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Ricky Martin to be teacher in TV series
Ricky Martin, who is in New York these days getting ready for his return to the Broadway stage, will play a Spanish teacher in a popular television series "Glee".

Martin will play David Martinez, a...


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Brangelina's son taking pilot lessons
Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's son Maddox is taking pilot lessons.

Jolie and Pitt are biological parents to five-year-old Shiloh and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They...
Leann Rimes undergoes surgery
Singer Leann Rimes underwent a minor surgery and the procedure has left her in pain. The 29-year-old had the operation last week, reports showbizspy.com.

"K, coming clean...I had minor surgery this...
M.I.A. flips middle finger during Super Bowl halftime show
British singer M.I.A extended her middle finger during Sunday night's performance of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin" at the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show.

The gesture was...
JLo wants to make her beau 'star'
Singer Jennifer Lopez, who is dating dancer Casper Smart, wants to make him a star.

Lopez, 42, is reportedly paying for the 24-year-old's acting lessons.

'Casper is taking acting lessons because...
Radcliffe puzzled over celebrity obligation
Daniel Radcliffe finds it "weird" that celebrities feel the need to connect with one another, even if they have never met before.

"I still go, 'It's you!', I can't help it. But there's this weird...
Katy Perry gives special shout-out to Tim Tebow at Super Bowl weekend
Katy Perry, who performed her first U.S. concert since splitting from Russell Brand in Indianapolis on Saturday night, dedicated a song to Tim Tebow at the pre-Super Bowl Concert.

The 27-year-old...
'Chronicle' wins tight weekend box office race against 'A Woman in Black'
Michael B. Jordan's 'Chronicle' opened much better-than-expected at the Super Bowl weekend box office and raked in 22 million dollars, edging out Daniel Radcliffe's 'A Woman in Black'.

'The Woman in...
Lily Collins enjoys 'romantic' dinner with Zac Efron
Phil Collins' daughter Lily was spotted on a dinner date with Zac Efron at a restaurant in West Hollywood on Saturday.

The 22-year-old wore an Indian print top, snug black skirt and fashionable...
First song from Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani' dedicated to Kolkata
Director Sujoy Ghosh has revealed that the recently released song of his upcoming film 'Kahaani', which stars Vidya Balan, is a tribute to Kolkata.

