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Selena Gomez May as Well Just Marry Justin Bieber Because She's Fighting a Losing Battle Against Original-Relationship Nostalgia. Remember that time when people were under the impression that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were the end-all and be-all of celebrity couple perfection, a meant-to-be duo for the ages? You know, like, this morning? Three years and 4 1/2 months after now 22-year-old Justin and 23-year-old Selena broke up for the first time, tracing the ups and downs of their roller-coaster romance, breakup, reconciliation, breakup, friendship, social media trickery, song lyrics and public commentary remains a valid pastime. And despite myriad evidence that this will prove to be a fruitless pursuit in the end, practically no one on earth has given up on the idea that Bieber and Gomez belong together. Guilty? Guilty. No offense to Jessica Biel, but J.T. and Britney 4-ever, right? And sure, Miley Cyrus is all happy 'n' engaged, but she and Nick Jonas were the cutest. From the days of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart to Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling to Brenda and Dylan, there are some couplings (real or scripted) that are just too iconic to abandon -- even if they ended up with other people or if it was through death did they part. Bogie & Bacall (the Golden Age version of a celeb nickname) were only married for 12 years before he died in 1957 -- but Bacall, who passed away in 2014, was forever linked to the man who was deemed to be the greatest love of her life. But is Justin Bieber the greatest love of Selena Gomez's life? Though it seems as though there was never a time when they, as a unit, weren't a Thing, they've only been on the world's radar for a few years. And it couldn't be more too soon to tell whether they will really be remembered forever, considering how impossibly young they still are and how fleeting fame can be, even for on-top-of-the-world-right-now types like them. Or is it too soon? Dating and relationships may be different in 2016 than in 1945, but human nature hasn't changed all that much. And nowadays, the Internet is there to ensure that a memory -- or a photo, a video, a tweet, a brilliant comment, a dumb comment, etc. -- does last forever, whether it's one you want to remember or not. Moreover, perhaps Jelena's youth actually makes no difference as to how iconic they're destined to be. Lauren Bacall was 19 when she met Humphrey Bogart on the set of The Big Sleep and, boom, branded for life. And Gomez, who could understandably still have feelings for her ex-boyfriend whom nobody will ever let her forget, would be the first to acknowledge how impossible it is to distance one's self from another person once the rest of the world has latched on for dear life to the idea of you as a twosome. The "Heart Wants What It Wants" singer (well, that song wasn't going to help her cause any) hasn't dated much, having been vaguely linked to DJ-producer Zedd and spotted out and about with other fine young gentlemen here and there. But even if she did get into another serious relationship...it would take someone seemingly more perfect for her than Bieber to turn the tide. And who in the heck would that be? Selena has also insisted that her life isn't about her ex and has tried her damndest to steer the conversation to her music, her clothing lines, her acting, her platonic friendships...any non-Bieber topic, basically. But that's all been for naught. She once found love with Bieber and, for better or worse, that's what the People still want for her. So Selena may as well just settle down with Justin, if not downright marry the kid. There's always the chance that they are meant to be, and the glitzy drama is overshadowing what could one day be a solid relationship. Or, the sooner this plays out, the greater the chance there is that Jelena's biggest fans may at least grow out of it, or see that there could be some merit to each of them moving on for good. Though they won't, because no one ever does. Who doesn't love a romance for the ages, even if it's ultimately just ages 18 to 23? (Eonline)

Charlize Theron Talks Sean Penn Split: I Wasn't ''Ghosting'' Him. After Charlize Theron and Sean Penn split last summer, the Internet went wild with a rumor that she had been "ghosting" him before they broke up. However, the actress covers the April issue of WSJ magazine and opens up about what really went down between the former couple. "There is a need to sensationalize things," she said. "When you leave a relationship there has to be some f--king crazy story or some crazy drama. And the f--king ghosting thing, like literally, I still don't even know what it is. It's just its own beast." She added, frankly, "We were in a relationship and then it didn't work anymore. And we both decided to separate. That's it." Even more difficult to comprehend was the speculation surrounding her son, Jackson. "We were very, very new in a relationship. The stories that Sean was going to adopt Jackson, and all of that was not true," Theron revealed. "It's not something that happens in 18 months. You can't do that to a child." However, she does admit that Penn was very understanding and careful with the situation regarding her son. "There was an understanding that I was a single mom with a very young boy who I had to put in a situation where he understood that Mommy dates, but that he does not have a father, you know what I mean?" she explained. "You have to be very careful and very honest about that stuff. And Sean was great with all of that." She continued, explaining why he wasn't involved in the adoption with her second child, August: "And in my honesty about wanting to have more kids, there was an understanding that a relationship had to go somewhere before it was going to be -- what you hope for, which ultimately did not happen. I couldn't foresee that, but that stuff takes time and I think it's my responsibility as a mother to protect my child from that. And we had a very clear understanding. He knew that I was thinking about filing for another adoption, but that we weren't filing together." You can read Theron's full interview in the April issue of WSJ magazine, on stands April 2. (Eonline)

Jennifer Lopez Thinks Sexting Is a No-No. Even if Jennifer Lopez is "into you," she probably won't show you with a naughty text. While appearing on Tuesday's episode of Live With Kelly and Michael, the 46-year-old American Idol judge was tasked with a game of "JLo" or "JNo" -- essentially, she had to reveal whether she liked or disliked certain things, like singing in the shower or man buns. After she deemed carbs and surprise parties both "JLo," she was asked to reveal her thoughts on the modern act of "sexting." Spoiler alert: she's not a fan. "Dangerous," she told the hosts. "I'm going to have to say JNo." Instead, Jenny from the Block uses her cell phone to sneak up on her 9-year-old twins, Max and Emme, while they're asleep. "Because I work and sometimes I come home after they're asleep...I always tell them I check on you all through the night all the time and I guess that gives them some comfort," she described. However, the kids didn't always believe their mom because they were asleep and couldn't see her check up on them. Lopez knew just what to do. "I started taking pictures of me with them in bed," she explained. "In the morning I'm just like, 'I was there!'" (Eonline)

Claire Danes Does Not Know What "BRB" Means. BRB, Claire Danes is busy brushing up on her texting slang. During a quick round of Jimmy Fallon's Family Feud, the Homeland actress was tasked with naming the most common text message abbreviation, but she lagged behind the host to ring the bell first. Instead, Fallon guessed the top answer -- "LOL" -- and reveled in the victory. Curious, he asked to hear the other two top answers, which turned out to be "OMG" and "BRB." "I don't know that one," she said about the latter option. Really, Claire? That abbreviation has been around since AOL was still called America Online. To make matters even more embarrassing for the Golden Globe winner, when the next prompt was to name something you bring home from Spring Break, she immediately guessed "homework." Fallon broke out into immediate hysterical laughter. "The worst Spring Break ever!" he screamed as the actress covered her face in shame. It appears Fallon's former Spring Breaks have been far more interesting than Danes' since he guessed "crabs" immediately. He was right. The top answer was "STDs." "I meant the seafood! I had Spring Break in Maine!" he joked. However, Danes was able to redeem herself when asked, "What's a clean word you can use instead of a curse word?" While she might not know the meaning of BRB and she may have done homework on her Spring Break, she knows "fudge" and "shoot" are perfect fill-ins for when you want to blurt out something a little dirtier. As a first-time mother to her son Cyrus, we can imagine Danes has had plenty of practice blurting out "shoot." (Eonline)

