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Dexter's Fate
30 June 2013 4:33 PM, PDT
The new season of "Dexter" premieres on Sunday night, and with Season 8 confirmed as the series' final one, the question on everyone's mind is whether or not Dexter (Michael C. Hall) will make it through.
"Dexter has been playing faster and looser with the code for some time now, and I think there's some unconscious desire to reveal himself and that may manifest itself through reckless behavior," Hall told TV Guide.
Less cryptically, Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Deb, said she had a feeling Dexter wouldn't die. "At the end of the season? No," she said. "Someday? Yes, because we all do."
As for how fans will react to the finale season and Dexter's fate, Ep Sara Colleton knows she won't be pleasing everyone.
"We all know that no matter what we do there are going to be a lot of people who are unhappy with it," she told The Hollywood Reporter. »
- Leigh Weingus
Man 'Down'
30 June 2013 2:02 PM, PDT
Los Angeles — Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought "The Heat" against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office.
The Fox action-comedy starring the funny ladies as mismatched detectives earned $40 million in second place in its opening weekend, topping the $25.7 million debut haul of Sony's "White House Down," according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Disney-Pixar animated prequel "Monsters University" remained box-office valedictorian in its second weekend, earning $46.1 million in first place.
As for "The Heat," employing two female leads to buck the male-dominated buddy-cop formula paid off in ticket sales.
"I think the fact that we have a female-centric movie standing out in a forest of giant tent-pole movies is phenomenal," said Chris Aronson, Fox's president of domestic distribution. "Audiences really responded. We positioned this to be a female event movie, and we got the opening that we were hoping for this weekend."
"White House Down," which features Tatum »
- AP
Demi Lovato Speaks Out About Her Father's Death
30 June 2013 1:50 PM, PDT
Demi Lovato is still coming to terms with the death of her dad, Patrick Lovato, who died last weekend at the age of 54 after his battle with cancer.
Although Lovato had been estranged from her biological father since 2007, the "X Factor" mentor took to Twitter to open up about her devastating loss this week, telling her followers, "I feel so humbled to have had so much support from my fans, friends, family and complete strangers.. God bless you all, thank you so much."
Lovato posted another message following her father's funeral on Saturday.
Today I put my Daddy to rest.... hardest thing I've ever done.. But I know great things will come of this... #LovatoTreatmentScholarship
— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) June 30, 2013
There's an overwhelming sense of peace knowing my dad is no longer battling his demons anymore and that makes me so happy »
- Leigh Blickley
Kim K Is 'Super Motivated' To Get Her Pre-Baby Body Back
30 June 2013 12:34 PM, PDT
According to Kim Kardashian's trainer, the new mom is "super motivated" to get her pre-baby body back.
Tracy Anderson tells Us Weekly that Kardashian, who gave birth to daughter North West on June 15, is taking some time to be in mommy-mode before hitting the gym hard to regain her famous figure.
Although losing weight isn't a priority for Kardashian at the moment, Anderson says she's devising a workout plan so that they can get going within the next couple of weeks.
"It's a tough time, and a lot of women feel like it's a huge mountain to climb to get back, but Kim, surprisingly, has had the totally opposite reaction to other moms," Anderson tells Us. "She's like, 'We're going to be so good. It's fun, I feel great!' She just loves the whole process. From our talks during her pregnancy, I thought she was going to be »
- Leigh Blickley
When Will 'Mad Men' End?
30 June 2013 12:11 PM, PDT
Since the very beginning of Mad Men, Don Draper has seemed doomed. From the show's opening-credit sequence, with a silhouetted suit falling helplessly from the Madison Avenue skyline, to this year's season premiere, which featured Don delving into a copy of Dante's Inferno, the future always seemed bleak for our dapper anti-hero.
Oblivious to the fact that he's always on the wrong side of history, Don began to wither. What seemed cool about him in the beginning -- his afternoon drinks and serial womanizing -- has devolved to pathetic. »
- popwatch.ew.com
Was 'Anna Nicole' A Success?
30 June 2013 11:58 AM, PDT
"The Anna Nicole Story" aired on Lifetime last night, and critics and tweeters alike quickly took to the Internet to offer up their (very strong) opinions.
