Jennifer Lopez Leaves A Hollywood Nightclub After Checking Out The Competition

Last night, Jennifer Lopez appeared to be in good spirits after leaving Hollywood hotspot Avalon after a night of checking out some performances and partying. She can still hang with the best of 'em!

The 45-year-old entertainer was on hand to catch rising stars Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora perform their hit Black Widow as part of a pre-MTV Video Music Awards concert sponsored by Time Warner Cable and Lifeboat. No doubt she also witnessed Iggy's unfortunate fall during her Fancy performance, but showed love for her younger counterparts afterwards.

"We dem girls...fun watching these two cuties perform tonight, @ritaora @thenewclassic @jlo #Booty #blackwidow," Lopez wrote in an Instagram post along with a photo of the three backstage.

Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp Breakup

 

Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp began dating more than three years ago. 

However, the actress and the musician called it quits recently. Their long-distance relationship -- Ryan is based in New York City while Mellencamp lives in Indiana -- proved to be too taxing for the couple. 

Ryan, 52, and Mellencamp, 62, were first photographed together at the start of 2011, not long after the rocker split from his wife of 18 years, Elaine Irwin. In the years that followed, they were sometimes photographed together in Manhattan, with Mellencamp even spotted holding hands with Ryan's 8-year-old daughter, Daisy. However, last year, he told Rolling Stone, "I'm not leaving Indiana. I'm going to die here."

"I'm too sensitive to live [in New York City]," he said. "I can't see poor people. I can't see the suffering. I can't see the trash on the streets."

Alex Rodriguez Buys Meryl Streep's Hollywood Hills Home For $4.5 Milion

Alex Rodriguez has scooped up Meryl Streep’s Hollywood Hills home for $4.5 million. This is the same pad she listed earlier this year for $6.7 million, and seeing as she paid $4.5 million for it last February, we're not sure why she even accepted the MLB star's offer! Maybe she was just desperate to unload it?

The 3,700 square-foot abode boasts 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows, skylights, glass doors, and marble floors. There is also a formal dining room, large living room, luxurious master suite, and a gourmet kitchen. On the grounds is a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. The selling point of the home is the state-of-the-art security system, which can be accessed from a computer or smart phone.

Katie Holmes Buys Calabasas Home For $3.7 Million

Katie Holmes just purchased this Calabasas home for $3.7 million after relocating from New York to California with daughter Suri.

The 6,200 square-foot estate is described as an "extensively customized Grand European Manor" and boasts 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, as well formal living and dining rooms, a guesthouse, pool, fire pit, outdoor kitchenette, and a sports court. The house sits on a half acre of gated property.

The abode is located in The Oaks, which is a gated community where neighbors include Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, Katherine Jackson, Toni Braxton, and Lil' Romeo.

Patrick Stewart Does The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge The Right Way

When the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge first started, the rules were simple: donate money toward fighting ALS or dump a bucket of ice on your head. It was meant as an incentive to be charitable — not, as it later evolved, to be both charitable and cold.

Cheers to you, Sir Patrick Stewart, although I worry that raise of his glass was a non-verbal challenge to everyone watching to do it.

Stay classy.

Gwyneth Paltrow On Estranged Husband Chris Martin Dating Jennifer Lawrence: "He Could Do Worse"

 

It's not an insult, but it's not exactly a seal of approval either!

After the news broke last week that Gwyneth Paltrow's estranged husband Chris Martin has rebounded with Jennifer Lawrence, Gwynnie told a friend that she's fine with it. Of course, in typical Goop-y fashion, Gwyneth also had a backhanded compliment for the much-younger actress. "Her take is, 'Hey, he could do worse,'" a pal tells Us Weekly. "She just wants him to be happy."

Chris and J. Law reportedly had a lunch date at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard in New York earlier this month, and the Hunger Games star was recently spotted at the British singer's concert in New York City. Last week it was revealed that Gwynnie and Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk were dating, so it looks like everyone's moving on. While Gwyn looks amazing for her age, we do have to wonder if she's a little bitter about the age gap between J. Law and her rocker ex -- he's 37 and she's 24.

