Model Nina Agdal probably wasn't too thrilled when she heard about Adam Levine's engagement to Behati Prinsloo. She probably was even less thrilled when she heard about it via text.

The New York Post's Page Six alleges Levine told Agdal about his engagement to Prinsloo in a text message. The Sports Illustrated stunner was “heartbroken” over the news, a source added.

Us Weekly first reported on Agdal and Levine back in May after his mid-spring split from Prinsloo and said the new pair was "having fun." Last month, they were spotting laughing and playing volleyball in their bathing suits while in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Just weeks later, Levine was back with his ex -- and in a very big way.

The "Voice" judge and the Victoria's Secret supermodel -- who began dating last summer after he broke up with VS Angel Anne V -- confirmed their rekindled romance when they announced their engagement to People magazine July 16. Us Weekly later reported he couldn't get Prinsloo off his mind even while dating other people.

"The Nina thing was not that serious and was not going to last," a source explained to the magazine. "After Adam broke up with Behati, he couldn't stop thinking about her. He realized he really loved her and wanted to be with her."

Life & Style magazine reported Agdal is "doing just fine."

"Sons of Anarchy" Season 6 is only a few months away.

The new season of the hit biker drama will kick off with a special 90-minute episode on FX on Tuesday, September 10.

Having framed Clay (Ron Perlman) for the murder of Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), "Sons of Anarchy" Season 6 begins with Jax's (Charlie Hunnam) leadership uncontested, but his family life is suffering from his single-minded pursuit of John Teller's (Nicholas Guest) vision. Jax has to find a way to keep Tara (Maggie Siff) from going to jail for conspiracy to commit murder while rebuilding SAMCRO and breaking from the cycle of violence and greed that ultimately led to his best friend’s death.

"I really wanted to get to a place where perhaps Jax realizes that he’s better at being an outlaw than he is at being a husband and a father," "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter told Collider of Season 6. "As much as he said he wanted to leave, perhaps he wasn’t really ready to leave. So, the intent was to have this very successful, although bloody and tumultuous and painful, run as president of the club, but ultimately have all that stuff come out almost flawlessly ... While all of that was going on, on the outlaw side, all the stuff with his family was essentially falling apart ... So, at the end of it, he does one incredibly well and one incredibly bad. There’s the idea of, 'Maybe I’m supposed to be doing this, and not be doing that.' I’m not saying that’s where we’re ultimately going to be, but in this moment, there is a sense of, 'I’m completely successful, on the one hand, and yet I’ve completely failed at this other thing. Maybe I’m just supposed to be doing the thing I’m good at.' That’s really where I wanted to have Jax land."

And if the "Sons Of Anarchy" Season 6 promo is any indication, the new season is going to be one of the most violent ever. “None of us feel safe. Everybody on this show is like, 'Oh god. What’s gonna happen?'” Siff recently told EW. “He’s definitely not afraid to have terrible things happen to the people who are involved in the club ... It’s gonna be drawn-out and bloody, but we’re all ready for however that plays out.”

"Sons of Anarchy" Season 6 premieres Tuesday, September 10 at 10 p.m. ET on FX.

At last night's live-read of the Breaking Bad pilot at L.A.'s LACMA, Jason Reitman addressed the screenwriters in the audience first: "Hide the knives tonight. This is so good you'll never want to write again. You fucker, Vince." Breaking Bad is the first TV show to be included in Reitman's Live Read series, in which the director puts together readings of classic films; he most recently staged an all-female Glengarry Glen Ross with Robin Wright, Catherine O'Hara, and Carla Gugino. "This is a little scary," Reitman said. "Normally when we're doing one of these, we're doing a movie so old that most of the people are dead by now. This time, not only are they alive, but they're here with us tonight." Indeed, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, and series creator Vince Gilligan were all in attendance to watch a new ensemble reinterpret the first episode. Headlining were Rainn Wilson as Walt, Mae Whitman as Jesse, Annie Mumolo as Skyler, Ellie Kemper as Marie, Chi McBride as Hank, and Paul Rust as Walt Jr.

What's more surprising than Liam Gallagher reportedly being hit by a paternity lawsuit? The fact that we're hardly surprised.