The biopic chronicles the life of Anna Nicole Smith (played by Agnes Bruckner), a woman formerly known as Vicky Lynn Hogan, as she transitioned into the spotlight and eventually into a sad mess of alcohol and drug abuse. So how did it go over?
"Anna Nicole is a cheap, trashy, melodramatic Lifetime original movie that's at times so absurd you can't help but laugh -- which perfectly evinces the campy essence of Anna Nicole Smith," Jezebel's Tracie Egan Morrissey wrote.
Zap2it's Geoff Berkshire didn't go quite as easy on the film, saying it "disappoints both as a campy guilty pleasure and a movie with a surprisingly solid pedigree," referring to the fact that Mary Harron ("American Psycho") directed it.
Twitter, of course, was »
- Leigh Weingus
Lil Snupe Laid To Rest
30 June 2013 11:19 AM, PDT
Hundreds of mourners gathered this weekend to pay their final respects to Lil Snupe, the promising 18-year-old rapper who was shot and killed earlier this month.
According to the Shreveport Times, the teen's funeral service was held on Saturday at Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Lil Snupe's hometown of Jonesboro, La.
Mourners reportedly began arriving three hours before the service began. Rapper Meek Mill, who had signed Lil Snupe (born Addaren Ross) to his DreamChasers record label last year, was among the many attendees.
“I saw something in him. His demo tape spoke to me. I saw myself in him,” Mill said Saturday, according to the Times.
(Go to the Shreveport Times for more on Lil Snupe's funeral service.)
Earlier this week, the 36-year-old man suspected of murdering the teen surrendered to Louisiana police. According to the AP, Tony Holden has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession »
- Dominique Mosbergen
Kristin Cavallari Shares Honeymoon Pics
30 June 2013 11:14 AM, PDT
Wedded bliss!
Kristin Cavallari shared photos from her honeymoon with Jay Cutler on Instagram today, posting snapshots of her and the Chicago Bears quarterback cuddling up in Italy. "Honeymoon," she wrote alongside a picture of the pair heading out and about.
Cavallari, 26, also tweeted a snap of her and Cutler kissing while taking in the gorgeous Italian landscapes.
Just had the most amazing 2 weeks in Italy! My jeans are tight so u know it was a success ha
— Kristin Cavallari (@KristinCav) June 28, 2013
"The Hills" star and Cutler, 30, got married in Nashville on June 7 after getting engaged (for the second time) in Nov. 2011. They are the proud parents to 10-month-old son, Camden. »
- Leigh Blickley
This Is Why Kerry Washington Never Checks 'Scandal' Ratings
30 June 2013 10:23 AM, PDT
Playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on "Scandal" is no easy job, and there's no question that Kerry Washington pulls it off with flying colors. After all, she prevents disasters and carries on an affair with the president all while wearing stilletos.
But Washington -- who is also known for her roles in "Ray" and "Django Unchained" -- insists that checking "Scandal" ratings terrifies her.
"Looking at ratings is like stepping on the scales, and it's why I never weigh myself," she told The Guardian. "If the number is a number you don't want it to be, then you're miserable, and if it's a number you want it to be, you spend the rest of the day thinking, oh, I should never eat again so the number stays where it is, right? It's just better that I don't get on the scales."
Not that Washington has anything to worry about. In April, »
- Leigh Weingus
Jay-z Unites Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Nas, Pharrell
30 June 2013 9:47 AM, PDT
Jay-z's next album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," is quickly becoming a who's who of the music industry.
The 43-year-old rapper already publicized "Part II (On the Run)," a duet with his wife Beyonce, a track with Frank Ocean appropriately called "Oceans," and a mouthful of a song with Rick Ross called "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt."
The latest track to be teased off of the upcoming "Magna Carta Holy Grail" features some of the biggest names in the business. Called "BBC," the song has Jay-z collaborating with Nas, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Swizz Beats, Pharrell, and Timbaland. Hov, who is partnering with Samsung for the release of "Magna Carta Holy Grail," debuted the lyrics to "BBC" this week through a Samsung app. The company will provide early copies of the album to certain users of the Samsung mobile software.
“It’s Rat Pack-ing,” Nas told Vibe about the collaboration. “We were definitely recording. 'Magna Carta' was going down. »
- Madeline Boardman
Mariah Carey Reminds Us Once Again That She's '#Beautiful'
30 June 2013 9:44 AM, PDT
Because the world can never have enough Mariah Carey, the songstress has remixed her hit single "#Beautiful" once again, this time with some help from rapper Young Jeezy.