Tom Hiddleston Talks "Training to Be Naked" With Stephen Colbert. Who is the bigger star: Tom Hiddleston or his butt? That's the question. The British star stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday and learned that there has been a growing fascination among his fans about his bum! Hiddleston, who played a "definitely baddie" in Crimson Peak, showed his "English countryside" (U.K. term) in the movie and ever since has received a lot of attention. "Come to England. It's full of rolling hills," he joked of his body part. "It's essentially a bid for tourism." Fans receive a special treat in Hiddleston's The Night Manager, where he drops his trousers once again. "Your butt stars prominently in that one as well. There are people who are excited about it," host Stephen Colbert informed the star. He read off some tweets that revealed Hiddleston's rump has earned its own hashtag. "Okay. Tom Hiddleston's bum deserves its own Twitter profile. #NightManager #Hiddlesbum #datass," tweeted one fan. "Anybody who saw me walking home from the gym with a massive smirk -- I was remembering #Hiddlesbum from Sunday. #TheNightManager," tweeted another. "Good Lord that's an excellent bottom #TheNightManager #Hiddlesbum #Hallelujah," wrote one more. #Hiddlesbum is happening, people. "My parents will be so proud," Hiddleston joked. Although it might be uncomfortable for an actor to be naked in front of the cameras, Hiddleston told Colbert that he's OK with it because he was "trained" for it while studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. "There's no class in #Hiddlesbum at RADA," he joked. "Actually...there's always a moment in training where you're given a role where you have to be comfortable with nakedness. I think they see it as part of the training." It was that "moment" -- a scene in an Edward Bond play, specifically -- where Hiddleston became OK with nudity. (Eonline)

Lamar Odom is playing with fire -- boozing at an Irish bar early Easter Sunday morning ... hours before he went to church with the Kardashians ... TMZ Sports has learned. We spoke with multiple staffers and patrons at the bar who tell us Odom arrived to Johnny O'Brien pub in Sherman Oaks, CA with 2 unidentified male friends just before midnight on Saturday -- and stayed until around 1 AM on Sunday. Staffers confirmed Odom ordered 3 Remy Martin drinks and paid for them himself. Hours later, Odom was spotted at church with Khloe Kardashian and company ... wearing the same sweatshirt, shades and chain. He was holding a Starbucks coffee cup. The whole situation is concerning to say the least -- considering Odom has serious substance abuse issues ... which culminated back in October when he overdosed on cocaine and sexual enhancement pills. Odom's body has been through war -- he suffered multiple strokes and organ damage due to the overdose ... so drinking might be the last thing you'd expect to see him do. We reached out to Odom's camp several times -- but so far, it's radio silence. (TMZ)

Actor Wentworth Miller is sending a message after becoming the subject of a fat-shaming Internet meme. The 43-year-old Prison Break star took to Facebook on Monday, revealing that he was once suicidal and addressing a meme highlighting his past weight gain. "Today I found myself the subject of an Internet meme. Not for the first time. This one, however, stands out from the rest," he wrote in the lengthy post. "In 2010, semi-retired from acting, I was keeping a low-profile for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I was suicidal." "I was looking everywhere for relief/comfort/distraction. And I turned to food," the actor wrote. "It could have been anything. Drugs. Alcohol. Sex. But eating became the one thing I could look forward to. Count on to get me through." He added: "And I put on weight. Big f------ deal." A meme posted on the LAD Bible's Facebook page features side-by-side photos of Miller, one a promotional shot of Miller, shirtless and fit for the Fox series Prison Break, and another, a photo of Miller in a red t-shirt with longer hair and a heavier frame. He said the latter photo was taken years ago in Los Angeles, when, he says, he was at the "lowest point" of his adult life. He wrote that he was "ashamed and in pain" at the time, suffering in silence. He wrote that he considered himself "damaged goods" and contemplated suicide. Now, Miller is in a better place, although he said that when he first saw the meme "it hurt to breathe." "Now, when I see that image of me in my red t-shirt, a rare smile on my face, I am reminded of my struggle," he continued. "My endurance and my perseverance in the face of all kinds of demons. Some within. Some without. Like a dandelion up through the pavement, I persist." He included multiple links to organizations focused on suicide prevention and depression help. He encouraged struggling fans to "Reach out. Text. Send an email. Pick up the phone," if they are struggling." Officials with the LAD Bible Facebook page apologized to Miller in another post, writing "we want to say we've got this very, very wrong. Mental health is no joke or laughing matter." (People)

Kesha has responded to bodyshamers this weekend by sharing a bikini shot on Instagram with a sassy caption. "Not a slave to perfection right now. f**k it. ***body shamers please fuck off ain't nobody got time for it," she wrote. The singer has battled with an eating disorder in the past, a period that led to time in rehab in 2014. "I've had a lot of ups and downs. It's been quite a journey. I went to a dark place," she told Vogue last year. "There was a lot of not eating - and I started to think being hungry to the point of feeling almost faint was a positive thing." Kesha is also currently embroiled in a high-profile sexual abuse lawsuit with producer Dr. Luke. A New York court ruled against Kesha's case to be released from her Sony contract, despite the fact that she filed a rape case against her producer Dr. Luke back in 2014. (British Glamour)

Bestselling author Jessica Knoll has revealed on Tuesday that she was gang-raped as a teen-just like the protagonist in her hit novel, Luckiest Girl Alive. In an essay published in Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter, Knoll opens up for the first time about the devastating experience that continues to haunt her, explaining why she kept it hidden for so many years-and why she's choosing to speak out now. "The first person to tell me I was gang-raped was a therapist, seven years after the fact," Knoll begins the heart-wrenching essay. "The second was my literary agent, five years later, only she wasn't talking about me. She was talking about Ani, the protagonist of my novel, Luckiest Girl Alive, which is a work of fiction. What I've kept to myself, up until today, is that its inspiration is not." "I've been running and I've been ducking and I've been dodging because I'm scared," she continues. "I'm scared people won't call what happened to me rape because for a long time, no one did." "But as I gear up for my paperback tour, and as I brace myself for the women who ask me, in nervous, brave tones, what I meant by my dedication, what do I know? I had a simple, powerful revelation: everyone is calling it rape now. There's no reason to cover my head. There's no reason I shouldn't say what I know," she writes, referencing the dedication included in the opening pages of her novel: "To all the TifAni FaNellis of the world, I know." TifAni FaNelli is the main character in Luckiest Girl Alive-which has been optioned by Reese Witherspoon to be turned into a movie-a successful young woman who is tormented by memories of being gang-raped in high school by several male classmates. Knoll's essay describes in agonizing detail the similar events that happened to her in real life, and the shame, confusion and heartache that followed. Knoll coped by going into what she calls "survivor mode;" she learned to "laugh loudly at my rapists' jokes" and "speak softly to the mean girls." Once, she mustered up the courage to confront one of her rapists-only to feel compelled to apologize to him later. "What a thing to live with," she writes. Now that the former Cosmopolitan editor fully understands the truth about what happened to her, she's ready to confront it. When a tearful reader recently asked Knoll how she was able to so accurately portray TifAni's rape, the author finally opened up. " 'Something similar to what happened to Ani happened to me,' I responded for the first time ever, and she grabbed my wrist and held it tight, blinking tears, while I smiled brightly, insisting in a foreign falsetto, 'I'm fine! It's fine!' " Knoll recalls. But, she concludes, "I'm not fine. It's not fine. But it's finally the truth, it's what I know, and that's a start." (People)

Azealia Banks Takes Aim at Paparazzi After Court Hearing for Alleged Assault. What happens after Azealia Banks appears in court of alleged assault? She targets paparazzi trying to take her photo. The rapper was photographed lashing out at shutterbugs who were attempting to snap pictures of the celeb as she left Manhattan Criminal Court earlier for a hearing, and it just so happened to be a court appearance in reference to an alleged assault case from late last year. Banks was charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and disorderly conduct for getting into a physical altercation with a female security guard at the Up&Down in Chelsea on December 16. E! News has reached out to her legal camp for comment. Obviously, photos of the celeb taking aim at the paparazzo have surfaced on the Internet, and show the "212" artist with her arms up looking ready to swing at the photographer while appearing to be yelling something. Meanwhile, there's somebody behind Banks who is seemingly attempting to stop her from doing something she may regret. The animosity against the paparazzi didn't stop there. Banks took to Instagram to post various photos of different paps and slammed each one with eyebrow-raising captions. She also took to Twitter to write. In late December, E! News learned that the rapper was arrested after allegedly assaulting a female security guard outside Meatpacking club Up&Down. The New York Police Department told us at the time that around 12:46 a.m., Banks was escorted out of the venue "when she became verbally abusive and began to push the victim and bit victim on the breast causing swelling and redness." Authorities added that she "was arrested and charged with assault, disorderly conduct and harassment." While Azealia didn't skate free in this incident, she did recently avoid facing criminal charges for a similar altercation from October. Banks was alleged to have assaulted a bouncer at a Los Angeles nightclub, but in early February, E! News reported that the L.A. city attorney dismissed the charges Monday because "there was no sufficient evidence." (Eonline)

