Amanda Bynes released after hearing, seriously scowling during mug shot

Amanda Bynes was released after a court hearing on Friday morning (video embedded). The hearing was over her arrest on Thursday night, for reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marijuana.

The highlight of her arrest, though, was when Bynes, confronted by the police, tossed her bong out the window of her apartment. To that, the troubled actress told the judge that it wasn't a bong at all. Instead, she said, it was just a vase.

Bynes appeared in court wearing her platinum blonde wig. Earlier, when her mug shot was taken, she was forced to remove it, revealing a very short cut -- as well as an upset look.

Prosecutors requested Bynes be held in lieu of $1,000 bail, but the judge released her without bail. He warned her, though, that if she missed her court date in July, an arrest warrant would be issued.

Bynes was escorted out of court by an officer and left, on her own, in a taxicab.

The incident began at about 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, when police responded to a call from Bynes' doorman claiming that the troubled actress had allegedly been smoking pot in the lobby of her building. By the times that police arrived, Bynes had already returned to her apartment.

Once they reached her apartment, Bynes opened the door, and police report that they saw a bong -- for a short period. After Bynes opened the door, an officer entered the apartment and saw a bong on the kitchen counter. When he asked Amanda about the bong, Bynes went ballistic.

From the police report: "I observed [Amanda] grab said bong, run to the westbound-facing window, and throw it out the window where numerous pedestrians were walking on the 8 Avenue and West 47 Street sidewalks below."

Watch as Amanda Bynes booked for smoking pot, throwing bong out a window

The saga of Amanda Bynes' life has a new entry. Fresh off being rejected from a private jet when a Google search for her wasn't good enough as a form of ID, the troubled actress was arrested at her New York City apartment on Thursday night for marijuana possession and throwing evidence -- a bong -- out a window.

The embedded video shows Bynes being taken into Manhattan Central Booking.

It's been reported, and can be seen in the video, that Bynes attempted to hide her identity at both the scene and booking by lowering her head, covering her face with her long (currently) blond hair. Wearing a long-sleeved black Versace shirt, gray sweatpants and high-tops, it could be seen that not only were her hands handcuffed, her legs were shackled, as well.

The incident began at about 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, when police responded to a call from Bynes' doorman claiming that the troubled actress had allegedly been smoking pot in the lobby of her building. By the times that police arrived, Bynes had already returned to her apartment.

[Notably, it was reported earlier that Bynes was forced to move from her prior apartment because management received multiple complaints from other tenants of marijuana smoke emanating from her apartment, at all hours -- as well as seeing her smoking weed in the lobby and hallways.]

Once they reached her apartment, Bynes opened the door, and police report that they saw a bong -- for a short period. After Bynes opened the door, and she allegedly went back into the apartment and threw it out the window.

Bynes was taken into custody. She was then taken -- first -- to Roosevelt Hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. She was later transported to Manhattan Central Booking for processing, where she supposedly spent the night.

The actress has been charged with reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marijuana. She is expected to appear in front of a judge Friday morning.

Canseco's ex rebuts rape allegations by Las Vegas fitness model as ex-athlete continues to tweet challenges

Leila Knight, who dated Jose Canseco for over four years, is calling BS on allegations that the former major league baseball star raped a Las Vegas fitness model. Those allegations arose on Wednesday.

Knight, speaking to TMZ on video after the allegations were publicized on Wednesday, said she believes Canseco is completion innocent of any wrongdoing. She also implied that the woman who has accused the former pro baseball star of rape is nothing more than a "lying publicity wh*re."

Leila Knight dated Jose Canseco for more than four years. She said that she has been speaking to him almost constantly since the sexual assault allegations arose.

I've been talking to him all day ... it's obvious that it's a publicity stunt, I mean -- the girl's an aspiring actress.

In addition, Knight said that Canseco always tells the truth -- "If anything, he's too honest" -- and that he is a "gentle person."

Canseco's has been named as a suspect in a sexual assault investigation stemming from an alleged incident on May 10. He himself also denied the claims, but in a manner that was probably a tad bit over the top. Canseco tweeted his response to the allegations, but in doing so, also tweeted the model's name, work address, and phone number (he later removed most of those tweets).

[While in our original coverage we did not reveal the woman's name or face, since then a number of media outlets have done so (example). As such, we will no longer redact that information, as it is important to our readers.]

In addition, since yesterday, he tweeted more posts, again mentioning the woman's name and challenging her to take a polygraph test. Since about five hours ago at the time of this writing, he tweeted:

Ok setting up 2 polygraph exams about the sexual assault case one with the media and one with the police on the 5 of june.susie polygraph?

Susie bell i will even pay for the polygraph what r u sfraid of if ur telling the truth i am taking 2 of them.

Why dont u and i take a polygraph on national tv.susie bell you know ur completely lieing y r u doing this.

Susie once i pass both of the polygraphs and u refuse to take one what do u think people will say about u.

Because of thease false allegations by susie bell i have already lost lots of financial opportunities.

This is susie bell. pic.twitter.com/Q7OS85j0vG

A slideshow of images is available here.

NDA for anyone visiting Justin Bieber's home covers possible injury, death

We were already aware of the fact that photos taken during any Bieber-esque partying are supposed to be the property of Bieber and / or his security. Now things have gone slightly over the top, as of a Wednesday report by TMZ: Justin Bieber has guests who visit his home sign an NDA, and if they violate that agreement, he may go so far as to sue them.

TMZ even managed to get a copy of the "liability waiver and release form." The NDA issued by the 19-year-old pop superstar asks for $5 million if confidentiality is breached. That includes tweeting or Instagramming about the party.

The document says that off-limits are things such as the "physical health, or the philosophical, spiritual or other views or characteristics of the Released Parties [Bieber], along with any and all photographs, likeness, tapes, films, videos and other recordings."

In addition, it says "Under no circumstances will you divulge the details of you entering and being on the Property or engaging in the Activities by any means or through any media whatsoever, including without limitation, through photographs, video, blogging, texting, tweeting or posting any such information on any social media site."

You might want to bring a first aid kit if you visit Bieber's abode. There is a clause that limits Bieber's liability for any physical harm that happens while you are partying with him. It warns that there may be activities that could be "potentially hazardous and you should not participate unless you are medically able and properly trained." These things include the risk of such things as "minor injuries to catastrophic injuries, including death."

Earlier this year and in the wake of leaked photos showing Bieber apparently smoking weed on Jan. 2, came the revelation of a policy that Bieber's security has -- or at least, they are supposed to have. According to the early January report, anytime -- or anywhere -- Justin Bieber parties, his people are supposed to put up a sign that says any and all photos taken at the party do not belong to the photographers.

Instead, they belong to Justin Bieber, himself.

Notably, as the Los Angeles Times reports, these sorts of NDAs are not uncommon among celebrities. Still, considering the recent criticism of Bieber's actions, the NDA uncovering has to raise a red flag.

