TICKER: Neil Patrick Harris, Tim Lambesis, Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend, Miley Cyrus

Neil Patrick Harris will be back as host of the Tony Awards, the fourth time for the quadriple-threat -- acting, dancing, singing, charming -- host. The 67th annual awards ceremony honoring the best of Broadway returns to Radio City Music Hall and will again be televised live by CBS. Harris was host of the 63rd, 65th and 66th Tony Awards. As he did in 2012, He also will act as a producer, along with executive producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, who returns as director for the 14th consecutive year. "I'm very excited to be back hosting the Tony Awards at the legendary Radio City Music Hall [after New York's Beacon Theater]. It'll be more impressive than ever -- if my math is correct, it will be 267 times bigger than last year," NPH said. "Oh, wait. No, that can't ??? hold on ??? carry the one ... I'm awful at math. But rest assured, the show will rock!" Harris, an Emmy-nominated regular on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother," is a three-time Emmy winner for his guest-starring role on "Glee" and as host of the 2009 and 2011 Tonys. As fans and investigators try to figure out the motive behind the alleged murder-for-hire scheme hatched by As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis, the details of the singer's divorce offer few clues, MTV.com reported. Grammy-nominated Lambesis, 32, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with three federal counts, including one of solicitation to commit murder and two of conspiracy to commit crime after he reportedly tried to hire an undercover detective he believed was a hit man. The September 2012 divorce documents indicate that Lambesis' split from his estranged wife, Meggan, was amicable, according to the Associated Press. In the divorce papers, Meggan Lambesis said the singer had become "obsessed with bodybuilding" before their divorce and was often distracted by talking or texting on his phone when he spent time with their three adopted children. Lambesis' obsession with working out appeared to have inspired a second official Twitter account, @gymlambesis, on which he frequently commented on his band's activities as well as his changing appearance. Lambesis, who is being held without bail, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. Remember Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend? She's back, and apparently (or should that be transparently?) she's hot. As proof that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, Maxim's Hot 100 list includes the imaginary woman known as Lennay Kekua. She comes in at number 69 -- beating out celebrities such as Jessica Chastain, Emma Roberts and Zooey Deschanel, Mashable.com points out. Miley Cyrus was the magazine's top pick. Maxim's bio said, after Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend hoax of 2012, we think it might be nice to have an invisible girl of our own to love. Why not? She's got a ton of great qualities, including looking awesome in a bikini." Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/celebrities/ticker-neil-patrick-harris-tim-lambesis-manti-teos-fake-girlfriend-miley-cyrus-

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