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Justin Bieber and friends are continuing their catchy assault on Christmas.With the singer's holiday album out tomorrow, Justin has been giving fans a taste of what's to come via a few early releases. First, there was this duet with Usher. It was followed a couple days later by this collaboration with Mariah Carey.Now, the Biebs has teamed up with iconic rapper Busta Rhymes in order to bust some rhymes on a remake of "Drummer Boy." It's definitely a different version than the one that's been...
Lindsay Lohan is prepared to eat a piece of humble pie in court and beg Judge Stephanie Sautner for mercy. Whether she'll be successful or not is another story.Wednesday, at a hearing that could end with a jail sentence, she will concede she violated her probation by getting kicked out of her community service program.The hearing is to establish if Lindsay violated probation for her necklace heist and what consequences she will face if so. But the first part of that may be moot. Lindsay...
Once again, Google managed to outdo itself with its homepage logo.The company's images, doodles, programs and videos are always a treat, but we've never seen a trick quite like today's display to commemorate Halloween.Suffice it to say, this is not your average pumpkin carving endeavor.Check out this time-lapse, stop-motion video of a group of individuals carving the Google Logo onto pumpkins. Wonder how long this took in real time ...Google Pumpkin L...
A posthumous album from Amy Winehouse will soon be released.Island Records' Lioness: Hidden Treasures, featuring 12 tracks of previously unreleased and rare recordings from the late chanteuse, is coming December 5.At an emotional family gathering last week, the singer's dad, Mitch Winehouse, wept as he listened to the music, some of which he had never heard before. Amy Winehouse "It wasn't until I sat down with the rest of the family and listened to this album that I fully appreciated the...
Kris Jenner was married to one of the men who helped acquit O.J. Simpson over 16 years ago.But in her upcoming memoir - "Kris Jenner... And All Things Kardashian," due out tomorrow - the wife of Robert Kardashian makes it clear that she believes Simpson murdered his ex-wife, writing in detail about the night of June 12, 1994 when Nicole Brown Simpson was killed. Kris Jenner Jenner writes that Nicole called her the night tragedy struck and asked her to come over for a talk, but Kris declined...
For once, the tabloids appear to have gotten it right: Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kris Humphries.Multiple headlines have screamed over the past few weeks that the 72-day marriage was in trouble, and TMZ now reports that celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser has been hired to complete the legal paperwork.Kardashian will cite "irreconcilable differences" as the basis for the split.Kim and Kris were married on August 20, in a ceremony that reportedly netted them at least $15 million....
Chaz Bono had a heck of a run on Dancing With the Stars.Lasting six weeks in spite of the fact that he really can't dance very well, Cher's son showed a lot of courage in the face of adversity and succeeded in being the "different kind of man" he wished he'd had as a role model growing up.So what's next for the transgendered star? Chaz Bono Bono's rep/manager, Howard Bragman, says he took no meetings during DWTS, but is getting together this week to plot out a strategy for the next chapter.Bragman...
Adele rumors spiraled out of control this weekend after the British soul singer announced the cancellation of all her remaining 2011 concerts and appearances.On Twitter, fans speculated that the chart-topping "Rumor Has It" singer, who has been plagued by health issues, was actually diagnosed with throat cancer.Not the case, says the 23-year-old via her rep:"We would like to reiterate that Adele is to undergo surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal cord. All reports regarding any other condition are...
For the record: Taylor Swift is NOT posing topless anywhere on the Internet. That much is certain.Over the weekend, however, a site desperate for traffic photoshopped a picture to make it look - to the REALLY untrained eye - as if the singer were propped on her bed, shirt off, smile on her face.Taylor Swift and Shawn Colvin on StageProtective of her reputation, Swift has fired off a letter demanding the site remove the image.As of this writing, though, it remains live on a URL that bills itself...
Johnny Depp = (Photos by (L-R) PacificCoastNews, Film District, Sailor Jerry) Ever wish you could party like Johnny Depp? Or maybe you want to get in the right, shall we say, "mindset" before you go see his new deranged adventure film, The Rum Diary? Either way, the folks behind the movie have partnered up with Sailor Jerry to develop a couple cocktails that complement the titular alcohol and nod to the film's characters and the unique, iconoclastic author who brought them to life.Hunter S....
