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'Music isn't about competition no more. All the gangster rappers are happy,' Wayne tells magazine.
By Rob Markman
Lil Wayne on the October/November 2011 cover of <i>Vibe</i>
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Lil Wayne is himself a music icon, but on the cover of Vibe magazine's October/November issue, the YMCMB superstar channels the spirit of another. Sporting a regal red and gold-accented coat, similar to one that Jimi Hendrix famously wore, Weezy capped off his outfit with a black fedora and black sunglasses, finding inspiration in the legendary guitarist. In his interview, Wayne opened up about competition in rap, his feud with Jay-Z and Drake's success, and of course, MTV News got the exclusive scoop.
"There's no competition [with any artists]. Music isn't about competition no more. All the gangster rappers are happy, all the skateboard rappers are happy, all the white rappers are happy. ... Everybody just happy to do music these days," Weezy said in an exclusive magazine excerpt obtained by MTV News. "There are no problems. That sh-- died a long time ago with them old-ass rappers. We are just making music, making money and having fun — feeding our families. Competition is for the old guys."
The quote is a bit contradictory considering Wayne threw a shot at Jay-Z on "I'm Good," a song off of his latest album, Tha Carter IV. The two have quietly been feuding for some time now, throwing subliminal darts in each other's direction, never actually acknowledging each other by name. When asked if he expected any backlash from the dis, Wayne stood confident.
"Well, I'm a man. I believe as a man, you should know that. Every man should know the repercussions and consequences behind whatever they do before they do it. And of course, I know there won't be any repercussions behind what I did," the rapper told Vibe.
Hip-hop beefs are a very small part of Wayne's dynamic. Vibe editor in chief Jermaine Hall said that the Young Money boss is more than just a rapper, citing his 2010 rock-inspired Rebirth album and his acoustic hit "How to Love" as examples of Tunechi's reach. It was his diversity and modern-day rock swag that led the magazine to use Hendrix as a muse.
"He was very into the Jimi Hendrix concept," Hall said of the shoot, which took place in Miami in early August. "I didn't know how far Wayne was willing to take it. But it just so happens that Jimi is also one of his idols and actually one of the people that influenced him to pick up a guitar and try to learn how to play. So he was 100 percent onboard with the concept."
In the issue, which also features Chris Rock, J. Cole and a story on Tupac's Hollywood impact, Vibe also got Weezy to open up about Drake's success. Is his competitive spirit fueled by Drizzy's accomplishments? Not in the least bit. "I don't look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn't my artist, then yeah, maybe," he said of their relationship. "But that's my artist. He's not [just] a friend. We're more than friends. It's business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I'm the guy's boss."
Weezy also gets political talking about his feelings on the riots that rocked London this past August. "All you could do is pray for the people that were dealing with the situation and hope for the best. As far as them blaming hip-hop, you can blame Jesus for things, so you can't really fault anybody for blaming someone or something. All you can do is hope for the best," he said in response to those who blamed rap for the political upheaval.
"Wayne is the type of artist ... obviously he's a rock star, he's loved in the 'hood, he's touching so many pockets around this country right now," Hall said of his latest cover subject. "It's what allows him to come out first week and do [almost a million]. He's not just dealing with one audience anymore."
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Ashton Kutcher is not having a good week. First rumors emerged that he and wife Demi Moore were on the rocks after a possible cheating scandal. And now -- after only two episodes -- his new CBS bosses are reportedly peeved with him, too.
On this week's episode of the revamped Two and a Half Men, Kutcher's character, Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, is shown using a laptop that looks like a MacBook Pro. But if you look closely, audiences will see that the laptop is covered with stickers promoting various social media sites like Foursquare, Chegg, Flipboard and GroupMe.
And although that seems in character for an Internet entrepreneur, 33-year-old Kutcher has a financial stake in some of those companies -- notably Foursquare -- that required a disclaimer in the credits to follow FCC regulations.
"Very cool - @aplusk shows off @thehipmunk @chegg @foursquare @groupme stickers on Two and a Half Men PIC from @dens," twittered Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley.
Kutcher's stunt may have endeared him to the companies he invests in, but CBS executives were not as pleased with what amounts to free publicity for businesses that did not pay for advertising on the show -- even if executive producer Chuck Lorre OK'd the stickered prop.
"This was not part of any advertising transaction with CBS," a network rep confirmed to E! News. "Our policy is to disclose such financial interests in a credit at the end of the broadcast."
So far, there's been no comment from Kutcher, who's besieged with personal publicity problems this week. But CBS will reportedly blur out the stickers in future episodes if they're visible again.
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They've been nearly inseparable over the past week, and Vanessa Hudgens spent her Thursday (September 29) venturing about Studio City, alongside little sister Stella.