These days, rock stars, politicians and movie stars alike have all admitted to fathering a surprise child. And while some -- like former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards-- have had the information painfully extracted, others have long made amends, like Steven Tyler and daughter Liv Tyler.

Launch the gallery below to see more examples of celebrities with secret love children.

Norway's quite gorgeous in the summer, so it seems. Rihanna has been sharing beautiful Oslo sunsets with her 8 million Instagram followers this week, but recently decided to show just a little more.

With a transparent visor and a patterned swimsuit, Riri is truly living the dream. You do you, we say. Perhaps she'll let the good folks of Norway enjoy the views she gave the Polish.

Alec Baldwin has fired back at Anderson Cooper's criticism of his supposed anti-gay controversy.

Last month, Cooper had taken to Twitter in the wake of Baldwin's controversial Twitter meltdown against Daily Mail writer George Stark, noting:

Why does #AlecBaldwin get a pass when he uses gay slurs? If a conservative talked of beating up a "queen" they would be vilified.

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) June 28, 2013

Now, in an interview with Howard Stern, Baldwin suggested that the CNN anchor's commentary may have been linked to some residual concerns.

"Anderson Cooper has a job to do," the 55-year-old "30 Rock" actor told Stern, according to Towleroad and Joe. My. God. "And that job is to try to reinforce his credibility in the gay community after the fact that you couldn't get him out of the closet for 10 years with a canister of tear gas. Now he's the sheriff; now he's running around writing everybody a ticket!"

In June, Baldwin slammed Stark, who suggested Baldwin's wife Hilaria had been active on Twitter while the couple was attending the funeral of "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini.

Referring to Stark as "a toxic little queen," Baldwin then threatened to put his foot up the writer's "a**," before he noted, "I'm sure you'd like it too much."

Baldwin quickly apologized for the controversy that ensued, saying his tweets didn't have anything to do with "issues of anyone's sexual orientation," according to the Associated Press.

After a 16-year fall from grace, the former Ritz-Carlton Double Bay in Sydney, Australia, is set to receive a much-needed revamp.

The hotel, which once hosted celebrities on par with Madonna, Bill Clinton and Princess Diana, fell from its lofty perch in the late 1990s, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Contributing to the once-posh property's demise were increased competition, ownership changes and -- notably -- the high-profile death of Australian rock star Michael Hutchence, who hanged himself in room 524 back in 1997.

The property dropped its Ritz-Carlton moniker in 2001 and became the Sir Stamford, then closed for redevelopment in 2009, only to change hands once more, in a deal signed Sunday, for around $60 million.

Per the Herald, the revamp will cleanse the property's recent reputation for "all-night dance parties, prostitution rackets and ... Russian cabaret dinners."

Other posh residences have fared better after playing the unwitting host to a celebrity death.

After Anna Nicole Smith's 2007 overdose in a Florida hotel room, property managers were quick to change the room numbers. Whitney Houston's 2012 passing in the Beverly Hilton was handled in a similar fashion, reports the Free Republic, with the room removed from service, then given the old number-switcheroo.

While it's too early to know what will happen to the room that hosted recently-deceased "Glee" star Cory Monteith, the Vancouver hotel where he passed away will likely follow a similar strategy.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the room where Janis Joplin died in 1970 hasn't been subject to such a scrubbing. Fans can spend the night in the room, and some have even reported that it's haunted.

Lonely Planet put together a list of hotels you can stay in or visit where delight and despair are bedfellows:

"The Good Wife," which has long acknowledged real political scandals as inspiration, is once again politically relevant: Huma Abedin stood by her husband, disgraced congressman and current New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, at a press conference on Tuesday and the scene was all too familiar.

Weiner called the press conference after a woman came forward, alleging she had a racy online exchange with Weiner.

The scandals of Weiner and Eliot Spitzer -- who's currently running for New York City Comptroller -- heavily inspired "The Good Wife." The CBS drama tells the story of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), the wife of a disgraced politician (played by Chris Noth) who went to jail and lost his position as State's Attorney of Cook County Chicago after his affairs with prostitutes came to light. Eventually, the character was released and made a political comeback. In the Season 4 finale in April, he was elected governor of Illinois.

