2011年3月31日木曜日

Jackie Chan Death Rumors Were a Twitter Hoax

Jackie Chan Death Rumors Were a Twitter Hoax

Rumors of Jackie Chan's death took the Internet by storm on Tuesday, knocking the wind out of the international action star's fans with all the swift fury of a kung-fu punch to the gut. But contrary to reports -- which circulated on Twitter, Facebook and eventually on news sites and blogs -- that Chan had succumbed to a heart attack, the 56-year-old star of The Karate Kid and Rush Hour is not dead. In fact, the only thing the Hong Kong-born star has fallen prey to is yet another celebrity death hoax.

"Jackie is alive and well," a message on Chan's official Facebook page assures his fans. "He did not suffer a heart attack and die, as was reported on many social networking sites and in online news reports. Jackie is fine and is busy preparing for the filming of his next movie."

Even celebs like Adam Sandler were agitated by the false reports. The Grown-Ups funnyman took to his Twitter account to rally the troops to shoot down the rumors. "RIP Jackie Chan is not true," he wrote. "R E T W E E T this get the word around."

Not satisfying enough proof? To drive home the point that he's far from dead, Chan took to his official website to post a photo, dated March 29, showing the actor meeting with Yuji Kumamaru, the Consul-General of Japan, in Hong Kong to discuss details of the Love Without Borders 3/11 Candelight Gala -- a charity event that will benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Chan joins the ranks of Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Bill Cosby, Will Smith and even Justin Bieber, all of whom have been the subject of online death hoaxes in recent months. Welcome to the club, Jackie!

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Jake Gyllenhaal Source Code Interview

Jake Gyllenhaal Source Code Interview

 

After his brief-but-buzzworthy fling with country darling Taylor Swift, eligible bachelor Jake Gyllenhaal is back to being single. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have a special lady in his life!

The Source Code star, 30, tells iVillage exclusively that the best part of being single is getting to bond with his niece Ramona, the 4-year-old daughter of sister Maggie Gyllenhaal. "I get to spend a lot time with my family," the actor says. "I love being an uncle, and I love spending time with my niece. That's just the most important thing to me.

Watch our exclusive video (above) to find out why Gyllenhaal's new drama (which hits theaters April 1) changed his perspective on life and why he loves injecting comedy into serious films.

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Lloyd Banks' 'So Forgetful' Video Inspired By 'Hangover'

Ryan Leslie says G-Unit rapper's song is based on 'personal experience.'
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Ade Mangum


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G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks wants to bring listeners into the world of a rap star with his new video for "So Forgetful." MTV News caught up with the Queens MC on the set of the visual for the Ryan Leslie-produced track from his third album, H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2), which was released late last year on G-Unit Records.

"The way we put the record together was kind of how the video is playing out," Banks said about the song's inception. "I stopped by the studio, [Leslie] was working on a few sounds, and he plays everything, from the drums to the keys. So, he basically started, and I just started writing the verses, and it came to life."

Leslie, a multitalented R&B artist, does double duty on "So Forgetful," producing the synth-heavy track and singing its hook. Leslie believes Banks' genuine perspective on the song — he raps about bagging models and forgetting how they met — makes it one of the album's better tracks.

"What's awesome about this record is that it's a real personal experience," Leslie said. "Brothers be on the road all the time, and we go to different cities, and it's hard to keep track of all the cities and everyone that we meet. Real rap is the best rap. The fact that he was drawing from personal experience to put this record together, I think that's what makes it ... a super strong one."

Banks added that the song's groove, and a certain Zach Galifianakis-starring movie, played an integral part in its creation too. "I believe in that when you building an album, every song should have a different mood," he said. "When I heard the certain notes that was played, it just brought me into the nightlife. It sound like something that I could enjoy, the fellas can enjoy as well as the ladies.

"Actually, I thought [of] the concept of movie ['The] Hangover.' I thought that was pretty dope how they had went away for the weekend and so many things happen and that was kind of like the metaphor. I was bringing them into the life of a rap star or an R&B star — what it would be like. Sometimes, you literally wake up and forgot how you got there."

Are you excited to see the "So Forgetful" video? Tell us below!

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'Sucker Punch' DVD Will Include R-Rated Footage, Zack Snyder Says

Zack Snyder also describes the difficulty of editing for a PG-13 rating.
By Kara Warner


Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros./ Legendary Pictures

In case you haven't already seen, heard or read enough about Zack Snyder's action-adventure-fantasy "Sucker Punch," MTV News has you covered. In addition to our catch-all guide to the film and secrets revealed, today we bring you more from Snyder regarding the highly technical aspects of the shoot, as well as what fans can expect on the DVD and Blu-ray.

"The train sequences were the hardest technically to shoot only because it's a sequence that's broken up into maybe 120 shots that look like one shot," Snyder revealed. "So you just kind of have to know where the camera's going and where it came from, and put these little camera moves in, and all these shifts that have to happen," he said.

Snyder went on to say that he and his filmmaking team had the same sort of problems with the Samurai fight sequence, but they approached them differently.