Prior to the sisterly escapade, the former "High School Musical" star grabbed a solo bite to eat for lunch and hit her local Best Buy - emerging with an Epson Projector in her arms.
Miss Hudgens then scooped up her sis with the two lovely ladies dropping by a pumpkin patch before shopping for household needs at Ralph's Grocery Store.
The day's doings come as Vanessa is currently gearing up to shoot a thriller titled "Frozen Ground" - which is based on actual events of "an Alaska State Trooper partnering with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bright the murderer to justice."
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We look back at other divisive getups, including George Clooney's Batman and Adrianne Palicki's Wonder Woman.
By Kara Warner
Anne Hathaway on the set of "Dark Knight Rises"
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Nothing causes a storm of online controversy like the first big reveal of an updated superhero costume — particularly when said costume is on a glamorous Hollywood starlet.
Case in point: the paparazzi photo snapped on the Los Angeles set of "The Dark Knight Rises" that features a catsuit-clad Anne Hathaway in between scenes. The firestorm around the photo, as well as the detailed analysis that followed, reminded us of some other costumes that received the same obsessive treatment.
MTV News reached out to Caleb Goellner, senior editor at Comics Alliance, for his thoughts on past lightning-rod getups.
Halle Berry's Catwoman
All things considered, Hathaway's costume has nothing on Halle Berry's barely there, frequently mocked ensemble from 2004's much-maligned "Catwoman," which went on to win four Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay.
"If somebody would've asked me, 'Hey, you think it'd be feasible to fight crime wearing nothing but a few handfuls of random belts from a TJ Maxx after-Thanksgiving sale bargain bin circa 1984?' In, like, 2003, I might've said, 'Maybe,' " Goellner admitted. "I confess to not being open-minded enough for that response in a post-'Catwoman' world, though."
Adrianne Palicki's Wonder Woman
There is a decent argument to be made that the violent reactions to the costume worn briefly by Adrianne Palicki were a large part of the reason David E. Kelley's TV series failed to get picked up. Also, from what we know about the pilot, it was not good.
"Palicki's costume seems like it was scrutinized more for its choice of materials than its cut," Goellner said. "Nobody really agrees on what Wonder Woman is/should be, but fans seemed united in their cries for a TV costume with a less vinyl-y sheen."
George Clooney and Val Kilmer's Batmen
When Warner Bros. hired Joel Schumacher to direct "Batman Forever" and then "Batman & Robin," they wanted him to make the films less Tim Burton-style dark and more family-friendly. The result? Nipples were inexplicably added to the Batsuits worn by Val Kilmer and George Clooney.
"In a world where rubber costumes often feature fake abs, adding nipples to a crime fighting suit is pretty logical," Goellner said, tongue firmly in cheek. "The problem fans had with this outfit stemmed purely from the fact that, in the comics, Bruce Wayne has trained his nipples to go into sleep mode while fighting crime, diverting calories to other parts of his body as needed. This continuity error, however minor, really distracted from Joel Schumacher's otherwise completely authentic filmmaking choices."
Ryan Reynolds' Green Lantern
The debate about CGI is ongoing: How much is too much? How much is too little? Shouldn't we expect all superhero-themed movies to be computer-generated spectacles? When the first photo of Ryan Reynolds as a green-suited Hal Jordan appeared, there were accusations of ruin and overuse of Photoshop.
Said Goellner: "Green Lantern's organic look had some feeling like he was more of a Slim Goodbody stand-in than a proper space cop. Others, who accepted the rationality of the costume as a manifestation of alien technology, were still bummed by its lack of depth and overall painted-on look. Everyone else was too busy hoping for a cosmic 'Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place' reunion to notice."
X-Men Suit Up in Black Leather
For those who grew up with their crime-fighting mutants sporting the classic blue-and-yellow suits as seen on the pages of the Marvel comic, as well as the animated cartoon, the all-black ensembles worn by the cast in Bryan Singer's 2000 hit ruffled many a fanboy's feathers back in the day — so much so that Singer added an homage to the fans via Cyclops' cheeky line: "What would you prefer, yellow spandex?"
"Given the X-Men's history of trying out new uniforms in the comics, fans weren't supremely bothered by X-Men's low-key combat suits," Goellner said. "Then again, the state of the superhero film was so abysmal in 2000 that fans were open to anything that was more 'Blade' than 'Batman & Robin.' It also probably would've been a bad idea to put Hugh Jackman in a mask, when everyone knows the real star of the 'X' franchise has been his dreamy peepers."
Bonus: Barbara Eden's Jeannie
Back in 1965, nothing caused more controversy on network television than Barbara Eden's scandalous costume on "I Dream of Jeannie" — so scandalous that network execs made the costume designers add extra inches to the waistline so Eden's belly button wouldn't be exposed.
