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Martin Short: The "humble comedy legend" Actor Martin Short calls himself a "humble comedy legend." It has been a busy few months for the versatile funnyman -- he's released a new book and has returned to the Broadway stage for his fourth show "It's Only a Play," reports CBS News correspondent Jamie Wax.It's obvious the Tony winner is right at home on stage. "I think what's fascinating about theater is you try to achieve something that no one can ever achieve, which is perfection," Short said.16PhotosMartin ShortThis Funnyman of TV, Stage and Screen Also Has a Serious SideThe current production in which he stars tells the story of the opening night of a Broadway show, as cast members, the director and writer nervously await reviews. He replaced Nathan Lane in January and has slipped seamlessly into the cast, said co-star and old pal Matthew Broderick."He's so great. And you know, if you're going lose Nathan Lane, it's very nice to have Martin Short come in," Broderick said.Short is back on stage eight times a week in front of a live audience."There's no greater excitement for an actor than to be in New York City doing a play. It's the thing you fantasize when you're a little kid," he said.Short is best known for his characters, many of which he developed on the stage of Improv group Second City and later on the "Second City Television" show and "Saturday Night Live."When asked if he has a favorite character, Short said, "I'm usually more interested if someone says, 'Hey, do you know what my favorite character is?'""I did this film, 'Clifford,' this unusual 10-year-old boy. It's amazing how many people will talk about that unusual ten-year-old boy," he said.He also mentioned Ned Nederlander, his character from "¡Three Amigos!""If you're 42 and you're a male, often that's the guy they'll pick. So I'm more interested in what people might say to me," Short said.His book "I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend" was originally supposed to be subtitled, "Stroke Me, Lady Fame," but Short though that would offend some readers.As the title suggests, the book tells of more than just Short's comedy successes. One section discusses the loss of his wife, Nancy, to ovarian cancer in 2012."It becomes horrible for a while and then you accept the loss. I mean, I have three children. And you have to figure it out," he said. "My analogy in the book I say is, it's like, you know, you're halfway over the ocean and one of the engines of the jet goes up but you still have 365 passengers. You've got to -- it's a little tougher to keep equilibrium going, but you have to land that plain safely." To watch Short teach Jamie Wax his comedic genius, watch the video in the player above.

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"Empire" episode 10 recap: Into the Lyons' den "Empire's" penultimate episode ended with a bang Wednesday night, as hip-hop mogul Lucious Lyon squared away his plans for Empire Entertainment's IPO and attempted to do the same in his personal life.Last week: "Empire" episode 9 recap: The Lyon's share"God didn't need no help," Lucious tells Camilla when he threatens her in his office. "And neither do I."Here's a look at how the Lyon family dealt with the "Sins of the Father" and how the stage is set for next week's show-stopping two-hour finale.LUCIOUSThe Empire head honcho continued to try and control his company and everyone in it this week, from shooting down Jamal's plans for fatherhood to paying Camilla (Naomi Campbell) to leave Hakeem and the country, to a too-little-too-late declaration to Cookie."You don't care about nothing but yourself," his ex rebuffs him when he tells her he wants her back in his life, personally and professionally (and cheated his sons' shares in the company to do so). "Everything you touch, you destroy. Look at what you did to my sons."Even his so-called sacrifice at the end was somewhat selfish, telling Olivia's murderous ex Reg that he was the father of little Lola did nothing to prevent the man's violent actions and arguably served to splinter his family even further."You just don't want to die alone," Cookie tells him, hinting at the rapidly approaching possibility.News: "Empire" dream cast: 12 actors we want to reunite with Lee Daniels on season 2COOKIELike Lucious, Cookie doesn't know what to make of Andre's bipolar diagnosis, but unlike her hard-headed ex, she almost immediately breaks down and apologizes to her oldest son for not being there for him. She continues to put her family first, when Lucious makes her head of A&R and tells her she can have whatever she wants, her response is immediate: "I want you to be a better father."Aside from her family drama, Cookie was also dealing with her budding relationship with Malcolm this week, ultimately choosing him over her ex at episode's end when she asks the head of security to take her away after rejecting Lucious' offer to share his life and company once again.ANDREThe eldest Lyon son was in a dark place this week, despite getting the mental help he needs and his plans for the company's IPO finally coming to fruition. Lucious' rejection of his eldest son and his disorder, both in the flashbacks and in the present day, has made Andre despondent. He returns to Empire at the end of the episode, but not even little Lola could bring a real smile to his face.Watch: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett comes out: "There's never been a closet that I've been in"JAMALThe middle Lyon son was prepared to take over his fatherly responsibilities this week, even against the wishes of new flame Ryan, before Olivia returned, bringing with her the news that Jamal was likely not the little girl's father. Lola's departure should have been a relief that allowed Jamal to focus solely on his budding career, but the bond he had clearly formed with the little girl made it a truly heartbreaking moment.HAKEEMThe youngest Lyon continues to be a bright spot in otherwise dark and heavy episodes. From his adorable flat top in the flashbacks to his concern and dedication to his brothers, the "new sound" isn't the only impressive thing about Hakeem. Not even Lucious' betrayal could shake the young impresario.DISHONORABLE MENTION: VERNONLucious' right-hand man was all over the place this week, and we can only assume that his erratic behavior will come to a head in next week's two-hour finale. From his growing drug problem to bringing Olivia and her abusive ex Reg to the Lyon mansion, Vernon might know where all of Lucious' bodies are buried (literally), but it appears he is becoming more trouble than he is worth.Video: "Empire" stars on the show's music: "It's the Air We Breathe"GUEST STAR HALL OF FAMEBoth Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson made cameos in "Sins of the Father," the former in flashbacks as a singing star during the start of Empire's heyday. Hudson appeared as Andre's music therapist, who seems to be developing a somewhat unprofessional relationship with her client. We can't wait to see more of both stars in next week's finale.BEST SONGHakeem's "new sound" was great, but perhaps the cutest moment of the whole series so far came when Jamal and "Uncle Hakeem" went to tuck little Lola into bed, and sang her the song that Jamal wrote for her.Watch: Everything you need to know bout "Empire," TV's most talked-about new showCOOKIE OF THE WEEKThe mama Lyon got a few more solid jabs in at "Yoko" Camilla before Lucious sent Hakeem's lady love back across the pond."She got her drawers wrapped around my baby's neck," Cookie tells Lucious when the couple arrives at the mansion to debut Hakeem's new sound. "He can't breathe."Watch: Inside the Secret Formula to Fox's 'Empire,' TV's Next Big Hit

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Vince Gilligan: Stop throwing pizzas at "Breaking Bad" house "Breaking Bad" watchers will remember that moment in season 3 when Walter White (Bryan Cranston) throws a pizza in frustration and it lands, perfectly, on the roof of his home. Apparently, some fans have tried to recreate that moment at the house used as the White family home on the show, and series creator Vince Gilligan is not happy at all about their pizza-throwing antics.PlayVideoCBS This MorningVince Gilligan: "Breaking Bad" was "lightning in a bottle"The famed creator of AMC's "Breaking Bad" discusses the finale of the show, its alternate endings, how Charlie Rose became a performer on the sho..."They're throwing pizzas on roofs and stuff like that. Let me tell you: There is nothing funny or original or cool about throwing pizzas on this lady's roof. It is just not funny. It's been done before. You're not the first," Gilligan said during a podcast for his "Breaking Bad" spinoff, "Better Call Saul."He added that some of those fans have also been rude to the homeowners, whom Gilligan described as "the two nicest people in the world," when they've asked people to stay off the property."People live in these houses, and they are trying to go about their lives day in and day out like we all are," Gilligan added.Actor Jonathan Banks, who plays enforcer Mike Ehrmantraut on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul," echoed Gilligan's sentiments on the podcast, but channeled his no-nonsense character while doing so."If I catch you doing it, I will hunt you down," Banks said. "It's not cool."

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"Homeland" season 5 heading to Europe, Carrie leaving CIA "Homeland" is going to jump forward in time between its fourth and fifth seasons, the executive producer of the Showtime spy drama revealed over the weekend. "We're going to take about a two-year forward jump," Alex Gansa said Friday at the opening night of PaleyFest, the annual TV celebration at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.On the purple carpet, Gansa said the next "Homeland" season will be filmed in Europe, most likely in Berlin. He said the setting would be Germany.The fourth season of "Homeland" was shot in Cape Town, South Africa, which doubled for Islamabad and Kabul.Gansa later told the PaleyFest audience that CIA officer Carrie Mathison, played by series star Claire Danes, will no longer be an intelligence officer.Many of the "Homeland" crew members said the fourth season was critical to the series, given the death Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) at the end of season 3. So the show got a "reboot," said director Lesli Linka Glatter, referring to the fourth season's new plot direction and darker-than-ever twists.Showtime renewed the show for a fifth season in November.PaleyFest organizers said about 20,000 fans were expected over the course of the 10-day festival. Other events include screenings and conversations with the casts of "Girls," "Scandal," "Jane the Virgin," "Glee" and "Modern Family," among others.

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Johnny Depp injured on location for "Pirates of the Caribbean" film Johnny Depp suffered an injury to his hand over the weekend while filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" on location in Australia.A source has confirmed to ET that Depp will be flown back to the United States to receive medical treatment and surgery.News: 19 movies that have made over $1 billion at the box officeDetails surrounding Depp's injury have not been revealed, however the injury was not sustained during filming, Variety reports.According to Disney, the accident will only have a minimal impact on the film's production, and the film's set release date of July 7, 2017, is not expected to change.In "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," the fifth installment in the massively successful franchise, Depp reprises his role as the iconic pirate Jack Sparrow and must face off against the vengeful ghost pirate Captain Salazar, played by Javier Bardem.News: Harrison Ford leaves hospital after "Star Wars" injuryGeoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom will return to the franchise, and "The Maze Runner's" Kaya Scodelario and "The Giver's" Brenton Thwaites will co-star.Recently, Depp spoke with ET at the premiere of his comedy "Mortdecai," where he admitted that he was "weird." Check out the funny interview here.

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Watch the latest "Avengers: Age of Ultron" trailer There's a new (third, if you're keeping count) trailer out for "Avengers: Age of Ultron," giving the latest peek at what's in store for Marvel's superhero supergroup.The video, unveiled Wednesday, sets up the backstory for the villainous Ultron (voiced by James Spader), an artificially-intelligent robot of Tony Stark's creation out to destroy humanity -- and the Avengers too, while he's at it.It's got some new footage (Thor taunting Ultron and his minions, more of franchise newcomers Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch) and big battle scenes, but watch through to the very end for something even bigger -- the first real glimpse of what looks to be Paul Bettany as Vision. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits theaters on May 1. Check out the trailer below:

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Obama begins sales pitch on trade to wary U.S. public President Barack Obama on Saturday began a broad sales pitch to the U.S. public about the merits of free trade deals, an area in which he faces stiff resistance from many in his own Democratic party.Obama has said he wants to work with Congressional Republicans to finalize the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, an agreement that would stretch from Japan to Chile, covering 40 percent of the world economy."I’m the first to admit that past trade deals haven’t always lived up to the hype," Obama said in his weekly address. "But that doesn’t mean we should close ourselves off from new opportunities." The first step in working with other nations to finalize the TPP deal is to pass "fast track" legislation to streamline the passage of trade deals through Congress.Polling data from the Pew Research Center shows Americans from both parties are skeptical about trade. Only one in five Americans think trade creates jobs, and only 17 percent believe trade leads to higher wages.Congressional Republicans have been supportive of trade deals. Senator Orrin Hatch, the Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has said he hopes to introduce a "fast track" bill in February.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement that Obama needed to "continue what must be a sustained effort to move his own party forward" on working on trade legislation.Labor and environmental groups allied with Democrats have been pushing hard against the idea. Even among the Obama-friendly crowd at the Democratic National Committee on Thursday, several people wore "Stop Fast Track" stickers.Obama said fast track authority would protect workers and promote businesses, and said exporting companies pay higher wages.He cast it as a way to push back against the exporting powerhouse of China."As we speak, China is trying to write the rules for trade in the 21st century," Obama said. "We can’t let that happen. We should write those rules."

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Stars send well-wishes to Harrison Ford after plane crash "Star Wars" cast members and other stars have taken to Twitter to wish Harrison Ford well.After word spread Thursday that the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" star was injured after his vintage plane crash-landed at a Los Angeles-area golf course, a number of celebrities took to Twitter to react to the news -- and also to express relief that Ford is expected to make a full recovery.Ford, 72, took off Thursday on a solo flight and quickly reported engine trouble. He was transported to a hospital, and his rep said the actor was "banged up" but that the injuries he sustained were not life-threatening. See what William Shatner, Mark Hamill, Zoe Saldana and others had to say below: Thoughts going out to Harrison Ford for a speedy recovery.— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 5, 2015Harrison had a door fall on him and he continued filming; he's tough!— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 6, 2015Here's hoping my buddy comes away with just another scar to match his crooked smile. Speedy Recovery Harrison!http://t.co/c0wyzR9wPJ— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) March 5, 2015From Critical > Severe > Moderate > Fair in the span of an hour. Is #HarrisonFord Han Solo or Wolverine? #NeverTellMeTheOdds— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) March 6, 2015Wishing a complete and restful recovery to #HarrisonFord— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) March 6, 2015Glad to hear Harrison is doing well. Get well soon. May all his future flights be green-screen!— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 6, 2015I hope #HarrisonFord gets six days, seven nights of rest! (Yeah, it's an easy joke, but it's his most popular movie)— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 6, 2015Please everyone send out positive energy for Harrison Ford!— Dane Cook (@DaneCook) March 6, 2015Not even God can stop Harrison Ford: http://t.co/vDiNOGS7yv Happy to hear he's okay. I blame Jacques...— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) March 6, 2015Harrison Ford Injured in Plane Crash: http://t.co/gItBfU0tBl via @Variety. > Han would shake it off, Indy would prevail! Get well Harrison!— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) March 5, 2015#HarrisonFord sending all my prayers.— Josh Gad (@joshgad) March 6, 2015Thanks Harrison for hanging tough. "You've done a man's job, sir". Stay strong and get out of the hospital ASAP!— Edward James Olmos (@edwardjolmos) March 6, 2015Ffooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! (Harrison Ford while crashing his plane)— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) March 6, 2015Shocked and saddened to find out that Harrison Ford's children don't follow me— billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 6, 2015#HarrisonFord sure did have the #Force with him yesterday. Speedy recovery #Indy!!!— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) March 6, 2015

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Leonardo DiCaprio partners with Netflix for series of documentaries Leonardo DiCaprio is partnering with Netflix for a series of documentaries he will produce for the streaming service.Netflix announced Wednesday that DiCaprio and his production company, Appian Way, have signed a first-look deal with Netflix for nonfiction projects. The company says DiCaprio and Netflix will seek to develop and acquire documentaries and docuseries "with partial focus on environmental and conservation themes."50PhotosLeonardo DiCaprioOne of the most talented actors of his generation has been nominated for two Oscars, as the star and producer of "The Wolf of Wall Street"DiCaprio teamed with Netflix last year to release "Virunga," which earned an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature. "Working with Netflix on 'Virunga' has sparked a shared vision about projects that we want to develop and bring to viewers," he said in a statement, adding, "There's never been a more critical time for our planet or more of a need for gifted storytellers to help us all make sense of the issues we face. Through this partnership with Netflix, I hope to give documentary filmmakers doing urgent and important work the chance to have their films seen immediately by audiences all around the world."The deal adds to a growing stable of Hollywood talent Netflix has lured to its expanding original film operations. Along with an earlier deal with Adam Sandler, Netflix recently acquired "Beasts of No Nation," by "True Detective" director Cary Fukunaga, and is also working on a new "Pee-wee Herman" film with Judd Apatow.DiCaprio, meanwhile, has reportedly also signed on to star in "The Crowded Room" as Billy Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in court.

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Paris Hilton's brother Conrad Hilton to plead guilty to plane assault Paris Hilton's youngest brother, Conrad, agreed to plead guilty to assaulting flight attendants on a trip from London to Los Angeles last year when authorities say he called other passengers "peasants" and threatened to kill crew members.Hilton, 20, signed the agreement Tuesday and is set to appear in court Thursday but will officially plead guilty to the misdemeanor later, the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles said.The offense carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail, a year of probation and a $5,000 fine, but under the deal prosecutors said they would ask a judge to give Hilton only probation.Hilton's attorney, Robert Shapiro, did not immediately reply to an after-hours phone message seeking comment. But Shapiro said previously that Hilton's behavior may have been "the effects of a sleeping pill" or some similar circumstance.Conrad Hilton, Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton and Rick Hilton attend the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards after party held at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for PCAAccording to an FBI affidavit, Hilton acknowledged calling other passengers "peasants" and said he would have killed one flight attendant if another passenger had not calmed him down during the 10-hour flight July 31.Hilton ignored instructions to keep his seat belt fastened and began pacing the aisle as the aircraft took off, the document said.When told to sit, he launched into a series of tirades that had some children in tears. He threatened to kill several flight attendants and a co-pilot and get them fired, the affidavit said."I could get you all fired in five minutes. I know your boss," Hilton said in one of the document's few quotes that didn't include an expletive.Hilton said he was angry over the breakup with a girlfriend and wanted to smoke marijuana. At one point, he went to a lower deck restroom and the odor of marijuana wafted out, the affidavit said.Hilton threw a punch inches from a flight attendant's head that struck the bulkhead, the affidavit said. Although the attendant said he felt threatened, he said, "I don't believe he intentionally wanted to hurt me."

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Jared Leto chops off his hair for "Suicide Squad" It's the end of a hair era.Jared Leto has chopped off his hair and beard in preparation to play the Joker in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" film.That means no more flowing, ombre Leto tresses on the red carpet. No more Leto ponytails, or Leto man-buns. We'll wait here a moment while that sinks in."Suicide Squad" director David Ayer posted before-and-after shots to Twitter -- first a ponytail with scissors hovering dangerously close ("Should we?" it asks), then another of a short-haired, clean-shaven Leto.Should we? #SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/Z0WlvtpDtH— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) March 2, 2015#SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/iv5WaSduKb— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) March 2, 2015By the way, it's totally understandable if you're sad about this. We are too. "Suicide Squad," also starring Margot Robbie and Will Smith, is due to hit theaters on Aug. 5, 2016.

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Pharrell Williams: We didn't copy Marvin Gaye song for "Blurred Lines" Last Updated Mar 5, 2015 8:11 AM ESTLOS ANGELES -- Pharrell Williams told a jury Wednesday that he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye's music but did not copy the late singer's work when he crafted the 2013 hit "Blurred Lines."Williams said he grew up listening to Gaye's music and was familiar with his song "Got to Give It Up," but did not use it as a basis for "Blurred Lines," which was a hit for him and collaborators Robin Thicke and T.I."He's one of the ones we look up to so much," Williams told the court, according to CBS Los Angeles. "I respect his music beyond words. The last thing you want to do is create something of someone else's when you love him."PlayVideoCBS This MorningRobin Thicke admits to being high while recording "Blurred Lines"According to court documents, singer Robin Thicke admitted he was high on drugs and alcohol when he recorded the hit song "Blurred Lines." Plus, ...Williams, Thicke and T.I. are being sued by Gaye's children who claim "Blurred Lines" infringes their father's copyrights for 1977's "Got to Give It Up," but Williams' testimony is crucial because he wrote the song's music and most of its lyrics. Although Thicke received a songwriting credit on the song, he acknowledged earlier in the trial that he didn't do much work on the song.T.I.'s rap track was added later, and Williams said he wasn't involved in its inclusion in "Blurred Lines," which was nominated for a Grammy Award. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, is expected to be among the case's final witnesses on Thursday.Williams spent more than an hour describing his musical process and he how he crafted "Blurred Lines" in mid-2012 in between working on tracks with Miley Cyrus and rapper Earl Sweatshirt. Thicke arrived after the music and lyrics had been written, Williams recalled. He quickly brought the singer up to speed and they began recording what would become 2013's biggest hit song."We were bopping and dancing," Williams recalled. "It was a cool night."His answers were sometimes too lengthy for U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who cut off Williams several times mid-sentence and didn't allow him to elaborate on some of his answers."Blurred Lines" has earned more than $16 million in profits and more than $5 million apiece for Thicke and Williams, according to testimony offered earlier in the trial.Williams said after the song was released, he saw similarities between "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's work but said that wasn't a conscious part of his creative process.PlayVideoSunday MorningPharrell Williams on success: "I've been hoisted up" by othersThe Grammy-winning producer-singer-songwriter of such hits as "Get Lucky," "Blurred Lines" and "Happy" tells correspondent Anthony Mason his succ...Richard S. Busch, who represents the Gaye family, asked Williams whether he felt "Blurred Lines" captured the feel of the era in which Gaye recorded."Feel," Williams responded. "Not infringed."The case opened last week and featured testimony from Thicke, who told jurors that he took a songwriting credit on "Blurred Lines" despite Pharrell doing most of the work.Thicke brought a bit of showmanship to a trial that has focused on minute details of chords and sheet music. He performed elements of "Blurred Lines" and hits by U2 and The Beatles to show how different songs can include similar-sounding musical elements.Williams did not perform any music during his more than hour of testimony, and complained that audio comparisons of "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up" had been created in a way that made them sound similar.Despite the lack of vocals on the tracks, Thicke bobbed his head while his hit was played.The trial has included detailed analysis of snippets of chords and notes from both songs, all created in the same key. Jurors have heard "Blurred Lines" and lawyers for Gaye's family wanted the panel to hear "Got to Give It Up," but Kronstadt has limited how the song can be presented in court. Rulings state Gaye's song can only be played as it appears in a sheet music submitted to get the song copyright protection.Williams' career as an artist-producer has been booming in recent years, with the singer performing his hit "Happy" at the 2014 Oscars just weeks after winning three Grammy Awards for his work with Daft Punk.He also serves as a judge on the NBC competition show "The Voice."

