Miranda Lambert Tears Up During Oklahoma Benefit

Miranda Lambert Tears Up During Oklahoma Benefit

It was an emotional night for Miranda Lambert, who teared up as she took the stage at the “Healing in the Heartland” benefit concert for Oklahoma tornado victims. Miranda Lambert Tears Up During Oklahoma Benefit Lambert and husband Blake Shelton live in Oklahoma and joined forces with Facebook, United Way and NBC to help raise money for the cause. Miranda3 [Credit: Facebook] The country singer, who has focused on animals affected by the disaster, got choked up as she tried to sing the words to “The House That Built Me.” Eventually the crowd had to join in to keep the tune going and Miranda mouthed “sorry” to fans as she struggled to stay strong. Sheryl Crowe was so touched by her performance, she wrote on Facebook, “Just re-watched Miranda Lambert on ‘Healing In The Heartland.’ Love your tender heart, Miranda - thank you for sharing your love for OK & those sweet animals.” RebaMcIntyre2 [Credit: Facebook] Check out behind the scenes pics of Miranda and Reba McIntyre at Chesapeake Arena in Oklahoma City above and visit  Facebook.com/UnitedWay to donate.

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Lance Bass: I'm Scared for Amanda Bynes

Lance Bass: I'm Scared for Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes's odd public behavior – and recent arrest – is worrying one of her old friends. While calling into Las Vegas radio's Mark and Mercedes show on Wednesday, Lance Bass spoke of Bynes, saying, "It's one of those situations where obviously there's some mental problems there and she's not able to see that. We all are [able to see it]." (The actress's attorney, who's representing her in a DUI case in Los Angeles, says there's nothing to worry about, though, telling PEOPLE recently, "I think Amanda's fine. I have no problems with her whatsoever. She's a fine client.") Bass produced Love Wrecked in 2005, in which Bynes starred. The movie led to their friendship. And while Bass didn't indicate how long it's been since the two have spoken, time hasn't stopped him from worrying about the troubled starlet. Keep up with Amanda Bynes in the pages of PEOPLE Magazine by subscribing now. "No one is able to get to her," he told the radio station. "I'm actually really scared for her, and I hope someone is able to get to her to give her the help she needs." 

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Will, Jaden Smith In Space, Without Fun

Will, Jaden Smith In Space, Without Fun

Will Smith (left) and Jaden Smith star in After Earth, an unfortunately humorless film. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures. Will Smith (left) and Jaden Smith star in After Earth, an unfortunately humorless film. Will Smith (left) and Jaden Smith star in After Earth, an unfortunately humorless film. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures. After Earth Director: M. Night Shyamalan Genre: Sci-fi Adventure Running Time: 100 minutes Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some disturbing images With: Will Smith, Jaden Smith A disastrous father-son endeavor about a calamitous father-son expedition, After Earth doesn't play to the strengths of any of its major participants. Will Smith portrays a stern outer space hero devoid of the bantering wit and easygoing demeanor of his trademark roles. Director M. Night Shyamalan, auteur of twisty The Sixth Sense, struggles with a surprise-free plot and a trial-by-fire moral so earnest it suggests a circa-1944 World War II flick. And Jaden Smith, in the movie's tissue-thin principal role, is called on to act. He'll start losing viewers with his wooden opening narration. Set 1,000 years in the future, the story begins long after humans have fled an environmentally trashed Earth. Their new home is hardly congenial, being populated by people-eating Ursa — creatures that aren't a form of bear; they're the usual space-monster hybrid of squid, cockroach and pit bull. The Ursa are blind, but they can smell human dread. So the only people who can best then are those who are literally fearless, like Gen. Cypher Raige (the elder Smith). While he travels the universe, stoically doing brave stuff, his son Kitai (the younger Smith) is at Ranger Corps school, trying to become just like dreary old Dad. As is characteristic of aspiring cinematic Top Guns, Kitai is academically brilliant and physically unsurpassed. But he's hobbled by terror that stems from a childhood incident and recurs — again and again and then again — in motivating flashbacks. 

