Rep. Anthony Weiner Admits He Lied About Lewd Twitter Photo

New York congressman Anthony Weiner has come forward about the "terrible mistakes" he made recently. On Friday, when a photo of a man's bulging crotch in boxer briefs appeared in Weiner's Twitter stream, the lewd photo was quickly removed and the politico claimed his page was hacked. But fast forward to Monday and Weiner, 46, admits he was the only person using his account. The photo, which he says he "regrets," was in fact meant to send as a direct message, but accidentally posted in his main feed. "This was a very dumb thing to do," he said during a Manhattan press conference. "[It was] a destructive thing to do. The picture was of me and I sent it." A visibly choked up Weiner confessed he had been inappropriately communicating with six women over the last three years, including while he was married. He claims none of these interactions were physical, and they were all "women that I met on Facebook." "I haven't told the truth," he said. "I have done things I deeply regret. I apologize to my wife and our families. I'm deeply ashamed." He and his wife, Huma Abedin, "have no intention of splitting up," Weiner said. "I love my wife very much. We’ve been through a great deal together and will weather this.”

Lauryn Hill Pregnant With 6th Child

Rapper/singer Lauryn Hill has announced that she is pregnant with her sixth child. Lauryn Hill made the announcement during a show at Chene Park in Detroit. Hill's unexpected announcement calmed the crowd, who had grown a bit irritable, because she was over an hour and a half late for the show. She’s keeping quiet on the identity of the father. The former Fugees singer – who already has five children, Zion David-Nesta, 13, Selah, 12, Joshua, nine, John, seven, and three-year-old Sarah with on/off partner Rohan Marley. Although, it is believed to be Marley. Lauryn, 36, is in her second trimester and will give birth later this year.



Chili Peppers to release first album in 5 years
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are gearing up to release their first album in five years on August 30, the rock band said. "I'm With You" also marks their first album since guitarist John Frusciante quit for a second time in 2009 and was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer. As usual, "I'm With You" was produced by Rick Rubin. Their previous collaboration, the 2006 double album "Stadium Arcadium," debuted at No. 1 in 28 countries, including the United States where it went on to sell 2.3 million copies. It also won the Grammy for best rock album.

Angelina Jolie may return for 'Salt' sequel

Angelina Jolie wants to play Evelyn Salt again in a sequel to 2010's "Salt." Kurt Wimmer, who wrote the original movie, is onboard for the second, also at Columbia. The main character, a CIA agent who is accused of being a Russian spy, originally was written as a man. Jolie, however, carried the role credibly, carrying the Sony thriller to $293.5 million in global box office receipts.

West Pointer who sued diva LaBelle leaves academy

The U.S. Military Academy says a cadet who is suing R&B diva Patti LaBelle over a scrape at a Houston airport has left the academy at West Point. A West Point spokeswoman says Richard King left the academy. Lt. Col. Sherri Reed cited privacy laws that prevent her from saying if his exit was related to the lawsuit or the altercation. The academy acknowledges it investigated the March 11 incident. King says he was in his hometown airport standing near LaBelle's luggage when three of her bodyguards attacked him. In court papers, he says LaBelle thought he was standing too close to her bags. Video shows King on the phone and a shoving match ensuing, with three people pushing and punching King. His lawyer says he suffered a concussion.



Star Trek 2 News

J.J. Abrams says the "Star Trek" sequel could be delayed if he feels the film isn't ready - "I care much more about it being good than it be ready…we’re doing everything we can to make sure schedules don’t get screwed up. I don’t think anyone wants a movie on time that’s not worth your time". He also confirms that he isn’t yet considering 3D for the film.



G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes
Dwayne Johnson is in discussions with Paramount Pictures to join the Jon M. Chu-directed 3D sequel "G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes." Johnson's role is a character named Roadblock, likely joining returning co-star Channing Tatum.