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​Is Chris Brown a dad? Is Chris Brown a dad?There's no confirmation from the Grammy winner himself, but TMZ reports that he has a child with a 31-year-old former model named Nia. Information is fuzzy right now, but according to the TMZ report, Brown, 25, is father to a 9-month-old girl. The site says the model and Brown have known each other for years - and that Brown is happy to be a dad. Brown, who's been romantically attached to Karrueche Tran, has not commented on the report.Last week, Brown tweeted that he was denied entry into Canada, which resulted in canceled concerts in Montreal and Toronto. His next show is slated for Friday in San Jose, California.

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Buddy Holly plane crash investigation to be reopened? The National Transportation Safety Board has agreed to consider reopening the investigation into the Iowa plane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson.12PhotosMusicians killed in air crashesHere's a look at some of the musicians who have lost their lives as they raced from one gig to anotherThe Globe Gazette reports that the board has agreed to consider another investigation after receiving a letter from L.J. Coon, an experienced pilot from New England. He contended that there were other issues involving weight and balance calculations, the rate of the plane's climb and descent, fuel gauge readings and the passenger-side rudder that the board should investigate.The NTSB still must determine whether or not the submission meets the requirements of a Petition for Reconsideration.In 1959, the Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that the most likely cause of the crash was pilot error, and snow was listed a secondary cause.An initial response to Coon's information will take about two months, and then it could take up to a year to determine if the petition will be granted.In 2007, Richardson's son hired a forensic anthropologist to try to answer questions about how his father died in the 1959 plane crash.

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Neil Patrick Harris unlikely to host the Oscars again He's hosted the Emmys, Tonys and Oscars, but just one awards show away (Grammys) from being an EGOT host, Neil Patrick Harris admits that the 87th annual Academy Awards took a lot out of him."I don't know that my family nor my soul could take it," Harris told The Huffington Post. "It's a beast. It was fun to check off the list, but for the amount of time spent and the understandable opinionated response, I don't know that it's a delightful balance to do every year or even again."Photos: Oscars red-carpet star sightings63PhotosOscars 2015 highlightsThe biggest moments from the 87th Academy AwardsThe former "How I Met Your Mother" star's hosting stint received some mixed reviews -- many loving his opening number, but criticizing him for mispronouncing some of the stars' names -- but the actor says he didn't pay them much attention. "I didn't keep up with it obsessively, but it was interesting to see just what people thought landed and didn't," he said of the reviews. "It's so difficult for one who's simply watching the show to realize just how much time and concession and compromise and explanation has gone into almost every single thing. Every joke. Wording of joke. Placement of joke. Canceling of joke. Embellishment for just one line."Video: Kevin Hart to Neil Patrick Harris: I'm coming back to host the OscarsNeil Patrick Harris speaks onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 22, 2015, in Hollywood, California.Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesFurther explaining his hosting choices, he added, "My job was to try and keep things as light and specific to this year's set of films as possible. And if people are critical of that, it's a big giant platform, so I would assume that they would be."As for how he thinks he did at the big show, Harris was pleased with how it all turned out. "I felt while we were doing it that people were enjoying themselves more and more, so for that I'm happy."Would you like to see NPH host the Oscars again?

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Julianna Margulies' "regular" life in New York The three-time Emmy award-winning Julianna Margulies is a triple threat, achieving success in television, theater and film. She may have earned celebrity status from her work on "The Sopranos," "ER" and CBS' "The Good Wife," but Margulies said she's just a regular New Yorker."I'm not quite centered when I'm in L.A. I love visiting, but I knew I wanted to have a kid or two, and I wouldn't raise them out there," she said. "I'm a New Yorker, you know? I mean, I'm a fourth-generation New Yorker."That's one of the reasons Margulies left "ER" in 2000, turning down a $27 million paycheck. She knew it was time to move on."I never think to do something because of money; I think to do it because I love it, and I had six great years, and I was homesick," she said.Margulies lives in New York with her husband Keith Lieberthal and son, Kieran. He just turned 7 and is starting to learn a little bit more about his mother's job."He knows I'm an actress, and he's starting to understand a little ... he sees me up on posters and on buses and things like that, but, you know, I'm regular," Margulies said. "I ride the subway. I don't do anything fancy, and I try to make sure he knows that that's not what's important. What's important is that I love what I do."Right now, that work involves co-producing and starring in "The Good Wife." Like other political and legal dramas, there's no shortage of court battles, scandals and dirty campaigns. In this season, Margulies' character, Alicia Florrick, is running for office."I love the politics of it, and it's really changing her dynamic with her 'husband,' and I put it in quotes because they're staying married but not romantically," Margulies said. "... I love politics. There's something very horrible and sexy about them at the same time."Watch Margulies talk about new romance in Alicia's life on "The Good Wife" in the player above.

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First look: Melissa Benoist suits up for CBS' "Supergirl" CBS' "Supergirl" is ready to take flight.The first photos were released Friday of "Glee" star Melissa Benoist all suited up for the upcoming superhero TV series.Benoist shared the pics with her fans on Twitter, gushing, "THIS. I still can't believe I am wearing the House of El coat of arms."Melissa Benoist as "Supergirl."CBS/Warner Bros. TVThe suit shares the same muted color scheme that Henry Cavill's Clark Kent/Superman had in "Man of Steel." "Supergirl" centers around on Kara Zor-El (Benoist), Superman's Kyrpton-born cousin, who has been hiding her powers since arriving on Earth but decides to embrace her abilities and become the hero she was destined to be. The costume was designed by Colleen Atwood, whose work includes Oscar wins for "Alice in Wonderland," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Chicago.""In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past, but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today," Atwood said in a statement.Tell us: What do you think of Supergirl's new look?

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Obama: financial brokers must put clients' retirement needs first President Barack Obama said on Monday financial advisers deserved to get fair compensation for advising clients on retirement plans but that new rules were needed to ensure brokers were putting investors' needs ahead of their own.At an event hosted by the Association of American Retired Persons (AARP), a group that advocates for seniors, Obama said his administration would welcome feedback on how to move forward with an updated rule to remove potential conflicts of interest that brokers face in this area.

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​Bruce Willis headed to Broadway in "Misery" Bruce Willis will make his Broadway debut this fall in a tale of torture and suspense - a stage adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Misery."Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures said Wednesday the "Die Hard" star will star opposite Elizabeth Marvel in the story of a murderous fan united with her beloved romance novelist.22PhotosStars on BroadwayThese television and film actors are getting applause on stageWilliam Goldman has once again adapted the book. His previous film adaptation, based on Stephen King's celebrated novel, was directed by Rob Reiner and released in 1990, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates, who won an Academy Award.Dates and a theater will be announced later.The action takes place in a lonely, snow-encased town. While driving on an icy road, novelist Paul Sheldon skids, crashes and is pinned in his car, with his new manuscript tucked away in his nearby briefcase.Annie Wilkes, his so-called No. 1 fan in the world, finds him, frees him from the car and takes him to her home to nurse him back to health. All is fine until she reads the new book in which the author has killed off a heroine named Misery who has appeared in a string of romances.Sheldon is faced with his biggest challenge ever - to revive Misery and write another novel. In the process, he must figure out how to outsmart his captor and escape.The play will be directed by Will Frears.Marvel's other Broadway credits include "Picnic" and "Other Desert Cities."King hasn't had much success on Broadway, with his "Carrie" in 1988 considered a legendary flop.

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Bethenny Frankel is back in new "Real Housewives of New York" trailer The ladies lay it all out on the line.In the first look at the new season of "The Real Housewives of New York," it's all drama as former cast member Bethenny Frankel returns to the mix and things don't blend so easily.Bethenny Frankel's custody battle gets nastyLife isn't so peachy for Frankel, who left four years prior amid cat fights with Jill Zarin, as she struggles with a nasty divorce. Unfortunately, she's not the only one dealing with marriage problems. Longtime troublemaker Ramona Singer is dealing with her split from her husband of 22 years. And for the first time, fans are seeing the tears on camera.In addition to Frankel and Singer, Carole Radziwill, Heather Thomson, Kristen Taekman, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan are back -- and they are joined by some fresh blood.Bethenny Frankel launching Skinnygirl MarijuanaJoining the cast this season is socialite Dorinda Medley, who is sure to shake things up as all new housewives tend to. "I like to see a good argument between two people. I think you learn when you argue," she tells the New York Post. "It's just an expression of your opinion.""The Real Housewives of New York"returns to Bravo on Tuesday, April 7, at 9 p.m. ET.

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Amal Clooney to lecture at Columbia University this spring Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will join the faculty of Columbia University as a visiting lecturer.Columbia announced Friday that Clooney will lecture on human rights this spring. She will also serve as a senior fellow with Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute."It is an honor to be invited as a visiting professor at Columbia Law School alongside such a distinguished faculty and talented student pool," Clooney said in a statement. "I look forward to getting to know the next generation of human rights advocates studying here."Clooney served as a senior adviser to Kofi Annan when he was the U.N.'s envoy on Syria.She also represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in extradition proceedings.Professor Sarah H. Cleveland, co-director of the Human Rights Institute, said Clooney's "extensive experience" will enrich the experience of Columbia's students.28PhotosGeorge Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's weddingGeorge Clooney and Amal Alamuddin wed in Venice, ItalyClooney married George Clooney in September in Venice, Italy. The couple are based in London but he is filming "Money Monster" in New York this spring.Jodie Foster is directing the movie and Julia Roberts co-stars.

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"The Big Bang Theory" pays tribute to Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy was beloved by geeks everywhere -- even fictional ones like Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory."So it was fitting that the CBS comedy paid tribute to the actor who played Mr. Spock on "Star Trek," following his death last week at the age of 83.The vanity card at the end of Thursday's episode featured a picture of Nimoy with a caption that read, "The impact you had on our show and on our lives is everlasting.""The Big Bang Theory"Sheldon's obsession with Nimoy has been a running gag on "The Big Bang Theory." He's dressed up as Spock, played the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock" and in another episode Penny gives him a napkin Nimoy used and autographed at a restaurant. Nimoy never physically appeared on the show, but he did appear in a dream sequence (as the voice of a Mr. Spock action figure) during a 2012 episode.After news spread of Nimoy's death on Feb. 27, members of the "Big Bang Theory" cast were among those who took to social media to pay their respects. Today, we salute the legendary Leonard Nimoy #LiveLongAndProsper http://t.co/nA0tG8C61g pic.twitter.com/7N3NlDX7vf— The Big Bang Theory (@BigBang_CBS) February 27, 2015Live long and prosper. #RIP— Kunal Nayyar (@kunalnayyar) February 28, 2015RIP Leonard Nimoy http://t.co/nt0TwG41rP— Melissa Rauch (@MelissaRauch) February 27, 2015

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Harrison Ford plane crash: Doctor describes pulling star from wreckage The doctor who came to Harrison Ford's aid immediately after seeing his plane crash-land on a Los Angeles golf course says he was stunned to discover the actor at the controls. Spinal surgeon Dr. Sanjay Kahurana was golfing Thursday next to Santa Monica Airport when he saw the plane "drop like a rock" about 50 yards in front of him.25PhotosHarrison FordMore than just an actorHe ran to the plane and found the pilot stunned and complaining of pain below his waist and with a deep gash in his scalp. Kahurana and other golfers pulled him from the wreckage, and the doctor assessed his condition.It was at that point that Kahurana realized who he was treating. The doctor also told TV stations in Los Angeles that aside from worrying about Ford's injuries from the impact, he saw fuel leaking out of the World War II-era plane. He and other golfers pulled Ford from the wreckage. Others threw dirt on the fuel so it wouldn't catch fire. A source close to Ford's family told CBS News the actor suffered broken bones and required surgery.Late Friday, CBS News learned actor Harrison Ford broke an ankle and may have fractured his pelvis when he crash-landed the plane. His publicist, Ina Treciokas, said in a statement that Ford was "banged up and is in the hospital receiving medical care." "The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery," Treciokas added. Ford's son, Ben Ford, also took to Twitter a few hours after the crash updating fans and well-wishers: At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man.— Chef Ben Ford (@ChefBenFord) March 6, 2015Thank you all for your thoughts and good vibes for my dad.— Chef Ben Ford (@ChefBenFord) March 6, 2015 Ford, 72, took off Thursday on a solo flight and quickly reported engine trouble. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. An airplane sits on the ground after crash landing at Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California, March 5,

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Dench: "Marigold Hotel" a hit for its take on aging It's not an obvious recipe for box office magic: a Bollywood crew, a cast of British senior citizens and a crumbling Indian guesthouse. Yet "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was such a hit that it's back with "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."This time with an American love interest. Richard Gere joined the who's who cast of English acting nobility of Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and leading ladies Judi Dench and Penelope Wilton, CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports. "I think the strength of the film and why it appealed to people was because it kicked against everything we understand about getting older," Dench said. The original movie grossed $136 million worldwide, and the sequel is already a smash hit in Britain. The hotel guests may be older, but in the movie they start new lives, new careers and they even fall in love."That's what the appeal is, that they all, I mean all of them of course with money, are able to do it. But that they all do something rather than just be put in a room with a lot of other people and everything's shut down," Dench said.PlayVideoPop CultureJudi Dench releases video as "M" from James BondLegendary actress Judi Dench, along with co-star Steve Coogan, releases video to raise awareness of MPAA ratings following an R rating of her Wei...In life, as on screen, in spite of failing eyesight, Dench is not shutting down. After her iconic role as M in the Bond film "Skyfall," she starred in three more movies back to back, was nominated for an Oscar and even has a new beau, conservationist David Mills. Wilton too is at the top of her game, starring in "Downton Abbey" as the sensible do-gooder, Isobel Crawley.Wilton began her acting career in London in the 1960s. Dench started out in theater and cabaret a decade earlier. They've been friends for almost 40 years.Both are now household names and famous worldwide, even on location."Well, Judy's a megastar wherever she goes," Wilton said. "Excuse me, that's not true!" Dench retorted. "Well, quite a megastar," Wilton responded. "She makes it up!" Dench said. "I didn't, I didn't," Wilton said. Dench and Wilton have starred in the same movie before, memorably "Iris." In a scene in the movie, the two shower together. They said it's harder to get naked on screen as they get older. "It's quite difficult in life, I think," Dench said. "Yes, quite!" Wilton said. "Catch myself in life once," Dench said. "When I'm walking along sometimes you see yourself in a mirror of a shop, and you go like, 'Oh look at -- Oh! It's me,'" Wilton said, laughing.And they're mildly astonished at their ages to be still so much in demand."It's a question of luck and where you are at a certain time and whether somebody who's got a script thinks you could play that part. But don't for a minute imagine you're the only person because right here there are a whole stream of people waiting to just go phumph," Dench said, nudging Wilton with her elbow. Just after shooting wrapped up on the "Marigold Hotel" sequel, Dench turned 80 years old. When asked what she's looking forward to, Dench said she doesn't "look forward much," but "I just get on with things, really.""Live in the moment," Wilton said. "Yes, live in the moment for goodness sake, carpe diem," Dench said. "I have it written outside my house on a piece of slate. Seize the day, I reckon. Don't waste any time."Clearly age is no reason at all to leave center stage.

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Taylor Swift grants terminally ill 4-year-old's final wish Taylor Swift is truly dedicated to her fans.25PhotosTaylor SwiftPop queen has deep country rootsThe 25-year-old-singer took time out on Monday to talk to 4-year-old Jalene Salinas, a young fan with terminal brain cancer, when she found out that Jalene's final wish was to dance with the singer to her hit song "Shake It Off." After #ShakeItOffJalene started trending on Twitter over the weekend, Taylor sat down for a 20-minute FaceTime conversation with Jalene and her mother, Jennifer Arriagas, who hail from San Antonio, Texas."I'm so sorry you're having a bad night, I'm so happy to talk to you though and I'm so happy you like 'Shake it Off,'" Taylor told Jalene in the touching conversation.Though Jalene was in pain and didn't talk much, her face did light up when Taylor's face hit the screen."I got back from London and I heard about her," Taylor explained to Arriagas. "It's just unfathomable to have to watch your baby go through this."Photos: Proof Taylor Swift dresses better than everyoneThis of course isn't the first time the "Style" singer has taken time out for her fans. Last August she serenaded 7-year-old cancer patient Jordan at Boston Children's Hospital, and just last week, she tracked down superfan Sinead Murray after finding out she and her friends camped out for 20 hours just to catch a glimpse of her during her appearance on Radio 1's "Breakfast Show."17 perks of having Taylor Swift as your godmotherCheck out the video here to hear how Taylor soothed a fan's broken heart last month with a custom breakup playlist!

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Duchess Kate is heading to "Downton Abbey" "Downton Abbey" is about to get a visit from real-life royalty.Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, will visit the set of the popular period drama next Thursday, March 12, at Ealing Studios in west London. The trip is to "to celebrate the success of the award-winning production," the palace said in an announcement Thursday.There, the pregnant royal will get a tour of the set, the Telegraph reports, and will meet with cast and crew members including Maggie Smith (Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham), Phyllis Logan (Mrs. Hughes), Robert James-Collier (Thomas) Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore) and Sophie McShera (Daisy). She'll also get to watch a take of a scene being filmed in the servants' quarters, and then a second take of the scene via monitors in a "video village" area, before having her picture taken with the cast in the servants' dining hall."Downton Abbey," also starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery, is currently filming its sixth season. Kate, 33, is around eight months pregnant with her and Prince Williams' second child. The baby, a sibling for Prince George, is due in April.

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​Maxee Maxwell of '90s girl group Brownstone dies at 46 Maxee Maxwell, a member of the 1990s girl group Brownstone -- best known for the 1994 hit "If You Love Me" -- has died after cutting herself in a fall at home, a representative said Monday.Courtney Barnes told The Associated Press that Maxwell, 46, was at her home in Los Angeles on Friday when she fell and cut her throat on a drinking glass. Her husband, producer Carsten "Soulshock" Schack, found her sometime later and called 911. She was rushed to a hospital where she died, Barnes said.Maxwell is survived by Schack and her 11-year-old son, Nicolaj Hojer. In a statement, they said they were devastated by Maxwell's sudden and tragic death, calling her a devoted wife and mother."We miss her so much," the statement said.Her brother confirmed Maxwell's death on Twitter: R.I.P my beautiful sister Charmayne "Maxee" Maxwell 😢❤️ I can't even believe I'm typing this right now.. pic.twitter.com/VX8quz6j5G— brandon (@brandonrmaxwell) March 1, 2015The R&B trio Brownstone was signed to Michael Jackson's label imprint, MJJ Music. They made their debut in 1995. Their hits also included "Grapevyne."

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Dr. Phil staging intervention with Bobbi Kristina Brown's partner Nick Gordon Dr. Phil is staging an intervention with Bobbi Kristina Brown's partner, Nick Gordon, set to air March 11.The TV personality will sit down with Gordon in what's being described as an "emotionally charged intervention" where Dr. Phil will offer Gordon, 25, treatment options as he battles drug and alcohol addiction.12PhotosBobbi Kristina BrownThe only daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney HoustonAccording to a press release, Gordon reveals he's experienced "severe pain, mental anguish and panic attacks" ever since Brown entered the hospital on Jan. 31. The daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston was found face-down and unresponsive in her bathtub at her townhme in Roswell, Georgia. The Houston family released a statement on Wednesday -- Brown's 22nd birthday -- asking for prayers as she continues to fight for her life. Not much else is known about what happened or about Brown's condition. Gordon says he's been banned from visiting the hospital (though Bobby Brown's attorney has a different story) -- and he's been very vocal on Twitter about the whole ordeal. Nick Gordon and his mom, Michelle, talk to Dr. Phil in a special airing March 11.Peteski Productions/CBS Television DistributionGordon will be accompanied by his mother, Michelle, during the Dr. Phil intervention. She's expected to elaborate on what Gordon went through after the 2012 death of Houston. The Grammy winner was found unresponsive in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel just before the Grammys that year. She was 48."As we sit here right now, my son's life hangs in the balance," Michelle tells Dr. Phil, according to his website. "When Whitney was found, he administered CPR to her and called me as he was standing in front of her saying, 'Mom, why couldn't I do it? I couldn't get air into her lungs.' He won't let go of the guilt."Check your local listings for "Dr. Phil" air times.

