Melanie Amaro won "The X-Factor" last night. The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Florida won the competition over 30-year-old singer Josh Krajcik. Chris Rene came in third place. Melanie, who was mentored by judge Simon Cowell and was at one point eliminated from the contest, won a $5 million recording contract and a starring role in a Pepsi commercial. "Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God," that's all she could mutter after host Steve Jones announced her as the winner. Guest performers included Justin Bieber, Stevie Wonder, Leona Lewis, Pitbull, Ne-Yo and 50 Cent.
Three stagehands were injured backstage last night during "The X-Factor." A stair riser came unhinged as 50 Cent walked out. It hit 2 workers in the head, and crashed into the arm of another. They were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for assessment.
Adam Lambert escaped assault charges in domestic fight, for now. No charges have been filed against Adam for punching bystanders trying to break up a fight with his boyfriend, "Finnish Big Brother" star Sauli Koskinen. They were outside a gay bar in Helsinki. No one was seriously hurt, and no one filed a complaint. Police said the two men were released after a few hours and that no further action would be taken. Adam is blaming his bad behavior on travel, Vodka and "irrational confusion" and adding "lesson learned" on Twitter.
Alec Baldwin says he has no plans to run for mayor of New York City. Michael Bloomberg is to vacate the office in 2013. Baldwin made the announcement on his weekly New York radio show. He said "I've lost my appetite for politics. I've got a good job now."
Producers at "Saturday Night Live" have gotten word to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow that they want him to host. Problem is that the NFL forbids any negotiation with a player during the active season. SNL will hold onto the offer, until the season ends in February. If he is interested, he can’t say.
Just days after Britney Spears' engagement news, Justin Timberlake has proposed to Jessica Biel in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day. According to secret sources, JT popped the question at the luxury ski resort Amangani in Wyoming. First of all, we highly doubt JT would actually do this not even a week after Britney got her rock. It's not smart. Even if he had it planned, we would think he'd postpone it. But, if it is true, then congrats! But their reps have not denied it yet and close friends say they know nothing.
We just found out that Dame Helen Mirren will be coming to “Glee” in January. She will serve as the "inner voice" of a character at McKinley High. Now, we're not sure who exactly gets the honor of having their inner monologue voiced by the Oscar winning actress, but we do know we'll get to hear (not see, boo!) Helen's narration as soon as the first episode back from hiatus on Jan. 17th. I don’t know who could be getting the honor? The episode is very Will/Emma heavy, but we haven't heard anything official yet.
It's the news everyone has been waiting for: R. Kelly has thirty-two more chapters for "Trapped In The Closet" ready to film! Calm your beating hearts, and stop clearing your calendars for the foreseeable future — because he needs money to do it. Apparently it's pretty expensive to do, so he's looking for investors! So if you want to get in on this epic hip-hopera action, break out those checkbooks!
Some Girl Named Tias made it into E on the Z today! Tias and Becca are proud parents this morning! After a long 48 hours of labor, a little epidural, a little pitocin and a last minute decision to bring him out via c-section, baby Word Jumble arrived just after 6am. His name will be revealed in moments as Dad is waiting for the green light from Mom. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches long and he's got a full head of hair. (picture coming soon too!) Congratulations Becca and Tias!!
Just days after Britney Spears' engagement news, Justin Timberlake has proposed to Jessica Biel in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day. According to secret sources, JT popped the question at the luxury ski resort Amangani in Wyoming. First of all, we highly doubt JT would actually do this not even a week after Britney got her rock. It's not smart. Even if he had it planned, we would think he'd postpone it. But, if it is true, then congrats! But their reps have not denied it yet and close friends say they know nothing.
We just found out that Dame Helen Mirren will be coming to “Glee” in January. She will serve as the "inner voice" of a character at McKinley High. Now, we're not sure who exactly gets the honor of having their inner monologue voiced by the Oscar winning actress, but we do know we'll get to hear (not see, boo!) Helen's narration as soon as the first episode back from hiatus on Jan. 17th. I don’t know who could be getting the honor? The episode is very Will/Emma heavy, but we haven't heard anything official yet.
It's the news everyone has been waiting for: R. Kelly has thirty-two more chapters for "Trapped In The Closet" ready to film! Calm your beating hearts, and stop clearing your calendars for the foreseeable future — because he needs money to do it. Apparently it's pretty expensive to do, so he's looking for investors! So if you want to get in on this epic hip-hopera action, break out those checkbooks!
Some Girl Named Tias made it into E on the Z today! Tias and Becca are proud parents this morning! After a long 48 hours of labor, a little epidural, a little pitocin and a last minute decision to bring him out via c-section, baby Word Jumble arrived just after 6am. His name will be revealed in moments as Dad is waiting for the green light from Mom. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches long and he's got a full head of hair. (picture coming soon too!) Congratulations Becca and Tias!!
