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  • Judi Dench Considering Getting Inked to Mark Her 80th Birthday

    Judi Dench said she is considering getting a tattoo to mark her 80th birthday and says her daughter is on board with her inking plans.

    “I am tempted to have a tattoo to mark my birthday. Finty’s very keen on me having one,” Dame Judi Dench told Good Housekeeping magazine in an interview for the March edition.

    Dench, who turned 80 last month, even has an idea of the design she would like to have.

    “There’s an Indian symbol that I like which supposedly represents life and love and everything. One of the cameramen who worked on The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel told me what it meant, but I’m a bit nervous in case I’m being set up – It might be unbelievably rude,” said Dench.

    The Oscar-winning actress also shared how she celebrated her milestone birthday.

    “All I wanted was the people I love around me, I didn’t want a fuss,” said Judi Dench. “The words old, eight-oh and retire are banned in my house.”

    Although Judi Dench will not be appearing as M in any new James Bond films, she says she has no plans to stop acting.

    “The thought of putting my feet up doesn’t appeal at all – no no, no! I’ve got plenty of time for that at weekends or on odd days off. The prospect of no work on the horizon makes me a bit edgy. I have no particular ambitions – I just want to be employed!”

  • Monica Potter Lands New Gig in NBC Comedy Pilot as She Bids Goodbye to Kristina Braverman and ‘Parenthood’

    Monica Potter has landed a new comedy pilot at NBC even as she bids goodbye Thursday to her role as Kristina Braverman on Parenthood.

    Monica Potter, 43, who had a hand in making die-hard Parenthood fans cry week after week, will portray a woman with three ex-husbands in the new untitled comedy. Her character, who is struggling to maintain her family life, returns to dating with unlikely consequences.

    Sherry Bilsing-Graham of Friends and Ellen Kreamer will write and co-executive produce with Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman.

    A Jimmy Fallon pilot was also picked up by the network. The comedy, Sharing, follows co-workers in a shared office space. Jeremy Bronson of The Mindy Project and Damian Lanigan will serve as writers and co-executive producers with Fallon and Rick Schwartz.

    love you Peter! Never has there been a better tv husband

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    Monica Potter also is known for portraying Lori Colson on the ABC drama Boston Legal and as Sarah Krajicek-Hunter on the TNT series Trust Me.

  • Amanda Peet Thought Husband David Benioff’s Show, ‘Game of Thrones,’ Was a ‘Terrible, Silly Idea’

    Amanda Peet didn’t think husband David Benioff’s idea to co-create Game of Thrones was such a great idea for a television show.

    Amanda Peet‘s husband proved her wrong with his highly successful HBO series.

    During an appearance on the Late, Late Show With Conan O’Brien, the 43-year-old actress conceded to the funny host that initially she thought the idea was not all that great.

    “Yes, I thought it was a terrible idea. Terrible! Just silly. Like Dungeons & Dragons, but real, with real people,” she told Conan, which was greeted by boos from the audience.

    “Now I’m obsessed!” Amanda Peet reassured the perplexed and angry audience.

    Game of Thrones, which premiered in 2011, is based on a series of book by George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire . The show, which is an obsession for so many fans, will return for a fifth season in April.

    Amanda Peet, who plays Jordan McDeere on NBC dramedy Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Laura Hellinger on CBS drama The Good Wife, also starred alongside Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Somethings Gotta Give.

    Amanda Peet most recently made headlines after BFF Sarah Paulson grabbed her butt at the 2015 SAG Awards Sunday.

  • Maria Menounos Gets Beat Up on Twitter As Fans Clamor for Giuliana Rancic During SAG Red Carpet Coverage

    Maria Menounos took a beating on Twitter Sunday as she covered the arrival of A-list celebrities during E!’s Live From the Red Carpet coverage of the 2015 SAG Awards.

    The throng of haters included fans of Giuliana Rancic, who begged for the return of their fav red carpet commentator, unaware that she was still on vacation.

    Maria Menounos, who recently made a move from hosting Extra to E!, where she will have her own series, Untold with Maria Menounos. She also will be a regular commentator for red carpet events, retain a permanent position on their roundtable series Live From E! and participate in upcoming E! specials.

    Unfortunately, it looks like viewers aren’t all that thrilled with E!‘s decision to hire Maria Menounos.

    As for Giuliana Rancic, she tweeted on Sunday that she was running errands, which led to the onslaught of hate-tweets targeting Maria Menounos.

