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Lionsgate releases 'Catching Fire' trailer
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Lionsgate films posted an exclusive "teaser" trailer online Sunday, before the November 2013 release of "Catching Fire," the second installation of the "Hunger Games" trilogy.
Jennifer Lawrence reprises her role as Katniss Everdeen, "the girl on fire," and it seems as if life after the games are not so pleasant for our heroine.
We loved this little...
Read more »Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols tells anchor to 'listen when a man is talking'
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This guy truly lives up to his name.
John Lydon, better known as “Johnny Rotten,“ of the Sex Pistols gave a hilarious interview with Australian news program “The Project” this week that went, well, rotten pretty fast.
The rock star was discussing the impact the Sex Pistols' controversial single “God Save the Queen” had on Britain when it was released in 1977, and he was not pleased when...
Read more »Ivanka Trump pregnant with second child with husband Jared Kushner
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Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is expecting again, People reports.
The 31-year-old and her husband, Jared Kushner, who owns the New York Observer, are already parents to Arabella Rose, 20 months. Trump is due in the fall.
The second-time mommy-to-be, who is a top executive at The Trump Organization and judges "Celebrity Apprentice" alongside her father, recently spoke about...
Read more »Ray J denies 'I Hit it First' is about Kim Kardashian
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Kim Kardashian's sex tape may have launched her career, but the same can't exactly be said for her co-star in the film, rapper Ray J.
Possibly in an attempt to capitalize on that home movie years later (or remind us all what Kanye West's baby mama is really famous for, as if we could forget), the rapper released a new single Saturday, "I Hit it First," which all but disses Kardashian...
Read more »Michelle Obama accidentally says she's a 'busy single mother'
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Michelle Obama's fashion choices might be flawless, but the first lady isn't immune to an on-camera flub every now and again.
In an interview Thursday with a Burlington, Vt., TV station, she accidentally referred to herself as a "busy single mom," when talking about the work-life balance parents face.
"Believe me, as a busy single mother . . . or, I shouldn't say 'single'...
Read more »Amanda Bynes tweets 'I have an eating disorder'
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There are certain things celebrities shouldn't joke about on Twitter. One is pregnancy (I'm looking at you, Lindsay Lohan) and another is having an eating disorder.
But Amanda Bynes went there late Thursday, telling her 600,000-plus followers, "I have an eating disorder so I have a hard time staying thin."
After rereading the tweet, I'm nearly sure she's kidding (as in, oh,...
Read more »Daddy Yankee gay? Publicist says reports of rapper's homosexuality are false
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Most English readers are probably hearing about gay rumors surrounding Daddy Yankee for the first time, but Spanish-language media have been abuzz about his sexual orientation for weeks.
A publicist for the Puerto Rican artist attempted to put the rumors to rest Wednesday, when it released a statement denouncing previous reports that said Daddy Yankee, 36, came out as gay, according to the...
Read more »Penn Badgley does Jeff Buckley
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Here's a glimpse of Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley, singing “Once I Was,” a song by Buckley's father, the '60s-era troubadour Tim Buckley. It's from the upcoming film “Greetings From Tim Buckley.”
Jeff was a rising star in the mid-1990s who blended his singer-songwriter heritage with grunge-era volume. His father died of a drug overdose in 1975 at the age of 28. Jeff, on the cusp of fame, died...
Read more »Lindsay Lohan tells Twitter: 'April Fools'
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April Fools! That was a good one, Lindsay, we promise.
In a would be late-night confession on April Fools' Day, the Long Island native posted this on her verified Twitter account...
Thankfully, a few gossip-filled hours later, Lohan squashed any question of a legitimate pregnancy taking to Twitter again saying:
April Fools. Where's everyone's sense of humor? — Lindsay Lohan...
Read more »Amanda Bynes wanders Times Square with shirt over her face
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Blanket, is that you?
If Amanda Bynes wants to avoid paparazzi, maybe she shouldn't walk through Times Square in broad daylight with a shirt over her head. Newsflash: We can see you.
That's what the troubled child star did Tuesday afternoon, as she made her way to a meeting for her upcoming clothing and perfume line. But Bynes, 27, didn't appear to have a destination in mind as she nearly...
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