Julianne Hough: Back On ‘Dancing With the Stars’ As a Judge

 
Julianne Hough will return to “Dancing With the Stars” as a new judge this season.

Hough, who won two mirror ball trophies as a professional dancer on the show, will take up a permanent spot at the judges’ table next to longtime panelists Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and the show’s head judge, Len Goodman, she revealed today in a live appearance on “Good Morning America.”

"I’m excited,” Hough said on "GMA." "'Dancing With the Stars' has always been a part of my family. That’s where it all began for me, so .... It just felt like the right time and the right opportunity."

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Are Headed For a Divorce

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon separated back in May -- and are living apart ... and we're told divorce lawyers have been negotiating a property settlement and custody agreement for months and the divorce is "a done deal."

Sources connected with the couple say... Mariah and Nick have been living in separate houses in NYC since May. He sees the kids but that's the extent of their contact.

Nick's appearance on Big Boy's radio show in March was the beginning of the end. Nick played Big Boy's game -- name the 5 celebs you've slept with. Nick named 5, but sources say the one that made Mariah insane was Kim Kardashian.

We're told Mariah tore into Nick for weeks ... feeling humiliated and the relationship never recovered.

We're told it went from bad to worse when Nick went on Howard Stern and talked about Mariah not giving it up before they got hitched. She went nuclear.

Billy Crystal To Present Robin Williams Tribute At Emmys

Billy Crystal will present tribute to Robin Williams at Monday's Emmy Awards, executive producer Don Mischer said on Tuesday.

Sara Bareilles will handle the In Memoriam musical duties. Following Williams’ suicide, during a show at the Greek, Bareilles dedicated her song “Hercules” to his memory and family.

Tom Cruise Raises The Stakes With His Ice Bucket Challenge On Mission: Impossible 5 Set

 

Just when we thought we'd had enough of the ice bucket challenges -- Tom Cruise had to go and do this!

On Tuesday, the superstar accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge given to him by Pan stars Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund, while on the set of his new film, Mission:Impossible 5 .

Cruise and his M:I 5 director Chris McQuarrie really upped their bucket game when they a seemingly endless amount of buckets dumped on their heads.

Cruise and McQuarrie challenged Paramount execs (aka their bosses) Adam Goodman and Brad Grey, as well as Skydance's David Ellison.

Celebs and non celebs all over the world have been getting in on the Ice Bucket Challenge over the past week -- each video seems to get more elaborate. Ben Affleck knocked wife Jennifer Aniston into the pool during his video. David Beckham traded in a bucket for a barrel of ice water.

The icy endeavor is part of a worldwide viral campaign to raise money to fund a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or Motor Neurone Disease.

Zac Efron And Michelle Rodriguez Split

 

Were Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez actually in a full-blown relationship? Up until now we figured they were simply each other's summer vacation flings...

But apparently the 26-year-old star and Michelle, who is ten years his senior, have split after about two months of dating. "Michelle is going to do her own thing. Zac knew this about her when he got with her," a source tells Us Weekly. "He's very into her though, and perhaps more than she's into him."

Another insider tells the magazine that the couple broke things off after getting into a "huge fight" in Ibiza. But it may not be the end! That source added, "Zac still wants to be with her."

Chuy: I Haven't Gotten an Offer From Chelsea Show

Chelsea Handler's irreverent sidekick Chuy has NOT been offered a job on Chelsea's upcoming Netflix show ... but even if he does, he's not sure he'll sign on.

Chuy's manager says Netflix and Chelsea have been radio silent ... and the clock is ticking. The smart money is on Chuy not getting an offer because if they really wanted him they would have made him an offer.

On the other hand ... the show isn't set to debut until 2016, so there's still time.

But Chuy isn't waiting around. His manager said... He will be on the air by the end of this year -- either on his own show or with someone else. The manager says Chuy is in negotiations with both scenarios ... which are comedy-based.

