Olympics: Who Completed the Career Golden Slam: Serena Williams or Maria Sharapova?
VIDEO: See Which TV Star Ryan Lochte Is Crushing On
Now that we know Ryan Lochte isn't a hit-it-and-quit-it type of guy, the Olympian could be setting his sights on a Hollywood starlet.When Piers Morgan asked Lochte on his CNN show to "choose one famous woman to spend the rest of your life with," the swimmer admitted that he's got a crush on one of Gossip Girl's favorite Upper East Siders."Uh, right now, Blake Lively," Lochte said. "She is gorgeous."
Rosie O'Donnell's Wedding Postponed Due to Fiancee's Rare Disease
Rosie O'Donnell has postponed her wedding while her fiancée Michelle Rounds battles a rare disease.The comedian announced the news on her blog in the form of a poem, chronicling the couple's the journey from symptoms to diagnosis to (hopefully) recovery. "Undiagnosed — again and again. Her pain grew worse, "O'Donnell wrote. "It seemed impossible. No one knew what was wrong."Lindsay Lohan responds to Rosie O'Donnell's criticism of Liz Taylor movie: "I know that I'm great""Life changes in an instant," the funny lady noted in regard to Rounds' eventual diagnosis with desmoid tumors. According to O'Donnell, the disease is "beyond rare," with only 900 cases a year in the U.S.
Political Animals: What Went Wrong with Elaine Barrish
After I realized Political Animals wasn't a pet-themed reality show and was actually about an empowered female politician, I was beyond thrilled. Any miniseries — forgive me, "television event" — that could lure Oscar-nominee Sigourney Weaver to the small screen has to be great, right? Well, yes and no. Only about 20 minutes into the premiere and I began to realize how misguided I'd been. Political Animals isn't about a strong female in government. It's just another prime-time soap featuring a woman whose power is her sexuality and whose weakness is men (yawn). Weaver stars as...
Sex and the City's Lynn Cohen Cast as Mags in Catching Fire
District 4 has found its mentor. Lynn Cohen has landed the role of Mags in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Lionsgate announced Thursday.Cohen, who is most famous for playing Miranda's housekeeper-turned-nanny on Sex and the City, will play the 80-year-old former Games champion.In the anticipated sequel, Mags mentors District 4's champion Finnick Odair during the Quarter Quell.
Ryan Lochte Has "One-Night Stands," Says His Mom
Wham, bam, thank you Ryan Lochte.The Olympic swimmer is apparently a fan of one-night stands — at least according to his mother."He goes out on one-night stands," Ike Lochte told Today. "He's not able to give fully to a relationship because he's always on the go."
Heidi Montag Opens Up About Her Plastic Surgery: "I Wouldn't Ever Do It Again"
It's taken nearly three years for Heidi Montag to feel comfortable in her body again after her radical plastic surgery makeover in 2009.Montag, 25, made headlines when she underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures in a single day, leading People to claim she was "addicted to plastic surgery." Though the former Hills star has never admitted regretting the procedures, she did tell Celebuzz that it's not something she's likely to repeat.
Watch the Trailer for Doctor Who Season 7
The trailer for Doctor Who's seventh season can be summed up in four words: dinosaurs on a spaceship!But the prehistoric predators aren't the only fearsome things the Timelord face sthis year. By the looks of the trailer, it appears as though Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory's (Arthur Darvill) last few journey's with The Doctor (Matt Smith) will be rough ones.
VIDEO: Sofia Vergara's Shares Video of Alleged Proposal
Sofia Vergara has refused to comment on reports of her engagement, but it appears her son may have taken care of that for her.In his latest installment of Mi Vida Con Toty, Manolo Vergara, 19, recalls accidentally capturing a very special moment during his mother's 40th birthday celebration — her proposal from longtime boyfriend Nick Loeb! According to Manolo, Loeb popped the question at the top of a pyramid in Chichen Itza.
Glee's Ryan Murphy Tweets Deleted Klaine Scene
It's already hard to remember what the world was like before Ryan Murphy joined Twitter.In his short time using the social network, the showrunner has already shared multiple photos and spoilers from Glee and American Horror Story. Murphy's latest gift: a deleted scene from Glee's third season featuring Kurt and Blaine's first Christmas together. In the clip, which was teased in promos but then cut from the episode, Kurt (Chris Colfer) whines about not being able to afford anything at the Elizabeth Taylor jewelry auction until Blaine (Darren Criss) gives him a ring of his own.
Mark Cuban to Guest-Star on Necessary Roughness
Mark Cuban has landed a guest starring role on Necessary Roughness, Entertainment Weekly reports.The Dallas Mavericks owner will appear late in the USA drama's second season. Cuban will play a potential buyer of the New York Hawks, but acquiring the team is only a front for his real motives.