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Obama says Libya situation continues to pose threat to United States President Barack Obama sent a formal letter to Congress on Monday extending a national emergency for Libya for a year because of the conflict over power and access to the country's resources."The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," Obama said in his letter to Congress.

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Prince William's China trip is first royal visit in decades Prince William is in China for the first time to strengthen British-Chinese diplomatic and economic ties. This is the highest-profile member of the British royal family to visit to mainland China in nearly 30 years, reports CBS News correspondent Seth Doane.His was an "express" tour of Beijing by motorcade, seeing the capital the way only a prince can, including a brief walk through the legendary Forbidden City cleared free of tourists. It was once the home of emperors who ruled this country and was a stop on his grandmother, the queen's, trip in 1986.The Duke of Cambridge visited China's President Xi Jinping on Monday. The two met in the modern-day center of power, the "Great Hall of the People." State media Xinhua wrote the prince's "field trip" "may also serve other royal family members with fresh knowledge about China." Prince Charles, his father, had once referred to Chinese leaders as "appalling old waxworks."PlayVideoCBSNPrince William speaks Mandarin in Chinese New Year messageThe Duke of Cambridge has posted a video message to the people of China wishing them a happy new year. Prince William is set to visit China next ...Earlier in the day, Prince William visited the ancient narrow alleyways called Hutongs, stopping at a courtyard home renovated with funds from his father's charity. He talked with students at a community center including Geng Shou, who said he was excited to meet a prince. "He was so classy and elegant, as you'd expect British people to be," he said.PlayVideoCBS Evening NewsAs Prince William visits Japan, memories of Diana loom largeThe Duke of Cambridge is on a four-day visit to the Asian nation to boost diplomatic and business ties. The excitement greeting him is as much ab...In Japan, the media referred to him as "Diana's first born," a nod to just how much the Japanese loved his mother, Princess Diana. The string of photo-ops there took him from the serious, an area ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami of four years ago, to the light: trying on a traditional warrior outfit.These trips always have a fair share of pageantry. Now the prince is in Shanghai where he's working to boost business ties, but the question is -- what did he discuss with President Xi? State media in China is reporting they talked about soccer.

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"Blurred Lines" case expected to draw to a close Thursday Marvin Gaye was part of the soundtrack of Pharrell Williams' life growing up, and the Grammy-winning singer-producer told a jury that he did not borrow from his idol's work to craft the 2013 hit "Blurred Lines."Williams' testimony about how he wrote the song could be crucial to a federal jury that will soon decide whether "Blurred Lines" improperly copied from Gaye's 1977 hit, "Got to Give It Up."Testimony in the case will conclude on Thursday after jurors hear from rapper T.I., who was added to the song after Williams and singer Robin Thicke recorded it in one night in mid-2012.PlayVideoCBS This MorningRobin Thicke admits to being high while recording "Blurred Lines"According to court documents, singer Robin Thicke admitted he was high on drugs and alcohol when he recorded the hit song "Blurred Lines." Plus, ...Williams wrote the music and almost all the lyrics, even though Thicke and T.I. share songwriting credits, testified that he can see how people draw similarities between "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's music, but that wasn't his intention during the creative process."He's one of the ones we look up to," Williams, 41, said Wednesday. "This is the last place I want to be."Williams said the last thing he would ever do is "take something of someone else's when you love him."The inspiration for elements of "Blurred Lines," which was the biggest hit of 2013, came from phrases Williams said he heard growing up and the upbeat sound of the disco era in the 1970s.Williams spent more than an hour describing to a packed courtroom his musical process and he how he crafted "Blurred Lines" in between working on tracks with Miley Cyrus and rapper Earl Sweatshirt. Thicke arrived after the music and lyrics had been written, Williams recalled. He quickly brought the singer up to speed and they began recording."We were bopping and dancing," Williams recalled. "It was a cool night."His answers were sometimes too lengthy for U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who cut off Williams several times mid-sentence and didn't allow him to elaborate on some of his answers."Blurred Lines" has earned more than $16 million in profits and more than $5 million apiece for Thicke and Williams, according to testimony offered earlier in the trial.Williams said after the song was released, he saw similarities between "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's work but said that wasn't a conscious part of his creative process.PlayVideoSunday MorningPharrell Williams on seeking purpose in musicThe singer-songwriter tells Anthony Mason that he rethought his career after the disappointment of his first solo album.Richard S. Busch, who represents the Gaye family, asked Williams whether he felt "Blurred Lines" captured the feel of the era in which Gaye recorded."Feel," Williams responded. "Not infringed."The case opened last week and featured testimony from Thicke, who told jurors that he took a songwriting credit on "Blurred Lines" despite Pharrell doing most of the work.Thicke brought a bit of showmanship to a trial that has focused on minute details of chords and sheet music. He performed elements of "Blurred Lines" and hits by U2 and The Beatles to show how different songs can include similar-sounding musical elements.Williams did not perform any music during his more than hour of testimony, and complained that audio comparisons of "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up" had been created in a way that made them sound similar.Despite the lack of vocals on the tracks, Thicke bobbed his head while his hit was played.The trial has included detailed analysis of snippets of chords and notes from both songs, all created in the same key. Jurors have heard "Blurred Lines" and lawyers for Gaye's family wanted the panel to hear "Got to Give It Up," but Kronstadt has limited how the song can be presented in court. Rulings state Gaye's song can only be played as it appears in a sheet music submitted to get the song copyright protection.Williams' career as an artist-producer has been booming in recent years, with the singer performing his hit "Happy" at the 2014 Oscars just weeks after winning three Grammy Awards for his work with Daft Punk.He also serves as a judge on the NBC competition show "The Voice."

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Samantha Bee leaving "The Daily Show" to host TBS series The exodus continues at "The Daily Show."TBS is giving longtime correspondent Samantha Bee her own topical comedy show, the network announced Thursday.The unnamed show, which is in the early stages of development, will allow Bee to "apply her smart and satirical point of view to current and relevant issues," TBS said. She will be host and executive producer. No start date was given.PlayVideoCBS Evening NewsFuture uncertain for "The Daily Show" as Jon Stewart plans exitAfter more than 16 years as host of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart has announced he is stepping down. Anthony Mason reports on the man who used hu...TBS had only recently announced it was picking up a scripted comedy series created by Bee and her husband, Jason Jones, also from "The Daily Show." "Like her fans around the country, we absolutely adore everything about Sam, from her straight-faced sarcasm and ruthless wit to her uncanny ability to mine comedy gold from just about any awkward situation," Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS, said in a statement announcing the news. "After watching Sam's work for years, we knew that her distinctive humor and talent belong at the front of her own show."Bee's departure crosses one more name off the list of potential successors to Jon Stewart, who is leaving as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" later this year.Other alumni members of the show, John Oliver and Larry Wilmore, have launched their own shows - with Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" recently getting picked up for two more seasons on HBO.

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​Shania Twain to launch final tour this summer Shania Twain will launch her final tour this summer.Twain announced Wednesday that she would kick off her Rock This Country Tour on June 5 in Seattle. She will perform 48 shows and wrap the tour on Aug. 23 in Fresno, California.It is her first North American tour in over a decade.Twain will perform in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. She will also visit Canada for shows in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.Twain completed a two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The singer, whose hits include "You're Still the One" and "That Don't Impress Me Much," is one of the top-selling acts in music.

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Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth make mullets sexy on "Tonight Show" On Thursday's "Tonight Show," a question was posed we'd never thought we'd have to answer: Who's hotter with a mullet, Thor or Wolverine?"Saturday Night Live" host Chris Hemsworth showed up with some cast members from the show to play Musical Beers alongside "Tonight Show"host Jimmy Fallon and "X-Men" star Hugh Jackman. Upon hitting the stage, Hemsworth immediately asked for a mullet of his own after seeing how cool Jackman and Fallon looked in their wigs. The late-night host gave him the mullet off his own head.Photos: Hollywood's sexiest shirtless menThen the Aussie men, along with the SNL stars and Fallon, competed in a game much like Musical Chairs. To the tune of "Bang Bang", the guys and girl (Kate McKinnon) walked around a table and when the music stopped, instead of sitting in a chair, they had to chug a beer. The person without a drink in their hand was tagged out.Musical Beers did come down to two mullets, Fallon and Hemsworth, but the late-night host pulled through to win the game.Video: Chris Hemsworth fails at doing the "Dirty Dancing" liftAs if he couldn't be more adorable, ET spoke with the "Avengers" star about fatherhood, and what it takes to be both a superhero and a super dad. Watch that video here.

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Prince William meets elephant on final day of China tour Prince William fed carrots to an elephant in southwestern China and raised the plight of its African counterparts being killed for their tusks in a speech Wednesday that called on China to do more to deter poaching.He urged China, which has come in for criticism that its citizens' demand for ivory has fueled poaching, to be a global leader in combating the illegal wildlife trade."Ultimately, ending demand for ivory is down to citizens across the world," William told a conference on conservation in Yunnan province, wrapping up the first trip to China by a senior British royal in a generation."No tradition or fashion is worth the extinction of an entire species, and no criminal gang should be allowed to destroy any part of nature," the prince said.The second in line to the British throne spent the day in Yunnan, a tropical region bordering Myanmar and Laos that has been the focus of government efforts to stop poaching and reduce conflicts between villagers and elephants that eat their crops.Prince William feeds a baby elephant in the wild elephant valley in Xishuangbanna, or Sibsongbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 4, 2015.STR/AFP/Getty ImagesHe commended China for contributing to the protection of wildlife in Africa and welcomed its announcement last week that it would tighten regulations governing the country's legal trade in ivory. He added that there is "so much more to do," including reducing demand for smuggled products.He said that President Xi Jinping had told him of China's intention to do more during their meeting Monday.William arrived in China after visiting Japan. He delivered an invitation for Xi to visit Britain this year, met young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and met business entrepreneurs in Shanghai.Earlier Wednesday, William visited an elephant sanctuary where he met Ran Ran, a 13-year-old female elephant who was discovered in 2005 with a leg wound caused by an iron clamp trap. Handed carrots by the animal's keeper, William passed them to Ran Ran, who reached for more with her trunk even while her mouth was crammed full.There are about 250 wild Asian elephants in China, all in Yunnan, according to the province's forestry administration.31PhotosPrince WilliamThe Duke of Cambridge is the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, Princess of WalesThe prince, who is patron and president of British charities that campaign against the illegal trade in ivory, also met villagers in Xishuangbanna prefecture to hear how they are adapting to living in close proximity to wild elephants.He also planted a tree in botanical gardens close to one that his grandfather, Prince Philip, planted when he visited with Queen Elizabeth II in 1986.Last week, China banned ivory imports for one year in the hope that it would help reduce the demand for African tusks and protect wild elephants. There is still no ban on the ivory trade within the country, and conservationists say legal sales provide cover for a thriving black market.China's illicit trade in ivory began to explode in 2008, when Beijing was permitted to purchase 62 tons of ivory under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. The purchase was presented as a way to preserve China's traditional artisan ivory carving industry.After legal pieces appeared in shops, it became a status symbol. Carved ivory has historically been highly prized in China, and its scarcity has turned it into an investment choice akin to gold and silver.William was scheduled to fly back to Britain on Wednesday night.

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Dan Stevens joins Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" as the Beast Disney's new live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast" has reportedly found its Beast.Former "Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens is reportedly in negotiations for the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which would have him starring alongside Emma Watson as Belle and Luke Evans as the villainous Gaston.Watson confirmed Stevens' casting news in a Twitter post on Thursday morning:Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! Welcome aboard @thatdanstevens #beautyandthebeast pic.twitter.com/F1ghG3pvcU— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 5, 2015And Stevens also seemed to reference his new role in a tweet sent Wednesday:pic.twitter.com/GKiJKyE5H9— Dan Stevens (@thatdanstevens) March 5, 2015Bill Condon is directing the project, reportedly due to begin filming later this year. No release date has been set."Beauty and the Beast" tells the story of a young woman who volunteers to take her father's place as the prisoner of a horrible beast in his castle, but when she falls in love it breaks a spell that reveals him to be a prince. Disney's 1991 musical version is a classic, and one of the few animated films to earn an Oscar nomination for best picture. This project is one of a number of revivals of the studio's beloved franchises. Its live-action "Cinderella," starring Lily Evans, opens next Friday, and a new version of "The Jungle Book" is also due out next year. Last year, Angelina Jolie also took on the title role in "Maleficent," a live-action retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" that made made $758.4 million at the global box office.After departing "Downton Abbey" in 2012 -- much to the dismay of Matthew Crawley fans -- Stevens has had roles in films like "The Guest," "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" and "A Walk Among the Tombstones."

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China to get its own version of "Saturday Night Live" "Schwing!"China may soon have its own version of "Saturday Night Live."55Photos"SNL" 40th anniversary red carpetPast cast members and hosts celebrate the 40th anniversary of the comedy showOnline video site Sohu.com is working with Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video Entertainment to create an "SNL" version specifically for China, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Over the next few months, they're expected to recruit comedians from across China for the project."'SNL,' which combines the best elements of live music and sketch comedy, will be a refreshing new option for Chinese viewers," Sohu said in a statement.The long-running NBC show has been known to tackle current events and politics, and some are wondering how much political content will make its way into the proposed China version. "China's Communist Party has been looking for new ways to engage with an audience because past forms of preaching are no longer suitable for today," Wang Sixin, a Beijing-based professor at the Communication University of China, told Bloomberg. "What Sohu needs to be careful about, though, is finding the right balance when doing satire about social and political issues."PlayVideoEntertainmentKevin Nealon on favorite "SNL" sketchesComedian Kevin Nealon tells CBS News' Lauren Moraski about some of his best moments on "Saturday Night Live" and why he loves stand-up comedy.The "SNL" move comes as China's online usage rises."Satuday Night Live" came under fire over the weekend with its sketch about ISIS, starring "Fifty Shades of Grey" star Dakota Johnson. The hit sketch-comedy show celebrated its 40th anniversary last month with a three-and-a-half-hour special highlighting past "SNL" stars and bits.

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Scrutinizing Scientology: Filmmaker goes inside secretive religion How far will one go if they become a "prisoner" of a belief system like the Church of Scientology? It's a question the upcoming documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" tries to answer. "One of the things that really interested me was the idea of the prison of belief, the notion that people get so invested in a belief system that they'll do the most appalling things," Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney said Wednesday on "CBS This Morning." "In that way, it's about the Church of Scientology, but it's also ... about all of us, really, in terms of when we get invested in a belief system -- and suddenly that blind faith takes us places that aren't expected."The film, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will air on HBO on March 29, is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright's book, "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.""We have a smorgasbord of beliefs in this country, so you can believe anything you want. But why Scientology? It's the most stigmatized religion in America. But obviously people go into it; they get something out of it," Wright said. "They affiliate with it. They lend their reputations to it. My goal was to understand what was it that they were getting out of it, why did they go in, why did they stay."The Church of Scientology was founded by L. Ron Hubbard based on the belief that men are immortal spiritual beings with unlimited capabilities. Members use a counseling method known as auditing, where a set of questions are asked "to locate areas of spiritual distress," according to the organization's website. "You go into auditing in Scientology and holding these cans that's attached to the e-meter. It's a combination of therapy and confession," Wright said. "The most intimate details of your life is spilled out and they are recorded secretly and sometimes videotaped."The Church of Scientology is classified as a tax-exempt religion."There was a huge fight over that because there was a point in the early '90s when Scientology faced a billion-dollar tax bill and only had about $2 million in assets. So they would have been extinct, but through some very nasty tactics they actually muscled the IRS to give them the tax exemption which they currently hold," Gibney said. "We are in effect subsidizing a lot of the activities of Scientology through this tax exemption."While the issue of tax exemption is something that Gibney said needs be re-examined, he and Wright also pointed to reports of physical and child abuse within the organization."I had 12 people in the Church tell me that they had been physically beaten up by the leader of the Church, David Miscavige. Incarceration. There's a trailer on this camp where the clergy called the Sea Org -- and years ago David Miscavige began imprisoning top leaders of the Church," Wright said. Celebrities like Tom Cruise knows this happens, Wright said. "He has a villa on the grounds of the Sea Org base. If he's unaware of the fact that these people have been -- in the case of, for instance, Heber Jentzsch, the nominal president of the Church -- he's been locked up in this thing for seven years. It's not like a vacation for the weekend," Wright said. "This is a place where top executives of the Church have been confined and we know because people have escaped and told their story. We have many people who have left that organization and have told the same story."One of the things that the documentary alleges is that the Church of Scientology keeps "black PR" files of John Travolta, another well-known member. "I talked to a former member of Scientology who said that at a point when John Travolta was thinking about leaving the church he was tasked with the job of compiling what they call black PR. In case Travolta left, they would be able to use the information against him," Wright said.Gibson said he wonders why actors like Travolta and Cruise "allow these abuses in the Church to go on and they don't speak out about them."The Church of Scientology criticized "Going Clear," calling the film a "one-sided whinefest and bigoted propaganda." While CBS News asked a representative of the Church of Scientology to participate in the dialogue, no one was made available to come on "CBS This Morning." Gibney encountered a similar experience."Actually I reached out to a number of Scientologists, and as we say in the film, they all declined to appear much as they declined to appear on this program," Gibney said. "They did offer 25 unidentified people, but it's hard to understand. You know, imagine if 25 unidentified people showed up at the studios here and say we demand to be heard."He added that it was "very late in the game, long after I had asked for interviews from a number of key people who were relevant in to the story." However, Wright did speak with a number of those people and active members of Scientology for his book and also an article where he profiled Paul Haggis, an Academy Award-winning writer and director who left the Church of Scientology after 35 years."So their view was constantly solicited by me and reflected in the book and the article and in the documentary," Wright said. Gibney asserts that many members of the Church of Scientology are leaving."The Church is actually shrinking even as their financial affects keep growing because they have over $3 billion," he said. Editor's note: In January, 2015, the Church of Scientology took out a newspaper advertisement laying out the church's criticism of the HBO film. The church's advertisement is linked here.

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​Celebrating 100 years of Frank Sinatra The life of the past century's most celebrated singer - Frank Sinatra - is being celebrated at the New York Public Library of Performing Arts to mark the upcoming centennial of his birth. The exhibit opened to the public on Wednesday and features items from Ol' Blue Eye's life, including his Grammy's and his Oscar.CBS News' Anthony Mason, left, with Sinatra's daughter Nancy, middle, and granddaughter Amanda, rightCBS NewsI spoke with his daughter Nancy, and his granddaughter Amanda Erlinger, who saw the exhibit for the first time this week. "I think he'd be humbled," said Amanda. "He'd be amazed."The family lent some of their most intimate mementos to the exhibit, curated by the Grammy Museum: early photos and his first Hoboken identification card. They wanted fans to see the human side of Sinatra.A ukulele that belonged to Frank SinatraCBS News"Maybe see that he played the ukulele, you know I'm not sure how many people know that," said Amanda.One of Amanda's favorite photographs of her grandfather is of a young Frank Sinatra at age nine or ten. "It sort of foretold the future," said Nancy, referencing the photo of Frank wearing a hat cocked to the side.A young Frank SinatraSINATRA FAMILYGrammy Museum's Bob Santelli says Sinatra was known for his swagger, but it all came back to the music."He's known as 'The Voice' and boy did he have a great one," said Santelli. "His ability to phrase, his ability to wrap a lyric around a melody line -- that's what Sinatra's really all about."11PhotosOl' Blue Eyes' centennialFrank Sinatra's life celebrated in two New York exhibitions including never-before-seen photos in honor of what would've been his 100th birthday ...He was the envy of his peers. "Frank Sinatra is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime," Bing Crosby said. "But why did he have to come in mine?"

