MARY J. BLIGE TO STAR ON E! MUSIC REALITY SERIES "OPENING ACT"

Mary J. Blige will help amateurs get a shot at the big leagues.

Mary J. Blige has been tapped to be a judge on E!’s upcoming music reality competition Opening Act.

According to Deadline, MJB joins American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe and Rock Mafia’s Antonina Armato for the show, where the trio will scour the Internet looking for unmined talent.

The goal is to give amateurs the opportunity to open for major acts on tour. So far, artists who have agreed to participate include Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes and more.

TV personality Olivia Lee will break the news to unsuspecting bands or solo acts, who will be brought to Los Angeles for “performance boot camp” and mentoring sessions with industry executives.

Opening Act is set to debut on July 9th.

UNCOVERED ! THE 3 REASONS RAP STAR,MI DENIED HIS MARRIAGE PLANS TO ERICA OKUNDAYE

Few weeks ago it was reported that rap star MI (Jude Abaga) was set to wed his lover of 2 years Erica Okundaye,Miss Nigeria 2010 1st runner-up.

After reading the report, the short dark-complexioned tweeted that he is not getting married and does not have a girlfriend.

In his words I am not getting married. Not yet at least. I wish I could get a super model to date me

Response from his fans and followers on Twitter led to the second tweet that : Why would I want to marry a short super model and curse my kids to the same height defect?

MI’s response has so far confused so many people who are aware of his affair with Erica and when he was asked by a particular follower on Twitter if he was denying Erica,the talented rapper refused to respond.

Right now for those in the know, the question remains why would MI deny dating Erica and those that are not aware of their relationship still ponder if the report is true.

During our findings, we came about 3 reasons MI had to deny that he is getting married to Erica.

He sure didn’t do it without the approval of Erica who prefers to keep a low profile and the first reason is the outburst of the pastor of their church.

They both attend Covenant House of Praise Church Rodizzo,GRA Ikeja,Lagos.

The pastor who is like a father to Erica was said to have been angry that she didn’t inform him and also told her that she shouldn’t put herself in the public glare nor should she release information about their wedding until a date has been picked.

The easy going lady was so confused and when she told MI, they both agreed to deny it until when they are ready.

The second reason is Erica’s family members, who we gathered were not pleased about the story and for spiritual reasons, they advised them to keep their private life and plans secret for now.

The last reason is that MI wishes to focus on his record label and new album which was unveiled on Wednesday, 13th April 2012 at the industry Nite which held at Oriental Hotel,VI,Lagos.

He has to re-focus the mind of his fans on his new project and not have them dwell on his marriage.

Many artistes over the years have denied their wedding plans but eventually got married to the same person they must have denied.

MI’s case is understandable but what many people close to him wonder is why he would go all the way to deny Erica out rightly and refer to an ex-beauty queen who stands 5feet 8 inches tall as a short super model!

TONTO DIKEH's POLICE ARREST THREAT ** I NEVER ABANDONED A MOVIE SET FOR ANOTHER - TONTO DIKEH

A national newspaper reported over the weekend that a movie producer threatened to arrest Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh with police if she doesn't show up for an abandoned movieproduction in Asaba, Delta State.

The news story had it that Tonto left the movie production on the excuse of travelling to Lagos last week Monday but was on another movie shoot.

She was reported to have still not returned to the abandoned movie set as at last weekend. Speaking to Nigeriafilms.com through her publicist, Tonto claimed that she never dumped the movie production in Asaba for another movie production.

She claimed that she actually travelled to Lagos on Tuesday for a TV shoot for Tee A's 'Time Out With Tee A', which is a comedy TV show. She also claimed that when news broke about her abandoning a movie set, she offered to make a refund of all the money collected from the movie producer because of the embarrassment caused her but the producer begged her not to take that step.

According to what we gathered, other movie stars the likes of Queen Nwokoye, Frank Arturs amongst others are also taking part in the movie shoot in Asaba.

You will recall that last year, a movie producer, AMACO Investment had same problem with actress, Uche Ugbodo. The latter was reported to actors' guild leadership and was almost faced with a two-year ban from acting.