"It was a little easier to do, but the thing that challenged us there was, of course, the scale was crazy," he said. "Ryan, who's one of my stuntmen, he would stand on a big piece of scaffolding and he would fight Emily [Browning] with this long stick," he explained. "Because she had to have an eye line to him up there. So he had this kind of flexible stick that he would try to hit her with."

Will we see any of that behind-the-scenes footage on the DVD?

"Yeah, sure," he said. "I think there is coverage of that."

Regarding what else will appear on the home-video-viewing versions of the film, Snyder teased that there will be a lot of action.

"There is about 18 minutes in the Blu-ray that is mostly action, because the MPAA was not ... [there was] a little too much action," he said, adding that taking the film from an R-rating to PG-13 was also a challenge.

"I would say that the very things that they [the MPAA] didn't like were the very things that you needed to see in order for you to understand the content of the scene," he said. "To know how to feel about it, because otherwise you're sort of left in this weird middle ground," he said. "So it's difficult. It's tricky."

Check out everything we've got on "Sucker Punch."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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'Sucker Punch': The Reviews Are In!

'... the ride Snyder takes you on is so vividly conceived, so deliriously bizarre and wonderful,' writes Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald.
By Eric Ditzian


Abbie Cornish in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.

We'll say this about Zack Snyder: The guy knows how to stir up passion in moviegoers, whether those intense feelings skew toward the aggressively negative or the bow-down-before-a-cinematic-god positive. Just take a peek at reviews for the director's adaptation of "Watchmen" in 2009.

A similar disparity in critical assessments surrounds Snyder's latest offering, the fantastical battle royale called "Sucker Punch." Some reviewers are passionately defending the film and calling out the haters for simply failing to understand what the director was trying to accomplish. Many more, however, are accusing Snyder of being the one who failed to deliver.

Will you love it? Hate it? Have you somehow never even heard of it? Check out what the critics are saying and decide for yourself.

The Story
"The story centers on Babydoll (Emily Browning), an orphan falsely accused of murdering her little sister and imprisoned inside an asylum where she is scheduled for a lobotomy. Before the procedure can be completed, Babydoll disappears into an alternate reality that exists entirely in her mind. There, she and four fellow inmates (Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung) are performers in a bordello managed by the theatrical Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and run by the cruel pimp Blue (Miami's Oscar Isaac). In order to escape — the cathouse and the mental institution — the girls must first fight off winged dragons, zombies, giant ninja robots and android aliens and collect five talismans. No, Sucker Punch doesn't make any sense. But none of that matters, because the ride Snyder takes you on is so vividly conceived, so deliriously bizarre and wonderful." — Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

Storytelling Shortcomings
"The film abdicates so many basic responsibilities of coherent storytelling, even coherent stupid-action-movie storytelling, director/ co-writer/ co-producer Zack Snyder must have known in preproduction that his greasy collection of near-rape fantasies and violent revenge scenarios disguised as a female-empowerment fairy tale wasn't going to satisfy anyone but himself. Well, himself, plus ardent fans of Japanese-schoolgirl manga comics. ... You will be unprepared for a film packing this much confusing crud into a little less than two hours of solitary confinement, which feels more like dog hours, i.e., 14." — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

The Visuals
"Loaded with all kinds of visions of the fantastic and high-octane excitement, it's a visceral feast that utilizes Snyder's signature techniques with all the velocity of a fire-breathing dragon ... But 'Sucker Punch' is not just style over substance. That's an argument the film is sure to be met with, as well, but there is just as much bubbling up under 'Sucker Punch's' CG surface than there is in its sepia-toned skies. Filled with themes of empowerment, escapism, and changing the course of the typical narrative, the film rides high in its jet-propelled mech warrior, and it has much to tell us when it's done doing loopty loops around our brain." — Jeremy Kirk, FirstShowing.net

The Influences
"You could go to see 'Sucker Punch' this weekend — a lot of people probably will, and a few may even admit as much back at the office on Monday — or you could try to make it yourself, which might be more fun, though not necessarily cheaper. Here's what you will need: a bunch of video-game platforms; DVDs of 'Shutter Island,' 'Kill Bill,' 'Burlesque' and 'Shrek'; some back issues of Maxim; a large bag of crystal meth; and around $100 million. Your imagination will take care of the rest." — A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The Final Word
"Some will see the worst sort of objectification in its Victoria's Secret-esque femme front line that also includes the scantily clad corps of Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung. Others will argue that 'Sucker Punch's' sexy guerrillas represent female empowerment, to say nothing of the benefits of diet and exercise. I'd suggest the film is a wonderfully wild provocation — an imperfect, overlong, intemperate and utterly absorbing romp through the id that I wouldn't have missed for the world." — Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

Check out everything we've got on "Sucker Punch."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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'Soul Surfer' - In Theaters Tomorrow

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What Makes Snooki Gag?

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Leave it to MTV's hilarious game show Silent Library to make the stars of Jersey Shore suffer through more indignities than they do on their own show ? while keeping them quiet, no less!

