TV and Movie News (page 1025)

Chris Brown Joins Billboard Music Awards Performers
May 12, 2012 @ 11:51 am PST    The Grammys     Sean Comer    
At least this doesn't have the horrible, horrible context of Chris Brown dancing around at the Grammys. Instead, he's been added to a list of Billboard Music Awards performers that already includes Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Linkin Park and Usher. Brown himself is up for four awards, including Best Male Artist.

It's The Third 'Rock Of Ages' Trailer, In All Stacee Jaxx's Glory
May 12, 2012 @ 11:49 am PST    Rock of Ages     Sean Comer    
OK, so this summer has about all the serious moments and action it can stand at this point. This will be just unabashed dumb FUN. "Rock Of Ages" hits theaters June 15, but first, there's a third official trailer for the '80s-lovin' jukebox musical featuring Tom Cruise as arena-rock god Stacee Jaxx.

Cissy Houston: Reality Show Is For Bobbi Kristina's Career
May 12, 2012 @ 10:47 am PST    The Grammys, The Bodyguard     Sean Comer    
Is this really the best way to go about securing a child's future? Lifetime's approval of a reality series chronicling Whitney Houston's family's grieving process made Friday headlines. Now, details emerge that Cissy Houston believes that the series could be the platform that launches Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina's singing career. That poor woman. It never works out that simply.

Britney Spears/'The X Factor' Announcement At FOX Up Fronts?
May 12, 2012 @ 10:45 am PST    The X Factor, American Idol     Sean Comer    
Bad news, folks: no "American Idol" fireworks announcing a certain new judge for "The X Factor". Reportedly, that's why Britney Spears is in New York. She and her conservators are finalizing the deal, with an official announcement and appearance by Spears possibly coming at FOX Up Fronts.

Jessica Simpson Sells People Magazine Dibs On First Baby Pics
May 11, 2012 @ 5:36 pm PST    Fashion Star, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica     Sean Comer    
And the winner is....People Magazine! Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have awarded to the weekly the privilege of taking the first baby pics of daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson. The cost? Six figures, nearly $1 million. It could be worse: it was only four years ago that first pics of Jennifer Lopez's twins cost the magazine $6 million.

CW To Give 'Gossip Girl' An Upper East Side Victory Lap
May 11, 2012 @ 5:34 pm PST    Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, 90210, Smash, Nikita, Hart of Dixie, The Secret Circle, Ringer     Sean Comer    
It's lived about as long as any show could expect - and on the lowest rung of the network totem pole, no less. But alas, next season will be the last for "Gossip Girl". It's sixth and final outing will be a mere 11 episodes. Returning alongside it? "The Vampire Diaries", "Supernatural", "90201" and a few others.

Barney Frank, Dianne Feinstein Among May 13's Sunday-Morning News Show Guests
May 11, 2012 @ 5:33 pm PST    NBC Meet the Press, ABC This Week, Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace     Sean Comer    
Judging from the guest list this week, expect the conversation to revolve around President Obama's reversal of course concerning legislating gay marriage. Unfortunately, nobody booked Bristol Palin. Instead, the usual Sunday-morning suspects have lined up guests ranging from Clay Aiken, to Hilary Rosen, Barney Frank, John Thune and Dianne Feinstein.

Balfour Convicted In Hudson Family Slayings
May 11, 2012 @ 5:33 pm PST    American Idol, Dreamgirls     Sean Comer    
A Chicago jury Friday afternoon convicted William Balfour, 31, of three first-degree murder counts in the slaying of Jennifer Hudson's family, Reuters reports. Balfour now faces a mandatory life prison sentence. The prosecution maintained that he went into a rage when his estranged wife, Jennifer's sister Julia, wouldn't take him back. The defense countered that the slayings were the doing of crack dealers from Chicago's South Side targeting Jason Hudson, Jennifer's slain brother.

Watch An Unreleased 'Glee' Season Finale Clip
May 11, 2012 @ 2:47 pm PST    Glee     Sean Comer    
No, it's not official. But yes, it is a spoiler. Some fan got handy with a camera while watching the shooting of a pivotal "Glee" season finale scene, and now thanks to Perez Hilton, it's all over the Interwebz. Want to know what the future holds for Finchel? Watch below. Don't want to know? Then click away, there be SPOILERS ahead....

Moroccan Rapper Receives Prison Sentence Over Rap Lyrics
May 11, 2012 @ 2:42 pm PST    106 and Park     Sean Comer    
A Moroccan rapper finds himself awaiting a prison sentence over his lyrics. Mouad Belghouat was convicted Friday of insulting national security services both with his lyrics and alleged doctored photos posted online with a song. After an altercation Monday between supporters of Belghouat and police, Belghouat's defense withdrew. Friday, they weren't allowed a closing argument.