'American Idol' Results: Elise Testone Sent Back Home

 Another contestant has reached the end of her "American Idol" journey. After two weeks of shocking elimination episodes, the FOX singing competition narrowed down the remaining Top 6 to five on Thursday, April 26 night by revealing that Elise Testone was the one who has to bid goodbye this week.

Being the oldest of season 11's finalists, the 28-year-old teacher from Charleston, South Carolina had survived several trips to the bottom three before, but received the fewest viewer votes out of the reported 58 million votes cast following Wednesday's performance episode. She was joined by Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine.

Testone received mixed reviews from the judges for her performance of Queen's "I Want It All" and Jimi Hendrix's "Bold as Love". While Jennifer Lopez praised her rendition of "I Want It All", Randy Jackson told her that her second choice of song "wasn't the right song for this time in the competition." In the end, she exited the show singing Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".

The Thursday show was kicked off with a performance of "Somebody to Love" by an official Queen tribute band dubbed The Queen Extravaganza. It also saw season 10 contestant Stefano Langone delivering his debut single "I'm on a Roll", and Katy Perry presenting a military-themed "Part of Me".

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Chris Brown Denies Breeding Dogs for Profit

 Chris Brown was reported breeding and selling puppies for profit, prompting animal rights activists to voice their protests. But Brown's representative denied that it was a business, saying the singer sold the seven pitbull pups so that they can find good homes.

Brown's mother/manager Joyce Hawkins posted a link on her Twitter on Monday, April 23 of CB Breeds. On the website, Brown's photos holding newborn puppies were featured along with the offer to buy them for $1,000 a pup. "CHRIS BROWN PUPPIES FOR SALE," Hawkins tweeted.

PETA quickly criticized Brown's decision to breed dogs while there are a lot of them in pounds ready to be adopted. "There is no such thing as a responsible breeder while wonderful dogs are being put down in animal shelters across the country for lack of a good home. This is a moneymaking scheme, and Brown will count the suckers who fall for it as he counts the money on the way to the bank," PETA told E! News in a statement. "Shelters will count the bodies in the barrel. As Justin Bieber, Kellan Lutz and Rocsi Diaz say, 'Adopt, never buy'."

A publicist for Brown later released a statement to straighten things up, saying the puppies were part of a litter birthed by his family's dogs back home in Virginia. "He loves animals, especially dogs," said the rep.

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Rep: Lindsay Lohan Will Be at White House Dinner Despite Missing Flight

 Despite missing her flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Friday, April 27 afternoon, Lindsay Lohan is still expected to come to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. TMZ claimed that the 25-year-old starlet will catch a later flight, as her representative Steve Honig assured Mail Online, "She will be at the dinner."

When asked about the reason behind Lohan's no show at the LAX airport, Honig replied, "I don't know and who really cares?" The spokeman further stated that the actress, who has been set to portray Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime's "Liz & Dick", will be attending with her lawyer Shawn Holley, and added that "she will not be giving a speech."

Also asked to share her thought on report that Lohan missed her flight was Greta van Susteren, who invited the starlet to the annual dinner organized by the White House Correspondents' Association. The Fox News host and former lawyer expressed no worry as she told Politico on Friday, "The dinner isn't until tomorrow."

Per Mail Online, Lohan failed to board the flight to D.C. after enjoying a night of partying at the Chateau Marmont after filming a guest starring role on "Glee". The "Herbie: Fully Loaded" actress allegedly came to the Hollywood hotspot with a friend after midnight and stayed until the earlier hours.

Meanwhile, it was noted that on board of the flight Lohan missed was George Clooney. The leading man of "The Descendants" has also got an invitation to the White House dinner along with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Sofia Vergara, Charlize Theron, Josh Hutcherson and Reese Witherspoon.

van Susteren herself has been met with criticism for inviting Lohan to the high profile event. Meghan McCain, the daughter of John McCain, tweeted on Thursday, "Let me get this straight Greta Van Sustern is bringing Lindsay Lohan to the WHC Dinner but has a moral offense to Louie C.K.?"

