olympics -- you never know. So, we have a lot on our plate right now." Lamar Odom, who was recently released from the Dallas Mavericks, adds: "The issue at hand is we just want to be happy. We'll take our time and we'll get back to it when it's time.


Looks like Camille Grammer won't be saying goodbye to "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" after all. Camille, who left her role as a series regular earlier this year, is filming cameos for next season.

Bulls' Rose tears ACL, done for playoffs

Derrick Rose crumbled to the floor, clutching his left knee. His season is over and the Bulls' title hopes just might be finished, too. Rose will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee late in Chicago's 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's playoff opener, casting big cloud over a team eyeing a championship run. He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but his injury-plagued season came to an end as the Bulls were wrapping up an impressive victory. The Sixers' Lavoy Allen sprained his right thumb but is expected to play Tuesday. This is the third playoff series between Chicago and Philadelphia, with the Bulls beating the Sixers in the 1990 and 1991 conference semifinals
 Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean is going to be a dad. The former boy band star, 34, and his wife Rochelle Karidis are expecting their very first child. After proposing to Karadis in January 2010 during a live concert in Las Vegas, the couple tied the knot in December of last year at the Beverly Hills hotel.

Allen Iverson's Wife Requests Restraining Order
Allen Iverson's estranged wife is frightened of her husband saying the NBA legend has been harassing her and her family and now, she wants a restraining order. Tawanna Iverson just filed legal docs in the couple's bitter divorce battle claiming Allen "has engaged in increasingly contemptuous, threatening, and disturbing behavior" over the last few months and she's afraid things will get worse. Tawanna is asking for a judge to issue a protective order stat. It's unclear whether she wants Iverson to stay away physically, or just stop harassing her. Tawanna also claims Allen is hiding big money from her -- and she wants a judge to stop him.

'Think Like A Man' wins again with $18 million; 'Pirates' sails past 'Engagement'
Ensemble comedy Think Like A Man, an adaptation of Steve Harvey’s famous advice book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, dropped by 46 percent to $18 million — enough to easily top the box office for a second frame in a row.  Aardman Animation’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits earned $11.4 million over its first three days. The Zac Efron/Taylor Schilling romance The Lucky One finished in third place with $11.3 million — a drop of 50 percent. The Five-Year Engagement settled for a fifth place debut. Two thrillers failed to ignite much excitement at the box office this weekend. Jason Statham‘s latest, Safe, notched a weak $7.7 million — a low start even for Statham — while John Cusack’s Edgar Allen Poe-themed effort The Raven couldn’t escape its sepulcher down by the sea. It found only $7.3 million.
1. Think Like A Man – $18 million
2. The Pirates! Band of Misfits – $11.4 million
3. The Lucky One – $11.3 million
4. The Hunger Games – $11.3 million
5. The Five-Year Engagement – $11.2 million


Lil Wayne Settles Lollipop Lawsuit
Lil Wayne has finally struck a truce with a bitter ex-producer over the Grammy Award-winning "Lollipop" and other songs -- settling the producer's $20 lawsuit out of court. Producer Darius Harrison -- aka Deezle -- sued Weezy over the album "Tha Carter III,"  claiming he produced several songs on the record, including "Lollipop," but was never paid for his work. According to Darius, the album grossed over $70 million -- and he wanted $20 million to call it even. Wayne initially shot him down -- claiming Darius had no grounds to sue -- but the two parties recently reached a confidential agreement, finally settling the case. The case has since been dismissed.
 Almost four years after their surprise wedding in the Bahamas, Nick Cannon got down on one knee before Mariah Carey in a vow renewal ceremony Friday night atop the Eiffel Tower. "Tonight was an incredible night," the singer Tweeted. "I can't express how amazing it was to renew our vows in Paris at the top of the Eiffel tower." The couple have much to celebrate beyond their four-year anniversary, which falls on Monday. Along with enjoying nearly 1-year-old twins, Cannon appears to be on the mend from frightening health problems, including kidney disease.