Goellner's final word: "Her costume is a delight, but everybody knows that real genies are blue, have goatees and kind of talk like that guy who starred in 'Hook.' "
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After Monday night's fast-tempo performances, which left Nancy Grace revealing more than her fancy footwork and Chaz Bono plummeting to the lowest spot on the leaderboard, who was the second couple booted from the Dancing with the Stars ballroom?
HLN host Nancy Grace and her partner Tristan MacManus were safe this week, making some fans on Twitter wonder if the "nip slip" hoopla actually helped her snag some extra votes.
Bono and his blonde dancing pro Lacey Schwimmer unsurprisingly landed in the bottom three, after their "too slow" quickstep earned them a lowest-of-the-heap score of 17 on Monday night. Joining them in the bottom three was David Arquette and Kym Johnson, who got a second-to-last-place score of 18 for their performance.
But despite her beauty and a decent judges' score of 21, it was Italian model-actress Elisabetta Canalis -- best known in the States for dating George Clooney -- and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy who couldn't pull off enough audience votes to secure another week in the competition.
"It was a great adventure, so I want to thank everybody," Canalis told the audience. Chmerkovskiy, who looked upset by the results, told Canalis: "I'm very proud of you. I wish I did better for you."
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Moving on without any difficulty were Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, who faced elimination last week. (Could this have something to do with his lobbying sisters and their millions of Twitter followers?)
Going forward, the top-placed partners are Ricky Lake and Derek Hough and J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff who have yet to finish anywhere near the bottom. Will they continue their reign at the top? We'll have to tune in -- the next episode is Monday at 8 p.m. EST, on ABC!
Reality star Kristin Cavallari was heartbroken after fiance Jay Cutler broke off their engagement in July. But now it seems the pair may be headed back to coupledom.
According to People, the Dancing with the Stars contestant was "absolutely devastated" when the two called it quits after a three-month engagement. But after a summer apart, sources say Cavallari and the Chicago Bears quarterback are "working it out."
"They're not officially back together but they're definitely talking and figuring things out," the source tells People.
The source goes on to explain that the former Hills beauty, 24, and the NFL star, 28, just need some time after their whirlwind romance. (They only dated for seven months before Cutler popped the question in Mexico last April.)
"Everything happened too fast when they first got together," the source adds. "So this time they're taking things slow."
But with their busy schedules -- she's on DWTS, and he's in full NFL season mode -- the couple is reportedly rekindling their romance from a distance. The source explains that "they're talking a lot."
Meanwhile, Cavallari is making her team loyalties known. She twittered "Let's go Bears!!!... Good luck @jaycutler6" on Sunday night and posted a photo of herself in a Bears hoodie.
'Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me,' 'Breaking Dawn' actor tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Jamie Campbell Bower
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Jamie Campbell Bower has already been swept up in the frenzy of two of Hollywood's biggest franchises ever, "Twilight" and "Harry Potter." At 22, he's settled for nothing less than A-list flicks, including "Sweeney Todd," "RocknRolla" and playing King Arthur in the miniseries "Camelot."
Thanks to his gypsy style and diverse résumé that includes films both big and small, Bower has been named "Most Likely to Be the Next Johnny Depp" by MTV Movies' New Class Yearbook. And with one Tim Burton film already under his belt, Bower is well on his way to following in the footsteps of the man who's made pirates oh so cool.
But it's what Bower is set to do next that's really going to keep the upward momentum of his career going. In addition to the closing out of the "Twilight" franchise in the next year with roles in "Breaking Dawn" parts 1 and 2, the actor will gear up to star in "The Mortal Instruments" alongside Lily Collins.
He's also a man who can mix it up and star in a period piece like next month's "Anonymous," which centers on the theory that Edward de Vere, earl of Oxford, actually wrote Shakespeare's plays. MTV's Josh Horowitz sat down with Bower recently to discuss all that's in store for the actor.
MTV: This is, like, your time. You have some really cool opportunities right now. Does it feel like this is what you've been working toward?
Jamie Campbell Bower: Well, yes. Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what you strive for because you want to better yourself as an actor and you want to better yourself as a person as well. But that does come with a lot of responsibility and a great deal of weight. At the moment, I'm incredibly nervous and I hope I just don't f--- it up.
MTV: Your ["Mortal Instruments"] audition — I want to hear from you. Did it feel like you embraced Jace?
Bower: This was a big deal for me and so I did a lot of preparation. I sent an email out asking what the character would wear, how he would dress, and I really focused on it. I was constantly, constantly, constantly looking at the lines and looking at the words and trying to nail who this guy was. They've taken a bit of, not a risk, but to put their trust in me and give me that role is very humbling.
MTV: Are we going to see much of you in "Breaking Dawn: Part 1"?
Bower: "Breaking Dawn: Part 1"? You'll see a bit of us [the Volturi]. We're around. "Part 2" is sort of where we really "throw down," would be the correct terminology? "Part 1," for us, is a lot of menacing set dressing. I am the best out-of-focus actor that you've ever seen, aren't I?