Meghan was referring to van Susteren's call for boycott after learning that the comedian would headline the event. van Susteren wrote on her blog at the time, "A media association has hired the pig, Louis C.K., to be their headliner for the big media dinner? Really? I am not going. I refuse to go. Everyone in the media should join me in this boycott."

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Beyonce Knowles Dubbed 2012 World's Most Beautiful Woman by People Magazine

 PEOPLE has picked its world's most beautiful woman for 2012, and Beyonce Knowles is topping the list. Featured on the special double issue cover of the magazine in a white dress and turqouise jewelry, the 16-time Grammy winner claims, "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth."

The songstress wife of Jay-Z elaborated, "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a sense of purpose on this earth." Having welcomed daughter Blue Ivy Carter on January 7, she gushed, "The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word 'love' means something completely different now."

While this is not the first time Beyonce made it into the list, PEOPLE's editor Janet Mock noted on her Twitter account that it's the "first time in 9 years that a black woman lands this coveted cover." Last year, the title of Most Beautiful Woman went to a Latina with the crowning of "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez.

Landing on the runner-up spot this year was Sofia Vergara. The "Modern Family" star insisted that she's "not ashamed" of being considered a bombshell because she believes "it has opened doors" for her. She added with a laugh, "I am on these lists for 'best ass' or 'most beautiful' with women like Mila Kunis, who's, like, 20 years old. I have a son that age!"

Rounding up the top 10 were "Snow White and the Huntsman" star Charlize Theron, "Mirror Mirror" lead Lily Collins, "Revenge" actress Madeleine Stowe, "Mad Men" beauty Christina Hendricks, Oscar nominee Michelle Williams, Robin Thicke's wife Paula Patton, country crooner Miranda Lambert and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.

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Ke$ha Blames Traffic for Urinating in the Street

 Ke$ha seems to be proud of her recent antic. The "Tik Tok" hitmaker revealed early Wednesday, April 25 morning that being stuck in a traffic jam has forced her to take a leak in the street. Instead of being embarrassed about it, she took to her Twitter account to offer her followers with a photographic evidence.

In the picture, the co-writer of Britney Spears' single "Till the World Ends" is captured squatting down outdoors with her pants pulled down. Along with it, she wrote, "pee pee on the street. PoPo come n get me if u can find meeee. I blame traffik." Per California law, she could have been charged with a $270 fine if police caught her in action.

It wasn't the first time Ke$ha didn't use the proper place to relieve herself. Back in 2010, she was forced to explain why she urinated in the sink of a London pub. "People made a big deal about me peeing in the sink but that wasn't that shocking. I wasn't even drunk. It's an animal instinct as a human and as an animal. I had to pee," she said. "And outside there's paparazzi everywhere - what am I supposed to do?"

The peeing incident aside, the 'We R Who We R' singer recently opened up to Glamour magazine about having a successful career as a female rock 'n' roll musician. "I know that I have balls. I have bigger balls than a lot of the men that I meet. I'm just a ballsy motherf**ker," she gushed. "I'm not afraid of pushing boundaries. That's what you have to do to become an icon."

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Hulk Hogan Fires Off Cease and Desist Letter Over Sex Tape Pictures

 Hulk Hogan has yet to shake off the sex tape scandal hitting him in early March. Less than two months after the tape featuring him and an unidentified brunette woman was being shopped around, the WWE Hall of Famer is forced to take legal action to stop the spreading of the video's screengrabs on the Internet.

According to TMZ, the 58-year-old has through his lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to TheDirty.com editor Nik Richie to take down the photos. "As you know, should a sex tape or photographs of Mr. Bollea exist, they were taken without his consent and therefore the same would constitute a felony in the State of Florida," so the lawyer reportedly wrote.

TheDirty.com first brought out the black-and-white image of Hogan and the unidentified female to attention on Monday, April 23. At the time, the site suggested that the woman could be Bubba the Love Sponge's wife Heather Clem. The site has yet retracted the photos as demanded, and TMZ claimed that Richie has "no plans to remove the pictures".

