Donna Summer, whose pulsating hits "I Feel Love," "Last Dance" and "MacArthur Park" provided the disco soundtrack for the 1970s, has died at age 63. Her family confirmed Summer's death, saying in a statement that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy." "Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time," the statement continued. A onetime backup singer for Three Dog Night, Summer, who was born LaDonna Gaines, hit the American charts with the sexually charged "Love to Love You Baby," released in 1975 amid controversy that it was too steamy for radio. The song gained popularity, though, and became a huge favorite in discotheques. The five-time Grammy winner went on to release a string of dance-friendly songs whose overt sexuality clashed with Summer's strict Christian upbringing in a family of seven children in Boston. "I Feel Love" became a top 10 single in 1977 and her disco interpretation of the ballad "MacArthur Park" in 1978 was her first number one song. "Last Dance" from the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack earned Summer her first Grammy. The singles "Bad Girls" and "Hot Stuff" from her prostitution-themed concept album – Summer poses as a hooker on the cover – both hit number one, as did her duet "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand. But as Summer sang hit after hit she struggled with her meteoric fame and the fast life. She battled depression and anxiety, suffered an addiction to prescription medication and attempted suicide. As disco waned at the end of the 1970s, so did Summer's career in the United States, though she continued to have modest success in Europe and scored occasional hits on the U.S. dance and R&B charts. Her marriage to actor Helmuth Summer, which produced a daughter, collapsed in the mid-1970s. She later married singer Bruce Sudano, and the couple had two children, also daughters.  The two were living together in Englewood, Fla. She released her final album, Crayons, in 2008 – her first studio recording in 17 years.

 

Robert F. Kennedy's Wife Mary Committed Suicide by Hanging Herself

Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy, committed suicide by hanging herself, the Westchester County Medical Examiner confirmed. The body of Kennedy, 52, was discovered Wednesday in the garage of her home in Mount Kisco, N.Y., by a housekeeper. Bedford, N.Y., police were called to the home at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a "possible unattended death." Police confirmed they found a "deceased individual" on the property, owned by Mary and Robert Kennedy. Robert, the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, filed for divorce from Mary in May 2010 after 16 years of marriage. They had four children together.
 Terminator 3 actor Nick Stahl has been reported missing since May 9, but don't expect a major police manhunt. "Were not treating it like a crime," says LAPD Detective Carmine Sasso, who is overseeing the investigation. "We're not pounding the pavement or knocking on doors on this one, just networking." The actor, 32, has experienced a number of personal problems. He's been separated from his wife Rose since January, and in February she filed court papers seeking child support for their 2-year-old daughter.Rose filed the missing person's report on Monday. "Certain factors are contributing to him being missing," says Sasso. "There's really nothing mysterious about it," he adds.

Many people have got all fired up about the news that Lauryn Hill’s ex, Rohan Marley will marry model Isabeli Fontana. The couple has started dating last year, right after Rohan called it quits with Lauryn Hill. It’s likely that Rohan Marley became more famous due to his longtime romance with Lauryn Hill, than for being Bob Marley’s son. They’ve had quite a tormented relationship, with them dating on and off for 15 years. Since 1996 until 2011, Fugees singer Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley were a couple and had five children together, without once tying the knot. So given how long the two of them have been together and their five children, it’s easy to understand why there are people outraged by his upcoming marriage to model Isabeli Fontana. Not to mention that the news about the marriage was first shared by the model herself, in Veja magazine. Isabeli Fontana, now Rohan Marley’s fiancée, told the magazine the wedding is set to happen in Ethiopia, the birth place of the Rastafarian movement. “Rohan told me we have to return to the roots so the marriage will last forever” added the model. Rohan Marley is quite a ladies’ man. The marriage to the 28-year-old model is going to be his second, but it’s not even his longest relationship. Not to mention, he is already a dad for seven kids: five with Lauryn Hill and two from his marriage to Geraldine Khawly. But Isabeli isn’t at her first wedding also. She was married twice and has two sons. The first marriage to model Alvaro Jacomossi resulted in a Zion, now nine years old, while her second marriage, to Henri Castelli, left her with Lucas, now age 5.  Isabeli lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Rohan in New York, U.S.


Diamond Dogs
Alex Pettyfer is set to play the lead in "Heartbreaker" director Pascal Chaumeil's new English-language thriller "Diamond Dogs" for Quad Films. An adaptation of a novel by Alan Watt, Pettyfer will play a popular Nevada high school quarterback whose life is turned upside down after he accidentally kills someone, a crime his local sherrif father is covering up.


Guernica 33 Days
Gwyneth Paltrow is in negotiations to play opposite Antonio Banderas in Carlos Saura's "Guernica 33 Days" which deals with Pablo Picasso's emotional turmoil as he painted his masterpiece. Shooting runs from mid-September to mid-November in Guernica and France. Banderas will play the famed artist and Paltrow is up to play his lover Dora Maar, a Spanish-speaking French photographer who snapped the stages of "Guernica's" creation. Imanol Arias and Barbara Goenaga also star.


Michael Vick's wedding date announced
Michael Vick is finally going to marry his long-time fiancé, Kijaga Frink, next month. The quarterback proposed to the mother of his two children, back in December of 2009. Vick and Frink will wed on June 30 before 300 guests at the Fountainbleu Miami Beach. The 31-year-old NFL star will turn 32 just days before his nuptials next month. After signing with the Eagles, Vick went on to become the starting quarterback who led the team to the 2011 NFL Playoffs as NFC East Champions. Despite starting only 11 games and only playing in 12 games, Vick set career highs in passing yards, passing percentage, quarterback rating, passing touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns. In 2010, the athlete was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and was selected to his fourth Pro Bowl.


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TV NEWS
Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall, who portrayed married couple Melanie and Derwin, will not be returning to the BET series as regulars for Season 6.  “As a result of Pooch’s involvement on a new project [Showtime's Ray Donovan], BET is in the process of reworking the casting and storyline of the show,” the network said in a statement. “While we will miss the incredible adventures of Melanie and Derwin on The Game, we appreciate all of their hard work, the laughs and wish them both the best on their future endeavors.” The network is hopeful that both actors “will make several guest appearances.”


A&E has pulled the plug on Breakout Kings after two low-rated seasons. Co-star Malcolm Goodwin confirmed the cancellation on Twitter Thursday evening and thanked fans for “the luv & support over the last 2 seasons! It’s been a fun experience! Much luv! On to the next.”