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leaks is reportedly scheduled to guest star on "Glee" as a swim coach at McKinley High. Glee stars Chris Colfer and Lea Michele (Kurt and Rachel) let the news slip on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" with Andy Cohen on Monday night. The former "Celebrity Apprentice" will play Roz Washington, the school's synchronized swim team coach, and will be Sue Sylvester’s biggest rival. Lea is a huge "Real Housewives" fan and said that the cast was so excited to have NeNe on the show. "We literally raided her trailer, we banged on her door!"
Beyonce’s house is a "no-TV zone" over the festive period. She and husband Jay-Z are both so busy during the year they prefer to focus on quality family time over Christmas. They are awaiting the birth of their firstborn, and are buying her lots of gifts.
A CoverGirl ad featuring Taylor Swift has been pulled over suspicions the shot was digitally enhanced. Proctor & Gamble received complaints, and discontinued the ad for NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara. The ad had a tiny disclaimer: 'lashes enhanced in post-production'.
So much for a dolly and perhaps your two front teeth. All Suri Cruise wants for Christmas is $130,000 worth of swag. Friends of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes say she's probably going to get it. Topping the list of the 5-year-old are diamond earrings, a pony, and a dress that "makes her look like a fairy princess." Tom and Katie "love the holidays and always go overboard." They are buying Suri absolutely everything she asks for." The proud parents have already found a stable for the pony near their Beverly Hills home.
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leaks is reportedly scheduled to guest star on "Glee" as a swim coach at McKinley High. Glee stars Chris Colfer and Lea Michele (Kurt and Rachel) let the news slip on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" with Andy Cohen on Monday night. The former "Celebrity Apprentice" will play Roz Washington, the school's synchronized swim team coach, and will be Sue Sylvester’s biggest rival. Lea is a huge "Real Housewives" fan and said that the cast was so excited to have NeNe on the show. "We literally raided her trailer, we banged on her door!"
Beyonce’s house is a "no-TV zone" over the festive period. She and husband Jay-Z are both so busy during the year they prefer to focus on quality family time over Christmas. They are awaiting the birth of their firstborn, and are buying her lots of gifts.
A CoverGirl ad featuring Taylor Swift has been pulled over suspicions the shot was digitally enhanced. Proctor & Gamble received complaints, and discontinued the ad for NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara. The ad had a tiny disclaimer: 'lashes enhanced in post-production'.
So much for a dolly and perhaps your two front teeth. All Suri Cruise wants for Christmas is $130,000 worth of swag. Friends of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes say she's probably going to get it. Topping the list of the 5-year-old are diamond earrings, a pony, and a dress that "makes her look like a fairy princess." Tom and Katie "love the holidays and always go overboard." They are buying Suri absolutely everything she asks for." The proud parents have already found a stable for the pony near their Beverly Hills home.
Now that Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are over, Kobe is wasting no time getting a date in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day! According to a member of the Lakers team, we're told that Kobe and Lamar Odem talked openly last season about Kobe's marital problems. Lamar offered to hook Kobe up with his wife Khloe Kardashian's sister, Kim Kardashian, if Kobe and wife Vanessa would ever split up. Well now that Kobe and Vanessa are officially divorcing, Kobe has agreed to go on a date with Kim. The insider explained, "Kobe always had a crush on Kim, but he knew that if they ever hung out, she'd go right to the press. Now that he's legally separated, he doesn't really care."
Joe Jonas was rushed to a hospital Sunday night with severe abdominal pains. He checked into the emergency room at Los Angeles' Children's Hospital. He was treated, & discharged. Saturday night, he was seen with several women at Chicago's Board Room nightclub. Nicodemus thinks he got roofied, others guess it was simply food poisoning.
"Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood spent last Christmas in jail for domestic battery and neglect. She was put on probation. She’s missed hearings and didn’t do anything the judge ordered. Police went to her house, found illegal pills and now she’s back in jail for this Christmas.
Word spread across the internet Monday that Jon Bon Jovi had died. You’ll be happy to know, it was not true. An online blog site reported he was found unconscious in a Jersey hotel, and later died. He attended a charity event last night and tweeted a pic with the time and date saying, "Heaven looks a lot like Jersey".
Fed up with Kobe Bryant's many infidelities, his wife of 10-plus years has filed for divorce. The legal documents say "irreconcilable differences," but sources say Vanessa found out Kobe had been unfaithful one too many times. "She's been dealing with these incidents for a long time and has been a faithful wife, but she's finally had enough," said a source. "This one is the straw that broke the camel's back." The couple reportedly does not have a pre-nup, so under California law Vanessa is eligible for half of Kobe's $150 million. She is asking for joint custody of the couple's two children and spousal support. Kobe is desperate to get his family back together, according to sources, and already has come to an agreement for spousal support.
During her concert in Portugal last week Rihanna rushed off stage mid-way thru performing "What's My Name" for what witnesses are saying backstage was disgusting. She barely made it off the stage before she threw up (or even as one site claimed, "emptying her stomach"! Eww!). She returned later to sing "Rude Boy" but many think there could be an unplanned pregnancy. But honestly, why couldn't it just be a stomach bug? Well because that's no scandal! Come on! Ha...
