Baby Luca "lifts his head" (congratulations?)

There is no denying Hilary Duff is a proud new mother.

And the Lizzie McGuire star was melting the hearts of her fans again after posting another adorable picture of her son Luca on Twitter.

The ambrosial youngster is developing well, and at just over a month old is already holding his head up while getting in a workout by lying flat on his stomach.

The 24-year-old is pleased as punch with the way her little soldier is coming along.
She told fans: 'Tummy time stud muffin, lifting his head like that.'


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Paris Readies to Dazzle ~✰

“Give me a chance to color my world and I will color it a sweet, pretty and playful pink! Dazzle is as brilliant and feminine as a coveted gem. This sensual fruity floral alluringly expresses a woman’s whimsical side, revealing her inner beauty, her special dazzle and her unique charm.” ~Paris Hilton.

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Paris' fragrances, Can Can and Paris Hilton, were among 2011's 5 top selling perfumes (Can Can #5, Paris Hilton #2).

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Katy Perry, Chelsea Handler: Why Hasn't Jessica Simpson Given Birth Yet?!

C'mon, Jess!

It seems like Jessica Simpson has been pregnant for years -- and fellow stars Katy Perry and Chelsea Handler are really, really ready for the 31-year-old Fashion Star mentor to give birth to her daughter already.

"Has Jessica Simpson had that baby yet?! I'm getting anxious," singer Perry, 27, Tweeted on Thursday.

Comic Handler, 37, was thinking the same thing. "How has jessica simpson still not given birth to this baby? I'm getting frightened," she wrote.

Engaged to former NFL pro Eric Johnson since fall 2010, Simpson announced her pregnancy on Halloween 2011 and has famously documented her growing (and growing!) bump each step of the way with one eye-catching look after another -- not to mention a volley of outrageous quotes about her sex drive, body image and more.

The last time Simpson was photographed in public was last Friday, when she and her mom Tina grabbed takeout at a Chili's in Encino, Calif.

She Tweeted as recently as Friday afternoon -- cracking up over a store sign selling "Gessica Sinpson" clothing in a pic tweeted by a fan.

The baby-to-be -- a girl -- will be Simpson's first child.

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Chris Brown Under Fire From Animal-Rights Groups for Dog-Breeding Business

Chris Brown's career is going to the dogs—pit bulls, actually.

The "Look at Me Now" singer is stirring controversy for breeding the canines and selling them for profit, drawing heat from animal-rights activists who want him to promote pound puppy adoptions instead.

The brouhaha got started on Monday after the 22-year-old Brown's manager-mother, Joyce Hawkins, posted a link on her Twitter page to CB Breeds, a website featuring a cutesy photo of her son holding up an adorable newborn pup and offering seven fullly vaccinated American pit bull terrier pups for $1,000 a pop.

"CHRIS BROWN PUPPIES FOR SALE," she tweeted.

Needless to say, the R&B star's puppy mill drew howls of protest from several animal welfare organizations, among them the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which issued a statement condemning the side business.

"There is no such thing as a responsible breeder while wonderful dogs are being put down in animal shelters across the country for lack of a good home. This is a moneymaking scheme, and Brown will count the suckers who fall for it as he counts the money on the way to the bank," PETA told E! News in a statement. "Shelters will count the bodies in the barrel. As Justin Bieber, Kellan Lutz and Rocsi Diaz say, "Adopt, never buy."

The Los Angeles chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, meanwhile, decried what it called his "backyard breeding."

"There is no reason to breed and produce more pit bull puppies when there are pit puppies waiting for homes in every shelter in America," said spcaLA president Madeline Bernstein in a statement. "Furthermore, as some of these dogs suffer from and are victims of their owner's misuse, they can be even harder to place."

The group suggested those looking for a pooch instead adopt a shelter dog, which are much cheaper and often come fully trained, and also encouraged Brown to halt his breeding business and put his celebrity to better use by encouraging the same.

"The $1000 price tag for a Chris Brown puppy could be better spent money saving the lives of shelter animals," added Bernstein.

A publicist for the F.A.M.E.crooner denied to E! News that Brown is breeding, noting instead that the puppies were part of a litter birthed by his family's dogs back home in Virginia and were being sold to make sure they get good homes.

"He loves animals, especially dogs," said the rep.

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Did Taylor Swift Get a Boob Job??

We did a double take when Taylor stepped out in Beverly Hills on April 23 wearing a tight, striped dress! Did the blonde beauty go under the knife? Find out why three plastic surgeons say yes!

Taylor Swift has always impressed us with her easy-breezy style and down-to-earth attitude, but it seems the Hollywood lifestyle may finally be rubbing off on the country cutie. Recent photos of the 22-year-old singer suggest she may have undergone breast augmentation — and experts agree!
“The country star appears to be following in the footsteps of another female country singer, Dolly Parton, and enhanced her breasts,” plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn tells HollywoodLife.com.
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Fleming arees, adding, “I think it’s pretty obvious that’s she’s had breast enhancement. It looks very nice and proportional.”
Dr. Youn believes Taylor increased her cup size from a small A to a striking C.
“There is definitely a significant difference in the appearance of the breasts between the two photos,” says NYC-based plastic surgeon Dr. Adam Schaffner.
What do YOU think of Taylor’s new look? Do you think it’s all in the clothes, or did she go under the knife?

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Also slightly more recent photos than the "before" pic from above. These were taken when she was in Perth last month:






UPDATE:  E! News reports that "a source close to the singer" denies that she got a boob job:
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What does Amber Rose think of KimYe?

Plus shots of her signing autographs (since she's important and shit), a zoom in on her ass, and Wiz Khalifa

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The View discusses Zimmerman's apology

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Kristen Stewart to star in thriller 'Cali'

"Snow White and the Huntsman" star Kristen Stewart is set to topline "Cali," a gritty action pic set in Los Angeles that will be produced by Voltage Productions and New School Media.