See photos from the first episode of "The Good Wife," where Alicia stood by Peter as he held a press conference acknowledging his scandal and Weiner's July 23 press conference below.

"The Good Wife" returns for Season 5 on Sunday, September 29 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

When the Jonas Brothers recently stopped by "Watch What Happens Live" with Andy Cohen to promote their new album, Joe was presented with a pretty controversial task... to say the least.

In a game of “Plead the Fifth," Joe was asked to rank Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in order from favorite to least favorite. Watch at the 3:35 mark in the video above and cue the squirming.

Unbelievably, Joe actually took the bait and shared his ranking: Demi, Miley, then Selena.

"Selena, I haven't seen you in a while. I saw Miley recently she was very nice to me," Joe explained.

(It's okay. We'd venture a guess that Sel's a little too busy right now to worry about her lack of Jo Bro love!)

[h/t Teen.com]

As we have all seen throughout the years, many celebrities and big name stars tragically go hand in hand with addiction. In the recent past, Amy Winehouse, Charlie Sheen, Whitney Houston, Heath Ledger, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey Jr., and most currently Cory Monteith.

As an addiction therapist, in the past 15 years of treating many different types of chemically-dependent individuals and their families, I have observed significant possible reasons as to why celebs and drug addiction seem to come together so often. Here are a few of the reasons why:

Let us first remember that addiction is a serious, chronic and debilitating illness that is very, very difficult to treat, period. Addiction does not discriminate -- it can affect anyone. It can even affect people that to us seem happy or appear to "have it all." But throw in fame, stardom, wealth, the pressure to perform, the high expectations, and most importantly the public scrutiny that goes along with it, and you can have a lethal combination, a perfect storm that can lead anyone down a treacherous path of destruction and sometimes death. Addiction is also a progressive illness that left unacknowledged only gets worse over time unless measures are taken to address the problem and treat it appropriately.

For celebrities and high-profile individuals, being under the microscope 24/7 and trying to maintain and project an aura of perfection and success can sometimes be too difficult to handle. As a result, some stars turn to drugs and alcohol to cope and to try and manage the overwhelming pressure. Once the connection is made that drugs or alcohol can provide them some temporary relief, they may continue to do it despite knowing the negative consequences.

Remember: Stress + Relief = Repetition.

Another reason is for many people there are severe occupational consequences for using drugs and alcohol in the workplace where individuals are held to a high standard of compliance and accountability. So, people become afraid of losing their jobs, their livelihood and the shame that would accompany that. A little humility and the fear of hitting bottom and "losing everything" can act as a good motivator to take more responsibility for the choices people make and a good instigator to get help and address the problem.

So it might be said that for a celebrity, since there is little or no professional forfeiture or penalty for using drugs, there may be less motivation to get treatment because there is less to lose. Kicking the habit of using drugs is so difficult to achieve that without the intense desire and resolve to get well and the focused attention needed to build a sobriety-centered lifestyle, the chances for success are slim.

Another aspect of the correlation between celebrities and drug addiction is that the same seductive relationship entertainers seem to have with the spotlight and the thrill of being on stage can be very similar to the often tragic, thrill-seeking relationship addicts have with mood-altering substances. It's just a different kind of thrill-seeking, but sadly it's the more destructive one.

The brilliant Dr. Drew Pinsky, who is always on the mark and has a wealth of experience working with celebrity addictions, has often touched on this concept. It appears that people who are pre-wired or genetically predisposed for addiction may indeed be more susceptible to drug dependence because of their passionate drive to be in the "excitable environment" of the stage or screen. So, perhaps the very same reason they seek the high of the spotlight and the euphoria of performing is the very same reason they may develop an addiction to drugs. Apparently, the rush or high of performing and always being in the public eye is not dissimilar to the rush and high of seeking out and using mood-altering drugs.

The sad and tragic death of the young and talented Cory Monteith and many before him is another example of this tragic relationship some celebrities develop with drugs and alcohol.

For more by John Tsilimparis, click here.

For more on mental health, click here.

Need help with substance abuse or mental health issues? In the U.S., call 800-662-HELP (4357) for the SAMHSA National Helpline.

