A visibly pregnant Alicia Keys took the stage in South Africa last week to kick off the World Cup with a concert, but the superstar also made time for a Zulu blessing ceremony for her unborn baby, according to UK newspaper The Daily Mail.

Accompanied by her fiancé and father of her child, music producer Swizz Beatz, the five months pregnant Grammy-winner donned traditional jewelry and a blue robe for the blessing, which was held along South Africa's eastern coast in Durban.

Keys stood underneath a fig tree – also known as a healing tree to locals – and Alicia and the baby were both given new Zulu names in the ritual, which was performed by elder women in the community.

The singer, who had previously visited Africa in 2006, was chosen for the ceremony because of her contribution to the local children's charity, Bobbi Bear.

It looks like Dr. Strange will finally make his way to a movie theater. According to Deadline.com, the Marvel hero may be among the first crop of films to emerge under the Disney banner.

Apparently, Marvel has hired “Conan” writers Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to pen the script about Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s New York surgeon who loses his sense of touch after an accident and learns to use his mind to defeat evil instead of physical force.

Obviously, this news still leaves room for a number of questions, namely how much money would Marvel throw behind this, and who would play Dr. Strange? But it will likely be a while before any of those are answered.

In the meantime, Marvel is still committed to distribute four other movies through Paramount, including "Iron Man 3," “Thor,” “The First Avenger: Captain America” and most likely “Avengers.”

You can give a gal a po-boy, but it doesn't mean she'll stay in New Orleans.

On the season finale of "Treme," Davis McAlary tried to persuade Janette DeSautel to stay in the Crescent City with a day filled with the magical moments that he insisted would never happen to her in Manhattan, and which she countered were just plain moments.

The morning began with a John Boutte serenade, complete with Café du Monde beignets. The couple drove among the live oak trees, napped on the Mississippi, danced at Le Bon Temps Roule and lunched at Domilise's, where they debated the merits of a New Orleans classic.

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While Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus are often criticized because of their flamboyant spins on minimalist fashion, Helen Mirren counts them as women who are embracing their sexuality.

The soon-to-be 65-year-old actress told New York magazine that she’s “thrilled young girls are claiming their sexuality for themselves.”

The women she loves, Mirren said in the interview, are bold, like "Madonna and Scarlett Johansson—sexy and gorgeous, but not only that. And Miley Cyrus - fantastic!"

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Vampire lovers, it’s time to rejoice. HBO has renewed “True Blood” for a fourth season.

This isn't a total shocker, since critics are already salivating over the start of the third season. Entertainment Weekly called it “faster, sleeker, more vicious, more fun than it already was,” as well as “summer’s best TV,” and USA Today said what we all know - "True Blood" is “fabulously wild.”

“We’re looking forward to more chills from Alan Ball and his gifted team next year,” HBO Programming president Michael Lombardo said in a statement.

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Jake Pavelka is back to his old “Bachelor” status, but “Bachelorette” Ali Fedotowsky told E! News that she’s not trying to rekindling their old flame.

In fact, Fedotowsky, 25, hasn’t even talked to the guy since the “Women Tell All” taping.

"I've made a decision to move forward in my life," she told E!. "That just wouldn't be fair to the guys here, and it took some time, but I'm healed and moved on from Jake."

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Now that “True Blood’s” Anna Paquin has been “initiated into the followed-by-paparazzi crowd,” as she told Self magazine in their July issue, she’s learned to care even less about what people think of her.

The breaking point for Paquin came when she was made fun of for wearing a helmet while riding her bike. “I was like, OK, that would be a really stupid reason to die,” she said. “At that point, I was done.”

Paquin's newly developed thicker skin also came in handy to deal with the aftermath of announcing that she's bisexual.

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Monday night's edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was one that fans of Seth Rogen and "The Green Hornet" were looking forward to watching: The long-awaited trailer for Rogen's turn as a costumed hero was set to premiere.

Then, a funny thing happened - tonight's scheduled rerun with Bradley Cooper as a guest aired instead. Moments later, Kimmel tweeted, "We had a power outage at the studio tonight. No one was killed. Shot the whole show on my MacBook. It will air tomorrow night instead."

Kimmel is known for pulling a hoax or two, but it would seem strange for a hoax to delay a much-hyped show for 24 hours.

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The "Showbiz Tonight" team was at it again this morning in our morning meeting. So many explosive new entertainment stories today, and so little time! Here are some of the hot new topics:

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly planning to pose nude *with* her alcohol monitoring anklet on in order to hock her new line of purses. Really Lindsay? What’s up with this latest bout of celebrities getting down and dirty just to get a little attention? "Showbiz Tonight" will have a lineup of top experts to break it down for us.

And if you haven’t already seen Miley’s eyebrow-raising outfit at a Canadian awards show, suffice it to say that it's pretty outrageous. She wore a black netted outfit reminiscent of Cher circa the 1986 Oscars, but the thing is, Miley is only 17-years-old.

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Those who thought Judd Apatow’s protagonists were all drunk white frat boys, think again - Apatovian romps may have just become equal-opportunity.

Apatow is set to produce “Business Trip,” a comedy by Stacey Harman about “a group of women who go on a corporate trip but wind up doing anything but business while on company time,” reports Variety. And considering the movie will be produced by Universal Pictures and Benderspink, the latter of which was behind “The Hangover,” some say that “Business Trip” will be the female-oriented version of the Warner Bros. hit.

The movie will star Apatow’s actress wife Leslie Mann, according to Deadline.com. Mann also appeared in Apatow’s “Funny People.”

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