    Giuliana Rancic later thanked her fans for clamoring for her during the telecast.

    What do you think? Was she really that bad?

  • Cindra Ladd, a Hollywood Executive, Recounts in Shocking Detail The Night Bill Cosby Allegedly Raped Her

    Cindra Ladd, the wife of Oscar-winning producer and former MGM Chairman Alan Ladd Jr. and a former Hollywood executive in her own right, has come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

    Cindra Ladd detailed her alleged experience in the 1960s in a detailed essay published Sunday on The Huffington Post website.

    “I met Bill Cosby while working in New York for the late film producer Ray Stark,” Cindra Ladd wrote. “I was a 21-year-old single woman in the world’s most exciting city. He was a 32-year-old internationally known comedian and television star, one of the most likable and popular entertainers in the business. He asked for my number and I gave it to him.”

    Ladd said the relationship started off normal enough.

    “We began hanging out, took in a movie, watched television and ate pizza and hot dogs in my apartment with my roommate,” she wrote. “He was married to his current wife [Camille Cosby] and he acted like a perfect gentleman who didn’t come on to either of us.”

    However, like most intelligent women, she wondered why a married man would pay so much attention to her.

    “I have to admit,” she wrote. “[It] made me wonder what his objective was.

    “One night we were going out to a movie,” she wrote. “We agreed to meet at an apartment that he said belonged to a friend of his. I had a terrible headache but didn’t want to cancel the evening. He told me he had a miracle cure his doctor had given him that would get rid of the headache. He went into another room and came back with a capsule. I asked a couple of times what it was. Each time he reassured me, asking, ‘Don’t you trust me?’ Of course I did. This was Bill Cosby.”

    Cindra Ladd said she woke up the next morning with a “vague recollection of feeling like I was floating” through the previous evening’s events.

    “What I do recall, vividly and clearly, is waking up the next morning nude in the bed of his friend’s apartment and seeing Cosby wearing a white terrycloth bathrobe and acting as if there was nothing unusual,” she wrote. “It was obvious to me that he had had sex with me. I was horrified, embarrassed and ashamed. There was a mirror above the bed, which shocked me further.”

    Cindra Ladd wrote that she fled the apartment after the incident, but never considered taking it to the police.

    “It never occurred to me to go to the police,” she said. “It was a different time and ‘date rape’ was a concept that didn’t exist. I just kept asking myself over and over in disbelief why this had happened to me. Other than my roommate, I did not discuss that night with anyone for 36 years.”

    She went on to explain why she finally decided to tell her story.

    “This is the first time I have chosen to speak out about that night. It is also the last time I intend to address it publicly,” Ladd said. “I have no plans to sue, I don’t want or need money. I have no plans for a press conference or for doing any interviews. So why speak out at all and why now? The simple answer is that it’s the right thing to do. The truth deserves to be known.”

    Ladd and Cosby ran into each other many years later, and the philanthropist says the encounter unnerved her.

    “I have crossed paths with Cosby only once, when my husband, a highly successful Oscar-winning film executive and producer, introduced me to him,” she wrote. “I was shaking, wondering if he would recognize me by my unusual first name. His reaction spoke volumes. To Bill Cosby, I was just another stranger.”

  • Kristiana Coignard: ‘Anonymous’ Threatens Retaliation After Teen Gunned Down in Police Station

    Kristiana Coignard’s shooting death by police officers has one group ready to retaliate.

    The online hacker group “Anonymous,” which famously retaliates after police shootings, including the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, last year, has promised to seek vengeance on behalf of 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard, who was shot in a Longview, Texas police station lobby last Thursday, allegedly by police officers.

    According to the Inquisitr, Kristiana Coignard was killed in mysterious circumstances after she reportedly walked into the Longview police station lobby, used a courtesy phone and asked to speak with an officer.

    “When Officers arrived they were confronted by a white female who threatened them,” according to the Longview Police Facebook page. “The suspect brandished a weapon, made threatening movements toward the officers and was shot.”

    Kristiana Coignard was reportedly shot “multiple times” by as many as three officers. She was pronounced dead at the hospital after being transported there following the shooting.

    Police have yet to release existing video or audio of the incident and little is known about what happened, apart from the statement released by police.

    On Saturday, a YouTube video was posted on an account allegedly affiliated with Anonymous threatening to seek some sort of revenge.