Britney Spears said yes! She has agreed to marry her longtime boyfriend and former agent Jason Trawick. The two have been dating since 2009. Britney hinted at the big news with a Tweet Friday morning that read, "OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I've been waiting for. Can't wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!!" Spears was previously married to Kevin Federline, with whom she has two sons: 6-year-old Sean Preston and 5-year-old Jayden James. They were divorced in 2006. And remember Brit also briefly wed childhood friend Jason Alexander in 2004, but the marriage was annulled after 55 hours.
It was just three weeks ago that Selena Gomez revealed the great news that her mother Mandy and stepfather Brian Teefy were expecting their first baby. But tragically, Selena's mom has suffered a miscarriage. It would have been the first sibling for Justin Bieber's girlfriend who has often spoken about being an only child. The singer, 19, has cancelled two holiday concerts, with her rep citing a "family emergency."
Britney Spears is getting engaged to boyfriend Jason Trawick in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day. Multiple sources say Jason's plans to pop the question tonight in Las Vegas. Britney knows they're getting engaged, so it's not going to be a big surprise. Sources say Britney's conservators have given their stamp of approval. The matter will go before the judge in the conservatorship case but it's virtually certain Brit will get the judge's sign off. Jason did it the old fashioned way by asking Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, for permission to marry his daughter. They're also doing it the new-fashioned way, there will be a prenup.
Howard Stern will be a judge on "America's Got Talent" next season. He's taking over for Piers Morgan who quit the show to focus on his work at CNN. Naturally, this won't affect Stern's radio show. In fact, "America's Got Talent" will move their live shows from Los Angeles to New York City to accommodate him. Stern says he'll be much tougher on the contestants than returning judges Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel. Stern said, "I told them that the show has a little too much nonsense. First of all, when these very young children come on, I'm going to want to talk to these mothers who march them out there. You know, they've got to be prepared to lose and they've got to be prepared to hear the truth. Don't call me a scumbag because I'm going to tell your kid he has no talent. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but feelings are going to get hurt. I'm going to be Piers Morgan on steroids." By the way, Piers is happy that Stern is taking his seat. He Tweeted, "Congrats to Howard Stern. He'll be outrageous, hilarious, dangerous and brilliant. Can't wait."
Would you like a double serving of Russell Brand on your television? Then come next year, you're in luck. FOX and its sister network FX have both ordered projects from Katy Perry's funny hubby, but the series are as different as late-night and animation. Russell's deal with FX is a six-episode order of an unscripted half-hour late-night show, starring himself, of course. According to the network, the show will feature his "unvarnished, unfiltered take on current events, politics and pop culture." Russell said, "I am so excited I'm on the point of climax, in fact I will put the "O" into FX, which spells Fox, which is actually the channel's real name. That's the only thing that worries me about all this to be honest. At least I'll be able to have a Christmas drink with Bill O'Reilly." The FX series is set to launch in the spring of 2012. And if that wasn't enough for one day for Brand, Fox has picked up an animated comedy that the actor helped co-create. Though details on the show's premise haven't been confirmed, it's rumored that it will revolve around Russell's life in his 20s.
2012 Golden Globe Nominations
MOTION PICTURE
Drama The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
Comedy or musical 50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn
Actor, drama George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actress, drama Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Actor, comedy or musical Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris
Actress, comedy or musical Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Supporting actor Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Supporting actress Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Animated film Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Arthur Christmas
Foreign-language film The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid with a Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Director Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Screenplay Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Original song Hello Hello (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin), Gnomeo & Juliet
The Keeper (music and lyrics by Chris Cornell), Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close), Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof (music by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas), The Help
Masterpiece (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), W.E.
Original score Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski, W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
John Williams, War Horse
TELEVISION
Drama American Horror Story (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Boss (Starz)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
Comedy or musical Enlightened (HBO)
Episodes (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
New Girl (Fox)
Actor, drama series Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kelsey Grammer, Boss (Starz)
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias (Showtime)
Damian Lewis, Homeland (Showtime)
Actress, drama series Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge (ABC)
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness (USA)
Actor, comedy or musical series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Thomas Jane, Hung (HBO)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
Actress, comedy or musical series Laura Dern, Enlightened (HBO)
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl (Fox)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Supporting actor Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC)
Supporting actress Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Miniseries or TV movie Cinema Verité (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
The Hour (BBC America)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Actor, miniseries or TV movie Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (PBS)
Dominic West, The Hour (BBC America)
Actress, miniseries or TV movie Romola Garai, The Hour (BBC America)
Diane Lane, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (ITV)
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
In the Big Fat Rumor of the Day, as ridiculous as it sounds, Selena Gomez is giving Justin Bieber an engagement ring for Christmas because he's been kind of down lately. A source says, "Selena is crazy about Justin, and she hates seeing him so upset over the paternity allegations. "He's been on edge thinking Selena might leave him, so she wants to get him a ring to show that she's with him for the long haul." Justin's mom Pattie is supposedly on board with the idea, too. By the way, the Biebs got pulled over by the LAPD yesterday in his tricked out "Batmobile" Cadillac. The charge: Making an "unsafe left turn." They let him off with a warning.
