| Francis Lawrence To Direct 'Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire' ... Francis Lawrence has been tapped to take 'Hunger Games' director Gary Ross' place for the sequel. |  |
 | Hilary Duff Says She Secretly Kept Son's Umbilical Cord Stump ... Hilary Duff says she secretly kept her son's umbilical cord stump without telling her husband. |
| Nick Offerman Reads Tweets From Young Female Stars On 'Conan' ... 'Parks and Recreation' star Nick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy, stops by 'Conan' to read the musings of Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Miranda Cosgrove while wielding power tools. |
| Five Minute Film Tells Tale Of Love Story Between Apple's Siri and Google's G-Male ... This clever five minute short film tells the tale of a love story between Apple's Siri and Google's G-Male, when one intelligent device meets another. |  |
| Kids Audition To Narrate BBC Series 'Planet Earth' ... 'Planet Earth' was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC. |
| Acura Apologizes For 'Not Too Dark' African American In Superbowl Ad ... Acura is apologizing after its casting call from this year's Superbowl ad revealed that the company required a "not too dark" African American actor to play the role of the car dealer. |  |
 | 'Homeland' Season Two Teaser Promises 'Answers Are Coming' ... The season two return of 'Homeland' may be more than five months away but Showtime has already released its first trailer for the much acclaimed drama. |
| 'America's Got Talent' Promo Features Howard Stern As 'New Face In Town' ... 'America's Got Talent' is set to return less than a month from now and this latest promotional spot introduces fans to the "new face in town," Howard Stern. |  |
 | Bar Refaeli Complains After Receiving 'Uncomfortable' Pat Down ... Bar Refaeli, who was Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover girl three years ago, says she was left feeling violated after a recent airport security pat down. |
 | 'Anger Management' Slapped With $50 Million Lawsuit ... The producer for Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' has been hit with a $50 million lawsuit by a man who claims he worked on the project for two years before being forced out when the actor was brought on board. |
 | Anthony Hopkins Transformed Into Alfred Hitchcock For 'Psycho' Film ... Over a year ago, Anthony Hopkins said he would love to play legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. |
 | Mel Gibson Rants At Maccabees' Writer, Calls Ex 'Filthy C--ksucker' ... Mel Gibson's feud with 'Maccabees' screenwriter Joe Eszterhas has been thrust back into the spotlight after the scribe released audio of the actor going off on a profanity laced rant. |
 | Animators Imagine Plot Elements Of Chinese Produced 'Iron Man 3' ... With Disney's announcement earlier this week that it plans to co-produce 'Iron Man 3' with a Chinese partner and story elements, Taiwanese animators imagine what fans may see in the film. |
 | Dick Clark's Death Brings Tributes From Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly and Others ... 'American Idol' began its broadcast Wednesday night with a short tribute from Ryan Seacrest to Dick Clark, who was not only the host's mentor and friend but paved the way for live musical television shows with 'American Bandstand'. |
 | Vanessa Williams Says She Was Molested As Child By 18-Year-Old Girl ... In her new memoir, perhaps appropriately entitled 'You Have No Idea', Vanessa Williams reveals she had some painful moments in her childhood. |
 | NBC Orders Howie Mandel's Gift Wrapped 'White Elephant' Game Show ... NBC has ordered seven episodes of Howie Mandel's new game show 'White Elephant'. |
| ABC's 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' Sued For Racial Discrimination ... ABC's 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' franchises are being sued for alleged racial discrimination by a group of Nashville residents. |  |
| 'True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Expecting First Child ... 'True Blood' stars and couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are expecting their first child together. |  |
 | Miley Cyrus Receives Stitches On Finger After Cooking Accident ... Miley Cyrus received stitches this week after she was taken to hospital following a cooking accident. |
 | Michael Fassbender Introduces 'Prometheus' World As Robot David ... As 'Prometheus' gets closer to its June 8 release date, marketing for the film billed as Ridley Scott's long-awaited 'Aliens' prequel is ramping up. |
 | Iron Man Fights Thor and Loki Taunts Nick Fury In New Clips ... Marvel has released two new clips from the upcoming 'The Avengers'. Come to think of it, at this rate, we may have the entire film before its release date. |
| Boy With Leukemia Becomes Batman For Day To Make His Wish Come True ... A seven-year-old boy with leukaemia had his wish to star in a Batman film come true thanks to the Arlington, Texas police and fire departments. |  |
| Men Do Strange Things To Get Closer To Underwear In Ads ... Australian underwear company, Miroslav, has come up with some rather unique ads to work with its tagline -- "quality best appreciated up close." |  |
| Jets' Player Turns Down Reality Show About His 10 Kids With 8 Women ... New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who has ten children with eight women in six states, apparently isn't interested in doing a reality show about "modern family." |  |
