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Will Smith on Slapping Kissy Reporter: It Was Really Awkward

Over the weekend, video emerged showing actor Will Smith at the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black 3,” shoving and then lightly slapping a reporter who seemed to have tried to kiss him on the lips. Below are their statements in the aftermath of the incident. As we also noted at the time, the incident was ...

24 May 2012
03:34 GMT

Adam Lambert Makes History with “Trespassing” on Billboard

Not than we needed any more confirmation, but “Trespassing,” Adam Lambert's second studio album, is an epic release, set for greatness. He just made history with it on Billboard charts.“Trespassing” debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and on the Billboard Digital Albums Cha...

23 May 2012
11:56 GMT

Chris Brown Fans Send Death Threats to Chrissy Teigen

Never criticize one of Chris Brown's performances, even if it's to state the obvious, that he occasionally turns to lip-syncing, especially when he has a more challenging routine to perform. Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen found out the hard way. Chris Brown performed at the 2012 Billboard Awards, ...

23 May 2012
07:47 GMT

A Lesson from Beyonce on How to Play Pool – Video

Now that she has her own tumblr page, Beyonce is able to keep more in touch with her fans by offering them a better look at her life – which, as it turns out, also includes very “regular” and funny moments. Called “How to Play Pool,” this new clip she uploaded recently (see above), sho...

22 May 2012
10:19 GMT

Gay DC Character Hunt Has Begun: Twitter Speculates on His or Her Identity

Gay comic book superheroes have been created before, to more or less success. DC Comics is also planning to switch it up a bit by outing an established character, it has emerged. Twitter is on fire with speculation on who that might be. Just recently, DC Comics announced that it would be adding new characters to wh...

22 May 2012
05:48 GMT

Rihanna Slow Jams “We Found Love” at Time 100 Gala

With all her success in the charts, Rihanna remains one of the most “controversial” (for lack of a better term) live performer. Her latest gig, at the Time 100 gala, best explains how this came to be. Each of Rihanna's shows gets people talking about her merits and shortcomings, with both sides bri...

28 April 2012
04:56 GMT

Demi Lovato Attacked by Fans in Concert in Paraguay

Some fans simply love their idols so much they never stop to think how they might feel in certain, potentially threatening situations. This was also the case with Demi Lovato's Paraguayan fans. The former Disney star was performing in Paraguay the other day when she was literally assaulted by fans on stage. ...

27 April 2012
13:51 GMT

Justin Bieber Talks Music, Fans and Being the Perfect Boyfriend

The latest issue of Seventeen magazine brings a special surprise for Beliebers from all over the world: a spread and interview with none other than Justin Bieber, their idol. He talks music, fans, love and Selena Gomez, and how he's being frugal as of late. Since he and Selena went public with their romance so...

12 April 2012
03:53 GMT

Fans Will Not Direct Wasteland 2 Development

Wasteland 2 will not be directly influenced by the players who have contributed to the Kickstarter project to fund it, but the team working on the game will be asking for feedback at crucial points during the development process. Brian Fargo, who is the leader of inXile and the creator of the Wasteland concept, spok...

10 April 2012
12:51 GMT

Katy Perry Is Already Disgusted by Fame

Though there was a time when she could only dream of one day being as famous as she is today, Katy Perry is already disgusted with the whole fame game, as she reveals in her latest interview with Teen Vogue magazine. The singer, who is now promoting a new music release, says it's her art what she holds most i...

10 April 2012
10:44 GMT

Ryan Gosling Saves Journalist's Life

There's a very good reason why people love Ryan Gosling and, believe it or not, it has almost nothing to do with his good looks. As Time also put it last year, he is just one of the coolest guys around – and no one knows that better now than British journalist Lauren Penny. Known for being an overall awe...

5 April 2012
02:58 GMT

For the Love of “Twilight”: Couple Recreates “Breaking Dawn Part 1” Wedding

If one is to divide “Twilight” fans into two categories, one gets fans (Twi-hards) and “fans.” Abigail and Andy Cullen definitely fall in the latter category, taking their love for the vampire franchise so far that they've even pulled together a “Breaking Dawn Part 1”-themed w...

29 March 2012
16:51 GMT

Crowd Funding Means Wasteland 2 Can Focus on Hardcore Fans

Wasteland 2 got more money via its Kickstarter funding than it needed, and this means those working on the game can focus on creating a gaming experience that appeals to those who have donated money, rather than targeting the entire role-playing interested public.Brian Fargo, the leader of the inXile development team...