 The Wanted Kind of Apologizes
Two days after calling "Voice" judge Christina Aguilera "a bitch" on the radio in New York, one of the guys from The Wanted seemingly apologized in one breath ... and then took another shot at her in the next. After a guest appearance on the show, the band went on 92.3 NOW in NYC and said, "She's a total bitch. She might not be a bitch in real life, but to us she was a bitch." Talking outside the Mondrian Hotel in Hollywood, the one who calls himself Tom was asked about his Xtina comments ... and in back-to-back sentences he said, "We shouldn't have said it, to be honest with you. We just think manners cost nothing, you know what I mean?"

No Good Deed
Henry Simmons ("NYPD Blue") will join the thriller "No Good Deed" at Screen Gems.
The story follows a former D.A turned stay-at-home mom and her children who are terrorized and kidnapped after she invites a handsome but mysterious stranger into their home to wait for help after his car runs off the road. Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson also star in the film with Simmons to play Henson's businessman husband.


Gilbert Arenas Engaged to Baby Mama and Drops Lawsuit
Just months after getting engaged to his baby mama, NBA star Gilbert Arenas decided he wants to drop his lawsuit over her reality show "Basketball Wives: LA," but with one catch, he can bring it back any time he sees fit. the Grizzlies star filed a suit over the VH1 series -- which featured his then ex-girlfriend Laura Govan claiming the show and his ex had no right to make money using his image without his permission. Now he is asking the court to dismiss the suit -- coincidentally after his ex officially became his fiancée. But Arenas still wants to keep his right to bring it back whenever he wants, in case he feels exploited again ... or if ya know, the engagement goes south.  Shed Media -- the people behind "BB Wives" -- have fired back ... urging the court to dismiss the case permanently


TV NEWS
A member of the Jonas Brothers has teamed with executive producer Ryan Seacrest for an E! series that promises to give viewers a different kind of New Jersey-based reality show. Kevin Jonas and his wife Danielle will star in Married to Jonas, a docu-soap series that chronicles both the young couple’s suburban domestic life and Jonas’ re-teaming with his siblings Joe and Nick as the group gets ready to record new music.


NBC has moved Community‘s Season 3 finale up a week, to May 17, thus landing it within the May sweeps ratings period.


Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to pull the plug on their spin-off show "Khloe & Lamar." The show's second season will be its last ... because Lamar wants to focus on reviving his fizzling NBA career. Lamar was relegated to the Dallas Mavericks' inactive list after putting up career low numbers this season. Lamar will be living in L.A. full-time and he's hired trainers to help him get his game back. Khloe and Lamar WILL make occasional appearances on the reality mother ship,"Keeping Up with the Kardashians."


NBC has pulled the plug on its midseason comedy "Best Friends Forever" after just four episodes. Show co-creator Lennon Parham says they're hoping to post the already completed next two episodes online, no air dates have been set for said episodes.

Tommy Marth of The Killers Dies
RIP, Tommy Marth. You'll be missed. The Killers are in mourning today after their beloved saxophonist took his own life earlier this week. A spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner's Office in Las Vegas confirmed that Marth's body was found in his Las Vegas-area home Monday morning and the official cause of death was suicide. He was 33. Marth joined the Brandon Flowers-led rock band, which formed in 2001, in the recording studio beginning in 2005 and played on the Killers' second and third albums, Sams' Town and Day & Age, before becoming part of its touring lineup in 2008. He also played with a host of local Sin City acts including the Big Friendly Corporation and Black Camaro. "Last night we lost our friend Thomas Marth. Our prayers are with his family.There's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight. Travel well, Tommy," read a statement the Killers posted on their Facebook page and Twitter. Marth is survived by his parents and two siblings.