    “We ask you Longview police department are you happy with the choice of how the actions taken be your officer? We ask you what kind of people you hire as a police officer that can’t take a knife from a small 17 year old girl?” the group wrote on the AnonSec 101 YouTube page. “We ask you why are your officer’s carrying tazors (sic) if they will only reach for their guns first? A firefighter will endanger their life and enter a burning building for the POSSIBILITY of saving a life, a lifeguard will risk drowning, for the possibility to save a life. A COP, will kill you OR a 10 year old child because you POSSIBLY could have caused them harm.”

    In fact, the group claims they have already attacked the city’s website. However, there has been no confirmation by city officials that any cyber attack has occurred.

    “Trust us when we say we wouldn’t have made this video if we knew the op wouldn’t be a success, we did make our statement, the site was down last night then the attack halted, then earlier today we started the attack again, it lasted awhile, then they finally decided to patch their security, lulz.”

    The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting incident of Kristiana Coignard.

  • Sofia Vergara Gushes Over Fiancé Joe Manganiello and Her ‘Bling-Bling’ on the SAG Red Carpet

    Sofia Vergara couldn’t help but gush about her fiancé Joe Manganiello and the beautiful engagement ring he offered to his love during a red carpet interview at Sunday’s SAG Awards. However, it was hard for viewers to focus on her words with the eye candy temptations the twosome brought to the red carpet.

    Sofia Vergara conceded that the ring was spectacular but said she would have said yes to Joe Manganiello’s proposal ring or no ring.

    “I opened it up and I checked it to see,” she joked about receiving the ring. “He’s so handsome that it would have been okay, you know? I would have said, ‘Okay, yeah.’”

    Sofia Vergara told Access Hollywood that they are deep in preparations for their wedding even though their busy schedules keep getting in the way.

    “We’re trying to figure it out because… he’s shooting and promoting Magic Mike this summer and I’m promoting my movie with Reese Witherspoon and so we’re kinda busy, but we’re trying to do it maybe [in the] fall,” she said. “Summer is going to be too crazy.”

    The guest list alone has been tough to work out.

    “It’s big. We started, like, ‘It’s only 20.’ Yeah right! It’s like now there’s like pages and pages,” she said.

    Sofia Vergara continued with her gushing over Joe, who was not by her side during the interview. She had much to say about all the distractions that greeted her when she visited her hunky fiancé on the set of Magic Mike.

    “I went to see the filming and it was like really crazy,” she said. “I was very distracted. It was not only him, it was Channing Tatum, it was Kevin Nash. I mean, there [were] a lot people doing it, so I was like in a candy store.”

    Sofia Vergara‘s film with Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit, is set to be released on May 8.

  • Lori Loughlin, John Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure and Other Co-stars Sing ‘Full House’ Theme Song at Reunion Birthday Party

    Lori Loughlin joined fellow Full House co-stars John Stamos, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron Bure to celebrate Full House creator Jeff Franklin’s birthday over the weekend.

    This has got to be the closest bunch of former cast mates ever. They seem to always be getting together for birthdays and other momentous events, which is awesome because fans are thrilled with each and every reunion.

    Like every get-together, Lori Loughlin and her friends posted a slew of photos on social media, including an adorable snapshot of Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky, snuggled up to her good friend and former on-screen husband John Stamos, better known as Uncle Jesse.

    In a second photo, Loughlin poses with patriarch of the show Bob Saget and his onscreen daughter, Candace Cameron Bure.

    “It’s looking like a Full House kinda night,” she wrote alongside another photo with Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin.

    A photo posted by Lori Loughlin (@loriloughlin) on

    @candacecbure @bobsaget #fiullhouse #family

    A photo posted by Lori Loughlin (@loriloughlin) on

    The last time the cast reunited was to celebrate Dave Coulier’s wedding in July.

    It's looking like a Full House kinda night. @candacecbure @jodietweetin #fullhouse

    A photo posted by Lori Loughlin (@loriloughlin) on

    Check out the cast singing the theme song from Full House. Too much fun!

    Enough with all these faux-reunions. Think it’s time for a for-real Full House reunion show. Am I right?

  • Sarah Hyland Busted Doing the Unthinkable — Munching on Pizza on the SAG Red Carpet

    Sarah Hyland was caught doing what most actresses only long to do — she grabbed a piece of pizza and she chowed down on it while on the red carpet at Sunday’s 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

    Yes, that’s right, she did the unthinkable.