Barbara Walters' annual "Most Fascinating People of the Year" special aired last night and as it turns out, Barbara was really fascinated by the late Steve Jobs this year. He got the #1 spot. Barbara was also to a lesser extent fascinated by: Amanda Knox, the woman who was accused of murder in Italy and former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. The others were previously announced: SimonCowell, Donald Trump, the Kardashians, Katy Perry, Derek Jeter,"Modern Family's" couple Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, and KateMiddleton's hot sister Pippa. Barbara has been doing this for 19 years, and this is Steve's first mention.
Katy Perry admits to using an auto cue teleprompter in her concerts to remember lyrics live. She does 15 to 20 songs per show, and occasionally forgets a line. Her husband Russell Brand will slip in "keywords" to impress the local audience. She's not the only artist to use the auto cue, but does that bother you that she needs help remembering her own songs?
If you're sick of the Kardashian family, the bad news is that they're probably not going away anytime soon, but the good news is that E! may have found the next "celebrity family" for everyone to obsess over. There's talk that E! is developing a show kinda like "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Clint Eastwood's family. The show will star Clint's wife, Dina, and his two youngest kids: 18-year-old Francesca and 15-year-old Morgan. This is supposedly worthy of TV because it will allow us to, "explore what it's like to live in a family of 'Hollywood royalty.'" Clint has agreed to make a few cameo appearances, but he won't be a main character. Sources say producers are hoping to have the show on the air within the next few months. Morgan is Clint's only child with Dina, who he married in 1996. In all Clint has seven children with five different women, now that should be a reality show.
If you didn't know, "Glee" star Chord Overstreet is in the process of recording his debut album, which is being described as "acoustic pop." Anyway, a song from the album has leaked online. It's called "Beautiful Girl". Here's a direct link. By the way, there's no release date for the album, but Chord says it'll be out next year.
Drake has announced tour dates for his 2012 Club Paradise Tour, which kicks off on Valentines Day. The Club Paradise Tour starts off in Miami, FL and ends in San Diego, CA and will feature A$AP Rocky, along with a host of other artists throughout the tour. Drake is promoting his new album Take Care, will hit 17 different cities, with the tour rapping up the second week of March. Drake said it has nothing to do with people on his label. He wanted to make this tour more intimate as opposed to performing in large stadiums, in hopes of giving back to the fans that have supported him from his earliest days. Drake’s North American Club Paradise Tour 2012:
» February 14 – Miami, FL @ Bank United Center
» February 15 – Gainesville, FL @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
» February 17 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
» February 18 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
» February 21 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
» February 22 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
» February 24 – Tallahassee, FL @ Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
» February 25 – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena
» February 27 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
» February 28 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
» March 1 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
» March 2 – Arlington, TX @ College Park Center
» March 4 – Tuscon, AZ @ Tucson Arena
» March 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Galen Center
» March 8 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
» March 10 – San Jose, CA @ Event Center
» March 11 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Derek Jeter doesn't make his one-night stands leave empty-handed in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day. On the morning after, he sends them away with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia. A source says, "Derek has girls stay with him at his apartment in New York, and then he gets them a car to take them home the next day. Waiting in his car is a gift basket containing signed Jeter memorabilia." But over the summer, Derek made the mistake of accidentally hooking up with and then gifting the same girl twice. "Jeter seemed to have forgotten about the first time and gave her the same identical parting gift, a gift basket with a signed Derek Jeter baseball. He basically gave her the same gift twice because he’d forgotten hooking up with her the first time." Jeter broke up with girlfriend Minka Kelly over the summer, and the source says, "He's definitely over her. He is playing the field."
On Tuesday January 3rd, you better set your DVRs. ABC will debut "Celebrity Wife Swap" and I can't wait to see how this plays out. Six celebrity pairings will try to learn what life is like in one another's shoes. Here is your cast list: Actor Gary Busey will swap with Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard. Tracey Gold from "Growing Pains" will swap with singer Carnie Wilson from Wilson Phillips. Comedian Niecy Nash will swap with Tina Yothers from "Family Ties." Professional wrestler Mick Foley will swap with actor Antonio Sabato Jr. But the best one of all I think has to be Flavor Flav is swapping with Dee Snider. Hilarious.
We all fell in love with Ryan Gosling in "The Notebook". But the ironic thing is that he only got the part because director Nick Cassavetes didn't think he was that attractive. Ryan says, "Nick called me to meet him at his house. When I got there, he was standing in his back yard, and he looked at me and said, 'I want you to play this role because you're not like the other young actors out there in Hollywood. 'You're not handsome, you're not cool, you're just a regular guy who looks a bit nuts.'" Growing up in Canada, Ryan says he was, "a lonely child. I didn't do well in school and TV was my only friend." So what inspired him to get into showbiz? Racquel Welch. And the Muppets. He says, "One day, I saw Raquel Welch on 'The Muppet Show'. She was dancing with this big furry spider and I immediately fell in love. She was the first crush I ever had, and I thought, 'How do I get to meet this woman?' And then I thought, 'Well, she's on TV, so to meet her I have to get on TV myself.'"