Hogan himself has talked about his sex tape during the phone interview with TMZ back in March. He said that he can't remember the woman in the tape. "It wasn't just one brunette I was running pretty wild for a few months," he explained. "During that time, I don't even remember people's names, much less girls."

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Report: Kim Kardashian Hopes to Become Power Couple With Kanye West

 Rumors relating to Kim Kardashian's romance with Kanye West continue to build up. After the pair offered up public displays of affection in the past few days, words came out that the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" might be looking to become a power couple with the "Heartless" rapper.

On Wednesday, April 25, the Chicago Sun Times cited an inside source as saying, "I'm beginning to think she's hoping it becomes something like 'Brangelina [nickname for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie]'." The publication additionally mentioned that the pair might have already discussed about "potential joint consumer product marketing ideas they could pursue."

Speaking of the pair's chemistry, the inside source gushed, "You can just sense it whenever you're around them. There's a nice vibe between the two of them." However, when asked if the 31-year-old reality star has been "increasingly using 'Kimye' to describe them," the insider responded only with laugh.

While insider believes the rumored pair are very sexually attracted to each other, Kim's estranged husband Kris Humphries allegedly thinks it was another of her publicity stunts and will likely use it in divorce trial. "The crux of Kris' case for annulment is that Kim married him under fraudulent pretenses and did it for her reality show," a source explained to Radar Online.

"Team Humphries wants to know if producers of the Kardashian reality shows were in contact with Kanye West prior to the new couple dating or going public with their relationship and what those conversations consisted of. When did Kim develop romantic feelings for Kanye and why after publicly stating she wouldn't feature any future romantic relationships on her reality shows, did she do a complete 360?"

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'Dancing with the Stars' All-Star Season Planned, Mario Lopez Asked to Join

 "Dancing with the Stars" may welcome back its former contestants to the ballroom next season. Mario Lopez, who finished second in the third season of the reality show, has spilled the beans that an all-star edition of the dancing competition is being planned and he has been offered to participate.

"They're doing a Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars this next season," he told Kelly Ripa when guest hosting "Live! With Kelly" on Wednesday, April 25. "They called me to do it." On whether or not he will sign up for it, the "Extra" host said, "I just don't know how I'd be able to pull it off."

Lopez broke the news of the all-star season when he and Ripa were talking about Gladys Knight's elimination. "I thought she was doing amazing," so the Mike Hamoui of "Nip/Tuck" commented on the soul singer, who got the boot on Tuesday night.

A source told Gossip Cop that Lopez's statement was "premature," but said that a "DWTS" all-star edition is possible. ABC, meanwhile, has not released any words regarding the alleged plans for next season.

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Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron Get Dolled Up for Shirley MacLaine's Birthday

 Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron are in the mood of playing dress-ups. The "Back to December" singer and the "Glee" actress put on vintage pastel dresses, gloves and flower crowns on Tuesday, April 24 as they got together with two of their girl friends for a special dinner in honor of Shirley MacLaine's 78th birthday.

Both stars took to their Twitter account to share several photos from their fun night out at Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge. Along with the pictures, Swift wrote, "We dressed up full-time fancy and went out in celebration of Shirley MacLaine's birthday," while Agron tweeted, "Had a long day & don't know what to celebrate later...? Because you need a moment to be young? Find your moments..."

MacLaine was Swift's co-star in 2010's ensemble film "Valentine's Day". The "Downton Abbey" actress didn't join the girls for the dinner, but one of Swift's photos showed that the foursome ordered a special dessert with "Happy Birthday, Shirley MacLaine!" written decoratively on the plate in her honor.

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Kevin Feige Responds to Complaints That 'Avengers' Is 'Too Comedic'

 Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige has responded to some early reviews which suggested that "The Avengers" is "too comedic" for a superhero movie. Admitting that he hasn't read about the criticisms, Feige explained that the Earth's Mightiest Heroes movie was indeed created to make people laugh.

"I think it's very important. We want to see the audience wrapped in laughter, cheers," Feige told Italian site Comicus, as translated by Comic Book Movie. "That's why we made the movie. I haven't read those complaints yet but we have always wanted this movie to have a particular sense of humor."

