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VIDEO: Miley Cyrus says dance track is for abused women

Thanks to the new album Can’t be Tamed, her determination to show a more mature side of Miley, and a couple of notorious tweets from Perez Hilton, Miley Cyrus has been omnipresent. In the midst of her everywhereness Miley spoke with MTV News about her new album and how the songs are all about empowering and encouraging women. Hear and read the lyrics for the dance track “Liberty Walk” which Cyrus says is for women in abusive realtionships.

VIDEO OK Go drummer stare down with Animal while Zach Galifianakis watches

The band OK Go is becoming an internet video go to source. Following their highly entertaining Rube Goldberg machine music videofor their single “This Too Shall Pass” and their work out inspired viral video for “Here it Goes Again” the band is back at it again this time with an entertaining and strange “Animal from the Muppets stares down drummer while Zach Galifianakis observes during the Webby awards” video.

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VIDEO: Father Guido Sarducci discusses Glenn Beck on Colbert Report

Fox commentator Glenn Beck is planning a rally on the same day and location of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech.” According to Beck, his moral fuel for fire has come from the Holy Roman Church. In an encounter at the Vatican, the home of the Pope and the center of the Roman Catholic universe, Glenn Beck had a clandestine run-in with a representative. Colbert found this mysterious vatican rep and it was none other than SNL alum and chain smoking priest Father Guido Sarducci! Check out the candid sit-down interview with the living legend.

Work of Art’s Abdi Farah bio, video, photos and links

Bravo’s new fine art reality show competition Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is fully underway with two episodes already under its belt and the third installment set to air later tonight. As I mentioned in a previous post in which I profiled printmaker/installation artist Miles Mendenhall, a few of the contestants have already seemed to distance themselves from the pack right out of the gate.

In my opinion the top two contenders are Miles and 23-year-old Abdi Farah, who have both finished in the top three in each of the first two episodes. Keep reading for a little background info on Abdi, including images of his work from the show and prior as well as my arguments for why he should make it to the final three!

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VIDEO – Teen Mom Season 2 trailer: A quadruple dose of drama

We fell in love with Maci, Amber, Farrah, and Catelynn when they first appeared on the first season of 16 & Pregnant. They returned to the small screen to share more of their experience of raising children at such a young age for the first season of Teen Mom, and now they’re back again with…

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VIDEO: Jennifer Love Hewitt portrays prostitute in Lifetime movie

Jennifer Love Hewitt is going to be back on television after the recent announcement that her CBS show Ghost Whisperer was canceled. This time Hewitt will be pulling a “reverse Danielle Staub” by playing the role of housewife-turned-prostitute in the Lifetime original movie The Client List. See JLH in lingerie and the inevitable emo-man slow tear from the movie’s official trailer.

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Will Ali Fedotowsky date Jake Pavelka now?

A match made in speculation heaven! The big word on the nets is that Ali Fedotowsky doesn’t choose any of her bachelors on The Bachelorette. She’s hinted at this outcome herself in interviews, and even Reality Steve thinks this is the case. Add this to the fact that she has always expressed that she “fell…

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VIDEO: Violent beating outside of Miami strip club

The Miami-Dade Police Department has released an extremely violent and shocking video of an assault that occurred on June 11th outside of the Coco Lounge strip club in Miami, Florida. In the video five men attack 25-year-old Getro Dolicine and proceed to beat him so savagely that he wound up in critical condition at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital. See the shocking video and follow up on who is still at large.

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PHOTOS Ali Fedotowsky shopping, salonning and snuggling in Los Angeles

The Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky looked lovely and in good spirits as she shopped and strutted the streets of Los Angeles Tuesday. The sexy blond sweetheart bought some clothes at H & M, played affectionately with a cute little puppy owned by one of the Paparazzi (I think the little puppy’s name is Kasey Kahl), and had her hair done at a salon. No, she wasn’t wearing an engagement ring and no, she wasn’t with a dude.

Looking through a foreign window: Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and The Parthenon

In 1991 the BBC put together a documentary on the mercurial Irish master Van Morrison called One Irish Rover. The title was taken from a song of the same name from his 1986 record No Guru, No Method, No Teacher. Part of that documentary features tow performances by Van and Bob Dylan overlooking The Parthenon. Read why I think this is the most historical music footage ever filmed.

