ALYSON HANNIGAN WELCOMES DAUGHTER: Alyson Hannigan and husband Alexis Denisof have welcomed their second child. Us Weekly reported that Hannigan gave birth to a daughter named Keeva Jane Denisof on May 23. The two are also parents to a three-year-old girl named Satyana. ANN RUTHERFORD DIES AT 94: Ann Rutherford, who was best known for her role as Scarlett O’Hara’s sister in Gone With the Wind, has died at the age of 94. The Los Angeles Times reported that Rutherford had been in declining health over the past few years and had been suffering from cardiac issues. One of Rutherford’s other notable roles was as Mickey Rooney’s teenage girlfriend Polly in the Andy Hardymovies. Rutherford is survived by her daughter, Gloria, and two grandsons.

JEFF GOLDBLUM GRANTED RESTRAINING ORDER: Jeff Goldblum was granted a three-year restraining order against Linda Ransom, who he alleges has been harassing him for a decade. Things got heated during a court appearance on Tuesday when Ransom repeatedly yelled at the judge. The judge eventually said, “I must say you are acting irrationally in court. Mr. Goldblum does not want you near him.”

BETTY WHITE HANGS WITH OBAMA: Betty White is apparently BFF with President Barack Obama. The 90-year-old star dropped by the White House on Monday while she was in town to give a speech at the Smithsonian. E! reported that the animal lover also got to visit with the first dog Bo while she was on the premises.

ZAC EFRON AND LILY COLLINS SPLIT: Zac Efron and Lily Collins have reportedly split. The two young stars were linked over the past few months, but sources say it was never a deep relationship. One insider told Us Weekly, “They’re no longer together. They were never serious, though; it was just a casual thing and it fizzled (out). They were never in the same place at the same time.”

JOSEPH FIENNES JOINING ‘AMERICAN HORROR STORY’? Joseph Fiennes is reportedly in talks to join the second season of FX’s American Horror Story. EW.com reported that Fiennes would play “the head of the institution for the criminally insane where star Jessica Lange works.” The report noted that Feinnes might also serve as a love interest for Lange.

 PHILLIP PHILLIPS READY FOR WORK: Phillip Phillips is ready to resume his duties as the latestAmerican Idol. Less than a week after undergoing a six-hour surgery to remove kidney stones that were too large to pass, he told E! News, “I’m out of the hospital and back to work!” Phillips is set to begin performing on the American Idols Live concert tour on July 6.

KATE WALSH LEAVING ‘PRIVATE PRACTICE’: Kate Walsh is leaving Private Practice. The actress confirmed her departure on Bethenny Frankel’s new talk show, telling the host, “This is my last season. It’s been an incredible journey an amazing ride. I’m hugely, hugely grateful.” She added, “It’s been a long time being Addison. I feel incredibly grateful to [creator] Shonda Rhimes and all the fans that have been there from day one to now. “I’m really excited about the last season … it’s bittersweet.”

 

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1897, Carl Elsener patented his Swiss Army Knife.
1917, the family members of the U.S. President began receiving protection from the Secret Service.
1929 Author Anne Frank was born. She dies in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 at age 15.
1939, the National Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1951 Boston singer Brad Delp was born. He committed suicide in 2007.
1963 Civil rights activist Medgar Evers is shot and killed in Jackson, Mississippi, at age 37.
1964, South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa. He was released 27 years later in 1990, and was elected president in 1994 in South Africa’s first free elections.
1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
1971, President Richard Nixon‘s daughter Tricia and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.
1981, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, opens in theatres.
1987, during a visit to the divided city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leaderMikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
1991, the Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team’s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. Most Valuable Player Michael Jordan scores 30 points, and his supporting cast is led by Scottie Pippen with 32 points and John Paxson with 20 points.
1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. O.J. Simpson spent nine months in 1995 being tried for the killings in a Los Angeles court. He was acquitted in October 1995 in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil action.
1999, Actors Courtney Cox and David Arquette are married.
1999, at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City, Michael Jackson paid more than $1.5 million for the Best Picture Oscar statuette producer David O. Selznick won for Gone With The Wind.
2000, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, said patients cannot use a federal law to sue HMO’s for giving doctors a financial incentive to cut treatment costs.
2002 Billy Joel has a car accident near his home in New York’s Hamptons area. Soon after, he checks himself into the Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, a substance abuse and psychiatric facility, “for a planned 10-day stay to deal with a specific and personal problem that had recently developed.”
2003, Actor Gregory Peck (Moby Dick, On The Beach, The Guns Of Navarone, To Kill A Mockingbird,The Omen, The Boys From Brazil) dies at age 87.

 

BLAKE LIVELY SAYS PEOPLE DON’T BELIEVE SHE’S PRUDISH: Blake Lively says that strangers have a hard time believing she’s not a slut because they can’t separate the actress from her character onGossip Girl. The 24-year-old admitted to Marie Claire, “People like to draw parallels between my life and the scandalous stories on Gossip Girl. I dress the same as my character, so they think, She lives this life on and off set. I recently shared how many boyfriends I’ve had [four], and people were like, ‘That’s impossible!’ But it’s true. I’ve been with very few people. If I’m not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I’d rather be by myself.”DEENA’S PARENTS SPRING HER FROM JAIL: Deena Nicole Cortese is loose at the Jersey Shore again. The reality star was spotted leaving a New Jersey jail flanked by her parents on Sunday (June 10th), hours after her arrest for disorderly conduct. TMZ.com reported that Deena was busted after drunkenly wandering into the street and blocking the flow of traffic. Her costars Ronnie, Jwoww, Sammi and Snooki all paid her a visit behind bars before her parents eventually sprung her loose.

FRANK CADY DIES AT 96: Frank Cady, best known for his role as Sam Drucker on Green Acres, has died at the age of 96. Cady’s daughter told the Los Angeles that her father passed away on June 8th at his home in Oregon. Cady reprised his role as Sam Drucker on Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies — and had a recurring role on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He’d been living in Oregon since the 1990s.

JOY BEHAR LANDS NEW CURRENT TV SHOW: Joy Behar has landed a new show on Current TV. News of the program comes six months after the end of Behar’s HLN talk show — and not long after Keith Olbermann was fired from Current. Behar, best known for her role on The View, will begin the Current show in September. Fans can rest easy as Joy will keep her gig on The View as well.

 TONY AWARDS RATINGS DROP: Not too many people were interested in the Tony Awards this year.USA Today reported that viewership declined by nearly one million since last year — as just 6 million people tuned in to watch the Broadway celebrations. The numbers mark the show’s smallest audience since 2007.

NO MARIO LOPEZ ON ‘DWTS ALL STARS’? Contrary to previous reports, Mario Lopez will not be a part of the Dancing With The Stars: All Stars cast. Although he said earlier this year that he’d been approached by ABC, Lopez most recently told TV Guide magazine, “I’m really busy, so I don’t think I’ll be able to do it. I don’t watch the show and didn’t even watch when I was on it. My mom wanted me to do it.”

CBS

• NCIS (repeat)
• NCIS: LOS ANGELES (repeat)
• 48 HOURS MYSTERY – A military commander’s secret life involves stolen lingerie, sexual assault and murder.

NBC

• AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (repeat)
• AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Auditions continue in Tampa, Florida.
• LOVE IN THE WILD – The new couples must navigate the Dominican jungle and jump from a cliff into water; one couple is eliminated.

FOX

• HELL’S KITCHEN (repeat)
• MASTERCHEF – The top 18 contestants must create a dish using duck and bananas.

ABC

• JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE – Game Night.
• NBA COUNTDOWN – NBA Pregame Show.
• 2012 NBA FINALS – TBA at Oklahoma City Thunder.

CW

• THE CATALINA – Evelyn and the staff build a float to compete in a local Gay Pride parade.
• THE L.A. COMPLEX (repeat)

BRAVO

• THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY – Alexis reports on location for the news; Gretchen discovers Slade’s plan to propose leading to a confrontation.

DAY TIME TALK SHOW

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – (repeat)
THE VIEW – Kevin McKiss, John Walsh, Nik Wallenda

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – Jack Hanna, Patti Smith, Bootsy Collins
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – Patrick Duffy, Linda Grey, Larry Hagman, Meghan McCain, Meiko
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – Martin Short, Cee-Lo Green, Goodie Mob
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – Andy Garcia, Cody Horn, Matt Kirshen
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – Maggie Gyllenhaal, Andy Cohen, Alejandro Escovedo
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – (repeat)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Colin Powell
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Will Allen
CONAN – From Chicago: Andy Samberg, Eric Hutchinson

 

CBS

• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (repeat)
• 2 BROKE GIRLS (repeat)
• TWO AND A HALF MEN (repeat)
• MIKE & MOLLY (repeat)
• HAWAII FIVE-0 (repeat)

NBC

• 2012 STANLEY CUP FINAL – Game 6. New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings.

FOX

• HELL’S KITCHEN – The men compete against the women in a challenge in which they serve classic American fare to special diners.
• MASTERCHEF – The contestants compete in a ground beef challenge.