STAR ACTRESS RITA EDOCHIE’S 1ST DAUGHTER, NKIRU WEDS

It was a gathering of the who is who in the entertainment industry on Saturday, 21st April 2012 when Nkiru,daughter of Nollywood star,Rita Edochie finally got hooked and tied the knot with her long time heart throb,Chukwuemelie Ibekwe.

The colourful traditional marriage and white wedding took place on the same day were held at Onitsha, Anambra State.

It was a festival like event.A fun filled event to its brim .

After the traditional marriage,held in the bride’s home,they went to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, awka road for the white wedding after which they went to Ogboli Primary Schoool field for the reception.

To say that Rita Edochie was obviously filled with joy and happiness that day is an understatement, it was all over her. Emelie and Nkiru we gathered started their relationship about 10 years ago when Nkiru was said to be in secondaty school.They have a son who is about 10 years,but they separated for a very long while before fate brought them together again.

However,Nkiru who looks exactly like her mum and her lover,Emelie decided to make it permanent this time.

The tall and elegant actress,Rita drew the cream of Nollywood acts to grace the occasion as they all came out en masse to give her their support. Despite the fact that movie practitioners had a lot of events that weekend such as Chidi Mokeme’s tradition marriage and Stephanie Okereke’s white wedding in Paris.

A roll call of the crème of entertainment people that graced the marriage include top Nollywood stars, Kenneth Okonkwo, Chinwetalu Agu, Amaechi Muonagor,Tony One Week,Klint Da Drunk amongst several others.

TV STAR, DAYO –D-ONE-ADENEYE SURVIVES SURGERY

Nigeria’s top showbiz personality,Dayo D-One-Adeneye was recently admitted at Premiere Specialist Hospital in Victoria Island,Lagos where he went through an appendicitis surgery.

For many days, the Showbiz Big Boy family and well wishers in the Nigerian entertainment industry and from all over the world were sending in their get well. The super star television personality who clocked 47 on March 23rd is said to be recovering fast from the operation.

A close aide to the TV star said he is getting on well and might be discharged the next day. D-One is really,really happy with fans’ greetings across the world.

The show of love and enthusiasm has been so wonderful.I think it has to do with his ambassadorial role in Africa and in the Global Entertainment Industry.He is presently in high spirit and would be talking to you soon.

He is having a bed rest at the moment

REPORT: KHLOE KARDASHIAN & LAMAR ODOM ENDING REALITY SHOW

Treating themselves to a delicious meal, Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were spotted at Serefina’s restaurant in New York City last night (April 29).

Joined by Lamar’s daughter Destiny Odom, the E! Reality Television pair looked snazzy as they hit up the popular eatery. And it sounds like “Khloe & Lamar” is getting the axe after this season so that Lamar can focus all of his attention on his basketball career.

On the latest episode, the Tinseltown pair looked to be having issues with their relocation to Texas for Lamar to play for the Dallas Mavericks.

In one scene, Khloe declares, “I’m miserable. Lamar and I have been missing our family.” Odom was eventually let go from the Dallas Mavericks prior to the end of the season.

STAR ACTRESS MERCY AIGBE'S HUBBY DETAINED FOR FRAUD?

The gist flying all over the social circuit, concerning top businessman and hotelier, Larry Gentry, the amiable husband of Nollywood star,Mercy Aigbe,is not palatable at all.

The gist according to those who spread it, is the alleged detention of the big boy by the police in Abuja for allegedly being involved in a scam involving several millions of naira.

As the story goes,the case has been on for sometime,but Gentry’s first wife who is a top police officer,we hear,had helped in quelling the fire. The case as insiders put it,almost cost her,her job as she defended her man with all her might.

Things however took a different turn following Gentry’s marriage to Mercy Aigbe,the top actress and producer of the new wave making flick, Osas, Omo Benin.

Mercy was alleged to have taken total control of Larry Gentry’s heart and home and made him dump his police officer wife. Mercy has often told the press that she met Gentry unmarried before he wed her.

