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zondag 8 april 2012

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony to reunite for 'Q'Viva' gig performance

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony to reunite for 'Q'Viva' gig performance

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have announced that they will perform together for the first time since their separation.

The former couple are to share the stage at Las Vegas's Mandalay Bay Events Centre on May 26 for the Q'Viva! The Chosen live concert, which features talent from their reality series of the same name.

Anthony has told The AP that he looks at the concert duet as a chance to show there's no bad blood between himself and Lopez.

"I know it's shocking to people [that we work together] and I hear that a lot. It's more shocking to me that it's shocking to people," he joked.

The stars conceived of the reality series Q'Viva! The Chosen while still married, but carried on hosting the series even after Lopez filed for divorce last July.

Q'Viva! The Chosen has not proved to be a ratings hit for Fox in the US, having been recently bumped to a late-night timeslot by the network.

The series sees Lopez and Anthony scaling the globe to find the top Latin talent to headline their upcoming Las Vegas concert.

NBC fires 'Today' producer over Trayvon Martin 911 call edit

NBC fires 'Today' producer over Trayvon Martin 911 call edit

NBC has reportedly fired a Today show producer for controversially editing a 911 call made by George Zimmerman.

The edited portion of Zimmerman's 911 call made it sound as if he was racially profiling 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, whom he later shot and killed after a confrontation.

The producer is said to be Miami-based, but NBC has not disclosed their name or details, reports the New York Times.

Neighbourhood watch member Zimmerman killed Martin in what he described as self-defence, meaning he has not been arrested for the incident, which has since sparked huge debate and controversy in the US.

The edited clip went largely unnoticed until it was highlighted on various websites and blogs, with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity later broadcasting the clip.

20th Century Fox recently announced that it will be abandoning its marketing drive for upcoming comedy Neighbourhood Watch due to the tragedy.


'Britain's Got Talent': Mr Zip woos crowd with 'Lost My Keys' rap

'Britain's Got Talent': Mr Zip woos crowd with 'Lost My Keys' rap

The Britain's Got Talent judges and audience react positively to a catchy dance routine by Mancunian rapper Mr Zip in tonight's (April 7) edition.

The 49-year-old wooed the audience with an impression of Prince Charles before launching into his self-written 'Lost My Keys, Lost My Phone'.

Zipparah Tafari said to the panel: "It's going to be massive. It's not a case of if but when it will be number one. You can't keep Mr Zip in the house. Mr Zip is global."

Bounding around the stage, he shook each judge by the hand during his song before playfully slapping Ant McPartlin as it reached its conclusion.

Simon Cowell, who had been originally sceptical, admitted: "When you started I thought you were annoying, then you got more annoying, and then I liked you."

Alesha Dixon added: "You have been the highlight of my day so far," while Amanda Holden predicted the rap will reach number one in the UK singles chart.

Britain's Got Talent airs at 8pm on ITV1, with Britain's Got More Talent following afterwards at 9.15pm.


'The Voice' UK closes ratings gap on 'Britain's Got Talent'

'The Voice' UK closes ratings gap on 'Britain's Got Talent'

The Voice UK continued to attract big ratings for BBC One last night (Saturday), the latest overnight data reveals.

BBC One's talent show giant attracted four million more (10m/40.3%) than Britain's Got Talent (6m/24.2%) when the pair went head-to-head between 8pm and 8.20pm.

Overall, the third blind audition averaged 9.54m (41.1%) from 7pm, peaking with a colossal 10.55m (44.9%) at 7.45pm.

The Voice has soared 500k week-on-week and found over a million new viewers since its launch a fortnight ago.

Got Talent pulled in an average of 9.43m (38.7%) for ITV1 from 8pm, peaking with 10.26m (42.1%) at 8.45pm.

However, despite being down a hefty 850k on last week's episode, the Simon Cowell talent show still scored more viewers than The Voice with +1 numbers included, as Got Talent managed 532k (2.3%) on +1.

Britain's Got More Talent followed the main programme on ITV2 with 759k (3.4%) at 9.15pm (+1: 203k/1.1%).

Meanwhile, Take Me Out took 4.06m (18.6%) on ITV1 and 235k (1.1%) on timeshift, then 546k (3.6%) watched Take Me Out: The Gossip on ITV2 from 10.30pm (+1: 116k/1.4%).