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Sued After Their Son Gets Into Car Accident -- Are They Now Financially Responsible? Chet Hanks -- aka Chet Haze -- may not be getting a new car from mom and dad anytime soon. More than a year after Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's son allegedly rear-ended a driver on a major Southern California freeway, his parents are facing a lawsuit that could hold them financially responsible. In court documents obtained by E! News, plaintiff Terry Moogan alleges that Chet was "driving his vehicle in an unreasonable and unsafe manner and was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol" at the time of the collision. Because Tom and Rita are the parents and the owners of the vehicle Chet was driving, Terry and his legal team argue that they are responsible for the physical and emotional injuries sustained as a result of the crash. "Despite knowing that Chester Hanks was careless and reckless driver and a habitual user of drugs and alcohol, they negligently permitted Chester Hanks to operate their vehicle," the plaintiff alleged. The suit seeks unspecified damages and E! News has reached out to Tom and Rita's reps for comment. At the time of the accident, Chet didn't get a DUI for the accident. In fact, TMZ reports that cops weren't even on scene. Ultimately, Chet has opened up about his struggles with addiction. In Instagram videos posted (and deleted) last October, the rapper shared details about his personal life. "Hey I just want to say, I know, like, my name's been in the media about me like, going missing or getting kidnapped or something...I've been in rehab," Chet shared online. "I've been trying to get my s--t together and I'm doing pretty damn good, you know what I'm saying?" He continued, "I just had to really take a look at myself and my life and the way s--t was going and all the crazy, stupid s--t I was doing and just finally admit to myself that it wasn't working and I had to try something new and that thing was to not do any drugs or alcohol." (Eonline)

William Shatner is being sued for $170 million by a radio host who claims to be the "Star Trek" legend's long-lost son. Peter Sloan has boldly gone and filed legal paperwork in Florida demanding Shatner submit to a DNA test and cease claiming he isn't his father. Sloan, 59, claims his birth mother, late Canadian actress Kathy McNeil, had a brief affair with Captain Kirk in Toronto. She gave him up for adoption at 5 days old. But Shatner, 85, denies Sloan is his son, and claims the local radio host is trying to unfairly live long and prosper from the connection. In the lawsuit, filed in Tampa, Fla., Sloan states he met with the actor on the set of "T.J. Hooker" in 1984 and Shatner initially "admitted he was the plaintiff's father." But a week later, Sloan claims, he was contacted by a rep for Shatner, who said he was "totally denying paternity at this point," and added, "Don't go public .?.?. [as it] could be horrendous for [Shatner]," who refused a DNA test. After Sloan surprised Shatner at a meet-and-greet, registered the Web domain petershatner.com and began a local CBS radio show in 2011 under the name Peter Shatner, he got a letter from Shatner's lawyer, Erik Hyman, saying his actions were highly illogical. "Bill .?.?. confirmed to me once again that he is not your father. There have been many people over the years who have claimed to be his children or other relatives," Hyman wrote, adding, "He is an incredibly busy, 80-year-old man, and is not interested in spending time discussing this issue with you." Hyman didn't comment Monday night. Sloan alleges in the papers that reps for Shatner had succeeded in getting Twitter to shut down his feed, and IMDb Pro to take down a page about a movie he was working on. Sloan -- who wants to beam up to a jury trial -- told us, "I am William Shatner's son, and I just wish he would acknowledge me." Shatner's rep told us, "Mr. Shatner has three lovely daughters, but no sons .?.?. Mr. Shatner is aware of the lawsuit, but there's nothing there because he isn't his father." (Page Six)

A judge will consider Tuesday whether to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by model and TV host Janice Dickinson against Bill Cosby. Cosby's lawyers are seeking dismissal of the case Dickinson filed last year after the comedian's then-lawyer denied her allegations that Cosby drugged and raped her in 1982. Dickinson contends the denials in which she was called a liar caused her to feel re-victimized. A decision on Cosby's motion had been delayed to give attorneys on both sides time to address questions by Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub. Tuesday's hearing comes a day after Dickinson revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would have to undergo surgery and radiation treatment. Cosby's attorneys are seeking a dismissal of the case because they say Dickinson has given differing accounts of her interactions with Cosby over the years. They also contend letters Cosby's former attorney sent to reporters denying Dickinson's claims were protected legal communications. Dickinson's attorneys have said a jury should determine the outcome of the case, and the letters by Cosby's ex-attorney should not receive special protection. Dickinson sued Cosby in May over his denial of her claims that he drugged and raped her in Lake Tahoe in 1982. She says she tried to include the story in a 2002 memoir, "No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel," but her publisher refused. She was also a cast member of VH1's "The Surreal Life" and UPN's "America's Next Top Model." Dozens of women have accused Cosby, 78, of sexual abuse, but the statutes of limitations in most instances have passed. The comedian has been charged with sexually assaulting a former Temple University worker at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He remains free on $1 million bail in the criminal case, which is on hold amid an appeal. (Page Six)

Hollywood legend Patty Duke -- who won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" -- has died. She was 69. Duke passed away at 1:20 AM Tuesday morning. She died from sepsis due to a ruptured intestine. Duke's son, Sean Astin, said the family is "relieved" because Duke was in a lot of pain and the process took a long time to play out. Duke's family issued a statement, saying, "This morning, our beloved wife, mother, matriarch and the exquisite artist, humanitarian, and champion for mental health, Anna Patty Duke Pearce, closed her eyes, quieted her pain and ascended to a beautiful place." "We celebrate the infinite love and compassion she shared through her work and throughout her life." Duke was a child star -- winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at 16 years old in 1963. She was married 4 times ... most recently to Michael Pearce. Duke is survived by her 3 kids ... including "Lord of the Rings" star Sean Astin. (TMZ)

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Blue Ivy Dresses Like a Bunny Rabbit for White House Easter Egg Roll With Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z. When it comes to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Blue Ivy Carter dresses the part. The 4-year-old only daughter of Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with her famous parents on Monday afternoon to attend the yearly event hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Carters were the epitome of fashion royalty as they arrived dressed in their Easter best, Beyonce donning a unique white and pink collared dress with a white lace skirt and platform white sandals. She topped off the spring look with a striped black and white duster coat. As for Mr. Carter, he looked dapper as usual in striped t-shirt, black suit jacket and thicker black coat draped atop his shoulders. Their little lady Blue Ivy looked picture-perfect in a fuzzy white coat and a coordinating bunny ear headband, which framed her head of spiraling curls. It looks like she's ready to hop, hop, hop right on down the bunny trail! The reoccurring event, which has been hosted at the White House for nearly 150 years, draws thousands of guests young and old, including high-profile celebrities. In addition to the Carter family, this year's guest list also included Knowles' mother Tina Knowles, singer Monica, retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and television creator Shonda Rhimes. For the First Family, this year marks their last official egg role at the White House. "Today is bittersweet for us," Michelle said at the event while the president made fake crying gestures behind her, according to White House pool reports. "This is the Obama Administration's last Easter Egg Roll."" "If we think about what we've accomplished over these past seven years, it's pretty incredible. Because when Barack and I first got here, one of the goals that we had was to open up the White House to as many people from as many backgrounds as possible," she said before the crowd. With 35,000 current guests and 250,000 past attendees tallied, it seems the first lady had one of her wishes granted. (Eonline)

