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Men in Black 3 : Better Than the First?

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:13:46 CDT

Sure, no one was that desperate for a Men in Black 3 —but it's actually a pretty good summer movie. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back defending the planet from aliens, and this time, Josh Brolin's along for the ride as a young Jones. The movie "turns out...

Day 1 of X Factor: Brit a Drama Queen?

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:59:05 CDT

New judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato had their first X Factor taping yesterday, and of course there were rumors of bad behavior. TMZ reports that Spears stormed off the set upset after a contestant did a less-than-stellar version of her song "Hold It Against Me," forcing the next four...

Charlize: My Dogs Are Helping Me With the Baby

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:01:05 CDT

Charlize Theron says she’s not actually a single mom to new son Jackson—because she has help from her dogs. Yesterday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show , Theron explained that her two rescue dogs immediately took to Jackson after she adopted him in March , People reports. "It was the most beautiful...

Transformers Extra Who Lost Part of Head Gets $18.5M

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:25:33 CDT

A horrific accident on the Transformers 3 set left extra Gabriella Cedillo, then 24, without "about a third of the top of her head," according to her attorney; now she has settled for $18.5 million. "She will be taken care of. I wouldn't have resolved this case if I...

Nanny: Sharon Stone Racist, Wouldn't Let Me Read Bible

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:50:26 CDT

According to a new lawsuit, Sharon Stone hired a nanny … then wouldn't let her speak to Stone's children, lest they pick up her Filipino accent. This according to Erlinda T. Elemen, who worked as Stone's live-in housekeeper and nanny for five years, and who claims Stone made other racially...

On the Road Debuts at Cannes

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:40:23 CDT

The film adaptation of On the Road has finally reached the screen, more than 30 years after producer Roman Coppola bought the rights to Jack Kerouac's Beat Generation classic. The movie, which stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, and Kirsten Dunst, made its debut at the Cannes film festival...

The Perks of Being JLo's Boyfriend

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:10 CDT

Being Jennifer Lopez's rebound boyfriend apparently comes with some perks. Among them: getting your own reality show. Lopez has sold a series based on Casper Smart, her much-younger boytoy and also a choreographer on her tour, to Oxygen. For those of you hoping to see some steamy action between JLo...

Will Smith: Why I Slapped That Reporter

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:09:02 CDT

Will Smith was quick to clarify to David Letterman last night that he "didn't beat up" the Moscow journalist who tried to kiss him. But seeing as Smith was caught on video slapping the reporter , Letterman had to get the story. "He says, 'I'm your biggest fan, can I have...

Amanda Knox Makes Maxim 's Hot 100

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:07 CDT

Bar Refaeli is No. 1 on this year's Maxim Hot 100 , but No. 92 is arguably more interesting: It's Foxy Knoxy herself, Amanda Knox. She's probably the most controversial entry, but the list also contains a cartoon character ( Family Guy 's Lois Griffin) and a man (Stephen Colbert, whose...