'American Idol' Recap: Hold Me Closer, Katherine Helmond

I didn't watch last week but I heard it was pretty messed up. Either Casey acted nasty and gross, or was weird and 19. One of those categories, we already knew he was. The other I don't really believe. There's an insanely long thing about what happened last week, in slow motion, and it looks pretty shitty. I don't think that would have been a very good birthday gift, Ryan. I don't think so at all.

On the up, though, two of these dorks are going home tomorrow and there's no more of that dumb Judge Save crap to look forward to. So in the final analysis, even if it turns America on my man Casey like a pack of mean dogs, I don't really mind. This last week has been a whole dolce far niente, but now it's time to care. Not a challenge to which I am up.

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Brad and Angelina Go On a Sexy Getaway Sans Kids

Every busy mom and dad needs an occasional date night -- and if you're Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, that translates to a date weekend! Pitt, 47, and Jolie, 35, left their six kids at home on Saturday to meet up for a romantic overnight getaway in Lake Powell, Utah, Us Weekly reports. The couple stayed at the luxury Amangiri Resort, a desert oasis where the fanciest suite (with its own courtyard and swimming pool) goes for $3,600 a night.

"Brad said he was enjoying a little mommy and daddy time," says an Us Weekly source. "They liked the downtime."

That "downtime" included a late dinner on Saturday, followed by a private plane ride over Lake Powell on Sunday morning. (Who knew the desert could actually get hotter?) Afterwards, Jolie returned to their California home, while Pitt got back to work on the film Cogan's Trade in New Orleans. A friend told the magazine that the key to Angie and Brad's relationship is making time for each other and their family.

"Brad and Angie have a truly loving, caring, romantic relationship," says the pal. "They try to make it possible to be together as much as possible, no matter how tight their schedules are."

Recently, a source close to the family described the Jolie-Pitts' home life as "organized chaos." 

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David Boreanaz Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settled

David Boreanaz can breathe a sigh a relief, now that his sexual harassment suit has been settled. In the summer of 2010, the Bones star was accused of trying to force himself on actress Kristina Hagan, who was an extra on the show in 2009 -- but Boreanaz can now put the matter behind him.

Though the details of the settlement were not released, Hagan's lawyer simply told E!, "The matter has been resolved."

Hagan came out with her accusations against Boreanaz just two months after the actor had admitted to cheating on his wife, former Playboy model Jaime Bergman, with a different woman. Boreanaz said he feared that the other woman, who was never named, would try to extort money from him if he didn't come clean.

While the erstwhile Angel star and his wife dealt with his admitted infidelity, Hagan came along and filed a claim alleging that Boreanaz had "attempted to kiss her and touch her breasts, but she pushed him away. [He then] unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis and began stroking it until he ejaculated."

At the time, Boreanaz's lawyer called Hagan's claims "absurd." There has no been no comment from the actor's people or the Fox network on the recent settlement.

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Nick Cannon: Mariah Carey's Hospital Emergency Was "Nerve-Racking"

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's twins almost arrived earlier than planned! Earlier this week reports surfaced that the soon-to-be new parents might meet their future son and daughter prematurely, and as Cannon tells the LA Times, he and his wife were definitely panicked!

"They're calling it a 'scare,' but really, it was just nerve-racking," says the expectant dad. "We were in the hospital from 4 a.m. until I don't even know."

"The thing with twins is that you want them in their natural incubator as long as possible. They might be ready to come out, but we need them to stay in for a while," he continues. "(Mariah) is super ready." Whether Cannon is ready is another matter -- "I am probably going to faint in the delivery room!" he tweeted recently.

The superstar parents' babies are officially due May 14, but Canon suspects they'll come earlier. In the meantime, Carey is enjoying her pregnancy. Monday she decorated her baby-bump and posted the picture on Twitter. "That's her finding the fun and festiveness through the pain," Cannon says.

The couple's unborn babies have already been inundated with a plethora of baby gifts. "We got so much stuff," he says. "There's all these giant stuffed animals. It looks like Noah's Ark in here. There's giraffes, polar bears, lions."

Cannon is already doing his part to set a good example for his pending little ones, partnering with Feed America and their "Stamp Out Hunger" initiative. "One thing I want to make sure of as I raise my children (is that) they definitely have to be involved in these types of things," he says. "Just because they’re a little more well off -- and lucky, really -- I want them to be able to realize they need to do this."

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Actress Elizabeth Banks Welcomes Son Via Surrogate

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Spotted: Naomi Watts Steals a Smooch

Naomi Watts shares a smooch with son Samuel Kai, 2, as he has a snack during a break in a park playdate in New York City on Monday.

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Rihanna: Chris Brown and I Don't Have to Talk "Ever Again"

While Chris Brown has been losing his cool over questions about Rihanna, his pop-star ex keeps on proving that she's one strong woman. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Rihanna, 23, fearlessly answers questions about the aftermath of her abusive relationship with the 21-year-old Brown.

"I put my guard up so hard," says the singer, who was hospitalized after a beating from Brown on the night of the 2009 Grammys. "I didn't want people to see me cry. I didn't want people to feel bad for me. It was a very vulnerable time in my life, and I refused to let that be the image. I wanted them to see me as, 'I'm fine, I'm tough.' I put that up until it felt real."

Her refusal to play the victim is admirable, but that doesn't mean fans have forgiven Brown. In fact, Rihanna sparked a wave of Twitter outrage in February when she lifted her restraining order against her ex. But Rihanna says she wasn't doing it as a gesture of friendship; it was just professional courtesy.

"That's my decision. It doesn't mean we're gonna make up, or even talk again," the singer clarifies. "We don't have to talk ever again in my life."