The song 'Ami Shotti Bolchi' means 'I am speaking...
HOLLYWOOD 2012: The 50/50 Shoot
Go behind the scenes with photographer Sam Jones as he shoots Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and director Jonathan Levine of 50/50, and find out how to balance three men on a...
In India, the World’s Largest Movie Studio—and Its Colorful Films
For years, Bollywood, India's Mumbai-based film industry, has been pumping out twice as many movies as Hollywood. But its southern rival, Tollywood (named for the local language, Telugu), is...
Erin Bode's new song inspired by young heart patient
- When Erin Bode sings, instead of her voice, you hear her heart. "The audience is everything," she said. Home may be St. Louis, but her band "The Erin Bode Group" has...
Police arrest singer’s imposter
Colonel Jay Naicker said the man was arrested after police established through comparing fingerprints that he had falsely identified himself as...
New Supercomputer in Australia can Store 2000 Years of iTunes Music
But the "Fornax" isn’t intended to store downloads from Apple’s music store. The supercomputer is part of the Pawsey project funded by $80 million from...
'19 Kids and Counting' target of extortion plot
By Anna Chan It looks like someone really doesn't like the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting," which follows the Duggar parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, and their 19 children.Teresa...
City dismisses artistic director for Centrepointe, Shenkman theatres
OTTAWA — When the city approves a major rezoning, its planners want to get about a quarter of the increased land value back from the builder in the form of community benefits, says a new report...
Hollywood Stars Face New Strike
The offer came a few hours before a three-year contract setting out minimum rates between the studios and the Screen Actors Guild expired. SAG, the main actors union, believes its 120,000 members...
Funeral held for singer Leslie Carter
About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality show...
Madonna’s Superbowl Halftime Show: A Celebration of the Grand Priestess of the Music Industry
February 6th, 2012 When I learned that Madonna - aka the Grand Priestess of the music industry - would be performing at the Superbowl halftime show, I thought: "This should be interesting"....
Cricket Wireless has the music industry feeling chirpy
Cricket Communications' MuveMusic service is doing so well that music labels are using Cricket as a platform for introducing up-and-coming artists. Above, pop singer Jason Derulo gives Muve...
Marlon Brando Estate Gets $356,000 to End Lawsuit Over Furniture Dispute
Hot New Hollywood Trend: Crazy Defamation Lawsuits (Analysis) Ashley Furniture Industries is taking no chances, finding enough coins in its cusions to put an end to a lawsuit brought by Brando...
Todd Phillips and Green Hat Extend First-Look Deal with Warners
'Project X' Trailer: Teens Get Rowdy, Raunchy in Movie Produced by 'Hangover' Director Todd Phillips (Video) In addition to working on closing the deals to...
Pitt, Clooney, Streep Among Oscar Nominees Luncheon Elite; Hints of Voter Sentiment Apparent
The 31st annual Oscar nominees luncheon took place this afternoon in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton. Hosted by the Academy's Board of Governors, the event drew an impressive...
MGM Closes $500 Million Revolving Credit Facility to Retire Debt, Expand Film and TV Projects
Officially ending it's bankruptcy, the new management at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has closed a $500 million revolving credit facility, it was announced Monday by co-CEO’s and...
Dance Drama From 'Gilmore Girls' Creator Gets Series Order at ABC Family
, Sutton Foster stars in the project as Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl who marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at...
Milla Jovovich to Host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards
actress will emcee the event, set to take place at the Beverly Wilshire, presenting a total of 10 awards to the honorees. Portions of the presentation will be included in the Oscar ceremony later...
Indecency Intrigue: M.I.A.'s Middle Finger and an Unaired Commercial at This Year's Super Bowl
The FCC isn't likely to fine NBC for the Super Bowl flap. Instead, the agency made a big ruling on a Super Bowl advertisement you might not have heard...
Fight Over Who Owns 'Raging Bull' Carried Up To Ninth Circuit Appeals Court
An author's heir argues that Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro could be witnesses in a case over whether rights to the film reverted to the owner of allegedly underlying...
TiVo: Madonna's Halftime Show More Popular Than Super Bowl Football Game
’s Super Bowl halftime show was more popular viewing than the football game itself, and a Doritos commercial about a dog who may have rubbed out a cat was the most popular ad during the...
Judge Forbids Musician's Use of 'The Platters' Name After 40 Years of Lawsuits
Hot New Hollywood Trend: Crazy Defamation Lawsuits (Analysis) Now, after four decades of lawsuits, a Nevade federal judge has made a preliminary determination on who the great pretender might be,...
Super Bowl Breaks Entertainment, Sports Twitter Records
Super Bowl XLVI Becomes Most-Watched Program in TV History That also means that plenty of Tweets were making their way onto the web throughout the game. In fact, Twitter records for entertainment and...
Judge Denies Initial Effort To Shut Down 'Used' Digital Music Seller ReDigi
ReDigi, an upstart digital company that sells "used" digital music, has announced that it has successfully fended off the recording industry's motion for a preliminary...
St. Maarten official says Celebrity cruise ship reported 31 cases of stomach flu on docking
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — A health ministry official in St. Maarten says that more than two dozen cruise passengers were sick as the vessel docked in the Caribbean island. Maria Henry of...
Super Bowl, Madonna set new TV audience records
Madonna performs during the halftime show with Nicki Minaj (L) and M.I.A. in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 5,...
"Night of the Living Dead" actor Bill Hinzman dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bill Hinzman, who was cast on-the-spot as a zombie in 1968 cult film "Night of the Living Dead" in a role that earned him the longlasting admiration of horror fans,...
Oscar producers urge fans to celebrate movie memories
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organizers on Monday unveiled this year's awards show theme at an annual luncheon honoring...
The Angel Does it Again: Adriana Lima's Sexy Ad on Super Bowl [VIDEO]
Super Bowl , brands should definitely make the most of it. What's a better way to capture the attention of the audience other than a sexy Adriana Lima getting dressed for Valentines...
Jobs and I Were Working on New iPod, Says Neil Young
Neil Young took his campaign for better and innovative digital sounds on the stage of the D: Dive Into Media Technology Conference saying that Jobs and he were developing a follow up device for...
Brad on Angelina: 'She's Still a Bad Girl'
In his most recent interview, on CBS This Morning, the 48-year-old actor revealed that his partner Angelina still possesses her wild child nature but behind closed doors this time. "She's...
Randy Travis charged with public drunkenness
Grammy-winning country singer Randy Travis was arrested and charged with public drunkenness on Monday in Sanger, Texas after police found him sitting in his truck, apparently intoxicated, in front of...
Zsa Zsa Gabor turns 95 Monday amid health woes
Zsa Zsa Gabor turned 95 years old Monday, defying the grim expectations that have developed after a string of health scares over the past year. Numerous times in the last 12 months, Gabor has been...
"Up There" and Plummer's "Barrymore" winners at Santa Barbara
The afterlife comedy "Up There" and the Christopher Plummer showcase "Barrymore" are among the films that have won awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which...
'The Voice' gets off to superstar ratings for NBC
NBC's singing contest "The Voice" got its second season off to a supersize start, attracting 37.6 million viewers on Sunday -- more than double the show's biggest audience last...
Steven Van Zandt stars in Netflix series "Lilyhammer"
-- at his own request, due to his fascination with the 1994 Lillehammer winter Olympic Games -- to the rural Norwegian site of the title. Consequently, all the other characters we meet early on are...
RIP Ronaldo Tweets not About Cristiano, but Casey Abrams' Beard [VIDEO]
Twitter verse was buzzing Monday with people concerned that the "RIP Ronaldo" trending topic was a reference to Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world's leading footballers (aka: soccer...
Spartacus Vengeance: Audience Reacts to Liam McIntyre as Andy Whitfield’s Successor
has finally aired, and in fact, it has been followed by a second serving last week. Now the audience reacts to the most nagging question before the new season ran: Will Spartacus ever be the same...