Amidst the leak of Drake’s new album “Take Care” comes news that the hip-hop star is making a mix tape with rap icon Rick Ross.

The singer spoke to XXL on Friday about his upcoming project, as well as his rumored Lil Wayne collaboration.

First things first: The Lil Wayne project, if it comes to fruition, won't happen any time soon.

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The shocking news that seminal rapper Heavy D died Tuesday at the age of 44 launched an outpouring of emotion from those who knew him and were influenced by him.

Many opted to retweet the artist's last postings on Twitter, encouraging statements such as "Never stop believing," and then, just before his death, "BE INSPIRED!"

Others still recalled a man who was as legendary for a gracious spirit as he was for his music:

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Today's news you might've missed:

• Well isn't this an absolutely fabulous development, dahling: The cult classic show's creator, Jennifer Saunders, is aiming to write a script based on the BBC comedy, which is also returning to TV. [Deadline]
• The people love "Potter": The final theatrical installment of J.K. Rowling's saga, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," leads the People's Choice Awards nominations with a total of nine. "Glee" is up for six and Katy Perry is another lead nominee with seven, with her nods spanning the categories of music, movies and celebrity.
• Speaking of Katy Perry, some think her belly may be holding a baby. [The Superficial]
• Celebrity-who-is-actually-pregnant Beyonce just may bathe her baby (girl?) in a $5,200 pink Swarovski crystal bathtub. [ABC News]
• If 50 Cent wants to try again with Chelsea Handler, now's his chance. The late night comedian is a single lady again, having split with her hotelier boyfriend Andre Balazs. [Us Weekly]
• We adore Joseph Gordon-Levitt for many reasons, his extensive acoustic covers repertoire being just one of them:

We don't know if it was this scene in particular, or if Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman should just avoid sex scenes in general, but both stars seem to have been scarred by their sensual encounter in their upcoming indie "Butter."

Just as Jackman has said that he was beyond embarrassed after recording vocals for a sex scene with Garner, the actress relayed the same sentiment to E! News.

"Of course, it was like the first day we worked together," she said. "It's always like that. It's always like, 'It's nice to meet you, now let's moan and groan.'"

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Talk about the 1 percent: Candy Spelling, the wealthy widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling, just won $90,000 at the slots in Las Vegas, according to TMZ.

Yes, the woman famous for having rooms devoted to gift wrap and dolls in her ginormous mansion (which she sold earlier this year) just hit it big. Candy, mom to Tori Spelling, won her latest jackpot on the high stakes slots at the Bellagio, which run from $100 to $1,000 per spin.

We say her latest jackpot because this seems to be Spelling’s most recent win. In 2007, the millionairess reportedly won $200,000 on the slots, and in 2008, she's said to have scored another $180,000! All three wins took place at the Bellagio.

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Despite the lackluster response some fans have had towards "Glee" lately, there's still plenty of anticipation for Tuesday's episode.

Two of McKinley High's favorite couples - Rachel Berry and Finn, as well as Kurt Hummel and Blaine - are "going all the way," if we were to put it in grade school terminology. (Two parents groups have already spoken out against the episode for portraying teen sex, Entertainment Weekly reports.)

CNN caught up with Lea Michele, who plays the super overachiever Rachel, at Glamour magazine's 21st annual Women of the Year awards, and she revealed that she and co-star Cory Monteith (Finn) had a pretty steamy time filming the scene. FULL POST

CMA awards week is officially underway, and superstar couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill kicked it off with a party.

The duo hosted the gathering at their Bear Creek Farms property to celebrate Faith's return to the CMA stage.

Her performance on Wednesday will be her first in five years, and the three-time CMA winner will debut her brand-new single, "Come Home."

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According to New York Magazine's Vulture, "Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner has apologized for remarking that "rehearsal is for fags" at a premiere over the weekend.

Ratner told The Wrap, "I apologize for any offense my remarks caused. It was a dumb way of expressing myself. Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words."

But is that enough? The director is slated to produce the Oscars, but some critics are campaigning to have him dismissed from the job.

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After last week’s “New Girl,” in which Jess (Zooey Deschanel) walked in on a naked Nick (Jake Johnson) and saw his “bing-bong," it's safe to say that their friendship has reached a new level of awkwardness.

But in a recent conference call, Johnson hinted that the budding friendship between Nick and Jess could turn into a romantic relationship.

“I think Jess and Nick are in that state of really kind of feeling each other out,” he said. “I think they both definitely noticed each other.”

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We guess if you're going to pose for Playboy, as Lindsay Lohan will, there's probably not much point in trying to be demure.

Hugh Hefner tells "The Insider" in an interview scheduled to air on Tuesday that Lindsay Lohan will be featured "fully nude" in Playboy magazine's January/February issue. It'll also be "classy, very classy," the Playboy impresario notes.

The spread, which has long been rumored but was confirmed Monday, will be a "classic tribute inspired by the original Tom Kelly nude pictorial of Marilyn Monroe, a portion of which was the original playmate which was in the original issue of Playboy," Hef said.

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