Jennifer Hudson's AOL Sessions

Still busily promoting her new music offering, Jennifer Hudson paid a visit to AOL Studios in Beverly Hills, California earlier today (March 26).

The "American Idol" alum was looking lovely in a pretty pink and black ensemble as she performed tunes from her just-released album "I Remember Me" for AOL Music's Sessions. Clearly comfortable whenever she takes the stage, Jen recently spoke to Pride magazine about finding strength in music - especially following the tragic murders of mother, brother and nephew during a shooting spree in October 2008.

Hudson told Pride: "My music is my therapy. Someone asked me to do a film about a year back, and I was like, 'No, I can't do a film right now because I can't be someone else if I don't know who I am.'"

The 29-year-old added: "I'm just trying to figure out where I am and who I am right now, and I could only resort back to music because that's like my home, my first love, my therapy, my everything. When I wake up in the morning I can't function if music is not playing, I can't even start the day, so it's a base for me."

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Britney Spears Takes the Stage in Las Vegas!

Making her much-awaited return to the stage, Britney Spears offered up a comeback performance in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night (March 25).

Held at Rain nightclub inside the Palms Hotel & Casino, the pop princess was all business as she worked the stage with her dancers while performing three songs for a crowd of nearly 700 fans in attendance.Among the highlights, a scantily clad Spears belted out her hit single "Hold It Against Me" while giving a smooch to one of her backup dance team members in the midst of the song.

Being taped for an MTV special airing next week, Britney also treated the audience to renditions of "Big Fat Bass" and "Till the World Ends".

With the show coming just ahead of the March 29th release of her new album Femme Fatale, Miss Spears tweeted just before the gig's kickoff, writing, "Can't wait to take the stage again at midnight...." She added, "Pumped! Here we go people... -Britney"

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Rihanna: Baldi Babe

Paying a visit to one of her favorite eateries, Rihanna spent Friday night (March 25) chowing down at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.

The Barbadian beauty, who visited the upscale restaurant the previous weekend as well, was joined by her regular security staffer as she exited following a relaxing weekend-beginning meal. On the career front, RiRi has been rumored to have been told to nix her North America tour plans due to low sales - but insiders say that those claims are totally false.

With the gigs seemingly on path to sellout, the 23-year-old tweeted of the tour plans, “J.Cole will be joining me to hit the road in N.America and Canada this SUMMER #LOUDtour"

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Vanessa Hudgens: Sherman Oaks Party Girl

With her new movie "Sucker Punch" having just hit theaters, Vanessa Hudgens celebrated with a night on the town in Sherman Oaks, CA on Friday (March 25).

The "High School Musical" hottie hit up local hotspot Trousdale with a gal pal as she tried to thwart paparazzi efforts by covering her face with a grey hoodie. At one point, Miss Hudgens suffered a handbag malfunction - as the contents of her purse dumped all over the ground as she was getting in and out of her ride.

As for "Sucker Punch," the Zack Snyder directed flick enjoyed a late night surge at the box office to ease into the top spot by pulling in $8.1 million from 3,033 theaters.

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Kim Kardashian's Knicks Night Out

Immersing herself in the Big Apple nightlife after having flown into town earlier in the day, Kim Kardashian was courtside for the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden on Friday (March 25, 2011).

The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was joined by gal pals Angela Simmons and La La Vasquez as they watched the hometown team fall to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 102-96. And while she's certainly been spending plenty of time out east, reports of a move to NYC have been nixed following claims by OK! magazine that Kim is planning to move and marry basketball player beau Kris Humphries.

Miss Kardashian's good friend Jonathan Cheban told E!, “I know she loves seeing him (Kris) so she’s making lots of New York trips. They’re so very happy together. Kim’s whole family is out there, and I think she’ll make him move to the Lakers before she moves to New York.”

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Britney Spears Makes Triumphant Return to the Stage

To the delight of her legions of fans, Britney Spears made a triumphant return to the stage in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night (March 25).

The 29-year-old pop star treated concertgoers to a three-song set at the Palms Casino Resort's Rain Nightclub as she gears up for the March 29th release of her new album Femme Fatale. During the gig, Britney offered up dance-infused renditions of "Hold It Against Me," "Big Fat Bass," and "Till The World Ends" - which are all included in her much-awaited disc.

Getting a positive response from the lucky attendees, jewelry designer Heather Bettes told MTV News, "It was fantastic. Britney Spears, she looks stellar. She killed it. She really brought it The beading is amazing on her costumes. She looked great. She brought it."

Meanwhile, Spears was also overjoyed with the Sin City effort, as she tweeted upon show's end, "OMFG it feels good to be on stage again!!"

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Victoria Justice Lands "Fun Size" Lead

With her career moving forth with the utmost success, Victoria Justice has landed herself the lead role in the upcoming movie "Fun Size".