Highlights of Friday's sneak peek of season four included a power-blue tuxedoed Vinny being force-fed liverwurst wedding cake by a bridal-gown wearing Deena and (in this clip) Snooki gagging while licking cocoa butter off of a Speedo-clad fat guy's back!

Silent Library's fourth season, featuring celebrity guests like Judah Friedlander, The Ready Set and Jimmy Fallon with The Roots, officially returns on Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET.

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Susan Lucci's Daughter Gives Birth!

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Three's company for Liza Huber, who gave birth to her third child, a girl. The actress and her husband, Alexander Hesterberg III, welcomed Hayden Victoria on March 23 at 9 p.m. in New York. Liza, the daughter of soap star Susan Lucci, has two sons, Royce Alexander, 4, and Brendan, 2.

Susan tells In Touch exclusively, "Hayden is beautiful and curious. Victoria is our family name ? both Liza and myself have the same middle name ? and we are so happy that she is carrying on the tradition. We have never seen Liza look more beautiful."

This is already a big year for Susan, whose book, All My Life: A Memoir (It Books/HarperCollins), hits bookstores on March 29.

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VIDEO: Chris Brown Rocks The Stage At "DWTS" Results Show

Chris Brown had a big tv performance night on Tuesday.  He hit the stage at "Dancing With The Stars" to perform for the results show.

 

Video of Breezy getting the crowd hype with his "Forever" and "Yeah 3x" performances when you read on...

After all the talk of will he/won't he perform on ABC's biggest show--after the "GMA" hoopla--Chris hit the stage Tuesday  night to much applause from the audience.  Peep the vids.

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Britney Spears Does 'Jackass' Stunt On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Singer performs two Femme Fatale tracks on the late-night chat show.
By Jocelyn Vena


Britney Spears performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Photo: ABC

Britney Spears may have been billed as the musical guest on Tuesday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but the pop star also used the appearance as a chance to show off her funny side.

In one bit, Spears was visited by Kimmel in her dressing room. After some casual hellos, Spears asked the talk-show host, "Oh, did you get it?"

Kimmel said, "I did get it."

Spears excitedly responded, "Oh my gosh, let me see. Really? Great! Oh, you got it."

Then came the big reveal: Kimmel pulled up his pants legs to reveal that he had gotten the words "Britney Spears" inked on his calves. Spears, shocked by his dedication to their oath to get matching tattoos, said, "Oh my god!" Then she showed off her own: Written in tiny letters on her wrist were the words "Jimmy Kimmel."

"It's in pen," he said, disappointed by the fact that hers is not permanent.

"It's ink," she responded. "Shhh. You're getting on my nerves," she added as she escorted him out.

Later in the show, Johnny Knoxville revealed that Spears had originally been in "Jackass 3D," and that now the footage was finally being shown. In a pre-taped bit, Spears arrived on the set, telling Knoxville and his crew of merry men, "I'm ready! I'm not scared of poo-poo. Let's do it!"

She looked into the camera, before stepping into the Porta-Potty, saying, "Hi, I'm Britney Spears and this is the poo cocktail supreme."

Then a blonde got swished around in the Porta-Potty, dirty water splashing everywhere. After the stunt, the blonde, whose face you couldn't see, got out and began chasing the guys around.

After she taped her stunt, Spears took to Twitter to send a special message to Knoxville. "Just did my first @jackassworld stunt with Knoxville and company. Knoxville better watch his back," she wrote.

The pop star came out one more time, this time for her musical spot. While much of the performance was similar to recent gigs in Las Vegas and San Francisco, this time Spears, starting with "Till the World Ends," wore a brand-new look. Her sparkly black and green bodysuit was paired with black fingerless gloves as she sashayed her way around the stage, much to the delight of the crowd.

For her second song, "Hold It Against Me," she rocked bright red sparkly fingerless gloves with a super-tight, sexy black bodysuit with sparkles.

Spears dropped her latest album, Femme Fatale, this week, and her MTV special, "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airs on MTV this Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m.

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Britney Spears 'Brushes Off' Negative Rumors

'You just brush them all off ... The tours and everything make it worth what I do," the Femme Fatale star tells a NYC radio station.
By Jocelyn Vena


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It's been quite the week for Britney Spears. In between talk-show appearances, performances and the release of her new album, Femme Fatale, the pop star found some time on Wednesday (March 30) to call in to New York radio station Z-100 to chat about her currently very busy life.

"It's been a while [since I've been this busy]. Yeah, things are kind of a little crazy right now," she said, excitedly, before sharing that she's looking forward to her summer tour, which also was supposed to feature Enrique Iglesias before he abruptly pulled out of the gig.

"It's been two years [since I did a major tour,]" she explained. "It's pretty crazy [on the road]. It's a completely different lifestyle. You get used to it and you just grow to love it ... I have been missing it."

When asked about how she maintains her diet while on tour, Britney responded, "There's a lot of candy and stuff like that, but you have a state of mind of eating really healthy. All the dancers are really strict with what we eat because we're dancing really hard. We eat really, really healthy actually."

Spears has been a celebrity for most of her life and with all the accolades and critical praise for her latest release, also comes various rumors and speculation about her personal life. But, she says she's kind of over all that.