MTV: Is there a career to emulate?
Bower: You know, Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me and he's somebody who has produced an incredible amount of work, and every single piece that he does is amazing. And he also very cleverly manages to stay himself and very much shy away from the limelight, where it could have been very easy for him to put himself in a position where his friends and his family were in danger. And that's a scary thought. I think that's the main thing, to keep focused. It's a job at the end of the day and you have a responsibility to the people you're making the film for.
For more on all the up-and-comers who make up MTV's New Class, go to NewClass.MTV.com.
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Jury sees previously unreleased image of Jackson on gurney during opening arguments.
By Gil Kaufman
Randy and Janet Jackson enter the Los Angeles Courthouse on Tuesday
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More than two years after Michael Jackson's death, the manslaughter trial of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, opened in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday (September 27).
In addition to laying out story lines the prosecution and defense teams will follow, the trial quickly provided a shocking opening chapter when prosecutor David Walgren kicked off the proceedings by showing a previously unseen, graphic image of the 50-year-old pop icon's body on a hospital gurney following his death.
According to TMZ, Walgren meticulously set out the people's case against Murray, a cardiologist who was hired by Jackson to be his personal physician in the lead-up to the "Thriller" singer's planned 50-show This Is It comeback attempt.
Walgren told the just-seated jury that Jackson put "misplaced trust" in Murray's medical skills and that the prosecution planned to show that Murray repeatedly acted with gross negligence and incompetence. He pinned the cause of death as an overdose of the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol, which he claimed was administered by Murray, who had made arrangements with a pharmacy to purchase very large quantities of the drug that chronic insomniac Jackson allegedly used to get to sleep.
In addition, Walgren said more than a month before Jackson's death, the doctor made a voice recording on his iPhone in which Jackson, heavily slurring his words, is clearly under the influence of "unknown agents," which he said proved Murray knew the star's state and what the drugs were doing to his client.
Jackson was described as cold, shivering and rambling in the weeks before his death, but Walgren said the doctor continued to give him propofol and, when Jackson was clearly struggling in his final moments, he said Murray instructed a bodyguard to hide evidence in a blue bag, including bottles of propofol. He also noted that Murray never told paramedics or doctors at UCLA hospital that he'd given Jackson propofol.
Murray, who was working on a $150,000 a month retainer, faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if found guilty.
Defense attorney Ed Chernoff countered by telling the jury that Jackson caused his own death by swallowing eight 2mg pills of the anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam, as well as injecting himself with a dose of propofol that instantly killed him. He said Jackson's struggles with prescription-drug abuse were so acute that no amount of determination or talent — and not even the biggest tour payday of his life — could help him mount the This Is It tour without some help.
"He died rapidly, so instantly he didn't even have time to close his eyes," Chernoff said of Jackson's quick demise from the alleged combination of tranquilizers and propofol taken without Murray's knowledge.
Chernoff also claimed that Jackson went "doctor shopping," promised to put some of Murray's former patients on the stand to show his skills and compassion as a physician (which caused Murray to tear up at one point) and said his client was not aware of how acute Jackson's issues were when he took the gig. In fact, Chernoff said, Jackson didn't have insomnia, but suffered from an "absolute, total and thorough inability to sleep."
After hiring him, Jackson allegedly told Murray he would use propofol with or without him, and in the two months that he administered the drug to the singer, Chernoff said Murray observed Jackson sleeping, waking up and living his life, which suggested to the cardiologist that it was not negligent to administer the drug to his patient.
The defense attorney also claimed Murray was trying to wean Jackson off the dangerous drug, a tactic that seemed to be working in the nights before June 25. But after an emergency meeting June 20, during which the show's promoter threatened to pull the plug on the tour if Jackson did not get his health in order, Jackson begged Murray to continue giving him the anesthetic so he could get much-needed sleep.
As he has claimed all along, Chernoff said Murray gave Jackson a small dose of propofol just before the pop star died, but not enough to kill him, suggesting that Jackson — who knew exactly how to administer the drug — shot himself up with the fatal dose. Murray pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Testimony in the proceedings — which are being televised and webcast — was expected to begin later in the day with Jackson's choreographer and friend, Kenny Ortega. Among those attending the first day of the trial were Jackson's father and mother, Joseph and Katherine Jackson, as well as siblings Janet, Jermaine, Randy, Tito and LaToya.
Related Photos Related ArtistsMy good friend Caprice Crane's new book, With a Little Luck, is out today. Yay, Caprice!
It's gotten great reviews:
"Crane is one of the funniest writers of popular fiction around. The dialog (inner and outer) is laugh-out-loud, snort-inducing hilarious . . . Readers will want to cross their fingers and spit while throwing salt over their shoulders if it helps Berry reach her dreams. Highly recommended."