Amanda Bynes booted from flight after a Google search proved insufficient to ID her

A new report on Thursday shows readers the latest Amanda Bynes controversy. While trying to board a private jet, she attempted to use Google as her ID.

That is correct, Bynes attempted to use a Google search to prove her identity.

The incident occurred last weekend, but wasn't reported until Thursday.  At the time, Bynes was attempting to board a private jet at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. She arrived at the private jet terminal for a flight to Los Angeles. However, she arrived missing one important thing: any government ID.

Absent any proof -- and despite the fact that some might recognize her as Amanda Bynes -- she was lost. The problem was that, since her driver's license has been suspended, Bynes had nothing she could give the pilot to prove her identity.

If you haven't already guessed, since the pilot was the one checking passenger IDs, it was a very small terminal.

The pilot informed Bynes that -- in this day and age -- per Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations, she had to provide a form of government ID in order to fly, private plane or not. She then, the report said, told him to Google her as proof, shouting, "I'm Amanda Bynes!"

Considering, though, how much her appearance has changed of late, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway.

The pilot called someone from the jet company in attempt to see if they could get some sort of exemption for Bynes, but government regulations are government regulations, and Bynes was booted from the flight.

Jennifer Aniston shows off her hotness, strips in 'We're the Millers' trailer

If you want to know the answer to the question, "Does Jennifer Aniston -- at 43 -- still rock a killer body?," the answer can be seen in this trailer (embedded) to "We're the Millers," which was released by Warner Bros. on Thursday.

In the movie, Aniston plays a stripper. That may be all you need to hear, but in the trailer, she dons multiple wigs and is seen working a stripper pole and giving a lap dance to costar Jason Sudeikis. You'll get to see a decent amount -- or even an indecent amount -- of cleavage, her long toned legs, and a lot more.

In the film, Sudeikis -- a pot deawler -- is snared into a deal by Ed Helms. Helms, who owns his own killer whale, as seen in the trailer, wants to smuggle a shipment in from Mexico. To do so, Sudeikis wants to use an RV and a fake, innocent-appearing family.

Aniston agrees to play his wife, and Sudeikis also enlists Emma Roberts and Will Poulter to pretend to be his kids.

Wikipedia says:

A small-time pot dealer (Jason Sudeikis) hires a phony family as camouflage to bring two metric tons of weed from Mexico to Colorado. This plan includes working with a cynical stripper (Jennifer Aniston) as his faux wife, along with a homeless teen (Emma Roberts) and geeky neighborhood British kid (Will Poulter) as their offspring.

It's not the first time that Aniston has pretended to be someone's significant other for some ulterior motive.

In 2011's "Just Go with It," Aniston played Katherine Murphy, the office manager and best friend of Danny Maccabee (played by Adam Sandler). Murphy agrees to portray Danny's estranged wife, Devlin, so that Sandler can establish a relationship with Palmer (played by Brooklyn Decker).

As you might expect from Hollywood, eventually Danny realizes he wants to be together with Katherine. We'd expect the same from the new film.

Pope Francis: Even atheists can do good, go to Heaven

If you believe that the Pope has a direct connection to God, and that his words are therefore the absolute truth, then you no longer have to be Catholic to be saved -- or Christian, or anything. During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Pope Francis explained that even atheists can go to Heaven.

Pope Francis, of course, leads the world's 1.2 billion strong Roman Catholic Church.

To explain his reasoning, Pope Francis related the tale of a Catholic parishioner who asked a priest if even atheists had been saved by Jesus. He said:

The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us.

"But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good."

The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!

"Father, the atheists?"

Even the atheists. Everyone! ... We must meet one another doing good.

"But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!"

But do good: we will meet one another there [Heaven].

Father James Martin, S.J. wrote the following in an email to The Huffington Post:

Pope Francis is saying, more clearly than ever before, that Christ offered himself as a sacrifice for everyone. That's always been a Christian belief. You can find St. Paul saying in the First Letter to Timothy that Jesus gave himself as a "ransom for all."

But rarely do you hear it said by Catholics so forcefully, and with such evident joy. And in this era of religious controversies, it's a timely reminder that God cannot be confined to our narrow categories.

Pope Francis' statements are a marked contrast to the attitude of his predecessor, the former Pope Benedict, who sometimes left non-Catholics -- even Christians of other faiths -- feeling as though he saw them as second-class believers.

Bono, Sir Richard Branson, Olivia Wilde join Matt Damon's Water.org 'toilet strike'

A new Water.org PSA was posted to the Internet on Wednesday, showing a number of new stars joining Matt Damon in his "toilet strike."

Damon, who is also Water.org's co-founder, announced his "Toilet Strike" back in February, pledging not to use the bathroom until "everyone in the whole world has access to clean water and sanitation." Somehow we doubt he has "been holding it" since February. However, that doesn't detract from the overall message of the organization.

Water.org was formed by the merger of H2O Africa, co-founded by Damon, and WaterPartners, co-founded by Gary White. White is the new organization's Executive Director.

In the new video, musician Bono, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and actress Olivia Wilde joined in on the "toilet strike."

This trio of celebrities are the latest to join in a new Water.org PSA. Reportedly, the last to join were Jason Bateman, Jessica Biel, and Josh Gad, who went public with their support of the campaign -- and of their eschewing of restrooms -- back in March.

In addition to asking celebrities to join him in the protest, Damon is asking the public to do so as well. Those willing to skip out on the toilet can join the campaign at strikewithme.org. There, you can also see the video of Damon's own announcement.

It also asks users to show their support in other places besides the restroom. It asks that the public post images on Instagram, using the hashtag #STRIKEWITHME.

Kim Kardashian's 'pregnancy lips are outta control,' but does she mean facial only?

Kim Kardashian may have that "pregnancy glow," but she also has a pregnancy-related problem -- or perhaps not. On Tuesday, she tweeted an image of her lips, with the comment:

My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave http://instagram.com/p/Zk1IhBuS5I/

It's not really something that is commonly known about. It is, however, a valid possible "side effect" from pregnancy.

It doesn't seem to be something that is easy to find on Wikipedia. However, swelling or plumping of a woman's lips is commented about more than once at the well-known site, BabyCenter. In one question on the site, a woman asked:

My sister took some pictures at Christmas and I thought my lips looked bigger. I took some pictures last night trying to figure out what was wrong with my camera. My lips are definitely bigger than they were. I asked my husband and he said he had noticed they have been bigger for a few months now. I KNOW that my nose has become huge compared to before. I knew that wasn't uncommon. I have never heard anyone say that their lips have become bigger. Anyone's lips a little more luscious? :)

The comments indicated it's not an unknown "side effect."

Another question:

I am 32 weeks and the last couple days I have noticed my lips feel bigger than they usually are. My DH says he doesn't really notice it, but I definitely can feel a difference, especially in the top one. I'm not noticing much swelling or puffiness anywhere else in my face. Just my lips. I'm wondering if this is pregnancy related? Hormones? It's to the point where I'm more comfortable breathing with my mouth open because I feel like my lips get in the way! Strange, I know.

