January 21, 2009

Not yet finding herself a new boyfriend since splitting from Benji Madden in November last year, Paris Hilton tells Heat magazine she isn't feeling ready to get romantically involved with another guy. That is why, she is planning to stay single for a while before at last finding the perfect man.

"I'm not ready to move into another relationship," the celebrity socialite confesses. "I think it'll be good for me to be alone and find out who I am. One day I'll find someone, but for now I don't want to be with anyone."

During an interview at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Bill Hader has pointed out one interesting tidbit. To CHUD, the "Saturday Night Live" actor who is in Sundance for Greg Mottola's "Adventureland" reveals that he and SNL writer Simon Rich have written a slasher movie for Judd Apatow.

On making the script for the man behind "Knocked Up" and "Superbad", Hader recalled, "Judd met with us and said 'I want to do a horror movie with you. I want to see you in a slasher movie.'" The 30-year-old further described the project's concept, explaining "It's partially Straw Dogs meets Halloween meets Home Alone meets Monster Squad."

The end has come for Ryan Seacrest's reality show "Momma's Boys" when it wrapped up the first season with a finale on Tuesday, January 20. Two out of the three boys chose to go against their mothers' wish and one decided to obey his mother but regretted later.

Khalood, was pissed when her son Jojo turned his back to go with 22-year-old kindergarten teacher Mindy who was particularly without a final two showdown because Khalood thought that none of the girls were good enough for her son. Mindy had the gut to tell Jojo that she would not let herself date a boy who can't stand up for himself and that her parents raised her to be "respectful, classy, and well-rounded."

Not yet having a boyfriend, Demi Lovato tells Tiger Beat that spending Valentine's Day with her family is one of her favorite memories. "Valentine's is my stepdad's birthday and that day it was the only thing we were celebrating," she acknowledges. "We had a family friends come over and they brought every girl."

Giving more details about the festivity, Demi says there was "a rose a balloon and a card that said 'Happy Valentine's Day. It was so sweet, and we had a giant cookie, which is the best thing in the world." She goes on stating, "Another great way to spend Valentine's Day is to watch The Notebook, pickles and hang out with friends."

Ludacris did not host an urban party celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration as it was planned because the concert has been canceled due to poor ticket sales. Ticket refunds will be given in 30 to 45 days, according to TMZ.

The urban ball was supposed to be conducted at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C. on January 19. David Banner, Big Boi, Bobby Valentino, Lil Jon, T-Pain, Cedric the Entertainer, Fantasia Barrino and Monica were among those signed up to make live appearances during the show.

"The Simpsons" lives on and stays current by tapping more artists to contribute in the upcoming episode. Emily Blunt who earned a Golden Globes nomination for "The Devil Wears Prada" will fill in the voice cast of Lisa's genius friend while Fall Out Boy will play their rendition of the series' signature theme song.

Blunt will voice Juliet, an intelligent and academic girl who befriends Lisa. Together they construct a fantasy world that takes them both a little too far from reality. The episode will be called "Lisa the Drama Queen" and aired January 25 on FOX.

The official tracklisting of "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" soundtrack has been released. Set to be dropped in U.S. stores on Tuesday, February 24, the album for the 3-D movie contains compilation of some songs from Jonas Brothers' studio albums, "Jonas Brothers" and "A Little Bit Longer", covering tracks from "S.O.S." to "Tonight".

Aside from the songs from their two recent LPs, the soundtrack also includes their cover version of Shania Twain's track "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" and Joe Jonas' duet collaboration with Demi Lovato for the song "This Is Me". Also listing Taylor Swift's single "Should've Said No", it can now be pre-ordered via Amazon.

Sharing his thought about the United States of America's 44th president Barack Obama, Chris Rock says he tends to consider Obama as a "comedian's worst nightmare". He then quickly explains his claim, stating it is because Obama is too inspiring to make fun of.

"He's just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There's no Will Smith jokes," the funny man says. "There's no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? 'You used to have sex with Jennifer Aniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You're such a loser.' What do you say? 'Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million.' There's nothing to say about Brad Pitt."