28 March 2012
21:11 GMT

Whitney Houston Honored with Flash Mob in San Francisco

Better organized and choreographed flash mobs have been done before, but that doesn't mean this one isn't worthy of our time. Fans in San Francisco came together the other day to honor Whitney Houston. They gathered in Castro Street, where their number immediately increased, as passers-by joined them for ...

26 March 2012
07:50 GMT

Justin Bieber Drops “Boyfriend” Single

As announced at the beginning of the month, Justin Bieber has new music for his loyal fans, the Beliebers. He's just dropped a new single, called “Boyfriend,” which you can check out in full above. Before the track came out, Justin was on Twitter, keeping his fans on their toes, as he usually does b...

26 March 2012
07:29 GMT

“The Hunger Games” Is Third Biggest Opening Ever in the US

They didn't call it the most anticipated movie of 2012 for nothing: “The Hunger Games” is officially the third biggest opening in US ever, grossing $155 million (€116.9 million) over the weekend. Figures cited by The Box Office Mojo indicate that “Hunger” is the third most popular f...

26 March 2012
04:38 GMT

Watch: Lady Gaga's Full Oprah Interview

Just recently, Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia sat down for a no holds barred interview with Oprah Winfrey for her Next Chapter show. You can now see it in full here. As we also informed you over the weekend, this will be Gaga's last interview in a while, since she tells Oprah she'll no longer be doing a...

20 March 2012
09:40 GMT

Viral of the Day: Photo Morph of Britney Spears Through the Years

Britney Spears, one of the best selling pop artists of our times, has had highs and lows in her career and personal life. Now with everything back on track, fans can look back and recall what she's been through. This is precisely what YouTube user VJ4rawr did. “A photo morph I made of Britney Spears. I tri...

8 March 2012
11:01 GMT

Demi Lovato Has Cut Herself Since Rehab

Demi Lovato has cut herself and has made herself throw up to avoid putting on weight since rehab, she admits in the touching MTV documentary “Stay Strong.” Video of her admission is below. The star, who is famous for her body image problems but also for the transparency with which she battled them, admi...

8 March 2012
04:04 GMT

Lindsay Lohan's SNL Appearance Trashed by Critics

Lindsay Lohan was supposed to make her big comeback over the weekend, as she hosted Saturday Night Live. While the gig has already opened many doors for her in the industry, which translates into movie offers, critics were far from impressed with her performance. Entertainment Weekly even proposes that she be up fo...

5 March 2012
03:28 GMT

Jennifer Aniston's “Wanderlust” Bombs at the Box Office

Jennifer Aniston invested a lot of time and effort into promoting her most recent movie, but it would seem that not even the possibility to see where she and Justin Theroux met and fall in love could get her fans into theaters to see it. “Wanderlust” bombed at the US box office in its opening weekend,...

28 February 2012
07:32 GMT

Oscars 2012: Snubbed Films, a Tribute

Because many solid films released in 2011 didn't even get a nomination for this year's Academy Awards, above is a video tribute for them, including the categories they should have earned nods, if not actual awards.We've already mentioned that two of the films that should have gotten the Academy's ...

28 February 2012
05:59 GMT

Billboard Slams Rihanna in Open Letter

In the past, Rihanna would often defend her music, outrageous live performances and controversial stage persona by saying she’s an artist, not a role model. Even unwillingly, people will look up to her, Billboard reminds her in an open letter. These past week has been heavily marked by rumors that Rihanna ...

19 February 2012
04:02 GMT

Chris Brown Responds to Haters: I Got a Grammy, Hate All You Want

If you're among those people who think Chris Brown did not deserve to be up on the stage at the Grammys 2012, let alone perform twice during the course of the same evening and get a standing ovation for it, he has a message for you. Hate all you want but, at the end of the day, he is the one looking at a Grammy...

15 February 2012
07:36 GMT

Lana del Rey Brings “Video Games” on Jimmy Kimmel

Lana del Rey is one of the biggest names in music at the moment but watching her perform live, you wouldn't be able to understand why. Above is a video of her on Jimmy Kimmel. After the debacle that was her appearance on Saturday Night Live, Lana has been getting a lot of negative press, even after her debut alb...

