The cast of FOX’s musical smash Glee performed our National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” before Game 3 of the World Series — New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies — at Citizen’s Bank Park in The City of Brotherly Love on Halloween night.
Series star Amber Riley (”Mercedes”) belted out the lead, while the rest of the kids contributed background vocals. Great job, guys!
Happy Halloween, PopCrunchers! Be safe out there tonight. Now on to the goss: After nearly nine months of silence, Rihanna will speak out for the first time on “Domestic Disturbia 2009″ and her relationship with her crooner ex-boyfriend — R&B’s own Chris “Beat That B$tch Down” Brown — in an exclusive interview with ABC’s Good Morning America and 20/20 airing next week.
The tell-all chat kicks off the promo tour for Rihanna’s eagerly-anticipated fourth LP, Rated R, dropping Nov. 23.
“Now for the very first time, Rihanna tells her story…” The Alphabet Network announced in the promo posted last night. This should be interesting…..
The Oscar-winner racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary concert on Thursday, but Tom finally settled on Beyonce’s No. 1 smash, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It.),” MTV News reports.
“Dada-dada ring on it! Dada-dada ring on it!” Tom sang, as he struggled to remember the lyrics to Beyonce’s award-winning track. “That is a damn fine song, the Beyonce song … because it’s infectious,” the 53-year-old actor said.
“Kanye West has nothing to do with my embracing of that song,” he joked.
Tom says he likes the song because that’s what he told his wife, actress Rita Wilson, when they first met: “I’m gon’ put a ring on that finger. I’m gon’ take that thing home.”
ABC has begun airing a new television commercial teasing the premiere of Lost: The Final Season. Are you excited yet? Well, don’t expect to see any new footage until the first episode premieres early next year. According to E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos:
“I’m hearing from Lost sources that every single shot of the first few episodes are so revealing that the producers have convinced ABC to NOT SHOW A SINGLE FRAME before the new season airs. No promo scenes, no photos, no nada! So you will be completely in the dark, but it is for good reason: The twists they’re planning are so good, you will WANT to be surprised. Trust me. Your mind gonna go kaplewey.”
Eddie Murphy and his teen daughter Bria will be making an appearance on the finale of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model on Nov. 18.
Will the comedy legend be lending his fashion sense to the catwalk mavens? Not quite. According to E!’s Kristin Dos Santos, Eddie will be in the house to cheer on Bria, who will appear with the Top Model finalists in the show. Here’s a picture of the 19-year-old beauty at a recent event in Los Angeles with her ex-model mom Nicole Murphy.
Yum-O! Emmy-winning chefista Rachael Ray will serve up an early free Thanksgiving dinner to an Ohio community slammed by job losses, The Associated Press has learned.
The talk show host and culinary impressario is offering residents of Wilmington, Ohio a free dinner at the local convention center on Nov. 8. The City of Wilmington, tucked away in southwest Ohio, has lost thousands of jobs due to the pullout of delivery company DHL Express. A message to Wilmington on Rachael’s website Friday says while her show can’t fix the economy, she plans to do her part to ease these tough economic times through food.
Residents who want tickets to the Rachael’s Thanksgiving Giveaway must sign up online and will have to show ID proving they live in the Wilmington zip code.
Paranormal Activity has surpassed The Blair Witch Project to become the most profitable movie ever made, The Wrap has learned.
The film became a slashing smash as the box office after word of mouth on social networking site like Facebook and Twitter rose its profile. Directed by Oren Peli on a budget of $15,000, P.A. beat Saw VI to top the US box office last weekend and has grossed $62.4million in its five on release.
Paramount has spent less than $10million The Blair Witch Project, on the other hand, was made for $60,000 in 1999 and recouped 414,233% for Artisan Entertainment.
“Everybody else thought we should be going faster than we were,” said the studio’s Executive Vice-President of Distribution Don Harris. “But I thought we were doing a pretty good job of seeding the ground as we went.”
Paramount Pictures recently announced that it is considering making a sequel to the surprise hit movie.
Just in time for Halloween, here’s another hilarious Late Night with Jimmy Fallon skit featuring “Robert Pattinson.”
Listen as the big screen vamp countdown his biggest gripes with Halloween.
“Halloween bothers me,” Fallon-as-Pattinson sulks in a faux British accent. “Costumes are stupid. Are you a werewolf? No you’re not, you’re a person. You can’t fool me. Jackass! No candy!”
“Pumpkins are dumb fat squashes,” Fallon jokes. “Candy corns are stupid. Are you a candy or are you corn?”
