NBC Rewrites History To Promote Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight’ Debut

NBC wants Jimmy Fallon to succeed so badly when he takes over its venerable “Tonight Show” in February that it is attempting to bend the rules of time.

In a promo unveiled Saturday evening, the Peacock depicts Fallon as the latest in the decades-old program’s line of memorable hosts. A succession of graphics lists the famous names: Steve Allen. Jack Paar. Johnny Carson. Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno.

The problem? Leno has hosted the show before O’Brien did. Indeed, the veteran host has enjoyed  two separate “Tonight” runs, from 1992 to 2009, as Johnny Carson’s successor, and again starting in 2010, after a General Electric-controlled NBCUniversal attempted to move Conan O’Brien into the “Tonight” chair while keeping Leno affiliated with the network by placing him to a 10 p.m. time slot five days a week. The ill-fated effort sparked outcry from NBC affiliates who thought low ratings for Leno’s 10 p.m. roost were wiping away viewership for late local news, a large contributor to stations’ ad revenue. As a result, Leno returned to “Tonight” and O’Brien left the network altogether.

Watch the promo below....

‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Wins Big With National Society of Film Critics

“Inside Llewyn Davis,” Joel and Ethan Coen’s darkly comic odyssey set against the 1960s New York folk-music scene, swept the National Society of Film Critics’ top prizes on Saturday, winning awards for picture, director, actor Oscar Isaac and cinematography.

The Coens’ film has gone largely unrecognized by critics’ groups this season, apart from a picture prize from the Toronto Film Critics Assn. The New York Film Critics Circle gave its top award to “American Hustle,” while the Los Angeles Film Critics’ Assn. split its honors between “Gravity” and “Her.”

Charlize Theron and Sean Penn Fuel Dating Rumors

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Is there a romance brewing between Sean Penn and Charlize Theron?

Rumors that the Oscar-winning actors have taken their friendship to the next level continue to swirl following their joint Hawaiian vacation.

On Thursday morning, Penn, 53, and Theron, 38, were photographed leaving the actress's house separately after touching down at LAX together the night before. The duo spent New Year's Eve on the island of Oahu.

Both Theron and Penn were spotted on the beach in Waikiki near where "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" actor has a home, enjoying some down time together (and flaunting their fit figures). Charlize’s two-year-old son, Jackson, was not along for the trip.

But before anyone goes splashing a "New Couple Alert!", it may be too soon to tell if this is anything serious, seeing as the actors have known each other for years and have even hung out together with significant others. Still, Sean and Charlize fueled dating speculating after they were supposedly getting flirty at Seth MacFarlane's Christmas party last month.

While Theron has been linked to a few men, including the “Family Guy” creator, her last serious relationship was with Stuart Townsend, whom she dated for nine years until January 2010.

Penn has dated a bevy of beauties, including Scarlett Johansson, since splitting with his ex-wife Robin Wright in 2010.

Chris Pine Says Being Around Lindsay Lohan On Just My Luck Was "A Real Cyclone Of Insanity"

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Chris Pine covers the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter, and he chats about everything from his growing career to President Obama to Lindsay Lohan.

It seems like ancient history, but Pine and Lohan worked together on the 2005 film Just My Luck, where Lilo nabbed a $7 million-plus paycheck for her role while Pine was pretty much making his big screen debut.

Over the years their lives have seemingly reversed -- Pine has starred in the highly-profitable Star Trek franchise and he'll appear next in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, while Lilo is making her money with ... club appearances and reality television (well, a docu-reality series, if you want to get nit picky). So what does the actor remember about working with a then 18-year-old Lohan, who was already getting being hounded by the press?

"It was a real cyclone of insanity, like being around The Beatles," Pine recalls. "It was fascinating to watch, and in hindsight it's really a distinct moment in someone's life when you see what's really wonderful about what we get to do and what's really dangerous about it."

THR reports that production on Just My Luck was shut down at least once because of starlet's antics, and though Pine was new to the fame game, he steered clear of Hurricane Lilo and all that she represented. "Hollywood is like living in a weird bubble," he says. "A bunch of people take care of you and get you stuff, and you're the center of that little microcosmic world. You start believing that it is real and … you deserve it."

Singer Ricky Martin Splits With Boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez Abella

Ricky Martin and boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez Abella have split.

"Ricky and Carlos have mutually agreed to end their relationship but continue to be united by friendship and their shared experiences," a rep for the singer told several news outlets in a statement Thursday.

The Latin singer, 42, and his ex have been parents to 5-year-old twins, Matteo and Valentino, who were born in August 2008 via surrogate. The couple started dating in early 2008, and Martin came out to the public in 2010.

Justin & Selena: The Couple That Segways Together

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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have segued from separate to together ... at least for the afternoon.

Take a look at this picture. Justin and Selena were just spotted tooling around The Oaks -- where Justin lives -- on their Segways. 

The two haven't been spotted together for months, and it seemed Selena was done with him.

Justin is clearly showing her who's boss ... leaving Selena in the dust at a mighty 12 MPH.

Miley Cyrus Rocks Out In Times Square For New Year's Eve

Miley Cyrus performed at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2014 in New York City's Times Square last night, and she sang “Get It Right” and “Wrecking Ball," both from her new Bangerz album. Miley struck a pose with Ryan Seacrest, and though she looks fantastic, she was actually quite sick!

“this cough/cold is not a good combo. please keep praying for me. If I can just get thru tonight I can have a nice lil break,” the 21-year-old singer tweeted earlier in the day.

The show was hosted by Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy and featured performances from Pitbull, Blondie, Capital Cities, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Icona Pop, Enrique Iglesias, Billy Joel, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke and The Fray.