Michael Diliberti ("30 Minutes or Less") wrote the script, which follows Mya (Stewart) and Chris, a pair of San Fernando Valley lovebirds with a penchant for bad choices and dangerous behavior. After selling a fake snuff film featuring Mya, they ride off into the sunset with a bundle of cash. Years later, Mya must "return from the dead" to save the younger sister she left behind in Cali, where the young couple contends with angry former business partners, homicidal porn stars, stoner vet techs, an unstoppable killing machine in a cowboy hat and their own contentious relationship.

Craig J. Flores ("300") and Zev Foreman ("Killer Joe") will produce for Voltage, while Diliberti will also produce. His manager, Brian Levy of New School Media, will exec produce with Voltage topper Nicolas Chartier ("The Hurt Locker") and Stewart, who will pick up her first producing credit on the project.

Diliberti developed the script on spec before it was acquired by Voltage, which attached Stewart. Producers are currently out to directors and they're anticipating a late summer start date.

"Kristen is a talented and dynamic actor, with a proven box office draw," said Flores. "Her role in 'Cali' will be edgy and sexy. It will no doubt push the envelope on the public's view of Kristen's wide-ranging abilities. Voltage is thrilled to have her as a partner on this fantastic film."

"Cali" marks a return to indie fare for Stewart, who has balanced the "Twilight" franchise pics like "Welcome to the Rileys," "The Runaways" and Walter Salles' upcoming adaptation of "On the Road." Thesp next stars in Universal's "Snow White and the Huntsman" and the final installment in "The Twilight Saga," which Summit will release on Nov. 16.

Diliberti is coming off the seven-figure spec sale to GK Films of comedy "Little White Corvette," which has Emma Stone attached to star. Scribe is also writing a Fox 2000 project for "Crazy, Stupid, Love" helmers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra that Simon Kinberg is producing, a Sony pic for Seth Gordon that Matt Tolmach is producing and a Warner Bros. movie for Todd Phillips with his Green Hat Films banner producing.

Voltage, which produced Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker," is currently in pre-production on Shia LaBeouf-starrer "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" and post-production on Robert Redford's political action-thriller "The Company You Keep," which also stars LaBeouf.

Stewart is repped by Gersh and McKuin, Frankel and Whitehead, while WME and New School Media reps Diliberti.

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Iconic 'Ring/Ringu' film series character Sadako Tosses 1st Pitch at Ballgame (Creepy Post!)

The Japanese entertainment news website Movie Collection began streaming a video of the Ring horror films' character Sadako throwing the opening pitch at a baseball game on Wednesday. To promote her Sadako 3D film, which will open in Japan on May 12, Sadako appeared as part of the season-opening ceremony before a game between the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines teams of Japan's Pacific League.




In the video, Sadako shakes her head a few times and finally decides on a pitch that the catcher apparently signs to her. She then moves closer to home plate, throws the ball so that it doesn't bounce, and collapses after the pitch. The Fighters' mascot Brisky the Bear and an official escort her back to the dugout.









The ghost character appeared this month as "Sadako Keroro" in a Sadako 3D and Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsō) crossover promotion. "Sadako 3D x Hello Kitty" products will also be sold when the film opens.

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Gabourey Sidibe: Joan Cusack Told Me To Quit Show Business

Gabourey Sidibe may have been nominated for an Academy Award for her title role in 2009's "Precious," but that doesn't mean everyone in Hollywood knows who she is just yet. In fact, on Wednesday's "Watch What Happens Live," the actress revealed a major diss she received from actress Joan Cusack, albeit before she made it big.

In the show's "Plead the Fifth" segment, host Andy Cohen asked Sidibe, "What celebrity were you most disappointed by when you finally met them?"

Sidibe said it was none other than Cusack, who didn't know who Sidibe was and even told her to quit her job!

"What celebrity was I disappointed by? Oh, and it's not in a mean way, because I know that she meant well. I met Joan Cusack, who is my favorite favorite -- I love her -- but, it was before I became [famous] or whatever. I was at some industry party, and she says, 'Are you an actress?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And she says, 'Oh honey, you should really quit the business, it's so image-conscious.'"
Sidibe assured everyone that Cusack meant the comment in a positive way, but it was still disappointing.


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PREGNANT MAN: My Abusive Wife Punched Me ... IN THE CROTCH

The Pregnant Man claims his estranged wife is a violent alcoholic ... who once hit him in the "crotch" during a heated argument in front of their kids ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ.

Thomas Beatie -- a transgender man -- has officially filed divorce papers in an effort to end things with his wife of 9 years Nancy Beatie. In the docs, Thomas says he's been physically attacked by Nancy on multiple occasions.

In the papers, filed in Arizona, Thomas claims in February 2012 he tried to stop his "visibly intoxicated" wife from driving their 3 kids to daycare ... when she began to cuss him out and shoved him.

In the docs, Thomas says he called 911 ... but Nancy continued to be violent ...claiming, "She hit me in the crotch."


Thomas says it wasn't the first time Nancy attacked him -- he claims on January 17, 2012 Nancy woke him up at 2:00 AM by punching him in the face for no reason. Thomas explains, "This night, like every night, [Nancy] hovers over me, threatening me with physical and emotional abuse."

Nancy eventually filed court docs of her own ... denying Thomas' allegations ... and claiming it's THOMAS who's been physically and emotionally abusing her.

A hearing took place earlier this month, in which Thomas testified in open court. As a result, the judge issued a restraining order against Nancy -- barring her from going near or contacting Thomas or the kids ... outside of 3 supervised visits per week.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for May 7 ... when the judge is expected to make further rulings on child support, spousal support and custody.

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Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga to Play Aliens in MIB3

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Frank the Pug, make room for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

Men in Black III director Barry Sonnenfeld recently confirmed that both pop stars will have small roles in the upcoming summer blockbuster.

