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Autopsy Confirms Drugs In Monteith's Body
11 hours ago
An autopsy has confirmed that Glee actor Cory Monteith had heroin and alcohol in his body at the time of his death.
"Post-mortem testing, which included an autopsy and toxicological analysis, found that Mr. Monteith, aged 31, died of a mixed drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol," the BC Coroners Service stated in a press release.
Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13th. He had a brief stint in rehab earlier this year.
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- The Huffington Post Canada
Nas Raps His Way To Harvard
11 hours ago
New York -- Nas has rapped his way to Harvard University.
The Ivy League school announced Tuesday that the 39-year-old rapper is being honored with the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship at its W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. It's a joint venture with Harvard's Hip-Hop Archive.
The fellowship will assist students who excel in the arts "in connection with hip-hop."
Nas is one of hip-hop's most celebrated lyricists, best known for his reflective rhymes and deep storytelling. His 11th album, "Life Is Good," was released last year. It earned four Grammy nominations. His hits include "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)," "Street Dreams" and "I Can."
The Hip-Hop Archive was established at Harvard in 2002. It supports growing research in hip-hop.
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- AP
Google Wants To Make Streaming Video More Like Regular TV: WSJ
11 hours ago
Google has approached several large media companies in order to license TV shows for a new online streaming service it plans to launch, unnamed sources told The Wall Street Journal in a report on Tuesday.
The newspaper's report indicated that the service would share a closer resemblance to cable TV than streaming services like Hulu or Netfix, allowing customers to flip through channels online just as they would on cable. The move would be a potential boon to the company's struggling Google TV service. It's already been confirmed that Intel and Apple are working on similar services.
This is a developing story. »
- The Huffington Post
Move Over, 'Sharknado'
11 hours ago
Move over, "Sharknado" -- "Ghost Shark" is happening.
Syfy's next shark-themed movie (trailer above) debuts in August and stars "7th Heaven" veteran Mackenzie Rosman. Yes, Ruthie Camden is all grown up and battling ghost sharks.
Check out the cable channel's official description below:
In the new Syfy Original Movie 'Ghost Shark,' premiering Thursday, August 22 at 9 p.m. (Et/Pt), a great white shark is tortured and killed by a fisherman, then returns from the dead, exacting vengeance on all humans. When Ava’s (Mackenzie Rosman/'7th Heaven') father is brutally murdered, no one believes that the ghost shark got him –- except the crazy lighthouse keeper Finch (Richard Moll/'Night Court'). Ava and her friends take the problem into their own hands as they desperately try to survive the bloody wrath of the ghost shark. 'Ghost Shark' is a production of Active Entertainment. »
- Chris Harnick
30 Rock Alum Is The Greatest Ever
11 hours ago
Grizz Chapman of 30 Rock fame was one of two genuinely likable characters on the show, Dot Com naturally being the other. Chapman, no stranger to sketch comedy, was enlisted by MyDamnChannel for a hilarious video above. 7'0" tall actor walks around Manhattan with Mark Malkoff, 5'7" Colbert Report Veteran, strapped to his chest in a baby carrier.
You may not be surprised, but this was not the first time Malkoff was transported around NYC with unorthodox assistance. »
- Irina Dvalidze
Korn Grows Corn
12 hours ago
Korn is living up to its name, as the rockers try their hand at agriculture while they work on their new album.
According to TMZ, the band is growing corn -- and other vegetables -- in a micro-indoor farm inside their studio. "Turns out the guys got real health conscious while recording their new album," the celebrity website writes.
Go to TMZ.com to see a photo of the band's hydroponic farm.
"The Paradigm Shift," which is scheduled for release on Oct. 1, will see the return of guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, who left the band eight years ago. Welch told Rolling Stone earlier this month that the new album will be reminiscent of the Korn of yesteryear, but with a "twist."
"I'm a metalhead. I love rock music, and I came here just wanting to do the old Korn vibe, but with a new twist," he said. "The end product »
- Dominique Mosbergen
'Grey's' And 'Modern Family' Get Super-sized
12 hours ago
ABC fall 2013 premiere dates are here!
And there's good news and bad news, especially for those looking to return to Shondaland. Shonda Rhimes' "Grey's Anatomy" will be back for Season 10 in late September with a special two-hour episode, which will hopefully answer viewers' many questions: Will Callie and Arizona's marriage survive? And did Richard die? Is this the end of Owen and Cristina? Tune in on Thursday, September 26 to find out! Unfortunately, though, Gladiators will have to wait until October to find out what kind of daddy issues are in store for Olivia Pope in Season 3 of "Scandal."
But there are still plenty of good TV options to keep fans satiated in September and mid-way through October. So clear your calendars (and DVRs) and check out the full list of ABC fall 2013 premiere dates below. For tips on what's worth your time and what's not, check out HuffPost TV's »
- Jaimie Etkin
One Direction Releases Sneak Peek Of 'Best Song Ever' Music Video
12 hours ago
For Directioners impatiently counting down the days (six, to be exact) until 1D releases their upcoming single, "Best Song Ever," the group released a trailer for the music video to make the wait a little less painful -- and we have to say, one of the boys is looking very different.