    And by the way, Sarah Hyland looked fabulous as she was caught in the act in a plunging, beaded beige, pink and black gown.

    LA Times writer Yvonne Villarreal uploaded a pic of the 24-year-old actress’ unthinkable action on social media, which made women across the country commend her courageous move.

    Sarah Hyland was at the awards ceremony with her fellow Modern Family cast mates, who were nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Unfortunately, they lost out to the cast of Netflix’s Orange is The New Black.

    It also wasn’t the best of nights for the Modern Family stars Ty Burrell (who won last year), Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen, who were nominated for Outstanding Performances by a Male and Female actor respectively. None of them walked home with the coveted prize this year.

    On the other hand, Modern Family tied with Birdman for most nominations at this year’s SAG Awards.

  • Candace Cameron Bure Explains Why Her Christian-Based ‘Submissive’ Marriage Works — ‘I Want Him to Lead’

    Candace Cameron Bure Explains Why Her Christian-Based ‘Submissive’ Marriage Works — ‘I Want Him to Lead’

    Candace Cameron Bure has said in the past the she and her husband of 19 years, Valeri Bure, succeed in their marriage because Candace practices the Christian practice of being submissive to her husband.

    “My husband is not a dictator,” Candace Cameron Bure told Yahoo Parenting, addressing those controversial statements. “We work together but I don’t want to dig my heels in, and I have no aspirations to be the ruler of my family. We are two equal people, but I love my husband and I want him to lead. I trust that my husband has our family’s best interests at heart, so I wouldn’t fight him on that. And when I feel strongly about something, he agrees with me. It goes both ways.”

    Candace Cameron Bure, who has three teen-aged children with her husband, is set to star in the Hallmark Channel’s Aurora Teagarden: A Bone to Pick, which will air this spring. The busy couple, who take turns keeping a close eye on the kids, think they just may have the key to succeeding in marriage and managing busy careers.

    “Friendship is the foundation of marriage but you also need private time,” Candace Cameron Bure said. “You need that intimacy—not just romantic but also through conversation. It’s easier for my husband and I to have dates now that our children are older … it’s worth it to make it a priority, otherwise, you see how it affects a marriage.”

    Candace Cameron Bure, who famously suffered from anorexia nervosa during her days on Full House and wrote a book on the experience, is the author of two other books about motherhood and marriage, Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose and Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness.

  • Carrie Fisher Teased by Mom Debbie Reynolds About Her ‘Star Wars’ Buns at SAG Awards

    Carrie Fisher had the honor of presenting her mother, iconic actress Debbie Reynolds, with the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award Sunday, and it provided viewers with some not-unexpected fun banter between the two actresses.

    Debbie Reynolds, 82, was honored for her nearly seven decades in show business, including her work in film, television and on Broadway.

    After being introduced by Carrie Fisher in a way only Carrie could deliver, Debbie Reynolds could not help but poke fun at the Star Wars actress. After expressing her heartfelt gratitude for the honor, Debbie Reynolds took a moment to share a piece of advice she shared with her daughter.

    “A while ago, I did a movie… It was Singin’ in the Rain,” she began of the 1952 classic. “My favorite movie was Singin’ in the Rain. I had a good time making that picture, wearing myself out… Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture. Some of you may not remember this [but] at the back of my head I had a big ugly bun.”

    “So, I warned my daughter Carrie, who had just gotten a part in a big picture, Star Wars, ‘Well Carrie, be careful of any weird hairdos,’” Reynolds said, referring to the iconic buns Fisher wore on either side of her head as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia in the 1977 original. “Luckily George [Lucas] gave her two buns. Thank you, George.”

    Watch the whole hilarious and tender interaction, replete with non-stop wisecracks, between mother and daughter:

  • Kurt Cobain: Documentary Screening at Sundance Reunites Daugher Frances Bean With Estranged Mother Courtney Love

    Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, produced by the late Nirvana singer’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain, was screened Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival and offered a bittersweet moment between Kurt Cobain’s daughter and his widow.

    The occasion reunited Kurt Cobain’s only daughter with her estranged mother Courtney Love for the screening, after several years of estrangement.

    The mother and daughter alienation reportedly stems from accusations that were made by Courtney Love several years ago that former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl hit on Frances.

