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Saturday


  • June-01 -- Anna Nicole Smith Lifetime Movie First Look Photo Shows Agnes Bruckner In ...
    A federal judge ruled this week that Dannielynn - the six-year old daughter Larry had with the late Anna Nicole Smith - may be entitled to as much as $49 million due to sanctions from the estate of E. Pierce Marshall, the son of Anna's ex-husband, J. Howard Marshall.
    Pierce passed away in 2006. More...

  • June-01 -- Topless Female Protesters 'Attacked' Heidi Klum
    Los Angeles - Heidi Klum was ambushed by topless protesters on live TV. The supermodel was hosting the live season finale of Germany's Next Top Model in Mannheim, Germany last night when two women hijacked the stage sporting anti-Heidi messages on their bare torsos.
    Security guards removed the protesters from the stage as the show quickly switched to a different camera view. More...

  • June-01 -- Grumpy Cat aims for movie deal
    The film will feature the feline in a speaking role and be produced by Broken Road productions.
    A representative for Grumpy Cat recently revealed that the production studio that created "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and "Jack and Jill" will look to produce a movie that will capitalize on the meme's endless merchandising opportunities. More...

  • June-01 -- Healing in the Heartland Concert Raises $6 Million for Tornado Relief
    "Healing in the Heartland," the relief benefit concert Wednesday night, was televised on NBC and raised more than $6 million through ticket sales and pledges for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund.
    The "Healing in the Heartland" benefit concert raised big money for Oklahoma tornado relief. More...

Friday


  • May-31 -- Mermaids: The New Evidence Reels In Huge Ratings, Baits Viewers for More ...
    An Animal Planet faux-documentary on mermaids, "Mermaids: The New Evidence," has angered some viewers, who feel they were fooled by the hoax's realistic-looking production techniques.
    After Animal Planet premiered its new special for Monster Week, “Mermaids: The New Evidence,” on Sunday, Twitter lit up with speculation about whether the aquatic humanoids were real. More...

  • May-31 -- 'Man of Steel' Will Destroy a Sears Because It's So... Real
    The two-minute animated short will be produced by Zack Snyder, the director of next month's highly anticipated Superman reboot, " Man of Steel ."
    Don't call it product placement. More...

  • May-31 -- Miley Cyrus "Back on the Grind" as Liam Hemsworth Split Rumors Resurface
    Questions continue to swirl around are-they-or-aren't-they-engaged couple Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. Us Weekly reports that Hemsworth has called off their wedding following an intervention by his brothers, Thor star Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth.
    This comes just a day after reports surfaced that her relationship with fiancé Liam Hemsworth is yet again on the rocks. More...

  • May-31 -- Adam Levine's "I Hate This Country" Quip On 'The Voice' Did *Not* Go Over Well ...
    Most viewers probably didn't even catch it when Adam Levine's voice piped up at the end of "The Voice" elimination show on Tuesday night to declare, "I hate this country."
    Come on folks, if you were focused on the gals standing on stand waiting to hear results you would not have even heard Adam Levine make the comment. More...

Thursday


Wednesday


  • May-29 -- BuzzFeed, CNN and YouTube Plan Online-Video Channel
    Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan tussled with a radiator this weekend and lost.
    Seems that the former World Wrestling Federation star was tinkering with the engine of his boat, and the radiator exploded in his hands about 4 p.m. yesterday. More...

  • May-29 -- Hulk Hogan burns hand, apologizes for posting graphic photos
    Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan tussled with a radiator this weekend and lost.
    Hogan did find solidarity with one Twitter follower. More...

  • May-29 -- Anger in China over teenager's graffiti at Luxor temple
    The graffiti scratched on the temple's wall by a 15 year-old is in Chinese characters and spells out "Ding Jinhao was here".
    While the young Ding reportedly spent a night crying over regret for the act, Chinese microbloggers have also mourned the incident, with many posts on Sina Weibo saying the vandalism has brought shame on China. More...

  • May-29 -- Review: Fast & Furious 6 – Six one way, half-dozen the other
    "Fast & Furious 6" was the the top film at theaters in North America during the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, taking in $120 million, a record for Comcast Corp. ( CMCSA )'s Universal Pictures.
    Financed by Universal and Elliot Inc. for $160 million, "Fast & Furious 6" is on pace to outgross all of the previous entries in the franchise. More...