Fans first got a glimpse of the video when the boys tweeted a hilarious -- er, slightly creepy -- photo of Niall transformed as a balding man. Apparently, the band will be unveiling a new "character" leading up to when the video drops.
For now, you can catch a sneak peek of what's to come in their 20-second trailer. The short video pans to the famous "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles, but this time, it looks a little different. As usual, viewers can catch moments of the band members acting silly, in addition to being introduced to "Harvey the studio executive" (oh hey, »
- Taylor Trudon
'Heroes' Being Revived As Comic Book
12 hours ago
"Heroes" is being revived as a comic book from Dynamite Entertainment.
Comic Book Resources broke the news of the new series following the adventures of the NBC characters created by Tim Kring. "The Sixth Gun" writer Cullen Bunn will pen the new "Heroes" comic book series. Bunn told Cbr he was a fan of the NBC series.
Heroes is officially Back and better than ever! You wanted it and we are going to give it to you!!
— Dynamite Ent. (@DynamiteComics) July 16, 2013
The new comic book series picks up where "Heroes" left off. "Right off the bat, Claire is going to be our point of view character. The first issue is centered more on her than anyone else. That said, you're going to see most of those core characters early on in the first few issues," Bunn told Cbr. "Hiro was the character I always liked most in the show for a number of reasons. »
- Chris Harnick
'Glee Project' Canceled
12 hours ago
"The Glee Project" has been canceled.
Oxygen decided not to order a third season of the reality competition spinoff series, in which its champion earns an arc on Fox's "Glee."
“’The Glee Project’ will not be returning to Oxygen, but we are extremely proud of this series which launched the careers of several talented individuals," a spokesperson said. "The show had so much heart and we thank Ryan Murphy and all of the creative talent who helped make the series a critical darling.”
Although the series had ties to Fox's "Glee," with many of the show's stars serving as mentors on "The Glee Project," a source close to the situation notes that Oxygen's decision was not influenced by the recent death of the show's star Cory Monteith.
"Despite a strong desire internally to bring the reality competition series back, the late renewal for Fox's 'Glee' made it too »
- Leigh Weingus
No Stevie Wonder For You, Florida
12 hours ago
New York — Stevie Wonder says he won't perform in Florida and other states with a "stand your ground" law.
In a video posted on YouTube, the 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on Sunday "that until the `stand your ground' law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again."
Wonder added: "Wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world."
The "stand your ground" law allows people to use deadly force if they believe their life is in danger.
George Zimmerman shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a February 2012 confrontation in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman said he fired his gun in self-defense.
A six-member jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges on Saturday.
Wonder's representative said the singer had no further comment. »
- AP
Beloved Band Returns After 17 Years
12 hours ago
Take a breath that's true: Beloved alternative group Mazzy Star is back with a new album, the band's first since "Among My Swan" in 1996.
Called "Seasons Of Your Day," the new Mazzy Star record will be out on Sept. 24. To celebrate the announcement, Mazzy Star released a new song. The soulful track, "California," can be found above. (Spin compared the song to Led Zeppelin's "Going to California," which sounds just about right.)
Mazzy Star (made up of David Roback and Hope Sandoval) shot to fame in 1994 with the song "Fade Into You." The track peaked at 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and hit the top five on the magazine's Modern Rock chart.
Talk of a new Mazzy Star record has circulated since 2009. Sandoval, the lead singer, teased the new material in an interview that year with Rolling Stone, but cautioned that it wasn't a done deal. "It's true we're still together. »
- Christopher Rosen
Hollywood After Aurora Murders: 'They Don't Want To Deal With It'
13 hours ago
New York — It was a year ago this week that the sickening sound of gunfire rang out at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo. The mass shooting reverberated painfully in Hollywood, and how could it not? It happened at the movies.
Five months later, the horrific massacre of first-graders at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., launched yet more reflection – about gun control, certainly, but also about entertainment content, particularly violent video games said to be favored by the killer.
And yet, in the year since Aurora, seemingly little has overtly changed in the area of violence in entertainment, save the notable musings of actor Jim Carrey, who tweeted misgivings about his latest film, "Kick-Ass 2," after Newtown: "Now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence," he wrote.
And some ask: If nothing changes now, will it ever?
"My »
- AP
Violence Still A Hit With Audiences
13 hours ago
Screen violence remains a big hit with the public, despite calls for the entertainment industry to tone it down in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Aurora, Colo., Newtown, Conn, and elsewhere in the U.S. during the last 12 months. See for yourself. Here are the top 10 most popular titles at the movies, on TV and in video games during that period, with the violent films in caps:
Movies
(so far this year as of July 7)
1. "Iron Man 3," Disney, $406.4 million: Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America "for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout."
2. "Man Of Steel," Warner Bros., $271.2 million: Rated PG-13 "for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction."
3. "Fast & Furious 6," Universal, $235.4 million: Rated PG-13 "for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout."
4. "Oz the Great and Powerful," Disney, $234.8 million: Rated PG.
