Ms. Beyoncé Knowles was spotted this weekend on the streets of the TriBeCa neighborhood of NYC filming a new promo video with a horde of male extras in tow. The video is reportedly going to be used in an upcoming concert tour that B is planning for later this year (tho, I’ve yet to hear official confirmation that she is touring again). Here are a few pics of Beyoncé and her mens as they took to the streets of TriBeCa this weekend:

As much as I love all the Sasha Fierce stuff (much to my chagrin), I really love Beyoncé when she’s at her classic best. Straight hair, nice make-up, slinky gown … classic. It may come as some surprise that I have never seen Beyoncé live in concert … but my intense love for her hawt track Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) might inspire me to pony up and buy tickets if she really does hit the road this summer. I have no doubt that homegirl can tear it up on the concert stage … mebbe this time around, I’ll bear witness for myself. This video looks hot, I guess I really am curious to see what the final product will look like.

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Michael Jackson, who managed to inspire THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of folks to sign up for a chance to purchase tickets to attend his upcoming Summer concert residency at London’s O2 Arena (which has, reportedly, been doubled from 10 shows to 20) packed up his kids (well, cubs by the look of the masks one of his little tykes was wearing) and checked out of his London hotel. I would imagine that Jacko is headed for home here in SoCal since Entertainment Weekly is reporting that this week is Michael Jackson week on American Idol and he *may* be making an appearance on the show:

Fox has confirmed reports that the Top 13 finalists on American Idol will tackle Michael Jackson (his music, not the man) in their first performances on the main Idol stage … Tuesday, March 10. Several contestants told EW.com at last [Thursday] night’s Top 13 party in Los Angeles that they were excited and more than a bit nervous to take on the King of Pop’s catalog, but it was unclear at the time when that night would fall in Idol’s schedule. “Michael Jackson might be coming up,” said contestant Kris Allen, “which would be kinda fun, but scary as well since I actually did a Michael Jackson song [in the semifinal round].” A rep for the show says Jackson will not be mentoring the contestants, but was mum about whether Jackson would be making an appearance, replying only, “Not to my knowledge.” Meanwhile, Kanye West and original American Idol Kelly Clarkson are scheduled to perform on Wednesday’s elimination show.

HMMM … If Michael Jackson is really serious about making his comeback a smashing success then he HAS to appear on the show. If folks know that Kelly Clarkson, Kanye West AND Michael Jackson are all going to appear on the same ep of AI they would tune in to watch … hell, even I would tune in to watch and I am not an AI fan. I have to admit … all this new Jacko hoopla has really got me thrown for a loop. As I keep saying, I am not an MJ fan but on a pop cultural level, it’s very exciting. Part of me deffo wants to see the man succeed again … I guess I’m a sucker for a happy comeback story. It remains to be seen if MJ really will appear on the show … if his people are smart, he’ll do it. The exposure alone would jettison him back into the hearts and minds of all those fans he may have lost along the way. I guess we shall see. What do y’all think … will Michael Jackson actually show up on American Idol? If so, would you tune in to watch?

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Last week we saw photos of Twilight’s Taylor Lautner making his way thru LAX Airport bound for Vancouver, Canada where the cast and crew of the Twilight sequel are convening to begin filming The Twilight Saga’s New Moon. Over the weekend, Taylor (who plays Jacob Black) was spotted out and about on the streets of Vancouver hanging out with his co-star castmates Kristen Stewart (who plays protagonist Bella Swan) and Nikki Reed (who plays Rosalie Cullen) as the trio roamed the city together. Here are a few photos:

I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more of these sorts of pairings on the streets of Vancouver in the coming weeks and months. The Twilight actors are a young bunch and I’m sure they’ll be itching to get out in the city to blow off steam together (or individually) once filming is finished for the day as the movie making gets underway. I find it very interesting how close Kristen and Nikki seem to be in these photos. The girls are sharing a cigarette together in the 3rd photo and are holding hands in the 4th … it’s sweet. Poor Taylor looks like he’s tagging along just because the girls are letting him … it’s cute :) While I’m sure we’ll be seeing more members of the Twilight cast roaming Vancouver, I wonder if new castmember Dakota Fanning will be included/choose to tag along. She is a pretty big name and, yet, she’s the new kid on the block where this cast is concerned. I guess time will tell. Thus far (and to my knowledge), there have been no Robert Pattinson chillin’ with other castmember sightings just yet. I wonder who he’ll deign to hang out with once he hits the streets.

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Lance Armstrong teamed up with artist Shepard Fairey, various local civic leaders and friends like Milo Ventimiglia for a 2.2 mile charity bike ride in Hollywood, CA to raise awareness and funds for a global art exhibition called Stages that will help support the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Here are a couple photos of Milo before he saddled up to ride with Lance and co. Saturday evening and some info about the event itself:

[Saturday] evening, cyclist Lance Armstrong rallied friends, the bike-friendly, and local leaders as they took to the streets of Hollywood as part of his Livestrong: Hope Rides Again promotion. Armstrong was joined on two wheels by local civic leaders like Councilmembers Eric Garcetti and Tom LaBonge, and later by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and artist Shepard Fairey all to raise funds and launch a global art exhibition called “Stages”, which features the work of 21 artists and will help support the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Fairey’s iconic work can be see emblazoned on the buildings of Hollywood; although “Hope” is a key term for Armstrong’s exhibit, it’s also one that Fairey has used elsewhere–maybe you’ve seen it? Here he’s making do with “Defiance,” “Courage,” and “Action!”