Tuesday


  • May-28 -- Christie and Obama: Together again
    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks to Carla Pilla, of Seaside Heights, N.J., while Robert Hilton, left, executive director of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitor's Bureau, holds a sign, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Seaside Heights, N.J. Christie cut a ribbon to symbolically reopen the state's shore for the summer season, seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
    During the boardwalk encounter, which was partially caught on video, Snooki BFF and "Jersey Shore" castmate Deena Cortese defended herself after Christie's jab. More...

  • May-28 -- Barbara Eden still dreamy in 'Jeannie' outfit
    With her trademark head nod and wink, "I Dream of Jeannie" star Barbara Eden was back in business.
    Olympic diver Greg Louganis, singer Fergie and Gery Keszler join Barbara Eden on stage during the 21st annual benefit. More...

  • May-28 -- 'Tonight Show' Drummer Ed Shaughnessy Dies From Heart Attack
    Ed Shaughnessy, who drummed for Doc Severinsen's band on The Tonight Show for 30 years, died on Friday night from a heart attack, The Los Angeles Times reports .
    The Los Angeles Times obituary noted that Shaughnessy wasn't just a popular drummer . More...

  • May-28 -- Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, Thor: The ...
    Head on over to the Cosmic Book News Amazing Spider-Man Movie Hub for more news, images and trailers.
    Writer Alex Kurtzman, Rocky and me making use of an Oscorp crater fire," director Marc Webb captioned the Twitter pic, jokingly explaining the bizarre situation. More...

Monday


  • May-27 -- Kanye West's Houston Screening of 'New Slaves' Shut Down By Police
    A Houston screening of Kanye West's "New Slaves" video was shut down last night (May 24), the Houston Chronicle reports.
    The G.O.O.D. Music emcee first premiered "New Slaves" last weekend when the music video for the Yeezus song was projected onto 66 buildings in cities across the globe. More...

  • May-27 -- Is Tilda Swinton Taking Style Advice From Jim Jarmusch?
    On the night before its Cannes Film Festival premiere, Sony Pictures Classics has announced that they have picked up the North American distribution rights for Only Lovers Left Alive, the new movie from New York City auteur Jim Jarmusch ( Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Broken Flowers ), which is a romantic thriller starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin and Jeffrey Wright.
    The film stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as vampires who have spent centuries together. More...

  • May-27 -- Whedon Chats Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver in 'Avengers 2' on Fallon
    The socialite stars in popular series Keeping Up with the Kardashians alongside her sisters Khloé and Kourtney and a host of other family members.
    During a recent visit on BET's 106 & Park, Ray J who has been making headlines with his 'I Hit it First' song and most recently video which stars a Kim Kardashian look like. More...

  • May-27 -- New Keeping Up with the Kardashians Photos Show That Season 8 Is All About ...
    The socialite stars in popular series Keeping Up with the Kardashians alongside her sisters Khloé and Kourtney and a host of other family members.
    During a recent visit on BET's 106 & Park, Ray J who has been making headlines with his 'I Hit it First' song and most recently video which stars a Kim Kardashian look like. More...

Sunday


  • May-26 -- Museum hopes 'Star Wars' exhibit draws thousands
    Plus, another interesting tidbit tied to the third part of George Lucas' original trilogy was just revealed.
    The original plans for the prequels, which did not feature Anakin as a child, have been made public for the first time in a preview of JW Rinzler's upcoming The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. More...

  • May-26 -- Kanye West's Houston Screening of 'New Slaves' Shut Down By Police
    The G.O.O.D. Music emcee first premiered "New Slaves" last weekend when the music video for the Yeezus song was projected onto 66 buildings in cities across the globe.
    Kanye has words for days -- words that don't agree with each other, ambiguous pronouns, homonyms, insults, " Strange Fruit " quotes. More...