—Library Journal
"Fans of Stacy Ballis and Cara Lockwood will appreciate Crane's effortlessly funny style, which is often attempted in popular fiction but is rarely this well executed...Lighthearted and charmingly honest."
—Booklist
"[A] satisfying romantic comedy...[with] real character growth."
—Kirkus Reviews
And even better blurbs:
"Romantic, poignant and funny—this book is a lucky find for lit fans. Caprice Crane is a nimble and gifted storyteller."
—Diablo Cody, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Juno
"A hilarious romp that oozes charm and giddy fun. Caprice Crane is a true talent."
—Molly Jong-Fast, author of The Social Climber's Handbook
"Witty, fast-paced, and sheer fun. Caprice Crane is a master of dialogue. Half the time I was reading this book I was smiling, which made me look like a crazy person on the subway."
—Jancee Dunn, author of Don’t You Forget About Me and Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?
"Absolutely charming and hilarious."
—Missy Peregrym, star of the movie Stick It and ABC's Rookie Blue
"With a Little Luck scores in humor, head, and heart. In other words, it’s a perfect trifecta."
—Karyn Bosnak, author of 20 Times a Lady (soon to be the major motion picture What's Your Number?)
(Omg, who is that last fantastic blurber?) (I meant every word of it.)
And most importantly, she has the cutest dog ever (who likes to video chat with Bev):
Anyway, check it out, buy it—it's fantastic!
Once again, Kat Von D and Jesse James have called the whole thing off. The tattooed couple became engaged in January, called off the engagement in July, then reunited in August. One month later, Von D has announced that her relationship with James is over.
"I am not in a relationship," the 29-year-old LA Ink star wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday. "And I apologize for all the 'back and forth' if it's caused any confusion."
The tattoo artist tells People that she and James had grown apart -- and she even hinted that she deserved better than the serial cheater.
"It was clear to me that we were just on two different paths in life," says Von D. "My friend put it best when he said I could never be more deserving of total, noble love. And as a woman, I think it's important to know your value and never lose sight of that."
The day before announcing the breakup, Von D made a Twitter comment that foreshadowed the news.
"As much as I dislike being wrong, I must admit this time I was," she tweeted, adding a hashtag: "#noregrets."
As for James, 42, he hasn't commented the split. But two weeks ago, he answered a fan's question -- "What is your favorite thing about Kat Von D???" -- on his Tumblr, without hinting that anything was amiss.
"Her beautiful smile, her silly laugh," James gushed. "Her warm heart, and her drive to make the world a better place."
Maybe, against all odds, they ended the relationship on really good terms. Von D is certainly trying to give that impression. "I wish Jesse nothing but the best in life and in love," she tells People.
Actress/singer calls November 6 gig 'a dream come true!'
By Gil Kaufman
Selena Gomez
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Between romantic dates in empty basketball arenas with boyfriend Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez has found some time to squeeze in a new gig: host of the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Gomez, who got her hosting feet wet when she served as a special black-carpet correspondent at the 2011 MTV VMA pre-show in Los Angeles, will help celebrate the best in the world when the awards show touches down in Belfast, Ireland, at the Odyssey Arena on November 6.
"I'm so excited to be the host of the 2011 MTV EMA--it's a dream come true!" Gomez said a statement announcing her gig. "This is such a huge event that always recognizes the biggest stars in music from across the globe, so it's a real honour to be MC at this year's show."
Gomez has been on the road for the past few months promoting When the Sun Goes Down, the third album from her band, Selena Gomez and the Scene. Not only will she keep the action moving on the main stage at the EMA, but she will also tweet in the midst of the show and offer some behind-the-scenes dish on other social media platforms as the show is taking place.
Lady Gaga leads the EMA pack with six nominations, followed by Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with four and Adele, Justin Bieber and 30 Seconds to Mars with three. Other nominees include LMFAO, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, Jennifer Lopez, Foo Fighters and Snoop Dogg. American and Canadian audiences can vote for the North American nominee for the Worldwide Act EMA, who will represent the continent against contenders from across the globe.
Do you think Selena will do a good job as EMA host? Let us know in the comments!
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Months after playing Jackie Kennedy Onassis in The Kennedys, Katie Holmes is going in the completely opposite direction. The former Dawson's Creek actress is joining the cast of How I Met Your Mother for a guest appearance as a character called "the Slutty Pumpkin." How can a pumpkin be slutty, you ask? Funny: Robin (played by Cobie Smulders) asked the same thing! Watch the clip below, from the show's first season, to learn the backstory on The Gourd That Got Away.
In short: she's a charming mystery woman who Ted (Josh Radnor) once met at a Halloween party, dressed as a sexy pumpkin ("strategic cut-outs," he explains). He was smitten but lost her number, and has been searching for her in vain every Halloween since. And now, he's going to find her -- in the form of Tom Cruise's soulmate.