Lil Wayne has once again pulled off his re-scheduled show at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, making it his third cancellation at the venue. Jeff Calkins, the arena's general manager, says he has not yet heard from the rapper's camp concerning the reason behind the cancellation.

Full refunds are meanwhile available at Blue Cross Arena box office for concertgoers purchasing the tickets for the scrapped gig. "Fans who spent their hard-earned money for tickets deserve a prompt refund and my office will continue working to protect their interests," Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said.

Jason Mesnick has narrowed down the selection of his true love by sending home three women in week three. "The Bachelor" moves on with remaining contestants that include Stephanie, Molly, Nikki, Megan, Shannon, Naomi, Lauren, Jillian and Melissa. Those sent home are human resources associate Natalie, advertising executive Kari and account executive Erica.

Natalie who was one of those who earns a one-on-one date, went on a luxurious date with Jason to Las Vegas. Feeling little connection, Jason decides not to give her a rose. In a blog post the elimination, Jason wrote about Natalie, "It was so hard not giving Natalie a rose. I picked it up because I wanted so badly to give it to her, but put it down because I knew I couldn't."

As director Zack Snyder tries to stay true to the comic book, "Watchmen" will include the raping scene of Minutemen member Silk Spectre by her teammate, The Comedian. Talking about his experience filming the scene and the adjustment done to bring the particular scene to life, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the actor who plays The Comedian, opened up to MTV.

Describing the filming process as the hardest days of shooting, the co-star of Uma Thurman in "The Accidental Husband" recalled, "It was a three-day process shooting that particular scene, and it was hard." He continued adding, "It was three of the hardest days of filming I have ever had to do. It was really very violent."

"Twilight" leading actor Robert Pattinson has been quoted as stating, "I'm not afraid of anything anymore." Explaining on his statement, he reveals, "You know, I've failed at so many things in my life ..... So now I'm like, 'If it crashes, it crashes. Who cares?'" He shared further, "I modeled when I was a teenager. In that job, you learn to take rejection in stride."

Previously, Robert told British magazine Closer that before becoming an actor he used to be a model from the age of 12. Unfortunately, he lost the job when he was 16 years old because he started to look too manly.

During 2009 Sundance film festival, 50 Cent spilled the beans, saying that Eminem's new album "Relapse" is almost done and its release date will be announced soon. Explaining how he figured it out, Fiddy shared that he found it out when he was in Detroit to mix his single "I Get It In".

"His new album is almost actually done. I went to Detroit to mix my song 'I Get It In' with Dr. Dre [and] Eminem is currently mixing his album right now," Fiddy told Hollyscoop. "It won't be more than maybe 2 weeks before they start trying to figure out when they will start scheduling the release of his actual project."

Jenna and Barbara Bush, the twin daughters of George W. Bush, have written an open letter dedicated to Malia and Sasha Obama, in which they offered some advice for the daughters of the newly elected U.S. president Barack Obama. The letter, written in keeping with tradition, was published in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, January 20, the same day Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the country.

Seeing "the White House through the innocent, optimistic eyes of children," Jenna and Barbara advised Malia and Sasha to surround themselves with loyal friends and keep the Halloween tradition alive. Besides, they also advised Malia and Sasha to cherish their animals, have fun and enjoy their "childhood in such a magical place to live and play," and go to the Yankees game when Obama throws out the first pitch.

In anticipation of tonight's season premiere of "Lost", E! Online's has unleashed four clips taken from the first two hours of season five. After a season of absence, the drama mystery will return on Wednesday, January 21 with an hour-long recap of the previous seasons at 8/7c and two hour premiere starting at 9/8c.

The first episode will be "Because You Left", chronicling the story of the Oceanic 6 who feel obliged to return to the now vanished-from-sight island. The people remaining in the island also start to feel the aftermath of moving the island. The second episode is "The Lie" where the island survivors come under attack by unknown forces and Kate forced to keep "the lie" as a secret.