The picture is being produced by Paramount while TV guru Josh Schwartz will be making his feature directing debut as head of the project. As for the plotline, "Fun Size" tells the tale of "a sarcastic teenage girl who is forced to take her little brother trick-or-treating on Halloween, then loses him and must find him before their mother finds out," according to THR.

With filming set to kickoff in Minnesota this Spring, Miss Justice nabbed the role after beating out fellow young actresses Chloe Moretz and Jane Levy.

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Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner: JFK Arrival

She’s always on the go, and earlier today (March 25) Kim Kardashian was spotted arriving at JFK International Airport in New York City.

Joined by her sister Kendall Jenner, the “Disaster Movie” babe looked to be in great spirits as she strolled through the terminal.And it sounds like Kim and Kendall have a full weekend ahead of them- Kim tweeted, “So excited to be here in NYC with @KendallJenner! Its gonna be a fun modeling fashion weekend! Big shoot tomorrow so early night! Xo” Ms. Kardashian also recently had a run-in with a white tiger! She blogged, "I tried posing with the white tiger at our family photo shoot for Keeping Up with the Kardashians season six last week, but I was so scared! The tiger had to get into position on his own!”

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Secret About James Dean

They starred together in 1956’s “Giant” and Elizabeth Taylor held a lifelong secret about James Dean that was just released.

The late actress, who passed away this week, told journalist Kevin Sessums that he had to keep the secret under wraps until after she died. Taylor explained, “I loved Jimmy. I’m going to tell you something, but it’s off the record until i die. OK?”

She continued, "When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister. I think that haunted him the rest of his life. In fact, I know it did. We talked about it a lot. During Giant we'd stay up nights and talk and talk, and that was one of the things he confessed to me."

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Lindsay Lohan: Losing the “Lohan”

She’s desperate to revive her dead career, and Lindsay Lohan will try anything- including dropping her last name.

According to a report, the “Mean Girls” actress is going the way of such stars as Cher and Madonna, and will only be known by her first name.

Dina Lohan told press, “Lindsay is dropping the Lohan and just going by Lindsay. Plus, me and Ali will be officially changing our last names back to my maiden name, Sullivan.” An inside source added, "So many of the greatest people in showbiz are known by just their first name. Look at Oprah and Beyonce. Now you can add Lindsay to that list...And it's a way for them all to start over. No one in the family want anything to do with Lindsay's father [Michael Lohan] anymore and that includes sharing a last name."

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Britney Spears: Headed to Vegas

For those lucky enough to be in Las Vegas, Britney Spears will be performing a concert at the Palms Casino Resort’s Rain Nightclub tonight (March 25).

The “Toxic” songstress took to her Twitter page today to share the good news with her 7 million followers. “Looks like my little secret isn’t a secret anymore. You’re all invited. Be there or be square, b**ch!” Britney, who will also perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” next week to celebrate the release of her new album Femme Fatale, recently told press that she’d be willing to walk away from her music career if it ever became too much for her.

“I’ll be a full-time mom, which would be cool. I’d miss my fans and all of the love the most, but I definitely would not miss having my picture taken everywhere I go.”

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Prince William: Gearing Up for Bachelor Party

It’s a rite of passage for all strapping young men about to tie the knot, and this weekend Prince William will celebrate the end of his singlehood with a proper bachelor party.

According to a report, the British Royal isn’t telling anyone what he’s doing, but he’s been keeping the date open for awhile. An inside source told press, “It's top, top secret but the dates have been marked off in the diary and security knows every detail. For privacy reasons we can't reveal locations, but there will be plenty of booze and some legendary activities."

Prince Harry will also be in on the fun. "This is his last weekend before he starts his North Pole trek on March 29, so he's helped out with a lot of the planning."

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Chris Brown Takes Flight in Richmond

He’s always on the go, and earlier today (March 25) Chris Brown was spotted catching a flight at Richmond International Airport in Richmond, Virginia.

The “No Air” singer was joined by his girlfriend Karrueche Tran as he strolled through the terminal, laughing at a joke along the way. As for his outburst on “Good Morning America” earlier this week, Chris explained that he’s sorry, and just needed to blow off some steam.

“First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, or anybody who was offended or really looked, and was disappointed at my actions. Because I’m disappointed in the way I acted.”

“I just wanted to release the anger that I had inside me because I felt that I worked so hard for this music and I felt like people kept just trying to take it away from me.”

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Penelope Cruz Drops By “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Stepping out for a media appearance, Penelope Cruz was spotted leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” studios in Hollywood, California last night (March 24).

The “Vanilla Sky” actress looked absolutely fabulous in a form-fitting black dress as she strolled past the paparazzi and greeted fans.

During her interview with Kimmel, Penelope confessed that her “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” costar Johnny Depp had a very childish prop on the set.

“He owns a fart machine,” Cruz shared. “When I first met him ten years ago he had a plastic one but now he has one with a remote control. He fooled me with it once when we were filming ‘Blow.’”