But is Katie Holmes really up to the task of embodying slutty pumpkin-ness? Decide for yourself: here's a list of everything we know about the character.
1. She's a brunette. (Easy one!)
2. She's a marine biologist who spent a year in Antarctica studying penguins.
3. She invented a cocktail from Kahlua and root beer, which she dubbed "the tootsie roll."
4. She likes Star Wars, specifically Ewoks.
An Ewok-loving, cocktail-inventing penguin researcher certainly does sound like a woman worth waiting for. As How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas puts it: "Katie is a lovely and talented actress, which is why we've saved for her perhaps the most classily named character in our show’s history."
Holmes, incidentally, has not starred on network TV since an appearance on Eli Stone in 2008 -- unless, that is, you count Anne Hathaway's dead-on impression of her on Saturday Night Live.
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She's always up for a bout of retail therapy, and Leighton Meester did just that as she brought the weekend to a close in New York City on Sunday (September 25).
The Blair Waldorf babe was in quite the jovial mood as she laughed it up with her ladies after purchasing a bagful of items at Zadig & Voltaire in the West Village.
Meanwhile, fans of Miss Meester have just one day left until the Season 5 premiere of her hit show "Gossip Girl" returns to the CW tomorrow night (September 26) at 8/7c.
The debut episode is titled ?Yes Than Zero" (see promo above), with a synopsis via the show's website reading: "Serena loves her new job in Hollywood, but makes a costly misstep when she tries to impress her boss (guest star Michael Michele). Chuck and Nate arrive in Los Angeles as the last stop of their Lost Summer trip, joining Serena at a glamorous Hollywood Hills party, where Nate meets a sexy older woman (guest star Elizabeth Hurley). Blair and Louis (guest star Hugo Becker) return from Monaco and begin planning their royal wedding, but when Louis refuses to stand up to his family and support Blair's choices, his weakness threatens their relationship. A magazine is planning to run an excerpt of Dan's book until an unlikely ally steps in to help him kill the story."
Critics herald the baseball flick as 'the prime Brad Pitt movie.'
By Kara Warner
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
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On paper, "Moneyball" is a movie that sells itself. It's based on a best-selling book about our national pastime, the screenplay for which was adapted by Oscar winners Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian, and it stars Brad Pitt, in all his handsome, charming splendor, as Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. Throw in a killer supporting cast that includes Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman and several real-life ball players, and you've got the makings of a hit.
With a 94 percent certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, "Moneyball" seems to be a solid winner with critics. So take an early seventh-inning stretch and settle in for some sports clichés as we sort through the "Moneyball" reviews!
The Story
"A sports-centric come-from-behind drama that harbors profound truths under its self-effacing grin of an exterior, 'Moneyball' is a movie of such loping, unforced ease and solid entertainment value that it's easy to take its gifts for granted. [Director Bennett] Miller barely puts a foot wrong in bringing to life the tale of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who in 2002 — competing against teams with three times his payroll — sought to rebuild the slumping A's and revolutionize baseball recruiting using 'Sabermetrics,' a system by which players are chosen based on who gets on base most often. That approach sounds so simple as to be self-evident. But in 'Moneyball,' such logic runs afoul of Beane's old-school scouts, who are played in the movie by a colorfully grizzled collection of character actors and some real-life baseball veterans. Their banter, in which they refer to players' jaw lines and girlfriends while they decide whom to hire, lends 'Moneyball' a thoroughly enjoyable through-line of tough, vernacular wit. What's more, that plain-spoken charm couches a far deeper conceptual point: that objective truth not only exists but matters, even at a time when it's continually being trumped by superstition, 'feelings' and irrational belief." — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
The Brad Pitt Factor
"If Pitt's role in 'Moneyball' is more of a conventional star turn than his career-shifting performance as the stern 1950s father in 'The Tree of Life' (for which he emphatically deserves awards but won't win any), it's still terrific. He's on-screen in almost every scene, often filling it up in extreme close-up, and captures the bluff, buff and shrewd Beane, a washed-up jock who embraced an unorthodox statistical philosophy through sheer necessity, with great wit and physicality. (Let me throw in that 'Moneyball' is a delirious study of bad early-2000s guy fashions and haircuts, which may elude some of the audience but is definitely conscious.) Let me hasten to assure you that 'Moneyball' isn't all that much of a baseball movie, although fans of the national pastime will of course rush to see it. It's a prime Brad Pitt movie — arguably the prime Brad Pitt movie — and an American fable about a battered but lovable divorced dad who defies conventional wisdom and beats the odds." — Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
The Book-to-Film Comparison
"The big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis' engaging 2003 book is also filled with compromises. Someone crammed 'Major League'-style sports clichés into a more nuanced story about baseball and progress — and then tried to fit a Brad Pitt star vehicle inside of that. The result is an interesting but frustrating near-miss. Chronology and context are mucked with liberally. This happens in almost every sports movie based on real events, although A's fans will be blown away that Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder and their combined 57 wins in 2002 are scrubbed from existence here. Of the three, only Hudson gets a cameo, and he blows his start." — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
The Final Word, Pro-Con Style
"Bennett Miller's' Moneyball' — adapted by Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian from the nonfiction book by Michael Lewis — is a sports movie for people who don't like sports movies. I know this is true because I enjoyed it. ... Cinematographer Wally Pfister's deliberately unglamorous presentation of the A's dilapidated clubhouse is a long way from the gold-and-sepia tones of Barry Levinson's 'The Natural.' 'You can't help but be romantic about baseball,' Billy observes to Peter, even as he's being reviled by his own organization for his supposedly bloodless reliance on the stats. It's to the director's credit, and Pitt's, that 'Moneyball' is anything but bloodless — in its own quiet, unspectacular way, this movie courses with life." — Dana Stevens, Slate.com
"The downside of Pitt's triumph is that it unbalances the movie, throwing more of the focus on Billy than the team. To put 'Moneyball' over the fence, Miller and his writers needed to make something else hit home: the meaning of the on-base percentage. What does it say about a player who can't throw far, can't steal a base, rarely hits a ball over the fence, and yet can be as great an asset as a future Hall of Famer? Instead of answering that question — and dramatizing how wins can be built from unflashy players working in sync under a manager who understands 'small ball' — Miller shifts into montage mode (They won! They won again! They're on a streak!), as if Beane and Brand had written a computer program that was running to its inevitable conclusion. That, of course, leaves the team's manager, Art Howe (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, maybe to pay Miller back for helping him win an Oscar in 'Capote'), a cipher, a nonpresence on and off the field. 'Moneyball' has everything but team spirit." — David Edelstein, New York
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What's old was new again as Disney's iconic "The Lion King" became the #1 movie at the box office over the weekend, taking in an estimated $29.3 million with a souped-up 3-D redo of the 1994 original.
"Drive," one of the year's best-reviewed films, was #3 in its weekend debut, while the poorly reviewed remake of "Straw Dogs" and Sarah Jessica Parker's even-worse-reviewed "I Don't Know How She Does It" both flopped in their debuts. Last week's #1 movie, "Contagion," dropped to #2 this week.
"The Lion King" 3-D re-release earned more than the other three new releases combined. The film's original-run, IMAX re-release (back in 2002) and the past weekend's numbers pushed "The Lion King" from #25 to #17 on the all-time domestic box-office chart, according to Box Office Mojo. The animated tale, which has also quite successfully been adapted for Broadway, has made $357.8 million in the United States to date.
Steven Soderbergh's ensemble procedural drama "Contagion" made $14.5 million in its second weekend of release, for a total of $44.2 million. "Drive" took in $11 million, but while the film has set Twitter abuzz in critic circles, it remains to be seen how it will continue to play with a broader audience. "This is one of Ryan Gosling's best performances," Aisle Seat reported.
"The Help" came in at #4 at the box office, adding $6.4 million for a total of $147.3 million. The remake of director Sam Peckinpah's 1971 thriller "Straw Dogs," featuring "True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgård, mustered just $5 million in its debut. "I Don't Know How She Does It" fared even worse with just $4.5 million, which was less than the opening numbers of Parker's last two flops.
Meanwhile, critical darling "Warrior" dropped 47 percent, all the way down to #8, in its second weekend of release with just $2.8 million for a $9.9 million total. "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star," which is the exact opposite of a critical darling (with a perfect "zero" score on film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes), made a paltry $2.3 million in 10 days after a $380,000 second weekend.
Next weekend's new releases include Taylor Lautner's "Abduction," Brad Pitt's "Moneyball," action ensemble (Statham! Owen! DeNiro!) "Killer Elite" and filmmaker Kevin Smith's "Red State."
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By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
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All Gwyneth Paltrow had to do at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards was show up and rock a belly-baring dress on the red carpet. Once inside the Nokia Theatre, the stressful part of her evening was over, as her turn as Holly Holiday in "Glee" already earned her a win for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards earlier this month.
Could Anne Hathaway be the next A-lister to nab Emmy glory for a guest-starring role on "Glee"? It's looking at the very least like she might well pop up in the halls of William McKinley High this season, according to Ryan Murphy, one of the show's creators.
"I'm meeting with Anne in the next couple weeks," he told MTV News on the red carpet. "We're not going to do guest stars at all the first half of the season, but I would love to work with her and she supposedly has the whole thing mapped out."