Just hours after it was reported that Jennifer Lopez is leaving "American Idol" after this season, the pop star took to Twitter to dispute the story. "There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving Idol," she writes. "All I said was I haven't decided what I am doing next year." The pop stars statements conflict with a report that her departure from the singing competition is a certainty. The publication quotes a source as saying that Lopez is "too busy" to continue her judging duties on the program.

Tonight's Finales:
ABC: Shark Tank at 8p
The CW: Nikita at 8p; Supernatural at 9p
NBC: Who Do You Think You Are? at 8p; Grimm at 9p
Animal Planet: Whale Wars: Viking Shores at 10p
Saturday's Finale:NBC: Saturday Night Live at 1130p
Sunday's Special:ABC: Billboard Music Awards at 8p

 The complete CW schedule, new shows are in CAPS.
MONDAY
8/7c 90210
9 pm Gossip Girl  (THE CARRIE DIARIES takes over in January)
TUESDAY
8 pm Hart of Dixie
9 pm EMILY OWENS, M.D. (formerly known as First Cut)
WEDNESDAY
8 pm ARROW
9 pm Supernatural
THURSDAY
8 pm The Vampire Diaries
9 pm BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
FRIDAY
8 pm America’s Next Top Model
9 pm Nikita

Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75

Chuck Brown, who fused funk, soul and Latin sounds into an entirely new party music called go-go in Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, has died at 75 after suffering pneumonia. Brown, a guitarist, singer and songwriter affectionately dubbed the "godfather of go-go," died Wednesday from complications of sepsis at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. He had been hospitalized since April 18. Go-go music was a point of pride for black Washingtonians, and Brown – an ex-con who became one of the city's most beloved figures – remained its most charismatic performer. He performed less often but still regularly in his final years. Brown was nominated for his first and only Grammy Award in 2011, for best rhythm-and-blues performance by a duo or group with vocals for "Love," a collaboration with singer Jill Scott and bassist Marcus Miller.
 Mary Kennedy, the estranged second wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has died. She was 52. "We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her," Mary Kennedy's family said in a statement released through her lawyer Kerry Lawrence. "Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation. Mary was found dead at her Bedford, N.Y., home on Wednesday. Police issued a statement confirming they were investigating a "possible unattended death" at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Police reports also confirm that officers found "a deceased individual … inside an out building on that property." But the report withheld the individual's name. In May 2010, Robert, the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, filed for divorce from Mary after 16 years of marriage. At the time of the filing, police were summoned to Kennedy's home for a "domestic incident," according to reports. Robert, a radio host and environmental activist, alleged his wife was intoxicated. Three days later, Mary was arrested for driving while intoxicated after police spotted her running over a curb near her home. Police said she had a .11 blood alcohol level. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, was fined $500 and had her license suspended for 90 days. In August 2010, she was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after speeding down the Taconic State Parkway. She was determined to be under the influence of prescription medication. Mary is survived by Robert, 58, and their children Conor, Kyra, William and Aiden.


Marvin Winans Carjacked
Pastor Marvin Winans was carjacked at a Detroit gas station earlier today.  Winans was pumping gas when some scumbags roughed him up and stole the 54-year-old's Infiniti QX56 SUV. The pastor said  he had a feeling this was "not a good situation" when he first saw the group of  guys who eventually jumped him.Winans -- whose family is legendary in the gospel music world -- was not seriously injured, but his son, Marvin Winans Jr., said his dad has checked into a hospital to get treatment. According to police, 4 suspects jacked an undisclosed amount of cash from Winans, and got away in the SUV. They describe three of the suspects as Black males. Marvin gave the eulogy at Whitney's funeral in New Jersey back in February -- and thanked Whitney's mom for bringing "the world" to church.


'Iron Man 3' lands new villain
James Badge Dale (HBO’s The Pacific, AMC’s Rubicon) has signed onto Iron Man 3 to play villain Eric Savin, who in Marvel Comics lore becomes a cyborg called Coldblood.
 

John Travolta Accuser No. 1 Hires Gloria Allred

John Doe Number One, whose accusations of misconduct against John Travolta seemed to unravel last week, has a new lawyer. "I represent John Doe Number One," famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred confirmed. "Mr. Doe's lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice which means that he is still legally entitled to file another lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses. We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take. Our client and our firm has no further comment at this time." Allred has a long history of taking on sexual misconduct cases against A-list celebs, including allegations against Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others. Doe Number One alleged in a $2 million lawsuit filed May 4 that the actor exposed himself and acted inappropriately while receiving a massage in L.A. on Jan. 16. But his lawyer, Okorie Okorocha, withdrew him from the suit after Travolta's attorney, Marty Singer, provided evidence that suggested the actor was in New York at the time. A second lawsuit filed by Okorocha on behalf of an Atlanta-based massage therapist still remains active. Singer has vehemently denied the allegations as "false" and "absurd," adding, "People are going to come forward to get their 15 minutes of fame."
 Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with the Blue Wiggle the lone original member left dancing. Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), Murray Cook (Red Wiggle) and Greg Page (Yellow Wiggle) will leave after the group wraps up a "Celebration Tour" that begins this month and ends in Australia in December, the band said in a statement Thursday. The trio will no longer perform but will take on backstage, creative roles. Three replacements have already been chosen to join Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle), who helped found the group in 1991. Since then, the group has earned worldwide renown with dozens of pop-influenced children's albums, concert tours and a television show featuring singing, jumping, dancing and skits with recurring characters like Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus. The demands of touring and performing have taken their toll, and the three departing members want to spend more time with their families, Cook said. "We've been entertaining children around the world for 21 years and it's important that we plan for the future so that The Wiggles can keep wiggling in the years to come," Cook said in the statement. Performers Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie, and Simon Pryce will become the new Yellow, Purple and Red Wiggles, respectively.


Bold And The Beautiful' Star Reveals She's A Lesbian

"Bold and the Beautiful" star Joanna Johnson has become the daytime soap opera world's only "out" actor currently on a series, revealing in an exclusive interview that she's a lesbian. The 50-year-old Johnson, whose longtime "The Bold and the Beautiful" character Karen has been living a secret life as a lesbian, says she's married to L.A. club promoter Michelle Agnew, with whom she has two children, five-year-old Julian and Harlow, two. Johnson, says she came out to her parents at the age of 23, but professionally she's chosen to stay in the closet until now. Johnson told writer Michael Logan that she kept mum on her personal life for so long out of "fear of rejection" as an actress. "I was so worried I wouldn't be employable as an actress if people knew I was a lesbian," she said. "Or that I wouldn't be believable in romance stories. I had to deal with a lot of self-loathing." On her personal life mirroring that of her "Beautiful" character Karen, who is both married to a woman (Crystal Chappell) and mother to Caroline (Lindsay Godfrey), Johnson proclaims, "I guess that's why I'm ready to open up. It feels weird and wrong to play this revelation about Karen's life and not talk about my own."