14 February 2012
10:58 GMT

Gisele Bundchen Throws Tom Brady's Team Mates Under the Bus for Super Bowl

This year's Super Bowl didn't end well for the New England Patriots. As with every other game, one team had to lose and it wasn't the New York Giants. If you ask Gisele Bundchen, she knows the reason for the defeat of the Patriots. After the game, representatives of the media rushed to the “bow...

7 February 2012
06:29 GMT

Woody Harrelson Mocked on Reddit After Disastrous AMA Interview

In what various media outlets have dubbed one of the biggest PR disasters of this year, stemming from a clear misunderstanding of how online marketing works, Woody Harrelson tried – and failed – to promote his latest film, “Rampart,” on Reddit. To explain how all this started: the Reddit forum...

6 February 2012
12:13 GMT

Miley Cyrus Speaks Up for Equality, Religion

A while back, Miley Cyrus got a tattoo meant to show her support for marriage equality, a gesture that brought her plenty of criticism and even hateful comments from her fans. In an essay for Glamour magazine, she explains the decision to speak up for equality. Miley has never made a secret of having plenty of gay fr...

6 February 2012
09:28 GMT

New “Hunger Games” Trailer Drops

One of the most highly anticipated releases of the year is “Hunger Games,” a film based on the best-selling novels of the same name by Suzanne Collins. There's a brand new trailer for it available.You can see it in full above – it's bound to get you even more pumped up for the release. Whe...

3 February 2012
09:26 GMT

Johnny Depp Is the Most Popular Actor in America

He might have caused some controversy with some of his comments last year, but Johnny Depp is still the most popular actor in America. A new poll confirms has confirmed this, if confirmation was still needed. Recent months have seen Depp come under fire for a series of comments in made in interviews promoting “...

20 January 2012
08:45 GMT

Gina Carano Admits Voice Was Altered for 'Haywire'

January 2012 brings an insanely anticipated action film, this time with a female star in the lead. MMA fighter Gina Carano plays Mallory in Steven Soderbergh's “Haywire” but there's something drastically different between the two. Fans immediately picked up that Carano's voice was differe...

13 January 2012
09:01 GMT

Kim Kardashian Takes Boycott Kim Website to Court

A while back, shortly after Kim Kardashian announced she was divorcing Kris Humphries after just 72 days and people started thinking the wedding must have been a sham, a new website emerged. She's now taking BoycottKim.com to court.As we also noted at the time the boycott movement was starting to pick up pace, t...

11 January 2012
05:14 GMT

Viral of the Day: UCLA Marriage Proposal Fail on Jumbo Vision

Because we've been good in 2011, we get not one, not two but three Viral of the Day posts. This one isn't half as funny as the two previous ones, but it's still gone viral. If you ever thought proposing to your girl on the jumbotron at you favorite game would be the most romantic thing in the world, wa...

5 January 2012
10:57 GMT

Most Infuriating Films of 2011

Surely, you must be no stranger to that feeling of anger mixed with bitter disappointment and a certain feeling “what just happened” when coming out of the movie theaters. If you know what we're talking about, check out the top 11 most infuriating films of 2011. Having entered the final week of the y...

30 December 2011
19:31 GMT

Lady Gaga Has Present for Fans: 'Stuck on You'

Unless she comes up with a cleaner version for it, this is one track from Lady Gaga that will never get airplay on radio. The pop star has just announced the release of a never before heard track, “Stuck on [expletive]-in' You.”We used the “Stuck on You” name in the headline for the obvio...

27 December 2011
08:02 GMT

Lady Gaga Is Most Overrated Artist of 2011

Lady Gaga has been called anything from visionary pop artist taking mainstream pop into the realm of art, to a Madonna, Christina Aguilera & co. copycat. Billboard readers consider her the most overrated artist of the year. As 2011 is drawing to a close, all sorts of charts and lists are starting to emerge, meant t...

24 December 2011
09:31 GMT

Kris Humphries Booed on Return to Court

Kris Humphries may have been the “victim” in the Kim Kardashian debacle, depending on who you believe, but his reputation still had a lot to suffer from the association with her. Just watch the video below to see why. This week marked Humphries' return to court, after signing for one more year with...

23 December 2011
06:08 GMT

Miley Cyrus Swears at Fan in Costa Rica – Video

Miley Cyrus is usually very nice to her fans, so it's a wonder she'd ever give the paparazzi to catch her on video swearing at a fan. Yet this is what appears to have happened on her recent trip to Costa Rica. You can see video of the incident below, embedded at the end of the article, but *please be advise...

