"The Amazing Race" is back for its 13th season and again the 11 competitors are in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience as they race for the $1 million prize.
Have backpacks will travel: This season's duos -- ranging from geeks to chic -- will journey more than 30,000 miles and cover five continents in 23 days, starting from the world-famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Exciting new locations for this season of "Race" include stops in Cambodia and Kazakhstan.
Matthew McConaughey is auctioning off his own motorcycle along with other goodies on eBay for a great cause -- and you can bid on his V.I.P. experience now!
Matthew's custom-made orange-and-white bike (suggested retail price: $40,000), tickets for two to a college football game in Austin, TX, and other autographed collectibles are all part of the package.
Plus, 100 percent of the proceeds from the winning bid will go to Matthew's j.k. livin foundation, which provides an after-school program dedicated to helping boys and girls transform into men and women through programs that teach the importance of decision making, health, education, and active living.
Despite the death of their saxophonistLeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band played on Tuesday night, says People mag, honoring the memory of their departed bandmate in concert.
"We all had some bad news today," Matthews told the sold-out Staples center crowd in L.A. "Our good friend LeRoi Moore passed on and gave his ghost up today and we will miss him forever."
The mag says fans hollered out Moore's name during the show, and Matthews told them: "It's easier to leave than be left."
Meg Ryan is speaking out about the challenges she?s encountered balancing her romantic life with her career.
Britain's Daily Mail says she told Hello! magazine: "It's very difficult to be a career person and have a relationship. I didn't succeed at doing it at all. It's incredibly hard."
Ryan, who was married to Dennis Quaid for ten years, added: "I think you have to figure out some way of keeping all of those capabilities and requirement in your life in balance."
Are Jennie Garth, Star Jones, Gene Simmons, Dean Cain and Kathy Ireland"Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" We're betting "yes," but audiences can find out for certain on the next season of FOX's hit game show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, says USA Today.
Ireland will compete on the Sept. 5 two-hour season premiere, the paper says. Other celeb guests slated to appear include boxing great "Sugar" Ray Leonard, "Jeopardy" wizard Ken Jennings and animal pro Jack Hannah.
Valerie Bertinelli has inked a deal to star in the pilot of a planned TBS sitcom, says Variety.
She'll play a single mother of two in the untitled program, says the trade paper, adding that her character struggles to juggle the demands of parenthood and a lumber business. The former "One Day at a Time" star will also be credited as a producer on the pilot.
Bertinelli recently appeared on the Lifetime movie "True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet."
Make-up artist to the stars, Paul Starr, was found dead Tuesday in his Los Angeles apartment, Women's Wear Daily reports. The cause of death is unknown. Starr's body was discovered after knocks at his residence went unanswered, and authorities reportedly broke the door down. A friend tells the daily that the make-up artist had been out of sight for several days.
According to his web site, Starr has worked with celebs Madonna, Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani.
Starr, a twenty-year veteran make-up artist, authored Paul Starr on Beauty: Conversations with Thirty Celebrated Women.
ET has confirmed that LeRoi Moore, the saxophone player for Dave Matthews Band, has died. He was 46.
Moore died "unexpectedly" Tuesday afternoon at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles ?from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Va," his rep tells us.
Moore was in Los Angeles for a physical rehabilitation program to heal his injuries.
Ellen DeGeneres is opening up about her weekend nuptials with actress Portia de Rossi in a new blog!
In the blog post, which was titled "Just Married," Ellen writes in her usual jokey manner, "I had a big, big weekend. I got married to Portia de Rossi! Sorry, John Stamos? this one's taken."
On whether the ceremony lived up to expectations, Ellen writes, "The wedding was everything we hoped it could be. I wish I could've invited all of you. But I have some pictures and video I can show you when Season 6 starts on September 8. I can't wait to see them too? it was all a blur. See you then."
ET has confirmed that Dame Elizabeth Taylor is continuing her amazing recovery after being hospitalized last month -- and is happy, healthy and busy working.
The 76-year-old actress was rumored to be ill and on life support, but a source tells People magazine that Elizabeth's been back to work overseeing the holiday packaging for her White Diamonds perfume.
?Ms. Taylor is at home and happy ? and busier than ever,? a friend of Taylor?s said. ?She?s living her life. She?s been having dinner with friends. She?s working.?
Former "Beverly Hills, 90210" alums Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty are returning to their old stomping grounds in The CW's new "90210." But was their reunion friendly, or full of sparks?