TV NEWS
Tia Mowry may no longer be playing The Game. The star of the BET comedy announced the news Tuesday, tweeting, “Just wanted to let all my fans know that I will not be returning to The Game for Season 6. It was an incredible run and I had lots of fun.” Mowry’s exit comes on heels of her co-star Pooch Hall recently indicating that his new Showtime series Ray Donovan might keep him off of the show as well. However, Hall assured his followers that he and BET are “workin it out” so that he “can still do The Game.”


Tonight's Finales:ABC: Missing at 8p; Grey's Anatomy at 9p; Scandal at 10p
CBS: Rules of Engagement at 830p; Person of Interest at 9p; The Mentalist at 10p
NBC: 30 Rock at 830p; Community at 930p


This summer, VH1 launches several new series: Yo! MTV Raps (VH1 Rock Doc) premieres June 7 at 10p; new series Mob Wives Chicago opens June 10 at 8p; VH1's new docu-soap Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta opens June 18 at 8p; Hollywood Exes premieres June 27 at 9p; Big Ang debuts July 8 at 8p; Mama Drama premieres July 18 at 10p; and Marley (VH1 Rock Docs) bows August 4.  VH1 has a handful of returning series including VH1 Storytellers starting May 21 at 11p; Pop Up Video returns August 6; and Do Something Awards airs August 21 at 9p. 

A fifth season of Cake Boss featuring Buddy Valastro and his family-run bakery in Hoboken, NJ returns to TLC's lineup on May 28 at 9p.  The new season has 16 all-new half-hour episodes including the series' 100th episode. 



Great news, Nikita fans: stalwart CIA agent Ryan Fletcher is here to stay! Noah Bean has officially inked a series regular deal with The CW’s just-renewed spy thriller.


Landry has scored again! Much-missed Friday Night Lights MVP Jesse Plemons has landed a major recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of Breaking Bad. He’ll play Todd, a dependable, innocuous, working-class guy in the show’s fifth and final season (which is slated to kick off in July and will be broken up into two eight-episode chunks). However, his character may not be what he appears to be.


"Two and a Half Men" will be moving to Thursday nights next season, pairing with "The Big Bang Theory" and ceding its long-time Monday spot to "2 Broke Girls." That's the only major change in CBS' schedule for 2012-13, which will feature four new series in the fall and two more on midseason. The network did not decide to add any more comedies to its lineup, despite widespread speculation that it would.


TNT's current and new series:
Rizzoli & Isles  season 3 opens June 5 at 9p
Franklin & Bash  season 2 debuts June 5 at 10p
Dallas  two-hour series premiere June 13 at 9p
Falling Skies  two-hour season 2 premiere June 17 at 9p
The Great Escape  series launch June 24 at 10p
The Closer  final six episodes begin airing July 9 at 9p
Perception  series premieres July 9 at 10p
Leverage  season 5 debuts July 15 at 8p
Major Crimes  series debuts August 13 at 10p (then moves to 9p)
Southland  season 5 set for February 2013


ABC Fall 2012 Primetime Schedule: (new shows bolded)
Monday: Dancing with the Stars, Castle
Monday (January): The Bachelor, Castle
Tuesday: Dancing with the Stars the Results Show, Happy Endings, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Private Practice
Tuesday (January): How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) at 8p, The Family Tools at 830p
Wednesday: The Middle, Suburgatory, Modern Family, The Neighbors, NashvilleThursday: Last Resort, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal
Friday: Shark Tank, Primetime: What Would You Do?, 20/20
Friday (November): Last Man Standing, Malibu Country, Shark Tank, 20/20
Saturday: Saturday Night College Football
Sunday: America's Funniest Home Videos, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, 666 Park Avenue


CBS Fall 2012 Primetime Schedule: (new shows in bold)
Monday: How I Met Your Mother, Partners, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O
Tuesday: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, VegasWednesday: Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Thursday: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest, ElementaryFriday: CSI: NY, Made In Jersey, Blue Bloods
Saturday: Crimetime Saturday, Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours Mystery
Sunday: 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, The Good Wife, The Mentalist

Nick Stahl Reported Missing
Nick Stahl -- the actor who played John Connor in "Terminator 3" is missing according to his wife. Law enforcement officials confirm ... Stahl's wife filed a missing person's report with the L.A.P.D. on saying she last saw the 32-year-old actor on May 9. It is believed Stahl had been frequenting the Skid Row area of Downtown Los Angeles recently ... and there are concerns he may have gotten himself involved in some bad stuff. Back in February, Nick's wife had filed court papers, expressing serious concerns that Nick may be using drugs ... and sources say she fears drugs may have something to do with his disappearance.

Lawyer files effort to free OJ in Nevada

A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson is making another effort to gain the former football star's release from Nevada state prison, where he is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and armed robbery in a 2007 encounter with sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas. A 94-page document filed Tuesday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas alleges Simpson was so badly represented by his trial and prior appellate lawyers that he deserves a new trial. Almost all of the 22 grounds attorney Patricia Palm cites fault the trial strategy and performance of attorneys Yale Galanter of Miami and Gabriel Grasso of Las Vegas.


Linda Hogan Dump Boy Toy
Hulk Hogan's ex-wife is back on the market ... 52-year-old Linda Hogan has officially called things off with her 23-year-old boy toy Charlie Hill ... after realizing marriage just isn't in the cards.  Charlie recently moved out of Linda's Florida home after nearly 4 years of Cougar bliss. The two had a heart-to-heart about the future of their relationship this weekend -- and acknowledged they didn't see themselves ever getting married to each other. Both Charlie and Linda decided it was best to break up ... so they could move on with their lives ... but we're told there's no anger involved and the split was as amicable as splits can be.
 Michael Fassbender, who once dated his "X-Men: First Class" co-star Zoe Kravitz, is currently dating his "Shame" co-star Nicole Beharie, 27. "I'm seeing Nicole," he recently revealed. "We're trying to see each other as often as possible." Fassbender, 35, admits that spending time together has been "kind of difficult" since Beharie is based in New York "and I live in England." Unlike his relationship with Kravitz, Fassbender didn't pursue Beharie while working together on the Golden Globe-nominated film. "Nothing happened while we were filming. We started talking more on the promotion thing," Fassbender says. "So, yeah, it just sort of unfolded like that."
 