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Expose lead singer Gioia Bruno was charged with meth trafficking last year

The Internet’s tireless crusade to expose scandals about every person who ever was, is, or will be minutely famous isn’t 100% thorough and sometimes you find out that a 80’s pop star was caught trafficking meth over a year ago! How did this manage to slip through our vulture wings? Oh, Internetz, how did we…

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Is Danielle Staub a lesbian? Watch What Happens Live video with Lori Michaels

Perhaps sensing that she might not be asked to return for the third season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, cast outcast Danielle Staub has been frantically busy trying to drum up publicity for herself using whatever means necessary. Her latest tactic is to do and say anything that might suggest she is a lesbian, or at least bisexual. After getting physically intimate with duet partner (and outed lesbian) Lori Michaels on last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, Andy asked her directly if she and Lori are “together.” Keep reading to find out her response!

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Naked Cowboy sues Naked Cowgirl, is there a Naked Court?

It’s an Empire State Times Square whitey-tighty throw down for the legendary Naked Cowboy and his nemesis Naked Cowgirl. The attireless geetar strummer, whose real name is Robert Burck, has filed a cease-and-desist letter to the female copy-catting Naked Cowgirl, real name Sandy Kane. Find out the naked truth about this New York City showdown.

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VIDEO Danielle Staub performs song “Real Close” on Watch What Happens Live

Danielle Staub joins the growing number of Bravo housewives hoping to cash in on their notoriety with a career in music. The controversial ex-convict and $ex tape star has recorded the song “Real Close” with lesbian singer/songwriter Lori Michaels and she tells People there are plans to release five different versions of the single. Staub performed the slowed down, sexy version on Watch What Happens Live and **GULP** it wasn’t bad. Don’t believe me? Watch the video for yourself!

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16 and Pregnant Season 2B cast names and info

MTV’s gripping reality drama 16 & Pregnant will be back for the second part of season 2 and the rumored cast members names and their babies are listed below. All of the girls featured this season were pregnant before the first show aired, but MTV is currently casting for a potential fourth season. Brooke Smitherman-Tarrant…

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Jake and Vienna’s rose petals wither and die

Another Bachelor romance bites the dust as the most recent reality show love match Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi have called off their engagement and called it quits. Read their brief statement and refresh your memory on all the juicy cheating rumors that may have doomed this relationship from the start.

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Kirk DeWindt’s troubling past: a mold poisoning illness!

Kirk DeWindt hadn’t spent much time with Ali Fedotowsky on Season 6 of The Bachelorette, but he got to open up a bit when he won the poetry competition and was awarded a one-on-one date! At first Ali is a bit apprehensive to learn that Kirk hasn’t dated in about a year, but softens up…

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VIDEO – Manzos’ The Brownstone reviewed: Is is a good place to host your event?

The Brownstone is the 5th (used to be 6th) main character on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Owned and operated by the Manzo brothers, The Brownstone is spoken about with reverence by Albie’s wife Caroline every chance she gets on camera, and almost every event featured on the show takes place there, even when…

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VIDEO Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr engaged

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom and Victoria’s Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr are officially engaged! A rep for the visually pleasing couple told Entertainment Tonight quite simply, “Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are getting married.” Bloom and Kerr have been dating since 2007. See a video report on the hook-up from E!

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PHOTO: Perez Hilton tweets Miley’s crotch again!

Perez Hilton appears to be having a blast with the whole Miley upskirt Twitter controversy. After making a couple sort-of apologies, the Queen of All Media was back at it today tweeting yet another provocative image of Miley’s lady area! See the barely SFW photo and read what Perez had to say about Miley this time around!

Make It Or Break It: Sexy photos courtesy of… ABC Family?

So where should you go when you’re flipping channels looking for hot chicks in sexy lingerie? ABC Family of course! At least that’s how the network seems to be promoting the second season of their hit series “Make It Or Break It” about a team of young female gymnasts trying to make it to the Olympics. Keep reading to see how ABC Family has transformed gymnastics to gymnasty!

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Will Catcher in the Rye finally become a movie?