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The Hangover 3 & Before Midnight & the Return of Hit Trilogies

The Hangover Part III

If every generation gets the comedy team they deserve, here’s good news for all of us: The guys from the “Hangover” films have hilariously, crazily evolved. Not that Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Stu (Ed Helms) are thinking deep thoughts. But the pleasant surprise of “The Hangover Part III” is a belated bout of adulthood has only made the extended-adolescent characters funnier. The result is a more traditional but more hysterical crowd-pleaser. Alan, in fact, is acting like a troubled teen when Phil and Stu catch up to him. The 42-year-old just buried his dad (Jeffrey Tambor), beheaded a giraffe (don’t ask) and is acting lost (when not acting out). So Alan’s family intervenes and books him at a Southwestern mental health facility, with Phil, Stu and Alan’s brother-in-law Doug (Justin Bartha) driving him there. RELATED: DAILY NEWS CHATS WITH THE STARS OF 'THE HANGOVER PART III' Heather Graham co-stars as Jade in ‘The Hangover Part III.’ Heather Graham co-stars as Jade in ‘The Hangover Part III.’ But there’s a hitch. Barely out of L.A., the guys are shanghaied by a mob boss (John Goodman) owed $21 million in gold by Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong), the nutsy albatross around the guys’ necks. The mobster takes Doug hostage until the gold is retrieved. Turns out the gold is hidden in Vegas, a place the still-shellshocked Stu vowed never to return to, after the lost bachelor party of four years ago. But for Alan it’s a step forward, especially after a brief encounter with a tattooed antique store owner (Melissa McCarthy). Abandoning the “What happened last night?” structure — which marred the second entry — frees “Part III” to relax into its own goofy groove. Director Todd Phillips’ wild ride through the mind of the American guy (strippers, monkeys, road trips, troublemaking) now lopes easily from epic set-pieces to male rite-of-passage shenanigans. RELATED: ZACH GALIFIANAKIS TO TAKE FRIEND HE SAVED FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PREMIERE “The Hangover Part III” focuses on the character of Alan, played by Zach Galifianakis. Melinda Sue Gordon/AP “The Hangover Part III” focuses on the character of Alan, played by Zach Galifianakis. Even Jeong is palatable as Chow, the film’s irrepressible id. On the lam from a Bangkok prison, the out-there oddball is less punch line and more endearing. Yet it’s the connection between the main trio that’s most winning, mainly because the actors avoid cartoonishness. Cooper’s droll way with throwaway lines (well deployed in his Oscar-nominated turn in “Silver Linings Playbook”) has only improved. The wry Helms dials down the hysteria as Stu approaches his own self-revelation. Galifianakis, though, is the key here. Able to smash a scene to smithereens with the simplest of lines, the hirsute comic is as unpredictable as ever, yet takes director Todd Phillips’ bait to up the stakes. It’s a treat to see the loony man-child Alan blooming in love, friendship and even faux-fatherhood after a reunion with baby Carlos from the first film.

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Kristin Scott Thomas gets nasty at Cannes

