Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are set to rewrite the script for yet-untitled sequel.
By Kara Warner

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Photo: Marvel / Columbia Pictures

Although we still have several months to wait before we see Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man,” the ball is already rolling behind plans for the film’s sequel and its May 2, 2014, release date.

The first film’s screenwriter, James Vanderbilt, penned the first draft of the sequel’s script, but it was announced Tuesday (April 24) that Sony has hired the prolific writing duo of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to rewrite the script.

“We grew up as huge Spider-Man fans so, to us, the opportunity to work on this film is akin to being handed the Holy Grail,” Kurtzman and Orci said in a statement. “We love the direction Sony and the filmmakers are taking the Peter Parker/Spider-Man mythology and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this legendary franchise.”

Kurtzman and Orci are no strangers to penning blockbusters: They wrote “Star Trek” and its yet-untitled sequel (along with Damon Lindelof) for director J.J. Abrams, “Transformers,” “Cowboys and Aliens” and “Mission: Impossible III.”

“Alex and Bob have a unique ability to write great character and spectacular action that makes them pitch perfect for Spider-Man,” producer Matt Tolmach said in a statement. “They’ve been friends of ours for a long time, and they have an exciting take on the franchise — we’re thrilled to have them join the Spider-Man family.”

“It’s a thrill to have Alex and Bob put their stamp on this franchise that we all love so well,” producer Avi Arad added. “They have an innate understanding of what makes Peter Parker not just a superhero, but a hero for all of us.”

When they’re not busy writing blockbuster films, Kurtzman and Orci serve as executive producers on the upcoming sci-fi fantasy “Ender’s Game,” “Now You See Me” and “Hawaii Five-O.” They also wrote the upcoming drama “People Like Us,” which is Kurtzman’s feature directorial debut.

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The eighth annual TIME 100 Gala’s red carpet welcomed Rihanna dressed in a gorgeous fuchsia dress on Tuesday night (April 24).

The event, held at Lincoln Center in NYC, celebrates TIME?s 100 list, which honors the 100 most influential people in the world and along with musical performances also featured a keynote address from Hillary Clinton.

The sexy pop star is set to perform at the gala tonight along with R&B star Raphael Saadiq, and she tweeted to her followers before heading out for the event, ?Mumz surprised me for #TIME100? posting a picture with her mommy, Fenty.

She also received praise from designer, Stella McCartney in the Time’s 100 most influential people issue while she stated, ?Rihanna goes out of her way to support the people she believes in. She is one of the few people I know in that world of fame and celebrity who aren?t all about themselves. She?ll give a real part of herself to an ordinary person she may meet, and that?s rare.”

Can’t wait to see her performance!

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Nicki returned to the social networking site on Tuesday with only a fraction of her previous 11 million followers.
By Rob Markman

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Dear Barbz, your leader has returned. After a nine-day Twitter hiatus, Nicki Minaj has come back to the social networking site — minus several million followers, however.

It was April 15 when Nicki drove her legion of fans crazy by disappearing from the site on which she was among the most popular in the world. “A voice in my head told me to delete my Twitter and that’s what I did,” Minaj said during an interview in the U.K. “I had 11 million followers and I hope they will wait for me.”

At press time, Nicki had 125,000 followers after only a short time back, but it’s a safe bet that number will grow exponentially within the coming days. All of Nicki’s pervious tweets seem to be intact, minus the few that she sent right before she pulled the plug on her handle. “Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good f—king bye,” she wrote before vanishing from the social networking site.

Minutes before she stepped away from Twitter, the Young Money star got into a digital dust-up with a fan site that she accused of posting illegal music. Because of the short time that elapsed between the beef and the deletion of her account many assumed that the incident was the deciding factor in Ms. Minaj’s choice to leave — not the case, she says.

“Let’s set the record straight because a lot of times I don’t speak on things, but I don’t want people to think that’s why I deleted my Twitter,” she told Capital FM in the U.K. “I just needed a moment to myself. Because some page posted things about me — I mean, I’ve read horrible things about myself. I wouldn’t delete my Twitter over that.”

Nicki hasn’t yet tweeted since rejoining the social network, but we’re guessing it won’t be long until she greets her Barbz.

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Young MC calls Tip a ‘snitch’ after he talked to Chicago morning show about her beef with Iggy Azalea.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Nadeska Alexis

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T.I. has been involved in his fair share of rap beef. From Lil’ Flip to Ludacris to Shawty Lo, Tip has held his own against some pretty serious dudes, but when it comes to the attacks from rookie female MC Azealia Banks, the Trouble Man wants no part of it.

Banks took exception when T.I.’s new artist Iggy Azalea landed the 2012 XXL Freshman cover earlier this year. The Harlem rapper had no problem lashing out at Iggy via Twitter, and when Tip defended his new protégé on DJ Drama’s radio show in March, Banks fired shots at the King too.

“[Banks] wasn’t the only one who felt funny about it. It was a trending topic people felt so funny about it,” Iggy told MTV News earlier this month about her inclusion on the Freshman list.

Iggy wasn’t chosen to be on XXL’s coveted cover by the staff outright, instead she won a people’s choice vote held on the magazine’s website. The Australian-born rapper beat out 49 other rookie MCs to earn her spot along other notables like French Montana, MGK and Future. “Out of all those people, I had the most fans, it’s not my fault. You should’ve voted for who you wanted because everybody else did and not to be rude, it was me.”