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Exclusive: Lawmaker pushes Obama to aid allies in Islamic State fight A senior Republican lawmaker has told President Barack Obama she was prepared to block foreign aid money if the administration did not provide fighter jets and tanks to Egypt and arms to other regional allies fighting Islamic State militants.In a letter to Obama, Kay Granger, chairwoman of the House of Representatives State and Foreign Operations Appropriations subcommittee, said Egypt needs F-16 aircraft, M1A1 Abrams tanks and other weapons that have been held up since 2013. Granger has the power to place holds on foreign aid, including general assistance and weapons shipments.Granger urged the administration to give Iraqi Kurds tools and training to fight Islamic State and to make providing weapons to Jordan a priority, according to the letter, seen by Reuters on Friday. Dated Thursday, the letter criticized the administration as Congress is about to consider Obama's request for formal authority for a military campaign against Islamic State. Republicans, who took control of the U.S. Congress in January, have pressed for more robust U.S. military involvement in fighting the militants, who have killed thousands of civilians while seizing territory in Iraq and Syria. "As Egypt, Jordan, and the Kurds retaliate and defend themselves against ISIL's heinous acts, U.S. security assistance is being held or delayed by bureaucratic processes and ill-advised policy decisions by your administration," Granger wrote, using an acronym for Islamic State.The U.S. State Department referred requests for comment to the White House, where officials did not immediately respond.AID TO JORDANGranger said she was calling on the White House to "immediately release" remaining weapons and funds to Egypt, provide Jordan with weapons it had requested and ensure the Kurdish Peshmerga have equipment they need."I am prepared to do everything within my power to make sure this occurs, including placing holds on Congressional Notifications (spending plans) and drafting legislation to hold your Administration accountable," Granger wrote.Egyptian warplanes bombed sites in Libya on Monday in response to the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians by Islamic State militants there.Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), which makes the F-16, said the aircraft built for Egypt were part of a foreign military sales agreement between the United States and Egypt. The Abrams tanks are made by General Dynamics Corp. (GD.N)Twelve of 20 F-16s built by Lockheed under its last contract with Egypt are in storage at Lockheed’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility. They have been formally transferred to the U.S. government, which is paying Lockheed to store and maintain them.The current U.S. policy on Egypt is to hold up many shipments of big-ticket weapons until Washington can certify that Cairo has made progress on human rights.Granger represents the district where Lockheed’s facility is based, but the company would not necessarily profit from a move to release the planes since the U.S. government has already paid Lockheed for them.U.S. officials said last week that planning was well under way to help replenish Jordan's supplies of ordnance. Jordan's King Abdullah visited Congress earlier this month, the same day Islamic State released a video of the murder of a Jordanian pilot.The administration has said it is supplying guns and ammunition to the Kurds, who are fighting Islamic State in northern Iraq, but it is channeling them through Baghdad. Some Republicans have said the supplies should go directly to the Kurds.

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​Chrissie Hynde memoir coming this fall Chrissie Hynde will tell the story of her life, with all its ups and downs.Penguin Random House announced Tuesday that the Pretenders singer was working on an "an incredibly frank" memoir that will come out Sept. 8. The book is currently untitled.According to Doubleday, Hynde will write about her childhood in Akron, Ohio, offer a "strikingly intimate portrayal" of the punk rock scene of the 1970s and a "bittersweet" look back at the Pretenders, who had such hits as "Brass in Pocket" and "Talk of the Town," but lost two original band members to drug-related deaths. Hynde, 63, said in a statement issued through her publisher that she hoped her book would make people dance, have fun, possibly cry and maybe reach for a guitar.

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Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles dies at 88 Albert Maysles, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer feature-length nonfiction movies that used lightweight, hand-held cameras to spontaneously record the lives of both the famous and the unexamined, has died. He was 88.Stacey Farrar, the marketing director of Maysles Films, his production company, said the filmmaker died at his home in New York on Thursday.Maysles was best known for a handful of cult classics he made with his brother, David, in the 1960s and 1970s, though he continued to make movies until late in his life and to mentor younger filmmakers.The Maysles Brothers -- as many referred to them -- chose subjects as ordinary as the struggles of Bible salesmen and as glamorous as Marlon Brando, Orson Welles and the Beatles, whom the pair followed in 1964 during their first trip to the United States. One of their films, "Gimme Shelter," about the Rolling Stones' Altamont Speedway concert on Dec. 6, 1969, captured on film the killing of a fan and the darkening of the hippie dream for an Age of Aquarius. The Altamont concert, which also featured Jefferson Airplane and Santana, was the Stones' disastrous effort to stage a festival like the Woodstock gathering a few months earlier.He was active right up to this death. His documentary of the fashion icon Iris Apfel, "Iris," is to be released in April. On Thursday, the Tribeca Film Festival announced that "In Transit," a documentary he co-directed about the longest train route in the U.S., will premiere at this year's festival.Born in Boston to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Maysles served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, studied at Syracuse and Boston University and taught psychology for three years before turning to film. His first foray into motion pictures was a 16-mm documentary he made in 1955 while visiting mental hospitals in the Soviet Union.Maysles started out as an assistant to Robert Drew, a pioneer of cinema verite, and his peers included such acclaimed documentary makers as D.A Pennebaker and Frederick Wiseman. He and Pennebaker were among those who worked with Drew on the groundbreaking 1960 documentary "Primary," about rival Democratic presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey.The Maysles and others worked without scripts, sets or lighting. The resulting works had no narration, no filmed interviews and gave audiences a fly-on-the-wall feeling."Our films aren't the conventional kind, locked down and scripted before shooting begins," David Maysles once said of their films. "We shoot life as it's lived."A technical revolution had made such films possible -- the arrival of lightweight, portable sound and film equipment -- and gave them the opportunity to observe their subjects with as little effect on events as possible.In 1966, using the new equipment, they filmed Truman Capote shortly after he finished "In Cold Blood." Capote explained that his book was his idea of the "nonfiction novel" -- "a synthesis of journalism with fictional technique.""We wanted to experiment in film the way Capote had experimented in literature," Maysles said in "Hand-held and from the Heart," the filmmaker's autobiographical documentary. That led them to make the feature-length "Salesman" in 1968, following Bible salesmen from house to house as they try to convince people to buy what one of them calls "still the best-seller in the world."The technique of unfettered observation allowed the Maysles Brothers to record such historical moments as the slaying of a fan at the Altamont concert, and the grim reaction of Mick Jagger, the Stones' singer, as he watched a replay of the footage. Before Altamont, the Maysles had filmed the Stones listening to a take of "Wild Horses" at a recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and during a triumphant concert at Madison Square Garden, where Jagger was as in control of the show as he was helpless in Altamont, when Hell's Angels bikers hired for security had terrorized fans and musicians alike.The Maysles Brothers' techniques also helped them to capture on film the lives of a mother and her daughter, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, living in a falling-apart East Hampton mansion. The movie, "Grey Gardens," was released in 1976 and debuted in 2006 as an acclaimed Broadway musical.Some critics attacked the cinema verite techniques as falsely objective, given that the film ultimately viewed by audiences was usually a result of what the filmmakers chose to focus on and the cutting and selecting of the editing process."Any work of art is a combination of objective and subjective," Maysles once told The New York Times in response to those criticisms. "But I try to minimize my effect. I don't interview people, for instance. If you ask a question, that determines the answer. Making a film isn't finding the answer to a question; it's trying to capture life as it is."After his brother died in 1987, Maysles continued to work with various collaborators on such films as "Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 and won the Best Cinematography award in the documentary category.He also continued a longtime working relationship with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, whose process for creating monumental environmental art the Maysles documented in several films beginning in the 1970s.

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Patricia Arquette, Arnold Schwarzenegger films to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the second half of its slate of 97 movies, including films starring recent Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as documentaries on Rosanne Barr and R&B star Mary J. Blige.Two days after announcing the festival's competition categories, Tribeca revealed the rest of its 2015 lineup Thursday.66PhotosTribeca Film Festival 2014Scenes from the annual New York City film festival, running from April 16-27The selections highlight "familiar faces as well as new ones, while the films' stories deliver unconventional perspectives and fresh commentary," festival director Genna Terranova said in the announcement. Among the films premiering at the annual New York festival are: "The Wannabe," a New York mafia drama starring Arquette and Vincent Piazza; the latest dark comedy from Neil LaBute, "Dirty Weekend," starring Matthew Broderick; and the zombie thriller "Maggie," starring Schwarzenegger.Documentaries added to the festival include "Mary J. Blige: The London Sessions" and "Roseanne for President!" about Barr's bid to get on the 2012 presidential ballot.The Tribeca Film Festival runs April 15-26. Its opening-night film will be the "Saturday Night Live" documentary "Live From New York!"

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Jennifer Lawrence to play war photographer in Spielberg film Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in a film adaptation of war photographer Lynsey Addario's memoir, with Steven Spielberg slated direct.26PhotosJennifer LawrenceOscar nominee for "Winter's Bone" plays Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games"Warner Bros. is closing a deal to bring Addario's "It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War" to the big screen, Deadline reported Tuesday, with the Oscar-winning actress and director attached to the project. Addario is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has photographed victims of conflict, particularly women, in areas like Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past 15 years. Her memoir, published and excerpted in The New York Times Magazine last month, sparked a reported bidding war for the film rights. According to Deadline, interested parties reportedly included Darren Aronofsky (who wanted Natalie Portman to star), Working Title Films (who wanted Reese Witherspoon), "Focus" star Margot Robbie and The Weinstein Company (for George Clooney and his producing partner, Grant Heslov).21PhotosPhotojournalist Lynsey Addario's journeyBeautiful, haunting and informative are just a few words one might use to describe Addario's work chronicled in her new book, "It's What I Do: A ...Lawrence is currently filming the biopic "Joy" with her "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle" director, David O. Russell. Speilberg has the Cold War drama "St. James Place," starring Tom Hanks, set to come out later this year, and is also directing an adaptation of the Roald Dahl favorite "BFG" slated for 2016.

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Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry welcome baby boy Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry are now parents to a son. "The Talk" co-host welcomed baby boy Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry on Saturday, it was announced on the CBS daytime talk show Monday.30PhotosThe stork clubTheir babies are born with silver spoons in their mouths and stars in their eyes"Our very own Sara and her wife Linda are the proud parents of a new baby boy and both mother and child are doing well," co-host Julie Chen said on the show. Gilbert, 40, and Perry, 49, started dating in 2011 and wed last year. Gilbert has two children from a previous relationship.Gilbert rose to fame on the hit TV series, "Roseanne," and Perry is the former lead singer for 4 Non Blondes and a music producer, who's been behind big hits for Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera and Adam Lambert.

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​Carl Reiner: Still making us laugh Carl Reiner started getting laughs on TV comedy more than 60 years ago.No wonder he's an entertainment legend -- a legend who's lost none of his legendary wit, as Tracy Smith discovered when she came to call:So how does Carl Reiner feel these days? "Like a 93-year-old," he told Tracy Smith. "But I don't feel it in my head. I walk around the block all day, so my legs are good. So, what is 93? The number's scary!"First thing in the morning, before I have coffee, I read the obits. If I'm not in it, I'll have breakfast."Carl ReinerCBS NewsAt nearly 93, Reiner is in a shape people half his age might envy: "My doctor says all my vital signs are perfect. I could live another hour!" he said. He only sounds like he's on borrowed time.The truth is, Smith said, he is still productive. "You're still writing. I mean, it's not like you're waiting around.""No, no. I wake up every morning anxious to get to my -- what do you call it? We used to call it a typewriter. My computer!"By any name, that keyboard is busy: Reiner's just finished the fourth volume of his memoirs, "What I Forgot to Remember." Clearly, the 12-time Emmy-winner has a lot to look back on. Carl Reiner didn't create TV, but he was there in the delivery room. As a writer and performer, he was a giant among giants. His co-writers on Sid Caeser's "Your Show of Show" alone included Larry Gelbart (creator of the TV show "MASH"), comic genius Mel Brooks, and playwright Neil Simon.In fact, he was on TV before he even owned a TV. "Yes, we didn't have a TV when I did 'Show of Shows," he said. "And we finally got a little seven-inch set and the kids used to watch it. And Robbie was four or five or six, and he said, 'Say hello to me.' And I said, 'I can't say hello on television, but when I do this -- when I put my tie up in the finale while we're saying goodbye -- that's for you.'" Reiner did it every night. "How sweet is that?" asked Smith. "Very!"CBS NewsBut after years of writing sketch comedy, Reiner had an idea for a show of his own: a sit-com about a New York City comedy writer (like him), who lived in the suburbs with an adorable family (like his)."I wrote a thing called 'Head of the Family,'" he said. "It was okay. Just okay. It didn't work." The pilot flopped. But Reiner had written 13 full episodes, and producer Sheldon Leonard thought of a way he could make it all work.You might remember Leonard from "It's a Wonderful Life," as the bartender who tells it straight. ["Hey, look, I'm the boss. You want a drink or don't you?"] Reiner recalled, "He says, 'We'd love to talk to you about these episodes.' I said, 'Fellas, I don't wanna fail with it a second time.' And he said, 'You won't fail. We'll get a better actor to play you.' And he suggested Dick Van Dyke."The show which ran for five seasons on CBS, was a major hit. Reiner wound up playing the pompous boss, Alan Brady. But the rest of the show mirrored his life. In fact, Mary Tyler Moore's Laura Petrie was inspired by the real-life woman Reiner went home to every night. As a young GI during World War II, he'd met Estelle Lebost, an artist eight years his senior. "He was just extremely handsome," Estelle told CBS News back in 2007. "I had a lot of hair in those days, black hair," said Carl."Too much black hair or too much wavy hair.""No, no, he was really good-looking, but typical. I said tall, dark, and handsome."And what did Reiner think when he saw her? "Nice figure," he said. "Of course. I was 20!"They married in 1943, and had three children: Robbie, Annie and Lucas.

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Christopher Plummer: "If I slow down now, I'll die" It won best picture and is still one of the most beloved movies of all time. With its stunning scenery, charming story and memorable songs, "The Sound of Music" has warmed the hearts of viewers for years.But its star Christopher Plummer hasn't always been as fond of the 1965 big-screen musical, which is celebrating its 50-year anniversary this month.Plummer played Captain Georg von Trapp, a retired Austrian naval officer raising his seven children alone using a military-style discipline following the death of his wife. That's until Maria (Julie Andrews) comes along. After leaving an Austrian convent to become the kids' governess, she reintroduces music to the family, which softens up an otherwise hardened man.36PhotosChristopher PlummerThe Oscar-winning Canadian actor has gone from "The Sound of Music" to "Beginners" and "Dragon Tattoo"Thanks to the songs "Edelweiss," "My Favorite Things," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "Do-Re-Mi," the movie has held a firm place in history -- and continues to live on with annual television airings, sing-a-long events and more.Lady Gaga recently brought the musical's songs to life with her Feb. 22 Oscars performance, which received rave reviews and became the Academy Awards' top social moment. It even got a big thumbs up from Andrews, who greeted the singer onstage, saying, "Dear Lady Gaga, thank you for that wonderful tribute. It really warmed my heart."But if you ask Plummer, he's tired of talking a film that debuted a half-century ago. "One doesn't go on and on talking about other movies forever and ever," he said. "You make them, you love doing them. You even may respect them, but you forget about them because life goes on and you've got other things to do. And every so often this thing raises its head...I'm so sick of hearing my own voice talking about it." Still, he graciously took some time out to speak to CBS News about it. During the chat, Plummer said he doesn't hate the movie -- he never did. "I just didn't particularly think my role was the most exciting thing I've ever had in my life," he said. "I had been spoiled -- I already played Hamlet and all those great parts in the theater in England and Canada and New York. And then suddenly to be faced with Captain Von Trapp, it didn't sort of hold a candle somehow," he continued laughing. "But I thought I would be a good boy and take my medicine. And besides 'I'd like to be in musical...It would give me an idea of what it's like to be in one.' So, for all those reasons I went ahead."Plummer admits that he was sort of the "bad boy" on-set -- and looking back, he thinks that was a positive thing."It was good to see someone who was irreverent on the set. There were so many nuns around it was frightening. I didn't know who to be more afraid of -- the Nazis or the nuns!" Plummer said with a chuckle.In all seriousness, Plummer said he has many fond memories from that time and that there were many "pluses" to the film.The kids were sweet, he says. And so was Eleanor Parker, the actress who played Elsa von Schraeder, Captain Von Trapp's love interest from Vienna."I had a great crush on her," revealed Plummer. He called director Robert Wise "a tremendously skilled director and real gentleman -- a rare thing in our business." And then there was the beautiful countryside. "How could you go wrong?" said Plummer about the film, which shot on location in Salzburg, Austria.One drawback? Plummer put on a lot of weight, so much so that they had to adjust his wardrobe."When I came back from our days off in Vienna -- where I had a ball -- Robert Wise, said, 'You look like Orson Welles. We gotta redo your costume.'" Another plus? Julie Andrews, of course. "I love Julie," said Plummer. "I thought she was absolutely smashing in it. I think it's the best thing she's ever done. She's at her most natural...She stripped all of her layers away and made herself vulnerable and real. And it's hard to be vulnerable and real -- and be a singer, too...I was absolutely filled with admiration for her." Plummer, 85, and Andrews, 79, have stayed in touch over the years, appearing in the 2001 CBS TV film, "On Golden Pond," for example. They're expected to reunite later this month for a special anniversary event, too.Plummer, meanwhile, remembers the exact moment when he finally came to peace with the film. It happened in 2008 when he was forced to watch it "at some children's party which I couldn't get out of." He hadn't seen it ages and was pleasantly surprised.

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Murder charge in stabbing death of Nicki Minaj crew member Pierce Boykin, a 31-year-old Philadelphia man, is being charged with murder and other charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a member of rapper Nicki Minaj's road crew last month, reports CBS Philly.Boykin was arrested on February 23 for his alleged involvement in the deadly stabbing that occurred about a week earlier outside of the Che Bar and Grill in Philadelphia. Police say that night, two victims were stabbed and taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in private vehicles.According to the station, that's where 29-year-old Devon Pickett of Brooklyn, New York died due to multiple stab wounds to his torso. Police say the second victim, a 27-year-old male suffering from multiple stab wounds, is in critical condition.Boykin is now charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses, CBS Philly reported.

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"Greatest Show on Earth" to phase out audience favorites The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said today it is doing away with elephant acts. The circus, which calls itself "The Greatest Show on Earth" has been accused of abusing the magnificent beasts in the name of entertainment.For more than 140 years, few animals have dazzled crowds more than elephants at the circus. But the 12 remaining pachyderms, icons of the Ringling Bros. brand, will be phased out of performances over the next three years.Circus owners say they're responding to customers and the growing cost of fighting "anti-circus" and "anti-elephant" laws across the country.It's a bittersweet decision, there's no question about that," said Kenneth Feld, the chairman of the circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment. "But it is the best thing, and we felt this was the right time to do it."Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says it is phasing out its elephant performances.CBS NewsAllegations of elephant abuse have plagued the circus for years. A 2009 video taken by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, allegedly shows elephants being beaten and prodded backstage prior to a Ringling Brothers performance. Animal rights groups are taking credit for today's announcement. "It has been a lonely and miserable time for them in captivity," said Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA. "Never should have happened. It should stop now, not three years from now. It should stop now."In 2011 Feld Entertainment paid a $270,000 fine for alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act. But lawsuits brought by other animal rights groups alleging elephant abuse never succeeded. In fact, after a 14-year battle, those groups were forced to pay the circus $25 million for legal fees.These animal rights organizations will say whatever they want," Feld explained. "They have their own agenda. All I know is every time they've taken us to court, we have prevailed."Ringling Bros. says its other exotic animal shows will continue. But those elephants are going to be taken to the conservation center near Orlando that's where they will participate in a breeding program designed to protect the endangered species.

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Hall and Oates sue over granola-maker's "Haulin' Oats" cereal Hall and Oates are saying "no can do" to a granola-maker's Haulin' Oats cereal.The pop music duo has sued Brooklyn-based Early Bird Foods & Co. in federal court, accusing the company of violating trademark protections with its "phonetic play" on Daryl Hall and John Oates' names. The suit called it "an effort to trade off of the fame and notoriety" associated with the duo.In an email sent Thursday, Early Bird Foods owner Nekisia Davis said she had no comment, "Except 'Say it isn't so'" -- an apparent reference to a 1983 recording by Hall and Oates with that title.The company's website describes it as a small operation located in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. It bills itself as the maker of "out-of-this-world delicious, wholesome and nourishing small batch granola and other foods by hand."The suit asks the court to order Early Bird Foods to stop using the Haulin' Oats name on packages of granola. It also says the company should hand over any profits made off the brand.Hall and Oates are best known for decades-old classics like "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," ''Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl."

