TV and Movie News (page 908)

Lil' Wayne Sues Quincy Jones III Over Documentary Music
September 07, 2012 @ 8:41 pm PST    MTV Video Music Awards, The Grammys     Sean Comer    
It's a shrewd enough move: what's a movie about Lil' Wayne without Weezy's own music? The New Orleans-born rapper is taking Quincy Jones III to court to keep his music out of a documentary Jones made that Weezy finds to be offensive to his image.

MTV Video Music Award Ratings Fall Off 50 Percent From 2011 Record
September 07, 2012 @ 5:12 pm PST    MTV Video Music Awards, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2     Sean Comer    
Forget moving MTV's Video Music Awards up an hour. It might've been smarter simply to swap to a different night altogether. After a record-setting 2011 telecast, Thursday night's show fell off 50 percent even with the traditional world-premiere preview of November's next (and final) "Twilight" installment.

Welcome To 'Catching Fire,' Jeffrey Wright
September 07, 2012 @ 4:33 pm PST    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire     Sean Comer    
Bad news, "Catching Fire" fans: 2013's "Hunger Games" sequel won't be featuring "Monk" star Tony Shalhoub as electronics expert Beetee. Good news: instead, Lionsgate has locked in dramatic veteran Jeffrey Wright.

'The Voice' Host Carson Daly Now A Father Twice Over
September 07, 2012 @ 4:31 pm PST    The Voice, The X Factor     Sean Comer    
It's a good time to be Carson Daly. The former MTV VJ and NBC's host of "The Voice" gets to open a third season of NBC's prime-time competition Monday, but first, he got to welcome his second child into the world Thursday, a bouncing baby daughter.

To Nobody's Surprise, California DMV Suspends Amanda Bynes' License
September 07, 2012 @ 4:30 pm PST    What a Girl Wants, The Amanda Show , All That, Easy A     Sean Comer    
Yeah, it's completely fair to ask, "What took you so long?!" With hit-and-run charges officially filed earlier this week, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has confirmed that Amanda Bynes' license has been under suspension since Aug. 25. Um, funny thing: the first two of her four accidents in six months happened in APRIL.

Kristen Stewart Explains Appeal Of 'On The Road'
September 07, 2012 @ 4:28 pm PST    On the Road, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2     Sean Comer    
Make no mistake, Garrett Hedlund says: Kristen Stewart is for real. Media at this week's Toronto International Film Festival cut the "Twilight" starlet a break, and let her and her co-star stick to talking up the festival-premiering "On The Road."

Enrique Iglesias Reportedly Offered Fourth 'American Idol' Judge Position
September 07, 2012 @ 2:15 pm PST    American Idol     Sean Comer    
With two weeks to go until auditions start, "American Idol" looks to have its fourth and final judge. Perez Hilton reported Friday that Enrique Iglesias has reportedly been offered the final judging position for the show's upcoming twelfth season. He's currently touring alongside former two-season "Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez.

'Jersey Shore' Season 6 Trailer: Going Out The Way They Came In
September 07, 2012 @ 2:13 pm PST    Jersey Shore     Sean Comer    
Has it really been six seasons already? Whether you loved it or thought it signaled the decline of intelligent life on Earth - believe me, neither camp wants for its zealots - "Jersey Shore" defined the present state of MTV. This season, an era ends, and it's going out the way it lived.

Mariah Carey Denies Nicki Minaj Beef Over 'American Idol'
September 07, 2012 @ 1:50 pm PST    American Idol     Sean Comer    
Come, now. There's no hate in Mariah Carey. Or rather, so the chart-topping diva would tell you. According to Perez Hilton, the recording legend claims there's no "American Idol"-related beef between her and proposed fellow judge Nicki Minaj. Still, she'd supposedly judge the show by her lonesome, if it came to it.

Sensing A Trend? Penelope Cruz Ditched Tom Cruise Over Scientology
September 07, 2012 @ 1:12 pm PST    Vanilla Sky     Sean Comer    
Tom Cruise's beliefs, examined on their own, are hard enough to take seriously. Cruise himself becomes harder and harder to take seriously the more muddy the "rumor" and "truth" behind the Church of Scientology's role in his love life becomes. Penelope Cruz is the latest former love to claim the Church (or more specifically, Cruise's devotion to it) doomed her the "Vanilla Sky" co-stars' relationship to failure.