Lumet, '12 Angry Men' and 'Network' director, dies

Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed Saturday by Marc Kusnetz, who is the husband of Lumet's stepdaughter, Leslie Gimbel. He said Lumet died during the night and had suffered from lymphoma. "Network," a scathing view of the television business, proved to be Lumet's most memorable film and created an enduring catch phrase when crazed newscaster Peter Finch exhorted his audience to raise their windows and shout, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" His final film was 2007's "Before the Devil Knows Your Dead," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Marisa Tomei. His first three marriages ended in divorce: to actress Rita Gam, heiress Gloria Vanderbilt and Lena Horne's daughter, Gail Jones. In 1980, he married journalist Mary Gimbel.

Benicio del Toro expecting child with Kim Stewart

Benicio del Toro is becoming a father. A spokeswoman for the 44-year-old actor says del Toro is expecting a child with reality star Kimberly Stewart, who is Rod Stewart's daughter. Publicist Robin Baum says that "although they are not a couple," del Toro and Kimberly Stewart are looking forward to the baby's arrival. She says, "Benicio is the father and is very supportive." Del Toro won an Academy Award for his supporting role in 2000's "Traffic." His other credits include "The Wolfman," "Sin City" and "21 Grams." The 31-year-old Stewart starred in the 2007 reality show "Living with ... Kimberly Stewart."

Drea de Matteo, Shooter Jennings Welcome a Son

It's a boy for Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings. "Waylon Albert 'Blackjack' Jennings has arrived," Jennings, 31, Tweeted. "Thanks for all the kind words folks! We're super lucky to have so many kind friends!" Baby Blackjack joins big sister Alabama Gypsyrose, 3, and carries on his father and country crooner grandfather Waylon Jennings's first name.

Samantha Ronson was riding her bike after performing at The Brig in Venice early Saturday morning when a car came out of nowhere. After the hit, Ronson was rushed to the hospital for stitches. A friend posted the bruised up photo on Twitter on Monday. Sam is reportedly doing okay now, but cancelled a show just in case.




Tori Spelling: I'm Pregnant
It's time for Tori Spelling to stock up on onesies again! The actress and husband Dean McDermott are expecting their third child together this fall, Spelling confirms via Twitter. "I know there's been a lot of speculation, so I wanted everyone to hear from me ... It's official ... Dean & I are PREGNANT!!!!," Spelling, 37. Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, 44, are already parents to son Liam, 4, and daughter Stella, 2½. McDermott is also dad to son Jack, 12, from a previous marriage.

Russell Brand Proves He’s Not Dudley, But His ‘Arthur’ Certainly Is With Soft Box Office

Russell Brand's take on Dudley Moore's lovable British drunkard Arthur missed the mark at the domestic box office this weekend at $12.6 million. Among four films opening widely, Focus' Joe Wright-directed thriller "Hanna" premiered solidly, beating forecasts with $12.6 million. Sony's surfer-girl biopic "Soul Surfer," meanwhile, also exceeded expectations, grossing $11.1 million.  Here's how the top 10 finished:

"Hop" ($21.7m)
"Arthur" ($12.6m)
"Hanna" ($12.3m)
"Soul Surfer" ($11.1m)
"Insidious" ($9.7m)
"Your Highness" ($9.5m)
"Source Code" ($9.1m)
"Limitless" ($5.7m)
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules" ($4.9m)
"The Lincoln Lawyer" ($4.6m)

Nicki Minaj Joining Britney on Tour
Great news, Britney Spears' camp has officially signed Nicki Minaj as the opening act for Brit's upcoming tour. The tour kicks off on June 17th in Sacramento, CA.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Owe IRS to the Tune of $1.7 Million

The former Black Sabbath warbler and his wife/"The Osbournes" co-star owe Uncle Sam in excess of $1.7 million dollars. The "Crazy Train" belter and his sharp-tongued spouse owe $718,948.25 in back taxes for 2008, and $1,024,175.03 for 2009. This isn't the first time that Sharon has run afoul of the tax collectors- she faced a tax lien in 2009, for $23,000 owed to California for the 2007 tax year.

David Arquette and Courteney Cox Not Together
“We’re not together,” Arquette told Ryan Seacrest. “She’s my best friend, and I love her with all my heart.”  “We were together, but there were talks of separation,” Arquette explained. “We took a moment to look at our relationship—see if we were happy and ask some questions.”

Mark Burnett, Hearst Announce Joint Venture

Hearst Corporation and Mark Burnett today announced that they have formed a long-term media, production and events-based joint venture, with Hearst acquiring a substantial interest in Burnett's existing production business as part of the new venture. The announcement was made by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., CEO of Hearst Corporation, and Mark Burnett. Financial terms were not disclosed. The new global venture will focus on media content, producing events around that content, and spinning off television shows and other programming for new and emerging platforms based on Hearst brands, while expanding Burnett's domestic and international production business. Scott Sassa, president, Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, will lead the new venture's board of directors along with Burnett.