  • May-26 -- X-Men: Days Of Future Past Adds Evan Peters As Quicksilver
    Earlier last week Joss Whedon revealed that the superhero-siblings, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, would be involved in The Avengers 2.
    It's also possible that Singer had plans to use Quicksilver in the distant future, and now that Wheddon made public plans to use him, Singer wants to get his claim to him right away. More...

  • May-26 -- Behind the scenes of the world's largest LEGO model: A life-sized X-wing ...
    LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Model Fun Facts • Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks • Weighs 45,980 pounds/20,865 kilograms • Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters • Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters • Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters • 32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct - about 4 months • Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic • Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42x the size of the retail building set • The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California's seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation.
    The largest Lego model ever assembled, the life-size X-wing starfighter is 42 feet long with a 44-foot-wide wingspan and took 32 builders more than a year to put together. More...





Saturday


Friday


  • May-24 -- Cruise passengers get bill of rights
    Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA, said the idea for the bill of rights came about in response to demands from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., that the industry guarantee passengers minimum standards and protections while on a ship, including sanitary conditions, back-up power, medical care and refunds in the event of a power failure.
    For vacationers who still have some trepidation, put down your Dramamine and be of stout heart. More...

  • May-24 -- Amazon's "Kindle Worlds" lets fan fiction writers sell their stories
    Television Group's Alloy Entertainment, a notorious content factory, including Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and The Vampire Diaries.
    Thanks to Amazon, writing fanfiction about popular television show characters just became more than a passionate hobby that earns you ridicule from friends and co-workers. More...

  • May-24 -- Eva Longoria graduates with master's degree in Chicano studies
    Eva Longoria's not just a pretty face: The Desperate Housewives alum earned her master's degree from California State University, Northridge on Wednesday.
    Xoxo m." Jane Fonda wrote a blogpost of how inspired she was by the Latina actress after they met at Cannes. More...

  • May-24 -- New 'Destiny' trailer stars Gus from 'Breaking Bad' and gigantic space marines
    In the past, we've featured cool live-action commercials for the Halo video game series, and so we figured it couldn't hurt to highlight a new game from game developers at Bungie and Activision.
    The A-list director Jon Favreau has taken the task of directing the live-action trailer for Bungie's Destiny. More...

Thursday


Wednesday


  • May-22 -- "Clouds" singer known for viral hit dies from osteosarcoma
    Zach Sobiech, who had a viral hit song with "Clouds'' that was also featured in a celebrity tribute video to him, died at 18 of bone cancer on Monday morning.
    "Hopefully, Zach's at peace." More...

  • May-22 -- Star Trek Into Darkness' screenwriter regrets Alice Eve underwear scene
    Who the heck wants to stare at Ricardo Montalban's boobs for two hours? And let's not even get started on how bad Kirstie Alley is playing a Vulcan character as pretty much Kirstie Alley with fake ears.
    Trek '09 showed us an event first referred to as a part of Captain Kirk's reckless past in Khan. More...

  • May-22 -- See Blue Ivy On Her Mini Throne – Plus Dad Jay-Z's New Lullaby Album
    Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z has put an end to speculation his wife Beyonce is pregnant with their second child, insisting the rumours are not true.
    According to Ebro Darden, Jay-Z debunked the rumors and wouldn't accept any congratulatory messages. More...

  • May-22 -- Keanu Reeves Gains Weight, Looks Like Richie Sambora
    Veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi has slammed Justin Bieber for turning up late to a string of concerts, insisting he runs the risk of losing fans if he does it again.
    Justin Bieber may have slammed his critics last night at the Billboard Music Awards for focussing too much on his off-stage antics and not enough on "the music, the craft that I'm making," but he probably wasn't referring to Jon Bon Jovi. More...

Tuesday


  • May-21 -- Did a Salon excerpt ruin Penn Jillette's chance to win "Celebrity Apprentice"?
    Trace Adkins beat Penn Jillette to win "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" Sunday night.
    Trump starts by revealing that Jillette's ice cream sold more than Adkins', and as a result, Walgreens is donating an extra $100,000 to Jillette's charity, Opportunity Village. More...