Jeezy's remix is the latest iteration of Carey's hit single with Miguel. Originally released in May, "#Beautiful" will be remixed a total of five times. Last week, Carey debuted the first remix to "Beautiful," featuring A$AP Rocky. The song has also been edited for a dance version by Louie Vega and a Spanglish edition, dubbed "#Hermosa."
The remix to "#Beautiful" led by Young Jeezy maintains Miguel's contribution to the track while switching up the cadence of Carey's vocals and adding a rap lick from Jeezy. Take a listen to the remix above.
"#Beautiful" is the lead single off of Carey's upcoming album "The Art of Letting Go." While the album was originally scheduled to hit stores on July 23, it has since been delayed indefinitely. »
- Madeline Boardman
Jennifer Lopez Sparks Controversy With Her Latest Performance
30 June 2013 9:42 AM, PDT
New York — Jennifer Lopez sang "Happy Birthday" to the leader of Turkmenistan during a show, but her representative said she wouldn't have performed there at all if she had known there were human rights issues in the country.
The singer and actress performed in the former Soviet bloc country on Saturday night. A statement released Sunday by her publicist to The Associated Press said the event was hosted by the China National Petroleum Corp. and wasn't a political event.
However, the country's leader, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, did attend. Berdimuhamedow has been criticized for oppressive rule by human rights organizations. Human Rights Watch describes Turkmenistan as "among the most repressive in the world."
After a United Nations visit last month, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said the country had made progress in the area of human rights, but "a lot more work is needed to complete this process and to »
- AP
Lauryn Hill Rants About Racism And The IRS
30 June 2013 9:13 AM, PDT
Lauryn Hill took to her Tumblr page to rant about racism, slavery and the IRS in a lengthy open letter on June 28 -- one day before she was set to begin serving three months in prison for tax evasion. Hill was sentenced in May for failing to pay taxes on approximately $1.8 million in earnings.
The 38-year-old presumably pins her legal woes with the IRS on historical racism, beginning her piece by saying, "The concept of reverse racism is flawed, if not absolutely ridiculous."
Read her entire post below:
The concept of reverse racism is flawed, if not absolutely ridiculous. Most, if not all of the negative responses from people of color toward white people, are reactions to the hatred, violence, cruelty and brutality that they were shown by white people for centuries. Much of the foundation of the modern world was built on the forced free labor of black peoples. »
- Leigh Blickley
Watch All Of Pete Campbell's Epic 'Mad Men' Rants
30 June 2013 9:04 AM, PDT
Mad Men's Pete Campbell has always been a great ranter: haughty, aggrieved apoplexy is the longest arrow in his quiver. But this season, faced with obstructions from Don, his mother, and Bob Benson, he really turned the dials up to eleven. Foiled Ipo? He'll get so heated he falls down the stairs, literally stumbling over his livid words. Mom disappeared from a cruise ship? He'll ream out the "Panamanian criminals" and the "Spanish fly" that might've had any hand in it. Secretary not quite getting office politics? He'll make sure she feels like she's worth less than the notepad on which she scribbled his missed phone calls. (Though it is a sign of his patrician aspirations that he stops short of actually foaming at the mouth.) Watch this supercut of Pete Campbell's epic, head-shaking, face-reddening season-six rants. It'll make you want to suck on an empathetic lozenge for Vincent Kartheiser. »
- www.vulture.com
Daily Mail's Alec Baldwin Story No Longer Up
30 June 2013 8:50 AM, PDT
The Daily Mail story that led to Alec Baldwin's Twitter tirade was no longer up online on Sunday.
Baldwin unleashed a series of angry, homophobic tweets after the Daily Mail's George Stark accused Baldwin's wife Hilaria of tweeting while the couple was attending James Gandolfini's funeral. The story turned out to be incorrect, and could not be found on the Daily Mail's website, which showed the message, "Sorry...The page you have requested does not exist or is no longer available."
The Daily Mail said on Saturday that it had been wrong, and that Hilaria Baldwin had actually tweeted after the funeral. The tweets were actually sent out three hours after what the timestamps reflected.