U2's 360° Tour Is Most Successful of All Time, Live Nation Says

Live Nation Entertainment said U2’s 360° tour is the most successful tour of all time, breaking the previous record set by the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang tour, which grossed $554 million in the years 2005-2007. Following the sold-out show at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the U2 tour will break the record.  With 26 shows left until the tour finishes in Canada on July 30, final ticket sales are due to surpass $700 million, it said. The band has played to 5 million people across Europe, Russia, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, according to Live Nation. By the tour's end, more than 7 million people will have seen it.
 Actress Sandra Bullock and son Louis, 15 months.




TV NEWS
After months of negotiations, the four stars of ABC’s Desperate Housewives — Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria — are finalizing eight-figure deals to stay put on Wisteria Lane. The new pacts, which are for one year with an option for a second, pave the way for ABC to renew the show for an eighth season. The quartet’s new base salary would be around $325,000 per episode, up from the $275,000 they had been earning. With additional compensation factored in, including back-end and bonuses, the actresses’ paychecks are expected to soar to $375,000 per episode. If their option for Season 9 is exercised, their base salary is slated to go up to $350,000. All told, the two-year deal could net the ladies as much as $18 million apiece.


NBC is confirming April 28 as the date for Steve Carell's final appearance on "The Office," and his farewell episode on the popular comedy will be supersized, the network announced. That night's long good-bye will air from 9 to 9:50 p.m. Eastern time, followed by an extended version of "Parks and Recreation" that concludes at 10:30 p.m. Eastern, NBC said.




Make no mistake, Danny Glover is still not too old for this sh…tuff called acting. Not by a stretch. And the Lethal Weapon vet’s latest gig is on TNT’s Leverage. In the fifth episode of the sleuthing drama’s upcoming fourth season, Glover will guest-star as a retired war veteran who “acquired a piece of art that has a little bit of a mystery story behind it.”  “We get involved to try to help him recover it.” Hodge says that in a break from style for the TNT series, large sections of Glover’s episode will be narrated by his character, “so we see the majority of the story through his eyes.” Leverage premieres the first, 10-episode stretch of its fourth season on Sunday, June 26.


Everyone can stop shedding tears for Pia Toscano because she just scored a kick ass record deal. Just one day after being eliminated from American Idol she inked a deal with Interscope Records imprint, which is chaired by Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine. Pia is being signed to a deal with Interscope Records who are rushing her into the studio to record an album ASAP," a source familiar with the contract says.



The Jersey Shore cast is getting a huge raise. The eight-member cast have completed their salary negotiations and it looks now like each member will be pulling down at least $100,000 per episode. With each season being 13 episodes, the boys and girls will be pulling down $1.3 million...not to mention getting an all expenses paid trip to Italy, where the next season is being filmed.  If you remember in season two, the cast members had to work hard together to get $10,000 an episode.



Kody Brown, the shaggy-haired patriarch who stars on TLC's Sister Wives, and his fourth wife Robyn, are expecting a baby. "You should have seen the look on his face when we found out," Robyn says. The baby, due in mid October, will be the first for Kody and Robyn, who has three children from a previous marriage. This will be the 17th child for the family, which includes Kody's three other wives and their kids. Kody and Robyn, who moved to Las Vegas with the rest of his fundamentalist Mormon family in January, were married last year during the first season of Sister Wives. Kody is also married to Meri, his only legal wife, Janelle, and Christine.


The first episode of a reality show set in a southern West Virginia coal mine has gotten the mine into trouble. Inspectors cited Cobalt Coal for two activities they saw on the show that they say endangered miners.   The first, a miner used the wrong tool to pull down loose roof rock. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says the 12" pick it was too small for the job. MSHA also cited Cobalt for moving the continuous mining machine when it wasn't cutting coal and allowing a worker to walk alongside. Looking on the bright side, Cobalt Chief Executive Mike Crowder says the footage can help educate miners nationwide about the right and wrong way to do things.

Sheen booed off stage in New York

Charlie Sheen left the stage 30 minutes early at his show in New York on Friday night after audience members heckled him throughout the performance. The former "Two and a Half Men" star is currently travelling the U.S. with his My Violent Torpedo Of Truth/Death Is Not An Option tour. The performances have received mixed reactions from audiences, and the crowd at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall was less than impressed with Sheen. During the show, Sheen received boos from the audience after declaring he had quit drugs. The actor went on to fuel his public war of words with "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre by daring the TV boss to join him onstage at the venue on Sunday. He said, "(Let's) work this s--- out. Of course I want my job back man!" Sheen also poked fun at his director Oliver Stone, joking, "I'll buy an Academy Award from Oliver Stone 'cause he's now broke. His movies now suck! Anyone seen 'Wall Street 2'?" The Web site reports the actor's jokes fell flat -- he was scheduled for a 75 minute slot, but left the stage after just 45 minutes due to heckling from the audience.