Lauren Conrad Reflect on The Hills a Decade After Its Debut. Lauren Conrad has come a long way since her days on The Hills a decade ago, and now the bestselling author is reflecting on spending her early twenties in front of the camera. "I feel pretty good about where I'm at," Conrad shared with E! News. "I feel really happy with what I've been able to accomplish and I really love my job every day." Conrad, whose next book Lauren Conrad Celebrate comes out this week, further dished that she's looking forward to taking some much-needed time off following her press tour. "This book was a lot of work, so I'm going to take a bit more time for my personal life which will be nice." And speaking of personal life, how does the 30-year-old think she's evolved since her reality show days that documented nearly every move she made? "I think [I've] changed like anybody going from their twenties to thirties. I think there's a lot of growing up and figuring out who you are and advancing in your career. So I feel like it's a lot of the same changed that a lot of people go through," she told us. As for her next undoubtedly soon-to-be bestselling, Conrad was happy to spill her go-to tip for planning the perfect gathering. "Number one is just plan ahead. There's a lot of moving parts when planning a party and you can get really overwhelmed," the blonde star explained. "I think just putting together a plan and a budget and don't be afraid to delegate. Once you do that, [on the] day of, enjoy the party!" (Eonline)

Are Courteney Cox and ex-fiance Johnny McDaid reconciling? The pair was spotted together in Malibu on Easter Sunday as the enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant before hitting some shops, along with Cox's daughter Coco. "They really care about each other and they're spending time together," the actress's rep told PEOPLE. Although the two dined together over the weekend- nearly four months after they split and ended their engagement-Cox, 51, did not wear her engagement ring. The duo got engaged in June of 2014 after a whirlwind 6-month romance. While the couple went strong for a year and a half following a proposal, PEOPLE confirmed in December of last year that the couple had ended their engagement. A source close to Cox and McDaid, 39, told PEOPLE at the time: "They've been having problems for a long time." (People)

It's all business for Kris Jenner -- even when it comes to dating. The Kardashian matriarch, 60, has been romantically linked to boy-toy Corey Gamble, 35, since November 2014 and while the pair still make a public show of their relationship, it may not be Cupid's arrow keeping them together. "Corey's given a stipend [by Kris] to help look after her kids and make sure they are OK when they go out," a source told Page Six. "He's essentially an employee." Earlier this month Gamble was spotted escorting the Kardashian girls -- sans Kris -- to Hollywood hot spot The Nice Guy and was recently included in the family's Easter Sunday celebrations in LA. According to the insider, Jenner maintains her financial arrangement with the Atlanta native because of his unwavering dedication to the TV family. "Kris keeps him around because he worships the ground she walks on," continued the source. "She also can't complain about what goes on behind closed doors and is super satisfied in that sense." Despite bonding with Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian in recent months, Gamble may soon find himself single once again. "Their arrangement has become more of a publicity stunt and a 'trade' at this point," continued the source. "They aren't really in love and there isn't much longevity. Everyone is just waiting for Kris to clip it." But another source insists Gamble does not receive a stipend from his older girlfriend and spends time with the Kardashian-Jenner sisters because he enjoys being with them. "They are in a real relationship and there is no compensation that keeps him around," the source said. Request for comment from a rep for Kris Jenner was not immediately returned. (Page Six)

Ask and you shall receive! Anna Kendrick took to Twitter Monday night, seeking some help in the kitchen. "Hi, I'm Anna, I'm alone tonight and I'm looking for a strapping muscular man to come over because butternut squash is hard to dice," Kendrick, 30, wrote. Lutz, 31, responded, "Hi, Anna. What kind of knife do you have?" The Pitch Perfect star has taken to Twitter before to document her time, not in the kitchen, but in her bedroom closet. The actress cleaned out her closet, live-tweeted the entire occasion, and got more than 100,000 combined reactions from fans. Here's to hoping (and wishing) that Kendrick responds to Lutz's question. (Page Six)

Emily Ratajkowski Gives Bizarre Weather Report in a Pair of Hot Pants. It's literally raining cats and dogs in Emily Ratajkowski's world! The 24-year-old model is taking us to the Australian Outback for a bizarre weather report in which she wears just a pair of red and white hot pants with a striped bra as she explains the strange circumstances surrounding the area. From an unexpected snow storm to an "insane apocalypse" following animals escaping from a zoo, Ratajkowski is not exactly the best reporter, but she definitely knows how to make us laugh. The video marks the first installment of LOVE magazine's new "Weather Girls" series by Sean Frank, and if it's anything like their annual advent calendar, it will surely be a hit. The publication is known to create features around other big name models like Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, so we can't wait to see who Ratajkowski hands the microphone off to next! Meanwhile, the model most recently made headlines after defending Kim Kardashian's nude selfie earlier this month. She took to Twitter to slam Piers Morgan after he called the picture "depressing," writing: "Love when a man comments on a woman's decision to post a nude photo. Her body, her career. Sexist bullsh*t." She then followed her tweet up with her own nude photo on Instagram and captioned it, "What to wear tonight? #PFW." (Eonline)

Lala Kent isn't looking to win an Oscar, but she does want to get her acting career back on track. "I'm definitely back into acting. I'm actually doing my private acting classes again," the outspoken "Vanderpump Rules" star told Page Six on Wednesday. "I have two projects coming up, one of which I have a lead role in, that are with very talented actors and actresses. We start filming those in April and May." Before joining the cast of the hit Bravo series this season, Kent, 25, showcased her acting chops in music videos and low-budget flicks, including the faith-based "Pitching Love and Catching Faith." "I knew that film would come back to haunt me," she said. Directed by Randy Sternberg, "Pitching Love and Catching Faith" featured Kent in a lead role. Though she earned praised for her talents, her attitude struck a nerve on set. "She had some moments, especially when we brought her back the second time to do some pickup shots, where I thought she was a little prima dona in my honest opinion," Sternberg said. "She was good to work with, but I mean she had a little bit of stubbornness. I would work with her again." Co-star Shawn Carter also recalled Kent's desire for stardom. "She talked about her plans to pursue acting more actively," Carter shared of the August 2013 shoot. "She was really excited to have the lead role in the film and to really showcase her talents because that's one thing I did notice, she's very talented." Though Kent landed the role of Luke Perry's love interest in 2015's "Dudes & Dragons," she tossed her silver screen dreams aside for a shot at reality TV. "Before I signed my contract with 'Vanderpump,' I actually threw my acting career out the window because I figured no one is going to take me seriously," she explained. "I met with a manager at one of the largest agencies in the world, and I don't even know how I got a meeting with him, but he prepared me and was like, 'Just know, you're not going to be taken seriously as an actress.'" "So to have someone come to me and ask me for two roles with A-List celebrities, that was surreal to me. And booking it was crazy," Kent added. While Kent is unsure about her future on "Vanderpump Rules," should the show return for Season 5, the Utah-bred beauty is grateful for all the doors that have opened because of it. "I mean, who knows what my life would be like without it, I probably would have to work a million times harder," Kent continued. "I'm so thankful for that show because they put me on it and now, people are starting to recognize me and offers are coming in." "As much as I've had issues with the cast and the cast has had issues with me, without that show I definitely wouldn't have the opportunities I have now." (Page Six)

The Kardashians are the new mass market. "In the old days, you'd buy ads in magazines and TV spots," a marketing mogul told me. "Now, for $400,000, you get the Kardashians to post on Instagram." The products include makeup, clothing and music. Kim Kardashian, under the influence of her husband Kanye West, cuts her own deals for up to $200,000. But her sisters, under the management of mother Kris Jenner, work in unison. "The mother is doing bundle-buys." (Page Six)