I don't have any allergies that I know of, so I don't think it would be an allergic reaction.
anyone else experience this?

The results were the same: some said they have never heard of it, while others related experiencing the matter or witnessing it.

While Kardashian was commenting on her facial lips, it should be noted that the site The Bump noted, in its "Top 10 Things They Should Really Warn You About Before You Get Pregnant," that vaginal lips could also get larger, "even swell a bit -- as you near that nine-month mark."

As Kardashian said, "I guess it's not a bad problem to have." A Twitter search for that hashtag shows some folks agree. Most, on the other hand, don't care or make fun of Kim. For example:

@gordonBscott "@KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave http://instagram.com/p/Zk1IhBuS5I/ "/ Good you found a silver lining boo

@iinnezz Are you stupid? RT "@KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave http://instagram.com/p/Zk1IhBuS5I/ "

@WaheedALiii “@KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave http://Instagram.com/p/Zk1IhBuS5I/ ” Only lips? Only? Seen ur feet?

@PageKennedy let me guess they looking like Roast Beef? RT @KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave

@CarlLeeHailey Nobody cares! RT @KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave

One woman, though, recognized the above listed but little known symptom:

@molmiller lol wrong lips Kimmy “@KimKardashian: My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave

Jose Canseco tweets the name, personal info of woman who accused him of sexual assault

Las Vegas police said on Wednesday that former All-Star major baseball player Jose Canseco, 48, has been named as a suspect in a sexual assault investigation, on the same day that Canseco himself began tweeting about the allegations -- including the woman's name.

Officer Bill Cassell confirmed Wednesday that a woman has alleged that Canseco sexually assaulted her on May 10. Cassell added that the investigation isn't complete, and no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made.

As you might expect in such a case, the woman's name was not revealed by the authorities. However, Canseco himself wasn't quiet on the matter. Although a number of tweets have been removed, one tweet remains. That one says:

Lets play truth or dare. I dare [NAME] to tell the truth.

His tweeting on the matter began at about 10 a.m. PDT. He posted the following (all of which have been removed):

Breaking news this is a first folks las vegas police was just at my house i have been charged with rape by [NAME] from las vegas.

All media welcome to this drama filled event. Did i rape [NAME] or is she lieing (sic). Stay tuned to another day in the life of jose canseco

[NAME] told the police that i druged (sic) her and then raped her. hmmmmm. lets find out what really happened.

Canseco went further. He tweeted a picture of a woman in a bikini -- who most would assume is his accuser -- identifying her as a “fitness model” and challenging her to take a “polygraph.”

That was not all. He even tweeted the woman’s apparent phone number, demanding that media outlets call her and “ask her if she will take a polygraph. lol.”

He then he tweeted the woman's work address, asking the media to ask her to take a polygraph.

All of those -- except the first one, above, have been removed. However, what is posted to the Internet, stays on the Internet. The tweets still exist -- including all the redacted information, above -- at third-party Twitter caches. If you wish to see the woman's name, work address, and phone, you can do so there.

To be clear, a Google search of the woman's name finds that there is a Las Vegas fitness model by that name.

M.U., the party school, shown off in new 'Monsters University' trailer

Walt Disney Studios and Pixar released a new "Monsters University" trailer on Wednesday. The video is shorter than some others that have been already released, but shows viewers how the students at M.U. party.

The trailer is titled "It All Began Here." Some of the footage has been seen in past releases. The new trailer, though features a new song called “Roar” by Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of the Swedish House Mafia. "Roar" will be available on the Monsters University soundtrack.

The trailer also has a few new segments, including one showing us the school’s librarian.

The official synopsis of the film is as follows:

Set about 10 years before the events of "Monsters, Inc.," serious yet intelligent 17-year-old Michael "Mike" Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) is extremely eager to start college, where he is majoring in scaring. Things don't go quite as planned, though, when 18-year-old James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) happens to be in the same fraternity as him.

Sulley shows to be almost the exact opposite of Mike: playful, all-brawn, and most notably large. He is also majoring in scaring, however, and they soon become enemies in a rivalry that will tear their worlds apart, including going to jail, but ultimately brings them together.

Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Frank Oz are reprising their roles as Mike Wazowski, James P. Sullivan, Randall Boggs, and Jeff Fungus, respectively.

Also voicing characters will be Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Bobby Moynihan, Julia Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza, Tyler Labine, John Krasinski, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Behrs and John Ratzenberger.

"Monsters University" is currently scheduled to be released on June 21, 2013.

New 'Man of Steel' trailer 'Fate of Your Planet' shows Zod's plans for Earth

A new trailer for "Man of Steel," titled "Fate of Your Planet," arrived online on Tuesday night.

The new trailer focuses more on General Zod's plans for Earth than earlier trailers. To be clear: This isn't the General Zod you saw in 1980's "Superman II."

The trailer begins with a voiceover from General Zod (played by Michael Shannon). He tells the people of Earth that there is another Kryptonian already walking among them -- (Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-el, his Kryptonian name). Zod warns Kal-El: "Surrender within 24 hours, or watch this world suffer the consequences."

Meanwhile, the citizens of Earth are told that if they have information on Kal-El, they better give it up: "To those of you who know of his location, the fate of your planet rests in your hands."

The trailer also gives us a good look -- and a good listen -- Zod’s right-hand woman, Faora (Antje Traue). We hear her threaten:

You will not win. For every human you save, we will kill a million more.

Wikipedia says:

Clark Kent is a journalist who was adopted as a child by Jonathan and Martha Kent after he was transported to Earth from the dying planet of Krypton. Raised with the values of his adoptive parents, he feels alienated because of his unique super powers and struggles to find his own place in life. When the world is attacked, he becomes the hero named Superman to protect Earth and its people.

"Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora, Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van, Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Emil Hamilton.

It is set for a June 14 premiere.

Ghosts from the past haunt Logan in new trailer for 'The Wolverine'

A new trailer for the upcoming film, "The Wolverine," was released on Tuesday. The film, based on a classic tale in the comic book X-Men Wolverine mythos, is scheduled for a release this July.

The film's summary is as follows:

Set sometime after "X-Men: The Last Stand," Logan travels to Japan, where he engages a mysterious figure from his past in a fight that has lasting consequences. Vulnerable for the first time, and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel, but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than ever before.

The film is based somewhat on the classic the 1982 four-issue Wolverine miniseries.

That limited series was published from September to December 1982, written by Chris Claremont with pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein, lettering by Tom Orzechowski, and coloring by Glynis Wein. Although Jackman earlier said that the film was not a direct sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," it does follow the last X-Men film in the original trilogy.