This we hear, led the police officer lady to move her face away when a fresh petition was fired by Gentry’s associates alleging he duped them and effectively reviving the old case. We hear that he was whisked to Abuja where he was detained for over a week even as investigations on the case continue.

Meanwhile,in a recent chat ,Mercy Aigbe laughed off the allegation,insisting that the story was totally false and revealed that Mr. Gentry was away on business at the United States.

HOW AMAA REVIVED RITA DOMINC’S DWINDLING CAREER

It is no longer news that top and sexy actress Rita Dominic grabbed the trophy as African’s Best Actress on Sunday, April 22,2012 at the 8th edition of African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA),over her lead role in a Kenyan movie entitled, Shattered.

What people are not really aware of is the major reason the light skin actress was perplexed over the honour.

NFC will without charge inform you on this page that before her role in Shattered, which was not a Nigerian film though,Ms Dominic was almost listed among Nollywood actresses whose acting careers were gradually dwindling.

The Imo State born screen goddess almost became an actress who was celebrated just for her old glory. Either as a result of waiting for the cinema movie scripts, challenging roles,non-contemporary Nigerian drama or the script not coming her way, Ms. Dominic almost became invisible on the scene of movie making.

However,the script came for the actress to play a lead that took her outside the shores of this country and position her above other actresses in Africa in 2012.

According to the information reaching us,the awards seems to be on the great path to revive Ms. Dominic’s career, as top movie producers are already staging out plans to star the actress in various movies that will hit the cinemas in 2013.

MARIAH CAREY ROCKS THE ISCHGL SKI RESORT

She’s always up for a good time, and earlier today (April 30) Mariah Carey was spotted onstage at the Ischgl Ski Resort in the Austrian Tirol for the legendary Season Closing Concert. The “Always Be My Baby” songstress got all bundled up for the gig, singing through her hit-laden catalog in the chilly conditions.

According to a report, Carey got started about a half hour late, but nobody seemed to mind once her 90-minute set got underway.Prior to the show, Mariah was spotted at a pre-concert shindig held at the Trofana Royal Hotel in downtown Ischgl.

Over the weekend, Ms. Carey and her handsome hubby Nick Cannon renewed their wedding vows at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

JAY-Z'S BROOKLYN NETS LOGO REVEALED

 The Nets reveal its highly anticipated Jay-Z designed logo.

The new logo for Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets has been revealed. Hov, who designed the logo himself, settled on a black-and-white color scheme and a classic, simple look.

During a press conference earlier today, CEO of Nets Basketball Brett Yormark was quoted as saying, "Today, we launch the next chapter. Boy, this feels good. We've been waiting seven years to get to this point."

Merchandise sporting the team's logo is already available on NJNets.com, while additional items can be viewed at the team's Facebook page including hats and tees.

Check out an image of the logo and an alternative logo below.

JUSTIN BIEBER: COLLABORATING WITH KANYE WEST ON BELIEVE ALBUM

He’s reached a level of stardom where he can get pretty much whoever he wants to work with him on music, and Justin Bieber and Kanye West!

The “One Less Lonely Girl” singer’s bodyguard Kenny Hamilton tweeted a picture of Justin and Kanye in the studio.

Hamilton added the caption, “Putting the finishing touches on the album and it’s gonna be special,” followed by, “Also witnessed a current legend and one future legend make magic once again ... I love this thing we call music!"

As for his new video for “Boyfriend,” Justin told press, "The concept of this video, I mean, it's not like a steady concept. It's not like 'Justin follows this girl to this spot.' No, it's a bunch of amazing scenes: like a fire scene, we have an ice scene.”

"It's kind of like bouncing back and forth. And then there's scenes of me and just a bunch of girl dancers, and just some great shots, great artistic shots, great shots of me smiling. It's fun."

DJ KHALED SPEAKS ON TOUR BUS FIRE IN VIDEO BLOG

DJ Khaled comments on tour bus fire in a video blog taped immediately after the explosion on his bus. The seriousness of an explosion and the fire that followed on DJ Khaled’s tour bus was made clear in a video blog that was posted today (April 30) on Vimeo by Dazed One.