Next month, "Price Is Right" is doing its first ever celebrity week. They will compete against regular, non-celebrity contestants begining Monday, January 2nd. Snoop Dogg will be th e is participating in the show's first ever celebrity week. He'll compete against regular, non-celebrity contestants on Monday, January 2nd. Jenny McCarthy will take on the contestants on Tuesday, Neil Patrick Harris will be the celebrity on Wednesday. Thursday will feature Chris Daughtry and Heidi Klum will be Friday's star. Naturally, the celebrities will be playing for charities. Snoop's winnings will go to his Youth Football League. By the way, it sounds like Snoop did pretty well. A producer said, "It was a lot of fun to watch these celebrities play our iconic games. Each one had their own unique strategy to win. Let's just say Snoop knows more about the price of grocery items than you might think!"
A few months ago, a sophomore in high school posted a video asking Justin Bieber to his prom. Now, he claims he's planning on asking a girl, but she'll probably say no. So he'd like the Biebs to go with him, as his friend.
Here is his message posted with the YouTube video:
Trending day for #GuyAsksJustinBieberToPromOnYouTube is on December 27th 2011 starting at midnight EST Time Zone. Please follow me on Twitter @jpmay3 thanks. Hey everyone in this video I am brave enough to ask Justin Bieber to my prom please watch it and I hope Justin Bieber watches it.
Lil Wayne is following in the footsteps of friends like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Puff Diddly Pooh. He's added fashion designer to his resume. In January, Weezy will debut a clothing line inspired by his love of skateboarding at a trade event for streetwear and action sports.
Suck it, Angelina! "Men's Health" Magazine has named Jennifer Aniston the Sexiest Woman of All Time. But at least Angie made the top ten. Jennifer reveals to the magazine that the "least sexy" character she's played was Ferris Bueller's sister in the TV version of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" which aired from 1990 to 1991. What makes a man sexy? Jennifer says, quote, "If he can make me laugh, has compassion, kindness, and an accurately sized ego." Here's the Top 10:
1.) Jennifer Aniston
2.) Raquel Welch 3.) Marilyn Monroe 4.) Britney Spears 5.) Madonna 6.) Ursula Andress 7.) Bettie Page 8.) Pamela Anderson 9.) Jane Fonda 10.) Angelina Jolie
Michael Jackson's 13-year-old daughter Paris has signed on for her first movie role. She'll star in "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys" - a fantasy film in which she'll play a girl named Lundon O'Malley, who's kidnapped by an evil Jellyfish queen and gets caught up in a battle between creatures of the land and sea. Paris will be a live-action character, but she'll star alongside animated sea creatures voiced by Larry King and his wife, Joey Fatone and Ted Lange, who played Isaac "your bartender" on "The Love Boat"! This will actually be the first of five movies and since Paris is the star, she's committed to all five. They're based on a book by Dennis H. Christen. One of the producers says, quote, "She wants to be an actress. She wants to take on her dad's legacy and do something good for the world and our product does that."
Corbin Bleu is ready to leave Disney and the "High School Musical" movies in the dust. In his upcoming movie "Nurse 3D", Corbin has a sex scene with Katrina Bowden who plays Cerie from "30 Rock". Corbin says, "You see my rear end. It's tasteful. It's done well."
Jay-Z doesn't know if he and Kanye West will spend the next year doing another collaboration as The Throne or two separate solo albums or both. He says, "We, I say 'we' because I'm in Throne mode. We're in a great place creatively. You might see a Jay, then Kanye and a Throne album next year. We really found our zone."
Adrianne Curry has made a promise to Tweet a topless photo of herself once she hits 300,000 Twitter followers. As of late last night, she was at about 268,000. Adrianne was the first winner of "America's Next Top Model". After that, she did VH1's"The Surreal Life", where she met, and later married and separated from, Peter Brady himself, Christopher Knight.
Reps for Ice Cube have confirmed that a new “Friday” is in the works with Chris Tucker. According to a member of Ice Cube’s production company, “Absolutely yes the studio is in the process of getting the entire original cast to do another ‘Friday.’ Ice Cube is very excited about this and has every intention to make it happen.” In a previous interview, Ice stated that he would be willing to make a new installment of “Friday,” but the film had to have Chris Tucker in it. According to sources, Chris Tucker has yet to sign an official contract binding him to the fourth installment of “Friday.”