That is made clear by the introduction to the trailer. In it, Wolverine is seen "speaking" to Jean Grey, who reminds him that she died in "X-Men: The Last Stand" ... by his claws. The dream sequence then exits.

Later, he is approached by someone who says he can take away Logan's unique mutant power -- his rapid healing power, which basically makes him indestructible. Basically, as we will see, if the movie is true to the comics, in "X-Men: Days of Future Past."

The man tells Logan, “I can end your eternity. Make you mortal.” To that, Wolverine replies, “What they did to me…what I am…can’t be undone."

It appears that his "friend" keeps his promise, though. In a later segment in the two-and-a-half minute long trailer, Wolverine's rapid healing does not appear to be working and he appears to be in a lot of pain.

Wolverine is going to need that invulnerability restored, though, to be effective in "Days of Future Past."

The best part of the trailer is a fight between Wolverine and the Silver Samurai. The Silver Samurai, it appears, is twice Logan's size -- literally.

"The Wolverine" is scheduled to be released on July 26, 2013. It stars Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Will Yun Lee (as the Silver Samurai); Hiroyuki Sanada (as Shingen Yashida); Hal Yamanouchi (Yashida, the head of the Yashida clan to which Shingen belongs); Tao Okamoto (Mariko Yashida); Rila Fukushima (as Yukio, one of the deadliest assassins in Shingen’s clan); and Brian Tee (as Noburo Mori).

The fourth trailer for 'The Lone Ranger' shows the genesis of the duo's relationship

The fourth trailer for the upcoming film "The Lone Ranger" appeared online on Tuesday. This two-and-a-half minute trailer gives us a better look at Tonto, who in the past was mostly a sidekick, but who in this film takes a far larger role.

Yes, we'll hear Tonto (played by Johnny Depp) call The Lone Ranger (played by Armie Hammer) kemosabe. However, Tonto is very involved in the genesis of the "Masked Man," and is more of an equal partner. This trailer shows the beginnings of that relationship.

Although there is quite a bit of footage that we saw previously in the trailer released in April. Even that trailer showed Tonto as much more than a sidekick. Still, who doesn't want to see Helena Bonham Carter and her famously tattooed fake leg, which shoots bullets from its boot heel.

The synopsis of the film is as follows:

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes.

Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

"The Lone Ranger" stars Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, and was directed by Gore Verbinski, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

Opening in theaters on July 3, the film also stars Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter.

The Lone Ranger- Trailer No. 4

Brad Pitt admits to drug use during 'the Aniston Years'

Brad Pitt, the 49-year-old, A-list actor once married to Jennifer Aniston, the former "Friends" star and A-list actress, has previously cast his seven-year marriage. In an interview with Esquire magazine, published online on Wednesday, Pitt seemed to double down on that image of his former nuptials.

He stated:

For a long time I thought I did too much damage -- drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. A guy who felt he grew up in something of a vacuum and wanted to see things, wanted to be inspired. I followed that other thing. I spent years f*cking off.

But then I got burnt out and felt that I was wasting my opportunity. It was a conscious change… This was about a decade ago. It was an epiphany.

Earlier, in 2011, Pitt told Parade magazine that before prior to working with Jolie on the set of the film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” he “wasn’t living an interesting life” and that his marriage was at least part of the problem.

I think that my marriage had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something it wasn’t.

He also referenced his pastime during that time, the 90’s when he would relax by “sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out.”

Contrast that to the comments he made to Esquire about his current relationship with fiancee Angelina Jolie.

I haven't known life to be happier.

His seeming dissing of ex Jennifer Aniston may not be intentional, said entertainment reporter, Valerie Greenberg.

I don't think Brad Pitt is intentionally trying to diss ex-wife Jen Aniston ... He is expressing that he went through a rough patch in his life as we all do. It just so happens his occurred while married to America's Sweetheart under a microscope.

The fact of the matter is Hollywood or no Hollywood drugs are prevalent in our society. I certainly am not shocked that he's dabbled in drugs because sometimes when you have it all, especially a successful movie career you get bored and want to experiment. We've seen this time and time again with movie stars.

Meanwhile, however, a human behavior expert interviewed by Fox News had a different perspective. Patrick Wanis PhD said:

The question here is what is Brad Pitt's intention? Is it self-indulgence, introspection, an attempt to help others or an attempt to blame Jennifer Aniston?

Again while his honesty and revelation is helpful to the public, it can be really harmful and painful to Jennifer.

While Pitt is engaged to Jolie, Aniston is currently engaged to Justin Theroux. No exact date has been given, Aniston and Theroux's wedding date is rumored to be at the end of summer.

Live TV FUBAR after the Moore tornado: 'Do I thank the Lord? I'm an atheist'

Live TV sometimes shows unexpected moments in levity even in times of horror. Such a moment occurred Tuesday, when CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed a survivor of Monday's maximum F5 tornado in Moore, Okla.

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was interviewing Rebecca, a young woman originally from Louisiana who had been told by her native Oklahoman neighbors and her husband to ride out the storm in their house, along with her 19-month-old son Anders. Her was traveling when the tornado hit.

On Monday, she grabbed Anders and a mattress and got in the bathtub. As she watched the tornado approaching on a laptop, she said, “I just panicked.” She added:

I’m from Louisiana. We have hurricanes. And when they’re big, you just leave -- you know? “I ran. I ran. I didn’t have any shoes on.

She escaped by driving in the opposite direction of the tornado's travel.

She returned to the house about 45 minutes later to see whether the family's cats had survived, only to find her husband there, searching for her and their son. He was searching int the rubble that had been their home, and which might have been her grave had she taken the previously given advice.

She said:

We just burst into tears. It was awesome.

Then came the awkward moment. Blitzer said:

Well, you’re blessed. Brian, your husband, is blessed. Anders is blessed. . . . We’re happy you’re here. You guys did a great job and I guess you got to thank the Lord, right?

Rebecca was noncommital, answering,

Yeah.

Wolf wasn't satisfied, and pressed her:

Do you thank the Lord for that split-second decision?

To that, she replied,

I-I’m-I’m-I’m actually an atheist.

He responded -- in a somewhat embarrassed manner:

Oh, you are? Alright, don’t thank the Lord. But you made the right call.

Rebecca replied:

Yep. We are here. And you know, I don't blame anybody for thinking the Lord.

Jesse James overshares, posts gory pinky 'accident' pictures on Instagram

Jesse James -- yes, the former Mr. Sandra Bullock, and nearly Mr. Kat Von D -- overshared just a tad bit on the Internet on Tuesday. James cut off the tip of his right pinky, right beneath the nail.

Never one to be squeamish himself, we're assuming that James feels that his followers on the photo sharing service Instagram would be similarly hardcore. He has posted two images thus far. One shows his hand will the missing part of his pinky (bloody, we might add). His comment on that image was:

OOOpps, Bad day at the office. Headed 2 Surgery in a few #PayUpSucker

The second image shows the cropped tip of his pinky resting next to the rest of his finger. There, James said, in a comment:

Doesn't look like this little dude's gonna make it, Nice know'n you little buddy #jessejames #westcoastchoppers

We won't be posting the uncensored photos here. They can, however, be found here, in all their glory.