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Chicago's Mayor Emanuel spends heavily to avoid run-off Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is hoping his warm hug with President Barack Obama in the last days of his re-election campaign will help him avoid a run-off in the race to lead the financially troubled, third largest city in the country.Chicagoans cast votes for mayor and for aldermen on Tuesday and polls show Emanuel in danger of closely missing the 50 percent needed for an outright win, even though his massive campaign chest has allowed him to saturate the airwaves.His most recent ad showed him hugging Obama, who visited his home city last Thursday and praised Emanuel's "smarts" and "toughness." The former Obama advisor has brought business investment to Chicago but has had to fight off perceptions he is uncaring about the city's have-nots. The race has pitted big-money Democrat Emanuel - whose campaign donors include Hollywood directors and hedge fund executives - against a progressive Democratic challenger, County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, who has struggled to raise funds.A run-off would mean six more weeks of campaigning for Emanuel against the second-placed candidate, almost certainly Garcia. Three other candidates - an alderman, a businessman and a perpetual also-ran - are well behind in polls.After making unpopular choices earlier in his four-year term to shut down dozens of underpopulated schools in poor areas of the city, Emanuel has turned more attention to lower income residents as the election loomed, passing a city ordinance to raise the minimum wage.He has also billed himself as the only candidate who can make tough decisions to rein in the city's budget deficit, expected to balloon to $1.2 billion by next year due to a legally mandated jump in payments to public pensions. Emanuel, 55, is a former U.S. Congressman who became Obama's first White House chief of staff, leaving that post in 2010 to run for mayor of Chicago. He is known for his sometimes abrasive style and is seen as cold and uncaring by many Chicagoans. But in tough financial times, he has sought to turn that to his advantage, arguing he has the personality to make hard choices.GARCIA'S MOMENTUM STALLEDGarcia launched his mayoral bid late last year and vaulted quickly into second place, but has failed to further build momentum. Most of his campaign events are small and polls show he will take about 20 percent of the vote. Many trade unions endorsed the incumbent, who has overseen major infrastructure projects, while Garcia was not able to win many union endorsements, even from public sector unions wary of Emanuel trying to cut the budget for their pensions.The only union to put serious money into Garcia's campaign was the powerful Chicago Teachers Union, whose leader, Karen Lewis, had planned to run for mayor but backed down when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.Rebecca Patrick, 31, adjunct professor at City Colleges, said she transferred her planned vote for Lewis to Garcia. "It's not a great reason to vote for somebody but I thought if he had her support, and I was impressed enough with his credentials, ok."Garcia has been hugely outspent by Emanuel, who had $6 million in his war chest as of Dec. 31, even after spending $4.7 million in the fourth quarter. Garcia, in comparison spent $60,000 in the fourth quarter and ended the period with $817,000 in his campaign fund. He held back on television advertising until February.But some voters are turned off by the big-money support for Emanuel."I think it's telling that a lot of his financial support is coming from outside the city," said Robert Schultz, 60, who cast his ballot for Garcia in early voting, which ran from Feb. 9-21.Emanuel clearly sees Garcia, 59, as his biggest threat, focusing  his negative ads on him. Garcia, who has been a state senator and an alderman, attacked Emanuel for failing to put more police on the streets and for tax breaks for corporations.Both candidates have to contend with voter apathy."I don't hate Emanuel. I do like Garcia," said Amariah Bradford, a marketing student who said he would not vote. "Ultimately, I think it doesn't make a difference."

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Karrueche Tran responds to reports that Chris Brown has a daughter There's trouble in paradise between Karrueche Tran and Chris Brown.After a TMZ report broke Tuesday alleging that the 25-year-old singer is the father of a 9-month-old baby girl he had with a 31-year-old former model named Nia, Karrueche took to Twitter to express her feelings.And it sounds like she's pretty much over their rocky relationship."Listen. One can only take so much," the 26-year-old model wrote on Wednesday. "The best of luck to Chris and his family. No baby drama for me."Listen. One can only take so much. The best of luck to Chris and his family. No baby drama for me. 👶— Karrueche Tran (@karrueche) March 4, 2015Karrueche and Brown have been dating on and off since 2011. The two were seen together as recently as Feb. 17 when they were front-row at the Michael Costello fashion show during New York Fashion Week, sporting matching fur coats.Photos: The most on-again, off-again couples in HollywoodAccording to TMZ, Chris is on "very good terms" with Nia, though they're not currently in a relationship. He is reportedly "happy" about being a father, and there's no formal child support order in place.ET has reached out to Chris' rep, but has received no comment as of this time.News: Karrueche Tran apologizes for Blue Ivy hair joke, BET suspends producerLast September, ET caught up with Chris to talk about his album "X," when he also got candid on his superstar ex Rihanna. Watch here.

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Justin Timberlake wishes "bad-ass" wife Jessica Biel happy birthday on Instagram Justin Timberlake is one happy "huz."The singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to share some birthday wishes for wife Jessica Biel, posting a sweet snapshot of the two of them with an even sweeter caption."Happy Bday to the sweetest, most GORGEOUS, goofiest, most BAD-ASS chick I know," Timberlake wrote. "You make me smile 'til it hurts. I love you like crazy! -- Your Huz."Happy Bday to the sweetest, most GORGEOUS, goofiest, most BAD-ASS chick I know. You make me smile 'til it hurts. I love you like crazy! --Your Huz A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Mar 3, 2015 at 12:17pm PSTTimberlake, 34, and Biel, 33, married in 2012. They're currently expecting their first child -- news the "Suit & Tie" singer shared with the world in another Instagram post on his own birthday in January. Biel, meanwhile, was thankful for all the birthday love."Birthday smooch," she captioned a photo of her and her dog, Tina. "Thanks everyone for the good wishes!"Birthday smooch. Thanks everyone for all the good wishes! #tuesdayswithtina A photo posted by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Mar 3, 2015 at 11:38am PST

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Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton adopt baby girl Cate Blanchett's family just got a little bigger.30PhotosThe stork clubTheir babies are born with silver spoons in their mouths and stars in their eyesThe Oscar winner and husband Andrew Upton have adopted a baby girl, her rep confirmed Friday to E! News.No other details, including their daughter's name, were provided.Blanchett, 45, and her director-screenwriter husband are already parents to three sons -- Dashiell John, 13, Roman Robert, 10, and Ignatius Martin, who turns 7 next month. The couple married in 1997.The actress will be seen next in Disney's live-action "Cinderella," playing the wicked stepmother opposite Lily James in the title role.

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Ringling Bros. eliminating elephant acts amid public "mood shift" The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.Executives from Feld Entertainment, Ringling's parent company, said the decision to end the circus's century-old tradition of showcasing elephants was difficult and debated at length. Elephants have often been featured on Ringling's posters over the decades. The decision is being announced Thursday."There's been somewhat of a mood shift among our consumers," said Alana Feld, the company's executive vice president. "A lot of people aren't comfortable with us touring with our elephants."Feld owns 43 elephants, and 29 of the giant animals live at the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida. Thirteen animals will continue to tour with the circus before retiring to the center by 2018. One elephant is on a breeding loan to the Fort Worth Zoo.Another reason for the decision, company President Kenneth Feld said, was that certain cities and counties have passed "anti-circus" and "anti-elephant" ordinances. The company's three shows visit 115 cities throughout the year, and Feld said it's expensive to fight legislation in each jurisdiction. It's also difficult to plan tours amid constantly changing regulations, he said."All of the resources used to fight these things can be put towards the elephants," Feld said during an interview at the Center for Elephant Conservation. "We're not reacting to our critics; we're creating the greatest resource for the preservation of the Asian elephant."The circus will continue to use other animals - this year it added a Mongolian troupe of camel stunt riders to its Circus Xtreme show. It will likely showcase more motorsports, daredevils and feats of humans' physical capabilities. Ringling's popular Canada-based competitor, Cirque du Soleil, features human acts and doesn't use wild animals."There are endless possibilities," said Juliette Feld, another executive vice president of the company and a producer of Feld's Marvel Universe Live, Disney on Ice and Monster Jam shows, among others.Feld owns the largest herd of Asian elephants in North America. It costs about $65,000 yearly to care for each elephant, and Kenneth Feld said the company would have to build new structures to house the retiring elephants at the center, located in between Orlando and Tampa on a rural, ranchlike property.Kenneth Feld said initially the center will be open only to researchers, scientists and others studying the Asian elephant.Eventually, he "hopes it expands to something the public will be able to see.""I want everybody's grandkids to be able to see Asian elephants," he said.The center's youngest elephant is Mike, who will be 2 in August, and the oldest is Mysore, who is 69. One elephant, 6-year-old Barack, was conceived by artificial insemination. Since the center opened in 1995, 26 elephants have been born there.PlayVideoThe Early ShowRingling Bros. Abuse AccusationsRingling Bros. Circus is going to court over animal abuse accusations involving elephants used in the show. Debbye Turner Bell reports.Ringling's elephants have been at the center of lawsuits and ongoing complaints from animal rights activists. Purported undercover video provided to CBS News in 2009 by the Animal Welfare Institute shows Asian elephants kept by Ringling Bros. enduring harsh treatment.In 2014, Feld Entertainment won $25.2 million in settlements from a number of animal-rights groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, ending a 14-year legal battle over unproven allegations that Ringling circus employees mistreated elephants.The initial lawsuit was filed in 2000 by a former Ringling barn helper who was later found to have been paid at least $190,000 by the animal-rights groups that helped bring the lawsuit. The judge called him "essentially a paid plaintiff" who lacked credibility and standing to sue. The judge rejected the abuse claims following a 2009 trial.Kenneth Feld testified during that trial about elephants' importance to the show."The symbol of the 'Greatest Show on Earth' is the elephant, and that's what we've been known for throughout the world for more than a hundred years."When asked by a lawyer whether the show would be the same without the elephants, Feld replied, "No, it wouldn't."This week, Feld said, "Things have changed.""How does a business be successful? By adapting," he said.Feld noted that when his father bought the circus in 1967, there was still a human sideshow featuring acts such as the bearded lady and other human oddities. His father did away with that, he said."We're always changing and we're always learning," he said.In 2008, Feld acquired a variety of motor sports properties, including monster truck shows, motocross and the International Hot Rod Association, which promotes drag races and other events. In 2010, it created a theatrical motorcycle stunt show called Nuclear Cowboyz. Roughly 30 million people attend one of Feld's 5,000 live entertainment shows every year.

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How Tom Hanks landed a role in Carly Rae Jepsen's new music video Tom Hanks' latest role may seem a bit unconventional to fans of the Oscar-winning actor, but we're excited!The "Saving Mr. Banks" star landed a part in Carly Rae Jepsen's new music video, "I Really Like You," after spending a night drinking with friends.Tom Hanks and Justin Bieber dance in the street for Carly Rae Jepsen's new music video"I was at dinner with friends of ours who works with Carly and they said, 'We were maybe going to ask you if you'd want to do this thing,' and I literally had a beer in my hand and I said, 'Yeah sure I'll do it,'" Hanks told ET on the red carpet at the SeriousFun Gala to benefit the Children's Network. "And that was it! Next thing I know, boom! Carly Rae Jepsen video."The Internet went wild when Jepsen posted an Instagram pic of the actor on the video set, writing "Coming Soon! #IReallyLikeYou."Is Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You" the new "Call Me Maybe"?Hanks and wife Rita Wilson are friends with Scooter Braun, who manages Jepsen as well as Justin Bieber. The couple even attended Braun's wedding last year, where Hanks jumped onstage with the band to perform Montel Jordan's hit "This Is How We Do It."Check out a clip of the hilarious performance, courtesy of Justin Bieber's Instagram, in the video here.

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Actor Harrison Ford injured in crash landing on golf course Actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured when his vintage plane crash-landed on a golf course near the Santa Monica Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon.16PhotosThese celebrities survived brushes with deathHarrison Ford, who was injured in a plane crash, isn't the only star to experience a real-life dramaFord, 72, was transported to a hospital in fair to moderate condition, according to Los Angeles Fire Department Assistant Chief Patrick Butler. A source close to Ford's family told CBS News the actor suffered broken bones and required surgery.Authorities said the World War II-era single-engine plane went down around 2:20 p.m. Thursday at Penmar Golf Course in the Venice area of Los Angeles, blocks away from the airport. Image of plane that crashed Thursday on a golf course in Venice, Calif.CBSFord took off from the airport at 2 p.m. About 20 minutes later, he told the tower he had engine failure and was making an immediate return, according to a recording posted by the website LiveATC.net.The plane had been flying at about 3,000 feet and hit a tree on the way down, according to witnesses and officials.The vintage aircraft, a 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, landed right-side up and largely intact after leaving gouges on the golf course fairway. There was no fire or explosion.25PhotosHarrison FordMore than just an actorFord, the only person on board, was conscious and breathing when witnesses reached him. No one on the ground was hurt."I would say that this is an absolutely beautifully executed -- what we would call -- a forced or emergency landing, by an unbelievably well-trained pilot," said Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association.Dr. Sanjay Khurana, a spine surgeon who was among the players on the course told CBS Los Angeles he ran to help after seeing the plane go down. Khurana said Ford was slumped over, bleeding profusely and moaning. Ford had a very large scalp laceration but was able to speak and move, according to Khurana."He wasn't a bloody mess. He was alert. He had good vitals," Butler said.The bystanders pulled Ford from the plane because they were afraid it might explode or catch fire, Butler said.Ford's publicist, Ina Treciokas, said in a statement the actor was "banged up and is in the hospital receiving medical care.""The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery, Treciokas said.Ford's son, Ben sent out a tweet a few hours after the crash updating fans and well-wishers: At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man.— Chef Ben Ford (@ChefBenFord) March 6, 2015Ford, an Academy Award-nominated actor known widely as the star of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movie series, is also known as a longtime aviation enthusiast. He owns several aircraft and has been active with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Known for piloting fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, he crashed a helicopter in the Santa Clarita area during a training flight in 1999 and a six-seat plane in Nebraska in 2000. Ford got his pilot's license in the late 1980s and has served as a spokesman to various airline associations. In 2009, he stepped down as chairman of a youth program for the Experimental Aircraft Association.His flying made headlines in 2001 when he rescued a missing Boy Scout in his helicopter. Nearly a year before, he rescued an ailing mountain climber in Jackson, Wyoming.Actor Harrison Ford pilots his helicopter July 10, 2001, near Jackson, Wyoming, after rescuing a missing Boy Scout.Getty ImagesHe has also volunteered his services during forest-fire season, when rescue helicopter are busy fighting blazes.The actor has said his rescues "had nothing to do with heroism.""It had to do with flying a helicopter. That's all," he said.Santa Monica Airport's single runway sits amid residential neighborhoods in the city of more than 90,000 on the Pacific Ocean. City leaders and many residents advocate closing the airport, citing noise and safety concerns. Other airplanes taking off or landing there have crashed into homes, and in September 2013 four people died when their small jet veered into a hangar and caught fire.Last summer, Ford was one of the pilots who filed a federal complaint in an effort to keep the airport open, according to CBS Los Angeles. Ford is cast to reprise his role as the swashbuckling space-age soldier-of-fortune Han Solo in his fourth "Star Wars" movie, set for release in December.

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"The Bachelor": "The Women Tell All" superlatives WARNING: We're about to discuss our reactions to Monday's special episode of "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All." If you do not wish to know about the biggest crazies, pluck yourself a pomegranate and get out of here.TV, TV on my wall - who's the craziest bachelorette of them all?19Photos"The Bachelor" couples' romance track recordWhat happens after the final rose? A look at the men of "The Bachelor," who proposed and if the couples are still togetherWe've desperately wished for this day to come, we've crossed off the days on our calendar, and now that it's finally happened, it was even more glorious than we could've ever imagined. We're talking, of course, about "The Bachelor's" notoriously crazy special: "The Women Tell All."Amidst the usual backstabbing, blubbering and drunken behavior, ABC struck gold on this season of "The Bachelor" thanks to a handful of unbelievably outrageous and bizarre women. To celebrate their final appearance on our TV screens this season, we at ETonline are crowning six lucky contestants with their very own "Bachelor" season superlatives.News: 9 reasons why Kaitlyn Bristowe should be the next BacheloretteMost Delusional: KelseyWhy: Manipulative, calculated and condescending are the three words that best come to mind when thinking of Kelsey. But what makes her our Most Delusional, is the fact that she thinks she's the victim of the season, rather than what she really was: the villain.Signature Quote: "Isn't my story amazing? Its tragic, but it's amazing."Biggest Crybaby: BrittWhy: Do we really need to explain why? Just look at her! In what seemed like each and every Bachelor moment she was blubbering. All we can say is thank goodness Britt discovered waterproof mascara or else she'd be puling a full-onLauren Conrad all season.Signature Quote: [Writer's Note: We couldn't transcribe Britt's words because she was crying too hard for us to interpret. We're pretty sure it had something to do with Arlington sunsets or berry-colored lipstick]Most Popular: KaitlynWhy: We've said it before and we'll say it again: Kaitlyn should be the next Bachelorette! Kaitlyn is adorable, gorgeous, and hilarious all rolled up into one beautiful package.Signature Quote: "You can plow the f--k out of my field any day."News: Chris Soules reveals he's found love on "The Bachelor"Biggest Mean Girl: CarlyWhy: Even though we completely understood where Carly was coming from when it came to Britt's seemingly "fake" behavior; sometimes the cruise-ship singer took her obsession for romance ruining a little too far.Signature Quote: "It's fun to watch her squirm. I've squirmed so much. The girl who was the prettiest girl in the room gets to know how it feels to be a normal person ... how's it feel?"Most Eccentric: Ashley S.Why: If you are still not convinced that Ashley S. is an onion obsessed, Mesa Verde-loving, zombie-killing ball of craziness, then please take a look at this article that is entire devoted to her.Signature Quote: "If it's a pomegranate then God bless it." OR "You don't want to lose the whole world, right? But actually you want to gain the whole world." OR "Like that's how I feel, it's like boom. Boom like the truth. Boom!"Biggest Flirt: Chris SoulesWhy: According to our host extraordinaire, Chris Harrison, our prince farming has kissed "more women than any other "Bachelor" in ABC's history." Yikes!Signature Quote: "I could really see myself with [insert almost every girl's name here]."The season finale of airs Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m. on ABC.Tell us: What did you think of "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All?" Which bachelorette superlative would you give the girls?

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Mark Cuban to play the president in "Sharknado 3" This summer's "Sharknado 3" will usher in the Cuban-Coulter administration.The SyFy network said Monday that Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban will play the president of the United States in the third installment of the goofy "Sharknado" TV movie series, set to premiere in July. Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter will be his vice president.The network previously said Bo Derek will have a cameo as star Tara Reid's mother, Jerry Springer will play a tourist and *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick will be a pool lifeguard."Sharknado" star Ian Ziering will also be back. "It's kind of like disaster movie, meets road trip," the franchise star told CBS News."This is a campy science-fiction movie done with a very low budget. So therein lies the organic ability to not have the quality content you might expect from a James Cameron movie....This is fun, where everybody is in on the joke -- except the actors," he said laughing. "We all take it very seriously. You have to act very naturally in this imaginary circumstance no matter how crazy it is because if you don't then the audience knows you're in on the joke. And it loses its fun."This year the toothy storm terrorizes Washington, D.C., before moving down to Florida.

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Luke Evans to play Gaston in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Meet the new Gaston.Luke Evans is in negotiations to play the self-obsessed, big-biceped villain in Disney's live-action retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," Variety reported Wednesday.Emma Watson is playing Belle in the film, which is being directed by Bill Condon ("The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn") from a script written by Evan Spiliotopoulos with rewrites by Steve Chbosky.Production is reported to begin later this year, with no release date currently set.Evans most recently starred in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Dracula Untold."This project is one of a number of revivals of beloved Disney franchises. The studio's live-action "Cinderella," starring Lily Evans, opens next Friday, and a new version of "The Jungle Book" is also due out next year.

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Maggie Smith plans to leave "Downton Abbey" after next season Maggie Smith says she won't be returning to "Downton Abbey" after next season.The period drama is rumored to be ending next year with season 6. But Smith -- who plays the witty and formidable Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham -- is planning to hang up her character's hat and cane either way."They say this is the last one, and I can't see how it could go on," the 80-year-old actress said in an interview with the U.K.'s Sunday Times, adding, "I mean, I certainly can't keep going... To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now. We're into the late 1920s.""Downton Abbey" has been renewed for a sixth season, but its future beyond that isn't confirmed. Series co-creator Julian Fellowes is due to begin work this year on a new project for NBC called "The Gilded Age," set in New York City, furthering speculation about the future of the hit series. Smith spoke about her "Downton" role (which has earned her two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe) in 2013 in an interview for "60 Minutes," admitting at that time that she hadn't ever sat down to watch the show. "I will look at it when it's all over, maybe," she told Steve Kroft. "Because it's frustrating. I always see things that I would like to do differently and think, 'Oh, why in the name of God did I do that?'" "Downton Abbey" finished airing its fifth season in the U.S. Sunday night on PBS. British viewers saw that season finale at the end of last year.