Keith Lemon's Jim'll Fix It-style vehicle LemonAid opened with a modest 3.28m (17.1%) on ITV1 at 6.15pm (+1: 135k/0.6%), after which You've Been Framed and Harry Hill's Best of TV Burp amused 3.3m (15%) at 8pm (+1: 144k/0.6%) and 3.18m (13.8%) at 8.30pm (+1: 288k/1.2%).

Back on BBC One, Shrek appealed to 3.56m (20.1%) before The Voice, while In It To Win It (4.39m/18.2%) and Casualty (4.8m/20.9%) held solid audiences later on.

BBC Three's screening of Shrek 2 at 9.10pm drew a decent 925k (4.2%), meaning it was the day's best multichannel broadcast.

Elsewhere yesterday, Masters Golf mustered 1.26m (6.8%) for BBC Two between 8.30pm and 12am, The Million Pound Drop fell to 1.16m (5.2%) for Channel 4 at 9.15pm (+1: 155k/0.9%), and CSI: NY rallied to 1.62m (7.9%) at 10pm (+1: 115k/0.8%) on Channel 5.

Across primetime, BBC One reigned victorious again with 26.9% versus ITV1's 23.5% (+1: 1.3%). BBC Two claimed 6.7% in third place, ahead of Channel 5's 4.7% (+1: 0.2%), and Channel 4's 3.7% (+1: 0.5%).



One Direction 'Saturday Night Live' debut

One Direction 'Saturday Night Live' debut

One Direction made their Saturday Night Live debut last night.

The boyband, who recently secured their place in US chart history by becoming the first British group to enter at the top of the Billboard 200 with their debut album, performed two tracks on the show, which was hosted by Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara.

"Thank you so much to @nbcsnl for having us. That was a lot of fun and we'll never forget it," Harry Styles wrote on Twitter following their appearance.

Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson began by singing their first single 'What Makes You Beautiful'.

"SNL tonight was amazing..thanks to @nbcsnl for having us..much appreciated!" Niall Horan added after the show.

One Direction, who are working on material with Justin Bieber, recently sold out their headline gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City in one hour.

'Castle' creator Andrew W Marlowe teases season finale

'Castle' creator Andrew W Marlowe teases season finale

Andrew W Marlowe has teased the upcoming season finale of Castle.

The Castle creator revealed that Judith Scott will return as the late Captain Montgomery's wife Evelyn, reports TV Line.

"Events force us to wonder whether the case we're working on might be linked to the Beckett mother murder case," Marlowe said. "We'll be picking at that scab again."

Tahmoh Penikett of Battlestar Galactica fame has also joined the cast for the season finale.

Castle star Stana Katic previously spoke of her desire for a romantic storyline between her character Kate Beckett and Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion).

Castle's season finale will air on May 7 at 10/9pm ET on ABC.


An Open Letter to Once Upon a Time: Let Snow and Charming Be Together Already!

An Open Letter to Once Upon a Time: Let Snow and Charming Be Together Already!

Dear Once Upon a Time,

Please stop toying with our emotions! Every few episodes you bring Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) together — or their Storybrooke counterparts, Mary and David —only to tear them apart again.

The continued heartbreak is killing us.

Castle and Bones skirt the Moonlighting curse season after season, and Snow and Charming's continued obstacles have begun to get wearing. First, it was David's memory loss, then the introduction of his Storybrooke wife, Kathryn (Anastasia Griffith), which snowballed into her disappearance and Mary becoming the prime suspect.

It all, of course, ties back to the curse that will always keep them apart until it's broken.

Even the actors are feeling the frustration! "Of course I am," Dallas says. "I would want nothing more for them to get together and live happily ever after, but that's the nature of this curse. It's a strong one."

"It's the crux of the whole show," Goodwin says. "The curse was inflicted by the Evil Queen [Lana Parrilla], ultimately, to punish Snow White and to keep her from her favorite part of life, which was her true love, so it is going to continue."

We are grateful, however, to hear balance is coming.

"The fans were also clamoring for Sam and Diane to get together on Cheers and for Maddie and David to get together on Moonlighting," writer and consulting producer Jane Espenson says. "You [put them together] and it takes a lot of the air out of it. You've got to work very hard to keep the show going. So finding the right balance between what feels right and what the fans are asking for is the eternal tension."

"I think people will ultimately be satisfied with where Charming and Snow are headed," she says. "The relationship will mean more because of the obstacles that they overcome."

The real question is how much longer we'll have to wait to see Snow and Charming's happy ending.... Please, give us some happiness soon.