As for what happened, James called in live to TMZ and -- Jesse called in to TMZ Live and explained that he had been working with a machine at his shop in Texas, when he had a little accident (video embedded).

It is still unclear if the "little guy" will make it.

Tweeted: First image of Jennifer Lawrence 'nude' as Mystique

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" director Bryan Singer has been very free with images and announcements about the film on Twitter. In his latest revealing tweet, posted Monday, Singer showed off the first look at Jennifer Lawrence in her Mystique bodysuit.

Of course, those familiar with the character -- even in her incarnation by actress Rebecca Romjin -- knows the bodysuit isn't really a bodysuit. Instead, it's basically blue body paint, and the actress is essentially nude.

It takes about six to eight hours to get Lawrence "suited up" as Mystique. She only played Mystique in about 10 percent of "First Class;" the other 90 percent was spent as Raven Darkholme, which has to be annoying. It's all for the "art," of course.

Singer tweeted:

First look: #JenniferLawrence as a vengeful #Mystique. #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast

The title of the upcoming film gives away the plot, as it was also the title of a classic comic book two-part storyline.

Those who recall that storyline will remember it spanned "The Uncanny X-Men" issues 141 and 142, published in 1981. Written by Chris Claremont, it was drawn by John Byrne and inked by Terry Austin.

In the classic comic book storyline, "Days of Future Past," readers were cast into an alternate future which was triggered by the assassination of Senator Robert Kelly by The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. That incident led to members of mutantkind being either killed or imprisoned in internment camps.

In the comics, that included those who were not X-Men, but were mutants, such as Franklin Richards, the son of Reed and Sue Richards of the Fantastic Four.

In an attempt to prevent the event, an older Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) transfers her mind into the past and a younger, present-day Kitty Pryde.

As the story opens, only a few X-Men remain alive: Kitty Pride, Wolverine, Storm , and Colossus. As Kitty Pryde attempts to stop the assassination of Senator Kelly, in the alternate future, all -- even Wolverine -- are killed. Despite his adamantium skeleton and rapid healing factor, Wolverine is vaporized by a Sentinel, too fast even for his healing process to cope with. Only his metal skeleton is left behind.

However, Kitty Pryde's mission succeeds, and that dystopian future is gone, never to occur.

Rachel Summers, who took the name Phoenix, also traveled back in time as part of the story. Despite being from an alternate future, she stayed, and became a member of the X-Men.

It's unclear how the movie will be fleshed out, but the mix of past and present-day X-Men actors points to a mix of "First Class" characters and original X-Men trilogy characters. The cast includes Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Adan Canto, Fan Bingbing and Boo Boo Stewart.

Look for the film to be released on July 18, 2014.

Video purports to show Andrew Garfield b-balling with kids in full Spider-Man regalia

TMZ seemed to have picked up an everyday occurrence in New York City on Tuesday. It purports to show Andrew Garfield in full "Amazing Spider-Man 2" regalia playing hoops with some kids at PS1.

In addition, it's claimed that the blonde shown in the video -- with a dog -- is none other than Emma Stone.

Garfield, of course, played Peter Parker / Spider-Man in 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man." Stone played love interest Gwen Stacy in the film. Stacy, comic book fans know, does not have a promising future ahead of her.

It's well-known that "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is being filmed in New York City. The film features Jamie Foxx as the villain, the electrically charged Electro.

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ stars Andrew Garfield, who reprises his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Emma Stone again appears as Gwen Stacy. Other stars include Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon / Electro, Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson, Colm Feore, Felicity Jones, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field. The movie is slated to release on May 2, 2014. Here is the official synopsis:

In “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away –- but that’s a promise he just can’t keep.

Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

In the comics, Max Dillon was given powers when he was struck by lightning while holding live, high-tension wires and a wound reel of one-inch cable. Electro can generate massive amounts of electricity.

Lindsay Lohan sued by clothing firm for $5M, over her 'drug-addled image'

Lindsay Lohan's legal issues have moved out of criminal court and into civil court. It was reported on Tuesday that she has been sued by clothing company DNAM, for breach of contract.

It's just the latest salvo in the case. In January, Lohan filed her own lawsuit against DNAM, saying that DNAM was selling clothes with Lohan's 6126 branding 6126 (named as an homage to Marilyn Monroe's birthday), yet she had not received the requisite licensing fees.

While Lohan sued for $1.1 million in damages, DNAM sued for nearly five times that, $5 million. According to DNAM, the company tried to sell her 6126 clothes to high-end third party retailers, and saw some early success. However, the suit said, by 2010, no one would touch 6126, because Lohan's name and reputation were attached to it.

To be precise, DNAM's filing said that buyers pulled back "because they did not want to be associated with Lohan's drug-addled image." DNAM also called Lohan's life a"Greek tragedy."

While Lohan was unavailable for comment -- she is in rehab at the Betty Ford Center, after all -- Kristi Kaylor, Lohan's business partner on 6126, refuted the allegations. Instead -- and as filed in January and noted above -- she claimed that DNAM breached their licensing agreement.

The DNAM countersuit against 6126 is frivolous and misrepresents the facts. DNAM knows that it is in breach of the 6126 licensee agreement, and this suit is clearly nothing more than a transparent defense maneuver.

Lindsay and I worked for over three years to build the 6126 brand and ensure its success; DNAM is merely trying to get out of honoring its financial obligations.

Rob Pattinson takes custody of the couple's dogs as he moves out of Kristen Stewart's home

Following up on earlier reports that the couple had split, a new report on Tuesday cites photographic evidence. Pattinson was snapped loading up his belongings from Kristen Stewart's Los Feliz home, and driving off.

Pattinson was also seen driving off with the couple's "kids," as well. Not only did he take clothes, bicycles and suitcases loaded with items, he was also seen driving off with the pair's shared dogs, Bear and Bernie. As often happens in these splits -- celebrity or not -- the couple is arguing over who will get custody of the dogs, so this might not be a final goodbye from Stewart to their canines.

According to reports, Stewart is handling the split as she did their earlier one: not well. A source said:

She’s depressed and rightly so. Her good friends have been hanging out with her at her house giving her support. She has quite a few close friends. Rob just kind of comes and goes as he pleases.

The couple split earlier when it was revealed that Stewart and her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director, Rupert Sanders, had an affair.

Images emerged of her and Sanders passionately kissing, but it was claimed that the affair never moved into the bedroom.

Apparently, they called it quits after a recent spat when the 27-year-old actor didn't show up for a birthday party hosted by Stewart, 23. A source said:

Kristen totally went out of her way to make Rob's birthday super special. She invited friends over to go swimming and just hang out for the late afternoon and evening. At the last minute, Rob said he didn't want to make his birthday a big deal and said he was just going to hang with the guys.