  • May-21 -- Oscar Isaac grabs Cannes spotlight with 'Llewyn Davis' - USA Today
    While there are still plenty of heavy hitters on the way, the film that's proved the buzziest of the first few days of the Cannes Film Festival has got to be Inside Llewyn Davis, the music-filled dramedy directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
    "The movie doesn't really have a plot," Joel Coen told reporters at the festival. More...

  • May-21 -- '30 Rock' Star Katrina Bowden Weds Singer Ben Jorgensen
    According to E! Online Katrina Bowden, the "ex" 30 Rock actress married musician Ben Jorgensen on Sunday in New York City.
    Jorgensen participated in selecting the music to be used while Bowden walks down the aisle, -- Don't Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith played in a string-quartet version. More...

  • May-21 -- Kelly Rowland X Factor USA Confirmation Leaks As Faith Hill Shoots Down ...
    Just days before the new season begins filming, Fox is close to signing Mexican singer Paulina Rubio and former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland to round out the judging panel for "The X Factor," according to E!
    The site also says that next season's line-up may feature Simon Cowell and three female judges. More...

Monday


Sunday


  • May-19 -- Rep: Mariah Carey Did Not Lip Sync On American Idol Finale - Access Hollywood
    Mariah Carey apparently refused to stand and applaud after former American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez returned to the stage on last nights final.
    A duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain't gonna happen. More...

  • May-19 -- Listen! An early demo of Britney's next track
    After teasing the track last month, Britney Spears has treated her fans to "Ooh La La," a saccharine-sweet, pop song off the soundtrack for animated sequel The Smurfs 2, which hits theaters July 31.
    Britney Spears' fans have nothing to be blue about this Friday morning, as the 31-year-old pop princess' new song for The Smurfs 2 hits the web. More...

  • May-19 -- LiLo gaining weight at rehab facility
    Lindsay Lohan can't stop eating since her Adderall was taken away.
    If you're Lindsay Lohan, that is. More...

  • May-19 -- New upscale cruise line to launch in 2015 - USA Today
    Viking Launches New Ocean Cruise Line - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee www.vikingcruises.com/ocean ]] www.vikingcruises.com/ocean ]] www.vikingcruises.com/ocean s), marking the introduction of the travel industry's first new cruise line in nearly a decade.
    River cruises traditionally spend more time in port so guests can truly explore the destination. More...





Saturday


  • May-18 -- Anteater Baby Mystery: Mother Immaculately Conceives Offspring in Connecticut
    GREENWICH, Conn. -- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
    The gestation period for anteaters is six months. More...

  • May-18 -- Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize
    Billy Joel, Gloria Estefan and James Taylor will help to honour legendary singer/songwriter Carole King at the White House next week (begs20May13) when she is feted with the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
    Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded show for King, the first woman to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. More...

  • May-18 -- Bea Arthur topless portrait sells for nearly $2 million, causes Facebook stir
    This image provided by Christie's Auction House shows a 1991 painting by artist John Currin entitled "Bea Arthur Naked." (AP Photo/Christie's Auction House) NEW YORK (AP) - A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction.
    Currin is quite famous, traditionally works from photos and his paintings often sell in about that range. More...

  • May-18 -- Amazon Passes on 'Zombieland' Pilot - The Hollywood Reporter
    The first of Amazon's experimental original series to fall is also its most high-profile: Zombieland co-creator Rhett Reese has announced that the show based on his hit 2009 movie "will not be moving forward on Amazon," where it debuted little more than a month agotossed out to live or die, according to its customer feedback.
    While the pilot didn't get great reviews, there was a lot of criticism from the get go from fans before production had even begun. More...

Friday


  • May-17 -- Woman 'on Prince Harry stalker watch-list' arrested for trying to sneak into his ...
    Prince Henry of Wales (a.k.a. Prince Harry) will play in The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup, at the Greenwich Polo Club, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States today, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 3:00.
    The polo field is a world away from the Afghanistan war zone where the British Army captain recently served 20 weeks in an attack helicopter. More...

  • May-17 -- Kelly Rowland confesses envy for Beyonce, loving an abuser on 'Dirty Laundry'
    Dirty laundry is usually something people try to keep from getting out in the open for fear of running their reputation, however, Kelly Rowland is letting it all air out.
    Many are trying to figure out the identity of Rowland's abusive ex. More...