Actress Sandra Bullock attends amfAR's Inspiration Gala at the Chateau Marmont on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images) Looks like Sandra Bullock's little man is already an art aficionado!According to US Weekly, Sandra attended the amFAR Inspiration Gala on Thursday night in Los Angeles, where her agent bought Andy Warhol's iconic "Peaches" print as a gift for little Louis. The price tag? A whopping $14,000!"I want to thank Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd for not being cheap f-cks...
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart October 28, 2011:Big news: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart could already be married! Sort of. Mr. Pattison joked at a press conference in Sweden this week (via Us magazine): "The wedding scene's funny because we used a real priest. So technically we are already married because he did all the things you would do in a normal ceremony. So we don't have a civil union in law, but I guess in the church we are actually married."That's a big step for a couple...
Jessica Biel Jessica Biel didn't hold back at Fashion Group International's Night of Stars soiree. As Giambattista Valli's date, it was only fitting the actress would wear a look from the designer's first couture collection.Jessica's dress featured extravagant tiered shoulder ruffles that gave her the dimensions of a linebacker. A slim silhouette and and a sexy keyhole neckline contrasted the statement shoulder layers. A gold metallic leaf belt cinched the starlet's waist and a romantic updo completed...
Kyle MacLachlin, Gillian Anderson on 'The X Files,' and Dylan McDermott (Getty Images) The Crypt Keeper (HBO). In search of something terrifyingly spooky to watch this Halloween? Well then look no further than your TV screen. We've got a round-up of the television shows, both old and new, that will have you looking under your bed for monsters and sleeping with the light on. Check out our list of 12 TV shows that are sure to haunt your nightmares (in no particular order).1. American Horror...
Singer Usher poses in the VIP Lounge at the iHeartRadio Music Festival held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 24, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images) Usher (Getty Images) Many celebrities have entitlement issues, but rarely do they end up in physical altercations as a result, the exception being Shia LaBeouf, of late. Now Usher can join his unlucky ranks, as his decision to park in a handicapped spot led to a very angry woman dousing...
Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Quentin Tarantino / Marilyn Manson combo, and Ke$haWith Halloween just around the corner, millions of children, and older folk who still wish they were kids, have begun prepping for the big night. And while we wish we could just admire pictures of former heavy metal singers acting inappropriately at pumpkin patches, we have more pressing matters to address: like which star you'd most like to trick or treat with. He loves ballet and "thinks like a girl," yet the vast...
Conan O'Brien (Getty), 'Project Runway' winner Anya Ayoung Chee (Getty), and Charlie Sheen (Pacific Coast News) Anya Ayoung-Chee (Getty Images) Anya Ayoung-Chee is the official winner of Project Runway! It was a fairly dull season, but Anya and her summery, Caribbean-inspired dresses still managed to take home the top prize last night. Thought she'd only been sewing for four months when she got cast, the former Miss Trinidad and Tobago is apparently already fielding calls from celebrities."It's...
Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey Justin Bieber's much-anticipated, over-hyped holiday album Under the Mistletoe is just a few days shy of its Nov. 1 release, which means the promo machine has kicked into overdrive. Bieber's tunes have been leaking all over the place, from his clubby dance version of "Little Drummer Boy" to his cheesy slow jam "Christmas Night." The most talked-about collaboration on the album, Bieber's duet with Mariah Carey, has also dropped: "All I Want for Christmas."It seems that...
From left: Perez Hilton at his 33rd birthday party; Sean "Diddy" Combs at his 40th birthday party; Katy Perry at her 25th birthday party; Naomi Campbell at Diddy's 35th birthday party. (Bauer Griffin | Getty Images | Pacific Coast News)With loads of money and entourages full of famous friends, it's no wonder celebrities throw the best birthday parties. Here are seven steps for aspiring party planners to follow to throw truly legendary parties.1. Spend a Lot of Money"Go rock your...
Nicole Richie's Halloween Costume Advice: Show Some Modesty Nicole Richie (Bauer Griffin) It's long been acknowledged in popular culture that Halloween is that strange day of the year when women feel license to, uh, show as much skin as they please without fearing the social repercussions. Faux nurses, police officers and cowgirls roam the streets showing way more cleavage than their real-life counterparts.Well, Nicole Richie's had enough. On Thursday, the reality television personality-turned-fashion...
(Photos by Getty Images)We are at a point in time where there's a reality show for almost every possible skill, from cupcake baking to ice sculpting to the more popular song and dance competitions. From season to season, contestants change, but the formula for success stays the same. Despite the ubiquity of these shows and the patterns that develop within them, contestants continue to get kicked off for making the same dumb mistakes. With all that prize money out there, it's time we compiled...