Simon Helberg Welcomes Daughter Adeline

Simon Helberg and wife Jocelyn Towne welcomed their first child, daughter Adeline. The actor, who plays Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory, and his wife were hoping to have a natural birth with a midwife.


Usher, Tameka Foster Custody Battle Heats Up
 Tia Mowry and son Cree Hardrict, almost 11 months.


Deion Ordered to Pay
Deion Sanders has been ordered to pay $10,500/month in child support to his ex, Pilar Sanders, and a whopping $275,000 to cover her legal fees. The NFL legend did get some good news today in court -- he was not ordered to pay spousal support. Pilar was also ordered to return six containers of Deion's property by July 1. This is the latest chapter in their ongoing, incredibly nasty legal war. Just last week, Deion was granted a restraining order against Pilar ... ordering her to stay at least 500 yards away from his Dallas mansion.


John Travolta Lawsuit
John Travolta's lawyer says the actor has been completely vindicated after John Doe #1 dismissed his sexual assault lawsuit. Attorney Marty Singer says, "My client is completely vindicated by Doe #1 dropping his claims and dismissing his lawsuit.  We fully expect that my client will similarly be vindicated with respect to Doe #2, as well as with respect to any other person who makes meritless claims against John Travolta." John Doe #2 still has a standing lawsuit against Travolta.


Uchitel gives birth to girl
Rachel Uchitel, the most high-profile mistress of Tiger Woods, gave birth to a daughter in San Francisco. Uchitel, who rose to fame after it emerged in late 2009 that she had a fling with the former world No. 1 golfer, and her husband Matt Hahn welcomed a 7-pound, 1-ounce girl. The 37-year-old was the first of Woods' mistresses to expose his numerous affairs in 2009, leading to his divorce from Elin Nordegren in August 2010 and a break from competitive golf. She secretly wed businessman Hahn at Las Vegas' Little White Wedding Chapel last October. The pair met in November 2010 and moved to San Francisco shortly before the wedding.















As Usher and ex-wife Tameka Foster's nasty custody battle continues, Foster fears she could be left homeless by the singer. Under their divorce settlement, Usher can sell the Georgia mansion which he owns and which Foster and their children, Usher Raymond V and Naviyd, are currently living in, provided he gives her 60 days notice. Foster has accrued legal debts and is asking the 33-year-old singer to give her and their sons the mansion as their permanent home -- a request which Usher has reportedly dismissed. The couple is scheduled to return to court at the end of the month. The property tiff is only the latest chapter in the singer's custody battle with Foster (she has reportedly requested full custody of the children). Earlier this month, a Georgia judge ordered the couple, who currently share custody, to work out a temporary custody agreement in private mediation. On May 5, Foster denied claims that she threatened to kill the R&B star, admitting under oath that she had told him, "I will f**k you up." The singer's divorce from Foster was finalized in 2009 after less than two years of marriage.

Bret Michaels settles with Tony Awards over 2009 stage accident

Bret Michaels has made peace with the Tony Awards. The Poison rocker has settled his lawsuit against the Tonys, over the injury he suffered while performing at the 2009 Tony Awards. The terms of the settlement will not be made public. "Mr. Michaels would like to thank his fans for their continued support," Michaels' attorney, Alex Weingarten, said of the settlement. Michaels filed the suit last March, naming the Tony Awards and CBS, which broadcast the awards ceremony. The 49-year-old was struck in the head by a descending set piece after completing the song "Nothin' But a Good Time" with the "Rock of Ages" cast at the Tonys. The lawsuit alleged that the injury may have been responsible for the subarachnoid hemorrhage he suffered in 2010. "One of the most common causes of this type of hemorrhage is head trauma -- exactly like the one Michaels suffered at the hands of the Tony Awards," the suit read. Michaels claimed that the producers neglected to warn him about any special "blocking" instructions that might have been necessary because of the scenery, which began to descend in preparation for a subsequent performance.
 Usain Bolt ended his six-month relationship with a Slovakian fashion designer in order to focus on the upcoming Summer Olympics. News reports suggest Bolt's breakup with Lubica Slovak, 28, was because of his desire to repeat his double-gold/world-record Olympic performance in London. The Jamaican swept the sprint events in 2008 and set the world marks in each race. A source close to Bolt told The Sun, "He will have plenty of time for relationships. At the moment he's concentrating on his running career and doesn't want anything to distract from that."  Slovak emigrated to Canada as a teenager and later moved to Jamaica after she took a vacation there. She was introduced to Bolt by reggae singer Tami Chynn, a mutual friend. The sprinting star was criticized in his native Jamaica when a picture of him kissing Slovak, who is white, appeared in a local newspaper. A cartoon accompanied the photo, in which Bolt was seen running past a black woman with "local" written on her shirt and into the arms of a "Slovakian fashion designer."  The island's second-largest newspaper published letters to the editor criticizing Bolt's choice in women. Countless Internet comments angrily reacted to the Bolt-Slovak relationship.

 

Julianne Moore signs on for 'Carrie' remake

Julianne Moore has officially signed on to play Carrie's crazed mother in an upcoming remake of the 1976 horror classic. Chloe Grace Moretz will play the title character, originally portrayed by Sissy Spacek in Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's chilling book. Piper Laurie played the mom in the original film. The remake, to be directed by Kimberly Peirce, is set for a March 2013 release.

 

Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen drop out of Quentin Tarantino film

Quentin Tarantino has been dealt a double blow after Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen both dropped out of his latest film project "Django Unchained." Russell was slated to team up with his "Death Proof" director once again in the violent western -- playing Ace Woody, a villainous trainer who pits slaves against each other, but Russell has now left the production. Kevin Coster was previously lined up to play Woody, and he pulled out because of scheduling difficulties.  There will be further reshuffling in the film as Cohen also pulled out from a planned appearance because of scheduling conflicts. The "Borat" star tells Howard Stern, "That was going to be a cameo, but I had to drop out because of 'The Dictator' press tour." There is no word yet on who will replace Russell in the movie, which stars Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson.
 Monroe and Moroccan Scott Cannon looked quite dapper while celebrating their first birthday on April 30th in Paris.