When they couple argued about the incident, a lot of "stuff came up," including the July 2012 affair with Sanders. The source said that, after the birthday party bruhaha, the “Twilight” costars bickered for days "about the cheating, about how selfish she always is, about how moody she always is," the source added.

At the time of the cheating scandal, Stewart publicly apologized -- both to her fans and to Pattinson, saying:

This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry.

While they have again split, multiple reports indicate they could get back together again.

Justin Bieber's monkey Mally now the property of Germany

Germany has spoken: Justin Bieber's pet monkey is its property, the German customs service announced on Tuesday.

Mally, the singer's pet capuchin monkey, was seized by German customs agents on March 28, after the pop superstar -- who apparently hadn't done due diligence -- failed to produce the required import and vaccination papers necessary for Mally, after Bieber landed in Munich for a European tour. He had until midnight last Friday to produce those documents, and it was known Monday that Mally's fate was to be disclosed today.

Mally was given to Bieber on March 1 as a 19th birthday gift. Mally was then just 10 weeks old, which is -- according to animal-welfare experts -- 42 weeks short of the age when young capuchin monkeys can be properly taken from their mothers.

Bieber has six weeks to contest the decision if he wants to do so. However, it was reported on Monday that Karl Heinz Joachim, the manager of the animal shelter where O. G. Mally has been staying, has already been told that Bieber no longer wanted the animal.

Justin Bieber is no stranger to animal abandonment. In mid-December of 2012, he gifted his hamster PAC to a perfect stranger (although a fan) at a concert. It was reported in March that PAC had died.

Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation said the monkey would be sent to a zoo somewhere in Germany. Deu to concern over possible security problems, officials declined to say exactly where Mally would go.

German authorities will now attempt to reclaim the cost of Mally's two-month upkeep at the Munich shelter. That included care, food and veterinarian visits. Customs spokesman Thomas Meister said a bill would be prepared and sent to Bieber.

While declining to issue a specific amount, he estimated the cost at several thousand euros.

Rihanna tells Miley Cyrus girl-girl make-out session on the table if Miley just calls her

They just need to get together, according to a report on Monday. And, fans of girl-girl action might say, get a camera. Rihanna, when asked if she would be willing to make out with Miley Cyrus, gave an affirmative answer.

You might, however, wonder why Rihanna was about girl-on-girl action with Cyrus in the first place. Aside from the fact that Rihanna was caught making her way out of Georgio Baldi and was asked if she would be willing to make out with Cyrus, that is?

The first shot across the bow in this case came from Cyrus herself. When asked at the Maxim Hot 100 party about the potential of some lip-locking with Rihanna, whom Cyrus called "so hot," Cyrus said "It depends." Later, though, in response to a tweet from Vibe about the matter, Cyrus tweeted that she changed her mind from "It depends" to "definitely."

@TeamMileyNY @VibeMagazine @rihanna I changed my mind. The answer is Definitely.

Rihanna's response (embedded) was "Tell her to call me."

Of course, it could have been just hyperbole for the paparazzi, but considering that Cyrus was no. 1 on Maxim's Hot 100 list and Rihanna was no. 3, girl-girl fans can only hope.  Now if they could just get no. 2 Selena Gomez to join in, as well.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, back together again

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were seen at "An Evening With Women, " an LGBT event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday. The couple was also seen lunching together, earlier that day, and appeared "cozying up together in the booth" at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The couple, who wed in 1982, saw their relationship hit the skids earlier when it was reported the couple had moved into separate digs. The split was over Ozzy's issues with drinking and drug use. The rocker and reality TV star even went so far as to post a surprisingly open Facebook message about it. He said:

For the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs. I was in a very dark place and was an asshole to the people I love most, my family. However, I am happy to say that I am now 44 days sober.

Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing. I’m just trying to be a better person.

I would like to apologize to Sharon, my family, my friends and my band mates for my insane behavior during this period ... and my fans.

God Bless,

Ozzy

Sharon opened up about her husband's drug and alcohol abuse herself, during a segment on CBS' "The Talk." She said:

I never knew he was using prescription drugs. I knew he was drinking occasionally but I didn't realize the extent. We're not getting divorced. However, am I happy? No. Am I upset? Yes I am. I'm devastated right now.

British tabloid The Sun reported that Ozzy had moved back in, and that the couple were again living under the same roof. His assistants were seen carrying boxes back into the home from the mansion he had been renting nearby.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson's relationship hits 'Twilight' again

"Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart appear to have split again, it was reported on Saturday. The couple separated after Stewart's tryst with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director, Rupert Sanders, but were reported to be nearly inseparable, of late.

An anonymous source said:

They again went from spending every second together, to spending more time apart at their separate houses. Kristen has been in a terrible mood, and it was obvious that things were not great with Rob.

Reportedly, the couple grew distant once Pattinson returned from New York to Los Angeles on May 8. In addition, Stewart had planned a celebration for Pattinson's 27th birthday, which was on May 13, but Pattinson apparently backed out of those plans.

The source said:

It was very strange that they didn't celebrate Rob's birthday together. He had friends over at his house, but Kristen was not part of the celebration. For the past few days, they have not spent any time together.

The couple has been together for over three years. The on-again, off-again relationship could be on-again, at some time in the future, though. A source said that it would not be surprising if Pattinson, 27, and Stewart, 23, got back together again.

In July of 2012, Stewart's cheating scandal with Sanders emerged. The actress was forced her to release a public apology to her fans and to Pattinson. As Pattinson made the rounds for a new film, "Cosmopolis," he was forced to address the incident, which he sidestepped nicely.

Stewart's July 2012 apology read:

I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected. This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry.

It was later said that her "affair" with Sanders, depicted in images, did not involve sex, but "only" french kissing.

Watch: Justin Bieber booed at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Justin Bieber won two awards and performed twice at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, and he wasn't even late to his performances, as he has been wont to do lately. Despite that, he was booed, and it was not just a smattering of boos, either, but rather a resounding chorus.

The booing took place as Bieber accepted the Milestone Award, which is a new award at the BMAs. The Milestone award is presented by Chevrolet, and is said to "celebrate the ingenuity of this year's hitmakers." He also won the Top Male Artist Award.

Bieber has been -- mostly -- snubbed at the major music awards, at least those that are not considered popularity contests, such as the American Music Awards. Some other artists, such as Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, have said the snub was deserved.

It's unclear why the booing took place. Bieber has had a number of bad PR of late, including being late to concerts, nearly attacking a paparazzo in London, being publicized smoking weed, and flaunting drinking in a country with a lower age limit.

Bieber looked confused, but went on to say that he believes on the "craft" and his music should be considered when criticizing him, and that "none of the other bull" mattered. He added "This is not a gimmick. I’m an artist and I should be taken seriously.”