Sounds like an amazing event, I love that Milo was able to take part in the event as I know how dedicated he is to the work of the Livestrong campaign. As disinclined to partake in anything of a physical nature, I absolutely commend those who are willing to devote their time and energy for amazing causes like this. The Lance Armstrong Foundation works so hard to raise awareness and funds for cancer research, I simply have to respect anyone who lends a helping hand to the cause. Kudos to all the participants in this weekend’s event. Oh, and mebbe Milo can wear a bit more spandex next time he gets on a bike? Thanks!

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Miley Cyrus, who at the ripe old age of 16 has already published her autobiography (most likely written for her and slapped with her name on it) titled Miles to Go, made her way to The Grove here in LA to sign a few copies of that book and brought her #1 fan, 20-year old manfriend Justin Gaston, along for the ride. Here are a couple photos of Jiley as they made their way to the Barnes & Noble at The Grove for her book signing this weekend and a couple photos of JG standing by, watching with seething jealousy quiet pride at Miley’s shining moment:

I have to say, I find it utterly ridiculous that a 16-year old girl thinks that she has thus far lived a life worthy of being chronicled in an “autobiography” but when Disney comes upon a young commodity that they can milk for millions … they are gonna milk away. As totally gross as the notion of this book sounds, I guess you can’t fault the girl for making as much money as she can, while she still can. Usually, I’m of the mind that getting kids to read any books is better than none at all but … this particular instance has me rethinking that belief. Blah … I think I’d rather kids read Lauren LC Conrad’s debut novel over this drivel from Miley Cyrus … and doesn’t that really say something about the abysmal literature that is being marketed to children? Oh, JK Rowling … please come out of retirement to save our children! Please! But, I digress … I find it interesting that Justin Gaston seemed to have a hard time looking happy at Miley’s book event. As a cheerleader, he really needs to learn to smile more. As much as I’m sure he really enjoys the perks that come along with his close affiliation with the Cyrus family, I bet there are times when it really sucks just as bad as well. Being that close to fame and fortune can’t be easy for the still semi-unknown model/singer. Couldn’t you just squeeze out a tear for poor ol’ Justin?

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Yesterday we learned that Britney Spears took time out of her bizzy touring schedule to pay a surprise visit to some sick children at Miami Children’s Hospital so that she could spread some cheer AND drop off a check for $100,000 for the hospital’s Big Apple Circus Clown Care program. Today, we get to see a few more photos of Britney’s visit to the kiddies over the weekend … check ‘em out:

Britney took a break from rehearsals to visit Miami Children’s Hospital for a surprise visit with 40 sick children. Pediatric radiologist Ricardo Restrepo and Lee Schrager, Director of Media for Southern Wine and Spirits America, thought Britney would be a fab visitor to the hospital since her Circus-themed tour ties in with the hospital’s Big Apple Circus Clown Care program, which features medically-trained clowns who visit the kids.

As Pink reader JadedKitten reminded me, Britney used to make these kinds of surprise visits back in the hey day of her touring career … so this sort of philanthropy is not new for her. It’s a great sight seeing Britney back in the habit of offering aid to others when not so long ago she was in need of aid herself. I would not be surprised if Britney has other visits to other children’s hospitals as her tour rolls on. These pics are great! I do hope we get to see more of these sorts of pit stops in the coming weeks and months :)

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Last October we got word that The CW was planning to remake the wildly successful 90’s series Melrose Place since they successfully managed to remake Beverly Hills, 90210. At the time, there weren’t any concrete details about the new show (ie. would it follow the same format?), the casting (ie. who will play which character?) or even the name (ie. will it be called simply Melrose?). Since then there has been some news about the remake (including rumors that Mischa Barton may join the cast) with little concrete casting info making its way out … until now. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Ashlee Simpson has signed on to join the cast of the rejuvenated Melrose Place:

Multiple sources confirm that singer-songwriter-sometime actress Ashlee Simpson has become the latest tenant of The CW’s refurbished Melrose Place. The onetime 7th Heaven star will play small-town girl Violet, a character whose disarming naiveté masks the calculating, shrewd sex kitten within. In other words, the little tramp’s Sydney. Simpson joins a cast that so far includes Katie Cassidy (as ambitious publicist Ella), Michael Rady (as aspiring filmmaker Jonah), and, if there is a God, original Melrose icon Heather Locklear, who would be slipping back into Amanda Woodward’s office microminis. “Both sides are talking,” whispers my Melrose mole of Locklear. “It’s looking good.” Melrose 2.0, which is considered a lock to land a spot on The CW’s fall sked (most likely on Tuesdays after 90210), is being shepherded by Smallville’s Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin. Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) has been tapped to direct the pilot. Now for the big question: Did Simpson score the part that Mischa Barton had been circling? My sources tell me no. That means the ex-O.C. siren is in talks to … play straight-arrow med student Lauren or revoltingly sweet schoolteacher Riley.

To be honest, I hated 7th Heaven … and what little I saw of Ashlee on that show, I was not impressed. The vixen Sydney character sounds like a plumb role … I’m not sure that Ashlee is up to the task. Honestly, I think Mischa would make a much better vixen than Ashlee. All of this casting talk is very interesting … most of all, the notion that Heather Locklear might be reprising her role of Amanda Woodward. Doesn’t it seem that Amanda would be too old to contend with this new group of youngsters? Can she do it? I, for one, am interested to find out. I used to LOVE Melrose Place back in the day. Up until crazy Dr. Kimberly Shaw (played by the amazing Marcia Cross) blew the apartment building up, I was a very devoted fan. The show started to wane after that historic moment in pop culture. I can see how the new Melrose might be fun for a while … we’ll have to see if the redux is able to revive the overly dramatic magic that the original series created. What do y’all think … will this new series work?

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