The video shows the tour bus completely engulfed in flames following an explosion that took place on Friday (April 27) night.

DJ Khaled immediately took to Twitter to share news of the incident, but also spoke on what happened in the video blog. “I just lost all my jewelry, all my clothes, and a lot of other valuables. Also, I just lost my entire bus that just blew the fuck up,” said DJ Khaled. “We out here promoting Kiss The Ring.

When I tell ya’ll shit be real, shit be real. I don’t sleep. I make sure my team is good. My family good. I take on other people’s problems. I deal with a lot of shit. This ain’t no rented bus.” The Miami producer later went on to state that although the loss of his tour bus is indeed stressful he won’t let it halt him from doing what he has to do. 

“Basically what I’m saying is this might be the realest blog, vlog, whatever you wanna call it,” DJ Khaled explained. “Shit like this I lost everything…So basically what I’m tryna tell you is this shit stressful, but it ain’t gonna stop what I’m tryna do. It ain’t gonna make me stop from climbing the mountain top.”

Thankfully, no one onboard the bus was injured. It’s still unclear what exactly caused the explosion.

BOBBY BROWN: I'M "NOT THE REASON" BEHIND WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DEATH

In his first interview since his ex-wife’s death, Bobby Brown sat down with the “Today Show’s” host, Matt Lauer to say, "I'm not the reason she's gone."

The R&B singer vividly opened up to say that he’s "very much clean and sober from narcotics," and tells Lauer about the last time he saw Whitney Houston and how he reacted when he found out about her death.

The 54-year-old host confronted Brown about the public’s speculation that he is the reason the late singer’s life took a turn for the worse, and he responds, “It makes me feel terrible.”

“If anyone ever knew us, if anybody ever spent time around us instead of time looking through the bubble, they would know how we felt about each other,” he added. “They would know how happy we were together.”

Lauer asked Brown about the last time he saw Houston, which was about a week before she died, and he said, “she had this glow about her that was just, you know, incredible. I'm saying to myself, you know, 'She must be ... she must be doing really well,' because she looked really well."

Adding that he thought she was in a “good place.” The two were married for 15 years and he claims that he was not the one who introduced her to narcotics, saying, "I didn't get high [on narcotics] before I met Whitney," Brown said. "I smoked weed, I drank the beer, but no, I wasn't the one that got Whitney on drugs at all."

He added that it was painful to see her suffering and eventually lose her life as a result of the drug use.

"I was hurt. I was hurt ... because, you know, me being off of narcotics for the last seven years, I felt that she was, you know, I didn’t know she was struggling with it still. But at the same time, you know, listen, it's a hard fight. It's a hard fight to, you know, maintain sobriety that way."

The 43-year-old performer said that based on the last time he saw his ex-wife, it had to be the result of one day of cocaine use, and not a long term effect. "It had to be that one, because that's all it takes," Brown said. "One hit, you know ... it could definitely take your life away from you. And, unfortunately, that was it."

The interview is set to air Wednesday on NBC’s “Today.”

MARTIN LAWRENCE FILES FOR DIVORCE

Martin Lawrence has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.

Martin filed the docs in L.A. County Superior Court -- citing "irreconcilable differences." Martin and his wife Shamicka got married on July 10, 2010 -- and separated just last week on

April 24th. Martin filed for divorce the very next day. The couple has two children -- 11-year-old Iyanna and 9-year-old Amara Trinity. Martin wants joint physical/legal custody.

Oh yeah -- There IS a prenup.

Martin and his wife have released a joint statement, claiming, "Out of love and respect for one another, we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together."

GWEN STEFANI: NEW 'X-FACTOR' HOST?

Breaking from her motherly duties to tend to her lucrative career endeavors, Gwen Stefani was spotted heading into a local studio in Santa Monica, California earlier this afternoon (April 30).

Donning a striped shirt along with a hot pink lip, the 42-year-old performer tweeted of her recent music-making outings, “Studio at the end of the race - take 2 'Psycho' gx” and “Singing - send me vibes gx”.

