'Star Trek Into Darkness' Dominates Box Office With $70 Million Weekend Take

May 20th, 2013 10:03am EDT
Star Trek Into Darkness
"Star Trek Into Darkness" easily took the top spot at the weekend box office, debuting with $70.6 million in ticket sales. The film added another $13.5 million from early showings on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing its five-day total to $84.1 million.

The film, which stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana, centers on the crew battling an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Pine) leads a manhunt to a war zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

"Star Trek" knocked "Iron Man 3" into seco...
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John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Set Wedding Date Amid Cheating Allegations

May 20th, 2013 9:15am EDT
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
R&B singer John Legend and his model girlfriend Chrissy Teigen have revealed that they'll be tying the knot this fall, nearly two years after they got engaged.

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model revealed that she'll be wearing a Vera Wang dress for her big day -- and she'll also be sure to take her anxiety medication.

Teigen says that she takes anti-anxiety medication Xanax every day to combat her ailment, but sometimes it doesn't do much for her.

"I've got to be honest," she says, "I have such bad anxiety that sometimes I don't believe I've even taken the pill in the morning!"

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Billboard Music Awards Fashion: Sultry Selena Gomez, Ke$ha Side Butt & More

May 20th, 2013 8:49am EDT
Selena Gomez
Celebrities have a lot of fun with fashion at music-related award shows, often showing up in unusual or funky ensembles. Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards was no exception.

Selena Gomez rocked the blue carpet in a white gown with neon piping that included a strategically placed slit along the bodice that hinted at her curves.

Ke$ha donned a short little black dress that showed major side butt - a trend that's been building in popularity over the last year or so, peaking with Gwyneth Paltrow's dress at the "Iron Man 3" premiere.

Madonna wore one of the more daring get ups of the eveni...
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Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessica Alba, Psy And More To Grace Inaugural Social Star Awards

May 20th, 2013 8:20am EDT
Carly Rae Jepsen
The world's hottest event of the year will be happening this May! The world's inaugural annual major awards show dedicated to social media, the Social Star Awards, will be held for the first time in Singapore, with A-list celebrities expected to grace the event.

'Fantastic Four' star Jessica Alba and 'Entourage' star Jeremy Piven will be hosting the awards ceremony.

Some of the stars attending the event include Star Trek helmsman George Takei, international DJ Seb Fontaine, American model Amanda Lepore, Youtube comedian Ryan Higa and New York event producer Suzanne Bartsch. The list of pe...
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Check Out 'Perception' On DVD May 21

May 20th, 2013 6:58am EDT
Perception
Enter the brilliant mind of Dr. Daniel Pierce and relive every thrilling case of "Perception: The Complete First Season."

Experience an original twist on the classic crime drama as Eric McCormack stars as an eccentric neuroscience professor whose revealing visions help him uncover what lies beneath conscious emotion.

Though recruited by the FBI for his masterful understanding of the human mind, Daniel's odd and offbeat view makes it difficult for him to get close to anyone. His former student, Agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook), is one of the few people willing to accept Daniel's pec...
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Fossil named after Johnny Depp

May 20th, 2013 3:01am EDT
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp has had an extinct sea creature named in his honour.

British scientist David Legg, from Imperial College London, recently discovered the 505 million-year-old fossil, a distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions which had scissor-like claws, and decided to call it Kooteninchela deppi after drawing inspiration from the actor's classic movie Edward Scissorhands.

He explains, "When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species, I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands. Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film, a...
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Harold & Kumar get animated

May 20th, 2013 3:01am EDT
Kal Penn
Stoner pals Harold & Kumar are heading to the small screen in a new animated TV series.

John Cho and Kal Penn's comedy characters have become a hit with film fans, with their hapless antics spawning three movies.

Now bosses at U.S. network Adult Swim have commissioned a cartoon version, and Cho and Penn will reunite to lend their voices to the project.

Star Trek actor Cho tells Collider, "Right now there's a deal that was struck for an animated show on Adult Swim, and to my knowledge they're writing episode one at the moment.

"They have written the pilot and are writing episode one, so ...
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J.K. Rowling's annotated Harry Potter to lead book auction

May 20th, 2013 3:01am EDT
Bridget Jones's Diary
An annotated first edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone is set to go up for sale to raise money for charity.

The book, the first in the magical series, features handwritten thoughts and commentary from author J.K. Rowling, alongside 22 hand-drawn illustrations of Potter and Albus Dumbledore.

The novel will be one of the star lots going under the hammer alongside editions of Bridget Jones's Diary and Northern Lights, which include annotations from authors Helen Fielding and Philip Pullman respectively. A copy of Roald Dahl's Matilda containing original drawings by illustrato...
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban don't care who knows how much they love each other at Cannes

May 20th, 2013 3:01am EDT
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban made sure no one had any doubts about their romance on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (19May13) as they kissed and cuddled for the cameras.

Kidman, who jetted to France for the festival last week (ends17May13) as her husband wrapped up his stint as a judge on the 12th season of American Idol, was as giddy as a lovestruck teenager when her usually scruffy man showed up in a tuxedo for the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis.

After spending months as an Idol panelist, Urban is now letting his wife play the judge - she's working with Steven Spi...
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Katrina Bowden weds in New York

May 20th, 2013 3:01am EDT
Katrina Bowden
30 Rock star Katrina Bowden walked down the aisle with her rocker beau in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday (19May13).

The actress exchanged vows with musician Ben Jorgensen in a romantic ceremony at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a year and a half after they became engaged.

The bride and groom and their guests braved the rainy Big Apple weather for the private nuptials, but the newlyweds have some heat to look forward to - they are heading to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Before their big day, Bowden admitted she was overwhelmed with her wedding plans. She revealed, "It's just crazy. I didn't k...
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