Don't get too excited: There's no dragons or beheadings (we don't think). But Bravo has ordered a docu-soap following beauty pageant wives titled Game of Crowns.

The show chronicles six women "whose lives revolve around glamor, perfection and winning at any cost-- even if it means competing against their own teenage daughters ... In this world of boobs, Botox and butt glue, the women pay top dollar for perfection at any price." In other words: Beware, winkles are coming!

This weekend will find Aubrey Plaza, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg flashing back to 1993 in "The To Do List." Naturally, we've decided to do the same. Because the Internet remains perennially hungry for '90s nostalgia and because there's no better way to recall the time period than through its movies, here's a look at the decade's quintessential depictions in film.

STYLE
"Clueless" (1995)

AS IF Cher and Dionne's plaid wouldn't make this list.

"Clerks" (1994)

The ultimate slackers are also the ultimate representations of 20-something grunge.

"Pretty Woman" (1990)

Throughout her evolution from hooker to upper-crust girlfriend, Julia Roberts' Vivian Ward defines early-'90s fashion of all calibers.

"Before Sunrise" (1995)

Julie Delpy's floor-length dress and Ethan Hawke's leather jacket could almost hold up today, but it's the dilapidated T-shirts worn underneath that make them so utterly '90s.

"Wayne's World" (1992)

It doesn't take a "Bohemian Rhapsody" rock-out to detect these guys' fitting fashion sense, but it certainly helps.

"Sleepless in Seattle" (1993)

Just look at these women. Meg Ryan, wherever did you go?

MUSIC
"Empire Records" (1995)

This cult classic is all about capturing the decade's music-crazed culture from the vantage point of those who know best: record-store employees.

"House Party" (1990)

Don't we all dream of being part of a dance-off like this one?

"Singles" (1992)

The genesis of the Seattle grunge movement is punctuated by a soundtrack that includes Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins.

WHAT THE PARTIES WERE LIKE
"Can't Hardly Wait" (1998)

The end-all of party movies. Plus, everything about Jennifer Love Hewitt is total '90s, really.

WHAT THE POLITICAL MOOD WAS LIKE
"Wag the Dog" (1997)

By some unlikely stroke of foresight, this political sex-scandal flick hit theaters before the whole world knew who Monica Lewinsky was.

"Air Force One" (1997)

Because sometimes people get mad at the president.

"Election" (1999)

Don't act surprised to see this one here.

BEST CULTURAL DEPICTIONS
"Boyz N The Hood" (1991)

"Rick, it’s the '90s. Can’t afford to be afraid of our own people anymore, man." And so goes "Boyz N The Hood" and South Central L.A.

"Philadelphia" (1993)

This hard-truth depiction of a lawyer living with AIDS is best served as a portrait of how far we've come on social issues in this country.

"Thelma & Louise" (1991)

As "Boyz N The Hood" did for black depictions in film and "Philadelphia" for gay depictions, "Thelma & Louise" captured the essence of being a woman 10 years before the new millenium. As seen here, it also provided us with an early iteration of the selfie.

LIFE ON THE EDGE
"Fight Club" (1999)

1999 felt like a seminal year for movies -- "The Matrix," "Being John Malkovich," "The Sixth Sense" -- and "Fight Club" became one of its most controversial, most memorable and most shirtless hits.

"Pulp Fiction" (1994)

This is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the decade. And that is English, motherf----r. Do you speak it?

"Go" (1999)

There were drugs in the '90s. Just watch "Go."

"American History X" (1998)

The underworld of neo-Naziism and white supremacy are told with a visceral edge in this dynamic film.

"Boys Don't Cry" (1999)

This harrowing true account was one of the first and most traumatic depictions many moviegoers saw of the struggles faced by someone who's transgender.

BLOCKBUSTERS (Because a decade is only as emblematic as its biggest movies)
"Jurassic Park" (1993)

The move that brought our daydreams to the big screen.

"Forrest Gump" (1994)

No matter where you stand on the "Forrest Gump"-"Pulp Fiction" Best Picture debate, Tom Hanks' indelible title character remains one of the decade's most quotable and lovable.