In other career news, a source recently revealed to the New York Post that Miss Stefani may be replacing Steve Jones as the new host on the American version of "The X-Factor,"Claiming that Simon Cowell is willing to spend up to $7 million for her, the insider added, "[Cowell] is feeling the pressure and knows only a big-time, well-respected name will do if he wants anyone to flip the channel from The Voice."

The “Hollaback Girl” singer previously stated that she would not like a judging position because she doesn’t like confrontations, but she does have a background in the world of reality competition programs after having been a mentor on the hit show “American Idol.”

KARDASHIAN SISTERS GLAM UP E!'S 2012 UPFRONT

Helping to unveil the new look of the network that made them household names, the Kardashian sisters along with their momager, Kris Jenner, attended the E! 2012 Upfront on Monday (April 30).

Before heading off to the New York City event, which took place at Gotham Hall, Kim Kardashian took to her Twitter page expressing her excitement by writing, “Can't wait for the E! Upfront tonight at Gotham Hall in NYC!!”

The 31 year-old looked gorgeous as she posed for photographers on the black and white carpet in a front zip up Alaia dress adorned with Jimmy Choo booties, Celine jewelry and a Bottega Veneta clutch.

Sister Kourtney Kardashian also made a stunning appearance in a bump hugging black dress with added pops of color via neon pink heels and a bright yellow necklace.

The expectant momma had a marvelous time working the carpet, as she took to her social media page, tweeting, “Just worked the black and white carpet with @KimKardashian at E! Upfronts! Give a twirl. WERK!”

Rounding out the trio of siblings was Khloe, who turned up on the arm of hubby, Lamar Odom, with the couple mingling with newly named E! stars Kevin Jonas and his lovely wife, Danielle.

Tied into the E! Upfront event, the Kardashian family offered up a new "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Season 7 promo, which can be watched in the player below!

JENNIFER LOPEZ ANNOUCES SUMMER TOUR, GETS SUED

Coming as music to her adoring fans' ears, Jennifer Lopez took center stage at Boulevard3 in Hollywood, California to make a big announcement on Monday afternoon (April 30).

Looking dashing in a peach and tan block colored dress embellished with a sparking snake, the 42-year-old performer joined alongside Enrique Iglesias and Wisin Y Yandel to reveal plans for a joint Summer Tour (see dates here).

In personal news, Miss Lopez and her manager, Benny Medina, are reportedly being sued by her former personal assistant, Hakob Manoukian, after giving up his own company to become the head of her security and transportation for $200,000 a year.

According to TMZ, Manoukian claims that the “American Idol” judge was out to get him and often accused him of dressing badly and not speaking English well enough.

He apparently felt forced to resign after Medina convinced Lopez to strip him of security responsibilities and is suing the two for unspecified damages. The singer’s rep has yet to

JENNIFER HUDSON'S SISTER'S 911 CALL RELEASED

It's been one week since the murder trial for Jennifer Hudson's three family members got underway and, on Monday (April 30), the judge released the emotional 911 call from the "Dreamgirls" star's sister.

The prosecution originally asked that the gut wrenching call not be made public, however, Judge Charles Burns went against those wishes by allowing the tape to be released in the murder trial against Julia Hudson's estranged husband, William Balfour

In the recording, which was obtained by E! News, Julia is first heard telling the dispatcher, "Help, please, oh, God. Somebody's killed my mother, somebody's killed my mother...Please help me. Oh my God, oh my God."

When the operator asks Miss Hudson if she needs an ambulance she begs,"I don't know. I'm scared...please...please...can you please send an ambulance, please. Oh my God." Julia then describes the horrific scene that she came home to, saying, "She's on the floor and I see blood coming from her head...I just came home from work and there's a bullet hole in our front door...she's 57 years old. Please help my mama," she cries. "Please just send an ambulance."

At this time, Julia was unaware of the whereabouts of her brother and can be heard asking a neighbor in the background, "Where's my brother? What happened? She's on the floor…I'm here by myself."