    However, the estranged mother and daughter exchanged a warm hug for the premiere of the documentary and a moment of commonality in their love of Kurt Cobain, who died of an apparent suicide in 1994.

    Courtney Love lost legal control of her daughter in 2009, and three years later, accused the drummer of coming on to her daughter. Frances denied the allegations, calling them “gross.”

    Kurt Cobain’s 22-year-old daughter is the executive producer of the documentary and interestingly enough, Dave Grohl doesn’t even appear in the film, even though he was reportedly interviewed for the production.

    Apparently, an interview conducted for the film came too late to make it into this version of the documentary, but may make it into the cut for the HBO release on May 4.

    “We had a locked print and trying to re-edit a film with a new interview in 10 days is kind of difficult,” director Brett Morgen explained at the premiere at the Marc Theater. “This is the picture I wanted — I didn’t want there to be a lot of people in the film. I hope we’ll see a version [with the Grohl interview] some time.”

  • Chrissy Teigen’s Private Parts v. Jalapeño Peppers Incident Requires Milk Bath

    Chrissy Teigen had a run-in with some jalapeño peppers on Saturday that required some quick thinking and help from fans on social media.

    “Just took a shower after cleaning those jalapenos and it is truly was the biggest mistake of my life like I don’t think I can have kids now,” Chrissy Teigen tweeted on Saturday.

    “It’s like I took a bath in jalapenos. Does the ER have a punch card this week??” Chrissy Teigen added, referring to a visit to the ER earlier in the week for a foot injury.

    “I feel like I’m covered in paper cuts and a demon is pouring lime juice all over me,” she said in a third tweet.

    Social Media fans came to Chrissy Teigen‘s aid by suggesting she try taking a bath in milk, which the actress immediately heeded.

    She posted a hilarious Instagram video of herself pouring an entire carton of milk over her body.

    THANK YOU

    A video posted by @chrissyteigen on

    “You guys just saved my life,” she tweeted, thanking her “lifesavers.”

    In an earlier Instagram post, the offending peppers can be seen as Chrissy Teigen prepares an “East Meets West” snack with Cheez-Its.

    East meets west

    A photo posted by @chrissyteigen on

  • Julia Roberts to Produce, Star in Feature Film About ‘Batkid,’ the 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient Who Captured the World’s Heart

    Julia Roberts is bringing the heartwarming real-life story of “Batkid” to the big screen, producing and starring in a film about five-year-old leukemia patient Miles Scott.

    Julia Roberts will tell the story of little Miles, who captured the hearts of people around the world in November 2013, when his Make-A-Wish dream was realized when San Francisco was transformed into Gotham City so the little guy, who is now said to be in remission, could defend the city.

    Julia Robert’s movie will be a remake of director Dana Nachman’s documentary Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World, which made its debut at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Saturday.

    Nachman’s documentary chronicles the day 25,000 San Francisco residents and celebrities, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star Ben Affleck and President Barack Obama, helped make 5-year-old Miles’ day by participating in his costumed adventure.

    Nachman will continue to tell Miles’ story by serving as an executive producer on the remake.

    “It’s thrilling to me that Ms. Roberts and her team watched our film and were so moved by it that they want to dedicate their time and creative capital to make sure the widest audience possible will know and love Miles’ story and the spirit of this intimate special event that went global, as much as we do,” Nachman told Variety.

  • Selena Gomez And Rumored Boyfriend Zedd ‘Cozy and Cuddling’ on Double Date With Zac Ephron, Sami Miró

    Selena Gomez and rumored boyfriend DJ Zedd stopped by her favorite steakhouse, STK, for dinner and drinks Friday for the second time this week, along with Zac Efron and new girlfriend Sami Miró.

    Selena Gomez was also joined by a group of her backup dancers and girlfriends at the Atlanta eatery, as they chowed down on shellfish platters, STK Wagu Lil BRGs, scallops and fish, followed by donuts for dessert. Gomez also reportedly enjoyed her favorite drink — a double Jameson on the rocks.

    Onlookers at the restaurant told People magazine that Selena Gomez and Zedd, who produced Justin Bieber’s Beauty and a Beat, seemed to be getting close.

    “Selena and Zedd were definitely cozy and cuddling. They were sitting next to each other in the booth and they walked out together.”

    The Heart Wants What It Wants singer may be ready to let the world know that she and Zedd are getting more than just cozy. On Saturday, Selena Gomez posted a photo to Instagram with the cryptic caption: “Hint #2 #iwantyoutoknow.”