The guy making a calculated grab at publicity maybe shouldn't be the voice of criticism against the Kardashians, huh? You know Fabio -- romance novel cover Fabio. '90s commercials Fabio. Cameo as himself in the first "Zoolander" Fabio. The guy who was recently blasted out of a whale to sell margarine. We're not sure who exactly looks to him for answers to who's trashy and who's classy, but he's set his sights on the Kardashians. Specifically, on Kim. "Kim Kardashian is trash. The wealth and power that she may have doesn't matter. I always tell people, 'I have more respect for somebody with no money and class than somebody who is trash and makes $1 billion.' Now you're trash with $1 billion." Wildly unsubstantiated and rude, right? We'd assume that the "trash" label is because she takes off her clothes sometimes, if this weren't coming from a guy who's famous for taking off his clothes sometimes. "There are a lot of people out there, especially the younger generation, who think that the only thing they have to do to become famous is make a porn video or be caught doing something nasty. There is nothing extraordinary or unusual about that. The porn industry makes money from doing that every day and there's nothing special about sex. Sex has been around since the birth of this planet." We'd argue that sex can be special, but in general we agree with his sentiment that sex isn't inherently scandalous or whatever. But he apparently thinks that young people are all going to make sex tapes in the hopes of getting famous and, like, that's just not how it works. There are countless couples who upload their sexcapades but they don't get famous -- or even want to. We don't know where Fabio gets this stuff. "[The publicity over Lamar Odom's health scare] really shows you that the Kardashians will do anything for TV and to make money. All the Kardashians care about is the media, money, and being on camera. It shows they have no sensitivity and they don't know when to stop. They are nothing but money whores." Funny, since we don't seem to remember them hyping that up. They were, to our recollection, pretty private about it and didn't broadcast their hospital visits to the world. But even setting that aside, does he really expect us to take his "trash" argument seriously when he's the one saying things like "money whores?" Because yikes. Our take? He wants publicity for whatever reason, and this is an almost guaranteed way to get it. The Kardashians are such an easy target for ridicule, and it'll remind everyone that he exists. He didn't even have to work up a decent argument against them -- he just had to say their name and he's making headlines. It'll be interesting to see whether Kim drags his ass in return ... or just ignores him. (Fishwrapper)

Music

This New Theme Song Featuring the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees and O-Town Is Nostalgic Music to Our Ears. Put down your crimper, throw on your belly shirt and grab your Discman because the sound of the 1990s has come back to life and we want you to be prepared to hear it. More than two decades since they all first slid on to the music scene with their frosted tips and coordinating distressed denim, members of famed boy band groups the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees and O-Town have lent their vocal stylings to a brand new song. Titled "In The End," the track is a theme song for the upcoming film Dead 7, written by BSB's Nick Carter and starring Carter, 'N Sync's Joey Fatone, O-Town's Trevor Penick and Jacob Underwood and a handful of other former members of the four bands. As for the track itself, it plays like an ode to a long lost era before Justin Timberlake was a dad, Fatone was starring in the sequel of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Carter's little brother Aaron was singing about throwing a party behind his mom and dad's back. With the pulsing beat, the pitch-perfect harmonies and catchy chorus, this tune is just as catchy as "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "I Want It That Way" combined. While members of 'N Sync and earlier boy band New Kids On The Block have gone on tour and recorded songs together in the past, this is the first time members of these four groups have collaborated on not only a song but also a film. While it was often speculated that the groups were rivals of each other, it seems nothing could be further from the truth. "I wanted my friends in the film with me," Carted previously told E! News. "What is more fun than riding horses and being zombies shooting things? Even as a kid I loved horror films, this was always something I wanted to do." The movie poster is intriguing, the song is already stuck in our heads and the cast is our childhood wrapped in a big red bow. With the film slated for release on April 1, we're just crossing our fingers that this is not one epic April Fool's joke! (Eonline)

Tim Bergling, the Swedish DJ and producer better known by the stage name Avicii, says he will stop touring after this year. In message posted Tuesday on his official website, Bergling says he will continue to make music "but I've decided this 2016 run will be my last tour and last shows." Bergling, 26, says he realized two weeks ago that he needed a change from his globe-trotting lifestyle, saying he yearned "for the life of a real person behind the artist." His best known hits include "Levels," "Wake Me Up and "Hey Brother." (Page Six)

Phife Dawg is one key step closer to getting a permanent tribute in his hometown -- renaming the street he rapped about all the time ... A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard. After Phife died last week, a petition was started to encourage city council members to co-name Linden Blvd (represent, represent) in Queens. It's already approaching its goal of 5,000 signatures. Sources involved in the campaign tell us they crossed another hurdle -- getting Phife's family to sign off on the plan. We're told NYC requires such approval before putting a celeb name on a street sign. Also, Councilman Daneek Miller says he's fully behind the plan because "A Tribe Called Quest is fundamentally important to the history of Queens." There are also proposals on the table to co-name streets in honor of The Notorious B.I.G., Run DMC and Wu-Tang Clan. (TMZ)

A Gipsy Kings fan says he broke his jaw at one of their concerts, but believes it could all have been prevented if security at the show had done its job. Anthony Fornabaio and his wife are suing the historic Beacon Theatre in NYC claiming he face-planted at the December 3rd Gipsy Kings concert there. Fornabaio's attorney tells us Anthony fainted during the show, and his wife called to event staffers for help. The attorney claims staffers offered no assistance, and watched as Fornabaio fell again ... this time on his face, breaking his jaw. Fornabaio says his injuries could've been prevented if staffers took notice of his bamboleo ... Spanish for "swaying." A rep for the Beacon Theatre says they're looking into the incident. (TMZ)

David Gilmour has said Pink Floyd is "done," but when the mood is right he'll still mine some gold from the legendary prog-rock outfit's catalogue. He was in the mood when he performed overnight on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Gilmour dropped an absolute classic for his late-night stint: a rendition of "Wish You Were Here," the title track from Pink Floyd's great 1975 album. The Hall of Fame-inducted singer and guitarist also performed "Rattle That Lock," the title track from his 2015 solo set. Both tours have featured in the setlist for Gilmour's North America tour, which heads on to Toronto this Thursday night (March 31) for the first of two dates at the Air Canada Centre. The trek then visits Chicago and New York City before moving on to Europe. (Billboard)

Cold Chisel, the quintessential Aussie rock band, is this year's recipient of the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. The prestigious honor will be presented at the 2016 APRA Music Awards, to be held April 5 at Carriage works in Sydney. Chisel, as they're affectionately known Down Under, has been the voice of generations of Australians. The group -- comprised of frontman Jimmy Barnes, keyboardist and principal songwriter Don Walker, guitarist and singer Ian Moss, bass player Phil Small and the late drummer Steve Prestwich(who died in 2011) -- has sold almost seven million albums over a career that has yielded such hits as "Cheap Wine," "Khe Sahn" "Flame Trees" and "Forever Now." They were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1993. Cold Chisel's story, notes APRA ahead of its annual ceremony, is "colorful, volatile and proud and their music continues to be ingrained in the hearts of generations of Australians." The Ted Albert Award is one of the Australian music industry's highest accolades, and is decided by the APRA board of writer and publisher directors. Previous recipients include Paul Kelly, Michael Gudinski, Denis Handlin, Slim Dusty, The Seekers and last year's recipient Fifa Riccobono. After a long period of hibernation, Chisel hit the road for the 2011 Light the Nitro tour which sold more than 300,000 tickets. A new album followed, 2012's No Plans, which opened at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, giving the band its thirteenth top 10 album. The set was certified gold and received five ARIA Award nominations. The rockers hit the road again in 2015 for the One Night Stand trek, while last year's album The Perfect Crime also peaked at No. 2 on the national sales chart and it's closing in on platinum certification. In other news ahead of next week's gala, APRA AMCOS has announced Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' global hit "Uptown Funk" has taken out the International Work of the Year category, beating a field that included songs from Taylor Swift, OMI and Maroon 5. Sia and Jarryd James lead the nominations for this year's APRAs with four each. (Billboard)