"Well, actually, I've had that all my life," she explained. "I've kind of gotten to a point where I know what's real and I know what's not. I have such an amazing family that supports me in everything that I do ... We brush it off. I have a good support system around me.

"When you're young and you're starting out a lot of it can be a little annoying, because when you're starting out they say hurtful things," she added. "You get to a point where [it's] enough already and you just brush them all off and everyone kind of laughs at them. [Dealing with the paparazzi is] part of what I do now. It's so exciting, the tours and stuff like that, [so] I don't even look at that anymore. The tours and everything make it worth what I do."

To see more about what Spears has to say about fame and her life as a pop star, don't miss the "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" special, which airs Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.

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Preview 'The Three Musketeers'

In theaters October 14

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2011年3月30日水曜日

'The Real Housewives of Miami' Season Finale Preview: Is It Also a Series Finale?

'The Real Housewives of Miami' Season Finale Preview: Is It Also a Series Finale?

As The Real Housewives of Miami (Bravo, Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET) heads into its first season finale, lots of people are wondering whether this is also a series finale. Bravo doesn't love its Housewives unconditionally; the network is reportedly considering divorcing itself from the low-rated D.C. ladies. And the ratings down in the Sunshine State haven't been so hot, either. Bravo hasn't made any announcements, but it might be saying "buh-bye" to Adriana De Moura-Sidi, Larsa Pippen, Cristy Rice, Lea Black, Marysol Patton and Alexia Echevarria.

Why haven't viewers embraced the RHMIA? The preview clips for the finale may offer some clues. In this one, De Moura is on a boat outing with her boyfriend, Frederick. In her gawdy, barely-there bathing suit, the flighty beauty poses on the bow, spreading her legs wide and saying, "Don't crash the boat." The effect isn't sexy, though; it's a little desperate and creepy. "Bathing suits like this should be illegal," says Frederick, sounding ridiculous.

The second clip is funnier, because it features the season's unintentional star, Patton's mother Elsa. Her botched plastic surgery (or is it just too much plastic surgery?), her bizarre comments and her profession (she's a spiritual "seer") make Elsa an intriguing and irresistible character. If only the other women were as interesting as Elsa, the show might have pulled more viewers in.

In the preview clip, Elsa meets Pippen and "reads her vibe." "You are very worried about a man," she says, ominously. "But I can't talk now. Too many people here." Is she suggesting that there's marital discord in the Scottie Pippen household, or is she just being provocative? At the very least, she manages to unsettle Pippen, who certainly wouldn't want this trouble-in-paradise implication being stated so publicly. Larsa has already come off as one of the snootiest snobs in the cast -- and the proudest of her husband.

Truth is, the women of Miami might actually be relieved if the show gets canceled. When someone's spooky, vibe-reading mother emerges as the one to watch, that's a real sign that no one on this show came off looking particularly good.

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'Sucker Punch' Secrets Revealed!

MTV News spoke with filmmaker Zack Snyder and the cast about the making of the fantastical battle movie.
By Kara Warner


Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros.

At long last, Zack Snyder's mysterious, "Alice in Wonderland With Machine Guns" film "Sucker Punch" has arrived in theaters. MTV News has been on the case since its humble beginnings, bringing you all the news, videos, scoops and interviews ... in a nutshell, everything you need to know.

To celebrate the film's opening day, we present a few more fun facts about the film that we learned directly from the film's director/writer Zack Snyder and the cast.

1. Snyder's original plan for the movie was to build it around a big musical number.
"I had this idea that it'd be cool if we used the musical number for the spine of the movie or the spine of the action sequence," Snyder told MTV News. "And then getting in and out of it would be like, the music would start and that would draw us in. That would be the sort of mechanism for the fantasy to begin, and when the music ended, that would be the mechanism for it ending. And that was sort of how it started."

2. Inspiration for the look of the film came from the adult fantasy magazine Heavy Metal.
"I still read it, actually," Snyder said. "It's got little short stories in it and they're illustrated. And so it's like a comic strip that has more sex and violence than you would get from a normal comic book," Snyder said, adding that he started reading the magazine in his youth. "I think it influenced this movie in a pretty big way."

3. For the high-action "train sequence," Snyder used hundreds of shots to look like one, which took seven days to shoot.
"[The train sequence] is a sequence that's broken up into maybe 120 shots that look like one shot," Snyder explained. "So you just kind of have to know where the cameras are going and knowing where it came from, and put these little camera moves in and all these shifts that have to happen. ... You shoot one angle and then you shoot the other angle and then it's going to be stitched with the CG section. So you have to know what you're capable of," he said. "How far you can push the CG stitch so it doesn't break the shot. There's a whole bunch of things like that."

4. Everyone in the cast is wearing a ton of makeup.
Even for Oscar Isaac, who plays creepy institution overlord Blue Jones and has the privilege of being one of the only men in the cast, the makeup process was extensive.

"I remember they would spray-tan me and then put an extra coat of shine on it," he recalled. "Then blush and then tons of eyeliner. My hair was basically glued tight to my head."