5. "Star Trek Into Darkness," Paramount, $223.1 million: Rated »
- AP
Lark Voorhies' Secret Talent
13 hours ago
She may be best known for her performance as the super-shallow Lisa Turtle on "Saved By The Bell," but 10 years later, Lark Voorhies' life has taken an artistic turn.
On an upcoming episode of VH1's "Miss U Much," Voorhies opened up about her love of painting, which she's been doing for three years.
"I was good right off the bat. The first one is of a tree, and it's beautiful!" she says in the clip above, obtained by Entertainment Tonight. "I just got inspired right away."
So where can you procure one of Voorhies' paintings? Nowhere, because she "keeps them all to [her]self." But if you're looking to see her whip out her acting skills again, she has another project in the works.
"I do have a feature film that I worked on. My first feature film that I wrote, executive produced and starred in. All that good stuff, »
- Leigh Weingus
They're Back
13 hours ago
Moscow -- Russian provocateurs Pussy Riot are back in action, releasing a new music video nearly a year after three members went to prison for a prank denouncing Vladimir Putin.
The video shows band members in trademark bright-colored ski masks and short skirts, cavorting and shrieking atop an oil rig. Backed by hectic guitar and a drum fusillade, they liken the Russian president to an Iranian ayatollah.
As they pour oil on a large photo of Igor Sechin, chairman of state oil giant Rosneft, they shout "Homophobic reptile – get out of history."
One member of the collective, who gave only her stage name of Grelka, said after the video's Tuesday release that "the main message is that Putin has spread the country's wealth among his friends."
Three members were sentenced to two years for an anti-Putin "punk prayer" in Moscow's main cathedral. One was later released on probation.
The convictions, »
- AP
'King Of The Hill' Actor Dead At 67
13 hours ago
Dennis Burkley, who voiced Principal Carl Moss on "King of the Hill," has died. He was 67.
His agent confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Burkley died early Sunday (July 14) at home in his sleep. "He had been battling health problems for some time," reports the site, according to Burkley's son, Shawn.
The actor, identified on IMDb as "A 300 pound character actor who usually wears a beard and speaks with a southern accent," is also known for his roles in "The Doors," "Mark," "Tin Cup" and "No Way Out." He's been acting in cinema and on television since the '70s and his prolific roster ends in 2010. He'd also been teaching acting these past few years, while he was on "King of the Hill" and "My Name Is Earl."
According to his website, Burkley was born in a small town outside Dallas, Texas, and got his Mfa in theater from Texas Christian University. »
- Liat Kornowski
Watch: LL Weighs In On Jay-z's 'New Rules'
13 hours ago
Through the years LL Cool J has been vocal in expressing his thoughts on Jay-z, to an extent where the Queens legend criticized the hip hop mogul’s business dealings during his tenure as Def Jam president.
Since then, the New York titans have gone their separate ways, and both managed to release new projects this year, “Authentic” and “Magna Carta Holy Grail.”
While LL feels Hov’s much publicized Samsung deal is a “a great move for the RIAA [Recording Industry Association of America],” he has a different perspective surrounding all of the new sales rules hoopla.
“It’s not anything different,” he admitted during an interview with Diddy’s Revolt TV. “If Walmart buys a million records, they bought it. The difference is, I don’t know, if I go sell 5 million records to Bill Gates or 10 million records to Bill Gates I guess I’m diamond. I mean, I may not have »
- Brennan Williams
Kirstie Alley Slams Reports From 'Lying News Outlets'
13 hours ago
Kirstie Alley is speaking out following reports that she's furious with actress Leah Remini for leaving the Church of Scientology.
Former Village Voice editor and Scientology expert Tony Ortega claimed Alley was "livid" with Remini for leaving, and suggested some of Alley's recent tweets were about the former "King Of Queens" star.
On Monday, the 62-year-old actress took to Twitter to slam reports, writing:
lying news outlets. I do Not care what religion Anyone is or isn't. I respect religions & would fight for your freedom as well as mine.
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) July 16, 2013
thank U lying "news" outlets for thinking I have Esp & write tweets "Before" events Occur.I accept that compliment. Ur "sources" don't exist
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) July 16, 2013
Alley is a longtime member and ardent defender of the Church of Scientology. Just after she denied that her tweets were aimed at Remini, comes yet another report from Ortega, »
- Stephanie Marcus
Chaz Bono Flaunts His Incredible Weight Loss By Going Shirtless
13 hours ago
Chaz Bono continues to amaze us with his perseverance and if anyone needs further proof that weight loss is achievable, albeit never easy, this photo should definitely do it.
Bono was spotted out in Los Angeles, Calif., yesterday and, to cope with the sweltering heat, took off his shirt as he got out of the car.
The 44-year-old has been up-front and candid about his weight loss in the past. In May, he spoke about losing 65 pounds and how happy he is with what he sees in the mirror. "Physically, my body feels just so much better. I'm in a lot less discomfort when I exercise and am doing physical stuff," he told People. "I just have a lot more confidence, and that feels really cool."
See Chaz's shirtless look below and head over to RumorFix for more:
Look how far he's come -- Chaz circa 2010:
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- Liat Kornowski
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