Michael Jackson Akon Duet “Hold My Hand” Released


A duet first recorded by late Pop King Michael Jackson and singer/producer Akon in 2007 was released on Monday as the first single from an album of previously-unreleased tunes by Jackson that comes more than a year after the crooner’s death.

Scarlett Johansson Joins GQ's Men of the Year

Save your inquisitive gripe -- "Scarlett Johansson is one of GQ's Men of the Year?"

ScarJo is the babe of the year, according to the magazine's 15th year doling out the honors. No further questions necessary.

In a piece accompanying the scorching hot photo shoot, 26-year-old Scarlett tells GQ, "I'm still trying to figure out what to do when I'm not making movies. I just don't do that many things."

The 'Iron Man 2' star hosted 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend and won a Tony Award this summer. Of her turn Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's 'A View from the Bridge,' playing opposite Liev Schreiber, Johansson says: "It was strange to think that this show is going to go on whether it's good or bad. They will let the audience in at some point, and they will see it, and we are going to be exposed for better or for worse."

What's Apple Planning For iTunes Tomorrow?


If you head to Apple's US homepage, you'll be greeted with this very special splash page: the company's got an iTunes-related announcement tomorrow morning at 10EST time. But what could it be?

There's no word yet of specifics, but first on my wish list is putting my music in the cloud. Or maybe wireless syncing. Or maybe Apple TV apps. Or maybe an end to the Beatles standoff. Aw hell, I'd be satisfied if they just backtracked on Ping.

It's also notable that the teaser's appears to be showing up in the US for now, despite Tokyo and London time being featured on clocks. The plot thickens!

Motorola MOTOPAD to usher in Android 3.0


Just as Motorola helped Google usher in Android 2.0 with the DROID, the reborn gadgeteer is now seemingly charged with a similar task for Android 3.0. Details for the time being are remarkably slim, but Mobile-Review.com — home of trusted insider Eldar Murtazin — reports that Motorola has been chosen to unveil the upcoming tablet-friendly version of Google’s OS. The device on which Android 3.0 will be revealed is said to have been dubbed MOTOPAD, which is certainly believable albeit remarkably uninspired. The only other detail provided for now is the claim that Motorola’s upcoming Android 3.0 tablet will be a 7-inch offering.

Charlene Choi honoured as an Asian Games torchbearer, wishes to share with her child in the future

Recently at the Asian Games Torchbearer Relay Event, apart from seeing famous Olympics and World Champion athletes, a group of artists were in attendance, including Alan Tam, Eric Tsang, Zhang Ziyi, Charlene Choi and Hins Cheung, all bound to bring cheers and energy to the scene.

After the torch-passing relay, reporters continuously followed Ah Sa Charlene Choi back to the VIP lounge. Originally, Ah Sa had thought she would be very tired after running the relay, but taking a group photo with staff members and signing autographs, Ah Sa still had a smile from ear to ear. When Ah Sa was asked by reporters how it felt in the moment, she laughed heartily and replied: "It felt very honorable and glorious. This was my first torch relay, after the relay I felt, wow! How come the route was so short? It's as if it ended as soon as it started." Even so, the day of the torchbearer relay, Ah Sa's relay portion was the longest distance amongst all the torchbearers participants that day.

In the lounge, energetic and exuberant Ah Sa asked for help to take a photo with her iPhone to update her Weibo microblog. On her Weibo microblog, she praised that she'll "never forget" this relay. She wrote: "I'm done running .. did you guys see me? Very exciting! But the path was too short .. but for my entire life I'll remember this honorable and glorious moment! Thank you to all friends who came to encourage us!" Soon after, she updated her blog again to forward a TV news report video of her torch relay, saying: "If one day in the future I have a child .. I will definitely give him this video to watch .. let him know that back in the day his mom also had a mighty moment! Hahahaha!" Finally, Ah Sa even wished to be able to set aside time to watch the Asian Games and cheer for China.