Troye Sivan celebrated his first top 25 U.S. hit with a confident triple-threat performance on The Late Late Show. The Aussie electro-pop producer and artist joined host James Corden overnight for a comedy sketch, an interview and, naturally, a performance of "Youth," which is currently perched at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Sivan already has three top 10s on the Billboard 200 with the TRXYE and Wild EPs, and Blue Neighbourhood). Speaking to Corden for what was his first late-night talk show interview, Sivan chatted about his sexuality, how he helped a fan come out, and how he saluted his first Top 40 hit: he got sushi (he's allergic to shellfish, but hey). And what's it like to go home to Perth a hero? "It's so awesome, no one cares at all. Seriously, it's like the best thing in the whole world," he said. "I have the same friends I've had since I was 2. We just chill. It's just the best thing ever." He also quipped, "I was a real ladies' man when I was like four. And then I realized I was gay." Sivan and Corden also played for laughs with a sketch where a frustrated, overtired dad (Corden) comes knocking on his neighbor's door (Sivan) with a simple request: turn the music down. After being mistaken for the lead in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Corden, in his desperation to seem cool, boasted he once DJed under the name Vinyl Richie... and spun records at funerals. And the party tunes keeping Corden awake? "Youth," of course. (Billboard)

DIIV has canceled the remainder of its European tour, reportedly due to an "urgent health issue." The Brooklyn rock band had overseas dates scheduled until April 11, but according to a Facebook post from Liverpool venue Arts Club -- where DIIV had been scheduled to perform last Saturday -- the rest of the tour is now canceled. DIIV's tour dates on the group's website have been updated and its U.S. tour does not seem to be affected. That kicks off May 7 at Webster Hall in New York. Billboard has reached out to DIVV's rep for comment but had not heard back at time of publishing. (Billboard)

SoundCloud Go offers an expanded music catalog for $9.99 a month. SoundCloud is following Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music and YouTube Music with a jump into the crowded music subscription waters. The eight-year-old free music streaming company on Tuesday announced its first paid offering, a $9.99 a month SoundCloud Go subscription that will feature an expanded, ad-free music catalog of 125 million tracks from 12 million artists. The service, which is available in the U.S. and will roll out in other countries later this year, will also offer offline listening. Founded by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss in 2008, SoundCloud has become popular with emerging artists and DJs as a place to distribute their tracks to fans. But, until recently, the service ruffled feathers with the major labels for operating as a free unlicensed platform. The Berlin-based company made steps toward monetization in 2014 with the launch of its advertising program that shared revenue with musicians. And last year it began slowly signing deals with the major record labels as it prepped its subscription service. Sony was the last holdout, pulling original songs from Adele, Kelly Clarkson and other artists last year during a breakdown in negotiations. The deal finally was completed earlier this month, paving the way for the launch of SoundCloud Go. The company is now placing an emphasis on its efforts to work with the music industry and compensate rights holders for their work. "SoundCloud Go represents our vision of the future of music streaming: a platform for creators to collaborate on; for fans to discover the latest tracks, enjoy legendary music and connect with their favorite artists; and for our unique creative community to have the opportunity to be paid for their work," said Ljung, who runs the company as CEO. "We are proud to offer the ultimate music streaming choice for both artists and fans and, together with the music industry, enable artists at all stages of their careers to be heard on SoundCloud." SoundCloud Go is available through SoundCloud's existing mobile apps. The service costs $9.99 on Android and $12.99 on iOS. The company is also offering a free 30-day trial. (Perez Hilton)

Movies

Abigail Breslin has revealed a new brunette look for her upcoming role in ABC's remake of Dirty Dancing. The 19 year old had been teasing fans on Instagram of her new hair but has finally put a full picture up with the caption: "Mirror selfie feat. brown hair feat. reminder nobody puts baby in the corner." Breslin will star alongside Sarah Hyland (Lisa), Nicole Scherzinger (Penny) and Colt Prattes (Johnny) in the remake of the 1987 classic. She is set to play Frances "Baby" Houseman, originally played by Jennifer Grey. (British Glamour)

Cannes: Woody Allen's 'Cafe Society' to Open 69th Festival. Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg star in the story of a young couple in 1930s Hollywood. Woody Allen is going to Cannes. Again. Allen's latest film, Cafe Society, will open the69th Cannes International Film Festival on May 11 in an out of competition slot. Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg head an all-star cast in Cafe Society which includes Blake Lively, Parker Posey and Steve Carell. Eisenberg plays a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry who finds himself swept up in the vibrant cafe society that defined the spirit of the age. This will be Allen's 14th film to screen in Cannes, all out of competition. The last was Irrational Man in 2015. Eisenberg walked Cannes red carpet last year as the co-star of Joachim Trier's Louder Than Bombs. Stewart is a Cannes regular. Her last appearance at the festival, in 2014 for Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria, a role that earned her a Cesar, France's highest cinema award, making her the first-ever American actress to be so honoured. Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum and Edward Walson produced Cafe Society as a co-production together with Helen Robin. Ronald L. Chez, Adam B. Stern and Marc I. Stern executive produced. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales. Mars Films will bow the film in French cinemas on May 11, day and date with its Cannes premiere. Cannes is set to announce its full festival line-up on April 14. (Hollywood Reporter)

'Kingsman: The Secret Service' Sequel Gets Title The follow-up to last year's hit spy thriller is due out in 2017 and has signed up Halle Berry and Julianne Moore. It was the unexpected box-office hit of 2015, grossing in excess of $400 million internationally, giving British star Taron Egerton his breakout and ensuring a follow-up. Now the 20th Century Fox sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service has a title. Speaking to Empire magazine, director Matthew Vaughn said the spy thriller-which will see the return of Egerton and Mark Strong, plus new sign-ups Halle Berry and Julianne Moore- would be called The Golden Circle. "I didn't know if I wanted to direct this or not," the director admitted. "I was worried about the villain. Spy films are only as good as their villains. Then one morning I woke up with the whole storyline in place and a new villain plot." While exact plot details haven't been revealed, The Golden Circle is expected to see Egerton's Eggsy travel to visit his U.S. spy counterparts The Statesmen, run by Berry, and take on Moore's villain Poppy. Among the scenes mentioned by Vaughn is one in which the heroes are attacked by "a massive f––ing frankfurter." The film is slated for release in the U.S. on June 16, 2017. (Hollywood Reporter)

South Korea Box Office: 'Batman v Superman' Has Biggest March Opening Ever. The Warner Bros. superhero film dominated 68.3 percent of the market share, while 'Zootopia' crossed the $20 million mark at No. 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice recorded the biggest March weekend opening ever at the South Korean box office, with a cumulative haul of $10.2 million. After opening on Thursday with virtually no major competitor, the Warner Bros. title dominated 73 percent of the revenue among the top five films for the weekend of March 25-27. The superhero flick accounted for 68.3 percent of the total market share during this time frame, according to the Korean Film Council, as it was shown on 1,696 screens. The stellar debut of the Zach Snyder-director actioner toppled Zootopia. The animated film ranked in the second spot for the weekend, with its market share down to half of the previous week, from 30.5 percent to 14.5 percent. The film has steadily climbed up Korean charts since debuting at No. 3 on Feb. 17 to a total of $20.5 million after the weekend. It topped the box office during its fourth and fifth weekends in theaters. Local road movie One Way Trip debuted at No. 3 to take 4.8 percent of the weekend revenue. The film has earned a cumulative $766,843 since opening on 493 screens on Thursday. In spite of its dark tone, the Atnine Film title is the latest example of Korean cinema relying on K-pop stars to draw viewers. The film made waves at last year's Busan International Film Festival as its male leads, up-and-coming actor Ryu Jun-yeol and Suho of boy band EXO, took part in a promotional event. Spirits' Homecoming, another local title, dropped one spot to finish at No. 4. The crowd-funded film about WWII sex slaves (euphemistically called "comfort women") accounted for 2.4 percent of the box-office revenue. Though its market share has been tapering off over its month-long showing since Feb. 24, it has proved to be a sleeper hit with cumulative revenue totaling $22.9 million. WAW Pictures handles the film, which toured several U.S. college campuses recently. In fifth place was Risen, which rose three places from the previous week. The biblical story about the Resurrection accounted for 1.9 percent of the share for a gross total of $564,398. Universal Pictures International distributes the film in Korea, which is home to one of the largest Christian communities in Asia. (Hollywood Reporter)