We're told he's also into doing an overseas comedy tour.

David Letterman Pays Tribute To Robin Williams

In the wake of Robin Williams’ death last Monday, there’s been an outpouring of remembrances of the late comic, including from late night hosts Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon. The Late Show was on break last week, but last night David Letterman, who knew Williams personally for nearly four decades, returned with one of the most heartwarming tributes yet.

Letterman went on to recount the time Williams invited him years later to guest-star on Mork & Mindy, a break he remembers fondly as a “double-edged sword” for being both a kind gesture and a show he had “no business being on.”

Watch the tribute below....

Kourtney Kardashian: I Got Screwed Buying a Mold-Infested House

Kourtney Kardashian is crying cover-up ... claiming the house she bought from Keyshawn Johnson is infested with dangerous mold that was masked by a coat of paint ... sending her family fleeing for their safety.

We're told Kourtney's decorator found the mold when he installed some fixtures.

Kourtney and the kids checked into the Montage hotel in Bev Hills Monday. The photo agency didn't get Scott Disick ... but we're told he arrived later. The family just returned from the Hamptons and decided it was too dangerous to move back into the house -- especially since Kourtney is pregnant.

Sources connected with Kourtney say she's on the attack ... ready to sue anyone who's responsible. She believes the fresh paint over what she claims is mold is the smoking gun.

Bill Cosby Shares Too Much Information On 'The Tonight Show'

So this is Bill Cosby on Jimmy Fallon's show last night, and guys ... it got crazy. Not like Chris Brown crazy, it's not like he busted some windows or anything, but he said a whole lot of stuff that didn't make sense. Like, at all. He did this thing about deer and moths and brakes, and yes, he's Bill Cosby, but this was just a little too weird, even for him.

It got even weirder when he started talking about having sex with his wife and then got on the floor:

Texas Governor Rick Perry Mug Shot

 

Texas Governor Rick Perry pursed his lips with a faint smile as he posed for his mug shot ... and the picture is a study in politics and spin control.

As you probably know ... Perry has been indicted for felony abuse of power ... trying to coerce a political enemy -- a D.A. who was convicted of drunk driving -- out of office by threatening to veto a law enforcement bill if she didn't resign.

Perry -- who says the charges are BS -- has a lot at stake in this mug shot. He clearly wants to run for President in 2016, so the way he looks and dresses in the picture is critical.

Leonard Maltin Ending His Beloved Annual Movie Guides

It’s the end of an era for film buffs: Leonard Maltin, the critic whose movie guides have been a cineaste staple for more than forty years, has announced that the Leonard Maltin’s 2015 Movie Guide (to be released next month) will be his last. The news first appeared on a blog post Monday by film writer Joe Leydon, and was confirmed by Maltin to Yahoo Movies this morning.

Leydon quoted Maltin’s explanation from his advance copy of the guide, which will be available Sept. 2: “With ready access to information on the Internet, our readership has diminished at an alarming rate… The book’s loyal followers know that we strive to offer something one can’t easily find online: curated information that is accurate and user-friendly, along with our own reviews and ratings… But when a growing number of people believe that everything should be free, it’s impossible to support a reference book that requires a staff of contributors and editors.”

As Maltin told us, the reasoning behind his decision was disappointing, but simple: “It was no longer economically feasible to do it. That sounds very cold-blooded, but it couldn’t sustain itself financially. That says it all, really.” The film critic and historian, who said the series was compiled by a staff of 12 contributors and editors, added that the movie guide was “running at a bit of a loss for the past few years, but I didn’t want to give it up… I’ve been doing this my entire adult life, and that’s literal, not figurative.”

Shia LaBeouf And His Browless Girlfriend Get Handsy With Each Other

 

Looks like Shia LaBeouf and his lady love, Nyphomaniac co-star Mia Goth, need poquito mas of each other! The twosome, who have been dating since 2012, were holding hands as they left Mexican eatery Poquito Mas on Monday afternoon.