Kristin Scott Thomas

CANNES, France — Kristin Scott Thomas is known for her cool, aristocratic demeanor in classic films such as 1994's Four Weddings and a Funeral and 1996's The English Patient. But now it's time for her to get nasty. Real nasty. The English-French actress, who turns 53 on Friday, takes on a very different role as the bloodthirsty head of a drug-running family hell-bent on revenge in Only God Forgives (out July 19). The film from writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn saw its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Thomas will shock — and delight — her fans as she chews her way through anyone in her path onscreen while inhaling long, thin cigarettes. The role has thrust her into the spotlight, a place usually reserved for her marquee co-star Ryan Gosling, who was pulled out of the festival because of last-minute film commitments. "She had no problem turning on the bitch switch," said Refn as the film was introduced to the international press. PHOTOS: The Cannes red carpet MORE: The latest Cannes coverage from USA TODAY "It's quite frightening," Thomas added with a laugh. The Hollywood Reporter was among the voices that instantly praised the "brilliant casting stroke." The industry magazine summed up her character as "a platinum-haired, poison-tongued ice queen who conjures thoughts of Lady Macbeth, Medea and Tamora from Titus Andronicus, as styled by Donatella Versace." You could throw in Salome as well, since Thomas' Crystal calls for the head of the people who killed her oldest son to be laid out on a platter. When told of the violent crimes that led to her son's death, she says with a shrug, "I'm sure he had his reasons." Crystal dishes out the scorn in her first moments onscreen, when she takes down hotel employees who won't let her into her suite after a long flight. But she saves her most blistering venom for her younger son Julian (Gosling), who disappoints her by not exacting revenge. During one lunch-from-hell scene, Crystal degrades him with discussions of his private parts and refers to his date by an entirely unprintable name. Refn says he incorporated the term into the script after asking Gosling for the most vile term that an American woman could be called. Thomas pulls it off coldly, but said she had trouble getting the word out when the cameras rolled. "It took me eight takes to actually pronounce it," she said. Thomas insists she was not trying to go up against her usual character type when she was offered the Only God Forgives role. "It kind of happened. When I first read the script I was so excited about playing someone far away from the upper-class thing that English people love to see me in. It wasn't like I needed to find a film that's going break this terrible shell I am trapped in. It was much more organic than that." The role also got more "wild and savage" as the filming progressed and the script morphed. "I think if it had been set up weeks ahead I would have been terrified by it," said Thomas. With Gosling on location in Detroit, it was left to the writer-director to defend the stylistic and brutal violence in Only God Forgives. It is even more extreme than in Refn and Gosling's first collaboration, Drive, which earned a director award at the 2011 Cannes festival. Refn referred to his approach to movie violence as "art" and said that he has a "fetish for violent emotions." Thomas seemed to be a little surprised to find herself presenting her Crystal character to the world, saying the attraction for her was mostly the opportunity to work with Refn. 

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4th place finish for DWTS fave Aly Raisman

4th place finish for DWTS fave Aly Raisman

Needham Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman fell short of her goal of winning “Dancing With the Stars” last night, finishing fourth with pro partner Mark Ballas. Country music singer Kellie Pickler, along with partner Derek Hough, claimed the 16th season championship of the ABC talent competition. “This is amazing! Oh, 
my God,” Kellie blurted 
after host Tom Bergeron 
announced her victory. Runner-up Zendaya led by one judges’ point through the final round, but viewer votes counted for half the final score. This win marks Hough’s fourth, a record for the franchise. In what truly was the “cruelest cut,” Aly was eliminated 20 minutes into the bloated two-hour finale and had to return after the commercial break to appear in a group number celebrating the female finalists. “I’m just sad it’s over,” Aly told the Herald after the show. “This has been the best experience ever. I’m going to miss everyone so much.” Conspiracy buffs have plenty to chew on. Bergeron announced 
that due to a glitch that prevented East Coast viewers from voting Monday night on ABC.com, all votes on the web site would be discarded and only votes via text, phone or Facebook would be considered. Asked how that hiccup might have affected her standings, Aly said, “It is what it is. I’m so happy for Kellie and Derek. The most important thing for me is that I had fun. I got fourth, and that’s OK.” To get to the results, viewers had to sit through filler punctuated by musical performances from Wynonna Judd, Psy, Pitbull and Jessica Sanchez. The judges were in a generous mood, giving the three remaining finalists — including NFL Super Bowl champion Jacoby Jones, who finished third, perfect scores for their instant dances. As for what might be next for her in the entertainment world, Aly said, “I don’t know. I like to take things one day at a time.” Her growth as a performer was one of the most remarkable arcs of the season. She needn’t hang up her shoes because “Dancing” is over. Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” could always 
use a celebrity mentor for 
its contestants.