Indeed she does. Hathaway has long held out hope of . appearing on "Glee," telling MTV News last fall in hilarious specificity, "I would want to do two duets, one with the young man who plays Kurt. And I'd want to sing a song from 'Into the Woods.' "
Murphy has since let his cast know that Hathaway will be guest-starring at some point, but now it seems like it might all go down during the second half of the season. Will Hathaway stick to her original plan? Will Murphy bring his own ideas to their meeting? The "Glee" creator is waiting to find out himself.
"I'm curious as to what she wants to do," he said. "I love her. I think she's great."
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Lady Gaga is in mourning. One of her Little Monsters committed suicide after incessant bullying, and now the pop star hoping to meet with President Obama to discuss the issue.
When the self-proclaimed Mother Monster found out 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer ended his own life, she twittered her fans, "The past days I've spent reflecting, crying, and yelling. I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someone's life." And she added, "Bullying must become be illegal. It is a hate crime.
She later said: "I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey."
Rodemeyer, who had participated in Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" campaign on YouTube, thanked Gaga in his video for making him happy and helping him come to terms with his identity.
"She lets me know that I was born this way…. All you have to do is hold your head up and you'll go far…Look at me. I'm doing fine. I went to the Monster Ball and now I'm liberated," he says in the video message.
But despite his optimism in the video, the Buffalo, N.Y., teen continued to feel embattled and blogged about his struggle with bullying.
"I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens," he wrote on Sept. 9. "What do I have to do so people will listen to me?"
In his final messages on Tumblr and Facebook, Rodemeyer continually referred to Gaga and her music. Leading up to his suicide, he posted lyrics from Lady Gaga's song "The Queen" on his Facebook page: "Don't forget me when I come crying to heaven's door." And in his last blog entries, he expressed a desire to see his recently deceased great-grandmother again, and thanked Lady Gaga.
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'1 of the most #Legendary performers ever is joining the album!!' Bieber's manager tweets.
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On Tuesday, Justin Bieber had this message for fans eagerly awaiting some new music from the teen star: "oh yeah ... and i think LESS THAN A MONTH ... I'm gonna give you some #newmusic." Bieber is busy in the studio locking down features for his forthcoming Christmas album.
With rumored collaborations with Sean Kingston and Taylor Swift, as well as a confirmed track, "Falalalala," with Boyz II Men, Bieber is hustling to get the album done.
"He thought we'd be perfect for it," Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman said of their work with the star. "And we went in and locked in."
On Wednesday, Bieber not only confirmed another guest for the album, the Band Perry, but also teased a secret one. "@thebandperry heard the final version of our song for the Christmas album!! Love it. glad to have you!" he wrote, before going back and forth with his manager, Scooter Braun, about that other feature.
"Wow. Just got an #epic phone call regarding @justinbieber xmas album. 1 of the most #Legendary performers ever is joining the album!!" Braun tweeted.
Bieber responded, "@scooterbraun cant believe it ... completely #HONORED. I think people are going to be shocked. I was. #christmas." In addition to all the feature updates, Bieber revealed, "working hard on this #SOMEDAY shoot. they are playing my first single from the christmas album. what is the name of it again .... hmmmm ....."
Bieber apparently also has something big in store for fans this week. Braun only had this to say about it: "kinda hyped right now .... @justinbieber has something pretty wild in store for this week. #remix."
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Star of David Fincher's film says Rooney Mara was 'just spot-on' as bad-girl hacker.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
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Come on: Rooney Mara is Lisbeth Salander, or as close to the "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" hacker as anyone born outside of Scandinavia could possibly be.
We didn't need to see the latest, longest "Tattoo" trailer to be convinced the previously under-the-radar actress had transformed herself from a girl-next-door type to a worthy big-screen heir not only to the badass in Stieg Larsson's novel but to Noomi Rapace, who played Salander in the Swedish trilogy. We were sold after the first eye-popping photos of Mara in character appeared in January.
Co-star Daniel Craig needed little convincing, as well, even though Mara was reportedly competing for the role with some of the biggest names in Hollywood — everyone from Natalie Portman to Kristen Stewart.
"I think I knew pretty early on. I screen-tested with her a couple times and I saw exactly what [director] David [Fincher] was after with her," Craig told us. "If you read the books, she's just spot-on. Rooney herself is actually really rounded and normal — she's not boring, honestly — but she had to bring this very broken human being to life and she did it brilliantly."
We were chatting with Craig as he promoted "The Adventures of Tintin," Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's motion-capture adaptation of the classic French-language comic book series. While the actor spoke glowingly of the film, and previously raved to us about collaborating with Fincher on "Dragon Tattoo,", he confessed to having zero interest in reuniting with Fincher on his next effort, an adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," which will reportedly rely heavily on mo-cap technology.
"He's got all sorts of things lined up, and I do not want to be on that production," Craig said. "I will go and visit them. It would be a great film to watch."
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