Hollywood has long coveted J.D. Salinger’s 1951 masterwork Catcher in the Rye which has sold over 65 million copies and is listed in Time magazine’s top 100 English-language novels written since 1923. Salinger kept a tight grip on Catcher refusing to allow it to become a film, but since his passing in January there has been a groundswell of rumors that a combination of circumstances may finally allow for a film adaptation.

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Does Betty White have a sex tape with late husband Allen Ludden?

It seems like every week there’s some new celebrity with a rumored sex tape. Just last week saw the release of The Real Housewives of New Jersey controversial cast member Danielle Staub’s naughty home movie, and just before that was Kendra Wilkinson. The “new” celebrity this time around isn’t new at all, it’s 88-year old…

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PHOTOS Angel and AnnaLynne McCord swap bikinis in the ocean

Demonstrating that she doesn’t have a West Coast bias, 90201 actress and bikini addict AnnaLynne McCord and her sister Angel McCord treated Miami Beach to their magic formula of 97% nudity and 3% fabric Sunday. But, denizens of the Atlantic Ocean got the full Monty when the two slender sisses swapped skimpy swimsuits while swimming in a shocking display of sibling ribaldry! See the seashore switch-a-roo!

Does Bernie Madoff have a secret $9 billion?

One of Bernie Madoff’s fellow inmates told The NY Post that Bernie may have $9 billion worth of secret treasure buried in the hands of three friends. Madoff tells his jailbuddies that he secretly distributed the $9 billion before he got busted. His partner-in-crime Frank Dipascali (52), who pleaded guilty to 10 felonies associated with…

VIDEO: Vanessa Carlton comes out of the bi-closet

During a performance at the Nashville Pride concert, headlining musician Vanessa Carlton informed a crowd of 18,000 that she is bisexual, joining a number of other female celebrities who’ve recently jumped on board the bi-train including X-Tina and Anna Paquin. See video of Vanessa’s actual announcement from the Nashville Pride concert!

Connecticut Style host Desiree Fontaine charged with shoplifting

New Haven, Connecticut television personality Desiree Fontaine has been accused of shoplifting more than a hundred dollars worth of merchandise from a department store! Police say the WTNH traffic reporter and host of Connecticut Style was arrested on Saturday after they received a complaint from the Sears department store in Milford, Connecticut. See behind-the-scenes footage of Desiree and video of her enjoying merchandise at a high-end jewelry store.

The Gipsy Kings’ Spanish “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” from Toy Story 3

I took my nieces to see Toy Story 3 this weekend and even with really high expectations it was even better than I thought it would be! In addition to a fantastic plot that allowed for the introduction of innumerable new toyfriends, but it had that magical Pixar touch that made it completely appropriate for kids and adults alike! One of my favorite touches was the having one of my favorite bands, The Gipsy Kings, perform a Spanish version of “You’ve Got A Friend In Me!” (“Hay Un Amigo En Mi”) Keep reading to listen to the song and watch the trailer to find out why the movie needed Spanish version!

VIDEOS Miles Mendenhall from Work of Art

While doing research for our profile of Miles Mendenhall from Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist I ran across a number of videos featuring this young printmaker and installation artist from Minnesota. Instead of trying to cram them into an already long post, I decided to gather them all up here! So keep reading to watch Miles talk about the meaning of art and wipe out while skateboarding with his pals!

Profile of Work of Art's Miles Mendenhall

Work of Art’s Miles Mendenhall bio, photos, video and links

23-year-old printmaker and installation artist Miles Mendenhall from just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota is emerging as one of the star’s of Bravo’s inaugural season of their fine art reality competition series, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Read all about Miles’ background, see examples of his work and watch a video interview with the bed-headed OCD-afflicted eccentric!

The Real L Word’s Mikey Koffman is a chopper lovin’ producer of L.A. Fashion Week

Showtime’s new docudrama The Real L Word is a mix between the premium network’s fictional The L Word soap and Bravo’s rambunctious Real Housewives franchise. Premiering tonight at 10pm, the series follows five hot and sexy lesbians as they openly talk about their sex lives and struggle with personal problems. An early criticism of the…

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PHOTOS 2010 Red Bull Flugtag in Kiev, Ukraine

The residents of Kiev, Ukraine were treated to a healthy dose of ridiculosity Saturday as it played host for the first time to one of Red Bull’s infamous flugtag events in which teams build gloriously hilarious flying machines and then launch them off a ramp into a river to see which one flies the furthest, if at all. Keep reading for photos of some of the best “aircraft” from the event!