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Robbie Collin reviews the first UK screening of Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan. 3 out of 5 stars Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby Robbie Collin By Robbie Collin, Chief Film Critic 7:52PM BST 13 May 2013 Comments1 Comment 12A cert, 143 min Dir: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher In 1927, Zelda Fitzgerald attended a screening of Paramount Pictures’ film adaptation of the novel that would come to define not only the literary career of her husband Francis Scott, but also the age in which he worked. “We saw The Great Gatsby in the movies,” she wrote to her daughter, Scottie. “It’s rotten and awful and terrible and we left.” Related Articles Luhrmann's Gatsby: not so great? 06 May 2013 How I rewrote 'The Great Gatsby' 13 May 2013 Cannes is still the greatest show on earth 10 May 2013 That first Gatsby film was released a year after Fitzgerald’s novel was published, and no remaining copy of it exists: a twist that would have pleased Zelda enormously. Neither she nor F Scott lived to see any of the four subsequent Gatsby adaptations — which include the dreary 1949 noir, the frigid 1974 version with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow and the already forgotten 2000 television movie — but it seems unlikely that any would have passed the Zelda test. My guess is that she would have checked out of Baz Luhrmann’s occasionally brilliant, often undernourished 3D version at around the 20-minute mark, when Myrtle Wilson pops a record on the gramophone in her New York apartment and the voice of the rapper Kanye West comes booming out, over a bass line that would shake the girders of the Empire State Building. The party that ensues looks like the best one you’ve never been invited to, with champagne sneezing its way across the screen in great, fizzy arcs, drenching the revellers’ silk slips and singlets. That’s Luhrmann’s style, but it’s not Fitzgerald’s, and there is surely no contradiction in praising the Australian director’s batty ambitions for this story while admitting that they often work against it. He lays on a cinematic buffet of such sense-addling, smack-you-in-the-face-with-a-halibut brazenness that it takes around an hour before you notice the film is finger-food and nothing more. On the plus side, it’s an all-you-can-eat deal. Leonardo DiCaprio is Jay Gatsby, the newly minted millionaire of West Egg, New York, and Carey Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan, the lost love he longs to win back. On the rare occasions Luhrmann gives them space to act in the pulsating frenzy of his Jazz Age world, both do a wonderful job. Tobey Maguire, meanwhile, is Nick Carraway, who acts as our guide to the three parallel worlds of the 1930s: Old Money, New Money and No Money. After the party at Myrtle’s, where we get the measure of Daisy’s cruel husband Tom (Joel Edgerton), we’re in West Egg at one of Gatsby’s house parties, where streamers arc through the air like paper rainbows, and dancing girls shimmy and whirl like Tasmanian devils on the rampage. The crucial moments of drama, however, are often drably handled, and when Gatsby and Tom finally have it out over Daisy’s future in a sweltering Manhattan hotel suite, you can’t help but wish that one of them had snuck in a glitter cannon. Luhrmann last worked with DiCaprio on his 1996 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, and the ending of that film felt so immediate that you prayed for Romeo to drop his vial of poison, or for Claire Danes’s Juliet to wake a minute sooner. Here, plot is something that happens when there’s nothing better to do. Luhrmann’s film, which opens the Cannes Film Festival tomorrow evening before arriving in British cinemas on Thursday, is the Gatsby that Gatsby himself would have made, and you can hear the director’s voice whenever DiCaprio speaks. “Do you think it’s too much?” frets Gatsby, after burying Nick’s living room in flowers in advance of his fateful afternoon tea with Daisy. “I think it’s what you want,” shrugs Nick. Then Gatsby, with a thoughtful look and no apology: “I think so, too.” 

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'American Idol' mainstay Randy Jackson