In terms of his "As the World Turns"-like relationship with Selena Gomez, notably, the on-again, off-again couple was not seated together during the ceremonies. Instead, Gomez was seated with Taylor Swift. She was reported to have remained seated when Bieber's name was called for the Top Male Artist Award.

New 'Pacific Rim' main trailer gives us an idea of the scope of the monstrous battle

The excitement is palpable. Warner Bros. released what it called the "main trailer" (embedded) for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming "Pacific Rim" on Thursday, and the science fiction film -- at least in its 2:30 form -- does not disappoint.

"Pacific Rim" was written by del Toro and Travis Beacham. In the movie, mankind is under attack by a race of giant monsters dubbed Kaiju. Kaiju is Japanese for "strange beast" and the film is an obvious homage to movies such as "Godzilla." Kaiju is also a term used to describe monsters in Japanese films.

Wikipedia's synopsis for the film is:

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, start rising from the sea, a war begins that takes millions of lives and consumes humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers prove nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.

On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

The events take place in the near future.

Much of the footage has been seen previously, yet the new trailer manages to portray the scope and size of the conflict. It also gives us somewhat of a timeline. We already knew that the first Kaiju attack took place on the Golden Gate Bridge, but now we know the second takes place in Manila. The third, the voiceover says, takes place in Cabo.

Then, we hear, mankind realizes that the attacks would not stop.

In order to fight monsters, we created monsters of our own.

Jaegers, giant robots reminiscent of mechs from Robotech, Gigantor, and more, were made to fight the monsters, with the robots following the moves of dual neural-linked pilots who share memories, thoughts, etc.

In a speech reminiscent of Bill Pullman's "Independence Day" speech before the climatic human - alien battle, we hear Stacker Pentecost (played by "The Wire's" Idris Elba) saying:

Today, at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen to believe in each other. Today, we face the monsters that are at our door. Today, we are canceling the apocalypse!

The film will hit 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on July 12. The movie stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad William Henke and Diego Klattenhoff.

Miley Cyrus rocks her engagement ring, Valentino jumpsuit at Maxim Hot 100 party

Where was it, all this time? Who knows, but appearing at Maxim's Hot 100 party in Hollywood on Wednesday, Miley Cyrus flashed more than a smile. Once again, she was wearing her engagement ring.

There have been doubts about the state of her relationship with fiance Liam Hemsworth, but the appearance of the ring he gave her in 2012 seems to belie those concerns.

Cyrus showed up wearing not just the ring, but a Valentino jumpsuit. She telegraphed that move in a tweet earlier on Wednesday, when she said:

Hmmm .... What to wear... What to wear..... Hmmmm. Valentino ❤ you've never done me wrong! ������ h

That being said, while the 20-year-old pop star and actress didn't have a wardrobe malfunction, she did have what was called a slight "makeup malfunction." Reportedly, Cyrus didn't properly blend her face powder, meaning she had a somewhat uneven look around her mouth area.

Cyrus was at the gala celebrating her No. 1 ranking on the magazine's Hot 100 list.

Jimmy Kimmel gifts Jason Collins' brother Jarron with an 'I'm the straight one' T-shirt

Jason Collins, who in late March became the first active player in any of the four major men's sports leagues (NBA, MLB, NFL or NHL) to come out as gay, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's late night TV show last night. Appearing with him was his twin brother Jarron, but to ensure there was no mistake, Kimmel gave Jarron a gift.

Jason Collins, 34, split this season between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards. The 7'0", 255-pound center played 32 games for the Celtics and six for the Wizards.

While still considered active, Jason Collins is not signed to any time for the 2013-2014 season, and will become a free agent on July 1. Collins intends to pursue another contract in the summer, which may prove to be a test for how NBA teams react to the announcement. On the other hand, Collins' numbers this season -- 1.2 PPG for the Celtics and 0.7 PPG for the Wizards, along with 1.6 and 1.3 RPG respectively -- are not the type of numbers that would attract a large number of suitors.

Meanwhile, his identical twin brother, Jarron, is slightly shorter in stature, at 6'11". Jarron last played for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2011.

Noting that since his brother came out, Jarron has had a number of cases of mistaken identity, Kimmel offered up a solution. At the end of his interview with the brothers, he gave Jarron a T-shirt that said, "I'm the straight one."

Earlier, Jarron said:

I would say that the interaction in public has been supportive. It's, "Hey are you Jason?" "No, I'm Jarron." "I just love what your brother did," sort of thing.

Farrah Abraham's sex video bikini purportedly put up for auction on eBay

Used items sell on eBay all the time, but this one might -- although it has not, so far -- draw more attention than most. As noted on Thursday, an auction has appeared on eBay purporting to sell the actual bikini that "Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham wore on the cover of her sex tape.

The auction says:

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime chance to own a piece of pop-culture history! The winning bidder will receive the actual bikini worn by Teen Mom and new celebrity sex-tape sensation Farrah Abraham in her record-breaking DVD!

Farrah wore this bikini in her private photo shoot for "Poolside Collection" swimwear before it was catapulted into the annals of sex-tape history when it appeared on the cover of “Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom”.

And now for one lucky fan only...Farrah's bikini...straight off her body and into your hands!

The auction is being run by vividentertainment. Vivid, of course, is the company that is selling her sex tape, the one that she made with porn star James Deen.

TMZ said that sources tell them the bikini shows "overt signs of wear, including fake tan stains and glitter from Farrah's body lotion." That seems to imply the bikini is truly Abraham's.

There's no confirmation, though, that the auction is truly being run by the company itself. Considering that vividentertainment has zero feedback, there is at least a little doubt about the authenticity of the bikini.

The bidding starts at $500, but at the time of this writing, there have been no offers.

Watch: Wade Robson appears on 'Today,' addresses Jackson sexual abuse allegations

Award-winning choreographer Wade Robson, 30, recently came out and accused the late pop superstar Michael Jackson of sexually abusing him for seven years. On Thursday, he appeared on "Today," and outlined not just the molestation but the reasons behind his silence.

In terms of his extended silence, Robson was quite clear, as he told Matt Lauer that Jackson, who died in 2009, was "a pedophile and a child sexual abuser." He added that Jackson "performed sexual acts on me and forced me to perform sexual acts on him" from the age of seven, until Robson was 14.

This story became public because, although the deadline has passed for creditors to file claims against the Jackson estate, Robson has asked a probate court to allow him to file a late creditor's claim against it.

That filing was noted by TMZ, and since then, accusations have arisen, including from the Jackson family, saying that Robson's claim is all about money. His claim of abuse arose just as a case brought by Jackson's family against AEG Live began in civil court. AEG Live were the promoters of his final concert tour, which was aborted when Jackson died on June 25, 2009 of in acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, and cardiac arrest.

On "Today," Robson gave a different reason for issuing his claim now. He said that it wasn't until he began to realize how he would feel if a stranger molested his son (born two years ago) that he felt ready to face up to the truth.