Despite the fact that the duo have been together since late 2012, it's not often that we spot them out and about. The actors met on the set of Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac, and there were reports that they had un-simulated sex during filming. That could explain how they connected so well!

On June 26 the 28-year-old star was arrested during a performance of Cabaret at Studio 54 after he yelled and allegedly struck fellow patrons at the theater. When cops tried to calm him down, he reportedly screamed, “I’ll f*ck you up!" Shia had reportedly downed four strawberry margaritas at New York’s Iguana Club prior to the incident, and days afterwards his rep confirmed that he had started seeking treatment for alcohol abuse.

Don Pardo, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Announcer, Dead At 96

Longtime “Saturday Night Live” announcer Don Pardo has died, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Pardo was 96.

His death was first announced on CBS Radio News, confirmed by his daughter, Paula. He had retired from NBC in 2004, but continued as the voice of “SNL,” providing the weekly introductions — a job he did for 38 seasons.

“SNL” chief Lorne Michaels told the New York Times that his show will have a tribute ready for Pardo this season, the show's 40th.

Michaels told the paper: “It was a happy accident and in some great way our lives intertwined. It was always exciting. Whatever montage we did to open the show, whatever pictures we used it didn't really come alive till you heard him say it.”

Halle Berry Shows Off Son Maceo!

 

Halle Berry proudly propped up her baby boy Maceo, on Sunday, as she made her way to the Malibu Country Mart with some friends.

It's significant because it's the FIRST TIME the 48-year-old mom-of-two has shown off her adorable son in public.

The move comes amid recent reports she and French husband Olivier Martinez are having marital trouble. "The whole family was supposed to go on a make-or-break holiday, but that fell apart because neither Olivier nor Halle wanted to make it happen. They have drifted apart and only get together for the sake of Maceo. They’re just delaying the inevitable - announcing their split," a source reportedly told OK Magazine.

Berry just celebrated her birthday last Thursday and strangely, no photos emerged of a happy couple enjoying a romantic meal in Beverly Hills -- no luxe vacation in the Caribbean, no sign of Olivier jewelry shopping ahead of the big day.

Beyonce Tries To Prove Her Love For Jay Z In Trailer For On The Run HBO Special

Beyonce and Jay Z's "On The Run" HBO special is set to air on September 20th, but we got a sneak peek in this newly released trailer, and it seems like it's going to be a ratings hit. From the opening scene of the songstress serenading her rapper beau to all the various clips from prior performances, we have no doubt it's going to have many folks glued to the screen. Mostly because people want to analyze if their on-screen chemistry is the real deal or just a big cover up.

Even though they are rumored to be on the brink of divorce, the pair really know to entertain together so we hope they stay together.

Christina Aguilera And Fiance Matthew Rutler Welcome A Baby Girl

 

Christina Aguilera and fiance Matt Rutler welcomed a baby girl on Saturday, reports Us Weekly.

The 33-year-old singer gave birth via a C-section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This is the second child for Aguilera and the first for Rutler; she has a 6-year-old son, Max, with ex-husband Jordan Bratman.

Aguilera and Rutler got engaged in January and announced that they were expecting in February, and in March it was confirmed that the duo were having a daughter.

Xtina made headlines earlier this month when she posed nude for V Magazine, and she opened up about baring her naked and pregnant bod for the mad. "As a woman, I'm proud to embrace my body through all stages of life, staying fearless and confident in surrendering to the unknowns the future has in store," she said, adding on Instagram, "[Thank you for] giving me the freedom to bare my soul & body at this incredible, magical, transition time in my life. #Grateful."

Box Office: 'Ninja Turtles' And 'Guardians' Hold Off Newcomers

It was a bad week for Sly Stallone. Expendables 3 brought in a middling $16.2 million over the weekend — the worst yet for the franchise — perhaps because the film leaked online three weeks before the premiere.

In either case, its poor performance allowed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to retain the box office crown with $28.4 million and a cumulative gross of $117.6 million. Guardians of the Galaxy also demonstrated immense staying power, coming in third with $24.7 million, bringing its domestic haul to $222.3 million.