Celebrity News December 31, 2012

Extra Scoop: Green Day Announces 2013 Tour!

Green Day Announces 2013 Tour!
Following singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab to deal with unspecified substance issues, Green Day announced on Monday that they are ready to hit the road in support of their trifecta of 2012 albums. The tour is slated to kick off on March 28 with a show at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. Full story: MTV News.

Ryan Seacrest Calls New Year's Eve Bash Without Dick Clark 'Surreal'
Host Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2013 without one very familiar face: His beloved mentor and New Year's Rockin' Eve co-star Dick Clark. Monday marks the first broadcast of Clark's long-running fete from New York City's Times Square since his April 2012 death. Full story: Us Weekly.

Robin Roberts Won't Return to 'Good Morning America' Until Mid 2013
Robin Roberts will likely not re-join the "Good Morning America" staff until May 2013, at the earliest. Sources told TMZ that the anchor's medical issues make an earlier return way too risky because her immune system is extremely weak. Full story: TMZ.

Obama: I Don't Compare Myself to Lincoln
The success of Steven Spielberg's film on Abraham Lincoln has inspired a new parlor game amid Washington's latest budget battle. What would Lincoln do? President Obama, however, isn't playing. Full story: USA Today.

'Friday Night Lights' Star Zach Gilford Ties the Knot
Zach Gilford of NBC's "Friday Night Lights" tied the knot with his fiancee, actress Kiele Sanchez, on Dec. 29 in California. Gilford, 30, and Sanchez, 36, met in 2010 on the set of the ABC pilot "The Matadors," which was not picked up. Full story: CBS News.