Lionsgate Films U.K. have debuted the first look into "Tenderness" with the release of the film's trailer. Less than two minutes long, the video gives away a background story to the movie as well as displays footage introducing its four major characters played by Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub and Laura Dern.

Set in New York State, "Tenderness" takes its focus on juvenile murderer by the name of Eric Poole and hard-bitten detective Cristofuoro. Having served his sentence for a young girl's murder, Poole is released from jail at the age of 18-year-old.

A music video in support of Coldplay's single "Life in Technicolor II" has made its debut. Shot in what seems to be a party, it features a scene where all the children and some of their parents watch a puppet show.

The video moves on with a display of two puppets playing ethnic sounds. While the audience are busy wondering what the show is all about, the band's members show up one by one in the form of puppet, singing the song.

Cleared off DUI charges, stemming from a car accident that happened in 2008, Shia LaBeouf is having his driver's license suspended by the authorities as a result of refusing a blood-alcohol test on the night of the accident. The suspension took effect on Saturday, January 17 and will last a minimum of one year, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has confirmed.

No comments have been issued by Shia concerning the suspension. His people also haven't issue a single word on that matter.

While Taylor Hicks' new album "The Distance" will not arrive until March 10, "What's Right Is Right", the first single off the upcoming effort, has been revealed. Driven by funky keyboards and sax work, the mid-tempo song about love and commitment will be released digitally on January 27.

"The Distance" itself will be produced by Simon Climie, who previously helped Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Faith Hill making their hit singles. Its sounds meanwhile will be worked on by guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, bassist Nathan East and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr.

Forest Whitaker has been given the honor to announce the nominations of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. On Tuesday, January 20, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences uncovered that they have appointed the one time Academy Award-recipient to do the unveiling.

During the news conference held at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday, January 22 at 5:30 A.M., the 47-year-old who is also one of the Academy's members will announce the nominations in 10 of the 24 award categories. He will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis.

AnnaLynne McCord will return for more Eden Lord on "Nip/Tuck", the starlet confirms to TV Guide. She will be back as her the nasty little vixen when the FX Network show enters a new chapter on January 27 with episode "Roxy St. James".

Eden Lord had her first run in the show back in the fall season of 2007 where she wanted the surgeons to restore her virginity. But her character develops to be one who messed up with Sean's life and causeed a change in attitude for both Annie and Julia.

Celebrity socialite Kim Kardashian is just one among many other celebrities who are excited over the new president of the United States, Barack Obama, stating in a post on her blog that she is proud of the first African American president of the nation. "This election was the first time I've ever voted," she adds in the post, titled "Party for the new president."

Fall Out Boy's bassist Pete Wentz, meanwhile, writes on his blog, "it just felt good. maybe i kind of felt like an ewok too." As for actress Mischa Barton, she gets emotional about Barack's presidential inauguration. "I cried, I won't lie...I cried because I had a press day where I had to answer worthless questions about fame," she claims.

"2012 (2009)" has been cut out from the summer tentpole. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures have recently decided to delay the release of Roland Emmerich's post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie, pushing it from its initial schedule July 10 to November 13, two weekends before Thanksgiving.

The film starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet originaly has less number of rivals as it was set to be up against Chris Columbus' comedy "I Love You, Beth Cooper". However, with the move, it is now placed in competition with Guy Ritchie's drama thriller "Sherlock Holmes" and The Rock-starrer comedy "Tooth Fairy". Still, it is unclear whether the new schedule of "2012" would prompt the departure of either of those films.

During the ceremony of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, Aretha Franklin took the stage, delivering Samuel Francis Smith-written patriotic song "My Country 'Tis of Thee". She sang the track in front of millions of people in Washington D.C.

Following Franklin's live appearance, Vice-President Joe Biden took his sworn-in. Then, a work entitled "Simple Gifts" composed by arranger John Williams, the same musician who crafted "Star Wars" soundtracks, was performed by violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill.

Another webisode has been released by Showtime for their drama series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl". Bambi, the naive wannabe who is being mentored by the main character Belle, rolls in her head a five-year plan both in her career as an escort and her personal life.