Choncita the Chihuahua’s millions came from Gail Posner’s father’s shady business practices

Choncita the Chihuahua was sitting pretty after her mummy Gail Posner passed away this March because she inherited $3 million and a very well-paid staff to take came of her every need and whim. Now she and her housekeepers, who also inherited millions, are in the midst of a bitter lawsuit brought on by Gail’s…

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VIDEO – Space Odyssey entrepenuer Elvira Grau mingles with Bravolebrities

Flamboyant Space Odyssey USA and Space Port entrepreneur Elvira Grau is featured on two Bravo shows this summer. She was rumored to be the next Real Housewife of New Jersey, replacing Dina Manzo, but it Zap2It has a source telling them that Elvira will not officially be joining the cast. She’s just a guest, an…

MUG SHOT Sopranos star Joseph Gannascoli arrested for DUI

Joseph Gannascoli, most famous for his role as Vito Spatafore on HBO’s The Sopranos, was arrested early this morning in Tampa, Florida for driving under the influence of alcohol. See his mug shot, watch raw video footage of him leaving the jail and find out what non-acting business venture had Gannascoli in Tampa!

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Mariah Carey launches “Lollipop Bling” perfume and ring pop candy

Mariah Carey and Elizabeth Arden are launching a line of fragrances inspired by candy ring pops! The perfumes will come in three “flavors” named after Mariah Carey songs and as a cross-promotion, Topps will have be making actual ring pops in he corresponding flavors! Get all the candeetails and find out why ring pops are so dear to Maria’s heart.

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VIDEO – Kai Hibbard claims The Biggest Loser is misleading and encourages anorexic behavior

The Biggest Loser Season 3 finalist Kai Hibbard is speaking out again about the unhealthy practices and gaming that occurs on NBC show. In January, she spoke to Star Magazine about the health problems she suffered shortly before strutting around on the finale stage in a cocktail dress: her hair was falling out, she was…

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Kim Cattrall to receive honorary doctorate degree

Kim Cattrall has announced that she will be receiving an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Liverpool later this year. The British-born actress and current star of Sex and the City 2 is excited about the honor. Read her statement and find out about Cattrall’s academic resume, including the book Sexual Intelligence and the film it inspired. I’ve even included a video clip of Kim Cattrall dancing on a huge phallus from the film! (It already sounds better than Sex and the City 2!)

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Andrew Koppel died from heroin, cocaine, Valium and alcohol

40-year-old Andrew Koppel, son of Nightline host Ted Koppel, was found dead in an upper Manhattan apartment early on the morning of June 1 after a reported day-long drinking binge. At the time there was no indication that Koppel had taken any drugs in combination with his alcohol consumption, but an announcement by the NYC medical examiner today states that Andrew Koppel also had illegal and prescription drugs in his system at the time of his death.

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VIDEOS: Lakers fans are a riot

The L.A. Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in game 7 of the NBA finals to win the 2010 World Championship last night and as you might have expected, the fans took to the streets and “celebrated” by tearing the City of Angels a new one.

Here for your viewing pleasure and dismay is a gallery of Laker fan rioting videos from last night’s “celebration.” I doublechecked and made sure they were in fact from this year. $5 to the first person to spot a celebrity!

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Bachelorette Episode 5 preview video: The boys write poems

Things have been really heated so far this season on The Bachelorette, so Ali and the producers decided to cool things off a bit by flying the boys to… ICELAND! And just in case sub-freezing temperatures aren’t enough to cool down the tempers and libidos of the seven remaining eligible bachelors, this week’s challenge is for each of the stud muffins to write Ali a love poem and read it to her in front of everyone! Keep reading for the sneak peek video, although I must warn you that it does contain graphic awkwardness.

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Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels overcame depression, obesity

You wouldn’t know it from watching the svelte and boisterous Jillian Michaels whipping people into shape on the immensely popular Biggest Loser reality show, but this 36-year-old trainer from hell was once an overweight and troubled teenager.