Mena Suvari's Ex Wants Spousal Support
Mena Suvari's soon-to-be ex-husband is an admitted business failure ... so he wants Mena to fork over a whopping $17,000/month in spousal support as part of their divorce. Simone Sestito claims he has "negative balances" on all his personal and business accounts and has been forced to pay his bills with credit cards and loans from his parents. Sestito claims Mena makes $750,000/year, which includes a terrible Captain Morgan ad campaign she did that netted her $225,000. Sestito claims he got used to eating out "almost everyday at high end restaurants" and lists his estimated monthly eating out expense as a whopping $3,000/month. Sestito is looking for $17,151/month in spousal support, plus an additional $10k for attorney fees. A judge has yet to rule.


Half of a Yellow Sun
Joseph Mawle ("Game of Thrones," "Clapham Junction") has joined Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose and John Boyega in Biyi Bandele's "Half of a Yellow Sun" which is currently shooting in Nigeria and London. The story is based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about Biafra's struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria. Newton and Rose portray twin sisters while Ejiofor plays a proferssor and Mawle an English writer.


The Tomb
Sam Neill will play a prison doctor in Mikael Håfström's action thriller "The Tomb" at Summit Entertainment which has begun production in New Orleans. Sylvester Stallone plays a man who must escape from a high-tech prison facility of his own design. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson,, Jim Caviezel, Amy Ryan, Vincent D’Onofrio and Vinnie Jones also star. 

 TV NEWS

Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker will guest on "Glee" next season. Hudson will join the show for eight episodes when it moves to Thursday nights next season. The season will also feature a "show within a show" as the "Glee" club members who have graduated move to New York.  FOX hopes "Glee" will have a resurgence in its next season, which will be its fourth, after it slipped in the ratings this season. It will air after the "X Factor" Thursday results show in the fall, and after the "American Idol" Thursday results show in midseason.


Season three of A&E Network's series Storage Wars debuts with back-to-back episodes on June 5 at 10p and 1030p.  The series, which averaged 4.7 million total viewers during season two, follows teams of bidders at auctions as they buy contents inside storage containers.  Storage Wars is produced by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia Company for A&E Network.  


"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes has landed a role on Ryan Murphy's upcoming NBC comedy "The New Normal." It is not yet known what character Leakes will play, but this won't be the first time that the reality personality/actress has worked with Murphy -- she also has a recurring role on "Glee," as Coach Roz.


FOX's renewals include American Dad, American Idol, Bob's Burgers, Bones, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Fringe, Glee, Hell's Kitchen, New Girl, Raising Hope, The Simpsons, Touch and The X Factor. 


VH1 will answer the question, what has happened to popular TV, movie and pop stars from the last 20 years? The series Miss You Much, hosted by actress/comedienne Catherine Reitman will answer this question by profiling three favorite stars of the past each week.  Miss You Much will have 8 half-hour episodes slated to premiere in September.  A few of the celebrities profiled include Jamie Walters of 90210, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees, Lark Voorhies from Saved By the Bell, Jeremy Jackson of Baywatch among others.  The series is executive produced by Shelly Tatro, Karla Hidalgo and Jeff Olde for VH1.


Jimmy Kimmel Live will broadcast from the host’s native Brooklyn from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2.
 A third season of RuPaul's Drag U is back on Logo starting June 18 at 9p.  The next season with eight one-hour episodes, has drag queens tranforming women with new hair styles, makeup and fashion tips getting them ready for their lip-sync stage performances.  Visiting celebrity "professors" featured in the new season include Donna Mills, Brittany Snow, Angela Kinsey, Joely Fisher, Robin Givens among others. 


SOAPnet will air a Jane By Design marathon Sunday, June 3, leading into the ABC Family dramedy’s summer premiere on Tuesday, June 5.


ABC has renewed America’s Funniest Home Videos for a 23rd season, to bow this fall. Wife Swap has also received a 13-episode pickup.


NBC is adding yet another series to its slate for next season - the pirate tale "Crossbones." "Luther" creator Neil Cross will adapt Colin Woodard's book "The Republic of Pirates" which is set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s and centers on the legendary Blackbeard.

 NBC Fall 2012 Primetime Schedule: Monday: The Voice, Revolution
Tuesday: The Voice, Go On, The New Normal, Parenthood
Wednesday: Animal Practice, Guys With Kids, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire
Thursday: 30 Rock, Up All Night, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Rock Center with Brian Williams
Friday: Whitney, Community, Grimm, Dateline NBC
Saturday: Encore Programming
Sunday: (Fall 2012) Football Night in America, NBC Sunday Night Football
Sunday: (Post-Football/Winter 2013) Dateline NBC, Fashion Star, The Celebrity Apprentice, Do No Harm


 FOX Fall 2012 Primetime Schedule: Monday: Bones, The Mob Doctor
*The Following joins in mid-season
Tuesday: Raising Hope, Ben and Kate, New Girl, The Mindy Project
*The Goodwin Games joins in mid-season
Wednesday: The X Factor (fall) / American Idol (mid-season)
Thursday: The X Factor Results (fall) / American Idol Results (mid-season), Glee
Friday: Touch, Fringe (fall)
*Hell's Kitchen returns in mid-season
Saturday: FOX Sports Saturday (fall)
*Cops returns in mid-season; Animation Domination High-Def will join late-prime in 2013
Sunday: NFL Game (fall) / Animation Domination (encores), The OT (fall) / The Cleveland Show, The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, American Dad

 Musician Joshua Webb was killed in a car accident in Atlanta, aged 27. The star, who appeared on R&B singer Ledisi's Grammy-nominated album "Pieces of Me," was driving with his cousin to pick up his new car when their vehicle collided with a tractor trailer. Webb was pronounced dead at the scene while his relative was hospitalised with a broken leg and spinal cord injury, according to a publication in the star's native Missouri, St. Louis Today. Ledisi has taken to her Twitter.com account to pay tribute to her former collaborator, writing, "When u hear the piano part on (my track) Bravo that's Josh Webb R.I.P My love & prayers 2 The Webb Family... So grateful for so much.. I met and I am around so many of God's angels." The tragic artist featured on Ledisi's songs Bravo and Shine and he was also the brother of John Webb, Jr., aka Jon Jon Traxx, who's produced a slew of hit tunes for Beyonce, Usher and Mary J. Blige.
 

Jennifer Hudson's Ex-Brother-in-Law Convicted of Family Murders

Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law was convicted Friday of three counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and nephew. The jury in Chicago delivered its verdict against William Balfour, 31, after about 18 hours of deliberations. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Hudson and her sister Julia said in a statement: "It is our prayer that the Lord will forgive Mr. Balfour of these heinous acts and bring his heart into repentance someday." Balfour was charged with the murders of Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson and 7-year-old nephew Julian King in 2008.
 