Bambi, played by Ashley Madekwe, is the character who joins the series in the second season. She is a fun-loving person who does escorting for one reason only, money. Her character traits and ambitions as a high-class escort often go in front of Belle's path.

Tom Mahoney, the stockbroker husband of Marcia Cross, has been diagnosed with cancer. In an exclusive report on its site, People quotes a representative for the TV actress as confirming, "He is currently under treatment and is responding very well."

No words have been provided on what cancer Tom has. At time of writing, there are also no further details of his condition.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is moving closer to its production. On Tuesday, January 20, Emma Watson posted a new blog entry on Emma Watson Official, revealing that the test shoots for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" will be done next Monday, January 26. "On Monday I go in for test shoots for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1)," the blog read.

Noting that she is excited to meet her co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, the actress who plays Hermione Granger in the series also wrote that she may have few costume fittings, but is unsure about rehearsals. "I am quite excited to be back actually, I don't think I have seen Dan since the summer since he left for NY and Rupert since the Autumn," the 18-year-old shared. "I think I have a couple of costume fittings and a hair appointment to make my hair a bit browner. Not sure whether we have a couple of rehearsals as well."

The United States of America's 44th president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama danced together to Etta James' "At Last", which was performed by Beyonce Knowles, at the Neighborhood Ball at Washington's Convention Center on Tuesday, January 20. "First of all, how good-looking is my wife?" Barack spoke his praise for wife Michelle, who was wearing a white chiffon one-shoulder gown to the event.

Meanwhile, Michelle's fashion choice for the festivity has become a topic of discussion all over the media. Her gown, which per tradition will be donated to the Smithsonian, was designed by Taiwan-born designer Jason Wu. It had a strap across her right shoulder, a ruched bodice, fluffy appliques and sparkly beading.

A clip from "Supernatural" January 22 episode called "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag" has been made available. It shows a scene where Dean comes upon a place to meet the chief but instead he is brought to a dungeon for a misunderstood purpose.

A mysterious death draws Sam and Dean to a town full of old-school magicians. Their investigation leads them to Charlie, Jay and Vernon, three friends who were famous magicians in their day but have now been replaced by flashier, younger magicians. One of them has made a deal to acquire real magical powers, but the price was extremely high. Sam and Dean must figure out a way to reverse the spell before others are harmed.

Nominations for this year's BRIT Awards have been revealed on January 20 at London's Roundhouse. Coldplay and Duffy are among those nominated in multiple categories, leading with four kudos each.

While Coldplay face off Elbow, Girls Aloud, Radiohead and Take That for Best British Group title, Duffy enters a battle with Adele, Beth Rowley, Estelle and M.I.A. in Best British Female Solo Artist. Beside listed in separate categories, the two also compete against each other in MasterCard British Album and the long list of Best British Single.

Adrian Monk mingles with the old lady next door in the upcoming episode of "Monk". Not only does the old lady help Monk crosses the street, but she also helps him to solve a crime. Monk befriends her but he has trouble believing that the friendship is without a motive.

"Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door" will be aired on USA Network on January 23, presenting Gena Rowlands ("Paris, je t'aime") in the guest starring slot as the old neighbor lady. Monk will be investigating a death at a museum full of oddities.

Literally days before "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" opens wide in the U.S., a brand new clip from the "Underworld" series' prequel has been let out. Courtesy of MSN, the snippet is entitled "How Dare You" and displays one of the fighting sequences.

The clip begins with a footage where Sonja is turning her back against her own race and battles the Death Dealers in the midst of heavy rain. After she slashes two of the vampires, she faces her infuriated father, Viktor, who directly slapped her and screamed "How dare you raise your hand to me?" The argument between father and daughter then continues with a sword fight between the two.

Barack Obama has, on Tuesday afternoon, January 20, delivered a speech in front of a huge crowd who witnessed him being sworn as the 44th president of the United States of America. During his inaugural speech, which took approximately 20 minutes, he addressed on such issues as economy crisis, education, health care, and many others that the nation is dealing.

"My fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors," Barack began his speech. "I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition."