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CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 13, 2013
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Robert Pattinson (“Twilight” movies) – 27 years old
Lena Dunham (Girls) – 27 years old
Pusha T (Rapper, one part of the rap group Clipse) – 36 years old
Samantha Morton (“Minority Report”) – 36 years old
Darious Rucker (Hootie And The Blowfish) – 47 years old
Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) – 49 years old
Dennis Rodman (former NBA player) – 52 years old
Stevie Wonder – 63 years old
Harvey Keitel (“Reservoir Dogs”) – 74 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/13/13)
NAT GEO: Going Ape (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Castle (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (Finale) at 8p
CBS: 2 Broke Girls (Finale) at 9pm
CW: 90210 (Finale) at 8pm

The standoff between The Real Housewives of New York City and Bravo has apparently ceased. It was reported that the cable network threatened to cancel the show, when castmembers LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer, Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson refused to begin working because of ongoing contract negotiations. The show was supposed to begin filming on Wednesday, May 8. The Housewives and Bravo have reportedly settled their differences. Singer confirmed the news on Twitter on Saturday: “Celebrating tonite a Pre Mother’s Day dinner and filming soon #rhony are all on board with @Bravotv season 6 #doublecelebration”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS has canceled long-running drama CSI: NY, Vegas, Golden Boy and veteran comedy series Rules of Engagement.
(Source: Cynopis)

NBC has pulled the plug on The New Normal, Go On, and Rock Center. In addition, the network has opted not to move forward with Smash after two seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC has canceled Happy Endings, Body of Proof, Malibu Country and How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) and Red Widow. The network has also opted not to move forward with the pilot Murder in Manhattan, a drama about amateur mother/daughter sleuths starring Annie Potts and Bridget Regan.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The critically beloved but low-rated Southland has come to the end of its run. TNT has opted to cancel the series, which recently aired its fifth-season finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s the end of the line for Burn Notice. USA‘s veteran spy drama will air its final season (#7) this summer. In the interim, the show’s creator, Matt Nix, is reportedly developing a new medical drama for the network. Complications centers on an emergency room doctor whose life forever changes after a traumatic experience.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Young and the Restless will air a special tribute episode to the late Jeanne Cooper on Tuesday, May 28 at 12:30p on CBS. Cast members will share their favorite memories of working with Cooper, along with personal recollections of their friendships with her. Interviews with Cooper from the show’s recent 40th anniversary and classic clips of her years on the daytime drama will be included.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC has renewed ten series: comedies Suburgatory, Modern Family, The Middle and Last Man Standing and dramas Nashville, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Revenge, Castle and Once Upon A Time.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC comedy Community lives on. The network has re-upped the show for a fifth season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has ordered new seasons of both The Carrie Diaries and Nikita.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy has given a 13-episode second season order to Defiance. The series, produced by Universal Cable Productions, will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX has picked up Hell’s Kitchen, which is in its 11th season, for a 12th and 13th run. In addition, the network has renewed Masterchef for two more seasons to air after its upcoming fourth.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Voice‘s Cee Lo Green is getting his own show. TBS has ordered six episodes of The Cee Lo Life [wt], an unscripted series that trails Green as he tackles his busy producing, recording and performing schedule and follows his partnership with friends Big Gipp, Khujo and T-Mo as they prepare to bring their hip-hop group Goodie Mob back to the stage. The show, which is being produced by Emerald TV Productions and Rogue Atlas, is expected to premiere in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX has inked a new multi-year deal with chef Gordon Ramsay. As part of the pact, Ramsay will launch a fifth series, Junior MasterChef. The spinoff of MasterChef will feature young cooking enthusiasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The star power continues to be amassed at FX‘s American Horror Story: Coven. Angela Bassett and Patti LuPone have been tapped to join the cast of the witch-themed series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Justina Machado (Private Practice) has landed a recurring role on the ABC Family drama The Fosters. Machado will play Sofia Rivera, an outspoken and protective mother. She is slated to appear in at least two episodes beginning in July.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Iron Man 3 – $72.5 million
The Great Gatsby – $51.1 million
Pain & Gain – $5 million
Tyler Perry Presents Peeples – $4.9 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)