 Tamera Mowry-Housley is expecting her first child less than a year after her twin, Tia Mowry, gave birth. The actress and Housley, a correspondent for Fox News, married in May. Mowry-Housley is currently starring in the Fox pilot, Rebounding, and will return with her sister for Season 2 of Tia & Tamera this June. The baby is due in early November.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Expecting Second Child

Sarah Michelle Gellar is going to be a mom again. The Ringer actress, 35, and husband Freddie Prinze Jr., 36, are expecting their second child. The couple are already parents to 2-year-old daughter Charlotte Grace, who was born in September 2009. The couple, who got married in 2002, said they were glad they waited seven years to become parents.

Ryan Leaf is now a Texas fugitive

Authorities in Texas have issued two arrest warrants for Ryan Leaf, declaring the former NFL quarterback is a fugitive from justice. The Texas prosecutor who brokered a 10-year probationary sentence for Leaf two years ago on drug and burglary charges filed a motion to revoke Leaf’s probation earlier this month. The warrants were issued Monday. Leaf made an initial appearance on them Wednesday via video from the jail in Cascade County, Mont. His total bond is now set at $126,000. Leaf was arrested in Great Falls on March 30 and again early on April 2. Authorities said that both times he was found in possession of oxycodone taken from other people’s residences. Leaf is scheduled to be arraigned May 3 in the Montana case.


Wiz Khalifa Cited for Marijuana Possession in NashvilleWiz Khalifa was cited for misdemeanor marijuana posession while in Nashville to headline Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring concert. Investigators were called to the Holiday Inn on West End Avenue after the front desk recieved a handful of complaints about marijuana coming from Khalifa's room. According to police, when they arrived at Khalifa's room they saw him throw a marijuana blunt out the window as they walked in. Khalifa and the other man in the room, Lonnie Howard, denied they had any more marijuana when asked by police, but officers later found more on Howard.The two admitted to having the marijuana and were given citations for misdemeanor possession. Khalifa and Howard must show up to the Davidson County courthouse by May 14th for booking.


Michael Jackson's Former Bodyguard says He is Blanket's Father
Michael Jackson's former bodyguard is planning to fight to prove he's the biological father of the King of Pop's youngest child, Blanket. Matt Fiddes wants to spend quality time with the 10 year old and introduce the boy to his mother, who is battling cancer.  He said, "I want her to see Blanket more than anything." The British martial arts expert has maintained he's Blanket's dad for years and now he's planning to give a DNA sample to officials and let them decide if he has the right to fight for visitation rights.   Fiddes adds, "All I want is access." And he insists his custody battle has nothing to do with the Jackson family cash, insisting, "I'm a self-made man. I don't want or need their cash." Only Michael Jackson's name appeared on Blanket's birth certificate when he was born in 1992 and the late superstar always maintained he had fathered the child with a surrogate, but Fiddes claims he donated his sperm to the King of Pop shortly after they became friends and the Thriller singer once told him that he was his son's biological dad. The father-of-three recalls, "I asked, 'Is Blanket my child?' and he said, 'He's my child, Matt, but I used your sperm to produce him.'"


TV NEWS
Make It or Break It is coming to an end. ABC Family not-so-subtly announced this week that the current third season of the gymnastics drama will be its last when new promos touting the upcoming season ender featured the words “series finale.” Showrunner Holly Sorensen also took to Twitter to confirm the news, writing, “We all love you so much. And we are, very sadly, three weeks away from the series finale of MIOBI.” Make It or Break It‘s closer airs Monday, May 14 at 9/8c.


Fox has renewed Fringe for a fifth and final 13-episode season.


It’s a fairytale come true for Cameron fans: House grad Jennifer Morrison will make an appearance in the show’s rapidly-approaching series finale. The actress — who’s currently casting a spell on ABC’s Once Upon a Time — recently shot a cameo in the May 21 swan song. Olivia Wilde (Thirteen), Amber Tamblyn (Masters) and Kal Penn (Kutner) are also set to appear in the episode, titled "Everybody Dies."


Drop Dead Diva‘s fourth season will launch Sunday, June 3 at 9/8c on Lifetime.


