We all knew Shia LeBeouf had no interest in returning to the Transformers movie franchise when he denounced all of Hollywood this year.

And of course, we knew that the blockbuster series would still return without him (it’s made $2 billion in it’s combined box office totals) — but we didn’t know who he’d be replaced with. And now, we do!

Director Michael Bay officially announced yesterday that Mark Wahlberg would take over the lead role, although he will not be playing Shia’s character.

“Mark is awesome”, Bay said during an interview. “We had a blast working on Pain and Gain (an upcoming 2013 film)  and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy,” said Bay.

Oddly enough, stories of Wahlberg joining the franchise were shot down by Bay just last week. But constant internet rumors and suggestions made him rethink the decision.

“Let’s say some ideas are gaining traction with me and my writer – so I’m here to say thanks internet chatter.”

The fourth installment hasn’t been officially named yet, but is set for release on June 27, 2014.

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The girl keeps her professionalism streak going!

Although it was hyped as nothing being off limits, Lindsay Lohan found one place she couldn’t go through with an interview with Barbara Walters to be filmed later this month – the possibility of being questioned on the charges she’s facing due to lying to police about her involvement in a car crash earlier this year.

The 20/20 interview was to tie into her appearance in Lifetime’s Liz and Dick, which has been amped up as a big return for LiLo. However, she realized that Babs may question her on the accident which sent her and her assistant to the hospital and rather than own up to it, she canceled the interview.

From TMZ:

We’re told Lindsay’s new PR team, Rogers & Cowan, felt it would be a mistake to put Lindsay in the hot seat … where she could possibly say something that could screw up her case … so they pulled the plug.

The hot mess says she’s sorry for canceling only days before sitting in front of the legendary news reporter because she considers Barbara a close friend. She promises to re-schedule when things are in the clear.

She does remember who she is, right? When is she ever in the clear of anything for less than 24 hours?

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Maybe he’s not gettin’ that “cake” but he probably really is.

Following a coy answer to being asked if they were back together, Chris Brown hit up a Los Angeles radio station to set the record straight when it comes to him and Rihanna.

The disc jockey, Big Boy questioned him on whether they had reconciled following Rihanna’s sweetly laced “no” answer to Bravo’s Andy Cohen a day before.

“No”, Chris responded. “And that’s just a quick answer.”

Of course, someone could be lying through their teeth considering they’ve been seen together tons of times following their PDA fest during this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. And of course, Chris pretty much admitted that he was still in love with Rihanna… as well as ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, who broke up with him because of his continued connection to Riri.

Maybe it’s nobodies nobody’s business.

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How very telling… or is it?

It’s apparent that Justin Bieber is feeling the sting of a broken heart after the end of his relationship with Selena Gomez.

During a stop on his Believe tour last night, the young star broke into an acoustic version of one of the biggest break-up songs in recent history: Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River”.

He’s apparently performed the track before during previous shows, but it’s an odd choice to be pulling it out of his musical song bag now. Is it merely a coincidence or is something else afoot?

We may never know, but Justin is said to want Selena back… although, after her re-tweet of an image of The Biebs with a Victoria Secret model with an ellipsis (that’s the set of dots that ends an unfinished thought or sentence), she might not be so willing to forgive and forget.

Check out Justin’s performance above.

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