John Travolta's First Accuser Parts Ways with Attorney

John Doe No. 1, the first anonymous masseur to make sexual allegations against John Travolta, is getting a new attorney but remains on the lawsuit for now. Lawyer Okorie Okorocha says his client, whose claims appeared to be contradicted by photos, a restaurant receipt, airline records and other evidence, "is getting new representation." A second masseur is still being represented by Okorocha, and the lawsuit continues to list both men as plaintiffs, though it could be amended at any time. Each masseur is seeking $2 million for alleged assault and battery by Travolta during massage sessions in Beverly Hills and Atlanta. Travolta's attorney has strongly denied the allegations as "absurd" and "fiction." Meanwhile, a third accuser has come forward. Fabian Zanzi, a former crew member of Royal Caribbean Cruises, alleges the actor exposed himself and offered to pay him $12,000 to have sex during a May 2009 cruise out of Miami. Travolta attorney Marty Singer dismissed the latest accusations. "This individual is simply hopping on the bandwagon to get his 15 minutes of fame by coming up with a story for the first time with something that supposedly happened over three years ago," Singer said. "Nobody has ever heard from this guy before. No lawyer has contacted us." A fourth masseur has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against John Travolta. Former Peninsula Hotel employee Michael Caputo says the actor, 58, was placed on the swanky hotel spa's blacklist for over three years because of "inappropriate behavior" around spa staff. "Travolta would always request a man for his massage, but after a while no one would take him," Caputo shares. "It got to the point where they couldn't find any men to take him, and they had to ban him." According to Caputo, male employees accused the star of "removing his towel, grinding against the massage table and lifting his butt in the air." "These are signs to a massage therapist he was trying to see how much he could get away with," the former masseur explains. "They went to management." Following a complaint to hotel officials, Caputo says Travolta was eventually removed from the blacklist.

Lil Boosie Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial

After just an hour of deliberation, the jury in the first-degree murder trial of Torrance "Lil Boosie" Hatch returned a unanimous not-guilty verdict this afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana's 19^th Judicial District Courthouse. The 29-year old rapper had been accused of paying $2,800 to Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Terry Boyd on October 20th, 2009. "The state put on its best case, but all the evidence supported the defense – right down to the very last witness, Rochelle Wagner, the sister of Terry Boyd and the mother of [Hatch's] child," said one of Hatch's defense attorney's, Martin Regan. "She took the stand and said what everyone else reiterated: there was never any beef between [Hatch] and Terry Boyd." The defense team was so certain of the weakness of the state's case that it took the unusual step of declining to call up a single witness. "Based upon the burden of proof lying with the state, the defense rests with the witnesses the state has put on," Jason Williams told the court yesterday, merely 10 minutes after the prosecution rested its case.

'Avengers' smashes 2nd weekend record with $103.2M, passes $1 billion worldwide
After its record-demolishing $207.4 million debut last weekend, The Avengers easily stayed atop the box office in its second frame, soaring to $103.2 million.
. The Avengers – $103.2 million
2. Dark Shadows – $28.2 million
3. Think Like A Man – $6.3 million
4. The Hunger Games – $4.4 million
5. The Lucky One – $4.0 million

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky Welcome a Daughter

Thor's a dad! Chris Hemsworth, who flexes his superhero muscles in The Avengers, and his actress wife Elsa Pataky welcomed a baby girl on Friday. They named their first child India. "We love the country and love the name," Hemsworth, 28. Hemsworth, who also stars in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman, and Pataky, 35, who appeared in Fast Five, tied the knot in 2010.
 Douglas County sheriff's deputies entered and searched Andersen's home in an investigation related to their Internet Crimes Against Children unit. The Nuggets, in turn, have excused Andersen indefinitely from all team functions. The department began investigating Andersen in February after receiving information from a law enforcement agency in California. Hanavan declined to release details, including the nature of any pending charges, citing an ongoing investigation. He said they're asking that the case be sealed. Andersen answered the door at his Larkspur, Colo., home, about 40 miles south of Denver, and let deputies in, said Deborah Sherman, another sheriff's spokesperson. ''He did cooperate. He spoke with deputies,'' Sherman said. The unit investigating Andersen investigates child porn, Internet luring, child predators and child pornography. Andersen has been a controversial figure before and was suspended from the NBA for two seasons due to several failed drug tests for unspecified "drugs of abuse," but this investigation is an entirely different kind of serious.


The Houston Family Chronicles
Lifetime has picked up a series to air this year and feature Whitney's sister-in-law Pat, along with her brother Gary, mom Cissy and Pat's daughter Rayah as they take Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina under their wing, helping her get through day-to-day life and coping without her mother and best friend. Bobby Brown is finding it hard to be supportive about daughter Bobbi Kristina's plans to star in an upcoming reality show because, like any caring parent dealing with a grieving child, he wants her to sign on for HIS new reality show instead. Bobbi Kristina has reportedly cut off contact with dad Bobby, and sources have reportedly said the Houston family feels he's trying to exploit Bobbi K to make his reality show more marketable. 

TV NEWS
Any David Caruso fan wanting to bid farewell to Lt. Horatio Caine will have to rely on sweet memories only: The canceled show already aired its last episode for this season on April 8 and will not resume production just to shoot a special series finale. Of CSI: Miami‘s 10-year run, CBS said in a statement, “[It] leaves an amazing television legacy – a signature look and style, global popularity and as a key player in CBS’s rise to the top over the past decade. We thank all the producers – led by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Ann Donahue — and its talented cast, led by David Caruso, for 10 outstanding seasons.


A Gifted Man is going to the TV afterlife. The CBS medical drama, Rob Schneider’s sitcom Rob and crime procedurals NYC-22 and Unforgettable were also cancelled.


The CW has renewed Gossip Girl for a sixth and final season of 11 episodes. The CW has renewed rookie charmer Hart of Dixie while canceling The Secret Circle and Ringer. Dixie joins fellow returning CW series Gossip Girl, Nikita, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries and 90210.


Community is moving to Friday nights this fall. The upside: Community will now have the perfect hit comedy lead in: Whitney! Whitney will air at 8 p.m., Community at 8:30 p.m., Grimm at 9 p.m. and Dateline at 10 p.m. Community was rescued with a 13-episode order fourth-season order.