Sterling Sulieman (Vampire Diaries, All My Children) will play the cousin of the deceased (?) Maya in the upcoming third season of Pretty Little Liars.


Emmy-winning Modern Family duo Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen will try their hand at awards show hosting this summer, when they emcee the Billboard Music Awards. The actors have been named hosts of the 2012 honors, slated to air May 20 on ABC.


Barry Bostwick has booked a guest spot in the May 30 installment of Hot In Cleveland. The Spin City/Cougar Town alum, like fellow guest Cybill Shepard, will play Victoria’s former co-star on the fictional soap Edge of Tomorrow.

 She's an entertainment force of nature, 16-time Grammy winner, and beauty and style icon. But Beyoncé is proudest of one title that also happens to be her most recent: mommy to little Blue Ivy Carter. "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth," says PEOPLE's 2012 World's Most Beautiful Woman. "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth." The "Crazy in Love" singer, 30, and her husband of four years, Jay-Z, 42, have gone gaga for Blue, born Jan. 7 in New York City. "She's just the cutest thing," gushes Beyoncé, who croons one-of-a-kind tunes to her daughter and professes to "love" changing diapers. "The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy," she adds. "The word 'love' means something completely different now."

 Jack Osbourne's fiancee, Lisa Stelly, welcomed the couple's first child -- a daughter. Little Pearl weighed a healthy 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth. The youngest child of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Jack, 25, announced his engagement to aspiring actress Stelly in September and confirmed her pregnancy two weeks later.


Martin Lawrence divorcing wife Shamicka
Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence announced that he and wife Shamicka are divorcing after two years of marriage, but the couple were together for way longer than that -- almost two decades. Lawrence and his wife had dated for 15 years and had two children before finally getting married in 2010 during a private ceremony at their home. A rep for the couple says in a statement they have made "the joint decision to part ways. Out of love and respect for one another we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together." Lawrence has another daughter with ex-wife Patricia, who is now married to Emmitt Smith. Lawrence, who also appeared in the Bad Boys films, just finished a nationwide sold-out comedy tour and a shot a comedy pilot for CBS.

'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' renewed for three more seasons

Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Rob, Kris, Bruce, Kendall and Kylie have signed a new deal with E! that will bring seasons 7, 8 and 9 of their hit show The Kardashian family made one for the record books by signing on for 3 more seasons with the network for a jaw dropping $40 million, the richest contract ever paid for a reality TV series. "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" to the network in a contract that will last another three years. In addition, E! also gets first crack at any of the family's potential spinoffs or other concepts and projects. That means "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" will keep its spot on the lineup along with shows like "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami," "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," "Khloe and Lamar" and any future shows that you know will happen eventually. Season 7 of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" premieres May 20 on E!.

 

Deion cited for fight with estranged wife

Much like his playing days, Deion Sanders' tumultuous marriage has had no shortage of flash and drama: A reality television show, a divorce arrangement in which the couple still lived together and now, misdemeanor assault charges. Police said late Tuesday that the former Dallas Cowboys star was cited for misdemeanor simple assault in the wake of an altercation with his estranged wife, Pilar, that got her arrested Monday at their mansion in the Dallas suburb of Prosper. The Hall of Famer had tweeted Monday that she attacked him, and he even posted a photo of his children filling out police reports. He later removed the photo and posted a new message about joy. Police said further investigation led to a charge also being filed against the football star, though it didn't warrant his arrest. Prosper police spokesman Celso Martinez wouldn't detail the allegations, but said the charge covers any act considered aggressive and could be as simple as touching or defensively jerking away from someone's grip. It carries a fine of up to $500.  A day after Pilar was arrested, Deion had removed the tweeted photo. He also tweeted a different message: ''Joy came this morning and we opened the door and let Joy in.'' Pilar Sanders, who was charged with misdemeanor assault and held overnight in county jail, was released Tuesday. Standing outside Collin County Jail, she said she was being treated unfairly. ''I'm a full-time mom, 100 percent for my children,'' she said, her voice breaking. ''And I just haven't been given a fair shake.'' Her husband, known as ''Prime Time'' during his Hall of Fame playing career, is an icon in the Dallas area for spending five seasons as a cornerback with the Cowboys. Deion and Pilar Sanders have been living in the same home in Prosper, months after Deion filed for divorce in December. Deion's attorney, Rick Robertson, has said both had separate living areas within the large home.
 Heidi Klum‘s newest nude pictorial — this one for Astor Cosmetics — comes with a whole lot of color. The supermodel stripped down and then let makeup artist Joanne Gair paint her up for a shoot in honor of the beauty brand’s 60th anniversary. According to Klum’s blog, it took 12 hours for Gair to apply the intricate body paint. “This was probably close to the 13th time I’ve been body painted by her,” Klum writes. “You have to be good at being patient! I don’t mind sitting still for such a long time, though; it’s a living piece of art that I’m so honored to be a part of.”