23 December 2011
03:28 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland Tackles Christmas Tree in Holiday 'Card' for Fans

Kiefer Sutherland is a funny guy. He also happens to love his fans a lot, and these two combined have just led to the creation of the most awesome celebrity Christmas card ever – of Kiefer tackling a Christmas tree. Back in 2006, when Sutherland was still having severe alcohol issues, he shot a documentary cal...

20 December 2011
10:37 GMT

'The Dark Knight Rises' in Trouble: No One Understands What Villain Is Saying

Given the excitement that came with the first look at Chris Nolan's upcoming “The Dark Knight Rises” (the release of the official trailer and a 6-minute prologue), you'd be excused if you didn't quite notice that what the villain Bane is saying is hardly comprehensible. Yet it's a majo...

20 December 2011
08:53 GMT

Fans Rally to Make Lady Gaga's 'Marry the Night' Number 1

Lady Gaga's latest album, “Born This Way,” won over critics and turned millions of non-fans into Little Monsters, but it only managed to span one #1 single. The singer's fans are now working on something to change things. The fans have launched a new campaign on Facebook meant to propel Gaga&#...

19 December 2011
10:07 GMT

Scarlett Johansson Hates Her ScarJo Moniker

Certain celebrities have come to be known today for the monikers assigned to them by the press and they don't seem to mind it. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie probably don't hate being called Brangelina, but Scarlett Johansson takes serious issue with the ScarJo moniker. The stunner is now promoting “We...

19 December 2011
06:51 GMT

Khloe Kardashian 'Sad' About Lamar Odom's Move to Dallas

After some days of nearly tangible tension, the LA Lakers traded Lamar Odom to Dallas Mavericks. This also means that his wife, Khloe Kardashian, will have to leave LA and move to Dallas, a decision that saddens her. Nevertheless, unlike her sister Kim who wouldn't even consider dividing her time between LA and ...

12 December 2011
11:45 GMT

'The Three Stooges' Trailer Is Out – And It's Horrible

One of the passion projects that spent forever in gestation is Peter and Bobby Farrelly's remake of “The Three Stooges.” It's finally been made and it just got a brand new trailer. Calling it bad is somewhat an understatement. While the trailer shows that the three leads Sean Hayes, Will Sasso a...

8 December 2011
12:01 GMT

Final Fantasy VII Remake Would Mean Deleted Content, Remade Mechanics

Fans of the Final Fantasy franchise have long asked publisher Square Enix to use the power of the current generation of gaming console to remake the seventh game in the series, which is widely seen as being the best in terms of both story and gameplay.But this might never happen because of how easy it would be for mo...

29 November 2011
21:51 GMT

Watch: Beyonce Will 'Dance for You'

That Beyonce has very sizzling moves is no secret, even for those who don't consider themselves fans. With her latest video, for “Dance for You,” she's making sure you don't forget that anytime soon.The video, clocking in at almost 5 minutes, shows Beyonce doing a private dance number for h...

29 November 2011
07:31 GMT

Lady Gaga Sends Touching Message to Canadian Fan

Lady Gaga has long been a spokesperson for various anti-bullying campaigns, including the famous “It Gets Better.” Just the other day, she also took the time to personally thank one of her Canadian fans for trying to spread the message of love.In a video posted online, the singer thanks Jacques St. Pierre...

28 November 2011
07:32 GMT

'Breaking Dawn' Birth Scene Causes Seizures in US Moviegoers

“Breaking Dawn Part 1” may be one of the hottest releases of this year, but it also proves to be a bit too much to handle for certain members of the audience. At least two men blacked out so far during screenings of the film. Jokes about how they passed out because of what they were seeing onscreen or ...

26 November 2011
06:54 GMT

Uncharted 3 Will Get Alternate Old School Aiming System Courtesy of Fans

The developers at Naughty Dog have listened to the fan base and are ready to deliver a new aiming mode for their latest release, designed to appeal more to long term fans of the Uncharted franchise.Speaking to Giant Bomb about the criticism aimed at the gunfights of Uncharted 3, Arne Meyer, who is the community manag...

23 November 2011
16:41 GMT

Kardashian Boycott May Bring Kardashian Empire Down

In light of recent events and, in particular, of Kim Kardashian's decision to divorce Kris Humphries, fans are making a move to have her and her family off TV screens. Several petitions are making the rounds, but Boycott Kim Kardashian is definitely the loudest action of the kind. As we also informed you a few d...

18 November 2011
08:36 GMT


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