"We think it allows a broader audience to enjoy it," Feige, who also serves as a producer for the highly anticipated movie, added. "It's like it works in real life: you have to get to the audience's heart through humor, laughter."

During the chat, Feige also discussed how much the Ultimate Universe influenced the story in "The Avengers". He explained, "The Ultimates was an amazing reinvention of The Avengers."

"Mark Millar and Joe Quesada sat down more than ten years ago and said, 'If we had to reinvent The Avengers universe today what would we do? How would we change it?' so they were asking and answering the same questions we always do when we have to start to make a movie."

"And they changed Nick Fury from an old World War II man to Samuel L. Jackson basically. We really liked that version. I must say also some interactions between Black Widow and Hawkeye was directly inspired by The Ultimate, and maybe some other characters, but the spirit and the heart of it is in the very original portrayal," Feige said.

As for the villain, Feige opened up that Loki was the only one that crossed his mind when the movie was first pitched. "Loki was always the one we knew would do a big villain portrayal in The Avengers, particularly because it was the character in the very first Avengers comic-book in 1963, who caused trouble and made the Avengers sort of join up against him," he explained.

"So we loved that. Just we had written a few other characters in early drafts, not very famous Marvel characters but few others working on the side of Loki, but it just became too much," the producer continued. "There are a lot of people in this movie already. But we have started to think about who the villain could be in the next, future movie."

Starring Chris Evans as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk and Tom Hiddleston as Loki, "The Avengers" will make its way out onto the U.S. theaters on May 4.

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Lindsay and Michael Lohan React to Rosie O'Donnell Diss

 Both Lindsay Lohan and her father Michael are not keeping quiet after Rosie O'Donnell talked bad about the actress on NBC's "Today". Rosie took a jab at Lindsay for portraying Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime TV movie, saying "I don't think she's right for the role, and I don't think she's capable at this point of doing what's needed to portray that character. I think the interest level in her has waned significantly."

Through her representative, Lindsay responded in a statement to E! News, "I think Rosie should focus on her own career and stop worrying about everyone else's." But her father wasn't keeping the nice words. "Who the hell is Rosie O'Donnell to judge anyone, especially Lindsay, who has far more talent than Rosie ever had?" he told TMZ.

Michael pointed out Rosie's recent failure in keeping her talk show on air and her adoption fame. "Lindsay's talent isn't limited to being a comedian or getting notoriety for adopting and raising a bunch of kids. Sure, [Lindsay] has her pitfalls, but she is 25, and how old is Rosie?" he said, adding "Two failed talk shows, a failed marriage, etc ...He/she who is without sin. May they cast the first stone."

Rosie was particularly questioning about Lindsay's well-being in doing movies at this point of life. "I feel very sorry for her," she told the hosts of "Today". "I think she needs a lot of help. She needs a lot of time away." And when Donny Deutch compared Lindsay to "this generation's Elizabeth Taylor", Rosie said, "You're out of your mind!. You're a crackhead ...The last thing she did good she was 16!"

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Heidi Klum Covers Nudity With Body Paint for Beauty Brand Ad

 Heidi Klum has stripped naked for another photo shoot. Having posed in the buff for the May issue of Allure magazine recently, the "Project Runway" host made use of her personal site on Tuesday, April 24 to uncover a picture of her lying against a white backdrop in nothing but colorful body paint.

In the posting, the 38-year-old supermodel dished that the colorful image came from her latest photo shoot with Astor Cosmetics, and was done to celebrate the beauty brand's 60th anniversary of the brand. She went on to reveal that the intricate body paint design was the work of makeup artist Joanne Gair, and took 12 hours to complete.

"But this actually wasn't the first time she has painted me from head to toe," she continued sharing. "This was probably close to the 13th time I've been body painted by her, so I'm used to getting it done - the process takes awhile, so you have to be good at being patient! I don't mind sitting still for such a long time though, it's a living piece of art that I'm so honored to be a part of."

