Almost Famous

In adorable celebrity spotting news, Jared Padalecki, and his wife, actress Genevieve Padalecki (née Cortese), who formerly played the demon Ruby on Jared's show Supernatural, were seen in the Big Apple on May 5th. Jared is visiting New York and New Jersey for a convention, and he decided to bring the entire family along for the trip!

The two met on the set of Supernatural, and married on February 27, 2010. On October 10, 2011 he announced via his twitter that they were expecting their first child together. Thomas Colton was born on March 19, 2013. The 13-month old boy certainly seems to have inherited his father's stature, based on the photos!

The actor is currently filming the next season of his hit CW series, but took a week off for the trip.

Below is the family out-and-about recently, both in Los Angeles and New York City.

Justin Beiber was attacked by a fan in Dubai! The singer-musician was playing piano and singing "Believe," when a fan rushed on stage and tried to drag him off. The overzealous Belieber also reportedly knocked Justin's piano off its hinges in his attempt to touch the star! Security guards quickly stepped in and removed the man, and the concert continued, with Justin even performing several encore songs.

Beiber's had several problems since arriving in the Middle East. His concert in Oman was canceled on the grounds that it would be "too sexy" and he was reportedly seen racing his Lamborghini. He was also two hours late for a previous concert in Dubai, irritating the 15,000 fans that waited for him to arrive on a school night. Earlier in his tour, police officers pulled his bus over in Sweden, seeking contraband and finding a small amount of pot.

In a story sure to bring hope to the countless number of single women nationwide, finding a mate has now surpassed prison and building an empire as the single most difficult feat known to mankind. After serving a 5-month prison sentence in 2004 for charges related to the Imclone insider trading scandal, Martha Stewarthas rebuilt her brand, repaired her image, and is apparently ready for love. The 71-year old homemaking mogul has become the newest, and in all likelihood, richest member to join the online dating site, Match.com.

Reese Witherspoon finally put the record straight about her run-in with police after her husband, agent Jim Toth, was pulled over by Atlanta officers and tested for driving under the influence. Good Morning America wasted no time Thursday morning, introducting Witherspoon and immediately asking her about the incident, which put the actress's position as America's Sweetheart at risk.

She admitted that she'd 'had one too many glasses of wine,' but despite that, she and Toth had decided to drive. She apologized, stating that their decision had been 'unacceptable' and that they'd 'made a mistake.' Despite this, she kept her responses light, laughing a little when she admitted she'd been out of line and just panicked, even telling the police she was pregnant when she wasn't.

This week is full of casting news! Emilia Clarke, one of the breakout stars of Game of Thrones, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on the HBO hit, has been cast in The Garden of Last Days, a film adapation the novel by Andre Dubus III. The Garden of Last Days tells three interwoven stories, all set in Florida, and centers on the themes of family and sexuality. Dubus is also the author of A House of Sand and Fog, adapted in 2003 starring Jennifer Connelly.

Casting news alert! Disney has announced that Lily James will potray Cinderella in the live-action interpretation of the Disney classic. James is best-known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare, cousin of the Grantham family and resident troublemaker on the British period-drama Downton Abbey. Her first role in a big-budget film was Wrath of the Titans, but Cinderella could make the young actress a household name.

The news of this new adaptation is not at all surprising, with the recent influx of fairytale reimaginings in the last year. Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman, both released in 2012, retold the story of Snow White, but altered the classic story to enable Snow White a more active role in her own survival. Disney recently released Oz The Great and Powerful starring James Franco as Oz telling the story of before Dorthory arrived in the Emerald City. In 2014, Disney plans to release Maleficent a retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the point-of-view of the villain, Maleficent, played by Angelina Jolie. A remake of Beauty and the Beast is rumored to also be in the works.

With the storylines of the injury-plagued NBA playoffs more resembling an episode of General Hospital than the road to a championship, it is difficult to imagine anything else taking the spotlight off this soap opera-esque sports exhibition. However, NBA journeyman Jason Collins did just that with his announcement to Sports Illustrated. In the article Collins wrote for the sports magazine he states, "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." With this revelation, the veteran Collins, who spent the better part of a solid NBA career with the New Jersey Nets, becomes the first professional athlete in all four major American sports to come out.

Taylor Swift certainly isn't suffering from the financial crisis! The 23 year-old "Red" singer was spotted touring the 16-bedroom beachfront mansion, pictured above, with her parents and brother. With 11,000 square feet of space, Taylor's new home has a swimming pool and a gym in addition to eight bedrooms! Paying $17.5 million dollars cash for the New England home, this is the fifth property she's bought since breaking onto the country music scene with her first big hit "Tim McGraw." Her other three purchases were a penthouse and mansion in Nashville, TN and another home in Beverly Hills, CA.

J.J. Abrams brought Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and Spock back for a new generation, has signed on to direct the new Star Wars film, and now is in talks to direct a movie adaptation of Stephen King's time-travel novel, 11/22/63. Published in 2011, but orginally conceived in 1971, the novel tells the story of Jake Epping, a high school English teacher, who uses a portal within a diner to travel back in time where he tries to change history on the day of President Kennedy's assassination. We're also thinking that Abrams may have a thing about time-travel, right Lost fans?!

Although Marvel Comic's Iron Man 3 has yet to open in the United States, it is already a financial success internationally, opening to $195.3 million in 42 markets, blasting past The Avengers' overseas opening of $185.1 million!

The last installment of the Iron Man series, starring Robert Downey, Jr., as Tony Stark aka Iron Man, made only $100 million on its international debut. This may indicate that the next Avengers movie will possibly break Iron Man 3's overseas opening. The Avengers was even bigger nationally, which bodes well for Iron Man 3's stateside opening weekend beginning on Friday, May 3rd.

Check out the official Iron Man 3 trailer below.