This is not a case of repressed memory. I have never forgotten one moment of what Michael did to me, but I was psychologically and emotionally completely unable and unwilling to understand that it was sexual abuse.

According to sources, Robson first saw a therapist following a nervous breakdown. He referenced that breakdown on "Today," saying:

[...] for the first time in my life I began to realize that my completely numb and unexplored feelings in relation to what Michael did to me might be a problem and maybe I need to speak to someone about it.

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for Jackson's estate, said in a statement:

Mr. Robson's claim is outrageous and pathetic. This is a young man who has testified at least twice under oath over the past 20 years and said in numerous interviews that Michael Jackson never did anything inappropriate to him or with him. Now, nearly four years after Michael has passed, this sad and less-than-credible claim has been made.

Jermaine Jackson, Michael's brother, came out with a simple response to the Robson claim: "He's full of sh*t."

Why, then, did Robson testify during Michael Jackson's trial in 2005 that the superstar did not sexually abuse him? According to Robson, Jackson manipulated him, both during the trial and earlier.

Robson said Michael told him what they were doing was "an expression of love," and that Jackson also added, "if you ever tell anyone what we're doing, both of our lives and our careers will be over."

Watch the "Today" appearance, embedded.

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The story behind the resurrection of Agent Coulson (sort of) revealed

Since we know he is the protagonist on ABC's upcoming series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," the question must be asked: How did agent Phil Coulson survive his supposed death in "The Avengers?" Actor Clark Gregg spoke about Coulson's resurrection on Tuesday.

Reportedly, the answer will be revealed on the series, but not on the pilot episode, at least not in its entirety. Some of the answer will be revealed, but not all. Gregg said:

I thought they were pranking me a little bit because there was so much blood on the set of The Avengers.

I kept waiting to see, are we going to shoot a version where [Loki] misses? And they didn’t, so I was really surprised to get that call and I wanted to make sure it didn’t do anything to undermine what we achieved there and when [writer-director Joss Whedon] explained the mystery and how they planned to deal with it, with Agent Coulson being around, I was very sold.

When asked specifically about how Coulson comes back, Gregg sidestepped the issue:

He’s back. He’s thinks he knows how he’s back. We’ll have to see.

Aside from the fact that all the marketing material thus far advertises Agent Phil Coulson as the leader of the group, Gregg asked what's to keep Whedon and company from killing him again?

I have a feeling if they killed me off again it would be for good so I’m very careful to read the end of the script every time I get one. It’s like getting struck by lightning. I kind of hope it hits somebody else first before it comes back to me.

Agent Coulson represents the people who don’t have superpowers, the guys who actually can be killed -- or at least seem to be and yet come back sometimes -- Marvel has such a lock on how to do really incredibly visual affects and stunts that we’ve got stuff on our show that I just don’t think we’ve seen on TV before.

In comic books -- and apparently in the Marvel cinematic world -- characters are often killed and resurrected. There are many examples, including those who were killed and thought gone forever. Examples:

• Jason Todd (the second Robin, now Red Hood). For 1988's "Batman: A Death in the Family" storyline, DC Comics held a telephone poll (you can imagine this would now be done on the Internet) to determine whether or not the character would die at the hands of the Joker. The character was killed off by a vote of 5343 to 5271. However, he was resurrected in 2005's "Under the Hood" story arc.

• Johnny Storm (the Human Torch). In the conclusion of the 2011 "Three" storyline, in Fantastic Four #587 (March 2011), the Human Torch appeared to die fighting a horde of aliens from the Negative Zone. It is later revealed that the Human Torch was revived by a species of insect-like creatures that were implanted in his body by Annihilus.

• Jean Grey. Originally killed off during the "Dark Phoenix" saga, Jean Grey is one of those characters that has been killed and resurrected more than once.

• Superman. Killed during the "Death of Superman" arc, he was resurrected in the "Return of Superman" arc.

Original Blue Ranger tells producers to 'Go go Power Rangers,' straight to hell:

Go, go Power Rangers ... and take your offer with you. According to a report on Wednesday, that's the message that David Yost, who played the original Blue Ranger in the first incarnation of the series ("Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"), gave to producers who asked him to participate in a reunion episode.

Yost played the Blue Power Ranger from 1993 to 1996. Although now openly gay, he didn't come out until long after the series ended. That being said, apparently the producers of the show were aware of his sexuality while he was a cast member: He said that not only did they never accept his homosexuality, they called him "f*ggot" numerous times.

Despite that, Yost was the only Ranger to appear in every single episode of the original series, playing the part of Billy, the Blue Ranger. He is the second longest-serving Ranger overall behind, Tommy Oliver (played by Jason David Frank). While on the series, Billy was portrayed as brainy and somewhat of a geek; he even invented the first team's wrist-worn communication devices.

Now 44-years-old, Yost spoke to the fan site No Pink Spandex in 2010.

I walked off set one day during the middle of lunch; I had just made a decision. The reason I walked off was I was called f-ggot one too many times.

I know that my co-stars were called in a couple of times to different producers' offices and questioned about my sexuality, which is kind of a humiliating experience to find that out.

TMZ reported that one producer said Yost had always been a "pain in the *ss" on the set.

To that, Yost responded, tweeting on Wednesday:

Never spoke w/@TMZ on any matter. They make it sound as if I did. If they knew me they would know forgiveness is key. #stillapainintheass

Videos emerge from D.C. set: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

A number of set videos from the upcoming film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" have been uploaded to the Internet.  The videos hit the Web on various services (YouTube, etc.) beginning on Wednesday.

The sequel to "Captain America: The First Avenger" picks up where The Avengers left off. In the film Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans) teams up with Natasha Romanoff, also known as the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

The blurb in Wikipedia says:

Following the events of the "The Avengers," Steve Rogers struggles to adjust to the modern world and must partner with Natasha Romanoff to fight a powerful yet covert enemy in Washington, D.C.

Based on its title, and the fact that Sebastian Stan will return as Bucky Barnes, it's believed the film will follow "The Winter Soldier" storyline from the comics, which resurrected Bucky Barnes.

In the first Captain America movie, Bucky seemed to fall from a train, to his death. In the comics, he was blown asunder on a plane launched by Baron Zemo.

The "Winter Soldier" storyline brought Bucky back with a modern-day Russian submarine finding him in freezing waters in suspended animation. He lost an arm; it was replaced with a bionic one. He was later programmed to be a covert Soviet agent.

In the videos, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Mackie (The Falcon) are seen. The Falcon is a B-level Marvel Comics superhero, unrelated to the "Winter Soldier" arc. In the comics, Sam Wilson is The Falcon. In the 1970s comics, he was considered Captain America's partner.

Originally a rooftop-swinging hero akin to Daredevil, The Falcon received Wakandan technology from the Black Panther that now enables him to fly. He also can telepathically talk to birds, although originally his connection was only to his own falcon, Redwing.