After an already successful year in the film business, Channing Tatum is now eying a new leading role! According to a report put out by Deadline on Monday (May 14), the “Dear John” actor is in talks to star in the new Roland Emmerich directed flick “White House Down.” The James Vanderbilt written script was picked up by Sony earlier this year for a reported $3 million and has been said to feature a para-military type takeover of the White House. Aside from “White House Down,” which is said to hit theaters in November, the sexy 32-year-old actor can also be seen on the big screen twice this summer in “Magic Mike” and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”

Amid the ongoing debate over President’s support gay marriage and following of North Carolina’s recent ban of it, Virginia’s House of Delegates voted today to deny a judicial nomination to Tracy Thorne-Begland, who would have become the state’s first openly gay judge. According to The New York Times’ Sabrina Tavernise, Thorne-Begland received 33 “yes” votes to 31 “nays,” in a vote held in the early hours on Tuesday morning, but needed a 51-vote majority of all the House delegates to be approved. ..

Showing off her million-dollar smile, Berenice Bejo was in the house for a photocall ahead of the 65th Cannes Film Festival today (May 15) in Cannes, France. The “Artist” actress was joined by several festival honchos as she worked her magic for the paparazzi in a lovely black dress.

Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz were both in the house for the “ Ellen DeGeneres Show” today (May 15). The “Waiting for Tonight” songstress and the “There’s Something About Mary” babe dropped by to talk about their new movie “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” And while there was plenty of chat about the flick, the conversation turned to the rumors that Cameron and J. Lo are supposedly at odds with each other

They’re always up for publicity opportunities, and last night (May 14) the Kardashian sisters were in the house at “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .” Kim , Kourtney and Khloe were all gussied up to chat with Jay about the hot topics du jour, including pregnancy, Kanye West, and the future of their careers. Regarding her show “Khloe & Lamar,” Khloe noted that they were taking a break for the summer. “Lamar and I have fun doing what we’re doing.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the most powerful woman in American history when she was sworn in as Speaker of the House in 2007. She lost that power four years later and is now hell-bent on winning it back.

With his new movie “Rock of Ages” set to hit theaters on June 15th, Tom Cruise amped up promotions by landing the cover of the June 2012 issue of W magazine. The 49-year-old actor showed off his rocker look in Rita Ryack leather pants while sandwiched between models Edita Vilkeviciute and Abbey Lee Kershaw for the Mario Sorrenti shot front page. Meanwhile, highlights from Cruise’s interview are as follows

Looking gorgeous in black, Jennifer Connelly made an appearance at the screening of her newest film “Virginia” at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City (May 14).

Congress is producing little this election year that will become law, yet both parties are churning out bills designed to make the other side look bad.

The chairmen of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committees leading a probe of the Secret Service said on Sunday that they plan to hold a May 23 Congressional hearing on the prostitution scandal that rocked the agency in April. Secret Service director Mark Sullivan and Charles Edwards, acting inspector general of the Dept.