ABC has ordered additional seasons of its medical dramas Private Practice and Body of Proof and the racy freshman sitcom Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. Private Practice, which will be entering its sixth season, is said to have netted a 13-episode — and possibly final-season — order. Body of Proof was renewed for Season 3. In addition to Apartment 23, ABC has renewed Happy Endings, Last Man Standing, Scandal, The Middle, Modern Family and Suburgatory.
 Cancelled shows on FOX: Alcatraz, Allen Gregory, Breaking In, The Finder, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Napoleon Dynamite and Terra Nova.

ABC has officially passed on ordering second seasons of GCB, Missing, The River and Pan Am.


Fox unveiled its official 2012-13 schedule and the big news is the relocation of Ryan Murphy’s musical dramedy this fall to Thursdays at 9/8c following The X Factor results show (and American Idol at midseason). That timeslot’s former occupant, Kiefer Sutherland’s Touch, will shift to Fridays where it will lead into the final season of Fringe. 


MONDAY
8/7c Bones
9 pm THE MOB DOCTOR
TUESDAY
8 pm Raising Hope
8:30 pm BEN AND KATE
9 pm New Girl
9:30 pm THE MINDY PROJECT
WEDNESDAY8 The X Factor
THURSDAY
8 pm The X Factor (Results Show)
9 pm Glee
FRIDAY
8 pm Touch
9 pm Fringe
SATURDAY
8 pm Fox Sports Saturday
SUNDAY7 NFL OT
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm Bob’s Burgers
9 pm Family Guy
9:30 pm  American Dad

 Meet Mabel Ray Willis! “A beautiful day in Budapest with the loves of my life. Daddy and Mabel cracking each other up,” Emma Heming- Willis Tweeted Thursday, sharing a photo of husband Bruce Willis and their 6-week-old daughter. Heming-Willis, 35, gave birth to her 9 lbs., 1 oz. baby girl on April 1. Mabel is the first child together for the designer-model and her husband of three years. Willis, 57, has three other daughters — Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and Tallulah, 18 — with ex-wife Demi Moore. The couple are in the country as the actor films the latest Die Hard movie.

Reese Witherspoon's Mom: My Husband Married Another Woman

Reese Witherspoon's mother has launched a legal action against the actress's father in Tennessee, with Mary Elizabeth Witherspoon seeking to annul John Witherspoon's new marriage on the grounds he's still her husband. John, 70, described as a Nashville-based physician, married a woman named Tricianne Taylor, 60, in January, according to a certificate of marriage attached to the legal papers. The actress's mother, who goes by the first name Betty, filed a petition for annulment, saying, "No person in Tennessee can marry another while being married at the same time of the second marriage." "I love my husband and I don't want a divorce," Betty says in an affidavit. "We have been married 42 years. He needs help. He has a problem with alcohol. He also has a problem with hoarding, which led to our separation" in 1996. Since then, "We have lived in separate households," she says. According to the papers, John is an ear-nose-and-throat specialist who recently was "let go" from the medical practice due to personal problems, which Betty claims also include depression that worsened when his mother died in 2003. Betty, a retired nurse and university professor, found out about the marriage from a wedding announcement in the local newspaper. "When I confronted my husband, he said he didn't know who Tricianne Taylor was and that he did not remember getting married," Betty says in the affidavit. John tried to bring Taylor to Reese's wedding to Jim Toth in March 2011, Betty claims in the filing, but security would not let Taylor in because she was not on the guest list. Betty says she worries that Taylor will attempt to borrow money or "transfer marital assets" and that she tried contacting the woman. "She refused to talk to me," says Betty. "I wrote her a letter stating that John Witherspoon was married and had two children and four grandchildren. I have had no response. But she clearly knows now that she is married to a man who is not divorced."

Johnny Depp Denies Split with Vanessa Paradis

Four months after it was reported that Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis's relationship was all but finished, Depp denied that he and his partner of 14 years had split. "The rumors are not true. They are absolutely not true," the actor, 48, said on the red carpet for the London premiere of Dark Shadows. Still, conspicuously absent from the premiere was Paradis, who has not been seen publicly with Depp since reports about trouble between them. She also has not shared a red carpet with him in at least a year and a half. In January, Paradis was alone at the premiere of her own movie, Café de Flore. At the time, Paradis, 39 – a French singer, model and actress, and mother of two children with Depp – was evasive when asked about a split. In an interview with Stylist magazine, excerpted in Thursday's Sydney Morning Herald, in Australia, Paradis says, "I believe in love, and I want to believe that it lasts forever. But I'm like everyone else, you have to take things a day at a time and you can never know what comes next. All you can do is hope and love and live." Depp's comments at his movie premiere Monday mark the first time he has publicly addressed the issue. "No matter what I say about this, people believe the opposite," Depp said Wednesday. "I can't say enough about it not being over."
 Super-fit Food Network star Robert Irvine has met his match – in both heart and physique. On Thursday, Restaurant: Impossible host Irvine, 46, wed professional wrestler Gail Kim, 35, in Napa Valley, Calif. Kim is the reigning titleholder of the TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Women's Knockout Championship. Also a former WWE Women's champion, she once wrestled under the ring name "La Felina." The couple met on the set of Irvine's former show, Dinner: Impossible.

Las Vegas
Robert De Niro will star opposite Michael Douglas in Jon Turtletaub's comedy "Last Vegas."   The story follows a quartet of retired boomers called upon for a Las Vegas bachelor party by their friend (Douglas), a ladies man who is settling down and marrying a woman half his age.  De Niro will play the party-averse one of the bunch who has a beef with Douglas’ character.


Red 2
Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago," "The Mask of Zorro") and Byung-hun Lee ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation," "I Saw the Devil") are joining the cast of Dean Parisot's upcoming action-comedy sequel "Red 2" at Summit-Lionsgate. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and Helen Mirren are all confirmed to be returning in the follow-up in which the retired CIA operatives use their old-school style to take on a new set of enemies all across Europe.

 The Butler
Matthew McConaughey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Alan Rickman are all being mentioned in connection for roles (most likely cameos) in Lee Daniels' White House historical drama "The Butler". Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack and Jane Fonda are already onboard the biopic of Eugene Allen, a black man who worked in the White House for eight presidents starting in 1952.


Million Dollar Arm
"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm is attached to the true story drama "Million Dollar Arm" about sports agent J.B. Bernstein. Bernstein discovered professional baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through a reality show he staged in India with cricket players.