“I was doing a very dramatic close up and he kept making the sound with the machine. We were looking around saying 'who did that? Was it the sound guy?’”

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Britney Spears' Shopping Session with the Boys

As her big album release/promotional efforts near, Britney Spears enjoyed downtime by going shopping with the boys in Calabasas, CA on Wednesday (March 23).

The "Hold It Against Me" singer walked alongside Sean Preston as a staffer toted Jayden James while the group browsed through the clothing offerings at the local mall's Gymboree store.

As for her new music on the way, "Femme Fatale" is set to be released for purchase next Tuesday , March 29th. Of the effort, Spears recently told Rolling Stone, "I wanted it to sound different from everything else out right now. I also wanted to experiment with all the different types of music I love, which is why you hear a mixture of pop, hip-hop and dance throughout the album. I also really wanted to play with my voice and change up my sound here and there, which was really fun."

Britney also mentioned, "I only wanted songs that I immediately connected to. I also wanted to make sure that this album was completely different from Circus or anything else I had ever recorded. I love Circus, but I wanted something darker and edgier. I also wanted to make an album and didn't want to just record a bunch of songs and put them together. I think Femme Fatale is really connected from start to finish."

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Vanessa Hudgens Premieres “Sucker Punch”

It’s been a long time coming, and earlier tonight (March 23) Vanessa Hudgens was spotted at the Los Angeles premiere of “Sucker Punch.”

The “Bandslam” actress looked super hot as she made her arrival at Mann Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, throwing down a few poses for the paparazzi before heading inside. Also in the house were Vanessa’s partners in crime Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Jon Hamm, and director Zack Snyder, as well as "Camp Rock" star Joe Jonas and actresses Diane Lane and Emma Roberts.

According to a press release, “Sucker Punch” is “an epic action fantasy that takes the viewer into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.”

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Billy Ray Cyrus Talks Fatherhood Failure

It has been quite a year for Billy Ray Cyrus, from divorce filings (he has since called it off) to an explosive GQ interview, but now he’s saying things are getting back to normal.

The singer/actor told press that his failures as a husband and father were due to his lack of ability to deal with his fame and led to a volatile family situation. "I did kind of approach being a dad as a friend. I was a great playmate. I mean, for teaching [my children] how to camp and build fires and ride motorcycles and four-wheelers, and horses, and all those fun kind of things. I was really good at that."

"As far as sitting down and doing algebra and science, the homework, I wasn't very good at that. So I look back on it and think, 'You know what? Maybe, no doubt, I could have been a better dad.'"

Cyrus added, "You know, when you get in this industry and … you strike so hard for that moment. But, fame is dangerous."

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Blake Lively's LAX Landing

Making the long transatlantic flight from the UK, Blake Lively was spotted arriving in Los Angeles last night (March 23).

The “Gossip Girl” actress looked to be a bit camera shy as she hit from the paparazzi behind a pillow while strolling through the terminal at LAX.

In related news, Blake loves being the face of the Chanel Mademoiselle handbag line, but she’s not looking to design anything herself anytime soon.She told press, “I've been asked about that but I have such a respect for fashion and such an appreciation for it that, if there are people like Karl Lagerfeld out there designing, who am I?”

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Sylvester Stallone: Aspiring Designer

He’s nailed the whole “good guy/bad guy” routine in his expansive film career and now Sylvester Stallone is looking to add clothing designer to his resume

The “Rocky” actor will launch a men’s lifestyle brand called Sly Inc in 2012 along with veteran beauty and retail honcho Michael Henry. Stallone told press, “I thought the time is now. I’ve lived a life where I know what has worked and what hasn’t worked. Clothing is the first step to building a character.”

For instance, Sly says his getup as Rocky Balboa was key to defining the role. “If he wore white and pleated pants, it would have been a whole different thing. Clothes affect one’s attitude.”

Henry added, “Sylvester Stallone enjoys being well dressed and he has great advice to offer on clothing and accessory options. He appreciates being comfortable in his clothes, having the right fit, wearing fine watches and eyewear, and he demands only the best materials for this brand.”

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Audrina Patridge's Runway Magazine Celebration

Stepping out for a swanky evening, Audrina Patridge was spotted at the VH1/Runway Magazine Launch of “Audrina” in Los Angeles last night (March 23).

The Reality TV starlet looked retro-chic in a green sparkly dress with black peep-toe heels as she arrived at the W Hollywood Hotel. Of her new show “Audrina,” set to premiere on April 17th at 9pm on VH1, Miss Patridge explained that there’s something for everyone.

"There’s a little bit of everything. We traveled a lot. Everything behind the scenes is always in front of the scenes so you’re going to see the paparazzi, you’re going to see red carpet stuff like this, and you’re going to see family issues every family goes through. Work issues, relationship issues, everything. I really just opened myself up and brought the cameras with me."

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