But compared to what the ladies endured, Isaac's process wasn't that bad. Carla Gugino told us the filmmakers wanted the makeup to make a statement, and that she spent at least two hours in the makeup chair every morning.

"We definitely had so much fun," Gugino said. "Rosalina [Da Silva] designed the look of the film makeup-wise. And we did 'Watchmen' together as well," she explained. "She's amazing. But there was a point when she said, 'Carla, guess how many sets of lashes you have on your eyes?' and I was like, 'Including my real ones?' and she was like, 'Yes.' And we realized that it was four."

5. Snyder had to cut back on the violence in the movie, particularly a few scenes that involve implied or attempted rape.
"Those [scenes] of course got trimmed away," he said. "It's really delicate because even that subject matter, you have the harder version that is sometimes better because it actually makes the point a little bit more directly. The PG-13 version was difficult for me," he revealed. "I would say that the very things that they didn't like were the very things that you needed to see in order for you to understand the content of the scene. You know, to know how to feel about it, because otherwise you're sort of left in this weird middle ground," he said. "So it's difficult. It's tricky."

Snyder went on to explain why the sexual violence and lobotomy images were necessary to include in the film, juxtaposed with the idea of women not being victims and being able to defend themselves.

"For me it was all about having incredible threat in that world. Like, what is the most dangerous thing? What is the worst possible thing, and to me being lobotomized and then raped is probably the worst possible thing," he explained. "I like the idea that the verdict or the ... like if someone were to make a sacrifice, and you have two alternatives and one is just go back to jail. OK. You know, I get that. And one is you know, be lobotomized and then possibly raped for the rest of your zombified life. You know, you really need to think about that. You're giving up a lot, I guess, is my point."

Check out everything we've got on "Sucker Punch."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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COUPLEDOM: Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa Bowl It Up

Well isn't this just....special.  Amber Rose and her boosky rapper Wiz Khalifa hit up the bowling alley at Chelsea Piers in New York last night for Wiz's "Roll One" bowling party.

 

Balls and blunts...the couple's fave combo.  Pics when you read on...

Wiz Khalifa is celebrating his new album Rolling Papers--which drops today--with rolls of another kind.  He brought his arm candy and girlfriend Amber Rose along to Chelsea Piers to bowl it up with his fans last night.

The twosome semed more into each other than anything else though.  Oh...Amber's shiny leggings actually came in handy this time.  She looks like she was prepared for her bowl fest.

They showed off their bowling skills.

And other things.

Fun times all around...I'm sure.

Photog: Nunez

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Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry Collection Going to Auction?

Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry Collection Going to Auction?

Elizabeth Taylor was known for her violet eyes -- and her eye for jewelry. During her lifetime, Taylor, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 79, collected an estimated $150 million worth of rare jewels. Now, sources tell People that the actress's jewelry collection is expected to be auctioned by Christie's "sometime in the future." Christie's has not confirmed the auction, so we don't know which pieces will be up for bidding -- but Taylor owned many a famous bauble that any collector would kill for. Here are a few of her favorite things...

- A diamond tiara given to her by third husband Mike Todd. A young Taylor liked to wear it when she went swimming.

- The Krupp Diamond, Elizabeth's favorite piece of jewelry: a 33-carat gem given to her by the love of her life, on-again-off-again husband Richard Burton. She had it mounted on a ring and wore it frequently throughout her life.

- An enormous Bulgari diamond-and-emerald necklace, also given to her by Burton.

- The giant La Peregrina Pearl, formerly owned by Spanish royalty.

- A sapphire engagement ring from second husband Michael Wilding.

Taylor was extremely knowledgeable about her museum-quality jewelry collection, which she documented in her 2002 book My Love Affair With Jewelry. One of Taylor's most famous jewels won't make it to Christie's, however: The Taylor-Burton Diamond, a 69-carat gem considered one of the world's most perfect diamonds, was sold in 1978, with the partial proceeds going to build a hospital in Botswana. The proceeds for the upcoming auction are rumored to be destined for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and amFAR.

Though collectors will be thrilled if the actress' jewels go up for auction, another group of Taylor devotees may not be so happy: her family. According to Popeater, Taylor's heirs are already beginning to feud over her substantial fortune of up to $1 billion, accumulated largely from Taylor's business dealings (like her fragrance and jewelry lines).

"Elizabeth... made arrangements to split the rest of her fortune between her four children and other charities that she cared so much about," a close friend tells the website. "But what is causing all the problems is not the money she made during her life, but rather what should happen to the millions she is going to make after her death."

In other words, the profits from future Elizabeth Taylor merchandise, film re-releases and product sales are still up for grabs -- and her children, business managers and favorite charities are all looking for their share. Even if it's only her family fighting over money, that could still be a big argument: Taylor is survived by four children, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

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Brooke Mueller: "I'm a Good Mother"

Soon-to-be reality TV star Brooke Mueller isn't interested in trying to refute every tabloid story that's printed about her, but the actress recently revealed that there's definitely one thing she wants to make clear -- that despite all the rumors, she is able to take care of her sons, two-year-old twins Bob and Max, and she's actually quite good at it.