China Box Office: 'Batman v Superman' Opens Well Behind Marvel's 'Avengers' Franchise. The superhero movie's $57.2 million three-day gross was still enough to give Warner Bros. its best-ever opening weekend in China. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice bulldozed its way to the top of the Chinese box office over the weekend, pulling in $57 million and giving Warner Bros. its best three-day debut ever in the Middle Kingdom. But the impressive outing wasn't enough to match the powerful precedent set by Marvel's Avengers franchise in China. Debuting Friday in a day-and-date window with the U.S., the Zach Snyder-directed superhero smackdown scored $18.4 million, plus $1.3 million in previews, according to Beijing-based box office monitor Ent Group. The performance is the sixth-largest opening day ever for a Hollywood studio film in China, but it trails well behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, which pulled in nearly twice as much when it opened to $36 million on a Tuesday in May, 2015. BvS also debuted a notch below the $19.7 million Iron Man 3 earned on its first day in 2012, back when the overall Chinese box office was less than half its current size. Even Ant-Man, far from Marvel's mightiest superhero picture, grossed $45 million last October, not terribly far behind Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman combined. On Saturday, BvS got a modest bump of 21 percent, taking in $22.3 million. Sunday's total slipped to $14.8 million, and Monday's total landed at an estimated $4.58 million for a cumulative total of $61.5 million, according to the numbers from China. Given the eye-popping grosses achieved by Chinese-language blockbusters as of late -- Stephen Chow's The Mermaid grossed just shy of $190 million in five days in February, and its total is now nearly $520 million -- many observers have been hard on the BvS bow, wracking it up as something of a disappointment. Word of mouth has been mostly lukewarm on the country's top user-generated review sites, although nowhere near as harsh as the U.S. critical consensus. BvS's review average on Douban has slid to 6.7, after starting notably higher on Friday. The showing so far suggests that the Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck picture will struggle to reach China's all-time top 20 list. To do so, it will have to overtake DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 3 at $153 million. It's even more unlikely that the Warner Bros. tentpole will ever catch up with Disney Animation's runaway hit Zootopia, which raced past the $200 million mark in China on Monday. After three weeks in local cinemas, Zootopia continues to build on its record as the biggest animation ever at the Chinese box office (Kung Fu Panda 3 is a distant second). The Revenant also extended its surprise success in China, stalking its way to $51.82 million as of Monday, 11 days after its release. The movie's dark tone was seen as something of a gamble for the youth-driven China market, but Leonardo DiCaprio's star power and Oscar win helped the film break new ground. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV

Mark Ballas Sits Out Dancing with the Stars Due to Back Injury: "I'm Hopeful I'll Be Back." We're just two weeks into season 22 of Dancing with the Stars, and we've already lost a pro. After Mark Ballas injured his back during rehearsal, he was unable to perform in Monday night's show with his partner, UFC fighter Paige VanZant. VanZant ended up performing her salsa with DWTS troupe member Alan Bernsten, with whom she had only been practicing for the past two hours. Ballas watched from the sidelines as Bernsten and VanZant scored a 24/30 from the judges, which was the highest score of the season so far. During a camera blocking rehearsal, Ballas suddenly felt a pinch in his back. "I think I just slipped a disc," he says. "My back just pinched funny. I'm hurting." "If Mark can't dance tomorrow, I'm going to have to dance with someone I've never danced with before, so I'm super nervous," VanZant says. Luckily for VanZant, she didn't have much to worry about. Judge Len Goodman said her salsa was the "best dance so far on season 22." "I had the MRI today, we're going to get the results later on, and tomorrow they want me to have a bone scan and a CT scan, just to be safe," Ballas told Erin Andrews after Paige's routine. "We're going to get everything smoothed out, but I'm hopeful I'll be back." Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. (Eonline)

Mark Ballas Offers Update on Dancing With the Stars Injury: Will He Be Able to Return This Season? Maybe Mark Ballas put his back into it a little too much. Dancing With the Stars fans were shocked to find out the fan-favorite pro would be sitting out of his second performance with UFC fighter Paige VanZant on Monday night after injuring his back during a rehearsal. "I think I just slipped a disc," Mark said in the footage from the rehearsal shown during the show, with the dancer later saying he had an MRI earlier in the day. And after Monday's show, Mark offered E! News' Sibley Scoles an update on his injury (one he previously attempted to perform through in a past season). "The doctor seems to be optimistic, so I'm feeling good about it," he said, but said it's a matter of timing with an injury like this. "I just don't know how quickly. No time-frame yet...but I don't want to let her down. I want to be there with her, she's fantastic." DWTS troupe member Alan Bernsten stepped in for Mark at the last minute, netting only two hours of practice with the MMA fighter. Despite the setbacks, Paige and Alan scored a 24/30 for their salsa, the highest score of the night. "I'm really proud of her," Mark told us. "I thought she did excellent tonight. It's a hard situation to be put into." "It was scary. It was very scary," Paige admitted of the situation. "Allan stepped up and learned the routine very quickly. We had to change a lot of things, which was scary for me." And all day leading up to the live show, Paige was unsure of who would she dancing with, saying, "Everything was up in the air...I'm really happy I got to go out there and perform." Now the question is just how serious Mark's injury is. Like he told co-host Erin Andrews during the show, Mark told us he's set to get a CT scan and a bone scan "just to be thorough." Paige added, "Hopefully he just gets better really soon!" DTWS airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. (Eonline)

Dancing with the Stars: Who Was Season 22's First Elimination? Too bad so sad. That's our slightly sarcastic reaction to Monday night's Dancing with the Stars elimination. We were neither surprised nor really that upset to see Geraldo Rivera and partner Edyta Sliwinska sent home after two disastrous attempts at dancing (on Geraldo's part). We don't feel bad saying that, because he knew it himself. "I would have demanded a recount," he said of the alternate universe in which he was not sent home. Hopefully, the fact that we won't have to see him on the dance floor again will help us erase the image of him dressed as Donald Trump, because that's how he decided to celebrate Latin night. We'd prefer to pretend it never happened, and we will make no further comment on it (in this paragraph, anyway). Geraldo was joined at the bottom of the pack by Mischa Barton and no one else, if you go by score. Geraldo managed a measly 13, Mischa scored 15, and the next lowest score was Antonio Brown's 19/30. On the other side of things, UFC fighter Paige VanZant tied with Boyz II Men member Wanya Morris for the night's highest scores of 24/30 and the most enthusiastic reviews from the judges. VanZant's dance was particularly impressive given the fact that her partner, Mark Ballas, was sidelined due to injury, and she only had two hours to practice with back-up partner Alan Bernsten. So how did everyone else do? Check out our ranking of all the dances below, from worst to best:

Has Geraldo Rivera Heard from Donald Trump After Dressing Up as Him on Dancing With the Stars? Dancing With the Stars' viewers message to Geraldo Rivera on Monday night: You're fired. The 72-year-old Fox News host had the unfortunate distinction of being the first celebrity eliminated during season 22...and he was eliminated while dressed as presidential nominee Donald Trump, wig and all. (His pro partner Edyta Sliwinska was dressed as Trump's wife, Melania.) His stance? To make dance great again, which unfortunately didn't happen, as he landed just 13 points from the judges. During the package before his performance, Geraldo said he was friends with the politician, who fired the TV personality when he was on Celebrity Apprentice, and thought he would "get a kick" out of the routine. So did Geraldo hear from Trump after his performance? "I haven't had a chance to check the messages on my phone yet," he told E! News' Sibley Scoles after his elimination, but said he had a more important message he wanted to get across. "The real signal I'm sending out is to the people who are the baby boomer generation...everybody's got something that hurts. Get off the couch, get moving, because if you don't use it, you're going to lose it. There's plenty of time to be still when you're dead." But what did Geraldo's competitor Marla Maples, Trump's ex-wife, think of his get-up? "I just love Geraldo," she told us, "And I kept going, 'Donald, I mean Geraldo!'" Still, she thought it would've been "hilarious" is Geraldo ditched his signature 'stache, but admitted, "There was no way he's giving up the moustache!" Now that his run on DWTS is over, Geraldo told us he's back to "election coverage" for Fox News, saying, "I think Donald Trump is the nominee, I think Hillary Clinton is the nominee," he said. "There's a real choice for the American people, a real, real choice." DWTS airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. (Eonline)

Jussie Smollett Gives You An Empire Finale Refresher in 10 Seconds. When Empire returns on Wednesday, it will have been nearly four entire months since we've seen a new episode. FOUR WHOLE MONTHS, PEOPLE! So you're forgiven if you're a little fuzzy on where we left the dysfunctional-as-hell Lyon family. Thankfully, E! News recruited a very knowledgeable person to refresh your memory on what happened in the Empire midseason finale: Jussie Smollett, a.k.a Jamal Lyon himself. We sat down with the actor at New York City's Dream Hotel to get a little refresher course on where the show left off, plus a few teasers about where we're headed in the action-packed second half of the season. First things first, though -- this is what happened in the last few episodes: "Jamal has kissed a girl and he liked it, now Lucious thinks that he's straight but he's not, they're up against each other for an award, and Rhonda's ass gets pushed down the stairs and lands on her stomach," Smollett says. And yes, we'll see the repercussions of all of those events in the first few episodes back. "It's not an award. It's so much deeper than that," he explains of Jamal and Lucious's beef, adding, "They finally have just come to a place where they somehow understand each other and they respect each other mutually, and now this comes into play which all it does is bring up the residue of these issues they've had all throughout these years." As for Camilla and Mimi's takeover, Smollett says that it could bring the family closer together. "In a way the Lyons needed for this to happen... some outside force to come in and show them, 'Look how silly you are; look how stupid you are that you're fighting each other so hard that your fights with each other is what allowed someone to get into your circle and then tear down the Empire.'" Find out why it's not necessarily Hakeem's fault that the takeover happened and more teases about the new episodes in the video. Empire airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Fox. (Eonline)

Cuba Gooding Jr. Says He Plays O.J. Simpson With a "Blank Slate" of Mind "It's dangerous when you either deitize or demonize a character you're portraying," the actor tells host James Corden during his visit to 'The Late Late Show.' Everyone has an opinion on whether O.J. Simpson was guilty or innocent -- but what does Cuba Gooding Jr., the actor who portrays him on American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, think? "I try to play him with a blank-slate frame of mind," the actor told James Corden during his visit to the Late Late Show Monday night. The host praised the FX show -- which is inching its way toward the anticipated final verdict when the finale airs April 5 -- for not taking a stance on whether Simpson is guilty or not guilty, but he was still curious for the actor's take. "For you, playing that character, do you have to have an opinion on what's happening in your own head?" Corden asked. "It's dangerous when you either delegitimize or demonize a character you're portraying," said Gooding Jr. "I had an agreement with Ryan Murphy where could do some takes innocent, some takes guilty, so that way when [producer] Ryan got into the editing room, he has a plethora of emotions to play with." Thanks to the success of the show, the actor, who lives in the Brentwood, Calif., area where the crimes took place, said he is approached everywhere he goes. "[O.J.] ate here," he said, before listing a number of other things. "Everyone has an emotional connection to [the story]." Appearing alongside actors Don Cheadle and Jon Bernthal, Gooding Jr. also showed off his dance moves when he and Corden engaged in a break-dancing face-off after the actors discussed their collective dancing past. (Hollywood Reporter)

It's part of a big move to have 50 percent of the preschool network's schedule be comprised of originals by year's end. Sprout, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's 24-hour preschool network, has greenlighted a new animated series, plus three holiday special based on original series, as part of its effort to ramp up original programming. In addition, the cable network has renewed Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave for a second season. New series Kody Kapow centers on a Chinese-American boy named Kody who spends the summer with his grandparents in a small village in China. His grandfather, a martial arts master, teaches Kody ancient lessons of mindfulness, which Kody employs as he and his cousin Hana set off on adventures in the village on a quest to solve problems and help their neighbors. The series is created by Alexander Bar and developed for television by Robin Stein and Dan Franklin. Eryk Casemiro is executive producing for Zodiak Kids Studios, with the animation to be produced by Canadian studio Arc Productions. The show, set to debut on Sprout in early 2017, is part of the network's emphasis on content that families can watch together. Meanwhile, Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave will return with new episodes in fall 2016. The network says the show is one of its highest-reaching shows among women 18-49, reaching more than 2 million viewers in the demo last quarter. "Parents tells us they feel perfectly safe leaving their kids in front of Sprout, and they love watching the shows with them, too; that's half the battle with kids programming," says Frances Berwick, president of lifestyle networks at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, who added oversight of Sprout last month. In addition, the network has slated a Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave Christmas special to debut in the fall, as well as a Hanukkah special for Nina's World, Sprout's original animated series starring Rita Moreno. Also on tap is a Terrific Trucks Christmas movie based on the new original live-action series set to premiere on Sprout in June. Kody Kapow joins other new series including recent entries Floogals and Little People and Dot, based on the book written by Randi Zuckerberg, on Sprout's original programming slate. The network is aiming to have 50 percent of its schedule comprised of originals by year's end, up from 38 percent as of now. "In the last year and a half, we really started investing in originals," Berwick says. "There is so much love for this brand. We when we look at social media, the audience is so engaged with the brand and are so supportive. They understand what it is, that it's a safe environment and is differentiated from other children's TV offerings out there. The fact that the audience already perceives this and loves this, and the fact that NBCUniversal really believes in this brand and is investing in originals, is great. We're really ramping up in a dramatic way." Berwick adds that she's aiming to announce a new head of programming soon following the departure of Sprout president Sandy Wax last month. "That person will be tasked with driving our incredibly rapid growth and ramping up our accelerated development," she says. "We feel good about where this is brand is going." (Hollywood Reporter)

Binge Watching Just Got Easier With This Nifty Netflix Hack. We all know Netflix was pretty much created for the sole purpose of binge watching your buns off. Despite this, our favorite shows are constantly being interrupted when we're trying to chill. Nobody likes to be disturbed by that mood-killing 'are you still watching' screen that always pops up at the worst time. Like of course we're still here! We're just busy wiping the crusted drool off of our face, okay Netflix? Sheesh. If you're a binge-watching princess like us, you're going to love this news. Now we don't have to worry about any of that jazz thanks to a wonderful Chrome extension, notes The Next Web. The magnificent hack is called Flix Assist, and it is sure to streamline your next Netflix and chill sesh. All you have to do is visit the Google Chrome web store, download the extension and you're good to go! TNW notes, once installed, the program will automatically click on the 'continue watching' button for you. What a time to be alive. Not only will it get rid of those eye-rolling interruptions, you no longer have to sit through that agonizing countdown to your next episode. Pure uninterrupted bliss. Would you try out this nifty hack? (Eonline)