In an interview with Collider, Sonnenfeld revealed that Bieber and Gaga would play aliens alongside director Tim Burton.

"In this [installment] there are a few people that you'll see up on the surveillance board, including Lady Gaga, Tim Burton, who probably knows more about aliens than I do, and let's see who else... Justin Bieber," Sonnenfeld said. "The challenge is getting celebrities that are famous, will give you permission and won't be like 'Who's that guy?' in 10 years."

Of course, J.B. and Gaga aren't the first pop icons to participate in the Men in Black films. In 2002's Men in Black II, Michael Jackson played Agent M.

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Snooki: Pregnancy has made me more mature.

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi may be best known for her carefree, club-hopping ways, but the Jersey Shore star – who recently confirmed that she and fiancé Jionni LaValle are expecting their first child – says that having a baby on the way has changed her.

"I guess [pregnancy] just made me more mature,” Polizzi, 24, told reporters while promoting her new MTV show Snooki & JWoww Thursday in New York City.

Joined by Jenni "JWoww" Farley and Jersey Shore cast mate DJ Pauly D, the reality star explained just how much her behavior has been altered.

"It's different because now I'm not drinking," Polizzi notes. "I'm usually partying and going to clubs but pregnancy made me grow up a lot."

Her best friend agrees: "[Nicole] really came into her own being pregnant. Looking at your best friend and seeing that you feel proud,” said Farley, 26.

Premiering June 21 on MTV, Snooki & JWoww follows Polizzi during her first trimester – during which she barely suffered from morning sickness. "I hardly threw up," she notes. "I was just very tired and cranky."

But she's done with her signature "Whaaa" whine. "My baby will take over that sound," she says. "I can't wait!”

Polizzi said her beloved pickles are a thing of the past, as well. The petite star's newest cravings are "a lot of fruits and Italian icies … no pickles.”

Lastly, she’s given up the glow. Known for her signature bronze complexion, Polizzi admits, "I haven't tanned since August."

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Kim Zolciak And Wendy Williams Rip On NeNe Leakes!!!

It's no secret that neither Kim Zolciak or Wendy Williams are members of the NeNe Leakes fan club. Zolciak has spent several seasons of "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta" feuding with Leakes, and Wendy has been watching the developments closely and taking notes. Thursday on "The Wendy Williams Show" they unloaded on the polarizing reality star.

The gossip session started when Wendy asked Zolciak why Leakes wasn't invited to her wedding. "She's really changed, and she's not funny to me anywhere," Zolciak said. "She used to be really funny."

"She's not funny to many of us either, it's more like mean-spirited," Williams agreed, before implying that Leakes' reality TV fame had gone to her head.

Zolciak then detailed the specific reason why reconciling with Leakes seems unlikely to happen. "I think the problem with NeNe honestly is that Nene doesn't have the tools to communicate effectively. And if NeNe could really sit there and talk to me and communicate ... Like, people get in arguments with my girlfriends and you disagree, but you can't get loud and violent, that's a problem.

If she had the tools to communicate effectively and kind of work through things, then there's a possibility that I'd sit down and have a conversation."

 

Mrs. Kroy Biermann tells The Hollywood Reporter about what viewers can expect from the Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding.

During the interview, Sweetie’s former sugar cookie go-getter dispatcher took a jab at thug misses Marlo Hampton for casting doubt on her Atlanta Falcons-signed hubby’s finances during the reunion special.

THR: Speaking of Kroy, how do you feel about Marlo Hampton casting doubt on his finances during the reunion?

Zolciak: Let’s be honest, Marlo is known for being an escort, like she’s known for that… It’s common knowledge in Atlanta. If you want to spread your legs and make money, then so be it, but don’t comment on somebody that had a full on four-and-a-half year relationship with somebody, and is now married, expecting a second child with her husband, and bring up some nonsense, or ever imply that my husband would use Big Poppa’s ring to purchase this one.

I was on Twitter this morning going off on people saying Kroy makes $550,000 dollars or whatever, whether Kroy made that or not is really irrelevant. Kroy made a hell of lot more than that, but that’s nobody’s business. Kroy designed my ring, spent a ton of money on my ring. It was really important to Kroy that I have a beautiful ring, and I was surprised by my ring. But to ever insult Kroy like that, it’s just gross. She’s just gross.

THR: With this spinoff, do you see it going for more seasons like Bethenny Ever After?

Zolciak: I would love to, I really had a lot of fun doing the spinoff. It was really a totally different spiel. I think people get to really see me for me. I share the 45 minutes that Housewives is on every week with five other people, so that three minutes or five minutes that you see of me or maybe sometimes 10, 15 minutes, you don’t get to see the real me. You can make an assumption off of what you see, but I think with the spinoff, you get the chance to kind of see me in a different light. You see my girls, Kroy’s family, and I really had a lot of fun doing it, even though it was very stressful planning a wedding in a short amount of time, and also having cameras there to capture it. I would love to, though.

THR: Have you thought about how many more seasons of reality shows you have in you, or is there a point where you would like to step away from that?

Zolciak: Yeah, I mean let’s be honest, this isn’t going to last forever, but I’m going to ride it as long as I can.

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TLC's T-Boz and Chilli Remember Left Eye

It’s hard to refute the indelible mark that '90s R&B girl group TLC left behind. In fact, numbers prove the trio to be one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. This year, surviving members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas will celebrate TLC’s 20th anniversary while simultaneously remembering the tragic loss of their band-mate Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, who passed away 10 years ago today in a car crash in Honduras.



To add to TLC’s 20th anniversary celebration, VH1 is preparing to go into production for a scripted biopic on the group. T-Boz and Chilli recently spoke with ESSENCE.com about the tragic loss of Left Eye, who they want to play them in their biopic, and a 20th anniversary TLC tour.