| Howard Stern Bashes Judd Apatow For Attacking His 'Talent' Talk ... Howard Stern is lashing out at Judd Apatow for complaining about all the 'America's Got Talent' talk on his radio show since he joined the talent competition. |  |
 | JK Rowling To Compile 'Harry Potter' Encyclopedia, Proceeds To Charity ... JK Rowling is start work on compiling a 'Harry Potter' encyclopedia. |
| Tom Petty Offers $7,500 Reward For Return Of Five Stolen Guitars ... Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are offering a reward for the five guitars stolen from them. |  |
 | Johnny Depp Sued After Security Caused Woman's Pants To Fall Down ... Johnny Depp is being sued by a woman who claims she was beaten and humiliated by the actor's security at a concert. |
| Tom Bergeron Adjusts Chelsie Hightower's Strap To Avoid Malfunction ... Tom Bergeron helped Chelsie Hightower avoid a wardrobe malfunction on Monday night after her high-energy salsa dance with partner Roshon Fegan. |  |
| Jimmy Kimmel and Zac Efron Compete In Bra-Unhooking Competition ... Jimmy Kimmel challenges Zac Efron to a bra-unhooking competition after Zac Efron boasted that he had a talent for undoing women's bras. |
| Rapper Tupac Resurrected To Perform As Hologram At Coachella ... Tupac, who was murdered in 1996, was resurrected at the Coachella festival for a crowd-pleasing performance alongside his old friend Snoop Dogg. |  |
 | Trailer For 'Looper' Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis ... Rian Johnson's sci-fi, time-travelling thriller 'Looper', starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, has released its first full trailer. |
| Simon Cowell Slept With Fellow 'X Factor' Judge Dannii Minogue ... Simon Cowell and Dannii Minogue were sharing more than the 'X Factor' judges table, according to a book on the music mogul. |  |
 | Lionel Richie Owes $1.1M, Pamela Anderson Owes $524K In Unpaid Taxes ... With this year's tax deadline quickly approaching, California has released a list of some of its biggest tax delinquents. |
| Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Officially Engaged After Seven Years ... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finally engaged after seven years together. |  |
| SNL Credits 'Game Of Thrones' Nude Scenes To 13-Yr-Old 'Visionary' ... Ever wonder why HBO's 'Game of Thrones' has as much nudity as it does? |  |
 | Disney To Co-Produce 'Iron Man 3' With Chinese Partner and Story ... Walt Disney Co. has announced that it will co-produce its next 'Iron Man' film with Chinese partner DMG Entertainment. |
 | Courtney Love Apologizes To Daughter For Spreading Gossip ... Courtney Love is apologizing to daughter Frances Bean after being called out by her daughter for spreading baseless gossip about her. |
| True Location Of Simpsons' Springfield In 'Any State But Yours' ... 'Simpsons' had a message on Sunday for any fans who took creator Matt Groening's comments last week to mean that the animated family lived in Springfield, Oregon. |
| Bill Plympton Animates 'The Simpsons' Couch Opening ... New York indie animator Bill Plympton animated a version of 'The Simpsons' opening couch sequence in his own unique style by making the sofa the star of the segment. |
| Japanese 'Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer Reveals Glimpses Of Lizard ... The new Japanese trailer for 'The Amazing Spider-Man' has given us our first glimpses of the Lizard. |  |
| Jimmy Fallon Spoofs 'Downton Abbey' With 'Downton Sixbey' ... Jimmy Fallon spoofs Downton Sixbey, a parody of BBC's 'Downton Abbey', which follows the late night host as the Earl of Downton Sixbey, with all the intrigue of the PBS series re-imagined as the inner workings of a late night talk show. |  |
| Frances Bean: Mom Courtney Love Should Be Banned For 'Gross' Tweets ... Frances Bean is lashing out at her mother, Courtney Love, after she claimed that her late husband's bandmate Dave Grohl hit on her 19-year-old girl. | |
| Writer Claims Mel Gibson 'Hates Jews', Planned To Kill Ex-Girlfriend ... Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas believes Mel Gibson passed on his script for Maccabees, a film about the Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, because he "hates Jews." |  |
| Beyonce Knowles Praises Michelle Obama In Thank You Letter ... In a hand-written letter posted on her website, Beyonce pours on the compliments as she calls Michelle Obama "the ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman." |  |
| Scarlett Johansson: Divorce From Ryan Reynolds Was 'Devastating' ... Scarlett Johansson hasn't fully recovered from her divorce from Ryan Reynolds, which was finalized last year. |  |
| Twenty Minutes Of Behind Scenes Footage From 'Avengers' ... The onslaught from the Marvel marketing machine continues, this time with twenty minutes of footage from behind the scenes of 'The Avengers'. |  |
| 'Push To Add Drama' Button Unleashes Mayhem On Quiet Square ... To launch its TV channel in Belgium, TNT placed a big red push button on a square of a quiet town square. |
| Coca Cola Vending Machine Gives Away Drinks For Hugs ... Don't have a dollar? How about a hug? |  |
| 'Anchorman' Director Adam McKay Hints At Plot For Sequel ... Since Will Ferrell announced the 'Anchorman' sequel a couple of weeks ago, fans have been wondering what they can expect from Ron Burgundy. |  |