Check out Miley's performance below....

Stars Ring In 2014 Across The Country

Whether they were in New York, Los Angeles on Las Vegas, celebs went all out for New Year's Eve!

Mariah Carey performed on the NBC New Year's Eve special hosted by Carson Daly, and she squeezed her curves into a sexy white dress and struck a pose with hubby Nick Canon. Nick couldn't even be bothered with looking at the camera, as he seemed rather captivated by his wife's cleavage! Mariah wrote, "Happy New Year!!!! 'You like this and you know it.'"

Taylor Swift threw a girls' night at her LA home, and BFF Selena Gomez wasn't there, but Modern Family cutie Sarah Hyland attended the bash and posed for a pic with the hostess.

Meanwhile, Paris and Nicky Hilton went big in Las Vegas, with Miss P DJing at Hyde Bellagio. She tweeted, "Can't wait to rage with you all Tonight at @HydeBellagio! It's going to be an insane night! #YES!" She may have had to work for a little bit, but a source close to P recently told TMZ that she makes between $100,000 and $350,000 per HOUR when she plays a set. Totally worth being on the clock on NYE, if you ask us!

Iron Man 3 Is Highest-Grossing Movie of 2013 With $1.2 Billion

 

Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow's superhero flick Iron Man 3 is officially the highest-grossing movie of 2013. So just how much dough did the third installment in the Iron Man franchise rake in?

Domestically, Iron Man 3, which hit theaters May 3, brought in just over $409 million at the box office (according to Digital Spy). And internationally, the flick raked in a whopping $806 million! That means that Iron Man 3 grossed $1.2 billion globally!

Despicable Me 2 came in second on the list of highest-grossing films of 2013 with a staggering $918,573,535, followed by Fast & Furious 6 with $788,679,850 in profits. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire earned $771,484,011, Monsters University grossed $743,559,607 and Man of Steel banked $662,845,518, coming in sixth.

Here's what other movies made the top 20 list:

7. Gravity: $652,394,288
8. Thor: The Dark World: $627,858,622
9. The Croods: $587,204,668
10. World War Z: $540,007,876
11. Oz the Great and Powerful: $493,311,825
12. Star Trek Into Darkness: $467,365,246
13. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: $426,244,000
14. The Wolverine: $414,828,246
15. Pacific Rim: $407,602,906
16. GI Joe: Retaliation: $375,740,705
17. Frozen: $363,012,773
18. Now You See Me: $351,723,989
19. The Hangover Part III: $351,000,072
20. The Great Gatsby: $348,840,419

Keira Knightley BUYS $6.2 Million Townhouse In London

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Keira Knightley dropped $6.2 million (3.775 million pounds) for this stunning London townhouse earlier this month, and she's managed to keep it a secret -- until now! The actress put her previous East London home up for sale this year, so it looks like this love nest is a big upgrade for Knightley and her rocker husband James Righton.

The four-story home has 2,775-square-feet of living space, with five bedrooms and three and a half baths, along with a double reception room on the raised ground floor.

The master suite is on the first floor, along with an additional bedroom and the second floor has two more bedrooms and a shared bathroom.

Taylor Swift Neighbors Pissed: You're Screwing With Our Coastline!

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Taylor Swift is screwing with the coastline in a small Rhode Island community ... and pissing off neighbors in the process ... but Taylor's people say what she's doing is perfectly legal.

Swift is building a massive perimeter wall around her castle in Westerly, Rhode Island, moving tons of coastline rocks in the process. 

One neighbor says, "It was bad enough when she moved in, but to ruin a part of the town for all of us ... this is a whole new level of hate."

Surfers in the area say... the wall under construction around Taylor's 11,000 square foot mansion is messing with the wave break in Westerly. 

And some residents are grousing ... the wall she's building is taking away public access that they have enjoyed for years.

We're getting multiple, conflicting stories from government workers and residents ... but from Taylor's point of view ... her people say government officials actually asked her to move some of the rocks that had drifted into the ocean back to her property line and that's what residents are seeing.  They also claim the wall she's building is in the same spot as the original wall that was constructed decades ago but eroded over time.

It appears the prior owners built a wall closer to the mansion, but it was destroyed  last year during Hurricane Sandy and now Taylor is building where the original wall had been.  Problem is -- the residents are used to having the beach they will no longer enjoy.

Also ... officials say Taylor obtained all necessary permits.

Robin Roberts Officially Comes Out As Gay In Facebook Post

Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC’s morning show “Good Morning America,” has come out as gay in an end-of-the-year post on her Facebook page.

Roberts’ sexuality had been known to her family, friends and co-workers for some time, but her mention of longtime girlfriend Amber Laign was her first public acknowledgement.

“I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together,” she wrote in the post, which was a thank-you for those who had supported her following her bone marrow transplant last year.

Roberts was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and took a leave from “GMA” to undergo the transplant in October of 2012. She returned to the show in February 20, 2013.

Be the Match Registry, a nonprofit organization run by the National Marrow Donor Program, said that it experienced a huge spike in donors the day Roberts went public with her illness.

Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Holds Off ‘Frozen’ As Nail-Biter Caps Record 2013 At Box Office

 

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” beat out “Frozen” in a battle as tight as the last lap of a NASCAR race to win its third straight weekend and cap a record year at the 2013 box office.

Peter Jackson’s second movie in his “Hobbit” trilogy, a prequel to the “Lord of the Rings,” will take in $29.8 million over the three days, and has rung up nearly $50 million since Christmas Day.

It’s rolled up $190 million domestically and added another $98.3 million from abroad this weekend, to up its worldwide total to $614 million since opening on Dec. 13 for Warner Bros., New Line and MGM.