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New York assembly ex-speaker Silver indicted on corruption charges A grand jury indicted Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker and one of the state's most powerful politicians for two decades, on federal corruption charges on Thursday, federal prosecutors said.Silver, who resigned as speaker after his arrest last month but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan's Lower East Side, was indicted on one count of honest services mail fraud, one count of honest services wire fraud and one count of using his office for extortion. Silver's lawyers said in a statement on Thursday he was not guilty. "We can now begin to fight for his total vindication," Joel Cohen and Steven Molo, Silver's lawyers, said in a statement. "We intend to do that fighting where it should be done: in court."The office of Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, originally charged Silver with five counts relating to bribery and kickback schemes on Jan. 22. It was not immediately clear why two of the counts, both of them conspiracy charges, appear to have been dropped. A spokeswoman for Bharara did not respond to a request for comment.The indictment returned on Thursday did not appear to contain new information about the schemes Silver is accused of running. As speaker, Silver, 71, was generally considered one of the three most powerful political figures in the state, along with the governor and the majority leader of the state's Senate, who among them controlled the budget and lawmaking processes.Silver, a lawyer who became speaker in 1994, had long listed New York personal injury firm Weitz & Luxenberg on his financial disclosure forms as a source of income for representing its clients in cases.The indictment said he used that position to mask bribes and kickbacks, including more than $3 million earned for referring asbestos sufferers to the firm from a doctor whose medical research had secretly received $500,000 in state funds at Silver's direction, as well as other benefits. Silver kept secret from Weitz & Luxenberg the state funding he had organized for the doctor, the indictment said.Prosecutors said Silver also received $700,000 in kickbacks by steering real estate developers with business before the Legislature to another law firm, identified by its defense lawyer as Goldberg & Iryami.

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Houston family gives Bobbi Kristina Brown update on her 22nd birthday The Houston family has provided an update on Bobbi Kristina Brown -- on her 22nd birthday.12PhotosBobbi Kristina BrownThe only daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney HoustonStill not providing any specifics, Patricia Houston (Whitney Houston's sister-in-law) revealed, "Today is Bobbi Kristina's 22nd birthday and we ask you to continue to keep her in your prayers as she is still fighting the battle of her life." The post was accompanied by a sweet photo of Houston and Brown. Details on Houston's health condition has been largely the same since Brown was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 31 after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her townhome in Roswell, Georgia. Shortly afterwards, the family said she was "fighting for her life."Earlier on Wednesday, Brown's partner, Nick Gordon, tweeted a "Happy Birthday" message. Bobbi Kristina is the only daughter of Bobby Brown and Houston. Houston was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in the Beverly Hilton hotel on Feb. 11, 2012, just before the Grammy Awards. Authorities concluded she had accidentally drowned, while investigators listed heart disease and cocaine use as contributors to her death.

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First look: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden Open Road Films has released the first photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's upcoming thriller, "Snowden."The photo shows a bespectacled Gordon, as Snowden, in a soldier's uniform. "Before he was a whistle-blower, Edward was an ordinary man who unquestioningly served his country," Open Road said in a statement accompanying the photo.Gordon also shared photos from the set, writing, "This is gonna be Oliver's twentieth film, and I feel so sincerely privileged that he asked me to play this part.""Snowden" is currently shooting in Munich, Germany, before moving to other locations around the world, the studio added.The film also stars Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Nicholas Cage, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto, Melissa Leo, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans and Joely Richardson. It's scheduled to arrive in theaters on Dec. 25.Last month, "Citizenfour," also about Snowden, won the Oscar for best documentary feature.

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Venerable Lincoln Center music hall to get David Geffen's name -- after big bequest Entertainment industry executive David Geffen has donated $100 million to New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.The performing arts building - long known as Avery Fisher Hall - will be renamed David Geffen Hall in September, Lincoln Center Chair Katherine Farley announced Wednesday."As a native New Yorker, I recognize that Lincoln Center is a beacon to artists and musicians around the world," Geffen, a music and movie mogul, and longtime philanthropist, said in the statement. "To be involved with such a beloved and iconic institution is deeply satisfying."Lincoln Center announced in November that it would take Fisher's name off its concert hall and resell the naming rights to help finance a $500 million renovation.PlayVideoCBS This MorningJazz at Lincoln Center celebrates 25 yearsJazz at Lincoln Center co-founder and artistic director Wynton Marsalis speaks to the "CBS This morning" co-hosts about the 25th anniversary of t...The renovation scheduled to start in 2019 was announced after the Fisher family agreed to accept $15 million to drop the name from the hall where the New York Philharmonic plays.One precedent close at hand is the former New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, renamed the David H. Koch Theater in 2008 after the oil-and-gas billionaire pledged $100 million.Avery Fisher Hall was named for Fisher, a violinist and high-fidelity pioneer who founded the Fisher Radio Company, after he financed an earlier renovation in 1973.He died in 1994. Under the agreement reached with his three children, the renovated concert hall will feature prominent tributes to Fisher and the family will stay involved.

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"Seinfeld" actor ​Daniel von Bargen dies at 64 Daniel von Bargen, who played George Costanza's dim-witted boss Mr. Kruger on "Seinfeld," has died. He was 64.Von Bargen died Sunday in the Cincinnati area, Harry Gilligan, owner of Gilligan Funeral Homes, confirmed Thursday. Gilligan said he couldn't provide the cause of death, names of relatives or any other information. WLWT-TV in Cincinnati first reported the death.In addition to his "Seinfeld" role, von Bargen portrayed Commandant Edwin Spangler on "Malcolm in the Middle." His film credits include "The Silence of the Lambs," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Lord of Illusions." He also had appearances on "Law & Order," "The West Wing" and "NYPD Blue."Von Bargen was a versatile actor and great co-worker, Bob Colonna said via email. Colonna got to know von Bargen during their shared time at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and while filming several TV films."He was much loved, for himself and his work, both of which were unassailable," Colonna wrote.Von Bargen made headlines in 2012 when he called 911 after shooting himself in the temple. He told police he was supposed to go to a hospital that day to have some toes amputated because of diabetes complications and had already had one leg amputated. He said he was feeling depressed before he shot himself.No funeral services were scheduled, Gilligan said.

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​Alexander Hamilton: A life made for the stage An off-Broadway musical is moving ON Broadway later this year -- fitting, in a way, for the story of an American who was all about moving onward and upward.Mo Rocca has saved us a front-row seat for the new show, "Hamilton":"How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spotIn the Caribbean, by Providence impoverished, to squalorGrow up to be a hero and a scholar?"When Lin-Manuel Miranda sings about the drive of the "young, scrappy and hungry" immigrant, he's not singing about just any immigrant. He's singing about the man on the 10-dollar bill -- Alexander Hamilton, the revolutionary, visionary, and youngest of the founding fathers.PlayVideoSunday MorningLin-Manuel Miranda on bringing "Hamilton" to the White HouseWeb extra: The Tony-winning composer behind "In the Heights" was invited to perform at the White House Poetry Jam in 2009, but surprised those in..."This is a guy who, on the strength of his writing, pulled himself from poverty into the revolution that helped create our nation, and caught beef with every other founding father," said Miranda. "I mean, there's great drama; there's a great love story; there is incredible political intrigue."In other words, a life made for the stage."Hamilton," written by and starring Miranda, is a smash off-Broadway at New York's Public Theater, and is heading to Broadway this summer. It's Hamilton's life and death at the hand of Vice President Aaron Burr put to music that's as energetic as the man and the times he lived through."We take it as a given that hip hop music is the music of the revolution," said Miranda. "Hey, yo, I'm just like my countryI'm young, scrappy and hungryAnd I'm not throwing away my shot."Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton."Joan Marcus/Public Theater"Hamilton"'s unlikely journey to the stage began six years ago when Miranda on vacation picked up a 700-page Hamilton biography."By the end of the second chapter, I was on Google saying, 'Someone's already made this into a musical. How can anyone not have made this into a musical?'"Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda.CBS NewsFor Miranda, an urban sound made perfect sense for Hamilton's story. "You took it as a given that hip hop would be the musical vernacular of the founding fathers," said Rocca. "Is that because of the energy?"

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Adorable pig blocks traffic in Maine, this week on The Feed! This week's most popular viral videos include a homemade luge track, a pig blocking traffic, an unskippable commercial, electrical wiring gone wrong, a fake Oscar winner and an incredibly talented archer. First up, winter weather has already dumped some serious snow. In some areas, enough to build a homemade luge track, like the one in this video from Joseph Colangelo.Jamie Smith captured this video of an adorable pig blocking traffic in Bradford, Maine. Warning: contains some NSFW language.GEICO Insurance is known for their humorous, quirky commercials. This extended cut of a 10 second commercial goes on for almost an entire minute. It's simply a dog eating a family's spaghetti dinner while they try to stay perfectly still, but it tickles the funny bone. Sometimes, when you don't know exactly how to solve a problem, it's best to hire professionals. As Daniel Willey's sister and husband found out, electrical wiring is definitely one of those problems. Now, their hair dryer controls the lights in the room but doesn't actually blow out air.Mark David Christenson pulls off one heck of a prank in this video from NewMediaRockstars. He walks around Hollywood in a tuxedo with fake Oscar on the night of the Academy Awards. He then uses his fake achievement to get free movies, free drinks, free food, entrance to VIP parties and restricted areas at the actual awards -- even someone else's BMW!And, Destin, with the YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay, introduces the world to Byron Ferguson, whom he calls the world's best archer. Mr. Ferguson puts his skill on display in this video, hitting a variety of seemingly impossible to hit moving targets -- the most impressive of which being an aspirin tablet.Want more of The Feed? Check out this playlist of every Feed ever!

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"Judge Judy" to stay in session through 2020 Daytime television's most popular personality, "Judge Judy" Sheindlin, has extended her contract for three years and plans to keep her court in session into 2020.CBS Television Distribution didn't discuss terms of the deal Monday. TV Guide has reported her current salary at $47 million a year -- making her by far the highest-paid personality on television. Sheindlin is 72.The new deal also gives CBS first look at any projects by Sheindlin's production company, which makes the new court show "Hot Bench.""Judge Judy" is now in its 19th season, and has been the top daytime TV show for the past five years. During the week ending Feb. 15, for example, "Judge Judy" was seen by an average of 10.1 million viewers each episode and the second most-popular show, "Dr. Phil," had 4.9 million, the Nielsen company said.PlayVideoPop CultureJudge Judy talks gender differencesJudith Sheindlin - a.k.a. TV's "Judge Judy" - discusses what women and men want and how those intentions land couples in her courtroom. Sheindlin..."We could not be more excited to continue our longtime relationship with Judy," said Armando Nunez, president and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group. "She is a true television icon, who entertains and inspires millions of fans each day."Sheindlin was out of the country Monday. In a statement, she talked about being excited about producing new shows like "Hot Bench."There's no word on whether the deal came together in the same manner as her last few contract extensions, as she outlined in her 2014 book, "What Would Judy Say? Be the Hero of Your Own Story."She described going out to dinner with executives at her distribution group at a Beverly Hills, California, restaurant. At the beginning of the meal, she handed over a sealed envelope and told them not to open it until after the dinner. Inside was a note card with Sheindlin's suggested price and contract duration.She told them it wasn't a negotiation -- she wanted a "yes" or "no" answer.PlayVideoCBS This MorningJudge Judy on her new book "What Would Judy Say?"Judith Sheindlin - a.k.a. TV's "Judge Judy" - talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about her latest book, "What Would Judy Say? A Grown-Up G..."I didn't believe they would turn me down," Sheindlin wrote of the first such meeting at Grill on the Alley. "I didn't think they could afford to. But I was also prepared to walk away."She hasn't yet. One year, she said an executive handed back his own sealed envelope. She handed it right back, unopened. "If I open the envelope, it becomes a negotiation," she told them, "and this isn't a negotiation.""I'm a lucky woman to be able to set my own terms," the former New York City family court judge wrote.During 2013, the last full year for which figures were available, Kantar Media reported that "Judge Judy" earned $136.8 million in revenue.

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Hugh Jackman,​ Sigourney Weaver take on "Chappie" "Chappie" is a science-fiction movie that isn't afraid to dig into something deeper.The film, which comes from the makers of the sleeper hit "District 9," centers around a robot who can think and feel. "District 9's" Sharlto Copley used performance-capture technology to play the robot, Chappie. "Pretty much a character actor's dream, I think. I got to play a character that comes into the world as a baby basically and forms his personality on camera," Copley told CBS News.The film also stars sci-fi royalty Sigourney Weaver as a ruthless businesswoman and Hugh Jackman as a bad guy threatened by Chappie's artificial intelligence."It's so much to do with coming of age and what your creativity is and your capability what consciousness is, all these things," said Weaver. Jackman said the movie plays with audience's expectations. "We are so used to seeing these images of the future robots being destruction, we're going to kill you, take over but what if we created a better version of ourselves -- more caring, more able to look out for the planet, more connected?" said Jackman. And sci-fi fans have more to look forward to: "Chappie" director Neill Blomkamp is teaming up with Weaver on a new "Aliens" movie."Chappie" opens in theaters on Friday.

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Tribeca Film Festival entries include James Franco, Richard Gere movies The 14th-annual Tribeca Film Festival will feature documentaries on Cuban muscle cars, New Yorker cartoonists and police stun guns.The downtown New York festival announced half its slate Tuesday, previewing the films that will play in competition.66PhotosTribeca Film Festival 2014Scenes from the annual New York City film festival, running from April 16-27The festival will feature documentaries across a wide spectrum of subjects, including "Indian Point," on the New York nuclear facility; "Havana Motor Club," on muscle cars in Cuba; "Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle," on police use of stun guns; and "Very Semi-Serious," about New Yorker cartoons.Among the dramatic entries are "The Adderall Diaries," an adaption of Stephen Elliott's memoir starring James Franco; "Franny," a drama about an eccentric older man (Richard Gere) drawn to the daughter (Dakota Fanning) of a dead friend; and "Meadowland," a relationship drama with Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson.But documentaries have become known as Tribeca's strongest offerings and are increasingly occupying some of the festival's top showcase slots. This year's festival, which runs April 15-26, will open with the "Saturday Night Live" documentary "Live From New York!"Other documentaries coming to Tribeca this year focus on the Japanese drink sake ("The Birth of Sake"), romance among the autistic ("Autism in Love") and the most-gored bullfighter in history ("Gored"). Albert Maysles will also present "In Transit," a documentary he co-directed about the longest train route in America.

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​Leonardo DiCaprio to reportedly play 24 personalities in "The Crowded Room" Leonard DiCaprio has reportedly signed on to star in "The Crowded Room" as Billy Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in court, according The Hollywood Reporter.PlayVideoSunday MorningWhat would Leonardo DiCaprio do if he weren't an actor?In this web exclusive clip, "Wolf of Wall Street" star Leonardo DiCaprio tells Lee Cowan about the origins of his passion for marine biology and ...The 40-year-old actor also plans to produce "The Crowded Room" -- a film, according to THR, that DiCaprio has been interested in since 1997. Milligan had some 24 personalities, so there's definitely potential for a powerful performance from DiCaprio. DiCaprio;'s production company Appian Way is said to be working with New Regency on the film.Miligan's story was told in biographer Daniel Keyes' 1981 book about Milligan, called "The Minds of Billy Milligan."50PhotosLeonardo DiCaprioOne of the most talented actors of his generation has been nominated for two Oscars, as the star and producer of "The Wolf of Wall Street"Milligan was charges for rape and armed robbery throughout the 1970s.We last saw DiCaprio in 2013's "The Wolf of Wall Street" -- after which he said he'd be taking a break from acting.But be on the lookout for him soon -- he's also attached to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "The Revenant."

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Obama takes shots at 2016 Republicans over middle class brand With potential Republican candidates for president in 2016 talking up ways to help the middle class, President Barack Obama made clear on Friday he believes it was his idea first."The new plan is to rebrand themselves as the party of the middle class," Obama said in a speech to the Democratic National Committee, drawing laughter. "I'm not making this up."Obama took a few shots at Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, both potential contenders for the 2016 presidential race to succeed the Democratic incumbent. In a 2013 speech to conservative activists, Paul said: "We need a Republican Party that shows up on the South Side of Chicago and shouts at the top of our lungs, 'We are the party of jobs and opportunity. The GOP is the ticket to the middle class.’"Obama, who calls the South Side of Chicago home, told Democratic supporters he thinks "Rand's an interesting guy."I guarantee you that Senator Paul would be welcome there. We are a friendly bunch," Obama said, chuckling."I mean, it's a little strange people show up and just start shouting at the top of their lungs, but we're friendly, and it would be OK," Obama said.Paul is not alone in stressing that Republicans need to find ways to reduce income inequality. Bush also emphasized the point in a speech at the Detroit Economic Club earlier this month.“Today, Americans across the country are frustrated. They see only a small portion of the population riding the economy’s 'up' escalator," Bush said on Feb. 4. "It’s true enough that we’ve seen some recent and welcome good news on the economy. But it’s very little, and it’s come very late."

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Suge Knight says he's suffering from blindness Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight told a judge that he is suffering from blindness and other health complications moments before he was taken to a hospital Monday morning.Knight told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin that he had fired attorneys handling his murder case and was receiving inadequate medical treatment while in custody.30PhotosCelebrity mug shotsStars in hot water and in the newsThe Death Row Records co-founder said he was blind in one eye and had only about 15 percent vision in his other eye during a brief court appearance on Monday. Knight said he was having difficulty comprehending the proceedings and told the judge he had been shot six times last year and had a blood clot in his lungs and other complications. He also said he had lost 35 pounds as a result of his injuries.Brandlin transferred Knight's case to another judge, and he was taken for medical care before his case could be called in Judge Ronald Coen's courtroom. Coen said before calling the case that Knight had been taken to a hospital, but he did not elaborate.Knight has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges after he struck two men with his truck, killing one, on Jan. 29. He remains held without bail.Attorney David Kenner, who has represented Knight since the case was filed, told Coen that his client has been jailed too long and a hearing to set bail should be convened as soon as possible. Coen ordered another hearing for Knight on March 9, although a bail hearing may not occur until March 20.Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes on Monday repeated a previous statement that she plans to introduce evidence of several crimes Knight was never charged with during the bail hearing.Knight said he had fired Kenner and his law partner, telling Brandlin, "I fired these lawyers."Monday's hearing marks the third time Knight has been taken from a courthouse for medical care since he was charged with murder in early February.Knight repeatedly tried to speak during the hearing in Brandlin's courtroom, but the judge admonished him not to interrupt. Knight sat down and muttered an expletive while Brandlin quickly concluded the proceedings. Knight wore orange jail attire and glasses during the hearing, and he spoke while flanked by deputies.Paramedics were summoned to look at Knight before the hearing, and deputies placed a trash can in front of him after he began his tirade about his health and lawyers.Knight, 49, was shot six times at a nightclub in August. Within days of his release from the hospital, he was accused by a celebrity photographer of stealing her camera.Prosecutors charged Knight and comedian Katt Williams with robbery over the incident, and both men have pleaded not guilty.Knight faces up to life in prison if convicted of killing Terry Carter, 55, during a confrontation at a Compton burger stand in late January. Kenner has said Knight was ambushed, but that assertion hasn't been made in court yet.

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Are Bobby Brown's family members filming a reality show? Are members of Bobby Brown's family filming a reality show while Bobbi Kristina Brown "fights for her life" in the hospital?According to a report from TMZ, that might be the case -- though there's no confirmation yet from the Brown family. Bobby Brown isn't involved in the production (per his lawyer), but his sisters, brother, and nieces and nephews are reportedly appearing in it, reports TMZ. Insiders on the production say no footage has been shot at Atlanta's Emory Hospital where Bobbi Kristina Brown has been since late January, but there's apparently video showing family members talking about Bobby Brown's daughter and the hospitalization. Bobbi Kristina Brown was rushed to the hospital on Jan. 31 after being found unresponsive in a bathtub inside her Georgia townhome. Since then, there have been very few updates on her condition -- aside from family members asking for prayers as she fights for her life. Meanwhile, her partner, Nick Gordon, has been very active on Twitter, claiming he's been banned from visiting the hospital. Bobby Brown's lawyer, though, said that Gordon was "offered an opportunity to potentially visit Bobbi Kristina and he declined to meet the terms of any possible visit."In the latest development, Gordon took to Twitter to say he forgives Bobby Brown. The Brown and Houston family members are no strangers to reality TV programming. Bobbi Kristina Brown appeared in the 2012 Lifetime series "Houstons: On Our Own," which aired after the death of her mother, Whitney Houston. Houston and Bobby Brown, along with Bobbi Kristina Brown and various other family members, starred in the Bravo reality show, "Being Bobby Brown."

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Streaming HBO and the uncertain future of cable HBO has been working on a streaming service that could be coming as soon as next month. The service is rumored to be called HBO Now and might cost $15 for a monthly subscription. Customers will not need a cable or satellite hookup to watch shows on HBO Now. They'll just need a subscription and a good Internet connection. The launch will follow on the heels of Dish Network's release of its $20 a month subscription service, Sling TV. Sony's ramping up to start a streaming service called PlayStation Vue. Showtime is also looking to enter market, and CBS News recently launched an online streaming news channel, CBSN.HBO Now will likely be released as an app on Apple TV.The move could put cable providers on edge, as HBO is a major draw for many cable customers. It might indeed be considered another nail in cable's coffin as viewers continue to cut the cord and get more of their TV online. And with smart TVs and boxes like Apple TV and Roku, which play Web content on your television set, increasingly abundant, watching online feels more like the old fashioned TV experience. As long as you have fast enough Internet, that is.