Pitbull is in talks to guest star on an upcoming episode of "Glee". He would play the brother of Santana, the lesbian cheerleader played by Naya Rivera. We're assuming that he'll be on the same episode as Gloria Estefan, who's playing Santana's mom. By the way, Ricky Martin was going to be on that episode too, but now we're hearing he'll get his own episode. Meanwhile, a source says "Glee" is currently casting the gay dads of Lea Michele's character, Rachel. No specific names have been rumored yet. Speaking of Lea, she co-stars with Zac Efron on "New Year's Eve" that open up today. Zac said he'd love the opportunity to guest star on "Glee." He said, “I’m a huge fan of ‘Glee’ and a huge fan of her work. It looks so fun. I would love to - have they had a serial killer yet? That’d be fun to sing about.” “New Year’s Eve” hits theaters today.
Sad news today, Michelle Duggar announced that she suffered a miscarriage. She was about five months along in her pregnancy. She and Jim Bob have 19 children and is on that TLC show, "19 Kids and Counting". Michele told "People" magazine, "The Lord is the giver of life and he can choose when that life is ready to go on and be with Him." The Duggar's previous child, #19, has been in and out of the hospital with medical problems after being born four months premature in December of 2009. Josie was born through an emergency C-section, and only weighed one-pound and six ounces. This is also Michelle's second miscarriage. She lost the baby during her second pregnancy. She was taking birth control at the time and later said it was one of the reasons they decided to leave the number of children they have "up to God."
WARNING: Spoiler Alert!! "The Bachelor" hasn't even started yet but the final four girls have already been leaked! Ben, the winemaker, will debut his run at finding love on January 2nd. ABC is suing reality tv blogger Steve Carbone for attempting to get contestants to breach their confidentiality agreements. The show just completed filming in Switzerland. Here is the blog he wrote with more details on the girls, but the alleged final four are Kacie B., Courtney R., Lindsay C. and Nicki S. Sorry!
Ryan Seacrest met with NBC execs and "Today" show producers on Tuesday to talk about him taking over the "Today" show for Matt Lauer. NBC is supposedly drooling over the possibility of having Ryan join the "Today" show, even though it's unclear what Matt's deal is. Matt has been with the "Today" show since 1997, and is signed through next year, but after Meredith Vieira left earlier this year, there was talk that Matt was planning on walking away once his contract is up. That rumor actually had nothing to do with Meredith, it had to do with Katie Couric leaving the "CBS Evening News" around the same time. The thinking was that Matt wanted to reunite with Katie on a new talk show. Matt later denied that he was leaving "Today" saying, "I'm going to be here for a long period of time." There's no official word from NBC, Ryan's people or Matt's people.
An entertainment chairman at NBC Universal (which owns the E! network) is looking to add more of the Kardashian family to your TV. Specifically, her vision for the future of E! includes, "two, three, even four new Kardashian spinoffs." She went on to call the Kardashians a "beautiful, interesting" family. Luckily, this is just talk for now, and there are no new Kardashian shows in the works yet. So far, there have been four Kardashian shows: "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"; "Kourtney and Kim Take New York", "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami", and "Khloe and Lamar", with Khloe and her husband Lamar Odom. Future Kardashian shows could focus on: Kim's newly single life, a series about Rob Kardashian who was just on "Dancing with the Stars", a show about Kourtney's second pregnancy, and a show about younger sisters Kylie and Kendall.
Olivia Wilde has been romantically linked to frequent "Saturday Night Live" guest star Justin Timberlake, but in today's Hot Couple Alert, she is dating a full-time cast member on the show: Jason Sudeikis. They haven't been shy about their new romance. Jason brought Olivia to the show's afterparty at NYC's Loi on December 4th where they walked in holding hands. A source said, "She's come to the SNL studio at Rockefeller Center, and they've gone out to dinner after rehearsals."
E! Online has released a list of the Celebrity Couples of the Year:
1.) Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber 2.) Kate Middleton and Prince William 3.) Beyoncé and Jay-Z 4.) Victoria and David Beckham 5.) Stacy Keibler and George Clooney 6.) Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux 7.) Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald 8.) Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds 9.) Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig 10.) Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield
Louis Viutton has finally come up with a product you can afford. Not that you should afford this, but the high end designer has put out a line of condoms. Yes, it's a real thing. Why do the dirty like a commoner when you can be wrapped up in luxurious designer brand protection? And it's only gonna cost you $68 a pop! Like I said, you shouldn't afford one. That's ridiculous.
Alec Baldwin boarded an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York City yesterday afternoon, but got booted from the plane before takeoff. Why? Because he was playing Words With Friends. For those of you who don't know, it's the new Angry Birds. It's totally addictive and it's basically Scrabble for your smart phone. You can also play it on Facebook. You can play it with people you know or hook up with random opponents. Anyway, as you may know, airline passengers are required to turn off all electronic devices during takeoff and landing. But since the plane hadn't even begun taxiing yet, Alec thought it was cool to keep playing. He was wrong. Alec Tweeted, "Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing Words W Friends while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt." He added, "But, oddly, 30 Rock plays inflight on American. #theresalwaysunited." Another passenger Tweeted, "On an AA flight at LAX. Alec Baldwin removed from the plane. We had to go back to the gate. Terrible that everyone had to wait." One source claims that it was the pilot who yanked Alec from the plane, but not just because of the game. A source says that after Alec's altercation with the flight attendant, he got up to use the bathroom. And he slammed the lavatory door so hard, the captain heard it. So he made the call to boot him. The airline already Tweeted that they're looking into the incident, and they want him to give them his side of the story. And the company that makes Words With Friends released a graphic of the game, with the words "Let Alec Play" in crossword-style.