ESSENCE.com: Today marks 10 years since we lost Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in a tragic car accident. What do you remember about that day?

T-BOZ: She died a day before my birthday. I remember everything. I was with security in my Porsche and I said to them, "I feel like I’m going to get in a wreck and I want to go home." The driver said: "Well, that’s on the other side of town." I didn’t care; I wanted to go home. I just felt something was going to happen to me, but it wasn’t me — it was Lisa. I was sitting in a rocking chair in my daughter’s room after putting her down when I got a call from Chilli. She was screaming. I had just gotten out the hospital from fighting sickle cell so I had to be careful about getting upset. Everybody was trying to keep me calm.

I remember staying up all night and Patti Labelle and Missy Elliot calling me. Whitney Houston was at Lisa’s funeral. She sat behind me and rubbed my shoulders for two hours, while telling me, "It’s going to be okay, it’s going to be all right." Right before that, I remember Lisa played a trick where she went missing and nobody knew where she was. This was the one time I wish she was joking and doing one of her stunts, but she wasn’t.

ESSENCE.com: People playfully identified her as the crazy one in the group because of the notable fire in 1994, among other things. What’s the biggest misconception about Left Eye?

T-BOZ: That’s the part that sucked. The fire could’ve even been stopped if they stopped acting like little girls and put the fire out. That really could’ve been settled differently. I just really wish people would’ve known her for the sweet passionate person she really was. She was very creative, too. I remember I was in the hospital for four months and she sent me a clock that she made and the clock read: “Take all the time you need.” She really put thought into things.

CHILLI: People didn’t understand how much of a heart she really had and how passionate and giving she was. She might have come across as someone who wanted to start trouble all the time, but that wasn’t it; she just had a lot to say. Sometimes when you speak what’s on your mind — I’m talking everything on your mind, and people can get a misconception of you. So because she spoke her mind, all of the time, it caused people to misjudge her.



ESSENCE.com: A lot of people believe TLC was feuding when Left Eye passed. What was your relationship like at the time?

CHILLI: It was actually very good; we had started working on the last album. We all had solo deals. I was just like, “We have to do another record” — I was willing to put everything on hold. That was the last time we got to spend quality time together before she passed. The relationship was good; she was acting silly again, playing pranks on people. Her death was very devastating for us, but I can look back and say I was happy about what our relationship was like, at that time.

T-BOZ: No matter what, everyone will go through a disagreement — that’s what makes us all different. So it’s unrealistic to tell anybody that we all agreed with everything that everyone did or said. That doesn’t happen in a real relationship. At the time, she just didn’t agree with what the record company was doing with the project, so she felt strong about standing up about it. It had nothing personal to do with the group members. I didn’t have a problem with that.

ESSENCE.com: Tell us about the VH1 biopic. Are you looking to have someone in Hollywood play you guys, or all new unknown actresses?

T-BOZ: It’s going to have to be new kids; I can’t think of anybody that can play us. It’s not just about looking like me or dressing like me, you have to have the attitude, the dance moves. The writer of the biopic, Kate Lanier, is amazing. She did the movies Set It Off and What’s Love Got to Do With It. Hopefully the movie will be out before the end of the year.

CHILLI: It’s going to be like a movie-of-the-week on VH1. You know how the Jackson Five have the movie The Jackson Five: An American Dream? It would be like that. I love how they still show the Jackson Five movie now; they will show that for the next 40 years. [Laughs] I’m really excited about it; this was a dream of mine. I knew that we would have a movie about us one day. I want to go for someone unknown to play us. I really would prefer to reach out and find someone that resembles us and who really has the acting chops and who can dance.


ESSENCE.com: When you think of TLC’s legacy, what are you most proud of?

T-BOZ: You know how now it’s easy for Black people to make it on pop radio... Back then it was hard. Michael Jackson was probably one of the first Black people to get on MTV and VH1 and then TLC “Waterfalls” was probably the second, it was so hard. I remember getting flowers for making it on MTV and then a special gift for making it on VH1 — that was like a big deal! We had to bust our butts to get on a show. When I say we broke records and I worked for mines, I worked for mine! We had to work for every last single thing.

CHILLI: From the beginning to the middle and we’re not at the end yet but I loved that we never compromised our values when it came to the subject matter and what we talked about in our songs and how we represented ourselves as women. Starting out as young women, we didn’t care that people thought that we were a fad or if people thought we didn’t dress girly enough — we were just like, “Whatever.” We were able to accomplish that with three totally different girls, in a group.

ESSENCE.com: Are we going to get another TLC album or a 20th anniversary tour?

T-BOZ: Yes, we’re going on tour; we are in negotiations now with LA. Reid, so we’ll see what happens. A lot of cool things are coming up.

CHILLI: Another TLC album? Yes, that’s for sure! We’ll have new music right after the movie drops. We have everybody that was there with us from the beginning on board. We’ll definitely have a tour; I just don’t know what we’ll call it yet.

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In "HUH?" News: Kim K to Attend White House Correspondents Dinner

Fox News will be bring Kim Kardashian to Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner. Her mother, Kris Jenner, will also be sitting with the news network

Fox News Channel will be bringing a smattering of reality TV stars, actors and an athlete too, to Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. We hear that Kim Kardashian will be making a repeat appearance at the dinner (she previously attended with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren), with her momager Kris Jenner in tow. "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars Caroline and Al Manzo are coming this year.

Returning favorites like "Gossip Girl's" Chace Crawford, along with his sister Candice Romo and her hubby, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, are on the list. "J. Edgar" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is scheduled to attend, along with "X-Men" director Bryan Singer.

