Justin Bieber: Make Up Your Mind Already

Justin Bieber is getting a little desperate for attention ... hes now trying to explain how the words "I'm retiring" are unclear.

Justin's people are now saying the singer didn't make himself clear when he tweeted he was retiring ... and that Justin is not hanging it up just yet.

Here's the problem ... this is the second time he's pulled this stunt and he knew exactly what he was doing.

It seems that Bieber is trying in an uncool way to do what Miley Cyrus has been able to pull off -- shock value with some authenticity.

Oscar Nominations Voting Begins

 

Voting begins Dec. 27 for 2014′s Academy Awards nominees. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are invited to cast secret ballots for their favorite film work from the past year until Jan. 8, 2014.

The academy is offering electronic voting for the second consecutive year. It announced last week that 289 feature films are eligible for best-picture consideration.

Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 16.

Ellen DeGeneres will host the ceremony when the Oscars are presented on March 2.

'Duck Dynasty' -- Phil Robertson Suspension is Over ... Says A&E

The "Duck Dynasty" war with A&E is over -- the network just announced Phil Robertson is no longer suspended ... and filming will resume in a few months.

The network says their strong sense of integrity caused them to react quickly to Phil's GQ interview ... and after consulting with numerous advocacy groups they made a decision to bring him back.

The network adds, "As a global media content company, A&E Networks’ core values are centered around creativity, inclusion and mutual respect. We believe it is a privilege for our brands to be invited into people’s home and we operate with a strong sense of integrity and deep commitment to these principles."

The network says they plan to roll out a new PSA campaign on their network in the wake of what happened ... promoting unity, tolerance and acceptance. A&E adds, "Duck Dynasty is not a show about one man's views. It resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family… a family that America has come to love."

‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Top Christmas Box Office

Leading the Christmas Day derby, Warner Bros.’ “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” collected $9.3 million, followed closely by Paramount’s newcomer “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which grossed $9.2 million opening day.

The crowded holiday fray has no fewer than eight films bowing or expanding nationwide through Friday, including “Wolf,” as well as Fox’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” which landed in forth place on Wednesday, grossing $7.8 million (behind “Anchorman 2,” with $8.1 million).
Also bowing midweek were Universal’s “47 Ronin” and Warner’s “Grudge Match,” which made $7 million and $4 million, respectively.

Neither is a solid start, especially for the former film, which looks to be a big financial flop given its lofty $175 million-plus budget. That said, “Ronin” received a better-than-expected ‘B+’ CinemaScore rating. Pic’s international prospects are troubling also considering it failed to catch on in Japan, where the samurai tentpole is set; it’s made $10 million overseas so far.

Rick Fox Lists Luxury Condo For Just Under $1.4 Million

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Former Los Angeles Lakers star Rick Fox has listed his luxury condo at The Remington in Los Angeles for $1.399 million.

The two-bedroom, three-bathroom unit has 1,800-square-feet of living space, but according to listing info, there are retractable walls that allow for “multiple configurations based on your specific need and lifestyle." The condo can have two separate bedroom suites or one large master suite with a private sitting room.

Report: Dean McDermott Cheats On Tori Spelling With 28-Year-Old

While some may have enjoyed holiday festivities with their loved ones this Christmas, we doubt Tori Spelling and her husband of seven years Dean McDermott had such a merry day. Reports have surfaced that Dean cheated on the mother of his four children with a Canadian woman earlier this month.

While promoting his new show Chopped Canada in Toronto on Dec. 6, the 47-year-old invited a woman whom he had met that day, 28-year-old Emily Goodhand, up to his hotel room at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and the two had sex, Goodhand told Us Weekly.

"He told me he and Tori had a sexless marriage," said Goodhand, who also said she stayed with him the following night. "I believed him."

Well Miss Goodhand -- they do have four children together -- so clearly that's not entirely true.

Reps for McDermott and Spelling had no comment about the infidelity claims.

Spelling, 40, and McDermott, 47, were married in 2006 and have four children, Liam, 6, Stella, 5, Hattie, 2, and Finn, 16 months.

Jesse Jackson Phil Robertson Is Worse Than Rosa Parks' Bus Driver

Phil Robertson's homophobic comments to GQ were MORE OFFENSIVE than the words uttered by bus driver who tried to force Rosa Parks to sit on the back of his bus in 1955 ... so says civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.

Jackson came out firing against the "Duck Dynasty" star this week ... explaining, "These statements uttered by Robertson are more offensive than the bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama, more than 59 years ago."

"At least the bus driver, who ordered Rosa Parks to surrender her seat to a white person, was following state law. Robertson’s statements were uttered freely and openly without cover of the law, within a context of what he seemed to believe was 'white privilege.'"

Jackson is demanding a meeting with A&E and Cracker Barrel execs ... and even issued a Friday deadline ... urging the network to uphold Robertson’s suspension from the reality show.

Unclear if the network plans to honor Jackson's demand.

Leonardo DiCaprio Takes Acting Lesson From YouTube Video

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio took inspiration from a YouTube video to make his act look more convincing in his latest offering "The Wolf of Wall Street".

For a particular scene, when DiCaprio's character Jordan Belfort indulges in drugs overdose, he loses senses to walk and is required to crawl up to his car by himself.

To make the scene dramatic and funny, the "Titanic" star took inspiration from a YouTube video titled "The World's Drunkest Man". DiCaprio aped the man in the video to get near perfection for the scene, said a statement.