On Monday night, the premiere of the new movie "New Year's Eve" went down in Hollywood. And several websites are reporting that Ashton Kutcher was "getting flirty" with Lea Michele who plays his love interest in the film. They were getting a little handsy with each other on the red carpet, but perhaps they were just hamming it up for the cameras? There's no indication anything is really happening between them. What do you think after seeing the PICTURES?
Matthew Morrison has confirmed that the December 13th episode will be the "Glee" Christmas episode. Matthew directs this episode and says that Chewbacca will be the special guest star as the show will have some kind of "Star Wars" theme. He says, "We called up George Lucas, and he gave us Chewbacca. There's only one guy who can officially be Chewbacca, and he lives in Northern California. They flew him in. He's been doing it for 12 years." If you follow Chris Colfer on Twitter, you might have already seen this coming because he Tweeted a picture of himself with Chewie last month under the caption, "I officially have my Christmas card!" Meanwhile, there's been talk about "Glee" doing a Michael Jackson tribute episode for a while, and guess what: It's finally happening. Of course, "Glee" has already tackled Michael Jackson. They did "Thriller" in the post-Super Bowl episode earlier this year, and they just did "Man in the Mirror" and The Jackson 5's "ABC" on last night's episode. The tribute episode will air on January 24th and it will feature "10 to 12 songs from Jackson's library."
Terrence Howard doesn't have the best reputation with women. This isn't going to help: Terrence's estranged wife Michelle got a restraining order against him claiming he's been beating her up since just a week after they got married in January of 2010. He has also frequently threatened to kill her. Here are some of the things Michelle says Terrence did to her:
*Slugged her across her face and neck and threatened to throw her off a balcony.
*Smacked her in the face and chipped her tooth with his wedding ring.
*Threw her to the ground in a parking lot.
*Issued various threats such as "I'll hit a woman quicker than I'd hit a man" and, "If you tell anyone about my personal business, I will kill you and no one will ever know."
Terrence has filed his own papers, claiming Michelle is full of it. He also accuses her of threatening to, quote, "release private materials to third parties for her own personal financial gain" unless he paid her money. One of those materials is supposedly a video of Terrence naked and singing in the shower. Michelle filed for divorce earlier this year.
Sometimes, a nude celebrity photo scandal is not a good thing. This might be one of those times: There's supposedly a picture floating around featuring The FLying Tomato naked in bed with a hot blonde. Shaun White, the snowboarding superstar is the celebrity featured in today's nudie naked picture scandal. The picture was taken at a hotel party just before the 2009 Winter X-Games. It features Shaun and the woman in a, "missionary-style embrace on a bed" and Shaun is looking toward the camera and smiling. There's another shot of them fully clothed but making out in front of everyone else at the party. Someone is supposedly going around to all the tabloids trying to sell the pics. Shaun went on to win the gold medal in the Superpipe, pun not intended, but insanely appropriate, at those games. In addition to about 17 gazillion X-Games medals, he also has two Olympic gold medals.
E! News host Giuliana Rancic is having a double mastectomy (which means she's having both breasts removed) after surgery failed to get rid of all of her cancer. On yesterday's "Today" show, she said, "For me, it was important to get the cancer out. That's what I wanted to do, just get it out. At the end, to be honest, all it came down to was just choosing to live, and not looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life." Luckily, she has the full support of her husband Bill, "Bill said to me, 'I just need you around for the next 50 years, kid.' He said, 'I don't care what you look like, I don't care about the physical portion of this. I just need you around for the next 50 years. So, let's just get you healthy.' And that certainly helped me come to a decision. I couldn't be more at peace with the decision. But it's hard, and I still break down some nights. But I'm okay."
Kim Kardashian is desperate to get Reggie Bush back in the Big Fat Rumor of the Day. And he's down with that on one condition: That she agrees not to put him on any of her stupid reality shows. The source said, "Reggie would take Kim back, but he's making it absolutely clear he doesn't want their romance to appear on her show. He refuses to have the cameras follow his every step with Kim and record their private conversations."
The media simply won't stop asking Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt if they'll ever get married. Last night on ABC's "Nightline", Angelina was asked yet again if marriage is in the future. She didn't seem to mind the question, but as usual, she was a little vague. She said, "The kids asked me the other day, and I asked them if it was just because they wanted to have a big cake. They see movies that have the people getting married in the movies. You know, the happily ever after. Shrek and Fiona are married. We've explained to them that our commitment when we decided to start a family was the greatest commitment you could possibly have. Once you have six children, you're committed."