"I just didn't want to make it more difficult for (Brown) professionally," she explains. "What he did was a personal thing -- it had nothing to do with his career. Saying he has to be a hundred feet away from me, he can't perform at awards shows -- that definitely made it difficult for him."

Rihanna, who will soon make her film debut in the upcoming board-game-based movie Battleship, hasn't let the incident scare her away from relationships. When Rolling Stone asks about the personal meaning behind her single "S&M," she says that she enjoys getting naughty in the bedroom.

"Being submissive in the bedroom is really fun," she says. "You get to be a little lady, to have somebody be macho and in charge of your s***. That's fun to me... I like to be spanked. Being tied up is fun. I like to keep it spontaneous."

Okay, perhaps a little TMI -- but it's great that Rihanna is taking control of her love life, and that she recognizes the major difference between consensual play and non-consensual violence. Clearly, Rihanna has learned from her past and moved on. Hopefully Brown can do the same.

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Look Who's Popping!

Kevin Federline & Victoria Prince have a baby on the way! See more expectant stars and their growing baby bumps

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Vanessa Hudgens Turns Belly Dance Instructor

Continuing in what's been quite the busy past month, Vanessa Hudgens was in good spirits while appearing on "Lopez Tonight" to promote her latest flick "Sucker Punch" last night (March 29).

The 22-year-old actress discussed her plans of adding more ink to her bod, "Well I definitely want one here on my ribcage. I have to figure out what it's gonna say. I want to get a little cross here (pinky finger). I was raised Catholic. Miley (Cyrus) has one there as well and it just looks so cool, like I'm a good girl cuz I have a cross."

Vanessa got into a bit more serious conversation, as well, discussing her infamous girl-on-girl encounters and the dangers of doing her own action stunts.

After the detailed discussion about herself, Hudgens then took time to teach host George Lopez how to shake what his momma gave him with a belly dancing lesson - check it out below!

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The Hot Mom?s Handbook: Another Great Guide for Moms on the Go

Hot Moms Club founder Jessica Denay dishes on her new book, The Hot Mom's Handbook.

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'Glee' Gets Super-Sized for 'Born This Way' Episode

While Glee lovers anxiously await the return of their favorite show from its spring hiatus, they will have plenty to look forward to.

On the April 26th episode (one week after the show comes dancing back), the kids from McKinley High will be performing Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" in a super-sized episode with the same name.

Sources confirm to TVline.com, that Glee's second Gaga episode will most likely be extended to 90 minutes! Though most of the episode, which deals with the kids' body image issues, has already been shot, producers are prepping to add two more musical numbers into the show to fill the extra time.

So much Glee goodness that they have to add 30 whole minutes to the show?! Sounds like music to our ears!

 

 

 

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Some interesting links for your Tuesday afternoon: A sexting cautionary tale to share with your teens — New York Times Padded, push-up bikinis for girls: Ga Ga or gag? – lilSugar.com Boys twice as likely to wet the bed as girls, study finds — Reuters 4 common problems with kids’ allowance — Parents.com Undercover sting [...]

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In Defense of "Friday" Singer Rebecca Black

When we want to pick on someone in the media, young YouTube-powered pop stars may be the lowest-hanging fruit. Witness the collective condemnation of Rebecca Black, the 13-year-old California girl who partnered with a vanity record label to make what many consider the Battlefield Earth of pop songs and the worst music video of all time: "Friday."

It's surprising that venerable bastions of news like TIME and Slate even bothered to give the song and video a thumbs down, but that only contributed to the legend. Tosh.O got into the act, and there are currently way more Friday parodies than days of the week. Right now it's hipper to slam "Friday" than it is to love Justin Bieber.

But are the "Friday" lyrics any cheesier than some of those in beloved songs by bona fide stars Willow Smith and Ke$ha? Let's compare.

In Friday, Black sings: "It's Friday, Friday/Gotta get down on Friday/Everybody’s lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend/Friday, Friday/Gettin' down on Friday/Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend."

 The lyrics to 10-year-old Willow Smith's "21st Century Girl" aren't exactly poetry by comparison: "I'm the type of chick/That likes to rock the beat/I like to rock the beat/I like to rock, to rock the beat/21st Century Girl/I do what I like/21st Century Girl/I'm taking you for a ride/21st Century Girl/Yeah, I'm gonna live it up."

But at least Smith is only 10. Ke$ha is 24 and rocking lyrics like these in the appropriately named "Blah Blah Blah": "Oh Blah-di-blah blah, blah-di blah blah blah/Comin' out your mouth with your blah blah blah/Zip your lips like a padlock/And meet me in the back with a jack at the jukebox/I don't really care where you live at/Just turn around, boy, let me hit that."

We don't have to love "Friday" (it's not like Black is up for a Grammy or anything), but why tear it down so harshly? After all Ke$ha and Willow have legitimate producers; all Rebecca had was a dream and $2000 to make her music video.

Black says she feels like she's being cyberbullied -- and indeed she is. What else would you call experiencing a barrage of ridicule across the Internet? What did Rebecca do to deserve all this negative attention while others do virtually the same thing -- at times way more inappropriately -- and receive nothing but adoration?

I think Rebecca's earned a three-day weekend and then some... especially now that she's scored a real manager.

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Rebecca Black Jumps Justin Bieber as Most Disliked

Rebecca Black just passed her teen pop idol Justin Bieber , but it's probably not in the way she?d most prefer.

The 13-year-old's video for ?Friday? is now the most ?disliked? in YouTube history, amassing 1.17 million ?dislikes? since its release last month to top the 1.16 million racked up by Bieber?s ?Baby.?

?Baby? has been viewed 500 million times, while ?Friday? has just officially crossed the 64 million view mark.

Of course, to become the most ?hated? YouTube contributors, the two teenagers had to post videos that were seen by insane numbers of people.