Fox News' supporting cast will consist of "Glee's" Matthew Morrison, "True Blood's" Ryan Kwanten, "House's" Omar Epps, "Breaking Bad's" Giancarlo Esposito, "ER's" Gloria Reuben, "The Social Network's" Joe Mazzello, "Luck's" Richard Kindand up and coming actress Danielle Panabaker

Those attending from the network will include "The Five's" Bob Beckel, Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Andrea Tantaros and Greg Gutfield (also of "Red Eye"), along with weekend anchors Jamie Colby and Alisyn Camerota and Fox Business Network's Liz Claman and Charlie Gasparino.

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Wiz Khalifa Busted for Weed ... at a Holiday Inn

"Black and Yellow" rapper Wiz Khalifa tried to hide a bag of weed in his room at a Holiday Inn in Nashville ... this according to law enforcement.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Metro Nashville Police responded to Wiz's room on April 21 after someone complained about a strong odor of marijuana.

When officers arrived to the scene, Wiz -- real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz -- allegedly tossed a "marijuana cigarette" out of the window.

Cops say the recovered the item ... saying, "inside the rolling paper was a green leafy substance consistent with marijuana."

According to the report, Wiz eventually admitted the joint was his and said he had 3.7 grams of weed in his pocket.

Wiz -- who's VERY open about his marijuana use -- was hit with a citation ... and probably smoked more weed after the officers left.

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Brandy on teenage eating disorder: 'I was the unhappiest girl'

Brandy has revealed that she suffered from multiple eating disorders as a teen.

The 'It All Belongs To Me' singer confessed that the pressure of her success at such a young age caused her to become obsessed with staying thin, a problem that escalated into a serious illness.

Appearing on VH1's Behind the Music, Brandy recalled: "I wanted to be so thin. That was my main thing. So I started not taking care of myself - not eating properly, not eating at all, diet pills, regurgitating and all of these things that girls do.

"People don't understand that being the hottest star or making the most money does not mean anything. I'm here to tell you I was making so much money - I was omnipresent - and I was the unhappiest teenager probably in the world."

Brandy released her self-titled debut album in 1994 at the age of 15. She also starred in the popular sitcom Moesha from 1996 to 2001.

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Deion Sanders Cited For Assault, As Wife Is Released From Jail!!!

Deion was cited on Tuesday night for misdemeanor simple assault, just one day after his estranged wife was arrested for misdemeanor family violence.

The latest chapter came after police in Prosper, Texas, decided that further investigation into the domestic violence claims stemming from an incident on Monday justified charges being filed against the former Dallas Cowboys player, although he wasn’t arrested like Pilar Sanders had been the night before.

The drama began on Monday night with a bizarre tweet from Deion claiming, “Pray for me and my kids now! They just witnessed their mother and a friend jump me in my room.

She’s going to jail n I’m pressing charges!”.

In the latest incident, Pilar was charged with misdemeanor assault and held overnight in the Collin County Jail with bond set at $264. She was released Tuesday and ordered to stay away from their mansion for 60 days.

“I understand that I have very little chance at beating a Hall of Fame, two-sport man that everyone seems to love and adore,” said Pilar. “I’m a full-time mom, 100 percent for my children. And I just haven’t been given a fair shake.”

The domestic drama has gotten increasingly antagonistic over recent months, with Pilar accusing Deion of cheating on her with entertainment producer Tracey Edmonds. In February, she filed a suit against her husband and his aunt, Laura Jones, in which she claimed the aunt attacked her in their home while Sanders watched.

 
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Adam Levine "Blindsided" By Anne V Breakup

Adam Levine is, well, in misery.

After his Sports Illustrated swimsuit model girlfriend of two years, Anne Vyalitsyna, dumped him, she announced it to the world April 2 without giving him a heads-up.

"It was a cheap shot," a pal tells the new issue of Us Weekly (out now). "Anne didn't want it to look like he broke up with her."

The Maroon 5 frontman and Voice mentor, 33 -- who was home in L.A. when Vyalitsyna broke up with him from NYC -- "was blindsided," says a Levine pal. "Adam's heartbroken. He wasn't even fully sure they were really broken up."

Though Levine didn't predict a split, friends of the couple saw it coming. "Anne said he didn't pay her enough attention," a friend of the model, 26, tells Us.

Another gripe: Levine wasn't planning to propose anytime soon. "As a woman, you get to a point where you want to get married," an insider explains. "Adam wasn't ready to take that step."

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Jennifer Lawrence: "Screw PETA!"

PETA is ticked off at Katniss Everdeen.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence opens up about her gross-out, squirrel-skinning scene from Winter's Bone, the gritty 2010 flick which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. According to Lawrence, 21, that moment wasn't faked in the slightest.

"I should say it wasn't real, for PETA," Lawrence told the mag. "But screw PETA."
Needless to say, PETA didn't take too kindly to Lawrence's joking remark.

"She's young and the plight of animals somehow hasn't yet touched her heart. As Henry David Thoreau said, 'The squirrel you kill in jest, dies in earnest," the organization's president, Ingrid Newkirk, told Gothamist Tuesday morning. "When people kill animals, it is the animals who are 'screwed,' not PETA, and one day I hope she will try to make up for any pain she might cause any animal who did nothing but try to eke out a humble existence in nature."

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Lana Del Rey wants to collaborate with Tyler, The Creator

Del Rey then later replied and told the rapper he was "Number 1" in her eyes.


Earlier this week, Odd Future kicked off their current UK and Ireland tour with gigs at O2 Academy Birmingham (March 28) and London's O2 Academy Brixton. The jaunt continues tonight (31) in Manchester, before moving on to Glasgow tomorrow (1) and concluding in Dublin on Monday (2).

The band also opened their latest pop up shop on the capital's Brick Lane, where they met fans and sold their merchandise. To read a full behind-the-scenes report from the opening - including an exclusive interview with Tyler and other members of the group - pick up next week's issue of NME, which is on UK newsstands and available digitally from next Wednesday (April 4).

Meanwhile, in another odd hook-up, Del Rey was recently photographed with Marilyn Manson and Barry Manilow after the Echo Awards in Germany, leading to speculation that she is dating the self-styled God Of Fuck.

