Samsung uses ORITZ/OBAMA selfie to advertise

When the Red Sox baseball team recently visited the White House, player David Ortiz had President Obama pose with him for a "selfie" and immediately tweeted the picture he took with his Samsung smartphone to his followers. Of course, the company grabbed the opportunity by its horns, and retweeted the image. Now the question is, was this shot staged in the same way that the Ellen Degeneres selfie during the Oscars was?

That's what the White House must assume after it was revealed that baseball star David Ortiz is actually being paid to promote Samsung. While it is common practice among major brands to pay famous faces to advertise for their products, the White House explicitly "objects to attempts to use the president’s likeness for commercial purposes," according to Press Secretary Jay Carney. "And we certainly object in this case."

Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o named new face of Lancôme cosmetics

Lupita Nyong’o has been named the new face of Lancôme cosmetics. The best supporting actress Oscar-winner for 12 Years a Slave joins the lofty ranks of current Lancôme ambassadors Kate Winslet, Julia Roberts and Penelope Cruz and will begin appearing in the company’s TV and magazine advertisements starting later this month. Said Nyong’o in a statement: “I am truly honoured to join the Maison Lancôme, a brand with such a prestigious history and that I have always loved.” The Kenyan actress was recently spotted at the Calvin Klein fashion show in New York and attending the debut of the Miu Miu collection in Paris.

Johnny Depp Explains His Sparkly Engagement Ring

When he announced his engagement to Amber Heard by sporting a sparkly engagement ring, Johnny Depp seemed to be both subverting gender roles and announcing happy life news — two birds, one giant rock!

Well, maybe not. Last night, the actor talked matrimonial jewels on Letterman. In a stereotypical clueless-dude move, he didn’t get Heard’s ring size: "It was too big for my girl,” he explained.

RIHANNA TAKES HER BELOVED DAD TO DINNER AT HER FAVORITE RESTAURANT

It's nice to see a celeb with such tight bonds to her family!
Rihanna and her father Ron stopped by Giorgio Baldi in L.A. for dinner last night, and RiRi looked every inch the pop star in a short grey minidress with an overcoat and trendy sneakers.
The "Stay" singer has been spending most of her time with rumored new boyfriend Drake lately, and it seems she's put the rapper under her spell, because he just released a song about her!
Although the Canadian rapper didn't specify who exactly he was referring to in "Days In The East", it sure sounds like the lyrics are about the Barbadian beauty!
"Told you about giving him chances and chances chances/He's not holding you down, he's holding you back right now," reads one line of the tune.
Drizzy better pray Chris Brown doesn't get released from jail!

Jennifer Lopez beat ex-boyfriend Sean Combs in a bidding war for Fuse.

Jenny from the Block just expanded her media empire.
The NuvoTV cable network — backed by Bronx-born singer Jennifer Lopez — confirmed on Friday that it clinched a deal to buy the Fuse music channel from MSG.
The pop star and entrepreneur beat ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in the bidding war for the channel.
J. Lo prevailed with a $226 million offer of cash and equity in SiTV, the parent of NuvoTV. MSG will get a 15 percent stake in the combined company, as well as a seat on the board, the companies said in a statement.