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Check out Kim Kardashian's surprising new look Kim Kardashian -- is that really you?The reality TV star turned heads this week when she debuted a new 'do while at Paris Fashion Week with hubby Kanye West and mom Kris Jenner. Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Kris Jenner attend the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 5, 2015.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesWay to surprise us, Kim! Not only is her hair chopped -- but it's also platinum blonde. Gone are her flowing, long brunette (extensions?) locks.26PhotosKim KardashianA look at the TV personality and member of the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" clanKardashian made headlines earlier this week after Adweek released its cover story on the 34-year-old star. In it, she said she expects "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" to last for a few more years. About the long-running series, Kardashian said, "I hope they get out of it that we are a normal family. They may not think we're normal, [but] we are a family like everyone else's that goes through so many different things and we're always there to support each other."When asked if she will always be as open on social media as she is now, Kardashian said, "You never know. I love sharing my world with people, so I don't see me just having a freak-out and just stopping. Will I do it forever? I'm not sure." Tell us: Does Kardashian look good as a blonde?

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"CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker on "Cyber," franchise future When he dreamed up the idea for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Anthony Zuiker was driving a tram at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, making $8 an hour. He had never written anything close to a television script.Now some 15 years later, Zuiker, 46, is gearing up to premiere the fourth edition of CBS' hit "CSI" franchise on the heels of long-running installments based in New York and Miami. "CSI: Cyber," set to debut Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on CBS, stars newly-crowned Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette as Special Agent Avery Ryan, who heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI. Based on real-life cyber psychologist Mary Aiken, Agent Ryan is tasked with solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online, and play out in the real world. "CSI: Cyber" co-stars James Van Der Beek (Agent Elijah Mundo), Shad "Bow Wow" Moss (Brody Nelson), Charley Koontz (Agent Daniel Krumitz) and Peter MacNicol (Asst. Dep. Dir. Simon Sifter). (L-R) Hayley Kiyoko, Charley Koontz, Shad Moss, James Van Der Beek, Patricia Arquette and Peter MacNicol on the set of the CBS drama "CSI: Cyber."Randee St. Nicholas/CBS"Cyber crime is the crime of now and also the future," Zuiker said during a visit to CBS News, adding, "We are inspired by everything that affects today and tomorrow." Zuiker says the content is very timely, noting that they not only consulted Aiken, but also talked to "black hat hackers" and a "white hat hacker" on the government side of things. Plotlines are sometimes pulled from real-world headlines. The premiere episode, for instance, investigates a case of hacked baby monitors.Although the show is set in Quantico, Virginia, because of the nature of cyber crime viewers can expect scenes to take place elsewhere. The show "globetrots" around the world, says Zuiker.PlayVideoEntertainmentJames van Der Beek: What to expect on "CSI: Cyber"The one-time "Dawson's Creek" star sits down with CBS News' Lauren Moraski about his new series, how he's taking care of his family and future pr..."Instead of just being based in New York City, the whole Internet is our jurisdiction," Van Der Beek told CBS News last fall. "Every day, you can't go online or look at the paper without some story about somebody hacking something...We are drawing a lot from the technical advisers who are actually in this line of work and doing this kind of thing," said the former "Dawson's Creek" star, adding, "It's this whole new world of all these dark places on the Internet."Meanwhile, Zuiker says he still pinches himself over the success of "CSI." He always loved writing, but never thought he'd make a living out of it. He helped write papers for students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- to "help put them through college" -- and spent time writing poems for guys "to help them get their girlfriends back." And the momentum of "CSI" continues. CBS has dubbed March 4 "World 'CSI' Day" and will attempt that day to break a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Ever TV Drama Simulcast." The event is being held to mark the 15th anniversary of the "CSI" franchise and the series premiere of "Cyber."There will be a worldwide simulcast of the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" episode "Kitty," which originally aired in April 2014, and served as the lead-up to "CSI: Cyber." When asked how much longer he sees the original "CSI" on the air, Zuiker said, "We hope it's forever, but probably a handful a years in reality." As for the next "CSI" installment? "Probably Mars," Zuiker said laughing. Jokes aside, Zuiker says he hopes to make a "CSI" film someday.For more on "CSI: Cyber" check out the videos above.

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MTV Movie Awards nominees revealed -- see the full list And you thought awards season was over.The Oscars are now behind us, but nominees have been announced for next month's MTV Movie Awards.28PhotosMTV Movie Awards 2014 show highlightsLate-night funnyman Conan O'Brien hosted MTV's annual awards show with golden popcorn statues and zany categoriesMarvel's blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy," teen tearjerker "The Fault in Our Stars" and the frat comedy "Neighbors" lead for the most nods with seven apiece, the network revealed Wednesday. "22 Jump Street" and "Whiplash" aren't far behind, scoring five nominations each.The MTV Movie Awards are known for handing out golden popcorn statuettes and having categories both traditional (like Movie of the Year) and unconventional (Best Kiss, Best Fight, Best WTF Moment and Best Shirtless Performance among them).This year's ceremony, hosted by Amy Schumer, will air live on Sunday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Fans can go here to vote for their favorite films and actors. Here's the full list of nominees:Movie of the Year"American Sniper""Boyhood""The Fault in Our Stars""Gone Girl""Guardians of the Galaxy""The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1""Selma""Whiplash"Best Female PerformanceEmma Stone, "Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"Scarlett Johansson, "Lucy"Shailene Woodley, "The Fault in Our Stars"Best Male PerformanceAnsel Elgort, "The Fault in Our Stars"Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"Channing Tatum, "Foxcatcher"Chris Pratt, "Guardians of the Galaxy"Miles Teller, "Whiplash"Best Scared-as-S**t PerformanceAnnabelle Wallis, "Annabelle"Dylan O'Brien, "The Maze Runner"Jennifer Lopez, "The Boy Next Door"Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"Zach Gilford, "The Purge: Anarchy"Breakthrough PerformanceAnsel Elgort, "The Fault in Our Stars"David Oyelowo, "Selma"Dylan O'Brien, "The Maze Runner"Ellar Coltrane, "Boyhood"Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"Best Shirtless PerformanceAnsel Elgort, "The Fault in Our Stars"Channing Tatum, "Foxcatcher"Chris Pratt, "Guardians of the Galaxy"Kate Upton, "The Other Woman"Zac Efron, "Neighbors"Best DuoBradley Cooper & Vin Diesel, "Guardians of the Galaxy"Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"James Franco & Seth Rogen, "The Interview"Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort, "The Fault in Our Stars"Zac Efron & Dave Franco, "Neighbors"Best FightChris Evans vs. Sebastian Stan, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"Dylan O'Brien vs. Will Poulter, "The Maze Runner"Edward Norton vs. Michael Keaton, "Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"Jonah Hill vs. Jillian Bell, "22 Jump Street"Seth Rogen vs. Zac Efron, "Neighbors"Best KissAndrew Garfield & Emma Stone, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"James Franco & Seth Rogen, "The Interview"Rose Byrne & Halston Sage, "Neighbors"Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort, "The Fault in Our Stars"Best WTF MomentJason Sudeikis & Charlie Day, "Horrible Bosses 2"Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"Miles Teller, "Whiplash"Rosario Dawson & Anders Holm, "Top Five"Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne, "Neighbors"Best VillainJ.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"Jillian Bell, "22 Jump Street"Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"Peter Dinklage, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"Best Musical MomentBill Hader & Kristen Wiig, "The Skeleton Twins"Chris Pratt, "Guardians of the Galaxy"Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"Miles Teller, "Whiplash"Seth Rogen & Zac Efron, "Neighbors"Best Comedic PerformanceChanning Tatum, "22 Jump Street"Chris Pratt, "Guardians of the Galaxy"Chris Rock, "Top Five"Kevin Hart, "The Wedding Ringer"Rose Byrne, "Neighbors"Best On-Screen TransformationEddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"Ellar Coltrane, "Boyhood"Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"Zoe Saldana, "Guardians of the Galaxy"

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​Almanac: Harold Lloyd And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac, March 8th 1971, 44 years ago today . . . the final fade-out for one of Hollywood's earliest comic stars.Harold Lloyd in "High and Dizzy" (1920).Pathe ExchangeFor that was the day Harold Lloyd died at the age of 77.A bit player in some early comedy shorts, Lloyd found box office success once he started playing a bespectacled Everyman.In hit film after hit film in the 1920s, he proved himself a master of the well-timed (and sometimes death-defying) stunt.His encounter with a clock in the 1923 film "Safety Last!" is one of the most iconic scenes in movie history.It was a vertiginous peril he reprised, at greater length, in the 1930 film, "Feet First."Yet, for all that high-rise derring-do, "Feet First" was one of Harold Lloyd's LAST movies.A silent star at heart, Lloyd failed to find his footing in the new world of talking pictures, and largely disappeared from public view for many years. Until 1962, that is -- when he returned with an anthology film of many of his classics, called "Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy."24PhotosThe thrilling Harold LloydOne of the geniuses of silent film made a name for himself with his iconic "thrill comedies"In an appearance on the CBS show "Calendar" that same year, he talked with Harry Reasoner about the distinctive character he had created for his films:"When I adopted the glasses, it more or less put me in a different category," Lloyd said, "because I became a human being. He was a kid that you would meet next door or across the street."Or, very far above it!For more info: haroldlloyd.com (Official site)Harold Lloyd at IMDB.com"The Freshman" (1925) - Available on Blu-ray/DVD from Criterion; Also available via digital download from Hulu Plus and iTunes"Safety Last!" (1923) - Available on Blu-ray/DVD from Criterion; Also available via digital download from Hulu Plus and iTunes

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Harrison Ford no stranger to aircraft crashes, rescues Harrison Ford always loved flying, but it wasn't until he was an established Hollywood star that he became a pilot. "I always had the dream. I was in college and I took a couple of lessons then. It was about $11 an hour to go with an instructor pilot, and I couldn't afford it" Ford told CBS News in 2005.Actor Harrison Ford flies his helicopter July 10, 2001, near Jackson, Wyoming.Getty Images"Years later, I was flying around as a passenger. I'd go up front and watch what the guys were doing. I got fascinated by it again. At the age of, I think, about 55, I decided I would give it a whack," he continued. "I didn't know if I would be able to learn enough to do it. But it has been a wonderful experience for me. I've had a great, great time."PlayVideoCBSNHarrison Ford injured in small plane crashCBS News has confirmed that Harrison Ford was injured after the plane he was flying crashed on a Venice Beach golf course. He was the only one on...Ford owns several aircraft, both fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters. He belongs to a number of aviation organizations and routinely flies in and out of Santa Monica Municipal Airport, close to the golf course where his vintage plane crash-landed Thursday.He has donated his flying skills to non-profit organizations, including Operation Smile and the Special Olympics, and flew medical personnel and supplies to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.16PhotosThese celebrities survived brushes with deathHarrison Ford, who was injured in a plane crash, isn't the only star to experience a real-life dramaFord has played a leading role in at least two real-life dramas, helping to rescue a missing hiker and a Boy Scout on separate occasions in 2001."I enjoy the pure freedom, and the beauty of the third dimension when you fly," he told Downwind magazine in 2009. "We live in two-dimensional world when our feet are on the ground, and getting in the sky is a rare experience that re-invigorates your perspective on things. Flying is always an adventure."25PhotosHarrison FordMore than just an actorHoping to inspire the same love of flying in others, Ford served as chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program from 2004 to 2009."The idea is to give young people, ages eight through 17, a ride in a general aviation airplane," Ford explained to CBS News in 2005. "That gives them a chance to experience the freedom and responsibilities that attend to flying an airplane."The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has an award named for him, the Harrison Ford Legacy in Aviation Award. In January, Ford presented what he called "the awkwardly named" honor to the organization's new president.But what goes up, must come down -- and the actor best known for piloting the Millennium Falcon in the "Star Wars" films has had several close calls.In 1999, his helicopter crashed during a training flight in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. The following year, gusty winds pushed Ford's six-seat plane off the runway as he tried to land in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ford and his passenger weren't hurt.

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Watch Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon take on the history of duets Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon took viewers on a historical tour of duets Monday night during NBC's "The Tonight Show."14PhotosNotable duetsFrom Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty to Jay Z and Alicia Keys, here's some of the most memorable duets of all time"I was actually reading a piece last week that she was having trouble finding people to do a duet with. I would love to do a duet with Kelly Clarkson," Fallon said."Did someone say duet?" Clarkson said as she took the stage. Soon the musical duo started plowing through familiar hits -- from Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" and Human League's "Don't You Want Me" to Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's "Drop Draggin' My Heart Around."The nostalgic trip through musical history is pure fun to watch. Remember Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract"? No? You probably will after watching the video below:

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Andrew Rannells talks "Girls," "Glee" and his new beard Although your Sunday nights may be accompanied by Lena Dunham and the cast from "Girls" this winter, it's actually been a moment since the members of the hit HBO show have been in the same room together.That will change Sunday during the 32nd annual PaleyFest LA during the Judd Apatow-hosted panel at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland. "Girls" stars, including Dunham, Allison Williams, Alex Karpovsky and Andrew Rannells, will be on hand for a special screening and to answer questions from the crowd. The annual, celebrity-filled festival presented by The Paley Center for Media and open to fans, will feature screenings and conversations with the casts of "Girls," "Scandal," "The Good Wife," "Jane the Virgin," "Glee" and "Modern Family," among many others. "It's been a while since we've all been together, so it will be fun to see everyone," Rannells told CBS News.The 36-year-old actor, who got his start in theater and starred on Broadway in "The Book of Mormon" and more recently "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," recalled his first day on the set of "Girls." It was his first real TV part -- and he was "terrified." But everyone made him feel comfortable and "extremely welcome." Now a series regular, Rannells is gearing up to shoot season 5 starting in April.We caught up with the Nebraska native ahead of his appearance at PaleyFest LA to chat about everything from the inner-workings of "Girls" to this weekend's episode, which he calls "fantastic" -- and that new beard he's been rocking lately.On "Girls" executive producer Judd Apatow: "He's fantastic because he really lets Lena do her thing without getting in her way too much. He's there to sort of guide the process along. I was very fortunate because my first episode of the first season, he was on-set that day, which at the time was terrifying but in retrospect was the greatest thing that could happen because he's so supportive. He does this really great thing where he comes up with different ad-libs and different improvs. So he would come over to me and whisper in my ear and say, 'Say something mean about her outfit.' It's a dangerous game to improv things like that because you actually have to say real things about what the people are wearing." On what it's like on the "Girls" set: "The scripts are fantastic and we have an amazing team of writers. Within some of those scenes I feel like -- particular for [my character] Elijah -- there's an opportunity to play around a little bit. Lena and [executive producer] Jenni Konner are always very supportive if we get the time to mess around with that....Where there's sort of a run of mean and bitchy things to say, they like to see what I come up with."On his role in season 4: "I was really happy to be included in that Iowa storyline. No one knew how long that was going to last or what that meant for the rest of us. So it was very exciting."Andrew Rannells, Lena Dunham on "Girls" (season 4, episode 2)Mark Schafer/HBOOn development of his character, Elijah: "To say that he grows up is a gross overstatement, but at least he's a little bit nicer and more supportive of his friends -- even in a back-handed way like with Marnie [Williams] in that first episode as she was crying outside on the street about jazz brunch. At least there was a version of kindness there -- it was nice to see a different side of him."On the realistic nature of "Girls: "I'm a little bit older than the character I'm supposed to be but I spent that time in my early and mid-20s in New York -- just very lost and flailing around. I feel like the amazing thing that Lena and Jenni do is that they hit so hard and so honestly regardless of your age right now or whether or not you lived in New York. There are things that ring true in life -- that sort of middle period where you haven't really sorted it out yet."On criticism of the show: "We get criticism on the show -- like these characters are so lost, so horrible -- they're so mean to each other. But there's an honesty to that. You sometimes are meanest to your friends. And that is a fact."On Sunday's (March 8) episode: "It's not one that I'm in, but it's one that when we read it -- I really fell in love with it. Every season we generally do one episode that kind of focuses on one character and we get to step out of the normal world. In the second season [it was] Lena's episode with Patrick Wilson -- and there was that episode last season with Alex Karpovsky where he has that dog and he goes to Staten Island. That was fantastic. This week we sort of focus on Hannah's parents, played by Peter Scolari and Becky Ann Baker, who are incredible actors and so much fun to work with and such great people. This episode of fantastic. It's a really cool insight into where Hannah [Dunham] came from and what her parent's relationship is like."On what hear hears from fans: "I've been super lucky -- the reaction from viewers has been very positive about the show and about Elijah. People think he's really horrible but very funny. That's always nice to hear."On PaleyFest LA: "It's nice to check in with folks who are watching it. Twitter is great -- and it's great to get that feedback instantly. I look at it when the show is airing and see what people are saying about the show, but when you have people in front of you asking questions about the characters on the show...and why that happened...that's very exciting. I love these events."On his new addition: a beard: "I'm still rocking the beard -- I was a little nervous about it. I very fortunately was able to do a few episodes of 'The Knick,' Steven Soderbergh's show that's on Cinemax. It takes place in 1900 in New York and men had facial hair back then so they ask everyone to grow a beard. I feel like a little bit of a poser because you throw a shoe and you hit a gay with a beard now! So I feel like I'm a hipster wannabe. I could just be anyone in Williamsburg."On guest-starring on the upcoming "Glee" series finale (airing Mach 20): "A few years ago I worked on the show that Ryan [Murphy] created called 'The New Normal' for NBC that was so great. We only lasted the first season, but it was a fantastic experience. And Ryan has always been incredibly generous. So when he asked if I would come join them, I was very happy and proud that he asked me to be a little part of it. I feel like that show -- whether you watch it, whether you don't -- it made a huge impact on young people. Especially kids who felt a little outcast and lost -- not just gay kids, but that age where everybody feels like a loser and not sure where they fit it. I feel like Ryan was able to speak to those kids and give them a lot of hope and a lot of encouragement. I was very proud to be a very tiny part of that finale."On starring in new movie "The Intern," due out this fall: Nancy Meyers, who directed and wrote 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'It's Complicated'...'Private Benjamin,' she wrote and directed this incredible film with Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro. I was pretty blown away that I got to be a part of it. It's pretty nuts while doing a scene and you're standing with Robert De Niro. As an actor that's like the craziest thing ever. It's like, 'What the hell am I doing right now? I'm actually speaking to Robert De Niro? This is crazy.'"On more Broadway roles: "I'm always keeping my eyes out for that. It gets tricky with the TV schedule particularly because 'Girls' films from the spring into the summer when a lot of things open. I was so lucky to do 'Hedwig' last year because it fit into that schedule. Nothing makes me happier than being back in New York and back on Broadway. It's what I moved to New York to do."

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Potential GOP rivals react to Ted Cruz's announcement The official Republican presidential campaign is still a one-man race. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz became the first declared candidate on Monday, but his potential rivals are not rushing to join him. If Cruz got an advantage by jumping in first, his would-be opponents certainly won't admit it, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes. One even said point blank he's better positioned to win, even as he claimed he's still making up his mind. "We're pretty close to a decision," Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said.Paul argued if he runs, he can beat Hillary Clinton and Cruz can't. "Ted Cruz is a conservative, but it also goes to winnability," Paul said.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie downplayed Cruz's influence, during his monthly "Ask the Governor" radio show. "Ted Cruz formally announced today he was running for the nomination, others are expected to do so, is that a factor in your decision at all?" the radio host asked."No," Christie responded.Cruz announced his candidacy Monday at Christian Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.He said he would end Obamacare and abolish the IRS, replacing it with a simple flat income tax. Later, on Fox News, he said the Obama White House has projected an image of a weakness to the world."The consistent pattern of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy has been abandoning our friends and allies, whether it is Israel, whether it is the U.K., whether it is Canada, and coddling and appeasing our enemies," Cruz said.Announcing early also means becoming a target for late night jokes."He was born in Canada, his father fled to the United States from Cuba, yet Ted Cruz is against immigration. Is that odd?" "Late Show" host David Letterman asked.As Republicans jockeyed for position, Hillary Clinton sought to rebound from her personal email controversy."I am all about new beginnings: a new grandchild, a new new hairstyle, a new email account, why not a new relationship with the press," Clinton said.