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OctoMom: I Feel Ashamed For Taking Food Stamps And I Will Never Do Porn!

Nadya "Octo-Mom" Suleman said she’s “ashamed” of having to rely on public assistance to take care of her 14 children -- but will never sink so low as to perform porn films for a quick buck.

"I still am working as hard as I possibly can to support them,’ Suleman told the Today show Thursday, adding she made her decision to go on public assistance “reluctantly.”

Suleman said she was not just humbled -- but afraid -- as she received numerous death threats after looking to public coffers for help with her kids (to the tune of $2,000 a month).

"I feel ashamed, but who cares how I feel? It's 100 percent about my children,” Suleman asked and answered, noting she hopes to get off public assistance as soon as she can. “They deserve everything, they deserve the best.”

Acknowledging her topless spread for a UK magazine recently, Suleman said she wouldn’t do full-on porn -- even if the offer was $100 million.

“I won’t touch other human flesh,’ she said. “The only flesh I’m touching is my own. I would never, never accept anything. I will not lose my grip of my deeply indoctrinated morals and values."

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Britney Spears and Co-Conservator: 'Will Probably Get Married Later This Year

Although Britney Spears now calls longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick her fiance, according to Radar Online, the diva is not planning a walk down the aisle anytime soon. But the pair is making things official when it comes to Spears's conservatorship.

On April 25, Trawick will take over Spears's financial and business dealings as co-conservator -- a title that, for the past four years, the singer's father, Jamie Spears, has held. The pop star's father took control of her financial affairs after his daughter's 2007 meltdown, during which the blond beauty infamously shaved her head. Spears's lawyer, Andrew Wallet, will continue to serve as co-conservator with Trawick.

At Spears's latest conservatorship hearing, she received glowing reviews from judge Reva Goetz -- a clear indication for herself and family members that Spears is moving in the right direction when it comes to getting her life back on track.

"Britney's medical doctors think it's a good idea to see how Jason will do as her co-conservator as he is planning on marrying Britney," a source tells Radar. "The two will probably get married later this year, and not anytime sooner."

The couple announced their engagement in mid-Decemeber 2011, with Spears tweeting, "OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I've been waiting for. Can't wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!! Xxo."

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Lilo Got Into It With A Ho' At Nightclub & That Ho' Went To The Popo

Lindsay Lohan has been off formal probation for less than two weeks and she's already being accused of getting into an altercation with a woman in a nightclub earlier this week ... TMZ has learned.

According to our sources, a woman filed an incident report with the West Hollywood Sheriff's Department last night. We're told the woman claims Lindsay got into it with her at a nightclub on Thursday night. She claims Lindsay did not like the fact she was talking to a male friend of LiLo's.

Law enforcement sources say they will investigate the woman's claims -- like they would any other incident like this -- to determine their validity.

Lindsay's rep, Steve Honig, tells TMZ, "Lindsay was absolutely not involved in any sort of altercation whatsoever. This is clearly another case of someone looking for money and 15 minutes of fame."

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Beyonce, Halle To Play Screen Icon Pam Grier?

Pam Grier is looking to turn her life story into a movie, reports EURweb.

The Black Women in Hollywood honoree is said to be working with Imprint Entertainment to create a biopic based off her 2010 autobiography, Fox: My Life in Three Acts.

Michael Becker of Imprint Entertainment said, "Foxy succeeds at a stark impression of Grier's courage and inner strength without the use of rose-colored glasses. Imprint Entertainment looks forward to bringing this triumphant story to life."

Thus far, TV producer and screenwriter, Eunetta Boone, has signed up to write the screenplay. And as for who should play Grier? She reportedly wants Halle Berry.

But we asked fans on Facebook who should take on the role and over 1,000 of you replied with your picks. "LisaRay McCoy, she is sassy, smart and beautiful," wrote Derricka Thomas. "Gabrielle Union or Lauren London," Pamela Lassiter chimed in.

However, Beyonce and Taraji P. Henson stole the show. Their names overwhelmingly dominated the conversation as most fans picked them as their top choices.

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Nicki Pop! Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded debuts at #1 in UK

Nicki Minaj makes history as the first female rapper to score number 1 on the official UK Charts with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

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Jenna Talackova will compete in Miss Universe Canada pageant

Transgender woman wants conditions taken off Miss Universe bid

Vancouver-born Talackova, 23, was dropped from Miss Universe Canada pageant two weeks ago because she was not a "natural born woman"


Jenna Talackova, right, was originally disqualified from Miss Universe for not being born female. The decision was reversed. Gloria Allred, Talackova's lawyer, laid the blame on Donald Trump, who heads the Miss Universe organization.

Donald Trump has stepped in to overturn a decision by the Miss Universe Organization — which he owns — that would prevent a transgender Canadian beauty pageant contestant from competing because she was not "naturally born" a woman.

Jenna Talackova, a tall blond who underwent gender-reassignment surgery at age 19 and holds legal documents — including a passport, birth certificate and driver's licence — affirming her identity as a woman, wants pageant organizers to go further and drop eligibility rules she calls discriminatory.

The Vancouver-born Talackova, 23, was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada competition last Friday after she was selected as one of 65 finalists. The winner of that contest, who ultimately will be crowned on May 19 in Toronto, will go on to represent Canada in the global Miss Universe Pageant later in the year.

"As long as she meets the standards of legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, which we understand that she does, Jenna Talackova is free to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant," said Michael Cohen, special counsel to Trump and executive vice president of his business group.

"Nobody is capitulating. Rather the Miss Universe organization is respecting the laws of Canada," Cohen told Reuters, adding that she, "like all the other contestants, is wished the best of luck by Mr. Trump."

He also said, "Assuming she wins, she would be the representative of that country (Canada)" in the larger Miss Universe Pageant.