  • May-17 -- Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown on writer's block
    Early reviews of Dan Brown's fast-paced fourth book in "The Da Vinci Code" series labelled it a "clunky" page-turner that will nevertheless delight his fans.
    Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of the last two days. More...

  • May-17 -- Greta Gerwig, Blithely Spirited As 'Frances Ha'
    Noah Baumbach goes lo-fi for his latest feature, "Frances Ha," shooting the NYC-set film -- about the twentysomething growing pains of the titular Frances (Greta Gerwig) -- in beautiful black and white on a Canon DSLR camera.
    The studiedly messy apartments where unattached Frances finds herself are places we can exist in, not places we stay in. More...

Thursday


Wednesday


Tuesday


  • May-14 -- Woman Kicked Off Flight for Singing Whitney Houston Nonstop
    An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles International to New York's John F Kennedy Airport was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas City Friday after an unidentified woman refused to stop singing Whitney Houston songs.
    Halfway through the six-hour flight, the pilot made an unscheduled landing in Kansas City, where the passenger was escorted off the plane. More...

  • May-14 -- ABC to offer live feed of network online through 'Watch ABC' app
    Dedicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows anytime and anywhere, Disney/ABC Television Group announced today that, beginning the afternoon of Tuesday, May 14, 2013 to coincide with its ABC Network Upfront presentation, its much anticipated "WATCH ABC" authenticated service will be available to all viewers in the New York City area via WABC-TV, the nation's most watched broadcast station, and WPVI, the #1 local station in Philadelphia, as part of a special open access preview, running through the end of June.
    The app will support other operating systems in the coming months, said Albert Cheng, ABC executive vice president for digital media. More...

  • May-14 -- 'Game of Thrones' Recap: To Ser, With Love
    When "Game of Thrones" kicked off, Jamie Lannister was known only as The Kingslayer - an insidious miscreant not worthy of respect from the infallible Ned Stark.
    "Come on, baby, I'll put you up in a great condo," is not, as Julia Roberts pointed out, the correct ending for a fairy tale.) More...

  • May-14 -- Coulson, Cars and (Maybe) Luke Cage: Agents of SHIELD's First Teaser ...
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is slated to take place in Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity, and given the high-profile of the Marvel Studios films it was heavily expected to get a series order.
    As long as the special effects are not too cheap and pretty decent (gonna be hard to get the movie quality effects for a tv show), then for sure SHIELD. I enjoyed angel and hope whedon brings his wit and humor to this show like with the avengers. More...

Monday


  • May-13 -- Will Disney's new Tonto be any better?
    Hanay Geiogamah, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma who advised Disney on "Pocahontas," said Depp's Tonto comes off as a mystical, radical modernization of the character played by Jay Silverheels in the 1950s, which is by far the most recognizable.
    Click on the Like button to get updates about The Lone Ranger directly on your Facebook page. More...

  • May-13 -- Playboy Playmate of the Year Raquel Pomplun "Rocked" Her Photo Shoot ...
    Along with the honor of being named 2013 Playmate of the Year, Raquel Pomplun also gets $100,000 in prize money and a one-year lease on a 2014 Jaguar F-TYPE. "I can't begin to describe how excited I am to receive this honor and be given the opportunity to represent Playboy as its first Mexican American Playmate of the Year," she said in a statement.
    Pomplun graces the front of Playboy's June 2013 issue. More...

  • May-13 -- 'Inferno,' by Dan Brown
    Renowned author Dan Brown hated the critics.
    Brown's 2003 novel "The Da Vinci Code," featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, turned the study of codes and symbols into a worldwide obsession. More...

  • May-13 -- ABC renews 'Scandal,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Nashville' and more
    The fast-paced series from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has become the water-cooler show of the season thanks to a dedicated cast live-tweeting new and "vintage" episodes that helped capture new viewers including Oprah Winfrey, who dedicated an hour of Oprah's Next Chapter to the series about a fixer and her doomed romance with the president.
    The ABC drama rakes in a 3.2 rating in the key demo, again besting its "Grey's Anatomy" lead and softening the bad news of "Wipeout's" anemic return. More...

Sunday






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