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On Thursday, the full list of nominees for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced in the morning via live stream at the television academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in in North Hollywood, Calif. Leading the pack with nominations are Mad Men and American Horror Story.

Since “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” was officially unveiled in May, Treyarch has divulged fan curiosity with details and insight about the next title in the franchise. The latest news to surface comes from a behind-the-scenes video which includes quotes from composer Trent Reznor and writer David S. Goyer.

The newest movie incarnation of DC Comics superhero Batman, which features a protagonist who retroactively un-retires to save fictional Gotham City from a ruthless terrorist, is causing a ruckus among Washington politicos, at least one of whom has claimed the film's plotline will subliminally discredit REpublican Party nominee Mitt Romney in voters' minds.

On Monday night's episode of The Daily Show, Louis C.K addressed the internet frenzy surrounding Daniel Tosh's rape joke at the Laugh Factory on July 6th.

The Dark Knight Rises has yet to hit theaters, but conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is already crying foul for a pretty crazy conspiracy theory. According to Limbaugh, he thinks that Warner Bros. and Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan chose to use Bane as a villain as an attack on presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Rumors had been circulating that the marriage of longtime Hollywood couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith is on the rocks, with the actress being seen without her wedding ring. But the Desperado star is working his charm, and it appears Banderas and Griffith may not be headed for divorce after all.

For fans of the DreamWorks Animation brand, there is a certain somber irony in its bid to acquire a catalog of pop-culture relics. The company, founded in 1994 out of a merger between DreamWorks SKG and Pacific Data Images, built its name on inventive storytelling and original offerings such as Antz, Shark Tale and Kung Fu Panda.

New York artist Danny Evans of Planet Hiltron was fed up with the celebrity way of life -- spending boatloads of money on their appearances -- and wanted to shed the celebrity of the glitz and gold, showing key players like like Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna and Johnny Depp as raw, “real people in his photos series Celebrity Make Under.

Fans were apparently so appalled by the negative reviews of the final Dark Knight installment that they flooded the comments section with inappropriate and threatening remarks aimed at the critics.

It's kind of hard to believe that Kate Beckinsale didn't find herself attractive until she was nearly 30-years-old. But the Total Recall star who appears on the cover of this month's Allure admits to the magazine that things didn't really get put into perspective for her until her late 20s.

Robert Downey Jr. shocked dozens of baby Iron Men when he showed up at the Iron Man exhibition during the San Francisco Comic-Con.

Ryan Murphy is breaking out the big guns to fill the asylum rooms in his second season of American Horror Story. It's been confirmed that All My Children's Mark Consuelos will be the latest inmate in the FX horror anthology.

Charlie Sheen may have announced his permanent departure from Twitter last week, but there was one time - or many, rather - where he couldn't stop using the micro blogging service, even succumbing to tweet during sex, says porn star and ex-mistress Bree Olson.

Jessica Simpson is waging a war against her baby weight. Since giving birth to her first child, baby Maxwell, Simpson has been hitting the gym so that she can cash in on her $4 million contract with Weight Watchers. The 32-year-old singer had her first Weight Watchers weigh-in a couple days ago, and it seems like she has her work cut out for her.

Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm died on Sunday at home in New York at the age of 95. The actress was known for her work in Hollywood movies and in Broadway shows, but she will be best remembered for her Oscar-winning turn in Gentleman's Agreement.

Gossip Girl missed out on this hot tip. According to a police report filed on July 8, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are more than boyfriend and girlfriend - they are man and wife!

Even as the embers of the fire engulfing her parent's divorce gradually die down, Suri Cruise has begun to take the first steps towards resuming normal life with Katie Holmes, away from the over-protective glare of Tom Cruise.

Introducing Myanmar, the world's next big thing that's struggling to figure out what exactly that means.

Science explains why Superman is probably celibate and why Batman should probably pack a Bat-parachute on his utility belt.

It's had a great run, but is American Idol dead at long last? Judge Jennifer Lopez has officially quit just one day after her co-judge Steven Tyler decided to leave the wildly popular show, casting major doubts on what the future may hold for Idol.

Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith is setting his sights on a big-screen version of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of sibling rivalry between the two sons of Adam and Eve.