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10 Actresses They Could Have Casted as Snow White

(From House of Geekery) Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman are two Snow White movies being released this year and both are causing quite a stir. Not least of which is the fan’s reactions to their castings of Snow White. Lilly Collins will be playing the princess in the more family-friendly version, Mirror, Mirror and other than having odd eyebrows, she hasn’t left any sort of impression on me yet. Kristen Stewart, on the other hand, has caused a bit of controversy being casted in the titular role in Snow White and The Huntsmen. She has a huge following from her Twilight series but she has an equal amount of disapprovers. Many people are disappointed in her casting because she’s “not pretty enough” and “not a good actress”, both sentiments I tend to agree with. In a completely useless retrospect, I decided to think about whom else could have been casted as the famous Snow White.

1. Felicity Jones- Jones is essentially a prettier, more talented version of Kristen Stewart. She won our hearts in Like Crazy and has been gaining steam ever since. She’s just known enough to bring attention to the role but not so overexposed so that it would have brought the movie down.


2. Lucy Hale- If you’re going by Disney’s Snow White design, Hale is picture perfect. She’s a tiny cute girl with a round face and big princess eyes. On ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars Hale plays the high school student having an affair with her teacher.  She straddles the line between teenager and adult, just like Snow White should.
3. Kaya Scodelario- Scodelario’s pretty much known for being a pretty face. Skins fans can acknowledge that she has something special that draws you in. Her eyes have a haunting quality that could have leant themselves well to the princess with a bad past.

4. Emily Browning- Even though she’s already been in the atrocity that is Sleeping Beauty (2011), Browning has the looks, the talent, and the fan power to bring to the table. She was one of the popular choices for Snow White, both because of her ethereal looks and her acting ability. She was definitely a fan favorite and I think she would have brought it.


5. Holliday Grainger- Grainger’s performance on The Borgia’s is mindblowingly good. Like Snow White, she begins as an innocent naïve girl and ends up a shrewd woman. Her porcelain face and all around royal attitude would have meshed well with the role of Snow White.

6. Emilia Clarke- Clarke exploded on the screen as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones as been steamrolling the competition ever since. She has a huge fanbase which is good for any movie and already has experience playing a princess fighting to keep her head above water. I think she would have been a strong contender for the role of Snow.

7. Alexandra Daddario- Daddario’s wide-eyed face is fit to play a princess. She already has a fanbase with the young adult crowd after appearing in Percy Jackson and The Olympians, and her role called for some physical action. She would have been a curveball choice for the role of Snow White, but I think it could have worked out.

8. Katie McGrath- McGrath is a few years older than some of the other girls on this list but I consider her to be one of the most beautiful women on the planet. Not only is her beauty enough to rival Charlize Theron’s (SWATH) but she’s already proven how well she can play the princess in BBC’s Merlin. If I was running the show, I would have casted her in a heartbeat.

9. Gemma Arterton- Also a bit older than the other girls, Arterton is one of the most talented actresses on this list. She’s also gorgeous and has lots of experience with action movies. Regardless of her age, I have no doubt that she would have fit right in if she had been casted in one of the Snow White roles.

10. Crystal Reed- Reed isn’t very well-known outside of fans of MTV’s Teen Wolf but sometimes casting an unknown is a good idea. It lets audiences fully believe in the actor as that character. Not to mention she’s quite pretty. She would have been a refreshing change in a line-up full of famous actors.
Or, and this may be too ballsy for Hollywood, they could have casted a non-white actress. Sure, Snow White is supposed to have skin as pale of snow but that description can apply to actresses of other races too. And since they’ve changed so much of the original story already, who says they even have to keep that description at all? I would like to see Hollywood start thinking outside the box when it comes to casting choices. But that is neither here nor there since both adaptations are already done and produced. I hope you enjoyed reading this completely pointless, but fun exercise.

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Rihanna: Why I'm Still in Contact With Chris Brown

Why, Rihanna, why?

In the May issue of ELLE, the chart-topping "We Found Love" singer, 24, finally acknowledges -- and sort of explains -- why she's back in contact with ex Chris Brown. Over three years after Brown's violent assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, the twosome collaborated on two singles -- and have been secretly hooking up for over a year, multiple sources have confirmed to Us Weekly.

"I respect what other people have to say. The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently," cover girl Rihanna tells ELLE of the furious reactions from fans and critics about reconnecting with Brown, 22, despite their brutal past. "It's very hard for me to accept, but I get it," she says of the criticism. "People end up wasting their time on the blogs or whatever, ranting away, and that's all right. I don't hate them for it."

But Rihanna is standing firm -- and she's not going to apologize. "Because tomorrow I'm still going to be the same person," she says. "I'm still going to do what I want to do."

Still, Brown's February 2009 attack was a turning point for the star, who is now more popular and successful than ever. "It gave me guns," she says of the trauma. "I was like, well, f***. They know more about me than I want them to know. It's embarrassing. But that was my opening. That was my liberation, my moment of bring it. I wanted people to know who I am. Whatever they take that to be, good or bad, I just want them to know the truth."

Although she's lost a lot of her privacy since then, "I have more freedom the more people know about me," she reasons. "It's like, one less skeleton in the closet, one less burden, one less secret; now you know that, so you can say what you want about it. I don't have anything to hide."

She famously channelled the pain of the assault and the breakup in her 2010 album Rated R.
"I was going through the hardest time of my life. I was angry, sad, confused, torn. I was still in love," she admitted of the dark record. "And I needed to talk about it. That was the only way I could get peace, because it was in my head, and I couldn't leave it there."

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Justin Bieber blocked by fun. on Billboard Hot 100.

Fun.'s "We Are Young," featuring Janelle Monae, tops the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a fifth week, just holding off Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend," which bounds in at No. 2 with the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week.