Robert Pattinson was spotted out in Los Angeles over the weekend with actress Sarah Roemer . She was in the movie "Disturbia" with Shai LeBouf and ironically in a small film with Kristen Stewart a few years back. Hmmm… There's no indication anything romantic was going on between Robert and Sarah, but Kristen you better watch your back.
Christina Aguilera is ready to get married again. And fast. She is apparently so desperate to get married to her boyfriend Matthew Rutler, she's willing to pop the question herself. She's also been telling friends and family that the two are definitely tying the knot, the question is when? According to friends, "She makes jokes about him proposing all the time in front of him. He gets a little embarrassed, but it’s obvious they’ve talked about it. It’s coming soon. She wants to start over and thinks that asking him to marry her is the way to start." But since Matt relies on just production assistant pay, it looks like Christina is going to have to buy the rock for herself.
Two contestants were eliminated on "X Factor" last week: 15-year-old Astro and 14-year old Drew Ryniewicz. Both were "fan favorites," but apparently, people were especially upset about Drew being cut. It's so intense that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger have received death threats on Twitter and Facebook. They voted against Drew, and were the judges responsible for sending her home. L.A. Reid also voted against her, but he seems to have gotten a pass from the fanatics because he did it to stay loyal to his team member, Marcus Canty, who was with Drew and Astro in the Bottom Three. Simon Cowell voted for Drew to stay and is supposedly "furious" that Paula and Nicole did not follow suit. Here's an example of the profane messages Paula and Nicole have received:
"[Eff] you Paula you dumb c*** you voted off the most talented person on your [effing] show. I hope you die you dumb b****."
"I hope you die, you selfish..."
"@NicoleScherzy @PaulaAbdul Go die."
These seem like comments from harmless Internet haters, but sources claim Paula and Nicole are, "fearing for their lives." There hasn't been an official comment on these "threats" from anyone at "X Factor". By the way, Drew did get some support from Justin Bieber, who sent her this Tweet: "Keep your head up. I lost my first competition too. This is just the beginning for u. Never say never. Best wishes."
He may have been booted off the "X-Factor" last week, but the “Astronomical Kid” Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley still came up winning. The cocky 15-year-old from Brooklyn just got signed to Jay-Z’s record label, Roc-Nation. Jay said, “I first heard about this exciting new talent and decided to watch some of his performances. Not only was I impressed with his performance, but to see the confidence he sang with, his lyrics and diction were on point.” News is that Jay-Z and his camp are working feverishly to get Astro onto Willow Smith’s new track.
When the Grammy nominations were announced last week, Kanye West led everyone with seven nods, but his last album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", was not nominated for Album of the Year. This would've been a perfect opportunity for one of Kanye's legendary rants, but apparently that won't be happening, because he's totally cool with it. He says, "People focus. They say, 'You ain't have Album of the Year or Record of the Year.' But I figured out, that's my fault for dropping 'Watch the Throne' with Jay-Z and 'Dark Fantasy' the same year. I should have just spaced it out a little bit more. But don't worry, because me and Hov gonna keep on making stuff." If Kanye is hinting at another full album with Jay-Z, this is the first we've heard about it.
Michelle Trachtenberg almost got the part of Bella Swan in the "Twilight" movies. You might remember her as playing Sarah Michelle Gellar's little sister on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She says, "There was definitely interest here and there because there's only so few pale girls in Hollywood. I've known the director Catherine Hardwicke since the movie 'Thirteen'. I was actually supposed to star in that, but I was on 'Buffy' at the time." As for why she didn't get "Twilight", Michelle says, "I guess schedules never worked out. But I already have 'Buffy'. I've already done the vampire thing."
Katy Perry is denying rumors she and Russell Brand are divorcing. She Tweeted, "First I'm pregnant & then I'm divorced. What am I 'All My Children'?!" Last week, Katy and Russell showed their solidarity by getting tattooed together after Katy's gig in L.A. Katy got a smiling peppermint candy on her foot and Russell got the symbol of his favorite soccer team, West Ham United, on his forearm. Then Katy tattooed the tattoo artist, giving him the same design that she got.
He's talked about it, but now Pauly D is officially a member of 50 Cent's music group. The "Jersey Shore" star officially signed to the rapper's G-Note label Thursday. The label focuses on dance and pop music - a good fit for Pauly D, since he's known as a DJ as well as a reality star. He's been working in music since he was 16 and later moved on to MTV. Pauly D even joined Britney Spears for a few dates on her recent "Femme Fatal" tour as an opening act. 50 Cent said Pauly D was a "great addition to G-Note and G-Unit family" and called him smart and creative.
Drake is cleaning house and streamlining his staff. He has fired his managers and agents to align with a top talent firm. He's signed a deal with top executives at William Morris/Endeavor. They also represent Snoop Dogg, David Crosby and Graham Nash.