Hannibal Casts Its Leading Lady
Hannibal has cast Wonderfalls' Caroline Dhavernas as its female lead, TVLine reports.Showrunner Bryan Fuller, who created both shows, tweeted the news along with a picture of Dhavernas and her Wonderfalls lion figurine.In the adaptation, Dhavernas will play Dr. Alana "Al" Bloom, a psychology professor and protégé of Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen).
Parenthood Lands Another Friday Night Lights Alum
Friday Night Lights's Matt Lauria is joining Parenthood's fourth season in a major recurring role, TVLine reports.The former Dillon panther will play a returning soldier from Afghanistan who gets close with Zeek (Craig T. Nelson), a fellow veteran.
Hart of Dixie Books Night Court's Charlie Robinson
Night Court's Charlie Robinson is joining Hart of Dixie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Robinson will play the surly Sgt. Jeffries, the grandfather of Ruby Jeffries (Golden Brooks).When Ruby returns home to BlueBell, she'll quickly connect with Dr. Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson).
Up All Night Adds Sean Hayes, Drops the Ava Show
There are some big changes coming to NBC's Up All Night.As it heads into its second season, the series is undergoing a major makeover and dropping Ava, the show-within-a-show hosted by Maya Rudolph's character. In moving away from Reagan's workplace, Up All Night will begin to focus more on "smaller, lower-key home stories," according to The Huffington Post.
VIDEO: Carson Kressley Campaigns for Dancing with the Stars All-Star Gig
While ABC announced most of the Dancing with the Stars All-Stars cast last week, there's still one spot left — and Carson Kressley aims to take it!The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy alum is competing against Season 5's Sabrina Bryan and Season 11 runner-up Kyle Massey to earn the esteemed 13th spot, which will be determined by fan voting for the first time in Dancing history.
Warrant Issued for Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Arrest
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Cuba Gooding Jr. after the actor allegedly shoved a female bartender early Tuesday morning, TMZ reports. According to the report, Gooding got into an altercation with patrons who were taking his photo at New Orleans' The Old Absinthe Bar on Bourbon Street. When a female bartender approached the Jerry Maguire actor and asked him to leave, the Oscar winner shoved her against a wall.
NBC: Hoda Kotb Was Not Flown to London Because of Today's Soft Olympics Ratings
Hoda Kotb was flown to London over the weekend to take part in Today's Olympics coverage. But according to the New York Daily News, Kotb was sent to bolster ratings after newly instated anchor Savannah Guthrie failed to connect with audiences.Today has seen its ratings increase as much as 30 percent during Olympics coverage in years past, but the show's pre-Olympics broadcast last Thursday lost to ABC's Good Morning America by nearly 400,000 viewers. The Daily News quoted a source that claimed that NBC was "shoehorning [Kotb] into the show to help bring it alive. ... They called Hoda on Thursday begging her to go to London because they said it wasn't working like they thought."
Justin Bieber Congratulates Missy Franklin After Olympic Win
This week has been a dream come true for U.S. Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin — in more ways than one.On Monday, Franklin won her first individual Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke after finishing a 200-meter freestyle semifinal only ten minutes before.Everyone took notice of the 17-year-old's win, including Justin Bieber!
Rapper Snoop Dogg Becomes Reggae Singer Snoop Lion
After ten years, we didn't think Snoop Dogg could still surprise us. We were wrong. The Long Beach rapper has announced his decision to leave the rap game and become a reggae singer. But that, surprisingly, isn't the best part. Snoop is officially out of the Dogg house and will now be known as Snoop Lion. According to the Huffington Post, Snoop's new moniker isn't just some whim — it's a message from a higher power!
Report: Nick Jonas and Pharrell Williams in Talks to Join American Idol
The American Idol shakeup continues.Nick Jonas and Pharrell Williams are in talks to be the newest judges on the Fox singing competition, Us Weekly reports. The former Disney star and N.E.R.D. rapper are the frontrunners to take over for Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.If both deals go through, the pair could bring a much younger demographic to Idol, which is heading into its 12th season.
Watch: Matrix Director Debuts as Transgender
Nearly a decade ago, The Matrix director Larry Wachowski announced the decision to transition from male to female. Now, as part of a promo for her latest film, Wachowski made a rare on-camera appearance, introducing herself as Lana.Wearing a grey dress and pink dreadlocks, Wachowski appeared alongside her Matrix collaborator and brother Andy Wachowski and director Tom Tykwer to introduce their new film, Cloud Atlas.