T.I., however, hasn’t been so diplomatic in his response. “The fact that she’s speaking up on me and mine, I didn’t even see it,” he said about Banks when he appeared on the “Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot” radio show in Chicago on Monday morning (April 23). “That’s a bitch sh—, I’ma man. You ain’t got no business addressing me. Get your man to address me, if you got a man, get him to address me and he and I can speak on it.”

It doesn’t seem like Banks, whose video for her single “212” is fast approaching 12 million views on YouTube, has taken heed. “@tip T.i …. Please shut the f—- up about this. Like seriously quit it,” she tweeted hours after the Grand Hustle CEO’s interview aired.

Banks continued with a full-on Twitter rant. “@tip funny how you have plenty of time to address me but have nothing to say to the dudes who been calling u at as a snitch forever,” she wrote. “@tip it’s dead… The streets already know what kind of dude you are. Stop making yourself look softer by dragging this out.”

She then proceeded to delete all of T.I.’s songs from her iTunes. “LMFAOO every time I delete a t.i. song from my iPad I imagine him dying in some bloody horror film like being eaten by a zombie,” she wrote.

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Critics agree the cliché and ‘disposable’ plot is strengthened by its ensemble cast.
By Fallon Prinzivalli

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Photo: Screen Gems Productions

The story line for “Think Like a Man” is nothing groundbreaking. Every rom-com touches on men wanting sex and women wanting a man to sweep them off their feet — with both unsatisfied until everything is tied into a neat bow in the last five minutes.

Based on the Steve Harvey book “Act like a Lady, Think like a Man,” the film follows a group of men who realize their relationships are being infiltrated by Harvey’s self-help book. The women are highlighting away at the pages and using every tactic to get what they want out of their affairs. And while many critics claim the movie looks more like an infomercial, what saves the film is the ensemble cast of attractive, talented actors — Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson and Regina Hall, to name a few — who deliver mild lines with wit and perfectly hit the punch lines of every joke.

It remains to be seen whether “Think like a Man” will knock “The Hunger Games” off its box-office throne this weekend, but as the reviews pour in, it’s looking promising.

The Story
” ‘Think Like a Man’ is a romantic ensemble comedy — an excessively populated and chatty two-hour one — spun from comedian and syndicated radio host Steve Harvey’s 2009 self-help relationship bestseller ‘Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man’…The fact that the movie adaptation uses just the latter half of Harvey’s book title is your first clue to its slant. It centers around a fraternity of six friends — each designated in the intro as a particular ‘type’ (as per Harvey’s book) — who regularly meet to play basketball, drink and talk about women. Four of them discover that the women they are involved with (who are also ‘types’) are applying Harvey’s wisdom to the relationship dynamic, so the men study up and turn the game to the home-team advantage for what amounts to a temporary fix.” — Jennie Punter, The Globe and Mail

The Ensemble Cast
“Forget hackneyed clichés about Players and Dreamers and the scheming women who seek to domesticate them. Focus on the pleasures of watching a group of gifted actors spar and seduce each other with genuine warmth, and ‘Think Like a Man’ just might go straight to your head.” — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

“Every primary cast member is appealing, elevating the disposable plot — men and women are in constant battle, yawn — into a funny, sexy take on contemporary dating. Middling lines are delivered with sharp sass; tired stereotypes are … well, still tired, actually (women manipulate and nag, men lie and evade). But at least the actors offer gentle twists that take away some of the sting.” — Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

The Laughs
” ‘Think Like a Man’ is occasionally funny, though its dirty riffs — most provided by Kevin Hart as the Happily Divorced Guy — are as formulaic as its earnest parts. The movie isn’t liable to surprise you. Nor will it bore or offend you, even if you find Mr. Harvey’s shtick more old-school sexist than old-school courtly.” — Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

The Final Word
“These 30-something folks, comfortable in their circumstances and their skins, are allowed to be smart of heart if baffled by the 21st-century courtship game. There’s nothing profound going on here; the truisms don’t blossom into life-enriching truths. It’s more like the person you meet at a bar who, on second glance, is surprisingly attractive. Call ‘Think Like a Man’ a perfectly satisfactory one-night stand at the movies.” — Richard Corliss, TIME

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A new surveillance video obtained by TMZ shows Lane Garrison slapping Ashley Mattingly across the face after he waited for her outside her apartment.

Lane was arrested for domestic violence Saturday, but denied hitting his ex, saying he put his hands on Ashley’s shoulders, put her in a chair, and left.

Not exactly the case, according to the surveillance video:

Lane Garrison Slaps Ashley Mattingly

The former Prison Break star claimed that he ran into his ex while visiting someone else’s apartment, too … but he appears to be sitting outside waiting for her.

When Ashley drives into the building’s garage, Lane is seen stumbling as he runs after her. They are then seen walking into the building together.

Clearly arguing as they get into an elevator, Ashley seems to be asking Lane to leave, but when he refuses, she gets off … and all hell breaks loose.

In the apartment lobby outside the elevator, Lane is seen grabbing Ashley’s arm with his left hand … and then slapping her face with his right.

After a few more seconds of struggling, Lane bolts. He can then be seen throwing what may be Ashley’s phone into the street, then leaving for good.

Garrison was arrested for felony domestic violence and is being held on $50,000 bail. He is on a parole hold because of his manslaughter conviction.

With just six days left on his parole (he killed a teenager in a DUI five years ago), he could face additional prison time based on this arrest.

It remains to be seen if he will face charges from this in the long run, but his initial defense certainly isn’t helped by what the video shows.

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/04/lane-garrison-slapping-ashley-mattingly-caught-on-tape/

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