Selina Jen's facial bandages come off

S.H.E's Selina Jen's facial bandages were removed on Saturday and the singer saw herself for the first time since a filming accident left her with severe burns on her body, said Jen's father on his micro-blog.

"Selina's burned face was a deep red. She joked that she looks like Guan Gong (a popular Chinese warrior deity who is always depicted with a red face)," he wrote.

Jen's father added that she even asked her fiance, Richard Chang, who idolised Guan Gong, to address her as 'Idol! Idol!'.

While Jen appeared to be in good spirits, her father said he could not help but get emotional when he saw her in this condition and ended up being consoled by her instead.

Jen suffered third-degree burns over up to 40 per cent of her body when explosives went off earlier than planned on the set of the Chinese television drama "I Have A Date With Spring" on October 22.

Since the accident, many of Jen's fans were concerned that she would be disfigured, but the 29-year-old pop star had maintained that she was not worried.

SM Entertainment denies f(x) comeback rumors


Word has been flying around amongst fan forums about a four member comeback for girl group f(x), and SM Entertainment has recently denied them as groundless rumors.

SM Entertainment told Star News on November 15th, , “Previous reports of f(x) coming back as a four member group is not true. Nothing has been decided within our company.”

When asked about Amber’s whereabouts, they answered, “Amber has completed her public activities and is currently in the U.S.”

The representative went on to deny rumors about Amber leaving the group, adding, “Amber naturally had a weak ankle. Her condition got worse with the continued activities. All of the rumors about her leaving the group are groundless.”

Source + photos: Star News via Nate

Jordan Chan & Cherrie Ying's Wedding in Disneyland


Jordan Chan and Cherrie Ying got married in Las Vegas this February and held a wedding dinner in Jordan's hometown earlier. Yesterday they held another wedding in Hong Kong Disneyland and held a 52 tables dinner party. The 43-year-old groom was being shy while the 27-year-old bride appeared to be very outgoing that she kept kissing her Mr. Right.

Jordan and his "Young and Dangerous" best men arrived at the garden where the wedding was being held. Nearly 200 guests were there and the MC was Louis Yuen. Jordan took out his iPad to read the oath nervously but his wife Cherrie finished hers at ease. The two exchanged wedding rings after signing on marriage certificate. To remember this special day, Jordan specially went to buy a new pair of wedding rings (they exchanged silver rings in Las Vegas, while exchanged gold rings yesterday).

Isn't that latex mini-dress a bit raunchy for the Teen Radio Awards, Katy Perry?

Katy Perry may be a married woman now, but it doesn't mean the singer will be toning down her racy wardrobe any time soon.

Despite appearing in front of thousands of youngsters at the inaugural BBC Radio 1 Teen Radio Awards in London yesterday, the 25-year-old displayed plenty of flesh in a sexy skintight dress.


The newlywed singer showed off her curves - and the tan she acquired from her recent honeymoon in the Maldives - in a latex dress with a gumball machine design and her favourite Chanel candy-striper peep-toe boots.

As well as performing her new single Fireworks at the Hammersmith Apollo, Ms Perry was also presenting the Teen Hero award to Connor Rowntree, 16, from Sunderland.

SNSD will not be testifying against slave contract allegations


Due to previous reports claiming that girl group SNSD would be standing before the Fair Trade Commission in court against the allegations submitted by former labelmates TVXQ, SM Entertainment has just revealed that those reports are merely groundless rumors.

Representatives of SME spoke with Star News on the morning of November 15th and stated, “Reports of SNSD testifying to slave contracts next month are completely unfounded. We have never heard of anything like that, and additionally, nothing is confirmed.”

Representatives of the Fair Trade Commission have also denied the reports, stating, “SNSD will not be making an appearance. It is not something for us to decide anyway, as it is up to their agency, SME.”

The rebuttal came after a flurry of media reports earlier today claiming that SNSD will be appearing in the courts to testify against the ’slave contract’ allegations.