As previously reported by GossipCenter, Balfour was once married to Julia and is on trial for the slayings of the singer's mother, Darnell Donerson, brother, James and Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, which he allegedly committed through an act of jealousy over a suspected affair with his ex-wife and another man.

MTV MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEE 2012: COMPLETE LIST

Ready to pass out another batch of golden popcorn trophies, the nominees for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards were unveiled on Monday evening (April 30).

With the show being held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California on June 3rd, this year sees "The Hunger Games" and "Bridesmaids" perched atop the pack with eight nominations apiece.

As for individual accolades, the Favorite Actress category is quite the heated race with Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Wiig and Rooney Mara all in the running.

As for their male counterparts, Favorite Actor hopefuls include Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Hutcherson and Ryan Gosling.

With fan voting opening up online beginning on Tuesday, May 1st at 8AM ET, the complete list of nominees for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards is as follows:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Bridesmaids
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Channing Tatum – The Vow
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games
Ryan Gosling – Drive

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Elle Fanning – Super 8
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Oliver Cooper – Project X
Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II

BEST CAST
21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) – Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Ellie

Kemper, Brie Larson
Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures) – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy,

Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma

Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
The Help (DreamWorks) – Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica

Chastain
The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth

Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz

BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games
Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

BEST FIGHT
Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games
Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton – Warrior

BEST KISS
Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams – The Vow
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Rupert Grint & Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love.

BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE
21 Jump Street – Jonah Hill & Rob Riggle
Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey

and Ellie Kemper
Drive – Ryan Gosling
The Help – Bryce Dallas Howard
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Tom Cruise

BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG
Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help
Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses
Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses
Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids
Oliver Cooper – Project X

LINDSAY LOHAN POSES FOR RICK SANTORUM AT WHITE HOUSE DINNER

At the White House Correspondent dinner held on Saturday, Rick SantorumRick Santorum reportedly asked the troubled actress, Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan to pose for him as he takes her picture.

Later, the former senator could not hide his nervousness declining to give a straight answer to the media guys present at the event.

The 2012 presidential hopeful who suspended his campaign in April, uncovered one of his interesting sides that his so called conservative voters were not aware of so far. According to an exclusive report by TMZ, Santorum walked all the way to Lohan’s table to ask her to pose for a photo along side Fox News Greta Van Susteren. Once the shot was taken, Santorum requested Lohan if she could pose for another photo which would be just hers. Lohan smiled and did as she was asked.

Later, when TMZ approached the former presidential hopeful, about this unusual and unlikely interaction with the 25 year old actress, Santorum casually replied, “I took a picture of a lot of people today”. Santorum might not be running for the president anymore, but he still cannot afford people gossiping about him and the hot short actress.

The TMZ photographer who took the picture also caught a small dialogue of Santorum with his daughters in which he was apparently trying to tell them what to say if someone asks them about the picture he took. “Did I take one of Lindsay Lohan?” Santorum asked his daughters who replied, “Yeah, No. You took one for us”. When the TMZ reporter asked the senator why he was so anxious to take Lohan’s picture, Santorum said he should go and ask his daughters, the Daily Gossip reports.

When the media approached a rep for Lindsay Lohan to ask about her brief meeting with the senator, all he told the US Weekly was that “Lindsay had a great time at the dinner and enjoyed meeting everyone”, he said nothing specifically about Santorum. “It was a terrific experiencefor her [to meet everyone there]”.

Besides the unlikely meeting of Lohan and Santroum, the photographers caught some other odd couples at the event. Reese WitherspoonReese Witherspoon was seen chatting with Rahm

Emanuel, the Mayor of Chicago and Sofia Vergera was seen together with the White House press secretary, Jay Carney. They even posed for a picture together. Kim Kardashian, Stephen Spielberg and George Clooney also attended the event.

RAP RELEASE DATES: NAS, KID INK, CHRIS BROWN, JUVENILE

Nas gets a release date for "Life Is Good" along with Kid Ink's "Up & Away," while Juvenile and Chris Brown get the baby bump to June and July, respectively.

While lots of artists stay on everyone's radar, the man of the moment is Nas. Mr. Jones has the ability to keep coming back whenever he pleases. First it was the release of the "The Don," then he dropped the follow-up to his classic "Black Girl Lost" with "Black Girl Lost Pt. 2."