Speaking of her body, Klum recently told Allure that it has never been touched by any cosmetic surgery procedures. "I'm proud to be able to say, in this day and age, I haven't done anything," declared the estranged wife of Seal. "Everyone has a view of what's pretty and what's not pretty, and [surgery] just doesn't look pretty to me. Especially when I see it on really young girls."

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New 'Avengers' Clip Sees How Agent Coulson Recruits Steve Rogers

 Walt Disney Pictures has unveiled another clip for "The Avengers". This new snippet focuses on a scene where Agent Phil Coulson tells Steve Rogers that he's honored to have Captain America on board. During the conversation, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent also explains to Steve that he has made some modifications to the Cap's old-schooled uniform.

Steve a.k.a Captain America is among the Earth's Mightiest Heroes recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D., which is led by Nick Fury, to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Along with Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Hulk, the Cap must fight Loki, a genius supervillain no single hero could ever withstand.

Starring as Steve and Phil respectively are Chris Evans and Clark Gregg. Joining them in the starry cast ensemble are Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston.

Disney will release the Joss Whedon-directed superhero ensemble movie in the U.S. cinemas on May 4.

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Nude Shot of Madonna Expected to Sell for Over $10K at Auction

 A provocative photo of Madonna has been put up on sale. The black-and-white image featuring the Material Girl in the nude with just a strategically placed bed sheet to cover her bottom half will go up for auction at Bonham's in New York City on May 8. Fox News reported that it is expected to bring in over $10,000.

In the nude picture taken by fashion photographer Steven Meisel, the "Girl Gone Wild" singer sports bleach-blonde hair and dark eye make-up. She stares seductively into the camera as she places a lit cigarette into her mouth. The image was actually intended for her controversial 1992 book, "Sex", which contains a series of sexually provocative and explicit images.

Of the picture, Judith Eurich from the sale room told Daily Mail, "This is an absolutely stunning image and it is just a beautiful tone of grey. It is not just black and white it is grey and silvery. Madonna was posing for a number of photographers at the time this was taken in the 1990s when she was in her early 30s."

"She was going through a phase of having bleach blonde hair and heavy dark eye make-up that gave her a dramatic look - and of course she has a gorgeous body," Eurich continued. "She is a very healthy person and I'd imagine the cigarette is just a prop to make her look sexy and sultry. There are Madonna superfans and devotees across the world who would love to own it."

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Justin Bieber Cozying Up to Selena Gomez Look-Alike on 'Boyfriend' Video Shoot

 Justin Bieber might not get his real-life girlfriend Selena Gomez to star in his music video, but he found an alternative by tapping a model who looked quite a bit like the "Hit the Lights" singer. He's spotted filming a scene for "Boyfriend" music video with the brunette in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend.

Wearing an all-black ensemble and a pair of gold sneakers, Bieber got up close and personal with the model who rocked a pair of daisy dukes and a two-layer sleeveless top. In other pictures, he's seen sitting behind the wheel of a fancy sport car. "great shoot today. gonna chill the rest of the night. heading to the UK tomorrow," he tweeted.

As if having Gomez's doppelganger was not enough, Bieber got a visit from the "Spring Breakers" actress herself that day. Despite previously calling her kiss-cam moment with the Canadian popstar at the Lakers game "humiliating," she didn't play coy when flaunting her affection to him in between breaks of the video shoot on Saturday, April 21.

"Boyfriend" is taken from Bieber's new album "Believe", which is due in the U.S. on June 19. He is scheduled to perform the single on the finale of "The Voice" on May 8. For the album, he worked with Taylor Swift, Drake, Usher and Adam Levine among other stars.

Most recently, he revealed his desire to work with One Direction. "They are great guys, and I am always looking to work with people who have talent and I like," he told The Daily Star. "I think there could potentially be a great chemistry between us. We were both in the same recording studio a couple of weeks back, not doing stuff together it was just coincidence. But maybe next time we can record together."

Talking about another of his boyband buddy, The Wanted, who went on tour with him last year, Bieber said, "I've got nothing bad to say against The Wanted but the One Direction guys are my buddies and make great music so I would always have to back their corner."

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