"Independence Day" (1996)

Without "Independence Day," we may not have had "Deep Impact," "Armageddon," "The Perfect Storm," "The Day After Tomorrow" or "Poseidon." So why do we like this movie again?

"Men in Black" (1997)

They won't let you remember, so we'll just forget those two post-'90s sequel exist.

"Titanic" (1997)

Well, duh.

"The Matrix" (1999)

Bullet time, y'all!

It's official: Jason Sudeikis is leaving "SNL."

The actor, who spent two years as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy show and eight as a cast member, sat down with David Letterman for the "Late Show" on Wednesday (above) to put the rumors about his departure to rest.

"I'm definitely done," Sudeikis said when talking to Letterman about how long cast members stay on "SNL." "I'm gonna leave. I'm not coming back next fall."

Though he said it doesn't feel weird yet since he would normally be on break, Sudeikis joked, "You start to get that itch probably in August where all these sketch ideas will show up and I'll be like, 'Well, can I make this sketch idea last 90 minutes and turn it into a movie?' Probably not."

But in seriousness, Sudeikis added, "It's been fantastic. It's been amazing. I'm really lucky."

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Watch Sudeikis come clean about leaving "SNL" on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.

When Kate and Wills left the hospital with their new arrival on Tuesday, I winced. Not because I am a royal baby hater (although I do agree that the world has gone overboard) but because Kate's polka dot dress was instantly compared to one worn by the Princess Diana some 30 years ago when she left the hospital with William.

Anyone with eyes can see that there is a slight similarity in the two outfits, but that begins and ends with one thing: white spots.

And by choosing to wear said dress with white spots, Kate has inadvertently opened the flood gates to another wave of comparison to a woman she has never even met.

A quick photoshop job placing the dresses side-by-side and bob's your uncle: Kate is instantly "paying tribute" to her late mother-in-law.

Coincidence or intentional (let's face it, it could be either way) the comparisons have to stop. They do neither woman justice.

Kate should not be reduced to living in someone else's shadow. Nobody should. And Diana's memory shouldn't be resurrected at every opportunity (I'm looking at you Sunday Times Magazine - Rihanna is not the new Diana).

It's not the first time the 31-year-old has been compared to Diana -- think engagement ring, fashion sense, that time she got a fringe cut -- and I'm sure it won't be the last. Her hands-on approach to royal visits, from hugging children to playing field hockey, that echo that of Diana is bound to come up again and again.

But to put these baseless comparisons in perspective, imagine going to visit your other half's family for the first time only to be told how similar your sunglasses are to a pair his dead mother used to wear. It's just creepy.

Sadly, I haven't been able to speak to the Duchess of Cambridge personally about the polka dot dress or her fringe choice a few months ago, but I know for a fact the countless fashion commentators and royal correspondents haven't either.

So I'd like to say enough's enough. Let's leave Diana in peace and let Kate get on with her life.

Lately, my nightly routine involves watching at least one episode of "The Golden Girls" before drifting off to bed. The show is usually on one channel every evening and comprises one of the reasons why I can't bring myself to ditch cable. (I'll have a less embarrassing reason when "Mad Men" comes back on the air.) Like most fans, I can't seem to agree on who my favorite character is -- though lately, it has been Sophia Petrillo, played to perfection by Estelle Getty. Mostly because of the exchange in the video above (go to 1:21), where Sophia can't agree on the freshness of a piece of fruit at the grocery store.

Grocer: "You're crazy. This nectarine is beautiful. I never saw a more perfect piece of fruit."
Sophia: "No? Well try kissing my behind... it's a real peach!"

But other than sassy comebacks, there is plenty we can learn from "The Golden Girls." Especially when it comes to decor.

1. Palm tree leaves are an excellent choice for a bedroom theme, especially if you're a man-eating tigress who could teach Rose a thing or two about how to behave around the opposite sex.

2. The bamboo-inspired chair is the best seat to use when eating ice cream (or cheesecake) and gossiping about the crazy time you joined an aerobics class because you wanted to look good for a bachelorette auction. Or was it because you wanted to look good for the mother-daughter pageant?

