The Rock the Bells 2012 hip hop festival has announced it’s line up and the expansion of dates.

What used to be a single day with multiple stages at a venue will now be two days so fans don’t have to choose between their favorite acts on at the same time.

Wiz Khalifa, Nas, J Cole, Missy Elliott, Kid Cudi, Timbaland, Atmosphere and a reunion of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are on the line up.

Three stops have been announced: San Bernadino, CA on August 19 & 20th at the NOS Events Center; Mountain View, CA on August 25th & 26th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre and the final shows are in Newark, New Jersey on September 1st & 2nd at the PNC Arts Center.

Head to the official site at Rock the Bells 2012 for more info.

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It’s a girl for Rachel Uchitel and Matt Hahn!

The 37 year-old gave birth to a “healthy and beautiful baby girl” on Tuesday night (May 15th) in San Fransisco, California. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 1 oz.

The couple named their little girl Wyatt Lilly and she is the first child for both Uchitel and Hahn, who were wed in the fall of 2011.

Uchitel became infamous as a mistress of Tiger Woods and was also linked to an affair with married Bones actor David Boreanaz. She also spent time on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and has worked as a nightclub manager.

Uchitel is currently working toward getting a license in forensic investigation from DGA Detectives.

Congrats to the couple.

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Taylor Lautner has not had quite the same success after Twilight that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are enjoying but perhaps things are on the upswing for the teen.

Stewart has On The Road and Snow White & The Huntsman due this year and Pattinson will be in theaters with Bel Ami and Cosmopolis but Lautner seemed to be at a standstill after last year’s Abduction.

Now Lautner’s film card is starting to fill up. He will star in the Daniel Benmayor-directed parkour action flick Tracers as a bike messenger who is trying to work off his debt to a crime organization when he collides with a “sexy stranger” and is introduced to the world of parkour.

If you are unfamilar with parkour – it’s a form of physical discipline that incorporates obstacles (trees, rocks, buildings) and how to move around them with the most efficiency. Lautner used parkour in the film Abduction in the baseball stadium/glass building slide scene.

The film’s international distribution rights are headed to Cannes this week, hoping for a buyer.

Lautner is also tapped to star with Adam Sandler in Grown Ups 2.

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Kim Kardashian has channeled Elizabeth Taylor in the past for a fashion photo shoot but this time she’s working with an inspiration closer to home: her mother.

Kim donned a cropped wig and looked a lot like her momager Kris Jenner for the Italian menswear magazine L’Uomo Vogue.

“Amazing shoot today for Vogue Italia! Thank you @Rushka_Bergman & @akafrancesco for your creative genius!!!” she tweeted.

Although she mistakenly thanked Vogue Italia, it was later clarified by the editor in chief that her shoot is for L’Uomo Vogue in the July/August issue.

The 31 year-old was rumored to have been banned from Vogue and the Met Costume Gala by US editor Anna Wintour, it seems she’s OK for Italian men.

Kim and her family return to TV on Sunday night with a new season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

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She’s just given birth to her first child, but Jessica Simpson isn’t leaving pregnancy clothing behind. The 31 year-old Fashion Star judge and mentor has just announced her burgeoning fashion empire is expanding with a line of maternity wear.

Simpson is teaming up with Destination Maternity for a fall debut and the clothing will be available their namesake stores and website along with Motherhood Maternity and Macy’s carrying the pieces.

Varying patterns, textures and styles for a 70s bohemian vibe, the line will include everything from maxi dresses and tops to denim and leggings and will start at a very reasonable $36.

“I’m so excited to partner with Destination Maternity to design a collection of fashionable styles that make you look and feel great!” Simpson said in a press release, ”You want to wear clothes that are flattering to your baby bump; you want to show your bump off.”

Simpson may well take in the $1 billion in sales this year her fashion empire was projected to make.

Simpson just gave birth to her and fiance Eric Johnson‘s daughter Maxwell Drew on May 1st.

Mommy mogul, indeed.

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More star power is headed Glee‘s way as two A-List actresses were announced for guest spots on the upcoming fourth season of the show.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson were announced at the FOX upfronts in NYC and the ladies will drop in on the McKinley High students and graduates next year as the show transitions some of it’s lead characters to post-high-school life.

Although he kept specific plot points under wraps, FOX President Kevin Reilly says Glee is “poised for a real creative renaissance. Several characters are graduating, we’re going to have a show within a show, following some characters to New York to a school for the arts.”

The current characters heading to NY will (hopefully) include Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer).

Whether Parker & Hudson’s guest spots will interact with the students in Ohio or New York is not known but how awesome would it be to have SJP (the quintessential NY gal) take Rachel Berry under her wing and give her some Sex and The City advice.

Parker will be around for multiple episodes (a specific number of shows was not revealed) and Hudson is on tap for a six-episode arc.

Glee will move to Thursdays at 9pm after The X Factor for the fall TV season.

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Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland has revealed she underwent a kidney transplant operation in April.

The 21 year-old was diagnosed with kidney dysplasia when she was 9 years-old and told Seventeen magazine’s June issue that her father donated one of his kidneys to help his daughter’s health.

“You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what,” Hyland told the magazine. “My dad gave me a freakin’ kidney!”

“But it’s also the families that you create outside of your family. And you really find out what kind of people you’re friends with. It was just amazing, and it really opened my eyes to see who’s there for me and who’s not.”

Hyland said she received a lot of support from everyone including her boyfriend Matt Prokop.

She’s working with the Lopez Foundation, the organization set up by actor George Lopez, as a youth ambassador working with underprivileged youth and expanding awareness of kidney disease.

“I think it’s really great because it gives kids opportunities they wouldn’t normally have and I’ve had experiences like that in my life, so it’s really close to my heart.”

Despite the illness and the medications she’s now on, Hyland’s outlook is always sunny.

“I have a second chance at life – not a lot of people get that,” she said.

The June/July issue of Seventeen, featuring Hyland on the cover, is on sale May 22nd.

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Season 5 of True Blood is fast approaching and a brand new, full trailer has been released for the HBO vampire show.

Christopher Meloni gets ready to sink his teeth into the Bon Temps gang and take control as Roman; the force to be reckoned with in a town full of powerful, supernatural creatures.

The former Law & Order: SVU star is set to assert his dominance: “I Am The Authority,” he declares.

I can’t wait to see what kind of mayhem he will bring to the table. If you remember, his character Chris Keller from OZ, another HBO show, Meloni proved he can do scary and sexy with no problem. He’ll fit right in.

True Blood starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten and Alexander Skarsgard returns on June 6th.

Check out the trailer below and get ready for Meloni menacing. (Read the article)

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The judges table for the second season of X Factor is finally taking shape as Demi Lovato will grab a seat when the competition begins again this fall.

The 19 year-old Disney singer joins Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Britney Spears (the Spears announcement – which qualifies as one of the worst kept secrets ever – will be officially revealed later today.

Lovato and Spears will replace ousted judges Cheryl Cole, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul who were all let go after the first season which didn’t live up to the hype as far as ratings were concerned.

Both women have dealt with (and publicly shared) their personal struggles and will bring an injection of youthful viewers to the show FOX is looking for.

No word on how much Lovato is set to make handing out praise and criticism, but Spears deal is for a reported $15 million.

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