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Oklahoma lawmaker to rewrite bill on state's AP U.S. history funding An Oklahoma lawmaker said on Thursday a bill that would cut funding for Advanced Placement U.S. history courses on the grounds that they did not portray the country in a positive enough light had been poorly worded and that he will revamp it. The proposal faced stiff criticism from educators and parents who felt cutting funding would deal a blow to students who take Advanced Placement tests for college credit and harm a school system ranked near the bottom nationally in several categories.Representative Dan Fisher, a Republican, said the bill, which he had authored, was incredibly ambiguous and that he had not intended to hurt the AP program."We're going to clear it up so folks will know exactly what we're trying to accomplish and it's not to hurt AP," he said. “We're very supportive of the AP program."The bill passed an Oklahoma House committee along party lines this week, with 11 Republicans voting for the measure and 4 Democrats opposed. A new framework for the course introduced in 2012 has sparked controversy. Cultural conservatives blast the changes they see as questioning American exceptionalism, while supporters say the course offers students a balanced way to analyze how American history has unfolded.Last year, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution calling on the College Board, which administers the test, to revise the curriculum. The party said it sees the framework as a "radically revisionist view of American history that emphasizes negative aspects of our nation's history."Educators and citizens rallied to show their displeasure with the bill. A Facebook group, Save Advanced Placement Courses in Oklahoma, garnered more than 3,000 supporters since Monday.Opponents say the revised guidelines for the history course cast the United States in a harsh light by giving undue emphasis to topics such as slavery and the treatment of Native Americans, while distorting events such as the U.S. involvement in World War Two.In September, the Texas State Board of Education, which is dominated by Republicans, requested the College Board to rewrite the AP U.S. history curriculum.Officials for the College Board said the framework, which has yet to be implemented, has the overwhelming support of AP U.S. History teachers and college-level U.S. history professors.Nearly 4,000 colleges and universities allow those who meet a certain score on AP tests to be given college credit.

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"Community" season 6 trailer reveals Greendale is still weird "Community" fans can breathe a sigh of relief -- Greendale is still as delightfully weird as ever before.Yahoo Screen released a trailer Tuesday for the upcoming sixth season of the cult-favorite comedy series, which debuts on the streaming service March 17.The video has many of our returning favorite Human Beings (including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie and Jim Rash as Dean Pelton), addresses the departure of original cast member Yvette Nicole Brown, introduces some new faces (like Paget Brewster and Keith David) and hints at future plotlines. Oh, and the whole thing is styled like the trailer for a big-budget blockbuster movie. Why not, right? Watch the whole thing below:

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Madonna: Working out saved me from injuries after Brit Awards fall Exercising regularly has been like a prayer answered for Madonna: The singer says thanks to staying active, she didn't suffer much after falling during her performance at the Brit Awards."If I wasn't in good shape -- tuck and roll," the singer, laughing, said during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday night. "I attribute a lot of the fact that I came out all right because I'm in good shape."43PhotosMadonnaA look at the ever-changing but always controversial pop star over the yearsThe 56-year-old tumbled last week during a live performance after her dancers tugged at her flowing cape, dragging her down three steps. She got up after being yanked and continued her performance of "Living for Love.""My beautiful cape was tied too tight!" she explained of the mishap on Instagram. "But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I'm fine!" She later said she suffered whiplash after the fall."It was a horrible nightmare, because I like to be amazing," she admitted last week. "Seriously, I rehearse and I rehearse and I rehearse, so that when I do the show it's effortless and I create magic, and I did the opposite. I actually created a horror show for everyone."On Thursday, she said she was doing OK.Madonna said she's switched up her workout routines over the years to "keep things interesting, shock my body."24PhotosBrit Awards 2015Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and Jimmy Page gather for the annual U.K. music awards ceremony"I still do a lot of dance cardio. I started doing yoga again. I do interval training, metabolic interval training ... jumping ropes; something called body art," she said. "It has to change. You get bored doing the same thing over and over again."She said her workout playlist includes hip-hop, house and dance music."Anywhere from 120-128 beats per minute is a like good tempo for me," she said.Madonna added that her iPod currently is playing EDM producer Kidnap Kid and Diplo, who produced some of her new album "Rebel Heart," out next week. She's also been listening to electronic duo Disclosure and rapper Drake -- acts she may collaborate with in the future."I almost worked with Disclosure, but it didn't work out because they were on tour while I was making my record," she said. "I don't know, maybe I'll collaborate with Drake."

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Carrie Underwood welcomes a baby boy Carrie Underwood is officially a mom. The country singer announced Tuesday that she and husband Mike Fisher are now parents to a baby boy. Their first child, son Isaiah Michael Fisher, arrived Feb. 27. "Tiny hands and tiny feet...God has blessed us with an amazing gift!" Underwood wrote on her Facebook page, captioning a photo of the baby's hand. Underwood, 31, confirmed her pregnancy in September, getting the couple's two dogs to participate in sharing the happy news. "In honor of 'Labor' Day...Ace & Penny would like to make an announcement. Their parents couldn't be happier!" she wrote. It was revealed she was expecting a boy in November, when Brad Paisley spilled the beans while the two co-hosted the CMA Awards.

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Journalist fat-shaming Kelly Clarkson says her criticism is needed Kelly Clarkson's new album "Piece by Piece" is already No. 1 on iTunes, but the singer is facing some serious criticism for her fluctuating weight."Kelly Clarkson is now a chunky monkey, if we're putting it kindly," British journalist Katie Hopkins told ET. "She does look like she's eaten her backup singers. My advice: she needs to get out there with her stroller and do some pushing and get some of that weight off."News: Why British journalist Katie Hopkins "would never hire an overweight person"In 2006, Clarkson told ET that she can fluctuate up to 10 pounds, but her height (5'3") "makes a big difference."23PhotosKelly ClarksonFrom "Idol" to Grammy winner, a look at the Texas native through the years"That's not baby weight. That's carrot cake," Hopkins said.Hopkins has been nicknamed "the wicked witch" in the U.K., and she documented a personal weight experiment she conducted in a TV special called "My Fat Story." In the experiment, she went from 125 pounds to 167 pounds in three months by eating and lying around the house. She successfully took the weight off again by cutting back to 1,500 calories a day and going through rigorous exercise.While her words can be caustic, Hopkins says that her criticism of Clarkson is needed."We give fat really cute names, don't we?" Hopkins said. "We have baby weight, puppy fat, love handles, muffin top, chunky monkey -- ultimately these are all nice names for something that's not very nice ... You're supporting Kelly Clarkson because everybody likes to have a fat friend, because the great thing about a fat friend is it makes you feel slimmer.""I've always been super confident in my talent and what I love to do," Kelly told the BBC. "It's never really gotten me down."Pics: Celebs who transformed their bodies for movie rolesHopkins added that Clarkson's 8-month-old daughter, River Rose, could also stand to benefit from Kelly slimming down."Every fat child has a fat parent," Hopkins said. " And that's -- for me -- why Kelly Clarkson is an important example. She needs to allow her daughter to grow up knowing that it's not great to be fat. It's much better to be healthier."News: Kelly Clarkson debuts shaved head, talks motherhoodClarkson reacted to Hopkins' comments to Heat magazine. "That's because she doesn't know me. I'm awesome! It doesn't bother me," she said, taking the high road. "It's a free world. Say what you will. I've just never cared what people think. It's more if I'm happy and I'm confident and feeling good, that's always been my thing. And more so now, since having a family -- I don't seek out any other acceptance."Adding to that sentiment, stars like Demi Lovato (who has struggled with an eating disorder in the past) are fighting back against the more vicious body image critics."If you don't have a thigh gap naturally it doesn't mean that you're not beautiful," Lovato said. "You don't have to starve yourself. You're beautifully, wonderfully made. It doesn't matter what other people think of you. Be the best version of yourself and feel confident, because you deserve to."

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Sarah Michelle Gellar joins "Star Wars Rebels" for season 2 A former vampire slayer is about to head to a galaxy far, far away. Sarah Michelle Gellar is joining the voice cast of Disney XD's "Star Wars Rebels" for season 2, it was announced Tuesday. The network shared a photo of Gellar and added, "We're not totally having a fan freakout moment or anything... #JKWeTotallyAre." Post by Disney XD. No details were given on who she'll be playing, but this new role will be a family affair -- her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., also voices one of the roles on the "Rebels" series. Gellar, best known for playing the title role in Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," joins a voice cast that also includes David Oyelowo ("Selma"), Vanessa Marshall, Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar and Taylor Gray.

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"Orphan Black" season 3 trailer declares clone wars BBC America has released the first full-length trailer for the third season of "Orphan Black," and it's got a full-on attack of (and on) the clones.Tatiana Maslany returns as the many faces of Project Leda, now facing new threats from the male clones of Project Castor.And there's the kidnapping of Helena, apparently organized -- or condoned, at least in part -- by Mrs. S. This revelation doesn't go down well with Sarah ("That's not your bloody decision!"). Season 3 also finds Sarah, Alison, Cosima and Helena all united in their journey towards discovering the truth of who and what they are. But new discoveries, including Helena's kidnapping, a book that could contain the answers to their existence and the discovery of those male clones with an unknown agenda, will test how tight those new bonds really are."Orphan Black" returns April 18 at 9 p.m. ET. See below for the full, minute-long preview.

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Reports of Maggie Smith's "Downton Abbey" exit may be premature Perhaps the Dowager Countess isn't departing "Downton Abbey" so soon after all.Publicists for the series say Maggie Smith was misinterpreted in remarks widely reported as suggesting she plans to leave after its sixth season later this year.Smith, 80, told Britain's Sunday Times newspaper that "I can't see how ('Downton') could go on."Speaking of her character, she added: "I mean, I certainly can't keep going. To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now."Milk Publicity said Tuesday that Smith spoke lightheartedly, and "has always been on the record as saying she'll be with the show for as long as the show runs."Producers haven't announced whether the show will continue past season 6. Creator Julian Fellowes is due to script a new period drama, "The Gilded Age," set in New York City. "Downton Abbey" finished airing its fifth season in the U.S. Sunday night on PBS. British viewers saw that season finale at the end of last year.

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Martha Stewart, Shaquille O'Neal to roast Justin Bieber Comedy Central has recruited some all-star comedic talent for its upcoming roast of Justin Bieber, including roast master Kevin Hart, Jeffrey Ross, Hannibal Buress, Natasha Leggero, and...Martha Stewart?The lifestyle diva was announced as one of Bieber's celebrity roasters Thursday, along with some other interesting choices like former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and rapper/actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges.Here's everything Comedy Central should roast Justin Bieber aboutBieber has recently been outspoken about his desire to have Seth Rogen join the roast, but it will be interesting to see how he responds to the more eclectic panelists.Maybe Martha will offer the Biebs some tips on better ways to prepare eggs before throwing them at your neighbor's house?Bieber has already kicked things off, poking fun at himself on Twitter and claiming his antics over the past year were all in preparation for the big night."The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber" will air March 30 at 10 p.m. ET.Video: A shirtless Justin Bieber gets egged in Comedy Central roast promoCheck out Bieber talking about the roast on Ellen in the video here.

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Nick Gordon to Bobbi Kristina: "Happy Birthday baby" Nick Gordon took to Twitter Wednesday to wish Bobbi Kristina Brown a happy birthday.The daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, who turns 22 on March 4, has been hospitalized ever since being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Georgia home in January. Happy Birthday baby I wish I was there with you to hold you and be by your side— Nick Gordon (@nickdgordon) March 4, 2015I'm Close to you baby pic.twitter.com/1O499YfPoX— Nick Gordon (@nickdgordon) March 4, 2015Gordon, 25, also posted a somewhat alarming tweet early Wednesday, saying he wanted to do himself in: I'm so hurt I wanna do myself in, I know I have to strong— Nick Gordon (@nickdgordon) March 4, 2015Bobbi Kristina Brown's partner has reportedly been at odds with Bobby Brown over hospital visitation. He's gone on several Twitter rants, slamming the New Edition singer -- but eventually said that he forgives him. Still, more tweets attacking Bobby Brown followed: I am the new edition to Bobby saving women you hurt. Only 25 and dealing with all this thanks to you— Nick Gordon (@nickdgordon) March 3, 2015B4 anybody finds out I'm going a hospital #beinghonest— Nick Gordon (@nickdgordon) March 3, 2015Family members have said Bobbi Kristina is "fighting for her life," but haven't released an update on her condition in weeks. Bobby Brown recently postponed tour dates so he could spend more time at the hospital.

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Prince Debuts Cover of Christian Rock Ballad 'What If' As if gracing the Grammy and Golden Globes with his presence this year wasn't already enough, Prince just released a new single, titled "What If. " It's a cover of a song by the same name that was written and performed by Christian musician Nichole Nordeman. Prince's version, created along with 3rdEyeGirl (the trio of female musicians who are currently Prince's backing band), is much heavier on electronics, but retains virtually all of the original lyrics. A sample: "What if He takes His place in history /With all the prophets and the kings /Who taught us love and came in peace /But then the story ends, what then? " Prince released the song to a radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, where he's kicking off his new Hit & Run tour. Listen to it here. This isn't the first time Prince has addressed faith and religion in his music: a recent biography delves into the spiritual side of the The Purple One. Evidently, Prince is a fan of Christian radio as well. NEWS: Prince Blows Critics Away With 8-Minute SNL Set Nichole Nordeman has been a mainstay on the Christian music scene for a few years. Among other accomplishments, she's released four albums, won several Gospel Music Association Dove awards, and even wrote a song for VeggieTales. According to Twitter, she's pretty pumped about Prince's cover. She wrote on her official Facebook page about how she felt when she found out about the new song: "Yesterday at 5:00pm I held a phone that was live streaming WFPK in Louisville, a station that had been selected to play the world debut of Prince’s new single. A song called What If. A song that I wrote and recorded about 5 years ago on my album Brave. "I don’t really have the appropriate words for what an honor this is. If you are a musician on any level, you will immediately absorb the weight of it. This man’s talent is otherworldly. What’s the non-musical equivalent? Tiger Woods asking to borrow your clubs? Neil Armstrong calling and asking if you’d like to take a walk? " She went on to say she was floored when the drummer for 3rdEyeGirl revealed in an interview that Prince had heard the song while listening to Christian radio. "Prince heard a song about the transforming love of Jesus on Christian radio and now has given it a much wider audience than I ever did or could, " she wrote. Listen to Nordeman's original version here. Watch Prince, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and other artists rock out at the SNL 40th anniversary after-party:

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US Senate to hold Fed reform hearing on March 3-aide The Senate Banking committee is expected to hold a hearing next week on reforms aimed at the Federal Reserve, a Senate aide said on Monday, as lawmakers push for more transparency at the U.S. central bank.The hearing will be scheduled for the afternoon of March 3, the aide said. Gathering economists and other central banking experts in front of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee to discuss Fed reforms is the fulfillment of a promise made by the panel's new chair, Richard Shelby.The Alabama Republican is among the lawmakers who have been critical of the Fed, and who believe the central bank's broad monetary policy and regulatory powers should be reined in. While Shelby had been expected to hold a hearing on the Fed, the date of the event was previously not disclosed. The Senate aide said the timing could change at the last minute, but for now, it was set for March 3.The hearing expected next Tuesday comes a week after Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivers her first semi-annual testimony this year in front of Congress, and comes as the "Audit the Fed" movement is gaining steam from Republican Senator Rand Paul.Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, re-introduced his "Audit the Fed" bill last month, which would expose the central bank's internal monetary policy discussions to public scrutiny. The Republican takeover of the Senate this year has opened up a path for lawmakers to attack Wall Street reforms put in place in 2010, and to challenge the Fed's long-held independence. President Barack Obama would likely veto any stand-alone legislation that would threaten the Fed's independence. However, there is also a chance it could be added as an amendment to "must-pass" legislation, such as with the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security or the U.S. debt ceiling.Key Democrats on the Senate Banking committee have said they will not support a Fed audit bill.State bank associations are also voicing opposition to the Fed audit campaignRepublicans say the Fed needs greater transparency after it gained too much power during the financial crisis. Fed officials say exposing policy discussions to public scrutiny would increase political pressure on the independent government body.

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Justin Bieber Sang 'Happy Birthday' to Himself "Happy Birthday to You " is usually how the song starts out, but for Justin Bieber, it went a little different. The singer turned 21 on March 1, and on Saturday after filming the Comedy Central Roast in his honor, he jetted to Las Vegas to celebrate his birthday at OMNIA Nightclub in Caesars Palace. Bieber jumped on the DJ booth to show off his dance moves before he sang himself a birthday tune. PHOTOS: Justin Bieber's 21st Birthday "Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, " he sang. Check it out at 48 seconds into the video below. Warning this video contains NSFW lyrics: "Happy Birthday " was not the only song on his list as he also sang his track "Wait for A Minute. " WATCH: Justin Bieber is the New Face of Calvin Klein As for his cake, he had a replica of a 1965 Lincoln Continental, a recent birthday present. Bieber reportedly joked with guests as he swapped the "21 " emblems and changed his age to "12. " He had so much fun that he tweeted out, "Tonight was one of the best nights ever. Thank you to everyone involved. Thank you. " Check out the video below to find out 6 things we learned from Justin Bieber's recent Men's Health interview.

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Kerry Washington on Pregnancy: 'It's Sort of Science Fiction' What better way to spend International Women's Day than a party filled with Hollywood moms? ET's Nischelle Turner visited Kerry Washington, Molly Sims, Rachel Zoe and Vanessa Lachey at a private party on Sunday where they dished on their personal journeys through pregnancy. NEWS: Kerry Washington Opens Up About Motherhood "The best thing about pregnancy is watching your body become a sight of miracles, " Kerry Washington told ET. "It's sort of science fiction and sort of miraculous. " Kerry's daughter Isabelle turns one next month, while Vanessa's two children Camden and Brooklyn were born September 2012 and January 2015, respectively. Molly is pregnant with her first daughter, who will join brother Brooks, 2, while Rachel has two boys: Skyler, 3, and Kaius, 1. "I wish somebody had told me, 'You're going to feel like you're part of the most special club ever,' " Kerry said. "Because when you become a mom you do instantly feel bonded. " The women met to toast the OB/GYN who brought their children into the world: Dr. Michele Hakakha, MD, author of the popular book Expecting 411. NEWS: Kerry Washington Welcomes Baby Girl! "It's like if your very best friend was a brilliant OB, was pregnant and decided to write a book, " Kerry raved. Michele shared some advice for ET viewers who might be expecting. "It's really just about being smart, taking care of yourself, letting yourself rest when you need to rest, " she said. NEWS: Taylor Swift's International Women's Day Celebration Looked Like the Best Watch the video to find out how Kerry thinks her Scandal character Olivia Pope would deal with having a child.

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Michelle Duggar Opens Up About Her Struggle With Bulimia 19 Kids and Counting's Michelle Duggar is opening about her personal struggles. On Tuesday's episode of her TLC show, the 48-year-old mother talked about her bulimia battle as a teenager. "Before I came to know the Lord, I had been struggling in my self-worth, just feeling like I needed to measure up with all of my friends around me, " Michelle said. "I just really began to have a wrong view of who I was and felt like I gained weight so easily. " She then spoke about how she would make herself sick after she ate – "and it was destructive on my health, my life, " she continued. WATCH: Michelle Duggar Breaks Down Over Jill's Wedding on '19 Kids' This is not the first time Michelle has spoken about her past struggles with bulimia though. In her book Growing Up Duggar, she said she kept the struggles private in her teen years. While she did not talk about it back then, she is talking about it with her 19 children now. "I just talk with my kids, my girls, my boys, and I'm honest with them about the things that I struggled with, " she said. NEWS: Michelle Duggar Recalls Her Husband's 'Spontaneous' Date She hopes that her story encourages others to come forward and seek help. And as for her attitude towards food now, she admits, "Life is too short to never have a chocolate chip cookie, but you need to be wise in how you do it. " Check out the video below to hear Michelle's thoughts on adoption.

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Kerry Washington Looks Flawless--and Like Herself--on ‘Marie Claire’ Cover Finally, a magazine gets it right! Following several controversial magazine covers, Kerry Washington looks absolutely stunning in the new issue of Marie Claire. Framed with headlines that read “Smart, Sexy, Chic” and “Why We All Want to Be Kerry Washington,” the 38-year-old actress showcases her natural beauty, which was nearly photoshopped away by other publications. Last month, InStyle came under fire for what appeared to be a heavily photoshopped cover of Washington, whose skin looked digitally lightened and her features altered. The magazine later apologized, blaming poor lighting. “We understand that this has resulted in disappointment and hurt,” InStyle said in a statement. NEWS: Did 'InStyle' Lighten Kerry Washington's Skin? But sadly that wasn’t the first time something like that happened. The Scandal actress was almost unrecognizable on the cover of Lucky’s December 2013/January 2014 issue. Most of her facial features were airbrushed away. Luckily, those horrid memories have been erased by Marie Claire, in which Washington tells Lena Dunham how she struggled with body image growing up. "I didn't grow up thinking I was pretty; there was always a prettier girl than me,” Washington says. “So I learned to be smart and tried to be funny and develop the inside of me, because I felt like that's what I had. " NEWS: Kerry Washington Goes Makeup Free for 'Allure' Cover And now that she’s embraced it, Washington has become something of a fashion icon -- even if she had a learning curve to make up for. "I just put myself in a boot camp of figuring it out--and realized that I really loved it,” she reveals. “I guess because I came to it later in life, I realized, 'Oh, going to a fashion show is like going to the opening of Degas at the Met or going to see Swan Lake.' "

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