Gwen Stefani Becomes New Judge on The Voice

Guess who'll be spinning their chair around this season?

Gwen Stefani will be the new judge on The Voice. The 44 year-old singer will take over for Christina Aguilera for season 7. Aguilera confirmed the news on Tuesday, April 29 via Twitter.

"So excited to have you join #TheVoice squad @GwenStefani! Welcome to our crazy fam! Kisses- xoxo  #blonedesdoitbest."


Aguilera, 33, signed a one year contract with the "Luxurious" singer to reassure she'd get her spot back in season 8. Aguilera is currently pregnant with her second child and will return after giving birth.

Stefani will be joining fellow coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and newcomer, Pharrell Williams.

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Donald Sterling Banned For Life From NBA

You can't sit with us!

Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has been banned for life from the NBA. The league commissioner, Adam Silver, made the announcement on Tuesday, April 29.

"The central findings of the investigation are that the man whose voice is heard on the recording and on a second recording from the same conversation that was released on Sunday is Mr. Sterling and that the hateful opinions voiced by that man are those of Mr. Sterling."

"He is also barred from attending in any league activities." This includes any NBA games, practices and any Clippers facilities.

Sterling, 80, has been banned due to the phone conversation released to TMZ he had with his girlfriend, Vanessa Stiviana. In the conversation, you can here him tell her that he was upset about her associating with black people.

Along with the ban, Sterling has also been slapped with a $2.5 million fine. It's the highest fine the leagues' bylaws will allow. There's a possibility he could lose ownership of the team if forced to sell.

"As for Mr. Sterling's ownership interest in the Clippers, I will urge the Board of Governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens."

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Columbus Short 'Confirms Exit' from Scandal

What about Harrison?

Actor Columbus Short gave a statement on Friday, April 25 that he would not be returning to Scandal for the fourth season. In the statement, he referred to the show as his home for three years and said it is 'the most talented ensemble on television today.'

He also thanked the cast and creator. "I would like to first thank Shonda Rhimes for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast. Thank you GLADIATORS, who have supported me throughout my entire career and of course to ABC and Shondaland for allowing me to play such a pivotal role in the Scandal series. "

Short then added, "I have enjoyed every single minute of it. Everything must come to an end and unfortunately the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas. I wish nothing but the best for Shonda, Kerry and the rest of the cast, who have become like a second family to me in such a short amount of time. For this, I will forever be grateful."

His leave from the show follows a series of allegations against him for violent acts. Recently, Short's wife, Tanee Short, filed a restraining order against him after he allegedly threatened to kill her after a fight in their home on April 7.

According to TMZ, Tanee claimed the 31 year-old actor pinned her down, choked her, and threatened to stab her unless she admitted to having affairs. She filed for divorce and wants sole custody for their 2 year-old daughter.

Last month, he was being investigated by police for allegedly getting into a fight with a guy at a bar.

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Joan Rivers Not Sorry for Joke About Women Held Hostage in Ohio

No remorse.

Joan Rivers made a horrible joke during an appearance on the Today show Tuesday, April 22. She compared her daughter's Malibu guestroom to the house in Cleveland, OH where the three women who had been kidnapped were held at. 

"Those women in the basement in Cleveland had more space," the 80 year-old comedienne said.

Attorneys for Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus said in a statement that the women are owed an apology. "Our clients are strong, private women who have endured unwanted and often painful media attention for quite some time. They now have to endure this, which is a new low, and we believe a sincere apology is warranted."


Rivers, however, doesn't feel that she owes them an apology because it was a little stupid joke. She told TMZ that they shouldn't complain since "they got to live rent free for over a decade."

"One of them has a book deal. Neither are in a psych ward. They're OK. I bet you within three years one of them will be on 'Dancing with the Stars."

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Lindsay Lohan Reveals She Had a Miscarriage While Filming OWN Show

Lindsay Lohan revealed a shocking secret last night on the season finale of her OWN reality show Lindsay on Sunday, April 20. Lohan says she went through a miscarriage while filming the show. 