Just last week we got another track "Daughters." With all of this new music going on, Nas also announced that his tenth studio album Life Is Good will be dropping on July 17th. When Nas returns, he makes an impact. So mark that date, as it is also the tentative date for French

Montana's Excuse My French. While constantly getting moved around, Juvenile's Rejuvenation is now showing a June 19th date, one week after the new entry of Kid Ink's Up & Away. If you were hoping for a May release of Chris Brown's Fortune, you'll have to wait on that. CBreezy pushed his album to July 3rd, one day after what is supposed to be a Monday release for 50 Cent's upcoming album. Stay tuned for details on that.

Check HipHopDX's Release Dates page for all your Hip Hop album needs.

May 1
Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies
B.o.B. - Strange Clouds
Blockhead - Interludes After Midnight
Chino XL - Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary
Santigold - Master Of My Make Believe

May 8
I Self Devine - The Sound Of Low Class Amerika
Oh No - OhNoMite
Punchline & DJ Soul Clap - Underground Superstars

May 15
J. Rocc (Beat Junkies) - Taster's Choice Vol. 6
Killer Mike x El-P - R.A.P. Music
Lil Scrappy - The Grustle
Yukmouth x Blanco - Cookies'n Cream

May 22
1982 (Statik Selektah x Termanology) - 1982
El-P - Cancer For Cure
Amiri - Vinyl Ritchie
Casual - He Still Think He Raw

May 29
Travis Porter - From Day 1

June 5
Big K.R.I.T. - Live From the Underground
Cam'ron - More Gunz Less Buttah
Curren$y - The Stoned Immaculate
Kool Keith - Love & Danger
Madchild (Swollen Members) - Dope Sick
Ryan Leslie - Les Is More
Bigg Jus (Company Flow) - Machines That Make Civilization Fun
One Be Lo (as Rahlo) - K.I.C.K. P.U.S.H.

June 12
Bow Wow - Underrated
Slaughterhouse - welcome to: Our House
Waka Flocka Flame - Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
Wordsworth - The Photo Album
Spaceghostpurrp - Chronicles of Spaceghostpurrp
Oddisee - People Hear What They See
Kid Ink - Up & Away

June 19
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien x Parallel Thought - Attractive Sin
Pastor Troy - Outlaw
Juvenile - Rejuvenation


June 26
DMX - Undisputed
Eminem - Curtain Call: Hits (Import)
La Coka Nostra - Masters Of the Dark Arts
Large Professor - Professor @ Large

July 2
50 Cent - Untitled

July 3
Chris Brown - Fortune

July 10
Aesop Rock - Skelethon

July 17
French Montana - Excuse My French
Nas - Life Is Good

August 14
2 Chainz - Based On a T.R.U. Story

August 28
Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C.

September 11
Saigon - Bread and Circuses

September 18
Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred

TYGA SPEAKS ON "FAN OF A FAN 2" WITH CHRIS BROWN, CLOTHING LINE LAST KINGS

Tyga sheds light on his collaborative project with Chris Brown and shares more about his aspirations with his clothing line.

The success and popularity that Tyga has had in the industry has allowed the Young Money emcee to expand his resume. Working on a clothing line, Last Kings, Tyga recently explained that he wants to take it to the "next level" with his endeavors in fashion. He also shared that his collaborative project with Chris Brown is on the way and that it will be "more of an album."

During an interview with 106 & Park, Tyga explained that his clothing line was meant for fans only at first but added that he wants to take things up to a new level. "It was something I really wanted to do for my fans because I wanted my fans to represent me," he explained. "That's why I came with the Last Kings. Now I'm gonna really take it to the next level and go into stores."

Tyga also shared that he's working on a new project with Chris Brown, Fan of a Fan 2. He added that the two will make sure this release is "more of an album." 

"We did a joint the other day and it's gonna be crazy," he noted. "We're actually gonna make this one more of an album."For more from Tyga, check the video below, courtesy of Mr. World Premiere.