1. Justin Bieber was tackled by a fan during a concert
At a concert in Dubai on Saturday, one Justin Bieber concertgoer took his beliebing a little too far when he rushed the stage, knocking over both Bieber and a piano in the process. E! Online reports that the man was "a fan" who decided to take the song "Believe" literally and embrace his dreams by bum-rushing the pop star — because there's no better way to earn the respect of your idol than tackling him in the middle of a performance. The report adds that Bieber is fine, though the piano wasn't quite as lucky.
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2. Lindsay Lohan should go abroad to work with children, says Lindsay Lohan
Forget judges and trained medical professionals — according to Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Lohan knows exactly what Lindsay Lohan needs. In a very long, very candid interview with Piers Morgan at the Daily Mail, Lohan reveals that she doesn't think rehab has been an effective treatment for her — a pretty convincing argument, considering she's already been ordered to attend it six times. "The best thing they could do for me would be to make me go abroad to different countries and work with children," adds Lohan, somehow conflating court-ordered treatment with an eighth grade mission trip.
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3. Mike Tyson wants to star in a Shakespeare play
Mike Tyson's cameos in the Hangover franchise have propelled the former heavyweight champion into an unlikely second career as an actor. But according to a recent interview, Iron Mike is setting his sights a little higher for his next role: "Wouldn't Shakespeare be awesome? That black guy... could you imagine me in Othello?" Tyson mused in an interview with the New York Daily News — which does, admittedly, raise the intriguing possibility of a Shakespeare production that prominently features Phil Collins.
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4. Zach Galifianakis says there won't be a Hangover 4
Whether or not Iron Mike's aspirations lead him to the Globe Theatre, one place you definitely won't find him is in another Hangover movie; according to star Zach Galifianakis, the franchise will be over for good after Part III hits theaters later this summer. "I'm happy we did the third one," said Galifianakis in an interview quoted at Irish Examiner. "A third one felt like it gave our characters a conclusion" — which will surely come as a relief to anyone who saw The Hangover Part II, which felt more like "how much can we milk this series before everyone gets sick of it?"
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5. Alec Baldwin-starring Broadway play Orphans will close six weeks early
If you want to see Alex Baldwin on Broadway, you'd better buy tickets now — you just lost six weeks' worth of chances to do it. The Baldwin-starring play Orphans, which you probably know better as "that play that sparked an irritating feud between Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf until LaBeouf finally quit," will be closing six weeks early due to what the The Hollywood Reporter calls a "tepid box office." For anyone who thinks LaBeouf got the last laugh, note that the actor was spotted handing out free copies of a self-produced graphic novel in Studio City on Saturday — so really, everyone loses here.
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