Usmagazine.com reports that Jennie told TV Guide that she was a bit trepidatious to work with Shannen again, given their highly publicized tempestuous past.
"I was a little nervous because I hadn't seen or talked to her in 14 years," says Jennie. "Everyone was making it out to be such a big deal that I think we both fell prey to having that affect us."
ET confirms that John Edwards' former mistress Rielle Hunter made a 911 call on August 5 because she said she was being followed by the paparazzi while driving with her baby daughter in the car.
Hunter told the dispatcher, "I'm shaking, I'm very upset."
"I'm being followed by some paparazzi and it's extremely dangerous," Hunter also told a dispatcher. "I have a small child [in the car]."
Ready, set, go: The new season of "The Amazing Race" is ready to spring off the starting block for a globe-trotting adventure!
From frat boys to hippies -- take a look at the all-new teams facing off this year!
Terence Gerchberg, running coach, 35; Sarah Leshner, investment analyst, 31 (newly dating) Marisa Axelrod, student, 22; Brooke Jackson, graphic designer, 24 (Southern belle best friends) Andrew Lappitt, student, 22; Dan Honig, hotel manager trainee, 23 (fraternity brothers) Aja Benton, aspiring actress, 25; Ty White, banker, 25 (dating long distance) Mark Yturralde, Comic-Con treasurer, 41; Bill Kahler, student aid administrator, 42 (best friends) Toni Imbimbo, accounting consultant, 51; Dallas Imbimbo, student, 22 (mother and son) Nick Spangler, actor, 22; Starr Spangler, former NFL cheerleader, 21 (brother and sister) Anita Jones, retired paralegal, 63; Arthur Jones, playground maintenance, 61 (married beekeepers) Kelly Crabb, sales representative, 26; Christy Cook, business developer, 26 (divorcees -- and best friends) Ken Greene, home builder and ex-NFL player, 51; Tina Greene, president of BioParmMed, 48 (separated) Anthony Marotta, mortgage broker, 32; Stephanie Kacandes, financial saleswoman, 32 (dating)
Just a few days after they said "I do" in an intimate ceremony on Saturday, newlyweds Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were spotted by X17online as they headed to get a bite to eat in West Hollywood with Portia's mom Maggie. Check out the brand new video where you can spot their Neil Lane wedding bands for the first time!
When asked how they were, Portia said "amazing," while Ellen said "married!"
Meanwhile, as Ellen politely watches out for the paps, she reveals her and Portia's honeymoon plans!
As ET confirmed on Monday, Laurence Fishburne is joining the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." What he isn't doing -- at least not initially -- is replacing William Petersen's character, Gil Grissom, as head of the CSI unit. Rather, Fishburne, whose character has yet to be named and is simply called "The Professor" right now, will be joining the team as a CSI Level 1, which is an entry level for the job.
"You have a team made up of a supervisor, Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger); a CSI Level 3 ready to be a supervisor Nick Stokes (George Eads); plus you have Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda) and Lauren Lee Smith, who is joining the cast in episode three of this season," explains executive producer Carol Mendelsohn.
The Professor, so nicknamed because when he meets the team he is teaching college, has a background as a research pathologist, but for some reason, he was forced out of that career -- some good mystery here we're sure ? and he became a college lecturer. In episode nine of the new season, he gets involved with the CSIs on a case -- and will work extensively with Grissom in that episode and the following one, so there will be an overlap between the two characters.
ET confirms that Patrick Swayze celebrated his 56th birthday - happy and healthy - on the set of his A&E series "The Beast."
Swayze, who announced last March that he was battling pancreatic cancer, filmed scenes Monday in Chicago's Millenium Park, his rep confirms. Some fans even came out to offer their best wishes and support on his special day.
At lunchtime, Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi enjoyed a birthday lunch in his trailer, while crew members brought decorations and presented him with a birthday cake.
Comedian Sarah Silverman has been set as the host of the first-ever "Music for Mercy Corps" fundraising gala to benefit the people of Darfur, produced by Take Note, on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Tuscan Villa in The Hamptons.
Tom Petty, B.B. King, Elvis Costello and Coldplay are just a few of the celebrities who are donating items for the gala's auction. To view auction items, click here.
Take Note is a newly formed non-profit organization that links the entertainment industry with national and international charities, non-government organizations, and advocacy and human rights groups that humanely respond to victims of natural or man-made crises around the world.