3. Your wallpaper should always match your blouse. So really, all your blouses should have an abstract leaf print.

4. Your mugs should match your occasional chairs. That way, they can't distract you from the tiny butler statue that came to life and is right behind your head.

5. Don't get rid of your landline, but don't go cordless. They're not as fun to slam down into a receiver, either in delight, exasperation or blind rage.

6. Your living room should be welcoming, like the lobby of a Ramada Inn in Boca. The furniture should be arranged in a way to inspire conversation and further important plot points.

7. If you want to immediately cheapen a room's decor, invite your lousy ex-husband that everyone hates.

8. Have a lanai. It's a great entertaining space, but it also gives you another place to comfortably lounge and say great one-liners.

9. A piano-playing chicken is not only an excellent pet, but it also provides a reason to get whimsical with your pet accessories. Farm-themed mini-pen, anyone?

P.s. Estelle Getty would have been 90 today. Let's celebrate with this completely amazing headshot of her that proves that sass is something you're born with.

Another one of our favorite Golden Girls let cameras into her home in the '50s.

It looks like "Full House" star Jodie Sweetin may be heading for a custody battle with her third husband.

Sweetin, who played middle daughter Stephanie Tanner on the hit show, filed for legal separation from musician Morty Coyle in June 2013 after a little over a year of marriage. She requested full custody of their daughter in the filing.

But now, TMZ is reporting that Coyle has filed a response to Sweetin's child custody request and is asking for joint custody of their daughter. Coyle has also asked that the court stop Sweetin from requesting spousal support.

Sweetin and Coyle married in March 2012 but kept their marriage a secret for over a year before sharing their wedding photos with People magazine in April 2013. Sweetin filed for separation just a few months after their marriage was announced. She was previously married to Shaun Holguin from 2002 to 2006 and to Cody Herpin from 2007 to 2010.

Sweetin took to Twitter after announcing the separation to thank her fans for their support.

Thank you to everyone for being kind and supportive... I really appreciate all the fan love. Life can have it's challenges, for sure!

— Jodie Sweetin (@JodieTweetin) June 25, 2013

Sweetin isn't the first "Full House" star to go through a divorce. John Stamos, who played the hunky Uncle Jesse, divorced Rebecca Romijn in 2004. And Bob Saget, who starred as Danny Tanner, got divorced from his wife in 1997.

A stunning pre-war condo that was once part of the original Playboy Mansion in Chicago's Gold Coast recently hit the market in pristine condition -- with a $7.85 million price tag.

What it lacks in grottos and girls next door it more than makes up for in sculpted ceilings, chandeliers and loads of history. According to the Prudential Rubloff listing on Estately, the handsome home is "beautifully and completely renovated" and is
"truly the most wonderful house on the market."

The five bedrooms and five-plus bathrooms are decorated with a variety of high-end touches, including marble (bathroom), fireplaces and ornate paneling (bedrooms). A curving central staircase, multiple terraces, loads of light and painstakingly restored plaster (best seen on the ceilings in Chicago magazine's video embedded above) go a long way to support the claim as "most wonderful."

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Built in 1914, the condo at 1336 North State Parkway was at one time connected to the surrounding homes forming one gargantuan estate. Chicago Magazine's Deal Estate says the prominent Dr. George Isham lived in the larger home adjacent to the building and built 1336 for daughter.

The original Playboy Mansion, which includes this property, was designed by architect James Gamble Rogers in 1899. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner bought the Chicago estate in 1959 turning it into the a Windy City hotspot for the next decade.

In 1974, Hefner donated the property to the Art Institute of Chicago which used it as a student dormitory for the next twenty years. As Curbed Chicago notes, the property was converted into private condo residences in the late 90s.

Nick Carter is branching out. The Backstreet Boys member is looking to make his own movie, with the help of a little of your money.

The 33-year-old boy bander started an Indiegogo fundraiser this week, looking to raise $85,000 to make a horror movie called "Evil Blessings." Carter describes "Evil Blessings" as a movie "about three friends who go up to the the mountains to hunt, but soon discover they are the ones being hunted by an ancient family of evil."

