CeeLo Green leaving 'The Voice'

Green appeared on the talk show along with singer Lionel Richie, with whom he will be touring. Green has continued to make music while on "The Voice," and like many fans, DeGeneres thought he was only taking a break from his mentoring duties on the show.

But it turns out Green is not coming back to the show at all.

"I don't want to wear out my welcome there," he said. "I have so many other things I want to do."

Green also posted a message to fans on on his website.

"The Voice has been an immensely enjoyable experience for me and I can only hope I have enriched the lives of our viewers, the contestants, and the many friends I made there," the message said. "I will always be there in spirit. Meanwhile, NBC and I plan to continue our relationship with several new co-ventures including a new music show, while we also explore our ideas for me to create and host a new show of my own."

In addition to reportedly working on a new album, the singer has had some legal woes.

In October, Green pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of giving the drug ecstasy to a woman who had accused him of sexually assaulting her. Prosecutors declined to pursue rape charges, but the drug case is pending.

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Green Day re-energized at SXSW

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“Welcome back!” Billie Joe Armstrong shouted to a capacity crowd — but he might as well have been talking about himself.

A massively energetic Armstrong led Green Day in a triumphant live performance return at SXSW music festival in Austin on Friday night. The evening marked the first major performance by the band since he had an infamous onstage meltdown during the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas last September and subsequently entered rehab.

Taking the stage at the Austin City Limits Live venue to Ennio Morricone’s “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” theme, the trio (along with backing musicians) slammed through about two dozen songs, a collection of old favorites (such as “Welcome to Paradise,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Know Your Enemy” and “Jesus of Suburbia”) and newer tunes (“Stay the Night,” “Stop When the Red Lights Flash”), plus a medley smattering of covers (The Beatles’ “Hey Jude,” Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”).

Armstrong, arms frequently raised and waiting, soaked up the outpouring of fan love in like he needed every last ounce of it, calling the night a “celebration.” He was focused and playful, more than once pulling audience members out of the crowd to join the onstage fun and shooting water, toilet paper, and t-shirts into the crowd using a variety of projectile toys. Though the singer isn’t doing media interviews during the festival, the show seemed designed to telegraph a media message of its own: We’re back, we’re okay, and we still rock. 

At one point, a roadie abruptly took Armstrong’s failing mircophone away to switch it out. The singer laughed. “I wasn’t even on drugs!” It was a funny poke at the elephant that, while maybe not in the room given the waves of fan adoration, was at least in the vicinity.

(FYI for Green Day completists, the festival also hosted screenings for two Green Day documentaries: Broadway Idiot, which chronicles the making of the band’s Broadway musical American Idiot, and Cuatro! which follows the recording of the band’s three new albums, Uno!, Dos! and Tre!, all released all within a few months last fall.)

“South by Southwest, the greatest rock bands in the world!” Armstrong said of his festival host. “And a lot of other ones too!”

Last night, at least, Green Day was one of the former.

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'Timothy Green': Oddly upsetting?

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Every weekend, parents around the country are faced with deciding if the movies playing at the multiplex are “safe” for their children to watch. Usually, “safe” translates to a G or PG rating. But, as any former child can tell you, some G-and-PG-rated movies geared for children can end up being the most traumatic moviegoing experiences of all.

Case in point, this weekend’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green. (Warning: SPOILERS follow, but parents may appreciate the advance warning!) The film follows Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), a married couple struggling to start a family, who one night bury a box in their backyard filled with their dearest hopes and dreams for their imagined child. Soon after, young Timothy Green (CJ Adams) pops up on their doorstep. He’s got leaves growing out of his ankles, and he seems preternaturally capable of fulfilling his adopted parents’ aforementioned dearest hopes and dreams.

But as the title of the film directly implies, Timothy Green’s time on the planet is finite. That development proved just too emotionally overwhelming for at least two young boys who saw the movie this weekend; their devastation was so touching — and, let’s face it, hilarious — that their parents couldn’t help but record it and post it to YouTube. Check it out below (via badassdigest.com):

First of all, Disney has a brilliant new marketing campaign on their hands: “It was SUPER SAD!” says one critic! “There were so many happy and sad moments!” says another!

But witnessing these boys parents’ help them talk through their sorrow, I was most reminded of my own blubbering reaction to the harrowing climax of 1983's Superman III: An evil supercomputer grows sentient and absorbs one of the film’s villains (Annie Ross) inside it, transforming her into a cyborg. When I saw the movie for the first time in our family’s basement as a six-year-old kid, this scene left me thoroughly horrified. And when the supercomputer later tried to absorb Superman and turn him into a cyborg, it proved way too much for me to bear. I raced upstairs to my father, incoherent with tears, until he coaxed me back down to the basement, where he stood by the TV as I watched huddled on the stairs until I saw that Superman did indeed triumph over evil.

I don’t know if another sequence from a feature film has more deeply affected me to this day. Watching it now, the adult part of me can recognize how cheap and silly it all actually plays. But it also leaves me with a pit of anxiety in my stomach that I know will stay with me for hours (at least).

What family films have done the same to you? How did your parents handle your devastation? And if a movie has caused your kids to melt down, how did you deal with it?

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Read more:
‘Odd Life of Timothy Green’ aims to be ‘touchstone’ for families with adopted kids
EW’s review of ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’
17 Surprisingly Scary Kids’ Movie Moments

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Is There Trouble Brewing at Green Mountain? (The Motley Fool)

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR - News) recently posted robust revenue and earnings growth in its fourth quarter. However, investors had higher expectations, and reacted by eroding one-third of the stock's value in response. This comes at a time when hedge fund manager David Einhorn has damaged the company's image.

Will relationships with fellow brewers Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX - News), Dunkin' Brands (Nasdaq: DNKN - News) and Caribou Coffee (Nasdaq: CBOU - News) be enough to carry them forward?

Let's see what's troubling the company.

A rocky quarter
Green Mountain's profits during the quarter increased to $75.4 million, which is nearly triple compared to the previous year. This was mainly caused by robust K-cup growth, which accounted for nearly two-third of the company's revenue. Earnings per share of $0.47 missed analyst expectations by just $0.01. However, this was not the reason for investor concern.

The company earned revenue of $711.9 million in this quarter, a staggering 91% increase from the year-ago period, but that failed to meet the average expectation of $760 million. Green Mountain has been surprising the market and beating revenue estimates for over two years now. So, what has led to this drop?

Blame it on the change
Management feels that there has been a change in the ordering pattern of wholesale customers. Apparently, wholesalers bought too much from the company in the last quarter and balanced that out by purchasing less in this quarter. In other words, wholesalers over-ordered earlier, which led to low revenue growth in this quarter.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, however, highlighted that Green Mountain's inventory levels and capital expenditure trends are responsible for a severe weakness in the company. He pointed out that inventories, which are up 356% compared to last year, are growing faster than the company's sales.

Additionally, the company's increasing capital expenditure is a concern. Green Mountain spent extensively on K-Cup and next generation K-Cup coffee packaging, thereby doubling its capital spending to $290 million in fiscal year 2011. It plans to spend an additional $700 million in the next fiscal year. The rise in capital expenditure far exceeds the estimated growth of the company.

Foolish final thought
Dark clouds are looming over the coffee giant. But there are some positives to look forward to as Green Mountain has projected sales growth for the next fiscal year at 60%-65%. Stay updated about Green Mountain to see if the company gets roasted or manages to brew strong results by adding it to your Watchlist. It's free. Click here.

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