'American Idol' mainstay Randy Jackson

Fox reality singing competition's ratings have been 25% lower than last year which leaves Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban on hot seat Comments (86) By David Hinckley AND Don Kaplan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 11:19 AM Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 9:14 AM 633 149 0 Print Don’t get used to them! Reports are circulating thta ‘American Idol’ judge (from l.) Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are all on their way out. Don’t get used to them! Reports are circulating thta ‘American Idol’ judges (from l.) Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are all on their way out. Jackson (c.) confirmed that he's leaving the show. This "dawg" is giving up his golden bone. Veteran “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson announced Thursday that he’s leaving the Fox talent show — and he apparently isn’t the only one. An “insider” told The Wrap Thursday that Fox plans to start the show from scratch next time around, after a year of bad reviews and worse ratings. PHOTOS: 'AMERICAN IDOL' WINNERS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Outgoing judge Randy Jackson has been the last remaining judge on the show after Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul previously exited. Kevin Winter/Fox Outgoing judge Randy Jackson has been the last remaining judge on the show after Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul previously exited. That would mean not picking up the options of Jackson’s fellow judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. The Wrap also says executive producer Nigel Lythgoe could be gone. Only host Ryan Seacrest seems to be sticking around. RELATED: CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO SING ‘SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’ THEME American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, center, poses with judges, from left, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson before the 14th season of the reality singing competition kicked off - and became the lowest rated season in the history of the show. Michael Becker/AP American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, center, poses with judges, from left, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson before the 14th season of the reality singing competition kicked off - and became the lowest rated season in the history of the show. Jackson, known for addressing contestants as “dawg,” said in a statement that he’s bowing out. “Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on ‘American Idol’ I have decided it is time to leave after this season,” he said. “I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry,” said Jackson, who has been on the show since its inception in 2002. Asked if she was returning next season, Minaj addressed the brouhaha on Seacrest’s radio show Thursday. PHOTOS: WORST CELEBRITY FEUDS Executive Producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are looking at a complete overhaul for the show. Kelsey McNeal/FOX Executive Producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are looking at a complete overhaul for the show. “That’s a million-dollar question,” she said. “I have to say this all the time, but I want people to know it’s genuinely from my heart. I love the people on ‘Idol.’ I genuinely do. If I had to do this all over again, I would have done ‘Idol.’ Because it’s fun, it’s laughs. "I feel happy here and I have to thank them for giving me this chance,” Minaj added. “They could have picked anyone in the world. And they picked me. So that’s all I’ll say about that.” Fox declined to comment on the report, and representatives for the other judges could not immediately be reached. But there has been speculation for some time that the show plans radical changes for next year, and they start at the table with the Coca-Cola cups. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: SIMON COWELL LOOKS TO SHUFFLE THE DECK FOR 'X FACTOR' Nothing to smile about: ‘Idol’ has dropped nearly 25% in the ratings from last season, which was the previous low. Nothing to smile about: ‘Idol’ has dropped nearly 25% in the ratings from last season, which was the previous low. “Idol” has dropped almost 25% in the ratings from last year, when the ratings were the lowest in show history. It has also lost much of its traditional buzz, even as it builds toward the coronation of the winner next week. Like Fox’s “The X Factor” and NBC’s competing “The Voice,” “Idol” bet millions on big-name celebrity judges. Critics warned that this could take focus away from the competitors, and there are signs that the show creators may now agree. Original “Idol” judge Simon Cowell, now of “The X Factor,” called a meeting of his team in the last few days to say that he wants judges with “chemistry,” not pop-culture fame. “Idol” has the additional problem of its audience growing older. Its average viewer was 48 last year, compared to 34 when the show started. Still, Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly has repeatedly pointed out that even if it has declined from its peak,“Idol” is still a huge moneymaker for the network. Kantar Media, a TV industry analysis firm, says the show drew $836 million in ad revenue last year, soaring well above almost everything else on television.

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The Great Gatsby' director Baz Luhrmann