Source: Star News

'She's a really cool broad': Johnny Depp on how he bonded with co-star Angelina Jolie

Johnny Depp has revealed how he bonded with Angelina Jolie on their first ever meeting - by talking about their children.

Hollywood's most popular stars had never met before being called to discuss starring in an action thriller called The Tourist.


But as soon as Depp started talking about his two children and Jolie her brood of six they found they had much in common.

'We sat there and babbled about our kids, and it was a huge relief,' said Depp.

'I was pleasantly surprised that she has an incredibly perverse sense of humour. She's a really cool broad.'

The pairing of Depp and Jolie, the two most popular actors in Hollywood, is a casting agents dream come true.

Is it Paris or Pammie? Paris Hilton channels Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson in a red swimsuit in Hawaii

At first glance, the blonde in the red swimsuit posing on the beach looks a little like a cast member of Baywatch.

In fact, it's actually Paris Hilton posing for a set of snaps to publicise her new swimwear range.


The 29-year-old star showed off her trim and toned figure as she struck a number of poses on a idyllic Hawaiian beach this weekend.

The star looked relaxed as she stood in the sea, perched on rocks and sat on the deserted beach for the shots, which are said to be for a upcoming edition of a European magazine.

Her appearance was reminiscent of Pamela Anderson's appearances in 1990s hit series Baywatch.

Samsung i9100 is the dual-core Galaxy 2, sequel to the Galaxy S?


Along with a Sony Ericsson Anzu, the James Bond of cellphones -- alias Eldar Murtazin -- claims to be playing with a Samsung GT-i9100 right now, calling it the "Galaxy 2" and saying it's "so technically advanced" thanks in part to a dual-core processor. It seems like a long shot that this would be the Cortex-A9-based Orion since chips and development boards are just now being sampled -- but considering how far in advance Murtazin tends to score phones, we can't rule anything out.

One possible scenario is that the i9100 could be something akin to a TouchWiz-skinned version of the upcoming Nexus S, much as HTC's Desire was essentially a Sense-skinned version of the Nexus One. Samsung, of course, has been pushing TouchWiz very hard across its Galaxy S line this year, and if the Nexus S is as beastly as the rumors are claiming it to be, there's little doubt that Samsung would love to repurpose the hardware for something with a little more of its flavor thrown in. Speaking of the Galaxy S, keep in mind that the original European GSM model goes by the code GT-i9000, so it would stand to reason that the i9100 could be the proper successor -- and with Gingerbread-based TouchWiz and a dual-core processor on board, we'd say they're off to a strong start.

Verizon happy to offer Windows Phone 7 devices 'as soon as Microsoft has 'em ready'


Yes, Verizon's calling them "Windows 7 mobile devices," but the underlying message is clear -- Verizon's tossing the Windows Phone 7 CDMA ball squarely into Microsoft's court. There are no CDMA-ready smartphones running Microsoft's latest mobile operating system (save the late-blooming HTC 7 Pro for Sprint) and Verizon doesn't intend to take any of the blame for that. You're up, Microsoft. Time for a three-point basket.

P.S. We suppose this could also be a coy reference to CDMA-ready Windows 7 tablets.

Bill Clinton Joins Cast of The Hangover 2

First Mike Tyson and now … Bill Clinton?

Sure enough, that will be the former president sharing screen-time with the fun-loving guys in The Hangover 2, now filming in Thailand, a Clinton source confirms to PEOPLE.

Clinton, who'll play himself in the comedy, shot his brief appearance on Saturday in Bangkok, where part of the production takes place. He was in the capital city to deliver a speech on clean energy.

Fans of the first Hangover will remember Mike Tyson's memorable performance in that movie last year, while this sequel recently made news for the coming and going of Mel Gibson, whose cameo role will now be filled by Liam Neeson.

Directed by Todd Philips, the sequel, like the original, also stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha.