"The boys are having a wonderful time. Everybody's healthy and happy," Mueller told Extra at Argyle Salon prior to Saturday's (March 26) Starlight Children's Foundation gala.

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iVoices: The Little Ones Spill the Beans about the Easter Bunny

After a screening of the movie, Hop, iVoice Stephanie Dulli grills some kids about the Easter Bunny -- and even gets her husband to share his childhood memories -- or a moment he'd like to forget!

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Ryan Phillippe Is Proud Of His Kids' Passion For Philanthropy

Ryan Phillippe is very proud of his two kids Ava, 11, and Deacon, 7. The actor recently told Britain's OK! magazine that he and ex-wife Reese Witherspoon try to keep their children grounded and loves that they are passionate about philanthropy.

He says, "I grew up pretty humbly and my parents struggled to pay the bills. The life my children are living is completely different so I try to pass onto them that notion of how fortunate they are."

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Nicki Manaj's Alto Ego Talks "X Factor"

Asked about her talks with Simon Cowell over a potential "X Factor" judge gig, Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj drummed up her protectively flirty alter ego, Martha, when it came to the response.

The Lil Wayne prot�g�, said this while chatting (in a British accent) to MTV, "I can't talk about that, but I love Simon very dearly. He's such an amazing man. I had the pleasure of meeting him and my life will never be the same, darling. I told him that. I was absolutely in love with him prior to meeting him. And now that I've met him, it's like I dream about him every night."

Simon, for his part, seemed equally smitten with the hip-hop star, raving about the Young Money MC in an interview with XXL - saying they've spoken about various business opportunities.

Cowell divulged this about the secretive talk, "We spoke to Nicki actually about a lot of projects. It wasn't specifically about this, but we were just very interested to meet her. I'm a big fan of hers. So I don't know if it's gonna be this show or something in the future, but it was definitely somebody I wanted to meet."

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Britney Spears Announces Tour With Enrique Iglesias

Spears tells 'Good Morning America' the tour will start in June.
By Jocelyn Vena


Britney Spears performs at her "Good Morning America" concert
Photo: Flanigan/ FilmMagic

After rumors hit the Internet about Britney Spears' forthcoming summer tour, on Tuesday morning (March 29), the singer confirmed the news. In between songs at her pretaped San Francisco show on "Good Morning America," the singer made the huge announcement.

The tour is scheduled to kick off on June 17 in Sacramento and will run for 26 dates through North America, winding up on August 13 in Toronto. More details will be announced soon.

Hanging out backstage with her dancers, wearing a billowing white shirt and jeans, she told the show's host, Robin Roberts, "I'm going on tour with Enrique Iglesias in June."

Fans gathered at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to watch Spears shimmy her way through Femme Fatale tracks "Hold It Against Me," "Big Fat Bass" and her latest single, "Till the World Ends," in varying body-hugging sexy costumes.

"Thank you so much for all your love and support. You guys are beautiful," she told the audience. "I love it. I love music. It's my world. It's my everything."

Before Britney even hit the stage in San Francisco, the room was kept entertained by five local drag queens, who told MTV News after Spears left the building that the performer really proved that she is still the pop star everyone knows and loves.

"As a huge Britney fan, it was amazing," Pollo Del Mar told us. "I was excited just to have Britney Spears here in San Francisco, but to participate and be a part of it was amazing.

"It shows why she's a superstar and certainly, I think that the crowd response showed that she's beloved. ... The reason I love Britney Spears is, throughout her career, she's shown she's human, she's fallible ... I think that makes her someone people can rally behind and love."

Spears' Femme Fatale album drops Tuesday.

Britney's tour dates with Enrique Iglesias, according to Live Nation Entertainment:

» June 17 - Sacramento, CA @ Power Balance Pavilion
» June 18 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
» June 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» June 24 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» June 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
» June 28 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
» June 29 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
» July 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
» July 4 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
» July 6 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Center
» July 8 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
» July 12 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» July 13 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» July 15 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
» July 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
» July 20 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
» July 22 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
» July 26 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
» July 28 vDetroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
» July 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
» July 31 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
» August 2 - Uniondale, NJ @ Nassau Coliseum
» August 5 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
» August 8 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
» August 11 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
» August 13 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

Watch the trailer for the upcoming MTV special "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" Tuesday night at 7:58 p.m.

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'Hunger Games' Experts Weigh In: Who Should Play Peeta?

Josh Hutcherson, Alex Pettyfer and Hunter Parrish appear to be the front-runners, but nothing is confirmed yet.
By Christina Garibaldi


Alex Pettyfer
Photo: Getty Images

Last week, MTV News exclusively revealed that Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence landed the highly coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games." Experts and fans were mixed on the thought of the tall, blond 20-year-old taking on the role of the 16-year-old, dark-haired heroine, but it seems like Jennifer can rest easy for now, since the debate has shifted to who will play fellow Hunger Games competitor Peeta.

"It's definitely going to be someone close to her age," Down With the Capitol administrator Theresa Morgan told MTV News. "I think it will make it easier to cast someone for Peeta."