"No one knows this, and we can finish after this -- I had a miscarriage for those two weeks that I took off," Lohan said as she began to tear up.

"It's a very long story but that's why on the show when it says, 'she doesn't want to come down, she doesn't want to come down.' I couldn't move. I was sick. And mentally that messes with you."

The two weeks she's referring to happened back in September. The 27 year-old actress had been making excuses on why she wasn't showing up to film and the OWN mogul herself made a personal visit to Lohan's house.

Since then, she'd been very cooperative. While watching the show, The Parent Trap actress would get emotional.

 "I cried so many times watching it. I don't see it as me, it's strange. Of course I'm a bit of a narcissist. Who isn't in this industry? At the same time, it's still like, when a camera is on, I'm on. If I know I'm not capable of being on, that's why I would say I couldn't film today."

 

According to the Washington Post, there's been no word so far from Oprah on whether or not the show will even air. Due to poor ratings of the season premiere, Oprah may also cancel the second season of the documentary series. 

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Stephen Colbert Will Replace David Letterman on Late Show

Colbert will be reporting for a new show.

CBS made an announcement yesterday on April 10 that Stephen Colbert will be the new host for the Late Show. He will be replacing David Letterman, who hosted the show for 21 years.

"Stephen Colbert is one of the most inventive and respected forces on television," said the CEO of the network, Leslie Moonves. "David Letterman's legacy and accomplishments are in incredible source of pride for all of us here, and today's announcement speaks to our commitment of upholding what he established for CBS in late night."

The 49 year-old funny man is currently the host of the Colbert Report. Since the series started in 2005, Colbert has won numerous Emmy's. He's also had an ice cream flavor, a species of spider and a piece of exercise equipment on the International Space Station (the "Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill," or COLBERT) named after him.

Although CBS is happy with their choice, there is someone who disagrees: Rush Limbaugh. A caller asked him what was his opinion on the choice of the new host and the conservative radio host spoke his mind.

"What this hire means is a redefinition of what is funny and a redefinition of what is comedy, and they're blowing up the 11:30 format under the guise that the world's changing and people don't want the kind of comedy that Carson gave us, or even Letterman. They don't want that anymore. It's media planting a flag here... It's a declaration. There's no unity in this hire."

But what's good news without being followed by negativity?

Even though CBS announced Letterman's replacement, there's no exact date as to when Colbert will host the show. It will be after Letterman's final show in 2015.

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Chris Brown Faces Assault Trial in Washington, D.C.

Things might have taken a turn for the worse.

Chris Brown has been transferred to Washington, D.C. from Los Angeles, CA last week on Thursday, April 3, 2014. The 24 year-old singer has been behind bars with no bail since March 14.

He is currently in jail for violating his probation from his assault charge in 2009 involving Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time. Brown was staying in a rehab facility for several weeks in Malibu, CA as part of his probation. After Brown was kicked out of the facility, it was considered a violation of his probation and he was arrested.

The "Don't Think They Know" singer is in D.C. facing an assault trial. In October 2013, Brown allegedly punched a man in the face outside of a Washington hotel. The original charge was for a felony assault, but was reduced down to a misdemeanor.

However, according to TMZ, prosecutors took the case to the grand jury because they believe they have evidence to support a felony prosecution.

Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, filed a dismissal motion last week for the singer's release. He gave a statement to the news claiming grand jury abuse.

"To me this is outrageous. They stripped (Brown) of his right to a jury trial by filing this as a misdemeanor and then go abuse the grand jury to freeze witness testimony."

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Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert's Rockin' Wedding

Every wedding is unique and this one took the cake.

Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert got married this past weekend on Sunday, March 30 and made sure their guests had a good time. At the reception, the were performances from groups such as Bow Wow Wow, Berlin and The Motels.

They were all backed by 80's cover group Flashback Heart Attack. Some of the songs sang were "I Want Candy," "Only The Lonely," and "Highway to Hell."

The two started dating back in 2011 and dated for two years before announcing their engagement in April 2013.

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