ABC

• THE BACHELORETTE – Emily and the men travel to London; a disrespectful comment about Emily’s daughter sparks drama.
• CASTLE (repeat)

CW

• BREAKING POINTE (repeat)
• THE CATALINA (repeat)

BRAVO

• THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY – LuAnn and Ramona clear the air; Sonja goes missing at a GLAAD event.

DAY TIME TALK SHOW

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – (repeat)
THE VIEW – The cast of Dallas, Gladys Knight, guest co-host Gretchen Carlson

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – Mark Wahlberg, Sebastian Vettel
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – Elizabeth Banks, Dan Patrick, Brandi Carlile
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – (repeat)
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – Jason Schwartzman, Rory Scovel
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – Keira Knightley, Eric Andre, Glen Hansard
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – (repeat)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Boris Johnson
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Martin Sheen
CONAN – From Chicago: Jack McBrayer, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

 

1910, Undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau is born. He dies in 1997.
1919, Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Triple Crown winner.
1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of his two consecutive no-hitters as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-0.
1959, the U.S. Postmaster General banned the novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover from the mail. His edict was overruled by the Court of Appeals in 1960.
1963, Buddhist monk Quang Duc set himself on fire on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1966, “Paint It, Black” by the Rolling Stones hits Number One on the pop chart, where it stays for two weeks.
1966, “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?” by the Lovin’ Spoonful peaks at Number Two on the pop chart, where it stays for two weeks. That same day, Daydream peaks at Number 10 on the album chart.
1966, “I Am A Rock” by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at Number Three on the pop chart, where it stays for two weeks.
1972, the controversial X-rated film Deep Throat opened.
1977, Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.
1977, The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl by the Beatles peaks at Number Two on the album chart, where it stays for two weeks.
1978, the John Travolta – Olivia Newton-John film Grease opened in movie theaters.
1979, Actor John Wayne (The Quiet Man, How The West Was Won, The Sons Of Katie Elder, The Green Berets, True Grit) dies at age 72.
1982, Steven Spielberg’s ET – The Extraterrestrial opened.
1986, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Pennsylvania law restricting abortion and reaffirmed its 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion.
1990, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a federal law prohibiting desecration of the American flag.
1999, Actor DeForest Kelley (Star Trek‘s Dr. McCoy) dies at age 79.
2001, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh is executed.
2002, Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are married at Ireland’s Castle Leslie in Glaslough, County Monaghan. They later divorce.
2002, American Idol premieres. 

 

 Also with a big opening in second place was the sci-fi film Prometheus, from director Ridley Scott, which made $50 million. The film, an offshoot of 1979’s classic movie Alien, follows a team of explorers who travel to deep space, where they must fight a battle against aliens to save the future of the human race. Starring are Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Logan Marshall-Green.

• Last week’s top movie, Snow White & the Huntsman, fell to third place.

THIS WEEKEND’S TOP TEN MOVIES — JUNE 8-10

1. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, $60.4 million
2. Prometheus, $50 million
3. Snow White & the Huntsman, $23 million
4. Men in Black 3, $13.5 million
5. The Avengers, $10.8 million
6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, $3.2 million
7. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, $2.7 million
8. Battleship, $2.3 million
9. The Dictator, $2.2 million
10. Moonrise Kingdom, $1.6 million

MADONNA SHOWS HER NIPPLE: At Madonna’s Istanbul concert last week, she reportedly decided to pull out her entire boob after doing a mini strip tease on stage. Reportedly, video is available of the incident and Madonna, 53, was not shy at all.

AMY WINEHOUSE STATUE: Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch, is hoping to commemorate his daughter with a statue that will reportedly be placed somewhere near her home in Camden Town. According to Perez Hilton, the statue will reportedly be made of bronze. Mitch said, “It will be bronze, lifesize, and on the first-floor balcony next to the Roundhouse bar… What we’d like to have is Amy leaning over the balcony and looking, and perhaps pointing, towards Camden Town from Chalk Farm Road.”

ONE DIRECTION NUMBER ONE: One Direction’s DVD, Up All Night: The Live Tour DVD is reportedly sweeping the world. The movie has scored the top spot in 25 countries, including Canada and the UK. According to Perez Hilton, the boys couldn’t be happier. Niall Horan said, “We’re blown away by the success of the DVD all around the world and want to thank everyone who has gone out and bought it, the support means so much to us. It was lots of fun filming the concert for the DVD, so we’re chuffed all the fans love it so much.”