    Hint #2 #iwantyoutoknow

    A photo posted by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on

    Selena Gomez and DJ/producer Zedd have been the subject of romance rumors since they were photographed holding hands at a Golden Globes afterparty. On Jan. 18, Zedd posted an intimate photo of Gomez caught while the two talked during a FaceTime session.

    "Oh hi derrling…" – The Room #TheRoom #theRoom #THEroom #theROOM

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    Selena Gomez is in Atlanta working on her new film The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, while Efron is in town filming Dirty Grandpa.

  • Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg ‘Make Out Everywhere,’ Leading Morgan Freeman to Tell Them to ‘Get a Room’

    Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg make out everywhere, according to, well, Donnie Wahlberg.

    During a recent People Now segment, Donnie Wahlberg conceded that he and Jenny McCarthy make out everywhere and was once told by Morgan Freeman to “get a room” when he caught them making out.

    “We make out everywhere, there are no holds barred,” said Donnie Wahlberg. “Morgan Freeman told us at the Emmy’s to ‘get a room’ after we were making out.”

    Perhaps that is the workout Jenny McCarthy relies on to stay in shape, because the 42-year-old actress conceded to OK! magazine that exercise is not necessarily a priority.

    “Exercise is often pushed to the back burner. When I do have the time, I walk on a treadmill with a steep decline for 45 minutes a day,” said Jenny McCarthy.

    “Listening to a few of my favorite songs, like Shake It Off and You’re the One That I Want from Grease, helps motivate me,” said McCarthy.

    Apart from getting it on with her husband, Jenny McCarthy reportedly relies more on her diet to keep her in shape. She told the magazine that she often begins her day with a smoothie and two scrambled eggs. She also seems to have some knowledge about which snacks will benefit her the most.

    “A little fat in your diet helps speed up metabolism… [watermelon] helps reduce water retention,” she explained.

    “I avoid gluten as much as possible because it’s hard to digest and I’m allergic. [But] I can’t help [a Chicago-style pizza]… I love eating.”

  • Charlize Theron: Reports That Claim Sean Penn Filed Papers to Adopt Charlize Theron’s Son Are Reportedly False

    Charlize Theron may indeed be close to marrying boyfriend Sean Penn, but reports claiming that the actor filed papers to adopt her three-year-old son Jackson, are false, according to People magazine.

    Charlize Theron adopted her son when he was an infant from her home country of South Africa in 2012, and it’s been well-documented that Sean Penn, 53, is close to the toddler.

    “Charlize and Sean are very serious,” a source told People magazine. “Charlize says this is it. Jackson already calls Sean ‘daddy.’ This is the first step toward them getting married.”

    “Sean always knew that to truly earn a place in Charlize’s heart, connecting with Jackson was one of the most important parts,” a source added to Us Weekly. “There is still talk of adopting again and giving Jackson a brother or a sister.”

    Dating since January 2014, Charlize Theron and Sean Penn do reportedly plan to marry someday and would love to adopt another child in South Africa.

    Previously married to Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010, Sean Penn and the 48-year-old actress have two children, 23-year-old daughter Dylan Frances and 21-year-old son Hopper Jack.

    Sean Penn is set to direct Charlize Theron and actor Javier Bardem in the romantic drama The Last Face.

  • Kristen Wiig Says She’d Have Ricky Ricardo, Desi Arnaz’ Character In ‘I Love Lucy,’ Score the Soundtrack of Her Life

    Kristen Wiig says she would have Ricky Ricardo, Desi Arnaz’ character in the legendary series I Love Lucy, score the soundtrack of her life if she had the choice.

    Kristen Wiig revealed her choice at the The Hollywood Reporter‘s Sundance Lounge in Park City during the film festival.

    Kristen Wiig is at the festival founded by Robert Redford for the screening of two films in which she stars.

    She joined co-stars Sebastian Silva and Tunde Adebimpe Saturday to present their film Nasty Baby, in which she plays the character of Polly, a woman who agrees to carry the baby of a gay couple.

    She is also on hand for the world premiere of The Diary of a Teenage Girl, a film based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, alongside Bel Powley and Alexander Skarsgård.

    During the same “who would you have score the soundtrack of your lives” segment, Jack Black said he would go with Don’t Worry Be Happy vocalist Bobby McFerrin or Black Sabbath to score his life.