Many names have already been thrown into the mix, including "The Kids Are All Right" star Josh Hutcherson, who confessed he has met with director Gary Ross. "I love Peeta," Hutcherson told Entertainment Weekly. "The character is so much who I am — self-deprecating, a people person. And he'd be such a great character to play!"

Hutcherson seems to be a front-runner for the District 12 male tribute, but he will have some stiff competition from Alex Pettyfer and fan favorite Hunter Parrish.

"We love Josh Hutcherson," the Hob administrator Megan Scott said. "There's Alex, who I really like, but Hunter is a huge fan favorite. When I think of these guys with Jennifer, they all go well together."

"Our whole site thinks Hunter will be perfect," Morgan said. "He looks the role and acts the role. A lot of people are thinking he sounds like Peeta."

Ross might agree, since Parrish recently told E! Online he has met with the movie's producers. "I'd be grateful to get the opportunity," he said. "Like, really grateful. It would be amazing."

Not everyone's convinced that these leading contenders are right for the coveted "Hunger Games" role.

"My favorite for Peeta is Callan McAuliffe," Mockingjay.net administrator Kimmy West said about the "I Am Number Four" newcomer. "I think he has the acting chops, he's relatively unknown, and he has that warm quality that Peeta has."

Who do you think should get the role of Peeta in "The Hunger Games"? Tell us in the comments below!

Check out everything we've got on "Hunger Games."

For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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Charlie Sheen's Tour Is Not Sold Out

Charlie Sheen's Tour Is Not Sold Out

Is Charlie Sheen's "winning" streak coming to a quick end? Weeks ago, the wacky actor boasted that tickets to his first appearance on his comedy tour, "Violent Torpedo of Truth," had sold out rapidly. But now Ticketmaster is singing a different tune.

According to EW.com, there are plenty of seats still available for Sheen's Detroit shows through the box office, as well as online ticket exchange sites like Stubhub. Seats for Sheen's appearance are even going for less than face value in some cases, and there are reportedly more than 1,250 seats still available in the 5,000-seat venue. 

"(The high resell percentage) is certainly more than we typically see," says Joellen Ferrer, public relations manager for Stubhub. "It seems like there were some buyers who were overly optimistic about the market for Sheen tickets; the supply has definitely outpaced demand."

Though some of of Sheen's future shows are indeed sold out for real (like his Radio City Hall appearance), insiders say that bad reviews may prevent any seats that remain for other shows from being sold.

"When you get down to a week or less before an event, you generally see a price drop, and that’s what you’re seeing here,” says Vaccaro. "If the first reviews are poor and bad word of mouth spreads, you could see demand dwindle down to nothing, with tickets going for a fraction of their face value."

On Monday Sheen accused ex-wife Denise Richards of dognapping their pug, which she took back from her ex after he neglected to take care of the pet.

"We must bombard with Warlock Napalm, that traitor and loser whore #DUH-neese POOR-ARD," he twittered. "A VILE KIDNAPPER AND NOW DOG THIEF. HATE."

Perhaps the public is finally getting tired of Charlie's craziness?

 

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/charlie-sheens-tour-not-sold-out/1-a-335872

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BIRTHDAY FAB: Ginuwine's Daughter Story And Tameka Raymond's Son Kile Host Joint 10th B-Day Bash

Two fab YBF kids, Kile and Story, hosted a joint 10th birthday celebration this weekend and we have pics from the party inside...

 

Over the weekend, Tameka Raymond and Ginuwine got together and hosted a joint birthday party for their children at Tameka's children's playland KangaZoom in Atlanta. 

Story is the 10-year-old daughter of Ginuwine and his wife Sole. And Kile is Tameka Raymond's son from her first marriage.  

Kile kicked with Ginuwine's daughter Cypress, who celebrated a birthday a while back.

 

A fairy tale cake...how cute!

 

Story's little sister Dream Sarae was extra smiley with her painted face.

 

The proud parents, Tameka, Ginuwine and Sole paused to pose for a pic during the party.

 

 

Looks like fun times.

 

 

Tameka was very happy with how it turned out and she later tweeted:

"@PhenomenalLTL @Ginuwine09 @MrsSole. LOL No that's my play space @KangaZoomNorth Heres another pic of me, "Same ol" @Ginuwine09 & @MrsSole. I love these people! Very few real like them!"  

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'Sucker Punch' Stars Hope Action Flick 'Hits You In The Gut'

Vanessa Hudgens teases MTV News at the film's premiere, 'Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming.'
By Kara Warner


Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Vanessa Hudgens at the L.A. premiere of "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images

For those who've seen the trailers, TV spots and highly stylized posters, you're likely aware that "Sucker Punch" descends upon theaters on Friday. Zack Snyder's estrogen-fueled flick has been billed as a curious, complex, action-adventure-fantasy, but despite the promotional push, it's safe to say that plenty of people are still scratching their heads, wondering, "What the heck is 'Sucker Punch'?"

MTV News headed out to the film's star-studded, slightly rain-soaked premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night to find out.

"Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming," Vanessa Hudgens said simply. "It's being knocked out by something unexpected," co-star Jena Malone added.