"We accept Mrs Baldwin’s assertions that she did not Tweet from the funeral and apologise for any distress caused," a spokesperson for the newspaper said. "But this was a genuine misunderstanding caused »
- Katherine Fung
Mumford & Sons' Major Gig
30 June 2013 8:47 AM, PDT
London — Mumford & Sons are bringing the Glastonbury Festival to a close Sunday, with many music fans still on a high from the Rolling Stones' first-ever gig at Britain's leading music extravaganza.
The Mumfords' performance will be the Grammy-winning folk-rockers' first since bassist Ted Dwane had surgery for a blood clot on his brain earlier this month.
The banjo-wielding balladeers are sure to get a raucous reception. But Saturday belonged to the Rolling Stones, with festival founder Michael Eavis declaring the band's show "the high spot of 43 years of Glastonbury."
"It's the whole razzmatazz of the occasion – the two of us finally getting together at long last," said Eavis.
The Stones, joined by ex-member Mick Taylor on guitar, played for more than two hours on the festival's main Pyramid Stage, giving fans a clutch of hits, from opener "Jumpin' Jack Flash" through to encores of "You Can't Always Get What You »
- AP
Miranda Priestly Taught Us So Much About Fashion
30 June 2013 8:45 AM, PDT
Can you believe "The Devil Wears Prada" turns 7 today? Our favorite film adaptation of a fashion book has taught us so much about the style world, we don't know how we survived without it.
While the fashions the film depicts may no longer be current, we've revisited the best style lessons Miranda Priestly (a.k.a. Meryl Streep) taught us. The icy editrix, rumored to be based on Vogue's Anna Wintour, could practically kill her peons with a simpering stare -- not to mention the fiery, dismissive, yet hilarious insults she dispels. Revisit Miranda's harshest moments with the GIFs below. That's all.
Remember: Having a little ego is accurate.
Caffeine keeps the fashion world alive.
Speed is the name of the game.
Don't even bother coming up with excuses.
Weather is irrelevant.
Honesty is the best policy. Don't worry about people's feelings.
Your boss is always right.
Don't even think about second-guessing her. »
- Lauren Leibowitz
Julia Roberts' Kids Have Gotten So Big
30 June 2013 8:12 AM, PDT
Julia Roberts' husband Danny Moder and the couple's three kids visited the Oscar-winning actress on the set of "The Normal Heart" yesterday (June 29) in NYC.
Twins Phinnaeus "Finn" and Hazel, 8, and their younger brother Henry, 6, stood close to their dad as they watched their famous mom prepare to shoot the TV movie, which co-stars Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons and Mark Ruffalo.
Can you believe how big Finn, Hazel and Henry have gotten?
See pictures below:
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- Leigh Blickley
Drake Leads At Bet Awards With 12 Nominations
30 June 2013 7:24 AM, PDT
The Bet Awards should be called the Drake Awards.
The rapper-singer is up for 12 honors, including five nominations for video of the year, which has 10 nominees.
His own hits – "Started from the Bottom" and "Hyfr" – are up for the top prize, as well as his guest appearances on 2 Chainz's "No Lie," A$AP Rocky's "(Expletive) Problems" and Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice." Other video of the year nominees are Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie," Rihanna's "Diamonds," "Adorn" by Miguel, Kanye West's "Mercy" and "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
While 26-year-old Drake is mostly battling himself for the night's top award – to air live Sunday from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live – some of his friends (and enemies) will blaze the stage, including Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, who is nominated for best male R&B artist. Minaj, who has won best female hip-hop artist for three consecutive years, »
- AP
Glastonbury: 'I've Never Seen Anything Like It'
30 June 2013 7:10 AM, PDT
The Rolling Stones provided the best-ever headline set in Glastonbury's history, organisers said today.
Michael Eavis, who holds the musical extravaganza on his farm in rural Somerset, said the two-hour performance - complete with fireworks and a burning phoenix on top of the stage - was worth the wait.
The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury
He had tried to secure the band, celebrating their 50th anniversary, for years and said he was not sure how next year's headliners, who have already been booked, would live up to the Stones.
"It was 43 years in the making, 50 years for them, and we've finally come together. We're on the same page at last," Eavis said, on the third day of music at the festival.
He claimed it was his highlight of his time running the festival, which was first held in 1970.
The 77-year-old, who organises the event with daughter Emily, said: "It's the »
- PA
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