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‘Harry Potter’ Will Live On In New Fan-Friendly Website [VIDEO]
‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling unveiled a sneak peek of her upcoming Pottermore website Thursday, in which she teased a “safe, unique online reading experience built around the ‘Harry Potter’ books.”
In an online video, Rowling said that Pottermore will be a “place where fans of any age can share, participate in and rediscover the stories.”
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‘Footloose’ Trailer: Kenny Wormald Steps Into Kevin Bacon’s Dancing Shoes [VIDEO]
The trailer for the highly anticipated ‘Footloose’ remake finally hit the Internet this week, offering fans a first look at this modern day take on a Kevin Bacon classic.
The premise for 2011′s ‘Footloose’ is relatively similar to the original: city boy Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) moves to small-town Bomont, where a car crash that killed five teens has led local politicians to ban minors from dancing. But with the help of his girlfriend, Ariel (played by ‘Dancing with the Stars’ beauty Julianne Hough), Ren sets out to oppose the dancing ban and bring moves back to Bomont once and for all.
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George Clooney Is Single! Actor Splits From Elisabetta Canalis
Ladies, rejoice: George Clooney is single again.
ET Online confirmed Wednesday that the Oscar-winning movie star has split from his longtime girlfriend, Italian babe Elisabetta Canalis.
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Lady Gaga Sports Blue Armpit Hair at MuchMusic Video Awards [VIDEO]
What’s Lady Gaga’s next logical step after emerging from an egg, wearing a meat dress and using a blood fountain as a stage prop? Unshaven armpits sprouting blue hair and matching blue pubic hair, of course.
Gaga sported patches of fake blue hair in intimate areas while performing ‘Born This Way’ on the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, which aired Sunday on Fuse.
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‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Killed in Car Crash
34-year-old Ryan Dunn, one of the many faces of MTV’s popular prank franchise ‘Jackass,’ was killed in a car accident early Monday morning in Pennsylvania, TMZ has confirmed.
According to the report, the accident occurred at around 3AM at Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township. Dunn was in the vehicle with an unidentified person – who was also killed – though no word yet on who was actually driving the car.
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Miss California Alyssa Campanella Crowned Miss USA 2011 [VIDEO]
In what came down to a battle between two best friends, Alyssa Campanella of Los Angeles, California was crowned Miss USA 2011 Sunday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
The 21-year-old beauty beat out Miss Tennessee Ashley Durham to take the title, the 60th in the pageant’s long-running history.
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2011 Daytime Emmys: ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Wins Best Drama Series
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ was once again named Best Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Awards, marking the third-consecutive win for the popular CBS soap.
The show also won awards in the categories of Best Supporting Actress (Heather Tom), Best Younger Actor (Scott Clifton) and Best Drama Series Direction, for which it tied with ‘The Young and the Restless.’
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Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Seven Year Itch’ Dress Sells for $5.6 Million
Fifty-six years later, Marilyn Monroe is still worth a lot of money – $5.6 million, to be exact.
According to CNN, Monroe’s iconic dress from the 1955 Billy Wilder movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’ sold for that amount Saturday night at an auction in Beverly Hills, California.
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Anthony Weiner to Step Down From Office: Report
Rep. Anthony Weiner has reportedly told friends that he will resign from office, a source close to the situation revealed to the NY Times.
The decision was reportedly made after “long discussions” with his wife, Huma Abedin, who returned to the States Tuesday after a trip to Africa with her boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.