"Sucker punch is this idea of taking an unexpected blow," Abbie Cornish said, adding in a brief plot summary to her definition as well. "A lot of the girls are totally unprepared for what's about to happen to them. They've been living in this institution and Baby Doll [played by Emily Browning] comes along and changes their whole perception of freedom, of hope, of escapism," she explained. "And so their ways of life are challenged, they're sucker-punched with this whole idea of freedom."

Director Zack Snyder, who created the story along with co-writer Steve Shibuya, continued with the "expect the unexpected" theme.

"I think it means two things: If you have preconceived ideas about what these girls are capable of, you're going to get a sucker punch," he said. "And also too, there's actually a thing in the movie, a physical thing that supplies the sucker punch as well."

Carla Gugino said the title of the film and the idea itself are fun because there's a lot left up to interpretation or theories. She also echoed the sentiments of her co-stars.

"To me, a sucker punch is one of those things you least expect, that you're unprepared for, but that hits you in the gut," she said. "And I think that hopefully this movie is, and this movie embodies that."

Are you planning to go see "Sucker Punch"? Tell us in the comments!

Check out everything we've got on "Sucker Punch."

For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com.

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Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton Bond Over Jail Time

Looks like Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton have more in in common than you would have thought.

In the April issue of Interview Magazine, the bad boy rapper and party-girl heiress bonded over their love for music, clubs, and freedom after jail.

Miss Hilton and the "Lollipop" singer chatted via phone during which time they broke the ice while conversing about their time in the slammer.

"There were times when it was pretty tough to be by yourself, and to have no television, no nothing. That was kind of tough," said Wayne of his one-month stint in solitary confinement, after being caught with an MP3 at Rikers Island last year.

Hilton, who served 23 days in prison in 2007 after violating her probation for repeatedly driving on a suspended license and ignoring court orders, empathized, "I know how you feel. It's the best feeling in the world when you come out."

Paris and Wayne are currently each working on their music careers. They even exchanged phone numbers for a future collaboration."That would be the sickest thing," said Hilton, who hopes to release her second album this summer.

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Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton Bond Over Jail Time

Looks like Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton have more in in common than you would have thought.

In the April issue of Interview Magazine, the bad boy rapper and party-girl heiress bonded over their love for music, clubs, and freedom after jail.

Miss Hilton and the "Lollipop" singer chatted via phone during which time they broke the ice while conversing about their time in the slammer.

"There were times when it was pretty tough to be by yourself, and to have no television, no nothing. That was kind of tough," said Wayne of his one-month stint in solitary confinement, after being caught with an MP3 at Rikers Island last year.

Hilton, who served 23 days in prison in 2007 after violating her probation for repeatedly driving on a suspended license and ignoring court orders, empathized, "I know how you feel. It's the best feeling in the world when you come out."

Paris and Wayne are currently each working on their music careers. They even exchanged phone numbers for a future collaboration."That would be the sickest thing," said Hilton, who hopes to release her second album this summer.

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/paris-hilton/lil-wayne-and-paris-hilton-bond-over-jail-time-491953

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Liv Tyler Talks Of Rebuilding Life With Milo

Liv Tyler recently opened up to Bust magazine about rebuilding her life with 6-year-old Milo after her divorce.

The actress says that when she went through the "very painful" split from her husband of five years, Royston Langdon, she took a break from movies.

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2011 MTV Movie Awards Voting Begins Today!

Starting Tuesday, fans can choose the nominees for Best Kiss, Best Line and more.
By Eric Ditzian


Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
Photo: Summit

The power of the Golden Popcorn is once again yours! Starting today, we're asking you to cast your votes and select the nominees for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards in 13 categories ranging from the familiar (Best Movie, Best Kiss) to the brand-new (Best Line from a Movie).

Can "Eclipse" reprise the success of "Twilight" (seven nods) and "New Moon" (five nods) before it? Will Biggest Badass star go to Robert Downey Jr.'s sardonic, super-suited hero in "Iron Man 2," to Angelina Jolie for her acrobatic brawling in "Salt," or someone else entirely? Which star's unforgettable line — Liam Neeson's plea to release the Kraken? Justin Timberlake's insistence that only a billion dollars is truly cool? — will be the first to take home this award? For a third-straight year, it's up to you!

Here's how it'll work: Starting Tuesday (March 22) and running through April 5, you can log onto MovieAwards.MTV.com to nominate your favorite movies, stars and crazy cinematic moments. Once the final nominees are announced, head back to the site to vote for the winners from May 3 through June 4. Voting for Best Movie, however, will remain open throughout the live ceremony on June 5 — meaning you'll have a chance to affect the night's biggest prize until the very last minute.

"MTV's viewers are die-hard film buffs, and we love to see how they wield that dedication when voting for the MTV Movie Awards," said Stephen Friedman, general manager of MTV. "This year's show will once again reward movie buffs with previews of the year's most anticipated movies and one-of-a-kind moments that become pop-culture history."

The 20th Annual MTV Movie Awards will air live on Sunday, June 5, at 9 p.m. ET from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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