Judge Rules Tweets Do Not Violate Gag order
Deion Sanders and Pilar Sanders divorce has taken another turn. The Sanders' divorce file is under seal and a judge has placed both sides under a gag order. Deion had previously tweeted about Pilar's attack and arrest. Judge Robertson said he didn't see the tweets as a violation of that order because the alleged attack was a separate issue. ''The assault action that occurred was a criminal action that also constitutes family violence,'' he said. ''Pilar Sanders was arrested for that and jailed.'' A magistrate judge ordered her Tuesday to stay away from their home for 60 days. The judge also barred her from threatening or harassing her husband. ''I can tell you that there are two sides to every story and the truth will come out in court,'' he said in a statement. Robertson said Deion regretted the conflict in his family and ''having it aired publicly'' for his children to see. He would not say why the football star tweeted about the alleged incident. Pilar Sanders is a model who has appeared on several television shows, including a 2008 Oxygen network reality series about their family's home life, ''Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love.'' The couple married in 1999. Deion Sanders, who played for five NFL teams and is now an NFL Network analyst, has three children with Pilar and two from a former marriage. Separately, Pilar Sanders is suing Deion Sanders; his daughter from his first marriage, Deiondra Sanders; and Prime Time Enterprise Inc., for $200 million in damages. That case is scheduled to go to trial in September. She is also suing Deion Sanders' aunt, Laura Jones, alleging Jones assaulted her in February.


TV NEWS
Bill O'Reilly has signed a multi-year deal to continue with Fox News Channel (FNC), hosting “The O’Reilly Factor,” the network announced. The length of contract and salary were not disclosed. O'Reilly started with FNC in 1996.


ABC Family has picked up The Lying Game for a second season. The series is slated to return with new episodes this winter. But will Charisma Carpenter’s Rebecca — who was revealed to be twins Emma and Sutton’s biological mother in the season finale — be back?


HBO has renewed Real Time With Bill Maher for two more seasons, taking the program through 2014.


Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter is launching a docu-series on Discovery Channel that examines the world’s most notorious crime families. Titled Kurt Sutter’s Outlaw Empires, the show will feature the showrunner’s insights on the gangs, as well as interviews with current and former members of the following organizations: Crips, Outlaw Bikers, Irish Mob, Nuestra Familia, Italian Mafia and Aryan Brotherhood. The six-part series premieres Monday, May 14 at 10 pm.
 In the first piece of casting for the show’s upcoming seventh season, Dexter has tapped Rome actor Ray Stevenson to join the ensemble in a major recurring role. The Irish thesp will play a high-ranking member of an Eastern European crime ring who arrives in Miami determined to learn who killed one of his associates.


CBS has unveiled its summer lineup, and Big Brother is once again dominating the schedule.
The Julie Chen-fronted competition series will premiere Thursday, July 12 at 9/8c before settling into its thrice-weekly schedule — Wednesdays at 8 pm, Thursdays at 9 pm and Sundays at 8 pm — the following week.