    To see what other stars said about who they would choose to score the soundtrack of their lives, check out the video below:

  • Tiffani Thiessen Reveals the Sex of Her Second Child With Husband Brady Smith

    Tiffani Thiessen only just revealed that she and husband Brady Smith are expecting their second child, and yet she’s already willing to reveal the sex of the baby.

    Tiffani Thiessen is expecting a little boy!

    This good news comes according to a rep for the Saved By the Bell alum, who shared the news with Us Weekly on Wednesday!

    This follows an announcement made by the family on Instagram on Jan. 15 that the were expecting an addition to their family.

    “We are excited to announce the news that we are expecting. Harper could not be more thrilled to have a sibling and a playmate,” Tiffani Thiessen captioned a photo with her husband and daughter.

    According to Tiffani Thiessen, no one is more excited than their four-year-old daughter Harper Renn, who is beyond ready to become a big sister.

    “She puts more pressure on me than anybody. She’s definitely ready to have a brother or sister,” Tiffani told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover of Access Hollywood Live in December.

    Needless to say, the expectant parents are thrilled to become a family of four.

    “We could not be more excited about extending our family. Harper is beyond thrilled to have a playmate!” they told People.

    Tiffani Thiessen, 40, and Brady Smith, 43, married in 2005 and welcomed their daughter in June 2010.

  • Olivia Munn Gushes Over NFL Beau Aaron Rodgers — What He Does Is ‘the Sexiest Thing’

    Olivia Munn says her romance with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is stronger than ever.

    “It’s going really great,” Olivia Munn told E! News Wednesday at the premiere of her latest film, Mortdecai, alongside Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor. “I’m very happy. He’s the best.”

    Olivia Munn said that while the end to the Packers’ season was disappointing, she is still so proud of the man she has been dating since May.

    “I’m just so proud of him and his team, and what I was able to see this season was unbelievable,” said Oivia Munn gushed.

    “I’ve never seen anything like that. The things that he’s gone through this season and what he’s overcome and what he does, it’s really unbelievable,” she said, referring to Aaron Rodgers’ calf injury, which has led him to pull out of Sunday’s Pro Bowl.

    “It’s definitely the sexiest thing to watch your boyfriend be that great over and over and over,” Olivia Munn said, adding, “What Aaron does and going through, the injuries bit then coming back and dominating like he does? It’s awe-inspiring.”

    Olivia Munn recently shared the story of her adorable first meeting with her quarterback beau on Late Night With Conan OBrien.

    “I said, ‘So what do you do?’ And he said, ‘Oh I play football.’ ‘Cool. What college?’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, no. I play professional.’ And I was like, ‘Cool, what position?’ ‘Quarterback.’ ‘Cool.’ Like that was kind of it not knowing that he’s like Super Bowl MVP or any of those things,” Olivia said on Conan of her very famous and successful boyfriend. “All I saw was that he was like really attractive. I didn’t really care what he did. I was like you are such a big man!”

  • Jessica Chastain Floored by Racial Trolling Following Her Diversity Speech

    Jessica Chastain says she is floored by the amount of racist comments directed at her following a recent speech encouraging more diversity in Hollywood.

    While accepting her Most Valuable Player Award at last Thursday’s Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony, Jessica Chastain urged Hollywood executives and actors to support more diversity.

    Jessica Chastain was responding to the underwhelming recognition of actors of color in this year’s Academy Awards nominations.

    “Some people had taken my speech and then made it about awards — like SAG Awards or Oscars. That’s not what my speech was about,” Chastain told the Associated Press.

    “To me awards are just a reflection. It’s just a symptom of the disease and the disease is in the industry. If we had more diversity in our films it would be reflected in diversity in the nominees.”

    During her speech, Jessica Chastain urged her colleagues to “stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas.” Her speech led Oprah Winfrey to mouth “wow” at the conclusion of her remarks.

    Jessica Chastain conceded that she was shocked by the slew of “strange” messages she has received in the aftermath of the speech.

    “I’ve had really terrible people who are racists comment on the speech and say really terrible things. I’m understanding that some people in this world, how much hate they can have,” said Jessica Chastain.

    Jessica Chastain went on to say she has also received much support from those in the industry who agree with her views.

    While accepting her award, Jessica Chastain said some things need to change in Hollywood and “we all need to work together to fix it.”