Anchorman Joe Cheng battles Paparazzo Amber Kuo in Channel X


Joe Cheng will be returning to the small screen for the first time in two years with “Channel X (國民英雄/National Hero)”. It is his first idol drama for SETTV after having worked with GTV for most of his career. Channel X is directed by Chiang Foung Hon (江豐宏) who has also worked on numerous GTV idol dramas previously. In addition to Joe Cheng, the new drama also stars Amber Kuo and Tracy Chou (周采詩).

In contrast to most idol dramas that focus on relationships, Channel X is said to be a mystery/suspense thriller. Joe Cheng plays a “news reading machine-like anchorman" (Ron Burgundy?), while Amber Kuo plays a paparazzo. Their characters start off as competitors and eventually grow closer as all leads in idol dramas do. Concerning rumors of the two not seeing eye to eye, Amber Kuo clarified that they didn’t know each other very well before, but they are now close enough to chat on video calls while getting their make up done.

Both stars signed a confidential clause so they are keeping mum about the storyline. Nevertheless, it was revealed that Joe Cheng will have some very steamy scenes with his female costars. SETTV’s deputy director praised his natural talent for filming this type of scenes, and claimed the NCC would fine them if they air the scenes in their entirety. Joe Cheng later said, “I quite like filming bed scenes, because (I) can lie down while filming! They are much easier than action scenes.”

Orange Caramel unveils album jacket cover for “Aing♡”!


Orange Caramel has been teasing fans with photos of their new album concept and of the individual members. While fans were already looking forward to the new release, the unveiling of their official album jacket cover has legitimized the upcoming arrival.

Their entertainment company, Pledis Entertainment, released the picture through their official homepage on November 15th. Following the picture of their album cover, the company will also be releasing yet another teaser for Orange Caramel’s ‘Aing♡‘ later on.

The girls have been grabbing attention for their fairy-tale concepts of “Alice Lizzy,” “Snow White Nana,” and “Little Red Riding Hood Raina,” and fans are looking forward to the bubbly track that’s sure to accompany such an adorable image.

A representative of their company stated, “We will show everyone a trend that only Orange Caramel can show with their cheerful energy. We are preparing a stage for the upgraded Orange Caramel.”

Orange Caramel’s album will be available for sale on November 18th.

Source + Picture: NateNews

'Megamind' continues box office reign with $30M


Will Ferrell's dastardly schemes continue to succeed, with the animated "Megamind" staying at the top of the box office.

The DreamWorks Animation 3-D comedy, featuring Ferrell as the voice of a super villain, made just over $30 million in its second week in theaters, according to Sunday studio estimates. It's now made nearly $90 million total. "Megamind" also features the voices of Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.

Opening in second place is the 20th Century Fox action thriller "Unstoppable," starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as railroad workers trying to stop a massive runaway train. It made $23.5 million. The movie is based on a 2001 Ohio incident in which a train carrying hazardous cargo traveled 66 miles without a crew.

Jessica Simpson Engaged to Eric Johnson

Touchdown! Jessica Simpson and free agent NFL player Eric Johnson are getting married, a rep confirms to PEOPLE.

"Yes, we are excited to confirm that they are engaged!" says the rep.

The couple began dating in May, after being introduced by friends. Ever since, they have been spotted getting cozy across the U.S. and overseas – even celebrating her 30th birthday together in Italy.

Simpson recently told PEOPLE she and Johnson, 31, were planning to spend Thanksgiving together.

"We're all gonna be in New York," said the entertainer and fashion designer. "I'm gonna be on a [Macy's parade] float. It's not always the best way to spend a Thanksgiving, but it's a great way to celebrate. So, maybe I'll just have all families on the float."

Explaining how well their relationship was working, Simpson told PEOPLE last month, "This is just normal, thank God. He's very, very supportive. [I] couldn't ask for a better man in my life right now."

Asked if Johnson were the one, she replied: "I never go to that because I already went there, so, I'm not gonna jinx my own self. He's the one for me right now! I'm very happy, I'm in a great place and if right now could last forever, I'd take it."

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