Jillian opens up about her past in the July issue of Redbook (on stands June 22) in which she talks about her troubled childhood that included anger issues, being kicked out of her house and ballooning to 175 pounds. Keep reading find out what it was that turned Jillian’s life around and set her on the path to becoming one of the world’s toughest personal trainers!

VIDEO: Is nudist Wubbzy a closeted transvestite?

I was taking care of my sicky-poo little 2-year-old daughter today when I noticed something rather shocking while watching an episode of the popular Nickelodeon show Wow Wow Wubbzy . Wubbzy, the one with a bendy tail that he likes that way, was wearing what appeared to be a bikini top! Could our little not-so-mellow yellow fellow be the next contestant on Ru Paul’s Drag Race? Keep reading to watch the video and decide for yourself!

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Blake Clark replaces the late Jim Varney as the new voice of Slinky Dog

When Disney Pixar decided to move forward with Toy Story 3, in theaters tomorrow, they had one major problem. Who was going to replace the late Jim Varney of Ernest fame as the voice of Slinky Dog? They found their man in Blake Clark, a veteran actor from such movies as 50 First Dates, Little Nicky, and The Waterboy.

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Interview with Lindsey Grant, ex-wife of Ty Brown from The Bachelorette

For most of us, this season of the The Bachelorette has been a drama-packed and entertaining spectacle highlighted by professional wrestler Justin “Rated R” Rego’s bravado, a hilarious feud between bully Craig McKinnon and the chronically bullyable Jonathan “The Weatherman” Novack and Kasey Kahl’s heart, rose and shield tattoo. But for Lindsey Grant, a 32-year-old singer/songwriter out of Nashville, the televised competition for the heart of Ali Fedotowsky has been anything but entertaining, serving instead as a painful reminder of betrayal and heartbreak.

Keep reading for our exclusive interview with Lindsey, in which she talks about her relationship with Ty and his decision to go on a reality dating show so soon after their split.

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VIDEO Was Jeremy London kidnapped and forced to smoke drugs at gunpoint?

Actor Jeremy London (Party of Five, 7th Heaven) was changing his tire in Palm Springs last Thursday when two men stopped to help. After changing the tire, the two men held London at gunpoint and took him on a joy ride that included forcing him to smoke drugs and purchase alcohol to be handed out “in a gang area of Palm Springs!” Keep reading for the amazing story!

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Top Chef DC contestants: Former Iron Chef challenger Kelly Liken

33-year-old Cheftestant on Top Chef DC Kelly Liken hails from Pittsburgh, but owns a restaurant in Vail, CO, called Restaurant Kelly Liken. Like most of the contestants this season, Kelly is well established already. She graduated at the top of her class Culinary Institute of America, and serves “simple, exciting, seasonal American food” at her…

VIDEO – Seattle police officer Ian P. Walsh punches teenager

Monday Seattle cop Ian Walsh is caught on tape punching a 17-year-old girl during a jaywalking arrest. While he’s attempting to arrest the girl’s 19-year-old friend Marilyn Levias, the 17-year-old pushes him and he responds with a swift and full punch to the face. An off camera onlooker says, “Are you serious? Are you serious?”…

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Actor James Farentino arrested for battery at his own home

Actor James Farentino is facing charges of misdemeanor battery that occurred at his Hollywood home Sunday evening. Farentino, 72, was released from jail Monday morning after posting a $20,000 bail. Find out how the Dynasty star was arrested by the same man he was attempting to remove from his home.

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Preview The Situation’s rap rave

O.K. here’s The Situation, Mike Sorrentino has been on a Jersey Shore vacation. So what does fab-abs do in his spare time other than throw fists and what not? You guessed it, The Situation finds himself a studio and throws down with a little rap game club mix. You know you want it, or maybe you don’t but you’re gonna listen anyway.

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Have a Coke and a smile

In honor of the World Cup I thought I might post up one of my favorite soccer futbol-themed photos! This is the south end of a north bound cheerleader at the Bicentario 2010 match up between Toluca and Santos Domingo de Campeones. Now THAT’S a bumper sticker!

Keep reading to find out how other drink companies are trying to keep up with this brilliant marketing strategy.