Paul Thomas Anderson's Next
Rami Malek ("24," "Night at the Museum") and Madisen Beaty ("The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button") have joined the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled religious drama. Malek will play Clark, the son-in-law of Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman) the creator of a new faith that closely mirrors Scientology. Beaty's role is unknown at present. Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky, and Lena Endre also star.
 Are Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba about to hit the books at Yale University? Not quite – but the two A-listers did tour the New Haven, Conn., campus over the weekend in support of their men, who were in town for their 10-year reunion. Alba's husband, Cash Warren, 32, and Simpson's fiancé, NFL player Eric Johnson, 31, both graduated from the Ivy League college in 2001.

Music promoter gets 21 months in Mariah Carey scam

 purported music entrepreneur who bilked a New Jersey investor out of $330,000 by claiming he was promoting a series of Mariah Carey concerts in Dubai has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
Antywan Ross also was sentenced to pay more than $325,000 in restitution. The shows never took place, the investor was never repaid and Ross admitted that he used most of the money for his own benefit. He pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud.

Dr. Dre settles lawsuit over 'Chronic' sales

Dr. Dre won't be behind the microphone at a federal courthouse after all — the rapper settled a lawsuit over damages from unauthorized online sales of his album "The Chronic" a day before trial. In April a judge ruled that WIDEawake Death Row Records didn't have the proper permission to sell Young's music online or repackage it on new CD releases. The label purchased the holdings of original Death Row Records, which launched the careers of several rappers, out of bankruptcy. He sued WIDEawake Death Row in 2010 for breach of contract, trademark infringement and misappropriation of his likeness. Young was a co-founder of the label, but negotiated a deal to leave the company that required Death Row to obtain his permission before selling his music digitally. On Monday, "The Chronic" was no longer available for download on Apple's popular music service iTunes.



Dumb and Dumber 3
Jim Carrey says he's looking into revisiting some characters from his back catalogue. "We're talking about maybe returning to some old characters that everyone has been asking about. There's Bruce Almighty and we're talking about maybe another Dumb & Dumber."

Cypress Hill Emerges Victorious In $29 Million Lawsuit Over Sample Clearance

Soul music legend Syl Johnson lost a round in court this week, when a long-running lawsuit against rap group Cypress Hill was officially dismissed. Syl Johnson sued Cypress Hill in 2003 for copyright infringement, claiming the group illegally sampled his song "It it Because I'm Black," which was featured on the track "Interlude" on the group's hit album Black Sunday. Cypress Hill originally won a judgment for lawyer fees and court costs in 2008, after a judge ruled that Syl Johnson's original recording was not protected under law, because it was recorded three years before the Federal Copyright Act was passed in 1972. Johnson appealed the original 2008 judgment in favor of Cypress Hill, but the appeal was dismissed.


TV NEWS
Josh Duhamel is going home again for the final season of "All My Children," returning to lend his talents to the show that gave him his start over 10 years ago. The actor will make a cameo in August, the month before the show's final broadcast, as Leo du Pres, the character he embodied for several years until 2003.

Katie Couric has signed a multi-year deal with ABC to host and produce a nationally syndicated talk show and join the ABC News team. The talk show will debut in September 2012, joining a daytime landscape in flux after Oprah Winfrey's exit from broadcast airwaves last month. It will be produced by Jeff Zucker, the former CEO and president of NBCUniversal who executive produced "Today" when Couric co-hosted the show with Matt Lauer.

Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will open The Voice‘s first-ever live episode Tuesday with a Queen medley, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions.”

Another 90210 resident is heading for the hills. Sources confirm that Trevor Donovan — whose heretofore-closeted alter ego Teddy was at the center of a high profile coming out storyline last season — will not be returning to The CW soap as a series regular for Season 4.



Marv Albert is joining CBS Sports as a play-by-play announcer for The NFL on CBS. Albert will continue in his lead role as play-by-play announcer for TNT’s Thursday night NBA regular-season and playoff coverage.



The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons is bringing his personal brand of awesome to Nickelodeon’s iCarly.
The Emmy-winning funnyman will guest star on the tween hit’s fourth season later this year as Caleb, a psych patient who thinks he might actually be from the future.



CMT has ordered a new docu-series, Texas Women. The “reality” show is set to follow “a quartet of friends who work in the rodeo and country music scene by day and party by night in the Lone Star State.”