Beyonce is definitely pregnant for a second time, E! says

Let's get this straight: We don't know if this is true or not, but E! claims Beyonce is indeed pregnant with her second child with Jay-Z. Don't go expecting them to confirm it, because they need a major award show stage to do that....

Weinstein Company announces sequel to 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

Kung fu movie nerds will no doubt be interested in this tidbit from Cannes; The Weinstein Company is hard at work on a sequel to 200's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Unfortunately, we all know Chow Yun Fat will not be in this one.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II -- The Green Destiny will star Donnie Yen as Silent Wolf, with Michelle Yeoh returning as Yu Shu Lien, Deadline.com says. The flick will be based on Iron Knight, Silver Vase, the fifth book in Wang Du Lu's Crane-Iron Pentalogy, from which the original movie was drawn....

Hugh Hefner buys $5 million Hollywood Hills mansion for wife Crystal Harris

Hugh Hefner has bought his former Playmate wife Crystal Harris a $5 million Hollywood Hills mansion as their personal love nest, and put it in her name. She's free to live there forever, even after th 87-year-old dies -- unless she leaves him.

TMZ reports the 5,900 square foot home with four bedroom and five bathrooms is being held in trust for both Hef and his 27-year-old wife, so she's all set for life. That is, unless they split up, because then he can give it to her, buy her out or take her to court, the site says. ...

Nicki Minaj probably not coming back to 'American Idol'

It seems Nicki Minaj sees the writing on the wall and has decided to bow out of American Idol before she's thrown out. Maybe she can catch a ride with Randy Jackson.

"It's safe to say she isn't coming back to Idol," a source tells Us Weekly. "She's okay with it. She had a great time but was only going to do one season anyway." Well, that and there's rumors there will be an unmitigated bloodbath among the judges when Fox cans all of them. That's some clown reasoning anyway, like leaving the playground when somebody takes your ball and saying your mama's calling....

Shakira says she won't be returning as judge on 'The Voice'

We already know Christina Aguilera is heading back to The Voice, but there needs to be some room on the judging panel. Good thing Shakira has confirmed she'll be leaving the show.

"It was a hard decision for me to make, because I'm really fond of the coaches, the people in production and everybody around me," the 36-year-old told E!. "And I really enjoyed The Voice, but I also have a musical career and I'm also a mother now and my poor baby's so tired flying such long distances. He already has more miles than any pilot. So I think I have to give him a little break, and we'll see what happens in the future."...

Syfy's 'Defiance' gets innovative with video game tie-in

Syfy Original Series aren't exactly known for their narrative achievements. Or lavish budgets. Or good acting. Or success. But give Defiance credit for one thing: innovation.

The latest effort by the basic cable network — about a post-terraformed future Earth in which humans and aliens eke out a hardscrabble existence shoulder to shoulder — isn't what you'd call good television, but it is trying a novel way to target its core audience by tying it to an MMO counterpart. And that business model paired with Trion Worlds' effort on consoles and PCs is about to get very interesting....

Billionaire Stewart Rahr turns heads at Leonardo DiCaprio's charity auction

Leonardo DiCaprio brought out some big names to his foundation's 11th Hour auction at Christie's in New York on Monday night, but it was billionaire Stewart Rahr who really stole the spotlight. The man loves doling out cash for wildlife conservation -- and really seems to like Leo, too.

While the likes of Bradley Cooper, Salma Hayek, Tobey Maguire and Lukas Haas came out to bid on pieces by artists like Banksy, Julian Schnabel, Urs Fischer and Peter Beard, it was Rahr's upping the ante on a Robert Longo photo of a tiger that raised eyebrows, the New York Daily News says. ...

Britney Spears wants her sons in showbiz, wants to have a baby girl

Britney Spears is gearing up for her Las Vegas show, so naturally she agreed to talk to Extra's Mario Lopez about her kids. As in, I need to feed my kids, so come see my show, y'all!

Her two sons, Sean, 7, and Jayden, 6, are already mugging for the spotlight themselves, Spears says. "They do like attention, so I think they would probably be good in the limelight," she said. "We're taking baby steps right now as far as agencies and stuff go, but they're little comedians, so we'll see." Expect them to hit Atlantic City clubs in about 12 years as a comedy duo, then....

Jon Voight 'as surprised as anyone' to learn about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement about her preventive double mastectomy Tuesday was news to lots of people, including father Jon Voight. It seems he read about it in the New York Times like everyone else, but he isn't unhappy she kept it from him.

“My love and admiration for my daughter can't be explained in words," he told the New York Daily News. "I saw her two days ago with my son Jamie. We all got together for his birthday, with her and Brad (Pitt). But I didn't know. It wasn't obvious at all. I found out (Tuesday) morning. I was as surprised as anyone and deeply moved by the way she’s handled this. She’s a very extraordinary person, the way she examined it and what she shared."...