"Boyfriend" opens atop the Digital Songs chart with 521,000 first-week downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Since SoundScan began tracking digital sales (which first contributed to the Hot 100 the week of Feb. 12, 2005), only Flo Rida's "Right Round" has debuted on Digital Songs with a higher total (636,000, the week of Feb. 28, 2009).

The opening digital sales total for "Boyfriend" is also the fourth-best for any song, debut or already charted. Here are the all-time top five digital sales weeks, according to SoundScan:

636,000 - "Right Round," Flo Rida, Feb. 28, 2009
610,000 - "TiK ToK," Ke$ha, Jan. 9, 2010
559,000 - "Grenade," Bruno Mars, Jan. 8, 2011
521,000 - "Boyfriend," Justin Bieber, April 14, 2012
509,000 - "Born This Way," Lady Gaga, March 5, 2011

"Boyfriend" likewise logs an impressive first week of airplay, debuting at No. 24 on the Radio Songs chart with 40 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. Among newly-released songs by male soloists in the chart's 21-year history, only two have arrived with greater audience totals: Eminem's "Just Lose It" (52 million, Oct, 9, 2004) and Michael Jackson's "Black or White" (41 million, Nov. 23, 1991).


As previously reported, "Boyfriend" registered a history-making bow on the mainstream top 40-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart, launching with 3,961 first-week plays, the best first-week plays sum for a song by a male artist in the chart's almost 20-year archives.

With its No. 2 start, Bieber notches his highest Hot 100 placement. He had previously ranked as high as No. 5 when "Baby" debuted (and peaked) at No. 5 the week of Feb. 6, 2010. (He boasts one other Hot 100 top 10: "Never Say Never" (No. 8, 2011), featuring Jaden Smith.)

Despite the massive first-week numbers for "Boyfriend," fun.'s "We Are Young" leads the Hot 100 for a fifth week. The song slips 1-2 on Digital Songs with 363,000 downloads sold (down 6%). On Radio Songs, "Young" pushes 4-2 with 104 million audience impressions (up 19%), enough to give the song top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week.

A notable factor in the chart battle between "Boyfriend" and "Young" is the latter song's upper hand in streaming. "Young" remains atop the On-Demand Songs chart with 1.18 million on-demand streams (flat from last week) in the chart's tracking week, according to BDS.

"Boyfriend," however, logs almost no streaming points among its Hot 100 points total due to its lack of availability on most streaming services. (Also granting an edge to "Young": the song is available at all digital retailers, while "Boyfriend" was released as an iTunes-exclusive track).

Below the tightly-contested fight to the finish atop the Hot 100 this week, other action abounds.

Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," featuring Kimbra, rises 4-3. The collaboration, which tops Alternative Songs for a seventh week, dips 2-3 on Digital Songs but with a 17% gain to 244,000 downloads sold. It advances 20-16 on Radio Songs (52 million, up 23%) and remains at No. 2 on On-Demand Songs (961,000, up 10%).

U.K. boy band the Wanted slips 3-4 on the Hot 100 with "Glad You Came." The song falls 3-8 on Digital Songs (169,000, down 8%) but continues its ascent on Radio Songs, where it climbs 6-4 (95 million, up 15%). On On-Demand Songs, "Glad" descends 3-4 but with a 3% uptick to 645,000.

Kelly Clarkson's former three-week No. 1 "Stronger" rounds out the Hot 100's top five, dropping 2-5. Nicki Minaj's "Starships" slides 5-6 and Flo Rida's "Wild Ones," featuring Sia, and Katy Perry's former leader "Part of Me" hold at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively.

Two pure pop acts, meanwhile, score Hot 100 top 10s in their first chart appearances.

One Direction, the top tier's other British boy band phenomenon in addition to the Wanted, jumps 11-9 with "What Makes You Beautiful." The song rises 7-5 on Digital Songs (199,000, up 22%), 53-42 on Radio Songs (32 million, up 21%) and 15-11 on On-Demand Songs (476,000, up 22%).

At No. 10, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" darts from No. 18 as the Hot 100's top Digital Gainer. The track roars 9-7 on Digital Songs (182,000, up 32%), debuts on Radio Songs at No. 73 (15 million, up 80%) and jumps 5-3 on On-Demand Songs (662,000, up 24%). The song's success is yet another sign of Bieber's influence, as, as previously reported, he has championed "Maybe" through various forms of social media.

"Maybe" recently spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. This week, "Boyfriend" opens atop Bieber's home country's signature chart, marking his first Canadian Hot 100 No. 1.

Check billboard.com tomorrow (April 5), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 and On-Demand Songs in their entirety and Digital Songs and Radio Songs, will be refreshed, as they are each Thursday.

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Puddle of Mudd Singer Wes Scantlin Charged with Cocaine Possession

Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin really stepped in it this time -- he's been charged with felony cocaine possession stemming from his recent arrest ... TMZ has learned. 

As we first reported, the singer was busted back in January after cops pulled Scantlin over and found him in possession of a controlled substance, which at the time cops only ascertained to be some kind of powder and pills. 

But mystery solved ... because when the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office filed their complaint, they named cocaine as that substance. There was no mention of the pills.   



In addition to the felony charge, Scantlin was also charged with two misdemeanors -- being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving without a license. 

If convicted on all charges, Scantlin could face 4.5 years in jail. He's already pled not guilty and is due back in court later this week.

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Beyonce's Private Marriage Moments To Be Released

Beyonce and Jay-Z are celebrating their four-year anniversary!

In honor of their four years of love, Beyonce has decided to release over 150 personal pictures of herself and Jay-Z on her new Tumblr blog.

The photos will chronicle their almost ten year relationship, which is sure to include numerous trips, loving moments and we hear, some very personal snapshots.

This is a huge deal considering that the new parents to Blue Ivy have been rather private about their relationship over the years. But this is their fourth year in holy matrimony and we all know how much Bey loves the number 4!

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