The Great Gatsby' director Baz Luhrmann

The Great Gatsby' 'captures summer in New York... accurately... viscerally,' the director said. 'The Great Gatsby' stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular character and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. By Zorianna Kit, Reuters / May 11, 2013 'The Great Gatsby' stars Leonardo DiCaprio (l.) and Tobey Maguire (r.). Victoria Will/Invision/AP Enlarge Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on stumbleupon Share on email Film director Baz Luhrmann hopes that his film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" will kick off a summer of extravagant Gatsby-inspired parties. Related stories The 50 best movies of all time Chapter & Verse 'The Great Gatsby' movie tie-in cover rankles some fans Chapter & Verse 'The Great Gatsby' trailer features new plot points, music Ads by Google Entertainment on Facebook Follow Your Favorite Celebrities On Facebook. Sign Up Today! www.Facebook.com Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS of The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital Edition "Is there a book that captures summer in New York more accurately, more viscerally than 'The Great Gatsby'? I don't think so," Luhrmann told Reuters. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and with a soundtrack produced by rapper Jay-Z, the film has struck promotional partnerships with clothing retailer Brooks Brothers, jeweler Tiffany & Co. and Moet & Chandon champagne. RECOMMENDED: The 50 best movies of all time "The idea is that you don't just come see the movie, but also celebrate that extraordinary book throughout the summer," the Australian director said of his version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s tale of decadence and illusion. "There's an intoxication that (protagonist) Jay Gatsby used to draw all of New York into his glittering parties and his mysterious gardens." The film, shot mostly in Australia, was a long time coming. Its release date was originally set for December 2012 but was pushed to May, causing speculation as to what was happening behind the scenes. Luhrmann, who also directed the 2001 musical "Moulin Rouge," said the biggest issue was the unrelenting bad weather that kept halting production. "It didn't rain once or twice, it rained five times," Luhrmann said. "I got shut down so many times that we had to reconvene in February (2012). When we reconvened, it rained again!" It wasn't just the lousy weather that wreaked havoc on the schedule. Luhrmann said he got hit by a crane during production just before Christmas 2011. "I wasn't going to die, but I had four stitches and a concussion," he said. "We just had to shut down at that point." With visual effects also taking longer than anticipated, Luhrmann felt confident he could still deliver the film in time for release on Dec. 25, 2012. Then another glitch occurred. Quentin Tarantino's slavery-era movie "Django Unchained," also starring DiCaprio, had the identical release date. That would have forced the actor to simultaneously promote two vastly different films during Hollywood's awards season. Movie studio Warner Bros. ultimately rescheduled "The Great Gatsby" for a summer release, which Luhrmann said was a good fit. The movie is also opening the Cannes film festival on May 15. "The convincing point for me was that the book is set in the sweltering summer," said Luhrmann. "All the action takes place during one summer period." It's mostly franchise action films playing at theaters this summer. May alone brings "Iron Man 3," "Fast & Furious 6," "The Hangover Part III" and "Star Trek Into Darkness." Luhrmann says he isn't too concerned about the competition. "Those summer blockbusters? I get it," he said. "Yet what we are saying with 'Gatsby' is our film shouldn't live or die in one weekend. We've got to play throughout the entire summer. It's going to be the summer of Gatsby."

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Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a rebuke

Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a rebuke

A troupe of street drummers got a shock when Helen Mirren, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, emerged from a London theatre to berate them for disrupting her show. Mirren is starring in "The Audience," a drama about the weekly meetings between the queen and Britain's prime ministers over her 60-year reign. Outside noise became too much for the actress to bear during Saturday's performance. Mirren acknowledged to the Daily Telegraph newspaper that she used less-than-royal language in her rant. "I'm afraid there were a few 'thespian' words used," Mirren was quoted as saying. "They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately. "I felt rotten, but on the other hand they were destroying our performance so something had to be done." The drummers were marching through London's West End to promote As One in the Park, a gay music festival being held later this month. "Not much shocks you on the gay scene," parade organiser Mark McKenzie told the Telegraph. "But seeing Helen Mirren dressed as the queen cussing and swearing and making you stop your parade - that's a new one." Chris Dangerfield, a comedian, was filming the drummers from his nearby balcony when a cardigan-wearing figure burst through the stage door, gesticulating wildly. Dangerfield said he couldn't hear what Mirren was saying over the drumming, but "I could tell it was hostile." "I talked to a few of the drummers this morning," he said Monday. "The conductor, who really got it in the ear, said he was terrified." Festival spokesman Mark Williams said organisers "are terribly upset if we caused her any distress. If she'd like to let her hair down and attend the festival she'd be more than welcome." 

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Kim Kardashian Marrying Kanye West In Big Sur

Kim Kardashian Marrying Kanye West In Big Sur

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Valentino Haute-Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week Fall / Winter 2012/13 at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild on July 4, 2012 in ParisCaption Is Kim Kardashian ready to jump back into marriage now that she’s single again? Not exactly. Despite a report claiming the pregnant reality star and beau Kanye West are planning an evening beach wedding under the moon and stars, with Kim dead set on throwing the bash in Big Sur, Calif., her rep tells E! the report is “100 percent false.” PHOTOS: The Many Men Of Kim Kardashian While the couple has yet to officially speak out regarding whether they plan to tie knot, Kanye got tongues wagging this week when he broke his long Twitter silence with two simple words, “June Eighteen.” It is unknown whether the cryptic Tweet reveals the due date of his and Kim’s baby, or their wedding, or perhaps the release of new music by the rapper.

  

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