"Most of you already know that I'm passionate about music, but what you don't know, is that I'm a HUGE horror fan as well," Carter explains on the fundraising site. "To that end, I'm about to start down the path of my other dream: to become a film producer and screenwriter. And my first venture is to produce a horror film I also co-wrote and star in called 'EVIL BLESSINGS.'"

Carter is offering incentives for donations, including personal tweets, tickets to a Backstreet Boys concert, invites to the movie's premiere and a meet-and-greet with Carter, as well as a role in "Evil Blessings."

While some celebrity fundraisers, such as Zach Braff's kickstarter for his upcoming movie, have been successful, others, such as Melissa Joan Hart's poor showing, have had less luck. With 46 days left in the fundraiser, Carter has raised $15,455 of his $85,000 goal.

When they watched her every move for nine long months and began an international countdown to the baby's delivery, I was quiet. Then they sent journalists to wait outside the hospital for days, and had their interns live-tweet the boredom-inducing hours of waiting for her to show up and give birth. Still, I said nothing. Then the baby was born, and there was joy in the land and even I felt glad, but gladder still that this obsessive coverage would finally cease to fill my every news feed with trumped up headlines over non-stories. But then the entire world went berserk over the fact that she proudly displayed her postpartum tummy in a maternity dress - or merely stepped outside and existed without premeditated thought, depending on who you ask - and lauded her as the patron saint of women with mummy tummies everywhere.

And I can remain silent no longer. I hate to sound like a Scrooge or a cranky senior yelling at playful children to get off my lawn, but is there no one else aside from me who thinks this obsessive coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is ridiculous? Kate Middleton literally just stood there in a dress to introduce her son to the world and suddenly, it was a calculated decision on her part to inspire every single woman despairing over her body after baby. The press praised her for her generosity and altruism in deigning to appear common. Royals: they're just like us! Good god, will the overenthusiastic media coverage lose a little steam before there are headlines celebrating Kate's agony during her first postpartum bathroom visit, just like real mothers everywhere?

I get it: the royal family is a Very Big Deal. People love princesses; it's what's kept Disney in business for decades and little girls for having unrealistic ideals about men for centuries. Babies are great, too. So far I've had two of my own, and even without a team of nannies and assistants to help me with 3 a.m. wakeup calls and an overwhelming amount of diaper changes, I get why babies foster so much goodwill and exuberant attention. They're lovely little beings whose complete innocence and genuine sense of wonder about the world inspire nostalgia and warm feelings in the cockles of our jaded hearts.

But I'm tired of the media seizing upon anything they possibly could to squeeze out a headline or column elevating Princess Kate to demigod status. She's a woman who gave birth to a baby, and while she's beautiful and poised and in a position of great wealth and power, it's unfortunate that our country surrounds her with so much fanfare when there are other mothers out there - single moms, moms with unhelpful partners, moms in poverty or juggling two jobs just to get by and moms who get home in the late evening and then stay up all night making the costume for their child's school play - who deserve our accolades and acclaim but will never get them, because they weren't born into the right family in the right circumstances at the right time. They are not rich and powerful, and they are not celebrities, and that's who graces the pages of the magazines we read and the radio shows we listen to and the news shows that we watch.

I don't know if I'm being unpatriotic in voicing my ennui, because for some reason, it's become an American thing to be infatuated with the royal family. We couldn't get rid of England fast enough back in the late 1700's, but hey, I guess time really does heal all wounds. All I know is, I wish Will and Kate and George well, and at the same time, I wish the media would let them go away.

Steven Soderbergh is bringing Clive Owen to TV with "The Knick."

The 10-episode Cinemax series begins production in New York in September. “We are thrilled that Steven and Clive have chosen to bring this unique and exciting series to Cinemax," Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming, said in a statement.

"The Knick" is set at Knickerbocker Hospital in downtown New York in 1900 and follows the surgeons, nurses and staff who "push the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics."

Jack Amiel and Michael Begler wrote the pilot and will serve as executive producers alongside Owen, Soderbergh, Michael Sugar, and Gregory Jacobs.

Owen's TV credits include "Hemingway & Gellhorn," for which he was nominated for an Emmy, "Extras" and 1990s shows "Chancer " and "Sharman." Soderbergh's TV credits include "K Street" and "Unscripted."

No premiere date has been set.