Married and Cheating
Sarah Jessica Parker and Brendan Fraser will topline while Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria are in talks to join the cast of the comedy "Married and Cheating" for Magnet Media Corp. The story follows three couples experiencing infidelity, deceit and confusion.
 In the provocative new cover story of its May 21 issue, TIME Magazine taps into a two-decade-long parenting conversation that has boiled over in recent months. Journalist Kate Pickert reports on the rise of attachment parenting, a set of techniques popularized by Dr. William (Bill) Sears in "The Baby Book," his 767-page treatise published in 1992. In the article, Pickert explores who Sears is and why controversy surrounds his theories -- specifically baby-wearing, extended breastfeeding and co-sleeping -- but it's TIME's photographs of real mothers breastfeeding their toddlers that has everyone talking.


TV NEWS
Thursday evening was ABC’s turn to make some noise, as the network officially renewed seven scripted shows for the 2012-13 TV season. The first-year comedy Suburgatory also has been picked up, while Grey’s Anatomy, Castle, The Middle and Modern Family are also officially set to return. There is no official word yet on the freshman sitcom Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, the sophomore comedy Happy Endings, or Private Practice, though all three are expected to be back. GCB, Missing and Body of Proof are still on the bubble, while The River and Pan Am are presumed dead. ABC has also renewed reality series Dancing With the Stars, Shark Tank and The Bachelor.


NBC has renewed Community for a 13-episode fourth season. Community joins the already-picked up 30 Rock, Law & Order: SVU, Smash and Grimm. NBC has renewed Parenthood for another season! NBC ordered 15 episodes of the family drama from Jason Katims. In addition, it also ordered 13 episodes for what will likely be the last season of 30 Rock.


TBS is gonna have to start stocking its crafts services tables with pinot noir: The cable net has officially plucked Cougar Town from ABC in a deal that paves the way for a 15-episode fourth season to debut in early 2013. In addition, TBS has acquired rerun rights to the show’s first three seasons.


Is Gus’ losing streak in the romance department about to come to an end on Psych? My sixth sense is telling me it is. Well, that and this next scoop. Wednesday’s cancellation of Alcatraz has freed Parminder Nagra up to join the USA dramedy’s Season 7 cast as a major new love interest for Dule Hill’s forever bachelor.

 Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon died in his Bel Air home on Wednesday morning. He was 84. The famed coiffeur passed away from apparent natural causes at the house on Mulholland Drive, where family members were present. Born in England, Sassoon grew up in London’s Cockney East End. Placed in an orphanage as an infant, he dropped out of school at 14 to work as a shampoo boy in a small salon. After volunteering to fight for Israel in the Negev Desert in 1948, he returned to London to open his first salon. “If I had to be in hair, I was going to do it my way,” he said. The stylist eventually developed a trademark geometric cut, and beginning in the 1960s, clipped the hair of such stars as Mia Farrow and British fashion icon Mary Quant. Over time Sassoon earned many more celebrity clients, moved to Los Angeles and launched a successful product line and an international chain of salons. But in 2011, the Daily Mail reported the magnate was suffering from leukemia, a battle he kept private. Married four times, Sassoon had four children with his second wife, Beverly, and is survived by fourth wife Rhonda.
 Pitt is first man pretty enough to be face of Chanel No. 5. Brad Pitt will make history as the first man pretty enough to be the face of Chanel No. 5 perfume. The legendary fragrance has been tied to Marilyn Monroe and the brand Chanel explicitly represented by Catherine DeNeuve, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman.
 Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are going to be parents! The Dictator actress, 35, and her Parks and Recreation star husband, 32, are expecting their first child this fall. The actress stars alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator, opening May 16, and is currently filming  I Give It a Year in London with Rose Byrne and Simon Baker. Pratt is filming Zero Dark Thirty for director Kathryn Bigelow and will appear with Channing Tatum in Ten Year this September.

Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley Welcome Second Daughter

Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley‘s family is growing. The couple, already parents to 3-year-old daughter Naleigh – whom they adopted from South Korea — have welcomed a second little girl, the actress’s rep confirmed. Heigl says adoption was always in the plan she had for a family with her singer-songwriter husband, 32. “Josh and I started talking about it before we were even engaged,” the actress, 33, said in January. “We have talked about having biological children as well, but we decided to adopt first. I’d like to adopt again.”



Carmen Electra calls off engagement with Rob Patterson
Actress and model Carmen Electra and rocker Rob Patterson have called off their engagement. The news of the split has emerged a day after Carmen was announced as a celebrity contestant on new U.S. TV dating show The Choice. It's off. She hasn't been wearing her ring for a while, but they're good friends and it's been really hard for them to fully separate." "They're more like roommates," the source says. "They don't share a bedroom anymore and they sleep in separate parts of her house. The insider adds, "Carmen's really nervous about getting back into the dating pool, so keeping Rob around makes her feel less anxious about being single. It's not like they'll get back together. The romance part is dead. They're done."


TV NEWS

Britney Spears has officially signed a deal with The X Factor. The deal is said to be worth $15 million for one season with a second season pick up option.

Grey’s Anatomy favorites are poised to return next season. Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Ellen Pompeo and Justin Chambers are close to successfully negotiating a return for the drama’s ninth season. Sources are staying mum on the terms, but say they are each looking to stay for another two years.


Fox is set to renew freshman drama Touch for a second season, but has cancelled the J.J. Abrams series Alcatraz and Bones spin-off The Finder.


Rock star Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and Christine “Cricket” Blair (Lauralee Bell), one of the more popular couples in the storied history of The Young and the Restless, will come together on May 29 to possibly reignite that spark. The actors left the sudser as series regulars in 1994 and 1995, respectively, so this will be the first time their characters return to Genoa City to explore whether daytime love is, indeed, eternal.

A new dating show on Fox will give non-celebrities a chance to woo people like Carmen Electra, Rob Kardashian, and The Situation. The new show, which will debut on June 7th, will feature six one-hour episodes. Each episode will feature four celebrities sitting in a spinning chair (a la The Voice) as the contestants try to woo them. The contestants will be eliminated until the celebrities have chosen their dates. The male celebrities looking for love on “The Choice” include Rob Kardashian, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Pauly D, Warren Sapp,  Tyson Beckford, Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, Rocco DiSpirito, Romeo, Taylor Hicks. Carmen Electra will be joined by Hope Dworaczyk, Rima Fakih, and Sophie Monk as the female celebrities.

Funnyman Jerry Seinfeld is returning to TV in a new U.S. reality series. The actor and star of long-running sitcom Seinfeld will show off his love for the auto industry in upcoming program Comics and Cars. The 58 year old will team up with his pals Alec Baldwin, Ricky Gervais, and former writing partner Larry David to test-drive cars from their youth and trade stories and laughs.